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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06
HUNDREDS ENJOY FUN,
ONLY THREE OPPOSE IT
The fans have spoken.

The fans have spoken.
And their verdict--uverwhelmin in
its unanimity-is that the Friendly
Station shah remain the Friendly Sta
hon and that the announcing shall
remain las is"
1t all came about as q result of an
article in last Sundays Light, writ
ten BY the announcer Of VICAR and
asking that members of the Happy
Family and all other interested fans
express their preference as to formal
or informal announcing.
Out of the flood OF letters which
poured into the editorial offices OF
The Light beginning Monday morning
and continuing up to the present mo-
ment. only three have asked for for
NAL announcing.
LETTERS INTERESTING.
Many of the letters are extremely
interesting. some of them amusing,
and all of them enthusiastic and eul-
phatic in their tone.
OF course it is impossible to repro
duce all Of them here, but a few ex-
cerpts are given below:
Dear Friendly Station" writes
Robert johnson of San Antonio, II
have listened to your delightful pro-
grams every night. and ] think VICAR
is the best station ON the air. i have
heard nearly every one of the larger
stations from coast to coast. Please
keep the announcing informal"
IF there be a fan who prefers
strictly formal announcing, he might
tune in elsewhere" writes Z. H..
Krause, Route ?, Box 392-R, San An
tonic.
PRAISES pITRIJCITy
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06

west Texas than anything else in the
way of publicity am especially
strong for your announcer-his WORK
is not only entertaining, but he does
not overlook an opportunity to boost
San Antonio and Southwest Texas,
writes Walton ID. Hood, vice president
ofthe Texas State Bank and Trust
Company of San Antonio.
Henry Nauwald, Box 1882, San AT
tonic: Il am in favor of your an
nouncing in the future as you have
been in the past-please stay in there
and pitch 'em across the plate"
DEPLORES TUXEDO.
A. A. Thomas, president Of the
Thomas School for Girls in San An
tonic. writes in his protest over any
change in the manner of announcing.
1--WE don't want A. +. Il. to put on
his tuxedo: we are sick of stiffness
and formality," writes Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. j. Wilson and family of Boernc.
90. Please don't change the Happy
Family and the friendly announcing +,
that is what makes the Friendly Sta
ton. Otherwise. 1t would be just cold
and clammy VICAR" writes Mrs. IL.
Ziegler. 1901 Hays street. San An
tonic.
Joseph III. Tondre Of Castroville
voices his protest against the change
to formality as follows: Il have tuned
in every night since VICAR was
turned to The Light, and Id feel lost
without the friendly announcer of the
Friendly Station. Please KEEP on keep
ing on rs you are"
Listening to your informal pro-
grams makes one feel as if he were
attending a show without the trouble
Of dressing. getting to the theater and
finding good seats. Please don't LEI
the Phantom Of the Ether materialize
into tuxedo-clnd formality," write /,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Friesen, 1215
West Mulberry avenue, City.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06
CLEAN CRYSTAL OFTEN.

Because of the dust and grease ac-
cumulating on its surface, a crystal
should be cleaned with gasoline every
eight or ten days. IL you are the
possessor ia reflex or other type Of
set using n crystal detector you will
find it advisable to follow this sug-
gestion.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06
LONG LEAD-IN WIRE
INCREASES ANTENNA

II your antenna system is such that
the lead-in and ground wires are I'M
usually long, it is advisable to keep the
antenna very shor. 1t must be re-
membered that the water pipe up to
the point it enters the ground is con-
sidered in the length of the antenna
system.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06
PRAISES PUBLICITY.

by all means don't change your
announcing, nor your announcer,
writes l.. Hansen, 512 Van Ness
street. San Antonio.
II consider your station is doing
more good for San Antonio aud South
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-09-04

sometimes misunderstood and con
demned as arbitrary, but such IS
net the case. When heavy build
ings are moved on the pavement,
there is considerable danger Of
damaging OF weakening the slab,
due to an over-eoncentration of
load at few points. An equally
great objection is that such opera
tons interfere with the normal
highway traffic to such an extent
as to be highly ineonvenient, if not
actually dangerous to drivers.
I'VE appreciate the fact that il is
less expensive to move buildings on
the paved State highways than on
unimproved roads, but We must at
all times hold the interests of the
many above those of the few. IL
Is for these reasons that We refuse
to grant permits to move build
ings on our paved roads. Further
more, we are determined to take
full legal action against anyone
who attempts to put the State
roads to such use without permits
sion."
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-09-04
Wages Should Not
Be Fixed on Cost
Of-Living" Basis

