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Standpatters Swatted Hard In Republican Primaries In N. Yr and Minn. Sherman Loses Ward SHUK-OM Eyeglasses * =LOOK WELL= And Stay on If Adjusted by H, C. REES OPTICAL CO. 242 W. Commerce St. TAFT GUEST OF HONOR AT VALLEY : EXPOSITION Is In Hands of Exposition Offi cials and Makes Speech to Improvement League. ATTENDS GRAND OPERA. He Won’t Talk Politics —Has Nothing to Say About Con ference With Roosevelt. Associated Press. Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 21. —President Taft was in the hands of the Ohio Val ley exposition officials almost all of today. The major part of his time was spent at the exposition grounds. A tour of the grounds was made after which the president delivered a speech in music hall and later atended a per formauce of grand opera in the same hall. President Taft was escorted to the exposition by a committee of exposi tion directors who met him at the home of Chas. P. Taft, where he is staying. At the exposition the president was re ceived by.the directors, honorary com missioners. Mayor Schwab and other city officials. Then a tour of the grounds was made. After an inspection of the various ex hibits, the president was the guest of honor at a luncheon. In the afternoon he made an address in music hall be fore members of the Ohio Valley Im provement association, members of the Business Men’s elub of Cincinnati and other distinguished visitors. After President Taft concluded his speech, he returned to his brother’s home for a short rest. At 6 o'clock in the evening he will be escorted to the Business Men’s club, where he will be the guest of the exposition directors at dinner. Immediately after dinner he will return to music hall and witness the production of the opera ‘‘Paoletta.” ENDORSES WATERWAYS. President Speaks on Opening of Ohio ■'iver Dam. Associated Press. Cincinnati, 0., Sept. 21.—President Taft addressed a large crowd here this afternoon on the occasion of the open ing of the Ohio river dam. -le began with an expression of pleasure at being able to meet again his former friends and neighbors. The president, after d : cussing the Ohio river traffic, advocated river transportation of freight and the de velopment of inland waterways. Tie said the decrease of river traffic had been brought about in some instances by rate-eutting of railroads to destroy it, but that this device eould no longer be resorted to on account of the rail way act passed by the last congress. In speaking of the passage of the last river and harbor bill he said that it was unfair for congressmen from eer tnin eonstitu mcies to club for the pur pose of securing most of the appro priations. ‘‘The days of the pork barrel,” said the president, ‘‘should be numbered.” TAFT RECEIVES CALLERS BUT POLITICS NOT DISCUSSED Cincinnati, 0., Sept. 21. —Refreshed by a good night's sleep, President Taft today began receiving calls from per sonal friends with whom he had been intimate during his residence here. There was no hint of politics in any cf these visits. To all requests that he discuss state or national political matters or com ment upon the primary results in New York or Minnesota, the chief executive returned the same answer that he would have nothing to say at the pres ent time. He especially declined to dis cuss further his meeting with Roose velt. PASSENGER RATES UNCONSTITUTIONAL Associated Press. St. Paul, Minu., Sept. 21. —By the fil ing of his findings in the Minnesota com modity freight and 2-cent passenger rate case today in the United States circuit court, special master in chan cery, Charles E. Otis, held those rates to be unconstitutional and confiscatory. CONSOLIDAtFaT HOUSTON. Frisco To Make That City General Headquarters For South Texas. Specht Dispatch. Dallas, Tex., Sept. 21.—According to private advices received here today rhe Frisco intends in the near future to consolidate headquarters for south and southwest Texas lines at Houston, elim inating the general offices of the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico railroad nt Kingsville. This step will be taken in order to centralize the affairs of the company and for economy. SAN ANTONIO LIGHT VOLUME 31, No. 241 TAWNEY, STANDPAT LEADER, GOES DOWN IN DEFEAT INSURGENFCAUSE MAKES STRIDES IN MINNESOTA Tawney and Other Standpat ters Beaten By Insurgents In Primaries.. Associated Press. St. Paul, Minn.. Sept. 21.