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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
u SAILORS KILLED
WHEN 7 DESTROYERS
CRASHED ON ROCKS

TWENTY-FIVE men were killed
L In the last major naval acct.
dent when seven United states
destroyers crashed on tho rocks
near Point Arguello, California
September 8, 1923.
Thirteen men were injured, and
moro than 500 halfclothed gobs
and officers saved from tho
wrecked hulks OF the destroyers
when. racing full steam ahead
at 20 knots thru an imponstrnblc
fog, the degtroyers Delphi
Young, Chauncey Woodbury.
Fuller. s. T. Lee and Nlcholas
went TO their doom like sheen
following n leader-cach one
steered by the lights OF tho boat
ahead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
HOLDING FLOWER SHOW

Phinncy Ridge Flower Slow was
held Friday afternoon and was to
continue Friday evening. nt wood.
land Park Methodist church. 18th
st. and Greenwood ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Name and Residence. Age
ttckrnby. Frank. Seattle Legal
Goodwin. RoaRbrlle. SEATTLE Legal
Karpack. John D. Tacoma I'LL
Miller. Frrno n, Tacoma .,.,....2 20
Rogers. Ernest. Seattle .,..,,....z4
Abrams. Helen Lillian. Seattle -
Wright. william ~. seattle Legal
curton. Iva a. Tacoma .,...,. Legal
Sherman. Jack. Seattle .......L Legal
Thai. Mary, Seattle ...ss..,..,Le Legal
Kinsmhn. Clarence. Seattle .,.95
SAITH. Halle ucrnlcs. Seattle ~
clinton. George II. Seattle .,....25
Johnson. Hazel Z. Portland .,.., 20
Maus. Francis A.. Seattle .......21
Jones Ina ", Seattle ........,s...iS
LeEgc. Frank O., Seattle ILLEGAL
sobrato. Anna J., seattle Illegal
stuhlcr. Henry Seattle Illegal
lrics. Eva s.. Seattle s..,s..ISERl
oycrman. Fred T.. Seattle .....,..2t
Garland. Donna J.. Seattle ...s...ls
Bullock. Cecil Frank. Seattle .....z8
McAbcr, Grace Catherine. Seattle q
Kernc, clifford Henry. sterling.
Campbell. Wayne. sterling. Alta II
swift. Edward 4, Jr. Seattle ....gf
Cooper. Helen. Seattle .....,.sz3
Picinich. Anthony. Seattle Legal
FcEry. Edna May. Seattle ..... Legal
skhiIcy. Thomas j.. Everett Legal
Waldo. Esther NJ. Seattle &c., Legal
RubinHtcln. Abraham. Seattle Legal
Jacobs. Lenorc. Seattle ....... Legal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
CARD OF THANKS

NOTE ur THANKS uIuh t1
thank cur friends for fhrIT kind
urHH and Hgwpathy during our
sorrow tu tEF uaHuluH 90 our boz
lowed husband aHl father. Joe
scott AHhlrF
Mrs Elizabeth Ashley aud Family.
hAkh MANN wishes o. thaua
urIEhbuTH aud friends Tor their
Kindness and floral orfrTuE duf-
thiuE the Flrkurra and death uI
her husband. charles Mann
I THANK no many friends fur
their expressions ~ HympatHF Boa
abe bereavement uf Wy father A.
q AIfisan
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
IL MALE AND FEMALE
HELP WANTED
90 BA 4, !. u, GIRLS

TUITION NEb
To learn marching at our evening
classes, taught by the famous
Braun Muir. Of Chicago.
BARRIERS, here is nm opportunity TO
accommodate your customer after
you have cut her huir. Learn To
marcel by our new simplfIod
method.
For information and registration.
Gull Cnuffmnn Hair Store, 1925
Third Ave.
WANTbD-2b men and women, girls
or boys over IL, MUST BE iOOg
AMERICAN. Protestanta. can nv.
crage $40 daily. Antlers Hotel
MORNINGS, Z u ..
10 BERRY ptCHERs wanted, rood
accommodation write for Infor.
nation, W II rtGSLEY, Route
2, Box 100. puynllup. WaRh,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
SPECIAL NOTICES
Z FEMALE HELP WANTED

BERRY PtCKEHE wANTEp-Pieh.
ms commences last week ia June
tl"hn accommodations Women
and Elris 70 years aud older pre-
frrrcd Write q vs. smith. sum.
ncr Wash, " p.i. Phone t-F.i.t.
CAN YOu EMHRoiDEH- Women
wanted 60 rmbrpidCF towels M
homo IN spare time Twn.crnt
stamp brings particulars belfast
Co DEPT $40. Huntington. Ind
ATTRACTIVE Girls over 20 foT
house .to.hnupe chnvanalnE Ap.
ply letter only Mrs WadsWprtb
Hotrl Waldorf
DiCTOPHoNE and coMpToAETER
courses. ENuert instrncturH.
SUCCESS BUSINESS COLLEGE
si5 CltARY BUILDING MA IN.sCts
hAGTiAiE plano playing taught SOC
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-06
GAS RIDGE COMPANY
EMPLOYE KILLED AS
DERRICK GIVES WAY
Superintendent of Con.
struction Crushed to
Death at Gas Field.

Newton J.. Arlick, superintendent
of onerations for The Gas Ridge De-
velopment company. died Thursday in
Santa Rosa hospital as the result of
a fractured skull sustained when he
was caught beneath tine wreckage of
a derrick which collapsed at 9 o'clock
ON Gas Ridge. ten miles west of San
Antonio.
He was one Of n dozen workmeu
near the structure which collapsed as
the result of strain placed upon
il in pulling casing. The others
rushed TO safety when the derrick
tumbled to earth. but Armick did not
judge in which direction the structure
was going 10 fall and was directly in
the place where it fell.
Mr.. Armick resided at III Warwick
boulevard. He is sur ived by his
widow and ten children. Six of the
children live in San Antonio. Four
live in other parts of the state.
He was about 30 years old and had
been employed by this company for
over a year.
His body is being held BY Hasy &
McCollum pending funeral arrange
tnpntS
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-06
NEFF BREAKS HIS
LONG SILENCE ON
POLITICAL ISSUES
Says Texas Democratic
Delegates Should Be Gu
en- Specific Orders.

C0rsicana. Tex. March 6.-Break,
ing a silence he has maintained on
political questions for months. Cover
nor Pat NJ. Neff. speaking here last
night before mass meeting on law
enforcement, proclaimed what he
deems the essential principles by
which the democracy of the state and
nation should be guided.
Instructions, specific and absolute
as 10 principles" should be given by
the Texas Democracy 10 her 40 dele
gates that will represent this state in
the national Democratic convention.
the governor declared. This was his
first pronouncement. His second was
that the party platform should pro-
claim in no uncertain words the
virtue, validity and the vitalizipg pow
or of state and national prohibition
laws" advocate full participation Of
women in government and insist on
sweeping the national capitol "clean
of every trace of official dishonesty"
And third. he declared. the party
candidate should fit this platform
like a glove"
The governor declared that the in
vestigations now in progress in Con
gress have made startling disclosures
which tend TO show that trusted men,
high in the political councils Of the
nation. have sold for money their Of
fetal integrity and political influence
to those who sought to procure with
out proper compensation the proper
tiles of this government.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-06
WRITE US UP
Two Pages Of Pictures in March Num-
Der Of Golfers Magazine.

