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Cone Johnson is Not the Only Cone Under Fire—There’s the Ice Cream Cone Y’know
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VOLUME 31, No. 181
PLIHTY 8E LAW
10 IMMEDIATELY
CLOSE GAMBLING
Statute Books Filled With Am
ple Authority Under Which
Officers Can Proceed,
NOT NECESSARY TO WAIT
Willingness to Enforce the Law
Will Find Necessary Wea
pons Ready at Hand,
THE AUTHORITY IS P L A I N
Wrong to Suppose Nothing Can
Be Done Until Governor Acts
and Courts Are In Session,
There is no reason for delay in
proceeding against the clubs where
gambling is carried on and tho law
openly violated, says W. C. Linden,
candidate for the nomination of dis
trict attorney. Mr. Linden, refer
ring to the statement of Assistant
District Attorney C. M. Chambers
appearing in The Light and Gazette
yesterday, points out the law under
which immediate action may be
taken.
Mr. Linden, this morning said:
“It seems to me that Mr, Chambers
has clearly side-stepped the issue put
up to him by The Light and Gazette as
to why he does not stop gambling now
instead of waiting until October. In
his interview in yesterday’s paper, he
admits he has evidence to prove that
there are clubs in this city that are
‘only running for the purpose of gaming
and violating the Sunday liquor laws*
and at the same time doing an injustice
to the honest saloon men who are liv
ing up to the letter of the law’,’ and be
also admits that he has very kind’y
written to the gentlemen operating
these clubs to stop, and that he has pro
cured the consent of the attorney gen-
(Continued on Page s—-Third Column)
PROBE OH IGE
CREAM CONES
In New York, It Is Alleged,
Borax Is Being Used as
a Preservative.
Associated Press.
New York, July 21. — Following
the receipt of advices from Wash
ington to the effect that some un
scrupulous manufacturers of ice cream
cones are using borax as a preservative
the Ne’r York board of health has or
dered the collection of specimens of ihe
cones by its agents in all parts of the
city. Au analysis will be made and the
board announces that it w’ill deal vig
orously with any dealers who are found
to have violated the pure food laws.
MAY HAVE SHOWERS IN
NEXT FORTY-EIGHT HOURS
The halcyon days are over for the
present, says Major Allen Buell of the
United States weather bureau. The
placidity of atmospheric conditions it at
an end and the equally distributed at
mospheric pressure of yesterday is
broken up into no less than six little
storm areas. These are not much iu
themselves, says the major, who can dis
cover a prospect for rain when it first
appears over theyhorizon, but they ren
der the weather generally unsettled, and
the prospects for a showery period be
ginning within the next forty-eight
hours are good.
The major is as wary as he is hope
ful, and will not predict that there is
anything in the deal for San Antonio,
but declares that in the general mix-up
this section of the country ought to
come in for a share of the refreshing
shoivers.
Though cloudy weather is reported
over the greater part of the country,
no rain has fallen except on the At
lantic coast, and the temperature is re
ported normal except around the storm
areas, where it is slightly above nor
mal.
LOCAL LIMERICKS
Our horses are now a la
mode
As they wait on the pi®-
xns to load
With rubber-shod feet
‘ They can’t tear up the
street
Since they’ve Uken
their former abode.
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
12 PAGES
LOOKS BRIGHT
FOR GOOD POKER
PLAYERSATAUSTIN
Chances Are That After the
Primaries a Few Games Will
Do No Particular Harm.
GET IN TRIM FOR SESSION
Governor Is a Sphinx—Every
one Else Knows All About the
Present Session But Chief.
WORKS UNDER SECRECY
By MacMillan.
Austin, Tex., July 21.—Now that the
hike for home is over about twenty
members of the house and a few- sena
tors are left in town. They will stand
guard until after the primary.
All of them are interested in tho
campaign in one way or another and
have been busy giving out signed state
ments and the like for the voluminous
new’spapers. The only way to meas
ure the handouts of this character is by
the hay-wagon load.
