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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
The Power in Us
BY II. Arlington Bruce.

For years he had been tormented by
distressing heart symptoms. He was
convinced, Us were his relatives, that
lie was afflicted with some incurable
organic disease of the heart. As a con-
sequence he evaded exhausting duties.
He chose for his occupation clerical
work OF light sort.
Yet he was ambitious to maize head
way in the world. In particular, he
longed to win distinction as an author.
His evenings were given to reading and
to the practice of writing-thOugh, to be
sure, because of his chronic rundown
condition, he could write only little at
4 time.
This was the situation when, in his
thirties, he fortunately made the ac-
quaintance of a medical psychologist.
The latter, studying his case, began
soon to suspect that the heart troubles,
which were undeniably present, were
due not so much 10 organic defect as to
overattention to the manner in which
the heart worked.
Amy ,organ." as he explained TO his
friend and patient, will work badly if
one keeps watching it all the time"
Also he explained how undue preoc-
cupation with the state of ones health
distu-bs the organism in general, and
in addition short circuits" energy
which might and should be usefully
employed. Then he began course in
psychic re-education. designed primarily
TO establish new and less sclf-centered
life attitude.
The result was astonishing eves to
the psychologist himself As he de-
scribes it in 4 recently published book
w. ]. Fielding's The Caveman
Within Us"
AS result of the newly released
energy, formerly consumed in internal
conflicts. the patients health has been
vastly improved and his efficiency in
creased many fold.
I'm the year which has just elapsed
he has worked every day in RESPONSE
bic position requiring high degrees of
mental and physical energy He leaves
home before 3 in the morning and re-
turns about Z in the evening.
AT night, during this period of OK
actly one year, he has written three
complete books. which have been highly
praised by competent authorities. Dur-
ing the same time he has read about
fifty books. principally on scientific
subjects. and written n number of spC-
cial articles and book reviews for i'm
portant periodicals.
He has gained fifteen pounds Of
healthy flesh, pulling him up to normal
weight. His color has improved. All
the functions Of the body are operating
better than in many years Most i'm
portant of all, the heart disturbances
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
From a Seat in the Gallery
BY HERBERT COREY.

critics. We could get drydocks, coal
docks, oil docks, trade privileges. We
would no task for anything which might
violate the high ethics of which we
are possessed. But we can ask for
good many things, and get them,
without ceasing to be generous and kind
and fair.
But" say the returned persons,
Selling their hair wildly, I'VE act
like set of condemned L.orons."
For long time. they say. the Europ-
can chancellarics lived in fear that these
cOmmon-sense ideas might strike through
the dense Yankee forehead. Now they
are relieved. They see, say the re-
turned persons, that we can be talked
out of anything. If a nation does not
want 10 pay a debt or give n Yankee
trader chance of be bothered by COM
petition from large, shiny Yankee ships,
all that is necessary TO do is to cry
America must be true to her own
soul. She must measure up to her.
self. She must be just as generous as.
she used to be, because if she isn't we
shall bite our fingernails. So there"
The returned persons say that the
funny things-to them-is that only
the national brain resembles a sau-
sage. The individual brain seems to
click along well enough. Individually
90 out of 100 Americans know per-
fectly well just what the European ma
tions are trying to do to us, and how
they arc trying to do it. But they seem
TO lack courage to stand up and say
so. 1t has ceased TO be popular to be
American.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
ODE TO A GRECIAN URN.

