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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
NO LOTUS EATERS DREAM
Human Wreckagc" Failure Beth As
MO:ie ard Sermon.

An army of movie mothers. shedding
enough tears to float battleship.
provoke even small. msophisticated
girls who never smoked cigarette to
break into CYCLES over the dope pic
ture shown at the Princess this week,
the Human Wreckage."
.ts an argument against III" done
habit. This play does not fulfill its
mission.
Mrs. Wallace Reid. garbcd in
mourning. appears in close-ups
Goth before and after the story part
OF the film TO tell why she made the
picture.
Screen moral lessons. when crfec-
tive. do not come in the form of SER
mons, but are delicate enough to make
their own impression without the
actor shouting: Here is moral for
you. Human Wreckage" lacks the
sincerity TO convince.
No ore acts natural in the picture
except James KirkwOod. and the di-
rector put some foolish words into his
mouth. As an attorney he helps done
victims shake off their habit but in
time he himself becomes an addict
when his oycrworked body seeks relief
in morphine.
Mrs. Wallace Reid. as his wife.
leads him eventually back TO Il recov-
cry marked by vigorous prosecution
OF the done ring that he successfully
defended while under the influence Of
narcotics. This thriller also contains
a hundred or SO sensational killings.
besides n Jail break, automobile smash
up. several orgies. an ATTEMPTED sui
eide and n lot Of distastcful symbol
;Stp
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
HOW. ABSENTEES VOTE
County Attorney Says Law Applies
In All Elections.

That the absentee voting law pass
cd by the Thirty-eighth Legislature
provides for voting in all elections,
both city aud county, is the gist of Il
written opinion given by County At
torney Tom j. Newton Monday. The
opinion was handed TO County Clerk
Jack Il. Burke for his guidance in
future elections.
The law provides that any person
desiring TO leave the city and absent
himself at election time shall appear
at the county clerks office not earlier
than ten days nor later than three
days before the election and cast his
vote. When the person is away from
the city and does not expect to re-
turn in time for the election, he may
appear before anyone who is a notary
public and make proper affidavit and
cast his ballot. This ballot is then
mailed to the county clerk of the coun-
~ in which the election is to be held.
The county clerk. then delivers the
ballots to the presiding officer in the
precinct in which the man lives.
No mention is made of the city clerk
in the law, so where the law applies
to city elections, it is construed that
the county clerk shall receive the Dali
lot and deliver it to the election Of
fetal.
Mr.. Newton. in his opinion TO
County Clerk Burke says that I'm
the absence of court construction. II
is my opinion that this statute means
just what it says and that Section
II thereof, provides: the provisions
of this act providing for absentee vot-
ing or casting ballots shall apply to
any and all elections. including gen
eral, special and primary elections.
Although this ruling comes too late
10 affect the charter amendment Tues
day, it is expected that many who
expect to be out Of the city for the
bond election. if one be called. will
take Advantage Of the cOunty's attOr-
ney's ruling.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
GOOD PICTURE AT PALACE
Story of "Caisns" In Alabama Deai,
With Hercdity.

oscars of jealousy n motion PIC
ture taken from a short story III n
n.nular magazine n few months ,agn'
now showing at the Palace deals WITH
the aGontion by an aristocratic Ala
hama southerner of "Caian from
fine swamps Of Alabama. The boy Is
taken into the home after the son mas
j graced his family and the "Calan
grows TO manhood under the refining
influence of the aristOcratic home.
The "Cajan," a prologue IN th'
story shows is a descendant OF M
bleman under Louis XIV who was eX.
lied. Years later tine descendant OF
tbe nobility appears in the story as 4
"Caian." The theme of the story l.
70 show the influence of heredlty OH
the ignorant youth.
The picture is colorful of Alabama
and is well directed. Those taking
leading parts in the picture are Mar,
guerite de la Motto. Lloyd Hughes AMI
Frank Keenan,.
Mary Stuart Edwards again ap-
reared at the Palace and was accord
ed prolonged applause. Don Felice
gave his usual Sunday afternoon con
cert which was greatly enjoyed by the
audience. Felix the Cat" completes
the program.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
COTroNsEED OIL REPORT.

