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:: Let's Get Deserters!

Bad as this Is. there are still
worse depths to the Deserted
Wife's situation. Not all states,
nor even a majority, regard wife
desertion as felony. Most of them
rate it merely as a misdemeanor.
Like dumping your garbage in
the highway.
JUST MIsDEMEANOR.
Or driving your automobile with
the muffler open.
This amiable treatment Of his
act, naturally makes Jim's chances
even finer and fatter. Take Cali
fornia, for instance. In no other
state In the union are women sup
posed to be sitting prettier than
in California. Yet In 1923 the
California Legislature amended the
law which had made wife desertion
and failure to provide for minor
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1 and George = By Nina Wilcox Putnam

tens, and the doc was took with the
mango.
And when / seen that, / says,
well, I simply can't do any more,
my back is broke. So all 1 done
that day was as per see the fore
going, with the addition that Junior
and Geo. was by now over the
SANITY Martyr stage, and peevish,
and the grocer didn't come and our
telephone was out of order and
Geo. couldn't think what he done
with the key to the Ford, so I
walked to market, just for the
change, and when come home I'll
tell the world I couldn't do no more
my back was broke.
WHAT A LIE!
Hot Bozo, this affair kept up Just
the same only worse, for ten whole
days, meaning they was days shot
full Of holes. 1 went without help,
on account / couldn't get any. and
1 don't see why Mrs. Nothing. our
local employment agency calls it
that unless it gives her local en-
ployment to answer the phone con-
tinuously and say, no, I'm sorry 1
haven't anybody, yes, I'll put down
your name and if / hear of any
body I'll be sure and let you know.
Well anyways, I got to the point
where my back was simply broke, I
couldn't do another thing, but
Junior was well. thank heaven, Geo.
was going back to the office, thank
ditto, the house was in good order,
and the family life running with no
more then the ordinary bumps
which is normal. And this had kept
me so busy 1 hadn't give another
thought to Mrs. Freddie Frcenash,
and getting into the D. A. r.
But just about this time she
dropped in to see me. and right
away she asked did I find any revo.
lutionary ancestors that fought in
Valley Fords or something, and !
had to admit where I had fell down
completely. Well my dear, she says,
that certainly is awful pity, fine
Am. woman like you. what a shame
you amt eligible! i am so sorry.
A NEW CLUB
And ] says so am ], on account
l certainly appreciate what a hon
our it would be to belong, and no
one feels more then i the wonder
full worth Of what our forefathers
and wives did for US. or the great
ideal they have left behind for US
to use, and if we don't why it GER
tainly amt their fault.
But l says, femme tell you one
thing Mrs. Freenash, all the first
families of this country don't be-
long in the ID. A. r., The Colonial
Danes or the Mayflower Furniture
Co. neither. They belong TO the
Homes family. mostly; they live
through many a Revolution, the
same as ! just have, they are An.
cestors themselves. as a general
thing, though it may be to an only
child. And since / can't get into
your GLIB, I'm thinking Of forming
one just as aristocratic and calling
it "The Mothers OF The Continu
Gus American Revolution" and it
will be made up of we ladies who
have to handle rebellious kids and
husbands all the time and try to
do it right!
Copyright. 1925. by Republic
Syndicate. Inc.)
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By Elsie Robinson
Legally the DESERVING Husband May
Be EXtradited; But There's
Joker in It.

