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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27
SAME OLD FALLACY

American farmers are not getting
enough for their wheat; therefore the
Canadian wheat growers ought to be de-
MED market for their product. !, That
is the latest suggestion from legislators
who have undertaken to solve this coun-
try's agricultural problems. Represen-
tative Anderson of Minnesota. after a
conference with President Coolidge, an
nounced that he would ask the Tariff
Con mission to recommend an increase Ill
the import duty on wheat
Such an increase would tend to close
American markets to Canadian wheat
To the extent that this tendency pre-
vailed, the Canadian farmers would
have to sell some of their wheat at home
at prices lower than they are now get
ting; but since they have more wheat
than their own country can consume,
they would have a surplus which they
might not be able to sell at all unless
they reduce prices to such an extent
as to "beat the tariff" In the latter
case the plight of the American farmers
would not be greatly relieved. For the
President could not increase the tariff
more than so per cent As the present
rate is 80 cents, the highest tariff posi-
bic would be As cents. Hence the Ca
nadians would have to reduce the price
of their export wheat only Is cents a
bushel to meet the situation.
But suppose that the American farm
ers should be afforded substantial relief
through adoption of Representative An
derson's suggestion. American consum-
crs-the people as whole-would have
to pay the bill, of course. Then why
not simply give the American wheat
growers bonus out of the public treas
ury
That would be unthinkable from the
standpoint of some politicians. Yet an
increase in the tariff rate would be, in
effect, the exact equivalent of govern
ment gratuity to the wheat growers. In
neither case would the economic factors
bearing upon the agricultural situation
in. this country be modified. But they
would be modified, in the opinion OF
MANY economists. if, instead of increasing
the tariff on wheat in particular, the
government would reduce the duties on
foreign commodities generally to such an
extent as to enable foreign countries to
market some of their surplus commodr
ties here in exchange for the surplus
commodities of the United States.
But Republican politicians will not
entertain such an idea. They prefer to
perpetrate the old tariff fallacy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27
WRITING MORE UNWRITTEN
LAW,

s, "A young lady brought the man to
whom she, was engaged into court and
accused him Of striking her. He said
he had been obliged to discipline her
because he found at = 80 in the morn
ing after she and. a male companion
had killed about two quarts OF
Scotch. He thought she needed II
spanking. but he only slapped her face.
We have new social questions arise
from day to day. How much Scotch
should young lady engaged TO be
married drink % with the man she
is to marry? (2) with another man:
CD with another man if he is mar
ried? How late should she stay out at
night a. with a single man? (2) with
a married man? What physical chas'
tiscment may man engaged to be
married give the young lady who is to
be. his wife (1) after pint of Scotch!
(2) after a quart of Scotch? go aftcr
two quarts of Scotch? (4) If she is out
until midnight 60 until . o'clock?
There are many other questions
which our books of department avoid.
Under what conditions may n perfect
lady kill her husband? The other wom-
an? The other wife? The husband of
the other wife? The other girl Of the
other man?-Chicago Daily Tribune.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27

nounced by the Cigar Makers lnterna
tional Union at its recent annual con-
vention. In general, these figures show
there has been no increase in cigar smok
ing since 1902. That was about the
time the cigarette makers began to adj
lertise in earnest-and Systematically
consistently. AT that time the annual
consumption of cigarettes in this coufl-
try was slightly more than two and a
half billions. Twenty years later the
number had increased to 5006S 203, 100
In the meantime the consumption OF
cigars was steadily decreasing: in 1920
the number was $500 .61S.767. and in
1922 il dropped to 6,621 ,29S,S9l.
The greatest increase in the use of
cigarettes was experienced during the
war. But even this development is at
tributed, in principle, to the same gen.
eral cause which most largely explains
the increase in the consumption of
cigarettes during the entire 20-year pc
Rod covered by the statistics-namely,
advertising.
y Not that the cigar makers haven't
advertised They have advertised to a
great extent, but the cigarette makers
have advertised to greater extent.
What, is of no less importance, the
cigarette makers have advertised sys-
tematically and continuously. Their
lads" have been appearing daily in the
newspapers for many years; they have
concentrated their efforts on few
brands, so that the names of their re-
spective products are constantly before
the eyes of all readers.
II the cigar makers had not advertised
at all, doubtless their sales would have
fallen off more than they actually have
1t was to their disadvantage, too, that
they had countless brands upon the mar
ket; it is more difficult to popularize
many brands than two or three brands,
and still more difficult to convince men
that they ought to smoke cigars, gen.
erically, than to impress upon them the
quality of a given brand Of cigars. The
cigar makers did not systematic their
advertising as did the cigarette makers.
Whereas the former used some space oc-
casionally, the latter used entire pages
regularly, almost daily.
1t would be difficult to imagine more
systematic advertising or advertising
more cleverly planned and executed from
the psychological standpoint, than that
Dracticed by the cigarette manufacturers
of this country. And the. results are
concretely described by the statistics of
which the cigar makers took particular
cognizance at their recent national con
vention.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27
PERSISTENT ADVERTISERS

