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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1917
Page
8
In Society Calendar Ella Goodwyn Carter Phila thea class of Travis Park Methodist Church meets at 3 30 p m in the home of Misses Ollie and Maggie Donoho 111 Loretta Place for a business session.
Mrs Harry Walker travels to New Orleans for visits as a social row unfolds with a military park al fresco event for soldiers. The Westminster Church group hosts a dawn breakfast while Miss Ella Stone returns from Chicago with a Phi Beta Kappa honor. Florence Kelley joins the government labor standards board led by Louis E. Kerstein to regulate army clothing production and prevent sweatshop practices.
Secretary of State reports from 56 Texas counties on the August 21 special election show the proposed constitutional amendment to create irrigation and conservation districts is carrying. Returns indicate broad support as counts continue to come in from across the state.
The state reports 20 639 in favor and 12 425 against the amendment. Counties must file returns by September 29 while the state election board meets on October 1 to canvass results. The board is composed of the governor secretary of state and attorney general.
Sheriff John W. Tobin returned from Laredo with two deserting U S troopers still not charged as principals in Leo Burns murder. The soldiers remain in Mexican custody at Nuevo Laredo and Tobin expects extradition soon after jurisdiction formalities and delays. He notes acting judges and border requisitions caused the holdup but anticipates resolution in a few days.
Mrs. Josie Copner of 1668 Harrison Ave Cincinnati credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her severe female troubles keeping her bedridden before. The ad claims the remedy uses herbs and roots and has served as a tonic for forty years aiding the female organism.
Jitney drivers in San Antonio threaten to challenge the city bond requirement. Some operators will bond up to the new rules while others plan to resist, with bonds due after ten days from publication and a September 13 deadline for existing licensees. Bonding firms anticipate strong competition as Mayor Bell allows any capable insurer to write the policies.
Jacob H. Schiff issued a statement from Bar Harbor Maine endorsing the Federal war risk bill pending in Congress. The measure would provide for dependents of American soldiers and sailors. Schiff is a noted New York financier and supported the legislation today.
A dog followed City Timekeeper Williamson to the winding stair in the 600 foot College Hill tower and was left inside when the door closed. The dog remained two days without water or food above the city until found snarling by the pendulum and later removed by a policeman. It survived the ordeal.
A farmer testified that a freight train may have hit his mule owned by the defendant. The attorney pressed whether the mule was on the track. the witness confessed he did not see the event but speculated the mule would have avoided a pursuing train by slipping behind a tree. The exchange highlights cautious testimony in a copper-plate style court scene.
Miss Frieda Hegemann, Alice Trebus, and Mrs. Eugene Staffel with children have returned from Corpus Christi after several weeks away.
Mrs. A. Sachs reports from Chicago enjoying cool breezes and many social and intellectual treats. She notes she is receiving numerous new ideas for the winter’s club work.
Co A Walker of 220 Drexel Avenue announces the marriage of his daughter Annie C to Arthur G Menger on Wednesday August 29.
Miss Mary Howard departs September 13 for Nashville Tennessee to continue studies at Ward Belmont College En route she will visit Miss Vivienne Couch in Fort Worth.
Lieutenant John H. W. Sutherland and Miss Chiltipin Born of Corpus Christi married in St. Mark's Episcopal Church on a Thursday evening. Margaret Sutherland and Laura Virginia Adams served as maids of honor and bridesmaid, with Casity as best man and relatives as ushers. The couple departed for San Diego, where he will report for army service.
Rowena Walker ends a Brady visit and returns home after visiting friends in Brady.
Mrs Edward Rand came home Friday after visits in Eagle Lake and Columbus.
Miss Charlotte Newton has returned from Marfa where she was visiting Miss Kitty Porter.
Nichols Grocery Co announces a Saturday sale with 12 pounds sugar for $1.00 with grocery offer. Other specials include Best hams 27 cents breakfast bacon 37 cents picnic hams 23 cents compound lard 19 cents and fine creamery butter 45 cents. All prices reduced and buying from them saves money at 209 Ave. C, Cr. 51.
Mary Hewson, a student of Rudolph Ganz and William Mason, will open her studio on September 1. Contact Mayor Temple of Music at Travis 1086 for details.
Rafael Merry del Val father of Cardinal Merry del Val secretary of the Holy Office and Alfonso Merry del Val Zuletta Spanish ambassador at London is dead in San Sebastian Spain on August 31.
Helen interjects during a dinner with Warren and Mr. Davenport challenging the notion that women know little about finance. Davenport praises her intelligence and she enjoys surprising Warren by holding the floor. She defends herself when Warren accuses the evening of flattery and asserts her right to participate in the discussion.
Petrograd reports the provisional government has authorized admission of women to all state service on the same condition as men.
A historical excerpt describes asbestos as a mineral vegetable substance with fibrous and crystalline forms. It notes its indestructibility under acids and flames, its variety in appearance across countries, and several named forms such as mountain wood and fossil flax, ending with a factual line about its classification.
The article details asbestos properties including silky luster and varied colors. It notes its fire resistance for clothing and roofing, insulation for steam pipes, frostproofing for pipes, and quick wall coverings that yield smooth, crack‑free interiors.
Four automobiles were stolen within a six hour period Thursday night. A seven passenger Studebaker owned by W H Hum was found abandoned Friday morning seven miles from the city near the Fredericksburg Road after being stripped of tires headlights engine parts magneto frame tools. A five passenger Ford owned by Lucy Moore was stolen from the Frio City Road three miles from San Antonio at 7 25. A second five passenger car owned by M H Lancaster was taken from the Savoy Hotel Carr to Springs route two hours later. W Ogle reported a new Ford roadster stolen from 112 Jefferson Street about 1 o'clock Thursday night.
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