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OL. XLIII—NO. 25.
EXPLOSION HURTS 2 AT RED HEARING
having Roof at Kelly Traps Enlisted Men; Soldier’s Back Broken
OTTING TIMBERS BREAK
AND THREE ARE BURIED
IN DEBRIS; ONE MAY DIE
rivate Roy C. Kubelis in Hospital
With Broken Back —Men Dig Into
Wrecked Building to Rescue Com
rades —One Soldier Severely Cut on
Head—One Shouts Warning But
Men Do Not Have Time to Escape.
Caught under the falling roof of a building which they
ere wrecking at Kelly Field Monday afternoon, three
Idiers were hurt, one probably fatally.
The crash came suddenly when rottening timbers gave
ay. The men were directly under the roof. The build
g tottered for an instant and then crumpled, burying
.em in the debris. One man working with them jumped
it in time to escape. Other soldiers nearby tore franti
illy at the wrecked building to free the imprisoned men.
Private Roy C. Kubelis, Thirteenth Squadron Attack
in the station hospital at Fort Sam Houston with a brok
i back.
Private D. E. Caldwell, also of the Thirteenth Squad
n, was cut on the head in the crash. Six stitches were
ken to close the wound. He was also bruised, scratched
id sustained other injuries.
Another soldier had his hand mashed. An X-ray was
;ing taken Tuesday to determine if bones were broken.
'The building was at Kelly’Field No. — ~
The salvaged lumber was to be
ken to Kelly Field No. 2 for con
•uction work. The building was an
1 mess hall. -Four men were work
g inside tearing down the walls,
itside eight more men were engaged
pulling nails and sorting the sal
ged lumber. The four corner posts
the mess hall were standing and
was thought that the building was
Suddenly one of the corner posts
umbled and the roof fell. The jar
Mkencd the entire structure and it
■aynd and started to fall. Screaming
warning, one man near an opening
mped to safety. The others made
antic efforts to get out from under
a roof, but the falling streture
ught them. Upon examination it
is found that the corner post was
tten.
As soon as the men were dug from
nrath the debris were taken to the
■ld hospital. Kubelis was taken to
e station hospital later when it
is determined his injuries were ser-
SCAPES WITH GOLD
\FTER DISCARDING A
ORTUNE IN DIAMONDS
andit, Hotly Pursued,
Makes Unfortunate
Mistake.
Los .Angeles, Feb. 13.—50 l Cohen
Id two employes were held up in
s store in the heart of the down
wn business district today by a rob
r who dashed out of the shop with
5.000 in diamonds and $lOOO in
A pedestrian gave chase and the
bber threw the diamonds in his face
id escaped in the crowd with the
>ld.
NEFF SIGNS BILL
(ensure Urges Federal Recognition of
Obregon Government of Mexico.
Austin. Tex.. Feb. 13.—Governor
at M. Neff late Monday signed the
001-Quaid-Quinn House joint resolu
on in which the Texas Legislature
>clares itself pleased with the ad
inistration of President Obregon,
mgratulates the people of Mexico
jon the new era of peace, prosperity
id amicable relationship which has
>en established with Texas and urges
le federal government to take steps
iward the recognition of the present
ivernment of Mexico.
Licensed Preacher at Eight.
Greenville. Tex., Feb. 13.—Mayo
leveland, eight, so far as known
sre is the world's youngest licensed
teacher. Mayo delivered his first
Tmon to a large congregation at the
ingston Baptist church Sunday,
aptized about three weeks ago. he
:pressed a desire to become a duly
•dained minister. His request wa’
ranted.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
WANT TO BUY LINE
Santa Fe Asks Permission To Pur
chase 22-Mile Road.
Washington. D. C., Feb. 13.—The
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail
road asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission today for authority to
take over and operate the 22-milc line
of the Rio Grande. El Paso and Santa
Fe railroad, which runs from El
Paso, Tex., to the New Mexico-Texas
line. The Rio Grande is now owned
by the Santa Fe and it was said that
the merging of its operating staff
with that of the Santa Fe would re
sult in economies and more efficient
operation.
