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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-05
LAW
/ To LICENSE
II DRIVERS
Immediate Action Cannot
Be Taken Now, Says
a Mayor Tobin.

Immediate action on a proposed or
dinance, drawn M and presented to
the city commission by members OF
the Bexar County Safety Council
"Wednesday, which would require all
Operators of automobiles on San An
tonic streets to be licensed, cannot be
taken, Mayor John W. Tobin de-
ciared.
The ordinance, which was filed with
City Clerk Fred Fries, will be turned
over to City Attorney Joseph Ryan
some time this week. Mayor Tobin
declared, however, the matter would
be held up until his return from
Mexico City the latter part Of Au-
gust
The proposed ordinance sets out
that all operators Of motor vehicles
mhst obtain licenses as operators and
That they must first qualify as com
petent drivers
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-05
GIRL DIES OF BURNS.
By the Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5.-Rosa WHALE,
z, died today of burns suffered last
night when her dress caught fire from
a bonfire.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-05
HURT IN LEAP.
BH the Associated Pres.

DALLAS. Aug. 81. W. Craw-
ford, Oak Cliff grocer, was injured to-
day when be leaped from the second
floor of his grocery building TO escape
a fire. He was asleep when the fire
started. The loss is about $1,000.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-05
EXPERT ADVISES
MERCHANTS
ON SALES
More Frequent Turnover
Of Stock Essential,
Visitors Are Told.
CONTINUED From Page One.)

edy. This, he said, should DO in.
creased turnover. He showed the diff
ference in profit between a 500 in
vestment turned twelve times, and
$1,000 investment turned once n year.
Slow turnover is the cause of most
failures, he said.
The sales expert also pointed out
the evils of leftover stock. Cut prices
on articles, remaining from an assort-
ment, cut the profit, he said. He also
stressed the careful inventory at fire.
quent intervals.
MANY WOMEN PRESENT.
G. c. Wolfe, secretary of the cham.
her of commerce extension bureau, told
visiting merchants that San Antonio
accounting firms would give them free
service Wednesday. Mr.. Hooker will
speak Wednesday night on sales CO.
ordination and advertising.
The increase in women buyers was
graphically brought home TO Trade Sea-
son visitors this week, when the num-
Der of feminine registrations increased,
The women handle the greater part
of the rcady-to-wear buying for chill.
dren and women, and also most OF
the dry goods lines.
Visiting merchants say more men
are bringing their wives this year than
at any other time.
WOMEN DO BUYING.
"The women do not come along as
merely visitors" they said. They
help the merchant actively in his buy
ing. Personally, / would rather let my
wife buy women's clothing and dry
goods" one added.
Women department managers are
also increasing in number, the mer-
chant declared.
The Gunter hotel lobby is now the
milling place of visiting merchants
Booths have been set up by fourteen
San Antonio firms. Apparel, print
ing. flour, new machinery, dolls, ham,
meats and scores OF other items are
shown. The following firms maintain
exhibits in the Gunter hotel lobby
The San Antonio Drug Company, San
Antonio Machine and Supply Com
pany, Southern Equipment Company,
Mission Provision Company, NJ. Half
and Brother. A. b. Frank Company
Jake Dodic, San Antonio Trimmed Hat
Company. Dorothy Frocks Company
Josephson Dry Goods Company, Amer
lean Shoe and Hat Company, Sterchi
Furniture Company, Straus-Franh
Company, Pioneer Flour Mills and the
SHr Antonio Printing Company,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-05
ACCEPT .FORD'S
BID T Or ZOO
/. VESSELS
Shipping Board Will Put
Active Fleet on
Market Now.
BY the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5-The ship
ping board has consummated a deal for
disposal of the major block of the idle
ships of the governments war-built
fleet with the sale of 200 such vessels
to Henry Ford, chiefly for scrapping.
Award of the ships to Mr.. Ford on
his bid of S1,706,O00, as recommended
by President Palmer of the fleet cor
poration, was voted by the board yes
terday four to one, with Commissioner
Benson adhering to his opposition to
the ship scrapping policy by casting
the only negative ballot.
Chairman 0'Connor was joined by
Commissioners Lissner, Haney and
Hill in voting for the award, while
Commissioners Thompson and Plum
mer were absent when the vote was
tAken.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-05
FLEET ON MARKET.

