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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-27
VISIT HUMBLE WELL
Scouts From Major Companies Gather
at Kingsville.

KingsvilIe, Tex. March 27.-Thc
visit TO this city today of representa-
tiycs of some Of the larger producing
companies. all of whom have visited
the Humble Oil & Refining company's
well south of town. has served to in
crease excitement over the oil situa-
ton here and add to the belief that
the Humble people really have an oil
we'll in their Humble No. 1. which
came in last Wednesday night. and
at, first was believed to be another tis
gasser. 4,
The evidence of oil still remained
on the ground for several hundred
yards around the well. today four DAYS
after the blow out. The derrick has
been rebuilt and it is said that the
crown block will be in place within
few hours. 1t is stated that il "a
hoped to have everything repaired
and in readiness to go back into
the hole by Wednesday OF this week:
at which time the hole viii be cleaned
out and n strainer set. Excitement is
Getting high and lease holders are re-
fusing to sell until a final test has
been made.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-27
PLANE WINGS CLIPPED
Will Allow Record Breaking Machine
To Make More Speed.

Dayton, Ohio. March e7.-Wings Of
the Curtiss RIG, speed ship. used in
setting new world record by
Lieutenant X. J.. Vaughan, will be
clipped and new propellers designed
and installed at McCook Field before
flights are made.
No further trials will be made to
set a new mark until "Wednesday. 1t
was said last night. In the meantime
the ship will be overhauled complete
ly. Clipping the wings will decrease
the resistance, thus giving a greater
speed, but also will make the flights
more hazardous.
Lieutenant Vaughan Monday flew
at the rate of 233.S7 miles an hour
over one kilomcter course at VIII
bur Wright field. The former record
held by Sadi LeCointe, French avia-
tor was 233.01 miles an hour.
Lieutenant L. J. Maitland also
flew q Curtiss ship over the courss
several times IN an effort to set
new record. His best mark was 210
miles an hour.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-27
RENEGADES SHOOT
MARSHAL,S HORSE
FROM UNDER HIM
Ola Posey and Young Buck
Only Fugitiues
Left.

BIanding, Utah, March 25.-United
States Marshal J. Ray Wards horse
was shot from under him Monday as
he and his party were riding into The
Allen Canyon district to capture OLD
Posey, renegade Flute Indian.
The shot came from long distance,
as indicated by the fact that the re-
port was not heard till after the horse
fell. Marshal Ward was not injured
Salt Lake City, Utah. March 81
Possemen In the vicinity of Bland
ing, Southeastern Utah. are bending
all efforts to capture Chief Old Posey,
reputed leader of the Allen Canyon
band of renegade Piute Indians which
has been battling with white settlers
since week ago.
Chief Old Posey is said TO be about
100 years old and there is reward
of 500 offered by the state for his
capture. Also he is wanted by United
States Marshal J. Ray Ward oil
Utah, on charges of staging an "insur-
rection."
So far as can be learned all of the
Allen Canyon band except Old Posey
and young buck known as Sanup'.
Boy, have either been killed or taken
prisoner. Two redskins were shot to
death in skirmishes with possemen but
there were no caualties among the
whites.
Reports received in Salt Lake last
Friday were TO the effect that Cniei
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-27
MUST SLOW DOWN
Speed Limit Is % Not IS as Previ
Ously Reported.

Twenty-Five miles an hour is the
speed limit in each county in Texas.
Report that the act passed by the
Legislature increasing the speed limit
to 35 miles an hour was an error,
according to information reaching jus
tees of the peace in Bexar county,
Tuesday.
The change in the speed limits was
announced last week, when copies OF
the new law, were sent out by the
State Highway Commission. In the
act as presented in the House and
Senate is clause to the effect that
because the passage of the act was
deemed a necessity, it be passed as an
emergency. While this was accom-
plished on the presentation of the bill.
according to information reaching
here. it failed to get the necessary
quota of votes when up for final
passage.
Because Of this, local county au-
thorities announced Tuesday forenoon,
the new speed limit will not go into
effect until June IA, next.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-27
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.

st. Louis: Temperature. SO: clear;
four-miie wind from the west; lowest
temperature In last "a hours. "a; high
est. a..
Chicago: Temperature. IS: clear: four
teen-miie wind from the west; lowest
temperature in last "a hours. %; high
est. SO.
Kansas City. Temperature. IS; clear;
fourteen-nile wind from the southwest;
lowest temperature in last "a hours. IS;
highest. As.
New York: Temperature. 80; cloudy;
fourteen-mile wind from the southwest;
lowest temperature in last % hours. 30;
highest. IS.
Washington: Temperature, So; clear:
slx-mile wind from the west: lowest
temperature In last ~ hours, 81; high
est, IS.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-27
AL SPENCER'S GANG TRAPPED.
One Bandit Slain. One Captured and
Five Surrounded.

