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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
MAKE GREAT RECORD
City Officers Recover SsS,56s in
Stolen Property in Three Months.

Detectives and police recovered and
returned stolen property. valued at
S7S.563.49 during the first quarter
of 1924, according to statistics COM
piled by Stanley W. Fitch, desk ser
geant at detective headquarters.
This is the most remarkable show
ing recorded by the two departments
in years.
During the first three months Of
the year the departments also brought
about the arrest of $50 persons on
charges that necessitated the transfer
Of cases to higher courts.
The report for March shows that
during the last 81 days, 100 cases
neccssitating transfer of the prisoner
TO state, county or federal authorities.
During the month property valued at
500 1J0.21 was recovered.
The record for January showed
141 transfer of prisoners with total
of S10,922.53 in property recovered.
In February the record shows 14+
transfers and property recovery Of
500. 490.TJ.
During March three arrests were
made on charges of murder aud three
on charges of assault 20 murder. The
total felony cases filed in the justice
courts numbered ~. Forty-siN arrests
were made of Juveniles while IL ar
rests were made in which prisoners
were transferred To federal officers.
OF these II arrests charged violations
of the liquor laws.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
BUSINESS MEN TO
FIGHT TAXATION AT
NEXT LEGISLATURE
Arrange for individual
Campaigns Against Men,
bers of Both Houses.

Following the receipt Of special bull
letins sent to retail merchants of
Texas by Adolf Grasso. secretary OF
the state organization, and an official
Of both the Retail Merchants and the
Retail Credit Men of San Antonio. the
Austin association has called a special
meeting for Wednesday. April >, 10
hear Mr.. Grasso speak on the sub
ject of legislation to prevent higher
taxation. Following the meeting in
Austin. which will be general con-
ference, Mr.. Grasso will assist state
officials in perfecting the details Of
the program for the annual conven-
ton. which will be held in Tyler on
May 1921.
The conference in Austin will be
held with state officials from several
neighboring states. and will be in eff
feet prediction Of the fight that Re-
tail Merchants as body and BUSH
ness men and business interests as in
dividuals will wage on higher taxation
at the next session of the Legislature.
according TO Mr.. Grasso.
Mr.. Grasso stated that the sub
stance of his talk in Austin is con-
tanned in the bulletin sent out by the
X. NJ. A. of San Antonio. which says:
THE next session of the Legislq-
ture will convene in January. 1925.
1t will be a most important session
and will vitality concern every business
man in Texas. This session viii in all
probability provide for various taxa
ton measures. not only for taxes suf-
ficient to cover the enormous budget
of the state. but will also have 10
provide for the payment of a deficit
of S10,000,000. 1t is therefore very
important that our candidates go on
record before the election and let the
people of Texas know whether they
will try TO reduce the enormous over
head expense Of the state that will
protect us against further increase of
the already heavy tax burden, or
whether they intend TO simply provide
further taxation measures and con-
tinue in the reckless spending of the
peoples money.
1T is very important that every 10
cal Retail Merchants Association and
retail business man in Texas serious
ly consider this problem and that an
effort be made everywhere in Texas
to let all candidates for the Legisla-
ture know that unless they will tell
us how they stand on the taxation
question. they will encounter the
strongest opposition from Texas bust
ness interests
The state officials Of the Retail
Merchants. the Retail Credit Men and
the Secretarys' Association will meet
in Tyler Thursday, April 3. to com
plete plans for the convention of
Nav 1871
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
COMMISSION PERMITS
AMATEUR TO PLAY ON
MORE THAN ONE TEAM
New Rule Passed Four
City Titles This
Summer.

