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VOL. XLH—NO. 351.
MEXICAN GOLD RESERVE BROUGHT HER
FRANCE AGAIN
THREATENS TO
MOVE ON RUHR
Officials Declare Nation Has
Resumed Liberty of
Action.
SAY GERMANS DEFAULT
Enemies Claim Ruhr Miners
Would Revolt Against
French.
By PALL SCOTT MOWBER
•pecial Cable to Tha Sun Antonio Light
•nd the Chicago Dally NfWa.
Copyright. 1923.
Paris, Jan. S. — The following re
markable statement was made to this
correspondent by an authoritative
source today:
"France has resumed liberty of ac
tion. She expects to have the Ger
man default proclaimed within eight
days bv the reparation commission.
Meanwhile, France will begin economic,
fiscal and, if necessary, military prepa
ration of its program, together with
all necessary diplomatic preparation*,
notably the negotiation of an agree
ment with Belgium nnd an effort to
appease British opinion.”
This source continued:
“Yesterday’s meeting indeed marked
a decided rapprochement between the
continental nations. France. Italy and
Belgium. For the first time, Belgium,
which heretofore had been trying to
maintain adequate balance between its
two neighbor*, France and Great Brit
ain, has sided with France. The same
financial necessities which imposed ac
tion on France constrained Belgium.
Italy's situation is analogous. However
much Italian may desire to
play the arbiter between Franco and
Great Britain they have been obliged
to renounce the idea.
necessity for imymenla takes
precedence over all other considerations.
"Both Bonar Law and Poin<*ro neem
desirous of preserving the entente as
far as possible and conferred this morn
ing regarding the continuation of col
laboration of the two powers in Near
Eastern affairs. Nevertheless it would
be puerile to try and believe anything
thnt the entente is undergoing the most
redoubtable crisis in its existence. Es
pecially reactions of public opinion arc
to be feared.”
GERMAN MAKES REPLY.
Declares Miners Would Not Tolerate
French Rule.
By WILLIAM B. NASH.
Special <>hle San ,Antonio Light
and the Chicago Dally News.
Copyrlghi, 1*23.
Faria. Jan. s.—'‘lt is by no means
impossible that there will be an insur
jrection in the Ruhr district if French
troops march in and try to exploit the
region." said a prominent German of
ficial in Paris today.
"The miners have announced in ad
ranee that they arc opposed to French
rule. The engineers who now run the
nines and factories are likely to quit en
nasse' and force the. French to import
foreign technicians, thus provoking
rouble among the workmen, who are
inable to understand orders in a for
dgn language.”
Believing that political and not
•conomie motives now dominate the at
itude of France towards Germany, the
nembers of the German reparations
tiff in Paris declare that Germany can
o nothing but sit back and leave the
nitiative to Premier Poincare.
BELGIUM SUPPORTS FRANCE-
’aids Is More Vindictive Than Ever
Now That England Quits.
By the Awociated Press.
™aris. J»n. s.—France. free to han
[lc the reparations question according
p her own formula, turned today to
he task of making Germany pay. The
french government apparently has the
bpport of Belgium , it is less certain
I Italy’s aid. .
I It ia regarded here as probable that
Iremier I’oincarc will take as the basis
Ir action against Germany the recent
jebdon of the reparations commission
I adjudging Germany in default in
|r deliveries of wood. In a few days,
I is confidently believed, the conimis
l>n will also find that Germany has
Ifaqlted in her coal deliveries.
|Sir John Bradbury, British member
I the commission, is understood to hate
■ vised President Bartbou be will not
■tend the meeting next Tuesday, at
Im I' jhe coal deliveries and Gcr-|
■ ny's request for a moratorium will
I taken up. This decision is held in
Bench, circles as an indication that
Beat Britain intends to abstain from
tticipating in the affairs of the cotn
tsion and will be represented by an
ierver.
May Occupy Ruhr Valley.
pie presence or absence of the Biit
meniher is immaterial, it is.pointed
, inasmuch as the majority decision
timber default must only be con
bred as at next week's meeting to
pme operative. Sir John Bradbury
It the only dissenting Tote on the
Istion of the default
If Germany is officially declared to
(behind in her coal deliveries, only
I physical manifestations of coercion
bld be necessary. There steps, it
believed will no doubt involve the
|*paßrocci»pal ion of at least a part
Hie Ruhr valley along such llqes as
(Continued on Page Three.)
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
Dry Agent
Miss Georgia Hoplcy of Bucyrns,
Ohio, claim! to be the only woman pro
hibition agent in the United States.
SLAYER OF SALESMAN
NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI
SEiN IN SAN ANTONIO
San Antonian Killed and Car
Taken and Driven Here
by Murderer.
The accused murderer of Clementi
Deollos, traveling salesman from San
Antonio, killed eight miles south ot
Corpus Christi Wednesday morning,
was seen in San Antonio in Deollos’
automobile which he stole after com
mitting the crime. Officers are mak
ing an extensive search of the city to
locate him. He is known as "The
Professor."’
Deollos was stopped on a lonely
country road leading out of Corpus
Christi and was murdered. His tlrroat
was cut and there were numerous
slashes about the face indicating that
the crime bad been committed with a
razor or sharp knife.
Warning to all border cities was
sent out immediately to watch for a
-certain person whom Corpus Chriati
officers believe is the slayer. This in
.dividual in a car answering the de
scription of that driven by Deollos was
seen in San Antonio shortly after the
wire was received.
Deollos was the brother of Mrs.
Domingo Gonzales of San Antonio. He
traveled through the country from town
to town in connection with his busi
ness and was leaving Corpus Christi
for a town to the south at the time of
the crime. The body was found by a
Mexican Wednesday afternoon. For
several hours it could not be identified.
Thursday the man was identified by
an acquaintance at Corpua Christi.
The opinion was.expressed by offi
cers here engaged in the search that
the murderer did not stop in San An
tonio for any length of time.
MOURNERS DIG GRAVE
St, Louis Women Who Held Up Burial
Must Pay 3100.
. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 5.—A jury in
justice cohrt awarded Mrs, Anna
Alter $lOO damages against Mrs. Hora
Hartuppe and her sister, Mrs. Rose
Matson on allegations that last sum
mer t>y held up the burial of her
stepfather at a local cemetery.
The body was just about to be low
ered in the grave, it was testified, when
the sisters appeared and stated they
°* n «i rlot on w bieh the grave was
dug. The mourners thereupon were
compelled to dig another grave, it wa-.
said, because it was Sunday and the
cemetery employes were not working
Noted Clergyman Dies.
Los Angeles, Jan. s—Harwood
Huntington, clergyman, author, lawver
and scientist, died here yesterday aged
b 2 years.
THE WEATHER
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FOR KC AST.
San Antonio and vicinity: Friday night,
cloudy; Saturday, ..unsettled; minimum
temperature. 43 to 45; light to modtrau
winds mostly westerly.
Batt Texas; Friday night, cloudy and
colder in northwest portion; Saturday,
unsettled.
West Texas: Friday nifht and Satur
day, fair; warmer, in Via Panhandle Sat
urday.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOI RISTS.
St. Louis: Temperature, X 8; partly
cloudy; tvur-mile wind from the east;
low eat temperature la last 34 hours, Jg;
highest, 62. . .
(Mrajro: Temperature, 18:
twelve-milo vind from the .wrtl.west;
lowest temperature tn last St hours. XI;
highest, 38.
Kansas City: Temperature. 22; partly
cloudy; eiF-iteen-mile wind from the e*st;
lowest temperature tn last 21 hours, 20;
highest. SO.
New York: Temperature. Cl; cloudy;
fourteen*xnile wind from the west; lowest
temperature in last 24 hours, 26; high
est. 86.
Washington: Temperature, St; parLy
cloudy; eight-mile wind from the aoutU;
lowest temperature !n last 24 hours, 3*:
highest. St.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1923.—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES.
