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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-08
WEATHER

Fdir touighi and Thursday Mod.
Crofc rcsicfiy tcinds.
Temperature Last "a Hours
Maximum. y. Minimum. Sc.
Today noon. %.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

in old Germany is said to have meant
love. and these singers sang of il.
They are class of singers gifted in
voice rs well as ability to entertain.
Many of the singers have created a
national reputation.
The company consisted Of four
male voices and one soprano. The So
praGn is Madame Mizzi who has n
pleasing voice and q sweet personality
Serve Refreshments TO Visitors.
Refreshments were served TO more
than 10000 people during the eve
ming. All manufacturers participant
ing in Joskc Brothers Company's
sample week" allowed their displays
To remain for the occasion. They also
distributed samples which consisted
of cakes, crackers, chilimac. hot cot.
fec. post tOastieS. chill. tamaes.
pickles, bran, krumbles. hot biscuits
cakes. candy, butter. cheese, milk
canned fruits, tapioca and roach pow.
der.
The serving continued throughout
the evening and although the crowd
was so large that il was impossible TO
serve every visitor with refreshments
most of the visitors partook of the
samples offered by the different mad
ufactureTS. The store was crowded
almost to capacity at times as the
visitors Strolled from the basement to
the top floor of the building and
viewed the beautifully and artistically
arranged merchandise in one of the
SOuth's largest department stpres.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21
San Antonio District of seth Associa.
ton Goes on Record.

The votes Of the San Antonio dis
trict of the 3ith Division Associa-
ton will he cast in favor Of Austin
ms the place 10 hold the next state
convention, il was decided at the dis
trict meet held Friday morning in
the National Guard Armory here. The
meeting was called by Col. w. l..
Jackson of IIillsboro. state commander
of the association. for the purpose OF
selecting the place to hold the stat"
meet lie arrived in the city Friday
morning. and will 60 TO Houston Fri
day evening to hold a similar meet
ing there.
The speakers called on were: T.
ID. Barton. adjutant general of the
state; Wayne Davis. chairman Of the
national legislative committee Of the
American Legion; and Col. W. :.
Faulkner. Colonel Faulkner urged the
people 10 give more, attention TO tho
activities of the National Guard and
to help keep it alive and growing.
Following the meeting dinner. at
which Colonel Jackson was the honor
guest, was given for those who at
tended tho meeting by the women Of
the association. Mrs. Violet Haynes
was chairman in charge of the dinner.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21
CROWD TOTALS
10000 At OPEN
HOUSE FRIDAY
Joske Bros. Co. Store
Open From s to 10;
Concerts a Feature.
STORE is REARRANGED
Visitors Inspect Store in
Its New Form-Refresh-
ments Are Served.

What George Laven, advertising
manager of the Jcske Brothers
Company store. estimated to be a
crowd IF 10000 people attended that
store Friday night and inspected it
in its newly arranged form. Former
members of the Vienna Opera Com
pany entertained with vocal concerts
from $50 to 9:1J o'clock. The crowd
was served with refreshments by the
Joske Brothers Company.
With Il word from the management
Friday morning 10 the heads of each
department in the JoSke Brothers
Company store. by late the same aft
crn1on elaborate decorations had been
placed throughout every nook and
corner.
The concerts given by the Vienna
Opera Company We're held in the rug
department of the store which was
arranged to accommodate great
crowd Of guests. In every depart
ment the visitors saw wonderfully al
ranged displays of merchandise and
in many of the departments en-
plOyeS had placed floral decorations.
Everything in the Joske Brothers
company store was arranged artistic
ally and in n way SO as to stimulate
an air in the entire building in which
visitors felt they were visiting among
friends and were apart from business.
Nothing was sold in the store.
Concerts Special Features.
The store was open between and
10 o'clock Friday might for public in
spectiOn after having closed its doors
at O'Clock the same evening. The
management and employees acted as
host and hostess.
\ special feature of the evening
was vocal concerts given by the for,
mcr members of the Vienna Opera
Company. They began Mt 80 o'clock
lasting TO 9:1J o'clock. Each per
formancc lasted twenty minutes. These
performers are now known as the
Minnc-SacngorS. Tho word Mime
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21
WILL WATCH REGULARS
National Guard Troops Will Take
Training at Camp Stanley.