All of which sounds pretty but
where is Ellen going to get ex-
tradition expenses out Of a hash
singers wage?
Again the law steps in with an
other theory. theoretically there
are funds from which Ellen may
borrow money for this purpose.
Practically such funds are only
found in a few big cities and are
only available there If one has wide
enough legal information to know
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them, not that I care any more for
what they think, or for their old
Revolution, then I do of my right
leg. You know, the way a person
will always feel when forced to
realize that they are as good as any
body.
And while I was sitting there
dreaming how one day would show
'em, by passing without bowling aft
er it was found out that George,
that's my husband, was really the
rightful King Of England, or some
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inals to neighbor states which de-
mand their return?
Yes, legally the DESERVING Hus-
band is a criminal. theoretically
wife desertion is a felony in most
states, and the deserter can be ex-
tradited from the state in which
he has sought refuge. But there's
a joker to this beautiful theory.
MONEY IS NEEDED.
II Ellen wants to get Jim back
she must put up the money for his
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about the Puritan ideals? Amt
it a shame the way the Puritsns
and the board Of Censors gets mixed
up in the public mind these days?
Because no kidding, that's how the
most Of US think Of them, either as
censors or as importers of antique
furniture, and we lose sight of
where they originally come over in
the steerage in order people could
believe in monkey-glands or whales
or whatever they believed in. They
were great people, Mrs. Freenash,
and 1 am proud whenever I stop to
think Of them, If you get what 1
mean.
TOLD TO QUALIFY.
And she says my dear, it is a
real pleasure to meet a patriotic
woman like you, and L sincerely
hope you can qualify as a Daugh-
ter of the Revolution, now do be
sure and look up your aunt-sisters
and let me know by the end Of next
week, L would just love to have
you join.
Hot Bozo. when she was gone, !
didn't waste any time, 1 commenced
looking up my family right away,
starting in with the family album,
but the pictures didn't show nothing
suitable, only a few whiskers with
faces peeking over them, and ladies
trying to hide between their ear
rings. So 1 get down Juniors
American History, but that didn't
do me no good neither, our family
wasn't mentioned anywheres. Then
] thought Of The Family Tonic Al
manac, and realizing whore it told
pretty near everything in the world,
why dragged it from its place on
the big platter we use Xmas and
Thanksgiving, and there sure
enough / found something about the
Wren family on page 917G4523. IL
says, Oct. 33rd, 1925, Mooa, full to
the gunnels and shipping water,
sunrise, in the east. st. Preservus
Day. Same date 1912 A. d. Jake
Wren elected dog-catcher at Wux-
ingham, Eng"
JENNIE COUNTED OUT.
Well. for a while after / read that
piece, just set there, sorrowfully
thinking what a pity I couldn't see
no ways Of getting admitted 70 the
d. 4. RS on account Of 10 hcrioc
grandfathers, forerathers, and etc.
although catching some dogs l have
met, is some hot work, including
our own dog, which when we want
TO get hold Of him, why we generally
have TO say nice doggie, come here,
with our face and use a good stick
with our hands, especially when
about to show the gentle darling %
a friend. Wei anyways, / felt ter
rible bad at not getting qualified for
the first fighters Of Am, and
thought well, here none Of our folks
have done nothing for our country
/ guess all the other ladies in Mrs.
Freenash's chapter win look down
on me. / amt as sristocratic as
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would 60 around spreading this
Bolshevik propaganda, l thought
yourself and husband was too COM
fortably fixed 10 wanner upset the
poor working classes and share
your all with them while they
shared their over-alls with you and
etc!
NOT THE SAME
And she says no, no, / am
speaking about the Daughters of
the American Revolution, which
means the lady descendants Of the
soldiers who fought in the big
break away from England, why,
my dear, she says, anybody who is
anybody in this country belongs to
il. Well, / says, 1 and George,
and our Junior are still in the
census, 90 it appears to me we
ought to belong to this other club,
as well, tell me some of the ad-
vantages.
Well, ] have often noticed
where women like TO be asked TO
hand out instruction pretty near
as good as men do, so Mrs. Breen-
ash only hesitated the length of
time it took her to open her mouth,
before telling me about the splen-
did work this D. A. r. did, espe-
cially as to preserving the memoir
les Of the Revolution, and how it
was fought, and. ALPHABETICALLY
why. When Mrs. Freenash come
10 describe why, she got every
ounce as excited as was possible
and still remain good-form, as she
herself put IT.
MEN WERE MEN.
I wonder, she says, how often
we remember, that the many lib
critics we take nowadays, was made
possible by our auuts-sisters? BY
the way they fought and bled for
the grand and glorious republic.
All! my dear, the men in them
days was men, even if the great
open spaces wasn't as yet discover
ed BY the movies. And the wO-
men done real, honest-to-goodness
work for their country TO make it
what II is today.
And brave? Why my dear, can
you imagine how brave them men
must Of been TO wear long hair and
lace ruffles and silk pants like they
did? Who has got courage like that
today And did you ever see the
kind of ovens and open fireplaces
them women had TO cook with? L
just simply can't imagine how they
ever survived-in fact, most of them
haven't, they are dead long ago and
no wonder! But the example they
have left us amt complicated, it is
q plain one like two and two make
four. In other words. that all of US
has the right to life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness only provided
we are willing to earn It. And that
is the idea. she says. which the u.
A. r. tries 20 keep alive, with
moppments. and etc.
G00D WORD FOR PURITANs.
When Mrs. Freenash got through
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thing, why who would come in feel
ing just miserable, only Junior with
a terrible cold in his head.
A RAPID NOSE.
Believe you me, when that young
one gets a cold in his head, his
nose runs so fast he can't never
seem to keep up with it, no matter
how often l urge him on in the
race. And this time he was go
good and quiet / at once realized
he must be awful sick. I was
right, at that, so / put the poor
angel into bed, and as soon as l
done so. Annie Gooch, our theoreti-
cal help, come and says she's got
10 go 10 her grandmother's wake,
and 1 says can't they postpone it,
my land, my back aches already,
can't possibly do any more, what
with the boy i'll and all.
But Annie says no, it can't be
put off. the invitations is all out.
So she put me off instead, and
there / was with two birds in my
hands as the saying goes. Then
to make third one in the bush,
Geo. come home early on the four
forty-six and crutches, he having
sprained his ankle arguing with
banana peel, and Of course expect
ing to have all the sympathy around
the house 10 himself.
TWO BIRDS ON THE HAND.
Naturally this was something
awful, and / says well, I just can't
stand any more, my land my back
aches already So / got Geo.
propped up in a chair and fixed
him comfortable and run up to see
was Junior okey and give him
his other toys and run down to get
supper and the fire was out and
no coal upstairs 80 run down and
brought some up, and as / done 20
] eays my land, my back, sim
ply can't do another thing. So
finally ] got the supper, between
Geo. yelling hey Jennie, just a min
ute, hand me my pipe, will va?
And Junior calling hey Ma, I'm
tired Of this old book, bring me
the one that's in the attic, Ma
and etc.
Well, after / had the two Of
them poor children, Geo. and Junior
put W in their garages for the
night, come down and done my
dishes and found Annie hadn't
emptied the icepan and that there
was two rats caught in the trap,
and naturally Geo. as a rule kills
them like a mighty hunter.
THE CAT ASSISTS.
But this time Of course ! was
the gunman, and / had TO do IL,
but ! says good heaven and earth,
can't do another thing. So !
didn't, only to run out into the
yard for some wood, fix up the
furnace, and head for bed, and the
next day it was the same only, it
showed a little and ] couldn't get
no man TO clean it off, so i done
it, and all the above mentioned IN
addition to which our cat had kit
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01

