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Evening star., 1923-02-12
Diplomatic Reorganization Will
Give the Poor But Brainy Man
a Chance

q finance.
Unqualified Endorsement comes from
the newspapers of the country to the
general proposition to reorganize the
diplomatic and consular service in
such manner that the poor man
with brains will have an opportunity
to enter and remain there. The pro-
visions of the Rogers bill are accept
ed as q long step forward. although
it likewise is urged that the pay
scale for the entire service must be
moved upward il the right caliber Of
candidates are to be attracted to rep
resent the United States abroad. And,
because this is not done In that in
stance, there are a number of critics
who hold that the suggested concrete
plan is weak.
only the wealthy need apply" says
the Albany Knicksrbocker Press. in
characterizing this latest proposition
of reformation as weak and feeble,
because the increases provided fol-
totaled some $4,000 year, with nc
increase in the compensation Of min
listers and ambassadors. As matters
stand, and have stood for hong time
the American diplomatic service has
been open only to members Of very
small circle Of wealth and fashion
The United States has never paid ite
representatives abroad enough TOR
them to live upon. Consequently. tbs
country has been improperly and
iEnominiously represented. or men In
moderate means have been compelled
to impoverish themselves in tts Gerv-
ice, or only millionaires have beer
available" While all this sdmittsaiy ca !,
is true. it Is the opinion OF the New
York Globe that "the new plan must
bring better representatives into the
consular and diplomatic service ano
make possible service by compare
lively poor men thus serving as th<
plainest kind OF economy; II @ @psoea.
lar and diplomatic service underpaid
But, notwithstanding this, 1t wul
draw better men to the service OF the
goyernment, and 1t may set a prece'
dent for further increasing the sara
ton" 1t is pointed out by the Phila'
delphia Bulletin that in appointing
Roberts Woods Bliss minister tt
Sweden president Harding has wof
credit" and "is doing much to remove
the old reproach and actual handicai
party. rewards. often Of ineompeten'
and unfit men. brought upon th'
country" and emphasizes the admins
tration's backing OF the better pay
proposal. which would allow reor.
Tanization Of the whole diplomatic
service in providing ADEQUATE pay, as
osher reouisites to make foreign serv.
Ice the attractive and dignihed calling
that 1t should be-"
II is the belief of the Boston Chris
tian Science Monitor that the sug'
eTstion that salaries be increased,
the expense of living in foreign cap
itals, is not made too soon. ,Diplo
matte salaries are what they were
before the world war had cut the pur.
chasing price of money in two. botf
Evening star., 1923-02-12
THE WAYS OF WASHINGTON
By WILLIAM PICKETT HELM.

If you had had = claim against .
man for more than lio years would
you call 1t quits and drop 1t. or would
you press ite
If you are an Indian, the chances
are you would press 1t. At least,
there Is such = claim being pressed
now against the government Of the
United States by = tribe Of Indians In
Canada The claim probably 10 the
oldest in the world. 1t goes back
to 1912
Maj. Fred X. Nielsen, until recently
solicitor of the Department OF Ststa
and now agent OF the Pecuni2ry
Claims Arbitration Commission. 10 en-
gagged at the present time in looking
up the facts and the law in the case
and in about 2 hundred other claims
involving the United States and Great
Britain. Some OF these claims are
quite ancient and all of them have
reached the stage where they must
be arbitrated.
The commission has not met since
Washington or London during the
spring. At that time 1t IL likely
that many of these old claims will be
settled.
The United States and Great Britain
each appointed one member of the
commission. Those two selected the
third, and chairman He is . French
man. the chief law adviser Of the
French foreign Office.
That ancient claim is known as the
sS1uss sho,t :, ooa tndisn asa case 1t involves
The state Of New York made q
treaty with the Cayusa Indian nation
In 1883, l misunderstanding to the
claimants. under which the state re-
ceived all. or about all. of the Indians
to run forever. of $2,400.
The British, on behalf Of the Cana
dian Cayugas. claim that the annuity
has not been paid since 1919 when
the United States and England went
TO war, or that IL any payments have
been made since then. they were made
TO the wrong Indians.
They are asking for $4,000 a year
since 1912. with interest. There are
great many ramifications to the
case. One of the phases involves the
help given by the Indians to Great
Bt britain during the war OF 1872. The
British seem to have looked after
their redskin friends when they made
peace with the United States, for the
old treaty contains a provision that
such Indians as helped the British
should be restored to all their rights
90 'hn may uc, the pleduHl Is
on each side fill three volumes. Mean
time three generations of Indians
have come and gone-and the old
claim lives on. unsettled and drawing
interest by the minute in case it
should be decided as a valid claim.
In that event we would have to pay
1t. By the terms of the arbitration
the United States is bound to accept
the award.
There are other old claims to be
settled by the commission this spring
When Dewey sailed into Manila bay
twenty-five years ago he cut q British
cable. Gen. Greeley, commanding
American forces in Cuba, also cut
British cables.
Our British friends are still askins
payment for the damage. They are
Evening star., 1923-02-12
THE ARMY CUT BELOW
SAFETY POINT.

