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THE APPETITE FOR WAR
BOOKS"

Because current books with a war
atmosphere are proving popular. there
are those who are drawing the con-
clusion that publishers and authors
who not so long ago held that readers
did not want war books were mistaken.
That does not follow, at all. In fact,
it is, we believe, not true.
The time has cOme--came, indeed,
quite a while ago-when the very pro-
nounced distaste for war literature
that followed the war has given way
to renewed interest.
For more than four years the mind
of the world had been fastened on the
ghastly trayesty that was going on in
Europe and spreading well nigh over
the earth. There was little else in
newspapers, magazines or books. There
was little else of consequence in pub
lie or private life. From day to day
and from hour to hour we followed the
varying fortunes of the COmbatants,
with long periods of tragic deadlock
broken now and then by tragic climaxes.
We read war, thought war, ate war,
drank war. slept war. What an up
palling effect this long sustained con
Centrntion on the business of killing
had upon human psychology can be
appreciated only by those who believe
that even the still mysterious horror
of the spanish influenza" which swept
over the world in 1918 was by-pro-
duct of a morbid and poisoned human
psychology.
Is. it any wonder. then. that when
the killing ended and the clash Of arms
ceased, there was for n time no public
appetite for war books? That people
would infinitely rather read "Alice in
Wonderland" or Rollo books than books
upon war? No wonder ut all; and
it was so. But that. too. was a pass
ing phase, and il has passed. Books
about the war and novels that brinl
in the war are read eagerly, if they
are good books with real message
And the books that broke the ban wert
the books that told the truth about wal
| that it is an unmitigatedly rotten in
sitution, a needless curse upon man
kind with no redeeming traits.-Duluti
| Herald.
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bread fell into the dirt, it was promptly
picked up and placed with the other
bread; don't suppose though it had
been hurt much.
At another time, l saw delivery
wagon stop at the side entrance Of a
fine home, after attending to his horse,
he picl1ld up several lOaves of unwrap-
ped bread, piled them on his arm Gov
cred by a dirty coat sleeve, took them
into the kitchen. From there they
would be served on an immaculate table
but that would not help the bread any.
1 saw these things by accident, was
not on a tour of inspection, don't know
what / might have seen if had been
looking for things. II it were the law
to wrap all the bread, people would get
used to the little extra expense, the
same as any other expense.
Since many more use bread than use
milk, it is just as important TO have
sanitary bread as to have pure &ilk, nj
any rate what good is there with pure
milk except for babies if we use unclean
bread with it?
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PREsENT.DAY STEAMSHIPS.

1t is almost impossible for the mind
to form a clear and adequate eoncep-
ton Of the size of modern steamships.
We read that they are 500, 900 or 1000
feet long, that their tonnage is so many
thousands, and SO on; but the figures
are so large that we fail to grasp their
significance.
Perhaps ono might get a more im-
pressive idea from the size Of some OF
their smaller parts. The AQuitania is
now in dock of Southampton, for~her
annual ovcrhauling. As a part of the
process, a new centerpiece is TO be
put into her rudder. This new piece,
made OF cast steel, weighs just twenty
tons. 1t is large enough to have a
hollow chamber into which workmen
may enter in order to inspect the hinge
mechanism, The entire ruddcr has a
weight of so tC-is. rs.s
But il these modern monsters OF the
deep are wholly beyond comparison
with anything that ever sailed the
seas prior to the last few decades, there
is little chance that any one of them
will ever influence history as some of
the comparatively diminuhve boats of
went into the building of the May
flower, for example, might be so well
hidden in out-of-the-way corners of the
Aquitania that 1t would take long
searching to find it again; but neither
the Aquitania nor any other single one
Of these present day giants of ocean
navigation can affect the destiny of the
world as it was affected by the May
Inrt 49,. AZ .
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AS TO EVOLUTION.
To the Editor /:

