Interstate Commerce Commission Denies Texas Case Jurisdiction
The ICC asserts the Western District of Texas lacks power to set aside its Shreve port tariff orders. It says it was not party to the Texas Railroads suit and cannot be included by cross bill. The cross bill seeks to involve the United States and ICC, but petitioners lack vested interest in the rate and no right to relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal District Court For
Western District of Texas
Shreveport
State of Texas
Eastern Texas Railway
Texas
Federal District Court
Interstate Commerce Commissioni Ag
Federal District Court of the
Federal Court of the
Railroad
Commission of Texas
Eastern Texas Railway Company
United States
Jurisdiction Granted Over Tariff Rates Contested
A cross bill asserts the authority to regulate tariff 2-B under acts governing commerce and claims jurisdiction rests with the court. It cites no cause of action against the United States or the Interstate Commerce Commission and asks for dismissal of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fiesta fund drive progress and extension announced
Fiesta San Jacinto and Battle of Flowers fund campaign raised about 6000 of 15000 in ten hours as red and blue Chamber of Commerce armies worked. Weather hurt totals. campaign extended one week with a luncheon at the Menger and plans to raise the remaining 9000 before Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jacinto
Battle of Flowers
Chamber of Commerce
Menger
John Williams
Red “Army
E. E. Hillie
Blue “Army
Fiesta Association
Blue Army
W. ©. Silliman
P. L. Jackson
John Fentiman
E. W. Knox
B. R. Webb
Ed Finck
Willard Berman
J. P. de Lesdernier
Ed Witte
Louis Saur
P. P. Hoefgen
W. A. Williamson
King
Walter Walthall
Edward H. E. M. Hayes
Herbert Wallace
J. W. Lange
J. Bates
Henry M. Hart
F. W. Patton
J. A. Webb
W. C. Burns
Ordinance on Dimmers to be Enforced Monday
Commissioner Uhr announces strict enforcement of the new dimmer ordinance starting Monday night. Police will arrest drivers in violation after ample notice and time to comply by dimming or painting existing lenses. The aim is to reduce accidents with light projected no more than 42 inches high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uhr
Texas Shippers Protest Proposed Rail Demurrage Increase
Shippers in Texas plan a strong protest against Texas Railroad Commission efforts to implement interstate demurrage charges, with the Interstate Commerce Commission set to allow railroads to impose up to five dollars per day for freight cars held beyond the 48 hour unloading grace period. U S S Pawkett, traffic manager of the San Antonio Freight Bureau, said the ship pers' organizations are not planning to fight the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
U. S&s
San Antonio Freight Bureau
Freight Bureau Lays Plan to Increase Interstate Demurrage
A circular from the San Antonio Freight Bureau says shippers oppose a move to raise interstate demurrage charges and extend the rise to intra state freight. Railroads blame shippers for delays in returning cars amid a nationwide car shortage. Shippers counter that idle cars show the shortage is due to railroad inefficiency.
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San Antonio Freight Bureau
Fire ladder collapse injures two captains and crew
Captain Foster M. Mills of No. 2 ladder company and John H. Buckholdt engine driver of Company No. 6 were seriously injured when a 35 foot extension ladder collapsed under six firemen while fighting a blaze threatening the home of John Darragh Sr. The accident left Mills with a crushed chest and possible rib fractures and Buckholdt with potential spinal injury but recovery hoped. Darragh suffered a stroke later linked to shock. his condition showed some improvement. Chief Wright noted Mills the most serious. Medina and Diehl were to recover quickly. Short and Beck sustained minor injuries. The fire caused 16 vacancies in the department, with seven extra men added after the incident.
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Foster M. Mills
John H. Buckholdt
John Darragh Sr
Darragh
Mr. Darragh
St. Anthony Hotel
Mrs. Darragh
Wright
Mills
Buckhodlt
Medina
Diehl
O. W. Short
B. L. Beck
Uhr
Dramatic Club Opens Season With First Open Meeting
The San Antonio Dramatic Club held its season kickoff in the Gunter Hotel pink room. President Lena Budd Powers welcomed guests, and Frederick Abbott urged affiliation with the Drama League of America. The program featured recitations and piano numbers, with plans to broaden active membership beyond prior strict standards. The next meeting is set for Monday evening, November 27, at the Gunter Hotel.
