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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
TWO LUNCHEON CLUBS
Raakin and Big Lake Organizations
Formed.

San Angelo, Tex, Sept 15.-Lunch-
con clubs were organized Friday and
Saturday at Rankin and Big Lake,
with the assistance of Porter A..
Whaley of Stamford, manager of the
West Texas Chamber of Commerce,
and Harvey ii. Allen of San Angelo,
district manager of the chamber, with
headquarters here.
Mr.. Allen recently succeeded J. Fl.
Burris, who was here late in the week
on his way to Slaton to become secre-
tary of the Chamber of Commerce
there.
Rankin and Big Lake are almost
equi-distant west and east. respect
ivelv. of the new oil field developing
in Reagan county from the producing
Santa Rita well.
Mr.. Whaley while here conferred
with Walter Il. Yaggy. secretary Of
the San Angelo board of city develop
ment, and Ernest /. Jackson, chair
man of the Il. c. DIS traffic commit
tee, who is also city manager, rela-
tive to the fight West Texas is MAX
ing to, maintain the common point ba-
sis of freight rate. adjustment.
The. West Texas chamber is now
taking an active part in this cam
paign. which San Angelo started al
most single-handed, with nrospects of
success favorable. Mr.. Whaley said.
The West Texas Chamber recently
filed an intervention in the Oklahoma
case. urging that the petition of Fort
Worth and Dallas interests for re-
vision of rates that would knock out
common point be not granted.
Fifty petitions. hearing the names
of approximately 1000 producers, bus
mess men and others in Texas. have
been forwarded to Washington. or
nosing any reduction in the tariff on
livestock, Mr.. Whaley advised.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
OLD TRAIL MAN
RANGER
AGED PIONEERS
Remember Days When
West Texas Was Little
More Than Wilderness.
MEET In SAN ANGELO
Step-father Of One Helped
to Construct Buildings
at Fort Concho.

San Angelo. Tex, Sept. 15.-A MAI
who learned his A Il C's in tent al
old Fort Concho and whose step
father in 1S6S-1S69 burned the lime
with which the rock buildings at tho
fort were cemented together reminisced
in San Angelo Monday with piopeer
who drove cattle through what is now
San Angelo to Fort Stanton, New
Mexico. in 1870.
w. J.. Kingston, stockman and
farmer of JEFF Davis county. was the
man who was a 10Y at old Fer, Con-
cho
Ire old trail driver was Il. y.
Godfrey. Of AIcnard, who was here
visiting his son-iE-iaw and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. ArcE Wilkinson.
Mr.. Kingston was en- rolte home
from Menard, where he attended the
reunion Of former Texas rangers.
With him were his son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. King
ston of Reeves county, his half brother
c. II. Splittgarber. and Mrs. Split
garber, also of Reeves county. Dan
Oliver and Paul Schumann of Jeff
Davis county.
Settled in GraysOn.
Oscar Splittgarber, step-father of
Mr.. Kingston, came TO Texas with his
family in 1S49, first settling IN Gray
son county.
The family next moved to Collin
county, then to Mcclellan county and
to Fort Mckavett, Menard county
in 1852.
Mr.. Kingston was here for more
than n year while Fort Concho was
being built.
fittings have changed nightly since
those days" said the former Texas
ranger.
There were only few house;
then in this side of the river.
"Game was plentiful and you were
liable to run across bunch of In
dams if you got far from the post.
ats been seven years since | wal
in San Angelo and can notice 9
change.
The town is growing all the time.
At Menard. Mr.. Kingston met nj
aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Champie of Rich
land Springs, whom he had not seer
in 20 years. Mrs. Kingston was &C
companying her husband.
They were the guests of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Abe Mayer while here.
Old Trail Driver.
r. ]. Godfrey, who drove cattle
past Fort Concho in 1870. is 10 years
old, seven years the elder of Mr.
Kingston.
He has lived in Menard county 8.
years.
Other friends of Mr.. Kingston, wht
attended the reunion of former rangers
at Menard, who passed through Sa'
Angelo. en- route home, are Capt. G
Il. Gillette of Maria. who formerly
commanded a company of rangers
Mrs. Gillette. their son, Milton Gil
lette, and Julius Byrd of Alpine.
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MANY WOMEN ATTEND
Home Demonstration Talks Feature
L0ckliart Meeting.

Lockllart. Tex, Sept. ia dem
onstration along the latest phases of
home demonstration. home economics,
home sewing and other general infor-
nation of things TO be done at the
home. was the theme of an interesting
meeting held in the district court room
Tuesday Under the direction Of Miss
May Camp, district home demonstra-
ton agent Of College Station.
Miss Camp invited the women OF
Caldwell county to meet with her and
a large number responded and vast
good was the result of the days work.
At noon a recess was called and all
present were invited to be the guests
of the Lockhart Chamber Of Com
merce at luncheon.
Caldwell county has profited very
much from ideas brought to them from
the various agents from College sta
ton and as result there are many
clubs in the county.
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Family Hurt in Wreck.

Uoofget0Wn, Tex, Sept. 15.-Mr.
and Mrs. r. r. Rush of Bryan and
their baby were all three painfully
hurt when their car left the road a
few miles north of town on the Meri-
dian-T.-M. highway and went into
the ditch, turning over a number of
times. The injured parties were pick
ed I'D by passing autoists and brought
to this city where medical attention
was given at the Martin Hospital.
The baby received painful decorations
about the face as did also Mr.. Rush.
Mrs. Rush suffered internal injuries
and was more or less seriously hurt.
Mr.. Rush is an instructor in Allen
Academy, an educational institution
at BRYAN.
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Suffer No Losses Because
Crops Harvested Ten
Days Ago.
FISH EASILY CAUGHT
Thousands Of Finny Tribss
Leave Silly Water
for Resacas.

Brownsville, Tex, Sept. 15.-Prac-
tically all the district west and north
of Matamoros is now covered with
water, the levces on the Mexican side
of the Rio Grandc having been cut
to admit the flood waters for irrisa-
ton purposes.
All crops were harvested ten days
before the flood reached the lower
part of the river, and the Mexican
farmers hailed the high water as an
opportunity to "season" their land
for the 1924 cotton crop.
From the levees west of Matamooos
almost to Camargo all lowlands on
the Mexican side are under water,
but it is rapidly draining off through
the Arroyo del Tigre.
ing down the Rio Grande from the
San Juan and Salado rivers OF Mex
leo have flooded an area in the
southern republic which had not been
inundated for several years is plainly
evident from the drift now passing
down the river. Huge trees, still
green of leaf, pass frequently. and
at times the river appears almost
chohed WIN driIe wood;
Reach highest foint. e
reports from the iower reacnes VI
the Salado river state that-tne iioou
waters reached the hlgnest pom. at
tanned within the past twenty years,
and that much Damage was dohe 20
the small farms IN. that section oi
Mexico.
Great quantities OF 1lsn nave oeeh
c-ptured along the mo Grahde since
the present rise OF the river coh-
nenced.
The flood waters are carving an
extraordinary amount OF sediment,
the waters evidently being SO tnich
with silt rs to inconvenience the iish'
and hundreds OF huge caftish nave
been shot or speared IN shallow wa,enr
along the banks, where they were y
ing with their heads only partly SUD-
merged.
AT all points where the river mas
started flowing into the resacas tne
fish are reported to be going through
in great numbers, evidently TO escape
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are generally regarded as an excellent
table fish. Throughout the valley they
are called the "Mojara," and except
resemble the sunfish of northern
for their dark coloring they greatly
waters. The "mojara" has practically
the same distribution as the minnow
which resembles the piranha, Professor
Weed stated.
The sand belt between Lyford and
kingsville apparently marks the divid-
ing line between the northern and
southern varieties of fresh water, ac-
cording to Professor Weed, in the
streams and lagoons north of the sand
hills many more varieties of northern
fish are found, and very few of the
distinctly southern varieties which are
so common in the fresh waters of the
valley.
II he continues his Investigations
next year. Professor Weed hopes to be
able to secure specimens from the
fresh water along the entire coast from
the mouth Of the Rio Grande to New
Orleans.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
Eaynr City Manager.

Brownsville. Tex. Sept. 15.-That
Brownsville's Board of City Develop
ment should have secretary. and
that q city manager should be ap-
pointed Immediately was the opinion
expressed by Brownsville Rotarians
in resolutions passed during their
weekly luncheon Wednesday. The
Brownsville Board of City Develop
ment has been without secretary
since the resignation Of F. b. Lath-
am. September /, and at meeting
of the directors earlier in the week
a committee was appointed to make
arrangements to secure n, secretary.
Brownsville has had no city manager
for almost q year. and the Rotarians
i'm their resolution, expressed the
opinion that these vacancies should
be filled without delay.
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Births Exceed Deaths.

