The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 19, 1918 Page: 12 of 12
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NEW RECBUITS
TO BE STMTEO
ON LIGHT WK
Decided at Camp Travis
Hard Training at First
Develops Disease.
PNEUMONIA IS FOUGHT
Investigation Disclosing
Causes Results in Pre-
ventive Measures.
Future Camp Travis rookies will
undergo less strenuous training for
the first four months after their ar-
rival at the cantonment than did
those who preceded them if recom-
mendations of Maj. Joseph M. Hel-
ler division sanitary inspector arc
adopted. Major Heller recommends
that during the first month in camp
the recruits be given only light drills
and exercises and that they be per-
mitted to adjust themselves to
changed living and working condi-
tions before any great amount of
training is attempted. The recom-
mendation follows decision by medi-
cri ofGceis that intensive training of
recruits causes development of i!!-
ners. and it is stated that in some
instances tuberculosis and ether dis-
eases which might ha*.e been dor-
mant in .he recruit were finned >o
ac/ve life by an unusurl and immedi-
ate exertion »n training. the disease
being brought out by the s :dden
change from « Ail life to l ard v « -k
in the army. It is in line with ef-
forts of the medical officers to get
at the source of all illness at Ine
camp and to eliminate the source.
Causes of Ihicumonin.
To this end an investigation is now
under way to determine if possible
the cause of every case of pneumonia
in camp. It is being made by Capt.
Fred M. Meador cpidemologist. on
duly at the division sanitary inspect-
I For Burning Eczema
Greasy salves and ointments should
not be applied if good clear skin is
wanted. From any druggist tor 35c. or
$l.OO for large size geta bottle of zemo.
When applied as directed it effectively
removes eczemaquickly stops itching
and heals skin troubles also sores
bums wounds and chafing. It oene-
trates cleanses and soothes. Zemo is
a clean dependable and inexpensive
antiseptic liqufu. Try it.as we believe
nothing you have ever used is as effect-
ive and satisfying.
The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland. 0.
Cafe Basse
307 Alamo Plaza
Formerly The Bismarck
Under Same Management
Open from 8 a. m. to 11 p. m.
C. R. BASSE Prop.
Mortgage Loans. Safety Deposit Boxes.
San Antonio Loan & Trust Co.
(Incorporated 1892—Without Banking Privileges.)
215 West Commerce Street.
GUARANTEES 4.38 INTEREST
Capital surplu and profits $ 290000.00
Stockholders’ Liability $ 400000.00
Total resources over $4100000.00
Public and Private Trusts Accepted.
The Successful Want Advertiser
TUESDAY
or’s office. Captain Meador has al-
ready investigated 104 cases of pneu-
monia occurring among soldiers of
the camp and has assigned a cause
for them. His investigation has de-
veloped that 91 of the 104 were pre-
ceded by bad colds; that in 4 3 in-
stances the soldier afflicted with
pneumonia slept in an upper floor
of barracks and 78 of the total slept
with their heads near windows. The
important predisposing causes of
pneumonia in the I*o 4 cases he has
determined are: sudden and decided
change in temperatures; prevalence
of dust causing local irritation:
chilling of the body from exposure;
lowered resistance to disease.
In this connection it is pointed out
that on one day January lOJast the
temperature dropped from 78 to 22
degrees above freezing; that the men
on guard were not accustomed to the
exposure and that in many in-
stances malaria and hookworm and
under-nourishment were responsible
for their susceptibility to disease.
As a result of the investigation a
change in the ventilating system of
barracks to make the ventilation
from slides in the wall instead of
through open roof slits has been
adopted soldiers are required to
wear overcoats whenever out after
s p. m. o'clock and recommendations
have been made that an oil spraying
machine be purchased to spray be-
tween the barracks to eliminate dust.
A total of 4 67 cases of pneumonia
' occurred at the camp during Decem-
ber a ml it is determined that the
majority followed measles as a con-
tributory cause. However during
January there has scarcely been any
imasles in camp and that disease
has not been a contributing cause to
the great number of cases of pneu-
monia. It is believed hookworm and
malaria are the contributing causes
and it is announced that every case
will be investigated during February
and a cause ascertaincif if possible.
Many Cases of Mumps.
There are about -799 cases of
mumps m camp and the mumps epi-
demic is nt its height. As no fatali-
ties have been traced directly tn
mump? it is considered that it is
best for the command that all sol-
diers have mumps while they may
he <arod for > n hospitals and the
mumps p.tients rm are not qua ran-
inc’. Practically all soldiers sub-
jt • t to mumps have had that dis-
cast. it is raid.
The general polmmg of the camp •
Major Heller said is excellent but j
it is a problem to db ’ ore completely j
• refuse from the stables. He rec-'
ommends installation of a dry-
process plant to handle the rofu.se
Another recommendation is that
the present plan of handling bread be
changed. He believes the bread is
not bandied satisfactorily from a
sanitary standpoint. The present
system is to haul it in trucks from
the bakery the bread orderlies hand-
ling it with bare hands. Major Hel-
ler has suggested that individual
wooden boxes be constructed for
each organization and that the men
be required to wear white coats and
white cotton gloves when they han-
dle the bread. These can be washed
daily.
Plans have also been made to re-
move mosquito breeding places in
the Salado and the camp sanitary
division will co-operate with the city
and health service in eliminating
such places at Brackenridge Park.
It is proposed to straighten the
twists in the Salado near camp by
ditching a straight ditch permitting
tells the reader all of the things he would want
to know if he was the reader; he runs his ad oft-
en enough to reach the “once or twice a week”
reader and long enough to force the “do it to-
morrow” reader to action; he keeps at it—per-
sistent advertising will eventually bring results
from the most indifferent and he uses a medium
that reaches the home. The Light’s paid home
circulation in San Antonio and Southwest Texas
is predominating and several thousand homes in
this field subscribe to The Light EXCLUSIVE-
LY as their daily newspaper. It takes a Light
Want Ad to reach these people
the water to drain more freely and
also to stock the creek with mos-
quito catching minnows. These min-
nows have beeh stocked at Braekcn-
ridge pools. The work will be done
by the division entomologist just as
quickly as possible in preparation for
sum mer.
SEEK STANDARD RATES
square Deal Meeting to Take Up
Hotel and Rooming Hou.se Question.
A standardization of the rates
charged for rooms in the hotels and
rooming houses of the city was to be
attempted at the meeting of the
Square Deal Association with hotel
men and army representatives Tues-
day afternoon in the auditorium of
the Chamber of Commerce. The as-
sociation has been holding daily
meetings since last Wednesday out-
lining their plans in an effort to do
away with the reported overcharg-
ing of army men who come into town
Saturday nights.
Officials of the association point
out that it is not so much a fight for
reducing the rates that they are
making as it is one for making them
standard and avoiding “sharp prac-
tices.” The plan has been worked
out with army officers and has
proved agreeable to all the army and
hotel men to whom it has been put.
Details will be arranged and a final
decision will be reached this after-
noon.
Some of the suggestions from the
association members are that hotels
post notices in the rooms giving the
rates for each room for one person
two persons with bath without
bath and by the day. week and
month; thal hotel clerks tell each
guest as he is “roomed” what his
rates will be and that guests in this
wav be informed before they pay
their bills what they will be charged.
URGES STAMP SALE
Manufacturer*' Association Is Cam-
paigning Among Its Members.
A circular letter was sent out
Tuesday morning by the Manufac-
turers’ Association to each of its
members urging that every assis-
tance be given to the campaign for
the sale of thrift stamps and war
savings certificates The committee
which has been appointed by the as-
sociation to take charge of the cam-
paign among the manufacturers con-
sists of O. P. Searle B. Prassel and
R. L. Evans.
It is planned to establish private
agencies for the stamps in each
manufacturing establishment for the
convenience of the employes. The
cashiers of the firms will be placed
in charge of the stamps and the em-
ployes can make purchases whenever
they care to.
State headquarters has issued a
bulletin announcing the plan for es-
tablishing thrift stamp and war sav-
ings societies for every 300 people
in the state. The Bexar County’ au-
thorities are at work on the plan
from societies having already been
established in the city schools and
in ten of the county schools.
