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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
BAD EQU|PME
CAUSED BOMBS
TO JAR LOOSE
Obsolete Racks Made Dur
ing War Have Never
Been Replaced.
ARMY HARD UP
Failure to Appropriate
Money Makes Aerial
Practice Dangerous.

Initial reports that the bombs ac-
cidentally dropped from Kelly Field
airplane last Wednesday on two
South San Antonio business houses
was the result of the Air Service
having to use obsolete and detective
equipment. were confirmed Friday By
Lieut.. Col John II. Howard. com
manding officer of Kelly Field. The
four terra Gotta bombs which fell
through a drug store and bakery
shop fell from one Of fifteen DeHavi-
| land planes that were making a ground
attack against targets on the Kelly
| flying field. The bomb rack had been
sprung when the pilot first flew over
the targets but the obsolete device
| failed to release the bombs only lOos-
ening them so that they fell when the
ship was over South San Antonio.
The pilot did not know that his
bombs were still in the rack.
Kelly Field had another near &C
cident about thirty minutes after the
bombs had been dropped at South San
Antonio. when ten others of the same
kind accidentally fell from the rack
Of a GAX armored battle plane,
landing in a vacant area of the Air
intermediate Depot and doing no dam
age. These bombs fell before the
bomb rack had been sprung while the
others hung in the rack after 1t had
been sprung and gradually worked
out.
All Were Dummies.
All Of the bombs that fell on South
San Antonio were dummies and did
not fire.
I'VE are certainly lucky we did not
kill anybody just the same" Colonel
Howard said. 1T was just luck that
| il was not some Of the bombs con-
tanning small smoke charges that were
| dropped"
The proiectiles that fell on South
San Antonio business houses, and in
the streets. were clay bombs used for
| target practice. were about two feet
long and weighed several pounds.
Those that hit the building fell through
the roofs and ceilings and penetrated
the floors. smashing plate glass show
cases and damaging considerable
goods. Approximately $3.50 damage
was done.
Wait for New Ones.
I'VE can never use those racks any
more. colonel Howard sad, III we
did every time ship flew over town
people would be kept nervous for feal
bombs would fall from them. We will
have to do away with the racks We
have been using and wait until we
can get some more that can be re-
lied upon"
The bomb racks that Kelly Field
filters have been using in practicint
bombing and ground attack have beer
types manufactured during war days
They are now obsolete and worn out
but are the only kind afforded Kelly
Field by, the War Department. Since
these racks can no longer be used
training in bombing and ground at
tack will be at stand still at Kelly
! Field until money can be secured (,
equip the planes with safe and re
liable bomb racks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
OIL CONCERN SUED
State Seeks Penalties for Failure to
Plug Two Wells.

Austin, Tex, April 14.-Suit for
penalties was filed in the Fifty-third
District Court Of Travis county by
County Attorney John w. Hornsby
Saturday on behalf of the state
against the Vortex Oil company, Of
Fort Stockton, and Willis d. Troy
vice president and general manager
j. w. Grant, field superintendent ant
j. NJ. Rooney, trustee,
The petition alleges that the de
PENDANTS failed to plug and put in
proper condition two wells situated
seventeen miles northeast of Fort
Stockton, in Pecos county, in viola
tion of the oil and gas conservation
law.
The state sues for penalties at the
rate of $4,000 per day from January
2, 1923, to the present time.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

fortunate indigents of this state who
are suffering from tuberculosis.
"There are thousands of people suf-
fering from tuberculosis in this state,
who could be cured if they could pro-
cure proper treatment. There are 9TH
er thousands suffering from tubercu-
losis in the advanced stages; some are
young and hopeful, others are old and
homeless, and both without any
refuge.
"The counties cannot undertake
this work for the reason that it is i'm
possible for all counties to do it from
n financial standpoint, and the result
is that those counties that have I'M
dertaken the work are being swamped
with refugees from the counties that
cannot undertake it.
From a humanitarian standpoint,
some appropriation should be made by
the Legislature to increase the ca
pacity of the present institution at
Carlsbad to at least double its size.
so that those of the first and second
stages can be rehabilitated, and a new
institution should be created to take
care of the thousands who are tuber-
cular, homeless and destitute.
."In addition TO the humanitarian
view, those who are in the third stages
are the greatest source of infection.
by reason of their wanderings in the
state. Therefore, from an economical
standpoint, it seems that the money
could not be. better spent.
"We are calling this to your atten-
ton now especially in view of the
fact that the federal government has
taken over the American Legion
Memorial Sanitorium at Kerrville.
which was the only public institution
that would accept those in the adj
vanced stages of this contagious dis
ease.
"Knowing as we do your sincere
interest in the welfare of this state,
and the generations to follow. we sub
NIT this petition for your earnest con-
az. r. Chandler, f. c. Davis. Mar
shall. Hicks. Duval West. Augustus
Nelson Lytle. L. G. Tay-
loe. McCallum Burnett. Robert B. Ter
reu, R. B. Minor. Thomas d. Cobb.
w. s. Anderson. c. Y. Brooks, Will
liam Theodotus Capcrs. Ruth s. Muir.
William 7. Dielmann, I. f. Gates and
others interested"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
John jordan Dies

