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Evening star., 1926-09-12
OUT.OF.TOWN REAL ESTATE.

CHESAPEAKE BAY FARMS. SUMNER AND
year-around homes of every description: fine
climate. boating. bathing: fish. crabs, oysters
vegetables. fruits in abundance: low living
costs: near Washington and BalnmQre. In.
tey8steti9 Write CHESAPEAKE REALTY
: CO.. Annapolis. Nd.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28
PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN PICK
OFFICERS
DR.. Mary Harper Elected
President of S. A.
Club.

DR.. Mary Harper was elected presi-
dent of the Business and Professional
Women's club at the annual meeting
Tuesday night in the ballroom of the
Menger hotel. Other. officers elected
are: Miss Margaret Sammer. first
vice president: Mrs. Gertrude Alkire,
second vice president Mrs. ]. +. King,
recording secretary; Mrs. Il. Z. Han
kins, corresponding secretary; Miss
Velma r. Oakley. treasurer.
Following the routine business. Mrs.
l.. L. Brown. soprano, accompanied by
Miss Emily Treuter, sang two delight.
full selections.
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Much interest is being taken in the
coming musicale of the San Antonio
Musical Club which will take place
Thursday night. May u, in the ball
room of the st. Anthony Hotel in
stead Of on Monday evening as is the
custom. The Philosopher and the
Lady" is the title of the program be-
ing arranged by Mrs. Zulemc Herff
Simpson and Walter Durham.
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The Merry Maids Musical Club
win meet in called session Thursday
night in the club rooms. All members
are. requested to attend as plans for
the ball to be given at s 80 o'clock
Friday night in the ball room of the
Gunter Hotel will be discussed.
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The Music Week Association viii!
meet at 10 80 o'clock Thursday morn
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28
Pecan Street Lot
Sold for $4,000

Paying $4,000 for lot at the
northwest corner Of Broadway and
Pecan street, L. J.. McCollum of uasy
and McCollum Undertaking company,
announced plans for developing it
into Il beautified parking SPACE fer
automobiles of persons attending fu
nerals from the chapel IF the cstaD-
liShment.
The property fronts 10 fc.t on
Broadway. 10 feet on Pc IN stree,
and runs 100 feet deco. IL was pur-
chased from Hanas NJ. Frost
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28
Drumatist Says
Wales Has
Cockney Accent

LONDON, April 2S.-CP)-
The Prince of Wales has a
marked eockney accent. accord.
ing to the dramatist, st. John
Greer IRVINE, who publicly de-
bated the question do we know
how to pronounce English?' with
the aetor.manager, Nigel Play.
fair, last night.
Mr.. IRVINE grew hot over "the
vile cOekney accent and horrible
Oxford voice." and appealed TO
women not to marry men guilty
Of talking in such voices.
The Prince Of Wales, Mr.. Err
vine declared, does not sound the
letter "R" when speaking. al.
though King George and Queen
Mary do. The Prince, he added,
says "howp" when he means
"hope," and one Of the princes
brothers recently referred in a
speech to the "DOok Of Yawk."
Mr.. Playfair stood up for the
English spoken in Southeast
England. This moved Mr.. Err.
vine to wrath and he got back
at Mr.. Playfair by asking why
he called his first name "Sin
jim instead of saint John"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28
San Marcos Club
Presents 8 PLAYS

SAN MARCOS, April 2S.-The
Dramatic club of San Marcos Acad-
envy on Monday evening in the school
auditorium presented TO a large audi.
ence three one-act plays: "Threc
Pills in Bottle" Fields artistic
fantasy; "Sardines." by Carolyn Gil
patric, comedy; The Wonder
Hat harlequinade, by Goodman.
Hecht.
The character casts of the three
plays included the following: Mary
Nella Denmark, Myra Gill and Ciaud"
Carter of San Antonio: Leerene Lock
hart and Patsy Nall of Austin; Den
mis- Sullivan of George West: Al
Laura BroOkman of Temple, Charlcye
Elliott and Vera Littleton. San Mar
cos; Mildred Smith, Martindale, Lila
McCluney. Waco: Fay Stoker. Miner
al Wells, Corita Stovall, Mount Calm.
Texas.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28
Hi School Seniors
Will Be Graduated
From Auditorium

