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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
328,748 CARS
AREPRODUCED.
]. |NsEPTEMBER
Brings Total for Nine
Months Of 1923 to
3,021,S96.
wlLLYS is HONORED
Named Chairman Of For.
eign Trade Commit
tee, MACE.

New York, Oct. 1s.-Strengthening
Of the campaign for motor markets
abroad is indicated by President Cliff
toms appointment of John n. WHY'S
to head the foreign trade committee OF
the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce, as announced at the direct
ors' meeting. .f, -
September production Of cars and
trucks, estimated on factory shipment
figures, was 32S,74S, bringing the
total for nine months of this year to
3,021 1896 which compares with J.
SS4. $50 in the first three quarters last
year.
Reports from retail organizations
| indicate an active demand for motor
buses, especially in the. larger cities
of the South. Private operators are
the biggest buyers; but trolley com
panies, school departments, and de-
partment stores are also large Gus,
| toners. Motor truck sales in genera
compare favorably with previous
months. Motor car sales are spotty
with activity in the closed car market
tending to minimize seasonal slacken
ing.
Motor Transport Congress.
John n. WHY'S, director of thu
National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce. succeeds j. Walter DRAKE
in the craftsmanship of the \. A. Z
G. foreign trade committee. Mr.. DRAKE
has become assistant Secretary o.
| Commerce. The biggest single stel
which the committee is undertaking
for the promotion of motor transpor
abroad is the organizing Of the Inter
national Motor Transport Congress t.
be- held in Detroit next May. The com
mittee is aiming TO build for the fu
turc of foreign business. Accordingly
emphasis will be laid not alone on i'm
mediate sales, but also on highwa!
construction and financing, and oil
servicing.
The complete committee is: JOIN
n. WHY'S (Willys-Overland) chair
man: j. u. Mooney (Hupp). II. r
Phipps (Hudsonl, Jay p. Rathbu
(Whitel, II. NJ. Robins dodge
Howard $. Welsh (Studebaker
George F. Bauer IN. A. c. c. secrt
tary.
Below is given production of motto
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY is y;
LOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF
u. S. VEHICLE INDUSTRY
Not Mushroom Growth as Some Would Have Il
Believed - Saturation Point Apparently Not
Reached-America Largest Market-U. S.
and Canada Have SO Per Cent of Regis
tered Motor Vehicles

According to E. NJ. Miller, statisti.
clan of the National Bank of Com.
merce in New York. there are in the
United States and Canada over IS per
cent of the registered motor vehicles
of the world.
Continuing in the October issue of
the banks magazine, Commerce
Monthly, he states that
THE simple facts as to the produc'
ton and use of automotive vehicles in
the United States and Canada are so
astounding that the attention not
only of the business world but OF the
general public as well has been TO-
cussed on them and speculations as
to the future of the automotive in
dustry are a fruitful theme of discus.
sion. From the standpoint of value OF
product. the industry is now third IN
the United States. More than 40O, 0Oo
workers are directly dependent on il
for a livelihood while the number in.
directly dependent on it is much great
err. The relationship of this vast in.
dustry to the general well-being OF
the country is obviously very close,
and correct understanding Of the
Importance in judging business trends
in the two leading countries Of NORTH
America.
u. s. Largest Buyer.
"There is no essential difference be-
tween the conditioning factors affect
ing the production and use Of auto
motive vehicles in the United States
and in Canada. but brief examina-
ton of available data for the auto
motive industry Of the world reveals
astonishing differences between the
situation of these two and OF other
countries. At the beginning of 49,
there were about 14.J00.000 registered
motor vehicles in the world and the
United States and Canada possessed
| IS per cent of them. The proportion
of the annual world output of auto
mobiles and trucks produced Jointly
by the United States and Canada Is
probably even higher for together they
dominate the markets Of most import
ing countries.
1.-THE manufacturing skill OF Amer
lean automobile manufacturers ant
especially the development of mas:
production and Of consequent low costs
are among the greatest achievements
of American industry but large-scal'
production is itself entirely dependent
on basic factors which lie much deep
err. America has no monopoly on thu
mechanical and managerial skill requi
site for mass production. Its develop
ment requires a heavy investment be
cause of the great initial cost Of thu
necessary mechanical equipment an'
large-scale production has prevailed il
North American because here is foun'
the condition which makes it paJ
There is market for the output. be
cause the rich natural resources o
North America in relation to popuia
ton, combined with the efficient or
ganization of American industry hay
resulted in a productive ability on tn
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
TempLeton, Brooks, Napier & Brown
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
MOORE BUILDING,
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

n,r,,rrox
nfSoKS fi"'i0N ANTONIO
S MAsTGE E. e. S ssSFS
: r. R. 1 n ssntsmbsr asb 1928
WroenI undley Motor Co,
and Eighth Street
Attention Richard Drake
received your letter 25h ns reference to my car and
appreciation Oh spen-
hands Of company nave
did receive prompt and ec service
staff of workmen who nave at all
times been most have owned two Dodge cars
for services by your concern winch uu
not wa a
which have has been giving me spen-
shop few times Tor MINOR
think the mooe
perfectly SATISFIED with the
splendid automobile to sell there
popularity of that car due IN large
treatment winch
at that they receive
exception In my
could De expected
Veryt -
cppo c. r. KENYON.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14

vehicles for the past nine months. 1t
will be noted that September is . per
cent under August, though I'll per
cent of September last year which
fell off 25 per cent from August
1000.
, 1923-08-16

d.,son and Hawkers. Australia, were
orrai0ned against ShimiZu and kashlo
Of Japan.
London. Aug. l3th.-A majority of the
morning newspapers approve, either
wholly, or in the main, the British note
70 France and Belgium. The note is so
strong. but not too strong says the
Times, 1T was high time such q clear
statement of the British case was made.
This newspaper adds that the Govern
men+ mt its case regarding the Allied
debt with gratifying frmness', n
contends that the taking of separate &C.
F;on nv Great Britain would be the
logical result of such a frank expression
IF nolicy". The newspaper urges that
eff Great Britain is to act, she must act
quickly for her w sake and for the
e9ke Of Europe. The Daily Telegraph
Describes the note as pro-British from
sIart to finish, adding, On that account
lone the support of a great majority OF
the English people should rally to the
eide of he Government. However,,
he newspaper regretfully adds If the
nhrases which underlined the incompati-
biIifv of the French and British stand
noints accurately represent the facts,
the spirit of mutuality, which made the
alliance a strong living thing. animates
il no longer we shall have to deal with a
sadly changed situation. The Liberal
newspaners while recognizing the Seri-
onsness of the situation support the note.
The Daily News says it was time
for the Government to speak out and
that. its frankness is all the more
impressive for the unparalleled forbear'
aSce it has : shown. "Englishmen',
adds the newspaper would never have
dreamed of using this tone to France if
they had not Been absolutely driven to
, 1923-08-16

doing so by France herself" The West
minister Gazette comments" No other
course was consistent with the dignity
and interests of this country and we d.
not regret one word Of the IRRITABLE
resentment which underlies the earlier
sentences of the British reply. We have
reached the point where there can be no
turning back on our part". The Daily
Chronicle a9ks Indignantly why the Brit
iSh position was not made clear long ago.
before the Ruhr was occupied, and saws
that the failure of the Government to
display the strength of the British case
to the world had been one of its worst
faults. France. says this newspaper.
has been far ahead of Britain in the arms
of publicity. with-the results that. I'VE
have nothing like the IsOlid widespread
backing from neutrals, especially Ameri-
can opinion to which the moral excellence
of our case entities u.s.. The lndepend.
ent Daily Express thinks some parts Of
the note will astonish the public, but ap-
proves of the position adopted regarding
the debt question. The Morning Post,
torn between loyalty to the Government
and advocacy Of the French cause. IS
concerned with the gravity of the issues
raised, the profound differences between
the two Governments and the dreadful
catastrophe to which those differences.
if permitted to develop, may some day
lead'. This paper is convinced that
separate action by Great Britain. will
lead only to the abyss. The Daily
Mali finds the note bad and stupid ard
says it will make the situation much
worse than before.
Paris. Aug. 12th.-The British note is
regarded IN official circles as a positive
disavowaf of Great Britain's war Allies
and a frank esPousal of the German
, 1923-08-16

80 A%RAJ AS @S( NAABSNa SAACO84 al 0OGB
O'Orsay it is held the document smacks
20 much of propaganda it might properly
be ignored. This amazing document
proposes 10 haul France and Belgium
before q tribunal TO answer their efforts
to make Germany carry Out her treaty
obligations. said an official of the Fol-
eiRn Office today. France and Belgium
are not ready 70 answer such a sun %
mons, even from Great Britain"
Dover. Aug. 12th-EnriQue Tiraboc-
Chi, Argentine swimmer, landed here at
1888 o'clock this afternoon, after swim
ming the English Channel from Ca e
Griznez. France, q and a half miles, in
the second record time Of I6 hours and
80 minutes.
New York, Aug. 18th. French f,arCs
dropped to the lowest figure in all tine.
and French bonds turned heavy here to-
day, in reflection Of weekend political
developments in Europe. French francs
dropped rs points 10 5 SIS cenrs. De-
partment of Seine z percent bonds
dropped 2 points to 81. Substantial
fractional lecession9 we're recorded by
French Government Il percent and s per.
cent and the French municipal issues.
London, Aug. l4tb. Sugar in stock
on the nth inst. was los. COO tons. Last
year l19. 600 tons.
Liverpool, Aug. 18th Sir Thomas
Upton, before st jling tor the United
States on the steamer Cedric. an
nOunced that he had definitely decided
to challenge for the Americas Cup in
1926. He will build a new boat for the
race. he said.
Berlin. August 18th The new cabi-
net is constituted as follows. Chancel-
lor. DR.. Gustave Stressemann. Foreign
Affairs Herr Won Bergen. Interior Herr
Sollmann Socialist. Occupied Areas
Fuchs Clerical. Fin8nGe Herr Hilfer-
dung Socialist. Economics Hans Won
Raumer Peoples Party. Reconstruction
and ice-Chancellor Herr Schmidt Social
ist. Labour Herr Braune Clerical.
Justice Herr Radbruch Socialist. Rail-
way Herr OsSer Democrat. Posts and
Telegraphs Herr GiIsberts Clerical. De.
fence DR.. GessIer Democrat. Food Con-
trOller DR.. Hans Luther Democrat.
Diego Won Bergen is Ambassador to the
Vatican. Ills consent to accept the port
folio Of Foreign Minister has not yet been
obtained by DR.. Stressemann although it
is said he is most likely to do so.
Toronto. Aug. 13th.-Forming a strik-
ing feature Of International Year, at
the Canadian National Exhibition, is the
visit of the Cuban cruiser, "Patria"
which will drop anchor off the exhibition
grounds during the two weeks of the big
fair. Carrying a crew of 1870 officers and
men. the "Patria" sailed from Havana
on AuQ. 4th. and will arrive in Toronfo
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
Delegates Assertions Are
 Causing Considerable Stir
O'MALLEY INVITES CONGRESSMEN TO INVESTI- GATE CONDITIONS IN ALASKA-DELEGATE SAYS OFFICIALS ACTING AS GO-BETWEENS FOR BIG INTERESTS IN SALMON CRAB

Washington, Mar. 8-A featured by recent charges preferred by Delegate Dan A. Sutherland from Alaska that the Department of Commerce has hand ed the salmon fisheries of Alaska to Chicago ana San Francisco fish trusts has been precptaed by the ton of the department in temporarily extending the gov ernment salmon in Alaska protective meas to the canning industry.
 statement made by the attorney acting for the dele gate and which placed in the Congressional Record before Suherlands departure for home yesterday de- clared by Assistant Secretary Huston of the department to be the most demagogic bunk put over
 Delegate Sutherland, in his Congressional Record statement further says that in the Alaska fisheries grab missioner of fisheries and Dr. Charles Henry Gilbert pro- lessor of zoology at the Stanford University and scientific adviser the bureau of fisheries OMalley Sutherland states the choice of the fish trust for the office of commissioner and is significant that the first name on the board of trustees for Stanford University where G bert employed that of Frank B. Anderson, chairman of the finance commission of the university and also d rector of the Alaska Packers Association which is the principal beneficiary of the grab.
 Members of the House and Senate committees which deal with the fisheries question have been invited by the Department of Commerce to visit Alaska during the cess period to inspect conditions in the fishing of the Territory This invitation today enlarged by executive order which makes it imperative for nvest gation to be held
 Commissioner OMaley, in making the announcement of the executive order deals sardoncy with the charges preferred by the delegate from Alaska that the depart
 ent had given monopoly in the salmon fisheries busi mess to three San Francisco and Chicago packing con-
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
Steels Name Withdrawn In
 Contest for Secretaryship
Deputy Clerk of Court Selma Scott of Valdez Secures
 Coveted Official Plum

selfrespecting people should be ex- pected to bear uncomplainingly.'
 Third Division members are given good positions on committee assign ments from the house. Staser and Price are both on the ways and means committee, with Ross, Fourth Division, acting as chairman. Other committee appointments are as fol- lows:
 Judiciary Committee, Price chair man. He is also a member of the fish, ing, mining and transportation com mittees.
 Mining Committee Staser chairman. Also. assigned to the roads, territorial institutions and labor.
 Murray has been given the chair manship of the committee on educa- ton. and is a member of three others.
 Foster is chairman of the transpor- tation committee and was named to serve on three others.
 Dimond is chairman of the judiciary committee with three other member ships.
 With Steeps withdrawal and the election of the secretary from the 3rd Division 1t is now believed that har- mony will prevail, many of the other divisions members desiring to expe- dite legislative matters.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
Springtime May Witness
 Commencement of Fighting
HALF DOZEN COUNTRIES OF EUROPE MAKING PREPARATIONS WHICH PROTEND CONFLICT TURKEY READY-FRANCE RUSHING MORE TROOPS TO SMYRNA-POLES CALL COLORS.

LONDON March S-The Old World today seems to be preparing for another in the spring time according to reports which have from half dozen countries This indicated by the martial preparations at present underway in various portions of Europe.
 France has for the past few days been rushing rein orcements Smyrn owing to the warnings la has re- ceved that warfare against the French has been planned this spring. the opening engagements to take place some time in April m
 From Poland comes the report that military mach nery of that nation has been put to work calling m three hundred thousand reserves which will assemble under the coors ready to leave at days notice to portion ot Europe It is stated from good authority that Poland is making ready start three fronts
 From Turkey it is reported that al! Monammedans between the ages of and thryve who are at present in Constannope have been ordered to hemselvs at the recruiting stations before next Sunday The Turkish situation is strengthened by the arra o hundreds o able bodied men at the capital city within the past ten days Immediately following the rumor that the lausanne treaty would be rejected was noticeable that the influx of men to the capital took place.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08

JUNEAU, March z (Delayed)-The deadlock which existed among the senate members on the choice of a senate secretary was broken late yes terday afternoon just before the six teenth ballot was cast when Senator M. D. Snodgrass, of the Fourth Divis- ion, announced that the name of Will A. Steel, with his own consent, had been withdrawn from the secretarial nominations. On this declaration, a unanimous vote was cost in favor of Miss Selma Scott of Valdez Della B. ta-y.
 Both houses of the legislature are now completely organized and met in joint session this afternoon. One of the first enactments was under sus- pension of the rules and consisted of the drawing up of an invitation to President Harding to visit Alaska dur ing the coming summer This will be wired to the executive as soon as memorial drawn up by Representative Grant, First Division, which sharply criticizes the policy of the national administration for creating a not only unjustifiable but inexcusable' fisher ies reserve, and declaring Eve know them to entail numerous evils, which added to those which already afflict the territory. are more than loyal and
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
BODIES SLAIN DEPUTIES
 FOUND BURIED IN MUD

FRANKLIN, La, March 8-The bod les of Wesley Crane and Wiley Pierce deputy sheriffs who were slain late Saturday by moonshiners, were found today buried in the mud of a destroy ed moonshine still in swamp eight miles from here John Murphy and Gideon Rester, who were accusel on charge of moonshining and also of suspicion of doing away with the off cers, confessed to the crime and led officers to the place of burial.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
CRAsTER HALL COMING
 WITH RAIL SHIPMENT

SEATTLE, March S-The steamship Craster Hall, bound from Mobile to Seward, Alaska, arrived in port yes- terday under command of Captain L. Forbes. The vessel will unload local consignment in this port and then pro- ceed to Vancouver. From the Canad- ian port she will go direct to the Alas kan town, to which place four thous- and tons of steel rails for use on the Alaska Railroad are consigned.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
MANY SEPARATED FROM
 THEIR INCOME SOURCE

WASHINGTON, March eS--Acocrd- ing to figures compiled by the direc- tion of the president and submitted to the cabinet nearly one hundred em- ployees in the government service were topped off the payrolls during the present administration. The report covered nearly every department of the government and extended to all known portions of the globe where the United States had representatives.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
BOND REQUIRED ON LIQUOR SHIPMENTS ENGLAND PROVIDES MEASURE WHICH WILL GUARANTEE DE-
 LIVERY OF BOOZE

LONDON, March S-In order to pre- vent American bootleggecs and Brit ish firms from shipping liquor for COIL sumption in the United States the government has imposed bond of $25 case on all liquor leaving English ports. The bond will be held by tine government until return has been made upon the shipping manifests. Should the liquor be diverted to any other port than the one designated in the bill of lading, the bond money re- verts to the government.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
.|RRECULARs ACTIVE IN COUNTY. KERRY

DUBLIN, March S-Detective Kelly, of the Free State service, was instant. ly killed last evening and the customs office wrecked by a bomb explosion at the Lund mine The internal machine had been placed beneath the doorway of the office and when the detective answered the knock he was blown to bits.
 The activities of the bombers is ex- tending to all parts of the country three Free State officers and two sol diers being killed this morning at a mine adjacent to the Lund plant.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
WIDESPREAD ACTION
 IN CONTEMPLATION 
 UPON TERRITORY ALREADY Act UiRED FROM GERMANY

BERLIN, March 8-A Munich cor respondent of the Achtuhrabend Blatr, says that the French occupational army intends to take oyer the city of Frankfort within the next week. The activities of the French will not be confined to that city alone. Munich, and other places in South Germany, being slated for occupancy within the next three weeks.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
GERMANY WILLING ID
 ARB|TRATE TROUBLES

BERLIN. March 8-Chancellor Gu stated that if France agreed to eyacu- ate the Ruhr district as soon as an agreement betwen the two nations had been reached, Germany was willing to submit to the intervention of a third nation for adjudication of the repara- tions problem.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
WOMAN BO0:TLEeGER SERVES. TIME AT HONE:

rr :. FRESNO, March S-Sentenced to serve five hundred days in her home in taking care of her four little cnlio- ren was the judgment of Police Judge Crichton this morning when he pro- nounced sentence upon Mrs. Eiiza- beth Espinola who was convicted of bootlegging. The home confinement Is equivalent to one day for each ooi'a, of the fine which ordinarily would have been imposed.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
NEGROES WILL MINE
 GOAL IN RUHR DISTRICT

NEW YORK, March S-Five thous- and negro coal miners from the Am erican bituminous mines of the south and middle west are to be sent lo the Ruhr district to replace the Germans, who are on a strike against French occupation. It is stated that ne neces- sary transportation has been arranged for.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
Third Division Secur 4S Senate Secretary
Assertions Made on Fish Reservation Being Answered
SPECIAL TRIP BE MADE
 BY STARR TO COLD BAY

It is announced by Agent Whiting that the Steamer Starr willmake the special trip to Cold Bay section in- stead of calling it off, as stated yes terday. The trip to Kanatak will con- sume about one week, and the vessel should be able to leave on the regu- lar westward trip about March 19.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
RICH JURY RETURNS
 VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY

VALDEZ, March S-The j'.ry s',''ng on the case of U s. .s Rich, ,ni: morning returned a yerdic. of mo- guilty" Judge E. E. Ritchi5 when the verdict was returned, stated to lhe Jury ".r ntlemen, am amaze'; al that verdict
 kicn was being tried for an alleged holdup :, Anchorage this spring, Two special venii es were necesse.y t.tGfe ju.y ccuid be secured to tr, IL; 7. case which started last Mcn1ay.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
VERSION OF RETURNED AMERICAN CITIZEN

Nou York Mar 8-James Hamilton Lewis who ar rveo on the liner Majestic yesterday after spending year abroad today predicted that war in E rope would be in progress within month luiney' me is nrepared to fight She feels that she will receive more men, if necessary from Russia with Germany furnishing her with military supplies The situation as lar as can COO indicates that war will take place and that soon
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
NEW YORK POPULATION
 AND WEALTH IS LARGE

NEW YORK, March S-A census count of the official directory of this city gives the present population at sjx million persons with an assessed real estate valuation of ten ana one half billions.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
THOUSANDS IN PRISON

LONDON, March S-Fgures given out by the prison officials of Great Britain, show that fully ten thousand inmates of the jails are imprisoned for deAt mainly men who neglect to pay for their wives maintenance and illesitimate children's support.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-08
CHINESE MAY RETURN

MEAICALA, March 8-Chinese res idents of Lower California, who are planning to make a visit to China were today informed that they would be permitted to return to the country but were warned under penalty of los ing their rights not to attempt to aio others in coming across tue Pacific.