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Evening star., 1926-04-17
ACCOUNTS JUMBLE
RALTS LETTER CASE
Expert Forgets Problem of
Missing S93, 900 Under At
torney's Questioning.
BRIDGE.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 17.-Action in the
Letter trial yesterday faltered, then
stopped. for a Today period, owing
to the difficulty with which a pinch
hitting witness for the prosecution
welded intricate accounting testi-
mony.
The suit, in which the Countess of
Suffolk and others seek to GUST her
brother, Joseph Letter and William
j. War;. as trustees of the huge es
tate of Levi q. Letter. was adjourned
pending Warr's recovery from ILL
ness. Robert Beck. an accountant,
who testified in the absence of War;,
was attacked in cross-eXamination
for his statement that the Zeigler
Coal Co, a Letter property, had paid
the estate only $4,000 in Pacific Ho
tel Co bonds toward the discharge
of a s175, 900 Indebtedness.
Henry Russell Platt. attorney, de-
manded to see the ledger entries and
pressed the witness so closely re-
SardinG disposition of the remainder
Of the debt that Beck declared he had
forgotten the whole thing and will
have to look it all up again"
At this point the court interposed
with a question whether Beck's tes-
timony charged that some one was
defrauded of the remaining $4,000.
I'VE are charging, your honor" At
torney Frank H. Scott answered
that the payments were wrongfully
made from the mortgage trust in
debtedness fund, which Letter had
no right to do"
Evening star., 1926-04-17
49 CADET OFFICERS
GET COMMISSIONS.
Impressive Ceremony OF
Presentation Conducted by
Lieut.. Col. Howard, U.S.A.

Forty-nine officers of the oath Regl'
ment, High School Cadets, were pre-
scented with commissions during cere-
mcs::-s on the campus OF fioWaiu u
University yesterday afternoon. Mem
hers of the Board OF Education and
crowd OF 5000 parents ana trienos
viewed the presentation, which was
made by Lieut., Col c. Z. \. Howard
United States Army. professor OF mill
tary science and tactics.
Col. Howard, in an address. told
the cadet officers of the value or
patriotism, preparedness and military
training in Tho solution Of the
problems Of civil life which they
would soon be called upon to meet.
Names of the Officers.
The names of the officers follow
Harvard Brown. Armstrong. lieuten-
ant colonel: Frank Herbert, Arm
strong, captain, rewimental adjutant;
Milliard T. Sellman. Armstrong. cap
tain, regimental supply officer.
School-Stanton Wormley, major;
James Z. Armstcad. first lieutenant
and adjutant: Darnell T.. Johnson,
second lieutenant and supply officer;
Ernest c. Brown. captain; James w.
Butcher. captain; Howard Nj. F1tz-
hugh, captain; George Steward. cap
tain; William Odom, first lieutenant;
Verde l.. Robinson. first lieutenant;
Granville w. Woodson, first lieutenant;
Roy w. Sorre!l, first lieutenant;
Charles A. Shorter, second lieutenant;
James T.. Green, second lieutenant:
Hayden c. Johnson, second lieutenant;
George w. Carter, second lieutenant.
Armstrong School.
Second Battalion of Armstrong High
School - Charles w. Ellis, major;
Joseph r. Weaver, first lieutenant
and adjutant; James f. Jones, second
lieutenant and supply officer; Rufus
p. Turner, captain; Philip +. Barnes,
captain: JosephA. Somerville, captain;
Howard a. Dishman, captain: Rozier
w. Gaddis, first lieutenant; Manning
Johnson, first lieutenant; Howard +.
Jenkins, first lieutenant; Louis Gas
kins, first lieutenant; Rudolph E.
White, second lieutenant: Lafayette
Mavritte, second lieutenant: Louis
Clanton, second lieutenant; William
Lonesome, second lieutenant.
Third Battalion of Armstrong High
School - James Penn. Armstrong,
ma jor; Earl Shamwell, Dunbar. first
lieutenant and adjutant; sydney l.
Brown, Dunbar. second lieutenant and
supply officer; Charles B. \. Shorter,
Dunbar, captain: Ernest Salter. Arm
strong, captain; Robert \. Brown,
Armstrong, captain; Roy +. Green
wood, Dunbar, first lieutenant; Garret
b. Terrell. Armstrong. first lieutenant;
Nathaniel w Myers, Armstrong, first
lieutenant: Robert III. Cheeks, Dunbar,
second lieutenant; Marion S. Harris,
Armstrong. second lieutenant; Frank
Johnson, Armstrong. second lieutenant.
Band-Arthur Lanier, Armstrong,
captain; Thomas Chase, Dunbar sec
end lieutenant.
Graduated-Walter Fillmore. Arm
strong, captain; Joseph Carter, Dun
bar, lieutenant.
Evening star., 1926-04-17
M u S &c
LATvIAN MUSIC AND ESTHER
CITTCHTN

