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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
JARBOE SAYS
I RAINS OVER
| FORPRESENT
Paxtly Cloudy, Cooler
Weather Due Monday
Night and Tuesday.
RAIN HEAVY TO SOUTH
Rivers Leave Banks and
Precipitation Records
~ Are Broken.
RAIN HEAVY TO SOUTH

The rainy weather in San Antonio
nd the vicinity is over, ct least for
ne time being, according to the fore
asst for Monday night and Tuesday
ssued by Meteorologist J. III. Jarboe
small area of low pressure conferred
yer New Mexico early Monday is
expected to keep the weather here
artly cloudy and to bring some rain
northeast Texas, but a northwest
IN "high" will become the chief in
luence on local conditions and the
lercury will drop somewhat. A min
mum temperature of AZ to AS degrees
forecasted before daylight Tues
ay. Moderate to fresh southerly
yinds will shift to northeasterly.
San Antonios fainfall in the last
yet spell totaled 1.61 inches for five
avs and ran the total for the month
SAG, in comparison to r February
verage of LIS.
Over Sunday, Little Rock, Ark,
pok first rank in the nation for rain
bill with three inches in series OF
hunderstorms. Shreveport had 1.OS,
Thile lighter rains were reported all
through Texas, Louisiana and for sew
raj hundred miles northeastward. The
Unusual sight of fog was provided
Panhandle residents early Monday.
Mud Stops School.
Cessation of rains in South Texas
royes a relief to nervous residents
| II along the Rio Grande, Nueces.
Guadalupe and Colorado rivers and
owns not located on rivers but sit
ated in regions where the soil is
argely black mud. San Benito schools
we're forced to close because of the
impossible condition of the streets,
Ind report comes from the border
own that mule got stuck in one
treet and had to be assisted from
is muddy moorings.
The Guadalupe river at Victoria
vent two feet two inches over flood
tage Sunday, but was down to four
cen feet, two feet below flood, and
|ailing fast Monday.
All rain records for the Rio Grande
alley were broken in the San BenitO
district by the February total of sc
inches recorded so far. Delay in cot
on planting has caused some valley
|armers to plant broom corn instead,
crop that has yielded well and is
aid to promise good price this year.
Stopped Much Travel.
In the rise of the Guadalupe river,
| he water reached 25.2 feet at Con
ales at one time Saturday and was
! D to SO feet at Ottine. Plum creek
Jas SO high the Commissioning road
,as closed, and the San Marcos river
,ent up at one time so high the Con
|ales-San Antonio road was impassa-
lie.
The Cuero-Gonzales road is report
u almost impossible of use because
Il the mud
At Cuero, chickens, cattle and hogs
Eere seen floating down the swollen
aters of the Guadalupe. but they
kere all from above Dewitt county,
the river never went out of its
anks except at a few low places in
[uero.
The Nueces at Three Rivers left its
anks but did not reach any houses
| nd was down again Monday. Three
Rivers recorded the heaviest rainfall
|ince 1919. There were 14.2S inches
1.-Two weeks. The S. A., u. & &.
lid not operate a train over the Atlas
osa river from Tuesday to Saturday
ecause of the washout near Campbell
ION.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
SHOT In POULTRY YARD
Husband Says Gun Killed Wife When
He Stumbled.

Waxahachie, Tex, Feb. 26.-N. b,
Freeman of Midlothian is scheduled to
90 on trial here today charged with
murder in connection with the death
of his wife on September 4. She was
shot when she went with her husband
TO their poultry yard to kill chicken:
according to officers. Freeman told
officers he was carrying a shotgun
and stumbled. causing the weapon TO
discharge accidentally.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
BRING WAR NEARER
Berlin Newspaper Makes Comment on
Radio Event.
BY GEORGE WHITE.
Special Cable to the San Antonio Light
and the Chicago Daily News.
CODyrlglt. 1923,


Berlin. Feb. 90" Secretary oil
War Baker was wrong when he said
that the war was 1000 miles away
from the United States. The next
time the American war department
will be able 10 hear the sounds OF
guns and bombs across the ocean,
This is the comment one Berlin
newspaper made after the German
capital had Listened in" on q New
York radio concert for the first time.
The transmission was perfect and the
music sounded as if it were in the
next room.
BY certain clauses in the treaty of
peace broadcasting land private receiv-
ing stations are prohibited and even
professional radio men were unac-
quainted with the wonders of broad
casting until they heard New York.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
ALLEGED GUNMAN DIES
Gang Leader AsSasSinated While
Asleep at Country Club.

