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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
CAR DRIVEN BY MAN
FROM SEGUIN KILLS
| SMALL SCHOOL BOY
Police Told Lad Jumped
Directly in Front of
Automobile.

Juan Moreno. S-year-old school boy,
was instantly killed while returning to
his home. on Salvano street. near Cow
ington Park, at. :45 Monday after
noon, from school. when struck by an
automobile operated by Julius Briet'
IKE, 80. of Seguin, Tex. He was dead
when lifted from the ground few mo-
ments later. The accident occurred
OH the Gonzales road, a half mile west
of Covington Park.
According to information given the
police. it appears to, have been an un-
avoidable accident. Moreno was rid.
ing on the rear end of a motor truck,
operated by PilaI Felcon, COS Colimu
street, police were told. The truck
was outbound.
The car operated by Brietzke was
being driven toward San Antonio.
While the two cars were ON the verge
of passing each other the boy is said
to have leaped from the end of the
truck and started to run across the
road. He was hit by the Brietzke
car within less than two seconds. it is
said. after he had jumped off the
truck.
Mr.. Brietzke said it was impossi-
Bile for him TO stop his car in time
to avoid hitting the boy, although he
was travelling ut moderate rate at
the time. The boy. he said. darted
directly in front of his car and was
less than five feet distant from him
when he jumped off the truck.
Police headquarters was notified at
4 o'clock by telephone of the acct
dent. Officers Black and Dickman re-
sponded. :.
Brictzke all but collapsed from
shock when he found the boy had been
killed: The accident occurred at q
cross road which led to the boys
home. The victim was the son of Ii.
brado Moreno, but resided with al
aunt while attending school.
Brietzke was taken into custody
booked on charge of negligent homi.
eide and the case transferred to the
county authorities. after which he mas
released on $500 bail. The body d
the boy was removed TO the Riebt
Undertaking Company.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
WILL BE CLOUDY
Forecast, Unsettled for Tuesday Night
and Wednesday.

A low pressure area over the mid
dlewest Tuesday morning. which COW
cred Texas brought prospects of
cloudy and unsettled , weather for
Tuesday night and Wednesday. We'd
nesday morning temperatures will be
around Sc to 60 degrees and light to
moderate south winds are predicted,
which will shift to northwest some
time on Wednesday.
An active high pressure area in the
Northwest is expected to reach Texas
some time late on Wednesday and this
will cause the northwest wind and
cooler weather Wednesday night.
Little rain fell anywhere in the
West in the path of the low pressure
area. No rain was reported from the
81 weather stations in Texas.
In the Northeast deep low press
ure area is moving out into the At
lantic bringing As mile gale TO New
York.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
THINK GANG BROKEN
Man Arrested Who Left Home With
Benito Perez, Alleged Bandit.

City detectives, with the capture oil
a Mexican. suspected of being com
panion Of Benito Perez. alleged bandit
shot in an attempted hold-up of ii: il.
Robertson. 1920 Foch Highway, last
Saturday night. believe they have
broken up a gang that has recently
terrorized motoring couples ON county
roads. -,
The second arrest was made Tues
dav forenoon when Mexican, ~.
was taken by plain clothes men. The
prisoner is being detained pending IN
yestigation. He is said to have &C.
companied Perez when the latter lett
his home Saturday night Just prior
to the attempt to hold un ana TOD
Robertson near Covington Park.
Benito Perez. found by detectives
after the duel between the gunman
and Robertson. is believed TO be dying.
An operation performed at the Robert
II. Green Memorial hosital revealed.
police were advised. that the bullet
which struck him in the abdomen. sew
cred the intestines several times. Phy,
sicians cut away between four ana
five feet Of intestines in an effort TO
save his life.
THE patients chance for recovery
is nothing more or less than an even
break-JO-50 chance. that is ALL hos
pital physicians say. .,
While Perez lies in the hospital de-
tectiyes have drawn up card at ue-
teftiye headquarters in which he is
charged with attempted robbery by
firearms. And in the meantime steps
have hcen taken to break up what IS
believed to have been n gang that
held up and robbed several couples
in automobiles on lonely roads III me
eastern section of the city during the
last three weeks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
WOMAN BEATEN
WHILE ASLEEP;
|JEWE[S TAKEN
ars. Bertha Alexander,
R29 Coliad, Slugged Into
Unconsciousness.
let GEMS WORTH $500
Ittacked and Robbed in
Her Apartment While
Asleep. =

