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SERIES OF LESSONS
AT VICTORY KITCHEN
WILL BEGIN MONDA't
Demonstrations of Canning
and Use of Substitutes
Will Be Features.
The Victory Demonstration Kitch-
in to be conducted by the Food Ad-
ministration with Miss Iva Scott
federal demonstrator in charge will
be opened to the women of San An-
tonio Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The kitchen hsu been established in
Ticker’s Cafeteria on Commerce
Street and completely equipped by
San Antonio merchants.
Demonstrations of canning and
the use of substitutes will be features
offered the women of San Antonio ’
as government aid in conserving .
necessary foodstuffs. The demon- .
•trations Mondav afternoon will be I
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SUNDAY.
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FROST NATIONAL
BANK
Announces the addition to its
official force as assistant cashiers:
Geo. J. Pancoast
Frank E Pancoast
L. L. Lentz
the fir*t of bix lessons on substitutes
and Miss Scott will Drepare rice
flour wattles muffins and cocoa tea
cakes. Recipes for all three will
be given out to those attending.
Monday morning at 9 o’ch- k a
I class of ten women will begin an in-
tensive course in canning to qualify
r as instructors in auxiliary kitchens
• | which will be opened as the season
advances. Yellow and green beans
and peas will be canned during the
first lesson and at the end of the
ten lesson course the women qualify-
ing will be issue i certificates. The
first clafs is comprised of the fol-
lowing women: Mesdames W. W.
• Lipscomb. Erhardt Guenther W. S.
Carpenter George Armisted. Ru
Campbell C. E. Hoff. J. E. Coyle.
Frank Fogelson and B. F. Nichol-
son.
i At a date to be named later. Miss
■ Scott will give a public demonstra-
tion of Jelly making using fruiu
I which do not ordinarily "Jell" w/11.
| Strawberries and rhubarb will be
i used with pectin extracted from
' frapefruit and oranges to give the
। needed consistency for "jelling.'
Monday will be the first public de-
i monstration of the "Victory Kitch-
en" though Miss Scott with Mrs.
Hoy Campbell chairman of the worn*
en's comimttee cf the local food ad-
ministration have been conducting
laboratory experiments for several
days the results of the experiments
will be made public through deinon-
stratioiu in the kitchen. The possi-
bilities of porpehe meat for food
were tried out last week the meat
lending itself to the same culinary
treatment as beefsteak said Mrs.
Campbell in discussing the experi-
ment. Barley flour was tried as a
pastry flour with great success ac-
cording to Mrs. Campbell and its use
as such will be demonstrated shortly
in the Victory Kitchen.
“DOKEYS” TO CONVENE
El Bexar Temple Plans Grund Cere-
monial Here Monday.
El Bexar Temple No. 181 Dra-
matic Order Knights of Khorassan
will hold a grand ceremonial Monday
at Turner Hall at which Imperial
Secretary A. L. Frey of Columbus.
Ohio will be the guest of honor.
The ceremonial will begin at 2 p. m.
At 7 p. m. there will be a banquet at
the St. Anthony Hotel. A ball will
follow. A number of candidates are
to be accepted. The following com.
mittees have been named to handle
the affairs: Arrangement commit-
tee William L. Hoefgen C. C. Bar-
neburg J. H. Wharton Jr. E. F. Er-
ben R. S. Cushman William Keller.
M. A. Frank A. Saladino Paul
Friesen; floor committee. John Diin-
mitt. R. 8. Cushman M. A. Frank
William Keller. J. Koss Boles; dec-
orations committee A. Saladino.
Fred H. Faust J. Ross Boles Rob-
ert Huson R. G. Thomas; .floor
committee at dance. William Keller
and Paul Friesen.
GOING TO WASHINGTON
Secretary Carrington to Discuss Cas-
tor Benn Contract.
John B. Carrington secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce will
leave Monday for Washington D. U„
where he is to take up certain
phases of the castor bean contract
which the government has made
through the local civic body. One
feature of this is said to be a plan
to have the government establish
the mill for the production of castor
oil in San Antonio.
The general rains which have pre-
vailed throughout this section since
the castor beans have been planted
virtual^ insures the crop which ma-
tures in about three months. Gov-
ernment inspectors are visiting the
planters sharing in this contract
which is expected to yield not less
than 200000 bushels of these beans.
Additional contracts have been let
throughout the Rio Grande valley.
During Mr. Carrington’s absence
George J. Roark assistant secretary
will serve as managing director of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Army Personals
A board of medical officer* has been
named at Fort Sam Houvton to examine
such officers a* may be ordered to appear
before it in the future to determine tneir
fitnek* for arduous field xervicu abroad.
The board is composed of Maj. John G.
Ingold M. C Maj. Logan Cicndenning
M. It. C and Capt. William W. Hucks
M. It C
Lieut Marvin Dkkinaon I. R. C. 360th
Infantry ha? been placed on *pctiul duly
with the 113th ordnance d« put company.
Camp Travis.
Litut. Walter C. Nye I. R. C. ha* been
assigned to the 343 th Machine Gun bat-
talion Camp Travin.
Lieut. Ernest E. Park. Q. M. C. has
been assigned to the hotpital Camp
Trav I*.
Li'ut. Claude C. Halier and Lieut. Jeff
D Heficy. have been attached to the 315th
ammunition train*. Camp Travi*.
Lieut. Henry A Schumacher and Lieut
Alexander M. Watkin* have been assigned
to the 315th trains. Camp Travis.
Lieut Morrill McKlnvtray. V. R. C . has
been temporarily attached to the ISuth
Infantry brigade. Camp Travi* for duty.
Ten day*’ leave ha* been granted Capt.
Wm. H. Lyon M R. C . now at Sour
Lake.
Lieut Forrest D. Wright F. A . baa been
relieved from dut- in the department In-
telligence office and ordered to Douglas
for duty In the Intelligence office there.
One month leave har been granted
Lieut. R. F. Bonham D. R. C. nojv at
Douglas Aria
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
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Mil DELAY ITS
BITE INCREASE
City Asks Time for Expert
Inquiry Into Telephone
Question.
MAKE ANSWER JUNE 20
Company Will Decide on
Course of Action Within
Next Five Days.
A conference between city offi-
cials and representatives of the
Southwestern Telegraph & Tele-
phone Company which was held Sat.
urday may result in the amicable
adjustment of the dispute over the
present rates. At its conclusion the
intimation was given by the com-
pany officials that the May bills
to patrons would be sent out under
the existing rates and that the com-
•pan}' probably would defer the at-
tempt to raise these rates until aft-
er June 20. to which time an exten-
sion was sought by Mayor Bell.
This decision to defer immediate
action is not final but S. P. Eng-
lish general attorney and C. A.
Gates vice president informed the
city commissioners they would agree
to a further delay of five days In
the hope that an adjustment might
be affected. Meanwhile it is as-
sumed they will lay the proposi-
tion submitted by the city before
the company officials in St. Louis.
Saturday Was Last Day.
Thb conference held Saturday
morning was attended by Mayor Bell.
Commissioners lleuerman and Coy
City Attorney McMillan and Assist-
ant City Attorney Dodson and W. M.
Morgan B. It. Webb and W. L.
Schlesinger members of the citizens’
committee. The ordinance under
which the telephone hearing of last
neck was held provides that the city
must decide tor or against the in-
crease desired within five days after
the close of the hearing.
Saturday accordingly was the last
day but Mayor Bell and the city's
representatives were not Inclined to
grant the increases desired without
additional time in which to analyze
the exhibits presented by the com-
pany. Attorneys for the company
intimated that it the increases were
not granted they would carry the
matter directly into the Federal
Court. Intimating the belief that they
would then be permitted to increase
their rates. giving bond to reim-
burse their patrons in the event their
claims were not finally sustained.
< lly Would Employ Exjicrt.
As a counter proposition Mayor
Bell asked that the city be allowed
additional time fixing the limit at
June 20. This as he pointed out
would allow the city time in which to
employ an expert who would at
once begin an analysis of the figures
submitted by the company. The city
would agree that this analysis be
completed by June 20 at which time
it would make its ruling. . In the
event the rates asked by the com-
pany were found justifiable by the
city's expert the raise would be al-
lowed. It not the company might
still resort to the Federal Courts for
such relief as it would be entitled to.
In the event the analysis were not
completed by that date the city
agreed to offer no barrier to the
company putting forth its new rates
under such bond as w ould be allowed
by the Federal Court so as to reim-
burse patrons should these rates sub.
sequcntly be show n to be excessive.
Both Mr. English and Mr. Gates
demurred to this insisting that the
company be permitted to put the new
rate schedule into effect. The con-
ference resumed at 2 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon however they agreed
to an armistice of five days or un-
til May 10 before deciding to ac-
cept or reject the city's proposal.
Both Mayor Bell and City Attorney
McMillan are of the opinion that the
proposition will be accepted as the
company officials indicated their
May bills would be sent out under
the old schedule. If this is done the
difference between the city and the
company Is but a matter of twenty
PLAN SKETCHING HIKE
Will Bp Part of Examination ol
Held Officer*.
Colonels lieutenant colonels and
majors of the Ninetieth division arc
to take a five-mile sketching hike
Monday. They have been going to
school for several weeks and the
hike and sketch which they are ex-
pected to make on the hike will
serve as an examination of their pro-
ficiency. The school is that for field
officers of the division which has
been instructed by Brig. Gen. W. H
Johnston. The examination will con-
sist of road and position sketching
This will be followed by lectures on
Tuesday Friday and Saturday. The
lectures will be by Major Thentcv
and Captain Muntz of the French
Mission.
PERSONAL MENTION
P. A Ritter of Dallas i* registered at
the Menger.
J. I. Heard of Refugio I* stopping at
the Gunter.
W. U. Ltnimera of Dallas is at the
St Anthony.
?.fr* W H. Hendtrson of Corpus Christi
is a gu-bt at the Lanier.
Francis J. Lee of Peoria is at ths Men-
ger.
Mrs. J. A Banks of Salt Lake City
Utah I* a guest at the Gunter
Jep Knight of Wynnewood t* stopping
at the M. Anthony.
Mr*. J. T. Highley of Oklahoma City I*
staying at the Lanier.
Among the guests at the Meng«r are
Mrs. George H. Ball and Mrs J. e. Pea-
bury of Boston.
Dr N. F. WHIli ms of Fcrt Worth IS
registered at the Gunter.
C. L. McMullin of Madison. Wis. is
stopping at the St. Arthony.
John Thomas Houstcn of San Angelo la
at the Lanier.
J. M. Fairbairn of Torreon. Mrx. is
registered at the Monger.
J. E. White of Eagle Pass Is Mopping
at the Gunter.
Charles E. Jon- • of New Orleans Is reg-
istered at the ft. Arthony
Robert Crowther of San Angelo la a
guest at th* Lanier.
COMMANDS IN CONGO
Raoul Van <!e "Ven. commander-
In-chlef of the Belgian Congo
whose mother. Madame C. Van de
Ven lives at 321 North Hackberry
Street. Commander Van de Ven
was an officer in the Belgian army
had been stationed in the Congo
for eight years and was in Brussels
on a furlough when the war broke
out. He was ordered back to the
Congo and was under General Smuts
in the African campaign. Now that
the German colonies are In allied
hands. General Van de Ven has
been placed in command of the
Belgian and what was formerly the
German Congo.
LOOP IMPROVEMENT
CONTRACT AWARDED
TO FINLEY COMPANY
County Commissioners At-
tended to Number of Road
Matters Saturday.
Contract for the improvement of
the South Presa Street end of the
South Loop was awarded to the Fin.
ley Method Company at a meeting
ot the Bexar County commissioners
held Saturday. The bid provides for
surface treatment at 27 cents per
square yard.
Relative to the contract recently
awarded the Finley Method Com-
pany for the surface treatment of
the cast side of the South Loop on
South I'resa Street to the foot of the
hill the county auditor appeared be.
fore the court stating he had re-
quested blds for this work from the
Chapin-Colglazier Construction Com-
pany the Babcock Construction
Company and the Finlay Method
Company. But one bid was received
he said that being from the Finley
Method Company which he present-
ed to the court to be acted upon.
Resolutions passed by the State
Highway Department on April 22
last authorizing the Bexar County
commissioners’ court to expend funds
derived from automobile tecs were
adopted by the court and recorded
in its minutes.
The court authorized the widen-
ing o£ the Fredericksburg road ap-
proximately two feet on each side
of the road bed. from the city limits
to the Bluemers store. The expense
of this work will be paid out of the
state highway fund. It was also or-
dered that state highway No. 2
known as the S. A. & A. P. branch
be repaired from the city limits to
Berg's Mill which expense also will
be borne by the state highway funds.
The commissioners directed the
Central Trust Company the county
depository and the country treasurer
to transfer 34379.09 from the non-
checkable account to the available
fund and the sinking fund.
NEW TRIALS DENIED
sludge Anderson Rules Adversely on
Four Motions I’i'oscnted.
Motion for a new trial in the caao
of George Brady negro recently
convicted on an indictment charg-
ing murder was overruled by Judge
W. S. Anderson in the Tihrty- sev-
enth District Court Saturday. No-
tice of appeal "as filed. Brady was
charged with the murder of Carrie
Stanley a negro girl last Septem-
ber and the jury found him guilty
fixing the penalty at death.
Attorneys for Melvin Foreman
and Ratio P. Parish soldiers recent-
ly convicted on charges of murder
and sentenced to 18 and 20 years
respectively in the penitentiary filed
motions for a new trial In each case.
Both motions were overruled and
notices of appeal were filed. The
soldiers were convicted on indict-
ments charging them with the mur-
der of Eliseo Ornelas a service car
chauffeur last August near Kelly
Field.
Notice of appeal to the Court of
Criminal .Appeals was filed in the
case of William Patton a soldier
sentenced to a life term in the peni-
tentiary on an indictment charging
him with complicity in the murder
of Leo Burns a chauffeur on the
night of May 14 1917.
UNION BANDS PROTEST
Army Musicians Will Not (.he Con-
certs at Brackenridge Park.
Band concerts arranged by Maj.
Gen. Henry T. Allen to be give.i on
Sunday afternoons at Brackenridge
Park during the summer months
have heen abandoned due to repre-
sentations made to Major General
Allen by members of the musical
union of San Antonio. War Depart
ment regulations provide that mili-
tary hands shall not come into com-
petition with union bands or paid
bands and while the military bands
were to receive no pay for the con-
certs. it was necessary to abandon
the idea when local musicians pro-
tested.
The above photograph ahow« the site where Washer Bros. Co.'s new
three-story building will be erected at the corner of Houston and Jef-
ferson Streets. The buildings now on this site will soon be razed and
work on the new structure will commence at an early date.
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Washer’s Clothes For Active Boys
—Mothers have learned from experience that it pays to buy the
boy quality clothes—WASHEß CLOTHES—They’re high-grade
clothes moderately priced—and never before have we had more
complete stocks than now.
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Special—Boys’ Wool Suits $8.50
—with extra pair of pants. Unquestionably the best values in
the land for the money.
Sa pi^v y s J uifaj Or Boys’Scout Suits Khaki Suit*
r lay OUItS This is an exceptional-
Consists of coat short —SW 6 2 °9 consists of foat and 'y good value. Military
{oT™ 4 Pant " C '° th hat ’ CanVaS etrginS Sizes s’to 17 ye^t
Priced at $4.5U and haversack priced at $5.50. Priced $5.00
Sei" 1 YK —Style 211 consists of coat and s ““^
shade of khaki all sizes pants cloth hat convas leggins complete 'selection of
Priced ° in and haversack. Sizes 2t012 midd y suits with long
. xS t . pants and middy hats to
«P^.4iO years inclusive priced at $6.50. match.
WISIiEIIBBOS. CO.
years priced at.. 1 .OD ( CORNER ALAMO AND COMMERCE STREETS
ROSELI TO RETURN
luilinn Lieutenant to Speak Again
in San Antonio.
