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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
GUADALUPE COUNTY
! GOOD ROADS BOND
ISSUE is DEFEATED
$1,000 Fund Proposal
Voted Down by Ma
jority of 200.

Seguin. Tex, April 5.-Guadalupe
county taxpayers voted down the
proposition for a S1,000.000 good
roads bond issue on Tuesday BY a
majority of approximately 200.
With the exception of the court
house box, the city of Seguin voted
strongly in favor of the bond issue
by a vote of 436 to 294.
The Zorn precinct, north of town
put in strong plea for good roads
by voting 101 in favor to only 81
against.
Staples, east of town, gave 40 votes
in favor of the issue, with thirteen
voting against.
In Marion, west of town, the vote
stood 10 for and al against, while
Schertz polled % votes in favor to
only against.
New Berlin went against the prop
osltion by q vote of &c to 20.
Harborth box stood 81 for and 30
against. and Walters-Nixon came out
% in favor and only one against.
Redwood box stood 20 for and 4
against, while Kingsbury voted IL
for and So against: Geronimo. 0 for
and AZ against; Weinert, 0 for and
IS against; Valley School, 46 for,
II against; Schumannsville, IL for.
81 against; Delaney, IL for, "a
against; Duggar, for, rs against !;
Leissner, for and 80 against: Cot
tonwood. 5 for, IA against; Bethany,
Z for, II against: Clear Spring, 5
for, II against: Laubach, 10 for, 40
against; SDecht, IL for, % against.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
NAMED SCHOOL HEAD
kerrville Superintendent and Most of
Faculty Reelected.

Kerrville. Tex, April 5.-Re-elec
ton of Raymond A. Franklin as su.
perintendent of the Kerrville public
schools has been announced. Nearly
all of the present faculty members
have accepted elections for another
season.
Guy c. Moses was again named
principal of Tivy High School. with
Miss Harriet Garrett the only in.
structor in that department to accept
her reelection.
The present faculty of the gram
mar school will serve another term.
They are: Mrs. r. A. Shelburne, Mrs.
]. ID. Rose, Miss Mary Holdsworth
and Mrs. II. A. Franklin.
The entire primary department fac
ulty was also reelected as follows :
Mrs. c. w. Meeks. Miss Mary
Swayze. Miss Bessie Biehler and Miss
Lynn Burnett. Mrs. Guy c. Moses
was elected teacher of the Mexican
school.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
TO REOPEN BANK
Planters State Bank at Harlingen Is
.Reorganized.

Harlingen, Tex, April 5.-An-
nouncement has been made that the
Planters State Bank of this city:
which recently closed its doors. will
he opened next week under the name
of the Valley State Bank. :.
The stockholders in the new bank
are John T. Lomax of San Benito,
Tyre ii. Brown of Harlingen. former
" vice president Of the Planters state
Rank. II. NJ. Holland. Walton d..
Hood and G. G. Henson apd ii. Z.
BOYD.
Mr.. Lomax. president of the new
bank. is president of the Valley Gin
COMPANY and is also connected with
the Farmers State Bank of San Be-
nito. Mr.. Brown will be the active
vice president of the new bank, The
Valley State Bank will take over all
the deposits of the Planters state
Bank which amount to over SJOO:OiD
The new bank will be capitalized for
S35 COO
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
DAUGHTER OF LATE
CHAMP CLARK NOT
OUT OF POLITICS
Woman Recently Defeated
in Race for Congress
Gust Beginning"
BY ARTHUR COLLINS.

