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PATHE To SHOW
COLOR FILM
Of 8. A.
Reel Registering Scenes in
City Being Tinted for
Exhibition.

The Pathe Review has accepted 800
feet of motion picture film taken of
scenes in and near San Antonio and
these are being tinted in the Pathe
laboratories in New York City prior
to their release soon, according to
Fred Herhdon, publicity director OF
the chamber of commerce here.
The scenes were "shot" by G. 0.
Lee. San Antonio representative OF
Pathe. He also has three releases of
200 feet each, showing bird life on the
Gulf coast. particularly on Bird
Island. These also are in colors and
show closeups of the feathered crea'
lures.
An educational film showing the
progress of cotton from the planting
season on through to the cotton mill
is in the course of preparation. Field
scenes are being taken at Robstown
and mill pictures will be made at the
Southton plant.
These films are being made through
the cooperation of the chamber OF
commerce publicity bureau.
(Adyertisement.)
International Press Club. III Sole
dad St. Phone Or. 4159.
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5 START OUT TO SEE
j. S. ON L CENTS

See America First.
Three college youths decided 70
spend their vacation doing This. but
the San Antonio police department
rudely intprfered wednesday night.
The expense Of examining the con
tinent at first hand is not trivial
one. the youths declare.
Their mode Of transportation. an
old automobile required some outlay
Of tires and gasoline.
With only II cents between them,
they chose 10 VurlOin the needed sup
plies and would have succeeded had
not Sub-station Officer V. 4. Trainer
pGsscd the garage Of {. 6. Wcynard,
4O7 PleCsanton Road.
He arrested the three after they
had secured an old tire and three
gallons Of gasoline.
Prior 10 their capture they had
succeeded in stealing from X. y.
Chambers. ia Berkshire Avenue, an
automobile jack and q casing.
Two Of the youths. who arc i,
were placed in the city Jail while their
companion, lG, was sent 10 tie county
authorities as a juvenile.
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Indian Bricklayer
Needs S Helpers
to Keep Him Busy
BY the Associated Press.


KANSAS CITY, Aug. 6. -
Rome was not built in a day.
but il might have been had there
been a few bricklayers on the
Job Of the ability Of James
Brown.
Brown. an Indian and former
Carlisle University football play
er, is engaged in laying brick on
a stretch Of highway between
Kansas City and Olathe. Kan.
The contractors building the
highway are making a record
run Of brick.laying, due mainly
to the fast work Of Brown, who
averages $4,000 brick day.
calculated in bulk at three and
six.tenths carloads.
Five men lay the brick at his
side, and he places them is po-
sition with uncanny speed.
In order to keep up with him
two other bricklayers are en-
ployed TO keep the face Of the
road even.
"The champion bricklayer oil
the world" says Cook and
Sucker, the contractors IN
charge Of the work.
Brown receives 80 an hour or
$16 q day.
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natural readjustment of muscles and
nerves during expectancy and child
" keFFer, Slsyton. MINI, says; 1t
pulled me through" Send for book
teday, 90 Bradheld Regulator Cos
RA-S6 Atlanta, ca. Mothers Friend"
u sold &c an drug ftoreE,
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Childbirth

II oW thousands Of women, by
II the simple method Of an emf
nent physician, have avoided IN
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.2S-CENT GASOLINE
ST|RS FLORIDA IRE

BRADENTowN. Fla, Aug. g.
Automobile owners and other users Of
gasoline have declared war on %
cent gallon gasoline, organized into
a "16-cent- gallon league" and pur-
chased and brought here 10000 gal
Ions of gasoline in two tank cars. The
purpose is to distribute it as 20 cents
n gallon as q starter.
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ELECTRIC COMPANY
GETS TEXAS PERMIT

AUSTIN, Aug. 6.-Permit to sell
5000 shares Of stock of 500 par value
was granted the FL PasO Electric
Company of Wilmington. Del. today
by the secretary of states department.
The stock bears Z per cent interest.
The Ell PssO Electric Company recent
~ was granted a permit TO do business
in Texas. Texas headquarters are IN
Fort Worth.
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advertisement
International Press Club. 12l Sole.
dad St Phone Crockett 4lJ9.
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A. NJ. COURTNEY
To Be BURIED
THURSDAY
Veteran Public Service
Company Employee
Started in 1890.

