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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
Now That Big City Has
Convention It Doesn't
Know What to Do.
NO PLACE BIG ENOUGH
May Have to Use Ball
Parks and Hold Night
Sessions.
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

Copyright by The San Antonio Light.
New York, April 19.-Now that
New York has got the Democratic
national convention, it doesn't know
what to do with it. The thing has
grown until it is almost out of bounds.
Madison Square Garden will hold only
1900 people and already some 14O,-
600 are clamoring for tickets. The
1900 limit is some 5000 or 1000
more than the convention hall at
Cleveland will accommodate, but the
Republican show in the city by the
lake is to be only One-reel educa-
tlonal film alongside the six-reel
thriller which is to be put on here.
In other words, everybody knows in
advance what is going to happen at
Cleveland. The New York results are
IN the laps of the gods of political
fortune.
Efforts have been made to find n
bigger hall than the garden to house
the Democratic jambouree. The local
committee of arrangements journeyed
away up in the Bronx to inspect the
armory where the National Automo-
bile show was held in January. The
armory is as big as all outdoors, but
on account of its distance from the
hotel centers, the committee reluctant
ly had to give up the idea of leading
the Democrats to the Bronx.
Long Island Submits Bid.
Fluching, Long Island, has come
along with n proposition to take care
of the Democrats and has offered TO
build a Billy Sunday tabernacle big
enough to accommodate some 25.OOO
or 10000 persons. 1t would be neces-
sary to go to Flushing by train. how
ever, so that proposition has also been
thrown into the discard.
The committee has about made up
Its mind that the Democrats will have
TO stick to Manhattan, no matter what
happens. Any way it is generally held
that Manhattan always out-ranked
the Bronx-even in pre-Volstead
days.
There has been a serious sugges-
tlon that some of the sessions of the
convention be held out of doors, pos
slDly IN one of the ball parks where
from uO,OO0 to 100000 spectators
might be accommodated. with the per
forming delegates and alternates down
on the, grassy field. The convention
starts June 90, but every one expects
to run well into July before the nom
nations and the platforms have been
threshed out. Therefore, the heat of
the city is likely to be intense and
evening sessions in the great outdoors
with loud speakers carrying the pro,
ceedlngs to the farthest corners of
me ball yard. would not be such n had
idea after all. ''''
Might Be Like Prize Fights.
Sessions in the ball parks. IL is
true. might take on the atmosphere
OF some Of the prize fights which are
held in these enclosures during the
summer, but inasmuch as desperate
battling is to be the order Of dav
among the Democrats. the analogy is
not such bad one.
For instance. the master OF cere.
monies might announce a three-round
go between Battling Jimmy Cox. the
Dayton Demon, ard Long Bill Nc
Adoo, otherwise known as California
Slim"
Then there could be a match be-
tween "Smiling Al Smith. pride of the
sidewalks Of New York, and Sizzling
Silzer, the Trenton mosquito, Of whom
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20

rious processes of fruit cleaning, sort.
ing and packing were demonstrated.
They then returned to Harlingen,
making the trip over the main valley
highway, arriving in Harlingen in
time to enjoy a banquet as the guests
of the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs.
The brief business meeting, held at
the second-lift pump of the Mercedes
system, was one of the most important
of the convention. Resolutions were
passed requesting an amendment to
the bill recently introduced by Con-
gresham Garner relative. to distribu-
ton of the waters Of the Rio Grande
TO the effect that the bill should also
provide for a study of flood control
on both sides of the river. Another
resolution called upon the federal gov
eminent to establish river gauges
along the stream, and to provide more
adequate records.
President A. J. Mckenzie Of San
Antonio. made a brief address, in
which he expressed the appreciation
of the Texas section for the enter
tainment provided by the residents of
the valley, stating that it was one OF
the most pleasant and successful meet
ings ever held. He was followed by
Secretary Z. N. Noyes of Dallas, who
spoke in the same tenor. Frank Rob-
ertson of. San Benito. extended the
thanks of the valley engineers and the
people of the valley in general for the
interest the Texas section has mani
Tested in the valleys problems, and
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
MARY PICKFORD SAYS
HER TYPE NO LONGER
LIKED; WILL RETIRE
Actress to Make Three or
Four Pictures Before
Retiring.

