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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30

This new and delight
full shoppe featuring
the chic styles of the
fall and winter season,
has been enthusiastical-
ly welcomed by the
women of San Antonio.
There are hats for all
types and prices range
from $2.95 to $1,000.
You will find just
what you want, at less
than you expected to
pay. I
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
RAISE SIXTEEN SHIPS.

LONDON, Aug. 29.-Messrs. Cox &
banks, Ltd. announce that the Gao
was successfully lifted at Scapa Flow
yesterday. This brings the total num-
Der of German destroyers raised to six
teen.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
WOMAN RACES
WITH DEATH
AND LOSES
Red Tape of United States
Prevents Reaching
Dying Husband.

TORONTO, Aug. 29.-While "red
tape" held her a prisoner for three
hours in an immigrants cage at De
troit, Mich. her husband, an Ameri-
can, to whose bedside she was hasten
ing. died.
Such is the charge which Mrs.
Mabel Mott, of Toronto, has laid
against the United States lmmigra-
ton authorities, and which she has
asked the Canadian government to
convey to Washington.
IF ! had been a criminal / could
hardly have been treated worse" Mrs.
Mott declares in describing her ex-
periences.
HUSBAND AN AMERICAN.
Her husband, George Mott, although
an American citizen, was resident
of Toronto. Taken ill while on q
business trip to Detroit, his condition
became so serious that the hospital au-
thorities summoned his wife from this
city.
when reached Detroit / was
questioned by an immigration officer
named McCloskey," Mrs. Mott re-
lates. "He asked for my passport,
and l told him that i had come away
without taking time to get one.
Il told him was only going to see
my husband, and produced the tele-.
grams from the hospital, but he only
said We're onto all those games j
was kept in the office for more than
an hour, and then taken, with few
foreigners as companions. and put in
an iron cage.
IL pleaded with them to let me go
to the hospital, and promised that !
would come back at once, but they
only told me they had no one they
could send with me. and that / had no
right in the country.
when / was finally allowed to go,
| got to the receiving hospital, only
to find that my husband had died 40
minutes before. If / had been allow
ed through an hour sooner, / could
have seen him, and he might have been
able to tell me some things which j
will never know.
SUBJECTED TO ESPIONAGE.
1.-THE immigration officers made 1t
miserable for me again, when the
f,,- &c hainO
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II HAVE TOREPORI7.:::: :
Official Correspondence Reveals Thrilling Story of
Rescue of Grew of American Submarine Driven
Ashore in Storm OF Portsmouth, N. H.

| convinced the commander that to
clear the shoal, which sticks out
just to the north of the Whaleback,
the course must be changed. The
starboard motor had been stopped.
With the decision to change course
to the left. it was started, and a
minute later the submarine was
felt to ground. Reckonings had
been in error, and the S-4S, instead
Of passing into the channel, had
slid its nose upon the rocky shoal
! at the southern entrance of the har-
bor
The report tells how they sent a
radio message to the navy yard of
their plight and asked for help,
and how, despite every effort to
back, the submarine remained firmly
perched on the rocks. Two tugs
appeared about an hour and three
quarters after the grounding The
S-4S, by means of its searchlight,
signalled them the position and the
depth of water around the ship.
The tugs took up position 200 to
300 yards astern, remained there for
fifteen minutes and then departed
into the night. The S-48 couldn't
understand it.
Tugs Unable to Help
Lieutenant ]. P. Compton, on one
of the tugs, the James Wooley, ex.
planned afterwards that weather
conditions would not permit the tugs
to approach nearer and they had
no boats to carry a line. One of
the tugs, therefore, returned to the
naval station to report conditions
and the other started a search for
a lifeboat.
To return to the report; the sea
by this time was beginning to grow
wilder and another attempt was
made to back off.
This attempt was unsuccessful"
Lieutenant-Comma Bray states.