There is a widespread belief that
wages should be fixed on cost
of-living basis. This idea is per-
nicious and intolefable. Ii means
putting progress in chains and
liberty in letters. Ii means fixing
a standard of living and standard
of life and liberty which must re-
main fixed. Americas workers can
not accept that proposition.
They demand a progressively
advancing standard of life. They
have an abiding faith in a better
future for all mankind. They de-
nounce a system of fixing wages
solely on the basis of family budg-
cts and bread bills.
Workers are entitled not only 70
a living, but modern society must
provide more than what is under
stood by the term "a living" 1t
must concede to workers fairer
reward for their contribution 20
society, contribution without
which progressing civilization IS
impossible.-L Dor conference
called by A. F. of L., Washington,
1919.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-11-21
TAGGED SALMON
 RECORDS BEING COMPILED JUNEAU
FOUR THOUSAND OUT OF 13, 900 SALMON TAGGED THIS
 YEAR RECAPTURED

Four thousand tags taken from fish tagged during the past season by the Bureau of Fisheries have been received at the bureaus local offices from cannerymen and fishermen. A total of about 13,000 tags were plac- ed on salmon in Southeastern Alaska during the summer.
 The return to date is considered ex- cellent. AS the bureau is furnished with detailed informat tiony relative to the fish from which the tags were taken, including theplace, date and gear used in catching them, it will be able to study tn edirection of the runs, rate of travel, etc., more thor oughly than has been possible in the past. In the tagging operations a record wasa kept of the date of tag ging and release of each fish and the place of release.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-11-21
NEW BRIDGE IS
 UNDER WAY AT
 KLUJTINA RIVER
ROAD COMMISSION ALSO BUILDS
 ANOTHER BARN, cHlTINA

Work will be finished this month on the new road commission bridge across the Klutina River at Copper Center, according to D. Kelsey, dis bursting clerk for the commission at Chitina, who is here having dental work done, says the Cordova Times of recent date. He expects to leave on Mondays train for the Interior.
 Mr. Kelsey said that the bridge has two 60 foot spans and 25 men are employed on the crew construct ing it. The structure will replace the old bridge on the Richardson Highway at this point
 The road commission is also build ing a barn at Chitina, where 33 horses will be wintered. Last year the commission had 25 horses there, but eight more were recently brot from Mckinley Park.
 Before he came to town MT. Kel- sey said the weather had turned cold enough at Chitina so that there was skating on the lake in front of the depot on Tuesday night.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-11-21
KETCHIKAN HAS
 CASKET FACTORY

The only casket factor in Alaska will beestablished in the spring in Ketchikan in the former Arthur Yates hospital building by the Ket- chikan Undertaking Parlors, by E. J Dyer and E. M. Marsha.
 An experienced man is now in the states to buy necessary material and equipment. He is expected to return to Ketchikan about February.
 The company will manufacture caskets for themselves, giving them thebenefit of special designs, and the purpose of tn company will be also to make caskets for the whole sale trade in Alaska.-Ketchikan First City News.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-11-21

MT. and Mrs. w. G. Mcdonald of Cordova, arrived back home on the Yukon. Mr. Mcdonald is the forest supervisor of the Chugach National Forest and has been Outside for the last three months on a combined of ficial and pleasure trip.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-11-21

MT. and Mrs. Phillip w. Reed, res- idents of Fairbanks, arrived this morning from Seattle. MT. Reed is employed in the Fairbanks cable of flee
Seward daily gateway., 1925-11-21

Frank Hoffman, deputy U. s. Mar shal, stationed at Matanuska, return ed to Seward this morning on the Yukon from the Valdez court head quarters.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-11-21

James Ratliff, Seward resident, re- turned to town this morning from a quick trip to his former home at Oklahoma.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-11-21

Brunswick photographs and rec ords at the Alaska Shop. If.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-06
More LeSe MajeSte

