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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-20

Monday afternoon. as there was no
session of the Senate, quorum hay
ing failed to materialize. This gave
a chance for committees to work. The
Woods Senate joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment TO the consti-
tuition to create state iudicials coun-
ell which would 'equalize the dOckets
OF the state courts and prOmulgate
rules for the courts, was reported ia
yorably, as was also the Bledsoe SEN
ate bill, which is designed to extend
for q period OF two years the time
in which the Kansas City, Mexico
and Orient railroad can extend its
line to the Mexican border. Other
bills given favorable report were /:
BY Watts. bonds Of state officials:
Murphy, tax on attorneys fees in
certain ccses; Ridgeway. giving wom-
en- same rights in divorce suits as
men. !,lS ,.ay
The Senate committee on commerce
and manufacture held an open hear
ing of the Jones truth in fabric"
bill and considerable opposition de-
yeloped TO the measure. The bill
has already passed finally in the
House. The committee deferred action
ON the bill.
Consideration was given late Mon
day by the Senate committee on state
affairs TO the Nelson bill, imposing
a 3 per. cent gross production. tax
on sulphur. Final action on the meas
ure will be taken later by the COM
mittee.
Amendments to Come Up.
Disposition of the various joint res
olstions proposing amendments TO the
Texas constitution now pending in the
lower House are scheduled to be made
in House next Friday. There are
probably fifteen Of these resolutions
to come up for consideration, and
they will be placed on the House cal
endar for next Friday. and either
adopted or rejected at that time. So
far not one of these proposed amend
ments have as yet been adopted in
the Legislature but several have been
defeated.
Among the proposals to be disposed
Of is the Patman-W Wallace measure,
which would provide for the levying
of only 40. cents adj valorem tax, 81
cents for schools and five cents for
Confederate pensions. All corporations
and concerns upon which n special
tax is levied. no ad valorem tax would
be exacted. The amendment. il adopt,
ed, would become effective on Janu,
airy l, 1926.
State Bank Bill.
The Stroder-Le5 Stourgeon proposal
authorizing the Legislature to create
and operate state bank with govern
ment officials in charge. is among
those that will be considered at that
time. as is also the Davenport pro
pOsal for the establishment of a state
insurance plan. This amendment
would authorize the state to under
write workmen's compensation insur
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-20
Ffense Asks That Earl
\ Evers Be Arrested and
Brought Before Court.
JLE OUT TESTIMONY
blonel Said Story Not
Plausible and Told Filler
to Get Another One.

snother charge was completely
ped out Tuesday morning in the
Ial of First Lieut.. Leland s. An
kws, Aair Service, before court
lrtial at Fort Sam Houston, when
.<Uart-martial ruled that the de-
hdant stood acquitted of the charge
having conspired with one Earl f..
ans to transport in a government
fplane intoxicating liquors from the
exican border to San Antonio. Col.
|aumont b. Buck, president and law
fmber, made the ruling without an
lection from any member of the
|lrt. Lieutenant Park Holland, Air
|rvice. special counsel for the de-
hse, moved that n verdict of not
|ilty on that specification be de
bred by the court-martiaI on the
pund that no evidence had been
ought before the court to show that
ch an agreement had eyer been
hide. ~
Only two more charges now remain
the original four that were made
tainst the defendant. Those two are
lat the defendant made a false Off
al statement TO Lieut.. Col. John III.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-20
GIVE ORGAN RECITAL
Elizabeth Dean Pickett Will Play
First Series of Church Music.

An organ recital by Elizabeth Dean
Pickett at st. Marks Church. Thurs
day, February %, at > o'clock. will be
the first of series to be held every
Thursday at st. Marks Church. On
Thursday. March /. Walter Durham
will appear in recital. Miss Pickett
will give the following program:
Sonata Cromatica Gon
Andante Rustico ALLEGRO Nigoroso
Adagio Triste.
Fantasia Fuga.
II,
Tenth Concerto -. Handel-Guilmant
(For organ and orchestra. arranged
for organ alone.)
Adagio.
III.
Marche Funebre ct Chant Scraphiquc
...........,..... bullnaht
Patriotic Suite.
American Airs ... go. Pickett
Largo, from New Worlds Symphony
Dvorak
Variations on Star Spanglcd Ban
mpr II lNhtNl
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-20

The Senate committee on civil Jur-
isprudencc disposed Of several bills
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-20

last year there was an sttes6Anee Of
1000 and it is believed that even more
will go this year.
There are $50 men in the division
and tickets have already been sold to
most of them and TO many of the peos
pie of the city who are not members.
The officers of the association are !:
G. II. Nelson. president; G. q. Fer
guson, treasurer: and W. +. Nichols.
secretary. The following committees
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-20

DOCUMENTS were not admitted to the
court as testimony.
Lieutenant Douglas testified that n
blanket verbal order had been issued
nv Colonel Howard to the effect that
all cross country flights for the week
end covering October 81 had been
called off: that the orders for Lieu
tenant Andrews to make trip TO the
border had been issued but not signed
bv him, and the defendant did not
oyerstep his bounds when he made inc
flight il he had no knowledge oil inc
blanket order calling off all cross
country flights. The witness said that
the order would have been signed had
he been in the office at the time II
came in, and further that he had no
knowledge as to whether or not the
blanket verbal order had reached Lieu
tenant Andrews. Ii is easily posi-
BILE that it could not have reached the
accused filler before he lett Tor La,
redo. according TO the testimony oil
Lieutenant Douglas.
When called as the second witness
of the afternoon. Colonel Howard
was ouizzed rigidly by Capt. Hum
phrey Biddle, trial judge advocate,
Most Of the questions were concern
| ing the statement Lieutenant An
drews made TO Colonel Howard. fol
lowing his arrest at Laredo. Colonel
Howard told of having issued Q
blanket verbal order calling off al
cross-country flights at that particu'
lar time, and that any flight made
on October 81. 1922. was violation
Of orders When asked TO tell the
court-martial of the statement made
to him by Andrews, the witness re
piled:
Told to Get Another.
ain substance it was this. Being
on sick list, and uncertain Of my
physical condition, j requested for
eross-country flight 10 Laredo to test
my strength and see il l was in a con
dition to make a cross-country flight
from the Mexican to the Canadian
border. About twenty miles from La
redo my motor began behaving pc
| culiarly so / landed and found Tho
sacks of teuuila there by accident. AZ
Sergeant Green held M one of th'
sacks officers came out of the brusl
and arrested us. Before leaving thu
pasture j had the sergeant take of
and readjust the distributor head.
told him that this story did not SOUND
plausible, and that he had better get
another one"
Major Fitzgerald was called to tn
stand TO testify regarding a statement
Lieutenant Andrews made to him thu
day previous TO making his statement
TO Colonel Howard. 1t was the in
tention of the prosecution TO prove thu
charge against the defendant Of hav
ing made a false official statement t
Colonel Howard by showing the diff
ference between the statements TO tina
officer and the Major Fitzgerald.
Defense counsel, Lieut.. Park Hol
land, objected TO the Introduction o
the statement to Major Fitzgerald
which he said, was merely in CONVEX
sational form. unofficial. and mad,
with no. intention of being official
The objection was sustained by tn,
| court.
Gourt-martial adjourned at 4 :3(
Monday afternoon until 10 o'clocl
Tuesday morning. Neither side hat
completed its testimony and the tria
is expected to last several more days
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-20
GIVE ANNUAL BALL
Street snd Electric WORKERS. Plan Big
Time "Wednesday Night.

Division 694. Amalgamated ASso-
citation of Street and Electric En-
ploycs. will hold it's annual ball Wed
nesday night at Beethovn hall. Tho
money reslized from the ball will he
used for the sick and disability fund
of the division. and the officers and
men have been working for several
days TO assure its success. At the ball
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-20

have been appointed Floor commit
tee. i. w. Grow, director. ID NJ
Garrison. i. u. Pledger- w ~ Nest,
and V. Ccrmin; reception committee,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 81. Powell. Mr.,
and Mrs X. j. Brod. Mr. and Mrs.
Jessie Brown, Mr.. and Mrs Steve
Abr, Mr.. and Mrs. ~ Chwalie. Mr..
and Mrs. c. RutWSskf. Mr.. J. y,
wiegand, Miss Mildred Wiegand, G,
W. Shaw and Miss Daisy Krejci.
The Washington times., 1923-07-31

SAN FRANCISCO, July
31.-The official bulletin
issued at 10 q. m. today
was as follows:
"The President had a
fairly comfortable night,
with considerable restful
sleep. His temperature at
8 a. m. is 100; pulse, 100;
respiration, 40, and regu-
lar. There has been no
extension of the pneu-
monte areas and the heart
action is definitely i'm
proved. Nourishment and
fluids are being taken
regularly. Elimination is
satisfactory. He expresses
himself sa feeling better
and less exhausted.
&C. E. SAWYER,
-''R. L. WILBUR,
&C. M. COOPER,
81. T. BOONE,
HUBERT WORK."
The Washington times., 1923-07-31
CYCL|ST KILLED
NHENSTRuCK
BY AUTO
Timothy A. KeppeI, SO, WASH
ington Gas Light Company
EmpIoye, Dies Instantly.

Timothy A. Keppel, sixtyAeight
years old, of 1102 K street north
east, an employee Of the Washington
Gas Light Company, was instantly
killed today at Thirteenth and r
streets northwest when an auto
mobile said to belong to the Lam
rt-Hudson Motor Company, and
driven by Carl M. Taylor, of 42O
kentucky avenue southeast, ran
into a bicycle he was riding. KEEP
pei was taken to the Garfield Hos
pital in passing automobile.
For more than an hour Keppel's
body lay unidentified at the hos
pital. The police. believing that he
was a collector, got employees from
several companies to view the body.
He was finally identified.
Taylor, who is being questioned
at the Eighth precinct station
house, told the police that he did
not see Keppel until it was too
late to avoid hitting him. He said
that he was unable to lift the body
into his machine and he had to
wait until three men came along
in a big car. Hospital physicians
think death was probably caused
by fractured skull and shock.
The Washington times., 1923-07-31
MOB BURNS ONE
MAN, SECOND
ESCAPING
One Hundred Men Seek Negro
Alleged to Have Attacked
Woman With Ak.

YAZOO CITY, Miss, July 81
After burning one negro to death
a mob of more than 100 men today
was securing the woods near here
for another. The men are charged
with attacking with an ak Mrs.
William Russell, wife of a promi-
nent planter living near here.
Buster Dumas, fugitive, escaped
yesterday after the death rope had
been placed about his neck by the
mob. He was being compelled to
watch his companion, Will Mem
fee, burn to death
Reports reaching here have been
vague. The mob was said to have
found their victims in the woodland
near Maryville, Miss, yesterday
while the two negroes were burning
bloody clothing.
With the moose already around
his own neck Dumas was said ia
have exerted almost superhunan
efforts, freeing himself of the rope
and dashing into the thickets to
freedom.
Mrs. Russell was brought to a
hospital here, where she has been
near death since the attack. Phy.
sicians say she has a very slight
chance of recovery.
The motive Of the attack as vet
is unknown.
The Washington times., 1923-07-31
WIFE s ANIL \
DROPSHATE
I. Of KEPNER
Washington Arms Experts
Called as Witnesses in Stay
ing Trial Set for Tuesday.

FREDERICK, Md. July 81
Rumors that members Of the Houck
family were DESTROYS Of making
up" with B. Evard Kepner, Jailed
here in the murder of his wife,
Mrs. Grace Simmons Houck KEEP
ner, were afloat today, following "A
visit to the jail made by the Rev.
Henri L. G. Kieffer, pastor of the
Evangelical Reformed Church, here
DIR. Kieffer is close friend of
the Houck family Members of the
family attend his church every
week. During the recent coroner's
and grand jury investigations, DR..
Kieffer accompanied the Houcks to
the courthouse and it is said the
Houcks have confided to him all of
their troubles.
At the Jail, DR.. Kieffer refused to
discuss the reason for his visit.
Calls Washington Witnesses.
II came only because of the
targeness Of my heart" was the
only answer DR.. Keiffer would give
TO questions by inquiring news
papermen.
Leo Weinberg, Kepner's attorney,
10 AAIc]nI+I5 duOLnGT VISIT 10
washington to confer with army
and civilian experts on small arms.
When kepner goes to trial Tuesday,
experts from Washington will be
put on the stand to offer expert
testimony to the effect that it was
possible for Mrs. Kepner to have
shot herself. The State has wit
nesses to prove that suicide was
impossible.
TO date, sixty witnesses have
oeen summoned to appear at the
trial. This number is expected to
increase by n score or more before
the trlai opens. Frederick's most
prominent and respected citizens are
among those called to testify in
kepner's behalf
COnfers in Baltimore,
aaron r. Anders, States attor-
ney, today returned from q trim to
baltimore, where, it is said, he was
In conference with Charles A, Kah-
ier' baltimore detective lieutenant,
VINO investigated the Kepner muir
der mystery.
The Washington times., 1923-07-31
THREE D. c. RESIDENTS
HURT IN AUTO MISHAP

When an automobile in which
they were riding turned turtle a
mile this side of Benedict, Md, Sun
day, three WasEingtonians were
hurt. They are now at the Provi.
dence Hospital, where they were
taken after being treated at
Benedict.
They are: Louis Waldron, brother
of Detective Sergeant Joseph VALID
ron. 1920 North Capital street.
Michael Fitzgerald, brother of De-
tective Sergeant Timothy Fitzgerald,
of 221S Flagler place northwest,
and William Grady, of 2055 North
Capitol street.
Michael Fitzgerald suffered a
broken leg and possible internal
injuries, and Grady is suffering
from a conclusion Of the brain.
Waldron's right lege was injured.
The Washington times., 1923-07-31
Want tOSee the World
Series Games---Free?

Do YOU want to the world series games in New
York this fall as the guest of THE WASHINGTON
TIMES?
Would you like to take this trip with all of your ex
penses paid by this newspaper to the American and
National League champions fight for the baseball
supremacy of the land?
you do, read the full announcement of YOUR OP-
PORTUN1TY to witness this perennial autumn classic
without any cost to you whatever. Make up your mind
To-Day to be of the favored to visit New York
next october and mingle with the rabid world series
fans who will be there
Remember, YOUR OPPORTUNITY starts tomorrow
ana Is without the slightest expense to you Full in
1ucCons VIII be given you in The Washington Times
tomorrow Make up your mind you going.
The Washington times., 1923-07-31
N. S. BOWLES TO BE TRIED
ON BOOKMAKING CHARGE

Norman S. Bowles. implicated with
Nicky Arnstein and others, in an
alleged bond conspiracy, will be
tried as bookmaker in Police
Court, August 8, David A. Hart, AS
sistant United States Attorney,
stated today.
Sometime ago Bowles was brought
into court on similar charge of
bookmaking, but the jury, before
whom he was tried, failed to reach
an agreement and was discharged.
Four others charged with book
making are expected to be tried on
the same day. They are Harry
David Turner. Lloyd A. Nell, Frank
Mccormick. and Charles w. Olvey.
The Washington times., 1923-07-31
So KILLED WHEN
TRA|NSCRASH
IN BERLIN
List of Injured Heavy in COL
Iision of Express and
Suburban Cars.

BERLIN. July 31.-Thirty per-
sons were killed and many injured
when the Berlin-Frankfurt express
was wrecked near Kreiensen TODAY.
The train was proceeding toward
Munich when it crashed into a
suburban train. All the dead and
injured were on the suburban train.
the last three cars of which were
demolished. 1t is reported the
engineer of the express ran by a
stop" signal.
There were some Americans on
board the express.
Some of the injured were re-
ported to have died, bringing the
death list to thirty-five.
The Washington times., 1923-07-31
Mothers Life Hangs
on Return Of Her
Missing Boy

His mothers life depends on
the return of sixteen year-old
Taylor Anderson, 1927 East
Capitol street, who left his
home Saturday in. his fathers
automobile, physicians an
nounced today.
The boys mother was i'll
when he left and the shock of
his departure brought a relapse
which resulted in a coma of
twenty-four hours. Unless the
boy returns, it is stated, she
cannot live.
Young Anderson is about five
feet two inches tall, with curly
auburn hair. He wore brown
knickerbockers when he left
home but carried with him a
gray suit with long trousers.
His District car license tag is
numbered 56-313.
The Washington times., 1923-07-31
NOTE
WORRIES
BRITISH
Baldwin, After Meeting With
Cabinet, Says Parliament
May Be Reconvened.
By DAVID M. CHURCH.
International News Service.

LONDON, July 31.-After pre-
siding at a long cabinet meeting,
when the Franco Belgian replies to
the British reparations note was
discussed, Premier Stanley Bald
win announced in the house of
commons this afternoon that ar
rangements have been made to re-
convene Parliament if the Ruhr
situation demands such action.
Parliament is preparing to ad-
journ.
See Situation Serious.
Premier Baldwin's announcement
was interpreted in some quarters as
meaning that Great Britain might
enter into separate PREPARATIONS ne.
gotiations with Germany. 1t lie
obvious that officials are taking a
more serious view of the Ruhr
reparations issue since the receipt
of the French and Belgian notes
last night.
France refuses to yield to Great
Britain's suggestions on the Ruhr,
although it is understood that the
French note leaves the door open
to further negotiations. France
contends that Germany must cease
passive resistance and that French
troops should remain in the Ruhr
until Germany pays.
Every angle of the French COM
munication was discussed by the
cabinet. Adjournment was taken
at 1:45 o'clock after a session of
two and a half hours. No state
ment was issued.
Foreign office officials admitted
that the reparations situation is
more critical.
Premier Baldwin was understood
to favor a discontinuance of repara-
tons negotiations with France and
Belgium and the making of an in
dependent British reply to the Ger
man reparations note of June Z.
Reply Is Favored.
The pro-French element in the
cabinet is strong and is attempting
to force a continuance of the dipio-
matte conversations. If the situa-
ton has cleared sufficiently, Premier
Baldwin will make a statement on
Ruhr and reparations in Commons
Thursday.
The Italian reply to the British
reparations note. also is under
scrutiny. 1t suggests that war debts
be discussed along with reparations.
The Washington times., 1923-07-31
COURT WON'T DISMISS
NEW GARRETT VENIRE
U. S. Embassy In Paris
Still Trying To
Find Home

PARIS, July 31.-The Amer
lean embassy is still looking
about Paris, in an endeayor to
buy a home for the ambassa-
dor, with offices, as provided for
in Congress appropriation
granted about six months ago.
Something new is offered
every week and it is understood
plans and offers enough to fill a
portfolio have accumulated, but
nothing really serviceable or
available within the 100000
limit has been received.
Ambassador Herrick is about
to change his residence from
the house owned by Prince de
BrogIIe on the Avenue Messine
to a building on the left bank
of the Seine in the Avenue de
la Motto Fouquet, owned by
Princesse de la Tour d'Au-
vergne.
The Washington times., 1923-07-31

DR.. Sawyer asked to BE-
excused from answering any
questions Of ! technical ma
ture.
The mere technical deveI-
oplnents of the Presidents
condition, he said, would be
dealt with later in the off
cial medical bulletin, prom
ised for shortly after 9.
o'clock, when the laboratory
tests and consultations will
have reached such a stage
as to permit Of more de-
tailed and specific infornla-
ton.
The good nights rest
which Mr.. Harding obtained
resulted in an atmosphere
of optimism that pervaded
the entire eighth floor OF the
hotel, where heavy-eyed re-
porters and Secret Service
men had held vigil all night.
Gloom Is Shattered.
DIR. Sawyer's brief an
nouncement, made after a
cursory examination of Mr..
Harding between z and 8
o'clock this morning, shat
tered a good deal of the
gloom that stalked the cor
ridors of the Palace Hotel
all night after the discovery
that the President was suf-
fering from bronchopneu-
monia.
The condition of the Pres
ldent Is still precarious, still
grave, but. the facts that he
succeeded in sleeping six
consecutive hours and that
he felt better this morning
were taken on all sides, and
particularly by the doctors,
as "auguring WE'LL" as DR..
Sawyer phrased it.
DR.. Sawyer's visit to the
sick room shortly before 8
o'clock was the second visit
he had paid since midnight.
About 2 a. m. he went to
the Presidents room and
found him asleep.
Sleeps During Night.
Mr.. Harding slept continuously
from about midnight until shortly
after 6 a. M, the most sleep he
has obtained consecutively since
the pains from his attack of
ptomaine first began to grippe him
last week.
After his valet had attended
The Washington times., 1923-07-31
NATURALIZATION PAPERS
USED TO SMUCCLE ALIENS

MAILING naturalization certifi-
caIes 10 friends in Canada, thus en-
apllng certain aliens to enter the
t t' IN def1ance Of the immigra-
sIoil Id" rs the latest scheme used
1 e., smuggling aliens into the United
States, the Department of Labor an
nounced today.
me department, it was said, is
powerless to stop this frandnlent
use or naturalization certificates
ana the law officers of the denart-
rnent are now drafting Hesitation
under which such certificates can be
cahceieo when thsiH use In abused.
The Washington times., 1923-07-31
50, IS
FOUND DEAD
IN HOTEL
Woman, Said to Be Companion,
Held by Police for
Questioning.
international News Service.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, July 81.
"A man whom the police declare
is the Rev. w. J. Lochren, sixty
years old, Of Superior, Wis, was
found dead in a room at the Rogers
Hotel here early today.
He had previously registered at
the Alven Hotel here with Ruth
Williams, a Minneapolis woman,
as "Mr. and Mrs. Martini" accord.
ing to a charge made by the po-
lice, who are holding Ruth Will
liams without charge for question
ing.
An autopsy has been ordered on
the body. Police say they answered
call from the Rogers and found
the man dead in a room, Ruth Will
liams being in the room when the
police arrived.
The Washington times., 1923-07-31
Could You Hire
100000 Statesmen?

Suppose you had 100000
statesmen df that were pos
sible)-don't you think they
should sell more than you
could manufacture?
You can't hire that many
flesh.and-blood salesmen-but
your Want Ad is a saleman--
multiplied that many times
when you use three-time ad
in The Washington Morning
Herald, Washington Evening
Times and Sunday Morning
Herald.
Three papers i'm one-13 in
sertiOns for the price OF
seven: S2.52 for a Cline
Want Ad seven times.
Phone Your Wants to
Main $3.50
The Washington times., 1923-07-31
CONDITION Still GRAVE
|. AS PHYSICIANS FIGHT
. TO HALT PNEUMONIA
By GEORGE r. HOLMES,
international News Service.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.-President Harding showed
marked Improvement this morning after the resfu
night he has had his illness began, four days
DR.. Charles E. Sawyer his chief physician, smiling
when he emerged from the Presidents suite in the Palace
Hotel, at o'clock. He obviously optimistic and
gratified by the Presidents condition.
81 glad be able to announce" said Dr.. Sawyer,
chat the President has had comparatively speaking the
Illness
This augurs well.
II believe that conditions warrant saying that ap-.
parently have reaehed slightly clearer sailing