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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1917
Page
7
Washington reports a Senate Judiciary Committee debate on a Walsh resolution to adjourn sine die at noon on Sunday March 4 1917 and whether the Sixty-fifth Congress continues or recesses until the new body convenes. Historical precedents from 1821 1849 and 1877 are discussed as the impact of Sundays on succession and oath taking is considered.
An extract from egg yolk notes a remedy for watery blood and wasting. Hypo Note Tablets combine eggs extract with nophosphites iron and tonics to help weight gain. Two packages reportedly increase weight with meals, boosting red blood cells and overall vitality. Sold by Blackburn Products Dayton Ohio.
The article discusses the possibility of Mr. Marshall taking the oath as vice president at noon March 38 and again on March 6 to cover the 24 hour period between March 4 and 5. It notes Mr. Wilson’s potential oath timing and recalls Hayes swearing twice in a similar interregnum. Senator Walsh aims to settle how long the Senate can function after its term ends and whether it can convene on Sunday and extend into the next noon.
San Antonio and Texas auto dealers, traveling on the San Antonio Texas Special, join hundreds of national distributors at the Chicago automobile show. A capacity crowd fills hotels. a banquet at the Hotel La Salle honors the delegation with speakers from Chicago and other states. The group will tour local plants after two days at the show.
Jesse D. Oppenheimer and M L Oppenheimer of San Antonio sell 2890 acres in Nueces County to Artemus Roberts of Waco for 102200 dollars. The tract, part of the old Griffin ranch near Calallen on the Nueces River, is billed as the Nueces County Winter Vegetable Gardens. Roberts plans a farm home and costly improvements. sale arranged by W A Wakefield of Corpus Christi.
Mrs Leah Asbury Withers aged 44 wife of J P Withers of this city died at 9 45 am Tuesday at 331 West Magnolia avenue after a brief illness She was a native of Higginsville Missouri and had lived in San Antonio since 1910 Survived by husband four children Asbury J P Withers Jr Leah and Eda The funeral is set for 2 30 pm at the home with Rev T V Neal of San Marcos officiating Interment in Mission Burial Park
Captain Kendall reports a frog skin grafting method for slow healing wounds. The inner frog leg skin is applied to cleansed wounds and fixed with guttapercha tissue. In three days the graft site branches toward wound edges and healing proceeds without contraction. He cites twelve successful cases.
An elderly reader from Springfield Missouri reports severe kidney trouble improved by Foley Kidney Pills. He notes old age and prior treatments but credits the pills as the best tonic remedy yielding quick results.
Budapest dispatch reports official praise for Lady Paget and her hospital staff who aided the Serbian relief effort with the American Red Cross. She nursed 70 percent of Austro-Hungarian soldiers, supplied clothing and linen, recruited hospital attendants from prisoners, and helped improve humane treatment of prisoners.
The body of William Dischert killed last Friday at his Alamo Heights home will be sent to St. Louis Wednesday or Thursday for burial with Mrs. Dischert traveling. An application for temporary administration of the estate will likely be filed Tuesday by Selig Deutschmann for Mrs. Dischert.
The governor issued a proclamation designating Saturday February 3 as Thrift Day in Texas. Citizens are urged to reduce waste and avoid extravagance and to practice thrift.
M F Heck 60 former Heck Machine owner was shot on his Smithville area farm Monday afternoon. Tenant Louis Briggs 56 wounded and later died, after authorities found a pistol and Briggs named Heck’s money disputes as motive. Heck to be buried in Dignowity Cemetery with funeral at the Masonic Temple. Briggs’ family to mourn in Smithville.
Mr Curran and Mr McManus tour a new building and read an inscription MDCC evil as 1898. They joke about spelling reform while pondering whether the letters are overdone. The exchange captures a light moment from a Saturday outing.
A vintage drug ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds and grippe. It claims dosing every two hours with three doses clears nasal passages and relieves headache feverishness and throat pain. The ad emphasizes no quinine and a 25 cent price at drug stores.
Miss Leah Loso of Chicago writes to Chief of Police Lancaster asking for help locating her painter father William Loso, last heard from in San Antonio five years ago. She requests officers assist in locating him.
A masquerade ball is hosted by Magnolia Grove this Saturday evening at W O W Hall. Admission is 25 cents.
Several tiny notices offer plumbing work, selling or trading jewelry and coins, and a stenographer seeks a position with references. Items include A-Bar Plumbing Co advertisement, a jewelry trade offer, and a Light address note.
Police detectives arrested a 27 year old white man Monday night after he passed a $10 check to a local firm that the issuing bank returned as worthless. Investigators say several similar checks were circulated by the suspect and further inquiries are ongoing.
Dr. Foster invites Raleigh Club dancers to a Saturday Feb 3 event at K of C Hall with Willett's Union Orchestra. gents 50c, ladies free. Also listing theft report at 304 Soledad Street with two shirts a pistol and dollars stolen, and a bicycle light enforcement arrest batch. Includes judge election news, seat sales for Alma Gluck, and miscellaneous ads for loans and plumbing.
London Answers reports a devout man walking to church with his Bible who stops to rebuke a group of boys playing football on wasteland. He calls them to explain the sin of playing on the Sabbath and urges stricter shooting and dribbling from the captain, praising the rest as fine players.
Mrs. Mary Dorothy Witte 75 longtime San Antonio resident died at 11 09 pm Monday at 130 College Street. Native of Burg near Magdeburg she came to Texas in 1843 with her parents and married George Witte 56 years ago. She leaves two sons Alfred and Edwin Witte a daughter Mrs Lillie Tommins and three grandchildren. Funeral at 10 am Wednesday from Alfred G Witte’s home 222 Madison Street. burial Anchor Masonic Cemetery.
Newton N Slaughter 68 died Monday afternoon at a camp on the New Braunfels road where he oversaw road construction. He had been recuperating from pneumonia and suffered heart distress. Survived by son Wesley Slaughter San Antonio daughter Mrs Anna Flocke San Antonio three sisters and four brothers. Funeral at 9 am Wednesday from Mrs Flocke’s residence 1309 East Crockett Street. Burial in Oak Island family plot.
Frank J Babcock 47 died after a brief illness at Santa Rosa Hospital. He was a passenger conductor on the Del Rio division of the G H & S A Railway. Survived by his widow two sons Edward and Harry two daughters Julid and Helen a brother Harry and parents J E Babcock of Jordan N Y. Funeral from 606 Van Ness Street at 9 30 Wednesday morning with services at St Patrick's Church at 10.
Classified notice for Shelley Loring Undertaking Co listing automobile equipment and contact phones 071 for inquiries.
Tokyo plans a rapid naval buildup prioritizing debt fund restoration for one year. By 1923 Japan will add three battleships, two battle cruisers, three large scout cruisers, six light cruisers, nine large destroyers, eighteen medium destroyers, eighteen submarines and three auxiliaries to form a modern first line fleet. The expansion aims for a homogeneous force with 22 battleships overall.
A Buffalo Express note quotes a department store manager lamenting wasted space and costs as women customers use elevators. An assistant jokes about removing elevator mirrors and placing them on the stairs to urge stair use.
A proposed McKellar bill would appoint congressional examiners to oversee all department records and recommendations. The plan would shift power from cabinet officers to lawmakers, sparking fear of vendetta and weakening executive-legislative trust. Action this session is unlikely. future prospects hinge on next Congress.
Tokyo reports 1917-18 estimated government revenues of 302,025,000 and balanced expenditures. The finance minister notes wartime stimulus increased economic activity but revenues rose little. new appropriations fund industrial commissions, military and school reforms, legal expansion, more munition factories, naval docks, iron foundry, and telephony upgrades. Gold reserves surged from 175,000,000 to 355,000,000, with expected next year gain of 250,000,000 amid 25 percent price inflation.
A Birmingham Age-Herald editorial urges readers to test every door of opportunity, arguing persistent effort will eventually yield success. It emphasizes resilient initiative over reliance on luck and promotions the value of consistent pursuit.
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