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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
Voice of the Nations Press
Comment on Leading Questions of the Day.

the editors regardless of their territorial
location.
Under Charles W. Eliot, Harvard
mere. had race issue. Under a. Law
rence Lowell it has bad two race IS
sues in one year." Poi It's out the Now
York World, which insists that there
has been "a change Of soul ct the
top, which has communicated itself to
the university. In she place OF Eliot,
VINO embodied stern but LIBERAL Mr-
tue of New England, there sits man
wHo has lost his grip on tho great ira
dit ems which made Harvard one Of the
tue spiritual centers Of American iife-
Harvard with the pref ldices of o .'ln =
me- hotel; Harvard, with the st-ne
a-di of country club, is no. The Haf-
ydfd of her greatest sons. 1t il not
the Harvard OF its most loyal graduates
Lut a Harvard temporarily at sea in
O disordered world" This likewise id
the view of the New York Post which,
characterizing President Lowelps dec
laration as "frank,' continues: This
defense is itself confession that Has-l
ward has abandoned one Of it's proud
est ideals at the very moment whens
that ideal is in special need of being
upheld" while the socialistic New York
Call asserts that Harvard University
has been Jim Crowed and no amount
Of evasion can obscure this fact"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
WHERE THE GUILT LIES.

Declaring that his wife, bride OF
few weeks, did not know how to
cook and that his wages were not
large enough for him to hire a cook,
a Pennsylvania sued for divorce, his
petition coming before a judge in a
court of domestic relations.
The bride tearfully admitted that
even the science Of boiling water was
an esoteric knowledge in her young
life. and that the kitchen had meant
nothing to her other than her associa-
ton with it as. a consumer. But she
declared that she was willing to learn
and the Judge announced that he would
not grant the divorce because the
blame rested upon neither the bride
nor the groom, but upon the brides
mother.
The judge may be right in his de-
cisiOn that the girls mother is to
blame, but many couples today look
back upon their honeymoon days with
joy when they think of her first bis
cults, her first salads, her first hash.
The kitchen ran deep in tears while
Dad swallowed his pride along with
Dad grinned and bore it until Mother
could make biscuits light asa feather"
could make biscuits light as n feather"
even boarding house keeper couldn't
detect. Everything came out well,
somehow or other.
The man of today lacks patience
and sense of humor. 1t never oc-
ours to him that he might put on an
apron and go into the kitchen with
his bride. He could learn lot, even
if he did burn the biscuits. blister his
hands and exhaust his vocabulary
Little Rock Arkansas Democrat.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
AGE AND TRAVEL.

Many people think it odd that Albert
Blair, a St. Louis lawyer, marrying a
second time at the age of So. should
choose for wedding tour tvo-year
trip around the world. The bride her.
self is well along in years.
The elderly traveller is likely 70
possess knowledge and experience
Illuminating everything he sees. Know
ing more of history and literature and
human nature, he has better Judgment
and ripper understanding Of other cities
and lands and alien types of ciyiliza-
tion. His senses may be duIlcr. hut fho
nearness of the end gives a riomor Of
its own to the beautiful and interest
ing things he sees. He is more likely
to have, also, two practical advantages
that youth commonly lacks-more
leisure and more money.
According TO the old Greek legend.
Ulysses, greatest Of travellers. vearieJ
Of peaceful life and comfort at home
and set out again, in his old age. 10
sail into unknown regions. That
romantic example will be followed by
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
LETTERS AT SIXTEEN CENTS

Theodore H. Price, editor of Com
merce and Finance, frequently writes
to his friends in lead pencil instead Of
using the orthodox formula of debating
to a stenographer and signing the copy
Transcribed on the typewriter. To ey-
plain what perhaps seems to some OF his
correspondents an idiosyncrasy, he en-
closes a printed slip, giving a calcula-
ton Of the cost Of letter dictated and
typed. At average current stenographic
salaries, and including a reasonable
charge for stationery and postage, Mr..
Price finds that a business mans let
ters cost him sixteen cents each, with
out including the value of his own time.
which may be worth anything from .
cents TO So.
This is all very well. We could save
16 cents each time we refrained from
writing an unnecessary letter; we
could save even more if we all got up
at in the morning and labored I'M
ceasingly until dusk without wasting
moment, following schedules arranS
ed for us by efficiency engineers. IL the
business men of the financial district
alone would refrain from going to lunch
their productive energy would undoubt'
tuly De inCItuStu ny piiilOHS VI NOii"i
per annum; and it is equally certain
that most of them would rather have
| the lunch and let the income 60.
Human beings, in short, are lazy
careless, wasteful and improvident
They write needless letters, and some
of the worlds most charming literatur,
has been produced thereby. They dc
needless things, and just manage thus
| to make life endurable. Who are We
they might inquire OF Mr.. Price, w
who are so soon TO descend into thu
eternal slumber of the grave, 10 save
our money 16 cents at time? Mar
is differentiated from the beasts ms thu
animal so Industrious that it can of
ford TO be wasteful; il will be sac
day when the iron law of necessity
takes that distinction away-New Yorl
Elohe
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
MANY THANKS. OLD TIMER.

To The Editor: 80.
So this is your Ard birthday is it?
May you see many more. You were a
lively kid from the very first issue. and
now that you have grown TO the run
measure of the standard of a first-class
paper. may you in the future as in the
mast. shed more and more Light every
day in every way. OF course you will
have the birthday cake and the requisite
number of candles. send me a slice. !
mean slice of cake, not candle. How
ever il you had to scrape the flour bar
rels very close. in order to get the flour
TO make the cake so that there are pslint'
ers in it, then. will forgive you il you
fail to send me slice, as i never dld
like splinters in cake. In CONCLUSION:
NAV YOU live a thousand years. die-it
at all-vorth cool million, and cut
six inches Of pure fat on the ribs.
OLD TIMER.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

casual acquaintance and then had diff
flculty tndng it Tor It is unmarried by
any sign Tor the guidance OF the tour
list And when | arrived at the desig'
mated place | found that this wonderful
structure of such great historic interest
is on private prOperty-so 1t seemed
at least-and visitors are allowed to
see il only on sufferance of the owners
of the land. There is no tablet or any
other marker to enlighten the tourist
or other visitor as TO is history.
1t seems TO me that the land imme'
diately surrounding this aQueduct
should be the property of the state,
county or city ana that it should bt
beautlfied and the aqueduct preserved
by public appropriation. Then 1t
should be brought to the attention oil
all visitors and the road TO it marked
so that they could find it easily.
TOURIST.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
F. G. CRAWFORD.
OaXville, Texas.

The fighting in Ireland is not be-
tween members of any religious factions.
1t is n purely political quarrel. The
Free Staters accepted the terms offered
by Great Britain which make Ireland
a home-ruling nation practically indie
pendent in the management Of her own
affairs as are Canada, Australia and
South Africa. The Free State is to all
intents and purposes a free and indie
pendent commonwealth. The Republi-
cans demand that Ireland be free in
name also. 1t was agreed that a vote
of the Irish people should decide the
matter: the vote was overwhelmingly in
favor Of the Free State and the Re
publicans. refusing to accept the result
of the vote, took up arms and began a
civil war.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
Buying the West Indies

