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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
OKLAHOMANS PRAISE
S. A. At BREAKFAST

Four hundred happy. cheerful Mid
die West farmers returning from a
trip of inspection of the Catarina
farm district, in San Antonio Thurs
dty mor,frS on the winter Garden
special" and were taken in a fleet OF
30 automobiles to the Menger hotel
for breakfast.
During the course Of the meal an
impromptu committee, headed by Su.
preme Court Commissioner, A. IT.
West. of Oklahoma. offered a resolu-
ton thanking Mr.. Ladd and the Win.
ter Garden Farms company. for the
privilege of visiting San Antonio and
the Winter Garden district, and OK.
pressing their thorough satisfaction
with the trip.
The train, which is the first OF n
number of weekly excursions to be
brought by Mr.. Ladd TO the Catarina
district. left San Antonio Immediately
after breakfast. The visitors departed
singing the praises OF Sunny San An
tonic and Southwest Texas.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
STATE OFFICIALS AID
FOOT-MOUTH FIGHT

In order to protect other states
from the outbreaks of the foot and
mouth disease of Texas, county farm
agents, inspectors of the Livestock
Sanitary Commission and tick inspec-
tors have been named as inspectors
of dressed poultry, fruits, vegetables,
trees and shrubs to be shipped out of
Texas, announced Fred w. Mally,
Bexar county farm agent and agri-
cultural secretary of the chamber of
commerce.
An affidavit must be filed by the
shippers with the inspector, specifying
where the commodities offered for
shipment were grown or originated
and if passed, a certificate is issued
covering the shipment from point of
origin to it's destination. These GER
tificates may be obtained in Bexar
county from Fred W. Mally, county
agent, and o. b. Rollins, his assist
ant, at the chamber of commerce /;
John w. Greene, Bexar county tick
inspector. and DIR. A. H. Hughes. as
sistant state veterinarian, who lives
in San Antonio.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
UNCLE IKE OF NOVEL
FIRED BY GOVERNMENT

BRANSON, Mo-, Oct. 22.-P)-
Levi Morrill,, far-famed as Uncle Ike"
in Harold Bell Wright's shepherd of
the Hills" and for 81 years postmaster
at Notch. near here, has been asked
to resign by the government. No cause
other than the old mans age has been
assigned, so far as is known here.
Uncle Ike" is entering his ninetieth
year, but his mind is clear and active,
according to his friends. He erected
his little postoffice building in 1894
when he first took office.
1t is understood here that if no
successor is appointed within one
month, Notch postoffice will be dis
continued. As the remuneration never
has been more than 500 annually, it
is considered improbable that there
will be an applicant for the job.
A petition is being signed by friends
Of Uncle Ike asking that the re-
quest for his resignation be reconsid-
cred. Others are expected to inter-
cede through congressman.
The little office is dear in senti-
ment to every lover of the Ozark hills.
Should their efforts fail, Uncle Ike"
still will remain to them "the old post
master at the Forks"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
PAY
MRS. NEWTON
TRIBUTE
Annual Memorial Services
Held Within Walls of
Historic Alamo.

Two of San Antonio's first pioneer
women, Mrs. Sarah Eager, who was
the first American girl born in San
Antonio, and Mrs. Fanny Applewhitc,
who for many years has been Gus
todian of the Alamo, paid tribute to
the life of the late II. NJ. Newton.
at the annual memorial services of
the Alamo Chapter, Daughters of
the Texas Republic. which were held
in the Alamo Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Newton was the only member
Of the Alamo chapter who died dur
ing the past year. John Smith, her
father. was the last messenger dis
patched to General Sam Houston
from the Alamo before its siege in
1896.
The parents of Mrs. Eager were
one of the first five Americans to
settle in the little village of San
Antonio. She was born in 1911
Both she and Mrs. Applewhite are
among the local authorities on San
Antonio history. Mrs. Eager dis
cussed Mrs. Newton's life and his
torical heritage, and Mrs. Applewhitc
told of her personal service to the
chapter and paid personal tribute to
her.
Other features of the services in
cluded the invocation, pronounced by
Mrs. Betty Carnal; reading of a
passage from the Scriptures, Mrs.
Ella Love: hymn; a roll call of the
dead, Mrs. J. NJ. Kinkaid; reading
of hymn, Mrs. +. p. Arncson; memoir
ial address, the Rev. /. f. Gates.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
Maybe SteMer
Is Going to Try
New Profession

Perhaps Street Commissioner
Paul Steffler is going to resign.
And maybe William Sieckenius
his street superintendent, will
walk out with him.
The city hall was agog with
such rumors Thursday.
Reports had it that the street
officials were planning TO take
in needle work.
And appearances were against
them. For on their desks were
two sewing aprons.
The aprons were purchased
from an aged woman, whom the
pair visited in connection with
improving her street. the COM
missioner FASTENED to explain.
Mr.. SteffIer and Mr.. Siecken.
Jus will give the aprons to MEM
beers Of their families, they tried
to make city employees believe.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
BlACKMA|L PLOTS
REVEALED BY Police

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-LP)-Opera-
tons of a blackmail ring, which,
prcying alike on bootleggers, gamblers
and reputable business men, has OBJ
tanned thousands Of dollars, have
been disclosed in a joint investiga-
ton of police and federal agents.
One attempt, with Louis Smith,
proprietor of an automobile supply
store, as its intended victim, seem
ingly was designed to increase the
defense fund of Albert Anselmi and
John Salice, gangsters, on trial for
killing two policemen.
Smith was given the choice of
bringing $4,000 TO a rendezvous or
suffering death for himself and his
family. With detectives, he took a
bogus package to the place named,
but no one was found to take it. The
threatening letter to him said the
money would be used to save Anselmi
and Salice from the moose.
Two wealthy bootleggers have met
the blackmailers' demands and fled,
says the Herald and Examiner to-
day. Dan Perry, wounded recently by
assailants who escaped. made settle
n.ent and fled to Florida, while an
other bootlegger, whose profits are
placed by the newspaper at 81, 100000
in the last few months, paid $4,000
and went to Canada.
Two men who attempted to extort
money from wealthy parents by
threatening harm to their children,
were given maximum sentences in
criminal court yesterday. Harbou
Cotman. originator of the plot, was
given from one to 20 years in the
penitentiary and Richard Reno, who
carried the threatening letters was
ccntnncel To Il Ycnr and fined S100
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.

Chicago: Temperature. Sc; clear; four
teen-mile wind from the west; lowest
temperature in last "a hours, "a; high.
est. a..
Kansas City; Temperature, 40; cloudy:
lesl than ten-mile wind from the SOUTH
east: lowest temperature in last "a
hours. 40; highest. sc.
New York: Temperature. SO; cloudy
less than ten-mile wind from the east:
lowest temperature in last % hours. a;
highest As.
st. Louis; Temperature. IS: clear: less
than ten-mile wind from the northeast:
10 vest temperature In last "a hours, So;
highest, 81.
Washington: Temperature, a.; rain
ing: less than ten-mle wind from the
southwest; lowest temperature in last
"A hours. 80; highest, 81.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
led KNIGHTS TRIAL
DATE IS UNDECIDED

Ed Knight, former deputy sheriff.
charged with the murder of Tom
Cooper in an Apache street cold drink
stand. probably will be tried during
the third week in November, it was
announced by District Attorney G. NJ.
Chambers Thursday following the con-
viction of W. r. Red" Hamilton on
the same charge.
Though the case has not been set,
Chambers designated the third week
in November because the trial of Su-
zanne Crawford, charged with the MUIR
der of her husband, Charles Crawford,
will be opened November is. Mr..
Chambers pointed out he was avoiding
confliction Of the two trials.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
BUSINESS TO FEEL EFFECT
OF SECURITY AGREEMENT
By B. c. FORBES

