San Antonio light and gazette. [volume], August 12, 1910, LAST EDITION, Image 1

About San Antonio light and gazette. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1909-1911

Image provided by: University of North Texas; Denton, TX

                
Machinery at Austin Being Greased to Allow Passage oi San Antonio's Commission Charter Bill
June Average Circulation
17,782
PAID DAILY
THE ONLY CIRCULATION FIGURES
PRINTED IN SAN ANTONIO.
VOLUME 31. No. 203
WENDLING IS
LODGED IN JAIL
AI LOUISVILLE
Thus Ends Probably Longest
and Most Difficult Chase In
History of Crime.
NO DEMONSTRATION MADE.
Not Yet Announced When Ex
amining Trial Will Be Held.
Already Indicted.
Associated Press.
Louisville, Ky., Aug. 12. —Joseph
Wendling, arrested in San Francisco on
a charge of murdering Alma Kellner,
arrived in Louisville at 8:2-1 o clock
this morning and was quickly taken to
the city hall. There was no demonstra
tion.
It has not yet been announced when
Wendling will be presented in police
court. In all probability there will be
one or two continuances granted before
a hearing is given and he likely will
be held to answer to the criminal court.
He has already been indicted by the
grand jury on a charge of murder.
The return of Wendling to Louisville
marks the end of probably the longest
chase in detective history. The return
trip from San Francisco to Louisville
stretches the real hunt of 11,000 miles
to a total over 13,000 miles.
Xot until May 30, the day the muti
lated body of Alma Kellner was found
in a cellar beneath St. John’s'parochial
school, was Wendling connected with
the disappearance of the child. It was
believed the child had been kidnaped.
Four months previous to the discovery
of the body. Wendling left Louisville
quietly, not even letting his wife know
he was going away. When ihe bloody
cjothing was found in Wendling’s room
he was charged with murder and the
wheels of the itinuous search for
'Wendling were set in motion.
HE BEHRS OUT
GORE CHARGES
Former Agent for McMurray
Gives Strong Testimony
Before Committee.
Sulphur, Okla., Aug. 12. —That J. F.
McMurray had contracts with Indians
by which in the sale of their lands he
was to receive not only $3,000,000 as
attorney’s fees, but he also had agree
ments calling for $1,500,000 in other
fees, was testified to by George Scott,
before the special congressional com
mittee today. Scott acted :s an agent
for McMurray.
Scott was regarded as one of the
most important witnesses in the inves
tigation growing out of Senator Gore’s
charge that he had been offered a bribe
to promote the approval of the con
tracts in congress.
If all the contracts McMurray held
with Indians were successfully executed,
Seott testified, McMurray would secure
almost $5,000,0U0 in fees for the sales,
on a 10 per cent basis, or segregated
coal and asphalt land valued at $20,-
000,000. These lands. Senator Gore con
tends, could be sold by the government
without the employment of paid attor
neys.
RECEIVERSHIP CASE
IS TAKEN UP AGAIN
The case in which Kober. Whitely is
asking for the appointment of receiver
to take over the business of Shaenfield
Brothers, was taken up again this
morning in the Thirty-seventh district
court after a recesss from Wednesday.
Whitely was again placed on the stand
to testify regarding the payment of
money to the firm, of which there is
said to be no record on the books. Sev
eral large bundles of canceled cheeks
and bank books are being used as evi
dence.
The care came up through Whitely’s
application and allegations that he had
been forced from a firm in which he
was a half partner. The Shaenfields
deny this, and maintain that he was but
a hired man at a salary of $2O per week.
At one time they had Whitely arrested
on a charge of embezzlement, but the
case was dropped for lack of evidence,
not going any further than a habeas
corpus hearing.
ROAD EXPENSES.
The county commissioners this morn
ing ordered that the treasurer transfer
*2500 from the jury fund to each »-f
the commissioners precincts. This is
for the road expenses and general ex
>e»ses of the different precincts.
