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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-07

For eleven years G. Sexauer has
been engaged in building small homes
in San Antonio and it is conserva-
lively estimated that he has built,
traded or sold property for more than
800 homeseekers. He has owned nine
homes here himself, each in a diff
ferent section of the city.
Mr.. Sexauer was born in Germany
81 years ago. He attended the grade
schools there until fourteen years old
and after an elapse of two years he
came to America. His first home in
America vas in Philadelphia where
he remained only a short time, after
which he went to New York. Dur
ing the Worlds Fair which was held
in Chicago in 1898 he was attracted
to that city where he remained for
twenty-seven years.
In Chicago. Mr.. Sexauer learned
the barber trade and practiced 1t
during the time he lived there. He
says he had the largest barber shop
in Chicago, at that time. but dur
ing those years, he always had a
desire to enter the real estate BUSH
ness and partly as side line to his
barber trade. he made his first at
tempt at selling real estate. He con-
structed a three-story brick building
in Chicago and busted himself in
keeping it rented. This was about
twelve years ago.
Wanted To Raise Oranges.
In 1911 he came to Texas in quest
of a mere favorable climate and n
place to raise oranges. 1t was his
intentions to buy an orange grove
either in Texas or in California. and
he purchased large tract of land in
the Brazos bottom for this purpose
where his hopes were crushed and his
dreams shattered before he ever had
an opportunity to be benefited by the
wonderful possibilities of the Rio
Grande Valley. At first he set out
to establish sugar plantation. Many
acres of land were planted with sugar
cane and everything on the new plan
tation WIS running along smoothly
until winter when every stall; of
sugar cane was frozen to the ground.
Consequently, he abandoned the
idea of ever raising any more sugar
cane on that plantation Jand with
these discouraging results il never oc-
Cured to him to even attempt to
raise oranges. He was in the Brazos
bottom for one year.
In 1912 Mr.. Sexauer came to San
Antonio and at once became employed
by small real estate concern but to
his sorrow, again he found that he
was in the wrong place, us this COM
pany at that time, was just about to
quit business. He resolved to pull
out for himself" Working real estate
for a short time independently, he
finally became connected with the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-07
New Construction

The following new building is re-
ported by the San Antonio Builders
Exchange:
Phelps & Devices, are preparing
plans for two cottages to be located
at the Southwestern Insane Asylum.
Houston is planning the remodeling
of its city auditorium at an approx
mate cost of $35O,OOO.
The American Building and Trust
Company of Houston, has announced
that it will erect 30 one-story dwell
ings, five rooms each in Houston. Her
man l.. Fink is the architect.
Plans are being prepared for the
construction of an Army Y. NJ. L. a
at FL Paso. 1t probably will cost
$3.50, 1000.
The coal trestle and chutes at Fort
Sam Houston will be repaired. Bids
are being received.
p. G. SLIDER and Company advise
that bids will be opened October 8, Al
cameron LOT tne cOnStTuCllOu VI tue
Milan Company's hardware build
ing.
Willard E. Simpson and Company
opened bids last week for 5000 yards
of excavation work ut the, San An
tpnio Portland Cement Companyi
plant at Cementvillc.
Bids will be open until October Il
for construction of concrete floors ant
runways at the San Antonio Air In
termediate Depot, Kelly Field No. l
Bids for the Peoples Guaranty
State Bank of Tyler will be opened by
p. G. SLIDER and Company, October 10
Brydson Brothers. Austin contract
ors, were awarded the contract for the
construction of two dormitories at the
State Colony for Feeble Minded. They
will cost $69,3S9.
The Mum Construction Company
of Dallas, will build the Eastern Stai
Home at Arlington at cost OF $40,
Arr.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-07
HAVE SPORTY COURSE
Los Angeles Golfers Pass COmpli-
ments on Local Municipal Course.

San Antonio's municipal golf course
is known all over the United States
as one of the sportiest in the country
and especially so in Los Angeles. re-
ports Atlee Il. Ayres, architect. on his
return from n months vacation there.
Ray Lambert, park commissioner, is
in receipt of a card from Mr.. Ayres
telling him of the favorable comment
passed daily by golfers there on the
wonderful golf course here in Brack-
enridge Park as well as on the many
beautiful parks.
Everyone in Los Angeles who has
played on the San Antonio municipal
golf course is talking about it," re-
ports Mr.. Ayres, recommending it a.
one of the sportiest courses in the
United States.
"San Antonio is also getting some
excellent publicity in Los Angeles as
a result of the number park improve
ments made by Ray Lambert. In one
large kodak finishing store, large
photographs of San Antonio's Japl-
nese tea garden are being displayed
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-07
ERECT NEW HOTEL
Six.Story Building at Brownsville to
Cost $685. 900.

A six-story hotel building will be
erected in Brownsville by the Green
weir Hotel Company at an approx
mate cost of $375.000.
The building will have 125 rooms
main dining room, coffee sho1.
Hobbies on each floor and a roof gar
den. ]. II. Greene is in charge OF the
building.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-07
BUILD FINE CHURCHES
HiIIsboro. Mckinney. Henrietta. Plain
view, BrownwOOd Erect Edifices.

New church edifices costing from
500. 600 to 100000 will be constructed
in Hillsboro, Mckinney, Henrietta,
Plainview ard Brentwood.
The church in Hillsboro will cost
from $4,000 TO 100000, McKinneys
will cost $4,000 to $4,000, Henriet.
ta's will cost $4,000. Plainview's will
cost $4,000 and Brownwood's will
cost $4,000.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-07
BID ON SIDEWALK
North Side Of Crockett Street to Get
New Walk Soon.

Fred Fries, city clerk, will receive
bids until 4 o'clock October 8, for
the construction of approximately 3OO
feet of sidewalks on the north side oil
Crockett street, between st. Mary
and Navarro streets.
Plans are on file at the city ensi-
neer's office. 1t is announced that EACH
proposal must be accompanied by a
check made payable to John W. To
bin, mayor, for an amount equal to
10 per cent of the total amount OF
work.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-07
Parker Gets Another Line.

Charles f. Parker. Bedell building,
announces that he has been appointed
sales representative for South Texas
for FRANKLIN II. Muller, Inc. manu-
facturers of Asbestone composition
flooring and Asbestone Magnesite
stucco.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-07
Mnrk Costs s1.Oe1 500.

The Mckenzie Construction Com
pany advises that It has $1.O9l 200
worth Of work underway in bort
Worth. This includes the new flitra-
ton plant awarded to this company
last week at a cost Of $780, i3.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-07
Visits Scott-NeiseI.

E. F. Wieland, representative of
Berry Brothers. varnishes and en-
amels, and well known in the paint
industry. from Dallas. was visitor of
the Scott-Neisel Paint and Glass Com
pany last week.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-07
G. Sexauer Is Builder of
800 Homes in San Antonio

Has Occupied Nine Of Them
Himself, Each Of Which
Was in Different Sec
tions Of City-Sells Real
Estate Here for Eleven
Years and Becomes One
ton Of City-Sells Real
full Dealers After "Grad-
uating From the College
of Bitter Experiences
and Hard Knocks"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-07
Indian War Veteran
Suicide to Lie in
'POtter's Field

New York, Feb. 1.-THE Potter's
Field will be the final resting place
OF Chief Gabriel White Horse. full
biooded Cherokee Indian, and war
veteran. who killed himself in a
crowded department store yesterday
for love OF young married woman.
unless some Of his old buddies raise
funds to send the body back to his
old home in Oklahoma. The body was
unclaimed today in the city morgue.
Clippings from New Mexico news
papers found in his pockets showed
that he had served with the Cana
dian and American forces in France
and that he had been gassed and
twice wounded.
Phoenix, Ariz.. Feb. 6-Chief Ga
briel White Horse, who killed him
self in New York yesterday for love
OF a white woman. WAS Gabriel Hat
tins. escaped inmate OF the Arizona
State Insane Asylum, according to
DR.. \. j. Wheeler. superintendent of
the Phoenix Indian Sanitarium here.
Muskagee, Okla. Feb. 6-The rolls
of the Cherokee Indian tribe do not
list Gabriel White Horse. or Gabriel
Hattins. who killed himself yeSter-
day in New York because of his love
for a girl.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-07
PRESIDENT DEFERS
TRANSMITTING Debt
PLAN TO CONGRESS

Washington, Feb. G. Although
President Harding deferred today the
sending of the British debt settle
ment agreement to Congress, Repub-
lican leaders went ahead with plans
FOR prompt action on the legislation
necessary to give the agreement ef-
feet. The program, as now outlined
calls for House action not later than
early next week with Senate passage
before the end Of the month.
President Harding is expected to
transit the agreement to Congress to-
sage in writing. but whether he will
suggest the specific form of the Con-
eressional enabling act, still was I'M
decided tonight. Some Republican
leaders IN Congress were of the opin-
ION that the executive migl. leave
this for their decision.
Mr. Harding was represented today
as faVorlng an amendment of the eX-
listing law, rather than formal reso-
luton merely approving the British
settlement and some OF the admin
lstration leaders at the capitol were
IN agreement with him. One argu-
ment advanced in favor of the law
amendment process was that it would
be more difficult to attach to such
legislation soldier bonus proposal
than would be the case if a resolu-
ton for approval were brought out.
Republican leaders in the House
We're understood to contemplate con-
sideration Of the legislation by the
House under a special rule, which
would limit both the time of debate
and the number of amendments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-07
New FOundland
Ice and SnOWbOund
Traffic at Standstill

st. Johns. n. f.. Feb. 6-Railway
and steamboat traffic have been
abandoned owing to the sevcrest
mid winter conditions experienced in
New Foundland for many years.
While the interior of the island is
frost, fierce gales along the coast
have cut off communication with the
outside.
The cold wave set in Saturday
night, the temperature gradually
dropping to ten below zero in this
city and 30 below at interior points.
The mail boat Kyle. which left
this port Saturday at midnight for
Louisburg. n. s.. had gone no farther
than the vicinity of st. Pierre Mi
quelon. late today. The vessel then
reported by radio that she was hove
to with mountainous seas running.
The Kyle has been three days cover
ing half of trip usually made in "a
hours.
Te add to the difficulties of navi-
cation. tremendous ice foes are re-
ported off the eastern coast and the
Grand Banks, seriously impeding all
ocean shipping.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-07
FRENCH TO send WORKERS TO
RH|NELAND IN EFFORT TO BREAK
effectiveness Of RAIL STRIKE

Dusseldorf, Feb. 6.-(By A. P.)--
General Weygand and NJ. lie Troc-
quer. French minister of public
works. arrived at Dusseldorf today
for their third visit since the occu-
patton. They found the railroad
strike so effective that they were
obliged to motor from AK La Chap,
pellc. They were accompanied by
Manager Bouc, of the Nord rail-
road.
A conference held at General Deg
outtc's headquarters. dealt particu-
larly with the situation created by
the complete railroad strike. Efforts
Will be directed to improve the SER
vices for the transport of food to the
armies and civil population and also
to operate a twenty per cent nor
NAL passenger schedule. 1t is under
stood that every railroad system in
France will send a certain percent
age Of its trained men from all de-
partmentS
The efforts Of the COMMITTEE for
the defense of the Ruhr." which was
formed under Chancellor Cuno's dir
ectiOn. are beginning to be serious
~ fell.
Essen is completely isolated from
telephone and railroad communica-
ton and business men and bankers
are motoring to Dusseldorf and Gel
scr.lurchcn iH order to transact their
affairs with customers. The proud
house of krupps has been obliged to
establish Il messenger service to
GclscnkircEcn. The French aver that
Hugo StIEnes' visit to Essen 5 partly
responsible for the renewed resist
ance.
The roa from Dusseldorf to Es-
sen and Celsenkirchen is filled With
foot-wca pedestrians laden with
packages.
The ftanch announced officially
that the Dusseldorf customs re-
ceipts. since they assumed charge of
the collections n week ago. have
reached a little more than 200,000,000
marks. The French officially admit
that the Ruhr coal production has
dwindlod to % per cent of normal
since the oc, upation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-07

Washington, Feb. 6.-The admin
istration measure proposing return
of many millions of dollars worth of
enemy alien property seized during
the war was formally approved to-
day by the House interstate COM
merce committee after it had been
amended in many important par
ticulars.
Aside from the original proposal
for return of as much as $1,000 of
each trust fund held by the alien
property custodian, the measure
carries the general provisions:
Payment to the original owners
of all income from trusts admins
tered by the custodian.
Return to the original owners
other than once enemy aliens of
their stock in corporations. compan-
les. partnerships and associations in
such cases. where a majority of the
stock was owned at the time of
seizure by other than enemy aliens.
Restoration to the original own
ers. Of all patents seized and not
now in litigation and not sold to,
or licensed by the war or navy de-
partments.
Prohibition against the return of
any part of the property of Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll, escaped draft
evader. or other persons fugitives
from justice of the United States,
or any individual state.
Under the $4,000 return provi-
sion. Colonel Thomas Miller. the
custodian. estimates that approx
mately $4,000 trusts of less than that
amount in total value. would be
completely liquidated and that $40
900 would be paid out of each 1000
trusts aggregating more than the
S1oWU limitation.
This provision would permit the
custodian to turn back outright
about S44.OOO.0OO of the approx
mately $35O.OOO,OW of property now
held by him. This would leave
around $3OO.OOO.OOO to guarantee
payments of American claims
against Germany in addition to the
$500. 100000 worth of the once Ger
man owned ships which the Ameri-
can government now holds.
Under the stock provision. part of
the stock of many corporations now
held BY the government would be
returned to the owners.
1t is estimated that from five to
SIX thousand patents will be restored
to their owners under the patent
sections. 1t is pointed out. however
that this provision will not affect
the payments involved in the gov
ernment's suit against the Chemical
Foundation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-07
ITALY APPROVES
WASHINGTON PACT
NAVAL LIMITATIONS

Rome Feb. 6.-By A. P.)-The
Italian Chamber of Deputies today
gave it's approval to the Washington
conference treaties, which will be
formally ratified by secret ballot to-
morrow.
Approval was given after Premier
Mussolini had spoken in favor of the
conventions
During the debate on the Wash
ington conventions some of the dep.
uties spoke in favor of a general
reduction in armament. while others
advanced the theory Italy should be
Socialists supported disarmament
while the Fascist deputy. Giunta
declared Italy required naval pre-.
paredness.
Premier Mussolini declared he did
not wish to waste time in discussing
whether the late war was the last
war, or only the last war but one
Journalists from all quarters of the
globe. he added. had proclaimed
that the Washington conference
would result in perpetual peace. but
the actual results had been quite
different.
II don't believe in perpetual
peace" exclaimed Mussolini. 81
don't think even Kant (the famous
German philosopher believed in it.
The premier's words were greeted
with hilarity by the deputies.
There are moments in the his
tory of peoples" MussoIini contin.
ued. when contracts are broken by
force of arms. Nevertheless con-
ventions like the Washington pact
provide breathing spaces. At any
rate. l declare that Italy is very glad
to join in these conventions. being
thus able to disprove the accusa-
tons that she is a fire-eating nation
The fact that the Fascist govern
ment asks the Chamber to ratify
the conventions indicated the line il
intends to take in foreign politics. y
The speech of the premier was
loudly applauded. The conventions
will be definitely adopted on secret
ballot tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-07
Send Cutter Ossipee
To Release CascO :
Bay Boat from Ice -

Portland. Feb. 6-The coast guard
cutter Ossipee went to Orr's Island
this afternoon and released the Cas-
co Bay Line steamer Gurnet, which
had been frozen in since Sunday
noon. The cutter had little difl1culty
in reaching her. the ice being from
four to five inches in thickness, and
the Gurnet then proceeded to Bailey
Island and will make her regular
schedule tomorrow morning.
Portland. Feb. 6-The Coast
Guard Cutter Ossipee today went
to the relief of the steamer Gurnet'
of the Casco Bay Lines. which has
been ice-bound at her wharf at the
Orr's Island end of her route among
the larger islands of Casco Bay,
since Saturday night.
1t was expected she would break
a channel through the thick ice in
the cove at the wharf there and
release the. steamer so that she
might come to the city tomorrow.
restoring service to the lower section
of the bay. The mails were taken
along by the Ossipee. n l.I,ss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-07
Morse's Sons Obtain
Habeas Writs n. Y.
Furnish $4,000 Bail

