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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
PENALTY OF GREAT WEALTH

When man gets Cup in the world"
all of his acts are scrutinized hyper
critically. IF he is a banker and makes
a comparatively large contribution to
charity, to his church or any institution,
he is likely to be suspected of having
unworthy motives in making such gifts
and maybe he has. He may be accused
of seeking publicity as means of in
creasing his income-and in some cases,
fact.
But there is one thing to be said on
the other side-without, however, offer
ing a defense for those who capitalize
for their own profit that phase of human
nature which causes SO many people to
look with awe or adulation upon the
acts and utterances of the rich. The
widow may give her mite time and again,
and the world will not rush to herald
her name. But a rich man cannot give
nickel to a newsboy without being
made the subject Of stories which
thousands Of people will read wi i hec-
tic avidity.
Henry Ford gave away S4,000,G0O a
few days ago, and some people straight
way began to question his motive Tor the
act. They tried to create the impression
that his object was to ingratiate fimself
with the multitude. Hadn't the public
noticed that pictures of Mr.. Ford were
being printed in connection with his au-
tomobile advertising? Wasn't it true
also, that he had his eye upon the White
House? Well, then, wasn't it plausible
that Mr. Ford had no intention OF Civ
ing away that 100000, but regarded
it as an investment or at least specu
lation:
Possibly. But it is to be observed
that neither Mr.. Ford nor anybody as
ISOLATED with him made the announce
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
SPRINGTIMES SIDE-PARTNER

Americans are perhaps the greatest
faddists on earth. They take UP this,
and they take up that. but they stick to
just few things. OF the three distinc-
tive products OF American intellect
baseball, the Single Tax theory and
democracy in broad yet practical
sense-only one has been retained and
developed.
The Single Tax theory. originated by
Henry George, the "I-Am-For-Men"
philosopher, has never gained even a
serious hearing before the American
people as a whole, although it it cham
pioned by individuals or associations or
leagues in nearly every state in the
tr;O,
Der y, IS the normal citizen can
no, . realize, has undergone various
modificatioc. since the establishment of
the republic.
But baseball-oh, boy, how it has
spread out and recommended itself to
the people who inhabit this land
At first it must have appeared that
interest in the game would be short
lived Ii there is anybody above the
sod who saw the first ball game played
in America-and it would also be the first
game played on earth, unless those OF the
ghosts of Hendrix Hudson and his men
be counted-he would probably be too
vain to divulge his age. Now, instead of
an indication of tagging interest, one
finds more baseball enthusiasm every
year, and an increasingly larger proper
ton OF fans" to the total population.
The entire country is getting ready
for another season of play. Major
league teams are strung out from coast
to coast, taking advantage of the earliest
spring weather to be found in the United
States, so that not one precious moment
OF practice may be lost. In fact, the
appearance OF the baseball squads at the
training fields is the first indication Of
springtime's approach.
Millions of dollars are invested in
baseball clubs" as they
are called. Millions more are paid out in
salaries to "star" players, and additional
millions are spent by the occupants OF
grandstands and bleachers-from presi-
dents of great corporations to office boys.
And on certain days-during the worlds
series games-the uppermost thought in
the minds OF hundreds of millions Of
Americans is expressed in Just one word,
Baseball" So important has baseball
become that former federal Judge is
employed at an enormous salary to safe
guard the interest of the game.
Foreigners sometimes have great diff
ficnlty in understanding this social phe-
romenon; to one who knows nothing of
American ways it is utterly incompre-
hensible One thing in particular that
puzzles them is how Americans can
have so much time for baseball if it is
true that they are the worlds most
strenuous workers, as they are reputed
to be.
This is the paradox that simplifies
the explanation. Americans are, indeed,
great workers-always on the go, ever
engaged in some constructive enter
prise, and almost invariably making
money. But they couldn't keep UP such
a pace if they didn't take time to play
time to relax, get their minds off their
own business and revert to boyhood's
carefree attitude toward this too, too
serious world.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

So he went out in search of bar
gains and returned to the bar OF the
Adlon Hotel, where the other correg-
pondents were grouped, late one at
ternOon.
Fellows" he cried, excitedly, Give
Just run across the most remarkable
bargain you ever heard of. What
do you think of this?--I know where
you can get barrel of tatooing ink
for SD"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

is. 1 have just been married and
OF my honeymoon"
"On your honeymoon 2" said
Eaglishman, looking at him inter-
arively. but where is?
"Ah" replied the prsTessor, g
wife. She is not with ne. The moi
wouldn't run to two"
The fun at Mr.. and Mrs. Pat II
phys party was fast and fU-ious.
was some time before Mrs. Pats
81.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
The Once Over
BY II. 1. PHILLIPS
MARRIED WOMEN AND MAIDEN
NAMES.

Should women retain their maiden
names after marriage? The Lucy
Stone League, pioneering for this
latest reform, says loudly and firmly
they should. Absolutely. eMr. Gal
lagher? Positively, Mr.. Shea.
Under the Lucy Stone League, Ma
tilda Dusenberry remains Matilda Du-
senberry even though she becomes the
bride of Oscar Applicant. This re-
quircs two separate letter boxes, and
is very confusing to the mail and g0s-
sip carriers for while.
It's a grand idea. Husbands are
getting to mean less every day Il
would occasion no surprise il the la
dies presently advocated giving the
poor boobs numbers and eliminating
names entirely.
This in time will lead TO a situa-
ton where custom will require the
husband to take the wife's name. Thus
Peter Jay Addlepate, wedding Nellie
May Brown will become Mr.. Nellie
May Brown and sign all his business
letters that way. Anything to please
the ladies'.
Thousands of married women. It
develops. are joining the Lucy Stoners
and insisting upon being known by
their maiden names. using their hus-
bands only in leaving addresses for
&C. o. D." packages. The league is
interviewing prominent public men
and women on the issue.
So far most Of the men seem I'M
cerned. They hold that modern mar
riages don't last long enough to make
it worth brides time memorizing
the name of man who may be n
perfect stranger to her in a couple
of weeks.
They admit so many people marry
n second. third or fourth time nova
days it is unrea sonable to expect
either bride or groom TO pay much
attention to any hut the names they
originally started life with. 1t would
get too confusing.
They insist, however, that the Lucy
Stone idea is Just novelty. and that
the moment the wives find their hus-
bands don't give whoop whether
they take their names or not the girls
will turn around and insist upon TAX
ing them.
Getting down to plain logic. the
men can't see why wife should re-
fuse to take a husbands name if it's
a good name, easily pronounceable and
hasn't been widely used by the po-
lice.
The Lucy Stone Leaguers hold that
woman's name is lust as much q
symbol of her identity rs mans.
and that it's absurd to ask woman
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
Watching the Parade
BY John Pilgrim.

We should not have been surprised
when Ben Allen quit work, OF course.
He never has worked very hard. 1
never knew such a man for taking
days off right in the middle OF the
week. He and his wife have toured
all over this end of the country and
they go to the Big Town to hear
opera and see queer Russian bugs and
up to Canada 10 fish. But we did
not expect him to pull this last
colossal, mammoth, extra special bone.
"I'm tired of working" he said,
"and I'm never going TO work again.
For the rest of our lives mamma and
I will just play"
1t isn't as though he had been a
very good business man. Time after
time I've known him TO loan money
on no security at all. The fact that
a man was hard-up always seemed to
him to be a good reason why his
paper should be extended. too, no mat
ter what a prize the collateral might
be. And at times of pinch, when
any smart banker can get any sort OF
interest he wants on his money-of
course. it has to be taken in as a
bonus or a discount or something OF
the sort-Ben Allen was apt even to
cut the rates.
81 want my customers 70 like me. y
he used to say. I'm not in bust
ness Just to make money"
OF course. I hone the rest Of us
are just as high-minded as Ben Allen
but we're sensible men. Business is
one thing and altruism is another and
they must be kept separate. Besides
that, my customers all like me as
well as Ben Aliens liked him. A fat
chance a man has to remain a Gus
toner of mine and spend his spare
time disliking me.
"Don't you know" We told him,
"that statistics show that business
men who retire die almost at once:
Why shouldn't they? They have
nothing left to live for"
al won't die" said Ben Allen.
"I've been preparing all my life for
quitting work, by keeping my inter-
est in other things than per cents.
I'll Outlive the lot of you"
I'm not sure the mans sane.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
Pointed Paragraphs

People who talk too much receive
little attention.
The bee is never too busy to adj
minister a singing rebuke.
Don't wear diamonds unless you
have a bank balance to match.
In order to grow old gracefully a
woman must cultivate the art.
No matter what's the matter. some
people think that it doesn't matter.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
CAPITOL
A.- JOKES
Itttstts3ttaaft;Ats,a HE
By JAMES A. FREAR
L. S. Representative From Wisconsin,
Tenth District.

| HE bargain-hunt-
ng instinct is sup
(posed to be more oil
less a feminine pos
session, but t h c
most incorrigible
bargain = hunter !
ever heard OF was a
newspaper cores
pondent.
He was S EN- [
to Berlin some time
after the war.
when the mark was
falling rapidly, aud
he figured that
there ought to be
a lot of stuff he
could pick up
chpanly.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

municatiye and in
bcisterously high
spirits.
II e explained
that he was EN-
b 4 + king On a
Journey to which
he had been look
ing forward for a
long time, and
added: "The fact
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

AON
ct engaged to
your daughter"
"Well, dash il
all, don't come to
ne for sympathy
what else did you
expect after hang
ing arou n d the
house every night
for months ?" re
Nal ArabalIafu Sc
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

Airplanes are to be used to fight the
boil .weevil. If all the theorists engaged
in fighting the boil weevil were grouped
together we would have almost as many
men in line as boil weevils in the cot
ton patch.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

pres"0 with Il
arrived in a Rol
Royce elaborate
dressed and loj
ed Will jewell
During her init
view With I'll
head m a S { q
whom she embI
rased and i
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

iiitti. "tb. "
CURE. could
to have n a.
word with her
Tell me. N
garrett" said 81
MacGu,re. W b
at last she y
able 10 get n
her. chow do J
and yo,lr hush.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

would have remained in session long
enough to "kill' every unnecessary tax
measure introduced.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

The Texas Legislature uses a voting
machine, hence all Texas laws are more
or less machine made, we opine.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

grandeur, Tie poor man remarked:
Madam. you remind me of
Queen of Sheba."
Really" said the lady, Il had
idea she had a boy in this school"
The farmer had engaged Scott
laborer, and, placing a cheese on
breakfast table, told him 10 help hi
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

The above totals and averages are for paid cir
esleton, exclusive Of all spoiled copies any fee
copies OF any nature.
We hereby swear that tn. foregoing statement OF
paA circulation 10 correct
II. c. BROWN
Circulation Manager
C. T.. BUCHANAN
Business Manager.
Sworn 70 and subscribed before me this ard day
q March, A. d. 1913.
tsee) ?. v WHITE,
Notary Public.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
A Laugh or Two

An Englishman was travelling
'te same compartment with a you
German professor, who was very cd
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

When the farmer
returned s o m e
time later he
found the man
still eating.
SANDY" he ex-
C a i m e d, "you
take a long time
tc eat your break
fast. don't you!'
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

The hand that rocks the cradle (if
any may or may not rule the world,
but it doesn't get the publicity.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

A woman of the new ri:h type pi
a visit to a well-known school W
a view to placing her boy there. S
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

The modern woman is long on iden-
tity and short on homework. She
may not be much at raising family
but she's bear at raising an issue.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

Old Dobbin had his faults. but you did
not have to pour hot water on him TO
get him started on a cold morning.
Los Angeles Times.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

get along together"
Very nicely indade," replied u
Murphy. Here, Mrs. Msye-d
we've been married goin en- SO,
months. and / haven't had to call
police in but twice"
~ want to tell you, sir said
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

"Aweel," replied the man. 'chc'
O. this size is nae soon eaten 2s
may think"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

