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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
MOUNTAIN CABIN
APPEALS TO WRITER

Marshall Stedman, writer, has be-
come quite a nature lover and has
had a mou3tain cabin constructed on
property he recently purchased
He is spending week-ends in the
mountains and in a letter written last
week he was more than delighted in
the rapidity with which the cabin was
constructed. il having been built IN
the wink Of an eye-sO 10 speak" &C.
cording 70 Mr.. Stedman.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
20-TON ICE PLANT
FOR PLEASANTON

Bids, being received on an ice plant
for Pleasanton, will close September
%, according to S. NJ. Udden, Frost
building, who is handling the bids.
John VI. Marriott, Frost building is
architect. The Pleasanton Electric
and Ice company, owners will erect
80 by 100 foot plant Of brick, con-
crete and steel which will have a 20
ton capacity.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
Ne " SOUTHERN.
BUILDING Up I.
81 PER GENT
August Gain $4,000, 900
Over Month One
Year Ago.

August permits in 20 Southern
cities distributed over twelve states,
showed an increase of about $1S,000,-
600 or 81 per cent over August,
1924. This was the largest August
increase of any region of the corln-
try being proportionately exceeded
only by 10S Eastern cities, accord
survey of s. w. Straus and Com
pany. The survey gives San Antonio
1881, 122 for the month.
The August total for the IS South
ern cities was SOL, 062, 322. This was
not only large increase over last
August, but also over July of this
year, and it was by far the greatest
volume of building ever reported in
these Southern cities for one month.
MANY GAINS.
Seven of the twelve states showed
gains, including Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, which had a gain of over
fifteen and a half million dollars;
Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina
and Texas.
Clearwater, Fla, which was for The
first time reported in the s. w. Straus
and Company survey, had an August
increase Of 1166 per cent, the highest
proportionate gain of any place IN
the country. The twenty-five lead
ing Southern cities as a unit, had
total of S43,7S2, 900, a gain Of Z per
cent over August, 1924. Miami led
in volume with total of over &c.
100000 for the month, nearly so
per cent over August, 1924. Hous-
ton was second in volume, West Palm
Beach third, Tampa fourth and st.
Petersburg fifth.
ADVANCE OVER COUNTRY.
Some of the notable percentages of
gain were West Palm Beach, 797;
Orlando 657, Hollywood $40, Miami
Beach 4S3, st. Petersburg 23S, Tampa
POT and Houston 145.
August building permits through.
out the entire country were UMPIRE
cedented, showing a gain in 1863 cities
and towns of 50 per cent over August,
1924. The total was 1887, 951 ,SS4.
Every region of the country, nearly
all the large cities, most of the i'm.
portant building states and many
smaller communities showed heavy
August gains, indicating marked &C.
tiyity throughout the coming fall.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
SCHOOL CONTRACT
AT CRYSTAL CITY
LET AT $22,450

II. +. Bernhard has been awarded
the general contract TO erect a one
story, sevcn-roon and auditorium ad-
dition to the school building at Crys-
tai City and for romodeling the old
building. His bid was 500 40. Henry
J. Phelps is architect.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
AUTOMATIC CONTROL

The operation of the electric refrig.
orator for any service is automatic
and requires no supervision or atten-
tion. Just keep the electricity turned
on, that's all. 1t is economical to
operate; furthermore, the cost of run
ming compares very favorably with
the cost Of ice, to say nothing Of the
freedom from handling the ice, empty
ing drip pans, watching for the ice
man and all the rest.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
NO VARIATION.

Now, with an electric refrigerator
like Frigidaire, there will be no ma
week after week, the temperature can
compartments where the perishable
supplies are kept. Day and night,
week after week, the temperature can
be kept right at the desired point and
a degree of cold will be constantly
maintained, low enough to prevent any
harmful bacterial action and conse-
quent food spoilage.
During the past few months, our
organization has installed over 500
Frigidaire electric refrigeration units
in San Antonio. A goodly number of
these have been installed in homes /;
these are the household Frigidaires,
either the complete Frigidaire or the
Frigidaire units which were placed in
the owners own refrigerators. The re-
manning installations were Frigidaire
electric ice cream cabinets, where the
ice creams, ices. sherbets and so on
are kept constantly cold without ever
putting in any ice: Frigidaire for soda
fountains. where the creams and plain
and carbonated waters are always
kept at proper temperatures, and for
meat markets, restaurants and num-
Der Of similar places. where the own
ers wanted the advantages of modern,
electric refrigeration and wanted to be
free from dpDpndinR on ice
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
REFR|GE RATION
FOR HOME IS
ELECTRICAL
Frigidaires Being Installed
in Dwellings as Health
Safeguard.
By E. J. HERMANN
Distributor. Delco=I.I-ht Products.

