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THIRTY-SECOND YEAR—No. 239. RAIDS BY MEXICANS MUSTSTOP War Department Is Prepared to Meet Any Emergency With Troops. NO OFFICIAL REPORT MADE Situation on Border Is Being Closely Watched By Offi cers In Washington. HAVE RETURNED TO MEXICO Scouting Party Unable to Lo cate Marauders, But Find Evidence of Their Work. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) WASHINGTON. Sept. 18.—The sit uation along the Mexican border la under close watch of the United States government. If the raids of yeaterdaj upon American farms and ranches by Irresponsible bands are repeated and the border towns of Texas endan gered. the war department will adopt measures ot protection. There are plenty of troops In the vicinity of the border to meet any emergency. No official advices relative to yes terday's raids have reached Washing ton. No Word Received Here. No word of Intended action by the war department has been received at the army post today according to Lieu tenant Palmer, aide to General Dun can In command of the camp. The troops here, however, are In position to be quickly dispatched and could be on the way to the border within twen ty-four hours after orders had been received. FAIL TO FIND RAIDERS. Posse From Mission Returns Wit!. Report That Mexicans Recross the River. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.! MISSION. Tex.. Sept. 19. —The offi cers and possemen who left here yes terday in search of a band of forty Mexican outlaws or followers of Ma - gon who had crossed the line and depredated upon Texas ranchmen, re turned today without having over taken the bandits. The scouting party from here numbered thirty and after a thorough search report the maraud ers have returned to the Mexican side They found where the band had camped and where cattle had been killed, but got no sight of the men. Rangers continue to watch the border. DOOT TOWN OF REYNOSA Magonlstas tn Possession for a Few Hours—Alarm Along Rio Grande. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) LAREDO. Tex., Sept. 19.—Revolu tionists recognizing Ricardo Fiores Magon as their leader entered the Mexican village of Reynosa on the lower Rio Grande yesterday and re mained in possession of the town for several hours. No resistance was of fered by the inhabitants and as the WEATHER STREET TEMPERATURES. . sept. 18. 3a. m 75 4V- m 94 4a. m 75 5 p. m 94 5 a. m 74 6 p. m 93 6 a. m 73 7 p. m 90 7 a. m 74 8 p. m 88 8a. m 78 9 p. m 85 9 a. m 81 10 p. m 83 10 a. m S3 11 p. m 82 11 a. m 87 12 midnight.. 79 12 m 91 Sept. 19. 1 p. m 91 1 a. m 77 2 p. m 92 2 a. m 76 3 p. m 93 LOCAL FORECAST. For San Antonio and vicinity: To night, cloudy and cooler; Wednesday, fair. HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS. (Observations taken at 8 a. m.) ST. LOUTS: Temperature. 62; part ly cloudy; fourteen mile wind from the northwest: Wednesday, fair. CHICAGO: Temperature, 58; clear; ten mile wind from the northwest; Wednesday, fair. MILWAUKEE: Temperature, BO; clear; eight mile wind from the west; Wednesday, fair. KANSAS CITY: Temperature, 82; four mile wind from the northeast; Wednesday, fair. NEW YORK: Temperature, 64; dear; fourteen mile wind from the northeast; showers tonight and Wed nesday. BOSTON: Temperature. 60; cloudy: twelve mile wind from the north; showers tonight and Wednesday. WASHINGTON: Temperature, 62; cloudy; four mile wind from the west; showers tonight and Wednesday. Any statement emanating from any source whatever to the effect that I 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 basis in i fact. THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT HOLDING A “CONVERSATION" OVER MOROCCO Ambassador Jules Cambon of France (left) and Von Kiderlen- Waecbter. the German chancellor, dis cussing the crisis. Inserted, the kaiser, and below, a map of Morocco. town was not garrisoned no lighting occurred. After looting the stores and terror izing the residents the rebels retired to the hills in that vicinity. Maderista soldiers have been sent in pursuit. Great uneasiness is felt all along the lower Rio Grande. The telegraph lines of the Matamoras branch of the National railroad, which were inter rupted two days ago. have been re stored. STEAL HORSES IN TEXAS. Holly Pressed by Madcristas Magonis tas Cross River Near Rio Grande. (SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT.* ' BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Sept. 19. — Considerable unrest exists on both sides of the river between Rio Grande City and Hidalgo from the presence of Mexican bandits and Magonlstas who are stealing horses and committing other depredations. Sunday both the federal and railroad wires between Matamoros and Monterey were cut near Carmargo and a train surround ed there, but the passengers were not molested. A detachment of the Maderista troops at Matamoros was sent to the vicinity Sunday afternoon and have been in pursuit of the bandits press ing them so closely they crossed to this side of the river. Sunday after noon they stole a herd of 25 horses near Rio Grande City and the officers scattered them causing them to aban don the horses. The federal troops engaged a small force of Magonlstas near San Miguel yesterday afternoon, the government troops losing one killed and six wounded. The Magonlstas made away and