SAFETY POINT.
We have reduced it (the Army
to the point where today there can
net be modified in an effective man
nor In the United States 10000 sol
diers from tho regular Army. That is
a. serious matter.-Senator Wads-
worth. New York, republican.
WHY NOT TRY
1T QUIT
If the District of Columbia COM
mittee oan have a day in court we
can give the gentleman a law that
would protect pedestrianx-Repre-
sentative Blanton, Texas, democrat.
AUTO A DEADLY
WEAPON
The automobile is a deadly weapon
whsn In improper hands. and per-
matt should be granted only to proper
persons after the most rigid exami-
nation as to character and fitness
to be fntrusted with such weapon.
Representative Fuller. Illinois, re-
publican.
THE ROLL OF THE PORK
RARREL FATAL.
The budget cracks and collarses
when the pork barrel rolls over 1t.
-SenAtcr Ashurst.4Arizons, democrat,
Evening star., 1923-02-12
Incorporating Z Family.

A family in New Fork, evidently not
native and to the manner born, has
incorporated itself for certain pur-
noses which are set forth in the ar
ticles Of Incorporation. The surname
Of the incarperators in Balaban, and
the baptismsl, or the first. names OF
the group are Morris, Isidore, Ben.
ianain, Max, Harry, Louis and Barnet.
The incorporation Of family societies
has been brought about before, but it
has usually bsen in the case Of farni-
LES Of large and scattsred numbers.
Evening star., 1923-02-12
ECHOES FROM CAPITOL HILL
THAT RIGHT AT LEAST.

THAT RIGHT AT LEAST.
Why should they not have a dele
gate to put up here when every Dis
trict Of Columbia day Is promised
and then turned down? Why should
they not have a delegate 70 set up
here on the door and speak for them!
I am in favor Of giving them Tepre-
ssntation to the extent Of . delegate.
think that is al little - we ought
to do.-Representativ Blanton' rex
as, democrat
LETTING THE DEBTORS OUT.
Il seems to be Q growing function
Of the Congress first to lend the
paoples money out and when tne
money is to be paid back than re-
iieye the debtor of paying the deot-
Representative Blanton, Texas
democrat.
NO CHANCE FOR
THE POOR MAN.
In the diplomatic service epPer-
tunity la practically denied to a poor
man. 1t Ia service In which the
rioh man only can enter. because
rich men only can meet the expeHse.
which fall upon our diplomatic
o6icials. - Representative Husted
New York, reruelicaA.
Evening star., 1923-02-12

