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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
(By e. v. RICKENRAWM.)

Ask the next boy you meet to name
the three best known emblems on an
automobile radiator (every boy is a
motor bug. you know and he will
name the HAT In the Ring" as one
of the three.
If, perchaBce, you are Of an analy-
teal turn, you have wondered why
this is so.
In a word, the reason is-it is about
the only insignia that really signifies
anything in its relation to the auto
mobile which it traces.
Many well known cars carry names
Of men whose connection with the con-
Germ which builds them long since
ceased, il indeed such ever existed.
There is much of pathos-and not
a little Of trssedy-back OF that last
paragraph.
Romancs 10 not confined to love af-
fairs. There is more romance in mod
ern industry than in all the books ever
written.
More devotion-more villainy; more
loyalty-more treachery; more happy
endlngs-more heartbreaks.
The Stage Of Life.
In our so-called prosaic industrial
life we daily meet all the characters
called for in any plot.
In business, we daily cope will,
1ago, but luckily, for every Shylock
there is an Antonio. And there are
many prototypes Of both Damon and
PytAias.
Caesars there are, in modern indus
try, more powerful than any Caesar
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
Automobile Nomenclature
Few Insignias Really Signify Anything in Relation
to Cars They Grace.

Of the past-and billionaires, besides
whom Croesus was a pauper.
In our own automobile industry we
knew a precise parallel to the Corsi-
can brothers.
Lear we know, and Dombey, too
and alas! too many Frankensteins
sometime.
As its name plate, one well known
American car affects the coat OF arms
of Frenchman of century ago
who never saw an automobile, and
whose descendants own no stock il
the company.
Another adopted the miniature of
another illustrious Frenchman who
lived in pre-motor days. He never saw
steamboat or railroad-to say
nothing Of an automobile.
Never Saw q Car.
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac never
rode in an eQuipage SO luxurious as a
Cadillac.
And Lafayette would have felt
amply rewarded for all his services TO
America could he have but owned a
Lafayette.
We divulge no secret when we re-
mind you that there is no longer any
Packard in Packard" there is no
Pierce in pierce Arrow" no Hudson
| in Hudson" and no Essex ever was.
There is no Paige in Paige" no
Buick in Buick" no Chevrolet in
Chevrolet"
There is no Hupp in @Hupmobile,
no Odds in DISQUALIFICATION Ran
som Z. is still the 80" in REQ"
Since "Dick" Collins took the steer
ing wheel, we all recognize the Peer
in peerless" while we keenly regret
the untimely passing of the dynamic
Dodge Brothers from the dodge"
Uncle Henry still does direct the
destinines of the Ford" (much to the
disgust of Wall street, but there Is
coln."
And So It Goes.
Briscoe left the "Briscoe" to Earle,
and then Earle left the Earle" to-
Briscoe?
The patriarchs Of the once familiar
flowing boards long since passed from
Studebaker control, while their de-
scendants, if present, are so incon-
spicuous as to be almost invisible.
That other sturdy pioneer, John
Maxwell. Was long since dropped from
Maxwell" though his name goes
marching On.
Mitchell" is minus any Mitchell !;
Stutz is no longer in "Stutz": the
Big &C" is now silent in "Chal'
mers."
And so it goes.
The instances are endless, but all
such emblems are meaningless 20 far
as indicating the character Of the
product, or the ideals of the men
whose names they bear.
The "Hat in the Ring" is q rare
exception to this rule.
BY its very presence on the radia-
tor it tells the history, the character
and quality Of this products-the
ideals, engineering skill and ambition
for service Of Rickenbacker, the man
and the organization.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
GENERAL MOTORS
TO BUILD $1,000
CARS IN OCTOBER
Buick Turning Out Cars at
Rate Of Nearly 1000
Daily.

. Commenting upon the current siutn-
tionin the motor car industries as re-
Elected in the operations of General
Motors. Alfred p. Sloan Jr., presi-
dent says: = ~. sy 81.
I'VE scheduled for September 3d.
900 4cars.sN This compares with TO-
900 cars in May, 1928, the largest
number that General Motors ever pro-
duced and Sold in any one month. Due
to the fact that September. was a
short month in working days. and on
account of production difficulties in
bringing through new models, we sell
considerably short of this schedule, but
we sold 69,400 which was every car we
could make and we closed the month
with a substantial number Of orders
untitled.
1--WE have scheduled for October o.
900 cars and shall make every effort
to produce that number. We have
no question of our ability to market
them. September /, which is the latest
available date on which we have re-
ports from our dealer organization
throughout the country, showed
smaller number of unsold cars on hand
than we had the corresponding period
Of last year. On October /. General
Motors had on hand the smallest num-
ber Of cars in our possession in any
month during the past year.
sour Buick division is manufac-
turing from 900 to 1000 cars a day
and is moving into the hands Of con-
sumers every car it can possibly pro-
duce. Our Chevrolet division. for the
month of October, is expected to pro-
duce 1900 cars a day. the largest bust
ness in its history. Cadillac is getting
into its new model and is already
over 1000 cars a day. Oakland is
doing exceptionally well. We have
Just announced our new Odds six-cyl-
inder car which completes the Cen
eral Motors line for the coming year.
There is no question but fiat we shall
be able to sell every Odds car we
can make.
1T is always dangerous to fore
cast the future, but the way it looks
row We fully expect to run through
the fall and winter on very good
production basis. To sum IN the
situation, we are entirely satisfied with
the present outlook"
I The number of cars and trucks sold
by months this year compared with
last year follow:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
TO PAVE ROADS
Victoria Gets Assurance OF State and
Federal Aid for Projects.

Victoria, Tex, Oct. 2O.-County
Judge p. p. Putney has just been ad-
vised that the regular monthly meet
ing Of the state highway commission
in Austin this past week that they
promised Victoria county two for one
state and federal aid on all paved
roads in the county and dollar for
dollar on the graveled roads.
The Victoria county commissioners
court will now call an election for the
submission Of a S500,000 road bond
issue as the state and federal aid is
assured.
The bond issue is meeting with
much favor, and the passage of it is
almost assured.
The county already has many miles
Of hard-surfaced or graveled roads.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
Guarantee Moter Car Com
pany Announces New
Maxeh Model.
HAS TWO WIDE DOORS
One q Most Attractive En-
closed Cars Sells for
$l19S Delivered

n eparantes Motor Car Company
ykAeei the new Maxwell Club Sedan
- ~ San Antonio market recently.
f = attracting No little attention
soseg Irrespective sedan buyers as
wen - among other local automobile
6saissA II Ia strongly built, spacious
y enclosed and devoid of extravagance
Ia sood Maxwell Cub Sedan pro-
vsdes full room for five passengere-
~ merely ses<ing space for five, says
Frsak Hagsn, but complete comfort.
The forward chair. are vide. The
driver and passengers are comfortably
ssetsd In q restfal and easy position.
TAe rear compartment b Of stand
s1d sedan Size with more TRAN ample
leg room. The cushion Is deep and is
Otherwise Of generous dimensions. In
seeel Of being cramped for room, rear
sest passengers in the club sedan know
TIE meaning Of roomy, restful travel.
A special feature Of the new club
eden is its single door on either side
II tie car. II is unusually wide, being
OF such ample dimensions as to permit
easy entrance and exit, and also give
completely unobstructed vision for
for front compartment passengers. En-
trance and exit are also made easy by
the tipping forward OF the chair seats
% that an absolutely clear passage
way is presented at the threshold.
Ii Upholstered Attrsctively. .
The upholstery is of granite weave
doth in leather mixture. 1t not only
adds to the beauty OF the interior, but
Il is extremely durable. The manner
In which the cloth is laid over the
cushions and the back rest is patterned
after the style of upholstering found in
custom-type vehicles The rear seat
and back rest are done in pillow trim
of three panels. Another feature OF
the custom builder Is noted in the top,
The ribs are exposed to view and fin
tshed In walnut
g'his construction produces IN effect
pleasingly different from the conven.
tional lined top. The body IS finished
in black with q distinctive panel Of
red On the doors.
An side windows Of the dub sedan
may be easily raised and lowered, the
door windows operating by q crank,
and the rear windows by notch-latch
arraleement. These windows, together
with q cowi ventilator and a wind
shield which may be easily adjusted.
ofTr unusually excellent control Of
rfntihtion.
Body Strongly Butt
w. club sedan also enbodies hidden
virtue of even greater Importance.
The construction OF the car conforms
10 tie best practice employed in the
buihing Of fine closed bodies. Metals
and lumber are Of the highest quality
for motor coach use. Other details
and specifications follow the high
Standards which have been set in build.
ING ali the other Maxwell enclosed
ears, now 30 fsvorably known and so
widely accepted by motor car buyers
throughout the world.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
knights Of Pytbias Meet.

