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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06
SOCIETY

Miss Dorothy DE Lcsdernier will
entertain at her home with n bridge
party Friday afternoon complimentins
Miss Gertrude Mensing of Galveston
the guest of Miss Harriet Sprngue,
The guest list will include a few Of
the intimate friends of the honor
guests.
Mrs. William NcSbit was hostess
at an attractive luncheon at the San
Antonio Country Club Thursday COM
plimenting Mrs. Peter Mccall Heating
of Pennsylvania, who is the guest of
hcr parents. Judge and Mrs. William
Aubrey. The table was decorated with
mound of blue plumbago and queens
crown. Sprays of the blue and pink
cards that marked covers for fifteen
guests.
The postman brought the following
announcements Thursday morning
from Fredericksburg Mrs. Alonzo
Eugene Lewis announces the marriage
of her daughter Ruth to John Ira
Kercheville August l in Austin.
The enclosed card read. AT Home
after Monday, August IL. 315 West
Gramercy Place, San Antonio
DIR. Frank J.. Jewett OF Austin per-
formed the ceremony in the building
of the Bible Chair in Austin. Miss
Lewis is well known in San Antonio.
hr II =
- y -
One of the charming summer teas
was that Miss Rarriette SpraSue gave
Thursday afternoon at her home COM
plimenting her guest, Miss Gertrude
Mensins OF Galveston. Miss Mensins
visited San Antonio during Fiesta
Week at which time she was the Ouch
ess OF Galveston, at Her Majesty's cor
onation.
The home was attractive with a |
of lavender and pink. In |
the living room pink gladiolas were |
used with baskets of pink and lavender |
asters. The dining room was deco
rated in lavender Giadola and dimly |
Illuminated by lavender wax tapers. |
ice was served and Mrs. Ray |
McCauley cut the pink iced cake.
MINIS OF lavender and pink further |
carried out the color scheme. Assist
ing the hostess in receiving and serv-
ing were Miss Measing. the guest Of |
honor, Mrs. Ray McCauley. Miss Dor |
othey DeLeSdernier. Miss Eda Rider, |
Miss Mary Kenney. Miss Mary Lupc,
and Miss Jane Seiser.
Miss Sprague wore a Lavender chlT-
t0n frock.
Miss Mensins was gowncd in white
and lace.
Miss Eda Ridder, was gowned in
-reen duvetyn with full sleeves OF
,rsen eeorgeste embroidered in pink
roses. A scarf OF the embroidered II
.en-gette completed the costume.
Miss Dorothy DeIesdernier wore a
leach eolo-ed gown Of satin crepe i
in tuile. French rosebuds
md silver ribbon trimmed the gown.
Miss Mary Kenncy was gowned in
Pink chiffon made with a circular
,kirt.
Mss Mary Lupe wore pink crepe
.hiffon trimmed with q single pink
'ose and silver IL
Miss Jane Se.ser wore frock OF
INK florercd chiffon trimmed in APP
&c green ribbon and green beads.
e = ~
Miss Olga Seiscr and Miss Jane
sciser entertained with a charming
upper party On the lawn Of their
lttrsctiye home in FOch highway II
Thursday night. The table in the gar
len was DECORATED with pink rosebuds.
Covers were laid for sixteen guests.
The garden was lighted with rainbow
,olored lights. The party was given
m honor OF Miss Gertrude Mcnsing
II Gnlreston the rncst Of Miss Har-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06
MEETING is CALLED
TO DISCUSS SCHOOL

Plans for the now janitor high
school TO be erected on the South
Side will be discussed ut a special
meeting Of the school board which has
been called for next Wednesday.
Phelps and Devices, architects, will
submit plans for the new school TO
the board for approval. A S300,0O0
bond issue was voted for the new
school on July 16.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06
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asfhmatie and obstinate coughs ana
ordinary colds Does not contain COD
liver OIL. Satisfactory results Eusran.
teed r nioney refunded. At your STHs-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06
c. OF c. SECRETARIES
WILL MEET IN S. A.

