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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-08
CONGREGATION
SEES WOMAN
| KILL PRIEST
Opens Fire as She Kneels
to Make Con-
fession.
SAVED FROM CROWD
Half a Dozen Excuses Fall
From Her Nervous
Lips.

h Chicago. Oct. S.-Nlrs. Emma
{Strutynsky, kneeling in the sacristy
Nj the little Greek orthodox church of
|Et. Michael the Archangel. her heal
bowed as if in prayer shot and killed
REV. Basil Stetsuk as he knelt before
Der to receive, by a special concession.
"a Sunday confession that she said
}she wanted to make because she was
tll and was going TO a hospital.
n Her scream Cheat" and the eS-
pistol shot struck terror to the hearts
2pf the parishioners bowed revcrcntly
fn the pews.
The first bullet struck the priest
FULL in the mouth just as he knelt
pnd said: My daughter. what is it:''
Two women seized Mrs. Strutynsky
las she followed the reelIng priest
2from the vestry and fired four more
Shots at him, two into the back and
Gtwo which merely passed through his
gown. She was saved by poicema
FROM an angry crowd which quickly
gathered.
iialf Dozen Excuses.
Iidil uOLcll cAcuSeS urOppcu IRON
her nervous lips as she sought to jusa
fly her act. She declared that Father
IStetsuk was squandering church
funds; muttered oppression of her
native Ukrainia; of how her brother
aud slain Galician governor who
had oppressed her people. an.
dwindled off into whispered chatter
ing of code of personal vengeance
MY husband was sent away from
this church. Mrs. Strutynsky told til,
police. My husband built the grea
church of St. Nicholas. He gave hi,
\ life 10 it. And then he was dismissed
The wonderful church of ST. Nichola.
was turned over to Father Stetsuk
He was wasting the money of tn,
parish. Father Stetsuk cheated my
people. He was cheat and a hypo
critic. had TO kill him.
Police and representatives of tn,
state attorneys office say they be-
lieve Mrs. Strutynsky is mentally de
ranged. She said She set ont five week.
ago to kill the priest. She said sn'
stopped at Pittsburg. Pa. and sem
her daughter TO Ramey to be VIII
my husband when he should hear o
this"
The Rev. Mr.. Strutynsky in Ramc,
last night told the police that he ha
no intimation Of his wife's intentions
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-08

The funeral of George Delbert Rob
bins. - years old. who died Saturday.
will be held from the residence. 101I
West Woodlawn avenue. at 4 o'clock
Monday afternoon. Services will be
under the auspices of the knights Tenn
plarS. Rev. l.. i. Hill of the First
Presbyterian Church officiating. The
body will be sent to Galesburg. ILL.,. by
Porter Loring. funeral director, for in
terment in the family plot.
Mr.. Robbins was born in Good Hope.
III. After graduating from high Schoo,
he attended college in Ann Arb II.
Mich. where he studied law. During,
his college years he took n great Inter.
est in college sports of all kinds and
was captain of the football team in his
last year at school.
In November. 1897. Mr.. Robbins
came to San Antonio and opened 4 Jaw
office here. He later was in the mn
dertaking business under the s!-in
name of J. T. Burnett and Company.
Leaving the undertaking business
Mr.. Robbins purchased the San An
tonic Light from the estate of Tom Il
Johnson. He was manager of the pub
lication until April 1. 1911. when he
sold the newspaper to the present own
ers.
Since leaving the newspaper bnSi'
mes. Mr.. Robbins has devoted his TIM
to his interests in land and farm de-
velopments.
Mr.. Robbins was a life member o!
the Alamo Lodge. \. F: X \: NJ
life member of the Burlescn Chan:er
ROYAL Arch Masons No. Z. and san
Antonio Commandry No. .. knightS
Templar.
He is survived by his widow. two
sons. George Delbert and Jack Ron
bins. and n daughter. Jeanne EliZah"th
Robbins: a sister. Miss Ann BiShon
ana brother, A. L. Robbins, botn Of
Good Hope.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-08
|PLANT JUICE PUT
| SAN ANTONIO LADY
BACK ON HER FEET
In Bed With Awful Stom.
ach Trouble When She
Found Herbal
Medicine.