Seglin, Tex, Oct. 2O.-A well at
tended special meeting of the local
Knights of Pythias lodge was held in
their hall Tuesday evening. z. l.. Ba-
ker, special deputy grand chancellor Of
Texas, and Mrs. Lincoln, past chief
of Pythian Sisters, were guests of
honor on the occasion. and both visit
ors delivered interesting talks in the
interest of the order. As a result of
the meeting, quite. number signed
up for the reorganization Of the aux
iliary for the local lodge.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21

This preliminary figure of sales in
cludes Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Oak
land, Oldsmobile passenger and acom-
mercial cars and GMC Trucks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21

The doctor on his round OF golf was
crossing the field with his small negro
caddie. when the latter opened the con-
versation with, Doctor. amt YOU got
some shoes up yonder in yo' locker you
don't want? 7 need some bad" Nov
he So" said the doctor. what size do
vow wear" ct dunno. sab. cause
nin't never bought none dat-er-way-I
either kin git In 'em. or 1 CANT"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21

i ssOls Of summer girls. sitting se-
p<ath . iustrous moon, were discussing
ne ethics OF kies1ng.
~pesx you part WITH . ntns u. now
and them"
bot the ether saN vos1idzt ewn Up.
II can't zee much harm In kissing
1iss man" continued the first damsel-
"A a!ce man never Kisses and tells"
No Response
''what DO yea tAtnk II that theory.
BeaieS'
There's nitoA seusvhsrs eseiaTet
hw chum. "it Is ubdsrxtood that . nice
ma never kisses and tells sun, the
zews eets around"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21

TAs sage was discoursing on honest
srittstsn which. he maintained. was q
valuable commodity and all too rare.
The Crouch was not much interested.
'T,T me read Won thIs item" rsid th.
ase. He produced q clipping.
AN ounce OF honest criticism" he
read, els worth more than . pound Of
nAttsry."
How true THIS Ia As declared.
sHonest criticism may Be vaiuabis.
ysspontsd the crouch, but there's no
market for It."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
Erect Six-sfnrY Ruilding.

Everson and Company Of Chicago,
ILL.,, will call for bids soon on a six
story, 125-room hotel building TO cost
$375,000. which will be constructed
for the Greenwich Hotel Company at
brownsville.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-12

paratively, would ever have occasion to
experience the feeling of impotence
which must nave overwhelmed Congress
man Britten when he was confronted by
the unpronounceable words and phrases
on the Leviathan's bill of fare. But
every American will have a sympathetic
understanding of the Illinois lawmak-
cr's grievance. and would vote to re-
dress it regardless Of political affiliations
When one sits down to meal is no
proper time to embarrass him. Most
people display enough ignorance. any
way. when they go a-traveling. If
they're going to be compelled to order
their meals in French. they might feel
that they would be taking less risk in
sailing on a French boat.
Besides. if prohibition is going to ore
vail or the high seas. it would seem
that the United States government. for
the sake of consistency if nothing else.
should not raise false hopcs among its
by printing the menus in
the language of a people to whom a
winelcsS meal is no meal.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-12
MR.. BRITTEN'S COMPLAINT

