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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.

or hot, if he IS chafed and, GER
tainly, if a pin sticks in him, he
will cry. Look him over to find
what is giving him cause to com
plain.
II you happen to be hurried in
making up his bed or dressing him,
there may be an uncomfortable lump
in the crib. or a crease in the cloth
ing-somewhere there may be some
thing poking these sensitive tissues.
When you are seeking the cause of
the cry, have this in mind.
Some babies nave extremely SEN
sitive skins. They can't bear strong
or favored soaps. II the child cries
when you are bathing him it may
be due to the soap.
Likewise, there may be some
thing in the powder which does not
agree with your baby's skin. 1t may
be necessary to omit the powder and
apply petroleum oil instead. The
oil protects the skin and guards
against sunburn, too.
Take great pains not to get the
soap or the powder in the eyes. You
know how sensitive your eyes are
70 such irritation. A baby's eyes
are even more delicate.
II the baby is hungry he will yell
for food. But, please remember it
is not hunger that causes every cry.
There can be no worse habit than to
give the breast or bottle TO appease
every cry. You must feed the in
FAINT with the regularity Of clock
work and must not be swung out Of
beat by his crying. The best rule
to follow is not to change the feed
ing practice without the advice Of
the doctor. In any event, / beg Of
you, don't use feeding as a pacifier.
One Of the most common causes
for crying is thirst. Just because
you are feeding milk and that is
nuid-tbat is no reason to think
your baby never requires water. He
wants it just as you and ] want it.
OF course. many a crying baby is
that kind Of n yOungstcr because OF
a bad temper. We will talk about
this another time.
Give thought and study 10 the
cry Of your baby, and il won't be
long before you will be able to tell
the difference between temper and
pain.
Copyright. 1928, by Newspaper
Feature Service. Inc.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18

No two children are alike!
Each child is not only actually
but also potentially different.
And it is these individual differ
ences that will either make" or
break" them as adults.
We hear a great deal of talk
about crime and the methods for
curbing it. Usually it's about the
police, the courts, and penal insti-
tutions. But too seldom is the prob
lem attacked at its source. That
source is childhood.
This statement does not imply,
Of course, that all children are likely
to grow up criminals. Far from it!
1t does mean, however, that prac-
ticalIy every case of recorded Grim
inality can be traced back to child
hood days-the days when the child
is impressionable and open to
malign as well as benign influences,
the days also when in the individ-
uaI differences presented, the germ
Of future Iawlessncss can be dis
covered.
The boy or girl IS an Out-and.
out materialist in the early years!
Dependent as be is for everything
upon his parents he comes TO ac-
ccpt all things as a matter Of course
in rather a selfish spirit.
Thus he soon develops into a
petty tyrant in his own sphere.
And it is just in this necessary
and unavoidable attitude on the part
Of the child that the germ of de-
linquency lies.
Leave him Unhampered and I'M
bridled, allow his ever-prcscnt de-
mands to be satisfied, and before
the sixth year is reached the child
has become wcll-nigh unbcarable.
In the decidedly different children,
these beginnings Of social and anti
social tendencies soon become
marked. 1t is not long before the
child is a real problem. And from
the merely different child, to the
problem child, the next step to the
delinquent child is n short one!
As early as possible the child
should be taught self-cOntroI.
He must also learn the pleasure
derived from giving pleasure TO
others.
In some degree the child will
work out this matter for himself,
soon finding that by making an
effort 70 be agreeable to others
greater benefits will rebound. Still,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18

the cream of the trade, the bulk Of
the order. the most signal Of the
social honors.
1t is your old frame Of mind
cropping out in later life.
But why should you settle down
to a grind with IN idea of being
beaten.
Isn't it foolish to make up your
mind that because you always we're
second or third or at the foot of
the list that you must continue to
be so obscure.
Success is largely a state Of
mind and if you can make it clear
enough to yourself that you should
head the procession, you are likely
to be a leader.
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SAN ANTONIO,
AUGUST IS, 1925.