Distributor, Deico-IiSht Products.
The use of electricity to afford re-
frigeration for homes, ice cream par
lors. restaurants. cafeterias and meat
markets is rapidly becoming one of
the most important developments of
domestic and industrial life.
Electricity is greatly appreciated
for its dependability and for the
safety, economy and convenience with
which it can be used. about the home
and in the shops and stores. The
field of refrigeration which is served
by the smaller refrigerators and ice
boxes, and even some Of considerable
size has long offered possibilities for
improvement, provided electricity
could in some way be made to take
the place of the cakes of ice which,
under the ordinary method, must be
carried into the building and placed in
the ice box itself.
FOR THE HOME.
The past few months have wit
messed the development of electric re
frigeration equipment which can be
placed in the home, in the cafeteria,
the ice cream parlor-the whole line
of places where refrigeration is need
ed. The introduction of this electric
refrigeration equipment, such as Frig-
idaire, has revolutionized the entire
proposition of refrigerating the house.
hold food supplies and of keeping ice
creams, corrections, milk products,
meats, the whole array of perishable
footstuffs, the safe refrigeration of
which has been such a big and i'm
portant matter.
Keeping these perishable foods cold
with ice has never been an easy mat
ter. In the first place, ice didn't keep
them as cold, all the time, as they
should have been kept. As the ice
supply melted, its cooling capacity OF
course grew smaller, and the chest
grew warmer, maybe up to the point
where foods spoiled before the ice was
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
.LOCKHART OPENING
NEW BRICK HOTEL

LOCKHART, Tex. Sept. 10
Tho Alhambra, Lockhart's newest
modern hotel has been opened to the
public by Mr.. Arnold, late Of Wichita
Falls. The hotel is located on the
upper floors Of the Quality Car Com
pany building on the corner Of West
Market and Church Street. Lockhart
now boasts Of four first-class hotels.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
MODERN BRICKS
REPLACE OLD
LANDMARKS
Brady improvements Total
100000 in 4
Months.

BRADY, Tex, Sept. 10.-The ever
increasing tide of public improve,
ments is rapidly converting Brady
into an attractive city. One old land
mark after another In the downtown
business section is being razed and
supplanted by moderin brick struc-
lures. Vacant lots in the residence
districts have become scarce, and lots
in the recently improved Brady
Heights section of Southwest Brady,
which comprises 35 blocks of re-
stricted residential property, are SELL
ing fast.
Building operations during the last
four months have mounted to the
100000 mark.
MANY STRUCTURES.
The spacious new brick building of
The Fair, owned by II. w. Zweig,
the new 100000 Baptist Church, and
a number of homes were completed in
August. Several stores have been re-
modelled with brick fronts and larger
and more inviting display windows.
The Brady Sanitarium has finished
an 1S-room annex, increasing its ca
pacity to 70 patients.
Among the buildings nearing COM
pletion are the two-story combination
bank and office building on the SOUTH
west corner of the plaza, a large Of
flee erected by the Hardin-Jones
Lumber Company, several beautiful
brick homes and a number of bunga-
Evening star., 1925-04-22
Fishing Net Fund
Totals 500; Aid
Is Giuen by Clubs

The fishing fund 10 erect wire
screens in the Tidal BasirY to pre-
vent the escape of bass, crappie
and sun fish being planted there
under the direction of Commits
sioner Henry O'Malley of the
United States Bureau of Fish
cries is now more than $400, but
still is far short of the desired
amount.
An advance subscription from
the ordnance craftsmen OF the
Washington Navy Yard shows that
clubs are being formed for the pur-
pose of aiding in erecting these
screens. and it is hoped that a
great many others will be heard
from before the end of the pres
ent week. The contributions fol-
low:
Acknowledged, s392.25; j. A.
East. 81; Ed. Miller, 81; George
Pyle, 81; DIR. W. A. Warfield, ST.
H. F. Mckinney, 81; craftsmen of
navy yard, $40; Ray Murray, 81;
George w. Mason, 81; A. c. .Baur,
81; Daniel T. Veihmeyer. 81; Stanf-
dano Dyer, IS.
Total, $417.25.
Evening star., 1925-04-22

