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Evening star., 1925-08-24

There should be much admiration
on the part Of Thomas Edison for SEN
ator Borah. No citizen in the country
shows greater ability TO remain
wide awake than the chairman of the
foreign relations committee.
Evening star., 1925-08-24

The effort to swim the channel was
not a success, but Miss Ederle is still
to be congratulated on a remarkable
achievement in getting as far as she
did after eating so heavy a breakfast.
Evening star., 1925-08-24

Communication with the North
importance. When the Arctic regions
are depended on for a Summer ice
supply the situation will be different.
Evening star., 1925-08-24

Blaming theNPrince Of Wales for the
kind Of clothes that came into style
long after his departure is worse than
talking about a man behind his back.
Evening star., 1925-08-24

Motorists in this city have had to
study so many instructions that some
OF them begin to talk as if they were
tired and wanted a Summer vacation.
Evening star., 1925-08-24

Russia might be justified in wonder
ing whether Trotsky is a great politi-
cal leader or only a chronic Office
holder.
Evening star., 1925-08-24

Ill regulated homes are blamed for
juvenile delinquency. 1t is impossible
to turn over to a child the responsible.
ity Of setting a good example to his
parents.
Evening star., 1925-08-24
!Abated Enthusiasm.

You seem entirely unfavorable to
the League OF Nations"
I'm not unfavorable," answered
Senator Sorghum, but I've attended
so many meetings and seen so many
parades that I've gotten to be indif-
ferent to the idea Of being any kind of
a joiner
Evening star., 1925-08-24

The Belgian debt arrangement is
evidently due to arouse some discus
sion as to whether it is, possible to
start something officially without Gre
ating a precedent.
Evening star., 1925-08-24

Florida has demonstrated that a
sand bar may be as effectual in start
ing a gold stampede as mining claim.
Evening star., 1925-08-24
Exclusions.

Never allow a bootlegger to come
into your house"'
Il don't know how to stop him."
said Uncle Bill. Botuetop. "rm a
renter and a bootlegger saved up his
money and bought the place.
Evening star., 1925-08-24

Jud Tunkins says the most laugha-
BILE thing he has seen is a girl in a
bathin' suit, carrying an umbrella be.
cause it looks like rain,
Evening star., 1925-08-24

Money is like a saxophone," said
Uncle Eben. Whether it makes folks
happy or mis'able depends on de
amount Of expertness VIII which it is
handed"
Evening star., 1925-08-24

The Persistent PrOpagandist.
The propa agandist makes US sob
With ancient argument long drawn,
Because he has no better job.
He must go propa ganding on.
Evening star., 1925-08-24
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Evening star., 1925-08-24

The Evening Star. With the Sunday morn
ing edition. is delivered by carriers within
the city at so cents per month: dailS only
per month Orders may be sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000 Collection is made oy
carrier at the end OF each mouth
Evening star., 1925-08-24

Q. Did the ides always fall on ths
18th of the month";. y.
A. The ides in the Roman caleuda
occurred on the 18th in March, Na.,
July and October. In other mon-l-,
il occurred on the 18th
Evening star., 1925-08-24

@. Is Calais directly across tha
channel from Dover?-S. b. T.
A. Calais, France is about q miles
east-southeast from the port OF Dover,
England.
Evening star., 1925-08-24

Q. What is the origin of the say.
ing "She looks as if butter would
not melt in her mouth"?-A. f. S.
A. The quotation is from Polite
Conversation by Swift. There is.
however, a similar saying in tho
proverbs of Haywood.
Evening star., 1925-08-24

q What is a water feast IN. -
A. In Burma the new year, which
occurs in April, is celebrated with q,
water feast" which consists of young
men and women throwing water ou
each other and on the passers-by.
Evening star., 1925-08-24

@. Who presented the bin TO Conr
gress for declaring war in ,81@"-l
O. L.
A. John c. Calhoun reported the bill,
as a member of the committee on
foreign relations. In 1917, he became
Secretary of War and served il tha
capacity for seven years.
Evening star., 1925-08-24

Q. Are the signs of the Zodiac en-
bedded in the floor of the Library of
Congress in gold?-E. NJ. NJ.
A. In the great hall of that building
is a decoration of this kind, but It
is done in hammered and incised
brass.
Evening star., 1925-08-24
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

BuainesS Once:
11th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York once: 10 East 42nd st.
Chicago ONCE: Tower Building.
European ONCE: 10 Regent st., London.
Evening star., 1925-08-24