Tulsa, Okla. March 2s.--The chief
of the Tulsa aerial police. with a news
paperman, left here today In an air
plane for the wooded hills rear Teri
.s ss.; ola; ~ ri
band of outlaws. was reported early
today to be wounded, but still at the
head of fire members of his band,
now fighting pitched battle with
q large posse.
Crawling slowly up the rugged hill
side. posse of 40 men. which was
held at bay all last night, is gradu-
ally closing in from four Sides rak-
ing the bandits retreat with a with
ering rifle fire.
Momentarily n report of Spencer's
death is expected. Veteran officers
say he never will be taken alive.
Four Men Rob Bank.
Four men, supposed to have been
directed by Spencer. held up and
robbed the Mannford State Bank at
Mannford. Okla, late yesterday. They
fled in an automobile. closely pur-
sued by the posse of armed citizens.
Later their machine broke down and
one of the bandits was captured.
The other three men took to the
hills. There they intrenched them
selves among The thick underbrush
and boulders and engaged in several
sharp skirmishes with the possemen.
One of the bandit gang was slain.
His body was found when his CON-
rades were driven from their temper
ary retreat by the fierce rifle fire OF
their pursuers.
Bandits Reinforcements Arrive. -.
The two surviving robbers held off
the posse all night and. at dawn to-
day. three more men, apparently re-
serve members of Spencer's band. were
seen 10 crawl into the outlaw camp,
Immediately the posse sent for ooo
more men.
When the call for reinforcements
reached here. Chief ID. A. Mcintyre
of the aerial police left il his plane
10 direct from the air the offensive
against the bandits. He was accompa-
MED by a local newspaper reporter
who saw service as machine gunner
in France. Both were heavily armed
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-27
To BUILD.
SOUTHERN INTO
VALLEY
,I.C.C. Asked to Allow ESQ
Mile Extension of
S.A.A. Railroad.
TAP RICH TERRITORY
Road Will Run South With
Terminus at Brownsville
or Rio City.

The San Antonio Southern Rail-
road company, which operates a ~
mile line from San Antonio TO Chris.
tine in Atascosa county, Tuesday filed
4 petition with the Interstate Com
merce Commission in Washington
asking permission TO build 2oO-mile
extension to the Rio Grande valley
and the Miranda oil fields.
1t is estimated that the project
will involve an expenditure of at
least S4.00O,0OO.
According TO ii. A. Briscoe, general
manager of the San Antonio South
ern. the reason for extending the
road is TO develop the territory
through which the proposed extension
will traverse. This territory, he says.
is rich in oil and minerals and the
land is good for agricultural purposes
and none of these industries can be
developed without railroad, and n
real necessity exists for this extern
sion for the present and future con-
venience Of the public.
Will Require Bonuses.
- The route of the proposed extern
ssion will begin at Christine In Alta
scosa county and run in a southerly
direction through the counties of
Atnscosa, McMullen. Duyal. Brooks,
Hidalgo. Camcrons Webb. Jim Hogs
and Starr. and. according to Mr.
Briscoe. will not pass through any in.
corporated city or village. The ter
minus will be Brownsville, in Came
ron county or some point on the Rio
Grande river Mt or near the town of
Rio Grande City. Starr county, or
Sam Fordyce. Hidalgo County.
The construction of the proposed
line. Mr.. Briscoe pointed out. depends
entirely upon the support Offered by
the interests who would benefit the
most by it. The San Antonio South.
ern would require the payment Of
bonuses until the line becomes a pay.
ing proposition. he said.
Start Work on First Lap.
Regardless of whether the Inter
state Commerce Commission grants
permission to build the line to the
valley. the San Antonio Southern will
be extended south for n distance OF
20 miles, Mr.. Briscoe said. Grading
for this already has been completed
and 1t is probable. he stated, that the
company will start laying tracks with.
in the next 30 or GO days.
The San Antonio Southern Railway
company is a private corporation
having its general offices in the Cal.
casicu building in San Antonio. II
operates a 42-mile line south from
San Antonio through Somerset ia
Christine. The line was formerly
known ms the Artesian Belt.
Harry Landa. prominent business
man Of New Braunfels and San An.
tonic. is president of the San An.
tonic Southern and II. A. Briscoe Of
San Antonio. is general manager. Di.
rectors include w. r. Wisemsn
Thomas II. farrell. George b. Eggle-
sion and Leo NJ i Dielmann.
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BEXAR COUNTY MAY REDUCE
ASSESSMENTS TO EQUALIZE
WITH BACKWARD COUNTIES
Movement on Foot By Heavy Taxpayers to Do What
Legislature Failed to Do-Cut May Reach
$4,000, 000-Other Overtaxed Counties
Have Already Acted-Is Bar to Progress.