Nip Plot to Let Irish Escape.
Dublin, Feb. 13.—Six women and
a man named Forde, arrested yester
day at Limerick, are reported L have
attempted to obtain the release of 30
prisoners from the jail there. They
bribed the sentry to .How the prison
ers to escape over the wall. This he
agreed to do, but soldiers in disguise
came over instead and captured the
waiting plotters. A document signed
by Deputy Maloney of Liam Deasy's
staff, asserting that the morale of
the Irregulars is broken, is said to
have been found on Forde.
THE WEATHER
TEMPERATIRES.
FEB. 12. 2 a. m M
3 p. m <*>4 3 a. ni 5 3
4 p. 66 4 a. m 55
» p. m. ...... 68 5 a. a m 53
6 p. m * a. m. 49
7 p. m 64 7 a. m 51
s p. m 62 s a. m 55
9pm 60 a. m. 55
10 p. m 59 10 a. in 61
11 p. m 58 11 a. m 6 s
12 midnight.... 67 12 noon 70
FEB. 13. 1 p. m 76
1 a. m 56 2 p. m 78
WEATHER,
San Antonin and vicinity: Tuesday
night and Wednesday partly cloudy;
colder; minimum temperautre. 40 to 46;
light to moderate variable Minds prob
ably becoming northerly.
East Texas: Partly cloudy: colder in
north and west portions; Wednesday,
partly cloudy and colder.
Beat Texas: Partly cloudy and colder;
cod! wave in north portion with tem
perature of 10 to 22; Wednesday prob
ably fair; colder ,in south portion.
HOME WEATHER FOR TULRIST*.
St. louis: Temperature 40, foggy, 24-
mile wind from the south; lowest tem
perature in last 24 hours. 38; highest, 44.
(hlrago: Temperature 32, cloudy, 8-
mile wind from the northeast; lowest
temperature in last 24 hours, 30; high
est, 38.
Kauu* City: Temperature, 40; clear
22-mile wind from the northwest; low
est temperature in last 24 hours, 40
highest, 62.
New York: Temperature 34. cloudy
14-mile wind from the northeast; low
eat temperature in la»t 24 hours, SO;
highest. 34.
Washington: Temperature 38. cloudy.
8-mlle wind from the southwest; lowest
temperature nl last 24 hours. 32; high
est, 40.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1923.-EIGHTEEN PAGES.
PARLIAMENT
OPENED BY
KING GEORGE
Crowds Line Streets in Pro
cession Despite
Rain.
TALKS Y)N RUHR, TURKS
Welcomes Prospective Set
tlement of War Debt
to U. S.
By the Associated Press.
Ixtndiin. Feb. 13.—The Ruhr ques
tion was stressed by King George to
day in bis address from the throne
opening the second session of the
fourth Parliament of his reign.
He declared that, although the Brit
ish government was unable to concur
or participate in the Ruhr operations,
it was acting in such a way as not to
add to the difficulties of Great Brit
ain's allies.
Parliament was opened with the
usual ceremonies of state. King
George, accompanied by Queen Mary,
setting in motion the machinery of
what is generally regarded ns one of
the most important sessions of parlia
ment since the declaration of peace.
The ceremony, in tbe House of
Lords, was surrounded by all the
splendor which has characterized it
from time immemorial. The Prince
of Wales and the Duke of York took
their places among the gorgeously at
tired nobility, who crowded the an
cient chamber. Rain detracted some
what from the brilliance of the pro
cession of state from Buckingham
Palace to Westminster, but crowds,
nevertheless, lined the streets.
"Sandwich Men” Parade.
Soldiers guarded tbe route. A small
procession of the unemployed paraded
the Strand and Whitehall with sand
wich boards reading “Out of Work,”
and “We Are Determined to See
Bonar Law.”
