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Evening star., 1924-04-07

1t may become necessary for the
British government to advertise for a
horse gentle, well broken and suitable
for Prince of Wales.
Evening star., 1924-04-07
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Groundless Apprehension.
I used to fear this world of ours
Too good might try to be,
And roll along through fearful show'rs
Instead Of sunny glee.
I feared that prudery might grow
Till it brought general grief.
But since went to see a show
Ny mind has found relief.
used to fear youth might become
Too solemnly repressed,
And that the girls would all look glum
In cruel fashions dressed.
A sense Of sorrowing complete
Caused me prophetic pain.
But since walked along the street,
I know my fears were vain.
Evening star., 1924-04-07

Investigation threatens to become
not only a disagreeable duty, but a ma
tionaI custom.
Evening star., 1924-04-07

The war is over so far as soldiers
are concerned. but expert accountants
are still busy with it.
Evening star., 1924-04-07

Ever since dey stopped singfn'
landlord, Fill de Flown Bowl +" said
Uncle Eben, ''it pears like de land
lord aim had nunin' to do wifi hisself
'cept TO see bout raisin' de rentr
Evening star., 1924-04-07
Inevitable Sorrow.

You seem discouraged"
''1 am," admitted Farmer Corntossel.
''Even IL we have big crops and good
prices the fact viii spoil one Of my
favorite candidates. best campaign
speeches"
Evening star., 1924-04-07

Jud Tunkins says that after all our
scientific worry it has turned out that
the Einstein theory was one Of the
least Of our troubles.
Evening star., 1924-04-07

edition, is delivered by carriers within the
city at go cents per month; daily only, 4S
cents per month Sunday only, 20 cents per
nth. Orders may be sent by mail or tele-
phone Main 5000. CT lection is made by car
riers at the end of eacn month.
Evening star., 1924-04-07
Which Is All Wrong,

The good old oil is out-of- date.
I say it with conviction.
Where once 1t used to lubricate,
It now occasions friction.
Evening star., 1924-04-07

,(Toke odDdxtdge of the free snforrn-
tion btfreGss sohich this newspaper n1ai,a-
tosns. II there Is question you tpdnt
1nst0ered don't hesStdte to use this se7.,,-
ice. All replies are sent direct to the in
qutrer. Address Frederic j. HasLi,,. di-
rector, The Evening Star Information
Bureau, 1890 North Capitol street. IN
close cents tn stamps for return post
dge.)
Evening star., 1924-04-07
An Advantage.

An Advantage.
What is the advantage Of the pri-
mary system?"
cit brings many a good man to the
front early" said Senator Sorghum,
.'and enables him to receive congratu-
lations even If subsequent events prove
that he hadn't chance"
Evening star., 1924-04-07

Q. How long do trees Hve?-J. L D.
A The bureau of forestry says that
the average age of trees is between
200 and 800 years. There are trees
in existence over 1000 years old
Evening star., 1924-04-07
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Business Office, 18th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York Office: 10 East 42nd st.
Chicago Office: Tower Building.
European Office: 16 Regent ST., London, EnglA nd.
Evening star., 1924-04-07

Q. What is meant by an ex-post-
facto law?-D. c. D.
A. An ex-post-facto law is one that
takes effect retroactively; that is, on
transactions which took place before
its passage.
Evening star., 1924-04-07

camp? For whom was it named?
M. NJ
A. Camp Eustis, Va, is a perma-
nent coast artillery camp, which was
established during the spring of 1918.
1t was named for Brig. Gen Abram
Cor Abra ham--spelled both ways in
war records) EuStiS, who was an ar
tillery officer who died in 1S43.
Evening star., 1924-04-07

@ Is it necessary for an engineer
to guide a railroad engine or does
the engine guide itself2-E. r
Evening star., 1924-04-07

@. Why was the inscription placed
over Jesus head when on the cross?
IL T. D.
A 1t was a Roman custom to place
over the heads of the crucified their
names and the crimes for which they
suffered. The Scriptures give the in
scription over the head of Christ, but
not over the thieves According to
the Bible the inscription was written
in Greek, Latin and Hebrew.
Evening star., 1924-04-07

A The engineer does not guide the
engine. The front wheels of an en-
gine are the guide wheels and the
track determines the direction taken.
Evening star., 1924-04-07

