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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05

New York. Oct. 5.-Charics II
Webb. husband OF Mrs. Gertrude Cor
man Webb, who died mysteriously
last week at the Wcstchester-B iitmore
Country Club in Rye, \. Y, in an
interview with newspaper men today,
denied heatedly that he had told his
wife she had only 80 days TO lire.
Interest today in Mrs. Webb's
mysterious death centered on the pend
ing report of DR.. Alexander o. Goet-
tier on his examination of the wo-
mans vital organs.
/ DIR. GOettler announced yesterday
that there was mercury in the brain,
liver and kidneys of Mrs. Webb but
that it was in such small quantities
that il cannot be stated positively
that it caused her death.
Plans of relatives, several of whom
are beheficiaries of Mrs. Nebbs
estate of several million dollars, 10
appeal TO Governor Smith for assist
ance i'm the investigation have been
postponed pending the further acton
of the Westchester county author'-
ties.
Deathbed Scene Related.
Most Of the disclosures in the death
bed scene described before the West
chester grand jury by Mrs. Robert
w. tombstone, bosom friend of Mrs.
Webb, and by DIR. William j. Meyer.
whose refusal TO issue a death certifi-
cate led to the current investiga-
ton. are believed to have been re-
vealed in a statement by the doctor
last night.
The suspicious of trained nurse,
voiced while Mrs. Webb was diving.
resulted in the cross examinati0n OF
Mrs. Webb and the revelation that
she had taken blue tablets which DIR.
Meyer said, might have contained
poison.
Mrs. tombstone and the nurse were
in the sick room when DIR. Meyer
began questioning the dying patient.
he said.
Or. Meyer told of giving Mss;
Webb a thorough denomination and
of taking her hand and saying 1" Ger
tie, you are dying and it is absolute
ly necessary for you to answer some
important questions. VIII yOu?'
"The poor girls fingers frightened
on mine" the doctor continued. "For
perhaps GO seconds she rolled her
eyes from Mrs. tombstone 10 me, then
in thin. weak voice. said, Yes.
Says Blue Tablets Cse.-.
In answer 10 questions. the doctor
said. Mrs. Webb admitted she had
taken an occasional highbsll or cock
tail. but she did not believe il pos
sible for anyone TO have put anything
in those drinks without her knowing
it.
airy hard and see if you can re-
member any time. any place any cir
cumstances under which ANYTHING
might have gotten into YOUR system,
the doctor said he asked her.
The conversation, as related by the
doctor. proceeded:
Margaret Mrs. Johnstone)
knows. she whispered.
What was uscd:' I asked her.
Tablets she feplied
What color were they. Gertie"
Blue, ] think. she answered
DIR. Meyer was asked If that was
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05
MILLIONAIRE:
INDICTED FOR
T CONsP|R
attorney ard Five Others
Billed in Stokes
Divorce Plot.
OUR NEGROES NAMED
lction F ollows Wife's Tear,
fil Testimony Before
Grand Jury.
our NEGROES NAMED

Chez 90, Oct. 5.-W. +. ID. Stokes,
|ilIionaire hotel man of New York !:
Is attorneys, Daniel Nugent of New
|brk and five others were Indicted by
lie county grand jury on charges of
|nspiracy in connection with the
earges of Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes
lat her husband and his agents
|otted to ruin her reputation in con-
,ction with his divorce suit.
The indictment, containing nine
punts. come virtually on the eve of
be rehearing of the suit in which
tokss seeks to divorce his wife.
Teh hearing is set for Monday in
Iew York.
Those named besides Stokes and his
Etosney include a taxicab driver and
bur negroes. one Of them former
eputy sheriff.
Federal authorities are investiga ting
he possibility that the mails were i'm
used ia the alleged conspiracy
sainst Mrs. Stokes.
Mrs. Stokes spent half an hour be-
pre- the grand jury yesterday and
pbbed as she told her version of the
ileged campaign TO Islander her.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05
RACKMAN CONVICTED
OF DEFRAUDING CITY
OF DES MONIES, IOWA
'ormer San Antonio Nan
Found Guilty Of Pay
Roll Frauds.

Des Moiues. Iowa, Oct. 5.--JohH
NJ Backman, former assistant super
Rtepdcnt of city parks, was found
hiilty of defrauding the city of Des
Holmes by jury in district court
feste- FAY.
Backman, was convicted of obtain
|Ig money BY false pretenses. under
| N Indictment which charged that he
|prged names to irregular city pay
|Oll warrants. The crime carries a
|naximum penalty of seven years in
Prison.
Packman will appeal. 1t is cx-
bected that District Judge We G.
Bonner will pass sentence upon him
|ater.
/ Backman was arrested in San An
konio and returned TO Des Nioines TO
Eace the charges after hunt Of two
fears. At the time he denied he was
kuiltv.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05
SLAYER Is INDICTED
Kels, Ready 20 Plead Guilty, Asks No
Leniency.