CORPUS Christi, Tex, Sept. d.
The stork continues to run ahead of
the "grim reaper" in Corpus Christi,
as there were eleven more births here
than deaths during the last month.
Therefore. says the city's health
officer. "Cornus Christi is a healthy
place IN which TO live" Births have
lead deaths for several months. The
last months increase in population
was divided as follows: White males
8; Mexican males s.: negro males j !;
white females s: Mexican females 3.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16

Il. OF G., Elect Officers

foakum, Tex, Sept. 15.-At the
last regular convention of the YOakum
Council, Knights of Columtl- the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing term NJ. NJ. Faber, grand
knight; John Olsen, deputy grand
knight; Erwin Raska. chancellor; Ru-
dolph Peters, recording secretary; Ed
A; Kutae, secretary; c. NJ. Schoppe,
advocate; ]. A. Kelly, treasurer: Max
idndinger, warden: Victor Skrehot,
. inner guard; +. G.. Raska. outer
guard A. G. Herman. 7. ]. Olsen and
j. j.. Hou.h ti''.-t~-- - n. 7 Kipf-
ier' chf".~'-'. - 7. l..
Rougi.
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Association Is Chartered.

Corpus Christi, Tex. Sept. 12.-
The Corpus Christi Building and Loan
Association has been granted char
ter by the state. The capital stock
is $1,0OO000. George II. Clark. ac-
tive vice president of the State M
tional bank of this CITY. is the presi.
dent OF the new association. Edward
X; kleberg is vice president. Frank
Bluntzer is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Other
directors are II. Il. johnson, w j.
smith; Ralph McCampbell and NAL
colin Henderson.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
RAISE MANY TURKEYS
Marketing Of Fowls Will Start i'm
Soon i'm Victoria County.

victoria. Tex, Sept. 15.-Reports
from the farmers of Victoria county
are TO the effect that the turkey crop
is unusually large this year and that
a great many will be marketed.
The marketing will begin shortly.
The poultry industry is becoming
more important every year in Victoria
county and in recent years the farm.
ers of this vicinity have derived over
half a million dollars annually from
the production of chickens, eggs and
turkeys.
The prices of these products are
unusually good and eggs at the pres.
ent time are retailing here from % tc
30 cents per dozen.
The marketing Of turkeys will he,
gin shortly, however, the price for
them this season may not be as higt
rs that received last season. judging
from reports in various papers on the
turkey market.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
Child Fatally Rnrned

AOakum, Tex, Sept. Is. Little To-
ene Knox, 12-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. MARSHALL Knox of Hob
son, Texas, was fatally burned while
trying to light fire in the cook stove
with kerosene oil. She died at the
family home TIL. sday afternoon and
was buried here Wednesday. Rev. p,
j. Kieffer, pastor of the Catholic
Church of this city officiated. Inter
ment was made in the Catholic Gene
terry.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
An Unusual Accident.

LOckhart. Tex Sent. 15.-Thc In
FAINT baby Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Adams
is renorted to be dangerously i'll from
the effects of most unusual accident
The baby was playing with n coat han
ger and in some manner the hook got
hung in the child's throat and diff
Guilty was had in getting it out. az
the hook had been turned while hung.
The child's throat was injured and
blood poison is said to have developed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
Receptiop For Teachers,

Alice. Tex. Sent. 15.-The Parent
Teachers Association sponsored
reception Tuesday evening at the home
of its president. Mrs. b. A. Kempe.
for the teachers of the Alice public
schools. It was in the nature of a
"get acquainted" meeting, and was
largely attended by parents and
patrons of the school. A welcoming
address was given by the president.
and responded to on behalf of the
teachers by Superintendent of Schools
!. NJ. Guthrie. A musical program
was given and refreshments served.
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List of Jurors.

Seguin. Tex, Sept. 15.-Following
is the list of jurors for the first
and second week empanelled to serve
in the county court, which opens its
session here Monday, September II
Louis Maierhofer. John McCullocA
f. c. Fleming. H. +. Beutnagei,
Charles Enck, Otto Bodeman. Wade
Hunsucker. Julius Achterberg. Charles
Ely. Willie Dreib-odt. Henry Zipp.
Walter Leber. Richard VoSs, Henry
Bartels. Walter Kutscher.
Frank Tieken, August Ebert. Lee
Donsbach. III. II. Ullrich, Roger
Moore, Ernst Schuman, z. X. De-
Lany Jr., Helmuth Lorenz. Gus A..
Jandt, Albert Ruedrich, w. ]. Blanks,
w. j. Maurer. Eugene Behrendt, T..
w. Vest, Alfred Grein.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
Hospital Head RESIGNS

Noakum. Tex, Sept. 15.-Miss ella
Walters. superintendent of the Huth
Memorial hospital. has resigned her
position and has returned TO her home
in Mississippi. Mrs. Chris johnson,
president of the Yoakum chapter.
American Red Cross, has been APP.
pointed temporary superintendent un-
I'll regular appointment is made.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
Benefit a Success.

