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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

Burgess Relish jars
Mosley Golden Kettle Syrup bottles
Stevens-Etter' Candy boxes
.Furrnans & Co. Roach Powder boxes
Central Shoe Repairing tags
Alamo Palace Cleaners invoices
2 Texas Refining Co. buckets
Hertzberg Jewelry Co invoices
Erler Mfg. Co. bottles, Vinegar or Blueing
Mission Provision Co. Pilgrim labels, Ham or Ba
Rogers Bicycle Store trade slips
20 California Orange Mill coupons
80 Mistetoe Ice Cream coupons
2 Pabst Engraving Co. trade slips
Bchnets Bakery stamps wrappers
10 San Antonio Macaroni Co. Lion Brand boxes
AZ Laney Creamery Co. Sunset Gold Butter cartons
80 Laney Creamery Co. Rosebud Butter cartons
400 Mistetoe 400 caps
100 Mistetoe Milk .,..
Grayburg Oil Co. books
3 H. c. Rees Optical Co. invoices
Cloonan & Osborn invoices
Staffel Feed Mil sacks
S Hoffmann-Hayma Tea cans
60 Csc size Hofemann-Hayman Coffee cans
so 45c size Hoffman, ayman Coffee cans
IL $1.25 size Hoffman, Hayman Coffee cans
10 Gebhardt Chill Powder Co. labels
100 1Oc bags-10O Sc bags Gimbel Potato Chips
100 Mistetoe Divinity bars
2 Light Classified AID books
Light Subscriptions, old or new
Light Classified AID coupons
$50 San Antonio Chic-Chic Bottling Co. bottles
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
SUDDEN SEA UPHEAVAL.
RACES OF CONEY isle
One Boat Wrecked, Is Res
cued-Other Craft Be
Iieyed. to Be Lost

New York, Oct. 1s.-An unidenti-
fed fishing smack broke up In a
heavy sea off Coney Island today, It's
crew of Is men being rescued from
small boats by tug. A number of
launches went to the assistance of the
smack, but were tossed to sea by the
waves. Some of these rescue craft
were believed to have foundered.
A search along the coast for the
missing boats was started by coast
guard and police craft, The sea was
turbulent, the high waves dashing
under the boardwalk at Coney Island,
flooding a number of places on the
beach front. There was hardly any
wind and seamen we're puzzled by the
strange actions of the deep.
Old timers said they never had
such . high tide at Coney
Island In 40 years.
The action of the waves at the
island have been the cause of specu-
ation for several weeks About the
time of the Japanese earthquake
heavy swells, of nature unexplained.
sent the sea crashing down on the
Beach on several occasions.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
Ford, Who Speckled the Earth With Fiuver,
Has Ideas That May Fill the Air With Them

sperry should try to sell his plans to
city boys first.
The three-cylinder air-cooled mo-
tor with which the Sperry f1ivver is
equipped interested MIR. Ford a great
deal and he viewed 1t, Mr.. Sperry
said. from a standpoint of quantity
production, expressing the belief that
In large numbers the engine could be
built for $50
IF he is right, and he ought to
be-" Mr.. Sperry said, the first air
flivver could be put on the market
for less than $1,000"
More advice about the construction
of the various parts of the engine.
the observation that the bones of the
bird are hollow, in illustrating a
point of engine weight and Mr.. Ford
asked Mr.. Sperry about his father,
Elmer A. Sperry, inventor of the
Gyroscope.
rs he associated with you in avia-
tion?" asked Mr.. Ford.
mo. SIR
quite right. II would be unfair
to have a new medium of transpor-
tation held back by the preiudices of
an older generation"
Whereupon they shook hands and
Mr.. Sperry cranked his fiivver and
sailed away New Yorkward.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
SOVEREIGNS BLOCK
ABOUT TO BE SOLD
Hartford Men to Pay About
100000 for Main Street
Property

