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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1913
Page
2
W. C. Thrift, Houston stockman, recalls near death from stomach trouble and credits Vitalitas with regaining health and gaining 50 pounds. He says the earth extracted product cures digestion, rheumatism, kidneys, and blood ailments, urging readers to sample it at Wagner drug store display. Meanwhile in politics, Senate actions touch on penitentiary reform and pardons.
The Senate discusses a money bill tied to a bond amendment campaign centering on Governor Colquitt and Kennedy. Colquitt defends a 5 percent 30 year bond plan with state guaranty and selling at a premium of 20 to 25 cents on the dollar, maintaining such bonds could fetch even higher premiums under normal market conditions.
In Austin on August 4 the senate voted 17 to 8 to adopt the Collins resolution endorsing the indeterminate sentence committee. It recommends to the governor that Seer be extended to 400 meritorious convicts, a measure that stalled last week but passed today without difficulty.
The Texas Senate debated the First district vacancy after Bowie County returns showed A. C. Oliver elected by 24 votes. A resolution proposed forming a committee of the whole to study the matter as contest proceedings loom.
The attorney general's department advised Saturday that Brahan and Tittle have already been confirmed as prison commissioners and the Senate lacks authority to continue their consideration. Only Chairman Ben E. Cabell remains for confirmation as a prison commissioner.
The Farmers Union executive committee and constitution committee begin work at the Texas meeting with welcome addresses. Delegates' credentials are expected to be finalized by tomorrow night as the convention plans to study problems and inspect local farms, including F. F. Collins model farm south of the city.
In Fort Worth the insurgents will convene while the regular Farmers Union State convention gathers in San Antonio. Led by D. J. Neill and Cyclone Davis, the group formed by 26 members criticizes current officers for unholy alliances and misconduct as local officials departed for the San Antonio session.
An invitation announces a free band concert at 8:30 tonight at the Coliseum Grounds located on Navarro Street near Oakland Street. The program is described as interesting.
The National Railways of Mexico announces in Mexico City that the board has approved a regular semiannual dividend of two percent on the first preferred stock. This follows a directors meeting held in Mexico City.
Nearly 500 Constitutionalists and sympathizers met at Beethoven hall in Mio to praise the American government for its stance of non recognition of Huerta. Dr. J. N. Rodriguez read telegrams to President Wilson and Senator Sheppard, thanking the United States and signaling continued support for Carranza.
Real estate dealers face penalties under a new state law for selling swamps sand dunes and scrub oak wastes to immigrants via a puzzle solving scheme. The practice misled immigrants who paid installments after receiving a credit certificate for a so called choice building lot.
Anthony W. Grace was executed at Sing Sing prison for the murder of his brother Jack Grace a famous wrestler whose body was found hacked to pieces at the Walden Social Club last September. Suspicion focused on Anthony who had vanished after marrying a Walden widow and who was found with much of Jack’s personal property after his arrest.
Amid labor shortages and rising wages in 1912 Quebec, Canadian employers, facing scarce farm workers, attempted to curb emigration to relieve the local demand for labor. The piece notes the impact of English-speaking migrants on Quebec’s wartime labor market and the broader effort to attract or retain workers.
Miss Hannah A. Berlinger, famed American artist model, will marry Lloyd J. McKinnon of Chicopee Massachusetts next October in a romance sparked after he saw her portrait in a Fifth Avenue window. McKinnon, a prominent New England contractor, pursued the model after a mutual acquaintance arranged a meeting. The story also notes President Wilson’s stance on Mexico and the potential appointment of a new ambassador after the Huerta era, with discussions on arms embargo policy and government recognition.
General Felix Diaz the Mexican envoy to Japan said he plans to sail August 15 from Vancouver to convey Mexico's gratitude for Japan sending a representative to the 1810 centennial celebration. He spoke on party politics and Mexico's loan plans with Paris and Brussels.
The passage discusses a tract of land at Magdalena Bay potentially suitable for a Japanese naval station and notes that such a land sale could not be conducted by the government under the Mexican constitution.
Reports to General Joaquin Tellez say Carranistas routed in two battles near Monclova and Santiago. About 500 state troops attacked San Buena Ventura and were defeated. 37 Constitutionalists killed and many wounded. Federal Moya killed. Americans Otto R. Winters and Dario Sanchez held prisoners are not released.
Reginaldo del Valle returned to Los Angeles after briefing President Wilson on his Mexico mission. He denied foreign ultimatums against the Monroe doctrine and said Mexicans he met were friendly to Americans. He noted mixed feelings toward Americans as a class but individuals were well liked and he found little basis for Japanese colonization talk in Mexico.
A Washington official says European powers demanded U S recognition of Huerta or intervention in Mexico in their note to the State Department two weeks earlier. The note outlines three clauses: a summary of Mexico's troubles since Madero rose, a call for U S recognition of Huerta, and the alternative of intervention.
An official states the note is not an ultimatum and acknowledges State Department ties. He says the president and secretary of state denied any ultimatum and adds that he has described what he believes the document contains, inviting others to draw their own conclusions.
An application for writ of habeas corpus to free Em Manuel Castillo Brito provisional governor of Campeche Mexico was signed by U S Judge Rufus E Foster. Brito was arrested Saturday on a justice department request charging murder and robbery alleged in Mexico. Also held were J L Mott Ernesto Fernandez y Arteaga and G Raymond Matthews with Matthews paroled after a night in parish prison.
Mexico City convention opens for Catholic party nominations. Pedro Lascurain, former foreign minister under Madero, is spoken of as the likely head of the ticket. Felix Diaz remains the only announced candidate, with Francisco Vasquez Gomez possibly challenging in October elections.
Mexican Consul Castello said he received word that Eufemio Zapata had been killed. He did not reveal the source of the information or details of how the family member involved in guerrilla warfare in southern Mexico met his end.
Washington report says Senator Sheppard of Texas expressed pleasure at Ambassador Wilson’s resignation. He stated the people of Texas would approve of the administration action. Nearby, Kentucky coal mines report stray electric currents potent enough to ignite blasting powder.
A large crowd is expected tonight as the San Antonio Band under Professor William H. Smith performs on the 1.50 acre coliseum site beside the San Antonio River east of Romana Street. Talks by city leaders will outline the project and public support. the $25,000 purchase is shown as a first step toward stock subscriptions and future summer events.
government experts say ticks reduce cattle value and lower hide grades in the South. A report notes $1.26 lost per infested hide and large gains from tick-eradication campaigns, with Tennessee near first free state and 500,000 cattle freed in counties.
Seventy year old A T Holmes of 1049 Essex Street praises Plant Juice as a mild yet powerful tonic. He reports improved appetite digestion and sleep after using the product at Fischer's drug store. Holmes claims it benefits stomach nerves bowels and general debility and recommends it to friends.
Washington Aug 4 Senator Clapp of Minnesota protested plans to segregate white and Negro postal workers. He urged Postmaster General Burleson to explain the grounds for the order and noted the idea would cost about 150000 dollars yearly. Some railway mail division workers have protested working with Black colleagues.
Washington reports a 12 percent rise in exports of manufacturers and agricultural products totaling 2 466 million dollars, with imports up 10 percent to 1 813 million. Iron and steel exports reach 305 million, copper output for six months 809 million pounds, with copper exports about 140 million.
In Dortmund on August 4 the German aviator Besser faced a motor defect during a flight and plunged into a canal to avoid a crowd of spectators. He was rescued unharmed.
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