Many complaints have been lodged
against the United States Shipping
Board. but it has, remained for Repre-
sentative Fred A. Britten of Illinois to
give voice to one which probably ex-
presses the sentiment of all Americans
save possibly those who would put on
dog" at the expense of going hungry.
Mr.. Britten thinks that the bills of fare
on Uncle Sans ships ought to be
printed in English. or plain United
States" and doubtless he could be elect
ed to almost any Office on that platform.
We talk of Americanizing aliens who
come into Our midst with strange ton
CUES. Yet on the ships that belong to
the people and are operated by the gov
ernment, chicken hash is called "hachis
dc volatile aux haricots verts." One
might have thought that the time for
camouflage at sea was past.
To judge from Mr.. Britten's account
given in letter of protest to Chairman
Farley of the Shipping Board, inc
copy" for the menu cards used on the
Leviathan must have been prepared by
= printer, taking a correspondence course
in French. Even the head waiter. The
law-maker reported. apologized for III:
inability to interpret an order fol
"gigot de pauliac bouiangere," an(
passengers who desired eggs had ;
hard time choosing between "oeufs brou
lille au rognons" at 20 cents and "oeuf'
cocotte Ia creme at 40 cents.
Most Americans. when they arr
hungry--and that describes their condi
ton three times day--are like the here
in "The Man From Home" The!
want plain fare and plenty of it. An'
when they are travelling. or in a hurry
their standby is ham and eggs.
j OF course only a few Americans, com
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-12

is a fireplace just like this in the
dining. room below, and another back
of it in the kitchen which is in an
ell or wing not quite so high as the
main house.
"The chimney tapers gradually as
it goes up, and so is narrower on
this floor than on the one beneath.
That leaves a space on either side OF
it up here, and the colonists utilized
this as hidden passage by which
they could get to the rear of the
house if the front was taken, or
vice-versa. The entrance on this
side is through that cupboard where
you saw me. All you have to do is
10 slide back two of the boards, and
you are inside. Then by passing
around the chimney, you can get out
through similar opening into the
attic of the Kitchen wing. Once there,
you must crawl across the rafters,
drop through a scuttle into a small
room over the kitchen, and from this
down a stairway to the woodshed out
side. But it will not be necessary for
us to do all that. We shall simply
hide in the passageway until the
search is over"
She took up the crackers and jam
back to the cupboard, slowed them II
the aperture.
"NOw I'll get some pillows to sit
on. Wen be luxurious.
She gathered them up from a
oorc,i. and stuffed them also into
the passage.
A thought pricked the bubble of
a IL H.
lrown all over the neighbornp ~
"No," positively. "My father showed
it to me when 7 was abOst IL years
old. I had never heard a whisper
OF /; tsforc: agi | would h.: if I
mad been gossiped about. The s%r-
val is wouli have been full OF il
Through the dead quiet os me
night they heard the sound of a mo-
tor-more than one. They went to
the window. Along the rough road
they had come they saw headlights
approaching, moons of orange tarough
the fog. There was stop where their
car had crashed.
Hurry! We must hide now," she
urged.
He stepped up into the cupboard,
and crept into the passage behind.
She closed the cupboard door and
slipped the concealingy panel into
place.
"Sit down on the pillows, and we
shan't make sound" she ordered.
Heavy thuds on a door below. re-
verberating through the house. Then
the tramp of feet and the slamming
of other doors. Men were on the
stairs now. Passing the chamber
door. they went on up another flight
to the attic.
They came down at last to begin
their search of this floor, and now
they were in the room. The cup
board doors We're jerked open;
threads of light astreaked through the
cracks of the panel. Kelsey and
Hope sat motionless. hardly daring
to breathe, her hand clasped tight
in his.
CONTINUED in Our Next Issue).
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-12
THE MYSTERY OF TIN.

Sometimes we think that
man drops off to his last s.
eighty. or it may be ninety. -
hundred. he has lived a long. To-
He has, according to the pres
manner of figuring time. But "a
ty his life span has been a M 4
ment compared with time fig
the scientists who have Just be \
ing into the age of tree butts fai]
Manhattan Island. where the.
lain buried, say these scientist
the Devon age, or about 800,
years. =
The other day we were all =
about King Tut who lived a fe
sand years ago. but the old Xxi q
much less than a sucking H.
arms when he died, compared II
death of the trees on Manhat
and. That the trees SUPPLY
butts did grow on Manhattai
100000 years ago, is not inn
The biologists say so. and VIII ~
may have erred in their calcu
no one is in position to prove III
To a living person-full of RI
blood and youth-a million or
seems a very long time. but co
with eternity. past and futur
but flash. It isn't even lie
possible fraction of n split secti
if the Manhattan tree butts ara
0O,0O0,00O years old, they are
old after all. Who can faith I
incrutable mystery of time an
time brings?-Omaha World y
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-12
A PARADISE FOR HUNTERS

Hunters of olden times-the Dan1
Boones, the Davy Crocketts, and even
the red men who peopled the primeval
forests before the coming of the pale
face-would respond with quickened
pulses if they could hear the story of
a present-day American who is planning
to restore, on certain tract of land in
Southern Louisiana, conditions which
once made the whole of America para
disc for nimrods. For it is story that
goes back to Colonial days without a
break in the continuity of purpose which
now promises to attain full fruition i'll
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-12
WHEN PRISONERS RUN AMUCK

For three DAYS a trio OF convicts. after
killing a number of prison guards. held
AZ bav nlanv armed men, including state
trooners. who were besieging the prison
mess hall in which the desperadoeS had
barricaded themselves, Great holes
were made in the walls by machine-gun
bullets fired from the outside. and
through those holes gas bombs were
thrown. Yet the convicts continued to
defv their would-be captors, and the
situation was ended only when they took
their own lives.
These men, it seems, were armed only
with pistols, whereas "the law COM
manded many weapons OF far more
deadly nature. Eddyville, KY, had an
impressive demonstration of what few
desperate criminals can do-and not only
what they can do, but what they will
do-with any weapon that comes into
their possession.
X A few DAYS later lone masked ban
dit held UP the county jail at Jay, Okla,
and released one of the most notorious
outlaws who has ever operated in that
state.
These two incidents afford discredit-
able commentary upon certain practices
at American prisons. In the first place.
particularly, laxness in the conduct of
prison affairs is indicated The three
convicts were armed with pistols. Where
did they get them? The weapons, the
prison authorities had to admit, had
been struggled in to the prisoners in
their cells. That this would be possible
in any properly conducted place designed
for the holding of criminals is well-nigh
uncomfortable.
II the desperadoes had been armed
with long-range rifles, instead of pistols
they might easily have murdered many
Of their besiegers. And if it is possible
to smugglc pistol into cell, it woult
be only little more difficult to arm {
prisoner with more deadly weapon.
! Evidently the notorious Oklahoma out
law was inadequately guarded. If h
. had been first offender. or even ere
T peater" in small crimes, there might hav,
been some excuse for what, in the cas-,
. of Ed Lockhart, seems to have beer
downright laxness on the part of thos
who were responsible for his safckeenine
But he was dangerous bandit; his nam
by a byword for spectacular crimes We
lone gunman held up the Jail, locke,
the taller and a visitor in a cell. ant
released a criminal whose record wa
such as to demand that the greatest pre-
caution be taken to prevent his escape.
Not only is crime widely prevalent i
the United States but the very ;nstitu
tons that are designed to protect III
public against criminals are often incon
petertly managed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-12
THE LORDS PRAYEl

The zeal of a Chicago uni
scholar for modernity and
has led him to offer an ABR.
rendering of the Lords Praye'
variation is labeled sup to
Waving that point. in matters
erature and of reverence 4
might be a more fitting antecel
"to date" than sup" the red
the abbreviation is moved ID
Why?
Christians for 1000 years
been praying the prayer as
down in the Testament. 81
change it? Has worship bec{
pressed for time that it can mol
the One to whom it appeals {!
of alteration? If so, why not
the inventive sleepyhead who
ont the prayer. pasted it on til
of his bed and said nightly,
them's my sentiments?"
Those who believe in the ..
of prayer and to whom religi|
more than a mere lip servid
find small merit in abreviatioI
plea which was framed by the
Himself.-Yonkers Herald.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-12
THE SPHINX SPEAKS

Carved by a mighty whose vanished hands
Formed empires more destructble than J.
In sutry silence | forever lie
Wrapped in the shifting garment of the sands.
Below me. Pharaohs scintilating bands
With clashing of loud cymbals have passed by,
And the eternal reverence Of the sky
Falls royalty and all my lands
The record Of the future brOOds in me;
| have with worlds of blazing stars teen crowned.
But none my subtle mystery hath known
Save one, who made his way through blood and
sea.
The CorSican prophetic and renowned.
To whom l spake, awful night alone.
Francis Satus Saltus