Secretaries for about 80 chambers
of commerce in this section of the
state will come to San Antonio for Il
two-day conference and "get-together"
meeting.
The secretaries will be entertained
by Ray Leeman. Southwestern man.
ager, of the West Texas Chamber of
Commerce.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06
te9BsH MEDICINE. rui , Esugt Syrup

A preparations
c o q sin ms
BeechWaod Crs-
osote. OIL TuE-
oentine. SquiliG
ard other val
liable tnUedi-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06

riet Spraguc. Later in the evening
the guests enjoyed dancing on the
roof OF the St. Anthony Hotel.
- - ~
Mrs. W. i. Lupe and Miss Mary
Lupe will leave in the near future
Tor Terrell, Tex, to visit relatives.
,S ~ ~
Miss Mary Kenney will leave soon
for ROckport. Mrs. J. w. Kenney Jr.,
and Mrs. Robert Hallock md her liz
tie daughter, Lillian Vance HallOck,
will leave later in the season for their
summer home in Rockport.
- - ~
Miss Eda Riddcr will leave Mon
day for Corpus Christi and Rockport
for q short stay.
The faculty and graduating class of
San Antonio Business College will
hold graduating exercises at $50
O'Clock Friday night, at the college
auditorium.
Miss Dorothy ROnaync. daughter of
Colonel James Ronaync of saltwater,
Okla. is visiting Mrs. J. X. Creamer.
formerly Miss Edith Raybould, at the
home Of her parents. Mr.. and .drs.
Jack Raybould. 515 Hays street.
~ - -
Miss Annie Louise SGnren was hos
tess TO the Phi Zcta Chi Sorority Tues.
day night. After the business session.
Miss Stieren served n lovely salad
course. She was assisted by her
mother.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06

for a year after.
When ! bent over
and raised myself
up sgainI eouldal.
most scream with
pain in my back.
One day ] was so
bad that ] had to
leave my washing
and get ready to
go to the doctor.
He gave me medi-
cine but it did no
more good than
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06
SOCIETY CALENDAR.

Saturdax-Mr. and Mrs. Al
fred Duerler will entertain
with a steak fry at their
country home at Leon Springs
complimcnting Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Huntress: the San An
tonic Country Club will enter
tain with their weekly dinner
dance on the roof of the club.
The Alamo Country Club will
entertain with n dinner dance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-21
BOND ELECTION
Up TOMORROW
Hidalgo County to Vote
on $3,50C,O0O Issue
For Feeder Roads

WESLACO. Texas, Dec 2i.-With
good weather forecast, Hidalgo county
voters were preparing to go to the polls
Tuesday to pass on the largest single
bond issue ever placed before the voters
Of any county in South Texas. $3.5000OO
for a system of feeder highways.
Under the proposed issue it is plan
ned to hard surface about 80 miles OF
road and to gravel about 60 miles ad-
dtional.
The compaign comes to close today
with leaders on both sides claiming a
victory. County Judge a. w. Cameron
and the entire county administration
are supporting the issue, while Ralph
Buell., editor Of the Mercedes Tribuac
is leading the opposition to the issue.
A two thirds majority is required ~
approve the issue. Administration lead
ers predict that the opposition will fail
Of sufficient votes to kill the issue
while the opposition contended today
that they will muster more than the
1900 votes required against the issue,
provided there is fairly full vote to-
morrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-21
IS PRISONERS
BEING SOUGHT
Gt rs+s
Hole Cut Through Floor
of Ramsey State Farm
Dormitory
(By The Associated Press.D

HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 21.--Peace Of
ficers and guards from a number Of
prison farms today were combing Upper
Brazoria county in an effort to cap
turc the Is convicts who escaped from
the Ramsey state farm about II o'clock
last night.
They sawed their way to freedom
through the floor of the dormitory
where l20 convicts were sleeping.
Dogs were set after them within fif-
teen minutes Of the break.
Prison officials designate it az the
most pretentious under taking by con-
victs in more than year.
The 105 remaining convicts made no
attempt to escape and offered no resist
ance when the escape Of the others was
discovered.
Two Of the Is men who got away
were serving 30 years terms, according
to the bookkeeper at the camp.
Police officials at Galveston and
Houston were advised at once and de-
tectives assigned to watch for convicts
The belief is that the men, receiving
so brief a start, made for the Brazos
river bottoms and hid in the dense
timber.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-21
COOPERATIVE
BILLOFFERED
Farm Relief Measure is
Given House With
Coolidge 0. K.
(By The Associated Press }

WASHINGTON. d. g., Dec. p. The
administration cooperative marketing
bill was introduced by Chairman Haue-
en- Of the agriculture committee in the
house today.
Mr.. Haugen issued a call for the
committee to convene on January III for
hearings on the bill as we'll as other
farm relief proposals.
The cooperative marketing bill drawn
by Secretary Jardine. endorsed by rep
resentatives Of 81 cooperative organiza
tions and approved by President Cool.
idge is the only farm measure which
now has the sanction Of the admins
tration. II would provide for di-
vision Of cooperative marketing in the
department Of agriculture which would
lend assistance to the cooperative mar
ketinG associations in the conduct Of
their business, but only their solicita-
ton. ID would authorize an appropria.
tion Of s225,000 to organize the new
division.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-21
ClNNINCS NEAR
TO Is MILLION
u. S. Census Bureau Re-
ports l4,826,452
Bales, Dec. l3
fRn The Associated Press }


