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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS.

To the Editor:
The state constitution limits the
maximum rate of municipal taxation.
for all purposes. to $3.50 on the hun
bred dollars valuation. OF this the city
charter limits the rate for general pur-
poses to S1.25 on the hundred by gen.
eral purposes is meant the general adj
ministrative operating expenses of the
city government. such as support Of
the police and fire departments. orii-
nary street maintenance, public health,
etc.
Z, This leaves s1.25 for special pur-
poses. out Of which is deducted 2j
cents for Improvement districts which
under the charter may be formed in
fact there are several such districts
now existing in the CITY.
The maximum limit for special pur-
poses therefore is only 81 on the hun
dred. which takes care of all specia,
purposes such as support of the Car
negie Library. interest and sinking
fund on the city's bonded debt, and
suDport of the public schools.
The city can. therefore. use only
SIPS for general operating overhead
expenses. and the other 81 must pro-
vide for all special purposes, including
support of the public schools and pay
ment of interest and sinking fund on
the bonded debt of the city as well as
of the Independent school district.
Under q recent amendment to the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

you promise it, even il it should be a
whipping. A child don't know what il,
the best for it. Some parents will let
them have their own way and give N
to them. This is no way 10 raise Il
child. You must be firm in way with
them. You must teach it that it must
mind what you tell it and that you
mean what you say and that you are
the boss.
There are many fathers and mothers
today that will say to their chill
dren, snow, Mary, or Johnnie, if you
do that thing again l will whip YOU. ;"
Well, it just goes in one of Mary's
or Johnnie's ears and out of the other
because they know that their parents
don't mean to do what they said and
the consequences are that Mary and
Johnnie will just Keep up doing what
they were told not to do until they
get tired and will quit on their OWE.
accord. Now this only encourages n
child TO go from bad to worse, and the
parents are TO blame for it.
All fathers and mothers ought to
begin 10 teach their children from the
time they are two years old what is
right and what is wrong Teach to
mind. TO be truthful, honest, kind
and to restrain from using any intoXi-
eating drinks. smoking. chewing to-
bacco. card playing. gambling. swear-
ing and from reading any kind OF
foolish stories and novels and Mt all
times TO respect old age; teach them to
read the Holly Bible daily and to
honor thy Father and thy Mother that
thy days may be long in the land
which the Lord. thy God giveth thee.
Elk. 20:12. JOHN II. KETNER.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
WHAT. ABOUT THIS?
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
At the very outset / want
to state that I am in favor of
the city issuing bonds for the protec-
ton of life and property and that i
think it is absolutely necessary to
ervoir just north of the city limits in
Soir just north of the city limits in
order to protect the downtown see
ton from the flood waters, but l also
want to 60 on record as favorins
the protection of the public health as
well as the life and property of the
citizens.
I have in mind foul smelling, mos
quito breeding cesspooi about three
miles south of the city limits which is
the receptacle of all San Antonio sew
erage.
i passed this foul smelling cesspool,
comprising more than thousand
acres of land, last Sunday and after
inquiring from a friend as to what it
was / was Mortified to learn that
this city which boasts of its health
redeeming qualities should tolerate n
typhoid. malaria and other contagious
disease incubator at its back door.
/ say yes, vote S6,000,OO0 in bonds
to prevent the dangers trom the north
but at the same time if necessary vote
S20.000,000 in bonds to rid San An
tonic of the dangerous disease breed
ing conditions to the south.
1t is plain to my mind where the
numerous flies and mosquitoes in the
southeast part of this city come from
in view of the fact, that the prevail
ing winds blow directly over this lake
into the city.
I am not a citizen OF your fair city
but l have had great deal of practi-
cal experience in the tropics as super
visor of public health for one Of those
countries. and / must say / have never
in all this experience seen anything
that would equal this criminal neglect
of the public health.
J. MIGUEL GARCIA, NJ. d.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
AGAINST THE AMENDMENT.

To The Editor:
am surprised at the apathy shown
by the real tax paying voters OF the
city with regard to the proposed char
ter amendments.
The one for the separation of the
city and school taxes and thus max
ing one dollar additional taxes posi-
bic, should by all means be voted down.
They blandly tell us that the commits
sioners cannot levy this one dollar ad-
ditional as the maximum for general
purposes has already been reached, and
that this one dollar extra can only be
used for special purposes.
OF course the intent is to use this
one dollar additional, because if such
was not the case, the amendment
would not be proposed. Undoubtedly
the intent is, If the amendment passes,
to propose a lot of bond issue. by
marshalling all the five dollar burro.
the five dollar watch and the fifteen
dollar sewing machine property tax
paying voters at the polls it may be
possible to vote the bonds over the
heads of the free holders, the real
tax paying voters of the city. This
class of voters has always been mar
shalled in force at the polls in doubt
full bond elections of the past. Hav-
ing no permanent interest in the cleo
ton, it costs but a small sum TO get
such taxpayers to go to the polls ami
cast their vote for the bonds. No doubt
the people who put up the money fer
such a purpose have always reaped
much more than they sowed as there is
usually a large amount of indirect
graft in the expenditure Of monies
derived from bond issues.
1t is an outrage that person who
owns only a small amount of personal
property. and perhaps pays no taxes
at all. and has no permanent interest
in the city. should be permitted 20
vote in n bond issue. that is. lien
on every home, or other freebooter in
the city. W. F. MILLER.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

plication to get back into an organi-
zation guilty Of such an atrocNy as.
the assault ON Etheridge! If Justice"
will place. the evidence he claims to
possess in the hands of the proper
authorities in Dallas feel sure some
action will be taken. As Dallas has
the reputation of having officials in
office, both city and county who
enforce tho law and the federal Of
ficers get splendid cooperation from
the country and city. One of the fed
eral enforcement officers told me that
Dallas county. officers co-operated with
them spleididly.
Why did Mr.. Crane 60 to Governor
Ncfl with his trouble? He could have
gotten all the aid he required by ap-
prising the authorities in charge Of
Dallas county's affairs. Bootleggers
and lawbreakers of every description
find hard bed" in Dallas. The
writer lived in Dallas many years and
is familiar with the different admin
istrations and feels assured that Dal-
las is capable of handling her affairs
without the aid Of ranger. Undoubt-
eddy Governor Neff felt the same way.
This article is written by one who
does not believe in one city trying
to build themselves up on the down
fall of their sister cities. i am glad
Justice" does not voice the sentiments
of the majority of citizens in San
Antonio. l believe our mayor to be n
conscientious Christian gentleman and
as he has been identified with San
Antonio's politics FOR many years he
needs no defense from newcomer.
The overwhelming vote he received
speaks for him. Why Governor Neff
thought it necessary to send rangers
here the writer does not know. Some
one must have requested him to do so
ct any rate they seem to be getting
results. Being strangers 10 most of the
lawbreakers they probably have a
better opportunity than our own home
town officials who become known to
them. thereby making it n difficult
matter to secure evidence required for
conviction. / would certainly feel
bad to think it was lack of efficiency
on the part of our officials and sim
cerely wish little more light could
be thrown on the rangers presence
here, for 1 believe San Antonio is
all right. but l would not try TO con-
vince the public of that fact by
maligning one Of her sister cities.
CITIZEN
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
ABOUT RAISING CHILDREN.
To The Editor:

To The Editor:
How TO raise up children to be bet
ter men and women.
There is a right way and wron5
way to do everything and anything
that is not worth doing right is not
worth doing at all. To raise up chill.
dren right in this world the first and
most important thing of all is for the
parents to believe in the right thing
themselves. II the mother, we'll say.
should believe in the right thing ana
the father just the opposite, there
could be but very little accomplished
In raising a child up as it should be-
they must both work in harmony with
each other and not one to pull one
way and the other another way. When
they do this and if they will commence
with their children in time they Will
have no trouble, or in other words. as
the Good Book tells us. train up n
child in the way he should go and
when he is old he will not depart from
IL. | believe that when a father or
mother neglects doing this they commit
a sin in the eyes of our Creator.
1t is said that it is twice a child
and once n man and child should
always be treated as child. What L
mean is this: A father and mother
should always be kind, gentle and good
to their children; promise them but
very little. but give them what you
think that they ought TO have ami
what you can afford to give them, but
be sure and give a child what ever
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
BACK AT MIR. KETSER.
To The Editor:

10 Inc Editor:
Girls. Did you read what Mr.. Kst-
ner wrote about us in last Sundays
paper? Let's all get together, and give
the poor old dear youthful thrill. l
suggest that we rummage the attic
for grandmother's old sun bonnet and
hoop skirts and pantaloons, and stage
a promenade via Mr.. Ketner's favor
lite observation places. Of course. we
could not afford TO let our husbands
see us. for don't they just love us with
our bobbed heads, sleeveless dresses
and powdered noses?
Mr.. Ketner- is all wrong when he
gave these reasons for divorce. i
have been happily married for ten
years, and my big dignified husband
is proud of his stylish wife. He would
not have her any different.
As for getting up at o'clock every
morning and milking the cows and
feeding the hogs-I think they still do
that where MIR. ketner comes from, as
We still find our milk bottle on the
front door step, and buy our pork at
the butcher shop, the same rs We did
% years ago CHATS as far ms | re-
member.
They do not allow such animals IN
the residence district, therefore. We
haven't the opportunity of attending
TO them. We would have to drive fif-
teen miles 10 do this. The same dis
lance that people use to drive tC
dances, and danced so far apart that
YOU could drive a team of horses be-
tween them.
o, no, this world has not changed
so much. Even Old Gloom is still alive
LIFE LONG RESIDENT.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
AGAINST THE CHANGE.

To the Editor:
Though / have retired from the ac-
tivities of life and am sitting on the
side Of the road. watchin.. the world
so by, am impelled to say word 10
my fellow townsmen on the contro-
versy now raging as TO changing the
names of Losoya street and Avenue G..
In the first instance l wish to en-
phatically dissent from the view of
one of the proponents of the change
that sentiment has no place in the
consideration of municipalities. Senti-
ment is what has made San Antonio.
1t is the aroma that has gathered
about its sacred and hoary head to
distinguish it from the Main street
cities that abound in our land. 1t is
the sentiment that surrounds it that
has made it the picturesque attractive
city it is.
Losoya was one of the founders of
our city. There is euphony about
the name that attracts. Why change?
VIII the change brig one more bust
ness house TO it? There is aonly, one
Broadway. 1t is known through the
confines of the world. If you change
Avenue c, known as such for genera
tons, what are you going to do with
Avenue ID and Avenue +? Confusion,
worse COMPOUNDED, will be the result.
We know Avenue G.. 1t has sheltered
the .maturcd man during the period of
his youth. Why this demand? 1t is
better for us TO retain the remem-
ORANGES of an heroic past. Permit me
to suggest to our mayor, whose grand
father once presided where he now
presides, that the first mayor drove his
carriage along the sequester. y. shades
of the Alameda, now East Commerce.
Was anything gained by that change:
Houston street was then Known as
Paso Hondo (the deep ford). would
not change that for it bears the name
of one of the honored fathers of our
commonwealth. st. Mary's street was
then known as FL Rincon (the bendl.
| would not change that for 1t is
fraught with reverence for the mother
of the blessed Saviour of Men" SEN
timent, says the spokesman, must give
way to business needs. All right, The
Alamo, the shrine of Texas liberty, is
preserved as n sentiment. What a
wonderful business block that would
make for business purposes. Tear 1t
down and let the children of Texas
forget the inspiring story of heroism it
tells, for sentiment must not stand IN
the way of business. No, Mr.. Mayor,
look up the names that once adorned
our streets and which have been sup
planted for business reasons and re-
store them. Losoya was good for the
fathers and it is good enough for us.
Keep old San Antonio as the last
stand for sentiment. Other places may
have their Main streets and their
Broadways but give us our Losoya. our
Alameda, our Dolorosa and our
Flores. yea give us back our AceQuia,
now Main avenue.
J.R. WHARTON.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
IN DEFENSE OF DALLAS
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
In the San Antonio Light OF
August ;, writer who signs his
article Justice" proceeds to give Dial
las a black ey. good and proper. His
nom de plume" is n misnomer for he
is in, no wise just. The writer is a
former resident of Dallas, having
moved to San Antonio ten months ago.
So was in Dallas at the time all OF
the depredotions Justice" says was
committed. I wish to state that j do
not belong TO the kamelia. the ladies
auxiliary of the khan. And am not in
favor of any bod- of people taking
the law into their own hands. As
l understand it the khan is supposed
10 aid the officials in enforcing the
law but are decidedly against mob
violence. / know Mr.. Maury Hughes,
the former county attorney of Dallas
county and agree with Justice on
the point of his efficiency. Dallas
county never had n better, cleaner
district attorney. He has an enviable
record and discharged his duties while
in office without fear or favor. Thank
God for men like him. But on the
other point. his withdrawal from the
Ku Klux Klan I cannot agree. If
the Etheridge affair was responsible
for it, why did Mr.. Hughes make APP
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
KEEP THE OLD NAMES.
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
San Antonio is the second Oldest
city in the state. Tourists who come
here always remark on the Quaintness
of our city, say it is so different
from other places, what makes it so!
1t is the old Spanish atmosphere, the
plazas, the winding streets and river
and the quaint Spanish names of its
streets. To preserve these old namHs
and everything else that is typical is
not a question of sentiment a. the or.
posing side contends but question OF
good policy. Every little old town has
a Commerce and Main street or even
Broadway but no other has a I.o-
soya. Commerce street was originally
Alameda Main avenue Asaqua, why
not install all those old names while
we are about it?
So many of our streets have more
than one name. There is Navarro,
Garden and Roosevelt. South street on
one side of Alamo and Nillita on the
opposite side. etc.
II change is desired let 1t be
Broadway to Houston street. that Is
a comparative new part of town,
but by all means keep Losoya.
MRS. GEORGE KOERNER.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
NOT A TAMALE VENDOR.
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
Having seen an article in the San
Antonio Express, suggesting that Lo-
soya street be nam d Broadway, say
ing that the street was named after
some Losoya tamale vendor, in this
connection l wish to state that Sr.
Don Cipriano Losoya was not a ia
male vendor. Am very sorry that
those who wrote this article did not
acquaint themselves with history of
our city and its founders before they
attempted to write about it.
In order that the public may know
the truth about the matter and the
reason why Losoya street should not
be changed, / shall give you brief
description taken from Spanish docu-
ments that / have in MY possession,
date 1895. 1t says, as follows:
"Suerte No. s was allotted to Sr.
Don Cipriano Losoya, Spanish cava-
1ier, who came with the Canary island
ers. This suerte No. 8 lies east of
San Antonio river between "Calle del
Paseo," now Houston Street, and a
Scale Real" now Commerce street.
Years afterwards when San Antonio
de Valero began to gov in its de-
velopment there was need of n
street to connect Houston street with
Commerce street. The first citizen
who came up to offer a parcel of their
land free for the opening of such
street were the Losoyas, followed by
the Menchacas, grandfather of the
present family Lacoste. who then
owned a piece of land where the Ma
sonic temple is today"
Later on we find his grandson. Eli
jio Losoya. defending the Alamo,
where he lost his life, in company
with other heroes, as nay be seen on
the roster of honor roll of all the
heroes who persisted in the Alamo. AS
is we'll known. Thermopylae had its
messenger of defeat-the Alamo had
none. l most emphatically protest the
changing of Spanish names of our city,
because it loses the quaintness and its
historic value, too well known to our
tourists. Some cities have historic
values-others have Commercial values.
Why not San Antonio have both?
know Of some streets il New York
City that were named since the settle
ment by the Dutch. Those streets
have not been in the way in its de-
velopment. and New York today is the
largest commercial city in the world
+. G.. CERVANTES.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
FRECkLES
Don't Hide Them With Veil; Re
move Them With Othine-
Double Strength.

