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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-11-17

ell Paludismo Hem~orragico, es una
enfermedad ~peligrosa, pero curabie
con seguridad. con la unica condicion
de que los enfermos sea- atendidos
oportunamente, en- cuyo case no sc
Iega al desenlace fatal que termlna
con la muerte. Ell uso de las inyec-
clones intravenenosaS de q~uinina es
de resultados infalibles. En- Chiapas
tambien ha aparecido ell ~pa!udismo
en- la misma forma, pero de aquella
region no dan noticias del curse que
haya seguido la enfermedad.
Sc Mejorara Ell Servicio de Ferro-
CARRIES
La Direction General de los Fee
~rrocarriles ha anunciado una vez
mas, que Sc prOpOne mejorar ell Ser
vicio de los ferrocarriles. que ha lie
gado a un estado de defecto duran
te los ultimos amos. V que para To-
grar tai objeto Sc han hecho a los
EStados Unidos grandeS pedidos de
material rodante, como locomotoras,
carros de carga Y cOches de pasaie-
ros, con el fin de relevar los que es-
tan en- scrvicio actualmente V en- un
eStado impossible, Y hacerlos entrar
a Ia reparacion. degrade 10 cual Sc
~implantaran las reformas en- el SER
vicio de trenls.
Para Ia adquisici5n de material
rodante Ia referida direction de fe-
rrOcarriles ha eStado enviando a Es-
tadOs Unidos cantidades parciales de
dinero que le ha autorizado IN acucr
do especial de Carranza.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-11-17
NXEIII

Nee. despues que hubo instalado a
su amigo Hector en- Ia casita del di-
funto ~canonigo. c~onfiandole Ia guar
da de Sara. SO vo,vi0 tranquiIamen-
re a la pcsada de. Letourneau. cuya
puerta habiase quedado cntreabierta.
Nee ouiso volver q tomar su caballo:
mas autes de il 4 la cuadra. entr6
en Ia cocira COR ell fin de encender
una luz. Mientras estaba soplando
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-11-17
La transaction en- concrete.

| La transaction en- concrete.
Recordo a continuation Cabrera
que cuando el fue diputado abogo
por ell cincuenta por %ciento;y do a
conocer que al discutir con el Eje-
cutivo la actual i~niciativa de Ley de
Ingresos, propuso tambien csc mismo
tipo; pero que en- la ccnferencia re-
lativa llegaron a la conclusion de que
debia proponerse Ell Sesenta por
ciento para tener margen de hacer
una transaction, como la que propo-
MIA. consistente en- rebaiaT la contri-
bucion al ]cincuenta por ciento. In
vito. pues, a la comision a tomar m
cuenta esta idea.
Aunque no conforme completa-
mente con Ia transaction, ell diputado
Basanez, que ere partidario del cua-
renta por ciento, acepto aquella, V ell
diputado Siurob, trayendo a colacion
la pesinla situacion financiera de los
Estados que los ha obligado a solicit
tar emprestitos del Gobierno Fede-
raj Y la existenc!a de partidas su-
perfluas en- ell presupuesto, asi como
la d~ilapidacion de los fondos publicos
en cosas inutiles, sc mostr6 partida-
rio del cuarerta por ciento como mas
tolerable Y mas facilmente cobrable.
En- prosecution del debate, ell Sc
nor Fadillo. en- I'm discurso POGO fe-
liz. tras de variados escarceos ora
torios sobre diversos temas, cxpuso
que el sentir popular, cristalizado
por Ia XVIII Legislature, era con-
trario al sesenta por ciento. Agre-
90 que la desorganizacion fi~nanciera
de los Estados era desatrosa, V que
a clio cooperate Ia famosa contri-
bucion federal, que tenia IN tinte de
c~entralismo fiscal V no significaba IN
progreso en- nuestro sistema de tri-
butacion.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-11-17