A burglar slugsed Mrs. Bertha
lexander, so, widow, formerly Of
|etrOit. Mich, while she slept in her
bartmenis ut .2229 GOliad street, at
} 80 TUESDAY morning and robbed
kr of $50 and diamonds valued be-
.,een $500 and 500.
Mrs. Alexander Was struck on she
lad three tines or more but the
falp was not torn. Perhaps Il black
Eck was the weapon used by the rob-
II.
The gems were pulled from her fin
RS while she was upon the bed in n
mi-conscious condition. TIE room
ks then searched. The money was
ken from the dresser drawer.
tOtber roomers were rot arouScd.
liter Mrs. Phyle and Miss Alma CAL
It'll, occupying an adjoining apart
ent, were attracted Icy the groans
ming from Mrs. AleSander's apart
ent. They found her Ling On the
h in pain. 4.
central police were notified and
glice Captain Trevino and Detectives
* and McMurray responded.
Mfrs. Alexander said she was
pused when she heard the back Goor
en- and some one walking through
. hallway. The door had been left
Slockcd that belated roo,ners might
Eter. Paying little attention to the
(I.idcnt she said she went to sleep. :.
sShc was awakened By an attack
ION her. only to be knocked tIicoh-
Eous. She was grabbed byst throat
Id choked when she was aroused by
first blow. Her head r badly
3ollen. Two wounds are on the fore
|ad directly above the right eye.
|This is the second cali made to
$liad street by detective, within "A
hrs. Shortly after . o'clock Mon.
II morning Mrs. ]. J. Harmon. 323
&liad, frustrated the attempt of a
Srglar to enter her room by firing
lon him with n pistol.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.

st. Louis: Temperature. Sc; partly
cloudy; twelve-miie wind from the
southeast; lowest temperature in last "a
hours. Sc; highest. IS.
Chicago: Temperature. IS; partly
cloudy; six-mile wind from the south
east; lowest temperature in last "a hours.
IS: highest. 5s.
Kansas City; Temperature. 81; clear;
eighteen wind from the south: low
est Temperature in last 20 hours. so;
highest, so.
New York; Temperature. 40; clear:
is-mile gale from the northwest; low
est temperature in last 81 hours. IS;
highest. So.
Washington: Temperature, i:; clear;
seven-mile wind from the northwest:
lowest tenn erature In last 20 hours, IS;
highest, 81.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
Passenger Airplanes
Garry Slot Machines
That Dispense Liquor

London. April Sit is reported
that the passenger airplane be
tween Manchester and Belfast.
each carry slot machine from
which passengers can withdraw Il
small bottle of whiskey. one OF
soda water and a glass for two
shillingS six pence.
The licensing authorities are try
ing TO figure out when il Will be
legal to operate this refreshmcni
dispensing device. whether on the
ground. in the air or AZ what point
on the flight, and accordingly what
taxes to levy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
ANTI-JEW OUTRAGES
|rtial Law Declared in Bulgaria as
Result OF Disorders.

Bucharest, April S.-Martial law
been declared by the government
4 result of the continued anti
Wish outrages. Several regiments
troops were called to aid the police
maintaining order and clash at
university between the soldiers and
i-Semitic students ended in the en-
led evacuation of the students.
The disturbances started about ten
| s ago in connection with the trial
Eight Roumanian students charged
lh conspiracy to kill several cabinet
listers and prominent Jews. The
bit students were later acquitted.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
LAMAR DENIED BAIL
"WoH Of Wall Street" Returned TO
T0mbs After Hearing.

