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POLICE THINK
FIREBUG IS NOW
UNDER ARREST
Believe Man Accused of Setting
Grocery Afire Is Incendiary
Who Set the Others.
HIS DESCRIPTION TALLIES
Effort Will Be Made to Have
Persons Who Saw Him Iden
tify the Prisoner,
The fire bug. responsible for the
destruction of more than a score of
buildings in San Antonio during the
last four or five weeks, has been cap
tured, think the police.
Suspected of having aet fire to the
grocery store of W. Brehmer, 301
Seguin street, early Wednesday morn
ing. after having looted the place, a
white man said to be a soldier of the
Twenty-second Infantry stationed at
Fort Sam Houston, is thought by Fire
Marshal Ingle. Fire Chief Bishop and
the city detectives to be the man who
applied the torch to many dwellings
during the month of July.
Detectives, who have been working
on the case, say they have strong
evidence against the prisoner, connect
ing him with the Brehmer fire. Goods
found in his possession have been
identified by Mr. Brehmer as taken
out of his store before the fire.
Will Try to Identify Him.
Detectives Knaus. Cassiano and
Miller who are working on the case,
will endeavor to have half a dozen
men and women at police headquar
ters this afternoon for the purpose of
identifying the prisoner. At no less
than eight or ten off the incendiary
fires, a man is said to have been seen
to run from the house, which a few
minutes later broke out in flames. In
every instance this man Is said to
have been dressed in the uniform of
a soldier and In other ways his de
scription tallies with that of the man
now in jail.
“These San Antonio firemen just
eat up a fire.” a soldier is said to
have remarked at no less than two
or three of the incendiary fires of
late. Persons who heard thia remark
will be sought by the detectives for
the purpose of further establishing
the identity of the soldier.
Girl May Identify Him.
The daughter of E. Frederick who
saw a soldier run from the house at
805 Nolan street on the morning of
July 19. last, the detectives say. has
been requested to visit the city hall
this afternoon, for the purpose of
Identifying the prisoner as the man
seen by her on that day. The young
woman, according to tne detectives,
said she would be able to Identify the
man seen leaving the house just be
fore the fire broke out.
"From what we have already learn
ed through our Investigation of cir
cumstances surrounding the origin of
many fires of late. I am confident we
have the fire bug in jail,” said De
tective Knaus today. "If we are able
to get the assistance of those persons
who have seen a man run from build
ings. which afterwards burned, I be
lieve we will connect this prisoner with
more than a few fires. We are now
trying to locate these persons and
may have several at the city hall this
tConiinued on Page 2—3 d Column)
WEATHER
STREET TEMPERA TIRES.
Aug. 23. 3 a. m 83
4 p. m 9 7 4 a. m 92
5 p. m 97 5 a. m 81
6 p. m 9 7 6 a. nt 79
7 p. m 95 7 a. m 80
8 p. m 93 S a. m 83
9 p. m 92 9 a. m 85
lOp. m 90 lOa.m 90
11 p. m 88 11 a. m 93
12 midnight.. 86 12 m 95
Aug. 21. 1 p. m 96
1 a. m 85 2 p. m 96
3 a. m 8 4 3 p. m 96
LOCAL FORECAST.
' For San Antonio and vicinity:
night and Friday fair.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.
(Cbservations taken at 8 a. m.)
ST. LOUIS: Temperature, 58: partly
«loudy; four-mile wind from the
southeast; continued cool; occasional
showers.
CHICAGO: Temperature. 60;
cloudy; sixteen-mlle wind from the
east: warmer; possible showers.
MILWAUKEE: Temperature, 56;
partly cloudy: four-mile wind from
the north: probable showers; warmer.
ST. PAUL: Temperature, 56: cloudy,
four-mile wind from the southeast;
warmer Friday; cooler Saturday.
KANSAS CITY: Temperature, 58;
clear; eight-mile wind from the north
east; increasing cloudiness; continued
cool.
NEW YORK: Temperature, 70;
cloudy; four-mile wind from the east;
Friday fair and cooler.
BOSTON: Temperature, 68; cloudy;
four mile wind from the northwest;
Friday fair and cool.
WASHINGTON: Temperature, 74:
clear; eight-mile w-ind from the north
west; Friday fair.
. Any statement vmanaung from any
' ’source whatever to the effect that
the day leased wire of the Associated
Press into San Antonio is carried In
whole or In part by any newspaper
other than the San Antonio Light Is
unfounded and without any tesla In
fact.
SAN AJNTONTO LIGHT
CITY EDITION—4 P. M.
I2d YEAR —No. 214.
MRS. IM MM
SUCCUMB TO BOONS
She Waa Pcriiapa Fatally Burned
% When Lamp Exploded While
She Was Extinguishing It.
Mrs. Edmonds Travi* wife of Ed
monds Travis of The Light, was per
haps fatally burned at her home, 216
’Forcke street, when a kerosene lamp
which she was attempting to extin
guish exploded and set her clothing
on fire at 8:30 o'clock last night. Mrs.
Travis Is at the Physicians’ and Sur
geons' hospital and little hope Is held
out for her recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Travis and their baby
were preparing to leave the nouse for
a short walk and Mrs. Travis delayed
a moment to extinguish the Kerosene
lamp. Mr. Travis had stepped out of
the room and was startled at the re
port as the lamp exploded. At the
same time Mrs. Travis came running
out of the room with her clothing
ablaze. The flames were quickly ex
tinguished but not before Mrs. Travis
had suffered severe burns from her
knees up the front of her body to the
face.
An alarm brought the South Alamo
street auto fire engine and Chief
Bishop and first aid was rendered by
the latter. Dr. S. P. Cnnningnam was
called and ordered the patient to the
hospital.
Mrs. Travis is a native of Austin.
CUSTOM FACILITIES
EXTENDED TO CRUISER
German Authorities Have Not Asked
Permission to Hold Torpedo Prac
tice In Buzzards' Bay.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 24.—Customs
facilities in the port of New Bedford
Mass., will be extended to the German
cruiser Bremen which arrived there
yesterday with the reported intention
of holding torpedo practice in Buz
zads' bay.
No request has yet been received,
however, by this government from the
German authorities for permission
for the Bremen's torpedo exercises in
the territorial waters of the United
States. It is believed here that the
practice will be held outside the
three-mile limit.
Practice Is to Begin.
<BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Aug. 24.—
Torpedo practice In Buzzards' bay by
the German cruiser Bremen was sched
uled to begin this afternoon. A tug
left her wharf shortly before noon
and steamed down to the Bremen to
take aboard targets preparatory- to
ranging them for the marksmen.
TO CONSIDER GRADUAL
MARKETING OF COTTON
Meeting Called for September 5 Will
Also Report on the Deteriora
tion of This Year's Crop.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED TRESS)
MONTGOMERY. Ala.. Aug. 24.—
The southern state eommissioners of
agriculture, members and officials of
the Farmers’ Union, farmers general
ly. bankers and business men and rep
resentatives of southern commercial
organizations, will meet here Septem
ber 5 to consider the gradual market
ing of the 1911 crop of cotton and to
correct an alleged erroneous impres
sion as to the volume of the crop.
The call for the meeting was issued
today by State Commissioner of Agri
culture Reuben F. Kolb of Alabama,
after having received reports from the
various commissioners of the southern
states that the crop had greatly de
teriorated since the publication of the
last government report and the an
nouncement of the estimate of a 15,-
000,000-bale crop.
Commissioner Kolb says reports
gathered by him show crop deterio
ration of from twenty to fifty per cent
from heat and rains.
HEAVY RAINS FALL
in mil as
Some Damage Reported From Swol
len Rivers, But the Benefit Is
Great,
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
MINERAL WELLS. Tex., Aug. 24.
