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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
HAPPY FAMILY
TREATED To
RECITAL
Alice Wasserman, Carl
Cazzel and Fannie Mil
grom Entertain Fans.

Following Friday nights Eleph-
antics, VICAR. super-power broadcast
ing station of the Southern Radio
Corporation of Texas and The Light,
presented in recital Alice Wasserman,
soprano; Carl Cazzel, tenor, and Fan
ME Milgrom. pianist.
Miss Wasserman-a native OF Port
Lavaca-has been in San Antonio for
several months studying voice. and her
work of Friday night demonstrated to
the satisfaction of listeners-in that
she has a soprano voice of singular
beauty and power, and technique
and Interpretation which could only
result from proper training.
Mr.. Cazzel is tenor robusto who
understands the art of singing before
a microphone in such way as TO
give listeners-in the full benefit of his
softer as well as his more resonant
tones.
Miss Milgrom's work as accorl-
panist was superb, as were her all 10
infrequent piano solos. Especially
well received was the medley If
musical comedy hits which she gave
Friday night, bringing to the Happy
Family memories of the music which
took the country by storm n decade
ago. Such favorites as my Hero"
from the Chocolate Soldier" and
Beautiful Lady" from THE Pink
Lady" were included in Miss Mil
grom's delightful medley, and Friend
ly Station fans stormed the telephones
with requests for more.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
BRAND SINKING
OF S-51 ACT
Of NEGLECT
Probe Chief Claims Story
Told by City Of Rome
Skipper Untrue"

BOSTON, Dec. 1S.-P)-A charge
that the story told by Captain John
II. Diehl, of the City of Rome of the
sinking of the submarine SUI in col.
lision with his vessel off Block Island
September 25 was "wholly untrue"
was made today by Lieutenant Com
mander Charles A. Lockwood, Judge
advocate, before the naval board OF
inquiry investigating the disaster.
Summing up Mt session of the
court convened today at the Charles
ton navy yard, Commander Lockwood
said the Sol was not at fault in any
way for the collision, and that the
City of Rome was entirely to blame.
The judge advocate said the conduct
of the City of Rome was "reprehens-
ible." The Sol. he maintained, was a
crossing vessel" and as such had
observed all the rules Of the road.
Commander Lockwood said the fact
that the SOL was allowed to approach
within 600 feet of the City of Rome
without any action showed n lack OF
attention on the part of the officers
and crew of the latter vessel. He de-
scribed the City of Rome as a "blind
ship" with only one man in the pilot
house to steer and keep a lookout.
In questioning the story told by
Captain Diehl, the judge advocate said
the captain had not been in the pilot
house at the time the S-51 was sighted
as he had said, but had come up after
the first blast Of the ships whistle.
The collision, Commander Lock
wood said, was "the result of neglect
on the part of both officers and crew
of the City of Rome and no blame at
tached to anybody in the naval ser
vice."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
GIRLS GARDEN MEET
TO Be HELD SATURDAY

The first meeting of the agricultural
department of the Chamber Of Com
merce to discuss plans for the enlarged
program of gardens for girls of Bexar
county will be held In the chamber
assembly room at 10 80 o'clock Satur-
day morning.
Approximately 200 Bexar county
girls from communities in Bexar
county are expected to attend the
meeting. Fred w. Mally, secretary of
the agricultural department of the
chamber, will outline to the girls
plans for working the gardens each
month. Miss Ida Reynolds, in charge
of the home demonstration work OF
the Chamber of Commerce, will con-
duct the meeting.
The enlarged program for this
work is SO great that the girls gar
dens will come under the head of an
industry. San Antonio merchants
have agreed to handle the surplus pro-
duction of the gardens.
Saturday afternoon the girls will
be taken on sightseeing trin of the
downtown stores and later they will be
guests Of the Plaza Thcater.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
" HOLDS DINNER
FOR S. A. WORKERS

Forty-four men from Zig. n. shops,
Alamo Iron Works, San Antonio Ma
chine Supply company and Southern
Steel company attended the factory
dinner given Thursday evening by the
religious department of the Y. NJ. G.
A. in the second floor Of the asso-
citation.
The address Of the evening was de-
livered by Judge W. c. Douglas, who
spoke on: "What religion means TO
me and my business
H. r. Cunningham of the Army Y.
NJ. G. A. was in charge of the sing
ing program. At this dinner, John X.
Berry, director of the religious de-
partment of the association, intro
duced r. S. Ttatc, general secretary of
the "Y", who spoke briefly on the or
ganization of the Y. Nj. G. A. worked
by Sir George Williams of London.
1t is believed that brotherhood
among the workers of the shops at
tending this dinner will result in the
near future.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
lO0-pound Car
Coming,
Briton Predicts

