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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-20
ANOTHER FOR SPENCER
Bank Official Identifies Dead Bandit
as Gang Member.

Gentry, ARK, Sept. 20.-The rob-
berry of the Bank of Gentry several
months ago has been added to the
long list of crimes committed by Al
Spencer, notorious Oklahoma bandit,
who was slain Saturday in the Usage
hills of Oklahoma.
Marion WATSON, president of the
Gentry bank, who went to Bartles-
vile, Okla, to view the body, posi-
lively identified Spencer as one of the
three bandits who made the raid.
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Heavy Registration at A. & M.

College Station, Tex, Sept. 20
With the acceptance for registration
of old men for the first time, the en-
rollment figures for the new session
reached 1910 late yesterday, when
registration work ceased to await the
fourth and last day which has beeo
officially set aside for enrolment OF
students. The college year will be Of
ficially started with opening exercises
Friday morning.
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How to Stop
Sour Stomach
Chronic With Many People-Stu.
arts Dyspepsia Tablets Bring
Quick Cemfort-Sweeten and
Stop Acid, Sour Risings
and Such Dyspeptic

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rules, get attacks of Indigestion, no ar
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-20
Copies of Imported
Paris Models

These dresses are displayed in our great show
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EXCLUSIVE New York
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This sale starts this morning with 1000 Beautiful New Fall
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prices Our sale price $25 You will instantly recognize
these marvellous values.
Evening star., 1923-12-13

from the floor declared that he was
correctly quoted.
The Michigan Legislature was called
In special session December 4 10 con-
slider reapportionment of representa-
tives and senator's. The reapportion-
ment is required every ten years under
the constitution of the state and
would give a larger representation
chiefly to Wayne county and Detroit.
The question came up at the regular
session Of the legislature and was op-
posed by rural members.
bill providing for reapportion-
ment was defeated yesterday by the
house by vote Of 80 to 3, after At
torney General Andrew b. Dougherty
had expressed the opinion that the
bill as drawn was unconstitutional.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
SPEAKER is UPHELD
BY MICHIGAN HOUSE
Members Defeat Motion for In
quiry Into Alleged Interview
in Press.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LANSING, Mich, December Ia
Arguments over the question OF re-
apportionment of state senators and
representatives in the Michigan Iegis-
lature eliminated late yesterday in
the defeat, so to 9, of motion by
Representative Frederick II. Ming of
Sheboygan demanding that a commit
tee be appointed to investigate re-
marks attributed to Speaker George
Walsh regarding members who op-
posed reapportionment and to in
quire INTO the possibility of impeach-
ment.
Representative Ming read from a
newspaper reports in which Speaker
Walsh was quoted as saying: THE
members who opposed reapportion-
ment openly. brazenly and criminally
violated their oaths to support the
law of Michigan. If they were iusti-
fed the bootlegger and highway rob-
Der are justified"
The representative demanded to
know whether the speaker had been
correctly quoted. The speaker called
the speaker pro TEN. TO the chair and
Evening star., 1923-12-13
RED BOYCOTT ON SWISS.

MOSCOW, December 13.-The gov
ernment has decided to carry out a
boycott against Switzerland because
Of the acquittal of the Swiss engi-
neer. Maurice Conrad, charged with
the assassination at Lausanne last
May of NJ. Vorovsky. soviet repre-
sentative. and has instructed the
soviet representatives abroad to
grant no visaS to Swiss citizens
Meanwhile the Russian authorities
Will investigate the whereabouts of
Swiss residing in Russia with a view
to their expulsion.
Russia will also boycott all Swiss
goods and will require a certificate
of origin of goods suspected to, be of
Swiss origin.
Evening star., 1923-12-13

