San Antonio Light and Gazette (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 44, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 5, 1910 Page: 4 of 10
ten pages : ill. ; page 22 x 17 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
4
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT AND GAZETTE
Founded January 20 1881.
Evening Daily. Members Associated Press. Sunday Morning.
G D. ROBBINS Publisher
TELEPHONE CALLS.
Business Otflce and Circulation Department both phones.. K 6
Editorial Department both phones
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
By Carrier or Mall.
Dally and Sunday one year (in advance)
Dally and Sunday one month
Sunday Edition one year..... 3 ""
Single Copies. Daily or Sunday 6C
Entered at the Postoffice at San Antonio. Texas as
Second-class Matter.
8 C. Beckwith Special Agency. Representatives
New York. Tribune Bldg. Chicago. Tribune Bldg.
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
It is important when desiring the address of your paper
changed to give both old and new addresses Should delivery
be !rrs<ular. please notify the office. Either telephone I<6.
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE.
Subscribers to The Light and GaxetU are requested to pay
money’ regular authorized collectors only’. Do not pay car-
riers. ah errors are sure to result
The Light and Gasette is on sa\e at hotels and news-stands
throughout the United States.
LARGEST IIKUUIIbN Of m PAPER IN SAW ANTONIiT
The Real
Question
ment for carrying the mails
and from their press bureaus arc sending out to all daily
publications masses of information concerning their rela-
tions with the postoffice department.
Criticism has pushed the railroads into an attitude of
self-defense and 139 roads acting jointly are asking the
general public for a “square deal.” The latest pamphlet
makes out what appears upon the face of the evidence ‘o
be a good case. The railroad’s statement contains the as-
sertion that during 1906-1907 the pay of the railroads for
transporting the mails was reduced $8500000 and that this
reduction brings it below the profit-making point. This mav
be true; at any rate it is hard to prove otherwise even
though most people are skeptical about the hardships suf-
fered by the railroads through their contracts for hauling
the United States mails.
If the railroads are really anxious to re establish them-
selves in the good opinion of the people and are sincere
in asking for a square deal based upon the real fa£ts in
the case let them frankly answer this question:
What it the price charged the express companies for car-
rying 1000 pounds 1000 miles for example and how does
this price compare with the price charged for the same I
weight of mail for the same distance? That is about all .
that we r.eed to know in this controversy and will the rail- j
roads supply the informationßy doing so they will ensure
to themselves the square deal they desire so earnestly an 1
may lead the people to believe that they too. will hence-
forth have a chance at that self-same square deal.
The report of the grand jury read strangely in spots. It
has been generally understood that the grand jury is an
inquisitorial body. Irai! its recommendations are carrie 1
out we shall hate a remarkable town and some strangely
edited newspapers. Wonder what the apoplectic bankers j 1
would say if a jury of newspaper men undertook to revise ।
their methods?
♦
That North Carolina man who shot a sheriff state sen a- 1
tor and representative his own way for purifying poli- '
tics.
4
President Taft has let the cat out of the bag. In a mo-
ment of weakness he told a Y. M. C. A. class that it was no
cinch to be president. He ought to hold himself in check. I
The life as he painted it. may prevent many members .f j
that Washington I’. M. C. A. from being president.
—
Pittsburg man confessed he hadn’t washed his face for
five years. In Pittsburg you can’t tell whether a man's
face is washed unless he tells you.
A significant phase of the campaign against tuberculosis
in Sweden is the establishment by various industrial con-
cerns of sanatoria for tuberculous workmen from their own
factories. The Vulcan Match company the Ljusne-Voxne
Timber company the Sandviken Hardware company the
Eriksson Telephone company and the Stora Kopparsberg
company are among those which maintain such institutions
each accommodating from fifteen to thirty patients. At
these sanatoria the workmen are received free and their
families nay be admitted for a small charge.
* __
Indianapolis may have women policemen to clear the
chopping quarter of mashers. Where the men policemen
don’t do their duty it’s worth an experiment.
