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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
BOARD ORDER
FOLLOWS
PROBE
Auditorium Stages Will Be
Stripped Of Curtains
and Scenery.

All pageants. tableaux, dramatics
or plays of any kind are barred from
all school auditoriums by order of
President Frank S. Haines, of the
San Antonio Board of Education.
President Haines has also issued Or
ders to Superintendent Of Buildings
Fritz Russi, to strip all school audi
forums of all curtains, drops, scenery
and accessories at once.
The announcement barring plays of
every kind and the stripping of all
auditorium stages was made Thurs
day following an investigation of the
fire which occurred at Breckenridge
High School Wednesday night, when
stage curtain caught fire from
lighted candle in the hands Of one Of
the child actors in a tableaux.
RIGID INVESTIGATION.
The investigation was held by the
buildings and grounds committee OF
the Board of Education together with
Fire Commissioner Phil Wright, Fire
Chief J. G. Sarran, Fire Marshal
Henry Russi, Building Inspector Gus
Niggli and President Haines at the
board offices, Russell building. The
investigation by the committee fol-
lowed notice from city officials that
the school board, principals and teach
ers would be held responsible and
liable to arrest for violation of the
fire ordinances of the city.
Testimony brought out at the near
ing disclosed that candles were used
in the tableaux without the knowledge
or consent of Miss Ora johnson, prin-
cipal of Breckenridge High School
The scene in which the lighted candles
were used was not presented by pupils
of the school but by pupils of Miss
Juanita Baskin, teacher of dancing,
who vas assisting in presenting the
tableaux, testimony showed. MISS
johnson told the committee that she
had received an official letter from
the board regarding what exercises
could not be held in the school audi
forum and had strictly conformed TO
its instructions in all particulars.
CANDLES FORBIDDEN.
She stated that she had asked ana
been told just what the tableaux
would be and that when she learned
that it was intended to use lighted
candles in one scene that she had for
hidden their use.
Miss Johnson said that on the night
of the presentation of the tableaux she
was seated in the auditorium when
the scene in which a lighted candle
was used came on, bat she immediate
ly arose TO go upon the stage and stop
the use of lighted candles, but that be-
fore she could reach the stage the ae-
cident occurred. One of the older pu-
pills seized a fire e1tinguisher and put
out the blaze, Miss johnson said.
Miss Leilet Richter, teacher, under
whose direction the tableaux was pre-
scented. stated that she was not aware
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
DEFENSE PLEAS END
IN CONSPIRACY TRIAL

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1S.-R-
The defense closed its arguments
shortly before noon today in the fed
eral court trial of % Cincinnati, st.
Louis and Chicago me and women
for conspiracy in the legged milk
ing" of the Jack Daniel distillery of
ST. Louis.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
DRIVER WOUNDED.

GREENyILLE, Tex, Dec. 1S-P
Buren, b. Burton, 20, service car driv-
err, was seriously wounded here today
as the result of the accidental dis
charge of a pistol. His condition is
said to be critical.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
Send Him Your Names and
Addresses So He Can
Visit You Xmas.

With n snort and muffled roar
a big, shiny red automobile will glide
forth from Central Fire Station
Christmas morning. Heaped high in
the tonneau will be mysterious pack
ages, packages which are destined tc
bring JOY to the hearts of hundreds
of poor boys and girls.
At the wheel. broad smile play
ing on his face, will be Santa Clau,
in person--Fire Chief ]. G. Sarran
He will smile because he is embark
ing on a mission Of pleasure.
For weeks Chief Sarran has waited
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
FARMER KILLS TWO,
THEN ENDS OWN LIFE

PINE BLUFF. Dec. 1S.-P)-S.
A. MecAdams, Sulphur Springs farm
er. who late yesterday ran amuck, beat
his wife to death, fatally wounded j.
D. Helton, aged farmer, and slightly
wounded three other persons. was
found dead today in clump of woods
a short distance from the Helton
home.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18

UCALIFORNIA is rather quiet,
~ but she's coming back grad
ualIy," said w. f. Donovan Of Long
Beach who was registered with his
wife at the st. Anthony hotel Fri
day. Really" Mr.. Donovan con-
tinued, "San Antonio and South.
west Texas should present the stage
for the next big real estate BOOM"
Mr.. and Mrs. Donovan are on a
tour Of the United States and
Mexico. d.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18

SSVXyE drove one hundred miles
w overland from Terlingus to
Alpine, and it was showing all OF
the way. When we reached San
Antonio the sun beamed down the
friendliest sort Of welcome. Yours
is truly a wonderful climate" said
w. r. CARTRIDGE. merchant and cot
ton broker of Terlingua, down on
the Rio Grande. Accompanied by
Mrs. Cartledge, he registered at
the st. Anthony hotel Friday, en-
route to Austin.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
Et'e!:},!jMl;fdz!

