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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01

, The announcement Of his
candidacy was prepared by
the former president on
board the train bringing him from his
farm in Sonora to the capital. It was
made public two hours after his ar
rival.
SHOWDOWN LOOMS.
The announcement of Geenral Oh
RECON created intense satisfaction
among his supporters and dismay
among the ranks of those who have
been hoping that some man like Gen
eral Arnulfo Gomez might succeed
Gales.
The fact that Gomez has declared
repeatedly that Oregon cannot be-
come president again without viola
ton of the Mexican constitution, and
that obregon now states unequivocal-
ly that he can, is expected to lead TO
showdown between the two strong
leaders and their supporters.
SEEKS LOWER PRICES
obregon, in a signed statement, be-
gins with the discussion of the i'm
mediate purpose of his visit which
is to organize gasoline consumers or
CARNATIONS to fight for lower prices.
Then, with the observation that the
nation is entitled to know his inteu-
tons politically
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01
CHIEF OF PRISON
/. COMMISSION DIES

HOUSTON, April 1.-R-Cap'
tain ]. A. Herring, chairman of the
state prison commission for the past
three years, died at his home here TO-
day. HE had been i'll for a week.
Foil five or six years previous to
his 81 tie appointment he had served
as United States marshal for this dis
trict. He is survived by his widow,
two SINS and two daughters.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01
OFFICERS ANSWER
APRIL FOOL CALL

Police were the first April fool
victims according to their declarations
Thursday.
in answering an emergency call to
the 2600 block Of East Commerce
they were informed it was April FOOLS
day,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01
BANK H0LDUP CHARGED 4
Twins Enter
Kite Contest

Here are Jess and
Perry Watts, twins, who
are entering the big
Light Kite contest, to be
held at 8 O'Clock Satur-
day morning, at Lions
field. in Breckenridge
Park. The kite which
flies highest wins its
owner a S. baseball
glove from the Hex
company, while the best
homemade kite will
win its owner a fine pair
of ice skates from the
Crystal Palace. The
first three winners in
each class will also be
awarded theater tickets
to see Harold Lloyd at
the Empire theater next
week.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01
SON JOINS COOLIDGE
FOR EASTER SEASON

WASHINGTON, D. 9, April L.
OPD-President and Mrs. Coolidge
were joined today by their son. John
who came from Amherst College for
the Easter vacation.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01
BANDITS BITE RINGS
FROM GIRLS FINGERS

MIAMI, April 1.-OP)-A police
dragnet has been thrown out today
for hishwaymen who last night held
up and robbed A. ]. Scranton and bit
rings valued at $4,000 from the fingers
of his girl companion.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01
BOY PLAYS HOCKEY,
SCOLDED, KILLS SELF

ST. LOUIS. April 1.--P)-Repri-
handed bS his aunt for playing
hockey from high school. George NJ.
Bib. 10. shot himself in the head last
night. he died todaT
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01
Is RAW EGGS EATEN
TO WIN BET OF IS

LEXINGTON, KY, April 1.-0R
Claims were laid today to the worlds
championship for eating raw eggs By
George Pollard here after eating %
in IS minutes. George won a IS BET
also.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01
LEONARD WOOD R.
TO PRODUCE PLAY

NEW YORK. April 1.-CR-Leon-
ard Wood Jr., is co-author of a play,
~Sin Tax" an emotional drama of
the tropics, which may be produced
next season.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01
POLICE FIND
SAWED-OFF
GUN USED
IN RAID
Suspects Remanded to Jail
Without Bond-Early
Trial Promised.

