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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1911
Page
2
The report notes no specific information from a witness yet shows willingness to turn over data on frauds and irregularities. The House committees discuss remedial election legislation and stricter liquor regulations while continuing parallel inquiries.
P F Paige secretary of the Texas Prohibition Party and Dr J H Gam brell chairman of the Anti Saloon party were summoned by Dallas county sheriff to appear before the Austin election investigative committee. Paige plans to request legislative permission to testify Wednesday and both were ordered to bring all books and papers to Austin.
The Texas House approved by 60 to 30 a committee substitute and substitute number one to a house concurrent resolution. It requests Governor Colquitt to submit recommendations on the policy issue under discussion.
In Austin, routine business dominated the morning as the finance committee filed both majority and minority reports on Senate Bill 7 aiming to repeal the automatic tax law. The minority urged the bill not to pass, signed by Johnson and Mayfield, while Weinert signed the majority. The Senate mainly debated the general appropriation bill.
Chief Deputy Stevens investigated noises from a rear saloon room in the across the creek district and caught four men in a craps game. Two jailed on vagrancy charges while a third faces a charge of permitting gaming on premises. The suspects were identified as Charles Martin and a man from Oklahoma City who gave the name Reynolds. Jesus Addicks also faced charges.
H. C. Miller, arrested in Hot Springs, Ark., is charged with embezzling 354 dollars from a Sherman Texas lodge of Red Men. He says he will return to Texas without requisition, and authorities report he admits losing the money.
Waco Texas August 7 The effort to secure a military school on the Texas Christian University site is well advanced and may be settled within a week The school’s name has not yet been released publicly
Army charges accuse Private Petre of Austrian secret spying to obtain US explosive secrets. Captain James Petre allegedly uses letters and affidavits via Clara Dyer to connect to Bohemian Count Windisch Graetz. Law imposes up to ten years for communicating defense data to a foreign government.
Fort Totten commandant reported no information about Private George Petre of the 135th coast artillery. Miss Clara A. Dyer of Indianapolis had claimed he was a spy for the Austrian government in a wartime accusation.
Advertisement claims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has aided millions of mothers for over sixty years. It is described as soothing the child during teething, softening gums, stopping pain, curing wind colic, and treating diarrhea. Presented as harmless and sold for twenty five cents a bottle.
Representative A. F. Lafferty of Oregon reports two letters from political enemies. He says one letter to a young city woman contained only a greeting and an invitation for introduction, delivered with a card to the house gallery. A second, threatening letter, allegedly written on Oregon paper, followed after the first was dismissed.
Sixteen prominent Caney men were arrested on a kidnap charge after allegedly abducting Dale Williams, who had married Pauline Canary the day before. The bride, said to receive 2000 dollars monthly from the Canary oil pool on her Cherokee Nation land, triggered the arrest. The group spirited Williams on a wild car ride, returning him with torn clothes, despite the marshal's警 efforts.
The Associated Press reports a congressional baseball game set at the capitol with Democrat Webb catching, Oldfield pitching, and a lineup including Reilly Kinkead Harrison Carter Driscoll Murray Hughes as fielders. Republicans field Kendall Burke Porter Longworth Pickett Ames Lafferty Jackson Woods with Berger as referee.
The finance committee of the grand lodge Knights and Ladies of Security met in Houston to close preliminary business before the grand session. Attendees included Chairman S.S.H. Ashner of Dallas A W Hutchins of Houston G W Zellweger of San Antonio Grand Secretary J Burgheim Grand Protector Marie J Cole of Dallas and Grand Treasurer Jacob Weber of San Antonio.
R H Stokey and Miss Bessie McDavid drowned at Oaklawn Park lake Saturday. Stokey funeral at Grace Methodist church Dallas at 4 this afternoon. McDavid burial in Lancaster cemetery after shipment yesterday. Dallas Press Club authorized floral offerings and named a resolutions committee.
Thirty eight cases heard before Judge Buckley on a quiet weekend police roundup. Total fines imposed only 150 dollars, with most penalties under ten dollars and the highest at fifteen in vagrancy rulings. Police report a peaceful city with mostly trivial cases of plain drunks and disturbances.
Advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a reliable malaria remedy for all ages. It emphasizes a simple quinine and iron formula printed on each bottle and lists a fifty cent price.
In Lockhart Texas the local Live Stock Show and Carnival association will meet this week to review correspondence and contracts for the annual event. Because San Antonio fair dates shift the program later, adjustments to shows and concessions may be needed and dates will be set soon for advertising and preparation.
Special to the Light reports 16000 hungry Albanian refugees wandering streets and fields by the Hibnitza river. Montenegrans withhold food as insurgents' families receive only maize. Albanian relief debts rise and aid from Crane is misreported, depressing new subscriptions. Montenegran crops have failed with no harvest ahead.
Patterson a negro was arrested by Patrolman Barloco after allegedly slashing the throat of Joe Henderson a negro porter on Saturday night Krushall was cut on the hand during the assault Patterson reportedly struck Henderson over Krushall s shoulder An affidavit charging Dyce with assault to murder was filed by Detective Knaus in Justice Fisk s court Dyce is said to have wounded Juan Ortega Saturday afternoon Ortega sustained a deep facial cut from ear to chin
Rev. Hugh W. Hoon of Taylor leaves for Kerrville to lead the four day missionary conference program at the Presbyterian encampment and will speak on The Relations of Home Missions to Foreign Missions. Rev. Dr. John A. Held travels to Lampasas and Palacios for Baptist encampments to lecture on Sunday school work before vacation at Corpus Christi.
Leaves for state camp as Company E third Texas infantry departs Dallas for Camp Mabry near Austin to join the blue army against the red army under Col. Cecil Lyon. At Hillsboro the Corsicana and Greenville units join the special train. Local company is equipped for heavy marching order.
Captain Thomas D. Adams, direct descendant of John Adams and John Quincy Adams, died in this city at 74. His body was sent to Newport News, Virginia, where he will be buried this afternoon. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War and fought in sixty seven engagements.
Captain C Langham contracts to erect a two story office building on his West Side and Seventh Street corner lot in Bay City Texas. The 25 by 85 foot structure will be handsome and well appointed for office use.
Bud Goodwin of New York, according to a letter received today, will compete in the fifth annual national A A U ten mile championship swim in the Mississippi River here August 19. Goodwin won the race last year by a foot from Michael McDermott of Chicago.
The Maryland branch of the socialist party plans a campaign against the Boy Scouts. It condemns the organization as harmful to laboring classes, arguing it was imported from Europe and that Scouts drills could foster warfare knowledge that might disrupt worker strikes.
Fifty thousand Moose members are expected for the national convention in Detroit from August 21 for five days. Delegates from almost every state and Canadian province, plus Cuba Mexico and Central America, will attend. Cash prizes totaling 1000 will be awarded for best marching club, best costumed company, largest lodge in the parade and other features.
Joseph Parry of Ogden Utah died suddenly at 76 after a period of general debility. He mentored irrigation in the state and founded the asphaltum business in the interior mountains. Parry crossed the plains with a Mormon wagon train and left 23 children, 49 grandchildren, and 21 great grandchildren, with 14 children and one wife surviving.
Brooklyn street car motormen and conductors plan to meet Mayor Gaynor to end the strike. The company will run non union crews with police support as arrests rise and rioting concerns grow. Strike leader Patrick Shea says unions can raise over $200,000 to support members.
Fahro A age forty five died at 1 oclock Sunday morning at his home 807 North Laredo Street after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife. Fahro was a well known fruit merchant in this city with many years in business. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 5 from Zizik chapel with services at St. Marys church and interment in Marys cemetery.
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