Lieut. Bruno Roselli of Hie Italian
army who received one of the most
enthusiastic ovalions accorded any
war lecturer wh.» has visited San
Antonio will retu.n to the city Mon-
day evening to lecture on ' Fighting
in the Alps" under the auspices or
the Educational Department of the
Y. W. C. A. Lieutenant Roselli spoke
before a San Antonio audience sev-
eral weeks ago l u. scores who did
not hear him have besieged the
W." with request for his return ac-
cording to the association secretar-
ies. On his way to the Pacific coast
he will be able to come through San
Antonio and will lecture here Mon-
day evening. May 13.
POSITIONS NOW OPEN
Civil Service Secretary Announces
Examinations for This Month.
Special examinations for post
plumber and post electrician for ser-
vice at Brooks Field are to be held
by the secretary of civil service here
May 22. Salaries for these positions
are to be 31800 cud 32000 respective-
ly. A ten per cent rating will be
given for physical ability while edu-
cation training Ai’d experience will
count 90 per cent.
Secretary McClanahan states that
there will be several other examina-
tions concerniry Which announce-
ment has just been received from
Washington. There are three new
ones for which women are eligible:
Acting assistant surgeon 31800 to
32500 a year (female only); clerk
qualified in modern languages 3900
to 31200 a yea: (male or female):
and eleitrieai drafUman (male or
female). The first two of these ex-
aminations are to be held May 21. 22
and 23 In the order named. The
other is held at any time as often as
there is an application.
Other examinations (for males)
scheduled this v eek are: Associate
statistician. May 14: photochemist
May 28: electrical laboratoriau. May
28: assistant director for research
and asaiatant director for commer-
ci il education. June 4. Vacancies ex-
ist at various places. The latter
positions ordinarily pay about 32500
to 35000 a .tear. A college education
is required for most of them and ex-
perience is given a high rating in all.
CONSERVATION IN ARMY
Corn Bread or Muffins nt Ixtust
Three Meals Each Week.
The army is coming to be quite a
little conserver ci wheat and meat.
Some days ago announcement was
made that the army was to conserve
beef during the coming six weeks
while the supply was awaiting the
marketing of grass fed cattle. Now
comes the announcement that post
bakeries and permanent bakeries
such as Nations! Army cantonments
will observe ru|es promulgated u
the United States Food Administra-
tor and have cern bread or muffins
used exclusively by organizations tor
at least three meals each week. This
will probably result in the appear-
ance of corn bread on Camp Travis
and Fort Sam Houston mess tables
for at least three meals each week.
However this will not cause any
hardship here for the reason the
corn bread diet has been in vogue
for some time.
MAY 5 1918.
TRAINING AS SNIPERS
Three Hundred Scouts Will Go to
Camp Bullis Range Monday.
Three hundred scouts of the 180th
Infantry Brigade who have been in
training for months to make them-
selves proficient as snipers and in
concealment by use of camouflage
will go to the Camp Bullis target
range Monday to take up another
part ot their training that of learn-
ing how to pick off the Germans
from a listening post or a sniper's
distance. The men have been train-
ed by Lieutenant DuVal with the
idea ot service in France in thgt
most interesting hazardous and im-
portant position of scouts. They have
used the rustic banks of the Salado
and the thick undergrowth of that
beautiful stream-area to make their
camouflage posts and to hide them-
selves beneath seeming natural ob-
stacles while practicing how to get
near and get the Hun. They “ill
have one week of rifle practice
which will be In addition to practice
which they had some weeks ago.
This it is believed will fit them for
real service.
After the scouts finish practice at
the range the 180th Brigade will go
to the range. The 179th Brigade IS
on the range now.
Notice.
The Pan-American beauty cars are
manufactured by the Pan-American
Motors Corporation in Decatur. Illi-
nois. and not by the Pan Motor
Company in St. Cloud. Minn. of
which Mr. S. C. Pandolfo is presi-
dent. D. A. Castleberry representa-
tive 303 East Laurel bi.. P. O. Box
174 San Antonio. Tex. (adv.)
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