The assessed valuations of Bexar
county may be reduced many millions
of dollars, perhaps as much as 800
100000 in the effort to equalize what
Bexar county pays into the state
treasury as compared to what many
other rich counties of the state pay.
A movement TO bring about this
drastic action on the part of the
county commissioners court, has been
launched by business men and heavy
tax payers who resent the failure of
the Legislature and other agencies,
charged with equalizing taxes, to take
steps to compel the backward counties
to pay their share toward maintain
ing the state government.
The movement is under way in other
counties of the state which for years
have been contributing more than
their rightful share to the state.
Mccullough county has reduced as
sessments for that purpose. Gillespie
and Galveston counties arc consider
ing the plan.
Only Way Open.
County Judge Augustus MeCloskey
Tuesday said that while the plan had
not been officially presented to the
commissioners court, thsfslhe had
heard of it and that he considers it
the only means open to Bexar county.
He doubted whether it could be put
into operation this year, because as
sessments are now being made, and
the assessment period ends May 1,
but would not say that the pfan mfght
rot be adopted this year. If not this
year, then certainly 1T must be next
year, IL justice is to be done, he said.
The reduction in assessments would
in no way affect the financing of the
county government, he pointed out
while it would prevent payment of al
unequal sum into the state treasury
AL that would be necessary for the
county government to do, would be to
raie its taxes to such sum as would
provide sufficient. money for opera
ton. The state cannot raise its tax
raise its taxes to such sum as would
20 cents on the 500 valuation, which
rate has more than once in recent
years been in effect.
Force State TO Act.
For many years business interests
and tax payers have endeavored to
have the Legislature, the commissioner
OF 'a1ation, or somc other agency de-
wise 4 way by which counties that are
Willing to drag along and remain un-
progressive shall be forced to pay a
fair sum toward maintaining the state
government. They have been unsuc-
cessful.
On the other hand the progressive
counties have raised assessments and
made improvements. and as a result
have been penalized for their pro-
gressiveness. Typical of these are
Bexar, Dallas, Harris and many
other counties which annually pay
thousands into the state treasury
which in turn goes to make up the de-
ficiency OF the lesser progressive coun-
ties
Each year the Legislature has made
appropriations and state expenses
have grown while the progressive
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-27
.B[ACKMA\L,
|DAUGHERTY'S
son THINKS
| Often Visited Models
Apartments, He Is Quot
ed as Saying.
IPLOI ID SUOTESILD
! Marked for Extortion, Like
Mysterious "Mr.
Marshall
GOT TELEPHONE CALL
i Unknown Party Asked Him
About Job With Attor-
ney General.
GOT TELEPHONE CALL
MITCHELL MEETS WIFE

Washington, d. c., March "a.
7. Kearsley Mitchell, the Phil
sdelphia millionaire who was the
mysterious Mr.. MARSHALL of the
Keenan, murder cast in New YORK,
met his wife here today for their
first interview since his 'connec-
ton with the case became publicly
known. "a SasS.,
,,resepee in Washington carefully
46nt eafed, reached the station just
before the Florida train arrived.
He would not talk to newspaper
men. nor would any other member
, of the party reveal what plans had
been made for their departure
from Washington.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-27
CLEAR AND COLDER
IS FORECAST AFTER
2.37 INCHES RAIN
General Rainfall Visits East
and South Texas Dur
ing Night.