—The insur gent cause in Minnesota made great strides yesterday when James T. Taw ney of the first district was defeated for renomiuation. While early today Tawney’s managers would not admit defeat, they conceded that prospects were dark, and Sidney Anderson of Lanesboro had a lead of 1600 votes with about one-third of the returns in. An derson claims he is nominated by a plurality of 2000. Tawney’s defeat was no surprise as the fight against him was hard. The following have been nominated for con gress : First district—Republican, Sidney Anderson, Lanesboro; democrat, H. L. Buck, Winona. Second district—Republican, A. L. Ward, Fairmont; democrat. W. S. Ham mond, St. James; public ownership, D. A. Thayer. Third district—Republican, C. R. Davis, St. Peter. Fourth district—Republican, F. C. Stevens, St. Paul; democrat. J. L. Geiske, St. Paul; public ownership, C. L. Stratton, St. Paul. Fifth district—Republican, F. M. Nve, Minneapolis; democrat, T. P. Dwyer, Minneapolis. Sixth district—Republican, C. A. Lindbergh, Little Falls. Seventh district —Republican, A. J. Volstead, Granite Falls. Eighth district —Republican. C. B. Miller, Duluth; democrat, Alfred Jac quis, Duluth; public ownership, Dr. O. S. Watkins, Duluth. Ninth district—Republican, Halvcr Steenerson; public ownership, David Sanders. , Congressman F. C. Stevenson, who calls himself a progressive republican and supporter of the Roosevelt policies, had a hard fight, but. won out with a plurality of about 1500 over H. T. Hal bert. radical insurgent. Other Minnesota republican members and W. S. Hammon, the one democratic member were all renominated by sate margins. In the second publican nominee will probably be A. L. Ward of Fairnnfht. COMMISSION ORDERS TARIFF SUSPENDED Blow Given Roads Which In creased Rates By Com merce Commission. Washington, D. C., Sept. 21 .--The in terstate commerce commission today or dered the suspension until Jan. 5, 1911, of the increased tariff schedules filed recently bv the Chicago & Alton rail road, the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad company, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad company, Illinois Central Railway company and other western and southwestern railroads. A hearing on complaints against the proposed tariffs will be held at a time and place to be fixed by the commis sion. NOT IN FORT WORTH Fort Worth, Tex., Sept. 21.—Authori ties here esnnot find any trace of J. T. Kilgore, wanted at Wichita Falls on a ci rge of ember-iement of funds of the Fort TTovth & Denver railway. 14 PAGES AHORNEY GENERAL IS DEFIED Potter County Judge Issues Sa loon Licenses Despite Rul ing of Lightfoot. SAYS FIGHT IS TO A FINISH Austin Officials Declare Amar illo Licenses are Dangerous . to Holders. Special Dispatch. Amarillo, Tex., Sept. 21. —With the court of civil appeals likely to take ac tion on the local option cases from Pot ter county one week from next Monday and with the state authorities and coun ty authorities at cross purposes in the matter of issuance of saloon licenses, County Judge Jeter here today grant ed eight permits for saloon licenses and announced that the fight will be to the finish if the comptroller refuses to send receipts for occupation taxes as provid ed by law. The opinion is openly expressed here that Governor Campbell is responsible for the attitude of the state officials toward the election here recently in which this county voted wet. Attorney General Lightfoot late yes terday rendered an opinion holding the last local option election null and void. This might preclude the holding of an other election for two years. LICENSES DANGEROUS TO THEIR HOLDERS. I ■ Austin, Tex., Sept. 21.—1 f the Pot ter county clerk issues any saloon li cense permits it will be done at the risk of persons receiving them, according to statements made hy'TStntr’ wffirials hrrw this afternoon. It is declared persons using such licenses are ’.able to prose cution. No further action will be taken in the "matter by the state authorities here. DISCOVER PLOT 10 ASSASSINATE EMPEROROFJAPS Associated Press. Tokio, Sept. 21. —A sensation was cre ated by the publication this afternoon of the alleged details of a plot among his own subjects to assassinate Emperor Mutsuhito. The startling story appear ed in the Hochi Shimbun, which states that the plotters, who are under arrest, certainly will be sentenced to death after trials before a special court. This is the first time in the history of the country that the life of the sov ereign has been plotted against by his own countrymen and the fact known. It is said vigorous censorship prevented the publication of so much as a hint of the plot until this evening, when the Hochi Shimbun assumed responsibility fo. the alarming announcement. The paper’s assertions are not without a show of authority. There are now in jail in this city sev eral persons who are alleged to be ac tive in the ‘‘allied socialist” movement and those who may be considered re sponsible state, as does the Hochi Shim bun, that the arrests followed the dis covery of a conspiracy against the em peror. “LANGFORD IST SHOW $20,090”, SAYS JOHNSON Boston, Mass., Sept. 21.