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San Antonio Dramatic Club
Gunter Hotel
Lena Budd Powers
Frederick Abbott
Drama League of America
A. Sachs
Lucille Powers
Emma Bunting
Elizabeth Davis
Bernice Duggan
Daisy Marquis Briggs
Gisela Baversang
Ella Mackensen
Singing of
America
Club 89
Night session extended as Chambers case continues
The Thirty-seventh District Court started a night session under District Judge W. Anderson to complete the George E. Chambers case. Chambers led the defunct Federal Bank & Trust Company, which had been closed, with testimony still pending after 5 p.m. and plans to read the court's charge and hear further arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Chambers
W. 58. Anderson
Federal Bank & Trust Company
Bank Officers Indicted Over Insolvent Bank Deposits
By order of the late banking commissioner John B Patterson the Bexar County grand jury returned indictments against him and three other bank officers alleging they received deposits after knowing the bank was insolvent.
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John 8. Patterson
Bexar County
Grand Jury
The Most Difficult Feat in the Wees
A quip humorously questions what is the hardest challenge in life and mentions proving to a wife she is extravagant as a potential example. The remark ponders the complexity of difficult feats in everyday relationships.
The Pink Freshness of Facial Beauty Promises Free Trial
Claiming skin troubles like pimples blotches liver spots and blackheads stem from the blood the ad promotes Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a quick constant blood purifier. It says supplying proper materials to blood will convert poisons and pass them as sweat, yielding clear skin in a few days.
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Stuart
Turn Verein Ball Draws 200 Couples in 51st Anniversary
More than two hundred couples attended the San Antonio Turn Verein banquet and ball at Turner hall honoring the fifty first anniversary. The decorated ballroom featured pink and green color, vines, foliage, and flowers with an understated orchestra. Executives and speakers included Louis Heuermann as president, toastmaster John Williams, and talks by William Schiesinger and Peter P. Hoefgen.
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San Antonio
Turn Verein
Turner Hall
John Williams
Louis Heuermann
Turners
William Schiesinger
A. L. Vollmer
Wasthe “Amusement Committee
Peter P. Hoefgen
The
Verein
Louis Heugrmann
F. C. Pfeiffer
A. von Jess
A. E. Richey
John F. Fentiman
George A. Lowther
Gus Koch
George Huth
L. T. Waters
A.gloeckner
William Keller
H. C. Thurman
Lena Briam
B. Huth
Clara Dulling
Clara Grasso
B. B. Scholl
J. J. Rheiner Jr
C. H. Winterborne
W. L. Geyer
E. Wiedenfeld
Dora Dulling
Emelia Baetz
J. H. Lamm
A. Schiebel
Visitors and Guests at San Antonio Hotels
A list of travelers passing through San Antonio includes J J Razer of Fort Clark visiting the area, E A Fletcher of Beaumont staying at the Gunter, J Le Pate of Dallas registered at the Anthony, and multiple others lodging at the Gunter and St Anthony. Names include L Lansdell, W H Martin, J M Wyatt, S R Ashby, Joel Dean, H Rollins, Mure Dr, S Bernstein, A Hargman, and Beatty. destinations span Fort Worth El Paso and Dallas.
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J. J. Razer
Fort Clark
Tex
San Antonio
E. A. Fletcher
Beaumont
Gunter
J. le Pate
Dallas
Anthony, KE
R. Ashby
Austin
Tha &T. Anthony
Joel Dean
Asherton
H. Lansdell
San Pranceet
Cal
Anth Mure Dr
Floreevile
Thiiapte
8. Bernstein
Dal- Ing
St. Anthony
A. Hargman
el Paso
Charles Anne
Cuero
Swiss Fear Invasion Stirred By Border Forest Cut
In Berne on November 18, Swiss authorities faced a flurry of telegrams after reports that German troops cut a border forest in the Rhine district. The story claimed a plan to invade to flank Belfort, but officials said the border clearing was to conceal Russian prisoners fleeing southern Germany.
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Berne
Switzerland
Rhine
Republic
Belfort
Germany
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