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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-06
VIOLENT UPBIDG'NG or
SELECTED INDUSTRIALS
FOLLOWED BY DECLINE
Prices Break Sharply as
Bulish Operations
Suspended.
BY STUART p. WEST.

Copyright. by The San Antonio Light.
New York, March 6.-Violent up
bidding of selected industrial stocks
continued on the stock exchange to-
day. but this was the first day in
some time that, when bullisn opera
tions were suspended, frices came
down as fast as they had risen. 1t
took but half an nour for Stewart
Warner TO go from IL IL to ia. for
StrOmberg Carburetor to drop from
"a to IS "a and for California Pc
troleum which had sold close to par
10 fall to % IA. These are samples Of
what took place all through the mar
ket.
New leaders were brought to the
front 70 offset the unsettling effect.
Responding 10 estimates that. the
year'e earnings might run to $50
share. American Locomotive crossed
$50 for the first time. Baldwin Loco
motive rushed above 141 and Railway
Steel Springs had an equally rapid
advance.
The first sale of Bosch Magnetic oc-
CURED at so as against last nights
Close OF Oo II. ms was partly
bclated response 10 the favorable earn
ings position and dividend outlook
of the company. partly move SYM
pathetic with the pyrotechnics- in
other motor supply stocks and partly
the rout of short interest built IN
on the idea that the litigation in.
which Bosch Magnetic was involved
would have an unfavorable termina-
ton.
There was activity in some Of the.
tire shares on the idea that they have
been selling out of line. but it was
short lived. Iron Products made
new high in anticipation of some early
announcement regarding the capital I,
readiuStment plan. Brooklyn Rand
Transit dropped below seven on sell
ing by people who did not wish to
pay tho heavy assessment called for
under the reorganization plan.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-06
200 DELEGATES HEAR
BISHOP DICKEY SPEAK
ON SPIRITUAL LIFE
Annual District Conference
of Methodists in
Session Here.

Taliing as his general subject. the
necessity for spiritual life, Bishop
James L. Dickey, presiding officer of
all Texas conferences, delivered the
morning sermon at the Travis Park
Methodist Church, Tuesday, where 200
delegates, representing laymen and
pastors from the 10 charges in the
San Antonio district conference, are
gathered in the annual district con-
ventiop. Bishop Dickey will preach
again at IL o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. .--...
The annual conference opened
Monday morning. The day was de-
voted to Sunday school work. Every
phase of the branch of the churchs
activity along that line was treated
in classes conducted throughout the
day by II. NJ. Ratliff. field secretary
for Sunday school work in the West
Texas conference.
One of the largest Epworth League
rallies in the history of 'Methodism
in San Antonio was held at the Travis
Park Church. Monday evening. APP
proximately 700 of the 1900 members
NhC <AlNbl III III san All
tonic were in attendance. DIR. Paul
W. Horn, president of Southwestern
University, Georgetown. Texas. was
the chief speaker. He stressed the
idea of the spirit of unity between
all classes and masses of people. The
need of today. he said. is the feeling
of the spirit Of fellowship and unity.
Educational and hospital work of
the Methodist Church will be dis
cussed Tuesday afternoon. DIR. Casper
:. Wright, presiding elder of the San
Antonio district conference, has an.
nounced that the speakers for the
afternoon will be DIR. Felix II. Hill.
president of Westmorcland College
DIR. Sterling Fisher, field secretary of
educational work in the West Texas
conference. and DIR. Horn.
DIR. s. II. c. Burgin, pastor of
the Laurel Heights Methodist Church
will deliver the evening sermon.
The Tuesday aud Wednesday morn
ing sessions of the conference are de-
voted exclusively to routine business.
such as the hearing of reports. Spleen
did reports showing progress both
spiritually and financially are coming
in from all charges, DIR. Wright re-
ports.
While in San Antonio. Bishop
Dickcy is the guest of DIR. and Mrs
Casper Wright.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-06
THEIR FIGHT ENDED
Complaints Of Vocational Students
Sifted and Settled.

Grievances of the student body OF
the United States Vocational Train
ing school, situated in West End,
which were publicly stated at Il meet
ing last Saturday, have been settled
or are in process of settlement. ac-
cording TO j. l.. Reece, chairman of a
student investigating committee. The
committee comprised six students. and
was charged to investigating the va
rious complaints.
In part Mr.. Recess statement fol-
lows:
1t seems as though the chief cause
for complaint was the conditions UNI
der which the men were living. The
chief complaints were of improperly
prepared food, and the condition of
the campus which has been sea of
mud. Tor the last three weekt, and ag-
gravated by the fact that there was no
recourse left open TO them whereby
they might change their environment
and living condition, due TO compUl-
sorry residence at the school. This
seemd to make them think that they
were being unjustly treated.
But now that there is TO be a
NhdhSc III llie ltTSOllHel Oh lHe hltCutll'
coupled with the fact that the campus
is assuming its normal appearance,
everybody seems better satisfied. y
great many Of the men seemed TO
think that they were not getting Il
square deal from the chief of the
training section. who is also Il dis
abled war veteran, and seemed 70 feel
that he was rather 'hard-boiled' and
failed TO use discretion in assigning
them 20 the various detectives offered
ut the school. But in every case that
was Investigated. we fund that the
men had been shown every cousidera-
ton. ms well as advised very carefully
by the chief of the training section. re-
garding both their detectives and their
ability 10 carry on successfully after
being rehabilitated.
In conclusion. | wish to say that
in every case. with the exception OF
two. we have been able to furnish
proof requested by the student. or
make adjustments both to the salts
faction of the trainee and the repre-
sentatives of the L. s. Veterans Blu
reau. The remaining two cases. be-
lieye. will eventually adjust them
selves TO the satisfaction of every one
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-06
CUT CAMP QUOTA
{. VI. IT. c. Students Will BE 500
Short OF Original Plan.

Citizens Military Training Camps
this summer in the Eighth Corps Area
will have strength of 500 less than
was originally anticipated, it was an
nounced Tuesday morning at the
corps area C.M.T.C. office. The total
Tor the four camps has been reduced
from $500 TO $500. this reduction be
ing due TO slash made in the
C.M,T.C. apportionment of the army
appropriation.
The camp TO be held at Fort Sam
Houston bears the brunt of the re-
duction. OF the cut. 500 will be taken
from the Fort Sam Houston camp.
The Fort Hauchuca camp was not af-
fected by the reduction. its original
allotment being 200. and that number
will remain the same.
The Fort Sam Houston camp was
reduced from 1900 to 100; the Fort
Sill camp was reduced from 200 to
1000. a reduction of 200 students. and
the Fort Logan camp was reduced
from 600 to 500.
The big reduction which was an
nounced Tuesday diminishes the
chances of prospective C.M.T.C. stu
dents getting into one of the sum-
mer training camps in this corps area.
With requests for application blanks
being received at the corps area
N.M.T.C. office in large numbers
daily. Lieut.. James 4. Gilruth.
C.M.T.C. officer for the Eighth Corps
Area, announced that all camps will
doubtless have their full quota. weeks
before the time for opening the
camps. With this condition he adj
vices boys intending to attend one of
these camps making their intentions
known ar corps area office immc-
liateIy
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-06
CAN RUN ORIENT.
per Thinks Line Can BE Kept
Open for n Time.

hnsas City. March 6. - W. T..
|per. receiver of the Kansas City.
| co & Orient Railroad. announced
h that he believes he viii be able
fep the road in operation despite
fact that the bill providing for a
rnment loan to the road Of So
poo has been tabled in the closing
$ Of Congress.
p expects a favorable decision in
federal courts on freight diversions
other roads 70 tide the road
until other means Of raising
hy are devised. 4 cessation Of
alton by the road would leave
Ireds Of miles Of highly pro-
tre territory in Texas without
Dad communication.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-06
HAVE ORE EXHIBIT
Public Invited 10 See Texas Minerals
at Gunter Hotel.

Iron ore of fine quality and in great
quantities, as well as the right grade
of coltng coal spells gigantic develop
ment, according to G. {. Leal, secre-
tary of the San Antonio Manufacture
ers Association.
For the purpose of presenting to
the people of San Antonio some prac-
teal basis upon which TO encourage
great industries from the East TO
locate branch factories in this city an
exhibit is now on view in the office
of that organization in the Gunter
hotel, consisting of wonderfully di-
versified display of the metals and
minerals of the central mineral re-
gions of Texas, known as the Llano-
Mason Uplift. This includes splendid
specimens of both bessimer and non
bessimer type of iron ore. both mag
netite and hematite Of unusual quail
ity. 1t is believed that only one other
depoIt of this material is known TO
exist in the United States at the pres
ent time which is not being utilized.
lin, manganese, molybdenite and sill
lea are present to the northwest of
tins city in large quantities. The
Llano region is also noted for many
rare-earth minerals, including atlantic.
cyrtolite, galolinite. bummite, nivenite.
polycrase, rowlandita. tengerite, and
yttrialite. Copper, lead and other
valuable metals are on display as well
as the more precious metals. Besides
this. granite, both red, gray and opal
Inc may be seen in the Display, as well
as marble of very fine grain texture.
gypsum and anhydsite, tale and SER
pentine.
I'VE know we have this iron pres
cnt In great quantities." said Mr..
Leel. "and we also know that iron
ore is of little use without the proper
grade Of coking coal. We have govern
ment information that we have at our
doors probably the largest body of hi
luminous coal in the United States, il
not in the whole world"
The display is open to the public.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-06

the enemy on his own terms. | Will.
however, do the best | can under the
circumstances and / feel confident
that the determined yalor and des-
perate courage heretofore exhibited by
my men will not fail them in the last
struggle; and although they may he
sacrificed to the vengeance of a Gothic
enemy, the victory will cost the enemy
so dear that it will be worse for him
then defeat. l hope your honorable
body will haston on reinforcements.
ammunitionS and provisions to our
aid as soon as possible. We have pro-
visions for twenty days for the men
we have. Our supply of ammunition
is limited. Al least 100 pounds of
cannon powder and 200 rounds of 6,
,. Il and 1S-pound balls. ten kegs
of rifle powder and a supply lead.
should be sent to this place without
delay, under a sufficient guard.
Victory or Death"
IF these things be promptly sent.
and large achievements are FASTENED
10 this frontier, this ncighborhood will
be the great and decisive ground. The
power Of Santa Anna is to be met
here, or in the colonies; We had better
meet them here than suffer a war of
devastation to rage in our settlements.
\ blood red banner waves from the
church de Bejar. and in the camp
above us. in token that the war is
one of vengeance against rebels: they
have declared us as such. demanded
that we should surrender at discre-
ton or that this garrison should be
put to the sword Their threats have
had no influence on me or my men
but TO make all fight with despera-
tion. and that high-souled courage
which characterizes the patriot who is
willing 10 die. in defense of his coun-
try'S liberty and his own honor.
The citizens of this municipality
are all our enemies, except those who
have joined lis heretofore. We have
but three Mexicans now in the fort
those who have not joined with us in
this extremity should be declared pub
lie enemies and their property should
aid in paying the expenses of the war.
The bearer of this will give your
honorable body a statement more in
detail should he escape through the
enemy's lines.
God and Texas. Victory or death.
"Your obedient servant.
Wv. BARRETT TRAVIS.
Lieut.. Col. Comm"
"P. S.-Thc enemy's troops are still
arriving and the reinforcements will
probably amount to two or three thou
sand -'.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-06
CITY WILL NOT PAY
Council Declines TO Appropriate
Money for Legal Services.


BY vote of three TO two the city
commission Monday afternoon voted
down an appropriation of $3.50 for
Judge j. II. Sluder in payment of his
services in connection with the audi
forum bond election and an investi-
CATION into the feasibility of munich
pay ownership of the local gas plant.
These services We're performed sew
eral months ago. The mayor explained
that Judge Sluder had been paid $500
and that the $3.50 was the balance
due him. The vote was taken with
out discussion, the mayor and Com
missioner Rieden casting the affirma-
tive votes
Upon motion of Commissioner
Wright proposal to prepare the
bowl" for staging the fiesta pageant
on Romano street was held up until
Tuesday. The commissioner asked
that he be given this much time in
order that he might determine how
to vote. The project will cost about
$500, it was stated.
An ordinance was adopted authoriz-
ing the mayor to execute quit claim
deed TO the South Flores school prop
erty which recently was the subject
Of considerable discussion in the coun-
Gil meeting.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-06
ELKS HONOR BURKE
For Fifth Year 'Jacl, Il. Burke Is
Exalted Ruler.