their fatalities could not be learned. Reynosa was evacuated Sun day and yesterday, the Inhabitants taking refuge In Hidalgo. The state rangers from Harlingen have been sent to investigate. The Mexican National railroad is being closely guarded. Advices from up the river today state that all> is apparently quiet. COOL WEATHER DELAYED Weather Bureau Confident It WIU Be Here Tonight, However. Cooler weather, which was confi dently predicted for today, did not materialize, but according to the United States weather bureau, it is due to reach San Antonio tonight. The influence of a high pressure area, which today is over the central por tion of the' country, will be felt here then. The high pressure area has been on its way for a day or two. 5>ut has been delayed. Its cooling winds arc to be sweeping down upon sun-baked San Antonio before the end of another twenty-four hours, according to the forecaster. From 94 at 5 o’clock yesterday the temperature dropped to 73 at 6 o'clock this morning, and had reached 92 at 2 o’clock this aft ernoon. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 1011. SUPREME COURT WILL DECIOE II. fl. QUESTIONS Exceptions Have Been Taken to Rulings of the Interstate Commerce Commission, STATE QUARANTINE LAW One Case to Come Will Test the R i g h t to Transport Sheep Through Other States. <BT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS* WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept. 19.— Intricate Interstate and intra-state commerce questions promise to per plex the supreme court of the United States during the first month of its approaching session. Mora than twen ty cases Involving such problems have been advanced by the court for hear ing and the decisions are awaited with concern among transportation Interests. Two exceedingly hard fought orders of the commission will come up for review within the first two weeks of the term. The extent of the powers exercised by the commission is chal lenged in both instances. The first of them involves the so called ’’grain elevator” cases. A long search of these cases Is expected to bring forth a decision from the su preme court on ,the much disputed question as to whether the Interstate commerce commission possesses the power to prohibit railroads from pay ing the operators of elevators all com pensation for “elevating grain in transit.” Decision Favored Elevators. The United States circuit court for the Western Missouri district has de cided that the commission is without the power It sought to exercise. The second order of the commis sion to be questioned is that provid ing for reduction of rates on lumber from northwestern states to cities in the Mississippi Valley and east. In this case is involved the point of whether the federal courts may ex- (Continued on Page 2—4th Column.) NO ASSURANCE CAN BE gm ni Momcso French Cabinet Indicates That Ger many's Reply Will Not Be Ac ccptable. tEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, PARIS. Sept. 19. —Members of the French cabinet do not find them selves in a position to issue any as surances to the public concerning ne gotiations with Germany. The foreign office has received by telegraph a precise reply on some points of the exchanges. The text of the latest German answer Is due to arrive here by courier late this after noon. There is no expectation that the reply can be accepted entirely. MRS. MISVKRM Of HMM" San Antonio Woman Calls Help and .Man Trying to Roh Her Pullman Bertil Is Captured. A timely feminine scream, a handy pipe case and an ever-ready Texas cowboy combined in averting a dar ing robbery at an early hour this morning in the Pullman berth of Mrs. W. T. Wray of 221 Paschal street, who was returning from Fori Worth on the Katy, according to William G. Dorff of Dallas, who was on the train. ”lt was about 3:30 o’clock this morning." said Mr. Dorff, ’’and we were approaching Austin. A woman’s scream roused nearly everyone in the sleeper. Mrs. Wray was soon found to be pounding on the hands of a man who was clinging to the window sill at her berth. Conductor A. W. Harris came to awaken her from a dream, but. sure enough, there was the man trying to maintain his hold on the window sill. "There was no gun in sight. Every bodv was looking for one. Finally a cowbov produced his ’’old reliable.” and the conductor got the drop on the man outside the window. "The train was brought to a stop. The Pullman conductor produced an old pipe case, rushed outside to where the man was and ’’covered' him with the make-believe weapon. The captured man was turned over to the sheriff at Austin.” Just hew the man maintained his position near the berth window, said Mr. Dorff, was a miracle —or. at least, it is explainable only in one way. He must have had a confederate on top of the coach to let him down with a ropa JURV INDICTS UNITED SHOE co. Federal Frobeis Find II Is a Monopoly In Restraint of Trade. DEMANDED BIG ROYALTIES Case Has Been Before Jury foi a Long Time Following Complaint. lEV THE ASSOCIATED PRESS » BOSTON. Mass.. Sept. 19. An in dictment was returned toda> against the officers of the United Shoe Ma chinery company and a second indict ment was found against the companv itm If by the United States grand jun. The defendants are charged with con ducting business in restraint ot trade The Individuals indicted are: Pres- Ident Sidney W. Winslow, Edward P. Hurd, George W. Brown. James J. Storrow. William Barbour and Elmer P. Howe, «k rectors. Both Indictments charge the de fendants with working through the in strumentality of the United Shoe Ma chinery company ’n a way to make them as ind vlduals, criminally liable under the Sherman act. lUstorv of Case. Complaints made to the depart ment ot justice against the United Shoe Machinen company—the so called "Shoe Machinery Trust" — brought the attention of the goiern ment to the case. it is understood that the corpora-' tion was charged with being a mon opoly in restraint of trade, infringe- , nient upon the patent laws were also alleged, it Is said. Prompt action on the part of the government followed the receipt of the complaints, in April—a few weeks, after thev had been filed —William S. Gregg, special assistant tn United States Attorney General Wickersham began a government probe. Special Agents Georgi* E. Kelleher and Janies L. HrufT assisted Mr. Gregg in his search for evidence. The result of the work ot these government officials w’as that on July 26 of this year Attorney General Wickersham ordered United States At torney Asa P. French and Mr. Gregg to present evidence obtained to the federal grand Jury that reported to day. Organized In 1839. The United Shoe Machinery com pany came into being in 1839. It was founded by Sydney N. Winslow, ita present head, who learned shoe-mak ing In a small factory in Salem. Masa, owned by hfs father, who to secure advantages of combining allied inter ests formed a corporation embracing the three leading companies then making shoe machinery—(Goodyear Sewing Machine company, Consoli dated and McKay Lasting company and McKay Shoe Machinery company.) The company was reorganized in 1905 and subse quently auxiliary companies sprang up In Canada. Great Britain. France and Germany. That same year the manu facturing of all its shoe-making ma chinery was concentrated in one largo factory at Beverley. Mass. The United States Shoe Machinery company now employs 4000 hands, who turn out 20.000 - shoe machines yearly. ‘ The royalty system, by which the corporation disposes of its machines, allows a shoe manufacturer to lease machines, paying rentals In royalties on every shoe made. A manufactur er may' buy machinery if he gets It from the United Shoe Machinery com pany, providing he buys his "findings such as wire nails and eyelets— from the company. 1 It is claimed that the royalty paid the United company is about 2 2-3 cents per pair of shoes. Stntc Probe Also. Announcement of the climax in the government’s Inquiries was coincident with a proposal for a state investiga tion by Governor Eugene N. Foss, a democrat, who, in a message to tho legislature, which was then In session, pointed out the need of a statute to reach the alleged monopoly. The legis lative committee on rules said that an anti-monopoly bill already enacted covered the situation. Governor Foss, then turning to At torney General Swift, demanded an Immediate investigation of the meth ods of the Massachusetts Shoe Ma chinery industry. A state hearing on the matter fol lowed and Representative Rogue from the brg shoe center at Lynn. Intro duced a bill in the house of represen tatives providing for a recess commit tee to begin a probe In Massachusetts. BUI Is Presented. At the hearing, Louis D. Brandeis of Boston, who has assisted the govern ment in some of its trust cases, pre sented a bill, drawn up. he sa'd, for Attorney General Swdft. which provid ed for drastic regulations, prohibition of royalties and leases, With prison penalties for the violation. Charles H. Jones, president of a large shoe company, in read ing the bill at a hearing. declared that If It was enacted Into law' ft would , mean the saving of five cents on each pair of shoes manufactured. At the hearing. Charles 8. Choate, an attorney, declared that the United Shoe Machinery company had been doing everything in Its power to aid the government agents in their inves tigation. Heat Intense at Yoaknni. (SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT. I YOAKUM. Tex.. Sept. 19. —The heat at this place has been \ ery intense for the past few days and the weather is still very warm. A fine draft horse fell dead on the streets, due to the heat SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY—PRIC E: FIVE CENTS SPAIN UNDER MARTIAL LAW ALFONSO FEARS REBELLION Monarch Signs Decree Suspending the Goa* stitutional Guarantees Following Report* of Labor Violeneo In Towns TWENTY-SIX ARE WOUNOED AT BILBAO Plots Discovered in Catolina are Said to Have Been tor Purpose of Assossinotion Of Captain-General Weytor MADRID, Sept. 19.—King Alfonso today signed a decree sus pending the constitutional guarantees throughout Spain. This is equivalent to declaring country under martial law and will give the government power to deal sharply with revolutionary agitation fer menting in many parts of Spain, especially in the cities and indus trial districts where republicans and revolutionary plans are fur thered tinder cover of workingmen's strikes. Hie last time martial law was declared in Spain was in the sum mer of when efforts of the government to put down the revo lutionary outbreak culminated in the execution of Professor Ferrer, a distinguished educator of anti-monarchial principles. mr THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) BILBAO, Spain. Sept. 19.