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»L. XLII—NO. 244.
OUSE VOTES BONUS DESPITE VETO
■ISH ATM
DARDANELLES
ELIEVED NEW
Hitary Circles Say Battle
■May Start Before Re-
fl inforcements Arrive.
Imal now dictator
■HonaLst Assembly Votes
LSntire Confidence in
I Army Leader.
■ By the Associated Prtaa.
■(instant inopi”. Sept. 2C. —Th { ' Turk-
■ Nationalist assembly at Angora by
■ overwhelming majority has rx-
■cd the dictatorship of Mustapha
■nal Pasha ami has authorized him
■continue the war until all the con-
Hans prescribed in the national pact
■e been achieved. •
^formation that Mustapha Kemal
Hha is preparing to launch an at-
H for the possesion of the Dardu
Hes In spite of tin* exhortations of
Herai Pelle French high commit-
Her. is causing undisguised anxiety
■allied military circles here.
H is not improbable that such an
Hek will be made before the end
Hhe present week it is xta<*d. the
■ks taking advantage of the fart
■ the British have not yet concon-
■e<| all their forces.
■be British are declared to be dc-
Htined to hold the strait* at nil coat
■itdksu of how formidable the Kem-
■ t forces may be and regardless
■ nf whether Frniwv and Italy par ]
■mu I* in the defence.
mte of tic he t evid 4 live* of fl*e
KHitlefcriMinaßon T- lire fact that I
BrJßrtlislT ’subject- incla3in” the ।
■ flies ca officers are leaving the
B. rhor/lng that they believe the
■ting imminent.
H is understood here that the
Burii cabinet warned tin* Angora ;
Bminent of the inndviabilitt of »n i
Bult on th* neutral zone but the
Bionalktt- are believed to have re-
Bj that Jie proposed attack i* in
■ nature of a defensive and prol*” -
I moxemput in view of Great Brit-
B milltan preparation*.
■he Kemaliuts are in dangerous
Bimit} to the neutral zone and
forward movement on I noir part
I meet with stern opuositioii from ’
I Brit i* It. The Bri ' on
■ld be greatly augmented if the mil- ।
B and naval nn^t;- promised from •
■land cud the dominions v < rc ai
I
Back conference called. ।
Bs (»'-.*riees Call E'ght Nations
I Into Meeting.
I fly the AM»«*cla«ed fr<»*.
Iwi?. Kent. ‘A. —The Allied con-
M bn the .Near FoMem situation ||
Bed Irie tpdav to call n mn- i]
men nf eight nation* intereafod in n i.
||pjj« nJ to determine the terms of ।
BBBMHiH conference will probably i
I within two or three weeks. I
Be eonference it wan announced. ! i
I eonght of a r< 'resent alive enrh !•
■rent Britain. France. Italy. Greece. I ;
■cy Japan Boumania and Jugo ' {
I J ।
I Fleet to ConKtnntinople. : (
■alia. Wept. 20.—Various units of (
ißritish Atlantic fleet arc on their]
Ito join the naval forces in the Oar 1 v
Illes but the authorities here are I
leni Ra ;to detail I
I is learned however that a second I
oyer flotilla composed of the most '
‘rn vessels has been ordered from '
and and that the light cruisers
eon and Carysfort are due here
ly on their way to Constantinople
her ahipx of the Atlantic fleet or
I tn reinforce the Mediterranean
are the light cruiser Curacon ami
<. anil the aircraft carrier Argus
r destvoyer Schraph left here yes-
y for Constantinople.
— | j
Pr»»rWv Loss MWiMhNML |1
n> tic- «*sM-iated Prex.
iyrra. Sept. 20.—American and
di inmr.incr expertn estimate the]
propertv loss in Smynin hi Kl5O. j
00 onlr $60000000 of which is I
ed by insurance. British itnder-
ug companies will bear the brunt »
ie loss. The American property m
s placed a' about X the to
er part insured. It is impossible ei
timate the loss of life. Most
lean observers agree that fully v .
perished in the flames. Those w
were killed bl Turkish irregulars (||
tg valuable or vengeance proba-
tumber' several hundred. No ran- t|
man would venture to say bow
icpfc deliberately massacred and “
undeniable that there were whole-
deportations. The (ate of these
funtUrg can only be ^-onjectured. j
ATEN AND ROBBED ] :
— | R
Antonian in Serious Condition in
l’ic(>sv Ne^raa After Fight.
Tex.. Sept. 20. Albe l !
r’l. i>o. mechanic of Hau Antonio.
wh • Ihui(cii up and seiioitelv
•4 in the ulHHlniP'i by two Mei- ni
in Piedras Negrns Monday nigl । r ”
•bl/»'l of M’/() is in a hospital
i- a dn.igr.rou- condition. a<<m«l- *
the police anf medical nuthori- cat
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
FIRE IN NEW ORLEANS
THREATENS TO BURN
ENTIRE CITY BLOCK
Foar Buildings in Crowded
Business District
Are Aflame.
New Orleans. La. Sept. 23.—Two
storage buildings and the main office
of the Gallaher Transfer and Storage
Company here and one private resi-
dence are •burning and a general fire
alarm has been turned in. A brisk
wind threatens to speed the fire
through the adjacent residence dis-
trict.
At 12:02 o’clock all available patrol-
men in the city bad been ordered to
the scene of thp fire to maintain or-
der and to prevent the large crowds
that gathered from blocking the prog-
ress of fire-fighting equipment. Indi-
cations were that the entire square in
which the warehouse buildings were
situated would be destroyed. Three
hemes were burned and a wall of one
of the storage buildings had fallen in.
IRON DOORS GIVE WAY
(timing and Liquor Charges Follow
I Police Raid.
Th<> iron doora on a building at
Alamo and Villita streets failed to with-
.mud the onslaughts. Tuesday night of
Captain Brown and Policemen Stowe
and Moglia who broke up a game of
chance and arreted Four men.'three of
' Wednesday morning.
y A number of jugs and bottles fount
in the building resulted in th** filiuj
” of charges of possession <d intoxicating
•1 liquor before United StutFs Commie-
e • ioncr H L. Fdward’. Wednesday
•t n orning. by Cant. Charles Stevens. Pre
liminary examination was waived by
fonr men.
*- Charges of possession against bi ban
. Perry hav** Iwn filed by Prohibition
- Agent J. D. Plumb the former havin’!
k been nrrerted by the city marshal ol
• ] Kennedy lie In alleged to have had
' iLrre-fourth of a quart of whisA
p J» hj^ no*Mr-sion v hen Ilie arrest W 4:
t FtRWFA. A dejnfry Viihcd Store- marshal
(will go to Ketinedv at 2 oclo k Wednex-
day afternoon to bring the man to San
Antonm f«»r his arraignment before
■ Cemmi inner Ldwards.
• ’ After n prolonged hearing Wrd»i’»s-
. day morning. Wes'cy Inman a soldier
। :on furlough against whom charge* of
poeseseion and mierpHou of a still had
been filed foHouiiig a rail Sunday
morning wfh na— -1 under XJHIO bond
bv Commi <loner Fd virds wlm found
that oHjlmblr c.'iwso Imd lF*en shown. Al-
though the charge* against the ?<i’<l|fr
. I were filed Mn ulrr . the h'-at ing wn--
। t»ns(m>i» r d until V» r-dnesdav in order
that military nutboHtip* ini* ht b” pro •
! lent to hear the v\ id^ee arid determine
vlrthrr It Wg* nffHo"' to justify
] ilum in Inking action i»t bis ca •«.
HOU^D IM COURT
! Nrwt C - olc Cbr-pc. v Ta i Before
Par of Juailcr.
Spot reputed to be the fastest coyote
■ bound in IPy-ir county came before
Judge R. Wil Caim>befl Wednesday
। morning on a question of ownership. At
• the conclusion of a half hour's wrang-
ling between two claimants he was Jed
Inway to be returned to court within
five days.
1 » V. SiH.t disappeared from hi*
] original owner’s home about five mouths
। ago. Another man purchased him from
;0 man who hail bought him from still
i another man and Himllr the owner
। found him. It was to decide whose dog.
ilm was'that brought Spot into court. ;
i The original owner established his i
I claim agreed to leave the do* at his'
; present domicile for five days.
Tales of Spot'*- prowess 'n the (-hasp :
। were a part of the testimony offered. 1
THE WEATHER H
TICMPKHATt KKS.
SEPT. 1W —
5 p. in........ 71 “ n. m 72 J
3 n. m 7K a a. in 72 '
4 n. m 7t * a. m 72 I
’» n. in 79 h. ni 71 ■
[> P- K a. ni 71 i
7 I in ;o ।
I « n. pn 75 S a. in 71 |
। • p. m 7.1 9 a. ni 71 I-
19 n- in 72 10 a. m 72 i
'll P. in 7 2 ’I a. 7 3 I
[l2 midnight... .71 12 noon 74 i
PEPT. 29— I p. ni 7C.
1 a. in 71 2 p. in 7s j
W V 41 HEM.
Sin Antonin and vh-lahy: Wedn mlij I
night and Tharsday partly cloudy; war- '
nice Thumday; maxiinuni temperature. 80 >
to 16; light to moderate northerly to east-•
•rly v indr. ।
East Toum: Partly c!oudy in north upd i
west portions; rain ip aoutliea.st p«irtion; ]
warmer Thuradiur In north and w*est por-1
lions. B
West fexuo: Generally fair: warmer In 1
the Panhandle; Thursday generally fair
and warmer.
