The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 346, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 31, 1919 Page: 3 of 14
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Let’s start 1920 right
Start it with
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Clothes
Knox Hats and Hurley Shoes
All Nationally Known
Fotnby-Jones Company
The House of Satisfaction
509-511 East Houston Street
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
CENSUS TAKING TO
BEGIN FRIDAY AND
CONTINUE TWO WEEKS
Returns to Be Made Direct
to Washington From
District Office.
With only a few defections from the
i-anka of census enumerators for the
district and applications on hand to re-
place these everything was in readi-
ness Wednesday for the opening of a
whirlwind campaign to count the human
and animal population manufacturing
and industrial statictics and agricul- (
tural data in the Fourteenth Congres-
sional District. The census enumera-
tors will begin work early Friday morn-
lug. January 2 continuing for about
two weeks or until every bit of data re-
quired has been gathered.
Taking of the manufacturing and iu-
dustrial census in Bexar and Comal
Counties will be handled separately ]
because of the density of population.
Blank questionnaires are already in the
bands of manufacturers and should be
filled out and be reAdy to turn over to
the census takers within the next two
■ eeks. A special representative of the ]
census bureau is here to have direct'
charge over this work the balance of
which will be under direction of Dh-i
trict Census Supervisor Milham G.|
1 Only a small staff will be maintained
in the local district office. No returns
will be tabulated here nor will figures
be given out at the local office. After
careful cheeking all reports will be sent
direct to Washington for tabulation
where gross figures will be made pub-
lKEspecial interest attaches to the pres-
ent census because of the possibility
of Bexar County showing so large an
increase in population as to justify
making it a ae|iarate congressional^ dis-
trict A population of about _lo("H>
will be required for this purpose and
■stimates from various sources place
the population of the city of San An-
tonio at 200.00(1 and the whole county
at"between 225.000 and 250000.
MILITARY CARNIVAL
TO MARK PERSHING'S
VISIT TO FORT BLISS
General Howze Planning
Fireworks Display and
Exhibition of Units.
El Paso Tex. Dec 31.—Pyrotechnic
displays and exhibitions of military and
^vocational skill will be the feature of
F the military carnival which will be held
at Fort Bliss when Gau. John J. Per-
shing commander in chief of the Amer-
ican Expeditionary Forces arrives here
probably the latter part of January.
Maj. Gen. Robert L. Howze com-
mander of the El Paso military district
has planned the carnival for the twofold
purpose of concentrating the activities
of the district before General Pershing's
view and cf giving the public an idea
if a soldier's life training and develop-
ment.
There will be three classes of ex-
I iblta:
1. Of the war material equipment
rnd machinery for the manufacture fab-
rication and repair of such material.
2. One of a model plntnoif perfectly
equipped trained and instructed from
each ot the various branches of the
service. Ench platoon will give an ex-
hibition of a spectacular rather than of
a military nature.
k 3. One of the educational and the
Lioi-ationnl training of soldiers in the
Mjuiny. The handiwork of blacksmitlis.
^Karpentcrs hurncss-nmkers ami mcchani-
■ai engineers will be shown and the
■TOous craftsmen themsglves will be
In the evening there will be n display
of pyrotechnics duplicating warfare at
night and exhibiting "
■hells and other methods of s glial lug.
Airplanes will also drop lights and rm th-
ods'of Innding after dark will be shown. I
Bull Fighting Loses Out. "
Mexico City. I»'r. 31.-Tim spirited
between <‘oiign’MN and the execu-
live department relative to bull fight-
ing in the Federal district ended today
with It victory for President < arrnnza.
(government adherent* absented them-
■elves from the senate aud thus prevent-
ed a vote on the bill which would per-
mit the conducting of fights.
WEDNESDAY.
STATE CHEMISTS BUSY
Additional Men Needed to Analyze Num-
berless Drink Samples.
Austin Tex. Dee. 31. —Additional
chemists are badly needed in the Pure
Food Department to analyze samples of
various kinds of beverages which are
daily pouring into the department from
various portions of the State. Bine the
Dean Prohibition Law became effective
on October 21 1019 just a little over
two mouths ago—upward of 000 sam-
ples have beeu received and the regular
force of chemists in the department have
been literally “swamped” with work try-
ing to analyze these samples and in
many instances to the exclusion of other
important work.
So heavy has become this branch‘ ; of
thy work in the department that Pure
Food Comissioner R. H. Hoffman has
asked the Attorney General's Depart-
ment for an opinion as to whether an
additional chemist might be employed to
look after this task. There is no ap-
propriation for the salary of an addi-
tional chemist and the question to be
determined whether tne funds in the
hunds of the Attorney General’s Depart-
ment amounting to $3OOO may be util-
ized ; or whether a deficiency may be
authorized. The great bulk of the sam-
ples so far analyzed have disclosed a
per cent of alooholic content abdve the
legal limit of one per eeut aud there-
fore in violation of the Dean law.
