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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
OLDER THE METER
c. NJ. T. c. Idea Seems to Get More
Popular As 1t Goes Along.

Citizens Military Training Camps
are becoming more, popular as they
grow older, according 20 Major James
Kelley. assistant campaign director
for Maj. r. III. Durkee and Capt. J.
H. Gilruth. G. Nj. T. c. campaign
managers for the Eighth Corps Area.
Major Kelley is in receipt of letter
from +. b. Woodmansee general man.
ager of the Texas Short Lines Rail
way Company of GranLe Saline, Tex
as, in which Mr.. Wocdmarsee states
that he would like to artend the c. NJ.
II C. camps this year 4 it were posSi-
bic for him to do so.
"You may inform General Lewis that
you have the cooperation Of the Texas
Short Line and my personal co-opcra-
ton. "Mr. Woodmansee stated in his
letter to- Major Kelley. 81 wish i
were possible for me to attend one OF
those training camps. Anything ] can
do in Van Zandt county, or in Wocd
county. or anywhere in this part Of
the country, want you to call on me
to do
Applications at the rate Of 30 per
day are being received by campaign
officers this year. At this time last
year, only a few dozen Young men had
been secured for summer training.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
YOUTHS ROB CAFE
Woman. Ex-Criminal, in Restaurant
at Time. "Sorry for Boys"

Detroit, March 26.-Three nattilv
dressed youths held Up little lunch
room here last night, showed woman,
the only person in the place except
the proprietor. under the table AMI
escaped with $50. and the proprietor
watch. The woman. roughly brushed
aside by the youthful bandits. was So
phie Lyons Burke, former famous con
fidence woman, and member OF q
bank robbery gang which ranged the
world in its hunt for loot.
Mrs. Burke, who has served innum-
cradle prison sentences. lived as the
wife of two famous criminals. and
was a member of n gang which police
say obtained S3.000.000 in one theft
from the Manhattan bank in New
York, expressed sympathy for the
three youthful bandits and their petty
lunchroom holdup after the robbery.
CHOSE poor deluded boys" Mrs,
Burke said. IL pity them so. If l
could talk to them for five minutes |
know / could make them see that the
crime never will pay. I've proved that
in my own life"
The little gray woman. I6 years OF
age. who is author of book entitled
"Why Crime Doesn't Pay" and, ac-
cording to her own statements, has
probably forgotten more about crime
than the youthful bandits. who held
her I'D ever knew, turned from Grim
inal activity about 40 years ago and
is now doing evangelistic work in De-
troit's underworld.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
Program for Tourists.

Cadets of the West Texas Mill
tary Academy will give an exhibition
drill and music program at s O'Clock
Thursday night at the Nueces hotel
complimenting the tourists in San An
tonic. Cadet Corporal Chimek and
Privates Du Bos, st. Claire, Betz'
Rehnrann, Giles, Talcott and Kuhn
will form the squad in the exhibition
drill. The musical program will be
as follows: Voice. "Life's Roadway
(Adams), Il Passed by Your Window
(Brake). "Lindy Lou" (Strickland) /.
"Open Your heart" (Phillipsl, and
Whispering Hope" (Hawthornel }.
sung by Cadet McCreless with violin
obligato. Violins, overture, "Amaryl-
lis" (Tocaben), played by Cadets st.
Claire and Petersen; Serenata (Mosz-
kowski). Song of India (Remsky-
Karsakoff). and Scarf Dance (Chami-
nade). also played by Cadets ST. Claire
and Peterson, and the Seventh Con-
certo. First Movement (De Beriot),
played BY Cadet st. Claire. Miss Alice
Mayfield. director Of music at the
acedamy. will be at the piano. A Sc
lectcd reading will be given By Cadet
McCrelesS.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
REPORT A VICTORY
Candida Aguilar Says Revolutionaries
ROut Federals.

Obregonista troops attempting to
penetrate the southeastern part of
Mexico suffered defeat at the hands
of revolutionary. forces under the
command of General Candida Aguilar
in an encounter at Tonala. Chiapas,
according to telegram sent to Col.
Alberto Salinas of San Antonio by
General Candida Aguilar. The fed
erals were routed with a loss of 400
men and o considerable quantity of
arms. ammunition and supplies, ac-
cording to the telegram.
The telegram is as follows:
The first Obregonista column which
attempted 10 penetrate the southeast
ern region and which was composed
of 5000 men of the three arms. was
totally annihilated by our troops in
a battle which took place at Tonala,
Chiapa. The revolutionary forces
caused loss Of 400 men to the OBJ
rengonistas and routed them, captur-
ing a large quantity. of arms, am
rhunition and impedimenta.
The spirit of the revolutionary
forces operating in land as well. as
those operating in water, is excellent,
and | am confident that all efforts
on the part Of the government troops
to invade this vast and rich region,
will be futile.
"The revolutionary fleet of the Gull
expects To capture the warship Bravo
without damaging it. in order to add
this vessel to our fleet, together with
its crew."
The communication from General
Aguilar was sent from his headquar'
tiers at Frontera. TabascD, March %.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
TO DEDICATE STONE
Pat Neff and Lynch Davidson VIII
BE Present at Ceremony.

What will probably be the last
spectacle of scenes on the old South
west trails will be enacted Thurs
day at the San Fernando plaza, Son
Antonio. when the Old Spanish Trail
zero milestone is dedicated.
The pioneer freightcrs are gather
ing in San Antonio and with an old
stage coach. some four or five old
freight wagons, an old carreta. and
about 60 mules and horses, with
guards, wagon masters, scouts and
drivers ms in old times will arrive at
the trails end TO help fix the zero
point for all time. William Il.
Krempkau is arranging this.
Jack Il. Burke will be the chair
man of the ceremonies. Mrs. !. n.
Beretta. president Of the City Fcdcr'
alton. will present the stone to the
Old Spanish Trail, and the city and
county officials. Girl and boy scouts
will unveil by lifting the five flags
of the Texas territory. Lynch David
son will represent the Houston peo-
pie Governor Pat Neff will deliver
the dedicatory address. Motion and
still pictures have been arranged for.
received. Acceptances have been re-
ceived from the highway commission
ers. the federal and state engineers,
and army officers. The Fifth Dis
trict of Women's Clubs are in san
Antonio in convention. The South
Texas Road Conference opens the eve
ming following the dedication.
William h. Tobin will be in charge
of the plaza arrangements. The city
commission is making all necessary
provisions for the events. A speak
ers platform will be erected. Old
craftsmen born under the different
flags of Texas will be here. and men
SCARED by fights and captivity among
the Indians. Special messages viii
be received from the Governor of Cali
fornia. the Mayor Of San Diego and
the Chamber Of Commerce of San
Diego.
The plaza around San Fernando
cathedral has been the center for the
trails and roads of this vast terri
tory since the earliest Spanish settle
ment. The iron cross on the cathe-
dral is the survey zero point. Flores
street is the Canine Real (Old San
Antonio Road of ancient times. Com
merce street is the old east and west
trail. As the country developed the
roads merged into these main arteries
and reached the common center at the
San Fernando plaza. Now it is be-
ing fixed as the zero point for all time
on the modern-day highways that are
building.
The governor, the highway commits
sion and engineers, will be met at the
Gunter Hotel at . o'clock, by COM
mittee of women and conducted via
San Pedro Springs, an ancient sta
ton on the Canine Real, down
Flores street to the milestone. signify
ing their arrival from Austin over the
Canine Real. -,
From West Commerce street the old
freighters with their old equipment
and some 90 mules, horses. ETC., VIII
react the arrival of the stage coach
from San Diego with travellers ana
messages from California; also a
freight train from Mexico also a pack
mule train from the mines. The chief
of scouts will report his safe dellv-
cry of his charges.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
CHOOSE A VOCATION
Breckenridge Students Urged to Pick
a Fitting Life Work.

Stressing thought. vision, persever..
ance, courage and labor as the vital
forces in making success OF ones
vocation and life, three speakers who
addressed students of Breckenridge
high school at special vocational
week assembly at . 80 Wednesday
morning impressed them with the ne
cessity of choosing their life IN earn
estness.
Marshall Johnston, principal. open
ed the meeting with remarks regard
ing the significance of the assembly
and its purpose. He then called upon
ex-senator Harry Hertzberg to speak
on the subject of Choosing a Noca-
ton
Mr.. Hertzberg emphasized the
choosing of the career one believes he
is fitted for regardless of immediate
remuneration. He also, stated that not
every one was able TO enter proteS-
sion and that if some of the people
would cease to see disgrace IN manual
labor the world would be much nap
pier place to live in.
Calm Jones. director of related arts
in the junior high school system.
stated that much time was wasted
through blindly entering calllngs to-
tally unsuited to the character and
ability of people. According TO Mr..
Jones some people will spend the
+ prime of their lives in vocation and
suddenly decide that they are not int
ted for the carer that they have de-
ci,led upon. There is another element
who choose the fitting profession, yet
who lack the perseverance to wait Tor
nromotion and enter another position
because they lack the vision to see
into their future. Mr.. Jones said.
Walter u. Cooking. director OF
Junior education spoke on the neces-
sity of choosing the calling that gives
one the opportunity to be of service to
humanity.
After the regular assembly Grace
MEYERS. winner of the "Best Book ]
Ever Read" essay contest was given
A snumbcr of books bv Mr.. 4. +. Du-
gosh Of the Wolff & Marx company.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
LESS COTTON SPINNING
February Shows Sharp Decline From
January Activity.

Washington. ID. C., March 2e.-
Cotton spinning activity declined in
February as compared with January,
the Census Bureaus monthly report
today showing a decrease Of more
than 1,100,O00,000 active spindle
hours.
Active spindle hours for February
numbered 1904, 102. 954 or an average
of 194 per spindle in place compared
with S.44S, 247 .46I or an average of
224. per spindle in January.
Spinning spindles in place February
"a number 37,742. lab of which 3D.
$751; were active at some time dur
ing the month, compared with 37.740.-
454 in place January 81 of which 3d.
1880 were active at some time
during January.
The average number of spindles op-
Grated during February based on an
activity of S.74 hours per day was
33,S79, 600. or at sos per cent capac-
ity on a single shift basis compared
with &c. 467 III or 96.7 per cent capac-
ity in January.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
CITY Has Picturesque Homes.

In San Antonio the personalities OF
its many homes does much toward
making up the character OF the city.
Much Of the old world picturesquenes!s
which belongs to the Alamo City is
due to the romantic air of the time
worn adobe and stucco houses which
are scattered in various parts of the
city. Even the recently constructed
San Antonio homes are not lacking
in picturesque charm, for many OF the
most modern dwellings show decided
inclination for the romantic Spanish
type of architecture, and there is
touch of the Spanish influence per
vading practically all OF tne res,aen,
this Interpolation of the old and the
modern type of architecture which
gives to the residential streets of San
Antonio an air of distinction and per-
sonality which few cities can claim.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
ASSIGN $50 RESERVES
FOR TRAINING WITH
REGULAR ARMY UNITS
San Antonio Officers In
cluded in List An
nounced.

Approximately $50 officers of the
Organized Reserves in the Eighth
Corps Area are assigned to units Of
the regular army within this corps
area by an order issued at Fort Sam
Houston Monday. These officers are
automatically relieved from reserve
units by the new assignment.
Under the new plan, officers as
signed to regular army units will
train with those units when called to
active duty. The order covering the
Eighth Corps Area calls for tine as
signment of 400 reserve officers to
active units of the regular army. A
minimum of % of these officers will
be called into active service for a
period of two weeks during the COM
ing summer with the unit to which
they are assigned.
San Antonio officers affected by the
order include Capt. Burt {. Calvin
and First Lieut.. 4. Maxcy Hart, as.
signed to headquarters and headquar-
tiers company of the Third Infantry
Brigade, and Capt. Henry Lee Taylor
and First Lieut.. Herman II. Scele.
assigned to headquarters o. the Fourth
Infantry Brigade.
San Antonio officers assigned to the
First Infantry are First Lieut.. Ho.-
ace jenkins. First Lieut.. Joseph Mil
Ter and First Lieut.. Samuel V. Bet
tiers Jr.
Reserve officers of San Antonio Is
signed TO the Ninth Infantry are Capt.
George L. Knox, First Lieut.. Everett
l.. Booe. First Lieut.. Charles F..
Smell. First Lieut.. Herbert q Terry.
First Lieut.. Frank b. Lefcyr irst
Lieut.. James G.. Kizer. Second out.
Elmer A. Dittmar, Second Lieut.. Ed
ward W. Knox Jr. and Second Lieut..
Il. W. Patton.
Those assigned TO the Twentieth In
fantry are Lieut.. Col. Charles Il.
Tips, Capt. Joseph Nee. Estes. First
Lieut.. Claude II. Bigden. First Lieut..
Clarence G. Smith. First Lieut.. Frank
T.. Washburn and Second Lieut..
Thomas o. Foster Jr.
Capt. William II. Sandridge. First
Lieut.. William l.. johnson and Sec
ond Lieut.. Patrick A. Dwyer Jr. are
assigned to the Fifth Cavalry. First
Lieut.. Charles W. Trueheart, First
Lieut.. Samuel G. Bagget and Second
Lieut.. Jay f.. Adams Jr. are assigned
TO the Twelfth Field ARTILLERY. Capt.
Albert G. Allen is assigned to Bakery
Company No. 1. and First Lieut.. Will
liam II. X. Ferril is assigned to the
18th Ordnance Company.
San Antonio air service officers as
signed to the Goth Attack Squadron
are First Lieut.. Charles H. Num-,
First Lieut.. John Frost. First Lieut..
Carl C. Wurzbach. First Lieut.. HUI
bert A. Shovlin, Second Lieut.. Will
liam ]. Perrin, Second Lieut.. James
o. Trueheart. Second Lieut.. Frost
Woodruff and Second Lieut.. Carroll
B. Fulton. Second Lieut.. Otto Klaus
is assigned TO the Goth Attack Squad
ron and Second Lieut.. George L. Rat
cliffe is assigned TO the Eighth Attack
SQUADRON.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
HOG RECEIPTS LARGE
Markets Faced With Problem in Dis
posing of Excessive Supply.


Unprecedentedly large receipts OF
hogs in the nine principal live stock
markets in the country within the last
several months have had several inter-
esting results. not the least of which
is the fact that the general average
of fresh pork wholesale selling prices
since November 1923, has been APP
proximately > cents below the general
average for the corresponding period
the preceding year.
In addition 10 the lower market
price for the fresh product, smoked
hams are selling today for from to
cents under the market price OF last
year and the best bacon is approx
mately cents under the price that
prevailed year ago. 1t is also inter-
esting to note that the number of hogs
received so far this year is II IL per
cent greater than were received during
/ the same two and a half month period
last year, and that the increase of
tonnage or. volume of sales of hams
is Is per cent greater than at this
time last year, and that the increase
in the general tonnage Of cured pork
products is IA per cent greater than
during the same period last year.
Meanwhile, stocks of hams are APP
proximately IL IL per cent greater
than they were last year.
Those figures tell the story of the
problem in marketing that the big
packers have had to meet in order TO
absorb 100000 more hogs for the
last calendar year than had ever be-
fore reached the market. and also to
take care of the 675,079 hogs that
were received in January and Feb
ruary in excess of the number re-
ceived during last November and De-
cember when record runs were estab-
lished.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
SEEK BANDIT GANG
Alleged Leader Held for $4,000
Mail Robbery.

Chicago. March 26.-Carl Fontano,
alleged gang leader. is under arrest
and police search is being made for
eleven gangsters in connection with
the S150.O00 registered mail pouch
robbery at Harvey yesterday by four
bandits who escaped in an automobile
after exchanging shots with pursa-
ers.
Police say Fontano owns the ma
chine which the bandits abandoned.
He declared that the machine was
stolen from his home while he silent
yesterday. but members of his family
state he was away from home Mt the
time of the robbery. officers say.
Near the abandoned car postal in
spectors found $4,000 in one dollar
bills. part of the shipment of money
contained in the registered pouches.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
PRICE MOVEMENT,
IN EARLY STOCK
TRADING UNEVEN
Chandler Motors Breaks to
NeW Low-Studebaker
Steady at SO.
BY STUART 7. WEST.

Copyright by The San Antonio Light.
New York. March 26.-Active buy
ing in Norfolk and Western was the
principal feature in the early stock
trading this morning. The best in
formed opinion is that whatever OPP
position may be attempted against tbs
Pennsylvania lease will not be sua,
cessful.
The general price movement in the
first half hour was very uneven. Some
stocks in which traders had profits
on the short side after yesterdays de-
cline. were being covered while others
were being sold.-
Chandler Motors was very weak at
new low. On the other hand, Stu
debaker held comparatively steady
around %. Steel common was dull
and unchanged.
The rails did little and neither did
the oils.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
HIGHER DEATH RATE
Statistics Show More Died I'm 1928
Than Were Born.

Washington. ID. e.. March 26-The
death rate Of the country continues
to increase while the birth rate con
tinues to decline.
Statistics compiled by the census
bureau show the ANIMAL death rate
to have been 12.6sper 1000 of popula-
ton in the first nine months of 1923,
compared with lis for the same
period of 1922. The annual birth
rate was OBS per 1000 compared with
231.
Montana had the lowest death rate
with 30 per 1000 population, and
Vermont had the highest rate, with
15.S. North Carolina had the high
est birth rate with 3d. per 1000 ;
Montana had the lowest with 1T.J.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
SINCLAIR CASE
TO BE GIVEN TO
DISTRICT JURY
May Get Action at Pres
ent Ses-
sion.

Washington, ID. C.. March 28.-
The contempt case of Harry +. Sim
clair, who refused to answer Ques-
tons of the Senate OF! committee, will
be resented TO tho District of Co.
lumbia grand jury tomorrow under
plans announced today by District At
iorney Peyton Gordon.
.,tlce Pomercne and Owen j. Rob
ertS, special government oil counsel,
will be asked by Mr.. Gordon to par
ticpate in the case and TO this end
he will ask the Department of JUS
tice today to designate them as spe-
cial assistants.
By rushing the presentation of his
case. Mr.. Gordon hopes to get action
before the life of the present grand
jury expires next Monday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
CHASE, UNDER
/. FIRE, OFFERS
]. TO QUIT POST
Teapot Inquiry Suspends
Hearings to Consider
Pending Bills.
TO RESUME THURSDAY
Sinclair Case to Go to
Grand Jury-To Probe
COP. oil Deals

Washington, ID. c., March &c.
The Senate Committee on Public
Lands and Surveys-the oil committee
suspended its hearings today TO con-
slider number of pending bills, but
1T will get back TO its investigation
tomorrow to question several witness
es about the reported oil deals
during the 1920 Republican national
convention.
The House Judiciary Committee
failed to take action today on the
Senate resolution which proposed i'm
parchment OF Clarence c. Chase. SOIL
in-law of Albert b. Fall. as customs
collector at Ell Paso, Tex.
Chase Tenders Resignation.
The move for impeachment of
Chase grew out of his refusal to
answer questions put TO him by the
oil committee, on the ground that his
answers might incrimlnate him, and
it was made known after the Senate
had adopted its resolution asking the
House to take such steps, "as may be
appropriate, that he had submitted
his resignation to Assistant SecTe-
tary Moss to the Treasury Depart
ment, after his appearance on the
stand. The resignation has not yet
been accepted.
Chase is accused in the Senate reso-
luton of conspiring with Fall to
"mislead and deceive" the oil COM
mittee with reference to the source
of the 100000 loan obtained by
Mall. The question of impeachment
was left to the House, which has sole
power under the constitution TO ini-
tiate such proceedings, although the
Senate sits in Judgment in the cases.
Grand Jury to Act.
The grand jury which is to con-
slider the Sinclair contempt case ex-
pires next Monday and District At
torney Gordon. after comforting with
the governments special oil counsel
yesterday made plans to press for
quick action. The jury already is
considering several important cases,
including the bribery charges against
two members of Congress, developed
incidentally during the Chicago grand
jury investigation of Veterans Bureau
affairs, but the governments law Of
ficers expect it to be- able to act
upon the Sinclair matter.
AL Jennings, -one-time train robber
in Oklahoma, who became an evau-
gelist and was friend of Jake
Hamon, late Republican national
committeeman from that state, is ex-
pected to provide most of the testi-
mony before the committee tomorrow
about the convention "oil deal" gos-
sip.
Lewis W. Baldwin, president of the
Empire Trust Company of New York,
is to be asked about the security pro-
vided for a loan negotiated with his
institution when the Republican Ma
tional Committee incurred a deficit
during the 1920 campaign.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
Rack to Nebraska.

The court of criminal appeals at
Austin Wednesday overruled a motion
for rehearing in the cases OF Gaquira
Cragolla and Mike Chablez. taken up
from Bexar county. where the two
were held for Nebraska officers, The
two were arrested at San Antonio on
charges Of larceny by bailee and abet-
ting the commission of the offense OF
larceny. Habeas corpus proceedings
we're Instituted here but the two we're
remanded TO the custody of the Ne
braska officers. Appeal was taken,
but the action of the court Wednes-
day means that they must return to
Nebraska to stand trial.