*
Carrots says the leguminotherapists will cure bad tem-
pers. Yet .it is a tradition that "carrot tops’’ become
easily riled.
.J.
In all the racket about
As to Gold’s Part
In It
oHuuuiu in tie ii ui inc iron-
ble to rhe increase in the production of gold the standard
of values and it is a fact that in the past 10 years there '
Las been about 58 per cent such increase.
In other words the more gold we have the less is its pur-
chasing power. There is no chance for the popular coon to
get ahead for he is.caught goin’ or cornin’.
Gold is the standard. All our moneys all properties of
every description are estimated at their value iu gold
finally.
But suppose that the production of gold increases 58 per
cent in the coming IC years. What then? Will pot our
standard be wholly an artificial standard? To put it more
Strongly aud more obnoxiously to present day financiers
will it not be an artificial a fiat standard?
If we have a standard of values that becomes unreliable
merely by reason of the fact that the j>e<rplc can get more
of it why stick to that standard? Why not take radium
platinum or some of the other minerals that are scarce and
hard to get as the standard.’ And. by the same token the
only absolutely controllable governable standard would 1c
the old derided but lovable fiat greenback wouldn’t it?
The fetich worship of gold began when man first believe I
there) wts little of it and that little almighty hard to get
Civilized man doesn’t worship his gods for long after thev
ha ve become cheap.
SATURDAY
The railroads of the coun-
try have now taken up the
matter of their charges to
the United States govern-
the high cost of living the
reader has doubtless noted
that the financial wise ones
attribute much of the trou-
John Jaccb
Sets New Pace
■■ ■ ■ — UH’ luga aim iin ugo
eate him when he was supposed to have been lost with the
Nourmahal aud now he has publicly voiced his appreciation
of the divorce laws. John Jacob’s wife proved some
very queer things on him and the courts granted her a di-
vorce and Thursday night at one of the swell New York
hotels John Jaeob celebrated his return to grass bachelor
com with a dinner dance and jambouree that cost $25009
and lasted all night. With' drooping lids as he rose from
the breakfast table to bid his guests farewell. John Jacob
smiled wanly but happily ami pointed to the Joyous days
ahead in single harness no more bound by irksome marital
ties.
John Jaeob has millions but he has never been noted as
a spendthrift; in fact he is regarded as a tightwad among
millionaires. *But he was so overcome by his good fortune
that he tore himself loose from twenty-five thousand scads
just to show New York that the springtime was in hissoul
and that he was a gay devilish lad after all and didn’t
give a hang. To be sure there was «om« odium attaching
to John Jaeob according to the testimony but with. Harry
Lehr whose place as a- favorite has never oven been dis-
turbed bj the chimpanzee at the Newport dinners to lead
the Divorcing cottilion and Mrs. Wilson to trip the light
fantastic Alimony waltz composed especially for the occa-
sion Mr. Astor feels that he is vindicated.
No one has yet heard that Mrs. Astor will celebrate her
return to freedom with an all-night spree but she is prob-
ably enjoying herself in another way. Divorces come so
high this year having gone up with beef mutton safety
razors and other necessities that only the rich can afford
to follow the Astor example. The average man will .be
obliged to confine himself to a quiet nip off in the corner by
himself while figuring the alimony at 8 per cent.
A discussion of John Jacob’s conduct must be reserved
for serious moments.
—
Miss Anita Stewart of New York now the Princess Bra-
ganza will have a chance to learn all about that game of
the nooleman’s bride ’’paying for dead horses.*’ Some at
the prince's creditors are trying to make the-American gi"l
pay a mdhon crowns that the prince borrowed manv vea.-s j
before h<- ever went heiress hunting.. The price of princes'
seems to be advancing too.
H hen a married man loses his hair it’s a pretty good
guess that his wife *ad a hand in it.
As Others View If
MANNERS AND THE IMMIGRANT.
