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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-21
Second Floor Plan.

there are four rooms to provide the
necessary sleeping quarters for a
rather large family.
This home is frame building with
concrete foundation and basement.
With the porch eliminated it would be
much on the order Of the oldfashioned
two-gable houses that were so com
mon thirty or forty years ago. But
the roof at the front has been extend
ed out over a porch, increasing the
width of the house; dormer windows
have been set into the pitched roof at
both front and back, with the result
that there are two extra bedrooms on
the second floor. This roof extension
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-21
America Far ia Lead

New York city produces more cleo
tricity than all of Great Britain, and
California, with only one-fifth the pop
ulation Of the latter, Uses considerably
more electricity than all of Great Bril-
tain. Electricity was introduced into
both countries at approximately the
same time.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-21
First Floor Plan.

walls and in roof in this type Of home.
But by the judicious use Of dormer
windows as many rooms may be pro-
vided.
An example Of this type Of home ar
chitecture Is shown in the accompany
ing illustration. Here is a home that
Is not large, 80 feet deep and "a feet
6 inches wide. At the same time there
are seven good rooms, a bathroom and
a Mushroom shown on the floor plans.
The three principal rooms-living
and dining rooms and kitchen-all are
large, especially the living room, SO
that the family has comfortable, COM
modious home in the daytime and
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
ARMY. k|DDOM|
LAUGHING At
FATHERS
Officers and Men Start
School Period Of H.
Six Months. q

The kids of the Army Post are hay
ing sweet revenge today.
-Four Mondays ago, while school
bells we're ringing their unwelcome in
vitation, scores of army kids could he
seen emerging from the cottages of
married enlisted men and the more
pretentious homes of army officers
With their satcnels and their shin.
ing morning faces, creeping like snails,
unwilling to school,"
Stern-faced fathers, in some in
stances. stood in the front doors re.
lentlessly pointing out the weary way
to knowledge.
Now the tables are turned and glee
reigns in the ranks of army kiddies.
For school bells are ringing today
for those same fathers while the kills
are enjoying a Saturday holiday.
Yes, the army starts to school to-
day, not only in Fort Sam Houston,
but throughout the United States.
Every member of Uncle Sans land
fighting forces. from the highest rank
ing general to the lowliest and the
greenest recruit, today assumes the
role of student and starts on a six
month study period which will not end
until the Goth of May.
Th work of the army is divid ID
into two six months periods-the win
ter. or school season and the summer
training camp season.
During the winter season studies
and classes are provided for all Off
GERS and enlisted men. In San An
tonic, for instance. Brigadicr General
Paul Il. Malone, will act as his own
instructor, working out plans and
problems of tactics outlined for him
ny the War Department. Lower rank
ing officers are not so fortunate. how
ever, as classes, with instructors
therefor. have been provided for them.
Schools for enlisted men arc divided
INTO three classes: Primary course for
llliteratcs. advanced general education
and vocational schools. In the pri-
mary course arithmetic, spelling, read
ing and writing will be taught. The
more advanced course includes the
study Of English grammar and com
position, geography, American history.
arithmetic and civics. The vocational
schools are divided into two classes,
the army clerks school will teach type
writing, company administration. rec
ord keeping and stenography, and the
automotiye school will teach the fol-
lowing subjects: Ignition and car
huretor, battery and motorcycle me-
chanics.
There's a silver lining to the dark
cloud of study, however. The army
personnel consoles itself with the
thought that when May 20 dawns
bright and clear, school will close and
the erstwhilc stu6ents will have the
rare privilege of doing unto others as
they have been done by. The summer
training camp season will then be
inaugurated and the army will scatter
10 the four corners of the United
States to act as instructors in the
more. than 300 training camps con-
Quoted by Uncle Sam for the National
Guard, reserve officers and civilian
units.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
.125 NIXON STUDENTS
TOUR SAN ANTONIO

Headed by W. d. Moore. secretary
Of the Nixon Chamber OF Commerce,
125 boys who are vocational students
in Nixon and six other nearby towns
reached San Antonio by truck Friday
and began tour of inspection of
agricultural. manufacturing and bust
ness enterprises of San Antonio.
o. i. Rollins, acting farm agent for
Bcxar county. piloted the inspection
party TO the Sunshine Ranch on the
Bandera road, where the boys spent
the afternoon.
Later the delegation came back to
San Antonio, camping in Breckenridge
Park.
Saturday morning, the visiting stu
dents gathered at the courthouse and
were welcomed by County Judge Au-
gustus McCloskey. They also inspect
ed the Mistletoc creameries and the
state experimental farm south of the
city.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
RESERVE OFFICERS
DISCUSS DRAFT ACT

