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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
April Fool Joke.

The "meanest" practical joker TO
take advantage of All Fools Day. APP
peared in San Antonio early Tues
day morning. With the snappy tinge
of frost in the air which made
drink of real old LIQUOR Just the thing
for the thirsty, he offered his flask.
Behind a door. in an out of the way
room or in some other secluded spot
the prankster cautiously withdrew
the flask from his hip pocket. The
victim gave but one look--for the
contents gave every evidence of being
the real thing-and then gulped down
a three-finger drink. And then he
Spat il out. The coneoctiOn was
nothing but burnt sugar and water.
liz was kickleSs.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
Start Flying Training.

Actual training in flying was be-
gun Tuesday morning for the students
of the Air Service Primary Flying
School at Brooks Field The new
class is composed OF las officers. non
commissioned officers and flying
cadets. Students are given on the
average ten hours flying instruction
before they are permitted 20 handle
an airplane alone. They are taken
up BY instructors who manipulate tbs
controls and explain 20 them each
movement. The students take hoi,l
of the levers and follow through the
various movements IS they listen To
the explanation.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01

The Lions Club viii Cooperate
with the Health Week movement
Wednesday at the request of DIR. Ma
lone Duggan. state health officer. by
having DIR. S. +. Thompson of Kerr
vile speak on Tuberculosis DIR.
Thompson is superintendent and med
ical director of the Thompson SAM
tarium. an institution located at
Kerrville. devoted TO the treatment and
education of those afflicted with the
white plague. The program committee
also has arranged a number Of other
entertaining features.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
DELAY GAS HEARING
|. r. futile Says His Company Has
contract TO Buy From One Source.

f"Our contract with the Southern
latural Gas company is valid and
y will adhere TO it unless the state
Iilway commission rules otherwise, ="
n. +. Tuttle. president of the San
fntonio Public Service company,
pted Tuesday after his return from
1 conference with the state commits
Pm in Austin Monday. where the
for a hearing on the contention
the Consumers Natural Gas and
Pwer company against the Southern
htural Gas company was fixed by
r commission for April 16.
ACCORDING TO the complaint filed
f.ently in Austin by the Consumers
btural Gas and Power company.
r Consumers people request the
bite railroad commission either to
ow their company to share in the
s taken from Gas Ridge by the
kuthern Natural Gas company. or
pm taking gas on sections of the
Id alleged TO eneroach on leases
onging to the Consumers Gas and
wer company. Mr.. futile was
led TO Austin before the commits
n to testify In regard TO the Pun
Service company's contract with
Southern Natural Gas company.
Although a month or two ago we
ght have been allowed some ground
contention on the part of the
bile Service company in regard TO
amount of gas supplied by the
lthern Natural Gas company to
customers, we have no complaint
make today Mr.. Tuttle stated.
ld unless the state railroad com
|sion rules otherwise. we will con-
NE TO obtain gas from no other
Srce than the Southern Natural
company, according to our CON
ct. at least until December !. 1874.
long as we are being supplied for
domestic uses. we cannot release
company from its contract.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
TRADING DULL AND
SENTIMENT MIXED IN
EARLY STOCK TRADE
Market Barely Able to Hold
Ground Gained
Monday.
BY STUART T.. WEST.

Copyiigh by The San Antonio Light
New York. April 1.-The market
continued in the first half hour this
morning to hold the ground gained
Monday, but it did little more. Price
changes were small.
Trading was dull and sentiment re-
garding the immediate course of things
was a good deal mixed. The Wash
ington news was looked upon as en-
couraging in that it seemed to point
to the dying down Of the investiga-
ton mania.
Steel common held around 90. Bald
win Locomotive around III and
Studebaker around %, that is, sub
stantially last nights closing. Nor
folk and Western went up nearly =
points and there was a noticeable de-
mand for Cuba Cane Sugar preferred
and Dupont, the latter jumping =
points.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
Amateurs and Sc. ri-pros

The Army y. NJ. c. a. free Jumps "
class. which had seven or eight stu
dents at the last meeting. will meet
again at 30 tuesday evening. The
class Is sending out an urgent can
Tor a dozen more students To supply
the demand that will BE- made tnl~
summer fog trained men.
The City League will hold an inn
portant meeting at u O'Clock We'd
rcsday evening al the Travellers HU-
tel, with President Charley Wuest IN
the chair. 1t Is expected that con-
tracts will be called Tor at this meet
ing and the organization for the sea-
son completed. Six teams are repre-
sentcd in the loop at present and
there is room for two more. The
teams expected To have representa-
tives present are: Pittsburg Water
Heaters. Union Bus Lines. Pastlms
Heart Parish and Public, Service Com
pany. The Gulf Refining Company
team is interested and is likely to
have representative present.
Both of Gene Seng's "kid' leagues
meet Teusday night. with the Juniors
getting together at Moore's sporting
goods store at o o'clock and the Sun.
day intermediate League at 30
Both leagues are well advanced and
probably will organize for the seal
son Tuesday night. The juniors will
be ready to elect officers at this meet
ing.
The Parish League. which lay dor.
mant early this season and did moi
seem likely to organize. will be re-
vived at a meeting to be hel dat 6 Il,
Wednesday night at Moore.s sportins
goods store. A. Quintanilla repre-
scented the league at commission
meeting Monday night and will at
tempt to organize il for the season
Wednesday night. Six teams are TAX
ing an active interest to date. Thes,
are ST. Anne's. st. Cecelia's, st. Ger
ards. ST. Leo's and st. Josephs par
ishes and the Lady of Perpetual He'll
Church.
Ernest Charles allowed but eigh
hits and struck out twelve men fol
the Vidal Indians Sunday against tn,
Navarro Cubs, who lost the contest
16 TO 2, in the face of these odds
Charles got home run for the In
dams as did Castillo and Vidal. Polk
Charles caught his brothers slants il
good fashion. Lucas and Litho star
red for the losers who did not scort
until the eighth inning when the win
ners erred twice. Manager NJ. IL
Gonzales of the Indian squad, is add
ing to his roster with new player'
who are expected to strengthen thu
team. Solsona umpired.
The Pastime Club baseball team
which is entered in the City League
is holding frequent workouts and den
cnstrated their strength Sunday by de
feating the 26th Squadron from Kell,
Field. IA to 10. The Pastime Cluf
is offering the use of its club room:
at the Coffee House, just below the
Houston street bridge, for meetings
of athletic organizations. No charge
is made but reservations must hC
made in order to avoid having two
teams trying to meet at the SAINT
time.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
BOWLING

A. Fecci Of the Violet Cone bowling
team prevented the A. r. G. Auto Livery
team from taking all three games in a
match bowled Monday night. The ga
ragemen won two.
Reinarz was high for the evening. roll
ing 1852.
The San Antonio Light and Grand Five
teams bowl Tuesday night.
Mondays scores:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
Lions Club for Fredericksburg.

Progress was made toward the Or
| izatio of q Lions Club in Fred.
fksburg when members Of the local
b jourueyed overland TO that town
tlday night. Numerous clubs have
n organized in adjacent towns with
.ess and judging from the enthus-
D shown by citizens Of Fredericks-
the attemnt TO establish LioHs
b there will be successful. the
kcipal speakers of the evening were
liam a. Wurzbach of San An
o. international Lions Club Or
zer johnson from national hea'l-
tiers and W. G. Higgins. president
be San Antonio Lions Club. Others
ing the trip were +. +. l.udolph.
Nv King. Mr.. aud Mrs. Il. T.
sthouse and F. W. Maule.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
Peoples Cafe.

The San Antonio Armv ''Y' bowlers
opened the summer season OF the COM
merclal League Monday night by taking
two out OF three games from the Jordan
IVers team.
"Baldy" Gallman. reliable anchor man
for the army team. hit the naples for
ls0-52e. Young Dresch led the losers
with 1s0-527.
The staudt Shoe team bowls against
the A. 1. ID. Pilots Tuesday night.
Mondays scores:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
$4,000 Fire in Dallas.

Dallas, Tex. April Loss esti'
mated at $4,000 was caused by fire
early today in a building occupied by
Reidy's Millinery Company, the Gar
rick Tbeater and Harper 4 Company,
photographers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
A. Il. &. Auto Livery.