OTHE Happy Family Of the
4 Friendly Station Of the
Friendly Paper is as well known in
Neveda, Missouri, as il is in San
Antonio" declared j. K. Fryer Of
Nevada as he registered at the
Gunter hotel Friday. "In fact"
continued Mr.. Fryer, "Mrs. Fryer
and myself joined the Happy Fam
lily by telegraph, as San Antonio
is almost home TO u.s." Mr.. Fryer
manufactures ice in Nevada dur
ing the summer and for the past
seven years has wintered in San
Antonio.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
COURT UNFAIR
TOCOLONEL,,.
COUNSEL
AYERS
Congressman Demands
That Powers Of Court
martial Be Curtailed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-CP-
The first congressional echo of the
court-martial conviction Of Colonel
William Mitchell of the air services
took the form today Of bill by Rep
resentative Laguardia, Socialist, New
York, to greatly curtail the authority
of court-martials, in pronouncing SEN
tence on those convicted of violation
of the ninety-sixth article Of war.
Under the measure, 30 days sus-
pension from the army would be the
maximum penalty for violation Of that
article, under which Colonel Mitchell
was convicted. The present statute
leaves the punishment to "the discre-
ton of the court" In the case Of Col
onel Mitchell, the penalty was five
years suspension.
MAY SAVE MITCHELL
Since the Mitchell verdict IL not
complete and effective until approved
by President Coolidge, the limitation
proposed by Mr.. Laguardia presuma-
bly, would apply to that case II the
proposal became a law before the
President acted.
The ninety-sixth article Of war IL
the general article providing fos
punishment of unenumersted offenses
against military regulations.
Charges that ordinary mihtar.
procedure was not followed" in the
court-martial of Colonel Mitchell and
that the court was convened in order
to get Mitchell and get him quick,
were made today in a statement is
sued by Representative Frank r. Reid
of Illinois, who was chief counsel for
the air officer during his trial.
REID SCORES STAFF.
1.-The general staff Mr.. Reid said.
grabbed at the long sought opportu-
nifty of prosecuting Mitchell, in terros
of the new step which the advancing
truth was about to take. This every
body now knows.
IF he was tried, it was because
they wished it, not because he did
anything TO the prejudice of good or
der and military discipline.
1T is they alone who made the
President and the secretary Of war
their tools.
COLONEL AWAITS ACTION
Still under technical arrest, the col
oneI marked time today while ths
courts decision passed through resu-
lar channels TO the secretary Of war
and thence to President Coolidge for
review and approval.
After celebrating less than three
hours late yesterday. the court found
Mitchell guilty Of violating the ninety
sixth article Of war ITO the prejudIc'
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Today
Convicted? Of What?
Colonel Mitchell for
Senator.
If New York Had a
Boom.
By Arthur Brisbane
copyright. 1875 BY star Co =

l---'sopyrignt. iva oy Stai 70 -
A COURT-MARTIAL finds Col
IN oncl Mitchell guilty. Guilty of
what? TELLING THE
TRUTH, OF COURSE, about lot
Of official incompetents, and render
ing an important service to his coun-
try.
The conviction Of Colonel Nit
chell convicts the War Department,
in the public estimation, not Nit
chcll.
N tais whole performance the pub
! lie can find one comfort. The po-
litical career of Mr.. Weeks, formerly
secretary of war, is as completely
ended as that Of mackerel carefully
sailed and pressed down at the bot
tom of the barrel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24
ETNA
Annie C. Simpson

The death Of Annie C. Simpson,
widow of Henry Simpson occurred at
the home of Mrs. r. A. Friend, sat
urday evening, October II and had
she lived until October 20 would have
been rs years old. She was the
daughter of John and Nancy Burnett
Clark of Newport While Mrs. Slmp-
son has been a great sufferer from
an incurable disease for many
months she was very brave ana
stayed in her cottage home at camp
Etna until less than three weeks be-
fore her passing when she was taken
to the home of Mrs. r A. Friend
where she was tenderly cared for I'M
til the end. She leaves two brothers,
Addison Clark of Newport and John
Clark of Bangor, three nepheWs,
Walter Clark Of Portland, Harry
Clark of Newport and John Clark OF
Bangor, also a niece, Mrs. Myrtle
Clark Hartwell of Stetson, a STEP
daughter, Mrs. June Sylvester and a
grandson, Lewis Cook of Bangor
The funeral services were private
and were held at the Friend home
MONDAY at p NJ The interment
was at East Newport The bearers
were r. A. Friend, ]. E. Carter, I. b
Friend and H. NJ. Cole. Undertaken
George A. Written of Pittsfield had
charge of arrangements. the service
being conducted by Mary Drake
Jenne. dear friend of the de-
ceased.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24
| Gasoline Given
| A Pre-Heating

This is the time of year when
the average motor car owner appre-
ciates fully the talk of automobile
engineers about viscosity of lubricat-
ing oils and low grade of gasoline.
Frequent and long intervals of
choking while starting motors and
evaporation which comes from balky
motors in excessively cold weather
come from low grade gasoline. One
Of the results is that unburned gaso-
line gets down past the pistons and
dilutes the lubricating oil and from
this come repair bills. In both the
Packard six and the Packard eight
cars both of these conditions are
cared for with the Packard fuelizer,
device which preheats the gasoline,
making it explode more readily dur
ing starting and while the motor is
warming up.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24
Great Profit Produced
In poverty Row"

Hollywood. Oct. 2:-(AP)-More
than so small independent movie
companies, located principally on
West Sunset Boulevard. are clustered
in what is known as Poverty Row"
But that classification frequently is a
misnomer.
Because in this section, where stu
dos are quartered in cramped store
rooms and small barn-like frame
buildings, are produced at great
profit most of the two and three reel
films that are seen in theatres on the
Main streets of many communities.
Poverty Row" also is a two-way
stepping stone for stars and directors.
Here many of the favorite screen
stars of today started their careers.
Here, too, are employed many of
film1om who once sat on the throne
of popularity.
Whether past or present. the grad
yates of Poverty Row" were
schooled in program of economy.
Economy is the keynote of produce
ton, for seldom does the cost of a
feature picture, five reels in length,
exceed $1,000. The profits are I'M
usually large, sometimes amounting
to as much as 700 per cent. A rela-
lively good $1,000 picture may net as
much as $4,000, or if it is exception
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24
Seat Comfort Certain
In Jewett Coach

Almost everyone who comes in
to look at Jewett coach asks hope
fully if it has two features they have
found lacking in other two-door en-
closed cars" says Harry T. Jose, Au-
gusta, Paige and Jewett dealer.
''They wish to know If it is possible
to drive a Jewett coach with the aux
Hilary seat folded down. also if 1t is
possible for passengers to enter OF
leave the rear sea- with both front
seats occupied. -
1T is certainly gratifying to be able
to say that the Jewett answers these
requirements. When the auxiliary
seat rs folded it does not interfere In
any way with the gear shift rod. In
most coach-type cars you cannot shift
gears with this seat down. As fol-
Easy entrance, the Jewett door Is sc
wide that there is plenty of clearance
for persons to step in or out Of either
door while front seats passengers re-
main seated.
Another way in which the Jewett
is distinctive among coaches Is in the
clear passageway for front seat occu-
pants. Gear-shift and parking brake
are well forward so that the driver
does not entangle his feet with them
in using the right hand door"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24

1t was when Alexander Graham Bell (the
inventor of the telephone) and his associates
of the Aerial Experiment Association were
pursuing their object to get into the air, 7"
from 1907 to 1909, at the Bell Laboratories
in Cape Breton Island. The first flight was
made there in 1909. Subsequently two Of
the associates, F. w. Baldwin and J. A. D.
McCurdy, both Canadian engineers, mi
tiated British flying with their historic
"Baddeck" machines, "Baddeck No. II,
"Baddeck No. n, etc., named for the
little town in Nova Scotia where they were
built and flown.
Remembering this, some of us looked at
the map the other day when emphasis was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24
Remains of Ancient
Indian City May Be
of Cherokee Tribe

Lincoln. Neb, Oct. 2S-(AP)-
What may have been the habitat OF
the legendary lost tribe of Cherokee
Indians for which the famous Chief
Sequoia lost his life in the search in
184S, has been uncovered in Richard
son county, Nebraska, by E. E. Black
man, curator of the State Historical
Society museum.
Prof. Blackman found the remains
Of an ancient Indian city, together
with several pieces of pottery and
many Clipped flint tools, different
from those made by tribes hitherto
known to have inhabited that region.
Unearthed articles bear unmistak-
able signs of Cherokee origin, Mr.
Blackman said This led him to be-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24
ally good, it may cor
$50. 900. vnnala

ally good, it may cam
$50. 900. snald ,
Many of these compan,..
there are always other.
their places. losA,
Because of the hiebs g.
ior settings the photophrss
Westerns. filled win y !
breath-taking thrills, tab eue
ged scenery as Their NJ
Very few of the produs,s.s ls
subtle perturbation. !
Often players Of eo,.z
to pick up a few htindr. aans
a days work between srss uQlq
larger studios or on 4 49, sue
tanned by the studios on d
one day. thus gettips sN|
names in the cast at rs,.. eol 1
expense. The scenes n M
players appear are an !, sbo vac n |
day. ol q u
Small casts are emplov..
ducer often is versatile s,s;., y
ducing and directing "il9
often is the business man w
to all else and sometims. =
sary, stars in the picture Y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24

On the map Nova Scotia looks like long
wharf thoughtfully provided by Nature
for all ships westbound in these waters. 1t
is the nearest place on the mainland to
Europe Halifax is 500 miles nearer than
New York;, and it was the first place dis
covered on the continent. For centuries it
has been called the key" of the St. Law
renee, the Atlantic seaboard and the West
Indies. Two hundred years ago the nation
which possessed it could land did hold the
continent; and long and bloodily the powers
Of Europe made war for its control.
Considering where it is on the map it was
q curious chance that the first flying in the
British Empire. was done in Nova Scotia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24
NEWPORT

Mr.. and Mrs Carroll Pratt left
Thursday for Greenville. where Mr.
Pratt will serve as guide. and Mrs
Pratt will visit relatives. MI
Ephraim Jewett accompanied them
as far as Abbot where he will visit
with relatives.
There will be special meeting OF
III. G. Libby Corps No. IS next Tues
day afternoon at o'clock. All mem
bers are requested to be present as
final arrangements for inspection
will be made.
Mrs. Burnett Humphrey who has
been a patient at the Eastern Maine
General Hospital has so far recovered
as to return to her home. Miss Fan
ME Barnes is acting as housekeeper
during Mrs. Humphreys GONZALES
cence.
The month old child of My. and
Mrs. Ray Holmes died Wednesday
morning following short illness.
The average, by classes, in the
Newport High School for the first
month were as follows: Seniors
$3.50; Juniors SAT- %; Sophomore
S5.3 %; Freshmen S7.02 %.
The Senior class is busy rehearsine
for the class play, The Country MIN
ister," which will be put on during
the early part of December.
! At a recent class meeting of the
Juniors the following officers were
elected for the year. President. Eva
SWEET; Vice president, William
White; Treasurer, Velma Turner;
Secretary, John Barbour.
Wednesday, at four O'Clock Profes-
sor Halburg of the University OF
Maine, was in town conducting E
class in psychology at High Schoo
Hall, this was the second number II
! the Extension course.
Regular Sunday services will bt
conducted at High street Unior
Church, Rev. ]. w. Reynolds, pastor
Morning service at 1890; Sunday
school at Has; evening service a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24
Paige Plans Double
Production fOr-1926

Detroit, Oct. 23.-The PaigeDetroit
Motor Car Company is planning for
the production next year Of at least
twice as many Paige cars as in 1925,
and more than SO per cent more jew
etts This announcement was made
today by H. NJ. Jewett, president, in
commenting on the company's high
production in September.
In August and September, the COM
panys production doubled the figures
for those two months last year. Mr..
Jewett says that the demand will con-
tinue brisk for the remainder of this
year, and that 1926 will be a big year
for the automobile industry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24
Worlds Champions Own
Willys-Knight Skies

During the recent World Series
games in Pittsburgh and Washington,
two Pirate pitchers, Lee Meadows ano
Emil Yde, created quite sensation
by driving to and from the games IN
their new Willys-Knight Skies when
they had Just purchased.
The two members of the new
Worlds Championship team are en-
thusiastic boosters for the new sleeve
valve Skies and claim they wouldn
own any other. Yde. who proved an
outstanding figure during the recent
series, bought a Willys-Knight SIN
coupe-sedan while Meadows, who
hurled mastery ball against the grea'
Walter Johnson in the series opener
in Pittsburgh, is the proud possessoi
of a Willys-Knight Six sedan. Boil
cars were purchased through the Nor,
ris Motor Company, Willys-Overlanc
dealers in Pittsburgh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24

adopt the heavy duty speed wagon
to such service as lumber hauling,
furniture moving and other classes
of carrying where added chassis
length is desirable.
That the heavy duty speed wagon
can maintain fast schedules with
passenger car smoothness is due TO
the use of a 6-cylinder engine. pneu-
matte cord tires and spiral bevel
gear drive. The same factors per-
nit the vehicle to maintain the same
speeds when returning empty with
out undue shock or jar to the chas-
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bcing.laid on the importance Of so.t.,
the St. Lawrence from the air. Tk :
one looks at it the wiser seems h. d,
policy Of seventeenth and eighte.nt !
fury Europe, which went to such dsysI
lengths to retain Nova Scotia. Il
didn't anticipate modern aviation d /
they knew a strategic position whn 1
saw it. Colonel Mitchell was sntdps
couple of hundred years ago, BY ! ID
minister of England who testified V
ously "If France were master d Ri
mouth, / would hang the man whopss
Nova Scotia in exchange for It.
An interesting coincidence crmbhs
place on the map with the fst BidlhtIs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24

Europe clearly and well with Ameri-
can radio receiving sets.
Mr.. Anthony, who is the Pacific
coast distributor of the Packard
Motor Car Company, equipped the
Pullman car in which he Travelled
from SAM Francisco to New York,
enroute to Europe with a radio
aerial and entertained everyone on
the train as well as giving radio
concerts at stations when the train
stopped.
XII is rated as one OF the most
powerful broadcasting stations in the
world and Mr.. Anthony believes ne
will have no more difficulty in hear
ing the Packard Six in their con-
certs each night while abroad than
he would in Los Angeles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24

Considerable significance attaches
to the announcement just made by
the REQ Motor Car company con-
corning the new heavy duty speed
wagon, a vehicle designed to handle
loads approximating two tons.
The purpose of the heavy duty
speed wagon is to make available the
factors of economy and fleetness for
the hauling of loads which-by rea--
son of bulk or weight--are not suited
to the Speed Wagon qualifications.
An increased wheelbase. stronger
springs and a heavier frame better
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24

sis parts a feature decidedly not
present in the average 2-ton truck.
1t is a seeming paradox that any We,
hicle can travel faster when loaded
than when empty; the explanation
is that without the retarding lnhu-,
ence of the load, vibration is allowed
full play, and vibration il one of the
greatest destructive forces IN COM
mercial car operation. In the heavy
duty speed wagon. vibration is large
ly absorbed by the tires and springs
and finally by the double frame-a
distinctive REQ feature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24

lieve it possible that the site was once
the location of the lost tribe which
legends say split away from the tribal
home in southeastern United States
and pushed across the Mississippi
never to return. The migration Is
supposed to have taken place before
the white man came to America.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24
Takes His Radio
Where'er He Goes

No matter where Earle c. Anthony,
Los Angeles, travels he hears the
nightly concerts Of his own broad
casting station, XII, located at Los
Angeles. He now is making a trip
to Europe to conduct a test to see
il XII connot be received all over
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24

7.sO; Tuesday evening Prayer service
at 7.30.
The Maine Central carpenter crew
are repairing the freight mouse ana
station, putting in new sliis anu
floors and other work that Will I'M
proye the appearance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24
Radio to Broadcast
Duck Calls

Oakland, Cal, Oct. 10,
device for broadcasting 49,
has been invented bv ! : :.
president of the Vallejo a.
Radio apparatus has been mn
the clubs preserves, and 8
opening of the shooting s.
October, an alluring "Quaet /
was scattered among the A.. \