The proposed selective service act,
TO be introduced before the next Con-
gress, was the chief topic of discus
sion ut the regular monthly meeting
of the San Antonio Reserve Officers
Association, held at the st. Anthony
Hotel Saturday noon.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles r. Tips,
who made the principal address, ex-
planned the purpose of the new act.
THE measure Colonel Tips declared,
"is designed TO overcome the defects Of
the emergency draft law Of 1917. and
provides that agricultural and indus
trial workers shall not he exempt from
military service except for such period
Of time as is necessary to replace them
by persons who are otherwise exempt
from military service
Colonel Tips has received a copy of
the proposed law and has made an
exhaustive study Of it.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
NORA LEE By Elenore Meherin

mothers desk, idly turning the
pages of her diary. She came upon
the passages written when she was
Ii and IL. The ardor of those
microscopic lines written to him in
French with their young wild sweet
ness lit a, flame in her heart.
Why should she remain silent:
Was that pride? Or was it only
poverty and meanness of spirit? Pride
was TO do the thing you wished. the
thing that seemed right and give ne
heed for the voice of convention.
A LETTER
She began to wrfte-one Of those
impetuous. fervent letters that in
two years absence had kept so Vita
the current of his love. She ppured
out. unrestrained, the warm torrent
of her feeling, filling page after
page. She ended:
"Dane-you love me and love
you. Shall We throw so dear a gift
away and leave our lives scooped
clean of joy? Oh, you must know
that I have never. never scorncd you
or what you had. You have every
thing-everything in the wide earth
that | want. And you only have it
care nothing for others. l never
have. i never can. L care nothing
for all the wealth of the world.
only want you. l only want your
eyes TO look at me. only want
your lips. All other things are hate
full. You must believe it. 1t is true
and always has been. I could die
now recalling what | said to you
and that sent you from me. You
must come back Il didn't think
you'd 90. | waited and longed for
you to return. Come now-because
IN your heart you know that things
you said of me were not so. They
aren't. None but you has ever dwelt
in my heart =. none ever can"
She sent the letter TO his office.
She waited, whipped with eager ex-
pectancc all the next day.
No answer came. Weeks passed
and there was none.
And she grew afraid of herself and
of the future she felt stealing upon
her.
END OF PART ONE.
fcanyripht 1904 nv Elaanora Nabarin \
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10

would rush to her seeking humbly
her pardon. She would grant il
swiftly-bes his.
She waited for this. When days
passed and no word came her fears
became now fury; fury melted to
longing: longing hardened again 10 re-
sentiment.
Thursday Richard came just after
Sally had left the house. He was
sober, penitent Richard. He was
pale: the small fascinating eyes seri-
Gus and pleading.
Nora Lee saw none of this. She
faced him with blazing eyes and
proud, uptilted chin. She thought OF
phrases Dane had used-"Smooth
rotter,, slick little ticket"
Don't dare 10 bring me- flowers!
Don't dare.' She flung the pure,
fragile lilies back in his face.
FLOWERS SPURNED
He took it with kindling. bold
admiration. Then with rucful lit
tlc-boy look he picked mp the flowers ::
They're not responsible. Nora Lee. "
She surveyed him with hot iudig-
nation. ready to cry because his pres
encc burned pain from her eyclids to
her brain.
Il didn't hurt you, Nora Lee. ]
wasn't quite myself.
Don't speak about it. You did
hurt me. You make it seem that you
do these things because l was fool
enough TO take this apartment cheap
ly from you"
lie pinched the neat mustache vic
iously. Don't be altogether unjust.
I've liked giving You things, Nora
Lee. I've never presumed on it.
Never! What happened would have
happened if you were a queen and L
your lackey."
She made an impatient, angry ges-
ture. Richard didn't count. All the
Richards in the world didn't matter.
She said YEARLY: Never mind. It's
past"
She paid no attention TO his words.
She was thinking bitterly: Suppose
he should come this moment and
find Richard herc:'
SEES FALSE PRIDE
He didn't come. At the end Of
week from the sheer longing TO hear
his name spoken. she called up
Mickey Grant. She learned at least
that he wasn't dead; he had done no
terrible thing-at least Mickey didn't
mention any tragedy. He talked as
though she knew every move Dane
made. SO he must be living on in
the same outward routinc-hc and
Mickey having lunch together, swap
ping jokes, laughing
Why. he had said she had affairs"
with men. So let him 60. Shed
never call him back
But she was like all the women
who have ever loved-her heart dy
ing on her hand for him.
In the middle Of the second week
she was able TO 90 out. She drove
to the book store across from his of
flee building and parked the car. She
waited from 4 o'clock till 6-wait-
ed for Il glimpse of the bronzed.
young face, the deep set eyes and
rugged jaw. He didn't come. Three
days she parked here waiting-grow-
ing excited with her hope. He never
came.
The third night she sat at her
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
ODD FELLOWS
To DEDICATE
BUILDING
CoIorful Program Will Be
Held in Connection
With Ceremony.