@. How did the "minutemen~ get
the name "A H. A
A Civilians in Massachusetts, and
several other colonies, at the ap-
proach of the Revolutionary War,
pledged themselves to be ready to
take the field at a minutes notice,
and were therefore called minute
men"
Evening star., 1924-04-07

@. At what age was William Wot-
ton graduated from Cambrfdge?-
r. F. p
A William Wotton, one of the
most precocious of scholars, received
his B. A. from Cambridge at the age
of thirteen. His father began to
teach him Latin and Greek when he
was four years old, Hebrew when he
was five, and he entered Cambridge
in his tenth year.
Evening star., 1924-04-07

Q. Why are people from Nova Soo-
tia called Blue Noses?-R- c. S.
A Some authorities attribute the
name Blue Nose given to an inhabit-
ant OF Nova Scotia to the effect of
the rigorous climate upon this fea-
tures while others say that it is taken
from a potato of that name, which is
produced in Nova Scotia
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
HEAR A LECTURE
Boys Of Agricultural Clubs See Live.
stock Slides,

County agricultural club boys and
girls were entertained Saturday morn
ing in the auditorium of the San An
tonic Chamber of Commerce building,
where picture slides showing some Of
the finest Hereford herds in the
United States, and lecture by
Charles III. Alvord, county agricul-
tural agent, were presented as les
of a carload of fine Hereford calves
Beef Club contestants will be given
in this section.
About 20 boys and girls attended
the lecture and picture show, as agri-
cultural club members throughout the
country were invited. Baby Beef Club
members attended for the purpose of
receiving instruction in caring for and
properly feeding their calves.
The films were provided by the U.
s. Department of Agriculture, and
were lessons in caring for fine cat
tie. o. b. Rollins. assistant county
agent, operated the picture show. Mr..
Alvord's lecture was comprehensive
discussion of the care of fine cattle,
and dealt in detail with the treatment
that must be given baby beef entries
in the contest.
A carload of fine calves from the
King ranch at Kingsville will be re-
ceived Monday in San Antonioi and
Baby Beef Club members will be Civ
en- their calves at the Union Stock
Yards.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20

the oil company he certainly was ex-
pected to look out for the best in
S.ercst OF the company and certainly
could not have been expected TO pry
into every business deal the oil COM
pany had with the government. to
see that. the government got the best
OF the deal. IL he was expected to
see that the other side got the best
of every deal the oil company had,
would not he have been q traitor, or
if that word Is too hard, a mighty
expensive luxury for the oil COM
panyy
1t is strange that some. one did not
jump up and shout that Henry Ford
was undesirable for the presidency
because he sold Fords, Eagle boats
and other things to the government at
a profit. Surely if he was q real
patriotic, man, he would have been
glad to have sold his goods to the
government at net loss. Had he
done SO, and gone bankrupt, doing it,
how many people would have said
that lie was poor business man and
fool.
Have you ever seen man who
knew, or said he knew, all about
everything before it had even thought
of happening That is just about
the position the public seems to be
in now. They all knew all about
the oil deals, knew about them all
the time, but really had never
thought very much about them be-
fore. Now, after it has all hap
pened, and is still happening. with
out going. to the trouble to study the
affair and go into details or use a
little common sense, they will con-
denim any man who has even SO much
been seen with Sinclair or Doheny.
1t might be well TO wait until some
thing has been proven, before we con-
denim a man. Regulations, especial
ly bad ones are sometimes somewhat
hard to get rid of, once the public
has strangle hold ON it.
Any man, or men, who slanderously
and maliciously ruins an honest mans
reputation has committed n crime
that is little less great than to have
destroyed life itself. What is life
to an honest man, with his good repu-
tation gone? Not even money can
replace good reputation. once lost,
and not even time can entirely erase
a bad reputation. Let the American
public remember that before they
jump at conclusions. Possibly Mr..
McAdoo's chances for the presidency
have been unreparably ruined by peo-
pie who have been too Quick to take
things for granted, without first in
yestigating.
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through the s-figuratively 1t
may be hard to let such rubbish 20
unanswered in kind, yet the contro-
versy was started over a perfectly le-
climate, debatable subject. and no one
could have found fault with Mr.. Wee
for sticking to that subject, bringing
out more facts to overwhelm his crit
les and smothering them under col
lection of proof.
A word on the bravery of Mr.. Nc
Donald. hope he lives through it
all. The Irish have been whipped a
lot of times by their various enemies
and each other, but this was the first
time l ever read bold statement that
they had run away. hope to see lot
of interesting history and fiction dis
played on this page soon. -.
C. Il. HAMILTON.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
WHAT SHOULD MADOO DOT

