The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 252, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 28, 1921 Page: 24 of 24
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34
WEDNESDAY.
PLANS BE TO
DRGANfZE ■
RESERVE CORPS
Quick Mobilization of
4000000 Men Is Pro-
vided For.
NO EXPENDITURES NOW
General Harbord Believes
Quick Raising of Forces
Is Possible.
Washington. D. C Sept. 2S.—Com-
prehen«ive plans* for -reation of the or*
ran.led retene of the army on a basis
that will permit quick mobilixation of
more than 4.000.0110 fighting men have
been prepared by the g-neral staff. An
outline of the preliminary steps now In
progress was made public today by
acting Secretary Wainwright.
The eehems. which was develop-)
under authority of congress enntrm-
plates virtually no expenditures in tt«
present stage yet iu the opinion of
Major General Harb*.rd acting chief of
the staff would furnish the framework
for mobilixation of the nation in arms
in a matter of weeks instead of month*.
Divisions Are Preserved
Twenty-seven infantry divisions of
the reserve are provided for numbering
from the Seventy-sixth to One Hundred
and Fourth thus preserving both in
number and the geographical location
where each originated the sixteen war-
time national army divisions. The same
territorial distribution as to armies and
army corps are as follows:
In the regular army organization and
the present atructure of the national
guard the result will be tn establish the
three arms of the national land defense
forces on an identical basis with con-
trol decentralixed from Washington for
all three into the hands of the coqis
area commanders.
The first step toward perfecting the
organised reserve will be t ? assign from
the present officers' reserve corp* to the
27 reserve divisions the full war
strength complement nt officers in all
more than 48.000. It is expected this
can be completed by July next when
creation of the non-commissioned enlist-
ed personnel involving the selection of
’ ESSEX $
The Price N ow—s 1375
Lowest at Which Essex Ever Sold
—What a Great Buy at This Figure
A year ago the Essex cost $1795. with an actual maintenance cost of
That is $420 or 35% higher than you only a few dollars.
now r pay.
Many foreign motor experts joined Think of These
American engineers in calling Essex Advantages for $1375
the greatest automobile value in the Essex does not of course take rank
world even when it cost $420 more with finegt> high . priced cars> with .
than at present. du pij ca ting or excelling their de-
You Save sign an d wor ^ mans ^iP-
qM . qe 0 This is evident in even’ feature of
1 hat oa 0 . te Devices to provide for
Now that you save that 35S can longer wear or to take up wear at
there be any question as to the value small expense are Essex advantages
leadership of the Essex? shared only by a few’ of the costliest
Owners franklv sav that no car with- cars - f rarne > tor instance is stur-
in hundreds of dollars of its price is dier than that of an >' other car - except
comparable in value. one for the weight earned.
Remember that motorists have never mi. . .
even thought of Essex in terms of its j 7? e ’
own price class. They have always Hign-rriced Cars
likened it to high priced cars—in per- These are some of the reasons Essex
formance. in lasting endurance and in cars remain smooth economical and
the sort of reliability that rolls up tens quiet. Such features appear to spe-
of thousands of miles without even a cial advantage when men compare old
day s absence from sendee. Essex cars to old cars of other makes.
u ix n j is in such comparison in the past
Note How It Proved that they have placed Essex v ^ lue
Its supremacy many hundreds of dollars beyond its
Such endurance and reliability as it cost -
showed in setting the 50 hour mark of And the lower price today on Essex
3037 miles and in four times breaking cars not made at any sacrifice of
the transcontinental record is given quality.
multiplied confirmation by the expert- To be sure of securing th» model
ence of nearly 60.000 owners. and body style of your choi^ h° sure
Thousands of those owners have to place your order in advanc" of the
driven their cars above 30.000 miles desired delivery date.
F. O. B. Detroit
Touring $1375 Roadxter SI37S Sedan $2230. Cabrici?' $lBBO
WM. STEINHARDT
MOTOR CAR MERCHANT
Crockett Automobile Co.
For the Exctwoira Coro of Hudson and Enea Cara.
Smiles Like His Father
“Like father like ««n." is true at 11
)ea«t nt the above picture in which ।
Col. Thecxiorc Rnssrvelt was caught (
by the camera during a recent speech. .
many thousands of men and their a*- j
signmeut* tu regiment* will be unde:- j
taken.
Art of Congress Necessary.
It was pointed out that the organize! 1
reserve can be employed only by specific
act of congress. At present there is
no thought that the divisions ever will
be called out except in a national emer- J
gency and the plans were prepared only 1
to prevent delays and huge emergency t
expenditure* in mobilization such ar '
tb- se for the great war.
The active military force of the coun- h
try remain* the skeletonized regular t
army backed by the national guard sub- c
ject to constitutional limitation* a* tn f
it* employment a* the second line of de- n
fense and with the organized reserve or
the nation-armed-for-war. as the third
and ultimate line. !