Another remarkable case in which
this Plant Juice medicine clearly dis
played its surprising power and eff
Cacy, was related a few days ago Ivy
, Mrs. II. L. Franklin. of 1O7 Dimmit
street, San Antonio, popular and well
known lady of this city who has hun
dreds of friends here and who de-
clares that the Plant Juice got her
up out of bed and put her upon her
feet. q
For n month before | started tax
ing your Plant Juice medicine i was
down in bed with inflammation of the
stomach and intestines.' Mrs. Frank
lin said few days ago while talking
with The Plant Juice Man. who is Mt
Sommers Drug Store, Houston and
Navarro streets. San Antonio. where
he is daily meeting the public and
explaining this surprising new Plant
Juice preparation.
"The lightest kind of food would
cause me a great deal of pain and DIS
tress and would bring on nervous
cbills. The food would form gas
which would cause pain in my SIDE
and in nv back and round my heart
7 was very nervous. also-in fact. was
en- the verge Of nervous prostrat0in'
and ! was very weak. i was restless
Mt night and felt all worn out morn,
jncs and my color was sallow ana
liver was sluggish.
"Since have taken your Plant
Juicc medicine. my health IN general
kas improved wonderfully. ! have 4
fine appetite and my digestion is SO
much better that | can eat most any
thing without any distress. Ny nerve,
are improved and | sleep fine ana
have gained several pounds. In sh'r
your Plapt Juice took me from ''eo
and nut me upon my feet and my tam
ily and friends are delighted with m!
Improvement
In many cases. this Plant JUICE
nreparation seems to bring amazing
relief. 1t is natural medicine. be'ns
combination of roots. herbs s.na
leaves. and has surprising eitec'
unon the system in general. glvina
wonderful relief from stomach. llSei
and kidney disorders.
The Plant Juice Man is Mt som
mer's Drn: Store. Houston and Ma
yarro streets. San Antonio. where h,
is daily meeting the local public ar'
introducing and exnlaining the merits
of this remedy. Free samples glvnn
Plant Juice is sold also in Sar
Antonio at all the other Sommer
drug stores.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-08
MORALLY WOUNDED
CONVICT SCRIBBLES
NOTE TO HIS WIFE
She Confesses That Size
Helped Smuggle Arms,
Police Say.

Eddyviilc. ny. Oct. S.-A note 10
his wife. scrubbed with lead pencil
on the back Of letter, by Monte
Walt, $. reputed leader of trio
of convict murderers found dead IN
the mess hall of the Western Ken
lucky state penitentiary late Sat
urday when authorities entered Tie
building after a siege OF 81 hours,
was made public by prison officials
Love to you, beloved am
wounded, and surrounded by guards
Goodbye know you will be" the
note read.
Death apparently stayed the hand
of the writer before the message was
completed.
An examination of the room IN
which the bodies of the dc>pcradoes
were found disclosed a number If peil-
Gil scrawled messages on tho haoH
of a wooden bench, signed by Law
renee Griffith.
Remember you didn't xii! Us all.
Killed ourselves" one read, indlcat-
ing the theory that Harry Feriard
and Griffith killed themselves was cor
rect.
"Defiants (defiance) from the
deal" was the text of another OF
the messages.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-08

Beautiful Roselawn Cemetery. not
graveyard, a beautiful. well kept
burial park. Crockett 16SS.-(Ad
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-08
He tclegraphcd her he was comm
here to aid her.
Husband Under Indictment.

Rev. Mr.. StrutynSky is under IN.
dictment charged With me1ezzlemenl
Of $4,000 or more. which is sara 20
have gone into the building OF thf
beautiful st. Nicholas Church here.
An inquest will be held today and
Robert i. Grove. states attorneE
will decide whether to have Mrs
Strutynsky held for murder or com
mitted as insane.
Despite her reitera tons that sh.
alone was responsible, police are
searching for man who had been
heard 10 say something is gong 10
happen in this church -,
Father Stetsuk was ~ years Old
He was secretary to Bishop Softer
Ortynsky of Philadelphia. head OF the
Ukrainian church in America. when
summoned to Chicago. He leaves d
widow and two children.
His parishioners declare there Is
no basis for Mrs. Strutynsky.s alieSs'
tions of financial discrepancies.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-08
GAS KILLS 4 CHILDREN
Carbon MonoXide Escapes From
Banker Furnace i'm Basement.

