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THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
Founded January 20 1881.
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A n nouncement
The undersigned take over the management of
The San Antonio Light with today’s issue of the
paper. Without attempting to discuss any of the
ethics of journalism it is proper to say we hold to
the opinion that the real function of a newspaper
is to print the news to print all the news and to
print it in a spirit of fairness decency and impar-
tiality and with all possible exactness. The Light
>is a developed newspaper attested by a large and
growing circulation. It will be the aim of the new
management to merit the continued confidence of
<t discriminating public not by pledges but by work
accomplished.
On to Brownsville
When the railroad committee announced that
the final dollar had been subscribed for the Browns-
ville Railroad Construction company the seemingly
impossible was attained. Last night's meeting
marked the close of a long and gallant struggle by
the progressive element of San Antonio for the
preservation of the. city's place in the front rank ot
Texas municipalities. Commercial fees have been
besieging San Antonio jealous Gt her position her
opportunities and her leadership. Attempts to sup-
plant this city as the business center of Southwest
Texas have been without effect and the great Rio
Grande country a natural tributary rich prosper-
ous and growing was being exploited by men and
interests without interest in the future of’this city.
For years the danger has been realized and nu-
merous attempts have been made to build the rail-1
road lut seemingly not until the last moment did
ihe heavy guns get into action and drive the invad-
" Ers off forever.
It will take San Antonians some time to realize
that the railroad to Brownsville will be built. The
spirits of drcams of the past will come to disturb
ithe material reality of the present. So many prom-
ises unfulfilled so many false starts so many un-
realized hopes that it will take weeks for the truth
to sink in. Dirt will soon fly and before mapy
months have passed San Antonio will hear the cry
*‘All aboard for Brownsville!” and see a long-cher-
ished ambition fulfilled.
The benefits accruing to San Antonio from the
building of this railroad have been discussed in
pfint at length. The raising of the construction
fund is an indication that the rail value of the new
line is fully understood. It means the return to
San Antonio commercially of a territory nearly as
large as the state of Tennessee a country of known
agricultural value and of rich yet undeveloped min-
pral possibilities. Many thousands of acres of the
most productive soil in Texas will feel the nose
of the plow for the first time settler? will come
new towns will spring up. all adding to the growth
and importance of San Antonio.
The building of the railroad to Brownsville does
not forecast a boom. Boom times have passed in
Texas. Its resources and possibilities arc known
and the expected development will be based upon
solid conditions billing the long felt want has
been an overworked occupation for ages but the
Brownsville road will come into being because it
is a commercial and industrial necessity and not
the outgrowth of frothy enthusiasm. It marks a
great step forward for San Antonio and is the fore-
runner of others to come.
Hindus say: “A man is not rich according to what he
has. but according to what he can do without.” Something
‘.n it too.
4
Ramon Corral doesn’t leave Diaz's official family. Quits
f ns minister of interior but sticks as vice-president. Being
' a newspaper man Ramon bit off two jobs while he was
about it you see.
Chairman Underwood of the neaaways and means com-
mittee upon hearing that the wooten interests are pre-
paring to march upon Washington in force declared that
■while they would be treated fairly the woolen Interests
might just as well make an assault upon Glbralter as upon
the house.
In other words schedule ”K” taxing women's clothing
165 per cent stockings 76 per cent and blankets 165 per
cent has got to fall.
The mere thought of it is enough to make any man with
Lred blood in his veins feel like jumping in the air end
giving an Imitation Indian war-whuop. I
rA'rmRDA'?
CHARLES S. DIEHL.
HARRISON L. BEACH.
Fate of Reciprocity
True to promise the democratic house of representatives
will pass the Canadian reciprocity measure.
"But we don't like the particular brand of reciprocity"
a few of the farmers are still saying. "The measure in
question reduces the tariff on raw- products without a
corresponding downward revision on manufactured ar-
ticles.”
The comparative few who take this view however over-
look one very Important fact. The democratic house will
not pass th»> reciprocity bill as being in itself a fulfillment
of pre-election promises to revise the tariff downward but
merely as a step in that direction. Other objects of reci-
procity are the promoting of closer friendship with Cana-
da and the keeping of faith wjth President Taft who
was assured that if he called an extra session the demo-
cratic house would pass the reciprocity bill.
Those who opposed the passage of the reciprocity bill
by a republican administration on the ground that manu-
factured articles were not treated the same as raw
products are obviously not justified in opposing the pas-
sage of the measure by the democrats.
With the republicans reciprocity was to have been the
beginning and end of tariff reform. With the democrats
it is but a beginning.
Mark this difference:
. Reciprocity under a republican house meant the Mc-
Call bill with the 195 per cent Payne-Aldrich duty on
woolen blankets the 116 per cent Payne-Aldrich duty on
woolen underwear and many other similar outrages re-
maining intact.
Reciprocity under a 'democratic house will mean the
Met all bill with only its good features remaining In force
and with its most objectionable features made null and
void by the passage of separate bills reducing the tax on
woolens and placing lumber and other necessities of life
on the free list. These separate bills refer not only to im-
ports from Canada but to the imports of all nations of the
earth.
Reinforcements for the insurrectos left Chicago the
other day—three boys with a war fund of 94 cents. Unfor-
tunately they were pursued apprehended and spanked
- — ♦
That soft berths should be created on the national
monetary commission for Senators Aldrich. Hale Burrows
Money. Flint and Taliaferro when the members of the
finance committee could perform the work for nothing
is not nearly so serious as to have them remain about the
senate. Consciously or unconsciously they are bound to
lobby for the viewpoints from which they look at things
—viewpoints which the people voted down last Novem-
ber. It was the voters’ intention to return these men to
private life not award them a private graft.
Detailed figures of census results in lowa show an al-
most uniform shrinkage of small towns and a correspond-
ing growth of large ones.
——4
Raids of another New York brokerage discloses HO«
000.000 worth of want-to-get-rich-quick chaps. Wonderful
how they get it out of them!
— *
The democrats may decide to/add a clause to the reci-
procity agreement authorizing the president by executive
act to reduce the tariff duties of this country on any
item whether included in the Canadian agreement or not
whenever Canada is willing to put them on her free list.
This would not interfere with the pending pact but it
would be an invitation on the part of our government to
Canada to unite with us in ultimate free trade. There is a
growing conviction that there is no more reason for a
tariff yx.a th-x J'ajted States and Canada than
there would be for one hetweeft. Indiana and Illinois or
any other two of our states.
Rev. John Cavanaugh president of Notre Dame uni-
versity. thinks we are going too fast. “What the country
needs” he says "is chloroform or locomotor ataxia.” He's
hitt4ng at individual restlessness not national progress.
4
Washington lady of mature age who suddenly decided
to marry a young man thoughtfully transferred $3000.-
000 to her daughters. It is thought there will be no charge
of mental incompetence from the daughters though the
young man may be thinking things.
Percy the Press Agent
(By Hank.)
"Ever notice how people on the cars talk about them-
selves?” asked Percy of the Show Girl as they sat down
to the after-theater supper in the Cafe des Enfants.
"You bet I have" replied the Show Girl. "Why is it?"
"Search me” said Percy "except that I've noticed that
the pronoun T If given a certain inflection resounds pene-
tratingly in a car especially in the subway. I figure that
the semi-circular tubular shape of the tunnels produces
a peculiar acoustic”
"For the love of Mike” exclaimed the Show Girl "talk
Manhattan. I can't understand them scientific terms. You
was saying something about folks that let everybody know
who they are.
"Well I was coming down on a subway train today and
I got sardined next to a dame who had / jaw like the
pendulum of a high-speed dock. She was with a gink
who looked like he'd say 'oh mercy' if you flipped him
on the wrist.
"There was another dame with them who acted as the
receiver for the other woman's chatter. Poor thing I pitied
her.
Hiram Was a Family Name.
"Well the perpetual-motion talker springs a line of
dope that I couldn't help hearing and if it wasn't that
the motorman is boxed In I'll bet he could have heard her
too. Her talk was all about Hiram who I found out was
the name of the guy sitting next to her. Sho says. 'Ain't
it funny myUiushand's name is Hiram. His father's name
was Hiram his grandfather's name was Hiram and his
great-grandfather's name was Hiram. Hirm seems to have
been a family heirloom.' And then she looks around the
car all puffed up like a steamed clam.”
"How did Hiram look?" asked Percy.
"Oh he flushed up and didn't seem to like it much" |
said the Show Girl. “I expected to hear him say. 'Cease. ।
oh. please cease' but he didn't say nothing."
"It comforts mo somewhat to hear you tell that tale."!
said Percy "especially because we actorlnes have been I
given a reputation for egotism and"
"Will you please be so kind as to cut out them big
words.” said the Show Girl appealingly. "I ain't no Bryn i
Mawr highbrow.” .
"All right sweet one” said Percy. "As I was going to
say your experience reminds me of one that I had long
ago. I hear two guys chinning next to me. trying all the:
time to drown out the noise being made by a flat wheel
on the car we was on.