And, after all, there's something in
the contention. The main difficulty
comes with the naming of the chill
dren. Giving them combination
name representing each side of the
house is suggested. Thus the children
Of Abideah Riff and Martha Raft
would become the little Riffraffs. Etc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
Where to Go

Vaudeville.
Majestic: Vaudeville and pictur
Stock.
Royal: Edna Park and players.
Motion Pictures.
Palace: THE Dangerous Age
Empire: robin Hood"
Princess: 1.-THE Worlds Applause
Rialto: Enter Madame"
Rivoli: "Grandma's Boy
Grand: DIR. Cunning.
Tourist Club. 10 East Crockd
open S a. IN. to lip. IN.
-o>-
A lady bank clerk has completed
first week and friend asked her h|
she liked the work. "Oh, it's glorious
she replied. I'm at a branch Wild
nearly all the people we know have 4
counts, and it's so nice to sec how litl
money some of your friends have in \
bank"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

to sacrifice that identity just because
of marriage.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

Or the parents might flip coin
and abide by the "heads" or tails. I"
Years ago. when a bride tottered
down the aisle with her future hus-
band, she considered .:erself loving
dependent, took his name as matter
of course, and felt quite proud of the
poor fish.
She hoped he'd be success in bus
ness, get his picture in the Rotary
Club year book. prosper and be good
husband and father.
The thought that he might become
better known about town than she
gave her no mental anguish. She
shed her maiden name as matter
of course, conceded that one name per
family was fair quota, and agreed
that one letter box on the house would
be enough.
Whenever either wanted TO call the
other something new, novel and de-
scriptive there always was a good
supply of extra names lying around
for use in emergencies.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

Piled Arabella's father.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

The Lucy Stone Leaguers hold that
a woman's name is lust as much q
symbol of her identity MS mans.
and that it's absurd to ask woman
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

Or the parents might flip coin
and abide by the "heads" or tails. "
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

Getting down to plain logic. the
men can't see why wife should re-
fuse to take a husbands name if it's
a good name, easily pronounceable and
hasn't been widely used by the po-
lice.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
Grand: DIR. Cunning.

Tourist Club. 115 East Crocke
open S a. IN. to lip. IN.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

Vaudeville.
Majestic: Vaudeville and pictur
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
FEBRUARY CIRCULATIOl

The paid Circulation OF The San Antonio Light
during the month OF February, 1928. day by day,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

It's grand idea. Husbands are
getting to mean less every day. Il
would occasion no surprise il the Ia
dies presently advocated giving the
poor boobs numbers and eliminating
names entirely.
The Washington times., 1923-08-22

and pouring liquid through OPEN
ing in pie.
If jeIlies are too stiff, melt them
and add a little more liquid and
re-mold. If too liquid, add a lit
tie more melted geletine. II
jelly breaks in turning out from
the mould cut it up and serve
it in glasses.
The largest pyramid-that of
Cheops of the Gizeh group-con-
tains 100000 cubic feet of
masonry, is 451 feet high, and the
total weight Of the stone has been
estimated at over 100000 tons.
Ancient hieroglyphics discover
ed in territory north of Mata-
heland, Africa, are believed to
Point to a very old civilization
which has been lost for centuries.
-
The nightingales song may be
heard at distance Of a mile on
calm night.
An elm tree will live 900 years;
It is said to be in its prime at
$50 years old.
The long-familiar colored globes
in chemists windows were first
displayed by the Moorish drug
gists of Arabia and Spain.
The Washington times., 1923-08-22

