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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1929
Page
1
A satirical piece by Arthur Brisbane on celebrated capitalist figures as saints, noting the stage spectacle with Rockefeller Ford and Morgam references, and opinions on British naval limits, airplane power, and religious tensions in the Arab world, amid Wall Street optimism and industrial miracles.
Partly cloudy Wednesday with a cooler Thursday ahead for Anianlo and vicinity. Highs around 60s and 70s, light to moderate southerly winds, cooler northwest and north central portions Wednesday night into Thursday. Rain chances low with patchy northern and coastal cooling in West Texas and New Mexico.
Martin Ellis, 35, of 320 Shearer Street, says five men stopped him near 2020 Wyoming Street Sunday afternoon, tied him, lashed him 25 times, and took him to a wooded area before releasing him. He identified one man and urged Sheriff Alfouko Newton to locate the other four. Ellis, battered and bruised, reported the assault Wednesday after seeking medical care. The sheriff and deputies Burke and Dwyer are probing. a description of the five attackers was provided.
The Harding family files a $160,000 damages suit in Fifty-seventh District Court over the death of Robert J. Burding former head of San Antonio water works. Defendants include C Dunkelberg and Otto J. Pott Potthast owner of a car driven by Dan Heiberg. The petition says Burding was killed on duty when Potthast’s car crashed into another car, pinning Burding to a tree on St Marys near Pecan. Potthast is accused of careless and imprudent driving at dangerous speed. Burding, 40, had a 20 year life expectancy and potential earning of $20,000 yearly.
CHICAGO SENTINEL reports the Chicago We Will drone over Bay Harbor airport seeking the motor endurance record. At 4:91 p m the craft crossed the 281 hour mark and ground crew noted the engine sound remained strong. Pilots Hanwell Mossmen and C. E. Steele sent a note promising to stay aloft until a record is set.
Governor Moody announced he will not interfere with the planned execution of Henry Helms, found sane by a jury after a Cisco bank robbery in December. The death sentence follows a December trial and Friday’s scheduled electrocution was reaffirmed amid ongoing appeals.
Secretary Stimson said that substantial effort would be required before the United States and Britain could reach agreement on naval equality. The remark came as discussions were framed by wartime alliance context and ongoing strategic considerations.
Report describes two men, Tony Kacz and John Tirolandiy, allegedly losing their pants after entering a police station on South State Street. The car and pants were reportedly taken during an incident while they were in a dressing room, with both claiming the others moved the items. Authorities unclear on exact sequence.
The first hint of fall in San Antonio is due Thursday as temperatures are expected to rise to 90 in places and fall elsewhere. The weather bureau notes statewide cooling with only one town, Fork Blockton, reporting above 100 degrees. Rain and cooler weather are predicted for North and West Tecasy Thursday.
Superior Judge Carlos Tardy urged quicker jury selection for the murder trial of Mrs. Alexander Pantages, wife of the theater magnate. On day two, six men and six women were in the jury box, with many challenges anticipated to remove most of them.
Major Jeln P Wood, noted air mail pilot and transport executive, died when his racing monoplane exploded in flight near Needles Calif. His body was recovered from the wreckage early Monday morning, marking a fatal loss for the aviation world.
Roosevelt arrives in San Francisco aboard the Dollar steamer President Lincoln to assume his new post as governor general of Porto Rico after leading the Roosevelt Field museum expedition in China and Tibet last year.
Jacob Rubios, park commissioner, will leave for Houston Wednesday night to inspect a newly built incinerator by the city of Houston.
Nin e airplanes from Riverside and San Diego aided by state and federal officials stormy weather hinders search for City of San Francisco missing since noon yesterday over Groat s New Mexico amid storm damage to highways and fields. Eight aboard presumed missing include J B Stowe pilot and A S Diesel assistant pilot with several prominent passengers.
Premier Mussolini arrived in Forli to meet his newborn daughter Anna Maria born yesterday. He stayed at his desk until the news arrived, then rushed home in a car to share the moment with his family.
Austin September 4 University of Texas reports August oil royalty collections totaling 171 401 dollars, raising overall UT oil royalty receipts to 10 086 270 dollars. The August remittances bring the year to date total to the eleven million mark as checks arrive from oil operators.
President Hoover sent a slate of nominations to the Senate including Federal Farm Board members and ambassadors. John W. Garrett to Rome, John Diekman to The Hague, George Summerlin to Venezuela, Major Matheson to the California Debris Commission, and Albert Williams to the Farm Loan Board. Army and miscellany appointments followed with several generals named for Marine and infantry ranks and leadership posts.
NEW LONDON Texas land commissioner J T Robison lies ill after a sinking spell described as a crisis by doctors. He remains under careful observation as medical staff pursue treatment hoping for a fighting chance for life following the illness associated with the ambia vacitis.
A divorce was granted to the wife of Bernard V. La Montagne of New York, a former polo player and ex society favorite who served time in Atlanta federal prison for violating the prohibition law. They were married in New York on December 27, 1920.
Thirteen experts from the San Antonio State hospital will testify in the Rebecca Bradley Rogers robbery with firearms trial in Fort Worth. Leo Brewster says the witnesses will support an insanity plea, totaling 43 for the defense including 25 Fort Worth residents. Rogers, a Fort Worth native and former UT student, is accused of robbing the National Bank at Buda north of Austin.
Gossip columns claim John Gilbert and his bride could be drifting apart amid rumors of conflict. Gilbert, speaking from the Hotel Thurhin on the Mediterranean coast, denies the romance talk and notes plans for the evening differ between husband and wife. Police and press speculation continues as reports from Antibes filter in.
County Superintendent PL F. Stewart announced that rural schools will open on Monday for the fall term. The plan covers Esac County and nearby rural districts.
Washington DC dispatch reports that Herry F. Sinclair, the millionaire, was barred from auto rides with Dr. Marta Hyman, jail physician, under a special order by George Wilson, director of public welfare. The order requires Sinclair to stay behind guarded walls at all times.
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