producer or exhibitor, but of the
public"
Turning from the problem of "bet-
ter films the Congress plunged once
more into the question of Americani-
zation when Mrs. McDuffee began her
report. At the outset Mrs. McDuffee
said many of the immigrants possess
fine possibilities provided the right
contact with patriotic Americans is
made early enough. 1t should be the
pleasure of every American. she said,
to welcome these future citizens, to
make them happy and to help them
understand the true character of their
new home.
Unfortunately" the speaker con-
tinued, there are a few both of
American and foreign birth who do
not believe in our form of govern
ment and who cannot comprehend
the ideals of our forefathers who
founded this republic. Many of the
foreign born come from lands of op-
preston, where they had formed the
habit of discomfort. They come gladly
to a land of opportunity, but those
who might have helped them most
were thoughtless and engrossed in
their own affairs, and when false
prophets came it was easy for them
to view America with distorted
vision.
"Our country is in grave danger Of
being undermined from within. Amer
icaniZation is friendliness for the for
eign born. 1t has been aptly called
national life insurance Nothing is
more vital to the maintenance of our
country than Immediately and united
ly solving this problem Alright. Every
patriotic American is needed. Every
chapter in our society should have the
largest possible charge in work for the
foreign born"
Movement Growing Fast.
In smaller cities in SO States, as we'll
as in Chicago. the movement to help
prepare the foreign born for citizen
ship and to dignity naturalization
courts has gained strong impetus, Mrs.
McDuffee said. She reviewed at length
the work Of the D. A. r. along this
line, saying that in 1S States alone
$4,000 manuals were distributed
among immigrants. The Daughters
are also helping the new arrivals on
our shores to sell their wares in handi.
craft.
I'm view Of the enormous need for
the work that our society is able In
do, ask every chapter to cooperate
In doing some form Of Americaniza.
ton work. In a paper composed and
printed in one of our night schools in
Iowa a foreign born man wrote: 'Rally
round the flag, boys. but be sure II is
the American flag. We need not look
back to the history OF Europe: let MS
look toward the bright future of Amer.
ica.' And l say let us, too, look for.
ward TO the bright future of America. -
Evening star., 1925-04-22
ST. ALBAN'S PLAYERS
PLEASE BIG AUDIENCE
Present 'The Kings Pleasure, y
0ne-Act Musical Production, at
Epiphany Parish Hall.

4 goodly audience gathered at
Epiphany Parish Hall last night to
See THE Kings Pleasure" musical
Offering in one act, given by the St.
Adams Players, recruited largely from
the boys of the lower school of the
cathedral school for boys. Generous
rounds of applause evidenced the
audiences enjoyment of the faithful
efforts of the cast and ensemble and
appreciation of the pains taken by
Parke r. Dolan of the faculty, who
wrote the production and drilled the
participants.
Members of the school orchestra,
led by W. Irwin Steele. teacher of
music, furnished the incidental music.
Robert Manning acted as stage
manager, assisted by John Bland. The
performance was for the benefit of a
memorial to Mrs. William II. Church.
wife of the head master, who died
last year and whose many kindnesses
to the student body are held by them
and by their families in affectionate
remembrance.
The play itself, like modern revues,
proved a melange Of individual and en-
semble speciality acts grouped around
a slender but consistent plot. 1t would
be difficult to single out any one offer.
ing as headliner, but perhaps a com
Ilned vocal, terpslchorean and rumina-
tive specially given by the group of
Jack tars from the good shin
kangaroo" pleased both monarch
and audience as highly as any
The boys participating in the cast
and chorus were Charles Fletcher.
Edward Lasker, Frank w. Davis,
Upshur Moorhead. Samuel Biddle.
Warren Elliott. Parker Jones, Tom
Moorhead, Frank Hight, James Hen
derson, jr.; Guy Castle, George Elmore,
Guy Scull, Richard Smith, David Neei.
Roger de Ayala, George Carba jail.
Adrian Fisher, Bayne Castle, John
McGee, Walter Parkhurst, Rudolph
Kaufman, I'd; Howard Fowler. Kurtz
Hanson, Harry Fowler, Harry Kite.
Andrew Parker, Peter Belin, William
MIXERS, Frederic Sands, John Wilkins,
John Hazard. George Clifford, Albert
Atkinson. John Schuyler, Middleton
Train, John Reyburn, Maury Reyburn
Ingham Cone, Wethered Crocker
Bruce Howe, Stanley Huntington,
Robert Leary, Henry Rowland, Robert
Waggaman, Foster Thorpe, Thomas
Bayard, Bourbon Won Brecht, William
Sheldon, Reverdy Wadsworth, Francis
Y. Sommer, Edgar Orme, Joseph
stanley, Anthony Carbaja1, Prescott
Wetheriil and John p. Elliott.
Evening star., 1925-04-22
WOnsars Attorneys
Plea for Man Wins
Reduced Charge


