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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22
POINCARE'S FIGURES
ON RUHR OCCUPATION
GIVEN TO COMMISSION
Says Allies Do Not Intend
to Operate Mines and
Industries.
by PAUL SCOTT MOWRER
Special Cable to The San Antonio Ligh
and the Chicago Daily News.
DOWNRIGHT 1929.


Paris, Feb. 22,-Concerning the
French occupation of the Ruhr region
Premier Poincare is reported TO have
given the members of the PREPARATIONS
commission the following figures:
The Ruhr basin comprises $500
square kilOmeterS of which the Allies
hold $500. The occupied portion pro-
duced 9O,OOO,O00 tons of coal Il year
and the unoccupied portion S,O00,-
600 tons. There are 1880 coke
ovens in the Ruhr district of which
1890 are held by the French and are
capable of producing 10000 tons a
day. The population of the Ruhr
district is 3.JU0.000 and of the unoc-
cupied portion 100000. There are
100000 miners in the occupied por-
ton including $4,000 Poles. The
directing personnel is composed of
about 1900 persons.
The Allies, according to NJ. POin-
care have 10 intention of trying to
operate the Ruhr mines and indus
tries themselves. The Allies mission
is composed of sixty engineers. mostly
French, but English engineers are
expected. Two hundred and eighty
three Prussian officials have been cx-
PEELED from the Ruhr and % from
the Rhineland. Prior to the occupa-
ton there were in the Ruhr district
$50 passenger trains and GO freight
trains day while now there are only
40 in all. There are 10000 German
railway men in the Ruhr area and
10000 in the Rhineland. France has
sent thither 9640 railway men. All
the rolling stock is German. One
thousand and twenty-six carloads of
coal and coke have been sent TO
France and Belgium since the occu
patton began.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22
NEW AERIAL MAP
Latest Type Will Be Great Aid in
Cross-Country Flights.

Washington, ID. C., Feb. 22.-The
War Department announced today
completion by the air service of new
type of aerial map expected to prove
OF great assistance in cross country
flying.
by use of this map" the an
nouncement said, "the airplane pilot
has before him practically all the in
formation he desires regarding the
nature of the country he is flying
over"
Special colors are employed to mark
rivers and railroads and highways so
that they can be identified MS land
marks from the air. Towns are
shown in the shape they would dis
close to the eye of the pilot and spe-
cially colored markings show landing
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22
WILL ARREST
| COUNTERFEIT
| GANG Of 1000
Raids in All Big Cities of
! the Nation Are
| Forecast.
BAD COIN FOR RUM
Lots of Bogus Money
Palmed Off on Boot
lesgers' Fleet.
BAD COIN FOR RUM

New York, Feb. 22.--Secret service
men began today to draw in tht
Strings to n nationwide net that they
expect will enmesh 1000 members Of
an international cOunterfeiting con
spiracy that they believe has it,
tentacles gripped on every important
city of the country.
The ring is believed to have man.
pfactured and distributed between
$1,000,000 and $10,000000 worth OF
bogus bills and spurious stamps.
Arrests all over the country. with
raids centering in Chicago. Detroit,
San Francisco mad other big cities,
were forecast today by those federal
officers who completed last night the
falling of G4 alleged counterfeiters in
rhe metropolitan district. Deprived
Of its brains, the sleuths believe the
organization is now incapacitated.
Raids Catch ca.
While secret service men in this
country are tracking the trail they
hit upon eight months ago in Detroit.
the police of several countries will be
hunting the members of the band
which extended its operations over
three countries with amazing thor
oughness. The haunts of its principal
members are known, secret service
men say.
Twenty-one of those arrested were
Held in the TOmbS. in bail ranging
from $500 TO ten times that amount.
and two others were held in Newark.
n. j., also under bond.
The raids that fetched the CPS
IN the last two dayS-alSO developed
huge stocks of counterfeit bills,
stamps, liquor permits and liquor bot
tie labels, besides a complete printing
and engraving outfit planted in
Greenwich Village.
Seven distributing offices were
found, one within shooting distance
Of police headquarters on Broom
street.
The state of the printing plant in
dicated that the detectives arrived as
the trail was growing cold-disman-
Element had been begun.
3 to IL Cents on Dollar.
! Joseph A. Palma, chief of the spe-
DIAL squad that barred the conspiracy.
said that the chief avenue of dis
tributiOn was through boOtleggers and
drug peddlers. Much counterfeit
money was palmed off to bootleg
row. while it swung az anchor last
month off Highlands; n. j., discharg-
ing liquor, he said.
The thoroughness of the organiza-
uon, Palma said, was astounding. 1t
was divided into manufacturers,
wholesalers and their agents. retail
ers and their agents, gun men and
liaison officers who kept each depart
ment in contact.
Ignorant immigrants Of their own
blood were declared to have been the
principal prey of the counterfeiters,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22
st. LOuisans InhaIe SOFT.