Graduation exercises of Main
avenue and Breckenridge Senior high
schools will be held in the municipal
auditorium. That of Main avenue will
be held May 26 and Breckenridge
either the day before or the day fol,
lowing, according to a decision of the
board of education.
The decision was made following a
report of its special committee that
the city had refused to permit the
free use of the auditorium for the
graduating exercises Of the public
schools, but had agreed to rent it for
two nights for the sum of $3.50.
In view of the large number OF
graduates this year, something over
100, the board decided that the use Of
large auditorium was necessary and
accepted the city's proposition.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28
u. s. DELEGATES.
To AVOID MEET

WASHINGTON. April 2S.-R)-
The Washington government is not
disposed TO authorize participation by
American delegates in the League OF
Nations passport conference ordered
to convene in Geneva next month.
Geneva dispatches last night said
the League of Nations was eager to
learn whether the United States
would be represented.
Insofar as non-quota immigrants
are concerned, the State Department
feels that it has made considerable
progress in overcoming passport and
visa troubles through the negotiation
of separate arrangements with more
than dozen governments which pro-
vide for reduced and reciprocal fee
charges.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28
c. Of c. ISSUES
QUESTIONABLE

San Antonio and Southwest Texas
are on the eve of a period of great
development, according to letter sent
by r. W. Morrison, the recently elect
ed president of the Chamber of Com
merce, to chamber members.
The cooperation of all members is
urged that harmony may exist when
approaching problems appear.
To chieve this harmony a question
naire was sent out to the chamber
members asking if they were acquaint-
ed with past activities of the chamber
and il they were satisfied with its
progress; also if a monthly bulletin
would be Of assistance to them. One
of the questions was why did you
join the Chamber of Commerce."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28
Wolfe to Address
Seguin Merchants

. c. c. Wolfe of the trade extension
department. Chamber of Commerce,
will be the principal speaker at a mer-
chants meeting in Seguin FRIDAY
night. His subject will be "Co-opera-
ton Among Business Men in Small
Towns" and will tell the purpose OF
the United Merchants in promoting
better methods Of merchandising.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28
Standardization Calls

A Standardization call IS a long dis
lance call for telephone in another town
when you do not specify wish to speak
to a particular person. In other words.
you are willing to talk with anyone who
may answer the telephone.
Asan example, q call placed for "Kansas
City, Main 4S6," or If the telephone num-
Der is not known, for -Mr. John Fords
residence at Kansas City" is Station.to-
Station call.
Standardization calls are quicker and
cost less. After $50 p. m. rates are re-
duced about one.half, and from midnight
until 4:30 q. m. the rates are about one
fourth the day Standardization rate.
Charges cannot be reversed on Station
to-Station calls.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28
DIVIDENDS
WESTERN ELECTRIC

TheWestern Electric Company, with over
$4,000 employees, is the manufacturing end
of the Bell System. 1t has the largest fac
tory in the world for turning out telephone
apparatus and equipment, located at Haw.
thone, Illinois.
Every year this Bell System factory
loads practically 10000 freight cars with
the following products:
4274 sections of central station equip
ment, 1874, 00o, 900 conductor feet of
lead covered cable Of all sizes, ranging in
capacity up to 1900 pairs.
3065 carloads of telephone instruments
and accessories. -
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tea Of the season sponsored by the
Tuesday Musical club.
Following the concert, tea was
served in the tapestry room. Tall pink
tapers in silver holders graced the
table and a bowl filled with pinE
roses, larkspur and iris was placed in
the center. Mrs. Helen Teagardcn
Sanders, Mrs. A. NJ. Mentally, Mrs
Max L. Sullivan and Mrs. Edw 'rd
Sachs presided at the tea and coffee
service.
The pupils of Ursuline Academy
assisted by the Parent-Teachers asso'
citation. will entertain with pro
gram and bazaar at Z 80 o'cloci
Wednesday night. The program vii
include a playlet, Aunt Matilda'S
Birthday Party" and dance b!
Miss Virginia Derr. The bazaar has
been made most attractive by foui
high school classes competing for .
so prize. The proceeds of the evening
will be used toward financing the Ur
suline annual, "Vox Ursulae."
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The Alumnae of 1ncarnate Word
College will entertain with a benefit
card party Friday night in the home
of Mrs. Henry Guerra, rs Howard
street. Reservations may be made
with Mrs. Guerra or Mrs. Edward
LANCE.
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The Timely Topics club will meet al
II 80 o'clock Thursday in the Men
ger hotel. Reservations may be made
with. Mrs. Russell Hill, Woodlawn
924. Mrs. Hill announces an old-fash.
Toned program in which each member
will take part by telling of some i'm
portant current event or timely topic.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28
CLUB CALENDAR.