———•—
HOME WEATHER I'OK TOI RISTS. '
st. Lml*: Temperature. #0; cloudy; 10- <
mile wind from the aortheast; lowest tern- ’
perstore In la t*24 hours. HO: highest. 72. ’
< hivago: ^emp. rature. 6*. cloudy: 5- '
mile wind from Cho noHheact; lowest tem.
pcrafure in lu<t 21 hours. 6o: highcA 12. .
Kan«H«i < it.K t. mperaturr. If; cloud' ; r - j
m h» wind trvm the north: lowest temror- j f
otuie in last 21 bonre. 61: highest df. * i
New Nork; Teiri|>er;-ture. 02: cloud- 6- ( f
mile v Ind from tin noi th^e*t: lor.• st tem- ' •
p-rature In Tast 21 hour*. <0; highest. HI. ]
Wauhlagton! T*mp< tain' ■ sg: perth I
rlohdy; Soanlfe w <i.d from norpi; !nr ' ।
tonne rwtUr* In 21 hour*. «l; Irgh-H
»!. 71. • t
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 201922-TWENTY PAGES.
SENSATIONS IN
TIERNAN TRIAL
OVER TESW
Wife Tearfully Decries Sug-
gestion Second Child Is of ■
Doubtful Parentage.
WITNESS BREAKS DOWN
Hearing Will Proceed—De-
fendants Spouse Certain of
Husband’s Innocence.
IC
u. South Bend Ind.. Sept. 20.—Debate
I over the udmi^sability of testimony of
j Prof. John Tiernan regarding the inari-
I tai relations of himself and wife is ex-
w . peeled to be resumed when hearings are
tak’.u up today in the case ot Mrs. Au-
gusta Tiernan wife of the proftesur
Hl who charges Harry Poulin with the
paternity of her ten-months-old child.
11 । Testimony of Mrs. Tiernan which
;e »was corroborated by her husband was
~ io the effect that iLp couple hau dis-
H continued marital relations seven!
11 ; months prior to the Iw-ginning of the al-
id j leged affair between Mrs. Tiernan and
ig! Poulin.
>«! The argument between the conLend-
i iug attorneys began yc.-terday when
pi Professor Tiernan was placed on the
y stand nud was being questioned rc-
| yarding that point. Defense counsel
” ‘ raised the (picst'on as to just how far
n ja htwbuud’s testimony is admissible in
- n ease of peculiar character of the pres-
^’ent one.
Mrs. Tiernan Examined.
The day was niinost entirety given
to an cxavling cross-ex a tui*i..lipu
pjoi Mr». Tiernau by Attorney Banter.
*•: hading cs-uitsel of the defense. Th<‘ de
n | (him- lawyer grOled the profeisoFe
•' wife for more than four huui< dk<c?»-i
Ing her sio» .• «»f h«*r alleged IHicfi ro ;
• mance with Pouiin in an effort io break ;
•' du \ n her story.
•i Ti>” deumdaiir. Poulin maintained I
1 1 ln> altitude of nonchalance throughout*
Vjlhe hearing. loUing back in hi' chair
’’ l nnd chewing gum while Mr*. Tiei non
11 was repeating her aec usations against
*. him.
Mrs. Tiernan's cross-examination was'
mos; severe. The attorney sjiem con-1
r i riderabl-' time in eliciting information'
concerniif* the beginning of Mrs. Tier-;
i*} urn s alleged intimacies with Po ilin. I
which -he •■ininis led to the birib of the
! child in November.
••You testified Harry Poulin kissed
'you/’ he wi'd. ••Was the eighteenth day!
of FebLimiv the fii>! time?''
Ki .a Is Attempted.
» “’I hai was pot the first.” she re
plied. “At h party ^t whh h vo were all]
■ present wher • they were celebrating the]
(omplefiun of a new garage. He ai *
temntod to kiss me.”
. ; “Did ho ever kiss yon before Feb-l
' runty IK when you were alone or were]
all his kisses given in a playful way. or]
। in (hince I.a Ils /”
l -Before February IK Mr. Poulin had;
• over asked you to submit yourself to]
' *.im. bad he?“
“He tdld me ‘I am going to get
; jou.' *
The attorney then questioned her |
l further ••oncerning the first night they
• wore alone.
Many Jjensational Incidents.
Testerday’s hearing was replete with!
•m nsatioual incidents. At one point.