BID IS ACCEPTED
Copliel Company to Build Garlmgc
Cars for City.
Following a conference between
Commissioner Lambert and City
Purchasing Agent Dalton Tuesday
morning it was decided to accept the
bid of the Coppel Garbage Car Com-
pany for the four cars of that char-
acter required for San Antonio. Orig-
inally it was contemplated that eight
of these cars would be required but
it finally was agreed that the city
could manage with four. The bid of
the Coppel Company was 15302.70
each and although made on the origi-
nal estimate of eight ears was al-
lowed to stand on the four to be or-
dered. with the understanding that
the city will obtain a priority ship-
ment order on them through Wash-
ington.
The cars are of the all-steel con-
struction with a side-dumping device
and are built especially for hauling
garbage. It was agreed that deliv-
ery could be guaranteed if the city
could obtain the priority shipment
order which already has been issued
by authorities in Washington.
FEED FOR DAIRYMEN
It Will Be Handled Through Food
Administrator < arrington.
Three hundred and fifty tons of
hay and two carloads of < otton seed
meal are available to local dairymen
for use while the priority shipment
of feed by the government is on
route according to a telegram to
District Food Administrator John B.
Carrington from .State Administrator
E. A. Peden at Houston Tuesday.
The hay is at Lockhart ready for
shipment and the meal is in cars at
Cuero. An order will be sent for its
shipment when dairymen ask for it
accompanied by a banker’s guar-
antee of payment.
Emergency Costly.
A western railroad undertook to be
prepared lor anv emergency and ac.
cumulated a 3000 ton pile at an out
of the way place along its Une. but
spontaneous combustion and expos-
ure to the elements were responsible
for a $50000 deterioration in the
coal pile.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
RED CROSS NAME OR
EMBLEM MAY BE USED
ONLY IF AUTHORIZED
Chapter Calls Attention to
Federal Law Punishing
Misuse of Them.
Since the passage of a federal law
makes the misuse of the name and
emblem of the American lied Cross
a misdemeanor and provides a pen-
alty uf a SSUU fine and imprison-
ment up to one year for its trans-
gression the southwestern division
has issued a bulletin on the sub-
ject. The law has been innocent-
ly transgressed a number ot times
it is stated by societies and indivi-
duals desirous ot giving Red Cross
entertainments or benefits and ig-
norant uf the provision of this law.
For that reason the following state-
ment has been issued through the
San Antonio chapter by division
headquarters:
“Many chapters are being ap-
proached with offers of entertain-
ments all or a part of the proceeds
of which are to be donated to the
Red Cross. Under these circum-
stances it seems essential that some
general policy should be defined for
the information and guidance of
chapters.
“Experience has taught that the
Red Cross must exercise the greatest
caution and discretion in accepting
offers of assistance of this charac-
ter. In some cases the motives
prompting the offers are entirely
philanthropic. In other cases the of-
fers are actuated by both philan-
thropic and selfish motives and in
still other cases the AiOtives are
entirely selfish.
“1. No offers may be accepted
contemplating a division of profits
between the promoters and the Red
Cross. This rule applies to the man-
ufacture and sale of merchandise or
articles of any kind as well as to
entertainments.
”2. No one shall be permitted to
promote or advertise an entertain-
ment or like function as a Red Cross
entertainment or benefit unless you
are sure the management or control
is entirely in the hands of the Red
Cross chaptetr.
“3. If after due investigation
those offering to conduct entertain-
ments for the benefit of the Red
Cross are found to be entirely re-
liable and acting in good faith they
may be permitted to make announce-
ment in the press or otherwise of
their intention to donate the pro-
ceeds of the entertainment to the
Red Cross but the entertainment
should not be advertised as a Red
Cross benefit or Red cross entertain-
ment nor any wording used in the
announcements that would lead the
public to believe that it is being
given under the auspices of the Red
Cross or that the Red Cross is in
any way connected with or respon-
sible for its management.