—Troops this afternoon fired on a crowd that was endeavoring to free prisoners, including strike lead ers. who were being taken through the streets. Twenty-six persons were wounded. The situation is grave. JUDKGROSSCUPWIU. After Nineteen Yearn tn Federal Judiciary Says He Wauls More Freedom. ,PY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ) CHICAGO. Ill.. Sept. 19.—After serving 19 years as a member of the federal judiciary in the northern dis trict of Illinois. Peter 8. Grosscup. JJi nGE PETER s. GROSSCUP. judge of the United States circuit court and a member of the United States court of appeals, today an nounced h1s intention of retiring the first week In October. Says Judge Grossaip: "The reason for my resigning is that I wish more freedom: not only as an individual, but as a citizen. The world politically Is trying to catch up with the world's radically changing economic conditions. The 'forma tive' period is approaching. Next year's presidential election, will. I believe, be the last one on old Unes. “And the settlement for the future will come, not through the courts of law. but through the court of public opinion. I wish no office and expect never again to hold office —but I wish greater freedom than the bench gives to do my part in this court of public opinion.” Judge Grosscup came Into public notice when the court ot appeals re versed the action of Judge K. M. Landis in fining the Standard Oil •company $29,000-000. SUES ALIEGED POM TRUST FOI $5.000,ffl) New Jersey Concern Claims That Du pont Company Hus Hurt Ita Business. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRr.SS) TRENTON. N. J.. Sept. 19.—The Buckeye Powder company, which for merly manufactured powder at Peoria. Ill., today brought suit In the United States circuit court here for $5,000,000 against the E. I. Dupont Denemours Powder company and a number of its subsidiary concerns which are familiarly referred to as the “powder trust.” The Buckeye company claims that its business has been damaged by the practices of the so-called powder trust and places its actual damages at $1,119,957. and also asks for $500,000 punitive damage*. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS* Arts of Violence Reported Tn Conmo MADRID. Sept. 19.—Reports of violence In connection with working men's strikes continue to reach here. The most serious situation Is at Va lencia. where a general strike was de clared yesterday. The city was placed under martial law. Though there was more or less rioting throughout the day, the authorities had matters pret ty well In hand until after dark. Then the disturbers vented their fury 1n an attack upon the officials in the ad jacent town of Cullera. The rioters murdered a judge and wounded other officers of the court, which had been engaged in the trial of those who had been arrested earlier in the day. The mob was finally dis- persed. Strikes also have been declared at Bilbao. Saragossa. Cadiz. Huelva. Se ville, Gijon and other cities. In some of these places tho movement has been but partially successful. is Revolutionary Plot. Premier Canalejas announces the government has tn its possession de tails of a revolutionary plot uncovered at Valencia and Barcelona. ' Part of this plot was to assassinate General Weyler. captain general of Catalonia. The government claims to know the names of all the conspirators and tho sowces of tbofr supplies. The general union of labor today decided to call a general strike throughout Spain on a date to be fixed later. iRV THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.) LONDON, Sept. 19.—The overthrow of the Spanish monarchy was Insured against at Lloyds today when the high rate of 25 guineas (approximately $126) per cent was being paid for th* policies. TAFT MAKES TRIP TO ■ NORTHERN MICHIGAN Guest of Governor In Sault Ste. Marie. Inspects Locks and Army Post. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) SAULT STE MARIE, Mich . Sept. 19. —Early today big crowds from Canada and Northern Michigan B?gan to gather here to welcome President Taft. The day's program Included a brief tour of the city by the president upon his arrival, a review of 2500 school children in the government park, after which the president was scheduled to make a brief visit at the home of Governor Osborn. Elaborate plans were made for the luncheon at the armory to be ten dered the chief executive shortly after noon by five hundred residents of the city. Following Mr. Taft's address, the entertainment committee had ar ranged for a review of the troops at Fort Brady and an inspection of the locks. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.) MACKINAW CITY. Mich , Sept. 19. ' —For the first time In the history of Mackinaw a president of the United States passed through here todaj en route to Northern Michigan, when the special train carrying President Taft and party was taken aboard the ferry to cross the straits of Mackinaw. This afternoon he will travel st IM further into the Michigan peninsula with Marquette as his stopping place over night. CITY EDITION CLAIM PLOT IS FOUND. tlon With Strike. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) Attack the Officers. Insurance at I.loyds. First President iu Mackinaw.