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Mayfield to Valley.
Pharr. Tex.. Sept. 2A.—Earle B. May-
field. candidate for United States sen- 1
ator to succeed Senator Charles A. I
Culberson and chairman of the Rail-
road Commission of Texas will pay the
valley a ten-day visit soon according '
to Roy E. Hawk of Pharr manager v
of Mr. Mayfield's campaign in this sec n
tion. »
Pastor to Address g'onopUns Of-
11. Hill. local Presbyterian
be the principal speaker at the to
club'* weekly luncheon Tlmrsda
at the Meager hotel. Henry B^nl
will preside and several entertai““«
feature* hate been
Tailor made aawed and »P |
fit: sound ;-t oak specialist*
flag Indu-tries. Crockett 31 *4.—<
Hurt in Traffic UnuA—Mi”
H 1... passenger in at. »“'".“a pSE
operatel Io I' I I**.
! Street was injured "hen the bn «U-
-ihded with a motor truck. "|-l«'«l by
John Morse '.21 College street «t®.«
I Tuesday afternoon. The a ■'"*
. irml in the IBM Id «k- b th
I street Both ar* were damage*! Mme
R .was taken t t K H Green
Memorial h -pttal for t .atwnt.
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Plumb n< ami I'-ttlc l»a*—Kirt-
rood A W Lart'-n. *j****'tt tW — (Adri
A Bar Plumbing Co- Tr 4*lo. <Ad» I
Military Engineers Meet Wednesday
—Contrary to an announcement that
the San Antoni . Society o' American
Kuaiorcrs would meet Tu’**ubj night
lu*r duh official* annnunnxl the chap- |
ter would wwf Wedne^da 1 night at s.
o'clock at the Chamber of < ommeree au-
ditorium. The meeting Ibe the see-
ond held here and nil pers. ns interested
in the national defense are invited to
attend.
McAlester lump coal best grade
Bine Flag Industries. Crockett 3174
— (Adv.) _
Wheel of Misfortune —Charger! with
ting a gaming device at Ran
Pedro nark during the Mexican eelcbra-
tion T.- ■ lay night n Mexican. 3U
year* old. was arrested by Policemen
K n aI 1 Win He is said to
have been conducting a wheel of for-
tune T-< defendant was granted a
continuance when the case was called
for trial in the < r>.ration court Wed-
nesday.
Good leather sboea. »5. any style.
Shoe Market 330 W. Commerce St—-
(Adv.)
Danring season opens Saturday Ort.
1. Casino Hail. E. F. Wagenfuhr.
(Adv. i _
Will Take Test Io Succeed Himself—
W. G. Carpenter. Kerrville postmaster
who wa* in San Antonio Tuesday an-
noum-»d that he would undergo the civil
service examination to be given in de-
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
termining hia successor as postmaster.
Ik was appointed to the position eight
'cars ago on recommendation of Former
• ongressniau Slayden and has held the
place since. Mr. Carpenter Js being
backsul iu his fight for re-appointment
by Congrcsman Claude H. Hudspeth.
Beautiful Reversible Fluff Rugs
from old carpets. Burges Rug Co.
Travis 4201. Sl2 Gladstone Ave
< Adv. I
Notice to Public—l'lumbers are now
nrging $2 IM> per hout for repair work
•ur rate is 31.150 per hour Open Shop
'lumbing Co.. Inr.. Travis 4220 (Adv I
K. of C. Choose Officers—William V.
Dielmann was chosen grand knight at
the regular election of officers of the
Knights of Columbus. San Antonio
council Tuesday night. Other officers
named include F. C. Gittlnger deputy
grand knight: M. E. Buckley chancel-
lor: R. G. Hudson finance secretary:
Leo I. Burns recording secretary: L.
B. Randall treasurer: John Hennessy
warden: Edwin H. Lange advocate:
James A. Garland inner guard: A. S.
Akeroyal outer guard and Charles W.
Meyer trustee.
We Buy or Take in Trade your old
told silver diamonds and old coins
X.amo Jewelry Co.. 315 Alamo Plaza
Adv.)
Willett's famous oichestra plays the
erv latest music published. Crockett
'lO.. Travis 1104-f Adv.)
Presbytery to Meet Here—The Texas
Presb. tery will meet in San Antonio at
the First United Presbyterian church.
Tuesday morning October 4. Rev. 8.
Huey new pastor of the church will be
Installed at this meeting. The opening
sermon will be delivered at 10 o'clock
by the Rev. W. L. Patterson followed
by a reception to Reverend Huey.
Dancing Saturday and Sunday nights
at Eagles Hall. Mrs. Edgar Kriscb.
(Adv.)
Car Damaged by Fire—Fire caused
approximately $2OO damage to a large
touring antomobile. owned by D. 11.