The members of the Friday Morn
ing Music Club enjoyed still another
distinctive. and we'll presented pro-
gram of music yesterday morning,
when DIR. Seya, the Minister from
Latvia to the United States, assisted
by Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Bleyden, pre-.
sented illustrations of folk songs OF
his country on a joint program with
Esther Cutchin, a talented pianist,
who has been little heard here and
who seems a definite asset to local
music circles.
Miss Cutchin gave the first half
of the program. playing tastefully
chosen group of beautiful compost
tions. Old masters represented were
Brahms and Schumann, played with
fine technique, but no special 1nd'.
viduality. There was the rarely heard
LES Colines d'Anacaprir' of Debussy
and an odd Dvorak composition, "Auf
der Alien Burg" from a suite. The
real feature Of Miss Cutchin's group,
however, was the Dohnanyi "Etude
in F Minor" capriccio. Into this
number as in none of the others the
pianist seemed to put complete COM
prehension and sympathy. The re-
suit was a brilliant living picture or
modern music Henry Smidt -Gregor.
another talented pianist, who has
made Washington his home, was rep
resented in Miss Cutchin's encore.
"Norrland Scherzo" one of his COM
positions. :,
DR.. Seya touched upon the high
lights of culture, especially musical,
in his small but distinctive homeland.
He told of how for centuries, in spite
of upheavals and much travelling
around their borders, the Latvians
have remained intact, definite orig
inal branch of the Aryan race, with
a language older than Greek or Latin
and directly traceable to Sanskrit
He said that a collection of seven
volumes of 900 pages each has been
made of native folk songs numbering
218,O00 Paul Bleyden, singer. accom-
panied at the piano by Mrs. Bleyden,
gave really delightful presentation OF
several of these songs, Mr.. Bleyden
| who was born in Latvia, singing in
the native language. His numbers
| included old folk songs telling OF
youths going to their marriage fes.
tival, a lullaby and war song, and
also two present day songs composed
by E. Darzina of that land and en-
titled "Jaunibai" and "Vel tn Roses
Pluc," both filled with modern sub
tleties in tone color, yet rejecting
national basis in melody. Mrs. Bley
den gave as piano number Alfred
Kalnis' Song to My Native Land.
1t also is Larvian.
! A new program has been announced
for the meeting at the Cosmos Clut
next Friday morning. Helen Corbir
| Heinl. pianist, and the National String
Quartet will give the program
most promising combination. H. F.
Evening star., 1926-04-17
Asks Wife Be Restrained.

Oscar A. Reed has answered a peti-
ton Of his wife that he be adjudged in
contempt of court for failure to pay
alimony. He claims that his wife has
interfered with his business and that
his banker refused him loan because
of the wife's actions. He declares she
is striving to hurt him financially.
Through Attorney Paul V. Rogers, the
husband asks that the wife be re-
strained from annoying him and that
she be required to release from storage
certain furniture claimed by him.
Reed tells the court he will pay his
alimony promptly hereafter.
Evening star., 1926-04-17
PARK CONFEREES NAMED.
Capper. Jones of Washington and
King Appointed by Senate.

