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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
WEDDING At
EXPOSITION
IS OPPOSED
Ministers on Record Against
Contemplated "Carni-
nival" Marriage.
HAVE 1T REGARDLESS
Promoter of Plan Says
! Ceremony Will Be Per-
formed Despite Pastors.

Unanimous endorsement of the
stand taken by the Rev. Arthur j.
Moore. pastor of the Travis Park
Methodist Church, in refusing TO offi-
ciate at public wedding TO be held
as a feature Of the Better Homes Ex-
position, March s, was given by the
Protestant Ministers Alliance at the
re lar monthly meeting at the Travis
Park Methodist Church, Monday
morning. Similar action was taken
by all Methodist ministers of the city
at "A session Immediately preceding
tho session of the alliance.
Several days ago when Mr.. Moore
was requested to give his services
in the public marriage ceremony to
be held March s. as a feature of the
Bette: Homes Exposition, he declined
on the grounds that marriage was a
sacred rite, and that he would not
assist in commercializing the sacred
institution. Marriage should not be
eperformed, he maintained, in an at
mosphere of entertainment, nor in a
carnival spirit.
The resolution in which the pastors
endorsed the stand taken by the Rev
Mr.. Moore, was passed by the ALI
ance. There was no dissenting voices
among pastors. Approximately 50 per
cent of all the Protestant pastors OF
the city were present.
Protestant pastors who attended
the meeting are unanimous in the be-
lief that no one of their number will
consent to perform the ceremony.
Plan Big Revival.
Plans for simultaneous revival
meeting in all Protestant churches of
the city were furthered with the APP
pointment of committee, Monday
morning.
This committee, which is charged
with the responsibility of perfecting
the plans for the simultaneous re-
vival campaign in all churches or the
city TO be held some time during the
year. will report at the next rgular
meeting of the alliance TO be held on
the first Monday in April.
Oppose Sunday Funerals.
Another question of Importance that
has been pending for several months
was disposed of. with the adoption Of
a resolution favoring the discontinue
ance of Sunday funerals except in
eases where the funeral services would
logically fall on that day. The reso-
luton. which was lengthy. gave con-
siderable latitude in governing the
holding of funerals on Sunday.
Representatives from the Cemetery
ASS citation and from the undertake
ers of the city. spoke in favor of the
resolution. The adoption of the reso-
luton, it was explained. does not
mean that the pastors will refuse 10
conduct funeral services on Sunday
but that they win discourage the
cL.,tom of putting off funerals until
Sunday. the pastors busiest day.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03

Buffalo's Extinction
Auerted; May Become
Common Table Food

Washington, ID. C.. March s.
Secretary Wallace has been feast
ing ON buffalo meat. a rare deli
cacy in these days, but one which
may become more common in time,
since the extinction of the buffalo
has been averted.
Heavy increase of these animals
on the national bison range in Mon
tana has enabled biological survey
experts to experiment with long
distance shipments TO determine
whether the buffalo meat will stand
transporting TO eastern markets.
There are now about 1900 heal
Of buffalo in the United States.
Experts say their prepctuation is
assured.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
MAY HAVE SHOWERS
Cloudy Weather Forecasted and Tues
day Will Be Unsettled.

Cloudy with showers probable. Is
the forecast for San Antonio and
vicinity Monday night. Tuesday will
be unsettled with minimum tempera-
lures in the morning from GO to Ga
degrees. Moderate TO fresh southerly
winds are forccasted.
A low pressure center was located
over Colorado Monday morning. 1t
was drawing a south wind from most
of Texas. In the Southeast, a high
pressure area was sending over n
cooler wind. and as the wind shift
lines moves across Texas. showers
are probable. Rain was falling at
Del Rio Monday morning.
1t is believed that the low pressure
area is too far NORTH TO bring much
rain to this part Of the state.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
COUNSEL
READY To TAKE
COURT ACTION
Teapot Investigators Con-
tinue to Assemble
Evidence.
BURNS IS SUMMONED
Will Be Asked About
M'Lean's Employees Use
of u. S. Code.

Washington. ID. C.. March s..
The assembling of evidence in the oil
scandal went forward today, although
the public hearing was in recess I'M
til tomorrow at the request of Senator
Walsh, Democrat, Montana.
More kilograms exchanged between
Edward Il. Mclean. publisher of the
Washington Post, and his employees
are being sought in the files Of the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies here, along with messages
received by or sent to Albert Il. Fall.
+. l.. Doheny, Harry +. Sinclair and
J. W. Zevely, Sinclair's personal at
torney.
In addition, the committee has
subpoenaed kilograms to and from
Fall, Sinclair. Zevely. Robert Stew
art Of the Standard Oil company Of
Indiana, and II. NJ. Blackmer of the
Midwest Refining company. on
record between January l. 1921 and
March /. 1924, at Three Rivers, y.
Il v.
Counsel at Work.
Meanwhile the governments special
oil counsel are ready to initiate court
action in the lease cases this week.
The civil proceedings will be Hnder
the direction chiefly of Atlee Pom
creme. former senator from Ohio.
while Owen j. Roberts, Philadelphia,
will devote his attention. principally
TO matters requiring action under
criminal statutes.
Civil proceedings looking to the pre-
vention OF further extraction of oil
from the naval reserves in California
and Wyoming and annulment of tie
leases held by Doheny. and Sinclair
will form the first activities of the
special council, criminal action being
withheld pending Independent investi
CATION and a more detailed study of
the evidence adduced by the commit
tee.
President Coolidge also is consider
ing the names of attorneys specially
versed in land laws for appointment
for special counsel TO institute pro-
ceedings for recovery to the federal
government from the Standard Oil
company of California of Sections
16 and &c in the Elk Hills reserve
in that state.
PrObers in Executive Session.
The oil committee adjourned Sat
urday after considering behind closed
doors records of long distance tele-
phone calls from Washington TO Nc
Lean and others. and is expected,
when it reassembles tomorrow. 70
resume its questioning of the publish
er's employees in an effort to shed
light on the numerous messages sent
to and from him at Palm Beach while
efforts were being made to keep him
off the stand.
Among other things, the committee
wants TO know how code once used
by agents of the bureau of investiga-
ton of the Department of Justice.
used in the mysterious telegram signed
Mary" came into possession of Me
Leans employees and it has asked
William j. Burns, chief of the bureau
to appear in this connection. He also
is to- be questioned about reports that
Mclean is one of the 81 month
special agents of the department and
as such has been furnished copy of
the bureaus present code.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.

1t. Louis; Temperature. 40; clear; s.
mile wind from the east; lowest tenn
perature in last 81 hours. 30; highest
81.
Chicago: Temperature. IS; clear; T.
mile wind from the west; lowest tenn
peraturo in last 81 hours. 81; highest, a.
Kansas City: Temperature. IS; cloudy
1O-mile wind from the southeast; lowest
temperature in last 81 hours. 81; highest
Sc.
New York: Temperature. 50; partly
cloudy; iO-mile wind from the west:
lowest temperature in last 81 hours, SO;
highest, IS.
Washington: Temperature, Sc; partly
cloudy; 7-mile wind from the south; low
est temperature IN last "a houss. 80:
highest. 10.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
DRY LAW CHARGE. MADE BY
MRS. GAMBLERS HUSBAND
is THROWN OUT OF COURT
Police Chief Takes Witness Stand and Tells of
Making Raid and Finding Coca Cola Kings
Wife in Room With Two Men.
Atlanta. Ga. March s.-The

Atlanta. Ga, March 3.-The case
against Mrs. Asa q. Gambler and
&. W. Keeling was dismissed and
w. j. Stoddard was bound over for
another trial under bond of $500 here
today when they were given a hear
ing In police court on charge of hay
ing been in place where intOXicants
were being drunk.
Hundreds of spectators were in
court when the case was called. The
defendants Immediately entered Il plea
of not guilty. Mrs. Gamblers attor-
ney entered the plea and she remained
in the background.
The origional charge against Stod-
dard was also dismissed. but he was
bound over on new charge of violat-
ing the state prohibition law when
he assumed responsibility for the
partly filled bottle of liquor found by
the police on table when Mrs. Cand-
Ter and the two men were arrested.
Police Chief James l.. Beavers tes-
tilted that he raidcd an apartment at
Is Juniper street on the afternoon Of
February 3. upOn a complaint from
Asa G.. Gambler Sr.. aged millionaire
husband of the Young woman. There
I
men seated around table on which
sat bottle partly filled with whis-
key, he testified.
Enters Wrong Room.
The first door | came TO was
unlocked" the chief added, "and |
walked in. A man and woman were
i'm the front room. / saw | made 4
mistake so / went TO the next apart
II
IL said anybody in this apartment
and somebody said no l heard u
chair scraped, however. and | knock
the door and let me in. We walked
down the hall and | saw n door
leading To a room which was shut. |
grabbed the dOorknob and opened it.
Mrs. Gambler was holding the door. |
saw Mr.. Stoddard in his shirt sleeves.
Il said. what is your nameF and
he replied. If YOU tell me who sent
you here Ill tell you
Il made no reply" the chief added.
"'Wcll. / guess Mr.. Gambler sent
you here. don't Fare. There are
plenty of other places doing like this
was the comment of Mrs. Gambler"
the chief said.
A bottle containing whiskey was on
the table. he continued.
Whose aparement is this?" l asked
Mrs. Gambler.
Took TIE INTO Station.
Its Mrs. Kibbler's. and she's IN
Decatur today Mrs. Gambler told me.
Il then brought them TO the police
station in my car where bond vas
signed" the chief concluded.
A bottle containing a small quantity
of whiskey was introduced in evil
den :.
Its good stuff" the chief declar-
cd. as he held the bottle up TO the
court.
"They all told me they drank some
il it," the chief said.
On cross-examination. Chief Beay-
ers said that Mrs. Gambler was iden-
titled by a Mr.. Tom Pitts, represent
ing Mr.. Gambler.
Chief Beavers admitted that Pitts
requested that Mr.. Gambler be taken
to the polio" ton las he wanted
all treated alike
Mrs. Gambler asked me not to put
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
BOND ELECTION, TOO
Charge Includes Orders to
Look Into Recent
Bond Vote.
KEEP BALLOT PURE
Wants Gaming Indictments
Where Evidence
Warrants.

A charge to the Thirty-seventh Dis
trict Court grand jury to investigate
not Only the bond election of December
4 but the more recent school election
and all other elections which are
not barred by limitation. was deliv-
cred by Judge W. s. Anderson Mon
day morning. Judge Andersons
charge followed 4 special charge
made by Judge W. w. McCrory of
the Ninety-fourth District Court to
his grand jury some two weeks ago.
The Ninety fourth grand jury, after
its investigation. returned mo bills"
/ against two bond election officials
who had been charged by complaint
with violation of the election laws
Judge Anderson stressed the neces-
! Sity of not only investigating the bond
election in which irregularities have
been charged. but pointed out that the
conduct of the school election which
was held on February j. should re-
ceive its share of attention. He also
suggested that other elections of more
distant date, yet which are not barred
by the statute of limitation. could
still be looked into.
The right of suffrage Judge Ander-
son asserted in his charge, is a sacred
right and it is the duty of election
officers to Uphold it. The purity of
the ballot must be preserved he de-
clared, or the very foundations of our
government would crumble.
at is our constitutional right that
the machinery and officers of elections
shall be correct and just" Judge An
dersOn said. I'VE must have a just
and correct count of the ballots.
Every man has right to express his
views by his ballot on any and all
propositions and this right must be
Safeguarded.
Judge Anderson also charged the
grand jury TO investigate all reported
violations of the liquor ard gaming
laws, warning the inquisitorial body.
however. against wasting its time ON
minor gambling charges. Indictments
should be returned only in felony
cases. the judge said.
Charles NJ. Stone Foreman.
Following is list of the twelve
grand jurors impaneled by Judge An
dcrson: James L. Hickman, Thomas
Tengg. George c. Eichlitz, Fred Reut-
eel. !. NJ. Vance, Maury Maverick.
Louis 4. Stumbcrg, Charles NJ. Stone,
G.. G.. Meusebach. John ]. Stevens
George Potchernick and W. G. Rigs
by.
Mr.. Stone was named by Judge An
derson as foreman.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03

her name on. the docket" he said.
~. mere was Mr.. Stoddard when
you entered the apartment" Chief
Beavers was asked by Mr.. Stoddard's
attorney.
He was in the room where the
liquor was" was the chiefs reply.
Did you see the liquor in any
body's possession"
They all told me they all had
drank from the bottle" the chief an
SWered.
Was the apartment rented by Mrs.
Kibler?"
YES, they said so. but the liquor
was in possession of the party then
in the Apartment and that is nine
points of the law" he added.
The chef admitted that the bottle
was on the table and that anybody
would have had access to it.
Mr.. Dorsey questioned the chief as
TO how he identified Mrs. Gambler. He
explained the date he called IN Pitts
because. he said. Il was afraid that
they might substitute somebody else.
was acting for Mr.. Gambler and
didn't want to get somebody else's
who asked you to take personal
charge of this arrest" Mr.. Dorsey
asked.
you WANT to know:' the chief
asked.
Yes. do" Mr.. Dorsey shouted.
Gambler Made Complaint.
well. Mr.. Gambler himself made
the complaint. Mr.. Forrest Adair
told me TO make the raid and he also
told me TO get them and that she and
Mr.. Stoddard were in an apartment,
the chief said.
Did Mr.. Stoddard admit that it
was his whiSkey:'
He said that he would take re-
sponsibility for it," the chief sn-
swered.
This was in a nice neighborhood?"
ayes. it was all right"
Your honor" said Chief Beavers.
Il forgot TO mention the conversation
between Stoddard. Mrs. Gambler and
myself. l asked how long this had
been going on and Stoddard told me
that Mrs. Gambler had worked for him
for six years. | asked what will Mrs.
Stoddard say about it. He said she
knew all about it."
Stoddard became indignant at this
point and shouted, that's not so.
That's not so -
he repeated again. land you know
it's not so.
The chief said it was fact and
refused TO withdraw or modify the
statement. He denied he was under
any instruction from anyone to make
the raid or bring Mrs. Gambler to the
police station.
Stoddard was bound over under
$500 bond and the case against Mr..
Keeling and Mrs. Gambler was dis
missed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
SAN ANTONIO WOMAN
DIES FROM dope"
IN !UAREZ HOSPITAL
Husband Believes Size Was
Drugged and
o., Robbed.

That his wife. May Conley. 2S
years Of age, and formerly OF San An
tonic, was drugged and robbed OF
about $50, is the belief expressed
by Corporal Charles NJ. Conley Of
the Eighth Cavalry at Fort Bliss, El
Paso, following the death Of his wife
in a hospital in Juarez. Saturday
night. The San Antonio woman had
died of an overdose of narcotics.
She left a hotel in FL Paso at Z 30
o'clock Saturday morning. according
to information received here. A few
hours later she was found in a dazed
condition in the center of the Juarez
bushes district and rushed TO a hos
pital Al efforts TO trace her move
mcnts from the time she left the Ell
Paso hotel have failed.
She is survived by her father and
mother. Mr.. and Mrs. j. ii. Nc
Reynolds of South San Antonio.
Prior to her marriage 10 Corporal
Conley. five years ago. she was n
school teacher in Denver. Colo.
Corporal Conley declared that he
firmly believed that she was dragged
and robbed when she went TO Juarez
OH sightseeing trip. Saturday, &C
cording to reports received here.
Conley said she had arrived in FL
Paso four days before her death and
that as she had never been to Juarez
he had planned to take her TO that
city when he could obtain time off
from his military duties. He had
planned to apply for furlough so
that he and his wife could spend n
Second honeymoon together. he said.
The body will be sent from FL Paso
Monday night over the Southern Pa
cific accompanied by her husband.
Burial will be here. at date TO he
fixed. under the auspices of the Shelly
IT,dprtolip0 20
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
SOLDIER CRUSHED
TO DEATH WHEN A
TRUCK OVERTURNS
Private William Mcclure
Killed on Eleven
Mile Hill.

Private William Mcclure of the
Seventy-third Ordnance detachment at
Fort Sam Houston was killed at IL 80
Sunday night when government
truck was overturned at the eleven
mile hill on the Fredericksburg road.
Mcclure, together with other men of
the same organization, was going from
Fort Sam Houston to Camp Stanley.
Mcclure was carried to the station
hospital, Fort Sam Houston after the
accident but was dead when the hos
pital was reached. The body is being
held pending word from his aunt. Miss
Anne McGuire, whose home is in
Pennsylvania
Private Valencia OF the same or
ganization was carried to the hospital
suffering from minor wounds received
in the accident.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
FLOODS In NEBRASKA
Highest Stage Since 1912 Due 10 Ict
Jams in Platte.

Omaha. Neb.. March 3.-Watel
which spread over large area of low
lands at Schuyler. Neb.. 1J miles west
of here. when the ice-iammed Platte
river ovcrflowcd its banks Saturday
night. raised a foot Sunday. bringing
a stage higher than at any time since
1912.
The ice in the river is still holding.
although blasting is in progress and
two narrow channels have been
opened. Engineers estimate the ice
will "go out" by Wednesday.
So far, property damage has been
nominal and there has been no loss
of life.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
CRISIS In BULGARIA
Grave Extremist Activities Predicted
for This Month.
By the Associated Press.

Sofia, Bulgaria, March 3.-Extre-
mist activities in Bulgaria are. pre-
dicted for this month. Evidence is ac-
cumulating that the government is pre-
pairing for grave events. The Red
Cross and other hospitals in Sofia
have received instructions to prepare
for large numbers of wounded sol
diers.
Premier Zankoff in Parliament
shook his fist at the members of the
extreme left and shouted: You are
preparing for further bloodshed."
The ministry of justice today de-
clared that Communist and Agrarian
refugees who fled to Jugoslayia after
the last revplution in September arc
reported planning to cross the border
into bulgarian sometime in March.
They are said to be well supplied with
arms and are flooding Bulgarian vii
lagos. melting the people to revolt.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
HIGH COURT UPHOLDS
STATE LAW AFFECTING
PRE- VOLSTEAD LIQUOR
Illegal to Haze Intcxicants
ACQUIRED Before Pro-
hibition.

Washington, ID. c.. March 3.-State
laws prohibiting the possession of in
toxicating liquors acquired before ma
tional prohibition were toay sustained
by the Supreme Court.
The court affirmed the conviction
of Raymond Moore under the laws of
Idaho for having in his possession in
toxicating liquors.
He asserted that the liquor was OBJ
tanned prior 10 national prohibition
and denied that the state could not
prohibit him from having what the
federal laws permitted.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
MAN DIES In FIRE
Tenants Rescued From Window
Lodges by Firemen.

New York. March S.-onc man
was burned to death and = fireman
was seriously injured in a fire whlch
DESTROYED a fiye-StOry tenement IN
Harlem early Sunday.
MANY Of the tenants whose apart
ments had no fire escapes. pereheel on
window Lodges until rescued by hre-
men.
Stephrn Kelly. who lived on the top
floor. was aroused by his wife. 10
ahead and save yourself" he told oec:
~TU follow Mrs. Kelly descended
safely 10 the stree. by a IRE escape.
hut her husband was overcome before
he could reach a window. His BODY
as found later
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
PRIEST KILLS BROTHER
Eyewitness Says Slain Man Seized
With Violent Attack of Insanity.

Mexico City. March S.-FranciscO
Arias-COrtes. a priest, Sunday shot
and killed his brother, Salvador, in
Conception Church at Guadalajara,
when the latter. during a violent at
tack of insanity. attempted To kill
the priest with knife. After the
shooting the priest fled and remains
hidden.
The only eyewitness declares the
priest tried vainly 10 subdue his
brother. and fired one shot as a
warning, but this only increased che
ferocity of the demented mans at
tack.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
Storks Evidently Not
in Sympathy With the
Republic in Germany
Frankfort. On-The-Oder.

Frankfort n-The-Oder. March
3.-The stork family is on the de
crease in Germany. The big. bird
with its black wings. white breast
and rcd beak-the national colors
of the old German empire-tegan
to dwindle in numbers, according
to ornithologists. about the time of
the 1918 revolution which turned
Germany into a republic.
In the old days PEASANTS We'd
with one another TO have a s;1rk's
nest on their chimneF ZOOS. rs il
was taken as an omen If good luck.
OF late years the habit mas been
discouraged AMI the old father and
mother birds have taken the hint
end sought refuge in nearoy coun-
tries.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
ROBBERS SEVER
STORE CLERKS
HEAD WITH AXE
RIoodhounds From Texas
Prison Farm Put on Trail
of Murderers.
Texarkana. Tex. March 3.-Jame

TeNarkana. Tex. March 3.-James
Asbury Written, 40. clerk in the store
of his brother, Walter Written. near
the entrance to the Shaw state prison
farm, twelve miles northeast of De-
Kaib. was murdered some time Sat
urday night and the store was robbed
of between $40 and 800 in cash.
The body was discovered at 5
O'Clock Sunday morning. The head
had been almost severed with a blow
from an axe. Prison farm bloodhounds
followed two trials from the scene Of
the murder to DeKalb and westward
for a short distance. where the trails.
which had united. were lost. Written
was a bachelor and slept in the store.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
LESS GRAIN EXPORTED
1912 200 Bushels Shipped From L.
:. Ports Last Week.

Washington. ID. C.. March 81
Grain exports from the United States
last week amounted TO 1912. 900 bush
els. compared with 1,419,Oc0 bushels
the previous week.
Canadian grain exported from
United States ports amounted to =
$50. 600 bushels compared with =
:gS7. 900 bushels the previous week.
There were 432. 600 barrels of United
States and Canadian flour mixed or
in combined shipments exported from
United States ports, against J4S,Ovo
barrels the previous week.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
FIND BODY In WELL
Oklahoma Coal Miner Took Own Life,
Relatives Believe.

McAIesier. OKLA. March S.-Frank
McGough. coal miner of krebs, near
here. whose body was found in well
about a mile from his home early
Sunday. is believed to have commit
ted suicide by plunging into the well;
His shoes were found by the well
and. led TO the discovery of the body
by relatives.