San Antonio has been given two
good boosts that were not solicited
according 10 Ralph H. Durkee, public
ity secretary of the San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce. who received
on Thursday morning copies of two
papers that contained stories about
this city. They came as surprise TO
Mr.. Durkee. who had no idea that
they were being written. One was in
the Golfers Magazine for March.
which featured two pages OF pictures
and information about San Antonio.
and the other was in the Atlanta Re-
corder of Georgia which revealed the
fact that Texas leads all the southern
states in its building program and ex-
penditures.
According to the Recorder. building
expenditures for 1929 in Texas were
S102,U93.iI2. with San Antonio hav-
ing the largest percentages Of the -
cities represented This led the south
ern states by a wide majority. States
included in the group We're: Alabama,
Arkansas, District of Columbia, Flor
ida. Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana.
Maryland. Mississippi, Missouri,
North Carolina. Oklahoma. South
Carolina. Tennessee. Virginia and
West Virginia and Texas.
The golf story in the Golfers Maya
zine was written by G. i. Arthur.
and was headed thus: Municipal Golf
in San Fernando de Bexar'; under
meath the main headlines. was this !:
If you have heard a lot about San
Antonio, get all set; for | hazard the
thought that you will hear lot more. !"
Mr.. Arthur. was one of the sport writ
ers visiting San Antonio Ia the time
Of the tournament. according TO Mr.
Durkee,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-06
WANT AIR PROGRAMS
Durkee ASKS Clubs 10 Feature Ma
tiOnal Balloon Races.

Letters have been sent to nine of
the most prominent mems clubs OF
San Antonio by Ralph III. Durkec.
publicity director of the National
Balloon Race. asking that at least
enc program of these clubs at their
regular meetings before the race. shall
be devoted either TO some phase OF
the race. or to the subject of aero
nautics. This is part of the publici-
~ scheme adopted by the local Aero
nautical Association as a forerunner
of tie national race. WHICH will be
held in San Antonio during Fiesta
Wcrl, on April %.
Mr.. Durkee's letter explains that
the races will be an unusual attrac-
ten for San Antonio. and discusses
the benefits 10 be. derived by this city
froh the event. and solicits the CO.
operation of the clubs in helping the
local association to make success
Of the race.
Letters have been sent to the presi-
dents OF the following clubs: Como
nus. Kiwanis. Rotary. American Lee
zion. Lions. Advertising Club. Ma
sonic Shrine. Knights of Columbus,
and the Exchange CiuU.
Half of the number Of cylinders
that will be used in the initiation of
balloons at Kelly Field during the
race have been shipped TO Houston to
the Magnolia Products Company, ac..
cordins 10 J.. H.. Kifer. chairman OF
the committee appointed TO handle
the supply of gas for the balloons.
These cylinders will be shipped TO
Houston from Brooks Field 10 await
the date in April wnen they Will be
filled with hydrogen gas and returned
to Kelly Field for the race.
There will be no need TO build adj
ditiolal gas lines for the natural gas
supply. according t., Mr.. kifer. as the
conirany's line through Kelly Field
from gas ridge will be near enough TO
take care of the situation. 1t may
be necessary to build a small amount
OF riping. Air. Kifer stated. but not
very much.
Ii was necessary ~ ship cylinders
TO Houston for the hydrogen gas
needed by the balloons for their flight
aS there is no way to obtain the hy-
drogen. to De used on the day of the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-06
RAIL MERGER HEARING
TO COME BEFORESTATE
RAILROAD COMMISSION
Sale to Gulf Coast
Request Will Come Up
at Austin.

Hearing of the application of the
Gulf Coast Lines for a certificate of
convenience and necessity to. acquire
the stock of the Great
Northern Railway was set by the Tex
as Railroad Commission for April Ii
according to news received Thursday
morning from Austin. The commits
will hear the application on behalf of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
in Washington.
No date has been set for hearing
of the protest that will be made by
the San Antonio chamber of commerce
in regard TO the sale, according to c.
Il. Yandell. general manager of the
chamber. who has obtained permission
from the |. c. &. to appear before
that body in Washington. Ten days
notice must be given the chamber be.
fore it can be summoned. Mr.. Yandell
stated.
What effect the transferring of the
Gulf Coast Railways case from Wash
ington to Austin will have on the
hearing granted the chamber of COM
merce had not been determined at noon
Thursday. 1t may be possible that the
entire case will be transferred TO Aus.
tin, in which case the chamber Of com.
MERGE and IFS witnesses will go to the
state capitol for their hearing.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-06
Ninth Infantry Promotions.

