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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1917
Page
4
Orchestra leader Max Antkes reports Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey provided quick relief from cramps when a doctor was unavailable during a dance in New Jersey. He recounts cramping, two miles to a physician, and rapid aid after using Duffy’s Malt, urging others to keep it for emergencies.
In Lafayette Indiana a special meeting of the executive board of the Brotherhood of Painters Decorators and Paper Hangers of America is called for next week to discuss protests from local unions against holding a national convention in Dallas Texas on Labor Day. The group has 1020 locals affiliated.
A San Antonio Equal Franchise Society meeting announced a state suffragists conference to address moral conditions around military training camps. Attending will be Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunningham of Galveston, national secretary Engle, and other leaders. The gathering aims to mobilize support for woman suffrage and school suffrage as a step toward full rights.
Heavy rainfall accompanied by wind and hail caused some damage in Abilene Texas while reservoirs rose and the lake level gained seven feet. In Duluth Minnesota a soaking rain ended weeks of forest and brush fires across the region.
L B Cope of Rosecoe Texas slashed his throat in a suicide attempt driven by concern over his two sons enlisting in the navy. He survived the self inflicted injury and is expected to recover.
The Chamber of Deputies approved a bill requiring dressmaking and millinery employers to grant a Saturday half holiday to their workers. The law formalizes an employers and workers agreement that ended a recent strike.
Archbishop Henry Moeller of Cincinnati is named supreme spiritual director of the Catholic Knights of America, succeeding the late Archbishop Blenk of New Orleans, announced by Dr. Felix Gaudin, supreme president.
Rioting peaked last night with three whites and two blacks wounded and six black homes burned as mobs formed quietly in outlying districts. National Guard and police imposed a cordon, fires were fought, and by 11:30 pm officials said the situation was under control. Exodus of black residents toward St. Louis and Alton continued.
In the Court of Criminal Appeals Austin May 30 C O Julian from Collin County appeals the Loan Shark act of the Thirty fourth Legislature arguing it regulates pawn brokers and violates the federal constitution. The caption's multiple subjects and provisions are claimed invalid and a prior Bexar County ruling finding the act constitutional is distinguished.
Dr. R E Vinson arrives in Galveston for the UT medical branch faculty meeting and graduation exercises with 77 graduates. Regents plan to discuss rescinding the ban on aliens on faculty amid petitions and Governor Ferguson funding proposals.
Eddie Spellman six year old son of W E Spellman a conductor accidentally shot and killed himself this morning while playing with an automatic pistol in Ennis Texas.
The San Antonio Automobile Trades Association discussed establishing a clearing house for used cars at a semi-monthly luncheon at the Gunter Hotel. A special committee report urged deeper study of existing clearing houses before action. Also debated were road maps, new state tax and registration, and a proposed national tax.
Eight thousand Boy Scouts will join a city campaign to sell liberty loan bonds after a leaders meeting last night pledging support for war financing. The movement mirrors programs in New York and other Eastern cities where Scouts aided small investors, with Archbishop Mundelein contributing 10 000 in bonds and urging Roman Catholic pastors to have parishioners invest.
The Mut Investment Credit Union of the Ostal Telegraph Cable Company announced by Edward Reynolds that it will buy Liberty Loan bonds for the employer under a partial payment plan. Interest accrues to purchasers from receipt of payments at 3.5 percent annually, yielding 7 percent to buyers with no cash charge. Many bonds have been subscribed.
Denver May 30. State superintendent Mary Gradford announced a state wide plan to have every school community buy a government war bond, ensuring every pupil has a chance to contribute.
May 30 in London the American legion colors and Canadian contingents were placed beside the altar at St Pauls Cathedral. 500 Canadian soldiers escorted them to the cathedral as the crowd sang Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Coming of the Lord. The Star Spangled Banner followed the service. Ambassador Page Consul General Skinner and Canadian officers attended.
Foreign Minister Pecanna met a Brazilian Lloyd Steamship Company representative to discuss arming Brazilian ships and safeguarding shipping. The report notes ships may be armed. A stray dialogue fragment about dress reform and a joke closes the text.
The seventh grade class at Stephen F Austin School staged closing exercises featuring music, declamations, and the presentation of books and pictures. The program included addressers James Graves and Cullom Burleson, recitations by Martha Davis and Kathryn Pitman, and a class song.
Taking young fish from the Dallas hatchery for distribution to Texas waters is not allowed under the mesh size law. The Fish and Game Commission and Wood cannot exempt state or Federal hatcheries, a failure by the legislature to exempt them helped close the San Marcos Federal hatchery.
A proverb from Youth's Companion about a vizier urging a Western company for a 30 percent car discount. The potentate orders a batch of five hundred automobiles and directs the company to complete the discount arrangement.
Haile dubbed Admiral by a split Chamber of Commerce as he vows a swift sea and land push. Silliman’s forces claim more recruits after two days, with both sides raising funds near 2500 dollars. Haile adds new sea units led by Miller Behring and others while Silliman enlarges his army with officers and civilians.
The Own Your Own Home committee, now a permanent association, will send 4000 contestants souvenir booklets. Each forty page booklet features exterior and interior views of the Gift Home, descriptions of the home and furnishings, and information about San Antonio and this section of Texas.
Paris reported Carl(o)s Devian head of a major Lens district coal firm said it would take nearly two years to restore the Lens mines. He noted 4,000,000 tons of annual coal and 1,000,000 tons of coke may not be reached for two years, with some shafts usable sooner and US help crucial for machinery.
The Rev. Richard Ferguson of Emporia, a member of Pickett's original brigade, delivered the Memorial Day oration in Richmond after a parade of thousands of soldiers and cadets. The ceremonies were held at Hollywood Cemetery where Jefferson Davis is buried.
An elderly Black woman expresses shock after a shooting at Darnell and West Streets that wounded a Black youth. Police hunt a Black suspect who fired at a man, with tensions high as Sens to locate the shooter. The scene echoes a local Indianapolis News quote about policemen appearing after trouble.
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