San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 344, Ed. 1 Monday, December 9, 1918 Page: 7 of 14
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SAN ANTONIO hXPRHSS: MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1918.
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Thetis" In Zebrugge Blockade
BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS DE-
TERMINE!) TO NATIONALIZE
HAIL LINES.
By Affil iated Press.
LONDON, Dot-. S. - The government's de-
< isiou to yive all tbe railway workers mi
eight-hour day was a surprise, because t!ie
public hail not realized that, any agita-
tion w;is afo«>t. (Mi the contrary, it hail
'•xpe.i.-d an attempt at a general settle-
ment of the railway' problems after pea-e
had been arranged.
The news that the government had de-
nied to iiatioriali/.e the railways iani"
only through a reply by Wiuston Spen or
t'iiurclilll t" .i question of a heckler dur-
ing an electioneering speech. The rail
ways are not in Mr. Churchill's depart-
ment, and no other m"tuber of the Cab
inet has confirmed liis stateuieut. K.\
perts declare, however, that even if gov-
ernment control had not been decided
upon, the eight-hour day would force its
adoption. For the government to restore
the railwiivs to private competitive owner
• aship with the present wage scale, they
>ay. would be to hand over bankrupt ltlop-
cities because the earning of dividends
would be out of the question.
The Times estimates the country's u*»w
railway m ige» bill at rj7.nou.000 pounds
sterling, the items of which are the pr
war wages of 17,000,000 pounds sterling,
boil use . (MH»,000 pounds sterling, and the
■ os t of tie- eight-hour day L'o.OOO.OOU
pounds sterling.
There is a strong demand from 'lie
working classes and business men for a
reduction of charges to the. pre war level,
since the workers were notoriously under-
paid in comparison with American stand-
arris or other British industries.
The newspapers antagonistic to Premier
ldoyd George are endeavoring to make
political capital out of tbe wav the con-
cession was granted, saying the Cabinet
acted in a hurry and without a coherent
plan because it could not afford a strike
on the eve of election.
W.8.S. ;
Keautifnl Ronelsnn Cemetery.
Family lots $.~0, with free perpetual care,
on easy monthly payments. Phone Crock-
ett olL'l). State Bank Uldg. (Adv.)
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t'.ritisb Photo. Supplied by International Film Service
The photograph shows the Thetis one of tbe Hritish vessels that was sunk t<i block
the (ieriuau submarine base in Zeebrugge. Belgium. This is the first and exclusive
photo of the Thetis. She is here shown after tbe British naval forces captured tbe
harbor and placed the Union Jack on.her flag uiast.
IBS. LEWIS
OF BROOKLYN
Tells How She Was Made
Well by Lydia E. Pink-
ham's Vegetable
Compound.
WOOD SHIP BUILDERS
TAKE OPTIMISTIC VIEW
Chairman Hurley Is Expected to Return
With Pocketsful of Foreign Orders
as Foreign Inquiry Is Good.
Brooklyn, N. Y.,—"For one year I
was miserable from a displacement,
which caused a gen-
eral run-down Con-
dition with head-
aches and pains in
my side. My sister
induced me to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Veg e table Com-
pound. I found it
helped me very
much and such a
splendid tonic that
I am recommend-
ing it to any woman
w h o ih a s similar
troubles.Mrs. Elsie G. Lewis, 20
Vernon Ave., Brooklyn,,N. Y.
Such conditions as Mrs! Lewis suf-
fered from may be caused by a fpll op
a general weakened run-down condition
of the system, and the most successful
remedy to restore strength to muscles
and tissue and bring about a normal
healthy condition- has proved to be this
famous root and herb medicine, Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If you have disturbing symptoms you
do not understand write Lydia E. Pink-
ham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The
result of their 4U years experience is at
your service.
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Try Musterole. See How
Quicklyjt Relieves
You just rub Musterole in briskly, and
usually the pain is gone—a delicious
soothing comfort comes to take its place.
Musterole is a clean, white ointment,
made with oil of mustard. Use it instead
of mustard plaster. Will not blister.
Many doctors and nursc3 use Muster- i J.'.oKi.nuti tons'
ole and recommend it to their patients.
They will gladly tell you what relief it
gives from sors throat, bronchitis, croup,
stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, congestion,
pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains and
aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore
muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet,
colds of the chest (it often prevents
pneumonia). Always dependable.
30 and 60c jarc; hospital size $2.50.
JJy riiiversal Service.
WASHINGTON, i». C., Dec 8 Encour-
agement has taken tbe place of tem-
porary gloom in matters shipwise. The
gloom was caused by the story of disas-
ter brought ti» Washington by the wood
shipbuilders of tbe Pacific coast and Ad-
miral Bowles' figures on the apparent fail-
ure of the shipbuilding program, but two
rays of sunshine broke through United
States' Shipping Hoard headquarters here
today.
The first ray was that Chairman Hurley
would soon l>e on his way home with
his pockets stuffed with foreign orders
for wood ships, or would send them on in
advance of his coming.
The second gleam consisted of the Nov-
ember contribution to tbe American mer-
chant marine, around 35:2.97* tons.
The situation for the wood ship indus-
try, pessimistieally painted this week by a
delegation from the Pacific coast yards as
a result ofithe cancellation of orders by
tbe shipping board, begins to look rather
optimistic.
Figures on wood ship construction given
out today by the board when taken in
connection with other statistics and the
release of the industry from Uovernineut.
restriction indicate by no means a bud
outlook for the industry.
It was learned today also timt there
has been very very considerable recent
inquiry frbtn foreign quarters for wood
shins.
The board announced that between Nov-
ember 1, 1917 and October :;i, 191S. keels
tor :;M wooden ships totaling 1 ,:171.4T»o tons
had been laid, of these in the same period,
--7 wood hulls bad been laum-hcd and
M delivered. Itefore the restrictions were
lifted, It is understood that few over 100
wood ships were built or building for
foreign buyers and about 75 for domestic
account.
The wood ship contracts cancelled by
the board affected only about fifty ves-
sels, out of a total of 4rt9 contracted for
up to August 1. when the board adopted
.•« policy of ordering no more wood ships.
This total, too, included MM which hail
been contracted for prior to November 1,
a year ago.
It would not take much of a foreign
demand to make up for the deficiency
caused by the cancellation orders, it whs
pointed out, and iuasmu'-h as the board
stands ready to assume a part of the cost
through damages, the pri«- • to foreign buy-
ers might readily be made attra'tiv? by
the builders.
Hoard officials quote Charles 1\ Taylor
of the Pusev a .loins Shipbuilding plant
as accurately describing the situation, not
only with respect to the future of the
wood ship industry, but also the whole
American industry.
.Mr. Taylor says there will be plenty of
contracts from abroad for wooden ships
and these will be placed with companies
that can deliver at fair prices.
The steel shipbuilding plants, he savs,
will more or less be under government
supervision and control for a considerable
period.
The United States requires at least
more than she has at the
J present time." he says. "Contracts for this
amount, of tonnage have already been
, placed in tbe shipbuilding plant's and
numerous contracts are being offered from
• other than "Government sources. .Many <»f
those new contracts are from abroad.
W bother these contracts will be placed de
pends entirely upon our ability to buifl
in competition with the outside world,
• The heart of the whole problem is the
cost of production. At present this cost is
prohibitive in all plants. It can only bo
justified by the fact of actual war. It i*
not justified now that |>ea<re has arrived
I nless this cost can be reduced very
rapidly, American plants will not be abl
to ompete with foreign plants
"There are two ways of reducing th
cr. * ..f production, line is to cut wages
ThU will react in the reduetk *the
est of materials, the general cost of Ihing
and the injury of our present widespread
prosperity. In view of the opportunities
for increased commerce opening before
America, this step would be a nationally
suicidal one.
"The second way to decrease cost of
production is to rapidly increase the
amount of production per man. The pres
eut amount of production per man is
lower than it has ever been in this coun-
try. This is due to the dilution of labor
by the introduction of large numbers of
the unskilled in the skilled trades.
This view, it is pointed out, is exactly
in Hue with the policy as announced by
Chairman Hurley for the future conduct o7
the Shipping Hoard yanl-
llaving freed the wood ship industry of
Government restriction and by helping t.»
find ship buyers, the board is understood
to feel that private initiative will quickly
solve the -eemingly difficult problem
of the deliveries of ships in November,
thirty live were contract steel vessels of
KJT.'J.iO ions: seventeen of 1 tpj."i tons were !
requisitioned on the ways of the l-Jmerg- j
ency Fleet Corporation; nine were wood \
of .'50,500 tons and two were built in Japan,
one of 10.."50 tons and the other of 9 10.5
tons.
EXAMINING 8C'Ho6l CHILDREN
Uee C ounty One of Two < oonties to lie
\ Uited by Federal Nur«e.
Spf. in! Telegram to The Kxprtai*.
HEEV11.LF. Tex.. Dec. S. - Miss Pearl i
flyer. Federal nurse, i> this week inspe I i
ing the health of Pee County --hool chil-
dren. Federal nurses are 'visiting tv\• • ;
counties in Texas tor the purpose of ,i* -
lording the Government accurate statisti «.
relative to the health of school childrcu.
I hrough the efforts of Miss Amanda
Stolt/fus of Tuleta, with the | nivorsltv «l
'Texas extension department. Itee <'ouni\
was selected as one of the two counties.
Miss liver Is being accompanied over
the county by Miss Stoltxfus. Miss l\i':i
lleagan. county superintendent of public
instruction, and Mrs Mae rib-k, |5ee ftxi.i-
ty home demonstration agent. The ciiil
dren at Tuleta. Norinanua and Mineral
have been examined. other sections of
the county, including the lteeville city
schools, are now receiving attention. The
cxaminiuations will consume four week..
Parents may ascertain from Miss liver
what particular ailment is hindering their
children. A complete record of each child's
elimination made and ail physical de-
lects are easily pointed out.
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KAII.WW < LKKKS ()K(.\M/K.
San Antonio's finest store, with a thousand beautiful
Christmas suggestions'on every floor. Visit /
Toyland, sixth floor—bring (
the kiddies.
THE WOLFF & MARX CO.
FISH CATCHES ENORMOUS
Cold Weather Sends Trout
►Into Passes.
Schools
Kmplo.ve* on M. Louis, llrou n*\ille \ New
Mexico Hallway Form Order.
Special Telegram to The Express
KINGSV1LLE, Tex., Doc. s An order of
railway clerks was organized here last
night with a membership of Km). District I
Organizer Harper of Houston Local No. _'s,
instructed tbe members in the work of'the
order.
O. M. Kellogg was elected president : .1.
P. Hennessey, vice president, and Mrs. .1.
^ Davidson sei-retarv treasurer. The or
gani/ation will take in all who are eligible
on the St. Louis. P.row nsville \ Mexico
Hallway from Brownsville r.. Algoa. mid
it is expected that a membership oi over
-OO will be secured by next meeting.
o. M. Kellogg was'elected a delegate to
the district, convention, composed of dele
gates Ironi the States of Oklahoma. Arkan
sas, Louisiana and Texas, which meets in
Waco Sunday morning.
W.S.K.
MOKK M KLLS ( ON I KAt IUI J OB
Spec i a I I cleg ruin t" The Express.
COKIM s CHRIST!. Tex . lie. s.—
(' itches of fish along the Texas coast su< h
as never before known, have been made
during the past ten days of eoN weather
Point Isabel fishermen report a total catch
of 100,000 pounds, valued at $20,000, within
a period of three days. Catches at Corpus
< hristi and other points have mounted in
the thousands of pounds.
\t I'oint Isabel the cold weather has sent
great schools of trout into the passes and
i he fishermen reaped such a harvest that j
the fMi houses were choked with the
loud and it became necessary to ship more
Mian sixty thousand pounds here lor re-
(list rilmt ion.
W.N.S.-
MAIL PLANKS .\T s\\
DESTROY 3,062 HUN PLANES
Combat Effectiveness Nearly to 1 in
Favor of British Aviators.
LONDON. Dee. 8.—British air forces de
slroyed '>.062 German machines and sent
down 1,174 machines out of control dur-
ing the war, it was officially announce 1
last night in a War Office synopsis of the
war's aerial battles.
The Hritish lost 1,318 machines, the re-
port states.
"Combat effectiveness" was nearly 5 to
1 in favor of the Hritish aviators.
The figures b» not Include the results
of American and French aerial successes.
SENATOR OWEN. GOING AHKOAD. >
R.v AxHoelnted Pre«N.
NKW YORK, Dec.. 8.—Senator Robert h.
Owen of Oklahoma, chairman of the Sen-
ate Committee on Ranking and Currency,
announced his intention here tonight fa
sail on Tuesday to atudy Kuropean bank-
ing conditions, tUiting London, Pan*
Madrid and Rome.
flyers
AM.ILO
Antonio
Commencing Thursday December 5th
Each Tuesday and Thursday Nights
DINNER DANCE
Six until Ten o'clock
51.50 per Cover
MENGER HOTEL
Geo. D. Worthington, Manager
Oil Drilling 0|M>rHtioii« Wound llrady on
hiereuN«»—Producers lirouglit lo
SpeHal Telegram to Tlu»Kxpr< ^.
BRAD V, T ex. Dec. s - I ,eorge !' King
of Denver, f'ido.. completed ;i contract \. -
terday for the drilling of a well two miles
southeast of town on th<- < r Hum?rartn.r
place. This i, dire.ily i.n a line with the
i 'rothers will which . being drilled
end a half miles northwest of Hr idy. The
third well in the L<diu shallow field was
brought in a few days and and is .s|,,.wiug
up better thau either of the first two. A
fourth well is under way and another con
traded for. The Douglas well west of
town will be spudded iu about ten days.
IIII.L < ROBKN DIKE( TOR.
Special Telegram ti Tie- Lxpr* s.«.
SAN ANGF:L0. Tex.. Dec. S Will II
. Hill of San Angelo, breeder of fine cattle
I at Christoval. has been elected a director
of the American Aberde<»n Angus Hrecdei
Association. It is the first time a Texas
man has ever been selected. Hill Son
exhibited catie at the International Li\
Sto. k Show, and :: «. e-irllug heifer raised
by them sold for
I
top on Return to San
I roin tA ratio.
Special |. locr&m to The Lxpress.
SAN A N<,1'LO. Tex., Dec. S (in a cross
countrv flight from San Antonio to IJI
f i-c ,jinl i-' hini, ftHjr livfHtor-. 1'riun Koi;>
l ii'li], s.in Anfotilo, spi-nt Thurmt:i\ niKht
ll'T" II"-i III til.- (WO C|irll» | > I J| Mf'S urn
l.lput' ii:iiit> I W. liiilev .if I'huonlx, Ariz
mill Trm 1 I >n I Icy of i:i I'liso, Serjri. It
Ali-l'luiil "I l.ns Angelas hikI I". Wood
CIllnlBi. iiiiisiit Mlgnnl cl.m lrl. Inn i
imri.v "mi i" l:i I'nsn lust w.'.'k, irnveliiiK
I'H rl «r t w n y tliroiiL'li 11 siin« slnrm. It
i- mi.I i ... i. I I hat tlip flyers will report
I licit" «.!>- . rvatliilis to Wtislillltttiill. anil, : s I
II i «■-'t i f. air M-rvl.'e between Kl I'ami ami
^ in An-. . may l>e InatiKurateil. with this
1 it. ■' i Inii'llng station. No statements
In tin-- r-'^aril were made, however.
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fUtI M.INt. TO START .IAMAKV I. |
Spe« i; Teh cram to The Exprecs.
SAN A.NhKLO, Tex.. Dec s _Drilling
for oil on George Kiebardson s ranch
miles northwest of Sail Angelo, iu the
North <*oticho Klver Valley, will be begun
before I a unary 1 by the Texas Llkhoru
nil S>i"iic;ite of t'aspor. Wyo. it was
noun i today upon the arrival of II. M
Sellers «ho will direct the work. A
staiehi. - has already been unh»aded*at
NNater \ i".v and is being -et tit> Iwciv* I
mil.- southwest of th.it town, which is on
the Santa Fc Kallroad.
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THE ST. ANTHONY HOTEL
Militaire Dansant
Satu rd ays Wednesdays
Four to Six
Saturdays
Dinner Dance
8 P. M.
Wednesdays
LANDLORDS LOWER RENTS
TEMPORARILY TO ASSIST
IN READJUSTMENT PLANS
By t'nPer*al Service.
FLINT. Much . Dee. 8.—Following the
lead of more than five hundred retail
business b'Hiscs, who have announeed
sweeping: redactions in prices to ««.n-
sumers on ne«essities, landlords Satur-
day decided upon an arbitrary redu<
tion of 1.*, per cent on the 'monthlv
rentals of resident-*' and apartments in
the cit.Afor a period of ninety days.
I .letorj offj.-i:tls Jifi.t the Hoaril r.f
<I."Illmen* out lined plan- for tli- in
duMrlal i \| uii- on ,,f (I,, i lt, at'.'l
»fke.l '-o-nin-rition ..f lanOlonis on.l
!.:i-ll,e-s iirm-es Jn nie re.liie.i,,n „f th ■
eost of livinj.- during the period of re-
adjustment. while factories are chanji-
ins from a war to a peace basU Lui-
•trijs are <ani affe.-ted in the price ad-
joStment campaign.
Give
A
Kodak
For
Xmas
Cut icura the Foot-Sore
Soldier's Friend
nj hours of hiking or guard-
whcnlti* feet are rwollpn, hot.
itc:. - ' i'i'Stered. the soldier will
hnd w nderlul relief in a Cotictira
Soap bath followed by a gentle
■ . with Cuticura Omtment.
rI^ODAY we formally open our
J- newKodak Store,right in the
heart of the business district—
Vears of studying I he needs of kodak users ha\e taught us
that mti'l people uho take pictures want hitter finishing, and
it will lie the purpose of I his new store to serve them.
Pictures Worth Finishing
Are Worth Finishing Well
You kodak fans who want better work and fewer failures
can now come to this shop. It will be the handiest kodakery
shop in San Antonio. You can stop here on your way to shop
or to theaters.
Kodaks, Amateur Kodak Supplies
Developing— Printing -Enlarging
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