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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
TWO MIRANDA WELLS
Allsworth and Wheatley Wells Both
Both Good Producers.

Laredo. Tex, March 1.-Two pro-
ducing oil wells were brought in Sun
day in the Miranda district, one by
the Allsworth Oil Company located on
survey 30 south of the Schott pool
from the depth of 1851 feet which
swabbed at the rate of 400 barrls daily,
and the other by Wheatley ct al To-
Gated on survey 81 of the Los Ojuelos
grant. This well flowed five feet
over the rotary table for half an hour
when the plugs were drilled out. Casing
was set at the depth of 1874 feet. The
we'll has not been placed on the pump
but is estimated to be good for several
hundred barrels of oil per day.
The latter test is located along the
escarpment just to the north of the
large producer of the Laurel Oil Com
pany, and many believe that when the
well is swabbcd it will come in as
strong as the Laurel well.
Casing is being pulled in the No. 8
of the Cole Petroleum Company and
the derrick has been erected for No.
4 which is located TO the north and
ypSt
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
HARPISTS MEET HERE
Marie Miller and Miss Eleanor Col.
licr Play Tuesday Night.

Marie Miller. harpist from New
York City, will play Mt the MAR
Avenue high school auditorium Tues
day night under the auspices of thu
Texas chapter of National Harpist's
association, which is holding its first
annual convention at San Antonio
Monday and Tuesday, March 3 and 4
During her stay in San Antonio, she is
a guest of Mrs, w. w. Collier and is
staying at the home on Taylor street.
Miss Eleanor Collier daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Collier, will make her
first appearance before the public
when she assists Miss Miller in the
concert. This concert will be the feat
ure of the convention being held in
San Antonio.
The association met in two business
meetings Monday and one Tuesday
morning. Tuesday afternoon. tae men,
bers of tire association will go on a
sightseeing tour and on Wednesday,
the meeting will be closed with a
luncheon at noon.
The members of the association
were guests of the San Antonio Mozart
Society at the concert given by Cyrena
Van Gordon, prima donna mezzo con-
tralto Of the Chicago Opera company.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
WIFE BLOCKS HIS PLAN
Wealthy Publisher Gives Up All Hope
OF Marrying ex-Cigar Girl.

New York. March 4.-Eugene V.
Brewster, wealthy magazine publisher,
said today that he and Miss Corliss
Palmer, young and beautiful, have
given up all hope of marriage and
that Miss Palmer will leave for an
unnamed city to engage in business
under an assumed name.
Brewster placed the blame for his
wrecked romance on his second wife,
who, it is said, refused to divorce
him.
Brewster had planned to install
Miss Palmer in a S250,000 home he
has just completed at Morristown, n.
J.
Circumstances require that Miss
Palmer leave New York City and
alter her life sufficiently to conform
TO conditions which we have found
impossible to CHANGE he said. "0ur
friendship has been dragged forth and
exhibited TO a morbid and misunder-
standing public often enough. l do
not propose that she shall be sub
jected to any more of that sort OF
thing"
Brewster met Miss Palmer when
she won a motion picture beauty con-
test under the auspices of one of his
magazines. She formerly was cigar
store counter attendant in Macon,
Ga
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
SAFETY CAMPAIGN
WILL BE WAGED
IN BEXAR COUNTY
Army Officer Outlines
Plans to Decrease
Accidents.

