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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
S. A. BORDERING
On YEAR Of
INCREASED
GROWTH
Mayor Tobin Says Citizens
Cooperation Is Most
Vital Factor =
By MAYOR J. w. TOBIN

The fine cooperative spirit of the
citizens Of san Antonio in the last
twelve months will make the New
Year one Of the greatest eras of
municipal growth in the Alamo City's
colorful history.
Three Of the outstanding undertake
ings of the present administration
which San Antonio will see completed
within the next six months are the
municipal auditorium, the concrete
retention dam on Olmos creek and the
Witte Memorial Museum.
The cost of the auditorium will
approximate S1,O00,O0O and am con-
WINGED there is not more beautiful
one than ours will be in the entire
Southwest.
DAM SAFETY FACTOR.
With the people taking a personal
interest they have voted bonds in
excess of the first estimated cost, and
no expense has been spared. The
curtain itself will be an object of
great beauty.
Hugo D. Pohl, an artist residing
in San Antonio, is now in st. Louis
working on the giant drape. Some
of the characters on the curtain will
be eleven feet in height.
The contractors have promised to
complete the auditorium by April,
and then it will be thrown open to
the people who so generously have
given their aid.
No less in Importance will be the
completion of the dam, built at a cost
of more than $1,00O,O00. This forever
will eliminate the flood menace, the
only drawback that San Antonio ever
has had.
Just as soon as the work on the
dam is finished, We will start deep
ening and widening the river, adding
also to the safety of our Inhabitants.
Now a word about the late Alfred
G. Witte, who left $4,000 to the
city of San Antonio for public
museum.
IMPROVE STREETS
Work on the first wing OF the
museum is progressing rapidly in
Breckenridge Park. When this is
completed, the $4,000 of the sum left
by the donor will be used to pur-
chase pictures of the interior.
The city commission also is grateful
for the approval of the $1,000,OOo
bond issue for municipal improve
ments.
This money will be spent during
the New Year on street widening
opening and new paving projects and
on the municipal auditorium.
Still another of San Antonio
many forward steps in the last year
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
THOMAS N. RUSSELL
BURIED AT THELMA

Funeral services for Thomas Ma
thaniel Russell, "a, Thelma ranch
man, who died at his home near there
Friday night, were held at Thelma
Sunday afternoon, with the Rev. T. c.
Long, pastor of Los Angeles Heights
Baptich church and the Rev. A. j.
Goodfcllow, pastor of Therma district
church, in charge. Mr.. Russell had
lived in Thclma 23 years.
He is survived hT five daughters
and five sons,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
THIEF PREFERS EATS,
MEAT AND GREASE
TAKEN FROM SHOP

Meat San Antonio's newest bur
glar.'
For the second time within the
month he has shown his preference
for butcher shops.
w. NJ. Porter, 1922 Guadalupe
street. is the latest victim. His meat
market was entered Sunday night by
the burglar.
The forager took a hindquarter OF
beef, two hog heads, 100 pounds OF
lard, a butchered hog. two cleayers
and other implements for carving his
loot.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
MRS. EDITH THOMPSON
FUNERAL In FLORIDA

The body Of Mrs. Edith Mac
Thompson, who died Thursday at Won
Oimy, Monday was sent to Florida
for burial. Her husband, T.. c.
Thompson. and three daughters, Mil
drcd, Madgc and Doris Thompson,
all Of Won Ormy. surxiye
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
Same Here

Wolves are reported to be over
running some parts Of Russia.
There's many Russian family
that car hardly keep the wolf from
its door.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
Sandy Gets Job as Clerk
= In Office on Eve Of
ys9,z. Uncle's Visit.
CHAPTER 60

CHAf Elk oO
Fl "a month passed. She
heard no word from her
mother. The letters from
Alice came at longer inter-
walls.
''Soon they'll forget me-"
Sandy thought, and she
grew sick with the GOODNESS
in her heart.
She looked forward all
week TO Saturday. Then Ramon
came.
Friday was a terrible day. She
would sit at the typewriter holding
herself there by main force, pretend
ing to ignore the quickness of her
breath, the burning and unrest. She
would give up and go out to walk on
the beach. Then the thoughts and
questions pushed down with such
desperate resolution broke leash.
"what are you, Sandy Mcneil
What have you done? Where is this
going to end? Where CAN it end?"
And shocking phrases leaped to
her tongue: phrases to characterize
herself and her position here in this
house Of Ramon's.
At night she stood before a mir
TOR, lost in the contemplation OF her
own image. She would smile at the
pale, vivid face before her, thinking
how young it seemed, how sweet and
untried. There she was-just like that
No other Sandy existed-no reckless
spirit who had thrown caution TO the
winds. She was this girlish image.
Che bowed to it, assuming many
different expressions, talking alb
sently.
sGirIs adore themselves. Every
-;rl, no matter how plain, can SCI
attraction in her own face. Else
why do we look at ourselves Sc
much? I think I'm beautiful. My
eyes are enhancing. Alice has Tho
same thoughts. I've caught her gaz
ing at herself ages at stretch
She thinks she's far better looking
than l."
Her pulse would begin to bea
very quickly because these word:
we're spoken to conceal her agita
ton.
The agitation rose. She saw hei
own expression grow tense, tn
core Of her throat tighten. Sh'
murmured: 81 look just the same
No one would guess. Why am
saying this? As though / cared
But ] don't. 1t was inevitable. L
was fated from the beginning. Ii
the cards for me-"
She meant by this her relation
with Ramon was foredoomed. Sh'
sometimes felt she'd been prophet
ically aware of it from their frs
meeting; she'd been certain of j
from the night on the boat when he
} .nds had so impetuously reached
TO his neck-when she kissed him il
that moment of intoxicating, rcck
less JOY.
So now it had happened. She la!
awake smiling against the clash ant
fever.
Then he came. They drove and walk
ed and swan. She abandoned hersel
to the giddy delight of companionship
the joy Of someone striding along a
her side; someone stooping uncxpcct
edly for swift, ardent kiss.
This is living, This is gay an'
free and sweet. A right to it? Wh'
gives a damn whether we've a RICH
to il or not! / DON'T" She sai'
this to him once as she came laughing
out of the water.
He looked stricken. He became quie
and sober.
81 wish we had a right TO it, Sandy
/ wish We could get the right TO it.
ave have. We think we have. VIVA
else counts?"
"Nothing-nothing! We can shn
out the world. We can live just TO
each other"
She became oppressed. Shortly afte
this the woman at the postoffice salt
lCnnfinnnh on Pnpe 16. Part y
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
One BY One new YEARS
RESOLVES GO BY BOARD
BY BESS CARROLL

PITY poor reformers today, for they
find themselves without a job-and
the jails of the world face an empty
future.
1t is the season of New Years
resolutions.
Many a perfectly nice woman is
notwithstanding off. And SOS her
old man.
The favorite new years resolution
is. for men: 81. John Doe, do hereby
swear off of smoking" Guilty con-
science nor a wife's admonitions nor a
doctors warnings can persuade some
men to quit smoking on 364 days of
the year, yet on every January 1. resu-
larry, many of them swear off of their
own accord. Perhaps this strange
phenomenon might be due to the fact
that every man ha-bors in his closet
on New Years day a box or so OF
cigars his wife and friends have given
him for Christmas.
GO UP IN SMOKE.
For the benefit of the general public
it might be well 10 explain that q
large crop Of resolutions not TO smoke
can naturally be expected as an act
of self-defense on the part of hus
bands.
Then. when the gift cigars have
been wished off ON relatives or the
hired man-who can't object to tho
insult-those resolutions not to smoke
20 up in smoke-thc smoke of good
cigars.
The next two most popular resolu
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
Standardization

More than half the members OF
Congress are said to carry canes.
This news tends to corroborate the
charge that Congress is full of lame
ducks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
VICAR
cog Meters

II Il. NJ, Meas and Mar
ketS.
2 P. NJ, Meas and Markets
8 P. N. Studio Program.
MONDAY
8 TO o p. NJ, "ORIGINAL
MISSISSIPPI SIN" dance or
chestra.
to 10 P. NJ. CARL CAZELL
MISS CAZELL, MISS MIL
GROIN.
TUESDAY
8 10 10 T.. NJ, FRANCES
SKINNER and assisting artists.
WEDNESDAY
s 10 10 p. NJ, SAN AN
TONIC HARMONIOUS CLUB.
Colored Glee Singers.
THURSDAY
S to 10 Z. NJ, ELEPHAN-
TICS.
FRIDAY
s to 10 r. NJ. PALACE AND
RIALTO OvERTUREs, by re-
mote control.
SATURDAY
s 10 10 T.. ~, CRYSTAL
/! PALACE ICE SKATING
RINK.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
Still a Chance

Harvard and Bryn Mawr have de-
cllned to consider proposed intelli-
gence test for those seeking to enter
college. so dumbbells may continue
to enter.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
Just an Idea

Acc Hudkins wants to meet
Rocky Kansas or Mushy Callahan,
he says. Sounds like Mushy might
be the softer of the two.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
Looms Large

A Texan, six fet four inches in
height, and weighing about 800 pounds,
has been arrested on a bootlegging
charge and now looms large as the
worlds biggest rum peddiing suspect.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
He's Fast Enough

Copenhagen reports much trouble
with smusglers of liquor. Why not
have Paavo Nurmi run them down?
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
Well, Hardly!

Dora Dumbbell was reading about
the National Grange meeting. rs that
something Red Grange owns?" she
asked.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
THINK FOR HIMSELF.

"The true aim of an education is
TO make the child think for himself
and to equip him in all ways that he
may think rightly and understanding
ly on the questions that he must solve
when he comes to manhood and takes
his place in the world. This can only
be done through individualizing, as
much as possible, or at least to the
extent that each child has fundamen,
tai grasp of the subject being taught
This is the aim of modern educa'
ton. 1t cannot be accomplished by
mass teaching in the elementary oil
grade schools"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
You Know 1t

Well, Italy is going to pay us
$4,000, 100000 in 62 years. That
means lot Of spaghetti and ravi-
olas. to say nothing Of the macaroni.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
He Wants One

A New York paper records the
betrothaI of Miss jeanette kracker
and Mr.. Morris Policy, so it's obvi-
Gus that this Policy wants kracker.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
Here's a Clew

Wisconsin reports a shortage in
its nut crop. This may throw some
light on the question of where part
of our supply came from.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
UNIT TEACHING
PUTS SCHOOLS
. Of S.A. AHEAD
Pupils Learn to Think for
Themselves Under
New System.

Individual instruction, instead OF
mass teaching. is the secret of success
in San Antonio's school system. By
this method, according to J. II. How
ard, director of junior public schools,
each individual is reached and the
time consumed heretofore in mass
teaching is saved.
This has been demonstrated par
ticularly in the elementary and grade
schools, Mr.. Howard asserted.
The old idea and method Of the
question and answer teaching, Mr..
Howard said, Is obsolete. 1t makes
for too tremendous n waste of time,
both OF teacher and students. Ac-
curatc records kept of such methods
show, he said, that in classes the
teacher consumes so per cent Of the
time allotted for class period and the
pupil only 20 per cent in actual in
struction.
ONLY BRIGHT" BENEFIT.
Only the bright" pupil benefited
under the old method, Mr.. Howard
said.
"By bright I do not mean the in
telligent pupil" he added, "for l hold
that often what we term a bright
pupil is really one with a retentive
memory. He is one who can read
and retain what he has read for a
short time, perhaps longer, and who
when a question is asked, by reason
of such memory, is able to give the
correct answer at once.
"The intelligent pupil, on the other
hand, cannot at n moments notice
recall exactly the proper answer,
though he may in reality have bet
ter grasp of the subject.
by an intelligent pupil I mean
that pupil who, while not perhaps
having as retentative a memory OF
others, yet has understanding Of the
problem and initiative TO work it out.
Further, by the question and answer
method, only those who know the an
swer will benefit, while others who do
not know it, or have not taken the
trouble to learn it, will, in the press
of time, be overlooked and receive no
benefits whatever from their studies.
more, the question and answer
method tends to place a premium and
emphasis on the memorization Of ideas
rather than the development of ideas
by the pupil. thus destroying native
initiative, ability and progressive de
vclopmcnt Of the child's mind. Such
methods also do not take into account
the individual differences Of each child.
These idiosyncrasies must be taken
into account, his traits, his environ
ment, physical and mental develop
ment must all be considered, before we
can intelligently try to give him the
best in education that will aid him
most in future life.
rvru~rUy ron uUVascEUH
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
Below he is Operat

tons seem to be reforms that Johnny
Doe takes upon himself when he
swears that he viii quit swearing and
that he will never take another drink
as long as he lives. OF course, every
man resolves TO limit his imbibing to
aqua pura the morning after-no mat
ter whether it is the morning after
New Years Eve or simply the morn
ing after the night preceding. And
since on New Years morning every
man, these days feels like "Ten Nights
in a Bar Room Tor even 20 nights)
the resolution to never touch another
drop is, like the smoking resolution
simply a consequence of the season.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
WOMEN HAVE HABITS, TOO

Every woman will resolve never to
have another permanent-until she
needs the next one. She will also re-
solve not to smoke, drink or chew
(gum) during the coming months. So
powerful is the influence of New
Years that most women will reform
for at least Is hours to the extent
of refusing to exchange tea or sip
gossip-pardon, vicu versa, or both
or spending more than two and one
half thirds of her husbands salary.
Many a braye-hearted dsmsel will
resolutely resolve to endorse open
autos, chaperoncs, plain lemonade and
well-behaved men.
However, harsh these resolutions
may seem, they really do no harm or
even affect the makers thcreof-thcy
are like an icicle in San Antonio sun,
pretty while they last. In fact, II
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She became oppressed. Shortly aftel
this the woman at the postoffice said
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-03-05
Maryianders Lose right On Gas
Rate.

Charles C. Galloway. H. Edison Rogers and
Clarence D. Blachly. residents Of Takoma
Park. Md. Monday lost their fight to get a
cheaper gas rate across the District line.
The District Court Of Appeals in an opin-
ion by Justice Van 0rsdel affirmed the
action Of the District Supreme Court in
refusing a request Of the petitioners to
declare null and void wholesale gas rate
fixed by the Public Utilities Commission
at which the Washington Gas Light Co.
should sell Gas to the Maryland Gas Cor
poration.
The Maryland company charges its con-
sumers 23 cents per thousand feet more
than the prevailing rate to consumers In
Washington the court was told.
Justice Van Orsdel holds that the Public
Utilities Commission lacks power to fix the
price at which gas shall be delivered by
the Maryland company and the Maryland
Commission Is also without power, the
court says. Neither Of the commissions,
nor any authority within the District or
the State Of Maryland" says Justice Van
Orsdel. "can regulate this matter. since
such regulation would amount to placing
q burden on interstate commerce. Its
regulation at that point (the District line)
Hes alone with Congress and Congress thus
far has failed to act. The moment. how
ever. that the gas Is delivered to the Mary
land company. the interstate movement
ends. The conduct Of the Maryland CON-
pany in the distribution Of the gas to its
consumers 10 wholly interstate and Is sub
ject to the control Of the State. Il is
beyond the Jurisdiction Of the courts of
the District OF Columbia"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-03-05
Notice To Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Montgomery county, Md, letters
testamentary on the personal estate of
MATTE B. DEWITT,
late of Montgomery county. deceased. All
persons having claims against the said de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof, to the
subscriber, on or before the 18th day Of
August, 1925; they may otherwise, by
law, be excluded from all benefit of said
estate. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 9th day of
February, 1926.
WILLIAM E. DEWITT.
feb l2.6t Executor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-03-05
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained firm the Orphans
Court of Montgomery county, Md. letters
OF administration c. t. a. on the personal
estate of
JOHN C. MYERS,
late Of Montgomery county. deceased.
All persons. having claims against the
said deceased are hereby warned 10 ex-
hibit the same. with vouchers thereof, to
the subscriber on or before the End day
Of September, 1926; otherwise they may, by
law. be excluded from Of all benefit Of said
estate. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate pay.
ment. Given under my hand this End day
Of March, 1925.
JOHN CAMPBELL MYERS,
mar SGT Administrator CT. A.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-03-05
Notice to Creditors

NOTICE Is hereby given that the sub
scriber Of Montgomery county has
obtained from the Orphans Court of Mont
eomery county, Md, letters Of admins
tration on the personal estateof
EDWARD D. WAKEFIELD.
late Of Montgomery county. deceased. All
persons having claims against said de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same. with the vouchers thereof, to the sub
scriber on or before the 9th day OF
August. 1926; otherwise they may, by law.
be excluded from all benefit Of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make Immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 9th day Of
February. 1925.
J. PAUL WAKEFIELD.
feb i2.6t Administrator.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-03-05
THE
STAFFORD PEMBERTON
School Of Dancing.

Lessons in all styles Of dancing.
Dixie Tavern. Rockville. Md. every
Saturday.
Children's class at $50 P. NJ; young
ladies' at p. M; ballroom class at 8
P. M.
For further information and enFollments,
call Rockville 100.
mar Slim
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-03-05
BURTON 7. DOYLE,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW

Town HALL BUILDING. ROCKVILLE MD.
Phone-Rockville 20l
Practices before the Supreme Court Of
the United States, the Court of Appeals
and other Courts of the District Of Column
bia and the Court Of Appeals and other
Courts of Maryland. Special attention
given to the laws Of property, both real
and personal.
feb SLY
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-03-05
Notice to Creditors

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court OF Montgomery county. Md. letters
testamentary on the personal estate Of
JAMES NICHOLSON.
late Of said Montgomery county, deceased
All persons having claims against the said
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same. with the vouchers thereof, to the
subscriber, on or before the End day Of Sep
TENDER, 1925; otherwise they may. by law.
be excluded from all benefit of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this End day Of
March, 1925.
BASIL W. NICHOLSON.
mar SGT Executor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-03-05
FOR SALE.
IDEAL DUTCH COLONIAL HOME.
oAKNoNT. WASHINGTON GROVE. MD.
ROCKVILLE. MD

New house. just completed, containing
eight light, CHEEKY rooms, enclosed sun
porch, bath, four bedrooms with larae.
roomy closets in each room, hardwood
fieors: large open fireplace, furnace heat,
electric motor driven pump, attractive
electric fixtures, all rooms artistically
papered. concrete cellar under whole house.
Delightfully."- located on large lot in a beau
tifui oak grove. convenient to schools, etc.
II you are looking for an ideal home in
an exclusive residential section 1t will pay
you to investigate this.
Price attractive. on easy terms.
GEO. A. CHADWICK,
Washington Grove. Nd.
sep 2S-5m Phone, Gath. 48 r.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-03-05
FARM FOR SALE.

! will sell at private sale my farm, con-
tanning 30 acres, improved by a good
dwelling house Of seven rooms and all
necessary outbuildings. Lot of nice fruit
on the place. Situated about three miles
from Rockville and short distance from
Derwood.
, ]. C. L0UTHAN,
Route I,
sep 5-5m Derwood, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-03-05
Trustees Sale
HOUSE AND LOT
NEAR GERMANTOWN. MONTGOMERY
COUNTY. MARYLAND.

BY virtue Of decree Of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery county, sitting as a Court
Of Equity. passed on the 29th day Of
January. A. d. 1926. in a cause in said
court pending. 10 which Mary l. Menden-
hall and George A. Mendenhall. her hus-
band. are plaintiffs and Rachel E. Best.
infant. is defendant, being No. 1921
Equity. the undersigned trustee will offer
for sale. on the premises. on
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-03-05

A Deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue
will be In Rockville on March 9th. 9th and
IOlh to assist taxpayers in preparing
their income tax blanks,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-03-05
PUBLIC . AEH.

George Lawrence Jones. near Dickerson,
Montgomery county, will sell his valuable
personal property at public sale on We'd
nesday, March 10th. 1925. commencing at
$50 A. NJ. on the farm where he now lives,
situated two miles from the Washington
and Frederick highway at Beallsville. Md.
mar sits