A few minutes later King George
was saying in his speech from the
throne that the state of employment
was causing him the deepest concern
ami must continuously engage the at
tention of his ministers.
The king began his speech with the
subject of reparations.
“The conference held in London
early in December on the subject of
the payment of reparation by Ger
many was resumed in Paris in Jan
uary’,” he said. "My government, in
its desire to hasten the complete set
tlement of the reparation question, of
fered to the Allied governments far
reaching concessions on the Allied
debts to this country. A greatly re
gret it proved impossible to reach a
general agreement.
“The French and Belgian govern
ments. therefore, proceeded to put into
force the plan they favored, and the
Italian government countenanced
their action. My government, while
feeling unable cither to. concur or
participate in this operation, is act
ing in such a way as not to add to the
difficulties of its Allies.
Hopes Turks Will Relent.
“During the past three months
plenipotentiaries of my government, in
conjunction with those of the other
Allied powers, have been engaged at
Lausanne in sincere and patient ef
fort to bring to a close the conditions
of warfare which, for over eight years,
have desolated regions of the Near
East. I greatly regret that, in spite
of the conciliatory spirit shown by
the Allies and the immense conces
sions they were prepared to make, the
treaty, when on the verge of signature,
was declined by the Turkish delega
tion. But I cherish tbe hope that
when the full report of the proceed
ings has reached the Turkish govern
ment. the latter may still be disposed
to accept the treaty and that the op
portunity so earnestly and laboriously
prepared of rebuilding the peace of the
East and tbe stability of tbe future
Turkish state may not be sacrificed.
“I welcome the prospective settle
ment of our war debt to the United
States of America, which reflects the
determination of. our people to meet
their obligations.”
The session which opened today
promises to be of exceptional import
ance.
Tbe Ruhr situation is becoming
particularly difficult.
The Laborites and the Lloyd-
George faction are already insistently
demanding tbe withdrawal of the
British troops.
HANGS SELF IN JAIL
Prisoner Commits Suicide Shortly
Before Trial.
Sulphur Springs. Tex.. Feh. 13.—A
prisoner here under indictment for a
statutory offense hanged himself in
jail here last night, officers an
nounced this morning. His trial had
been set for today.
Bandits Kill Bank Messenger.
Ix>s Angeles. Feb. 13.—Samuel Mc-
Gee, bank mesenger of the First
National Bink, waz shot and killed
here today in a daylight robbery by
two automobile bandits who escaped
with a bag containing funds.
VISITORS OF TRADE
WEEK HERE NUMBER
APPROXIMATELY 200
Luncheon and Prize Fight
Are on Program
for Tuesday.
There were approximately 200 visit
ing merchants and their families in
San Antonio by noon Tuesday, accord
ing to an estimate by C. C. M'olfc,
secretary-treasurer of the organization
which is sponsoring ".Merchants Trade
Week.” Although the register in the
Gunter Hotel did not show this num
ber, Mr. Wolfe made his estimate
from the number that attended tbe
Royal Theater Monday and probably
failed to register before that time
Tuesday. A luncheon at noon Tuea
day and a prize fight Tuesday night
have been planned for tbe guests.
The first day of "Merchants Trade
Week” brought a number of visiting
merchants from the surrounding trade
territory that exceeded local jobbers’
and manufacturers' expectations by
far, Mr. Wolfe states. The lobby of
the Gunter Hotel was crowded with
merchants both Monday and Tuesday
who came to purchase seasonal mer
chandise. Jobbers as well as manu
facturers are reporting substantial
sales.
Visiting merchants attended a
luncheon at the Gunter Hotel Tues
day at noon at which Mayor O. B.
Black. C. V. Birkhead. president of
the Chamber of Commerce; Arthur
Storms, president of the Manufactur
ers' Association, were speakers. A
musical program at the luncheon con
sisted of Mildred Wiseman Orchestra
and Mrs. Fred Jones, soloist. Tickets
arc being furnished by the members of
the "Merchants Trade Week” organi
zation. At 8 o'clock Tuesday night,
the visitors and local Jobbers and man
ufaeturers will attend a prize fight
at the Business Men's Athletic Club.