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
16 PAGES
Juan Vargas, 115, Dying
Calls for Chum of 50 Years
Who Was Killed by Bullet
Victim ot Shooting for Half a Century Had
Made His Home With Centenarian and Latter
Cannot Understand Why He Does Not Come
Juan Vargas. 115 years old, lies moan
ing and mumbling at his humble home
! on Vargas street, vainly calling for
Pablo Lopez, 90 years old, his chum and
companion for 50 years past, who was
killed by Christian Gembier on the
Salado river Wednesday, after telliug
Vargas only two days previously that
he felt premonitions of approaching
death.
Blind, with lips shriveled by age and
features weazened by more than a cen
tury, Juan Vargas tumbles and tosses
as well as his feeble strength will al
low, unceasingly imploring that Pablo
be brought back to him—Pablo, who
would have lived even to his advanced
age. With his mind dimmed, Vargas
cannot understand that Pablo has gone
the long journey whieb he, himself,,
must soon take, and he scolds his chil j
dren and children’s children that they]
keep Pablo away from him.
For 50 years past, Pablo Lopez, him
self nearly a centenarian, has lived
with the Vargas family on Vargas
street. Dog and burro lived there with
him. They were as one of the fam |
ily, for Lopez treated them as he him- ’
self was treated. They shared his bed
and board, and the faithfulness of dumb
creation was markedly shown when the
bullet sped which put a period to his
earthly career. The dog whined unceas
ingly, followed the body to the under-'
taking place, then disappeared. The'
burro is yet at Ackerman's place near
the Gembier ranch.
Forewarning of Death.
On Monday of this week, Lopez, be .
side the easy chair in which crouched
the sire of the Vargas family, told hss;
lifelong friend that be had received a .
warning, that he was doomed to be [
dead within the week. In no especial I
manner had the premonition come to
him—he had felt it and thought best
to tell his aged compadre.
“Xo. no. hijite mio.” Vargas replied,
“thou art pood yet for an age even as |
great as mine.”
In flowing Castilian the two talked, I
the elder trying to disabuse the young
er of feelings. They’drank I
strong biack coffee together, smoked a.
“cigarro de hoja,” and rested.
And then, two days later, the warn- j
ing came true. Lopez, infirm, half-blind )
himself, with strength almost gone,'
with his faithful dog and patient burro)
bv his side, laid down into the final
sleep that a pellet of lead had brought
to his eyes.
Vargas Almost Succumbs.
Alone in his adobe hut, though out
side played great great-grandchildren.
Juan Vargas, survivor of the Mexican ;
war of independence in 1810, awaited,
his old companion. For 48 hours he ;
bad been absenb-an unprecedented oc I
currence, as Lopez always spent
night there after peddling his few
sticks of wood in the Mexican settle
"““Pablito is dead.’’ they told him.
“Shot with a pistol.”'
For almost an hour they believed Var
gas, himself, had died from the shock.
Placed on his couch, surrounded by his ।
sons ami their children, his heart ap
parentlv had stopped. ( offee was forced
between his lips, he revived and
semblance of memory came back. W ith
it came prostration. For two days the
veteran has hovered between life and
‘'‘’“Between my father and Pablo
Lopez, there existed the deepest friend
ship for the last 50 years,
tiaio Vargas this morning. Lopez;
vfd with us, employing
day. by gathering small sticks which he
peddled. His eyesight was almost gone,
he was so enfeebled with age that he
had no strength, ami he was a cripple
and deformed. We all knew the old man
and knew that he was \V hen
he failed to come home M ednes ay
night we thought it strange and then
Th„r«l«v we went to see his body
the undertaking place, but learned
?hat he had already been buried. I
know it was Lopez from all the. desenp- j
tion He would not harm any one. My
Xd father does not realize that Lopez
jt, h ""
by the diminutive of Pablito.