Sovereigns building, one Of the most
valuable pieces Of Main street real es-
tate is shortly to change hands. bond
for a deed having been passed by
which Joseph H. Wiegel and Barney
Toretsky of Hartford, will take possess
sion of the property about November
1. Mrs. Helen Kelly McCabe Is the
present owner. The sale price is said
to be about 100000.
The prospective purchasers are con-
nected with the Outlet Millinery Co..
conducting stores in Hartford, New
Britain and elsewhere.
The property Is located at 162 Main
street, and is five stories in height.
The first floor is occupied by James
Spinetta who conducts grocery and
meat store. The store was formerly
the old Sovereigns Trading Co. site.
The second and third floors are occu-
pied by business offices in the front
and rooming houses In the rear. The
fourth floor is used by Stanley Post,
house, and the entire fifth floor is oc-
cupied by the Kenilworth club.
The new owners are planning to
make the building a business block
and to that end will begin
shortly. The property is
centrally located and it was with
view to providing for increasing de-
mands for offices that the Hartford
men made negotiations which will be
shortly in the transfer
If title.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF
WATER IN new JERSEY
Long Drought Also Having
Dangerous Effect in
Towns in Mass.

Boston. Oct. IS. Thousands OF
persons throughout Massachusetts, are
faced with the necessity of drinking
water from unprotected ponds and
streams in consequence of the long
continued drought, said to be the
worst in a decade. The towns and
cities of Newtown, Woburn, Ipswich,
and Athol have already been forced
to augment. their water supply with
water from outside sources, according
to the state department of health.
Hoboken, N. j., Oct. IS. - Many
thousands of workers will be thrown
tamporarily out of their jobs and hun
dreds of the largest manufacturing
plants in North Hudson and Bergen
counties will be forced either to shut
down altogether or to curtail their ac-
tivities sharply today when their
water supply is shut off.
This section of the state is facing
a situation which grows worse with
every fair day, and no rain is prom
ised. The Hackensack Water Co., has
announced it will be forced to close
Its reservoirs this morning, the water
Is so low.
In Union Hill, West Hoboken, West
New York, Hackensack, Edgewater,
and scores of smaller
centers at least 800
plants will be affected. Many con-
Germs of national reputation will be
closed.
If rain does not fall for full day
within the next 10 days even bouse-
holders will be affected. Orders have
seen issued to garage owners not to
wash any automobiles One large |
company is negotiating to have water
hipped to it's factories.
Newark, which has large reservoir
md is so far unaffected, has agreed
o sell water to Nutely and Kearney
It 500 for 100000 gallons.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18

Farmingdale. N. Y. Oct. 49,
Henry Ford, who speckled the surface
of the earth with flivvers, has ideas
hat may fill the air with them.
Mr.. Ford's theories on the future
of the air "Lizzies", as heard by
Lawrence Sperry. American father of
the flying f1ivver were reported by
Mr.. Sperry today on his return from
Ia 1000 mile trip In his tiny plane,
THE Messenger. with wing spread
lof only 20 feet.
A month ago Mr.. Sperry left Farm
'ingdale on his tour, during which he
visited Washington, Dayton and st.
Louis. On the return journey he
had occasion to stop off Ut Detroit
for a couple of gallons of gas and
while there was invited TO talk 10
Mr.. Ford in his Dearborn Doinicile.
At the very outset of ne conver
sation. Mr.. Sperry said, Mr. ord vas
Impressed by the fact that flying
fivver could go further on SALON
Of gas than an earth flivver.
The city boy. Mr.. Ford thought.
was quicker to accept new idea than
\ he country boy. as proved by the
country boys reluctance to give up
The plough horse for the new-faBgled
Tractor. So Mr.. Ford ;hor ght Mr.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
DOCTOR BY CONTRACT
Head Of Baldwin Locomotive Works
Claims Rebate Every Time His
Health Suffers Relapse.

Philadelphia, Oct. 1s.-Five years
have now elapsed since Samuel M.
Vauclain. president Of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, made a contract
with a physician to keep him in good
physical condition for ten years.
Mr.. Vauclain said today he agreed
to pay a fiat sum every year for being
kept well, increasing this sum each
year on the assumption that the older
he grows the more difficult 1t will be
for him to keep well.
Under the contract, If Mr.. Vauclain
falls sick, deduction is made from
the doctors annual retainer accord
ing to the length of time of his ILL
ness.
Il have been SICK" he said, "and
didn't like 1t. ] did not want 1t to
happen again. Since the inception of
this contract I have kept my part of
1t, and my doctor has kept his, except
once or twice. / have been examined
not less than every two weeks and
have guided myself entirely by the
doctors instructions. In that time
have not lost a day from business, nor
have | been i'll in any way. / am
heavier, stronger and more active than
was five years ago."
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
Outbreak in Saxony
MAY Be the Result

By The Associated Press.
Berlin, Oct. 1s.-The government
of Saxony. having ignored the ulti-
mstum of General Won Mueller, COM
mander of the Reichswehr In that
state. expiring at IL a. m. today. tlfe
general sent a second letter TO Pre-
mier Zeigner saying:
"As you have not thought II ft TO
answer my letter I beg to inform you
that have referred the affair 10 the
of Defense"
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
EDWARDS MENTIONED
AS HEAD OF Legion
Convention Opposes Recog-
milton of Russia-WOuld
List All Aliens

San Francisco, Oct. ts,-General
Clarence r. Edwards of Massachu-
sets was prominently mentioned to-
day as candidate for national COM
mander of the American Legion.
Today's session of the national con-
vention was seething with politics.
Opposition to the recognition OF
Soviet Russia and demand for the
annual registration of all aliens in the
United States formed the high lights
of the American Legion's American
ism committee report submitted to
the floor of the convention here today.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
Famous Darien Landmark
Is DESTROYED by Flames

stamford, Oct. 1S.--The old Tok-
eneke stables, Darien landmark.
completely demolished by fire early
today with an estimated loss of s35.-
600. Furniture and antiques owned
by r. II. Norton, president of the
Tokeneke Land Co. who is now sn
Ecuador were among the ruins. Fire
department authorities stated they
believed the fire was of incendiary
origin.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18

Colchester. Oct, is.-Ffve buildings
In the main street OF this town were
burned today entailing a loss Of about
$4,000.
The fre started In the public garage
of H. London. In Lebanon avenue,
probably from blow torch which
was In use. and under very heavy
wind II spread TO the two-story frame
house adjoining, then to another
building In which. were two stores, to
a. blacksmith shop in the rear and
ended at private garage OF the DIR.
Cragin estate.
The town has only an old fashioned
engine which was Of no use In fire
OF this size and New London sent q
machine. There was no water avail
able and although the New London
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
GOVERNMENT OPENS DRY CAMPAIGN
IN NEW FORK; 81 CAFES, CARAREzy
AND RES7A JRAN7y TO BE CLOSED
FIVE BUILDINGS IN COLCHES7ERS
MAIN STREET DESTROYED By FIRE
Town Has Only OldFashioned Engine Which Was Use
less, So New London Fire Dept Sends Apparatus.
But Then There Was No Water.

crew laid hose 10 brock some dis
tanee away the hre could not be
fought and the buildings we're entire
~ consumed by noon. The hre IN
London's garage spread so quickly
that nothing In II was saved. but In
the stores and tenements most OF the
stock and furniture was taken out IN
time. The two family house was own
ed by Louis Solomon. He also owned
the smithy which was rented by A..
Katrosser. and the building In which
there were two stores. One store was
used by A. Alpert as n meat market
and grocery Two families lived up
stairs. In the second house u. Mieses
had barber shop.
All machines In the private garage
were removed.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
10 TO IS YEARS TN PRISON
New Haven Negro-Indian Pleads
Guilty to Manslaughter-Chok
Woman Companion 10 Death.