New York. April s.-David Lamar.
Wolf of Wall street" was returned
to Tombs Prison again yesterday after
Judge Winslow in federal district
court denied motion for his release
on bail pending outcome of his fight
to avoid serving any more of his one
year sentence for preventing the ship
ment of munitions TO the allies.
Lamar, convicted of misdenieanor.
based his plea for freedom on the
ground that he was sent TO serve SELL
tence in the Essex county penitentiary
in New Jersey, where only felons are
supposed TO be confined. Judge Win
slow ordered briefs filed before Thurs
day by Lamar's attorney and the fed
cral prosecutor.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
SHARP DEMAND SENDS
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
SOARING 200 POINTS
Advance Follows Dawes
Experts Report An
nouncement.

New Orleans, April s.-Cotton ad-
vanced $40 bale this afternoon, the
limit of fluctuations for one days
trading.
May contracts reached 31.41 cents,
200 points over the mornings low.
Heavy export and domestic demand
for cotton followed the reporting of the
Mellon tax plan by the Senate commit
tee and announcement regarding the
Dawes report.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
The WEATHER
TEMPERATURES.
FORECAST.

San Antonio and vicinity: Tuesday
night and Wednesday. unsettled: mini
mum temperature, SIS TO so; light to
moderate south to northwest winds.
East Texas: Tuesday night and We'd
nesday. mostly cloudy and unsettled !;
cooler in north portion Tuesday night
cooler in the interior Wednesday,
West Texas:. Tuesday night. partly
cloudy; colder in north portion; wednes-
day. partly cloudy and colder.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
MISSING PAYMASTR
WHO TOOK $4,000,
VICTIM OF AMNESIA
Found in Park With $l20O
On Him; Talks
Incoherently.

San Francisco. April s.-A man,
identified as Lieut.. Erwin II. Brown,
United States Navy paymdster. who
disappeared with S112.0O0 in govern
mcnt funds from Mobile, Ala, March
10. was found last night in Golden
Gate Park here apparently a victim
of amnesia.
The man. who had $1,000, talked in
coherently and under questioning be-
came violent. He is under guard in
hospital detention ward. Identified
ton was made by Lieut.. Com. j. h.
Nelson Of the Twelfth Naval Dis
trict
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
RADIO TO AID POLICE
Cars and Sub-Stations To BE Equip
ped in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, April s.-Installatio

Philadelphia, April s.-Installation
of radio equipment in all police sta
ton houses aud on all motor equip
ment in use by the department. Was
ordered today BY Director OF Pubic
Safety Butler following successful
tests Of portable apparatus ON his car.
Each station will be equipped With
receiving set, a sending set and
lend speaker. Automobiles VIII have
portable sets having car phones
Il is planned % install TRANSMITTING
apparatns in the city hail tower 10
direct bandit chasing cars
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
Want Red Flag on Pole.

Moscow, April S.--"Thc red flag
must be set up at the North Pole not
later than September Rossinsky. the
Russian airman who contemplates an
aerial expedition to the ton of the
world in June. said yesterday.
According to Rossinsky.; some ten
persons. including scientists. will par
ticipate in the expedition.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
GETS LIFE SENTENCE
Dental Student Pleads Guilty to Muir
der of Classmate.

Cincinpati. April s.-Without dis
playing the slightest sign OF ,emotion
or nervousness, Halton Z. Siddall, 70:
dental student. son of banker OF
Equality. ILL.,, pleaded guilty here 10
the murder of his classmate. Juan
Mazda. 2S, of Panama, and was
sentenced to life Imprisonment:
Siddall entered his plea after an
agreement had been reached by his at
torneys with County Prosecutor
Charles f.. Bell TO permit him to plead
TO second degree murder.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
NAY BAN DRY LAW
Giving Local Option introduced
in Norway Parliament.

thristina. April s.-Repeal Of
bibition of spirits in Norway is.
Fhadowed by n bill which the gov
|nent is Introducing in Parlia-
St.
fhe measure calls for state of
|opoly and reinstatement of the old
EN- of local option.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
GET $4,000 In GEMS
Pair Holds Up Jewelry Shop, Binds
Owner and Escapes.