Plans for a safety campaign to be
conducted in San Antonio by the
Safety Council of Bexar county have
been prepared by Capt. X. +. Henion
Of the United States army and were
discussed at meeting of the council
held at the Gunter Hotel at noon Mon
day.
The mission Of the Safety Council,
according to Captain Henion's report,
is TO formulate a program for the
education of the public in safety work
and secure the active financial sup
port of business men and civic organ
izations in carrying out the program
adopted.
Public safety may best be advanced
by education and propaganda. accord
ing to Captain Henion. He advo-
Gates the teaching of safety work to
children in public and private schools
by means of lectures, the use of text
books. the formation of junior safety
council and by the production of safety
playletS in the schools.
He also recommends that safety SER
vices be held in the churches at least
once each year and that safety propa-
ganda be spread by radio. His plan
advocates the maintenance of schools
for drivers of public and commercial
vehicles. He suggests that motion pic
ture films from the National Safety
Council be secured and that propagan-
da be spread By means of newspapers,
folders and bulletin boards.
h. a. L.
suggests is the keeping of spot
map" indicating all points at which ac-
cidents have occurred. He also adj
vocates the testing of all brakes by the
police. the enforcement of maximum
sentences in all cases of accidents
caused by reckless driving and more
intensive campaign by the police
against traffic violators. He would
have safety clubs for pedestrians and
for motorists.
For the purpose of carrying on the
safety work outlined in his plan, Cap
tain Henion advocates the employment
Of a permanent secretary whose entire
time would be devoted to the develop
ment Of the program adopted by the
council.
Captain Henion's plan will be adopt
cd in whole or in part by the Safety
Council. according to the opinions of
members of the council who attended
the meeting Monday. A resolution
was passed authorizing Captain Henion
70 begin the preparation of n pamphlet
TO be used rs means Of educating tse
public. He was also directed by the
council to draw up plans for a per-
manent safety council. These plans
will be discussed at meeting to be
held Monday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
OIL REFINERS MEET
Open Tllree-day Convention at Dial.
las.

Dallas, Tex, March 4. - Oil re.
finers from a number Of states and
virtually every producing section Of
the Southwest were here today for
the opening of the annual convention
of the Western Petroleum Refiners'
Association, which will continue
through Thursday.
The opening session will be held
this afternoon, following a luncheon
at u 80 p. m. President George n.
Moore of Chicago. will preside. Off
GERS and committees will present
their reports and a nominating conf
mittee will be chosen to submit a list
of proposed officers and directors for
the election Thursday. The board OF
directors also will meet 10 discuss
pending questions.
The speakers on the convention pro-
gram include W. I'll. Gray OF Tulsa,
Okla. president of the National As
ISOLATION of Independent Oil Pro-
ducers. and W. +. MacEwen. vice
president of the National Refining
Company Of Cleveland.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
BUY LAND ALONG
RIVER TO FINISH
MEMORIAL DRIVE
New Law Requires All
Dairy Cows Be Tested
for Tuberculosis.

Purchase Of a narrow strip of land
on the west side of the San Antonio
river, just north of the Josephine
street bridge, which will enable Com
missioner of Parks Ray Lambert so
complete the Memorial Drive, was au-
thorized by the city commission Mon
day afternoon. The land was pur-
chased from Roy Beitel at n price Of
S23o4. Purchase of this strip of Land
will assure building of the drive from
Josephine street to the camp site in
Breckenridge Park.
The commission also authorized
Mayor Tobin TO make the expenditure
necessary TO build swimming pool at
the negro Fairgrounds on Center
street. This project has been under
consideration since last summer.
An ordinance levying the tax rate
for the current fiscal year was offer
ed by Commissioner Frank II. Bushick
and adopted. Commissioner Bushick
explained that the only increase in
the city rate this year is Is cents
necessary to take care of the interest
and sinking fund on the new bond
issue.
The low bid of $1,000 for the con-
struction of a sidewalk on the recent
ly completed Mill bridge across the
San Antonio river on Navarro street,
was accepted by the commission. This
work is TO be done at once.
An ordinance regulating the in
spection of dairy cattle for tubercu-
losis was submitted by Commissioner
Ray Lambert and adopted. This or
dinance requires that all cows fur
nishing milk for San Antonio con-
sumption shall be tested for tubercu-
losis. 1t was recommended by DR..
w. A. King. city health officer. An
other ordinance introduced by Com
missioner Lambert provides for 4
slight advance in the prices for lots
in the San jose Burial Park.
An appropriation of S491 was made
to pay bill owed to the Winevch
Motor Sales Company. Mayor Tobin
explained that this account was left
By the Black administration and was
partly for work on the car driven By
City Engineer u. ID. Harrigan.
An ordinance levying taxes for i'm
provement districts was adopted. The
levy is the same as last year. Com
missioner Bushick explained, except
from District No. 4. which was re-
duced from Is cents to 13 cents.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
DEMAND PROBE OF
CONTRIBUTIONS TO
ANTI-BONUS LEAGUE
Oil Man Undertook to Raise
Fund to Fight Bill,
Is Charge.

