The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 336, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1923 Page: 32 of 32
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WHERE AN OFFICE IS NOT
JUST MERELY A ROOM
provided for the sole purpose of
transacting business.
'J'HE designers of this new fireproof structure
very carefully considered the business man’s
personal problems and with the thought in mind
that the average professional man spends from
one-third to one-half of his time in his office
every effort was exercised to provide quarters
suggestive of refinement and comfort.
This we believe has been accomplished
and an invitation of inspection is extended to -
those who seek such business homes.
Frost National Bank Building .
Rates Reasonable —Service Unsurpassed
For office space see Building Manager or call Crockett 5247.
M°“ Y to loan on residence and business property in this
city and on improved farms in Bexar County and
ranches in Southwest Texas.
TERRELL DAVIS HUFF & McMILLAN
901-914 City National Bank Building. Cr. 25.
BONDS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Such gifts will be pleasant reminders of the giver establish
a nest egg and encourage saving. We have many securities in
$lOO and $5OO denominations. We will gladly send a list of
suggestions.
J. E. JARRATT & COMPANY
Frost Bank Bldg. Investment Bankers Crockett 7077
FIRST MORTGAGES on real estate for sale in denominations
of $500.00 and up. Principal and interest fully guaranteed.
WIMER-RICHARDSON AND COMPANY
(Incorporated)
(Divestment Bankers)
City National Bank Building San Antonio Texas.
LASTING CHRISTMAS GIFTS
The kind of a gift that will make them remember
the giver through many pleasant years.
We always have a wide choice of sound interest-
bearing mortgages. Bonds and Stocks to meet your re-
quirements in $lOO $5OO and $lOOO denomination^
Recommendation Furnished on Request.
W. K. EWING CO. Inc.
Investment Securities
513-19 Houston Bldg. Cr. 7866-7
HUNTING OUTFITS
Are not complete without a pair
of binoculars or field glasses. We
have both and the technical
knowledge to assist you in select-
ing the instrument for your needs.
Optical Department
E. HERTZBERG JEWELRY CO.
He Took No
Chances
“They have stolen the Smith
letter” the lawyer’s secretary
burst in to report regarding
the evidence in an important
case.
“Never mind that’s only a
copy; the original is in my
Safe Deposit Box” the fore-
sighted attorney replied.
He knew his valuable papers
were safe. Do you?
We Pay 4 Per Cent
Interest on Savings
Deposits
Alamo National Bank
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
Paid Up Capital. .... .$1000000.00
Surplus $250000.00
OFFICERS
ERNEST STEVES President
J. B. MARTINDALE Vice Pres
G. A. C. HALFF. Viee Pres.
OTTO MEERSCHEIDT. Active Vice Pres.
ERNEST L BROWN Active Vice Pres
THOS. R. LENTZ. Cashier r
LOUIS A. ELMENDORF. Asst. Cashier
W. C. HKRPEL Asst. Cashier
H. A. SMITH Asst. Cashier
Light Want Ads Bring Results
FRIDAY.
W. C. MANLOVE & CO.
. MONEY TO LOAN
Stocks and Bonds
408 City National Bank Bldg.
Cr. 428
BIDDERS RUN
UP PRICE ON.
MYSTERY STILL
Storage Auction Enlivened
by Secret of Barrel of
“Root Beer.”
PRICE FORCED UP
People Attend Sale and
Lake Gamble on Contents
of Trucks and Boxes.
Either in anticipation of a good
holiday business or because they are
planning to “throw” big Christmas and
New Year parties fifteeh or twenty
“bargain seekers” fairly swamped the
auctioneer at the Alamo Auction Com-
pany with bids when be offered for
sale a completely equipped still Fridav
morning.
Articles sold at the auction sale were
household and personal properties
stored at the F. E. Scobey Fireproof
Storage Company the charges for stor-
age on which had not been paid by'the
owners. Sale of the articles is per-
missible through the Uniform Ware-
house Receipts act as passed by the
Thirty-sixth Legislature of the’state
of Texas.
Advertised as a r root beer barrel”
prospects of a sale on the article did
not seem bright until the auctioneer
“lifted the top of the barrel and dis-
closed another container copper coils
and. in fact apparatus which looked
like a bootlegger's outfit.
The Price Goes Up.
As the rumor quickly spread through
the large crowd surrounding the auc-
tioneer that the “alleged” barrel was
a still the first bid of 50 cents zvas
immediately followed by bids of 75
cents one dollar two dollars and so
on.
Not liking to hold the crowd on the
same article for fear that they would
spend all of their money there the auc-
tioneer finally sold the purported still
for several dollars.
Other things sold at the sale included
every imaginable article from an ar-
tificial limb to a piano. flaying upon
their nerves the auctioneer worked
those around him into so high a state
of mind that he was able to sell the
various articles almost at his own
price.
e Gamble on Contents.
Of particular interest was the man-
ner in whieh bids were made on the
numerous “boxes and contents” all
of which had to be paid for before the
purchaser was allowed to open and
examine the contents. Ordinarily bids
on these articles were slow to start.
Once started however the gambling
spirit prevailed and the bids quickly
ran up the “bargain seekers” evidently
“smelling a mouse” as the auctioneer
expressed it.
Stoves including the old-fashioned
wood stove small and large gas ranges
and bedroom beaters were sold some
of the articles bringing a fairly good
price while one of the stove* was sold
for 50 cents.
After shouting the good qualities of
a stove that he declared should bring
at least $3O or $4O the auctioneer
would wind up by sellirjf the article"
for a dollar or two.
Sells Baby Buggy.
Leaving the stove department he
went to that part of the warehouse
containing bedroom suites and office
furniture. Selecting a large mahogany
rolltop desk he asked some one to
start the bidding. Starting at $l5
Buy Your Musical Gifts at
Thos. Goggan & Bros.
— 329 ALAMO PLAZA —
Give Bruns wick-VictorOkeh
Out-of-town customers check rec-
ords desired. WE WILL MAIL
THEM either to you or to your
friend.
Adezte Fidelez OO
Lo»t Chord »P^.VU
Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht and
It Came Upon a Mid- £ I EfY
night Clear ipl.Uv
52.00
Watchman Tell U» of the *7 E —
Night and Christmas.... * vC
The Record Gives Pleasure for Months
■ A * ’ . *
Will There Be a Victrola or a Fine y
Brunswick in Your Home Xmas Day?
THOS. GOGGAN & BROS.
Crockett 145 ESTABLISHED 1866 Crockett 145
Crockett 329 ALAMO PLAZA Crockett 14b
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
the piece was rapidly bid up until it
was sold for more than $OO.
In the same manner one after an-
other of the articles was disposed of.
Doll and baby buggies were sold for
practically a word while toy guns a
clock sewing machines rugs trunks
and many other articles were offered
some of them bringing good prices
while others were almost given away.
TO ARREST SMUGGLERS
Gang Attempts to Run Arms and Am-
munition Into Mexico.
New Orleans La„ Dec. 21.— United
States District Attorney L. H. Burns
announced today that he intends to
effect the arrest of n group of Amer-
icans and Mexicans who have been
attempting to smuggle arms and am-
munitions to the revolutionists in
Mexico. Mr. Burns declined to go
into details nor'woukl he intimate the
identity of those concerned.
FINED IN MILK CASE
Another Dairyman Convicted on
Charge of Watering Milk. •
Ed Popham dairyman was fined
$25 by Police Judge Wilkens Friday
when the defendant appeared in court
charged by complaint filed by Joe
Carle city milk inspector with of-
fering watered milk for sale.
It was the third case in which a
dairyman has been fined on that
charge during the last two days.
Inspector Carle testified an analy-
sis of a sample of milk taken from
the defendant's wagon recently show-
ed 15 per cent water had been added
to the milk. The defendant told the
court n leak in the milk cooling ap-
paratus at his dairy might have
permitted the water to enter the
milk.
BASKETS GOING OUT
Christmas Cheer Expects to Have
Work Cleared Up'fly Sunday Night.
An effort is being made by the
Christmas Cheer Association to de-
liver .'RIO baskets Friday to destitute
families that have been reported by
different organizations and individ-
uals. Mrs. S. C. Webster general
chairman states that about 350 bas-
kets have already been distributed
and that the remainder would be dis-
posed of by Saturday night if possi-
ble. Workers at the association
headquarters have devoted all their
time to the task of caring for the
needy and have yet to do their own
Christmas shopping.
Sixty packages of food were re-
ceived through the benefit matinee at
the Rialto Theater Thursday after-
noon. These will be used in filling
the baskets for the poor. The matinee
was given for the benefit of the as-
sociation by L. Santikos manager of
the Rialto and Palace.
Donations of clothing received
Thursday afternoon and Friday morn-
ing included bundles from Mrs. John
R. Walker Mrs. Mary Webster Kirs.
S. P. Adams Mrs. C. J. Van Keuren
Mrs. E. Harris. Mrs. Frank Halsey
Mrs. P. A. Yelton Mrs. A. L. C.
Magruder Mrs. J. M. Chase Mrs.
M. J. Wise Mrs. C. O. R. Rhys
Mrs. 8. Kroeger Mrs. R. L. Mason
Mrs. B. W. Briggs. P. E. Balen-
tine Capt. J. M. O'Hara. Mrs. Ed
Rand Mrs. M. Freeborn Mrs. H. M.
Word Mrs. C. F. Manpin Mrs.
Laurie Dixon Mrs. Agnes Manning
and others.
The Model Bakery gave 100 loaves
of bread. A carpet was donated by
Mrs. B. W. Briggs and staple gro-
ceries by Miss Mabel Fischer. Sub-
scriptions of money were as follows:
Mrs. George Saur $5; College Wo-
men's Club $10; Mrs. Edwin Cham-
berlin $1; Mrs. H. H. Castin $1;
Friend $5; Mrs. Mary Webster $5;
Friend $2; Friend $1; M. O. Henry
$5; Mrs. E. I). Henry. $5; Porter
txiring $10; Miss Joe Lanham $1;
Friends $2.90. Cynthia Rote gave
five pounds of candy and Mrs. A.
