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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
GANG NEMESIS
GETS DEATH
THREATS
S. A. Family Warned Over
Telephone-Police
Trace Calls.

His single-handed action in break
ing up a gang of thieves may account.
detectives believe, for the anonymous
telephone calls Wednesday night,
which threatened George T. Mandry,
1924 Saunders avenue, and his family
with death.
Three times the "ominous death
warning" came over the wire into the
cars of Mrs. Mandy.
After each threat, the mysterious
voice broke into Trades Of personal
abuse until Mrs. Mandry hung up the
receiver of the instrument.
Her efforts TO question the inform
ant were useless.
who are you?" she asked.
"You want to know too much" the
voice snapped back.
Neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Mandry could
account to Detective Sergeant George
Stendebach for the foreboding mes
sages except for his activity in break
ing up a youthful gang Of thieves.
Mr.. Mandry dramatically brought
their reign of thievery to an end last
August with shotgun barrage. Two
of them he captured after they had
assembled in front of his home prepar-
atory to burglarizing the neighbor-
hood.
Before that date, Mr.. Mandry had
had stolen from his yard pedigreed
dogs and garden hose. Before the
capture of the pair after chase OF
a mile, Mr.. Mandry had routed one
other burglar from his premises with
his shotgun.
With these facts as the only obvious
clue, detectives were prepared Thurs
day morning to continue the investiga.
ton of the death messages
The telephone station from which
the messages were delivered Sergeant
Stendebach learned is that of down.
town theater. There is small likeli
hood of any lead originating from this
source, he believes.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
MUD-D|SGU|sED
BAND|TSR0b
{. A. CAFE
Guests Continue Laughter
as Robbers Rifle
Cash Register.

While automobile customers slipped
their drinks and ate their sandwiches
on the outside. two khaki-clad BAN
dts Wednesday night held up the
Klinger cafe, 2122 Broadway, and
escaped with S45 scoopcd hurriedly
out of the cash register.
They entered drama tically from the
kitchen with the first toll of IL
o'clock and held their guns on Mrs.
E. V. S. Klinger, wife of the owner.
Half dozen frightened guests, who
had been seated in the cafe, huddlcd
into one corner at the demand Of
one of the bandits.
From outside driftcd in the laughter
and raillery from the couples in au-
tomobiles.
With Mrs. Klinger and waitress,
who were the only ones in the front
of the cafe beside the guests, backed
against the wall at the point of a
pistol, one of the bandits quickly
rifled the cash register.
Just behind them but with a closed
door separating them. the kitchen
employees were busy, unconscious of
the scene the wall hid.
No attempt was made to search
the guests.
After the money had been obtained,
the bandits backed into the kitchen
and escaped through the rear en-
trance by which they had entered.
The bandits introduced new dis
Sc effect. Both of their faces
were caked with mud.
Both Mrs. Klinger and the guests
testify to its practicability, since they
were able to give Detectives Harris
and Dwyer only meaSre description
of the bandits.
Investigation by these officers
Wednesday night failed to disclose a
clue.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
H. A. OLIVER, c. OF c.
OFFICER, KILLS SELF

CLEBURNE. Oct 22.-CP)-H. A.
Oliver. secretary OF the Cleburnc
Chamber of Commerce, shot and killed
himself last night at his home here.
No motive for his act could be learned.
He was 81 years old.
Mr.. Oliver has lived here five years
and during all of that period has
served as the Chamber of Commerce
secretary. He formerly was of Mar
shall. and was one of the best known
commercial executives in the state.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
OFFICERS RESCUE
DSROBED YOUTH
STANDING IN STREET

youth unadorned."
This what Captains Moglia, Dick
man and Emergency Officer Davis
found in the middle Of West Com
merce Street Wednesday night.
And running from him in every
direction were friends, enjoying the
immense joke"
without a ves,fge of clothing he
stood in the middle Of the street, "
Captain Moglia said.
Embarrassed and chilled to the bone,
he leapcd into hiding in. the police car.
1T started out to be joke. but
it's ruined me in this neighborhood.
the youth declared as he furnished
police with the names Of his friends.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
TAX PAYMENTS
SH0W ERA Of
PROSPERITY
R. Neil Campbell Declares
More Money Coming in
Than Ever Before.

