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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
CONVICT GANG
BOSS INDICTED.
FOR CRUELTY
Youth Says He Was Beat
en- Daily With Eight
pound Strap.
FLESH ROTTED AWAY
Declares Overseer Buries
Whites and Negroes
Side by Side.

MaeClenny. Fla, April tf.-John
Roddenbury, convict gang boss at the
Baker county tusp Entine camp of
State Senator T. j.. Knabb has been
indicted by the Baker county grand
jury on charges by HAUL Revere White,
II, Of Washington, ID. c.. who claims
he was flogged unrn ercifully as often
as twice day while serving a SEN
tence at the camp for vagrancy. He
was leased to Senator Knabb by the
county.
White charged that he was beaten
with an eight-pound. strap as often as
twice day because, he was unable TO
work and that the flashes were so Sc
vere as to draw blotsl. The flesh on his
hands and feet rott I'D. he claims in an
affidavit which con stitutes part Of the
evidence submitted TO the grand jury.
Sores broke out over, his legs and arms,
he says.
"The whipping boss told me he
wanted me TO rot AWAY" White says
ID his affidavit, ''teo that he could
bury me in the Epergreen cemetery.
where he buries whites and negroes
side by side"
White was sentert,ed to pay n small
fine for vagrancy, slnd. in default of
it.. was leased TO Senator Knabb. He
vas removed from the camp after
State Prison Insps,tor Thomas had
visited il.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
LIAM LYNCH MoURNED
Death Of Irish Rebel Chief Serious
Blow TO Republicans.


Dublin, April 1.-THE death of
Liam Lynch, who succumbed last
evening to wounds received when he
was captured by Free State forces
near Newcastle yesterday morning.
will be serious blow 70 the irregu.
lars. it is believed here.
Lynch, as chief of staff OF the Re
publican army, was the man. most in
timately associated with canon DE
Valera. ~ p y
"The capture of. Liam Lynch BY sol.
diers Of the Free State" says the Irish
Times, "inflicts a heavy blow on the
forces in arms against it. During
recent months he has been the real
leader of the Republican extremists.
DE Valera was their figurehead. but
Lynch was the brain that guided Ire
land IN its present sorry condition Of
disorder and alarm.
"A strong fighter. with good grasp
of guerilla tactics. he. more than any
other man. has kindled the temper Of
revolt and prolonged the resistance to
the peoples will.
There is plenty of evidence that
the rank and file of Southern Repub-
licans and some of their military lead
ers are weary Of the barren conflict
and realize that. however much pro-
longed, ii can have only one end
>>>
Awarded War Decoration.
Taylor. Tex. April 11.--Col. q. Il.
Roberts, president Of the First State
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
SOVIET PRESIDENTS
WIFE TO BE DENIED
g.. ADMISSION TO U. S.
Action Is Protest Against
Execution Of Catholic
Prelate.

Washington, u. C., April 1f.-As
an avowcd protest against the putting
to death by the Russian Soviet gov.
eminent of Vicar General Butchka.
witch of the Catholic church. the
United States government will not
permit Ekaterina kalinin, wife Of the
Russian president, to enter American
soil.
Announcement was made by the
State Department yesterday that it
had cancelled the authorization under
which Nine. Kalinin had planned to
visit the United States in connection
with work of the American committee
for relief of Russian children.
Despite the ostensibly humanitarian
purpose of her visit, the department,
in brief announcement of its de-
cision. expressed the opinion that the
presence of Madame Kalinin In this
country is rendered wholly undesirable
by the deep feeling which has been
aroused by the execution Of Vicar Gen
eral Butchkavitch."
The action, it was added. is taken
especially in protest against this exc
cution."
Many protests against admission Of
the Russian presidents wife were re-
ccived by the state Department even
before the death sentence against the
prelate was carried out in disregard OF
an earnest request from the United
States for a respite.
Numerous other protests have since
reached the department. and officials
stated in connection with the action
taken that would be response to
these protests as well as protest in
itself against imposition Of the death
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
Excelsior Tells of Fiesta.

The pictorial section of Juevcs d
Excelsior Of Mexico City. of April :.
dctotcs the greater portion to Sal
Antonio and this seasons Fiesta. :,
full length picture of the 1923 queen
of the Fiesta occupied the front cover.
Pictures of the duchcsses of the Court
Of Neptune follow. The remainder
Of the section is given over to beauti.
full photographs Of scenes in and
around San Antonio. the missions and
the parks. Members of the Mexican
colony in San Antonio are photo.
graphed. The section is beautiful
and the photographs works of art.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11

ing to reports received from German
sources today.
Advfees from Wiesbaden, assert that
five Hessian preachers have been court
martialled for collecting contributions
to the Ruhr relief fund among their
parishioners.
Each was fined $4,000 marks,
Five hundred foreign workingmen,
including Belgians and Poles, are re-
ported to have arrived at Castrop near
Bochum. they are apparently to be
employed in two occupied mines.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
CAMP FUNSTON GONE
1000 Persons Buy Remaining Build
ings at Auction.

Junction City. Kan. April IL
Figures on the final sale by auction
yesterday OF buildings which remained
Of the Camp Funston cantonment
were estimated in excess of S150.0OO.
Prices on buildings and materials
we're 80 TO 100 per cent higher than
at previous sales. 500
Approximately 1000 bidders and
spectators were on hand. The sale
consumed but five hours.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
Election at kerrville.

ho'Nihc. icA-. Efpfh Ill ne new
board OF school trustees was sworn in
Monday night and elected T. c. John
ston, president: John II. Ward, vice
president, and s. Eastland. secretary
treasurer. The other members Of the
board are DIR. L. Galbraith and DIR. J.
z. Mcdonald. 7. c. Johnston and
John Ward drew the lots for one year
terms. The other members will serve
two years.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
With "reminiscences
of Beauregard and Other
Civil War Heroes, Gen.
Felix H. Robertson, 80,
Of Waco, Goes to New
Orleans.
By the Associated Press.


New Orleans, La, Aprihti. --Primed
with personal "reminiscences OF General
Bcauregard, General Wheeler and
other celebrities OF the Civil War,
Gen. Felix Ii. Robertson, So years
old. of Waco, said to be the only sur-
viving general of the Confederate.
army, is in New Orleans TO attend
the veterans reunion.
General Robertson was brigadier
general of cavalry in Kelly's division
of General Wheeler's corps in Ne
army of Tennessee. He saw service
throughout the entire war.
Uncle Billy" Dark, 76, has left a
few of his - children in charge of his
big plantation in Vim Parish, La,
and come to New Orleans to defend
his title of Champion buck and wing
dancer against any Confederate vet.
Gran who may feel spry enough TO
challenge him. In spite of his age. he
can shake his feet like youngster
Of 20.
Yesterday "Cncle Bill discovered
n blindman on the street playing a
violin. The old veteran proceeded to
do his stuff" to the strains of the
fiddler. and. after crowd had gath
cred, took the musicians tin cup and
passed It around. lie spent half an
bour dancing and taking up collections
and then remarked he was just
warming up"
Best Watermelon Thief.
"Uncle Billy" who served with the
Twenty sixth Georgia Division of In
fantry in Gen. Joseph +. Johnsons
army, said he danced before President
Wilson and gathering Of foreign
diplomats in Washingtong during the
reunion in 1917.
The best chicken. hog and water
melon thief in the Confederate army
is the proud record of Howard Diyin-
ity. who has never missed n reunion.
His face as black as his long beard
is white. Howard is n picturesque fig
ure At all conventions where Southern
warriors are assembled. including that
of the American Legion last fall. His
chest is entirely covered with medals
and he has whole trunk full more of
them at his home in Copiah county,
Miss.
. Howard grins broadly as he tells
how he forged for. his young mar
s1er," Captain Scott, whom he carried
from five battle fields. wounded. For
the present reunion, Howard collected
funds from white folks" sufficient
TO pay his railroad fare.
We'll, I'll be dingcd IL it amt Lit
tile Johnny Hopkins, | amt set eyes
on you since that day we whipped the
Yanks at Stevens Junction in '63.'
"Shore am mighty glad TO see you,
Bill"
1000 Beds for Veterans.
These and many similar salutations
were TO be heard at the big mess hall
where hundreds of veterans are being
fed. and at Washington Artillery hall,
where more than ath6usand beds have
been put up 10 accommodate the old
soldiers.
1t is no uncommon sight TO see two
old comrades who have not met since
the war greeting each other.
In spite of the white hair and the
great grey boards. they Immediately
recognize in each other the boys they
had known GO years ago.
Over the steaming hot coffee they
fight the war anew.
Tell me why Sou run that time"
n veteran with twinkle in his eye
asked n comrade.
well, you see. IL l hadn't run, Id
been laying there yet" was the an
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
ALDERMAN FINED
5000, 900 MARKS
AND GIVEN 2 YEARS
Five Preachers Court-mar-
tailed for Collecting
Relief Funds.