To the Editor:
There is so much being said and done
about making the world a better place
in which to live, am impelled to make
a few comments on a lecture delivered
by DIR. James Edward Pearce in the
parlors of the Menger Hotel, under the
auspices Of the Arts and Sciences Club,
January 8, 1923.
DIR. Pearce is professor Of anthro-
pology in the Texas University, and If
/ remember correctly, the text Of his
lecture was Problems Of the Race To-
day."
realize I am tackling present-day
proposition and one which if left un.-
noticed by the laity, will be foisted
into the curriculum OF our schools,
namely evolution. Evolution will be
taught as a true science and the Bible
and creation by a Creator, will be
relegated to an unenlightened past.
DIR, Pearce launched into his sub
ject presupposing man came from the
lower animals and elaborated on this
thesis throughout his remarks without
once mentioning a creator.
He admitted gap somewhere but
was unable to span it.
The fact of man as an intellectual
being, created 30 by the Almighty One,
was ignored, and the rather recent ami
NAL progentor science was given prece-
dence.
To set aside the Biblical teaching in
favor of animalism does not appeal to
me as being a stronger factor in pro-
ducing a better civilization and that is
the cry Of humanity today. Evidence
the unrest and crime prevalent amongst
the peoples Of the earth.
/ believe the teaching OF evolution
of mankind from the lower animal
kingdom will still further lessen the
morality Of the human race and conse-
uuently enhance its tendency to deter
iorate-
DR.. Pearce's lecture reminded me OF
reacting fiction. Where humanity is
dealt with by the imagination of the
writer, sufficient to make it interest
ing but not convincing. The lecture
had enough Of the progress Of the hui
man race to make it interesting but
not convincing, that evolution from the
lower animal kingdom has been re-
sponsible for mans progress, rather
than the doctrine Of creation of in
tellectuaI mankind by an Omnipotent
Creator. DR.. Pearce may say he did
not deny q creator, nor did be admit
one.
Make your own deduction.
In the interest Of a higher civiliza-
MRS. ELIZABETH MILLER.
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lie
1 notice from articles In the press
that two court bills have been intro
ducd at the present term of the Degis-
lature, one to create criminal district
court for Bexar county, and another to
give the city corporation court jurisdic-
ton over misdemeanors concurrent
with that Of the present county criminal
court.
l am heartily IN favor of both Of these
court bills because l understand that
the first one will do away with the
necessity of county attorney Of Bexar
county and thereby save the tax payers
many thousands of dollars; and the
other will do away with the county
court for criminal cases which is very
expensive and is only in operation a
few days each year.
/ understand that Galveston county,
Harris county, Dallas county and Tar
rant county all have criminal district
courts and that they have proven very
successful, economical and that they dis
patch business much more quickly than
under the old system. II the city cor
poration court has control Of misde-
meanor cases II will have at its COM
mand the whole city police force and
what is more important the whole
hearted cooperation Of all the city off.
cials.
Now, / would not be In favor Of this
II for one moment thought that Mayor
Black and his coterie Of henchmer
would have any chance TO install this
new court, but I like many others fee
that II It takes ninety days after this
law Is passed for same to go into effect
Black will be out and forgotten ant
Commissioner Wright will be able t.
properly finance and control his police
department.
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spring. He said: "Get rid of the old
attitude of MY man, here's shilling
for you, and pay wages-the higest
wages. That is what makes prosper
ity." He said that one hindrance to
prosperity is that there are employers
who are not fit to be employers" He
gives this dig to the Christmas Cheer
crowd: I'VE need more wages during
the year and less of this turkey-at-
Christmas system, less of this degrading
welfare system that makes a lord of the
boss and a pensioner Of the work
man."
God bless Henry Ford. I believe
Ford is doing what Jesus would do if he
was on earth today. l believe Ford
is the modern Jesus. May his spirit
continue to grow and may there be
others to follow in the footsteps of
Henry Ford is the prayer of
WILLIAM X. WINTERS.
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N. i. BARRETT,
WRAP THE BREAD.
To The Editor {:

To The Editor:
There has been so much ado over the
milk question in the city, whether we
should use the pasteurized with few
vitamines destroyed or whether to take
IL straight with all its vitamines. that
the important bread question seems 10
Be entirely forgotten and we continue
taking our unwrapped bread after il
las been carried unprotected through
windy. germ-laden streets and handled
BY several different kinds Of hands,
Many do not even take the preCautiou
20 toast II. which would make it a little
more sanitary.
Not long ago 7 was in big grocery
downtown. not in the suburbs. man
was sweeping; a loaf Of unwrapped
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
Voice of the Nations Press
Mer Rouge Assassins Must Be Punished.

they themselves will not remove" And
murder is no less horrid whec COM
mitted in the name of a law which is
degraded by the association than when
it stalks undisguised at midnight" says
the st. Paul Dispatch. "The cleaning
up of that section of Louisiana is de-
manded by every instinct of justice and
civilization. After his vascillating talk
in the East it is hoped Governor Par
ker is thoroughly in earnest now
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
TRAGEDY IN CATDOM.