London, April f9.-Mary Pickfort
intends to retire from the films after
making three or four more pictures
she is quoted as saying in an inter.
view published in the Sunday Express
tonight.
The film star, who arrived this
evening from Southampton, is quoted
as saying my type of character is
practically finished" -
Mary and her husband, Douglas
Fairbanks, arrived at Southampton
on the Olympic this morning and
reached London this evening. They
were given a great welcome.
Fairbanks said they expect to spend
two or three months on the continent
visiting the offices of their film dis
tributing company. Later Douglas
will 20 to Paris. where he will be
one of the officials at the opening of
the Olympic games.
The couple may return to the
United States by way of Siberia and
Japan, although this has not been
decided definitely.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
Alien Spends Hour in
Canada; Cannot Come
Back to United States

indianapolis. April 18.-Because
he stepped across the Canadian
border one hour. Dan Chismash.
a Roumanian, must spend the rest
of his life out of the United
States, according to a ruling Of
Judge Anderson in Federal court
today.
Judge Anderson denied CHS
mash's petition for a writ of ha-
beas corpus and warrant for his
deportation issued by the United
States immigration bureau be-
came effective against him.
Chismash came to the United
States with his parents in 1908.
In July, 1921, he spent one hour
in Windsor, Canada. Not long at
forwards he was sentenced to two
years in the state prison for
burglary.
This brought him under the
statute which provides that an
alien convicted of crime within
five years Of the time he has been
out of the country is subject to
deportation.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
RIO GRANDE VALLEY
| GREATLY IMPRESSES
| VISITING ENGINEERS
Texas Association Ends
Annual Conuen-
ton.

Brownsville, Tex, April 19.-Dc.
claring that the Rio Grande valley
was a revelation to them, and that
their convention held here was the
most successful ever held, members
of the Texas section of the American
Association of Engineers left Friday
night for their homes.
Friday morning the engineers left
Brownsville for their inspection of the
pumping plants and irrigation sys-
TENS Of the valley. Thirty automo-
biles conveyed them to the San Be-
nito and Mercedes plants and at the
second-lift plant on the Mercedes sys-
tenn a barbecue dinner was served by
the American Rio Grande Land and
Irrigation Company. After a brief
business meeting. the engineers jour
neyed on to the Sharyland fruit pack
ing plant near Mission, where the va
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
GLASS In FOOD
Arrest Discharged Maid After Fifteen
Taken I'LL.

Chicago, April 1s.-Two persons
are seriously i'll and thirteen Others
are under the care Of a physician to.
day after having eaten ground glass
found in the food at a passover feast
in the home of DIR. Val C. Freedman
last night. Ella Redich, a maid, dis.
charged from the doctors home yester.
day, is held by police.
Louise Freedman, the physician
father, and Mrs. Val G. Freedman, are
seriously i'll.
Others. including the physicians
13-year-old son who discovered the
glass, are less seriously affected.
Miss Redich, DR.. Freedman said to.
day, was discharged yesterday after
quarrel with Mrs. Freedman. She
was in the home long enough, he said
to prepare the food for the passover
Miss Redich, it was said by police
denied any knowledge of how the
glass was placed in the food.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
Elect School SUPERINTENDENT.

del RiO, Tex, April f0.-At meet
ing of the school board Thursday night
W. d. Motley was reelected superin-
tendent of schools of the Del Rio in
dependent school district by a unani-
nous vote. Superintendent Motley has
been in charge of the Del Rio public
schools for the last three years, during
which time considerable progress has
been made. In addition to securing
increased affiliation credits, the high
school has been placed on the southern
commission of affiliated schools, which
admits graduates to any university in
the United States. Last year a
splendid high school building was
erected, and in addition separate cot
tages were erected for each of the de-
partments of vocational, home econo-
mics and boys animal husbandry work,
the Del Rio schools being among the
few schools in the state that have
separate buildings for this work.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20