Evenings the governor wanders down
the main street, drops into an easy
ehair in front of some hotel and chats
with the legislators. Ue talks and talks
and talks, but never once tells what
every one wants to know. Ue is the
one person who can determine what the
present called session of the legisla
ture really is to consider.
Governor Talks, But —
Everybody but the governor seems
to have a pretty good idea about the
real purpose of the session. It is
hard to keep the average man from
bestowing this information in deepest
confidence to any chance passersby.
The newspaper reporters profit largely
by this, and in duo course the public
has learned in advance a great deal
about the coming session.
In this way it is spread broadcast
that a two-cent fare bill will be one
Continued on page four—First column.
Other Austin news see page four.
Heart Breaks When
He Sees Loved One
Become a Bride
Chicago, July 21. —John Tyka, 21 years
old, died at his home last night of a
broken heart, friends say, about an
hour after he had returned from Atlas
hall, where he had acted as best man
to John Kiupa, in his marriage to Vic
toria Raddon. Tyka loved the bride,
and seeing her married to another, it is
said, was the cause of his death.
CHARGE OF THEFT IS
ENTERED AGAINST NEGRO
Robert White, the negro, captured by
citizens yesterday afternoon following
an exciting chase after the negro had
entered the home of Nelson Lytle, 332
South Presa street, and had stolen a
coat and watch, will be transferred to
the county authorities* this afternoon.
A charge of theft will be entered
against him.
The negro was discovered by Mr.
Lytle as he was in the aet of remov
ing a coat which contained the time
piece from a rack in his home about -
o’clock in the afternoon. Ue attempt
ed to grab the negro, but the later
dodged and ran into the street with Mr.
Lytle in pursuit, many citizens joining
in the race, which covered over a quar
ter of a mile before the negro was run
down. , ,
At the Tolle place, the negro leaped
into the river in an effort to ford it,
but discovered the water up to his neck
and stopped. At the point of an unload
ed revolver, U. Harmon, froced the
negro to get out of the stream. The
negro again ran and when A. L. Ullrich,
218 King William street, attempted to
stop him, the negro drew a razor. It
was not until several rocks struck him
about the body and head that he sur
rendered
UNIQUE CAKE BAKING
CONTEST TOMORROW
A eake baking contest, under the aus
pices of the Women's Foreign Mission
ary society of San Antonio, will take
place Friday, July 22, in the South
Heights park. Extensive preparations
are being made for the unique enter
tainment and the ladies of the city have
an opportunity of participating in the
event.
There is no especial kind of a cake
to be made. The entertainment will be
hel'tl between 8 and 11 o’clock, Friday
evening, and those who desire to enter
must bring the cake to the South
Heights park by 8 o’clock. Three disin
terested ladies of San Antonio will of
ficiate as judges. Awards will be giv
en for the best cakes presented. Those
who would become acquainted with the
details may communicate with Mrs. All
britten, Old Phone 4059. or Miss Ruby
Brown. Old Phone 1596 2 rings.
ARMY OFFICER GROWS FOUR
INCHES IN HEIGHT IN A YEAR
Lieut, Robert R. Fletcher Astounds Medical Examiners
at the Presidio —All Laws of Physical Growth Violated,
He Gains Forty-five Pounds In Weight.
Associated Press. has in a single year added four inches
San Francisco, Cal., July 21.—During to hia height and 45 pounds to his
~ ... • .. e c weight.
the annua physical examination of of- ,® . .
r ' A vear ago Lieutenant Fletcher, thou
fleers at the Presidio yesterday, medical 2 5 years old, weighed 165 pounds. meas
officers were astounded when they ured 31 inches around the waist and
found that, violating all laws of physi- i was six feet tall. Today his weight is
eal growth, Lieut. Robert R. Fletcher ; 210, waist 42 inches and height, 6.4.
■ PUNNED
A HONEYMOON
TRIP IN FULL
He and His Wife Looked For
ward to an Old-Fashioned
Journey Together.
SUICIDE THEORY SCOUTED
Friends of Monon President
Produce Proof That He Did
Not Kill Himself.
Associated Press.
Chicago, 111., July 21.—The last let
ter written by Ira G. Rawn, the late
president of the Monon railroad, was
one asking W. A. Gardner, vice presi
dent of the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad, to handle his private car be
tween Chicago and Cisco Lake next
Saturday. The letter says:
“My Dear Mr. Gardner: I should like
to take my family to Cisco-Lake on the
line of your road and would like to ask,
therefore, if it will be convenient and
consistent for you to handle Monon pri
vate car No. 90, occupied by myself
and family, from Chicago to Cisco
Lake on your train, leaving Chicago
Saturday evening next, I think, at 6:30
p. m. I shall want to return with the
(Continued on Page s—Fifth Column)
CLOSE OK ISM
OF 01. CRIPPEN
Associated Press.
Paris, July 21. —The procureur at
Vornet Les Baines sent a telegram to
the suretie generaie of Paris today con
firming the identity of the man Who ar
rived there under the name of Talbot
on Sunday as Dr. Crippen. The pro
cureur believes that the American den
tist crossed the French frontier into
Spain.
CRIPPEN’S COMPANION?
Young Woman Who Committed Suicide
at Bourges, France, Thought
to Be Miss Leneve.
Associated Press.
Bourges. France. July 21. —The young
woman who committed suicide at a ho
tel here July 13 is now believed to
have been Ethel Clara Leneve, the
companion of Dr. Crippen. There are
striking points of resemblance. The
woman was a foreigner and gave the
name of Jeanne Maze. The police of
Paris and London have been notified.
MITO STRIKE
Will END SOON
Associated Press.
Newcastle, Eng., July 21. — The Amal
gamated Society of Railway Servants
today refused to recognize and finance
the strike against the Northeastern
Railway company. This attitude on the
pact of the society, which embraces the
whole country, will probably prove fa
tal to the success of the strike.
The strike of employes on the North
eastern railroad is fast/demoralizing in
dustries dependent upon the line. Dis
organization of traffic threatens to ruin
many shippers. In addition to the 12,-
000 railroad men w r ho are out, it is esti
mated today that fully 50,000 workers
in the collieries, shipyard, iron works
and other plants have been rendered idle
through inability of the companies to
move their product.
The loss on perishable goods, fish,
milk and the like, is enormous. AVhole
catches of herring fleets, intended for
Yarmouth and Lowestoft are rotting at
different shipping points along the rail
road
AMD GAZETTE
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THURSDAY. JULY 21. 1910.
MASS MEEIING
POSTPONED FOR
A WIDER SCOPE
Workers for Improvement of
Morals In San Antonio Ask
for More Time.
PROGRAM NCT ARRANGED
Committee Is Enlarged and It
Will Make Report to Meeting
at Y. M. C. A. August 1.
The purity mass meeting, called
for next Monday night at Beet
hoven hall, has been postponed and
the time for holding it will not be
fixed until the meeting of the clergy
and laymen at the Y. M. C. A. Mon
day, August 1, at noon.
This action was taken at the meeting
of the Y. M. C. A. today, upon recom
mendation of the committee appointed
to arrange for the mass meeting. The
committee reported that on account of
the proximity of the democratic prima
ries and the fact that numerous citizens,
whose eo-operation is necessary in the
movement to improve the morals of San
Antonio, were out of the city, it would
not be advisable to hold the mass meet
ing next Monday night, but that the
movement would gain more strength if
the general meeting was not held until
later on in the summer or early in the
fall. The suggestion made by the com
mittee was accepted.
Committee is Enlarged.
Chairman Burgin, by request, added
five more citizens to the committee to
arrange for the mass meeting. These
are W. C, Lott. T. M. Thomas, W. 8.
Townsend, G. AV. Dietz and Rev. George
D. Harris.
During the discussions a point was
made that the organization was not iu
any way to be connected with politics.
