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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14

OPERATORS AND
MINERS AGREE
TO COAL FARLEY
.
Lewis and Warmer Accept
Governments In
citation.

Atlantic City, n. j., Aug. 14.-John
L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers Of America, has ac-
cepted the invitation of the federal
coal commission to attend the parley
in New York with the coal miners to-
morrow.
Philadelphia. Pa. Aug. 14.-Samuel
ID. Warmer. chairman of the general
committee of the anthracite coal OF
orators. today announced that the op-
orators have accepted the invitation
of the federal coal commission to az
tend the parley in New York with
the coal miners tomorrow.
Four members of the operators
committee, Mr.. Warmer said, will go
to New York to lay the operators
side of the wage controversy before
the public.
In addition to Mr.. Warriner, the
chairman. w. J. Richards, president
of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
& Iron Company; w. w. Inglis. presi-
dent of the Glen Alden Coal & Iron
Company, and A. Ii. Jessup, vice
president of the Jeddoe Highland Coal
Company. will attend the conference.
Mr.. Warmer declined TO reveal the
plans of the operators in advance of
the actual meeting in New York or to
make public the reply to the coal COM
mission
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
COOLIDGE SITS AT
HEAD OF HIS FIRST
CABINET MEETING
All Secretaries There Ex.
cept Mellon and
DENLY.

Washington, ID. C.. Aug. "A. --PreSis
dent Coolidge today presided over his
first cabinet meeting. taking his place
ut the head of the biz table.
All of those who served as the
councillors of President Harding ex-
cepting Secretaries Mellon and Dem
by. met with the new CHEZ, executive.
Mr.. Mellon is in Europe and DIR. Dem
by is at his home in Michigan.
Many problems incident TO the
change in administration leadership
and policies needing immediate forniu-
lation, including the anthracite sit
uation. are understood 10 be up for
discussion. 1t was indicated that i'm
portant announcements OF, policy may
result.
Indications We're given at the White
House that President Coolidge would
follow the policies enuneiated by
President Harding with respect to col
lection Of the foreign debts.
1t was said by an administration
spokesman that this government. had
every intention of going ahead with
its efforts TO fund the present obliga-
tions and collect them on the basis 81
such terms as may be agreed upon By
the debt funding commissions.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
hundreds of Frantic Women and Chill
dren Wait at Mouth of Shaft for
Word From Within as Volunteer
Workers Dig Frantically Two
Bodies Recovered Blast Occurs
Mile Underground = Black Clouds
of Smoke Give Warning.

Kemmerer, Wyor Aug. 1.-two hundred miners in
No mine of the Kemmerer Coal company entomb-
ed this morning following explosion
The explosion occurred in the lower levels as cave
in entry No Is cut off all communication with the
working around the 26th and 2Sth entry.
Up to noon one body had been recovered.
Relief workers Immediately went to work. AS they
progressed to the 18th entry the body of pumpman
found \
Black clouds of smoke from the mine fan at
first the only indications of a explosion.
No defamation heard above ground, as the ex-
posion is estimated to have taken place mile under
the ground
Nothing definite concerning the condition of the en-
tonbed men has from the depths of the NINE but
experts in mine rescue work declare they little hope
of rescuing the men alive.
A United States mine Inspector who had lett hem-
merer this morning was ordered to return
AS the volunteer workers dug franticaly toward the
entombed through the main entrance of the prop
erty hundreds of and children relatives OF the
miners waited patiently at the mouth of the mine for
word from within. F.. .s-e.-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
KILLS WOMEN
AND CUTS Up
THEIR BODIES
s4risoner Confesses Murder
of Wife and Mother-in-
law, Police Say.
GRUESOME TALE TOLD
Boxes Containing Dismem-
bered Victims Found
in Field.

Medford, Mass, Aug. 14.-Nunit
G. Tsekos of Franklyn. n. H., was
arrested today, charged with murder
after two boxes containing the dis
membered bodies of two women were
found in field here.
The police said Tsekos had con-
fessed that he killed his wife. Natalie
and her mother. Mrs. Katherine
Adams, last Saturday night.
According TO the alleged confession
Tsekos quarreled with his wife and
her mother and they attacked him.
He said he overpowered them and
stabbed his wife and cut Mrs. Adams
throat.
Sunday, the confession continues
he dismembered the two bodies and
put them in wooden boxes.
Tsekos told police that Monday G
A. Clarke drove him to Boston witt
the two boxes in a car.
Last night, Clarke told police. he
became suspicious as to the contents
of the boxes.
When the two men reached Yves!
Medford, Clarke said Tsekos carried
the boxes into a field.
While he was doing this, Clarke put
his finger into a hole in one of the
boxes and thought he felt flesh.
he ran down the street and told hi!
story to policeman.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
FIND is NOT "SOUP"
Bottles Contain "COrn" and Oils,
Instead Of Nitrogiycerin.

