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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
OPERA REHEARSALS
WILL START MONDAY

Rehearsals will begin Monday for
"The Spirit OF the Argonne," military
opera, to be presented at the new Fort
Sam Houston. stadium April Is and
10, Richard Carver Clark Of Holly.
wood, Cal, the director, announced
Saturday.
Principals in the east of 1000 will
be Percy Barbat, Mrs. Mary Stuart
Edwards. Louis Rogers, Terry Ter
hume, Rosa Dominique, Fred Langs-
dorf and Lieutenant ii. w. Lloyd
Dancing pupils of Miss Mildred john
son and Terry Terhune will present
mssicsl revue steps from THE Choco,
late Soldier "Prince OF Pllsen, p"
Pink Lady" and others.
y Songs famous in musical comedy
years ago will be featured, according
TO Mr.. Clarke.
Musical direction Of the opera is in
charge of Warrant Officer Otto Ma
iewski, leader of the Twenty-third In
fantry band.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
s. A. F|REPR00E
AREA MAY BE ]
ENLARGED
Board Findings to Be Used
in Proposed
Ordinance.

Larger boundaries for the fireproef
district Of San Antonio doomed SAT-
urday with the announcement of
Commissioner Of Fire and Police PnrI
Wright that the findings of special
board will be incorporated in pro-
posed ordinance to change the build
ing code Of 1913.
The ordinance with other proposed
changes Of the code not yet decided
upon will be presented to the city
commission one week from Monday.
Proposed boundaries for the en-
larsed district ere:
Northern boundary: Begins at
North Flores and LakeEiew extend
ing along the latter to Martin. down
Martin, thence along Fourth to Water
street, the eastern boundaries; thence
along Water and North TO Nueva
street, the southern boundary; thence
along Nueva To Santa Rosa avenue.
the western boundary; thence TO
Travis, continuing on this street {.
its intersection with North Flores anil
then up North Flores 10 the starting
point. These lines will be active on
both sides Of the streets.
The old boundaries were
North: TrNviS street; east. Bon
ham street: south, DOlOrosa street:
west, San Pedro creek.
These changes were recommended
by n board composed of representa-
tivcS Of underwriters. contractors,
architects and industrial organiza-
tons.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
Previous Ties
Mean Little
To Poet

MANILA. April 3. - just be-
cause 3 man happens to he al.
ready married is that any rea-
son why he should not have Il
little fun and elopc with a
younger and perhaps prettier
woman.
Jose Maria Batule, generally
conceded 10 be the leading Fill
pinO poet, thinks motor at least
he thought not.
Senior Batule temporarily for
getting that he already was a
benedict clOped with young
Filipino girl aboard the liner
President Mckinley bound for
HOngkOns.
But he Gid not elOpe very far.
The angry parents OF the girl
chased the boat in an airpiaBe
and rs a result they made her
promise TO return home on the
very next steamer.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
TEXAS BANS SO
CARLOADS Of
!. POOR SEED
Condemnation Will Mean
Big Savings for
State Farmers.

AUSTIN, April 3.-During the
past six weeks, 80 carloads Of in
ferior planting seed, offered as high
grade seed, have been withdrawn
from the market by the Department
of Agriculture, il was announced by
]. NJ. Del Curto, plant pathologist Of
the department.
sThe average sale price Of a car
load was $780," said Mr.. Del Curto.
Withdrawal of the inferior seed
means saving OF many thousands
of dollars for the farmers who would
have planted the seed, much of which
was practically useless.
"The samples of seed were sent to
me by nursery inspectors, not chars-
ed with the duty, but who cheer
fully took on the extra work. The
employment Of a travelling fulI-time
feed inspector would mean the saving
of tens of thousands of dollars an
nually, and we are hopeful the
Fortieth Legislature will appropriate
money for such an inspector"
1t was explained by Mr.. Del Curt0
that the state forced withdrawal of
the inferior seed from the planting
seed market could be obviated by re-
curing the seed to be properly labeled.
MANY of the seed samples sent in
were labeled 90 per cent pure maize,
faterita, higera, ETC., but on testing
were found to be only 10 per cent
pure. When the proper label was
put on, the dealers were compelled to
sell much of the seed for chicken
feed said Mr.. Del Curto. similar
". several carloads of purported high
grade cotton seed were sent to the
mills to be ground into hulls anG
NEAL
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
BISHOP TO DEDICATE
$4,000 STRUCTURE