not trying to get money for the busi-
ness they lost through the disability
OF the cables, but merely the cost OF
repairing the damage our forces did.
The amounts total about 47o.eoo.
Another British cable case Is one
in which the British government is
claiming about $4,000 on behalf of
Hritish cable companies In the Philip
pines. They claim that before we
took the Philippines the Spanish gov
srnmsnt had pledged q subsidy Tor
twenty years to these cable COM
you took over the rights to the
telands; you must therefore assume
the obligations" ts the British con-
tention.
cases in which Great Britain is seek
ing payment for damages to British
subjects In the Hawaiian archipelago.
The damages were inflicted by the
native government before the Amer
leans took over the islands. Great
assumed sovereignty there we are
responsible for the acts of our pre-
deosssors In these particulars.
Then We have the Rio Grande
case" says Maj. Nielsen: "A British
construct a dam in New Mexico acros..
the Rio Grande. The project !
think. involved a great amount OF
"our authorities after a permit had
Smith, Secretary Of the Interior Tin
Cleveland's time), took steps to Dust
the British. We lost three suits In
the New Mexican territorial courts.
Finally the government took 9
little different tack and alleged tnat
the British concern should comply
with their contract. In that case
they won and the British we're ousted
1T lis the claim of the British that
we destroyed their property rignts
Their claim is for more than w.
100000"
We. too. have claims that date pack
to another generation.
An American citizen named WEB
ster is claiming about $17S;0OO Toy
property of which he was deprived
when Great Britain took over New
Ssadsnd zsSden elains AsetSsa sbeu. :ooeeoo as
value of property rights he acquired
in the Malay peninsular, under Malay
law. They were taken from MN, he
claims, by the British
Then there is our fellow citizen
r f. Brown. Mr.. Brown "an's
s2.695.096.
Brown, an American. obtainedIol
thought he obtainsd-vaiuable min.
ing concessions in South Africa
shortly before the British took over
the country as the outcome OF the
lust as Brown was beginning to
operate his property, the South Afri.
can authorities deprived him o, M
rights. He went into the SOUTH
African courts and won a decision.
That. however, did not SUI. !.
leges that Dom Paul thereupon caiiee
for a rehearing and packed the court
Brown lost, and now he wants NE
claim settled.
Twenty years or more is a lone
time to wait for upward OF two ano
a half million, but relief appears tc
be in sight. The chances are tnal
Brown will be either wealthy o.
broke next spring.
Evening star., 1923-02-12

At the age Of seventy-seven Thomas
A. Edison says he expects to keep
working until he is 100 years old. A
grateful world will hope that he will.
on rounding out this period, permit
himself more years in which to enjoy
golf or any recreation such as may
strike his fancy.
Evening star., 1923-02-12

months longer. 1t Is hoped that kindly
disposed friends OF the possibilities of
child life will aid this worthy cause.
Address all communications to Mrs
Leila Scott Ware. p. @. Box 374.
Orange, Va. Public acknowledgment
will be made OF every gift.
CHARLES M. THOMAS.
Evening star., 1923-02-12

England and America apparently
agree that to talk business frankly
promotes an inclination to discuss
sentiment sincerely.
Evening star., 1923-02-12
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANpER JOHNSON.
Satirical Dilemma.

Satirical Dilemma.
He used to cultivate a pen
For references drastic,
And earn a stipend now and then
BY sentences sarcastic.
But now the world seems bright ant
fair
Beyond the slightest question,
As, every day. he reads with care
A book on self-suggestion.
For work, he's fearing very much,
He can't be in condition,
And all because he's getting such
A lovely disposition.
Evening star., 1923-02-12

Bear hunters in New York state are
reporting that the sport is less strenu-
Gus than Tammany tiger hunting and
10 bringing more results.
Evening star., 1923-02-12

Those in Russia who are feeling the
lack of food naturally regret that they
did not become dancers and journey
to America.
Evening star., 1923-02-12

A new currency problem presents
itself. The greasy coin and the worn
paper bill are favorite camping
grounds for the grip germ.
Evening star., 1923-02-12

Mining on the American continent
limits itself to physical disasters which
are serious enough without political
and military complications.
Evening star., 1923-02-12