In a statement announcing the
award, Chairman 0'Connor declared
that with the scrapping of useless"
ships thus put under way. the board
would return with renewed vigor to
the task of finding American buyers
for the governments active fleet.
He expressed conviction that Amer
lean common sense had definitely de-
fcated the propaganda of the foreign
ship owners against an American
merchant marine.
Recalling his visits TO Detroit to
interest Mr.. Ford in the purchase of
government ships, Mr.. O'Connor said
the manufacturers announcement
that he proposes TO buy ships and
make bid for ocean trade is most
welcome news" the Importance Of
which can "be measured only by the
scale and success Of his operations"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-05
MIST HAVE PERMIT.

According 10 the ordinance, motor
vehicles include all vehicles propelled
Otherwise than by muscular power,
excepting such vehicles as run only
upon tracks or rails.
An operator is defined as any per
son who operates a vehicle.
Section . Of the ordinance reads
that on or after September /, it shall
be unlawful for any person to operate
a car without a license.
TT shall be the duty Of the city
tax collector 10 enforce the pro-
visions Of the ordinance and TO issue
licenses to operators of vehicles in
the city, section three reads.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-05
PLAN TO JUNK SHIPS.

Most of the ships will be broken up
for junk. but it is understood to be
Mr.. Ford's intention to convert a few
of them to Diesel engine propulsion
for use in overseas transport of the
products Of his own plants.
|, This as well as the expected reten-
ton Of some OF the ship engines and
equipment for use in his own plants
are both permitted under the advertise
ment for bids.
/ Mr.. Ford's offer, the highest sub
mitted, was received when the board
made a second call for bids, opened
July 6, and after the previous high
bid of S1,370,OO0 submitted by the
Boston Iron and Metal company. of
Baltimore, in the first opening on June
80. had been withdrawn at the second
call
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-05
PROVIDE PENALTIES.

Provision is also made for the pro-
hibiting of traffic violators 10 operate
ears for a certain time following each
violation.
For the first conviction Of reckless
driving or some other offense, the il
cense will be taken away from the
driver for a period Of one month.
The second violation would deprive
1he. driver of his right to operate a car
for a period of 60 days.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-05
so-CENT CHARGE.

"A third conviction would result in
the loss of the license for period of
u months, section 10 provides.
An applicant for a license would
pay 50 cents. This would be the only
charge.
ut Is very seldom that an ordi-
nance prepared by private individuals
is brought TO the city" City Clerk
Flies said.
.-As a rule. when such an ordinance
is adopted, many changes have to be
made"
Mayor Tobin said the action would
be drastic step on the part Of city
officials and the plan would require a
great deal Of thought.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

'You Are My Dear Raccoon Children"
are free we live by a brook or some
other water.
THAT is so we can wash off any
thing we have to eat.
"We put everything right in the
water and often we put ourselves in
too. for all the raccoons are good
swimmers, children
you can't swim here, but the keep
er has given us nice big bowl which
is always filed with water so we can
wash off our food and we have a little
made-up pond in which we can bathe'
So the raccoon children washed
their food.
Their lesson was learned easily.
They had a most delicious meal OF
CLANS cooked meat mixed with
bread, fruit, and for dessert each had
two Jumps of sugar.
Mother" asked Reggie Raccoon
"Cousin Reddy Raccoon has just been
telling me that all our mothers are
larger and stronger than our daddies
as that SOP"
"Yes," answered Mother Raccoon
"and that is another lesson you must
learn-or rather it is something you
must remember.
Among the raccoons the Mrs. Rae
coons are always bigger than the Mr.
Raccoons.
"And we're never afraid, but always
brave and ready to defend our homes
and children and ourselves.
"We're not towards.
Sometimes" continued Mother Rae.
coon, "a Daddy Raccoon will eat his
children, but that has only happened
occasionally and you need not fear
for you are too big now.
There is no danger"
"I'm having great fun opening my
CLAIMS" said Reggie
He was opening the shells and eat
ing the clans after washing them, Just
as neatly as could be.
Certainly he was learning to be a
nice raccoon.
"That raccoon could get a job as q
clam opener in the biggest hotel in
the country" said the keeper as he
passed by just then.
HE worked quickly and better than
any one I've ever seem"
But poor Reddy Raccoon had beer
washing his last lump of sugar sc
much that there was hardly anything
left of it, so his mother said:
'It's clean now"
And Reddy smiled as he swallowed
it, but he couldn't understand why il
didn't seem more!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
Advanced Ideas in
This German Prison