Two pint bottles, one filled with
corn whiskey and the other with a
mixture of linseed oil and kerosene
oil, caused a ripple of excitement at
city detective headquarters, Tuesday
morning.
"It's nitroglycerine," shouted some
one when Mike 1.-Two, special police
man. employed at the Mission Lumber
yard as Waterman, since the safe rob
berry early Monday morning when 500
was stolen, displayed the bottle with
the linseed and kerosene mixture.
The exclamation was followed by a
rush for places of safety by some.
Vision of yeggmen and the explosion
of what they thought was nitrogly-
cerine frightened the timid folks.
The two bottles, Officer 1.-Two re-
ported, he found hidden inside the
fence OF the lumber yard, near the
Southern Pacific tracks.
Chief Van Ripper was summoned.
He smelled one bottle.
That's old corn" he declared after
a sniff.
Then he was handed the other.
as that nitroglycerine?
The chief shifted again.
"No." he said. "Yeggmen don't
carry soup by the pint at a
time. An ounce or so is enough TO
blow most of the safes in San Antonio.
Ii would take, 500 sticks of dynamite
to cook that much nitroglycerine.
Owen Kilday. head of the detec-
tive's bureau of criminal identified
ton and expert @nitro" authority,
then shifted the bottle.
No nitroglycerine there" he said;
g just a mixture of linseed and kero-
sene oils"
No arrests have been made in con-
nection with the robbery of the Mis-
sion Lumber Company. Report reach
ed detectives late Monday afternoon
that two men displayed considerable
change at ,Floresville, some of which
was contained in wrappers bearing
the label of the company. No trace
of them, however, has since been
found.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
YOUNG GIRL STEPS
BEFORE AUTOMOBILE
AND is BADLY HURT
Car Driven by Pastor
Strikes Seuen-yem-old
Julia Wagenfuehr.

Seven-year-old Julia Wagenfuehr.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r..
Wagenfuehr. los Pendelton street. Is
unconscious in the Robert Il. Green
hospital and NAV die as a result OF
being hit by an automobile at . 40
Tuesday morning. Her left lower Jaw
is fractured and physicians believe she
sustained a fracture of the skull at the
base of the brain. The accident oe-
CURED in the 1900 block Nogalit"s
street. She was still unconscious
late Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. James Erickson. of st. Henry
Catholic Church. 1713. South Flores
street. taken into custody by Statl9h
Officers Black and Braun. is beng ue-
tanned at Headquarters pending the
outcome Of the child's injuries.
Rev. Mr.. Erickson SAYS the aecl
dent was unavoidable.
Il was driving touring car To-
ward the city. making, L believe, be
tween IA and 10 miles per hour" Rev
MIR. Erickson said. after having BEEN
escorted to central police headquar-
ters. Il noticed two small children
standing on the sidewalk curbins
ahead of me. Both were looking in the
opposite direction.
without any indication that they
intended crossing the street he said.
"they both suddenly turned and with.
ont looking to the south jumped into
the street as though they intended
running across to the other side. "
"They jumped into the street less
than four or five feet ahead of my
ear. One Of them was slightly to the
rear of the other and was not hurt.
The radiator of my car struck the
other. knocking her down. My ear
passed over her. though | don't believe
any of the wheels touched her. 1t was
the blow from the radiator that frse-
~ rcd the child's law. l helieve.@
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
Ford Buys Inn.

Cambridge. Mass. Aug. Ia The
sale of the .Wayside Inn at Sudbury,
with a parcel of adjoining land, to
Dutee W. Flint. New England repre-
sentative of Henry Ford, which was
reported month ago. has been corr
firmed by the official filing OF the
transfer. Mr.. Flint was quoted pre-,
viously as saying that Mr.. Ford would
share i'm the purchase of the inn. oui
had refused 10 reveal the extent o.
over 900 acres of hand adjoining the
Hayside Ian wereln Mr.. Fints pos
the latter's interest. Options upon
sion, according to his statement.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
SAME OLD SUMMER
Weather Wednesday VIII Be General.
ly Fair With Light Wind From South.

The weather here Wednesday is ex-
pected to be exactly the same as Tues
day. 1t will be generally fair, with
what wind there is from the south,
and the thermometers highest some.
where between 96 and 100 degrees.
The maximum Monday was 90.
South Texas was hot but North
Texas and Oklahoma were hotter.
Readings of 104 to 100 were general
through that region Monday afternoon.
Texas was almost as dry as a bone
Tuesday morning. Brownsville pre-
vented the bone-dry effect by report
ing .02 of an inch precipitation within
the last "a hours. Scattered showers
fell through the southern states. A
mountain thunderstorm which brought
almost an inch and a quarter of rain.
put Salt Lake City first for rainfall
on the Tuesday weather map.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
BODIES OF EIGHT
RECOVERED AFTER
UTAH CLOUDBURST
Fiue Boy Scouts Camping
in Canyon Swept
Away by Flood.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. A.
Eight bodies of persons killed or
drowned as a result of a series of
cloudbursts ,in the vicinity of Salt
Lake City and Ogden cary last even
ing had been recovered up to IL o'clock
this morning. Three persons are miss
ing and property damage is expected
to total upward of 81 COO, 900.
At Pennington five persons are
known to be dead. including three boy
scouts, who had been camping in a
canyon back of the city. The scouts
were trapped when wall of water
swept down the canyon and a search
is being made for two other youths,
believed TO have been Crowned.
At Willard, north of Ogden. the
body of woman had been recovered
from flood debris and sarch is being
made for two men missing.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
WIFE CLAIMS
HUSBAND HAD
MADE THREATS
Quote Knight as Saying He
Would "Do Away With
Her" and Her Mother.
HAD BEEN DRINKING
Woman Shot Three Times
by Husband Tells Of
Trouble.
HAD BEEN DRINKING

81 killed her and ought to have kill
ed the old lady too
This statement was attributed to j..
X. Knight, on trial in the Ninety
fourth District Court on a charge OF
assault TO murder in connection with
the shooting of his wife, Mrs. Francis
Knight. when Police Officers Milstead
and Calderon took the witness stand
Tuesday morning. Both officers ties
titled that as they entered the room
where the shooting took place. Knight
dropped the gun at their command
and made the above statement. Mrs.
Knight, they said. lay partly under
meath the bed where she had taller
when shot.
The odd lady" referred to, it was
brought out in the trial Tuesday. is
Mrs. Mary Brown, mother of Mrs.
Knight. Mrs. Brown also took the
witness stand Tuesday morning,
weeping frequently under a grillins
cross examination by +. b. Simmons.
knights attorney.
Say Threat Contained In Letter.
Mrs. Francis Knight, who took the
stand Monday afternoon, was re
called Tuesday morning end testi-
fled TO having read a letter handed
her by Knight. addressed to his sister,
Mary. in which he said he was going
to do away with Francis pnd Mrs.
Brown and take the baby" Mrs.
Brown corroborated her daushterr
Testimony rs TO the letter.
Jack Turner. city fireman, who re-
sided at the Brown heme. testified to
having unloaded pistol for Mrs.
Knight shortly before the shooting and
to having seen Knight press tht
weapon against his wife's abdomen.
Il. NJ. Hill testified that Mrs. Brown
had run into his room carrying the
Knight baby and urged him to go TO
Mrs. Knights aid Hill said he immc
diately called the police.
Testify knight Was Drinking.
Mrs. Knight was shot three times
at her home on Avenue & on the morn
ing of December 81, last. Knight was
arrested and indicted on charge o.
assault to murder.
Defense attorneys on cross eXamin-
alton. attempted to bring ont that
Knight was intoxicated Mt the time of
the shooting. Witnesses testified that
he may have been drinking but none
would swear that he was drunk.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14

he would return for them some time
Tuesday. He Is expected ilost any
time Tuesday and the parents Of the
boys plan to hold him until they can
summon police, Mrs. Persat and the
two boys are firm in their belief hat
the old man is crazy and that it was
Iksfntention to murder the two young,
MRS when he. took them away.
N"You know he must be crazy or why
should he coax those boys off by call.
ing them "honey" and offering them
money and toys" said Mrs. Persat.
, 81 told the boys not to go with him
because he was no good. He was in
an old. broken-down wagon and the
horse that was pulling il looked as If
it were ready to drop. | was afraid
that be might fall down while cross.
inig a railroad track or something and
the boys get killed,
g. ''Ayhen Louis left Saturday morning
he walked over to me and said in n
joking manner. Here's your last kiss.
mother I believe in warnings and |
told him not to ego With the old fell
low.
81 also told him not to joke about
it. being my last kiss
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.

Chicago: Temperature. 20; partly
cloudy; 1s-miIe wind from the southwest;
lowest temperature in the last "a hours,
ss: highest. a..
kansas City: Temperature rs. cloudy,
less than 1o-n,ile wind from the north
east; lowest temperature in the last "a
hours IS: highest. 90.
New lork:. Temperature. 81: partly
cloudy less than 1o-Inile wind from the
northwest lowest temperature in the last
- hours. go highest. rs. -
st. Louis: Temperature. rs; partly
cloudy; 12-mile wind from the south;
lowest temperature in the last "a hours.
"a; highest. IS.
Washington; Temperature, 50; clear;
less than 1o-mile wind from the north;
lowest temperature in the last "a hours,
"a highest. not given.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
WARM STILL
! IS FOUND IN
THICK BRUSH
Complete Liquor Making
Plant Captured in
Dry Raid.
ONE MAN ARRESTED
Coil Drained, Netting OFF,
GERS One Quart Of
Evidence"
ONE MAN ARRESTED

Hidden i'm an almost impenetrab,t
brush thicket about one and One-hall
miles cast of the Pleasanton road and
IL miles out from San Antonio, one
of the largest distilling plants seize.
within recent months, was raided Dy
Prohibition Agent X. &. Pfeffer. Mon
day afternoon. One arrest has been
made and two other arrests are ex'
pected as Il result of the seizure.
The plant consisted of copper still
of 15-gallon capacity. Il 50-gallon cool.
ing tank. u 40-foot copper coil; 10r
gallons of peach mash. 80 gallons Of
prune mash, and % gallons of corr
mash. Only one quart of the finished
product was found. the liquor having
been drained out of the coil by the
agent.
Hidden Behind Brush.
Acting upon information received
from an informant. Prohibition Agent
Pfeffer succeeded in finding the still.
The distilling plant was not under
cover. the only shelter being the wal
of thick brush that surrounded ii.
Prior to the appearance of the pro
hibition agent upon the scene. abous
20 gallons of liquor had been run OF
by two men. While the men were car
rying the LIQUOR off to storage place,
the agent came upon the still whicl.
was warm. There was about 30 gallow
of uncool:ed mash in the still.
Believing that the men would re.
turn to run off the remainder of the
mash. the agent lay in wait from 1e
o'clock in the morning until q o clor,;
in the afternoon. when the two men
aDproached the still. Discovering that
something was wrong, one of the two
men darted into the brush and eludeJ
capture. The other was placed under
arrest and brought back to San An
tonic.
Plant Is Destroyed.
Under the supervision of the agent,
the alleged moonshiner destroyed the
distilling plant and emptied out the
mash. Only the coil and enough mas,
for evidence was saved.
The capacity of the still to turn out
large quantities of moonshine whisl:ey
was indicated when the 40-foot copper
coil was drained. the agent had &C.
cumulated a quart of moonshine wits
kew which will be retained for ev;
dencc.
Only by the assistance OF informs
ers could the location of the distill
ing plant have been REVEALED. In that
section the brush is thick and one
thicfst looks similar to another. Two
deputies. ACCOMPANYING the agent, be-
came lost while making return trir
from the road where they had been to
carry evidence to the agents automa-
bile. They succeeded in discovering
the site of the plant after a search OF
80 minutes duration.
The plant. according TO Prohibition
Agent Pfeffer. has been supplying
liquor to certain people in the little
village of Cassin. where the workers
in the Kelso oil field congregate.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
GET NO EVIDENCE
Five Held in Connection With Negro
Lynching Released.

EldoradO. Ark, Aug. 14.-The five
men arrested Saturday for irYestiga.
ton in connection with the lynehing
at Murpheyville. oil town. ten miles
north of here, OF Ed Brook. negro Ia
borer. were released after a coroners
investigation had failed to get incriIni'
mating evidence against any of them
Officers questioned men and women
in the vicinity of Murpheyville and the
oil fields surrounding but were unable
to get an admitted eyewitness to the
hanging.
1t was intimated by Walter Brown,
deputy prosecutor. that the Union
county grand jury would be asked to
investigate further the case when it
convenes in September.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
LIEUTENANT ACCUSED
OF INSTTGATING PLOT
TO KIDNAP BERGDOLL
Three Deny Attack on
Draft Euader at Pre-
liminary Hearing.
By the Associated Press.

EDtbaSH, oU many, huSs ne
Lieut.. Hoover Griffith. his chauffeur,
Victor Nelson. and Prince Gagarin,
accused of completely in the attack
here last Saturday on Grover Cleye-
land Bergdoll the American draft
,vader. were given preliminary exam
motions Mondoy by the prosecuting
attorney.
They denied having knowingly par
ticipated in criminal plot. but
Roger Sperber tue fourth man helu,
is said by the authorities to have de-
cIared Lieutenant Griffith was the in
stigator of plot to kidnap Bergdoli
and taloe him to the United States.
The prosecutor expressed the belief
that the attack was the result of a
mutual plot.
Prince Gagarin is a Russian emf.
grant and claims to have been wealthy
He admitted. the authorities said. that
he had been engaged in espionage
work.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
Prominent Rotarian Dies.

William Coppock. "a. prominent and
nationally known .Rotarian and BUSH
ness man Of Council Bluffs. died last
night. He had filled the office of dis
trict governor of the Rotarians. COM
prising several states. was an interna
tional vice president at the time Of his
death. and was candidate for ma
tional president at the convention hell
in Los Angeles last year.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
Republicans Plan Campaign.
New Orleans Ia. Aug. 14.-Re

publicans of Louisiana will have a
complete state ticket in the field at
the next election and will have
candidate for every parish for the leg
isIature il plans now under way by
Emil Kuntz. national committeeman
and leader of the Republican organiza-
lion in this state. are carried through.
h. announced today. If the RepGbli-
cans place n full state ticket in the
field it will be the first opposition TO
the Democratic nominees from this
source in many years.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
GERMAN WOMEN
APPEAL TO COOLIDGE
FOR HELP IN CRISIS
French to Quarter Negroes
in Euicted Rail Workers
Homes, They Say.

: Berlin. Aug. Awe German
women appeal to the President of the
United States to help us avert the ig-
1omy and disgrace which threatens
us" is the message addressed to Presi-
cent Coolidge by Frau Catherine Won
Cieimb. one of the leading women
deputies in the Reichstag.
The appeal is made in behalf of the
wives of evicted railway workers in
Cue Treves district who are forced tC
z ykain behind. The French command
or. the appeal points out. has ordered
the billeting Of negro troopers in the
homes of the evicted railway men.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
Million Rifles Confiscated.

Trieste. Aug. 14-ORe million rifles
5000 machine guns and "a mountain
batteries. constituting the cargo OF
the steamer Vulcan and consigned {"
the governor of Jugo-slavia. have been
confiscated by the Italian authorities.
The war material was part of the
Italian war stocks which had beer
purchased by foreigners and resold to
Jugoslavia.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
OIL FRAUDS PROBED
Postal Inspectors Transfer Activities
From Texas to California.

Lon Angeles. Cal. Aug. IA
number of Dostoffice inspectors who
assisted in obtaining evidence upon
which many Texas oil operators were
indicted for fraud have come to Los
Angeles to perform similar work
among Southern California operators.
it is stated. 1t is said many operators
who left Texas have opened establish
mpnts here
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
May Be American.

ity that c. Hoover Griffis is Griffith.
an American lieutenant" mentioned in
xiHhSatches as under arrest in Ger
many on charges of trying TO kidnap
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. caused
anxiety 70 his parents here. Griffis
served during the World War as a
sergeant. He took the title of lieu
tenant when appointed with such
rank as staff officer in the Ohio
National Guard He left those duties
last year to visit battlefields of the
World War to get series of news
paper articles. Mrs. Griffis received
letter from her son. deated July %.
and written at Paris. 1t gave no hint
of plot TO kidnap Bergdoll.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
Sl3 PER CAPITA
Last Apportionment Of so Cents for
Each Scholastic Announced.

Austin. Tex. Aug. 14.-An appor-
tionment of ) 0cents for each of the
1920 scholastics in Texas. was
announced today by the state board
Of education.
This is the final apDortionment o!
school funds for the 1929 school
term and brings the total allotment for
the year to S13 per capita.
Funds are available TO meet the ap-
portionment.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
The WEATHER
TEMPERATURES.
FORECAST.

San Antonio aud vicinity: Tuesday
night and Wednesday, generally fair;
maximum temperature. 90 to 100; light
southerly winds.
East Texas: Tuesday night and We'd
nesday, generally fair; continued warm.
West Texas: Tuesday night and we'd
nesday. generally fair.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
KEMAL Is PRESIDENT
Mustapha Unanimously Elected b,
Angora National Assembly.

Angora. Aug. 1.-THE national a
sembly has unanimously elected Mas
tapha Renal Pasha president.