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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
INQUEST SHOWS
TEACHER TOOK
HER OWN LIFE
Overwcrk and Poor Health
Believed Cause
of Act.
NOTE TELLS WHY
Mrs. Mable Powell Found
Dead in Room at
Apartments.

That Mrs. Mabel Powell. 23-year-
old Milan school teacher whose body
was found in her room at the STRAIT
ford Apartments. 101 Third street.
early Monday morning. committed sui
eide. was indicated by testimony at
the inquest. conducted by Justice X.
Neil Campbell. An empty vial, Ia
belled "carbolic acid" was found in
the room.
Mrs. Powell was in poor physical
health. according to friends, and. II
is reported recent examination dis
closed her heart was in n weakened
condition. Mental stress, due 10 over
study in courses from the University
of Texas and worry, it is said, all
probably tended to bring about her
collapse.
Leaves a Note.
A note signed Mabel" and address
ed to teacher at Milan school.
found in the room read: Il wanted
60 do this long time ago, but my
bills were more than the money COM
ing to me. so ] could. mott did not
want mother saddled with my debts.
Another note, pinned 10 towel
III the bath room, addressed TO a
roomer at the apartments which led
TO the discovery OF Mrs. PowelTs
death. read: "Please 'phone my prin-
cipal between Z and $50 o'clock and
tell her I am unable 10 come to
school. Thanks ever SO much The
note bore the signature of Mabel
Powell.
Mrs. Powell's body was discovered
by J. W. Hill. an elderly man. who,
with his wife recently came to San
Antonio and stopped at the Stratford
Burial In San Marcos.
81 thought Mrs. Powell was sick
and started to phone" testified Mr..
Hill at the inquest hearing. Tuesday.
but decided / would see il she want
ed me TO do anything. i received no
response to knocking on the door, so
decided to try the door. 1t was I'M
locked. ! saw her lying on a couch
and while she appeared dead did
not GO in, but went for others.
1.-TWO or three of the roomers came
to the room and Mr.. Billings went
in and felt her hand. 1t was then
nsccrtained she was dead. l reported
the matter to Mr.. Jamison and he
had me telephone to Judge Campbell
about the natter"
The body was removed 10 local
establishment. Mrs. Min
ME Clayton. mother of Mrs. Powell
Is in Oklahoma and is expected to ar
rive here Tuesday or Wednesday. The
body will be taken to San Marcos for
burial.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
Calls for Removal Officers Who Encourage
ARMY AVIATORS FLY
ALL NIGHT TO SET
NEW FLIGHT RECORD
Pilots Alternate at Stick in
Attempt to Fly 40 Con-
tinuous Hours.
By the Associated Press.

Dayton, Ohio, April 17.-Wingin!
their way through the night. Lieuten
ants John A. MacReady and Oakley
Kelly, McCook Field pilots aboard the
To, had been in the air over 20 hours
this morning in their effort TO an
endurance record of 40 hours. They
had flown 1926 miles and at an aver.
age speed Of 20 miles an hour.
The low compression Liberty motor
in the To- was working perfectly, me
chanics at Wilbur Wright Field said,
as the droning sound of the motor
came to their ears as it passed over
head at regular intervals at an alti-
tude of about 2J00 feet.
The filters are negotiating 31-mile
rectangular course, marked at night
by piercing lights.
In addition to the endurance record
the aviators are seeking to establish
records for other distances and men,
stop distance mileage.
The huge plane took off at Wilbur
Wright Field at o :51 a. m, yesterday.
MacReady. and Kelly are alternat-
ing in plotting the plane.
In the event they are successful in
setting the endurance record, they
will not land until early tomorrow
morning.
Lieut.. Harold Harris. McCook, Field
flier. holder of the 1000-kilometer rec
ord, took the air in de Hayiland 4-B
at 6:2S this morning 10 set new
record for 1900 and 200 kilometers.
Harris carried sol gallons of gaso-
line, eighteen gallons of oil and four
teen gallons of water. sufficient for
twelve hours of flight.
He made the first lap of the 81
mile course in Is, minutes, 80 IL sec
ond.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
Thinks State Should Argue
That Defendant Failed
to Testify.
TO SIMPLIFY COURTS
Judges Should Be Allowed
to Write Short Decis-
ions, He Says.

Austin. Tex. April 17.--Denounc-
ing the bootlegger as combination
of "the evil spirits of the Bolshevik
and the anarchist. Governor Neff TO.
dav submitted his officers removal
.:ill TO the special session, telling the
legislators that "you may not Know
1 IL but there are places in 1exaS
l,where the booze traffic is protected
By official life."
The governor called upon the Leg
islature to enact law PERMITTING me
attorney general to bring custer suits
against state officials suspected OF
protecting vice and lawlessness.
Governor Ncff asked for the power
If n change of venue in such cases,
saving that the very fact that an off,
COS. is lax in cleaning up evil condi-
tions shows that he has the sympathy
Of his county to such an extent that
the state probably could not obtain
fair trial
Submits -Four Points.
ain the name of law and order, ana
its official administration, l submit
to YOUR consideration" the governor
told the lawmakers, "the passage OF
legislation on the following subjects:
IN. To vest the courts of Texas
with effective authority to remove
from office any officer against whoni
il can be proven in open court that ne
has willfully and corruptly refused
10 enforce the laws of the country.
(2). To pass such laws as will make
more effective the provisions OF the
| federal and state constitutions which
,,rohibit the manufacture, sale ana
transportation of intoxicating peVer-
ages.
t3). A law providing that. IN criml-
nal prosecutions. counsel for the state
| shall have a right TO argue the TACT
| that defendant failed to testify In MS
own behalf.
az. A law providing that no case
civil or criminal. shall be reversed for
technical reasons that do not In any
way touch the merits of the case pro-
viding also for modification OF the
court procedure requiring courts Oh
appeal to write lengthy decisions on
all questions raised in case. permit.
ting the judges to write short and
simple decisions on all well ostap-
sished points of law.
Text OF Message.
The greater part of the text OF the
governors message foilows:
Both the national and the state
constitutions prohibit the manufac-
ture and the sale of intoxicating
beverages therefore, every man who
loves his country, or respects her laws
should now be an active defender OF
this constitutional provision. No full
Pledged, red-blooded son OF Texas
should encourage, by voice or aid by
vote. the liquor traffic. No man
should be permitted to nullify the con-
stitution of the country or defy the
law of the land.
by constitutional and statutory
enactments. the bootlegger is now the
cutlawed enemy of civilization. He
prostitutes craftsmanship with ill-ot-
ten gold. he debauches official life
with polluted politics. he pulls down
hands and laughs TO scorn the con-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
PARTLY CLOUDY AND
WARMER WITH GENTLE
BREEZE is FORECAST
Storm Area in Mexico
Moves East, Dispelling
Bad Weather.

Eastward movement of n storm
area in Mexico across the Gulf and
the presence of a high pressure area
over Iowa which is scheduled to move
down over Texas brought good wealth
er to San Antonio Tuesday. The
forecast for Tuesday night and We'd
nesday is partly cloudy and warmer
Wednesday with minimum tempera-
lures Wednesday morning from 60 10
O. and light to gentle easterly to
southerly winds.
A low pressure area is centered
over Idaho and Utah. San Antonio
at Z O'Clock Tuesday morning was
under the influence of the high
which is moving southwark.
Temperatures over the country
show that the opening of the Ma
tional League will be somewhat cool.
Z O'Clock temperatures in the North
and East standing as follows: Chi
cago, IS: New York. A: and like
temperatures at Boston, Cincinnati
and Brooklyn.
Other temperatures were San An
tonic. IS: San Diego, IS: San Fran
cisco. 30: Louisville, 40; New Or
leans. 62: Jacksonville. 60; Denver,
So; Amarillo, 40. frost: Brownsville,
Go; Corpus Christi, e.: Vicksburg,
IS; and st. Louis, A.
Slight rains fell over Texas Tues
day with Houston reporting 1.0i
hundreds: Temple, rs: San Antonio.
IA: Alice, AS: Brownsville, 20;
Corpus Christi, 20: Galveston, 20;
and smaller amounts Mt other sta
tions.
The cotton region bulletin read:
Temperatures continued six 10 eight
degrees below normal In Tennessee
and west Of the Mississippi river.
otherwise conditions near seasonal
average
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17

One of the first things which will
be undertaken by the Stoner ticket.
member of the khan is reported ~
have said Tuesday. will be tie repeal
of an ordinance now on the books 81
the City of San Antonio prohibitin.
the parading of masked persons. Fol,
lowing the repeal of this ordinance. il
is claimed. the Ku Klux Khan will
parade openly on the streets of the
city.
Say Beethoven ku Kiux Hall.
Although Sheriff Tobin i'm two of
his speeches during the present cam
palgn has made it known that he :
stu opposed to that secret organiza-
ton. he has devoted very little Of his
speeches to a discussion Of this issue.
Hereafter. however. the leader on the
Peoples Ticket expects to add to his
platform a plank avowing unqualified
opposition TO the khan and to discuss
this issue in all his speeches. Sheriff
Tobin made it plain that he believes
there are many good. substantial citi-
Zens VINO are, or were members Of the
KAN. and that they went into the or
ganization through a misapprehension.
Many of them. however. he believes
HN'N NAtAdtdNHs II II A-dln>I
the KAN. which would dominate the
city that he is making his fight. he
said.
One report in circulation Tuesday
was that the judges and clerks Tor
the Stoner faction in the coming elec-
ton held a meeting in the basement
of Beethoven Hall Monday night. IL
was at Beethoven Hall that the Stoner
ticket made its debut and IL was there
that the women supporting this ticket
held their meeting Monday afternoon.
District Attorney ID. 4. McAskill was
reported 10 have addressed the meet
ing. though this report could not be
confirmed. Beethoven Hall. since Il
changed hands the last time. is gen
orally conceded to be the Ku klax
Hall. In fact the klan is reported to
have met there on Tuesday. the regu-
lar meeting night. about week ago.
Black Hurts Stoner Ticket.
With the election but a week off.
supporters of the Peoples Ticket were
keenly optimistic Tuesday regarding
the outcome. Offers Of support were
pouring into Tobin headquarters
Tuesday and there was a noticeable
change of heart on the part Of many
who supported the Black faction two
years ago. The Stoner ticket. on the
other hand. seems to be az a stand
still Failure Of the candidates 10 IN
iect vital issues into the campaign.
and the. fact that the same crowd
which supported Mayor Black two
years ago is closely identified with Il
u said to be costing its votes daily.
Ls~der~ on the Citizens Ticket are
said to be very much worried and 70
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
The WEATHER
TEMPERATURES.
WEATHER.

San Antonio and vicinity. Tuesday
night and Wednesday. partly cloudy;
warmer "Wednesday; minimum tempera-
ture, 60 to 81; light to gentle easterly
to southerly winds.
East Texas: Tuesday night. partly
cloudy; Wednesday. partly cloudy;
warmer in north and west portions.
West Texas: Tuesday night and We'd
nesday, partly cloudy; warmer wednes-
day except in southwest portion.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
HARDING THINKS
SUPPLY
insufficient.
BIames Restrictive Immi-
grafton Law, Wash
ington Hears.
JOHNSON DEFENDS 1T
Congressman Says Gary
Would Flood Nation
With Cheap Labor.

Washington. ID. c.. April IL
President Harding was said at the
White House today to believe that
Il. III. Gary. chairman of the board
Of the United States Steel Corpora
ton. lie quite correct in his statement
made to the corporations stockhold-
ers yesterday that serious labor
shortage was threatening the nation
through the operations of the restric-
tive immigration law.
Secretary Davis. it is said, pre-
scented today to the President a re-
port compiled by the Labor Depart
ment. showing that labor shortage
already exists in some of the trades
calling for skilled labor. The report
is said to indicate that the shortage
is being felt especially in the steel in
dustry.
johnson Defends Law.
Secretary Davis has been at work
for several weeks on a new immigra-
ton bill, but White House officials
said they are unable to say whether
provision il to be made in it for
allowing skilled laborers 10 come into
the country in excess of quota limits
At the same time. Chairman John
son, of the House immigration commit
tee, issued statement defending the
law and declaring that large corpora
tons who had attacked it wanted
cheaper labor.
"If the immigration laws are relax
cd" Mr.. johnson said, "for every one
immigrant who will come. as a possi-
Bile employee of the steel and other
corporations. nine will come to drag
down the living standards of the
United States. These corporations
want cheaper labor. Cheap labor
makes a cheap country. Common
labor works for 20 cents a day in
Haiti and for 40 cents a day in Porto
Rico, where thousands are unem-
ployed.
Unemployment Is Relieved.
"a few weeks ago. Charles NJ.
Schwab said that he had never seen
such extreme misery as now exists
in England through unemployment.
Our restrictive immigration act help
ed TO transfer 5.000,0 900 people in the
United States out of work to work
with good pay in fifteen months time.
IL any selective law is enacted il
should apply to the immediate blood
relatives of those now here before we
begin to take in new foreign labor
ers without giving thought to the later
necessary admission of their fam
lies
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
TEXAS HAS RUM FLEET
Airplanes Take Struggled Cargoes to
Inland Points. Dry Agents Say.
BY the Associated Press.

Dallas, Tex. April IA rum
fleet is operating off the Texas coast.
according to Charles Becke, local fed
eral prohibition agent. who has just
returned from emergency duty at
Houston and Galveston.
Ships from Mexico and South
American points and even from Eu-
rope are bringing liquor into the Gulf
of Mexico, he said Monday.
Standing outside the three-mile Inn
it they unload large quantities of
liquor into small boats. which secret
ly land their supplies at isolated coast
points.
Airplanes then pick up the LIQUOR
and distribute it over North and East
Texas. huge shipments having been
brought to Dallas. the agent declared
Officers have plans which will
break up at least part of this traffic
Becke said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
HOME WEATHER. FOR TOURISTS.

st. Louis: Temperature. a.: clear; s.
mile wind from the northwest; lowest
temperature In last 81 hours. AZ; high
est. 81.
Chicago; Temperature. IS; clear; g.
mile wind from the northeast; lowest
temperature in last % hours. 81; high
est. As.
Kansas city: Temperature. az; clear;
six-mlle wind from the northwest; low
es, temperature in last - hours, io'
highest. Sc.
New York: Temperature a.. cloudy;
i6-mile wind from the west; loewst tenn
perature in last "a hours. 90: high
est. Sc.
washinetsns Temperature. ~: slsssi
smile wind from the west; lowest tenn
persture in last "a hours. IS; highest. So.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
A TRI.STATE DANCE
Gliders Say They Will Waltz Until
They Drop to the Floor.

New York. April 11.-Barrcd in
New York and New Jersey By the
police. the marathon dancers who
started cut at Z 80 O'Clock Saturday
night to smash the worlds records for
endurance transferred. their activities
to Connecticut early today without
missing a step. Reports from the
Cygnet Athletic Club at East Port
Chester. Conn. said that three Of the
original four couples were still going
strong.
The dancers started In an uptown
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
Hail Kills Lambs.

Del Rio, Tex, April f7.-Ranch-
men coming in from the northern
part of this county and from Sutton
county report that the recent heavy
rains in that section were accom-
panied by severe hail storms. which
killed hundreds of young lambs. They
report that in the canyons the hail
reached a depth of from five to six
feet. and. as a result. the temperature
has been considerably reduced. The
rains have been very general and this
section has splendid prospects for the
coming year. ..
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
1T MUST BE AWFUL
Several Spectators Leave Partisan
Play Which Is Later Cancelled.

rsr:s, April 17-"Edith De Nantes
is the first play to be withdrawn from
the boards in the government clean
up of the Paris playhouses. The man
agement Of the production said the
authorities took no action to stop il.
but the play was suddenly cancelled
last evening.
1t opened on Sunday and long
run had been expected. Several in
dignant spectators left the thcater
during the first performance. ..
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
BERLIN EATS HORSES
500 Work Animals Slaughtered Each
Week for Food.

Washington, ID. G.. April IT,
Five hundred horses a week are be-
ing slaughtered for food in Berlin,
according to reports to the Commerce
Department.
Horse meat sales are said 10 be
rapidly increasing.
Horse meat sells now at 1000 marks
per pound, which is roughly equal TO
about 10 cents in American money.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
REDS ARE LEFT OUT
Soviet Has No Invitation to Partici.
pate at Lausanne.

London. April 17.-The Soviet Rus
sian government has not been invited
10 participate in the reserved Near
East conference at Lausanne. it was
confirmed Monday in the House of
Commons by Ronald Mcneil, under
secretary for foreign affairs.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
GIRL SETS NEW MARATHON
RECORD IN WALTZ JOINED
BY A ONE-LEGGED DANCER
Houston Girl Loses Championship When Clevelandei
Clides IS Hours-New York One-steppers,
Fearing Police. Dance Across River Into
New Jersey, Then Back Across State to
Connecticut - Marathon Roller
skating Is Latest Fad

Cleveland the marathon title Tuesday
when girl had danced 66 hours The Houston exclamation SAYS she
Joined the Cleveland dance Monday night establish record for his
class.
-Four couples who evaded the law by dancing from New York
then glded
fad is role
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
Baseball Extra

Start t h e b a S e b a II
season right-resd the
complete baseball re-
suits tomorrow in The
Lights Baseball Extra
pink Edition.. "Covers
the Field of Sport.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
Insane. Saws Sheriff.

San Francisco. April 17.-Non-stop
long distance dancing flights are un-
der ban in the large Pacific coast
cities. the authorities in San Fran
cisco. Los Angeles. Portland. Seattle
and Tacoma have announced. THE
first couple that starts it, said Sher.
if Matt Starwich of Seattle, Il viii
put in Jail on charges Of insanity
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
STILL ANOTHER RECORD
Eight Other Contestants Remain on
Floor After Champ Quits.

Cleveland, Ohio. April 1.-THE
worlds continuous dancing champion
came back to Cleveland from Houston
and into the hands of Madeline
Gottschick today.
Miss Gottschick quit at 0 :06 a. M,
setting the new worlds record at &C
hours and six minutes. beating Miss
Madalene Williams, record by thir-
teen minutes. She said she was
forced to quit because of exhaustion,
largely due TO dancing on a tile floor.
A physician who examined Miss
Gottschick after she quit said she
had slightly increased temperature,
but that her pulse was normal.
Eight other contestants. four men
and four women. continued dancing to
beat Miss Guttschick's record.
The nearest of the eight to the new
record was Miss Margaret Howard
who had danced - hours at a. m.
Thomas Bert Sullivan. who. wears
an artificial leg, entered the contest
at 6 20 last night TO establish, he
says. worlds nonstop dancing rec
ord for persons with wooden legs.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
To Recapture Laurels.

Houston, Tex, April 17.-When
Miss Magdelene Williams. 20, was
informed this morning that her non
stoN dance record of Is hours and %
minutes had been beaten in Cleve-
land. she announced she would set
plans on foot at once TO open n new
contest next Monday in an effort to
win back her laurels.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
Index to Advertisers

Index to principal advertising In to.
days Light. for guidance of shoppers:
Adyerfiser- Page.
.,iair. Woodward 4 co frl
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
Prison for Moonshiners.

CONTINUED on next page,
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-12-14
CONFERENCE
SUCCESS ASSURED
FOR NEXT MONDAY
Continued from Page one)


perhaps less complicated than that
proposed by Councilman Oliver T.
Erickson of Seattle and perhaps more
comprehensive than that put forth by
Homer T. Bone, of Tacoma, would be
offered by the Seattle Municipal
League members who. have been study
ing the problem.
Invitations sent out called attention
to the Importance of the proposal
that the water and power resources
of this state, which are acknowledged
by the United States geological sur
veyors and engineers to be first in the
Union, shall be conserved for poster
ity; that power shall be provided for
industry, agriculture and for the home
at low price; that farmers may Sc
ure the benefits OF this cheap develop
ment as we'll as city residents.
Opposition Strong.
At the present time. the state law
permits only municipalities to develop
their own hydro-electric resources.
There is being manifest strong op-
position to prevent the same privi-
leges being extended outside city linn
its. At the same time, the monopoli-
cation of expansion outside Of the CT
ties threatens the value of any rights
whatsoever Of any development by
the public. The Reed bill upon which
the voters will pass at the 1924 cleo
ton would further handicap those Hv-
ing In the rural districts.
The cities of Seattle, Tacoma, Cen
tralia, Ellensburg and Aberdeen alone
have taken advantage Of the state
law to permit municipal development
Aberdeen being the latest addition.
These cities realize that the future
Of their utility service depends upon
their being able to convince others
that the development will ultimately
be for the benefit OF the state as a
whole, and not entirely for the city.