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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1916
Page
11
The Nemo Wonderlift Bandlet corset claims full adjustability to fit the body, prevents riding up and wrinkling, and smooths gowns. It supposedly re molds the figure lifting organs and muscles to restore abdomen compactness and a smaller silhouette, with options for slim figures to round hips.
The Senate voted 36 to 84 to keep the federal volunteer plan in the army reorganization bill amid a fierce four day debate. National Guard lobbying was cited as a factor. House votes against the provision were decisive. The measure would create 261,000 federal volunteers trained in summer camps and under presidential control, possibly up to ninety days a year.
Commissioner Patterson led a three day state bank examiner qualification exam in Austin. Twenty applicants faced written tests and practical trials including loan collateral analysis with veteran examiners acting as bank owners to test judgment. The session aimed to ensure selections reflect real examiner duties and uncover strengths.
In Austin on April 7 the Concrete Investment Company of St. Louis won a judgment on special issues against the International and Great Northern Railway Company. The case involved construction of the railroad law passed by the Thirty first Legislature and centered on claims for about 148000 dollars advanced to the railroad to pay claims against it.
An unusual overflow hits Loling Texas farms as San Marcos river rises twenty five feet after heavy rains on the Blanco head reaches and in San Marcos, backing into feeder creeks and causing farm flooding. An oil burning locomotives ad lists travel dates to Washington.
Berlin reports cite German newspapers blaming women for weakness after eighteen months of war as prices rise and essentials stay scarce. Riots occur in Berlin Ludwigshafen Munich and Chemnitz led by mothers fearing hungry children while troops fight abroad.
Berlin reports a drastic shift as wartime losses of young workers create demand for older clerks. Previously many over forty were rejected, and 1913 data show hundreds of unemployed elderly clerks. Now firms hire seniors, even those over seventy, to fill vacancies left by front-line mobilization. The outlook notes continued need for older workers for years.
Complete line of Baseball Goods Portage Tire Co 2218 S Alamo St Adv $3 45 Eagle Pass and return apt 2 ae Apr 13 Southern Pacific Does your bicycle need repairing Just ring Cr 4518 Portage Tire Co 221 S Alamo St Adv
Austin April 7 tentative plans were presented to the Railroad Commission by Katy officials for San Antonio terminals route and for authority to issue 1 750 000 in short term notes to finance the project through the San Antonio Belt and Terminal Railway Company. W A Webb urged prompt action to start construction. The plan uses Southern Pacific tracks from Gulf Junction to a point on the San Antonio River with Katy building its own trackage beyond. R D Parker said a report would be ready next week. W E Fitzgerald inspected terminal company accounts in Dallas for the forthcoming report. Also present were C C Huff O H Bower and O S Sherwin.
British war prisoners in Berlin numbered about 45 000 and caused more trouble than French and Russian captives. They pressed for tea and stricter concessions, while rejecting coffee and soup, drawing protests from German authorities. Ambassador Gerard weighed their requests as he refused tea-legislation and the Bath insurer faced a harsh judgment on wartime conscience.
Bishop Ignacio Valdespino from Aguascalientes living in San Antonio, Texas, swears a statement denying he mailed a letter to Hermosillo predicting success of a plan to boost the Cientifico party. Francis C Kelley releases the affidavit declaring the report false and meant to prejudice Mexican Catholics.
In London April 7 a schoolmaster Roland Marcus Julian Knaster of Godalming urged exemption from conscription citing deep moral and religious beliefs. He pleaded guilty to 25 years old but stated he would argue rather than fight if pressed. He received absolute exemption amid the ongoing enforcement. A War Office clerk named Lyme sought exemption on grounds of conscientious objection.
Berlin honors Field Marshal Von Hindenburg on the fiftieth anniversary of his entry into military service. Kaiser Wilhelm sends a portrait. Reichstag members praise him and newspapers recount his career. Also stray notices include travel ads and a lighthearted dog theft joke item.
The notice promotes The Uncle Sam Oil Company as a pioneer independent in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas oil fields with over 20 000 acres and 120 producing wells. It urges readers to buy stock at six mills per share, outlines large landholdings, planned drilling, and a bid to raise capital by April 15, aiming to supply refineries and expand operations nationwide.
Company letters received by Preadenk at Uncle Sam Oil go. H. H. Tucker Jr. remains the contact of record for all correspondence.
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