The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 86, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 15, 1923 Page: 2 of 66
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HIGHER PRICES
FOR MGEK
ARE INEVITABLE
America’s Foodstuffs Bill
Will Be Increased Mil-
lions in 1923.
WHEAT DUE TO
Labor Costs Mount While
Fanner Gets 48 Per
Cent of Just Dues.
( liicaßO. 111.. April lI.—T!
can publie’s grocery bill wi
creased millions ot dollars this year.
Advanced industrial wages that
foree farmers Io pay more for blip
and abnormally poor crop conditions
that are due to reach a crisis in west-
ern states in two weeks combine to
make higher priced foodstuffs un-
avoidable agricultural and food ex-
perts here declared tonight.
B. W. Snow foremost private agri-
cultural authority asserted that
with present crop prices low and the
cost of farmers' supplies high the
fanner is getting 48 per cent of what
he should. A re-adjustment bring-
ing higher prices of foods is an
economic certainty and necessity
Snow said.
Bull Wave in Grain.
New high grain prices with the
Chicago board of trade riding the
erest of a bull wave are regarded here
as the beginning of a 1923 foodstuff
nice advance that will refleet in
terms of millions of dollars added to
the consumers’ grocery bill.
With May wheat advancing 'o a
now 1022 crop high of $1.27 and May
corn at 81 3-4 cents a bushel other
commodities such ns dairy products
eggs poultry etc. show an initial
tendency to increase.
Other experts tonight joined Charles
J. Boyd of the -Illinois Employment
Service who estimated a 50 per cent
farm labor shortage in declaring the
situation the worst in years. The es-
timate that 2000000 people have left
American farms in the last few years
■while only 800000 have gone to the
farm from the city has added to this
acuteness.
I'ecreased Acreage Seen.
Snow described the farm labor
shortage as "extremely serious.” He
declared it would result in a de-
creased acreage and production which
will continue until the price of farm
production readjust themselves in har-
mony with the prices which farmers
pay for necessities they must buy.
The prices farmers receive for food-
stuffs must go very much higher
Snow snid. Wholesalers and retailers
declared that any such advance will
be passed on to the consumer.
Crop conditions in most Western
states will reach their “zero hour”
in ten to fifteen days. Present in-
dications as in many sections early
every spring are admittedly discour-
aging. Scandinavian farmers of the
Northwest who traditionally put on
ar<en neckties and start planting their
first spring wheat on St. Patrick's
Day have as yet been unable to get
into the fields this year because of
anew and cold drizzling rains.
Drought and Insects.
Drought or insects have damaged
wheat in Kansas Oklahoma. Indiana
and parts of Lowa and Nebraska ac-
cording to reports here. Whether this
damage will amount to merely a "set-
back” or a serious reduction of the
1023 crop depends on whether weath-
er conditions in the next two weeks
allow planting of spring wheat ana
development of the winter crop.
The Northwestern forecast calls for
more stormy weather. Snow was
again falling in Chicago and surround-
ing territory tonight.
OIL CONCERN SUED
State Seeks Penalties for Failure to
Plug Two Wells.
Austin Tex. April 14.—Suit for
penalties was filed in the Fifty-third
district Court of Travis county by
County Attorney John W. Hornsby
Saturday on behalf of the state
against the Vortex Oil company of
Fort Stockton and Willie Bf Troy
vice president and general manager.
J. W. Grant field superintendent and
J. M. Rooney trustee.
The petition alleges that the de-
fendants failed to plug and put in
proper condition two wells situated
seventeen miles northeast of Fort
Sitockton. in Pecos county in viola-
tion of the oil and gas conservation
law.
The sta_te sues for penalties at the
rate of 85000 per day from January
7 1023 to the present time.
DEFER NEGRO’S APPEAL
Complete Records of Convicted Slayer
Fail to Arrive In Austin.
Austin Tex. April 14.—While one
of the records in the appeal of Roy
Mitchell Waco negro sentenced t<»
death in connection with a series of
murders in McLennan county was
received by the Court of Criminal Ap-
l.-ols Inte Saturday filing of the
rt’eal was deferred until next Mon-
dn’- because of failure of the remain-
in" records fo reach here.
’n order that these cases may be
wmedily disposed of. County Attorney
' - K Farmer of Waco was here
nml urged that they be advanced on
♦he docket.
■ GOOD USED
CAM
■£ -- --- -r Those worCs o\er our name
-onvey their full mranlng an<t
are held In reenact by the p.-o-
pie ot thia community.
W GUARANTEE
MOTOR CAR CO
Chaim
SUNDAY.
The Youngest
RISE
Edward Roche Hardy Jr. who en-
tered Columbia University at 12 is a
senior at 14 and the youngest person
ever admitted to the Phi Beta Kappa
honorary fraternity.
MD EQUIPMENT
CAUSED BOMBS
TO JIB LOOSE
Obsolete Racks Made Dur-
ing War Have Never
Been Replaced.
ARMY HARD UP
Failure to Appropriate
Money Makes Aerial
Practice Dangerous.
Initial reports that the bombs ac-
cidentally dropped from a Kelly Field
airplane last Wednesday on two
South San Antonio business houses
was the result of the Air Service
having to use obsolete and defectilve
equipment were confirmed Friday by
Lieut. Col. John H. Howard com-
manding oficer of Kelly Field. The
four terracotta bombs which fell
through a drug store and bakery
shop fell from one of fifteen DeHuvi-
land planes that were making a ground
attack against targets on the Kelly
flying field. The bomb rack had been
sprung when the pilot first flew over
the targets but the obsolete device
failed to release the bombs only loos-
ening them so that they fell when the
ship was over South San Antonio.
The pilot did not know that his
bombs were still in the rack.
Kelly Field bad another near ac-
cident about thirty minutes after the
bombs had been dropped at South San
Antonio when ten others of the same
kind accidentally fell from the rack
of a GAN 'armored battle plane
landing in a vacant area of the Air
Intermediate Depot and doing no dam-
age. These bombs fell before the
bomb rack had been sprung while the
others hung in the rack after it had
been sprung and gradually worked
out.
All Were Dummies.
All of the bombs that fell on Sou*h
San Antonio were dummies and did
not fire.
"We are certainly lucky we did not
kill anybody just the same” Colonel
Howard said. "It was just luck that
it was not some of the bombs con-
taining small smoke charges that were
dropped.”
The projectiles that fell on South
San Antonio business houses nnd in
the streets were clay bombs used for
target practice were about two feet
long and weighed several pounds.
Those that hit the building fell through
the roofs nnd ceilings nnd penetrated
the floors smashing plate glass show
cases and damaging considerable
goods. Approximately $250 damage
was done.
Wait for New Ones.
“We can never um those racks any
more.” Colonel Howard said "If we
did every time a ship flew over town
people would be kept nervous for fear
bombs would fall from them. We will
have to do away with the racks we
have been using and wait until we
can get some more that can be re-
lied upon.”
Tlie bomb racks that Kelly Field
fliers have been using in practicing
bombing and ground attack have been
types manufactured during war days.
They are now obsolete and worn out
but are the only kind afforded Kelly
Field by the Wnr Department. Since
these can no longer be used
training in bombing and at-
tack will be nt a stand still at Kelly
Field until money can be secured to
equip the planes with safe and re-
liable bomb racks.
Valley Women Entertained.
Mercedes. Tex.. April 14.—0 n
Thursday Mrs. Eltweed Pomeroy
president of the Rio Grande Valley
Federation of Women's Clubs wns
hostess at a noon luncheon nt her
home “La Grnnja” the noted Pom-
eroy nursery ten miles west of Mer-
cedes. Mrs. Pomeroy's guests in-
cluded sixteen ladies who have served
as officers under her administration
of the past four years nnd whu repre-
sented valley towns from Brownsville
to Mission. Mrs. J. A. Card of Mis-
sion was toastmistress of the oe-
er-ion with the following u spouses;
A unique institution and its founder
Hovering the organization of the
Valley Federation'. Mrs. W. G. Stew-
art of McAllen; the accomplishments
growth and progress of the fedora-
lion under the p-esent administration.
Mrs. G. C. Fitiz of Mercedes; influ-
ence of club life on the development
of the individual. Mrs. John Closner
of Eilenburg; influence of chib life on
the i rogrtts of the vciley Mrs Vol-
ivy Taylor of Brownsville; oar work
as seen by the bu 'ness men of the
valley. Mrs. J. r Myrick of Har-
'ingen: the social side of our work.
Mrs. L. A. Young. San Benito; for-
ward. a vision of the future Mrs.
i Eltweed Pomeroy.
IRISH WOMEN
I MAHO
TO GIVE AID
Make Appeal at Gunter
Saturday Night Before
Small Crowd.
ESCAPED FROM PRISON
Miss Linda Kearns Says
She Got Key in Baked
Chicken.
Only a small audience wns present
to greet the attempt of Misses Linda
Mary Kearns and Kathleen Boland.
Irish Republicans in their effort to
swing the American public to the side
of those fighting for the independence
of Ireland at their meeting held in
the Gunter Hotel ballroom Saturday
night at 8 o'clock.
A stirring appeal was made by Miss
Kearns for the women and children
of Ireland who she declared were
badly in need of financial help. She
said that a total of one pound was
sufficient to keep a mother and her
children for one week in Ireland and
that since the soldiers of the Republic
offered their services voluntarily there
was no one to provide for the wives
and mothers at home. Hence the plea
for help from America.
Miss Kearns is extremely sore to
use the familiar term on the press of
the United States declaring that it
is controlled by England nnd that no
effort is made to print the truth of
conditions as they exist in Ireland.
Tells of Escape.
Although Miss Kearns declares
that it is only financial aid that the
Irish are seeking from the United
States the fact was repeatedly stated
that America went into the World
Wnr to mnke the world safe for De-
mocracy nnd to give the smaller coun-
tries their independence. She said
that the 75000 American soldiers who
died for that cause have not been
treated just as Ireland is still under
the rule of a tyrannical government.
In her talk Miss Kearns told of
a great many of the horrible inci-
dents of the Irish Revolution. The
interesting manner in which her es-
cape was effected her betrayal to
the Free State troops by the indiv-
idual who was instrumental in her
escape and her final escape—all of
these were eplained in detail.
She was confined in prison in Dub-
lin. where she was on a hunger
strike. A certain Englishman whom
she described as a forger was a
personal friend of a priest who hap-
pened to be a good friend of Miss
Kearns.
This forger sent her a thermos
bottle of tea. On the inside of the
bottle was concealed some wax. with
which she was instructed to make an
imprint of the key to her cell. This
she promptly did and soon afterward
received the key in a baked chicken.
$55 Is Collected.
She then described how she and
three others who accompanied her
scaled a 85-foot wall by means of a
rope ladder nr.d in constant danger
of being shot to death by the guard
who traverwd the ground underneath:
of her trip to a convent accompanied
there by the forger; of him return-
ing to the city and being tempted
by the reward offered for her capture
putting the Black and Tan troops on
ner trail; and of the timely arrival
of the Republican troops.
Horrible tortures which the Re-
publicans are forced to endure were
also enumerated by Miss Kearns. She
told of instances where men had been
known to have had their eves gouged
out because of failure to divulge Re-
publican plans. She also spoke of
men who had had their finger nails
pulled from their fingers and of a
woman who went crazy upon seeing
her husband after he had been killed
and his eyes pulled from his head.
After the talk was concluded con-
tributions were asked of all those
present. A total of $55.50 was col-
Iccted in cash nnd $26 wa » pledged.