Is man who has held, or ever ex-
poets to hold. any high government
position in the United States, ex-
pected to loaf around all of his life?
William Gibbs McAdoo, presidential
aspirant, is evidently asking that
question Of himself, inasmuch as il
seems that he made a mistake in GO
ing to work after he left the Wilson
cabinet. 1t really seems that pub
lie opinion" has it that he should
have laid around for the four years
he has been out of government serv-
ice, instead of having tried to make
living for himself.
If it is. true that he did wrong in
going to work, and for that reason,
the public is against him and his
chances for the presidency have faded
to almost nothing, why do not the
people write to their congressman,
asking that law be passed that will
provide for all former government en-
ployes, by building a nice little hotel
of, say same twenty or twenty-five
stories, close to nice winter resort.
where former cabinet members could
pay koh, tcuhiss pitcu uOfetsuOeS,
dig oil wells and watch the bath
ing beauties, for amusement, it would
greatly simplify matters and would
make it possible to watch them close
ly and impossible and unnecessary for
any of them ever going to work for
any concern that may have at some
time or another put over some deal
that looks somewhat shady. This
could all be possible for about, let us
say, two per cent on the dollars
raise on the income tax collections.
Then there is another question. Is
man who is nearly working as an
employee of a company, on a salary
basis, to be held responsible for the
errors of the officials? If it is true
that they should, why is not every
employee of bank arrested and put
in Jail for life when the president
of the bank makes a slight mistake
of some thirty or forty thousand dol
lars, Tin his favor) and then decides
that he has grown tired of that part
of the country and makes some
what hurried trip to Mexico?
1t has never been proven that Me-
Adoo had any hand in the "Tca Pot
Dome. oil affair and even had he.
while he was in the employment of
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20

of the United States-the oil capital
of the world.
This opinion 10 not shared by me
alone, as i have heard it expressed
on numerous occasions by men who
have been in the oil business a life
time and it is freely predicted that
we are going to have fields in this
country that will equal, if not sur
pass the oil fields of North Louisiana,
South Arkansas, Oklahoma, North
and Central Texas, as well as the
Gulf Coast in the vicinity of Hous-
ton and you have sounded n note in
this editorial that, if the people of
San Antonio and Southwest Texas
will heed and give their cooperation
to the oil fraternity instead of the
cold shoulder, they will help to bring
on this development much sooner.
l congratulate you on your wonder
full foresight which is expressed in
this editorial and l also want to take
this occasion to congratulate you on
the oil page which you publish each
week in your Sunday issue.
7. s. NEAL.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
1908 Montana street.
HE is SOLD ON SAN ANTONIO.

To the Editor:
Your editorial, @They Sell San An
|onio," under date of April 18th, was
lead with much interest. /,
The writer has been on the road
|br over twenty years, and has had
he opportunity of visiting many OF
he larger cities of the United States,
nd San Antonio stands far. ahead OF
Inv city at this time for future de-
Ielopment and opportunities.
have watched the growth OF Los
ngeles and other cities. and if it had
BIT been for the so-called sub-di-
sion men, this would have been i'm
bssible.
All it requires to make San An
|nio one of the greatest cities of the
nited States in which to live, is for
lie people of San Antonio to be sold
hn Antonio, and it is inded FORUM
e that we have such men as Il: T..
fish, George Hagelstein and others
bu mentioned to do this.
Now is the time for our own peo-
e to swake up" to the great advan-
ges and opportunities offered right
re Mt home, and / hope to see more
itorials written along this same
be.
e. A. URBAN.
Urban Chemical Company.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
MURDER is COMPARATIVELY
NOTHING.
To the Editor +:

To the Editor:
Ever since the enactment Of the
eighteenth amendment and. the Vol
stead act great many people in>this
glorious land of liberty" not only
have wondered at the enormous in
crease in murders and bold robberies
but have wondered at the apparent
lack Of effort on the part of con-
crimes. We have long suspected that
the advocates of prohibition were more
concerned with the enforcement Of the
Volstead act than they were with the
enforcement of any other law, but un-
til now we did not have the remotest
idea that the enactment of the eight
eenth amendment and the .Volstead
act made it greater crime for a
man to carry a pint bottle Of liquor
in his hip pocket than it was for him
to carry gun and murder and rob to
his hearts content. The truth is out
at last, however. and it remained for
Secretary Wilbur. the new member
OF President Coolidges cabinet, TO
spill the beans.
Secretary Wilbur says that the man
who does not like the eighteenth
amendment or the Volstead law is u
greater enemy of society than the
robber or murderer. This will indeed
be glad tidings to those who have been
stealing and killing. They have been
doing pretty much as they pleased
anyway and getting away with it, but
now that the secretary of the navy
has classed them among the lesser
criminals they will feel greater free
dom in pursuing their adopted pro-
fessions. If the man who commits
murder or sticks up a bank is caught
land he seldom is caught, why not
let him off with a light fine? He IS
such small fry that he is not worth
bothering with. Let our judges and
juries devote all their time to sending
the man caught with a flask to the
electric chair. for he is the greater
criminal"
Secretary Wilbur also says that the
people who regard the prohibition law
as a joke are laughing at the Stars
and Stripes. If that is. the case, about
20 per cent of the citizens of the
United States are giving the Stars
and Stripes the laugh, and some of
the chief merrymakers at the expense
of the flag are the representatives in
Congress who voted for prohibition.
BYRON ID. BAILEY.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
MIR. HAMILTON TO MIR. WEE.

To the Editor:
l want to reply to Mr.. Wee first's
paragraph in his letter last Sunday.
Mr.. Wee thought that / had lost
sight of who was responsible for the
mudslinging criticized so freely. How
ever, had not. Even though my
letter was worded so as to apparently
cover all the parties to the argument,
l thought that every one who might
read it and who had read all the let
tiers concerning the argument would
easily understand who had first in
jected personalities and what is COM
monty called mudslinging, into the dis
pute. as well as who kept as far as
possible from the subject under discus
sion, evidently hoping the barrage of
abuse and rather questionable state
ments would serve as answers TO ques-
tons propou,ded by Mr.. Wee.
Mr.. Wees only offense might have
been in lowering himself from his
usual higs plane of literary effort TO
answer his critics in kind. He prob
ably should have stayed to the ques-
ton and let them do the roaming
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
OPEN FIESTA BOOTH
Information Office viii Be Conducted
in Front Of Postoffice.

An information booth will be main
tanned during Fiesta Week in the re-
cruiting station in front of the post
office, according to announcement
from the Fiesta Association Saturday
morning. The U. $. army and navy
recruiting service will assist in Civ
ing to visitors any information
wanted.
Mrs. Daisy Burkhalter. hostess Of
the Tourist House, will have charge
of the information booth. Informa-
ton regarding rooming houses. board
ing houses and hotels. in addition TO
miscellaneous information, will be
handled here.
Reservations for the Fiesta this
year have exceeded all other years,
according TO reports from leading ho-
tells. where many guests for the event
have already assembled.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
WOULD STUDY TAXATION.
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
An editorial in The Light of April
9th on Reducing Taxes,' deserves
special commentator. The Light has
frequently published some very i'm
portant editorials on the tax question.
We surely need education in taxation.
The average citizen gives but little
thought as to the effects of taxation
or who finally pays the tax.
Merchants and manufacturers as a
rule make but little complaint of the
taxes on their enterprise because they
are able to pass these taxes on. II
is not uncommon to hear a merchant
or manufacturer rather proudly boast
of the amount of taxes they pay until
they reach the point where their bust
ness will not absorb these taxes.
On the other hand, the landed
property owner and the home owner
are always protesting. Taxes on
homes and taxes on land can not be
shifted. A tax on homes is like Q
tax on goods in consumption and is
part of the cost of living. A tax on
land values is merely taking so much
of the annual rent and whatever the
amount merely reduces the selling
price of land.
i wish we had more educative edi-
torials on this important question so
that we would be made to understand
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
THEY APPROVE AN EDITORIAL.

To the Editor:
We have read your recent editorial
soil Sans BOOM" with extreme
interest. We are not in the oil bust
ness ourselves, but coming in contact
with. all lines of business through in
surance We very naturally keep our
hands on the pulse of local business
generally.
We are convinced that you have hit
the nail ON the head and we congratu-
late you In so forcibly calling the at
'tention of the local population to the
'situation.
PERRY & M'DONALD, INSUR-
ANCE MANAGERS.
Per a. c. McDavid.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
1T WAS ANOTHER BROWN.

To the Editor:
On Sunday, April 13 there was pub.
lished a letter in The Light headed
"a Call For Help" In this letter
the real estate dealers and builders
bf this city were mentioned, and the
letter was signed j. II. Brown.
Owing to the fact that l am con-
hected with the electrical contracting
part of the building industry, ! wish
TO inform the building and real
Estate men that l am not the j. n.
Brown who is responsible for the pub
LEGATION of the letter.
/ make the above statement for
The reason that / have received sew
kral phone calls and letters in re-
cards to same. o>,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
|IEEP ON THE BRINK OF THE
WELL.

The Editor:
read yesterday, with much pleas
the editorial IN your paper en-
II soil Sans n Boom" / have
interested in the oil business for
mber of years and in fact. ] was
I'D, you might say. in an oil town
reveport, La, and recalling TO
the early history of the fields
md Shreveport, say fifteen to
ity years ago, reminds me very
\ OF the situation here today.
other words, San Antonio today,
king from an oil standpoint. is
|.e Shreveport was twenty years
4 md the attitude of the people
was the same, at that time, as
here. They paid very little at
pn to the oil business and the
Hers began to come in and take
the tremendous wealth that was
ited there.
lally, however, the local people
up to the situation after they
knocked off their feet by such
tors as Bendham-Trees who were
iscoverers of the great Caddo
elds in Caddo parish. about
v miles from Shreveport. At
time they were two young men
ZANE in there unannounced and
to drill for oil. At first they
bit in a tremendous gas well
formed crater and caught on
nd burned for some year or two.
finally got through this gas
however, and brought in well
tied at around 10000 barrels
Immediately sold out to the Stand
Oil company for $4,000. 900.
am Trees today are the princi-
wners of the Transcontinental
he Arkansas Natural Gas COM
two of the biggest companies
business and from that time
people of Shreveport paid more
ion to the oil business.
course, what is true of Shreye-
Is true of many other places
IS Fort Worth, Wichita Falls,
bn and Tulsa, Okla. San An
$ sleeping giant and with the
dOus amount of development |
going on in this vicinity and
lions of dollars that is being |
n this territory, it is my belief
his giant is going to awake
soon and San Antonio is going
itself one of the leading cities |
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20

the effects of taxes on different class
es of property. As see it a tax on
land tends to reduce the selling price.
A tax on goods and houses increases
the cost. If i am right in this con-
clusion We ought to place more taxes
on the land and reduce or eliminate
the tax on goods and houses. The
Light will add to its service by en-
larging on this idea.
w. j. MORRISON.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
r. A. URBAN.
Urban Chemical Company.
THE SLOGAN IS HERS.

TO the Editor:
Ion March 8, found where a GER
In G. ID. Yroma gave the public n
tile Spiel" drawn from a safety
sgan, aBe Careful, Street Cars
Int Dodge. Being as this slogan
|Dught me So it must not have
Ilnded quite so comical to the sarcty
tor of the San Antonio Public
rvice Company, and would like
answer it.
In Sunday in March, "24."
heard a noise at my door.
ter getting IN, so to see out right
! found a boy delivering "The
Light"
W all its pages ] pursue,
10 read one-half would never do;
to the point / have in view
now explain and then "Adieu."
ne man by name of G. ID. Yroma.
Name sounds like he wasn't at
home tai
ybe from some foreign land,
Yet on American principles stand.
ms all his troubles. did dislodge
When he read a sign. "Street Cars
Can't Dodge"
en- in verse he did explain
How all his worry had been vain,
en- at his home and in his bed
Re should be glad that he had
read
the signs that he could find
yen to the safety kind.
to the readers of "The Light
II say it was to my delight
read his verse. twas very fine
or ! am the author of the sign.
IS. ELIZABETH A. WELLMAN.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
Election at Mercedes.

Mercedes. Tex, April f9.-In the
school board election held here the
following trustees were elected: IL,
f. Byers, II. III. Smith, G. r. Mood,
the last two reelected. The remain
ing members of the board are Charles
Hump, III. 7. Stotler and II. Il. Tai
bert.