’.' hen (-ounsel for the defense hinted at j
'the possibility of Mrs. Tiernan’s «t*c-
| ond child having a father other than 1
t ho professor the plaintiff arose from]
i 1 he chaii* and with tears streaming'
down her face shrieked in a voice that
could be heard in all parts of the court
i oom :
j “Don’t try to say anything like that I
* It im not true.“
Defense attorney* immediately [
; changed the line of questioning.
Three times during the period which-
• Mrs. Tiernan was being subjected to <i J
; Mere Hess cross-examination the wH-
| nexs collapsed but on being revived wa*' 1
j nbo* to continue. Throughout the try-; 1
I mg ordeal sho stood firin and refused *
Io change h single instance of her storv J
of the affair with^oulin. ’
; Although no announcement has bceh
! mode it is exported that Mrs. Maei
Poulin wife of the defendant will be :
■ placed on the stand today. She has 1
; niaiiitained tliroqgJiQut a staunch belief *
in her busband’s innocence. 1
1 It is not believed that the hearing .
। "*’> iw «*ornpletcd before Thursday.
CAN STILL VIEW SHIP J
(-2 Mill Remain at Brooks Field Dur- 1
ing Wednesday- | - 1
■ — I r
t>an Antonians will again have the
opjiurtunily of viewing the <’-2 in its ।
iiaugnr nt Bropka Field. The big ship] 1
did nut resume its flight toward the r
vest coast W<slne-day due to unfavor i ।
; ble weather <*on(Ktlons. and is at J i*
Brooks Field pending u more opportune ' *
time for taking off to fbe*west. • ; J
No flight will be made Wcdno-dny. t
Brouk* Field authorities said nnd it
is probable that the dirigib!/ will nut be J C
takv'i out of its hangar all day. The ci
doors of tbe^hangsr will be open. Low j
ever and tho»e desiring Io get a close.’l
vi’ W of the balloon skin ran do so. ; s 1
The whip is all ready for its flight I
hi-Marfa the next sclied tiled slop en i o
r”Ule to the .Pacific but not until hi
w«otlrr (ondit-ops are more favorable V
will the westward flight be resumed. A
War s Greatest Hero Strives to Save Home
I Sergeant Samuel Woodfill chosen by I
General Pershing as the outstanding!
hero of the American Army in ♦he
। World War for killing more than a
• score of Germans skigle-banded in w»p-|
। ing out three machine-gun nests has
secured a three month's leave of ab-|
!
SMYRNA CATASTROPHE EXCEEDS
ALL FORMER EVENTS OBSERVED
BY AMERICAN CONSUL GENERAL
George Horton Tells of “Splendid Heroism >nd Sdf
Sacrifice of American Colony” When Turks Set
Torch to Town and Begin Reign of
Terror in Stricken City.
B> the AwMiGaled
Atben-? Sep? — Dining my con-
-11 sukhip at Saloniki I wn« bombed by
fOiTTviui ♦ar. r I BAp led many rough
j experiences wilji’ *ubm:uincs and
but never in my life hh.ye 1 sfeen kliy-
thing like rhe Smyrna catastiophe.”
. [ is the manner in whieh George Horton.
• the American con ul general at Smyrna
ji in his fir-t remarks of the disaster. >*um-
• lurd ii’i to the Associated Pipss his ex-
. [criciK-es in Asia Minor.
J Con nl th-mral Horton explained
that hia •».ii’i;ii '."-’•ion prevent?;]
| (oinni -nrim on t!w ineidrnis in
J Sin; run. "I cannot give an interview
’ he -aid. “hut it i my (buy to speak
J of the splendid heroism and xeK-saeii-
• fice of the American'colony in Smyrna.
•• Whi n th ame danger-
. ous. I. in <-«d In boration with Capt. Ar*
• thnr -I. Hepburn rhief of staff to Ad-
mirnl Bristol arranged for tbe safely
j of thet American colony. 1 took over
’ a theater in Smyrna and hud it guard-
. ; ; • i told the memboda of
ih” colony to come to the theater twice
‘daily to receive the latest bulletins on
J the situation. I summoned the prin-
i eijial members of the colony to discuss
I the general situation.
Reft geea- Are Hungry.
^Thoutands oi refugees in the de-
; '•pairing city were absolutely hungry
nnd destitute. Hufus W. Lane an
• American spoke up on one occasion
• and said that they had nor come to
] the meeting to look out for their own
I safety bur to look out for those of
• the starving people. Francis W. Ipack-
I ley. another American agreed in this
I and gave 200 Turkish pounds to start
; a subscrint’on list for the refugees.
I Stanley W. Smith of the Standard Oil
I Company in Smyrna gave 500 Turkish
j pounds.
“We started the work of relief im-
■ mediately. The American firms con-
tributed the use of their automobiles!
