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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1917
Page
6
A note lists the Publication Office at Nos. 609 to 511 Travis Street, located between Avenues C and D. The item records the street address sequence and its precise placement on the row.
The San Antonio Light reports the six months ending March 31 1917 daily average circulation of 20700 copies and Sunday 24300 copies. Net paid daily 19779 and Sunday 22378 after deductions. Audit bureau certification is noted as authoritative for advertisers. The paper claims higher paid circulation direct to San Antonio homes than any other newspaper.
An editorial argues Germany has not yet declared war in kind and may misjudge U S resolve. It recalls Germany’s earlier errors against Britain and France, stressing the United States will eventually make its power felt and should not be underrated as a fighting force.
The United States must revise educational methods to keep its leading world position and seize trade and social opportunities. English education lags in foreign tongues, a gap Britain now addresses by funding oriental language studies after wartime lessons.
A signed letter by a reader in San Antonio argues police demoralization under Commissioner Uhr and politics at City Hall. The piece endorses Lewis Maverick for fire and police commissioner, contending only his election can restore an efficient department and safer streets for women.
The writer argues Americans should learn Spanish and Portuguese, noting Mexico and South American trade advantages. He urges public schools to emphasize living languages over dead ones, warning high schools ignore practical gains and international relations suffer from language neglect.
The piece argues against maintaining volunteers for military service, endorsing universal registration with exemptions as fair and proper. It cites the Civil War, noting conscription, under the draft, was used and records show the flaws of the volunteer system.
The author denounces the volunteer military system citing Civil War data. Regulars suffered 79.2 deaths per 1000 while volunteers faced 105.4 losses due to sickness from inadequate care. He argues for expert leadership and universal military training to reduce waste and save lives.
A bold editorial urges readers to mobilize and resist perceived political machine influence. It frames involvement as a civic duty and calls for action across communities to counter entrenched power.
An observer notes the engineer rings a Bell as the old device backs up while the city machine seems to require a gong more than a bell to signal operation.
Intruders entered a residence in Texar Kana the other night stealing jewels valued at $1100. They overlooked the potatoes, which were locked up.
In wartime Washington notes with optimism that continued enlistment momentum could bring the regular army up to its prewar peace strength, a development of interest to conscription opponents and observers of national defense.
The suffragists will begin April 1 visiting every congressman's home in the southern states by automobile. The Dixie Drive seeks to urge voters to press their representatives for suffrage. They acknowledge hardships but promise southern charm and seasonal imagery to aid the campaign.
The settlement will add to railroading costs and prompt a Congress report under the Adamson act. The burden may be sizable, possibly fueling railroad demands for more income. Such requests would go to the Interstate Commerce Commission, with federal involvement complicating calls for higher rates.
The Louisville Courier Journal questions if any honest pacifists exist as Americans face defining events and duties. It argues officials must rise above partisanship to seek reason and truth, while considering how far pacifism should go to maintain peace.
The piece reiterates that the war is not against German people but the Prussian military system. It expresses willingness to feed German civilians and support a future German republic, praising the hoped-for republican outcome.
The Light notes letters must be signed for publication but may publish anonymous submissions if desired. Publication does not imply endorsement of the letter’s policy by the publishers.
A working girl asks the editor if a woman may carry a pistol for protection against lewd insults and advances by men as she walks home from work. She cites street dangers around Main avenue Travis street and St Marys and seeks guidance.
The text states one may obtain permission to carry a revolver by applying to Chief of Police Lancaster. It notes the chief would likely assign an officer to protect the street once the matter is explained.
A San Antonio voter says he will back Walton Hood for mayor after Bell failed to denounce the Coy Tobin Rubiola machine at Alamo Plaza. He blasts Bell, cites Lowther Garland Lambert and others, warns Bell would be powerless as mayor if allied with the machine.
A letter argues city control by the Coy Tobin Rubiola machine led by Sam Bell and opposes him. The writer recalls a $2.03 tax rate, Captain T. D. Dobbs removal, and Ham Ramsey meetings showing underworld protection, urging support for Walton D. Hood.
A reader defends Young Settler's call to abolish Fiesta San Jacinto coronation and argues the event clashes with Alamo San Jacinto memories. The letter denounces aristocratic pageantry, praises democratic ideals, and urges voter action against machine politics in city and county governance led by Mr. Bell and allies.
A San Antonio reader argues the Tuesday election exposed voter apathy and a county machine influence behind Mr Bell’s win. The letter defends the old school board and condemns political manipulation targeting civic leaders Mrs Hertzberg Bleim and Mrs Green, warning of corruption in local government.
Report from the school election scene where a train crowd onlookers misread a panic as Pancho Villa capturing San Antonio. A crew member calmed passengers by noting the depot crowd were voters for a San Antonio School election, easing tensions among travelers.
A letter from a Young Settler wishes to divert the royal income from the Queen's Coronation to the Red Cross Society. The writer urges sharing the funds with Tom Dick and Harry, noting years of admiration for coronation beauties. The writer plans permanence in Castroville.
Madrid sees a surge in American autos though tires are contraband. Auto trucks displace carts and oxen teams, modernize streets, and improve Madrid's paving. Spaniards note the upheaval as new wealth and efficiency replace old methods.
New York Surrogate Court rules Mrs Hetty Green was a Vermont resident at death July 8 1916 preventing a New York transfer tax of 4 million dollars. Vermont will receive an administration fee of 20000 unless the ruling is overturned.
John D. and William Rockefeller arrived in Cleveland to attend their brother Franklin Rockefeller's funeral at the Bowler residence. The service will be led by Rev. Dr. P. P. Applegarth and Rev. Dr. Paul F. Sutphen with burial at Lakeview Cemetery.
The Bottle Imp starring Sessue Hayakawa is shown at the Empire Theater for the last time this season. The program includes the Triangle comedy Her Birthday Knight and Pathe News No. 28. Filming took place in Hawaii with Lehua Waipahu as leading woman and scenes shot near Kilauea.
The Majestic presents tomorrow's matinee with headliners Tom Smith and Ralph Austin in a nonsep tioal skit All Fun. Inez Macaulay and Company offer The Girl at the Cigar Counter. Dorothy Granville stars in Types of Women with gowns. Austin Mack accompanies on piano. Alexander O Neil and Sexton perform a black faced minstrel skit From Virginia. Laney Haskell headlines That Rascal. El Ray Sisters skate dance. Gladiators display feats of strength.
San Antonio sees rapid price hikes on staples since the U S entry into World War I with flour up about 1.80 a barrel to 12.10, potatoes to 5.50 per hundredweight and sugar to 9 per hundredweight. Fresh fruits and vegetables ease slightly amid new spring crops easing overall pressure.
Civil service commission announces immediate filing for examinations in work for the army and navy. Openings include sub inspector ordnance Navy Department and other posts such as superintendent small arms ammunition, artillery ammunition, mechanical engineers, draftsmen, brass cartridge cases, and equipment superintendent. Further tests listed for May 8 15 16 17 and June 20 with various specializations.
Prof Franklin Jones of the University of North Dakota, cited by the Minneapolis Journal, claims to have invented a brachiometer to detect left handedness in children. In a test of 10 000 youngsters 417 were identified as left handed based on ulna length, with warnings that forcing use of the right arm could affect speech development.
An enthusiastic listener interrupts a temperance lecture with a chaotic reply, prompting the speaker to praise the caller as a teetotaler before the man corrects the label, claiming he is diverse rather than devoted to abstinence.
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