Due to steady bowling. the Southern
Ice Company team sprung a surprise by
taking two games from the Peoples
Cafe. on the Grand Alleys Monday night.
7. Brand was high for the icemen with
206-5S0. Klingbeil rolled 207-561. Wen-
deberg was the main timber-smasher for
the losers with a43-650.
The Jud & Ormond team meets the
JOske five Tuesday night
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01

Cleveland. Ohio, April 1.-THE
Cleveland Indians will establish per-
manent spring training quarters at
Lakeland, Fla. if a bond issue. carry
ing an appropriation for the purchase
of the field and construction of a
conrete grandstand. is carried in
June. Before departing for Atlanta
with the team today, President T..
s. Barnard arranged for the issue. the
advices state, and was assured it
would carry. Mrs. James C. Dunn,
owner of the club, returned to Chi
CagO.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
WEST TEXAS CADETS
SCORE "a RUNS IN
HVE-INNING GAM E
Win Example of What Base
ball Shouldn't Be From
S. A. Academy.
ACADEMIC LEAGUE.

Standing.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06

If Charles Comiskey had never
purchased a farm southwest of
Eagle River on Sand lake, one of
the Sugar Camp chain, he would
have passed up the best period of
his life. While his farm on Sand
lake is a mighty good one, and
a place where the Old Roman en-
joys many days of pleasures such
as this north section Of the state
can produce; still it is not alone
the farm that keeps Mr.. Comiskey
here. He is a lover of the wilder
ness and waters; he admires what
nature has given to man and APP
preciates it to the fullest.
However, week ago Comiskey
and party wanted to reach their
destination at the farm, and on
account of snow were 'up against
it," Calling up the Service Gar
age, they asked for a car to trans
port them to Rhlnelander, doubt
ing than any make of motor We
hicle could navigate the deep
drifts. Nothing to it. Two snow
mobiles or Snow snakes" as we
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06
Moon" Rises at GIidden.

Local market for moon" hav-
ing dropped off considerably dur
ing the past few weeks on account
of the activities of the enforce
ment officers in this vicinity the
price has advanced accordingly.
The Enterprise is informed that
the price is now $500 per gallon,
whereas a month ago the prevail
ing price was $500. That is the
quotation for the ordinary rotgut
variety. Better brands or ether
lied prune juice come higher.
Poorer stuff from potato peeling,
gasoline, corn sugar and pig swill
mixture is not moving fast since
the cord-wood camps closed. De
mand and supply regulate the
prices and moonshiner must live
even if they don't live long.-Glid-
den Enterprise.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06

There is no reason why green
horn hunters cannot get wolves
if they can get deer" he said.
"The woods are full of guides and
trappers and experts in woodcraft
and without these men, few of
the city hunters would ever get a
deer. That ought to go for
wolves, too"
Mr. Comiskey, who was a lead
ing figure in the baseball world
when men now grown played on
sand lots, started his career in
Milwaukee, From here he went to
Dubuque and later to St. Paul,
when that club was a member of
the American league. 1t was then
1895-that he started visiting the
Wisconsin lakes.
"The first money that | ever
earned as a baseball player was in
Milwaukee," he said. Il played
with the old Alerts, and got $50
month. That was in 1876 and
that was good money then. Ted
Sullivan-brother of ex-Detective
Dennis Sullivan-was a member
of that team. Ted is now in
Washington"
What" Mr.. Comiskey was ask
ed, do you think of prohibition"
Where is there prohibition?"
he countered, as he joined his at
torney on his way to the courts.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06
Comiskey and the "Snow-Snake"

be glad when it's over, of course.
I've got to hurry back to the
Eagle River country. I've got
some important business up there.
| want to try something"
Would you mind telling me
what that is" the reporter beg
ged.
Certainly not" he replied. 81
am going to buy snow-snake.
| had a ride on one the day that
| left and | tell you they are
great. They are just the things
for getting about those lakes.
Why, the snow snake that l was
ont was a rented one-made
22 miles in the deepest snow in a
little more than two hours. They
have settled the transportation
problem in the deep snow. A
snow snake"
The shocked expression on the
interviewer's face stopped Mr.
Comiskey. Both glanced at the
clock. 1t was 8:45. Too early, the
reporter thought; and besides Mr.
Comiskey's reputation is such that
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06

| want to get back and get about
the lakes"
Mr.. Comiskey is an enthusiast
when it comes to the northern
woods Of Wisconsin. He believes
that the time is coming, and that
very quickly, when the resorts
now filled to capacity each sum-
mer will draw great winter
crowds.
Goes North for Winters
It's the greatest winter resort
in the world" he said. Talk
about Miami or Palm Beach! The
air and the heat there make me
sick. For 10 years now | have
been spending my winters of
them that an-at my place near
Eagle River. This has saved my
health, my life. One can be as
comfortable there as any place.
All that is needed is appropriate
dress.
While wolves are plentiful in
the woods right now and undoubt-
edly destroy many deer, Mr.. Com
iskey has done no wolf hunting
this winter. He was much inter
ested in the plan of Elmer Hall,
state conservation commissioner,
to reduce the number by means
of volunteer hunters.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06

call them, were sent out and the
trip easily made. Therefore the
following story was made" by
Comiskey and a Milwaukee Jour
nal reporter when Comiskey land
ed last week Monday in that city:
Breakfast finished, Charles A.
Comiskey, old Roman Of baseball
and car of the White Sox, as the
baseball writers invariably put it,
emerged into the lobby of the Ho-
tel Pfiister Monday, prepared to
go into court where some of his
former players-those who are
said to have found some money
under their pillows are trying to
get more from him.
Mr.. Comiskey doesn't look like
a car and he is entirely too tall
for a Roman-at least compared
to those now driving our banana
wagons. He is a grey man of
"a and because of many winters
in the northern woods his cheeks
are ruddy and his step. firm.
With a friendly gesture he mo-
toned the reporter to chairs in a
corner of the lobby.
About this case, Mr.. Comiskey,"
the reporter began. Il under
stand"
More Interested in Snakes"
"Oh, this case" he interrupted,
as though waving it aside. "Pll
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06
Does Your Memory Run Back?

Does Your Memory Run Back!
To the days when George F. Bel
lis, and his estimable wife and life
partner, his very alter ego, Jane
Young Bells Ito her intimates,
Aunt Jane) were the originators,
owners and the powers that de
veloped the Hotel Bells?
The old building at the corner
of Third and Scott is soon to be
torn down to make way for a
new, modern hotel plant and thus
the story of the hospitable hotel
life that the Bells family has
made in Wausau over a period OF
fifty years will be gathered up and
become a part of the history of
the growing years Of the city.
George Bells was like a charac
ter out of a book-better than
most characters out of any book.
He stood six feet two in height
and was spare in figure. He resem-
bled somewhat, the pictures we
sometimes see of General Robert
Lee, as he was soon after the Civ
il War. He always wore a Prince
Albert coat and regular southern
SLOUGH hat, although at times he
was partial to the high tile of
the sos. His voice was full and
deep and he spoke with a very 'de-
cided drawl Has a keen sense of
wit and humor and the most I'M
usual way of saying or turning
the most commonplace remarks
that was inimitable all his own.
His tie was invariably fastened
with a beautiful opal pin, of
which he was very proud and very
careful. A friend one day asked
him to take it off for inspection.
No sir, said George, that pin is
copper riveted tony -Wishbone." .
One summers day he was play
ing the regular afternoon game Of
casino with jim McCrossen in the
smoking room of the hotel.
Mrs. Bells put her head in at
he door and said, George, did
you bring the corn from the
farn?"
Never looking up and never tax
ing his eyes off his opponent, he
replied, No Jane, | didn't"
We'll now, George Bellis,' said
his exasperated partner, THAT
was the very last thing l told you
to do!'
All attention on the game he
drawled, Jane, m'dear, that was
the very last thing forgot to-
! do"
Too bad George Bells and Mark
Twain couldn't have met and
teamed it together for a while.
Mark would have immortalized
such a character in story like
Tom Sawyer or Huck Finn Wau-
sau Pilot.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06

one was loath to believe-and yet
those Kentuckians in the north
are supposed to make an excellent
brand of-one can never tell-per-
haps the old baseball veteran
Mr.. Comiskey read the report
er's thoughts and laughed.
"Oh, | am in earnest" he as
serted. "Only you are not think
ing Of the right kind of snow
snake. My kind is merely a fiv-
yer with the front wheels showed
back near the rear wheels and en-
cased in caterpillar tractors. They
are a new thing-being shown
now at automobile shows, | be-
lieve.
Sends a Snow Snake
Now, | was up at my place
near Eagle River and had to get
out to the railroad to get down
here for this case. | called up a
garage and they couldn't get an
through. The garage
man said he would send a snow
snake and | told him to send it
along.
We'll, sir, it came and three of
us piled in. We broke the road
to Rhinelander and at places the
snow was more than waist deep.
Yet we came right along, making
the % miles in about two hours.
There was no trouble at all. |
have ordered one and that's why
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06

Rum runners along the Jersey
coast will be chased by speed boats
driven by twin airplane motors
capable of forty miles an hour.
These boats can race to the twelve
mile limit and back in forty min
utes. They have no masts, cabins
or side lights, and travel like hy-
droplanes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06

What is believed to be the small
lest church in the world is little
stone chapel dedicated to St. An
thony situated five miles east of
Fort Atkinson, Iowa. The outside
measurements are twelve feet by
twenty feet. The chapel seats a
congregation of eight.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06

The President, commander-in-
chief of the Army and Navy, de-
sires and enjoins the orderly OBJ
servance of the Sabbath by the
officers and men in, the military
and naval service. The Importance
for man and beast of the prescrib-
ed weekly rest, the sacred rights
of Christian soldiers and sailors,
a becoming Difference to the best
sentiment of a Christian people,
and due regard for the Divine
will, demand that Sunday labor in
the Army and Navy be reduced to
the measure of strict necessity
Abraham Lincoln.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06

Parliament is there. 1t exists.
l use it whenever necessary. 1t is
very quiet and behaves itself, and
doesn't create much disturbance.
-Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06

Under Fascismo the people of
Italy are becoming more thrifty.
For the present fiscal year the in
crease was S168,000,000 over the
corresponding figure of last year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06

A topaz ten by seventeen inches,
weighing about 100 pounds, has
been sent to the Field Museum of
Chicago by a gem-hunter in Bra
I'll.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06

Push, pep and pugnacitv o+.,
nally defeat bluff, bIuster ' ss5
bunk. and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06

The worst thieves never are ar
rested. They are the thieves OF
time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-09

The Russian correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune has refused to abide by the rules &C
copied by the representatives of the rest of the
foreign press and has been refused admission
to Russia by the Soviet government.
The effects of this are seen in the tremen-
dous upheavals taking place all over Russia
in the columns of the Tribune.
From Riga and London the Tribune cor
respondent is conducting revolts of the Red
Army, flights of Trotzky peasant uprisings;
the Mongolian hordes have been resurrected
to hold the Red Army in check and the COM
plete overthrow of the Soviet government has
been set for some time in April-when, says
the Tribune correspondent in London, with a
passion for detail, the advent Of spring will
permit an advance on Moscow.
AS is quite fitting, seeing that it admits that
it is the worlds greatest newspaper, the
Tribune has this advance information all to
itself careful scrutiny of the other capital
list papers discloses the fact that they have not
the slightest knowledge of these horrendous
occurrences, altho their correspondents are
right on the ground.
They are either very poor newsgathererS or
else have succumbed to the insidious effects of
Soviet propaganda and are telling the truth.
The Tribune long ago developed news
gathering method that excels the mar
wells of the telegraph and radio; it used it to
the limit in the good old days when anti-Soviet
propaganda was the chief business of the capt.
talist press and since its Russian correspondent
so nobly defended the right to lie against the
painfully truthful Soviet spokesman, it has re-
vived it.
It is a combination Of telepathy and crystal
gazing and excellent results can be obtained
without even leaving Chicago. All that is
needed is map of Russia, writer who hates
the workers and farmers government of that
country and who will write down under Riga
Warsaw, Berlin or London date-line the things
he would like to have occur to the hated Com
munists
The only drawback so far as the Tribune is
concerned is that the resulting stories have no
perceptible effect on the Soviet government
except to convince it that Tribune correspon-
dent" and ''liar" are synonymous terms.
In the United States its Russian correspon-
dence rivals its comic features as a source of
amusement with the additional advantage that
they are on the first page and easily accessible