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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
ATTORNEY CLAIMS
POLITICS LOSING
INTELLIGENT MEN
Says Educated Men Not
Withdrawing But Are
Driven Out.

Chicago. April 16.-Intelligence Is
not voluntarily Withdrawing. but is
being driven out of politics, John NJ.
Zane, Chicago attorney and we'll
known author on legal subjects. told
the University of Michigan alumni
luncheon at the Hamilton club today.
Possible peril of future war in the
proposed st. Lawrence waterway was
foreseen by Mr.. Zane.
Although" he said. "men educated
at colleges are increasing in number,
/ cannot see that their influence has
any effect. Our political system lays
stress only on numbers. In those
political ideas that depend on reason
ing the s,nerality of men are almost
sure TO be wrong. People are bound
to hear and will demand TO hear what
will agree with their own ideas. AL
most everyone is bound TO be either an
actual or possible candidate for pub
lie office.
.'Hence I can see no place among
political leaders for any display of in
telligence. There is nothing new about
this. Wherever political matters are
dictated by numbers alone. the most in
telligent men are bound to be driven
out of public life.
"All the talk about intelligent men
Withdrawing from public affairs is
nonsense. People have created the
condition. have driven them out. and
must accept the result. Men who go
into public life are going to be more
and more inferior
Referring to the st. Lawrence canal
Mr.. Zane said it was stupid of any
great country TO put the control OF its
main trade route in the hands of a
foreign and possibly hostile power. a
country that has not sense enough TO
control it's own commerce to its own
seaboard is not fit {. have any COM
merce.
Worse than loss of commerce would
he the seeds of future wars"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
MERRIWEATHER NO. 2
REPORTED FLOWING
900 BARRELS OF OIL
Shot so Feet Above the
Crown Block TtDice
During Sunday. :. +.

Luling. Tex. April 18.-The Merri-
weather No. is reported as having
increased its production from 400
barrels daily to 600. The well was
gagged Sunday afternoon when max
ing large heads of oil at short in
tervals. At one time it is said to
have shot so feet above the crown
block Of the 112-foot derrick.
According 10 NJ. d. Bryant. of the
Luling Oil Exchange, who made the
report by telephone TO The Light,
n gauge was placed on the well short
ly after noon Sunday and it was
found TO be making at least 600 bar
rels of clean oil daily. The well is
three feet in the sand and there is
fairly strong gas pressure but appar-
emily no water. The well is at a
depth of 2121 feet. according to Mr..
Bryant's report, and will be left at
that depth provided il continues 20
flow. In all probability it will con-
tinue TO be a good producer. drillers
state. for it has increased steadily its
production since it came in Thursday
of last week. Plans had been made
to drill the well deeper in the sand
but due TO the increasing production
it will not he necessary, drillers re-
port.
Sunday when the we'll was flowing
in the largest heads that have been
made by a Luling well to date, there
was n crowd of some 200 people at
the well. 1t rained steadily through
out the day but spectators did not
seem to mind the disagreeable part of
the show. They stood in small groups.
not under cover. and discussed the
possibilities of the well and the field.
During Sunday, the well is said to
have shot at least 80 feet over the top
of the derrick after being held down
for several minutes. The large heads
of clean oil were made at short in
tervals throughout Sunday, the time
between each seemingly decreasing.
Its production is causing much ex-
citement in Luling, Mr.. Bryant re-
ports, and trading of leases is taking
on renewed activity.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
LOS ANGELES PAPER
SAYS MRS. PHILLIPS
is In SAN SALVADOR
Police Say They Know
Nothing of "Tiger Wo-
mans" Whereabouts.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 18.-Mrs
Clara Phillips, who escaped from the
Los Angeles county Jail December 5,
last, after she had been sentenced to
ten years imprisonment for beating
to death, with hammer, Mrs. Alberta
Tremaine Meadows, has been traced
to San Salvador, according to a copy
righted news story in the Los Angeles
Examiner today.
Her apprehension is expected mo-
mentarily, said the newspaper.
Mrs. Phillips escaped by saving the
bars to the window of her cell.
No definite clew to her whereabouts
ever has been reported.
Mrs. Phillips was said to have kill
ed Mrs. Meadows because she believed
the young woman had been associat-
ing with her husband.
After Mrs. Phillips fled from Los
Angeles, Phillips reported the killing
to the police.
Mrs. Phillips was caught in Arizona
and returned to Los Angeles for
trial.
Police here early today said they
knew nothing Of the finding of Mrs.
Phillips, although she might have been
retaken at some point from which no
official report had been filed.
Late last week q cablegram was
received from Guatemala City ask
ing for description of Mrs. Phil
lips,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
PASS LABOR SUIT
Injunction Hearing Deferred In Fifty.
Seventh.

Hearing Of the injunction suit
brought By the state to prevent the
operation Of a local labor agency
which was set for Monday morning
in the Fifty-seventh District Court
was not taken up, owing to the fact
that another case is on trial. The
case probably will be taken up some
.time Tuesday, however. as Judge X.
Il. Minor expects TO finish the case
before him by Tuesday noon.
Representatives Of the states at
torney generals office and of the
state labor commission came to San
Antonio to assist in the prosecution
of this injunction, the object Of which
is to stop the importation and distri-
button Of Mexican labor in Texas.
Suit was brought after complaints
had been made that laborers were
being transported TO various parts OF
the state with the promise Of jobs and
had been left stranded without en-
ployment.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
ROADS ARE BLAMED
Senator COuzens Says Figures Show
Lines Not Managed Competently.

Washington. ID. C., April f6.-Re-
iterating charges that the condition OF
railroad equipment showed incompe-
tent management. Senator Couzens
Republican. OF Michigan, in state
ment today quoted figures 10 show
that modern locomotives are not ef.
fcicntly used and that in recent years
there had been a great increase in bad
order cars and engines.
In previous statement. Senator
Couzens said. he had asserted that
the general practice Of railroad man
agements is to cut wages or raise
rates. instead OF endeavoring 10 find
other means of cutting costs.
The railroads replied. he said, that
they had reduced G: penses in 1872
over billion dollars and that they
averaged only 1,G4J.237 employees in
1922 as against o.012.G00 in 1920,
although traffic was not greatly be-
low the volume OF 1922.
Now let's sec." said the Michigan
senator. "how deceptive this state
ment is. The Interstate Commerce
Comission's figures show that the 1922
traffic was approximately 10 per cent
less than in 1920. and you will OBJ
serve that the difference in the num-
Der of employees was approximately ID
per cent. so where is this Haunted eff
ficiency:"
The bureau Of rnilway economies.
Senator Couzens said. had shown that
from 1920 to 1922. there was con-
siderable decrease in the number Of
miles Travelled By each car per day.
decrease in the tons carried by each
car. n decrease in net tons per train,
an Increase in bad order cars Of 3d.
per cent and an increase Of bad order
locomotives Of nearly 3 per cent.
n the railroads had cut more than
q billion dollars from annual costs of
operations. Mr.. Couzens said. the In
terstate Commerce Commission should
see that the public benefited By re
duced transportation charges.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
DEFER CROW TRIAL
Hearing Passed and HolIan Insanity
Case Called.

Selection Of a jury to hear testi-
mony in the case of C. X. Hollan
who is to be tried for insanity was
begun Monday morning in the Forty
fifth District Court. Trial of Tom
Grow. on charges of theft over $50
growing out of the disappearance Of
Jewels belonging to Mrs. Ora Parker.
for whose murder Crow was convict
ed, was passed until Wednesday when
the Hollan case was taken up.
Application for trial for Hollan
was made by his attorneys by affidavit
in which it is set out that Hollan
is believed to be insane. He was
tried and convicted of robbery by
assault and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
SYND|CA[|SM
/ TRIAL BEGINS
IN MICHIGAN
Ruthenberg Charged With
Advocation Illegal Re-
form Methods.
Is COMMUNIST CASE
Defendant Testified on Lib
eral Thought in De-
Tense of Foster.
Is COMMUNIST CASE
BY the Associated Press.

St. Joseph, Mich, April TO-
Charles E. Ruthenberg of Cleveland.
Ohio, nationally known liberal, the
second person TO face prosecution I'M
der Michigan's anti-syndicalism law,
was ordered TO trial today, little less
than two weeks after a jury failed to
convict William Y. Foster. of Chicago.
the first defendant tried under that
law. Ruthenberg. like Foster, is
charged with assembling with an or
ganization advocating illegal methods
for bringing about social and political
reform.
The act was passed as wartime
measure, and the indictments against
Foster, Ruthenberg and 81 others
awaiting trial resulted from their at
tendance Of the national convention
of the Communist party near here
last August.
Says Communists Disbanded.
At the trial OF Foster, the defend
ant. as well as Ruthenberg. defense
witness, asserted that the Communist
party had been disbanded. The state
of Michigan maintained that the party
still is in existence.
On April Z, the day after Fosters
trial ended with deadlocked jury
after almost two days Of elaboration,
il has been learned here, 30 leaders
of the Communist party met in New
York and voted to disband that or.
.ganization and make the Workers
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16

party the Communist organization in
America whenever the party leaders
decide to make the change.
Ruthenberg. while on stand for
Foster. testified to his liberal actiyi-
ties. He said he had been Socialist
organizer for a number of years, had
been that party's candidate for mayor
Of Cleveland on several occasions and
had run for congressman from Ohio
and also for governor.
Expert on Liberal Thought.
When the Socialist party was d.
vided by the withdrawal of the rad
ical left wing. Ruthenberg said he
joined that group. finally becoming
national committeeman. When that
organization disbanded and was
formed itno the Workers party. he
said. he became the new party's ex-
ecutive secretary.
Ruthenberg once served a term in
the Ohio workhouse for obstructing
the draft.
During Fosters trial he qualified
as an expert on liberal thought and
gave a history of the growth of lib
eralism from the time of Karl Marx
until the present day.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
PICTURE A "FAKE"
False Putative Ectoplasmic Photo.
graph Sent To Doyle, He Says.

New York, April 1e.-A putative
ectoplasmic spirit photograph, sent to
him from Chicago. which he exhibited
here last week was "a "fake," Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle told an audience
at Carnegie Hall last night.
He did not reveal the name Of the
sender.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
FRONT PAGE FOR CRIME
Chicago Warden Urges Papers to Give
Stories Greater Publicity.

Chicago, April 16.-Greater pub
licity for crime was urged by Warden
Wesley Westbrook of the county Jail
in n speech before the Chicago Teach
ers' League. as deterrent of poten-
tial criminals.
"Why do Chicago newspapers pub
lish crime stories on the eighth page,
under advertisements Of pink pills for
pale people?' He demanded.
"These stories should be printed on
the first page
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
German Consul at Galveston.

VHNestoh, IeA., NprH IB.-JuIlus
W. Jockusch, Galveston exporter, to-
day assumed his duties as provision
al consul for the German republic.
marking the resumption Of consular
representation here after the inter-
ruption caused by the World War.
Mr.. Jockusch's father was the first
German consul 10 Texas, being ap-
pointed in 1851.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02

ave moved our. .Drapery Stock down on the
First Floor for this Special Sale
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02
Rotary Club /.
Organized at
City Of Alalnosa

The Monte Vista Rotary club
vent to Alamosa Monday night to
assist In the organisation Of . Ro-
tary club at that place.
The meeting was held At the San
Luis hotel where the Alamosa pro-
spective Rotarians were hosts at q
splendid banquet and the organisa-
tion OF the new club was effected Ia
the utmost satisfaction OF the hosts
and visitors.
During the evening George N.
Corlett gave = talk ON What ID
Rotary" and he admirably touched
upon the high lights Of the orsani-
cation with its aitruistic ideals and
benefits. l.. b. Sylvester outlined
the growth Of International Rotary.
how 1t originated in Chicago and
how 1t had spread to nearly every
civilized nation on the globe. He
called attention to the significant
fact that of all Rotary clubs ever
organized, mona had surrendered its
charter.
The organization Of the Alamosa
Rotary club resulted In the selec-
tion Of r. S. Shahan. president: l..
G. Mulnix, vice-president: w. w.
Plat. secretary: o. A. Hitler.
treasurer: II. W. Gatlin. sergeant
alarms. The club consists of IS
members, the names OF whom and
their classification being as follows:
II. g. Shahan. real estate: l.. G.
Mulnix. automobiles: DR.. c. A.
Davlin. physician and surgeon: H.
w. Gatlin. garage: Louis B. Olson.
mems furnishings: DR.. c. p. Rex.
dentist; John NJ. Hood. dry goods:
Chas. T. Myers. creamery: w. W.
Platt. attorney: C. A. Sherman.
druggist: John C. Decker. retail
hardware: Albert r. Moriarty.
light and power: o. A. Hitler.
banker: Herman w. Emperius.
loans and Investments: Melvin W.
Gipe. mill and elevator: Raw r.
Sechrist. variety store: l.. l.. Herri.
man. eve and ear specialist.
The Alamosa club is com posed OF
= fine bunch OF men and their earn
est work In the great organization
of Rotary will no doubt effect q
great deal OF worth while achieve
ment In civic Improvement. in up.
lift movements and In their personal
growth and benefit. Having two
Rotary clubs In this valley will be
of mutual advantage.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02
Sc

per yard for your choice Of one lot Of scrims,
plain white. and whitewith colored figures.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02
Fsrn4 neaie Mn
Ssed BY Denver Girl

Horace W. Wheeler Of Denver,
mining capitalist. formerly Of Monte
Vista and Creede. ID named - de-
fendant In . suit filed against him
for $4,000 by Miss Mario Bloom
Of Denver. according 70 recent news
stories in the Deaver Post and in
the Denver Express.
Miss Bloom met Wheeler last
June when she accepted ride which
he offered her In his car. She says
that he promised to back her fin
ancialiy in certain business projects
Of her own and that he has never
made good that promise. Wheeler
then won himself into her conf
dence to such an extent that she
yielded to his protestations Of love.
The Express relates that Miss
Bloom says that she often visited
Wheeler's home In the absence Of
his wife and that she accomp panied
him on long auto rides.
''In August" the Express goes on, -
the complaint says that Miss Bloom
became aware for the first time
that she was to become n mother.
The state Of her health and the fear
which It inspired reduced her to .
pitiable state, she alleges. and
while sick. weak and distracted
she yielded to Wheeler's insistence
that she have an illegal operation
performed.
After her recovery from the op-
Grafton. she claims that Wheeler
used the influence which he had
acquired over her and through fear
Of his revealing her secret. she again
yielded to his lovemakinE with the
result that she Is soon to become .
mother"
Wheeler insisted that she have
another operation performed bvt
she refused to do no. Since that
time Miss Bloom says the state Of
her health has made It impossible
for her to work and she asks for
100000 for actual damage and ele.-
900 for exemplary damages. In
addition she charged that Wheeler
has been guilty Of fraud and deceit
In his relations with her and she re-
quests that he be confined ito the
common jail" for not less than one
year.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02
WILL BUILD E1RE WE'LL
ON NORTH WARRINGTON

In one hour and twenty minut
Marshal Anxon raised S3+5 which
Is enough to pay for the building OF
fire fell on north Washington
street between Liiley's mill and the
Bakken lumber company. Property
owners In the adjacent neiGhhor-
hood and public spirited business
men raised the amount.
The city has been considering
building an abuttment at the slough
10 the fire apparatus could be con.
nected TO the water. but after On
investigation. II was found that the
building Of \ fire well would be
much more satisfactory and the cost
would not he any more.
A well Ia badly needed In this
section OF the town. In the i'm.
mediate vicinity are three iumbe.
yards and two mills. II q fire
should break out In ono Of ths
places. all would he menaced.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02
Txs H -
Wssdl,sl Banquet

The most sucoooeful BANQUET
which the ". Q. w.. Camp -.
ever put on WA gtvsl Thursday
night Of last vesk Il the lodge
rooms. Decorations suitable to
Washington's birthday were used.
The banquet was prepared by the
Priscillas and served By dainty COL
oniai danes aad stalwart colonial
gentlemen. The eostumss Of the
walters and mattresses were very
appropriate for the occasioa. Those
assisting in the serving we're Misses
Gaivs Wing. Agnes Bonbard. Helen
and Ruth Eagle. Iola Pridmore.
Lucille Merchant and Lots Bursett
and Aessrs Carl Sherman. Lloyd
Ball and Towas SnitA.
On the salads were diminutive
hatchets with the letters. W. o. W.
on them. The national colors were
used in the icecream and cakes. The
high school orchestra. under the
direction OF Miss Hassl May furnish
cd music during the banquet. Songs
from the Woodman song book were
sung and short talks made BY C. f.
Hart. Earl Houck and Harold Bout
we'll. While the banquet room was
being cleared. the members Of the
lodge and their friends went to the
lodge room where . program con.
sisting Of musical numbers reading
and boxing was presented after
which they danced and played
games. About two hundred were
present. This was preliminary
leading mp to the initiation Of clas.
of twenty. which will take place on
March 8.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02

Mesdamea Martha Edstrom and
Perry kolander entsrtainsd the Rap
list Ladies' Aid soaiety Thursday.
The afternoon was spcnt In doing
white cross work after which ~.
srcshments were served 10 Mssdamss
+. J. Hawkins. George 3. Lilisy.
". =. Ulrsy. Geo. .. Asay. Vernon
Warren. Frank Collar. J. d. War
rem. c. A. Stsmoa. wes Davis and
kolandcr and Rev. Sismon. Miss
Hiida Edstrom aud Miss Ida Uirsy.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02

B. r. Ayers. county treasurer was
in town Thursday. He says that
they are Just finishing last years
taxes and that considering the times
the number paying their taxes was
much larger than he had anticipat-
ed. One day last week. according
to Mr.. Ayers, the office took In
S25.000. This was the day the D..
L r. g. W. railroad paid their
taxes.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02

The County Teachers' Examins.
tions will be held In Woodmen hall
on March 18th. lsth and 18th.
EDNA L. MCGUIRE.
County Superintendent.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02
MASONIC ORDER CONDUCTED
WILLIAM CARTER FUNERAL

The funeral services Of William
X. Carter we're held in the Woods
mortuary chapel Tuesday afternoon
conducted by Rev. kephart. A
Mr.. Carter was = retired business
man. Mayor LaGue issued \ prccla.
nation requesting all business
houses to close between 2:30 O'Clock
and ; O'Clock. the hour Of the fu.
neral. Burial was In the Monte
Vista cemetery where the Masonl
held their ritual ceremony.
Mrs. Carter arrived from Califor.
mia. Monday evening.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02

The infant daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Moody died Monday She
was only few hours old at the
time Of her death.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02

Mrs. Herbert Martin was hostesa
to the West End club Wednesday
afternoon.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02
os,a rssssr : ga v.tA ~ a..

The .eity aDeiHkliag statton has
bssa completed and h nov h
working order. Il = located near the
Mission.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1923-01-25
ESEMENYEK
(Folytatas az /. oldalr6l.)

lettek 0ntozve; mem szamitva azon
ertekeket sem, melyeket, az allatte-
nyesztes teren ,ertek el a farme-
A reklamacios munka altal a
foldek erteke 5O0,0O0,O0O-ral emel-
kedett.
Amint valamely videken elke-
sziilnek az ont0zo.csatornak,
foldeket mersekelt aron eladjak
elsosorban volt katonaknak, aztan
barmely polgarnak. A vetelart
husz esztend6n at lehet t0rlesztepi
kamatfizetes nelkiil. Aki bSvebb
felvilagositast 6hajt, irjon ere a
cimre: Director U. S. Reclamation
Selvlce, Washington, &C.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1923-01-25
AZ AnGERIKAI MAGYAR EE.
RESKEDELu KAMARA IGAz.
GAToSkGI GYttIksE

AL Amerikai Magyar Kereske-
delmi Kamara folyo ho 1e-an, ke'd-
den tartotta ez evi lels3 igazgat6-
sagi gyiileset, amelyen a tagok
teljes szamban yettek reszt.
Az igazgatosas megballgatta a
penztarnok es ellen6r jeienteseit es
szamadasokat teljesen rendben
talalta. A f6titkar jelentese Or
vendetes kepet Rdott a Kamara
tagletszamanak az emelkedes6r6l,
amennyiben ma COS tagok let
szama, tehat mintegy 7Q.nel st0bb.
mint az utols6 k5zgyiiles alkalma-
val
A Kamara elpdke hejeIeutette,
hogy Appcnyi Albert eFef belle,
petit . KamaFa stagjai saxib 4Es "a
Budspesten miikdd6 q dyiisoyy
BoaFd ION is skilv syercpst vi,
lat. Az isszast6ssg 65ssinte oi;roonu,
mel yette tndamssul y akiy6l ina
gyars allapfs M esatl u
melyet ] big i 'slsl = yoth
megeleged esel Nesx stuv5es 6sul ia
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