Washington. ID. G.. Aug. 2O.-The cot
tonsced and cottonsecd products report
for the twelve months ending July 81,
announced today by the Census Bureau
shows S.s4f,i5 tons OF seed were crushed
compared with 3.0OT717. the same period
a year ago, and cotton seed on hand at
mills july 81. amounted TO 1869 tons.
compared with 1888 tons a year ago.
Cotton seed products manufactured. IN
the twelvc-month period were;
Crude oil produced. l,00SeS5,sl2
pounds. compared with 950,i1i.1SS tho
previous twelve months and on hand.
5.oj6,294 pounds. compared with $780,
iOs.
Refined oil produced 91O.5S9.t6S pounds.
compared with SS9,S9S.417 and on hand
l3Zg97,S1S pounds, compared with 16S,-
S5L36e.
Cake and meal produced f.4SG.SGt toGs.
compared with 1,S5L60i and on hand
5O,l73 tons compared with 65.9iS.
Linters produced 60S.7OS halcs. COM
pared with s00.371. and on. hand e7,55s
bales compared wiki $500.
Exports for the twelve months were;
oil. 6I.i6O,275 pounds, compared VITA
S5.9s2. sol.
cake and meal ses.5Sl tons compared
with s52s25.
Linters. 4i.43S bales compared with
t32,o21.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
DEVILS GRIPPE" A
STRANGE MALADY is
RAGING IN VIRGINIA
Medicn, Men Powerless to
Explain or Prepent
It's Sprc I'd.
Nv I. ID. EATON.

Copyright. by The san Antonio EIshI-
Richmond. Va. Aug. 20.-"Devil's
grippe" is back again in Virginia. aud
medical men apparently now are as
powerless TO explain it or prevent It's
spread rs they were in lSSS hen I.
swrpt the University Of Virginia. III
forts are being made TO isolale the
germ with view to cradicatng the
menace. Thus far doctors confess
themselves bafflctl.
This strange malady reared its head
in the old dominion Il fortnight ago.
Today four counties stand aghaSt at
its swift increase in power. New cases
appear in Richmond at the rate OF
three day. There has been one
death here attributed indirectly 10 the
disease. pneumonia having followed.
Pleurisy Is another after effect ol
the disease is not checked in its III
cipient stages.
Health authorities have held several
conferences on the subject. Hardly
had the first case been reported when
DR.. Ennion G.. Williams. state health
commissioner, called DIR. Charles Arm.
strong. cpidemiologist of the United
States Public Health Service TO 4
consultation. DR.. George {. Payne.
state eridemiologist and heads Of
health boards throughout the state
later joined them. a program for
fighting re disease was outlined. The
combat measures closely were followed
but the devils grippe keeps on
spreading.
What is this peculiar sickness: 1t
has been described by eminent doe
tors rs resembling dengue fever, al
though it is an entirely different and
unclassificd affliction. Commissioner
Williams today gave out the following
symptoms that the people of the old
dominion may recognize it when they
suddenly are smittcn down rs with the
black plague:
Acute onset with severe cpiSastric
pain which may extend later TO one
or both sides of the lower portion of
the thorax. The pain increases with
deep breathin~. RESPIRATION is shall
low and rapid. the rate being forty
to sixty per minute. Temperature
rises promptly and rapidly to 1O2 to
1O4 degrees. The pulse is so TO 100.
The patient looks very i'll. His face
Is pinched. Frequently there is nau-
sea and vomiting. After from four
to II hours the patient usually be-
comes more comfortable. Occasionally
it lasts n hours. Temperature de-
clines as rain lessons. Some eases
have a recurrence OF symptoms with
decreased severity after an interval
Of day or more. Children are more
frequently attacked than adults"
While no deaths have occurred di-
recily from the disease the commits
sioner is 50 concerned over the cpl
demic-which may spread from the
old dominion and strike other com
munities that he has advised phvsi'
clans in all affected sections OF Nlr-
ginia to call meetings of physicians in
their communities and lay out a cam
naien supplementary TO the general
plan agreed u9on in Richmond.
Something must be done. doctors
insist, to break the devils grippe.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
KANSAS CRY LIVESTOCK.

