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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-22
INSIDE THE NEWSPAPER

In a survey of American and foreign
newspapers. to ascertain what they are
printing, Mr.. Roger William Rils, in
the New York Independent, has discov-
cred some facts that are wholly con-
trary to the expressed public view. 1t
is the customary thing to accuse news
papers OF printing plenitude of crime,
and ignoring the more serious things in
life. On the other hand. Mr.. Rils finds
that crime occupies very small per-
centagc of the average American and
foreign newspaper. Strange as it may
seem to those who are ardently critical
of the daily newspaper market and bust
ness reviews take up 81 per cent of the
American newspaper, IL per cent of the
English newspaper and 30 per cent oil
the German newspaper. On this show
ing alone, it can be readily understood
how Germany strives for the world,
business. The French papers devote
only 9 per cent in canvassing the world.
Exchanges, which may explain her RAM
among the trading nations OF the world
To the seasoned newspaper man. tn,
market quotations and reviews consti
tute the foundation stone of a newspaper
No community can thrive which docs no
keep in touch with the markets in whicl
lit is interested and no @nation can thriv
= lDroadly which docs not have an oppor
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THESE ARE LAWMAKERS

The LIGHT has already pointed out
that the investigating committees OF the
United States Senate. which are. at the
present moment. conducting about TWEEN
~ INQUIRIES of various kinds. are con-
stantly violating all the rules of ethics,
fair PLAY and common. ordinary justice
BY their methods of procedure. No
more arrogant. highhanded assumption
OF illegal authority has ever been seen
in this country
1t will be remembered that frequent
allusion has been made in the Daughcrty
investigation to "Thc little green house
4 in Washington. 1t is in this house that
the alleged but totally unproven con-
spiracy for the protection Of criminals
is said to have been carried out by
Dalgherty and others. The owner or at
least, controller of these premises is
named Howard Warrington. 1t is the
desire of the Senate committee to ex-
amino Mr. Warrington ard as means
to that end it recently issued a sub,
poena for him.
Right here it is well to remember that
the Serate has no right to compel thC
: testimony of any man except on ques
: lions OF pending legislation and treason
+ When it attempts to force attendance
or evidence in instances other than these
it is stepping outside its privileges an'
encroaching on the rights and libertie
of individuals.
However. the Senate committee. 0
which the chairman is Senator Brook
hart of Iowa issued a subpoena for Mi
Warrington Mr.. Warrington did no
appear but his attorney came before tn
Z committee and offered statement. Their
this is what happened:
I'VE subpoenaed Warrington, nc
YOU" exclaimed Senator Brookhart. "W
want Warrington"
= "Well, then" declared the attornc,
! gentleman named Whiteford, VIII
seems to understand his business "yo
will have to get him under proce:
by which you have a right to get hin
if at all"
call right; we will get him." said Sen;
tor Brookhart
Incidentally. it may be remarked hei
that they have not got him" and at la
accounts they were uncertain by VIII
action they could get him."
Mr.. Whiteford then tossed on the tab
before Senator Brookhart, a statemc
prepared by Mr.. Warrington with Il
remark:
IF you don't want it, you don't ne,
Z to take il" and away went Mr.. Whit
ford.
The statement of Mr. Manningtc
which contained much truth that mig
well be pondered by the Daugher
committee and by other Senatorial col
mittees which seem disposed to ri
rouehshod over the rights OF the Poop
declared that Mr.. Warrington refus
to testify on the following grounds:
That the committee has no constit
tional authority to investigate \
, Daugherty;
That as Mr.. Daugherty is no Ions
attorney general, the investigation unt
the language of the resolution that cal
il into Being is TERMINATED;
That no fair hearing can be accort
before tribunal which announces its
convinced OF the guilt of those VIII
it was to impartially investigate.
The ressonableness of these obi
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.


While out sowing his wild oats
man frequently raises cain instead
growing sage.-Portmouth DAD
Times.
Being in Washington must remid
ex-Bandit AL. Jennings of the good q
days.-Norfolk Ledger Dispatch.
Never judge a man by the unbrel
he carries. 1t often belongs to soi|
other fellow.-Illinois State Journa
Things are getting serious when
party must look for a "white hop1
instead of whitewash.-New Hayl
Register.
You can judge an American by =
covering whether he lodges taxes,
ncys or subpoenas.--Jersey City joy
nal. @
No wonder young Mr.. Bergda
wants to come back. Almost any5ol
in Washington might believe q yaI
about buried treasure these days
Cleveland News.
The difference between prize figl
and boxing contest is chiefly IN u
price of the tickets.-Roanoke Time
Suitor-Do you think that u
could learn TO love me
The Lady-Possibly. but il We
man. I'd hate to think it was IN q
ouired taste.-rort Huron Tim
Herald.
Judge: understand you pref
charges against this man.
Grocer: No, your Honor. pref
cash. That's what | had him broug
here for.-Yakima Republic.
Ono of the good-old-timers wondd
why girls so seldom cry. nowaday
Easy. They're keeping their powd
dry.-Littlc Dock Arkansas Gazet1
Ordinarily Il woman is afraid OF
mouse. but not il she has promised
love. honor and obey him.-Iound
! town Nindicaor.
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tunity to study the worlds markets. The
closing price of wheat at Chicago, which
lis recognized as world-controlling. IS
known in London and Berlin. by special
telcgraptic and cable connection. within
| less than two minutes after the bell
sounds the close on the Chicago Board
OF Trodc There is not large mine in
| Mexico which docs not receive by cable.
every week day. the closing London and
New York prices of copper, silver and
lead. All settlements at the smelters
are based upon these figures Merchants
in San Antonio complain, if the New
York coffee quotation is omitted from
the market report printed in this news
oaper.
When The San Antonio Light began
printing its complete page of market
quotations. gentlemen of large financial
standing in this city Offered the view
that it would not pay the paper to
install this expensive market summary.
When asked why they took this view,
they remarked that Texas people were
not spectators. When asked, in turn,
who owned the mass of United States
bonds, they conceded that these quota
tons were interesting. They are no
moro interesting than the quotations of
United States Steel. Union Pacific. STAN
dard Oil. the price of wool in Boston.
the price of cotton in Liverpool, New
Iorl, and New Orleans, nor. as mat
ter ,of fact, the whole range OF stock and
bond prices in Boston. New York and
Chicago, nor the cattle and hog markets
of st. Louis, Kansas CITY and Chicago,
or the butter marketof Elgin. America
has become the great manufacturing and
trading nation OF the world. and the
merchant, miner farmer. sheep and cat
lie raiser. who does not know how all
the markets OF the world are tending
can not count upon success in his par
ticular line of endeavor.
Sporting news takes second place in
American and English papers. with Is
and II per cent. respectively. while Ger
many and France drop to g per cent,
which Indicates that Germany and France
would probably forget some of their
hatreds and troubles if they would de-
vote a little more time to outdoor sports,
and less to beer and wine gardens
Amusements come third in America,
with Is per cent, while France looms
with 81 per cent Politics runs to about
10 per cent all around and police news
drops to 10 per cent and, lower. In
America, home interest pages. children's
amusements, and art represent alone
nearly three times all the criminal news.
If the discriminating reader will look
over his evening newspaper again. he
may be surprised despite big heading,
now and then, how thoroughly COM
posite his favorite newspaper is in dcvot-
ing itself to all the serious and diverting
things in life, compared with the seamy
things which occur in this imperfect
world
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MARCH CIRCULATION
The paid circulation OF The san Antonio hsu
during the month OF March, day by day. was as toi

SUNDAY only average. .SS.t"V
The above totals and averages are for nAid CIR
,nati"n exclusive Of spoiled COPIES AID any free
copies OF nature. .... -,
We hereby that the foregoing statement o.
ta'" e IT, c. BROWN.
IL Circulation Manager
c. T.. BUCHANAN.
Business Manager.
Sworn ard subscribed to before me this md day
- fso., " FRED J. BONNER JR.
N' Public.
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Motion Pictures.
Palace-Anita Stewart in "The
Great White Way"
Empire-Gloria Swanson in "A So
Getty Scandal"
Princess The UNLIMITED Guest.
Rialto-AIartha Muttox in May
timc.'
Royal-Pauine Stark in "The
Arizona Express.
Luncheon Clubs.
(Nein cs6ay.)
Lions Climb at tho Gunter.
Craftsmanship Club at the Gunter
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A Puzzle a Day

Here is a "checker-board' wa
square. The dark squares are fill
with vowels. All the letters missi
from the light squares are cons(
ants. Can you fill in the missing
tiers. so that the top row from left
right will spell the same word az
first vertical row on the left: the s
ohd horizontal row will spell the sal
word as the second vertical row, a
SO onT
Yesterdays answer:
I CARE NOT FOR FAME I
GLORY.
The concealed city is "Reno;'
CARE Not"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-22

diamond Joe" Sullivan was electro
cuted in the Arkansas penitentiary the
other day, adding another chapter to
that growing volume on why crime does
not pay.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-22

Three South Texas towns are in close
competition with San Antonio for hav-
ing the largest private still captured by
officers.
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MEMnEas uP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

The Associated Press exclusively entitled to the
use for publication OF all news dispatches credited 70
Il o. not edlted in this paper and also that
local published herein All rights OF repunica-
zion OF special dispatches herein are also reserved
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Where to Go
Vaudeville.