At Ichtershausen near Arnstadt, in
Thuringia, the prison is so pleasant
that no one has ever attempted to es-
cape from it. The prison authorities
have made the prison life tolerable,
humane and educational. In the first
place there are only 400 prisoners, al
though there are cells for 500 With
in the prison is local court in which
all misdemeanors are judged by four
employees, assisted by two representa-
tiyes of the convicts Many of the SEN
fences imposed by the judge are light
er than those suggested by the con-
vfcts. Every prisoner is permitted to
supplement the prison fare by pur-
chases from the outside. The prison
ers work for low wages but are al
lowed to keep the money-on an aver
age 10 marks a month, although clever
workers make as much as 40 marks.
The living conditions are as pleasant
as possible and the prisoners are al
lowed regular gymnastics and occa-
sional turner competitions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
Breach of Discipline
That Shocked Sergeant

Senator La Guardia, advocating a
larger air force, said In New York
the other day:
1--WE are meeting with great oppo-
sition. Pioneers always meet with op-
position-they always get it in the
neck.
Look at the inventors of the cot
ton gin, the sewing machine, the steam
boat, the air brake and so forth. The
world laughed at them. and for the
most -,rt they died poor.
ITS as if the world was like the
drill sergeant. This chap, at sum-
mer encampment, called out ia
tigue party and only one soldier ap-
peared
"The drill sergeant was beside him
self.
Blast you, what do you mean by
turning out alone he yelled, when l
called for the whole squad? Take
three days on bread and water in the
guard house. That'll teach you a les
son, maybe"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
Making 1t a Sweepstakes

TOday'S offering is one of my stand
bys. Every time l hear it-and 1
hear it on an average Of at least four
times year, like it better. / hope
you feel the same way about it.
The principal characters are an
Irishman, with red whiskers, and a
Hebrew with. black whiskers. They
fall into an argument over the relative
glories Of the two great races they
severally represent. 1t is finally pro-
posed by the Semitic debater that for
every great Jew he names he shall be
permitted to pluck one hair from his
adversary's face. For every famous
Irishman listed the other man may
claim the tribute of a hair from the
Jews beard. The first to cry enough,
or the first to be entirely denuded
will be the loser.
A chosen referee gives the signal
for the start. 1t is the Jews turn
first.
Moses" he cries, and yanks hair
from the Irishman's chin.
Brian Boru." shouts his opponent.
Abraham"
"St. Patrick"
Baron Hirsh."
Daniel O'Connell"
"Rothsckild"
"John L. Sullivan"
Inspiration seizes the Hebrew.
"The twelve apostles" he whoops
exultantly. and snatches an even
dozen of auburn hairs from where
they grew,
With a triumphant whooroo the
Irishman fixes both his hands in the
Hebrews beard:
1.-The A. o. H." he bellows, and
brings away the entire crop.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

which had thrilled me and stirred me
long ago. / experienced again the
shock of surprise that had made me
shout aloud when / first discovered
who and what was behind that mys-
ferrous green baize door in "Jane
Eyre" and wept once more over the
death of Tom and Maggie Tulliver in
mill on the Floss
visited again the scenes that had
delighted me in former years. took
the walk from Ambleside to Grasmere,
l crossed the Rothy on the stepping
stones to Fox Howe. I sat in flower
bordered garden in Ravello and looked
out over the Incompatible blue Of the
Bay of Salerno or walked from Ire
mezzo to Caddinabia under the plane
trees that border Lake Como When
the month was ended and I was al
lowed to go back to my work 1 was
glad, it is true but there was also
kind of regret that was to relin-
quish pleasure that had found very
delightful.
(@. 1925, Western Newspaper Union)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
The Proper End of a Caddy