Washington. ID. c.. March A.
Opposition to soldier bonus OK
pressed az a public hearing today be-
fore the House ways and means COM
mittee, drew demand from some
members that contributions to the ex-
service mems anti-bonhs league be
investigated.
Testimony of Edward Allen, New
York, former officer of the league.
relative TO contributions to fund TO
defeat the bonus, stirred up the con-
troversy. In reply to questions of
Representative Oldfield, Democrat,
Arkansas, Allen said George S. David
son. of the Gulf Refining company.
Pittsburg. undertook to raise a fund
to fight the bonus.
ais Secretary Mellon connected
with the Gulf Refining company"
Mr.. Oldfield asked.
Allen replied he understood such is
the case.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
OBITUARY
Miss Thelma Mclaughlin.

Miss Thelma Mclaughlin, 81, died
at the home Of her parents, Mr., and
Mrs. w. l.. Mclaughlin, 622 Denver
Boulevard, Sunday. She was a ma
tive OF Texas and had lived in San
Antonio for the last four years. BE.
sides her parents, she is survived by
four brothers, b. II. Mclaughlin OF
Dublin, Tex, A. +. Mclaughlin OF
Waco and J. n. and II. NJ. McLaugh-
lin, both of San Antonio. Funeral
services were held at the chapel Of
Hagy 4 McCollum, undertakers, Mon.
day afternoon at ) 80 o'clock, Rev.
Arthur ]. Moore Of the Travis Park
Methodist church officiating. The
body was sent to Stephenville, Tex,
for interment Monday night at ii
O'Clock over the NJ. X. & I. lines.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
LIBERTY SHORT LIVED
Through Error Man Freed But Is
Back in Jail.

Through n clerical oversight which
might be attributed TO a number of
different sources, negro under
sentence Of two years in the state
penitentiary, was turned out of the
Bexar county Jail last week, IL be-
came known Tuesday. Due TO the
quick : Jrk of Jailer Charles Peters.
however. the man was back in Jail
within 20 minutes of the time the
discovery that he was under sentence
was made.
The man was tried in the Forty
fifth District Court last MAY and
given sentence of year in Jail. A
few days later he was tried in the
same court on a separate Offense and
given two years in the penitentiary.
No transcript was made out for the
peuitentiary sentence and the Jail
records showed only that he was to
serve year in Jail.
His conduct was good and soon he
was made "trusty.' When Jailer
Peters took charge of the jail he
kept him as n "truyty." Becoming
interested in the man because of his
exemplary behavior. Taller Peters sue
ceeded in getting him one-fourth of
his sentence RENTED. According to
the records at the Jail he had served
fifteen days over three-fourths of his
sentence so he was released.
Monday night Chief Deputy New
ton discovered that the penitentiary
sentence was still hanging over the
negro. He telophoned the Jail and
Jailer Peters was notified. He had
the mans home address but instead
of going to his home went to East
Commerce street.
There l found him leaning up
against a telephone pole. enjoying his
liberty" Jailer Peters said.
The man is now in Jail awaiting
transfer to the penitentiary.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
ARMOUR SALES HEAVY
Packing Company Does $500, 100000
Business During 1928.

Chicago, March 4.-Total sales OF
Armour and Company in 1923 ex'
ceeded SS00000,000 with a net prof.
it of / III cents on each dollar OF
sales, making the year the most sue
cessful since the war period. accord
ing to the report of President +.
Edison White.
During the year the financial strucc-
ture of the company was recognized.
the Morris and Company properties
purchased and arrangements by which
10000 employees purchased stock, was
made, the report says.
An unprecedented number of hogs,
14,O00,000 more than in 1922, were
slaughtered in 1923.
Beef cattle were marketed in nor
nal quantities, but prices were not
wholly satisfactory to packers or
producers because Of the competition
created by the surplus pork products,
according to the report. Sheep and
lambs were comparatively scarce and
high priced.
Foreign demand in Europe and
South America was good and indicated
continuance of improving conditions,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
FIVE YEAR SENTENCE
Robert ii. Rhodes Pleads Guilty oil
Tive Charges Of Burglary.

