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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Cheapest Protection

tn RESIDENT COOLIDGE wants to economic in our
r terrific military costs He can do it easily and
L effectively, bearing in mind Napoleons saying
when he crossed the Alps in Winter and people praised
him:
81 deserve no credit except for not believing fools
that said it could not be done"
If the President wants economical military protec-
ton, let him treat junk the ships that have become
junk which this nation is spending hundreds of mil
lons-chiefly to obge shpbulders, armor plate manu-
facturers and their lobbyists in and out of office.
We are establishing a naval base at San Diego,
good idea We shall concentrate there few trifng
flying machines and two very respectable rigid di
rgibles and about all have to show there could be
destroyed by single Asiatic nation in night as
mere childs play,
The President has taken good step in compel
ling all the students of Annapolis to learn to fly If he
will put in charge of flying department men that
really believe in flying and put out of it those that be-
leve-some of them apparently for good financial rea
sons-that the obsolete battleshp is still the thing we
shall have protection for this country and plenty of
economy with it.
And with an adequate fleet of flying machines it
will not be necessary to discuss disarmament with other
nations. All shall have to say to them will be You
mind your business and we shall mind ours"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28

To hear some students and lovers
of music talk you would think that
only classical music should be al
lowed to survive.
To hear some ardent devotees Of
the drama you might be led to be-
lieve that musical comedies, vaude-
vile, melodrama, farce and all forms
OF dramatic entertainment below the
standards Of the Greeks, Shake
speare, Miliere, Ibsen, Hauptman,
ETC., should be swept off the boards.
Again, to hear some painters talk
you might be led TO despise what
they would probably call CONNER
cial vork"-that is, paintings,
sketches, etc, designed for news
papers, magazines and posters, and
intended for passing interest only.
Well, not all the enthusiastic crea-
tive artists and idealistic worship
pers of art talk that way, but most
Of them do. At least they believe We
should strive only for the very high
est Of standards and for works that
have a permanent and enduring
quality.
What such persons are apt to for
get, however, is that there are many
and various kinds and conditions of
mankind-alI of whom have a right
70 be entertained.
People are not all the same.
People differ as to intelligence,
emotional uplift, opportunities for
education and culture.
4 person who might enjoy rol-
licking farce might be left absolute
ly unmoyed by the majesty Of a
tragedy such as the "Oedipus Rex"
Contrarywise, a person who would
enjoy Ibsen, O'Neill, Shaw or Gals
worthy might be bored to the point
Of extinction by the average dra.
matte fare to be found in vaude-
vile.
Let US by all means promote the
finest and the best
Let US stimulate, strengthen, and
foster the arts 70 their very high
est possibilities.
But let US not forget that thou.
sands, nay millions, are benefited
and made happy by less profound
forms Of entertainment
Yes, have known creative artists
Of the very first rank who were not
ashamed to admit that they got
pleasure and relaxation from SLAP
stick" comedy.
We all have at least some Of what,
for want of a better term, may be
called the low brow" instinct.
And It Is this instinct that comes
30 the fore In the less involved forms
Of entertainment.
With comparatively little strain
put upon thinking and attention,
we really enjoy those ADJUSTMENTS
that cater to the multitude-at least
sometimes.
That we may be getting too much
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28

When I was boy there was a
certain district school held out be-
hind the barn.
1t was composed Of the ragamuf-
fins who never went to school or
Sunday school, who ran away from
home whenever they wanted to, and
who in general were Huckleberry
Firms at large.
There were certain distinct doc
trines of this school as I remember,
The first doctrine was that no
woman was virtuous. Every woman
had her price. Those who seemed to
be upright were merely putting on.
The second doctrine was that no
man was good. All men were dis
honest If they had the chance to be.
Those who appeared to be honest
were simply hypocrites.
The third doctrine of the school
was that anybody who went to
church or wore clean clothes or
otherwise behaved himself was
namby-pamby. He was no good and
really was ripe for treason, strate-
gems and spells.
They had other doctrines, but the!
were all eognated with these.
For a long time I thought the
barn school was a matter Of my
boyhood days. 1t represented part of
those little obscenities which every
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
ONCE LOVERS
When Your Job Interferes With Your Dignity Find Out
Which You Need Most Before You Do ANYTHING RASH
By J. J. MUNDY