A cat which for want Of a better
name had been labelled Thomas
Patriarch on account Of his extreme
age GA years) has just given up his
ninth life and died after establishing
record for longevity which Is said
TO be unprecedented in this country.
The tragedy of Mr.. Patriarch's death
lies in the fact that be neglected to
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
GIVING CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

100 winslow street.
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A Cleanup Demanded.

~The power Of the terrorists' says
the indianapolis News, lis shown by
the fact that they were able TO keep
the matter. under cover for months.
Only after the governor appealed TO the
federal government for aid in restoring
order in his state was some definite
action taken.n Even If the khan is
NOT guilty in this particular crime ait
has only itself to blame for the accu-
sations against it," the Hartford Cour
ant SAYS, because at is the only masked
organization Of which We know. In
time some of its members will shift
the white mask for a black one which
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FAyORS COURT BILLS.

MRS. ELIZABETH MILLER.
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The Played-Out Beau
by GEORGE AIDE.

There once lived at prominent
Railway Junction a local Swell known
as Wilbur. He was what one might
call a Half-Portiol. That is, he was
a little shy on Weight, but what he
lacked in Avoirdupois he made up in
Nerve. He was n Fresh Gazabe who
could get away with anything.
For instance, he could sit in a
Lady's Lap for an Hour at Time
without starting any Scandal. and yet
| if u fullgrown Man tried TO hold this
same Lady's Hand for couple Of
Minutes, just TO be sociable. she would
tell around that she had been in
suited.
In speaking OF Wilbur the Girls
usually said that he was Cute. or else
just to Cunning for any use. The Men
said various Things about him, but
what they said does not come under
the head of Sunday Reading.
Every Debutante wanted TO wear
him on her Chatelainc. but most of
the Men were plotting to drop a little
Prussic Acid into his Ice-Cream Soda.
For some Reason or other the gabby
young SQUAD who is Ten-Strike with
the TOOtsies never stands very Ace
with the Poker-Players.
When a man has put some blonde
Esmeralda upon a Pedestal Il mile
high and is silently waiting for the
Day when he will know her well
enough TO carelessly throw one Arm
over the back of the Chair, ii makes
him Hop-Eyed TO see some 90-pound
Rabbit with an immortal Rind chase
up TO the Goddess and give her the
kitchy-kitchy Business under the
Chin and call her Babe" -"
Is a Busy Little Insect.
The Pocket-edition Society Boy can
take Liberties that would cause the
Six-Footer to be murdered and thrown
into the River.
Wilbur was the busiest little Insect
that ever buzzed. and his Work had
Mahogany Finish. He could put in
an Afternoon with five or six boule-
ward Netties. and make every one of
them think that she was the High
Card. He ordered his Photographs by
the Hundreds, and he had collected
enough Locks of Hair to stuff Mat
tress.
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Parts. March 17.-An alarming
suicide" mania seems to be growing
among European parliaments.
On top of Rome dispatches saying
the Italian legislators have decided
to abolish all railway passes 10 their
membership, the French deputies are
preparing to top off the heads of more
than 100 Of their number. They will
reduce the chamber to $40.
But the mast disquieting symptom
of all is the law proposed in the
French senate, providing that all mem
bers of parliament, in case of a gem
eral mobilization. shall be conscripted
with their regular classes. Some mem
bers profess to see in this action. a
subtle pacifist Vaccination tending
TO make war unpopular.
Fears also are expressed that if this
sort of thing continues it may be diff
ficult to recruit candidates for par
liamentary office. The notion of legis-
lativc seats remaining vacant for want
of applicants is naturally repugnant
TO sound democratic doctrines and SO
it is considered likely that the pro-
posed law will be rejected.
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His Den was richly decorated witt
Trophies OF the Chase, and the Post
man became lop-Sided from deliver
ing his Mail.
There is such a Thing as being too
Popular, and that was what allied vii
bur. He was being passed around al
the while and never had time to de
vote himself TO any particular Queen
and besides. he didn't meet very many
that were Particular. He fluttered
from Flower to Flower. and he did not
have the Heart TO tie up with ony
one of the Bunch and make her his
Steady, because he knew that the
others would pine away or else re-
nounce the World and enter a Con-
vent.
Was ALWAYS available.
One Reason why Wilbur had such
Il strong Pun with the Buds was that
he never permitted his Work TO inter-
fore with his Social Duties. They
could get him on the Phone at any
time and book him for any kind of
Stunt from Luncheon to round
of golf He kept his Evening Clothes
at the Office, and he could respond to
a Dinner Invitation like Fireman GO
ing 10 Fire. He never side-stepped
a chance TO eat.
One of his prize Specialties was to
play sympathetic companion TO the
Woman whose Husband belongs to .
Club. He cultivated the antique Hens
who make out the Invitation Lists.
and that is why Wilbur usually led
the German and distributed the Fa-
vors when the Smart Set pulled off
Cotillon.
. Although he was on Salary. he
somehow cOntrived to hold M his
End. Fortunately, his Board did not
cost him anything. and he squared all
of his Society Obligations by making
Party Calls instead of sending Amer
lean Beauties.
OVERRIDING the Waiting Act.
Inasmuch as all of the real Tessies
were more or less crazy about VIII
bur, it seemed lead-pipe Certainty
that he would land an Heiress who
would take him to Palm Beach on
Wedding Tour and then pay his Tail
or Bills for all time.
However, so many were on his Trail
that not one of them had chance TO
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| when a man and woman is introduced
the woman amt required to shake
hands unlest the guy sticks out his
hand. but if he does so it is very ~ e
! for the woman TO not grab a hold of
! il.
Personally however / have been in
I troducod TO many a dame that must of
! thoueht / was holding out my hand so
as she could admire the callouses or
something and been Inundated SO
many times along these lines that now
days when they's n dame being intro
duccd n me | always pretend like |
was unloosening my belt or looking
through my vest pockets for a tooth
pick.
IItroducer Has no Authority
II is well to remember that when
the rarty who is making the intro
ductions says Mr.. Boiling. shake
hands with Mrs. Gavin that don't
nessarily mean that you got TO shake |
hands. The introducer amt got no
authority 10 designate the mode of |
careSs and irrcgardless of whatever he /,
says you are free TO put your arm !
around Mrs. Gavin or slap her face !
or ignore her entirely.
The reader who sent me Mrs. Hoyt's
article marked one paragraph which |
she says has GOT her all mp in. the air
the paragraph where it says
that If YOU are presenting your mar
r;cd daughter 10 n older man yen have
cot to say 'Mv daughter. Mrs. Reed"
She says that ST ce reading the
criticize she has had Vulnerable occas-
Hions TO introduce her daughter to old
"aloots and when she springs that
Mrs. Reed they all think she is
ginny as it is Il notorious fact that
the name OF the man her daughter
married is EycleSheimer. OF course
in a case like this yOu half TO use
your own judgement and as far as I
am concerned would be a whole lot
more libel to think that woman was
1-2 seas over if she told me her
daughters name was Mrs. cycles
heimer.
Mrs Hoyt's article goes on to say
that when you present anybody 10 the
President You are suppose to say "Mr.
President. have the honor to present
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monopolize him. just when Hortcns,
would get him off into Corner t
tell him that she loved Blue Eyes
Baryl would come along and begin e
stroke his Hair. ana then Claric'
would come " and pin Violets OF
him.
A Selling Platter can keep after one
| Girl and finally hound her into max
ing a Promise. bur the Honey Boy has
10 play n Cire"it all the Time. viii
ltu. usually haG ri out A. Names in his
| HGtc-BOos.
He Eeyer ran short. because when
the June Bride dropped ont. new
Crop. fresh from the Boarding
Schools, came in TO fill the Vacancies.
Year after Year the Ladies' Idol
continued his hpart-breaking Career.
not because he wished to be Cruel, but
because he couldn't help being 50 all
fired Enhancing.
There never was a time when he
cou'd have -ut Tac on any Dulcinea
without putting a Blight on the en-
tire Ft:laic Co:lm1nity; o. Re wait
ed.
In fact, he orerdid the Waiting
Set -
Then Came D0wnf~H
About the tine that he outcrew
Lis Hair and began TO look litt!"
nuffy around the Eye. the Lumtr-
Tum Elite caught the Athletic Fec.
The Real Boz in Sussicty vas u"
husky Fellow who had played on :
College Eleven and who owned ;
StrinC o. Poo Ponies.
Little Wilbur. the has-boen MIDI
found that he could drift into DraY'-
ing-Room without causing the faint,
est Ripple.
Now that he was BECOMING Bal
and Shclf-WOrn, no one cared to us"
him as n Pet.
He was lucky If 10 got few kin
Words from some elderly Patroness.
As for the Girls who owned Million
Dollars apiece. they couldn't see him
with Spy-Glass.
They would permit him to 90 out
and call the Carriage. but that was
about as far as he could go.
SO he became that pathetic Fierrc
the rlayed-out Beau-the extinct Vol
cano in the Landscape of Gayetv. r.
tried to butt in, from Force of Hab''
but he had the 'Ice-Pitcher handed r.
him so often that at last he got wig"
10 himself and realized that he BE-
longed on the TOP Shelf.
He did what every Man does-viz
the best he can. He hooked I'M with
a Maiden Lady who looked all right
in the Dark, and although Bundle
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Probably Find Out Anyhow

