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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25
BACK TO BUSINESS

The vote for the Tobin ticket is ade-
ouate proof that the people OF San A1i-
tonic in an overwhelming majority OF
cases want the city put back on aSbusi-
ness basis. Like most people soho fol-
low the will-o'-the-wisp II political
reform" the eyes of San Antonio tax
PAYERS have been opened by two years
of Black administration Is the fact that
it is much easier t9rPromise than to
do. The vote for Tobin not only was
a personal tribu< to the men forming
that ticket bI it likewise was vote
of censurex Nor the Black administration
which sa6Gld not again face the voters.
The-.~people recognized in the Stoner
,slcket the identical elements that went
to make the Black administration such
a dismal failure.
The widespread disgust over the tax
situation in which Black and his crowd
involved the people of San Antonio al
though elected to office largely on
promise of tax reductions, was an i'm
portant element in the Tobin ma jority.
An ANALYSIS Of the voting shows that the
revolt against the city hall regime now
in power was strongest in many of the
boxes where Blacks chief vote was piled
UP two years ago.
incidentally, the vote is an indication
that the sensible people of this city with
out regard to political lines took no stock
in the campaign misrepresentation that
San Antonio was a morally bad town
and that vice was rampant here. It was
a clear cut rebuke to those mentally
perverted people who continually harp
on that subject in every campaign in
every city election in San Antonio.
But in its larger aspects, the city pri-
mary was a mandate to get back TO
business in the affairs of San Antonio.
The people by a decisive ballot, placed
the affairs of San Antonio in the hands
of the Tobin ticket with the distinct
understanding that an era OF business
administration, of economy and harmony
is to be inaugurated for the good OF
San Antonio.
The Black administration has been a
costly venture. Aside from the bank
rupt treasury, it has set San Antonio
back two years, twenty-four months oil
lost time in period when constructive
and efficient management was sorely
needed. The people are today paying
the bill in the shape of excessive taxes,
poor streets, inefficient public service and
many other ways. They voted it upon
themselves and it can not be helped. But
in the election Of the Tobin ticket they
took the one step open to them to cor
rect this situation.
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matter much to tn man from Para
disc whether any one believes-in
magic-or not"
Lolo Sanchez passed that moment
with q glance of her black eyes for
every man in sight and Brakeman
looked after her, his bearded face
alert.
That girl O. yours, Sanchez" he
said insOlenty, SIS magic, all right"
The Mexican shifted on his feet
and reached for a paper to roll a
cigaret His thin brown face, intel
ligent and quiet, changed subtly. He
had never forgotten that day of high
play at Hunnewell's when Brakeman
had invited the girl in against his
COMMAND.
Eyes. senor," he said, "she is. Bit
ter magic. Some day she will stir up
trouble for some one"
At Paradise the talk of the stirring
among the ranchers was daily diet.
Perly, Ioquacious and open-eyed, gath
cred all he could from riders on the
range and hashed it all over Of nights
in the lee of the clubhouse where the
cowboys lounged and smoked.
The boss heard and listened. and
his eyes took stock of every man in
his outfit.
Then Boyce Clendenning rode over
again, brought Belle some more books.
accepted the new ones her husband
had brought her in his saddlebags in
exchange, and talked long and earn
estly with the rancher. They sat OUT
in tie patio and spoke alone together,
for Val was out on Dawnlight and
Belle had due regard for the masters
dignity in heavy matters. The plans
for catching and hanging a man, be he
ever so black and guilty, were not
things for n woman's cars to her way
of thinking-and she regretted Walls
eagerness to see them consummated.
Continued in Our Next Issue.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25
A THREADBARE PROBLEM"