Members of the San Antonio Elks
lodge paid honor TO Jack Il. Burke
at the annual meeting Monday night
by re-electins him to the office of eX-
allied ruler for the fifth consecutive
year. As far as is known. Mr. Burke
holds the record of all Elidom for con-
tlnu0us service as exalted ruler of a
lodge. Other officers elected were /:
Herbert PEARS. esteemed leading
knight; c. +. nehemiah, esteemed
loyal knight Neil CaippU-:,. oetccl1cd
lecturing knight; q. j. Collins, Secrc-
tary Alex =. Nillarct. treasurer; u.
Z. Dohlhrn, tiler and Jack SinTS,
trustee for n tiree-year term.
Shortly before completion of bis
fourth town Us eXa ted ruler-double
the leng,h Of time that Office had ever
been been held in the San Antonio
lodge by any previous official-Mr.
Burke announced his determination
not to stand for reelection. However,
such pressure was brought TO bear by
the membership at large that he later
consented TO be Il candidate for an
other term. Members took the position
that ii was TO the best interests of the
lodge for him TO retain leadership and
get the proposed building program un-
der way. This improvement contem-
plates the erection of seven-story
addition TO the present club building
at an estimated cost of S3J0,000. The
site has been purchased, plans drawn
and work is expected TO start in the
course Of the next few months.
In the four years of Mr.. Burkc's
administration the Elks' lodge has in
creased in membership from approx
mately 800 to more than 5000, and ac
quircd the seven-StOTy club building
at Martin and Navarro streets. The
last membership drive, which ended
about month ago, netted more than
800 new members.
Following the election Monday
night. stag smoker was held at
which the New York Giants and visit
ing newspaper men We're guests of
honor. The smotcr was featured by
three four-round boxing matches and
n battle royal.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-06
PLACED In RESERVE
Orders Assign ~ San Antonio Off
GERS i'm NOn-divisional Group.

In two extensive orders issued from
Eighth Corps Area headquarters dur
ing the week Il total of 6iJ officers
of the Organized Reserve Corps re
ccived assignments or attachments to
units of the organized reserves. The
first order assigned or attached 423
officers, all of whom were placed with
the non-diviSional group. including the
Eigth and Eighteenth corps and the
1j6th Cavalry Brigade.
San Antonio was well represented
i'll the long list of officers assigned
TO units of the non-divisional group,
total of Al citizens, officers in the
reserve corps, receiving assignment or
attachment by this order.
The second order affected only ODD
officers. all of whom were assigned to
reserve corps units in the states of
New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado.
The local citizens who were given
assignments or attachments in the non
divisional group are:
Lieut.. Col. James II. French. 1902
Piedmont avenue First Lieut.. Charles
c. Wight, Cos Crosby street; First
Lieut.. Walter Il. Crouch, 73S Patter-
son avenue; Second Lieutenants Ar
thur L. Braden. 914 South Presa
street. and Hugh G. Sloan: Capt.
Claude II. ]. Druse, 2615 North Flo
res street: First Lieut.. Roger A. Cook,
Central Trust Building: Second Lieu
tenants Edward =. Byrne, 211 Wickes
street and Joseph W. Davenport, 514
Augusta street; Maj. Elmer S. Arm
strong, 030 West Agarita avenue
First Lieut.. Alexander W. Lenzen,
240J Saunders avenue; Second Lieu
tenants Claude A. Hargis, 419 River
avenue. Thomas g.. Jones. 702 North
Flores street, and Stanford W. Rife,
615 West Mulberry street: First
Lieut.. James h. Cade, 632 Van Ness
street; Second Lieutenants Thomas d.
Galley, 1903 East Pecan street. Pete
j.. Tschirhart and Charles b. Wolfe,
314 Marshall street; First Lieut..
George O. Westmeyer, 124 Nebraska
street: Second Lieutenants Writ b.
Reid. All West Evergreen street. and
Joseph II. Schaffer; Maj. Edgar G.
Tobin: Capt. Harry i. Collins, .263
East Lambert street; Second Lieuten-
ants Joseph II. Mcdonald. sol Brook !
lyn avenue. and George {. Vernon.
301 Hunstock avenue: Jesse c. Kill
Tough, 235 East Commerce street !; |
Clarence J. Sieckenius. 1922 North
Pine street: Arthur =. Van Horn and
David ]. Walsh. zoos Lamar street /:
Capt. William Il. Halbig, 2413 Mon
terey street: Capt. Harry A. Pittman,
ia Routt street; Lieut.. Col. Fidelio
G.. Chamberlain. Belknap and Holly |
wood streets. and Lieut.. Col. John h.
Fahey: Mai. William w. Holden:
First Lieuts. Charles II. Mum, az
Patterson avenue. and Ralph w.
Stone. 1915 Palmetto avenue; Second
Lieutenants William ]. Frazier. ITO
North New Braunfels avenue: Edward
l.. Staacke. 127 West Mistletoe ave
nue.: Second Lieut.. Walter A. Trask.
300 East CORTLAND place; Second
Lieutenants Leslie II. Gushing and AL
len J.. Laurence, $50 Jennings ave
nue.: Capt. Charles Swanson. 12S
Ninth street; First Lieut.. John J.
Hansey and Second Lieut.. Charles j.
Jacobs. 113j Westfall avenue.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-06
LOOKS LIKE M'CRORY
Proposed Bar Meeting on Judgeship
Seems Unlikely.

That the real fight for the appoint
ment as judge Of the new Ninety
fourth district court. created by the
Legislature recently. lies between W.
W. McCrOry, member of the state
highway department, and II. NJ. West.
formerly state representative. is the
opinion of San Antonio attorneys
who returned from Austin TUESDAY.
Although Bruce Teagsrd en, w T.
Lobhan and several other attorneys
are reported to be seeking the judge
ship, it is generally believed that the
race has narrowed To the two. first
mentioned. The odds are said to
favor McCrory.
An effort Monday 10 get Governor
Neff TO commit himself as to whether
he would follow the recommendation
of the San Antonio Bar Association.
if one were made. failed when the
governor stated that he declined to.
answer the question. Joseph +. Ryan.
president of the association. stated
Monday that he would not favor call
ing n meeting Of the association for
the purpose of endorsing a candidate,
unless the governor intimated that he
would he willing to follow its recon-
mcndatiOn.
Il am still of the same opinion"
Judge Ryan said Tuesday. Il do not
feel that we should interfere unless
the governor asks us 10 or unless he
indicates that he would follow any
recommendation we might make"
Many San Antonio attorneys are in
favor of calling the meeting. however.
and if the association does not see fit
10 endorse any one candidate. TO rec
ommend two or three ont of the pros
pective candidates. in the hope that
the governor would appoint one OF
them. 1t seems scarcely probable
now. however. that any meeting will
be held.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-06
TO REBUILD TARGET
Second Engineers win Go To Camp
Bulls Friday.

The Second Engineers. Second Di-
vision. are scheduled to leave the can
Torment garrison at Fort Sam Hous-
ton Friday morning and will march
10 Camp Bulls where they will re-
main until the latter part OF April.
While on the reservation. the regi-
ment will rebuild the targets burned
last spring by the phyrotechnic ex-
plosion' when a number Of enlisted
men lost their lives. The last weeks
on the range will be spent in the an
nual target practice.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-06
OPEN SCHOOL BIDS
Contracts For Five Junior High
Schools Soon To BE Given.

Bids for the construction of five
junior high school building will be
opened at the regular meeting of the
school board, Tuesday afternoon. ac-
cording 10 an announcement by the
business manager for the school board,
Paul Scholz. The cost of construc-
tion of the five buildings, according
to an estimate made by the school
board architects, Phelps and Devices.
several weeks ago, will be in the neigh
borhood of S6I3,000.
Final action on the bids submitted
will probably not be taken at the
regular meeting Tuesday afternoon.
as it will require several hours to
tabulatc the bids.
The bids to be opened this after
noon are for junior high school build
ings 10 be located at San Pedro ave-
nue. and Mulberry; at the site be
tween Josephine street and AShby
Place; the Darragh homestead site on
North Olive; the Shook site Mt York
shire and Berkshire; and the North
Zarzamora and RoSillo street site
Bids for the pruitt avenue and
Cooper street sites have been let.
Deals for three sites. the San
Pedro avenue, the Josephine street
and the Darragh homestead sites were
formally closed. Tuesday morning.
The purchase of any one of the three
sites was dependent upon the pur-
chase OF the other two. the school
board making that reservation in its
offers, according to Mr.. Scholz.
DIR. Jeremiah Rhodes, superintend-
ent of public schools. who was one
OF the speakers at the division of
superintendent Of the National Edu-
Gators Association which met in
Cleveland, Ohio. during the latter
part of February. will be present mt
the school board meeting. and will
probably make n report upon the re-
suits of the convention.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-06
SEE HIGHER STEEL.
Labor and Car Shortage Only Bars
TO Increased Production.

PittSburg. March 6. - Makers OF
steel declare they look for higher
prices in many lines during the see
ond half of 1928. Speeding mp of
production is going on in practically
all plants in this section with labor
and ear shortage the only draw
backs.
Building ana loan associations in
this section are increasing their cap
ital, some of them 500 per cent. 10
care for building requirements. Home
builders are depending largely on
these companies TO finance their oper-
'ations.t Wage increases in the build
ing trades amounting to > 1-2 to
- 1-2 per cent have gone into effect
for over 10000 workers in this see
tion