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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1917
Page
4
Directory notice lists Paul Block Inc offices in New York Chicago Boston and Detroit with address details for each location. The brief item enumerates operating sites and building names across four cities.
The San Antonio Light reports six month totals ending September 1916. Daily average circulation 22062, Sunday 267356. Net paid daily 20477, net paid Sunday 24424. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies the results as authoritative. The paper claims 50 percent higher paid circulation to advertisers in San Antonio than any other newspaper.
The rules committee report against further inquiry into the Washington Wall Street leak is criticized as a mistake that will fuel rumors about two high officials. Witness Jameson questioned secrecy claims while secretary Lansing denied market impact.
Scientists at the University of California announce the isolation of tethelin, a substance said to stimulate growth in the human body. The finding suggests humans might influence their own stature by controlling this growth factor.
Editorial argues that if President Wilson keeps future peace moves secret he risks greater market turmoil and loss to the public. It urges gradual disclosure of each step to allow informed private investors to protect themselves and stresses the president’s duty to the people over secrecy.
Dispatches show the reading public awaits another dose of Thaw notoriety while skepticism toward the president remains evident. The piece contrasts public optimism with incredulity regarding his note to European belligerents.
In resolving to picket the White House the suffragettes adopt typical woman tactics. They likely cannot harry the president into endorsing their resolution.
The report notes consolation that the burning of the Oklahoma state fair exposition building spared the prize pumpkin and the girl’s canning club exhibits since it occurred in the off season.
Public indignation runs high in Spain after a German torpedo attack on a banana ship. A neutral passenger may be endangered, but the strike on a fruit supply is seen as crossing a line.
A Nowata Oklahoma dispatch reports a posse of crack rifle shots pursuing bandits who killed officers Saturday. It notes a few crack shots in Oklahoma who are not bandits and lends a local note of pride.
Report claims the German emperor has paid the mortgage on the home of a widow whose husband, a reservist, was killed at the front. If the monarch follows such acts regularly, as Carnegie did, he risks dying poor.
The FTC has handed to the attorney general all data on the print paper situation. The AG’s office is likened to a waste paper basket for federal commissions and bureaus. The speaker asks why the Mexican problem cannot be disposed of similarly.
The article warns that while Congress debates a Wall Street leak, time runs short on crucial national measures. It stresses that in a sudden war, the current moment would be vividly recalled, urging action and vigilance.
New York again reports a persistent rumor that a German raider has been sunk in the Atlantic but such tales fade quickly and lack tangible evidence. The chatter resembles the latest Mexican notes from the El Paso desk, yet remains unsubstantiated.
The Texas hen added a little under 25 million dollars to Texas products in 1915. The Houston Post notes room for growth to 50 million, suggesting Texans may still buy some cold storage eggs during holidays.
In the Orange Leader it is noted that the entente allies tentative refusal of the German peace proffer is unsurprising yet not alarming for peace advocates and Wilson supporters. The article adds the reply may be unfavorable but the path to peace remains open.
The Beaumont Chamber of Commerce offers one year of rent free land on farms with fair improvements to attract good farmers. Newcomers must be hard working and plant peanuts and similar crops. The Houston Post notes the plan is proving successful.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes Mr. Wilson's popular plurality of 2,173,512 in 1912, comparing it with past leaders. It lists Taft 1,269,804 in 1908, Roosevelt 2,545,515 in 1904, and earlier figures for McKinley, Grant, Buchanan, Lincoln, Tilden, Garfield, Cleveland, and others to show historical context.
The Times-Herald supports Wilson’s drive for peace in Europe but denounces his proposal for partnership with European nations to secure world peace. It argues such an alliance abandons 150 years of policy and could threaten liberty, preferring peace and honest friendship with all nations and entangling alliances with none.
The July 1 1915 list shows 748147 names on the pension roll and June 30 1916 shows 709572. Civil War names drop from 396370 to 362277. 34093 fewer. No Revolutionary War survivors. 1812 remains oldest represented with 115 widows. Mexican War had 513 survivors and 8785 widows. Spanish War claims total 39091 with 1508 by special act. Spanish War soldiers end 1916 at 28101 with 1164 special-act pensions.
Emma Bunting stars in Pretty Miss Nobody at the Majestic Theatre next Monday and Tuesday. The four act Howard P. Taylor drama follows a California ranch maid who marries an English artist, faces scandal in England, becomes Parisian actress, and is reunited with her husband after years apart. Supporting roles include Robert Rowlands as the husband and George Whitaker in the leading man part.
The Majestic announces a final week run featuring Tango Shoes billed as Vaudeville's Nift iest Novelty by Bert Cole. S. Miller Kent presents The Real Q, Keene and Williams Nearly Married, and Brierre and King notable acts. Imperial Troupe performs jiu jitsu and Voland Gamble headlines The Human Comptometer with Dancers in Mid Air also featured.
The morality play Experience opens a week long run here with strong audience turnout. The Dallas News critic praised its concept and execution calling it brilliant and memorable after a performance at the Opera House last night.
Review commends the stage version Experi ence as a stern moral tale told through ten allegorical episodes led by Youth played by Leonard Doyie and Experience by Paul Gilmore. Supporting cast includes Bernard Craney Wealth George B Miller Makeshift and William Dupont Poverty, all delivering strong performances.
Alla Nazimova finishes her Empire run in the photoplay War Brides directed by Herbert Brenon with Nazimova in a dominant lead. The production is praised as artistic with an all star supporting cast and Brenon noted for detailed direction. Tomorrow Marguerite Clark opens a four day run in Snow White an adaptation from Grimm with seven real dwarfs featured.
H A Wroe elected president of the Austin Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting in Austin Texas on January 13 Succeeding Sam Sparks A secretary and first and second vice presidents to be chosen by the board The new board of directors includes C H Millican D C Reed D Kk Wood ward Jud James W H Dusiser L E Shelby Howard McKein Sam Sparks A W Griffith W J Mayne and John H Tobin
Eight days after leaving Nish the doomed party flees relentless attacks by enemy guns. Princess Karageorges and the aged Regreb cling to hope as they carry crown jewels and a sacred map. A bishop joins the march. civilians suffer snow sleet and ruined towns while Bulgarians threaten the retreat.
Desperate fugitives crowd two boats as the bridge center span is blown. A pregnant woman boards with her infant to join others fleeing, while princesses and nobles yield their space, saving the future of their people.
Denver officials planned to select a Lookout Mountain burial site for Buffalo Bill Cody who died last Wednesday. Five sites were considered. Cody’s body would lie in state at the capitol from 9 to noon tomorrow, with funeral services planned for the afternoon and burial set for next spring. The body would be held by Denver Masonic organizations in the interim.
An Irish temperance lecturer urged drinking only water and closed with a quip about the world needing water to swim or else people would drown. The Exchange notes the humorous ending to the speech.
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