—Rain has been falling here tor the
past twelve hours, the precipitation
being about two inches. Little Kee
chl and Pecan creeks are overflowing
and several barns have been washed
away.
Temperature Falls.
< RY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
TEAGUE, Tex., Aug. 24.—A light
rain fell here late yesterday and last
night. The temperature has fallen
several degrees.
Over nn Inch of Rain.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
WAXAHACHIE. Tex., Aug. 24.—
Over an inch of rain fell here last
night.
Best of the Year.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
SNYDER, Tex., Aug. 24.—The best
rain of the year fell over Scurry coun
ty last night
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1911.
BREAKDOWN
HALTS ATWOOD
NEAR FINISH
Aviator Forced to Land By His
First Mishap Within Twen
ty-five Miles of Goal.
BREAKS WORLD'S RECORD
Has Covered Longer Distance
Than In Any Other Cross-
Country Flight.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
NYACK. N. Y„ Aug. 24. —Harry N.
Atwood, the American aviator, suf
fered a slight accident to his aero
plane shortly before noon today when
he was within twenty-five miles of the
finish of his record-breaking aero
plane flight from St. Louis to New
York City. He landed here to make
repairs and aa4<l It was doubtful if ho
could continue to New York until to
morrow.
This afternoon the aviator left
Nyack in an automobile to obtain ma
terial for repairing his machine. He
will return here late today and plans
to resume his flight to New York to
morrow morning at 8 o’clock.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.—Harry N.
Atwood has broken all records for dis
tance in cross-country aeroplane fly
ing. He passed over Kingston, oppo
site Rhinecliff, at 8:39 a. m.
By passing over Rhinecliff at 8:49
a. m. today In his St. Louts to New
York aeroplane flight. Atwood exceed
ed by 13 miles the previous record of
J 164 miles, which was held by Euro
pean aeronauts. Atwood's distance
from St. Louis, when he passed over
Rhinecliff, was 1177 miles, and he was
still going southward, headed for
West Point and New York. His time
is eleven days as compared to thirty
days which was required by the for
mer record holders. The former
world’s record for distance was made
by Koenig, Vollmueller and Buechner,
who finished in the order named tn
the national aviation circuit race over
Germany 1164 miles.
Flies Under Bridge.
Atwood performed a spectacular
and daring feat as he passed Pough
keepsie by gilding down toward the
river surface and passing under the
towerftig Poughkeepsie bridge, thence
he rose again and flew over his
course towards West Point. Scores of
people lined the banks and cheered
Atwood.
Poughkeepsie bridge spans the
Hudson river about 160 feet above
the surface of the water.
Coming down the Hudson. Atwood
rounded Crum Elbow at the head of
the college boat race course at a
height of 250 to 300 feet above the
river. lie maintained this height anti
followed the middle of the stream for
the three miles to the Poughkeepsie
bridge, approaching which ft looked
as if he was going over the bridge
at a height of 75 feet. Then he seemed,
to change his mind, for he reduced,
his speed, which had been about 45 :
miles an hour and gliding gracefully;
downward, passed under the bridge
through the span nearest the Pough-!
keepsfe shore, about 100 feet above
the water.
Makes Unexpected I binding.
Atwood made an unexpected land
ing on a farm two miles of Garrison
this morning while making the last
lap of his long distance aeroplane
flight from St. Louis to New York. At
wood circled several times over West
Point and was preparing to land when
he developed unexpected engine trou
ble. He crossed the river and landed.
It was learned later, however, that
Atwood had telephoned West Point
as he feared to land on the parade
grounds because of the crowd there.
He said he would try to fly back there
later and make the start for New
York.
Atwood left Castleton. N. Y., at 7:36
o'clock this morning. When he passed
Rhinecliff an hour and four minutes
later he had exceeded the previous
world's record for long distance aero
plane flights of 1164 miles by exactly
13 miles. Atwood made the flight
from Castleton to Garrison. 86 miles,
in two hours and nine minutes. His
average speed this morning was 41
miles an hour.