Two records were broken yester
day in Criminal Division 2, before
Chief Justice Mccoy. For the firsc
time woman lawyer appeared in
defense of a man charged with
murder. The jury for the first
time, in lowering the gravity of
the charge, took occasion to rev.
ommend the maximum punishment
for that grade of offense
The case was that of Benedict
Brooks, colored, indicted for mur-
der in the second degree for the
killing of John Yates with brick.
Pearl B. Klein conducted his de-
Tense and made a strong plea for
his acquittal. The jury, after some
deliberation. reported a verdict of
manslaughter. and recommended
the maximum imprisonment Of 15
years. Assistant United States
Attorney Neudecker conducted the
prosecution. Brooks was remanded
for sentence.
Evening star., 1925-04-22
SCHOOL PLANNERS
TO VISIT DETROIT
Supt. BalIou and Associates
Continue Quest for New
Ideas on Building.

Supt. of Schools Frank w. BaIlou
and other members of Washington
committee of school planners will
leave tonight for Detroit to continue
their quest for new ideas in school
house construction, the best of which
will be adopted for the schools to be
erected under the Districts compre-
hensive five-year development pro
gram. The committee already has
visited Baltimore, Philadelphia, Roch-
ester, Buffalo and Cleveland, and the
Detroit trip will bring to close the
investigation tour.
Osgood Holmes, assistant municipal
architect, will replace Municipal
Architect Albert L. Harris on the
committee for the Detroit trip. Mr..
harris said today that the pressure Of
official business prevents him from
leaving Washington at this time. AS
Mr.. Holmes is assisting In the de-
velopment of the plans for the Dis
trict's new schools. Mr.. Harris is
anxious that he substitute for him on
the committee. and pick up some of
the school construction ideas adopted
in Detroit.
Greenwood May Be Detained Here.
Ernest Greenwood. vice president of
the Board of Education and the third
member of the committee, may also
be forced to forego the Detroit trip.
due to serious Illness of his mother
The boards representative, however,
has planned to go on the expedition
If any improvement is shown in his
mothers condition.
Besides the construction features ef
the Detroit schools, the planners will
make study Of the platoon system
as in operation there, as a result OF
the agitation for the introduction Of
| this plan of school organization and
operation in the Washington schools.
Detroit has 80 platoon schools. and it's
board of education is definitely com
mitted to the continued development
Of this system.
Hoping for Successful Trip.
AS considerable school building con
! struction has been undertaken in
Detroit recently, the school planners
expect the investigation in this city TO
be as profitable as the trips to the
others cities. A score or more ideas
in schoolhouse building, new to the
Washington committee, were gathered
on the previous inspection tours, some
of which the committee has agreed 10
recommend for adoption in the new
District schools.
Movable furniture, found in the
schools of Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Rochester and Cleveland, is almost
certain to be installed in Washington's
new schoolhouses. This innovation
has made a deep impression on DIR.
Ballou and he feels certain that 1t has
numerous advantages over the tradi-
tionaI classrooms furniture which is
screwed to the floor.
Evening star., 1925-04-22
MEMBERS OF C A. R.
FILM SHOW GUESTS
Seventh in Series of Chronicles of
America" Vividly Portrayed at
Ambassador Theater.