St. Louis. Feb. 26.-Clarence ait
tie Red Powers. &c, alleged gun
man and leader of one of two motor
ious gangs which, police say. have
been at war" here for more than
year. was shot and instantly killed
by unidentified assassins as he lay
asleep in a country club in st. Louis
county yesterday morning. The as
sassins escaped. Many gangsters
have been killed in the feud.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
LINER REGULAR ZOO
Vessel Docks With Birds, Hyenss
Zebras, Monkeys and Csnaries.

New York, Feb. 28.-Bringing rare
species of animals and birds TO re-
plenish zoos and c;rcuses, the Ameri-
can liner Minnekahda locked yester-
day from Antwerp and Hamburg. The
shipment included herd of fifteen
zebras. many monkeys. 200 canaries
two kangaroos and a number Of
hyenas.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26

So potent was the liquid dropped"
on her, he told Chief Deputy Newton
that she could not remember to what
place she was taken, nor does she re-
member where her wanderings took
her until she finally reached home.
She was still in a semi-dazed condi-
ton, she said. She told of her har-
rowing experiences 10 her brother and
he at once notified the sheriff's office.
When the man was arrested. Deputy
Newton said, he found the two yialS,
partly emptied, in his possession. The
chief deputy took charge of them and
is holding them on his desk until be
can submit them 10 u chemist for an
alySis. Both liquids, the pink and the
white, appear 10 be of the consistency
Of glycerine and are without odor.
Whether they are really a powerful
drug or whether they are harmless, the
chief deputy does not know. He stat
ad, however, that he will have both
analysed.
SO far Chief Deputy Newton has
been unable 70 ascertain to what place
the girl was taken or whether more
than one man was involved in the al
legged crime. The girl herself is still
apparently suffering from a nervous
shock and has not fully recovered her
normal faculties. According TO the
story told the chief deputy she is I'M
der II years of age.
The man is said to have denied all
knowledge of the crime of which he
is accused.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Jncendiarism in Dallas.

Dallas. Tex. Feb. 26.-Evidence
regarding suspected incendiary fires
in Dallas was laid before the county
grand jury today by special agents OF
the National Fire Underwriters AsSo-
citation. according to City Fire Mar
shall Frank Bennett. Evidence in five
or six cases were submitted to the
Jury. Mr.. Bennett said. Indictments
are expected, he added.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
The WEATHER
TEMPERATURES.
FORECAST.

San Antonio and vicinity: Monday
night and Tuesday. partly cloudy; cold
er; minimum temperature ~ TO 4S:
moderate to fresh southerly winds be-
coming northerly.
East Texas: Monday night. rain; cold
err in north and west portions: Tues
day, partly cloudy: rain in extreme east
portion; colder.
West Tsxns: Cloudy: rain IN south
east portion; rain or snow in north nor
ton; colder; temperature. 20 TO &c in
the Panhandle; Tuesday probably fair:
colder except in the Panhandle.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
WOMAN SHOT IN HOME
Defendant Says She Has Ne Knowl-
, edge of Shooting.

Harrisburg. ILL.,. Feb. 26.-1-he trial
of Mrs. ice Lasley, charged with muir
der in connection with the death of
Mrs. George Watkins. who was shot
and killed in her home here last Sen
tcmber 6. is set to begin in Circuit
Court here today.
Authorities declared that alleged in
timacy between Mrs. Lasley's husband
and Mrs. Watkins was the motive for
the crime. Mrs. Lasley denies any
knowledge Of the shooting.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
KHAN In ELECTION
Captive Confesses Ku Klux Employed
Him, Police Say.

