The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 25, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 13, 1916 Page: 33 of 56
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
ICE FACTORY MATERIAL FOR RALE
at a bargain. Almost a com piste ice
factory that was bought new but for suf-
ficient reason not erected will be sold
below market price. Write for full par-
ticulara with descriptive list. Box ll*
Lght.
ANTIMONY ZINC LEAD. SILVER
and gold ores etc. bought. For
particulars prices etc. address W.
B. A. Dingwall M. E.. 616 Hicks
91dg. P. O. box 17*. Ran Antonio.
•x„ or to •Matehyala B. L. P..
Mexico.
FOR BALE-POOL HALL HUMMED
with five tables doing good business;
situated at No. 287 S. Alamo St.; reasons
for selling owner lu bad health.
T. W. CAMPBELL.
No. 402 central Office Bldg
DAIRY FOR SALE—GOOD ESTABLISH-
ed route and beet rating on milk .i»t
test; 27 Jersey cows nono old. 12 Jersey
heifers. 2 males; all necessary equipment;
a splendid opportunity to go Into the
dariy businem. Call Travis 1181 or ad-
dress 31* Light.
WANTED—PARTNER WITH 18000 TO
purchase Interest in established business
must take active Intereet and furnish best
of references as to Integrity and ability.
No 3*2 <’are Light.
FOR SALE OR RENT—ETORE AND
meat market; ready for tenant. 401
Vnrga St. Crocket t 419^
FOR SALE- CAR SHED BART ER MP T
or will trade for furniture for two-
chair shop. Apply 1218 San Pedro vr
ELEVEN-ROOM HOUSE FOR RENT
furnished for boarders or rooms close
In. full of roomers. For information call
Crock*tt 423*
BEST ROOMING HOUSE IN SAN AN-
tonlo. Seo it at once. Phone Crockett
1280.
want to buy an electric COFFEE
mill granulatea and pulverizes and can
be used on San Antonio current; Hobart
or Roval. must be cheap for cash. Ad-
dress 81* Light.
FOR RENT OR SALE—AI BUTCH
shop. *Ol Garden St. Crockett 1322.
KO-ACRE FARM WILL TAKE SMALL
cottage In exchange as payment.
Call I. T. Thomas. 1 <»25 Durango St
GENTLEMAN WITH 1800 TO BUY HAUF
interest in grocery store. Address 38-
Llght. .
GROCERY STORE AT A SACRIFICE;
paving business fresh gtocx m<xmi lo-
cation; have other business to attend. Ad-
dress 383 Light
FOR SALE—BEST PAYING PROPOST-
tion in city for the investment. restau-
rant with good business and growing; you
must Investigate to appreciate this; full
Information from owner. Answer 3*B Light.
FOR SALE OR RENT—SMALL STORE
with two rooms no children; corner
Wyoming and Phim.
FOR SALE OR LEASE—COMPLETE RO-
tary well drilling outfit or will rent
rig and work with rig; have had twenty-
five years' experience in the well business.
Can furnish best of references. Address
C. W. Wheeler P. Pox "*3
DESIRABLE OIL LEASE. QUI<T AU
tion gets a snappy price. Better look
this up. Wm. H. Thompson. 31s Fifth St
WANTED—ACTIVE <PI FLUX'S PART
ner to loin experienced man and finance
construction company in large undertak-
ings. Address 37* Lighc
WANTED—LADY WITH ABOUT 810000
as partner in safe legitimate business.
for particulars address 873 Light'.
FOR BALE—TWO CHAIR BARBER
shop good town good reason for selling.
For particulars write Box 39. Bovrn". Tex
TWEI^VE-ROOM ROOMING HOUSE FOR
sale; rooms nil full; permanent room-
ers; close in. Call Travis 4296
PUNCTURE PROOF—COS r B 0 CENTi
to make enough for four tirea; retails
84 per tire; will tell formula for 320 only
one formula sold to any one town. Ad-
dress 412 Howard St.. San Antonio. Tex
PUNCTURE PROOF. CO’T • ■ CENTS;
fil! four tubes: won’t ’•uln tube: send
$3 fur formula. C. Nixon. 11E Blum. San
Antonio.
SALE—ELEGANT HIGH-CLASS STRICT
ly modern 80-room bote. best location
long lease rent reasonable; greatest bar
gain offered. Address 355 Light.
BEST PAYING SMALL RESTAURANT IN
the city for nale on account- of proprie-
tor’s death. 311 Swearingen Bldg. or
Crockett 7*l*.
POST VIEW HOTEI FOR RENT CHEAP
12 rooms; will sell part of the furni-
ture very cheap: healthiest place In city.
Ring Crockett *562.
FOR SALE—A NICE LITTLE GROCERY
stock of about *l2OO ut invoice price;
books open for Inspection of business: rent
for rtore and residence 725 per month;
cause for selling other business. 3701 s.
Flores St. Crockett 171*.
325" CASH BUYS A GROCERY ^TOR.
cheap rent five living rooms in nice
neighborhood. Call corner Labor and Sa-
die Sts. Crockett 3607.
FOP. BALE—CONTROLLING) INTEREST
in an established wholesale candy Job-
bing business. Address 165 Light.
FINANCIAL.
MONEY TO LOAN ON IMPROVED CITY
property at 7 and 3 per cent. Arnold.
Cosby A Peyton.
WILL BUY NOTES ON REAL ESTATE
Richey & Cagey. Vmckett 2286. 419 Na-
yarro.
SALARY LOANS. CHATTEL LOANS.
Get IB to 180 today. Hal* others’ rates.
Easiest payments. Confidential.
620 E. Houston. 809-11 Swearingen-
McCraw Blds
TO LOA N—UN LI MITED MONEY ON SAN
Antonio Improved property or for build-
ing purposes. 7>4 per cent. J. W. Newlin
311 Central Office Bldg. Phone Crockett
*l5l.
I HAVE 145.000 TO LOAN ON REAL
estate in any amounts reasonable terms.
"H” P. O. box 1223. •
MONEY TO LOAN
TN SMALL AND LARGS SUMS
ON ALL CHATTEL. AUTOMOBILES
•nd live stock. Call at 412 Gibbs Bldg.
Crockett 3341.
I HAVE A CLIENT WITH MONEY TO
loan on good roa! estate security. A. E.
Hellbron. attorney. 25 and 20 French Bldg.
Bnth phonee
llOno TO $125000 TO LEND AT 7 AND
8 per cent on city property or land;
liberal terms; no delay. Richey A Casey.
419 Navarro.
MONEY TO LEND.
On Improved city propertv and farm
lands.
w C MANLOVE A CO
WANT AT ONCE—MONEY FOR MANY
small loans and some large ones good
Interest well secured; not a loan shark.
Address 338 Light.
bonded wines and liquors.
THE CRYSTAL CUT PRICE LIST 121
Soledad St. Phones. Crockett 4808. new
833 Four Roses. O’.d Crow Edgewood.
•7«ryland Rye 1906. Johnnie Walker.
Sanderson’s Scotch your choice *1 50 Her-
mitage. Old Tay’or. <'ascade. Mum’s Rye.
Red Top. Old Forester. Saratoga Harper
full quarts. 11.25: Hill and Hill. Gucken-
helmer. Old Rlpy. Sunny Brook. Green
Label. Jefferson. Cream of Kentucky. Old
Corn. 4 Star p aul Jones Crystal Private
Stock full quarts |1; Duffey’s Pure Malt.
Hostetter’s Bitters. 80c. High-grade Ken-
tucky Bourbons and Eastern Ryes from
|2 and up psr gallon. Pure old California
wines from 11.28 per gallon and up. Mall
orders filled same day received August
Llmburger. No orders accepted In -lola-
tlon of Texas liquor laws.
PIANOS AND MUSICAL GOODS.
PIANOS AND PLAYER PIANOS.
FOR RENT.
SAN ANTONIO MUSIC CO.
116 W. Commerce BL
FIANOS—FACTORY TO ROME PLAN.
Expenses eliminsted. W* save you
often more from prices asked for pianos
of same factory coat. Every day a bar-
gain day. We know what pianos wear
well from 23 jears eyerie nee In tuning
all makes. What piano do you want to
buy. Samples at 714 Ave. C. C. M. Con-
HEAUTIFUL UPRIGHT PIANO. NEW
condition; I must sell at once; need
cash. $125. 607 Ave. C.
FOR SALE OR TRADE—SQUARE STEIN-
way piano; what have you to offer?
Crockett 2007.
SUNDAY
PAPERHANGING - PAINTING
PAINTING AND PAPERHANGING ALL
work positively guaranteed: reference;
Retail Merchants’ Association. Petrlch-
Saur Lumber Co. Lockwood National
Bank. A G. Goff. Travis 3802.
W. 6. LEDMAN. PAINTER AND PAPER-
hanger; best work at reasonable prices.
Travis 87*1 __
F<»R lIH.-; \ — PAPER!! ANGIN’G.
painting and decorating call C. S.
Southern. Crockett 876*.
I FURNISH WALL PAPER AND PAPER
room* for $3. Phone Travis 3000; paint-
ing also done cheap.
FIRST-CLASS PAINTING AND PAPER-
hansing done cheap. Ph^ie Travis 1141
W M. Cunningham
PAINTING AND PAPERING NEATLY
done.' O. E Davis Crockett 8210: ref-
erences furnished.
I’APERHANGING. SMALL ROOMS PA-
pered. >3.80 up. Including paper; roofs
repaired right; carpenter work; general
repairs. Bain Decorating Co. Crockett
4502
1 I•< • FA INK VC \M • ’’ \ ’ Kll HAN' '.IN I '
cheap. Will furnish paper for average
room fy 11. S. O. Berry Tr. 578.
BICYCLES— MOTORCYCLES.
Buy your bicycle and runnlirs from
THE BEN L. MILLER CO.
Dayton and Packard wheels Packards
>27 50 with coaster and mud guards. Day-
tone. $35 nn<y 850.
724 E HOUSTON ST.
BARGAIN IN EXCELSIOR MOTO^Y-
rlo. We also do acetylene welding;
bring us your broken parts. Alamo Cycle
Company
FOR SALE— HARLEY-DAVIDSON MO-
torcycle. almost new. In jfrfect condi-
tion: terms. See Davis. 302 Ave. D. Crock-
ett 1566 _
NINE H P. DAYTON MOTORCYCLE TN
good order: $75. 815 Maryland St. East
End.
E E. SOMMER. AUCTIONEER. FURNl-
ture live stock and vehicles a specialty.
tank referenrea Crockett 739 and 8536
AUCTION MONDAY
10 a. m.. 331 E. Commerce St. Fur-
nlshlngx of an 8-room cottage. Upright
piano nice art squares beds springs
new mattresses nice chiffoniers dressers
and dressing tables rockers library ta-
ble cellerette dining room suite In mis-
sion wardrobe sanitary couch sewing ma-
chines. center tables lot of bedding. Rem-
ington typewriter in good order wallcsss
and mirror for barber shop or beauty par-
lor toilet sets $2OO grocer refrigerator
like nev . gas and wood range oil heat-
ers some nice dishes utensils and many
ether things.
ALAMO AUCTION CO.
TYPEWRITERS—ALL KINDS.
A. F. BEYER.
Faetorv agency L. CL Smith and Corona
also rebuilt and eligibly used machines.
310 W. Commerce St. Phone Crockett 2441.
CONTRK TORS AND BVH.DERS.
FOR CARPENTER WORK. EITHER
contract or day work ring Crockett
7449. satisfaction guaranteed.
W M ALVES CONTRACTOR HOUSES
built on easy payments Ctockett 1375.
136 Callaghan Ave.
FOR SALE—TWO YARD PALMS AND
two Ligusitrums c.hcap. 515 Burnet St.
THE FORT WORTH
STAR-TELEGRAM
COVERS THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH AND ALL OF WEST
AND NORTHWEST TENAS MORE
THOROUGHLY THAN IT IS COV-
ERED BY ANY OTHER NEWSPA-
PER AND HAS A LARGER CIR-
CULATION. WITH ONE EXCEP-
TION. THAN ANY OTHER NEWS-
PAPER IN NORTH TEXAS. AS
SHOWN BY STATEMENTS MADE
BY THE POSTOFFICE DEPART-
MENT
It has 60 per cent more net paid
city circulation and a large total
net paid circulation than any other
newspaper in Fort Worth. Our coun-
try circulation reaches approximate-
ly 400 towrs In West and North-
west Texas outside of Fort Worth.
WANT AD RATES.
l%r word per insertion daily
or Sunday. Terms cash with order.
No single Insertion taken for has
than 25c. circulation guaranteed
over 3h.000 net paid daily over
40.000 Sunday. If you want to reach
the moKt prosperous section of Tex-
as send your ads to the want ad
department. Fort Worth Star-Tele-
gram. Fort Worth Tex.
' NOTH’E TO THE PUBLIC—THE co-
partnership of E. F. Seffei and E.
| Schlmmelpfennlng. doing business under
( the firm name of Seffei & Schlinmelpfon-
I r.inr has been dissolved. I will rot be
responsible for any bills or accounts ex-
cept those contracted for ny myssif.
• Signed' E. Schimmdpfenning. now uo-
Ing business at 120 Nevada St.. San An-
tonin Tex Dated Feb. 4. I*l6.
GOOD EVENING. LADIES AND GEN-
tlemcn. I am on the 100 again. B. B.
Barnes locksmith tinner and rtove man.
I*!-..-. ■ • ’ c. ’• Y <-<mnr r r-
FURNITURE REPAIRING VARNISHING
and painting. M V. Martinez 521 Lopez
St New phone 1133 Blue
LIGHT WANT ADs REACH THE PEu
pie on tne rural routes and in the small
'owns in Southwest Texaa
Lumber and Builders Material.
W M FIGH. AGENT FOR BRICK.
sand. lime. etc. Ring Crockett 2827. Ad-
dr-«s ar' S A Lu. : • s Ex '.ange
T.nNG LEAF LUMBER* A lL BUILDING
Materials. Cnmplet - Hous'- Bills shipped
anywhere. Quick shipments. Grado and
count guaranteed. Examination allowed.
Send estimate. INDEPENDENT Co-Oper-
ative Lumber Cn. Lake Charles l^a ”
THU I IGHT’S PAID CIRCULA-
tlon In San Antonio is nearly double
tS* local paid home circulation of any
other San Antonio newspaper. Use Light
want ans for the best result*.
MACHINERY AND TOOLS.
Our entire stock of gasoline engines well
machines windmills pumps belting pack-
ing. hose pipe casing fittings.
tools wheelbarrows hand trucks etc. etc.
The following few items tv ill give you
an idea of the exceptional values offereu:
One 3 H. I’. sing phase motor new $106.00
One 8 H P. gas engine on skids
second-hand 60.00
Two 6 H. P. gas engines on steel
truck* new 238.00
One S H. p. gas engine on steel
trucks new zes.eo
One 8 H. P. gas engine stationary
second hand 180.00
One No. 6 horizontal esntrlfugal
pump second-hand 65 00
One 1000-foot hydraulic ard cable
well drilling machine •econo-
hand 880.00
One No. 3 Western Chief forge
new I«.W
One pair (2> Vulcan chain wrench-
es. capacity 4 to 18-lnch pipe. .. . 35.00
HECK MACHINERY CO.
On S. P. tracks one block north of S. T.
THE LIGHT’S PAID HOME CIRCULA-
tion In San Antonio is nearly double
the local paid home circulation of any
othe r San Antonio newspaper. Use Light
want ads for the best resutta
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AUCTION SALES.
TYPEWRITERS.
SEEDS PLANTS. ETC.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
CLOSING OUT
ALLIES ARE DEPENDING EPON AMERICANS
TO BEAT TEUTONS IN AERIAL WARFARE
To Combat the Sw ft Deadly Fokker Oermsny's Latest Air Craft. Great
Britain Will Use Gigantic Eight-ton “Battleplane” Built by Glenn H
Curtis.