John Jordan, II, died at his home,
926 East Cincinnati avenue, at s 80
Saturday night. He was a native of
Fredericksburg, Tex, but had lived
in San Antonio for the last twelve
years. He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Elizabeth Jordan; three suns,
August H., George and G. 4. Jor-
dan, and four daughters, Misses Lima
NJ, Susie and Emily Jordan, all of
San Antonio, and Mrs. Fred GauDatz
of Dallas. The funeral will be held
from the residence at 9:30 Monday
with services later at st. AIMS
Church. Rev. Father p. f. Nichols,
officiating. Interment will be in st.
Mary's Cemetery, under the direction
of the Zizik Undertaking Company.
1000 Business Cards, printed at
tractively for $4.35, less 2 per cent
for cash at Dullnig's. Or. 1888 OF
1874 Elm street.-(Adv
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
INVITE PUBLIC |
To SEE WAR
At CAMP BULLS
Artillery and Infantry Will
Fire Give" Am
munition.
HILL FOR VISITORS
Big Guns Will Shoot. Over
Heads Of Advancing
Soldiers.

A battle vancouver by the Twen-
tieth Infantry supported by a bat
talon of the Fifteenth Field ArtillevA4s
which the public is invited to attend,
and which will be featured by the
use of live ammunition will be made
at Camp Bulls Monday afternoon at
2 80 o'clock, it was announced Sat-
urday at Second Division headquar-
tiers. Upon entering the camp, civ
ilian spectators will be directed to
parking sites where they will be in
no danger but will be able to view
the battle.
2 The Twentieth Infantry will begin
its attack from its shopping off" line
at 2 80 upon the first objective which
will be 1000 yards distant. While
the infantry is making the attack
upon this objective, the artillery will
direct its fire over the heads of the
attacking troops, firing on the second
objective. After the first objective
is taken the artillery will raise its
fire and concentrate it upon the
third objective, always keeping two
detectives ahead of the ground troops.
When the second objective is taken
the field guns will be trained upon
some infantry targets beyond the third
and last objective.
Fire Over Troops.
In actual warfare the artillery
would keep its fire one objective
ahead of the infantrymen but for
special precautionary measures in the
maneuver Monday the artillery fire
will be kept at all times two objec-
tives ahead of the attacking ground
troops.
Officers To Watch.
Both the infantry and artillery will
use live ammunition, and the result
of their shooting will be closely
watched by officers viewing the
maneuver.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
DEFER NECRO'S APPEAL
Complete Records of Convicted Slayer
Fail to Arrive i'm Austin.

Austin, Tex, April 14.-While one
0f the records in the appeal Of Roy
Mitchell. Waco, negro sentenced ia
death in connection with series OF
murders in McLennan county. was
recrived by the Court of Criminal APP
PENIS late Saturday. filing of the
rr"eal was deferred until next Mon
dhr because of failure of the remain
in~ records 10 reach here.
w order that these cases may be
srcedily disposed of, County Attorney
6. ;. Farmer. Of Waco. was here
and urged that they be advanced on
the docket.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
DEMAND BE. MADE HAVE BONUS BILL
 REPORItD SU0N