Baltimore is in fear Of sleeping sick.
ness, and is an object Of solicitous
neighborly sympathy. Somnolence
may be envied as a habit, but not as
disease.
Evening star., 1923-02-12

France is closely occupied in watch
ing the Ruhr strikers for outgoing
coal and incoming money.
Evening star., 1923-02-12

Paris declines to receive any more
notes from Berlin on the Ruhr situa.
ton. St. Valentines day means moth
ing in this case.
Evening star., 1923-02-12

:; It Is insisted that the league Of na-
tions would be different IL America
had gone in, but SO might America
Evening star., 1923-02-12

The political bosses have had their
day, among them Wilhelm Hohenzol-
lern.
Evening star., 1923-02-12

The Black Hand is suspected Of a
disinclination to let the Ku Klux Khan
have the spotlight entirely to itself.
Evening star., 1923-02-12
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Evening star., 1923-02-12

Tho EVENING Star, with the Sunday morning
lrdition. is delivered by carriers within the city
at SO cents Per month; daily only. 40 cents Per per
ders may Be seat By mai. or telephone Main
5000. Collection is made by carriers at the
end Of each month
Evening star., 1923-02-12
The Precious Moment.

| Each moment is precious, we're told
More valued than silver or gold;
But its service in payment
For food and for rainaent
Depends upon how it's controlled.
Evening star., 1923-02-12
Oratoricsl Amenities .

"Our friend has a wonderful flow Of
language"
"He has" answered Senator Sor.
ghum; ''his words run swiftly, but his
ideas always seem to be struggling up
stream"
Evening star., 1923-02-12
FHEoDo1E W. NoYEs...,.. Editor

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business Once. .11th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York Ofece Loo Nassau st.
Chicago Once: Tower Building.
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Evening star., 1923-02-12

Jud Tunkins says he's glad the cal
endar leaves a wide space between
THANKSGIVING day and income tax day.
Evening star., 1923-02-12
Insomnia,

Insomnia.
"I missed q lot O. sleep last night "a
remarked Three-hnger Sam.
"Worry?"
"Yes. Lost three stacks O. blue chips
the first hour an couldn't get 'em back
all night"
"De truth" said Uncle Eben, sis
whut de average man likes to hear
about somebody else" y
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
CHARTERS GRANTED.

Austin. Tex, April ti.-Chsrtereds
Claney-f1elder Drilling company Of
porators; u, b. Fielder. Il. ID. Clancy
and Mrs Belle Light Fielder.
The Marlin Baseball Climb Of Marlin:
capital stock. $4,000. Ineorporators: A.
r. johnson, n. c. Bratton and 4 A.
Cisco Drilling company Of Cisco; can
ital stock. $4,000. lnc,rporators. +.
NJ. pees. ., n: True and y. w. pees-
Central Roofing and supply Company
of Waco: capital stock, $4,000. Incor-
porators: G. b. Rogers. (. 5. Collier ana
G. II. Below.
T. !. whitley Allen c. Floyd and W.
sinner Farmers Co-operative Gin ana
Mill Association Of sinner; capital stock.
SIC 900. Incorporators: John ". Felix.
John Bohman and Henry r. Ehlcrs
Amarillo Broom and specially Man
ufacturing Company OF Amarillo; cap
itai stock, $4,000. incorporstors; q =.
.. IONS. W. A. sweetInan and II. e
". II. Rogers Grain company Of
Leonard; capital stock. seo.oee. ircor-
porators: o. S. Ferguson. W. W. Rogers
and Ellis Giles
Amendments filed:
smith Printing Company os Cisrks-
Vile changing name TO Review Paniish-
Grsham Drug company OF Austin
changing name to Evsns-cox Drug Com
pany.
Southern Bond and Mortgage Company
~ Dallas changing name % SOUTHWEST
Mortgage and Investment Company ami
changing value Of stock from 500 20 -
per share.
Permits granted;
I.aidiow Brothers. Inc. % chicago III !:
capital stock. sisS,ooo. Texas hesdqoer-
tiers at Dallas state agent not dssi<-
mated Purpose. sale % books.
Parks Produeing Company Of tharles<
ton W. Va. capital stock Qeo.eqr-
Texas headquarters "a Parks; A u
Flint state agent.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF SALE
OF CERTAIN TRACTS OF LAND BE-
LONGING TO BExAR COUNTY.

LONGING TO BExAR COUNTY.
TEXAS.
The State OF Texss-County OF Bexsr.
Notice is hereby given that ], John II,
Covington, special commissioner Of
Bexar county, Texas, In compliance with
sioners' Court OF Bexar County. Texas
on Thursday April S, 1913, will on Mon
day, April 16. 1888, in front ofsths Court
house Of Bexar county, Texas, between
the hours Of 10 o'clock a. m, and 1850
o'clock a. m.,' sell and dispose Of at
part on time to the highest bidder the
following described lots, tracts or par
cells Of land lying and being situated in
Bexar county, Texas, and belonging to
BeNar county Texas, to-wit:
Tract No. ALL those certain lots.
tracts or parcels OF land lying and being
situated in the city Of San Antonio,
Bexar county, Texas. and more particu-
to-wIt: Lots Nos..i. : and ). and is.
IS and II, in block No. 81. in new city
block No. 1854, bounded on the north by
Maryland street. on the east by lots Nos.
Z and Is in same block. on the south by
tiers street.
Tract No. AN that certain tract or
PARCEL OF land lying and being situated
IN Bexar county. Texas. out Of survey
No. iSo in name Of N. Leal and more
lows, to-wit; A triangular tract Of land
containing about two acres more or less
beginning at the extreme corner OF the
city grant or tract Of the city OF San
Antonio, Texas; thence with the tine OF
the city tract south Sh degrees west 10
the east line Of the Jackson road; thence
with the east line OF the jackson road
north west to the line OF the Jackson
Keller road; thence east with the north
line of the Jackson-keller road to the
place OF beginning.
Tract No, 5-Ail that certain tract or
parcel OF land lying and being situated
in Bexar county, Texas, and more par
ticularly known and described as fol-
containing 1898 acres on the Pleasanton
road about 6 u miles south OF the city OF
San Antonio, BeXar county, Texas, and
out OF surveys Nos. 80 In name Of T.
LeaL 81 in name of c, Bustillos and ss
In name OF Jose Moriado in Bexar coun-
~, Texas; beginning at the southwest
corner OF the l.. Lesl survey No. so;
thence north 1890 feet 20 the beginning
point of this tract; thence south 20 y
degrees east along the west side OF the
Pleatanton road 1851 feet; thence ives,
$50 feet; thence north 1850 feet; thence
south eeii degrees east 1l2 feet to the
place Of beginning.
The County Commissioners Court OF
Bexar county, Texas. reserves the right
TO reject any and all bids.
JOHN II. CONVICTION,
Special Commissioner. Bexar County. Tex.
SPECIAL. OFFER = TWO SUITS
cleaned and pressed. $3.50. The Panta-
torium. Phone Crockett Csc. Why pay
more?
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Mrs. Mary tpchmch.

Mrs. Mary Upchurch. 81. died at
her residence, All Mason street, at
$40 Tuesday night. She was a ma
tive of Illinois. but had lived in San
Antonio for the last three yrs.
Among those surviving is one brother,
c. NJ. Wallace Of San Antonio. The
funeral was held from the residence
at > o'clock Wednesday. Rev. T. W.
Sharpe officiating. Interment was in
Mission Burial Park. under the di-
rection of Porter Loring, funeral d.
rector
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KILLS WIFE AND 8
BABES, THEN GIVES 4
UP TO THE POLICE
Tired of So Much Trouble
at Home" So He
Stays Family.

