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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
WOMAN MISTAKEN;
THE PARTY SHE GOT
ESCAPED UNINJURED
Tcld Police She Committed
Mmder-Chcrged With
Intent to Kill.

Wichita Falls, Tex. March IL
Mrs. Walter Haid was released under
bond of $1,000 Saturday evening upon
a charge of assault with intent to MUIR
der. Mrs. Had reported to the police
station that she had shot at woman.
She told officers Il got hcr-I hope /
did"
4 half hour prior to this time the
police had been summoned to her hus-
bands office and. upon arrival, found
several window panes and the glass in
the door broken. Mrs. Haid demanded
that the police arrest woman whom
she said was in her husbands office.
No arrests were made. An investi-
CATION by the police showed that the
woman at whom Mrs. Had had shot
was unhurt.
Mrs. Had and her husband have
been separated for the past six months.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
SEVENTY-MILE WIND
Hundreds Narrowly Escape
When Roof Whirls
Down Street.
LIVESTOCK Is LOST
Passenger Trains Stopped
After Several Stalled
in Snow.

Chicago. March 1.-THE third
terrific gale of the week ripped out
of the Northwest tonight headed
eastward.
The storm was accompanied by
high winds, snow and rain.
Temperatures dropped far below
zero in the Dakotas, Minnesota. Colo
RADIO and Nebraska. where the gale
ragged throughout the day.
TRANSFORMATION is badly crippled.
Trains were running several hours
late. Several were reported stalled
in snow drifts.
Wire communication was paralyzed.
Many towns were cut off from the
outside world.
Heavy loss in livestock was report
ed in sections of Wyoming and
Nebraska.
The storm moved into Kansas and
Iowa tonight. 1t was moving rapidly
eastward.
Passenger Trains stepped.
Denver and Pueblo suffered heavily
from the high winds. Several build
ings were unroofed. Street car traffic
was blocked.
All passenger trains on the Union
Pacific between Denver, Omaha and
Cheyenne were stopped.
One man was killed near Denver
when he failed to see Il train because
of the binding snow.
Hundreds of shoppers narrowly
escaped death in Omaha. when the
40 mile wind unroofed the McCrory
store and sent it whirling into the
street.
st. Paul reported the coolest Sc.
Patrick's day in the history of Mime
sofa and the Dakotas. Temperatures
ranged from IL to 20 below zero.
81 Killed During Week.
Fifty-one persons were killed and
hundreds injured in the three storms
which swept the country during the
week.
The heaviest toll was taken last
Sunday and Monday. when cyclone
swept eastward from the Mississippi
valley. Seventeen were killed in
Tennessee. nine in Kentucky, two in
Illinois. two in Ohio, one in Arkansas,
one in Kansas and one in Missouri.
Thursday night another cyclone hit
Savage, Miss. killing eighteen.
The gale now sweeping into the
midwest is expected TO Naeh the
Atlantic seaboard late Sunday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
CHELL I.
JURY OUT
8 MINUTES
Mulatto Utters Not One
Word Since Death
Verdict Read.
HOLT MURDER CASE
Gees to Trial Monday for
the Staying Of Mrs.
Denecamp.
NO EMOTION SHOWN
Admits Signing Confessions
But Claims He Was
Tricked.
HOLT MURDER CASE
NO EMOTION SHOWN

