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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07
THE DOORSTEP.

The conference meeting through at last,
The boys around the vestry waited
To see the girls come tripping past
Like snowbirds willing TO be mated.
Not Drawer he that leaps the wall
BY level massachusetts litten,
Than J. who stepped before them all
Who longed to see me get the mitteD.
But no, she blushed and took my arm! ;
We let the old folks have the highway.
And started toward the Maple Farm
Along a kind of lovers by-way
I can't remember what we said
Twas nothing worth song or story,
Yet that rude path by which we sped
Seemed all transformed and in glory.
The snow was crisp beneath feet.
The moon was full. the fields were cleaning !;
BY hood and tippet sheltered sweet
Her face with youth and health was beaming.
The little hand outside her muff-
o sculptor il you could but mold 1t.
So lightly touched my jacket-cuff.
To keep il warm, / had TO hold 1t. Z
To have her with me there alone 49,,
Twas love and fear and triumph blepded \
At last we reached the foot-worn stone Z
Where that delicious journey ended.
She shook her rnglets from her hood.
And with THANK you. Ned" dissembled,
But yet I knew she understood - p
With what daring wish trembled g.
cloud passed kindly overhead,
The moon was slyly peeping through it,
Yet bid its face. as if it said,
Come, now or never, do it, do it.'
Ny lips till then had only known
The kiss Of mother and of sister,
But. somehow. full upon her own
Sweet, rosy. darling mouth kissed herl
Perhaps twas boyish love. yet still,
o listless woman! weary lover!
To feel once more that fresh wild thrill.
I'd give-but who live youth over?
Edmund Clarence Stedman.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07
BLACK SHEEP.

From their folded tents they wander far,
Their ways seem harsh and wild;
They follow the beck of baeful STAR
Their paths are dream beguiled.
Yet haply they sought but wilder range,
Some loftier mountain slope,
And little rocked of the country strange
Beyond the gates of hope.
And haply bell with Turing call
Summoned their feet to tread
Midst the cruel rocks where the deep pitfall
And the lurking snare are spread.
Maybe in spite of their tameless days
OF outcast liberty,
They're sick at heart for the homely ways
Where their gathered brothers be-
And oft at night when the plains fall dark.
And the hills loom large and dim;
For the Shepherds voice they mutely bark,
And their souls go out to him.
Meanwhile, Black Sheep! Black Sheep! We CT
Safe in The inner fold;
And may be they hear and wonder why,
And marvel, out in the cold
Richard Burton, in April Atlantic, $50
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

men in other walks of life, but the per-
centage of corrupt owners of newspapers
is exceedingly small. As rule, the man
who is constantly railing against the
attitude of newspapers is angry because
the newspaper will not do for him what
he individually desires to have done.
AS for "The Interests" of which these
complainers pirate so glibly and so much,
what are they? where are they? who are
they? what is their. business? 1t would
be we'll if some of the people who are
always bowling about the interests
would be bit specific To hear them
gable. one would think that the SIN
terests" are something like the "gob-
bins of Rileys' famous poem and that
they will get everybody who does not
watch out"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

presumably if not evidently, with whom
Secretary Wallace had to deal wher
he had time-clock installed in the
Department of Agriculture
| Among the employees of that depart
ment were scientists whose services were
highly valuable, well-nigil indispensable
Although Mr.. Wallace himself habitually
punched the time-clock, as well as re-
curing all of his subordinates to do So
the scientists objected to the rule-and
il was modified, wisely. no doubt, TO -ex-
empt them from its structures.
Not in all offices, shops, factories,
stores or other places of work could
such exceptions be made without invit-
ing unwholesome results. 1t is only
natural to resent adverse discrimina-
ton, and sometimes the most resentful
are those least entitled to the conf
dence of their employers or superiors.
The question, as whole, is one that
each employer must. work out for him
self, to meet the conditions peculiar to
his business, as there is no fixed rifle
that will COMPREHENSIVE cover all eases.
Whether the Department of Agriculture
can attain maximum efficiency by ex-
empting some of its workers from rule
imposed upon the others is question
which only experience may be compe-
tent to answer.
However, the feeling of those whose
objection to the punching of the time
clock in the Department of Agriculture
resulted in their being exempted from
that general requirement is one that kin
dred spirits the world over can easily
understand and appreciate. Nor was it
altogether matter of feeling, one may
well believe. Although the Directing
scientists, or some of them, doubtless felt
hurt" by the order of their chief. even
though he applied it to himself, the
chances are that they were more dis
appointed than resentul. The faithful
employee or subordinate is likely to be
conscious of the fact that his work
speaks for itself, irrespective of whether
he punches a time-clock. For the mere
punching of time-clock does not get
work done.
1t is not the driven man WHO achieves
the most. The greatest work of the
world is done by men who are their
own most exacting bosses; those who
must satisfy, not their employers or 9TH
er order-givers, but their own craving
for aohievement-and that craving is
never fully satisfied. Within them burns
an unquenchable flame, supplying a mo-
tive force of mind and muscle that only
infirmity can check and that only death
can destroy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07
THE INTERESTS"

THE LIGHT is in receipt OF letter
which will be published on Sunday in
the department devoted to letters from
the public, which raises the ancient howl
that the newspapers of the country and
the Republican and Democratic parties
are controlled by "the interests"
The assertion is today what it has
always been, nothing but senseless
yawp. There is no element OF truth on
which it can be based and there has
never been any ground on which it
could be truthfully based. The assertion,
boiled down, amounts to the claim that
all the newspapers of America are con-
trolled by influences originating outside
their own offices and that the great
mass of the voters in this country are
corrupt. Any such statement is so
palpably false on its face that no sensi-
Bile person will either believe it or
utter it.
In the last presidential election,
1852, 200 votes were cast for Warren
G. Harding and 9,147 1853 were cast for
James NJ. Cox. The total vote cast for
the nominees of the Democratic and Re-
publican parties was 25,299,553. This
means, according to the correspondent
of The LIGHT, that 25,299,553 people
cast corrupt ballots or voted as they did
because of outside influence, that influ-
ence presumably being against the best
interests of the country.
The correspondent overlooks the fact
that whatever such mass OF voters
does is right and it is right just because
they do it. Whatever 25,299,553 voters
of this country desire to have, they will
have and it is right that they should
have it just because they desire to have
it. In this country, 25,000,000 voters
cannot go wrong, for the simple reason
that whatever they decree is the will Of
the vast majority of the people of
America and the will of the majority is
the law of the land. Whoever is out
side the 25,0O0,0O0 is on the wrong side
for the time being at least
So much for the utter rot contained
in the statement that the Democratic
and Republican parties are controlled by
''the interests" -
Now for the newspapers.
It is failing of human nature that
leads men to believe and claim that
whatever disagrees with their ideas or
preconceived notions is wrong. Not all
people suffer with this malady, which is
nothing but inflamed egotism, but a
goodly proportion OF mankind is infected
with it. No more preposterous idea was
ever evolved in the brain of man. Just
because another does not agree with you
by no means implies that he is always
wrong.
In politics, the newspapers of the
country are about evenly divided. Are
the Interests" supposed 20 be both
sides OF everything? Are they ignorant
OF what they want on anything? The
truth IS, that the newspapers of America
considered as whole, are not controlled
by any influence that does not sway tn,
average voter when he goes to the polls
There is not an instance in American
journalism where a newspaper has sue
oeeded when it was known to be con
trolled in the interest of any manipulate
of large financial affairs. James ]. Hi
tried it, Morgan tried it and both Of ther
failed.
The newspapers OF America are, fo
the most part, honest There are dis
honest publishers as there are dshones
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07
TIME.CLOCKS AND MEN

Mankind is divided, or rather divisible,
into two classes: those who should be
required to punch timeclocks, and those
who shouldn't. The former draw SAL
aries; the latter earn them
This. does not mean that everybody
who punches a time-clock is inherently
a shirker. Thousands of thoroughly de-
pendable, extremely conscientious work
ers are required to register the time of
their arrival and departure, and the re-
quirement is no reflection upon them.
They would be just as punctual and
work just as hard and efficiently if they
were left to their own devices. Their
lself-respect and ambition and sense OF
duty would insure their employers
against what the time-clock is designed
to preclude.
| There are men who will and do per-
form the most valuable service when
permitted to keep their own hours; men
10 whom rules intended to produce uni.
formity of labor conditions are intoler.
lably irksome. 1t was men of this class
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07
Watching the Parade
By John Pilgrim.