Me have recently written in these columns of the regret-'
tably passive attitude toward the subject of manners on
the part of many well-bred Americans resulting as it does
in a great impairment of the function which breeding should
have in civilization. A weak indifference to the invasion of ]
the peace and happiness of society by the vulgar- selfish. <*r
untrained is not a small or negligible matter. There is
however another point of view from which the daily inter-
course of the world becomes of even larger moment; the
effect that our attitude toward such behavior may have upon
immigrants in their relation to our political standards.
At the gate of the new world what is the first lesson the '
immigrants learn? Is it the fundamental one of respect for
the larger rights of others of which we boast? Is it not
rather one of disrespect for the minor rights of courtesy and 1
politeness? Do not false notions of.equality very soon rob;
their respectful demeanor and speech of its bloom? This;'
being the case how can we expect them to discriminate in;
the scope of their indifference between minor and major
rights ?
Ilie societies that are bravely and devotedly nt work
among the immigrant class in their endeavor to bring it
into .consonance with the best American standards may
well consider the value to their work of beginning with the
teaching or the conserving of simple good manners. An
Italian from the Basilicata may know little—and may be
qualified to team little more—of the American system of
government but he knows instinctively the part that mar.- '
ners play in life and usually on arriving affords a bettc-
example of respect for others than his American neighbor.
To establish respectful intercourse among all—respect to
ward the humble as well as from the hurAbie—is to take
first important step toward making the" immigrant a
valuable American citizen.—Century.
■ * -
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
M hy should republican leadership be. afraid to champion
he tariff law which President Taft so convincingly de-
fends? ’ * * The present campaign is between'the foes
•nd the friends of the national administration and not
between tw 0 factions of its friends. Can there be a suc-
cessful ending of a campaign in which the friends of Sena-
tor Beveridge infcrcntially denounce the action of Presi-
dent Taft in signing the Payne bill and the friends of the
administration denounce Senator Beveridge for voting
i against it? And is there not common ground for Indiana
republicans in the indorsement of the Payne-Taft law no’
as the best that has been made as a progressive measure
yli eh does not mark the end o f tariff adjustment on a na-
I tional basis but the beginning?—Marion Chronicle.
Pointed Paragraphs
-
Yon are less than nothing if you do nothing
Two heads are better than one—in a drum or a barrel
Pawnbrokers prefer people who have no redeeming quali-
A Yankee at the point of death whittled the point off and
got well.
Truth is not to blame because it isn’t eligible in a beauty
contest. M
A man isn’t necessarily hot headed because he wears a
stovepipe hat.
Conscience ought to be ashamed of itself for making cow-
ards of us all. B
If a man isn’t afraid of some woman it’s a si<’n that he
isn’t married.
Farmers admire a cut rate grocer until he cuts the price of
butter and eggs. 1
One half the world doesn’t lie awake at night worrying
about how the other half lives.
I*llo average girl is prouder of her engagement ring than
she ever will be of her wedding ring.
A wise man never misses an opportunity to point out to
his wife how much more clever she is than himself.
The prune crop is reported short but the rumor hasn’t
caused any wailing ami gnashing of teeth among the patrons
of fourth grade boarding houses.—Chicago News.
♦
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
When a woman won’t spread gossip it r. about herself.
Heiresses don t usually pay ihe div idends men marry them
for. -
The way to hate a thing that is naturally agreeable is to
have it become a duty.
Children arc very forbearing not to be bigger tyrants over
the family than they are when it’s so easv.
In the course of time a man gets to display the Slßnc air of
proprietorship about his religion as he does about his bank
• account.—New York Press. *■
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT AND GAZETTE
John Jacob Astor is an
appreciative lad. He was
deucedly thankful to the
government for sending out
the tugs and things to lo-
i ALL SORTS
- Oopyright 1909
a Post Publishing
S By NEWTON NEWKIRK.
Josh Wise Says:
“Too many people ex-1
pec’ th’ school teacher
ter raise their chil dren
If SHII fer ’em.”
tw I
WHERE DOES THE SHRINK GO?
Dear Newt —When woolen tin- I
derwear shrinks whpre does that
part of the doth that shrinks\ fo
to when it shrinks? A. D. S.
Seguin.
It is plain to be seen that you have
been stung on woolen underwear. It is
plain to be seen that you have not long
since purchased a suit of woolen under ]
wear that was positively guaranteed nor ;
to shrink until the cows eome home. I
One of the easiest things which an un- !
derwear dealer does is to guarantee j
that woolen underwear will not shrink ■
and one of the easiest things which a
suit of woolen underwear does it to
shrink even - time it gets an opportun-
ity.
An underwear dealer will tell you
that the woolen underwear i-e sells is
pre-shrunk—that before it is made up
into the garments all the “shrink’’
has been extracted from it. Of course
you fall for this fairy tale and buy the
suit—maybe two suits if you are well-
to-do.
Weil after the suit is washed nnd
you put it on you get the impression
| that your chest measure has increased
about four inches in n week —you get
an idea that you haven’t yet got your
growth. After the second washing you
] are quite sure tliat you have grown
about eight inches taller and it any
body this you can prove you are
: right because your union suit of wooi-
' en underwear is eight inches too short
i After the third washing it gradually
I dawns on you when you try to get into
1 your woolen underwear and can’t even
I do so with the aid of a shoelhorn—it
i gradually dawns on you that instead of
you developing into a giant the suit of
underwear has shrunk down to a size.'
I which would be .comfortable for a J -
year-old kid.
Woolen underwear i* a fine thing to
• pass along to the third and fourth gen-
erations hut it is very unsatisfactory
to wear.
P S. —Oh I nearly forgot to answer
your question —that part of a suit of
■ woolen underwear that shrinks goes up
| the baek when it shrinks.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
A cablegram from London tells of a
curious experience which befell Alfred
G. Vanderbilt the American milionaire
sportsman who is at present iu Eng-
land making arrangements for the com-
ing coaching season.
Jt seems that Alfred had driven bis
on n coach from London to Brighton
ami upon reaching the latter place au
American tourist was so pleased with
-Mr. Vanderbilt’s turnout that he ap-
proached Alfred who had descended
from the coach and pressing a silver
piece into his hand said carelessly:
“A tip for you my good man.”
instead of replying “Sir. how dare
you!” Alfred not only accepted the tip
but he took off his hat made a low
bow to his fellow countryman and
thanked him profusely*. Thereupon the
American tourist ventured the remark
that he supposed as a driver of a
coach it was not often that he received
so large a tip as had just been given
him to which Mr. Vanderbilt replied
siifiling that this was true —that in
fact he had never before in his life
received a tip and thus Alfred and the
tourist parted.
Well it is a very comnion thing in-
deed for a gentleman of prominence to
be mistaken for somebody else. Now
take my oWn ease for instance. Often
lam the victim'of mistaken identity.
Not long ago I stood in front of the
Grand Opera house after the .perform-
ance. It was a cold evening and in
spite of the heavy mink-lined overcoat
which I wore over my full dress suit
I w:>s shivering visibly. From time to
time a genteel curse escaped my lips
because my large imported touring ear
was not at the curb to meet me. It
was quite evident that my chauffeur
ahd taken some of his friends on a joy
ride.
As I stood there shivering a pompous
old gentleman also in evening clothes
who bore the stamp of artistocracy in
his dress and manner nnd also bore
his wife who was handsomely gown-
ed on his arm approached me nnd said
to her: “Laura we will take this
man’s cab.” Then turning t>o me he
went on: “ Where is your cab my goml
| fellow ? It is very cold—do «ot keep
us waiting or you will ]ose two faros.'l
Just then my gasoline wagon buzzed
I up and I climbed in and was off in a
elond of dust.
Frequently while standing idly about
eoversing with friends in swell cafes I
have been approached by other guests
who have just come in with demands
something like the following: “Head
waiter give ns a table for four
please” or “Have yoq reserved that
table for us?”
