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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

Discuss Pavins-G. II. Perkins,
representative of Warren Brothers
Company of Boston, Mass. makers of
Warrenite Bituahthic pavement, adj
dressed the members of the Southwest
Bitulithic Company on pavement at n
meeting in the. army room of the Gun
ter hotel Friday night. Mr.. Perkins
who came to San Antonio on special
request from the local paving COM
pany, used stereopticon slides to illus
trate his lecture. Several out-of-town
contractors and engineers were pres
Cnt besides members of the company.
Samples of the hard surfaces used all
over the United States were exhibited.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
BIDS WANTED


BIDS WANTED.
Sealed bids addressed to the Hon. Au-
gustus McCloskey. county judge. Will be
received In the office OF the county audi
tor until II o'clock a. M. Thursday.
March %. 1929. for furnishing Bexar
county one Rip shorter grader with nine
foot blade. weighing from nine TO ten
thousand pounds. for use In county COM
missloncr's precinct No. 3 OF Bexar coun-
~, Texas.
any and all bids.
W. S. KENDALL. County Auditor.
BIDS WANTED
Sealed bids addressed to the Hon. Au-
gustus McCloskey. County Judge. will he
received in the office of the County
Auditor until IL o'clock =. m. Thursday.
March 20. 1923. for furnishing Bexar
County one carload OF dip for tick
eradication, In Bexar County. Texas.
The county reserves the right TO re-
jcet any and all bids.
W. S. KENDALL,
County Auditor.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
Chemistry Examination.

Professor-Whnt Is Asa o.?
student-1-r-its right On my tongue.
Professor taiarmed)-Spit It out; spit
II out; It's arsenic.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

Make your own plumbing repairs
We will sell you the supplies. Open
Shop Plumbing Co., Inc, 20S Losoya
St.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
"THE RIOS

1.-THE ROSE SHOP"
Floral offerings. Call Chas. Mooney.
Or. SJ3S. Maverick Bldg. (Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
Exchange for California
Property

Evergreen II. exceiSnt location rents h
well: deal direct with the owner. Y.
y. Hemmi, Torrance. Cal. Ask Mr..
Spero' 80 E. Evergreen St, to show
the property
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

Notice to Public Plumbers ar
now charging So per hour for rep"
work. Our rate is S1.50 per b,
Open Shop Plumbing Co., Inc, TIA
i220.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

LET ME DO YOUR BUILDING, Lew
cling and repairing, new homes built,
all kinds carpenter work done, reason
q bic prices Tr 1896
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

She-You raised your hat to that girl
who passed You don't know her. DO
YOU? He-No. hut my brother does anc
this Is his hat.-Phocnix.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

Buy Hoover Cleaners from author
lied factory agents. Kirkwood and
Wharton. Crockett 641.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
S S S S

Y
II you want to make money on sure
business property investment you can't
go wrong by looking over this big cor
ner lot on Solcdad st. Buildings going
up all around and plans being drawn
rr t'i other buildings 10. 64xl25. with
stat. en-room frame house. right in town.
Here's a bargain. Address owner. Box
So. 1874 care Light
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

Dancing-Eagle Hall. Thur. Fri.
Sat. and Sun. Mrs. Krisch. Rainbow
J.-( Adv
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
REAl. ESTATE FO. SALE

EXTRA LARGE LOT. 75x300. FINEST
soil for garden. fruit and chickens.
watsr and light available. two blocks
from school. seven blocks from car and
titney line. price only $500. terms to
suit. Box t26. Light.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

Perry's Barn Dance in the country
Saturday, March II. For invitations
and tickets Busy Bee Gaze. 500 Ma
varro street. Tr. 7139.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
Notice to Public - Plu

Dance at Culebra Inn on Culebra
road Saturday the 18th. (Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

FOR SALE BY OwNER-MoDERN g.
room house. all conveniences off Presa
street. Address Box 147' Light.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
FARMS AND RAM HES

truck gardens. factory locations, see
South San Antorio Industrial Co. South
San Antonio. Tex. Crockett 1902.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
OH I.FASFs
CONTRACTORS AND BUII.DERS

10 Alamo National Bank Bldg.
San Antonio, Tex.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
TEMPLE HILL

Extra special-offer good for this
week only $500. new five-room bun
galow, one room glaEsed-in. built-in fea-
lures, French doors. polished floors.
plenty of closets. brick columns in front.
ribbon drive. lot 5Oxi5o, on top OF hill.
terms. Owner, W. J. Headrick, Crock
EFT 3272.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