—Tack John son, champion heavyweight of the world, and conqueror of James J. Jeff ries, refused today to put up $20,000 for a fight for the title with Sam Lang ford, the Boston colored middleweight boxer, until the latter had made the first deposit. They may come to terms later. The two fighters, who had a two round oratorical contest in the ring at the Armory A. A. last night had an other joint debate in the sporting de partment of a Boston paper today and while each displayed a roll of bills, which he claimed contained $1 00, John son .absolutely .refused to show addi tional cash until Langford had made the first move. CONGRESSMEN*NOMINATED. New York. Sept. 21.—Three Repub lican candidates for Congress were named at the primaries yesterday as follows: H. H. Curran, 11th district; Herbert Parsons, 13th- W. M. Bennett, 15th. AND GAZETTE SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1910. EIGHTEEN HURT IN KENTUCKY WRECK TODAY Engine and Baggage Car Crash Into Freight Wreck Near Paducah. FOLLOWS FREIGHT WRECK Fog Keeps Engineer From See ing Red Light on Pile of Debris. | Associated Press. Central City, Ky., Sept. 21.—Eighteen men were injured early today, several seriously as the result of an engine and baggage car of the fast Louisville-New Orleans train on the Illinois Central railroad crashing into a freight wreck. Last night two freight trains came together at White Plains, about seven or eight miles above Paducah and when the fast passenger train came through i last night, eighteen or twenty men were j put aboard the baggage ear here and ' sent to the scene of the wreck to clear ;it away. The coaches were detached some distance above the wreck and the engine and baggage car went on, hav ing received information that a red I light had been placed on the debris. । Owing to the heavy fog, however, it was ' impossible to see the light, and the en- I gine crashed into the wreck. Shelby Carter, who was riding on the | front of the engine, had both ankles so i badly crushed that it will be necessary to amputate them, and - a man named Innes had one leg broken. The other mon in the baggage car were painfully, I though not seriously hurt by falling । trunks and baggage. All of them were taken back to Cen tral v CKy with the exception of Inues, Carter and several others, who were rushed to Paducah for treatment. ► ■ RUE CASES BROUGHT lIP OSCE MORE Associated Pres*. Washington, D. C., Sept. 21. —Tho Missouri river rate cases have bobbed up again in the supreme court of the United States through the endeavor of counsel for the railroads to put in an other word in behalf of the rate hear ings before the court. Just before court adjourned last spring it handed down a decision up holding the validity of orders of tho commerce commission reducing class rates between the Mississippi and Mis souri rivers on shipments from the At lantic Seaboard to Missouri river cities and also on shipments from Chicago and St. Louis to Denver. The orders were attacked as an il legal attempt of the commission to create zones of traffic. The supreme court could see no such attempt. Dur ing the recess of court the government has filed in court its reasons for ob jecting to a re hearing. It claims that unless the mandate of the court is issued shortly after Octo ber 10, when the term begins, the cases will become moot, as it is urged that the orders of the commission will ex pire November 10. WARRANT ISSUED FOR MISSING CASHIER Special Dispatch. Wichita Falls, Tex., Sept. 21.—A war rant was issued today at the instance of the Bond company for the arrest of Jerome F. Kilgore, cashier of the local freight office of the Fort Worth and Denver railway, who has been missing since Wednesday of last week and whose accounts according, according to auditors who have checked them ovqr, are $lOOO short. He left home at two o’clock in the morning telling his wife he was going to Fort Worth on a busi ness trip. Negro Attacks Mrs. Neu at Grave and Escapes From Police. Special Dispatch. Memphis, Tenn.. Sept. 21. —While kneeling at prayer here yesterday at a grave in the local cemetery, Mrs. Charles Neu was attacked by a robber and beaten badly and robbed. The as sailant escaped and a search is now be ing conducted through the negro set tlement, for it is certain that a negro committed the deed. ROBS PRAYING WOMAN. WILL BREAK RUCK INSTEAD OF autos mow Boy Who Made Easy Living By Victimizing Car Owners Gets 50 Days In Jail. LAUGHS AT PROCEEDINGS Witnesses Tell How He Would Disable Machine! Fix Them and Get Reward. Convicted of being a profession al automobile breaker, L. J. Jones, aged about 23 years, who came here from Fort Worth, Tex., about a month ago, was sent to the rock pile for fifty days by Judge Buck ley, in the police court today, af ter a score of prominent San An tonians who had fell victim to the lad’s scheme, related how they had been cleverly buncoed by the de fendant. The trick worked by the lad consisted of putting automo biles out of commission and then repairing it, for which he invari ably received from one to two or three dollars in the shape of “tips.” So lucrative was the game that Jones even turned down steady employment offered him by some of him own victims. The young man, although in the city but four weeks, manipulated the stunt so cleverly and with such starlting suc cess that when his case was called m the police court today his victims form ed a line stretching entirely across the court room. Among those who told how they had been fleeced were: T. E. Ly ons, A. A. Brack, T. N. Smith, B. F. Nicholson, Ed. Kalkhurst, George Thomas Dr. Shropshire, Dr. A. S. Me Daniel, Ernest Gimbel and others. The specific charge against the lad, who was arrested last night on the com plaint of T. E. Lyons, was tampering with an automobile without the con sent or knowledge of the owner. The Way He Worked It. “What’s the matter, mister? Is your ear broke?” This is the question that the witness told the court the young man would put to them, as he carelessly sauntered up to where they were doing a “song and dance” trying to crank up thei. machines to get them to work. “Why. I can fix it all right,” he would quickly volunteer, upon being informed by the owner of the ear that he could not get it started. Then with out any apparent concern Jones would quickly locate the seat of tho trouble and in a few minutes the engine would be working. So pleased would be the owners that it never happened that the lad was not liberally repaid. ‘ * Yes sir, jedge, yer honor, I done seen that man last night go to Mr. Lyon’s ear, while Mr. Lyons was in le store and unscrew something on de side of the machine,” testified a little negro boy. “When Mr. Lyons done come out again, he tried and tried to crank up de automobile but it wouldn’t go. Mr. Lyons looked around de ear, den under de ear and all over it, but no use. Den this man dat unscrewed something came up and talked to Mr. Lyons. De man looks on de ground and finds a screw, puts it back where he done un screwed it and the machine is all right. Den Mr. Lyons gibes him a dollar and de man says ‘tanks awfully,’ and goes off awhistling. ” “He is the same man that fixed my car.” testified Mr. Smith. “I left the car on Houston street in perfect run ning order the other night, stepped in to the Gunter a few minutes and when I returned, the machine would not work. I did everything I could to get it started but failed. Then up comes this lad as though out of the ground and with ‘ls your car in trouble?’ and with a twist of his wrist the car is put in good shape.” Dr. McDaniel Twice. Dr. McDaniel related how the lad had fixed his ear on two occasions and that when he found his car out of com mission on the third night, the lad bob bed up, but was told his services were not needed. Dr. McDaniel had become suspicious of the lad. “ Hello,. doctor, is your car broke again?” the lad cheerily asked. “You remember I am the boy who fixed your car before,” he continued. ‘‘Yes, but I don't need your ser vices any more,” replied Dr. McDan iel. ‘‘The same thing happened to me.” and ‘‘he bobbed up when my car was broken too,” and other such remarks were made by the lad’s other victims. Either the carburetter was found in bad shape, the gasoline flooded, wires to the battery disconnected or cut or a screw taken off while the cars were left alone. So quickly did he fix M*. Nichol son 's car that this gentleman offered to secure him steady employing it, and when the Jad told him he was c it of a job, but this the defendant quietly de clined. Jones pleaded guilty to the charge against him. ‘‘This evidence ir cer tainly enough to convict me,” he said. 14 PAGES 40 KILLED IN BIG WRECK Heavy Toll of Life Taken in Railroad Accident at Fort Wayne, Indi ana This Afternoon. NORTH AND SOUTH TRAINS Al LET LONDON NOB JEERS EIHEL CLARELENEVE Young Woman Accused With Dr, Crippen of Murder Is Hooted On Street. TRIAL NEARS ITS CLOSE *. ■. % *. \s%%*. % s s % CRIPFEN COMMITTED. *. ■» Associated Press. % ■. London, Sept. 21. —At the *■ % close of police court proceedings ■« today, Dr. Hawley H. Crippen "■ *■ and Ethel Clare Leneve, were •» ■» committed for trial, charged with "• ’■ the murder of the doctor's wife, '« ■« Belle Ellmore. Solicitor Newton V \ -reserved his defense for the "■ *. trial proper. % %% % % S '• % Associated Press. London, Sept. 21. —Ethel Clare Le neve was hooted and jeered at today by a crowd of men and women that awaited her arrival at the Bow street police court. The trial of Miss Leneve and Dr. Hawley H. Crippen is drawing to a close and this fact probably accounted for the unusual number of persons who gathered for a possible view of the prisoner. A group of women followed the cab occupied by the accused girl through the streets to the police court yelling their opinions of tho typist. In front of the court building a crowd hooted derisively. Miss Le neve held an open umbrella before her face and was fairly successful in es caping observation. The financial affairs of the Crippens were gone into today in line with the prosecutor's opening assertion that the doctor, at the time of Belle Elmore’s disappearance, was pressed for funds and that the death of the woman was to the monetary advantge of the hus band. Tiic manager of a bank testified that Mrs. Crippen notified the institution on December 15, 1909, of the with drawal of a joint account which she and Crippen kept there. KILLS MAN FOR OFER; MAY OIE FROM SHOCK Associated Press. Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 21.—Clifford Judd, well known in St, Lawrence county, shot and killed his brother-in law, Theron Plumb, mistaking him for a deer. When he discovered his mistake, Judd was overcome and is in a serious condition as the result of the shock. BAILEY NOTTO SPEAK. 11l Health of Wife Causes Him to De cide on Single Speech This Year. Wichita Falls, Tex., Sept. 21.—0 u account ot' Mrs. Bailey’s health, Senator Bailey will not be able to speak here this fall as has been expected. He will inly make one speech in Texas during the remainder of the year, that being at Timpson and only because the people ti ere have gone to considerable expense preparing for the meeting. Bailey will bo at Timpson September 29. Mrs. Bailey is not in a serious con dition, but the senator said in a letter to Judge Edgar Scurry, received here this morning, that he felt he could not leave her a month in order to fill his speaking engagements. P?!3E: FIVE CENTS. School Children Often require glasses without know ing it. Have your children’s eyes examined at H. C. REES OPTICAL CO. . 242 W. Commerce St. Associated Press. Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sept. 21.— A late report places the dead tn the wreck at thirty-nine or forty. Among the dead are identified: DOUGLAS COOK, grocer, Bluffton. SEYMOUR ROBINSON. Bluffton, candidate county auditor. WILLIAM BEERS, policeman, Bluff ton. L. LLOYD BROWN, newspaper man, Bluffton. LEWIS JUSTICE, hardware mer chant, Bluffton. Asset fated Press. Fort Wayne, (nd., Sept. 21.—Thirty persons were killed in a collision be tween the southbound limited and north bound local ears on the Fort Wayne and Bluffton, a branch of the Wabash Valley traction line at Kingsland, lud., eighteen miles south of Fort Wayne. According to a report received here, many persons were injured, some Mr them, it is believed, fatally. The cars were running at full speed and met on a curve a quarter of a mile north of Kingsland, and before the ears eould be brought under control of the brakes the crash came. Thirty dead are said to be lying on the ground in nearby fields while ten : others are suffering from injuries they I can hardly survive. A special car with I physicians and all possible emergency [ relief was hurried to the scene. Another report says the dead will j number onlv twenty. MI MEMBERS DELAY LORIMER INVESTIGATION Day of Inactivity Predicted Two of Five Committee men Away, Associated Press. Chicago, 111., Sept. 21.—A telegram from Senator Balkeley of Connecticut, member of the Lorimer investigation committee, stating that he would not be in Chicago until tomorrow presaged another day of inactivity among the five members of tho committee who are now on the ground. Senator Burrows, chairman of’the committee, said ha hoped to hear later from the other ab sentee, Senator Frazier of Tennessee. The committeemen now here will meet informally this afternoon, but in the absence of a full membership it is im probable that anything but methods of procedure, the first matter to be con sidered, will be discussed. LORIMER IS NOW OUT OF THE CLUB Associated Press. Chicago, 111., Sept. 21.—At a meeting of the board of directors of the Ham ilton club last night, the resignation of Senator William Lorimer was ac cepted and the board also adopted a resolution sustaining President J. H. Batten for the position the latter took in the controversy with Lorimer and his action in complying with the de mand of former President Roosevelt that Senator Lorimer be excluded from the dinner on September 8. Every member of the board o£ b rectors was present at the meeting last night and after the adjournment of :he session none of the members would liscuss the matter, further than to say hat the resignation had been acted on. FFor Siu Antonio and Vicinity: Forecast till 7 d tn. Thursday. Fair and Thursday. The maximum temperature for th«» -* hour* ending at 8 o’clock revs and _ i »mpartrniperaturea for ■ this jea* and last: I 1909 1910 4 a. tn • 73 73 R»J a. m.. . M 13 8 a. m ... 16 73 10 a. tn. ... 80 91 li noon .... AT *6 1 p. m.... 99 80