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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1914
Page
12
Judge Lowther fines Charles Easterwood and Alfred Suess fifty dollars each after they are arrested for unlawfully fishing in San Pedro Springs Lake on Saturday night. Police say two large catfish were caught and one was sold to a local restaurant.
A compact classified notice invites readers to place a personal ad seeking a compatible partner. The brief appeal promises opportunities for matching interests and companionship through a light, direct ad approach.
Texas faces permanent workmen compensation rate changes as of today announced by Commissioner Collier. The Texas Employers Insurance Action seeks license approval, and rates run 25 percent above Massachusetts levels yet about 40 percent below existing indemnity rates. Stock companies are expected to adopt the new scale.
H. L. Wagner, a druggist in Hicks building, advertises Adler-i-ka the buckthorn bark glycerine mixture claimed to cure appendicitis. The copy touts the remedy as quick acting and capable of immediate relief from sour stomach gas and constipation after just one dose.
The Medina Valley Irrigation Company case against Albert Reitzer and wife ended without a verdict as jurors failed to agree after lengthy deliberations. The judge noted unlikely renewal of civil matters this term while the criminal docket moved forward. A related land-value dispute stems from Medina dam reservoir lands with an appellate path via New Orleans. In other actions, Lucille Huston alias Louise Tucker pled guilty to selling liquor without a license, fined 100 dollars and 30 days in jail, and Adam Ramisch was found guilty of misuse of the mails with an 18 month sentence in Fort Leavenworth.
Letters to Shippers and Manufacturers' League members call for a 4 p.m. Wednesday meeting with E. G. Warfield of Seaboard Gulf Steamship to discuss reestablishing New York to Port Aransas service. Warfield seeks talks with San Antonio shippers amid efforts to renew negotiations after petitions protested a suspension.
Training School for Girls in Texas to discuss provisions from last year’s Legislature. The board of control and the fiscal committee meet this afternoon led by Pat Henry of Fort Worth as chairman and County Judge Q D Corley of Dallas heading the financial committee.
Sherman Texas May 18 A T Smith president of the Smith Coleman Oil and Gas Company of Kingston Oklahoma died last night from apoplexy. His body was shipped to Cookville Texas for burial.
Deputies Alf onso Newton and Ed Stevens made three arrests Sunday at distant locations. M Cisneros was seized in San Antonio on a mortgaged property disposal charge, Lucio Garcia allegedly assaulted to murder at Mitchell’s Lake, and Angel Salinas faces aggravated assault charges at the Third Mission.
A 26 year old farmer was stabbed in the left breast just before 3 am Sunday during an argument in a west side house. Adolfo Rodriguez was arrested by Officers Ruhnke and Lopez in connection with the stabbing. The wounded man was taken to City Hospital and is not believed to be seriously wounded.
A local jewelry firm advertises pearls of many colors and jewelry making at Ala mo Jewelry Mfg Co located at College and Navarro. City tests fire alarm boxes in the business district. Deputy Silva fined for rude display of a pistol and bound to informants. Police seek information on Randolph Wilson’s surviving children with a lead to Ella Wilson Murphy.
Notables from Dallas Houston Fort Worth Tulsa Itasca Shiner and Alpine gather in San Antonio quartering at the Menger Gunter St Anthony and Bexar hotels. Local and visiting businessmen plus players James B Wells Frank Jester and J P Greenwood join the state golf championship crowd at the Country Club.
The Court of Claims dismissed the Colcage & Alton Railroad’s $83,400 claim that the government underpaid railroads under the mail weighing system. Chief Justice Campbell wrote the opinion as most railroads sought billions in back pay, citing earlier trials and a Justice Department re hearing.
Austin May 18 The Calumet Baking Powder Company suit against J B Abbot former pure food commissioner to stop him enforcing an albumen in baking powder order was settled and dismissed an agreed judgment filed in Federal court Judge Maxey sustained the state's motion to dismiss leaving the situation as if no suit had been started
R W Jenkins owner of river bank land needed for the new 500000 viaduct approach halted work by threats to take his life rather than surrender the land. He did not deny having a shotgun at his home as the standoff continued this morning in Fort Worth Texas.
Rambler offers a 1912 seven passenger fore door car described as splendid in appearance and shape. It promises good service and a good looking vehicle for only five hundred dollars.
A banquet at the Original Mexican Restaurant will outline the year's work for the Bexar County Sunday School Association. The event honors Rev. Frank Meyers, a noted Sunday School worker, and William Nehemiah Wiggins, secretary of the Texas State Sunday School Association, who are visiting San Antonio. County officers Roland Springall, King Lavender, Fred M. Roach, Rev. W. H. Boggs, and J. W. Woodson will participate in organizing the program, with Mrs. Herbert Linscott as secretary. Additional members have been invited.
W. M. Rogers a 77 year old Confederate veteran of 700 Baylor street was struck while crossing Main avenue in the 400 block about 6 o clock Sunday afternoon and was badly injured then carried to his home. W F Miller 24 a newspaper worker from Beaumont Tex was arrested by Police Captain Brown on a charge of recklessly operating an automobile.
A terse personal ad seeks an immediate nurse for urgent work. The message asks for prompt contact via a light or brief channel and emphasizes urgent recruitment expectations.
Chief of Police Lancaster predicts the Texas Police Chiefs Association convention in the South will be the largest yet with 300 guests expected. Transportation chief George A. Smith reports floods of applications and rail officials offer a one and one third rate round trip to boost attendance and allow officers to bring families. The opening day is a week away as organizers finalize an entertainment program viewed as among the best.
The speaker notes that tasks remain unarranged and will occupy most of the current week as work is put into shape. The focus is on organizing details and finalizing plans for upcoming activities.
The Texas attorney general’s department filed and quickly disposed of an anti trust suit in Twenty sixth district court against Munger Oil & Cotton Co of Mexia and Hubbard Oil Co of Hubbard City. An agreed judgment ordered a 1500 dollar penalty against both defendants for fixing cotton seed prices at Cooledge during the past cotton season. Automobile for country trips available day or night at half regular price. Phone Crockett 6025.
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