A dispatch from Chicago reports that
"cigar smoking is decreasing in the
United States, while consumption OF
cigarettes is increasing by leaps and
bounds" One might regard this as mere
propaganda put out by manufacturers
of cigarettes. But the announcement
does not come from that source 1t
comes from the cigar makers; and they,
it is to be assumed, are not trying to
ruin their own business. Doubtless
they're looking for ways and means of
getting back some of the business that
has gone to the cigarette makers There's
one way of stimulating cigar sales that
ought to be obvious; the cigarette manu-
facturers have developed it almost to
perfection.
But first consider the statistics an
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27
TRAPPING DE LUXE

Something almost new under the sun
or perhaps Sin the shade" would'be more
nearly accurate-is the tourist tramp.
People who are opposed to evolution
might cite this species OF the genus homo
as a reason. Or could it be logically
said that tramp had been evolved"
from a tourist?
In any case, it is a condition, rather
than theory. that some cities and
towns are facing. According to an ar
ticle published recently in The Outlook,
the old gypsies of the covered-wagon
school are being outdone. Everybody
was suspicious of the dark-visaged, fur
tive-eyed, bandannaed tribesmen who
used to camp alongside the road Just
outside the city limits. But who would
suspect travellers who come honking
right through the center of town in an
automobile, with there-to-here signs
heralding their importance?
Within the last few years the tourist
camp idea has seized many cities and
towns in the United States. Free
Camp Grounds" is familiar sign along
the approaches. Not in all communities
maintaining such convenience for over
land travellers has the tourist tramp ap-
peared. San Antonio, for example, has
always had good class of free-camp
guests, and they know that they are well
! come here. But other cities have not
been so fortunate, if the writer of The
Outlook's article knows what he is talk
ing about.
He describes conditions which no city.
however keen" it might be for tourist
patronage, could reasonably regard as
wholesome. Those conditions are created
by people who take advantage of the
popular attitude toward tourists. Tour
ist' is word with highly respectable
associations; therefore the modern nomad
applies it to himself, and thus. at the
outset, forestalls suspicion. He makes
vocation out of an avocation. His entire
capital is invested in secondhand auto
mobile. He becomes Stranded in
every town he visits-just before he has
worn Oft his welcome. Some charitable
person or organization Stakes" him to
five gallons of gasoline and quart 'of
oil, so that he can resume his journey,
and he Passes on to the next town, where
the process is repeated. In the mean
time he has managed to exist in ways
usually known only to himself although
sometimes they become known too well
TO others-too well for his own good
This class of tourists" is edouble
liability to any city. The tourist
tramp" not only is direct menace to
those upon whose charity or gullibility
he depends for living. but disc geS
bona fide tourists from availing them
selves of the conveniences provided by
the cities whose invited guests tney arc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27
Where to Go

Vaudeville.
s. Majestic: Big Time Vaudeville.
Motion Pictures. =
Palace: Elaine Hammerstein in
Broadway Gold" Joske Fashion
Revue.
Empire: ITO the Last Man" .
Princess: STE Eternal Struggle.
Rialto: strangers of the Night.
Stock.
Royal: Edna Park and players in
Three Live Ghosts"
Musical Comedy.
Grand: Bob Casey" Greer in
casey In Society"
Luncheon Clubs.
friday
Rotary Club ut the st. Anthony.
Kiwanis Club at the Gunter.
Conopus Club at the Menger.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27

