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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
6
The San Antonio Light and the San Antonio Gazette are described as historic components of the San Antonio newspaper scene dating from 1881. The note frames the paper as a combined entity with roots in the region’s press.
The piece assesses President Wilson's response to Germany’s last note on submarine warfare. It argues the United States will not seek concessions from Britain and warns Germany may resume attacks if it pleases. Secretary Lansing emphasizes treaty obligations with Great Britain in disputes between the U S and Britain.
A political pilgrim aiming for government perfection would find San Antonio a fair city with great potential for progress thwarted by autocratic restraint and obstinate opposition, creating a slough of despond for reform efforts.
Outsiders see San Antonio as stuck in a municipal muddle despite a prior strong ad campaign portraying reform. Tourists may leave with the impression that advertising glossed over dark ages in city government. Residents must show continued progress to restore confidence and lure visitors back.
Government officials will soon seek data from San Antonio manufacturers on nature capacity and facilities. The process aims to inventory industrial resources quietly and confidentially to support wartime readiness without public exposure. San Antonians are urged to assist promptly and patriotically.
Editorial urges Tonian people to render priceless service to their country quickly and ungrudgingly. It emphasizes unstinted, gracious effort as a patriotic duty.
The Bexar county convention endorses John N. Garner for delegate-at-large to the St. Louis convention. The piece lauds Garner as a hard working, influential Texas representative who has promptly served demands beyond his district. The author argues the state convention cannot do better than sending Garner to St. Louis.
San Antonio police officials say the department now operates with two police chiefs, a situation unseen before and aimed at improving readiness for emergencies.
May 1 labor leaders in Mexico sent a message to England urging immediate steps to end the European war. The remark hints at the adage about people living in glass houses.
The Standard Oil Company raised gasoline prices so high that even John D Rockefeller would struggle to buy fuel. The Rockefeller estate shut its private ice plant as fuel costs to run gas engines soared.
The article explains that state or local authorities regulate store sanitary conditions and that the federal food and drugs act applies only to foods and drugs in Washington DC and U.S. territories. If contaminated goods are shipped interstate, the responsible party may be prosecuted and seized.
The winter season has been favorable and entries are expected to exceed past exhibitions. Texans increasingly recognize the influence of flowers in improving the state and promoting a better living environment, with pioneers fostering beauty receiving praise and encouragement.
A Brownwood Bulletin remark notes newspapers fill pages by publishing about one percent of donated material from many groups including steel and railroad companies labor unions world peace relief and various social causes.
Speaker Clark urges Congress to finish business and stay in session. He warns that lingering in session invites rash talk that could harm the country, noting remarks already made in Congress and the press. We are with the speaker and advocate getting down to business.
The Springfield Republican argues antiwar influence from German American groups should target both Congress and Berlin. It suggests telegrams to Ambassador Bernsdorf as a channel to reach the Kaiser and cautions against assuming the Kaiser is wholly wrong or the prescient wholly right in the conflict with American interests.
The Detroit News argues that a trained master of industry could run city business more efficiently than a political body, but warns against absolute power. It advocates organizing municipal government on a business basis with proper checks to serve public welfare over private profit.
Spain suggested a nonwar retaliation to German submarine sinkings by notifying Germany that for every neutral ship sunk a German ship interned would be seized. The idea aims to curb German U boat activity and restrain submarine commanders, though it may not halt the policy or compensate lives lost.
In Paris a wartime tale recalls Louise, a widow on a farm near German trenches, who helps smuggle a plan to French HQ. Her son Paul vanishes then the German orderly Frantz lies in wait, but Louise’s revenge uses a rouge kiss to doom him. The village falls to French forces. Louise is sent to Rouen as she descends into madness.
Daily fashion hints celebrate foulards as the season’s stylish fabric. The navy and white model features dots, bishop sleeves, a square neckline with embroidered collar, a shirred waist, deep folds, and soutache trim. White boots with high tops complete the look.
The Galveston News notes San Antonio’s 264 acre land deal near the city for two 18 hole courses, joining four existing courses to total six. The move aims to boost tourist patronage, with success already visible in 1915-16 winter visitation and broader promotion of golf as an asset.
Vearcon's Weekly reports a humorous scene in a slum school where a barefoot pupil predicts imminent departure as the housing crisis deepens. The boy explains a chain of misfortunes including a burned coal house door and a chopped stair, leading to the idea that they will all leave after burning the stairs.
A historical recipe describes frying trimmed fish in boiling fat for five to six minutes. It also guides boiling potatoes in skins, peeling, mashing to a light paste with butter and milk, and plating with a leaf shape surface and a border of fried smelts and parsley with lemon garnish.
A schoolteacher takes her class outdoors for a spring learning day in the woods. They observe a springing squirrel birds frogs and nests and learn animal and plant habits before a fairy tale ending and cheerful farewells.
A National Geographic Society bulletin details how the disruption of German supply revives ancient dye sources but underlines coal tar dyes as the modern backbone. It traces Perkin’s 1856 discovery to a global industry, notes Germany’s wartime monopoly, and explains the US shift to domestic production with price surges and factory cutbacks.
A Buffalo Express item quotes a rail line worker labeled as Mr Jiggs in the operating department. The young woman voices suspicion that he is a doctor after being told he is a railroad man, noting the contrast between his claimed role and her assumption.
A playful exchange shows Dillydally musing on a proposal dream while Miss Lingerlong retorts that he sounds saner asleep than awake. The brief, humorous vignette captures lighthearted romantic tension between the two characters.
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