1t Is possible that in your work
a.day life it is necessary for you
to do many things which you con-
slider beneath your dignity"
Sometimes you wonder why the
boss selects you for certain mcnial
jobs, which might be done by n
cheaper man.
At times you feel like rebelling-
perhaps even quitting-because you
feel that not enough value is placed
upon your work.
Don't let such a foolish idea get
away with you.
If you really are a big man,
you are big whatever you do.
If the boss pays for your SER
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
OVER LIES HURDLES
By LOUIS E. BIScH

. Of this sort of thing already is an
other matter.
Personally, ] believe we do. We
surely need more of the better stuff.
But while we arc fostering the
better things, and creating appetite
for thsl, let us not assume an at
titude of absolute disdain for the
rest.
Remember that there are all sorts
of people and that they require all
sorts of entertainment
Copyright, 1895, Premier synd., Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
An Irish Experiment

r IRELAND, exercising its power a Free State, is
making an interesting tempt to equalize working
- conditions between men and women. The Celtic
commonwealth in its national swaddng clothes, prop
ery desires increased population of the most patriotic
kind So civil employees encouraged to marry Under
the schedules bachelors and spnsters receive equal
salaries where the former paid higher in the past
Married men receive larger allowance, while married
women required to resign with substantial bonus
The result of the experiment will be awaited with
interest In effect it represents tax on male cebacy
Some assert that discourages women from matrmony
The situation is paradoxical; yet may succeed The
idea of presenting girl with dowry her wedding
day if she retired surely would appeal to many
workers of our own land. 1t would eliminate often the
need of their continuing work. and most women usually
work in shops and offices from necessity rather than
preference.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Sartorial Simplicity

% ASHTON, as expressed through London's tailors,
II sounds the knell of the Oxford bag trousers the
wasp waist in coats, the clashng colors in hose
and shirts and radical patterns of masculine clothing
generally. American taors of course expected to
follow suit but will they?
Partisan modistes have been sounding the knell of
the short skirt for several years and French women
buried their abbreviated frocks in tmehonored
nition of the order American women, the contrary
turned up their hens another inch two in defiance of
the edict.
Perhaps American will prove as courageous.
The radiant rament of the day assuredly adds to the
gaiety of life The lover seeking the hand of his lass
can approach the fair ones father clad in yelows and
reds and greens far confidently than he would
tackle the same enemy in black And employer array
ed colorfully appears less formidable to employee
seeking an increase in salary than the employer
arrayed in black or cold gray.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28

Not long ago I wrote about the
importance of sleep, play and
hobby as representatives. of old age. l
told about an interesting article I
had read on this subject.
When I asked a friend of mine II
she had a hobby, she considered the
question for a moment and then
went away to consult the dictionary.
She came back laughing and said,
I'm glad I haven't a hobby"
This is one of the definitions she
found in the dictionary: "a hobby
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28

vice, he knows where he needs the
kind Of service you can give.
Perhaps you have worked with
men, who were continually asserting
to their associates, that they would
not let any boss make a "pack-
horse" out of them.
And also you have noticed that
these same men are continually out
of a job, and looking for another.
Naturally a man wants to fill the
job for which be was hired, but II
an employee is unwilling to fill an
other place in n temporary ca
pacity, he is not n good employe,
Copyright, 1928. International Feature
Service, Inc.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Barn Schools
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