Beethoven Hail. Jack Shelton, pro
moter. announces that he is staging a
first-class program.
Among the guests who registered at
noon Tuesday were the following t
Jared J. Lissner. Mra. M. Utyer. Miss
J. Lissner and Mr« San lassnar.
Jared J. Lissner, VJlwiy. Del Rio,
111 SVezt Locus; Miss Isabelle Picr
dolla and J. F. Pierdolla. variety, Se
gnin. 125 Herbert: F. C. Valins, and
F. C. Vallus, variety. LaGrange; Ben
Tudzin and Ben Tudzin, dry goods,
Cuero; F. L. Herzik and A. F. Her
zik, general merchandise. Schulenburg.
Travelers: Mrs. William G. Bouldin
Jr.. Bouldin Store, general merchan
dise. Harwood. Gunter: Carl Troell.
Carl Troell. general merchandise. Se
guin. Gunter; W. N. Long. army
store, general merchandise. Valley
Mills. Gunter: S. P. Wiseman. S. P.
Wiseman, general merchandise. La-
Vernia. Gunter; R. C. Purgason. R.
C. Purgason, general merchandise.
Jourdanton. Fredericksburg road;
Ben Weatrek. Weatrek Grocery Com
pany, general merchandise, Scsto
howa : Arthur J. Vogt. Macdona, Assn.
Sta. Auto Acres., Macdona; William
Harper. Murphy Walker Company,
drv goods. Mnrfa; Rubin Bernhard
and Mrs. Rugh Bernhard. Quality
Cash Grocery Company, Fredericks
burg.
WIFE TESTIFIES
DEAD SALESMAN
IVAS “A BAD MAN”
Developments at Major
Culberson’s Trial Takes
Sensational Turn.
Wichita Falls. Tex.. Feh. 13.— The
defense in the trial of Major W. L.
Culberson, inspector of the Texas
National Guard, charged with murder
in connection with the shooting of M.
C. Lamar, a salesman. January 8.
Monday introduced evidence alleging
that I-amar had seduced a girl in
Houston and had deserted the girl be
married following a divorce from his
first wife.
Ernestine Porter Lamar of Hous
ton. alleged deserted wife of Lamar,
with a small child in her arms, testi
fied that she had known Lamar in
Houston and that “he was a bad
man." Objection to further question
ing was raised by state attorneys,
which was sustained by the court.
The court, after sending the jury
from the room, allowed the introduc
tion of testimony by IV. E. Porter, of
Houston, father of Ernestine Porter
Lamar.
Porter testified to the alleged in
timacy of Lamar and his daughter and
his demand that she be "treated right."
They were married in Galveston when
I.amar was divorced from his wife,
be said.
It was indicated at adjournment
yesterday evening that the defendant
would take the stand this morning.
PADEREWSKI IN AUSTIN
Calls on Neff. Who Is Vary Im
pressed. He Says.
Austin. Tex.. Feh. 13.—Ignace Jan
Paderewski, world famous pianist and
former premier of Poland, called at
the office of Governor Pat M. Neff
late Monday and passed the time of
day with tbe Texas chief executive.
AfteF the meeting. Governor Neff ex
pressed himself as much impressed
with the Polish statesman.
Paderewski played at concert here
Monday night.
200 DIMS
ARE RESCUED:
FIREMAN DIES
Fire Visits Old Home of
Daniel Webster, Now
an Orphanage.
FALLING WALL FATAL
Three Firemen Are Badly
Burned —Children Re
moved Without Panic.
Franklin. N. H., Feb. 13.—The old
homestead of Daniel Webster, now an
orphanage asylum, was visited by a
fire this morning that wiped out
buildings worth $60,000.
Two hundred children sleeping in
the nursery were saved when the head
nurse supervised their removal with
out a semblance of panic. Four fire
men were caught under a falling wall.
One died several hours later. Tbe
others are badly burned.
Sixty children, all less than 7 years
old. were threatened when the blaze
broke out. They were taken to n dor
mitory where 140 others slept. When
flames threatened this structure, ail
were taken to cottages on the grounds
nearby,
A defective chimney caused the fire.
The orphanage was located on the
farm where Daniel Webster once
made bis home. His father moved
there from the Webster birthplace a
few miles distant. The homestead,
now headquarters for the orphanage,
was untouched.
CNF- DEAD. TWO MISSING.
Trapped in Fire. He Jumps far Life
Net. Missed and Is Killed.
Syracuse. N. Y., Feb. 13.—One
known dead, two probably lost in the
flames, a score injured and $1,500,000
in property loss stood the toll today
as Syracuse checked up on the cost
of the fire which Inst night destroyed
the sig-story Bastable block, the Vel
vcdcre hotel and damaged several
other buildings.
The dead man was John H. Shea.
The missing men are Otto Si hwepn
and Edward P. Lull. The latter two
were known to have been in the build
ing shortly before the first alarm was
sounded.
Shea was trapped on the sixth
floor. He jumped for the life net and
missed. Sonic others who jumped
were injured but are expected to re
cover.
Several firemen were hurt in rescue
work.
KIDNAP CITY MARSHAL
Four Bandits “Arrest" Him and Tie
Him To a Tree.
Edgerton. Kan.. Feb. 13.—Edger
ton was without its “arm of the law"
for a time this morning when five
men kidnaped “Bill” Graham, town
marshal, as he was attempting to ar
rest them far stealing five overcoats
from a clothing store.
Graham tried to arrest the men as
they left the store but was loaded into
an automobile and taken to a point
one mile from town, where he was
lashed to a tree. After working for
an hour he freed himself and returned
to town.
MAY THROW CASE OUT
Robertson Bribery Case Hinges nn a
Technicality.
Ada.. Okla., Feb. 13.—Hearing on
a general demurrer to the indictment
against former Governor J. B. A.
Robertson of Oklahoma, charging that
he accepted a bribe to permit opera
tion of a failing bank in Okmulgee,
was set in district court here today
before Special Judge Hal Johnson.
If the demurrer i; susta,nej the in
dictment will fall flat and the case
will not be taken to trial.
Every One Is Talking About "Talk
Title Talk”
Beginning in a few days The Light will print a
different set of movie titles each day. All that has
to be done by the contestants is to place these movie
titles together in such a way as to make sense.
Ten dollars in cash wifi be given each dayglo
the persons who can “Talk Title Talk” the best.
There will be a first prize daily of $5.00 and five
prizes of $l.OO each.
In The Light tomorrow will be a sample “Talk”
using a number of movie titles. This sample will
give the contestants an idea of how the contest is
to be conducted.
Read The Light tomorrow, folks. More about
“Talk Title Talk” and a sample of how to compete
for the prizes. Tell your friends about it.
Exposes “Parties”
Henry Pelham, above, 17, senior in
the Oak Park High School near Chi
cago. uncorked « seething mass of
scandal and gossip when he told no
lice of alleged wild parties held by
boy and girl students. His revelations
caused the suspension of 16 suspected
students and the expulsion of two
others. \
COLDER WEATHER IS
COMING WITH 40-46
DEGREES WEDNESDAY
Cold IVaveJVin Strike Pan
handle Tuesday Night;
to Be Felt Here.
Colder weather is predicted for Nan
Antunio Wednesday mo’.nng as a re
sult of a strong high /.Cbsure area
that is pushing down over the North
west. bringing zero temperatures to
many stations. The thermometer is
expected to drop as low as 40 to 46
degrees. Thursday morning will prob
ably be colder.
