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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-25
COURT REVERSES
ITSELF

Washington.-Th United States
supreme court has reversed itself in
the case of Charlotte Anita Whitney,
convicted of violating the California
criminal syndicalism law. The court
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-25

educators. Miss Whitney was SEN
fenced to from one to IA years i'm
prisonment because Of her member
ship in the workers (communist)
party. For six years she has fought
to keep out of Jail.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-29
NEGOTIATIONS OF A MARRIED
WOMAN By Helen ROWLAND
PRAYER of the Summer Sheik.

Hear now, the Litany Of the Sum-
mer Sheik, which he chanteth hope
fully.
o, Lord, guide now my steps In the
way of cautiousness and the paths of
safety, that my feet may not stun
bic.
Stay my tongue from uttering prom
Uses, and keep my hands from the pen
Of tho foolish. For this Is the sea.
son when strong men fall and the
snares of women encompass them.
Let not mine eyes be deceived by
false compilations and permanent
waves, nor tempted by too frank
bathing suits, lest fall in love with
a beautiful ankle and dimpled knee
and awaken to find myself married
to the whole girl For that is the
fate Of the lobster!
Stay me from making myself
ridiculous in the pursuit of flappers
and sub-debs. For what is so laugh.
able as a man that thinkcth to be-
come "a boy again" by permitting a
child to make fool Of him?
believer me from the bold and limo
cent wiles of the baby.vamp and from
the subtitle persuasions of widows. For,
between them, an eligible man is MS
one that dodseth a flivvcr only to fail
before a truck.
Keep me away from the temptations
of beach parties and let me not be
persuaded TO park jim the moonlight
with any woman under forty. For 4
man is not responsible for that which
he promiseth, when he is dizzy with
wine or with moonlight.
-
Stay me from seeking to teach
damscls to SWIM and fat women
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-29
Yes or No?

/. Is it possible for errors in diet to
affect the nervous system?
,. Do great gCnuises often show
evidences of their genius during their
early youth.
3. Have any experiments shown
that distractions to breathing affect
the memory?
4. Can the amount of a work a
person does affect the bones?
5. Is it true that strong emotion
can make man inscnsible to pain?
Answers to these questions may be
found
/. Yes. There are certain foods
which are needed by the nerves and
when omitted from the diet for any
length of time may cause such serious
disease Of the nervous system as TO
result in paralysis. 1t is reasonable
to believe that omission of these valu-
able yitamines from food even for q
short time will result in irritability
and instability of the nervous system
especially in children.
2. Yes. Most of the great writer's,
musicians, and poets according to re-
cent investigations have shown de-
cided evidence of genius rather early
in life especially so in the case of mu-
sicians.
3. Yes. Experiments carried out in
one of the New York City schools re-
suited in the conclusion that in case
of INSTRUCTED breathing the memo
rizing power decreased from 10 to 80
per cent, and even 30 per cent, if the
work was new or difficult.
4. Yes. Bone growth depends to a
considerable extent on muscular action
and blood supply. When a family
refrains from much exercise the ten
dency is in time for the bony frame
to become lighter. The pelvic bones
to which n lame leg is attached as a
rule do not develop as well as when
the leg is normal.
3. Yes. Very strong emotion often
causes temporary insensibility to pain
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-29
LISTEN, WORLD!
Dry Rot
BY ELSIE ROBINSON
Dry Rot