the dry and thirsty might say, "both
members of this club"
An extra attraction might be a
sedate boxing exhibition with -
ounce gloves, by Sad Sam Ralston,
the grand old man of Indiana, and Or
nate Oscar Underwood, the Birming-
ham beauty.
Could Arrange Preliminaries.
A lot of preliminaries could be ar
ranged in advance of these main bouts
and there would still be half score OF
aspirants lying around complaining
about being all dressed up with no
place to 60.
New York insists upon looking for
ward to the convention as big show,
n grand spectacle and a Kilkenny af-
fair. all thrown into one. The circus
is in Madison Square Garden now,
but it promises faithfully to get out
of the way by June.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
ZINC COMPANY WILL
COMPLETE ITS FIRST
ROASTING PLANT SOON
Completion Will Cause Re-
sumption of Zinc Min
ing, Is Belief.

Saltillo, Mexico, April 1a.-The
first roasting plant of the Belgium
Zinc company which is establishing
agencies throughout Mexico for the
reduction of zinc ores to be shipped
TO the zinc foundries of Belgium, will
be completed next month. The COM
pany, through its Mexico representa-
tive. Engineer +. f. Salas. is now
contracting for zinc sulphide ores.
with or without lead and silver and
by the end of Nav will be ready to
receive carbonate zinc ores.
1t is believed that the activities of
this immense syndicate in Mexico will
cause the resumption of operations OF
many OF the old zinc mines which
have lain idle for number of years.
IL is estimated that by the end Of this
year the Mexico branch will be pur-
chasing at the rate of 10000 tons
annually. The middleman will be
done away with, placing the Mexico
ore producers in position to sell di-
rect to the European markets of which
the company is the sole and official
buying concern.
After being well established in Mex
leo it is the purpose of the company
to buy zinc and zinc-lead mines or
encourage the miners to increase their
output by contracting with them for
their product by offering the best
prices possible.
Immense warehouses will be erected
at Tampico, equipped with machinery
for unloading the railroad cars and
loading the steamers which will ply
between the port of Tampico aud Ant
werp. Belgium.
The first reduction plant is estab-
lished at Saltillo, as Coahuila is the
leading zinc producing state of Mexico
and offers one of the most important
fielrs for, operations. Other plants,
however. will be established in va
rious other mining regions of the re-
public.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
TO RECONDITION SHIPS
House Committee Recommends Build
ing Of Eight New Cruisers.

Washington, ID. C., April 19.-The
House naval affairs committee today
recommended naval construction
program involving the reconditioning
OF SIX first class line battle ships and
the building of eight new cruisers.
This construction is essential to the
proper balance Of the navy, the
committees report said. The battle
ships are said not to he in condition
for actual battle and the cruisers TO
be necessary on account of the navy's
deficiency in this respect.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
MARI CASE NEARS END
VIII Begin Defense i'm Mail Fraud
Trial Monday.

TeXarkana, April 19.-Pat Mars
de1ense against charges of fraudulent
use of the mails in oil stock promo.
tons will begin in Federal court here
Monday. The government late today
rested its case against the famous
III Dorado promoter.
Scores of Marr's stockholders tes-
titled against him while the prose
cution had its inning. Most of them
testified they were "taken in, by the
promoters lurid advertising received
through the mails.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
Truck Driver and a Roy Hurt

Truck Driver and a Boy Hurt
Peter 8. Torres, truck driver for the
Albaugh- Wright Lumber company,
and the small son of Capt. Clyde d.
Parmalee of the Fifteenth Field Ar
tillery were injured in a collision be-
tween a truck loaded with lumber and
a sedan on the Austin road within
the government reservation Saturday.
They were carried to the station hos
pital at Fort Sam Houston where
their injuries were pronounced not
serious. Mrs. Parmalee. Mrs. N. c.
Manley, wife Of Captain Manley Of
the Twelfth Field Artillery, and the
young son Of Mrs. Manley were also
in the sedan but were not injured.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
You'll Get Rid of
Blackheads Sure

There is one simple, safe and sure
way that never fails to get rid of
biackheads, that is to dissolve them
To do this get two ounces Of Gallo
mite powder from any drug store
sprinkle little on a hot, wet cloth
rub over the blackhesds briskly-wdsh
the parts and you viii be surprised
how the blackheads have disappeared.
Big blackheads, little blackheads. no
matter where they are, simply dissolve
snd disappear. BlackhesGs are a mix
ture of dust and dirt and secretions
khat form in the pores Of the skin.
The calonite powder and the water
dissolve the hlafheads Sc they wash
right out. leaving the pores free and
clean and in their natural condition.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
GARNER NOT OPPOSED
Seems Certain He Will Be Delegate
to National Convention.

Washington. ID. c., April 19.-Rep-
resentative John N. Garner vas to-
day advised by wire that his op.Jts,
emit, Adler L. Lewis of Harlingep,
has withdrawn from the race for Con-
gress.
This news was received with graft
fication by other members of the
Texas delegation and they are conf
dent that this will mean the selection
of Garner as one of the delegates at
large to the Democratic national con.
Yention. .
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20

street and they generally know what
they are doing.
at will not be surprising if all the
forces of the reactionary Democracy
of Texas are thrown behind the move
ment for an unirstructed delegation.
which they ought to know is the best
they can possibly hope to get in Tex
as, and the sending of an uninstructed
delegation would be heralded as a re-
dictionary victory throughout the coun-
try, as was the victory for an unin-
structed delegation recently won by
the Brennan machine in Illinois,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20

Corsicana. Tex, April ia. A.
Allison of Navarro county and +. b.
Larue of Henderson county, were
elected as the Sixth District Texas
Centennial Celebration board mem
bers here this afternoon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-25

left leg as high as you can, then
lower It to first position.
Repeat this movement Ten
times theoretically and rapidly.
then reverse-tha is, lie on your
left side and lift your right leg
as high as you can, then return
to position. Repeat ten times.
You will feel this exercise pulling
at the muscles of your hips and
thighs. In case you are trying
to reduce your hips to the sym
metry that stands for health and
beauty, practice this exercise with
all your energy each morning for
several months. ~"4 q"
Do not neglect to drink six
,glassfuls of water each day. This
will help to carry from your body
the broken tissue that results
from burning up superfluous fat
through energetic exercise.
If, on the other hand, you wish
to increase the size of your hips,
take the exercise gently and sup
plement it by massaging your
hips with cocoanut oil, olive oil,
or a good >cold cream with a
grease foundation.
Copyright, 1924. Premier Syndicate,
Incl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-25
REFRIGERATOR HINTS
TRY THESE ON YOUR OWN
BY Hannah Wing.

filled. Buy ice in standard sizes
to fit the box. Chipping causes
waste.
See that the doors are closed
tightly. If the latches are faulty
they may need replacing. Rub
Der gaskets make a tighter clos.
ing possible.
Keep the foods that need the
greatest cold in the bottom of
the refrigerator, directly beneath
the ice chamber. Milk, fresh
meats and all broths in which
growth Of organisms takes place
quickly should be kept there.
Fruits and vegetables Of strong
doors should be kept at the top
OF the box where the air is more
moist and is purified by passing
again through the ice chamber
before it reaches the other foods.
Do not pack foods so tightly
together that the air cannot cir.
culate freely among them and
never put foods in the ice cham
Der itself. This practice breaks
up the circulation of air over the
ice surface and defeats in a large
measure the very purpose of the
ice itself. An even worse prac.
tice is to wrap the ice in paper
or blankets to keep it from melt.
ing. This makes it impossible
for the warm air toA come in d.
rect contact with the\ ice-the ice
does not take UP the heat, mois.
ture and doors from the air and
the refrigerator remains warm
and soon gets into an undesirable.
condition.
Avoid unnecessary opening Of
the refrigerator doors. Know
what you want before you open
the door and get all the things
possible at each opening.
Try a thermometer in your re.
frigerator. When you can get a
temperature of at least As de-
grees in the bottom and not more
than so to IS degrees at the top
you have improved your home re-
frigeration plant.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-25

commit me to an obligation Of
loyalty to him.
When dinner was over and we
were back to the living room for
our coffee, Irma drifted straight
over to the piano. Her soft white
hands fell on the iridescent blue
robe as If it had been q magnet to
draw them. And her eyes followed
it's vague suggestion Of a peacock
design curiously.
Peter was helping me with the
coffee things; Tom made straight
for Irna. But he stopped half
way across the. room as If struck
by sudden and overwhelming
idea. Then as If the words burst
from him without generalization,
he cried:
'.tHave you ever seen anything
lovelier than that blue against
Irrna's white skin? What a won.
derful negligee it would make for
her-eh, Donna Anna?"
The spoon Peter had just pick.
ed up clattered against the cup
and saucer he was carrying to
Irma. My own hands fumbled
with the spigot Of the coffee urn
and hot stream of coffee splash
ed on the tray before me.
With a bland smile Of perfect
self-possession,, Tom Mason lifted
a corner Of the blue robe from
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-25
WHO SAID IT AND WHERE

; reflections ION the Imprisonment
Of the Earl Of Essex"
"Great is advertisement with
little men,"
Persons of little ability like to
advertise themselves, says Owen
Seaman in his lode to Spring in
the Metropolis.
"GOOd the more
Communicated, the more album.
dant grows"
Good is self-diffusive, Milton re-
marks in Paradise Lost"
can are but parts Of one stipend.
Gus whole
Whose body Nature Is, and God
the SOUL"
This thought from Pope's "Es.
say on Man" is worthy to be
often recalled.
Inc laws Oh Cno UnItoO states
must be executed. Those who
told you that you might peace
ably prevent their execution de-
ceived you. Their object is dis
union, and disuniOn by armed
force is treason"
This notable declaration is
from Jackson's famous proclama-
ton addressed December IL, 1888,
to the people Of South Carolina.
thine writes no wrinkles on
thine azure brow
Such as creations dawn beheld,
thou rOllest nOw!"
Byron thus addressed the ocean
in "Childe Harold"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-25
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

when was Richmond, Va,
damaged by flood? $50 ~
2-When was Sobieski King Of
Poland?
3-When was Osaka, Japan,
Favaged by a great fire?
4-When did Ralph Waldo
Emerson write his Conduct Of
Life?"
5-When was Galicia acquired
by Austria?
ANSWERS to these queries win be
printed tomorrow
ANSWERS.
To Yesterdays Questions.
1.-The United States sent a
squadron to La Plata, Paraguay,
to enforce its demands in 1859.
2-Longfellow wrote 1.-THE Span.
ish Student in 1S4S. .- -
3-The Roman wall around Lon.
don was built between $50 and
S69. ,-,.r
ERichelieu defeated the parti-
sans of Maria de- Medici in 1850.
5-Plutarch, the celebrated
Greek historian, lived in the first
century, A. D.
Copyright. 1924, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-25
ABOUT VEsTA AND THE VESTAL VIRGINS.

because they were Vestal Vir-
gins I went on. They were
treated with the greatest respect
and at great banquets and fetes
they walked in ahead of the con-
suls and Observation-Disclosures
they were very young girls. And
at all the games-for in Rome at
that time they had wonderful
athletic contests-the VestaI Vir-
gins had the most honorable
seats"
Like the front row seats at
the baseball game" asked Bobby.
Exactly! / laughed. And If
they met a criminal on the way
to his execution, that criminal
was Immediately pardoned."
is that sou exclaimed Bobby
earnestly.
Indeed it is" declared. you
see, these Vestal Virgins served
in the temple of Vesta. who
guarded the homes, SO the
Romans gave them every possi.
BILE honor"
How many |vestal Virgin.
were there. Foxy Grandpa?"
asked Bobby.
Seven little girls between the
ages of six and ten were selected
Then they studied for ten wears
After that they served in offica
for ten years. And after their
terms was up they spent ten
years in teaching; the seven
students. So you see there were
twenty-one Of Them"
"'Vesta' sounds like vestibuie "
said Bobby.
That's where the word 'vesti.
bule' came from, Bobby" said T
because vesta's statue was al
ways in the entrance Of the
Roman homes"
copyright. 1924, International Feature
Service, Inc.)