Stockton, Cal, Oct. 5.-With the
expected arraignment in superior court
here today, the murder case against
Alex A. Kels, the lodi butcher. con-
tinued 10 move with the dramatic
swiftness that has marked il since
Tuesday, when Kels. arrested at Eu-
reka. confessed that he hired a
stranger and killed him so that the
corpse might be identified as that Of
Kels and 100000 from insurance be
paid Kels' supposed widow.
The San Joaquin county grand jury
yesterday indicted Kels on charge
of willful murder.
The prisoner has announced that he
is ready to plead guilty and will ask
no leniency.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05
"KING BEN" FOUND?
Wlisker Cult Head Located in Aus
tralia, Detective Believes.

Sydney. Australia, Oct. 5.--Inspect.
or Fowler, superintendent of the de-
tective office here. said today that he
believed King Benjamin Purnell OF
the House Of David colony in Mich
igan is at North Ryde, small town
near here.
No instructions to take any action
against Purnell have been received
Fowler said.
The Sydney Truth recently gave a
description OF the House of David
branch located on the Waterloo road
OF North Ryde. with an interview
with those in charge, who refused to
give any information rs to PUrneli :
presence or whereabouts.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05
REACH RECOND ROUND
Alamo Country Club MesIalist Among
First.round Victims.

Golfers in the handican tournament
IN progress AT the Alamo Country Club
have reached the second round. Among
the first-round victims was tie medal
list, q. r. Eggleston. who was plimin-
ated by W. NJ. Graham. 2 and ,.
Other first-round results follow: s.
C. Timnson heat F. +. Stauffer one
up: L. G. Wilson eliminated Dir. T. O..
German. one MP: r. y. Campion won
from A.. s. Grr ham. . and i: T. j..
Webb defeated c. u. Jarratt. 5 and > {;
II. C. veazv heat Dr G. c.. Cade. on"
up: NJ. c. Hill bested w. W. 1ehr. ;
and >. and Il. l.. Evans nut out 4. p.
Turner. ono up in 30 holes.
The pairings for the second round
are as follows: Evans and Hill. Veazy
and WebD. G-aham and Campion,
Timpson and Wilson.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05
START ANOTHER BOOM
Governor Of Nebraska May BE Candi-
das- for Democratic Nomination.

Lincoln, SebF., Oct, 5.--Decaring
Governor Charles ". Bryan Of Ne
braska had become NATIONAL figure
since. his occupancy Of the executive
office, w. Z. Quigley of Minneapolis.
Mimi. in a statement here yesterday
said a movement is under way in
several states Of the Central West and
Northwest 10 make him n candidate
for the Democratic presidential norni-
natioH in 1924.
Mr.. Quigley is former resident Of
Nebraska and was connected with the
Non-partisan Leaeen Of this state in
1917. 1g1SNard 1919. and has been
active in the Fsrmer-Labor party Of
minnesota.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05
Held Whlle sInrder Prohod.

Little Rock. Arb, Get. 5.-buri
Cordell. 30, recently RELEASED from the
Tennessee state 'reformatOry, IS held
here today for investigation in con
nection with the murder in September
1921, OF Miss Nora Mullens Dc jar.
net. II. whose body was discovered
damned under a log and covered VITO
brush in the Fourchpe river bottoms
several days after the girl Left her
fathers home 70 come 20 Little Rock
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05
The WEATHER
TEMPERATURES.
FORECAST.

san Antonio and vicinity: Friday night
and Saturday. party. cloudy; maximum
temperature. IS to so; light northerly to
easterly winds.
East Texas: Friday night and Satur-
day generally fair in north. partly
cloudy in south portion. probably local
showers In west coast.
West Texns: Friday night and satur-
day. partly cloudy, not much change in
temperature.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05
NOISELESS STREET CAR.
Racket Eliminated by Use Of Roller
Bearings aud Automobile Brakes.
Minneapolis. Mimi. Oct. 5.-The

Minneapolis. Mimi, Oct. 5.-rhe
Twin Cities new noiseless. street car,
equipped with roller bearings and au-
tomobile brakes has appeared here.
With subdued, well-modulatcd
whirring it made its way over the rails
while passengers had difficulty III
keeping. their voices low enough so
that everything they said could not be
heard all over the car.
The new car is the result Of two
years research work by the transit
company's engineers.
Elimination Of much Of the noise OF
an ordinary car was made possible by
discarding the old-fashioaed Journal
box and iron brake shoes. and placing
rubber gaskets between the body Of the
car and the trucks.
No plans have been made for build
ing more Of the cars.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05
CONVENTION OF MOB
VICTIMS IS PLANNED
BY WALTON'S AIDE
Governors Supporters and
Anti-klan Voters May
Organize.
Rr The Associated Press.