M. Bennett a box of groceries.
Additional donations of money and
groceries are needed to fill the bas-
kets.
SPEAKS ON MEXICO
('apt. Jeffry G. A. Montague Discuss?
Features of Revolution.
Attention was called to the signifi-
cance of the geographic and topogra-
phic peculiarities <f Mexico in relation
to Mexican revolutions Thursday night
by Capt. Jeffry G. A. Montague in
a lecture on “Mexico” delivered be-
fore the officers of the First Infantry
at the regimental officers’ club. Cap-
tain Wontague is the executive offi-
cer of the Eighth Corps general area
<lepot and gave the lecture upon re-
quest of Col. Edward A. Shuttleworth
commander of the First Infantry.
Physical irregularities resulting
from volcanic eruptions in prehistoric
times it was pointed out has divided
the country into definite sections
widely separated. The occupation of
these separated areas resulted in the
development of the country by popu-
lations foreign to each other; each
developing a strong daniahness with
enmity toward each other and friend-
ship‘only in eases of foreign invasion.
This distinct claniehneM is the rea-
son for the many different chieftains
who have started revolutions.
The fundamental trouble with the
country it was said is the agrarian
unrest. The economic conditions in
the country are acute and the pres-
ent troiible is the logical outcome.
It was pointed out that the present
revolution is different from allothers
in that it was started in the south
instead of in the north where Madero
Carranza Villa and Obregon began
the overthrow of the government. At-
tention was called to the fact that
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PIGGLY WIGGLY
CLOONAN & OSBORN Inc.
“The Home of Art”
205 E. Traviz Traviz 2498
RECORDS
Flowers Fade
Candy Is Gone in
An Hour
Dela Huerta mnde a’ wise move by
starting his revolution in the south
where he could quickly stop the fed-
eral government's only source of reve-
nue fronr Vera Cruz nnd Tampico.
In addition to that the rebel lender
hns un open gate through which to
leave the country in case bis plans
do not carry out.
Captain Montague used many maps
and charts for illustrations iu speak-
ing of the military features of the
country.
JIMMIE’S JOYS HERE
Will Play at K. C. Hall Friday and
Saturday Nights.
> *—
“Jimmie’s .Toys” the pride of the
University of Texas and one of the
best orchestras in the United States
according to New York critics who
compared the musicians favorably'
with the famous orchestra of Paul
Whiteman will play in Ban Antonio
Friday and Saturday nights. Decem-
ber 21 and 22 at the Knights of
Columbus Hall it was announced
Friday by Dhve Lutzer business man-
ager of the orchestra.
The orchestra tyhich is led by
Jimmy Malone is composed of Tex-
as boys with one exeeption. _ For
several.seasons these boys furnished
the music for the weekly German
Club dances at the University of Tex-
as where they scored a decided hit.
Last winter however Maloney took
his orchestra on a tour of the Keith-
Orpheum Vaudeville circuit. In New
York City tbc band was pronounced
the third best band in the United
States
A Christmas Suggestion
Why not make your gift something different
this time? We have just received a large as-
sortment of Artists’ Materials including Paint
Sets for children a* well as for the finished
artists. The prices range from ""
25c and 35c to $lB
How about a nice set of Art Paints or u |
6 Handsome Oil Painting neatly framed? |
There is plenty of time to choose
—send in your list and have
records returned for Christmas.
Star of Bethlehem and Saviour
When Night Involves
the Sky •
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
sl.oo
Lonezome and Blue Waltz.^TE _
When Lightz Are Low... S OV
Mama Lovez Papa and Every
Night I Cry Myzelf to
Sleep Over You • Ow
Paint Wall Paper Glass Alabastine
Brushes; Painters’ Paper Hangers*
and Artists* Materials. •f -
FRED HUMMERT r
SHELLEY
AMBULANCE SERVICE
449 Main Ave. Crockett 971
SHELLEY UNDERTAKING CO.
GAS RANGES
LAST WEEK OF
- Reduced Prices
EASY PAYMENTS
See Our Display!
Pittsburg Water Heater
Company
Crockett 244 * *
208 Broadway—Formerly 208 Avenue C
A-12
DOYLE-BRIDGER
OPTICAL CO.
J. F. DOYLE Owner
State Registered
Optometrists
Crockett 8148.
303 West Commerce Street
Next to Sullivan’s Bank
A Kodak
$ f
Would Be a Most
Wonderful Gift...
“I’ve Always Wanted One!"
We hear that statement in this store the
year around. Folks will come in admire a
new Kodak and sigh for it. Why not give
one this Christmas? You know lots of folks
who would rejoice at stich a gift.
Autographic Kodaks 5 6=
Brownies s 2=
CP
• • • .
Kodak Albums — Fountain Pens
Pencils —Picture Framing
Binoculars Etc.
H. C. Rees
OPTICAL CO.
407 E. Houston
DECEMBER 21 1923.
MURPHY
DA-COTE
MOTOR CAR ENAMEL
WORKS LIKE MAGIC
Sold Only by
Lurie & Hollman Co.
The People
-210 Avenue C. Tr. 3974.
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