Essen, April IA French court
martial at Werden has sentenced AL
dermaR Kunxto Of Essen to two years'
imprisonment and fine of 100000
marks because he rejected A demand
that the school clidren's shower baths
at ESsen-R oeltinshausen, be turned
over for the use OF the troops, accord
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
Summer Normal Teachers.

San Marcos. Tex, April fIs-ihe
following corps Of teachers drawn
from various sections Of the state
will constitute the faculty of the Sum-
mer Normal OF the Southwest Texas
State Normal College at San Marcos,
TO be held June 9 10 August 9: SUI
perintendent c. A. Peterson Eastlan,l.
conductor: Superintendent Joseph c.
Tucker. Brennan; Principal Dan
iel Smith. Yoakum; Superintendent
Ed M. Day, Gonzales: Superintendent
l.. j. Berry, San Marcos; Superin-
tendent +. r. Slower. Orange: Princi-
pal j.. @. Mcdonald, Minefsl Wells I:
superintendent ~ ". Peterson,
Yorktown: Superintendent Y. II. Nor
gan. Eagle Lake; i. X. Morris, su-
pervisor Rural Training School, San
Marco NJ v. Fu'vt. Nc~is.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
CONVICT CAMP PROBE BEGINS
Brutal Floggings CAUSED Prisoners
Death. Is Charge.
Bv tn. Associated Press.

Madison. Fla. iroril 1t.-Investi-
cation into the deatth Of Martin Ia
bert. North Dakota youth. while serv-
ing sentence in a convict labor camp
fourteen months ago. was started to.
day By the Madison county grand
inry. His death was caused BY brutal
flogsinss at the calrr. Il is charged.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11

Spanish. Mexican or BARRIERS Itch
ONE bottle Tmperifg Eczema Remedy
is guaranteed To be, enough for any
case. All druggists 'are authc Il to
refund your money ~ il fails. (Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11

Bank and Trust Company Of Taylo|
has been advised by the War Depart
ment from Washington, that he hid
been awarded a Distinguished Seryid
medal. Colonel Roberts was wid
the A. Z. +. in France. commanded
the 144th Infantry and his "enere
and resourcefulness" are strongl
commended in the official citation I'd
ceiyed by him.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11

Awarded War Decoration.
Taylor. Tex. April f1.--Col. o. Il.
Roberts, president Of the First State
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14
CITY STANDS
PAT ON AUTO
CRASH CASE

John Heinrichs, So. Lancaster farm
er, appeared before the city council
Tuesday night asking the city to pay
at least part Of the expense incurred
by an automobile driven by his son,
Raymond, crashing into and breaking
a large plate glass in the front of the
Webb plumbing shop.
Mr. Heinrichs claimed to have legal
advice to the effect that the city was
responsible for the cutters being fill
ed with ice month ago, and that this
condition caused the car going out OF
control and SLIDING with disastrous
effect into the window. The matter
was referred to the city attorney for
advice.
The city council again took the mat
ter up at the Monday special meeting
and after discussion left it with the
city attorney.
The opening Of the alley behind the
municipal building, vacated a number
Of years ago, and of building a cement
walk on the east side of NO. Taylor
street from Elm to Pine, was referred
to the board Of public works.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14
Thugs beware.
TOLIGHTALLEYS

By arrangement with the Interstate
Power Co. the city council has author
lied the lighting OF the alleys in tile
business district Of Lancaster. Five
lamps of 200 watt capacity will be IN
stalled in the main alleys, one back of
the pOstoffice, one back OF TED
MAINS bakery, one back of the Her
aid office, one back OF the Wright
block and one back Of L. Weber's
store. The company does all the wiz
ing, the city paying only a nominal
service charge. The lights will be
controlled by one switch and the loca-
ton OF this switch will be kept secret.
The idea is to keep the alleys lighted
and safe, minimizing fire and theft
The city council met Monday night
and authorized additional contracts
with the Interstate Power Co. for the
lighting. In addition to the alley
lights three new street lights Of 100
candle power each will go in. West
Hickory between Washington and
Jefferson, corner Polk and Cherry,
and So. Eaton between Oak and Lin
coin avenue are the locations selected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14
Big Patch Man
Takes Own Life