Thou still uuravishcd bride of quietness.
Thou foster-child of Silence and slow Time,
Sylvan historian, who canst thus express
flowery tale more sweetly than rhyme;
What lecf-fringed legend haunts about thy shape
OF deities or mortalS or Of both,
Of Tempe the dales Of Already?
What men or gods are these? What mGiden 10th?
What mad pursuit? What struggle TO escape?
What pipes and timbrels: What wild ecstasy?
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard
Are sweeter; therefore, yG soft pipes. play on;
Not to the sensual ear. but more endcared,
Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone
Fair youth, beneath the trees thou cans: not leave
Thy song, nor even can those trees be bare;
m Bold lover, never, never sanst thou Kiss,
Though winning near the gonl-yet, do net grieve;
She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss.
For ever wilt thou love, anG she be fair!
All. happy, happy bOughs that cannot shed
Your leaves nor ever bid the spring Rdcu;
And, happy meOdist, unwearied,
Forever piping songs forever
More happy love. more happy, happy love!
Forever warm and still to be enjoyed.
Forever painting art forever young;
All breathing human passion far above.
That leaves heart high-sorrowful and cloyed,
burning forehead and a parchng tongue.
Who are these coming to the sacrifice?
To what green altar, . mysterious priest.
Leadst thou that hcifer lowing at the skies,
And all her silken fanks with garlands dressed:
What little town by river sea shore
Or mountaineering with peaceful citadel,
Is cmpticd Of its folk. this pious morn?
Ana. little town, thy streets Tor eNermOfC
Will silent be: and not a soul, TO tel
Why thou art desolate, can Ger return
Attic shape! fair attitude! with ibrcGe
Of marble men aud maidcns overweight,
With forest branches and the trodden weed
Thou, silent form dcst tease us out OF thought
As doth eternity Cold Pastoral
When old age shall this generation waste.
Thou shalt remain. in midst of other woe
Than ours. a friend 10 man. to whom thou say st.
"l{eauty is truth, truth beauty that is all
Ne know earth, and all We need to know.
John Keats
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

of many years standing have disap-
pcared.
Not all heart patients. unhappily,
have their heart symptoms due merely
to wrong thinking But multitudes have,
just as multitudes of other persons have
stomach or back or head symptoms due
wholly to an Recommendation on the
offending organ.
And one and all Of these. If they
would but train themselves or let s6mc
one train them 10 healthier modes "f
thought. would profit much as his
whilom invalid profited. For then they
could draw. as nc was able TO draw.
on the great re?efvoir of power that *
iii every human bcing-power to heal
and power to %chievp. even to the point
Of iaakiug Cne's tOndest dreams a1i as
plratiOnS como true.
Copyright, 1928, by the Associated
Newspa pers.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

Washington, Jan. 3.-Americans re-
Gently returned from Europe say the
European chancelleries at last have
Uncle SANS number. We've Amer
icans-look like simpletons TO them.
We have such an excellent hand. But
we do not know how to play our
cards.
Our State Department" say these
partially expatriated persons, seems
TO be just as wide between the ears as
all previous state departments. They
have all regarded the United States as
an eleemosynary institution. The ma
tional drought seems to be to give
every diplomatic sharp a chance
They say that we need not abate n
single one OF our well-knOwn and ex-
celent principles, but that it is pos
sble to be benevolent, altruistic and
generous and still manifest an occa-
sional flicker Of intelligence.
when one European nation owes
another money, islands, army corps,
ships, or what not. they say. there
is no thought on the part of either
that the debt can be lodged. Some
times it is paid off in other ways. But
it must always be paid"
The European chancelleries, there
fore. see in our position as the worlds
creditor an enormous pOtentiality which
ms yet We seem not TO have realized.
We could, they say. get a good many
things we want. We could get fair
play and the open door here, there and
everywhere. We could compel nations
to reduce ornaments and cease to
cruelty small religions o. other min
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
Factograms
MAIL CHUTES IN OFFICE BUILD.
ISGS.

They are installed for the convent
ence OF occupants, as are thoSs found
in apartment houses. The fssility is
not to be abused If the postoffice is
expected to make collections in the
buildings which possess these chutes.
Therefore the postal authorities make
some suggestions in regard to them.
The chutcs are intended for the re-
ceipt and deposit of mail matter of
the first class. and it is not permits
siblc 10 deposit other mail therein
where the efficiency of the chute for
the reception of first-class matter will
be retarded or impaired. The misuse
or abuse of mailing chutes results in
congestion and stOppage. with delay
to the matter for which they are de-
signed"
The following are some of the don'ts
that should be taken seriously:
Don't deposit into the chutes folded
letters or bulky matter.
Don't insert letters of large size
that can only be got into the aperture
by pressure. for when the pressure is
removed elasticity will cause them TO
expand and press against the sides of
the chute and stick.
Don't deposit envelopes with bulky
enclosures where the envelopes have
been freshly sealed and the flaps have
not had time TO stick fast. Such let
tiers are liable TO be forced open from
the force of impact as they reach the
box at the bottom.
Don't deposit large quantities Of
mail at n single time. A mail chute
was not designed for that purpose. Give
every one q chance.
Don't fail TO notify the postofficC
at once in case of stoppage of any
kind.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
ON A SOUND BASIS