lives and dreams, and you dream
with him.
You hear the ripping of the
water among the water. lilies, and
the soft cadences Of the wind
among the rushes of the shore.
Then there is an airy rush of
fairy feet. a flood of moonlight,
and a sudden upward reach like
clashing steel on steel. Occasion
ally there is n burst of rocket glare,
a crash of distant rolling drums,
and silence.
All through his work you hear
the wild, fanciful, lyric mood sing
ing through the wood, and you seem
to see the little folk come forth and
peep slyly into the faces of busy
tnen.
At last amid the garish lights of
the street outside you wake up and
realize that you have after all
spent but an hour with dreams.
Still, another man through the
power of his intensity and the pow
er of his feelings has wrought an
unforgettable hour in the fabric of
your life.
II you have enjoyed Paderewski's
playing, or for that matter, the
playing of any other great artist,
you have seen the power that comes
from forgetting ones self.
Copyright. 1925. by The Mcclure
NeMhpaper Syndicate.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18
If Your Own Estimate of Yourself Is Below Par What
About the Valuation the World Places Upon You2

You are never as poor as the
poorest and neither are you ever
as good as the best.
You do a number of things fairly
well but you do not shine.
Bringing to mind your younger
days you can recollect other boys
who were particularly good ball
players, fine swimmers, fleet run
>ners.
But you were not distinguished
in any of these sports and you have
allowed this fact TO color your sub
conscious mind in such n way that
you have given up all effort to get
ahead Of your competitors in the
business world.
Just let them step in and take
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Undergrad Protectors

T fell through the roof of building while fight
ing blaze. Two of his companions were low
cred head first into the inferno and he lifted
to safety. Then all returned to their posts.
Nothing much thought and little said of
the incident 1t all in the days work They paid
to protect lives and property.
That is glimpse of the San Antonio Fire Depart
ment in action.
A veteran officer grapples with armed des-
perado in the dark Little is thought and said of the
incident The officer is paid to protect society He is
expected to risk his fe necessary in the performance
of duty.
There is no better fire or police department in
Texas than in San Antonio.
There is city in Texas in which the salaries Of
employed to protect lives and property low.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18
Something to Think About
Memory.
BY BRUNO LESSING

Among the maxims Of Nietzscne
you find this one: MANY man
fails to become a thinker for the
sole reason that his memory is too
good" By careful thinking much
profit may be derived from this bit
Of philosophy.
A good memory is a valuable as
set. The cultivation of this asset,
however, may easily be oyerdone.
Too much devotion to improving
the memory is apt to lead to the i'm
poverishment of other faculties Of
the mind.
The darkey who, in the old days,
took the hats Of several hundred
guests in a restaurant without Civ
ing any check for them and after
ward returned each hat to its proper
owner had a wonderful memory for
the combination of hats and faces.
incidentally, he also possessed a
classic joke. ..-
"Ah dunno if dis am yo' hat,
boss" he would say. "All All know
is dat it am de hat you handed me
when yo' came in"
To be able to quote with accur-
acy long passages from poets or
writers Of prose is an accomplish
ment of rather low order. Very few
people whose memory is stored with
a Photographic or photographic rec
ord of the writings of others are
ever able to write anything them
selves. Take most actors, for exam
pie.
Such people are frequently in
mediate gatherings where their
memory Of what others have said
or written passes for original gen.
ius. Intelligent people, however,
prefer to read and think and take
more pride and pleasure in treas
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18
Children as ChumS

A WOMAN expert on child care appeals to par
"A ents to make "chums' of their children basing
her request observation of conditions in we'll
ordered homes She says that in families with the best
behaved and most intelligent children spirit of
raderie exists between parents and children.
Too many parents remain aloof from their children,
not from Indifference so much as from ignorance OF
child psychology. The loving parent is not always the
understanding parent.
child needs above all things parental under
standing. Without that discomfort and disobedience
may be expected. And understanding can be best ex-
pressed in helpful fellowship in the home
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18
Much Too Thick

A MERICA is highly prosperous in comparison with
"A European countries, but distinguished foreigners
= who visit our land frequently carry home wildly
exaggerated notions Sir Alexander Roger is telling his
London friends of the tremendous increase in American
prosperity, illustrating it wildly
In every American workman's home, declares Sir
Alexander, there is automobile Yet so thrifty are
that the average New York millionaire spends only
few cents for luncheon which consists of glass of
milk and cream in equal parts and few biscuits Fur.
ther, it is customary for Americans to send to their
friends sailing abroad bottles of milk sufficient to last
the whole voyage
Pity tbs, 'tisn't truel
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18
WAYSIDE WISDOM
By S. E. KISER

