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Factograms
BY f. s. Curtis.
History Of Radio.

B. +. Cummings, in the New York
Globes Radio Magazine. has given al
interesting summary of the develop
ment of radio. '.-.
Mr.. Cummings explains that tie
fundamental phenomenon which is
utilized il. radio telegraph and telephony
was first demonstrated by Hertz III
1885" 1t seems that Hertz unde,-
took to show that it is possible 10
radiate energy through free space. BIT
not thinking that the phenomenon
could be utilized as a means Of coin
munication. his tests covered a distance
of only 500 feet. "In fact, Hertz de-
liberately avoided using an earth con.
nection III his apparatus, which wcItd
have Immediately increased the dis
tances over which he worked
In 1894 Marconi saw the possiDili-
ties OF the Hertzian oscillator and was
soon able, by means of ground contact
TO cover much greater distances liam
had been achieved by Herr "On Lee
cember il, 1901. he (Marconi1 sue
ceedcd in transmitting the letter IS
across the Atlantic Ocean from Eng
land 10 Newfoundland. rs.
( Mr.. Cummings continues: "Thc in.
dividual accomplishments in radio from
this point on are somewhat hard g
define. although several Of the out
standing contributions of the art ear
be touched upon." And then HI, PORTS
out that Edison and later Fleming dis
covered that it is possible TO pass an
electric current from n hot body to q
cold body in n vacuum. which led Il
the Fleming Valve used III radio re
ceiving circuits as a detector."
The Fleming Valve" was improyei
by Dr. I co DeForest. the product be
ing call,I the "Audion." Then in 1Ji;
Armstrong developed what is nov
known az the feed back" circuit.
Radio telephony. according to Mr.
Cummings, was first accomplished a
far back as 1905" and music. va
broadcasted by DeForest in 1914. Ap
proximately $500 radio patents hayt
been granted up TO the present time.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-05

Washington, ID. C., Jan. 5.-Thanks
are hereby extended to Senator Ladd
the North Dakota non-partisan, for
putting a laugh in the Congressional
Record. That publication has been get
ting entirely too serious lately. 1t has
been hard TO get n real chucsle out Ot
il. One laughs, of course, but there is
always an acid sub-current TO the
laughter. But Ladd is Frightening il
up.
Lets have look at the Chamorrc
family he said the other day. The
quotation is far from being verbatim
but that is what it came TO. Then he
offered a resolution providing for the
investigation of Nicsraguan affairs
supporting it by long preamble in
which he recited in effect that so pei
cent of the Nicaragdan people are Op'
posed to the government which has
been set up there and supported by
the L. S. marines.
with the aid of the United States
military forces democracy in Mica
rague is under the heel of a very
small minority. which have seized
political power and exploit the eco
nOmic resources of the country under
the direction of certain New York COM
mercial firms"
Deferring for the moment the ques.
ton whether there is or ever has been
any democracy in this particular
spiggoty republic. Mr.. Ladd then
went on TO name the minority. And
here is the laugh. Any one who can
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-05
AN OLD FALLACY SURVIVES

MANY years ago some OF the farmers OF
a Southern state, weary OF work that
brought no returns above a bare living,
and hating the Observation-Disclosures it
was--tlat they held responsible for their
Night. decided to burn their cotton as a
means of obtaining relief. If the price
was extremely low because the supply
was greater than the demand, they would
adjust the situation by limiting the supply
artificiallY.
Although the fallacy OF their plan ought
TO have been obvious, there were circum-
stances to extenuate their foolish action.
All other attempts to solve their problem
having been fruitless, and sort of blind
hatred OF a vague, indefinite System
having atrophied their judgment, they
adopted drastic measure, perhaps with
the feeling that they had nothing to lose
even by its failure.
No such extenuating circumstances may
be pleaded in defense of present-day
farmers who reach conclusions similar in
principle to that arrived at by the dis
frcssed farmers Of many years ago. Yet
nowadays one sometimes encounters in a
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-05
From a Seat in the Gallery
BY HERBERT COREY.

! read the list of Nicaraguan office
holders he submitted and not get al
least one slight snort out of it is,
submit, atrophied in his sense of hu
more.
President, Diego NJ. Chamorro
home secretary, Rosendo Chamorro
president of Congress, Salvador
ChamorrO: secretary of the treasury
Gustave Srguello, brother-in-law Of
President Chamorro finance advisor
Augustin Chamorro; Miguel Vigil
son-in-law Of the president, secretary
to the president; Filadelfo Chamorro
commandant at the citadel: Futos
Chamorro, eommandant Of the prin.
cipal fortress; Leondra Chamorro
commandant at the principal port
Charles Chamorro, commander of the
northern zone; Dionsio Chamorro
collector of customs; Octavia Cha
MORO, congressman: Clarence Berg
helm, son-in-law of the president, mill
tary surgeon: Augustin Chamorro
consul at New Orleans; Fernando
Chamorro, consul at San Francisco
Carlos Chamorro, diplomatic repre-
sentative at San Salvador; Emilio
Chamorro, minister at Washington
Octaviano Cesar, brother-in-law OF
the president. financial agent: Diego
Chamorro, attache at Washington.
1t may be objected that it is faily
compressed list of Chamorros. But
here at Washington it is urged that
after all it is all the Chamorros there
are.
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To Cure Night Terors
BY II. ADDINGTON BRUCE.

/ am asked to suggest cure for fire.
quenty recurring night terrors in a
boy six years of age. Such a request
implies, on the part of the one making
it, a singular miscOnception regarding
the nature Of night tsTrors and the pos
sibiIity of dealing with them by meas
ures uniformly appropriate in all in
stances.
Whereas, the fact of the matter is
that night terrors have an astonishing
variety Of causes. direct and indirect.
So that a remedy which would prove
efficaciOus in one case might be quite
without effect in others.
To be sure, most cases have in COM
mon an Internationally. and indicate
that the afflicted child is being subject
cd to experiences which for one reason
or another profoundly distress him.
Thus, child whose nurse or parents in
Sist on telling him alarming tales is al
together likely to develop night terrors.
So. too, child unframed TO get along
smoothly with other children. and as a
consequence left much TO himself by
other children. may have night terrors
as a consequence of the painful emo
tons his social unadaptability breeds
in him. Here. manifestly, the proper
remedy is to helD that child learn the
| ordinary requirements of social inter
! course.
But physical conditions likewise may
enter to provoke attacks of night terrors
| through rendering child less resistive
to emotional stresses than he normally
would be.
In the case of some little victims OF
| night terrors what is needed as much
as anything else is improved dieting,
| Children who eat meats or sweets in
over-abundance, or who are poorly nour-
/ ished through dietctic errors Of any
sort. are children thereby predisposed
| to night terrors.
SO are children habitually sleeping in
undcr-ventilated bedrooms. permitted Ia
| stay IN late at night. or permitted to
over-exercise during the day. On the
! opposite. under-exercise may itself be q
cOntributory cause of night tcrrors.
The same holds true as regards many
comparatively trivial physical ailments
or defects common in childhOOd-cye'
strain. dental disease. adenoid growths
ear disorders. tonsillar troubles, etc
In the case of any of these night terrors
may be a symptomatic indication.
From all of which it should surely be
apparent that the one wise course t
pursue. il one has a child suffering
from night terrors. is to have the child
given thorough medical examination
preferably by a physician having knowl
edbc of the psychology of childhood.
In many cases, to be sure, homo
training. directed to upbuilding emo
tional control 'and- freeing the chile
from needless sources of fear and anx
iety. may suffice to effect cure. Blu
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Pointed Paragraphs

Half lie is no better than a Whole
one.
One may be as good as the next-;n
a barber shop.
Pride goes before a fall-anl it gCos
much quicker after one.
Those versCd in woodcraGt can tc,l
a dogwoOd tree by its bark.
1t takes born diplomat to appear
to be interested in other peoples
troubles.
The size Of the fund has good del
to do with the Fundamental principle
of success.
"A man who never turns 10 look at 4
pretty woman is a fit subject for the
undertaken.
There are occasional moments ~
every cd bachelors life when he /,
glad he never married.
In accord with the law of the etelm.'
fitness Of things. Eve must have hand
ed Adam q green persimmcn.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-05

A PARADOX OF THE PRAIR1Es

What the average city man doesn
know about the life of ranch and range
Is not contained in the ''best sellers, or
NOT heard across the butchers counter
From Ma Pettingill he has learned much
about characters that infest Western tic
ton. He can describe, by quoting harry
Leon Wilson and Harold Bell Wright,
manv a scene that, if put in the form OF
mural decoration i'll hotel lobby, Woula
intrigue the interest OF every passer-oy.
But when it comes to facts in the form
of figures on the beef-producing industry
of the United States, the average city
dwcller is about as full OF information as
vacant stare. He may know, from hear
sav. that the cattle raisers have been up
against it" for some time. Possibly he
knows something about supply and de-
mand-iust enough to guess whether 1t 5
cheaper to eat cheese as a substitute toI
meat.
Ii. however, he Graves enlightenment on
one of the most important industries OF
the country, he has but to go out upon
the prairies with an eye able to distln-
guish between youth and advanced age:
Ii he can tell a COW from yearling, ana
won't mistake calves for antelope or jack
rabbits, he may learn enough not to con-
tradict the assertion that with a greatly
reduced supply OF cattle the United States
nevertheless has an increased beet-produc-
ing capacity.
That assertion, encountered in recent
report from the United States Department
of1Agriculture, is highly paradoxical. But
the truth Of it is established by an I'M
commonly interesting exhibit of figures
which describe radical change from the
old methods OF those who raise cattle to
supply the country's demand for meat
During the last three years, says the gov
ernment's report, there has been de-
crease of 100000 head in the total NUM-
Der of cattle in the country. Yet now ii
is possible to raise more beef each year
than when there were more cattle in the
country than at present"
The explanation OF this queer statement
is simple 1t does not call for an analysis
of tedious statistics The cattleman, while
in many instances reducing their herds
are able to produce more meat by keeping
a larger proportion of their beef COWS anc
slaughtering the increase at an earlier
age. Thus the size of herd may BIZ
maintained, instead of being depleted a
the markets wants are filled. The rela
tionship between the cattle kept and TIT
cattle sold is somewhat like that between
capital and interest. -.
But, as the report points out, thi
change from the old method Of marketing
nccessitates the use OF proportionatel,
larger amount of harvested feed, For
ferly, steers were carried four or nv
seasons on grass. Now the animals TO
slaughter never reach the steer stage
they are fed in pens, for quick marketing
and the nucleus of the herd is not de
pleted.
Thus the cattle industry seems to put
ting itself upon business basis.
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WILL.

There is no chance. no destiny no fate.
Can circumvent or hinder or control
The firm resolve Of a determined soul.
Gifts count for nothing: will alone is great
All things give way before it, soon or late.
What obstacle can stay the mighty force
Of the sea-seeking river in its course.
Or cause the ascending orb of day to wait?
Each well-bOrR soul must win what it deserves
Let the fool pirate of luck. The fortunate
Is he whose earnest purpose never sNervcs,
Whose slightest action or inaction serves
The one great aim. Why. even Death stgnds still
And waits an hour sometimes for such a will.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
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Mr.. WICKERSHAM'S BRIEF

p There are some minds that are not
open to formal, dignified argument But
they Snay be reached through the medium
OF ridiculc There are some people to
whom positive facts mean nothing. But
to them, negative facts are highly signifi-
cant
Wherefore, former Attorney-General
George w. Wickersham's argument
against Attorney-General Daughterty's
ruling on the Nolstead act as applied to
steamships may possibly have greater
effect than any that has been produced
by the kind of reasoning that has gen.
orally been employed by assailants OF the
Washington governments dry prac-
tees. This does not refer particularly to
the mental nature of the Supreme Court,
albeit that body has seemed disinclined
to give ear TO arguments at variance with
the administrations attitude toward pro-
hibition 1t refers broadly to people who
have been disposed to regard as unlm-
portant the tendency Of government Of
ficials TO disregard all legal principles
with which the practices of prohibition
enforcement agents cannot be reconciled.
In his brief filed in the Supreme Court,
Mr.. Wickcrsham shows the extremes to
which the United States government will
have to go if it is to be consistent in its
attempt to enforce the Daughcrty ruling.
Possibly the government would not dare
to go as far as the former attorney gen.
eral shows it must go if it would not
belle, in logic, the doctrine fashioned for
it by Mr.. Daugherty. But the point
raised by Mr.. Wickersham is important
regardless of what the government would
do. Already the government has sacri'
feed much Of its dignity by p1acticing
2bsurditics. Now, if it should fail &c
go through" with the Daugherty doctrine
to the logical conclusion toward which
it is headed, it would become a .veritablC
laughing stock to the family of nation:
Iof which it prctends to be one of thc
most august members.
Would the United States govcrnmen
dare to seize and confiscate foreign war
ships found in American waters witt
liquor aboard: If it did not proceed
against them as it is directed by tn
Daughcrty ruling to proceed against for
Ieign merchant vessels, what would be tn
explanation Of such discrimination?
Arguing in direct style, Mr.. Wicker
Tsham states only the obvious when h
Says that prohibition has made such
profound impression upon the officii
!, mind that the limitations of the eighteent
amendment have been lost sight of.
Principles of international law have bee
Violated. Rights claimed for the Unite
States by such able statesmen as DAME
Webster, and recognized by foreign ma
tons upon this country's earnest repre-
lsentatons, have been denied to those sell
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tanning some thousands of pounds
worth Of precious stones.
On discovering his loss he returned,
hut the barman declared he had not
seen the bag.
II would not have lost it fer worlds"
said the traveller. Il am q surgeon
aud that bag contained phials of chol-
era microbes"
White and trembling. the barman
pointed to the bag. which he had Sc
ycreted behind to counter, and it was
removed at once by the qC,S-witted
traveller
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The Once Over
THE RUSH TO DO SHAKESPEARE.
BY II. I. Phillips