Copyright by The San Antonio Light.
New Orleans, April Airs. Gene
We've Clark Thomson, 29-year-old
daughter of the late Champ Clark, re-
Gently defeated in a special election
for seat in Congress, declared today
that she is not through with politics.
II learned from my father how to
take a beating" she said. "Three
weeks before i was born he was de-
feated for Congress in Republican
landslide by piano tuner. When
was IL he was defeated for the Demo
cratic nomination for the presidency,
after having received clear majority
on nine ballots"
In her contest here, Mrs. Thomson
was supported by the old regular par
ty which her husbands newspaper had
fought for years. 1t is believed that
her defeat was due in large part to
the prejudice of the creoles against
women in politics.
Mrs. Thomson believes she will have
better luck next time. Il am not
through with politics just because ]
was defeated for Congress-" she de-
clared. "On the contrary 1 am just
beginning. ] do not intend to be a
candidate for every office that falls
vacant. But ! do intend to take a
healthy interest and do my bit in fight
ing, the good fight for my own state
and nation"
While she waits to make her next
race, Mrs. Thomson plans to give her
assistance to any wcll-organized move
ment to interest more women in poll
tics.
IL think it is the duty of women
to avail themselves of rights conferred
by the nineteenth amendment" she
said. II am firmly convinced that
the participation of women in public
affairs is good thing for the nation.
l hold not TO the notion that women
will cure all the ills of politics. but j
am sure they will be a good influence.
"The time when women will exert
this influence l believe is not so far
distant. i am proud to have been
a pioneer in the race here. Where l
have failed some women shall sue
ceed."
Mrs. Thomson believes the current
Washington scandals are due in large
part to the near monopoly of men
in politics.
"The wheel of government needs the
shoulders of all good citizens of both
sexes to get it out and keep it out of
the mire into which it has slipped, y
she said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
ARGENTINE AIRMAN
WILL ATTEMPT TO
FLY AROUND WORLD
Signs Contract for Con-
struction of Three World
Flight Planes.

London. April 5.-The Argentine
airman. Maj. Pedro Zanni, has en-
tered the race for world flight su-
premacy.
Major Zanni is signing contracts
here for construction of three planes
which he will use in his attempt. He
hopes to hop off from London in the
latter part of June and to girdle the
globe within four months.
Lieut.. Nelson T. Page, a grand
nephew of the former American am
bassador to Italy. now an Argentine
naval pilot, and Felipe Beltrame, will
accompany Major Zanni. The flight
is not designated as official, but the
$4,000 required is being put up by
the Argentine government and the
provincial and municipal authorities
at Buenos Aires,
Major Zanni's flight plans differ
from those of the American and Brit.
ish flyers. who have a start on him
He plans to divide his flight into
three major "legs." He will use an
airplane to fly from London to Toxic
A hydro-airplane will be shipped to
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
COTTON MEN ELECT
Houston Man Chosen to Head Texas
Association.

Houston. Texas, April 81. W
Garrow. Houston, vice president oil
the Texas Cotton Association. was
elected president of the association in
I, concluding session of the state
convention here Saturday.
Austin was selected as the 1879
convention city.
The new board Of directors named
for the association included:
r.. T.. Dixon, Dallas; ID. c. Reed,
Austin: w. r. Caswell. Austin Thee
Marcus. Dallas; Berney Anderson.
Fort Worth Bayliss Harriss, Calves
ton: L. p. Grenna. Dallas, and Jo-
seph W, Evans. Houston.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Girls Have Abandoned
Book Reading in Fal',r
of Radio, Man Sly.

Austin. Tex. AJril 5.-Accord.
ing to Claude II. Sullivan, liorar-
ian of the FL Paso public library,
in a report to Miss Elizabeth II.
West, state librariN1, radio j.
taking the place oil novel read
ing.
There was a time when a miss
ing servant girl was sought from
garrett to cellar and finally dis
covered secluded in a storeroom or
underneath a bed. deep in asiyen.
lures which pursued the hero
through one breathless page after
another" said Mr.. Sullivan.
Nowadays she will most likely
be found tuning up the amperes or
the static trying to listen in on n
collar speech being broadcast from
station Arrow in Troy, n. Y.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

Toxic and in this he will cross the
Pacific.
From the Pacific the Argentines
route lies along the regular United
States air mail line. San Francisco
Ogden Cheyenne Omaha Chicago New
York. From st. Johns, Newfound-
land. Zanm intends to attempt d.
rect nonstop flight to Cork. Ireland,
similar to that accomplished BY the
late Captain Alcock.
The Argentine has a good record
as flyer, having crossed and re-
crossed the Andes as long ago as 1920,
and flown from the Argentine to
Chile on a nonstop flight.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
First Lady Forced to Provide
Breakfasts on Spur ofMoment

question will probably be further dis.
cussed at the retail merchants con-
vention, which will take place in Ty'
Ter during the latter part of April
Forty thousand invitations are being
sent from Mr.. Grasso's office. to BIZ
distributed among merchants of Texas
and a large number of visitors are
expected at the convention.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Sell Yoakum Paper

1Oakum, Tex, April 5.-The
Bankers Printing Company. publish
ers of the Yoakum Daily and Weekly
Herald. has been sold by Green. We'll
hansen and Driscoll to Fl. d. Meister,
formerly of Wauseon. Ohio. The new
management announces that there will
be no change in the policy of the
company and that the staff will not
be changed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Operation Is Fatal.

Seguin, Tex. April 5.-Fritz Bit
ner. 81. a native of Guadalupe county,
died at a hospital in this city. fol-
lowing an operation. and interment
was made i'm Lone Oak Cemetery. Rev.
III. Barnofske officiating. Surviving
are his widow. three children. Elmie.
Elieska and Norbert Lee Bittner: his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. August Bit
ner.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
For Madame

For Madame
A Charming Group of Dresses for late
afternoon or the petit Soir"-are fea-
tured in Crepe chiffon and lace and in
satin-faced Canton and lace. Others are
Shiny Simple of line and slenderizing-
with inset motifs of pleating or tucks-
$4s75 to $225.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
For Little Sister

For Little Sister
Cunning Frocks for Easter-of white
Voiles-tucked, ruffled or lace-trimmed;
Some have lace medallions-they are one
of-a-kind-adorable-
$4.e5 to $3.50.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
For Mademois ellie

There's a girlish wisp of georgette,
with dainty laces-a Crepe Chiffon, lily
like in its white beauty-a charming little
Organdy, all frills and flutings-These-
in sizes Six to Sixteen-at-
$3.50 to $3.50.
Putnam patriot., 1924-08-08
PLANNING FOR FAIR
Charter Oak Park Event Opens-La.
 bor Day-Bigger Than Ever

That the connecticut Fair. which is to be held at Charter Oak park in Hartford on Labor Day, should be pri- marily an agricultural fair devoted 10 the entire state rather than Co the city of Hartford alone, was the opin- ion expressed at recent meeting of the Connecticut State Agricultural society, under whose auspices the fair Is to be held W. J Goltra of Hart ford. president of the society stated that the executive officers and com mittees now working on the arrange ments for the fair were endeayorIng to give greater prominence Co the agri- cultural exhibits from all sections of the state.
 Special prizes are to be awarded the exhibits of the various farm and market gardeners associations that have already siguified their intention of making displays One entire sec ton of the fair Is Co be devoted t0 the Connecticut boys and girls clubs under the direction of the state leader, \. J. Brundage of Storrs. Other ex- hihits are Co include prize cattle. sheep. swine, poultry. bees and honey, fruits, farm and garden products. home gar den products and flowers and plants. The horse show and polo games and the dog show to be held at the fair will be additions made this year for the first time The promoters of the fair are also working on a special tobacco exhibit that is Co be unique in its arrangement,
Putnam patriot., 1924-08-08
MEN IMPROVE POOL
Erect Dam al Harrisvlle Swimming
 Heir-Remove Large Stones

Great improvements were made at the swimming hole at Huntsville one day last week by eight Putnam young men with q Ford truck. The local men visited the pool one morning and placed dam where a TOW of large stones had attempted before to serve that purpose, located new diving board. and took away many of the large stones on the bottom of the pool leaving sand in their stead. The diving board is built on spiles and has plenty of spring. There are no rocks fo climb over as formerly Co reach the board. since the supports are driven into the earth.
 The dam raised Che water m the pool about two feet, making it much larger. and also safer for diving. Everyday a large number of people ranging from children of most tender years to city aldermen may be seen at the pool The work this week al- lows a stretch of deep water in the center of the pool, but the outskirts have plenty of room for non-swim- mers Co froiic at safe depth.
 This pool while two miles out from Putnam. is located on the state high way and Is thus easily accessible from Putnam by automobiles
Putnam patriot., 1924-08-08
ALLARD's CREAM BEST
Pomfret Mans Ice Cream Richest in
 Connecticut Analysis Shows

The richest and parest ice cream in l the state of Connecticut, is manufac= tured in Pemfret. And the man who makes 1t Is Joseph Allard.
 The accuracy of this statement is shown by the report of the analysis of S39 samples of ice cream by the Conn ecticut Agricultural Experiment Sta ton at New Haven, The samples were obtained from manufacturers m all parts of Connecticut
 The chemists reported that the cream made hy Mr Allard contained the heaviest percentage of butterfat of any of the samples analysed. The percentage was 39:5 State law re- auires that the butterfat content shall not be lower chan eight percent.
 One may readily see the richness of MT Allards cream. by comparing ihe butterfat content of his product t35s5 = with that which the law re uuiros. lSeel
 As a result of this statewide inves- tigation into the ice ceams manufac- tuned in the state Mir Allard has gain ed the distinction of making the rich est and best ice cream in Connecticut l. is distinction of which he is justly proud
Putnam patriot., 1924-08-08
ATTAWAUGAN