Funeral services for A. VI. Uncle
Doc" Courtney, 6S, superintendent Of
maintenance Of way for the San An
tonic Public Service Company, who
died Wednesday after threc-weeks'
illness, will be conducted Thursday
afternoon by the Rev. J. W. Long, pas.
tor of the Alamo Heights Methodist
Church.
Mr.. Courtney was one Of the veteran
employees of the Public Service Com
pany, having entered its service in
1890, before the advent Of electric
street cars.
For several years he drove one Of
the old-timc mule ears, and became
noted over the city as one Of the most
courteous and accommodating men IN
the street car service.
He remained with the company con
tinuously. working IN 10 the position
he held at the time of his death.
He was born in Clay county, Mis-
souri,. March p. 1851.
When a youth he left his native Mis-
souri, and went west. punching cat
tie" on the plains of Texas and on
the ranges Of other stock-raising states
for several years.
He came from the cattle country to
San Antonio.
Mr.. Courtney was a Master Mason,
but retained his lodge affiliation in
Missouri.
He leaves his niece, Mrs. ]. +. Muir
ray, 325 Patterson avenue. with whom
he resided: three brothers, Scott
Courtney of California. and William
and James Courtney of Missouri, and
two sisters. Mrs. Verina Smith and
Mrs. James Samuels.
Pallbearcrs will be W. +. Elan.
merry, T. L. King, Howard Henson,
John Meehan, Will Holden and E. c.
Iollpv
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SPAIN ADVERTISING
FOR ARMY RECRUITS
IN MEXICAN PAPERS
BY Universal Service,

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 6.-The
Mexican newspapers today are carry
ing half-page advertisements of the
Spanish government seeking army re-
cruits from Spanish nationals and for
eigners.
The advertisements offer pay equal
to that in the United States army and
transportation to Spain.
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PROMOTE ENLISTED
BROOKS FIELD MEN

Promotions Of Brooks Field enlist
ed men assigned 10 group headquarters
have been announced as follows: Ser
gcants Thomas {. Thompson and Dale
r. Leonard 70 staff sergeant; Crrppr-
ais North y. Bardcll and Franklin X.
Deal Jr., 30 sergeant. and Private
Clarence Blattman and Edward II.
Olsen TO corpprals.
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z RANGERS REPORT
FOR DUTY IN AUSTIN

AUSTIN, Aug. Captain Tom
Hickman and Stewart Stanley, rang
ers, who have been stationed at Fort
Worth, reported for duty at ranger
headquarters here today. Captain
Hickman was appointed commander
of the headquarters company at Austin
to succeed Captain Frank Hamer,
resigned, during a recent shake.up.
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MACMILLAN PARTY
PLANES ASSEMBLED
AND GIVEN TRYOUTS

WASHINGTON. Aug. 6.-All three
of the navy airplanes with the Mac
MILAN Arctic expedition have been
assembled and tried out in short
flights, according to radiograms re-
ceived today from Lieutenant Com
mander Byrd, in charge of navy per-
sonnet.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Rob
inson sent a message Of congratula-
ton and best wishes to the navy unit
"for having assembled the three planes
in such a remarkably short time un'
der what must have been most try
ing conditions
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Bryan 7vce Beaten Wins Tcoryin 19O4St Louis Conueno