years separation, that she for
gave him all the anxiety he had
caused them. by that foolish IN
fatuation of his. That was IN
the past now, she hoped. Per-
haps he had outgrown his folish
idea, as they had hoped he might
when they had sent him away.
He had certainly said nothing
about it in any OF his letters. But
even If he hadn't forgotten, II
he but knew it, she was more
than ready to yield the point to
him, to yield anything that
would end his alienation from
her.. that would bring him back
to live in Bayonne. She had
grown old during thoe two end
less years. They had broken her
resolution. He was too precious.
She could deny him nothing. II
he stil1 wanted it, why, let him
have his little American girl, as
soon as she was old enough to
marry. She might be made over
into a passable wife for jean
Pierre. There was no doubt she
was pretty and fine, with nice
hands and feet; and she seemed
gentle and quiet Once get her
away from those impossible par.
ents, into decent. home ?
Her heart was ripping full
with joy to feel. Jean-Pierre there
beside her. At times 1t over
flowed. and she all but opened
her lips to tell him she woul1
sacrifice anything for him, that
she would put no obstacle in his
way. But for the moment
prudent thought retrained her.
She would wait. and see whether
perhaps Jean-Pierre had not for.
gotten that curious infatuation
with a mere child. There was 40
use putting the idea back in his
head, II his exile and two years
time had blotted it out.
They sat in a decorous silence,
waiting for the beginning Of the
program. Madame GARNER
moved nearer to Jean-Pierre, for
the pleasure Of feeling his arm,
a mans arm now, inside a very
weIl-cut masculine coat-sleeve.
She remembered what it had
The Washington times., 1923-08-22

; down scornfully at it. till her eye
caught name, and her face
changed.
Nine. Carriers son back from
his two-year stay in New York.
where he had been studying
American business methods.
Her Reflection
Flora Allen looked up quickly
at her pretty blonde smiling re-
Election in the mirror, turning her
head to get the three-quarter view
which was her favorite. So he
was back, was he? So he was
back. His dear mama must have
decided that he was now old
enough to protect himself from
golden-haired American ladies. So
he was coming back to perch on
the front edge Of his chair and
look volumes out Of those great
soft eyes of his that were so shy
and yet could be so expressive.
He was coming back to be so
nervous and moved that his shak-
ing fingers could not hold his tea
cup, and yet so persistent that he
came week after week whenever
she was at home to visitors; so
timid that he hadn't a word to
say for himself but so bold that
he often spent the entire evening,
romantically sitting on the bench
across the way, staring up at her
windows.
He was coming back after his
exile in America, was he? And
two years older. Well, we would
see what we would see. And n
the meantime Father Ellie could
wait.
She had singular little smile
on her lips, as she turned from
this item to card from Horace,
saying that business would keep
him longer in Bordeaux than he
had thought and he would not be
back till week from Saturday.
She tossed this card with the
letters on the table, and began to
turn over the canary-colored
books scattered on her desk. No,
the volume was not there. She
must have put 1t hack long ago
in the bookcase. She ran. her
finger along the titles on shelf
The Washington times., 1923-08-22
3laE1l9zz1Agl&|;s;Imz!m !
IUag q S1SxekSSsP

A S Bunny, Bobby and I were
"A walking near the seashore
- N one day in Australia, we
suddenly saw what we thought
was an ostrich. It was walking
along with it's little ones, and we
mad to laugh at it's peculiar gait.
AS we neared it Bobby whis-
pered:
Il don't see any feathers on
that bird like the feathers ladies
wear in their hats, do you, Foxy
Grandpa?"
Bobby was right. The birds
feathers were more like hair than
feathers, although this bird was
six feet tall and from a distance
looked much like an ostrich.
- Bunny heard Bobby's remark,
and said:
1T is an emu"
can emu?" l echoed. "Surely
it is related to the ostrich branch
Of the bird family, isn't it?"
YES" Bunny agreed, but it
Is more nearly related to the
cassowary clan.'
WELL" 1 commented, It hasn't
the cassowary's bare neck, and it
hasn't any helmet either"
She has nice family of chill
dren, hasn't she?" Bobby observed
as the big bird strutted along.
THAT isn't Mrs. Emu" cor
rected Bunny. It's Mr.. Emu"
mot Mrs. Emu! Why, it must
be! Who ever heard of q father
bird taking his children out for a
walk?" I exclaimed.
well, Foxy Grandpa, different
FAMILIES have different customs.
And this particular family, | mus
admit, has a very unusual way Of
managing its domestic affairs"
Il should say it has.' ex.
claimed.
But that isn't the funniest
thing" continued Bunny '"That