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OL. XLIII—NO. 33.
164 ARRESTED IN BOGUS MONEY RAIDS
HAVE U-HDUR
KPEECH HEADY
IIN FIUBIISTER
[heppard Leads “Gas At*
■ tack” So Far With
I 11-hour Talk.
ITUDY UP ON ‘TUT’
Kost Any Old Subject Will
I Be Used to Sullo-
I cate Ship Bill.
Washington, 1). C.. Feb. 21.—Vre
nting unbroken ranks and armed
[th more material for continuing
[eir campaign of talk and more talk,
bnate opponents of the adminis.tra
pn shipping bill resumed today their
libuster. with no end in sight,
[senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri,
arted the filibuster off for the day,
suming delivery of his address be-
L last, night in support of his reso
[tion to direct the President to enter
to negotiations with Great Britain
hd France for purchase of certain ot
[eir Carribbean possessions. He hail
Lied foth the two big maps with
pich he, with pointer in hand in
bool master style, has been illms
atlng his spech.
The recess taken last night at 11
Hock after a twelve and a half-hour
hndun allowed senators to get a fair
ght’a sleep, and those who nn-
Lered to the opening quorum call ap
lared reasonably refreshed, includ
|g Senator Sheppard, Democrat,
Lias, who yielded the floor at- last
fening after having spoken contin
bußly for more than six hours and.
I all. about eleven hours.
Studies Vo on King Tut.
The break in the session played
L»-the hands of those conducting
le filibuster in more ways than in
king them a rest, for it afforded
vernl an opportunity to gather more
kterinl for their contemplated
Leeches. It gave Senator Brook-
Lrt, Republican. lowa, one of the
Lders in the talk-fest, a chance to
L up the speech of fourteen hours
lade by Senator Jones in 1915 on the
lip purchase bill then before the
pnntc. • .
Senator Brookhart announced lie
Luld read that speech “as a part of
k remarks* when I take the floor,
e added that’ he had not given up
k plan of using one of the proposed
gbt sessions “as a Bight school for
[e education of th* oIS tbe
Hnciples of co-operniive marketing."
Senator Heflin. Democrat* Ala
nna. informed his colleagufW that
e respite had allowed him "to do
[nsiderable reading on old King Tut
Egypt and his deflation of the
Iraelites." .
Continuing almost without * break
kterday after opening the filibuster
pnday night, Senator Sheppard had
Liken a total of ten hours and forty
re minutes when he concluded.
Reads Stack of Papers.
Although he suffered an attack* of
lippe cnrly this month, he appeared
psh when the Senate met nt 11
block and resumed his speech con
pting of a digest of the record of all
Itivities of the league, probably the
lost complete history of the league
hit has been compiled. Most of the
Idress hnd been written in longhand
nd consisted of a stack of papers
larly a foot high.
Senator Sheppard spoke slowly and
a moderate tone, never moving
pre than two or three feet from his
Isk. He waved away pages who of
ted to bring him n class of water
[d refused offers of his associates to
pke a point of no quorum, thereby
Ljmi; him a respite.
ICOLAS PETERS DEAD
id Been in Grocery Business Here
32 Years.
Nicolas Peters, 75, 1022 Travis
teet. died at a hospital at 4:15
block Wednesday morning. Mr.
pters was one of the pioneer resi
[nts of San Antonio, having lived
the city for 50 years. Besides be-
Ig one of the oldest residents of San
ptonio. he was one of the oldest mer
[ants here, having been engaged in
e grocery business for 32 years.
Mr. Peters was a member of the
nrmonia Ixidge, Hermann Sons; a
pinber of E. O. C. Ord Post. G. A.
1: a state ranger in the Indian cam
ligu of the early '7os: a member of
tamo Ixidge No. 44. A. F. & A. M.:
member of San Antonio Lodge No.
. I. O. O. F.: a member of the
in Antonio Mutual Aid Society: a
tarter member of the Retail Mor
ants Association and for ten years
[esident of the association.
He is survived by three sons. Al
rt J., Louis F„ and Charles F.
pters, all of San Antonio nisi one
[ughter, Lena S. Peters, also of this
ty.