East st. Louis, ILL.,. FEB. 20
nOunced that Ben o. Morrow, who
was arrested Saturday on a charge Of
distributing anonymous election cam.
paign matter, has signed statement
that he was employed by the Ku Klux
Khan at so day as precinct COM
mitteeman."
MorrOw's alleged confession. Chief
Mulconnery announced, stated that the
khan has committeeman for each of
the G1 precincts in the city.
The anonymous circulars urged the
defeat of eighteen candidates. said 10
be either Catholics or supported by
Catholics.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
ROBBED STORE DAILY
Two Admit Thefts for &c Days From
Same Grocery.

st. Louis, Feb. 28.-Two men ar
rested today in an attempt to rob a
chain grocery store, admitted. accord
ing to police, that they had robbed
one of the stores daily for the past
&c days, and that they made their
living by robbing the stores.
The company operating the stores
says it lost $4,000 in robberies here
in the last three and half years.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
HUNGRY REDS UNRULY
Soviet Unemployed Shout Rather BE
Shot Than Starye.7

London, Feb. s6.-SeriouS disturb
ances are reported among the unem-
ployed in PetrOgrad, says a dispatch
10 the Exchange Telegraph from
Copenhagen. Red troops who were
trying 20 Snell Disorders were re-
ceived with SHOUTS st .we had rather
De shot down than Starve 70 dcath-
The dispatch adds that the officers
had great difficulty ia preventing the
troops from joining the unemployed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Hughes Can't Go to Santiago.

Washington. ID. c.. Feb. 26.-Sec.
rotary Hughes has definitely decided
that he cannot leave Washington TO
attend the Pan-American conference
at Santiago next month. Although he
'haped to arrange his official affair."
at the last moment 50 ms to go the
secretary has found it impossible to
do so.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
CONTEST SlOO, 900 WILL
Dewitt County Woman Left Estate
To Brother; Others Protest.

Cuero, Tex, Feb. ga formidable
array of legal talent has been employ
ed by opposing factions in the mat
ter of the probate of the will of Miss
Jane Bell, whose estate is worth
100000.
One brother was named as executor
of the will and chief beneficiary.
Other relatives OF the same kinShip
were not included in the viii, and viii
seek to have it set aside and the
estate distributed eQuitsbiy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Accident Claims Two Lives.

Clarendon. Tex, Feb. 26.-8odies
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnice Ray of Clar-
endOn were found on the road between
Clarendon and Memphis yesterday by
the side of their overturned autOmo-
bile. The couple were en- route to
visit relatives in Memphis when the
accident occurred. The bodies were
brought here and later taken to Mem
phis.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
CLOSE TUFTS TOMB
No More Visitors Allowed in Ancient
Kings Sarcophagus.

Luxor, Egypt, Feb. 26.-Tutankha-
Hmen's tomb was finally closed to Wis.
itors yesterday afternoon. Several
hundreds of persons have inspected
the tomb since the inner chamber was
oDcned.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
NAME BANK DIRECTOR
Federal Reserve Board Appoints OF.
ficer for Dallas Bank.

Washington, ID. C.. Feb. 28.-ThC
Federal Reserve Board today an
nOunced the appointment of Lynn
Tally as a class G director Of the DIAL
las Federal Reserve bank.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Youth Dies Of SmaIIpox,

Gonzales, Tex. Feb. 26.-The 90
year-old son of John McCullough Of
Nixon died Thursday of smallpox.
The young man had just returned
from Mexico when he developed the
fatal disease.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
ANTI-KLAN TICKET
WINS IN Ell PASO,S
ELECTION OF MAYOR
State Senator Will Resign
to Take Up Duties
of Office.

Fl Paso, Tex, Feb. 26.-Complete
|eturns from the city election Satur-
ay show that State Senator r. NJ,
dudley was elected mayor of Ell Paso
n the anti-klan ticket by majority
Il 2120 votes.
There were 13,024 votes cast, the
brgest vote in a city election in the
history of Ell Paso.
All anti-klan candidates running on
fenator Dudley's ticket were elected.
Senator Dudley announced he would
|esign to take up the duties Of mayor.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26

ire Destroys College DOrmitOry
Davidson, \. c., Feb. 26.-Watts
pormitory, at Davidson College, here
Eas DESTROYED by fire of undetermined
TEigin yesterday. All of the students
efe in chapel when the fire was
iscoyered. None were injured. The
PISS is estimated at $4,000, fully
hsured.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26

within n year there will be the
greatest eruption of Mount POpoca.
tepetl ever recorded" says Professor
Gerardo Muril!o, Mexican geologist
PopOcatepctl, about so miles from
Mexico City, is 5000 meters high, the
largest mountain in Mexico. Pic
ture shows the mountain and Pro.
fessor Murillo.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
GOLD LOAN TO FAIL
Doubtful II German Issue VIII Be
Fully Subscribed.
Bx LUNIUs R WOOD