delegates brought me news from time
to time and no one knew what might
result.
Several delegates came over and ex-
pressed themselves in very emphatic
language TO the effect that they had
been bunkoed, but 1 tried to sooth
them by telling them that it was no
more than they might have expected.
and that they ought to have known
from the tactics pursued that it was
not n compromise that was demanded
but a surrender.
Finally, the situation became so
mixed that l decided to 90 over to
the convention. Taking advantage Of
the absence of the physician, i dress
ed and hurried over there, pale and
worn.
/ went to the front and mad nv
last stand against the Parker element.
His telegram announced that he re.
garded the gold standard as ire
vocably established and the resolu-
tons committee brought in a rosoiu-
ton declaring that as the question was
no longer an issue. his personal opin-
ion was not material. .4i
introduced an amendment calling
CONTINUED on Page Z, Part 2.l
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particular choice in selecting Senator
Cockrell but was governed by two
considerations. First. he stood for
everything that had been fighting
for, and / could therefore urge his
nomination without surrendering or
abandoning anything.
In the second place, he was an ex-
Confederate soldier and thought that
there was possibility that with him
we might break the southern support
of Judge Parker. and ] believed that
Senator Cockrell would poll very
much larger vote than Judge Parker
could possibly poll.
ASKS LONGER SPEECH.
i had more to say than l could say
in four minutes, and therefore i asked
for a suspension of that rule. | an
nounced to Congressman Clark. the
presiding officer, that if allowed UNI
limited time. j would second the
nomination of Senator Cockrell but
if the request was denied l would
present the name of someone because
in making a nominating speech there
was no limit upon time. Mr.. Clark
asked the convention for unanimous
consent to suspend the rule. and al
though it was 4 o'clock in the morn
ing, and the delegates were weary,
no objection was made.
I-have always regarded this rs a
compliment as well MS great
courtesy. Two-thirds of the delegates
were for Parker and they knew l was
against him: | had fought him and
the platform which his leaders had
urged, and yet there was no objection
when l asked unanimous consent fol
suspension as to the limit of time
that / might address the convention
against Mr.. Parker's nomination.
KEPT FAITH" SPEECH.
The speech made on that occasion
is matter of record and is generally
known as the Il Have Kept the
Faith" speech.
1 stated that in returning the
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convention he seemed to me to be the
most available man.
| was anxious that we should find
some one upon whom the party could
unite and for whom we could make n
strong fight.
BRYAN TAKEN SICK.
After being up two nights all night
one night on the committee on rcso-
lutions and one night at the conven-
ton (and l had only slept for a
few hours for several nights bcfore)
| was utterly exhausted and ms soon
rs i concluded my speech. l went to
the hotel and went TO bed.
In fact. it was more than fatigue.
] went to the convention with Sc
we're cold ard it developed so far as
TO threaten pneumonia. The first
night | attended the meeting of the
committee on resolutions, j had a
mustard plaster over my chest and it
was against the advice of my phys
ician that / attended the convention
when l did. As soon as l reached the
hotel he put on n plaster and I re-
manned in bed until night.
During the day Judge Parker sent
his famous telegram demanding an I'M
equivocal gold plank. and this threw
the convention into an uproar. The
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next session ! was occupied in the
convention in the fight over the Hi
nois delegation and while 1 was alb
sent. the subcommittee went over the
rest of the platform and was ready
to report to the full committee at the
evening session.
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plank. some Of them on the ground
that it would interfere with the col
lection of a campaign fund.
/ finally agreed to withdraw the in
come tax plank if the committee would
agree to a stronger antitrust plank
and when this was consented TO, Sen
ator Hill and 1 drew up an antitrust
plank, it being made as strong as the
committee would permit. The labor
planks were also inserted during the
debate.
AGREE ON TWO PLANKS.
There were two questions upon
which there was no dispute. the cleo
ton of senators by the people and the
party's position on the subject of i'm
perialism. The committee was unani-
nous on these questions. The fight
over the tariff question was about the
closest and most spirited fight that we
had. The original proposition was
strongly suggestive of protection, at
least it gave very little encouragement
to the tariff reformer.
DEBATES ARE SPIRITED.
Several of the Parker men Joined
with us in Strengthening this plank,
among them Mr.. Gable of Illinois,
whom they instructed for Mr.. Hearst,
were in sympathy with the western
element of the party, and Mr.. Ham
ling, of Massachusetts. Senator Bal
ley rendered efficient work on this
plank, going so far as to threaten to
bring in a minority report if they
attempted to report the plank that
was suggested in the original draft
of the platform.
During the course of the discussion
/ had somewhat spirited debates with
several members of the committee,
but while the feeling was quite in
tense on both sides, the debates were
conducted with courtesy and no i'll
feeling was left when the committee
adjourned.
AGREE ON PLATFORM.
I am not sure that ever rendered
my party more service than | did
during this fight over the platform,
for the platform which we adopted
did not surrender the party's posi-
tion on the questions which had been
at issue before, it merely left out
some things about which we would
not agree. The convention breathed
a sigh of relief when the announce
ment was made that the committee
had agreed upon a platform, and the
platform was adopted by the unanim-
Gus vote of the convention.
As soon as the platform was
adopted the presentation of candidates
began and Judge Parker, Mr.. Hearst
and Senator Cockrell were presented.
Then came the seconding speeches. As
the time rolled on these speeches were
limited to four minutes. When Neb-
raska was called. arose and yielded
to Wisconsin that Wisconsin might
present Mr.. Wall.
SECONDS NOMINATION.
When Wisconsin was called. the
state yielded to Nebraska and j sec
onded the nomination of Senator
Cockrell. ] was somewhat in a
Qaundary as to what to do. My main
object was 10 prevent the nomina-
ton of Judge Parker who was so
closely identified with the men who
had defeated the party in the two
campaigns.
/ felt sure he would be so handi-
capped by that support as to make
his election impossible. / had no
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ADVERTISEMENT
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from disappointment.
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FAVORED PATTERSON.

