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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1917
Page
4
The author urges federal action to curb food speculation amid wartime shortages and rising prices. It argues local efforts fail, calls for swift government regulation, and proposes severe penalties to ensure adequate food supply during crisis. The piece stresses that penalties must be enforced impartially and swiftly.
The piece argues millions of idle public lands could aid the landless homeless if capital and organized farming methods were available. It notes vast land exists nationwide, and that lack of capital and support, not permission, blocks homesteaders from cultivating crops and boosting the food supply amid wartime shortages.
The organized stock producers in the United States, over a million strong and controlling about 60 million cattle, propose donating their resources to the federal government to help meet the wartime food shortage. The move blends patriotism with prudent self interest, as farmers weigh long term industry prospects against immediate profits.
The piece argues the U S cattle industry nears collapse as meat becomes a spot commodity and droughts pull demand and supply out of balance since 1914. It urges federal coordination of agricultural production and resources to sustain meat output and avoid widespread financial ruin for stockmen.
The city machine fears a rumor that Hood will be put on the Bell machine. Licur reports the machine plans to turn City Hall into a Belfry and believes sprinkling cars is unnecessary while the old band wagon remains functional.
The speaker argues that Or Lewis Maverick should prioritize the people's interests in directing the police and fire departments rather than pursuing his own political scalp, questioning when someone will act.
The Louisville Courier Journal denounces Senator Lafollette and Chief opposer Stone as dangerous figures. It likens Lafollette to a Benedict Arnold and warns their schemes would harm the colonies if successful, portraying them as fatuous and petty in current roles.
The New York World argues in broad terms that federal prosecutions show Germany aggressions and US responses. It notes Americans have not been convicted in Germany for waging war and that US treaties with Germany have not been violated by the United States.
The article argues that visible American flag presence on European fronts would boost morale more than any future effort. It contends a sizable American expedition, allied with Belgian forces, would deter the Kaiser. It rejects ideas of sending only a small force as unsafe folly given no immediate U.S. border threat.
Anita Murray a young physician practices in a house once home to doctors. A burglar is trapped by her key and police but the real shock comes when Dick Stanton her cousin arrives as the accidental intruder. The scene ends with a humorous misread of patient and doctor roles.
In Charleston West Virginia R E Washington spots his son Lawrence Washington in a film showing the battleship Pennsylvania at Hampton Roads proving grounds. Lawrence is depicted as a gun pointer who earns a promotion from ordinary seaman with a raise of eight dollars a month. He is descended from Charles Washington, brother of George Washington, after whom Charlestown is named.
Mayor Mrs. E. E. Starcher and a council of women, who took office January 1, push state action to place Umatilla on the Pacific highway extension. They restore street lights and order a thorough cleaning of city hall, describing their rule as the "petticoat" government.
In a classroom humor piece, Gertrude asks about the causes of the Revolutionary War. The teacher corrects her, joking that taxes were pre automobile days, while Gertrude misreads it as unjust taxis in a dated Lookout column.
At the Empire Theater today The Empire presents Ag Men Love starring House Peters and Myrtle Stedman with Maggie’s First False Step a Mack Sennett comedy. Louise Fazenda Charles Murray Harry Booker Helen Jerome Eddy J W Johnston also appear in a lively Keystone style program.
Sir John Jellicoe recounted a humorous train anecdote from a bitterly cold night on a Scottish line. In a crowded compartment a Scotsman offered a nip from a flask when the ticket inspector asked for tickets. The inspector shrugged and accepted, then returned to his post as the traveler kept the flask in view.
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