This preparation for the treatment
of freckles is usually So successful in
removing freckies and giving clear.
beautiful complexion that it is sold
under guarantee to refund the money
if it fails.
Don't hide your freckles under a
veil; get an ounce of Othine and re-
move them. Even the first few ap.
plicatiOns should show a wonderful
improvement, some of the lighter
freckles vanishing entirely.
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength Othine; it is this tina.
is sold on the money-back guarantee.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
WAR ON JELLY BEANS.
To the Editor:

IL tHt
Come on and help wage war
on the younger masculine sex or
the so-called Jelly beans. How
ever, 1 admit I'm practically con-
WINGED that the majority Of boys of
today are mentally unbalanced or in
slang, just plain bugs" At least
their actions would lead one TO this
conclusion.
What do you say about fellows
found on every street corner who say
coarse and indicate things about
girls that pass? Usually they have
an evil-smelling cigarette dropping
Imply from one corner OF their
mouths while "cuss" words issue from
the other. And when you are past
such a specimen yells such endearing
names as hello sweetie" and "hello
cutie" Oh, yes: / agree with you some
girls do not mind it one bit. When
he finally does decide to leave his
place ut the pool hall and go home,
he is often so "stewed" that he isn't
responsible for his actions, and the
milkman has to help him find the
right house. Now what's the verdict:
l knew you'd say you would call him
cur and not a gentleman, Of course,
but they are too numerous to mention
so 1 must be content with the few l
have named.
I'm inclined to think that the boys
are worse than the girls. !, for one,
am going to declare war OH the little
mammals boys running about. who
use the adage: at is the truth that
hurts" to hide behind, and on the
pretty little boy angels with beauti-
full gauzy wings who hate 10 be re-
minded of the "lounge lizard" and
of those who, too, employ drug store
complexion to enhance their manly
beauty.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
THE MODERN GIRL.
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
1t has been many times observed
that no critic is so SNUG and satisfied
and superior as the self-righteous.
When the author of Girls of Today
in last Sundays Light penned his lit
tie TRADE he probably meant his. Bib
iicai quotation at the end TO apply TO
the objects of his criticism.
How much more appropriate that
he should apply those words to him
self. -
Reviewing his letter. needless abuse.
paragraph by paragraph. what do we
find? That the girls don't wear sun
bonnets for the same reason young
men don't wear beaver hats or grow
flowing mustaches--it lust isn't the
style. Girls of 10 don't cook a meal
and do a mans work before breakfast
because the women are becoming bet
ter appreciated as humans, and not
slaves and drudges. Also the mode OF
living has changed with the influx to
the city. But the girls Of today are