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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19
THE SMALL FARM NEXT

One of the handicaps affecting South
Texas for many years has been the
owner ship of lands in large tracts. This
implies no criticism of large land own
ers. On the contrary that was the only
way Texas land could be profitable. For
many years, Texas land had to be
ranched and farmed on an extensive
scale to make it pay, because the small
farmer was unable TO secure either the
money or equipment or the market to
make a go OF it.
The man who could run a few thou
sand steers on several hundred thou
sand acres was successful in the cattle
business. but the man with a few head
of steers on a thousand acres usually
could not succeed. The same applied
to forming more or less.
The last ten years have brought
complete change in many respects, but
chiefly in improved highways and cheap
and rapid transportation. The roads
that radiate from San Antonio in every
direct tor are trade arteries bringing the
farmer within a few hours of market.
There will always be large land holdings
in Texas by individuals, at least for the
next half century, because conditions
still are more favorable to such a meth
| cd, but there also will be many hun
dreds of thousands of small farm own
ers and this us due primarily to i'm
proved highways and the motor car.
That is why we may confidently eX-
pcct rapidly rising land values in that
trade area served by these highways
out OF San Antonio. The road to Cor
pus Christi, for instance, is bordered on
both sides by some of the most fertile
land in Texas. This land has ample
natural rainfall, yet it is underlaid with
shallow water sands over much of the
area. 1t is destined to be the paradise
of the small farmer. 1t is certain tic
produce not only immense yields of cot
ton but corn. hay, small grains, hogs
poultry and dairy products in immense
quantities.
Then there is the highway to Pearsal
and i'll that general direction. where al
most identical conditions abound. 1t il
not reasonable to suppose that these fer
tile lands are to remain in the brush
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19
UNROMANTIC, BUT A HERO

Every age has its heroes and adven-
turers. when knights were bold" these
knights rode out to battle, to tourna-
ments and jousts. Tales have been told
about them. The romancers and the
trouhadours have done their part by
them. Their castles still stand, ruined
and dismantled on crags and lonely hill
sides, but ''the knights are dust; their
swords are rust; their souls are with
the saints. 1--WE trust"
Coming nearer. the present. favorite
hero was the man of the wild and free
shooting West. He had savage world
to explore and subdue and he did it
in a spectacular manner that has sup
piled material for the movie machine
since it became the national means of
imbib;ng romance. Still the appetite
for this sort of thing became bit jaded,
and behold the legitimate western hero
was converted into sort of super
bandit who robbed trains for some laud-
able reason connected with his "dear old
mother" back home.
But now this hero is in turn becom-
ing bit shopworn and stale. Who
is to replace him? Someone has sug-
gested the intrepid bootlegger, though
those who censor the movies and who
are unanimously opposed to this gentle
man. would have to be taken into &C
count. He does lead an exciting life,
however, which should recommend him.
He reaps large gains and is subject at
any time to battle, murder, and sudden
death"
But as a real adventurer, a daring
flaunter of the strong forces that play
upon man, the bootlegger cannot hold
place beside another, common figure
of every day and one to whom no censor
could object. This is the father of a
family who supports his wife and chill
dren, pays his taxes, city, county, and
income, and still succeeds in making
ends meet.
The San Antonio post office receives
an average of six inquiries a day from
wives in search of wandering husbands,
and the office is asking vaguely why
husbands leave home? Two and two
might be put together and the con.
clusion reached that "adventuring" with
the economic forces may inculcate de.
sire to adventure into other fields.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19
HARD TO GROW OLD AID

Mrs. Harriet banks, the
who inspired the song "Silver ]
Among the Gold" died in pow
New York City the other day.
years ago her husband, who
the song and from whom she
estranged during the prosperit
came to them after its publ
was found dead in a Philadelphi,
ing house. In his hand was
of the song and penciled acr|
ats hard to grow old alone. \
It's hard to grow old alone
To watch the bleak years
The years that are so fleet
When ones feet are slow
It's hard to come home at eveI
To a room that is cheerl(
lone,
And sit with dreams that
have been
In the dear, dear days thu
flown.
Perhaps somewhere you, TOD
Sit alone in a quiet room
And think of the day we
dear
OF the day that brodght
doom.
"SiIver threads among the
dear,
"Shine upon our brows toI
And it's hard to grow OLD
dear. ~.
Life fades none too fast
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19
must be the girl you were looking for,

must be the girl you were looking for,
but?
You'll hear news of more than one
girl, Trevor" Mike responded grave
~. go on, please, Mrs. Jennet."
well, the young man went out TO
dinner but be come in along about ten.
Juggling two big bags with him, and /
didn't hear any more from him that
night. Miss Smith didn't come in
again; she amt never come back since
she went out to mail that letter and
if I hadn't heard of her in a round.
about way the next day / would have
been in duty bound to notify the police
of her disappearance"
Good heayens!" Trevor glanced
alphabetically at his friend. Mike,
81 mani"
"Wait!" Mikes gravity deepened.
Tell the rest, Mrs. Jennet, please.p
well, l set up most of the night,
her being a stranger in the city. and
worried my head eff about her. When
II o'clock come and no sign of her,
| went up to her room to look in her
bag and see If I couldn't find some
trace of her folks in case there'd been
an accident, and then i noticed that
the big tan grip was brand new and
not even locked. When ! opened it
what should ] find inside but another.
smaller bag of black leather. worn a
little but much more expensive than
the other, which was just a cover for
it!
II seen. right then that something
was wrong and l took the little black
travelling bag straight to my ROOM
which is along the hall at the back
and opened that. too. 1t was packed
full of ladies' clothes. and toilet ar
ticles, and big jar of cold cream all
gouged out but nothing else; not a
sign of letter nor an address nor
even an initial!
Il put the black bag on the floor
of my closet instead of taking it back
because thought ] heard footsteps
in the hall. but when opened my door
no one was there. The same thing
happened again long toward morning
and / declare / never put in SUCH a
night!
early to breakfast and was very pleas
ant. He went out right afterwards,
and about IL o'clock real stylish
little private automobile drove up and
the chauffeur got Quit was one Of
the closed kind-and rang the 'front.'
door bell. and the girl brought note
to me. Your friend has it, Mr.. Ire,
vor."
Silently Mike handed over a double
sheet of par blue paper end Trevor
read:
Continued in Our Next Issue)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19
Poets Corne
LENINE


A genius yes, a genius sure
Who worked by hells instru'
A genius with a Satan's heart;
A genius Of destruction.
A heart in which there lived but
A master of deception,
OF malice hid within his heart
We cannot have conception.
He seemed to live but for reven,
A life of bloody revel,
They speak now of LIN as q 90
A saint, but yet a devil!
His hands were STEPPED in pr
blood:
He led his men to slaughter
All those who dared to think
wrong;
Though but some peasants da|
Not satisfied to ruin his. state;
The whole world be vas aftd
The treaties that he made, he b
Amid his fiendish laughter.
A genius with an insane mind
Yet mighty was his upower,
Above the men who followed BIZ
He seemed, in strength, to I'd
A volcano was like his mind
And in it's wild eruption
Threw out the sparks that ruin
state;
His policy, corruption.
In his right hand he held 4 tor
To fire up insurrec.ion.
Destroying all things God gave
His idea Of correction.
His soul shall 60 back whence il
In hell was it created,
For with this man, you plainly!
The devil was related.
r. VNsyynr
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19

business was of no moment to her ex-
cept as means of making living. She
is not and never would be business
woman.
Others who do not care for business
also come into business for financial rea-
sons. They like a good salary. They
like the things their money can buy.
They like the independence it brings.
They also like the change it gives them
to come in contact with large number
of men. They know, as II. L. Mencken
has cleverly pointed out, that their best
abilities lie in getting some one to carry
on business for them. They are fire.
quently good workers and have THE Ca
pacity of handling an immense amount
of detail and turning out tremendous
amount of work. They are invaluable as
detail workers and generally succeed in
doing all the housekeeping jobs about
the place. Still they are not business wo-
men in the actual sense because they are
not Interested in the idea of business it
self.
Either they are not creative, or their
creative instincts take the line natural to
the vast majority of women, who wish to
create home and children. Their en-
ergies flow in that channel. Should cir
cumstances have made this impossible
they may be quite we'll content in various
business lines and be valuable members
OF society, perhaps just as valuable as il
they had home and family, still they
would never be fully interested in the
idea OF business as such.
There are, however, other types Of wo-
men and they are increasing for condi-
tons are becoming more and more fav-
orable to the development OF individual
tendencies in women. These women are
intensely creative. They have always
found expression in the arts. Among
them are the actresses, sculptors, paint
ers, singers, dancers, writers. They are
the women who are interested in the
work itself, as work. Take them away
from it and give them children and a
home and see what happens. They are
obliged to return to their work. They
may have the children and the home but
domestic life could never take UP their
full energies or stand in the place of their
true creative line. 1t might take both the
children and the work to satisfy them
completely, and they are women who fire.
quently have many and varied love al
fairs, but their work as work is a never
failing interest and lure.
Take woman of that type in the
business world, her interests absorbed in
creating some sort of business or making
money which is the form business ac.
tivity usually takes. She is not going
to do housekeeping jobs about the place.
What she is after is business of her
own or en- executive position where she
can work with the idea of the business
and not with its details. She may also
have husband and children, and she
may make good wife and mother, per-
haps really better mother than the
woman who projects her own life into
the life OF her children and so tries to
live their lives for them; but she is a
business woman too. She may be scarce
but she does exist.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19
A Puzzle a Day

The drawing shows a network of
small canals, so arranged that they
form two islands. The canals are
crossed by fifteen bridges. A man
wagered that he could walk across
all fifteen bridges, and so arrange
his course that he would not cross
any one bridge more than once. He
was privileged TO start and end
wherever he pleased. Can you map
out a route for him?
Yesterdays answer:
The woman started with 80 dollars.
In the first store she spent 22 dol
lars (half of her amount plus one
dollar); which left her 20 dollars,
Then she spent II dollars (half of
the remaining plus two dollars), leav-
ing s; finally she spent Z dollars
(three dollars more than half of what
she had left.) Thus she had but one
dollar remaining. This problem
should be worked backwards. in soly-
inC
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19
TO WALK OR NOT TO WALK

The value of walking for health is
extolled in recent book by Doctor Al
yah H. Doty, former health officer of
the port of New York. No form of ex-
ercise, he claims, is so generally bene-
fetal. 1t exercises the muscles of the
heart at the same time it exercises the
legs. And there is the deep breathing
that goes with walking, the open air,
the sunlight, the benefits of all out,of-
doors.
In America, walking has never been
in vogue to the extent that it is in
Europe, and the reason is not far to seek.
This country does not have the cosy,
settlcd-up effect of the older civilizations
of Europe, where walkers can start out
in the morning from one village. lunch
in another. and easily bring TIP at an
other village at night. Here the dis
tances are so great that walking tours
in the European sense are reserved for
those hardy and adventurous souls who
strike out on bets to walk around the
world" Certain parts of New England
are about the only sections of the coun-
try such walking trips could be enjoyed.
The climate too in the United States
lacks generally the quality OF damp cool
ness that makes walking delightful in
England and Scotland, in Germany and
Switzerland. In the South, heat has
discouraged walking as much as the
great distances. There was a time too
when no 'lady" would ever consider her
self hardy enough to walk. No one
in Texas ever walked. 1t was quite the
thing to run all over a ten acre pasture
in order to catch horse to ride a dis
lance OF half mile, perhaps, to neigh
boris.
But horseback riding is exercise and
fine exercise. too. Travelling in coaches
and the various kinds of steeltired We
hicles OF not long ago over the roads
that were good roads in those days was
exercise of no mean kind. But when
motor vehicles came in, humping was
no longer permissible, for the simple rea-
son that nice little ordinary bump
would gather such momentum through
the pneumatic tires and springs of the
automobile that it was likely to cata-
putt the bumpee through the top of the
car. Noses have been broken on auto
mobile tops, or if the tops were down
individuals have been thrown bodily
! from the car.
Everywhere now people demand and
are working for good roads and the ex'
ercise connected with auromobiling i;
confined to getting in and out of the
car. And everybody rides. 1t makes
no difference how short the distance
out comes the car. Never before have
people had such an opportunity to ge
out and around. The advantages are
overwhelming, the pleasure is of kline
of which one does not tire, only, the fea
ture of exercise is omitted.
incidentally, sign of the times is tn
number of publications and systems ad
voc; red for reducing flesh. So it woulc
seem that if one is to enjoy the pleasure
and conveniences Of automobiling. TIL
necessary exercise. which is so easil.
secured by walking, must be acquired il
some other way. Otherwise one ma.
grow to be "fair, fat, and forty" be
fore ones time.
" -------OO----
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19
And Only -Four in a Deck.

Two New York confidence" men,
planning to fleece a western farmer on
a Mississippi steamboat. engaged him in
a game OF poker. in which he seemed TO
be novice. After while one Of the
gamblers remarked that he would like
to know what had become OF the aces.
which had been conspicuous by their ah-
sence from the table. He was SO in
sistent that finally the old farmer said:
"Ye'd like to know where them aces
Is. stranger. Well. I guess ] kin tell
ye. One OF EMS up your sleeve and
t'other three's down my boot"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19
Where to Go
Motion Pictures.

Motion Pictures.
Palace-"The Great White
Empire-Gloria Swanson
Society Scandal.
Princess-'"The UNLIMITED
Rialto-Ethel Shannon in
time" =.
Royal--Hope Hampton in I
Pay"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19

Real ladies' now attend prize
remarked Mr.. Meekton.
"Of course" answered his "
swell, Henrietta, times have
and make no protest. But al
noon you go to prize fight|
myself a box OF chocolates AM
handkerchief and cry my eye1
some matinee where they're shc|
sorrows OF neglected mug
Washington Star.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19

II the government puts luxury tax
on. Nah Jong sets, we will have to go
back TO. shooting craps.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19
MARCH CIRCULATION

DalIy only HNeTdge. '-s'fD5
Sunday only average. .S3.4S0
The above totals and averages for paid cir
custion exclusive OF all spoiled copies and any free
copies OF any nature.
We hereby swear that the foregoing statement of
paid circulation IL correct.
IT, c. BROWN.
Circulation Manager
c. l.. BUCHANAN,
Business Manager
Sworn snd subscribed to before me this IND day
OF April, A. D., 1924.
(seaD FRED J. BONNER JR.,
Notary Public.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19

A woman can not make fool of a
man. declares a popular writer. No, she
merely provides an opportunity for him
to do it himself. $3.50
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19
Baseball.
Turn About.

League Partisan Antonio
weston. A o'clock.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-19

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the
Csc publication Of all dispatches credited to
A. OF uediied IN this and also that
local published herein. Al rights OF repuhlica'
zion Of special dispatches herein Ore also reserved
The Kusko times., 1924-03-22
Judge Clegg Leaves :.
 for Rochester, Minn.

Judge Cecil H. Clegg, accompanied by Mrs. Clegg, left Fairbanks 8 few days SEQ for Rochester, Minn.,. where he will eater the Mayo Clinic. accord ing to. tho Fairbanks .NewszMiner, which says:
 Judge Clegg is making the trip at tAis time upon the advice of his phssi- elan. An ingrowing goitre, which is the cause of his illness, requires stten- tion and will be treated with radium, 8 niethod) which is safd,to be highly sucv cessful at the Mayo Clinic. It is not believed. that an operation will he nee- asssrya
 Owing to the.necessity absence from the bench, at4this time, Judge Clegg has re set the cases to follow the present action to November 3, -insthe order of their original succession, and che Flat term, which was to have been held in April, to July 22."
 Judge Clegg has been granted 6 two months leave of absence.
The Kusko times., 1924-03-22

on. the car recognized the symptoms. He called Ipon another passenger 50 open box of candy he had with him. He gave the woman. several pieces of chocolate sweets, thereby supplying new substance for the excess insuiin to work upon. and she revived.
 There is B fine opportunity for quacks to get hold of the stuff, squirt 1t into people in doses -ansaitsd to their case, charge a stiff fee and turn them loose to- take the consequences, Dia. betes patients, liks other sufferers from incurable diseases, mean money to quacks. Patients would be wise to re fuse treatment from physicians, who may offer it. unless the physicians are up to the minute iD diabetes treatment.
 "rha~frst experimental treatments at Toronto, were disastrous, and in some cases. nearly fatal. The insulin used had foreign matter in it, which caused trouble at.the point of injection. Those patients were more or-less sacrificed to the development of the treatment.
The Kusko times., 1924-03-22

At a recent meeting. of Igloo No. 4, Pioneers of Alaska, honorary member ship was conferred upon C. B. Eielson, we'll known aviator. The bestowsl of this high honor by the igloo was fn recognition of Mir. Eielson's success as blazer of Alaskan air highways.
 Preceding Mir. Eielson's name on the roll of honorary members of Igloo No. is that of Warren G. Harding, who was made a member during his visit at Fairbanks last year
The Kusko times., 1924-03-22
Extreme Care Urged
 in the Use of Insulin

Washiugtou.--Ats 8 moment swhen tbousantis of sufferers from diabetes are pinning their hope Of recovery upon the newly discovered remedy. in sulin, Dr. R. H. Miller, recently ofsthe University of Toronto. where insulin was first produced, brings to the United States timely warning thss, the drug is dangerous, If administered byquaeks or even well-meaning physicians who are not specialists in the treatment of diabetes.
 "The distribution, of insulin should be restricted so as to be obtainabie only by men competent to administer st,i he said. "in other hands it may be the most deadly of All drugs. more harmful than morphine.
 Tt is not in itsekla cure, and is ef- fective only when the doses are sccu- rately calculated and. tho diet of thc patient rigidly supervised -,' It's pnr- pose, to state tssin 8 broad way. is ,se burn up tho excess of glucose ln the systems Of diabetics.' T0a much fnsuAn does too much work and heroic meas ures are necessary to undo the damage. "A woman. who had had sn overdose infected at a doctors office in Toronto became faint in a street car. A doctoz
The Kusko times., 1924-03-22
New Rule, Submitting
 Proof on HOmesteads

Under recent instructions received at the Anchorage Dand Office. the system of submitting proof on B homestead in the Territory has been changed. h the future. when 8 homesteader. has complied with the law, in regards to residence, cultivation and improve ments, he, may submit his proof by going before any notary public, a United States commissioner, OF" any officers, having seal, and submit1his own proof ss we'll as that of two witnesses. The, proof he submits to the land office. If found satisfactory. the regis trar will. then issue notice- that proof has been submitted Eve weeks of the time and notice of first action will then bN taken.
 The difference between the new sys tenn and the former is that under the former practice followed tho registrar asked the homesteader to submit proof .&nd the land office would then issue mo- tice stating that on such day, two ,months later, hs would be requested to appear with two witnesses and submit proof. In several cases the -homesteader was unable to have witnesses at the land office on the day mentioned It was then necessary to republish the notice, which resulted in further delay and added expense.
 This change of system, now in effect, ] was made at the request of the An chorage Land Office.
The Kusko times., 1924-03-22

Captain C. D. Flanagan. Tetlin Lake trader, reached Fairbanks recently with his partner, David Early, whom he brought the distance of $50 miles for treatment for frozen feet. Upon examination at the hospital shortly after arrival it was found that one foot was practically healed, while the other, more severely frozen, would have to be partly amputated Simple treatment prevented blood poisoning.
The Kusko times., 1924-03-22

am the principal owner of a block of ground on Yankee creek. about seven miles long. extend ing from No. Below Discovery down to the mouth ofsthe creek.
 Pay has been located all along for distance of @bout three miles from the upper end,s and pretty we'll prospected and cross-cut.
 The average depth of the ground is from seven to twenty feet. The top is all black muck that can be moved freely. No rock bigger than ones fist.
 The width of the pay for a distance: of, about three miles, is from 100 to 200 feet. Prosecuting work indicates that the ground will Ego from l5 cents to $f per square foot of bedrock. My belief is that the pay, will average 50 cents per foot
 Ishave a ditch on the ground. three miles long, together with water rights. The ground is pretty we'll cleared. There is also drain, three miles long, with tho water right I also have a water right on Ready Bullion creek, from which water can be brought to Yankee creek with ditch less than mile long (4,eO0 feetl, which will give four sluiceheads of water with pressure or fall or l2O feet, being 1900 feet to the work from the ditch.
 EAfter doing away with the muck, there will be