A year ago, / made a long trim
through a more or less unsettled coun-
try. With ME went a nice young man.
His character was graded as Al plus,
his temper was either good or else he
was afraid of me, and he seemed
strong as Norwegian bull. grew to
hate that boy as have seldom hated
any one.
MY criminy," l used to say to
him, don't you ever stop eating?"
He never let his jaws stop. At
table he ate all that he could get,
which was all there was on the table
the others present did not get. Be
tween times he drank tea and coffee
and ate cakes and sandwiches and
candy. A night he laid in provender
against an unexpected famine during
the dark hours. Yet he was as thin
as a snake and his eyes popped out
like buttons on fur coat.
Maybe l was unduly shorty about
1T, but what seemed sheer piggishness
to me turned me against that young
man two full turns. His breath was
fofever laden with the aroma Of cream
cheese, almonds, molasses candy, beat
'en biscuit and ham gravy. When /
was forced to ride with him / barked
like dog. / was just as sweet and
pleasant companion as king cobra.
1t wasn't the poor kids fault at all
When We got back to civilization he
had his teeth examined. The dental
surgeon did not pull them-that fad
for pulling teeth has passed-but he
did fix them up properly. The ipfec.
ton at the roots of the teeth had
soaked through the poor kids entire
system. That mania for eating which
had possessed him was not true hun
ger at all. 1t was just a sort of dis
eased itch, as gather from the doctor.
Not much of the food did him any
good, anyhow. He was reeking with
poison.
Now he eats like a white man, at
regular hours, and of regular foods. II
he had gone on his former course he
would have been nibbling clay. Yet
his teeth had never bothered him. He
had had no toothache. He did not
know there was anything wrong.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07
Dental Hygiene Today
BY II. Arlington Bruce.

As DIR. W. b. Woodbury. recently
reminded the members of the Massa-
chusetts Dental Society it is just about
fifteen years since the dental hygiene
movement had its beginning. Its
progress in that brief period has been
surprisingly gratifying.
Largely, of course, this has been due
to increasing appreciation, by the
laity as well as by dentists and
physicians, of the Importance of
healthy mouth conditions as a safe
guard against systemic diseases.
Fifteen years ago the relationship
between tooth infection and rheuma-
tism, chronic dyspepsia, and other
maladies, was hardly more than sus-
pected. The few Investigators who
claimed to have demonstrated it cer-
tainly had not succeeded in impressing
the medical profession with the sound
ness Of their claims.
Such was the Indifference to any
bearing the state of the teeth might
have on the state of the general health
that DIR. Woodbury., touching on this
point, could scarcely be accused of ex-
aggcration when he said:
Most physicians had the habit of
ignoring mouth conditions. Be
the mouth condition good or bad, it
counted as naught; it was not given
any thought, attention. or considera-.
ton in the treatment of disease"
Under these circumstances, dental
diagnosis and dental treatment in gem
ffal
known. Public school medical in
speetion did not include an examina-
ton of the teeth.
Only children of the comparatively
well-to-do ever visited a dentist. And
among adults generally dentists were
regarded as mere mechanical workers,
to be employed only when stern neces-
city compelled.
Different indeed is the state of af-
fairs today.
Increasingly physicians rely on den
lists, oral surgeons, and dental Xrray
operators to assist in both diagnosis
and treatment. Medical examinations
of school children almost invariably
include dental examinations.
Not only this, but instruction in
dental hygiene, through toothbrush
drill, is feature of schoolroom work.
In 43 out of 46 cities included in n
dental survey in 1921 it was found
that dental clinics for school children
had been established.
In some places community dental
service has been started. In many
others programmes for public dental
facilities are being worked out, and
with an enthusiasm that promises def
mite results in a very short time.
There has developed an insistent de-
mand among physicians, school author
tiles, hospital executives, and public
health officials for expert dental
hygienists to assist in both teaching
and applying the principles of dental
hygiene. To meet this demand three
training schools for dental hygienists
have already been established in New
York City, Boston, and Rochester,
n. Y.
Elsewhere, at various institutions,
dental hygiene training courses are
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07
WILL PASS CHICAGO
Tokyo to Become Third Largest City
|: il Annexations Allowed.
BY E. n. EGGER.
Copyright, 1923.

Tokyo, April 7.-Tokyo, already
ranked as fourth largest city in the
world, with an estimated population
Of 2,5OO,O00, will outstrip Chicago
with its 2,700,000 people by the 1890
census and move into third place il
the Greater Tokyo municipality bill,
to be presented to the Diet by Wis
count Goto, mayor of Tolyo, is enact
ed and put into effect. This measure
calls for the inclusion of five adjoin-
ing subprefactaural districts Under
Tokyo municipal jurisdiction and
would increase the population to 3d.
100000 with total area Of 212
square miles. 9ff r
Tokyo's population is housed almost
entirely in one or two storied build.
ings, the many -storied tenement or
apartment houses being practically I'M
known here. Thus the city is Of neces-
sity extended over an unusual ex-
panse. This calls for unusually heavy
transportation traffic about the city
and with the present inadequate street
car service is a great hindrance to
business, The subway project now
being pushed would do much to allie
viate this situation and il regarded as
one Of the most essential improvements
to enable the further growth of the
city.
Extensive sewer installation is be-
ing made over the city. There is only
negligible mileage of paved streets,
however, which means a stupendous
expenditure in bringing facilities up
to modern standard. DR.. Charles A.
Beard of Columbia University. who
has been assisting the municipality
as adviser in its modernization project
has almost completed his study of the
situation and publication of his recon-
mendations is anxiously awaited.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07
New York Day by Day
By O. o. MINTYRE.

New York April 7Alez (which cry
fore well shouted in the cafes For big
The doubk charge has slapped the right smack
in the and left him dizzy.
At Club mosque they
are charging SO sit down floor and 81 floor higher
flushed drink coffee -Four berries snackers ALL
And
ALL The cafe is Russian
Greek head waiter New York funny that there always
refugees
really silly hands with
In up 81 49,
neatly printed cards the table give terrible
tall against the law and ownd by the
policeman relax
long enough do little and the middle the
Just when begins notice the hectic life of Broadway has
dead ashes something happens knd the flame of the
that Broadway has
be the final dying but the old street die with its
to speak.
He headwater rather exclusive side
% % The Ss sagsg ss na w de- %
when hits the ooggan the rapid
b W r Pa pas @ saw increasing evidence 81 this
East Side making
neither did to be liquor disncnaion
happens.
counter is being made against the
principal diet In several appearing
delivering illustrating
the And when they have finished
Z
We well string this with oldest
smoke cigarette
in Forty Seventh Street She little black
nconguty pufed at the cigarette
sprye apper when she
started to younger women had to help her to her feet
(copyrsht 1929, BY The Mcknight Syndicate, Incl
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07
M1RcI CRCTIATION

Daily Average. 1885
The above totals and averages are Tor pau -.
,.,ion exclusive of all spoiled copies ana any Hee
We hereby swear that the foregoing statement OF
paio cHeea'i'H 40 II. c. BROWN.
Circulation Manager
c. 1. BUCHANAN,
Business Manager
sworn ard subscribed before me this and day Of
April A D., 1885, rv WHITE,
Notary Public.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

available. Many more, it is safe to
predict, will have to be made avail
able, with growing recognition of the
profoundly important part the teeth
undoubtedly play as factors in both
the prevention and 'causation of dis
eases affecting the body as whole.
b Copyright, 1873. by The Associated
NewsnaUersl
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07
A Puzzle a Day