Flowers for "Shut-Ins.
Send the sick ones bouquet or
basket of GUIDES superb flowers. 1912
F.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1923-04-03
ASKS MONEY ORDER PACTS

The Post Office Department Is ne
gotiating sixteen different money Or
der conventions with foreign coun-
tries. Only two of the pending agree
ments, those with Germany and Aus
tria. provide for a resumption OF
former agreements for international
money order transfer.
The other marks an extension OF -he
system to nations to which money or
ders could not be sent previously.
Nations TO which money order fa-
cilities will be extended for the first
time to United States citizens, il the
negotiations are successfully con-
cluded. are: Argentina, Bulgaria.
CzechoSlovakia, Colombia. Ecuador,
Paraguay, Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
Poland Surinam Dutch Guiana),
Spain. Straits Settlements. Lithuania.
Esthonia Rumania. Some OF these
nations were newly created out OF the
war. To one or two, however, money
orders were sent previously through
some other nation.
The limit on single money orders to
foreign countries. like the domestic
limit, is 500.
Evening star., 1923-04-03
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

NATIONAL-Alice 18rady, in "Zan-
der kthe Great" comedy. at $50 pm.
POLpS-"Greenwicn Village Fol-
lies" revue, at $3.50 pm.
PREsIDENT-"Six- Love"
comedy, at $3.50 pm.
BELAsCO-'The Demi Virgin,
farce, at $3.50 pm.
KEITH'S-Jean Acker Valentino.
vaudeville. at 2:15 and 8:to pm.
COSMOS-Jackson's Musical Maids,
vaudeville, at 3, $50 and 8 pm.
sTHAND-'Stolen Sweets" vaude-
Vile. at 2.45, $3.50 and 8:45 pm.
GAYETY-Dan Coleman and Amer :
can Girls. burlesque, at 2:16 and S;15
pm.
PALACE-walter HERS, IN Mr..
Billing Spends His Dime" photoplay
at 1885 and 12:40 en-, 2:26, 4:20, 6:oo'
1880 and 7:45 pm.
RIALTO-"Down to the Sea IN
Ships" 1880 am. 1880, $50. $3.50
CoLUMBIA-.'where the Pavement EN-
Ends" at 11:1o am, 1:ob. a:1o, 6:2o'
1925 and 9:35 pm.
METROPOLITAN-J Coogan
in Daddy" at 11:45 am, LAO, $40
$40. 7:35 and 9:40 pm.
CENTRAI-Ethel CLAYTON, n can :sI
Woman Love Twice" at 11:25. 1:2o
$3.50. 5:25, 1880 and 9:35 pm.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

The worm has turned at last. Holly
wood dispatches state that the whole
community there Is aghast at the latest
New York crime and its sordid details.
WILLIAM L. QUAD,
1880 street southeast.
Never tell Jane any secrets"
Cant she keep them?''
Keep them? Why, that girl tells
people her right age!"
: J. N. WHITE,
9:6 " street northeast
Speaking of short cuts. it's only q
step on the gas to the Jail.
E. r. FORD,
Sly N street northwest.
The President, the papers say, will
fish in Cocobola Bay:
Ah me! 1t long has been my wish
In Cocobola Bay to fish;
II seems TO me smelt caught there
Would have taste beyond compare
A sort Of cocoanuttiSh flavor,
A kind of presidential savor;
The poet may rave of Mandalay,
But give me Cocobola Bay.
RALPH I. EGAN,
111S Nerton street northeast
When a European says Pan Ameri-
ca he doesn't mean what We do when
We say it.
OSWALD DRCRY.
It's better to be judged by your ap-
pearance than by your disappearance
BESSIE X. LACY,
}9j G street southwest
SEtisticians claim there is only one
bath tub in France to every 500 inhabi-
tants. Now we know what they mean
by French dry cleaning.
Evening star., 1923-04-03
The Tall Hat.