Special Cable TO The san Antonio Light
and the Chicago Daily News.
Copyrlght 1898
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-13
Local Hunters

Elmer Washburn, Is year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Washburn,
Is among the young hunters who got
some sport in the open season, gun
in hand, roaming the woods about
Skowhegan. His longest excursion
this fall was with Linwood Beauford
Beauford had all the luck, getting
three rabbits, but both boys had a
good time just the same. They went
over the river and put in the early
afternoon in the woods and pastures.
At one time they were within mile
of the village of South Norridgewock.
Elmer remembers going with his
father to Bingham on a hunting trip
two years ago. His mother, brother
Percy and sister Viola went along too.
The family were then living in Madi-
son on Pearl street. They drove
with a team, getting an early start,
through North Arson and Scion to
Mr.. Healey's, Elmer's grandfather,
who lives across the river from Bing-
ham in Concord. Elmer and his
father and Uncle Harry hunted about
for several days. Didn't see any
deer but the boy recalls that Uncle
Harry got a couple of cartridges.
Another young man, but a little old
er than Elmer. has been doing some
hunting this fall. This is Joseph
P. Steward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas
Steward of 5 West street. He and
Albert Perry and Albert Day went
to Mayfield in October. The trip
was made in Days Overland auto.
Young Day is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley Day and the other boy is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Perry They
started about nine o'clock and went
thru Athens and Brighton. At the
latter place they stopped and bought
some food for dinner and some sup
plies for the coming days. Then
they kept on to the Bradshaw place
in Mayfield. This the boys found
to be quite a good set of buildings
with some pretty fair hay land around
it. Somebody had cut the hay on
the place the previous season. The
house was open and other people had
been camping there. Evidently any
one was welcome who would use the
place right. They arrived about one
o'clock, fried some pork and cooked
some beans on small heater which
they found there.
Then they went out looking for
deer. Saw five but could not get a
shot at them. Stayed three days,
got three or four cartridges apiece
and shot some rabbits.
This farm house where they camped
was about five miles away from the
main highway over very rough road.
1t was about half mile from Smith
Pond in beautiful wild country.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-13
If Skunks Destroy Property, XIII 'em

Skunks have been extremely prevail
ent in this section during the fall
months, the reason for which seems
to be unknown. Hen houses have
been more or less infested and per-
sons walking at night have found it
necessary to either step on or step
over these obnoxious animals. The
Big Woods Editor, himself, found the
body of skunk on his lawn the 9TH
er morning after hearing a serious
cutlery from dogs during the night.
The dogs apparently were the victors
in the fray. Lawns have suffered
from the works of skunks and E. T.
Goodrich of Madison avenue has
caught eleven of the animals this fall.
Such a nuisance have they been and
with the rights to kill more or less
to be questioned, the Reporter has
taken the matter up with the Inland
Fisheries and Game and as a result
the following letter has been received
Observation-Disclosures Co.
Gentlemen:
| have read with interest yours of
the goth in regard to activities of
skunks In your county. In reply to
your inquiry as to the rights of a
citizen in killing skunks found des-
troying their property during closed
season, would refer you TO Section 46
of the Fish and Game laws, page 81,
of the 1924 edition, which provides
that ANY person may lawfully kill
any wild animal, other than beaver,
found destroying his property
If skunks are committing depreda-
tions upon poultry yards, or are
otherwise destroying properly of a
householder or land owner, he would
be justified, even in close time, in kill
ing, on his own premises, such
skunks as might be found destroying
his property, or, if they have been
preying upon his poultry yard, or
destroying other property, he would
be justified, in my belief, in setting
traps in his said poultry yard or upon
the immediate premises where his
property is being destroyed, for the
purpose of killing the skunks which
are doing the damage.
In order to be fully protected-sO
that his possession ofsunprime skunk
skins might not be questioned
would advise such land or household
er to report the killing of any such
skunks to this office, then we would
1ave proper record thereof. in case
complaint was entered against him
for killing the skunks in closed sea-
son.
In my opinion the skins of such
;kunks obtained Under conditions
,l,A H. L.
I'd in open season, but the party
having the same in possession must
re prepared to prove that they were
egally secured.
Very truly yours,
WILLIS E. PARSONS,
Commissioner
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-13