Bona fide tourists could hardly be
eiamed for giving wide berth to camp
grounds that are known to be freqacnted
by tourist tramps."
The fact that the camp provided by
San Antonio continues to be favorite
resort of bona fide tourists indicates
what this city is missing San An
tonic has always had high class OF
tourists. and doubtless it will retain that
advantage indefinitely.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27
AUGUST CIRCULATION

Daily only average. .27,210
Sunday only average. .29.s62
The above totals and averages for paid cir
culation exclusive of all spoiled copies and any FREQ
We hereby swear that the foregoing statement
Of paid circulation is correct o,
Circulation Manager.
~ c. I. BUCHANAN.
Sf~ Business Manager.
u Sworn and subscribed to before this 4th day
OF September A. D., 1928. ,,o,,,,rn =,
<,tf Notary Public
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27

They were couple of bookmakers
with very little capital. They had lost
heavily over a certain race. and were
forced to suspend payment. When their
clients turned up next day to receive
their money they found closed door,
on which the following 'ntimation APP
reared: Results of footing Summer
Cup: Star of Doom. /; Queens Advo-
cate. .; wuffy. ;. Also ran: Me and My
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27
A Puzzle a Day

A big Indian and a little Indian
were walking down road. The
little Indian was the son of the zig
Indian; :, nevertheless, the big Indian
was not the father of the little In
dian. Can you explain this curious
relationship-or lack of relationship
Yesterdays answer:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27

The remarkable thing is that the fell
low who is supporting a family on $1,000
a year becomes sPendthrift when
elected to office and asked to run the
peoples business.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27

Evidence of prehistoric life has been
discovered in California. In Los. An
geles?
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27
BLUE HILLS BENEAfH THE HAZE.

Blue hills beneath the haze
That broods DER distant ways.
Whether We may nod hold
Secrets more dear than gold,-
This is the ever newt
Puzzle within your blue.
Is t not softer suln
Whose smiles yon NJ ills have won?
Is I not a swecter hir
That folds the fieldst so fair?
Is t not a finer res4
That l 50 fain woulS test?
The far thing beckon& most.
The near becomes M lost.
Not what we hav els north.
But that which has No birth
or breath within the tken
Charles Cd odrich Within;
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27

The way to get rise out OF the aver
age youngster is to ask him if he isn't
glad that school days are here again.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27

There is this much to be thankful for
martial law in Tulsa isn't in any danger
OF starting another Balkan war.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27

Many possible combinations of the
above squares may be crossed out TO
make a total of 80. The number IL.
however, must appear in every COM
bination, as it is the only odd mum.
Der among the squares, and an odd
number must appear in the addition
Three is the smallest number OF
squares necessary. Squares AZ, 4O,
and Is make up the combination.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27

All this was just a page in He'll
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-16
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Mrs. John Foss called on Mrs. ALL
son on Thursday.
Virinia Embloom called on the
Ecklund girls last Sunday.
Clifford Hendrickson called on
Joseph Eckburg on Sunday.
Albin and Joseph Eckburg and
John Ecklund took trip to Sank
Centre Saturday evening.
The Missionary coffee held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Troness
on Sunday, was well attended.
Howard Hendrickson of Sank Cen
tire visited from Saturday till Sunday
at the Grand Homestead farm.
Gilbert Sorenson left on Tuesday
for North Dakota, where he will be
employed during the threshing sea-
son. .-
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Hendrickson
and Mickall Hendrickson did shop
ing in Sank Centre, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Troness left
Sunday evening for their home in the
cities, after few days visit with rel
atives here.
Mrs. Louis Holt and brother Oscar
Erickson of Akely, MINI. spent from
Friday until Saturday visiting at the
Ole Nelson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Blank and
the Misses Louise and Elsie, attended
the young peoples meeting at the
Long Bridge Church Sunday evening.
Mrs. w. H. Mann arrived home
on Friday evening, after ten days
visit with relatives and friends at
points in Wisconsin, and at st. Paul.
Mrs. Jonas Eckburg visited Mrs.
Maria Allison on Monday afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. M. Dahle and child
rem of Drayton, North Dakota, ar
rived on Monday for a two weeks
outing at their cottage at the west
shores of Sank Lake.
MIR. and Mrs. Charlie Hansen, of
Sank Centre, were entertained at the
Fairy Lake Dairy farm on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Nelson and fam
lily, and Mr.. and Mrs. AL Bohne and
son Norman, of Sank Centre, were
entertained at the Oak Hill farm on
Sunday.
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Arthur Lloyd's.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Otte and fam
lily spent Sunday with Mr.. Cites par
enst at Melrose.
Miss Ethel Peterson, and sister
Mrs. Jensen and boys were callers
at Tanks last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Botz, and
daughter Loretta, spent Sunday eve
ming at Mic Schwartz's.
Mrs. John Kr Gamer and children
Hannah Ahren and Anna and Mar
vile Dwyer spent Sunday at Kortan's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Putnam, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rothrock and family, and Doro-
thy Heraly took dinner at Verne
Sykes Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olin Shook, of Bemi-
dji, Minnesota, Mr.. and Mrs. O. l..
Larson, of Sank Centre; and Mrs. .
Fred Cooper, of Westport spent last
Wednesday evening at Knapp's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dinkel, and
family of Long Prairie, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jake Botz, of Holdingford, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Botz of Sank
Centre spent Sunday at Botz's.
Mrs. Ole Halverson and Luella call
ed on Botz's Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neural of Weststock,
Iowa, spent few days at John
Glands home. The ladies are sisters.
Mrs. Ann Dinkel, George and Isa-
bell of Long Prairie, spent Friday
evening at Botz's.
Miss Elvira Kennedy, and Stephen
Key called at Knapp's Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Feep and family of
Waite Park, Mr.. and Mrs. John Otte
and family of Duluth, took dinner at
B. H. Cites Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hylaman and
family, and Mrs. ]. H. Hylaman, were
Sunday evening callers at the Knapp
home.
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George Upton called on C. T. john
son Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Reese called
on L. o. Hanson Thursday.
Vern Sykes is assisting John Roen
with his harvesting this week.
Emma and Robert Roen were Sank
Centre callers Wednesday forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. T. Johnson were
pleasant callers at J. o Rooms Tues
day evening.
Jennie Roen and Leora KENNY
visited with the Sykes children last
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. J. o. Roen, and daughter
Esther visited at Ole Rooms Wednes-
day afternoon.
Anna Reese has been spending a
few days with her sister Mrs. Louie
Hanson.
Jennie Roen and Leora Keeney are
spending few days with their grand
mother Mrs. Lefsteadt of Sank Cen.
tire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Putnam also Vers
Davenport visited at Vern Sykes last
| Sunday.
J. o. Roen and daughter Esther
were in the city of Sank Centre last
Thursday morning.
Mr.. Hoff and Roland and Bernard
Suke of Benson, visited at Oscar
Sukke's over Saturday and Sunday.
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Mable Orth called at the John
Lentz home last Saturday evening.
Roy Knott and George Grams help
ed Thorvald Hanson thresh Tuesday.
Sam Clark was business caller
at the Orth home Saturday forenoon.
Bernetta and Bernard Belts spent
the week end at the Henry Poppe
home.
Raymond Ritter and Catherine
Weber motored to Sank Centre last
Sunday.
Minoff Pauly and Theodore Sch
mitz made a shore call at the Ortiz
home Sunday evening.
Catherine and John Weber, of
Cold Spring, were week end guests
at the Schmidt home.
The Misses Mable and Grace Ortiz
left Monday for weeks visit in. Min
neapolis with friends and relatives.
Peter Grams and two sons, Adolph
and Marvin of Cold Spring spent
Sunday visiting with relatives near
Sank Centre.
The afternoon was spent in sports
of various kinds; everyone went home
enthusiastic over the good time they
had at the picnic.
Leo Sundermann returned home
last week after being employed on
the William Ackermann farm for the
past several months.
Sunday August IL, the Omitted
Farmers Club" met at the Grams
home to participate in another picnic
BY 1:15 "Sweed" Nelson began tc
think it was nearly lunch time, so he
summoned call for 60 people to the
picnic grounds. Lunch was served
in a "help yourself style" No one
was backward about helping himself
to lunch especially when it came to
the ice cream. If you don't believe
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The ladies aid had a picnic at
Grove Lake last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. N. Thompson at
tended church at Grove Lake Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stout and family of
Minneapolis visited at the Carl Kraft
home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Shaw returned to
their home at Minneapolis Friday,
They have been spending the week
with Mrs. Shaw's parents Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Reiher.
Mr.. and Mrs. D.. c.. Gray and
Gladys, who have been visiting at the
M. D. and A. I. Cowlthrope names.
started Monday for their home at
Ceylon, Sask. Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Angle and boys
motored from Minneapolis to visit
Mrs. Angles parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. E. Beidleman. Mr.. Angle return
ed the following Wednesday. Mr..
and Mrs. Milo Cowlthrop and son ac-
companied him.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gray, C. R.
Gray and family, Mr.. Jim Gray
Mrs. Weston and daughter, Mrs. Ann
Gray and daughter, Miss Kate Gray
of Sank Centre, Mr.. and Mrs. D. C.
Gray and Gladys of ceylon, Sask. and
M. D. and A. l. Cowlthrope and fam
lilies, and Marion Shook of Bento,
Montana spent Sunday at Osakis
Lake.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-16
Babcock Calls For Bids
On More Highway Work
State Commissioner to Open Bids
Sept S for St. Cloud-St. Joe
Paving