If I had been asked my opinion as
to the availability of candidates, i
would have decided in favor of Gov
ernor Patterson of Pennsylvania. He
was the one man suggested who would
have been accepted as a compromise
candidate.
Judge Parker was acceptable to the
Eastern element of the party, but not
to the radical element of the party.
Mr.. Hearst was acceptable to the rad
zeal element of the party, but not TO
the conservatives. Mr.. Gray would
have been more acceptable to the con-
scrvatives than to the radicals. Mr..
Wall, while not for silver in 1896
supported the ticket and would have
been acceptable to the radicals, but
he lived too far West for the con-
servatives.
Governor Patterson was a candidate
before the Chicago convention and was
a gold Democrat. but he supported the
ticket that year. He lived in the
East. but he had a record that COM
mended him to the radicals and / be-
lieed then, and still believe. that he
came nearer meeting the requirements
of the occasion than any other man we
had. but his own delegation sided in
with New York and left him no
chance.
He died soon after the convention
and his death would have demoralized
our campaign, it is fortunate he was
not nominated, but at the time Of the
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Bryan Explains Why He Took Up Fight
For Radical Platform at St. Loui

mM or
element would d h hD OF he
h he nj
mbh W M d or by h b dh h support
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Immediately after the election of 1900 announced
would not be candidate in 1904 Having been defeated
twice, the second time by larger majority of the popular
vote and of the electoral college than the first time
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thought it unwise to be a
candidate again until the
things l had fought for were
SO clearly indicated as to lead the
voters of the party to demand my
nomination.
And having reached the conclusion
that ! should not be a candidate, l
thought it only fair to other who
might be candidates to let them know
that l would not be in the field. The
result was a contest for supremacy
between the radical element of the
! party and the conservative element.
? The conservative element had the adj
! vantage in that it was able to point
( to two defeats under my leadership.
. pnd this advantage was at once seized
upon and the conservative leaders
promised victoy if they were put in
control.
HEARST is CANDIDATE
Mr.. Hearst announced himself as
candidate and received the support of
the more radical of the radicals, but
uOb tuC buBBOit VI di
who had supported me. He was espe-
cially weak in the south and when
the convention met, the conservatives
had two-thirds majority.
Judge Parker of New York was the
man they had conferred on, but his del
egates were not for the most part in
strueted. recognized the difficult po-
sition that | occupied and l recOg-
nized, too, that those who had fought
for me were very much discouraged
By the second defeat.
! was in a position tn know this.
After the 1896 election j received as
many as $500 letters a day, all con-
tanning promises Of support and as
surancc Of victory in 1900. After 1900
l received very few letters that ex-
pressed hope for the future.
SUPPORTERS DISCOURAGED
Most of my correspondent were dis
appointed they did not see how we
could win after the defeats we had
suffered.
As the campaign Of 1904 approached
] tried through my paper and in my
speeches to awaken an interest in the
coming campaign and to organize the
radical element Of the party to resist
the entertainments of the conservatives.
But it was useless. / did not think
1T wise to support any particular man
for the nomination, and this was prob
ably a mistake. for it is difficult TO
attack a candidate and have no candi-
date to suggest in his place. A number
of Democrats said to me that If /
would only pick out man, they would
support him, but il / would not do so,
they must select for thcmsevels.
GOES TO CONVENTION.
mentioned number of candidates
as available, Mr.. Hearst among 9th
ers. But no other candidate appeared
with any considerable strength except
Mr.. Hearst. Mr.. Wall had Wisconsin,
and Mr.. Gray had Delaware. and Mr..
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FORCES RADICAL PLANKS
into PARTY PLATFORM
By WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Edited and Corrected by Mary Baird Bryan)
Copyright 1925 United Syndicate Copyright in Canada
Great Britain All Rights Reserved Reproduction Prohibited
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GOES TO CONVENTION.

mentioned number of candidates
as available, Mr.. Hearst among 9th
ers. But no other candidate appeared
with any considerable strength except
Mr.. Hearst. Mr.. Wall had Wisconsin,
and Mr.. Gray had Delaware. and Mr..
Cochran had Zissouri, but Mr.. Hearst
had the only considerable following.
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/ standard which had been placed in
my hands. they could dispute whether
l had fought a good fight; they could
dispute whether / had finished my
course. but they could not deny that l
had kept the faith.
My effort. however, was futile. The
delegates had gone so far in their
determination to nominate Judge
Parker that nothing could prevent,
and when the roll was called, he had
the necessary two-thirds.
, 1925-04-01

ing said. Note the words IN modlHeu
form, The understanding have with
the Company is that the Press News VIII
continue, the only difference tEere VIII
be is that the British quotations Will not
be furnished, only American quotations
will be furnished.
2nd Member for Cnristiansted Town
(Caneqata) remarked: Mr.. Chairman
| want to express my thanks to the GOV
eminent Secretary Ih0 has looked INTO
this matter as a result Of a request WhG4
| made in the Council sometime ago.egI
think the Council should vote the NOES
Bill unanimously and leave It 70 me
Council to decide whether or not It Will
be continued.
Government Secretary lZaao) remark
ed: Mr.. Chairman. l would Ike
make this one point clear, aud that
this is no longer to be looked u0On a.
subsidy, it is payment for services fe.
dered.
Bird Member for Christiansted Town
(AIeUnnder): Mr.. Chairman. l wish to
add a word of appreciation TO what hes
been said by the Honorable 2nd Member
for Ch|ristiansted Town. Al the same
time | wish to ask whether the Govern
ment Secretary has any knowledge as TO
whether the tariff rates viii be increased.
Government Secretary (ZdGe) In reply
ing to the last speaker sal < Mr.. Cnalr-
man. Iasked the Superintendent Wne,h.
er he had heard anything regarding an
increase of the tariff rates, he said he
had heard nothing Whatever.
1t was proposed Tby End Member for
Christiansred ToWH (CdRegdtdl put TO
the vote and unanI nously adopted that
1st discussion be clL Sed.
LIST Discussion clio, u.
End Member for CAristiansted Country
District Berg mo ed that End discus
sion come on.
The motion was put to the vote and
unanimously adopt d..
Government haVi given consent ZGd
discussion opened.
No one requesting the word End dis,
cussion closed, the Secretary read the
Money Bill and the Chairman put same
to vote.
1t was unanimously adopted,
The Chairman remarked: The Money
Bill is adopted and goes to Government.
The Chairman remarked: | have re.
ceived an interpellatloa from the Honor
able End M9mbor for Christiansted CNun-
try District (Bergl. | desire to state
tat the Chairman Qf the Council has
nothing TO 90 with tho matter to Wnlch
reference is made in ahe Members II.
terpeliltion. | wish t. draw the Inter
pelIant's attention to Paragraph 70 q 70
OF the Colonial Law, and ii that does not
, 1925-04-01
Christiansted Town

End Christiansted Town
(Cdne .rked: Mr.. Chairman.
Is irn at the Council should de-
eide +, the matter should be fur.
there nat IS so, then the Chairman
Shout he question and after the
Coun 5 its consent the Chairman
can U arOgatIVe.
II man: In the first place the
ma anne in too late for the Order Of
the ".
4 Mem0e Ter FfeqeIIHSleu lO"T