LONDON Feb. 12 —The recent run
of luck of the swift German (or
rather Dutch) Fokker monoplane
which brought down sixteen allied
fliers in a month has concentrated
attention on the remarkable contest
for the supremacy of the air now
being waged. It is a conflict or
uihletea of Inventors and of fac-
tories. Jjothlng like it was ever
seen before in the history of the
world. It resembles somewhat the
advent of armored ships which cul-
minated in the memorable Monitor-
Merrimac battle of the American
Civil War. t'nder the lash of ne-
cessity human Ingenuity is racing
forward in the conquest of the sky
at a speed perhaps a hundred times
greater than before the war.
Already air fleets instead of con-
sisting of Isolated units are organ-
ised like a sea armada by divisions
and squadrons. X'arlous types of
aeroplanes serve various purposes
r.nd the air raiding column of forty
craft must be well balanced. Just as
tho ocean fleet must consist not
nlone of battleships or of subma-
rines but of both these together
with swift scouts destroyers supply
ships and tenders.
While the Fokkers did great exe-
cutipn for a time air officers of the
allies say the fear they instilled in
certain quarters here was absolutely
unwarranted.
The Germans mention the names
cl their “super-airmen.” the leading
filers of their army. The allied
heroes usually remain anonymous.
Again the Germans according to
statements here generally keep to
their own side of the battle Une.
They fight over their own antl-an-
craft guns. They are less prone to
long raids Inside their enemies' ter-
ritory. This gives them an advant-
age In the air duels which Incessant-
ly occur.
Two Important Types.
The two most prominent new
types which the Germans have re-
cently produced are (1) the Fokker
monoplane a very swift and un-
stable machine of small radius of
action which can usually outmaii-
oeuver a heavier plane; (2) an im-
mense three-engined biplane carry-
ing either a large crew an enormous
fuel supply or a great weight of ex-
plosives and capable of a long radius
of action. The latter has not been
used much. It Is a dreadnought of
the air and may figure more and
more largely in the conflict as time
goes on.
For both of these types the allies
have equivalents. Many of their
machines are swifter Ihar. the Fok-
ker. Perhaps for a time the Ger-
mans had a superior number of the
small fast machines on the western
front but this 1s said now to have
been changed again.
As to air dreadnoughts it is cer-
tain the Germans arc not dominant.
The French are building many or
these enormous fliers and the Bri*-
Ish have developed tho two-engined
Caudron of great power and gun-
carrying ability.
The allies jsly .largely upon the
American aeroplane manufacturers.
The latter are said to be excelling
<verv other nation in the new types
It Is not going too far to say that
the allies rely on the Americans to
beat the Teutons.
While all details of flying plans
are carefully guarded an idea of
what mav be expected is given by
the description of a new American
flier recently constructed by Glenn
H. Curtiss in Buffalo. N. V.
The new "battleplane.” as It i«
termed has cost about $l-10.000 and
Is six times as large as the famoiu
' America.” which was building to
fly across the Atlantic ocean when
the war started.
New Craft Weighs Eight Tons.
Its weight with a full load Is
eight tons. This includes a ton of
ammunition and a crew of eight
men. It can cruls" nearly 700 miles
and so could strike at almost any
point in Germany west of a line
drawn from Bremen to the Bohe-
mian frontier.
There are three motors and three
jropellerrf and it is said that if two;
of the propellers stopped while the
machine was two miles In the air.
the remaining propeller would send
the battleplane thirty miles before it
came to earth.
This battleplane has a cedar cop-
per sheathed hull and can alight on
the water. The cabin has 350 feet
floor space.
What the armament will be can
only be guessed. But with 3000
pounds as the useful load the giant
aeroplane can carry one gun of quite
heavy caliber or several lighter
rapid-fire guns.
Because of its weight 1t will be
practically independent nf wind con-
ditions. The only part of the ma-
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
typewritei: sensation- new kb*
$lOO vjmhle typewriter he* tnsn on -
half pri»» . oui introductory offer for i
SSite^number. mey jy.;
teed. Novelty Advertizing Co. 3104 "
Commerc St. upztzire.
TRADE—WHAT HAVE YOU TN DESIR-
able San Antonio property to exchang ?
for very desirable residence property on
South Bluff 3 blocks from b<ach. < orpuw (
rhrlsti? It’s a beaut.
—Two best buys In San Antonin. |
Splendid 2-story 9 rooms. 2 sleeping g<*
lories 2 batha strictly modern. scoo cash. ।
balance ensy. also moder i 5-room cot- (
tage In same block. $309 cash balance
CMP. both »SOO cash fasv term on bal- |
ance ’ - .« » ’
Modern cottage. 7 rooms and reception
hall arranged for two apartments on cor- t
ner lot 50x150. nice lawn n map at s.soe.
$590 cash balance easy aso adjoining
thin one 4-room modern cottage with 100 i
f»et front: room for two more hourt:
$1800; $4OO cash balance easy or both i
•900 rash ba’ance easy payments. ’ You I
can’t beat ’em.”
For Rent—Modern 8-room 2-story.
Mistletoe Ave >55.9^
King William fine location ...350.00
San Pedro Ave. newly pnirted and |
papered. 9 rooms 840.09
All sizes and kind* down to. $12.0n I
Tho earth fo r sale or trade List with us i
THE BONHAM REALTY <O
No. 2"'i Du^rler Bldg. Urorkett 3560.
MULE SALE. 'RO-LETT ". 9’
S Ciboin.
l’< Hi SA I. E—< I ROC ERIES WITH MAR- '
k^t and beer saloon doing good busi- j
nets. e\■. ilenf location; It will take up- j
proximately 81500 to handle It; this party
is forced to give up business ( on account
cf ill health in family: good opportunitv
for Mime one. Phone Crockett 4851. Wel-
r r s i email ?' r W E ? -r.' : ■
• • '.E TWIN INDIAN MOTORCY-
<-!e: good ■omlltloi. I’inmo Tra\ a 413
FOR SALE A G<>OD GASOI INE RANGE
in gno I condition 77f1. |
B'RGAIN-RAKY S4FETV BED GOOD
as r<”\ for $l4; will sell for $«. Tri I
via 3U36. »
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
chine not American made Is the winy
covering.
Curtiss is said to be building a
still greater machine with four mo-
tors each of 250 horsepower. This
manufacturer has orders from Grea*
Britain for 1031 aeroplanes of the
super-America type.
There has been a see-saw back
and forth in air supremacy on the
western front since the war startea.
At first the allies were supreme.
The Germans brought out faster ma-
chines and as the French and British
at about the same time discarded
many monoplanes the Germans for
a time had at their disposal about
2000 more aeroplanes than their op-
ponents and ruled the air.
Then the allies produced the twu-
engined Caudron and fast aeroplane-
chaser types which the Germans
were unable to meet.
Will Bring Out Tiny Types.
The sudden appearance of the
Fokker gave the Germans another
short period of ascendancy. It Is
explained here that the French and
British had large numbers of speedy
machines but because of the diffi-
culty of finding landing places for
these they had kept them in tn«
background not needing them. The
I okker will undoubtedly cause the
allies to utilize the tiny types.
These little wasps of the air are
very unstable and it requires a
•super-airman" to manage one.
When to the difficulty of flying the
Fokker is added the necessity of fir-
ing a machine gun at the same time
for many swift planes carry only one
man the skill required is appreciat-
ed by even a layman. These aero-
planes cannot reduce their speed
xery much In making a landing su
the end of a flight in unknown terri-
tory is often extremely dangerous.
The Fokker according to descrip-
tions received here has an engine of
between 100 and 150 horsepower.
It is operated by a single man ana
machine gun which is im-
movably fixed to point straight
ahead. The pilot attacks by flying
directly at his antagonist and shoot-
ing at the same time. He cannot
attack while flying past.
The pilot either gets below an
allied machine and Ilies almost
straight up at I’ !■ 1 !■ mon-
oplane on its head above and dive®
at a tremendous rate at his enemy
whirling down In a spiral and en-
circling his prey with the famous
cone of fire from his machine gun.
Sometimes he attacks from the real
too.
The machine gun fires right
through the propeller. The propell-
er blades are fitted with deflector
plates which turn aside all bullets
hitting the blades. Only about five
or six bullets in a hundred strike the
blades and the rest fly straight for
the target.
Requires a “Super-pilot.”
The Fokker moves with bewilder-
ing rapidity. Its small size also
makes It hard to hit. It is said here
the number of Fokkers in action is
f^w because only a “super-pilot’’
tan fly them. The pilot must be an
•athlete a man without nerves and
a brainy duelist. Sometimes he is
forced to come to earth when going
ninety or a hundred miles an hour.
The German successes with the
Fokker army officers here say are
to be attributed to only three or
four fliers. For instance. Lieutenant
Iminelmann. perhaps the star flier
of them all has recently baggea
eight or nine allied machines. An-
other man often mentioned is Lieu-
tenant Boelcke. Owing to the Ger-
man practise of mentioning names
in official daily bulletins these men
b.we become well known to the
French and English people while
similar figures on their own side are
unknown.
The Fokker is the Invention of
the Dutchman whose name it bears.
When this young man brought his
machine to Germany several years
ago it was considered a failure for
while flying very fast it was not
i ery stable and required constant at •
tention on the part of the pilot
fince then he has made many im-
provements in the type.
There are many persons In Gei <
many it is well known here who
believe there will one day be a great
German attack on the British main
sea fleet the "Grand Fleet" as it Is
called. On that day the Inferior
German fleet will rely for victory
on an enormotis number of Zeppe-
lins and swift Fokkers.
"Fearful Fate Awaits England."
What confidence the Germans
have In the Fokker may be Judged
from the following quotation from
the Hamburg Fremdenblatts
"A fearfud fate awaits Great Bri-
tain. thanks to our new aeroplane.
While our naval men are getting
their nerves and wills In condition
to command ultimate triumph we]
.■■hall see the marvels of boldness
shortly demonstrated by our airmen
before' the world.
I "In regard to technical and other
I details of the most interesting char-
< I acter. which at this moment arc in
- I rur possession our lips are closed.
- for reasons that all will appreciate.
' We may. however assure the hnn-
- dreds of thousands of Germans.
i w hose only consolation in their pres-
n ! ent depressing lives is the hop» of
' punishing England that destructive
' engines of an entirely new and Im-
. ; mensely powerful type have been
evolved for the use of our airships.
'• I "As soon a s meteoreloglcal and
e ! other conditions permit they will do
■ । their work in London.
। "Soon the destruction of the old
" cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will.
। ;we hope be repeated. In these days
s that are following the outraged Gor-
? ' man people will have their rlghteour
J thirst for vengeance on the strong-
i ] hold of treason Ues and foul assas-
| slnation quenched to satiety.”
n I Sambo' Sad MUtnko.
: Rrc-ntiv s eolorrd party living In the
1 nibnrts of « bls city married a large
1 I brunette named Lucinda. Three week
> 1 Isler be appeared at the office of a law-
i ver looklnc ne It he might have ^oen
' I denied with tlatlrans and bumped Into
ibv a road roller.
- I "Can’t stand It no longer. boM. ne
1 ; sadl? remarked to the t-gal me. "T want
a divawee from dat Lucinda. late' ring
' I -be chucked at me -a do move. Tomor-
‘ | row it will be de • htmhloy.”
1 ■'That's all right. Sam." soolb.ngly re-
' turned the la-'-r. seeking to effect a
. reconciliation. "Everything win come out
all right Besides you know you took
Lucinda for better or for worse" ■
••Yes Bah.” tdmitted San'bo. ao ’
did »ah: but Fhe l 8 u whole let wras dan i
1 took her for.”—Philadelphia Telegraph i
Making Thing* Even —”H<r«** a young
I man that predicts that movie shoua will
I e'v-ntuallv bring five dollar.* a scat ” j
I 'Well thingu have a way of evening up
J suppose then we can sej grand opera j
for a nickel.”— Philadelphia Bulletin.
10KKER MONOPLANE. “SIPERULOT” AND CALDRON BIPLANE
Great destruction on the west i built in America and with the En- । also shown of Lieutenant Boelcke.
front has recently been caused by glish-made Caudron a picture of '' ho ; "'fth Lieutenant Immelmann.
... — ~ . ~ .. has been often mentioned in German
the new German Fokker monoplanes which is shown (bottom). The Cau- tl)spatches They are "super-pilots."
two views of which are shown here dron has two engines and two pro- ! for it is said that only three or four
(above). The British are combating pellers. great speed an<j a long men are as yet able to fly the swift
It with several types of aeroplanes radius of action. A photograph is 1 unstable Fokker successfully.
ARMY DIO NOT BUILD
CANAL SAYS GOETHALS
Officer Who Superintended
Work in Panama Gives
Credit to Civilians.
WASHINGTON D. C.. Feb. 12. —
I When the water was turned into the
tig ditch connecting the Atlantic
• and Pacific oceans across the Isth-
mus of Panama the American peo-
' pie believed that the United States
army had performed a greater serv-
ice than if it had won a foreign
war. The credit thus given in tn«
opinion of General George Goethals
the great engineer in charge of the
construction of the canal and him-
self an army officer was not prop-
erly placed. Correcting the impres-
sion which generally prevails Gen-
eral Goethals modestly declares that
civilians and not the army built the
waterway.
While there were a few score of
army officers engaged upon stu-
pendous undertaking there were all
tcld from the inception of the task
down to the time tho first ship
passed through the locks more than
35.000 civilians employed on the
work. In many instances they were
at the head of departments and j
army officers worked under them.
Supplementing the belief of the
public. Congress has bestowed u„- I
usual honors upon the army offi-
cers but it has failed entirely to |
grant recognition to the civilian
employes for the part which they i
took in the success of the enter-
prise. Shortly before the adjourn- I
ment of the sixty-third Congress a
bill was passed by the Senate ah i
House and signed by the president
which extended the thanks of Con-
gress to the army and naw mem-
bers of tho Isthmus Canal Commis-
sion for having rendered distin-
guished service In the construction
of the canal and promoting these
officers to high rank in their re-
spective branches of the service.
| The measure also provided that
such officers of the army navy anu
public health service as had been
engaged on the canal zone for a pe-
riod of three years prior to April 1
1914. should be promoted one grade
in rank and given the privilege of
' retiring with three-fourths pay upon
their own application regardless of
I age.
Some of the officers coming un-
] der the provisions of the act have
r.’ready applied and been granted
1 r etirement. A notable instance is In
point where a lieutenant in the
army originally employed as an as-
sistant to a civilian in charge of the
• Department of Labor and Quarters
who by reason of the increased pay
allowed to officers serving on the
Isthmus drew over $30000 more
than he would have received had
he remained on duty with hls regi-
ment He has been retired at an ad-
vanced grade on three-fourths pay
although at the time of retirement
he had not reached the age of 40
years. Should he live 33 years long-
er he will draw *lOO.OOO more from
the government without performing
any service whatever.
No such consideration however
has been shown to the civilians who
worked side by side with the army
officers and often in superior po-
sitions. To correct the favoritism
shown Senator Martin of Virginia
r.nd Representative Holland of the
same state have introduced Identical
bills in the Senate and House which
record a measure of recognition to
the civilians. It is proposed that
those who served on the Isthmus
for a period of three years or more
prior to April 1 1914 shall re-
ceive an amount equivalent to two
months' pay for each year. It is es-
timated that the tolls of the canal
for one year would meet ’he appro-
priation necessary for this reward
to the civilians.
General Goethalg has given his
endorsement to the proposition de-
claring that it was a source of re-
। gret to him that those who had
I been loyal to him in the great enter-
prise should not have had their
just reward.
। In the early days of the canal
I it was contemplated that the water-
i \.ay should be constructed by con-
। tract it was suggested that Con-
i press fix the limit of cost of 3375-
I 000000 and allow the contra
bonus of ten per cent on this
amount. That would have meant
$37500000 to the contractors pro-
vided they completed the task in
‘ i the time given. The plan was aban-
■ [ doned. however and the work was
(•one by American citizens employed
by the government direct.
J In the construction of the canal
two unusual things happened. The
1 canal was completed within the es-
> timated time and it was completed
; within the estimated cost the ac-
tual figures being approximately
; $355000000. Never before in the
j history of the country was there
1 o\er undertaken a work so gigantic
which was finished sixteen months
before the time allotted and at a
I cost some $20000000 less than was
estimated.
Of the 35000 from first to last
' employed there are only about 5000
i who served for three years or more
i and in consequence the Martln-Hol-
i land measure will aPPIv only to this
I limited number. They came from
! all parts of the country and In the
) language of General Goethals. "no
j commander in the world ever had a
• more faithful force t’ an that which
• Las worked with me in the build-
! ing of the Panama canal."
SAVES AUSTRIAN MILLIONS
! Lieutenant Jenoe Deeorated for
Brave Fight Against Russians.
VIENNA. Feb. 12. —An official re-
port of the Austro-Hungarian gen-
eral staff states that Lieutenant Jo-
noe. of the Thirty-fourth Austrian
reserve infantry regiment has been
decorated with the niilitar> cross for
an act of bravery which saved the
dual monarchy $2.500.000 in cash.
The young officer accomplished his
heroic deed months ago. in the cam-
paign in northern Galicia but it has
not been mentioned until now.
On the third day of the battle of
Jawcrow the Austro-Hungarian sup-
ply trains came under a terrible fire
from the Russian artillery and were
attacked by Cossacks. The Russians
pressed their attack with such vigor
that the Austrian troops guarding the
wagons loaded with provisions and
munitions were flirown into a panic
and commenced to surrender.
Everything seemed lost but Lieu-
tenant Jenoe. who commanded one
of the trains kept cool. After a hard
fight he succeeded in driving the
Cossacjcs back and extricating his
wagons from the general chaos. At
the critical moment a heavy fog fell
and hampered the pursuing Cos-
sacks. Then the night came and pro-
tected the fleeing Austrians.
Early the next morning a small
detachment of Cossacks caught ur
with the column hut Lieutenant Je- '
noc repulsed the attack and captured '
eighteen of the Russians. Another
attack later in the day was also re- .
pulsed by the gallant officer and his
men. .
The Russians finally gave up pur-
suit and after a fight of thirty-six
hours the train reached the head-
quarters of the army corps. The
lieutenant and his men were com-
pletely exhausted and many of their
horses dropped dead but they had
saved all of their wagons. The cap*
ture of the column would have been
a severe loss to the Austrians be-
cause the wagons contained the war
chest of the corps containing four-
teen million kroner < $2.SOO.000) be-
sides many valuable documents.
COMPTROLLER BREAKS
MANY PRECEDENTS
John Skelton Williams Vies
With President in Ignor-
ing Old Customs.
WASHINGTON D. C. Feb. 12 —
Comptroller of the Currency John
Skelton Williams is giving promise
of becoming as much of a precedent-
breaker as President Wilson. While
the precedents broken by Mr. Wil-
liams are not in all cases so well
known to the general public as those
broken by President Wilson still the
banking community undergoes a dis-
tinct shock every time the news of
another change in the running of the
currency bureau at Washington is
announced.
<> Il I Kl U (IV U.
The comptroller's latest rupture of
a precedent is his action in discon-
tinuing the issuance of the Comptrol-
ler's Daily Bulletin. This is a little
bulletin sheet which for more than
fifteen years has been posted daily In
the office of the comptroller of the
currency. It contains technical in-
formation of interest to bankers such
as the application of individuals to
organize national banks the ap-
proval of reserve agents for banks
the announcements of liquidations
approval of applications to organize
extension of corporate existence of
national banks and similar news.
The Comptroller’s Daily Bulletin
' heretofore has been posted in the
I comptroller’s office at 1:30 o’clock
; and at that time agents of na-
tional banks throughout the country
gather to read it and procure copies.
Comptroller Williams has substi-
tuted for the Daily Bulletin a weekly
compilation of the information here-
tofore published daily but the time-
honored Comptroller’s Daily Bulletin
is a thing of the past.
The Comptroller's Daily Bulletin
first issued to give all national banks
a fair chance to get news of the tech-
nical matter relating to their busi-
ness. Tt seems that A. S. Pratt a
national bank agent at Washington
had found a method by which he
could get permission to see the
comptroller's records and obtain this
information. The comptroller of that
day learned of this and decided that
in order to give all natiojial bank
agents an even chance he would is-
sue the Daily Bulletin. This custom
continued in operation without in-
terruption up to Mr. Williams' time.
Another precedent broken by Mr.
Williams and one even more vital to
the banks is that regarding Uie num-
ber of bank calls to be made in the
course of a year. The national bank-
ing laws require that the comptroller
of the currency shall call for reports
of the condition of national banks
not less than five times a year. Ever
since this law has been in effect sue-
ceasive comptrollers of the currency
have limited the number of their
bank calls to five: custom having
fixed that as the maximum as well as
the minimum number.
But Mr. Williams upon becoming ।
comptroller broke down this prece-
dent. In 1914 and in 1915 he called
six times for reports of condition.
Still another precedent broken h>
the comptroller is that which has
ruled that the comptroller shall n<c
call for the condition of banks on
the first day of the month. The rea- }
son is that bankers make up their
balance on the last day of each
Month so if the comptroller called ;
for the condition of thi' bank on the
first day of the month it would ne- •
cessitate going over the entire;
ground again just to bring the fig- '
ures up one more day.
There are numerous other in- ;
stances such as the comptroller s
chances in the form of reports the .
classification of figures and similar i
banking matters. I
FEB. 13 1916.
SCHOOL CMS
OF TEIJS WILL
SHOW INCREASE
Number Entitled to Attend
Public Institutions Expect-
ed to Reach 2.2:00.000.
CAUSED BY NEW STATUTE
Compilation of Statistics to
Begin March 1 in All
State Districts.
AUSTIN Tex.. Feb 12.—Taking
of the scholastic census in Texas
will commence on March 1 accord-
ing to ann»3uncement|made by Pro-
fessor W. F. Dought* state super-
intendent of public instruction and
it is expected that the scholastics
in Texas will reach 2200000 which
would make an in< rease of 1070.848
over the present number w’hich is
1129.152.
This abnormal increase Is due to
the passage by the Thirty-fourth
Legislature of th* 4 compulsory edu-
cation law and the extension of tho
age of scholastics in the state.
Heretofore the taking of the scholas-
tic census was not begun until May
1 but the last Legislature changed
the time making the dates between
the first of March and the first of
April.
Scholastic Ago ( hanged.
Another important change mads
by the Thirty-fourth Legislature in
the scholastic census law was to the
effect that the scholastic age shall
hereafter be seven to seventeen years
inclusive instead of seven to sixteen
years inclusive as heretofore; that
is an extra year has been added to
the scholastic age limit. The exten-
sion of the age limit will in no way
increase the burden upon the school
authorities since all children seven
to twenty-one years old are admitted
I as free pupils to the public schools
; of the state.
The school census <of the state is
made under the direction of the
State Department of Education.
' The work of sending out supplies
I and instructions to county superin-
tendents and to the presidents of
school boards is just about com-
pleted: so that the census trustees
as they are designated by law. may
>egin their work promptly on the
: first day of March.
Will Require 9200 Men.
The census trustee or person tak-
I ing the census in a common school
district is appointed by the county
superintendent and in independent
districts by the president of the
। school board. The work of taking
1 the census of the state requires in
all the services of 9200 census trus-
tee?.
The enrollment for the present
year based on a scholastic age of
seven to sixteen shows a tote I o*. 1
1129.152 children. By making al-
lowance tor the usual increase in
scholastic population and by addins
the nunliter of children that will be
permitted to participate in the state
'per capita apportionment on account
' of the extension of the scholastic
aee by' one year it is estimated by
i State Superintendent Doughty that
! the entire scholastic enrollment for
(the present jear will approximate
2.200000 children secen to seven-
| teen years old.
Early Census n Benefit.
Bv many it is thoucht that an
I early census will prove beneficial to
i all the schools of the state. Coming
between the first day of March and
the first day of April the census will
l.e taken during the time that most
9>f the children of scholastic age will
I be in the schools. This will enable
the school districts of Texas to get
a more accurate idea of the num-
ber of children that will have to be
accommodated during the succeed-
ing scholastic year. The scholastic
census heret dore has been taken at
a time when a great many children
of school age were not tn the dis-
tricts of their actual residence. This
Is true of a very large number of
people who move from the cities. to
the country districts during the lat-
ter part of the spring far the pur-
pose of working upon the farm*
Manv of these children under th.
conditions mentioned hav ®
enumerated anywhere and conse
iquently there has been a resulting
loss to the districts ot he state in
I the matter T school revenues.
-WAR FEVER" IN SWEDEN
However. Socialists Have Balance o$
Power —They Op|«>sc War.
STOCKHOLM. Feb. 12.—The “war
fever" is Increasing throughout
Sweden. Indignation over British in-
terference with the trade of the
Scandinavia* countries runs high and
the liberal papers are now joining the
conservative organs in the demand
for energetic action against the al-
leged tyranny of England. Every new
confiscation of a Swedish ship or
cargo and every new Interference
with the mails strengthens the agi-
tation of the pro-German elemena.
A majority of the Swedish nation
sympathizes with Germany. This
• fact cannot be denied and it is also
true that the court and most of tho
I members of the cabinet are pro-Ger-
I nian. This amounts to little how-
ever. as the govet^nent is not
I guided by sympathies but by the
interest* of Sweden and a cairn con-
sideration of the actual war situa-
I tion. .
The entrance of Sweden Into tne
war is at least verj remote. If not
entirely out of question Parlia-
ment will never be swept off its feet
bv the pro-Germans. because the So-
cialists have the balance of power
and they are against war under all
circumstances. The Socialistic lead-
era hold that the damage caused by
British aggression Is nl.' temporary
while a victory of Germany would
seriously threaten the independence
of Sweden.
The opposition of the Socialists
against armed intervention would
onlv disappear if Sweden were at-
tacked by Russia. Such an attack
would find the nation united as even
the Socialists consider the ancient
Kussiun policy of conquest the great-
est danger for Sweden.
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