French Birth Kate Increases.
Paris. Dec. 31.—A large increase in
the birth rate is shown by statistics for
the month of December the rate in
Paris having doubled since the begin-
ning of the year. Last January tli»
birth rate was 9.5 per thousand while
for the present month the rate exceeds
IS per thousand. Deaths have decreased
from 18 per thousand in January to 14
per thousand this month.
A natural-bom favorit
—and sure winner
ISrnur Cigarettes are ’’lengths ahead
of tilt bunch.”
CAod breeding plus good handling.
Thal's the reason.
Sdftikfioiigßi Cigarettes
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American and Imported Tobaccos
blended so that the good old tobuico
13816 * s * srou ^ t out to
imported paper —crimped
F not pasted making a slower-burning
easier-draw ing cigarette.
Smart brown and silver package
that reflects the quality-goodness of
f Every point is a straight tip to lay
/ your bats on Spur. Say to the tobac-
_______ conist: "Spur 20 for 20c.” You
L. -?■-*— can’t lose.
20 for 20 cents
BICYCLE DEALERS fO
GIVE “BIKE OUTING"
LED BY TRICK RIDEI
Fred St. Onge Leads Jaunt
to and From Bracken-
ridge Park Sunday.
A revival of the old bicycle Hub rues
a pastime of great popularity many
years ago is prophesied in tb«
meat of a “bike outing” to be given
under the auspices of San Antonio bi-
cycle dealers next Sunday afternoon
starting from the Alamo at 2 o'clock
and constituting a 10-mtle jaunt to
through and back from Brackenbridge
Park.
The dealers of the city fifteen of-
whom met together Tuesday night to
plau the run have combined their ef-.
forts to bring about the event aud have
secured the services of Fred St. Huge
trick cyclist of vaudeville and racing
fame to organize marshal and lend the
parade. St. -Ongo is well-known to
vaudeville patrons as cue of the fun-
niest tramp cyclists on the stage aud
will do some of his tricks for the amuse-
ment of those who take part in the ride.
The riders will meet at the Alamo
at one o’clock where they will l>e regis-
tered and will be presented with souve-
nirs donated by the Heudcc Manufactur-
ing Company. Corbin Coaster'Company
and Vitnlic Tire Company. They will
thru parade through the busiaesa sec-
tion headed by St. Onge and out ot
the city for a distance of approximately
five miles. St. Huge said Wednesday he
probably would lead the cyclist through
Brackenridge Park. The lender wishes
it to be understood that the ride out
wifi be no race but simply a social run
and that at the other end be will give
his exhibition of trick and funcy riding
on a full-nickle-plated wheel one which
he used on the stage.
A service car furnished by the dealer-
will accompany the riders and give
first aid to all bicycles which "go bad”
on the road. I
The dealers have appropriated some-
thing over $350 toward holding the out-
ing and are expecting several hundred
entrants. In addition to the souvenirs
refreshments will be served free.
GALVESTON EXPORTS
AND IMPORTS REACH
$475568565 TOTAL
Cotton Is Leading Com-
modity to Pass Through
Port.
Galveston Tex. Dec. 31.-^xport*
and imports through GalveatoJ during
1919 readied a total value of /.1Z35(15.-
5(15 according to figures compull today.
The value of the exports hrJiven as
$400089100- Cotton was tl J leading
commodity in the year’s ^exjrta and
reached a total of 3.355.7^7 I Tea.
Gri’n exports including w lat. corn
and L\rley reached a total < 117345-
900 bushels. I J
During the last few raonljp of the
year th#*rc was a mark*® in^easu in
exports of general cargo jincl^ling cot-
ton seed cake and meal ■tmbtr staves
spelter flour and other^
Exports during 1918 Mei Jvalued at
$221235445. I
Vessels engaged in fo»a trade to
the niimbei of 644 enter* •■tlj|Galvo*t<>n
district during the year ■(lahese 505
docked at Galveston Pwlv the re-
mainder going to Texas ■Til-. Houston
and Port Bolivar. FouH lundred of
these vessels were AineMli. Of an
almost i^iml number of -^vllsTngaged
in foreign trade which < W»Ad the port
in 1909 not one was AmMcan.
THE SAN ANTONIO TIGHT.
BATA ON RAILWAYS
Figure* Made Public Give De' ill of
Increased Operation Costs.
AuMln. Tex. Dec. 31. —Figure* ob-
tained from the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration by the Railroad comm Is-
siou disclose iu a mensure the cause
of the tremendous Increase ii th cost
of operation of the railroads In Texas
during the first six months of 1911*.