LONDON, Dec. 1s.-LP,-
The one hundred-pound motor
car is coming, in the opinion Of
Sir Alan Burgoyne, M. p.
Sir Alan said there was a pc.
tential market in this country
alone for between six and seven
million motor vehicles, but ow-
ing to the ridiculous methods Of
government taxation, designers
here were handicapped. He as
serted that for export purposes
British cars must be developed
ON American lines and sold at
competitive American prices.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
Ray Lambert
To Enact
Role of Santa

Ray Lambert, commissioner Of
parks, will play Santa Claus TO
scores Of San Antonio orphans
next week.
He announced Friday that ev-
cry orphan in the 10 local insti-
tutions will have a share Of the
big Christmas dinner the COM
missioner is preparing.
After the pecans in the parks
were harvested in November, Mr..
Lambert placed them on storage.
Several local meat packing
houses and the commissioner
agreed to each donate a pig for a
feast.
Commissioner Lambert will
take the gifts to the homes a day
or two before Christmas.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
ROUTE NEW ORLEANS.
TRAFFIC VIA DALLAS

In a letter to William II. Furlong,
secretary. of the highway department
of the Chamber Of Commerce, Il. s,
Clark of the o. N. Il. Clark Thread
company, says that automobile traf-
fic from San Antonio to New Orleans
should go by way of Dallas and
Shreveport. because parts of the Old
Spanish Trail are impossible in
places.
Mr.. Clark was in San Antonio re-
Gently on his way back to New Or
leans.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
SEND NE A DAD,
CHILD s PLEA
TO SANTA
Buddy, 4, and Mother Ask
Police to Aid Them
in Crisis.
Il want a daddy for Christmas. y

Il want daddy for Christmas
A little 4year-old tot sat, on the
edge Of Chief of Police T. o. Miller's
desk, his heels clicking against the
side.
His mother had brought him there
where she had come in final plea to
the chief of police to help her find a
husband, some one to care for her and
Buddy.
The mother. healthy and robust,
only "a years old, is tired of buffet
ing the world alone, which she has
done for the last four years. and TO
give Buddy a good home she wants TO
find q mate.
What kind of a daddy would YOU
like for Christmas?" asked a kind
hearted policeman.
There" said Buddy pointing at a
reporter.
FUNDS LOW
NO. He's already spoken for,r said
the policeman.
All day long Buddy has been tag
ging along beside his mother as she
walked about the city looking for
work, and none was forthcoming.
Funds to last about three days loug-
er were left and unless q job or a
daddy shows up, Buddy will have 10
60 hungry.
Buddy's mother explained her situa-
ton to the chief, saying that even
though she could get work, she was
unable to care for Buddy like she
should and that she had decided to
seek help in locating husband.
She wants man about 80 years old
who will work and support her and
Buddy. She prefers brunette.
Blends are deceiving," she said.
BUDDY EAGER FOR XMAS.
She is from n good family and the
chief was impressed by the sincerity
OF the woman, saying he had every
confidence she would make some man
good wife.
And Buddy is all eager for Christ
mas morning to show up and find
him a real honcst-to- goodness daddy.
In his four short years Buddy has
gone through lot and he has seen
so many other children who have dad
dies that he begins to long for one
himself.
And so police and detectives and re-
pOrters are scanning the horizon to
lkSee il they can be Santa Claus for
little Buddy and find him real nice
q daddy for his Christmas stocking.
a Applicants may find out more about
NNlddy and his mother by asking at
ifllice headquarters.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
CITY WILL PAY LAST
OF PAVING CONTRACT

The city commission will appro-
pirate s2S5.94 next Monday to pay
the Southwestern Bitulithic company
the final estimate for the paving of
West Evergreen street between San
Pedro and Main avenues.
An ordinance to this effect was pre-
pared Friday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
OLD MAN BOREAS
BEATS HIS RETREAT

Defeated, discouraged and dis
gruntled because of his failure to
bring extremely low temperatures to
the Sunshine City, Old Man Winter
was Internationally limping to the
regions of the North Friday.
And Sunny San Antonio, basking
in the smiles of her patron saint, the
Sun, was purring like a contentcd
cat over the prospect of even warmer
weather Friday night and Saturday.
Forccaster j. II. Jarboc predicted
that Saturday will be partly cloudy,
with probably occasional showers, but
with much warmer weather. the mcr-
curry Friday night scheduled to reach
not lower than the 44-degrec level.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
ROADS TO HOUSTON
ARE IMPASSABLE

