davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-09
lp25 FORD TOURING
1924 Ford Roadster

Ten million motor number. lock wheel
and snare tire, a real buy for some one.
S'0 CRAWFORD MOTOR CO.
- l7IA 5l1-17 w. Houston st.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
Ants as Communists,

The human siuggard Is told to go to
the ant to learn industry. The human
socioloGist might be told to go to the
ant to learn sociology. for the ants
have carried one form Of social life to
a degree not yet nearly approached by
any group of human beings. This is
that form called communism Per
haps we can learn from the ants
whether We ever want to go as far as
they have in the way of communism,
at least this Is the suggestion OF DIR.
Vernon Kellogg. secretary of the Ma
tional Research Council. In the cur.
rent issue OF the Scientific Monthly.
DR.. Kellogg explains how with all the
ants and with those kinds Of bees and
wasps which have adopted COM
munal life, there is an entire giving up
Of the life OF the individual for the life
OF the community. Each worker ant
or bee or wasp works not for itself but
for the community. The worker col
lects food not for itself but for every
body. 1t has no children Of its own;
but 1t helps take care of the children
OF the community. which are all pro.
duced by the queens. Biologically.
the communal insects are very sue
cessful. Their communities thrive:
their species persist and increase.
They live in all the lands OF the earth
except In extreme Arctic and Antarctic
regions, and on the SUBMITS of lofty
mountains. and their numbers prob
ably exceed those Of all other insects.
They. have been called the most sue
cessful OF insect kinds. But are they
happy, Nobody knows
Evening star., 1925-10-13
LUMBER TRADE BOOMS.
Consumption in U. S. Far Greater
Now Than Back in 1919.

The American people are using
more lumber now than they have at
any time since 1919. according to the
census of the lumber industry for
1928. just published by the Bureau of
the Census. in cooperation with the
Forest Service.
The per capita consumption is
placed at 80 board feet for the coun-
try as a whole. against less than $50
feet. according to the industrial CEN
sus of 1921.
Washington. with about one-siXth
of the total product. is easily the lead
ing lumber producing State. The next
nine States in relative order are
Oregon, Louisiana, Mississippi. Cali
fornia. Alabama, Texas. Arkansas
Georgia and Florida.
According to the forest economist O..
the National Lumber Manufacturers
Association, the fact that some of the
oldest and most populous States where
the forests have been extensively
utilized for from 100 to 300 years are
still self-sufficient. is reassuring as to
the prospect of a sufficient perpetual
timber supply in the United States.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
WALL STREET BRIEFS

! NEW YORK. October Is IP).-The
srepurt Of the Western Union Tele-
graph 60. to the Interstate Commerce
sCommssion for the first eight months
dhis year shows operating income of
$50. .042. .225, compared with SS.508.l44
aor the corresponding period of 1924.
; Reports from the Youngstown dis
trist Indicate that the steel industry is
Forging ahead. with the average ca
Sheet and Tube IS at - per cent and
Republic Iron and Steel at so per cent.
5 September net railway operating in
come of the Chicago and Alton fell
gbelow the S524.709 for September.
1924. II. L. Stutz. assistant to the
had been affected by the small move
anent of coal. Otherwise he thought
the outlook for traffic was good.
+! Combined earnings of subsidiaries
rontrolled by the international Utili-
ties Corporation for the eight months
ended August 81. showed gross rev.
enues of SO 3.545 ,341. compared with
S9.1t9,329 for the same period last
year. Net earnings available for Fed
fral taxes, sinking fund, deprecia ton
and dividends were S9S1,1i4, against
S646,756 year ago.
Net profit of the Pittsburgh Steel
90. for the fiscal year ended June
30 declined to S1,052,755 in contrast
to Sl,5JS,619 the year before.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
OXFORD BUILDINGS DECAY
AS FAST AS REPAIRED
One Firm Kept Busy 80 Years Put
ting New Faces on Walls
of College,
of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
OXFORD, September 26.-OXford
colleges are crumbling away, but they
have never done anything else. Nearly
all Oxford Is built of soft local stone
which carves easily into rich and fan
ciful shapes but begins to flake and
rot away after the first decade. After
a century or so it Is necessary to dress
down the whole outer surface Of the
buildings and lay on an outer surfac-
ing Of new slabs.
Some Of the larger colleges are never
without builders scaffolding. One
Oxford firm has been occupied for
eighty years in mending the stone
work of a single college.
The great expense Of rebuilding led
to the destruction Of all college ivy
Before it was stripped from the walls
this. hardy climber had done an i'm
nlense amount Of damage. often de.
stroying the stone to depth of sew
eral inches below the surface After
the ivy Is removed its work still re.
mains and there is grave danger of
falling stones until the wall is resur-
faced.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
TOAD'S AID TO GARDENERS
SEEN IN DIET ON INSECTS
Devours 10000 Destructive Pests
in Three Months, Scien-
lists Figure.

