The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 124, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 23, 1922 Page: 2 of 20
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Thunderstorm Follows After
Hottest Day of the
Year Here.
MAY RAIN TUESDAY
Weather Still Unsettled and
More Rainfall Is
Likely.
• After the hottest day of the year
1 here followed by a 33-degree drop in
2 temperature when a norther blew up
-and the city experienced a May bail
‘ storm of unusual proportions San An-
' tonio was in summer again Tuesday
• but from the looks of the weather map
• more rain is not at all unlikely.
J "Unsettled” said the weather man.
• An area of high pressure that promised
• the long distance forecasters some bet-
• ter weather here had lost its force
' Tuesdav and skies were partly cloudy
. with a possibility of showers Tuesday
■ night or Wednesday.
' The meteorological disturbance of
. Mondar evening one of the most sud-
• den of the year according to torc-
■ caster Jarboes records brought the
a mercurv down from 93 to 6U in a short
* time. Wednesday’s maximum tempera-
• ture will range from 84 to 88 the lo-
• cal observer says. .
* The disturbance was local in nature
• from reports covering an yea esti-
* mated hardly more than JOO square
miles. The heavy fall of hail was
streaky some portions of San An-
tonio reporting a brief fall with small
huUstonetg while other sections in-
cluding the Eighth M ard. in the south-
■ era part ot town and Laurel Heights
* experienced a sustained bombardment
of stones which covered the ground and
j measure in some instances an inch or
• more in diameter.
Leaves Stripped From Trees.
No serious damage was done by the
J storm although some wires were blown
. down by the wind which reached a ve-
* locity of 30 miles an hour at one stage
* and trees shrubs and flowers lost sbow-
era of leaves in the progress of the
. downpour.
Strangely enough heavily-loaded fig
trees in the southern part of town lost
. hardly a fig. although the ground was
• strewn with leaves.
Mr. Jarboe at the weather bureau of-
- fice Tuesday estimated that the hail
■ precipitation was not more than .02
of an inch downtown but made allow-
. anees for stones which may have
- bounced from the gauge and said he
* believed the fall was much heavier in
2 other sections.
All told adding together the after-
• noon rainfall of .55 of an inch and the
* rainfall during the early morning of .19
* of an inch the city had about three-
quarters of an inch of rain and hail
. Mondav night and Tuesday morning.
’ Martinez creek which runs through
. the southwestern part of the eity was
• several feet out of its banks and at
- .tbe Brazos street crossing was a foot
• over the bridge. City policemen were
* stationed there to warn travelers. The
* current was swift and cars crossing be-
• fore the water went down had difficulty
*in staving on the road. For a while
’ all traffic was held up until the waters
■ recvded. The stream across the street
• here was 150 feet wide.
Vivid Lightning Accompanies Rain.
A few light showers fell over the
state while heavy rain fell at Dil-
ley southwest of San Antonio where
• 244 inches was registered and at Pal-
estine 1.32 inches and Nacogdoches
' 120.
Monday's storm was accompanied by
almost everything in the meteorological
repertoire except snow. Blaek clouds
caused the light to become so dim that
basebail games were interrupted before
the rain and hail started. There were
’ vivid lightning flashes seeming to shoot
directly at the earth from the clouas
and clouds of dust hovered over tne
city raised by the high north wind
before the rain settled them. The first
storm was gone as quickly as it bad
come only to be followed in six hours
or so by another though much milder
one.
Other southern states besides Texas
received rainfall scattered in its nature
as here. In Tennessee and Arkansas
prcipitation was as heavy as two and
three inches in some places.
The river service here received word
Tuesday that the Colorado river is on
the down grade again dropping six feet
Monday night at Columbus and falling
at otber stations also.
BASEBALL
TOMORROW AT 4
SAN ANTONIO
vs.
WICHITA FALLS
Reserved Box Seats Wagner’s
Drug Stores Nos. 1 and 2.
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TUESDAY.
CONCERT TO BE GIVEN
FRIDAY FOR BENEFIT
OF CHILDREN’S WARD
Well-known Artists on Oat-
door Program at Santa
Rosa Hospital.
As part of a series of entertainments
to raise expenses for the new children's
ward the sisters of the Santa Ros. hos-
pital will present a concert on the hos-
pital lawn at 8 o'clock Friday night.
Many of the best-known artists in the
city will take part
The children’s ward it is expected
will be finished b; the end ot June. It
is on the fifth floor next to the annex
requiring about half the eutire floor. It
is designed to segregate children where
they may be under the proper influences.
Hitherto children have been scattered
among other wards with adults.
During the last year tea San Anto-
nio children have been cured of club feet.
This cure took at least five months
and the long stay on the hospital proved
a lonesome one for the kittle patients.
There are many children under tbe care
of San Antonio doctors waiting to take
a cure at the new ward when completed
and for this reason all speed is being
Biade to raise money for the furnish-
ings.
Etchings and designs on tbe walls
suitable for a children's playroom will
be designed by Herbert Barnar-. The
ward will have a southern eastern and
western view.
For the concert Friday night there
will be a special stage constructed on
the lawn decorations for which are be-
ing made by Mr. Barnard.
Among those appearing on the pro-
gram are Madame Frieda Stjerne. so-
loist; Alva Wilgus soloist; Julian Paul
Blitz cellist and Miss Sarah Karcher
violinist. There will be selections by
Eubank’s orchestra. A feature will I?
the “Bluebird Dance” by the pupils of
Mrs. Kate Hymas while Miss Mildred
Johnson's class in dancing will also ap-
pear on the program. An address ’>y a
well-known citizen not yet chosen will
close the evening.
The program is arranged by Mrs. A.
W. Walliser Mrs. Amos Graves Mrs.
Harry Leap Mrs. H. M. Compton and
Miss Mary Carter. No ticketa are on
sale but an admission fee a silver coin
will be taken at tbe entrance.
About $409000 is required to builu
the annex and improve tbe old hospi-
tal and of this amount the sisters uave
raised $300000. Eventually they say
when the success of the ward has been
proven and some of tbe debt is cleared
a move will be started to build a com-
plete annex for children. No such hos-
pital it is said exists in the South
though they have proven signally suc-
cessful in some Northern cities.
GO AFTER MEETING
Disabled Veterans Will Try to Bring
Convention Here.
Delegates of the Max B. Stone Post
No. 4 of the Disabled American Vet-
erans to tbe San Francisco convention
elected Monday night at the Army “Y”
expressed tbe opinion that th* 1923 con-
vention of the national organization
could be brought to San Antonio. This
would mean about 25000 delegat ‘B.
Clarance O. Brook former adjutant
now heads tbe chapter here succeeding
C. F. Searls. The new senior vice-com-
mauder is J. L. Reese while C. G. Cline
is junior vice-commander and C. I. Swan
treasurer.
T. R. Miers. A. O. Ferguson. K. 8.
Crawford J. E. Williams W. D. Ben-
son J. R. Earle. William Doyle 3. J.
Brown R. M. Pierce and C. D. Birk-
head form the executive committee. Tbe
following delegates were elected to at-
tend the San Francisco convention next
month: C. O. Brook. C. I. Swan J. L.
Reese F. J. Kempe C. Birkbead A. G.
Regarding Exaggeration
Prepared for and donated to the cause of honest merchandising by
Co
Cline C. F. Searls T. R. Miers and
L. M. Degrysc.
Members of tbe local chapter say that
through their activities within tbe last
two months more than 100 cases have
been settled in favor of disabled vet-
erans. Claimants have received $3OOO
without meeting any of the expenses the
work being carried on with funds raised
by the April 1922 drive. More relief
cases are still to be handled am. the
Max B. Stone Post will not relax its
efforts until every worthy disabled vet-
eran has been properly provided for.
TORNADO
and Hail insurance. Lowest rates.
PERKY & M'DAVID.
Ph. Cr. 10S4. Bedell Bldg.—(Adv.)
MAP OUT CAMPAIGN
Committee on School Bond Election
Meets Tuesday Afternoon.
Members of the campaign committee
for the $2000000 school bond election
on June 20 have been notified of a
called meeting of the committee at 3
o'clock Tusday afternoon in the school
board offices in the Russell building
where the campaign will be outlined
and systematized.
The campaign committee is made up
of members of the advisory committee
who studied the report of the commit-
tee of teachers and recommended to
the school board that a bond election of
$2000000 be callad the funds thereby
obtained to be used for the addition of
six junior high school plants to the pub-
lic school system and for construction
work on the grade school buildings.