R. F. Lemat, Atwood’s mechanic,
said this afternoon that Atwood had
decided to extend his flight to Boston
after reaching New York.
MFEOERAIEVHERAN
DILS AT ADVANCED AGE
Man Had Checkered Career and Was
Imprisoned Because He Refused
to Serve in Union Army.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
ATCHISON. Kans., Aug. 24.—Wil
liam P. Syffimes, who in Civil war
days was imprisoned because he re
fused to join the Federal army, died
here today, aged 83. Several times
he was driven from Kansas because
of his avowed southern sympathies
Once a rope was cut to hang hirm
He escaped, fled to St. Joseph. Mo„
and there was committed to prison
for refusal to join the Union army.
Later he served two years in the
Confederate army, returning to Kan
sas after the war, penniless and
friendless. He owned 1,500 acres of
land at the time ot his death.
ATWOOD ON SHOULDERS OF EXCITED CROWD
AND MAP OF HIS RECORD BREAKING FLIGHT
GOOD ROADS ARE
ESSENTIAL FACTOR
They Are One of the I'catnrcs Making
City Prosperous. H. <’. King Tells
Realty Exchange Members.
"Two facts wmeh were dwelt on
I and brought out with striking clear
j ness at the convention of the National
'Association of Real Estate Exchanges
at Denver were that for a city’s best
growth and prosperity, co-operation
must exist and that good roads tire
essential to any city’s development,"
said H. C/King today at the weekly
luncheon of the Real Estate exchange.
Mr. King attended the convention
to urge the admittance of state asso
ciations to membership, and gained
his end. He said that one of the
strongest papers read at the conven
tion was delivered on the subject of
good roads and that it was an engro.--
sing topic among the 3500 odd dele
gates.
"The history of road building Is the
history of civilization." said Mr. King,
"and civilization is found in propor
tion to the number of good roads. San
Antonio must have better roads If it
expects to hold Its present position ,
and to enlarge. Tourists cannot be
brought here to be shown a few |
beauty spots, in seeing which they ;
are confronted with 500 ugly ones
and are covered with a thick layer
of dust in the bargain."
Mr. King explained that state as
sociations wore now admitted to mem
bership in the national association on
the same basis as are local exchanges.
Before a state organization can gain
membership the local exchanges com
prising it must belong also.
Forty-three exchanges from the
United States and Canada were repre
sented at the national convention and
the delegates from these various ex
changes numbered over 3500. Mr
King stated that it was the largest as
semblage of real estate men ever he’d
in this country, if not in the world.
Denver raised a sum of $lO,OOO for
the entertainment of the delegates.
On behalf of the Bexar County
Highway league. C. S. Fowler made a
strong plea that the exchange give
that organization hearty support. He
urged that every member get out on
"Tag day" and assist In getting new
members.
"If we can get 800 or 1000 mem
bers it will be the nucleus of an or
ganization. the strength of which will
soon grow to 2500. The opening
wedge is in and I predict that within
a year there will be six or seven high
ways radiating from San Antonio.
WIE MURDER IN
SOUTHERN IWA
Father. Mother mid Son Killed in
Their Beds and House Set on Fire.
Robbery Possible Motive.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
BOONEVILLE. Ind.. Aug. 24.—The
worst triple murder in the history of
Southern Indiana occurred in Boone
ville this morning when Richard Lee,
Mrs Lee and their 17-year-old son
Clarence were killed In their beds
with a hammer and the house set on
fire. ,
The house was discovered on fire
at 4:30 o’clock this morning and when
the firemen reached the house It was
blazing from all sides. Trying to make
an entrance they discovered that all
the doors and windows were locked.
Breaking them down, the firemen
found the Incinerated bodies of Lee,
his wife and his son.
