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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
PEOPLE MUST
BOOST CITY,
REALT0R SAYS
San Antonio Right Place
for Investors, Asserts
Helen Johnson.
NEED FLOOD. BONDS
Citizens Must Help Each
Other and Build for
Future.

What San Antonio needs is for her
citizens to have greater confidence in
this city, according to Helen johnson,
realtor in the Moore building. There
are knockers as well as boosters in
San Antonio, she says, who tell pr Js-
pective investors that this city is no
good, and in their own minds they
know that it is incorrect. Sometimes
investors believe what they are told
and leave for another place without
investigating.
Knockers want to know where the
large industries are in San Antonio,
but at the same time they tell people
not to invest here. If the knockers
would spend their time boosting San
Antonio, or hunting location for a
large industry and in informing some
eastern investor, they would bring the
big things to San Antonio instead of
keeping them away, she says.
San Antonio is a fine city. 1t has
the best water and climate in the
world. San Antonio has an ideal To-
cation, with fine agricultural territory
and beautiful scenery surrounding it.
AL our peOlJle KNOW IL except llle
knockers, but we will have to let the
outside world know it. If she expects
to be the city of the south, San An
tonic must let the outside world know
her advantages.
Civic Bodies Valuable.
sour chamber of commerce and real
estate board are of no value and are
a useless expense to the city, accord
ing to some critics. 1t is true that
these civic bodies have made mistakes,
but it is a worse mistake for a per-
son to look at the dark side of the si.-
uation and tell the next tourist CT
these mistakes perhaps little more
exaggerated than they really are. #
we consider the work of these two civic
bodies of citizens we will see that they
have done more for San Antonio than
all the other agencies.
Knocking used to be a popular
pastime, but it went out with the war.
Time has made a radical change and
the man or woman who boosts the city
is looked up to and respected. San
Antonio has a lot of boosters but a
few knockers can always do harm. The
boosters have gotten many manufac-
turers and large wholesalers to come
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26

Meadows lease north OF the town of
Joliet apparently indicates that fact.
The Luling field, during the last
week has shown a daily increase in
production of about 10000 barrels
as the result of numerous compilations.
These wells the No. l ALI Mercer
and the No. 1 Milton Mercer of the
United North and South Oil company
are in the proven area, with the No.
1 Proctor of the Seals Greek Oil
company being southwest extension
to the field. The Mercer wells are
borth reported good for 1000 barrels
and the Proctor 500 barrels.
OF the Mercer producers, however,
the No. l Mills continues to be the
sensation Of the field.
Other tests being closely watched
are the No. 1 Branyop of the East
and West Oil company, the School
House well and the No. Grady of the
Luing Petroleum company, all near
the town of Joliet and all of which
have struck the Austin chalk at the
proDer deDth.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26

per cent of the purchase price of lots
goes into this permanent maintenance
fund, the other so per cent to be avail
able for improvement work. In this
latter respect the ordinance creating
the cemetery provides as follows:
To Be Self Sustaining.
Fifty per cent shall be placed in
the cemetery fund to be used for cur
rent operation, and further construc-
ton of the burial park; provided, that
after a mausoleum, chapel and all
other improvements deemed usual or
necessary to a modern park cemetery
have been completed, then if there IS
q surplus remaining in the cemetery
fund, beyond the amount necessary
for one years maintenance, then that
such surplus may be transferred by
proper ordinance to the general fund,
such transfer not to be made however
before period of ten years shall have
elapsed from the passage of this ord:-
The ordinance creating the cemetery
also provides for burial park for
negroes.
Commissioner Lambert has an
nounced that he intends making this
burial park a part of the city's great
park system.
The gateway on the South Loop
will be built of brown stone. About
eighteen acres of the park are alread-
set in Bermuda grass and during last
year about $50 trees were planted
around the drives.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
WORK IS ABOUT
COMPLETED ON
CITY CEMETERY
San Jose Burial Park on
South Loop to Be Part
Of Park System.
HAS 1870 ACRES
New Park Will Be Self
sustaining-To Have
Restrictions.