Promotions and appointments of
nou-commissioned officers recently
announced by the Ninth Infantry in
clude the following men who have
been made sergeants: Corporals jan
II. Vanderplaat aud Irwin Masur OF
Company NJ; CorpOrals Hugh X:
Tannehill and James III. Linsay OF
Company L: Corporal Milford Bas-
ton of Company K; Corporals Viii
liam X. Houghton and Stewart Il.
Long of Company II: Corporal Clar-
ence II. Middleton of Company L:
Private Earl NJ. Burt, private first
class and specialist fourth class, ct
Service Company: Corporal John {.
Pruitt of Company c.; COrporals
Grover c. King and James A. RAM
sey of Company d: Corporals Ode
Dawson and Michael Reilly of Com
pany Il: Corporals Nikolas Kara
banoff and Harold G. Macdonald OF
Company F. and Corporal Andrew
Sable of Company A. Private Lee
Bill. specialist fifth class. Service
Company, and Private Samuel NJ.
Woodland of Company Fl. have been
made cOrporals.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-06
MAY GET EXHIBIT
Art League Meets Samuel Iunt About
Bringing Pictures

There Is good chance tor san
Antonio to secure the celebrated Sam
uel Yunt exhibit of famous paintings,
according to Mrs. II. =. Drought.
president of the San Antonio Art
League Mrs. Drought said Mr..
Yunt was planning 10 bring the ex-
hibit here about April 1. providing
that necessary arrangements can be
mad. Mr.. Yunt made a flying trip
to San Antonio Tuesday, March 4 and
the Art League met informally during
his stay between trains, TO discuss
bringing the exhibit.
Mr.. Yunt has recently shown his
collection of paintings in Dallas,
where art critics declared it to be the
finest exhibit ever brought to Texas.
At the last regular business meeting
of the league, Mrs. Drought stated
that Mr.. Yunt's collection is consid-
cred one of the finest and largest in
the South at this time and The league
heartily endorsed the idea of bringing
the exhibit to San Antonio
During his visit, MIR. Yunt review
cd the entire situation With members
of the league. and stated that he
would notify Mrs. Drought during the
next few DAYS regarding his decision.
The league is very hopeful that Mr..
Sunt will decide to bring the exhibit
n San Antonio, as he seemed TO be
well pleased with the prospect Of
showing his collection here.
should Mr.. Yunt decide that he
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-06
NUMEROUS ADVANCES
IN EARLY TRADING
ON STOCK EXCHANGE
Missouri Pacific Preferred
Makes New High
Above 80. ~,
Nv STIART L. NEST.

Copyright by The San Antonio Light.
New York. March 6.-rherc were
numerous advances throughout the
list in the early dealings on the stock
exchange today aud the market Us Il
whole appeared Slightly higher. As
a rule, however wherever prices
changed apprecjably there were again
special causes at work.
Northern Pacific which had "A sharp
advance mt the close Wednesday fol-
lowing the official assurance Of regu.
lar dividends. ran M across -. and
other rails did better. Missouri Pa
cific preferred reached new high
above -. and other low priced rails
We're helped Tobacco Products stocks
We're feature. while Phillip Morris
went ahead Sympathetically.
Brooklyn Manhattan Transit pre-.
ferred got n new top for the current
movement. Burns Brothers "B. Z"
Maxwell Motors "A" and American
Sugar were other strong spots. The
Central feathers and American agrI-
cultural Chemical were still active.
prices of Wednesday.
The Pan-Americans sold off slight
ly. and other oils generally were
firm. Electric Storage Battery de
clined fractionaly in response TO the
announcement Of regular dividends
Trading began in the new WeSting.
house rights To subscribe to the new
common stock which has lpen offered
at $3.50 a-share. The rights opened
at | IS
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-06
PROBATING BEE WILL
Contestants Seek 10 Set Aside Las
Will Written.

Hearing on the application 10 pro
bate the will of the late Mrs. Carlos
Bee. begun in the county probate
court Wednesday afternoon, was still
in progress Thursday morning. Miss
Emma Burleson, sister of Mrs. Bee.
was on the stand at noon. Albert ;.
BurIesOn. former cabinet member and
a brother of Mrs. Bee, is attending
the hearing and may take the witness
stand.
Contestants are seeking TO probate
two wills, one writer by Mrs. Bee
in September. 1922 and another writ
ten by her shortly before she died.
Under the earlier will, Miss Burleson
and Mrs. Lily Mcdonald. her sisters
and a minor child of Mrs. Mcdonald
are the chief beneficiaries. Under the
later will Mrs. Laura Negley and a
minor child receive the bulk of the
estate valued at 100000.
Mrs. Mae fitzgerald, lifelong friend
of Mrs. Bee. testified "Wednesday af-
ternQOn that in her Opinion Mrs. Bee
was abnormal, mentally, after her re-
turn from the hospital and before she
wrote the later will. She related sew
eral incidents upon which her opinion
WIS based Mrs Bee was of sound
mind when the first Will was written.
Mrs. Fitzgerald testified.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-06
OPEN LANIER SCHOOL
West Side Junior High Has Spanish
American Paper.

Coincident with the formal open-
ing of the Sidney Lanier junior high
school Wednesday evening. appeared
the first issue of FL Nopal. the first
Spanish Junior high school
publication. The paper, which con-
tains an article in Spanish OH tho
benefits to be derived by the Mexi-
can population from the Sidney Id
pier junior high. is printed by the
pupils for circulation among the
student body and among the patrons
of the school.
Three JUNIOR high schools now have
their own publications. In addition
TO FL Nopal. there is The Raven
published by the Edgar Allen Poe
junior high. and The Knickerbocker
b., the Washington Irving junior
high.
The editorial staff of FL Nopsl in
cludes the following; Henry Bernal.
editor-in-chief; Dora Cara, associate
editor; Cruz Galvan. club editor ;
Alta Salazar. class editor: Rita Co
mez. Spanish editor; Albert Garcia,
sports editor. and Ramon Rodriguez.
humorist. Miss Mena Harrell of the
English department is faculty adviser.
The building was crowded with in
tcrested patrons at the formal open
ing exercises Wednesday evening. The
building has been occupied Tor sew
cral weeks but the formal opening
had been delayed. Following the ex-
ercises. the patrons and visitors were
guided through the building TO watch
the classes at work.
Mrs. Henry Guerra. representing
the San Antonio school board. deliv-
cred an address, part in Spanish AMI
part in English, in which she endeav-
ored 10 explain the purpose of the
junior high school plan to the pa
irons of the school. W. J. Knox. as
sistant superintendt of city schools,
was also on the speaking program.
The talks were interspersod with
numbers by the school chorus clubs.
The Sidney Lanier Junior high
school is especially adapted for the
teaching of manual training subjects.
Emphasis is laid upon the teaching
of trades and crafts.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-06
METHODISTS PLAN {
TO SPEND $4,000 !
ON KERRVILLE SITE
Will Have a Barbecue
April | at Religious
Sci, Plant.

