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GOOD Advice When you are feeling bad you go to your doctor, and he says go to San Antonio and get well. Then to San Antonio you come, fully ex pecting to get well, and 99 times out of 100 you do, but if when you come you had gone to the hills, especially ALAMO HEIGHTS, in place of cooping yourself up down town on some crowded street where foul air and dust is plen ty, you would have secovered much sooner and got more good from your trip. Talk about pure, UNADULTERATED DISEASE KILLING ATMOSPHERE—why, ALAMO HEIGHTS don’t have any other kind, and un less you want to live a long time, stay away from there. When the hand of nature was finishing the job of touching up this grand old earth of ours, a good share of the handiwork was done on ALAMO HEIGHTS the prettiest and most desirable homesite spot in San Antonio. Have you ever seen Alamo Heights as it is today? If so, we don’t believe you would let another day pass without buying a lot or two, if not to build a home on, as an investment. You can buy lots at from $2OO to $6OO on easy payments if you wish. Phone or call us and we will take you out in one of our auto mobiles. ALAMO HEIGHTS SALES COMP’NY ( 203 Ave. C. Both Phones HAMMOND’S PARTY, ALL ASLEEP, PASS THROUGH The private ear ‘•Pilgrim,” having on board John Hays Hammond and Henry 8. Kearney, uncle of Steve and Clinton Kearney of Ban Antonio ( ar rived in the eity over the International & Great Northern this morning at 6:45 o’clock and after a stay in the eity of fifteen minutes left over the same road for Mexico. Owing to the early morn- I our OPTION EXPIRES i SS In ten days on 8000 acres of land located in LaSalle County, facing three milee on the Nueces River, part Eg of it being about one mile and a half from Cotulla. Thia is one of the finest bodies of land left on this river, and with small expense a dam can be constructed that will irrigate almost all of this land and it will M then bo worth 550 to $75 per acre. H One improved farm adjacent to this property was recently sold for $3OO per acre. a O I PRICE OF THIS LAND Sl5 PER ACRE i w Terms, one-third cash, balance one, two, three, four and five years. Would consider a good home up to ■ $BOOO valuation as part payment. ' I W. J. DeLamater Co. 215 Mackay Building I THURSDAY, ing hour, none of the party was np when the train reached San Antonio. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the J 7“ Signature of PUBLICITY 111 COMMISSION IS APPLAUDED IDEA Throw Spotlight Everywhere By a System of Complete Periodical Reports. FAREWELL TO MAYORS Lunches at Which Good Talks Were Made Concluding the Event of the Visit, The Informal luncheon given Wednesday afternoon at the St. An thony hotel in honor of Mayor W. B. Da via, of Fort Worth; Mayor H. B. Bice, of Houston, and Mayor Lewis Fisher, of Galveston, by the members of the Commission Gov ernment league, was an event that will go down in history as the sec ond one of importance in the move ment for a change of city govern ment from the aldermanic to the commission form. Thomas L. Conroy officiated as toast master of the occasion, carrying out well his part in introducing the speak ers of the afternoon. 1 The first speaker, after cigars had been served, was Theodore Harris. Mr. Harris in opening, paid a high compli ment to the men who had led this fight and especially to Mr. Conroy and E. R. Richardson. He said that the San An tonio public had placed their stamp of approval on the move for a commission form of government was attested by the overflow gathering at Beethoven hall Tuesday night. Mr. Harris, in summing up the results of the mass meeting, said: ‘‘lt was indeed a great pleasure for the people to gaze into the faces of the three visiting mayors of our sister cities of Texas, but another painful experi ence to turn from that picture so clear ly drawn to one of the absent one who rules the destinies of our city who has —I almost said debauched—the city of San Antonio.” Mr. Harris, in concluding, said that it would pay the city to appropriate the sum of $50,000 to bring the three mayors here and then to elect two more just like them to administer the af fairs of San Antonio. The second speaker was George Mc- Quaid who said that he, like every one else, was enthusiastic over the good showing made at Beethoven hall last Tuesday night, which went to prove that the people of San Antonio were still loyal and were alive to the pres ent conditions and that all wanted a change of city government. In the past there were too many -business men here suffering from chronic cold feet, but the monster mass meeting at Bee thoven hall Tuesday night should be the means of curing that complaint and that they should now come out in the open and declare themselves, and con tinue the fight until victory was on' the banner for a commission form of government. A