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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-09
SMALL FIRE LOSS
Department Answered Three Alarms
Last Night and Wednesday Morning.


Last Night and Wednesday Morning.
Fire threatened the Maurer apart
ments, 305 Madison street, at 1 :0J
o'clock Tuesday night. Fast work by
firemen knocked out" the blaze be-
fore it had opportunity to spread.
Spontaneous combustion in all prob
ability was responsible for the fire at
the Mauer apartments. according to
Assistant Fire Chief Bickel. The dam
age, estimated Mt $3.50, was confined
to one room, where, firemen were adj
vised, the room had been cleaned Tues
day morning and the floor oiled.
Fire of undetermined origin destroy.
ed three-room frame dwelling, owned
by A. Stewart, 907 Menchaca street,
at . 90 Wednesday morning. The
structure, valued at about $1,000, was
vacant at the time.
Firemen were again called out at
4 80 Wednesday morning when cleo
trio wires, which passed through the
branches of big tree in the 100 block
Of Swiss street, began flaring. The
Public Service company emergency
operator, responding to fire aalrms,
prevented damage resulting from the
burning wires.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-09
MISS PRIZE BETTER
Teacher Leaves Hospital But Will
Not Resume Duties for the Present.

Miss Emma Pirie. supervisor of do
nestle science in San Antonio public
schools, who was struck by an auto
mobile at Romano and Dallas streets
Wednesday, March 26, left the T.. &
5. hospital Monday for her mothers
home in the country in a condition
physicians described as practically
well.
Her skull had not been fractured in
the accident as at first believed. Miss
Prize will probably enjoy long rest
with her mother in the country and
it is not known definitely when she
will return to take up her duties in
the schools.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-09

was the largest political gathering in
the history of the town.
Owen w. Presnall of Denison. Tex
as, a representative of Mr.. Davidson,
is here i'm the interest of Mr.. David
sons candidacy. He stated that Mr..
Davidson will devote all of Friday to
conferences with his friends and that
he will, be available ali during the day
to visitors.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-09
Greek King in Protest.

Bucharest, ROumania, April D
King George of Greece, who is resid-
ing at Brasho Pennsylvania. today is
sued a proclamation to the Greek peO-
pie, protesting against recent events
in Greece and claiming the right to
reign in accordance with his country's
constitution.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-09
Miners Working For Independents.
MusIxopee Okla April Q-FouF

thousand Of the 1900 members {
the United Mine Workers of America.
district 81, which includes Oklahoma.
Texas and Arkansas. are now working
in independent mines. which have
signed individual contracts with the
union, district officials here announced
Yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13
PROHIBITION AND POLITICS

Prohibition is big issue possibly the biggest issue
in this country But it seems not to be party ISSUE
Both of the big parties avoided it when the campaign
for its adoption in progress and both parties are
disposed to dodge it this year in spite of efforts to
make each of them declare definitely for against it.
1t may be unfair to political leaders of cow
ardice on that There is way of telling wheth-
either party is preponderanty wet or dry OF, II
either is inclined to be liberal" just what degree of
liberalism it represents. The liquor question is not
party question as the parties constituted 1t
rather local and individual question, for the clean
cut handling of which it might be necessary to create
party
Behind the silence the equivocal language of
party platforms an observer will probably find pretty
general agreement that the dry amendment has come
to stay that the enforcement act is extreme and may
have to be modified but that there is agreement
it has not vet arrived. =
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

There was a noise down sstairs in
F.ihe bungalow. Nurse Jane heard it
;and awakened Uncle Wiggily.
n 81 think it s the Burglar Fox! y
she whispered.
's Uncle Wiggilv. tried to turn on
ithe electric light in the hall, but it
,!wouldn t shine. 1t was broken. lie
rouldn t find a match to light the
gas and it was all dark. And
She noise down stairs grew louder
30 that it awakened Baby Bunty.
"Oh. Uncle Wiggily!" she call
ed, "take my Blinkie Bug light
and see who's trying to get in! -
SO the bunny took the lightning
bug bottle lantern ard went down
stairs. The Blinkie Bug gave good
light, and as Uncle Wiggily held 1t
up so it would shine in the kit
chen, all of sudden the Burglar
Fox. for he it was jumped out of
the window. He was afraid to stay
when he saw the light, for, being
a bad chap, he wanted to slip IN
while it was dark to nibble Uncle
Wiggily's ears.
:. But Bunty's Blinkie Bug made
the Fox run away, and Nurse Jane
said it was good thing the little
,,abbit girl had wanted a FREELY
TO take with her to bed.
5 So it all happened for the best,
and if the egg beater doesn I
sprinkle talcum powder on the cho-
eolate candy to make it look like
cream, III tell you
next about Uncle .Wiggily and the
l,orl, baSk OF
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

