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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
4
The San Antonio Light dates from 1881, serving as the Evening Daily and Sunday Morning edition. It merged with the Gazette to form a consolidated local daily with AP leased wire coverage.
Secretary Bryan faced a polite Sacramento reception as Californians largely favored keeping Japanese land ownership barred. The Legislature and people exercised mutual respect, striking out terms and signaling firm, unified stance against repeal via referendum, amid long-standing anti alien sentiment and pressures from foreign interests.
Joseph Ryan of the People's party presses for municipal ownership of the waterworks as a financial move but warns that immediate purchase would cost near 3 million dollars including needed improvements. He contrasts the option with delaying while prioritizing streets and sewers and suggests a contracting arrangement to secure fair valuation and service.
The federal government historically intervened to block broad anti alien bills, forcing a choice between defeat and accepting targeted prejudice. California has adopted the path of limiting discrimination to the Japanese rather than pursuing a universal anti alien policy.
An essay argues advertising pays, citing Canada’s 1901 1911 push with $2 5 million spent worldwide. It shows cash profits of $2 900000000 and highlights population and wealth growth, rail dividends, and new investment. The piece urges Texas to expand its ad effort to attract homeseekers, investors, and opportunity.
The New York World notes that only thirteen of 289 Democratic House members planned to oppose the new tariff revision downward, highlighting a rare dissent given interests at stake and contrasting with past party discipline on tariff pledges in 1909 and 1910.
The Ohio State Journal laments the flood of bills in a large Congress after weeks in session. It argues that many bills are wasted in a bigger House and that cutting House size would half the number of proposed measures, noting that control comes from the body's size rather than demand for legislation.
A Los Angeles Tribune column muses on the rooster that crows at night and after dawn, debunking the idea it signals sunrise. The piece ends by comparing the bird to people with showy pride, suggesting many humans share its vanity.
The New York Tribune notes Belgium seeks a tone man with one vote while others hold two or three votes by birth, property, and education. England faces a similar push for expanded suffrage through parliamentary means, adding votes for multiple residences.
A tall emaciated tramp with a brutal past drifts between farms at harvest time seeking work. Once a sergeant major, he fell from grace after a love affair and theft, ending in exile, poverty, and constant wandering across fields and roads with a cane and worn hat.
A 15th century Botticelli painting in the Sistine chapel portrays Dathan and Abiram as Zamofnic models while watchers Giustatore and Graziadei judge a biblical critic, recounting Dathan’s supposed denial of papal absolution and his undoing. The scene is linked to Botticelli’s self portraits and figures like Clemente della Rovere and Alexander Farnese.
Secretary Bryan moves to the lead of lemons amid speculation in New York Press about his possible ascent.
The piece condemns Senator Chamberlains resolution for abrogating the Clayton Bulwer and Hay Pauncefote treaties. It argues the 1850 treaty prevents exclusive canal control and urges honoring both pacts or seeking Britain consent to amendments. It warns against disloyal acts and links to Democratic opposition to subsidies.
The Philadelphia Record describes a native Chinese dentist whose finger alone can extract multiple teeth swiftly. It notes a long training path from peg-drawing in soft wood to handling tough tasks, and claims the finger pressure can overcome any jaw. The account contrasts this with Western dentistry.
Omaha Bee notes a possible 1916 reconciliation discussion between Bryan and Clark. The column questions whether any formal agreement emerged or if talks merely drifted without binding terms. Readers are left awaiting fuller details on the dispute’s status and potential settlement.
A man, leaving others in the fields, enters a locked house. He discovers a French farmer’s money hiding wardrobe, a service pass for Dubois of the 75th Regiment, and contemplates theft before deciding not to plunder. He leaves, eating bread.
Congress members have grown desensitized to the president's Capitol visits, barely glancing as his automobile nears, reflecting a hardened familiarity with executive presence in Washington.
A besotted couple, unable to part, separate moments lead to a mistaken anxiety as Clarence searches town for his wife Helen who waits anxiously at a drug store. Roy stumbles upon the scene and reveals the mix up, reuniting the pair in a humorous ending.
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