The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 237, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 12, 1920 Page: 2 of 50
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EXTENSION DF
PHONE SERVICE
BEING POSHED
Manager Hopes All Would-
be Subscribers Can Be Ac-
commodated by Jan. 1.
TROUBLE NATION-WIDE
Company Working to Re-
lieve Lack of Cable and
Switchboard Facilities.
The Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company will eateh on with the ever
increasing demand for telephone service
in San Antonio about the first of the
coming year if nothing unforeseen arises
to delay the large scale extension work
now being rushed here according to
J. M. Carroll local manager for the
company.
Requested by The Light for informa-
tion a* to when telephone service will be
available for ail who desire to subscribe.
Mr. Carroll Saturday went thoroughly
into the situation explaining why the
company is now being forced to turn
applicants away and what measures are
being taken tn relieve the situation.
Possession of a connected telephone
in San Antonio may be regarded as a
bit of fortune as the company is not
in a position to meet more than a very
small percentage of the calls for service
■which are flooding the office. In the
Beacon Hill and North Ijanrel Heights
neighborhoods alone there are approxi-
mately 500 calls for tleephones. The
same condition is true but to a consid-
erably less decree in nearly every other
part of the city. With all its switch-
board space taken up up. the company
can only put in new telephones as tele-
phones already in use are given up. Fac-
ing this condition the management has
made it a policy to give preference to
eases where there is sickness in the
. home for which the telephone is re-
; quested and. in order that as many
' bona-fide eases of this character may be
■ taken care of as is possible.- some evi-
dence of the applicant's need is re-
quired.
Two Shortage* Experienced •
For two weeks telephones have not
been available for business houses and
this condition bids fair to continue un-
til the first of January also.
Two deficiencies are the primary
causes of the "telephone famine" and
both sprang from a nation-wide condi-
tion which is being more severely felt
in many cities than in San Antonio ac-
cording to Mr. Carroll. They are short-
age of cable connections and shortage of
switch-board space. Both deficiencies
are being remedied as fast as materials
can be secured
A larg<' switchboard section is being
put up at the central exchange at a cost
of 8106.000. The new exchange under
. of construction at Breeden and
West Mistletoe which will ultimately
serve the majority of Beacon Hill and
North Laurel Heights residents will
not be completed for another eighteen
months or more but a temporary cable
will be laid along Main srenue to con-
nect these sections with the central ex-
change. The cable has been ordered for
some time and is expected to be laid
and in operation by January 1. It will
have to be taken up and salvaged at a
considerable loss when the Beacon Hill
exchange is completed but the company
has decided to incur this additional ex-
pense in order to take care of the de-
mands for service at the earliest possi-
ble moment.
Installation of switch-board sections
means the securing of many different
appliances which are extremey scarce
being in almost world-wide demand at
present.
Must Have "NumberC' and Wire*.
"The average man does not realise”
' explained Mr. Carroll "that connecting
’ his telephone is not simply a matter of
. tapping onto a wire as in the case of
connecting for electric lights.” "It
1 means that two small wires inside the
• cable must run all the way from his
' telephone to the exchange. In some
[ sections of the town there are plenty of
these little inside wires not in use but
Beauty’s
Ambition
To Rid the Faee of Pimples and
Such Blemishes Is a Step
Toward Life’s Chief Ac-
complishment.
One of the most aggravating condi-
tion. to any woman is the presence ot
pnupler and such blemishes. Her am-
bitious are first a home then childreu
aud then her appearance.
One of the greatest blessings she can
have is a fine fair .skin ou face net s
and arms. The uae of Stuart's Calcium
Wafers now and then for the blood
ceuditieu makes this possible. Women
are great sufferers from skin disorder*
aid hence their complexions are
uarred because of this fact.
btuart'a Calcium Wafers give you a
coioplexiou that rival* the ideals of an
artist to produce. By aiding upon the
akin and blood they thus contribute to
a more beautiful complexion.
Get a 00-cent box of them wonderful
wafers from any druggist anywhere.
SUNDAY.
in other vection* the cables are full up.