called Nurse Jane from the kitchen
window. 81 don t need her here to
help me-
Hello, Nurse Jane!' called the
little rabbit girl, waving her paw.
"I'm fine this morning, how are
youo I'm going adventuring, ad-
venturing, adventuring! IN going
adventuring, with Uncle Wiggily
Longears!' she sang.
"'Well, l guess there no hope
for it, sighed the rabbit gentle
man. "IU have to take her. Come
along, b by Buntyl' he called.
They set off together, but they
had not gone very far before Bun
tvs hair ribbon came off, and I'm
Gle Wiggily had to stop and fasten
it on. Then the lace of her shoe
came loose, and Mr. Longcars had
to tie that. After while Baby
Bunty tore her dress on thorn
bush, and the rabbit gentleman had
to paste the cloth together with
sticky gum from the pine tree.
We're having lots of fua; are
we not Uncle Wiggily?" asked
Baby Bunty, smiling at him.
:" I'm. Maybc,' said the rabbit
uncle. They went on little far
ther and, Baby Bunty suddenly
cried:
"Oh, IN tired, Uncle Wiggily, j
guess you'll have to carry me!'
"This settles it! !" cried Mr.. Long
ears "Therc is no use looking for
an adventure today. I'll 90 back
to the bungalow!" And back he
went, carrying Baby Bunty.
''Oh, IN having ii lovely timex -
size murmured as she nestled in I'm
cle Wiggily's paws. The rabbit
gentleman didn' say anything, but
still he loved Baby Bunty.
"Well, did you have nice
time?" asked Nurse Jane when
they reached the bungalow Just as
it was getting dark, for they had
been gone al day.
~ had a lovely time said Bun
ty. But still Uncle Wiggily didn U
say anything. But he twinklcd his
pink nose.
After supper, when il was almost
time to 20 to bed, and while I'm
clc Wiggily,s Nurse Jane and Baby
Bunty were sitting out on the porch
all of a sudden Bunty cried:
81 want q Blinkic BUg!"
A whatg" asked Uncle Wiggi-
iy. "A Binkic Bug!" said Bun.
~. ~ want ii Blinkie Bug!"
"Shc means u lightning bug,
explained Nurse Jane, for the fire
flies were flickering about ia the
dark. "Catch her a lightning bug
aud put it in bottle Or she ii cry
and keep us awake, said the
muskrat lady.
So Uncle Wiggily caught a Bin,
kie Bug, as Baby Bunty yailed it
and gently put it in a bottle for
her. Baby Bunty took it up to
bed with her, aud the lightning bug
iIickered with pale light II her
room
'eIt's awful pretty said Baby
Bunty. - like a BLnki8 Buc. "
Now u the middle Of the night
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

Yes, II come advcnturing WIN
YOU. laughed Baby Bunty, and
quickly she tossed her little bundle,
IN which were her night dress and
her toothbrush up on the porch.
Baby Bunty never took much bag.
gage with her when she visited
around. If did not take her long
TO pack and 90 from one place to
the next.
Every one loved Baby Bunty, but
she was queer little rabbit, al.
ways getting into mischief and
making trouble, though she didn
intend to. That's why Uncle Wig
pily didn T mGAh care TO have her
come adveInuring with him.
"Hadn't you better stay home
here aud help Nurse Jane in the
bungalow, said Uncle Wiggily,
casual like
3" No. want 10 come with you
said Baby Bunty with a smile.
Yes, take her along, Wiggy!
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD r. GARIS
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
BLINKIE BUG

