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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1914
Page
8
The Department of Agriculture reports a nationwide winter wheat outlook with May 1 condition at 95.9 suggesting a yield near 17.8 bushels per acre and total production predicted around 630 million bushels, the largest in U S history, along with rye and hay gains and firmer prices for producers.
The Berlin Zoo’s gavial, unique in Germany, fractured its jaw on rocks. Military doctor Major Marx fitted an aluminum prosthetic jaw, restoring the crocodile’s bite.
San Antonio church women organized the Woman's League to abolish the restricted district. They drafted a petition urging county and city officials to enforce the state disorderly houses law, aiming to recruit 1000 signers and present it to authorities. A next meeting is set for May 30.
Parades for the 1915 Fiesta are being mapped by Herbert Barnard who designed past floats. The Battle of Flowers parade will feature the Court of Old Romance with gowns by Barnard for duchesses. The committee under President Frank will meet to reorganize the Fiesta Association and issue memberships for subscriptions.
Found new coat in his wardrobe. Look in yours for good coats. We can make matching pants from $5 and up. We fit you or no pay. Exclusive pants tailors. Room 426 Moore building, fourth floor.
In San Antonio tag day generated over a thousand dollars in small change for a Texas building at the 1915 Panama-Pacific exposition. Organizers, led by Mrs. H. P. Drought, tallied money as committees, stores, offices and travelers wore tags. Brownsville also reported a $200 haul from its first tag day to aid the same cause.
Members of Wesatche Camp No 38 W O W are called to meet at Owls Hall for the funeral of Sovereign Herman Draeger at 3 p m today. George E Robinson Clerk. Need a nurse get one at once through a Light want ad.
The Texas Attorney General's Department rules railroads may grant free transport to dining facility proprietors under existing pass exceptions. It also says a railroad postmaster cannot receive free transport as an officeholder. Officials address a domino club hall and pool hall licensing, tax on long pasture cattle, and underage liquor sales to a court-disqualified minor.
A string of guests from across Texas and beyond check into prominent San Antonio hotels. R. B. Stewart, L. George Currie, Mrs. W. H. Richardson Jr., J. C. Thompson, Erin Bain, P. Brown, Robert Lawson, A. I. Cornell, A. Talley, P. F. Henry, Roy B. Inks, Gus Rothe, Walter Rothe, J. M. Collins, E. C. Smith, Sam Hunt, J. P. Mann, Fred Creswell, H. J. Pratt and Tom Kirkpatrick are listed as visitors lodging at the Gunter, St. Anthony, Bexar and Menger hotels.
The attorney general's department in Austin rules a bank operating under its 1876 special charter may amend its charter under general corporation laws and continue its act. It may not use the word guarantee in its name as it misleads public about deposits protected by a bank guaranty fund and violates the law. Also mentions a Sunday menu ad for Bond's on Avenue D.
Work has begun on a 3009 open air pavilion at St Marys College on College Street to be finished by June 11. The 128 by 36 foot steel and concrete structure will sit along the San Antonio river and serve as an auditorium and gymnasium with screened sides and no walls. The project, inspired by French colleges, aims to capitalize on San Antonios climate to host commencement exercises and various sports. Rev Joseph C. E President notes the climate will help popularize the design locally.
In Austin on May 23 the attorney general’s department ruled that the eight hour law from the Thirty third Legislature applies to levee and drainage district work when performed under contract. It holds that these districts and their officers constitute a municipality and thus fall under the law’s provisions.
Alumni Association of St Marys College meets at the college at 8 pm next Thursday to finalize arrangements for the annual banquet honoring the 1914 graduating class. Ed W Tynan will be toastmaster with Groos Bergmann Graebner Witte Friedrich as the committee.
Armour interests push hog cholera serum production with the Fowler Serum Company preparing a $25,000 factory at Armour’s Fowler plant in Kansas City. Since the plant shift, the cattle killing department has been dropped and serum work dominates. Twenty three firms now operate near the stock yards, sparking stockholder concern over packer influence.
County Judge James R. Davis will sign grading and graveling contracts and approve concrete culverts to advance county road improvements. The court delaying last week for contractor bond certainty now plans early this week and may reopen bids on Pleasanton Culebra Blanco and Seguin roads after initial bids were deemed too high.
The county can perform this work cheaper than any bidder but other roads will be let by contract. It is expected bids will be requested this week so all projects proceed concurrently.
Contractors are invited to bid on a brick bank building nine storehouses and remodeling for Capt. Charles Schreiner in Kerrville Texas. Plans and specifications available at the Alfred Giles Co office. Bids to be opened at the bank in Kerrville at 83 p.m. Tuesday May 26 1914.
IS A SAN ANTONIAN Guy Turpin, a San Antonio artist and cartoonist for newspapers in the North and East, has come back on vacation. He is working as a lightening cartoonist at Luna Park and is billed as Dixie s Clever Cartoonist while staying at his parents 412 Martin Street.
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