CIUDAD DE MEXICO, Novlembre
I13.Una transaction propuesta por e!
Secretario de Hacienda y que virtual
mente fue aceptada por la Camara
de Diputados, ha determlnado que la
onerosa contribution federal del 90
por ciento sobre toda clase de ente-
ros que perciban los Estados y NUM-
cipios de Ia Republica, quede redu-
cida al 80 por ciento para Ell proXl-
mo ano fiscal.
Para liegar a eSta conclusion hu-
DO, como era de rigor, un prOlonga-
do, aunQue tedioso, debate, al final
del cual las comisiones de Presupues-
tos. por boca del licenciado TrejO.
admitiercn modificar su dictamen,
que proponia t. cuarenta por ciento,
en- el sentido de que no sea esta CT
fra nj la de sesenta, que habia inl-
c;ado la Secretaria de Hacienda, "a
que subsista, sine la de %cincuenta
por ciento.
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PREOCUPAN A FRANCIA
"A RESERVAS LIME
RICANAS

PARIS, Noviembre 16.-El Mi
historic de Relaciones EXteriores
frances considera Ia question de las
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-11-17
Informes de Ia Comision
q del Ministro

En- nombre de Ia COmlSIon de Pre-
supuestos hablo ell licenciado Trejo,
Y de acuerdo con su infoTme, aquella
de los Estados en- solicitud dc datos
sobre los ingresos probables que ten
dram los ~erarioS locales durante ell
ano proXimo, en- vista de los que han
tenido en- cl actual. lie las veintiuna
contestaciones recibidas. Sc despren-
de que solo por conceptO de ingre-
SOS de los Estados, Ia contribution
federal producira treinta V cinco
milloncs de pesos. al tipo del cuaren-
Ia por ciento. Y otro tanto por con-
cepto de entradas de los municipios,
0 sean en- iunto, seis m~illones mas
de los que presupone la Secrctaria de
Hacienda al tipo de scsenta por cicn-
to. Por clio insisti6 en- que debia
aceptarse el dictamen de Ia comiSion.
e. Secretario dc Hacienda EXPIRE
Sc gu no lie !lamaba la atenci0n que
los diputados que venian de fuera del
Distrito Federal Sc empenaran en-
qucrer demostrar a sus comitentes
que habian laborado en- pro de u
intereses; pero desgraciadamente-
agrego-Quienes tai hacen olvidan que
tienen II dOble representation: la
de ST d~istrito y la de Ia naci6n.
Para satisfacer a estos Senores in
eNpertos, informarc que en- ell ano de
1918 la contribution federal produ-
10 treinta millones de pesos. V que,
a juZgar por las sumas recaudadas en-
los meses transcurridos del presente
aho fiscal. en- eSta vez la cantidad
total montara 4 ~trcinta V seis milo
mes. \ 81 Sc efectua la rebaja de trcin
ia Y tres por ciento que Sc propone.
el producto sera solo de veinticuatro
millones.
Cabrera Sc cXtendi0 en- otras con-
sideraciones pe~rtinentes al case, de-
%clarando, entire otras cosas, que es-
tamos muy lejos todavi;. de la nive-
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No pasara indemnizaciones
el Gobierno.

De nuevo ha dado & conocer Ia
Secretaria de Agriculture Y Fomen-
to la resolution del gobiernO de no
pagan a la Compania Inglesa de Ia
Baia California llamada California
Land Company" Ia canCidad que pide
Dor determination Il: ninguna otra,
asi como tampoco To- hara a nlnguna
compania 0 corporation que en- 10 ST.
cesivo preSentase iguales' demands.
De todas las eXposiciones que hi
cieron los representatives de Ia Com
paMia m~encionada Sc tnm6 rota, sin
embargo, para enviar el eXpedlentc
al Congreso cuando sea opOrtuno,
a efecto dc que sea este quien re-
suelva, "a que de su incumbencia
son esta clasc de aSuntoS.
Hay cast Ia seguridad de que cl re-
rrcSentante de la "CaIifornia Land
Compare" regreSara a Ia capital de
Ia rc0.>iica a tempo para asistir
a las di,cusiopeS que habra en- Ia {
mara &c Diputados con relaci6n a es-
tie asunt0.
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UNA ONEROSA CONTRIBUTION FEDERAL
FUE REDUCIDA POR LA CAMARA ME-
DANTE LA ACEPTACION DE UNA
TRANSACTION QUE PROPUSO Ell
SECRETARIO DE HACIENDA
Los Diputados querlan que la reduction Sc hiciese
a la mitad de 10 que en- la actuaidad importa,
pero Cabrera dJo que era necesario tomar en-
cuenta que estd ell gobierno muy Iejos
de la niveIacioon de los %presupuestos

lacion de los presupuestos naclonales,
para 10 cual Sc neceSita todavia
acostumbrarse a Ia idea de que es
necesario continuar ell ell sacrificio Y
persistir en- la organization, en- Ia
economic y en- Ia vigilancia. Por es-
te ultimo medic Sc han descubierto
va numerosos fraudes Y ademas Sc ha
iniciado la reorganization de las fl
nanZas de los Estados.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-11-17
Una enfrrmedsd de nucva apart
cion asuela la region ]Petrolera


Los informes que Ia Secretaria
de Guerra tienc de los estragos que
aSta hacienda entire las tropaS en-
cargadas de Ia campana en- Ia region
petroiera una cnfermedad dc recien-
te aparicion llamad& PaludiSmo he
m~orragico, ma hecho QUO csta dcpeN-
dencia del gobierno envie otras dos
brigadas sanitarias que atiendan al
meioramiento de Ia situaci0n, va que
por c~cntenares Sc cuentan los mucr-
tos a causa de la playa en- question.
Las bajas causadas por Ell nal en-
Ia tropa. haSta la fecha del aviso
Official del Mayor Medico Jefc del
Servicio Sanitorio Milftar en- Tampi-
CO, eran de trescientos cuarenta Y
tres Y Sc teme que el nal c~ortinuara
tomando increemnto. 81. como Sc de-
sea, no sc procura ponerle dique a
su mortifero avanc
FL Consejo de Salubridad ha toma-
do parte en- IA campana que va a
abrirse contra la terrible enfermc-
dad Y ha dado principle al envio a
Tampico de los elemenros que juzga
de mayor necesidad Y de utilidad YER
dadera para el case.
En- opinion de los medico< que
forman el Cuerpo Sanitario Nacional
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-10
WHO'S TO BLAME

ETHEL LLOYD PATTERSON.

| made good his word at once. AS n
matter OF fact, his exit was quite rs
graceful and self-possessed as had been
his entrance.
Estrelda turned on her father at once
when Arthur had gone. PA" she said,
you are downright common! Haven't
you any manners2 Don't you ever dare
behave like that again to Il friend of
mine!'
Look here, daughter" said Mr.,
Smithers, I've been wax In your hands
many's the time, but there's one thing
I'm firm about, ! don't hold with mar
ried women havin' men hanging on to
their skirts, And just so long as you're
In my house and am responsible to
your husband. In n manner of speakin'
| aln't going to have it-that's air.
You make me sick!" retorted his
country jay! Why, every woman in New
York has young men she dances with
In the afternoons and goes to parties
with. There's nothing wrong In It. My
goodness! A girls husband cant give
her all the good times she wants. He
has to be down town earning the money
for her"
Mr., Smithers stared at her. "WelL
that's a nice arrangement" said he,
When you were n baby | was DOWN
town earning the money for you, all
right, but II | were your husband, |
more, he added, there isn't any young
man who Is any good who hangs around
another fellows wife"
certainly, there are, Lots of them"
his daughter retorted tartly. You don't
know, that's all, All the society men
do IT,"
Yes" said Mr.. smIthers. Lounge
lizards I've heard EN- called"
"Oh-you're an IDIOT said Estrelda,
and flounced out Of the room.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-10
HOROSCOPE
Copyright. 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper S~yndicate),
d I'LL II. 1910.