Examination of the bodies resulted
in the discovery that the skulls of the
father and mother had been caved in
with a hammer while they were lying
in bed. The 17-year-old boy, it was
found, had been shot. Apparently he
was awakened by the robbers and of
fered resistance.
Robbery, it is believed.-was the mo
tive. It is known that the Lees, con
sisting of the father and mother and
two children, had recently sold a
small piece of property aaid divided
the money.
SIX IRE KILLED
WHENAMINE
SHIFT HURNS
Four Others Are Near Death
After Running Gauntlet
of Flames.
CAUGHT AT 1400-FT. LEVEL
Try to Escape Through an Old
Shaft Where a Previous
Accident Happened.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
ELY. Nevada. Aug. 24. —Of ten men
who were working at the 1400-foot
level of the new five compartment
shaft of the Giroux Consolidated
mines when it caught fire last night,
six are dead and four Ue at the point
of death after running the gauntlet
of flames to reach the surface.
This is the same mine in which
three and a half years ago two men
were killed and four others were en
tombed for 46 days on the 1000-foot
level of the Alpha shaft.
Six Are Dead.
The dead are:
DANIEL DREA, secretary of the
local miners' union.
T. J. GILMORE, shift boss.
JOHN WILHELMY.
THOMAS ODOLOVICH.
EDWARD WALSH.
JOHN McNULTY.
The men on the 1400-foot level
heard a noise which they thought was
caused by an explosion. They looked
upward and saw the shaft in flames.
They at once boarded the cage and i
started for the surface, but encount- I
ered the flames at the 1200-foot level |
and stopped.
Attempt to Escape.
Wllhelmy and four other men left
the cage and started to walk through
the 1200-foot level to the old Alpha
shaft, 700 feet away, through which
they hoped to climb out of the mine.
The five men remaining in the cage
gave the signal to hoist and were
pulled through the blazing snaft. One
man was dead when the top was
reached and the others were taken to
the hospital.
The work of rescuing the rive men
remaining in the mine was then at
tempted through the Alpha snaft. At
the 400-foot level Wllhelmy was
found; Gilmore's body was recovered
at the 600-loot level, face downward.
Odolovlch lay dead but Walsh and
McNulty were not found. Their bodies
are believed to be in the burning
mine.
Gainesville Home Destroyed.
(BY THE ASSOCIATE:. rhftMb
GAINESVILLE. Tex.. Aug. 24. The
residence of R. M. Field was destroyed
by fire last night entailing a loss of
1600. Several surroundlp" residences
were slightly damaged.
TWELVE PAGES TODAY
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
GATES’WILL PROBABLY
PROVIDES FOR ROADS
Beaumont Man Says That Financier
I ndoiibtcdl.v Ix*ft Money to
Advance Idea.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED TRESS)
BEAUMONT. Tex., Aug. 24.—Voic
ing the expectation that the will of
the late John W. Gates, who died re
cently In Paris. France, will show
handsome provision for advancing
good roads movement in Texas. Col.
.1 11. Hawley of Galveston, here last
night, said that he belie v ed that the
Red River to the Gulf" highway,
that another road from San Antonio
to New Orleans and hundreds of miles
of other good roads will be construct
ed In the Lone Star state in a few
year*, »
According to Colonel Hawley, Mr.
Gates took great Interest in the good
roads movement in the south and
southwest, particularly the building
of those most beneficial to this state.
"I favor.'' said he, "the spending of
millions for modern highways ini
Texas."
WOLIERS ARRAIGNED
ON CON IBM MI
Anti leader Appears Before Bar of
House and Hies Answer Which
Takes Two Hours to Rsid.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
AUSTIN. Tex., Aug. 24.—The con-|
tempt proceedings on the part of the
house of the Texas legislature vs. ,
Jake Wolters, chairman of the anti- I
prohibition committee, for refusing |
to answer questions propounded by i
the house investigating committee, i
came up at 2 o'clock. Attorneys fort)
Wolters Immediately filed an answer:
showing why the Investigation was
unauthorized and the reading of same
Is now in progress and will consume
two hours.