These figures were compiled by W- E.
Fitzgerald auditor of the commission.
The total increase for the various sys-
tem- iu the State is herewith given:
Southern Pacific. $3782983 Texas and
Pacific $5935142; Santa Fe $1157-
740; International and Great .sortheru
51.888.ti0." ; Mo. Kaus and Tex. of Tex..
$2013027.
Higher wages paid employes and larg-
er forces accounted for the following
amounts: Southern Pacific. $2409-
552; Texas and Pacific. 1.1121.128:
Santa Fc $907302; Inter intional A
Great Northern $1025783; “Katy"
$1.2(15850.
- The cost of fuel supplies and mater-
ials for the various lines show : South-
ern Pacific $1.(M5.444; Texas & Pacific
$01971M; Santa Fe. $710805: Inter-
national A Great North n $572277;
"Katy" $072101.
Under the heading of maintenance
of wa and structure the Southern Pa-
cific showed an increase of $507.592:
Santa Fe. a decrease of $240723: Inter-
national A Great Northern an increase
of $181323; Texas & Pacific an in-
crease of $414149: and the “Katy sys-
tem a decrease of $18103.
OIL PRICES INCREASE
Crude Jumps 25 Cents Per Barrel—
Others Raised.
Pittsi'urg Pa. Dec. 31—0il men wen-
startled today when the principal oil
purchasiug agency aaouuccd advance iu
the price of crude oil Pennsylvania
grade beiug lifted 25 cents a barrel to
$5. Other pricea were raised 15 cents a
barrel as follows: Corning $3:50: Ca-
bell $3.42; Sommer-et $3.25; Raglaud
$1.75.
These prices are the highest over quot-
ed in Pittsburgh for the grades affected
aud spell the third advance within two
mouths. No cause was assigned for the ।
upward movement other tian reserve
supplies are not what high authorities
iu the oil trade believe they should be
and the steady increase may spur de-
velopment to u point where production
will be sensibly increased.
Already oil production had become so
profitable that old fields In Western
Pennsylvania are being drilled over and
many wells long since abandoned ns
unworthy of attention are being cleaned
•Ut connected up with similar wells
and then carefully pumped.
PIONEER EDITOR QUITS
Gillespie Leaves Houston Chronicle Af-
ter 19 Years Service.
Houston. Tex. Dec. 31.—Announce-
ment is made today of the retirement
after nineteen years continuous service
of C. B. Gillespie managing editor of
the Houston Chronicle. .Mr. Gillespie
leaves the Chronicle to become vice-
president of the Sugarland Railroad.
Mr Gillespie has been managing edi-
tor of the Chronicle since its first pub-
lication date. A banquet attended by
the entire Chronicle working force wan
given the retiring executive on the eve
of his departure.
Max Bentley for several years city
editor is apopiuted to succeed Mr. Gil-
lespie.
Normal Boasts Record Attendance.
San Marcos Tex. Dec. 31.—Begin-
ning of the winter term at the South-
west Texas State Normal College here
yesterday found the largest number of
applicants on band in the history of
the institution. Nearly all of the old
pupils have returned and a large num-
ber of new ones are in evidence around
the corridors.
Closed v\
Thursday
Ay — Beginning Friday yA
Hayes’
Heating Honey
Stops
The
Tickle .
Heals The Throat
Cures the Cough
35c per Bottle
A FREE BOX OF
GROVE S O-PEN-TRATE SALVE
| Opens the Pores and Penetrates - ]
For Chest Colds Head Colds and
Croup is enclosed with every bot-
tle of HAYES' HEALING HONEY
You get the Cough Syrup and the Salve
for one price 35c.
Made. Recommended and Guaranteed to
the Public by
Paris Medicine Company
Manufacturers of
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets &
Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic
NOTICE
Bread Dealers
and Consumers
There will be no delivery
of Bread on New Year’s
day Thursday January
Ist. We urge that deal-
ers put in supply on
Wednesday.
With New Years
Greeting
Master Bakers Ass’n.
Accuracy Knowledge
Experience!
You can put your confidence
n our scientific optical service
—and our charges are always
"asonable.
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303 W. Commerce St.
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Notice to Street Car Patrons
New Year Eve Service
In addition to the regular service
which continues until 12:15 A. M.
ADDITIONAL cars will leave
town on all lines at 1:15 A. M.
Bob White Flour insures better
baking insures the baking of cakes
pies and pastries that melt in your
mouth.
If company is coming and you
want pastry that is really extra good
demand Bob White Flour.
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DECEMBER 81. 1919.
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Doing Friday
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Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L. The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 346, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 31, 1919, newspaper, December 31, 1919; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1615345/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .