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THIRTY-SECOND YEAB-No. 289. DMORROWIS HE BIG DAY IT THE FAIR Ln Today Is Rapidly Drying |Up the Mud and a Record I Crowd Is Expected. ■jto races are to begin Bxas Hardware and Imple ment Dealers Hold Meeting nt the Fair Grounds Today. Bromorrow 1* Ban Antonio day, the Kgeat day of the International Fair ■d If the sunshiny weather continues. Brecord-breaktng crowd Is expected ■ throng the ground*. Today's sun- Bn* Is rapidly drying up the mud and ■ horse and automobile racing Hoka are much Unproved thia after- Ln. Secretary Vance la of the opin- K that both tracks will be In good Edition by tomorrow afternoon. ■n addition to being San Antonio Br, tomorrow is also Central West Eas day and visitors from that ter- ■ry are expected to crowd the city. ■ Woodmen of the World will hold Irclses In the auditorium tomorrow Lnlng and the Texas Jersey Cattle lb will hold a celebration. The R*- I merchants from San Antonio and Irby towns and cities have been ■ended a special invitation to at- Id the fair tomorrow. I Auto Racing Tomorrow. who entries to the automobile races, Keh will be held tomorrow after- Bn. are said to Include the beat Brers in Texas and with the track ■any kind of condition, some fast Be will be made. Br. W. A. Herring, chairman of the Ing committee, this afternoon an- Bnced positively that the automo- B races will be held tomorrow aft- Bx>n, the first race to start at 2:30 li. The track is being packed down B afternoon. All automobile owners B> will bring their cars to the fair Binds this afternoon and tomorrow Bnlng to assist in packing down the Bk will be admitted free to the Binds by Secretary Vance. Mie horse show for tonight has Bi called off. B Can Get Convention. Bt the meeting of Texas Hardware B Implement Men's association, B this morning in the auditorium, Bry Marti of Dallas, secretary and ■surer of the organization, told ■ hardware and implement dealers Ban Antonio that If proper effort Blade the association could be in- Bd to hold its annual convention in ■ city in February, 1913. Next year's Mention will be held at Dallas. Mie Texas Hardware and Imple- Bt Men’s association was organized Waco fourteen years ago, and now ■ a membership of six hundred. I some reason Mr. Marti said the Mware and Implement dealers of Ehwest Texas have not shown ■h in the association, and Hnot represented in the organfza ■as they should be. There are only ■ members of the association in ■ Antonio. Bief talks were made by J. B. Pol ■ of Karnes City; E. W. Yandre of N Worth: D. B. McCall and T. M. ■n of« San Antonio. Mr. McCall as- Hd Secretary Marti that a move ■ would be started by the dealers ■ n Antonio to bring the 1913 con lon to this city. ■crowds are orderly. ■breaches of the Peace Reported B to the Police. e fair has been on five days, and pbberles or breaches of the peace been reported to the police de pent of the fair. he crowds that have visited the po far have been orderly and free crooks.” said Capt. J. H. Park ead of the fair police. "No trouble py sort has occurred. A report I to us yesterday that a lady had her pocketbook. A few minutes I receiving the report a man rht the purse to headquarters, [g he had found it on a bench. It restored to its owner. I have been ected with the police force at the (national fair several years, and f have I seen such well behaved law-abiding crowds as those which Lttending the present fair. lut In event of trouble at the grounds we have a force of offl ladequate enough to quickly re- I order and enforce the law." Mild fiddlers' contest. ■tel Carter of Sayers Wins the ■ Hrst Prize. b celebration of Confederate pns and Native Texans was rht to a close at the International yesterday afternoon with artlold prs congest which was by el Carter of Sayers, whose suec kvas "Turkey In the Straw.’’