San Antonio Lodge No. II, will cele-
bratc the dedication of the new Odd
Fellows building with big program
Saturday night. The dedication marks
the completion of one of the biggest
building programs of Texas lodges.
Members of the Rcbekahs are CO.
operating with the lodge in making
the dedication a memorable event.
Marcus W. Davis. grand past master
Of the state, will preside over the fes-
tivities.
Featuring the program will be sew
eral speakers OF prominence and mu-
steal numbers by the boys band,
girls orchestra and glee club from the
lodges orphans home in Corsicana.
Beginning at 80 o'clock. the dedi-
cation ceremony is as follows:
Brother Marcus W. Davis. past
grand master, presiding: invocation.
Brother $. II. c. Burgin. pastor of
Laurel Heights Methodist Episcopal
Church; music, Girls Glee Club, L.
o. o. L. home address of welcome on
behalf of the city. Brother John W..
Tobin. mayor of San Antonio; music,
boys band, /. o. y. i. home, Corsi-
cana: address on behalf of local Odd
Fellows, Brother T. ID. Cobb. associate
justice of appeals; song, Girls Glee
Club. /. o. o. f. home; response to
addresses Of welcome, Brother George
W. Backus, grand master of Texas /;
whistling solo. Miss Grace Lewis. l..
o. o. F. home: address. Mrs. Matte
Knauff. secretary Eebekah Assembly
of Texas; song, Girls Glec Club. i. o.
o. +. home: dedicatory address,
Brother Barry Miller, lieutenant gov
ernor of Texas; music. boys band. ].
o. o. +. home: benediction. Brother
Nasco W. Teer, past grand chaplain.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
10000 LETTERS AID
CHARITY CHEST DRIVE

More than 10000 letters were being
mailed Saturday as a preliminary step
for the campaign for funds TO be made
soon by the San Antonio Community
Chest and Council of Social agencies.
The organization here is patterned
after similar ones in 200 American
cities and has as its aim the consolida-
ton of charitable. benevolent, and
social welfare orders.
In the letter. which was written by
Harry II. Rogers. chairman of the
campaign committee. it is explained
that all worthy organizations are in
vited to. take part in the Chest" and
that none arc barred.
By combining the efforts of the var
ious charities, Mr.. Rogers states in his
letter, it is possible to make only one
drive for funds instead of a drive for
each individual society, thus assuring
that the money collected will be put
to the greatest advantage.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
AUTOIST FINED 500
ON SPEEDING CHARGE

Charged with speeding. a man ar
rested in connection with the injur-
ing of Mrs. Clara Hernandez Perez
when she snatched her five-year-old
son from the path of an automobile.
was fined 500 in corporation court
Saturday.
Mrs. Perez is still in the Robert b.
Green hospital, recovering from her
injuries. She was struck by the speed
ing car at the intersection of Houston
street and Main avenue, September
IS. She was severely cut and bruised
but her son. margarine, escaped in
jury.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
ARMY DAY OBSERVED
AT KIWANLS MEETING