-Four San Antonio men face
charges of robbery by assault With
firearms in connection with the dar
ing daylight robbery of the San An
tonic National bank Tuesday noon,
when four bandits held employees at
bay with revolvers and sawed-off shot
guns and escaped with S10,13S.
The bandits fled through the rear
Of the bank in two motor cars and
were lost in the noon-day traffic.
Charles were filed Thursday by
". H. Mussey, deputy constable, in
Justice Anton Adams court. The four
men waived hearing and were re-
manded to Jail without bond.
ASKS TRUTH SERUM"
One Of the men while being mug
ged" by Owen Kilday, fingerprint ex-
pert at headquarters, stated be was
in the bath tub at the time of the rob-
berry and that he wanted to take the
truth serum" TO esablish his limo
cenCe.
District Attorney Chambers will
present his evidence to the grand
jury Friday and Special Judge .. Nj.
Fit8hugh in Thirty-seyenth District
court has promised to set the cases for
next Thursday.
A habeas corpus writ will be filed
Friday, asking release of one Of the
men, it was stated by his attorney.
FIND GUN IN RIVER.
The filing of the charges followed
the finding Of a sawed-off shotgun in
the San Antonio river near the Brook
lynn street bridge by a posse headed by
Special Investigator John Long, Chief
Of Police Il. o. Miller, Chief If Detee-
tives Sam Street, Constable Duke Car
YER and Deputy Sheriff Feliciano
Flores. City prisoners dived to the
bottom Of the river and recovered q
twelve gauge new pump gun.
William L. Herff, president of the
rifIed bank, positively identified the
gun as the one held on him during
the holdup. One of the suspects has
admitted throwing the gun in the
river, saying that he did it to avoid
suspicion after he heard the bank had
been robbed,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01
GENERAL OBRECON TO RUN
FOR MEXICAN PRESIDENCY
BY WILLIAM p. FLYTHE
Universal Service st

MEXICO CITY, April 1.-General Obregon threw a
bombshe into the ranks of his political enemies within
hour after his arrival in Mexico City, with the
of his candidacy for the presidency to succeed Gales
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01

nR. z. LASKER, chess cham.
- piou, stopping at the Gunter
hotel, was resting Thursday. Chess
is 8 game that requires a whole
lot Of energy, especially if you play
q group Of players at one time, as
does MFR. Lasker. "a delightful
place to rest" is the way he sums
up his opinion Of San Antonio. "0f
course your city is colorful, hum
ming with business, and all that
sort Of thing but it is the air of
restiulness that appeals 70 me
most" he added.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01
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April 1.-F)
r, thinks be
bout food, hay-
lime recently TO
e issued a chal-
Jolly Of Berlin
'piouship. Jolly
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01
SEEK LOST.

When asked by District Attop'y
Chambers why the gun barrels Mere
sawed off, one of the suspects said
the other boys wanted to go quail
hunting.
In addition to the shotgun recover.
ed at the house on Oakland street,
officers also recovered a pearl
handled pistol, q Eand bag and a pair
of boots, identified BY Detectives
Proudfoot and Stendebach as stolen
from the Ramsey home.
Early Thursday. Chief Miller
Street Carver Long aud johnson len
on a tip that the loot vas cached 10
house In San Antonio but thor
ougb search failed 20 reveal n,
money. wednesday evening they
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01
WRIT WITHDRAWN.

During the morning District Attor-
ney G. NJ. Chambers, John Long and
Lee johnson, special Investigators,
were closeted with two brothers under
suspicion, in the hope of learning de-
tails of the robbery.
After the charges had been filed a
writ of habeas corpus filed by attor-
,neys for one Of the suspects asking
release because officers were holding
him without cause, was withdrawn,
and the attorney stated he had pre-
pared another writ to be filed Friday.
Officers have a 20-gauge shotgun in
their possession which a blacksmith
told them he sawed off the day before
the robbery for one Of the men und"r
suspicion. The gun has been idenii-
fled as one stolen from the home Of
Earl Ramsey, 43o East French Plac,
on March 20.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01

PRESENTS a
BATON Of
ID. T'rou-
Alliances.
reed that
Germany
they did.
| exists in
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league to
bny. Does
|ything to
league Of
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01

HrRL SCOUT work Is doing for
othe girls what Boy Scout work
is doing for the boys, that is, max
ing them better citizens" declares
Miss Pauline WheTy, New York,
regional girl scout director for the
southwestern district, stopping at
the Menger hotel. Miss Wherry IS
in San Antonio to attend the girl
scout leaders training classes which
are being held this week. And l
love San Antonio" she said.
A S the sage remarked, everybody
"A talks about the weather but
nobody does anything about it. Az
ter spending the winter in San An
tonic, ID. S. Haynes, Louisville,
KY, has this to say: II have heard
q good many San AntOnians COM
plain about the weather when il
was a little cool or rainy. II these
folks had to spend 4 winter in the
northern Mississippi valley they
would complain sure enough.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30