। and trucks. They never saw them
; again because they were burned up.
i Kepresentative American members of
tlic Y. M. C. A. and professor.* of the
American College qpganixed a central
committee. Within an hour while the
automobiles were Mill in their posses-
sion ami with the Stars and St ript .<
i flying on their machines they were al«
; over tbe cttj> nd»nini>:ering r< I"'.
; Their first effort wax made among
; Americans. Their conduct was gen-
l eroiiH and heroic oven under the great-
e-t difficulties'. We urged the Ameri-
can women leat her- in the girls' school
of the Y. W. C. A.. t(»>leave Smyrna
bnf .thty refused until driven by the
flames
Refugees Kea h Athens.
% “ rhesc braVc women labored unceas-
ingly without food-and sleep. Some are
still there;” • ;
Mrs. Ilorton . remained with her Lu
baud at the - conciliate until it wa*
finally buvmsl. The consul general a”d
his wife embarked on the C. S. dt-
-trover. Simpson with 65 other Arper
it an- and came to Athens. Vice Con-
>ul Maviiai'd B. Barnes reidajned in
the devastated city with twelve other
Americans who wote chiefly engaged in
relief work/.
Consul General Horton now is suf-
fering a mental* strain. A Japanese
merchantman brought succor to * tbe
refugee* en ronfe to Gjreece and gave .
them the kindest treaiment. Amer-j
icaus apeak with adaiirafion of n Turk- I
ish girl who was attacked at the
American school. Sbc. haying no
thought for her own eafety;sran
the Turkish line- seeking to save ihc
Greek women nud children Sr- n
ceeded eventimlly hl reaching AthcnN '
Amel i< an . ; . . - say 11.
Turks fired on refugees who tried lojt
swim to safely. •
Their et'kegiFures wore related by
other Am^cieah tef-u^ee# who Arrived
here. Aimin’: them were. Mr. mid Mrs
W. II ^NVw York: Mr.'mid L
Mis. J. £. Arrhibahi. vf Washington. -1
I sence from his regiment. Up has go:
I to work al $6 a day as a carpenter <•
hhe Government dam ai Siher Gro-*
; Ky. io an effort to make enough mom-
* to meet the payment* of his modest »ii
1 tie home on the Alexandria Pike. For
j Thomas Ky. opposite Cincinnati.
| N. C.. and Mr. and Mrs. Kogers of
Memphis. Tenh. Mr. Archibald and
. Mrs Boyd piocured a launch in th”
Smy i np buibor and ved 50 rejum♦*
by filing ththn to ihc Ani*: iron ’stdam-<
^^j^Avinumi. The formed gave rbhvge
’ to’^JOO Greeks mid Armenians in his
; bom* jun outside of Smyrna.
Mr-. Boyd Muted that when the
Turkish army entered. bc»th men ami .
horses looked fat and healthy.
SUNSHINE ON WAY
Belter Weather Promised as lz>ws
Show s on Wednesday* Map.
While it has rained heavily up and.
Gown the con i with heavy showersj
nearby. San Antonio has escaped the.
general deluge having received only
showers. Nor is that all. for a low prcsc-J
uro area driving in from the NurthwcM i
gives promise of forcing the trouble
I i-o.no Lig»» away of removing any pros-
-1 pcct of rain for several days and of
giving some promise of sunshine again.
' Wednesday night and Thursday will
be partly cloudy according to J- H. Jar-
I'oe local meteorologist. Thursday will
i.c warmer with a maximum tempera-
ture of SO to SG with probably a little
sunshine and pvlit. to moderate north-
erly to casterlmLflnd*'. Vntil Thuradav.
however. thrjß ather will continue
inuvh as it If* been. Another shower
Wednesday rnoon would not be sur-
pri’dng.
The disturbance that lias been raging
on the coast has increased in inten-
sity. It was still raining Wednesday
morning after the henviot deluge of
any day for the past week. Precipitation
at Corpus Christi was 3.20 inches to-
talling fourteen inches there the last
eight days. At Brownsville where the
total already stood at 12.011 inches 1.31
; more fell. Galveston where the total
was 8.60. escaped with .02.
The following are some of Ihe other
stations receiving rain and their
amounts: Cuero. 2.30; Ballinger. 23:
Beeville. 1.82: Dilley 1.40; Brown-
wood .04 : Falfurrias .70. besides quar-
ter-inch amounts at Hondo Cvalde.
Kerrville. Llano Marble Falls. Colum-
bus and traces at-a few other uf the
50 stations.