[The funeral will be held from the
sidence at 3 o'clock Thursday, Rev.
lul F. Hein officiating with later
prices at Grace English Lutheran
lurch. Avenue E aud Fifth. Inter
kt will be In the I. O. O. F. ceme
pj under the direction of Hagy *
t£*£lum, undertakers.
pallbearers will be: G. E. Meliff
k. George Kuauff. Phil Wright,
ibn W. Tobin, Henry Baetx and
B. Schrolle.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
STEWARTS DEFENSE
INTRODUCES PHOTOS
OF EDINBURG CANALS
Pictures Taken This Month
Reveal Plenty of Water
for Irrigation.
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 21.—At
torneys for W. E. Stewart, on trial
in federal court here on charges of
using the mails to defraud in the sale
of Hidalgo county. Texas, lands, to
day continued their photographic de
fense.
Sixty-seven pictures were intro
duced in evidence late yesterday.
Most of these were views of the
Edinburg irrigation system, which is
playing a prominent part in the trial.
More photographs arc to be intro
duced today.
L. T. Leonard. Kansas. City pho
tographer, testified he wns employed
by Stewart and took the pictures
the week of February 5. 1923. Among
the photographs are views of the ca
nals of the irrigation system, filled
almost to overflowing with water, and
the pumping 'plant in full operation.
The government contends these ca
nals were filled with silt nnd over
grown with willows in 1919. 1920.
1921 and early 1922, and that the
pumping station was not functioning
most of the time and was entirely
inadequate. The prosecution lias an
nounced it will show that more than
$190,000 was spent in improving the
system since Conrad H. Mann was ap
pointed receiver for Stewart's com
pany in Mnreh, 1922.
A number of photographs taken by
Leonard arc of farms and farm
houses in the Rio Grande valley and
show the growing crops and citrus
orchards of today.
CONGRESS HAS NO
RIGHT TO PROBE
EMBASSY LIQUORS
Hughes Rules That Diplo
matic Missions Immune,
Is Belief.
Washington, D. C.. F»b. 21.—The
attitude of the State Department as
to- immunity of diplomatic missions
from prohibition enforcement statutes,
as well as from other civil and crimi
nal processes is outlined in a com
munication prepared by Secretary
Hughes at the request of Secretary
Mellon in connection with a House
resolution calling for information ns
to amounts of liquor imported by
embassies or legations.
It is understood Mr. Hughes takes
the view that both under international
law and by the specific provisions of
the revised statutes diplomatic mis
sions arc wholly immune from inter
ference with their goods and that no
process may be laid against them un
der the prohibition enforcement
statutes.
The communication was not made
public at the State Department but
was transmitted to Secretary Mellon.
TEXAS JURIST DIES
Judge Advocate for State Confederate
Veterans Expires.
Galveston. Tex.. Feb. 2L—Judge
Robert M. Franklin, S 5. judge advo
cate of the Confederate veteraps of
Texas, died at his ho- .• here today.
During the Civil War he was adjus
tant of cavalry regiment under Gen.
X. R. Debray. For many years be
was a prominent attorney aud served
two years as judge of the Fifty-sixth
District Court here under appointment
from Governor Lanham.
THE WEATHER
TCMFERATCRES.
FEB. ±6.
2 p. m 67 2 a. fi o
.1 p. $8 J a. m -
4 p. m. 70 4 a. m 59
5 p. m. 73 5 a. *8
6 p. m 72 6 a. m 58
7 p. m. €9 7 a. m 5$
8 p. m. 67 8 a.
9 p. Tn 65 9 a. m. **.*•• 60
10 p. m. 63 10 a. m 61
11 p. m 61 11 a, 62
12 midnight.... 61 13 noon *3
FEB. 21. 1 p. 67
1 a. m 61 2 p. m 69
WEATHER.
San Antonio and vicinity: Wednesday
night and Thursday, cloudy; probably
local rains; minimum temperature. 5 4 to
58; light to moderate easterly to north
erly winds.
East Texas: Cloudy; probably local
rains; somewhat colder In northwest
portion Thursday.
Went Texas: Mostly cloudy, aomewhat
colder in the Panhandle and in south
west portion Wednesday night and In
north and west portioa Thursday.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOTRISTS.
