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committed himself to rigid enforce
ment," ever convinced the country tina
hc believed in the sumptuary doctrine
He and others in high positions saie
merely that this is the law. and the Law
must be enforced" They did not. anC
would not. discuss the merits of 9TH,
law" They have contributed no con
i structive thought to study of vita
realities upon which the solution of the
liquor problem. in final analysis. depends
They are all evidently anxious to ge,
prohibition" out of the wav as poll.
teal issue, but lack the political cour-
age to advocate the step necessary tc
attain that end. Refusing to say whether
they believe in the sumptuary doctrine
per Sc, they insist upon enforcing" the
Volstead act irrespective of its merits
or dement's. and regardless of what the
peoples wishes may be. They will
neither defend nor attack the "prohibi-
ton" philosophy, categoricaliy. How
ever, those who advocate the enforce
ment of prohibition" merely because
ut is the law" as most of the govern
ment officials have done, betrav a lack
of conviction which does not character
ize their attitude toward other political
issues.
Secretary Hughes NAV or may not
have had hidden motive for asking
Great Britain to agree to the establishing
of twelve-mile "dry" zone off this
countrv's shores. But it is a notorious
fact that the Treasury Department
searched high and low for some plausible
way of evading the Supreme Courts
ruling forbidding' foreign ships to bring
liquor, even under seal, into American
ports. 1t is also a notorious fact that
the United States SHIPPING Board. with
no opposition from the White House.
sold liquor on this countrv's ships be-
fore some brewer. in spirit of revenge.
gave wide publicity to the practice. The
commentary afforded BY these facts, and
by many others like them. is no less
to American craftsmanship
than would be the pussyfooting scheme
which humor. or the logic of incidents
and events. ascribes to Secretary Hughes. |
1t is sad day for democratic gov
eminent when administrative officials
or will not, go directly before
the lawmakers. and before the people. |
with any project which they deem es-
sential to the general welfare or neces- !;
sary for the promotion OF international
Justice.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23
EVADING THE REAL ISSUE

at is said,' according to a newspaper
which is generally careful of its sources
of information, that Secretary of State
Hughes had hidden purpose in re-
quest;ng the British government to agree
to the establishing of a twelve-mile
"dry" zone off the shores of the United
States. This hidden purpose, ut is said, -
was to lay predicate for sane pro-
posal to Congress.
In elucidation of that alleged plan
ut is said" that Mr.. Hughes "never
did have the idea that twelve-mile
zone would stop liquor smuggling. In
deed, it is now said that his idea was
to ask the British for this concession
so that ne could take it to Congress and
say, See how liberal they have been
to us; now the least we can do is to
amend our statute so that they can
bring liquor into Our waters under seal
and take it out again for use outside
our jurisdiction
Whether there is any basis of truth
for this particular inference from the
logic of recent events, The LIGHT does
not know But irrespective of the facts
in this specific case, it is evident that
our federal authorities have done lot
OF pussyfooting on the vital issue of
prohibition" and that they are prepar-
ing to do lot more.
Even if it be assumed that Secretary
Hughes was not practicing indirection in
seeking the twclve-mile zone concession
from Great Britain. one cannot escape
the fact that the officials comprising the
administration at Washington have
avoided. as though studiouslv, any APP
pearancc on their part of seeking basic
solution of the prohibition" problem.
They have been, and still are, afraid to
make definite recommendations to Con-
gress toward that end. They have suf-
fered their statesmanship-or such
craftsmanship as they are inherently
capable Otto be gagged by political
considerations. Consequently, in effect
their craftsmanship in relation to PRO
hibition" is nonresident
1t is doubtful If any member of the
national administration believes in the
application OF prohibition" to foreign
shiDs in our ports as matter of inter
national policy. They merely accept
/ that application because they are afraid
POLITICALLY. to dcnounce it. Not even
'the late President Harding, who finally
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23

lief from the surging background OF
negligible supers.
In moment Of time the thing
happened. The man opposite Pen
nington slid a yellow hand toward
the Chinaman in the horn specAcles,
as If trying to pass him the some
thing over which the powerful fin
gers were clolsel. Like n flash, Pen
nington's arm shot out, sending coins
clinking to the dusty boards. scat
tering little heaps Of paper-money
like autumn leaves in a sudden gust.
Swift as the movement had been, the
actionf of the listless oriental who
presided was quicker. The mysteri..
Gus package wrapped in broad
green leaf secured by strands of
twisted bamboo vanished into some
hidden pocket beneath the wide
sleeved jacket. A score of swarthy
forms leaped to their feet---and Pen
nington was lost to view in a writh-
ing, swaying circle above which
flashed forest of naked blades.
N-"We'd better get out of. this" said
Dawson at Monica's elbow.
As his arm slipped through hers
she cast one last glance into the
,seething den. The circle dissolved
into the form of an irregular horse
shoe. She saw the central figure
stagger back, the horn spectacles
slipping from his face, saw the long
arm of the powerfully-built oriental
outstretcked, the index finger elo-
quent of hoarse denunciation that
was lost in the tumult of voices, and
caught the CLINT of the blue barrel
of an automatic. Pennington swung
completely round on one heel, his
pistol sending his antagonists
stumbling over one another, leaving
him a channel through which to
escape. But he only fired once.
With astounding accuracy, he shat
tered the glass chimney of the
swinging lamp, plunging the build
ing into darkness.
Thirty seconds latter Monica found
herself leaning against wall under
a jet dome sprinkled with stars. Daw-
son, gasping for breath, stood at her
side. She was wondering whether
Pennington had fought clear. whether
it had actually been Lady Storm
away's diamond pendant contained
in the queer package the transit of
which the Englishman had striven
to intercept.
Continued in Our Next Issuc) |
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23
LET THE OLD GODS LAUGH

The Corfu incident is declari
closed. Greece has paid her fiji
million lire Indemnity for the ASA
sination by unknown criminals
certain Italian ENJOYS. and Ital
hands back ten million lire to
expended on Greek and Armenia
orphans and widows. This voluntaII
act is understood to be a recognitid
of her mistaken policy in firing d
an yorphanage at Corfu, and killii.
about twenty children and womel
According to Rome's valuation hal
dozen ENJOYS are worth fifty mi
lion lire, while twenty Greek al,
Armenian women and children cd
be compensated with ten million. A!
that remains now is to decorate til
admiral of the fleet for extraordinar|
gallantry and erect a shrine to MussI
lini. To complete the satire. sui
scriptiOn lists for the latter objel
should be circulated first among til
Armenians and Greeks. The old god
haven't had 4 chance to laugh sind
Austria's crown prince went visitirj
without an invitation. 1t is TIM
something was done for them.-A|
lanta Journal.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23
AMERICA WINS AGAIN

Zev, an American horse. has won the
first purely international turf race in
American history. Whether this achieve
ment indicates anything in relation to
| the comparative qualities of American
and English horses in general may be
4 matter of opinion. Another open ques-
ton is whether the ocean voyage of
Papyrus may have told upon him in the
race. Some light would be shed upon
this matter if the two thoroughbreds
should have return engagement" on
the other side
However, although Americans cannot
but be delighted over the outcome of this
particular race. and proud of the per-
Torrance of Zev in a sport that is dis
tinctive of the land that backed Papy-
rus. perhaps more gratifying is the pros
pect which this event opens Had
Papyrus won. the English would have
gone on holding their derbies the same
as ever. But the sheer fact that Zev
was the winner is almost certain to
contribute toward a revival of horse rae
ing in this country.
Time was when the sport was in great
popular favor. 1t fell into disrepute be-
cause one feature of it was carried to
untoward extremes. 1t was ruined by
the book-makers and touts. Not that the
public frowned upon the great element
of chance. Chance-honest chance
was just what the American people
wanted. The didn't get it; they were
up against a Shell game" and conse-
quently popular interest in horse races
began to wane long before lawmakers
took hand in the matter.
Whereas the book-makers and their
ilk had gone to one extreme. the law
makers went to another. The two ex-
cesses combined put the sport on the
road to extinction.
But Americans know. as by instinct
that horse racing, properly conducted,
is one OF the greatest of all sports. When
the plan for annual international races
was announced the American people
were found to be in receptive mood
And now that an American horse has
won over the English champion, there
seems to be a fair prospect for a revival
of the good old days" when the champ
ing OF bits and the pounding of turf
found response in the leaping of pulses
wherever the sport was known.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23
THE SUCKER PULLS A JOB.

Four years ago a gang of "wise
boys" attracted to the Southwest by
the oil boom, pulled a job" in Fort
Worth. After splitting the $4,000
they got from rural looking Texan
by the age-old overlapping game, they
congratulated themselves with numer-
Gus sophisticated comments concern
ing the prevalence of suckers.
Stories like that are usually writ
ten with the spoils and the rural
looking person going back to the
farming districts sadder and wiser,
but helpless. But this story did not
end with the plucking of the rural
looking Texan. Rather, it had just
began. The rural looking victim took
his pen in hand and wrote some chap
tiers that are more than sequels. One
of them closed in the Texas peni-
Tertiary, where one of the four "wise
boys" was shot to death attempting
to escape. Another was recorded in
Washington, where one more of the
four who shared the $4,000 commit
ted suicide after capture. The third
chapter records still another of the
quartet serving 15-year term in
prison. The final chapter was writ
tcii thc Othci uuy NHtn tHt lOuTtu
"wise boy" was started on the road
to prison from Salt Lake City.
The writing is out of the hands of
the "wise boys" but if they were al.
lowed to contribute few words, it
is safe to conjecture that they would
not be anything about "easy pick
ings" and suckers.
Even the smartest men make mis-
takes, and the "wise boys" who pick
ed ]. Frank Norfleet for the "fall
guy" in their overlapping game were
not exceptional. 1t is no consola-
ton to them that they set in motion
an epic of pursuit and revenge. 1t
does not soften their lot to know that
they were laid By the heels in the
most remarkable man hunt in his
tory. and that they transformed a
commonplace rancher into human
bloodhound whose trailing became the
marvel of the police systems of the
nation. The two that are left prob
ably can see nothing else but their
"hard luck" in finding a Tartar in
the sucker" they scratched, and
thereby settinc on their trail Meme
sis that would not be denied.-Fort
Worth Star-Telegram.
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patch from New York reported that keer
interest was being manifested in the pro-
posed race between Papyrus, winner Of
the English derby, and Zev. the choice
OF the committee appointed to select
Americas "best threc-vear-old" for the
international match. This interest ap.
peared, on the surface at least, to be nc
less intense than that displayed in the
world series" Perhaps an Englishman
would regard the quoted phrase as in
complete, but to the average American
it is no abbreviation. An Englishman
might be surprised. too at the quick
response of Americans to the call of the
turf. But the average American well
understands what this means.
1t represents trait distinctly Ameri-
can. The people of this country have
liking for all real sports. During the
last few years that liking has assumed
the nature of an obsession. Football.
baseball, tennis, swimming, rowing and
many other sports have received great
impetus in the United States Golf.
too might be included in the list-beg-
cling the pardon of the man who said
that golf is neither a sport nor game.
but a pursuit Moreover. if golf isn't
an outdoor sport, it is certainly one of
the greatest Of our indoor sports.
Aside from possibly controversial mat
tiers, it is significant that the attendance
at baseball and football games. particu-
larly, has increased rapidly within the
last few years. In the recent world
series the dream of the magnates-a
"gate"-was realized.
Amateur baseball. too, has drawn huge
crowds; owners and lessees of parks
devoted to this sport have been "cIean-
ing up" In college towns and in large
cities colossal stadiums have been and
are being built. The largest one in the
United States, that OF the University OF
Ohio, has seating capacity of 100,-
700; it will be inadequate in a few years
t popular interest in athletic sports con-
inues to increase at the current rate.
Other countries have their games and
sports, but are not so catholic in their
astes as Americans have proven them
selves to be. Americans will patronize
my humane and clean sport that affords |
thrills. While baseball is their favorite.
hey will go into raptures over horse
aces, too. They simply must have an
outlet for the pep" that is in them.
It is not Dragging upon Americans, bit
simply stating an evident fact. to say
hat they are the greatest hunters, the |
greatest fishermen and the greatest any
hing else in the world of sports.
Their surprising interest in such |
Kings exerts a wholesome influence
Upon their general mode of life. 1t af-
lords them relief from serious thoughts |
md pursuits. 1t prevents them from
arriving political convictions into rio-
ence. 1t is the governor which pre-
,ents American minds from flying off
It tangent when cares and worries
nfest their thoughts. An athletic, sport
owing nation has no disposition to run
muck.
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.Pungent Paragraphs

1t is easier to sow than to haryl
the wild oats crop.-Chattanod
Times.
The people who are most acco,
plished do not always accomplish I
host. -Boston Transcript.
Some of the politicians are nd
singing "I've Got the Blues. Pit,
burg Sun.
Being poor is no disgrace but We
Observation-Disclosures StandarI
Women's fall dresses have mo
longitude and less latitude.-Kalau,
zoo Gazette.
No man is prepared for Heaven ID
ing the hour Immediately after he pt
the wrong end of cigar in his mou3
Illinois State journal.
An executive is a man who doesI
have to think up an excuse when /
team is playing at home.-Akron Be
con Journal.
Now how in the Sam Hill do y,
suppose he made that discovery :,
Toledo Blade.
Al the worlds a stage with lie.
year approaching it is time for eve:
prudent young woman in the case
be picking out leading man to "su
port" her.-Duluth News Tribune.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23
INFLEXIBLE EDUCATION