New York. April S.-Two holdup
men,. each more than six feet tall,
invaded the wholesale jewelry district
below the police headline" in Nassau
street last night and escaped with
jewelry and diamonds valued at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 after
binding and gagging the proprietor
and a salesman of the Normal Trad
ing cOmnanv.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
Disorders in Roumania. :,

ti-Jewish disturbances have been
|tinuous since Thursday. Theaters,
rs. and restaurants have been in
led. windows smashed and Jewish
|sts and passersby attacked. The
Ice. with the assistance of group
Jewish students. are gradually re-
ring order.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
PRISONER is ABDUCTED
Masked Men .Overpower Jail Guards
and Take Salesman Away.
Tampa. Fla. April s. :

Tampa, Fla, April s.-Three
masked men early last night over
powered guard at the jail at Plant
City. near here, seized J. b. North, a
salesman. held without bond serious
charge. and spirited him away.
Officers said they could find no
trace of the abductors and expressed
the belief that North had met with
violence at the hands of mob.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
Catch Bank HOidup Suspects.
pitfshurg. Kan. AD-iI S.-Tw,

shpsh
men alleged to be the bandits who
held up the Union State Bank at
Uniontown. west of Fort Scott. early
yesterday morning. taking all the
money in sight and fleeing in small
touring car. were apprehended late
Monday afternoon by the chief of po-
lice and posse of officers near Ham.
mond. Kan, north of Fort Scott. All
the money was recovered.
Chief of Police Chris Hoy of Fort
Scott, with Patrolmen Shoemaker and
Bishard. acting on tip that bandits
who robbed the bank were near
Hammond, found the two men and
all the money, amounting to approxi-
mately $4,000 at farm house where
they had taken refuge. The men had
ordered some gasoline and were APP
parcntly preparing for dash into
Oklahoma.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
MEL LON Rates PUT IN new TAX BILL
KILLS HIS COMMON
LAW WIFE AND THEN
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
Police Say Shooting Was
Result Of Quarrel Be-
tween Couple.

New York, April S.-A friendship of
seven years terminated in a double
death last night when Frank Lahey,
aged 40, shot and killed Mrs. Lucille
Clark. divorce, and then ended his
own life.
The shooting, police said, was caused
by quarrel between the couple three
weeks ago after which Mrs. Clark
abandoned Lahey with whom she had
been living as his common law wife
for several years.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
nrderad IN Washington.

Can't. William II. Crom OF heIl
Field has been relieved from his as
Segment with the Advanced Flying
School group and expects to leave for
Washington. ID. G.. Wednesday. He
has been assigned to duty i'm the Of
flee of the chief of the air service.
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Raids by agreement.

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TWO CENTFfT. ssDy m slis an. sap
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-18
Gle
AMERICAN
oL.I:GONo
JAMES DRAIN, NEW
LEGION COMMANDER

James A. Drain, who was elected
national commander of the American
Legion at its sixth annual convention
at st. Paul, MINI, has had a long and
active career in the National Guard
and in the army, and has taken lead
ing part in the program of tie Legion.
Commander Drain has decided to
move to Indianapolis and will admin
lister the affairs Of the Legion from
national headquarters there, as did
Past Commander John r. Quinn. He
expects, 1t is understood, to devote
most of his time and energy to build
Ing up the internal organization Of
the Legion. He declared that the
Legion will adhere strictly to its pol
Icy of no political entanglements.
Mr.. Drain served for 90 months as
commander of the department of the
District of Columbia. He has been
active in rehabilitation work. He
served as chairman of the Fourth dis
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-18
Takes Rap at Wealthy
Women Who Seek Honor

If bachelors of the Legion could
only figure out some way to induce
rich American heiresses to heed the
words of Gov. Pat NJ Neff of Texas
when he addressed the sixth annual
convention of the Texas department
of the Legion, they would, as the say
ing goes, "be sitting pretty" Gov
ernor Neff sympathized as follows !:
81 have no patience and very little
respect for those wealthy American
daughters who are willing TO trade
their wealth to an empty European
title. If were an American girl I
would rather be the wife of an Amer
lean Legionnaire, though Of humble
means, than the wife of a silly duke
with no other claim than that he Is
the son Of some queen and lives
among the pictures Of a forgotten
past"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-18
American Legion Helps
Widow in Need of Aid

A widow of Ohio who had two sons
In the service, one having died in
service and one since as a result of
service, held two compensation checks
received by her son but not Endorsed
by him before his death. The burial
expenses for her son amounted to
more than $500. She needed cash. Her
son had told her before his death that
II, after his death, she needed advice
and assistance TO go to the American
Legion. She did. Through the agency
of the American Legion the Probate
court was prevailed upon to execute
administration papers at cost~of $50
less than In usual cases and the much
needed checks were redrawn in favor
of the widow Claim was made BY the
service department of the Legion for
death compensation for the widow and
in less than three weeks the claim was
allowed by the bureau and the widow
granted a death compensation of $25
a month until 1887.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-18
DICTIONARIES AID
VETERANS OF 1864

The things that will or will not
make good news copy vary greatly
with the passing of the years. An
nouncement that the Union Veteran
Legion would hold its annual national
convention some time in September in
Altoona, Pa, made only a bare inch
of newspaper copy. And who, and
what, is the Union Veteran Legion
anyway that they should be given
even an inch of space in the newspa-
pers? l don't recOllect ever having
heard of them" you say. Which is
rather surprising, for at one time in
the nations history the Union Veteran
Legion was making column after col
umn Of breathless copy Sherman's
march to the sea made good copy in
those days-first-page stuff that was
avidly read by grateful populace.
But that was more than half CEN
fury ago and news values change and
the makers of much Of that copy, the
Union Veteran Legion, are dropped
from the first page entirely and get
only skinny inch on an inside Sheet
However, there are those in these
United States who read the newspa-
pers rather carefully, among them the
American Legion, and the bare inch
of copy concerning the proposed ma
tional convention of the Union Vet
eran Legion was sufficient to catch
the eye of American Legionnaires OF
Altoona and interest them to such an
extent that committee was imme-
diately appointed to aid the Union
Veteran Legion in preparing for their
national convention. In appointing
the committee to help the Union Vet
eran Legion with their convention, the
American Legion was motivated by
the following facts:
To be q member of the Union Vet
eran Legion one must have been a
volunteer and have served not less
than three years in the Civil war.
Most of the surviving members of the
organization are very old, and the
toll, harassments and uncertainty of
preparing for a national convention
would be a severe strain upon the
strength of the veterans of GA. So
the American Legion decided to lift
the load from the shoulders of their
venerable comrades to enable them to
be free to enjoy themselves without
the worries and trials incident to the
administration of a convention.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-18

he took the place by her side. Gerald
sllpped In the clutch and they gllded
off.
The twilight overlook them swiftly.
The lights OF Monte Carlo. as they
commenced the long descent, were like
pin prieks OF fire thrust through a deep
blue carpet. MYRTLE, whose eyes had
been fixed upon the flying mnestones.
leaned forward now with little ex-
clamation Of wonder.
1T IS fairyland I" she cried.
Gerald looked down at her indul-
gently.
You live so near and You have
never been even as far as this7" he
asked
IT Is az I have told you." she an.
Swered. Il have never travelled ten
kilometers from the farm in my life"
Christopher was almost incredQlous.
Gerald however, nodded sympatheti.
cally. Both young men had taken It
for granted from the FIRST that their
charge understood no English.
in France they are like that" Ger
aid remarked 1T is the sous that
count But this child-isn't She amaz-
ing Christopher? Except for her
clothes. there isn't thing about her
that suggests the pt SAINT. She Is like
a child Madonua-an ausel-who has
stolen into the clothes Of Il girl gone
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-18

trict rehabilitation committee of the
Legion, which is, because of its loca-
ton at the national capital, extremely
important The new commander has
been member of the national execu-
tive committee of the Legion and also
of the board Of directors of the Amer
lean Legion Weekly
Rising from private to brigadier
general, the new Legion head began
his military career In the National
Guard of the state Of Washington
He was a captain In the Spanish
American war. In the World war he
was ordnance officer with the tank
corps, later serving as a member Of
the AngIo-American tank commission.
Warren county Illinois, is the birth
place of Commander Drain He was
born on September 30, 1870. He has
practiced law in Nebraska, Washing
ton state. New York city and in the
national capital. He is chairman OF
the executive committee of the Ma
tional Guard association and president
of the National Rifle association of
America.