However, the bow of the vessel
shortly after played off to the right
until the head was about ten de-
grees. Knowing the ships position
aground and since the seas were
making there remained but one
way open to the Commanding Off
Ger to get the ship off, and that was
to 60 ahead on the starboard en-
CINE since the storage battery
would not carry the load at this
time. Accordingly this engine was
started, but was run for about thir-
ty seconds only because the ship
took decided list and started to
roll. After stopping the engine the
vessel still listed to starboard at
quite steep angle and the head
commenced to swing to port, due to
the mounting sea-"
From this point on the dangers
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WINTHROP
Winthrop Grammar
Graduating Exercises

Inc graduating exercises NJ WV
anrop Grammar school were held at ~,
Town nall last evening and were wit
messed by large audience. Tho hal,
Gnu stage were very attractiveIv dec
GRATED with streamers of mini. and
wnite crepe paper. In the hair ths
,ioDons or crepe were carried around
IN sp1der-web effect and were yerI
uainty. The stage was also effective.
~ trimmed with ribbons of creme ma
per ana an American flag. The class
III, was played by Marsters York
w. n. 3. 20, with Carleton Roberts of
.IP elghth grade at marshal. There
were 26 boys and girls in line-Gerald
Aohins, Donald Arnold, William Abelli
ronald Faulkenham, Earl Beatty, Nor
IFS Iowle, Lionel Auclair, Robert
rieurv' Roger Audette, Fernand De-
olois, Richard Laughlin, Maurice
spear, Hall Briggs, Harry Mckinney,
Kenneth Robinson, Frances Edwards,
evelyn Andrews, Louise Hewitt
Gwendolyn Brown, Annabel Langerin
Evelyn Hills, Aurare Fountain, Vir-
gina Hewitt, Anna Richmond, Mary
KEGS and Helen Beatty.
When the class had marched to the
stage, the program was opened with a
chorus, America, My Homeland" with
Barbara Howard of the eighth grade
at the piano.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Arthur
Jones of Winthrop Center.
There were three original parts. The
salutatory address was given by Eve.
lyn Andrews, her subject being DO.
nestle Science in the Winthrop
Schools" The article was well writ.
ten and forcefully presented and was
a plea for the introduction of this i'm
portant branch INTO the school curric-
ulum. The youthful speaker handled
her subject well and made a very IA
vorable impression.
Helen Beatty gave the valedictory
address on School Spirit" There was
food for thought in the splendid ESSAY
this young girl had prepared, for she
said parents and teachers as well as
students were responsible for the pres.
ence or lack of school spirit among
the pupils. She defined school spirit
as the attitude of the students toward
studies, athletics and social functions
of the school. obedience to those in au-
thority and proper observance of the
rules of good craftsmanship.
Frances Edwards was the class
prophet. Her accessories were a bas-
ket of golden nuts" in which pic
ture visualiZing the future were
found. She cracked the nuts and in
terpreted the pictures and her hits
upon the various members of the
class were much enjoyed.
In addition to the original parts a
number of readings were given. Lilo
mel Auclair in THE Liars Contest"
gave an amusing impersonation of
yarn Spinning" in which the deacon
of the church outdid the biggest
liar in town" in swapping stories
Aurare Fountain was clever in a
monologue Her first club meeting"
presiding in a most up to date man
ner. Mary Kus gave very sweet
Interpretation of Lytton Coxs "Story
of Song" accompanied on the pi-
ano by Marsters York and a clever
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The most feared odor on subma.
rine-that of chlorine gas-began to
be perceptible about a. m. To
freshen the air, the main induction
| was opened and the engine Undue
ton cracked slightly. with man
stationed there to close it in an
emergency. The men were by this
time suffering intensely with the
cold. and to add to the dangers a
new discharge of chlorine gas began
to permeate the air, coming from
the batteries used for radio. Added
to this the last three lights, which
had been giving the faintest of rays.
suddenly went dark. A 5 o'clock
water was discovered seeping over
the coaming of the battery room
door. The leak was stopped and
then hail above announced
searchlight playing on the ship
Efforts at Rescue
Behind the searchlight's appear.
ance lies another story. The shore
had located the S-4S on the shoal OF
the furthest breakwater beyond Jaf-
frey Point. and Lieutenants C.
Shugg and j. P. Compton, the latter
just back from the tug. had gone
overland to Fort Stark, the nearest
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. HAVE to report

UfSYY1 HAVE to report -.
Lieutenant Commander
I; Stewart E. Bray is speak
+, E9S ing; Lieutenant-C Command
/, er Bray Of an American
submarine-the S-4S-which not SO
long ago grounded one stormy night
of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and
for twelve hours lay helpless under
the relentless pounding of tempestu-
GUS seas.
/ 81 have to report
! The files of the Navy Department
. contain innumerable documents be-
ginning just that way-in the formal
phraseology which has endured for
! a century and a half. Each tells a
story of fortitude, of courage. OF high
resolve in the face OF danger.
OF such calibre is this latest doc
ument. thumbed from reading by
many bureau chiefs-captains and
rear.admirals-and now made pub
| lie. It is a dramatic story unfold
ed without superlatives; a typical
naval report, detailed and exact,
but with color and atmosphere,
those necessary ,adjuncts to a sea
yarn, left solely to the imagination
of the reader.
Two Officers on Board
ri have to report" begins Lieu
tenant Commander Bray, that the
vessel under my command ground
ed OF Jaffrey Point at the entrance
to harbor of Portsmouth, N. H. The
commanding officer was coming at
the time of grounding. being assist
ed by the only other officer on
board, Lieutenant (jg) P. P. Spauld-
ing. USNRF, who was completing
his two weeks annual tour OF duty
on the S-4S."
Only two officers on board and
one of these q naval reservsit, who,
the report later states, showed
himself as possessing GOODNESS and
courage amidst more or less I'M
familiar surroundings" A nice
tribute that to Lieutenant Snuld-
ing, a civilian from Worcester,
Mass, on temporary duty.
The Submarine Grounds
AS she neared the Whaleback
Light, which wrinkles at the mouth
of Portsmouth Harbor, the S-4S
was running through a heavy snow,
the tide was ebbing and a strong
wind was blowing from the north
east. With the port propeller shaft
bent, the submarine had but one
engine available and was making
about three knots. Snow had clog
ged the azimuth instrument and
was beating into the eyes OF Lieu
tenant Commander Bray. Accurate
bearings we're impossible, but such
reekonings which could be made
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point to the endangered submarine.
The Wallis Sands life saving crew,
with gun and breeches buoy were
hurried along by tractor to the same
destination. Just as the crew ar
rived, watchers at Fort Stark re-
ported that the S-4S had disappear
ed from the breakwater.
anchor lights and a port running
light were then made out dimlysin-
side Little Harbor," LieutenSnt
Shugg reports. Visibility wassey-
tremely poor. The lights see4aeI
to recede for some time and then
went out suddenly" &
Suspense on Shore u
Was it the s-4s? III it was!s It
meant that the submarine had drift-
ed or had been dashed around two
breaKwaters and into the harHpr.
And should it prove to be the S-4S.
had the gallant crew survived this
new disaster? There was one way
to find out. Fort Stark had search
light. 1t was out Of commission, but
men rushed across from Fort Con-
stitution to rig 1t up. Experts i'm
light handling arrived at 3 o'clock
in the morning and in less than an
hour the searchlight was in opera
ton.
Its beams \ swept in and ont
through Little Harbor. and finally
out in the middle of the expanse Of
water they picked up the dark hull
Of the S-48. 1t was too far OF for the
searchlight to do more than disclose
the vague hulk of the submarine.
But what was that? A momentary
flashing light from out in the har-
Dor; then another; spaced and meth
odical.