thing, why who would come in feel
ing just miserable, only Junior with
a terrible cold in his head.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-06
STATE F|GHT rs
SCOPES BILL
!. Of APPEAL
Prosecution Claims Defense
Too Late in Filing
Document.

NASHVILLE, Oct. 6.-R-A
preliminary motion to strike out the
bill of exception filed by counsel for
Professor John Thomas Scopes, for
mer Dayton Teacher, was made yes
terday before the Supreme Court at
Knoxville on the ground that it was
not filed within the proper time.
This move. if successful, would have
the effect of getting the constitutional
ity of the law only before the court
and excluding testimony of scientists,
which was ruled out in the circuit
court.
The motion to strike out the bill of
exceptions, q document of 81 pages,
sets out part of the record of the
evolution case which shows that Judge
Raulston on July 81 allowed Scopes
only 80 days to file his bill of cxcep-
tions but it was not filed until
September 16.
Judge Raulston, trial judge. took
cognizance of the situation, it was
claimed. because on September IA he
certified that the bill of exceptions
came to him that day adding thence
there is no delay chargeable to me-
1t was argued that the judges sigma
ture to the bill cannot operate to ac-
credit the bill.
The court allowed the counsel for
Scopes five days to answer the new
move of the state. ls6as
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-06

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-The Ameri-
can. flapper Of the prc-powder puff
period wore a blanket wrapped about
her body and little less than half of
that beneath, Being pure Indian. she
was simple IN her tastes. Now fashion
DEGREES for the voting women Navajo
blankets made IN into coats and even
steamer rugs are being bought up to
be converted into wraps. This is ac.
complished by cutting sleeves in the
garment and adding a piece Of fur
about the neck. 1t is optional with
the wcarer as to whether the garment
should have trimming of fur On the
bottom. ''' go
g Some of the New York girls merely
take a fancy blanket Of any sort and
cut it ~ into coat. Garments of ro-
bust patterns made up in this fashion
now grace the backs of thousands Of
New York girls who like to keep up
with the styles but are hardly pre-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-06
MURDERS ACCOMPANY
!. NEW YORK CRIME WAR