Economists and financial experts have
performed once more the annual function
of reviewing business conditions that
marked the year just closed and of fore
casting developments for the next twelve
months. 1t is a function that they always
perform as dispassionately as possible and
when such work is done by scientific
analysts it is not only possible, but the
general rule, TO deal only with -cold facts.
This time, however their achievement in
this respect seems TO be OF superlative
nature. AS compared with estimates of
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
GERMANY'S PLAN REJECTED

Although it may be extremely difficult
Tor Americans to judge the merits OF the
non-war pact which Germany proposed to
France, it seems to be an easy guess that
the incident will not serve to improve the
relations between those two cuntrics. One
may not quickly decide which nation, or
rather which set OF government officials,
IS at FAULT. Upon first thought it might
be concluded that the French arc to be
blamed tor rejecting Overtures looking to-
ward peace. But such view would prob
ably be superficial. Before accepting it as
mature Judgment one would have to feel
that the German authors OF the proposal
were not only perfectly sincere, but
moved by sense OF fairness.
Such feeling could not but be dis
couraged by action of the German chan
cellor following Frances rejection OF his
proposition. By making a dramatic an
nouncemcnt of that rejection, when the
people of Germany were not even aware
that there had been any serious official
negotiations concerning the matter. Herr
Cuno has taken a step which may further
intlame popular feeling in both countries.
In the minds of Germans his speech be-
lore the Hamburg Bourse is likely to
create the impression that an offer emf
nently fair to France has been rejected BY
that country in a provocative spirit: that
the French have elected to be hostile to-
ward nation that has profiered the hand
of friendship.
1t is impossible to Judge whether the
German officials were moved by a spirit
OF Cancellation, or merely purposed to
place France in a bad light. anticipating
that she would not accept the so-called
non-War plan. But even il the Germans
were perfectly sincere, and were anxious
to be fair, the faithlessncss OF their country
with respect to treaties is still fresh in the
French mind. This might explain. though
1t would not necessarily justify, Frances
refusal to enter into a peace pact with the
nation that has more than once tried TO
destroy her.
Such justification would appear only
in case it was obvious that the German
plan, irrespective of its ultimate bearing
upon the general question of peace, would
afford substantial relief to France. But
apparently though not evidently. the Ger
mans would substitute a profession OF
good will for actual payment of repara-
tons. Thus the French might easily con-
clude that they were being asked to accept
the shadow instead of the substance-and
with no assurance, either, that the shadow
would not eventually develop into war
clouds
The French themselves have been
none. too fair in. their attitude toward
Germany, but it IS by no means clear that
their rejection of Herr Cuno's proposal is
merely another expression of that tend
ency.
The incident is perhaps most notable
in that it indicates anew how small is
the. chance that the quarrcling nations OF
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"What is it, dear? inquired his
wife.
AT last" he almost shouted. "Tbe
very thing. Listen. To let. modern,
well-built house at low rent, within
a stones throw of the station. Phone
for appointment
Having read this. Jones made
rush for the telephone and fixed up an
appointment the same day.
Meeting the owner at the station,
they walked to the house, which was
about two miles away.
Just as they reached the gate, Jones
turned to the owner and said:
l don't think I'll trouble you TO
show me over the house now, but YOU
might introduce me to the man who
threw that stonc!r
well, well.' grumblcd the house,
wife IN nm irish mail Of whom, che
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

always finding some flaw"
They mean it for our good. old
man." advised his sagacious friend.
a wife wants her husband to appear
at his best. To keep him so is labor
of love.
Twill it always be that way?"
Il fear so. Even if you were an
angel your wife might well find feath-
err misplaced now and then"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
The Once Over
THE YEAR 1922 IN REVIEW
By ii. 1. Phillips.

|
The year 1922 will go down into
history as u banner gear for blocs
furnace troubles, DIR. Couc, bootleggers
Mustapha Kcmal, the New York Giants
the white she'd Industry, BOnar Law
and the vaudeville team of Gallagher
and Shcan.
And Il terrible year for the Repub-
lican party, the New York Yankees,
ex-senator Newberry, Greece, coal bins,
Henry Cabot Lodge, allied diplomacy,
the Yale football team, Isadora Duncan,
Jack Britton, Greek generals, ana peo-
| pie who bet ON Moryich and the Clcye-
land baseball team.
1t was not such bad year in the
| business world. Quite number OF
people, in fact, who were in business at
the start of the year were still i'll bust
ness at the finish.
Merchant tailOrs and 'outfitters who
| foresgw the demand for hoods and
gowns had u splendid twelve months.
Business in the hot tar and associated
feather goods industry was also good.
Nineteen-twenty-tw saw the usual
number of apple weeks, prune weeks,
animal cracker weeks, soup weeks, her
ring weeks, hath weeks, shave weeks,
cleanup weeks. and safety first weeks.
The apple, prunc, cracker, soup and
ink industries benefited somewhat and
the publicity agents benefited enor-
mously.
1t was marvellous year in the
field of science. A numbe' of new stars
were discovered b. Flo Ziegfeld and
Professor Pickering Three new cometL
and two new vitamines also were dis
covered. Any number of new recipes
for synthetic gin were uncarthed, and
Professor Steinmetz discovered a way to
hurl lightning bolts around the old
homestead, thus bringing great joy TO
the man who is forever striving to
amuse the wife and Riddles.
Discoveries were quite general in all
parts Of the country. in fact, except
in New Brunswick, y. j., where the
detectives seemed unable to discover a
thing.
In the field Of politics it was a
yes and no year. 1t was great for
Bonar Law, but an awful bust so far
as Lloyd George was concerned. Lloyd,
from n position as one OF the greatest
figures in the world. took such a drop
he finally got fired off the reporting
staff of the New York Times.
The Sultan Of Turkey didn't do so
good, either. He and Constantine of
Greece were royal figures. but during
1922 they became just plain travel
ling men.
1t won't be so hard with Constan- |
tine, as he has become used to il, /
but the sultan has never been away from |
the wives before.
Not so much happened in the field
Of adventure. The depoSed boy-em-
peror of China took two wives. The |
ex-kaiscr of Germany took one. This |
shows both have more faith in the |
business outlook than the average bust !
ness man.
The general European situation went |
from bad to wore. The Japs gave |
Shantung back TO the Chinese, the Ger.
mans gave the I. o. us back to the
French. and the British gave Ambas-
sadOr Harvey back to the United States !
Copyright. 1929. hy the Associated
NewSpapcrG.O
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

Gus.
On getting back to the mill thel
others at once crowded round them 10
know how they had got on.
You can send somebody else next
time" they said: we're not going
again"
why, what's wrong?-
"Ncll, came the deply, "when vel
had told all about it he called US two
fat idiots"
Jones had been trying to find al
house to rent, and for about a year
had secured Chicago and its suburbs
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
MISSING THE OBVIOUS