Many Americans have long realized
that there is something wrong with the
school System" generally in vogue in
this country, but there has been wide
disagreement as to what it is. Defenders
of this System" might say that it is
superior to that of any foreign country.
Possibly it is; the fact, if conceded.
would not argue against efforts toward
improvement.
A few years ago an eminent educator
grouped many defects under one head
when he complained that American COL
lcges teach their students to appreciate
luxurics without teaching them how to
acquire even the necessaries of life. Al
though that is not literally true with
reference to all institutions of higher
learning, the statement is not without
basis of fact. Some schools give it
such basis in the form of requirements
for a degree. This does not refer to
colleges and universities alone, but more
generally to lower schools. Iron-clad
requirements which take no account of
the adaptability and other mental traits
of individual students constitute per-
haps the greatest specific warrant for
reasonable complaint.
Apparently it was to this defect that
DR.. David Snedden, former commissioner
of education in Massachusetts, and pro-
fcssor Of vocational education at Column
bia University, was alluding when he
declared recently that American schools
are "frightfmly undemocratic" Speak
ing before the annual convention of the
Colorado Educational Association, he
said that untold cruelty had been in
flicted upon many pupils in high schools
through the enforced teaching of higher
algebra, and that no effort had been
made to effect "a democracy of flexi-
biliN" in education
Doubtless the full text of his address
would make his meaning palmer to the
layman than those quoted phrases do.
While the dispatches reporting his speech
were brief, they credit him with one
complete sentence which affords fair
ly ineligible idea Of what he was driv-
ing at.
Under our present inflexible system"
he said, chose mentally unfit to take
up the study OF algebra and other sub
jects are required to do So" Whether
this practice leads to educational slav-
cry" as DR.. Snedden asserted, is perhaps
relevant only for definitive purposes. IT.
respective Of whether the consequences of
the practice may properly be defined as
educational slavery" and therefore war
rant the charge that American schools
are "frightfully undemocratic," certain it
IS that such consequences. however they
NAV be characterized. are undesirable.
In a special sense it might be said
that the System" is democratic; it un-
dertaleS mass instruction instead of in
dividual instruction. But if the other
terms employed by DR.. Snedden are OBJ
jectionable on account of their strongly
invidious connotations at least his charge
OF "infleXibility' is in keeping with the
simple facts.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23

The letters "eny," as an en-
for word. are not seen nearlJ
many times as the ending .ai
although the pronunciation of ID
is usually the same as "any."
the word "MANY" We have q !
Of four letters with the EN-
"any." There is also a word of
letters that ends with "eny.,
you think of it?
Yesterdays answer:
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Sunday only average. sns7-
Tie above totals and averages are for paid circ:-
lcttor exclusive OF all spoiled copies and any free
-cr.es cs nature.
We hereby swear that the foregoing statement Of
,s1t circulation Is correct.
n c. BROWN
Circulation Manager.
c. L. BUCHANAN.
Business Manager.
e-.-- snd subscribed to before this End day
g cc-res-, A. D. 1898.
- FRED J. BONNER JR..
Notary Public.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23
A LAND OF SPORTS

Although the sport of. kings, or the
king of sports. as the case may be, has
ianguished in this country, the popu-
larity it once enjoyed having passed to
baseball, boxing and other sports in
which human strength and proves are
more conspicuous factors, recent dis
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23

The prohibitionists say they will NOM
mate Ford for president and Thomas A.
Edison says he doesn't want to see Ford
in the White House. Now if we could
only hear from William Jennings Bryan.
the verdict would be complete.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23

Artist--Have you taken my picture to
tho exhibition? Porter-Yes. sir; it
seemed to please the gentleman very
much. Artist-What did they say?
Porter-Oh. they didn't say nothing
but they laughed that 'earty.-Glasgow
Evening Times.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23

1t doesn't matter how much people lie
about you: it only hurts when they be-
gin telling the truth about you.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23

By using the letters "pv and Z
to fill in the blank squares, a word
three letters may be found. ~
ing from any square, and follow
the arrows: The three words
spa, gasp" and "pas.n
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23

Lloyd-George laid wreath on the
tomb of Lincoln. Europe needs a
Lincoln badly these days.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23
Where to Go

Vaudeville.
Majestic: Big Time Vaudeville,
Motion Pictures.
Palace: Potash and Perlmutter.'
Empire: Gloria Swanson in ga
Princess: "The Eagles Feather.
Rialto: Douglas MacLean in
Man OF Action" and Katherine NJ
Donald in Money, Money, None
Stock.
Royal: Edna Park and Players
Madame X"
Musical Comedy.
Grand: Bob Casey" Greer in 81
Opera Singer"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23

The presence of a young. beauti-
full and undepiably attractive widow
is bound to- cause something more
than a mild sensation in any quarter
of the globe whore there happens 10
be a preponderance of unattached
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23

Luncheon Clubs.
"wednesday
Lions Club at the Gunter.
Craftsmanship Club at the Gunter
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the Associated Press is exclusively entitled the
use Tor publication OF all dispatches credited
or not otherwise credited in this aner also that
Local news published herein All rights Of republca-
ZION OF Special dispatches herein also reserved.
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SEPTEMBER CTRCrLATIO,

. paid circulation OF The San Antonio Light
the month OF September. 1928. day by day, was