ANTI WEAKENS;
VOTE WITH PROS
Austin, Tex., Aug. 12. —The sensation
of the day in the legislature is that one
of the sixteen antis in the senate has
weakened on the liquor legislation and
will vote with the pros. The death of
Senator Stokes last night weakens the
pro vote by one. With the accession of
the new man, whose identity is not yet
disclosed by the disgusted antis, the sen
ate stands 15 pro to 15 anti, giving the
lieutenant governor the deciding vote.
The liquor debate is now on in tho
senate and the first decisive roll call is
expected to disclose the name of the de
serter from the anti phalanx. The con
version of this one senator was accom
plished at the Galveston convention.
10 EE LAW
IS FINALLY
SMOTHERED
‘I
I
j Crisis In Liquor Legislation Is
i Reached on Vote on Cofer's
Resolution.
i PROS CONTEND FOR ACTION
! Get It and Anti Senator Report
ed Wavering Sticks With
the Others.
Special Dispatch.
Austin. Texas, Aug.. 12. —W hen
| the vote was finally reached in the
'senate on the house ten-mile bill
'at 2 145 it was upon a motion to
j table the resolution of Cofer to
I call up the measure from the com
' mittee. The motion to table car
|ned 16 ayes to 14 noes. This ef
-1 fectually kills the ten-mile bill
iand leaves Austin. Galveston and
I Bryan still wet. The senator who
Iwas wavering, and who it was
j feared might desert the antis,
voted with them. The death of
Stokes lessened the pro vote by
one.
Austin, Tex.. Aug. 12.—1 n tlie sennte
the crisis of the fight on liquor legisla
tion was reached this morning.
Cofer moved by resolution to bring
1 the ten-mile bill out from the commit
[ tee. it having been set for special order
>lAug. 18, at yesterday’s session. Mak
. I ing it a special order for the day after
>ithe closing day of the session was, of
• I course, killing the bill.
Senator Cofer argued in support of
the resolution. The galleries were
filled at the time with W. C. T. U.
women of Austin. These women ap
. plauded the pro senators, but were sup
pressed by the gavel. Senator Sturgeon
1 supported the resolution, being tre
. quently interrupted by anti senators.
I The debate went on during the whole
[ forenoon. Motion was made finally to
1 limit the debate to three minutes. This
1 was overruled and on appeal from the
I acting chairman. Senator Peeler of
Travis was sustained. Vote by roll call
। was 15 to bp.
Hudspeth Makes Break.
Senator Hudspeth took the gavel to
, I receive this vote, and assumed to over
-1 rule another point of order, that a de
bate cannot be limited, but so pre
, cipitately that actually the point of
1 order had not been made.
Senators objected and Hudspeth
whacked with the gavel and repeated
ly said: “1 rule it out-of order.”
All the senators were laughing, as
Lieutenant Governor Davidson took the
ehair, whereupon Senator Hudspeth
cried out: “I say the opposition has
consumed time enough. I think I seo
what they are at. They are trying Io
keep this up so that the insurance leg
islation cannot get through this ses
sion, then the governor will be forced
to call another session immediately fos
lowing this one.”
It took nearly an hour to untangle
the senate, so great was the confusion
over the serious points of order.
Senator Meaehnm finally shouted;
“You have been debating this for four
hours. When are we going to get to
the business of the people? ’’
Senator Paulus added: “Making a
I man go without his dinner is worse than
| making him go ten miles to get a
I drink.” /
Adams. Perkins/Ratliff and Kellie
were named to attend the funeral of
Senator Stokes. Adams and Perkins
are antis and the others pros.
Limit is Put On.
The previous question was ordered
and the senate voted 17 to 13 to limit
the debate to three minutes.
Terrell of Bowie spoke for the pros.
He began by referring to the death of
Senator Stokes, and spoke of the fact
that it was his own last speech in the
senate. At this Hudspeth moved that
the time of Senator Terrell be extended
one hour. Hume amended to make it
fifty minutes and the senate so voted.