@. What train makes the longest
run without a Stops. S.
A. The longest nonstop train run
at the present time is made by the
1890 limited, London to Plymouth,
England. The train travels 225Sf
miles in 247 minutes.
Evening star., 1925-08-24

Q. How many miles of cables ara
there?-R. r.
a. There are about SOC, 900 nautical
miles of submarine cables which were
laid at cost Of more than $3.50 0Qo-,
900.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
-%SAh ANIoNto--@
TlI.IH!:!!E!E;:,aI1I5l.!l;:!1G!:;H!T
Young San AntonianS
Remember When

" possess wealth of "reminiscences is not the
preogative of old age where development is
rapid. We of San Antonio, need not go to the
oldest inhabtant to obtain verbal picture of San
Antonio of former years sufficiently unlike the San
Antonio of today to afford striking contrast That is
true also, of San Antonios entire trade territory.
IL One need not be old to remember when
F. We could have bought valuable piece of proper
ty for little more than nothing.
Suburban hilltop sites easily acquired.
|; Office buildings squat and dingy.
/ -, School houses antiquated and overcrowded.
81. Many present large business and industrial con-
Germs were one-rnan one-room affairs.
81 Streets unpaved, and, in many instances I'M
improved
r. \ There flood prevention program
/ Drouths seriously affected our economic wel-being
5, Our only advantages were natural ones : Vfsf'
40 There were no large scale irrigation projects -
Medina Lake was only dream, and the Magic Valley
had not been dreamed Of x s. -.Ee
- South and Southwest Texas was one vast waste of
brush and cacti. A''''" y 1% 80
~ There oil and gas fields.
I These few of the "reminiscences possible for
young San Antonian They of conditions prevailing
only in the past. fs@H a.-p*,
Retrospection, however is of value to us only as
basis for anticipation. 49, =sf'sytsf i1F :.ss4,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28

? II have one counsel for you ..s
Be master!"
Someone has said: Each one Of
us is an omnibus in which all of
our ancestors ride"
An authority on heredity, Albert
Edward Wiggam, says We cannot
improve the actual traits of human
ity.
These come down to us and can
not be changed.
But, he says. the way the human
race can be improved is to increase
the number of human beings who
possess the good traits and decrease
those who possess the bad traits.
This sane statement Of the case
applies 10 the individual as well as
the race.
You cannot alter the past, you
cannot change the constitution of
your army. You cannot affect
what you inherit.
But you can command the heredi-
tary army you lead and not be led
by it.
You can put the good traits in
positions of command and bad
traits in subservient places.
You can choose from your army
counsellers who are wise and brave
instead of those who are mean and
cowardly.
You can lead your army and you
can lead it upward.
Copyright. 1925, by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
Frances Best Hope

T. OR some fifteen years the political leaders of
n French liberalism have been Caillaux Panleve
and Herriot. Two of them are in difficulties at
the present moment If they should lose power and the
right group headed by Poincare come back to power,
it would be disaster not to France alone but to all
Europe. .4k
They are threatened by difficulties not of their own
making Panleve did not make the situation in Moroc-
co. He inherited it. Caiaux did put France in her
unsound financial habits and psychology. All his life
he has tried to teach her better If the present gov
eminent fails it will be because the sins of others are
upon its head -;a9s = sz1 faa
When Painleve said "FrancoGerman reconcilia-
ton is the cornerstone of European civilization he did
not say too much. That cornerstone will be in danger
if the French imperalists by the bad luck of the ber-
ais, brought back. s2F + s-Nf
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
.Life's Hurdle
BY L. E. Bisch