Humorous Talk. The fun-maker of the afternoon was D. J. Woodward, who h>d his hearers convulsed with laughter from beginning to end by relating a comical story and challenging the newspaper men to pub lish the story in full. He said he felt thankful that Mayor Callaghan had omitted the names of the three mayors present as officials who had ‘‘butted in,” but had- only mentioned the high officials from the cities of Beeville, Castroville and Hondo, and the mayors from the smaller cities of Fort Worth, Houston and Galveston were not included in that list. In con eluding his story entitled ‘‘The Lady and the Orator,” Mr. Woodward thank ed the visiting mayors for the sacrifice they had made in visiting San Antonio on this occasion and told them they had really saved the day for the cause of a commission form of government at Beethoven hall last Tuesday night. E. R. Richardson, the one man in San Antonio who inaugurated the move ment for a commission form of govern ment, related the story of its inception and the work that followed in getting the movement fairly started on the road to success. He paid Thomas L. Conroy a tribute as ‘‘Man No. 2,” who had in an able manner backed him up in the fight and said as much credit belonged to Mr. Conroy as to himself for the success the move has attained. Mr. Richardson said that although he had only been a resident of San Anto nio five years, yet his interests were all here and his heart w/3 with San Antonio; that he wanted not only to protect himself in the new form of gov ernment, but the entire population of the city as well. Taylor and Commission Form. Howard P. Bland, of Taylor, Texas, whom the master of ceremonies said was receiving his mail at the St. An- SAN ANTONIO LIGHT AND GAZETTE Mrs. Gabrielle Stewart Mulliner, member of Mrs. Mackay’s Equal Fran chise society, parliamentarian of the New York state D. A. R. and mem ber and officer of several woman’s clubs, who has aroused much bitter comment among the ranks of the suf fragists by her recent declaration that ‘‘a few judicial deaths would be a sa lubrious thing for the suffragist cause.” Mrs. Mulliner also character ized many of the speakers at the recent Convention in Washington as ‘‘prize packages of frumps.” Her slighting remarks about their lack of up-to-date ness in clothes has brought a storm of bitter comment from many of the leading suffragists. X. hony for more months of the year than at Taylor, was the next speaker. Mr. Bland said he had attended the monster mass meeting at Beethoven hall and that it made a commission form of government convert out of him and that when he went back 10 Taylor, he would have his city adopt that form, for the reason it was the only method and the best by which a city should be governed. He predicted that San Antonio would have a commission form of government in one year and that Taylor would race her for the honors. Mr. Bland eaid that while he was a na- tive of Ohio, yet Texas was his state by adoption and he thought there were no grander cities in the world than Houston, Galveston, Fort Worth and San Antonio, which he considered were all neighbor cities to Taylor. He said that all the cities named had business men with a broad, progressive spirit, and a class that would win out on all occasions. C. A. Goeth, the next speaker said he did not feel entirely that the fight had been won and uttered a warning to those assembled that the fight must be continued to the last ditch in order to gain victory in the end. He said a great deal of the battle now depends on the attitude of the mayor and the forces that are lined up behind him; the men now holding good positions with the city would be loath to give them up and it would be a fight to the death with all before they would do so. He also reminded his hearers of the hardships of unseating those in power, and in order to do so, the fight must be continued to the end. Mr. Goeth said that it had given him great pleas ure in introducing the visiting mayors to the citizens of San Antonio and a great honor, and that their presence in the city at this time and the ad dresses made bv the chief executives of Fort Worth, Houston and Galveston, gave the people the proper inspiration and made the commission form of gov ernment for San Antonio possible. Advocates More Publicity. George D. Robbins followed Mr. Goeth in an address on publicity, which was re'ceived with applause from all present and which brought out a testi monial from Mayor Rice of Houston, on the same line. In part, Mr. Robbins said: ‘‘l don’t think that any man could go to the meeting at Beethoven hall last Tuesday night without feeling just like the 3000 other people that crowded into that monster mass meeting. There were not only three addresses made on that occasion, but 3000 of them. What I mean by that is, there were just that number who wanted to talk on the game subject as the visiting mayors, but were so full of enthusiasm on the sub ject they could not find the words to express themselves. When a condition like that at Beethoven hall prevails, then look out for the man who can t talk, for he is full of fight and is dan gerous to fool with. Everybody was in that humor at the hall Tuesday night a. the conclusion of the addresses of the -three visiting mayors, and the citizens of San Antonio, in general, will have a warm spot .in their hearts for the offi cials of the three cities and a more friendly feeling for the people in the cities they represent.” Speaking of more publicity which should go with the commission form or government, Mr. Robbins suggested that in the drawing up of the new charter, a clause should be inserted which would provide that the officials serving the people of the city, should be required to give out monthly state ments as to the receipts of money, ex penditures and other matters pertain ing to the cost of running the city gov ernment, in order that the taxpayers might be posted at all times where a dollar is spent and what becomes of their money. Mr. Bobbins stated that VIEWS HOUSE BITTER COMMENT in his experience he had learned that publicity was the one means of curing evils that exist and was very effective at all times. He tendered the use of the columns of The Light and Gazette to the Commission Government league free of charge and stated that The Light and Gazette would continue the policy of the paper in the future as in the past, in the matter of publishing the news in a fearless and honest man ner and concluded his address by pledg ing his hearty support and co-operation for a commission form of government for San Antonio. His suggestion for a publicity clause in the new charter was well received and when he had con cluded his address, he was loudly ap plauded. Mayor Fisher Pleased. Mayor Fisher arose from his seat at the head of the table and stated that it was the original intention of all three mayors not to talk, but that he was go ing to bolt from that agreement and say a few words from the fact that he could not resist the temptation to thank those present who were responsible for the many courtesies extended to them while in the city as the guests of the Commission Government league. He spoke in glowing terms of San Antonio and said that he was partly ready for the royal welcome that had been ex tended from the fact that his wife had visited the city for a few Weeks gome time ago and she is not yet through talking about San Antonio and prais ing its people. In return for the treat ment accorded to him here, Mayor Fisher extended a cordial welcome to the people of San Antonio to come down to Galveston at any time, saying the people of the Island City would make an effort to pay back this debt of gratitude two fold. He told his audi ence that Galveston was the great gate way for the entire state to all parts of the world, and predicted that some day, it would be the leading deep water port of the south. Mayor Davis of Fort Worth, followed Mayor Fisher by saying that the mag net that drew the people to Beethoven hall Tuesday night was the great desire manifested there for a commission form of government and that when the ma jority of the people wanted anything, they generally got what they went af ter. Mayor Davis warned the members of the league against over confidence in this battle as there are shrewd politi ciaus to contend with, and he insisted the fight must be continued right up to the time the polls open and close on the night of election day. In comparing the aldermanic to the commission form of government Mayor Davis said: ‘‘ln my travels over San Antonio I observed that the people here have plenty of wagon yards where a per son may stay very cheaply, but I would rather put up at an elegant hotel like the St. Anthony. Now your wagon yard is the aldermanic form of govern ment and the St. Anthony is the com mission form. The latter may cost more money, but it is more enjoyable. Believes In Publicity. Mayor Rice Of Houston, was the last of the three officials to address the gathering, and his talk was made along practical lines. Addressiug G. D. Rob bins of The Light and Gazette, he said: ‘‘l thoroughly agree with Mr. Rob bins as to the matter of publicity, from the fact that it gvos a long way and does the most yood. The city of Houston has a publication of its own, that has a circulation of 3000 out of the city proper and the paper is read by all. It carries no advertising, but mere ly the news and doings of the mayor, commissioners, reports of the other offi cers of the city, improvements being made, financial statements, etc., in or der to let the taxpayers of Houston know where their money is going and how it is being snent. The paper is a great success and the people of Hous ton would be lost without it.” Mayor Rice, in aonclusion said: ‘‘Your coming commission form of government will be on practical lines and will be in the nature cf a blessing to the city. The man who gets his liv ing easy in the aldermanic form of gov ernment, will be a hard one to oust from that berth, and he will make a desperate fight in resisting the move to get him out. Therefore, the fight is now right up to the citizens of the eity in making the change and do not de ceive yourselves into the fact that it will be an easy matter to secure the change from the form of givernment that now exists. It is therefore up to you to visit every business man on Houston and Commerce street and ex plain the commission form of govern ment to them as individuals. They will then understand what a good thing it is and it will win many converts among them, and above all things, don’t get cold feet when you go after them, and you will win in the end.” William Hoefgen, owner of the Weekly Dispatch, the labor journal of San Antonio, was the last speaker of the afternoon. Mr. Hoefgen said as the representative of the labor unions of the city, that they favored the commis sion form of government from the fact that the charter contained the initia tive, referendum and the recall pro visions that made the city officers the servants of the people and not their masters. He closed by saying that wherever the commission form of gov ernment had been established, it meant an eight-hour working day, better wage scale and more competent men being employed. Those present were: Mayor Rice, Mayor Davis, Mayor Fisher, J. H. Haile, Dr. W. B. Russ, P. C. Woods, C. 8. Fowler, D. K. Furnish, Theo. Harris, George D. Robbins, Wm. L. Hoefgen, C. A. Goeth, Louis Heuer mann, Albert Steves, E. R. Richardson, George McQuaid, Wm. Aubrey, D. J. Woodward, J. N. Brown, Howard P. Bland of Taylor, R. B. Pumphrey, Branch T. Masterson, City Assessor Jo seph P. Welsh of Houston, Phil Mc- Laughlin. A Happy Father is soon turned to a sad one if he has' to walk the floor every night with a crying baby. McGee’s Baby Elixir will make the child well—soothe its nerves, induce healthy, normal slum ber. Best for disordered bowels and । sour stomach —all teething babies need 1 it. Pleasant to take, sure and safe, andi contains no harmful drugs. Price, 25 and 50 cents per bottle. Sold by the Bexar Dm*' o. The Division When all our lot contracts are sold we will announce the date of the division sale. At this sale every lot except those that are being improved with buildings will be offered at auction. Nobody but contract holders may bid at this sale and the proceeds derived from any lot that sells for more than three hundred dollars will be equally divided among all of the con tract holders. The auction sale will be conducted under the management of three commissioners, who will be elected by the contract holders and their representatives present at the sale. There will be no expense of any kind charged against this overbid fund; all expenses in connection with the sale will be borne by the Terrell Well Company. Nobody can foretell the price lots will go to at this auction sale. If they go high the dividend will be large and if they go but little above the contract price of three hundred dol lars, the contract holders will get the benefit just the same. Either way the contract hold ers are bound to make money. The only fel low who will lose is the fellow who thinks it is a good investment but delays investing un til the contracts are all sold. Terrell Well Co. A. D. POWERS, General Series Ma.nager Witte Terrace One six-rcom cottage, Witte terrace; all modern; south front large lot; close to car line. A bargain at $2600. . Close-in Cottage One beautiful new six-room cottage; modern in all respects; east front; large corner lot; beautiful lawn, shrubbery, trees, sta ble, chicken house, etc; walking distance .of Houston Street. Will sacrifice at $4500. Beacon Hill Thres pretty cottages, modern, south front, in the aristocratic addition of Beacon Hill; close to car line; $2500 each. , Main Aventie Ten-room two-story house; al) modern; lot 65x160; on Maia A venue; at the low price of $7500. Tobin Hill District Large thirteen-room house, with modern conveniences; lot 9.02x160 feet; at the bargain price of $12,000, if taken this week. San Pedro Ave. One new eight-room house; modern, with basement; corner lotj 70x150 feet; at $6OOO. The biggest bargain on the market. y Laurel Heights One seven-room house within the loop, modern, with a lot 185, with stable and servants’ quarters, for a quick sale at $9500. Madison Square Cottage with 6 rooms and bath* modern and within walking distance; lot 50x145. Price $4lOO. Lot Bargain One lot. 83 1-3x360 feet, close in; good residential section. Call for particulars. _ Wm. C. Lott Co. Ground Floor, floore Bldg., Ave; G, ALA Y 5, 1910. Sale Gibbs Building v 9