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WEDNESDAY, TONIGHTHTONIGHT BEETHOVEN ER BEETHOVEN HALL bp m H HALIbp m Mi Ml Ka O HHHEBH HHBQQSi ” , ■ . ■ . •> , ■ ~. • , I I "-I'l ." • r b " 5 * . BH nwß •* , r** I • ■■ f S • HH 4 .'■ • . r . U'-p■ | ' -p • wL ik Jr* Ha Jw . I ' 88881 ■ ■ H Will Tell You Why He Should Be Elected GOVERNOR OF TEXAS “IPS ALL ROT,” SAID CHAMBERS THEN A SCRAP Assistant District Attorney and J. B. Brockman Talk Rather Fiercely. COURT ENDS THE TALKFEST Both Attorneys Glower at Each , Other, But the Interchange i $ Ends In Peace. Assistant District Attorney Chambers in court characterized a etatement made by J. B. Brockman, counsel for James E. Wynne, as “rot,” and thus precipitated a small battle of words in which both attorneys spat fire for a few minutes and drifted into per sonalities, which had to be stopped by the court. Both were heated consid erably and glowered at each oth er in rather a savage manner, to the great amusement of the audience as well as the jurors. District Attorney Baker was on the Etand and the examination was touch ing the return of several indictments against others alleged to be implicated with Steve Stiles in forgery. Mr. -4 re alle enjoy a good hearty meal? If does not crave for food— 00d oles ° ms t the kind that builds strong healthy W [/ Pabst Extract J J ifcWrronic * Mt U relieves dyspepsia—and prevents it. Being a li. )U id f ood in pre . I Mi digested form, it furnishes nutrition without making demand on the stomach for extra woik. While it is Wffl creating a natural desire for solid food imshes the power for their digestion. Th* United Stale* Government apecifically Ab cludf.e* Rabat Eatract a* an articU of fi' j -MH medicine -not an alcoholic _ I' PTS ff- beaeraie. » fl’' i )■ ■y Order ■ Jezm lotthi from ' vvar local druffiot. hunt u/en it kmy Paltt Brockman had asked the witness if he did not know that such indictments, due to legal teehnicalities, would be I void under certain conditions. At the same time, Mr. Brockman extehded the indictments at arm ’s length toward the jury- Mr. Chambers arose to object to any such question. He declared that Mr. Brockman was a sufficiently good law-1 yer to know that these questions were I not material and had nothing to do with the case. “It is pure rot,’’ declared Mr. Cham bers, with vigor. Air. Brockman turned towards him. “What did you say!” he demanded. “I said it was rot, pure rot, and you know it,” retorted Mr. Chambers. “A man who has lost but one case in the i Supreme court ought to know that.” Claimed Jury Influence. Mr. Brockman hereupon appealed to the court, saying that the remarks of [ counsel were merely one of the small I pieces of work with which he sought to ’ influence the jury. He objected to them. Mr. Chambers reiterated something about Mr. Brockman never having “lost but one case in the Supreme court,” saying that for one so wise it was remarkable that he did not know when he was holding a wrong position ! in law. “When in your presence.” said Mr. Brockman, turning directly to Mr. Chambers, “I feel no more than an inch high—that is, taking you at your own estimation.” “You must lie looking through some one else’s glasses.” said Mr. Chambers. “No, sir,” said Mr. Brockman, with ( some heat, shaking his eyeglasses at Mr. Chambers. “I am looking at vou directly, straight, with naked'eyes and I cah see.” Judge Dwyer had listened indulgently SAN ANTONIO LIGHT AND GAZETTE PRISONERS IN CITY JAIL WANT TO GET OUT; OUTSIDERS WANT IN Halley's Comet Responsible for It, Say the Police, Who Expect a Full House This Evening—Sergeant Says the Chronics Are Planning "Comet Drunks." The city jail will be filled to the brim ‘onight and tomorrow morning if the prediction of Police Sergeant Joe Knaus omes true. The sergeant is sure of tis guess and says that old Halley’s :omet will be the cause. “You can take it from me,” de clared the police official today, “that something is going to be doing around these diggings before Thursday morn ing. This Halley’s comet is getting too near the earth to be comfortable for a great many of those old chronics, who never fail to do something to get in jail on the least thing that troubles their minds. Imagine how they feel with a monster like Halley’s comet fan ning the earth with its tail and with the ultimate result in doubt. “The nearer that thing gets to us, the more nervous are those old sinners getting,” continued the sergeant, as he puffed a few rings of blue smoke from Lis cigar. “By tonight or tomorrow morning, at least, they will collapse com pletely. The result is very natural. The police will have to drag their limp forms in here and have them booked on a charge of being ‘comet drunk.’ Yes, sir, there is no doubt abMit it at all; there’s going to be a full house here. “It’s a funnv thing, though,” re sumed the official, brushing the dust off the sparkler in the ring that adorus while this exchange of pleasantries were passing, but he here called them to time. He requested the counsel not to forget themselves. “I objet to counsels’ remarks,” he said, “because they are prejudicial to the cause. I object to his designation of ‘rot.’ ” Mr. Chambers walked to the ice cool er and that ended the tilt. Arguments Are On. It is probable that the Wynne per jury case will be given to the jury this evening. District Attorney Baker was on the stand yesterday to testify regard ing what be claimed had been an at tempt to compromise the case of Steve Stiles. In substance, the testimony showed that after Stiles had bee indicted here F. D. Bouknight of Houston came to see Kingsbury and told him that he had had the wrong man arrested. He of fered for «100 to set a detective on the track of the right party and try to ef feet his capture. Kingsbury was will ing. but when the matter was broached to District Attorney Baker he had not given his consent to drop the case against Stiles because, as he said, he believed he had the right man. Today the case was argued. The trial has consumed ten days and there have I been about fifty witnesses examined. The majority of these were character witnesses. the little finger on bis left hand, “those fellows in jail are desperate. They want to get out before Halley’s comet begins to make eyes at us. For some reason they don’t want to be in jail and are making desperate efforts to get their friends to pay them out. On the other band, those on the outside aru making preparations to break in, anl when the eventful moment arrives, to my mind, there will be more on the in side looking cut, than those on the out side looking in.” Dr. Littrell, 405 Moore Bldg. Pri vate diseases, skin diseases and cancer. » SPECIALS CHEST MBUfe] T ”, $4.50 ffn »i " " Si WM—4F ] v I R A I tEkM law-M itO. f D D D A z M Golden oak finished, zinc- I M I lined. Inside measurement K S VZ W 18 l A X ll’A x 13%. JUST A ’ peck special. | | * THIS GENUINE PORCELAIN-LINED WATCH ADS. REFRIGERATOR “ ~ siso ° Li Pi PECK Case of well-seasoned red gum, satin-walnut finish. Round ™ corners, wire shelves, locks and hinges brush brass. 60-pound amn t*fC*E*lZ ARC ice capacity. WATCH OUR MID-WEEK ADS. KNOX TO ACT AS PEACE MEDIATOR Rumored That He Will Take Action to Settle Controversy Between Peru and Ecuador, Washington, May 18.—There is rea son to believe that Secretary Knox contemplates taking some immediate action, having for its object the re-es tablishment of peaceful relations be tween Peru and Ecuador. State de partment officials, however, decline to discuss the matter at this time. FOB SALE—Sixty shares of stock in S. A. Life Insurance Co., at an in teresting figure. Address, X. Y. Z., care Light anil Gazette. Dr. Sara F. Herdman. Ostepath, Gibbs Bldg. Phones, Res.. N. P. 2617-Green. BIG LAND DEAL IS MADE AT SAN ANGELO Special Dispatch. San Angelo, Tex., May 18. —The larg est land deal put through here in many months was -closed today when the Ward Cattle company of Blessing, Tex., took over 160 sections in Reagan coun ty. They leased thirty sections from W. F. Nix, twenty sections from T. H. Coates, fifty sections from Petty Bros., and sixty sections from D. P. Mosley. The transaction involved $210,000. STRUCK BY STRAY BULLET FROM REVOLVER Aaaociated Preaa. Saco, Me., May 18.—Sitting at a win dow at her home late last night, 13- year-old Ernestine Townsend was hit by a bullet, which caused her death an hour later. The police have arrested six young men employed nearby, who are said to have been in the habit of practicing with the revolver at a back yard target. MAY 18, 1910. U. S. WOULD ARBITRATE CHAMIZAL ZONE’CASE Proposes to Mexico to Leave Decision With Jurist of Mu tually Friendly Power. Associated Press. Washington, May 18.—The United States has suggested to Mexico that the boundary question involved in the celebrated “Chamizal zone” case be submitted to some well known jurist of a mutually friendly power, for arbi tration of the question involved as to whether the southern section of the city of El Paso, Tex., valued at sev eral millions dollars, belongs by right under the boundary treaty of the Unit ed States with Mexico, to Mexico or to the state of Texas. Books suitable for commencement presents at Roe’s Book Store.