Ihose figures however do not reh-
resent all that has been donated as
'at™*' donnfiw ’ s lre t 0 be given
WANT A MEMORIAL
FOR SAM HOUSTON
FROM ALL TEXANS
Would Build Monument in
Houston on Individual
Subscriptions.
In a communication to the people
ot Jexns the Sam Houston Memorial
Association asks that April 21 (San
Jacinto Day) be marked by donations
to the cause of erecting a table mon-
ument to General Sam Houston.
It is proposed to erect the menu-
nje'it "I Houston in view of the fact
that this city was named in General
Houston s honor nnd that a little wt
removed from its eastern boundary
lies the battlefield of San Jacinto
ii!tli which his name is so closely
linked. *
The address says in part:
“ A .‘ l . th . e Pel'll’ Of Texas are the
beneficiaries of Ximqrnl Houston's ser-
vices and heirs to the heritage of
glory which he and the dauntless band
that he led April 21 1836 bequeathed
to coining generations. This being
true it is just and proper thnt all the
people who reside in the limits of this
imperial state which eventuated rom
the republic which he established
should be given an opjwrtunity to aid
in the consummation of the patriotic
purpose to perpetuate the memory of
the statoFTnan soldier and patriot
Sani Houston by an artistic ay in bo He
and enduring monument.
“Satuixluy April 21 will be the
•Wty-aeventh anniversary of the bat-
tle ot San Jacinto and that ddy can
in no way be more appropriately com-
nieniorated by the people than by mak-
ing contributions to a memorial to
n man whoso name is woven in Im-
। perishable colors in the very warp and
I woof of the history of Texas.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
Again—Beauty and the Beast
Tiie beast is chow prize winner at a Chicago dog show entered by Eu-
gene Bayfield. The beauty—of course you recognize her —is Marilyn Miller
musical comedy star.
MERRIWEATHER
WELL MAKING
400 BARRELS
Luling’s Latest Producer
Is Flowing by Heads
and Increasing.
GAS GETTING STRONGER
Drill May Go Deeper in
Sand But Already
a Good Well.
Making heads of oil from the time
the plug was drilled Wednesday even-
ing. the Merriweather No. 2 Luling
field is reported to have increased
its production to what drillers esti-
mate to be at least 400 barrels daily.
This report was made to Judge J. R.
Armstrong who is representing the
Seaboard Oil & Gas company and the
Sunland Oil & Gas company in San
Antonio.
Twice during Saturday the well is
said to have shot oil to the top of the
112 foot derrick. It was making
heads every two hours Saturday and
the production each time was increas-
ed. Each head is reported to be good
for 30 or 40 barrels of oil.
Saturday when the well began mak-
ing the large heads it having made
several small ones during the two
prior days the first one wns made at
about 7 o'clock in the morning. The
next one came at 9 the next at 11
and the next at 12 and the produc-
tion apparently was greater in every
head. At noon Saturday preparations
were made to take a second core and
to go into the sand twelve more
inches. The first core was taken
Friday nnd the well was reported more
than three feet in the sand.
Strong Gas Pressure.
The second eore could not be taken
however drillers report on account
of the strong gas and oil pressure in
the well.
Judge Armstrong says lie will make
a short visit to the well Sunday and
return to San Antonio the same night.
In all probability lie states the well
will be made deeper in the sand and
the production which is nlrcady esti-
mated at 400 barrels daily probably
will be increased.
“It looks like a good well.” said
Judge Armstrong “and from nil indi-
cations probably will load to much
future development in the Luling
pool.”
The Seaboard Oil & Gns company
represented here by Judge Armstrong
is reported to have acquired consider-
able acreage in the field through the
Prairie Lea Production company the
driller of the Merriweather wells and
announcement has been made that it
will develop much territory at Luling
in the nonr future.
This well proves considerable ter-
ritory. according to oil men nnd the
fact that it is a good producer is mak-
ing leases and royalties higher and
trading more active.
Oil scouts representing big com-
panies nre already flocking to the
field nnd from the amount of acreage
changing hands recently it is safe to
predict flint Luling will see some
rapid development within the next
several weeks. The field already reg-
isters eighteen derricks.
Other Wells Are Drilling.
Several wells on locations within
one mile of the Merriweather No. 2
are expected to come in soon. Sev-
eral of them although thev have
scarcely passed a depth of 1500 feet
are showing some oil and their cores
reveal they are in the pool. The
Robinett No. 1 drilled by the Luling
Production company the Tnlior No.
L the Crenshaw No. 1 nnd the Smith
No. 1 nre among the drilling wells
which are attracting much attention.
The Hardeman No. 1. which caused
considerable excitement among the
townfolk Inst week when a strong
gas pressure was encountered at a
depth of 1910 feet is still gassing
steadily but will be drilled deeper as
soon as the Bryant nnd Dnuchy drill-
ing crew completes the Merriweather
No. 2.
Judge Armstrong says he probably
will return to San Antonio Sunday
night and that ho expect to have a
promising re|x»rt to make.
Frogs Saved His
Life So He Tries
to Rescue Them
Dallas. April 14.—Once upon a
time Allen Swambo told the city
commission today he used to catch
frogs for fish bait.
One day while “gigging frogs"
he fell into deep water he told the
commission.
He could not swim he declared.
But his pockets were full of frogs
which he had caught a few mo-
ments before.
Struggling frantically he was
about to go down when the frogs
began to kick keeping him afloat
until help came —he said.
And he has lived happily ever
after.
Therefore Allen Scambo asks the
city commission to stop the prac-
tice of “gigging" frogs for fish bait
at the city water reservoir.
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lASK HOSPITAL
DE BUILT FOR
TOBERGOLARS
Poor People Have No Place
to Go in Advanced
Cases.
MAY AD DTO CARLSBAD
San Antonio People Place
Need Before Gov-
ernor.
As a result of the efforts of a group
of San Antonians a bill will be in-
troduced at the special session of
the Legislature providing for the erec-
tion of a hospital in conjunction with
the Carlsbad Sanatorium where des-
titute people in the advanced stages
of tuberculosis may receive treat-
ment.
On Thursday of last week Mrs.
J. G. C. Lee welfare worker of St.
Mark’s Church went to Austin where
she presented to Governor Neff a
petition signed by seventeen local
business qnd professional men calling
attention to the fact that at pres-
ent there is only one free tubercular
sanatorium in the state which is lim-
ited to 300 patients in the early
stages of the diesease. and urging that
some refuge be provided for the thou-
sands of indigent suffering from tu-
berculosis in the advanced stages.
Upon the recommendation of Gov-
ernor Neff. Mrs. Lee placed the mat-
ter before the Finance committee then
in session. This conference resulted
in the drawing of a bill to be intro-
duced nt the special session of the
Legislature.
With the release of the apnropria-
tion for maintenance of the Kerrville
sanatorium and with the large rentni
paid to the State of Texas by the
federal government for the use of this
institution it is believed thnt no dif-
ficulty will be encountered in secur-
ing the money needed for the erection
of nn extra building in conjunction
with the Carlsbad sanatorium which
at present treats incipient cases only.
Following is a copy of the petition
presented Governor Neff:
“While the Legislature is consider-
ing revenue and taxation matters let
us suggest that they consider the un-
fortunate indigents of this state who
are suffering from tuberculosis.
“There are thousands of people suf-
fering from tuberculosis in this state
who could be cured if they could pro-
cure proper treatment. There are oth-
er thousands suffering from tubercu-
losis in the advanced stages; some are
young and hopeful others are old and
homeless and both without any
refuge.
“The counties cannot undertake
this work for the reason that it is im-
possible for all counties to do it from
a financial standpoint and the result
is that those counties that have un-
dertaken the work are being swamped
with refugees from the counties that
cannot undertake it.
“From a humanitarian standpoint
some appropriation should be made by
the Legislature to increase the ca-
pAcity of the present institution at
Carlsbad to at least double its size
so that those of the first and second
stages can be rehabilitated and a new
institution should be created to take
care of the thousands who are tuber-
cular homeless and destitute.
“lu addition to the humanitarian
view those who are in the third stages
are the greatest source of infection
by reason of their wanderings in the
state. Therefore from an economical
standpoint it seems that the money
could not be better spent.
“We are calling this to your atten-
tion now especially in view of the
fact that the federal government has
taken over the American Legion
Memorial Sanitorium at Kerrville
which was the only public institution
that would accent those in the ad-
vanced stages of this contagious dis-
ease.
“Knowing as wo do your sincere
interest in the welfare of this state
and the generations to follow we sub-
mit this petition for your earnest con-
sideration.
“E. B. Chandler. F. C. Davis. Mar-
shall. Hicks. Duval West. Augustus
McCloskey. Nelson Lytle. L. G. Tny-
loo. McCallum Burnett. Robert B. Ter-
rell R. B. Minor. Thomas D. Cobb.
W. 8. Anderson. C. Y. Brooks Wil-
liam Theodotus Capers. Ruth S. Muir.
William T. Dielmonn. I. E. Gates and
others interested.”
John Jordan Dies
John Jordan 71 died at his borne.
926 East Cincinnati avenue at 8:30
Saturday night. He was a native of
Fredericksburg. Tex. but had lived
in San Antonio for the last twelve
years. He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Elizabeth Jordan; three t>uus.
August H. George and G. E. Jor-
dan and four daughters Misses Lina
M. Susie and Emily Jordan all of
San Antonio and Mrs. Freit Gauoatz
of Dallas. The funeral will be held
from the residence at 9:30 Monday
with services later at St. Ann’s
Chusch Rev. Father P. F. Nichols
officiating. Interment will be in St.
Mary's Cemetery under the direction
of the Zizik Undertaking Company.
1000 Business Cards printed at
tractively for $4.35 less 2 per cent
for cash at Dullnig’s. Cr. 3338 or
334 Elm street. —(Adv.)’
APRIL 15 1923.
INCITE PUBLIC 1
ID SEE ‘WAR’
ATCAMPBDLLIS
Artillery and Infantry Will
Fire “Live” Am-
munition.
HILL FOR VISITORS
Big Guns Will Shoot-Over
Heads of Advancing
Soldiers.
A battle maneuver by the Twen-
tieth Infantry supported by a bat-
talion of the Fifteenth Field Artilleai*
which the public is invited to attend
and which will be featured by the
use of live ammunition will be made
at Camp Bullis Monday afternoon at
2:30 o’clock it was announced Sat-
urday at Second Division headquar-
ters. Upon entering the enmp civ-
ilian spectators will be directed to
parking sites where they will be in
no danger but will be able to view
the battle.
The Twentieth Infantry will begin
its attack from its “hopping off” line
at 2:30 upon the first objective which
will be 1000 yards distant. While
the infantry is making the attack
upon this objective the artillery will
direct its fire over the heads of the
attacking troops firing on the second
objective. After the first objective
is taken the artillery will raise its
fire and concentrate it upon the
third objective always keeping two
objectives ahead of the ground troops.
When the second objective is taken
the field guns will be trained upon
some infantry targets beyond the third
and last objective.
Fire Over Troops.
In actual warfare the artillery
would keep its fire one objective
ahead of the infantrymen but for
special precautionary measures in the
maneuver Monday the artillery fire
will be kept at all times two objec-
tives ahead of the attacking ground
troops.
Officers To Watch.
Both the infantry and artillery will
use live ammunition and the result
of their shooting will be closely
watched by officers viewing .the
maneuver.
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