man strives to forget as he grows
older.
! was amazed, however, when I
grew up to find that this barn
school was flourishing in highbrow
literature.
There Is a certain class Of writ
ers who have NO background, NO
moral convictions, no fixed prin-
ciples. but their whole idea Is to
revolt against something.
They write simply to shock
people. They have no constructive
purpose in view. but hope to attract
attention by tearing down.
They sneer at the idea Of virtu-
Gus woman and are ready to turn
up their noses at the idea Of an up-
right man.
The world is going 10 the bow
vows, no man or woman Is any
good, and their general motto Is
Cheer up-the worst Is yet to
come"
I could name some of these bad
boys" of literature, but I won't.
Suffice it to say they give me a
fat pain.
The only excuse for writing at all
Is that you have something useful
or beautiful to say, and If you can
not think of q thing except what is
ugly and destructive. it is o good
plan to keep your mouth shut.
Copyright. 1925. by The Mcclure
Newspaper SyndIcate.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Something to Think About
A Sane Executive.
By BRUNO LESSING

Here's a story from the state of
North Dakota, which will startle
many good-hearted and weak-mind-
ed reformers. North Dakota is a
state that prohibits the sale of
cigarettes, Sunday movies, dances
and Sunday business on one hand
and, on the other hand, has not
made the slightest contribution to
art, science, literature or any other
of the activities of the human mind
which beautify and improve life.
North Dakota, as far as the rest
of the world is concerned, repre-
sents merely agriculture, blue laws
and a contribution to the nations
population, freight rates and taxes.
Now, along comes Mr. Arthur G.
Sorlie, newly elected governor OF
this state, who, in his inaugural ad-
dress, advises the Legislature to re-
peal the anti-cigarette law. He an
nounces his opposition to all laws
that attempt to regulate peoples
habits and foibles. And, in refer
ring to the growing disrespect for
law, he says:
in my judgment the fault lies
very largely at the door Of mis-
taken moral reformers who are con-
tinually asking for the passage OF
laws regulating the lives and habits
of our citizens and imposing penal
ties for the doing Of acts which, in
themselves, are not morally wrong"
This is his judgment. Well, It's
a very good, clear and sane judg-
ment. 1t is backed by the experience
of many empires that have passed
away, destroyed by the making OF
laws.
People are never made better by
laws. People can never be made to
accept a fact because the law pro-
claims it to be a fact.
For instance: Christianity is not
practised in this country on any
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
WAYSIDE WISDOM
Gone to the Bad.
By S. E. KISER

Once Fairfield seemed lovely town,
But it's run down today;
The little houses, mostly brown,
Are yielding to decay;
The hedges show a lack Of care,
Things all seem gone to seed;
When recently passed through
there
The town looked drab, indeed.
In Fairfield gardens used to glow,
The hedges all were green;
The tollgate and the mill below
Lent beauty to the scene;
The little stream seemed wider then,
And through the peaceful town
Sweet fragrances were waited when
The sun was going down.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28

In Fairfield once, beside a gate,
A blue-eyed maiden stood;
The boy for whom she used to walt
Had visions that were good;
The rosebud fastened in her hair
Was not more sweet than she;.
In those days Fairfield seemed as
fair
As any town could be.
The lively charms that Fairfield had
Have vanished from the town;
The lawns are going to the bad,
The gates are broken down!
The blue-eyed maiden yenrs ago,
Ceased waiting fondly there,
And where she is / do not know,
But Fairfield once was fair.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Good Business Ahead

A CCORDING to the Standard Statistics Company,
"A of New York, there is good business ahead for
= n everybody.
There is prosperity in the agricultural regions and
therefore the farmers can buy and spend more.
There is an upward trend in the volume of indus
trial production.
Most manufacturers raw materials as we'll as the
finished goods are rising in price
There is increase in the per capita earnings of
labor
1t is predicted that the latter half of this year will
conspicuously exceed the last half of 1924.
There is hardening of interest rates
The rise in price of high grade bonds will be
checked
The average business of the country likely to
continue above normal.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
YE TOWNE GOSSIP 5,E:cs:

