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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
Hurt IN CRASH.

Ansley Shields, resident of the
Black Jack country was bruised and
cut by flying glass Saturday evening
when the automobile he was operat-
ing collided with street car at the
intersection Of Nueva and Garden
streets.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
ARMY SPLIT.
OVER AIR
CHARGES. .

7sER sc yS<y
A sharp cleavage in the ranks cf
local army officers, is indicated from
opinions vigorously expressed on ths
subject Of Colonel William Mitchsll's
charges and the proper procedurs to
settle the questions raised BIZ his
statements. a.
81 know Of no airplane controversy
at issue" declared one officer who
represents the ultra conservative
branch. "
at is a simple case Of insubordins-
ton and can be handled only By court
martial ~
OTHERS BACK COLONEL. y
This view is held by a number Of
officers who see in Colonel MitcheNs
statements an unwarranted attack on
his superiors without so much as the
mitigating circumstance Of correctness
to justify his words.
On the other hand, there Is group
Of line officers who do not believs
that disciplinary measures against the
Fighting General" are warranted
He has raised questions concerning
the worth of the airplane as a mill
tary weapon. and the proper admins
tration of the national defense that
cannot be settled arbitrarily BY try
ing him on charges Of insubordination,
they agree.
AIRMEN FOR MITCHELL.
They look upon military aviation as
new and powerful weapon the pos
sibilities of which are yet unproven.
They are ready with an open mind TO
listen to the country's leading svia-
ton expert on any facts that he may
be able to present.
Air service officers to a man are
backing Colonel Mitchell in his fight
for an unified air service.
For obvious reasons they refuse 70
be quoted but they are aiding their
leader with their encouragement and
any aid in the way Of material that
they are able to furnish.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
COLONEL MITCHELL
TO WRITE ARTICLES
ABOUT U. S. DEFENSE

A series Of articles on Americas
national defense, is being prepared oy
Colonel William Mitchell for Liberty
magazine, according 10 W. A. Daven.
port, associate editor Of the periodieai.
Mr.. Davenport was guest at ne
st. Anthony Saturday and held
lengthy conference with Coioaa
Mitchell behind closed door.
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nations air defenses.
The board includes not
only retired officers in the
army and navy and members
of both houses of Congress,
but also civilians noted for
their experiepce in national affairs.
Tho Presidents action was taken II
response to joint request made upon
him by the two secretaries as result
az tSe sensational charges made
against the war and navy departments
fby Colonel William Mitchell Of the
army air service.
The board will have full authority
to inquire into the truth OF, falsity of
these accusations and to make recon-
mendations for the nations air policy.
VICTORY FOR MITCHELL
There is no doubt that, while the
Presidents decision represents an ac'
ccptance of Secretary Davis view
point, it also constitutes distinct
victory for Colonel Mitchell, who now
will have the opportunity he has
sought in order that he might present
his views to persons outside the mill
tary and naval services.
At the same time the work OF the
commission will avoid some Of the
more sensational touches which have
featured congressional inquiries into
the state of the air defenses. The
membership of the board is accepted
as a guarantee that it will seek facts
rather than fancies, and will have no
great penchant for sensaticnalism.
HEAD OFF INJURY.
The Presidents action is accepted as
heading off any congressional inquiry
into the aircraft situation which
might develop unpleasant political as
poets. By including members Of both
the House and the Senate on the
committee, the Chief Executive has
answered in advance any charge that
he is attempting to ignore COMPRESSION
al rights.
The Presidents. letter follows.
Gentlemen: .,.
Your joint letter stating that fol
the purpose of making a study of thi
best means of developing and apply
ing aircraft in national defense aud t
supplement the studies already mad
| BY the War and Navy Departments OF
that subject, we respectfully sugges
that you as commandments o
both army and navy appoint a boar'
to further study and advise on thl
subject has just been received,
APPROVES PLAN.
Your suggestion is one which al
ready had my approval so far that las
spring had conferred with parties a
to the desirability of taking such &C
ton, so that a report might be lau
before me for my information and ais
for the use of the incoming Cou
gress.
Il am therefore asking the follow
| ing named gentlemen to meet me u
the White House. on Thursday next
at IL o'clock in the forenoon, when
shall suggest to them that they OF
ganize by selecting their own ehaii
man and proceed Immediately to cor
sideration Of the problem involved, $
1Continued on PAGE Two)
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PRESIDENT NAMES NINE
TO REPORT ON STATE Of
j. 5. AIRCRAFT DEFENSES

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12-In a letter TO Secretary
of the Navy Wilbur and Acting Secretary Of War Davis
President Coolidge tonight appointed a board of nine
members to make sweeping inquiry into the state OF the
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AUTO FOUND.
SUBMERGED
IN CREEK
Two Men, Woman and
Child Feared Drowned
in Torrent.

Foot by foot searching the flooded
banks of Barons creek and the Peder-
males river for a distance of several
miles, Fredericksburg citizens have
failed TO find any trace Of the bodies
of Wiley Williams, disabled Boerne
World war veteran, another man, a
woman and little child believed to
have been drowned in the Hood waters
Of Barons creek early Saturday.
Torn from the chassis. the body Of
small coupe was found more than Il
mile from where tie main road crosses
Barons creek, and where the running
gear of Williams automobile was sub
merged in the swollen stream.
FIND NO CLUES.
No trace of any of its occupants
has been picked up by the searching
parties and it is believed they were
washed into the Pcdernales river which
was out of it's banks as a result of the
torrcntial rains Friday night.
According to relatives of Williams
at Boerne, he left that city at 4 30
am, Saturday, and lie is probable he
picked up his companions at Warins
or an intermediate point between the
two mountain towns. No clue to their
identity has been learned.
They were last seen at Handy Stop,
roadside garage, near the Kendall
and Gillespie county lines, by Harry
Ttesch, where the party stopped for
gasoline.
AID IN SEARCH.
When news of the accident reached
Boerne. Williams relatives went to
the scene-of the mishap and assisted
in the search.
Reports that Williams was accom-
panied by a man and woman with q
child. were substantiated by other mo
florists and the filling station attend
ant, who filled Williams car with
gasoline.
Williams, who was gassed overseas
moved TO Boerne about six months
ago from Alabama. He is married and
lives with relatives at Boerne.
According to adliccs from FredeT
icksburg, he was unfamiliar with tn:
road and the hazards of fording flood
ed mountain streams.
Search for the bodies was continued
until late hour Saturday night un'
der the supervision of Williams
father-in-law, A. W, Dedecker Of
Boerne. o.
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DOCTOR'SSON
MARKED BY
PL0TTER
Demand For $1,000 Leads
to Arrest Of Youth On
Extortion Charge.

Identification Of handwriting By
Deputy Sheriffs Alphonse Newton and
Jim Dryer Saturday thwarted efforts
Of blackmailer who was endeavorius
to force payment, of hush money" by
a prominent and wealthy San Antonio
surgeon and led to the arrest Of a
prominent young man recently di,
yorced.
Three OF the most prominent fami-
lies in the city we're dragged into the
plot by the blackmailcr, whose motive
was revenge, and who threatened to
kill the doctors son unless he was
given $1,000 by Saturday.
THREATEN DEATH.
Alleging that the doctors Son had
broken up his home" and that unless
he received $1,000 by September Il, he
I
would riddle your boys body with
bullets" an anonymous letter was
mailed to the doctor September 6. i
was Immediately turned over to post
office authorities and to Chief Deputy
Sheriff Alphonse Newton, for investi
CATION.
The letter also charged that thu
physicians son was responsible fol
breaking up" the home of the youn:
man accused of The plot. The lctte,
named the man, but appeared to come
from third person.
Suspicion Immediately attached t.
suspect, and Deputies Newton anC
Dryer started the investigation which
led to his arrest Saturday afternoon.
SOCIALLY PROMINENT.
The suspects recently divorced wife
and father-in-law, also socially promi
nent here. were taken into the conf
dence of the officers, and aided in tht
investigation.
Saturday, the Zero hour" marked
for the death of the boy, unless thu
$1,000 was paid, he wac placed undel
arrest by Deputy Dryer.
Investigation of the letter. which
was prepared to disguise the identit!
of the writer, showed the sender
handwriting in only one place. Thai
was in the address on the envelope.
WRITING BETRAYS HIM.
The letter itself was typewriter
and the suspect had sold his type
writer. The name on the envelope
was printed in pen and ink, but the
sender had grown careless and written
the address in his own handwriting
This was matched against specimens
of the writing OF the man later ar.
rested, and found to match.
Both the doctor and his son denied
that the boy had wrecked" the Other
mans home.
81 was a good friend Of his wife,
the youth said, because had known
her for years. But that was all"
The divorced wife also denied thu
charges made in the blackmail letter
while her father, a prominent San An
tonic business man, announced his in
tention Of assisting in the prosecution
of his former son-in-law.
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COMMANDER LANsDoWNE,
" recently killed told this writer
when it was planned to send the
Shenandoah across this country TO
Minneapolis last spring Il wish they
would let me take the Shenandoah
across the Atlantic and up TO the
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which / am going"
lIJHILE this country docs all it
w can TO get rid of its trees, the
British are rebuilding their forests.
The present program includes the
planting Of 100000 trees on $1,000
acres.
IL they think it worth while to
rcforest their tiny country, how
much more important would it be to
replace the vast forests ruthlessly
swept away here.
The French have experimental
with tree planting on hills and
mountains by scattering seeds from
flying machines. That ought to be
tried on our burnt over, or otherwise
devastated forest regions.
THOMAS HARDY, who wrote
i "Tess" many years ago, is still
working, and now at So issues a new
volume of poems, Human Shows,
Far Fantasies, Songs and Trifles."
Hardy holds the age record among
English poets. Tennyson was So,
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A MUNDSEN is not easily dis
"A couraged. Next March he will
try another North Pole trip, using
tn italian dirigible in place of air
planes that failed last time.
The plan is not as reckless as it
seems for the dirigible is better than
the airplane in the Arctic, compare
lively free from storms.
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Today
Pauperism Dying.
Amundsen a Sucker.
Rebuild Forests. 4
Age An Effort.
By Arthur Brisbane
Copyright. 1898 by Star Co

AUPERTSM is dying out in the
- United States, thanks to better
! wages, widows pension, more
enlightened medical care, and espe-
cially campaign of health advertising
carried on by great life insurance
companies.
OF 100000 in our population, only
It.5 are in poor houses now. And
that is exactly 71.5 too many.
In 1914, there were 91.5 out OF
100000 in the poor houses. Things
have improved since the war forced
up wages.
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uERE is news to set-the teeth OF
H q good single taxer on edge.
Lord Howard De Walden has sold his
property, 40 acres. in the city OF
London, for four million pounds.
Lord Howard is one of the seven men
that once owned the whole city Of
London.
Selling out now, valuable proper
tics in several of the busiest !areets
Of London the noble Lord shows wis
dom.
He has kept track of radicalism in
Britain and realizes that the happy
days of landlords paying practically
no taxes are coming TO an end.
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THE WEATHER

San Antonio and vicinity:
Sunday generally fair; highest
temperature, 81 to SO degrees;
light to fresh variable winds.
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Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-26
Many to Play TOmEs0ror
on local Golf Course

Wishing ep!try oat the course of
tic local golf club, which has been
materi;iliy improved during the >gln-
mcr rnoRths. many ciu6 IL mhcrs
have signsfis-i their inten:ion Of
Playing, TOMORROW. according to Tom
Gin. trGasarer o. the club. auG oHc
of the iotgaui zation : most ardent
Greens hare been doubled in
size. bnukcr> built aad tilled with
sand, The tees much improved and
the faihways lerelcl ANA WilrHed.
Mr.. GiN ttatoj. "Aa indications
r,int to Tire most enthusiastic sea
SON since the organization ot the
club.
Au addition % tile e'ahhou,t ha,
iust been completed. &ad vail mate-
fiallv increase tie comfort of the
laambels.. Other impruvcmeats
VIII he ad;kd - tho structure from
tiHe to.fiiic. NJ Gin amouHec6.
New HltmtbgFsaips a9g coming IN.
ana indie: tioa 5,pigJ II -h- n.a-4-
hcrsbiPi 1Dli bang .iaf.ozely ti3.td
bcfore lon-.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-26
WANTED TO SELL
CANDIDATE LIKE
FIRM SOLD SOAP.
By United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO. Sept, 26. -- Colonel
William G. Proctor. chief support of
MHjor General Leonard Wood 5 boom
fer the Republican presidential nom
ination 1920, planned to ''scll his
candidate into the American homes
bv the same methods he employed so
successfully in marketing soap, ac-
cording to dispositions presented to.
day in his $50,o00 suit against Col
oncl \. 4. Spraguc of Chicago.
4 conversation between the mil
llonairc soap manufacturer of Gin
cmati and his New York lieutenant
Herbert Satterly, was read by John
5. Miller, Spraguc 5 attorney.
Proctor told me he had 10 use
for old mass meeting, spell-bmdins
type Of political campaign. Sat-
tcrlv 5 deposition said. This must
bc a pure business campaign.
Proctor tod me. He said he want
ed TO sell Wood into American
homes rs he had made his own soap
products.
Proctor also kept in mind the fact
that women would be voting and
tha; Wood 5 face would have to be
made as familiar as his name, the
deposition said.
Attorney Miller pointed ont the
S&tterlv statement WAS read merely
to show Proctor was conducting the
rampaipn almost single handed.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-26
UNITED STAGE CO.
TO COMMENCE new
SERVICE MONDAY

\ new motor coach service 10
be known as the " Broadway Linn
ted will be nauguratcd neNt Mon
day. This nev service will leave
Imperial Valley at noon and arrive
in Los Angeles in time for dinner
ana theatcrS in the evening. II. II.
Morgan. general manager of the
United Stages. Incorporated. III
announcing this new service, says:
For some time past We have been
contemplating putting on additional
service for the valley people and /
think that this service will meet Il
long felt need As there will he no
interstate passengers carried oh this
ear il ought to appeal to all the val
ley people who are going to visit the
cities adjacent to Los Angeles as
wcll as Riverside, Rcdland> aid SAM
ROnardino. 4
The new service will be 4 daylight
I p all The way to Los Angeies. II
VII leave III Centre at a. m, ar
r;Iing in Los Angeles at 80 Is' IN.
thai night
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-26
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH

NiNtN uWd IOWmcfci1T rs.
SUNDAY school at 9:i5 Il. an. Class
r5 FOR all ages.
Moruin. Worship AT u o'c'"ck.
S"hi"~t Of the sermon. - Real
Wealth.
Epworth League Devotional meet
ing at $50 p. m.
Evening Worship at 80 o clock.
sub jet Of the SERMON. - From Fail
urc 20 Success.
Midwc"k meeting. Wednesday a.
I: SOP. III.
\ cordial invitation is extended
30 all vino do not worship elsewhere
to participate in these meetings.
ARTHUR L. SCHULTZ, Pastor.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-26
RULING DEGREES
WARRANT MUST Be
SHOWN in RAIDS
Dy United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. %
Legal right ot a householder to
throw out of his house an officer
who makes torcible entry without
showing search warrant was es-
tabli>hcd here in an opinion from
Assistant Attorney General William
:. Clearv.
The opinion was delivered for
District Attorney Leroy McCormick k
of rulare county in case original
ing 1t PortcrVillc.
Chief Of Police Reynolds of Port
crville pecked through window at
the Watts home there and saw liq-
Uor being consumed. the officer
said. With search warrants in their
-nnckets.. but without displaying
them, the officers smashed down Il
door and entered. When the Watts
lamlly protest was ignored bv the
officers. the family members set
upon the officers, beat them and
threw them out Of the house!
This procedure was legal, accord
iuG to The attorney general s office,
and the failure OF the raiding off
GERS to exhibit tEcir warrant inval.
idatrd 5hc raid.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-26
NOTICE FOR BIDS ON COUNTY
WORK

NOTICE Il HEREBY GIVEN
that sealed bids will be received up
10 and until two o'clock =. IN. on
the 9TH day Of October, 1925. by
the Board Of Supervisor, Of the
County If Imperial, State Of Cali
furnin. ~ the office Of the Clerk
If said Board at the Court House
in Fl Centre. California. for labor
aud material for the construction Of
q "Mess Hall" 1T the County Farm
Of said Countv. to be located and
constructed according TO certain
specifications and plans heretofore
approved and adopted by said Board
Of Supervisors and filed with the
Clerk Of said Board, 10 which the
attention of bidders is hereby called
FOR further particulars.
FURTHER NOTICE is HEREBY
| GIVEN that said bids must be ac-
compauied by tho regular bidder $
bond in the sum Of 1910 Of the sum
( bid aud that at said time said Board
of Supervisors viii open said Bids
aud viii award a contract TO the
! lowest responsible bidder.
Said Board of Supervisors re-
serves the right 10 reject any "''d
all bId.
by order Of The Board Of Super
: visions.
c. 6. MOUSSEAC, Clerk.
2" y ~ snraor psI atr Clerk
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-26
WILL OFFER BILL
TO ABOLISH u. s.
SHIPPING BOARD
by United Press leased Wire

WASHINGTON. Sept. pa bill
20 abolish the shipping board will
he introduced in the next session of
congress by Senator Walter Edge,
New Jersey Republican, the senator
announced in Il statement today
The statement, which amplifics Il
previous one by Edge following
white house conference, explained
that another bill viii be introduced
giving the President blanket author
NY to rcorganize the various admin
istrative boards and agencies Of the
government without creating or
abolishing any cabinet office.
President Coolidge today held
conferences with Chairman O'Con-
nor, Vice Chairman +. c. Plummcr
and Commissioner W. :. Hill Of the
board on their opposition 10 Admi-
raj l.. {. Palmer, head Of the cmer-
gcncy fleet corporation, which has
created situation which is caus-
my the administration serious en-
barra>smeut.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-26
METHODIST CHURCH

RSGaii- services viii be held a
The Methodist church, both morn
irg and evening. The pastor. Rev.
.Afthur +. Schultz, will preach.
Young peoples activities have been
resumed and yolmg people not al
t.'ateI elsewhere are heartily in
i-cd to the Sunday School n 9:45
5. III. and 10 Epvorth League meet
.n~ i. 6:3o 2. N.
,~uuaay. October + las been dcsig-
h,.tcd Homecoming sunday and
appropriate programs will be ar
ranged.
i cordial welcome is extended to
Strangers.
Tomorrow the senior department
o. the sunday school win be open
cl for the first time this fall. The
TpUorth League wil also begin its
seasons activities, in which all
yoGag people are invited to ioin.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-26
WILL INSTITUTE
DRY ACT COUNTS
IN Los ANGELES

internal rcvcuue civil cases against
Niolators Of the national prohibi-
ton act will now originate in Los
Angeles instead of Washington, as
has heretofore been the rule. under
instructions received from Washing-
ton yesterday hv Collector of In
tc,nal Revenue Rex b. Coodrpil.
Under the old procedure assess
mcnts Of penalties AMI taxes in these
cases were sent on to Los Angeles
frcm Washington with instructions
to proceed to hearings. With the
new arrangements in effect Prohi-
lit.on Administration FIRTH will
originate the proceedings here and
order hearings.
These assessments are civil ii nat
uge and range from $1,000 to Si.5"a
and are in addition 20 the criminal
f,res imposed by the courts. Hear
iug~ are held under the supervision
of the collector of internal revenue.
The new arrangement is expected
to speed up the civil prosecution of
liquor law violatorS.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-26
Houses to Entertain
at Home This EUeHiRC

Prof. aud Mrs. j. L. House will
be host and hostess at reception
at their home, IA Brighton avenue.
this evening. Members Of the board
Of trustees Of Central Union high
school district and their wives,
County Superintendent Coc and Mr>.
Coo, members of the farulty Of thr
Junior college and high school Jhcir
wives and husbands viii be the
Houses guests.
The reception is am annual affair.
being rendered by the Houses each
season for the purpose Of giving the
new faculty members an opPortuu-
ity To become better acquainted
with the old, aud the former teach
ers an occasion when friendships
may be renewed following vacation
separations.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-26
ARMY OFFICER IS
FINED FOR WILD
PARTIES AT POST

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 26.
A fine of $500 and confinement
to the limits of the army post for
six months were Inflicted upon Cap
tain Walter BIaylock, lst Infantry,
I. :. A., 10y court martial. The
officer WAS found guilty of several
specifications under the 95th article
of war. He was acquitted of all
pccifications under the 96th article
of war. The trial was secret.
The charges were based upon dis
hahille parties the captain is alleg
ed to have held in his quarters with
women. One woman prominent in
San Antonio society was said to
have been involved. Three other
women. also prominent socially. il
was said, were called as witnesses.
Article 90 governs tending OF
bring diScredit to the military ser
vice, and article 81 covers con.
duet unbccomiug an officer and Il
gentleman.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-26
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Sunday School meets at 9:3U.
splendid orchestra, music and con
gregatioual singing. Sunday School
cia>>cS for a.l ages under competent
teachers. Tags will be distributed
f,r Rally Day. October It'll.
We invite vou, Young and old 10
come and cniov the splendid program
"ith Is. And help Us in our 3aliy
i'av pla",. That this may be Il
ry.old breaking day in our sunday
~clool. We invite especially the
.aults next Sunday to oar adult Bi-
L'c class which j, one of the biggest
GLASSES of its nature in the city. un-
t,cr onr OF the most rardbic teachers.
Nj. LcffirgwcI.
Christian Endcavor meets Sunday
.,nirg. 6:&.. We most cordially
v,Icomo ajl 'he young people 70 this
.,fs Interesting Mc"tiu- which will
Dc lcI rs I'll. ru@oavor boys 20 com
pete wi'A :lc girls program last
-.l.tt.