The Ambassador Theater was a gay
scene of the representative youth not
only of the city, but of the country.
yesterday afternoon. when the visit
ing Children Of the American Revolu-
tion, with their State director, Mrs.
Marvin Aubrey Tyler, were the guests
of the public service and educational
department, to witness the showing
Of the seventh in the series of the
chronicles of America" films, which
are Tuesday afternoon event at that
theater.
The two subjects covered were
Yorktown and Daniel Boone. The
former shows graphically just how
desperate the situation was for the
Americans fighting for independence,
and the youthful audience, express
ing their enthusiasm with loud clap
ping and sinister kissing. as the tide
rose and fell in the fortunes of their
heroes, watched with evident pride
and intent interest the strategy OF
George Washington as he accom-
plished the seemingly impossible and
turned the tide in a great struggle
for great cause.
One Of the most patriot stirring
events of the War Of Independence
was that last grand march Of Wash
ington from the Hudson River TO
Yorktown, Va, where he surprised
Lord CORVALLIS, who felt secure in
his trenches, little dreaming that he
would be attacked by an army Of
16 900, half French and half American.
The Characterization of George
Washington in this film is said to be
one Of the best ever obtained. The
actor is George Nash, and he puts into
his performance a deep understanding
and sympathy with this beloved figure
which commands respect and at
tention. Martha Washington also was
shown, chiefly as a woman whose
work among the wounded brought her
close to the hearts Of the soldiers
"Daniei Boone" is probably the most
thrilling pictures in the entire SERIES
Wild applause greeted his every feat
of bravery and daring. He is still
the idol of all Americans from Z to
20. And beside him in this film and
dividing honors in the enthusiasm
was his daughter. Jemima. Her brave
loyalty and unshaken faith are shown
when her father is believed by all
to be captured and probably killed and
even her mother, losing hope, takes
the remaining children and goes back
over the mountain to their Carolina
home, Jemima remains behind at
Boonesboro, serving the men and wait
ing patiently for her brave fathers
return. There is a pretty love in
terest in this film, too, as shown be-
tween Jemima and young Flanders
Galloway. The film was greatly en-
joyed and appreciated by yesterdays
audience.
Evening star., 1925-04-22
D. A. R. AID ASKED
FOR VIRGINIA PARK
Resolution Urges Approval
of National Playground
in Shenandoah.

A resolution asking the thirty.
fourth Continental Congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton to indorse the Government S
plans to establish a national park in
the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
was introduced at yesterdays ses.
sions of the society and was hailed
with enthusiasm.
At the. request of those who spon-
sored the resolution it was referred
to the committee on legislation in the
United States Congress without a dis
senting vote, and is expected to be
adopted by the congress when it is
reported out by that committee before
the end of the week.
Text of Resolution.
The resolution declares that as the
Congress OF the United States ap-
pointed a committee to investigate
the desirability OF establishing a ma
tional park in the mountains OF Vir-
ginia," and the committee has rec
commended the establishment of such
national park in Shenandoah County,
Virginia, known as the Shenandoah
National Park" and the establish
ment of national park in Shenan-
doah County, Virginia, would, in the
opinion of the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, result in setting aside and pre-
serving one OF the most beautiful
parts of Virginia for the public use
and benefit. convenient to large part
Of the population Of the United States,
and thus preserving to the public the
historic route taken by the knights
Of the Golden Horseshoe"
The Congress recommends to the
President of the United States and to
the Congress the establishment of
Shenandoah National Park, to be To-
Gated in Shenandoah County, Vir-
ginia, and in adjacent territory if ad-
visable, and that such action be taken
at the earliest possible moment in or
der to assure the preservation of the
forests and natural scenery for the
use and benefit of the public"
Evening star., 1925-04-22
SOCIETY HAS RECEPTION.
Mayfiower Descendants Entertain
for D. A. r. Delegates.

Delegates from 13 of the IS chap
ters of the Society of MayfoWer De
scendants were the guests of the SO
ciety in the District at a reception and
supper last night at the University
Club Members of the local society
considered the representa- ton of IS
chapters remarkable.
Frank II. Briggs is governor of the
Society of Mayflower Descendants in
the District.
Evening star., 1925-04-22
New Englander Urged.

Appointment of New England
man to the vacancy on the -Interna-
tional Joint Commission, which han
dies Canadian boundary questions.
was urged on President Coolidge to-
day by Gov. Brewster of Maine. Point
ing out that considerable intereSA
prevails in New England over the
settlement of the St. John water
way dispute, Gov. Brewster declared
appointment of man -Eom that sec
ton would meet with general approval.