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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1916
Page
7
In Osage county Oklahoma on June 21, two defendants Ida Hadley and another, charged with murder of Sheriff Jake Giles of Urnont Texas, aboard a Missouri Kansas Texas train on March 24, faced trial. Court adjourned with the jury box filled and the state using its first peremptory challenge.
In Huntsville Alabama the Lawler murder probe paused as attorney S S Pleasants was found shot dead in his office a note claimed he killed himself amid suspicions of involvement. Judge Lawler case leads resume after Pleasants death and grand jury reconvenes with Charles M Nalls in custody.
Austin ranks high among U.S. cities in civil naval cruise enrollment but the Navy will not send a receiving ship to Galveston to receive Texas recruits. The nearest station with a ship is Charleston. Many University students wanted Galveston as the ship site and may withdraw from the cruise.
William Johnston the national champion and Clarence Griffin a national doubles champion were among four San Francisco players slated to open the Pacific Coast championship semi finals in San Del Monte California. They were to face Carl Gardner and Roland Roberts respectively while Miss Helen Baker and Miss Marjorie Thorne awaited the women's singles finals.
Readable notice describes a plan to raise 200000 for rapid drilling across Oklahoma and Osage Nation leases. It touts 159 producing wells, three refineries, 1 mile of pipe, gas potential, and a bid for 500 new wells. Claims strong profits, stock dividends, and control of future value despite press opposition. Remittances due by June 28 1916.
Mrs. Chris G. Dulling of San Antonio was elected chair woman of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Southern Presbyterian Church at the Norfolk conference closing session. She has ten years of church work and is active in missionary causes, to work with leaders in Virginia Arkansas Mississippi Georgia Louisiana and other southern states.
Providence R I June 21 Franklin K Lane secretary of the interior declares the American spirit is against war not from fear but because citizens are engaged in important enterprises. He adds democracy fights only when peaceable work is blocked and cites Roger Williams’s ideal of freedom to labor for others.
John Biemer of Yorktown faces trial in Cuero district court for the February axe killing of his stepfather. Judge John M. Green and District Attorney Wayne BR. Davis anticipate a busy term with a heavy docket and jail overcrowding.
A mass meeting is planned in Seguin courthouse next Tuesday night to organize a home guard. Judges H M Wurzbach George J Kempen and Jesse Legette called the gathering citing border tensions and precautionary measures. Local Mexicans are described as generally peaceful, but outsiders could ignite violence if US Mexico hostilities break out.
At the Texas Abstracters Association session in Austin Judge John C Townes of the University of Texas spoke on Is the Abstracter a Commercial Necessity and Does His Profession Justify a Special Course in the University of Texas His talk triggered lively debate W E Fogg Archer City discussed Liability of an Abstracter J E Arnold Henderson presented Probate Proceedings and how to set some out George T Burgess Dallas spoke on Acknowledgments Past Present and Future Visitors are being entertained by local committee Turks Resent Presence of Americans New York Sixteen Americans who left Constantinople arrived in New York aboard the Oscar II due to food scarcity and local antipathy toward English speakers
The Texas Hotel Clerks Association held its second day session at the St. Anthony Hotel with President C. G. Aderman presiding. New members elected include H. E. Helm and J. C. Clapton among others. Adolph Grasso urged prompt guest inquiries and discussed bad-check laws. Aderman was named national convention delegate to Salt Lake City in July. Luncheon followed at the Menger. officers to be elected in the afternoon.
New York Senator James W Wadsworth resigns as first lieutenant of troop M, First Cavalry, New York National Guard, citing Washington duties. Registration at Brookyln HQ confirms acceptance. Avon troop location noted, successor to be appointed. captain currently serving in Europe. Piano industry holds concurrent national conventions in New York addressing potential chamber of commerce for music trades.
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