How will American workers, Ameri
can manufacturers, American mer
chants, American farmers, American
investors. be affected by the moment.
Gus agreement signed and sealed by
Great Britain, Italy, France and Ger.
many that never again shall war be
waged between France and Germany!
The terms of the agreement justify our
accepting Europe's verdict that Meth
cr nation will dare violate il, since to
do so would Immediately line up Brit.
ain and Italy against the aggrcSsor.
How. then. will the new order az.
feet things here?
This historic treaty should and
doubtless will lead, first to SubStan,
tial and then to drastic reduction OF
armies in Europe. This will have
these definite resultes:
First-European budgets will be
cut down greatly, thus making tax re-
auctions possible.
Second-Several millions Of able.
bodied men will be released from mill.
tary service and will become wage
earners, tillers of the soil, etc.
Third-Morc workers and lower
taxes will enable Europe to lower costs
of production and expand production,
Fourth-Budgct SURPRISES. instead
of deficits. will so raise European
countries credit that they will be able
to borrow more freely for productive
purposes.
Fifth-All this will greatly
strengthen Europe's power to compete
with the United States in world mar
kets. to export more goods TO us, to
supply larger part. il not the whole,
of the foreign demand for grain.
Sixth-American manufacturers will
take aggressive measures TO lower
costs of production, and if they resort,
as part of the process, to lowering
wages, trouble may be prccipitated
here.
Seventh - Our own agricultural
problem can scarcely fail TO be agra
waited by more intense foreign compe-
tition to supply Europe's grain needs
although by and by our domestic re-
auiremepts will take care of this
phase of our agricultural problem.
Eighth - Emigration from Europe
will be stimulated, not only insuring
the filling of the quotas to this coun-
try, but swelling the productive popu-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
SNEAK THIEVES Ply
VACATIONS IN S. A.

Sneak thieves piled their trade in
San Antonio Wednesday night, and a
result almost everything from shoes to
sealing wax was reported stolen to
police.
The Sand Lime Brick Company at
Sherman and Pine streets is without
the use of two trucks. The trucks
weren't stolen, but the coils were.
Naylor Dorm, 1905 Dakota street.
prepared for winter by buying an
overcoat. 1t was stolen from his home,
he told police, Thursday.
d. +. Saunders, 923 Peck avenue.
reported the tarpaulin stolen from his
automobile.
Detectives Grasshoff and Bartholo-
mae fished two large automobile cas-
ings out of the brush near 600 Roose-
welt avenue.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
BODY OF DROWNED
MAN BELIEVED TO
BE MISSING PARSON

Filling the description of J. c. Lacy.
Uvalde minister who has been missing
for more than two weeks. the body of
a drowned man was pulled from the
Rio Grande at Hidalgo, Wednesday.
Il. j. Powell, Justice of the Peace
at McAllen wired San Antonio police
for a complete description of the miss
ing parson. Powell wired the dead
man appeared to be about % years of
age, about five feet three inches in
height and weight about 125 pounds.
The description of the Rev. Mr..
Lacy furnished local police is almost
identical with that wired by Powell.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
MEMORIAL PARK
MOVE GAINS
GROUND

Plans for a mass meeting to aug
ment the move to purchase property
just south of the Alamo, have beer
completed. The meeting will be held
in the Menger hotel ballroom Monday
evening at o'clock, it was announced.
Alamo Mission chapter, Daughters
of the Republic of Texas, and the San
Antonio Conservation society. taking
the lead with The San Antonio Light
in this move, have invited every civic,
social, business and patriotic society
in the city to cooperate in the meet
ing and the move.
Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor, and
Judge Sidney ]. Brooks will be prin-
cipal speakers. They and other speak
ers will point out the value of a
proper setting for the Alamo and the
actual value of the historic old fort
ress-mission to the city.
Henry Steinbaumer has completed
tentative plans for Identifying the
Alamo setting. These plans will be
shown at the meeting.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
THREE PLUMBERS
FACE COMPLAINTS

Cool weather and the plumbers
troubles arrived simultaneously.
Three were hailed into court Thurs
day on complaints filed by +. Haenig,
city plumbing inspector. alleging they
had failed to comply with the city's
new gas ordinance.
One had installed some pipe, an
other a new gas appliance and third
q new gas heater without obtaining
the proper permit, the complaints al
laua
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
EXPERT PREDICTS
HAWAIIAN QUAKES

HONOLULU. Oct. 22.-P)-Pro.
fessor Thomas Jaggar, volcanologist of
the United States Weather Bureau
here, speaking before the excursion
party of the Los Angeles Chamber Of
Commerce. said that 7,0O0,OOO,OOO
tons of rock has fallen into Hale
maumau pit, since the explosion which
occurred there more than year ago,
and predicted that when the volcano
returns to life its eruption will be ac-
companied by earthquake shocks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
LEGION COMMANDERS
ASSIGNED DIVISIONS