Seattle, Wash, April 1f.-Walking|
into the police station here this morn
ing, NJ. Efec, a secondhand dealer, AMI
nounced that he had shot 20 death his
wife and three daughters, two Of them
aged six and seven and one an infant
because he was tired of so mueh trout
Bile at home"
Efec was locked up while policemen
hurried to his home six blocks away
and verified his report that he had
shot his wife four times and each Of
the children two or three times.
The bodies were scattered about q
bedroom.
Efec said that he had used 50 many
bullets because his victims did not die
quickly enough.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
T.. j. CIubb.

Word was received bv F. W.
Clubb. president of the Wagner Drug
Company. Monday night. Of the death
of his father. c. J. Club, 81. chief
Of police of Sheridan, Wyo., who died
at his home Monday. Mr.. Club left
San Antonio early Tuesday morning
to attend the funeral services in Sher-
idan. Mr.. Cmbb was native of
Iowa. but had lived in Sheridan for
a number Of wears. He is survived by
his son. r. W. Clubb. and a daugh-
ter. Mrs. Dan Clancy. both of San
Antonio. The funeral will be held
Thursday. upon the arrival OF the
son,
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FOR SALE
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Fred w Schuricht. Fort Sam Hous-
ton. and Myrtle Hsnes.
Jesse r. Wills and Carrie Thompson.
Anthony A. Luker. Maynard, Miss,
and Roberta Rose Vuchasin.
s. Marion Nixon, Robsto~n, Tex, and
Halle Fincham.
Theodore r. Erier and Mary Evelyn
Morrissey.
way.
Inez Delgado and Deverata zepeda.
Fidei Cardenas and Matilda aGrcia.
Byron =. Davidson and Pauline Feills
Emilio Cara and Guadalupe Marsch.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
BIRTH RECORD.

Boys: To Mr.. and Mrs T. V. Kinsey,
April ?. 7i9 south Palmetto tsreet; 70
Mr.. and Mrs. w r. shank. April :. All
Ruis street; to MFR. and Mrs. V. G. Cor
nelirs, April I. I2s San Pedro avenue.
Girls: To Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell,
April 8 100 oelksrs street; 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. George T. Lewis. April 8. 200 Della
ware street; to Mr.. and Mrs. II. r,
Willard. April 4, Baylor hospital; to Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Moy, April >, isS East
Commerce street.
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Howard Harper Blake.

Howard Harper Blake. 80. died Mt
a hospital at II 80 Tuesday night.
He was a native Of Kansas and had
been in San Antonio only a few
days. coming here from Houston for
medical treatment. He is survived by
his widow. The body was sent to
Houston Wednesday morning by Por-
ter Loring. funeral director. and was
accompanied by the widow.
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Mrs. Anna BaltzelI.

Mrs. Anna Baltzell. 20. died at
Fredericksburg, Tex, at 2:15 o'clock
Monday afternoon. She was a native
of Llano, Tex. Surviving her arc :
her husband, Phil Baltzell; her father,
Henry Roth. and n brother, Herman
Roth. The body is being held at the
Riebe Undertaking Company pending
definite funeral arrangements.
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OBITUARY
Maria X. TAYLOR.

Maria K. Taylor, IS. died at her
residence, 201 Kerr street, at IL
o'clock Tuesday night. She was a ma.
tive of Mexico but had lived in Sar
Antonio for the last fifteen years. The
funeral will be held from the residence
at ) 80 Wednesday with services al
the Mexican Presbyterian Church. In
terment will be in City Cemetery No
;. under the direction Of Henry \
Guerra, funeral director.
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BIDS WANTED.

Augustus Mccioskey. county judge. will
be received in the office Of the county
auditor until IL o'clock a. m. Thursday.
April 20. 1879, for furnishing Bensr
line road roller for use In County Com
missioners' Precinct No. 4. to be efiiv.
cred on or before August /. 1898. ana
paid FOR in the, month of January. 1875.
ject any and all bids
w. s. KENDALL. County Auditor.