AND 1T came so suddenly.
HADN'T a chance.
TO HEAD it off.
AND / think it's the flowers.
OR A sort of hay fever.
AND I'M not trying.
TO MAKE excuses.
FOR IT'S all my fault.
FOR STARTING in.
WITH THE little fool things.
FOR THEY'RE so nervous.
ONE NEVER can tell.
WHAT WILL brighten them.
AND THEN they know.
WHAT THE Indians got.
WHEN THE white men came.
AND YOU really can't blame
them.
FOR NOT making friends.
UNTIL THEY know.
WHAT IT'S all about.
AND OFTEN myself.
! HAVE been startled.
WHEN SOMEBODY sneezed.
AND If it wasn't;
THAT i didn't know.
THAT A sneeze is r sneeze.
I'D HAVE p Jbably run.
AND so you sec.
THERE'S REALLY no one.
THAT YOU can blame.
AND I'M staying here.
ANOTHER DAY.
AND I'M taking something.
so THAT ! won't sueeze.
WHEN THEY come tomorrow.
THANK you.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Bucolic Press

Owen Langston and the Misses
Altha Plumlee and Ina Bishop
attended a big literary in lizard
county Friday night. Owen says
pa (Tomp) is all right, and he
don't give a hootin'. tootin' who
knows it.-French corr. Salem
(Ark.) Star.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28

AT LAKE Tahoe.
WHERE am staying.
THE CHIPMUNKs came.
AGAIN TODAY.
AND UP the steps.
TO THE shaded porch.
ON WHICH I sat.
AND ATE the nuts.
ABOUT THE floor.
AND BY my feet;
AND ONE Of them.
GAVE EVIDENCE.
OF AN intention.
TO EXPLORE my lap.
FOR FURTHER food.
AND AS I'd promised.
I'D GO back home:
ALMOST hoped.
THE LITTLE thing.
WOULD CHANGE its mind.
AND FIND some fear.
TO DRIVE it off,
FOR ANOTHER day.
But 1T didn't do it.
AND THEN I snssHed'
AND THE whole darned bunch.
WENT sCAMPEEING off.
AND MAYBE you feel.
/ SNEEZED on purpose.
OR JUST made a noise.
AS THOUGH / sneezed.
AND THAT it was phoney.
But I'M telling you.
IF EVER there was.
A GENUINE gnecze.
IT WAS that one.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28

Laws should be made to preserve
the peace, to safeguard every in
diyidual in the possession of his
honest rights and to maintain the
public health. Beyond that point
most laws are nonsensical. The
reason we have so many it that
mediocre people who have failedf to
attain distinction in any other line
Of endeavor are elected to law.
making body, where they feel that
they must make new laws in order
to achieve popularity with their
celebrates.
People cannot be educated by
laws. People cannot be cured of
stupid habits by laws. People can
not be made healthier or happier
by laws. The only thing in the
world that can improve the humpn
race is to raise the level of its IN
telligence. And it would not be
bad idea to begin with the reform
ers.
Governor Scribe has made a good
start.
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scale that you could ordinarily no
tice. We have churches, collections
for missions, plenty of ministers and
conventions, disputes on orthodoxy
or fundamentalism versus liberalism
and religious lobbying in the halls Of
Legislatures and Congress. But all
this is talk. Money and talk, talk,
talk. The observance Of the Golden
Rule and the rich man giving up
his all to follow the founder of the
religion-these are done in the dark.
Supposing, now, that Congress
passed a law compelling every citi-
zen to follow the Golden Rule.
Would our people become better?
You ha only to ask the question
in order to realize how ridiculous
it is.
Well, most of our laws are just
as ridiculous. II
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had gone up and taken Gezer and given
it for a portion unto his daughter, Solo
mons wife" And after he had COM
peted the extensive palace, which had to
accommodate his 300 wives and 700 con-
cubnes, as mentioned in Scripture, T..
gether with all their servants, "Pharaoh's
daughter came up out of the city of David
unto the house which Solomon had built
for her" q Kings, TX, 24).
Solomon was no longer satisfied with
ruling the land but wished to extend his
domain beyond the seas, so, with the aid
Of Hiram, once more he began to build
a navy that was to sweep the seas. His
famous temple and palace and the luxury
of the capital city became matters of note
throughout the world, and hearing the re-
port of his magnificence md wisdom, the
Queen Of Sheba came from her land,
Abyssnia, according to the traditions of
that country, and visited Solomon to see
for herself all the wonders Of his realm.
The Bible tells the tale Of this visit in
few verses only, but the reigning house
Of Abyssinia claims direct descent from
Solomon and the Queen of Shcba herself,
80 she must have remained in the harem
Of the great king, probably for some
months. As a visiting monarch she had
privilege. not usually giv"n to the men,
bcrs Of the harem, and we may be sure
that in her desire to learn all possible
about the wisdom and might of Solomon,
she accompanied him on many trips
around the country and inspected all Of
the buildings which he had erected and
the great pools by which the water was
supplied to Jerusalem.
She marveled at the gardens about the
palace, ever freshly green, and only when
Solomon escorted her TO his pools did she
understand the miracle which he had
worked in building these reservoirs AMI
the wisdom by which he had been guided
in providing for all possible needs Of the
temple, his palace ard the city at large.
1t was a compelling demonstration to her
who had come so far to learn Of wisdom.
Much must be read between the lines
of the Bible if We are to understand it
fully, for accounts are very brief, stating
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-08