I've Just had tea with Florence.
Three years ago Florence was teaching
in the grammar grades. She was the
prcttiest liyeliest girl you can imagine,
interested in local politics, athletics,
dancing, music, books-a lady goset.
ter il ever there was one. We all
prophesied great things for Florrie.
Then along came Irwin, and in six
months she was Mrs. Seton.
saw her once after that. just be.
fore the baby was born, and she was
radiant. Made me ashamed of all the
carping things I've said about marri'
age. And now I've just had tea with
Florence, and l wanna go out and
YELL!
For three solid hours l sat in Flor
rie's pretty room and drank tea from
Florrie's pretty cups and listened to
Florrie's pretty voice wander on AMI
on. And in all that time she didn't
give utterance to n thought that would
have strained the mental capacity OF
a ladybug.
The sole topic of conversation was
THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR. Did
he or didn't he drink? Did she or
didn't she have affairs on the side?
Gobs Of damaging evidence to prove
she did. What they bought at the gro
GERS. When they paid the butcher
How they treated his mother. And the
washing was never done until they
didn't have another rag in the house.
I ought to see it hanging out. Holes
in everything. Simply rags. And tn"
way they neglected the two smaller
children. And the older boy was
simply going to the dogs. She'd heard
him coming in at four. staggering.
For three hours ] listened to the
bilgc. There were a thousand subjects
we might have Observation-Disclosures
that would have delighted Florric
once. New poems an. plays, amusing
bits of political gossip, an amazing
book by an infamous woman, lovely
pageant. an interesting water color ex-
hibition. Rita's classic dancing. Flor
RE was interested in all these things
three years ago. She kept herself vivid
and versatile by her interest i'll these
things. But the only topic that touches
he heart now is THE PEOPLE
NEXT DOOR.
Is this the fault of marriage?
NO IT ISN'T. There's nothing in
Florrie'S marital lineup which should
have robbed her mind Of its originality
and stunted her spirit in this way.
She belongs to two groups of friends
who visit about from house to house.
playing cards and sewing. But on
these occasions Florrie and her friends
have but one topic in which they are
keenlv interested and that is THE
PEOPLE NEXT DOOR.
This isn't harmless gossip"
It's DRY ROT.
When mind gives itself over to
such consideration, it begins to deter
iorate. Just as n blight penetrates
deeper and deeper into the sound
growth of a tree until all the healthy
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-29
Foxy Grandpa's
Stories
How He Helped An Elk.


YES" said my friend, my herd of
elk is Increasing every year and be-
fore long | hope to have one Of the
finest In the country"
And are they in an enclosure?"
asked, as stood on the yeranda Of
the house on the top OF hill i'll
Northern Maine, and looked over the
stretch Of wild country.
Yes" replied the gentleman. u
have several hundred acres enclosed
by barbed wire. That gives the elk
plenty of space in which to run"
do they ever try to get out!'
/ asked.
Haven't heard of any trying it,
responded my friend. They would
have a pretty hard time, because the
fence is to high for them to jump and
to strong for them to buck through.
Might get their horns caught in
it," whispered Bunny to me with i
very significant look.
What do you mean, Bunny" i
asked, when We were left alone for
u moment.
II saw a big elk butting against
the wire fence, Foxy Grandpa, and i
am quite sure that his great horns
are quite strong enough to loosen the
wire"
THAT would be bad" I said. cit
would be n shame for one Of those biz
fellows to get away into the moun-
tains."
What I am thinking of, Foxy
Grandpa is, that the elk might hurt
himself very badly. You know, he
might get excited aid scratch himself
in his effort to get through the
fence"
We left our friends game reserve
and went further north. In several
weeks we returned and one of the first
things the gentleman said to me
was:
"You remember that fine big elk
the largest in the herd?'
Il do" l answered. What about
him?"
"For tho last several weeks, he's
been seen with yards of barbed wire
caught in his horns and the men who
saw him say that it is scratching and
cutting him until he is nearly mad
with pain. They've tried to catch
him, but can't. It makes me very
sad, but | am afraid the only thing
to do is to shoot him and put him
out Of his misery"
What about your lasso, Foxy
Grandpa?" asked Bobby.
l rushed to my trunk. There was
my lariat, which 1 had had since i
was young man, and out we went
into the woods to find the elk.
OF course, it was Bunny VINO To-
Gated him and when we saw him he
was rubbing his poor head against a
tree trying to get rid of the tortutins
wire.
l coiled my rope, took aim and let
her fly. Luck was with me. caught
him fair around his great horns AMI
down he went. Quickly the men and
ran TO him, and IN a jiffy we had
him hog-tied, with his four feet to-
gether. How he did fight! But Bunny
must have communicated something to
the elk, for when he saw us with
pair of pincers he ray quietly, while
We went to work.
Then We let him loose and with
great bound he gracefully cleared a
bush near US and disappeared into
the thiCket.
Foxy Grandpa" said Bunny, as
we started for the house, wasn't it a
good thing that you punched cattle
when you were a young MANI"
Copyright, 1925, International Feature
Service, Incl
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-29
Timeclocks in
Homework
By Hannah Wing