Robert ii. Rhodes, charged by in
dictment with burglary in five cases,
entered pleas of guilty in two cases
in the Ninety-fourth District Court
Tuesday and was sentenced TO five
years in each case. Judge w. w. Nc
Crory ruled that the sentences should
run concurrently. Assistant District
Attorney W. L. Mahaffey indicated
that he would dismiss the other three
cases.
Rhodes appeared in court without
counsel and assisted in the selection
of the jury to try him. The jury,
evidently in sympathy with the youth.
came into court and asked if a s,us-
pended sentence could not be granted
in his case. Judge McCrory explained,
however. that the law exempts the
offense of burglary of private resi-
dence from the suspended sentence so
the jury assessed the lowest sentence,
that of five years.
The indictments charged that
Rhodes had burglarized the residence
of l.. b. Dromgoole and man named
SNYDER.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
Mrs. Francis Schwegmann.

Mrs. Francis Schwegmann. 81, died
Mt the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
]. f. Stortz, 306 Callahan avenue,
Monday night at $40 o'clock. She
was a native of Germany but had re.
sided in San Antonio for the last 81
years. She is survived by three
daughters. Mrs. August Wehage OF
Dinklage. Germany, Mrs. J. f. Stort2
of San Antonio, and Miss Hattie
Schwegmann also Of San Antonio,
three sons, Bernard A. of San An
tonic. Joseph f. of Dallas, and Otto
G. Schwegmann of Brentwood. and
sixteen grandchildren and one great
grandchildren. The funeral will be
held from her residence. 212 Cnmargo
street. Wednesday morning at o'clock,
followed By services at st. Joseph
Catholic Church, Rev. II. J. Schneider
officiating. Interment will be in the
St. Joseph's Society Cemetery. Ac-
tive palibearers will be John T.
Pfeiffer, Charles Schmidt. Leo NJ. j.
Dielmann. George Theis, +. Landauer.
and Henry ]. Mcnger. Honorary
pallbearers will be Joseph Courand,
Professor Alois Brund, Frank Lange,
Herman Jackie. James Wahrenberser,
and William Dumestre.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
WEST POINT TESTS
Three ArtilIerymen vii! Take En-
trance Examinations.

Corporals Wayne d. McAlpine,
Shin n. Mccall and George Il. Rife
of the Twelfth Field Artillery. will
take the examinations for admission
TO the United States Military Acad-
envy at West Point. Fifteen men
from each corps area may be appoint
ed under present rules. and these an
pointments are determined through
competitive examination.
Corporals Mccall and Rife former
ly attended Southwestern College at
Winfield. Kan, and all three of the
candidates have been studying for sew
eral weeks under the direction of of
fieers of the Twelfth. They have
passed a preliminary examination in
which seven men took part and four
passed.
During the war. examinations for
anpointment were made considerably
easier than they had been prior to
that time. but a return to difficult
examinations has been made. WITHIN
the last year or two. Sample ques-
tions show that the examinations are
now of such nature that they would
he difficult for college graduates.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
HAVE FASHION SHOW
j. j. Sterne VIII Have Rooms in
Different Designs.

A fashion show will be held at j.
J. Sterne. Inc. $40 Alamo Plaza,
Wednesday and Thursday, from 10 to
II in the morning and 3 to D in the
afternoon. Shoes, suits, dresses and
millinery will be on diaplay.. ,
The first floor will, be decorated
in mission design. Shoes will be on
display on this floor.
A fashion show that will display
new spring styles on living models
will be held on the second floor. Four
rooms will be decorated to represent
four different periods. One will be
decorated in Adams design, another
will be Gothic. third will represent
the period of Louis XVI and a fourth
will be that of Vatican.
The third floor will be decorated in
a colonial design. Spring styles OF
hats will be on display on this floor
with living models.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
PLAN PIONEER BALL
Annual Event viii BE Given During
Fiesta de San Jacinto.

Plans for the pioneers ball, an an
nual event that takes place during
Fiesta Week. were perfected at the
meeting of the Pioneers Association
in the Gunter Hotel on Monday after
noon. when committees to arrange the
details were appointed by Mrs. George
G. Wurzbach. general chairman.
While no definite date was set for the
event. it will take place at one Of the
hotels during the week of the Fiesta
dc San Jacinto.
With Mrs. Wurzbach presiding, the
meeting was converted into n BUSH
ness session. with various members
expressing their opinions in regard
to arrangements for the ball, Com
mittees were appointed by Mrs.
Wurzbach as follows:
Mrs. w. 7. Rotc. chairman Of the
ball committee; Mrs. Winchester Kcl-
so. chairman of the committee TO Sc
lect hall; Mrs. Adolf Wagner,
chairman of the decoration committee !;
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Mooney. chairman of the
refreshment committee; Mrs. L. C.
George, chairman of the music COM
mittee. DIR. Frank Paschal, Col.
b. II. Buck. Frank II. Bushick and
w. G. Tobin were appointed to serve
as n general committee.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
$4,000 DE MOLAYS
Every state i'm Union Represented a
National Meeting.