ThUrsday-The Music Week
association meets at 10 80
o'clock in the st. Anthony
hotel; the Self Culture club
meets at 3 o'clock in the
Woman's club.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28
WITHIN STATES RIGHTS.

Now is it not clear from this lam
guage that If the Legislature had
selected the territory and itself spread
the burden by act of the Legislature,
that the Supreme Court would not
have declared the act unconstitu-
tional?- Sutton asked.
"COupls this with the holding of the
Supreme Court that acts passed subse-
qucnt to the issuance of the bonds
will suffice, if the Legislature had the
power in the beginning to enact the
necessary law, and it seems clear
enough that validating act may be
passed which will be upheld by the
courts"
The state constitution will not
stand in the way Of the validating,
Sutton contends, quoting from the de-
cisiOn of the Supreme Court of Texas,
IS Texas 200: Where a contract
which a municipal corporation has at
tempted to create is invalid merely for
want Of legislative authority TO create
it, it can be made valid by subse-
pucnt law"
CONFIRMS VIEWS.
at is my opinion that any validat.
ing act that is passed should be care
fully and deliberately prepared, and
whatever else it may contain it should
create each separate district and not
depend upon a mere recital that ali
such districts and bond proceedings
are hereby satisfied, confirmed and
validated Better do too much in such
an act than too little" Sutton RECON-
mended
Two weeks ago in an opinion writ
ten BY Assistant Attorney General
&. A. Wheeler. the attorney generals
department held a special session Of
the Legislature could validate the
bonds; and Mr.. Sutton's personal
opinion is a reiteratiOn and amplifica-
ton
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28

General Houston defeated and cap
tured Santa Anna at the battle Of
San Jacinto, April II, 1886.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28
CITES RULINGS.


sutton cites n number Of rulings
of the Supreme Court in support OF
his contention, among them 172 u. 5.
416, in which the court sustained the
validity of n validating act Of Con-
gress in reference TO certain bonds,
and used this language: There was
nothing at that time to have prevented
Congress from authorizing such NUM-
cipalities to issue bonds in aid Of the
railways and that which Congress
could have originally authorized il
might subsequently confirm and rati-
fy."
He next quoted from the Archer
county decision Of the court: Where
local improvement territory IS
selected and the burden is spread by
the Legislature or by a municipality
10 which the state has granted full
legislative powers over the subject. the
owners of property in the district have
no constitutional right to be heard on
the uupStiOn of bpnpfit
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28
ROAD BOND ACT
DECLARED
LEGAL
Legislature Claimed to Have
Power to Validate
Issues.

AUSTIN, April 2S.-CP)-Because
the United States Supreme Court has
held that legitimate defect may be
cured after bonds have been voted and
issued, Assistant Attorney General l..
c. Sutton yesterday declared the Texas
Legislature has the power to pass an
act validating $S0,0OO,O0O worth of
Texas road district bonds that would
be upheld by the courts.
Mr.. Sutton said some of the con-
tributions to the discussion resulting
from the holding invalid of the Archer
county road district issue by the Su-
preme Court were calculated to be
harmful. NO good can result from I'M
supported statements of lawyers and
others publicly made that there is doubt
whether, the Legislature can pass an
effective valuation. act.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28
GIVES ANSWER.

"A simple answer to this is that the
court declared the bonds invalid on
account Of lack of proper legislative
enactment, and hence if the Legisla-
ture now supplies the necessary lcgis-
lative enactment. the reason will no
longer exist for the Supreme Courts
holding that the bond issue was in
valid.
IF II be argued that the legislative
enactment should come before the
bonds are voted and sold. it may be
stated that the Supreme Court Of the
United States is authority for the
proposition that such an act Of the
Legislature may come after the bond
issue; in other words, that the Iegis-
lativc defect can be cured after the
bonds are voted and isSIIcd "
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28
EASILY INFLUENCED.

"The bond market is peculiarly sus-
ceptible to influence from adverse court
decisions, and derogatory statements
IRON those whose opinion may have
weight ought to be issued sparingly
and above all. should be based on
sound reasons and authority.
How can the Legislature now pass
a validating act when the Supreme
Court Of the United States in the
Archer county case has held what the
Legislature has done is unconstitu-
tiOnal? it has been asked. Can the
Legislature enact a law and declare
valid what the Supreme Court has de-
dared invalid and unconstitutional
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28

Twenty-Five per cent of the years NOV
ing is done in the two months Of May and
October, most of it around the first Of the
month.
Installation work can not be done by
temporary employees. This means an
abnormally increased demand on the
regular force, all of whom are concentrated
on this work.
Therefore, II you plan to move, please
notify the telephone Office as far ahead as
possible. This will insure quicker service
on your telephone move.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-05-01
flx S1 81
g. lsiS. we.tsra Nswspapsr unie..)