The senators went out to dinner. It was
AMD GAZETTE
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1910.
New York's Wounded Mayor on
Porch of His Long Island Home
CONDITION OF
MAYOR GHNOR
EffIIiBIIGING
Sleeps Seven Hours During the
Night and Rested Comfort
ably This Morning.
NO IMMEDIATE OPERATION.
Allowed More Freedom Today
in Receiving Visitors, Of
ficial Visiting Him. r
Associated Press.
New York, Aug. 12,—Barring ac
cident. Mayor Gaynor's recovery is
practically assured. This statement
was made today by the mayor's*
son, Rufus Gaynor, who said he had
the attending physicians' assur
ances to that effect.
Associated PSSSS.
Xew York. Aug. 12.—Expressions of
[encouragement on the part of'all the
watchers by Mayor Gaynor’s bedside
■u/iered in the fourth day of'the fight
for recovery. At 7:10 a. m. the follow !
ing bulletin was issued:
“Mayor-Gaynor passed a very good 1
night, lie slept seven hours. He is com- ■
fortable this morning and 111 excellent j
general condition. His temperature is j
100, pulse rate 70. respiration 16.
(Signed) '
s - WM. J. ARLITZ, M. D.
“( HAS. M. DOWD, M. D.”
There was every indication today
that no immediate’operation on the pa
tient is intended- It was announced this
morning that no further consultation of
physicias would be held until 8:30 p. in.
Meanwhile the mayor is allowed
more freedom than yesterday to re
ceive visitors. Commissioner Thompson,
of the department of water supply, gas
and electricity, was the first member
of his official family, with the excep
tion of Secretary Adamson and Acting
Mayor Mitchell, to be allowed access
to the mayor’s sick room.
nearing 2 o’clock. Terrell said he did
not fancy speaking to empty seats.
However, he went on making a temper
ance speech. He said. “Xo living man
could debate the other side of the ques
tion.”
Terrell said that the cold hand of
death had been laid upon his side but
that still one man separated the two
sides.
“Don't the democratic platform also
separate usf demanded Senator Pee
ler.
“If yon wilt stand by that plat-
Zorm,” said Terrell, “all the bills will
be on t lie statute books in thirty days
by the mere force of public opinion. ’
WAHRMUND
OBJECTED
Made It Impossible to Bring Up
San Antonio Charter Bill
Today.
LATER WAS WITHDRAWN.
Claimed Didn't Know It Was
Charter Bill He Was Ob
jecting To.
Austin. Tex.. Aug. 12.—When Terrell
in the house asked unanimous consent
to take up San Antonio’s commission
government charter bill at 3’ o'clock
this afternoon Otto Wffhrinund, member
from Bexar, objected. This made it im
possible to bring up the charter bill out
of order, and may.endanger the passage
of the bill at this Session, in ease it
develops that Wahrmuhd is opposed to
the bill. Under the rilles a member ob
jecting to giving unanimous consent is
not required to state his reasons. There
was no debate. Later, when Torrell saw
Wahrmirnd and asked him why he ob
jected. Wahrmund said he did not un
derstand the matter, he did not know it
was the San Antonio bill he was ob
jecting to. This obstacle being remov
ed, Terrell again put his motion to sus
pend the rules to finally pass the charter
bill. The bill was read this moruing.
On the roll call to suspend the rules
there was.no negative vote so.the bill
passed second reading and was then
finally passed in the house. The charter
now goes to the senate.