The new $4,000 school building
for ST. Mary's Hall win be dedicated
with imposing ceremonies at I 80
p. M, Saturday. April 10. Right
Reverend W. r. Capers, bishop of the
West Texas diocese Of the Protestant
Episcopal church. will conduct the
ceremonies. President Edgar OdelI
LOvett, Of Rice Institute. Houston.
will deliver the dedicatory address.
Vocal numbers will be given by the
Wellesley College club chorus.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
CLUB WILL PRESENT
r PROGRAM IN GARDEN

4 novel and entertaining program
of choral numbers to demonstrate the
acoustic properties of the Sunken
Garden at Breckenridge Park, will be
presented by the Chaminade Choral
Club under the direction of David
Griffin, director, at p. m, Friday,
May Z.
Director Griffin has tested the
acoustic properties Of the garden and
found them excellent. 1t is hoped that
If the first program is n success with
the public that it will be the begin
ming of a series Of such concerts in
this open air auditorium.
Parking space for those attending
has been provided at the polo grounds
in the park. The program is free and
the public is cordially invited 10 at
tend,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
PARENTS FIND TOT
IN MIDNIGHT HUNT

Deputy sheriffs and two groups OF
San Antonio parents had il in" for
the sand man Saturday.
DIR. L. II. Hayden, 341 Argo ave-
nue., and T. d. Mccarthy. 1914 Cam.
bridge Oval. missed their S-year-old
daughters Friday at dusk.
Officers were summoned and a
search ending at midnight revealed
the sleeping tots on the seat Of th2
automobile in Mr.. McCarthy's garage
Tho sand man had come around
earlier than usual.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
DIRECTORS CHOSEN
BY COUNTRY CLUB

z. d. Bonner, Frank Rennert, s.
r. Walker and Carl Beibers were
new directors elected by the Alamo
Country club at its recent meeting.
JIG. Walker, II. c. Thorman, Ken
meth Winner and Marvin Hill were
named as the holding corporation di-
rectors.
The election was preceded. by q
meeting of the board Of governors
Friday. Following the meeting and
election a dance was enjoyed by club
members.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04

Just look. seven beautiful models in the size y
wear. They are popular styles, that you sim
adore. A real bargain. And IL you are any JUG
of values you'll be an early shopper and the poss
sor of several pairs Of these shoes
All you need is $40
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
CITY WILL HAVE IS
CONVENTIONS IN 1926

This year will be the banner year
for the Chamber Of Commerce so far
rs conventions are concerned, Fred
Herndon announced Saturday,
Ten conventions have been he'll
here since thu first of the year AMI
2S more are scheduled betwe.n now
and December |. One has been OBJ
tanned for 1927. 1t is the annual
convention OF the Merchants Life In
surance Company. Des Moines, Iowa,
to be held in January.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
TEACHERS BONUS.

4 bonus Of so 10 teachers in
schools of Coldwater. Mich. who,
though already possessing minimum
scholast.s requirements. attended sum
mer school last year, has been given
on recommendation of the superin-
tendent.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
I6-INCH WATER MAIN
WILL BE INSTALLED

A I6-inth main which will mean n
better water supply for the western
part OF the city is nearing comple-
ton. according 70 W. ID. Masterson,
manager Of the waterwOrks. The line
will extend from Probandt and Cevnl-
los streets west to Monterey street,
and will cost S45.OO0.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
TRADE SCHOOLS GOOD.

Efficiency Of the trade schools main.
tanned by the London county council
is practically recognized By employers
About 5000 children leave tn
schools annually, aud every one OF
them finds work quickly.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31

immense shower of frogs, covering the
roads and fields so that the diligence
passed over and killed many" The year
1880 yielded at least two animal rains
one at Ula, in Argylshire, Scotland; the
other in India, at FeridpOur-both fish
showers, the fish being of the herring
variety.
TO attempt recital of all rains OF llv-
ing things that have occurred and have
been recorded would be weariOme read
ing. There is even a record of shower
of rats in Norway in the sixteenth cen
tury. Almost invariably the phenomena
have occurred during heavy thunder
storms: almost invariably the preclpita-
ton has been of very small anmais--"an
inch or an inch and half long about
as big ~ a bce'-'the size of shilling"
and 50 on. Almost invariably they have
fallen in immense numbers, alive, hop
ping, Jumping, wiggling, squirming about.
Al Essen, Germany, in 1896, hailstones
Gas large as a hens egg" fell from the
clouds. in many Of which were found en-
cased a little carp. Some photographs
they could have come was $50 miles away.
In July. 1856, at the parish Of Hogan,
in Cornwall, England, roads and fields,
following a severe storm, were found
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
! Frog Shower, from a Rare
Old Print.

Of evidence that the Battle of Ehe Frogs
was a shower of them. In 1891, just
hundred and thirty-three years later,
Windham was visited by another rain Of
them, unaccompanied, however, by the
legendary nOisesl In answer to my IN
uuiry, Mr.. a. B. Roberts, of that village
who witnessed the occurrence, writes
Following a severe thunderstorm the
ground was literally strewn with millions
Of small frogs" almost on the exact site
Of the historic battle. "They were 50
numerous that one could hardly step with
out crushing them. They remained in evi-
dence for several weeks, gradually in
creasing in size and decreasing in num-
beers. The area covered was several miles
in extent"
In August, 1904, two frog and toad
showers visited France at points separated
from each other by several hundred miles
one at Framard, near Amiens, the other
at Toulouse. The latter occurrence has
been officially recognized by the French
Academy. A black cloud is described as
having burst, emitting with the ram an
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
Tablet Erected at Windham, Conn.,,
to Commemorate a Great Shower
of Frogs in 1883.

from great distances to enjoy the water
of the pond, il being the dry season and
that being the nearest water. The
reason they were dead was because they
had killed themselves fighting each other
for that water. From Historian Peters
theory. which gradually overcame His
torian Wcaver's earthquake theory. came
the name "The Battle Of the Frogs" by
which the mystery has been known for
almost two centuries.
Ignoring the matter Of the extraordinary
noises, much of which may be set down
70 the superstitious credulity of the times.
it is difficult to believe that 50 many
frog,-euough 70 "fill a road four rods
wide and four miles long could have
occupied subtelTanean caverns ready TO
be cast up by an earthquake. Besides,
nobody had felt an earthquake. Equally
improbable is it that all these frogs could
have gathered together like an army and
set out to march for little pond.
In view of all the showers of frogs
which are known to have descended from
the skies. il is most probable that Wind
hams historic invasion was a rain Of
batrachians-with few interesting de-
tails thrown in for good measure by the
citizens. One objection to this latter the
DRY is apparently that these frogs were
not little ones, but. in the main, fully
crown. and the common impression is that
all such showers are Of small creatures and
not large ones. The fall of such large
animals is unusual, but not unprecedented.
There is the well-authenticated case at the
Zillah Of Fullehpoor in India. where, in
May. 1913, there occurred a rain Of fishes
weighing from one and a half to three
pounds. Like the frogs Of Windham, an
these were found dead, owing most prob
ably, 20 their weight; small fish or frog
would not strike the ground from the
heights with such force as a larger one.
But there is another surprising piece
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31

shower at Iron Hill, Maryland, in 1900,
drought down little frogs, little fishing
worms and sea-turtles, while the skies
yielded little lizards in the streets of Mon
treal, Canada, in 1857 and jelly-fish
about the size of shilling "spattered"
as they fell from the clouds at Bath, Eng
land.
At Santa Isabel, Mexico, not long ago,
fish fell on the streets during a heavy
shower The nearest water from which
they could have come was $50 miles away!
Many of these fish weighed up to two
pounds!
Now for the theories as to where they
come from. The best explanation is that
a sudden "twister" or miniature cyclone
sweeps down upon shallow water where
the little fishes or frogs or what not are
swimming, lifts them up in waterspout,
carries them along with the water through
the skies for a distance and then lets
them drop Snakes and snails are caught
up by miniature cyclones from dry land.
This is a perfectly good theory, but
those who do not believe il point out the
curious fact that although many people
have seen the animals fall, there is not
single record of anyone having seen them
lifted up! This is peculiar. One would
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31

think that somewhere. sometime there
would have been someone around to OBJ
serve the sucking up of the creatures
But apparently there has not been.
While admitting that fishes may bel
caught up to the skies in this manner
many naturaists doubt that frogs lizards
worms, snails and snakes are lifted iBI
the same way. The concensus of opinion
among naturaists, says Dumcril, the we'll
known French observer, in 1862. in
clines to the belief held by Redi, an ltalian}
naturalist of the seventeenth century, that
the little amphibans do not fall from theI
clouds, but are made up of migratingl
horde concealed in chinks of EARTH,
under stones and clods, where thel
eye could not perceive them by reason of
their immoblity and their dull color Del
Tending this stand, Dr. Dumeril further
states that he has seen sudden appariton
of frogs after light shower, unaccompa-
MED by any storm.
But if this is so, then what becomes of
the numberless instances where credibe|
observers have seen the animals descend
and have been pelted with falling frogs
while walking during heavy thunder-
storms? Also frogs have been found I'M
rain-balrels and other containers, and I'M
roof-gutters high above the ground sur
face. where it would be impossible for
them to climb.
The theory falls especially heavily to the
ground when applied to fishes, tadpoles,
turtles, snails and the like. By no possible
stretch of the imagination could the numer-
Gus occurrences of little creatures found
L. e. h., Na1
for by the migration theory. The tad
poles picked up in the streets of New York
by Mr. William Foulke in 1901 could
hardly have wiggled there, nor could the
little frogs mot more than half AN inch
long" found in large numbers on Tower
street in London, in 1898, have migrated
there. The snails discovered covering the
ground in Cornwall, England, could not
have walked there. Iron Hill, Maryland,
where immense numbers of sea-turtles the
size of a silver dollar were picked up in
1900, is a long way from the sea.
1t is comparatively easy to comprehend
the whirlwind theory with respect to show
ers of fishes One who has witnessed the
activities of waterspout or has seen the
wreckage left in its path will have no diff
ficulty in believing that such whirlwind
might pick up in its vortex and transport
70 some distance objects of such light
weight as small fishes. Air currents,
however. must have, been very powerful
to have suspended the law of gravitation
long enough for sea-fishes to travel inland
two hundred and fifty miles or more, as
in the recent rain at Santa Island, in Chi
huahua, Mexico.
As a matter of fact-although the water
spout and whirlwind theory holds in the
majority of cases-nobody, scientific or
otherwise, has actually any exact
knowledge of how these frogs, toads,
fishes, snails, turtles, snakes, lizards and
worms have been lifted aloft.
Science is at last, after centuries of
controversy, going after that positive
knowledge.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31

"strewn with small
snails of a kind differ
ent from any previous
ly observed in that dis
trict."
The year 1901 was a
banner one for frog
showers, no less than
seven being recorded
in the United States
during the Summer
months - at A b ioH
Bath and Ithaca in
New York State; on
Fourth avenue and in
the Bronx in New York
City; at Frederick,
NJ a ryland, and at
Nashua, New Hamp-
shire. At Ithaca the
little frogs were so nu-
merous that they in
vaded the houses and
rendered the tracks of
the railroad so slippery
as to stop all traffic for
a time. A similar in
reference with rail
road traffic was OBJ
served during a frog
rain at Spokane, Wash
ingtOn, in 1904.
A shower which fell
on Fourth avenue, in
New York City, during
May, 1901, brought
pollywogs. This fact
is attested by Mr.. Will
lam Foulke, then the
treasurer of the Amer
lean Bible Society, who
states that he picked
some of them up and
took them AWAY. A
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31

2-The Spout Is Drawn
Up Into the Sky by
the Whirling, High.
Velocity Winds and
Carries the Fish with
1t as 1t Goes.
Evening star., 1926-09-30
HOLDS EVOLUTION
ONE-WAY PROCESS
German Scientist Sees No
"Back-Tracking" With Sex
Playing important Role.
By Science Service.