Next week: Savoy and Brennan in
Antony and Cleopatra" New lines
and lyrics.
Following week: Eugene and Willie
Howard in The Merchant of Venice"
Positively two Sbylocks (and two
NenIces If the play gets Over).
Other coming attractions: The Rath
Brothers in AS You Like It." Very
strong cast.
Eddie Foy and Sons in Macbeth"
C"Macbeth' is the greatest play ever
written about the lamp and bulb bust
ness. Eddie will play the lamp and the
boys will play the extra fuses.
Al Jolson in Hamlet" First time
ever done in blackface. Six 90 beauti-
full girl ghosts. Don't miss the sure
fire Jolson number, Il Wanta Be, /
Wanta Be Back With My Elsinore
Ma-a-a-am-my-y.')
Positively no idle testing, ladies and
gentlemen. Everybody is doing Shake
Speare. The Bard of Avon his at last
arrived" as an author, and the country
is to have more than enough Shake
speare to meet the demand.
New York has Hamlet" "Shylock"
and Romeo and That Juliet Girl" run
ming at one and the same time. king
Lear" Henry V" and Richard III
are in the making. 1t looks like a
tough year for the Winter Garden and
Follies, though plenty of people can be
depended npOn to buy seats to the above
dramas under the impression they're
girl shows.
Two of the BarrymOres, John and
Ethel, are now in Shakespearean roles
Ethel rolling a bit more than John, in
fact-and there is an unconfirmed re-
port that their uncle, John Drew, will
blossom out in Hamlet as soon as the
part is rewritten so that it can be
played in a dress suit. Lionel Barry
more might be in Shakespeare, but is
busy in skit entitled Welded but
Parted"
David Warfield, a musical comedy
star twenty years ago, is in "Shylock."
You know "Shylock." of course; it is
a modern version of the historic Drum
mer Boy of Shylock," the great civil
war play.
Warfield, they say, is giving a great
| performance, but when it comes to
Jewish plays there are many people who
think Montague Glass better writer
than Shakespeare, anyhow.
Among those due to Shakespearear
roles soon are Johnny Dooley. james
Barton, Will Rogers, Sam Bernard
Willie Collier, the Four Marx Brothers
Frank Tinney and the Tokyami Hand
Balancing Troupe.
Among the ladies, Peggy Joyce, Elsie
Janis, the Barr Twins, the Astairs, Ina
Claire, Fannie Brice, Peggy Wood, ant
Marie DRESSER are just crazy to dc
Juliet. To do it they'd have TO be.
Charlotte Greenwood has the same
ambition. And there is a lot in hel
favor. She is tall enough to play TIT
balcony scene without any balcony.
Or. if necessary, she could hold The
balcony in her lap.
! Copyright 1928, by the Associated
| Newspapcrs)
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over TO my house in the morning and
III give you a good fat hen" Next
morning Brown called, and when Ms.
Jones answered the bell he explained
that Jones had promised him fowl If
he would come after it.
"Oh," said Mrs. Jones, what pity!
You can't have it now. It's got well"
During the production Of Down to
tie Sea in Ships" an old New Bedford
whaling captain told the following
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-05
RIA NOUR'S CHARGE

To what extent, If indeed any, the trout
bles of the Armenians have been due to
or aggravated by political agitation on the
part OF missionaries, Americans do not
know. The American view would be that
such agitation, even if practiced on an, eX-
tensive scale, would not justify the muir
derous methods chemically employed by
the Turks. '->
But the charge of political agitation
has been made by the head OF the Turkish
delegation at Lausanne, Ria Nour Bey,
and it might be wise to sift it to the bot
tom regardless OF any assumption or con-
viction as to either its partial truth or its
utter falsity.
If it is false, as Americans generally
may be inclined to believe, to prove it so
to the satisfaction of the entire world
would deprive the Moslem leaders of a
facility which they have used many times
to arouse the Turkish people to hatred
and atrocities. If it has.any basis OF truth
whatever-if there has been the merest
tendency on the part OF foreign mission
aries to capitalize their religious positions
for political purposes. the wisdom in put
ting an end to any such practices could not
but be obvious to people who have faith
in the principles that form the foundation
of democratic government.
+ 1t goes without saying, among Amcri-
cans at least, that there was nothing adj
mirable i'll the philosophy OF the old Turk
lSh government. The character of the
new Turkish government does not COM
mend itself to Americans because the OIL
ticials at its head are in league with the
Russian Bolsheviki. But persons with a
religious mission to perform cannot prac-
tce political PROSECUTING without inviting
serious consequenCes-and in any other
country as we'll as in Turkish territory
or territory claimed by the Turks. The
only difference between consequent dis
turbances in Turkish territory and in
other places is one of degree. The Turks
themselves religious fanatics wher
aroused by anything which they deem a
menace to their religion, resort immc.
diately to the sword and the fircbrand
whereas other peoples under like circum.
stances, would use less drastic means OF
attaining the same end.
Many people have difficulty in under.
Standing the Turks, and no wonder. fol-
in character they arc not unit. There
is one class Of Turk that is characterized
by laziness, dishonesty. treachery. There
is another whose members, by and large
are not given to trouble-making they are
peace-loving and honest. This is the
peasant class.
+ Turkey has beer undergoing a change
for many years. Movements looking to.
ward the enlightenment of the Turks
seem to depend for success upon the peas
ant class, which apparently is compare
lively receptive until questions Of religion
, become involved with political issues
Then the old fire breaks out anew, anC
any progress that had been initiated !:
halted. Hence it ought to be plainly cvi
: dent that even an appearance of poltica
activity on the part OF missionaries il
t Turkish territory should be avoided.
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sSIeStS at q ulnDer
party in Denver,
given by a party
of Americans. took
cxceptitN to French
politeness. There
is nothing in it but
wind" he said with
questionable taste.
Neither is there
anything but wind
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since Internationally has so many
roots. and since unsupported physical
disturbances may be exercising at least
a contributory influence. the possible
aid that a competent phys ian may
render should by no means be ignored.
This particularly since the effect Of
such aid may be to benefit ones child
in ways additional to Kidding him Of
his night terrors.
Copyright. 1928, by the Associated
Newspapers)
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you pee n, Az
drew" demanded
the good man,
sternly.
"WelI, L dina
RIGHTLY ken," an-
swered the pros
ira tie one. 1T
MIGHT ha' been a
weddin' or il MIGHT
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phatlc terms. he
had had h eavy
losses betting o1
the races, his pary-
ner ad scooted
with all the money
and his family was
likely 20 60 with
out food "Never
IN j n d, old man."
said Jones. "Coue
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story: ut used to
be customary" the
captain said, "fcr
the mate to keep
the log book. One
day he was intoxi-
Gated 50 the cap
tain made the en-
tries himself, one
Of which was The
mate was drunk all
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Mr.. Gloom.

| Mr.. short-He's queer fellow, always
fretting about the. burdens and troubles
| of other people.
Mr.. Long-Yes he'd worry about thc
IpaIlbear,rs at his own funeral.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-05

ne WIS ITdNVIIIIis
for a London firm
of diamond mer-
G. ants and his
business took him
10 a town in York
shire.
He called at An
inn for a driISS
When he left he
forgot his bag. con-
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Where to Go
Vaudeville.

Vaudeville.
Majestic, "Clown night" and pic
tures.
Motion Pictures.
Rialto, Nazimova in "Salome,S
Musical.
Beethoven Hall, Irish Regiment
band. .