Senators Capper. Jones of Wash
ington and King were appointed yes
terday as conferees on the part of the
Senate on the bill which has passed
both branches of Congress to en-
large the National Capital Park
Commission in order TO make it a
city planning agency.
The House provides that one of
the four civilian members should be
bona fide resident of the District.
while the Senate stipulated that two
of the members should be from the
District of Columbia. The House
appointed its conferees yesterday
Evening star., 1926-04-17
''Nerviest Distiller'' Tapped Gas Main
For Fuel TO Heat Mash, Police Say

The palm for being the nerviest
distiller and bootlegger in the Ma
tional Capital according to the po-
lice, goes to William Roland Fields,
colored, of 2247 Cleveland avenue.
He is said to have tapped a main
gas pipe to run his still. Since no
meter was connected, he had free fuel
since last August.
Besides this offense. which Is set
forth in an act of Congress passed in
1878. Fields also was. charged in Po-
lice Court yesterday with manufactur-
ing whisky, illegal possession of still
and illegal possession of whisky. He
entered a plea of not guilty to all
counts when arraigned before Judge
George H. Macdonald, and demanded
Evening star., 1926-04-17

jury trial. Bond was fixed at
$4,000
Policemen ]. T.. Lowry and n.
Smith raided Fields premises Satur-
day night, but were unable to find
him until Thursday. They say they
found a 100-gallon still. 45 gallons of
corn whisky, 1000 gallons of mash
and 5 gallons of wine.
An estimate given by Lewis Hart
of the Washington Gas Light Co. ap-
proximates the value of gas Fields
consumed at 800 a month. Police
Court officials said today's charge
was one of few such cases since
Congress passed the act. and the
only one in which the free flow was
used TO heat mash.
Evening star., 1926-04-17
Fireworks Permit Given.

The District Commissioners have
granted the Northeast Business Men s
Association permission to burn red
fire at various places on H street be-
tween North Capitol and Fifteenth
streets in connection with it's parade
and celebration over the turning on
of the new street lights on Fl street
on April 2S.
Evening star., 1926-04-17
Highest Officials
Serve Cocktails,
Celler Declares

In letter to Attorney General
Sargent on widespread disregard
of the Volstead law, Representa-
tive Celler, Democrat, New York.
who is a wet. declares that
the best citizens" including "the
highest officials in and out of
Washington, serve and drink cock
tails. He also expressed the opin-
ion that if all members of the
House who take a drink were
barred from the floor there
wouldn't be quorum.
Mr.. Celler criticized the Attor-
ney General for his speech before
the Women's Law Enforcement
Conference earlier I'm the week.
Evening star., 1926-04-17
Fire Sergt. Inscoe Retires.

Retirement of Sergt. T. Inscoe. No.
81 fire engine company, was approved
yesterday by the District Commission
ers. He is 55 years old and has been
connected with the Fire Department
for rs years.
Evening star., 1926-04-17

Woolworth Store Sells Wildroot
Woolworth 5 and 10 Store has just
received new stock of Wildroot Hair
Tonic and Wildroot Liquid Shampoos
as advertised in National Magazines
Advertisement
Evening star., 1926-04-17
DAVISON'S
CATHERINE RAILS

Will Teach Charleston Waltz, Fox Trot and
Tango in few Private Lessons Assembly
evening. 719 9th ct. NV. NJ 9454
ELOVERs. 6IS 22nd NW.-PRTYATE LES.
sons any ne.7Hc, Course. priv. class 50.
Guar. results. Fine environment. W. 11ke.
Evening star., 1926-04-17
TORTURES OF TREK
IN ALASKA SHOWN

Continued from Page Twenty-three.)
Evening star., 1926-04-17

PEMBERTON--Ex-Part to Mae Murray
Lessons in All Styles of Dancing
studio. 1850 Biltmore St. Phone Col 2eo2
Evening star., 1926-04-17