The body Of George Harbican, SO, E.
Dubuque, was found late Tuesday in
a shed near the Dubuque and E. Du-
buque bride Harbcan had used a
rope to hang himself with The body
was cut down by Roy Lacey of Rich
mond, Va, and John Daley of Boston,
Mas, who were part of searching
party Death had occurred seven
days before. Funeral services were
held at Big Patch Friday. The suicide
was due to mental arrangement, rela-
tives say. Mr. Harbican was injured
by means of a severe electric shock in
Nebraska seven years ago and never
fully recovered. A son, George, was
permanently crippled in the same ac-
cident. A widow, son and daughter
survive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14
FISHERMAN FOUL OF
SUCKER GAME WARDEN

SAVANNA, H., March 10.-When a
train from the north on the Burling-
ton pulled in, game warden, boarded
the express car and confscated 50
barrels of fish, which a man from
Cassville, Wis, was shipping to New
York The barrels were opened and
all kinds of fish, game and undesize
were seen. Those banned by law were
sorted out and the rest were rebarrell-
ed and turned over to the owner. He
was arrested for shipping understood
fish aud will have TO suffer the penal
ty for breaking the game laws.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14
OF
LANCASTER TO
BEDISMANTLED

w. L. Gelbach bought the Farmers
Telephone Co. office building at auc-
ton Saturday afternoon, considera-
ton, being $100. It is said that Mr..
Gelbach will tear the building down
and use the lumber on his farms south
and east of the Hurricane. The build
ing has lot of lumber in it and much
OF it is oak.
The old building, according to w.
P. Rowdon, is a landmark. 1t was pu
up in the fifties on the site of the pres
ent Henkel store, by men who built a
-four mill on Grant opposite the pres
ent water works. Messrs. Bailey,
Mitchell, Fox and Ritter were the men
interested in the mill and store.
Later the building was used for
store purposes by Jacob Nathan and
about 1870 David Weber bought it and
moved it to its present location, using
it as shoe store. The building pass
ed into the hands of the telephone
company couple of years ago. AS
soon as it is removed work will begin
at once on the new Farmers Tele-
phone Co. exchange, the plans for
which have been fully approved and
accepted
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14
LEAD REACHES FIGURE
OF S117.5O PER TON

PLATTEVILLE.- bids last
week on lead ore carried a base offer
ing Of $117.50 per ton so per cent me-
tai content. On this Offering premium
grade lead ore brought close to $120
per ton, but the base moved up grad
ually during the week and the price
was nearer to $120 per ton Saturday
with indications very strong that $1.25
will be reached in the very near flu
ture.
Outside, prompt pig-fead March
April is quoted $3.50; ST. Louis $500;
Americal Smelling & Refining COM
pany, New York, 8.25c; but the trust
does not control the situation.
Offerings of metal are so scarce,
with demand so insistent, that smelt-
ers are able to command almost any
price they wish High prices from all
the figures available from most reli-
able sources are rot affecting con-
sumption, but gradually stimulating
production both here and abroad.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14
German Brown
Trout Fry Planted

Thirty cans Of trout fry, 1000 fry to
the can, were received by local fisher
men last week and distributed in va
riOuS streams, north, south east and
west Of Lancaster. The trout were
mostly German Brown with some
rainbOWs.
Local fishermen say that the a0und-
ant springfield brooks around Lancas-
ter are not to be surpassed anywhere
as natural trout streams. A good trout
stream is fed by pure and cold water
supply, has a sandy and we'll shaded
banks. Trout like willow roots and
the shrubbery along the streams
should be preserved.
In late years a number Of good
streams have been spoiled by the cut
ting away of timber along the bluffs
which allows dirty flood water from
the pillow lands above to fill the stream
and choke the fish. For what seemed
like spite the willows along the
streams were cut away and the trout
have no natural protection or habita-
ton. Then considerable dynamiting
is done even though the practice is
poor sport and the fish generally are
SO broken in flesh that they make poor
eating.
Fish fry and fingerlings are deliver
ed without charge the only expense
being the placing in the streams. For
this reason interested fishermen
should avail themselves Of the states
offer to supply all the fish needed.
Other places get all they want for the
asking. Farmers can be big help by
keeping the streams in their natural
state as much as possible and encour-
aging the propagation Of the King of
the fish world.
Twenty-nine cans of trout fry, Ger
man Brown variety, were shipped into
DodgeviIle last week and planted in
the various purling streams OF the
county The Iowa County ConserYa-
ton club, an association of sp0rtsmen,
made application for the shipment.
The German Brown is species of
trout very well adapted for survival
under modern conditions and attain a
goodly size Iowa county streams do
not cut such rough country as Grant
county, the reaches being long with a
wide sweep Of meadow and woodland
on either side A fisherman can mag
inc the sport in that territory on
misty May day
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14
DEL MORRISSE:Y
BEFORE: Senate
ON UNJUST LAW

MADISON, March 81 am oppos-
ed to the autocratic power now given
to the state superintendent of educa-
ton to determine whether school dis
tricts shall be consolidated, regardless
of the wishes of the taxpayers and
citizens concerned" said Del Morris
sey, speaking before the committee on
education of the assembly and senate
at the hearing on the Miner bill Tues
day afternoon. 1t was one of the hot
test hearings Of the session and called
out big crowd, which came from
Grant, st. CroiX, Price and La Fay
cite counties.
No action was taken on the bill
The committee will continue the hear
ing next Tuesday afternoon.
Those who spoke for the bill besides
Mr.. MOrrissey were, A. H. Bushnell of
Madison; former congressman j. T.
Murphey of Plattevilleville; and Emil
Napp of FennimOre. Speakers oppos-
ed to the bill were c. J. Anderson of
the department of education and Sen.
j. L. Barber
Grant county ciizens were particu-
larly interested because school build
ings have been condemned at Bloom
ington, Fennimore and Hazel Green,
and proceedings are on to consolidate
several districts adjacent to these
places. AT Benton and Cuba City,
also, consolidation proceedings are on.
There are two different laws under
which consolidation proceedings must
be had under the other law no vote is
required. 1t is the latter law which
the MINER bill will repeal The CUES
ton of consolidation is (by petition)
first brought before the town board,
after it's decision, an appeal may be
taken to the county committee on
rural schools, and after that decisio /
another appeal may be taken to the
state superintendent of education. hls
decision is final, as to the merits Of
the case. If the matter is taken to the
courts, it is only on technicalities, as
to the regularity of the proceedings.
Mr. Anderson said that in appealed
cases as many decisions have been
made by the state superintendent
against consolidation, as in favor of it.
Mr. Morrissey said "One law pro-
vides for democratic method of
school consolidation, and the other
law, which we seek to amend, pro-
vides for an autOcratic method. There
is objection to school consolidation
also because of the difficulties of
carrying the children to school, often
over bad roads and in all kinds of
weather; besides, parents Of children
in the rural districts objects to having
their children subjected to the infu-
ences of environment of the larger
villages and cities. 1t is claimed that
this is one of the three things that
tends to make the country bows leave
the farms. Capitol Times
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14
8-HOUR LABOR BILL
PASSES IN ASSEMBLY

MADISON-An hour day for
mills factories, ETC., where more than
five workers are assembled, passed the
Wisconsin assembly Friday by a vote
of II to 30 The bill was fathered by
H. G. Tucker Milwaukee machinist,
an assemblyman. The bill faces
stormy sailing in the senate. Similar
bills have bobbed up in years past to
meet death in one house or the other
AS usual the bill exempts farmers.
Nevertheless some farmer legislators
are bitterly opposed to it saying that
it would serve further to lure work
ers away from the farms and to the
cities, increasing farm labor prob
lens Other farmers seem to favor it.
The bill sets up that the working Of
any person more than eight hours a
day in any mill, factory, or manufac-
turing establishment is Injurious t
the physical health and we'll being of
such person"
1t prohibits such workers from be-
ing employed more than eight hours in
any twenty-four, and fixes a penalty
of $50 to $500 for any employer who
requires, or permits any person to
exceed eight hours work, except in
exempted industries.
Drys Win Victory.
The drys won victory in the lower
house, when the Marks bill, designed
to remove the regulation of saloons
from the state prohibition department,
was killed.
Under the bill cities would have
been given full charge of saloon regu-
lation
The vote of As to 81. killing the
measure, is the first victory of til
drys in the assembly.