only essential facts. That the Queen of
Sheba marveled at the. wisdom of Solo
mon is not astonishing, if we compare the
barbarous land of Abyssinia with what
was at that time the most highly civilized
city of the ancient world. With King
Solomon on the throne. guiding the desti
MES o. the empire, which covered large
part of Asia Minor, either directly or by
exacting tribute, the wealth Of the world
poured into his capital and there the
-Abysslnian Queen saw the endless parade
of caravan after caravan bearing ivory,
gold, spices, all that could be brought to
the capital where gold was as the stones
IN the streets.
II was not surprising that the Queen of
Shcba fingered and delayed her departure
and that King Solomon WAS more than
kind to the gracious woman who had
travelled far TO learn of his wisdom at
first hand. Not only Hebrew traditions,
but Arabic traditions and legends as well,
are filled with tales of Solomon and the
Queen of Shcba, who is known to the
Arabs as Balkis, and the fancy of Arab
Pc its wove many verses about the roman
tic picture of the two great rulers, who
''"SNSo'' nv III piODltIiH, tlt
guagc of birds and insects, and the desti-
MES Of nations so long as the queen re-
maineG in the land of Israel. II is so
strange that it can hardly fail to be true,
when we learn that during all these cen
turtles the legend of this visit has been
jealousy preserved by the Abyssinlans,
and that there are still quite number Of
lsraelites living in Abyssinia who, it Is
claimed, accompanied the queen when she
returned from her visit to the court
Solomon.
In the Ethiopc literature, which is tn
classic language of Abyssinia, end Is
closely related to the Hebrew, ,hough
written in different script, are many tales
of this international relationship estab-
lished by the visit of their queen to IN
court of Solomon, the wisest Of kings.
is a bit of ancient romance brought bac'
TO life by the researches Of scholars an"
their study Of these ancient docume MS,
long neglected or unread.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-08
Photograph of King Solomon's
Aqueduct Tunneled and Arched
Through the Mountains, Which Is
Still Standing, After More Than
Three Thousand Years.

the third is two hundred and forty-eighl
feet lower than the central reservoir. Tie
interior has nc= been carefully examined.
and it is found that the walls are built
Of large heWn stones, well lined with CO.
mcHt al around. a. well A. at the bottom
~ prevent -crpage. n Ga- been suggc-',I
that in ancient times these pools were also
used for swimming, a. there are we'll
arranged flights Of steps descending into
the pools. The water in the upper pool
may b. turned into the lower pools or con
Quoted into the aqUeduct alongside, pas
ing directly % Jerusalem.
The lower pool appears 10 have received
an additional supply Of water, at least in
Winter, from two superficial channels
running around the hill on the south; and
the main acqueduct, passing a short dis
tancc below the pool. receives a consider
able supply from angthcr conduit coming
from the south. Then this conduit crosses
the valley below the lowest pool, enters
the aquedUct farther down, and f. fed By
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