Troops of the 6lst Field Artillery.
Texas National Guard, will be placed
alongside of regular army artillery
troops when they go into camp at
Camp Stanley this summer from July
} to 10, it was announced Thursday
at Eighth Corps Area Headquarters.
Mai. Gen. T.. NJ. Lewis, corps area
commander. has authorized the use of
one regiment of Field Artillery troops
for demonstration ana instruction pur-
poses. 1t is not known whether the
Twelfth or Fifteenth Field Artillery
will he assigned TO this duty.
The regulars and guard troops will
20 into camp together. and the civilian
soldiers will have the opportunity of
seeing the regulars training with full
army equipment.
Preparations are now being made at
Camp Stanley for the summer training
camps OF the National Guard troops.
As soon as the artillery troops COM
pletc their training the seth and 18TH
Cavalry. Texas National Guard, will
go into summer training at the same
camp.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21
Strike Forces Orchestra to Quit.

Chicago, April 2f-Thrcatened with
disruption by wage controversy
with the orchestra players, the Chica-
90 Symphony Orchestra. organized in
1891, tonight will end its 1929 sea-
son. The musicians union has served
demand on the orchestral associa-
ton of Chicago, which sponsored the
orchestra. for % per cent increase
in salaries. The present union mimi
mum in Chicago is $50 week under
certain kinds of contracts. The Chi
cago symphony Orchestra long has
enjoyed the reputation of being one
of the best concert organizations in
the United States.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21
Levy on Two Dogs.

Two dogs. two trunks and one
crate were levied on by the Bexar
county sheriffs department Friday
morning 10 satisfy judgment against
performer at local playhouse
According TO Chief Deputy Alphonse
Newton this is the first case on record
so far as he knows. where he has
served a writ Of sequestration and
garnered in a dog. A receipt for the
property was taken by the sheriff
department and it was left in the
hands of the manager of the theater.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21
Notice to
Subscribers

If you do not receive your
copy of the Sunday Light
telephone Crockett 1742, Cir
culation Department, before II
a. m. and a paper will be sent
to you by special messenger.
You should receive your copy
of The Light before 8 o'clock
on Sunday morning.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Do you know that you can get 2OOo
good NX envelopes 6 81 size print
ed with corner cards for $3.50. less :
per cent for cash at Dullnig's, 334
Elm street. Or. :S33S.-( Adv
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Who's a block from high prices
Riebe Jewelry Store, SOC Main Ave.
-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Make your own plumbing repairs.
We will sell you the supplies: Open
shop Plumbing Co., Inc, 20S Losoys
St,-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Buy Hoover Cleaners from author.
lied factory agents. Kirkwood and
Wharton. Crockett 64l.-(A dv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Dancing at Parkers Saturday. Sun
day. Tuesday and Wednesday. Matt
nee Saturday = TO p. m. Music by
the Palace Serenaders. Gents %
cents. Ladies free Adv
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Notice to Public - Plumbers are
now charging 81 per hour for repair
work. Our rate is S1.50 per hour.
Open Shop Plumbing Co, Inc, Travis
APO Adv
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Plumbing ana Electric Work
Kirkwood & Wharton. Crockett GIL
-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

We buy or take in trade your old
gold, silver, diamonds and old coins
Alamo Jewclry Co., SO Alamo Plaza
Il Adv.l
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Every day for as days this paper will print
picture of a movie star, actor or actress
Cut out the picture only, paste a regular
postal card giving name of STAR your name and adj
dress and mail to contest editor this paper
The person sending in the greatest number ct
correct names of the stars will receive check for
S25. The person sending in the second greatest
number of correct answers will receive check
for SIS. The person sending in the third greatest
number of correct answers will receive check for
So The five (5) persons sending in the next great
est number of correct answers will each receive
check for 81.
All answers must be in not later than three days
after the contest closes.
In case of tie the award will be given to the
person whose answers are mailed earliest
The prize winners, with the names of all the
stars, will be announced in this paper one week
after the contest closes.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Dance with White Rose. West End
every Saturday and Sunday, Schultz
-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21
Prizes, Aggregating
$4,000

will be awarded in accordance with the highest
scores achieved by participants in this 45-day con-
test.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Big dance at Wernett's Garden.
Castroville. Texas. Sunday. April -.
Horncr's Novelty Orch.-t Adv.D
Dance at Martinez Sunday. April
Dp ALL,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Sands Automatic gas water heaters
Why they excel: quality, service and
price. SO Main Ave. Crockett SiOG.
-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Dance-W. q. W. Hall, Saturday
night. April 81. by degree team No.
-. W. q. w. a good time for all.
Willett's Orch. No. l. (Ady.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21
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Beautiful imported ladies' hats. all
colorS. handmade imported infants
dresses. reasonable prices. Come and
see them, 106 East CORTLAND Place.
- Adv
Sands Automatic gas water heaters
Why they excel: quality, service and
price. SO Main Ave. Crockett SiOG
-(Adv.)
We buy or take in trade your old
gold, silver, diamonds and old coins.
Alamo Jewclry Co., SO Alamo Plaza.
-(Adv.)
Plumbing ana Electric Work.
Kirkwood & Wharton. Crockett GAL
-(Adv.)
Make your own plumbing repairs.
We will sell you the supplies. Open
Shop Plumbing Co, Inc, 2OS Losoys
St.-(Adv.)
Who's a block from high prices:
Riebe Jewelry Store, 306 Main Ave
-(Adv.)
Buy Hoover Cleaners from author,
lied factory agents. hlrkwoou anu
Wharton. Crockett 64l.-( ANY,
Notice 10 fuDilc iluiloeIs Il;
now charging 50 per hour for repair
work. Our rate is Sl.oO per honr.
Open Shop Plumbing Co. Inc lra' -
4220.-( Adv.)
every Saturday and sunday Hcnu'~e'
-(AdV')
n; roo,os Hall Thursday.
rriJnr' SotnrJsv SUNDAY. Mrs.
ErisC6 Roinbow j.-(Adv.o
p;o dapce o+ Uelo+cS Scenic Loon.
Cod mmsic saturday. April IL
GAd,. :
Car,;,oI Donce Saturday. April
inr and Indianola streets. Music
pasvoil,a tIamo ! Admission -
aants Tadies free 4 good time
A'' ""'
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Beautiful imported ladies' hats. all
colorS, handmade imported infants
dresses. reasonable prices. Come and
see them, 1O6 East CORTLAND Place.
-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Dancing Eagles Hall. Thursday
Friday. Saturday. Sunday. Mrs
Krisch. Rainbow d Adv
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Big dance at Helotcs Scenic Loop.
Good music. saturday, April Il
(Adv.l
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

BY all means see
T h e HIGHLANDS
today or SUNDAY!
Phone our office
Crockett 2581-and
a courteous sales
man will call and
take you to the
property wit h out
any obligation on
your part Or come
to our office on the
grounds at Gevers
and Highland Blvd.
Statesmen are on the
ground every day
until dark.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Dance-Admission J0c.. ladies free.
Club nights. Monday To Thursday.
You are cordially invited: dancing
every evening. Perry's Roof Garden.
(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21

Carnival Dance Saturday. April
u at St. Albert's Hall. corner Wyom-
ing and Indianola streets. Music
Pavelka Alamo ). Admission -
cents. Ladies free \ good time
for all. +. Pavelka.-(Advo
Evening star., 1923-02-11

and il certainly is the most modern in
its equipment. Every detail that makes
for efficiency has been carefully thought
out and put i'll practice. At present the
authorities are trying out q new device
that, If il continues to prove satisfac-
tory. will result IN the saving of much
time. i is a machine that automatically
sorts mail for outgoing trains. Oper-
al"rS EaV" letters faced" before them
and. noting the address on each one
press key en- a board somewhat SINH
lar 10 that on q typewriter. 1t releases
the letter and places il on a conveyor
that takes il up into a great box or
framework that is filled with containers
Take. for instance. one marked for New
York. The letter bearing that destination
is automatically dropped into a recep-
tacle so That when the general collection
is made ali mail for that point has been
sorted and is ready Ia he tied in a
bundle and receive its tag.
Other parts OF the handsome struc-
ture are used for other purposes-
stamp windows. receiving station for
Evening star., 1923-02-11

