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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Real Estate Men

Judge Il. NJ. Milan. prominent
ranchman of Southwest Texas, spent
Tuesday in San Antonio negotiating
0000-acre ranch deal in Uvalde
county.
II. A. Schraeder of the Texas Mex
leo Land Company has started work
on the remodeling of the home of Mrs.
b. Heard in Denver Heights.
Wiley Wyatt, well known ranch
man of Wichita Falls, spent Wednes-
day visiting the Redus Land COM
| pany negotiating a ranch deal. Mr..
Wyatt left San Antonio Thursday
for Laredo.
G. Sexauer announces that the bun
galow which he is building for Mrs.
George Wurzbach at the corner OF
Mason and Palmetto will soon be
ready for occupancy.
II. T.. McCarty of Seattle passed
through San Antonio last week on his
way home from Mexico. where he has
been inspecting ranch property.
Carvel & Bethea have just com
pleted a colonial bungalow for Aaron
Hardin on South Presa, which cost
approximately $4,000.
Levy Baker, prominent ranchman
Of Goliad county, spent Wednesday
visiting the Redus Land Company, in
vestigatin a Mexican ranch deal.
H. f. Dixon of the Texas-Mexico
Land Company made n trip TO Pipe
creek last Sunday to show ranch to
a prospective customer.
Carvel & Bethea have started work
on the construction of hollow tile
and stucco residence on Elizabeth road
in Terrell Hills for Edward ]. Frasier
which will cost approximately $4,000.
G. T. Powell returned Thursday
from a short trip to his ranch in Go
lad county.
Fl. A. Schraeder and Fl. f. Dixon
Of the Texas-Mexico Land Company
have Just returned from n trip to
Bandera county where they showed n
ranch to a prospective customer.
George Ray Of Pettus and his son.
Haggaul Ray of Arizona. passed
through San Antonio on their way to
Mexico where they are closing up
ranch deal.
Carvel & Bethea have recently COM
pleted bungalow on Temple Hill for
Mrs Bertha A. Richardson which cost
$1,000.
f. d. Bell. representing the Redus
Land Company. is accompanying a
party of Houston business men to
Coahuila on a trip Of inspection OF
ranch buys
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
May Build City Hall.

Marshall is said TO be contemplat-
ing the construction of n $1O0.OW
city hall for the near future. A bond
election probably will be held.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

f. d. Bell. representing the Redus
Land Company. is accompanying a
party of Houston business men to
Coahuila on trip of inspection OF
ranch buys<
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

All walls and ceilings throughout
the house are plastered and are fin
ished in light colored tones. All wood
work on the first floor of the house
in the principal rooms is Of oak. bal
ance of wood work is pine. The living
room has solid oak wainscOting about
nine feet high and the ceiling of this
room is vaulted and is finished with
parged ornamental plaster work. The
house is heated with vapor steam sys-
TEN. An attractive garage and ser
wants quarters with laundry, are
placed about 75 feet from the house.
A broad terrace is on the southeas:
side of the house and has a slate
floor.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

Carvel & Bethea have recently COM
nletcd bungalow on Temple Hill for
Mrs. Bertha A. Richardson which cost
$4,000.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

George Ray OF Pettus and his SON.
Haggaul Ray of Arizona. passed
through San Antonio on their way to
Mexico where they are closing up a
ranch deal.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

Fl. A. Schraeder and Fl. f. Dixon
Of the Texas Mexico Land Company
have just returned from a trip to
Bandera county where they showed n
ranch to a prospective customer.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

Carvel & Bethea have started work
on the construction of a hollow tile
and stucco residence on Elizabeth road
in Terrell Hills for Edward j. Frasier
which will. cost approximately $4,000.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

G. T. Powell returned Thursday
from a short trip to his ranch in Go
lad county.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

H. F.. Dixon Of the Texas-Mexico
Land Company made trip TO Pipe
creek last Sunday to show ranch to
prospective customer.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

Levy Baker, prominent ranchman
Of Goiad county, spent Wednesday
visiting the Redus Land Company, in
yestigating a Mexican ranch deal.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

Carvel & Bethea have just COM
pleted a colonial bungalow for Aaron
Hardin on South Presa, which cost
approximately $4,000.
Evening star., 1924-06-15
Water Flowing in the Conduit.

Water is coming down from Great
Falls through the ancient conduit. q
flume seventy feet long having been
built along that part Of the water
course where the brick tube was rup-
tured. Through the fiume water Is
flowing to- the city at the rate Of
3o,00o.oo gallons day. less than one
half the capacity Of the conduit. but
enough in this cool weather to fore
stall a water famine. Rebuilding OF
the broken section proceeds with
speed. The temporary, repair Of the
conduit has been made as rapidly rs
skillful men under expert guidance
could work Three shifts OF work.
men have labored at top pressure
twenty.four hours a day. A plan to
meet such a contingency was in the
hands of the engineers when tho break
came, and materials were ready. Men
were called by telephone. The break
was discovered within q few minutes
after the conduit collapsed, and repair
work was quickly under way. It has
been notable achievement, and credit
is due to everybody, concerned.
A break in the single water line
supplying nearly half q million people
is a serious accident, and 1t was good
fortune that this breach came in cool
weather, when water consumption In
washington is considerably below the
carrying capacity Of the conduit and
storage capacity Of the reservoirs.
Evening star., 1924-06-15
Backs Merchant Marine.

The Republican platform adopted N
Cleveland gives promise Of e. per-
manent overseas merchant marine. 1t
states unequivocally that the Repub-
lican party stands for the maintenance
Of such a feet, for the advance Of
American commerce and for the ma
tional defense in time of emergency.
What shall be done with the great
merchant feet now owned by the
United States government, acquired
and built during the war and now
operated through the Shipping Board
and the Emergency Fleet Corporation,
is question that has given great
concern. Efforts have been made to
transfer this fleet to private owner
ship, but without marked success.
The ocean-carrying business is not
paying well now. In addition the diff
ferentiaI In cost of operation is against
the Americans. .s
For the present, at least. there
seems but one thing for the govern
ment to do, to continue to operate the
merchant fleet itself. The only al
tentative under existing conditions is
to permit the American flag to vanish
from the seven seas. The Republican
party declares in the platform just ap-
proved that the government should
continue to operate the fleet and that
the government should meet the losses
as long as there be any. So govern
ment ownership and operation are
recognized by the party. not as the
most desired methods Of handling a
merchant fleet, but as essential at
present. The platform virtually eI.
presses a hope that eventually eco
nomieaI operation Of the ships and in
creased business and freight rates
make it possible to transfer the fleet
to private ownership. But for the
time being, and for as long as may be
necessary. the government will con-
tinue as ship owner and operator.
This promise of permanence will go
far toward building UP the business of
the American overseas carriers. I'm
certainty kills business.
The party promises also that there
shall be economic and efficient man.
agement" This is the kind Of man.
agement which Leigh c. Palmer, presi.
dent Of the Fleet Corporation, is striv-
ing for, the goal toward which he
and the organization are working.
Evening star., 1924-06-15
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL

The new battle cry OF the grand
old party is to Keep Cool with Cool
idee, bnt Hot Damn with Dawes"
AS a study in contrasts, there has
never been anything quite like the
personnel of the Republican national
ticket 1t is a picture of placidity
and pep, of dignity and dash, Of re-
serve and restlessness, of grim self
control and gay self-expression.
1t will seem entirely fitting that
President Coolidge should remain
quietly on the front porch of the
White House during the campaign,
and it will be equally 'fn character
for Charley Dawes to go swinging
from one train to another. riding on
the cowcatcher or the rear platform,
and will go after votes with all the
strength that is in him. He is ex-
plosive where Mr.. Coolidge is calm
and collected. He is fiery where his
running mate is. without visible
spark, but, despite the speed and ap-
parent reckiessness of hts disposition
Charley Dawes strikes a blow as
sure and as deadly as any one of q
careful and calculating disposition. Let
Mr.. Coolidge supply the taciturnity:
talk. The two dispositions are so
far apart that between them they
make a sort of fifty-fifty arrange
ment. The nomination of Gen. Dawes
may inspire the Democrats, also. to
place a veteran of the world war
on their ticket The Republican vice
presidential nominee made q wonder
full record in efficiency overseas and
probably was closer to Gen. Pershing
than any other man in the A. z. F.
~ +
When Fred w. Upham OF Chicago
laid down the reins as treasurer of
the Republican national committee
at Cleveland on Friday he ended a
long and faithful term of service.
Even before he was elevated to the
treasurership Mr.. Upham had been
serving as principal assistant to the
late Cornelius Bliss of New York,
who during his later years was un-
able to give much attention to the
arduous work.
Mr.. Upham has laid down the keys
to the treasury vaults after having
raised more than 50, 100000 for the
campaign chests of his party. This
| Is q high mark for any successor to
| shoot at. These funds have covered
some fat, but. whether lean or fat,
Fred Upham was always on the job.
His task was made easier by the
fact that Fred Upham has had the
knack Of making and keeping friends
A man of large business affairs and
Independent means himself his as
sociations have been extremely valu-
able to his party, and probably half
| of all the donations to the party
| through him have been a personal
tribute to the man rather than to
the organization.
Mr.. Coolidge's managers have an
nounced that they will wage as
economical campaign as possible
this year. National committeeman
generally are agreed that the task
of raising funds is not to be an easy
one. particularly in the west. Some
Of the old-timers do not believe it is
going to be any too easy to boil the
dollars off the fasteners either.
One of the greatest difficulties will
Evening star., 1924-06-15
Half olidays.

The season of Saturday half.
holidays in government offices opened
yesterday. Generally by the middle Of
June many persons are weary OF
warm days and sigh for little time to
swing in the hammock under an ar
Dor at home or get out into the woods
far from the heat, dust and clarnor Of
the town. Thus far there has been lit
tie suffering from heat and dust, but
the Saturday half holiday is welcomed
Just the same. And surely summer
days must come.
There is official warrant for the be-
lief that summer may come. The
ton sent the following telegram to
Charles F.. Marvin, chief of the
weather bureau: Straw hat manu-
facturers meeting at Southern Hotel.
Unreasonable weather has caused
serious heartaches among them. They
would be much soothed If they had a
message from you that summer will
come some time this year" Chief
Marvin replied by wire as follows:
'Your appeal for q soothing message
to the aching hearts of the members
OF the National Association Of Straw
Hat Manufacturers touches me deep.
ly, as I wear my old felt hat and light
oxercoat to my steam-heated Office.
My message is courage, friends, and
confidence. Mother Nature never
failed us yet. The darkest hour is
Just before the dawn"
1t may be that the wettest hour is
just before the driest. Let US enjoy
the half-holidays that will last until
the second Saturday in September
Most of us know what to do with
them. Some will put them into golf
for health and rest and into tennis for
health and action. Some will put
them into fishing for uplift Of the
spirit and ennobling Of the mind
Some will try to coax the back yard
or back lot to be a garden. and every
man and woman in. the departments
will find something to do which is moi
routine work.
Evening star., 1924-06-15

national conventions. Yet the stafy OF
these meetings Is well known. The
details are spread before the people
in lengthy reports printed in the news.
papers. This year the proceedings will
be broadcast by radio to every part Of
the land, with millions listening in to
hear all the speeches and the, ballot
ing.
So distinctly has the nauoEal con.
vention method Of naming candidates
for the highest officea been established
that it is difficult for present-day
Americans to conceive Of any other
method. Yet it was not until 1881 that
the nominations were thus made by a
party meeting. 1t was in that year
that Henry Clay was presented by the
National Republicans in Baltimore,
and a few months later, in 1882 An
drew Jackson was nominated by the
Democrats in the same city. Previous
to that time candidates were named by
congressional caucus, by conferences
and by virtue Of nominations by state
In 1872, for the first
time, the parties met in open session,
both to name candidates and to declare
their principles, That practice has pre-
vailed without interruption to this
day.
In general the procedure at a ma
tion convention remains the same now
as it was ninety-two years ago. A
declaration of beliefs or platform is
adopted and the candidates are nom-
mated by ballot. The practice Of pro
tracted nominating speeches Is not
new. Such speeches were made long
ago as the ''spellbinders" took the floor
for their favorites. extolling their vir-
tues and declaring their ability to COM
mand the confidence Of the people.
But conventions are more smoothly
conducted nowadays than in the past.
Only occasionally do "ructions" de-
velop, as in 1896, when both parties
suffered walk-outs by dissenting fac
tions on the score of the platforms,
and in 1912, when the Republican con-
vention was bolted on the score of the
nominee. Visitors to a convention are
not likely to be entertained by such
spectacular proceedings. On the con-
trary, they are more apt to be bored
after the first few hours, unless their
interest is sustained, as promises to
be the case in New York a week
from Tuesday, by the intense rivalry
Of candidates and the uncertainty Of
the result.
Evening star., 1924-06-15