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-A demand will be made on the House Leaders to have the soldiers bonus bill reported from the ways and means committee within thirty days, it was decided by republican ex-service men who met at the office of Representative Fish of New York.
 "POHtiCians apparently do not real iZe that the eX-service men are ill deadly earnest ill demanding adjusted compensation legislation passed a this session of congress and that no more evasion will be permitted by the administration. The 4,800,00O ex- service men are united in their de mand and it will fare ill with any po- nUical party standing in the way of such legislation" said one of their leaders today. Administration off cials are said to be seriously alarmed at recent developments in the so-call ed bonus bill, and are rapidly shift ing plans to conform with the pres sure.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
Republicans Looking Around
 for Presidential Timber
COOLIDGE SUPPORTERS ARE CERTAIN HE WILL GET NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT-RUN,
 MING MATE NOT YET CHOSEN, BUT MAY BE SENATOR ARTHUR w. CAPPEk OF kANSAo

Washington D. C.. Dec 13.-Despite the favorlte son boomes which appearing here and there on the pres idential horizo-some of them no langer than mans individual ambition-the supporters of Calvin Coolidge for the republican nomination feel confident of thelr ground that they casting about for the president running mate. 1t is agreed that in some manner Mr. Coolidge must be linked up with the West-not the Far Wes-but that great central belt of the country where progressvism stalks around where the Ku kux Kan has reared ghosty head By all means the vice presidential candidate must be progressive.
 Maybe he will be selected before the convention meets This is not usually done. "A convention must have something to anuse itself wth sad Co., koosevelt once But the advance selection may be made tns tune in order to cut off as much steam possible from Hiram Johnsons limited express and to deter others from
 ing the field The who engineering the Coohdge nominee with equal ease other words, If Mr. Coolidge is to head the ticket courtesy would give nm pemsson to name the man to go before the people with hlm
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
COOLIDGE DENIES
 JUSTICE TO VETS
 SAYS VI. |. M 'ADOO

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13.-William G. McAdoo, democratic candidate for the presidential nomination. in an ad- dress here last night made reference to the soldier bonus, saying, although reductions in tax burdens can be made and compensation for soldiers and sailors be provided at the same time, President Coolidge is determined that justice shall not be done to the war veterans, but is strong for the mainte nance of the Fordney-McCumber tariff bill which gives favored rusJs ana combinations in restraint Of trade subsidy of three billion dollars or twice as much as it will take to pay the soldiers bonus in cash 7"
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
ANCHORAGE ID GET
 COURT TERM A|!D
 NAY BE GRAND JURY

The Anchorage Times is authority for the statement that Judge Rltchle announced before leaving for the south that a term of court would be held in Anchorage in April, with petit jury in attendance and ln all likelihood a grand jury will also be called to convene there at that time.
 Anchorage will have petit jury term, that is certain" the judge Is quoted as saying '"I also believe tha' you will get the grand Jury term but this will depend on the business that will come up between now and then. If a majority of the investigations originate at points south of here then the grand jury session will be held elsewhere"
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
GOV. BONES SON BECOMES
 MEMBER SEATTLE FISH co.

Roger M. Bone, son of Governor and Mrs. Scott C. Bone of Juneau, has lately joined Seattle salmon broker age organization of E. H. Hamlin Go. as assistant to MT. Hamlin. MT Bone who is Mir. Hamlin's son in law, has had considerable business experience having been for several years in the bond department of the Great Lakes Trust company of Chicago and for the past two years Seattle manager of an Eastern bond house.-Pacifc Fisher man.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
JURY FINDS RElsINe,s DEATH
 WAS FROM STROKE APoPLExY

SEATTLE, Dec. 13-The coroner's jury Investigating the death of Abra- ham Reising of Wasilla, Alaska, has declined to fix responsibility, but it recommended that the city establish a receiving ward at the city prison where unconscious prisoners could re- ceive immediate medical attention.
 Reising, found in an unconscious condition, was mistaken for a drunk and was thrown into jail and neglect ed until just before his death. It was discovered he died of apoplexy.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
SURVEY INSIDE ROUTES
 ALASKA BE COMPLETED

WASHINGTON, Dec, I3.- Leslie Jones, director of the Coast and Geo. graphic Survey in his annual report says that the wire drag survey of in- side routes in Southeastern Alaska will be completed next summer in deep water channels as far west as Cape Spencer. It is reasonable cer- tain the report stated, that all pin nacle rocks along these routes have been found and accurately located on recent charts.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
OFFICERS MAKES
 RAID ON SEWARD HOUSES

Prohibition Officer Flanigan and local officers made a raid on several soft drink establishments and pool halls last night but nothing was found to warrant arrests being made. Two persons were arrested later for hav- ing liquor in their possession, but it is said they were not connected with any business in town, the arrests being made at cabins occupied by them.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
NATIVE WOMAN DIES ON TRAIL
 BODY FOUND FROZEN SOLID

FAIRBANKS, Dec. PA native woman known as Eliza Harry was found frozen to death on the trail this week between Cinema and the Nor man Hadley camp. The face of the dead woman was bruised and covered with blood.
 Norman Hadley. who lives about mile from the place where the body was found, arrived in town Monday and gave himself up to the authorities pending an investigation.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
FISH PIRATES IN TRIAL.
 AT JUNEAU THIS WEEK

JUNEAU-The government has fin ished it's presentation of evidence in the alleged fish piracy case against Frank Harris in the U. s. District Court here The defense will intro duce testimony tomorrow and the case will go to the jury tomorrow
 The defense set up an alibi for the boat and crew. Carter, one of the in- vicinity of the trap at the time alleged in the indictment, but were 50 miles away
 The case is for the alleged robbery Of Alaska Consolidated Fisheries trap No. in Tenakee Inlet
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
CURSE 0F KING TUT
 LAID ON EXPLORER

LUXOR, Egypt, Dec. l3. Howard Carter, Psychologist in charge of the exploration of the tomb of King Tut ankhamen is i'll.
 Many persons believe that he is un- der the same influences which brot about the death of Lord CaInarvon, his partner in the enterprise who died from an unknown malady last year.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
YOUNG CHINESE DIES

G. 5. Den, young Chinaman, 19 years of age, who died several months ago on a boat en route from Seldovia to Anchorage, is still in Williams Un> dertaking Parlors awaiting word from The boys father in China. The par ent is a general in the Chinese army of Sen Vat Sen. and it is believed he has not received the cable.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
MANUFACTURERS NEED FOREIGN
 MARKETS, IS CLAIM

CLEVELAND, Dec. 13.-"The need of our first settlers that had to be, supplied by the importation of vari- ous articles from other lands was no more urgent and compelling than the need of manufacturers today for for eign markets" President Farrell of the United States Steel Corpora.iu said in an address before the National For eign Trade Council.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
POST MASTER AT NATION CITY
 STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS

CIRCLE, Dec. 13-Tne zdg1e Cir cle mailcarrier reports that "Old Man" Young, postmaster at Nation City, is completely paralyzed, speechless and unconscious. The stroke took place shortly after the mail left there up- bound, and the unfortunate man was not found until four days later when the carrier was making the down riv- CT trip. Young was an old timer in the district, having been in the sram- pede of 1898.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
FIRE DESTROYS N0RDALE
 HOTEL AT FAIRBANKS.

It is reported from Fairbanks that the newly erected NOrdale hotel was destroyed by fire which started in a basement Saturday night. The hotel which is the reconstructed E. R, Peo- ples grocery building, was completed last June, after the old Nordale hotel had been destroyed by fire, and was a 5O-room structure, owned by A. J. Nordale.
 It is stated the loss is covered by insurance.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
Miss c. c. Held has been appointed U. $. commissioner at Fairbanks.

Senator E. E. Chamberlin returned on last nights train from Anchorage where he went to witness the filming of the Al-Alaska picture, "The Chee. chako," in which he is financially in. terested. He was delighted with the big picture, which will be shown in Seward soon.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
ALASKA TRAPPER HAS HARD
 FIGHT TO PROLONG LIFE

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13.-Frith- jof George Carlson, weathy trapper died here yesterday after a long ill ness. Carlson, who came here on the Buford was located at desolate post in the Arctic Circle. He became i'll and pulled all his own teeth in order to save his life. Later he was forced to amputate one of his toes which be- came infected. He was near to death when found by another trapper wno took him to Nome His furs brought S11,000.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
STUDY OF ARCTIC CONDITIONS z WILL BE MADE SOON
Big DrigbIe Shenandoah Will Be
 Used in Making Survey

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-An ex- haustive study of records of Arctic expeditions will be started shortly by the special navy board appointed for that purpose. Explora lion of a mil lion square miles rather thar a mere dash to the pole is the chief object of the expedition.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
Capper Is Mentioned

