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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02
Character Formation
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE

flict. Those who went to war, how.
ever, had q certain igneous expert
ence that could not be changed.
There are certain things in religion.
certain doctrines, that are sedi-
mentary. That is, we can only know
them because we believe them or
some one has told us. They have
been deposited in our minds from
other sources than ourselves.
And then there are elements of re-
ligion that every man may have
proved for himself. These elements
underlie all religions.
1t Is good to be honest and true and
loyal and faithful and reverent, and
these things are taught by the Budd-
hists and the Mohammedans quite as
much as by the Christians. They are
the igneous formation down below oil
creeds.
You might say the whole matter is
one Of essentials and non-essentials.
Those people are the best fighters
who know what they are fighting for
and know that it is worth fighting
about.
This, perhaps, accounts for the fact
that so many people distrust college
men. They have great deal of in
formation. but It is largely scdimen-
tary. Little of it is igneous. The
process Of Transforming sedimentary
into hard matter is the process of edu-
cation.
Copyright. 1885. by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02
Our Principles
By "The Spectator"

1t is having principles that makes
life hard to live.
II you have no principles Of right
and wrong you do not have to appear
boorish or a precisian BY being forced
10 disagree in a discussion, you are
not called narrow-minded nor are you
accused Of being a killjoy.
But, principles are the backbone Of
the mind. They hold a mans cbarae-
ter erect. They give him the strength
Of positive personality.
Without them be slumps down into
a sort of human jellyfish. He never
irritates others by humping them with
sharp corners but he disgusts them
with his quiyering flaccidity.
The whole question of principles is
relative.
Where one man sets up his
boundary line and says, up to here is
right, beyond it wrong" another man
sets up his line beyond it and in
cludes as right some things the first
man excluded as wrong.
One man thinks playing cards I'M
der any condition is wrong; another
that card playing is not wrong unless
you gamble; a third that there is no
harm in a friendly game of poker.
The last man calls the first narrow
minded aud the fiHt calls the last un-
principled.
II all depends upon where you set
the boundary line Of your principles.
There is such a thing as becoming
50 rigid in narrow principles that you
are a bigoted fanatic.
There is, also such a thing as be.
ing so broadminded you have no moral
principles at all.
Those in the latter class generally
pride themselves that they are not
hypocrites. But there.is no credit in
not being bypocrite among associates
who have no principles Of morality.
II is always o problem where the
boundary line Of morality should be
set. Every man must decide II for him
self upon most questions.
Upon the really big, fundamental
questions Of morality, such as adultery
and murder. the people as a whole are
pretty wei agreed.
Experience has shown that there are
some things you have TO be narrow.
minded about.
But upon the countless smaller
questions such as how the Sabbath
should be kept, card playing and sim
liar matters, each man must follow
his own conscience.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02
'Life's Hurdles
By L. E. Bisch

Emotions are far more essential 10
an individuals adjustment than are
his thoughts as such, tina. is, the in
tellectual side Of his mind.
How he feels is a more powerful
determinsnt Of happiness or misery
than how or what he knows and
thinks.
II the emotional side Of anyone is
out Of tune, out Of harmony with the
intellectual side, the most highly de-
veloped intelligence may come to grief.
What is meant By emotion?
1t has been defined as "sti-red-up"
state and that expresses it about as
we'll as anything.
Joy, sadness, anger, fear, curiosity
are all stirred-up stares.
Why keep us tense and key US up.
Now then, we do not wish to decry
the emotions.
4 being without emotion would not
be human-merely an intellectual ma
chine.
But we do warn against carelessness
Of emotional expression, too much emo
ton or allowing the emotions to run
riot. not under the control Of the
intellect, the will.
Chronic or excessive emotion Is dis
tinctly harmful.
It indicates temperament traits that
drain the energy Of the individual and
retard his development.
oyer-tenseness Is, in fact, a national
failing.
We. MS a natisn, exhibit both IN our
work and play this same tone Of
"Americanitis."
We show excessive expression in our
faces.
We e1aserate voice. language, gss-
ture.
We hustle and hustle and hurry day
In and day out.
II talking loudly and In a strained
voice and living cxcltedly all the time
would accomplish more, 1t would be
different.
But as a matter Of fact, 1t is the
quiet, relaxed and unhurried worker
: who does the most and gets the best
results.
Be energetic, Of course, also be
stirred up at times II need be, but
: don't let the emotions sap your vital
ity.
Every nervous breakdown carries
> with it a history Of wasted overin-
dulged emotions.
!. Copyright. 1925. Premier synd., Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02

girls that those who would show
snappy limbs next summer will be the
ones who don their wooden stockings
now"
| have never failed to defend the
silk stockings and the sheer dress Of
modern women, but there Is q limit
beyond which I cannot 20. 1t is a
pity that women arc so reluctant about
proper foot dress in cold and wet
weather. Cold feet and wet feet are
productive of many ills.
DIR. Van Wart goes about it wisely
and we'll. II the women can be con-
WINGED there is danger of deforming
their ankles, l have no doubt there
will be a reform in dress.
1t isn't necessary to wear golf stock
ings to keep warm. There are wooden
understandings which can be worn be.
meath the silk or other attractive stock
ing. This gives the warmth without
detracting from the neat appearance.
Arthritis is no pleasant ailment, !
assure you. 1t is an inflammation Of
the joint and every such inflammation
is liable to result in deformity or
worse.
/ trust that these warnings may i'm.
prove the practices Of our charming
sisters and daughters.
Copyright. 1925. by Newspaper
Feature Service, Incl
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02
THE GADABOUTS By Reed Heu.ti.

WHEN sgger home at night time fall;
When my toes complain it's quite shuck their cowhi
thral;
When neck has started wiching
Sets my Adams apple itching that's the would declare
would huek my shoes for slippers away
would case my tolwom fhppers would sit
But there's always something doing there's nopera a speech
There is always something brewng there's that's peach
There's wise talking wis every
There's sooist with Kneiseywe they entreat
Then sigh sigh that's bitter; from yrocker arise;
shall never be gutter though the salt
And stink to dress for dinner, thought WISH Oh now
That tonight might be winner and eschew fish,
would love to do bakng in the friendly glow
But no use in pleading asking; my
80 I'm bored all night and wonder do tire?
This night life call bunder; give fire.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02

There are two kinds Of rock known
to geology. One is the igneous for
nation and the other is called sedi-
mentary.
Igneous rock has been fused by
volcanic or other fires. 1t Is hard,
like granite. 1t will resist most ero-
sion.
Sedimentary rock, on the contrary,
has been deposited by ages OF silt,
and is easily washed away.
The Grand Canyon of Colorado is
made by the river rushing through
areas of sedimentary formation.
So there are some elements within
us that are igneous, that arc hard,
that nothing can change, while there
are others that are soft.
1t is said that Niagara Falls has
worn away all the sedimentary ma
terial and has now got down to the
igneous. That is why it continues to
roll in the same place.
What we have learned by experience
and tried out for ourselves seems to
be igneous. We know that it is so.
We have proved It to our own salts
faction.
What we have got by learning or
what other people have told US OF
what we have read in books is sedi.
mentary. It may be washed away.
People who never went 10 war and
had no experience with war had a
great many theories about war, but
they were sedimentary; they were
easily swept away by the actual con
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02
How Blood Tells

~ HE tradition, reputedy American of shirtsIeeves
to shirtsleeves in three generations usually i'm
plies decadence in family strain after its first
Young John Rockefeller Prentice gives it quite
another and healthier meaning. The grandson of the
founder of the great Standard Oil fortune went to work
to SOUL He made bunder at Yale He re-
deemed that blunder himself not through reliance on
his family fortune.
The report reveals that wholesome and charming
girl had much to do with it.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02
WEAR WARM STOCKINGS
BY ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
United States Senator From New York.
Former Commissioner Of Health. New York Ctr.

When Professor Lorenz was in this
country on his mission of Mercy" to
American crippled children l came in
contact with one Of his able assist
ants, DIR. Franklin V. Van wart. At
that time learned that DIR. Van wart
never speaks unless he has something
worthwhile to soy.
This confidence in the man made
me pause the other day when I saw
newspaper statement attributed to
him. He was commenting on a new
ailment said to be increasingly common
in London. He said:
ankle agony, as this disease has
been aptly named by the English ply
sicians, is a new danger which the
prcsent-day girl must face in her chase
after style. This ailment Is really ar
thrills, a swelling Of the joint caused
by exposure. 1t is also true that IL
this condition Is allowed to continue
uncared for II may result in pcrma.
ment deforamtion Of the affected joint.
"This malady brings on a general
physical weakening and leaves its vic.
tins more susceptible to the hundred
other ailments that come along with
the winter season. Ankle agony is all
that the name implies. 1t Is very
painful and very unsightly. The slim
ankle is now in vogue, but tell the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02
-YE TOWNE GOSSIP syxc:s:

"AND IF / did.
HE'D LIKELY come back.
$50 VERY important.
HE'D WANT more money"
WHICH MIGHT have been true.
But / don't believe it.
FOR / remember.
A NEWSPAPER man.
FOR WHOM I once worked.
WHO NEVER failed.
TO PRAISE man.
WHO GOT a big story.
AND WROTE IT well.
AND HE'D slip him a check.
WITH HIS weekly pay.
AND THERE wasn't person.
IN HIS employ.
WHO HAD the crust.
TO ASK for a raise.
AND OF course I know.
THIS HAD nothing to do.
WITH SLIP Madigan.
EXCEPTING THAT slip.
SHOULD UNDERSTAND.
THAT sLAPs on the back.
AND WORDS Of cheer.
ARE THE only things.
HIS BOYS work for.
AND WHEN he fails.
TO GIVE IT to them.
IT'S JUST the same.
AS IF pay day came.
AND THE ghost didn't walk.
THANK you.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02
Something "New"

IF YOU are looking for something "new," THIS is
l new enough for anybody
Solomon Jacobson of Buffalo has asked the fed
eral prohibition authorities to destroy $4,000 worth of
liquor that has belonged to him since 1919 and to him,
is nothing but burden.
Never mind why Solomon Jacobson did that. He
did it, and that's enough but else in these United
States has ordered any prohibition officials to destroy
his legally possessed liquor.
The human mind is strange, obedient, and very
convenient. you haven't any liquor want it, and can't
get it, you abuse the Eighteenth Amendment Gentle
men who have liquor and want to convert it into cash
very likely to make mysterious appointments here
and there and make the necessary arrangements for
the transaction But Jacobson did nothing of the sort
and that makes him different
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02

Dear X. c. B.-If you know Sip
Madigan of our football team tell him
when he replaces man on his squad
who is dead tired or hurt and when
that fellow looks at him for a word
Of cheer or a slap on the back, tell
him to give it to him and to stop
looking straight ahead with a cigar
cite in his mouth.
JACK BARNES.
DON'T know Slip Madigan.
But / have known.
A LOT of Slips.
REMEMBER one.
WHOM / heard dictate.
A TELEGRAM.
TO AN employee.
IN ANOTHER town.
IN REPLY TO j. message.
ABOUT A deal:
HE HAD Just closed.
AND THE man had told me.
AS I sat there.
THAT NOT ons salesman.
IN MAYBE a thousand.
COULD HAVE put it through.
AS HIS man did.
AND HE Dragged about him.
AND HOW he'd made him.
AND THE message he sent.
WAS SOMETHING like this.
WILL EXPECT you back.
ION MONDAY morning.
AND I said to him.
WHY DON'T you tell him.
WHAT YOU'VE just told mel"
AND HE replied.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02
Test of Solitude

~ NE of the most valuable of human powers is the
j ability to be content when alone. The French
- moral genius, Pascal, gives that attribute place
in the very front the basis which can be acquired
wisdom and selfmastery Ibsen makes one of his char
acters say that the greatest is most alone Lincoln
was VIGOROUSLY lonely. Nobody around George Wash
ington really knew him.
John Keats loved young woman whose nature is
mystery to from lack of sufficient information But
in one of her letters Fanny Braune, writing to another
woman makes remark that suggests she may have
been spiritually worthy of Keats love. Il was asked
out to tea by some friends who thought must feel
lonely. For my part think people are all mad"
The girl who left alone for evening" thought her
friends crazy to think she needed company had
something inside Of her.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02
Hindenburg's Policy

~ HARACTER and good judgment are the monopoly
of no party and no political tendency
- Of this recurrent truth old General linden
burg offers proof First he cooperated cordially with
conservative government engaged in making treaty
about the Rhine boundary that Infatuated the fire
eaters AS that liberal action has split the conservatives
President Hndenburg is expressing the view that
the loss of the nationaiss should be made good by
other coalition perhaps taking in of the socialists.
Very likely the socialists will not 60 in, but the
gesture is important, answer to the jingoes.
Whatever the exact result Germany will continue
to be governed by group of sensible men, wearing
somewhat different labels, but agreed peace with
France and England forgetting that part of the past
which was tied up with an outgrown system, and on
turning their faces toward the rising sun.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02
-SSAA ANIoNIoz
I!!.IH!:!!E!E;;lIII.!l=:!1G!:;HT
This Present Epoch

4 FRENCH periodical has been asking important
~ Frenchmen and Observation-Disclosures, poets,
= actors and dramatists-if they like their epoch
if they really approve of the age they living in
Louis Barthuu said Eyes, but not always"
Henri Lavedan said: 'Not much"
Abel Hermant said: Naturally"
Eugene Brieux and four others said: eve have to
like it,
Cece Sorel said: Eyes"
And Nine Colette: Eyes, it's the only one I'll ever
see."
Those are the answers of Frenchmen, living in
great country that is in serious financial trouble
If you asked the same question of an equal number
Of sintellectuals" of this country, which is NOT
financially embarrassed they would give just about the
same answers Some would say they do some that they
don't and others that they must like it for it's the only
one they'll ever have chance to like.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02
FREAKS OF NATURE
Hover Flies.

stroys plans lice. The eggs are de-
posted on a plant where the lice
abound. When the eggs hatch, the lit
tie hover flies look around for food
and Immediately begin 10 devour the
plant lice. They exterminate the lice
but do not harm the plant.
Copyright. 1875, King Features Syn. Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02

1nere IL quite specidl Ceouty AZ
old things, things that Time has fin
gored, breathed upon, rubbed down,
polished
Most of the old monuments we ad-
miro are certainly more beautiful to-
day than when newly built. Time, like
a great artist, harmoniDes the monu-
mcnt with the spot it stands on, which
becomes one with it, as though they
had grown there together.
The passing seasons have a way OF
tinting old stones, of toning ancient
wood, Of softening angles and crudi-
ties, of passing patina over too
bright colours with a genius of which
the most cunning painter would be in
capable.
love old things and prize a much
worn table, faded brocade, stone
many hands have touched and many
eyes looked upon, far more than do
any modern treasure.
/ am building little Turkish house
near the sea, near 4 funny little old
Turkish town. / got a painter to do
it for me and we are hunting for old
beams, old stones, old tiles, so that the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02

The great hosts of two-winged flies,
including the maIarial mosquito, the
tsetse fly and numerous insects which
destroy crops, are pests which trans
nit diseases 10 man and animals. A
few members Of the order, however,
render beneficial service. One Of these
is the hover fly, an insect which de-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-02
Queens Counsel
Bv MARIE, QUEEN OF ROUMANIA.
Beauty in Age.
Registered United states Patent Office.

house shall have an ancient aspect
even from the beginning. I should
hate it TO be ''nouveau richie"
amongst congratulated, worthy old
citizens!
My dearest possession Is a quaint
old fortress built in the middle ages
which ! am turning by degrees into a
habitable place. But I carefully pre-
serve its old-time aspect. ] leave it
its venerable, time.scnrred face and
all / put in it has the rust of time
upon it so that each old thing has q
tale to tell
But so that no sadness shall cling to
those objects once possessed by others
in centuries now passed, put flowers
everywhere.
Flowers in the old brass and copper
vessels, flowers beside the ancient
icons, in tie mighty embrasures,
flowers on the primitive bastions,
flowers in the strange walled-in little
courtyard, flowers, flowers every.
where to give a young smile to the old,
old place
Copyright. 1928. by Newspaper
Feature Service, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-06

stars of the game with the hope Of
inducing them to come TO Indian
apoIis for this play. Most of the
greet playing pros signified their
intention of coming. and Il now
looks as IL one of the largest AMI
cIassiest fields that ever entered
the Western open viii compete.
Among these stars II Johnny
Farrell. who won the majority Of
the big events In Florida last
winter. Farrell Is recognized as
one Of the great young stars Of
the game who needs only to
force himself over In one Of the
big wins.
The same Is true Of Leo Diegel,
who has given assurance that he
viii be here. Also Gene Sarazen.
former American open champion,
who is now playing better golf than
he has for some time. Bill Mehl-
horn. who went so well until the
final holes In both the British open
and the American open. has prom-
ised to be here. Mehlhorn has won
the western open once. He il one
of the really great players.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-06
Beff "gets about" but that's

Beff 'gets about" but that's
When Dutch was barely out Of
swaddling clothes Harry was
cracked on the head with base
ball bat. This was in the days
when white boys battled colored
ones for possession of the base
ball field AT Seventeenth and D
Streets Southeast.
Rocks and bricks were the usual
weapons and might prevailed, with
courage at times the winning
asset. Baseball bats and heavy
sticks were weapons at close
quarters--and Harry was one Of
the shock troops.
He got into the thick OF wild
melee and husky drslxy beat
him to the slam. ColOred teams
used the diamond that day and
Harry used y hospital cot.
The physical and moral courage
that marked the older Smithsons
has been given Dutch. He is q
dashing ballplayer and brilliant.
judged by sandlot standards. OPP
posing pitchers dread him in a
pinch.
II the truth be told. young Dutch
is the best ballplayer Of all the
Smithsons, though some viii main.
tain that Ralph was far from being
o cripple around first base.
Here's hoping the jinx that
trailed Harry and Beff will never
come near dashing Dutchi
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-06
MEDAL IS I
WINS

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 6.-New
York was a favorite to win as the
eight remaining golfers in the Ma
tional Public Links championship
got away in the quarter finals Oh
the Grover Cleveland Park links
this morning.
OF the twenty-seven cities listed
when the tournament started Tues
day, only five were represented to-
day among the eight starters, and
of these New York had three, Chi
cago two, and Detroit, Pittsburgh
and Minneapolis one each.
Lester Bolstad. of the last named
city, and William Wallace of Chi.
cago teed off first and were fol.
lowed at five-minute intervals by
Stanley Ford of Detroit and Joe
Ford OF New York; Tel Lloyd Of
Chicago and Dock Walsh, medalist
of New York, and Carl Kaufman
of Pittsburgh and Nick D'Onofrio
of New York
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-06
|0NE: TOPS
APPERS
BY "Jerry" Martin

s
The girls swimming meet at the
Georgetown playground pool was
closely watched by Rosedale swim
mers, who this year hope to annex
the cup, which has been won two
years in succession by Georgetown.
AS they watched the contestants vie
for the right to represent their
ground In the meet with Rosedale
later in this month, their hopes
slowly vanished.
lone Whaler, Capitol A. C.. blue
ribbon winner, collected first place
in every event in which she was
entered. She, OF course, Is the cause
OF Rosedale's dampened spirits. She
will be entered in the interpool
swim and will disappoint II she
doesn't take top honors again. She
totaled Is points, 10 points ahead
of any other contestant.
Little Clara Wren was second
with Is points. She is a dandy
swimmer and II trained properly
she will also be a cup collector be.
fore long. Third place went to
Catherine Frenzel, who raked In
II counters.
Summaries
Free style, IL and under-Clara
Wren, Jessie Nimnon, Thema
Gooding. Time. % seconds.
Free style. 13 and over-Ione
Whaler, Catherine Frenzel, Dorothy
Prodigy. Time, 10 As seconds.
Breast stroke-Ione Whaler, Cath
crime Frenzel, Thelma Gooding.
Time, 22.3 seconds.
Side stroke. IL and under-Clara
Wren, Thelma Gooding. May King.
Time, 25.3 seconds.
Side stroke. Is and over-Dorothy
Prodigy, Catherine Frenzel, Gladys
Ballinger. Time, 22.2 seconds.
Back stroke-Ione Whaler, no
others finished. Time, 20 seconds.
LIE saving-Clara Wren, May
King, Margaret Hamburger. Time,
Ala seconds.
Candle race-Thelma Gooding,
May King, Jessie Nimnon.
Diving-Ione Whaler, Dorothy
Prodigy, Marie McKerman.
Plunge for distance-Ione Whaler,
Catherine Frenzel, Margaret Ham
berger. Distance, az feet 8 inches.
Diving for objects-Sadie Kiatta,
Catherine Frenzel, Gladys Ballinger.
Time, 20 seconds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-06
CANADIAN AMATEURS @
MAY PLAY SUZANNE

TORONTO, Aug. 6.-The Can.
adam Lawn Tennis Association will
sanction meetings between Cana
dian amateurs and Suzanne Leng-
len in exhibition matches If the
amateurs receive no remuneration,
according to II. Jeldrum, president
Of the Canadian association.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-06
Cards Trim Dodgers

The Cardinals closed In on the
Reds by nosing out the Dodgers in
the TENTH IL to 8. scoring four runs
in the final frame. Brooklyn scored
seven runs in the sixth but couldn't
hold the lead.