San Antonio is establishing a munic
ipal cemetery on the South Loop. A
130-acre tract near the Mission Burial
Park has been selected and its con
struction is underway. with F. II
Musgrave in charge. 1t will be called
San Jose Burial Park. The park
cemetery will have sensible restrictions
which will insure its proper develop.
ment and Identification. The con.
struction of the new park is indirect
ly under the supervision of Ray Lam.
bert, park commissioner.
The history of San Antonio's first
municipal cemetery dates back about
2S years ago to the time when Bryan
Callaghan, former mayor of San An
tonic. forseeing that the growing city
would some day require more outlying
cemetery facilities. caused the pur-
chase of q tract of 536 acres of land
about seven miles south of the city
lying between the Corpus Christi and
San Juan roads. The price then paid
was about $40 an acre. and the city
today values the land at $500 an acre.
First improvements were begun in
1872, when contest was held to Sc
lect the best engineering design TO.
the new cemetery. The design selected
was beautiful, but is quite impractical
for use, and the present design was
made by Alfred Marbach, now, assist
ant city engineer.
About 100 acres is included in the
San Jose Burial Park. all of which
will be furnished with city water. The
land takes in most of the old Stinsol
flying field. Most of the acreage to De
used for the municipal cemetery was
used during the war by the govern.
ment as flying field.
Modern Park Cemetery.
Work on the burial park was begun
by Commissioner Ray Lambert during
the latter part of the Bell administra.
ton. During Mayor Blacks admins.
tration the work on the burial park
was greatly delayed, however, it has
never been abandoned, and today j.
about ready for use.
San Jose Burial Park is to be con-
Quoted along the lines of a modern
park cemetery of the highest class.
Sensible restrictions have been adopt
ed which insure its proper develop
ment and Identification, while per
maintenance fund will pro
vide for its future operation. Fifty
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
OFFICIALS ON VISIT
Water Board Engineers Study Rivers
in Georgetown Section.

Georgetown, Tex, Aug. 25.-H. A.
Dunlop of Austin, member of the
state board Of water engineers, a.
companied by assistants are in this
section looking over the San Gabriel
river and its tributaries with a view
of finally making surveys of the wa
tershed and locations for retaining
dams.
The trip through the section en-
phasized some points that were SUI.
prising to the engineers as well as
many who have lived along the stream
for years, concerning fall, volume and
other technical data.
The engineers did not 20 into detail
but it seemed conclusive that after
the north and south forks of the
stream join at the city limits OF
Georgetown there are scant chances
of a good location for a large project
Here and for a few miles above
however, are found splendid sites OIL
either branch of the stream and pos
sibilties of establishing a great and
serviceable project.
They proceeded from here to Aus.
tin and will complete their prelimln.
airy visits through the streams of this
section in a short time.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
MODERN HOME NOT
COMPLETE WITHOUT
PROPER PLUMBING
Popularity of Various Con.
ueniences Increasing,
Says Adams.

Never before in the history of the
United States has the demand for con-
veniences in the home been as great as
it is today, says Carleton W. Adams,
Of the firm Of Adams & Adams, arch
fleets. This demand, he says, applies
to plumbing, heating, electrical work
and other building features.
Consider the plumbing in modern
dwelling" says NJ. Adams. "Mucb
more plumbing is demanded, and fix,
lures of character vastly superior 10
those formerly used, are now required.
Nearly every home of four bedrooms,
today has two or more bath rooms,
whereas, one used to suffice. The
more expensive homes are built with
a connecting bath for every bedroom
This same desire for plumbing
luxuries extends even to minor fix.
lures. For instance. in the moderp
bath room, there is built-in bath tub,
which is easier to keep clean than the
old-fashioned tub on legs. Then there
are built-in, or tiled-in soap disheA
grab rails, towel bars, glass holders,
and other accessories. These are de-
sired because of their neat appearance
and their convenience for cleaning
There is an increasing demand for
fully equipped showers. and special
basins for washing the mouth and
teeth, known as dental lavatories.
People nowadays not only want
hot and cold water in abundance, bit
they demand that the bath room Be
heated with the greatest care. MahS
baths today are equipped with furnace,
gas and electric heat. Both the gas
and electricity are provided by smal l..
enamel-faced heaters that are attrac-
lively built in the wall. \
Modern bath rooms stand out id
sharp contrast with those of a genera
ton or more ago. That Independent
thinker, Benjamin Franklin, tells us
that his common sense led him to
battle twice a week, when the genera.
custom was to take a bath two Or
three times a year."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26