St. Ixiufa: Temperature 28: clear. 10-
mlle wind from the west: lowest tem
perature in last 2 4 hours, 26; highest 38.
Chicago: Temperature 26. cloudy: 7-
mlle wind from the west; lowest tem
perature in last 24 24: highest 32.
KMIN City: Temperature 28. <goudy
14-mlle wind from th? southwest: lowest
temperature in last 24 hours, 28: high
est, 38.
New York: Temperature 22: clear; 13-
mile wind from v he northwest; lowest
temperature lr. Zed 2< koura, 13 4 beh
est. 30.
Washington: Temperature 24, clear;
S-mlle wind from th* northwest; lowest
temperature in last 24 hours, 24; high
est, 38.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1923 -TWENTY PAGES.
TWONEGROES
IRE RINGED
FDR MURDER
Pray and Sing Until Mid
night—Embrace Cath
olic Faith.
BIBLE TO GALLOWS
One Dies Eleven Minutes
After the Trap Is
Sprung.
By the Associated Press.
Belleville, 111., Feb. 21.—-Leroy Hol
lins, 28 years old, and Ernest Wil
liams. 23. negroes of East St. Louis,
111., were hanged today for the murfler
of Alphonse de Hon, 21 years old, a
salesman. The trap was sprung on
Hollins at 7:45 a. m. He was pro
nounced dead eleven and one-half
minutes later. Williams was hanged
at 8:10 a ,m.. being pronounced dead
a few minutes later.
Hollins had to be assisted to the
scaffold.
He appeared as though on the verge
of collapse when the noose was placed
over his head. Williams, however,
went smiling and waved to witnesses.
Both refused breakfast.
Carry Bibles to Scaffold.
Both men carried Bibles to the scaf
fold and were attended by Catholic
priests shortly before the executions.
The men recently embraced Catholic
ism. Sheriff Schnipper stated the
condemned men prayed and sang
hymns until midnight, slept for several
hours, prayed and sang again, and
returned to sleep. They were awak
ened at about 0 o'clock for the reading
of the death warrants.
Following tbe executions, the bodies
were tarken to East St. Louis, whore
funeral services were conducted at a
Catuolie ehureh.
Asked to make ante-mortem state
ment. Holiin* replied in the negative,
and Williams, holding out the Bible
said: "This is ,y only answer."
Going to the scaffold. Williams
asked Chief of Police Muleonnery of
East St. Louis how he felt.
"Fine." answered tbe chief. "How
are you?”
"Just fine.” Williams’replied.
No Women at Execution.
Sheriff Martin Sclmipi>er released
Ihe trap in both instances. It was in
tended to hang both men simultane
ously, but, on advice of G. Phil
Hanna, a farmer of Epworth, the
hangings were conducted separately.
Mr. Hanna hns witnessed or assisted
in the hanging of 39 men since 1896.
He said tbe aperture in the trap was
not large enough for both bodies to
pass through without touching each
other.
Executing the men on Wednesday
broke an Illinois custom of holding le
gal executions on Fridays.
About 150 men witnessed the execu
tions, includin': county officials, the
jury, and newspaper men. No women
were present.
De Hon was shot to death while mo
toring with his fiancee, when he
fought with the negroes, who had
jumped on the running board of his
automobile, in an admitted robbery
attempt.
Hollins is said to have confessed to
a number of robberies and assaults on
white women.
NOTE RAISERS PLEAD
Admit Guilt and Are Sentenced to
Three Months in Jail.
Thirteen defendants under indict
ment by the federal grand jury entered
pleas of guilty before Judge Duval
West of the Federal Court, Wednesday
morning.
In connection with the note-raising
case investigated by Ed Tyrrell, se
cret service agent, Gaston Crosby,
Glenn D. Fouts. John H. Dingeldine.
Ambros Dunaway and Cecil C. Harrell
entered pleas of guilty. Each_ Was
sentenced to a nominal fine of $5 and
to three months in the county jail.
The youth of the defendants and the
fact that this was their first offense
was taken into consideration by the
court. Four of the defendants are in
the army and the other is an ex-service
man.
Silas Weber entered a plea of guil
ty to raising a postoffice money order.