I’aglo Pass which is not a station
wired Imir.l bureau that oyer twofinches
fell tKer- Tuesday•that it was still rain- ■
ing. and that 4h* river had risen tlnvc|
feet. Reports are common uf fourteen-!
inch ammints within the last week i ]
various small points in the Rio Grande
\ alb yj
Mr Pqiboe said tbm the Rio Grande
is not likely to go on another rampage
because must of the precipitation mid I
fallen dose to the gulf where it wasi
• tiirkly disjiosed uf.. While refMirts doj
not tell of much nt in in the interior.]
downpuut s Inuj have fallen in North-1
< rn Mexico which may swell the .
stream.
Son Antonio received only .OS of an
inch of rain Tuesday which brings
the total. for . tbe hist few days- do>?
to one-fifth of an inch The lowest
maximum temperature of the season n -
xurred win n the mercury went to .70.
The .maximum was- 70
Rain was fairly general in tbe east- ‘
•rn cotton belt.’ ।
Governor Alf Taylor
of Tennessee Enters
Old Fiddlers’ Contest
Xa4t< ill.. I'ritn.. St^tt. 20.—Alf A. I
Toyrvr. governor of Teßii<‘s4ee tn I i
77 yr: . .>l<| i- rot-ml n< a nmte-i- t
ant inSUt; anima! OH Fi<ld!or> <»u 11
te.t of lh>nuite •» be held Tn* lav ।
nijlit. Voverhor Taylor hat bevti
renowned for hinability as a fiddler I
Muee "his youth.
TOWER SYSTEM
TO 8E TESTED
IN FEW OHS
Traffic Will Be Directed
From Central Police
Headquarters.
WORKS BY SEMAPHORES
Left Hand Turn Eliminated
and Streets to Be Cleared
During Rush Hours.
n . -
i: ! Traffic tn San Antonio’s business
(list riel a* soon a* the now semaphore I
’ system is installed will be directed
• *r<»m central police headquarters. Com-]
Eiisaioner Phil Wright Wednesday |
stated that preliminary plans for n :
■ • 1 ol I it" nt « -V-I- IP ha\ c Lrrn • Olh
i pletvd and that the test will be made j
1 within a t«w day; and if successful
the 'sicm will lie installed* at ••m-e. .
Tl*is can be done within 311 days after
lithe funds me npropriaied the police
♦ omml-siuner said.
(^mimijtjlnner Wrisht. Chief of Po-1
i t- Albert O. Van Ripar Traffic Lien I
1 tenant T. th Miller and City Electri-
cian Claude Convers experimented with
the semaphores in the city electrician's
offier Wcdm dnv morning and pro-
nounced it a jjilccTS*. The police coiu-
mi. -iuner gme instructions that hii ;
early morning tryout of the sy>tem be
mod” on Hou'ion street however be-
fure he finally adopts- it.
Neve* iiy of (-liminating the «4re?t
I twers it wa< stated influenced the
officials in dreading to place the direc-
tor al central headquarters. WiHii
:i double car track on Houston street
it wa*-' i»oinled out. it would be im-
pUhMble to place towers in the con-
i<r of the streets. The man who di-
i^l* the Iraffir.• wo4cs by a datHi/
it wa* explained and dor.- not neces-1-
arily hav? to see traffic so the plac I
ing of him nt polo-” hradi| tin Hers will
in no wise hamper his work.
’ Left Hand Turn Abn'i'died.
The semaphores bearing the red. 1
green and amber lights are to be pla«*ed
on thres- streets—Commerce. Houston -
and Travis. Each corner w ill have J
hmr scma>»horr- so that motori.-is will
have no difficulty in seeing tin- one;
j (ontroiling their movements. The in-:
! lorvals nf tralfi’- movemoht at pros- I
’ent planned will be GO .‘oconds and 40
: seconds ca<-h way. It will necessitate.
I however the abolishing of parking en
। the streets so controlled during the
' )»eak hours nf the afternoon and will
| do away entirely with the loft hand
'turn. Red riel ion> on parking will 1 c
from 3:30 in the afternoon until 6:30.
A question arose in the test Wod-
•MMlay as tn the best ]>osi(ion for
ilie semaphores on the near or far
-ide. Chief Van Riper insisted that
the far side would be hotter for if the
signals are placed on the near aide.
it will be impossible for a motorist '
to see them unless he stops far back 1 '
from the intersection. This it wa* I
pointed out would delay traffic move-j j
ment a
Clear Streets for Fire.