The fact that President Harding does
not look with favor" on the plan Of
Senator Reed and others that the Unit
ed States acquire the British and
French possessions in the West Indies
in liquidation of their war indebtednessi
to the United States seems generally
u be approved by most ncwspapeis.
a Few see some meri: in the plan, butt
the majority agree that it would be ali
mistake. The fact that most Of the
population of these islands also are in'j
opposition has much weight with some
editors, while others feel that prohibit
ton enforcement might furnish some
excuse for at least considering the]
plan.
1T is a bright idea of the prohibi,y
ton interests" argues the BinghamtonI
Press. "They want to dry up tht7
islands in order to cut off the SUPPLY
from the American bootleggers. Buff
that's large order. The little fellows,
might be hit but the big fellows would.
continue to do business at the ol6]
stand as long as Europe, Asia ano
Africa remained exempt from the operl
atoms of the Volstead law" However,
the Columbus State journal ratheI1
feels that such an argument is far
fetched and that even the problem cd
expense is not so vital as it mighbJ
appear. 1t holds that this country has
a policy of helping peoples find Their;
way to the point where they may b
capable of self-government. 1t woald
be a big fundamental change to tafs
large islands and administer them II
the end that we may make money ou'
of the business. 1t is an Un-Americaig
policy, the wisdom of which is optI7
to the most direct challenge. 1t II
doubtful if the administration or n,
people want to make the change, evciiI
in a desperate effort to collect lad
Iahf .
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
1.-THE sun DO MOVE"
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
Evolution was not thrown into the
junk heap by act of our lawmakers,
and the gentleman from Navarro and
William Jennings will not be comfort
ed because their pet theme The Sun
Do Move" met with disaster when
brought before men who can think, and
who refuse to make themselves ridicu-
lous by tamDering with the evolution
hypothesis.
The gentleman from Navarro seems
to forget that with all the attempts
Of bigOts and fanatics, with faggot and
fire, and with all the cruelties and
brutalities of the inquisitiOn which
was not invented by an eTolutionist-
and all the devilish cruelties of witch
burning-not instigated by an evolu-
ton or a pagan-nothirs has ever
been found or invented that can limit
the range of mans thought.
Men have paid dearly for truths they
arrived at by the patient application Of
| scientific methods, but truths thus ar
| rived at are now our greatest asset.
The eYolutiOnist-nOw for short called
"infidel." discovered that there can be
no conflict between the discoveries Of
real truths, because real truths do not
conflict. Every truth harmOnizes with
every other truth and no hypothesis
should be accepted as true until its
truth is established. Evolution meets
this requirement. Then these evOlu-
tionists-nOw called "infidels"-had
another rule they could not be per-
suaded to depart from, not even fire
and inquisition could make them de.
part from the rule, which is about
as follows: Accept as true no prOpO-
sltiOns except those the truth of which
is so well established that it cannot be
denied" Thus armed and equipped
with golden rules, scientific men-now
by some called "infidels"- the
proposition of the flat earth, with a
stone foundation beneath it, having cor.
ner stones; and after the usual patient
application of scientific methods reached
the conclusiOn-without a dissenting
voice-that such an earth did not I'll
the facts, and that the whole theory
from start to finish was a myth, and
not worthy Of a moments considera
ton, and these scientific men further
found that the "sun do not move,
which, of course. left the theory o.
Joshua and others decidedly up in thu
air.
! When the findings of these inf
: dels' got noised abroad the lovers ant
= conseryers Of all wisdom and truth an,
resorters 10 the inquisition. got to
! gether a lot Of faggots and made read!
to wipe out that horrible heresy "tha
: the earth do move" So about % pei
cent of the people "stood against per
hitting this Shiny trail to course IL
way through our curriculum and Brun,
was burned at the stake and later OF
2 by the same kind Of crowd Gallileo wa
: imprisoned, many other Outrages wer
o committed, that would make the veries
savage blush for shame, by people witt
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
Color Line at HARVARD

One of the warmest newspaper d,s-
cussions Of recent years has been pre-
cipitated by the refusal OF President
Lowell of Harvard University TO allow
Roscoe Conkling Bruce, grandson Of
Blanche X. Bruce, negro United States
senator from Mississippi in 49," 20
secure quarters in the freshma "a halls
there. The fact that it was Harvard
which takes this step, although Bruce's
father is himself a graduate Of that
particular university and Won the high
est honors while there, has added TO
tn, bitterness Of the discussion and
both sides of the racial problem ore
reII esented in the o2lI.oEs voiced !!
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
A CARD OF THANKS.

To the Editor:
Thursday we met in general assembly
in cur St. Mary's College auditorium,
with upwards of $50 pupils present.
Our president spoke the praises of the
management of the San Antonio Light
when presenting in it's name the beau
tifully engraved silver cup, the trophy
won by our boys in the recent bicycle
parade.
Our motive in coming out in numbers
was the same as that of the San An
tonic Light in offering the trophy: civic
pride and loyalty in boosting our fair
city.
In the name Of the entire school and
of the class of 1923 / have the honor
Of expressing to you our sincere thanks
and appreciation.
GUS HEYE,
Glass President.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
WISE DIR. DEMON.

To the Editor: -,
DIR. Dorman Demon Of Texas hits
the nail on the head when he says:
"a people isolated either by preeept.
dogma or custom drifts away from our
national psychology and nine times out
of fen. if inclined to be radical. will
be found plotting against the govern
Government statistics conclusively
proy. the above 10 be correct.
CHAS. Il. ROBERTS.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
A GOOD SUGGESTION.

To The Editor:
As visitor in your city interested
in the many historical attractions it
presents l wish to call attention TO
bit of negligence that strikes me a.
demanding a remedy. 1t is a matter, |
believe, that should be taken up by the
Chamber Of Commerce or some other
civic body and hope that giving it this
publicity will bring about that desired
result.
II was accidentally that I heard Of a
Spanish aqueduct near the city and de-
sermined 10 visit it. To do so | had to
81 explicit road directions from a
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
A KINDLY LETTER.

To the Editor:
We take this opportunity to thank
you and your splendid staff on the
excellent publicity given the United
Spanish War Veterans, as well as our
commander-in-chief,G General A. p. En-
tenza, during his visit here, which is
especially appreciated by him and our
local camp, because our organization
is given but very little pgbli-ity even
in the larger cities with few excep-
tons.
Again assuring you Of our hearty
appreciation and wishing your splend'
d ! paper the success it so well de-
serves, We are,
Very sincerely yours,
EUGENE J. HERNANDEZ. CANT
NO. 1. United Spanish War Veterans
BY w. W. Herring, commander.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
FIGHTING IN IRELAND.

Editor San Antonio Daily Light.
My Dear Sir: The people in Ireland
continue to have trouble between one
another: are the Catholics and Protest
ants fighting each other, or how is it?
What denomination is on the Free
State side and what denomination is on
the Republican side? Are the two
church denominations about equally di-
vided in numbers? Please be so kind as
to answer my questions early as you
can. Please notify me when my time is
up with The Light, for L want to re-
new.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
OUR STANDARDIZED NATION

A few years ago, emitting one Of the
Enthusiastically explosive comments
which helped to make his fame. Lord
Northcliffe. greatest of newspaper pub
fishers. told a New York audience that
the population Of the United states was
made Of 1O0,0O0,000 white Chinese.
There was no thought Of contempt IN
Northcliffe's mind no one knew and
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

the old folk Of modern generations in
ever increasing numbers, as a world
incomporably bigger than Ulysses
Mediterranean world is laid open to
them with easy and convenient means
of access.-Tacoma News-Tribune.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

A shot stopped some rum runnerl
says a news dispatch. But lot z
people stop run runners to obtain shoe
Milwaukee Sentinel.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

From a novel: "She spoke earnestly
excitedly. Eagerly he hung upon hti
words. Then her voice broke" An
down he went.-Boston Transcript. :
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
Pungent Paragraphs

Do your income tax worrying earl,
and avoid the rush.-Pueblo Star-JauI|
nal. S~a@
This delicate Essen problem is givinl
our diplomats food for thought.--Phils|
deIphia Record.
Germany isn't the only one that ha,
defahlted on coal deliveries lately
Boston Traveller.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

The average song hit is bad enous
without its being played in a hit-oi
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

The American troops may not hay
to leave the Rhine, but they certainl :
do hate to leave the stein.-lndianal
oils Star.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

The government orders the prosecF
ton Of an oleo case ten years old. Tl
evidence must be pretty strong by th
Plain Dealer. =
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

The government orders the prosecF
ton Of an oleo case ten years old. Tl
evidence must be pretty strong by th
time.-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
Cincinnati bandit kisses pretty giics
then robs her. And then some peopF
have the nerve to say that you carr
mix business with pleasure.-Sprin; !
field News. .
At last a basis of understanding bI
tween America and Russia has be-.
found. Russia has an income taxi.
st. Paul Dispatch.
Hitch your wagon to star, but avo,
shooting stars.-Wall Street JournaIn
We just read n government bullet;
on how to keep the cellar dry. But OF
surest way is to give house PARTIES
Evansville Courier.
The French are occupying Germa =
and late reports indicate that G Il
many is returning the compliment.
Richmond Times Dispatch.
A joy-rider is some one who is ridisl
while we are walking and jay-wnll
is someone who is walking while we 8
riding.-Pittsburg Sun.
It would seem more fitting for 81
X. X. X. to have headquarters in X,
KaKee or KeoKuK than in Atlanta.
Greenville Piedmont.
Asbestos isn't the only fire-prCsI
thing. There's the bookkeeper vel
nnows how-his boss faxed his inco Fl
tan return.-Rochester Times Union.
We are a peaceful people but
might back up President Harding II d
were TO say that Europe must settle n
| problems bv delivering us, some hi
coal Immediately, free Of charging
cester Telegram. Il
A boy has run away from home 10
| cape wearing knickerbockers. And so
| girls run Hwav from home in order \
wear EN-. What a world !-Detr
| News.
Canadian scientist has discovered II
natural gas may be li0uefied. VIII
means another source of ingredients
the moonshine msker.-Fort Wo
Star Telegram.
The government finds that AmI.;~e|
are not milk drinkers" They've usi
" about StonDed their drinking by
time the milkman gets around.-N
] Orleans Times Picayune.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

Cincinnati bandit kisses pretty giio|
then robs her. And then some peop7
have the nerve TO say that you carr
mix business with pleasure.-Sprin \
field News. j
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

At last a basis of understanding 81
tween America and Russia has bed
found. Russia has an income taxi
st. Paul Dispatch.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

We Just read a government bullet
on how to keep the cellar dry. But e
surest way is to give house partiese
Evansville Courier.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

The French are occupying Germa.
and late reports indicate that G.
many is returning the compliment
Richmond Times Dispatch.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

The government finds that Am5~~.
are not milk drinkers" They've usI
" about stonDed their drinking BY
time the milkman gets around.-N
Orleans Times Picayune.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

Hitch your wagon to a star, but avo'
shooting stars.-Wall Street Journal,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

A joy-rider is some one who is ridis
while we are walking and a jay-wall
is someone who is walking while we 8.
riding.-Pittsburg Sun.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

Canadian scientist has discovered III
natural gas may be liouefied. VIII
means another source of ingredients
the moonshine msker.-Fort Wo.
Star Telegram.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

1t would seem more fitting for q
X. X. X. 10 have headquarters in Ri
KaKee or KeoKuK than in Atlanta.
Greenyille Piedmont.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

A boy has run away from home TO
cape wearing knickerbockers. And so
girls run away from home in order
wear 'em. What a world i-Detrl
News.
The Dolores star., 1923-07-06
James c. Rickner Killed.

James C. Rickner, native of
Mancos and son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Rickner, was shot and killed by his
wife at Admission, Alabama. according
to press dispatches. He was lieuten-
ant in the army. What is to be done
with the remains has not been learned
The following dispatch tells of the
tragedy:
Lieut.. James C. Rickner was shot and
killed almost instantly at 7:3O o'clock
Friday night by his wife, who is held
in the Calhoun county jail. according
to officers who Investigated the case.
The officers home is Mancos, Colo.
His body is held here pending word
from relatives.
The shooting occurred in the quarters
of the couple at Camp Mcclellan.
Mrs. Rickner declined to make a
statement as to causes that led up to
the fatal shot, but officers who were
nearby at the time declared that the
couple became angered after joking
with each other, and the wife shot her
husband. Only one shot was fired.
According to Mrs. Rickner the cou.
pie had been at Camp Mcclellan only
three weeks.
Lieut.. Rickner had been in the
service number of years. His wife
is young woman. Mondays Durango
Evening Herald.