Teach you to dance cor
reNtly In a few lessons.
Strictly private; any hodr
Class and dance SassAr6aS
evening with orcSsst;S.
4. Tango. Waltz. baspSSe.
Evening star., 1926-04-17

him at breakneck speed, running at
light angles to the trail. They took
up 200 yards across the niggerheads
in the Tundra before we could stop
them. It took all of 10 minutes to get
them back on the trail.
Evening star., 1926-04-17
DANCING

EDw. f. MILLER STUDIO.
cuperjor Instruction for Advanced Dancers
zoos 18th st. NV. FIR 35ss
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-07
MAKE Stafford
MANAGER Of
SAUSAGE

II. Il. Stafford. of Houston, exccu-
tive vice president of the Missouri
Pacific Lines in charge Of the Texas
and Louisiana lines OF the road. We'd
nesday assumed active management Of
the San Antonio, Uvaide & Gull Rail
way. according to information made
public by A. II. Ponder, local receiver
and manager Of that branch.
The $. A. l.. & G.. is the newest
acquisition Of the Missouri Pacific.
This announcement was made
Thursday at the general offices of the
Missouri Pacific where rumors of Il
formal merger of all of the lines into
one system was emphatically de-
MED.
The San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf
Road is line 80 miles loug. operat.
ing between San Antonio and Corpus
Christi. The Missouri Pacific. which
owned part of the stock Of the com
pany. recently was given permission
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to take over the remainder Of the
stock
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-07
"BLACK TERRORS"
WILL AGAIN FACE
TRIAL JANUARY II

Trial of three alleged BLACK Ter
rors" was definitely set for Monday,
January II, following their re-indict-
ment on charges of criminal attack
and murder, in the Niucty-fourth dis
trict court Thursday. BY agreement be-
tween District Attorney Chambers and
Judge William :. Anderson. present
indictments on similar counts in the
Thirty-sevcnth district court will be
transferred to the Nincty-toUrth and
dismissed.
A special venire Of 800 men has been
prepared and will be summoned By
Chief Deputy Alpbone Newton.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-07
Pair Found With Death Car
Still in Jail at Eagle
Pass.

Belief that the man suspected of
the murder Of William r. Howard,
Salt Lake City architect. whose body
is believed hidden somewhere in the
Mohavc desert. is in FL Paso was OK
pressed by officers Thursday. who
are conducting nationwide search
for the body of the victim and his
slayers.
4 mysterious man. calling himself
Howard who drove the missing mans
car from San Diego to San Antonio,
vas last seen in this city at the
Sunset depot after the robbery Of III.
O. Hurd, the dav before. Here it was
that he engaged two men to drive
The car back 10 I'll Paso. paying them
$50 to do SO.
Officers believe that the man knew
that The search for him would be hot,
after the robbery OF Hurd and with
the blood Of murder already on
his hands, he feared to take the
chance of driving back through to FL
Paso in the car.
The two men who were found in
the blood stained car are held in Jail
at Eagle Pass. They said that they
were approached by the fugitive at
the Sunset depot and given $40 70
drive the car through TO FL Paso. This
was about 1880 in the morning. fhey
left that afternoon but were arrested
at Eagle Pass.
Howard left Salt Lake City De
cember {, in company with William
49,, = -
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San Antonio Bank Deposits Triple
PeriLs cfAn
Mean Nothing
To Kelly Pilot

Perils Of the air mean nothing
to Lieutenant George c. Me-
GinIey. of Kelly Field.
Finding a plane that had been
damaged by q student, practicing
landing, he flew il into the field.
The student had abandoned the
ship as a total wreck.
The rudder was totally de-
strcyed. the wires were loose and
the wing tips bent and with the
"crate" he took off from where
il had been overturned by the
student and flew it back to
Kelly field.
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DAVIS BRANDS ARMY
HOUSING CONDITIONS
DANGEROUS TO MEN

WASHINGTON. Jan. 7-tP)-
Housing facilities for The rcgula
army we're described today by Seer
taIy Davis bcfor, the House Military
committee as uHoronomir. unfair Ia
the personnel and dangerous 20 health
and life"
lie endorsed bill to authorize sale
of certain military reservations, the
proceeds to be used in constructing
permanent buildings Many temporary
army buildings. especially wood hos
pitfalls. the secretary said. are nothing
more than finder boxes and con.
stitute a narrowing" fire hazard.
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POSSES HUNT
COWBOY IN
BORDER
WILDS
Mother Says Man Killed
Wounded Maiden as She
Lay in Her Arms.