! D. Iter of San Antonio, won second and Samuel Holmes of San An third prize. lets in the contest were W. H. Is of Pearsall. Buck Locke oft Sa and J. J. Pressley of Caldwiljl. k judges were Prof. W. H. Smith c. A. Denny of San Antonio, fund |May Schofield of Van Rauty, COLLEGE REST ROOM. r Booth at Fair 1$ in Charge of । Mrs. A. Q. Nash. Lception and rest has Doon ished on the second floor of Uhe exposition building for the cLn kce of students, members of Ihe il and friends of the Baylor A o fcollege. of Belton, Texas. line is in charge of Mrs. A. Q. NaAh. I dean of the academy depant of the institution. I ny was Baylor day, and 411 Inued on Page 2—4th Column?) THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT SECURE EXTRA VOTES! If you have not entered Thb Light’s Great $12,264 Automobile Voting Contest there is no better time than right now. One subscrip tion for three months or longer turned in this week will give you 10,000 extra votes in addition to the reg ular scale. The nomination coupon counts 1000. The regular votes on the sub scription '-ou turn in and these extra votes will give you a score not to be ashamed of. This offer wilt positively expire Saturday night and will not be re peated. Enter today. NOBa PRIZE 6 NOT GIVEN TO 11 EDISON American Inventor la Not Awarded Honor for Physics as Was Reported. (BT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) STOCKHOLM, Nev. I.—The Nobel prize for physics has been awarded to Prof. Wilhelm Wien, of Kuerzburg University. It was reported that the prize foi physics would probably be awarded this year to Thomas A. Edison, the American Inventor. ND MORE TENT 13 AT TUBERCULAR COLONY Patients Refuse to Occupy It After Maa Who Defied the Hoodoo Passes Away. Tent No. 13 in the tubercular col ony at the poor farm 1* a thing of the past. A man died in It last Fri day and since then not another pa tient could be Induced to occupy It. Many preferred to sleep on the ground with no shelter over them. Hence, tent No. 13 has been changed. It was noticed by Superintendent Joseph Chadwick that every sick per son In the colony looked askance at the tent with the sinister number, particularly after the man died. He, professing utter acorn of the hoodoo, had volunteered to occupy it, only to live for a short time. This settled the matter in the minds of the other patients. After his death the tent was thor oughly fumigated, cleansed and made ready for another. Superintendent Chadwick then invited another man to use it, but he flatly refused. A refusal was met all down the lint. None wanted to take chances with the hoodoo. One said he’d sleep oa the grass first. Dr. Berrey, county health officer, was appealed to. "There’s onlv one thing to do," he said. "We'll have to change th number." It was changed and tu> former No. 13 is now housing another tubercular patient who feels that he stands a good show of recovery so long as he is not a victim of thirteen. WEATHER TEMPERATURES. Nov. 7. 2 a. m 66 3 p. m 59 3 a. m. 66 4 p. m 59 4 a. m. 56 5 p. m 58 5 a. m 56 6 p. m 57 6 a. m 55 7 p. m 57 7 a. m 54 8 p. m 56 8 a. m 54 9 p. m 56 9 a. m 55 10 p.m....... 56 10 a. m 61 11 p. m 56 11 a. m 62 12 midnight.. 56 12m 64 Nov. 8. 1 p. m 67 1 a. m 56 2 p. .69 IjOCAL FORECAST. For San Antonio and vicinity: To night and Thursday, Unsettled. HOME WEATHER *X)R TOURISTS. (Observations made at 8 a. m.) ST. LOUIS — Temperature, 44; cloudy; ten-mile wind from the south east; continued cloudy; rain by Wed nesday night. ' CHlCAGO—Temperature, 38; clear; four-mile wind from the west; in creasing cloudiness; continued coin. MILWAUKEE — Temperature, 28; clear; four-mile wind from the north east; increasing cloudiness; continued cold. ST. PAUL — Temperature, 3S, cloudy: four-mile wind from the southeast; continued cold; snow by Wednesday night. KANSAS ClTY—Temperature. 40; cloudy: eight-mile wind from the east: cloudy and cold. NEW YORK —Temperature, 44: clear; twenty-six-mile wind from the northwest: fair and colder. BOSTON—Temperature, 48; partly cloudy; fourteen-mile wind from the west: Thursday probably fair. WASHINGTON —Temperature, 46: partly cloudy; six-mile wind from the west; rain tonight and Wednesday. Any statement emanating 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 basis In fact. SAN ANTONIO* TEXAS. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 8,1911. DISTINGUISHED MEN DO HONOR TO LINCOLN Statue to His Memory Is Un veiled In Capitol of His Native State. HENRY WATTERSON SPEAKS Southern Editor and ex-Con federate Soldier Glowing Tribute to Great American. (BT THE ASSOCIATED* PRESS.) FRANKFORT. Ky.. Nov. 3.—While the president and a vast assemblage of people including many of thoae who wore the gray in the conflict be tween the north and aouth, looked on today, an heroic bronso statue of Abraham Lincoln was unveiled in the capital of the state In which the mar tyred president was born. "Proof of d reunited country," sold Governor Willson of Ksntucky in ac cepting the atatu* on behalf of the state, "la made evident in the selec tion of Henry Watterson, a Confed erate, to formally present this Image of the great prealdent to the people of hia ngtlve state. The greatness snd goodness, ths nobility and the sweetnesa of Abraham Lincoln are recognized aa earnestly by those who wore the gray aa by those who wore the blue." Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier Journal, made the principal address today on Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Watterson's oration was devoted mainly to the "personal ity, the origin, and spiritual life and character" of Abraham Lincoln. He gave a minute account of the Lincoln and Hanke fami Ues derived from documentary evidence; disproved the falsehoods touching Lincoln's birth and traced his noble quallUes of head and heart to hla mother. In con cluding this passage ho said; Honor to Nancy Maska. "Tomorrow there will assemble in) a little clearing ot the wildwood of Ken tucky a goodly company. It will em brace the greatest and ths beat ot pur t' ne and land. The prealdent and Jie calef justice snd the rest will gather about a lowly cabin, whose unhewn logs like the serried battlements of Elsinore gave prelude to the swelling act of a theme yet more Imperial, tj consecrate a shrine. Of him that was born there the final earthly word was spoken long ago; but. Mother of God, shall that throng pass down the hill side and away without looking into the Heaven above in unutterable love and homage with the thought of a spirit there which knew in this world nought of splendor snd power and fame; whose sad lot it was to live and I die in obscurity, struggle, almost in I penury and squalor; whose tragic fate it was after she had lain half a lifetime In her humble, unmarked grave, to be pursued by the deepest, darkest calumny that can attach it self to the name of woman; the hap less, the fair-haired Nancy Hanks? "No falser, fouler story ever gained currency than that which impeaches the character of the mother ot Abra ham Lincoln. It had never any founda tion whatsoever. Every known fact flatly contradicts it. Every aspect ot circumstantial evidence stamps it a preposterous lie. Was a Noble Woman. "It was a period of heroic achieve ment tempered by religious fervor, it was a pious. God-fearing neighbor hood of simple hard-working men and women. Debauchery was unknown. Double-living was impossible. Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, as I have shown, came of good people. Historic ally, it would not matter who were the parents of Abraham Lincoln any more than It matters that he whom the English monarch is proud to call his progenitor was a bastard; but it offends the soul of a brave and Just manhood, it should arouse in the heart of every true woman a sense of wrong that so much as a shadow should rest upon the memory ot the little cabin in which Nancy Lincoln gave to the world an immortal son, born In clean, unchallenged wedlock, nor thought of taint or shame any where. "Let no one of those that gather there go thence without a heart salute to the gentle spirit of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, that may be, somewhere be yond the stars among the angels of the choir invisible, will look upon the scene, serene and safe at last In the bosom of her Father and her Godl His story of the love-life of Lincoln snd his relation with Joshua Fry Speed, an uncle of the donor of this statue, in the early days at Spring field, Illinois, was Illustrative and in teresting. He said: "It is of record that he stood closer to Joshua Fry Speed than to any oth er. The ties of early manhood be tween the two were never broken. To the end Lincoln could turn to Speed certain to get the truth, equally sure of sound counsel and unselfish fidel ity. “ ‘He was one of those men,’ says John Hay, ‘who seem to have to a surpassing degree the genius of friendship, the Pythias, the Pylades, the Horatios of the world. • * « It is hardly too much to’say that he was the only, as he certainly was the last, intimate friend that Lincoln ever had. • • » They knew the in most thoughts of each other’s hearts and each depended upon the honesty and lovalty of the other.’ Mr. Watterson told a graphic story of the coming of Lincoln to Washing ton and his first inauguration. His narrative took the form of a personal reminiscence. Did His Duty. “Of Lincoln and the south he said: “The duty he had been commission ed to do was to save the Union. With an overwhelming majority of the peo ple the institution of African slavery (Continued on Page 7, Third Col.) LINCOLN MEMORIAL GIVEN TO KENTUCKY THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH PARTICIPATING The new and oM home* of A brutal* Unboto At die top Is tbe new 8133,000 mabnorial formally dedtaated and handed over to the state of Ken tucky and at the bottom is the log cabin where Lincoln was born, which stands under the new building on Din coin farm, near Hodgenville, Ky. Hodgenville. Ky. BALFOUR RESIGNS AS OPPOSITION LEADER Says Decision Is Unalterable on Ac count of Hia Health. But Differ ent Reason Is Given. (BY THE ASSOCIATED MU»J LONDON. Nov. B.—A. J. Balfour has resigned the leadership of the op position party. Throughout the day there had been rumors in the lobby of the house of commons that Balfour had decided to retire from his position as chief ot the unionist party in consequence of the divergency ot views regarding the efficacy ot his leadership. This afternoon his purpose was definitely and officially confirmed. News of Mr. Balfour's resignation caused the utmost surprise and In some quarters, consternation. The unionists do not attempt to disguise the seriousness of the loss of one who is admittedly the greatest asset ot the party. It is understood that Mr. Balfour’s decision is unalterable. He gives the condition of his health as the rea son for his withdrawal, but there Is no doubt that the bickerings in the party ranks was a primary cause. He will remaln.ln parliament, represent ing the city of London. ACTOR AND WOMAN ARE KILLED IN GRANBURY .Wailant It Not Known Bnt rfusband ot Dead Woman Is Said to Be Missing. (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.) GRANBURY, Tex., Nov. B.—An In quest is being held here this after noon over the bodies of J. K. Beatty an actor, and Mrs. Carl Robinson, who were shot and killed last night on Houston street. Up to noon today no arrest had been made. Beatty, who was with a small trav eling tent show, and Mrs. Robinson were walking along the street towards the outskirts of the town last night. It was dark and raining slightly. Sud denly three shots were fired from the rear and Mrs. Robinson and Beatty fell to the sidewalk. The shots at tracted residents to the scene and it was found both the man and woman had been killed instantly. Officers began an Immediate inves tigation but were unable to locate the assailant. . , , One bullet took effect in the actor s right side and the other two lodged near Mrs. Robinson's heart. Her body was found lying across that of her escort. Only two weeks ago Mrs. Robinson and her husband separated. Both lived here all their lives and were well known. Investigation today devel oped that Robinson had suddenly left town either last night or this morning. GUNS ARE MADE BYDEMDCRATS IN ELECTIONS Kentucky, Ohio and Massachu setts Show Strength for the Party. • LOSE IN NEW YORK STATE Tammany Defeated In Brook lyn and Loses Board of Aidermen. Election returns this morning clear up some ot the uncertainties apparent in the late reports of last night. In Massachusetts Governor Eugene N. Foss, democrat, will be head of the state for another year, but he will, as in the past, be surrounded by repub lican state officials. Returns early this morning at Al buquerque, N. M., Indicated a triumph for the democratic party. This was the first election in New Mexico, which is a new state. The republicans, how ever, still hope to control the legisla ture and elect the two United States senators. Republicans In Maryland. i In Maryland the returns are coming in slowly. At 9 o’clock this morning the election of Phillip Lee Goldsbor ough, republican, as governor was ap parent. There were reversals from the re publican to the democratic party in Kentucky and Ohio. In Kentucky ma jorities were given to practically all the democratic candidates, and James B. McCreary was elected governor by over 30,000. The state legislature will have a democratic majority of about elghty-flve, sufficient to secure the election to the United States senate of Congressman Ollie James. Municipal elections in Ohio resulted in the election of George J. Karb, democrat, as mayor of Columbus. Democratic mayors in Cincinnati and Cleveland also were elected. Tanumy Loses. Two states, New York and New Jersey, replaced democratic assem blies with republican. New York elected an assembly that will have a republican majority greater than that of the present democratic majority in the lower branch of the legislature. In New York city the republicans. generally speaking, had the best of it. Tammany retained its grip on Man hattan and the Bronx, but it lost (Continued on Page 2—lst Column.) SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY—PRICE: FIVE CENTS REPULSE FOK CK REBELS AT NANKING Attack Entrenched Royalists and are DrKen Rock With Heavy loss of Men. I — (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.) NANKING. Nov. B.—Revolution ists attacked Nanking today. Imperial troopa occupying the heights of Purple Mountain, which overlooks the town, refused »h mands of the reformers. Several thousand new troops at tacked the stronghold with rifles and field guns but were repulsed with the lose of more than 100 killed. They are now occupying the lower ground and ar* prepared to renew th* assault. The Manchua ar* atrongly entrench ed and well armed, but the reformers are short of ammunition. At Ching Klang 3000 Manchu rifles with munitions of war have been turned over to the reformers. Call Issued to Chinese. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.) SHANGHAI. Nov. B.—The military government today issued a proclama tion calling upon all Chinese to join In the life and death struggle ana exhorting the population of the lower provinces to refrain from disorders ana to regard the rights of foreigners. The proclamation further promises the abolition of many taxes hitherto imposed by “the five millions of the Nomadic tribe which 200 years ago was supported by the liver and brain ot 400.U00.000 descendants of Han. The situation at Pekin, news of which is being widely circulated, has created a strons impression among the reformers. A whelesß message from the Ger man vessels at Hankow reports that the Imperialists there are losing heart. Tat Chow, seventy-five miles south west of Nlrtg Fo. surrendered to the revolutionists today without resist ance. GENERAL REYES MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE Government Is Now Investigating Act* of the Self Exiled Mexican Leader. (SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT) WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. — An in vestigation is afoot here which, if a connection can be shown between the shipment ot 1800 rifles from Philadel phia and their consignment to Gen eral Bernardo Reyes, now at San An tonio, may result In General Reyes being quit San Antonio un der penalty of deportation as an un desirable citizen. The administration has the case of the self-exiled Mexican general under investigation and is looking into re cent movements made by him which might be. Interpreted .as a violation of the neutrality laws. Specifically, it is stated that General Reyes, or others acting for him, are buying up arms and munitions with the avowed pur pose of unseating President Madero. If the government can connect Reyes with the acts, it has the right and is expected to exert the right to ask General Reyes to go elsewhere. COMMITTEE IS NAMED. It Will Seek to Have Torrens System Adopted. In compliance with instructions of the directors of the Texas State Realty association. President Hall P. Street this morning announced the personnel of the committee on Torrens land title system, whose duty it will be to make known the benefits from the state wide operation ot such a system of land registration. The date of the initial meeting win be fixed by the chairman. It is pur posed to strongly urge the adoption ot the Torrens system and the mattet will probably be brought before the next meeting ot the legislature to make it effective for statewide opera tion. The committee is as follows: C. A. Elmen, Houston, chairman; J. R. Westmoreland. Eagle Lake; V. W. Wiggins. San Antonio; H. E. Dickin son. Dallas: A. S. Thweatt Jr.. Austin, and E. H. Wine. Temple. gpmoa 4P.M. I.&G.N.BILL’S fILIDIHISTO DE ASSAILfD Case Is Begun In Which High Court Will Be Asked to Pass on Constitutionality. COUNSEL STATES POSITION Claims New Company Owns Road and Is Not Responsible for Old Company’s Debts. The constitutionality of wh*t t* know n as the "I. A G. M, bill" la to be attacked and fought to the auprem* court of the atat*. Th* flrat gun In the legal battle waa fired thia morn ing when the case of Laaoc McElroy va. the International 4 Great North ern for 320.000 damage*, waa foread to trial In the Thlrty-aavanth district court after Judge Dwyer had denlad a motion to quaah the jury panel. Counael repreaanting the milroaA company a*ya that the new Interna tional & Great Northern company la a concern different in every way from the old company and ahould not b« made to bear the burdena tn the ahap* of dabta or damage aulta of th* old company. They claim that the L 4b N. law, designed to protect labor cred itor* and damage ault creditor*. I* un eonatituUonal in that the legislature aeeka to lmpo*e on the new company the < reaponaibillty of caring for debt* of the old concern. It Is along this line that the ca*e will be carried to tba< highest court. Attempt to Repeal Law. At the last aeasion of the legis'atura an unaiioceaaful effort waa made to have the 1. A G. N. taw repealed. Commercial bodle* petitioned th* legislature to repeal It. claiming that! It would stop development of railroad* properties in the state. Briefly, the bill refuse* to allow a railroad company to be taken over by another company or set of Individual* unless the new owner* assume all In debtedness arising from damage suit* and for tabor and material used on upkeep ot the road. In Bexar county alone the I. * G. N. is said to owe a huge sum in judgments and claim* which ha* n*ver been paid. Case Goes to Trial. Counsel for the road alleged, in it* motion to quash the panel of juror*. • hat the "panel had not been drawn out of the wheel one by one. as pro vided in the law; names were drawn in batches of two or more, and some of the names so drawn were not writ ten down and did not appear on th* list ot jurors for that week.” It was also advanced that many of the jurors had not been personally summoned, but that postal cards and the telephone had been used. Evidence was taken from A. B. KTl*- forth. clerk of the court, and Deputy Sheriff Sam C. Slack that they had assisted Judge Dwyer in taking down the names from the jury wheel. Mr. Klleforth saving he had drawn them himself. Sheriff Tobtn and Deputy An-* tonlo Diaz were also examined touch ing the method of service. Juror* liv ing in the city, they said, had been summoned in person, while those in the country had received post cards. Out of a panel of fifty drawn from the wheel, thirty-five men were pres ent. The court denied the motion to quash the panel-and the case went to trial. BEATTIE IS REMOVED TO CONDEMNED CELL Placed tn Penitentiary Where He i> to Be Executed on Morning of November 34. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) RICHMOND. Va.. Nov. B.— Henry Clay Beattie Jr., condemned to die November 24. for the murder of young xrife. was removed early today from the city jail to the penitentiary to await his execution. He was,locked in a cell in the condemned ward ad joining the electric chair. ACCEPTS TRUST’S PLAN United State* Circuit Court Accept* s« - henie With Modifications. (BY THE .ASSOCIATED PRESS.) NEW YORK. Nov. B.—The Unlt*«* States Circuit Court today approved the dissolution plan of the Tobacco trust with modification. <TT Your houses, apart -9J merits, flats, stores or furnished rooms need not remain vacant. Of the thousands of Light want ad readers there are many who read the “For Rent’ col umns daily. In fact. Light want ads are read by /0 per cent MORE people in San Antonio daily and Sunday. Results are more than 70 per cent greater, telephone your ad and have it charged. Ten-time ads cent a word each insertion.