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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1917
Page
5
The Katy Railway installed a siding at Fort Sam Houston remount station to handle fifty cars with twelve loading at once. Horses and mules are loaded by trainload for shipment to military stations nationwide. The army system requires one man per horse, enabling several hundred animals to be loaded in less than an hour.
May 19 reports show Latimer School of Expression and Physical Education in Dallas filing for a charter with no capital stock. Amendments include First State Bank of Brazoria raising capital to 20000 and W T Wilson Grain Co in Nacogdoches increasing to 30000. Final stock payment proved for Federal Glass and Paint Co of Dallas. Dissolutions filed for Anson Light Water Ice Co Anson Jones county Boland Lumber Co Ferris and Peoples State Bank of Brazoria.
The 2800 men at Camp Funston begin a three month reserve officer training schedule after a week of dawn reveille to taps. They live in khaki, shed class distinctions, and learn marching, formations, and battle drills from top instructors while maintaining study hours nightly.
Several hundred men came to San Antonio from Camp Funston on Saturday afternoon on a special train operated by the A. & P. railroad for the purpose. The men must be back in camp by 6 o'clock Sunday night in time for study hours.
H C Dinkins of Kansas City received war department orders to report for duty in Charleston South Carolina. He is general traffic agent for International & Great Northern Railway with twenty four years in Gould Lines and no prior military experience. He will serve in the Officers Reserve Corps for the Southeastern Department.
C O Johnston supervisor of dining car service on the M E & T system reports that Katy dining cars served almost all Texas products last week. The campaign Buy it made in Texas encouraged use of Texas vegetables and fruit and helped advertise menus while stressing quality over sentiment.
State Superintendent W F Doughty said in an Austin interview that the text book law passed by the Thirty fifth Legislature meets practically every legitimate demand reasonably expected of such legislation.
Texas campaign to raise 75 000 for the Young Men's Christian Association war work has established headquarters in Dallas room 611 Sumpter building. The effort aims to fund brigades for five thousand men with buildings costing 10 000 to 12 000 each to provide religious social and entertainment activities for soldiers.
Alpine Texas May 19 The Sutrell ranch near Santa Helena was raided last night with twelve horses and mules stolen and driven across the border. J L Sublett of Santa Helena reported to Sheriff Alien Walton that he pursued into Mexican territory but did not recover the animals and believed Mexicans on the American side conducted the raid.
Congress has passed the conscription law and President Wilson's proclamation designates June 5 as the registration day for men aged 21 to 31. In San Antonio and Bexar County the process will be coordinated by Sheriff Tobin outside the city and City Clerk Fred Fries inside. Penalties will apply to those who fail to appear. exemptions are limited to existing service members and specific reserves. About 10,000 may be liable locally, with 93 precincts and variable counts per precinct. Typists will be recruited to speed up card preparation and officials will be available to answer questions on registration day.
Chamber of Commerce plans a June 5 patriotism event without a parade. A red white and blue button reading Registered and Ready will be issued to every registrant. A tallyho band will tour the city as citizens display the American colors and directors discuss further plans.
Officials warn that government orders must be followed and disobedience leads to grave penalties. The announcement stresses compliance across agencies and the public.
J. E. Hooper of the Ramo Paper Stock Company in San Antonio claims that paper mills are manipulating the market for scrap paper. He notes mills refuse to buy waste paper despite rising finished paper prices and a strong demand, with bidding often below his $7.79 per ton cost of collection. He cites telegrams from several mills saying they are not in the market for scrap paper at this time.
Austin Tex May 19 The state warehouse law amended by the special session of the Thirty fifth legislature is noted in this brief report indicating changes to storage and warehousing regulations.
Danney White of Tyler, leader of the Texas Ginners, says the two year complaint phase ends as the warehouse law is amended to make sampling optional. Buyers may require a sample or waive sampling entirely. White approves other new features of the act.
The Protestant Orphans' Home reports gifts from several donors including A Friend thirty dollars and twenty dollars, Mrs. Irwin Hunt five dollars, and various church groups. Contributions cover beds, clothing, ice cream, a piano, and garments. Guest speaker at the board meeting was Mrs. N. R. Powell of Kennedy, introduced by Mrs. Jennie Kauitmann.
H C Rees Optical displays live mice running on horizontal disks in a wheel like treadmill setup in a large cage. Crowds watch the rodents daily as the display shifts from pantry to storefront window, drawing attention on Houston Street.
Senator Sheppard presented bread and cake made from 15 percent cotton seed flour at Schulenberg Texas. The food item won praise in the Senate dining room and from Senator Brady. Using 25 percent cotton seed flour in bread could save 116 to 200 million bushels of wheat. 50 percent in biscuits and crackers. Experts praised the food value. the army may consider seed bread as a ration.
From a potato patch in Lockhart Texas A A Baker gathered 10 pounds of potatoes at six cents a pound netting 70.20 dollars at the rate of one dollar an acre based on a forty by feet plot.
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