He was sentenced to one year in the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth.
Pleas of guilty were entered in nar
cotic cases and sentences imposed as
follows: Ramond Crawley, one year at
the training school for boys at Boone
ville. Ml'.; Ventlira Rodriguea. eight
een months; Jessie Collins. IS months;
Will L. Francis, one year.
Frank PalmC’r entered a plea of
guilty to violation of tbe narcotic laws.
Followihg his plea for leniency on the
grounds that he had become an addict
through several painful ailments and
that he was now cured of the habit.
Judge West deferred sentence until a
physician could examine the defendant
to verify bis statements.
Several pleas in liquor cases were
also heard.
Missing Cashier Turns I p.
Waco. Tex., Feb. 21.—A. O. Jor
dan. <f the Faruierg Hht't
bank of Crawford, who was reported
missing yesterday, reached his home
in Crawford last night. No untoward
circumstances laul attendnl his delay
in returning home, he said.
Where the Invasion Ends
Is this a permanent or temporary boundary of the French penetration
into the Ruhr? Here is tite end of the territory under French sway at tic
present time.
APOLINAR IS SORRY
FOR CRIME, HE TELLS
SPIRITUAL ADVISOR
Will Meet Death Bravely
When Hour of Execu
tion Comes Friday.
Clement* Apolinar, sitfing in the
death cell at tbe Bexar county jaO
nnd awaiting the hour of exoention
Friday morning ui expiation cf tbe
brutal murder of Theodore Bernhard,
expresses sorrow Yor the crime, ac
cording to his spiritual advisor,
Father P. J. Crane of St Leo's Cath
olic Chureh in the Harlandalo addi
tion.
Father Crane visits the death cell
daily to give spiritual consolation to
the doomed man. All appeals for
clemency to the governor have failed
and Apolinar is without recourse.
Apolinar has repeatedly stated to
Father Crane that he will die brave
ly. The hour id execution has been
set at 11 o’clock Friday morning with
five minutes grace allowed.
TO BE CLOUDY
May Have Local Showers But Tem
peratures Will Be the Same.
Cloudy ■weather with lo*al rains
probable and light to moderate easterly
to northerly winds are predicted for
Wedcnstlay night and Thursday. Min
imum temperature for Thursday morn
ing w ill be from 54 to 58.
A low pressure area is banging over
the Southwest with its center near
the Arizona-Mexico line. A moderate
high pressure area was entering tbe
Unite*! States over the eastern Mon
tana line Wednesday morning and it
is expected to come in contact with
the “low” in Texas which will cause
the cloudy weather. All Texas sta
tions were cloudy Wednesday morn
iug and rain was reported from
Brownsville, Dallas. Austin and San
Marcos.
It is still cold on the east coast
as the “high,” which brought cold
weather to tbe entire country last
week, moves eastward into the Atlan
tic. Freezing temperatures were re
ported ns far south as Wilmington,
N. C. New York reported 22 degrees.
The coldest weather is in the Dako
tas, where the thermometer stood 12
above zero.
Weather conditions around San An
tonio will be unsettled until this ter
ritory is removed from the counter
acting influences of the “high" and
"low." East Texas is expected to get
rain, while showers arc problematical
here.
FRENCH WAR DEBT UP
House Will Not "Direct” Harding to
Collect It.
Washington. I). C„ Feb'. 21.—The
House Foreign Affairs committee vot
ed unanimously today to return an
adverse report on a resolution by
Representative Herrick I Republican I,
Oklahoma, which would have “direct
ed” President Harding to take imme
diate steps to collect the Freqch war
debt.
Members of the committee took the
position that the whole subject should
be left in the hands of the debt com
mission for adjustment.
Fire Destroys Store.
Seguin, Tex,. Feb. 21.—The store
nnd bowling alley owned by Adolph
Reeh. nt Clear Springs, northwest of
Seguin, were destroyed by fire early
Snnday morning. Through the efforts
of the New Braunfels fire <iepnrt
ment the home of Mr. Reeh. near the
store, was saved from destruction.
The loss is estimated at 88009, partly
covered by insurance.
BANK IS CLOSED;
PRESIDENT AND
BONDS MISSING
Warrants Issued for His
Arrest—Shortage Is
$212,000.
Springfield. Mass.. Feb. 2L—Fed
eral officials here received notice to
day that a warrant bad be-Ni issued
fi« the arrest of William L. Taylor.
preSidcht'of the First National Bank
of - Warren.' who hns been missing
since Friday.
’ The bank was closed today after
reports were circulated of a shortage
in funds.
It is understood that bonds to the
totnl value of $212,000 are mis.-ing.
Taylor took tbt% office of president
only a month ngo inkier a change of
ownership of the bank. He also is
cashier.
When ho left Warreh Friday, it is
said, he announced that he was going
to Buffalo, N. Y., to attend n meet
ing of the directors of the Niagara
Life Insurnnce C'om]>any, of which be
is president.
2500 QUARTS OF
SCOTCH SEIZE?
ON FRENCH SHIP
Owners Will Appeal for Its
Return Because Crew
Stole It.
New York. Feb. 2L—Officials of
the French line, owners of the steam
ship France, on which 2500 quarts of
Scotch whiskey were seized by govern
ment officials yesterday, declared to
day that they would appeal to the
French embassy in Washington to in
tercede with the State Department
for the return of the confiscated
liquor.
Their plea will be based. Oscar
C'auebois, genernl manager said, on
the contention that the liquor was
not listed on the ship's manifest be
cause its presence aboard wns un
known, members of the crew having
stolen the whiskey from the com
pany’s Havre warehouses.
Government agents said they made
the seizure under the provisions of
Attorney General Daugherty’s ruling
shat vessels of foreign registry <annot
legally bring liquor into American
ports.
FEAR HOOF DISEASE
Texas Cattle Inspectors Warned of
Outbreak in Honduras.
Fort Worth. Tex.. Feb. 21.—In
spectors of the Federal Bureau of
Aninml Husbandry at Texas border
points have been warned to increase
their vigilance against importation of
diseased cattle, because of an out
break of the dread foot and mouth
disease in Honduras. Announcement
of the warning was made here today
by Dr. H. Grafke. in charge of the
bureau’s work in Texas.
‘Talk Title Talk’
Hundreds of
Dollars
To be awarded to
best ’"Talkers”
For particulars see page 5.
BILLE FOR
PROBE OF TEXT
BOOK AWARDS
To Investigate Campaign
Expense Contributions by
Book Companies.
REPORT ON PRISONS
Committee Returns From
Visit to Girls’ School
at Gainesville.
Austin, Tea., Feb. 21.—The Senate
today, without a record vote passed
unanimously the Laird House resolu
tion calling for an investigation of
recent awards of the State Text
Book Commission. The resolution car
ries an amendment by Senator Wirtz
authorizing a joint committee to in
vestigate all facts in connection with
contributions to campaign expenses of
candidates at last fall’s election by
book companies.
Recommendations for concentration
for the state penitentiary system in
Central Texas as was contemplated
by the Thirty-seventh Legislature,
rather than Concentration on East
Texas farms, will be mail" to the
Legislature by the Joint Prison Sur
vey Committee. Chairman Claud Tecr
of the committee, indicated today on
his return to Austin. The eommil
tee will hold a meeting tonight and
draw up its conclusions.
Prepare the Evidence.
Preparation of evidence collected
during the invitation tour to the Girls’
Juvenile Training School at Gaines
ville lost week, is expected to be com
pleted today and the House investigat
ing committee probably will hold its
first legislative session tonight. Chair
men Beasley announced this morn
ing.
Cattlemen Confer Willi Neff.
Texas cnfhlrmen held a conference
with Governor Neff and members of
the Legislature yesterday on the pro
posed abolishment of the livestock san
itary commission.
The attorney general's department
agreed to send a representative to ap
pear before the Senate committee on
the proposed investigation of oil oper
ations in the state.
The Senate passed finally tbe Stuart
bill to protect hotels against fraud.
The Senate and House penitentiary
committees returned after an exten
sive tour of the prison system.
A joint resolution by Senator Da I
vis would permit the Legislature to
grant pensions to firemen and police- I
men.
Fifty inmates of the state peniten
tiary petitioned the Legislature to
enact legislation providing for honor
svstem for paroles.
