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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07
SOLDIERS GUARD GRAVE.
Troops Ordered to Keep Away Curious
Crowds From Cemetery.

New York, Jan. GA squad Of
United States soldiers were detailed TO-
night to guard the grave in Brooklyn
National Cemetery of James J. Jones,
a sailor, which, according to reports be-
ing investigated, may hold S4,OOO,OO0
Of the Russian crown jewels.
The soldiers were entrained from Fort
Hamilton on orders from Maj. Gen.
Robert Lee Bullard, commander of the
Second Area Corps.
They will keep away curious crowds
attracted to the grave by reports that
the jewels were placed in the sailors
casket while it was en- route from Rus
STA and were smuggled in and buried
with the body, the thief having no
chance to recover them.
Treasury and customs officials are
probing the story in an effort to learn
whether it is hoax before opening
the grave.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07
WORK
ALL NIGHT IN
VICE CLEAN UP
Nineteen Women Are Book
ed at Headquarters Be-
fore Midnight Saturday.
VAN RIPER'S ORDERS
Sweeping Crusade Against
Law VioIators Started
by Chief Of Police.

Squads Of police and detectives work
ed all Saturday night in the vice clean
up ordered by Chief of Police A. o..
Van Ripper Saturday afternoon and by
midnight more than a score had been
booked at headquarters. Nineteen wo-
men were arrested.
The work of bringing in law viola
tors was just getting organized later
in the night and before morning many
more were expected to be arrested. The
instructions to arrest all idlers, gamb-
lers and women issued to the 8 O'Clock
shift Saturday was repeated by police
captains TO the IL O'Clock shift and
officers went out on their beats to
carry out the orders Of the chief.
Chief Van Ripper and Detective Cap
tain Sam Street each led squads of
officers bringing in those put under
ban by the sweeping order. Each Off
Ger was told that he would be held
personally responsible for unlawful con-
ditions of his beat.
The order given by Chief Van Ripper
follows: Drastic measures must be
taken Immediately TO suppress vice of
every character and reduce same TO a
minimum. The vice ordinance must
be rigidly enforced. You will issue
orders TO each and every man on your
shift 10 arrest women of lewd charac-
ter, prostitutes, street walkers caught
soliciting on the streets or known 10
have a venereAl disease.
Gamblers ana habitual idlers are
undesirable characters and every ef.
fort must be made to get rid of them.
The city must be cleaned of all vice
and law violation and each and every
officer will be held personally respon-
sible for unlawful conditions on his
beat
The order was given to all police
captains and detective captains and
they were read to the men before they
started out on their beats.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07
FIRES AT CHILDREN
Dallas Woman Declares Small Tots at
Play Disturb Her.

Dallas, Tex, Jan. 6.-Claiming that
small children in the neighborhood dis
.turbed them, a woman walked on to
her front porch late Saturday night and
opened fire with a small automatic pis-
tol on band Of children playing in the
street. None of the youngsters were in
jured. The woman was arrested and
later sent to the county Jail.
1t was stated at the city hail that
complaints have been made by neigh
bors as to the manner of two men, who
it is said, has been threatening vio-
lence to the children in the vicinity.
Five shots were fired, the bullets
striking houses within range. 1t is
said none of the children were over s
years Of age.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07
U. S. TO WITHDRAW
IL France Moves Troops Will Be
Brought Home.

Washington, ID. C., Jan. with
drawal of American troops from Ger
many appeared near tonight.
The Senate by vote of 81 to y
passed a resolution by Senator Reed
of Missouri, declaring it TO be its view
that the forces on the Rhine, low num-
boring about 1000, should be brought
home.
1t was learned that the administra-
ton is giving serious consideration to
orders for the return of the troops and
that the movement may be started with.
in the next two weeks.
If France gives the Greer to Marshal
Foch to move into the Ruhr v9lley, the
American troops will be ct once brougLs
home from tine Coblenz bridgehead as a
protest against such drastic French ac-
ton, one high administration official
told the United Press.
II the movement is not begun and
the Senate is not assured that the
troops will be withdrawn, an amend
ment will be introduced to the army ap-
preparation bill which comes to the
Senate next week, prohibiting the use
of government funds in maintaining the
army of occupation, il is learned.
The six senator's who voted against
the resolution were Meyers, Nelson.
New, Reed, (Pennsylvania), Sterling
and Williams.
Action by the Senate came after
careful deliberation and the resolution,
as finally drawn, was so worded that
it would not prove embarrassing to
the administration or incite any Eu-
ropean government to interpret as
policy in the present reparations
crisis.
The resolution read:
"Resolved, that it is the sense Of
the Senate of the United States that
the President should order the i'm
mediate return to the United States of
all troops of the United States now
stationed in Germany.
ain giving this expression OF its
opinion, the Senate disavowS any UNI
friendly or partisan attitude toward any
nation of Europe
Senator Lodge announced the at
titude of the administration group in
fConfinuod au mart mage
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07
NAME NIXON As MASKED MOB MEMBE
MAY ASK BANKRUPTCY
FOR BIG BROKERAGE
FIRM In MISSOURI
Creditors Get Together to
Discuss Affairs of
Company.

Kansas City, NO., Jan. e.-Bank-
ruptcy proceedings against Houston,
FibIe and Company, once consider ed
the strongest brokerage firm in the
Southwest doomed tonight.
A committee of creditors, headed by
]. W. Perry, appeared in federal c,ul t
here late today and submitted a pro-
gram foc proceeding against the cont
pany, now in the hands of a receiver,
following expulsion from the Ntw
York stock exchange.
The creditors suggested Involuntary
bankruptcy proceedings against the
company and the appointment of j. ".
Perry as receiver under $4,000 bond.
This was agreeable to members of The
firm and the temporary receiver, L.
II. Reynolds. Federal Van Valksn-
burgh also gave approval.
A definite plan for taking over af.
fairs of the company will DC presented
Tuesday,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07
FRENCH TROOPS
HELD READY To.
ENTER GERMANY.
$4,000 Soldiers Prepared
to Collect Repara-
tons.
FOCH PLANS ATTACK
No Action, However, Until
Actual Default Is
Made.

Paris, Jan. 6.-France tonight held
an army of $4,000 infantrymen, avia-
tors and artillerymen in readiness to
march deeper into Germany to collect
reparations.
Final military plans to be used in
event the French carry out their threat
to occupy the Ruhr valley, Germany'S
great treasure house Of iron and coal.
we're completed tonight in a conference
between President Millerand. Premier
Poincare, Marshal Foch and General
Maginot.
The military council held to devise
means of collecting German reparations
at the point of bayOnets and seventy
fiyes" gave approval to the scheme for
troop. advances submitted by Eoch.
Await Word From Commanders.
They will be put into effect after a
word from the French commanders, If
all other plans for collection fail, it was
declared. These plans provide that.
within few hours after the command
is given, the French troops, thousands
strong, will be clanking across the
Rhine.
Details of troops disposition, the
units to be moved, and the strength
necessary in various localities, were
gone over by the French leaders, it was
learned
The first step OF the "Foeh plan 81
il is understood, will be to dispatch
troops to Essen 20 protect engineers
there. Essen is the site Of the great
Krupp works. Bochum would be the
next town occupied.
The French are operating behind a
veil of secrecy, seeking TO learn tic
extent Of support that can be counted
on from the allies and are awaiting
some intimation OF the outcome Of DIS
cussions in Washington and elsewhere
before taking final action.
Await Preparations Decision.
Results of the reparation commission
meeting Monday, at which Germany
will answer charges Of default, are also
being waited.
Meanwhile, war-like moves continued
in Paris. 1t is learned tonight that an
ultimatum would be forwarded to Ger
many demanding guarantee, final CEN
troll Of the Ruhr, and customs supervi-
sion. The ultimatum would expire
January Is, the same day that Ger.
many is expected to default her ncIt
reparations payment.
II the ultimatum is refused and pay
ment is not made, French plans are 10
seize the Ruhr Immediately.
British and American soldiers will
not participate in war.
1t was pointed out tonight there has
been no definite decision 10 put tie
French plans into effect and they are
subject to change in accordance with
developments that might come from the
reparations meeting Monday,
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NEW OFFICE BUILDING
Ten.stOry Structure on Travis Street
for 1923.