other and when blows were threatened the
naturally the position that the
Of the occupying protected against the popuace
Therefore military Frenchman defending hlnser
Therefore the man VINO ala the
n was acquitted citizen sentenced to prison.
Aleo onofe naturally the outraged
experiences arise out OIL the
SOIL In places at some
times has been in its it is ntoeraoe
the loser He may escape IL
b does he is in does not he may be most
particularly in luck.
In various sections have known something OF
revolutionary oeathers Kne" "ha1 was
occupation in their towns ana 1eus
was known again The north knew little OIL Occupation
the civil war great deal more 1t one c tne
most there are good intentions
lit De agreeable
of this idea that Great
and customs oueS @ "
how much they whom collected ana 10 what 0
allowed to determine us own "
because China has Deen aO
keep alen armies off it's soiA
when economy in natlonal DEFENSE - " W
and unpeaahUeSa ~
successful invader.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
The AirpIane's S Future

Wright recalling
biggest thrill he his brother Wilbur had
aviation lying bed
thinking their 1903
reality of Said
wright s4
airplan) might make 100 miles hour
possibly imagined
arpane in the few years?
matter of everyday experience
extraordinary like the Wright brothers
imagined federal would
mapping Pacific providing
landing lighting these for
interests?
which mail and express
will dependent in no
way subsidies
committee
subsidies commercial aviation He
be- should be- operated
possibility private operation
in the territory beyond
efficient and less costly
development sefsupporng
would stabilize plane building industry
for national defense
airpane should take and keep
adaptation to the commercial and military
of the uture.- Herald Tribune.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
With Other Editors
TEN NEW CRUISERS
(New York Herald Tribune.l

the navys greatest need today
Recognition sound naval policy
President Coolidges approval offered by Chairman
authorizing the construction
ten additional advance
the cruiser class
limitations noncaptal vessels
can be secured agreement
Japan except by building below the
pointed out these columns last Friday
Is modern cruisers
have tonnage built
building equal
Japans tonnage considerably larger
g. Great
cruiser ratio is Japan
ratio 235 Our capital ship
S cruiser ratio is only 1SS
tonsthe latter the Washington treaty
156O5
parity with either japan Great Britain
appropriated for
the new
prior would
and parity with
An
of these 1S
accomplishing plainly affirming
it's policy its determination
to maintain the Washington treaty line
strength if the other powers
wish to formally
Of ships
The pledged maintain equal to Great
Japans the proportion of The
least we can
washington all its implications and
obligations.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30

WASHINGTON-CoI Frank L. Smith
will find himself as welcome IN
Washington as a porcupine at
petting party.
The senator elect from Illinois has
refused to climb into a cyclone cellar
pending such time as the tornado
which threatens him might subslde
to zepher proportions.
This has served only to increase
the resentment of the majority of
republican senator's who have de-
sided that Smiths primary campaign
fund record is too odoriferous to be
condoned.
Insurgents and democrats, unani-
mously lined up against allowing
Smith 20 become a senator, are in
clined to welcome his decision. 1t
will give them opportunity for some
very high powered oratory.
NAt this writing it appears that
far less than a majority will vote
to allow Smith to remain in the
senate
There is to be a fight on whether
Smith will be allowed to take his
J seat and then expelled from it OF
J whether the senate will refuse tc
allow him to come in.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30

BOTH ONE HUNDRED PER CENT
The captain of foreign co1sting
steamer was apt to break the monot-
ony Of his existence by commenting
on his chief engineers abilities. The
latter. in return, made the remark
that he understood the captains job
better than he-'the captain-did
himself.
AS a result the captain decided to
change places with his chief engineer
the latter to take charge of the
bridge, whilst he would demonstrate
how the steamer should be properly
driven
For the space of an hour all went
well. Then suddenly the ship stopped,
and. try as he might, the captain
couldn't make her go any further.
After Juggling with the machinery
for about an hour the captain gave
up and telegraphed to the bridge.
II say he said, 81 can't get this
hooker to move! You'd better come
and put her right! She won't shift
either way
"I don't expect she will. We've been
II don't expect she wfll We've been
aground this last hour!'
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
KET''',TENS
1p#EEdi@'

The Editor, The Douglas Dispatch
Dear Sir:
wish to take this means or
thanking the Douglas Dispatch, tne
police department and the people OF
Douglas for the kindness shown me
at the time and after the death OF
my brother, Robert T. Rutherford,
who was killed in fall at the
Copper Queen smelter, where he was
employed by the Dwight p Robinson
Construction company. I particularly
wish to thank the police department
and others for the beautiful floral
offerings sent to the funeral.
NV brother and 1 came to Douglas
only a few weeks ago and were
without funds when we arrived. We
, both liked Douglas as soon as we
! arrived here and began looking for
work. We called at the police de,
Eartment for information. They
gladly gave us this and, wishing 20
help us all they could allowed us
to sleep in the city hall My brother
found a job at the smelter and had
been working several days before
he was killed, but 1 had begun work
! only that morning.
At his death, 1 felt as though l
was completely lost, as he was my
only companion, and we had been
! together for several years. | was
1000 miles from home and had lost
/ my father, mother and brother In
less than two years.
I soon realized that it wasn't the
! city of Douglas so much as the
people in it that 1 liked. 1t seemed
that 1 had known the members OF
the police department and Mr.. A. e.
! Hinton, the kindly mayor, for years.
instead of only a few weeks.
Arizona is the thirteenth state l
have been in but 1 have never founo
a place I like as we'll as Douglas
and have never found people SC
friendly and willing to help ANYONE
as they are here. L guess few
people realize how much good it does
a fellow to get these friendly smiles
in a strange town after he has suf,
fered such tragedy as 1 suffered
in the loss of my brother.
Because of the splendid treatment
and sympathy I have received here
j am going to make Douglas my
home in the future, because 1 know
that among such people I can make
good Again thanking the people
of their city for their kindness to
me, / remain,
Very sincerely yours,
RAYMOND G. RUTHERFORD.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
TT,RNING POINT

Two boys, brothers, the older only
II years Of age, played together in
a simply furnished room. Suddenly
they heard steps, and looking up
saw their father enter.
Here's something for you" he
said and tossed a buzzing contrivance
into the air. With whir of wings,
the thing flew to the ceiling, bumped
and fell to the floor.
"What is it?' the boys cried. 1T
fliesw Both jumped for The toy,
now lying on the carpet. They
picked up the cork, bamboo and
paper thing, twisted it's rubber bands
again and let it go.
Who would have thought that the
bringing of toy would change the
ways Of men, give a new means OF
communication, revolutionize war and
enable explorers to sail at will over
polar ice or tropic 1ungles?
Because Bishop Milton Wright
then so years of age, brought home
that whirligig, that flying top, ant
gave it to his boys, Wilbur an(
Orville Wright, he set in motion th'
remarkable train of events that let
his sons, in 1903, to invent the air
plane
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
WASHINGTON a.
LETTER SKI

One school of thought favors the
former course, if only on the theory
Of orderliness and dignity
But whether the unwanted guest
is backed down the front steps as
soon as he rings the doorben or
whether he is allowed to enter the
parlor and then given the oum
rush" the result apparently viii be
the same.
The $125,OOO contribution made TO
Smiths primary campaign funa py
samuel insult, the Chicago pubic
utilities magnate, represents the par
sinister which has led many OF the
most rock ribbed members OF ms
party in the senate to turn against
him in his hour of need
Smith was the head of the llllnols
public utilities commission, ana the
question of favoritism is inevitable.
If seems likely that the senate VIII
refer his case to Senator James A
Reeds slush fund investigating com
mittee. which first brought out the
charges against Smith. Senator
Ashurst of Arizona is fatherlng a
resolution to that end.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
REREIS DISPERSED

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 29 Especial to
the Dispatch) Rebels under the lead
ership of Flores and Andres Bar
rera, who have been in rebellion
against the government for some
months in the state of Guerrero have
been dispersed by state volunteer
forces, according to report from
General Claudio Fox, commander OF
operations there. Two of the rebels
were killed during the fighting and
a large number of saddled horses,
ammunition and other equipment
were captured.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
AUTO LICENSES
IN TOMBSTONE

The Dispatch was notified from
Tombstone Wednesday of the arrival in
the county seat of 500 pairs of auto
mobile licenses for the year 1927. The
plates were delivered 10y truck and
there were three and one-half tons of
them. This order of license plates is
500 pairs larger than the order receiV-
ed for the year 1925.
The plates are copper colored with
blue letters, the only plate issued of
color typifying a state wide indus
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
More Truth Than Poetry
By James J. Montague
MIR. IBID
Written after porting over Bartlett.