The center of the is still in
Canada, but the zero line at 7 o’clock
Tuesday morning had pushed down us
fur as Nebraska. Montana stations
rc|K)i*ted 28 below zero; Cheyenne re
ported 18 below. A cold wave is fore
casted for the Panhandle Tuesday
night and the zero line is expected
to reach there.
Two low pressure areas will re
tard the southward movement of tbe
"high" and will offset cold weather
reaching as far south as San An
tonio. One of the "lows" is centered
over Missouri and the other over Col
orado. Tuesday morning the “high"
was entering the gap, but the two
“lows" will serve as a buffer against
severe cold, J. H. Jarboe believes.
Partly cloudy skies are forecasted
for San’ Antonio Tuesday night. Mod
erate. variable winds will blow which
will become northerly as the colder
air reaches this region. Cooling tem
peratures will probably cause partly
cloudy skies Wednesday.
The New Orleans weather bureau
station was keeping close check on
tbe southward progress of the cold
wave throughout Tuesday, as the
presence of two lows makes forecasts
uncertain. Were these low pressure
areas not so strategically placed, San
Antonio would probably get the full
force of the cold wave and tempera
tures would be much lower.
Temperatures in the East, North
and Southeast, were not severe but
tbe high will drift across the country
eastward and will probably bring
zero weather clear across the northern
part of the United States. Rain fell
on the cast gulf coast during the
night. Pacific coast stations were
cloudy but all stations inland re
ported clear weather.,
Bill Affects Cotten
Washington. Feb. IS.—l he I ulmer
bill, proposing to make the use of
official government cotton htandards
mandatory in both interstate and for
eign commen’c. was ordered favorably
reported today h.v the House Agri
culture Committer.
TWO CF.MTR Per 10 01 w “ a vtcimix
XttU Fi, ecwt , on iratao and alaewaora
FLASHLIGHT GUN SLOWS
UP, PHOTOGRAPHER, WITH
ARM BLOWN OFF, MAY DIE
Woman Taking Depositions in Com
munist Hearing Is Also Injured.
Detective Who Joined Reds De
clares That Radicalism Was Fo
mented by Bums Agents to Extort
Big Fees for “Protecting” Capital
ists — Double-crossing and Theft
From Government Alleged.
Chicago, Feb. 13.—Charges that Allan O. Meyers, of
the Burns detective agency, had him go to the office of the
Thiel agency, a rival bureau, and write a threatening let
ter to the postmaster of New York City on a Thiel type
writer, were made today by Albert Bailen, alis Bailanow,
when he continued his deposition for use in the trial on 22
alleged Communists at St. Joseph, Mich.
The deposition is being taken by Frank P. Walsh, at
torney for the defendants. The hearing came to an ab
rupt halt shortly before noon, when the premature explo
sion of a photographer’s flashlight wrecked the offices of
William Cunnea, where the hearing is being held, blew out
all the windows, seriouslj’ injured Miss Ida Silverman,
court commissioner, before whom the deposition is being
taken, and probably fatally injured a photographer, Capt.
J. McDonald, a former member of General Pershing’s
headquarters staff in France.
Every window in the sui
law books in adjoining roo
Donald’s right arm blown ofl
ered with broken glass and o
Balanow's testimony today con
tinued his story of yesterday, in which
he charged the Burns and Thiel
agencies with fomenting radical and
labor troubles and told of double deal
ing in which he and others, he as
serted. betrayed one detective agency
to another.
Meyers, ho swore today, had him
write the following letter on a type
writer in the Thiel office ami mail it
to the postmaster of Now York on
October 19. 1920:
-ATTENTION:
“We will not tolerate any longer
unless you free all the political and
industrial prisoners or we will kill
you this time for good. We mean
business this time all right. Me are
going to blow up the Woolworth
building this time unless you free all
the prisoners mentioned here above.
“The nights of the Red Stay.
“American Anarchest Fighters.
New York.
"October, 1920."
The Burns agency offices in New
York are located in the Woolworth
building
An Illiterate letter.