It 10 true that often the things
We hope for fail to put In their
appearance, but think Of the won
derful compensation We get In the
good things that appear 20 unex.
pectedly.-Lloyd.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-05-01
INSECTS GUARD VAST
TREASURES IN MINES
Efforts to Reach Riches Are
Unau0iling.

An old Mexican gold mine, all trace
Of which had been lost for more than
a hundred years, has been rediscov-
cred In curious manner.
1t was one of the many prolific
sources Of treasure worked by the
Spanish Adventures in the days Of
Cortes, and had been given the name
of the C0ckrOach mine on account of
the large numbers of these insects that
infested its immediate neighborhood.
1t was afterwards sealed up and its site
forgotten.
Recently, after the lapse of more
than century, prospector in the dis
trict, noticing rock swarming with
cockroaches, remembered the story,
followed the trail of the insects, and
found the mine, which is again being
worked.
Strangely enough, there is in Mexico
another ancient mine known to only
few Indians and to one or two white
prospectors, who have been lucky
enough to return unscathed from the
region.
This mine is situated in the noun
tains near Durango, and still bears
traces of the operations conducted by
the long-dead race whose civilization
was hardly less advanced than our
own.
The Spaniards In their turn made
attempts to raise the precious ore,
specimens Of which have proved the
mine to be the richest of its kind in
the world, but the chief obstacle In
the way Of further development is a
vast horde Of death-dealing scorpions
which swarm in the workings.
So large and venomous are these
specimens that many lives have been
lost by the numerous exploring par
ties who have tried to reopen the mine,
and although organized measures have
been taken to deal with the pests,
there has been no apparent diminutiOn
In their number. Thus vast treasure
will probably lie untouched for all
time.
In South America, near the source of
the Quibo river, deep in the Businesses
of the Andes mountains, there Is an
other ancient mine, similarly guarded
by the terrible tarantula spider, which
has denied mankind approach to the
mine for generations.
The tarantula Is fierce and hOr-
rible insect, whose bite means death
to a human being, since there is no
known antidote for its poison. Accord
ing to native legends the ancient Peru
vians. and latterly the Spaniards, when
working this mine, employed special
battalions to wage warfare against
the spider, with orders to keep the i'm
mediate surroundings of the workings
clear of the pests, regardless Of the
number of lives lost in the under
taking.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-05-01

part of the stove. Now we are ready
to prepare:
Chicken Chop suey-Take one cup
full Of celery Cor more If the dish
needs to be stretched) to two capfuls
of minced chicken, q good sized onion
minced, and one green pepper also
minced. II one has q few cooked
string beans with their liquor add
them and the broth from the chicken
bones and a cupful or less Of good
chicken gravy. Simmer for an hour
on the back Of the stove. add season
ing of salt and pepper and serve In
the center Of hot platter with sea-
soned cooked hot rice as q border. II
any chicken fat has been saved, pour
1t over the rice and add two teaspoon
fuls of Chinese sauce to the meat just
as 1t is ready to serve.
Currisd ChioI<en.-Season q cupful
or two of boiled rice with melted but
ter or chicken fat and teaspoonful
of curry powder. Arrange a baking
dish with alternate layers Of minced
chicken and the rice with any chicken
gravy. Have the rice at the bottom
and on the top with the chicken be-
tween. Dot with bits of butter and
put into q moderate oven to become
thoroughly hot. Serve at once.
Save a cupful OF coffee from break
fast and use In the following:
Ginger srsad-To one well-beaten
egg, add one cupful Of sugar. half a
cupful of melted lard, one cupful Of
molasses, q tablespoonful Of ginger, q
teaspoonful of salt and three cupfuls
Of hour-sifted before measuring. Mix
well and add one teaspoonful Of soda
to a measuring cup, and I'LL with boil
ing hot coffee. Pour over the mixture
and stir until evenly mixed Bake in
a deep dripping pan forty minutes.
The coffee gives a different flavor
which makes ting cake out Of the
ordinary.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-05-01
Got Euen With Squire