kansas City, Aug. s0.-Cattle; 10000:
calves 1000. Better grades beef steers
and ycarllngs. fully steady; other fed
steers and western grassCrs, slow; ton
mstureg steers Sl.: best yearlings.
1880; fed westerns, 1855 9 1910; she
stock steady to strong; bulls. steady =
bulk boloCnas. sS.7jslf.2S; calves. strong
TO Csc higher; stockers and feeders. ae-
tive. fully steady; bulk OF sales, S1.sSH
$50.
Hogs: 1900; around Is zoe higher;
to shippers; bulk of sales, S7.6SH $50;
good and choice l6O "a 230- pound averages.
SS.25fS.G5: top. $50; packers doing lit
tie. fe wbids steady to strong; packing
sows mostly S6.25 IA 6.S5; few at s5.5e;
stock pigs, steady; bulk desirable, s6.lSV
go.
sheep: 7O0e; active. killing classes
steady to strong; Colorado lambs. $685.;
spot natives. $3.50 better grades largelv
sl2 and above: cuils around SI.5o; light
weight Colorado ewes, $7.7SI 500; Texas
N~etuers, $S.7S.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
NUECES GINS
Pass 10000
BALE RECORD
1923 Crop VIII Reach
$4,000 Mark, Is
Prediction.
GINS WORK AT NIGHTS
Cotton Picking Starts in
the Georgetown
Section.

Corpus Christi. Tex. Aug. 20. -
Nueccs county cotton ginnings went
over the J0000-bale mark Saturday
night. figures COMPLIED showing that
J0,S94 bales had been ginned. with
approximately 200 bales in tie yards
Awaiting their turn.
The gins in the leading cotton cen
tcrS. particularly Corpus Christi. RobS-
town and Bishop, are continuing 10
work night shifts. and will as long
as the rush continues. The last
weeks sinniugs were the largest for
any weeks period, nearly 20,0OU bales
being turned out.
To Gin 10000 Bales.
Opinion differs as to the amount of
cotton still in the fields. Some grow
ers think that the crop has been two
thirds gathered while others place the
amount, at thrce-quarterS. The crop.
however. will so to at least 1900
bales, thereby setting new mark for
the county. Predictions made a few
weeks ago that the crop would go To
$4,000 bales will fall a bit shorr.
Each week end the city is thronsed
with cotton pickerS. whose obSeSsion,
it seems is to buy the things they have
been long denied Thousands of pick
ers crowd the city streets. All merch-
ants report regular holiday business
Although the season started with he
understanding that pickers would re-
ceivc a. cents Il hundred pounds, the
pay was quickly raised to 81. aud some
farmers. it is said. pay as high as
$125 a hundred pounds.
Some Farmers Holding.
The holding movement in this eOun-
ty. although not pronounced at this
time. is gaining ground. The recent
loan negotiated by the Texas Farm
Bureau Association viii be felt here
to some extent. but the effect will not
be pronounced swing to the lateness
of the season.
NueceS county cotton follows the
valley crop TO market, and as the
loan WIS made late in the season as
far as this county is concerned, it is
not thought that its effect viii be
felt appreciably.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
CURB is IRREGULAR
OIL Stocks React .After Rise In Early
Trading.