’ A bill by Senator Strong proposes
to release the Timpson and Henderson
railroad from taxes for the five-year
period. 1917 to 1922.
The House beard an address by J.
J. Tigert, national commissioner of
education, in which he urged a more
efficient system of education for Tex
as. to the end that the state might
rise from 39th among the states in
the matter of education to a position
“in keeping with its size and im
portance."
The House engrossed the McNatt
bill providing for n system of motor
vehicle license fees, graduated accord
ing to weight, to be assessed in addi
tion to one-half the present horsepow
er fee.
The House parsed nnd sent to the
Senate the Cowen till, levying a one
cent per gallon t»; against wholesale
dealers in gasoline for the benefit of
the highway and school funds.
I'ass Intangible Tax Bill.
The House passed and s*nt to the
Senate the Patmm intangible tnx bill,
enlarging the scope of the present in
tangible tax law so ns to include num
erous additional industries.
The House passed and sent to the
Senate the Patterson quo warranto
bill, authorizing removal ot officers
who fail or refuse to enforce felony
and certain misdemeanor laws.
Representative Smith of Austin in
troduced a bill providing for payment
of a bountv of 30 cents by the state
and county foi the tail of every rattle
snake killed in Texas.
Representative Patman et al. intro
duced a bill levying an occupation tax
of 3 per cent against wholesale deal
ers in coal oil. naphtha, benzine, etc.
The House engrossed tbe Carpenter
bill providing for the designation of
district judges to hold apecihl terms
of court in various judicial districts
when accumulation or urgency of court
business justifies.
Pass Intangible Asset Tax Bill.
The Patman intangible. asset tax
bill, after about on liourjs debate,
was passed finally, 74 to 51, in the
House during the afternoon session.
The bill had been engrossed last week.
Mr. Patman sought to have an amend
ment adopted increasing the salary
of the tax commisisoner from S.'MMMI
to $4600 a rear, but this was lost by
a vote of 36 to 76.
“It sems to me." said Representa
tive Winfree’ of Harris, in discussing
the bill before final passage, “we
have taxed everything we can -lay
our bands on nnd now we want to
tax imaginary objects. If you want
to run all the big business nnd indus
tries out of the state, pass this Pat
man hill. I would nrgo the members
to wake up from this tax spree and
hypnotic spell.”
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1 VV UI LLit A O eeDU 8B lralM <nd elsewhere
GREENWICH VILLAGE
COUNTERFEITING GANG
BROKEN lIP BY RAIDS
Europe, U. S., West Indies and Cuba
Flooded With Spurious Bills and
Millions of False Whiskey Labels.
Women Numbered Among Cap
tives, Who Put Up Stiff Fight Be
fore Capture — One Said to Have
Jumped Out of Second-story Win
dow During Pistol Battle.
New York, Feb. 21.—Sixty-four persons have been
arrested in what secret service operatives describe as the
“most elaborate counterfeiting plot ever uncovered in this
country,” according to Joseph A. Palma, chief of a special
squad of operatives in the New York district, today.
Twenty-eight persons were rounded up last night and
36 have been apprehended in the last two weeks.
Nine large wholesale distributors of counterfeit
money, with a central plant located on Cornelia street, in
Greenwich Village, have been located, Mr. Palma said.
These plants were in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Long Island
and New Jersey.
Counterfeit bills in denominations of $2, $5, $lO and
$2O were sent in great numbers all over the United States,.
Cuba, West Indies, and the European ports, he said. In
addition, the country was flooded with gold and silver
[counterfeit pieces.
Millions of counterfeit United States internal revenue
stamps and liquor labels were also turned out.
GEORGE DIXON IS
GIVEN SIX-YEAR
TERM IN THE PEN
San Antonio Bandit Who
Attacked Police Chief
Is Convicted.
Fort Worth, T*x„ Feb. 21.—George
Dixon, bandit and escaped convict
from Huntsville, where he was serv
ing a sentence for an assault on n
San Antonio police chief, was con
victed at Decatur of robbing the safe
of the Bridgeport Coal Company. He
wns given six years.