Then once the cable connection is avail-
able there is still the question of find-
ing a ’number* to spare. By a ‘number’
1 mean the whole complicated system of
connection at the exchange of which the
switch-board may be called the center.
At present these connections arc entire-
ly taken up and others become availa-
ble only as old subscribers give up their
telephones so that even if there is the
• able facility the ‘number’ may be still
lacking.**
According to Mr. Carroll telephone
companies and telephone equipment
plants devoted almost their whole pro-
ductive power to the manufacture of
field telephones anl other signal corps
appliances during the war. Thus the
normal surplus of such equipment was
used up without being replenished. Later
the government then in control of the
telephone systems ordered no more ex-
tensions to*be made. About 20 per
cent of the manufacturing plants’ facili-
ties are now being used to produce au-
tomatic exchange equipment further re-
ducing the supply of the old type of
equipment.
Shortage Nation-wide.
This three-fold curb upon production
has caused an extreme shortage of tele-
phone equipment. In the United States
as a whole'there are now about 250000
unfilled requests for telephone connec-
tions. according to the latest reports.
Sau Antonoi has fared far better than
any other large Texas city and better
than Chicago New York and other
large eastern cities according to the lo-
cal manager.
•’We hope to have facilities to give
service to everyone who desires it by the
end of the next six months but it is
impossible to make a definite promise
to an applicant for a much greater
period” said Mr. Carroll. 'There are
so many conditions to be met. some of
which are extremely uncertain that it
is hard to be very definite about our
promises. But the public may rest as-
sured that we are doing everything with-
in our power to relieve the trouble.”
Minor Troubles Studied.
Minor complaints have been received
to the similarity of the "eights”
"threes” and "fives” in the directory
which is said to be a source of confu-
sion. The management has made an es-
pecial study of this difficulty. The ty|>e
used in the directory last issued was
especially designed to obviate such
troubles but the next directory will
have a still better type according to
Mr. Carroll. Complaint is also heard
that the similarity sound of the two
blocks designations "Crockett’’ and
"Travis” leads to mistakes. A charge
in these designations is being considered.
Employes in the information depart-
ment of the telephone company have
been instructed how to explain the va-
rious conditions which give rise to com-
plaint and it is the desire of the man-
agement that subscribers avail them-
Nnlves of this service when they feel
their is ground for criticism or when
they desire to be informed as to when
they may expect telephone service Mr.
Carroll stated.
STRAW HATS SLOWLY
VANISHING AS FALL
MODELS MAKE DEBUT
Derbies Tweed Caps and
Velours Offered— Nar-
row Brims Popular.
Slowly tb^ straw hats are disappear-
ing from the store windows in San An-
tonio and doth hats caps and derbies
are making their debute. The summer
straws after being marked down to
two-thirds and one-half of their original
price are occupying the rear of tne
show windows and in many cases hive
completely vanished from sight.
Although the summer days have far
from withdrawn their presence tne
taboo month for flimsy head apparel
has put in its npjtearance and straws
must go. Although the majority of
men are still wearing summer hats a
goodly sprinkling of fall wear is notice-
able on the streets and haberdashers re-
port the beginning of the season rush.
Of chief note in men’s hat styles this
year i* the feet that th* narrow brim
and semi-low crown are in vogue the
general English cut predominatiag.
Cloth felt and velour hats share about
equal in favor although velours are
more in prominence than they were last
year. The derby shows signs of enjoy-
ing unusual popularity while caps are
not in the background. The usual as-
sortment of colors holds good while the
"loud” bat hand has not yet appealed
in the windows. Tweed caps will un-
doubtedly be numerous this winter.
Most of the dealers are giving promi-
nent space to hats of light grey with
black or grey bands. The wide hat bands
are in vogue.
Prices are slightly advanced oter
those of last year. A fairlv good quali-
ty of cap ran be purchased for $2.50
while cloth hat* range from upward
derbies and felt hats from $4 and *5
upward and velour hats from >lO up-
ward although some of the dealers ar°
displaying model* priced a< low’ a* be-1
tween $O.
OBITUARY
Adolph M. Stenrckri.
Adolph M. Steneck»-r. 45 years old
died at U:55 o’chtck Friday n.gbt at a
local hospital. He wa» a native of Ger-
many. but had resided in this country
for the laet 28 years. He had been iu
San Antonio two months. He is aur-
viyed by his widow and one daughter
Miss Manna Stenecker. both of St.
Louis Mo. The body was sent to Bt.
Louis Saturday night by Pearce RoL.u-
>on Undertaking Company.
Hagy and McCollum. I ndertakers.
Lady übL ”nt all hours.
'Juick autbuMnce service. Ur. IUL |
TWO WOMEN INJURED
Mrs. Hoyd and Mrs. Beckman Hurt
in Auto Accident.
Mrs. J. L. Floyd 44Ki Baltimore ave-
nue sustained a fractured arm aud
probable internal injuries when struck
by au automobile at 0:33 o'clock Hatar-
day afternoon. The accident occurrwj
while she was boarding 8 street rar at
the intersection of Camden street and
Lexington avenue.
Mrs. Carl Beckman residing at Con
verse was severely injured when an au-
tomobile in which she was riding col-
lided with another car on the B’fum
road 7 mile* from Ban Antonio at 8.20
Saturday night. She was removed to her
home in Converse for treatment.
The Mme. (’hamher? beauty parlors
will stay in same location but lx- under
name of “Powder Puff Shoppe’’ when
remodeling is completed. Try our spec-
ial 35 cent shainp'io. Ph me Cr. 208 for
otuside work. Mis* Cavender Mana-
ger.—(Adv.)
TELLS VOTERS
STATE'S NEED
IS EFFICIENCY
Republican Candidate for
Governor Makes Busi-
ness Talk.
SCORES LAX METHODS
Cites Practical Incidents of
Bad Business in Convin-
cing Address Here.
Promising a clean campaign and a
sound business administration if elect-
ed J. G. Culbertaon Wichita Falla
Republican candidate for governor
si>oke before several hundred people
at Turner Hall Saturday night. A
large Dumber were women. Mr. Culbert-
son talked for au hour in a convinc-
ing tone of the principles for which he
is fighting. He was repeatedly cheered.
He discussed the proposed constitu-
tional amendment which will remove
the limit of taxation for improvement
of the public school facilities ami
urged the adoption of the amend-
ment.
Taking up the subject of tariff with
which in his business he is familiar
be talked at length on the need of a
protective tariff. Tcxjs industries in-
cluding the growing of wool textile
manufacture live stock hides and other
home industries are suffering on account
of the policy of the Democratic admin-
istration in allowing foieign countries
to compete with home industries he
said.
Draw* Forceful Comparison.
"Argentine live stock is taken to
New York City cheaper than Fort
Worth live stock can be taken to St.
J^ouis” he said and stated that while
railroad rates had been on the increase
ocean transportation rates bad declined
during the last two yeats saying that
iu some cases costs were only 20 per
cent of what they were two years
ago.
"Labor efficiency is the same the
wor'Z ♦ver.” he said pointing out the
>.milarity of producing cotton iu Texas
and in foreign countries. "Wage scales
are about six times as high iu Texas
however” he added "a« iu other parts
of the world. Modern machiueiy is go-
ing into these other cotton producing
places replacing the old hand labor.
That mean> that the farmer there is
getting into a position to produce at
lower costs. These countries are look-
ing for a market for their raw ma-
terial” he said aud added "and they
fare looking to the United States bc-
|«ausc they know we have the money.”
A high tariff was advocated to protect
the home industry.
"I look first of all at the affairs of
this state as the business of a great cor-
IwratioD. Yeur governor should have
a knowledge of how a big going concern
movej.. He should know his accounting
department. He should know his pur-
chasing department. He should know
his legal department. I would” lay
special stress upon the accounting de-
partment.
Ultes Practical Jniideu*.