Otto Walirmund said: “My objec
tion was made through a misunderstand
ing. Of course, I am for the charter,
and I have just voted for it on its final
passage.” . »
— <* » - - —
FORMER POLICEMAN
IS FINED TEN DOLLARS
William Ingle, a former police officer
was this morning fined $lO on a charge
of using abusive language to Mounted
Officer Serna. Serna and another offi
cer were arresting a Mexican on the |
west side of town last iik;ht and ac
cording to the statement of Serna, when !
he asked Ingle to move away, the for !
mer policeman used strong language and i
defied the officer to' arrest him. In
gle in his own behalf testified that he .
was really there to assist the officers I
in case that more help was needed and I
was not interfering or abusing the men
while attempting to arrest the Mexican.
Ingle gave notice of appeal to the coun
ty court.
Willie Culberson, colored, this morn-1
ing waived preliminary hearing in .Ins- (
tice Fisk’s court on a charge of theft
over $5O, and his bond was fixed at
$lOOO. Jose L. Carrion. charged with as
sault, waived also and his bond was
fixed at $2OOO. In default, they were
botu placed in iap
16 PAGES
THINKS CHARTER ELECTION
WILL NOT HE OPPOSED
PUSH CHARTER
MEASURE IN
BOTH HOUSES
Terrell Introduces It In House
As Device to Hasten Its
Engrossment.
CLERKS LOANED BY SENATE
Senator Rea! is Confident ofi
Success Though Time is
Rather Limited.
Special Dispatch.
Austin, Tex- Aug. 12. — Represent:! I
live Terrell of Bexar, introduced the '
I San Antonio charter bill in the house. I
I
' and it was referred to the committee of
municipal corporations, Chairman Mar
1 eerie Johnson of Galveston. Being a lo-
' cal measure, the bill will not be printed.
Introducing the bill in the house was '
[ a device to hasten engrossment. Four |
i senate clerks were loaned to the house ,
To hasten this enrollment of the meas
ure. The actual labor of this will take
twenty-tour hours.
Senator Real said:
“Lieutenant Governor Davidson and
speaker Marshall have both agreed to
aid the Bexar county delegation ip ev
ery way to hurry this bill through.
Jtlicv have been very kind to us in the
matter. For instance, the lieutenant
' governor gave- us the four senate clerks.
| He said we could take six clerks if wo
wanted them.”
Msrsene Johnson is from the original
commission government city, so there
will be no delay in his committee.
It is confidently expected that the
charter bill will pass the house and be
over to the sennte tomorrow.
“We have but four days le.t.” said
Senator Real, “but we feel we have
found a way to get the bill through.”
Terrell intends to suspend the rules
and get the San Antonio commission
government bill before the house this
afternoon.
DALLAS USES RECALL.
Two Members of School Board Are
Ousted From Office and Suc
cessors Chosen.
[ Special Dispatch.
Dallas, Tex., Aug. 12.—John C. Manu
■ ami John W. George, two members of
1 the Dallas school board, were ousted |
from office here yesterday when the re- '
i call election under the Dallas charter
was used for the first time. Secrecy
j and favoritism was charged against
each man. Their successors were John
B. McCraw and J. D. Carter. The vote
was less than one-third that cast in the
I recent democratic primary.
) The recall candidates elected yester- )
dav also pledged themselves to remove
| from office City Superintendent Arthur .
] Lefevre at the first opportunity. O n
! er members are also likely to come un- )
I der the ban. while it is rumored that a
few will tender their resignations to the
board.
SUE TRACTION COMPANY
FOR CRIPPLING AUTO
Entering a claim that a ear belonging
to the traction company had smashed
into their auto, putting it out of com
mission for thirty days. J. Tom Wil
liams and E. M. Hays, real estate men,
ask damages in the Forty-fifth district
court for $l3-V. alleging that the non
use of the auto caused damages to that
extent.
On July 31. at 9 p. in., says the peti
tion. their auto was rounding the cor
ner of Main and West Houston streets,
when a street car struck it. They say
that the chauffeur had called ont and
that the motorman had paid no atten
tion. The auto, they say, is worth $25
a day to them in their business and they
are suing for this sum as well as re
pairs to it, totaling $1350.
DIDN’T PAY ALIMONY.
Contempt proceedings against Georgi-
Stahl, a city fireman, for alleged fail
ure to pay $25 per month alimony to
Lis wife, were set for hearing this
morning in the Fifty-seventh district
court. Judge J. L. Camp temporarily
presiding, but they went over until a
future date.
Judge Arthur Seeligson ordered Stahl
|to pay his wife. Lillian Stahl. $25 per
month pending the outcome of divorce
proceedings. This was to have been
jaid on the third day of each month.
Stall! is alleged to have failed in nis
payments July 3 and August 3. aud
contempt proceedings were invoked.
LAST EDITION
4 o’Clock
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
D, J, Woodward Confident the
Mayor Will Not Dare to
Make Open Fight.
CITY TOO BIG FOR ONE MAN
Believes People Will Under
stand No Ant' Administra- ,
tion Campaign Planned. <
VICTORY SEEMS IN SIGHT.
“I believe that when the com
mission charter is voted on by
the people it will promptly
carry.
“I do not. believe there will be
any effort on the part of any one
to defeat this charter in Febru
ary.
“This is not a campaign against
the city administration, as many
would lead the people to believe.
“San Antonio is too large for
one man to manage and the new
charter will provide for the dis
tribution of authority.”
This is what D. J. Woodward, leader
in the commission government move
ment, has to say concerning the pro*
posed charter submitted yesterday aft
-1 moon to the special session of the
legislature by Governor Campbell.
Mi. Woodward, in common with
others who hive striven'for its success,
are gratified inexpressibly by the
action of the governor. They say, how-,
ever, that it is no more than they ex
| pee ted after Mr. Woodward and the
| committee from Sau Antonio called on
the governor and laid the matter be-
I foru him as a businesslike proposition.
When the proposition of getting the
1 consent of tue governor to submitting
I the charter arose here, Mr. Woodward
I was asked to become one of tire com
mittee which went' to interview the
state executive. Through his effort*
and those of the committeemen with
him, the governor was prevailed upoa
to submit the charter, if be submitted
any local bills at all. The news yes*
terday camo as au agreeable surprise
to those who had worked so faithfully
to accomplish an end.
What Woodward Says.
“1 feel sure that San Antonio will
soon have commission form of govern
ment. I know that a large majority
of tiie thinking people favor it, ami
so much interest is manifested that 1
(Continued on j>age 4—first column.)
HUGH JENNINGS
15 SUSPENDED
Peppery Leader of Detroit Tig
ers Objected Too Strenu
ously to Decision.
Associated Press.
i Detroit, Mich.. Aug. 12. —The Detroit
। Journal says today:
Manager Jeuuings of the Detroit
[ baseball team has been indefinitely sus
! pended by President Johnson of the
I American league. Jennings was ordered
from Bennett park here last Wednesday
by Umpire Kerin, for disputing a de
; cision when Coombs of Philadelphia,
‘ struck out Ty Cobb.
steamship Freight
RATES TO ADVANCE
I Associated Press.
| Galveston, Tex.. Aug. 12. — That
freight rates on steamship lines lie
[tween here and Xew York will be iu
;creased within thirty days is admitted
1 today by S. T. Demilt. geuaral agent of
Ithe Mallory line, upon his return from
1 Xew York. All lines held a conference
land endc< the rate war inaugurated a
year ago.
CFor San Antonio and .icialty:
Forecast till T P- ■ Saturday:
L Partly cloudy usathor tonijbs
and Saturday.
Ths nwximnm temperatare tot
f w lh» bours mdMW st 4 o ..oet
t, J this aorainc »aa ••
Iba uiiiuaiuiu > *> -o dexreeo.
U Comparative temperature* (o»
this year s"d 1«»* :
—tJo* i»ie
D ::: a ”
S a. m .. 77 7* m
YIO a !»..*. 41 M
14 noon .... AT tG *
1 p m... >1 ft