Any player who is a member Of a
baseball club in league under the
jurisdiction of the City Amateur
Baseball Commission may play on
any other amateur team in the city
as long as he does not play with two
teams competing for the same title,
it was decided at a meeting of the
commission held Monday night at the
Chamber of Commerce.
1t was distinctly understood, how
ever, that the various leagues may
make rulings of their own as re-
CARDS the players on the teams in
their respective loops. The desire of
the commission was to allow the ANA.
teur player as much leeway as pos
sible to play ball so long as he re-
mains in amateur ranks and does not
play for money.
1t also was decided to award four
titles this season. Last season the
commission awarded senior cham
pionship, an intermediate champion
ship and junior championship. This
Season an Organization" title also
will be awarded.
The champions of the city and Sat
urday Leagues will play for the senior
title, the champions Of the CONNER
cial and Parish Leagues for the or
ganization title, the champions of the
Saturday and Sunday intermediate
Leagues for the intermediate title and
the champions of the Junior League
will be given the city Junior title un-
less another junior league is formed.
The two rulings made are closely al
lied in that they will enable a player
to play on several teams. A player
on a team competing for the senior
championship also may play on a
team competing for the organization
championship, unless these leages pass
special rulings prohibiting this, which
is not likely.
The new rulings are part Of the
constitution and bylaws adopted by
the commission at its meeting Monday
night.
1t also was decided that member
leagues not having representatives
present at future meetings would be
fined 50.
John X. Weber. new president of
the Saturday League. and Ralph Dur
kee. past president. represented their
loop at the meeting. Gene Seng rep
resented the Sunday intermediate and
Junior Leagues, d. NJ. Massie the
Saturday intermediate League and A..
Quintanilla the Parish League. Il.
5. Garrett, commissioner-at-larg pre-
sided.
Election of new officers will be held
at the next meeting which is scheduled
for 6 80 Monday at the Chamber of
Commerce.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
GET TOY BALLOONS
Will Use Them TO Advertise Nation
al Race Here.

Toy balloons will be sent TO San
Antonio from the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber company of Akron, Ohio, to
advertise the National Balloon Race
of April 23. These toy balloons will
be distributed by the San Antonio
Chamber Of Commerce to hotels and
theaters where their bright colors
will call attention to the national
rare.
In response TO n request from Ralph
II. Durkee. publicity manager Of the
National Race for the San Antonio
Aeronautical Association. the Good
year company will provide hotels and
downtown business houses to be
designated later, with enough Of the
toy balloons to attract the attention
of every psSserby. thus advertising
the race during every hour of the
day between April 10, when the bal
looms arrive. until April 23. when the
race actually begins.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
BETTER BABY BEEF
Will Purchase Senior Calves From
the King Ranch.

Sixth district executive committee
members of the Texas Hereford Breed
ers Association held conference in
San Antonio Monday with representa-
tives of extension departments in
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical
College, in order to definitely start
the organization of Baby Beef Clubs
in this section. 1t was decided at
the morning session that calves for the
shows, to be bought by the associa-
ton. will be purchased from the King
ranch.
Judge +. d. Henry, chairman of the
agricultural committee Of the San
Antonio Chamber of Commerce, called
the business meeting on Monday.
County agents from A. & NJ. College
were present. including Charles III.
Alvord and o. b. Rollins, and w. III.
barrow and S. c. Evans represented
A. & NJ. John II. Burns, secretary for
the state Hereford Breeders Associa-
ton. was appointed to direct the gen.
eral management of tn campaign for
better baby beef.
Four Baby Beef Clubs are in the
process of organization, according TO
Mr.. barrow. These are county organi-
cations, and will represent the entire
quota of clubs for the Sixth District.
The clubs will be known as Bexar
County, Frio County. Gillespie Coun-
ty and Medina County Baby Beef
Clubs.
According to decisions reached at
the morning session. county agricul-
tural agents will have personal charge
of the clubs, while Mr.. Darrow and
Mr.. Evans. assisted by other A. & NJ.
experts. will direct the feeding. care
and other preparation of the calves
for the shows. Mr.. Brown will have
direct and general charge of the en-
tire Baby Beef program in Texas.
The Texas Hereford Breeders Assoc
citation will finance the buying of all
calves. according TO Mr.. Darrow. and
these animals will be bought for the
1925 shows on April 90. 1924. The
calves will all be of approved grades
Of registered or graded Herefords. and
they will be senior animals. 1924 fall
calves.
During the afternoon conference the
place of holding shows. definite ar
rangements for buying calves. and
other details of the club organization
viii be decided.
Membership in the Baby Beef Clubs
of the Sixth District will be an
nouncrd during the next few days. ac-
cording TO Mr.. barrow. as the boys
have been chosen and will be enrolled
in actual work before the 18th Of
April.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
SUIT AGAINST CITY
Municipality Files Cross Action
Against Judge Sluder.