=
you must say "Your Eminence, may l
present Mr.. Burke?'
Probably Find Out Anyhow
NJ reader don't think its hardly
fair to tell the President where Mr..
Burke is from but to keep it secret
from the Cardinal, but personly it
looks to me like this was making
mountain out of a mole hole because
if Mr.. Burke is really from San Fran
cisco, the dialogue amt libel to con-
tinue more than 2 or hrs. before the
Cardinal kind or suspects same.
1t is the worst kind of -orm to ask
the introducer to say a name over
when you did not catch it the LIST.
time but they's a way to get around
this. Like for inst. suppose you are
introduced to a pretty gal and you
amt cot no idear what the man said
her name was, why all as you half to
do is say II am certainly please to
meet you, Miss Gourmandr or some
such name and she will say "My name
is Andrews. please"
In closing up her article Mrs. Hoyt
gives a list of don't in introductions
and amongst them she says don't ask
no personal questions a moment after
you have been introduced. A great
many people might have different
idears in regards to what is personal
questions as used in this connection
and no doubt some poor hicks will
draw the line too fine and refrain from
asking questions which might of been
regarded as too personal in the old
days but would be o. X. now.
little article of my own By giving a
little article of my own by giveing a
couple examples of what kind of
questions not to ask and what kind is
perfectly permissible.
Well then we will pretend like you
have just been introduced to a man
named Harley. Don't say to him "Glad
TO meet you, Mr.. Harley. Do you
and your wife get along all right 2" or
Glad to know you, Mr.. Harley. What
makes you limp"
But do say if you feel like il. "Please
TO meet wou, Mr.. Hardley. Got any
thing on the hip?'
Great Neck, Long STAND, March 10.
Copyright, 1922. By the Bell Syndi-
| cate, Inc.
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they generally tell one other what
their name is which also gives me a
clew.
Mrs. HOyt's Method.
Mrs. Hoyt gives it as 4 gen. rule
that when you are making a plain in
PRODUCTION you just say Mrs. Reed,
Mrs. Wallace" unlest of course their
names happens to be Mrs. Pinkey
and Mrs. Welsh. But she says that
when one woman is a young woman
and the other one amt so young, why
the young one should ought to be
presented to the older one, so if Mrs.
Wallace is older than Mrs. Reed you
have got to say Mrs. Wallace, Mrs.
Reed"
Now days however what with bob
bed hair and funny clothes it amt al
ways possible to be sure and a person
would be a sucker to go ahead with
the introduction without first asking
the 2 danes which is the Oldest.
According to Mrs. Hoyt's article,
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Woman's Club Elects.

Georgetown, Tex. March 11.-The
business Womans' League of George
town in regular session Wednesday
night. elected the following officers
10 rtha coming year: Mrs. S. j Prul.
president: Mrs. S. II Akin. Mrs.
+. +. BucSho.z, vice presidents: Miss
Mary Shepherd. secretary Mrs. II. s.
Sharpe, treasurer: Mrs. j. NJ. Daniel.
parlitmentarian; Miss Julia Stewart,
publicity.
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10 nave when my
days were young
er. l look at my
hands and think
of the twists and
swellings they
used to have. 1
lend way over TO
the floor. ! haven't
been able to do
hat in m a n v
years. / can thank
S. S. s. for 1t all
To me it way .
rising sun of ~
and liberty. Br, ~
ers and sisters In
misery, do n o t
close your eyes
and think tina t
health, free motor
and strength ara