Roads to Houston are practically
impossible, but a few cars are get
ting through by the way of Katy, ac-
cording to a wire received Friday at
the highway department Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce.
William III. Furlong, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce highway
department, says that most all of the
unimproved roads in South Texas are
impossible in places.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
SEEK TO EXPUNCE
TRIAL TESTIMONY

Arguments by the plaintiff on sew
cral motions to strike out certain parts
of plaintiffs testimony, made by
United States Attorney John ID. Hart
man, were heard by Judge DuVal
West in federal court Friday in tho
case of the Alamo Foods Company
against A. s. Walker, internal revenue
collector. aFyH<1}tfII
The suit is for recovery Of about
500, 900 in taxes which the foods COM
pany was obtained by coercion and
duress.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
HELP! HELP! SOMEBODY
HAS STOLEN CITY STREET

dents thought nothing more of their
dirt being removed until the city
failed to begin crawling.
After inspecting the streets, Com
missioner Steffler said that they now
must be graveled.
lie will try to find those responsible
for the theft of the dirt.
II have no idea Wig anyone would
want the dirt unless he needed it TO
fill in his yard" the commissioner
said
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
& M. COLLEGE MEN
WILL AID CHAMBER

Support of the expanded agricul-
l1ral policy of the Chamber of Com
fierce was pledged by the A. and NJ.
,',llege club, at meeting Of that or
iization Thursday afternoon at the
VI. G. A.
Fred w. Mally, outlined to the club
he expanded agricultural policy of
he chamber. He spoke to them of the
Importance of cooperating with tho
business men in this agricultural ex-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
PREFERS PRISON TO JAIL.

BROWNSVILLE, Dec. 1S.-R)-
Enrique Pima. Arab youth, reared in
Mexico and wanted in San Luis Po-
tosi for murder pleaded guilty in
federal court here to forging a pass
port to the United States. He chose
a year and day in Leavenworth in
preference to six months in county
Jail. Judge J. G. Hutcheson Jr., COM
mended the choice.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
MAYOR TOBIN ISSUES
PARDON FOR PUP

Mayor John w. Tobin's long line of
visitors Friday included a little boy
whose dog had fallen into the clutches
of the law.
With a friendly pat on the youths
head, the mayor issued a pardon"
for the pup.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18

Numerous requests for the street
department TO continue its work on
streets on the eastern fringe of the
city led Commissioner of Streets Paul
Z. Steffler TO the discovery Friday
that dozens of loads of dirt have been
stolen.
Lsborers who hauled the dirt away
told the residents they were city cm-
ployes and that the streets, one of
which is st. Martin, were to be gray
elcd.
Taking them at their word. the resi-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
ILLEGAL MEDICINE
PRACTICE CHARGES
FILED AGAINST SIX

Charges of unlawfully practicing
medicine were filed in County Grim
inal court Friday against six San
Antonians by ]. NJ. Woods, states
attorney.
The charges were filed by direction
Of L. Il. Wright, representative of the
state board of health.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
WV. TO ENTERTAIN
KIDDIES AT PARTY

Little girls under years of age,
members of the Y. w. c. A., will be
entertained with a Christmas party to
be given in the gymnasium hall of the
association Saturday at 9:30 a. m,
according to the announcement made
by Miss Ruth Muir, secretary.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-18
BANDITS GET $4,000
IN IOWA BANK RAID

BOWS, Iowa, Dec. 1S.-[P)-Mak-
ing captive the town marshal, the tele-
phone operator mad the railroad opera
tors and severing all wire communi-
cations with other towns, half dozen
bank robbers invaded this village early
today, wrecked the safe of the bank
and escaped with cash and bonds
amounting to $4,000.
Arizona state miner., 1925-03-28
Priceless Papers Are Periled by Neglect

At one time even the state papers
of England found shelter within Its
walls, a vast collection of papers left
to it by Grove, secretary to the Pre-
tender, James II, and later returned
by the library to complete English his
tOrical archives. In return for the
gift there now appears a complete set
of reproductions of the papers pre-
sented to the British government.
The LOganian library, bequeathed
the city by Logan, secretary to Will
liam Penn, after long years of hid
ing, after narrowly escaping destruc-
ton during the Revolution, now finds
its place on the Ridgeway's shelves.
The great Egyptian collection lies
on open shelves, a prey to dust, while
the vacuum cleaning apparatus of the
building lies idle for lack of repair
and financial means to keep it In mo-
ton.
Bibliophiles here say that only thor
Ough rebuilding, with metal installa-
ton of cases, vaults, concrete floors
and partitions will properly safeguard
the collections, which would be vir
tually irreplaceable.
Arizona state miner., 1925-03-28
''Meanest Man in World" Had Her Love

have taught me the meaning Of love
and life. l hope I will never regret
the learning l hope you may never
forget me, for I'll never forget you,
although you are the meanest man in
the world
IF, in the years to come, there may
be another come into my life, he will
never or can never take your place in
my heart. Oh, my Butch, don't
want anybody else to come into my
life, and if some time you may cease
to care, and if somebody else takes my
place, you will some times remember
me in the by and by.
you know, my Butch you can
never have your sweet without your
bitter and you can never have your
joys without your sorrows. That's all
in life. There is a long life ahead Of
me, but I'll never forget my sweet
heart Butch There can never be
anybody that can ever turn me against
you for you are you.
"Memo-Age eighteen, birthday Oc-
tober IA, 1906.
when l first met you, December
"a, 1928"
Arizona state miner., 1925-03-28
= F7lE =
FTun HErE and Thzrz
"Joke" Brought Victim Close to Death

lice of the city Of Denver was enlisted.
Once or twice Taylor left his hiding
place at night for water, and somehow
overheard that the police were look
ing for him. After that he dared not
venture forth, having been told he an
swered the description perfectly IF the
man wanted"
AS long as he was able he chewed
straw, but at last became so weak
he was unable even to do that. When
he decided to give himself up, rather
than Starve to death under the hay
stack, he was unable to move. Sew
eral times, he said, he heard voices
near the stack, but he was too weak
to attract attention. A small army
Of field mice added to his misery, but
he could not fight them off.
When the hay was being carried to
the barn, one of James sons uncOv-
cred mans foot. AS the hay vas
removed, Taylor's arms, which had
been folded across his breast, slid
off. His eyes were open, but he could
not utter a sound.
For weeks Taylor lay near death.
He was fed soup and broths and grad
ually he improved sufficient to tell his
story. He is now able to walk some,
and, according to doctors, Will recover.
Arizona state miner., 1925-03-28

~T. PAUL-Out of the frame of
her picture, given to the man
u who killed her, Miss Carlos Egge
has spoken, declaring her love
for him although he was "the mean
est man in the world"
The girl was slain In an apartment
here and the police hold Butch" Car
ling. who gave himself up to the police
and who is held on first-degree MUIR
der charges.
On the back of a photograph found
in the girls room a letter to Carlos
was discovered.
The shooting of the girl occurred
at a party during which there was
much quarreling, which led George
Savage, proprietor of the apartment
house, to call the police.
Following is the girls letter:
Lest you forget me. Pete.
ITO my first and only sweetheart.
'T am giving you this picture to
keep whether we are together or
apart.
Butch always remember, no mat
ter what you do there will always be
a place in my heart for you, for you
Arizona state miner., 1925-03-28
Hungry Rat Made Many Late to Work

to their work. And because a rat was
hungry every subway and elevated line
and, in fact, all transportation except
that of the Third Avenue Railroad COM
pany came to standstill, and the
worst traffic tieup-though not the long
est-in the city occurred. In all, more
than a half million persons were late
to work
Twelve minutes after the rat de-
parted in that little puff Of steam,
one Of the generators was working
and an hour and eight minutes after
the rats unfortunate breakfast the
entire battery, with the exception of
the one damaged generator, was in
operation. But even a brief stoppage
means a cumulative effect that exists
long after the cause Is removed.
SO those who usually spend a half
an hour underground were In the long
tunnel for an hour and a quarter, the
trains crawling from station to sta
tion, with dim lights. In fact, during
the time the power was off, the only
lights were the ones supplied for
emergencies, which draw their current
from storage batteries. The elevated
passengers, Of course, had the bene-
fit of daylight, while the surface lines,
which require less power, were not so
seriously handicapped
Arizona state miner., 1925-03-28
CALLED DOWN

"This Is a diplodocus, one Of those
primeval monsters which existed on
the earth millions Of years before the
appearance Of man." said the pro-
fessor.
"Diplodocus repeated the per-
picked student. "Well, If it existed so
long before the appearance of man
how do you know that is its right
name?"
Arizona state miner., 1925-03-28