Voss residing on Redondo street at
3:45 Tuesday afternoon. The car was
parked in a Soledad street garage at
the time. Waste gasoline beneath the
car it i* reported became ignited and
flames threatened to envelope the car.
Firemen checked the blaze with chemi-
cals.
Owing to flood damage to our syna-
gogue. holdiday services of Agudas
Achim congregation will be held i« Bee-
thoven hall. Reservations can be ob-
tained from Ben Adler. 501 South
Alamo street or M. Roseman 729 West
Commerce.—(Adv.)
Hold Four for Theft—Four_ young
men. ages ranging from 20 to 25 years
are under arrest charged with theft.
The prisoners Uken into custody by
. Detctives Kohr and W. Carver are
I said to have been employes of a local
r concern and to have stolen articles of
> clothing sent to the establishment to
[ be laundered. The goods alleged to
1 have been stolen were recovered.
Dancing at Idlewilde—Every night
except Monday. Best floor and music
in the city.— (Adv.)
Piano Tuning. A. Klappcnbach. Tr
(127.—(Adv.)
Big danee at Helotes Saturday night.
October 1. Willett’s Famous Orches-
tra. (Adv.)
Baptists Will Meet—A call for a
meeting of the chairmen of the ten Bap-
tist associations in and near San An-
tonio. for Friday at Baptist headquar-
ters in the Gibbs building was issued by
T. C. Gardner of Dallas state secretary
of the Texas Baptist Young People's
Union who reached Sau Antonio Tues-
day. Mr. Gardner will be in San An-
tonio for about two months conducting
the campaign for raising this section *
quota of the $75000000 fund proposed
by the Baptists.
Big shirtwaist dance given by the
Sam Houston camp degree team Satur-
day night. Woodmen hall. Willett will
furnish the latest jazz music.—(Adv.)
DINNER FOR HALLORAN
Medical Officers Honor Colonel Who
Is to Leave.
A farewell banquet was given Col.
Paul S. Halloran division surgeon of
:he Second Division Monday night nt
the Monger hotel by medical officer*
"t the division. Colonel Halloran ba*
been ordered to Washington to take
charge of the Veterans Bureau. Colo-
nel Halloran was presented with half a
dozen silver cocktail cups lined with
gold.
The presentation was made by Major
Tayloc. Major Marshall was toa*t
master an 1 Major Phillips responded
to the toast. "Colonel Halloran as Com
manding Officer." and Major Wright
who will act as division surgeon until
a new surgeon ha* been assigned to th
division responded to "The Ladies."
About 70 were present. During the war
Colonel Halloran served a* division sur-
geon in the 90th Division.
^l/J ‘MY STORE^
Announcing
The Annual October
Silk Sale
Beginning Saturday October First
GET ARMY TRUCKS
City Obtains Ten and Will Receive
Eiglit Others.
Commissioner William O. Rieden
Wednesday morning secured from the
United States government at Kelly
Field under permanent lease ten Lib-
erty motor trucks which will be used
in the San Antonio street department.
These trucks which Mr. Rieden says
are in almost perfect mechanical condi-
tion. cost on an average of $325 each.
The permannt lease amounta virtually
to a final purchase of the trucks.
The city expeeta to get eighteen of
these trucks the street commissioner
said. R. J- Kenedy representing the
government informed Mr. Rieden that
between MIO ond 900 machines are to lie
sent to Texas to be leased to counties
and municipalities for road work and
when these arrive the city will make
further selections.
Tlie ten trucks secured Wednesday
were driven into the city and placed at
th- material yard. They will be placed
in SCI vice at once hauling gravel and
later all bodies will be converted into
the dump type.
The city by securing these trucks.
Mr. Rieden pointed out' will accom-
plish a material saving as ten trucks
hare been procured for what would or-
dinarily be the price of one new one.
FIGHT FOR APOLINAR
If New Trial Denied Will Appeal Death
VrrdiH.
Arguments on a motion for a nej-
trial for Clemente Apolinar. convicted
ami sentenced to death for the murder
of Theodore Bernhard were to be heard
■ Judge 8. G. Ta vine in the Forty-
fifth district court Wednesday after-
B. F. Patterson attorney for Apoli
nnr by court appointment has an-
nounced that if n new trial is not
granted he will appeal the case to the
court of criminal appeals. The state
will mipose granting of a new trial.
Anolinar wa« found guilty and given
th'’ death penalty on September 12
Hi* plea wa* insanitay. testimony de-
velonine that the defendant had been
confined in the Southwestern Insane
A*vlnm about a year prior to the kill-
The Bernhard lad. fifteen years old.
waa ia a pasture on the Sutherland
Springs road on the morning of August
10. when Apolinar approached. Ac
cordlug to testimony at the trial. Apoli
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skull with rocks.
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Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L. The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 252, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 28, 1921, newspaper, September 28, 1921; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1621238/m1/24/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .