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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1913
Page
1
A hearing is scheduled for Monday on the filing of suit that may vitiate a contract with Chicago bankers. The action centers on the HLS and Enum bund sale and its implications for the involved parties.
A San Antonio petition seeks an injunction to halt payment of a 1.99 percent commission on a 3.45 million dollar city bond sale to Continental and Commercial Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago. Frank C. Davis accuses the deal of violating the city charter netting not less than par and accrued interest. hearing set for Monday at 2 p.m. in the Seventy third District Court.
Observations at 4.00 provide city by city temps winds and conditions. St Louis 54 cloudy NW wind 18, low 64. Chicago 66 rain NW 10, Saturday fair, low 64. Milwaukee 40 rain NW 24, low 40. St Paul 40 cloudy NW 12, fair cold, low 40. Kansas City 46 cloudy N, low 44. New York 64 clear N 14, rain Saturday, low 50. Boston 56 cloudy NW ?, likely rain Saturday, low 64. Washington DC 52 partly cloudy NW 4, likely rain Saturday, low 56.
Reports from the Tonsi area indicate seismic disturbances have altered the ocean bed. A cable repair ship found depth readings near 15 miles offshore changed from one thousand feet to six thousand feet according to a US War Department chart.
Violent earthquakes in Nicaragua’s Managua Saya Granada flood towns with residents sleeping in squares. A building collapsed in Jaltera near Granada. Tremors coincide with activity at the Santiago volcano. Local populations flee homes seeking open spaces as aftershocks continue.
The Automobile Club studies November 20 22 and 23 for a San Antonio meet after delays. Secretary Furlong reports ten tentative dates and wires Alex Sloan St Louis to move his team from Shreveport. Sloan's group includes Louis Disbrow Wild Bill Endicott and Joe Nikrent. Dr Hering signals date change acceptable if racing teams can be contacted and arranged. Furlong pursues final agreement with all parties.
Chief Game Warden Jeff D. Cox says a complete digest of updated laws including the fish and oyster law the sand shell law and the federal game law will soon be printed. Several thousand copies will be distributed to deputy wardens county clerks and anyone requesting copies as inquiries spread statewide.
The San Antonio Light highlights its exclusive AP Leased Wire Day report and its large in house news service. The paper notes AP as the greatest reliable general news service with approximately 20 000 words daily and emphasizes extensive coverage through its own special news service.
In Rockdale Texas on October 17 seven of eight miners were trapped 90 feet underground when the Vogel and Lawrence mine roof caved in and flooded. One miner died in the main entry while seven Mexicans remained alive, aided by air and flood-control efforts led by Mayor R C Meyer. Rescue crews pump continuously as workers dig toward an air shaft.
A tornado cut a ten mile path across Rockwall county Texas yesterday afternoon grazing the north end of Rockwall city. Three houses were demolished and one man slightly injured with seven to eight thousand dollars in damage including crop losses. The storm began after two hours of heavy rain and dusted fields with blown cotton and flattened corn. The funnel crossed the Trinity river bottoms heading into the county’s northwest, with business areas spared but a new unoccupied shop demolished. Local notices described the storm as it hit the business district.
Washington notices that wooden footwear may gain popularity as the forest service notes the industry has grown to considerable proportions. The shoes cost 60 to 75 cents a pair and last two years, worn by workers in cold or wet jobs such as tanneries breweries livery stables steel mills and glass factories and by farmers.
Mrs. O N Townsend of Zanesville Ohio told the Woman's Home Missionary Society session that American women overemphasize beauty culture diet and clothes and neglect mental development. A resolution called for 25 cents from each member to aid uplift of the negro in the South.
In Unionville Conn on Oct 17 the girl Maria Cencek bound for Unionville Mich arrived with a card for Gab Manyak P O Box 26 Unionville. Manyak confirmed he is her uncle and that his family expected her, identifying himself at his workplace yesterday.
At the interstate inland waterway league annual meeting in Orange Texas President Holland predicted completion of an inland waterway within five years from New Orleans to Brownsville. He outlined work done on an intercoastal canal. Mayor Behrman and M B Trezevant of the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce spoke as more than 200 delegates attended. the next meeting is expected to be in New Orleans.
In Albany on Oct 17 the high court of impeachment removed Gov William Sulzer by a 43 to 12 vote after articles of impeachment 5 6 7 and 8 were unanimously discharged. Acting Governor Glynn becomes governor as Wagner advances to lieutenant governor.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rules district judges may grant bail in murder cases under the recent abolition of degrees. Justice Davidson notes bail depends on circumstances. ex parte Bud Russell of Harris County, charged with killing a convict, is allowed bail set at 6000 dollars.
Chicago reports a 558 percent jump in motor vehicle deaths from 1907 to 1912, rising from 15 to 92. The Chicago Safety Commission notes the increase as the largest in the country, with other major cities showing varied rises in the period.
New York Oct 17 The constitution amendment to block changes to the prayerbook title page without a two thirds vote of both houses was adopted overwhelmingly by the Protestant Episcopal Church house of deputies in the triennial convention. The bishops must concur. The bishops rejected the deputies proposal to elect the presiding bishop and instead upheld seniority of consecration as the deciding factor.
Placards signed by Mexicans in Havana threaten to resist landing of General Felix Diaz and to attack him if he shore’s. Diaz is due to arrive at 8 tomorrow on the Coronado. Police and rural guards will seal off communication and protect his hotel.
Colonel Vidaurrazaga secretary to Mexico's war minister arrived from Mexico City to meet General Felix Diaz who is expected to reach Vera Cruz next week. Local politicians say upcoming events may sanction Diaz's candidacy.
Mrs Amanda Koch, key witness against Lt Charles Reynard Slingsby and his wife in the Slingby baby substitution inheritance case, broke down under cross examination and was taken ill in the British Vice Consul’s office where a chancery hearing was held.
Governor Felker granted William T. Jerome’s request for more time on the extradition case of Harry K. Thaw to New York. The hearing date was moved from an earlier schedule to October 27.
Prof. W. G. Hammer of the U S Department of Agriculture, an entomologist in New Mexico for two years, was accidentally shot and killed by C. G. Leland a local druggist while hunting in the Capital mountains near Roswell yesterday.
In Houston on October 17 a Baptist laymen meeting raised $10,000 to purchase sites for new churches in the suburbs surrounding the city.
The newest Zeppelin L II broke apart during a Berlin trial flight at Johannisthal. Twenty seven on board died except for one survivor Lieutenant Von Bluel. The disaster ignited by a center gondola explosion set the airship, loaded with about a ton of gasoline, ablaze and plunged 900 feet onto the public highway.
William C. Ellis confessed at an inquest in Chicago to murdering his wife late Monday night. He spoke of his wife as virtuous and cited health and business troubles as motives. The record notes bullet wounds, a slashed throat, and Ellis’s own self harm as investigators described the scene at the hotel.
In Mobile a husband who funds his wife's clothing may destroy immodest garments. Judge David H. Eddington ruled in the recorder's court after Samuel Ledbetter tore a slashed gown his wife wore, leading to disorderly conduct charges.
Wireless inventor Guglielmo Marconi and his wife escaped injury when their car collided with a cart near Pontecchia. The chauffeur swerved into a horse, shattering all the glass in the vehicle but causing no injuries to any occupants.
Secretary McAdoo ordered abandonment of old style V for US inscriptions on public buildings. He said most prefer the common lettering and: roman numerals indicating dates should be replaced by ordinary figures for simplicity.
An exemplification of the fourth degree Knights of Columbus will be held in Austin on February 22, 1914. Joseph A. O'Reilly of Austin, master of the fourth degree for the southern district of Texas, announced that about 300 candidates from the district are expected to participate.
Harris County Tax Assessor Miller announced the county's tax rolls will reach about 130 million dollars in total taxable values. The figure reflects the progress made on the Harris county rolls as of October 17 in Houston Texas.
Light advertising notes wood and coal dealers and contractors ready to supply needs from now until spring. It highlights store repairers who can improve homes for the coming winter season.
Northerners plan to spend the winter in San Antonio and will look to The Light newspaper to find a comfortable place to live or board. Advertisers are urged to place and keep their ads in The Light now.
The Light reaches over twelve thousand San Antonio homes and thousands more in Texas. It boasts 100 percent higher paid circulation than any other San Antonio paper and the largest total paid circulation in the region.
A report from Jalisco details a violent clash where an axe was used on a manager and at least twenty five foreigners were threatened with extermination. Authorities pursue suspects and assess casualties.
In Hostotpa quillo Jalisco a mine manager Thomas Barrett and mine employee William Kendall were slain in a feud. Kendall battled and captured the Mexican killer who was shot by rural guards. About 100 foreigners were attacked that night and sheltered in a mine before troops evacuated them to Magdalena and trains to this city. Kendall’s mother and daughter live in Sheldon Missouri.
General Huerta plans to assemble foreign diplomats in Mexico City today or tomorrow to make a statement. Administration officials doubt it will change the situation as talks with Huerta appear nearly ended. Washington may consider Constitutionalist proposals if they gain success. President Wilson would welcome information on Constitutionalist aims if they win arms.
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