is compulsory in the drying of the
paper. By water $4,000 horse power
is developed; by coal 10000 horse
power.
Because of the length of the win
tiers and other difficulties, spruce
wood enough for at least two years
more than four months the town of
Millinocket is frozen in. The wood
is stored in great piles, and is carried
automatically into the hoppers for
grinding, being cut into two feet
lengths by saws and, where the logs
are too heavy, being split by enor-
nous automatic axes. The logs are
barked by machinery and ground into
fine chips, the sawdust being removed
and burned.
Into the grinders go the chips.
From forests of trees you emerge
into forest of machinery. 1t re-
quires $4,000 horse power to operate
the grinders. Practically all of the
newsprint paper is spruce pulp +;
seventy-five per cent being straight
ground pulp and the other twenty
five per cent being pulp chemically
treated and known as sulphite. When
the mixture is ready for the paper
making machines it is run out in such
thin form as to be but one half of one
per cent process and 99h per cent
water. Starting in this skim milk
fashion it is speeded. first over blan-
kets, and then on its own strength
through the machines and driers,
emerging at the other end all ironed
out and wound on the great rolls
that are shipped to the newspaper
offices.
The machines turn out newsprint
paper thirteen feet wide, at the rate
of $500 feet a minute. There is
mechanical perfection about the
whole operation and the rolls of
newsprint are wrapped and loaded in
to trains at the other end of the
plant as speedily as they come off the
machines.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-13
Dressing Game
Captain Frank Winch)

Captain Frank Winch)
Many odd jobs fall to the lot OF
the hunter and among these one OF
the least pleasant but equally import
ant is the knowledge of how to prop
erly dress game in the field.
Time and money are freely spent
by the big game hunter for the sake
of getting even a single shot at a de-
sirable head. Frequently both are
lost through inexperienee with the
butchering knife. Pass the job on
to some one else if you can, and ii
you can't roll up your sleeves, take
an extra notch in your mid-section
belt, and go to it. Remember first
last and ell times, these cardinal
points.
First, don't cut the animal on the
throat. Second, don't cut the hide
off with short neck Third. don t
dry the hide in the sun. Fourth,
don't roll up the hide until it's dry.
Taxidernly is an art in itself and
with this we have nothing to do in
this chapter except to prepare the
skin in the field for more finished
work at the bench later.
Suppose it's deer. Twist the
head to one side, throat down hill,
then stick the knife in at the point
of the breast. This will spermit the
blood to run without streaming over
hide-work the blade in deep until
the blood vessels are severed, After
bleeding, make an incision down the
back of the neck from just between
the antlers to the shoulder blade.
Make missions then from each antler
to meet the line just cut. Skin until
ears are reached and detach close
to the skull. Proceed carefully to
the eyes and the nostrls. Cut the
lips close to the teeth-the skin is
now separated from the skull Pull
ii off and then remove from the skin
every particle of fat and flesh. Skin
out the ears and lips. then stretch
the hide to dry, naturally in a cool
place. If the weather is damp the
skin should be sailed and gotten to
the taXidermist as soon as possible.
There are no set rules for butcher
ing game. Conditions vary so that
lengthy description of what to do un-
der one circumstance would have no
application under another Few nov
ices go into big game country UNI
accompanied by guide and the lat
ter will take care of this work. Every
hunter however. should have gem
eral knowledge. Go to your butcher
shop or local abattoir. The opera
lions there will stand you il hand
later.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-13

No doubt we all have, intuitively,
the same blood thirsty dispositions,
but each of us, now and then, be-
comes attached to something. Per-
haps it Is a dog, cat, or a horse.
When we do 1t is amazing what a
comrade-like feeling will grow up.
l thought lot OF this gray squirrel
of mine and was bitterly resentful
when l found that his life had been
taken. Life is wonderful, myster-
ious thing. OF its origin we know
little except that 1t is beyond our
power to give 1t; we ought to be
thoughtful before we destroy con-
seriousness, even in an animal, which
we cannot, no matter how much we
wish, restore. l do not know these
boys by name. I hope they may see
this piece and have Just little re-
greet in their hearts that they killed
my poor little pet. If they do and
II 1t leads them to be more thought
full as they grow older | shall have
accomplished all I hope to by making
this contribution to the columns of
the independent Reporter.
MARTIN B. HESELTON