Governor Neff has become a candidate
for recognition as a discoverer OF the
obvious. In his recent speech at Flores
vile he devoted thousands of words to
the thesis that failure to enforce the law
breeds disrespcct for government. Every
thing he said in that connection is true
nobody has ever denied that "lawlcssness
is endemic. epidemic, infectious and
Contagious"
But while his distractions and general
ties concerning the mission of the law,
and the consequences of failure to en-
force the law, are automatic, Governor
Ncff has yet to discover-if he is at all
capable of the achicvement-that the law
itself may easily become its own worst
enemy. The simplest, most fundamental
truth OF all has escaped him, and there
fore his apparent ambition to be regarded
as a discovercr OF the obvious may not be
gratificd.
He seems TO think that to the law all
things are possible, He is not alone in
that view. Not few American law
makers proceed upon the theory that they
have but to lcgislatc or "rcsolute". on any
SuDICCt tllC sun " dNbSlllllllS biiN
course OF human events. Economic bar
ricrs. natural relations, scientific prin-
ciplcS. present no obstacles to them.
In his Florcsville speech Governor Neff
Joins company with those who refuse to
recognize the fact that the kind OF lawless-
ness of which he particularly complains
is a result of lawmakers attempt to
achieve the impossible. Suppose the Con-
grcss of the United States should enact
a law forbidding the use OF fountain pens.
1t would be easier to enforce such a law
than to prevent the manufacture and con-
sumption Of liquor The average person
would experience greater difficulty in
making a fountain pen than the average
person would encounter in making some
beverage containing alcohol.
This view does not reckon with any
moral issue. 1t takes account only of the
physical possibilities involved in the max
ing and using of the commodities men
toned. But added to the ease with which
liquor is manufactured and transported is
the important. vital fact that its Use graft
fies want that is "a old as man.
OF course existing conditions associated
with the liquor traffic are unwholcsomc.
OF course it is the duty Of government
officials to enforce the prohibition law
as long as it is the law. OF course a
person Injuries himself and others by get
ting drunk and by spending for liquor the
money that is needed for bread and
clothes and shelter.
But no law can alter the fact that men
want what they want A statute that
undertakes to do that will have its great
est effect in the form OF just such condi-
tons as Governor Neff deplQres. Expert
cnce with the prohibition law has demon
strated one conspicuous fact-action is
equaled by reaction. The more severe
the law is made, the. more rapidly the
OF evasion multiply. The law
has attempted what is physically inipos-
siblc, irrespective OF any moral questions
that one might choose to consider.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

could make MOTH
ing. I'm sure the
best m istress-
es get the worst
maids and the
worst mistresses
get the best"
"Arrah, ma am,
get away wild yer
barney said Miss
Hibernia smilingly.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

Europe may themselves compose their diff
ferences. Succeeding developments dur
ing the last year have tended to confirm
the belief that the allies and Germany can
gain solution OF their problems only by
submitting their claims to disinterested
arbitcrs and accepting whatever decision
those arbiters might reach.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

Win III dlStNOIl my
thoroughness. But
all in vain. Houses
were plentiful, but
none were vacant.
Feeling very fed
up, he was glanc-
ing down the ITO
Let" column Of his
G vening paper
when he suddenly
.ll
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

"One hundred per cent" advised
the minister.
"But how does this man come 10 10.
marked 101 per cent?"
"Oh, you see. suh." was the i. ranlx
"he answered one question We aidS Il
ask him."
] dunno why women want to nag
So complained Mr.. Wombat.
whats wrong now?"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

HUHIUCT 10 IHIer-1
view the owner.
He listened pa
tiently to all they
had to say, and
then talked to
them at length,
telling tn c m
a m ong OF b FL
things that thcy|
were too fasfidi. |
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

"1here's always
something wrong.
Either I'm home
too late, or I'm
home too early.
Maybe l get dan-
druff on my coat
collar or soup ON
my vest. It's this,
that, and { h e
other, NV wife is
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

ton papers and
came upon one
marked 101 per
cent. " See here.
Brother Jones'"
he asked Of the
worthy who was
conducting { h c
test, what does
you base 70 an
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

Yeggs robbed a dentist office in San
Antonio New Years night You never
hear OF yeggs robbing a newspaper office
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

The man who assassinated the prcsi-
dent of Poland is to be shot by firing
squad. Europe is being held together by
a firing squad these days.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
A Laugh or Tu0

Feeling they had grievance over
a certain matter, the weavers in al
mill decided TO send two of their
a.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

This happened at a conference of
Negro preachers. A visiting bishop
was looking at the various examina-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

Mr.. Bing-He was robbed Of his good
name.
Mr.. Ding-How's that?
Mr.. Bing-He had 1t engraved on his
handle.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
The Cat.

The Cat.
Nae-He caught only glimpse OF me
and fell desperately in love.
June-lt must have been just glimpse.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

The year 1922 will go down into
history as banner gear for blocs,
furnace troubles, DIR. Coue, bootleggers,
Mustapha Renal, the New York Giants,
the white she'd industry, Bonar Law,
and the vaudeville team of Gallagher
and Shcan.