Chicago. Oct. S.-Carbon monoxide
gas. escaping from a banked furnace
in basement home. caused the death
of four children Of Charles Herald. a
barber. while the mother is in seri-
Gus condition at n hospital.
The dead are John. ? years old ;
Gerald. 3: Margaret. 6, and Rex, s.
The two youngest children were
found dead by the father when he re-
turned home from work and the other
members of the family were uncon-
scious. -
The other two children died after
being taken TO a hospital.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-08

ways, and wherever the wear
is heavy, you will have to
renew the wax occasionally.
You can take up muddyfoot-
prints with a damp cloth.
Once or twice a year you
may restore the wax coating
completely. That is all the
rehnishing the floor ordina-
rilv will reouire. Under such
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-08

Ats7iff-Aye0r f9N.riEg and
tOAJhi1g frefffH yoar line
A'am. II sUiR las. for years
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-08
SPEED TRIALS DELAYED
Officials Unable to Male Timing Ap-
paratus Work at st. Louis.

st. Louis. Mo. Oct. S.--The speed
trials for attempts to break the
worlds records for the one. two and
three klometer straightawayS,
scheduled to have been held Sunday.
were postponed due TO the inability of
the contest committee 10 arrange the
electrical timing apparatus.
The tests. it WAS announced, Will be
held at Mitchell Field, Mineola, l.. l..
in two weeks
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-08
Stray Rullct Kills Yrooper

Saratoga Springs. \. Y. Oct. s.
State Trooper Roy Donovan. stationed
at the Troy barracks. was killed to-
day when bullet fired by motorists
believed TO be rumrunners, pierced his
heart.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-08
Wife Aided Convict-H Husband.

LOUISVILLE, hy.. Oct. S.-Mrs. LII
liam Walters. widow of Monte Wal
tiers. reputed leader of the trio of
convict murderers. confessed last
night that she aided in smuggling
pistols and ammunition to the gun
men. police officers here said.
whats the use? | helped" the
police. who have been cross-examining
Mrs. Walters since Friday, quoted
her as having said.
Mrs. Walters complete statement
was withheld by the police. who said
it would be forwarded TO L. Il. Nc
Gregor, state attorney general at
Frankfort.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
President in Sound Strategic Position
With Respect to World Court Advocacy

establishment and maintenance of Perma-
nent Court of International Justice and ex
presses qualification in the measures which
are being taken by our government to that
end"
That statement came from bipartisan
organization, comprising democrats and re-
publicans, pro-leaguers, partial-leaguers and
downright opponents of the league, but they
found it possible to unite in favoring the
world court. Moreover, they are hard-head-
ed business men of good judgment and repre-
sentative of the conservative business thought
of the country.
1t was stated in this column recently that
the Underwood presidential boom had made
its appearance in New Jersey, New York and
New England under influential auspices, and
now come reports that it is bobbing up in
the middle west. Senator Underwood is still
abroad, but his friends evidently are active in
his absence. There are evidences of battle
between Mr.. McAdoo and Senator Under
wood for control of the delegates from the
south. The McAdoo supporters refute the
suggestion that Senator Underwood, because
he is a southerner, has the south in his
pocket. And now the Underwood forces are
setting out to show that Mr.. McAdoo is not
acc-high in some of the territory his hackers
are claiming for him.
All developments in democratic, circles
show that there will be tremendously big
split" vote on the first ballot in the national
convention, and that as the voting progresses
toward a possible deadlock there will be
ample opportunities for attempted stampedes
of the convention and inuumerable proffers
of compromise and combination.
The first big gun in the administrations
prosperity barrage sounded last week, when
Postmaster General New swung into action
in his speech at Mansfield, Ohio, in the
celebration of the one hundredth anniver-
sary of the birth of John Sherman. 1t has
been indicated before that the republican
party's high card in the presidential cam
paign of 1924 is to be prosperity. The ad-
ministration is to help the party by sending
out members of the cabinet and other promi-
nent officials to acquaint the country with
the facts about existing and prospective con-
ditions denoting the amazing growth of
business, industry, transportation and agri-
culture throughout the length and breadth
OF the land.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