Dixon is said to have served a term
in Kan Quentin. He was arrested in
Dallas a month ago, heavily armed
and carrying high explosives. Some
of the Liberty bonds from the coal
company's safe were Mund on his
person.
Dixon was also convicted on a
charge of theft receiving a five-year
verdict.
Dixon's companion. Jack Sharp,
tried in two cases, received fivo years
each on two charges.
Dixon laughed when the jury re
turned its verdicts.
Dixon had served fifteen months'
on a 45-year sentence when he es
caped from prison.
HELICOPTER IN TEST
New Record Set Wli*n Machine Rises
Fifteen Feet.
Dayton. Ohio. Feb. 21.—A new rec
ord was set by the De Botheza heli
copter being perfected by the United
States air service at McCook field
here, when it remained in the air for
two minutes and 45 seconds in flight
early today. The machines rose and
descended vertically, reached a height
of fifteen feet.
Index to Advertisers
Index to principal advertising in to
day's Ligbt. for guidance ot shoppers: '
Advertiser —
Alamo Foods Co 1-
American Sugar Refining Co
Amusements .-
Bank, insurance. Investments ... ■ -J
Blum Coi. Emil *
Classified and Real Estate
Cloonan A Oaborn to
Crockett Automobile Co. ..........
Dollinger's. Inc. -
Doyle Decorating Co *;■
i'« mby Clothing Co. • j
Frank Bros.-' .a...‘ -
Frost Bros. Co •
Jeske Bros. Co 10-1'
King Furniture Co ’
King's Food Produets Co. ’I
Nev ton A Welter Co -•
Perfmncrie Ed. Pinaud
Plggly Wiggly. Ine. ’
Quaker Oats Co. *•
Rees Optical Co.. H. C. ‘ .......... *
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EDITION
Hints leaked out today that th*
Treasury Department is working on
the most extensive counterfeiting plots
in its history.
Two women, besides the men. ar*
under guard at tbe customs house.
The prisoners are to be arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Hitchcock today.
It was learned from police sources
that the government agents seized
more than $lOO,OOO in spurious ten
and twenty-dollar bills, as well as the
equipment for their manufacture.
Paraphernalia for printing bogus
whiskey, beer and champagne labels,
as well as fake Italian and Austrian
notes, was also captured.
Devices for manufacturing bogus
coin from alloy were found.
The counterfeiters are believed to
have worked principally among for
eigners.
Several ot the prisoners arrested
in Brooklyn showed indications of
having put up a stiff fig>t.
There is a rumor that, in the case
of an arrest made in Long Island
City, n pistol battle occurred and that
one man was. arrested after he leaped
from a second-story window.
MAYBE IT WAS HOOCH
Deputies Find Four by Six Hol* Dug
Alongside Road.
Reports that a crim* probably had
been committed and that a body was
being buried on one of the Cassin
farms southwest of San Antonio
caused Deputy Sheriffs Diaz and
Speer to make a useless run Tuesday
night. When they arrived upon the
scene, after breaking all speed rec
ords. the. officers found an rfutomobile
standing’ at tbe road side and nearby
n deep pit. four by six. No evidence
of crime, however, could be found.
The officers searched for the own
ers of the automobile but they evi
dently had fled to the brush upon
their approach. "Buried treasure”
was the explanation offered by Deputy
Diaz. The report had been telephoned
in by one of the tenants on the farm.
DRY CASE UP AGAIN
Anderson’s Alleged Irregularities Go
Before Grand Jury.
New York. Feb. 21. —Acting District
Attorney Fecora late yesterday an
nounced be would place before the
grand jury charges agai t William
H. Andqreon,. state• superintendent of
the Anti-Saloou League of New York,
connecting him with alleged irregu
'arities in the conduct of th* leagae’a
financial affairs.
Mr. rccora made the announcement
in a letter to Anderson’s counsel, in
forming him that he considered it hi*
duty to present to the grand jury th*
finding of his inquiry into Anderson’s
financial relations with th* league. H*
expected, h* said, to go before th*
grand jury on Friday.
Poles, Soviet Agree.
Moscow. Feb. 21.—Poland has ae
cepted the <bt» proposed by Russia.
February 26. for resumption of th*
trade negotiation* between th* two
rowiitriee.