FIashlisht Signals
Lieutenant Compton leaped for.
ward.
They're signalling with a fash
light" he exclaimed. wait. / can
read the code"
The officer on shore was right
Lieutenant Commander Bray. the
gas having become almost
deadly, had marshalled his entire
crew on deck and with small peck
ct fashlight was signalling insist
emily for the dispatch Of a lifeboat.
The rest is soon told. The first
ifeboat arrived at 1880 and took on
i've men; more trips and another
,oat soon accounted for the rest
md Lieutenant Commander Bray,
he last to leave the ship, was On
shore by 9 o'clock. q
Not life had been lost. but eight
men were sent to the hospital at the
Navy Yard suffering
rom exposure, and two of these had
sustained other injuries, the one
,ruises and the other q fractured
aw. Numbered in the eight were
10Th officers, but Lieutenant-Com.
nander Bray, before yielding to
ny medical treatment, insisted
lpon going back to the S-4S in a
laval tug and experimenting tbs
aging Of an anchor astern of her.
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in the submerisible grew by alarm
ing proportions. First of all, the
commander ordered all water tight
doors closed below decks and sent
the crew to the deck with lifebelts
or mattresses. Within a few min
utes, however, the waves were
smashing across the deck, threaten
ing to carry the men overheard. All
but five were then ordered below
and these five, with the two Officers,
remained on the bridge to battle
with the elements.
THE seas now started to come
clean over the S-48," the report
reads, land before the coming tow
.er hatch could be closed four or five
tons Of water had found its way into
the control room. The ship at this
time was rolling about fifteen de-
grees to port 10 sixty degrees or
seventy degrees to starboard, and
it was all that those on the bridge
could do to hold On. This violent
rolling lasted for about thirty min
utes when it started to subside."
Troubles Below Deck
At 2:30 in the morning Lieuten-
Commander Bray went below to
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Must Guarantee
Return Postage on
0n-Delivered Parcels

Masnington, June 11.-(AP)-The
p,spstoffice department announced today
ra, az BEGINNING August 1 mailers of par
~. must guarantee return postage in
s, Of non-delivery or renounce all
Vain to the parcel.
l.. me regulation. postal officials calcu-
h.' e, VIII reduce by one-third the num-
A. At OF parcels sent the dead letter Of
~ save thousands of dollars for the
,'iings public and for the govern
tine '''i'''' &c iin''ieise "" -
under the present practice approx
r,.u,y 10000 unbelievable parcels an
,na any are stored for a period of six
vrmtns, more or less.
dsa ne service of sending parcels to the
ssss ietter office and later back to the
naa. costs mailers and the govern
tilt . considerable money and it is es-
w,,, 1,ed $4,000 a year in salaries alone
oe saved by the new regulation.
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A bake bean supper will be held
in the Methodist vestry for the bene-
fit Of the Maria Clark baseball team
this evening at 6 o'clock. Letters will
be given out at this time and a cap
tain elected for the season of 1926.
A social will follow with music by
the Grammar School orchestra. The
members of the first team who will
attend the supper are: Rich. Miller,
Latin, Campana, Masciadri, Cain,
Arata, Vigue, Bradley, Trial, Little
field, Beaudoin, and members of the
second team.
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get wa~.n. He had been on the
bridge since the grounding, seven
hours earlier. Within the next hour
troubles piled up galore. The pump
room was half full of water which
could not be pumped out. The bat
terry room was logged shut, but the
blowers were still running, discharg-
ing into the engine room. Footing
could hardly be maintained because
of the heavy list. Fear of chlorine
gas prevented the opening OF the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-12

At the last meeting of the city gov
eminent the following resolution by
Alderman Leigh Weber was made in
regards to accepting the flag and
pennant. Be it resolved that it is
with the greatest pleasure that the
Mayor and Board of Alderman accept
In behalf Of the citizens Of Hallowell
the beautiful United States Flag and
Pennant, the gift of Wards One and
Five Community Clubs. That the in
terest of these clubs in the welfare
OF the city and the thought which
prompted the gift is appreciated.