Suggestion was made that when the pro
gram was arranged for the mass meet
ing all politicians be left off of it.
Purpose of Organization.
A resolution, offered by A. W. 8. Gar
den, that the purpose of the organiza
tion be confined to such questions as re
late to the social evil and delinquency
of children was unanimously adopted.
When the meeting is held August 1
the name of the organization will be
selected. Dr. S. H. C. Burgin, w-ho has
been officiating as chairman of the pre
liminary meetings, suggested that a lay
man be placed at the head of the or
ganization.
The business session today was pre
ceded by a luncheon. Those in attend
ance were: Dr. 8. IL C. Burgin, A. AV.
8. Garden, G. AV. Dietz, T. J. Lane. J.
AV. AVoodson. B. P. Lane, R. C. Dunlap,
J. G. Anderson. George D. Harris, J.
A r . Dickinson. Franklin Moore, T. M,
Thomas, AV. C. Lott, A. G. Trons, A. M.
Gildea, J. 11. Hunter, AV. P. Coleman,
Trving Dietz, T. C. Long, J. W. Albrit
ten.
FILED SUIT AGAINST
THE SCHOOL BOARD
S. E. Gill, administratrix of the estate
of G. W. Gill, deceased, has filed suit
in the district court to collect an al
leged debt due the estate from the San
Antonio school board, the amount said
to be $1147.16.
The claim is made that G. W. Gill
had a contract to do Certain work for
the school board in building an addi
tion to school No. 12. When this was
done, it is said, that the board con
tracted with him to do other work
amounting to $192.16. The total con
tract price was $5082.16, of which $3935
only was paid, as asserted. The suit is
to collect the balance.
SUITS FOR DAMAGES.
Minnie Morris has filed suit in the
Thirty-seventh district court against
the Traction company, claiming $20,000
for personal injuries. Ramon Salazar
has also sued the Sunset railroad for a
similar amount for alleged injuries.
INSPECT THE POOR HOUSE.
The county commissioners this morn
ing went to inspect the Pounty poor
farm and arrange for temporary im
provements there while waiting for the
new poor house to be built ou the land
recently bought from Dr. William
Meier
ELEVEN KILLED AT
TARGET PRACTICE
SHOW GOVERNOR
THIS CITY WANTS
A COMMISSION
This Is the Next Aim of Those
Having Charge of Move
ment to Change Plan.
CHARTER READY SATURDAY
Executive Committee to Meet
to Talk It Over and Then
Submit It to the People.
The next move of those having charge
of the commission government move
ment will be to show Governor Camp
bell that the people of this city actual
ly want a commission. V hen this is
done, it is practically assured the gov
ernor will allow the matter to go to the
special session.
“We propose to do this,” said Chair
man T. L. < onroy this morning, “by
sending a committee over some time
next week to confer with the governor.
This committee may consist of from
five to twenty-five prominent and rep
resentative citizens. Along with the
committee will go the recorded views
of 4000 people who have signed cards
that they are in favor of a commis
sion.”
This plan of convincing the gover
nor of the earnestness of San Antonio
was adopted after discussion which cen
tered around the advisability of running
n special train and asking the people to
go there in person and present ‘.hem
selves before the executive.
.UI that Governor Campbell
wants,” said Mr. Conroy, ‘‘is to know
that San Antonio wan., the charter.
This can be made just as plain to him
by the signatures of 4000 persons as
by the actual presence of that number.
Our main idea is to convince the gov
ernor so that he will submit the sub
ject to the special session.”
JCV V IV lilt stjsv. vsai O'-0100.
Charter Ready Saturday.
On Saturday night there will be a
meeting of the executive committee of
the Commission Government league at
wl-ith the charter committee—consist
ing of C. A. Goeth, William Aubrey and
George Altgelt—will submit the finish
ed charter. It will be discussed from
beginning to end and changes made as
deemed best.
“Subsequently, then,” says Mr. Con
roy, “we propose to hold public meet
ings,'print the charter by sections, in
vite comment and suggest changes and
finally to work the document to tho
point where it is as perfect as such char
ters ean be made. Tn that shape it will
be sent to the legislature, but the peo
ple will have the fullest opportunity to
get together and know what they are
endorsing.' ’
When finally trimmed up to shape,
the charter will be given to Representa
tive Thad T. Adams for introduction to
the house at Austin, in the even', that
the governor has allowed it to be sub
mitted. There is expected to be no
trouble to find a senator to introduce
it in the Senate if Senator Real de
clines to do so.
Invite Citizens to Go.
On the day on which the special char
ter is set to be taken up, it is planned
to run a special train to Austin carry
ing citizens who wish to see the charter
made into a law. if is believed that
fully 2000 persons from San Antonio
will go to the Capital City to appear be
fore both houses of the legislature and
urge its passage. This plan has been
advocated for some time back, and its
recrudescence is brought about by the
fact that a lobby is already said to have
been started against the charter.
‘‘ I don’t know how many people we
can get to go to Austin for such a pur
pose, but I believe that at least 1500
would make the trip,” said Mr. Conroy.
“It will be up to us to show the legisla
ture then that the citizens are in earn
est. We can do this with the signa
tures, but the moral effect will be
much greater if the people of San An
tonio go up there and ask that it be
done. I believe there would be but few
legislators who would vote against a
measure thus backed uf>. When the
time comes, I am expecting San Anto
nio to send a delegation there such as
never before has gone to ask for the
passage of a measure such as we ad
vocate.' ’
TC INCLUDE ALASKA.
Seek to Compel Interstate Commission
to Assume Jurisdiction There.
Washington, D. C., July 21.—Proceed
ings were instituted before the District
of Columbia supreme court today to
compel the interstate commerce com
mission to assume jurisdiction over
Alaska railways and transportation
companies and to compel them to file
their tariffs with the commission
12 PAGES
READY FOR ROW
IN NICARAGUA
AT SHORT NOTICE
United States Gunboats Pre
pare for Sea —Will Protect
Lives and Property.
PREPARATIONS ARE ACTIVE
Three Gunboatc Ready to Sail
to Southern Waters When
the Word Comes.
Special Dlspi'ck.
Washington, D. C., July 21.—The
United States government is moving
quickly in order to be fully prepared
to strike on a moment's notice for the
protection of the lives and property of
the Americans in Nicaragua, according
to information furnished at the state
department this morning.
The department today was notified
of the following disposition of gun
boats: Vicksburg arrived at Corinto
this morning; Takamonna arrived Kt
Capo Garcia this morning. The anti-
American feeling is strong in both
places. The Potomac is now at Nor
folk; the Amphridite is at New Orleans
and the Paducah is at Key West.
These three gunboats have been or
dered to be ready to put to sea at a
moment’s notice. They are fully stock
ed with supplies and ammunition for
war. Tho government is on a qui vive
awaiting the advices from the consul.
Mind is Impaired
By Long Study of
Aviation Problem
Associated Press.
New York. July 21.—As a result of
twelve years’ study of the problem of
aviation, Robert J. McKinley, a Brook
lyn inventor, has become mentally un
balanced and is confined in a hospital
for treatment. He had drawn plans for
many types of aero crafts. Fearing that
his ideas might be stolen, he deftly be
gan working over his plans and the
models in the cellar of his brother's
home.
ALL GRAND TRUNK
FREIGHT TIED HP
Towns Along the Railroad Are
Suffering From Lack of Sup
plies Due to Big Strike.
Associated Press.
Montreal. Julv 21.—Freight continued
to be the problem of the Grank Truuk
railway strike today. Five thousand
striking conductors and trainmen con
tinued to be conspicuous by their ab
sence. not only from posts which they
left Monday night, but from public
view anvwhere. Their leaders, speaking
for them, reaffirmed all were quietly
awaiting time when the railroad will
find a resumption of freight business
impossible and make such wage over
tures to the strikers as to induce them
to return.
At the company's headquarters it is
stated the strikers have been eliminat
ed wholly from the situation. From
the.r view point in many cities and
I towns affected the freight situation is
{increasingly serious. Ice companies are
I unable to get ice.
The Canadian Pacific is avoiding any
'possible trouble by refusing to run ice
[cars on Grand Trunk sidings and much
perishable freight seems to be doomed
to destruction.
PASSENGER TRAINS RUN.
Service Is Resumed on Grand Trunk
Lines —Freight to Now Receive
Attention.
Boston. Mass., July 21.—With pns
senger service restored ou practically
every line in New England, the offi
cials of the Grand Trunk and Central
Vermont railroads today turned atten
tion to the movement of freight trains
to relieve congestion.
One freight train of twenty cars load
ed with beef is on its wav to Portland,
where the stopping of freight traffic
threatened a meat famine
LAST EDITION
4 o'Clock
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
A Breech Block Blows
Out Dealing Death to
Gunners.
TWO OFFICERS HURT
When Breech of 12 Inch
Gun Blows Out, Men
Mowed Down.
wives seeTccident
Associated Fresa. '
Fort Monroe. July 21.
artillerymen are dead and a num
ber of others are seriously
including two officers, as the re
suit of the blowing out of at
breech block on a 12-inch shore
gun at the De Roussy battery dur
ing coast artillery practice hers
today.
The accident happened while
students and officers were en
deavoring to sink the fleet of
towed targets representing an
imaginary hostile fleet proceeding
to Washington.
The known dead: Sergeant Hess,
gun commander; Corpora! Bradford,
gun pointer; Private Sullivan, Private
Duffey, Private King. Private Adkins,
Private Chadwick, Private Smith, Pri
vate Adey.
*lnjured: Lieut. Van Dusen, leg
broken; Lieut. Haines, injured about
the face.
The dead artillerymen were attached
to the sixty-ninth company. Ten are
still missing. The bodies of the dead
artillerymen were horribly mangled.
The wounded were rushed to the fort
hospital as quickly as ambulances could
be summoned.
The disaster was witnessed by a
number of prominent officers who are
here to see the battle practice. The
wives and children of several of the
men killed were present and saw them
meet a terrible death.
The accident occurred at the begin
ning of the coast artillery battle prac
tice at Fort Monroe, where General
Carter, the assistant of the chief of
staff at the fort, with a number of
army and navy officers from Washing-,
ton, were out to view the battle prac
tice with the big guns of the fort.
In the battle practice, the targets
were towed up Hampton Roads about;
four miles off shore, in such a man
ner as to be comparable to moving bil-l
tieships. According to the plans of
the officers the coast artillery firing!
was to be conducted on a larger scal»>
than had ever before been attempted
anvwhere.
It was planned to have five batteries
of ten and twelve-inch guns concen
trate their fire on the target fleet and
demolish it as quickly as possible.
Thirty officers, who were recently)
graduated from the artillery school ata
Fortress Monroe were to be in charge
of the tests.
QUITS SEA TO FIGHT BOGEY
President Taft Ashore Early Todays
Luck at Golf—Makes Low Score.
Reception Today, Too.
Associated Press. •
Bar Harbor. Me.. July 21. —Another
day of ideal weather called President
Taft early asho-c from the Mayflower
and before 9 o'clock he was on his wajl
to the golf links of the Echo Valle*
club.
President Taft made a low score ot
99 for IS holes in the first trial yeas
terdav afternoon, but expected to beat
that late today. The president will hoM
a reception for the summer colonv at
jthe club this afternoon.
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Local
Forecast til! 7 pm. Friday:
1 For San Antonio and vicinity:
L Tonight and Friday partly
cloud) weather.
। The maximum ’emperature
Othp 24 I urn ending at * o'clock
this morning was 94 degrees * n d
the minimum was 72 degreef.
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