‘’Some time back my firm sold some
property to the state. The state was
eighteen months paying although they
had plenty of money deposited at dif-
ferent places over the state. We re-
ceived the money in small lots in-
cluding dollars dimes pennies aud
checks for as low as a dollar paid to
the Kate for different tbiugw. These
were turned over to us as they came
in. We even received postage stamps.”
Then turning to his audience in a
matter fact tone he a<ked : How long
could a business concern get by on a
basis like that?”
"You people are interested as citi-
zens of the Blate of Texas in laving
a good efficient government. I believe
that business methods applied to the
government of the Kate would get bet-
ter results. You meu who are running
a big retail concern would not go out
and get a professional politician to run
your business would you?" he asked.
‘ I am going to make this campaign
on a clean basi*. I am not going to
be tied up with any one. I turned down
a proposition today to get some vote* if
1 verified some of my principles."
Then turning to the administration in
power he said:
"You can not have a housecleaning
with only one party. You know when
'•De fam ly Jives in a house for a long
time they get careless. If they aro
Threatened with moving every two years
or so they are more careful.’’
Is Not a Politician.
Mr. Culbertson told of his business
in Wichita Falls which he Las develop-
ed from a small concern to one of the
oiggest corporations in the state. "1
have plenty to do without following a
political career." he said. "If I come
down here aud help a Republican rep
resentative in congress and a Republi-
can Presid^Jt I may do more good for
the people of Texas than if I am elect-
governor.”
Mr Culbertson told of a number
of former Democrat* he has m«t who
told him that they will vote the Repub-
ican ticket in November. "Id fact”
be said amid laughter "the converted
DeuKH-rats have more faith than the old-
line Republican*.”
John D. Hartman chairman intro-
duced Robert B. Coon a former Bai lev
'porter who epoke in favor of elect
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Address
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
ing a Republican President governor
and congressman. Mr. Coon made ref-
erence to l’at M Neff opposing candi-
date to Mr. Culbertson stating that it
had come to a point where Socialism
or the conservative people must rule.
He introduced Mr. Culbertson and
Harry Wurzbach candidate for con-
gressman.
Mr. Wurzbach said he took his stand
upon the Republican platform abso-
lutely and intended to make a clean
aggressive campaign without reference
to personalities. He asked his oppon-
ent. Carlos Bee to make some state-
ment as to his stand with the Dem-
ocratic administration. He deplored
"the sectionalism” that he said Mr.
Bee bad injected into the campaign
"both North and South were one com-
mon country now.”
ENGLISH VILLAGE IS
CELEBRATING SAILING
OF PILGRIM FATHERS
Closer Relations With Amer-
ica Is Keynote of the
Celebration.
By EDn .Utß PKICE BEET
Special Cabin to the San Antonio' Light
and the Chicago Dally New*
Copyright 1920 by Chicago D«lly News
foreign Service.
Plymouth England. Sept. it.—Great
Britain's elaborate commemoration of
the sailing of the Pilgrim fathers for
America three centuries ago reached its
climax in a remarkable scries of cere-
monies and functions. All that the Pil-
grim fathers represent religiously and
politically was emphasized by social fel-
lowship symbolism and spoken word.
In the main the speechmaking fell to
Lord Reading. Lady Astor. Winston
Spencer Churchill aud Arthur Shirley
Benn. All are fervent admirers of the
principles of the men who set out in
a tiny bark from Plymouth in 1620.
All expressed this admiration elo-
quently before dense masses of people.
They went further. They called upon
the people to dedicate themselves to the
proposition that the principles of the
Pilgrim fathers never shall suffer from
any cleavage between the nation that
sent them out and the nation they
founded. This note has been struck
again and again at these celebrations
and it appears never to be struck with-
out immense popular effect. There can
be no doubt that the people of Ply-
mouth are proud of their American
pioneers and are anxious for the friend-
liest relations between England and the
United States.
Old Glory is seen everywhere here.
It hangs from windows and flutters al-
ternately with the union jack across in-
numerable streets. At two commanding
points it stands forth conspicuously in
the place of honor. One of these points
is the Mayflower pier. From the mar-
ble seamen’s Bethel the tallest build-
ing overlooking the spot where the Pil-
grim fathers embarked is unfurled one
of the largest American flags ever seen
in England. It waves in leisurely maj-
esty over a wilderness of lesser flags
an<l bunting.
The other point is the cspalanade
overlooking the city's magnificent har-
bor and that lump of rock called
Drake's island. It is a concrete prom-
enade some hundreds of feet wide and
a quarter of a mile long standing high
above the harbor with the' wooded .hills
of Cornwall on the right and the lofty
cliffs of Devonshire on the left.
roaches and eggs. H. & H.
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clothing or furniture. Has a pleasant odor.
Beware of substitutes.
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This tfiakes the offer one which you can ab-
solutely depend upon because the druggist with
whom you have been trading would not stand
behind the guarantee If he did not know it to be
an honest nnd legitimate one.
Hunt'* Salve foi*erly called Hunt’* Cure
has been sold under absolute money back guar-
antee for more than thirty years. It Is especially
compounded for the treatment of Eczema Itch
Ring Worm Tetter and other itching skin dis-
eases.
Thousands of letters testify to its curative properties. M. Tlmerlln. a
reputable dry goods dealer In Durant. Oklahoma says: “I suffered wltn
Eczema for ten years nnd spent *1.000.00 for doctors' treatments without
result. One box of Hunt’* Cure entirely cured me.”
Don’t fall to give Hun?* Salve a trial —price 75 cents from your local
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Most Attractive and Artistic Interior
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PROHIBITION IS
MEJN ISSUE
COX DECLARES
Democratic Nominee Makes
First Statement on Vol-
stead Act Question.
REPLIES TO HECKLERS
Leaders Say G.O.P. Springs
Plot to Embarrass
Governor.
Arena Seattle Wa»h. Sept. 11.—
"The prohibition issue ha* passed and
become an event of yesterday” Gov.
James M. Cox said here tonight in wind-
ing up two days of stumn campaign-
ing in Washington so vigorrmsly that his
voice has become very husky.
(’ox’s reference to prohibition was the
first t in any of his speeches and was
prompted by innulries in state Repub-
lican papers and from many women as
to his stand on the liquor question.
The alleged letter of George T. Car-
roll of the New Jersey Liquor Deal-
ers’ Association railing upon its mem-
bers to support Cox. Cox charged that
this is an unavailing attempt to divide
the friends of world peace and progress
but declared it will be unavailing. Will
Hays chairman of the Republican na-
tional committee introduced the letter
in his testimony before the senate cam-
paign expenditures committee in Chi-
cago.
The governor's slam on the question
follows:
Says Issue I* Dead.
“A* a progressive in govenment I
know when an event has passed by and
become an event of yesterday. The re-
actionary rarely does. The friend* of
world peace end the friends of progress
will win this election and any attempt
to divide them on any question will be
unavailing.”
Cox was asked directly whether he
favored a Modification of the Volstead
law or whether he would veto any move
by congress-to dampen the act. He did
not answer this question directly.
Cox during the last few days has en-
eountered evidences of strong prohibi-
tion sentiment although those close to
him charge it wa« largely "propaganda
work from Republican source* in the
hope of embarrassing the governor.”
At Devil’s Lake. N. D.. Tuesday. Cox
told a woman that he had "always voted
drv and.would not interfere with the
18th amendment.”
Cox Goes to Doctor.
After speaking for about five minutes
at Tacoma in the open air while a
heavy rain was falling the condition
of Governor Cox’* throat became so
much worse that he went at once tn a
specialist ou his arrival here tonight.
The t y-irian sprayed the candidate’s
throe’ nd warned him against under-
going risks by attempting to speak out-
doors.
ROACHES
carry diseases and are filthy.
They can be easily extermi-
nated by spraying H. & H.
Exterminator in cracks and
crevices thus destroying the
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see well glasses must be ad-
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the efficiency of your glasses.
The slightest detail has our
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For. rent good location for
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fancy grocery etc. in con-
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SEPTEMBER 12 1920.
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