Army Day was observed at the
weekly luncheon OF the Kiwanis Club
at the Gunter Hotel Friday noon.
Representatives from all army organi-
cations i'll San Antonio were in at
tendance. The address OF welcome
was given by Nat NJ. Washer on be-
half of the Kiwahians, and was re-
spondcd to by Lieutenant Colonel &.
Il. Martin.
Frank Reanert drew one of the at
tendance prizes, which was Il kid
goat. In presenting the goat to Mr..
Rcanert. il was recommended that it
be named BILLY Mitchell" The guest
prize. n golf stick, was presented TO
Brigadicr General Paul Il. Malone,
commanding general Of the Second Di-
vision and Fort Sam Houston.
The Twenty-third Infantry orchcs-
ira furnished the music.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
SECRETARIES
ENTERTAIN SUNDAY

Secretaries of the local Y. NJ. c. A.
will conduct religious services at the
w. .. w. Memorial hospital, New
Braunfels avenue, at 3 80 p. m. Sun
day. General Secretary X. $. Tate
will deliver an address, the Y. NJ. G. A.
quartet will present a vocal musical
program. including a solo By Secretary
Il. ID. Frederick. of the boys depart
ment. Secretary III. Il. Hitch of the
physical department will lead in
prayers.
The services will be held under the
auspices Of the religious department of
the "Y," headed by Secretary j. X.
Beery,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
BRITISH LABOR HEAD
DIES IN AMSTERDAM

LONDON, Oct. 1O.-R-A mes
sage from Amsterdam to labor head
quarters states that Fred Bamley,
well known labor leader and former
member of Parliament. died there
suddenly last night. He had been
attending meeting of the executives
Of the International Federation of
Trades Unions.
He was ~ years old and had been
secretary of the British Trades Union
Congress since 1923.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
KELLY FIELD MAN
LOSES NEW CLOTHES

John $. Griffith of Kelly Field,
Friday afternoon bought new suit
case and some shirts.
After placing the garments in the
suitcase. he left them in his automo-
bile, parked on downtown street.
A few minutes later he returned.
The suitcase and shirts were gone.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
MRS. SHERIDAN
IS RELEASED
FROM JAIL
Defense Attorneys Win
Fight to Cut Bond
to $500.

Following a reduction Of her bond
from $4,000 to $500 in an ex-parte
hearing before Judge William s. An
derson in Thirty-seventh District
Court, Mrs. Mabel Longworth Shcri-
dan was released from the county Jail
late Friday.
She had been In Jail since Septcm-
Der %, charged with the murder Of
Mrs. Ada Mendham McCobb. wealthy
hammer murder victim. found in a dy-
ing condition at go Laclede Avenue.
a claw hammer still chung TO her hair
when she was found in a pool of blood.
Mrs. Sheridan was found nearby, APP
parently unconscious.
Norton and Brown, defense attor-
neys. filed petition for a reduction
of bond Friday morning, pleading tina.
the defendant wSs unable to make
$4,000. 1t was set forth in the pc
titiOn that evidence obtained by in
vestigators OF the district attorneys
office corroborated Mrs. Sheridan's
statement of self defense.
Upon the approval of District At
torney c. NJ. Chambers. the reduction
was granted by Judge Anderson, sans
the introduction OF testimony. Judge
Anderson set the $4,000 at a habeas
corpus hearing in Thirty-seventh Dis
trict Court after Mrs. Sheridan was
remanded to Jail without bond by Jus
tice Of the Peace Ben Fisk.
80
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
PINEDA TO RETURN.

TOKYO, Oct. 10.-R)-Command-
or Francesca de Pineda, Italian avia-
tor who flew from Rome TO Toyko,
has outfitted his plane with new
engine and expects to hop off for
Italy next week. from Kasumigaura.
He probably will fly via Kagoshims,
Mokpho. Tsingtao, Shanghai, Annoy.
Hong Kong, Indo China, Siam and
India.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
S. A. All Hah Club Accepts
Real Estate Mems
Challenge.
Over the top!

Over the top.
The real estate men say they'll
do it.
And the All Ha club, San Antonio
trade extension boosters, composed of
the live wires who made the booster
trips, say they'll do it.
And whichever docs it. San An
tonio's S2J0,0O0 Chamber of Commerce
fund goal is assured.
.AC the noon luncheon Friday. when
it was discovered only $4,000 was
lacking, Ii. C. Thorman. president of
the real estate dealers loapcd to his
feet.
ACCEPT CHALLENGE.
"Thc real estate men have already
gone over the top" he declared, but
they say right now that they chal-
lenge any other organization in the
city to a contest on the last day of
the drive.
We'll raise more than anybody"
But the loyal order of All Hahs
thought differently, according to
William Ochss. Grand Spark of that
live wire organization.
Anybody that beats the All Hah
club will know he's been somewhere"
declared Mr.. Ochse, in accepting the
challenge for his organization.
COLLIDE AT DOOR.
Members of the two rival factions
wouldn't even wait to finish their
meal.
Cant waste any time" shouted
the All Hahs, as they ran from the
room.
At the door they collided with the
real estate men, also outward bound
Each organization claims its going
to raise the most money today.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
NOTE MAY HOLD
DOUBLE DEATH
: Sc Gre 7 8