Keep the death-rate on the rise,
Let the shots ring out;
Never mind the orphans cries.
Or the judges doubt;
Let the trade in guns be free,
It's the fashion, why should wa
Find therein a thing to be
Much concerned about?
Shoot 'em up and shoot 'em down,
Shoot 'em everywhere;
Bandits roaming through the
town,
Shooting here and there;
Accident or homicide?
Keep the nuts and crooks sup
piled
Hark! A hold-up-hurry, hidei
Bullets in the air.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18
OVER LIES HURDLES
By LOUIS E. BISCH

no parent will ever regret the time
and effort spent in teaching altruis-
tic ideas to his offspring.
All mentally unbalanced or de-
ficient children should be placed in
proper institutions so that society
may be safcguarded!
Copyright, 1925, Premier synd., Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18
Forgetting Ones Self
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE

The man who loses himself in
his work, whatever that work may
be, has found a key to power.
The man who thinks of himself
invaribly finds himself getting in
the road of what he accomplishes.
It is said that the inventor of
Chinese glazed porcelain threw him
self into the fire of his furnace in
order to accomplish the purpose he
had in view.
In one sense every creature has
to throw himself head foremost into
his work.
This is illustrated in the play
ing of Paderewski who forgets him
self and his audience and throws
his whole heart and mind and
strength into his art. Herein is
found the secret of his superlative
greatness.
When you hear Paderewski play
you forget that he is only man
lingering the keys Of an instrument
of wood and wire.
Listening to him you know that
he, too. has forgotten. You know
he is living in the far-away world
Of the melody he interprets.
His great leonine head, his mas
sive brow, his sensitive, mobile face
are but a thin transparent mask
revealing the inward fire of his
soul.
When he is at the piano he
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18

1t is not a sign of disease, neees-
sarily, that a baby cries. Any
slight discomfort will bring a pro
test from the youngster. He can't
talk-he can't swear-he just walls.
A new baby needs a lot of at
tention. II he gets wet, if his
clothing is too tight, if he is cold
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18
Another Park Perhaps

~ PENING of park between Main Avenue and
\ Soedad street extending from West Houston to
- Romano plaza, similar to Alamo plaza is sought
by committee of property owners.
Main Avenue and Soledad separated by very
narrow strip of valuable privately owned property The
committee is trying to devise ways and means whereby
the city may convert this strip into park in connection
with the city's street widening program.
City officials have announced the cost would be
prohbitive at present Acquisition of the land at its
present market value is beyond the of the city
Property in that section of the city realize
park would enhance values greatly well as add
much to the beauty of that district of the river and
above the Houston street bridge.
However, since the movement initiated and is
sponsored by property owners the creation of park in
that district not outside the bounds of possibility
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18

Little guns and big guns,
Heavens, what a lot!
Fine guns and cheap ones
Daily sold and bought;
Guns to aim at any mark,
Guns to carry in the dark,
Guns for men and Children
harki
Wasn't that a shot?
II her lover makes her mad,
Let her shoot him cold;
Pick and choose 'em, good or bad,
Where the guns are sold;
Let the man who has a bug,
And the bully and the thug,
Always have a gun to lug
That's the trick my lad.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18
YE TOWNE GOSSIP B. K. c: 3

AND RUNNING water.
AND 1T isn't strange.
FOR YOU had your mind.
On SOMETHING to cheer.
AND YOUR bird came along.
AND had my mind.
on SOMETHING to eat.
AND I heard it frying.
AND IT'S just the same.
AS THE timid person. I
WHO LIES in bed.
EXPECTING BURGLARS.
AND LISTENING.
AND SHE hears floors creak.
AND DOOR knobs turn.
AND SOMEBODY else.
WHO WASN'T afraid.
WOULDN'T HEAR a thing
EXCEPTING MAYBE.
SOME DISTANT music.
ON A photograph.
AND WHATEVER it is.
I'M TALKING about.
REALLY don't know.
But WHENEVER letter
THAT I can print.
COMES IN my mail.
FROM A hospital room.
LIKE to print it.
1 THANK you.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18

