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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
Circus Picture
Feature at Rialto

Telling the story of circus life with
its pathos, comedy and thrills, "Simon
the Jester" showing at the Rialto
theater, is a picture worthy of the rep
utation of Miss Francis Marion as
the producer of good photo plays.
The picture is taken from William
J. Locke's story and follows very close
ly the original plot and script.
The part of the heroine is played by
Lillian Rich. Eugene O'Brien plays
opposite her and is supported by Ed
mund Burns, Henry B. Walthall and
William Platt in the other masculine
roles.
With the heroine and her trained
horse as the feature attraction Of the
circus, the story opens in London.
Moving rapidly, the scene Of the story
is transferred to Morocco and then
back 10 the pleasure haunts of English
society.
In addition TO tie feature picture,
the weeks program includes a II. G..
Witwer "Pace Maker" series, "Thc
Fast Male; news reel and music
by the Rialto Concert Orchestra.
Ernest Hauser. director of the orches-
ira, this week is playing selections
from Leon Cavello'3 "Pagliocci," for
the overture.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
VEGETABLE SHIPMENTS.

Saturdays vegetable rolllnss included
cars OF Texas grapefruit, S Of mixed
vegetables. . OF spinach, 1 Of string
beans, 2 OF sweet potatoes, and cars
OF tomatoes, while In Sundays move
monts there were listed from this state $
rollings cars OF mixed vegetables.
cars of grapefruit. 1 of tomatoes. OF
string beans and Of spinach. Total ship
rnents for the nation as whole for the
weekend follow: Saturday. potatoes
$50; apples. 37s; tomatoes, :; cabbage.
202: peppers, IL; pears. 4; oranges. 32s.
onions. 50: mixed declduous, 2; mixed
citrus. 4: melons miscellaneous, l; cauli-
flower. Is; celery, 20; eggplant. 2; grapes
10: green peas. 4; lemons. Is: lettuce, 40;
Sundays: Potatoes. :: grapes, Q; green
peas. s: lemons, 9: lettuce. SO; mixed
citrus 10: apples, 16; cabbage. Is; cell
cry. 80.
Cabbage at Rochester. ". Y. for the
weekend was unsettled. around $50 ton
Z. o. b. usual terms. while at Kenosha,
wis. s25G3s. was the price range. on
Danish type, per ton. Potatoes: Idaho
Falls, were limited. 10 steady. carloads
7. o. b. cash track no sales reported;
mostly t2.soG2.sS.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
Reginald Denny
Scores Big Success

Humor and laughs aplenty are Of
fered Princess Theater patrons this
week. where Reginald Denny plays
in 1.-THE First Worker"
Denny outdoes himself in his latest
picture, and SURPRISES even the great
success he achieved in his best former
film, Sporting YOUTH which is
somewhat along the same lines as
1.-THE Fast Worker
The beautiful Miss LaPlante plays
opposite Denny, whose role offers
countless opportunities for comedy.
disappearing as another man, the
hero finds himself possessed Of q
wife," family" and beautiful SISTER
in-law,T with whom he promptly falls
in love.
Denny's making love TO the SISTER
in-law' arouses much conversation
among the scandal-loving people at
Catalina, where most of the film was
taken. As soon as one difficulty is
surmounted. another presents itself.
The actors own style of comedy is
brought into full play in meeting the
situations.
Beware" a Mermaid comedy, Prin-
cess News, and Metz Deep Elm
Blues" complete tho program.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
EVANGELIST SEES
ARMACEDDON COMING

The battle of Armaseddon, which
he said, will determine the destiny of
every person and nation. will be fought
In the near future, declared Evan
gelist W. Il. Barr Sunday night at
the old Scottish Rite Cathedral. AL
though some people thought the World
War was Armageddon, it was not, he
said.
The popular theory that Jesus
Christ will return to earth at time of
peace and GOOD will is all wrong, ac-
crding to the evangelist. On the con-
trary, he will again walk on earth
in the midst of a terrible battle for
power, amid scenes of the greatest
carnage the world has yet seen, the
minister declared.
The evangelist said it was his duty
to warn every one. TO prepare to meet
God in peace, because when the last
great war on earth started it would
be too late to seek salvation.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
Thomas Meighan
Returns in Thriller

Tongues OF Flame. thrilling and
stirring drama, featuring Thoma:
Meighan, is back Mt the Plaza SAT
urday for three-day return run II
San Antonio.
Norma Shearer and Lew Cody, star
ring in "A Slave of Fashion," will
replace "Tongues of Flame" Tuesda,
for a three-day run. 1t is one of the
modern pictures in which young girl
is willing to sacrifice everything fol
clothes.
Friday and Saturday, "The Devil
Cargo" featuring Wallace Berry and
Pauline Starke, returns for another
run.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
MARYLAND SAYS OIL.
CONDITIONS BETTER
BY Universal Service.

NEW YORK, Dec. President f.
W. Marland. of the Marland Oil Com
pany, arrived here today after care
full study of business conditions in
Europe, and declared the oil situa-
ton is now in the best condition Of
the last five years. He expects de-
mand for oil products to exceed SUP
ply in the near future, and said that
prices in this even might be expected
to advance.
Current supply and demand of oil
and gasoline" Mr.. Marland said, ''are
almost in equilibrium, which is very
healthy state. Before the end OF the
year it would not surprise me to sec
demand exceed current supply.
IF oil stocks are drawn on I ex-
pect to see an advance in oil and gaso
line prices. This would help earnings
of oil companies generally
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
ROBERT E. LEE HOME
IN ARLINGTON MAY
BE RECONSTRUCTED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-R)-
Restoration of the home of General
Robert Il. Lee, in the Arlington ma
tional cemetery to the condition in
which it existed Immediately prior to
the Civil War is proposed in reso-
luton drafted by Representative
Champion. Republican, Michigan. for
introduction today in the House.
In declaring this purpose the Michi-
gan member also made public letter
to John Seel, commander of the Michi-
gan department of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, denying his contemplated
action had been prompted by the
Daughters of the Confedcracy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
FIGURES SHOW LIVING COST
LITTLE CHANGED FOR YEAR
By B. c. FORBES

Is the cost Of living going up or
down? Do you find your household
bills lower or higher than they were
year ago?
The elaborate compilations made
by the Department of Labor. Dun
Bradstreet and other authorities, in
dictate that wholesale prices do not
average higher now than they did
when the year began.
But what OF the prices you are
charged at the store?
A Philadelphia reader. Harry L.
Heinzeroth, commenting on a recent
column, writes: 81 wish / could
believe that the course Of commodity
prices has been satisfactory Ito the
consumer. The statistics on which
you base your writings are probably
accurate; no doubt the prices of the
commodities on which they were
based include those of terrapin. eel
cry-fed duck. imported fruit and a
number of other articles or commo-
dities which do not occupy very
prominent place on the menu of the
average household.
IF you are not paying more now
than you were at the first of last
January for your butter. eggs, coffee
and other staple commodities appear
ing on your table, l will appreciate
il very much-and so will n number
Of others with whom have discuss
ed the subject-if you will furnish
me with the names and addresses Of
the merchants from whom you pur-
chase.
"If you have had occasion TO buy
any coal in the recent past, you will
have learned that the coal strike is
blamed for what is nothing more or
less than legalized banditry."
Taking the last sentence first, l
heartily agree that the whole record
OF the anthracite industry has been
CALLING TO the heretofore helpless
public. But the public's patience is
nearing the exhaustion point.
Food is our heaviest household
expense. Here is list Of score
of items selected at random, with the
wholesale price year ago.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
CIVIL SERVICE TESTS
WILL BE CONDUCTED

Application for positions of Spanish
interpreter in the immigration service
for duty along the Mexican border will
be received until December 20, &c.
cording TO r. NJ. Luckenbncb, in
charge of the San Antonio civil serv-
ice commission.
The examination will consist OF
tests in Spanish. preferably Mexican
Spanish, and certain academic sub
jects. Mr.. Lukenbach said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07

DtcA, live lOO IDS. l@.<o ll.Jt
rams ........ .Z3 o-f 10
Hogs, live, 100 lbs.1l.35 $40
Sheep, live 100 lbs 1926 1850
Barley .......... 81 1.O4
Goldfish, 100 lbs. E. 900 900
Poatoes have gone up terribly, due
to n short crop. Flour another very
important staple, is up little.
Sugar and coffee both are cheaper.
Beef shows little change, ham and
mutton are considerably dearer. But
ter and eggs are almost unchanged.
but cheese is also up.
These homely figures would tend
to support the contention of the let
ter-writcr. II is only natural that
retailers should be quicker to mark
up prices when wholesale quotations
advance than they are to mark their
prices down when wholesale prices
weaken. But is il not true that
competition is so keen in the great
majority of places that no retailer
could, even if he desired, extort ex-
cessiye prices?
his report issued the other day? Using
100 as representing the average pre-
war level, in 1913, he quotes Depart
ment of Labor statistics showing that
wages were represented on the index
chart by 100 in 1920, by 205 in
1921. 1913 in 1922, oil in 1923 and
22S in 1924.
Average wholesale prices were rep
resented OH the chart by 228 in 1920
and by 147 i'll 1921, 40 in 1922, 154
in 1923 and $50 in 1924.
In other words, while wages are
pictured as having advanced sub
stantially since 1920. wholesale prices
have declined quite sharply. Although
the sccretary's figures bring the rec
ord up only to 1924. the current years
statistics as already stated, have
shown no great price change.
Some of my friends, who have
more time and inclination than ]
have for marketing. declare that by
shopping" particularly in market
places, they are able to buy good
many supplies at lower prices than
are quoted by their local grocery
stores. But surely the local retailer
is entitled to something for trans
porting his supplies from the market
place. for carrying them in stock. for
handling them and. in most instances,
delivering them at the consumers
door.
Frankly. all the evidences are that
the great multitude of the families in
this country. are living better now
than ever before.
Copyright. 1895. by F. G. Forbes)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
NIGHT CHUTE JUMPS
DEAYED AT KELLY

Two night parachute jumps. sched-
uled to take place at Kelly Field Mon
day night at 6 80 and 9:30 o'clock,
will be postponed again unless the
weather clears off, it was announced
at the flying field.
The jumps were first postponed
Friday on account of the stiff norther
that blew during the day.
Two other jumps are TO be made
Tuesday night if the weather is favor
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
CONSIDER PAVING.

Petitions Tor the Improvement ol
Bigfoot street, from Somerset road ia
South Flores street and San Patricia
alley, between Trinity and ChupadcrGs
streets. were referred Monday to Paul
u. Steffler. commissioner Of streets
He has taken the requests under nd
visement.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
TRADE PAPER MAKES
FIRST APPEARANCE

The first number OF the new publ
cation, The San Antonian, OF the trade
extension department of the Chamber
of Commerce, was sent out Monday.
The publication, with articles on bust
ness by San Antonio business men,
and advertisements of San Antonio
concerns. goes TO 1000 merchants in
the Southwest.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
Siner Produces
Oriental Comedy

"Sooey San" is the stage produc-
ton at the Royal for the first half Of
the current week. With the Orient rs
the background. the story eenters
about a beautiful American girl who
been brought up with the belief that
she is of Chinese blood. When but a
child she was kidnapped and most of
her life had been spent among the
Chinese. The interest increases and
the comedy becomes funnier when
Americans enter her life and reveal
her true identity.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
The Weather
TEMPERATURES.
FORECAST.

San Antonio and vicinity: Monday
niSht and Tuesday. partly cloudy; prob.
nhly local showers; lowest tempera ture
about 20; light 10 moderate easteriy 10
northerly winds
East Texas; Monday night and Tues.
day. partly cloudy In north portion; prob
ably showers in south portion; little
change IN temperature; light 10 moder-
ate easterly 70 northerly winds on the
coast.
West Texas: Monday night and Tues
day. partly cloudy; somewhat colder In
the Panhandle.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
BAR ASSOCIATION
HONORS ROUTELDGE

Memorial services for Edwin Rout
ledge, prominent attorney, who died
last month, were held by the Bexar
County Bar Association Monday
morning in the Fifty seventh District
Court. Judge II. b. Minor presided.
4 memorial resolution was read by
Don A. Bliss. 1t was signed by c. J..
McGill and r. T. VanderHoeven.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
Top through a number of Charleston

steps.
Al Trahan and Vesta Wallace have
an interesting musical act. Trahan's
manipulation of the worries is equaled
only by Miss wallace's song num-
bers. .-..
More laughs were extracted from
Sundays audiences by George Fisher
and Henry Hurst and an assistant in
"The Checkroom Girls" n comedy
skit.
The weeks bill is opened by the
Hedleys, an acrobatic trio.
THANK YOU is the screen offering.
George O'Brien, Jacqueline Logan and
Alec Frances are starred.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
TELLS POLICE WOMAN
THREATENED HIS LIFE

Charging that SIZE had threatefjed
his life James Lubbock filed charges
against a Chinese woman in justice
court before Ben Fisk Monday.
According to the complaint Lubbock
and the woman had difference over
the occupation of a horse.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
SERIES Of THEFTS
REPORTED TO POLICE

Persons with taking ways. were
active Sunday night. according TO 20.
lice reports.
Mrs. NJ. +. Puryear, 1015 South
Flores street, told police someone had
taken her purse from kitchen table.
Checks valued at $25 and $50 in cash
were in the purse, she said.
Il. ID. Thornton, 2507 North Flores
street, reported his overcoat taken
from an automobile downtown. In it
were keys to his office, residence and
automobile.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.

Chicago: Temperature. "a; cloudy
ten-mile wind from the west; lowest TEN,
peraturo in last 20 hours. 90: high
est 2f.
Kansas City; Temperature. IS: cloudy
twelvemlle wind from the southwest
lowest temperature in last "a hours. "a
highest, AZ.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
HORSE SHOW TUESDAY.

CHICAGO, Dec. I.-P1--Cbi.
cago's first annual horse show will
open here Tuesday night at the Chi
cago Riding Club with more than
1900 entries. Prize awards totals
S6s.500. The show proceeds viii 80
TO charity.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
SAN ANTONIO AID MEN
HEAR MARTIN PIERCE

Martin l.. Pierce. Of the research
department OF the Hoover Vacuum
of the San Antonio Advertising Club,
Monday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07

Who is "a Block from High
Priccs?" Riebe's Jewelry Store. 200
Main Ayenue.-(Ady.)
I'VE Sell dewelry Store Jewelry.
Riches Jewelry Store, 306 Main ave-
nue. Ady.)
Dancing 10 the music OF the Labo,
Temple tonight Is good. An rite, hsaet
me there. -(Ads.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
TRAVIS SCHOOL
GAINS NOTCH
IN RACE
Alamo Heights Adds to
Lead in Elephant
Naming Contest.
They're off again.

They're off again.
Away to flying start, 30 San An.
tonic schools arc out to win this
weeks contest in the big drive TO raise
the Elephant Fund and buy the two
elephants out at the Breckenridge
park zoo for the kiddies of San An
tonic.
Sarah Elizabeth Mcintosh. 20s
West Woodlawn avenue. brought ~
$40 worth of votes for Travis school
bright and early Monday morning and
put her school up in fifth place, and
won one of those miniature carved
ivory elephants.
Out at the Harris school which won
the prize last week, Dorothy and vir-
ginia Meloney have but eight votes 10
go TO get one OF the elephants for
themselves.
And Alamo Heights, leader for the
last month. started ahead early Mon
day morning when DIR. \. ID. Zucht
brought in 10 votes for the suburban
school.
$500 IN PRIZES.
Somebody's going to win those 5000
worth Of prizes. There's 5000 worth
of equipment for the first tschool, S150
for the second and 800 for the third.
Then the first school gets the privilege
of naming the big elephant. and
statue Of the Good Fairy for each
room. The second school will name
the little elephant and the third school
will have charge Of the christening
ceremonies.
The christening of the elephants is
scheduled to be the biggest. most elab-
crate and gorgeous example of pagen-
try ever staged in San Antonio, with
school children from all over the city
taking part, together with royal rep
rescntatiyes from ncighboring cities.
More about the christening of the
elephants will be explained later. bur
those winning prizes in the contest
will have the principal part in the.
celebration.
HEIGHTS STILL LEADS.
In day or two more details of new
things to. be staged in the Elephant
contest will be announced, and in the
meantime children are urged to get
their votes in carly. Remember the
little carved ivory elephants for every
body who gets 100 votes for the Elc
phont Fund.
Here is the way schools stand at the
Dewiuuinr Of tho week
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
OPPOSED BY FARMERS.

Government control cannot be
divorced from political control. The
overwhelming interest of the consum-
er, not the smaller interests Of the
producer, would be sure 10 dominate
in the end. Unless we fix cor
responding prices for other commo-
dities, a high fixed price for agri-
culture would simply stimulate over
production that would end in complete
COLLAPSE.
However attractive this proposal
was at first thought, careful consider
alton Of it has led to much opposition
on the part Of farmers. They are
opposed TO submitting themselves to
the control of great bureaucracy.
They prefer the sound policy OF
Inaintaing their freedom and their
own initiative rs individuals. or 10
limit them only ns they voluntarily
form group associations. They do
not wish to put the government into
the farming business.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
COOLIDGE GIVES
PLANS FOR
FARM AID
President Scores Proposal
to Bring U. S. in Buying
and Selling Field.

CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-CR-Con
WINGED that cooperative marketing
with governmental encouragement of.
fers the best possible solution of the
farmers problems, President Coolidge
intends to give the movement his
active and energetic assistance. He
is opposed to proposals that the gov.
eminent sell and buy farm products,
or fix prices directly or. indirectly.
Further, he believes present tariff
duties benefit the farmer and should
not be revised.
Outlining his views on the agri-
cultural situation and proposed RENE
dies in an address today at the annual
convention here Of the American Farm
Bureau Federation, the President said.
that despite it's present embarrass-
ments, agriculture as a whole should
lead industry in future prosperity.
FUTURE SECURE
II believe the past history Of the
relative trend Of prices between farm
products and other commodities is Of
tremendous significance he told his
audience, made up of representative
farmers. The surplus lands Of the
country are exhausted. The indus
trial population is outstripping the
farm population. Manufacturing is
expanding. These results come to the
farmers for their feed and their raw
materials. While we can produce
more, the markets for food are in.
creasing much faster than present
farm productivity. The future of
agriculture looks to be exceeding &C.
cure"
MEASURE PREPARED
with a production influenced by
Information from the department, he
continued, with adequate storage,
supplied with necessary credit and
the orderly marketing effected through
cooperative action, agriculture could
be placed on q sound and independent
business basis. While the government
ought not to undertake to control or
direct. 1t should supplement and assist
all efforts in this direction.
The leaders IN the cooperative
movement, with the advice Of the
Department Of Agriculture. have
prepared what is believed to be an
adequate bill embodyiEg these prin-
ciIlcs, which viii be presented to
Congress for enactment. ] propose
actively and cnergctically to assist
the farmers to promote their welfare
through cooperative marketing"
MENACE TO INDEPENDENTS.
As TO proposals for the organiza-
tion OF corporations through which
the government would directly or in
directly fix prices or engage in buy
ing and selling farm produec the
President made this observation ,
This would be dangerous un-
dertaking. and rs the emergencies
are not so acute, it seems Mt present
to have lost most Of its support. No
matter how it is disguised, the mo-
ment the government engages in buy
ing and selling. by that act it fixes
prices. Moreover, it would probably
destroy cooperative associations and
all other marketing machinery, for
10 one can compete with the govern
inent. Ultimately 1t would end the
independence which the farmers OF
this country enjoy as result of CEN
turtles of struggle, and prevent the
exercise of their own judgment and
control in cultivating their land and
marketing their produce.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
BUSINESS OF PEOPLE.

For more orderly marketing cal
culated to secure better range of
prices, the cooperative movement CON-
priscs the greatest success. Already
they are handling $1,000, 900, 900 OF
farm products. or nearly one-fifth of
the annual production.
ITO have agriculture worth any.
thing, it must rest on an independent
business basis. 1t cannot at the same
time be part private business and part
government business. / believe the
government ought to give il every as.
sistance, but it ought TO leave it as
the support. the benefit and the bust
ness of the people. The interest which
the national government takes in ngri-
culture is manifest by an nppropria-
ton Of about $140,O0O,000 a year
which Is nearly one-fifth Of our total
expenditure, exclusive Of the postof-
flee, prior TO the war. do not need
TO recount what is being done for edu-
cation and good roads. for opening up
our waterways, or the enormous ac-
tivities Of the Department of Agricul-
ture which reach to almost every farm
er in the land"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
OTHER WAYS TO HELP.

III the price fixing tariff revisions
do not seem to be helpful, there are
other proposals that do promise i'm
provements. For financing the farmer,
we are developing the farm loan md
intermediate credit banks. These have
put out about $1,000, 100000 of loans
at moderate interest rates 10 about
10000 farmers. In addition there
is the general banking system, national
and state. All of these agencies need
to give more informed attention to
farm needs. They need more energy
in administration. They should be
equipped to supply not only credit, but
sound business advice and the farmers
TO a much better extent should learn
70 use all these facilities. -.