Yoaixum, Tex, Sept. 15.-The Musi-
cal Extravaganza, given at the Grand
Theater in this city, under the auspices
of the Park Place Mothers Club for
the benefit of the Park Place School.
was a success from the viewpoint both
Of attendance and Of the rendition of
the varied and well selected numbers
Of the program. A neat sum was real.
lied from the exhibition.
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Rural Schools To Omen.

Seguin. Tex. Sept. 15.-Most OF
the rural schools of the county will
open next Monday. September II,
but few will not be opened for n
week or more on account of the
children being needed in the cotton
fields. About one-half of the cotton
crop has so far been gathered, ac-
cording to conservative estimates.
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Many Enroll for School.
rar.r,us Christi Tey Sent

Total enrolment in the Corpus
Christi schools reached 1888 ON the
opening day. This is a slight in
crease over the opening Gay last year.
Possibly a hundred or more are ex-
pected to enroll before the final date.
OF the total enrolment, 36S were in
the high school. Thirty-six students
registered for the senior class.
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Victoria Financial Report.

Victoria. Tex., Sept. 15.-The an
nual city finance committee, consist
ing. of G. NJ. Gear. Charles C. Zir-
jacks and Walter Pilgram made its
annual report TO the city council last
night. and the committee found the
accounts Of the city in fine shape
and correctly and excellently kept.
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improvements at SabinaI.

SabinaI, Tex, Sept. 15.-The city
council met Tuesday night and among
important business transacted it was
decided to set aside $27.236 for dis
tributing system and $3.50 for the
1O0,000-gallon storage tank, TO be paid
the Pittsburg-Des Moines Steel Com
pany for their contract.
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Alice Schools Open.

Alice, Tex, Sept. 15.-The Alice
nublic schools opened Monday,
September 10 for the 1929 term,
with an unusually large enrolment;
J. IT. Guthrie, the newly elected
superintendent, will have the support
of one of the most capable corps OF
teachers ever chosen here, and a sue
cessful years work is assured.
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Highway Work Progresses.

SabinaI. Tex, Sept. i5.-Contractor
W. Z. Evans for the highway from
San Antonio, west to FL Paso, says
the work is moving nicely and rs soon
as it dries up, crawling will be start
ed. Grading has been finished up
most of the way east of Sabinal.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
HarIingen Schools Omen.

HarIingen, Tex, Sent. IS. = The
Harlingen schools opened for the tall
term, Monday, September 10. p. L.
Phipps, superintendent. has arranged
for an additional teaching staff and
from the present indications the at
tendance this year will be very large.
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Specimens of this variety have been
FOUND in couth America, Central
America. Central Africa. and in some
parts of Asia. Professor Weed tatcd
but have never been found in the
United States outside of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.
The black perch, which generally
are caught in large quantities in tbs
fresh waters OF the valley are also 3
distinctly southern variety. and ha:
been found in no other part of th'
United States. These fish seldom at
tain over half pound in weight, ant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-18
!, .rRE ATTRACTIONS
NV AND TUESDAY

,n,y AND TUESDAY
No.Dth theatre - Hunting Big
E;ines tric, With Gun and Cam
/ .,, housc-"The Strangers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-18

for my sake and the Gospels shall
find it." The pride Of the eye and
the lusts OF the flesh will fade away
like the dew before the rising sun.
but he that deals with the things
that have to do with the things of
the spirit. he will have used those
things that have n permanency and
abide. Peter and John may have
built up for themselves the greatest
fishing business on the Sea Of
Galilee.
They may have been the most
skillful fishermen and toiled early
and late. Yet If this were all. the
world would never have known
them, their names would have per-
ished with them. But when they
heard the call Of Jesus and left all to
follow him. when they climbed the
hills out of Galilee and went forth
with a message upon their lips and
service to mankind. they wrote
their names immortal in the sight
of men. Step out into the larger
life beyond ourselves, and this is
what shall abide and be permanent.
Nothing which we do for ourselves
will endure, but that which we do
| for Christ and in Christ can never
perish. lueIc Is uO lIIiiilOl tdllty III
vanity or egotism or. self-seeking.
All this busy. nerve racking, life of
self which the multitudes are living,
all this Is but dew sparkling for a
moment ~ pass away when the full
light of day is turned upon it. Only
what we do for Christ, and in
his name for our fealowmen, will en-
dure
The fish and the meat with which
Jesus fed the multitudes has long
since persisted. The dead whom he
raised, returned again to their
graves. The sick whom he healed,
even these at some later time en-
tered through pain into the valley
of eternal rest. The generation which
knew the Christ-all have passed
away. But Jesus became immortal
when he entered the sorrows of
Gethsemane. endured the mockery of
the trial, and passed through the
shame and sufferings Of Calvary.
Here he manifested that spirit which
brought him triumphant from the
grave. From the cross of his self
denial Jesus rules the world. and
from the cross his power is reaching
out in ever widening circles to the
peoples of the earth. Jesus Christ
won his victory and his crown, not
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-18
COLBY BACCALAuREATE
SERMON ON NECESSITY
OF PAYMENT OF DEBTS

commencement Sunday was OBJ
served yesterday with the annual
Haccalaureate sermon at the CITY
opera House at 1890 o'clock and with
the Boardman Missionary sermon by
the Kew. Otis Williams Foye at the
Flfst Baptist church in the evening.
mo weather was perfect for the
opening day of the commencement
ana long before the hour set for the
services in the Opera House, the
large auditorium was filled to cana
city with alumni, townspeople and
students of the college.
Promptly at 10 o'clock, the men,
bers. of the faculty. graduates and
speakers left the college chapel in
1tll commencement dress of caps and
gowns. and lead by the college and
student marshalls. marched to the
opera House where they filed into
the front seats. The Opera House
orchestra opened the services with a
selection. after which the First Bap-
list quartet sang, MY Faith Looks
Up to Thee" President Arthur ].
Roberts lead Psalm l. which was re-
peatcd in unison and the quartet
sang Loft as thy Voice" Rev. E. c.
Whitemore read from the scriptures
and the quartet rendered Then Shall
the King Say" The morning prayer
was lead by the Rev. I. B. Mower
of Waterville and Lee T. Nichols '25.
gave violin solo. being accompanied
by Cecil NJ. Daggett at the piano.
Lead by the church quartet. the con-
grcgation sang the hymn, 80 God Our
Held In Ages Past" President Rob-
erts then rose and addressed the
members of the graduating class. His
Baccalaureate address was as fol-
lows:
l wish to speak to the members Of
the class of 1928 about their debts and
the necessity of paying them. GO
and pay thy debt" would be my text if
I We're trying to preach a sermon 1
hope that what 1 am to say to them
will have the approval of the large
company of friends gathered here this
morning, so that the young men and
women to whom / speak will perhaps
be conscious of the Endorsement AMI
confirmation of this crowd of Witness
cs. 1 should like to have these young
people feel that I am but the voice of
such observation and experience as are
the customary possessions of those who
have any considerable knowledge of
life. What ! have to say would thus
be far more impressive and influential
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-18
JUNIORS FURNISH
SEC0 Nd NUMBER
OF Commencement

The annual Junior prize exhibit
ton was held Saturday evening in
the First Baptist church as the sec
ond on the commencement program
of the college. AS usual, the affair at
tracted a great number of the peo-
pie of the town and the church was
well filled. The junior prize exhi-
bition Is an annual event at the time
of the commencement exercises and
all of the speakers must necessarily
be members of the Junior class. The
program for Saturday evening was as
follows: Selections of music by the
Misses Margaret White at the cello
and Bearl Nye Taylor at the piano,
with Walter J.. Hood at the violin.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. E. c.
Whitemore of Waterville after
which the second musical selection
was given. The speakers and their
subjects were:
The United States and Humani-
tarianism, William John Mcdonald of
Colchester, Conn; Americas Great
est Problem, the Americanization of
Foreigners, Annie Brownstone of
Portland; Our World, Everett Carter
Marston of Augusta; Americas
Idealism, Joseph Coburn Smith of
Skowhegan; The Future of the Press,
Marion Louise Cummings of He
bron; America and World Leader
ship. Ralph Douglass McLeary of
Phillips; The Man Who Made the