parcel post. ETC.. windows for regis
tered letters, a place where the tran
sient may receive his mail, money or
der division and other parts that go
To make UP the whole of the concern.
Down in the basement is a large
room that reminds one of the ship
ping room of a large store. Here the
parcel post and other packages are
sorted and marked. Everything is
done with the same system and care
that is bestowed upon other classes
of mail matter.
When the Post Office Department
first made known its. intention of Civ
ing service of the character that il
does today there were many who said
its was impossible for Uncle Sam 10
compete with the express companies. all
of which had splendid organizations;
but time has proven that the depart
ment can and does operate successfully.
Take, for instance, the local office. 1t
operates a motor truck service to Leon
ardtown and Scotland. Md, distance
of eighty miles. Patrons of the Wash
ington office can mail a seventy
pound parcel at any of it's stations
and have it delivered at Scotland.
eighty miles away, at cost of "a
cents, or a fifty pound package at
cost Of 81 cents. A crate of eggs can
be shipped from the same point to
this city at a cost of 81 cents. adding
but cents per dozen to the cost of
the eggs delivered to your home in
Washington.
The site Of the office is ideal. being
located next to the Union station.
This is decided advantage to the
citizen, as 1t makes possible close con-
nections with outgoing and incoming
trains. As a result of this location
Evening star., 1923-02-11

the other employees III their vicinity
vigorously advised them to hire a hall
if they wanted to have a debate. In
the Washington Office promotions are
made on merit and fldeiitT Is the
service, and all the employees are
pleased that this condition obtains.
for then everyone has an equal
chance.
Because of the character of the
residents of Washing ton the postal
service of the city must necessarily
be OF a very efficient character. This
being the capital of the nation auG
the seat of government il is ncces.
sary to handle the mails with the
greatest expedition. because here We
have the President and his cabinet.
the Supreme Court and the various
ambassadors and representatives. OF
the foreign countries of the world
In addition TO these there are rep
resentatives of all the leading news
papers and magazines of the country
The people of Washington. no doubt
receive and send more mail per capita
than the residents of any other city.
due largely to the fact that nearly
everyone residing here has come from
some other state and continues to
correspond with the folks and in
terests back home.
No matter whether YOU have ar
rived but lately or have been here for
years, you have the satisfaction of
knowing thatyour post Office is with
out doubt the best in this country.
and that means the best in the whole
world
Evening star., 1923-02-11

that. though handicapped by 75 per
cent dead weight. manages To show a
profit OF over million dollars every
year
The total number Of men and
women employed is 1870. divided =
follows: Supervisors. 81. and the great
majority OF these men have risen
1rom the ranks. for the local place
has Kept in mind that one trained
man or woman is worth al least three
who have not had the experience Of
years; clerks, S55: sub clerks, So: car
riers. 396o sub carriers. 81; mechanics.
laborers. watchmen. etc, 1l6: special
delivery messengers. 102: and those in
the motor vehicle service. lul
Il will thus be seen that each man
or woman who is in this service has
no time TO waste. and when you go up
to the post office and look through one
of the windows YOU will note that
while no one appears TO be in a hurry
all of them are doing something and
doing ii in manner that indicates ii
Evening star., 1923-02-11

Now and again some of us may
have the misfortune not to receive a
letter or Il package just at the mo-
ment we think we should. but IL close
analysis may disclose the fact that
the fault does not rest with the peo-
pie. al the sreai building where tons
nd tons of mail are handled every
day.
If YOU caa so behind the scenes
YOU will wonder how it is that many
mistakes do not occur every minute
in the day. for the mail does not
come in or 90 out singly once or
twice Il day: il is a business that
Knows no hours of rest. it functions
twenty four hours of every day Sun
days and holidays not excepted. and
even if YOU do not live in a hotel
where you get a Sunday mail YOU
will find. if YOU take the trouble to
go up to the post office, that the let
ter you get on Monday morning has
hecn made ready for the carrier and
is in the section of the case that ne
Evening star., 1923-02-11

These little blue slips always have
an air about them that fairly shouts
Here is real money: it is from Uncle
Sam. Let MS. for the moment turn
IL the money order department. BY
looking over the records we find that
! 10U.T1s money orders were issued dur
ing the year aud that they amounted
I" s1,509,I I>lo@ Let US look at The
other sid" OF the picture and per
. Iiaps our spirits Will not he so low.
/, for We find that ",2si.649 money or
GERS were paid here and that they
amounted To si6.06S, 5000: you
see that again VIZ are on the right
side of the ledger.
In the earlier part nf this article it
was stated that the local office made
"A net profit of over $1,000. 900 despite
, the fact that many tons of mail We're
! dispatched for which no money was
received. The receipts for the year
Were $4.l65. 1924. while the expendi-
lures were s3.11u,6s9.11. OF the re-
ccipts. $4i:,2S0.2I represents postage
paid on second-clasS publications
mailed at the WaShington office
There. are but few who are aware of
the fact that Washington is rapidly
forging I" the front as d publishing
center. one of the largest paid-up
circulation magazines is published
here. and others of smaller circuIa-
F. tioH are increasing their contribu-
tions each month. while additional
publications are getting ready TO
move their plants to or near this city.
Washington stands fifteenth in the
matter of postal receipts but if all
the vast quantities Of mail matter
We're paid for in cash she would rank
among the first five: il will be
seen that the local office is truly
going concern. as the banker and
business man would say.
Let us return to the matter of mail.
that portion which deals with the
registered articles. There were L.
: 996.SIS brought in and no losses.
while :he outgoing pieces totaled
o.091 .s3i. and out of this great total
there were bur three losses. Even
these three were not lost in this city.
In order to carry on this great
volume of business il is necessary
for the main office to have many
branches. for il keeps in mind ali the
time your convenience: and having
this thought always first, thirty-two
classified stations have been placed
at different points of vantage
throughout the District Not being
satisfied with these. there are twenty
eight contract stations. and whenever
the necessity is shown more stations
will he opened
h,,,
i all this mail is collected and dis
tributed: how your letter is picked
up from box or substation: how ii is
delivered to a branch office in order
that time may be saved. The local
office uses l46 automobiles. and these
have a record OF 1,400,964 miles
Evening star., 1923-02-11

we'll thought-out plan, one that makes
for results. 1t is a weil-trained or
ganization and each knows what is
expected of him.
THE reader is, without doubt, more
L. familiar with the letter carrier
than any other employe, because of
the daily contact, so let us follow him
for a short while and see how he
does his work.
Letters that are to be delivered by
him are placed on his table by those
who give the mail its primary sort
ing. and then he racks" the letters
and packages. This racking consists
of placing in pigeon holes the letters
in the order in which they are to be
distributed. One ingenious carrier has
devised method by which he can tell
at glance which of his patrons are
the heavy mail getters, and he has
their places of business so arranged
as to save many minutes in his work
of sorting. At this time it is well to
lay stress upon the fact that seconds
as we'll as minutes count in handling
mail. for everything is done on
schedule and there is no excuse for
the man who dilly-dallies and is late.
He does not last, and i'm addition he
is keeping the rest of the men from
being prompt. The carriers them
selves take great pride in being on
the minute and they have no time for
laggard
The letter carriers number ing 396.
cover 1900 miles daily and carried
out in terms of the year, We find
that these carriers travel 1,2S5,000
miles every twelve months, quite some
jaunt. but one that appears to keep
them In tho pink of condition. We
muxt.remember that they cover their
Evening star., 1923-02-11

year; but in addition to this must he
added the mileage made by the
wagons that are pulled by horses. 50
you will have to add about 30. 00h
more miles To the total-nearly 800
os0 miles every year for your two
cent letter-and this does not include
the footwork of the carriers or spe-
cIal delivery men
While we are dealing with figures.
It may he o. interest to know some
thing about The number Of those who
have taken advantage of the postal
saving system. The number is / 700
and almost $3.50, 600 * on deposit
There is still another matter which
concerns dollars and cents-the sale
of Treasury Department treasury
savings certificates, and during the
year the Washington office sold GER
titicates Of maturity value Of S1.01i,-
$50, and between January | and Janu-
AIRY lJ of this year paid to residents
of Washington more than S1o0. 900 on
account of the maturity of the 1919
war savings stamps.
In addition TO disbursing its OWN