Copyright by the san Antonio Light,
New York. Aug. 20.-rhere were 10
new developments IN the trade news
To- influence sentiment in the Curb
market today except possibly reports
that Standard of Indiana is continu-
ing TO sell gasoline at 16 cents u gal
lon in Eouth Dakota. The reason for
maintaining the Ii cents price was
said 10 be due 10 thu fact that the
ma jority of Independents had failed
to establish the twenty cent level.
New highs On the recovery in the
oil group were made by leading Stand
ard issues and several of the promi-
nent independents. Thereafter, how
ever. the market turned irregular and
a number of the early gains in the oil
shares were moro than lost Standard
Of Indiana. after Advancing almost
a point. came back Ia last week S
closing. Kentucky stock. although in
achieve, was exceptionally strong.
Vacuum WIS also under accumulation.
Chcescbrough Manufacturing was dealt
in for the first time in several weeks.
At 229 the stock was up u points
from the last previous sale.
Among the Independents Mountain
Producers. Salt Greek Producers and
Southern States were the leaders, but
the latter later last more than the
ground gained in the first half ses-
sion. Derby Oil and Refining Pre-
fcrrci rallied from Il close of 20 last
week to around 30 as the result OF
short covering. Reading Rights Read
ing Coal and Glen Alden Coal showed
little change.
Swift International, conspicuous
last week. advanced another point to
its high for the yea.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
RERGDOLL KIDNAPPING
AFFAIR PLANNED IN
PARIS, PAPERS SAY
German Press Says Wound
ed Man Has Told About
Entire Plot.

Heidelberg, Germany. Aug. 90
The newspapers Of Southern Ger
many sa" that Robert Sperber. who
was wounded in the alleged attempt
TO kidnap Grover Bcrgdoll. the Amer
lean draft evadcr, last week, has made
n confession.
complete in every detail. going back
for months to Paris where it is al
legged the plot was Matched.
Sperber is credited by ono news
paper with the statement that he and
Carl Schmidt, who was killed in last
weeks affair. were 10 be paid their
share Of the money even before Berg
doll was taken into occupied Ger
many. and the papers add. it was on
this account that Hoover Griffis. who
was arrested after the alleged kid
mapping ATTEMPT, had more than 1O0,-
600 francs in his possession when
taken.
Among the letters found in Grffis'
effects. according 10 the newspapers,
was one from the Columbus. Ohio.
branch Of American Legion. written
April rs, last, about the time Griffis
went TO Paris.
In this letter, the papers assert,
the commander wishes Griffis luck
and success in his enterprise.
They connect this letter with the
Bergdoll affair, charging it was on a
Bergdoll kidnapping mission that
Griffis went TO Paris.
1t is declared that list Of Amer
lean army officers was found III
Sperber's baggage, and the news
papers say that Sperber told the
police these officers were more or
less interested in the Bergdoll case.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
NEW SHOW AT RIALTO.
CurwOod's "The Golden Snare" VIII
Be Shown Tuesday.

"The Oath" Il motion picture IN
which a man marries an heiFess tor
spite and later falls in love with her
is being shown at the Rialto for the
last time Monday. 1t features MlrialA
Cooper and Conway Tearle. go.
In The Golden Snare" coming
Tuesday. the principal roles arc taka2
by Lewis Stone. Ruth Renick ana
Wallace Beery. The film is made from
James Oliver Curwoods stry of the
same name. NIL,
Beginning next Saturday the Rialt"o
will inaugurate its fall policy of
showing big feature pictures starting
with "Red Lights" Goldwyn-Cosm"-
nolitan picture telling railrond story
in which a brutal murder, a myster-
ious ape and other exciting things take
an important part. In the picture arr
Alice Lake. Johnny Walker. Marc
prevost' Raw Griffith and Dagmar
Godowsky. "The Brass Bottle" is the
next picture to be shown.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20

on "the thought and the faith of TO-
day"
We are living in an age of OK
tremcs," he declared.
In our day, the currents of cross
purposes lash the souls of men in
sheer despair.
Politically we have made the world
safe for democracy, but we have also
made democracy unsafe for ourselves. e"
Rev. Schwitalla's address was fol-
lowed by splendid lecture by Mr.
Dielmann on the subject "swimmin:
with the stream"
He outlined the tendency in mod
crn life of its apparently adherent or
inculcated notion TO swim the stream
or las we say in the language of the
land, 10, be like the other fellow"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
BAN ON KLUXERS
Police Chief SAYS SteuhenvilIe Will
Have No Parade or COnclaye.