In a southern town is lady, soci.
ally prominent, who enjoys the repu-
tation of being modern Mrs.
Malaprop She is credited with hav-
ing said once that she intended to
hire local clay modeler to make a
bust of her hand. On another occa-
sion, referring to trip she had
taken in an airplane, she said that
she certainly was glad when the
machine descended and she set foot
once more on terra Gotta. The latest
speech attributed to her had to do
with the ancient game of Scotia.
I've often thought" she said to a
friend. that I'd like to take up golf,
but somehow have never gotten
round to it; and, besides. l don't
understand the first thing shout
playing it. Why if l wanted to hit
the ball l wouldn't know which end
Of the caddy to take hold off,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

In England, where damp and foggy
weather, common during certain sea-
sons, makes a good hay crop rare,
new device has been patented which
dries hay by means of artificial heat.
The hay is stacked while it is green
and then is dried in 25-ton sracks.
This invention is expected to save
many acres of crops that are lost
every year because of rainy weather
at the critical period. Brooklyn
| Eagle
Natives of India will not eat canned
fish from the western world, because
good Hindoos do not eat food pre-
pared by any one but the women of
their household or servants of their
own caste They fear it may be pol
luted by contact with persons below
| their caste, or adulterated with In
gradients forbidden by their religion.
1t depends on where a thing is
whether it is important Between San
Francisco and Honolulu there is
mountain 5000 feet high, but it does
not attract any attention, because
here are 1000 feet of water covering
It's peak. 1t has been discovered In
charting the bed of the Pacific ocean.
Mother: "Girls, we mustn't worry
your father about going away this
year. His bank balance is extremely
low, l know / looked in his check
book yesterday and saw he had only
one check left''-Progressiv Grocer.
When water refuses to flow freely
| from your sink, attach a small piece
| Of rubber hose to the cold water fau
| Get, put the other end of the hose
down the sink spout, turn the water
| on full force, flush the pipes.
Fear Of what the neighbors will say
| governs not only many of our actions
but it also determines the style of our
clothes and even the architecture of
our Unconstitutional Times.
While Canada, Holland, Italy, Eng
| land, Belgium, Japan, Germany, Spain
| Portugal, Denmark, Norway and Rus
STA have all at one time counted oyster
| fishing among their industries, France
and the United States are the only
| countries where 1t has reached large
| proportions.
| The term element was FIRST given
It's modern meaning by Robert Boyle.
an English scientist, who lived from
| 1927 to 1891. Certain of the elements.
however, were known to the ancient
alchemists, but their conception was
| not clear.
Wyoming and Montana have seven
months of freezing temperature, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, New Hampshire and
Nevada have six months, while 16
states in the Northern tier have Ave
months of freezing weather.
Solomon, in all his glory, never wore
| a one-pece bathing suit.-Fort Wayne
| NeHs-Sentinel
A piece of felt never knows whether
! 1t will be a masculine hat at S. or
a feminine hat at $685..
giant turtle, weighing $50 pounds
has been caught off the coast of Brit
| tany
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
LYING IN BED
BY THOMAS ARKLE CLARK

BY THOMAS ARKLE CLARK
1NHE doctor slipped the thermome-
4 ter under my tongue and put his
fingers on my wrist to catch my pulse,
1T doesn't look very good" he said.
"You've been working too hard. You
are worn out and need rest I'll have
to put you to bed"
For how long?" / asked have
never taken kindly to lying in bed.
"a month";" he replied. Nothing
short of that time will rest your
heart"
II? a month";" / groaned. It was in
conceivable. 1 had always argued
against lying in bed. l have spent
much of my time in stimulating the
somnolent student to get up at the
proper season. I've preached long SER
mons against the evils of oversleeping
I've called down many a loafer for
staying in bed when there was work to
do or engagements to be met. And
now / was to make business of lying
in bed
1t was a cheerful quiet room into
which the nurses showed me at the
hospital-the first quiet room in fact
which l had ever come upon in all my
varied hospital experience.
Il have orders that you are to be
left alone" the nurse said. "You will
have no callers; you may ring if you
want anything. I'll bring in your meals
at the regular time" Then she left
me to my devices.
The sun shone in softly at the south
window, the warmth and quiet of the
room stole over me as I stretched out
lazily in the comfortable bed. had
not had such freedom from response
bility and duty since was a boy i
dropped off to sleep almost before I
knew it.
AS the days passed, the experience
grew on me. l came shortly to like it
all. Sometimes I read, sometimes /
dozed off into gentle sleep and more
often through the day lay thinking Of
the past or building air castles in the
future. l recalled old friends and old
acquaintances; l reared in my mind
the books with which | had been ia
miliar as boy; I revisited old scenes
and re-enioyed old experiences.
I think had not had the Byers boys
and Taylor Curtis in mind for twenty
years. | reread many Of a half-forgot-
ten hook and repeated the poems that
I Rad learned as child or during my
college days / went over stories of
them very trashy, have no doubt,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
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R6Eyenin8
Fairy Tale
THU. CLEAN RACCOONS
62M z GRAHAM BONNER