I'd like to wear a stovepipe hat,
as through the town skid; I think
I'd look sublime in that, in such a
noble lid; it was the kind my father
wore in grand and sanity days of
yore, when people didn't hoot and
roar at what a neighbor did. I have
a stovepipe hat at home, hat that
has the class, and oft / place it on
my dome, and pose before the glass;
and then / have princely rlein; a
smoother toff is seldom seen; dare
l but pace the village green, ought
to cut much grass. One day shook
my caitiff fears, and said. "I'll wear
this tile, though all the air be filled
with jeers, and all the loafers
smile; and SO 1 placed it on my
crown and started bravely through
the town, and tried to face the rab-
BILE down, and squelch the TESTERS
guile. "Oh, cullies, pipe the stove
pipe hat" grinning hoodlum said !;
and some one hit it with cat, and
knocked it from my head; when to
my brow it was restored some
joker squashed it with board, and
all the yawping riff-raff roared, till
| was seeing red. And thus, before
I'd gone a block. my hat was
crushed and torn. and even peelers
paused to mock the headgear l had
worn; and stately dowagers were
quick to hit the blamed thing with a
brick, and merchant princes ran to
kick the lid for which / mourn.
have noble stovepipe hat that cost
ME many bone, but only wear it in
my fiat when am there alone; l
dare not show it in the street, for
all the delegates I'd meet would try
to dent it with their feet, or bust it
with stone.
(Copyright) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1923-04-03
ehsts and ehnYg/es q

The ladies', God bless them. all say,
They can drive through the traffic all
day.
At driving they're stars,
If the rest OF the cars,
Will only keep out Of their way.
CHARLES r. NASH,
ss0s 18th street northDest.
Sunday School Teacher-Johnny, can
you tell me who built the ark?
Johnny-Naw.
Sunday School Teacher-Correct.
CHESTER c. HAYES,
SIS L. street southeast.
This is In memory
OF Benjamin Pratt;
He let go of the wheel
To grab for his hat.
DOUGLAS LAWRENCE.
5o17 18th street north0eSt.
Manager-Willie, why haven't you
prepared the Ice water this morning
Willie-The ice man hasn't come yet.
Manager-Why, there's plenty OF Ice
in the cooler.
Willie-Oh. that's yesterdays ice.
g. STACSS
sIS M street northwest.
MILITARY MATHEMATICS.
negro company WdS Deiils u dAlico
in attacking a fertilization. After the
troops were dismissed a big. AWKWARD
looking private approached the dapper
young corporal in charge or his squad
and said: Corporal. what am q forti-
fication, anyhow" In a tone Of utter
contempt. the corporal replied: Don't
you know no 'rithmetic a tall? Any
body ought ter know dat two twenty
fications makes a fortitication."
MARIE o. ROSSHANE,
1888 Taylor Strest
A MODERN INTERPRETAT1ON
What are the wild waves saying"
"She paid s25 for me, I'm almost
gone, and her hair won't stand very
many permanent waves.
HISS AMY D. PUTNAM,
go 10th street northeast
Gentlemen engaged in contrahand en-
terprises are less concerned about the
theories Of Albert Einstein than they
are about the practices OF 1zzy.
SAMUEL s. FORD,
32S 'th street northeast.
Evening star., 1923-04-03
REDUCED WAGE SCALE
ADOPTED BY WRECO|
Decreased Rate for Trainmen Will
Not Apply to Present
Employees.

The Washington Railway and
Electric Company has adopted the
same reduced wage scale for new
trainmen. taken on beginning today. that
was agreed upon between the Capf-
tai Traction Company and its men
last week.
The lower scale will not apply TO
motormen and conductors already in
the service. They will continue TO
be paid as follows: Fifty-one cents
an hour for the first three months a;
54 cents for the next nine months and
Sc cents thereafter.
The scale for employees taken on
in future will be as follows: Fifty
cents for the first year, SO cents for
the second year, 81 cents for the third
year and 56 cents thereafter.
Evening star., 1923-04-03
Arc you Repaperfng This sprinxr

That's one Of the features OF spring
cIcaning and to get the work we'll
done YOU should choose an expert.
Refer to the Recommended Service
Column in the Classified Section and
call one Of the specialists listed there.
Every advertiser in Recommend
ed Service--in this and any other
satisfaction to Star
readers rS-AdvertiSement.
Evening star., 1923-04-03
DANCING.

