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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1917
Page
5
AUSTIN TEX Feb 17 Representative Lange of San Antonio introduced a bill to amend the law for independent school districts formed for school purposes only The measure would permit such districts to hold elections to abrogate or reduce local taxes currently they cannot cut taxes even if the original purposes have ended The action seeks to adjust tax authority for these districts.
The Obanion Bill authorizing grand juries and county officials to probe private educational institutes colleges and churches in Texas has been revived after being thought dead in committee. The measure could reach the House next week for a vote on the adverse and favorable reports.
Advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for cold and grippe symptoms. It recommends taking three doses every two hours, claims quick relief of nasal congestion headaches feverishness sore throat sneezing and general misery, and notes a 25 cent price at drug stores. It warns against substitutes and highlights easy dosing.
The San Antonio political machine shows no mayoral candidate sixty days before the elimination primary. Sheriff Tobin declines, Lambert resists, Sam Bell hesitates, and others like Cook Seeligson Ryan Washer Birkhead Meercedeit are considered. The machine fears economy cuts and bond-scarce finances will deter bids.
The 1917 voting strength for Bexar County totals 22 650 with 19 713 within San Antonio City limits and 2 937 outside. Ward 7 leads city qualified votes with 3 705, Ward 4 next at 3 661, Ward 6 with 2 822, and Ward 8 smallest at 1 421. City totals show 16 674 paid polls and 5 039 exemptions.
Miss Blanche Rose in Chicago states a simple home mix can darken gray hair and make it soft and glossy. Combine water bay rum Barbo Compound and glycerine. apply twice weekly until the shade deepens. claims hair looks 20 years younger with no stickiness or rubbing off.
Photo caption shows Miss Virginia Carranza daughter of Venustiano Carranza head of Mexico’s government standing with Mrs Samuel Belden of San Antonio at the foot of an ancient aqueduct.
The Neil O'Brien minstrels opened at the Grand Opera House in San Antonio delivering new material and original scenic effects. Notable performers include Lasses White and Leslie Berry. A patriotic finale with Stars and Stripes and Uncle Sam accompanies a spoof on war prep. The show, with burlesque routines, plays Sunday afternoon and night.
The San Antonio Alpha Epsilon members of the S. A. E. Fraternity held their monthly luncheon at the Gunter Hotel. Attendees included Marvin E. Holderness and others. Holderness attended as guest while in town for the Bankers' Association meeting.
Royall R. Watkins, president of the Texas Yale Association, reports Yale Glee and Musical Clubs will tour Texas over the next Christmas holidays. Planned stops include Houston, San Antonio, Waco, Fort Worth and Dallas, with Christmas Day spent in Houston.
The San Antonio Bar Association unanimously endorsed Representative E. J. Lange’s barratry bill to criminalize ambulance chasing for both laymen and lawyers. The move, led by Henry Burney, aims to address a Fourth Court of Civil Appeals decision and aid the Supreme Court, while the group declined to back the Williams bill on appellate judges aiding Austin.
The Emmet Bank, closed after the death of President Thomas L. Conroy, will be reorganized as a state guaranty bank to take over all business. Depositors will be welcomed in the new institution with a forthcoming receiver's report by Augustus McCloskey. Delays were caused by the illness of former cashier J Frank Gallagher Jr.
Thieves broke into John Kenny's store at 1430 South Laredo Street Friday night stealing five dozen pairs of hose several pairs of shoes and cigars. The burglary was found Saturday morning and reported to police.
Younger members in San Antonio form a bar club with headquarters in the Prudential building. Officers installed include President John G. Bowen and Secretary Hugo L. Wagner. Meetings set for Wednesday evenings feature plans for a mock trial.
Three Mexican youths confessed to four days of burglaries and theft across San Antonio New Braunfels Taylor and Waco, including auto theft of Otto Gass’s car from Alamo Plaza. They were arrested in Waco, brought back for trial, with some plunder recovered.
The War Office casualty list includes Captain A. Brooks-Close-Brooks of Cambridge who had gained fame as an oarsman against Harvard in 1906. He died of wounds received in action near the Somme.
A terse line from Yale Road records a reminder about an outstanding debt. The message questions the debtor’s memory and requests time to settle the amount.
Dialogic snippet shows a mistress instructing Bridget to report any breakage at once while Bridget resists frequent interruptions. The exchange reflects daily domestic tension and Irish dialect characterization.
District Clerk Osceola Archer paid grand jury bailiffs in Bexays County at 2.50 a day for all eleven men after Judge W S Anderson instructed warrants be issued at that rate. Archer had argued four were mounted bailiffs at 2.50 while seven should be 1.50, but warrants reflected the higher rate.
The Third Cavalry will march from the Brownsville district to Fort Sam Houston on February 22 unless War Department orders change. They are due back at Fort Sam Houston by March 11 via Laredo. General Funston ordered the Sixteenth Cavalry to relieve the Third, with the Sixteenth close to Brownsville. The unit has long border duty since the Diaz era, sharing frontier service with the Twenty second Infantry.
From a Bavarian village near Immenstadt, Mrs Johanna Keisler, widow, was told her sixth son had died on the Roumanian front. Grief-stricken, she vanished the next day and was found dead in a mill pond a week later. Officials say she killed herself after the losses.
A historical note cites Hippocrates on rubbing to stimulate tissue growth and promotes scientific massage treatment along with Harlandale hot sulphur water as a method to gain weight. The piece instructs taking the Harlandale South Flores street car to the baths.
A Life magazine quip links car ownership to lower premiums. The solicitor explains the idea: owning a car reduces the risk of being run over by one, implying a paradoxical view of auto insurance costs.
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