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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-11
The Weather:
TEMPERATURES.
FORECAST.

San Antonio and vicinity; Friday night
and Saturday. partly cloudy; not much
change in temperature; lowest tempera-
ture Saturday morning about so degrees;
light variable winds.
East Texas: Friday night and Satur-
day morning, partly cloudy; light to
moderate variable winds on the coast.
West Texas; Friday night and Satur-
day, generally fair; little change in tenn
Derature.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-11
GENEVA CONFERENCE
DIFFERENCES CLEAR

GENEVA, Dec. 11.-P)-The way
was cleared today for the League Of
Nations international disarmament
conference with settlement of all the
difficulties in connection with the
formation Of the preparatory commit
tee.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-11
WALES TALKS SPANISH.

LONDON, Dec. 11.-R-The
Prince of Wales has sprung bashfully
some of the Spanish he learned in
South America. His hosts, members
of the Argentine club, applauded
whether they understood or not.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-11

Sealed bids addressed to the Hon. Au-
gustus McCloskey. County Judge, win
be received In the office of the County
Auditor until II o'clock n. M, Monday.
December IS. 1925. To- furnishing Bexar
County with one az Crawler Type
Tractor and one % Combination Scarf
fier and Grader for use in County Com
4nissiUners' Precinct No 4. Bids 10 be
y omitted on five 90 and ten QO) ton
tractor.
The county reserves the right TO re-
ject any and all bids.
w. s. KENDALL, County Auoltop
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-11
FIRE LOSS sf5O,OOO.

HOUSTON, Dec. 11.-Fire Of UNI
determined origin destroyed the ware
house and small planning mill of the
Jones Lumber Company and six
small nearby dwellings here today,
The loss is estimated at $150,000.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-11
CLASS.
c D n TEST
CLOSES
Editor Awards Four Crisp
Dollar Bills as Quip
Fun Ends.

To-day is the close Of the quip
contest" announces the Quip Editor.
Il have had stacks of 'quips' to greet
me each morning as l walked into
my office, and / have enjoyed every
one of them. Somehow they were as
pleasing as bouquet of flowers might
be and each day L found myself wait
ing for the evening mail.
Il am sure the readers have en-
Joycd this contest as much as /. Each
day L have received numerous letters
from the interested readers of The
Light telling of the pleasure the con-
test has afforded them. I am very
sorry the contest must close, but, dear
readers, l must have Just little time
TO catch my breath before Christ
mas.
FOUR WIN PRIZES.
Remember I have lots of shopping
to do, too. / have four nice new dol
lar bills to give to the following four
readers of The Light. If they will
call Mt the office of The Light I will
gladly present them with the easiest
dollar they ever earned in their life"
Miss Eleanor Baugh, 926 Drexel
Avenue, sends in the following poem
with her "quip:"
Il read these columns once before
expecting my 'quip' to get the door,
T But I'm back again, hoping to win,
Inc same success, last met with.
regardless of dollars, just read this ad
And you'll discover why 'quips' are
the fad,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-11
REBEL At TACKS
TERROR|ZE
DAMASCUS
Druses Vainly SCATTERING
Forces Against Stone
Defense of French.
By X. H. Won WIECAND

Copyright. 1878, by Universal Service.
DAMASCUS, Dec. 11.-Hungry
dogs are fighting over the dead in the
Olive Grove battlefields around Da-
mascus. The city itself hourly is
thrown into a panic between fears of a
Christian massacre by the Syrian
rebels, who attack daily and nightly,
and the French cannonading.
The Syrian revolution against
French rule under the League Of Ma
tons mandate is entering a stage in
dicative of an early collapse of the
widespread Guerilla warfare. The
French are rapidly imprisoning the
brains Of the movement. leaving it
leaderless exception those directly with
the fighting forces. and it Is believed
now that a general national uprising
has been averted.
USELESS FIGHT.
The Druses are vainly SCATTERING
themselves against the French modern
military machine, and are suffering
one repulse after another, while the
rebel attacks against Damascus are
diminishing in strength. The remain
ing leaders. in desperation threaten TO
carry Syria's revolt against the
leagues French rule across the borders
into Great Britain's inundated terri
tories in Irak. Transjordania and Pal
estine, and stir up the Arabs nation
alistic aspirations, thus setting the
Near East aflame from Bagdad TO the
Red Sea with the view of gaining
strength for their own movement.
NATIONAL SUICIDE.
Miserably armed, with no co-ordina-
ton, with discussions between the Ma
tionalists and Druses. with frightful
suffering by the wounded through lack
of medical attention, and lacking CEN
tralized direction. the revolution bears
no comparison with that of the Riffs
in Morocco except in bravery. The
Druses comprise small nation of per-
haps 15,000 fighters of mad valor who
are literally committing national sui
eide on the altar of liberty. With
only rifle and sword. with almost I'M
believable bravery, they pit their hui
man bodies against the remorseless
tanks, armored cars. artillery and ma
chine guns of the French.
That Damascus can now be taken
by the rebels is considered improbable.
Their last attack was of "a hours
duration. American Consul Kelley
and myself visited che battlefield at
its conclusion on the edge of the city
and saw dogs tearing rebel dead with
in 100 yards of the French barracks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-11
FIND STILL on u. s. SHIP.

NORFOLK. Dec. II.-OP)-Three
non-commissioned officers and one
mess attendant of the Battleship
Texas are under arrest for operating
still on board ship.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-11
Elephant Fund Ballot

Every ten cents contributed counts one vote,
and the school having the greatest number of votes
when the fund is completed. will be entitled
the big elephant. The school standing second will
the little elephant, while the school having the
third largest number of votes will have charge of the
elephant christening ceremonies. Mail bring your
ballots to the Elephant Editor" San Antonio Light
517 Travis street
Enclosed is............. for which please regis
ter votes tor ..... ..:.... ....... school
in the name of -: ........r
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-11
SENATE PLAYS
WH|LEH0USE
v ORkS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-R-
While the House plunged along in the
House atmosphere of the tax bill,
the Senate waiting for legislation to
come through the committee stage
and with the world court discussion
in the offing. diverts itself meanwhile
with proceedings in a lighter vein.
The Senate rules amendment cam
paign of Vice President Dawes, who
has demonstrated ample capacity for
good natured absorption of senatorial
raillery. has afforded the theme for
most of the advertisement so far. The
vice president yesterday smiled
through a half hour of satirical al
fusion to his campaign from Sena-
tor Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi,
without once using his gavel to up
hold the sedate Senate rules against
outbursts of merriment from the gal
leries, echoed by titterings from mem-
bers themselves. He later expressed
his appreciation of suggested SMILES
from the Mississippi senator, ranging
from Don Quixote to "a misguided
mule" in this statement:
HOUSE PLUGS ALONG.
81 enjoyed Senator Harrison's
speech very much. His address was
in good humor and, so far as 1 know,
in good taste" -..
Between these touches, Senator Har-
rison seriously recalled that the at
tempt to limit Senate debate was not
new, that the Senate had resisted it
for 80 years and he believed would
continue to.
The House, meanwhile, has had to
be content merely to listen in on the
Senate fun, while it plugs along with
general debate on the $325.000.O00
tax reduction bill. 1t is scheduled by
agreement to wind up this stage of the
bills consideration by tomorrow night
and leaders are confident from the
preponderance of approval given it
that it will be put through the House
before the end of next week. 1t will
be taken up Monday for amendments.
In the Republican organization of
committees, the bloc of "irregulars"
on the majority side of the House have
paid the price of insurgency by be-
ing swept from all of the more im-
portant standing committees with n
single exception. 1t so happened that
that exception fell on the member of
the group for whom the insurgents
voted for speaker Representative
Cooper Of Wisconsin
NEW BEER BILLS.
In showing leniency in his case he
cause of his long service in the House,
the Republican committee on commit
tees, however. removed Mr.. Cooper
from his ranking position on the for
eign affairs committee and placed him
at the bottom of the list of Republi-
can members Of the committee. Others
in the insurgent group will be assigned
to minor committees yet to be organ,
lied.
Pressure for modified prohibition in
the form of legnlized mild beer and
wine continues to add to the crop of
bills presented in the House for that
purpose, two more light beer bills
having been introduced there yester-
day. From the other side, Senator
King. Democrat. Utah. at the same
time proposed in a Senate bill the
transfer of prohibition enforcement
from the Internal Revenue Bureau Of
the Treasury to the Department of
Justice,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-11
LEGALS
Bids and Proposals

BIDS WANTED
Sealed bids addressed to the Hon. Au-
gustus McCloskey. County Judge. will be
received In the office of the County
Auditor until IL o'clock n. M. Monday,
December IS, 1925. for furnishing Bexar
County with fifty (50) Deed Records for
use In the County Clerks office OF Bexar
County. Texas in accordance with
samples In County Clerks office.
The county reserve the right TO rejec1
any and all bids.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-11
YOAKUM REPRESENTED.

Here we come, 100 per cent,
Noal;um," Jack G. Black, III Schum-
schcr street, wins a dollar for the fol-
lowing puip:
BEAUTIFUL lower apartment. hard
wood floors, tile bath, north side, upper
reasonable
Much of Jacks valuable time has
been devoted trying to discover wheth-
or he will live upstairs or downstairs
should he rent this apartment. Jack,
you will just have to try your luck,
you may be the winner again. At
this time you are the winner of nice
crisp one-dollar bin.
The Quip Editor has had lots of
frn and Is glad TO know that the
readers of The Light were able to
win dollar bills without exhauyting
It great amount Of Mental or physi-
Ell effort. Now. really. wasn't If
an enjoyable and profitable past
time?"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-11
510-512 Main
Avenue
Travis Automobile
/ Co. Crockett 33
Open
Evenings
Till $50
1926 License Paid
HUDSON SEDAN

HUDSON SEDAN
1924 model. new paint, six new
Goodyear cord tires. disc wheels.
bumpers front and rear. step
plates, automatic windshield
wiper, special motometer. This
car looks like new and the
motor is in perfect condition.
II you are interested In a closed
car you can save more than half
the original cost Of this cur.
HUDSON SPECIAL ROADSTER
This car has q special built
roadster body, finished in
beautiful color. Duco paint. Has
five good cord tires and motor
10 in tip-top condition. The pr.cs
10 low and easy terms.
HUDSON sPEEDsTER
1923 model, new paint, five
balloon tires. motor In nice can
dition. bumpers front and rear
and other extras. VIII take
light car in trade.
CHEVROLET TOURING
1924 model. five good cord
tires, bumpers front and rear.
lock wheel and other extras.
This car Ia in fine condition.;
original enamel. looks good and
10 priced for quick sale.
FORD TOURING
1928 model. good rubber and
Q dandy running little car; orig
inal paint, top. etc. II you want
q Ford, this is a bargain.
TRAVIS AUTOMOBILE CO.. D.,
510-512 Main Ave.
Crockett SO.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-11
FOUR WIN PRIZES.
HERE'S HER QUIP.

Here is the "quip" that nctted Miss
baugh new dollar bill:
FOR SALE OR RENT-four-room house.
large barn, two acres. on graveled road,
unaer Irrigation, four miles to city hall.
Miss Baugh writes that she is quite
interested in farms of all kinds, but
she should think that a graveled road
under irrigation would be rather
rough travelling. Also she is wonder
ing Just what kind of a crop an irri-
gated road would yield. Flat tires,
more than likely"
Eagle Pass sends in Harold Dyelge
to compete with San Antonians in the
"quip contest" Mr.. Dvlege submitted
the following "quip" which won a
dollar bill for him:
furnished at car line. mod
erh improvements. very reasonable.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-11
NEW KIND or GARACE

Mr.. Devlge asks the Quip Editor
Just what fivc-room furnished Mt
the carline would look like. The
Quip Editor is just bit puzzled over
the situation also. No doubt it would
be very unusual for this section of the
country. Now, Harold, don't worry
or fret over this situation. We are
mailing Harold a crisp dollar bill.
Mrs. Il. J.. Webb, PIT Woodlief
street, has discovered n very fine ga
rage for Fords.
STRICTLY modern seven-room cottage.
double hall. Pittsburs heater, double
garage newly painted and papered
throughout.
What lovely garage this must
be to be newly painted and papered.
No doubt this garage was meant for
fords, writes Mrs. Webb. The
Quip Editor has dollar bill for Mrs.
Webb and she can get it by calling
at the office of The Light
The Washington times., 1925-06-02
CAL DIVE | Will |
IS LED FOR
PROBATE
Half Of Estate, Valued in
Excess Of 500, 900, Is
Left to Widow

Leaving an estate valued in ex-
cess of 5000 900, the willsof 8. Dean
Caldwell, real estate operator and
insurance broker who died May 81
last was today filed for probate BY
his widow, Mrs. Hazel Caldwell.
Included in the estate are premises
at 1905 California street, northwest,
valued at $4,000; a half interest
In an apartment at 2701 Connecti-
cut avenue northwest. and property
in Maryland, estimated at SO. 900.
In addition, testator had, life in
surance Of $4,000; household effects
worth $4,000; automobile valued at
So, 500 and cash in bank, $40.
The widow, according to the will
Is to have one half of the estate
and is to receive the income from
the other half during her life. At
her death the half is to be distrib-
uted among TIE three sons of testa-
tor. Attorneys Hamilton and Hamil.
ton represent Mrs. Caldwell.
The will OF Florence J. Lithgow,
who died May was filed today by
Attorney. Charles F. Diggs. The
estate is valued. at $4,000 and un-
der the terms of the will is to be
distributed among the four child
rem, Arthur A, William H., Allen
H. Lithgow and Mary v. Michael.
The daughter and the son, Arthur,
are named as executors.
The Washington times., 1925-06-02
Monroe. Va.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June q
The Community Chest, or as 1t Is
called in Kansas City, the Charity
Chest, is far superior to the old
"hit and miss plan Of raising
money for various charitable insti-
tutions, Clayton Bell, secretary OF
the chest, said today.
None of the fol ty-three organiza-
tions or beneficiaries of the chest
would be willing to return TO the
old method. he says, for the fol.
lowing reasons:
/. The chest is operated on a
business basis, with each bene-
ficiary receiviig its just appOr.
tiOnment.
2. Under the present plan. over
head expenses have been cut to
less than per cent.
3. From Is to 40 per cent more
The Washington times., 1925-06-02
BOARD. OF TRADE ADMITS
SIXTEEN NEW MEMBERS

Sixteen new members have been
admitted by the Board of Trade, 1t
was announced today.
They are Frank L. Barnard,
George B. Barry, Roscoe II. Brane,
Andrew +. Burch, William West
lock Carney, John II. COffey,
Samuel s. Dalton, Nelson B. Dur
fee, Paul ID. Grubbs, Edwin Jacob.
sen, George w. Kreis, c. E. La
Vigne, w. E. Schuyler, Walter s.
Warner, H. X Wizard, and Henry
A. Willard. .
Resolutions lauding the public
service of the late Commissioner
Oyster, who served as president OF
the Board of Trade, were adopted
by the board of directors yesterday.
Arthur Carr was appointed chair
man of speciaI committee for
participation in Old Home Week
festivities.
The Washington times., 1925-06-02
FENN|N( IS
PROBABLE:
CHOICE
]. rominent Local Lawyer Is
Eligible for Job; confers
With Rudolph

President Coolidge will select
the new Commissioner of the Dis
trict within a very few days" it
was stated officially at the White
House today.
The White House spokesman re-
fused to comment on the report
that Frederick A. Fenning, promi-
nent Washington lawyer, and sec
retary of the Coolidge Dawes in
augural committee, is slated to fill
the vacancy caused by the recent
death of Commissioner James F.
Oyster.
Fenning, 1t is understood, is lead
ing all other candidates for the
connmissionership His eligibility,
because of residence, the bone Of
contention in the consideration Of
other candidates. is not questioned.
A conference between Fenning
and Commissioners Ct1o II. Ru
dolph today at the District build
ing stimulated the belief that the
President would name the lawyer
as the next commissioner.
Despite the report of Jennings
apparent leadership, other candi-
dates for the job are leaving no
stones unturned in their efforts to
obtain the position.
The Pullman for Commissioners
Club" consisting OF number of
prominent business and professional
men. is pulling just as earnestly for
Ernest A. Pullman, president Of
the Manor Park Citizens Associa.
ton. as heretofore
Mrs. GaseEI Still In Race.
The National Woman's party Is
working earnestly in the interests of
Mrs. Marie Manning Gasch.
writer, in the belief that one Com
missioner at least should be a
woman.
Major w. w. Kirby, former head
OF the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, is also a candidate.
Many of the candidates have
dropped from the running, either
because Of ineligibility of residence
or their close affiliation with the
business interests Of the city.
The Washington times., 1925-06-02
SODALITIES TO HEAD
REUNION AT SHRINE

The semi-annual reunion of sodal-
tiles will be held in the crypt OF
the Shrine of the Immaculate Con-
ception, Catholic University, at 4
o'clock Sunday afternoon. under
the auspices of the Sodality Union
of Washington.
Archbishop Michael J. Curley
will preside, with the Reverend
Clarence f. Wheeler and the Rev
erend p. Di Paolo as deacons or
honor. Benediction will be given
by the Right Reverend Thomas j.
Shahan, with the Reverend Law
renee J. Sheehan as deacon, the
Reverend Thaddeus l. Skrzynski
as subdeacon and the Reverend Ber'
nard McKenna as master of cere-
monies. The sermon will be de-
livered by the Reverend John II.
Easy, Of Georgetown University.
An elaborate musical program will
| be given.
The Washington times., 1925-06-02
He RE- PASSES Up THE EATS
THE GREEN CAFE.