Crossing the Pacific in a sailboat
in IL IL days.
Some feat, it must be admitted
But three intrepid yachtsmen from
San Francisco have just accomplished
il.
When the sturdy schooner Mariner
shot across the finish line off Dia-
mcnd Head. record of IL years
standing went by the boards.
The Mariner had won the greatest
of yachting classics - the Trans.
Pacific race. Its actual time for
Santa Barbara, Cal, here was just
II days. l. hours and & minutes.
The old mark. set in 1906 by the
Lurline, was II days, hours and SO
minutes.
In command of the Mariner was
Captain J.. 4. Norris. an engineer
by profession - yachtsman by in
clination. He owns still another
speedy craft, the Shawnee. Both his
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26

to San Antonio, where the knockers
have caused few to hunt other To-
cations.
Even though the river goes on a
rampage every seventeen or eighteen
years. every city in the land has had
somthing to happen to it. A fire, flood,
cyclone, snowstorm or some other ca
lamity has happened twice elsewhere
TO the one time that the flood visited
here. Our troubles may seem terrible,
but they bring all the people together
and sometimes change the knockers to
boosters for their own protection.
'"San Antonio will have big under
taking at her next election, when
everybody should be a booster. That
will be the only way that the flood
bond issue can be carried. If the is
sue is not carried many prospective
home seekers will not come to San
Antonio. Capital is like a timid bird,
and without fine roost it will not
perch in San Antonio. The perch is
plenty of flood protection"
Helen johnson believes that the
,nly way to have n better San An
ionic is to get together and boost for
Il, she declares.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
Hold Road Demonstration.

GEORGETOWN, Tex, Aug. 25-A mod.
ell road demonstration is being held in
this county by a road building ma +.
chinery house for the benefit Of the
state highway department, commits
sioners' courts, contractors and others
interested in this section of Texas. All
types of the leading wheel graders are
being used and operated at different
points of vantage to demonstrate their
universal adaptability. Several differ
ent sizes Of tractors are also in use.
The location of the demonstration.
which will continue several days, is
just off the Meridian highway lead
ing from Georgetown to Austin and
on the Hutto-Round Rock connection
g few miles from Round Rock.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
COMPLETE 2 JOBS
Cr0wther Electric Company to Wire
HOffmann.H ayman New Home.

The Crowther Electric company has
just completed the wiring and INSTALL
alton of electrical fixtures and ap-
planes in the Woodmen of the World
sanitarium, the American Legion
sanitarium, at Kerrville and has re-
ceived the contract for wiring in the
Northumberland Coffee company
new home.
The Crowther Electric company
was established in San Antonio in
1910 by Ben J. Crowther. He attri-
butes his success to the service rem
dered every customer. In addition
to commercial wiring and contracting.
the Crowther Electric company has
wired and installed fixtures and ap-
planes in some of San Antonio's
finest homes and apartment houses.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
NEW CATTLE COMPANY
Concern Is In orpOrated With q
Capital Stock Of $4,000.

A charter was granted to the
Chimeneas Cattle company, Friday.
August "a. with a capital stock of
$4,000. The company has establish
ed headquarters at San Antonio. No
officers have been elected. but prob
ably will be in the next few days.
The company was incorporated by
w. NJ. Singleton, +. W. Church and
Marie Eva Dawson.
The company was incorporated for
the purpose of dealing with cattle.
Mr.. Church says that the company
will not do much until the cattle
seasons.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
Valley Eriit Good.

San Benito, Tex. Aug. 25.-For
some time the local stores have been
able to supply their customers with
homegrown lemons and lines. the col
or of this fruit is yet green, the flavor
is fine and one homegrown lemon or
lime has more juice than two or three
from California. The outlook for a
large grapefruit and orange crop Is
splendid and with the many more
bearing groves this season than la At
the number of carloads that will move
from this valley will be greatly in ex-
cess of last year when 200 full car
loads were sent from here besides the
express and parcel post shipments.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
Likes Luling Field.

Austin, Tex. Aug. 25.-Chairman
Clarence E. Gilmore has just re-
turned from an inspection of the
Iuling oil field, and t und this new
field to be one of the cleanest and
most promising in the state. AS
it is a new field. the rules and regts
lations of the Railroad Commission
were complied with in every detail as
TO drilling operations and prevention
of wastage. Chairman Gilmore said
he found considerable drilling activity
in the new field which is daily ext
panding in territory.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
Merchants To Make Tour

san Angelo, Tex, Aug. 25.-Sa1
Angelo business men representing both
retail and wholesale houses and a
number of citizens in the professional
lines are expecting TO take part in
the trade excursion through this sec
ton Of West Texas. The trip is to be
made by automobile. September Z Ia
%, inclusive, has been selected as the
dates for the trip.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
Pecan Specialist A Visitor.

SeguIn, Tex, Aug. 25.-J. n. Bur-
kett, pecan specialist of the state ag-
ricultural department, was here this
week. He examined a number of
groves in the county and found them
in fairly good shape. He stated that
the Guadalupe county pecan is grow
ing in favor on every market.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26

With the skipper were james
Wyatt, youthful sailor, and Francis
B. "Drydock" Smith, veteran o.
many stiff dash.
The Mariner is of the Gloucester
type. She was built at Essex, Mass ;.
but a year ago. She is 100 feet long
over all. with a sail spread of 5000
square feet.
Two of the three prizes offered in
the race went to her.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
Makes Three CompIetious

mat the production area goes south
ana does not exist far to the north
is the opinion Of some operators who
believe a line of faulting cuts off the
productive area to the north. The
ialiure OF the Danciger Oil & Rein
Ing company to make a we'll on its
The Washington times., 1923-09-27
"A Country Of RainbOsUs

country Of rainbows Scarcely twenty.four hours
pass without 81 more 81 the celestial arches a.
pearing above Honolulu -
The Washington times., 1923-09-27
THE RHYMING
OPTTMIST
BY Aline Michaelis
EUerybOdys MOUe.

Ivy the .tints Of fields and
the breeze, by its murmdr
- grasses, by the crispness in
as It passes, by the glories on
the trees, we can sense the
melancholy of the days about to
come, and we quit all idle folly
and begin to hunt q home. Yes,
we leave the silver beaches and
we leave the woodland glen.
though the summer girls are
peaches, we make haste to town
again. For we recognize the sea
son, and we've heard the wife's
decree; disregarding rhyme or
reason, we must have q moving
spree. Though we think Of it
with loathing and we wildly dis
approve, when we doff our sum-
Tner clothing, then It's up to us
to move. So we scan the daily
papers and the ads we memorize,
while we cut amusing capers,
seeing homes OF every size. There
are houses that are rich in spa
cious rooms and ginger bread,
there are flats without q kitchen
or a place to park bed. There
are houses large and stately, fit
to shelter king and queen; but
our pocketbook, just lately,
doesn't fit that sort of scene
There are flats. that cost for
tune, flats of every date and
style; but we YEARLY importune:
Wife, let's stay here a while.
Though our place Is far from
roorny, and is quite devoid of
cheer, thoughts Of moving are so
gloomy we would stay the. second
year. But we know we'll lose
the tussie, when wife dons her
autumn hat, we must needs get
n''t and hustle till we get another
fiat. We would find life far more
folly, keeping in our well-worn
groove, but fall days are melan-
choly, for it's everybody's move.
The Washington times., 1923-09-27
The Populous Wasp Nest

VVASPS' nest are much less populous than those of
bees. The number rarely exceeds 1000 individuals.
But these it may be mentioned all produced from
one queen in the short space of an English summer
The Washington times., 1923-09-27
SECRETS OF HEALTH
AND SUCCESS
WHAT FOCAL INFECTION MEANS

. the Jaw bones, chronic tonsiIs"
and infected colons are chief ak
amples Of chronic focal infections.
1t is to these chronic types
that the term is chiefly restrict
ed.
The painless focal infection is
more dangerous than the painful
type because 1t is more liable to
be overlooked.
They are not painful because
the multiplying germs do not
cause pressure, and they do not
cause pressure for the simple
reason that they do not accumu-
late. But their poisons escape
into the blood streams or the
lymph current and SO invade the
system.
In some instances the invading
germs survive the assaults of the
systems defenders and float in
the blood until they lodge in
other parts Of the body, where
they start other centers Of mis-.
chief, called secondary foci.
But the germ poisons, the tox.
ms, that do not escape externally
always escape the systems de.
tenders and cause Illness until.
they are either burned up by the
oxygen taken in through the
lungs, or are eliminated through
the skins or Kidneys.
Many people with neuralgia.
sciatica, rheumatisms, dyspepsias.
gall bladder collie, kidney dis.
+. eases, Irregularities of the heart.
headaches, mental depressi O MS
and other similar results Of
poisonings from focal infection
try to get rid of the poisons
simply by sweating or purging or
starving them out OF the system.
OF course, the whole plan is
idiotic on the face of it.
The only rational thing to do
is to keep the germs and their
toxins from getting into the sys-
tenn by breaking up the focus of
infection.
Remember the law of cause
and effect.
Your physician, if he is an up-
to-date doctor, will tell you how
a focus of infection may be
banished in your particular case.
Tomorrow: Is There a New
Menace to Health?
Copyright, 1929. King Features
syndicate. Incl
The Washington times., 1923-09-27


be more than one focus In the
same person or the same organ
or tissue.
There are certain localities in
which foci--" foci " being the
plural OF "focus''-occur with
greater frequency than in others.
The teeth, the tonsils. the &C.
cessory sinuses-~a lot Of cavities
In the head-and the intestinss
are the chief centers of these in
fections, although they may &C.
cur at any place from the toes to
the scalp.
An acute focal infection ia one
That causes pain and soreness at
the spot of infection, sometimes
a chill, followed weakness and
discomfort with or without head
ache.
rms is shown In tonsIlitis, ul-
cerated tooth, inflated antrum-
the cavity in the cheek bone
and other similar and more or
less familiar examples.
A chronic focal infection is one
In which there may be no local
pain or discomfort, but in which
the germ-forhning and toxin-lnak-
ing processes go on without the
patient being conscious If the
fact.
Concealed assesses at the
roots of the teeth. suppura ting
gums-pyorrhoea infections OF
The Washington times., 1923-09-27
BY Ann Isle,
whose Serials of Married Life
Have won : mig Popular
Success.

| <<rA and the boys have
been to bed quite
spell, she acclaimed
in q voice whose depth ana rich
ness were not lacking in fine
ess. / bee setting with that
poor boy Iistenin' to him tantiag
for his Anne like he was pos
sessed. / declare, think
cried most 4 bucket full over
him. Is this the elder brother?
You look 20 much like that poor
boy up there sweatin' for his
Anne, 'spect you must be re-
lated7''
Ralph and exchanged quick
hopeful gIances. His resemblance
to Neal seemed suddenly ID be d
real factor III our search.
II am Anne / explained
"Anne Harrison, Neal's Slstef.
This Is Mr.. Lacy, our good
frietd. ne II helping my nus
band and me ia our search for
Neal.
..sister!s' repeated the woman
bIanIkly. my laws! From the
way that boy up there takes on
I'd have swore twas i sweetheart
he was caliin' for. Wen. / spect
Won want to ret to him. Come
on up.
she led the way, heaving her
vast bulk up the staircase. stop
ping tactfully at the top to in
dicate q door which stood aJar.
.He's III there, she said and
vanished into another room.
For the minute hesitated,
feeling . terrible weakness at
the thought that Ii another mo-
= ment / might be holding Neal
in my arms. Then / stumbled
forward.
3 In the doorway / stopped to
make sure Of my composure.
across the room / could see
high fourpostsr and under the
counterpane Of blue and white,
long slender boys form was
outlined. High on the pillow lay
head covered with ruddy csirls.
1 felt myself shaking as il in
chill. Suddenly felt Ralph's
steady hand on my arm.
/ took d step forward.
The big boy in fourposter stir
red. He lifted his head restIessly
disclosing his pale. drawn face.
Then covering my face with ny
hands I staggered back against
RaIph's arm. And d cry burst
from my lips:
Ralph, Tnoaned. 81 cant
bear itr'
The boy In the big fourposter
was not Neal. When he lifted his
head from the pillow FOR q mo-
ment caught glimpse Of
face SO like my brothers. that it
was startling to see him there.
But it wasn't Neal.
In one moment realized that