With the increasing complexities OF
modern life women are finding that
"a hours Is all too short a day to at
tend to household duties, children,
ones own affairs and have any time
for social life and recreation. House
hold efficiency specialists have been
studying the situation in the hope OF
making suggestions for the most eff
ficient division of time among the va
rious duties of the home maker. How
long should it take to wash dishes for
family of five? Is an electric dish
washer the answer, or even less expen-
sive dish washing accessories?
The best way Of approaching the
problem seems TO be on somewhat the
same plan as the budget system for
spending and saving the income. When
one comes to budget ones time, how
ever, one must put ones brain against
the clock.
Before you make the budget or di-
vision Of time it will be well to make
some studies over several weeks per
haps and find out how much time
you are spending in various tasks and
duties and to what extent you can cut
down the time Of any one operation by
more efficient methods Of equipment
in order to make more time for some
phase Of life that is being neglected.
One woman who recently made
such a study, found that the care of
the baby took five hours of her time
daily. This was divided into prepar-
ing food. 80 minutes: feeding. 80 min
utes bathing, 80: airing and making
bed, 20; playing, 80; putting to bed,
10; laundry, 30; putting away toys,
10: general care, one hour.
The preparation Of meals in this
household took one hour and 90 min
utes daily, clearing up after meals,
two hours, and the care of the house,
one hour and 40 minutes. Another
five hours gone.
SiIep was given its required eight
hours, eating had one hour and 40
minutes, dressing, bathing and per
sonal care took the same time as eat
ing, ard these purely personal matters
took IL hours and half. This left
two hours and a half of free time
which this woman divided so that
reading had 40 minutes, correspond
ence 30, and recreation 90.
Why not keep record Of at least
some of the big jobs and see where the
time goes and if il is possible TO save
any by better management or plan
ming?
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-29

to float: when they call for help, let
me turn and free for safety. For
why shall / save woman's life, since
| shall he expected TO make the rest
of it beautiful by marrying her?
Keep me from weakening when !
meet a damscl who professeth to "un.
dcrstand" me. From her who saith,
How CONGENIAL we are. Yea,
We are on the same wire !" oh deliver
me. For by this stunt have fallen
the wisesuys.
Save me from permitting a damsel
to run her fingers through my hair.
Yea, when she attempteth II, let me
remember the fate of Samson.
Let me not DO dazzled by a bril-.
liant line; for that which sound
eth like the soul Of wit and the bios
som of originality upon Summer
piazza shall peradvonture become MS n
photograph with only one record, after
few years OF marriage.
Let the noisy damsels and the hard
boiled vamps play about me, for they
are as summer lightning, harmless !:
but, from the subtitle, the wise, and
the silent, oh keep me safe! For
they are as the deep water, which is
calm and quiet, but full of dan
ger.
oh, cover my heart with non-con-
ductors, and anaethetize my senses,
but leave my head clear and steady,
that / may live through another year
of single blcssedness. Yea, make me
immune!
For verify, eternal vigilance Is the
price of bachelorhood.
SELAHi
Copyright, 1925. King Feature Syn, Inc
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-29

"And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish
deeds"
Milton calls the excuse Of necessity
"the tyrant's plea" in Paradise
Lost"
II laugh, for hope hath happy place
with me;
II my bark sinks. tits TO another sea"
Hope means happiness, William FL.
lery Charming observes in "a Poets
Hope"
"a dwarf on a giants shoulders sees
farther Of the two"
With the aid Of someone greater in
intellect or strength, an ordinary man
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-29

hams Vegetable Compound. Mother
got me six bottles and at the end of
the first month Twas much better, so
! kept on taking until l has no
more pains. When ! got married and
had my first child / was in terrible
pain so that it was impossible for me
to do my homework. ! thought Of
how the Vegetable Compound had
been Of so much benefit to me when
/ was a girl, so l went TO Perier's
Drugstore and got six bottles. Il
sure did help me and ] still take Il. /
am a well woman today and ! can't
say too much about Lydia =. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. / will an
swer any letter that comes 70 me 70
answer about what your medicine has
done for me. Mrs. WTLLIAn CAR
YER, RID. No. Ellensburg, Wash
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-29

tissue is attacked and consumed, so
does this DRY ROT OR IDLE
SPECULATION eat into the thought
tissue. weakening it, swapping it of
its sturdy impulse, wrecking it for all
noble action.
There is no more pitiful confession
of n futile. aimless life than an alb
sorbing interest in THE FOLKS
NEXT DOOR.
The most dangerous thing about
mental dry rot is its insidious char
acter. We never think that WE, our
selves. are in its grip.
But when it comes right down to
brass tacks. what do we talk about at
night over the round steak
The situation in Mexico or
THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR?
Copyright. 1925. King Feature Syn, Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-29
TWICE IN This
WOMAN'S LIFE
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound Helped Her
from Sickness to Health