A ten-story office building will be
erected on Travis street in the near fu-
ture, possibly on the corner of st.
Mary's stree., according to reports
among local real estate men.
Russell Hill. president of the Travis
Street Association, and prominent real
estate man, verifies the report by stat
ing that the association is working on a
deal and that at least one office build
ing will be constructed on Travis street
during 1923.
The location of the new building has
not been decided upon, be says, but
the reports say that the vacant lot on
the corner Of Travis and st. Mary's
streets probably viii be the site.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07
iET STEPHENS MANDATE
Jay Be Hanged at Same Time Apolinar
Is Executed.

The mandate in the murder case of
W. Stephens, convicted and SEN
Enced to death by a Bexar county jury
killing Tom Finucane, was received
San Antonio from Austin Saturday
|ernoon. Sentence will be passed on
Il prisoner by Judge Tayloe during
II week.
] The only hope for mercy for the con-
tnned man must come from Governor
III. 1t is not unlikely that the date
the execution will be set at the same
be as that of Clemente ADolinar. con-
ted of the murder of Theodore Bern
&sSSnd sentenced to death. The
olinar execution is set for February
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07
Lawlesness in Kansas Civ,

Kansas City, Mo-. Jan. 6.-Gunmen,
bandits and sneak thieves were active
IN Kansas City today. Three bandits
obtained $500 in cash in daylight
raid of the A. p. Sutermeister Stone
Company. Two negroes and a white
man held M the force of large laun-
dry, numbering more than twenty peo-
pie. Nearly $500 was obtained. Po-
lice headquarters was swamped with re-
ports Of robberies and minor holdups
throughout the latter part of last night
and early this morning. More than
twenty robberies of all types were re-
corded.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07
Held in Texarkana IaiI.

TeNaTkana, Tex, Jan. 9. = Russell
Masterson, claiming Graham, Tex, as
his home, and Henry Brown, said TO be
a resident Of Ranger, are being held in
the city jail here today pending fur
Their investigations into the robbery of
mail car on the Texas & Pacific train
No. on Thursday night.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07

Warrants for the arrest Of thcss whs
are to be charged with direct completely
in the murder Of Daniel and Richards
will be sworn out late Monday sfts.s
noon or Tuesday morning, u vas
authoritatively learned tonight
Mob Victim Tells Story.
The hearing from then on Is expestsd
to be confined to those who supposedly
knew more Of the circumstances sussi
rounding the butchery Of the two nsa
than has yet been made public. !
The first tale Of the doggins san4l
from the lips Of W. @. Andrsws-<j
stockily built, good natured and Emifs!
ing, farmer Of Mer Rouge.
Andrews, one Of the five kidnapped
by the mob, said he had gone to Bastrop
August "a to attend a baseball game
and barbecue with J. I. Norworthy.
About a mile or 50 out Of town Il
was. held up by bunch Of black,
hooded men. There were about 6fteef
or twenty Of them.
-0ne man came 10 he sids wher4:
I was driving, pointed q gun 1t M
and told me to get out I did. / was,
blindfolded and my hands tied behind
me. They led me out at the side Of
the road about % to so feet away.
II recognized the voice Of ]. 7. Dam.
iel, father of Watt Daniel. Then 4
heard them say they wanted some
others. They got Richards next. Wheu
they put him beside me be asked: Us
that you W. C.? And I told him isI
was. 1 told him ] guessed they srs3
going to get all Of us, and he said Is
1 reckon So q
Made Victim Obey. I
~They got Watt Daniel and Tor
Davenport. ] recognised Watts voice
when they told him to get up. guess
one OF them showed him or did some
thing like that when he was so slow
IN obeying. Watt said: wait q min
ute, buddy, don't be so fast
Ihey put US In q car, ae least
they put me In a car, but couldn't
recognize any voices, 50 ] didn't know
who else was in the car. They started
back down the road. Il seemed To
me like they took US out on the Monroe
road somewhere. After We stopned-
somebody told me to Set out Of the
car and / did. Tsey led me off a piecs
and asked me what I knew about me
attempted assassination Of Or. 3. NJ.
Mckoin. 1 said / didn't know sny.
thing about it whatever, and Ssye an
account OF myself on the night they
say somebody shot at McKoin. telling
them ! was at Gallon that night
Did they seem satisfied with your
ahbi?p
mo. sir, they said they knew I had
something TO do with il and they whip
ped me 70 make me tell. They told M.
to pull down my pants, but ny pants
were fastened and l couldn't, 80 thsy
did 1t themselves and threw me dowu
on my face snd whipped me.
Heard Victim Plead.
Were you only flogged or were you
injured in other wsys?-
We'll I got q lick in nv face some
way and one in my side that rais,d
up knot about IS big As ny fist. but
l. wouldn't be able 70 tsil you whether
they kicked me there or bit ne with
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07
The WEATHER
TEMPERATURES.
FORECAST.

East Texas: Sunday, increasing cold:
Monday unsettled. colder In interior with
moderate to fresh southerly to westerly
winds on the coast.
West Terms: Sunday. part cloudy. colder
in the Panhandle Monday and fair and
colder
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07
JEWELS IN OKLAHOMA.
Two Huge Diamonds Claimed To Have
Belonged To RomanOffs On Display.

Tulsa. Okla, Jan. 6.-Two huge
diamonds, larger than marbles. that
once cleaned from the proud hands of
the Romanoffs, and whose clear depths
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07

Judge Fred 0jom will preside at
the trial Of those arrested in CON
nection with two murders and other
outrages supposedly committed BY
masked bands at MGR Rouge, La, ofLu
hearing on which is now being held Of
Bastrop, La. Friends of the accused
persons are reported to be seeking to
enlist the aid of Clarence Darrow,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07

famous attorney, to represent the ac,
cused IN court. District Attorney
David /. Garrett, Monroe, La. prob
ably will prosecute the case. DR.. u.
NJ. Mckoin, former mayor of Mer
Rouge, IS now spectator at the Bns'
trop hearing, having returned volun-
tarily from Baltimore to face charge
of murder in connection witt the affair.
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Heard Victim Plead

We're you only flogSed or were you
injured in other wayS?-
We'll I got lick in my face some
way and one in ny side that rais,d
up knot about IS big As ny fist. but
]. wouldn't be able 70 eel you whether
they kicked me there or bit ne vitA
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
Monopoly of British Press
Brings Down Public Attack

and the profession of journalism is
becoming enslaved to one vast system
of ownership.
The Hearst press in America af-
fords no parallel to this enormous
trust.
The American public has discount
ed the Hearst press and its political
influence as small.
Moreover its relative magnitude to
the total press of the country is in
finitely less than the case of the
Rothermere press.
But the main difference is that the
Rothermere press is . political power
of the first order.
Its influence on affairs is I'M
deniablc and Lord Rothermerc- clear
ly aims at making parliament. subor-
diGate 10 mob opinion, controlled by
his press.
1t is notorious that his Poincare
policy has been the chief stumbling
block of three prime ministers in sue
cession-Lloyd-Gcorge, Bonar Law
and Baldwin.
Wields Enormous Influence.
I am informed on indisDutable an
thority that Mt the recent interview
between Prime Minister Baldwin and
Premier. Poincarc. Mr.. Baldwin was
largely occupied with an attempt to
convince VI. Poincarc that the Roth
ermerc press did not represent Brit
ish opinion.
1t is certain that hut for the sup
port of that powerful engine for
manufacturing mob opinion, VI. Poin-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21

care would not have dared flout the
British government so openly.
With the latest development. re-
sponsible opinion in all parties is Sc
riously alarmed at the magnitude of
the menace TO constitutional govern
ment.
it is realized that parliament can
not function in the presence of an
uncontrolled dictatorship Of one man.
who has access TO nearly every house
hold. and gives or suppresses news
according to the motive he has in
mind.
The speech OF the attorney general
indicates that the government is COM
ing TO the conclusion that this chal-
lenge 10 Democratic government must
be faced openly.
So far Lord Rothermere, like Lord
Northcliffe before him. has succeed
ed because of the unwillingness and
timidity of successive governments to
grapple boldly with him.
This impunity has encouraged the
press dictator 10 grow more insolent
in his methods until n situation has
been reached in which. if the govern.
ment refuses to accept dictation, mol
opinion is modified against it and
action is paralyzed.
| anticipate that the question OF
what is known as 1.-THE menace of the
Roihermerc press" will come before
parliament in some form when il
meets next month.
My own opinion is that lord
Rothermere will find the British
public not suitable material fol
fascism and that a sharp disillusion
awaits him.
lie is a man Of negligible intel
lcctual quality, much inferior to
Lord Northcliffc.
Northcliffc had a touch Of genius
mixed with his madness.
Rothermere is mere big business
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
Hearst Interests Afford No
Parallel to Enormous
English Trust-Lord Roth
ermere Pulls Government
tai Strings at Will.
BY a. G. GARDINER.

Copyright, by The San AitG7io Light.
London, Oct. 2O.-IOrd Rother-
mere's capture of the Hutton press
is arousing extraordinary concern and
Attorney General Hogg made a public
attack Wednesday or the menace of
n press monopoly.
The Hutton press is the second
most powerful trust in the country.
Its assumption by Lord Rother-
mere makes the mower of that press
magnate overShadow the land more
completely than did the power even
of his brother, the late Lord North
cliffc.
1t is now indiSMtable that he has
access to more households than all
the rest of the newspapers in the
country.
His papers are legion. Of all kinds,
and have vast circulations.
Advertisers cannot dictate to him.
He dictates 10 them.
He practically controls the ma
chinery of newspaper distribution,
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without ideas and without PERSONAL
ity.
He simply has a devouring desire
to be master of the ship and to COM
pei ministers to obey him.
His measure may be gathered by
the fact that though he has been in
the House of Lords for ten years, he
has never dared to raise his voice in
that chamber.
When Premier Lloyd George made
him air minister during the war he
resigned the position when it became
necessary to address the House in de-
Tense of his administration.
| expect to see n strong movement
made to compel this shy bird to come
out into the open and explain per-
sonally his grounds for playing the
French game against every British
minister.
With public opinion swinging
round steadily to the conclusion that
the Poincare policy means industrial
ruin for this country as we'll a Inc
destruction of Germany. Lord Roth
ermere ia nearing the discovery that
le has backed the wrong horse and
must run to cover.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21

The dear old lady pushed her spec
tacles W on her forehead and put down
the newspaper she had been reading.
'Firemea must be frivolous lot" she
remarked.
why do you think that. Granny7"
asked her grandson.
Because II says in this paper" the
old lady explained. that after the fire
was under control, the firemen played
on the ruins all night. Why could they
not go home 20 bed like sensible men.
instead Of romping about like children 20
Irish Times.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21

DO you get your gowns from Paris
mot any more answered MISS
Cayenne. We've gotten so we can MAKE
'em look Just as queer and cost Just, as
much right in our own home town. -
Washington star.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21

at spent all the morning in the dem
lists chair"
"Did he hurt YOU IT,
"Tot as badly as l thought he would
hut much worse than he said lie would'
detroit Free Press
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21

,.itb Iitti, whites questions and threat
cned 10 acquaint him with the slipper )!
ho a., NOT keen auiet. Willie was silent
FOR about a minute. then said:
THAT was an awful accident TO-DAY:
Tha narent leaked UP with interest and
asked what ives the accident.
''Whv," replied Willie. getting near tne
door. "a woman had her eye on sca'
and a man sat on it."--lrish Times.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21

IT hear you gave q delightful party
last night. old chap. What was 1t to
celebrate?'
at was for my wife. It's ths tenth
anniversary OF her soth blrthday."-Irish
Times.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
c. E. Castaneda Of Browns
vile Digs Up Interesting
Facts From Spanish Ar
chives in County Clerks
Office.

Editors Note The short his
tory Of San. Antonio which fol-
lows was written by c. +.
Castaneda of Brownsville rs an
introduction TO a thesis which he
wrote for his master degree at
the University Of Texas. Most of
the material used in the history
was secured while Mr.. Castenada
was Spanish instructor in
breckenridge High School in San
Antonio when he read all of the
old Spanish archives in the Bexar
county courthouse and indexed
them. He received his degree in
August of this year and at the
present time is an instructor in
Spanish at William and Mary
College in Virginia.