Officers and raachers from miles
around were concentrating Thursday
in Real county in the man hunt TO
capture the cowboy-slayer who at
shutdown Wednesday shot his sweet
heart as she lay dying in the arms OF
her mother. after he had already sent
one bullet into her body.
A rejected proposal brought about
the shooting. evidence at the eoroner's
inquest showed.
Maria Juarez. Il, pretty ranch girl.
died within 4 few seconds after she
had been lifted from the floor by her
mother after the first shot had en-
tered her body. The sutton fired again
and then fled.
BLOODHOUNDS on TRAIL.
An all night search was kept NJ
and Thursday deputies of Sheriff \.
HauSer of Eagle Pass. joined the
posses with bloodhoulds and the
searching parties went into the dense
woods and brush in a southerly d.
reciion from the scene OF the shooting.
The cowboy had written q letter to
the girl asking her hand in marriage.
When the refusal came. he went &c
her house on the W. Il. Patterson Jr..
ranch. according to the girls mother.
She was alone with her mother.
SHOOTS GIRL
Without warning. the rejected suit
or shot Maria, and as She crumpled 10
the floor. her mother rushed to her
side and picked her M. according 10
the mothers story. A. she held the
dying girl close-Sceking 10 stem the
flow of blood that threatened her life,
the cowboy backed away and sent
another bullet into her body
Then he ran.
Terrified the mother shouted for
help. but the girl was dead before aid
arrived. Summouiug officers from
several counties and bloodhounds from
Eagle Pass. the trail Of the man was
taken up where he was seen to enter
the wild country beyond the farm
land. All Wednesday night the posses
combed the country and daybreaS
Thursday found them far from the
ranch house but no trace Of the slayer
could be found.
GUARD BORDER.
An inquest was beld at the slrFs
home Wednesday at midnight and the
letters telling OF the marriage PROPOSE
and the girls refusal were found.
The search was taken up anew ri
daylight Thursday and officers expect
to capture the mau before he gets out
Of the country. All border cities have
been warned 10 look out for him.
The shooting occurred near Iae
Frio. about eight miles south 81
! Leskey,
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COLONEL WALTON DIES.

DAYTON. Jan. 7.-GP)-Colonel f.
$. Walton. 81, attached TO the army
quartermaster's department at Wash,
ington and assigned here July ! 10
supervise construction of the new
Wright air field, died today Of pneu-
monia He had been III for several
weeks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-07
BLANKET OF SNOW
COVERS PANHANDLE

AMARILLO. Jan. I.--CP)-Ac-
companied by an icy northwest wind,
light snow began falling over the
western part Of the Panhandle last
night.
Dispatches from Vaughn. y. NJ.
and Tcxline report a blanket Of snow
from one TO two inches. A light mist
is falling east Of here.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-07
OFFER VICAR
BROADCAST
To CITY
Musical Organizations
Heartily Endorse
Proposal.
By RESS CARROLL

The voice Of San Antonio will soon
reach wherever there are radio
phones.
Leaders of musical organizations.
singers aud artists have endorsed Il
plan TO broadcast the best musical
talent Of San Antonio over VICAR,
super radio station of the Southern
Radio Corporation of Texas, which
broadcaSts for The Light.
Judging from the unanimous re
Spouse Of San Antonio's artists and
musical dictators. the San Anto9io
Symphony group Of people organ
lied 10 keep San Antonio first in the
hearts of listeners-in throughout the
country-has been born in response to
an editorial il Wednesdays Light,
suggesting the adoption of n plan used
in Cincinnati, Ohio. as n means of
advertising San Antonio and of fos-
tering better music.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-07
CHICAGO PIANO ROW
FIRE LOSS 500, 900

CHICAGO. Jan. damage to the
extent Of 100000 was caused By q
fire which swept a downtown office
building in the heart Of piano Row p
Chicago's musical trades district Wet
nesday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-07
LIGHT OFFERS VICAR.

In Cincinnati. the chamber of cont
mcrcc, in cooperation with other
civic bodies and with artists and mu.
sicians, has sponsored q movement to
broadcast "Cincinnati's best in n
musical way over radio. And now San
Antonio, through the Friendly Sta
tion," VICAR. has the opportunity TO
adopt Cincinnati's plan.
In pursuance Of its desire to be q
constructive force in the community,
the San Antonio Light, which controls
the broadcast periods of VICAR has
offered the use of the super-power ra.
diophone station to San Antonio aud
the Chamber Of Commerce free of any
cost for Sc broadcnStS
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-07

FRANCE thought the Riffs lad
y given up fighting, at least until
better weather. But the Riffs show
I'd signs of life. not yet convinced
that uEdying courage on the ground
las little chance against poison gas
aud INT in the air. So the French
sent n few ayiators. Flying low"
1hey dropped bombs and report that
things are peaceful again.
If the Riffs want 10 fight some
body they ought to fight the United
States. Against us they would have
IA even chance, since wd have few
flying machines, and those that We
have don't fly much.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-07
STRAUSS SEES
BOOM FOR
TEXAS

Texas is the coming state Of the
Union and is one OF the most attrac-
tive fields Of investment that the
United States has ever seen.
Nathan \. Strauss. younger mem
Der Of the nationally known Strauss
family of developers and investment
bankers. and one Of three OF the fam
lily to bear the same given name, ar
rived in San Antonio and registered at
the Gunter Hotel Wednesday night, to
repeat with emphasis the prediction
that the state is due 10 see develop
ment that viii exceed the Florida
hOom
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-07
NEW RADIO SERVICE.

PARIS, Jan. 7.-CP)-Direct radio
Geographic service between Argentina
and France was established today.
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aHBS. CARRIE CHAPMAN

AIRS. CARRIE CHAPMAN
IVA GAIT. introduced by Mrs. John
-. Rockefeller Jr., to n gathering Of
ladies, says the first thing We need
is ian arbitration agreement with
Japan to prevent war. Such an
agreement couldn't do any harm. But
YOU remember that certain arrange
Iuents existed in 1914 and became
scraps of paper"
Tho best arbitration agreement for
The United States would be the
worlds biggest fleet Of fighting air
planes, backed up by the best fleet
Of submarines.
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PROSPERITY
SHOWN IN
REPORT
Resources Of S75,702,4SS
at Close of 1925
Revealed.

Growth and prosperity, uusur-
passed. Tint is San Antonio's record
for the last 10 years, indicated by the
statement Of condition of San Antonio
banks. The statement was issued
Thursday.
The statement shows that in the
last 10 years deposits have tripled.
1.-The statement for December 81,
1925, shows a big increase over de
posits at that time in 1924 and it
must be taken to indicate a new pros
pcrity," Ernest L. Brown, vice presi-
dent of Alamo National Bank, said.
"ThiS increase is shown in spite Of
the fact that crops failed, showing
that there is an enormous amount Of
business done in San Antonio"
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Eo|::]!iMfd1!
llO~oS

VLTONESTLY," asserted George
ID. Cohen OF Houston. "Our
only purpose i'm coming to San An
tonic is to get warmed up. Houston
is cold and cloudy these days, and
We wanted TO get a glimpse OF the
sun" Mr.. Cohen, president of Foley
Brothers Dry Goods company, one
OF the largest firms in Houston.
accompanied by Il. j. Metzinser and
l.. l.. Meyer. both officials Of the
concern, registered at the st. An
thOny hotel Thursday.