“4. In no instance shall the use
of the Red Cross emblem in an-
nouncing or advertising an entertain-
ment be authorized except in the
case of such entertainments as are
actually managed and controlled by
the Red Cross chapter. No Red Cross
costumes or uniforms may be used
in these entertainments.
“5. There should be a well de-
fined policy in each chapter office
in regard to these matters. People
offering their services to the Red
Cross may not easily understand why
they are not immediately accepted.
Some one person in each office
should be familiar with this policy
and authorized to speak for the
chapter. This authorized spokesman
should also act as a clearing house
for offers in order that conflicting
information or conflicting dates may
be avoided. In case of doubt write
your division manager.
“6. Use of the emblem. The arm
band may never be used by any
other than an enrolled Red Cross
nurse or physician.
“The Red Cross emblem must
never be used to exploit anything
other than the work of the Red
Cross itself.”
TWO ANSWERS COME
FOR SOLDIER FROM
TENNESSEE “POSER”
Home Folks Also Found for
Several Others Long on
Waiting List.
Patience has again had its reward
for the Home Folks Editor. After a
veek in which several of the soldier
requests w hich had gone unanswer-
ed for weeks were taken off the
“unanswered’’ list another week
•‘pens with a "poser” of long stand-
ing being answered by two San An-
tonio families. The Madisonville
Monroe County. Tennessee soldier is
the fortunate man this time.
Lancaster. Pa.; Haleyville Ala.;
Salt Lake City Utah and Raeford
N. C„ are other towns which have
been on file for some time and
which were answered Tuesday. The
woman who answers the Lancaster
soldier has already met the man
from Williamsport Pa. and is em-
phatic in her praise of the home
folks plan. The Raeford. N. C. an-
swer comes from a student officer at
Camp Stanley who is a native of that
town.
The Glasgow and Edinburgh Scot-
land. soldier received another answer
as did the New York soldier. The
doctor who answers for New York
is also anxious to make “any man
from Jersey* City or the Jersey coast
feel at home if they will call.” An-
other answer comes in for the Free-
port 111. and LaPorte Ind. sol-
dier. the civilian having bya coinci-
nue. lived in both towns named
A Kelly Field man appeals to the
Home Folks Editor for people from
'pringfield Mass. as ho “has no-
ticed that much has been done for
lA* lonely and the wretched” and he
' ould like another “unfortunate’
added to the waiting list. A Camp
Travis man from Corydon lowa
whose nickname is "Old Lucky.'
wants to see "if the charm still
vv orks.”
“Wilmington Delaware isn’t any
t« o large but I have hopes that some
of its inhabitants have wandered
• .own to San Antonio” writes a sol-
dier at Fort Sam Houston looking
tor home folks. Rochester N. Y„
• ikes its first appearance in the re-
quest of a man at Kelly Field who
has watched long he says for a rc-
quest from the Kodak City and be-
ing unrewarded has sent In one him-
self.
Other new requests come from sol-
diers whose home are located in Ves-
per or Lincoln Kansas; Troy (Pike
A lucky purchase brings you these
dresses that wopld ordinarily sell at a
much higher figure priced so low 7.
Fully twenty-five styles; showing
widest diversity ranging from the
smart perfectly plain to the elaborately
trimmed.
Women’s Tailored Suits
Featuring
TYROL WOOL GOLFLEX JERSEY
TWEEDS.
Practical attractive indispensable—Just the proper suit
for the business woman or the out-door girl. No mussing no
pressing no bother; just pure satisfaction. A wide assort-
ment of clever smart styles at these pleasing prices.
$25 $29.50 $35 and up to $55
HIGH-GRADE MAN-TAILORED WOMEN’S SPRING
SUITS of Tricotine Poiret Twill and Serge at $29.50 $35 and
$45 —others at $49.50 $55 and up to $B5. Silk Suits too.
BEAUTIFUL NEW $5.95 WAlSTS—Wonderful
Waists; beaded and embroidered; new square neks roll
spring colors—OTHEß EXCLUSIVE SPRING WAISTS
beautiful designs; spring colors; at $7.50 $lO and $l5.