IL statement that hospitals
should house criminals had been
made 80 years ago it surely would
have been derided as something ut
terly fantastical and impractical as
well as perfectly absurd.
But nowadays we have advanced
a great deal in our study of crime,
criminals and criminal motives.
We know now that most criminals
are sick.
And do not sick persons belong
in hospitals: &sk
Statistics absolutely prove that
most persons committing repeated
criminal acts are diseased either
in body or mind, or both.
A certain per cent of all chronic
offenders are insane.
A certain proportion Of all law
breakers are defective mentally
that is, actually feeble-minded.
A certain number-and it is very
large-of all persons in our jails
and prisons belong TO class Of
mentally abnormal individuals
known as psychopaths.
A certain, not inconsiderable
number are chemically addicted to
alcohol and habit-forming drugs
such as cocaine, morphine and
heron.
Many criminals also suffer from
incurable diseases Of the brain and
nervous systems.
Now, then, should such persons
rightly be classcd as sick or not?
Undoubtedly they are sick-and
what's more, the vast majority Of
all kinds Of criminals are that
way.
No, we are not acting in too
sympathetic a manner if we adyo-
cate hospitals for criminals.
We are not encouraging crime
when we do that.
What We are doing is acting in
harmony with sane, sound, scien-
tific fact.
What we do now is arrest, con-
yict. incarcerate and then free thou
sands Of incurable persons who
sooner or later are bound 10 drift
back into the clutches Of the law.
What we should do is build spc.
cial hospitals for our incurable
criminals, arrest them once, ana
then keep them there.
Some day society will wake up
to the foolish. wasteful and expen-
siye policy it now conducts in re-
gard to criminals.
! repeat that most criminals are
sick and belong iE special hospitals
for life.
Copyright 1925. Premier synd.i Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
Armies We command
By DR.. FRANK CRANE

Have you ever thought of the
long army Of ancestors at whose
head you march?
You have two parents. Multi
plying back 20 generations your
ancestors number 1,04S,576.
Less than a thousand years ago
there were over a million Of you.
The procession would be almost
six hundred miles long.
When you walk to town and
back couple of miles away at a
moderate rate the last ancestor gets
home five days later.
Picture that long line stretching
away.
Ancient bearded Saxons, fair
haired Norsemen or dsrk-skinned
Latins. the line may run the whole
gamut of races and fashions.
Princes and beaux and clustering
seamen, poets and plowmen, the
kind and the cruel, the naughty
and the humble, the upright and
the devious, all are in the line.
All these many men who long
ago were dust form your army.
You march at the head Of the
procession.
You are the commander.
Where will you lead?
viii you be master Of your army
or will they find you weak, and,
overpowering you, make youf their
slave? -irg'T
Napoleon, a genius in things mill
tary, said:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
ABOUT SPINAL MENINGITIS
BY ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
United States Senator From New York.
Former Commissioner Of Health, New York City.

A reader in Baltimore wants to
know about spinal meningitis.
The coverings Of the brain and
spinal cord are called the mcninges.
These membranes arc two in num-
Der. The outer one is dense, firm
and fibrous. This is known as the
dura mater. Inside this is a thin
and delicate tissue, supplying blood
vessels to nourish the parts. This is
called the pia mater.
The pia mater is intimately re-
lated to the spinal cord. Indeed,
the blood vessels run from the Gov
erings into the substance Of the
cord. The cord is a mass Of delicate
fibres from which spring the i'm
portant nerves Of the body.
These coverings Of the spinal cord
are liable to inflammation. just as
are other parts of the body. This
produces a condition called spinal
meningitis.
You can see how important the
disease is on account Of the close
contact and association OF the men
inges with the spinal cord. 1t is diff
ficult to draw a line between men
nights and inflammation of the cord
itself.
We recognize two forms Of spinal
meningitis--the acute and chronic.
The acute form starts in with
stiffness Of the body. All along the
spine there is soreness and tender
ness. If not severe pain. Pressure
on this region is painful.
Pretty soon the muscles Of the
back become so stiff that movement
is impossible. There are sometimes
cramps in the legs and in the abdo-
men.
The head is drawn backward.
Sometimes the head is retracted and
the whole body may be arched so
that it rests on the head and the
heels.
There may be partial or complete
paralysis Of the parts Of the body.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
Several Fights Ahead

TTOW the appointment of new Senator from In
diana will affect the principal issues is Just now
- inevitably of speculation Senator Rails
ton was against the administration the direction Of
tax reduction. He with it on the World Court
Those look just now like the hottest fights ahead
There another type of issue that may grow to be
sharp or may not. Senator BOrah always increasing
power will push the question of Russian recognition if
he the chance. He will certainly try to repeal the
leftover legislation taking away constitutional
rights to freedom of opinion
He, Norris and others will probably be able to make
big case out of the question Of perjury and other as
poets of the attempt Of the Department of Justice to get
Senator Wheeler. On all these points Ralston would
have been with the free-thnking group.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28

Failure Of nutrition and bed sores
may follow.
In the chronic type OF spinal men
nights the symptoms come on more
slowly and are not so pronounced.
In all types there may be convul-
sions. paralysis Of single muscles,
and eye disturbance. Headache, loss
Of appetite and every evidence of
illness are likely TO be present.
Grinding of the teeth and other evil
dences Of nervousness are common
symptoms.
Ice packs applied TO the head and
spine are helpful in relieving pain.
IL the victim is a child the fever
and commissions may be controlled
by hot baths and sponging.
OF course the medical treatment
must be given by the doctor.
Copyright. 1926, by Newspaper
Feature Service. Incl
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
Freaks Of Nature
The Wood Ants.

The wood ants of England might
be called the carpenters Of the in
sect world. because Of the wonder
full homes they build. And the
peculiar part of it is that one of
their model houses appears at first
glance to be nothing more than a
junk heap. But as one investi-
gates this queer-looking pile of pine
needles and sticks, 40 inches high
and nine or ten feet in circumfer-
ence, the ingenuity of the tiny in
sects is seen. Under each stick is a
small tunnel, the entire structure
being connected by n network of
passages. Each ant has its own
room and hallway, so that the en-
tire building" resembles a great
hotel.
Copyright 1925. King Feature Syn Inc
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
Too Much to Do
By "The Spectator

Here is a valuable secret.
IL you want TO make a hit with
anyone between the ages Of six
and ninety you simply have to
say, "You know. / think you have
too much 10 do
Everyone is sure that he has
more 10 do than he can handle.
The other day the writer talked
TO a man who sold peanuts and
chewing gum beside an entrance
gate in a park.
He said with waiting on people.
making change, and seeing that
nothing was stolen he just had too
much to do at once. As a matter
Of fact all he had to do was to sit
on park bench all day and sell
someone bag Of peanuts every
half hour or so.
Yet he honestly thought he was
being rushed.
Generally the first place that be-
gins to get rushed is the mind. The
person begins to think how much he
has 10 do. be wastes time worrying
about il. then be is rushed and thus
finds justification for his fears.
II you think you are rushed the
first thing to do is to concentrate
on one thing at a time.
A kitten the writer once saw
tired 10 catch some crickets and
showed the same attitude Of mind
as most rushed people display.
Someone lifted up an old board
and out jumped dozen or so
crickets. The kitten tried 10 catch
them all at once. He almost split
himself in pieces trying 10 ger %
cricket with every paw. In thc end
be sat looking around without
single cricket.
Trying 10 dc everything at o'.c
is sure way 10 do nothong w,l.
Take up each thing as it comes.
DO IT. DO il as well as you can
and then 20 on.
II is good plan 10 begin rho
day by doing one thing. 40 matter
how small IL may b.. But finish
it up. Keep finishing mp on. Thing
after another. Don't let a number
Of unfinished jobs dangle IF r4.v
can be completed. Keep q stead,
pace. SDlrts are deceiying. Tn.
lspscs generally more than counter
balance them.
The next step is 10 get organized.
Plan y0ur work. You have 800
much 10 do and so much time 70
DO il Ia. Get q system worked out
that gives you the pace THAI you
need 10 keep.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
COMBING By Reed Hsu.ti.

(NOMBING is industry that's getting worldwide famous,
~ till dusk and the night through
Combng bills and combing plains for bandits who have vanished
Combing deserts. city for those lost view.
crowds were combng combing combng
e hair the book a address;
Combng cOnnbing crowds comb the lakes and
Comb the papers. magazines. can't comb any less
Combing industry that's getting worldwide famous;
lis that much pain, it hits the cyebsls
When that simple word know that something's
Even. by gee wlhlikens n combing TOO
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28

The old servant and his wife had
had brought of
scarlet geranium painted
My chauffeur had discovered small
and knowing love for flowers
bunch Even the old Hungarian
handed offered bright keh
when reached the lake, bathing
wldfow in the place,
where which began playing ave
nonal anthem side cracked!
Copyright 1925, Famous Feaur Syndicate Inc)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
YE TOWNE GOSSIP syK: %:

AND 1 didn't know it.
But WHILE l was swinging.
THE STRING was undoing.
!. FROM OFF the package.
AND FIRST thing I knew.
HAD a feeling.
THE PACKAGE was looser.
. AND A lady leaned over.
I AND PICKED from the froor.
AND HANDED to me.
A wOoLEN sock.
AND 1 was embarrassed.
so I almost died.
AND i squeezed the package.
TO HOLD it together.
AND SQUEEZED out shoe. 4
AND A knit necktie.
AND ] dropped cane.
AND THE very nice lady.
WHO HAD picked up the sock
WAS MUCH embarrassed.
WITH THE shower Of stuff.
IN FRONT Of her.
AND WHATEVER it was.
HAPPENED AFTER that.
7 DON'T remember.
WHAT WITH running back.
AND RUNNING forth.
INSIDE THE car.
AND PICKING up stuff.
AND ANYWAY.
THEY LET me Off.
NEAR MY home.
: THANK you.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
AWAY LAST

AWAY LAST summer.
I WAS in the country.
WHERE THE soda springs are.
" p
= AND I came away. :
AND LEFT behind.
4 PAIR Of shoes. Z
YELLOW AND brown.
AND 4 pair Of socks.
AND A handkerchief.
AND ONE necktie.
AND A walking stick.
AND YESTERDAY.
! WENT 10 the office.
AND SOMEBODY said.
SOMEONE HAD left.
\ PACKAGE for me.
AND 1T was the stuff.
HAD lefr up there.
AND DESPITE the fact.
WAS all dressed up.
IN 4 brand new suit.
AND HAD one cane.
WHEN ! came down.
-
] TOOK the other.
AND ALSO the package.
AND STARTED home.
AND + shouldn't have done it.
But I got On car.
AND Hung ON a strap.
AND FELT very foolish.
SWINGING AROUND.
WITH \ couple Of canes.
AND THE package Of stuff.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
Shaving and Thought
VIZ HEN Theodore Roosevelt was President he cor
Wv tributed anonymously article regularly t
monthly maPaZine-

IIUIIHIy IIIdIdZIHt.
He is said to have always dictated it while he was
being shaved.
There is something about shaving about having to
keep still with nothing he can do that makes man
think.
Some men have their brightest ideas in the morning
while they are shaving Others do all the thinking they
do under these periods of forced relaxation
Any mechanical process that simply requires GER
tain motions and leaves the mind free helps person
think.
However, mere mechanical work carried to extreme
becomes numbng to the intellect
But shaving lasts a short time and is conducive to
thought
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
QUEENS. COUNSEL.
h8T73e !s.=77s:;-.-41
One Special Birthday.

Ieopie suffering from rheumatism, mmDagO scla-
tica go there and it them miracuously. 90 be-
/ love the swimming, the peace the simplicity
Of the place.
An old family servant who has a cottage there
let's it to and it is his proudest joy to arrange his
modest dwelling much possible according to my
taste.
Generally l go there quite simply with my little
daughter Ileana and her friends, and with as small
following possible, so as to lead really simple life
Being far from the ordinary officially, the simple
people who live there combine celebrate the happy
occasions as lovingly and fittngly as possible
Early in the morning heard Ileana and her little
friend slipping out of bed with many whsperings and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-12
EVERYBODY LOVES
SPORTS
Although Ono Does Not Necessarily
Need 20 Participate

From tho old ,irno parlor games
enjoyed by tho youngsters, playing
''niha' by tho boyn, sisters lawn
tennis. and on up 20 dad's Golf.
everybody = in soms way interested
In games. nmussmsn,H. and sports.
That Is tho reason that tho pub
fishers OF tho New Universities Die.
tionAry established tho practice Of
Including separate dictionaries Of
sport In their useful volume.
Complete yocabularios ~ such
popular pAs;iine5 a. lacrosse. foot.
han. polo. baseball. boxing. basket
tall. and many others. ara incorpor-
ntrd In this ono volume. Such text
matter Is now generally recognized
as educational. and everybody uuinS
a dictionary should have access 90 u,
Through these dictionaries within
dictionary. those who are active
In such sports arc enabled 10 use
tho correct terms. and those who do
not participate In sports can easily
keep up with the times and use tho
language lntolilgcntty by having this
new dictionary at hand,
Exactly such a dictionary never
before was Issued. 80 complete Is Il
IN every detail Look Tor the eou.
pom printed elsewhere In this insuc
and learn how you cun got II
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-12
ARIZONA HOUSES
WAR OVER LAW
Scrap On Over Colorado
River Compact

PHOENIX. AriE., March ia
legal baltic in Arizona doomed to-
day following approval by both
houses OF tho state legislature OF
tho amended Colorado rivor com.
pact.
Opponents OF the measure, which
waa concurred In by the assembly
late today, claim tho action was
invalid. Tho governor holds that
n resolution ia not legislation and