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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1911
Page
4
The San Antonio Light reports August 1911 circulation totals with figures including 16,819 and 16,876 alongside a large 623,171 reference labeled Senate as stltide.
Canadian papers prior to the vote condemn reciprocity with the United States as driven by personal animosity rather than commerce. They urge sovereignty, recount Washington’s cold reception to Ottawa’s efforts, and stress Canada must rely on its own resources. The piece cites flags of Britain and the U.S. and recalls historical tensions to frame Canada as a self-reliant nation.
The piece contrasts Canadian and American reciprocity campaigns. It argues Canadians used wartime references to influence policy while Americans kept a stricter focus on commercial terms. The author notes mutual sensitivity to historical battles and calls out strategic politicking.
Champ Clark laments the degraded meaning of politics and politicians while tracing the term back to antiquity. He cites Hamlet about corrupted power and argues only the politician himself can change the spirit of the word, not society at large.
The census shows a 14.44 percent rise in white population and a 16.19 percent rise in Bantu groups over seven years, totaling 1 278 025 whites and 4 061 082 nonwhites. It reveals a race-based representation issue and ongoing postwar economic unrest, with population declines in most cities except Johannesburg and a few large centers.
A Chicago Tribune critic defends Pauline Chase in Man and Superman against a fellow critic who doubts her artistic heft. The piece mocks claims that acting is not an art and lampoons the idea of acting as mere imitation. It cites Max Nordau and notes Kansas painters capable of rivaling Mona Lisa at half-price.
A Paris inspired piece imagines a world tour by aeroplane with 1200 kilometres daily, noting equator and latitude effects on circumference. It estimates 16,000 miles at 50 miles per hour, suggesting a 13 day 8 hour circuit at 1200 miles a day, while calling Verne’s dreams a precursor to real progress.
The article notes Capetown dropped over 50 percent in white population since the War while Durban and Kimberley stayed static. Johannesburg, Germiston, Krugersdorp and Baviaanspoort in the Witwatersrand gold region show growth, marking a mixed postwar shift in urban centers.
The text notes a sharp drop in urban populations in Cape Province towns including Williamstown Clermont Uitenhage Mowbray Wynberg and others. Prewar close to 10 000 now five to six thousand, while Be fore the war Potchefstroom fell from 8681 to 8107. The urban growth rate lags the general rise, with rural Dutch dominance and British/European migrants moving away.
The story recalls Alexander M. Dockery, Missouri governor and former U S representative, who faced a persistent borrower. He feigned poverty and asked a page boy for twenty dollars to avoid lending to his friend, then escaped with a small act of aid.
Elbert H. Gary of the Steel Trust tours New York state where his auto breaks down. A farmer hired to fix it disassembles the engine but cannot reassemble it and Gary must pay for the dismantling. The incident ends with Gary and companions walking to a village.
Edwin Grosvenor and Gilbert Grosvenor, twins in Washington, caused offense when Gilbert mistook Jesse L. Suter for a waiter and issued food orders. Suter felt hurt by the misidentification and now confronts frequent, heavy scowls from Gilbert's replies that he is only his brother.
The poem laments fashion as a tyrant, dubbing the “Grand Monarque of dressing” who imposes styles from crinoline to bustle. It mocks designers who shape trends, condemns rigid beauty standards, and imagines a daring, coy revolt against fashion’s control. The speaker fantasizes confronting the fashionable czar with mixed irony and frustration.
Gas heating and lighting shift from candle power to a heat based unit. Deville and others introduced a mantle to relate light to heat, with burners rated by calories per unit time. A standard of 5200 calories per cubic meter is proposed, and modern burners need constant gas use for peak efficiency. Water gas may be added to stabilize calorific value.
The Grand presented The Girl in the Train alias Die Geschiedene Frau a musical comedy with satirical bite. C. William Kolb stars as Judge Van Tromp who grants a divorce amid tangled affairs involving Van Myrtens Gonda van der Loo Jana and court intrigue. Olga Steck as Gonda receives praise for a piquant charming portrayal with Miss Seaton and other cast members delivering solid support in a lively production.
A determined woman leads a crowd as she pulls a brass ring strap holding a small boy harnessed to her. The boy Willie is described as a runaway kept close by the strap and under her control. The piece also notes San Antonio druggists handling prickly heat remedies amid a spike in demand.
William Hodge the star of The Man From Home began in the theater fifteen years ago when he told New York manager George A. Hill he could act. Hill challenged him with a hunch and gave him a chance, a decision that proved a sure thing.
The review notes a chorus and stylish performers in a risqué ballet robe worn by the virtuous divorced wife. Van Dender praised, and The Girl in the Train will be repeated tonight, highlighting the production despite the single provocative robe.
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