Wright. Wright, according to police
records; has served five years for as
sault
Police and county officials were
working on the theory that a ring
of four negro men and one woman
have been responsible for the killings
and that Fred Glover, negro, ident-
flied as having attacked Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Sparks Sunday night as they
crossed a vacant lot, is a ringlea Ter.
A bloody hatchet and a pistol were
found in his room after he was ar
rested. He also has a criminal record,
having been sentenced to fifteen
months for burglary and grand lar
ceny in 1921.
The arrests have been made after
special AK murder squad has been as
signed to crimes with orders to de-
Evening star., 1923-12-13

society. One of it's purposes was to
make a complete survey of the home
and foreign field.
When the directors learned they
could not accomplish their objects by
the methods the corporation had
adopted they decided to dissolve, the
petition said. Accompanying the peti-
ton was a long list of members, with
their address
The petition ends with an answer
to a suit against the interchurch
movement, brough by William J.
Thompson, for s35.2s7 alleged to be
due him. The answer denies owing
this amount, If anything, and sets up
a counter claim for $6,3S4.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
LNTERCHURCH BODY
SEEKS DISSOLUTION
Voluntary Petition Filed in New
York-Holds Objects Fail of
Accomplishment.
Rv tho Associated Press.

Rr the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December ia petit
tion and motion for the voluntary
dissolution of the Interchurch World
Movement of North America was filed
i'll the supreme court yesterday and
notice was served for arguments be-
fore Justice William p. Burr today.
The Tnterchurch World Movement
"f North America was organized eight
ar nine years ago. The petitioners.
who described themselves as n ma
jurity of the direc,Jrs. were the Rev.
Dr James NJ. SDh@rs. John r. Mott.
Robert T.. SpeeT. Willard u. Brown.
y. ". Harris. W. B. Miller. Fred B.
Smith, John \. Marquis. Raymond b.
FodSiok, Trevor Arnett and A. W.
Armour.
The petition said the corporation
was organized for the promotion of
charitable and religious purposes as
might be accomplished without in
corporation as a church or church
Evening star., 1923-12-13
ENGINEER is SHOT.

AUGUSTA, Ga, December 13.--J. =.
Whitestofle. night engineer at local
ice plant, died last night as the re-
suit of bullet wounds in the body in
ficted by Cordie Andrews at the for
mer's home late yesterday afternoon.
Whitestone received three pistol bull
lets in the body near the heart.
According to police information, the
trotIble arose when Whitestone's wife
demonstrated with one of the An
drews children. Andrews formerly
worked as oiler at the ice plant un-
der WhiteStone.
Witnesses state that Whitestone
was shot down from the street by
Andrews as the former was standing
in his front door.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
ALLEGED SLAYERs HIDDEN.

SHEFFIELD, Ala, December 13.-
Sam Greenhill and Dave Dewberry,
Tuscumbia negroes, who officers say
confessed to the staying of Harry S.
White, mounted guard at nitrate plant
No. i Saturday. have been spirited away
from Sheffield because of fear Of vio-
lence, it was announced yesterday. 1t
is not known where they were taken.
Whites body was thrown into an aban-
doned ciStern after he was killed.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
TWO NEW ARRESTS MADE
IN AK MURDER SERIES
Police Believe Four Men and Wom-
an in Gang Spreading Terror
in Birmingham. :"

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, December ia
Two more negroes were arrested yes
terday by officials in an effort to
clear up the series of ak murders
that have terrorized Birmingham for
years.
They are Herschel Heath and VIII
Evening star., 1923-12-13

Pa tent Leather
or Black Suede
2 art Y Slippers
for misses and
junior w o IN e n.
$500 Ia $3.50.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
FARMER SLAIN, SON SHOT.
Alleged Slayer Gives Self Up Aft
er Tragedy,

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, December
l5.--Frank McFerrin, seventy-year-ol
farmer, is dead, his son Lee Is wound
ed and Joe Brent is in jail here az
the result Of shooting ARRAY al
Potts Camp. According to reports 70
the sherin's office, the McFerrins were
IN store when Brent entered and
opened fire with two pistols,
The motive for the sbootinr ,s nm
known. Brent surrendered, but de-
clined to discuss the affair.
Evening star., 1923-12-13

vote their time 20 a solution. Rob-
berry Is believed the motive of the
series of assaults. All tie negroes
assert their innocencc.
Evening star., 1923-12-13

Give the boy
Fl o u $ e Slippers.
Always a useful
and heartily well
coined gift. Here
at $1.45 to S1.95.
Evening star., 1923-10-08
z SOLDIERS HELD .
ON H0LD-UP CHARGE
Negro Says Boiling Field Men
Lured Him Into Auto
and Robbed Him.

Charged with highway robbery,
Otis Pitcock, soldiers at Boiling Field.
were held under $1,000 bond for ace
tion Of the grand jury by Judge Nc
Mahon in Police Court today.
Rufus Thomas. colored, of ass Mis-
souri, avenue, the complainant, told
the court that early yesterday morn
ing, while on AZ street southwest, the
two men drove up in an automobile,
asking him If he wanted 20 buy some
whisky. After entering their car to
the men drove him over to the New
Jersey avenue freight yards. where,
he said, they robbed him of $50 in
bills.
we police badges, and that one of
tom had a pistol. Badges and pistol
We're offered in evidence. The auto
mobile in which the men were riding,
It was shown, was owned by Capt.
William G. Ocker of Boiling Field,
who is now in st. Louis.
The two soldiers deny the story,
saying that Thomas sold them a gals
Ion. of corn whisky for IS.
The arrest of the men followed a
strategic chase through the deserted
early morning streets. Thomas told
the police that he returned to a res
taurant near " street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, after the hold-up, ana
while there got the surprise of his
life by seeing the alleged ho1d-up
mems automobile drive up. He OBJ
tanned the services of another motor
ist with a small machine just as the
two were leaving, and trailed them
unostentatiously about town, fearing
that too close an approach would
scare them away. The machines
started east and later turned west,
crossing 9Th street at e, where Sergt.
Burke of the first precinct and two
privateS We're hailed.
Then the little pursuit car continued
20 11th and + streets, where the high
powered fugitive car was idling,
blocked it's path. and the police effect
ed the arrest with drawn revolyers.
According to Sergt. Burke, s49 and
some small change was found in the
possession of the two soldiers ar
rested. The money was in four $40
bills and smaller ones. Thomas had
already told the police that he had
been robbed of five $40 bills.
Evening star., 1923-10-08
AUTO ACCIDENTS BRING
CHARGES OF INTOXICATION
Two Operators Accused of Driving
Cars While Under influence
of Liquor.

Two automobile accidents in North
east Washington last night were fol-
lowed by arrests on charges of driv-
ing while under the influence of
liquor. Early in the evening the au-
tomobile of George w. Calver, 2O7
A street southeast, was struck by
the automobile of Harry Matthews,
525 I street hill southeast, in front
of IL I'd street northeast and dam
aged. Matthews was charged with
driving while under the influence of
liquor and colliding.
George Carlton English, 653 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast, was ar
rested after he had driven his ma
chine against and knocked down part
of the fence at Stanton Park. His
car was damaged.
A similar arrest was made by police
of the eighth precinct, Harry A. Cole,
1929 9Th street, being the defendant
His automobile collided with a taxi
cab at 10th and u streets about 1
o'clock this morning. Cole was treat
ed at Freedmen's Hospital for a slight
injury before being taken to the po-
lice station and booked on a charge
of driving while under the influence
nf liquor.
Evening star., 1923-10-08
u. S. Enjoys designations Giue
Impetus to Salary Raise Bill
IL, London Spent 3 Times
His Pay-British Representatives. In
come Here Equal to Presidents.

can commercial traveller scorns-
namely. S5 a day. When Col. Harvey,
for example, was ordered from Lon
don to Paris to sit as an unofficial
dors he could put in an expense ac-
count of exactly s5 a day for board
and lodging.
Compares With British.
The State Department is prepared
to submit to the Sixty-eighth Con-
gress detailed comparison of the
expenditures of the American and
British foreign services. A deadly
parallel of special interest is the al
lowance made during the fiscal year
1922-1923 to the British ambassador
in Washington. In round figures, Sir
Auckland Geddes had at his disposal
Gncluding his salary of S12,500) the
sum Of 100000.
That is exactly equal to the salary
and travelling allowance granted to
the President of the United States.
In addition, the British ambassador
has the use. rent free, of a magnifi-
cent house. The British government
spends altogether On its foreign serv-
ice diplomatic and consular branches
and foreign office) $12,244,2S7, and the
United States, ,030. But Amer
lea collects in fees passports. con-
the British derive from those sources
only $2,749,5 500.
Increase Only 1878 900.
The gross additional cost of the for
eign service, as contemplated by the
Rogers bill, is only s37s,000 a year.
Some salaries, such as of first-clas IS
consuls general, are actually reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000. But all junior
grades of diplomatic and consular Of
ficers are to receive higher pay, as
well as moderate allowances. The
basic idea is to democratize the for
eign service by attracting to 1t men
of ability and not merely sons Of mil
lionaires.
Hitherto our diplomatic service has
ranked above the, consular branch.
The Rogers bill proposes to make the
two services Interchangeable. An i'm
portant feature is the provision of
reasonable retirement allowances,
whereby men who have devoted their
lives to Americas foreign interests
may escape the poorhouse at the end
of successful careers.
Representation allowances are par
ticularly necessary in the case of
American ambassadors or ministers
in countries where the United States
owns no official premises. At present
we possess such property only in
Chile, China, Cuba, Japan, Mexico,
Panama. Siam and Turkey. Every
where else our representatives must
rent and pay for their own residences
Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1923-10-08
BELLS WARN CITY
TO PREVENT FIRES
Apparatus Parades Streets
to Emphasize Need'of Pre-
ventive Care.
HRE-PREvENTION TALK
NO. 2.

NO. =.
Prepared by Insurance DEPART
ment, United States Chamber
of Commerce.
Arson is one of the most seri-
Gus of crimes. A man convicted
of maliciousY starting a fire Is
a criminal and punished by
society. A man who through
sheer careIessness permits his
property to be destroyed by
fire is likewise a public enemy,
but goes unpublished some
European countries have recog-
nized this and make property
owners personally responsible
for fires caused by their gross
negligence.
The Chamber Of Commerce OF
the United States at it's last
annual meeting passed the fol-
lowing resolution:
"The national loss through
the waste of fire mounts up
ward at rate which indicates
the need of immediate atten-
ton in each state and In every
city. Within a few years the
amount in property values
destroyed in the United States
by fire has increased until 1t is
annually in excess of the entire
cost Of the Panama canal. In
large part this figure represents
waste which can be prevented
by effective action by states
and cities. Personal liability
for damages occurring to others
through fire caused by gross
negligence should be enforced
in ways which will bring home
to individuals their proper re-
sponsibility."
Property destroyed by fire Is
gone forever. While the owner
may carry insurance so that he
himself loses nothing financial
ly, other fire insurance policy
holders must contribute greater
amounts-in the form Of pre-
miums-to indemnify him for his
carelessness. When 1t Is con-
sidered that three-fourths Of all
fires are probably preyentable.
we can well realize the amounts
we are contributing for other
peoples carelessness.
Evening star., 1923-10-08
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair and con-
>tinued cool tonight and tomorrow;
probably light frost tonight; gentle
to moderate northerly winds.
Maryland-Fair%an continued cool
tonight and tomorrow; probably light
frost in east and heavy in west por-
tion tonight; gentle to moderate
northerly winds.
Virginia-Fair and continued cool
tonight and tomorrow; probably frost
in the interior, heavy In west portion
tonight; moderate TO fresh north and
northeast winds.
West VKginia--Fair tonight and
tomorrow, continued cool; frost to-
night. heavy in low places.
Records for Twerty-Four Hours
Thermometer pm, SO; pm, 4S;
IL midnight, Al; am, 3S; am, AZ;
noon, SO.
Barometer pm, 1928; pm,
3O32; IL midnight. 1898; am, 30.37 /;
am. 30.44; noon, 30.43.
Highest temperature, sos, occurred
at 3:40 pm, October Z. Lowest tenn
perature. 37.S, occurred at $50 am,
October s.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, IS; lowest, 65.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
water at s am: Great Falls-Tem-
perature, so; condition, clear.
Weather I'm Various Cities.
Evening star., 1923-10-08

Fire bells rang out today from
Georgetown to Anacostia and from
the northwest suburbs to the river
front, reminding every householder
and business man to look through
his cellar and attic for possible
causes Of fire.
Led by a band, Ave pieces of ap-
paratus rumbled through tho streets
displaying Ffre-prevention week
banners.
Fire department and insurance Of
icials estimate that large per-
centage Of the fires that occur an
nually throughout tho United States
are preventable, and tho object of
Ffre-prevention week is to bring this
fact home to taxpayers.
Hot ashes taken from the furnace
and thrown carelessly against
wooden joist will start a fire, where
as they are harmless when placed in
a metal receptacle.
A box of matches left on a table
where the children may reach them
is apt to cost the lives of the little
ones.
Oil-soaked rags thrown in a corner
are frequently fire starters.
These are but few of the lessons
the fire-prevention committee hopes
to drive home this week.
Evening star., 1923-10-08

District Guard which maintained an
average attendance of more than 20
per cent at armory drills during the
past fiscal year. War Department
records show that Company A made
an average of II per cent for the
year and stood among the fifty COM
panies, batteries, or troops of the
National Guard Of the country sin
gled out for special commendation by
throughout the entire year.
The officers of the company are
Capt. J. r. Mickey, First Lieut.. Roy
w. Kessee and Second Lieut.. w. E.
Buechler.
The performance of Company A is
particularly noteworthy as Gen.
Richards, himself a National Guard
officer from Pennsylvania, although
now attached to the general staff of
Evening star., 1923-10-08
FOREIGN.
WE ARE UNABLE TO
SUPPLY THE DEMAND

from prospective purchasers for. well situ-
ated business and Investment properties.
II you have for sale business other In
come e-producing property and will communicate
with US, either by letter or telephone, we will
assure you most energetic action looking to
its quick sale.
ARNOLD AND COMPANY
1Al6 Eve Street Main 249a
Evening star., 1923-10-08
BATTLESHIPS LEAVE.
Destroyers Also Go for Target Prac-
tice in Atlantic.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, October s.
The battleships Wyoming and
Florida, accompanied by a squadron
of deStroyers. are due to leave the
Hampton roads naval base this morn
ing for the southern drill grounds
where preparations for short range
target practice will be made. Plac-
ing of targets and other preparations
will consume about three weeks be-
fore the firing begins, according to
Rear Admiral Roger Welles, COM
mandant of the fifth naval district.
Evening star., 1923-10-08
SHIPS OFF FOR MANEUvERs.

NORFOLK. Va, October S.-The
battleships Wyoming and Florida, ac-
companied by a squadron of destroy
ers. Will leave the Hampton Roads
naval base today to complete ar
rangements for short range target
maneuvers on the southern drill
grounds. The maneuvers are sched-
uled to begin in about three weeks.
Evening star., 1923-10-08
LAUDS UNIT OF D. C.
NATIONAL GUARD
Gen, Richards Commends Company
A, Which Alone Exceeded 70 in
Average Attendance.

A letter Of commendation from Mai.
Gen. George G. Richards. chief Of the
militia bureau, War Department, has
been sent to Company A, Engineer
Battalion, District Of Columbia Ma
tional Guard, the only unit of the
Evening star., 1923-10-08

the Army, has reached the conclusion
that the average drill attendance dur
ing a year is the only basis upon which
a reliable comparison can be made be-
tween National Guard organizations in
various states.s Under that rule, Com
pany A of the District Engineers, is
rated among the fifty most efficient
National Guard units In the country.
Evening star., 1923-10-08
BOY HIT BY BASE BALL DIES

PENSACOLA, Fla, October s.
Grady Ard, eighteen years old, died
at the Pensacola Hospital yesterday
of injuries received in a base ball
game at Pace. Fla, two weeks ago.
Ard was hit in the abdomen while at
bat and died following an operation