In family of 10 children, the
oldest was eight times as old as the
youngest. There was exactly a year
and a half difference in the ages of
all the children. How old is the
youngest and the oldest?
Yesterdays answer.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

was Always get
ting married and
divorced and mar
ried again. At the
supper celebrat-
ing his marriage
to Mrs. Seek a
tragedian drank
too much cham
payne and in
dulged in profane
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07


"That's strange"
said Mrs. Pillbox,
there never was
any consumption
in the family as l
ever heard Of"
"Oh, well,' re-
t u r n e d Mrs.
b + o W n, that
JoaSp'f u,olya my
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

language. Buskin, of course, was very
angry. He hunted up the tragedian
and said: See here, if you can't keep
a, decent tongue in your head 1 shan't
invite. you to any more of my we'd
dings.'"
''You seem blue these days, old
chap" remarked Percy.
"Yes," agreed Alfred, my girl says
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

callers to write
their names on,
and it is perfect
ly clean"
"Oh, yes" said
the boy. Lots of
people came and
the slate got SO
full of names that
this Mornings
had IN ruh fhein
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

BY removing six plants from the
arrangement of 20 shown above, not
a single one of the 10 squares, formed
by the plants, was left. The dotted
circles show the positions occupied
by the six plants that were taken
AWAY
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07
A Laugh or Two

A Southerner was telling an Eng
lishman that famous old story about
George taking hack at the cherry
tree.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

And the Englishman went around
all day telling about the old chappie
who drove the hanson cab.
"Has noobdy called during my two
days absence?' said the doctor to the
office boy, II left this slate here for
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

You see that
old colored mani"
he asked.
Yes" replied
the Englishman.
George took a
hack at the cher
ry tree and that
old fellow drove
the hack" said
a.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

1 don't love her."
"Oh, well, they
often say that,S
comforted Percy.
"But why in your
case?" <
You see, I'm en-
gagged to one of
twins" explained
Alfred. Z
"Well," as the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

The dancing record has again been
broken by couple of young folks
who might next tackle the heavyweight
championship at something useful
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

A Kansas City man was arrested the
other day charged with biting his wife's
nose. She could dab little powder
on it and it would be all right again.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

difference. My poor husband was car
ried off by gastric fever, and we never
had any gas in the house. We always
burned OIL"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

out to make room for more"
August Thomas was talking about
Buskin, the great comedian of a for
mer day. Buskin, said Mr.. Thomas,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

$50 poor old Jones is gone atlast,"
said Mrs. Brown. Consumption the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

other man stopped, when call they
usually enter the parlor together.s If
/ hesitate that's bad and if kiss the
wrong girl that's worse"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07
Where to Go


Where to Go
Vaudeville.
Majestic, 2
Musical Comedy
Grand-"The Merry Whirl.'
Stock
Royal-Edna Park and players.
Motion Pictures
Palace-"The Christian"
Rialto-"Jassmania."
Empire-"Adam's Rib
Princess-."Sure Fire Flint.
Tourist Club, 115 East Crockett
street, open from 8 a. m. to IL p. m
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-07

doctor said It was.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-02-23
MERELY USED AS A PARABLE
Individual Cited as Example of Care
lessness Existed Only in the
Imagination Of Minister.

At the little church the minister, a
coiored man, announced that he re-
GREETED 10 state that certain brother
had retired to rest the night before
without locking the door 81 his fowl
house. and on rising In the morning
had found that all his chickens had
disappeared
u don't want TO be personal" he
added. but / hab my suspicious as
to who stole dem chickens. / shall be
glad II the man who took dem win
not put any money in the box when IL
is passed round, and then / shall
know II dose suspicious are right or
not"
Every one present contributed.
Now, breddern," announced the
minister. Il don't want your dinners
spoilt By wonderin' where dat brud-
der lives who don't lock his cbickuns
up at night. Dat brudder don't exist.
NAH friends; he was parable for the
purpose Of finance"