Prosperous condition of this com
munity is indicated by prompt pay.
ment Of poll tax and property taxes
this year, in the opinion of r. Neil
Campbell, Bexar County tax collec'
tor.
Mr.. Campbell today announced that
payments of poll and property taxes
this year greatly exceeded payments
in all previous years during the same
period.
up till October 20, 1924, only $50
voters had paid poll taxes, compared
to 1889. more than twice as many,
this year." said Mr.. Campbell. This
year there were 400 exemptions, which
also is an increase over last year.
More than $4,000 has been col
lected in property taxes, compared to
only $500 at this time last year."
The tax collector attributes prompt
payments of these taxes in part to the
fact that he mailed out statements to
10000 taxpayers come time ago.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
CALIFORNIA BLUE BOOK
LISTS TONY CUTS DOUG

course, was a novelist before he mi
grated to filmdom. and Cecil De Mile
was a playwright before he was a
motion picture producer.
To remove any doubt as to the blue
books impartiality, it is only neces'
sary to note that neither Mayor
George L. Cryer of Los Angeles, nor
DIR. Robert A. Milliken, Nobel prize
winner and internationally known
physicist. made the grade"
President Rufus A. Won Klein Smid
of the University of Southern Califor.
mia is included, however, as are sew
cral ncwspapermen and women, in
Guiding few, a very few, press
agents. But Elinor Glyn is missing.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
FORD'S OLD-TIME
DANCE BIG SUCCESS
by Universal Service.

DETROIT. Oct. 22.-Such interest
was evidenced today by the 900 per-
sons in attendance ut the old-time
dance revival sponsored by Henry
Ford in the Cathedral House, that
there was much talk Of the posi-
bility Of establishing regular classes in
the church house. This would be
strictly in accordance with the desires
Of Ford and of Bishop Page. who con-
ours in the opinion that churches and
educational institutions should take
the initiative in revivinS the group
dances.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-15
C. OF C. LEADER
TO AID ScHWAB
Reynolds Pledges Coopera-
ton to Steel King.

John 3. Reynolds, Chamber of
Commerce secretary, today pledged
cooperation to Charles M. Schwab,
steel magnate, and Stutz Motor Car
Company director, who Monday an
nounced he was considering location
of one of his Industries here.
Schwab refused to divulge the ma
tire Of the industry. He said In
dianapolis was ideally located and
had many industrial advantages.
Indianapolis certainly Is wide
awake. I like the attitude here"
Schwab said. F. e. Moscovics, Stutz
president, was commissioned to make
a survey of the situation.
'Mr. Schwab's attitude toward In
dianapolis is appreciated. Interest Of
more men of his type would be a
great benefit" Reynolds said.
Schwab conferred with Reynolds
and Frank S. Fishback, Chamber
president.
Schwab who was here to attend a
Stutz dealers convention left Mon
day night in his private car.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-15

that the site has been appraised at
$637 900. The property may be sold
in two lots or In its entirety, Bust
ness Director William H. Book said
today.
One Of the lots has 1915 feet in
Pennsylvania St.. and extends east
to the first alley, while the other sec
ton extends the remaining 25S feet
in Pennsylvania ST., to North St.,
and to the first alley east.
School Board members have as
serted that sale of this site is neces-
sary in order to carry out the
boards building program
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-15
HUMANE SOCIETY DIRECTORS

DR.. G. F. Stout and Wayne Emmel.
man have been named directors of
the Indianapolis Humane Society, 1t
was announced today. They will
serve two unexpired terms. Monthly
business meeting Of the society was
held Monday night at the Chamber
of Commerce.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-15

1.-THE children and had colds,
writes Mrs. Nancy Mather, Rich
wood, Ohio. land the first dose of
FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR helped
us right away. We surely got quick
results. I shall keep it on hand all
the time" Thousands of mothers
have found in FOLEY'S HONEY
AND TAR the ideal cough and cold
remedy for their children. Contains
no opiates. Children like it. Sold
by all uggists.-Advertise
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-15
BIDS ARE ASKED
ON SH0RTRIDGE
Sale of High School Property
Advertised.

The sale Of Shortridge High
School, Michigan and Pennsylvania
St., was advertised today. Bids on
property will be received by the
school board Dec. 80.
In the advertisements. it is said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-15
CONSUL TO BE GUESTS

High Catholic pignitaries to Attend
South Bend Mass.
BU United Press
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Dec. 15.-
A special representative of the Pope
and other high dignitaries of the
Catholic Church will be honor guests
at the midnight mass at the Sacred
Heart Church here Christmas Eve.
C. H. d. Ferry De Founttnouvelle,
consul OF France and special repre-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-15
CHECK CHARGE QUASHED
Another Man Admits Guilt and Is
Sentenced

BN United Press
GOSHEN, Innd., Dec. 49,
Charges of issui-r fraudulent
check pending in court here against
Thomas Allen of Sturgis, Mich, was
dismissed.
Devon Bussert, 25 of South Bend,
confessed he wrote the check which
led to Aliens arrest. A suspended
sentence of one to. five years in the
In,lIana State Reformatory was im-
posed on Bussert.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-15
A MOTHER MADE HAPPY

sentative OF the Pope. will be honored
at a reception prior to the mass.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27

$500. But the salesman's commission,
never less than 25 per cent. had also
to be deducted from the farmers
$500-another rake-off of $125.
The company's officials at head
quarters, therefore, were glad to get
$3.50 for the so-called security" for
which the purchaser paid $500. They
gladly take $3.50, because they well
know that they could not go to any
stock exchange or any bank in the
country and get $3.50 for their $500
of Stock In majority of instances
they could not thus raise 500 on
$500 of stock certificates.
They find it necessary to sell their
doubtful or worthless stocks to buy
ers who are ignorant of the true val
ues of real securities and are unable
to discriminate between industrial
and other stocks that are selling on
the New York exchanges for par Oh
better and gaudy certificates that
could not be sold on any established
stock market at $50 for 500 share.
A good safeguard is a few min
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27
WHAT CAN YOU BORROW ON IT
AT YOUR BANK

THE REAL test of an investment"
L as bankers of Kennewick and the
Inland Empire are reminding possible
buyers of worthless or doubtful stock
'is, what can you borrow on it at
your bank ?"
That is the acid test. People who
have been victimized would have
avoided their losses if they had tried
it before they bought wildcat stocks
on no other knowledge than the IT.
responsible assertions of glib sales
men.
Many farmers and others in the In
land Empire have given their notes
recently for worthless or doubtful
stocks, only to discover that the sales
men had promptly cashed them with
a local bank or some other buyer at
discount of rs per cent. That meant
that the concern selling the stock was
glad to receive 1915 cash for certi-
fcates it had sold the farmer for
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27

utes' consultation with your local
banker; or. on cases where the pos
sible buyer has been misled by the
stock salesman's deceptive assertion
that the banker will not give correct
information because he wants to keep
the money in his bank, to address a
note of inquiry to a city banker at
Spokane, Seattle, Portland or Ia
coma.
In dealings of this character there
is no occasion for. hurry. There will
be plenty of that kind of stock for
sale next week or next month The
supply is inexhaustible. If prospec-
tive buyers are set upon having some
of it, they can get it at bargain"
prices by inquiring around and find
ing some other victim who has rued
his venture and will be glad to sell
out and recoup part of his losses
Spokesman Review.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27

THIS movement that is being start
ed this week to clean up the town
for the fair is a good stunt, fellers.
Let's all get into the work and
slick the old place up. 1t really does
look like the dickens to see all the
rubbish that has accumulated.
The condition of the town is at
tracing the attention of our visitors
and hurts the town and everybody in
it. Even aside from the way the place
looks to others, it's well worth while
to fix up bit for the moral effect
it will have on the people who live
here.
Clean 'er up! Clean your yard
your alley, Your parking strip. The
other fellow will do the same and we
can work wonders.
Let's go!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27
WILD CAT SECURITIES

Secretary of State j. Grant Hinkle
has hit upon new scheme for dis
couraging dealers in wild cat secur-
tiles. He is asking applicants for
brokers' licenses who handle doubtful
securities to deposit bond to pro-
tect the investing public against loss
thru Misrepresentation.
There are some companies seeking
to do business in this state who, tho
not excluded by the letter of the law,
seem to Secretary Hinkle to be too
venturesome for prudent investors.
Tracing the record of some of their
sponsors he has found that in other
states the blue sky authorities have
required indenlnifying bonds. In such
cases Secretary Hinkle has declared
he would insist upon similar bonds
before the securities are thrown on
the market in Washington. Whether
the present blue shy law is strong
enough to uphold Secretary Hinkle
has not been determined but if it is
not the secretary of state believes the
Legislature, at its special session,
should give him definite authority to
require such bonds in questionable
cases. Mr. Hinkle naively suggests
that no injury is done legitimate bus
mess for the brokers who are asked
for bonds promptly move to a new
state.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27
PUBLIC SERVICE IS FIRST

There is one auto stage operator
in the state who knows now that his
franchise was issued for public ser.
vice, not private speculation. The
department of public works was in.
vestigating complaints of poor ser.
vice and the operator, after protest.
ing that he was making an effort
to improve, begged for leniency
claiming that in a few days he would
be able to sell out.
Get that idea out of your head,
the department sharply replied. "Thai
certificate for your stage route was
issued for the benefit of the public
and not private speculation. If you
will not live up to your obligation to
give satisfactory service we will al
low new operator to enter the field
The man who does not serve the pub
lie has nothing to sell.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27
KEEPS FIRE FROM WOODS

Three big highway contracts have
been postponed until fall by the state
to avoid danger of forest fires thru
the burning of timber and underbrush
out from the right of way during
clearing and grading operations.
These are the Naselle river Sec
ton of the Ocean Beach highway
the first portion of the new road
north from Raymond to Grays Har.
Dor and the American river portion
of the Naches Pass highway. Work
on these three jobs will be pushed
thru a heavily timbered country ano
the state highway department APP.
prehensive of danger from contract.
ors' operations during the summer
months delayed advertising for tbs
work until September. Contractors
will not go on any Of these jobs un.
til the first fall rains have made OPP.
Grafton safe.
The Naselle river contract will op
en- up the Ocean Beach highway from
the west end as far as Grays River
1t is possible to get thru now but
the road is little travelled because OF
unfinished gaps. Next season a sec
tion of Wahkiakum county that here
tofore has traded almost exclusively
with Oregon towns will be able t.
reach the Willapa Harbor cities over
good road.
Eight miles of new work on Ameri
can river will carry the Naches Pas:
highway well up toward Chinook
Pass. This much, or possibly little
more, new work will be let nex1
month. A start on the state roat
north of Raymond which next bien
MUM will give Willapa and Grays
Harbor their first connecting highway
also will start in September.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27
PREPARE NOW FOR SNOW

In the midst of the hottest period
of summer the state highway depart
ment is preparing for winters storms
assembling snow plows and work
ing out plans for keeping Snoqual-
mie Pass open for traffic as much as
possible.
The highway department has no
hope of keeping Snoqualmie Pass OPP
en- beyond the middle of November;
the danger of sudden storms making
it extremely hazardous to allow traf-
fic to go thru later. Next winter the
departments big push pillow will be
stored on the summit and in the
spring will start cleaning out the
snow from the top downward. This
years work showed working from
the valley toward the summit was
much more difficult than will be the
new plan. Gasoline will have to be
stored during the winter on the sum-
nit, but as the road can be opened
on the west side easily fresh supplies
can be carried to the top for the
long drive on the east end.
Snoqualmie Pass can be kept open
longer than any other route over the
Cascades but the highway depart
ment has been unable to keep it free
from snow more than six months
year. This circumstance strengthens
the campaign for the early compile
ton of the north bank highway.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27
CAN WE DOUBT IT?

WE HEARD a story the other day
- about an editor having to be
carried home on stretcher as the
result of having received kind word
over something he had printed. The
shock simply unnerved him. But just
as he reached his home some one
gave him cussing about another ar
ticle he had printed, and he got up
and returned to work.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27
REVOLUTION

WHEN asked how he found mar
~ rage one Of our readers replied:
During courtship l talked and she
listened. After marriage she talked
and listened. Now we both talk and
the neighbors listen"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27

Thinking? Well, of what were
you thinking? l hope you haven't
touched those cakes ?"
That's what I was thinking
about. was wondering whether the
cakes were good enough to be whip
ped for"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27

Our great nation will be consumed
by the red fire of Bolshevism," eO
$50 you got licked for congress- -
remarked the common citizen
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27

WHEN man sits down to wait for
W his ship to come in, it usually
turns out to be receivership.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27

TT is queer how unfailingly the
: neighbors find you out, and how
seldom the bill collector does. Z
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27

THE surprise is not that the big
= gest fish get by, but that the big
gest liars get by.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27

WE HAVE observed that you can
" get more out of a man by slap
ping his back than by pounding his
nose.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27

THE GOOD die young and lots of
young folks think they are good
drivers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27

IF THE people look bad, they are
= If they look good, they may be.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-27
Hence Those Fears

.The country is going to the dogs"
roared the statesman. "The consti-
tuition means nothing to the people!
Evening star., 1925-01-15
SS6,4I8,l7O Spent
On Mouie Output
During Year 1923

The Nations motion picture out
put in 1929. based generally on the
CCst of production. was SS6.4lS.110,
an increase of III per cent over
1921, according to figures made
public by the Census Bureau.
The bureaus figures cover all
processes and activities connected
with movie" production. includ-
ing stage settings, shooting" of
the pictures and development of
the films.
OF the 81 establishments covered
by the survey 48 were located in
California, 16 in New York, 8 in
New Jersey, Z in Illinois, in
Pennsylvania, in Michigan and
the remaining 10 in seven other
States.
The bureaus figures, it was ex-
planned. do not cover cost of dis
tribution and projection of the
fl ms in theaters.