San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 103, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 13, 1913 Page: 14 of 76
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SAN ANTONIO E
SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1013.
OF REAL ESTATE
YKSTWU)AY\S SALES OF BUSINESS
PROPERTY CONNIDKKKI) AS
(iOOD INDICATION.
war a banner <!»/ for Hie
ncbatft of i-oal In Sun Antonio.
Three sulen of more than general iui-
icitftit-'* were repor.eti .ii the Heal
Kfttite Division of 11»e ('lumber of Com
merre Two of the mm Ion were of Imsl
ti*M property, mid I be sign* of tht* tines
Rre lndiratife <»f uior«> *«les of dowutowu
property*
J. W. Alditrh untie two of the salt"*,
nid I lie other man guided through hj>
the firm of K H. Wester A Co* Both
are members of the Heal Estate lHrlalon.
F;y one of ibe Aldrich Kalea Judge M.
H. Townsend of thin cltjr beoomes the
owner of 5ft by 160 feet fronniig ou
Arenue nud extending buck oil Travis
xtreei. A 'wo story rta brick residence
and a one story brick business house
row occupy the site. The property was
owned by J. 1', Smith of Los Angeles,
mid » reported to have Hold foi approxi-
mately $100,000. The oilier siile by Mr.
AWrii'h was of a M-foot frontage In the
fifth block on Main Aveuue. It wns
n ride for H. A. Wood und K. H. Wester
Incomes the new owner of the properly.
Adjoining this is s part of the block sold
a tew tvooka ago to l»r. Barber by 11. A.
Wood through the firm of Aldrich Bros.
The corner of the block at the iutersec-
tiou of Glroud and Main Aveuue is re-
tained and it is planned to er«rt there
it four-site ry apartment house. It is also
*tj:ted that improvements will be made on
the property sold.
The «a!e made by R. H. Wester &
«'o. transfers from the ltealty Investment
Ompuuy property at 105 and 117 West
Woodlawn Avenue, in Laurel Heights.
'J'h* nu re hasp pri"e Is given at $'$0,000
.1. W. Aldrich said yesterday after the
consummation of rhe sales that the con
ditiou of the business property market
v fis excMlenr. "We have m iny Inquiries
for such property," he ynid. "aud it is
< lhient to lami buvers that business prop-
erty in San Antonio will not decrease in
Canoe Girl on San Antonio River
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Kept the Oldest Inhabitant Guessing
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value and that no safor investment can
possibly be made "
It. H. Wester said: "Real estate is
different from other businesses, in thin
it starts from the top, and not from
the bottom, that is, when the large spec-
ulator begh s to operate, and big deals
Fire Insurance
Pointers
The RIGHT time to insure
your property is now. There is
no time like the present.
The RIGHT place to insure is
in your home town, with your
home agent.
The RIGHT agency to place
your insurance is one representing
solid Texas stock fire insurance
companies; those standing at the
head of the list of all authorized
companies in Texas—measured
by the percentage of net assets to
outstanding liability.
This standard is the recognized
test of solvency for individuals,
firms or corporations in any line
of business anywhere.
The RIGHT companies in which to
insure your property are the following
home institutions, the choice of over
20,000 Texas policyholders:
Commonwealth Fire Ins. Co.
Austin Fire Insurance Co.
International Fire Ins. Co.
I0ME OFFICES, DALLAS
Policyholders' Surplus and Reserves Over $1,400,000
A policy in either of these companies
is a tangible asset always convertible at
par in United States gold coin in case of
loss.
THE
TEXAS
COMPANIES
Are strongly built purposely for IRRIGATION
as well as for ordinary pumping. Let us
tell you what a SAMSON irrigating outfit
will da Write for Catalog.
ALAMO IRON WORKS
Saa Aatoaio, Texas
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THR oldest inhabitant gazed at the river, rubbed his eyes, pinched
himself and then asked his neighbor if he, too, saw it, when Miss Barbara
Shiner, in her eighteen-foot blue beauty, "Agarita," yesterday pushed the
first canoe of thirty years through the commercial center on the San
Antonio.
WBTHEN little Miss Barbara Shiner, 111 East Huisache Avenue, yester-
day held her father to a promise to go canoeing, she little dreamed
she was going to make the oldest inhabitant take notice—but all along the
San Antonio they harked back to the days when it wasn't unusual to see
birchbark on the river. And most of the afternoon Mrs. Shiner and a com-
panion raced along the river for a glimpse of the "Agarita" and her
12-year-old commanier.
"Yes, that's my youngest," Mrs. Shiner said proudly, arriving at the
St. Mary's Street bridge just as Miss Barbara posed, paddle in air, for an
Express photographer.
"Now, smile a bit," suggested the photographer.
"Barbara, turn your back to the sun —my, the freckles!" cried her
mother.
THE CRUISE OF THE AGARITA.
"We have been searching the river for that canoe," said Mrs. Shiner.
"My eldest daughter is quite handy with a canoe, but Barbara hasn't so
much experience."
The "Agarita," an eighteen-foot blue beauty, had all San Antonio gap-
ing yesterday afternoon. It was perhaps the first tinie In thirty years a
canoe had pushed its nose through the commercial center of the city.
Every summer J. D. Shiner and his family make camp near Kerrville.
There Miss Phyllis, 15, has become apt at the paddle. Yesterday they be-
gan talking about the summer trip. It would be impossible to go until
Miss Phyllis' classes closed in high school, but, just the same, the family
fancy turned to camp equipment.
Out where her father was overhauling the "Agarita" Miss Barbara be-
gan plotting. It is easy to win a father. And so it wasn't long until the
"Agarita" swung into midstream and became the center of attraction.
Near the St. Mary's Street bridfi, about 5 o'clock, men carried the ca-
noe from the stream—and Miss Barbara Shiner had arrived in the public
eyo.
go through It stimulate* the eichange
of real estnte 111 smaller lots nil over the
city. 1 rhtnk the fact that there has
been > heavy movement In downtown
property is the best Indication that the
Can Aiitonto real estate market is good
Bnd that valued are such tl.at business
men figure that now la the time to buy.'
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Shower of Roses and
Silver Gavel for the
City's New Mayor
Friend* and neighbors of Mayor Steves
Inat night came to fata palatial home
on King William Street to winli him well
as the city i new chief executive, aand
Incidentally to present him with a hand
aoine allver gavel with which to preserve
the peace in 'be City Council. Mayor
Ptfve* wan dellgbtod wlftl Hie gift and
made a happy apee« h of acceptance.
Another surprise to the new Mayor was
In the nature of a shower of lOBes from
the fairest flowers of Sau Antonio woman
heed. Kurb gave the Mayor a rose ami
wirhed him n successful administration.
"King William Htrejfc against tho
world," the time-honored motto at resi-
dents of King William Street, was much
Id evidente and a largo banner bearing
the luserlption was brought along. On
the gavel waa engraved:
"From friends and neighbors to Albert
Steves. Mayor of San Antonio, April 12,
1913."
After speeches, music and songs, Mayor
Steves was the guest of honor at a de
llghtful dinner. This part of the pro
ciam was attended to by Mrs. Johanna
Staves, mother of the .Mayor, who had
been informed of what his neighbors were
placnloff.
Those who visited the Mayor were:
Mis. .lolianua Steves. lOruest Steves, Mr.
irtid Mrs. Albert Steves ,lr.. Mr. and Mrs
Ed .VI Steves, Miss F,Stella Steves, Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Koehler. Erhard Guentlier,
(Jus Giesecke. c. H. Wagner, Otto Meer-
seheldt. Charles Hummel. Herman Schti-
1 urdt. Ed Drews. Adolph Wagner. .John
Zadirk. M. ,1. Hewitt. Max Raetz. H.
Gi'enther. A. Guenther, Louis Drelss. Louis
Heuermann, Herbert Zork. William App-
miin, Henry Boerner and Hugo Kauf-
munu. Mead nine* <\ H. Harnlsch. Kate
ftcves. Henry Klmendorf, Ren Kngeltte
and Helena (Juenther, Miss (iroosaud Fer-
dinand (iroos.
THE WOLFSON WAY makes it easy
for men to be clothed the way they
would like and at a smaller expenditure than they would
have expected, and there is the WOLFSON WAR-
RANTY to give assurance to those who arc not critical judges of good
fabrics and have to rely upon the integrity of the merchant. And our
guarantee is one that means something definite a new suit for every
one that fails—we might add that so seldom does a suit come back that
it is a distinct novelty when we have to replace one, however it is always
done willingly and without any argument.
SPRING SUITS ;
at $15, $20 and $25
The most of them were tailored for us by
Adler of Rochester and men who are fa-
miliar with tailoring perfection know the
kind of clothing they make.
We know that they are good clothes, be-
cause we specified the fabrics that went into
them and the way the work was to be done.
It is hardly necessary to say that the fab-
rics were all tested in the acid pot, to be sure
that they were all-wool and that the tailoring
was done by hand by better talent than any
merchant-tailorirfg shop can afford to em-
ploy.
Seeing is quite convincing. f'
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B. V. D. and Porosknit Athletic
Union Suits $1.00
TUST about every other man you meet is wearing an
** "Arrow-Brand" Collar and if he is wise as to
"neck-comfort" he is wearing an "Arrow-Brand" Shirt with it.
They are in a great variety of patterns and prices from $1.50 to
$5.00, in styles that are suitable for any occasion.
The spring styles are in a very complete assortment awaiting
inspection.
HOLE PROOF HOSE (Guaranteed)
Light, medium or heavy weight. Six pairs for $1.50 are guaranteed to
wear six months without a hole.
You Can Buy a Safety Razor With a Gem Jr. Damaakeene Blade for 25c
Polished steel holder with one blade that you all know the quality of, the
(iem Jr. Dainaskeene blade. The holder is of polished steel.
These outfits will be .sold at 25 cents to demonstrate the superiority of the
Gem. Jr. Dainaskeene Blades. 8t^ Flw.
till MIKES NO PROTEST
Conference* About California's Alien
Law Have Thus Far Been
Personal One*.
WINDMILLS
THE 20th CENTURY CRIME
(If |t Cm He IVriuod 80)
Is the TAX on Healthy EYES by
Poorly-fitted Glasses
Tens of thousands of healthy people, with still healthier eye-
sight. are abusing that priceless inheritance, the sense of
vision, by wearing glasses or specs that have failed to correct the
defects for which properly fitted glasses were intended.
You should not risk the cutting of a diamond in the rough to a
stone cutter; why should you risk your RYES to inexperienced
opticians, or peddlers of glass?
No experiment with "The Better Opticianf."
.May we ask that you put us to the test ? Examinations FREE.
H. C. REE8 OPTICAL COMPANY
242 West Commerce Street
WASHINGTON. D. C„ A.pril G.-Prasl-
<UM Wilson has had one conference
with Viscount Chlnda. the Japanese am-
bassador, ami probably will have otheri
In the near future. In view of the ambas-
sador's latest instruction* retarding the
California alien land holding legis-
lation. It uiay be stated on the highest
authority that at no stage of the very
personal exchanges that have been In
progress haa mere been anything in the
nature of a "protest" from the Japanese
government against what has been done
In California.
A* for as can be gathered the Adminis-
tration lias listened with sympathetic <n-
Uitest to these personal representations,
and while, without legal authority at this
moment to Interfere with legislation In
California, it has not hestltated to bring
personal Influence to hear to bring abiut
ttW modification of such features of the
proposed legislation as threaten to lead
to unjust discrimination against Japan,':<e
cltlaens.
While this la the present aspect of the
exchanges that have been going on be-
tween the two governments in an un-
official manner. In the background Is the
practical certainty that if tills sort of
moral suasion tails In its purpose and
legislation which the Japanese regard as
purely violative of Japanese rights Is en-
acted at Sacramento, the negotiations
will take a formal course. This would
involve the analysis of the exact metn-
Ing of article 1 of the treaty.ot 1911, under
which the Japanese have Awned and
leased land and houses In California. A
'"Heal difference on this point might be
expected to lead to a formal protect
from JapiMf. whlrh, In turn, if not re-
garded, would undoubtedly result In the
denunciation of the whole treaty of
irade and commerce
Flagler's Health Improves.
WHHT tALM BEACH, Kla., April 12.-
Henry M. Jflagler, the railroad magnate,
who has been seriously 111 for several
weekt, was said to be greatly improved
ttxiay.
Mr. Flagler sat up for a short time and
his condition
vorable
At his home. It was stated that
I up for a short
was considered more fa-
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Franchise1 to Be Restored.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, April 12,-Women
In California who are disfranchised by
reason of having wedded allena will be
restored to citizenship If a bill passed to-
day by the lower house of the Legisla-
ture becomes a law. Since women In this
State were granted the right of suffrage
there has been much complaint because
women whose husbands were not citizens
were not permitted to vote, although the
women were »ntlve-born Americans
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