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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1916
Page
4
An exclusive value filled wire report from the Associated Press details a day of developing news and key events, distributed through leased wire services. The piece notes rapid updates, sourcing from AP desks, and emphasizes timely coverage across multiple regions and sectors.
The article questions whether Francisco Villa fought at Chihuahua against Carranza troops led by General Jacinto Trevino. It notes General Bell reported a battle, the War Department doubted it, and Trevino called it a tissue of lies. Villa allegedly escaped with booty and several hundred Carranza deserters.
An angry mob of over a hundred masked men dragged a jailed suspect from the Olathe jail and hanged him from a telephone pole. They overpowered the sheriff and deputies, beat a city marshal, dispersed a fire crew, and wrecked the jail, in a case labeled among the worst mob actions in the country.
The piece argues mob violence in Kansas arose despite speedy trial and a life-term expectation, blaming unwritten law and state limits on capital punishment. It criticizes court delays and humane reforms, linking them to mob actions and calling for reform to prevent such injustices. It also notes New York prison escapes fueling wider concern about justice systems.
The piece argues that autos, essential for business, are unfairly taxed as luxuries. It notes automakers pay over 20 million dollars annually in special taxes and that farmers, once hostile to car owners, now push to curb unjust levies. The movement has gained in major cities with support from the American Automobile Association.
The piece argues that antitrust laws trap consumers and dealers in paradoxes whether price increases occur via formal organization or tacit individual acts. It contends that uniform price rises by individuals can evade the law while formal collective action cannot, critiquing the law as an end in itself and noting rising bread and milk costs shape dealer incentives.
William Rockefeller states the demand for manufactured and agricultural goods remains high. European devastation ensures postwar purchase from the United States for years, signaling a long rehabilitation with business likely to surpass wartime orders.
London Observer notes that the song Tipperary is no longer sung at the front possibly due to changing tastes and Mons memories. It speculates on renewing its life as memories of those dark days are repaired and wonders if Berlin will again hear the anthem.
An army pamphlet describes the operation and benefits of the vocational training and employment bureau network created by the army reorganization law. The Department of Labor and the War Department, aided by mild rivalry, aim to address unemployment in its surface aspects.
The Great Northern Railway on James J. Hill’s birthday launches a pension program for veteran employees. A $1,000,000 fund will provide pensions from $20 to $75 monthly for retirees with 20 years of service, with retirement voluntary at 65 and compulsory at 70. The plan aims to inform the broader debate on old age pensions.
The Banner states that citizens should honor men of high station with civility and attentive respect at presidential candidate events. It argues that those who cannot extend proper courtesy should refrain from attending, asserting that people of stature deserve quiet assent or discreet absence from addresses.
Fire Prevention Daily argues every day should be fire prevention day. It cites vast wealth lost to neglecting inflammable waste in basements and vacant rooms and calls October 9 designated by Governor Ferguson as Fire Prevention Day to spur action and awareness.
In a late night caper told with era style the famed sleuth Thompson outsmarts Arthur Djaston known as the Big A. Thompson’s ruse leads Djaston to a police station where he is jailed after a chase sparked by a coat switch.
A hunter praises an old rifle for saving his life after a missed shot. He recalls a grizzly bear charge in the Rockies where the weapon’s fierce recoil flung him back thirty yards, sparing his life and letting him recount the event.
Miss Bunting leads her company in Eugene Walters dramatization of John Foxs novel The Trail of the Lonesome Pine with June as the lit tle wild girl of the woods. The play features striking scenic effects and a sunrise finish on a mountain trail. Mary in What Happened to Mary is shown Saturday night for the last time.
Saturday marks the closing of Purity after a seven day run with thousands having seen the film. The picture returns to New York City and will not be shown again locally. At the Princess, vaudeville opens Sunday with five big acts and a Fox feature, The Unwelcome Mother, in six acts, plus a comedy.
The Louisville Courier Journal condemns a police judge who released a killer claiming the unwritten law. It argues a judge must uphold the written law, and cannot justify ignoring it to support an unwritten code. Kentuckians should demand adherence to formal law on the bench.
A farmer sells windfallen apples cheaply as windfall produce. A customer buys them and later accuses the farmer’s wife of sending windfall cucumbers, claiming the goods are dirty. The farmer’s wife protests, noting the mix up and the dirt on the cucumbers.
A reader argues against anonymous letters and party machine voting. The writer defends constitutional franchise rights, urges voting against dishonest candidates, and condemns Culberson Colquitt primary methods as emblematic of corruption in the current Democracy.
In a Philadelphia Public Ledger item, a railway passenger jokes about Walker the famous pedestrian. He’s said to not be in the army and now works for a real estate firm developing a new suburb called Happy Home. Walker supposedly tests the claim by performing his old record stunts to prove ten minutes from the station.
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