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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1913
Page
4
The San Antonio Light announces its formation from The San Antonio ae and The San Antonio Evening Daily and Sunday Morning. It notes exclusive leased wire service from the Associated Press and postal classification as second-class matter in San Antonio.
The piece argues that electing the French president by popular vote could recreate Napoleon era dynamics. It warns a plebiscite choice might empower a coup and crown a new emperor, misusing republican ideals and endangering liberty and stability. It notes cautious views on republican government versus empire in France.
The article argues the United States failed to establish itself as a diplomatic power over eight years noting no major successes. It highlights the collapse of efforts to keep an open door for Manchurian trade after the Russo Japanese War and laments that the door remains closed for the U S.
The piece recounts diplomacy after the 1894 China Japan war with Russia France Germany and Britain carving spheres of influence in China. It notes US efforts via John Hay and open door policy, ironies of Manchuria, and critiques US diplomacy failing to preserve China’s integrity amid Japanese and Russian moves.
Rep Richard F Burges of El Paso pushes an irrigation measure adding a general statute to current laws. It would back public water ownership and conservation, but endorses the first in time doctrine for appropriators, risking private seizure of state waters. The piece notes public benefit only if the section on rights is revised.
A father faces a child’s question What is a frog His simple answer a small amphibian proves fair though a deeper meaning would fail to capture the creature When the word is too big adults must avoid overclaiming understanding and rely on honest curiosity to guide explanations
A London Tit-Bits humor column recalls how missionaries misrendered hymns into Congo speech. The line Go, labor on becomes Go, blunder on prompting sang hymns about spending. Native resistance to the closing hymn Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing is blamed on a mistranslation meaning Lord, kick us out softly.
The piece lists ten republics by formal names including the Argentine Republic and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. It discusses imperialism and benevolent assimilation, arguing against U.S. expansion abroad and supporting democratic ideals at home, citing Governor Wilson and a Richmond Times-Dispatch stance.
The biological survey reports extensive preserves managed by breeders of skunks muskrats mink and foxes expanding the fur trade. Black foxes and mink rearing show limited progress but improved methods are being developed with the National Zoological Park. Eastern Maryland muskrat marshes yield higher income than nearby cultivated farms, with the European rabbit next in fur markets.
Oregon sets a precedent as Clara C Munson, about thirty, is elected mayor of Warrenton over J W Dietrich. She headed the citizens ticket with council members, aiming for a harmonious administration. The New York Sun notes she is not the first woman mayor in the United States.
The Count de Lassuze hosts a lavish hunt with Baron de Garpette and rivals like M. de Balajac and M. Carqueridec. Tensions rise over royalist politics, friendships fray, and a plan for revenge unfolds as guests clash on hunting grounds and in conversations. The piece closes noting rising speed and horn traps warned by the Automobile Club of Philadelphia.
Margaret Hubbard Ayer profiles Mary Lawton who argues clothes shape mood and behavior. Lawton cites examples from theater and everyday life, stressing dress to fit one's role and the moral influence of attire on confidence and performance.
The San Francisco Argonaut weighs Secretary Stimson report on army morale and vice urging restoration of the canteen. It argues reformers overstate dangers of barracks beer while barracks bans push soldiers to outside dives.
To The Editor: We congratulate you on your golf course and sulphur water editorials. Such pieces are likely to spur public interest and yield results soon, as discussed today by several readers prompted by your coverage. Signed Claude V Birkhead.
The passage argues that a soldier's depravity stems less from personal will than from social mores that fail to grasp reality or interpret it through reason. It also notes the ability of experience to pressure a government authority unmoved by facts or intelligence.
A 1913 prophecy roundup notes Mme de Thebes of Paris as a famed seeress after predicting King Humbert’s assassination. It lists a string of expected events including the deaths of Austria’s emperor, the Pope, and a Russian revolution, predicting turmoil and a naval crisis in England and German disaster in the coming year.
In Cleveland a judge scolds a prisoner noting ten appearances before him. The defendant wonders about the length of judicial terms and implies recall reform will prevent future visits to court. The remark reflects local political critique of long incumbencies.
Dr. Thomas Wakefield Goodspeed, 70, longtime registrar at the University of Chicago, has retired and begun drawing a pension.
An elderly blind man shares a car ride with a younger man, who turns out to be the son of the man the old traveler once knew. They reminisce about the father as the elder learns he died the day before. The revelation leaves the blind man moved to tears.
Three dogs Bataillon Raid and Maximilian are slated for decoration by the Society for the Protection of Animals. Bataillon served in China Madagascar and Morocco and helped carry wounded at Fez. Pompon died in battle and was mourned by soldiers. Bataillon, now thirteen, returns to France to be pensioned. Paris dispatch notes blue sky laws discussed by Investment Bankers Association about thwarting fraudulent securities.
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