Uncle Wiggily was just hopping
away from his hollow stump bun
galow one morning to 20 adventur-
ing wher little rabbit giI came
skipping up the front walk
Hello, Uncle Wiggily@' she
gaily called to him. ''I've.' come to
visit you and stay a while, and if
veu'u in t wait until L put my
night dress and TOOTH brush on
the front porch, / II come adven-
turing with YOU.
"Oh, you will, Baby Bunty, will
vou2" asked Uncle WiggiIy, with
a slow twinkling of his pink nose.
For, at a glance, he had seen that
the little rabbit girl was Baby
Bunty. Having NO home Of her
own, She used to live around at
the different houscs in Woodland.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13
FRENCH ACTRESS
TO APPEAL CASE
$4,000 We r Die I
BY United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, June 13.-- An
appeal was being prepared today in
the case of Yvonne Darcy, French
screen actress, who was late yester-
day awarded $4,000 damages in
her suit for four times that amount
against Granville p. Sully, son of
Dan Sully, one time cotton king.
Miss Dacy alleged that Sully lur-
ed her to his home and there at
tacked her. He is the father Of her
unborn child, she claimed, support
ing her charges with enough evil
dence to convince the jury.
Try Press Want Ads.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

have announced that the 1924 con
vention will be held August II to IA,
inclusive, in Santa Cruz instead OF
Monterey, the city selected last
year as the convention place. Mon
terey authorities asked that the Le-
gion change the place of conference
because of the hoof and mouth di-
sease plague; it being felt that the
dairy herds of the section would be
endangered by the heavy volume of
traffic entering from other sections
of the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13
TEN YEARS AGO
.June 13 1914

Water behind the Volcano Lake
levee is falling and danger of a
serious flood of cultivated land is
lessening, according to reports from
the delta country today.
Mrs. R. b. Moore and daughter,
Elizabeth, left today for summer
soiourn in Los Angeles.
Mrs. +. G. Havens and son have
gone to Riverside for short stay,
from that city they will go on to
coast points for the summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13
Mexico Election
aQuiet Affair

Randall Henderson, editor of the
Calexico Chronicle, who returned
Shis week from two weeks trip
10 Mexico City with $50 members
of the National Editorial Associa-
tion predicts quiet election in Mex
leo next month.
The election of General Gales for
the presidency is generally conced-
ed. He is the candidate silently fav
ored by Obregon, whose efficiency
.in stamping out the de la Huerta
revolution has strengthened his po-
;sition.
: Mr.. Henderson reports the news
paper men were greatly impressed
by the evident peace apparent along
tie entire trip and declares they
were highly surprised by the spien-
did manner in which the railroads.
are handled.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Time 13. 1909

r. 81. Clark of the county board
of supervisors announces that there
is $116,O32.64 in the county treasury
at present.
w. o. Hamilton resigned as city
constable before the board today.
E. E. Watson, local Southern Pa
cific ticket agent, received his trans
fer to Redlands today.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13
ABRAHAM'S REAL ESTATE

The patriarch Abraham is usually regarded, IKE
his successors, pretty good business man. Yet d
professor of semitic literature in Chicago University
tells an audience of realtors that Abraham was bady
cheated in real estate deals When his wife Sarah died
in a strange land Abraham paid 40 to so times as much
as the land worth, to provide burial lot Tor her
The professor knows because he has read the real
estate laws laid down by Hammurapi, king of Baby
Ion.
The plain people could not have been badly OPP
pressed by landlords in those times. man could buy
home for one years earnings and rept one for about
8 per cent of his income In these expensive days
household budget expert wif probably tell ryou that
on an average income YOU can afford to pay 20 per
cent of yourncoHe for rent and little more in yearly
paymentsao "a purchased home.
1t is AN appalling difference But then, our homes
are good deal more comfortable than tie stone hpts
of Hammurapis time, which lacked glass windows,
wall paper, open plumbing, wooden floors, gas, cleo
tricy and numerous other essentials. "
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
June 13. 1905

JUIl6 10, I0VO
Miss Mary Mack is visiting Miss
Fly Scott at Holtville this week.
Edward lockwood of Calexico
visited in Ell Centre today.
E. r. Grosch of the Holton Inter
urban has returned from Los An
geles, where he passed the engineer
ing examinations given at the South
ern Pacific office. u
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13
THE WIRELESS TELEPHONE

Marconi, inventor of wireless says shall have
wireless telephone very soon available for the public
as wire telephone is
He bases the prediction especially on the discov-
cry that wireless be sent out in beams, y
with dfinite direction and great intensity The beams
will spread somewhat as searchlight beams do, but
he believes their spread can be confined to degrees
With such concentration of wireless energy, which in
the usual sending is scattered in all directions he
less than per cent of the present power Will be re-
uuired to send message to given point.
Remarkable results have been attained already IN
the sending of long distance drectonal messages The
short wave from 100 to 200 meters, is found very
full for the purpose its intensity giving it great carry
ing power We may be able yet to talk Familiarity with
the antipodes by radio.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13
State Legion to
Meet Santa Cruz
Not Monterey

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13.--
State headquarters of American
Legion, Department of California,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

1t may or may not be significant coincidence that
the Republican convention meets in city founded by
and named for man whose first name was Moses.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

President Hardings shoemaker friend from
Northampton Mass, has gone to the Republican con
vention probably for first aid to politicians on their
uppers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

No other problem of government is quite so
battling as finding the ideal candidate for VicePreSl-
dent
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

AS the 1915, 100000 defense" is modified in Chi
cago one is moved to wonder again whether American
courts are intended for justice of legal sport
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

The young lady in New Jersey who started out IN
an evening gown to catch rabbits with her bare hands
only carght cold and lot of unpleasant notoriety.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

It's funny that men who always beefing abou
taxes pay their club dues without murmur.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

time may come when political candidates want
adjusted compensation for the time they've spent try
ing to be elected.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

The Muscle Shoals turn-down shows Congress
wasn't quite convinced that Henry Ford needed bonus
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

You can generally tell real statesman by the
injured air he assumes when he is mentioned for the
vice presidency.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

The latest and most ambitious mount taneering
effort suggests that Everest may rest unclimbed
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

The wicked Britons and Canadians who send
whisky to this country might be punished by sending
them some of our home brew.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

Ii begins to look like an adequate assortm
tickets To vote for in November.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

When Congress adjourns, Congress and coun
will be equally relieved
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

This lynching problem, is complicated Convicts
in an Arizona penitenary tried to lynch of their
number when he stabbed with ice pick.
What would you do about that?
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

The farmers present problem is to max
prices grow where one grew before.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-13

Don't be toe hard on Congress. 1t hasn't done any
worse than the weather,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
FORFIcN RONns
BRApsTREET,s REVIEW

NEW YORK, July s.-Bradstreet's. Saturday, will say:
 While trade, crop and industrial re- ports are more than ordinarily irregu- lar, retail and immediate need jobbing distribution and crop reports show further improvement, whereas indus trial conditions are, if anything, rather less satisfactory. There is, however, a better tone visible in the comments elicited as to the outlook. For one thing, retail buying seems to have been helped by warmer weather in some (not alb areas by special sales and by preparations for vacations. For an- other, the opinion of experts point to improvement noted in spring and winter wheat in recent weeks have somewhat reduced the probable deficiency reported a month ago in the yields of both these crops as compared with a year ago, while an almost surprising gain in cot ton condition is also noted. As against this, 1t is to be noted that the corn crop, owing to excessive rains and lack of sunshine, is still. backward and in the poorest condition for at least 20 years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
WHEAT PRICES
 FORCED LOWER Holders Unwilling To Re- tain Ownership Risks
 Over Holiday