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-R)-Mur-
ders and robberies having accompanied
the inauguration of a drive against
crime, the authorities redoubled their
efforts today to catch crooks and try
them speedily. "e
Gangsters, wreaking vengeance for
three recent murders, shot and killed
two men yesterday and probably IA.
tally wounded another. The police in
an automobile, hunting the slayers,
had pistol battle in which one man
was wounded and four captured.
Robbers held up jewelry establish
ment in the night rush hour, tied up
the proprietor, four employees and two
customers and escaped with $4,000
in gems. In the last five days, ST.
100000 in jewelry has been stolen.
These crimes occurred shortly after
nine criminal courts began to clear
the dockets of $50. criminal cases
awaiting trial so that speedy pun
ishment would be dealt out.
Efforts toward this end were made
by District Attorney Banton. Dem
ocratic candidate for reelection, who
is opposed by Charles s. Whitman. Re
publican, and prosecutor in the famous
Becker case.
Chasing two men who attempted to
snatch purse from Miss Betty King.
his companion, in the Hell's Kitchen
district, last night, Curtis Sulier was
shot and badly wounded. His assail-
ants escaped.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-06
GAY BLANKET COATS RECALL
EARLY INDIAN DAYS in u. 5.

spared to pay the prices of the ready
to-wear or tailored garments. In
greatest demand are the steamer rugs,
which are Just about the right size
to make an attractive and comfort
able coat for the pony" type Of
maiden.
English importers now in New
York report they we're caught nap.
ping in preparing for the fall bust.
ness and could not understand why the
steamer rug market took such sud
den boom. Later, manufacturers OF
women's coats began to raid the rus
market and then the truth was carried
home to the importers. Something of
d similar situation was experienced by
the manufacturers of rugs in this
country. The more expensive rugs
however, are brought into America
from England. 80, -
The gayer the colors the more de.
sirable the blanket of the modern
"squaw.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-06
COLE GAss[Rs
HELlPsUPPLY
HOUSTON
Contract at Laredo VIII
4 Turn Over Fuel to
s s Pipelines.

LAREDO, Tex, Oct. 6.-Announce-
ment was made today that a con
tract has been entered into between
the Cole Petroleum Company of La
redo and Houston Oil Company Of
Houston, Tex, whereby the Houston
Oil Company acquires the gas rights to
a considerable portion of the leases
owned BY the Cole interests and viii
construct a pipeline from the Col.
leases near Bruni, Tex, to come ct
with their main line running from Live
Oak county to Houston. r
One gas line is already constructed
from the Cole leases to- Hcbbronville
and a,second line Is under contract
to be completed by December !, 1925.
to connect with the Southern Natural
line to supply San Antonio. .,
The contract with the Houston Oil
Company is regarded as being of the
utmost Importance to- Cole interests
and the whole LAREDO district. There
arc already six gas wells on the Cole
leases which have an open. flow Of
about three hundred million feet per
day, one Of which wells is under CON
tract with the Texas Company and the
other five to the Southern Natural
Killam interests.
An active campaign for development
of gas and oil will be continued by
Cole Petroleum Company. All shares
of that company have been withdrawn
from the market and based on thu
showings of deep wells, it is hoped that
this will prove a large oil producing
area from lower sands.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-06
GIRL DEFENDS MAN
N SUPREME court


WASHINGTON. Oct. 6.-R-The
daughter of n justice of the Supreme
Court appeared in that tribunal to-
day in an oral case.
She is Miss Suzan Brandeis, daugh-
ter Of Justice Louis d. Brandcis. and
appeared as counsel for Joseph +.
Margolin. a New York lawyer con-
yictcd of violating the statute pro-
hibiting acceptance of fee larger
than SO for the preparation and
presentation of an affidavit to the
veterans bureau.
She was dressed in brown. appeared
Mt the bar without hat and confined
herself to a statement of the facts
in the case. As soon as she arose to
speak, her father withdrew from the
hpnch OH.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-06
FRENCH SENATOR'S
SEEK PAY INCREASE
by Universal Service.

PARIS, Oct. G.-Although the com
ing session of the French Parliament
is generally expected to reject the five
year provisional settlement arrange.
mcnt, Parliament will vote to increase
the salaries Of deputies and senators,
according TO a decision reached to-
day.
The total Parliamentarian payroll
will be increased from 25,000,00
francs to 30,0O0000 francs.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-06
SAN ANTONIAN AIDS
ORGANIZATION

Tho organization Of chambers OF
commerce in Lyle. Poteet. Pleasan-
ton. Jourdanton and Christine was
assisted by Fred NJ. Herndon Of the
San Antonio chamber, at bccfsteak
dinner in Pleasanton Monday night.
These organizations are to be con-
tingcnt on the Atascosa County Cham
Der Of Commerce and cooperate with
the major body. During the meeting
it was also brought out that the Ata-
scosa chamber had placed an exhibit
in the Dallas fair.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-06
CHAMBER OFFICIAL
SEEKS 5. A. DESERT

Where is San Antonio's desert?
The answer is sought by Fred NJ.
Herndon, publicity manager of the
Chamber of Commerce. because he
has to take some pictures of it.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Herndon re-
coived letter from one of the faircr
sex of the North requesting a picture
of the desert at San Antonio and as
he complies with all requests he is
still seeking the desert.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-06
FIVE BANDITS GET
$4,000 IN JEWELS

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-CP)-Five
wcll-dressed men entered the jewelry
store Of John Linherr in downtown
Manhattan at closing time yesterday,
hcrded Linherr and three clerks into
a back room and made off with
jcwclry valued at between $4,000
and S75.00O.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-06
ALFRED DE CELLES
IS DEAD In OTTAWA

OTTAWA. Oct. 6.-R-Alfred
Duclos De Celles. member of the
Royal Society of Canada and n Cheva-
lier of the Legion of Honor, died last
night. He was 50 years old.
Mr.. Dc Celles was general librarian
of the Canadian Parliament. He was
we'll known as n newspaperman and
had written extensively on political
subjects.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-04
Former College Running
Champ Has Brother Star

nell was a tcammRto Of Parsons
brother when tho latter was running
under the University OF Southern
California banner 20 years ago.
'Johnny's speed Just goes 10 prove
that sprlnterB are boru-not made. /"
sayE Crommell "A man can become
mighty good thru sheer effort. but
the great sprlnters must have speed
In their blood"
In many respects, Johnny IL OK.
actly like Charley. He steps high
while running but takes fairly long
stride and brings his foot down with
n powerful drive. He docs not leap
az the finish Of a race, but dashes
straight into the tape with chest out
and arms up,
Johnny does his best stuff, Mt
present. In the 220-yard dash as
lie is little slow In starting. But
his improvement in the last two
months Is indicative that he win
soon overcome this handicap.
SO watch him next year. Tho
Charley Parsons OF 1905 and the
Charley Paddock OF 1920 may be seen
in the Johnny Parsons OF 1929.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-04
BY DAN THOMAS

T os ANGELES. May i,--Johnny
IL was In the cradle when Charley
won the houors
Now Charley runs drug store
and Johnny wins the honors.
Charles l. Parsons was tho ma
iionnl intercollegiate sprint cham.
plon Of 1904 and 1905. Johnny il
his I9.ycar.old brother. now
freshman sprint star nj the Uni.
vcrsity Of Southern California.
And. Johnny bids fair 10 Guido HIS
famous brother. unoffcially credited
with travelling 100 yards in o3.5 sec
onds-tha present worlds record set
by Charley Paddock.
Attic ho never drew on n spiked
shoes until about two months ago.
Johnny already runs tho century
dash In 10 40 seconds.
The entire country VIII hear OF
Johnny Parsons next year." declares
his conch. Dean Crommell, who also
brought Charley Paddock into world
recognition.
II is interesting TO motto that Crom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-04

hurdles, Charters the half
mile, MaginniS the two-mile
run and the relay squad won
their event.
The biggest kick OF tho week
weekend results was the feat Of
Glenn Hartnnf,. Stantords great
weight thrower, Of making a new
worlds record in the discus throw,
in California. with n heaye OF l57
feet. is inches. He broke the rec.
ord Bud Houser. OF L. $, C., made
OF 1856 feet, week or SO ago.
The biggest surprise Of the local
prep openers was tho victory Of Lin.
coin over Ballard. 1894 city cham.
nlons. In a triangular meet, with
Roosevelt tho trailer he scores
were Lincoln IS rs. Ballard il,a.
Roosevelt 80.
other prep results follow: Gar.
field 1923. Broadway IS l.S. Queen
Anne IS. West Seattle 50. Franklin
"a.
Montana swa.nped w S. c.. 10 10
IS score, with Russell Sweet. star
sDrinter. in the feature role, He
ran the I00.yard dash In 9'S and
the s3O.yard event in 2l.7. which.
brothers and sisters. is real run.
ming.