Roughly addressed in pencil
scrawl, letter carried by Annaeleto
Falcon, is believed to hold the secret
cause of the double shooting of Sarah
Fuentcs. IA, and Juan Silvas, Of
Converse, who were killed with shot
gun in cotton field Thursday.
1t was in his hurry to deliver the
death message that Falcon became
the object of fate and caused knowl-
edge Of the tragedy to come under
the investigation Of San Antonio
police.
The bodies had been brought TO
San Antonio by Falcon and left at
the home Of Cecilo Vasquez, 1914 Diaz
street. As he hurried toward Con-
verse to inform Silva's father of the
double shooting his automobile fig
ured in a collision at the intersection
of Martin and st. Mary's street. The
other car was operated BY. Mrs. II.
5. Bynum, OF Ell Paso, guest at the
Gunter.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10

ADVERTISEMENT
r. Grant Norton, Chiropodist, So
Gibbs Bldg. has moved his office to
I09-7th floor in the same building.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
LIVED TWO HOURS.

"The full charge of the shotgun en-
tered her chest. She died instantly.
He then turned the gun on himself.
The charge entered the lower part of
his chest. He lived about. two hours.
In his pocket was found the letter
which i carry" ..........
Relatives were unable to account
for the shooting. The boy and girl
had been sweethearts since childhood
they declared. They were first
cousins, according to Falcon.
The girl was buried at : O'Clock
Friday afternoon, while the boys
body is held pending arrival of rela-
tives and the opening of the letter
carried by Falcon, regarded sacredly
as his death REQUEST.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-10
TELLS SECRET.

81 must go. / carry the secret Of
a great tragedy" Falcon told police
when they arrived at the scene of
the accident. With these statements
he exhibited the letter addressed to
the girls father, found in Silvas'
pocket after the shooting.
Questioned by police Falcon said
Il took Juan Silvas and Sarah
Fucntcs with me to pick cotton. two
weeks ago. ] am their uncle. Thurs
day the boy failed to show up in the
cotton field. stating be was going
hunting. Just before ) o'clock he
came to the cotton field. And as her
mother and two boys looked on Juan
walked within a few feet of the girl
leveled the gun on her and fired.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
RULING UPHOLDS
HOFFMAN APPEAL
FOR new TRIAL

Notice of reversal by the appel
late court in the ease of ID. b. Hoff-
man, convicted of the murder of
Jack Schacfer at lockwood on May
%, 1923, was received in this city
this morning by Attorney Charles
+. Scott, counsel for Hoffman.
The decision of the district court
of appeals revcrscs the order of the
superior court DENYING new trial
to Hoffman, and the ease will be
brought back here for trial, Attor-
ncy Scott said. This is the second
reversal that has been obtained for
Hoffman, and if he is tried again it
will mark his third trial for the
murder OF Schaefer.
Following the first decision
against him Hoffman appealed and
was held at the county jail on II
writ of probable cause, pending
hearing on the appeal. When he
was convicted of second degree
murder fer the second time, early
this summer, he was taken to San
Quentin prison to start serving SEN
tence, pending the hearing on ap-
peal.
Schacfer was shot while in the
company Of two other Young men
who had left him in Il machine by
the roadside while they went to Il
threshcr ON Hoffman s ranch near
lockwood to obtain some baling
wire with which to fix their auto
mobile.
Hoffman had followed the trio
from his ranch, and III an alterca-
tion with Schacfer, shot the latter
inflicting wounds which caused the
boys death in the local hospital the
next day. Donald Corneilson, one
of Schaefer's companions, was sub
sequcntly convicted of felony in
Orange county and is at present in
state S prison. He was one of the
chief witnesses for the state against
Hoffman at both trials, being
brought here from prison to testi
fy against the accused.