By Science Service
DUESSELDORF, Germany, Septem-
ber 30.-Evolution is a one-way proc
ess, never back-tracking from the COM
pleX to the simpler; sex plays a very
important speeding-up role in it's prog
ress: simpler organisms are more like
ly to develop new species than are
complex higher forms. These were
among the doctrines laid before the
meeting of the Association of German
Natural Scientists and Physicians by
Prof. Carl Mez of the Botanical Insti-
tute of koenigsberg University.
Prof. MeZ designates his first 'evo-
lutionary principle as the law of ire
versatility. An organism. once changed.
does not return to it's earlier state of
simplicity. Horses which have learned
to run on one toe will never again
descend to the use of all five, like the
little eohippus. Monkeys, specialized
for life in trees. are unlikely to become
ground dwellerS. Coupled with this
law, as sort of corollary, is the prin-
ciple of reduction of variability" At
cording to this idea. the more highly
developed an organism becomes the
less is it's potentiality for further de-
velopment. A lowly creature. like
sponge or an earthwOrm, is more like.
ly to give rise to new forms than
much specialized animal, such as
frog or a dinosaur.
Animals and Plants as Example.
Animals and plants, originally with
out sex, greatly increased the speed
OF their evolution by the development
OF a method of reproduction requiring
two parents instead of only one. Or
ganlsms that give rise to offspring
simply by dividing into parts naturally
form new individuals exactly like
themselves; or at best, new forms de-
velop very slowly. But where two in
dividuls cooperate there enters the
opportunity to mix the characters OF
qualities of both parents to form en-
tirely new combinations. This in
creases the rate of evolution enor-
mously changes occurring in a single
generation that might require hun
dreds of years to produce by the slow
variation of lines from single parental
reproduction.
This idea is regarded as q possible
answer to the riddle of why SEX" It
used to be asserted by naturalists that
sexual reproduction maintained the
vigor of offspring, but it has long been
demonstrated that this is not neces-
sarily the case. Plants and animals
that can reproduce by either method
have been compelled by experimenters
to follow the sexual course, sometimes
for hundreds of generations. and there
has been no sign Of running out" In
their descendants. This left the ques-
ton of sex begging for a biological
answer, which the idea of evolutionary
speeding up by means Of hybridization
may supply.
A fourth evolutionary principle
discussed by Prof. Mez was that Of
'multipotentiality." This means that
lower forms are not only more likely
Evening star., 1926-09-30

to change than are higher ones. but
that their evolution Is also less limited
in the number of directions 1t may as
sumo. An evolving slug, for example,
can branch out more than an evolving
eagle as they build their respective
family trees.
A final observation Of Prof MeZ Is
that while the number of bodily or
gans increases as one ascends the evo-
lutionary ladder they also become
smaller, relative to the size of the
entire organism. Thus, a man has Il
pancreas and q thyroid gland and
definitely developed eyes and a lot of
other organs. which an oyster for
example. does not have; but the liver,
which is an organ held in common by
both oysters and men, makes up d
much larger proportion of the body
of an oyster than it does of the body
of a man.
Prof. Mez also explained to his Ger
man colleagues his method of deter
mining the relationships of plants by
a serum diagnosis similar to that used
in modern detective work. which he
had presented in America a. few weeks
before. at the International Congress
of Plant Sciences, at Ithaca, n. Y.
Evening star., 1926-09-30
Fist Fight Started Him.
from the Topeka Capital.

Because he got hit on the mouth
in a fist fight as youth, c. G.. Conn.
wealthy head of the band instrument
making firm that bears his name, got
his start to fortune. He played in i
band in Elkhart. Ind, then, and the
blow injured his lip so he couldn't
plav. He invented rubber mouth
piece to overcome the difficulty; other
musicians wanted them. and before
he knew it he had started a factory to
manufacture them.
Evening star., 1926-09-30

Many of the new garages are being
built with houses attached, says the
Ohio State Journal.
Evening star., 1926-09-30

my aalennen feel half a head
taller, they carry themselves
suah a more confident air, since
this pdssern floor has been laid
in my store, "sd,s the proprietor
Of the Robert S. Atkins Com
pany, San Francisco
Evening star., 1926-09-30

remain open to Collect dirt. We wax h
thoroughly onceawrek. Thensfterthe place
has closed -for the day, the night porter
brushes it spik-and-span in jig-time.'
Patterns for any type Of business
There are oolors and designs in Armstrong;
Inoleum appropriate for any kind of busi-
ness organization-.Jaspe, marble tiles, even
Embossed Linoleum.
They can be laid quickly, economically.
And, once laid, their deaning cost is low;
probably the lowest of any floor.
AtelePhone call to the Conrau Depart
ment Of your local furniture or department
store will bring samples, an estimate, and a
suggested color combination to suit your
particular scheme of decoration.