There were some young raccoont
and their mother had to teach them
raccoon lessons.
All young raccoons must learn rae
coon lessons. They are the same les
sons other raccoon mothers have
taught other raccoon children.
But they must learn them just the
same.
Children grow up and in turn teach
lessons to their children.
The lessons are all much the same,
but all younger people must learn
them.
There are the lessons of reading,
writing, arithmetic, geography. spell
Ing. politeness, to be learned in the
world of children.
The lessons in the raccoon world
are somewhat different
wash your food before you eat it,
said Mother Raccoon to the children.
"We feel like doing that, somehow
the children said, "but we don't know
why II is.
Twill you tell u.s. Mother Raccoon
just why we feel like washing off our
food?"
Because you are my dear raccoon
children and you take after all the
raccoons who have lived in the great
world outside or in a zoo. You dc
my raccoon heart good" 4
Mother Raccoon smiled and looked
at them out of her little beadlike
eyes as she twisted her bushy reddish
brown tail about her.
YES" she continued. sit is always
well to wash your food. When we
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

A North Carolina mountain woman
fell i'll, and for the first time in his
life her husband had to work. 1t de-
volved upon him to nurse the invalid,
look after a large family of tow
headed children, milk the cow, 1eeu
the pig, cook the meals and tend a
straggly acre of corn.
After ten days of these frightfuI
labors he staggered down to the gen.
eral store at the forks of the road
and fell at the doorway in an ex-
hausted heap.
The storekeeper came out and said !:
Hello, Anse, how's yore wife?"
"She amt no better" moaned the
husband. Il paid out a whole four
bits fer bottle of bitters for her, but
it seems like hit don't do her no good
I'm plumb wore out !"
He paused moment and sighed
deeply
"Some times" he said, 81 git to
wishin' the old woman would git
well-or somethin'!'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

At recent session Of the five acad-
emies which form the Institute de
France the plight Of certain French
intellectuals- painters, sculptors, writ
ers and savants, who have glorified
their country by pure knowledge and
disinterested art-was deplored by
Paul Chabas. OF recent years, he said,
the lot of mental workers had been
considerably ameliorated-a was only
right-but brain workers, he said, had
been forgotten or sacrificed. M Cha
bas reviewed the great achievements
of the institute, which was founded
40 years ago, and of which he is
president.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

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Conquer rheumatism! S. S. S. has
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S. S. S. has brought blessed relief and
comfort 20 thousands of rheumatic
sufferers.
When the rich, red blood that
S. S. S. helps Nature build goes cours-
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you begin to get hum ~
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your food-strength andl G
power fill your body-\AAA/
you are vigorous - red
blooded and ready for
action. Know this joy Of
living again! Take S. 3. S. and Danish
rheumatism!
Get S. S. s. from any druggist. The
larger bottle is more economical.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
Jimmy Hos NeuO One

Little Jimmy was a voracious reader
Of newspapers, and he often surprised
HIS parents by his use of words that
seemed too large for hisrSmall mind
On one occasion, while telling his IA
ther Of an article that he had just
read. he used the word "mortuary."
His father, curious to know if he I'M
derstood the meaning of the word,
asked him to define it. "Why," said
Jimmy. "it's a place where they keep
dead bodies for DISCRIMINATION"