paper yluIGdkCJt
FRIDAY, JULY II, 1919.
This should be a fairly fortunate
day, according to astrology. Jupiter,
Saturn and Uranus are all in benefit
aspect,
1t is a most auspicious time for ini-
tiative whether In business or politics.
Business continues subject to a ruIe
making for high prices but general
prosperity.
Merchants. manufacturers and all. who
buy and sell have the forecast of great
gain.
Inventions and adaptions or changes
that insure increased production from
agriculture and manufacturing are in
dicated and these will bring about new
phases of cooperation.
The seers predict that government in
the United States has undergone pecu-
llar transition that will make Il more
than ever the concern of the people.
Honors for the president and his
cabinet viii be bestowed at some cere-
astrologers ~foretell.
Those who read the stars see written
IN the future supreme tests for the
country. but. all the signs are good
making for growth ana progress. $500
Reactionary forces are said to he Mt
work as a result of wars progress and
tnese VIII be strongly emphasized dur
ing the coming months.
The turn OF the wheel Of time back
ward VIII probably affect fashions as
wen as Victorian modesty OF
speech n dress is prophesied.
New interest in home and all that
pertains to the household is prognosti.
Gated by the seers, who foreteI, smc-
cess for those who build and seek tn he
stable and permanent. 10
Persons whose birthday It is havs
me forecast Of far wanderings and
Chliuren born on this day are likely
every way reliable. They NAV he ~. ~
wiied, but they usually prosper.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-10
CAPTER 1854.
Father Speaks.

However, as luck would have 1t, Mr.,
Smithers came home that night before
Arthur Parker had left the house, Mr.,
Smithers came In quietly, moreover, and
gnheard By. the two occupants Of the
letting her hands wander idly on the
keys OF the piano. striking n chord now
and then, Arthur was bending very
close above her and saying something
TO her that brought such a vivid color
into her face that even Mr.. Smithers
noticed the glow that was spread over
the throat of hts daughter, He never
had met Arthur Parker; so:--
"Well, daughter" said he, with hi'
accustomed drankness.. who's thii
Estrelda whirled around on the piano
stool, "oh, father" said she, II want
you to meet Mr.. Parker"
Some friend of your husband's?'
blurted out Mr.. Smithers.
mo" said Estrelda, with an attempt
10 be smooth, dear Freddie does no,
know Mr., Parker, father. but l hope
he will some day"
"Humph!' said Mr., Smithers. Their
quite deliberately he fished In his vest
pocket for his watch, 1t was neither
a small nor in~conspicuous watch, II
was large and very gold, And Mr.
Smithers held 1t so that Arthur Par.
ker could not be mistaken In what
the object al There was rather ar
awkward pause, Them
Its very late" said Mr.. Smithers
"It's. after III O'Clock. ] don't see how
people-unless they have nothing to dc
but loaf can keep such hours
Arthur Parker, the man OF the world
was a trifle nonplussed, II was just go,
ing. MIR. ~Smithers," said he, and he
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-10

satisfied with the old way; don't
want any new experiments introduced"
IL would be a whole lot more sensi-
bic II they had contented themselves
with saying, DO the thing any way
you al, GihoG as but show me results That
In this way the boy or girl would be
put upon his .mettle. He might make
q dozen mistakes, but he would make
haste to rectify them, for his goal
would be the results demanded. And
! he would conserve both time and en-
ergy and temper in doing 1t, since he
would not have to stop and argue or
dispute about methods.
saw a mother looking on In bewil-
dered disapproval at the way her
daughter was making Il frock. She
said:
I've tried to teach her the right
methods, but she won't listen to me,
She cuts right into the material with
out. even a pattern, and sews It APP
any old way, Yet when she puts 1t
on, 1t looks as II n high-priced dress
maker had made It, How she does It
head and continued to wonder. II
seemed all wrong to her, even II the
results were all right,
The daughter simply had a knack,
a sort OF intuitive knowledge how to
achieve the effects she was seeking,
and by following that instinct she got
there. II the mother had insisted on
the girl abiding by her directions the
results would probably have satisfied
neither of them.
There would have been no useful and
valuable inventions, and the world
would long ago have stood still II the
inventors had listened to those willing
advisers who told them that the thinl
couldn't possibly be done, and urget
them to stick to the Old ways.
Emerson, as usual, put the whol,
thing in a nutshell when he said: You
own gift you can present with th'
cumulative force of a whole life's cul
+. ~tivation; hut Of the adopted talent o
another you have only an extempo'
raneous half possession
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-10
MAINTAIN THRIFT.

