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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1913
Page
5
Washington June 16 The Agriculture Department reports eggs broken in transit cost millions yearly. Experiments aim to reduce losses and secure safer packing for the industry as railroads claim unprofitability from damaged eggs. In 1909 shipments to New York totaled nearly 138 million eggs about 9 percent of consumption.
A Gideons meeting at the St. Anthony Hotel failed to form a San Antonio chapter due to many locals being away. A new session is planned for October. Eastland noted 11,000 Bibles placed statewide and 500 in San Antonio, with 1,000 more planned. A new member, T C Matthews, was enrolled.
Tonight the St. Anthony Roof Garden hosts an evening of music and dining from 6 30 to midnight. The venue bills itself as the coolest place in town with delightful food and drink and features soloists Signor Arturo Lugaro, a noted baritone, and Charles Cameron Bell, a tenor.
Old time notice announces breakfast pork sausage offered in one pound boxes. Price is twenty five cents per pound. Orders may be placed with your local butcher or grocer. Union Meat Company listed.
Finals of the lawn tennis championship at Saint Cloud see A. F. Wilding of New Zealand defeat Andre H. Cobert of France in men's singles. Germans Blissing and Kleinschroth win the men's doubles over Froitzheim and Wilding. Miss Ryan of California and Max de Cugis of France had a walkover in mixed doubles against Mme Golding and Wilding.
Lieut. von Egon Krieger of the First Hussars and noted jockey won the first race at Magdeburg yesterday then flew to Berlin and landed at Grunewald racecourse. He weighed in at the scales and rode his horse in the fifth race to a clear victory. Magdeburg lies 76 miles from Berlin.
The Corpus Beach Hotel now shares management with the St. Anthony of San Antonio and invites visitors to vacation on Corpus Christi Bay. Address W. A. Roach man, resident manager, Corpus Christi, Tex. Adv.
An advertisement from Sam Speir Hardware Company at 219 Losoya Street in Crockett offers lawnmowers at all price points and lists phone Crockett 121. Also promotes Riverside as a good place to eat.
President Wilson prepares to present a 1200 word currency reform message to Congress likely before week’s end. The plan aims for a bipartisan, consensus driven bill crafted with McAdoo and the Senate and House banking committees, with Mr Wilson keeping comments limited until the bill and message are public.
An advertisement touts S. S. S. as a blood cleansing cure for eczema and skin diseases. It promises quick, direct effects on blood impurities, urges readers to buy a 1.00 bottle, and invites letters to The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Georgia.
Texas district clerks are advised of a new act paying felony case witnesses $1.50 per day who reside in the county of prosecution. The measure, effective July 1, will cost the state over $500,000 annually. The comptroller requests counties report the number of witnesses subpoenaed between June 1, 1912, and June 1, 1913 and the average days attended.
The Texas state textbook board will meet in a called session in the Senate chamber to open bids and award the contract for an advanced United States history for use in public schools for the next six years. Prof. F M Bralley urges board members to attend at 10 o clock Tuesday morning as bids are opened. The board previously failed to award the history contract last fall due to dissatisfaction with submitted books.
In Dallas on June 16 a justice court charged M A Crane with negligent homicide over J T Smith who died from injuries after being struck by an automobile allegedly driven by Crane Saturday night. A second count of negligent driving was filed in the corporation court.
Formal announcement day in St Louis confirms Lloyd Rickart resigns as secretary of the American League club. Hiram Mason, nephew of President Hedges, is expected to succeed him. Hedges says Rickart felt he had reached his peak and chose to quit with no fault found.
Albert Sydney Johnston Camp United Confederate Veterans held a post meeting at the W. O. W. Hall with friends and relatives attending. The event featured a dramatic reading of Gen George E Pickett letters about Gettysburg along with songs and recitations led by camp members and guests.
Mrs. Mary Agnes Dahlich longtime Austin resident and furniture store owner died at 64. Born in Berlin she had lived in Austin 35 years and is survived by two sons John and Edward and a daughter Mrs Spencer Van Devanter. Funeral was held at her West Fifteenth Street home with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
Kerrville Texas June 16 Mrs K C Lathrop died Saturday night at the Kerrville sanitarium from the effects of an operation. The body is held awaiting arrival of her mother from Searcy Arkansas. Funeral Tuesday and interment in Glen Rest cemetery. Her husband, a newspaper man and telegraph operator, died about six weeks ago. A son about 14 years old is left.
Resinol ointment and soap promise relief for eczema ringworm and itching. The ad claims quick stop to itching, gentle formulas safe for tender skin, and doctor prescribed status for eighteen years. Send for a free trial via Dept. 40-S, Resinol, Baltimore, Md.
In Charleston West Virginia June 16 the miners strike spreads as lawyers call more witnesses delaying the operators hearing in the federal probe into mining conditions. Reports from Paint Creek Cabin Creek say workers quit amid fears of renewed unrest while New River miners threaten trouble. John P White UMWA president visits Charleston to assist union officials and bail in a Sherman act case.
Beeville residents organize a company with capital stock of 50000 to erect a 75000 fireproof hotel. Subscriptions for stock are being entered as the Young Men’s Progressive League starts the move. A hotel operator is prepared to lease and bond to furnish and run the project for ten years.
Beeville Texas June 16 July 23 Bee county will vote 100000 bonds to build a good system of roads throughout the county. George Marshall and D E Colp of San Antonio estimate the bond issue will provide an excellent roads system with existing roads in better than usual condition and not require a large outlay to improve them.
Keio University baseball team defeated Leland Stanford Junior University 5 to 1 in Tokyo. Each side had six hits, but Stanford committed five errors to Keio's one.
Following a mad dog attack on five children, Fort Worth authorities ordered removal of stray and untagged dogs. All five children were rushed to the Pasteur Institution in Austin for treatment and observation.
Austin reports an active statewide drive to approve amendments authorizing university penitentiary and public warehouse bonds. Rollins M Colquitt leads the effort with headquarters opened in the Littlefield building and distribution of supportive literature. The governor plans limited speeches across Texas before the July 19 vote.
The University of Texas will open a school of journalism next session after the board of regents approved the plan at commencement in Austin. Pressure from the Woman's Press Association of Texas and Lt Governor Mayes, plus student demand, drove the decision amid rising enrollment figures.
An advertisement promotes Granitord and Granocrete under the titles The Economical Pavements and The Modern Pavements, highlighting their features for road and sidewalk construction and inviting inquiries from builders and municipalities.
Andrew Koehn a former United States Navy quartermaster begins a 500 mile voyage from Lake Itasca to New Orleans in a galvanized steel boat. The Navy approves the trip and expects about ninety days to complete with a 20 day leg to New Orleans. He plans to reenlist after finishing.
The San Antonio Kindergarten Association offers four scholarships to the San Antonio Kindergarten Training School. Applications in person to Mrs F W McAllister, 123 Slocum Place, must meet age eighteen, high school education or equivalent, and references from teachers preferred. The school, founded byMiss Elizabeth Harrison, upholds the Chicago Kindergarten College standard and notes that trained kindergarteners advance faster and earn better salaries.
Sergeants Louis A. Mohr of the One Hundred and Ninth Coast Artillery and Karl Rittman of the Rhode Island National Guard began a year long walk from Newport to San Francisco. They travel in military khaki and plan talks in many towns to boost Coast Artillery and militia service.
Good rains totaling nearly two inches sweep Beeville Texas and surrounding counties. Old corn will be short, late corn benefits. Cotton in good condition. Boll weevils reported in Live Oak and western Bee counties but damage remains light.
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