MFI REACHES HIS
HOME AT BEVERLY
President \nnounccx that He Will '
Spend Most of His Time On
the Links.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED TRESS)
BOSTON. Aug. 24. — President Taft
arrived in Boston shortly after 9
o'clock this morning. He entered an
automobile at once and started for
Beverly, his summer home. He said
he planned to spend a large part of
the day playing golf on the Myopia
Links.
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LIGHTFOOT OOFS
NOTGHIHGEI
TRUST EXISTS
lii Report on Electrical Con
cerns Says There Is a Com
munity of Interests.
OPERATE WITH BANKS
Control of Nearly All Electrical
Lines of the Country In
Hands of a Few,
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Al BTIN. T< x„ Aug. 24.—Attorney
General Jewel !’. Lightfoot this morn
ing submitted to the legislature hh«
report on his Inc. stigatlons of the af
tairs of the various electrical concerns
which operate in Texas, the Investiga
tion haiing been made In obedience
to the famous "electrical trust" con
current resolution adopted by the last
regular legislature. The report | B a
voluminous affair, covering nineteen
pr’nted pages.
Mlege- Community of Intorcsls.
In it the attorney general alleges
a "community of interests" between
the Bell Telephone system, the West
ern Union Telegraph company, the
General Electrical company, tne
' nited Electrical Securities company,
the Electrical Securities corporation,
the Electrical Rond and Share com
pany, Stone and Webster and other
concerns. He does not directly charge
the existence of a trust of this pro
portion. dismissing that phase of the
proposition bv saying that his investi
gation has not iet been extended
enough to determine the legal points
involved in the alleged "community.”
Tlie alleged concentration of tho
various electrical lines and concerns
operates in conjunction with certain
I anks of the east to control a largo
percentage of the telephone, tele
graph. light and power lines not onty
of the United States, but of many for
eign countries, according to the re
port. Certain banks of the east, tee
General Electrical company and Its
subsidiaries and Stone and Webster
are charged with dominating this big
concentration.
Opinion I« Given.
It is pointed out that the Western
Union Telegraph company is now con
trolled by the Bell system. The attor.
ney general gives ft as his opinion that
most of the electrical concerns of
Texas are controlled through the com
munity to which he refers.
CONTROL ALL ELECTRICAL UNES
Attorney General Saya Stone Jt Web
ster Arc In Control.
(SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT)
I AUSTIN. Tex.. Aug. 24. —Touching
on the operations of Stone and Web-
' ster in Texas, which concern controls
1 practically every electrical railway in
I Texas, the attorney general says: "The
operation in Texas by the Stone and
Webster syndicate presents several In
teresting questions for determination.
Their movements have always been
predicated upon the most eminent
legal advice to be had. So far as I
have been able to determine the fact,
it appears that the citv charters of
the various cities in which they oper
ate the local street railway systems,
confer upon the several city govern
ments a wide control over the matter
of franchises, the fares to be charged,
the character of equipment, the serx -
ice to be rendered the public, the
hours of labor for the employes »n<»
other pertinent and salient matters
which might bring such eases within
the reasoning of the decision by the
supreme court of this state in the
case against the Shippers' Compress
company. Ninety-five Texas. 613. in
which the court held that under the
facts in that case there was no un
reasonable restriction of competition
between several of the compress com
panies which were owned by the same
corporation."
Classified adver
fl tising follows
circulation.
Light has 70 per
cent more circu
lation daily and
Sunday, in San
Antonio, than
any other news
paper. The clas
sified advertising in
Light is four
times greater than
during the month
of August. 1910.
Light is now
recognized as the
classified advertis
ing medium of San
Antonio and Sout
hwest Texas.
Want Ads taken by
telephone. Either
line 1 76. X XX
Situation Wanted
Ads Free.