Majcstic-Bis Time Vaudeville.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
BOY ASKS SIS, 900 WITH
DEATH THREAT FOR THREE

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.--on Christ
mas Eve Mrs. Philemina CHG, OF
142 Amity street, Brooklyn, received
10 note quite out Of keeping with
the holiday spirit.
"Dear Mrs. CHG" it ran, place
$4,000 in the sandpile ten feet east
and five feet south Of your porch
at once. Don't delay. If you do,
your three daughters will be killed.
Act promptly. K. K. K"
Such q letter called for action.
And the more she thought the more
convinced she became that the
handwriting was that of fifteen
year-old Richard Zalone, of ia
Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn. She
told Detective Corbett of her sas-
picions and the Toy himself con-
firmed them
ZalunO was arraigned In Chill
dren's Court for Juvenile delin.
Quency. =, Justice wilkins put the
case over to January 8. The boys
explanation was that he wanted
the money to buy Christmas pres
ents.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
PORTS OF CALL.
Ports of can WIN be;

Ports or call VIII be:
New York, Havana, Colon, Balboa,
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Homo
lulu, Kobe, Shanghai, Hongl1ong,
Manila, Singapore. Penang. Colombo.
Snez, Port Said, Alexandria. Naples,
Genoa, Marseille, Boston ana return
to New York.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
STOCKS DISPLAY
STEADY
TONE
Market Opens Generally High
er, With Gains Evenly Dis
tributsd Over List.
BYE. j. DUIZEND.
(COpyright, 1894, by Cosmopolitan News
Service.)

Copyright. 1894, BY Cosmopolitan News
Service
NEW, YORK, Jan. g. Stimulated
BY many expressions Of confidence
BY industrial and financial leaders
regarding continued prosperity IN
1924, stocks displayed steadiness In
the first two hours trading on the
Stock Exchange today. Predictions
that this year will witness gradual
expansion in industrial activities, q
downward revision of taxation and
q settlement Of the reparation prob
lem were the ranking features Of
those statements.
After opening generally higher
with gains evenly distributed oyer
the list, speculative interest shifted
to certain groups which had been de-
pressed by tax selling.
Buying to replace these securities
became a factor in the market for
the copper, the steel, the North
western rail and the chemical shares.
Strength in Virginia Carolina Chemi-
cal issues was particularly pro-
nounced, the more favorable view re-
garding the company's future being
Z constructive influence. At the
same time there was a good deal Of
profit taking in various issues in
which large paper profits had been
accumulated by traders.
Transactions fell off considerably
In the second hour. Stocks like
Steel common, Baldwin, Studebaker
and other industrial leaders were ex.
tremely dull and inclined to sell
lower. Dawson Chemical turned dis.
tinctly weak, losing about 3 points.
Pan-American issues were also in
supply. Atlantic Gulf was depressed,
due to the announcement Of a re-
ownership of the Ward Line, one Of
its subsidiaries. Among the strong
spots Dupont was prominent. Macy's
was in good demand on the news of
the acquisition of an interest in the
La Sale and Koch Company, Toledo,
by the New York store.
Call money renewed at 5A per
cent.
Foreign exchanges showed weak
ness,
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
TOMATOES RIVAL BEER
DOWN ON WUERZBERCER

WUERZBURG, Bavaria, Jan. 2.
Tomatoes threaten soon to vie
for fame with the beer and brew
cries down where the Wuerzburger
flows. The Germans, prior to
1914, scarcely knew what a tomato
loked like, but people everywhere
eat. them now in summer, and put
them up for use in winter.
The taste for tomatoes was Gull
tivated in the war when food of
all kinds was scarce and It was
found tomatoes were wholesome
and palatable and easily grown.
Tomatoe catsup, too, virtually
unknown here a few years ago,
Is very popular. Several catsup
factories have been built near here.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
N. Y. Cotton Market.

a NEW YORK, Jan. 2.--Irregularity
marked trading at the opening of
the cotton exchange today, prices
being from five points higher to
twenty-three points lower. January
showed steadiness, but the distant
months were under pressure, due
to lower Liverpool cables.
January opened at 1925, up five
uoints. March at $3.50, off ten
noints, May at $3.50. off twenty
points and July at $3.50, off twenty
three points.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
SIXTEENTH CHILD BORN;
OLDEST IS NOW BUT II

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Jan. 2.--Mr.
ana Mrs. John d. Lesser, Of the
North End, stepped into the role Of
parents OF Allentown's largest family
when their sixteenth child, q girl.
was born.
Fourteen Of the offspring Of the
couple are stiIl living. and all ex-
cept one are af home. The oldest
60 &C th0 AemnAm = twontDanA.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
MAN HELD AS ASSAILANT
OF TEACHER IN SCHOOL

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Jan. 2.-Vic-
tor Oswald, twenty-six, of Hoken-
dauQua, was committed to jail by
Alderman william F. Bower, of this
city, charged with assault upon
Miss Verna Seidel, school teacher
Of Kernsville. -
Miss Seidel alleged that Oswald
attacked her in the schoolroom, but
she fought off her assailant with q
writing pen and plant.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
STOCKHOLDERS
SHARE 1928
PROFITS
American Industrial Corpora
tions Liberal With Dividends
During Past Year.
BY W. s. COUSINS.
Copyright. 1894. BY Cosmopolitan
News Servico.l

& ANDWD 6CENAENey e 4taEH#N
NEW YORK, Jan. D. Amer1can
Industrial corporations shared quite,
literally with their stockholders the
fruits Of their enterprise IN 1928.
The preponderance Of dividend
changes" were in favor OF the stock
holders. and disbursements; In con-
trast to those Of the 1922 year end.
were mostly in cash instead Of ia
new stock. The most conservative
estimate Of the cash paid over to
stockholders i'm, extra payments in
1928, not including the regular divi-
dends, was $500, OOO, 900.
The following tabulation, made
especially for Cosmopolitan News
Service by the Standard Statistics
Company, shows the number Of divi-
dend changes announced last year
by American corporations, including
banks, insurance companies and
other financial houses, ais well as
railroads, public utility and indus
trial companies.
No reference is made to the com.
panies in which dividend disburse-
ments were the same az In 1922.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
KHAN INITIATES ITS BOYS
IN ITS JUNIOR ORDER

WEST BELMAR, ". j., Jan. g.
With elaborate ceremony, lasting
nearly all night, ITS boys from Mon
mouth, Ocean and Burlington count
les, ranging in age from twelve TO
eighteen years, were initiated into
the Junior Ku Klux Khan in q
field near the Shark River.
Participating were 800 klansnen,
175 members Of the Kamelia. which
Is the women's auxiliary, and q group
Of Royal Riders Of the Red Robe.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
ROUND WORLD
SERVICE IS
PLANNED
Dollar Line Will Put Seven Big
Steamers on Globe
Circuit.
BY FRED j. WALKER.
Cosmopolitan News Service.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-THE
first "round-the-world" steamship
service in history is to be impress.
sively inaugurated January s, 1924,
when the President Harrison, former
Shipping Board vessel and now Of
the Dollar Line, leaves for Homo.
lulu, Suez. Marseille and other
world ports.
With express train regularity"
TO use the words Of r. Stanley
Dollar, vice president Of the lire,
six other vessels Of tina fleet will
follow the lead of the President
Harrison, until the world is girde0
by the Dollar liners. each flying
the American flag.
First in This Service.
mo other nation ever had it,
flag flying over vessels maintain-
ing a regular freight and passenger
service around the world" Dollar
told the Cosmopolitan News Service
today.
''The only approach to 1t lie the
annual world tours Of individual
liners, whose passengers must, re-
main with the party until the tour
is completed or pay an extra fare
homo.
/, "Traveiers buying round.the-worid
!. tickets ON our vessels may remain
in any particular city Of the world
where our boats touch as long as
they wish. Each ticket 10 good for
two years and will be honored by
all of our boats.
Every one Of our vessels win
circle the world in 105 days, accord
ing TO the schedule. Passengers may
stop of for weeks or months at
various cities, secure in the knowl.
edge that every two weeks q Dollar
liner win be available for resump.
ton of the trip"
AL Of the seven passenger vessels
are of the president" type, con.
structed and operated by the u. g.
Shipping Board prior to their sale
to the Dollar interests. Several OF
the liners established new trans
Pacific speed records during the past
-
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

From this tabulation it, win be
seen that, exclusive of stock divi-
dends, every company reducing It's
dividend was matched by seven
companies making extra or IN.
creased disbursements to their
stockholders; while for every COM
pany deferring or passing its divi-
dend, six companies, either resumed
payments or inaugurated payments.
Notwithstanding that 1928 was
not good year for the oil industry
from the standpoint of earnings. the
Standard Oil group companies
made the largest cash payments -
their stockholders Of any year in.
their history. This distribution OF
cash dividends reflects the capital
increases put into effect at tho
close OF last year.
The various companies comprig-
ing the Standard Oil group paid out
OF authorized the payment Of $751;
545. SO5 in dividends in the last guar
ter OF 1928, making q total for the
year of $13S, 423 ,295. Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey remainsA
the largest dividend payer in the
group, its total disbursements 20
common and preferred stockholders
last year being $33,941. 5SS. The In
diana company ranks second, with
total disbursements for the year Of
| $22 ,O18,164. The Vacuum Oil Com
pany increased its dividend pay
ments from $2,400, 900 to $4,000, 900,
while Standard of California, with
disbursements Of SIS, 000,O 900 in divi-
dends, showed an increase of $1,000
600 in payments to stockholders over
last year.
Since January 1, 1912, companies
in this group distributed 81. $780,
O09 in cash dividends to stockholders,
according to a compilation made by
Pforzheimer and Company, special
lists in Standard Oil stocks.
The Inauguration of dividends by
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, the increase of the divi-
dend rate from 5 to per cent by
the New York Central lines, and the
inauguration Of dividends at the rate
Of per cent per annum by the Pere
Marquette and Virginian railroads,
were the principal favorable factors
affecting stockholders Of railroads
last year. About 81, 5000 was
added to the stockholders share Of
the earnings of the New York
Chicago and st. Louis road following
consolidation.
In the last month OF the year.
three railroad systems took action
which reduced total dividend. h
about $3,25O,000. The Chicago and
Northwestern system reduced the
rate from five to per cent, while
Colorado and Southern and Chicago.
st. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha
passed their dividends.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
SEE
YEARFOR
DIVIDENDS
lIndustriaIs Lead II PiIing w
Huge SURPRISES, But
Rails Do Well.
copyright, 1894. b. Cosmopolitan News
BerviOo.)

Copyright 1874 ~ Cosncpoutan NeWs
NEW YORK. Jan. 2srhe at
Effectiveness of an Industrial. railroad
or public utility stock, from the tns
yeetor's standpoint, IL determined
largely by its ability to maintain
dividends at current rates, or better.
The Spectator attains his greatest
SUCCESS when In possession OF IN.
formation rejecting the improved
earning prospects Of corporation IN
advance OF the general public.
The investor purchases his securi-
ties only ON evidence that prospects
have been translated into realities,
and that dividend disbursements bid
fair to continue for a long pAriod.
One OF the most reliable indices o.
a corporation's strong fiuan6dal posi-
ton il its ability to accumulate g
surplus while paying its regular divts
deud on stock issues.
In times Of financial and industrial
stress, this surplus win insure the
continuation Of dividend at least
until such time az the future of the
corporation In Enthusiastically de.
termined.
0oG0AJ AVE ANmbAAy my
Due to the large volume of bust
ness transacted In the postwar
years. generally at unusually profit.
able rates, many of the large Ameri,
can Industrial concerns, like United
States Steel, Baldwin Locomotive.
American Can and others, have
amassed hugh SURPRISES which will
+ 60 far to nuIlify the effects of an oc-
casionaI rainy day."
High rates Of current earnings Is
also an important flair weather
sign" for the investor who is rely
ing on dividends for . portion OF
his income.
While industrial corporations have
been specially favored in this classi.
fication in the past few years, rail-
roads have also contributed in good
measure to the satisfaction as well
as to the Golfers of the American
investor The higher the earnings
the greater the margin Of safety
for the dividend payments.
Here is an interesting tabulation
made from the records of the
Standard Statistics Company, show
ing the actual relation Of this
margin of safety" on current
earnings of various high-grade divi-
dend railroad stocks.
what Statistics Show.
The figures in the first column
show the percentage Of decline
that could take place in the esti-
mated income available for interest
on the bonds and dividends on pre-
ferred stocks, and stin leave suffi-
Gent to pay the current rate or divt-
dend on the common stock:
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

Short Term Securities.
FURNISHED by w.~B. Hibbs q Col
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
Foreign Exchange.
Demand Cables.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Foreign
exchange opening: