Mysterious' Woman Walks Info Crowded Room of Hotel Astor In New York and Shoots Herself June Average Circulation 17,782 PAID DAILY THE ONLY CIBCULATjON Fu-HBES PBINTED IN SAN AWONtO. VOLUME 31, No. 221 INSURANCE BILL BECOMES BONE OF CONTENTION Disposition In Both Houses to Leave Insurance Matters As They Are. IS A HOPELESS MUDDLE Both Houses, However, Have to Reckon With Persistent Mr. T. Campbell. (By Macmillan. Special Dispatch. Austin, Tex., Aug. 30.—Reports are in circulation in both houses, once more, that an agreement upon an insurance bill is near at hand. Senator Huds peth, in the upper branch of the legis lature, and Cureton, in the house, both seem willing to give and take in the preliminary negotiations. During the debate in the house, Cure ton was asked about the prospect of a settlement, the inquiry being made by Tillotson, one of the new members. In replying, Cureton was non-committal as to details, but optimistic as to final results. “It seems to me it is due to the mem bers to let the house know what is the basis of this proposed agreement,’’ said Tillotson. “Not yet,” said Cureton. “It ought to be plain that it is too early to give what is asked. Besides, I do not yet know.” Hudspeth wants his “ma imum spe cific rate” incorporated in some way in the new bill. What this means is one of those things that no man knows •—at least no one but the renator from El Paso, But inasmuch as Mr. Huds peth is in the right attitud", and mov ing towards'settlement, Mr. Cnreton seems willing to have a “maximum spe cific rate” in the bill, providing there (Continued on page 3.—Second column.) Other Austin News on Tage 3.) MEINS DAWN OF NEW ERA FOR LAW Piping of Natural Gas Into City Will Begin Within a Few Days Now. Special Dispatch. Laredo, Tex., Aug. 30.—The first cars of pipe which will convey natural gas through the streets of Laredo to her residences and factories have ar rived and in a few days the actual work of pipe laying will begin. The gas will be piped for about thirty miles to reach here and it is probable that later arrangements will be made to supply other sections in this part of the state. There is much gratification here over the board of trade an nouncement this morning that natural gas will soon be a matter of reality and the town feels that a new com mercial and industrial era has dawned for Laredo and Webb county. QU. GRIPPEN TO HOSPITAL Associated Press. Loudon, Aug. 30. —Dr. Crippen-, joint ly accused with Ethel Leneve with the murder hf his wife, suffered a nervous collapse and was removed today to the hospital ward of Brixton jail. INJURED MAN'S LONG SWIM Falls Prom Steamer and Breaks Leg, But Finally Reaches Land. New York, Aug. 30.—James Mack, a salesman, fell from a steamer gang plank last night and swam half a mile through the waters of Jamaica bay to land with a broken leg. The plank fell with him, partly stunned him and broke bis leg. The tide was carrying him farther from shore every minute when he regained consciousness sufficiently to begin his fight for life. He suf fered excruciating agonies and collaps ed when taken from the water, but he won. SKIPPER CARRIES AUTO. Has Machine Slung in Davits and Uses It at Every Port. New York. Aug. 30. —The American bark, Winsiow, which arrived at New York with a cargo, is the only vessel on the seas which carries a touring car slung from its Javits as a piece of aux iliary apparatus. The skipper. Captain Krum, unloads the automobile when ever he reaches port and uses it on hid tfisiness trips to and from the docks. SAN ANTONIO LIGHT 12 PAGES BUYS LAND ! 10 INCREASE TERMINALS Southern Pacific Spends In the Neighborhood of $lOO,OOO For Desired Property. TO HOLD KATY TRAFFIC Business Increases to Such an • Extent More Trackage Is a Necessity. BIG DEEDS ARE FILED More Purchases It Is Rumored are To Be Made In Vicinity of Sunset Depot, The necessity for more trackage by the G. H. & S. A., more com monly known as the Southern Pa cific railway, in order to handle its own traffic and to be able to keep the M. K. & T. terminals at its depots, has culminated in the purchase of a strip of ground ex tending east and west 152 feet on Center street and 138 feet on Crock ett street, and north and south 418 feet ou Walnut street by W. B. Chew, a director of the G. H. & S. A. R. B. Co., as trustee, at an aver age price of $225 a f nt foot. The lack of adequate trackage is said for some time past to have seriously hampered the traffic at the Southern Pacific station to such an. e:Oeut that trains entering and leaving fhe depot had to be divided into three sections in order not to close up thoroughfares. It has been known that for some time past the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio railway interests have been negotiating with the Alamo Iron works for the purchase of its site and for six newly acquired lots to the south, be tween its site and the G. H. & 8. A. freight depot. Failing to come to an agreement, it is authoritatively stated, negotiations were opened through an agent for the purchase of the property to the north of Commerce street for the purpose of supplying additional trackage and coach sheds. Options on the property were secured, and the deals have just been closed through the legal department of the G. H. S. A., and by that railroad's right of way agent through the local attorneys for the G. H. & S. A. Railway company, Bolinger & F.zzell. To Hold Katy Terminals. Rumors have been abroad for some time that failing to get the proper track service the M. K. & T. railroad expected to withdraw its terminals from the G. H. & S. A. depot at the expiration of its contract, and the pur chase of this additional land for track age and coach shed purposes is looked upon as n preparation on the part of the G. H. & 8. A. to hold the terminals of the M. K. & T. in its own station. The deal, when consummated, will ag gregate an expenditure of nearly $lOO,- 000. Deeds reciting a consideration of were filed yesterday and it is understood there are options pending to the amount of $21,000. The deeds to the property purchased recite the following: Charles K. Bell, executor of estate of J. Burnett Collins, deceased, of Tarrant county, A. B. and Susan Steels Weakly to W. B. Chew, trustee, lot 151.7 feet on west side of Walnut street, 193.7 feet south from the southwest corner of Crockett street, new city block 580; $25,000. T. W. Axtell Co., by F. W. Axtell, to W. B. Chew, trustee, lot 165.6 feet on Walnut street, block 11, new city block No. 580; $42,500. Thomas Tengg to W. B. Chew, lot 2, block IL new city block 580; $7OOO. It is understood that one of the op tions includes property belonging to Nellie Heywood Bedford, for the sum of $10,500 and also the Vera property for the consideration of $10,500. * Only Beginning of Expenditure. This is regarded as only the begin ning of the expenditure which must be made by the G. H. & S. A. in Sa i An tnnio in order to keep pace with the in crease in the business and to facilitate the handling of their own traffic and that of the M. K. & T. It is commonly rumored that the next nurchase will be the property owned by the Alamo Iron wtbrks, which occupies a keystone posi tion in regard to the passenger and freight depots ot the company and a* the present time necessitates the switch ing back and forth between the two de pots to be done on a single track. The necessity for the purchase of this prop erty is also shown by the fact that be cause of the abuttment of the property the curve is made so sharp, leaving the station to the westward that it is im possible for an engine pulling a heavy train to get out of the station without the assistance of a switch engine. Rooseveltisms Delivered at Denver Which Came Straight From Shoulder and Aroused Enthusiasm of Colorado People I ask you to stand by the official who is honest. I ask you to stand by the newspaper and magazine writer who is truthful and who opposes cor ruption. I am anxious that the nation anl the state shall each exercise its legiti mate powers to the fullest degree. When necessary they should work to gether, but. above all, they should not leave a neutral ground in which nei ther state nor nation can exercise au thority and which would become a FIGHT OVER ENDORSEMENT Kansas Insurgent Refuses to Endorse Taft and Stand- Patters Insist On It. Associated Press. Topeka, Kas., Aug. 30.—A clash over the endorsement of President Taft's ad ministration seemed inevitable when the republican council met here today. Sen ator Bristow, leading the insurgents, openly declared Kansas republicans would not stand for approval of Secre tary Ballinger, Chief Forester Pinchot's removal and the railroad bill as orig inally introduced into the last congress. Senator Curtis, on the other hand, de clared he would insist upon an unquali fied endorsement of the national admin istration. At the opening of the council it devel oped into a clean cut fight between the insurgents and standpat forces. ARMED POSSES • SURROUND NEGRO Black Accused of Attempted Criminal Assault and May Be Lynched. Associated Press. Paris, Ky., Aug. 30.—James Janu ary, a negro, charged with attempting a criminal assault ou Mrs. Virgie Gary, wife of a farmer, is surrounded by armed posses in a cornfield near here and may be lynched. B. F. PEOPLES AND BRIDE SPEND HONEYMOON HERE B. F. Peoples, of Ben Arnold, an ex tensive landholder of Atascosa county, and bride arrived in San Antonio on their honeymoon last night and will spend a week here. Mrs. Peoples was Miss Essie Bosley of Cameron. The wedding took place at Ben Arnold Au gust 23. Mr. Peoples is associated with Representative R. R. Smith in the ranch business. ELECT DIRECTORS OF INTERNATIONAL CLUB The semi annual meeting of the In ternational club will be held at the club rooms Thursday night, when a full board of directors will be elected and other business attended to AND GAZETTE SAN AMONIO, TEXAS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1910. place of refuge for men who wish to act criminally, and especially for the very rich men who wish to act against the interests of the community as a whole. The decision by the supreme court of the United States in the Knight sugar case was nominally against na tional rights, but really against pop ular rights. In reference to the decision of the supreme court of the United States on ADTHORDY WAS GIVEN CLERK TO ' CHECKLISTS Judge Phil Shook Settles Con troversy in Which County Clerk Was Included. SENDS WORD FROM TARPON Checking of Candidates' Peti tions Not Necessary Says Attorney General. “I, as county judge, .authorized Frank K. Newton, as county cleric* to cheek the lists filed by the independent candidates. ’ ’ These words are contained in a let ter received at the county clerk's office yesterday afternoon from County Judge Phil H. Shook, now taking a vacation at Tarpon. The letter is taken as settling the controversy which has arisen as to the right of County Clerk Frank R. Newton to check these lists. Soon after the filing of the lists of Sheriff B. D. Lindsey, Hart Mussey and Feliciano Flores, Judge Shook left the citv Thereafter. County Clerk Newton, assisted bv John W. Tobin and Sheriff Lindsey, started to check the list sub mitted by Captain Lindsey. This appar ently resulted at first in showing that Captain Lindsey did not have the requisite number of signers, but later he proved that be had more than enough. This was done by locating a number who bad signed the petition, but gave an address that was vague. When the checking was practically finished the controversy arose as to the right of County Clerk Newton to check the list It was asserted that the lists, bv law, arc to be filed with the county judge and that if they are to be cheeked at all it is bv flic county judfce and not bv the countv Captain Lindsey obtained a ruling from the attorney gen eral’s office bolding that the checking made no difference with respect to pre venting an independent candidate from running, that as soon as he got the requisite number of signatories he was entitled to be placed on the ballot. This, however, did not stop the ques tioning as to the right of County uu> was Id uegrees. UComparatire temperatures tot Shis year and last: Di»o» t»te ' a s g, p. m.. .•. •<> T 9 10 a. m. ... *7 jf 13 noon .... >5 tl * Ip. a, ...U tO