~ ~HILADELP - One Of the
greatest collections of Americana
in existence, priceless library
of historical documents, original
manuscripts, autographs and drawings
bound up with the infancy of the
United States, lie in comparative OBJ
scurity here, an easy prey to fire,
thieves and moths.
The collection, which embraces proc
lamatiOns of Lord Howe, during Brit
ish occupation of Philadelphia, bits Of
the "Stamp Act paper, destroyed by
angry colonists, 40 volumes of the let
ters of Benjamin Rush. physician
patriot of the Revolution, and John
Elliotts Bible, written for the Indians
In the aboriginal language, lie on open
shelves in an unfreprOofed section of
the Ridgeway library.
Few realize the bOOk-wealth sur
rounding them in the lonely halls of
the Ridgeway library. Since the war
but IA persons a day are the average
number visiting the institution. Few
chess experts realize that the great
stone building houses the finest chess
collection extant in the world today.
Arizona state miner., 1925-03-28
"joke" that nearly
cost the life of a man has just

~ ENVER.-A 'jOke" that nearly
cost the life of man has just
come to light in this city.
J. c. Taylor, an employee
on the ranch of NJ. G. James, near
Parker, was the victim, and only after
he had been buried for At days under
q stack of hay, without food or wa
ter, was he finally rescued, half dead
from cold and exposure, with one foot
frozen, and too weak to speak or move,
His clothing had been eaten from his
body by field mice.
Taylor had been working in road
gang near Parker, and, being from
the East, he was made the victim of
many practical jokes" by other mem
bers of the gang.
The Joke" that ended disastrously
started when Taylor's fellow workers
told him he answered the description
of a fugitive from justice for whom
the police were searching.
Taking his fellow workers serious
ly, Taylor went to the James ranch
that evening, found that Mr. and Mrs.
James had gone to Colorado Springs,
surmised they had gone to find the
sheriff, then disappeared. When he
failed to appear that night search
was instituted, and the aid of the pO-
Arizona state miner., 1925-03-28
A "Cross- Word" SaUed Him

"Say said the big man truculently,
Il hear you've been goin' round tellin'
people I'm stuck up"
Never said it," protested the little
man. '"The only remark 1 made about
you is that you are orgulous to an ex-
treme degree"
"Oh, WE'LL" said the big man, that's
different" And off he went.
Arizona state miner., 1925-03-28
Supreme Test

"Does your husband treat you un-
kindly?"
Certainly not !" said the woman.
"Then why do you want a divorce2"
II don't actually want a divorce. I
merely want to apply for one. Then
can judge by the kind of fuss my
husband makes whether he really cares
for me or not"
Arizona state miner., 1925-03-28
Filling a Need

eff 1t wasn't for me-" said Dan
proudly, "my class wouldn't have a
standing at ALL"
"But 1 thought you were always at
the foot of the Glass;" said his mother
"Well, so 1 am" admitted Dan, "and
how could it stand If 1t didn't have a
foot ?"-Stray Stories.
Arizona state miner., 1925-03-28

" VIEW YORK.-A rat was hungry.
N In the Interborough Rapid
Transit company power house
at Fifty-ninth street and the
Hudson river, food was not plentiful.
SO the rodent investigated the insula-
tion on a 30,000-kilowatt generator,
quite possibly in the belief that it hid
something choice in the way of food.
The instant the rats teeth went
through the protective covering there
was a blue flash and through the dirty
gray body went 100000 kilowatts-the
full load the station was carrying at
the time-of electricity. In the twin
Killing of an eye that rat was cremated
and then a mere puff of steam. Con-
sequently it passed out Of the picture.
But the result of its hunger fingered.
The resulting short circuit turned the
thousands of feet Of copper wire in
the generators into a fused mass and
blew out the switches controlling the
other generators, necessitating a shut
down of the entire plant.
The rat breakfasted a trif1e late,
6 80 a. M, to be exact. That is the
hour when the great morning rush
hour of New York begins-the time
when the thousands who have walked
to the subway, and elevated stations
fight to find trains that will take them
Arizona state miner., 1925-03-28
Record Fruit Crop

British Columbia's fruit crop in 1923
was the largest on record, amounting
to 176,SS7, $40 pounds, exceeding that
of the previous year by 1852 pounds
The total value of the crop was
$6,034,976, being an increase of OPT
per cent over the wear 1922.