Ellensburg, Washington -"When
I was first coming into womanhood l
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-29
Do You Know That

The tongue Of the giraffe is nearly
foot and a half long.
Until two years ago no census of
the population OF Palestine had been
taken since the time Of Solomon. There
we're in 1923 S3,704 Jews in the coun.
try; today the total is estimated as
100000.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-29

when Jeanne pulls her grande dame
stuff meeting her ignoble brother In
good society. Say, wonder IL Perry
will tip her off we're to be thcrcf
Some dramatics! You wanted Christ
mas excitement. Now you're going TO
have IT,"
But suddenly ! found that / was a
little afraid Of the excitement / had
craved. Jeanie has refused over and
over again to meet Jim. viii Nicho-
las Perry's invitation mean so much
% her that she win endure a meeting
with Jim rather than refuse him.
And how will Jeanie carry off the
strange situation in which she has in
volved herself?
ITO be Continued
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-29

suffered terribly
every month. My
mother did every
thing she could
think of, so she
took me to sew
eral doctors and
they only helped
mealittle. Mother
was talking to
anotherlady about
my condition and
she told Of
lydia T.. Pink
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-29

Cinderella WaddO slim and graceful
Sir Barrie had
a she dancing the music of
gudy Recently she
photograph which offering American
models Illustrations She is the second girl to
prize her picture the October The
Immediately into the bank With the advice Of mother
daddy she will spend to advance herself in her art
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-10
ELECT ]. Ed WILKENS
JUDGE Of FAIR RACES

j. Ed Wilkcns, OF San Antonio,
was elected official judge for horse
races in county fairs by the racing
board of the Southwest Texas Fair
Circuit, in final meeting at the
Travellers Hotel Sunday.
Cash purses, aggrcgating approXi-
matsly $4,000 for the entire circuit
are causing more owners to enter their
horses in the races, members of the
board said.
Only three county fair associations
out Of II members of the circuit. are
postponing fairs, reports showed.
These are Austin. San Marcos, and,
for the first time in 81 years, Scguin.
Members of the board present at
the meeting Sunday were:
Ross BOOthC Gonzales; Paul Wen
dlcr. WarinG; II. Il. Clark, LaGrange:
J. NJ. Stokes. Victoria, and W. l..
Donavan, Gonzales, acting as sccre-
tarv.
Other fair officials in attendance
were:
II. J. Kenard, president of the Con.
zalCs County Fair: d. =. Hosbins, di-
rector of the Gonzales County. pnd
DR.. l.. J. GrcGor-, of oBcme, director
of the Kendall County Fair.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-10
.ENDEAVORERS MEET
TO Be HELD IN PARK

Regular monthly business meeting
of the City Union of Christian En-
deayorers will be held in Roosevelt
Park Monday evening, August 10.
Lunch will be served at Z O'Clock,
and the business session viii open at
s o'clock.
Max Amann, president of the union,
has requested that all members be
present at 6 80 o'clock.
This will be the last meeting pc
fore the district convention meets in
San Antonio, September TO 6, and
preparations for the convention are TO
be discussed.
The Woodlawn Junior Christian
Endeavorers are going TO have a
"Cobweb" social on August IL, aud
the Woodlawn Seniors are going on a
hayride to Covington Park on August
%, il was announced Monday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-10
OUT
To WIN WEST
FOR PARTY
Chairman Oldfield Ready
for Speaking Tour to
Pacific Coast.
by Universal Service.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-"Demo.
cratic leaders in all of the Western
states have written me that the West
is ripe for great Democratic move
nnent," Chairman Oldfield, of the
Democratic national congressional
committee, declared in announcing the
itinerary of his forthcoming transcon-
tinental prs-campaign tour.
Western farmers are disguised
with this administration. with its pro-
tective tariff which protects only the
rich. with its untitled promises of ag-
ricultural and general prosperity. with
its false claims of economy and its
flat declaration to the members to
work out their own salvation. A
Democratic congress would correct
these evils" continued Mr.. Oldfield.
TO CIRCLE WEST.
The chairman will leave Washing
ton Saturday. He will speak before
Democratic organizations in Nebraska,
Colorado, Utah, California, Oregon.
Washington, Idaho. South Dakota,
Minnesota, Wisconsin. Iowa and Ohio.
"The purpose of this trip is to per-
feet an organization of Democrats for
the congressional campaigns in 1926"
Oldfield said.
With the next Senate virtually
sure to pass into Democratic control"
Mr.. Oldfield said he was looking for
ward confidently to the first Demo
cratic Congress since 1918.
ROUTE GIVEN OUT.
Chairman Oldfield's first stop will
be Omaha, where he will address the
Nebraska state organization August
II. His next speaking dates are Den
yer, August 10; Salt Lake City, Aug
ust 81: Los Angeles, 80; San Fran
cisco, %; Portland, 81: Seattle, Sep
TENDER 1; Spokane, September 3;
Couer D'Alenc, 4 Huron, S. D., 81;
Minneapolis, 10; Milwaukee, IL; Dcs
Moines, II: Columbus, Ohio, IL.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-10
Nv the Associntrd Pies.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-Declaring
the lack of whisky is breeding a race
of ping pong players" Nathan Douchy
01-ycar-old champion Of rum and to-
bacco, has spoken his mind about
what this worlds coming to.
Celebrating his birthday with
friends at Daricn, Conn, he attributed
his age TO whisky and smoking. Mrs.
Aida J. Cummings, leader of the
Stamford Womcn's Christian Temper
ancc Union. promptly offered to APP
point a committee TO investigate what
really made him live so long. She was
certain it was not whisky.
Yesterday Douchy replied:
My ambition has been to live to a
hundred and still drink whisky. Seems
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-10
JUDGE HEEDS PLEA,
CUTS NEGROES TERM

Small favorS were thankfully re
ceivcd by an old negro who appeared
before Judge John Onion in corpora
ton court Monday.
lie was charged with being. drunk.
"Well. John, I believe you have
been here before, haven't you?" Judge
Onion asked the old man.
"Yassuh, ledge, yessuh." the
cbony-hued defendant replied.
an that care am going 10 be
lcnicnt with you. How would POO
days suit yOu?"
The old darby scratched his head. vs.
A worried look appeared on his
homcly countenance.
"Jcdge. if its all the same to you,
I don't want no 200 days. It's jest too
hot in that Jail. Couldn't you let me
have about five?"
do you mean you want me to loan
you So" the judge asked.
"Yessuh, / could use So"
$50 can the city," was the reply.
If you can't pay it, lay it out in jail.
You are fined So"
Thanked. ledge. That's sho' bet.
ter than 200 days"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-10
WOMAN HAS CLOSE
CALL WITH DEATH

Though pinned beneath an over
turned automobile, in which she and
her husband had been riding. after a
collision Sunday at East Commerce
and Cherry streets, Mrs. George War
ncr, 125 Vargas Street, escaped with
only slight cuts and body bruises.
After emergency treatment at the
Robert b. Green Hospital she was al
lowed to return to her home.
Mr.. Warner, two women compan-
ions, and J. w. Snyder, 2020 Jones
Avenue, escaped injury in the wreck.
One man was booked for speeding
following Sunday traffic accident
which claimed James Wright, 70G
West Mulberry Place, as victim.
His injuries were not serious and
he was discharged after emergency
treatment
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-10
S. A SEES UNUSUAL
( LIGHTNING DISPLAY

Although only a trace of rain fell in
San Antonio Sunday night. and that in
widely separated sections, persons
who sought hilltops or other vantage
points were treated to an unusually eff
fective electrical storm.
Lightning of the "heat' variety be-
gan to illuminate the skies in the south
and southwest about s 80 p. M. grow
ing in intensity for an hour. the eli
max of the display occurring about
0 :45 p. m.
The demonstration was likened 10
the aurora borealis although it did
not wreak havoc TO telephone and
Geographic communication and no re-
ports were received Of damage by
lightning.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-10
BECKETT SAYS DROUTH
AIDING STATES CROPS

The drouth has been beneficial to at
least one area OF the state, for an
unusually large cotton crop is assured
from the State Prison System in the
Brazos valley. John II. Beckett, chair.
man of the commission and member of
the State Highway department said
Sunday.
The production will not be less
than 1900 to 10000 bales, whereas in
1924 the production amounted to 5000
bales" he said.