The suit Of Judge James L. Sluder
who seeks to recover from the city of
San Antonio $3.50 which he claims
It owes him for professional services
is under way before Judge Robert
W. r. Terrell in the Seventy-third
District Court. The city, through its
attorney, John p. Pfeiffer and l.. j.
Gittinger. has filed a cross action
to recover from Judge Sluder $500
paid him for other professional ser
vices.
The suit grew out Of work done by
Judge Sluder during the Black admin
istration when the question of the
purchase by the city of certain public
utilities was under consideration.
Certain of the commissioners insisted
that they were of the impression
that Judge Sluder was furnishing his
services gratuitiously while the judge
insisted that he had expected a fee.
The amount sued for and the amount
already paid Judge Sluder. his attor-
neys said Tuesday, are for distinct
and separate services performed.
Judge Sluder occupied the witness
stand virtually all of Tuesday morn
ing
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
THINK VILLA BURIED
TREASURE BETWEEN
TWO MEXICAN CITIES
Officials Seek Former OF.
fcer of Bandit Leader
Who Hid Chest.

Torreon. Mex. April 1.-wide
search is being made for an ex-viTla
officer who is believed to be the only
person who knows exactly where a
large amount of money and other
valuables were hidden between the
neighborhing cities of Lerdo and Co
mez Palacio.
They are supposed to have been
buried at the time Villas forces were
in Gomez Palacio and Lerdo while
Torreon was held by Carranza troops.
1t is doubtful if even Villa himself
knew where the treasure was buried
as it was turned over to an officer
who afterwards disappeared and
probably went to the United States.
Owing to the weight of the treasure
box it would have been impossible for
him to have taken it with him and h.
informed confidents that it was buried
somewhere between the two cities.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
Army "Y."
Jordan-Iyers Motor Co.
GIFTS TO MUSEUM
Saw Fish. Whales Teeth and Rare
China Among Recent Additions.

Among the interesting additions to
the San Antonio museum in the Main
Avenue high school is saw fish do
mated by j. =. Knoblauch. 3O2 Madi-
son, former chief engineer of one OF
the Pacific mail steamships.
The saw fish is different from a
sword fish and is one of the fiercest
fighters Of the deep. 1t can kill a
whale or a shark by ripping them open
with his saw bill They are found
off the lower part Of Brazil on the
Atlantic side.
The unusual hens eggs have been
recently donated. One is n dwarf on
the exact appearance of baby chick.
1t was brought in by Fred BONNER.
Another is twice as large as n turkey
egg weighing IL ounces and con-
tains perfectly formed hens egg
within. IL was donated by Miss 1nez
Kohler.
A set OF whales teeth have also
been donated to the museum they were
secured in the South Sea Islands in
1884 by Bruce Murray who ran away
from home at the age Of is years and
returned fourteen years later worth
half a million dollars. He had en-
tered the whaling industry. The teeth
are decorated with tattooed heads by
natives on the coast of Chill. They
were the gift of Miss Jessie L. Gull
ledge in memory of Mrs. Isabelle Muir
ray Gulledge whose husband. George
Gulledge had the first livery stable in
San Antonio.
A tea set and bon bon dish OF Beleek
ware has been donated by Mrs. A. C..
Kohler, 115 East Quincy street. This
ware was made on the banks of the
River Erne near the border of Donegal.
Ireland. The set is made in an oyster
shell design with morning glory decora-
tons. The ware is similar to that
purchased by the royal family of Eng
land for Buckingham and Windsor
palaces. The chief peculiarities of the
ware is its thinness and lightness of
body and graceful forms delicate
ly modelled to the eggshell quality
so fitted to represent shell. The
china clap used with felspar found
near the place comes from Corn
wall. England. Queen Victoria
had a special tea service similar to the
one presented by Mrs. Koehler. IL had
sea urchins as the base of the design,
supported by branches OF coral.
Miss Ellen ID. Schulz, curator OF
the museum, who announced the gifts.
expressed appreciation for them, and
urged San Antonians TO visit the mu-
scum which is rapidly being added to
by gifts from various sources.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
TESTIFY ACCUSED
NEAR LERMA HOME
NIGHT OF MURDER
State Depends Upon Foot.
Prints and Car Tire
Tracks to Make Case.

That Juan Garnica and three other
men arrested with him had been at q
dance near the home of Teodoro Lerma
shortly before the latter was killed.
was the testimony brought out by the
state Tuesday in its efforts TO connect
up q chain of circumstantial evidence
upon which TO convict Garnica, who
is charged by indictment with Ler-
mas murder. Lerma was killed on
the Beck farm last October.
The state is depending for convic-
ton on testimony it has that Garnica
and his three companions were at the
dance, left there in a truck shortly
before Ierma was killed and that foot
prints of the men and prints of the
truck tires were later found near the
scene of the killing. The plaster casts
made of the footprints are 10 be in
troduced in evidence.
jeff ID. Beck, star witness for the
state Monday, testified to having
found the footprints leading from the
scene of the murder and to having ex-
|amined them with Deputy Sheriffs
Diaz and Subira. Deputy Diaz is as
sisting the state in the prosecution.
advising with Assistant District At
torney w. p. Mahaffey during the
questioning of witnesses.
Macedonia Lerma. 90-year-old moth
er of Teodoro, testified Monday that
she had seen mans hand holding the
pistol which shot her son. Mrs. Fran
cisca Lerma. widow of Teodoro, told
of finding the dead mans trunk in
the middle of the room after the kill
ing, and $500 missing.
Taking of testimony may require
another day as the state and defense
have a number OF witness yet to be
examined.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
NEW ARCHITECTS ARE
SELECTED TO DRAW
AUDITORIUM PLANS
Plum Goes to Ayres &
Ayres and Willis and
Jackson.

Ayers & Ayers and Willis & Jack.
son were selected as architects for the
municipal auditorium at a regular
meeting Of the city commission Mon.
day afternoon. The commission on Sat
urday had adopted an ordinance an
nulling the contract entered into be-
tween the Black administration and
Ralph Cameron, whereby the latter
was TO draw the plans.
Action of the commission Monday
had been anticipated as Mayor Tobin
said shortly after he was elected that
he would annul the contract with
Cameron if it could be done legally.
Mr.. Cameron has stated that he will
contest the action of the commission.
The new architects are expected to
start work on the plans at once as
Mayor Tobin has indicated that he
wishes actual work to start on the
auditorium as soon as possible. The
city has definitely decided upon the
Romano site and work of grading has
been under way for some time.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
COUNTRY GIRLS WILL
BE GRADUATED HERE
SATURDAY MORNING
Elaborate Program of En-.
tertainment Is
Provided.

Seventyeight girls Of Bexar county
will be awarded their certificates in
home demonstration work on Satur.
day, April 5, when Judge Augustus
McCloskey will present certificates
for first, second and third year work
Bexar county Parent-Teachers Asso.
citation, and will be given in the au.
ditorium of the San Antonio Cham
Der Of Commerce building from IL
to II o'clock.
Although topics and titles Of adj.
dresses have not been announced, il
is probable that the program will be
completed within the next few days.
Speakers for the morning exercises
will include Mrs. George Wurzbach,
Mrs. A. w. McAllister. Mrs. Win
chester Kelso, Miss Ida Reynolds,
Miss Bonnie Campbell, Judge w. w.
McCrory and other prominent people
of San Antonio.
The p. Il. A. will be hostess to the
young women at noon for Mexican
luncheon at the Original Restaurant,
and during the afternoon the cham
Der Of commerce and county officials
will furnish cars to conduct the girls
on a sightseeing trip through the
city. An orchestra will be furnished
by the Z. Il. A. during the morning.
Following are a list of the girls
who will receive certificates: First
year work, Edna Marckwardt, Edna
Gembler, Theka Hid. Laura Hid,
Linda Rohde. Malta Marckwardt, v.
l.. AcOsta, Anna Ackermann and Luz
ellie Adams. from W. W. White COM
munity; Eda Pape. Mary Klar and
Minnie Buckholdt from Salado Val
ley; Bernice Ullrick, Augusta Schiebc.
Mary Schumann, Hermine Behren
and Edna Schumann, Converse: Ma-
bel MallOy, Annie Mae Stanfield and
Bonnie Stanfield, Oak Island; Edith
Rittiman. Elsie Graf. Helen Acker-
mann and G. Sop. Kirby; Adele Rom
pei. Rosalind Rollins, Irene Coker,
Hulda Rompel( Pansy Rollins, LeOna
MarmOn. Lottie Eldridge and Huldd
Rompel, Coker; Lillite Montgomery,
Buena Heaton, Mildred Anderson.
Anna Anderson. Winifred Mcneil and
Verne Camp. Edgewood, and Savers;
Dorothy Schumann. Elizabeth Blount,
Sofia Garcia. VI. i. Gates. Marguer-
lite Munk and Louise Powell. South
ton; Orlean Haegenauer. Verna and
Priska Heiteamp, and Ella Zuercher.
Selma.
Second year: Alta Gilbert, Savers;
Mary COnst. Lorena Gayle. Olga
Frees, Ruth Pegg, Constance Small
wood. Nellie Mae Akers and Nellie
Ernst. Oak Island: Vera Lieck. Luz
ellie Rennert. Eva Nell Bolton, Nell
da Kneupper and Ionic Siebold. Con
verse: Rose Calves. Alan Rusch, Et-
Ia Pape and Maria Calves, Salado
Valley.
Third year: Katie Pape and Elsie
Rusch. Salado Valley; Lille Lieck.
Erna Boeck, Irene Brehm and LYDIA
Kncupper. Converse: and I.eola
Camp, Joyce Gilbert. Linda Hid.
Elsie Schlather and Ida Schlathcr.
Savers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
OUR REGIMENT WINS
San Antonio Reserve Infantry Will
Help Train c. NJ. 7. G.

The 357th Infantry, San Antonio's
own regiment in the Ninetieth Di-
vision, Organized Reserves, will be
the organization recommended by the
Ninetieth Division staff for duty in
connection with the training of the
c.. NJ. II. G. students next August.
A snirited contest has been waged
between officers of the 351th. 359th
and 36Oth Infantry for the distinction
of being the one oh Dsen to organize
the C. NJ. II. c. and TO initiate the
training of the students. Announce
ment was made that the regiment
which could produce the greater
number of officers who are willing
to report or active duty would be the
one ordered to duty for that purpose.
The contest closed Monday night
with the 357th Infantry nine ahead
of the 360th and % ahead of the
359th. The final count shows that
67 officers of the 3J7th have signified
their desire to train for two weeks
during the summer as compared to IS
members of the 360th and A from
the 3J9th. Only 81 officers Of the
35Sth Infantry have made known
their desire TO be called TO active
duty this year.
According TO training camp plans.
the 35Tth Infantry will be called to
active duty on July "A. One week
will be spent in getting things ready
for the reception of the c. NJ. L. c.
students and the last week in train
ing them. The c. NJ. 4. c. is sched-
uled TO omen August l.
The remainder of the Ninetieth Di-
vision will be called to active duty on
August / and will train for two
weeks. Already about 800 officers of
the division have signified their de-
sire to be called to active duty this
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
POCKET or
GUADALUA
WRECKS b.
E. c. Cannon Well BIows
Twisted Drill Stem
Into the Air.

Luling. Tex, April la gas blow
out In the c. G. Cannon well on
the Allen tract in Guadalupe county
Monday morning about o'clock
wrecked the derrick, itwa 9 reported.
The drill stem was shot out OF the
hole and was badly twisted. IL hit
one side of the derrick, tearing Il
large part Of it away. No one was
injured in the accident.
Members Of the drilling crew were
working on the well ut the time of
the blowout, but were able TO escape
being struck by any Of the flying DIM
DER. A tower man sought safety BY
sliding down a guy wire.
The well had been gassing heavily
for the last couple Of weeks, it was
reported, and following the blowout
the gas production was estimated at
several million cubic feet.
Il il believed that the derrick win
have 10 be rebuilt before drilling OPP
erstions are resumed. 1t will be neces-
ssry TO replace the drill stem.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01

Taking advantage Of wholesale err
rors and inferior pitching on the part
of the San Antonio Academy nine.
West Texas Military Academy broke
into the win column after two sue
cesive defeats in the Academic League
when they defeated the Academy lads
Monday by the score of "a to s. The
farce went only five innings. 1t was
played on the Alamo Heights dia-
|nond
In spite of what the score would
Indicate the game was baseball game
md not a football tussle, although
zach DO" Mcmillan spurred his
men on by telling them they should
core 80 runs, the score by which the
Blue and White lads defeated West
Texas in football. which beat would
lave undoubtedly happened had the
anne gone the customary nine in
bings
"Skee- Kozelski, the West Texas
irst-sacker, who has been on the sick
list for the last two games. was back
n the lineup and made a homer. two
oubles and single in five trips to
he plate. Floyd. the victor's third
aseman, collected three singles in
hree times up off the offerings of
Walker and Eckhardt. the losers
urlers. Townsend and Smith of the
timers each garnered two hits from
he liberal San Antonio Academy
WRITER'S.
None Of the vanquished batters
lade more than one hit off Alpha
torgan. West Texas pitcher. who
ould have made a better showing
nd it not been for occasional Wild
ess and poor support.
The game was a scorekeepers' night
are with Academy batting around
bee and the West Texas nine going
otter than around twice.
Score r. II. f..
A. Academy 49,. CPS 4 10
Nest Texas 1856 75-24 IA Z
Batteries Walker, Eckhardt and
Spence: Morgan and Smith.
Umpire. Venue.