TINE heavy hand of Justice, in the
i shape of the Coolidge cabinet demo
ter has fallen upon the villains.
Postmaster General New has reduced
in rank, or in pay TO the extent of hun
dredS of dollars, the half-dozen of post
office officials at New York, Boston, De-
troit, Chicago and elsewhere, who had the
unprecedented impudence TO appear Mt
Washington and attempt TO influence leg
iSlation on the postal pay increase bill,
The administration didn't like that pay
increase from the start, since 1T seemed
likely 20 interfere with economy, and Mr.,
MELONS argument for reduction of sur
taxes on the very rich. These culpritS did
not offer brides to the national legisla-
ture. They simply tried to convince con-
greSSmen of the justice of more pay for
their Woodworking subordinates. And it
was leSe majestic, just as in the case of
General Mitchell, who is sent to San
Antonio where he will have harmless
authority over reserve and national guard
only.
Perhaps these poStoffice villains, who
have dared to express their convictions at
Washington, deserved a reprimand, rs a
precedent to others who might be itching
to serve as other than mere dummies but
to reduce their pay by hundreds of dollars
is something that will not enhance the
popularity of either the postmaster gen
eral or the president,
However, the matter will have no eff
feet upon the OIL railroad, steel and alum
mum lobbyists, with which Washington is
afflicted. The more they perpetrate in the
way of influencing legislation the higher
their promotion and the better their pay.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-06

70 al the people Of this genera.
tlon, the next generation, chill
dren OF these girls. win under.
stand.
That Is the idea. The concrete
plan Is Tor an international sum-
mer camp FOR girls Of all
countries.
"Thc summer camp with its
sports and occupations. SIS COM
mon objects and selfgovern-
meut, and with the universal ap.
peal OF nature 10 all about, ID
the most ideal condition for
bringing together alien groups"
says Mrs. Gordon.
Mrs. Gordon's camp win start
with 50 or 90 girls from the
United States. England, France
and Italy. The girls will be
choEcn from s0phomorcs or jun
iors in college and win be girls
who have displayed qualities Of,
leadership and the promise "a
future influence.
Tho camp is TO be in France,
on land donated by that country.
while money for the installation
win be asked from America.
While az camp the girls will pay
their own expenses.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-06
Will There Be House "Borah BLoc?"

WAsHINGToN. April g.. OF.
w nclally, congress has long
since shut up shop Tor the
year Hut runctiguing unof-
ficlally party leaders arc just
as busy at their draiH as they
were q month and more ago.
The battle lines Tor next vim
tef'a session arc being drawn.
From tho republican stand
point. thp great assault, viii
take rlaor Ia the hUusr ~ rrp.
ffu natives Thsrr. with Con-
gresham Nick LouRwgrtb tu
the SPEAKERS chair. and with
republicans occupying go out
~ tha AS seats. the ndmiuisira-
ton secs ita ono bis opportunity
10 push thru st. Legislative pro-
gram.
hut in iis anxiety 60 sew up
the house so securely that the
administration plans can not so
amisa. the republican leaders
have art forth on a venture
which may hiring ruin. \ re.
turn 60 tho Dictatorship OF tho
days or Uncle Joe Cannon II Ia
prospect. Tho speaker and tho
rules committee arr 90 DO re-
stored TO their former author
ity.
The danger Hes In tho possl-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-06
The Teapot Press Agent

A BEAUTIFUL example of how press
n agent machinery is operating in con-
nection with the Teapot Dome case appears
in a ready print being received by edi-
tors thruout the country.
A picture-with matriN-for pubica-
ton purposes-showing the federal build
ing Mt Cheyenne, Sinclair counsel, and
Judge T. Blake Kennedy accompanies the
article
Bearing all the typographical appear
ance of regular newspaper article, this
piece of writing, sent unsolicited. paints
Harry Sinclair in glowing coors, the action
of A. b. Fall as entirely justified. says
the prosecution has been unconvincing,
and that 'the government has made out
an extremely weak case"
Over all is the heading, Sinclair Vic
tory Predicted in Trial of Teapot Dome
Oil Case"
Say other lines in the article:
Predictions that Judge r. Blake Kcnncdy's
decision win sustain the validity OF the Sinclair
tract,
uncoorcd by the hystcria Of rumors and sus.
PIGEONS incident to the Investigation the Teapot
Dome affair before tho senatorial cummitio last
year. the issue has simmcred down to tho question
whether President Harding had the right under a
law admittedly ambiguous to transfer the leasing %
tho Teapot Dome field from the navy department TO
the department o, the interior "A President Hard,
ing acted in good faith and under tho authority OF
law construed by his legal advisers. his executive
order unquestlonably warranted Secretary Of the
Interior a. u. Fail tn leasing the oil field Sinclair
The court evidence proved eouciusyely that Fan did
mot make tho lease secretly but after thrushinE out
the contract with Secretary OF the Navy DENLY and
officials and lawyers Of both navy and interior
departments.
Sinclair Is business II seems fatuous 10
suppose that no would have Invested millions in a
fraudulent contract. the validity OF which might DO
questioned and which might DO Cancelled AT any time.
That would not have been good business tho uwi.
cal course OF a good business man
This sort of handout is nothing new to
American newspaper editors. They are
used to having somebody try to get some
thing by the news desk, and into the
paper. Propaganda has become pro-
fession in these latter days, and the hired
press agent wakes fat
There is q difference, however, between
receiving and printing
And rare indeed is the editor who is
fooled by the handout
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-06
Women Would Vote for
"SOckLeSS Jerry" NOns
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

n there i8 anything under Tho
suu that ia enough 10 drive
married women into careers, II
b. the effort N supplying socks
~ % husband. a wOuId.be Jelly
Bean son. % small daughter nd
dlcfed 10 fence climbing, and q
b1by NJ who pOkcs his finger
into tho smallest suggestion Of
n hole with fcBdiFh glee.
Talk not 20 me Of n wom1n'E
duty 10 keeping up the family
mcudIng TAX not 10 uGy
woman who tries % wresUs
with Tho hosiery problem, for
Bhe knows that tho rareat thing
to bc found iu any homo Is a
sock without a hole.
The focklrfg American home
would b. "a happier place.
THE pioneer In ideas Is usu-
ally unuppreciated by his Fcn1
Grafton Jerry simpson mffercd'
thus But the light or tho pass
ing years has shown that bis
was Il deep thinking mind and
could he but have lived 20 Ges
this day, he might easily have
been the successful candidate
for president sponsored by the
National League Of Women
Voters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-06
To Laugh on to C1u?

COMBINES we wonder whether we
- ought to laugh or cry.
In the grst of one days news we read
of public speaker or a minister plead
ing for respect for the law" all OF which
is highly commendable and doubtless the
outcroppings of a sincere desire to make
this old world better place in which to
live, and then in the next days news we
read this:
IF your wife's hatpin is too long she
is subject to punishment in Massachus-
etts.
"0hio's legislature is considering the
propriety of driving donkey past grave
yard faster than six miles an hour.
THE same Ohio legislature has passed
a law prohibiting Sunday dances at which
more than five couples are in attendance"
And so on, and on-as the story gives
list of other blue laws" equally ride
ulous, that are now being enacted thru
out the nation in our new wave of legis-
lative fanatieism.
DROBABLY the greatest weakness of
/ the law is the law itself. The statute
books are so cluttered with nonsensical
foolishness of this kind that respect for
: all law is weakened and society suffers in
consequence.
These freak statutes sound funny. But,
after thinking it over calmly, we wonder
if they aren't really more deserving of
our tears than of our laughter.
CUMPTUARY laws are a confession of
- failure on the part of their advocates
nothing else. Having failed to convince
. by logic and entreaty, they fall back upon
compulsion. Force replaces reason as the
instrument of effecting their misguided
dreams.
But those convinced by force are not
convinced at ALL
We are reminded of Calico, who, at
the lettering age of SO, was dragged be-
fore an assembly of cardinals, august
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-06

enough to awe the world itself and COM
PEELED to reeant his theory that the earth
moves around the sun. Calico recanted,
but, so the story goes, MS the old Italian
rose from his knees he mumbled TO him
self, 1T does move, nevertheless
THUS does sumbering atavism again
i assert itself in the blue laws" of
today MS these modenS turn to the legis-
latures instead of to the stake as their
method of forcing their yiews-no matter
how narrow they may be-on the public
at large.
Thus, by sowing the seeds of ridicule,
do the blue law" advocates mock real law.
Thus, by embracing their views, does
the law cruelty itself
T AUGH, If you must, over the laws OF
II hatpns and donkeys and the like.
But remember tragedy lies buried between
their lines.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-06

A NUMBER N yeurs ugo there
~ lived ln TINT noble state NJ
Kausas q patriot by tho uomc "
Jerry simpson a plain and sim.
pie man, DO went ~ congress FOR
one term lnrRciy upon q platform
Of no Socks f1r Men, ana dur
ing his term NJ popularity en-
joycd the aobriguct " "socklcss
Jerry"
a great many jeora have been
lung o. his memory md learned
men have written iocular 90.
io.Iala about his bmpIine1 dress
ing IliB name has been tho
cause Of many laugh md Kan.
faH suffered much unjust lovIiy
from hits fccouirlriiicg
wish however Tint old Jerry
simprDu could come back and
run FOR office ln thlH state now
RI bet he would get the vote Of
oycry woman Who went 10 the
polls FOR the moro wo coutem.
plate the platform or this byRoue
statesman the moro $50 can acc
the wisdom Of bis Views
Consider the job Of keeping
whole socks upon the average
family und you con readily geo
that Jerrys political plank would
be q boon 10 the women
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-06
SCIENCE -
SOLAR ENERGY
FRENcH inventor recently

A FRENCH inventor recently
II constructed an arrange.
mcnt Of mirrors and rcflectors.
nine feet square. by means OF
which he is able to gather
enough energy from tho sun TO
produce electricity for lighting
and heating his apartment.
While the sun shiucB. It loads
storage batteries with a surplus
for cloudy days,
For centuries man has been
working to convert the suns
heat into energy that viii do
his work for him. Tho discov.
cry Of the burning glass
caused many clever machines 20
be built to use the SUMS energy,
but none Of them has actually
solved the problem on a scale
large enough TO DO used 10 any
extent. The practical value Of
being able TO do this Is beyond
Imagination.
An American inventor. Marcel
T.. Morcuu. has invented sun
furnace" that has tho rcputa.
ton Of being the best device
yet assembled. II is a combina.
ton OF lenses and rcflcctors
that concentrates tho suns rays
In such fashion as TO produce a
temperature much higher than
that Of the sun itself II Is said
to produce up TO $1,000 degrees
Fahrenheit The heat OF the
sun is estimated mt 10000 de.
grrcs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-06
Family Fun

An old peddler, who. with his
wife and daughter. travelled
around the country selling vnri
Gus novelties. was held up by a
band OF robbers IN Southern
Illinois. Besides taking tic ped
dier's money and other val.
uablcs. tho crooks also drove Off
in the pcddlcrs wagon. When
they had gone. the old man
cried. They've taken every,
thluE--alig'
Hush. father" his daughter
comfortcd him. II still hayo
my jcwclry. We can sell that"
but. how did you manage 10
snve that?'
why. 1 stuck Il in my
mouth"
"My Coz the old gent
walled. 'If only your mother
had been herc' We could have
saved the horse and wagon. -
zIffs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-06
+? !? AnSwers to Your Questions ? {?

Q. What is tho best method Of
cleaning bottle?
A. Coarse sand put t0iI tcGter
into the bottle and shaken around in
10 a JcD minutes teH help remoue
Or loosen any hard particles Of
dirt. Crushed e00 shells arc also
good for the purpose.
Q. How old is the use Of cards for
playing games?
4. The E0Vptians played Oames
rcith cards as far back as The time
Of Joseph, aud the ancient Jetcs
Themselves toere familiar nth cards
aud played rariops Dntnes ioith
them. The Chinese. Hindoos. arabs
and Persians Of remote antiquity
also used cards ds a means Of pas
time. Cards Ucre introduced into
Europe bU the returning Crusaders.
4eito had become acquainted tcith
tJteir use thru the Soracens, and
1oho employed them 50 crtensipelv
7or oamb bling that me Kings Of both
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-06
SMOKING ROOM
STORIES

ENITHES an frlshmnn discovers
w America for the first time
said smoker from Now York. "be
is bound TO bc variously impressed.
as has often been told. and especially
70 II he thinks he detects the earlier
presence Of others Of his race. Tho
latest ono passing the public library.
stopped and studied the lettering
over the door II rrud: 'MCMIN.'
After prolonged scrutiny. his face re-
Taxed into IA satisfied smile as he
said:
Sure an this Is gr'rcat
country fer tho Irish. Lpokit tho
foiue cottage this man MeMIv has
gone and built for himself the
whilcr"