SteubenYilIe. Ohio. Aug. 2O.-Under
no circumstances will the narade and
county conclave of the,Ku Klux Khan.
scheduled for this city next Thursday.
be held. Chief of Police Blaine Harter
announced last night
He declared that he has notified the
k!anSmen that any attempt to hold the
meeting will bring swift action by the
police.
City council will met Tuesday night
and an ATTEMPT will be made TO pass
an emergency ordinance prohibiting
PROFESSIONS or assemblages which might
tend TO cal.se dirsorder.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
DOCK WORKERS LOSE
STRIKE AND FAITH
IN THEIR LEADERS
May Haue Bad Eject on
McgGIe Of WEoIe Trade
Union Movement.
F;r TIAI, O'rIXHERTy.

topylaEnt. Icy the san Antonio Light.
London. Aug. 20.--Fiftcen thousand
London deck workers are prepared f.
return TO work tomorToy. following
the collapse OF their strike which last
ed seven weeks.
While workers agreed that thcy
fhilcd miserably in then attempt 10
flout the union leaders by an un
authorized strike, they carry back
with Them an intense bitterness
against the general transport workers
union. They want completely new
organization with officials chosen
from the ranks Of those who have
been suffering.
In some quarters the dock workers
strike is held to be symptomatic -
the feeling throughout the BritiS'l
trade union movement. in which the
members feel that their leaders are
too far removed from actunl c0ndl.
tions; that their paid officials are lIv.
ing in comparative luxury unable
either TO interpret the workers de-
inands or TO understand their discom.
forts.
During the course of the lockers
strike many phases of Englan1's pres
eDt industrial difficulties have been
forced upon public attention, III
particular the system Of the govern
mcnt paying doles TO the unemployed.
In some docking districts strikers re-
ceived far better fare from the local
authorities than they could buy whcu
employed. at the same time getting
cash in form of n dole amounting to
one-third their regular wage.
While the union treasury refused
to issue a single penny. for the strik-
ers. local authorities became lavish
with the tax payers money. Discipline
within trade unions apparently re
laxed TO such an extent that there can
be no certainty that wage agreements
will be honOred or union leadership
recognized. Collective bargaining upon
which great store has been laid by al
trade Unions, is seriously imperiled,
Endless criticism also has developed
over the method of basing wage
agreement upon the cost of living. IN
dices of which vary 50 greatly from
month to month that it seems impos-
sible to keep wages going up or down
with them, In the case OF the dockers
they agreed i'm December TO a cut in
their wages if the index fell below
a certain point in June. When this
happened they refused to credit the
of the official figures.
Throughout the country the work
ing people view the lockers strike asi
indicative of bad union leadership.
and consequently a lowering of the
morale Of the whole trade union
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
AFFECTS 10000 MEN
of Eight-Hour Day Car
ried on Quietly.

Pittsburg. Aug. 20.-Twenty thou
sand men were affected by the eiimin-
|ation today of the twclve-houf day in
|plants, Carnegie Steel Company. The
Ehange will affect 81 of the II plants
|of the company including fourteen
|Bessemer converters. 121 open hearth
Furnaces and ~ blast furnaces.
The change in working schedules
Twill not cause 4 suspension of n single
and tonnage reductions
how are being overcome. When it be
kane generally known that the new
operating schedules were creating
l.asr new jobs. laborerS began drift
Egg to the mills and more than 100h
|appled at Carnegie plants last week
With the eight-hour dag in force
bind the hourly wage increased the ~
|lustry is in better shape to compete
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
SAN ANT0NiAN SPEAKS
II. q. Dielmann Addresses Catholic
Convention At Milwaukee.

Milwaukee. Wis. Aug. 20.-The
celebration of pontifical high mass mt
st. Joseph's church. attended by many
bishops and members of the clergy.
marked the opening of the national
convention of the Roman Catholic
Central Society. which was followed
in the afternoon by n mASs meeting
at the Milwaukee auditorium at which
several thousand persons were seated.
Right Rev. Alphonse NJ. Schwitalla.
s. J.. of st. Louis University. and
Henry II. Dielmann. San Antonio.
Texas. were the PRINCIPAL speakers at
the mass meeting which also was fes-
tured by children's chorus of 500
voices.
Rev. Schwitalla. who is professor
of biology at the university, talked
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
EAST ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK.

East st. louis. H.. Aug. 20.-IIoss
Receipts. 1900: 10 10 15c higher; TOP.
SO: bulk good l60 to 20O-pound averages,
sS.9OMS.95; sl0 to 2so-pound butchers.
$500 $50; pigs duh. little change; bulk
early, ST.50GS 500: fow strong weights.
.SSs5; packer sows, Is 10 Csc higher.
bulk $685. fi6.50.
Cattle: Receipts 10000; fat native
steers strong; Sl2 paid tor rev yearhnss. .
western steers, hecr cows aud Gamers
steady; bologna bulls steady 70 Csc high
er: stockers and feeders. IS TO Use high-
er; good and choice light Vealers. Sie.. o
Il.Oo: beef cows upward 20 S1.25; bulls
Gamers. Sss5Rs4O: most bologna bulls
S4.OsG4.5O; some, S4I5.
Sheep: Receipts $500: steady on hesS
lambs: other tending lower; TOP 10 nutcH-
prs SlS25: no strictly desirable quality
available. run largely southwest MIS-
souri, lambs at $3.50 "a te.5e; eulls NEST
" S7.50: sheep unchanged; best ASAs
mutton ewes, Sc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

CIV Orleans. Aug. 20.-Poor eshl =
and hedge selling put the price Q, eSt-
ton 10 Il points lower arouno "a
cd fresh buying Ia volume and pitcls
soo,, were buigins strongly. Buying W.
done mainly ON continued complaints Se
Ron dnmsce +. both western and esn-
- ,or+iops Of the belt Scattered show
crs were reported in the west ba, We We
generally said 10 bh Insufficient. AZ -
end OF the first hour pEces weFe y.
"a ,ciu.s higher than .he close o. iA--
v.,et OctohSr teil or 10 $3.50 cents :
Douud an6 chen rose 20 1913 rents'
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
h,NsNs IN 0EAIN.

Kansas city. Aeg. so.--N aeeS ~, y 81, =
hard. gScFsi.1o. No. reN. st-p- {.
s.s,,-s,-bsr qf-sc asked. December. 3s't9
sri-t asked: Nav, S.totH asked.
corn. No. . white, T9W lsisc -
low. SsENSttc. Nc, ycilcv, 5 So. o.
missed. -an 1gl+c; Srptr~iser, 4sts'' -
-..,,,t.~ r0r.c. Ma. Gg5sc 10.
Oats. No white tgF stc; -. Nhiic,
"a ;, t6e. NJ. . vniXed. - @ i,c.
Barley: 5S8Soc &.
,,ir,e, sti.Ss; cho!cs Alfalfa. t-s9-t
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
Picking In Williamson.

Georgetown, Tex, Aug. -O.-I ne
first week of the cotton picking sea-
son opened last Monday and the sta
pie has been coming in at a lively
rate during the week. the receipts go
ing from less than 30 per day TO more
than 100 from wagons. The rroduc-
ton is more or less problematlcal
through this section rs yet but a few
more hot DAYS will finally complete
the record of the crop of 1923.
The dry hot weather has caused the
plant 10 shed. prevented the maturing
of normal size bollS and prevented
growth. Some feel that Il rain soon
with late frost might make some
more cotton but this idea is not shared
by those of long experience in cotton
raising here. The total production OF
Williamson county will be less than
1920