Son Born to Mr. and
Mrs. John States Is
Named United States
Harrisburg. Pa.. Jan. 5.—A cer
tificate of the birth of United Suites
was received at the office of the state
registrar in the department of health.
It came from Northern Pennsylvania
and certified to the birth of ■ son
to John and Mary States. They
called him United.
BANDIT AND THREE
OFFICERS WOUNDED
IN RUNNING FIGHT
Posse Surprises Robber
Gang Trying to Loot
Bank.
Sioux City, lowa, Jan. s.—One ban
dit and three officers were wounded in
? fight between bank robbers and ol
icers ot Maurice. lowa, near Sioux
City, at 2:30 o’clock this morning.
The bandits, who raided the Stour
County bank, failed to got any toot.
The posse surprised them while at
work and opened fire, a running battle
following The wounded bandit es
caped. The posse was le«l by Sberaf
Hugo Synhorst of Orange City.
Bfoux Falls, S. D„ Jan. s.—Author!-
tick at Hawarden. lowa, declared taut
two of the robbers who rai led at bank
at Maurice. lowa, early todry, had not
been captured, but suid that the ban
dits bad aabndoned their automobile on
a road east of town and were bclievvu
to have gone west into South Dakota.
WANTS U. S. TO BUY
FRENCH AND ENGLISH
WEST INDIES ISLANDS
Reed of Missouri Introduces
Measure in the
Senate.
K aahhlgton. D. G.. Jhfi. 8— Heroin 1
tions proposing negotiations with Great
Britain and Franco to cede to the
United States of their islgnd posses
sions in the West' Indies were reintro
duced in the Senate toddy by Senator
Reed. Democrat, Missouri,
DELAY DRY CHARGES
Agents Puzzled Whether Some Hotel
Rooms Have Status of Homes.
Delay in filing complaints against
seven or eight prominent persons for
alleged violations of the national pro
hibition laws New Year’s eve has been
brought about by a technicality, it was
reported at prohibition headquarters
Friday morning.
The prohibition agents have asserted
that they do not desire to file any com
plaints that will not "stick.' The at
tention of the prohibition agents was
called to the fact that a number of
people had their homes in the leading
hotels of town whore the parties were
hold, and before the complaints are
filed the agents desire to determine
whether- those against whom evidence
is alleged to be held, were members of
parties in hotel rooms that had the
status of homes.
The courts have held, it has been
l>ointed out. that a search warraut must
be procured by the prohibition agents
before thev may search a home.
This technicality, it is reported at
prohibition headquarters, was tbe sub
ject of a consultation between prohi
bition agents nnd the United States
district attorney's office.
Agents are pursuing .the investiga
tions to determine whether occupants
of the rooms have any other place
of residence or whether they arc per
manent guests of the hotels. If the
latter irs the cgse then no complaint
will be filed, it is believed. If. how
ever. it is ascertained that the hotel
rooms are not homes, then complaints
will be filed.
YACHT HELD BY U. S.
Beat Believed to Have Brought Aliens
Into This Country.
Key West. Fta„ Jan. s.—The yacht
Juanita, alleged to have brought 25
aliens to this country from Cuba. De
cember 20, landing them at Marathon.
Fla., was taken into custody last night
at "Lower Mattecumbie by the cutter
Cossack and brought here today. The
Juanita was picked up adrift by a
fishing smack and from advices rw eived
from tjie American consul at Havina it
is believed the boat was stolen fro’a that
port by parties who smuggled th' aliens
into this country.
Perfumes Found in Tomb
of King, Over 3090 Years
Old, Still Retain Scent
V, the Associated Pres*.
Luxor, Egypt, Jan. &.—Perfumes
which still retain their scent after
a lapse of more than 3<mmi years were
found in four alabaster vases re
moved yesterday from tbe outer
chamber of the tomb of King Ttit"n
khnmun. Each of the vases were
carved from a single block of trans--
lucent alabaster through which the
sun sparkled.
NEGRO VILLAGE
FIRED IN RAGE
WJIVEOEAD
Muy Left Wounded After
Barricaded Blacks Es
cape Besiegers.
NIGHT-LONG FIGHT
Battle Begins When Negroes
Fire on Officers With-
out Warning.
Br the Aasoelated I*r«M
Otter Creek, Fla,. Jan. b.—Two wjitc
men, two negro women, and one negro
man are known to be dead, while it is
believed there are many other casual
ties as a result of race trouble iatt
night an,l early today at Rosewooo. a
negro village. twelve miles from here.
With the exception of thr buildings,
the enrtt" village was burned by a P co
shortly rfter daybreak, according to
available reports here.
A party of citizens of Sumner went
to Rosewood late last night to investi
gate reports that two negroes sought
in conne< tion with an attack upon a
young white woman at Sumner, Mon
day, were concealed in a bouse iheiv.
Upon tbe approach of the party, 25
negroes, without warning, opened file,
killing outright two persons and wound
ing four, one of them probably fatally.
It later developed that 21 heavdy
armed negroes were in the house and
citizens immediately established a cor
don around it and opens] fire wnh
every conceivable kind of firearm.
Negroes Make Escape.
At 4 o'clock this morning, accoiding
to information here, the amniunitian of
the attaokero became exhausted and.
the departure of many for freglt sup
plies rase the beeieged n»g-oe« an "P*
portnnity is escape; The.r depnttur'
wos discovered at daylight.
Tlic vacated house contained tuv
bodies of Iwo negro wotnen and a.ie
negro man killed by bullets whici; pene
trated tbe walls- or entered the place,
through windows.
Blood stains indicated that several
of those who escaped were wOundrd.
Immed.ately afterward, according t>
word received from the scene, tbe mob
began firing the buildings in tbe vil
lage. Every structure, except tbe s-o
-oery store, the residence of the. grocer
and the residence of another white
man. wa* destroyed. While the village
was in flames, it is said, members vf
the mob fired upon negroes Seeing from
their homes. The result was not known
here.
Twenty Negro Families.
About 20 negro families resided in
Rosewood.
The ki own dead are:
POLL) WILKINSON of Sumner,
45. a merchant.
HENRY ANDREWS, 13, of Otter
("reek, superintendent of a lumber com
pany.
SYLVESTER CARRIER. 42. negro.
BERTHA CARRIER, negro woman,
mother of Sylvester.
The injured white men are: Manning
Hudson, scalp wound; M. L. Sturde
ville, shot through arm; Odum, Otter
Creek, shot through neck.
The negro house was burned to the
ground shortly after daylight. Sheriff
Walker ordered all the negro mill
workers at Sumner to remain in their
homes. x
Wilkinson and Andrews were shot to
death when they attempted to enter th.-’
negro bouse late last night n search of
Sylvester Carrier, negro, ba-.iieeded in
the plaw at that time. He opined fire
on the white men and the bodies of
Wilkinson and Andrews lay where they
fell thr "'ghout the night.
The eiead negro is a brother of the
man in jail in connection with the as
sault uficii a young white woc-.an sev
eral days ago. Jesse Hunter, an escaped
negro convict, alleged to have com
mittnl toe Crime, is still at large.
Sheritf Ramsey and his deputies of
Alachua county returned to Gaines
ville this morning.
ARREST SAPULPA NEGRO
•Also Charge White Men With Burglary
Following the Nbooting.
Sapulpa, Okla., Jan. 6. —A murder
charge was filed here by Assistant
County Attorney John M. Stanley
against James W. Rawls, negro doctor
and drug store owner, who was arrested
following a shooting in the negro dis
trict Monday night iu which a band of
negroes killed Patrolman S. E. Brumley
and wounaed four other officers.
Charges of burglary were also filed
against Shelby Fingers and Charles
Rucker, two white men charged with
looting negro homes following the shoot
ing and taking guns and valuables under
the guise of special officers. Six high
school boys arrested with Rucker and
Fingers were released and will be used
as witnesses Inter, The boys stated
that Rucker nnd Fingers jiosed as spec
ial officers to them and got them to
help search the negro residences.
MARKS TAKE DECLINE
Failure of Premier’s Conference Results
In Heavy Selling.
Kew York. Jan. s.—Failure of t{ie
Allied premiers' conference to reach an
nglerment on reparations resulted Ip
heavy selling of German marks here
,< ”4x. the rate dropping from 1.2 K to
1.11 cents a hundred, a new low record
for jail time- Other European rates
nlsol declined.
Wanted: A Man
Unless Miss Lena Mord gets married
'within a year,: "i* I*** b*r no
turalization papers, according to a rul
ing of Judge Joseph B. David of the
Superior Court kt Chicago. "‘Anyone
as good looking as you,"* said the judge,
"does not deserve to be given more time
to get a husband."
MAY PICK CRISSINGER
Controller of Currency likely tn Suc
eced W. P. G. Harding.
Washngton, D. C„ Jan. R.
Crissinger, tbe present comptroller of
tbe currency, will be nominated as gov
ernor ot tbe Federal Reserve Board
within a few days, according to infor
mation in high administration circles
today. Mr. Crissinger will succed to
the placo made vacant by retirement
of former Governor IV. P. G. Harding.
It appeared today that President
Harding had not decided on Cris
singer's successor as comptroller of the
currency.
The President also was said to have
not yet decided upon the new member
of the reserve board representing agri
culture, provision for which was made
in a law some months ago. It
was said that the President felt he
should appoint a man from-the South
or Southwest, but had gone no further
toward a decision.
Former GO'erpor Hording, who name,
to Washington from Birmingham. Ala.,
was tbo Southern member of tbe
• -x ”
OOW TXJ. x
Mr. Crissiugrr. whose horn* is in
Marion. Ohio, for years has hceti a
dow personal friend of President
Harding.
CLOUDY AND UNSETTLED
UttH (Kango in Tefnperature Expected
Over Saturday.
With temperatures little changed and
winds moderate and mostly from the
west, San Antonio will experience a
cloudy Friday night and an unsettled
Saturday, according to the forecast of
J, H. Jarboc, local weather observer.
The minimum temperature will be be
tween 42 and 4G.
Tbe clouds are caused by an area of
low pressure situated early Friday over
the Texas Panhandle and connected
with a larger area in the northwest
by a trough between two “highs.” Cold
weuther robs the low barometer regions
of much of tbeir energy.
To’the southwest of the “low” trough
is an ar-a of moderately high pressure
pushing in over California and to tbe
northwest, situated over the Winnipeg.
Canada, fegion and extending well into
the I'nited States is a powerful “high,”
which has caused below-zero weather
in Montana, zero through the Dakotas
and js far southward as St. Paul, and
32 below at Winnipeg, •
Luckily for the Southwest, this
“high” is too far eastward to seriously
affeet local weather conditions.
Au area of high barometer over south
eastern United States brought killing
frost Thursday night to New Orleans,
heavy frost to Jacksonville. Fla., and
frost, as far as Tamps. The weather
bureau recorded no frost in San An
tonio.
COMPLETE FARM BILLS
Credit Legislation Ready for Consedira-
tion In Senate.
Wasbington.' D. C„ Jan. s.—Prepar
ation of farm credits legislation virtu
ally was completed today by tbe Sen
ate hanking committee, and tomorrow
the committee plans to report two bills,
the Cnpper measure and tbe Lenroot-
Anderson bill for government aid. for
<on-ideratiiyi iu the Senate next week.
Senator Capper. R- publican, Kansas,
chairman of the Senate farm bloc, to
day reintroduced his bill as revised by
the committee to extend the War Fi
nance Corporation until March 31.
1924. As tentatively agreed to by the
committee, tbe bill
would establish undec the farm loan
board a credit department with an ag
gregate capital of $60,000,000 in gov
ernment funds.
The bills will lie presented to the
Senate with a view to simultaneous
consideration under a promise fyom ad
ministration lenders to lay aside the ad
ministration shipping bill and give the
agricultural legislation right of way.
“Snapshot Sam” to Give Away Prizes
Six Box Tickets to Majestic and five dollars in Cash to be awarded
daily by the funiy photographer. Beginning Saturday. January 6th. Snap
shot Sam will parade the downtown streets and snnp pictures of the crouds.
Seven prizes will be awarded daily to seven of the people who are iu
these pictures. The management of the Majestic theatre will award six
tickets, good at any performance, at this theatre, with the exception of
Sunday.
The San Antonio Light will award fire dollars in eash daily to some
lucky person who is in the snapshots.
There you have it, six tickets to the Majestic theatre and five dollnrs
in rash daily.
Watch for Snapshot Sam the downtown streets Saturday.
FARMER FALLS
UNDER WHEELS
AND IS KILLED
Aged Man Tumbles From
Seat on County Road
Near City.
MAY HAVE FAINTED
Friends Say Dead Man Was
Subject to At
tacks.
Thomas A. Ferrill, 73. Bexar county
farmer, was instantly killed when the
wheel of a heavy farm wagon passed
over his head, fracturing the skull at
5;tK» Thursday afternoon on the Gon
zulcs road, at a point 0 miles from San
Antonio. Ferrill, subject to fainting
spells, is believed to have been uncon
scious when he toppled from his wagon
and met death.
Jlrputy Sheriffs F. N. Florcs and
Whitt Speer, responded when a tele
phone message reached the sheriffs of
fice. Investigation showed the aged
farmer was within a few miles of his
home. Ralph Graves, of Adkins sta
tion. who notified county authorities
told deputies he was driving toward Bsn
Antonio when he met Ferrill's team.
The farmer, he said, was crumpled >n
the scat and a moment later the body
toppled over the side of the wagon. The
tnuics were in a trot at the time and
before he could check them, the rear
wheel of the heavy vehicle, he mid,
passed over Ferrill's head.
Team Stopped By Boy.
Graves said Terrill wns dying when
he jumped from his car and rau to
whera tbe body was oa the ground. The
team was Mopped by Alfredo Unis, a
farmer bny, a quarter of a mito beyond
ti e accident while hwded toward the
Ferrill home, /
Officers removed fbe body to the
home of J. E. Spivey, a son-in-law, who
resides s abort distance from wher"
Fcn-ill died. Inquest proceedings by
Justice Ben 8. Fisk revealed that Fer
rill had frequently been seized with
feinting spells. Tbe justice, in view of
the r’atement of Graves that he saw
the .rmcr's body crumpled on the
uagon seat Just before he fell beneath
the wagon, ia confident Ferrill wns un
conscious when the tchicle passed over
his head, killing him.
Was a County Pioneer.
Ferrill was a native of Mississippi
nnd a pioneer resident of Bexar county.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs,
J. H. Calloway of I’erita. Texas, Mrs.
S. E. Spivey of Sayers and Mrs. J. H.
Spivev of Devine, Texas; four sons, H.
A. and T. E. Ferrill of Terita. A. A. of
Snn Antonio and H. W. of Sayers: and
one sister, Mrs. Katy Rolls of San An
tonio.
The funeral will bo held from the
Spivey home Friday afternoon.
TO ARREST MOTORISTS
Police Will Nab Owners of Cars With
out License Wednesday.
San Antonio and Bexar county auto
mobile owners who appear on a public
highway next Wedensday morning with
out a 1923 license number on their au
tomobile are likely to fall into the bands
of the law.
County motorcycle officers, under in
structions from James W. Collins,
Bexar county automobile license inspec
tor, issued Friday morning, will arrest
the daiyer of every car found on a pub
lic thoroughfare without a new number
displayed. Tnls means the payment of
a fine and court costs, in addition to
the necessity of procuring a number.