Pawn shops and loan brokers are
making loans upon many small bonds.
The savings OF thousands of workers
are slipping away
These are most significant state
ments.
They indicate, u%nhappily, that thrift
among the American people is In proc
ess OF retrogression.
The words quoted here are taken
from a report presented BY the COM
mittee OF financing anu currency OF the
chamber OF commerce or the state of
New York.
This report has been actuated by the
discovery that thousands Of Americans
are going back to their old-time hablta
of thriftlessness, This great body Of
New York business interests Is en-
deavoring TO stem the tide by arousing
commercial organizations throughout
the country TO engage actively in thrift
campaigns.
II Is a work which deserves the
strongest commentator,
The heights of American thrift. at
tanned during the war, must be held.
Thrift Magazine.
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1aczz0E5Ez7UEE7 NEWS SCIMITAR R4M7 o0Mo PACE
MAGAZINE FEATURES
IG8VNCM WlGGILXX
u BEDTIME' STORY 4


like, but don't tickle me when I'm
steering the ear or we might run In the
ditch"
IAN right. IN be careful" promised
the Woozle Bug. "Ill move farther
away from you so l won't make you
nervous"
And the Woozle Bug did, and Uncle
Wiggily was glad, for the red chap was
as hairy as a caterpillar and twice as
ticklish like.
SO Mr.. Longears and the Woozle
Bug rode along together in the auto,
and, all Of a sudden, out from behind
a str"tchv rubber plant jumped the bad
old Bazooka.
The Bazooka Is a funny animal, with
a skin like the head OF a drum, very
tight and tender. But II Ia a bad ami
NAL. and Uncle Wiggily knew this, -,
All, ha, At last have caught you,
cried the Bazooka as II stretched out
a claw and grabbed hold OF the auto, 50
the rabbit gentleman had to stop II.
Yes. you have, but what are you
going to do with me?" Uncle Wiggily
wanted to know,
Take a lot Of souse of your ears,
and give II to the Pipsisewah,' an
swered the Bazooka. Look out now!
Here I come to get souse!' j,
"Oh, let me see how you get ~. CRIED
the Woole Bug, as he crawled down OFT
the seat OF the auto. Let me see you
take Uncle Wiggily's souse,"
Then the red Woozle Bug crawled up
the leg Of the Bazooka. and crawled on
his tight, tender and drum-like skin,
All at once the Bazooka began to
squiEgle and squirm and he cried:
"Oh, how ticklish you are. Get off
my skin, Please get off my skin and
stop tickling"
ION, am / tickling your" asked the
Woozle Bug, innocent like and pre-
tending.
Yes you are, and please stop"
howled the Bazooka.
Not until you promise not to take
any Of Uncle Wiggily's souse.' said the
WooEle Bug, crawling very fast over
the tender skin Of the bad chan, and
tickling him more than ever. "Wil you
go away"
ooh, I'll do anything II you'll stop
crawling on me and tickling me!' cried
the Bazooka, and then he ran away,
and the Eed Woozle Bug dropped off
and crawled back to Uncle Wiggily.
There are more ways of getting rid
of a Bazooka than by making him eat
%lollypops," said the Woozle Bug, as he
crawled up In the auto again. But
don't worry, Uncle Wiggily. ! won't
tickle you"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-10
Just a Moment
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Compiled by John G. Quinius, the
Sunshine Man.

Some of the most beautiful relations
which exist between man n man
have sprung up from the help which
the strong have given to the strug-
Cling. Many artists and literary men
could tell touching stories OF the way
in which their loneliness was light
ened, and their early difficulties re-
moved, by timely and friendly help. So
1t has been with the capitalist or
young tradesmen. DIR. Johnson would
have been a mellower man If he had
met with early and kindly encourage
ment. Chatterton might have been
saved from the crime of suicide II some
~sagacious adviser had taken him bv the
hand, A thousand blessings on the
German housewife who took compass
sion on Luther's youth and gave him
food and love, which was better than
food, during his schoolboy days.
-
Some pretend wan of power to make
a competent return; IN o shall
find in others a kind of graceless mod
esty that makes a nj ashamed oil
| requiring an obligation because 1t Is a
| confession that he has received one
Seneca.
Dayton, Ohio.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-10
Mrs. Wilson Woodrow's Article
BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW,
The world famous writer on vital subjects,

There Is one thing the world Is al
ways looking for, and, having found 1t,
will pay almost any price that ia asked
doing old things.
The other PERSONS way la for those
who lack Initiative and opinions of their
own. Blu the man or woman who can
breathe the breath Of new life into his
work and achieve different and more
satisfactory results win find that the
world is his.
One Of the greatest elements OF sue
cess In the life of a man who became
an empire builder-for with his rail.
roads he opened up the Northwest, with
Its vast wheat fields-was that all he
ever asked OF the men under him was
results. He would invariably say
Don't come TO me and ask how /
want things done. Do theml" II a man
couldn't meet this requirement he was
dropped.
A contemporary OF his, a man also
breakdown before he had reached his
prime, largely because he refused to
let the lei under him exercise their
individuality or impress their person
ality Upon their work.
He was. As was said OF him, moi
content TO be the head of the organi.
zation; he wanted also to fill every
position. major n minor, all the way
down the line. His subordinates tried
to sav him, but gave II up In despair
He couldn't or wouldn't let go Of tn,
small things TO grasp the big ones, ant
he practically committed suicide by at.
tempting TO absorb a mass of unneces
sary detail.
And what applies to the large issue
Of life applies also to the small ones
Recently / watched a girl packing tn,
family trunks preparatory to a umm
fitting.
She was both practical and method
ical. and since the task devolved OF
her, she made her W plans about tn,
way she mean to accomplish 1t an,
thus save herself time and unnecessar
work.
But her mother, not well enough I
attend to the packing herself, az sh
had formerly done, and a woman Q
the fussy, worrying sort. was not Will
ing to give up the mental supervise
OF II. In spite of her daughters plead
ing and protests, she TODD by, dlrectin
the placing OF every article and tn
arrangement Of every fold.
Of course there was pickering an
fault finding, and the consequence wa
that they both left home perfect wreck
and in no condition to enjoy a summC
free from care.
Now this girl had a mind Of her ow
and she wanted to exercise it. Ye
instead of being allowed to do so, ST
was forced to suppress her own idea
and blindiy follow the mothers. An
Tire outcome was a sense Of bitterness
ana utility on her part and of ammo,
ance and Irritation on the part of h
mother. =,
bir responsibilities of life; but 1t
fhe trivial. soul wearing indifferenc'
and petty tyrannies like these thi
darken the day and make harmony al
a sympathetic understanding In Il
home impossible.
sheir sons you viii do II my wa
nr Won will not do 1t at ALL" or mothe
nav to their daughters. 4 am perfect
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(REe.u.s.p a orr
NNMW.
BY &c %.

AND PICKING up crumbs,
WHEN ALL at once.
ALONG CAME a squirrel.
\ LITTLE ground squirrel,
WITH 4 striped back
AND HE nosed right in.
AMONG ALI. the birds,
AND STOOD up on his launches.
AND l think he said something,
AND WHATEVER 1t was.
IT STIRRED up a row,
BECAUSE THE way the birds acted
1T WAS plain they were sore.
AND WHILE they were chattcrins
AND BEEFlNG about 1t,
THE LITTLE ground squirrel.
GLoMMEp ONTO the bread,
AND BEAT It away
WITH THE biggest piece.