New Haven, Oct. 1S.--William
Gibbs, "a, pleaded guilty to man
slaughter In choking to death May
White, with whom he had lived here,
before Judge Jennings today and was
sentenced to state prison for from 10
to 10 years. Gibbs. who is of negro
and Indian blood, had been on a
drinking spree with the woman in
their rooms In Oak street last Nav
and there was quarrel. fight and
then Gibbs choked the woman. Gibbs
two days later walked into police
station and said he had killed WON
an and the body was then found.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
Bodies Buried 10000 Years
Ago Found in California

Santa Barbara, Cal., Oct. 1S.-
Possilized remains of mastodon
an elephant of a later era, and skee-
tons of human beings buried for .
600 to 10000 years have been un-
covered at Point Magu, Ventura coun-
ty, by John P. Harrington of Santa
Barbara, representative of the
Smithsonian institution of Washing
ton, y. G. The excavations were
made on the site of an ancient In
dian rancheria. series of eXcava-
tions will be continued throughout
southern California.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
Big FIRE IN NORWALK
Property Damage Placed At sso,000
and Fire Chief and Two Firesnen
Are Injured.

South Norwalk. Oct 1s.-Fire in
the Gottlieb block in South Main
street early today caused about $50
600 damage, the loss falling mainly on
Mrs. David Goitlieb who kept cloth
ing store and owned the three story
frame building and on George Pettes.
confectionery store operator.
In fighting the blaze. Chief Bogard-
US and Harold Burr, fireman. were
overcome by smoke and George Gains.
another fireman, was cut by glass.
Defective wiring In the basement 70
thought to have started the IRE.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
Kaceys Present Methodist
Pastor With Masonic Ring

Olean. N. Y, Oct 1s.--olean coun-
Gil. No 33s. knights of Columbus. last
night presented the Rev. G.. r. Will
hanson. D. D., former pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal church.
with 32nd degree Masonic ring. The
occasion was a public farewell recep-
ton for the clergyman, who has been
appointed pastor of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church. North Tona-
wanda DIR. Williamson was present
ed also with q purse of s1.2oo and a
gold watch by the people Of Olean.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
1sss'ssss M =. s'as. llAn,y. IN
LUD0Rf'SrAImLN7S
Tempest In City Hall Over Bill
for Architects Plans
COUNCIL SAID pAY IT"
But Corporation Counsel Replies That
II Can't Re Done-Where IN Cify's
Copy Or Original coniract7--Thats
a Mystery.

Architect Henry r. Ludorf, who
drnw plans for q proposed addition "a
the town home. yesterday made de-
mand on tho city for payment of the
first installment OF his fees. payment
OF which was voted by the common
council at II special session last week
At the suggestion OF Judge John IL.
Kirkham, corporation counsel. pay.
ment was withheld, II being contend
ed that no part Of the fee Is now due.
The contract states that 40 per cent
of the fee. amounting to about s2.40o.
shall be payable provided the city de-
cides to use his plans, as soon as con-
tracts are executed. The charity
beard accepted Ludorf's plans after
he had submitted sketches In compe-
titioff with other architects. and It was
voted to award the contract to the c.
L. & d. Co. of this city. When mat
recommendation was sent to the coun-
Gil, second resolution was brought
In so that payment could be made Lu-
dorf Immediately upon the execution
of the contract. The council rejected
the resolution pertaining to the award
of the building contract, and took IA
vorable. action on the matter relating
to Ludorf's fee. ordering that pay
ment be made in accordance with
terms of the contract.
KirISham Holds Up Check
When 1t was proposed yesterday
that a check be issued for $2,400, the
corporation counsel refused to sane
ton the payment, pointing out that
contracts have not as yet been entered
into with builders. There is a Sec
ond clause In the contract that might
result in further delays. 1t is pro-
vided that II the buildings cannot be
erected within the architects figures,
which are $4,000, the plans will not
he used In view of the fact that
members Of the charity commission
favor advertising for new bids, 1t is
possible, though not probable, that
the bids may be beyond that figure,
although all bids received SO far have
been below that amount.
Where Is City's Contract
In the meantime, the city is without
q signed copy Of the contract. Mr..
Ludorf has copy signed by the COM
nlissioners and himself and from his |
copy duplicate has been made by
the city. Originally, two copies of the
contract were drawn and signed, Lu-
dorf retaining one. Several days ago,
Charity Superintendent w. C. Cowli- |
shaw delivered to City Clerk A. L.
Thompson, several papers including
The signed contract, he explained this
afternoon. Col. Thompson says he
opened none of the papers, but car
ried all to Mayor A. M. Paonessa's Of
ice where he left the several pack.
ages. He saw nothing of the contract,
ne says When the charity superin-
called at the mayors office to
examine the contract 1t could not be
'ound. For several days the officials
,ave been endeavoring to locate the
Missing instrument, but without sue
ess.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
Twd Charged With Murder Accused
Of Starting Fatal New York Fire
One Prisoner Was Relative of Kem, Playwright, Who
Was One of Six Victims = Brooklyn Fire Marshal
Claims to Have Confession

New York. Oct. ia sensational
aftermath Of a Are which early last
Monday destroyed Brooklyn home
and caused the death OF sis persons
came today with the arrest OF william
A. Ford, a real estate broker and son.
in-lawof one OF the nre victims,
and Raymond Anderson on charges OF
murder and arson.
A third man. James n. Lynch. an
accountant. VAS held as witness
and fourth. whose Identity is known
10 the police. was being sought as an
accomplice.
Ford Ia the son-in-law OF George
Keim. playwright. whose death In the
fire came on the eve OF the production
of his first play accepted after Years
of endeavor.
GriIled All Night
The arrests followed an all-night
griiling OF the prisoners by Fire
Marshal Brophy. who declared he
had obtained a confession from An
derson. Ill-feeling between Keim
and his son-in-law was said 10 have
existed for several years. according TO
Brophy. and Keim. II was understood.
was TO have appeared in Hampstead.
Long Island, court to testify against
Ford In an assault case the day of his
death.
Anderson. according to Brophy. ac-
cused Ford and the unidentified man,
also a stranger to him. of having
driven to Keim's home early Monday
after they had spent the
Sunday evening with two girls, and
with having fired the house. Keim,
three women and two other men
perished In the flames.
Ford and his father-in-law. for
merly partners in a Manhattan theat-
rical enterprise, were said to have
broken business relations several
years ago.
Had Girl Companions
Anderson, Ford and the unidentified
man, accompanied by two telephone
operators. spent Sunday evening In
driving about in Ford's motor car.
After the girls had been returned to
heir homes, Anderson was alleged to
have told Marshal Brophy, Ford
irove to his home and went inside,
returning soon with a can and a
bottle believed by the prisoner to have
contained kerosene and gasoline.
The trio then drove to the Keim !
1ome, Anderson was alleged to have
and Ford and the stranger
behind the house, leaving |
Anderson in the car. They ran |
oack to the car in few minutes, |
Brophy said he was told, and flames
hot UP from the rear Of the house.
Lynch's only connection with the
.ase, Brophy said, consisted in his
,aving been present at Anderson's
lome early Sunday when the uniden-
flied man believed to have accom-
,anied the alleged arson expedition
allied on Anderson.
Was Accused as yellow"
Anderson, according to Brophy, said
le refused to take part in the arson
lot beyond driving Ford's car. He
aid Ford accused him of being
Yellow"
Ford, Brophy said, denied Ander- !
on's story. IL
Officers who went to arrest him had ,
, enter the house through window, {
hey said, and found Ford huddled in
ed with the blankets pulled over his !
aid. He screamed Historically on
eeing the police, they said. A news :
aper clipping of an account of the ,
re was found in Ford's pocket,
rophy said.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
GIVEN EXTREME PENALTY.