Another mutter considered was th” i
• haring of the street* controlled by I
the .semaphore in case of accidents. 1
emergency calls or tor fire apparatus | (
wspoudlng to an alarm. Each semn I
phore has a loud gong which rings 1
v hei! the signals change. With the!
operator of rhe signal* stationed near
i lie switchboard at ^^liuiarters. he
'•ould know instantly’ J tn route the
l ire appartus or eiw r^f‘c car womd
take and bv starting t’ Jong on the
signal ♦•mid attract thiUlttention of (
the traffic officer Ad thus clear the I '
street. ♦
It ha* been irnjHissildc so far to ;
determine die exact cost of in-tailing ■ .
t;p new system. but Commissioner'
Wright believes that k cun l»e don? • 1
without prohibitive cost. This data I
•..ill all be furnished before installation t
is begun.
BRIBERY IS CHARGED
I
Motorist \Urged Io Have Offered Po |
licemnn $1 to Tear I p Bund. j |
A San Antonio motorist. 25. who Miy* I "
Li* hmm* i* uu North New Braunfels j I
avenue landed*in the city jail al B:3<)|
Wcdnrsdnv morning after hr is alleged. *■
; H have sought to “buy off’ J. P. Bout-1
I wvixhL moturcjrcje poticrimin
IVdicr Chief Van Itiper instructed de- i
terlivet. to fjle J 4 coinphiinr in juxtirri
-o»urt. charging the prisoner with I
bribery. j <i
Boatw right ri pori. J to headquarter- ’ '
Riat hi- overtook and stopped tin* motor-' 1 ’
ist. when he found him speeding 35.
miles an hour on River avenue. After j a
Laving placed him under arrest and}’'
while filling out the appearance bond.. J*
the officer says rhe motorisL leaned I.'
over pbired lour dollars on his machine. I 1
remarUng;
•Tear up that KoruJ. sun. and go buy]
yourself sometbin^.'’
DYE EMBARGO KILLED *
Can Not Ctmie Before Congress Again ;
fur Tbtve Month*. j ti
WashiMton. D. <*.. SrpL 20. Dy I J.
( mbargo ^legislation virtually was killed'^
toF ।bi* s «... ~n Congress ; • la•
the Senate Fin<ii« ” Committee which Iti
d<sapp ovrd and refused tn report mu । il
I . atiwii propaving exii a mi «»f |bf Ili
dye Ih-en hrg net for three months after] N
ihe tariff bill bei-omr* law.
CONGRESSMEN HANG UP.
258 TO 54 MAJORITY fOR
AOJUSTEO COMPENSATION
Members Cut Short Debate by Demands
for an Immediate Vote on Question.
Republican Leader Asked for
Prompt Action and Tennessean Fa-
vored “Hours of Discussion/’
Washington Sept. 20.—The House passed the spldiyrs*
bonus bill today over President Harding’s veto.
The vote was 258 to 54 or 50 more than thg necessary
two-thirds majority.
When the veto message was taken up Representative
Mondell of Wyoming the Republican leader told the House
that the questions involved in the legislation had been con-
sidered for a long time; that members had had opportunity
to study the President’s veto message and that he doubted
if any votes would be changed or anything gained by extend-
ed debate.
Announcing that he unlike the majority leader pro-
posed to stand by the President in this matter. Representative
Garrett of Tennessee the Democratic leader suggested that
there be hours of discussion. This was met by cries of “vote
vote” from the Republican side and Mr. Mondell moved the
previous question which was adopted and the roll call
started.
Immigrants Refuse
to Go to Island for
Deloasing Process
New York. Sept. 20.—New York'*
j police force gets many unu*ual
•iws but today it was forced to )>er-
I form one of the most peculiar duties
' in its history when blue cnata T had
to use moral suasion on 5K thud
■ da** passcßger* on the President
l Adams who had held that vesael un
for xi-vcii hoars in th” harbor by
refusing to go to Hoffman's Island
for delousing.
An s. O. s. call to th” ha
police was answered by th” patrol
boat. Manhattan loaded with blue
coats and finally the third class iwis-
aepgrr* were loaded on n cutter
which took them nnd their cootie
pals pals to tin. cootie graveyard.
The President Adams was from
London Chcrbourge and Queens-
town.
GUN FIGHT RESULTS IN
FILING OF MURDER
CHARGES AGAINST TWO
Shooting Affray Was Fatal
to Two Youths and
Girl May Die.
Omaha. Ark.. Sept. 20.—Murder
charges have been filed against Dave
Scolf 20. and James Scott 15. broth-
ers. in connection with a gunfight early
Sunday morning on a country road
about eight miles from here in which
two youths were Ifilled a girl probably
fatally wounded and Dave Scott shot ini
the abdomen.
Filing of the murder charges was ।
based on the findings of a coroner’s
jury Tuesday which investigated the'
tragedy. James Scott was arrested as
he left the room where the inquest was;
h« Id and was taken to i!ip county jail
at HarrUon- He denied that he bad any
part in the shouting.
Dave Seutt. who is at his home in a
Mndous rond'niun has declined to mak< ।
a Maleuteut concerning the affray au- [
thorhies say. He is under guard at'
li:-* home.
Il developed al the inquest that the
probable tans'* of th.- shooting wax a
(piarrel over th” Svott buys’ sister who
was in the rompan.s «»f Etl Hadley un*
of .the two. youth* shot ami killed hl
».No was brought out tiiat a free-for■
all. in wbicli *hob|in^ and fiatic cn 1
counter* took place had brok”ii up a
country da|i«*<* at the home of Calvin
Robertson preceding the fatal gun
fight.
PRO3E THURBER CASE
Banger Captain Lboks Into Charge*
That Troop* Are Strikebreakers.
Austin. Tex.. Sept. 20.—Ranger I
lain R. W. Aldrbrh has been s”nt to
Thurlter. Erath eounty. and MNUgun.l
Eastland rounty. by Adjutant General ;
Thoma* D. Barton to Investigate a- -1
lions M f rangers on duty at coal mine*
I here it briTme known tulay. Tbis a l
lion followed prote>i« io Govern« . 1
Neff from mi|i” union officials taut
rangers were nudeMiug miners. 1
HOME EDITION
r rVVO cants on traln« tnA «la*vher«.
1 VV Icopy1 copy 1O city and vicinity.
” 'The time nf Senate actien was in-
definite. Bom^ favored the final test
of htreugtli immediately after th” How-e
voted but others and these included
several of the Kepuldb an leaders conn-
■soled delay until Thursday. It wa*
|[their view that with th” bonu.s imme
I disposed vfUt would be difficult to keep
i a quorum for action on important mat-
| ten awaiting decisiou before adjourn-
i ment.
In his message to the House Presi-
dent Harding based hi* veto of tho
bonus largely on rhe ground uf the fail-
ure uf Congress to provide a method of
financing and the consequent heavy
drain it would prove on the treasury.
He made it dear that the interest on
tbe foreign debt could not be relied
upon asserting that even taking into
account such payments a* were like-
ly to be received from that .source the
treasury faced a deficit of $650600000
this fiscal year and «n even further
shortage in the succeeding year.
The President declared that enact-
ment of the measure would wipe out
the result of the administration's
economic program and would entail fur-
. ther. borrowings by the treasury every
j one of which he added threatened high-
I »*r interest and delayed the adjustment
to stable government financing and the
['diminution of federal taxes.
) YOUTH AT LIBERTY
Governor Sm»ll Pardons Karapet Ro-
[ formed Prison Inmate.
Chicago. 111. Sept. 20.—There was
joy today in the little home of “Frank
Maloney” whose real name is Joe Vacek
for Governor Small last nigut pardoned
him. Vacek killed bis father 11 year*
ago in defense of his mother and today
or tomorrow the door* of Joliet prison
e will open for him.
i- Vacek was only 16 years old when he
y shot Li* father. He was sentenced to
. prison for 25 years. Three years ogu he
J escaped and returned to Chicago. He a«-
li Mimed the name of Maloney and found
jr u job in a hospital and there met a
1 1 girl whom he married a year ago. A'a< ?k
। improved his position and began study-
i ing to be an electrician. Six weeks ago
- a baby boy was lorn to the Vaceks.
-1 Then one day a former prison guard
1 recognized Vacek. He was arrested and.
the story of his new life became public.
' । He wh* taken back to prison but neigh-
s. lors. club women and others interested
। ihcuixdvex in an effort to give Vacek.
the chance he had sought for himself.
\’arrk\ ”mpluyerx say lux job is wait-
ing for him when he Returns and that a
‘ letter place will soon l>e found for
SAVED THEIR DOG
Court Seutnu e U lieu laive
^yr Fteo Explained.
F. G. Gonzalo* 51 and hi« niece.
Teresa Vargas IK both of 31 s North
Concho -lreel appeared in police court
W edue^day charged with Laving in-
terfered with city dog «atcher* in the
discharge of their duty.
Testimony uidieated that one of tbe
dog catchens la*xord the pet dog of th»*
defendants. Vbße the dug was in front
of thr Gonralr- home Tuesday after-
noon. Goriralee. it charged
Promptly graiqdcd with the laiiat-
Hi rower and bi* niece ent the rope with
a knife liberating the animal.
The dcf”ndants explained that the
do? was highly prized in the family
and that his rapture raus*’! consterna-
t on. In the excitement thev explain-
ed. ih«*v went to the immediate rex ur
of “Fidn. “
“I wik «>-”-< a *lO fine In eg. h
rase and -nv>H 'id sentence.“ ^aid Judge
Ro -h”<|r-r. addin? : ” Rut if th'< hnn-
nens again I will fine each of mu
$100.”
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