Capper Is Mentioned
 In the discussion here of vice presi dential possibilities on the Coolidge ticket, three names stand out, those of Senator Arthur Capper. Of Kansas. Senator Capper is progressive and he is a great friend of the farmer. His farm paper reaches into thousand o1 farm homes. One task of the rerubii- can party is to pacify the farmer and bring him into closer sympathy with republican aims. MT. Capper is beiev- ed to be one who could do this.
 Another Kansan stands high on the vice presidential list of much discuss ed eligibes He is former Governor Henry J. Allen. Gov. Allen has proved his progressism and in many ways he fits into the program of Coolidge and his packers.
 Gov. Allen was a progressive when Roosevelt and Pinchot and Hiram Johnson were progressives, so it can be seen that he belongs to branch or
 
 the party which is entitled to consld- eratiOn.
 Senator Lenroo, Possibility
 The third bit of vice presidential timber being talked about is Senator LenrOot of Wisconsin. It would be piece of irony if Lenroot would be the ic Lenroot had been discussed by the men back of Harding to be his run ming mate in 20. If the plans had been carried out Lenroot today would be president of the United States. But the machinery went wrong. Inc lead- CTS let small handful of Coolldse boomers walk away with the plum. Not even Massachusetts proposed MT. Coolidge for vice president, They had wanted the head of the ticket Or noth- ing.
 The West must figure cn the Cool idge ticket as an offset to the cry oi New England domination at Washing, ton" which is certain to be the dem. ocratic slogan.
 GiIIett Is Safe in Senate
 Speaker Gillett of the house of rep resentatives was talked of in the light of a sacrifice. MT. Gillett, however could not see it that way. He has been elected to succeed himself and prefers a sure thing to probability.
 New England is going to flirt witt the broad hated men of the West in the coming convention at Cleveland as she has never flirted before New England, despite her long prominence at Washington has not had a president for seventy years until Coolidge was sworn in, and she wants to keep him
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
CONDUCTOR LONG . ARRESTED SEATTLE
 JUMPING BOND

SEATTLE, Dec. 13.-O. J. Ruckman recently employed as a conductor on the Alaska railroad between Seward and Curry, was arrested by detectives today as he came down the gangplank of the Admiral Watson, arriving from Seward this afternoon. Ruckman who has been known under the name of Long in Alaska, is wanted at Santa Clara, California, having jumped $2O00 bond twelve years ago, charged with robbing cars on the Santa Fe railroad on which he was employed He will be taken to California tomorrow.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
ALASKA WILL HAVE
 TWODELEGATESTO
 NATL CONVENTION

WASHINGTON, Deco 13.-Under the terms of apportionment agreed on this afternoon at the Republican Ma tional Committee meeting, Alaska and the district of Columbia, Hawaii, the Philippines, and Porto Rico will have two delegates each to the Republican National Convention whose member ship will number 1110. with 556 ne cessary to nominate.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
WIFE OF COAST GUARD
 SUICIDE IN PORT ANGELES

PORT ANGELES, Dec 13.-Mrs. H. B. Gibson, 2t, wife oi Harry R. Gihs son a member of the crew of t.le coast guard cutter Slonomisl, committed suicide nere today by shooting.
 She left two small children
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13

MEXICO CITY, Dec 13.-It is gen erally felt here that a decisive en- gagement between the Sanchez forces and troops loyal to Obregon will be fought in Vera Cruz, where Carranza was defeated by Sanchez in 1919.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13

Arthur Long left Seward on the Admiral Watson, en route to the States 10 spend the holidays. He was we'll known in Seward having run as conductor on this end of the road for many years, making hundreds of warm friends. His arrest is a great surprise to the many persons here who knew him and liked him under the name of Long, and it is hoped that there is some mistake in identity.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
MAN LAUGHED TOO SOON

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-D. Maggie, who laughed three weeks ago when he received a letter signed in smeary black demanding money or his life, was shot and killed by three men after his wife and three children had been chloroformed.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13

BERNE, Switzerland, Dec. 13.-Fed- eral Councillor Ernest Chuard of Lau- same was today elected President of the Swiss Confederation for 1924. The parliament chose the president.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
FORMER PETERSBURG MAN
 WANT TO GET INFORMATION

SEATTLE, Dec. 13.-Relatives of Cyril ,CloQyet, formerly residing near Petersburg, Alaska, are anxious to get in touch with him to complete settling up an estate
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-13
DOG DERBY BE RUN MARCH fl

THE PAS, Dec. 13.-The executive committee has set March II as the date for the dog derby. The race will be for purses of s2,5O0, the winner re- ceiving $1200.