Provision for an initial expenditure
Of $4,000 toward making an ideal
summer religious plant Of the 200
acre tract recently donated near Kerr
Vile. was made Wednesday at .
meeting in Travis Park church Of the
encampment committee Of the West
Texas Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church. South. An appro-
priation of $4,000 for immediate
work on the grounds was made.
The first session of the encamp-
ment committee was held Tuesday aud
adjourned at noon the same day for
an inspection trip of the site for the
benefit Of Bishop j. Il. Dickey and
other officers of the conference.
The committee found workmen al
ready engaged in constructing roads
and other Improvements. The first
buildings to be constructed are an as
sembly hall. dormitory. administration
building and a bath house. This bath
house will be situated on the water
front bordering on the Guadalupe riv-
er.
Other improvements considered are
electric lights, a sewerage system and
4 water plant.
The first big event for which the
grounds will be used will be bar
becue on April 1. 1t is the intention
To gather as many of the prominent
Methodists of the conference as posi-
bic to attend the barbecue.
This conference site is beautifully
situated with one side bordering on
the Guadalupe river and including
mountain around which it is ex-
pected a number fhomes will be
built. When completed the Kerrville
grounds will have the appearance of
an ideal small city, with all modern
conveniences.
Bishop Diekey was accompanied to
the Kerrville site by six of the pre-
siding district elders. These were
ID. f.. Hawk of Austin, A. j. Draper
of Beeville. A. T.. Rector of Kerrville,
+. \. Hunter of LampaSas, u. ".
Lilies of San Marcos and q. ). Wright
of San Antonio. Other ministers ac-
companying the party were Rev. ;.
II. Bachelor of Kingsville. Rev. s
Ii. c. Burgin. ID. D.. of San Antonio
and DIR. Arthur j. Moore of San An
tonic. OF the ten lay members on
the board George w. Walling of Aus
tin, W. III. Chambers of San Antonio.
NJ. A. Childers of San Antonio and
Judge Perkins of Alice were present.
W. III. Chambers of San Antonio
will be in charge of all the Immediate
improvements on the camp site. lie
is expected that caretaker will be
appointed later in the event that Mr..
Chambers makes his trip abroad as
he intends to do this summer.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-06
SEIZE Is HORSES
COhfiscated After Plans Made Ia
Bring Them Into L. =.

Del Rio. Tex. March 8.-RepOrt
that 81 saddle horses brought Ia
Villa Acuna Tuesday afternoon for
the purpose of being transferred TO the
American side for 80 days. under
bond that at the end of that time
they would be returned to Mexico.
were confiscated by military authori-
ties ut Villa Acuna, has been con
firmed.
Manager GraysOn of the Colorado
Land and Cattle company. brought in
the horses from ranch Tuesday after
noon and being unable TO have them
transferred TO the American side, lock-
ed them up in pen Yesterday morn
ing. They had disappeared and il is
suthOritatively stated that they were
cOnfiscated by order of the command
ing officer of the garrison on the
ground that military orders had not
been complied with.
The horses were brought To Villa
Acuna in order 10 prevent their fall
ing into the hands of rebels after a
military order was issued that this
action be taken as matter of precau-
tion by ranchmen.
Three hundred federal soldiers are
Known 10 De III the nelenDofnOOd OF
Villa Acuma under command of Gen.
II. Lucero. Rebel soldiers are also
in the vicinity and Mexican ranchers
opposite Del Rio state that there are
as many rebels in the neighborhood
as federals Ii is not understood here
just why not even n skirmish has
occurred.
All saloons and gambling houses in
villa Acuna have been ordered closed
at Z O'Clock by military authorities.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-06
Sill More Economy

In spite of the fact that the need
Tor technical experts in the army has
increased as result of the World
War. the number Of civilian employees
Of the War Department has been re-
duced 1853 below pre-war strength.
During the six month period endin!
December 81. 1923. reduction of
G53l was made. leaving a total num-
Der of 42.4lS civilians in the EN-
ploy of the War Department on Jan
uary /. 1924. The reduction in the
number of civilian employees has been
made through the institution Of a. pol
icy of consolidation and retrcnch-
ment. Further reductions are To hee
made during the present year and
1925. The estimate Of the War. De
partment for the year 1922 carries i
decrease of S179.334 over 1921 for
pay for civilian personnel.