AUSTIN, Oct. 22.-P)-Assign-
ment of the division commanders OF
the Texas American Legion selected
at the September state convention, has
been made, S. NJ. Hankins, adjutant.
announced today. Q. q. Taylor Of
Austin. will have charge of the San
Antonio division; Jim 0'Neil, Waxn.
hachie, the Dallas division: A. NJ.
Parmenter, Waco. the Austin dI.
vision; NJ. g. Blalock. Houston di-
vision. and r. c. Winters. Abilene,
I'll Paso and Panhandle divisions.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
S. A. WILL APPOINT
MUSEUM COMMITTEE

A board Of control. just like that
of the Carnegie Library. will be ap-
pointed by the city commission to act
i'm the interest of the Witte Memo
rial museum. which the city has
agreed to maintain. Mayor John W.
Tobin said Thursday.
If the commission approves his
plans. Ray Lambert, park commits
sioner. and member of the follow
ing organizations will be appointed
for membership on the board: Art
Society. Conservation Society. Mu-
scum Association and the Scientific
Society.
The board will probably be ap-
pointed Monday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
DALLAS GIRL TO WED
MAN SENTENCED FOR
HER FATHERS DEATH

DALLAS, Oct. 22.-CP)-The mar
raige of Miss Anne Payne to Henry
q. Lawrence, Dallas art salesman,
who was convicted here recently of
Staying her father. will be held Oc-
tober 81, it was announced by Mrs.
e. =. Payne, her mother. Lawrence
was sentenced TO serve five years in
the penitentiary for manslaughter in
connection with the Staying.
Lawrence testified he shot Z. +.
Payne is self defense and TO protect
members of his own household when
Payne threatened them at his home.
tify at the trial.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22

/ lation of Canada and South America,
movement bound to have an influ-
ence upon our own status.
These are considerations of great
Importance to all classes in this coun-
try. They demand the most earnest
study alike of our capitalists, our
manufacturers, our hbor leaders, our
farmers and our lawmakers.
What can be done? What should
be done?
Starting at the top. our government
should theoretically pursue its an
nounced policy Of reducing taxes TO
the lowest feasible limit. thus reliev-
ing business as much MS possible OF
what has been and still is a very
heavy burden.
Our InduStrialists must redouble
their efforts to eliminate waste, to i'm
prove and increase machinery, to cut
the labor content in production, to
create scientific distribution and to in
tensify the loyalty and cooperation OF
their workers.
The electric industry must bend all
its energies to inventing new machin'
cry anu lHi.ltilltHlSs W SApdhulhS 'uA
network of power lines all over the
continent, to making electric power
more widely available and more desir-
able on farms, and to making all
classes of power cheaper.
Our labor leaders must convince the
workers in this country that the policy
approved at the American Federation
of Labor convention in Atlantic City
regarding cooperation with manage
ment to eliminate waste and to in
crease production is not only desir-
able but is becoming absolutely vital
to the well being of American labor
itself.
Editors, writers and others who in
fluence public opinion must give seri-
Gus attention to these fundamentally
important developments and spread
enlightenment on the best way to
meet it.
prosperity always carries with il
the seeds of its own destruction" it
has been sagely said. 1t behooves
every thoughtful American citizen to
do his part in keeping Americas I'M
paralleled prosperity as free as posi-
BILE from weeds calculated to choke it.
Copyright. 1925. BY B. G. Forbes.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
FIRST SANTA CLAUS
LETTER is RECEIVED

Santa Claus first letter for 1925
is in the San Antonio postoffice,
awaiting word from that jolly person
as to where his address this year will
be.
Addressed in a childish scrawl, a
small envelope directed to "Santay
Claus, L. S. World" was received in
the routing department Wednesday
afternoon. No name or return address
was on the outside of the envelope
which presumably contains an order
for things to delight some child who
believes in being prompt.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
The Weather
TEMPERATURES.
FORECAST.

San Antonio and vicinity: Thursday
night and Friday. partly cloudy: lowest
temperature about "a; light to moderate
southerly winds.
East Texas: Thursday night and Fri
day partly cloudy; warmer in northeast
and central portions Wednesday night;
light to moderate southerly to westerly
winds on the coast.
West Texas: Thursday night and
Friday. partly cloudy; cooler in the Pan
handle Friday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
MUSEUM SOCIETY
ENDORSES S. A. PLAN