Waco. Tex. March 17.-Thc death
Uenalty was given Roy Mitchell negro.
w the jury which found him guilty. at
{ ~ o'clock tonight. of the murder Of
W. +. Holt.
The jury was out nine minutes.
The speedy verdict was the climax
of an afternoon featured by The testi-
mony of Mitchell. charged with a
series of the most revolving murders
and assaults in the criminal history OF
this section.
Mitchell goes on trial Monday for
the murder OF Mrs. Ethel Denecamp.
killed with Holt.
The negro tonight IS on the cot in
his cell. He has uttered not one word
since the death verdict was read.
Mitchell received the jury's verdict
without the slightest trace of emotion.
During his eross-examinati ton at the
hands of Prosecutor Farmer, Mitchell
F'engaged in grim repartee with the
comfy attorney. Asked to come
clean and get right with God" the
negro said I'm already right with
God
Admits Signing Confession.
When the prosecutor introduced the
watch charm of Grady Skipworth, an
other of Mitchell's alleged victims, the
mulatto. quicn as flash. interposed
THAT has nothing to do with this case
This is not the Skipworth case
Mitchell admitted signing the vari-
out confessions, including that in the
Holt case, but said he did so under
nromises of leniency from McLennan
county officials. Later County AT
torney Farmer took the stand ana
denied the negr0's statement.
Holt was killed on the night oil
January 10, and his mutilated body
with that of Mrs. Ethel Jacobs
Denecamp. 81, was found two days
later in n clump Of bushes Just OIL
the Springfield road, five miles from
here. Mrs. Denecamp had been GRIM,
inally assaulted and murdered ana
her companions body dragged oehlnd
an automobile for considerable DIS
lance.
Evidence Found In Home:
Mitchell was arrested when certain
discriminating evidence was found IN
his home. He was rushed to HIS
boro for safe keeping and, upon ar
irving there, went upon a hunger
strike. Finally succumbing to the
termination of delectable foods placed
before him. he broke his "strike" and
was brought back TO Waco, where he
made the startling confessions.
Other crimes which Mitchell is al
legged to have confessed. and for which
he is under indictment, are:
The murder of Grady Skipworth.
10, at Lovers Leap, near here. last
November, when the youth attempted
to defend his 16-year-old companion,
Naoimi Boucher, from attack.
The murder of Harrell Bolton last
Nav under identical circumstances.
The murder Of w. p. Driskell
prominent cotton man, in the latter's
backyard with an axe.
Criminal assault on Mrs Denecamp.
The criminal assault upon Miss
Boucher.
The criminal assault upon Bolton
companion.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
Negro Is Sorry His
Head Was Too Hard;
Bullet Chances OFT

Houston, Tex. March f5.--Joe
Parker. negro, was in the county
Jail today facing a charge of mur.
der following the fatal shooting OIL
his wife, Julia Parker, at 3 o'clock
Friday afternoon. :.
After firing nine bullets into mis-
wife's body, Parker, according to
the police, ran several blocks to
point in front of negro under
taking establishment, where ne
turned the pistol on himself and
fired shot at his head, but it did
not penetrate the skull. He was
taken to a hospital to have his flesh
wound dressed and was then turned
over TO officers.
At police headquarters Parker
told officers he had only one re
greet, and that was that his heed
was too hard Off the bullet.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
COLD WEATHER DUE
SUNDAY NIGHT AS
.HIGH' PUSHES DOWN
will Freeze on East Texas
Coast Monday Morning,
Says Forecast.

From weather indications at u
o'clock Saturday night, the cold wave
predicted for Texas for Monday morn
ing by the Washington bureau may
come ahead of time and Sunday night
here may be fairly cold. The high
pressure area which will bring the
cold was centered over the Canadian
border Saturday morning sending tenn
peratures north of the border down to
% below zero.
The blizzard which it brought into
the United States Saturday morning
had speeded up and struck Amarillo
Saturday afternoon at q o'clock, &C.
companied by severe sand storm
driven by 50-mile gale. 1t made its
appearance in a black cloud in the
north and with the first gust came
such thick sandstone that the street
lights were turned on in the after
noon.
On its way to Texas the blizzard
had created havoc in Colorado and
other plac' ). Lack of meteorological
data prevents a forecast of how low
temperatures will go in San Antonio,
but it is believed that the "high"
will swerve to the east and only side
swipe San Antonio.
The freezing line had dipped well
down into Texas at midnight Satur-
day and snow was predicted for
North Texas Sunday. The tempera-
ture dropped so degrees in Denver
in twelve hours Saturday and the
thermometer at Amarillo dropped 60
degrees in the first half hour of the
blizzard. 1t was showing at Denver
Saturday night. Minimum tempera-
ture for Amarillo Sunday morning
forecast by the New Orleans weather
office Saturday night were for 10 de-
grees. The thermometer at Fort
Worth stood at 40 degrees at 10
o'clock Saturday night.
The "high" which brought the cold
wave to North Texas Saturday night
had barometric reading of 30.7 in
its center Saturday morning.
The New Orleans forecast Saturday
night was:
East Texas Sunday rain. cold ex-
cept on the coast, cold wave in north
and central portions with temperature
20 to % by Monday morning; Mon
day fair, colder in southeast portion.
probably freezing on coast, fresh to
southerly winds on the coast and
shifting to the northwest Sunday
night.
West Texas: Sunday snow in
north, rain in south portion, cviuer
with cold wave. Temperature 10
to is degrees in north and "a to 2S
in south portion; Monday fairer and
not so cold.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.