st: Louis, Mo-. Feb. 22.-Approxi-
mately rs pounds of SCOT are inhaled
by every st. I0uisan annually, ac-
cording to an "Air Filter at the Mis-
souri, Botanical Garden, which is
said to gauge smoke and SCOT. Off
Gals Of the garden said the smoke
situation here was becoming so acute
it was found difficult to grow rare
plants and trees at the garden.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22
Offer Filipino Women Suffrage.

Manila, p. l., Feb. 22.-The Philip
pine Senate passed unanimously to-
day a bill granting Filipino women
the right to vote. The measure goes
to the House. 1t provides that the
law is ineffective until the Filipino
women themselves beside by referen-
dun whether they desire to accept
their right of franchise.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22

Chicago, Feb. ga strike of ap-
1000 meL.bers of the inter
national ladies garment workers
union was called here for today. The
union and representatives of the en-
ployers failed to agree last night on
the formers demand for elimination
of piece work pay rate and estab-
lishment of weekly pay system.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22

whose various headquarters were cen
tered in Italian and Jewish centers.
The bogus stuff was sold at from
) TO II cents on the dollar. the re.
taller getting most and the manufac-
turcr least.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22
Kilauea Volcano Active.

20 tIic tSsOCliteu lress.
Hilo, Il. H.. Feb. GA second out.
break was visible yesterday in the
Halemaumau Crater of the Kilauea
volcano. Nine acres of the floor OF
the crater are covered with lava, ac-
cording to a message received from
Superintendent Boles of the national
park. He said the eruption was quite
spectacular.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22
Officer Is Suicide in Philippines.
by the Associated Press.

Manila, Feb. 22-Lieut. Col. Charles
l.. Lanham Ct the army finance de-
partment in the Philippines, commit
ted suicide yesterday By shooting. ac-
cOrding to an announcement from
army headquarters. Lieutenant Colo
mel Lanham had been in poor health
for some time. His widow survives
hin,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22

TWO GALLONS HIGHEST
GRADE PAINT at about same price
you pay for one gallon of pure paint.
Ask us. LURE & HOLMAN co.
210 Ave e. (Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22
Mayor 10 Be Cucro Guest.

CuerO, Tex. Feb. 22.-NIayor o. d.
BlGc!. of San Antonio, will be the
chief speaker at the Rotary luncheon
on Washington's birthday. and the
local club has n well arranged pro-
gram on schedule.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22
Rupture
lsDangerous!
Instant Relief; Many
Cures Reported; Full
Directions and
Sample
SENT FREE

Just because you have been rum
tured for years and have tried all
kinds Of bungling trusses and appii-
abces, salves, liniments ard plasterq
without satisfactory results. do cot
think you have to stay in this dan
gerOus condition.
You may have instant blessed relief
and, as scores of others rprort. com.
pIete recovery by the use of this sim.
pie; inexpensive discovery.
Send no money. To prove that ny
famous Sponge Rubber Rupture Pad
Goes Conquer Rupture. even in its
worst fOrICs, l will send Q sample
absolutely free to any ruDtured ner-
son, in a plain sealed package. Pos
sibly you are wondering whether this
can be true. Stop it! The test is
free and surely the test will tell. Cut
cut this notice and hand it to a run
tured friend or send it with yorir
name and address to L. II. Scott.
Hernia Expert. S19-M Scott Bldg
Akron, Ohio, and you will Quickly re-.
(eive a sample Sponge Rubber Pc I
with full directions. NJ obligation
&c purchase. Don't let Rurturp han.
c;cap you in the battle Of life. Eut
make this test today.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22
Poison Oak or Ivy.

is relieved quickly and permanently
with Imperial Eczema Remedy. All
druggists are authorized to refund
your money il it fails-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22

Beautiful Roselawn Cemetery. moi
graveyard, beautiful, well kept bur
park. Crockett 16SS.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22
1000 Workers 10 walk Ont.

the woman were brought here under
heavy guard to prevent mob violence.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22
French Statesman Dies Suddenly.
BY the Associated Press.

