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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
MEN
IN INFERENCE
HERE SATURDAY
Special Agent for Treas
ury Department Wis
itor in City.
CONFERS WITH MASON
Creighton on Way to Capt.
tai to Discuss Bor-
der Affairs.
CONFERS WITH MASON

Administration Of customs service
along the border country was consid-
cred at a conference between Harry
s. Creighton, special agent of the
Treasury Department in charge of the
Ell Paso district, and G. b. Mason,
agent in charge of the San Antonio
district, Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Creighton is internationally
known as an expert in customs af-
fairs and is admittedly one of the
most efficient treasury agents in the
United States. Last year Mr.. Creigh-
ton was employed by the Peruvian
government to reOrganize the customs
business of that country. Although
his contract engaged his services for
three years, n change of government
in Peru brought about the cancella-
ton of the contract. Mr.. Creighton
returned TO this country during the
latter part of last February and re-
entered the Treasury Department,
from which he had previously re-
signed.
Formerly Located Here.
He was formerly agent in charge
of the San Antonio customs district
having come here from Galveston in
1917. He served as agent in charge
of this district for three years, re-
signing at the expiration of. that
time.
Mr.. Creighton is en- route to Wash
ingtOn where he will confer with the
director Of special agents and other
high officials of the Treasury Depart
ment with reference to condition.
along the Mexican border.
Although the subjects brought up
for discussion at the conference Sat
urday afternoon were not revealed. il
was stated that the object of Mr..
Creighton's visit to San Antonio was
for the purpose of comparing methods
employed in the San Antonio district
for the administration Of customs af-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
ELkS PREPARE
FOR ORPHANS
ANNUAL PICNIC
Three Thousand Members
to Entertain 500
Children.
EVERYTHING TO EAT
Families Of Elks to Join
Them in Making Day -.
a Happy One.

Every member of the Elks' lodge
has been commissioned by Exalted
Ruler Jack II. Burke to play "bis
brother" to the orphans of San An
tonic who will be given their annual
picnic next Saturday, August is. in
KOehler park, as guests of the Elks.
This means that nearly 5000 big
hearted citizens are expected to dedi-
cate the day to seeing that the 800
youngsters whose only homes are in
the various charitable institutions of
the city have "the time of their
lives"
Mr.. Burke has sent letters to all
members telling of plans for the big
outing and urging the fullest cooper
alton of every "Bill" in making this
years picnic 1.-The most successful ever
staged.
After notifying each Elk that he
was expected to be "On the job" as
a member of the big brother" COM
mittee. Mr.. Burke's letter continued ::
Big Event For Children. .
@You are also requested to bring
your entire family. The ladies. espe
cially, are needed to assist in waiting
on the children at noon. There will
be plenty of eats for all.
"The orphans will arrive on the
grounds about o 80 n. m. and remain
as our guests until 5 p. m. This is
one of the big things in the lives OF
these children. 1t is also one of the
big things in the lives Of some of
our brothers who are interested in
this work. Let your interest be re-
Elected by your presence.
"The band will furnish the music.
The patrol will be i'll charge Of the
stunts and varied program Of en-
tertainment is promised. consisting of
games and contests of all kinds. with
prizes for the winners. rs we'll as ia
vors for each of the children
In addition to attending the picnic
has been levied upon to furnish either
one cake or two pies for the Occa-
sion. Delivery of these goodies" is
to be made at the Elks' Club on Pecan
street not later than Friday evening.
August II.
Committees For Every Detail.
A big organization has been Gre
ated to the end that every detail in
connection with the outing will be
carried out in the best possible man
ner. A list of committees for the
picnic follows:
Food committee: II. Neil Campbell.
chairman: A. J. Castanola. James p.
O'Neil. Charles s. Baxter. Charles
r. Bergstrom. o. +. Alexander. Will
liam 0pperman. DR.. Philip Go'dner,
Joe Obriotti, Charles Heieck, Adolph
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12

railroad came through the country
but of the aching loneliness, the crush
ing privations. and grinding hard work
of her life. which has been typical OF
that of most pioneer women Of the
state. she says very little. NO, l never
thought about a marrying again. after
M husband died, though / was Il
young woman then. i had had two
good men. and that is all any woman
has a Claim to-" -
Much has been written of Texas
heroes. and their names are known
and honored the length and breadth
of the entire country, but in the big
gest and finest sense of the word are
any Of them any more truly heroi,
than Mrs. Insall and the faithful,
patient work she has done, day IN and
day out for almost three-quarters Of
century. in her little cabin, back il.
the foothills above Warins:
Truly she can say, Il have fought
good fight. / have kept the faith
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
THIEVES "JIMMY"
WAY INTO A HOME
AND STEAL SILVER
Officers Unable to Find
Trace Of Loot Taken
From Steues Home.

Silverware. the estimated value of
which is believed in excess of $1,000
was stolen from the home of Albert
Stoves ST., 504 King William street,
late Friday night or early Saturday
morning.
Report Of the burglary reached the
city detective department late Satur-
day forenoon.
Detectives began an immediate in
vestigation but up 10 an early hour
Saturday night had found no trace
of the loot.
Entrance to the home, it was re-
ported, was gained by "jimmyins
open a rear door of the home.
The family, it is said. is absent
from the city and the home is in
charge of employees.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
GET NEW WATER WELL
San jose Bathing Beach Also Has
600 New Dressing Rooms.

One of the largest sulphur wafer
wells in Texas has Just been brought
in at San Jose and is supplying the
large bathing pool of the San jose
bathing beach with pure water daily.
The management announces that it
has also completed GOO new dressing
rooms which will enable it TO handle
the crowds more efficiently. San Jose
bathing beach is located five and a
half miles south of San Antonio
on the Pleasanton road. 1t may be
reached also by the South Flores street
car. This is one of the largest swim
ming pools in or around San Antonio.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
TRAIN FILLS NEED
I.-G. \. "Ship Channel Special
Makes Good Connections.

The Ship Channel Limited, the pas
senger train recently put on by the
I.-G. n. between Fort Worth and
Houston. is filling a long felt need,
according to A. X. Fox, division pas
sengey agent. There is night con-
necti3h out of San Antonio which
meets this train and gives students
bound for College Station good SER
vice.
A Pullman is run from Austin to
Houston each night, and the train is
meeting with strong approval of pa
irons all along the road, Mr.. Fox
said
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Race Horse Driver Dead.

Dallas, Tex, Aug. 11.-FuneraI
services were held here Saturday
morning over The remains of the late
George r. King. for years superin-
tendent OF the horse department. Of
the State Fair of Texas, who Died
at Indianapolis, Tuesday. King fell
from sulkey while driving one of
his horses on a track at Indianapolis.
He was to have had charge of tho
horse show and to have Officiated
at the races Mt the State Fair.
October 1928 this year.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12

fairs with the methods employed il
the IL Paso district.
One problem encountered in Fac 4
Paso district that is not encountered
in the San Antonio district is tina
of handling imported cattle upoi
which high duty is imposed by tn,
tariff act of 1922. Few, il any
cattle are imported from Mexico
through the San Antonio district. Tn,
contrary is the case in the FL Pas,
district through which thousands o.
cattle are imported annually.
Mexican Ranges Depleted.
This condition. it has been explain
ed, is brought about by the fact that
the ranges in the states of Mexico
that would be tributary TO this dis
trict have been depleted threugl
economic reasons and also by Oh,
depredations of bandits. In the SIeSi
lean states opposite the FL Paso d.
trict, which extends practically
through Arizona and which are
natural tributaries to that district
the chief industry is cattle raising.
Since the tariff charge is based
upon weight, no inconsiderable prob.
lem is encountered by the customs
service in the FL Paso district IN
determining the charges.
During the conference. it was re.
vealed, Mr.. Creighton wanted to know
what methods were employed in this
district in computing the tariff
charges on cattle and what method
was employed to weigh the livestock.
He was surprised to learn that the
problem was not encountered in this
district.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
Colonel Roberts Decorated

Austin. Tex. Aug. lin recosni-
ton of his valiant and outstanding
work in France during the world war,
Col. Oscar Z. Roberts. of Taylor,
commander of the 143rd Infantry,
Both Division, was presented with a
DISTINGUISHED service medal by Maj.
Gen. f. NJ. Lewis. commander of the
Eighth Corps Area. L. $. A.. at Camp
Mabry Thursday. General Lewis re-
viewed 1000 national guard troops
now encamped here.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
TO BUY TECH SITE
Secretary Says Board to Let Con
tracts Immediately.

Austin. Tex, Aug. 11.-W. r. Ma
bours. secretary of locating board for
the Texas Psychological College, re-
turned to Austin Saturday.
Nabours said that work of com
pleting arrangements for acquiring the
site for the school, making contracts
with Lubbock officials for water,
light, etc, and other details of the To-
cation of the college would be starte!
Immediately.
A COOL. COMFORTABLE. CON
venient train for Dallas and Fort
Worth. No. %, 10 p. NJ. Southern
Pacific, G13 Navarro Street.-(Adv.)
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She admits having been scared Il.
death of lndians"-and with good rea
son-almOst until the time that th,
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Asaicfant Oklahcztr :
Attorney General
II Years Oh, I oday

Oklahoma City. Okla. AuS H.
Leon Hirsel. will celebrate ais
twcnty-first birthday tomorrow as
Oklahoma's assistant attorney gen
eral. -.
Hirsch is believed to be 'he
youngest man to hold a similar
position in the country.
Work ut nights" is his advice
to young men who would ottain
the better things i'm life.
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Business Man Buried.

Sherman. Tex. Aug. 1.-THE
body of Tom Il. Higgins, retired Sher-
man business man who dropped dead
at Morgan. Tex. Friday. arrived here
Saturday and was buried in West
Hill cemetery this afternoon.
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offered haven Of security 10 their son.
This consisted Of q Winter In Florida,
surrounded by luxury, beautiful society
women and free festivities. And all that
. Douglas was asked to do in return for.
this gracious invitation was to accompany
them alone and leave his wife behind.
This Douglas grudgingly did. And the
young wife sobbed out on the witness
stand that this separation was the Begin
ming of tragedy for her.
"From this time on fought unceasinR.
ly to win Douglas from the terrible lure
of their wealth, - she stated. "But it was
a losing game. They had made up their
minds that they didn't want me for a
daughter-in-law. And they never stopped
until he had deserted me and announced
his intention 70 seek divorce.
"When they found that Douglas was
beginning to forget me, they completed
the wreck of our love by enticing him to
Washington and encouraging his friends
ship with Lillian Hendricks McLelland.
They visited her with every demonstration
of affection and approval They sane
toned an engagement between her and
Douglas, while I was living penniless and
deserted with my own relatives.
"They invited this woman to their
home, and planned intimate little engage
ment parties for her and Douglas. And
they bestowed their official stamp of
social approval by asking her to be matron
of honor at the wedding of their only
daughter Marjorie"
Finally, the charge read, they deliber-
ately withheld from their son every means
of support or income until they had his
deposition for divorce.
Of course Mr.. and Mrs Woodhouse
denied all the charges. Both testified
with fervor that they had nothing but
admiration for their sons beautiful wife,
and that they had never interfered with
the marriage.
Dorrit Stevens was thoroughly accept
able as a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wood
house declared. She was undoubtedly tire
social, moral and intellectual Ite. equal Of
moreover, that she had been well pleased
with the match, and wished nothing more
than the mutual happiness of the two
young people. Never. she declared, had
she "by act or thought or word" COM
mitted a single act of unkindness or
cs.., uri..tr n,.b,s Rsssrvsd
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For three months, she said, their mar
riage was unclouded. When Douglas was
away he completed the series of c38 love
letters which were read to the jury. AL
though, she said, the "implacable indif.
ference" of his wealthy parents had al
ready set in, they laughed at this to-
gether, and defied any power to shatter
their happiness.
The Woodhouse parents launched their
campaign of hostility by refusing to at
tend her wedding, Mrs. Woodhouse testi-
t1ed Afterward, they ignored her. They
barred their numerous mansions to her,
and refused to recognize her as men,
Der of the family. They gave her the
gut direct" whenever they met, she de-
clared, and made it obvious to the inner
social circles that they did not accept her.
''This meant nothing to me at the
time," Mrs. Woodhouse states, Except a
source of personal annoyance. But later
/ realized that they were forging the first
link of the chain of gold that was to bind
my husband, hand and heart"
! When they found that their mere dis
pleasure had no effect on the blissful ro-
nance of their son and heir, they began
to concentrate on an attack upon Doug
lass loyalty to her, she charged.
Mr.. Woodhouse, being a financier, ap-
piled his most successful banking methods
to the problem. He began, she described,
by coldly refusing his son the former bank
clerkship which, with its $19-a-week sal
airy, had stood between Douglas and idle
ness And then the undaunted Douglas
turned for solace to his SIS, 900 a year in
come from a private inheritance. But at
this point, she says, he was blandly in
formed by his financier-father that some
thing technical had happened to the in
come, and that it was temporarily mac
cessible.
Then, she testified, the fond parents
tCI 1928, by American Weekly
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nnOther-in-law failed to account Con-
sidering her polite tributes to the girls
social and moral desirability, it was pug
zling to contemplate how limited her ac-
quaintance with her sons wife really was.
But Mrs. Woodhouse gave no reason
why she had never admitted Dorrit to any
of her numerous mansions, or why she
had not once seen her or spoken with her
plain why she had not visited her when
she lived, deserted and unsupported, just
one door l9way from the Woodhouse
mansion. She did not say why she had
neglected to see her daughter-in-law after
the sudden death of her father, and dur
ing serious nervous breakdown which
followed.
Moreover, Mrs. Woodhouse, senior, was
at loss to explain why she had
countenanced Douglas ardent friendship
for vivacious Mrs McLelland, at time
when he was posing as a divorced man.
She did not make clear why she herself
had lent the dashing divorce the sum
of $4,000, when Dorrit Woodhouse had
pawned her engagement ring to meet liv-
ing expenses. And she also expressed
herself as unconcerned over gift of
$4,000 worth of diamonds, sapphires and
emeralds, made by Douglas to his fancee
within single month.
Most significant of all is their choice
of ''the other woman" whom they are
convicted of attempting to force upon
Douglas in his wife's place.
Mrs. Lillian Hendricks McLelland, it
developed, was all that could be desired
from social point of view. She adj
mitted by deposition that the glittering
names of her family for some generations
back were duly inscribed in the social
register" She also admitted that her
family was wealthy, and that she herself
was in fair way to become an heiress.
Mrs. McIelfand was beautiful woman,
but SO was Mrs. Woodhouse. She was
brilliant and popular, but so, according
to overwhelming popular verdict, was
Mrs. Woodhouse.
Her wealth and social position were the
two assets which distinguished her in the
eyes of the ambitious parents. For
Douglas Woodhouse himself, in his own
deposition, declared that at this time he
had become convinced that the hostility of
his parents toward his wife could never
be overcome, and that he might just as
we'll succumb to the "fascinatioas' of the
woman whom they had deigned to approve.
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accused them OF deliberately and mali
clously holding over her young husband,
broke down in nine months love which
seemed eternal.
The romance for whose destruction
Mrs. WoodhouSe has been so regally COM
pensated was an unusual and ardent one,
as she pictured it herself on the witness
stand. 1t began at a brilliant college
Prom" at the University of Vermont,
and blossomed through series of dances,
society teas and festive house parties. The
lovely Dorrit Stevens, it was shown, had
an entree into society circles of Burling-
ton, more perhaps because of her beauty
and charm than because of her family
position.
The pretty but poor debutante lived
just one house-lot distant from the ven
cradle WoodhOuse mansion. Between her
little cottage and the great Stone-turreted
house stretched the spacious lawns and
flower gardens of Douglass ancestral es-
tate. And every day, she testified, during
the tWo-years courtslfp, Douglas paid
seven specific visitsI to "the> little house
around the corner"
On cold Winter mornings Douglas was
up with the sun and leaped over the
picket fence Of his estate to take break
fast with Dorrit. On warm Summer
mornings they sometimes ate "picnic
breakfast" in little rustic Summer
house, protected from disappearing par
entail gazes by large pine tree.
The remainder of Douglass daily WOO
ing schedule included visit after break
fast, telephone call at II 80, an after
luncheon cigar at her table, a tea-date at
4:3O and a dinner engagement, followed
by long evening call.
The World War only intensified their
+. love, she said, and brought to it new
poignancy and meaning. The absence of
Douglas at camp inspired series OF ard.
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There were revelations in the long and
bitter trial which threw new light upon
the romance of Douglas and Dorrit, and
which, under certain circumstances, might
have accounted for the singular disap-
prevail of his parents.
When young Mrs Woodhouse admitted
that she had consented to ''union of
love" four months previous to her mar.
rage, and that as a result she had UNDER,
gone an illegal operation the day after
her wedding, many friends believed that
this would solve the problem of the hostil-
ity Of the Woodhouse parents. But the
saddened mother of Douglas frankly adj
mitted that she was totally unaware Of
any such thing, and that she had never
been informed Of her daughter-in-law's
condition. 81
This union of love- it was pointed
out by lawyers for the defense, was the
real reason for the SCATTERING of her
romance, and not any fancied act Of
alienation by the parents. They declared
that because of this union, a marriage,
was forced upon Douglas by outraged
members of the girls family They tried
to show that, after this, the affection of
Douglas waned, and that he was never
again the same to the girl who had thus
yielded him her love.
To this argument young Mrs. Wood
house retorted that her husbands love.
far from being lessened, grew more in
tense after she had given herself to him
completely. She produced letters to show
that even after marriage, he had been
an ardent and impetuous lover until his
parents started their insidious attack upo,l
his loyalty She declared that DOUGLAS
would have been her devoted and loving
husband to this day if it had not been
for their wilful and cruel interference
and inherent snobbishness.
Lorenzo Woodhouse, the multimillion-
aire banker. says that she will never get
the money the jury has awarded her. He
has already appealed the verdict. He
threatens to carry It to the supreme court.
to fight to the limit of his power
Unlike the dramas in the movies this
one turned out not to have happy end
ing--unless the reader thinks that Dorrit
is better off with her half-million dollars
in money than with such a weakling of
husband who seems to have been tied to
the apron-strings of Mamma and the
money-bags of Papa.