WASHINGTON, ID. e., Dee. 21.-Cot-
ton of this years crop ginned prior to
December 13 totaled l4,S2G,l52 running
bales. counting round AZ half bales and
excluding linters, compared with 12,-
792,29l bales ginned to that date last
year, the census bureau announced to-
day.
Ginning by states follows
Alabama ,336,881; Arizona 1884
Arkansas 1,347,969; California 8l,l30;
Florida 39,S52; Georgia l1S0926; Louis
lana S67ll8; Mississippi ,70S.298; Mis-
souri 226,247; New Mexico 2739S; North
Carolina LOSS, ,534; Oklahoma 1,5l6,925;
South Carolina 9O9,S61 Tennessee 45i,
Gil: Texas 3,S70.656; Virginia 4S,345;
All other states I6.747. Round bales in
cluded and counted as half bales mum
bered 306.55 compared with 293,91S last
year and 232,643 in 1928.
This years cotton production as es-
timatcd by the department of agricul-
ture on the basis of facts available as
Of December is l5,6O3,0OO equivalent
500 pound bales, consisting of 47S.l
pounds of lint and 21.9 pounds Of bag
ging and ties. Last years crop totaled
1S,627,936 bales.
Last year to December Is the per
centage of the total crop ginned was
93S per cent in 1923 it was $50 pei
cent and in 1922 it was 975, and in 1921
il was 977
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-21
result
OF LITIGATION,
SPEAKER SAYS
Ferguson Smiles When
Shown Satterwhite De-
cision to Delay 'Ac-
ton for Time
nv The Associated Press.)

AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 21.+De-
claring that it would be unwise
to complicate litigation brought
by the attorney general against
certain highway construction
companies. Speaker Lee Satter-
white Of the house Of repreSen-
tatives said today he would not
issue a call for an extra session
at this time.
When shown the Satteryhite
statement. Former Governor
James E. + Ferguson was obvious
ly interested. He smiled and
said:
'T have no statement to
make"
Satterwhite held the way open for
Satterwhite held the way omen fDr Eu-
be issued at this time. but should await
further developments" He said more
than half Of the members Of the house
have signified willingness to pay their
own expenses if the speaker should
make the call 1-r-
His statement follows:
"A petition signed bv more than fif-
ty members has been filed with me, NV
speaker Of the house Of Representative,
requesting that the house be convened
in extraordinary session for investigz-
tions and impeachment purposes, where
upon I sought the opinion Of the attor-
ney general on the law governing this
question and was advised that the
speaker Of the house has such legal
rights to convene same for the purpos-
es named, but such session is without
authority to appropriate money TO de-
fray the expenses. And the attorney
general further held that the expenses
Of such a session could not be financed
by private or individual sources
This made it necessary for each
member Of the house to pay their own
expenses in event Of q session was
called, and thereafter more than a ma
jority Of the elected members Of the
house signified their willingness to pay
their own expenses If the speaker
| should make the call. But after giving
careful consideration to all the Eegaf
complications and the fact that the at
torncy general has not been able To con
! cludc the suits involving the matters
| to be considered in the event such 5es-
! sion IL called, and deeming II unvise
to complicate this litigation, have
reached the conclusion that the call
| should not be issued at this time DuG
should await further developments.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-21
ASK RECALL OF
ELECTION ORDER
New Commission Takes
Oath Of Office at
Meeting Today

Judge r. X Goodrich, president Of
the Brownsville & Matamoros Rapid
Transit company, appeared before the
board Of city commissioners at city hall
this morning and asked that the COM
mission recail' its order for an election
on January II to pass on franchise
given r. 3. Creager to build an inter
national bridge at the foot Of Leycc
street
Following the granting of the fran
chisc 60 Creager, Goodrich had secured
petition asking the city commission
for a referendum on the franchise. The
petition was acted upon BY the commits
sion last Friday when it called the elec-
tion, fixing the date as January q.
Mayor A. B. Cole said that the com
mission would take the request of Judge
Goodrich under advisement.
The Brownsville and Matamoros Rap
id Transit company had applied for q
franchise to build a bridge at the same
meeting at which Creager was granted
the franchise. 1t is understood thar
the Rapid Transit company will make
no further attempts at this time to Sc
cure the franchise.
The entire city commission. including
the new members Of the commission
took the oath Of office in the city man
ayers office at the city hall this morn
ing
The first and only official act Of the
commission after taking office. was ID
approve the tax rolls for the year. The
next meeting, at which organization Of
the commission as to departments viii
be perfected. will be held the first
Friday in January, which falls on Jan
uary /. That being holiday, a spe-
cial meeting probably will be called II
was stated.
The commission as now constituted
consists Of Mayor A. B. Cole and Com
missioners John g. Starck, Burt +
Hinkley, Arthur c. Hipp and J. Stanley
Ford. the latter two being the only new
members Of the body.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-21
House Orders Probe
of Rubber Monopoly
on Hull Resolution
(By ..,c Associated Press. J


WASHINGTON, ID. g., Dec 2I.--ln-
vestIgatIon Of an alleged manipulation
by the British colonial government Of
the price Of crude IubDer and other
IA" materials was ordered toGas by the
house.
resolution directing the house
commerce commission TO conduct the
inquiry was adopted without "a roll call
after Representative Hull Of Tennessee,
former chairman Of the democratic ma
tIonal committee, had charged Great
Britain with acting I'm bad Iaith" in
the matter.
Inc British government is laughing
out loud at u.s." Mr.. Hull said. ut u
openly proclaiming that it intends to
collect tour billion dollars from Us III
increased rubber prices to pay its war
debt
Europe is laughing up its sleeve at
the way we are being held up for rub
ber"
The resolution was introduced BY
Representative Tilson Of Connecticut,
republican leader, after conference
with Secretary Hoover
Chairman Parker Of the commerce
committee announced the inquiry would
begin shortly after the Christmas re-
cess.
Representative Tilson supported Mr..
HulPs position, declaring the British
hoped to pay their war debt by the in
creased prices, before this country
could develop a source Of supply for the
crude products.
Besides inquiring into the situation
with respect to nitrates, potash, qui-
nine, iodine, tin, sisal quick silver,
fTood pulp and other important raw ma
terials
The committee il expected to 20 into
the question of a proposed embargo by
Canada on pulp wood. committee
representing the American Pulp and
Paper Manufacturers has been investi-
eating the question and has charged
| that an attempt is being made to have
the Canadian government stop pulp
wood expectation and thus force Am
| erican operators to move their mills Ia
Canada.
Canadian manufacturers were charg-
ed by the committee with backing the
proposal which if successful would i'm.
pose a financial tax on every American
who reads newspaper, who subscribes
to magazine or buys book
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-21
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower klo
Grande VALLEY: Fair and colder to-
night, probably with light to heavy
frost; Tuesday fair and continued coid'
For East Texas: Fair tonight; some
what colder on extreme west coast;
freezing in interior except the Lower
Rio Grande Valley; Tuesday fair. Llght
to moderate northerly winds on the
coast.
Weather Conditions
An extensive high pressure area, at
tended by rather low temperatures mas
ovcrspread the entire Northwest, while
moderately low pressure and much
cloudiness dominated the weather
throughout the eastern states at the
morning observation. Scattered preclpl-
tation occurred within the last "A hours
In northern and eastern sections OF the
country. Temperatures were belo"
freezing this morning throughout the
Northwest. and southwark to San An
tonic and FL Paso, Texas.
The lowest temperature last night at
Texas stations ranged from l6 at Am
arillo to 46 at Brownsville,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-21
VALLEY TOCET
FROST TONIGHT,
OBSERVER SAYS
Cloudy Weather Would
Save Truck. Schnur-
busch Says; State IN
Grip of Blizzard

Light to heavy frost is forecast for
the Valley tonight by ". !. Schnur-
busch, local forecaster, unless cloudy
weather prevents Temperatures near
freezing will be recorded in the upper
Valley and the mercury will drop to
40 or below in Brownsville, the oo-
server believes.
"A northcr which blown in by a
stiff wiEd early this morning drove the
temperature down to AS for the early
morning reading. This was a drop Of
26 degrees from II, the high point
reached Sunday. There was no frost
last night and no damage was done by
the cold.
The sun was shining bright her.
late today. as it had been all day, and
there was no indication cf clouds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-21
Beaumont Eligibility
Is Attacked by Waco

AUSTIN. Texas, Dec. 81 Protest .,
Waco high school against eligibility OF
Captain Sam Balliew. Beaumont high
school star. has been mailed from Wa
co, Texas university interscho elastic
league authorities were notified today
BY +. T. Genheimer, Waco principal
the protest should arrive late today OF
early Tuesday for filing.
Waco, beaten Wednesday 8 to 7 by
Coach Bull" Johnsons Beaumont crew
is protesting Balliew's eligibility on
the ground that he played football for
Georgetown in 1921, 1922 and 1923, for
Beaumont in 1924 and hence under the
four year rule il ineligible to compete
in 1925,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-21
CREACER CRUISES
WITH PRESIDENT
(Rv The Associated Press. y

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Dec, Dec. 21.--
President and Mrs. Coolidge. after at
tending services Sunday at First Con
gregational Church. boarded the May
flower for an overnight cruise down
the Potomac. They were accompanied
by their son, John. who is home from
Amherst College for the holidays
Guests included Senator and Mrs
McNary Of Oregon. Senator and Mrs.
King Of Utah. X. y. Creagcr Rcpubli-
can National committeeman from Tex
as. John Callan 0Ioughlin. publisher
Of the Army and Navy Journal. and
Miss Mary Pollard, cousin of the
president, who Is a teacher here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-21
INTERNATIONAL
DRUG CO. Store
HOUSE ROBBED
Toilet Articles to Val
ne of $4,000 or More
Taken from Levee St.
Building Sunday

Perfumes, fine soaps, powders and
other toilet articles to the value Of sew
eral hundred dollars were stolen from
the store room of the international
Drug Company, wholesalers, on Levce
street, near Eleventh, sometime Satur-
day night.
The burglars, who evidently had an
automobile, entered the building after
breaking a window on the Levee street
side.
Officers, investigating the case Sun
day, believed that the burglars were fa-
miliar with the inside arrangement Of
the store, as after taking a considerable
number of bottles Of perfumes and
soaps they went o-thirds Of the way
back into the building and opened boz
of fine soaps from which they selected
one gross Of bars, leaving three gross in
the box.
The robbery was not discovered until
after daylight Sunday morning.
Missing also was a Christmas package
containing a dozen pair of silk hose, 4
Christmas gift to DIR. W. +. Spivey,
president Of the company. A powder
puff and other trinkets weer taken from
a desk, as we'll as a number of Christ
mas packages
1t will take some time to check up
the value of the goods stolen" DR..
Spivey said this morning. We believe
however, that the loss will run $500,
and perhaps considerably more than
that
from local drygoods store. The slip
had the name of the clerk in the store,
but not the name of the buyer. sThe
clerk was unable this morning to re-
call to whom the item was sold, Satur-
day
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-21
SAILORS NOSE FOR RUM
Il \. \
LEADS COAST GUARD TO
\ X
$4,000 LIQUOR CARGO
(By The Associated Press.l J

BOSTON. Mass, Dee PA sail
or's nose for alcohol caused coast
guard to put about and chase the fish
ing boat Gyda into port at Glou
cester and today the craft came
alongside the appraisers stores for
unloading.
She was 50 heavily laden with con
traband that even the engine room
and cabin were jammed with contain
crs
Suspicion was first aroused when a
guard boat passed the supposed fish
ing vessel sailing into Gloucester
harbor. 81 smell alcohol" shouted
Boatswain Mate Garvey. Pursuit was
on at once but when the government
craft reached the Gyda's berth, the
runners had disappeared, leaving the
$4,000 cargo to be confiscated. The
Gyda will be sold.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-21
Mitchell Lauded By
Democratic Leader
(Bv The Associated Press. }

WASHINGTON. ID. G., Dee. 2i.--Col-
onel William Mitchell's court martial
sentence of five wears suspension from
the army was described as cruel and
unreasonable TODAY by Representative
Garrett of Tennessee, the democratic
house leader.
Ono of the most distinguished world
war fliers has been punished" said Mr..
Garrett. for telling the truth Of the
aviation short comings Of the. republi-
can administration. I'VE have had in
vestigation after investigation recently
ard finally court martial. The net re-
suit i punishment for one OF the coun-
try's abIest officers"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-21

QUEEN OF BOOTLEGGERS'
+ 4 X
THINKS 1T FUN TO HAVE
4 Il +
OFFICERS PURSUE HER
Try The Associated Press J


WOODSVILLE, N. H., Dec. 21.-The
"Qucen of Bootleggcrs who runs
liquor for the thrills Of it. thinks
rather fun" to be pursued by Off
GERS, and raise turkeys when business
is dull. is free today after her fourth
recent arrest.
The queen" is Mrs. Iiilda Stone
Of Colcrain, Mass, who police say il
one Of the principal field lieutenants
of a rum running gang which has its
Massachusetts headquarters at Green
field
Behind her she has left as a me-
mento Of her latest escapadc an auto
mobile equipped with secret compart-
ments but minus Il drop Of liquor.
Absence Of alcohol saved her from
detention but failed to cause police
who arrested her Thursday to rclin-
quish custody Of the machine.