PROF. AND MRS. ACHER'S STUDIO, IIa-
10th St NV. Class Monday and Friday, s 70
II pm. Private lessons by appointment
Phone Franklin 1861. Established 1900. 9s
DAVISON'S PRO Trof. 29Mn.w. Ma Ma
Teach you to dance correctly in u few lessons
strictly private. Any hour. Separate studioS
Glass dance Sat- evenings. with orchestra. "a
aLApYSE WILBUR,
No. O Dupont circle. Dupont studio. phoAs
Franklin 1425-W. ballroom Dancing. Stag
Training. Children's Glasses.
REFINED STUDIo-EEAR CAPITOL.
Private and class lessons, by appointnleT
only Thorough instruction. Class Fri. ere.
229 1st st. ne. ph. III. 615o before pm
GLOVER's, 6lS 22nd NW.--PRIVArE n Les
sons any time, 7Jc. Course, six lessons. -
Guzs. results. Fine eaYigonment. ". 4l.3.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

based must be systematically re-
cruited and distributed.
THE investigation shows that many
firms have pursued such policies and
have come through the recent period
of business disaster with success and
stability and that ignorance OF de-
terminable facts accounts for the dis
aSters to many others"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-25
POOR BOYS WHO
 BECAME FAMOUS
Bayard Taylor
By Frederick Houk Law


 Farmers are the richest of all men. They have a wealth of fresh air the ownership of beautiful views; an independence that others do not possess. and such constant necessity for hard and healthful work that they enjoy ex- cellent health. To that sort of wealth Bayard Taylor. the famous American novelist and traveller, was born. His father. a Pennsyl- vania farmer. had been thrifty and had saved small amount of money, but the family was far from being rich.
 Bayard Taylor. as a boy, helped his father in the farm work. and looked across the great waving fields of hay at the woods and hill beyond, wishing that he might have the means to travel farther than to the nearby villages where plies. He did not know that his en- ergy and ambition would give him the tickets to travel farther. per haps. than any other man of let ters the United States had known. Energy and ambition are far bet ter than inherited wealth. and the Pennsylvania farmers son grew up into great author and the great American traveller"
 After the boy had gone to the little schools in the neighboring villages he became a "printer's devil" tasted printers ink. and from that time became a servant of the press. By tho time he was nineteen he had written that stir ring poem called "ximena." and enough other poems to gather to- gether In a volume. That was his introduction to seeing himself in print. With a boys enthusiasm he gained the confidence of the edi- tors of the New York Tribune and was sent to Europe to write let ters of travel. For two years he wandered about the continent, spending only about $500 in all that time, and writing the bril- liant letters that were later gath cred together in the book called Views Afoot."
 Now he had gained a new will o'-the-w wisp. that of travel. and in the following years he visited California with the forty y-niners." Mexico, Egypt, India, Japan, China. Africa, northern Europe, Poland, the Mediterranean lands and many other places. writing delightful letters of travels for periodicals and bringing out books of travel that sold like hot cakes.S At thirty-nine he wrote his first novel. and wrote three others later. He served the United States in the diplomatic service and won wide popularity at home and abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-25
A LOAN TO AUSTRIA

Of all the nations prostrated by the war the plight of Austria has been most desperate. This nation, once proud and naughty, is now helpless and abject, suppliant at the feet of the world. Her people dispirited, her ter ritory reduced, her credit gone, her currency debased, her factories idle, her population in want, and her hopes blasted, Austria has made almost no recovery from the war collapse. Now there is a ray of light on her horizon, and hope is rekindled, for the powers have taken pity on her helplessness and have arranged for an international loan of $13O,OO0,O00. Of this sum, $25 5,OOO,00O will be underwritten by American banking firms, on the assur- ance of the Morgan firm that the se- curity offered is adequate protection for the bonds.
 The action of the powers is signifi- cant, for it marks the first construc- tive step from the outside to assist the recovery of any of the central powers. The whole rehabilitation of the depressed portions of Europe may date from this loan, for it's success will pave the way for similar loans, not only to Austria, but to other na- tions now struggling to regain some of their lost prosperity. The loan is good business from every viewpoint, for the recovery of the European states is a necessary preliminary to their demand for our goods. World trade has halted because the nations could not get going, chiefly because of lack of credit. Now that a way has been found to supply this credit, recovery should be rapid, for the needs have intensified with deprivation and i. will take years to fill the void.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-25
'CRELIcHTS fHaHl A1.a
 k k\NATlONAL ( SS .CAPITAL &y Es,H ssA Aef l.

The Civil War costs the United States government $221,372,650 per annum. When 1t Is recalled that the Civil War came to an end 68 years ago, one is startled by the knowledge that fighting is . very expensive pastime.
 The interior department has just issued a statement to the effect that the government has. paid to Civil and Spanish -Ameri-
 War, s22,666.e92. Pensions to the s3,42s, ,o16.556. Millions paid to former soldiers for disabilities in- cured in line of duty are not included. The entire sum went for pensions to veterans and their widows.
 Service pensions to veterans and widows of veterans of the Civil War have amounted to $3,406,- S4s,564; of the Spanish War, 22,666,992. Pensions to the latter amount annually to ST. 116,130.
 While every day the ranks of Civil War veterans grow thinner and thinner. tho pension costs in VI VdoC. AhdHy WiuoMS ol NctCl ans-perhaps the majority-who receive gratuities from the gov ernment were born after the con- clusion of the Civil War. And every year. some politician with an eye to his ownApoliticai for tune tries, too frequently with suc- cess, to increase tho amount by existing law to those who fought the South.
 It Is a dangerous thing for of ficeholders in Northern states to fight pension grabs. Southern members of Congress '1ean back ward" to avoid charge that their opposition is based on the fact that they do not too greatly love the veterans of tho Union army. Senator Dial of South Car olina has proved an exception. As a rule, however, the government Is taxed by aspiring politicians without a hand being raised In defense of the government.
 There Is no denial made of the contention that the pension rolls should be purged. It is admitted that in all probability such purg- ing would save the treasury many hundreds and thousands of dol lars each year. Again. tho po- litical element enters. No man in public life is sufficiently bold to initiate this gigantic and peril ous" undertaking.
 At the same time, 1t Is said to be true that veterans who actu- ally fought and suffered for the Union would appreciate the kick ing from the rolls of any man who shirked his duty or for any other reason does not deserve the money Uncle Sam gives him.
 Some years ago. the late Gov ernor O'Neal of Alabama. sent an examiner of public accounts to Washington for tho purpose of the roll of Alabama vet erans who were receiving pen sions from the Alabama treas ury.
 The examiner found that Ala | barha was paying pensions to | many men who did not see serv- ice; to many who served in the | Union army, and to others who | deserted in tho field. Likewise, it was ascertained that many wid- | ows were not entitled to the | money of tho state. Of thousands, | no record of service was located. |
 It Is pointed out that If in one | Southern state so many errors | were unearthed, like number | of errors would be unearthed in each state.
 But the investigation will never be made. and 1t is regarded as probable that Civil War pensions 1 will still be paid long after the | last veteran has been gathered to l his fathers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-25
PROVING THEM DEATH-TRAPS

When citizens of Birmingham, who appreciate the moral and legal rights of two hundred thousand people living here, read from the county coroner's S official report that twenty-two deaths resulted from grade-crossing accidents since February, 1921, little more than two years, and that this frightful record is to be used to impress the public with the necessity of exercising moro caution in approaching grade crossings, the proposition would be ludicrous if it were not associated with a situation so tragic.
 Of the number of deaths from grade crossing accidents as compiled nine were in the city limits and were caused by railroad trains. The report does not include many non-fatal accl- dents of more or less serious charac- ter. The startling feature of this re- port is that it is to be. used to make the public exercise even more caution while trying to get over these death traps without loss of life or limb. It is quite plain that there would be more tragedies and near tragedies if the people did not already realize that they take their lives in their hands nearly every time they undertake to pass these menaces. Perhaps, if scared by reports of the heavy tolls paid in getting about the city, they will be even more cautious, if that be possible, so as to reduce the tragedies.
 Was there ever more absurd prop sition? There are two hundred people within the city limits who have both the moral and the legal right to the use of the public streets, and upon whom the railroads, which have neither the moral nor legal right to maintain these death-traps, undertake to throw the responsibility for the gruesome record by soaring them into additional caution. The responsibility for these tragedies lies with those railroads wNich continue to maintain the dan- gerous situation, and with the city So safeguard the public interests. The record announced by the county coro- ner, to say nothing of the serious in- convenience, waste of time and labor, business losses and all the rest of the discouraging conditions arising from the blocking of thoroughfares all over the city many times day at costs that would soon pay for all the viaducts and underpasses needed to remove the menace, is an unanswer- able argument, not for greater caution by the two hundred thousand people, but for the city commission to con- plete it's negotiations, plans and speci- fications for abolishing these death slaps without further useless delay. It demands that the necessary relief ,e forthcoming at the earliest possible moment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-25

forces. Without it, when an emer- gency arises the matter in hand is not promptly cared for, because the citi- zens have no rallying center, no ve- hicle for prompt entertainment of public opinion, and no machinery with which to place the total weight of the community in the scale of it's needs. The one certain thing is that com munity with an organization of it's business and professional men is better off than one without such means of unifying and utilizing the forces of the community.