Kansas City. Mo-, March 4.-Thc
order of De Molay added 81 chap
tiers during last year, Frank 5. Land
grand scribe, reported to the fourth
annual session of the grand council
here. The new chapters. he said in
clude $4,000 boys and the organiza-
ton now comprises 11I7 chapters:
More than 125.000 boys, Mr.. Land
said. are members Of the order.
Forty-six delegates representing
every state in the union, Canada and
the Panama Canal zone. attended the
session. Judge Alexander G. Coch-
ran. st. Louis, grand master coun-
cillor. presided.
Judge Cochran told the delegates
that chapters are now organised in
Italy, France and Switzerland and that
organization plans are virtually COM
pleted in England and Scotland. He
related experiences of his recent
European trip.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
DICTIONARIES HAVE FUN
distinguished Visitors" Pan the Mem.
hers Of Alamo Post No. -.

The attendance at the Monday meet
ing and luncheon Of Alamo Post No.
=, American Legion. held at the Gun
ter was much larger than usual due
TO the fact that il had been previous
ly announced that two foreign eel
ebrities, would be present and address
the meeting.
As the luncheon hour was set for
L. :15'p. m, and the expected guests
had not arrived at u 80. the diners
became restless, and demanded of Post
Commander Raymond Marshall. the
cause of the unSeemingly delay on the
part Of the distinguished guests. At
this point. Mr.. Marshall delegated
the guests rooms and investigate the
cause for hardness.
Within a few moments "Lord Rob-
ert Cecil impersonated By Paul W.
Lisle and Count Captain de Wolfe"
impersonated by Carter Lynch, ap'
peared. Their makeup was so clever
and disguise so complete, that the
legionnaires failed to discover the de-
ception until after the foreign
guests had been accorded every honor
and until they began TO speak.
From the time these gentlemen be
gan to hurrah and pan the American
Legions about the bonus and other
points of vital interest TO the organi-
cation. the meeting was turned into
Ia farce comedy, with result that there
was more play than work, and little
actual business was accomplished.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the post adjutant TO write letter TO
Congressman Harry Nj. Wurzbach,
thanking the congressman for the in
terest he had taken and valuable SER
vices rendered one of the post men,
bers in obtaining a back claim.
Carter Lynch was selected chair
man of a committee 10 g've comedy
play within the near future.
John X. Weber announced that
preparations had been made for the
presentation of eight honor medals
to cadets at the Breckenridge high
school next Friday morning at 10 AS
O'Clock, and that Colonel McCaffey of
the First Infantry would present the
medals, in behalf of Alamo Post. the
donors. A similar ceremony will take
place on the following Friday morning
at the Main Avenue high school.
+. l.. OMeara received the at
tendance prize donated by Louis Laut-
erstein: Jack G. Luts. one gallon
Mistletoe ice cream, and Wayne Davis
an infant layout, a gift from the
most
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
SENATE WILL NOT
INVESTIGATE BILL
AGAINST FORBES
Matter Not One to Probe
But One for Prompt Prose-
cution, Reed Says.

Washington, ID. c.. March i.-No
investigation of the findings Of the
Chicago grand jury which indicted
c. r. Forbes and J. W. Thompson will
be made by the special Senate veterans
committee, il was announced today by
Senator Reed, chairman of that COM
mittee.
Senator Reed declared that the in
formation furnished the committee con-
corning two members Of the House OF
Representatives showed that it was
not a matter for investigation but for
prompt prosecution.
A member of the special commit
tee stated after a conference with
John W. III. Grim, government coun-
sci in the case, that 1t was the under
standing Of the committee that Mr..
Grim would give to the President the
names OF the two cOngreSSmen IN
volved in the charges made By the
Chicago grand jury.