Under tbe ruling announced, only
three days. Saturday. Monday and Tues
day, remain in which delinquent motor
ists may comply with the law. Since
local authorities announced a few days
ocf grace at the close of the year when
ntanv had hot obtained a number plate,
the payment of license numbers at the
pourtboUM has practically ceased.
No excuse will be accepted after next
Wednesday morning to elude arrest and
(■nviction. Inspector Collins announced.
Friday forenoon only a few automobile
owners appeared at the tax office for
on automobile number. Ample time, it
is snid, has been given in which to obey
the jaw.
WOMAN TO HANG
English Couple Convicted of Murder
Must Pay Penalty.
By the zlMorinted Preoa.
Ixmdon. Jan. s.—Tbe British hoi.ie
office today declined to grant a re
prieve In the cases of Mrs. Ed.to
Thompson and Frederick Bywaters re
cently convicted and sentenced to death
fo rthe murder of Percy Thompson,
the woman's husband. Consejuently the
two will be hanged on next Tuesday.
Millions in gold coin
FROM NATIONAL TREASURY
SMUGGLED ACROSS BORDER
Mexican Customs Agents Had Asked
for Co-operation of American Offi
cers, Thinking Metal Belonged to Pri
vate Banks—Shipped From San An
tonio to California for Safe Keeping*
Millions in gold coin have been removed from the
tional treasury of Mexico within the last few weeks and
smuggled into the United States and other millions are tai
be brought here according to reports received here Friday
from what is considered a reliable source. The report follows
a rumor some weeks ago that gold was being smuggled out
of Mexico, but at that time there was no intimation that the
precious metal was part of the Mexican government’s gold
reserve. In fact the rumor held that the gold was being
brought out of Mexico by private persons, and that it was
being smuggled in violation of the Mexican law which in
tends to prohibit exportation of gold. For that reason the
rumor attracted practically no attention.
Some weeks ago United States officials along the border
admitted that they had been asked by Mexican customs offi
cials to help prevent smuggling of gold, but said that they
were told that the gold was being sent out by private persons*
They profess to be in ignorance of any plan to smuggle
.tional treasury money out of Mexico. However, they admit
that this has been done in the past and that it is not at ail
improbable.
They do not attempt to speculate as to who is respon
sible for the government reserve being moved out of the re
public. Also they are silent as to the probable conditions
which would result in the treasury of a nation being sent into
another country.
1 » inr 4 a 7 n a • "am *—• VI. .t.
RAMON LARA, CHARGED
WITH YBARRA'S DEATH
IN JAIL WITHOUT BOND
Father and Three Brothers
Also Held in Connec
tion With Case.
Ramon Lara, charged with rnurdvr in
connection with the killing of Joe
Ybarra on the night of December 24,
was remanded to the Bexar county jail
without bond when h* waived hearing
before Justice R. Neil Campbell Friday
morning. Charges of murder were filed
Thursday afternoon.
The father of Lara and three broth
ers are also held on charges of making
threats in connection with some trou
ble with relatives which deputy sher
iffs uncovered in their investigation of
the Ybarra killing.
MISSISSIPPIAN IS SLAIN
Slayer Fires Two Shota Through Win-
dow of Home.
Biloxi, Miss.. Jan. s.—Henry Taylor
60 years old. was murdered at bis home
at Fountainbleau, in Jackson county,
la««t nijht, while seated in his home
with his family. Two shots were fired
from a shotgun through a window and
the guilty party or parties made their
escape. Automobile parties were im
mediately formed from Ocean Springs
and Pascagoula and the searching of
the woodsc in the vicinity continues.
Up until a late hour this morning no
trace has been found of the guilty one
by the posse ‘ under ’ Sheriff Cudabac.
Index to Advertisers
Index to principal advertising -in today*
Liyht. for guidance of ehoppvte;
Adverfiaer— Tage _
Alamo foods Co 17
Amusements 23
Hank. Insurance. Invesments 28
Bank Statements 30-21
Brecon Shoe Store 15
Blum Co.. Emil 18
Boston Shoe Store 19
Classified and Real Estate 26-2?
Cloonan A inborn 28
Daikowlts Bros <
Dollingers*. Inc 8
Economy Service Store 13
Federal Bakeries 19
Fomby Clothing Co
Fox <"o. 3
Frank Bros., 2-11
Frost Brns. Co 8
Guarantee Shoe Co •••' 12
Hoyle * Rarick 7
Joske Bros. Co 1<
K & M Sho* Store 4
Kinps Food Products 16
Ia Mode MHUnery 2
Light’s Guaranteed Pure Food Pages 16-17
Mai-on Maurice 8
Packing House Markets !•
Piggly Wiggly. Inc- - 21
Quong Fat Grocery Co. 9
Railroad and Steamship Lines 13-28
Rees Optical Co.. H. C 28
Victory Wilson. Inc. 22
Vogue. The ... ; 19-15
Waehcr Bros. Co 4-9-19;
White Cleaning A Dyeing Co.. E. Y. U I
Williams. John 23
Wolff A Marx Co 8 I
Wolfson Dry Goods Co.. Inc. 3 I
HOME EDITION
TWO CENTS p ’ r Copy *■
A V A M Fivt cenU on trß , ni an 4 <
According to information which be
came available in San Antonio Friday,
tbe gold is being secretly taken from
th® Mexican treasury, sent to the bor
der and smuggled across the river. It
is then, the report eajs. shipped by ex
press from Laredo oA San Antonio, to
points on the California coast. Most
of that already smuggled has gone to
Los Angeles, it is claimed, having been
addressed to persona bearing names ot
Mexican origin.
From a man who has just come from
the border, it is learned that on® bor.
der Mexican customs officer has know!,
edge of tbe transaction, and Hahns to
know that $900,006 in gold has b*en
smuggled across the Rio Grande. H®
claims the gold was carried in small
boxes about three-fourths of • cubia
foot in size.
This man, however, refused to di
vulge who was responsible for the ex.
portation of thr national resert®.
SIXTEEN ARE INDICTED
Mage Committees of Window Glaag
.manufacturers Ar® Held.
Cleveland. Ohio. Jan. b. — Sixteen
members of the wage committees of th®
Notional Association of Window Gl.m
Manufacturers and National Associa
tion of Window Workers were indictM
by a federal grand jury here today,on
charges of having violated the Sherman
anti-trust laws.
John M. Sterner, president of the to.
cal Federation of Glass Workers, wag
named in one indictment.
It was alleged the two committeeg
entered into a wage agreement which re. ■ a
suited in closing hand-blown glass fao 3
tories throughout the country for serea
and a half to eight months each year.
The. federal, grand jury has been hear
ing evidence in the case for nearly •
month.
BRIDGE DEATHS 23
Grapples* to Attempt Recovery of
Kelso. Wash.. Jan. 5— W th the num
ber of known deaths with .he di^ast-r
caused by the collapse ot a bridge Gera
Wednesday night increased »o two. .b®
list of ntiseing persons early t>day
stood at ?o.
Harry Kirk, one of the injured, died
last nig! t. and Georg® O. McDouilJ
died of injuries early yestenlay. Up !•
this meaning none of the bodies had
been reco-ered but the arrival of expert
granplers from Portland wxs expnKil
to facilitate the finding ot the dead la
the Cowlitz river.
TREATY IS SIGNED
Canada and Italy Make fooinierrial
lymdon. Jan. 5. — A commercial
treaty between Canada and Italy wee
signet! at the foreign office yeeteMar.
W. 8. Fielding, one of tbe Canadian
signers, said that he had appragebod
the Belgian. Spanish and Italian govern.
ments with a view to similar agre*.
menta. Commercial treaty between Caa
ada an,) France was signed recently.
Bodies in Kelso Disaster.