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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1931
Page
1
A jumble of early 20th century scenes reports a church disturbance in New York near a grand emporium, a Japanese airship setting a world endurance mark, and ongoing cancer research funding led by Anna Butler. Police confront a shifting crime wave as a deputy sheriff is shot in a dramatic chase.
The Rev Patrick L Mohan has been appointed president of Creighton University in Omaha Nebraska, succeeding the late Rev William Agnew who died earlier this year. Mohan will lead the medical school division and directs the Topol Bhool sf Medicine program.
Otto Haase of New Braunfels, held on two charges in a death case, claims the patient known as the Doctor of Adonis came seeking treatment for an incurable disease. The patient died while returning to Latar with Haase. A separate gravity case reports the slaying of Mrs. Stafford by her stepson in Lyford Texas, with details of the shooting and aftermath and notes the step-father’s body found in the Stafford home.
A fragmented OCR style piece lists odd phrases and neologisms as if part of a dictionary of color and trades. It mentions terms like basketball, goat, and phantom breath alongside garbled words. The tone mimics a playful catalog of language.
Soldiers reinforced the state penitentiary as convicts threaten further mutiny after last Saturday’s riot. Two prisoners died and hundreds of knives were taken when kitchens and dining halls were wrecked. Guardsmen may remain until legislative prison inquiry ends.
Washington March 116 Survivors of the annual struggle over income tax blanks gain comfort from this Representative Hawley Renub Mean Oregon Just gobbled eéetam back for currrelion. We hed oferr charged himself Mawes is rhairman of the ways and means consulltes that writes all tax feginlation. 1s directed the reves art of 102% under which caller finus are invade. Seiso is chairman of the joint commiter of the linus and senate on internal revenue taxationt and counilhar of the tariffet of 1050.
The so called Magic Doctor of Adoni Professor Otto Haase died early today at Coma sanitarium after a decade of quiet practice. Authorities list heart trouble as the cause. He faced recent arrest on charges including practicing medicine without a license. His passing ends a controversial era marked by eccentric claims and a publicized courtroom interest.
Cloudy and fair weather expected over the next 24 hours with a mix of sun and clouds. Temperature range from a low around 41 degrees to a high near 72 in the afternoon. Winds light and variable with partly cloudy skies most of the day.
The Supreme Court adopts an opinion by Judge Jesse Richard Grilz holding that a law applying only to a single city is unconstitutional and void. The ruling undermines hundreds of local bills and invalidates related statutes.
Classified blurb notices describe items for sale and rental offers on the South Side. A French woman seeks private lessons while a grocery and meat market lists living room rentals at $50. Additional classes and opportunities are advertised with contact details and schedule hints.
Five people were severely burned and six reported missing after a fire destroyed the Hotel Lenox at Exchange and Broad streets early today. The blaze began in a golf course on the first floor of the hotel building.
New Orleans march incident sees Negro longshoremen on strike fire on police during riot along the wakefront. About 150 arrests reported. minor injuries and gunfire casualties noted with no fatalities reported.
The first day’s tax collection at the income tax for the current year fell to 5,000,000 dollars, a decline from the same period last year. Reports indicate Monday’s tax intake reached 13,100,862 in contrast to 18,918,148 for the previous March.
Albany reports say charges against Mayor James J. Walker of New York allege misfeasance in ten cases. The document cites failure to act with boards, licenses, health, budget, hospitals, docks, and policing, accusing neglect and appointment of unworthy officials.
BERLIN March 18 44 The conviction of former Chancellor fuel Jer wens considerably wore this after noon. He was in coma most of the time.
The forecast shows a low around 34 degrees Wednesday night with a high near 73 Thursday. Moderate southwesterly winds are expected along the coast, with partly cloudy skies Wednesday and mostly clear Thursday. North winds are expected later in the week.
Senate members Pollard of Tyler and Parrish of Lubbock urge a seven member committee to meet with committees from Oklahoma California Arkansas Kansas and Wyoming for a joint study of gas and minerals as reported from Austin on March 18.
An explosion wrecked the Dater building in St. Louis injuring no one. The blast demolished the office of the Empire News racing information service, inflicting about 50 000 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported.
The recreation board plans to discuss and adopt the spring athletics program at a 4 PM Thursday meeting. Bob Bass, superintendent of recreation, announces the gathering. Miss Mary Wilson, supervisor of playgrounds, will report attendance and January recreation statistics.
In Washington on March 18 Secretary Stimson said after a long Atlantic call with Ambassador Dawes and Senator Dwight W. Morrow in London that the United States now appears unnecessary to participate in the work of draining the Franco Italian naval accord.
Four felony ensoy were disposed of in a speedy morning session of the Thirty-seventh Liatrick court. Cankford pleaded guilty to forging and passing a worthless check and received a three year suspended sentence. Russell Marlin pleaded guilty to a theft of $60 and was given three years suspended. Haster Downsend got three years suspended on the same charge. Ollie Allison received two years on an automobile theft plea. Juries were busy as testimony and deliberations occurred in separate cases.
Winona Texas March 18 Porter Harnen assistant district attorney for Dallas county shot himself to death at his home following a quarrel over charges of misappropriating nearly 100000 dollars in estate funds. Dell was named in the case.
Mexican workers stranded in Mexico City face severe hunger as many resort to eating gross foods for sustenance. Reports indicate distress and displacement among repatriated and arriving laborers, with officials noting alarming conditions and insufficient aid.
Oklahoma City March 18. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission offered continued broad oil proration on the same basis as during the first three months of the year in proceedings announced today.
The auditors Cerveirn himney And Company refuse to retract or amplify their city audit statement. They say the audit is clear and correct as filed, denying reflections on the street commissioner or padded payrolls. Stettler is satisfied and the matter is treated as a closed incident.
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