HRESIDENT HARDING'S strategic po-
r sition in regard to the administra-
i tion's plan for adhesion of the United
States to the Permanent Court of In
ternational Justice is classed as being on a
firm basis. The general trend of public opin-
ion as it finds expression is regarded as show
ing that the proposition is receiving support
of republicans and democrats alike who favor
the. United States acknowledging its par
ticipation in world efforts to stabilize peace
such participation to be we'll safeguarded
by stipulations preservative of independence
from actual political ENHANCEMENT in Eu-
ropean affairs.
The President has announced his firm be-
lief that tremendous swing of public ap-
proval of the world court plan has set in and
that it will grow to still larger proportions.
The only dissent from this opinion is found
among the irreconcilable republicans, and the
judgment of many politicians is that the dis
sentng note will be drowned by the volume
of approval
The irreconciable element among the re-
publicans, in the opinion expressed by one
politician, is that they will shortly find them
Indeed, it is asked, where can they go il
they find the company of the majority not to
their liking? There is no faction of the
democracy, either the mild league of nations
advocates or the Woodrow Wilson whole
hearted leaguers, to which they could resort,
since the irreconcilables shy at the fantest
sniff of the league of nations. They would
be doomed to inevitable destruction if they
started new party. There is the defeat of
1912 still fresh in their minds So the friends
of the world court plan expect, as discussion
and consideration of it progresses, under
calm reflection, to see the Presidents belief
in its success fully warranted, as moderate
democratic leaguers and moderate republican
leaguers fall into line for it, along with the
original supporters, who still contend that
it does not lead into the league of nations
X X X
Probably the most important support
given the world court plan recently was that
accorded by the chamber of commerce at its
meeting in New York last week. The cham
Der made this declaration: The chamber
reiterates its conviction that the United
States shall adhere to the protocol for the
Evening star., 1923-05-13
Library of Congress
For Use of Officers

Tourists from all over the country
who rave in delight over the beauty
of the Library of Congress invariably
have mistaken notion that this III
brary is used by the people Of the Ma
tional Capital in the same way thas
the circulating libraries in their own
home towns are used. The Library os
Congress, however, is primarily for
the use of Congress. Provision has,
been made 80 that the wonderful COL
lection Of books may be used by other
officials of the government.
The joint committee on the Library
is authorized to grant the privilege OF
using and drawing books from the Lii
brary in the same manner and subject
to the same regulations as members
of Congress, to any of the following
persons:
Heads of departments, the Chief
justice and associate justices, the re-
porter and clerk of the Supreme
Court, members of the diplomatic
corps, the judges and the clerk of the
court of claims. the solicitor general
and assistant attorney general, the
secretary of the Senate. the clerk of
the House of Representatives and a
limited number of other departmental
chiefs.
Evening star., 1923-05-13

Just to give you that glowing feeling of
contentment and to fan the flame of hope,
listen to few words of Mr.. New as he out
lined the conditions: Neither is the inn
proved condition of business limited to any
one line of business or confined to any one
section. 1t is uniform and general. From
Arizona comes report of great prosperity
among the copper mines of that section.
From Birmingham and the south come SINH
lar reports. The cotton mills of North Caro-
lima and South Carolina, many of them at
least, if not all, are running overtime and
announcing 10 per cent increase of wages,
and the same or more may be said of the
American woolen mills of Rhode Island and
New Jersey. Detroit, the center OF the auto
mobile industry, declares the past quarter
the most prosperous in its existence. St.
Louis reports that the business of cities all
over the south and west is the biggest ever
experienced. The great textile mills of the
country working every available spindle"
and SO on through the list of industries until
you can almost feel yourself swelling up with
prosperity, and he winds up with the assur-
ance that: "In short, every manufacturer
and every business and the maker of every
article, from locomotives to razor blades,
are employed full time and selling everything
they make" Naturally, he claims all this for
the republican party, whereupon the demo-
cratic managers will, no doubt soon set out
to prove that the republican party had moth
ing to do with it.
Isn't this political game "the limit
X X
The democrats are still pounding away ON
the sugar increases, laying them all to the
republican tariff and producing voluminous
statistics and arguments to support the
charge. The republican campaign commit
tees are as active in refuting the imputation,
and to prove their case the administration
is setting the machinery of the law in opera
ton to put the blame on the spectators.
The government lost the first round OF
the legal battle at the hands of the circuit
court of appeals, when it dismissed the in
junction asked against the Coffee and Sugar
Exchange. Immediately thereafter the gov
ernment shot another arrow by summoning
sugar brokers before the federal grand jury
with their books, in a proposed investiga-
ton, it is said to ascertain whether there is
a conspiracy among brokers to keep up prices
and if the law of supply and demand may ac-
count for high prices.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
What is reclamation'

What is reclamation
With reclamation legislation pro-
jected as Of major Importance in the
incoming Congress many persons
protest lack of interest in the sub
ject simply because they do not re-
alize what it really means.
Enough water to cover the entire
state of Connecticut three feet deep
Is represented In the storage capacity
of irrigation project reservoirs Of
the Department of the Interior in
western states.
More than 100000 acres of land
destined to be irrigated and eventu-
ally comprise 10000 farms, for at
least two-thirds of which water is
now available. are included within
projects already completed or well
under way.
The construction of reclamation
projects representing storage Ca
pacity of 100000 acre feet of wa
ter has included over 1850 miles of
canals, bitches and drains; tunnels
with an aggregate length Of over
twenty-seven miles; masonry, earth.
rock-fill and crib dams with a total
volume Of 100000 cubic yards; over
5000 bridges. $50 miles of pipe line,
13O miles of fumes, 1000 miles of
wagon road, SO miles of railroad, 5000
miles of telephone lines, $40 miles Of
transmission lines and 1,450 build
ings such as offices. residences, power
plants, pumping stations, barns and
storehouses. The excavation of rock
and earth amounts to about 200,-
00O, 900 cubic yards, equivalent. to an
excavation one mile on a side and
nearly 200 feet deep. Excavation dur
ing 1922 exceeded a million cubic
yards a month.
The reclamation service has used
Evening star., 1923-05-13

Congress has the power to make ex-
ceptions to that absolute prohibition.
The eighteenth amendment will thus
stand only SO long as and to the ex-
tent that Congress chooses to enforce
it. There is 70 reason, apparently, why
Congress, if it chose. should not con-
,tinue to make exceptions until the eight
eenth amendment vanishes except on
paper. There is, apparently, no reason
why Congress, following the precedent
of the Canal Zone exception, should not
have the right to allow everybody to
drink Scotch whisky, merely by amend
ing the enforcement act to apply to
all liquor except Scotch whisky.
Who is to prevent It?
Evening star., 1923-05-13
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

<<NK ORE business in govern
- HH ment" is here.
President Harding has,
L for the first time in the
history Of the nation, assumed business
management of what has grown to be
the biggest workshop in the world-and
this business management has already
achieved very considerable economies
and eff1ciencies.
So while the President has been the
storm center Of a Cabinet controversy
over the Walter F. Brown reorganiza-
ton scheme, which even members Of
the joint congressional committee on
reorganization frankly say hasn't a
ghost OF a show Of being approved by
Congress, he himself by executive order
has set up a practical system Of busi-
ness efficiency and economy through
coordination.
Working as q Whole.
Reorganizat ton is still in the stage of
mental shuffling of the government
agencies; coordination is at work show
ing all the agencies of the government
how to think and act nationally instead
Of departmentally, and to carry on"
the work, not each for his own partic-
ular department, but each and every
one for the transaction Of the govern
ment business as whole-keeping
their minds on their common employer,
Uncle Sam.
There are two branches of this busi-
ness management: One Is set up by
law-that's the budget bureau; the
other, by executive order-that's the
service Of coordination. The budget
bureau Is for the purpose Of making an
examination Of the policy, plans and
projects submitted by the various de-
partments and independent establish
ments, and estimates OF appropriations
for carrying them out. Tho chief CO.
ordinator handles all questions Of CO.
ordination arising through the applica-
ton of the policies of the President and
of Congress to the routine business ac-
tivities Of the executive branch Of the
government. He does not begin to func-
ton until the budget has been acted
upon by Congress and approved by the
President.
Under Executive Order.
This service of coordination was
started by an executive order on July
27, 1921. The purpose Of that order was
to bring closer cooperation among the
departments Of government engaged in
liauidating the accumulated surplus of
war materials.
It was extended after a few months
trial by an executive order Of November
s, 1921. and made Of general application
to the routine business of the executive
branch Of government. The effect was