Chicago; Temperature, ~; clear; Is
mile wind from the south; lowest tenn
perature in the last "a hours. 90; high
est, AZ.
Kansas City: Temperature, Sc; cloudy;
less than 1o-miie wind from the south
lowest temperature in the last "a hours.
81: highest. IS.
New York: Temperature. a.; clear:
less than 1o-mile wind from the south /;
lowest temperature in the last 20 hours,
81: highest. AZ.
st. Louis: Temperature Sc; clear: IS
mile wind from the south; lowest tenn
perature in the last "a hours, 2s; high
est, 50.
Washington: Temperature So: clear;
hours, a.; highest, 81.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18

DISTRICT ATTORNEY
HITS NEGRO ON THE
HEAD WITH A CHAIR
Austin Prosecutor Fined
$IC0, Which Is Later
RENTED.

Austin, Tex. March 17.-District
Attorney Dan Moody did not seriously
injure Leon Keys, negro witness in
the trial of Homer Tony. negro. tried
for the murder of ii. c. G. eer, Austin
merchant.
The district attorney, blazing with
anger on account of what he con-
sidered the impudence of the negro
witness, hit him over the head with a
chair in the court room.
The judge imposed a 500 fine. This
was later RENTED, and the district
attorney apologized TO the court.
Keys was Under cross examination
about footprints found near the scene
of the shooting of the grain dealer
when Moody demanded:
Lift IN your right foot so that /
can see the sole Of that shoe"
Here's both OF them. you can see
them was the negro's reply, as he
extended his legs from the witness box.
raising both feet.
Put that left foot down before
knock it down." Moody commanded.
The negro cisregarded the district
attorneys command and grinned at
him.
Blazing with anger. the district at
torney leaped from his chair. seized
it with his right hand and implanted
il on the negro's head, without in
flicting serious injury. Court at
taches interfcred and. when order was
restored. Judge Hamilton announced
that he would fine the district attorney
500, while defense counsel filed a
bin Of exception to Mr.. Moody's ac-
ton.
The district attorney then apollo
gized to the court, stating that he was
born in the South and that ''when a
negro gets impudent react according
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
PUEBLO TORN UP.
Fire, Starting In Height OF Storm.
Proves Uncomfortable.

Pueblo, Colo. March ia ter
rifle blizzard. driven by q 70-mile
wind. had caused property damage es-
timated at 100000 here tonight.
Buildings were unroofed, telephone
poles leveled and small outbuildings
demolished by the terrible windstorm.
All freight traffic was suspended
and passenger trains proceeded under
slow orders.
Fire, which started during the
height of the storm, completely DE-
stroyed the Missouri Pacific railways
stockyards east of the city. The loss
was estimated at $4,000.
Several business houses We're un-
rooted, as were a number OF resi-
dences.
Several persons were slightly in
jured when automobiles were crashed
against buildings. Sign boards were
dashed into streets and pedestrians
had narrow escapes from injury.
Brick chimneys topplcd over and
the roof of an apartment house was
lifted into the air and lodged on top
of house in the same block.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
What the Tobin Ticket Proposes

Sheriff John W Tobn, provides far:
An Administration put ctys tangled affairs
busine b. keep within its income
of San Anonios interrupted and post
poned program public Improvements
practical for flood prevention submitted
to the earliest practical date
Save and Equalize Taxes
An will economic the peoples money and
and accord the taxpayers courteous
with civic organizations for the advancement
in ctys material and social welfare
and industrial plants employing homo
labor Texas materials
Eliminate Dangerous Grade Crossings.
all public utilities obtalnabe
under aggressive policy to obtain these ,
Elimination grade notably Laurel
Heights Beacon HILL
Maintenance c clean streets and efficient
apdg garbage disposal service
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
ENDS 3I-DAY FOOD
STRIKE BY EATING
CRUEL AT HOSPITAL
Convicted Murderer Eats
After Doctors Say Mind
Unbalanced.

Boston, Mass, March 17.--Nicola
Sacco, convicted murderer, whose
case caused worldwide Communist
demonstrations, broke his hunger
strike of 81 days tonight and volun-
tarily ate two ounces of rice Cruel.
Earlier in the day three alienists
pronounced Sacco mentally unbal-
anced and Judge Webster Thayer or
dered him committed to the Boston
Psycopathic hospital for "at least two
weeks" treatment. 1t was upon his
arrival there that he volunteered to
take the food.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
INDICTED ON 1OCOUNTS
Former Bank Cashier Charged With
Forgery, Theft and Embezzlement.

HiIIsboro, Tex, March 17.-The
Hill county grand jury returned four
teen indictments today, ten Of which
are against s. Il. lowe, former cash
Ter of the First State Bank of Ma
lone, arrested last week coincident
with state bank examiners taking
charge Of the institution.
The indictments include four charg-
ing forgery, two embezzlement, one
for receiving deposits with knowledge
that the bank was in an insolvent
condition; one charging the forging
of deed. one of false certificate"
and one Of theft by bailee.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
CROWDS SEE CRASH
Accident on Alamo Plaza Attracts
Big Throng.