Fair and colder Tuesday night and
Wednesday with minimum tempera-
lures from 80 to A is the weather
forecast based on an unusual weather
map which shows the entire coun-
try dominated by a high pressure area.
A small low" is conferred over Lower
California, and the northeast wind
whipped from the .'high" into the
low brought general rains to south
ern and eastern Texas. K
BY ii 80 Tuesday morning the
rainfall in San Antonio ha,iIsbeen
lskkt2ttjnrhes. Rainfall over the state
at 2 O'Clock Tuesday morning was :
Del Rio. 1.72; Brownsville. .4O; Hons.
ton. LIS: Palestine, .9S: Taylor, 50 ;
Abilene, 1.20: Corpus Christi, 1.34
Austin, LBS; Smithville. 3.2l; Uyalde.
1.S0; New Braunfels. 200: La(irange,
2.60; Gonzales, 2.1j; Big Springs,
1.56; Three Rivers. 4.0S: Sabinal,
LID; Victoria, 2.35: Luling. $50;
Baliinger, 100; Marble Falls, l.43
and Columbus. 2.45.
Rain was falling at most of the
stations in East Texas Tuesday morn.
ing at the time the readings were
taken.
II rain stops falling Tuesday there
will be no danger of floods in rivers
in Texas. The river forecast issued
Tuesday morning by the weather bu.
reau was: Moderate rises will occur
in the lower Colorado river during the
next "a TO 30 hours sharp but mod.
crate rises will occur in the upper
Guadalupe river during the next "a
to 36 hours: the Nueces river is ris-
ing rapidly at Three Rivers; sharp
rises will continue in the rivers for
the next two or three days.
Temperatures at z o'clock Tuesday
morning were: San Antonio. AS; New
Orleans, 90; Chicago, IS; New York,
80. and St. Paul, IA.
Although there has been sufficient
sub-moisture in the ground in South
west Texas, the dry winds of the last
two weeks have dried out the top OF
the ground and farm crops needed
Arain. Most Of the rain that has fall
en- thus far has been absorbed.
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WANT FLIES KEPT OUT
Collector Would Keep Tsetse Flies
Alive on Own Body.

Washington. .. C.. March 81,
An effort is being made by the fed,
eral horticultural board to head OIL
the importation from Africa OF q
number Of living tsctse flies believed
to be carriers of African sleeping
sickness.
DIR. C. T.. Marlatt, chairman OF the
board. said today that action was
begun after attention had been called
TO n communication from collector
of wild animals in Africa. saving he
proposed 10 bring some of the flies
into the United States.
He said there would be no danger
as he proposed to keep the flies alive
on the way on his own blood and
nerhaps thus TO propagate them and.
therefore. could guarantee that they
were "non-infected.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-27
NEW YORKER SELECTED
New Attorney General Will Leave
for Porto Rico.

Washington, ID. C.. March az
Herbert r. Coats of Saranac Lake
n. Y, has been selected TO be attor'
ney general of Porto Rico, succeed
ing Salvador Mestrie, whose resigna.
ton has been accepted by Secretary
Weeks.
Mr.. Weeks said today that Presi'
dent Harding would announce the APP
pointment on his return from Florida,
hut that Mr.. Coats would sail Satur-
day for San Juan with Former Repre-
Horace VI. Towner. of Iowa.
appointed governor Of Porto Rico to
succeed f. Mont RELY.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-27
"LEAK" IS SOUGHT
Liquor Law Violato-s "Tipped Off
at Raid Time. Officials Say.

Kansss City. Mo-. March 27..-Fcd-
oral prohibition enforcement officials
were seeking todsy. a clerk" which.
according 70 Samuel ]. MeWill'ams.
special assistan. United States dis
trict attorney. has ,oncelled their ef-
fcrts.
: Offenders. Mr. McWilliams said.
have hcen "tipped off" before saids
rould be effected. and have rid their
premises Of incriminating evidence.
ave have prepared for several raids
with utmost secrecy" Mr.. McWil-
liams declared.
"Knowledge Of them was confined to
the offices of the district attorney
the general prohibition director and
thu United States commissioner.
"We have an idea where the Teak
ia y
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-27

Mr.. Dunsmore also testified that he
gave Jack Byars, city carpenter, n
check for $40, the total of S19J rep
resenting the amount contributed to
the Rieden for Reelection Club by
The carpenters. With this exception,
Mr.. Dunsmore testified, no other
purpose until he began reimbursing the
employees who had contributed, after
the recent disclosure Of the clubs OPP
erations.
He further testified that although
the club was organized in August. aud
Commissioner Rieden acted as treas
urer, when he, Dunsmore became
treasurer about September Is, no
money was turned over to him and
none was turned over until about Jar
uary .16. when Commissioner Rieden
gave him S605.13. About $4,000 alto
gether was collected from employees for
the club, Mr.. Dunsmore said. Suisse
quent to the turning over of the
SGOo.13 the money was paid into him
by the various foremen. At the time
Commissioner Rieden gave him the
S6Oo.13, Mr.. Dunsmore said. he did
not turn over any list showing the
names of the men who had Contrib
uted il.
Say Petitions DISAPPEARED.
i The hearing began shortly after IL
O'Clock, all witnesses being placed I'M
der the rule. Martin Arnold. repre-
senting Commissioner Rieden, claimed
that since the filing of the two pc
titions from employees. requesting the
assistance of the council in getting
back money contributed TO the club.
other petitions containing additional
those concerned bo said ths Commits.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-27

New York, March 27.-Detective
INSPECTOR Coughlin, in charge Of the
of the murder OF Doro-
'thy Keenan,, today sought further
hight on a story published by a morn
inp newspaper to the effect that
Draper NJ. Daugherty, only son OF
|Attorney General Daugherty, was a
close acquaintance of the slain girl
|and might be able to put him on the
Trail of blackmailers thought to have
used her as a pawn.
1t was pointed out that Daugnerty'
BIZ he is, as reported, at Atlantic
City. could not be compelled to come
here to tell his story. but the IN
spector declared he would be ~glad to
listen to" Daugherty's story.
Daugherty, who served for two
kears with the British nrmy before
america entered the war, and then
became a major in the American ex-
pcditionary forces, was quoted BY the
newspapeg as saying that he knew
Miss keenan, we'll, had visited her
apartments several times, and on one
occasion, had given her check to
bay a bill that she told him was
pressing.
Mysterious Telephone Call.
He began to suspect last Thursday,
hitter receiving a telephone call at n
New York club, that he, like the
mysterious "Air. Marshall" identified
Saturday as John Kearsley Mitchell,
Wealthy and socially prominent Phila-
lelphian. was marked for plucking
by .blackmailers, he was quoted as
laying.
This call, he said, came from a man
rA0alG! fbeen close to Miss Keenan,.
The speaker he said, asked him how
about the job he had promised TO get
or him in the United States De-
bartment Of Justice, which Attorney
General Daugherty, his father. con-
rolls.
Mentioned Miss keenan,.
Admitting he earlier promised this
nan to see what could. be done for
i'm, Daugherty was quoted as say
ng that he told the caller he had
poken to a Mr.. - at Washing
on in his behalf. The caller. he
aid, told him nothing had developed
nd added that Mr.. Daugherty had to
ct the job for him, inquiring menac-
ngly il he wanted his acquaintance
With Miss Keenan, to come out.
Daugherty was quoted as inviting
he caller to come up and take
hrashing. TIE man called again on
saturday, he was quoted as saying,
skiing again about the job in n more
pnciliatory tone. but getting the
hme response from him.
Daughcrty declared he had no fear
lat .blackmailers could fasten any
hing discreditable upon him. as his
elations with the slain model had
cen most casual. He added that his
nly regret. he said, was that bis
Tiers name should have been drawn
ITO the Keenan, case, particularly in
lew Of the fact that both his father
nd his mother are i'll.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-27
2 PRISONERS ESCAPE
Saw Way To Freedom and kldnap
Railroad Man.

Atlanta, Ga. March 2'.-iwo
prisoners confined in the hospital a,
the federal prison near here sawed
their way TO freedom early today
stunned at the home of W. II. Ed,
wards. railroad man in Lakewood
Heights and when he refused to ana
in their escape. kidnapped him. brought
him on a street car TO the city. where
they left the car and made good their
escape.
The names of the escaped prisoners
we're given as Frank Grey. serving
five years for forgery and Gerald
Chapman, under sentence OF 20 years
for, mail robbery.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-27
USES ROPE TO ESCAPE
Texan. y.C0wbov. Trapued by Fire
Saves Self With Lariat.

New York. March IA Epectacu-
lar fire which yesterday swept the
Princeton apartments on West 5Ith
Street. occunied chiefly nv members
Of the theatrical profession. caused
tho deaths of five persons.
There were many dramatic escapes
and rcscues, One of the most spec-
tacular was that of Henry Ziegler.
formerly Texas cowboy. who came
to New York to study art.
After getting his wife and child to
the street. he returned for some IN.
ners. Cut off from the stnirs. he took
from bureau drawer lariat he had
used on the plains.
MAKING this fast. he lowered himself
TO the street,
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The WEATHER
TEMPERATURES.
FORECAST. :

san Antonio and vicinity: Tuesday
night and Wednesday, fair; colder Tues
day night; minimum temperature, IS to
~: moderate to fresh southerly winds.
East Texas: Tuesday night fair: show
ers on the coast preceding the fair
weather; colder except in extreme north
west portion; probably frost in the in
terror; Wednesday. fair: warmer In
north portion.
West Texas: Tuesday night, fair and
somewhat colder; frost; Wednesday. fair
and warmer.