I wish you could only see what a
complete master of my temper I am
under such provocation as this—l nev-
er got mad and storm about and jerk
off my coat and want to fight. I act
a good deal like Alfred Vanderblit did
when the man gave him the tip nnd if
unybodv should Jinud me a tip. in a cafe
Or nt the opera I would not have the
heart to refuse it.
THE COWARD.
“Shino yer. boots sir?”
“No.” snapped the man.
“Shino ’epi so’s yer can seo yet
face in ’em?” urged the bootblack.
“No. I tel] yoirt-”
“Coward!” hissed the bootblack.—■
March Everybody's.
Do You Know These Women?
Observant Citizen
“1 met a visitor the other day” saidi
the Observant Citizen “and we were;
among gjlier things discussing civic]
improvements. We finally drifted to;
the work of the San Antonio Civic Im !
provement League and after I had told!
him of the purpose and aims of this or- i
ganization he unloaded the following;
upon me for consideration:
“ ‘There is scarcely a town however!
small or a city but has its unsightly]
places which with the outlay of a lit-1
tie time taste and money might easily]
be transformed into beauty spots add-1
ing to the attractiveness of the place']
said he. ‘Sin Antonio has many such;
places ami the best thing is to make]
all plans now and then the execution of
them in Ihe growing season is an easy
matter. To wait until the last moment]
as was Jone this year by the league hi
trying to stimulate interest in planting I
and the general beautification of the|
city is folly. I am not criticizing any ]
one but ani giving my reasons simply
in order that greater good may be ac-
complished.
“ ‘The planting of a shrub or tree
the filling iu of a little hollow the
making of a flower bed keeping the
grass mown —any one of these things
often works wonders that we are sur-
prised the improvements were not made
before. This ik merely a tip you un-]
derstand and if proper steps are taken;
at the right time much good may be ac-J
compliriied. ’ ”
SAN ANTONIO 21 YEARS AGO
(From The Light March 5 1889.)
A grand concert by the San Antonio!
Fidelia Instrumental club Prof. Carl!
Beck director for the benefit of the]
Alamo Monumental fund will take]
place at the Grand opera house tomor-1
row night.
I’. J. Lewis attorney has gone to i
Fort Mason on legal business.
Henry Rothe of Hondo City is in the]
city. x
A meeting of the Texas art associa-
tion was held last night and the follow-
ing officers elected: Col. H. B. An-
dwws presidnt; Miss M. A. Lamb first
vice president; Mrs. Florea second vice
president; Mrs.W Mickelson third vice
president; Elias Edmonds secretary;
E. B. Chandler treasurer. The execu-
tive committee is composed of George
Paschal H. B. Andrews 8. D. Scudder
Mis. Florea and Miss Lamb.
The city council met yesterday after-
noon and the majtor announced his ap-
pointment of the various standing com-
mittees.
Death Record. —Fob. 27 Mrs. J. H-
Cole aged 33 years; March 2 Miss Sal-
lie Lockhart aged 19 years; March 4
Phil Dargan aged 18 years.
—
New A’ork city manufactures more
f;ir goods than all of the other cities
of the country together*. It keeps
about nine thousand persons empVjysd
in the industry and its output fonthe
last year is valued at $41400000.
Texas Talk
CECIL AND JOHN.
Jn the tug of war bet wen Mr.
John Hays Hanunond and Colonel
Cecil Lyon over the El Paso col-
leetorship Mr. Hammond was
beaten. Even Mr. Lyon’s Texas
critics must be gratified that no
lank outsider was allowed to dic-
tate to a proud people. If we must
have dictators let them be home-
spun.—Galveston News.
John Hays Hammond is the doth of
gold sort of distator yet one who would
hardly put our friend Cecil in the homo-
spun class. He has tieen to Beverly and
eateu beans.
TOO BIG EVEN FOR T. R.
It is announced that Mr. Roose-
velt is to come to Texas for the
purpose of gathering data for a
biography of General Bam Hous-
ton. There is one thing certain
and that is that Mr. Roosevelt's
stay in Texas will be made so
interesting that he will regret the
necessity for leaving.—Beaumont
Enterprise.
He certainly will not be able to take
it with him.
TWO HOORAYS!
Our sweet blossomy summers
are two months longer than the
fierce blazing summers of New
England. In other words Houston
married men have eight weeks
more of “Hooray! Hooray!” ev-
ery yehr than the Yankee bene-
dicts have—Houston Post.
AJso the wives have two months
more of the same kind of “Horay
! Hooray.” Tn the effete east they call
| it a Sabbathical separation. It sounds
i better and Ooes not detract from the
joys of the occasion. .—
MISTAKES.
Anv Lmsiucss institution follow-
ing such a lax system of book-
keeping as is in vogue in some of
the departments of the state of
Texas would shortly end in bank-
ruptcy court. But the govern-
ment can never bust because the
people pay for all the bad book-
keeping.—Beeville Bec.
And usually an administration like
a doctor buries its mistakes while itd
virtues arc nqlßaimed from the hous'd
tops. > t
YKW SUNSHINE.
.A large number of big league j
ball players are arriving in Texas I
for the purpose of getting sonicL
i Texas baseball sense in their 1
k Leads and some Texas ginger in
their muscles and nerves. —Hous-(
; ton Post.
Texas sunshine has made more big
I leaguers than all the sciepce in tfco
I world.
MARCH 5. 1910.
Little Stories
BLUFF DIDN’T WORK.
Representative “Bob” Henry of
Texas who is said to entertain ambi-
tions toward the job now held by
Speaker Cant.on plays polit’3 all t!.e
time r.’ on he is home” sayu the I’h.l-
adelphia Times. He is the kind of pol-
itician who signs his letters “your
humble servant” “yours Obediently”
and that sort of thing. Mr. Henry
likes to do things for his constituents
and likes to have them think he is at
their beck and call.
During the Christmas reeess Hagry
was going back to Texas for a few
days. An open door at the fear of
the car bothered him. He did not like
the draft. He got up several limes
an I slammed it shut glowering at the
men near the door some cue of whom
had o| ened it every time 1-C closed t.
Finally Henry watched the dour and
saw a big burly Texan op*.a it.
“Didn't you see me close that
door?” asked Henry.
“Yes” replied the Tevin shortly.
“D o you think I am going through
this performance for fun?” asked Hen-
ry getting mad.
“No” was the reply.
“Well” shouted Henry “wh»n I
shut that doer I want it to stay shut.”
“Yem’!] have to ‘.sk my permissi n
first.” was the retort.
Henry looked the men over closely
and f hen 'emarked:
•'T’l .’o nothing o’ the kind. Vcu
don’t vote in my district.”
ACCIDENT MADE HIM NEW MAN.
“I knew a young fellow who wasted
a goodly fortune his father left him and
who was in a fair way of going to the
dogs when an accident befell him that
changed his entire course in life” said
Maj. E. C. Traymore of Sau Francisco
who is a guest of the Stafford.
“He had become besotted by drink
and while in a drunken stupor went
aboard a shipping tug in the Pacific
ocean. When he awoke to a realization
of his position he at first was sorry he
hadn *t died but soon this melancholy
feeling gave way to healthier notions.
He was put to work before the mast
did his part cheerfully and with all his
wim. winning the commendation of the
captain who saw that the man was used
to better things.
“For one whole year he kept steadily
at his queer assignment and his family
believed him dead. They were glad to
welcome home a sobered nnd altcrd man
who immdiately started in on more re-
fined and congenial employment than
he had been pursuing during his ab-
sence. His conversion was thorough
nnd today he is a prosperous and re-
spected member of society.”—Balti-
more American.
[ To keep the rivers of the country
free from snags and other impediments
to navigation the government main-
tains a fleet of thirty steamboats and
spends $500000 a year.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
San Antonio Light and Gazette (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 44, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 5, 1910, newspaper, March 5, 1910; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1692500/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .