Show STEAL EAL I U. U S. S PLANES I I I I Ii i FOR MEXICO IS ASSERTION F Former Army Officer Jailed for Alleged Part in Surprising Plot I SAN A ANTONIO TONIO Tex Dec ID One One man a former officer in the army is said by Southern department officials to be held in custody custody- at Ft Sam Houston Houston Hous Hous- ton ton while another an officer now In Inthe Inthe inthe the air service is under arrest at I Houston charged with participation in ina Ina ina a scheme to deliver delver thirteen United States airplanes to the Mexican government government government gov gov- for The man held in the stockade here is a former member member member mem mem- ber of the air service Technically the two men are I charged only with stealing a motor and other parts of an airplane from from from-Elling- Elling Ellington ton field Houston but according to the stat of ot one of ot the men as given to high authorities of the Southern Southern Southern South South- ern department the airplanes were to tobe tobe tobe be assembled at arm arms fields and de delivered delivered delivered de- de livered in Mexico for each The plOt was discovered when an officer in uniform was found hidden under a canvas which covered a crated plane on a wagon at Houston A re report report report re- re port of the circumstances led to an investigation by the military Intelligence intelligence intelligence intelli Intelli- gence department and the department of justice |