Pat Murphy came from his native isle
To earn q living here;
In New York he amaSBed q pile
Selling booze and beer;
He bought It cheap and raw and vile,
And sold 1t vile and dear.
He called his place the Green Cafe,
Emphasis on the color.
Twas somewhere out on Avenue A,
BY taxi, fare q dollar;
Two bits, at least, You had to pay
Before you wet q mOlaF.
Now, Rosie May, a sheltered flower,
Was Patrlck's only. "spring- -Off."
Her eyes were blue and fraught with
power,
The kind the poets sing Of,
She phOned the Dear-sheikS by the
hour,
while Central" sIEnaIed ring off"
But mp around the Green Cafe
Order was stiff and starched:
III, bold from rum. some bird got gay,
His ptniOns soon were scOFchod.
For Patrick had q John L. way
At time, SO Freddie marched.
It took them long to comprehend,
Dull minds are slow at veering,
That Rosie May the flock penned
While Patrick did the sheaFinR.
Twas coming to them In the end,
The joke was In the steering.
THOMAS DICKSON.
n =
The Washington times., 1925-06-02

C[)NNOR'S
STORY IS
READ
Tale Of Jarvis Death Told IN
Statement of Man On
Trial For Staying

The contents of a statement at
tributed to James O'Connor, who
is on trial for first degree murder
in connection with the death Of
Charles F. Jarvis, run over by an
automobile last November, were
placed in evidence today before a
jury in Criminal Court No. 2,
Chief Justice Mccoy presiding. At
torneys for O'Connor sought to
keep out the alleged confession
on the ground that it had been
obtained by third degree"
methods, but the court admitted
the statement.
Took Jarvis In Car.
O'Connor, according to the state
ment, invited Jarvis into the car
In which he and Vernon s. Story,
on trial with O,Connor, were riding
at First and H streets northeast,
and drove to Keane's Lane where
the car stopped. Jarvis, who had
been drinking, got out and sat
down by the side Of the road.
O'Connor declared he took a watch
and chain from Jarvis and Storey
picked up money from the ground
near where Jarvis was sitting. As
Storey started the car to drive
away Jarvis arose and staggered
across the lane in front Of the
automobile which struck him.
O'Connor yelled to Story, he said,
to stop but the driver refused and
continued up the lane. O'Connor as
sisting in the shifting of the gears.
This statement of O'Connor was
read to Storey, according to Police.
man Mccarthy, of the Ninth pre-
cinct. Storey remarked that II
was all true, except that he
(StoreyD had not taken the money,
and had not driven the car.
Whiskey In Evidence.
Policeman Wilson testified that
he searched Storey at the scene of
the crime and found a pint bottle
of corn whiskey, and another bot
tie of intoxicants in the automobile,
which were introduced In evidence.
Assistant District Attorney James
J. O'Leary is conducting the prose
cution and the defendants are rep
resented by Attorneys James A.
O'Shea, John Sacks, David l.. Rior-
dan and Joseph Kelly.
The Washington times., 1925-06-02
Kansas City Likes Her
"Charity Chest
TINES. STAFF. PHOTO

money is raised than all Of
drives raised together under the
Old plan. But only enough money
Is raised each year now to take
care of the charity needs of the
city. Estimates are based on
past performances and the grow
ing city.
4. Under the present plan there
is a shrinkage Of only 3 or 4
per cent Of pledges not collected.
There are 200 cities now using
this method of providing for their
charities" Mr.. Bell continued. In
virtually all of them, larger
amounts are sought and obtained
annually than in Kansas City. But
for the most part, other cities in
clude in the chest organiza tions
Continued on Page 22l
The Washington times., 1925-06-02
PARK VIEW PLATOON
SYSTEM TO BE SHOWN

An exhibition and demonstration
Of school work in the Park View
platoon school will be given at the
schoolhouse, Warder- and Otis
streets northwest, from 1880 to 10
o'clock Thursday night. Classes
Of picked pupils will demonstrate
the specialized courses.
The program will open with a
concert by the school orchestra,
composed of pupils who received
their musical training in the
school. At o'clock there will be
choral singing by the pupils. At
$3.50 a demonstration of physical
training will be given. The pro-
gram will close with play by
pupils in the dramatic class at Q
o'clock,