New York. Feb. C.-Benjamin and
Harry f. Morse, arrested as they
we're passing through New York in
1 sleeper this morning, and ar
ngned on a Federal Indictment
tharging them with conspiring with
Charles W. Morse, their father. and
Z other defendants. to use the
mails to defraud steamship stock
purchasers. late today obtained
wits of habeas corpus.
Federal Judge Winslow made the
vrits returnable next Tuesday and
admitted them to $4,000 bail each
Under the Indictment. They furn-
shed bonds.
The brothers. seized as they were
lourneying from New England to
Washington to face trial there for
alleged war frauds. commended their
cetention here was illegal inasmuch
as both were engaged in court con-
tests and questioned the right of the
FEDERAL authorities to remove them
70 this jurisdiction for trial-Ben-
amin at Boston, and Harry at Nor
walk, Conn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-07
SENATE DISCUSSES
RIVERS PROVISIONS .
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS

Washington. Feb. Reconsideration
of the rivers and harbors provisions of
the annual army appropriation bill oc-
cupied the Senate six hours today and
vas still under discussion when recess
was taken.
Acceptance by the Senate committee
of an increase of more than 100 per
cent. in the item over the budget bu-
reau's estimate was attacked by sew
eral senators as embodying death
blow to the whole budget theory, and
was defended by others as an effort to
provide sufficient funds for army engi-
neers to carry out carefully considered
projects already approved by Congress.
The Senate defeated. As to Is. an
amendment offered by Senator McCum-
ber Republican. North Dakota. which
would have set aside s250O00 from the
lump appropriation of S56.5S9.91O for
Improvement on the Missouri river be-
tween Sioux City. Iowa, and Fort Ben
ton. Montana.
Senator Lenroot. Republican. Wiscon-
sin. newly-appointed assistant floor
leader. declared the amendment meant
reversion from the established policy
of lump sum appropriation and added
that. if adopted. the Senate might as
we'll go step further and repeal the
budget law. Senator Wadsworth. Re-
publican. New York. also assistant
leader and chairman of the 'sub-com-
mittee which reported the bill. declared
that as result of the substantial cuts
which had been made in purely military
items the United States army has
ceased to exist as such.'
I'VE cannot today mobilize 10000
men," he said. and the maintenance
of army activities as contemplated I'M
der the national defense act is impossi-
ble."
Senator Caraway. Democrat. Arkan-
as. declared the lump sum idea" never
was and never would be workable. He
criticized opponents of the increase as
being in favor of>their own pet pro-
jects. but against those in which they
had no immediate interest.
Attempts by Senator Wadsworth to
obtain unanimous consent for a vote on
pending amendments to the rivers and
harbors item tomorrow failed on objec-
ton by Senator McCumber, who de-
clared it would take more than four
hours for those in charge of the bill
to explain to him the reasons for ig-
Eoring the budget recommendations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-07
INTER-CHURCH MOVE
TO RID CHICAGO OF
ROTTEN POLITICS

Chicago, Feb. 6-(By A. PAN
lnterchurch movement of Catholics
Professionals and Jews to rid Chicago
OF rotten politics. bad government
and cummercialiZed vice" was advo-
Gated today by Bishop Charles +. An
derson in his annual diocesan address
at the convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church.
Our American cities generally are
more or less honeycombed with rot
ten politics. bad government and
commercialized vice" he told the
convention. Chicago probably is not
much better, nor much worse than
others. We can associate ourselves
With othsr like minded people in try
ing to bring about Il purpose which
we have in common.
Il urge the clergy and laity of this
diocese to go out of their way to es-
tablish contacts with representatives
or the other religious forces of this
city and other cities in the diocese
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish
for the sake of focusing those con-
VictionS that are common to all our
religious forces on the betterment of
the city.
"These are days when thoughtful
people are trembling for the future
or our civilization. The problems of
the hour gather around such matters
as international relationships nation
al responsibilities, industrial adjust
mentS between capital and labor
municipal government, civic and
social morality. At the bottom. these
are all moral and religious questions.
Theyinvolve brotherhood fellowship
peace, purity, righteousness. Surely
these come within the province of
the church. Surely those people are
right who say that the way out of
our present perpleXities is through
the reSurgence of religious faith and
practice. But the Episcopal Church
alone cannot lead the world out of
it's troubles. Nor can any other.
ct religion holds the key to the sit
uation. Somehow religion must gath
'er up all it's forces and bring the
compact of a united witness to bear
upon the worlds sorrows. l am not
now thinking of a formal church
unity nor of the League of Nations.
The one is too remote. and the other
got into party politics. l am think
ing of the necessity of bringing here
and now the pressure of a common
Christian conviction and a united
Christian service to our country, our
cities and our civilization"