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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1913
Page
4
The San Antonio Light and the San Antonio Gazette along with Evening Daily and Sunday Morning comprise the new organization founded January 20, 1881. The paper carries Exclusive Leased Wire from the Associated Press and is entered as second class matter at the San Antonio post office.
Notices provide old and new addresses plus phone numbers for delivery changes. Offices listed include New York Chicago and Boston locations for Paul Block, Inc. with specific street addresses and contact points.
The piece critiques the income tax law as overly complex and unjust, argues corporations face unjust withholding duties, and questions constitutional compatibility. It also discusses U S Mexico policy, German and British reactions, press censorship concerns, and Mr Bryan's protest over State Department news.
The passage argues that Americans including the Washington administration have misread European reactions to U S policy toward Mexico. It notes periodic announcements and foreign attitudes shaping the diplomacy and raises questions about true European friendliness to the policy.
Washington correspondent Mr John Callan O Loughlin urged a wartime press policy in which a government led board of censors with editors guides publication. He proposed editors, naval and army officers form a committee to filter news to protect national interests while withholding harmful facts. He argued editors must be trusted to suppress injurious information and maintain patriotic cooperation.
The article argues that after Standard Oil’s breakup, subsidiaries report large dividends totaling 111 million dollars, suggesting rising earnings despite broader stock gloom. It compares pre and post dissolution payout levels and questions whether dissolution boosts profits, noting upcoming effects of Wilson's trust busting program.
The Kansas City Journal denounces an American prima donna who earned thousands from her singing while attacking America as a land of false liberty after being forced to surrender $1000 worth of aigrettes from Europe. It notes aigrettes are banned by law to protect plumage birds and argues such anti-American sentiment rings hypocritical amid the wearer’s own legal and ethical breaches.
The Reichman camphor farm near Palatka has sent five tons of crude camphor gum to support smokeless powder and celluloid production. The Orlando area is highlighted as a strong site for camphor ventures with numerous fine trees on display.
In Sebastopol on a hot day a lazy Tartar sells oranges as a vodka argument unfolds with a passing stranger. The tale follows a clash over drinking, law, and habit, ending with the Tartar heading to an inn after a self controlled vow.
The St. Louis Times notes Taft’s criticism of a federal pardon case involving Morse. It argues improper methods influenced Morse's release from Atlanta prison and calls for naming officials and the prison physician blamed for the outcome.
Six star performers headlined the Grand Opera House last night in Fine Feathers. Wilton Lackaye Max Figman and Robert Edeson led a strong cast delivering a satirical drama of modern New York life with sharp psychology and humor.
A Grand Theatre production runs tonight and Sunday night, praised as a play that offers engaging entertainment while stimulating mature thought for audiences.
A New York World summary notes Ireland’s growing prosperity despite home rule turmoil. From 1903 to 1913 joint stock bank deposits rose from $215 million to over $300 million, savings bank deposits from $59 million to $78 million, and depositors increased to 698,462. In the year ending June 30, 1913 deposits reached a record high with gains in both joint stock and savings banks, signaling broad economic progress.
Dr Theodore Y Hull of San Antonio told the Texas Congress of Mothers at the central high school that the state should provide cash allowances to worthy widows and mothers of children based on services rendered. He noted 18 states have passed similar laws to aid mothers and argued it is cheaper than housing dependent children in poor farms or jails, asserting every child deserves a living chance.
Milwaukee Journal notes Chicago offered 1 800 000 per cent bonds to the public but sold only 22000 on opening day. Denomination at 1000 deterred buyers. St Paul shows demand for 10 to 200 dollar issues. Chicago could boost sales by smaller units. 4 percent yield would still beat savings banks.
A Mexican paper reprints a cartoon showing President Wilson in the upper panel with a note Our action is most friendly while below he is shown being badly beaten by Huerta, illustrating Mexican views of U S policy toward Mexico.
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