CHICAGO, July 3-Unwillingness to retain ownership risks during three day stoppage of business led to 0on- siderable selling of wheat holdings to- day and forced prices downward after some early gains. Closing quotations for wheat were downward after some early gains. Closing quotation for wheat wheat were downward after some early gains. Closing quotations for wheat were heavy, 4 cent to 1H net lower, With September, $1.15% to 1.15% and December, $1.1S3s to $1.1S%. Corn finished A @1% to 1%c off oats at 1h@1% to 21sc decline and pro- visions unchanged to 10 cents higher. At first, the wheat market was strengthened by reports of continued dry, hot weather harmful to crops in the Canadian northwest. These re- ports, however, failed to bring in much new buying, and it became apparent that for the time being the holidays rather than the crop outlook would prove to be the major influence Mean while threshing returns southwest told of good yields and especially as the day drew to an end the market found support inadequate. Although an ele- vator interest here did purchasing, the close was virtually the bottom figure reached.
 Better weather put corn and oats under rather extensive selling pres- sure. The majority of traders appar- ently inclined to an opinion that bull ish news had been discounted.
 Firmness of the provision market was ascribed to an upward tendency of hog values.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
GRAIN LETTER

CHICAGO, July s.-Trading was largely in evening up for the. holidays. Demaud was flair at the opening but bids were filled above 11T for Septem- Der and 120 for December. Houses with eastern connections and local prof It's were good sellers on the decline. Foreign markets were relatively strong CT than Chicago. Weather is favor able for filling and harvesting in the United States.e This probably causes the easier feeling here than in foreign markets. Corn: Trade in corn was mixed. There is little in recent devel- 0pments to encourage new buying. Weather conditions and forecasts are now favorable for the growing crop and there was Q disposition to even up over the coming holidays. Oats were weak, influenced largely by favorable wealth CT for the growing crop. Buying was largely confined to resting orders met on the declines.-H. ,& B. Beer to J. F. Wiliingham G Co,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

NEW YORK, July 8.-The market to- day was steady at a somewhat lower level than yesterdays close, owing to the very bearish feeling in speculative circles. This is a natural effect of the undouhted improvement in the crop during the month of June. It is also quite a customary state of mind in the cotton trade on July l, when growing plant begins to look flourishings and, despite past experience, men forget the vicissitudes which yet await the crop. We do not know what the crop will be, but past past experience teaches that extreme optimism at this date Is not warranted. The buying has been largely from the trade, who have some what vivid recollections of recent sum mers, feel that it is only common busi- ness prudence to secure some of their supplies at this time of seasonable de- cline in price. The market is very largely a weather proposition, and both the immediate and the distant future de- pend largely upon the weather and the progress of the crop. We would like to call attention to the fact that the consumption of American cotton is likely to increase very rapidly in ratio to the decline in price. If this propo- sition is sound, then the full effect of larger crop this coming season is not likely to be reflected in the price. Con- sumption of American cotton by Amer ican mills last season was very much reduced by the very high price. An expansion in their takings is inevita- ble, for the supply of cotton goods in the country has been rapidly reduced in the past six months. Therefore we are inclined to the view that caution should be manifest in following de- clines too fast until either the crop is established or it is certain that the improvement in demand will not go far toward offsetting the increase in the supply. In conclusion, 1t might be well to say that the popular view at the moment Is entirely opposed to our thought Liverpool futures are due to- morrow: October, 14.21d; December, 13.S5d.-Hubbard Bros 6s Co.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

NEW ORLEANS, July 3--The cotton market developed tendency towards lower levels in today's trading owing to the bearish character of the government report of yesterday and it's weakening effect on Liverpool as well as the gen. orally favorable characters of the re- ports coming in as to the progress of the crop. Despite bearish trend prices were sustained and good rallies were brought about by profit taking by shorts in advance of the holidays and the stiffness shown by the July posi- tion. July eased off 36 points near the start, to 26.65c, but later recorded all of the loss and ruled near the high of the day for the remainder Of the session. October declined to 23.10c and December to 22.9Sc in the early trad ing or 28 and g points net lower, but rallied to 23.36c for the former month and 2320c for the latter, or within l or points of yesterdays close. All new crop eased off during the after noono, October being especially weak, but none made new lows and the tone was steady. The close showed net losses for the day of for July and Il to 16 points on new crop positions.
 The market recovered all of the early loss about the middle of the morning of the profiting of taking of satisfied shorts desirous of getting out before the long holiday. The later reaction show ed the trend towards lower levels as a result of continued crop improvement since the date of the governments data. The New Orleans and New York exchanges will be closed tomorrow and Saturday.