County) Ala.; Malden or Bostoi
Mass.; Garfield N. J.; Passaic 1
J. and Brooklyn N. Y. A man wh
writes that he is “a soldier's friend
wants to meet any lonely army ma
who cannot find civilian friends her
A solder is trying to locate h
cousin Nelson L'Heureaux froi
Southbridge Mass.
Old requests arc on file for hon
folks from the following town:
Maryville Cal.; Eureka Cal.; Wasl
ington D. C.; Griffin Ga.; Hish;
'••.oka. Ind.; Honolulu. Hawaii; Hol:
oke. Mass.; Boston Mass.; Missoul.
Mont.; Waterville. Me.; Coal gat
<»kla.; New Hampshire; Edenton. *
C; Alva Okla.; Oklahoma Citj
Fortland Ore.; Lincoln Neb.; Shi
mokin. Pa.; Wilktsbarre. Pa.; Wool
stock or Windsor. Vt.; Finley Tenn
Florala Ala.; I^aCrosse Wis.; How
iLcFlorc County) Okla.; Lancaste
Pa.; Hinesville (Liberty County
Ga.; Woodstock III.; Stanislaus Cal
bangeland Denmark; Louisvill
Ky.; Haverhill Mass.; Roxbur;
SORE THROAT
Colds Coughs Croup and Catarrl
Relieved in Two Minutes.
Is your throat sore?
Breathe Hyomei.
Have you catarrh?
Breathe Hyomei.
Have you a cough?
Breathe Hyomei.
Hyomei is tl>e one treatment foi
all nose throat and lung troubles
It does not contain any cocaine oi
morphine and all that is necessarj
is to breathe it through the litth
pocket inhaler that comes witt
each outfit.
A complete outfit costs but littb
at druggists everywhere and a
P.‘eiffer’s 20th Century Pharmacy
or Fischer’s Drug Store and Hyo
moi is guaranteed to banish ca
tnrrh croup coughs colds son
throat and bronchitis or moncj
back. A Hyomei inhaler lasts t
lifetime wa-i extra bottles of Hr
omei can^be obtftLaj^ from drug
The Big Store.
War-Savings Stamps on Sale al Office —Fourth Fhpor
A Sale of Silk Dresses
One Hundred New Spring Silk Dresses
for Women and Misses Priced for
Special Selling at Just
Txt BIG TEX.
Mab’S.; Newark N. J.; Providence I
; | L; Beverly Mass.
’ ■ The unanswered requests on fi
j with the Home Folks Editor are ra]
; idly diminishing before the flow <
n l answers which come in each da
p * | trom cvillans and if the Hom
ls l Folks Editor is to keep his job it
n up to lonely soldiers here to wri
| in and keep the demand exceedir
c ( the supply. Any soldier can mal
u I use of the column by sending in h
i-1 name that of his home town his.o
ganizaton and his station. Any ai
swers received from civilians fo
i lowing the publishing of the reque
| will be forwarded to the soldie
*. i here is no t'harge obligation or pci
; j renal publicity involved.
: i PROBE FAMINE REPOR
Government Agent lanivcs for Ime-
ligation at Nuevo Ixircdo.
R. McCarthy government age:
from Washington has left San At
tonio for Laredo to investigate tli
famine reported in a telegram r<
ceived by District Food Administru
। tnr John B. Carrington from A. I
Smith. administrator for Web
county across the border :n the Men
lean town of Nuevo Laredo. Th
Mexicans have been depending sok
ly on the Laredo bakers for thcl
supply of bread and flour ami sine
the government embargo has eu
’ this supply off the people arc rc
. ported to be in a starving conditior
’ Local authorities have turned th
’ matter entirely over to the govern
5 ment believing that it is a ease fo
1 I them rather than the food adminis
tration to handle. What action Mi
• McCarthy will take if he finds con
■ ■ ditions as bad as reports indicate
I he did not know when he left th
’ Clty ‘ *
Proper InMrtmvewl.
’ Vndrr a •sketchy little thins’* rxhlbife
k by Jones there Ininss a printed card whirl
. bears the word*: "Do not touch with can*
or umbrellas.” An appreciative small bo
’{added the following postscript: "Take a:
* ax."—Christian Register
JOSKE’S
$25
New models featuring draping puffing pleated
vests bias tunics and spiral effects in tunics.
Made from fashion’s choicest silks; Crepes Taf-
feta Foulard and Georgette used both singly or in
Combination. In all the popular new mole shades
Clay Sand and Silver Grey Navy and various new
blues Rose and Black. Values one could scarcely
afford to overlook at a much higher figure. For
choice of the entire assortment only $25.
New Spring Skirts
BARONETTE SATIN ROSHONARA CREPE
PUSSY WILLOW FOULARDS TAFFETA.
Charming new fashion approved styles arc here in all
the beauty of fabric and coloring the most fastidious would
expect. Novelty wool cloths in nifty plaids and stripes. Silks
both plain and fancy patterned. Styles are shirred plaited
and plain. Finely tailored showing new and novel pockets
and belts. Prices range from
Uy attractive Georgette Crepe and fine Crepe de Chine
collars and frill effects; in white flesh and light
made of finest Georgette Crepe; heavily beaded in
" EXPERTS ARE WANTED
Ie
Civil Service Announces Examlna-
- 3y tions to Be Held Here
c ’
is blowing open competitive cx-
:e aminations and the date and place
lt . for holding them have been an-
;c nounced by th-; local Civil Service
is | bureau:
1 Scientific assistant bureau of fish-
i.i erics entrance salary 1900 to $1200;
|_ a year the test to be held in San
s t Antonio March 6. Passenger rate
r< I tariff and freight rate clerks en-
•_ I trance salaries from $l2OO to $l5OO
I a year the examination to be held in 1
San Antonio March 6. It will be open
rfor both sexes.
On March 6 a veterinarian exam-
ination lor men will be held en- I
trance salary to be $l5OO a year. As-
sistant coal mining engineers are in
great demand and an (‘pen competi-
tive examination will be held for
11 men March 19 at the local Civil Ser-
i- vice Bureau. Entrance salaries will •
c range from $lBOO to $2400 a year
i- On February 28 an examination
- for women telephone operators will
>. be held. All applicants must have
it reached their eighteenth birthday.^
e
; HOW HE QUIT TOBACCO
c
1 UK Thin wtvfaa S. R
am pb err. *•»■ ad-
to tb-
of toburco for
e W ninny yearn. He want-
. 1 'k cd t«> »iuit but no- jej
„ »f ■omctliln* to help
him.
Hh I* nrr.cd ot n treo
’ thut tell® about j!
■’ W’obucvo habit and |
how to conquer It i
’• quickly easily and aately. In a recent |«t- I
B ter lu urlte.«: "I have no desire for to- I
bacco anv more. I feel like a new man.” j
Any one desiring a copy of thin book on I
tobnreo habit smoking an-l chew Ins. can I
<vt It free postpaid by rritin* to Edward I
• .1 Wood*. WA lIS. Station F. New York I
t City. You w ill be aurpi Ixrd and phased. I
i» Look for quieter nvrvrK strosr<r heart bet- |l
ter digeatlon. Improved eyesight incna^’d il
» Vigor longer life and other advantage* If II
you quit poisoning yourself.
Thp Big Store.
$5.95 to $35
but persons under thirty years of
age will be given preference. The
entrance salaries ange fom $55 to
$65 r month.
Nickels Good in France.
American dimes and nickels are
perfectly good in France where the
boys have no trouble at all in getting
rid of them. A dime is worth half a
franc and shopkeepers and the peo-
ple accept it Rv that.
stand for a bigger
and broader service
in Optometry. We are
quicker to tell you how
to do without glasses
than to sell you glasses.
Glasses are recommended
only when needed and
then only the kind you
do need.
407
San Antuiiiu’s Lending
Optometrists and Ontlcians.
' —
I NOTICE!
u Carload of small Giulsiana
■ pumpkin yams for sale. Guar*
■ antced no worms nor hugs.
| PRUITT COMMISSION CO.
■ Crockett or Travis 24.
• Sau Antonio
IRUARY 19. 1918.
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