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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
SHOOTING OF YOUNGEST
MAN ON POLICE FORCE
FEATURE OF PRACTICE
J. H. Johnson in Tie With
MiIstead, Right Behind
Miller's 100.

The feature of the January pistol
practice of the San Antonio police de-
partment was the shooting of the young
est man on the force, Motorcycle Of
ficer J. ii. Johnston, who finished with
9S, in tie with A. 5. Milstead, of
Captain Trevinos shift. Il. o. Miller,
the veteran marksman and lieutenant
of the traffic police, fired perfect 100,
but nobody in the department tries to
beat Miller and he really isn't con-
sidered in the standing, as he takes the
role of instructor more than participant
in the police shoots.
Johnston and Milstead, the latter an
old-timer, will shoot off their tie, it has
been agreed, at the end of the next
practice.
Johnston, coached only a few times
by Sergeant Reed, instructor at the
municipal range, has improved wonder
fully in that time, Reed says.
The motorcycle officers proved the
best squad with the pistol in the Jan
uary practice, the twelve men Of the
squad averaging SIS, which was sc
points above the average of Captain
Trevinos shift, in second place. The
traffic squad was third with 72.4; de-
tectives fourth with 71.2; Captain
Stevens shift fifth with 693; mis-
cellaneous officers sixth in a tie with
Captain Browns shift at 66.5; extra
men next with &c.,, and the dog
watch" regulars last with 63.5.
The department average was 70.7,
only fourteen men failing to shoot in
the force of 100.
The scores BY squads and shifts:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
Aged Fredericksburg Citizen Buried.

aged FREDERICKSBURG CtlLen burIeu.
Fredericksburg, Tex, Jan. 20.-Juer-
gen Vcrdig, aged so years, died here
at the home of Louis Marquart on
Tuesday. No relatives survive in this
part of the state Rev. II. Gammen'
thaler conducted the funeral services.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
Stories of the TOWN

Whether anything, the weather in
cluded, is satisfactory or not all de-
pends, of course. on the point of view.
as is illustrated by a story Martin
Wright tells. 4 West Texas goat far
mer who three years ago was on easy
terms with his bankers, had witnessed
the depletion of his flOckS through lack
of pasturage; had found his bankers
growing decidedly chilly toward him
and finally as lack of rain continued
had given up the fight and sold his
place for what he could get, intending
to reinvest the proceeds in some local.
ity where the bullfrogs knew how TO
SWIM
On a train he met a tourist from
the North, golf clubs and all.
"YOu certainly have wonderful win
ter weather down here" said the tour
list in a burst of enthusiasm as he
filled his lungs with the balmy air
at a station where the train stopped
twenty minutes for lunch"
"Yeh," drawled the goat man. won
derful weather is what put this damned
country on the bum"
Something is wrong with these
SCdleS, one bI iut ldlE tIupAu9tc ~
the postoffice vigorously protested one
day last week when she tipped the
balances ten pounds too much.
Her protest was given little atten-
ton, other than ocular answers. until
one Of the men in the department got
on the scales and found that he too
was ten pounds too heavy. A closer
scrutiny showed that the scales regis
tered ten pounds with no weight on
them.
The covering over the built-in scales
was pried up, and sitting on the balance
beam was a big rat. In one corner OF
the scale box the rat had built for
himself a coy nest and in it were nuts
and candy that he had purloined in
his foraging about the mailing room.
Theo krauSe, assistant superintendent
Of mails, noticed that some official sta
tionery had been used by the rat in
building his nest. and suggested that the
usual fine of $500 be imposed. Austin
Reed. negro porter, said that in this
case the death penalty would have Ia
be given. and Immediately administered
it by means Of n twO-by-four.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21

The shooting was done at 81 yards
slow fire on the five-inch bullseye.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
European Champion Beaten.

London, Jan. 2O.-Word was received
here Saturday that Freddie Jacks, the
European featherweight champion, was
again defeated on points in Melbourne,
Australia, by Bert Sparge. Australian.
A crowd of 10000 saw the fight, ac-
cording to information reaching this
CITY,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
Total acreage ............. OU
Seeing the City's Parks.

aft you have not been sight seeing
in your own city recently, take this
little guide and see for yourself what
| have not time to tell you. Drive out
to West End Lake and you will see the
possibilities and some of the realities
Of this park and pleasure-ground, con-
sisting of 81 acres, donated TO the city
less than five years ago Tin I91S).
Then go south and on West Commerce
street you will again only see for the
future its full development of Elmen-
dOrf Lake and Park of approximately
30 acres-this, too, only recently do
mated to the city March "a, 1910.
Returning to the heart of the city you
will pass on Buena Vista street n NUM-
cipal playground which was given to
the city in 1915. At the market house
is the market house square and plaza,
and also what is now known as Milan
Square, but which is shown on the
earlist city map-in 1S40-as n "city
and on 4 city map in 1885
as an "old cemetery" In this local.
ity we will see that the earliest city au-
thOrities saw the advantages of parks
and withheld from sale of city lands,
which was made in the early fifties,
two tracts of ground. These are known
as Washington Square, one block south
of the market house, and Franklin
Square. just west of Laredo Street on
Lakeview avenue. You will then pass
Military Plaza with the city hall its
center, and Main Plaza with the court
house on the south. Finally you will
reach Alamo Plaza with the unobtrusive
Alamo. seemingly trying to make itself
as inconspicuOus as possible. but more
important than all the city halls and
in the state. Then TO the
south, out Alamo and Garden streets
you will find Roosevelt Park of II
acres-as rock pit made into a COmnun-
ity playground with its camping place
for picnics and its swimming pool in
thu San Antonio River. Going to the
eastern part of the city you pass the
Denver Heights Park and come TO the
Park on South New
Braunfels avenue about fou. blocks
south Of East Commerce street. Here
you will also see on old rock pit trans
formed into n beauty spot with its sunk
en- garden and beautiful shrubbery, use
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
Other Academic Quintets All
Seen in Action in
First Week.
LEAGUE STANDING.
Division "B.'

Followers of school basket ball were
enabled to get a line on every team in
the eight-team Academic League in the
first week of play, just ended. ex-
cept the five of San Antonio Academy.
The first look at the Academy quintet
considered something of dark
horse" will be afforded Tuesday after
noon, when the Blue-and-White meets
Lukin Military Academy at Schwab
Field.
The West Texas Military Academy
team, which surprised some Of the
dopesters last Wednesday by downing
st. Anthony's College, and then be-
came the only team with two early vic
tories to its credit by defeating Lukin,
should get some worthwhile opposition
Monday at Schwab Field from Main
Avenue High School, also indicated.
Wednesday, Main High plays st. An
thongs, which also should be a game
worth watching.
From reports, San Antonio Academy
will get its first real test Thursday
against the fast st. Mary's Collegians.
breckenridge High plays Lukin Fri
| day.
Perhaps the game is attracting the
greatest attention for next week is
that between Main High and West Tex
as Monday. Both teams are filled with
fast youngsters. West Texas probably
will have Menger and Weaver or Peel
at forward positions, Captain Webb
| Townsend at center and Broking and
| Weber or Andrews, guards. Coach
Louis Goodrich of Main intends TO use
his starting lineup of the first game
his team played in the league, Meyers
at center, Fniery and McCarley at for
wards. and Smith and McDougal,
guards. The Main High guards have
been showing up we'll lately in hard
training campaign through which Good
rich has been putting his team. Allen
Smith has been elected team captain,
and McDOugal. converted from a for
ward to a guard, has been starring at
his new job.
Friday, Main High gave the big Army
Y. NJ. C. A. team a battle, losing 1912,
in an extra five-minute period Of play.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21

This is Mike Vasquez, the Mexican
featherweight boxer from FL Paso, who
will meet Brooke Stephens Of San An
tonic at Beethoven hall next Tuesday
night in the main bout of the bill pro-
NOTED by Jack Shelton. Vasquez is
said TO be capable of giving Stephens
hot time of it By those who have seen
him in action.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18
CHRISTIANS ARE.
FLEEING TURKS !.
Fear Outbreak Over Dispute
With France

coNsTANTTNoPLE. April 1s.--
Christians arc fleeing from Alex.
andretti owing to strained relations
between Franco and Turkey. accord.
Ing to the official Anatolian news
agency.
Five hundred Armenian families
already have departed from tho city
An outbreak Is feared as result
of recent dIsagreements. including
that over the Chester concession TO
the United States. against which the
French have protested to Turkey.
A band of so ArmeDians from
Syria attacked n Turkish village
called Aghzibozkalc. in the Adana
district. according 70 the news
agency. Turkish detachments rush.
ed up and destroyed the attackers.
the report states.
The Turks at Angora wero In a
mood Of restrained beiligsrency as
the time for resumption Of the Lau.
sanne conference draws near. Is.
met Pasha arrived here today for a
conferences with the allies on tho
subject Of the Chester scheme be.
fore going to Lausanne.
The Angora assembly adjourned
until May 81, so It win not be in ses-
sion when the conferees meet in
Switzerland TO resume the Greco
Turkish peace conference.
Mustapha Renal, Turkish war lord,
who has appeared In somewhat
tanned role since his marriage. made
speech TO. the army in which he
declared that II the reports OF Lau-
same necessltated resumption Of
hostilIties, he felt sure the army was
prepared TO do its duty In tho sacred
struggle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18
SUGAR SHOOTS
TO new Level
Wholesalers Say II win
Reach IS Cents Here