Members of the committee are: Nat
M. Washer chairman; J. E. Jarratt.
W. K. Ewing John M. Bennett A. B.
Weakley George Holmgreen H. K.
Lockhart Ralph Durkee. Wilson M.
Shafer Harry S. Rogers John A. Kerr.
Frank Winerich. S. J. Brooks Mrs. O.
P. Robertson and Mrs. Lee Joseph.
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Buy this Cigarette and Save Money
The fruits of friendship that grow and
ripen as a result of pleasant relations be-
tween a reputable store and its com-
munity never spoil.
For such stores plant their claims for
public faith upon the hill-tops of truth
and thus escape the waves of exaggera-
tion such as are now flooding the coun-
try rotting the roots of business.
Exaggeration is part of the plan called
Plunder Merchandising a new ominous
practice that threatens to degrade busi-
ness—and which the public is being ad-
vised against by a nation-wide campaign
appearing in many newspapers.
— the SAN /INTO
NEW ORDINANCE ON
BILLBOARDS TO BE
EMBODIED IN CODE
Sign and Billboard Men
Protest Against Enforce-
ment of Old Measure.
A now ordinance governing the erec-
tion of signs and bill posting will be
incorporated in a revised building code
which is now being drafted. Commis-
sioner Phil Wright said Tuesday morn-
ing. This announcement followed a
meeting held at tbe Chamber of Com-
merce auditorium Monday night when
sign pointers and billboard men gather-
ed to protest against the enforcement
of a billboard ordinance which was
adopted by the city about ten years
ago.
A committee representing the bill-
board men and the sign painters was
appointed at the meeting and given au-
thority to draw up an ordinance cov-
ering the erection of signs and bill-
boards. A second meeting will be held
to discuss the ordinance and if it is
approved it will be incorporated in a
new biulding code which is now being
drawn by a committee selected for that
puri>osc.
Tbe Monday night meeting accord-
ing to those present resulted in a satis-
factory understanding between the sign
men mid the city building insi*ctor
whereby the provisions of the old sign
board ordinance many of which are
termed unreasonable will not be en-
forced. pending the adoption of a re-
vised ordinance. Commissioner Wright
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nt the invitation ot a committee at-
tended the meeting ami assured the men
thnt bin department did not desire to
enforce any regulations which are un-
reimonab'e but merely wanted to pro-
tect the city and the public in the mat-
ter of -the erection of signs.
The commissioner instructed the
building inspector to refrain from en-
forcing certain provisions of tbe ordi-
nance which be considers harsh and
unreasonable and suggested that a com-
mittee be appointed to draft an ordi-
nance which would meet with tbe ap-
proval of all concerned. This was done
and tbe committee with the aid of the
building inspector is now at work on
the document.
Commissioner Wright expressed the
opinion that the old ordinance was am-
biguous and in certain respects unrea-
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car-owners in- It is the things they refuse to
tend to have a car the leave undone that make U.S.
rest of their lives. Royal Cords the measure of all
Economical opera- automobile tires.
tion is getting more and more Not only what is put in but
fashionable. wh at is never left out—that re-
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their share of the saving? So Royal Cord maker* feel Z
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quality.
The makers of U. S. Royal For more and more
Cords have recently stated what public confidence.
is the biggest opportunity to ißg
serve in the tire business. ..
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take care of al! the people who
want the upward quality
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souable and bad evidently been drawn
by someone not familiar with the sign
painting and billboard buisiness. He
believes that a new ordinance can be
drawn which will satisfy the demands
of the city and at tbe sam time will
not prove a hardship on tbe sign mon.
A filibuster to prevent tbe holding
of the meeting at the Chamber of Com-
merce was started Monday afternoon
it was learned Tuesday but failed of
its purpose. Certain interested parties
it was stated attempted to prevent the
holding of the meeting there claiming
that the Chamber of Commerce was
“in bad” with the eity and tbe hold-
ing of the meeting there would realty
hamper the efforts of the sign men.
Threats even were made to picket the
place but this was prevented and the
meeting held with marked succeas.
A Step Ahead in Value
Men’s Oxfords
$6.50
TTERE is a value that even the busiest business
man can afford to take time for investiga-
tion. Sound quality expert fitting service and
low first and last cost—well you can’t beat this
combination.
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MAY 23 1922.
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