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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
FIVE DIE WHEN
CABLE SPILLS
MOLTEN STEEL
Crane Operator Is Roasted
to Death in His
Cage.
CLOTHING BURNED OFF
Red Hot Metal Explodes
When Dumped Onto
Floor.

Farrell, Pa, Oct. ia crane oper-
ator was roasted to death in his steel
cage and four other men were so bad.
ly burned that they died in a hospital
shortly after cable slipped and spilled
40 tons of molten steel near them at
the Farrell plant of the Carnegie Steel
Company last night.
Semlee, the craneman in the open
hearth department, had just hooked on
TO the giant ladle. carrying 20 tons
of steel. heated to $500 degrees.
AS the load approached the elevated
pouring platform, on which four work.
men were standing. the cable slipped
and the molten metal crashed TO the
floor.
As il fell the molten steel exploded
and flying metal showered the four
men on the platform, who were unable
to escape.
Their clothing was burned from
them. and their bodies terribly scared
Three of them died soon after the ac-
cident and the fourth persisted this
morning.
The crane operator. imprisoned in
his travelling cage above the metal, was
quickly roasted to death.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
WILL BE WARNER
Partly Cloudy With North to East
Winds Are FOrecasted.

Partly cloudy and warmer is the
forecast for Friday night and Satur.
day with maximum temperatures Sat
urday from 16 TO so degrees. Light
north to east winds are forecasted.
The thermometer dropped to 81 dc.
grees at q o'clock Friday morning. the
lowest it has been this fall. The high
pressure area which brought the cool
wave is centered over Montana and
Wyoming and is drifting eastward
bringing clear weather in its path.
On the Atlantic coast low pres
sure area is moving northeastward.
Prospects in the west are for con-
tinued good weather for the next two
or three days.
FOrty-nine of the 81 stations III
Texas reported clear weather at
O'Clock Friday morning and no rain
was reported The temperature in Cen
trail Texas was around 40 degrees, but
no frost was reported.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
PASS GAMING CASES
Continuation Taken in Five Com
plants Brought by Rangers.

Cases against five men, charging
gaming which were set for Friday
morning in the Ninety-fourth District
Court, were passed when called. They
were against ID. X. Carver. Lennio
Anderson. Country Bob" Ben Ruby
and Earl Caldwell. All cases grew out
of the ranger activities in San Anto-
Mo.
The Carver case had been continued
previously on account of the illness
of the defendant and it was stated
Friday that he still is sick. Neither
side make any announcements as TO
whether they were ready for trial.
Carver and Anderson will 90 to
trial November 81 while Country
Bob" Ruby, and Caldwell will go TO
trial on October 30.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
FATHER AND SON
FOUND SHOT TO
DEATH IN AMBUSH
Bodies DISCOVERED on Truck
Seat-Heads Pierced
With Bullets.

Valdosta. Ga, Oct. f9.-Sherod Nc
Gill. e., and his son, Talley, were
shot to death from ambush near here
early this morning.
The bodies were found on the seat
of a truck in which they were riding
The heads of both had been pierced
by bullets.
1t is reported here that John Rog-
ers has been arrested and taken TO
the Cook county Jail in connection with
the killing.
Persons living near the scene OF
the ambush told officers that they
heard conversation before and after
the shooting.
They said they heard man say,
You have killed me-" and another
voice replying, IF I have not, l will
finish it"
More shots followed, the officers
were told.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19

HIS WIFE HAVING
SLAIN HERSELF, HE
KILLS HER LOVER
Slayer Walks Up to Prison,
Rings Bell and Sr.-
renders.

POttsv.lle, Pa, Oct. 19.-Brooding
over the suicide of his wife on Septem-
Der 0, Adam X. Hcffner of Pottsville,
shot and killed John Williams. a
neighbor, in front of the county prison
today and then Wake to the prison
door, RANG the bell and surrendered.
The police said Heffner blamed the
suicide of his wife to her alleged
friendly relations with Williams.
Mrs. Heffner, when accused by her
husband, threatened to return TO her
mother. He Immediately secured a
truck 10 take her. their three small
children and their belongings, to her
mothers home.
While he was making these arrange
ments. she shot herself through the
head while standing on the porch OF
her home.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19

HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.