Sugar will cost the consumer is
cents n pound In Seattle within a
short time. according 10 the state
ments made Wednesday by whole
salors and retailers.
Substantial jumps in sugar prices
wero reported from all parts OF the
country Wednesday and the rise Will
continue. say the rcTiners and pro-
ducers
San Francisco reports state that
sugar will increase 20 cents per 100
pounds there Thursday and win be
sold to dealers at $3.50 per 100
pounds. This means that II will be
sold TO retailers here at 5000 per
100. Tho California Hawaiian Sugar
Co. one OF the largest refining con-
Germs on tic Coast. announced the
raise
From New York a report was re-
coivcd which stated that raw sugar
had reached q new peak for the year
when II was sold Wednesday ut 6h
cents per pound to refiners.
Tho price boosts are caused. ac-
cording TO Senator Wadsworth, who
recently returned to Warrington. ID.
c. from Cuba, by the fact that a
shortage OF 100000 tons in the
Cuban crop is reported this year.
Seattle merchants who have a
large supply OF sugar on hand may
be able TO sell under IL cents a pound
for short time, but Will be forced
to raise the price TO is cents before
long, according TO Seattle wholesale
dealers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18
CITIES UNITE
TO SET ASIDE
FREIGHT Rate
Seattle Chamber
Leads Effort to
Overcome Ruling
Vital to Coast
BY Steve Arnett

A definite program OF action TO
combat recent ruling OF tho in.
terstAte commerce commission.
which permits shippers In Middle
West cities 10 transport their prod.
ucts to cities east OF tho mountains
at a lower saio per mile than that
allowed Pacific coast cities. IS being
prepared By tho Seattle Chamber OF
Commerce thru It's transportation
department. II was announced Wed.
ncsday
Discrimination vitality affecting
Coast cities is charged. The freight
rate established by transcontInental
railroads on structural steel. for In.
stance. Is 81 per 100 pounds between
Chicago and Spokane. The rate
charged Seattle shippers Is from ~
20 20 cents. according 10 members
OF tho transportation bureau OF the
chamber. The distance is less than
one.four,h the haul from Chicago.
and tho charge is moro than one.
half.
Following the submission OF new
freight schedules by the railroads.
which reduce tho charges proper.
tionaiely. many Coast cities have re-
quested the Interstate commerce
commission 20 suspend the rulings
for 30 days. pending an lnyestiga.
ton into the situation The com.
mission, II became known wednes-
day. has refused 20 dp thA and the
conditions remain unchanged
As the situation now stands. Pa
cific coast cities are required TO buy
their products in Eastern factories.
ship them thru the Panama canal.
and then transport them across the
nohntains TO Spokane, Yakima, Salt
Lake city and other inland cities.
They arc unable TO meet the COM
petition put up by Great Lakes cit
ics. which have much cheaper
freight rates. per mile. than have
Seattle. Portland. Tacoma and 9th.
or Pacific coast points.
Joint protests Of the Portland. Sc.
attic and Tacoma traffic bureaus
have been denied. according TO pri.
waite wires received at Portland
Wednesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18
CLARA SKARIN
ON WAY SOUTH
Leaves Seattle Tuesday on
n. F Alexander

Clara skarln. who was absolved Of
blame three months ago for killing
her aged great.uncle. Ferdinand
Hochbrunn, has decided TO return 10
the friends that she made IN Call.
fornia while abe was a fugitive from
Justice there. She was a passenger
on the II. F. Alexander when she
sailed for California ports from Seat
tie Tuesday.
At the time OF her acquittal Of the
murder charge. Clara said she would
stay In Seattle under her own name
and live down the scandal which re-
suited from her trial. But when,
last week. newspapers published the
news that she was acting as host
essP at a lively roadhouse on Z. Mar
ginai way, she changed her mind.
She said she had no definite plans,
but II was supposed that she would
turn to some OF the friends who
fiocked 10 her defense when she was
arrested In California and when they
first learned that she was wanted on
a murder charge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18
UP DEBTS
20 YEARS old
"Mysterious Host" Surprises
IA Cincinnati Men

CINCINNATI. O.. April ls.--The
mysterious host who royalty ban.
quoted IL Cincinnati business men
at n club last night was identified
today as Foster Butner. their long.
lost debtor.
Twenty years ago Butner. then a
produce merchant in Lexington.
Ky, went broke. Coming to Cincin-
natl. he borrowed his limit and skip
ped out.
Yesterday IL Cincinnatians re-
ceived mysterious kilograms from
Roseburg. Ore, inviting them to a
dinner at the Business Mems club
here.
Gathering In the clubrooms. they
found n strange host awaiting their
arrival. The dinner cleared away
and cigars lighted, the host arose
and silently gave each guest an en-
velope marked for opening the fol-
lowing morning. Then, bidding his
guests goodnight, ho departed.
When the envelopes were opened
NthuN, AltN NtiC AOuAu W toIAhi
checks, with interest. for the money
they had loaned Butner 20 years
ago.
Then the creditors recognized
their host of the night before, but
Butner could not be found.
ROSEBURG. Ore. April 1S.--Fos-
ter Butner. who acted as mysterious
host" TO his former creditors at Gin
cinnati last night, paying them every
cent he owed them. with interest, is
well known in Roseburg.
He came here eight years ago and
started to develop the broccoli indus
try. He has been eminently success
full, putting Roseburg on the map
in tho marketing of that pungent
vegetable.
Butner left hero recently for east
ern produce centers where he intend
ed to study conditions affecting the
broccoli crop, IL is understood. He
has n wife and two children living
| here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18
S46,0O0,000 PROGRAM
BY TWO RAIL SYSTEMS
ANNOUNCED FOR YEAR

CT. PAUL. April is.-The eH'
- penditure OF 100000 for
improvements on tho Great
Northern railway system war an.
nounced here today W Ralph
Budd. president OF tho line. Half
OF the amount WIN be spent In
equipment and the other half on
fixed property. improvements
VII include thousands OF new
cars. additional locomotives. track
age bettermcnt and terminal en-
pansion.
PORTLAND. Ore, April ia
Direct expenditure OF moro than
$4,000, 900 win DO made In
Washington and Oregon by the
Chicago. Milwaukee & 81. Paul
Railway Co. this year, according
10 advice received today by X. l..
Ford. general agent for tho COM
pany IN oregon.
For new construction, improve.
menis and betterments. the rail.
way company VIII spend $1,000
600. Approximately 5000. 900
will DO devoted TO maintenance.
$4,000 for lumber and $1,000.
900 for Tie purchases.
Tho payroll this year win be
approximately 5000. 900. as com.
pared with ;5.5oO.00o last year.
Taxes to be paid by the line will
be approximately $780, 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18
PHONE SERVICE BAD,
DOCTOR LOSES CASE,
COMPANY PAYS $12O

BECAUSE he lost n patient as
ID q result of bad telephone
service, DR.. William Douglas, of
Port Angeles, collected $500 from
tho Pacific Telephone and Tel.
egraph Co., in Seattle, Tuesday
DR.. Douglas instituted suit In
superior court. asking $500 dam.
ages, and the case was settled
out OF court OH a compromise
basis, tho telephone company nd
hitting its liability. in part, for
the doctors loss.
DR.. Douglas was practicing in
Enumclaw, In October, 1922. In
his complaint he stated ono OF
his patients was an elderly man
whom he had been treating for
Il number OF months. Before
leaving tho patient, tho doctor
instructed attendants TO call him
by phone in case he took n turn
for the worse.
No calls came for three days,
and in the meantime another
doctor was called. The patient
was operated on by the sub.
stituie physician and died with.
in q brief period of time. At.
tempts TO reach DIR. Douglas
failed because the telephone was
out of order. he alleged,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18
Seattle Turns Out to Help Hang Little
Old Horseshoe Around Neck
of the Gray Wolf


Altho old Jupc Pluvlus threatened
to turn on tho watorworks just be
fore game time today tho Seattle
and Los Angeles Coast league base
bali clubs were planning to 90
ahead with the opening OF the sea-
son on tho local diamond orchard
this aftrnoon. Play was to start at
2a5.
In spite OF the threatening wealth
Ier a record.breakIng crowd was ex'
pected 20 crash tho turnstiles for the
opener. Every reserved scat in tho
stands had been sold last night
Between $4,000 and 10000 fans were
expected.
After n downtown parade. i,eaded
by Bert Swezea. the players Of the
rival clubs were motored TO the
Rainier valley park where they
went thru tho usual batting and
fielding practice.
Then the officials staged the
usual openlng.day festivities. Mayor
Brown pitching the first BALL Lieut.
Gov. Wee Coyle was the nrst hitter
Chief OF Police severyns the catcher
and Sheriff Matt starwich the
umpire. Flag raising exercises were
to complete the prelimlnaries.
Harry Gardner went into the bull
pen to warm up for Seattle and
George Lyons got set TO take up
the pitching burden for Los An,
geles.
Either Frank Tobin or Everett
Yayan was to catch Gardeners
splitter, and Tom DAILY was slated
to work behind the plate for tho
visitors.
The Seattle Indians were making
their home debut this season under
new management--Harry Wolverton.
more Familiarity known as the Gray
Wolf OF baseball. Ho has assem-.
bled a good team for Seattle, and he
was introducing lot OF new faces
10 the fans.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18
STEPS
IN TO BLOCK
HOT VRANCLE
Effort to Impeach
Waterhouse Star
Witness Leads to
Bitter Fight

Opposing attorneys I'm the
100000 suit which Is being
brought against Frank Water
house by w. It. Laube, as
trustee in bankruptcy for Frank
Warehouse & Co., engaged
Wednesday orniDg before
Judge Calvin S. Hall In a series
Of alterations which waved so
violent that II seemed for
time that the lawyers might re-
sort 10 blows.
Clarence l.. Reamca, attorney for
Waterhou9. accused John y. Hart.
LAube's counsel. OF deliberately mis-
quoting from records Ia the course
of a crossexarnination, and Hart re-
piled with equally acrimonIou
charges.
This came as the climax OF
morning Of pickering which was
practically incessant from the mo-
ment that court reconvened. in spite
of efforts by Judge Hall to quiet
the attorneys and expedite the trial.
TRY TO IMPEACH
DEFENSE WITNESS
Most OF the arguments grew out
OF efforts by Hart TO impeach the
testimony OF Paul Iseman. one OF
WAREHOUSES; principal witnesses.
who was called 20 the stand to tell
OF a meeting OF the board of trustees
OF Waterhouse & Co, at which, the
defense contends, Watcrhouse was
authorized to become indemnitor for
the McAteer Shipbuilding company
on the latter contract to build the
steamer FL Aquario.
This is one Of the Fundamental
claims made by the defense, as the
whole caro- u built upon Lauhe's
charge that the Indemnity bond was
signed personally by waterhouse.
and not rs a corporate act, and that
subsequently he distracted company
funds to pay losses arising from the
transaction.
Quoting from Iseman's testimony
before the referee in bankruptcy
year ago, Hart brought out the fact.
under crossexamination, that at that
time the witness had told slightly
different story OF the meeting in
question.
rs your memory better now Than
it was then?" Hart demanded in sar-
donic tones,
1T Is" Iseman firmly maintained.
Objections were made to every
question put to Iseman by both de-
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18
JAP CHARGED
WITH MURDER

A charge OF first degree murder
was filed Wednesday against Kakuzo
Yanai, alias Kimanosikc Inouye, To-
cal Japanese, who shot and MORALLY
wounded Kaganojeo Kanazawa In a
Japanese pool hall at 4o6 Main St.
April IA. Tho victim died two days
later IN the city hospital.
Yanai quarreled with the pool hall
proprietor Friday. April 13, over some
change. He left the place. muttering
threats that you will remember
this" The following day he returned
and again opened his quarrel. When
an attempt was made to eject him.
Yanai drew his gan and shot the
pool hall man, inflicting a mortal in
jury.
Kanazawa's death was the sixth by
violent means, either from murder or
Staying In self defense, in the local
Japanese colony In the period of one
week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18
EXHAUST ONE
JURY PANEL

An entire jury panel was exhausted
by attorneys seeking to sit n Jury in
the trial OF Joe lottery. Seattle ia.
male store proprietor. which opened
in superior court Tuesday. When
court adjourned for tho day. IL jurors
had been accepted. and the defense
still had one peremptory challenge
remaining to IL.
The Jury was completed "Wednesday
morning. and the states opening
statement was presented.
lottery is charged with statutory
offenae against minor girl. Attor.
ney William a. Gilmore. defending
lottery. forced numerous veniremen
TO dlsqualify themselves Tuesday by
admitting they had we'll established
opinions OF the defendants guilt from
newspaper articles. lottery was tried
early in February, and the jury failed
10 agree.