Oklahoma City. Okla. Oct. 5.-Ald.
rich Blake, the executive counsellor,
has announced that plans already are
under way to enroll Walton support
ers and anti-ku Khx Khan voters in
definite organization n5s
Cards will be mailed throughout the
state within the next few days, he
said. bearing the words:
Enroll now Show your "olors.-
ave are going 10 see the most ter
rifle campaign III the states history"
Blake declared.
The executive counsellor added that
he is considering "mob victims con-
vention" rs feature of the anti-klcn
campaign the governor intends TO
wage.
All persons who have been mistreat-
ed by masked men. he explained. will
be invited TO meet and by the force
OF their numbers impress upon the
public the gravity Of the issue.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.

Chicago; Temperature. IS; cloudy.
less than ten-mile wind from the north
west; lowest temperature in last %
hours. as; highest. So. ~ =
Kansas City: Temperature. 80: partly
cloudy; less than ten-miie wind from the
northeast; lowest temperature in las,
IA hours so; h'ghest.f7i.
New York: Temperature. ~; ciear
'so-mile wind from the northwest; loves;
Temperatures in last "a hours. a.; high
est. 20.
s.. I.q1is: Temperature. as; partly
eloqGy;<iess nan ;eh-mile wind from
tho northeast; lowest temperature in
las; 20 hours. &c; highest. ~.
\ Washington; Temperature. 4s: clear;
less than ten-nile wind from the north;
lowest teripsrature in last "a hours, 42,
2 irses'.- rs.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05
PARTY LEAVES SUNDAY
Coolilges' Fsrm Ah Delegation 20
Hold First Conferences in Chicago.

Washington, y. q, Oct. s..,Ihs
delegation o. officials appointed ~
President Coolidge - aid N he sos.
nation Of cooperative warkerins A.
soeiationS anoug whesi tsrnsfs "a.
leave Washington Sunday Tor tss
Northwest
where series Of coAicfcuccs are
plannod for N0ajay.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05
HUSBAND DENIES HE TOLD
POISONED WIFE SHE HAD
ONLY so DAYS TO LIVE,
Doctor Reveals Deathbed Scene in Which Wealthy
Society Leader Admitted She Had Taken Blue
Tabets-His Suspicious Aroused, Physician
Refuses 10 Sign Death Certificate.

why he did not sign dec.h certifi-
cate.
1t certainly was and | think it
was enough he replied
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05
HUGO SHINES
NOW MASTER
OF GERMANY
lndustrialist Dictates New
Cabinet to Suit His
Will.
CONFERS WITH FRENCH
Plans to Dissolve Reichstag
and Suppress Consti-
tuition.
CONFERS WITH FRENCH
By the Associaied rrcss.