Balanow swore that, after that let
ter was mailed, Meyers had him go
to 1. W. W. headquarters and write
an illiterate letter apparently from
one radical to another and send it to
Meyers to use in showing that the
threatening type of letter was the
kind radicals would write.
Detailing conferences he claims to
have had with W. J. Burns, head of
the agency bearing his name, and now
head of the bureau of investigation
of the Department of Justice. Bala
now swore that in 1929 Burns boasted
to him that if Harding was elected,
he would be head of the investigating
bureau and that if Governor Cox won
the election his office manager. Allan
II Meyers, would get the post, so
thgt. cither way. the Burns office
would be in charge.
After lie had quarreled with Burns,
he claimed, he sent William J. Flynn,
then head of the bureau of investiga
tion, letters and documents bearing
on his charges against the Burns and
Thiel agencies. Later, during court
action in New York, he said, he ob
tained a subpoena to get papers be
longing to him which the Burns
agency was withholding and. when the
papers were subpoenaed, he found
among them photostatic copies of all
his reports to Flynn.
Fired Shot at Window.
He swore in the deposition that
Charles Schuly. head of the New
York office of the Department of
'Justice, is a Burns employe and had
sold the photostatie ronies from the
government's files to Burns.
Turning back to his allege! experi
ences in Chicago, while he rlaiins to
have been connected with the Thiel
offico here, he snore that, after he
had mailed threatening letters to some
50 people at the direction of T. J.
Coonoy of the Thiel agency, as he
described yesterdar. a «ho’ was fired
through the nindow st tb" home of
Maclay Moyne, state’s attorney, to
whom pae of the letters was sent
HOME
EDITION
ite of office was blown out,
ms torn to tatters, and Mc
f. Miss Silverman was show
me side of her face badly cut.
Later, he swore today, Cooney said to
him:
"Sec. that's the way we produce
results."
NOT 500 VOTES CAST
IN SCHOOL ELECTION
UP TO NOON TUESDAY
“Better Schools Ticket” Is
Apparently Winning in
Early Returns.
With less than 500 votes cast Tues
day noon in the school board election,
school board officials believe that the
total n jber of ballots cast by the
time tbe polls close at 7 o'clock Tues
day evening will be less than 2000.
Reports from various polls indicate
that the "Better Schools” ticket, com
posed of Guy S. McFarland, Herbert
Peairs. Mrs. Henry Guerra and Henry
A. Rogers, will carry by a large ma
jority. The number of ballots cast
at the sixteen polling places ranged
from 16 to 46 at noon.
The largest vote cast so far is at
the Herff school in ward No. 7. Ont
of the 46 votes. S. Engelking. the in
dependent candidate, had received six
votes and Mrs. David Schein had re
ceived five. Mrs. Schein’s name is
not on the official ballot but is being
written in by the voters.
In those boxes where Mrs. Schein is
receiving votes the name of Mrs. Hen
ry Guerra is scratched. In those boxes
where votes are being cast for Mr.
Engelking. either Mr. McFarland’s or
Mr. Peairs’ names are scratched, it Is
reported.
COTTON INSURANCE UP
Underwriters Fear German Vessels
W UI Be Seized by French.
Galveston. Tex.. Feb. 18.—Fear on
the part of underwriters that German
vessels may be seized by the French fa
view of existing strained relations be
tween the two countries, Is considered
responsible for a sharp increase t
insurance rates on cotton and otbag; /
commodities in German vessels tf
fectire today. The rate on ceatso
has advanced from 10 cents to 50 seat*
per $lOO valuation.
Finds 320,000 String of Pearls.
St. Louis. Mo.. Feb. 13. -A otrfaa
of pearls valued at 820.000. report el
lost Thursday by Mrs. T. A. Bald
win. wife of a United States al- ser
vice officer stationed at Smtt Field.
111., were recovered fast night when a
voring woman reported finding the
pearls fa a local theater, which Mrs.
Baldwin had attended.