Written after porlng over barIleIC.
Bill Shakespeare wrote some middlin' stut
An Milton done the same,
Lord Byron also made bluff
At literary fame,
An you can bet that Mr. Hood
Had somethin' on the ball,
But this here feller Ibid could
Write circles round 'em all.
He showed up all the writin' birds
Of every age an cline
He sure knew how to juggle words
In prose as we'll as rhyme
In every single line he wrote
He put an awful kick,
An when it came to stuff to quote
He made 'em all look sick.
Them other authors would be sore
If they had lived to find
That Mr.. Bartlett quotes him more
Than all their stuff combined.
He pulls line or two of chin
From some big bard or sage,
An then brings. this here Ibid in
To finish out the PAGE.
Old Shakespeare sure was full of pep
An wrote rattlin' play,
An Keats an Shelley earned the rep
That they have got today,
But though l may be wrong, because
1 amt been much to school,
l claim that Mr.. Ibid was
A reg'lar writin' fool!
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
LAW BREAKER

Director Lynn Reynolds, just back
from a vacation in the north, had
unique experience. Being an inve.-
crate golfer, Lynn took his clubs
along on the hunting trip and with
party of friends they laid out an
impromptu course close to their hunt
ing lodge.
1t was in the middle of a round
that the argument started. IT tell
you," declared Reynolds, that it was
a dead stymie. 1 know my stuff"
At that moment d lanky deputy
sheriff lurched out through the shrub
berry and grabbed Reynolds by the
collar. II just aint sure what a
stymie is" he admitted, "but I've
got to arrest you for shootin' 'em
out of season.
Il saw there was no arguing with
the fellow so I went back and picked
up the nails. He watched me and
then / made another mistake. / told
him I was an actor. yep, he said
so am I. I'm Mary Pickford, who
are your I modestly informed him
1 was Richard Dix and then he
took a good look at me, and We both
had a good laugh"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
IT'S HARD TO BE THE LOSER
obligations.
(Chicago Tribune.)

Rhineland killed German citizen
and wounded others, bullet his head
lieutenant acquitted by the court
martial which and sentenced
to prison
that the promising French
destroyed again the occupying army
lieutenant had
that got into
quarrel the Germans
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
BLIND TRUTH

The foreman of a jury in session
recently was a nervous person. After
returning from the jury room and
apparently reaching decision they
returned to the judge. He asked the
usual question relative to their ver-
dict.
The foreman Immediately answered,
"The party who stole the automobile
is not guilty"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
FULL HOUSES

There are many bridge fiends in
the Wiltshire district, and they play
by day and by night. The domestic
cicle is merely the last resort At
one house there is a golden haired
cherub whose idea of life is just
tables of hectic women playing madly
from three to six every afternoon.
The other day he had gone upstairs
for the night. 1t was six-thirty and
the contest was still on; when sud
denly from the head of the stairs
came a pathetic childish voice asking,
Mother, are those ladies still there?"
His mother hastily answered, Eyes,
{ dear, now go to bed like good
little boy"
"But, mother (growing more
pathetic) Haven't they got any
homes?"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
HIS WEAKNESS

An obviously Incompetent man was
trying to gain the Mayors influence
to obtain a rather important city
post
But said the Mayor, "you couldn't
possibly fill the place. 1t would be
like robbery. Really, it would be
more honest for you to take gun
and hold up somebody"
II know it," admitted the man, but.
to tell you the truth, I'm too darn
nervous to steal that way"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
PLUCKED FROM THE PLAINS

was escaping. No. you don't, young
feller,' he said. Go back and pick
up those nails. l started to protest
and he got sore. Go back and pick
up those nails, he said. Just who
do you think you are" l tried to
telf him that 1 wasn't a real car
penter and at that he got real
nasty.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30

try that of copper mining and smelt-
ing. orders for the new plates are
now being received by the county Of
ficials, and the first automobile own
ers applying for their licenses Will De
given the plates they request.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
Abe Martin

Constable Newt Plum closed tn
Night Owls Musical Revue, at MelO-
deOn Hall, AS it's not a fit show fer
folks around 45 an so t. see. NOthtn'
ever shrinks when we want 1t to.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
ahaMSoeairee re


where land boomers get together
Not
collecting income tax
till alter the christmas
n discrimination against the consumer
Vast of lone
millions dollars every year.
nobod
Copyright, 1926, Syndicate Inc)