Dusseldorf. Oct. 5.-Huyo SHINES
the German industrial leader. arrived
in Duesseldorf this morning. He and
several of the Ruhr industrial group
have arranged for conference with
General Degouette, the French com
mander in the Ruhr, this afternoon
1t is generally believed that the Ger
mans will propose methods Of restor'
ing the Ruhr valleys industrial &C.
tivity and suggest some modification
of the Belgian military Occur
patton.
By HIRAM X. MODERNELL.
Special Gable to The san Antonio Light
and The Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1923.
Berlin. Oct. S.-Hugo SHINES
choice OF cabinet, which he is said
10 have personally dictated to the
group now engaged in reshuffling
Germany TO snit his will, became a
matter OF general knowledge in the
Reichstag tosiay, it's members being
groomed in the nationalist papers.
Ruthless Man for Premier.
For premier, SHINES appears Ia
have chosen General Won Gallwits. who
is reputel to be man of the utmost
'rutlflessless.
For minister Of finance. the choice
is Herr Heifferich. the author of Ger
man initiation and the man who re-
fused ID tax Germany during the war,
publicly declaring that her enemies
would pay all the war costs.
Herr Minous, one OF the directors
of the SHINES coHerns. is slated for
minister Of econoS rs.
General Won Seeckt. now military
commander of the Reichwehr, is to
be minister OF war.
1t is understood that the plan con-
templates forcing the Reichstag to give
this government dictatcrial powers
and then dissolve itself. thus abolish
ing parliamentary government and
suppressing the constitution for a con-
siderable pericd.
Sresemann's Failure Predicted.
Some surprise has been expressed
in republican circles at the suggestion
of General Won Seeckt for the war min
istry. since he is regarded as relative
ly republican. 1t is pointed. however.
that he might serve as bridge be-
tween the present republican army
and the future m0narchist army. 10
be created by inclusion of the present
illegal monarchist regiments.
General Won Galwitz is the maa
who took over TIE armies of the Ger
man crown prince after the latter had
failed at Ner,lun. He was one of the
most energetic army SroLp command.
ers during the last attack on Paris
in 1918.
= This cabinet, with perhaps a change
OF two. is supposed TO have the full
support of the Peoples and National
list parties. which-now have virtually
coalesced. 1t will not be formally pro-
posed, however, until Chancellor
Stresemann admits failure in his eft
fort TO form his own cabinet.
il parliament refuses 10 act. SHINES
and the Nationalists are confident
that they possess sufficient non-parlia-
mentary force TO oblige it TO accept.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-27
AT THE MOVIES
THE ELTINGE.

Thomas Meighan app@ars at the
Eltinge today and tomorrow, Friday
and Saturday after an absence of
several months. The picture is "The
Ne'er:D o:XeIfrom the popular
story BY Rex Beach with most of the
scenes 16id in Panama.
Thomas Meighan, as Kirk Anthony,
is the hayward son of railroad
magnata. While carousing with sew
eral Of his associates he meets a
crook who pretends to pe detective.
This fellow suggests to Kinks COM
panions that it would be great joke
to ship Anthony to Panama without
cent in his pockets. No sooner said
than done. N
Many are his exploits in the Canal
Zone. He ,obtains.a position on
small railroad, makes good and finally
falls in love with q beautiful Spanish
girl LILA Lee). His father is curious
about his sons welfare and comes
down to view the situation. Kirk in
PRODUCES him to his wife, and he is
so delighted at finding her so charm
ing that he takes them both back to
the States to teach them modern rail
reading.
It seems that every picture that
Mr.. Meighan appears in goes the
previous one little better. "Fhe
Ne'er-Do-W ell'' has many interesting
situations. There is clever sup
porting cast headed by Lila Lee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-27
YOUR HABITS


How many of your actions Thought OUT in advance
How many mechanical, without thought the result Of
habit?
Did it to you why you always sit at the
place during meals instead of moving to chair at another
side Of The liable? Habit.
Do you realize that you the habit of travelling
tain established routes through the streets to get your
bank, grocery store place of business and although
there might be shortcut route if you paused to figure
it out?
The older get the we become creatures of habit
like mechanical dolls
Unconscousy attempt day after day. to get the
seat in the street We don't always get it, but the
there's certain seat where we're most be
found.
Men, in putting your trousers in the morning which
about shoes?
Here's an interesting experiment you perform Take
door that is used often Reverse this door that the
hinges will be where the knob formerly Then watch
You'll find people coming up and though looking straight at
the familiar door, they'll reach for the side where the knob
used to be.
Habit again. Each of has his particular way of
opening mail One tears off of the envelope
and inserts finger. Another tears off the whole end Still
done mechanically including the habit of holding envelopes
to the light before opening This from subconscious
hope that there's money inside.
There's of figuring it out exactly but at least half
of actions must be mechanically performed without
thinking, the result of habit Life largely routine and
routine develops habit
Are you slave to habit 1t the worst form of slavery
for by ensaves himself, especially his thought and
potential powers of originality And the habit of automaton
snunthnkng involuntary action-can be injurious to
the vicious habits such drugs and liquor
Getting IN rut is usually due to becoming the victim
OF habit Here's where system and efficiency shorcircu
themselves. For habit destroys initiative
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-27

TELEGRAM FROM MRS. JOSEPH
GRAVES HAMILTON TO. MIR. :.
JOSEPH GRAVES HAMIL. -
TON, TRAIN No. II. 49, x
Doctors give no encouragement:
Shall I cable Alice? Glad you are
coming as JOhn>is almost insane with.
grief and anxiety. ALICE. -,
Telegram from Karl Whitney is Z
John Alden Prescott.
Just read account of Leslie's ferris
BILE accident. Call upon me for any-.
thing l can do. Is it too much
to ask you to let me know from time
to time how she is? Just woA
will do. KARL WHITNEY. e;
Telegram from Priscilla Brad -
ford to John Alden Prescott.
Mrs. Prescott alarmingly i'll. Keeps
calling for you. What shall l do? 4
PRISCILLA BRADFORD.
Telegram from John Alden Pres
colt to Priscilla Bradford.
Leslie's condition unchanged. I'm
til she is better can think of nothing
nor anyone except her. Do the best
you can. JOHN.
Telegram from Sydney Carton to
John Alden Prescott.
Terribly shocked and grieve
Have secretary keep me posted. Is
there anything I can do? sgd.
Night Letter from Priscilla Brad
ford to John Alden Prescott.
Your mother keeps crying for you.
Says she cannot die without seeing
you. Her case seems pitiful. What
shall l do?
PRISCILLA BRADFORD.
Telegram from John Alden Pres
colt to Doctor Ebenever Knox.
Wire me mothers true condition.
Impossible for me to leave my wife
until she is out of danger.
JOHN ALDEN PRESCOTT
TELEGRAM from Doctor Knox to
John Alden Prescott.
Your mother had worse case of !
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-27

The average young Fellows YER
sion OF Love one another" is Love
one or another
What the United States needs is a
serious shortage of serious shortages.
Canadian doctor says men should
wear corscts. Men object to clothes
discaIdcd by women.
Our monthly cigarct output is five
billion cigarcts, while the put out is
much lower.
Statistics show the average woman
eats less than the average man. Fig
ures, however, do not.
This is a bad year for champions
Of all sorts, except, perhaps, cham
pion liars.
Nearly every movie star is trying
marriage again.
nant has to bat more than an eye.
Proper time to change seats in a
canoe is before you get in.
itIbp JIi
One June husband tells US This wife
really wanted to boil the ice to kill
the germs.
The taxi driver who once heard
his engine missing now listens only
to passengers kissing. -
American women use 10000 tons of
talcum powder every year, but less
gun powder.
Who remembers last winter when
the ice man was total stranger?
Frenchman says radio is the devil
in halo. Ours sounds like the
devil in a boiler shop.
Berlin carpenters are knocking off
instead of knocking on.
Our marriage rate is increasing,
perhaps because bow-legged girls are
wearing long skirts.
Goshen, Ind, man travelled 2,997,-
900 miles. He was mail clerk, in
stead of hunting drink.
Doctors think Toledo, o., man is
crazy because he likes to work too
much. We think SO, too.
What's in name? Professor
Schmack of Paris has invented 4 !
machine to measure kisses.
Des Moines, Ia, safe blowers made |
$4,000 in a few minutes, but it isn't
steady work.
Teachers want the minuet dance |
back. 1t will never do. They dance
hours, not minuets.
Oshkosh, Wis, man raises abou,
a million frogs year; not, how
ever, to get the hops.
These are the days when it is
time to go home just before you get
settled down to work.
Yes, if we have no bananas we
nave no banana skins TO step on.
Nearly every day is sun day now.
Many dctourists are In town.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-27

Can, and Miss Mary Bartlett Of
Sutherland, Scotland and Mrs. F. G..
Kohlbeck of Algona, Wis.,, mother Of
Mrs. L. H. Connolly. Three tables
were in play during the afternoon.
Mrs. Richard tombstone and Miss
Olsen left Wednesday for Valley
City where they will attend the
summer session of the school at the
state teachers collage.
Mrs. Lloyd Baer and daughter,
Evelyn left yesterday for Mimi
eapolis, where they will join DR.. and
Mrs. w. Bear, and the party will
then 60 on to Madison, Wis.,, and
join Lloyd Bear who has been at
tending summer school at the Uni
yersity of Wisconsin.
Mrs. H. H. Williams and Mrs. Fred
Tharpe who for the past two weeks
have been at Chico Hot Springs re-
turned yesterday. Agnes Tharpe
who accompanied them stopped off
at Dickinson.
MRS r. M. Trumbull of Mimi
eapolis is guest of her sister,
Mrs. Heder for few days.
H. B. Parsons left for Cleveland
last night to join Mrs. Parsons who
has been visiting relatives there FER
the past month.
Miss Angelina Hccker was hostess
Wednesday evening to number Of
friends at dancing party given in
honor of her cousin, Miss Frances
Hecker of Dickinson who is guest
at her home.
Mrs. Leo Shay who was called
here by the illness of her father,
James H. McGillic returned to her
home in Malone, N. Y. yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Roderick left yes
terday for trip up the north branch
where they will visit for few days
at Stanton.