The story is told on a Western plo-
neer justice of the peace who fined a
man $50 for some offense, and then as
the culprit had no money sentenced
him to Jail till the fine and costs were
paid, says Capper's Weekly. There
was no Jail, so the justice chained the
fellow in his cellar at night and put
him to work on the Justices farm
where he worked for 100 days for the
Justice in payment for fine and costs.
When his time was out the prisoner
ran away with the squire's daughter,
married her and came back and made
his home with the justice. He
got even with the squire, all right.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-05-01

Self-preservation is the first law
of nature. Some people even seem
to keep their affections on ice.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-05-01
"Witches' Dozen"

Many tourists in London have Won
dered just how COvent garden got its
name and why. In the Middle ages
"cOvent" or convent was used to de-
scribe a religious assembly. Hence
"Covent Garden" from the garden of
a convent that once stood on the site
Of the famous fruit and flower, market.
BY degrees "covent" came to be used
to describe any gathering of II people
with a leader. In the case Of the
witches, 1t came to stand for a COM
pany Of IL, with their chief imper-
sonating or representing the devil.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-05-01

My daughter was to be married at
home and we had to borrow some
chairs for the guests. spoke to
neighbor and she promised to loan me
some. The day before the big event
I spoke to her daughter on the car.
During the conversation asked her
to remind her mother Of the promise.
The girl looked puzzled. but finally
said she would do so. A few moments
later a friend of the girl entered the
car and greeted her with the words,
"Hello, Marie!"
I was stunned, as the daughter Of
my friend was Alice. looked at the
girl more closely and discovered she
was not Alice at all, and with that
felt quite hot wave, as I had been
telling a perfect stranger all the de-
tails Of the oncoming event.-Chlcago
Tribune.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-05-01
~" NOTES

The Book Lovers Club will hold
its last meeting Wednesday, May 5,
at 2 p. m. A special program will
be given. at this time. All are cor
daily invited to attend. Come and
meet with us for the last time this
spring so as to be ready to start fresh
with us next fall.
The Vespers for last Sunday prov
ed quite successful. We all enjoyed
Lawyer Francis interesting talk
about Liberia, and / am sure we We're
all enlightened about a number of
things concerning the Black Repub-
lie. The musical numbers were we'll
rendered and greatly appreciated by
all. -
Miss Helen Hudson, our Secretary,
will be with us this Sunday for YES
pers. After spending ten days in
Milwaukee attending the "Y' Con-
vention she will have many interest
Ing IhlhSo W SC1i 10.
MOTHER and DAUGHTER BAN
QUIET" MAY 10th at the Central
Avenue Branch, 59S W. Central Ave.
Very interesting program following
the banquet All Mothers and Daugh-
tiers who are interested are cordially
invited to attend. Program will be
announced in next weeks paper.
Vesper program for Sunday will
be as follows: Devotions-Mrs.
Odelle Smith, Speaker-Mrs. Nc
Macken on ideals and Happiness, "
Piano solo-Arlee Harris, Vocal Sc
lection-Mrs. Dovie Welch.
1.-The Jolly Us Reserves" will de-
bate Friday, April 80, at 7:45 p. m.
The subject for debate will be, Re-
solved, THAT the Morals of the Mod
ern Girl Are as Good as the Girl of
Yesterday" ADMINISTRATORS
Oden and Marion Hughes, Negative
Fern Pope and Mildred Bolden
Judges-Alice Gooden, Attorney o.
Smith and DR.. J. w. Crump. Other
numbers on program will be Read
ings-Eula Belle Moore, Ballet Dane
ing-Mildred Arts.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-05-01

Rastus and his wife, driving to town
In their decrepit fivver, had parked It
casually in the first available space.
While they were away a traffic officer
attached a numbered tag to the We
hicle for parking in prohibited zone.
On their return, Rastus noticed the
tag and was for throwing it into the
street, but Rebecca restrained him.
"Sabe de ticket, honey" she said.
dat number might win sumthin'."-
Life.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-05-01
WELCOME HALL NOTES

Make Welcome Hall yours. Take
advantage of the many activities
there. Use the large and comforta-
BILE Auditorium.
Use our public library. There is
nothing SO entertaining as books.
Histories, dealing with the past, ge-
ographies, with travels in foreign
countries, enabling you to realize
things that are absent. For ideal
pictures, we refer you to the poets,
dramatists and imaginative writer's,
The St. Paul echo., 1926-05-01
FROM LEFrovERs

When one has q cupful or two Of
cooked chicken, several things may be