Miss Alice Aubin visited Sunday in Jewett City.
 Miss Ella Dagenais has been visit ing with friends in Boston.
 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gravel were Sunday visitors in Jewett City.
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry LaFortune spent few days last week in Boston.
 Mrs Charles Blackmar has been spending a number of days in Nashua, N H.. and Auburn, Me.
 Members of the Ladies Club and their friends had an outing at Rocky Point Sunday, making the trip by auto bus.
 Miss Marjorie Tibbets has returned to her home in Nashua. N H.. after q visit with MT. and Mrs. Charles Black mar.
 Mrs. Clara Cote returned to Mon treal this week with her parents, who
Putnam patriot., 1924-08-08
PETITION DENIED
Trolley Fares Not to be Reduced
 Cities Lose Fight

The request of large cities. includ- ing Hartford and Bridgeport, for re- duction of trolley rates, which if granted. might have resulted in eli- mination of non-paying lines such as that from Central Village Co North Grosvenordale by which Putnam is served. has been refused by the pub lie utilities commission.
 In the decision. rendered Monday it was ruled that the rate of three tokens for twenty-five cents. estab- lished by the Connecticut company, is not unreasonable
 When a hearing on the petition of the cities was held at Hartford late in the winter several autOloads of Putnam men made the trip to use their influence against the granting of the petition. which it was reeog- nized at the time might mean the eli- nlination of the local service. That night a dozen local men were ma rooned in Phoenixville all night, be- cause of a blizzard.
Putnam patriot., 1924-08-08
Wa.hIngton. D. c. Aag e.

| V aHfAHaiAttftf Afs hfef mug As Before another week is past the Re- publican and Democratic campaigns will have taken definite shapes. Presi- dent Coolidge and John W Davis will have formally accepted their respect i've nominations and declared them selves Co the public Today politics has q delft ear to the ground for a sign of the reactions that will be felt from the candidates keynote address es. The outlook carries all the mys- terry of a sealed vault.
 On the Republican side of the fence the arrangement Is more definite. Mir. Coolidge can not but tell the public in his own words what has already been thoroughly gone over by the par ty orators He will say it differently. to be sure. but the substance will un- doubtedly be the same. At the White House it is learned that he has reach ed the point for revising his address go that 1t may be as brief as possible That Is not a prediction that it will be brief, however but the term Is rel atiYe.
 How Will Davis Take"
 Democratic leaders will have some T 3 their candidate takes in The several
 sections of the country On his speech 8f acceptance wil depend the program af the campaign and the sections of the country which Wil be worked the hardest hy the party pellbinders. hey would like to see a favorable re- action in Connecticut and the selee- lion of q Connecticut man Thomas j. s N q NH..5a H.. paign manager s taken as proof. This selection was hf no means unexpected md had been predicted From soon af- ter the close of the Democratic con santian iu New York
 still the Coolidge leaders have no doubts about Connecticut this year. and tbp Democrats have not made any about their chances of carrying #. It is to be recalled that the delegates at the national cop-en- ti0n were not loo well pleased with the selection of Gov Bryan for the vice presidential nominee This may mean that even the leaders are not Whoiehcartediy in accord with their ticket.
 Chief among the events of the week is the close of President Coolidge first year in office. Sunday morning marked the first anniversary of the historic midnight oath administered by the Presidents father in his quaint New England farmhouse at Plymouth Vermont His administration has been il year of events and history His friends feel that he has grown to each task as t presented it. self-that he has learned how to be president as he went along. Person ally he does not appear to have chang ed. although il is the belief that his
Putnam patriot., 1924-08-08
ELLIOTT

Michael Hoffay has returned to New York.
 Samuel Morton of New York City spent the weekend with his family at Sylvester Bakers.
 Mrs. Clyde Hogan and friends os Waterford, are visiting her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Walter Bryden.
 Miss Goffe and Miss Hoguel re. turned to their homes Monday, after week spent with friends in Sharon.
 Mir. and Mrs. Clarence Elliott have returned to their home at Wollaston, Mass, after having spent few days with Mrs. C. c. Martin.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. J. Connolly and Miss Annie Wood of Webster, and Miss Augusta c. Wood of Lynnes, Alabama, were recent visitors at I. s. Clapp's.
Putnam patriot., 1924-08-08

manner is trifie easier h the last few weeks t seems that the loss Of his son has aged him and, if anything, made him n'ore thoughtful than ever. h that loss he has been brought very close tO the individual men and wom- en Of the country
 For the moment the political spot light Is again turned on the squabble in Massachusetts for the Republican nomination for the Senate. The re- cent statement of Frank W. otearns co the effect that Speaker Gillett IS preferred by the administration. hay- inc caused a furry in the Bay State, has had it's reaction in Washington. lt has been believed right along that Gillett was the candidate of the White House and that Ballinger and l.. A. Coolidge were conducting their own affairs independently Now Gillett is and isn't Tn Massachusetts 1t seems that he is and in Washington that he isn't The White House is silent on the whole matter.
 Conn. Men Go Up
 Three Connecticut youths are about to receive appointments as com missioncd ensign in the United States Coast Guard is the informa- tion that has come rom an unofficial but authentic source. Their assign ments will be indicated when formal announcement of tbeir appointments are made. The Connecticut appoint ces are: Leroy II MeC Closkey of New Haven. John F. Crowley 0f New Lon don, and Kenneth S. Davis of Green wi0h who is now aboard the yacht Marietta. These appointments are Co be made as a result 0f the increasing duties placed upon the Coast Guard M connection with che enforcement of prohibition
 Hearing before Che board of eu- RiHeefs Of the riTcrs and harbors dI vision Of the army engineers on the question of deepening the channel m the Thames river between Allen Point te q depth of eighteen feet has been postponed uuiil some time in October in accordance with a request from Edwin W. Higgins of Norwich, attorney for the petitioners.
 Persons interested m the project which Is calculated to result n bring ing coal and other bulky commodities into the heart of the state by water and hence more cheaply will appear before the board at that time. Senator Brandegee Is one of those who has been instrumental iu bringing pro- i gress on the development thus far.
 The case presents a peculiar situa- ton to ths board, since the district en- gineer and the division engineer have disagreed on the expedieney and value of the scheme and have submitted | recommendations. lt IS | for this reason that. at it's last meet l ing. in July the board decided to in- vite the petitioners to Washington to offer further testimony on their plans. |
Putnam patriot., 1924-08-08
PERFORMS sl OPERATIONS
Dr.. Foster. Specialist. Conducts An
 nuai Clinic at Local Hospital

During a six day clinic which eud- ed ou Monday of this week Dr. Harold A. Foster. New York specialist. per formed ninety-one operations for the removal nf adeuoids and tonsils Chil- dren from Putnam and all surround ing towns we're brought Co the Day kmhan Hospital for nr. Fosters at. tention. Fer several years Dr Foster has made it a practice Ca hold clinic at ih5 hospital each summer, taking B week uN from his vacation at sum- mcr home on Putnam Heights. Hum dreds of children in Putnam and vicin. ily have beuHiiEted by his skill
Putnam patriot., 1924-08-08

have been visiting here for a number of weeks.
 Mrs. Peter J. Morse of Attawaugan has purchased the past week two val uable pieces of property on Main street. Brookfield, Conn.
 Rose Lannaville, young daughter of Arthur Lannaville, is patient at the Day KimbaIl Hospital. where she underwent an operation for appendi- eitis.
 The Eastern Connecticut Power Co. is putting in a line from their main line of high tension power near Trays farm, to furnish the Attawau- gan Company with electricity to run the mills.
Putnam patriot., 1924-08-08
REV. MIR. BURTON DEAN
To be In Charge of Thi. Year. Will
 lmantie Camp Institute

Since the Rev. N. B. Burton. pastor ef the Methodist Episcopal church is Wiil attend this annual affair. which this year will he held from August i6 co 2l on the Willimantic Camp Grounds. some very talented speak CTS have been secured, and every indi- cation is that this years meeting Wll he thoroughly as popular and sue eessful as those in the past Though tho majority of the speakers are from this section. some from as far away as Chicaeo will be present.
Putnam patriot., 1924-08-08
ARRAIcS sHoToIAN
Former Putnam Resident Charged With Staying His Mother.in-Ls~

Mitchell shotoain. former Putnam man. arrested in Worcester on the charge of the murder 0f his mother in-law. Mrs. Rose Sampson of N0r- ceatGr cu Jalg 2, sas arraigned there last Friday in the district court. Prob ablo cause was found and he was bound over Co the Worcester County Superior court.
 shotoain was unable to stand trial after the alleged shooting, since he has been at the Worcester City Hospital for the treatment Of self inflicted bull let M0unds.