A useful pet in the yard or in the
garden Is a toad, says the Indian
apolis News. Not that a toad can De
taught to do tricks. but 1t can oe
tanned so that it becomes accustomed
to people and human voices. Con-
trary to belief. handling toads Will not
cause warts on the hands; the warts
remain on the toad.
A toad's usefulness lies in its almost
Unsuitable appetite for insects. 1t Is
said that one toad in three months
will devour almost 10000 insects, in
cIuding worms. slugs. beetles. flies,
mosquitoes. crickets. cutuorms. plant
lice and other destructive pests
Truck growers IN France prize toads
and often purchase them for their
gardens.
In order to thrive toads must have
moisture, so it becomes necessary
often to provide a shallow basin or
pool of water in which they can soak
OF quenching their thirst. They are
long lived. One was known to live
So years and then lose It's life by acci-
dent.
Toads are warty and cold but not
Shiny, as some think The tempera-
ture of their bodies is governed by the
temperature of the air. AS a means
Of defense they throw off from their
warty skins a fluid extremely irri-
tating to the mouths OF dogs and GER
tain other animals. A pup will not
grab a toad in its mouth after one
experience. The fluid does not irritate
human skin unless communicated to
the membrane of the mouth or to the
eyes. German violinists are said to
use it on their hands sometimes to
prevent perspiration.
In fact, the toad is one OF mans
best friends and should be so consid-
cred. In his battle against insect
pests man needs all the allies he can
muster around him. and the toad is
one of the best of these allies.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
COOLIDGE TELLS GROUP
SERVICE MUST BE GOAL
Assures American Gas Association
That Efforts Will Be Rewarded
as It Meets Public Need.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, October IA
message from President Coolidge read
today before the American Gas Asso-
citation by its president. II. c. Abel.
said that the future of the gas indus
try depended entirely on the extent
to which it devoted itself to public
service. as we'll as public gain"
Remembering as l do with much
pleasure my previous visit to your
convention. / am doubly glad to extend
my greetings" President Coolidge
wrote. Your industry seemingly has
entered upon new period of growth,
and this will be steady and permanent
in proportion as your association
keeps constantly in mind that II Is an
opportunity for public service as well
as personal gain. / am sure that this
object will always be before you. and
that you will meet adequately your
problems and your responsibilities to
the people whom you serve"
The convention opened today with
representatives of more than 500
manufactured gas companies in at
tendance.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
STOCKS OPEN WEEK
WITH MANY GAINS
Untitled Steel Tonnage Lifts
Market-NeW Peaks in
Pivotal Shares.
Bv the A.sncIated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
B! NEW YORK October l3.-Re-
spending TO an unusually large in
crease in the September untitled
orders of the United States Steel
Corporation, stock prices resumed
their movement to higher ground at
the opening OF today's market.
United States Steel common opened
a point higher at 12412 and Sloss
Sheffield advanced -2i2 to 1898,
new record. on the first sale.
Motors and accessories were again
in brisk demand. new peak prices
heing established in the first few
minutes of trading by Hayes Wheel,
Stewart Warner Speedometer and
Stromherg CarbureJor.
b. Popular motors were taken in large
blocks. additional new peak prices be
ing registered hy Dodge Bros. \. Cen
eral Motors. Studehaker, Timken Roll
er Bearing and Fisher Body
United states Steel common held
steady around 12412 in the early trad
ing but the independents forged
steadily ahead. Ludlum rising over
points and Bethlehem. Crucible and
Gulf States advancing a point or more
TohacCoS also gave a good demonstra-
tion of group strength. with Tobacco
Products. Reynolds b and American
Sumatra the early favorites i'll that
group.
Public utilities moved forward under
lhe leadership of Detroit Edison.
which quickly moved up points. and
Brooklyn Union Gas. which crossed
ia3 to Il new high record. Other out
standing early strong spots were Ward
Baking B. Chrysler. Foundation Com
.pany and Federal Mining and Smelt-
ING nreferred all uD points or more
Foreign exchanges opened irregular.
demand sterling held firm around
81 .S3a, but French francs broke 6l2
points to around 4.55 cents on rumors
That proposed loan to that country
.by American bankers had been tenn
porarily abandoned. Scandinavian
exchanges were strong.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
RECORD COCOON CROP.

NEW YORK. October Is tSpeciaD. -
The largest single crop of cocoons and
Silk worm eggs ever raised in China
has been produced by the college of
agriculture of the University of Nan
king, according to reports received
here. In the rearing season 1,l24.40O
layings of eggs We're tied in bundles of
100 eggs each and the cocoon produc-
ton amounted to 6 tons resulting in
rearing of 4,000.0O silk worms, which
ll6 tons of mulberries.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
COTTON SELLS OFF
AND THEN RALLIES
Lower Liverpool Cables Fac
tor-Rain in Belt Checks
Decline.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 13.-Cotton
futures opened barely steady-Oc-
tober. 21.40; December, 21.26; Janu-
ary. 2O.52; March. 20.80: May. 21.00.
The market opened barely steady to-
day at a decline of 6 to 13 points.
active positions showing net losses
of 10 to IA points in the early trad.
ing under Southern hedging and local
and Wall Street selling. promoted by
relatively easy Liverpool cables and
the failure of early weather advfces
to Indicate any killing temperatures
in the South.
Considerable rain was reported.
however, particularly in the South
west, and after the break to 21.20 Tor
December pIEces steadied on covering
and trade buying. 1t was feared the
wet weather would hurt the grade or
the crop and delay the movement, out
much Of the buying was attributed to
profit.taking Ly last weeks sellers.
New Orleans Quotations.
NEW ORLEANS, October 13.-Cot-
ton futures opened steady; OCTOBER,
2O72; December, 20.5S: January, 20. Oh;
March. 2O.64; May, 20.64. The market
opened fairly active after the holiday.
Liverpool was lower than due, and
first trades showed loss OF l to
points. Prices eased OF further right
after the call. December trading down
to 20.57, January to 2O.53 and Marcn
to 20.60.
The market soon rallied when con-
siderable rain in Texas and elsewhere
In the belt was reported. December ad,
vanced to 2o.70, January to 20.6I and
March to Poll. A good demand was
reported for spots.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
MAY FLY NEVER EATS.
From the Nature Magazine.

A strange creature, the dainty Nav
ny. One Of the strangest things is
that 1t eats nothing from its cradle
TO the moment Of its DEATH
Thrust into a world where nearly
every living thing Is constantly in
search Of food. the May fly goes it's
way with never a thought Of food.
Surrounded by creatures that lie in
wait and devour each other, the MAY
ay eats not nor thinks Of eating. 1t
does not even possess a mouth with
which it might eat II it felt so dis.
posed. It comes into the world with a
certain amount Of vitality in its frail
body: 1t dances gayly until that
strength is gone, and dies.
Equally strange Is the birth Of the
May fly. a birth which almost any Oh.
server may witness II he happens to
be. sharp-eyed by the waterstde almost
anywhere at Just tho right minute. II
he watches closely, he may see many
tiny creatures as big as house flies
emerging from the mud at the bottom
OF the lake or stream.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
Gentlemen, Old Style.
ON the Manchester Guardian.

From the Manchester Guardian.
1t is perhaps rather fortunate that
the word gentleman no longer car
rtes some of its older connotationS. for
otherwise there would be something
a little menacing in NJ. Caillauxs an
nouncemeut Il shall make Great Brit
ain and America gentlemans : offer
for the set, ement OF our war debts. -
Many q trad"Sman of the Old World
would have shivered 10 receive an as
Stlrance thai the graudee on whom he
was waiting would make him "a gen
tlemanS offer" The phrase would
have had a none too pleasant ring in
days when some gentlemen wriggled
desperately under the clutch of the
Jews, bilked their tradesmen as fair
game. and paid only their debts of
honor" with alacrity. "A gentleman's
offer" would have borne with it, in
short. a distinct foreboding of this
year. some time. never. But gentle,
men have improved in this detail, and
today the British taxpayer can learn
OF NJ CaillauX's assurance without
Wincing.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
OF RUBBER
REPORTED IN LONDON
Yesterdays Market Excitement
Brings Out Facts About Sc
we're Shortage.
" the Associated Press.


LONDON, October 13.-Yesterday' s
excitement in the rubber market
served to call attention anew to the
shortage in rubber stocks here. 1t is
remarked that the easing of the eX-
ports restrictions at the beginning of
August has done little UP to the pres
ent to relieve the scarcity. Shipments
from the east have not kept pace with
the continually increasing demand for
rubber and the stocks in London now
are only about 400 tons as compared
With $4,000 tons year ago. This is
attributed to a great extent to urgent
orders from the United States.
The prospect for any early increase
IN supplies is not regarded as very IA
Vorable owing to the scarcity of labor
on many of the rubber estates. Some
of these are said to be unable even to
produce the present restricted allow
ance.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
Governor Handy With Plow.

Two State Senators and q pair Of
Representatives In the Arkansas State
Legislature are willing to admit that
they do not compare with Tom !.
Terrall. Governor Of Arkansas, in abil-
ity to till the soil. Handling in q
masterful manner that most obdurate
of all animals-the Arkansas mule
Gov. Terrall at Russellville recently de-
feated his opponent in flve.cornered
plowins contest held in connection with
the opening OF thee Fall term Of the
Arkansas Polytechnic Institute.
Senators j. F. Brewer and Robert
Bailey and Representatives Reece
Gaudle and joe d. Shepperd, compel
itors Of the States chief executive,
were declared by the judges to be in
a tie for second honors. All of the
temporary pfowmen were commended
by the judges for their skill and on.
durance. s~ .-.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
HUGE POWER DEAL
UNDER new PROBE
Federal Commission Looking
Into Project Nearly as
Large as Muscle Shoals.
peciai Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. October ia delay
of several more months before the
$5I 100000 Conowingo superpower
project can be licensed is predicted by
Chief Auditor King Of the Federal
Power Commission.
He is here to consult with Chief En-
gineer Wolf Of the public service COM
mission.
He said the Federal commission
must complete it's Investigations be-
fore issuing a license.
Records Date Back to 1888.
Mr.. King said that the investiga-
ton into the Conowingo development
has required researches into ancient
records extending as far back as the
year 1888. The Conowingo power de-
velopment was first started that year.
when a canal company was formed
and construction of a canal on the
west bank Of the Susquehanna River
was begun.
Since then. Mr.. King said. more tha n
so corporations have been involved
in various phases of the Conowingo
development. Development of power
resources of the Susquehanna River
was started in the late 17O0's, when
grist and flint mills were operated by
water from the canal.
Rivals Muscle Shoals.
The Conowingo development is also
one of the largest In the amount of
money expended and in the potential
power that can be generated. Mr.. King
said. He said the proposed dam at
Conowingo will be almost as large as
the famous Muscle Shoals dam and
that the Maryland power plant prob
ably will be the third largest in the
country.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
Before the Single.

From the London Chronicle.
The vicar Of Ruislip. who has now
provided a veil in his church in order
that he may not be called upon to
bless" the hats Of brides who are
married in going-away dress. is not
the only cleric who has had difficulties
in this matter of the laying on Of
hands" There was a bishop once who
had a horror Of confirming girls on
the ground that their hair was full of
hairpins. And so." he explained,
II am going to make it rule that I
will confirm boys only, leaving the
young porcupines to my horny-handed
suffragan."
Evening star., 1925-10-13
EXPERIMENT WITH WIND
AS SOURCE FOR POWER
Windmill Generates More Elec-
tricity Than Farm Can
Use in Month.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AMES. Iowa. October 1.-THE posi-
bility Of using wind as a source of
farm power Is being experimental with
by the agricultural engineering faculty
at Iowa State College.
A windmill on the top of 100-foot
steel tower, with the generator at
tached, generated 200 kilowatt hours
in 80 days. The average farm home
does not use more than 25 kilowatt
hours a month.
The velocity and distribution Of the
wind Will be the determining factor.
said Fred c. Fenton. Power generated
by the windmill can be used for al
most any activity on the farm.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
Shark Skins for Shoes.