st. Louis: Temperature. AZ; clear; six
teen-miie wind from the northwest; low
est temperature in last 81 hours, 40
highest. 81.
Chicago: Temperature. "a; cloudy; six
teeu-mile wind from the northwest; low
est temperature in last "a hours, az
highest. So
Kansas City; Temperature. 40; cle-ri
;our-mile wind from the west; loves
temperature in last "a hours. 40; high
est. co.
New York: Temperature, so; clear;
calm; lowest temperature in last u
hours. Is: highest 6s.
Washington: Temperature. 5s; raining;
stx-mile wind from the south: lowest
Temperature in last "a hours. So; high
est. "A.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
GERMANY
STOPS AID
TO RUHR
France Now to Blame If
Citizens Starve, Ber-
lin Says.
is DESPERATE STEP
Unemployment and Hunger
Probably Will In
crease.
DROP STATE OFFICIALS
Military Action Against
Red Saxony Is Con-
templated.
Ry HIRAM X. MODERWEIL.
Special Gable to The San Antonio Light
end the Chicago Daily News
Cnnvripht 1922.


, Copyright, 1923.
Berlin, Oct. 19.-The Stresemann
cabinet has taken a desperate step:
completely cutting off financial aid
to the Ruhr, direct or indirect, be-
ginning today.
This step was made absolutely
necessary BY the financial condition
of the Reich. which. without drastic
economies. cannot hope to maintain
the stability of the new currency;
1t involves peril for the Ruhr,
where unemployment and hunger are
raging. but Chancellor Stresemann
will explain to the world that he can
not do otherwise.
Production and traffic. in the Ruhr
are completely disorganized and re-
sponsibility henceforth will rest en-
tirely on the shoulders Of the French
if the Ruhr starves, German officials
say. Stresemann also will sooon DIS
miss a quarter of all state officials
with temporary pensions. These VIII
be thrown on labor market, already
depressed by growing unemploymen,'
Unless business is permitted speed
ily to revive the outlook is desperate
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19

Special Cable 10 lHt SAL
and the Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1873
Dusseldorf, Oct. 19.-Things look
dark in the Ruhr.
Judging from the sensational tum-
BILE in the value of the mark and from
other circumstantial evidence, the ne,
gotiations between Hugo SHINES ana
the Franco Belgian authorities nave
broken down. at least temporarily. Inc
Germans are said to have fatty re-
fused the allied demand for resump-
ton OF reparations in kind and the
French and -Belgians are reported 10
have repulsed sharply the German de-
mand for concessions on the coal tax.
Even the proposal for compromise
on the basis of abolition OF the elght-
hour day. which was discussed. evi-
IDENTIFY failed to produce results.
' SHINES failed to get an interview
with General DeGoutte. the French
commander of occupation, Thursday,
because that dignitary felt offended
at receiving no preliminary notlflca,
ton of his arrival. SHINES conversed
the whole time of his visit to French
headquarters officers. including tech
nical representatives of Belgium:
IL the Industrialists give up all hope
of coming to terms with the rrench
that is if they decide to shut down
their huge mines and factories lndefi-
nitely and paralyze the whole pro-
ductive machinery of the Ruhr, as
they are quite capable of doing-the
results would be incalculable. 1t GER
tainly would mean Unemployment,
riots. street fighting and a social up
heaval unparalleled to date. 1t might
mean a BOlshevist revolution or armed
attack on the French troops.
If the populace is driven to despair
by hunger. only two remedies will be
possible. One is the distribution of
large unemployment doles by the Ber-
lin government. which has Just an
nounced its intention of economizlng
rigidly in this direction. The other rs
gratutious shipments of food by
France and Belgium.
Some critics argue that no men
could be so inhumane as to bring
about such social disruption with
malice aforethOught. but their objec-
tons fail to hold water. The Indus
trialists claim that no business man
tan be expected to run his business
at n loss. that. after all. the midas
trialists are private citizens and that
consequently they are not responsible
for the welfare of the Ruhr popula-
ton. As patriotic citizens, they say,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
SHIP GOES TO PIECES
Fcur Drown as Boat Sinks After
Fighting Hurricanes.

Pensacola, Fla. Oct. 19.-After
having encountered two hurricanes
and storm of much intensity. the
American schooner. Bluefields. owned
by Mobile interests. went to pieces
yesterday afternoon, ten miles off Pen
sacola bar.
Four men. including First Mate
Malachie Banks. were drowned.
The other three were natives OF In
tlia. who were being sent to Cuba
having some time previously been
landed at Jacksonville. illegally.
The surviving members of the crew
reached Pensacola about noon. =
The Bluefield left Tampa on Octo-
Der ) for Cuba with a cargo of lum-
Der.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
TWO AnE RESCUED
Heavy Timbers Save Lives Of Two
Men Entombed by Rock Slides.

Bingham, Utah. Oct. 19.-Superin.
tendent Joseph Norden and Jose Rata
laza were rescued from Slope No. ~
Of the Utah Apex Metal Mine last
night after being entombed for 5u
hours.
The bodies of two others were To-
Gated in the rock pile near the place
where Norden and Ratala2a were
freed but because of the immense pile
of stone and timbers it was impos-
sible TO identify them.
One man is still unaccOunted for.
The body of Dan Eden, the fore
man. was removed "Wednesday.
Neither of the two men were hurt.
They attributed their good fortune
TO an especially strong set of tim
bers which was directly above them
when the crash came.
The relief party is striving to ex-
tricate the other two bodies.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
Glenn GRAY GIVEN
DEATH PENALTY FOR
Staying OF YOUTH
Defendant Tells Jury Whis-
key Traffic Caused His
Downfall.

Greenville, Tex. Oct. le.-Clem
Gray was convicted and given the
death penalty by a jury at Mount
Pleasant this morning for the Staying
of Otis Ballard near that place. ac-
cording TO a telephone message received
at the sheriff's office here from Sher-
iff Nix of Hunt county, who is at
tending the trial at Mount Pleasant.
After the noon recess yesterday
Gray asked permission TO talk to the
Jury and pictured his early life in
Titus county down to three years ago.
He had been prosperous, but about
three years ago he began TO fool with
the whiskey traffic." he said.
The whiskey traffic was the root of
his downfall. he concluded.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
FLOWER PEDDLER HURT
Falls Down Stairs and Suffers Broken
Leg.

Mrs. Amunda Galindo. 60. flower
pcdder, fell down a 30-foot flight OF
stairs at the Rex hotel. 1126 West
Houston street. at 10:30 Friday
morning. Her right leg was badly
broken above the knee.
She was taken to the Robert r.
Green Memorial hospital in the police
ambulance.
According to police the woman re-
sides at 49, Arbor Place. She has long
pcddled flowers and Friday visited
the hotel to sell her wares. While
leaving she slipped and fell down the
stairway.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
Fight Over Hot Cakes.

Ollie EdmOndson. waiter. is nurs,
ing severely lacerated scalp and
James Roberts. chef, is under arrest
charged with assault, rs the result OF
an argument about hot cakes. Both are
negroes and are employed at the Hutch
ms Hotel. POS Garden street. Motor
cycle Officer Emil Braun made the
arrest and the assault charge alleges
Roberts hurled n heavy coffee cup
which cut a deep cash III Edmondson's
head.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
HIGH WATER RECEDES
Fcrt Smith, Ark, Faces Water Famine
as Result.

Fort Smith. Ark. Oct. 19.-Relievel
by the steady recession of the Arkan-
sas river flood waters. which began
early yesterday, this city today faced
water famine"
The water supply was contaminated
by backwaters in the Poteau river,
from which the city draws its supply.
The filtration plant is out of com.
mission. all laundries have suspended
operations and public utilities are
without an adequate supply.
No estimate of the damage in the
Fort Smith area i; available. due TO
the inacccssiblity of the lOwlands.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
I'hy Pay Rent If
You Can Haze a
Home of Your Own

Mrs. VI. A. Brewer reported TO
city detectives Thursday evening
that thieves were gradually steal
ing a dwelling she owns at 100
Bailey avenue.
During the last two or three
days, she advised plain clothes
men. thieves have stolen all the
bath room fixtures. They have
also removed all the doors of the
house and are now engaged in
carrying away the windows.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
3O-YEAR SENTENCE
Banker Pleads Guilty to Embezzle-
ment and Gets Severe Penalty.

Dayton, Ohio. Oct. 19.-Pleading
guilty to embezzlipg S104,54I.1S from
the Miamisburg Banking Company, of
which he was president. John }.
Schwarts was sentenced to so years
in the Ohio penitentiary on his ar
raignment today before Judge Robert
c. Patterson in common pleas court:
The sentence is considered one OF
the most severe imposed in Dayton
courts for the offense charged.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
BOY GETS SIX MONTHS
Pleads Guilt to Homicide Charge For
Hitting Woman With Bicycle.

Brownsville. Tex. Oct. f9.-Pedro
Desado. q Mexican youth indicted
for murder in connection with the
death of Mrs. Kate Gentry. several
weeks ago. pleaded guilty TO negligent
homicide in the first degree. the MUIR
der charge having been dismissed.
Delgado, was sentenced to SIX
months in the county jail.
The boy was riding n bicycle on
sidewalk and collided with Mrs. Gen
try. an aged woman. who died few
DAYS later from injuries sustained.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
"MAN-GIRL" In COURT
Tesmer Case Defendant Wants to Go
Into Vaudeville.

Chicago. Oct. 1e.-Fred C. Thomp-
son whose trial and acquittal on
charges of killing Richard C.. Tesmer
disclosed he had posed as a woman for
fourteen years. has filed petition in
Superior Court to restrain the police
from interfering with his appearance
on the vaudeville stage.
Thompson resumed feminine clothing
after his release several weeks ago.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
FOUR MOTOR BANDITS
ESCAPE WITH $4,000
In PAWN SHOP LOOT
Hold-up Occurs Within One
Block OF Philadelphia
Police Station.

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 19.-Four
armed motor bandits held up Ke:nedy
Brothers pawn shop in the business
section of the city today and escaped
with jewelry and cash estimated at
$4,000. The holdup occurred one
block from police station.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
MEET GASOLINE CUT
STANDARD Oil Branches Post Prices
Similar to Cuffs.

New York, Oct. 19.-The Standard
Oil Company of New York announces
cuts of . and 3 cents in the retail price
of gasoline to meet similar reductions
made by the Gulf Refining Company.
The Standard Oil Company of \ v
Jersey, also announced Il cut, saying it
had met the reduction of , cents made
by the Gulf Refining Company at all
points in its territory.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
HARREGAN TO QUIT
City Engineer Will Hand Tn His
Resignation In a Few Days.

City Engineer ID. d. harrigan will
tender his resignation in few days.
he told Commissioner of Streets Paul
+. Stcffler Friday morning. The
street commissioner said this was the
first official intimation he had had
that the city engineer expected to re-
sign.
1t has been known around the city
hall for a month or more. however,
that he would sever his connection
with the city.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
TO TOUR MEXICO
Scsndinavians TO Pass Through the
United States En- Route.

Washington. ID. C.. Oct. 19.-Scan-
dinavian business men who have been
invited by the Mexican government to
tour that country. will arrive at Mon.
trenl tomorrow and will travel
through the United States on their
way TO FL Paso.
Fifteen representatives. each from
Norway. Sweden and Denmark. make
M the party.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
The WEATHER
Temperatures.
FORECAST.

san Antonio and vicinity: Friday night
partly cloudy and slightly warmer; Sat
urday. partly cloudy and warmer; max
imum temperature. rs to so; light north
TO east winds.
East Texas: Friday night. partly
cloudy and slightly warmer in west
portion; Saturday. partly cloudy and
warmer.
West Texas: Friday night. partly
cloudy; warmer in the Panhandle; Sat
urday, partly cloudy. warmer in south
east portion.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
HOUSES FOR SALE

DELIGHTFUL FIVE-ROOM BUNGA-
low. every modern convenience, hea-
schools. would consider lot as first pay
ment or easy terms. Crockett 2l0S.
sPTENDTD TWO-SToRY. CLoSE-IN,
North Side, paved street. good neigh
borhood, consider any reasonable trade
or easy terms. Woodlawn 1873.
$50 CASH, $50 MONTH. $500. coo
Castro St; a dandy home. four rooms.
bath, closets. hall. pantry built-n china
closet in kitchen. large heater, gas, plugs
in every room. big garage, beautiful
yard. Woodiawn 1916.
other classified advertisements on
classified pages.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19

Berlin, Oct. 10.-The German capi-
net is said to be considering the rem
forcement Of the Reichsw Shr III sax
ony. as acts of terrorism Dy Commuh'
list bands are continuing III those parts
of Saxony where no troops are STA
toned
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
Tbeda Bara Back in Movies.

Los Angeles. Cal. Oct. 1s.-Thela
Para. credited with having ORIGINATED
the ~vamp" role in motion pictures.
arrived here to stage return TO the
screen after six years away from the
camera.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19

Copyright, 1875.
Paris, Oct. 19.-Dispatches from
Berlin TODAY report that concentrated
military action by the Berlin gov
eminent against the red" government
of Saxony is imminent. A grave con-
flict is feared.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
TROUBLE IN SAXONY
Rerlin Considers Sending Troops TO
Stop COMMUNISTS.
ne PAIL SCOTT MOwRER.

Special Cable to The San Antonio bisn'
fand the Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1928.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
Nv WILLIAM L. NASH

Special Cable to The San Antonio Lisn'
and the Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1923.
Putnam patriot., 1923-02-09
SILK MILL MAKING
FISH LINE THREAD
Fl. x. II. Company of This City
Is Filling S250,o00
Order

One of the orders NOW being filled
at the local plant Of the Il. Is. II. Sill
Company is the making Of silk thread
which is shipped to another concern
where Il is braided and made into fish
line. Il is stated that this particular
order for silk fishline aggregate.
S25o,O00 II is u very fine silk thread
that enters into its making. and IS o.
such excellent quality and durability
that il stands in high favor with the
fishline trade the country over. The
local concern ships each month about
200 pounds of the thread used in the
manufacture of the fishline The or.
der in hand will not be completed for
several months
Although the II. X, II Silk Com
pany has no display at the silk exposi
tion now being held in the Grand Cen
trail Palace in New York City. its sell
ing agents have, and il is attracting
WIDE attention. John G.. Johnson
manager of the H. X II. silk Com.
pany mill. is at present in the south
resting from his arduous labors, but
he supervised the arrangements made
as chairman of the committee, for the
machinery exhibit in Division c al
the silk exposition in the Grand Cen
tral Palace
Putnam patriot., 1923-02-09
ASK CITY SUPPORT
TO MAINTAIN NURSE

Formal request was made to the
common council at the meeting Tues
day night, for an appropriation Of
$3.50 to be paid by the city toward the
support Of the Public Health Nursing
Service carried on under the auspices
Of the Putnam Red Cross Chapter.
The request was made by George w.
Baker, president Of the Red Cross
Chapter. and by Miss Katherine Byrne
speaking for the committee Of the
Chamber of Commerce. On this com
mittee with Miss Byrne were Alder
man-at-large Charles Richard and Al
derman Charles r.. Dean, the chair
man. A similar request Is to be made
to the selectmen Of the town Of Put
nam. If both requests are granted, n
total of $500 would be available.
which sum would pay the salary Of the
nurse. About $1,000 more would have
to be raised by the Red Cross to meet
expenses.
The council listened attentively TO
the appeal of the speakers and after
ward discussed the matter briefly. 1t
was voted to postpone action on the
matter until the next meeting. when
the appropriations for 1928 viii be
acted upon.
Putnam patriot., 1923-02-09
OSCAR RICH JOINS
"GO-GAS" FORCE.

Oscar 8. Rich of Tatem street has
resigned as salesman for the Putnam
Motors, Inc. local Studebaker dis
tributors. and has taken position
with the Consumers Service Company
which concern sells the widely known
Co Gas +"
It is this company that is having a
new gasoline filling station erected on
School street. near the corner Of May
street The foundations for the small
structure have been installed. and
soon the laying of brick will start. On
the site selected for the station will
be erected a liberal sized cement and
stone building, made after unique and
distinctive design, and quite beautiful
to the eye In this building will be
situated rest room, that will be open
to the public, but is provided espe-
cially for the convenience of motor
lists.
1t is stated that the person to be in
charge and manage the "Go-Gas" sta
ton has not yet been selected.
Much local capital is invested in the
enterprise, as Putnam people have
been solicited and have bought stock
to the value Of number of thousands
Of dollars, according to report.
Putnam patriot., 1923-02-09
SEEK DOLLARS MONDAY
Red Cross Workers TO Make House
to House Canvass

An attempt TO turn failure into
success. as far rs the Red Cross roll
call is concerned. will be made
commencing next Monday 4 group
of volunteer workers viii make
house 70 house canvass in sections
Of the city net heretofore covered.
They will ask for annual member
ships at ST each TO help pay the
expenses of the Red Cross Nursing
Service.
Those to make the canvass and
the streets assigned to them are rs
follows: Mrs. II. b. Wright. Grove
street: Mrs. Raymond Smith,
Bridge and Sunnyside streets; Miss
Willis and Mrs. Tyler. Mechanics
and School streets; Mrs. Janette
Gilbert Morse. Grand View. vii
kinson and Walnut streets; Mrs.
Walter j. Bartlett, business sec
ton, Main street to Providence
street; Miss Wilhelmina Frost.
Woodstock avenue; Mrs. +. II.
Snow. Florence, George, Farrows,
Ring and Tatem streets: Miss Ruth
Bartlett. Pomfret, Bullock. Lee and
Water streets.