"One says as how 'the street' has been hard on him of
late and as how he’s strong in steel and weak in Erie
stocks. The other pipes up that he's been very successful
and that his rubber stock has been stretching up to thy
high points.
Croons In a "Noise Box."
"The conversation sounded like 'legit' to me except that!
1 couldn't figure out how two Croesuses like that would be 1
wanting to get themselves half smothered to death in an j
Interborough noise box when according to their talk
they ought to be able to afford a couple of 'bubbles' apiece.
"Well we get to Forty-second street and they get up to
go out. As they leave the guy who's been beefing about his|
rubber stock going up drops a letter. I hollers to him but!
he's so busy talking about the high price of champagne i
this year that he doesn't hear me. So I rend the letter. It I
says: 'Dear Sir —Your application for bookkeeper has been I
put on file and will be considered when a vacancy oc-1
curs.' ”
"Chee!” exclaimed the Show Girl: "I guess he had Wat-
ered stocks—water-on-the-braln kind."
"Yes." said Percy "and take It from me the subway's
no place to talk about yourself.”
"You get a crowded house to listen to you" remarked
the Show Girl.
"True my own” replied Percy "but who knows but
what there may be a creditor among
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
All Sorts
Copyright 1911 by
Post Publishing Co.
By NEWTON NKWKIBK.
SPRING ACCOMPANIMENTS.
Spring beautiful spring!
Muddy roads. In the air a sting;
Your feet get wet next a cold in your
head;
Then you feel like a mutt and take
to the bed;
The doctor comes but not to stay—
He charges five “bucks' and then
goes away;
Spring spring beautiful spring!
My voice is cracked or of thee I'd
•Ing. x KERCHEW.
A STAMPEDE.
A curfoas thing happened in our
church here on a recent Sunday morn-
ing.
The church bell had pealed forth in
an Invitation for the townspeople to
attend (the janitor peals the church
bell by pulling on a long "Ope at-
tached to it). By and by the congre-
gation assembled and took their sears.
The pastor was in his place behind the
pulpit preparing his notes. The or-
ganist took her place at the instru-
ment and played a prelude then the
members of the choir rose and began
singing an anthem. The first lino
was. “Awake awake and strike the
lyre!”
Hardly had those words been utter-
ed. when there was a stampede in the
congregation. Several gentlemen
grabbed their hats and beat It out of
the church glancing back in a fright-
ened manner as if they expected to be
followed. This stampede was led by
a well known local fisherman who
has told some wonderful tales of his
exploits in the past.
An effort will be made to change
the first line of this anthem so that it
will not hereafter frighten away front
church those who are in the habit of
taking liberties with the truth.
B. I. A. M.
Sapulpa. Okla.
THE CHICKENS CAN'T SLEEP.
Max Riesmann got himself into a
peck of trouble recently and is fast
becoming unpopular with his neigh-
bors.
Max has a flock of about 50 chick-
ens. including a daaon or more lusty
and leather-lunged old roosters. For
the past twj w.cks those chickens
have been suffering from a violent at-
tack of Insomnia. Instead of (.ring
to their roosts at sundown and drop-
ping off to sleep like decent chickens
should th jy hold an orgy al! night
long—the roast-rs fracture the siili
watches by crowing so that they can
lx heard all over town while the hens
cackle in a boisterous and unladylike
manner. Nobody in the jielghbor-
hood has been able to get any sleep
and some of Riesmann's former best
friends now pass him by on (he other
side of the street. They say that un-
less he can induce his chickens to go
to sleep at bedtime they will have him
arrested for maintaining a puolic
nuisance.
The curious part of it <s that about
daylight the hens and roosters seek
their perches and sleep all day long
but when darkness comes they begin
their revelry. ■ - »
Investigation Into this state > f af-
fairs proved that Mrs. U'fKunn had
been •hr.Tn-fng grounds from the
coffee pot to the chickens and this
has been keeping them awake. Kleg-
mann now says he thinks he will have
to give them morphine tablets each
evening until they regain their normal
sleeping habit.
NATURAL HISORY LESSON.
De Beaver and De Skonk.
Two gents in front de St. Jean Bap-
tiste Hall was look at annymilo on ten
de bildlng.
One say it made for beaver; de od-
der she say heem skunk. Si dey ask
me what ees her dat annymile. Den 1
say "She are beaver."
Den one dem gents ask me "What
for de deefcrence on a skonk wit the
beaver?”
I say “A beeg deeference—-ycu lees-
ten now: De beavr an de skonk dey
alike in wan way—but' got vallvhle
furhair on but I tall you de beuver
furhair she is estimate by d dlaiics an
de skonk furhair by scents. De beav-
er live in de wet wattaive hut de
skonk love de dry land. De beaver
she built a dam. but de skenk be don't
have no use for dam. De instinkt of
de beaver keep heem away from man.
but de instink of de skonk keep man
away from heem. De flash of de
beaver are not to eat but you tak a
skonk an you tak out hees skin an
peel off hees Inside an you put heeiff
In de oven an bag him all ovaire nice
an brown I jes leef hav a peace of
chicken.” —Bazilo Krotto in the Marl-
boro Mass. L'Estafette.
-DARBY'S" JINGLE.
Dear Newt: "Hail gentle spring'”
With pen in hand the poet thus be-
gan his ode. But he command! 1
spring In vain—it didn't hail —it only
snowed.
How's that for a spring poem Newt
—some class eh? it would surprise
you to know how easy it is for rue to
write poetry—l can simply sit down
and dash It off by the yard without
any particular thought or mental ef-
fort. If you would like to have a few
yards of poetry on various subjects
let me know and 1 will fill the order
while you wait.
Do you want to hear a gocd joke?
Yes? Very well Mrten:
I call my wife “Postscript.” for
short but there’s a reason -her miad-
en name was "Adallne Moore."
Isn't khat a corker? I thought that
one til# all myself tin unaided and
alone. Whenever you want to laugh
Newt listen to me. DMIBY.
Daily Birthday Party
Speaking of All Fools' day Edmond !
Rostand is something of a fooler him- I
self. Given up to
was when he donned a green suit and
broke into the sa< red circle of the
"Forty Immortals” (m ost I y moss-
backs) whom he addressed on Mx dif-
ferent subjects In one speech.
P. S. —He's 43 years old t<?day.
die three or seven
times he has fool-
ed Father Time to
bob up again as
lively as ever with
a ne w stunt. So i
"Cyrano de Ber-
gerac" was written; ;
also "L'Aiglon." of
happy memory to j
say nothing of |
"C h a n t e c 1 e r.” ;
which he first con-
ceived as long ago ;
as 1903. But the'
best April fool joke !
he ever put over
Sherlocko the Monk
The Mysterious Case of the Broken Panes
As Others View It
NOW FOR SOME DIRTY WORK?
Well Japan's no fool. The little
yellow man smiles a lot and professes
eternal friendship but he is ’vatch-
Ing for his chance. And the United
States government is preparing to
give him his chance. While Uncle
Sam is making trouble for himself in
Mexico the little yellow man with the
eternal smile will strike and he'll
strike without warning at a vital
point. That's the way he precipitat-
ed the Russo-Japanese war. and
every one knows the outcome. Aside
from all other considerations there
is certainly a streak of madness In
the belligerent attitude of the United
States toward Mexico at this time.—■
Regeneration Organ of Mexico In-
surgents.
NOT A BAD IDEA.
Dr. Carl Bernhardi. of Rock
Island and well acquainted in this
city and Miss Edith Snider of Ohio
are to be married on the same day
the small homa wedding to be fol-
lowed by a big reception .Moline
(III.) Dispatch.
— I .
NOT ACCORDING TO FORM.
The president might as well spare
himself the trouble of preparing a
program for the extra session. Con-
gress has repeatedly shown that it
does not think very highly of his
work as a program-repeater.—New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
BIGGEST BOOST HE COULD GIVE
Mr. Bryan says he refuses to dis-
cnss Governor Wilson as a possible !
presidential candidate. It strikes us i
that the doctor owes Mr. Bryan a vote '
of thanks. —Philadelphia Inquirer. |
DIFFERENT SORT OF BLUFF.
- ...
Oddly enough one of the accused
Camorrlsts on trial in Viterbo. Italy
has resorted to the insanity pleA-—■
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
TO SB INE.
Ambassador Reid is off again for
the court of St. James lie has had a
good long vacation and is In splen-
did shape to take up his duties not |
the least of which will he to shine
at the coronation. —Pittsburg Post. ;
THERE 'CAUSE THEY'RE THERE
x
President Taft's explanation that
he thought he would have the I
troops there so as to have them
there in care they were needed
there sounds reasonable.- —Chicago !
News. _ .
SEND FOR JACK JOHNSON
After this Booker T. Washington '
will not walk around the streets o' '
New York at night without a guard.
—Philadelphia Inquit er.
HE IS WELL OFF NOW
It looks ns if Mr. Ballinger were
not satisfied with his vindication at •
the hands of congress and Mr.
Poston Herald-
Copyright 1911 by the New York Evening Journal Publishing Company.
Full soon when Gentle Annie wakes and verdure clothes the hill and
glen the man whose lies are all of snakes will come into his own again.
From fragrant mcadowlands he’ll come to tell of rattle-
THE _ snakes that wore some forty rattles and a drum; he killed
SNAKE LIAR that snake and thirty more. The hoopsnake spurred by
nature’s laws will come forth from its dark abode and take
its tail between its jaws and roll along the country road. The joint snake
from its cavern flits if you believe thte liar’s fake; he breaks it up in little
bits and each becomes another snake. When verdure clothes the hill and
glen and summer breezes fan the sky we'll have the same old yarns again
the same old snakes that never die. Invention in all other lines still marches
with this bustling age; the serpent liar never shines nor brings new lies
to eprn his wage. Is there no gifted earnest soul the chains of age-long
sloth to break to knock old customs with a pole and tell new lies about a
snake?
Copyright 1910 by George Matthew Adama.
Observant Citi ten
"It's queer.” remarked a gentleman
who had a habit of thinking occa-
sionally. “that no matter what hap-
pens or what c'-dltione prevail
i there are certain persons who always
I have a kick coming. .
"Take this weather question for in-
stance. Last Saturday there was a
superabundance of rainfall conse-
quently the clamity howlers raised j
their voices dolefully. saying that ;
weather conditions were more unset-
tled than they had been in years and
that much sickness would be caused
■by the unwonted dampness. During
the most of this week the sun shone
I brightly the mud dried up and dust
i was formed. Therefore more lugu- ;
1 brious complaints were to be b"srd:
San Antonio being too hot entirely ;
for a place of abode and unhealthy .
because of the excessive dust.
'This morning I rode down town
on a car with a man whom I had
heard complain as 1 have previously I
stated. Will you believe me when I
tell you he was raising a plaint be-
cause of last night's shower •’tying'
that it made conditions under foot j
bad.”
Two kids rode up in front of the'
house on bikes. Under the arm of
' one was tucked a bundle of "funny
papers.” They stopped in the center I
i of the drive on the right hand side i
i of the car tracks.
Then both got busy. Leaf by leaf
they scanned the comic conscientious- (
• ly missing nothing.
"Say dis Is funny" one said. Then '
। they both looked and laughed.
Another urchin came along the
: sidewalk. He stopped when he saw;
1 how the two wesre engaged. They j
I took no notice until through with one i
sheet. Then it was tossed to him.*
"Here kid.” said one. "Look at
dis."
The newcomer pretty soon had an-
other ranged alongside. All stood in j
the driveway. Autos and carriages
cama along shouted honked and !
made noises but the boys did not
stir. They were too busy.
Up came some more The comics
were parcelled out and all had a look.
In ten minutes there were by actual
1 1911.
Uncle Walt
The Poet Philosopher
(From The Light. April 1 1890 )
The members of the Powder Hous*
Hill Gun club will hold a meeting
tonight.
A section hand named John Kile
who was injured near Buda. was
brought to the city today for treat-
ment.
Lotus Lodge K. of P. conferred the
' knight rank on Walter D. Gregory
' last night.
The ladies of the First Baptist
church will continue their lur h to-
ntgnt.
Col. G. W. Fulton is at the Menger
from Aransas City.
The Belknap rifles will have a
! plume drill and hop at their armory
next Monday night.
The Turner association held a brief
I meeting last night.
The West End street railway will
' be in operation about April 16.
Otto Felder's new saloon was open-
- cd in grand style last night.
The Beethoven Maenncrchoir held
a rehearsal last night.
Henry Boerncr is endeavoring to
learn how to operate a typewriter.
IJ. Polk of the Aransaa Pass
left for Galveston last night.
Frank Volcker live stock and
clai magent for the Southern Pacific
railroad company left for the west
last night.
William Grotterhead brewer for
the Lone Star brewery will soon
leave for New York City.
- The Cumberland Presbyterian
church congregation expect to occupy
their almost completed church build-
ing on Soledad street on next Sun-
day which is Easter.
count eleven boys swarming like bees
around those edmlcs.
As one got through with all. he
would saunter away and another
would take his place. No girls were
admitted to the comics although sev-
eral came up and looked longingly at
them.
Finally every boy had satisfied his
curiosity and departed. The comics
lay scattered on the ground. Wind
swept them here kn<Y there until—
Two of the girls gathered them up
and then more than half * dozen look-
ed their fill
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