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Mr. Lewis, Go to the
Ant.
Mr. Ford and the Spirit.
Clergymen Only?
What?
Two Goad Decisions.
By Arthur Brisbane
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SINCLAIR LEWIS, a novelist,
thinks he doesn’t believe in
Gori, and that his unbelief is
important. Last Monday, in the role
of a clergy ma u, upside down, just to
prove that “there is no God,” Mr.
Lewi* publicly defied divine jiower
to strike him dead. H»* snid. with
lack nf good taste. “I defy Him to
strike me down within the next ten
minutes.”
Nothing happened, sn Mr. Lewis
and the sort that listen to such child
ishness doubtless believe that some
thing important has been demon
strated.
JUJR. STOREY of the Santa F?,
•** manages railroads from Chicago
to the Pacific, with hundred* of
thousands of railroad ties, and ants
everywhere busy between the ties. .
One ant says: say that a
mysterious W. B. Storey runs this
railroad, hut I know there is no
such person. And just to prove it
I defy him to come and strike mo
dead.”
A T the end nf ton minutes that
ant would feel as proud ns Mr. i
Sinclair Lewis.
It would not mean that Mr. Storey I
couldn't strike down the ant. or that '
the ruler of this universe couldn’t
strike Sinclair Lewis dead, if it were
worth while.
TIJE POINT IS THAT IT
ISN’T WORTH WHILE.
Wl ST what th<* power is that
this, and other universes,
wjth their billions of suns, man can
not know, except for the teachings nf
faith.
The ancient philosopher said, “if
th* camel has a god his god would ’
have four legs and a hump.” Man
like that imaginary camel inclined ’
to creat” God in hi* own image, has
invented many kinds of gods attri- 1
bating to them the human
passions, revenge, jealousy, etc.
M Lafever supreme power may be, if I
is surely beyond man’s romprehen- I
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Ilie lipper picture shews Pip queen’s float in th? historic Battle of Flowers parade which was witnessed hj a
record cropd The middle picture is a general view of the decorated rars and the lower picture is the Kelly Field
entry with the kif'ihcs hi miniature airplanes.
sion. a* W. B Starry is l»?>uiul ibe
ant's couipreben <«m.
fILNRY FORD xaja “if the work
er is to b* a hie to buy what he
mnkrs. the large corporation is in
evitable. ’•
Onh n very BIG concern can pro
due? automobiles, shoes, rlothio".
gasoline, within reach of a work
man's wages.
In old days the man that made
good shoes nr clothes couldn't afford
either. When the rich man was
clothed and shod, demand erased.
Henry Ford sells three million
curs a year, af a price that everv
one nf his GOO.tMMt working people
can afford.
That's what you cal) perfected
industry.
BEFORE hr finishes his articles,
Henry Ford undoubtedly will
prove his co n scion an e» a nf rhe fart
that man cannot live by bread nlour.
br he thoroughly happy, even in a
cheap automobile.
What <locs Ford suggest for THE
•SPIRIT OF MAN?
How would hr satisfy the longings,
aspirations, ambition?. so beautiful
in youth, that die out a* years pass.
Putting the whole world on four
wheels just cad of two legs would not
amount to much if that were all.
rORD at least pays good wages,
which is the beginning of a bet*
ttr' spiritual life. He enables the
whole world to look nt the fields,
the tree* and the sky. Fufortunately
the whole world usually keeps tb»*
ton up, which is like walking in a
cm. hedral under an umbrella
Of twenty millions that own automo
b’lra in the Fnited States, a major-
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VOL. XLVI—NO. 96.
STATE WINS KNIGHT TRIAL ROW
: FIESTA PARADES PROVE
i SPECTACLES OF BEAUTY
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' Successful Fete Draws
io Conclusion in
San Antonio.
Bringing to a dose a week of most
spectacular and colorful pageants, .n ;
tertainmentx and fentivities, the,
School Queen’s parade and Touma- i
mem of Koses Satuiglay afternoon and ' |
the water ballet Saturday night will [ I
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I m<l the Fiesta dp San Jacinto of
192 H. in San Antnnjo.
Starting promptly at 3 o'clock, the
School farm’s parade wound its way
through the downtown section of the
• itv omid applauding thousands. Fif
teen schools and colleges were repre
ented by floats bearing the queens
<»f the school*, escorted by platoons of
cadets from ihe military colleges and
senior schools of the city.
ROSE TOI KNAMENT.
Depicting the legend of the conquest
of Mexico by the Spaniards, each
float portrayed in brilliant design
oloiing. events in that rpoch.il period.
The Tournament of Koses, stag'd
by the Tcxaa Cavalier* nt 3:30 p.
m. at San Pedro Park, brought bark
the days of King Arthur and his
Round Table.
Knight?;, dad in glittering armour
and mounted on firry steeds, jousted
tor the honor of naming and crown
ing thr Quern of Love and Beauty
of thr Fiesta.
WATER BALLET.
Grecian mythology will live again
• n the water ballet to be presented
by students of the schools, in “Apollo
and His Nymphs,” in the pool at San
Pedro Park at 7:15 p. m. Fairest
goddesses will diaport themselves in
the shining waters, under the bearu>
of multi-colored lights, making a acene
of entranring Ixauiy and grace.
.The heroic drfruse of thr Alamo
pictured in fireworks at League Park
will be held for the last time Satur
day night.
Gas Pump Ordered ।
by British Ruler
SANDRINGHAM, Eug.. April 24.
—King George has ordered that
underground tanks and a gasoline
pump be installed at the Royal gar
age. They must he of British menu
facturv, bat the idea is' American.
The Friendly Newspaper Member cf The Associated Press. ★ A Constructive Force in the Community.
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San Antonio. Texas.
® MOVE'
CHEATS_DEITH
1 Slight movement of th? body, a* .
if to “turn the other cheek’’ toward ‘
his assailant, probably saved the life I
of Atanacio Zuniga, 1221 Montezuma
1 alley, when he was fired upon with
1 a pistol. The shooting occurred near
■ his home.
' Zuniga was struck by one of sev i
?ral shots fired at him at close range.
By turning his body when the fir
ing began, the bullet struck him in
the neck and went out above the
right shoulder blade.
He was taken to the Robert B
Green hospital and then to police
beadquarters, where a statement al
ready had been made by his assailant,
who went to detectiv? headquarter?
and surrendered whik Detectives
Harris and Dwyer were investigating
the case.
The youth was booked on a charge
of ussault to murder.
Zuuign said bi* had gone to the
youug man's home to confer with
uncle regarding the quarrel earlier
in the night when he was fired
upon.
Villages Inundated
by Moscow River
MOSCOW, April 24.—<4>>—The ’
Moscow river is at freshet and a half
dozen suburban villages are under wa
ter. The river is gradually rising, and
that part f th, city lying alpng its
banka is threatened with inundation
unl'-ss the waters begin to recede.
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Two Injured by Gas Explosion
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SEO SK2EG
IS CAR TREE!
PROBE
T*->tal arrests in Sheriff James
। Stevens’ war on a statewide band cd
organized airmobile thieves mounted
! to seven Saturday when foir more
I were taken into custody.
Throe sisters also are held for
questioning.
Deputy Sheriff James Dwyer ar
rented two of the men soon after mid
night. following robbery of the Aiarno
Heights garage. He found ihe men
in the vicinity.
TWO OTHERS HELD
The other two men wore tak«*n into i
i custody at Hillsboro and a rar which j
they are alleged to have stolen ftom ’
‘ W. H. Sult, 713 East Houston street. *
i was recovered in Austin.
। The first three arrests were made I
when Sheriff Stevens declared open I
war on a suspected automobile theft
and stripping gang last Monday. The
| war followed the finding of nearly
a dozen stripped cars here.
TWENTY COMPLAINTS
Twenty complaints will be filed Sat
urday against the first three men ar
rested. Chief Deputy Sheriff Alfonso
Newton announced.
The three women who were taken
into custody Friday ar? said to have
given valuable information regarding
rhe gang
Senorita Calles
Enjoys New York 1
NEW YORK. April 24—OP)—Sen
orita Ernestine Calles, who has boh
tied hair and ultra-modern skirts, if
here for a good time. In Mexico.
I where her dad is president, the boys
and girls now go without chaperones,
she says. But they drink less than
in New York.
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Pennell, Famous
Etcher, Succumbs
NEW YORK. April 24—'/?)—The
artistic world of America and Europe
today mourned the passing of Joseph
Pennell, famous etcher, lithographer
n nd author.
SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1926.
MEXICO’S most famous aviator.
Major Pablo L. Sidar, was
registered at the Gunter hotel Sat
urday. Major Sidar was thr first
aviator to eirde the Mexican Re
public. He.is on his way to Arkan
sas to attend the Little Rock air
I meet where he will represent the
Mexican government. Major Sidar
was busy Saturday morninr in
! specting San Antonio’s air fields.
J 1 OHN F CONN, oil man nf
Bucharest, Roumanin, staying at
the Gunter hotel has just returned
from a tour of Ihe Rio Grande val
ley. “God’s country/* is the way
Mr. Conn describes Hip valley.
“Home” is still onr of the greatest
words in any language, says Mr.
Conn after spending a number nf
years in a foreign country. “Ruf
if you have wandered around much
you can't stay in any one place very
long. I am preparing now to go to
South America,” he added.
SAN ANTONIO is the Kansas
City of Texas, declares Forrest
Hanna prosecuting attorney of Kan*
' sas City, staying at the SL An
| thony. “And Kansas City is the
I San Antonio nf Missouri,*’ hr odd
ed. Mr. Hanna came to San An
| tenio to “rest up.” "W’hat do you
think of our climate?” hp was ask
ed. “Well, you cannot praise it so
highly that I won't back you up,”
he answered.
Woman Routs Man
Prowling in Room;
Chases Him Block
Not realizing her own life was in
danger, Mrs. Josephine Cardenas, -132
East Crockett street, routed a prowler
from her home and pursued him a
block before he outdistanced her early
Saturday.
Rays of a flashlight in her face
awakened Mrs. Cardenas. A man in
a dark suit was in her room, she
told police.
She jumped from her bed and gave
chase.
A block distant the woman real
ized the chance she bad taken and
began screaming.
Neighbors called police.
A search was started for the
prowler.
Butter Purloined
From Creamery Car
San Antonio can boast one “butter
and egg” man Saturday, anyhow.
He took 30 pounds of butter and
several doxen eggs from a Mistletoe
Creameries truck on Goliad street, po
lice were told.
Spanish Aviators
Reach Indo-China
SAIGON, French Indo-China, April
24.—The Spanish aviators. Captain
Gonzales-Gallarza and Longa, who are
flying from Madrid to Manila, arrived
here shortly afternoon noon today from
Bangkok, Siam.
TWELVE PAGES.
DRY UN BITILE
MIDI 111 W
GEN. ANDREWS
AGAINST
CHANGE
Prohibition Chief Explains
Previous Statement to
Committee.
WASHINGTON. April 24 —GP)—
Prosecution and defense completed
i heir evidence today in the spectacular
prohibition battle which for threp
weeks has dwarfed other activities ol
the legislative branch of tb<* govern
ment.
Only th<* summing up arguments,
to bp delivered during the afternoon,
remain before the sub-commit tee of
the Senate Judiciary committee, which
has conducted hearings, takes tb n
record in hand In do with it as it
wishes.
The concluding day’s scene of ac
tion was transferred from the com
mittee room which has been used for
the hearings to the marble room ot
th? Senate office building, so that
ever-increasing crowds which hav?
swarmed tn capitol hill might be ac
commodated.
ACTION SWIFT
Thosp who went there today saw
that. a« they b°gan, the arguments
closed with a wide cuif separating
tbp opponents and propunenents ot
prohibition modification.
Action today was swift, beginning
with a discussion of the usp of liquor
by Yale students, and ending with
a controversy between Senator Reed,
Democrats, Missouri, and Chairman
Harreld, over the closing of the book
of evidence. Senator Harreld won.
Inters|»ersed was a reiteration by
Assistant Secretary Andrews of the
Treasury, that when bp made his
statement that it might be possible to
help enforcement by regulated salp of
non-intoxicating be had no idea
of advocating modification of the law
he is charged with administering.
BAG KANDREWS.
And to back up General Andrews,
a group of dry leaders issued a state
ment. expressing their belief, also,
that be was urging no such course.
Yale’s part in the day's activities
consisted of an exposition of the wide
diversity of opinion between Professor
Irving Fisher and editors of Yak
publications as to whether Yale senti
ment was really dry or wet. Lee
Post. Greely Sturdivant Jr., and Al
bert Wells, of the Yale News, insisted
that a referendum at Yale, which
showed wet, was bona Jide, while
Professor Fisher did not think it had
much significant*? under the circum
stances.
AGAINST CHANGE.
General Andrews reiterated empha
tically that he did not advocate a
change of the law to permit the sale
of non-intoxicating beer.
“When you were on the stand a
few days ago you were atked a ques
tion about the sale of non-intoxicat
ing beer,” said Chairman Harreld.
”Now I want to ask a practical ques
tion. that is. whether yon think the
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Didn’t Know Her
Mate Was Sick;
Withdraws Suit
CHICAGO, April 24—Earl
and Marcella Olmstead Dutton
of Oak Park are on their sec
ond honeymoon.
Mr. and Mis. Dutton—Dutton
is the son of .1. 11. Dutton, lit
8. Scoville avenue. Oak Park—
were on the verse of separation
—a divorce. Dutton charged
cruelty, and Mrs. Dutton was
geeking alimony and attorney’s
> ices. i
• And then a physician look the ।
I witness stand and testified that J
| Dutton ha* tuberculosis—an ill- |
| newt incurred as a result of his I
• service in the war. ,
I Mrs. Dutton was astounded. ।
t "I—l—judge, I didn’t know! ' •
I she cried, leaping to her feet. ♦
j “I didn’t know Earl was ill! |
| Of course I'll support him. I'll •
I go to work and take care nf bint. I
i Ob. if I had only known!”
| The suit has been dismissed. (
COUPLE BIOS!
OUT OF HOUSE
RE BLAST
Though and a yard boy were
blown from the wash house in th?
rear of her home Saturday morning
by a gas explosion, Mrs. J. M. Mor
ris, 220 Berkshire aven up, and th r
youth escaped with bruises.
The explosion camp when Mrs
Morris prepared to light a stove in
the house. Gas hplieted to have bren
escaping from a pine leak heneath her
residence had filled the smaller struc
ture.
Both Mrs. Morris and the youth
w*erp standing directly in the path of
the doorway. This fact is believed to
have saved both lives, for neither
struck any part of the building as
they hurled into the yard.
Though considerably shaken up by
the explosion, Mrs. Morris was able
to continue th* task she bad set upou.
Death Takes Last
Kansas Veteran
SALINA, Kan., April 24—W)—
Death that he had confronted often
yesterday swept away Luke F. Par
sons. 92. last survivor of the famous
John Brown band of slavery days
of the battle of Osawatomie. Kao.
The old Free Stater bad been ill
about ten days.
Mother and 3 Sons
Lose Lives in Fire
ADAMS. Mass., April 24—!.«—
Mrs. Hermidas Major. 39, and her
three sons, Francis, 11, Ernest 8 and
Victor. 5. were burned to death in a
fire in their home here early to
day. Her husband is in a scrioes con
dition from burns.
s
IEDITIONI
TWO per ,n e’tyand Mclmtw,
lllv ULjlilu Five cents on trains and elsewhere
COURTADMSTS
sum MAN’S
CLOTHES AS
EVIDENCE
Blood-stained Garments Are
Shown After Cooper’s
Mother Testifies.
After n two-day battle, the state is
the trial of Ed Knight, former deputy
sheriff indicted for the slaying ot
Tom Cooper, succeeded Saturday in
introducing the blood-stained clothes
worn by the dead man at the time o.
the killing.
Special Judge O. M. Fitzhugh ad
mitted the garments after the aged ,
mother of the slain man. Mrs. Eliza- 4
beth Cooper, completed by her testi
mony, the travel of the clothes front ;
the undertaker to the court room. , * 1
When it was shown that the clothes
had not b»en chanced or tampered '
nith from the time they were taken J
from the body, th" jury looked upon
them for the first time.
STATE NEARS CLOSE.
The state we* expected to close its
case at the completion of the defense's ;
croi-s-examination of the slain man's 3
brother who pointed out from th*
stand th* location of the bullet holes. J
While the state exhibited only tbs
cos’, shirt and undershirt, the rest
of the clothes were admitted upon-S
th* request of the defense attorneys ,I
who arc expected to start their rebut
tal Saturday afternoon.
.Mr*. Cooper, mother of Tom Cooper,
testified that she had received the
clothing on the day after th* killing
from Charles Wynne, embalmer em
ployed by Porter Loring. Wynne pre- '
ceded her on the stand.
B VTTLE RAGES.
Throughout Friday the legal battla '
over the admissibility of the bloody,
bullet-punctured clothing raged, with
District Attorney C. M. Chambers
and associates vigorously endeavoring
to introduce it and with defense coun- *
sei as vigorously opposing.
The state seeks to introduce Iba
clothing in an attempt to prove the lo- ’l
cation of' the wounds which caused 1 -
Cooper's death. Witnesses had dis
agreed oi.r the location, and the stat*- *
held tint the clothes worn by CoopaL’l
when he was shot would
settle the matter.
JI RY RETIRES.
The jury was taken from the court*
room n hile attorneys argued over ad
missibility of th* clothes, which bad
t>een brought into the ccurt wrapped
in papers. After the jury was re
moved the bundle was opened and the ,
clothes, spotted with dried blood. wee» ’
put on the table.
In its efforts to establish the rouW
of the clothes from the dead mao’s
body to the courtroom, the state call
ed W. S. Cooper, brother of Tom
Cooper. t< the stand. He testifi- 4
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