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COMING EVENTS

June 13-17-Colby Commencement.
June 14-1S-Bowdoin Commencement.
June 17-Second annual reunion of
Alumni of Cony High school, Au-
June 17-19-National Association of
Mutual Savings Banks, sixth an
nual conference. Poland Springs.
June 1S22-B ates Commencement
events.
June 19-OfficiaI farewell dinner in
honor of Lieut.. Commander Donald
B. Macmillan. Newagan Inn, South
June ls-ouarter Century Travelling
Mems Assn, Old Orchard.
June 19-21-Conference of representa-
tives of manufacturing, agricultural,
recreational and civic interests of
Maine. Newagan Inn. Southport.
June 20-Departure of Lieut.. Com
mander Donald B. Macmillan for the
Arctic regions from Wiscasset. at
2 =. NJ.
June 20-27-Leaders' Open Conference
Y. M; C. A: camp. Winthrop.
June 22-Belfast Rotary Club observes
Charter Night with banquet at
Northport Country clubhouse.
June 23-30-American Red Cross in
stitute to instruct swimmers in life
saving methods Wescott.
June 24-Twenty-three Communicates
I at Bangor. st. Johns Day.
June 24-25-Fifty-eighth reunion of
5th Maine Regiment, Peaks Island.
June 26-27-Maine Bankers Assn, Bar
Harbor.
June 27-Maine Natl Bankers Assn
and Maine Trust Companies, Bar
June 29-July Annual Governors
conference. Poland Springs.
June 30-Dinner rendered by State OF
Maine to visiting governors at con-
ference, Poland Spring House, at
|, July 4-Dirigible Shenandoah will
come to Portland and Poland Spring
in connection with annual conven-
ton of governors.
July ,5-Knights of Columbus gather
ing at Lewiston to celebrate silver
Jubilee and exemplifcation of fourth
degree in Cabot Province.
July 6-20-Annual field day period of
the 24Oth Coast Artillery at Fort
Williams. Portland
July 12-1S-National convention of
Business and Professional Woman's
Clubs in Portland.
Aug. 1-15-103rd Infantry, Camp
Keyes. Augusta and State Rife
Range. Auburn.
Aug. 15-30-S1st Infantry Brigade
Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, and First Battalion of
152nd Artillery, Camp Keyes.
Aug 17-29-Annual school of Methods.
N. e. Baptist Conference, Ocean
Aug. 25-Unveiling and dedication Of
memorial tablet to Names famous
humorist. "Bill" Nye. at Calvary
church yard. Fletcher, North Caro-
lima.
Aug. o9-sept. 12-Methodist Ministers
School of Religious Education, Y.
NJ c. A. Camp, Winthrop.
Sept 14-Referendum vote Of people
of State on Kennebec Bridge amend
Sept ls-aO-students Fall setting-up
Conference, Y. M. C. A. Camp. Win
throp.
Sept. 21-Employed Officers Confer
ence. Y. NJ c. A. Camp. Winthrop
Sept. circumference of New England
Republican Women, Portland.
Sept 30-Oct. State w. c. T. u. con-
vention, Auburn.
Oct. l-3-Maine Musical Festival,
Bangor.
Oct. 4-7-Maine Musical Festival,
Portland.
Oct. S-9-Maine Musical Festival,
y Lewiston.
Oct. 29-3O-Maine Teachers Conven-
ton, Portland.
Nov. 17-19-Maine Pathological Dairy
men, Creamerymen and Seed Inn
provement Assn's. Portland.
MAINE PAIRS
June 27-Horse race at Union Tpotting
park, Pittsfield, for benefit of re-
tired driver, Charles Dustin.
Aug. 1S-20-Beifast fair.
Aug. 25-27-Houlton fair.
Sept. S-l0-Maine State Fair. Lewis
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musical reading in Italian dialect,
Tony at Da Phone" was highly en-
Joyed as delivered by William Abelli
Maurice Towle and Earl Beatty told
The Truth About the Cherry Tree
In an amusing little sketch, where
the picture of George Washington
suddenly found voice and told his
young namesake the truth about the
cherry tree and the Ratchet"
Three exhibition classes were held
industrial geography, history and AL
zebra, giving practical demonstra-
ton of the work done by the ninth
grade pupils in these branches, Vir-
ginia Hewett, Fernand Deblois and
Robert Fleury, honor students in the
class, conducted the classes.
The diplomas were presented by
Supt w. F. Packard, after a brief
address Of commentator. The pro-
gram closed with the singing of the
class ode. to the air Allegiance" the
words being composed by Frances
Edwards. Eight young ladies of the
eighth grade, attractively dressed in
crepe paper gowns in the school col
.ors of gray and blue, collected q
substantial sum toward the new pi-
ano which has recently been placed
at Winthrop grammar school.
Following the exercises teachers
and pupils received the congratula
tions of their friends at grief and
informal reception.
The school year closed for the
eighth and ninth grades with the
graduation exercises and today they
will picnic on the shore of Lake An
nabessacook.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Longfellow
Mrs. Stanley Moore, Lloyd Moore
Mrs. Sarah Hall, Mrs. Ellsworth Hay
ward, Mrs. George Fellows, Mrs. w
P. Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tay-
lor, Mrs. D. S. Clement. Mrs. c. F.
Marble, Rev. and Mrs. G. T. Griffin
Mrs. Oliver Hathaway and Mrs. FL
sic Leavitt attended the meeting OF
Kennebec County Pomona at Star
ling Grange hall, Fayette, Wednes-
day.
Miss Mary Pettengill is visiting
her brother, Herbert Pettengill in
Deering.
Mrs. LaVerne Maxfield attended
the State D. A. r. fiel1 day at OronC
Wednesday.
Mrs. H. w. Bell and son Richard
were guests of Mrs. Sidney Mason
at Readfield Wednesday.
Mrs. Nellie Maxwell is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Albert Nutting in
Portland,
Mrs. Arthur stilphen is visiting
her mother, Mrs. M. n. Percival in
Gardiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Wing and
son Keith and Miss Marjorie Brown
| of Portland. Mrs. Harry Wing of Wa
terville, Miss Doris Laughlin OF
Patten and Mrs. Pearley Wood and
daughter Virginia of Augusta were
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ul-
mont Wing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Macomber
have been visiting relatives in Liv-
ermore Falls. While there they at
tended the graduation of their son
Kenneth Macomber from Livermore
Falls high school.
Miss Lucille Genthner of Augusta
was an over night guest Thursday
of Miss Frances Edwards.
Friends in town will be interested
to hear of the marriage of Harland
Maxwell. son of Mrs. w. A. Staples
of Winthrop. to Miss Lucy NORM OF
Lewiston. The young couple wert
married in Lewiston Saturday and
are passing the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. w. A. Staples. They will
reside in Lewiston.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T. Carleton and
Mrs. Fife French attended the an
nual session of the G.. A. r. encamp-
ment and w. r. c. at Portland We'd
nesday.
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Birthday Party for Miss Rincs

Little Carolyn May Rines celebrat-
e. ner fourth birthday Wednesday
aHernoon by giving a party to a
number Of her small friends. The
.niioren played games of various
Mnos and enjoyed themselves great
" Little Miss Rines received a
number of birthday gifts. Ice cream,
TAKE =, and fancy cookies were served.
!, nose present were Kathleen and
rorothy Moody, Junior Woodside,
francis Woodside, Estelle and
nutny Lewis, Gwendlyn Iriene
rrrime, Ralph Prime, Roland Prime,
me young guests had the best time
ever.