Dear X. c. B.: I've been lying in
a hospital for several weeks and a
patient in the room next door has a
little bird that "Chee'eeps" delicious
ly from time to time. I've never
heard it sing. 1t seems only to give
that sweet, wistful, upward sliding
note-until tonight
The note went sliding squakily
downward and / realize it is a door
that needs Oiling. And I've been
enjoying it for seven weeks.
GERTRUDE.
DEAR GERTRUDE.
SOMETHING THE same.
ONCE HAPPENED to me.
IN A hospital room.
WHERE I'D been i'll.
FOR WEEKS and weeks,
AND WITHOUT any food.
AND AS / recovered.
STARK HUNGER came.
AND ACROSS the hall
FROM WHERE l lay:
THERE CAME the sound.
EVERY LITTLE while.
OF FRYING steaks.
AND FRYING chops.
AND I'D lie snd pray.
THAT THEY were for me.
But THEY never were.
FOR SOON found.
THAT ALL it was.
WAS JUST a sink.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18

Memory is closely bound to the
physical state and condition of the
body. AS we grow older, it grows
feebler. 1t has its uses, but it should
not be abused.
Train the mind to think for itself.
Its natural, intelligent working will
develop the faculty of memory to
meet its own requirements. Beyond
that, the development of the mem
DRY is not worth while.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18

OF course there have been great
men who possessed wonderful men,
cries along some particular line.
it was not their memory, however,
that constituted their greatness.
One of the weak spots in the
present system of educating children,
is the overtaxing of their memory
It makes the acquisition of knotgl-
edge distasteful to them. The boy
who can name the Presidents of the
United States in their order is held
up as a model scholar. What earth
ly difference does it make IL
youngster thinks Lincoln came after.
Mckinley or vice versaa ..H-
Students are expected 10 learn
the boundaries Of the various states
by heart. II is a terrible burden
upon a mind not interested in geo
graphy. Why should any sane child
be made to commit to memory the
fact that Kansas is bounded on the
north, east, south and west by such
and such states?
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NCE-OVERS
By J. J. MUNDY

Copyright 1926 Service Incorporated
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-18

uring their own thinking than in
committing to memory the thinking
of others. Besides, if you're in
doubt, you can always find what
you have read just where you read
it. The printed word never runs
away.
Evening star., 1925-10-19
WALL STREET BOOM
MAY AID BUSINESS
Special Dispatch To The star.


BALTIMORE. October 19-Conflict-
ing opinions are expressed in the
financial districts here as to whether
the record -brea king sales of more than
, 800, 900 shares of stock on the New
York Excha nge last Friday and 1.730-
400 on Saturday indicate start Of a
business boom.
Albert d. Graham. ba nker believes
that stock market activity. as n rule.
Is forerunner of prosperity.
II think the brokers are going too
far in the present activity. however. a"
Graham said.
w. w. Lanahan. broker. also said
he believed activity in the stock
market denotes prosperity.
a. &. Goldhorough. secretary Of the
Association of Commerce. said
The large trading on the New York
cate basic feeling of confidence
among business men in business con
ditionS
Locally. I should say business con
ditions at the present time seem better
and more sound than they have been
for three years
President Rroening "f the Fedora
ton Of Labor. said:
IF there is any general wave n
prosperity. it has not struck IA hOr
circles yet. The general feefng among
our people is of uncertainty
Conditions seem better among the
building trades than anywhere else.
but generally speaking there is little
confidence
Evening star., 1925-10-19
Sweeping Changes
In Stock Trading
In Two Decades
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. October 19.-Ac-
curate comparisons of current Stock
Exchange transa ctions with those
of the big markets of two decades
and more ago are difficult because
of changes in Stock Exchange rules
governing trading, and the largely
increased number of issues listed.
In the old days transactions of
several hundred thousa nd shares
daily in few issues were common,
because of the practice of Gross
ed sales whereby operators bought
and sold stocks to each other in
an effort To stimulate great activity
and thereby attract large public
Offering.
Such sales now are forbidden At
present, however. over one thou
sand stocks are listed. compared
with only about half that number
10 or Is years ago.
Evening star., 1925-10-19
MOVES ARE MIXED
IN BOND MARKET
Semi Speculative Rail Liens
in Better Demand as
Week Opens.
BY GEORGE r. Ht-EHES,

special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, October l?.-Undis-
turbed by the wild fluctuations in
stocks, the bond market today held,
liquidation of high grade securities by
some banks being offset by purchases
by others. The slightly firmer tone in
money was without material effect
upon investment values. In some in
stances where the yield was attractive
there were fractional advances. one
Of them being Armour 4lqs. which
sold higher than at any time last week
and within point of the high of the
year.
Foreign obligations and speculative
railroad bonds continued to attract
the most trading interest. The for
eign group was steady and individual
issues strong. German IA were eSpe
.ially active around the record high
and more interest VAS shown in Rel
eian bonds. French issues were un-
affected Ivy the weakness in franc eX-
change. Among South American is-
sues Bolivia SIS made a new high
above 81 while Brazil Sc sold al par
again. Chinese Railway 1s continued
their reaction.
The activity In the rails did not
carry the average price up very far,
but Seahoard Air Line refunding A
were up half point and Missouri
kansas s-Texas adjustments and Den
Yer Rio Grande Western so were
strong. Chicago and Alton 3tas gain
ed half point. In bonds of higher
grade ISSUES in demand We're the type
Of Southern Railway As md kansa 8
titt Southern rs
Evening star., 1925-10-19
VIOLENT CHANGES
| IN STOCK MARKET
General Motors Breaks and
Carries Other Pivotal
/ Shares Downward.
RY STIART T. WEST.

Special Dispatch tn The star
NEW YORK, October 1.-THE wild
speculation in the stock market in
the industrial stock came to grief to-
day as had been fully expected after
the violent decline in the last half
hour Saturday When the rush to
get out started il found such favorites
as the motor stocks. the motor supply
shares and the various speclalties
Very poorly supported There were
wide open breaks in these classes OF
stocks accompanied by the same
enormous turnover that there had
been in the final days of last week
General Motors Wild.
General Motors was the star per-
former. II opened up 3i2 points. then
had a sheer drop of points hefore
the selling was even temporarily
checked Related shares went along.
nu Font starting Az higher, then fe'i
81. Fisher Body went up points.
then broke :. No wilder market has
been seen in recent years than there
was in this set of stocks.
Other motors and motor truck is
sues moved with violence Nhite
Motors. which on Saturday had touch
ed lO21,. dropped to 81. Dodge Bros.
A at one time was off nearly points.
Hudson Motor, which had sold Sat
to 81 before any adequate support was
encountered.
The trading in continental Motors
which had carried the stock up to
ISL, eliminated In decline to lz1t,
which meant the loss Of the greater
part of the recent gain.
Other Sharp Declines.
Yellow Truck. which had sold last
>ff limo
nearly * points WHY'S Overland
was off and Packard and Pierce
Arrow correspondingly. Timken Roller
Bearing after having struck 5612 on
the operations of week ago. dropped
below 80. Jordan Motor at one stage
was down nearly points.
1t is sincerely believed that New
York Central has good chance of an
increased dividend rate-that is. from
: tn per cent-at the December
meeting Consequently. the buying.
which carried the shares above 1876.
could not have been set down as arti-
fetal.
Still il was felt that the standard
rails like New York Central. Atchi
son and the Southern stocks. which
had not had much of rise were he
ing taken mp to steady the general
list. The rails went mp as the motors
II.
point to points all along the line
In this group of stocks.
Steel Again Active.
The way United states Steel acted
after it had dropped from the Satur-
day high of 126l2 TO the low of 125
suggested that accumulation for the
annual offer to employees might have
been going on. Sloss- Sheffield Al one
time was off nearly 10 points from
the top reached in the middle OF last
week.
Baldwin below 100 was off 4 points
from it's high. and United States Cast
Iron Pipe was off . points. Kinney
at s6 compared with last weeks max
inlum of 1O3. Detroit Edison below
Jas was off 13 points from the top.
kresge which had touched 500 a week
ago. sold below 700. Columbia Gas,
which was one of the leaders among
the public utilities, was off points
from its hest,