Another investigation of the Texas
prison systen-or lack of system, as
the case may bc-is to be made. Or,
at least, such project is called for in
concurrent resolution adopted by the
Senate and House few days ago.
However, although the people of Texas
are accustomed to legislative investiga-
tons, they may be unable to compre-
bend the import of this one. For a SUR
vey, presumably comprehensive, was
made by legislative committee during
the recent regular session, and definite
action was recommended in the majority
report of that committee. For that mat
ter, information that had been gathered
in earlier Investigations was available
to the Thirty-eighth Legislature. Do
basic conditions at the penitcntiaries
change radically every two years, or
oftener?
But what the average citizen may not
be able to get. particularly, is why the
Legislature, with so much information
already in hand, should have wished this
additional investigation upon the men,
bers of the Prison Commission, all of
whom have long been familiar with the
prison conditions and some of whom arc
known to have ideas entirely different
from those chanlnoncd in the legislative
committees recent report.
Are the prison commissioners now to
be given an opportunity to repudiate
their own convictions and announce 70
the world that they were mistaken and
the legislative investigators were cor
rect If the reverse were the case-if,
specifically, the object of the enterprise
were to afford the commissioners an op-
portunity to prescribe their own remedy
there would be no need for sending
them out for information, as there are
few if any facts concerning the state
prisons which they do not already know
If, perchance, the object of the resolu-
ton is TO bring conflicting ideas into
accord, through the medium of a COM
promise or in any other way, another
investigation would not be necessary
If an agreement be possible, the easiest
and least expensive way to bring it
about. it would seem, would be through
a conference between the legislative COM
mittee and the Prison Commission, on
the basis of information already in hand
Possibly the Legislature knows what
it's doing; but, if so, it has chosen a
queer way of making its object plain
to the public. The public would like to
see the penitentiary problem" solved,
but has long doubted that it is real
problem from the business standpoint
Certain it is that no state official has
ever given satisfactory explanation Of
why Texas sinks so much money in in
situations of the same kind as those
which other states list among their as
sets.
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Begin Here To-Day.

John Harmon. wealthy ranch own
or, his blind wife, Belle, and their
beautiful daughter. Val, live happily
together in lannon's wonderful home,
Paradise. Redstar, king of the Red
Brood of horses, disappears from
Paradise.
Father Hillaire. in charge of the
Mission. introduces Val TO his friend
Nelantrie from the Border. Bruce
Clendenning. suitor of Val and favored
by her parents, declares he will head
the ride of cattlemen to run to earth
rustleTs who may have stolen Red
star.
Val decides she will accompany
them but is persuaded not TO by Tom
Briston, foreman of Paradise and
close friend of Val.
Velantrie visits Father Hillaire
and confesses his love for Val.
Go on With the Story.
So-he looked into Val lannon's
eyes, and his own blue ones said Il
love you," with every glance, while
his lips spoke trifles and laughing
jests.
At last he rose and took his leave
and the two in the garden watched
him go.
AS he swung from the gate Walls
eyes begged mutely You will come
bacl;?' and he hesitated-then flashed
Il will"
Father Hillaire stood in the gate
and sadness sat upon him like a gar
ment, and the girl touched him twice
before he turned.
What is it. father?" she asked
anxiously. But he shook his head
again.
And all the way home to Paradise
she troubled over the vague speech
what time she could take from the
glowing dreams that people the high
heavens and covered the world with
light.
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automobile became the joke Of the
neighborhood.
One day Smith was moving his
lawn when something went wrong
with the mower. He sat down be-
side it to have a look at the ma
chinery.
A wag, CHANGING to pass that way,
paused.
Good morning. Smith," he said;
lis that your automobile again:"
No" grOwled Smith. Its my
oughtermograss- but it WON'T
II attended a thcater in London"
says an American player, ION the oc-
casion of the production of a play
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25

granting that she has any-are based
entirely upon the word SCRAP" How
ever, Great Britain does not care to
take any action that may appear like
evasion but is disposed to insist upon
the letter OF her rights.
It matters little how the dispute may
end, but the fact remains that it re-
fleets no credit on France.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25

"Oh, yes. SIR" answered the ser
want. I've often seen a lion"
"Where?" was the next question.
''Why, sir, up at the hall. Sir
John has a lion and you've often
seen him. SIR
Nonsense. William. that's a jack
ass. and they call it Lion"
well, SIR" said William respect
fully. anyhow, you look just like
that"
Blossoming forth from poverty to
riches, Mr.. Smith bought n motor
car. 1t wasn't much of a car, but he
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25
A Puzzle a Day

When King Tut-ankh-Amen's tomb
was discovered, a brief cable message
was sent, stating:
THE BEST DISCOVERY EVER
MADE
BY peculiar coincidence, the
message concealed the name of an
Egyptian city. Can you discover it:
Yesterdays answer:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25

the grill and asked him what state
he hailed from.
Il come from down in Maine"
'Down in Maine?" was asked.
"Down in Maine" the other in
sisted. ~
Immediately the youngstcr bawled
10 his partner in the lobby: Hi.
there, Percy. I've got our location
for a southern song"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25

asked his father.
Zone bound to
another to learn
his trade or pro-
fession and make
himself generally
useful"
Then you're ap-
prenticed to moth
er, aren't you.
dad?' said Johnny.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25

NHefein the cnleI
figure, the king,
aged and infirm,
was blessed with
two sons. He was
passing up and
down the stage
with q wearicd
look. exclaiming
aloud : 'On which
of these my sons
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25

NOW we must
not foozle like
A y" declared
one. He wrote
a song entitled
"A w ay ID o W n
South in Oregon.
and Oregon isn't
down south at ALL"
The next day
one of them met
an American in
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25

talked about It a
lot. He always
called it my auto
mobile" He tn
many experiments
with it, and was
often seen reclin-
ing underneath it.
This happened so
frequently t h a t
Smith and his
IL 4.
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Steel Shipped on Barges.

New Orleans, La. April :5.-Towed
by the steamboat o. a. Ackard. nine
bargcs loaded with $500 tons of steel
for. Houston and Galveston, Texas.
arrived last night from Pittsburg. The
trip down the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. a distance of 1000 miles was
made in seventeen days. The shipment
will go by rail from here to Texas
cities.
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Ills new uulloruI.
Splendid. sir,
splendid !" said the
old man. why,
you look as bold
as a lion"
"What do you
know about a
lion? You never
saw one!" said
the colonel.
AnI -
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25

When the blocks had been ar
ranged to form the number shown IN
the upper diagram obtained by
turning the q upside down. the
bright student discarded all the blocks
but the s, and laid it on its side as in
the lower diagram, thus forming the
symbol of infinity, which is greater
than any conceivable number,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25
MARCH CIRCULATION

Daily Average. 1885
The above totals and averages are for paid circu-
iaton exclusive OF all spoiled copies and any free
copies Of eny nature.
We hereby swear that the foregoing statement Of
H- II. c. BROWN,
Circulation Manager
% c, ]. BUCHANAN,
= Business Manager.
sworn ard subscribed before this End day OF
Ap''' - p V WHITE
Notary Public.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25

Bcss-The trouble about Clarence is
that every time lie comes to see me
he tells everything he knows. Tess
And then what do you do the rest OF
the evening.-Judge.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25

isn't 1t remarkable what they are
finding in King Tutankhamen's tomb"
Yes. and there. at least. one is sure
that the furniture is antique."-Paris
ILLUSTRATION.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25

How cylic in the Star hits off the
situation in Egypt as it strikes the look
er-on: p. c. l100-Funeral rights. A.
n. 1923-Cinema rights.-Glasgow Bulle-
tin.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25
A Laugh or Two

"Well, Thomas, how do 1 look"
asked the colonel of his favorite ser
want, the gardener, as he showed off
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25

\ couple Of young Englishmen were =
trying to write southern song to fstSe
a vaudeville act for America.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25

Shall j bestOw my crOwnT Came a
voice from the gallery: why not
'arf a crown apiece. guv'nerT
"What is an apprentice?' Johnny
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Where to Go
Vaudeville.