Paris, Feb. 22.-Theophilc Delcasse,
former minister of foreign affairs of
France. died suddenly at Nice last
evening.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-22

facilities. Marginal sketches of
fields are also carried on the map
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-24
Hailed as Bravest
!. Woman In Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 21.-
Chief of Police Fred H, McDuff, Cor
+oner Russum, and other officials have
called Mrs. W. A. Flemming, 2S15
North Seventeenth street, the BRAY
est woman in Birmingham.
During the night, Mrs. Flemming
heard noise at one of her windows,
as though some one was raising the
window. She was all alone in the
house. She hurriedly grabbed a re-
volver and went to the window and
saw hurley negro raising the sash.
She fired one shot over his head in
an effort to frighten him. The ne
gro paid oattention to the shot.
He was almost inside the house
when Mrs. Flemming fired another
shot and the negro fell with ball
through his heart:
After an investigation by Coroner
Russum, Mrs. F1emming was exon
Grated and dubbed the bravest wom-
an in Birmingham. The negro has
not been identified
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-24
e-Year-Old Girl
Is Left Huge Fortune
Bv Mrs. Louise Leeds

MINEOLA, N. Y, Feb. %
Wealth and with it an injunc-
| ton to devote herself to charitable
work among the great human fam
lily from which she anonymously
sprang descended Wednesday
upon nine-year-old Joy Louise Leeds,
who was founding from an East
Side tenement hall. -.
Joy Louise was bequeathed $780,
900; fortune in jewelry, and event
ualIy the income for life on an
estate valued at between $2,000,OOO
and 100000 by the will OF her
foster-mother, Mrs. Louise Hart
shorne Leeds, filed for probate today.
Mrs. Leeds, sister-in-law Of Princess
Anastasia of Greece, and prominent
in society and charitable work, died
in a plunge from a fifth-story win
dow of her New York home on Feb
ruary 10.
Warner M. Leeds, the child S
adopted father, is named guardian
of her person and estate. He is a
brother Of the late William B. Leeds,
"tin-plate king" who was Princess
Anastasia's first husband.
To Warner Leeds Mrs. Leeds left
the bulk of her estate for life, pro-
Viding that on his death the income
from it should be added to Joy
LouiSe'S fortune.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-24
Railroad Project
Passes N. c. Senate

RALEIGH, N. c., Feb. 21.-The
Bowie bill to supply the mountain
counties of western North Carolina
with railroad to be built by $780,
100000 in state bonds was the storm
center of debate in the house Tues.
day when it came up for third and
final reading.
Representative Burgwyn, of North
ampton county, again took the floor
in opposition to the measure and OBJ
jected to the additional taxation on
the people while Representative
Brown, of Pitt, and others joined in
asking defeat of the measure because
of what they termed the states
questionable financial status
Representative Bowie, of Ashe,
author of the bill, was joined in
cha4lpioning it by Representative
Wright, of Guilford; Wade, of Han
over, and Deaton, of Catawba. The
latter two had voted against the
measure on second reading but today
they said they realized it was for
the good of the state.
The Bowie bill later passed its
third reading, 65 to As, and will BE-
sent TO the senate.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-24
The Weather

Virginia: Saturday, partly cloudy,
continued cold; fresh. possibly
strong, northwest shifting to north
east winds on the coast.
North and South Carolina: Satur-
day, increasing cloudiness, fresh
northwest shifting to northeast
winds.
Georgia: Saturday, cloudy, prob
ably becoming unsettled; moderate to
fresh northwest shifting to north
east winds.
Florida: Cloudy to partly cloudy
Saturday, probably becoming unset
tied; moderate northwest shifting to
northeast winds.
Extreme northwest Florida: Sat
urday,. unsettled, probably rain; lit
tie change in temperature; moderate
to fresh northeast and east winds.
Alabama and Mississippi: Satur-
day, unsettled, probably rain, not
much change in temperature; moder-
ate northeast and east winds.
Tennessee: Saturday, unsettled
probably followed by rain.
Kentucky: Saturday, unsettled
probably followed by rain or snow in
west portion; not much change in
temperature.
Louisiana: Saturday, partly cloudy
to cloudy; not much change in tenn
, perature.
Arkansas and Oklahoma: Satur-
day, partly cloudy; not much change
in temperature.
East Texas: Saturday, cloudy,
probably rain in south portion,
warmer in northwest portion.
West Texas: Saturday, partly
cloudy, warmer in north portion.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-24
BIC NAVAL STORES
LOSS SUSTAINED IN
FIRE At PENSACOLA

PENSACOLA, Fla, Feb. %
Twenty four thousand barrels Of
rosin and a large supply of turpen
tine were destroyed in the yards
Of the London Savannah Nava,
Stores company during the night
and this morning. Probably five
thousand barrels Of rosin were saved
by being hurriedly transferred to a
afe distance, but the heat caused
this work to cease. Indications are
that it will prove the heaviest fire
loss in naval stores circles suffered
in long time.
AS the fire reached casks of tur'
pentine, explosions would follow. AMI
could be heard in the city, three
miles from the big blaze. At
O'Clock, the fire was reported undel
control by reason of the fact that
all the rosin had been consumed
Several scores of railroad cars
which were in the naval stores yards
were nSS6 WCIG pIc1CON
there to remove great quantities Of
the rosin to ships now in port
awaiting shipments.
The conservative estimate O.
losses amount to a quarter Of {
million dollars, the rosin represent
ing valuation of 100000, while
the turpentine was valued at $50,
900. No one was hurt, although ont
gang of eight men came near be
ing cut off from escape when thu
fire spread suddenly in the direc
ito nof the yrad where they were
working.
The fire was discovered at al
o'clock last night and burned al
night, continuing this morning. The
naval stores companies represented
in the losses assert that insuranc,
amply covers the fire loss.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-24
Tennessean Offers
Most Unique Method
To Kill Boil Weevil
Choke err to death. -

Choke eru to death.
That would be the method Of ex
terminating the boil weevil employed
by James Lou Allen, who halls
from the mountains of northern
Tennessee, if he were allowed to
have his own way about it.
Mr.. Allen appeared at the national
cotton conference for control of the
boil weevil at the Baptist Tabernacle
at one of the sessions and announced
that he had come $50 miles to make
a speech on killing boil weevils.
He said he had never seen a boil
weevil in his life and had never
seen a stalk of cotton, but he said
his method had worked effectively
against bean bugs" in his Tennes'
see mountains and he didn't see
why it shouldn't work against the
cotton pest.
Just take ordinary wheat flour
Mr.. Allen told the conference in all
seriousness, 1.-The sort of flour you
make bread out Of, and sprinkle it
over the cotton fields. Then let
the dews of heaven moisten the
flour.
1.-The boil weevil will be attracted
by the moistened flour. He Will
probably think it is a sort OF cot
ton. He will eat it. The flour will
harden in his throat and he Will
choke to death"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-24
Daughter Of Baptist
Preacher of Columbus
Is-Missiing From Home

COLUMBUS, Ca, Feb. 21.-Par-
ents of Miss Gladys Tharpe, aged
eighteen, daughter of Rev. Willis
Tharpe, Baptist minister are almost
frantic over the mysterious disap-
pearance Of Miss Tharpe, who left
home a week ago today, going to
work, and has failed ia return. Kid
mapping or foul play is feared by
the members of the Tharpe family.
Miss Tharpe, according to a story
told to newspapermen here late yes
terday afternoon by the parents of
the young woman, left home last
Thursday afternoon to go to work on
the might line" at large cotton
mill, where she had been regularly
employed for some time.
Miss Lula Leslie, with whom the
Tharpes had rooms, was the last
person known to have had any con-
versation with Miss Tharpe and she
did not appear at that time to be
in any manner. dissatisfied, nor did
she seem to contemplate anything
but going to work.
Rev. Tharpe and his family re
Gently came to Columbus from Pei
ham, Ca, and were formerly at
Arlington. They were making
arrangements to leave today or to-
morrow, for Pelham. He stated that
they would probably return to Pei
ham tomorrow, but that arrange;
ments. would be made with Miss
Leslie. to care for the daughter
should she return and not have
nrn,1 tn nav her Mau tn Pelhnna.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-24
DECATUR NEGRESS
REPUD|ATES STORY
OF M DOWELL FIRE

At noon Thursday, after a second
grilling of Dimpie Nix, a former
servant in the Mcdowell home in De-
catur, DeKalb county officials an
nounced that the negress had
repudiated statements made Wednes-
day evening and that the woman now
asserts that she knows nothing at
all about the origin of the fire which
destroyed the home and fatally burn
ed the two daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. John M. Mcdowell early Tues
day morning.
After being grilled for hours Wed
nesday evening, the woman broke
down, according to officials, and de-
clared that her husband had said on
Tuesday morning, "Well, you see the
Mcdowell house harmed up last
night and the girls are dead" Thurs
day morning, she declared she had
not seen her husband until late Tues
day afternoon and that she was not
responsible for any statements made
Wednesday evening because she was
scared"
The womans husband, Johnny
Nix, denies emphatically that he
knows anything about the fire. He
says he will be able to prove that he
spent the night at the home of his
brother, Bud Nix, in Atlanta, and Of
ficers planned Thursday afternoon
to investigate this phase Of the case.
Bud Nix is held together with john
ny Nix and his wife, the three pris-
oners having been transferred We'd
nesday night from the DeKalb coun-
ty Jail to the Fulton county tower.
No formal charges have been dock
eted against the negroes, and Acting
Solicitor General Robert c. Ram
speck, of the Stone Mountain circuit,
says there is no evidence in hand
now to warrant more than blanket
charge Of suspicion against the trio.
The woman denied Thursday that
her husband had threatened the Nc
Dowell family, after she was dis
charged as a servant in the home.
She declared she did not tell her hus-
band that she had been discharged,
but that she merely told him she had
quit and that he stated he would get
another job for her.
She had been quoted as asserting
that her husband had threatened ito
get" the Mcdowell family, and Off
GERS announced that sister of the
Nix woman had told how Johnny
Nix had predicted a big blowout"
several days before the fire which
destroyed the Mcdowell home.
A circumstances, which lent color
to the arson theory, was the fact
that the mattress in the room &C.
cupied by the two girls was said
to have borne an unmistakable odor
Of kerosene Wednesday afternoon,
nearly thirty-six hours after the.
tragic fire. ..
Investigating officers state. that
on the afternoon of the fire the
floor and baseboaFds of the girls
room had been polished with floor
oil. An effort is being made to de-
termine whether the gasoline odor
came from the floor oil
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-24
NEWS OF THE WORLD
TOLD IN BRIEF

Ardmore, Okla.-Three men are
killed and two injured in an eXplo-
sion on the Carter Oil company
lease, near billiard. s.. ..
Parsons, Kans.-Fire in the bust
ness section of the city, which for a
time threatened the entire district,
is controlled with a loss estimated
at 100000.
Columbus, Kan.-A largs quaint
ty of black powder explodes in the
glaze room of the Hercules Powder
company plant at Turck, Kan, in
juring three workmen.
Los Angeles, Cal.-Ignace Jan
Paderewski, statesman and world ia
NOUS pianist, receives the degree of
doctor of law from the University
of Southern California. ,..
Baltimore, Md.-Charles F. Nc
Candless, of Hurst, Texas, who
claims to have killed four men in
Texas and New Mexico between 1900
and 1910, surrenders to authorities.
WashingtOn.-The house appro,
priations committee reports that the
naval scrapping program under the
Washington treaty will entail a, di-
rect cost to the government of about
$55, 900. ....,...
= New YOrk.-Trustees of the JUL
lard Musical foundation announce
that more than $1O,O00,O0O Of the
estate of the late Augustus E. JUL.
lard had been turned over to them
in the past year.
WashingtOn.-The department OF
agriculture estimates the total meat
consumption in the United States
during 1922 at 16,333,0OO,OOO pounds,
which amounts to 1917 pounds per
person.
ChicagO.-The virulent germ botu.
linus is found in certain homemade
alcoholic connections and causes
death, says a report of the botulism
commission of the United States, an
nounced here. 49,.
LOndOn.-Ronald MacNeill, under
secretary of state for foreign affairs,
says, in the house of commons, the
matter of permitting the mummy of
Tutankhamen to remain unmolested
remains with the Egyptian govern
ment, adding he has no official
knowledge 1.-The body of his late
majesty is in the sarcophagus."