Eleven state trunk highway i'm
provements- than rs miles OF
grading, 71a miles of paving, 6 miles
of crawling and 13 bridges, are
listed on a call for bids Sept. 5, is
sued this week by Charles M. Bah
cock, state highway commissioner.
Nearly all the proposed better
ments will be paid with money from
new county reimbursement bonds, of
which more than $11, 100000 of
additional issues were authorized by
the last legislature, but, the commits
sioner said, every improvement is
needed and is well at the top of the
regular state development program.
Reimbursement bond proceeds
can be used only within the county
voting the issues, regardless of the
relative claims of the county to
state highway improvements or
where there are less than so or more
than 200 miles of trunk highways in
the county," continued Mr.. Babcock.
''It is easy to see, therefore, that
state highway bonds are preferable
if the highway program is to be car
ried out with fairness to all sections
of the state and the funds used to
serve best the largest numbers pro-
viding them. The department, however
is continuing the policy against
county bond projects which would
take for minor improvements the
funds needed for more important
undertakings and best results for the
general public"
Road contractors in the localities
where work is planned are asked to
bid because without having to charge
equipment expense they often submit
the lowest figures to their own and
the states advantage.
The improvements planned total
1886, 900 in round figures on prelim-
inery estimates by highway engineers
and the list follows:
T. H. NO. g. -Kellogg Minnesota,
II miles grading, bridges, at $780,
900.
T.. H. No. 3-St. Cloud-St. Joseph,
7.3 miles grading-paving, bridge, at
$3.50, 900.
T. H. No. 4-Bemidji-Nary, miles
grading, at $4,000.
T. H. No.10-B Observation-Disclosures 20
miles grading, bridge, at 100000.
Cable guard rail will be installed
wherever necessary with the new i'm
provements. Specifications call for
monolithic and farm entrances and
other culverts on grading. A certi-
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COUNTRY NEWS
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Tillie Kortan called on Mrs. Krae.
mer Saturday.
Chas. Kortan called at Joe KEN.
per's Sunday afternoon.
Carl Kruger was business caller
at Cites Monday.
Mrs. Iwinski called at Rothrock's
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Steward called at Rothrock's
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. ellison helped Mrs. Connolly
cook for threshers Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clausman called at
Joe Detterman's Thursday.
Ed. and Leo Schurman called at
Kortan's Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Schley and fam
lily spent Sunday at Joe Detterman's.
Dorothy Heraly of Sank Centre is
spending a few days with Elva Roth
rock.
Fay Houston and Jake Key were
callers at Herman Iwinski's Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Otte and Hilda
spent Monday at Joe Cites at Mel
rose.
Tom and Phil Duyer and Ben
Putnam called at Kortan's Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Giese of Swan
vile spent Sunday at Tanks and at