Majestic. Vaudeville and pictures.
Stocis.
Royal. Edna Park and her players
in The Meanest Man in the World
Musical Comedy.
Grand. "Follies of '23," in "Jiggs
Night Out"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25
Motion Pictures

Motion Pictures.
Empire. Antonio Moreno in "The
Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Princess. "Ebb Tide" also the
Leather Pushers."
Palace. THE Famous Mrs. Fair"
Rialto. Dorothy Gish in Fury"
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VAL OF PARADISE
BY yINGIE e. ROE

Printed by
with Metropolitan N
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-06
Y.M.H.A. Auxiliary
Hears Bazaar Report

A meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Y. NJ. II. A. WIS held yester-
day afternoon, in the Y M. II. A.
hall, with the president, Mrs. l. v
Esberg, presiding. Mrs. Henry K.
Golenbock, chairman of the bazar
committee, announced that great
progress is being made by the COM
m. tees in charge. The business men
and manufacturers are donating gen.
erously. and the house to house can
vass has also netted an array OF
wonderful articles. Mrs. Hyman
Friedman, chairman of the member
ship drive, reported that everything
was ready for the drive which will
begin on December 10th. Follow
Ing the meeting, cards were enjoyed.
There were four tables of bridge
and one table of whist in play. Mrs.
Jacob Sheyer won first prize n
bridge, a pyrex dish; Mrs. Harry
Medinets won second prize, six tea
cups and saucers; and third prize
was won by Mrs. Henry K. Golen-
book, six etched water glasses. The
whist prize, a cake plate. was award
ed to Mrs. Charles 1. Bardin. Mrs.
LYMAN Friedman and Mrs. Morris
Gluck were hostesses of the after
noon.
Dear Santa: Don't come down
our chimney. Drop some coal down
it,"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-06
Art Department
At Mrs. Emmons

Notwithstanding the bad weather
a large representation of the Wom-
ans Club and their friends attended
the meeting of the art department
held last night at the home of the
chairman, Mrs. c. A. Emmons, in
Rector street. The department be-
| gan the study of american Art"
| the subject chosen for the year. AT
this meeting a delightful feature of
| the program was a talk by Recorder
Harold L. Pickersgill on the artists,
John Watson and William Dunlop,
whose names figured largely in the
early history of Perth Amboy. Mr..
Pickersgill, who is always a pleasure
to hear, charmed the a~ssemblage
with his handling of the subject, his
easy delivery and the little humor-
Gus anecdotes that interspersed his
talk.
Miss Caroline Kimball gave a
comprehensive outline of the pro-
gram of study for the year, which
will embrace four periods, the colo
NAL, revolutionary, inner develop
ment and present time.
At the business session over which
the chairman, Mrs. Emmons, presid-
III IltIllOtlo NCIO III Sou W 1O-CP6A
ate with Mrs. Howard Green, state
art chairman, in her campaign to
Danish the billboard and ave the
scenery. Attention of members was
called to an exhibition of paintings
by Captain Winfield Scott Cline be-
ing held at the Bergen BRANCH of the
Free Public Library of Jersey City,
December l to 20 inclusive, from 3
until 8 o'clock.
The exhibition includes twenty-five
oil paintings and t~wenty-four water
colors and drawings. 1t is interest
ing to note that Captain Cline has
! the distinction of having had one of
his paintings, Grey Day on Saddle
River purchased by Mrs. Howard
Green to be offered as a second prize
in conjunction with a first prize of q
$1,000 painting by Rodman Wanna
maker for the best art report sub
mitted by a New Jersey Woman's
Club. A delightful social hour con
| cluded the evening.
The next meeting will be held al
the home of Mrs. Marshall Stewart
in Rector street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-06
Guardian Ass n.
At Meeting Here

The Guardian Association met
Tuesday evening at the public IL
brary with the chairman, Mrs.
George Dietz, presiding. Camp Fires
of Avenel, Carteret, Metuchen, Sc
warren, South Amboy and this city
were represented. As the mailing
list of the Anti-Tuberculosis League
does not cover Avenel the Camp Fire
Girls there are to have a house to
house canvass selling Christmas
seals. In Carteret the girls will soil
cit the industries, and in Metuchen
they are to take charge of selling
seals in the moving picture theatre.
In Perth Amboy the girls will help
at several booths.
Guardians from carteret and
South Amboy reported that their
girls are collecting and mending
broken toys for poor children at
Christmas, while the Avenel Camp
Fire Girls are filling Christmas
stockings for the Riddles of the
place. All the groups in the district
will lend their efforts to collecting
warm underwear to be sent to the
Anti-Tuberculosis League for distri-
button.
The Perth Amboy Camp Fire Girls
will band together to sing carols on
Christmas eve.
Mrs. c. A. Emmons, chairman OF
the art department of the local
Woman's Club, al the speaker of
the evening. She gave the guardians
a most instructive and inspiring talk
on Art and Symbolism" impressing
upon them that real art is expressed
not alone in the beautiful painting or
imposing statue, but in the simplest
task perfectly executed. Since Camp
Fire expresses itself through sym
bolism Mrs. Emmons warned against
completely of design, urging the
guardians to teach their girls the
value of simplicity in line and color.
She closed with a few words in COM
mendation of the Indian Symbolism,
the medium adopted by the Camp
Fire Girls for expressing their
thoughts, law and attainments.
The art of the Indiaps, Mrs. EN-
mons said, is very dear to us and
will live not only because it vas the
form of expression used by the first
American, but because of its very
simplicity and directness. Refresh
ments were served by the committee
in charge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-06
A Terrible Discovery

When Joe stopped to pick up the
supper basket so he and Sam could
hurry up to the top of the hill to
find where the largest Christmas
trees grew, something fell from his
pocket to the rocks far below.
my flashlight!" he cried. "And
it's getting dark! We'd better start
home as fast as we can" The boys
path led around the mountain. They
climbed through the thicket for some
fifteen minutes. when Sport, Joe's
dog stopped in a little clearing and
began to bark at some white things
at his feet.
Here are our bread crusts!"
Sam exclaimed. We've been going
in a circle"
Joe searched every pocket for his
compass. ut must have fallen out
when my flashlight did," he told
Sam in a scared voice. The boys
stumbled put in the darkness a few
feet, but finally stopped in terror.
Were lost!' they cried.
Above you see Sport wagging his
pink tongue. He is a brown dog.
Make the basket yellow, the cloth
blue, and the top of the thermos bot
tic gray.
Were you V lost, like Sam and
Joe?
Copyright, 1928, Associated Editors)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-06
Parent Teachers
Meet at Carteret

CARTERET, Dec. 6.-The Car
teret Parent-Teacher Association
held their first regular meeting ut
the Columbus school Tuesday. Will
lam z. Little, of Railway, gave an
interesting talk on the work of the
parent-teacher associations. Miss y.
V. Hermann also spoke. The high
school orchestra played and several
selections were given by the high
school quartet. The children of the
fourth grade gave a playlet. Fol
lowing the session the women ad-
iourned to the domestic science room
where cocoa and cookies which were
baked earlier in the day were en-
loved. Several members joined me
association.
The next meeting, scheduled for
New Years Day, will be postponed
until Thursday January 3. A fathers
meeting is planned for about the
same time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-06
BROADCASTS
BY LORA KELLY

The fine, large in which
man secretly, and sometimes openly,
assumes himself to De a lady-killer
is one of natures never-ending sur
prises to us.
We never fail to be impressed by
each recurring discovery of this fact,
first made manifest to us about the
age of nine.
Just about the time we begin to
believe that our dear brethren of the
opposing sex have at last got wise to
their bristly chins, their nobby knees,
their googly eyes and their Adams
apples, along m another breath
:aking swat which leaves us speech
ess.
If a girl is ordinarily courteous to
man he thinks: "A-ha! She is in
crested in me-" If he is a married
man, he leads her on. If he is a
bachelor, he is cautious. Bachelors
,annot afford to take chances.
If she evinces a polite interest in
his work or his achievements, he
KNOWS she is pining away in secret
or the sight of him.
If she is friendly but makes no
effort to vamp him in the slightest,
he thinks that she is "acting''V
probably ~concealing a broken heart
over his Indifference.
If she lets him hold her hand, he
is convinced hat she will lead a
blasted life heneeforth when he
makes up his mind to desert her.
If she goes so far as to let him
kiss her-what a joyous time he has
telling the world about it and warn
Ing the other males that she is "sus-
ceptible."
AS a matter of fact, she probably
Is only a trine curious, and finding
the research amusing-for the mo-
ment.
Copyright, 1923, by Public Ledger
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