The increasing scarcity Of mammal
hides in recent years has caused
leather manufacturers to turn to the
sea for their raw product. Today,
largely through experiments under
tho direction Of the United States Blu.
reau OF Fisheries, the skins OF sharks.
porpoises and other fish nave been de.
veloped into excellent commercial
leather. Says the Popular Science
Magazine. For this purpose shark
hsheriss have been established. on the
Florida, and Gulf coasts, and new in
dustries are being established to uti.
lie the new product.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
NORTH PACIFIC WHALING
STATION HAS TO CLOSE
Ocean Current Changes Drive Big
Mammals to- New Feeding
Grounds in South

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. October 1.-THE Bay
City whale station of the American
Pacific Whaling Company, one Of a
few remaining in the United States. is
being dismantled. Lack of whales in
the ocean tributary to Grays Harbor
necessitated the shut down. Only q
whales have been brought into the sta
ton since the opening of the season
last April. In previous years the catch
averaged from 200 to 500 whales a sea
son.
along the north and south Pacific coast
have made new feeding zones.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
BUSINESS TOPICS.

GULFPORT, Miss. October 13 iSpe.
ciaD.-Transfers Of real estate in Har-
rison County have aggregated $21,-
100000 since March 1. This has been
a result Of the gulf coast real estate
boom.
CLEVELAND. October 13 tSpeciall
Ohio voters will decide at the No.
vember election whether or not to
sancion bonds for a large amount of
building construction. About 1000 900
for schools is involved. Cincinnati,
Youngstown and Trun1bull Counties
have large issues up for consideration
Evening star., 1925-10-13
AUTO PLANTS RUSHED.

. CLEVELAND. October 13 tSpe
oiaD.-The National Acme Co. is run
ming at the highest rate reached in
the last four wears. owing to the de
Inand fnr automobile parts. Earnings
of the Gabriel Snubber plant for the
81 ,000,e00 The Eaton Axle co. has
booked for 1928 delivery twice the
lnsincss il had contracted at this time
last wear.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
Corsets to Come in Again.

Corsets. remarked J. w. Stewart Of
Sweden are certain to encircle once
more the waists Of the young. middle
aged and old of the feminine sex be.
fore the Winter is over. The vaRaries
Of fashion, instructed by Paris. have
brought back an indented waistline,
he said, which indentation can only
be made apparent with the aid Of
stays.
manufactures corsets. and he let it
be known that his visit to the United
States was not entirely a matter Of
pleasure.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
Japan Combats Illiteracy.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
TOXIC, September 1S.-During the
conscript examination. the authorities
discovered that moro than 20 per cent
of the young mon examined for the
army were unable to write their own
names. Consequently the department
of education has decided to establish a
system of circulating classes for the
illiterate youth Of the empire
Evening star., 1925-10-13
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE. Nd, October 13 (Spe.
ciaD.-Live Spring chickens. pound,
20a2s: Leghorns. 20a26; Minorcas, goa
%: old hens. 17a2s: old Leghorns,, Ia
Is: roosters, 16; ducks, 2oa2s: pigeons,
pair. 25a30; guinea fowl, each. 70aSo.
Eggs-Receipts, 1858 cases; native
and nearby firsts, dozen, offered at A..
Butter-Good to fancy creamery,
pound. 48ao1 u; prints. 52a53: ladies',
42a43; store packed. 40; dairy prints,
40a4l: process butter, 4sa47: rolls,
40a4n.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
Three Coats.

rom the Everybody's Magazine.
What on earth are you wearing
AL those clothes for" asked the
neighbor.
We'll" was the reply. I'm going to
paint my barn, and the directions on
HE paint can say: For best re
suits, put on three coats"
Evening star., 1925-10-13
High-Pr Scenery.

From the Boston Transcript
How was the scenery where you
spent your vacation?"
THE most expensive ever gazed
at