be in raising funds for the congres-.
sional campaigns. Each senator up
Tor election and each congressional,
aspirant will have to shuffie largely
for himself. The states will endeavor
to raise whatever congressional
money is to be obtained and will
leave the financing OF the presidential
campaign largely to the national
After all the fuss and feathers made
over DIR. Nicholas Murray Buffers
attack on the Volstead act and the
high hope aroused in the breasts OF
the "wets" that something might be
done at the Republican convention
DR.. Butler made no attempt whatever
to impress his views upon the con-
vention, collectively. or the delegates
singly. He made it very plain that
he had expressed his own opinion that,
prohibition was failure and he in
tended to stick to it. Any one who
thought prohibition was success, he
said, was entitled to that opinion also
Dr. Butler Is too old too well versed
politician, ever to have harbored the
thought that an anti-dry plank was
possible. What the future may hoAd.
he could not say, but he was con
vinced this year that neither one of
the two old parties would care to-
tackle the wet and dry issues, other
than to declare for law enforcement.
DR.. Butler says he himself LIS for
law enforcement to the hilt, but this
does not prevent him holding the
opinion that the law should be
changed or wiped out altogether. Dr.
Butler was very quiet and unobtru
sive figure at the convention.
Another quiet figure was c. Baseom
Slemp. secretary to President Cool
idge. Mr.. Slemp was there as a dele
gate from his native Virginia and as
a member of the national committee
Many of his old friends rushed to
him for assistance and advice. and
also for any directions" that he may
have brought from the White House
| but Mr.. Slemp directed all callers to
| the Coolidge headquarters, presided
| over by William NJ Butler OF Massa-
chusetts. the new national chairman.
and from the President should con-
tinue to 60 through Mr.. Butler.
Mr. Slemp is an astute politician
| one of the very best in the country
and he realized that too many lines
of communication might just as
cooks gathered around the boiling
pot The secretary also is a great
believer in regularity.
Cleveland unQuestionably was the
most friendly city that ever enter
tained a national political convention.
The arrangement at the convention
hall were well nigh perfect, and
fewer restrictions were placed upon
the delegates and visitors than in the.
memory of some of the Oldest OF the
old guard. There was absolutely
nothing "hard boiled" about Cleve-
land. The problem of handling the
convention was not an easy one, for
the grouping of the Cleveland hotels
and the convention hall itself with
in the space of a very few blocks
caused all the congestion to center
in a very limited area of a very beau
tiful city. Yet the ease and smooth
ness with which it was carried on
| made the whole thing look simple
Already Cleveland has many boosters
| for 1928.
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-06-15
Field Workers Pay.

President Coolidge's action regard
ing the pay of the field service work
ers Of the government, increased by
act of Congress not accompanied by
specific appropriations to meet the ad-
vances. follows the course pursued in
the case of the District employees
whose salary scales were increased
without specific appropriations there
for. These workers will be paid ac-
cording to the new scales, from the
existing appropriations. A deficiency
IN the fund is assured. inasmuch as
The fund allotments were made on the
old scale. But Congress. will meet
long before the fund is exhausted, and
a deficiency appropriation can be
made, just as it was sought to provide
in advance by the measure which
failed by f1uke to become law.
In thus ordering the use Of the
existing appropriations to carry out
the law in respect to the salaries the
President is strictly complying with
the wishes of Congress. 1t was de-
creed in respect to these field workers
that they should be given a certain
range of pay. Just 50 Congress
ordered that the pay OF the school
teachers, policemen and f1remen Of the
District should be advanced. The ad-
journment a week ago yesterday in
terrupted the process of providing an
advance against the deficiency. When
Congress reconvenes in December it
can complete the process. The de-
fieiency bill carrying the provision for
the new District pay scale lies in the
Senate awaiting action on the confer
ence report. The measure which pro-
yides specifically for the field workers
pay awaits the signature Of the two
presiding officers. Both of them will
probably be presented to the President
for his signature very shortly after
the session is resumed.
1t is fortunate that the way was
opened without any strain of the law
to prevent the injustice which would
have been caused by failure to pay
these public service employees at the
newly ordered scales. A broad view
has prevailed to the end that nobody
should suffer loss OF compensation.
This is good business" in that it car
ries out the purpose of the law with
out technicality. ..s.. -.
Evening star., 1924-06-15
Popular Interest in Conventions.

Although the Cleveland convention
was not as interesting as that which
will be held in New York, because the
major result was definitely fore
Swallowed, it was still sufficiently at.
tractive to draw large crowd. +"
hHowever "cut and dried" a national
POLITICAL convention may be, it is still
an interesting occasion. 1t is ma
tional political organization in session.
Only once in four years do the parties
thus assemble, through delegated rep
resentatives. The national committees
of the parties meet more frequently,
especially during campaign years. to
arrange for the conventions and to
manage the battles. But the parties
themselves do not get together save
Sn these particular quadrennial ,occa-
tions when candidates are to be named
knd platforms are to be framed.
Only a small percentage of the peo-
PIE of this coontry have ever attended,
Evening star., 1924-06-15
Peace In Family Life Is One
OF Greatest Needs of the Day

sons for divorce or the attempt TO
apply them to all grades and condi-
tions ut married persons would help
to spell peace in the marriage rela-
efforts are being made more to main
tain the form than the substance OF
marriage. 1t might be well to con-
slider whether it should be the pur-
pose of society to keep married cou-
pies together, regardless of family
peace. or to spread the gospel OF
peace in married life and thereby
keep together men and women who
are married.
Another class of well intentioned
persons would find the cause of this
eternal warfare among husbands
and wives before marriage rather
than after the marital vows are
taken. They believe in preparedness.
They would create public boards to
pass on prospective brides and bride
grooms and to determine whether
the contemplated marriage should be
contaminated. We are not informed
tion. but no doubt the tonsils. bob
bed hair and gum-chewing habits of
the bride will be taken into consid :
Grafton along with the clothes style
oi tne DrideBroom ana MS money
making and staying-out-late fnclina-
tions. The scientific, moral and in
teilectual factors of the relation to
be entered into undoubtedly will be
weighed. Although l do not approve
Of this super supervision, would
suggest that Ii we are to have these
examining boards. they ascertain the
outlook which the applicant holds on
the married state. When we probe
beneath the allegations of cruel and
inhuman treatment, neglect incom-
patibility of temperaments and other
charges we usually find that the
marriage was regarded by one or the
other OF the contracting parties as
an opportunity to better his or her
condition, and then when realities
an excuse of one kind or another to
dissolve the marriage was sought, in
the hope of better luck next time.
Still a third class of persons seek
ing a remedy for the unhappiness of
family life and hoping to end forever
the war in the homes Of America
turns on the young Of this genera
tion, condemning them as idle. friv-
olous, devoid of purpose, inconsider-
ate. selfish, pleasure seeking and vain.
Such talk annoys me, not that it
may not be true, but because 1t
nevertheless is unjust. II there is
anything wrong in the manners.
morals and outlook of the young
people of today, responsibility rests
not on them, but on their elders. The
fathers and mothers of the land are
the real offenders. We have not
halted the trend of the times. We
have not uprooted the evils which
are imperiling our children. When
we rear and train our children prop
erly, instill in their hearts and
minds reverence for home and
parenthood, school them thoroughly
in the right conception Of govern
ment, religion and society. we shall
need no longer any court of domestic
relations and will not have to bother
ourselves further about uniform laws
of marriage and divorce and public
boards to examine applicants for
marriage licenses.
Copyright, 1924. by Twenty-hrst Century
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