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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1916
Page
8
State Warehouse Commissioner F. C. Weinert will address northern county farmers at Staples next Friday on the warehouse and marketing law. J. N. Allbright, tied to the warehouse department, will also speak as preparations mount in Staples.
Testimony in Austin shows affidavits from 100 local agents denying neglect and asserting compliance with regulations. Officials reveal 50 percent of business under term rule. proposed 10 cent rate hikes on shingles and frames could lift dwelling risks charges by about 66 percent for many policies.
Colonel Otto Wahrmund of Bexar county met Governor Ferguson in Austin in a personal talk. Wahrmund, a Legislature member, is a candidate for re election. An advertisement notes Round Trip New York to Austin via Diverse Route Rail at $75.35.
An English approach to catarrhal deafness and head noises is touted as a constitutional cure. The home prescription uses Parmint Double Strength with hot water and sugar, taken four times daily to reduce inflammation in the Eustachian tube and balance ear pressure.
An Associated Press report from London says expert Canadian woodsmen are employed across English forests to harvest timber and byproducts for war needs. They survey forests, blaze trees, and produce lumber from pine to railway ties while protecting scenic landscapes. England still holds about 2.5 million acres of forest, with Crown woods around 125000 acres.
London June 20 reports claim tentative plans for a new international bank with 10,000,000 pounds initial capital under government supervision to aid British traders and manufacturers in wartime trade with allied nations. London papers deny formal organization.
Troop C of the First Texas cavalry, mostly San Antonio youths under Capt. Robert O. Whiteaker, rests on the border near Laredo after a week of sleepless precaution. Ben ton Davies reports the men are in high spirits, respected by regulars, and await further duty. A silk guidon presented by Mrs. Joseph F.E. DeNoon, wife of the troop's first sergeant, honors their unit.
The Texas Library Association will protest at its fall meeting after Carnegie Foundation refused further library donations to Texas. Dallas and San Antonio are among cities that met maintenance pledges. several others including Ballinger Belton Clarksville Jefferson Stamford Sulphur Springs Winnsboro did not. Bryan’s library is incomplete.
A landscape painter works beneath a unseen female observer who compliments the scene. The observer notes the painted work falls short of the original, while the artist modestly rejects praise. The New York Times recalls the moment. Clipped patent literature mentions cuff protectors for blotting paper used by bookkeepers.
Dallas residents T. V. Murrey Jr. and J. B. Davidson are guests at the St. Anthony and the Menger hosts Ed Nathen and Robert T. Pollard Jr. among others. Refugio’s Clinton Hear, W. Pease of San Benito, and New Orleans pair Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lurie arrive at the Gunter. Kerrville’s Gus F. Schreiner and Houston’s T. Morston also noted. The piece blends hotel arrivals with a capsule quote from Alan Hawley on early auto design and a report of a new French parachute failed release.
The advisory board of the San Antonio Toll Road Company calls subscribers to meet at 8:15 p m Tuesday night at the Gunter Hotel near Schuhart's ranch to discuss incorporation and begin construction toward Medina dam as $27 000 to $28 000 has been subscribed. Franz Grooos chairs the effort.
Mr. Groos leads an active canvass hoping to raise $30,000 by the meeting. If subscribers authorize incorporation of the toll road company, a bond issue of $10,000 will be issued to total $40,000 for construction and maintenance of the highway.
Advertises daily through sleepers operated by Southern Pacific to Memphis and Chicago.
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