Providence. Oct. ts.-The extreme
penalty of 20 years at hard labor in
state prison was imposed upon Syl-
vester Whiteley. "a, by Judge Hahn
in the supreme court today and Elmer
Watts. 20. was sentenced to IS years
at hard labor when fhey pleaded
nolo to indictments chtrging assault
with intent to rob.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
Corinne Griffin Divorced;
Eddie Polo Seeks Decree

Fort Worth, Tex, Oct. 1S.--Arriv-
ing in Mineral Wells unannounced
Mrs. William NJ. Campbell known In
the movie world as Corinne Griffith.
appeared in district court at Palo
Pinto Monday and was granted q di-
vorce from her husband. William M.
Campbell. a moving picture director,
1t was learned here today
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
"Bickering and Quibblir
Is Becoming 'Tiresome'
And Situation Is "Dis-
gushing Mayor Says
Asks Why Investigation
Was Not Made When City
Was "Wide Open and
Crime Was Rampant.

Describing the situation as
disgusting, Mayor A. M. Pao-
nessa issued a statement for
publication this afternoon in
which he takes the common
council to task for it's blockade
tactics when legislation which
the mayor believes is for the
city's benefit comes before that
body.
The statement is the result of
last nights meeting when the
council refused to consider the
case of Thomas C. Dolan, an ex-
serviceman who wants to be re-
instated in the police depart
ment but who cannot attain his
ambition because of the ordi-
nance limiting the age of eligible
candidates. The mayor also re-
fers to the blocking of the rec
ommendation of the charity
board for a contract for a town
home building, criticizing the
council for it's attitude.
Referring to the police de-
partment investigation" Mayor
Paonessa's statement says: "I
cannot avoid realizing that in
former days when the town was
wide open and New Britain was
the subject of much unfavor-
able comment throughout our
entire state, laxity in enforcing
our laws was the rule in certain
districts, and even when honest
and energetic officers were kept
in parts of the city where they
would not annoy or apprehend
the wrongdoers, there was no
investigation of police affairs"
The statement follows:
"The pickering and quibbling of the
common council is becoming tiresome
TO me and I am of the opinion it is |
affording amusement to many of our |
citizens.
I'VE have on our charity board men |
of intelligence and of ability. They
are giving their time and their efforts
free of charge to the city of New
Britain. In order to do this they are
losing out financially at their own
work and are crowding up on them
selves efforts which, but for their
sense of public duty they could avoid
and the thanks they receive for 1t is
a direct and premeditated slap in the
face from the common council.
This board centered all it's efforts
recently on the awarding of con-
tract. They discussed the situation
from every angle and unanimously de-
cided in favor of a certain concern of
New Britain builders. Then an out
Of town attorney makes trip to New
Britain, talked to some council mem
bers and the council, sidetracking its
own previously declared policy of
trading at home ignoring completely
he efforts, and insulting the judg-
nent of our own charity board and
turned down their recon-
thereby refusing to back
up the work of o fine board of men
Ind throwing down. one of our best
View Britain attorneys.
And then they went further and
Without any power to do so, tried to l
orce the charity board 10 enter into {
! contract which the charity board
lad already decided was not as good t
or the city Of New Britain as the one '
New Britain herald., 1923-10-18
GIRL sues FOR $1,000
Nine-Sear-Old Negress Asks Damages
From Italian Neighbor. Who struck
Her I'm Face.

Attorney David L. Nair. represent
ing nine-year-old Theresa Smith, a
negro girl of Sedgewick avenue, has
brought suit against Amedeo Bonols
of the same neighborhood for $1,000
damages, alleging that Bonola assault
ed and injured her Bonola was con-
vlcted and fined in police court yes
terday for striking the girl when he
interfered in a quarrel among chill
dren in the neighborhood.