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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1917
Page
13
In Washington on April 4 President Wilson by executive order authorized the Civil Service Commission to fill vacancies where no suitable eligibles exist with personnel who have only non competitive tests.
President Wilson was made an honorary life member of the Union League Club of San Francisco, a Republican organization. The vote approving the move was cast yesterday in San Francisco.
In Corpus Christi on April 4 Mayor Roy Miller and City Commissioners John H. Gallagher Thomas D. Ward O O Wright and H R Sutherland were re-elected with no opposition. Voters chose continuity amid national tension, marking Miller’s third consecutive term as mayor.
J. C. Napier a Nashville negro and former state treasury register has called on Governor Rye urging negro support for the government in the present situation He said the negroes are ready to perform any service the government may need.
Albany April 4 Mayor John Purroy Mitchel testified before the New York Senate that his charge Wagner favors Germany over the United States was not treasonous. He cited delays in Rockaway fortifications hindering U S defense and warned New York City sits vulnerable to attack. He insisted his statements were justified and stood by them despite objections.
A 27 year old German, alleged spy, was arrested on an Inter national train at Texarkana by Private R Byrner of the Twenty eights motor truck company and taken 400 miles to San Antonio. The detainee's baggage included a German navy discharge and other papers linking him to the sea power. The captive resisted several times during the transfer but Byrner held him, citing his army revolver as authority. The case was forwarded to Robert L Barnes of the U S Bureau of Investigation. In Sweden a German balloon with four officers has landed near Gimbrishamn and been interned.
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorg Hum noting indifference to criticism and claiming constituents mail him directly with messages.
A flood of commentary follows the Cadillac display as observers question pricing while praising engineering strides. Discussions reference materials, production standards, and broader industry aims, noting Oldsmobile comparisons and the push toward broader accessibility in automaking.
In New York on April 4 two Mexicans detained by Brooklyn Federal authorities were found with developed photographs showing guns mounted at Rockaway Beach fortifications built to protect the city.
Meantime meat packers and city officials in Chicago agree on preliminary stock yards protections. A fence with barbed wire tops and heavy police guards will surround the yards with extra fire companies in the district. The American Railway Association defense committee meeting is postponed to next Monday with territorial passenger association representatives to finalize road facilities for government command.
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