At least 1000 people gathered on
Alamo plaza at 8 O'Clock Saturday
night when three cars were damaged
in collision in front of the Grand
Theater. A ear driven by II. P. lid
well of South San Antonio ran into
a Hudson car owned By w. ]. Fitch,
800 East Euclid avenue, which was
thrown against a small touring car
occupied by w. ]. Dozier and his
family of 31S East Myrtle street.
Miss Olga Harlos, 51S Aberdeen
street riding in the car with Mr.. It'd
well was cut on the cheek and on
the chin by flying glass. She was
taken to the Robert B. Green Hospital
for treatment.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
Yarn About 6O-foot
Whale on Gulf Coast
Is "Big Fish" Story

San Benito, Tex, March IL
The story of the 60-foot whale re-
ported afoul a sandbar about %
miles southeast of Matamoros on
the gulf coast, according to the
stories told by people from this
city who made the drive of almost
100 miles to see this monster. ;s
about the biggest fish story of the
year.
No whale could be found. Some
think it was an advertising scheme
on the part Of the dealers in wet
goods In Matamoros to attract
trade from this side Of the river.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
INDICTED FOR MURDER
Negro Charged With Staying White
Farmer Near Hillsboro.

Hillsboro. Tex. March t7.--An in
dietlIent charging murder was re
turned by the grand jury here today
against Leroy Harris, the negro ar
rested near Bynum last Tuesday in
connection with the killing of Wylie
Smithson. white tenant farmer.
Harris was arrested, after a chase
BY officers and citizens, at che home
OF his mother in Limestone county.
lie is now in Jail in another county.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
The WEATHER
TEMPERATURES.
FORECAST,

East Texas: Sunday rain. cold except
on the coast, cold wave IN north and
central portions with temperature 20 to
20 by Monday morning; Monday fair.
colder in southeast portion, probably
freezing on coast. fresh to southcrly
winds on the coast and shifting to the
northwest Sunday night.
West Texas: Sunday snow in north.
rain in south portion. colder with a cold
wave. Temperature 10 to Is degrees in
north and "a to IS In south portion;
Monday fairer and not so cold.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
BANDITS GET $4,000
Unmasked Trio Look Cashier i'm Vault
and Escape.

Bridgeport, Okla, March 17.-Be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in currency
was stolen from the Bridgeport State
Bank today by three unmasked ban
dts, who locked Cashier Wheeler in
the banks vault and escaped.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
HAIR CATCHES FIRE
Overheatod Curling Irons Result In
Woman Sustaining Serious Burns.

Oklahoma City, Okla, March IL
Mrs. J. ]. Folk sustained severe burns
when her hair caught fire from over
heated curling irons here today. Hos
pital authorities said Mrs. Folk would
recover but would probably be manned
for life.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
HOMELESS RECALL CYCLONE.
Merchant Receivers $1,000 Buried BE.
meath Wrecked Store.

Savage. Miss, Marh i..-With
the dead from Thursdays cyclone
throughout Northwest Mississippi to-
day reported at eighteen and only enc
person missing. Savage began tonight
throwing together temporary quarters
TO care for the 30 or more refugees
here.
Fed. clothed and warm for the first
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-10-06
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
SCHEDULE IN SCHOOLS
Members OF Fire Department To In
struct Children How To Act
In Emergencies

School superintendent Stanley II.
Holmes has completed plans for talks.
tc be given by members of the fire
department at the public schools, in
connection with the observance of
Fire Prevention Week. The schedule
with the date and time has been sub
mitted to First Deputy Chief Eugene
T. Barnes and representatives of the
department will be selected to speak.
Deputy Chief Barnes, in addition to
the other speakers, will make per-
sonal campaign and will inform the
school children of the proper method
of turning in an alarm, and of using
fire extinguishers.
The schedule prepared is as follows;
Tuesday, October g. 10 a. M, Open
Air school and E;lihu Burritt Junior
High school; 1880 a. M, Lincoln
street school; 1880 a. m. Central
Junior High school: 2:30 p. m. North
End school: p. M. Monroe school.
Wednesday. October 10, 10 a. M.
Osgood Hill school; 1880 a. m, East
street school; y. M, Nathan Hale
school. 2:3O p. M. Smith school.
Thursday. October IL, 1880 a. m.
Camp school, II n. M, Smalley school.
Friday. October II. 9 a. M. Rock
well school; | p. m. Stanley school.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-10-06
Religious Items

Rev. William Heard al New faFk
viii preach AZ the morning ssFflss
az the First Church Of Christ toner
T0w,
The fewer vases given 70 -
Marks Episcopal church BY the FAM
ilY Of the late Howard Cole Noble,
In his honor will be dedicated Al the
~ o'elaek service on Sunday,
The annual business meeting Of tbs
second Advent church viii be held
Wednesday evening Al ! o'clock.
The members 0f the church fonn-
eli Of the Reformation Lutheran
church will meet "Wednesday evening.
The young Momen's Sewing guild
Of the First baptist church siil meet
in the church paTlor Wednesday eve
ming al 7saa p. m. Miss u, Hlteh-
cock will speak on "My rriR 10 Alas
ka."
Leonard c. Woke. assistant 10 Rev.
John l.. Davis Of the Trinity Method
ist church. will preach In the Peoples
church. tomorrow,
"a Decade IN the south Church"
will be the subject Of the Sunday
morning sermon IN the South congre-
gational church tomorrow by Rev,
Dr. George ". c, Ill., Or, Hiluwill
observe the 10 anniversary Of his
coming 90 this city tomorrow,
Children from the children's Homo
will have charge Of the program at
Trinity NJ. l.. Church tomorrow eve-
ming.
Tomorrow viii be 20. q. A. NJ"
md Junior o, 4. \. NJ. Day" at
E.Vcryman's Bible cnss,
l,oN. q. n. Schneck. pastor of The
German Baptist church, has just been
notified that he has been elected
moderator OF the Hartford Baptist as
ISOLATION.
The annual Hartford county Sum
day school convention Will be held
Oct. In the Asylum avenue Bap-
tist church in Hartford. Sessions
afternoon and evening.
Many from this city plan to attend.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-10-06
COMBINE THE Week
DAY CHURCH School
hslhodlsls and Consresaiionalisls
Unite in Religious Instruction

Something unique IN the way of re-
ligious schools will be the combined
week day church school which opens
in this city next Wednesday, This
school will he entirely non seetaFian
la its aim and will be maintained
jointly by the Trinity Methodist and
the South Congregational churches,
Il is for the purpose of religious
training and only those children Of
the advanced grades, 4. 5, and 7
whose parents are anxious 10 have
them get some religious instruction,
will be admitted, in 20 date about
30 pupils are enrolled,
The teaching stsff viii be composed
IF experienced teachers, most of them
either public school teachers or those
who have had some normal school
training, Frederic l.. Fay. director
of religious instruction at the South
church. viii have charge and will be
assisted by Miss Cora u. Graulieh. di-
rector of religious training al the
Methodist church.
sessions Of the school will he held in
the South church aud the latter half
IN the Methodist church.
School will be In session one hour
and five minutes every Wednesday for
GRADES 4 and and Thursday :or
grades and I. Sessions will begin
nj $40 p. m. and close at 5:i5 p. m.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-10-06
NEW ENGLAND COAL
SITUATION BRIGHT
Railroads Prepared to Augment
Supply Which Is Now Large
BIT GEORGE II. MANNING;

BIZ GEORGE II. MANNING;
washington Bureau of New Britain Herald
Washington, ID. c., Oct. 6.-There
will be no transportation troubles this
winter to produce a coal shortage in
Connecticut and other New England
states similar to- that which occurred
last year. according to the most reli-
able information which can be obtain
ed on the present condition of the
rolling stock of the railroads.
Last winter, the railroads were just
recovering from a nationwide strike
of shopmen, which had left practically
all the locomotives and cars of the
country in more or less serious need
of repair. Added to this, the anthra-
cite mines had Just resumed opera
lions after strike which had extend
ed through most of the summer. The
result was that when winter set in,
there was extremely little coal on
hand in the New England states. The
mines were ready to produce coal at
high rate; but the railroads were
unable to cope with the sudden peak
of demand. They were unable to get
the coal away from the mines rapid
ly enough to meet the demand in all
the anthracite burning sections and
production was accordingly hampered.
New England's Supply Large
This year, however. as winter draws
on, there is a totally different situa-
ton. The mines have been working
steadily ever since last fall; the coal
produced has been carried efficiently
by the railroads. There is already in
the New England states more OF both
anthracite and bituminous coal than
has been at the same time in several
previous year. Accordingly, the rail
roads will not be called on to meet
sharp increase in demand the strike
which seemed imminent has been set
tied; the mines are operating at
high pitch; and the railroads are bet
ter equipped to deliver the coal pro-
duction than they have been for sew
eral years.