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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
6
A list shows Paul Block Inc offices at 250 Fifth Ave New York Chicago Masters Ride Boston Safe Deposit Trust Bldg and Detroit Kresge Bldg detailing city locations and building names for the firm’s presence.
The San Antonio Light shows a six month period ending Sept 30 1916 with daily average circulation of 22062 and Sunday 26756. Net paid averages were 20477 daily and 24424 Sunday. The Audit Bureau of Circulations certified the figures as authoritative and final for advertisers. The paper claims 60 percent higher paid circulation direct to San Antonio homes than any other newspaper.
The piece argues meat prices stay stable despite rising retail costs because packers buy more cattle as corn soars, boosting supplies. It notes exports to Europe rise, but packing houses keep prices steady due to abundant cattle and high corn prices driving farmers to sell rather than hold stock.
The article discusses how cattle supply, though presently abundant, will not sustain indefinitely. If cattlemen ship herds rapidly, meat prices will rise. if herds stay on ranges during cheap corn, prices may also rise due to European demand. Lean times ahead for meat consumers are anticipated.
Inspector Cornelius F. Cahalane of New York City tells Chicago aspiring officers that the tough policeman is a coward and must serve the public. He says patrol duty reduces detective work and warns about promotions becoming kingship. He cites large police budgets and urges proper professional view of policing.
The War Department announced extended recruiting in rural districts to improve enlisted personnel and prevent further depletion. Postmasters in various classes received flags posters and circulars to distribute in villages and small towns nationwide.
The War Department tightened examinations to improve morale and fitness, eliminating unfit troops and prompting a shift to recruiting in rural districts. Despite added 20 000 men and a new reorganization, gains in strength stalled, raising the prospect of universal service if recruiting fails to meet needs.
The San Angelo Standard says Wilson deserves congratulations for a successful contest outcome while praising the American people as thoughtful and not swayed by prejudice. It notes he did not appeal to passions or rush decisions and resisted outside pressures to destabilize policy.
The Philadelphia Record urges that winners of bets on the president settle their stakes with the Democratic National Committee. It notes several million dollars already paid to settle wagers and proposes winners pay 10 cents on the dollar to aid the party’s post campaign debt.
Beaumont Enterprise notes that European governments maneuver to curb food supply and prices to prevent unrest, while in the United States rising costs threaten social and political strain. Relief hinges on higher production or reduced consumption, with consumers bearing the burden.
Colorado county earns another record as a diligent farmer Andrew Alley near Columbus grows 28 acres of cotton, rents land for 135 dollars, nets about 3300 dollars from 33 bales plus corn potatoes poultry and stock. Colorado Citizen reports the achievement by a prominent local Black farmer four miles north of Columbus.
A Census Bureau report traces a century and a quarter of urban drift from 1790 to today. It notes New York as the lone 30,000 plus city in 1790, followed by Philadelphia and Boston, with the nation totaling 3,929,214 people.
U S purchases the Shanghai consulate general on August 18, the first foreign land property owned by the United States. The Yokohama consulate grounds were donated, making two foreign properties owned. The piece highlights diplomatic service struggles to secure official residences abroad and reliance on private funds.
Tonight at the Majestic Theater vaudeville presents two headline acts The Garden of Aloha a Hawaiian romance and The Midnight Follies a big girl act. Pauline Thurston stars with a Hawaiian troupe while Edward Vogt and Earl B Mountain headline the Follies with a dozen dancers.
Little Emma Bunting, beloved by thousands at the Grand opera house, appears tonight and tomorrow for matinee and evening shows with additional Sunday performances. Audiences praise her Lena Rivers portrayal, noting the four act comedy drama offers rich opportunities for her acting, and the company is well matched. Demand for seats nears sellout as the engagement nears its close.
Mary Pickford star of Less Than the Dust drew capacity crowds at the Empire Theater. Last showings in San Antonio occur today and Saturday. The Artcraft Pickford films are locked for a year at this venue with The Pride of the Clan to follow. Next week The Lilac Domino opens at the Grand with three performances, praised for music and spectacle.
Review notes praise for beauty in acts two and three and full of talent from the exceptional cast chosen by Mr. Dippel. Twenty song hits provide opportunities for performance. Seats go on sale at 9 o clock Saturday morning.
The musical Very Good Eddie appears at the Majestic Theater on December 4 and 5. Burford Hampden stars as the title role with Lottie Grunelle Wallie Martin Madison Smith Jack Squires Loretta Marks Georgia Harvey and Dave Ferguson in key roles. The cast includes six singing and dancing girls described as clergymen's daughters and adds French and humor character parts.
Denver reports that Dr David Starr Jordan chancellor of Stanford University will travel to The Hague to direct an international peace movement. His lecture tour includes Ogden and Boise before sailing for Europe. German peace agents are said to have arrived in Holland to contact pacifist propagandists, described as politicians of various nations.
In a memorable courtroom moment Apt. Lord Halsbury argues for a Welshman and details Welsh life. The judge interjects that he cannot claim Welsh identity, prompting a sharp reply about profiting from Welshmen and a final quip on being Welsh by extraction.
A German American wife denounces German arrogance and American male vanity in a letter to The Light. She defends American women’s virtue and labor, cites Klaus von Henning, and contrasts loyalties as she urges pride in American work and homes.
A reader argues that high living costs force cuts in nonessential items to avoid depleted housekeeping funds after Christmas and urges resisting fashionable excess. The note reflects frugal, practical household budgeting and a stance against ostentation.
United States Senator Miles Poindexter announced plans to push a presidential preference primary law at the upcoming session to let party members choose presidential nominees and curb perceived manipulation. He also endorses a direct long and short haul clause for the interstate commerce act and a tariff commission act amendment setting duties by commission rates.
The Philadelphia Mint produced 9,980,000 dimes 8,266,200 nickels and 28,975,450 pennies in November a new monthly record by piece count with total value 1 688 064 50. It also coined two million 10 cent coins for the Republic of Ecuador. For eleven months in 1916 the coinage totals 191,565,926 pieces. Officials see no sign of demand dropping.
In Chicago the dieting dozen enter the tenth day of a test to live on 40 cents daily with an average weight of 63.5 pounds, up 1.65 pounds from day one, totaling a 20 pound gain. The experiment concludes next Tuesday evening.
Governor Withycombe and Attorney General Brown announced Oregon will continue under the prohibition law allowing limited liquor imports until the bone dry amendment is addressed by the Legislature in January. The policy keeps the state in a transitional half dry status pending new legislation.
Minnesota has dedicated bronze statues of private soldiers on granite pedestals in three National cemeteries Little Rock Memphis and Andersonville to honor Minnesota volunteers who died in the Civil War. Abbreviated counts: 162 buried at Little Rock 189 at Memphis 95 at Andersonville. The monuments were funded after a legislative commission was appointed by the Minnesota legislature.
A fat man laughs at a bowlegged stranger and jokes you look as if you had been ridin a barrel. The bowlegged man pokes the fat man and retorts you look as if you’d been awalin one, in a lighthearted exchange.
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