Members of the San Antonio Mu-
scum Association endorsed the part
the city has taken in having the White
Memorial Museum erected in Bracken.
ridge Park. Thursday morning.
The committee which called upon
Mayor John w. Tobin was composed
Ut Charles Graebner, president: W.
n. Capurro, director: Miss Ellen
Schulz. vice president. and Miss EN-.
ma Gutzeit, secretary.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
PRINCE OF WALES
TRIES NEW MOUNTS

MILTON-MOWBRAY, England,
Oct. 22.-CP)-The Prince of Wales
spent Wednesday trying out his sixteen
hunting horses. He rode all of them
in turn and complimented the grooms
on their condition. He said there was
nothing TO choose between them.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
KELLY FIELD PILOT
ORDERED TO PENNSY

Captain S. T. Collar will leave
Kelly Field Friday for Harrisburg,
Pa. He was assigned to duty with
the Organized Reserves at that place
upon his return to Kelly Field Thurs
day.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22

Hertzberg. Kercheville & Thompson.
lawyers, COS Brady Blds.-(Adv.)
New prize waltz at Crouchers Hall,
Friday, October %. Heron 3. Smith
Orchestra.
Notices.. p. Athletic Club dance
will be given at Beethoven Danceland
AS South Alamo street, instead of
Labor Temple Friday, October 3D.
Musical entertainment by Original
Red Peppers.-(Adv.)
Dancers NOtice-The new orches-
ira at the Labor Tcmnle entertains
the guests of the Jolly Fellows White
Rose and Colonial Club. Wednesday,
Saturday, Sunday and holiday
ADV
nasce at Helotes Shooting Hall
Saturday, October "A. Brown road.
Heron b. Smith 0rchestra.-(Adv.)
Dancing at the Labor Temple 10.
night. Music by h. j. Homen's Merry
Makers. Rain or shine.
Dance given by =. Z. Athletic Club
at Beethoven Danccland AIS South
Alamo street. Music by Original Red
Peppers.-(Adv)
Grand opening dance tonight RAIN
BOW Garden. Houston and Navarro.
Music By the Mississippi Six. Mr..
and Mrs. Parkcr.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
GATH Courts
JURISDICTION
UPHELD
Declare Constitution Fixe.
Powers of District
Tribunal.

The jurisdiction OF a district court
is fixed by the Constitution and a Leg
islature cannot destroy it. The right
of the Ninety-fourth District court to
try civil cases, as well as criminal ac-
| tons, was upheld in an opinion hand
ed down Wednesday by the Fourth
Court OF Civil Appeals. l-
The appeals court held IN its opin-
ion that the Ninety-fourth Is a dis
trict court of general jurisdiction and
can try all matters that properly come
before a district court.
The opinion was issued in a case
brought by Vaughan Il. Jones. ct al.
appellants. against Mrs. Mary Duerler
Soch, ct vir, appellees, growing out OF
Il suit in trespaSs to try title. Juris-
diction of the Ninety-fourth to try
the case was assaulted by the appellants
on the ground that it was not Of gen.
eral but of limited jurisdiction.
LAW COVERS COURT.
The Ninety-fourth was created by
the Legislature in 1923 under the gen.
eral laws, which provided for five
Bexar county district courts. The law
set out that "the jurisdiction of these
courts shall be concurrent over all
cases, proceedings and matters of
which district courts are given juris-
diction by the Constitution and laws
of the state. except the courts of the
Thirty-seventh and Ninety-fourth jul
dicial districts shall give preference
to the trial of criminal cases. The
Ninety-fourth shall also try di-
vorces, child custody cases, adiudicate
property rights, issue writs of habeas
corpus, mandamus. injunctions and all
writs necessary to enforce its juris-
diction." 1t was also set out that it
may appoint receivers as provided by
civil statutes. but shall try and deter
mine no other cases.
HAS JURISDICTION.
Under the law of its creation we
feel satisfied that the district court
had jurisdiction Of the case before
us the appeals courts opinion. held.
1.-The law did not deprive the court
of its constitutional jurisdiction as a
district court. That jurisdiction is
fixed by the Constitution and Legis-
lature could not change it.
THE court was created by the Leg
islature and, as said by the Supreme
Court, 1T was at once clothed with
the powers conferred by the Constitu-
ton upon such courts, and any at
tempts in the act to unduly limit those
uowerS must be treated as futile
Judge w. w. McCrory is judge OF
the Ninety-fourth court. He was APP
pointed by Governor Pat Neff when
the court was created and was elected
to the bench at the last election.