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BUYING CHEAP
GLASSES
IS
FALSE ECONOMY
H. C. REES OPTICAL CO.
242 W. Commerce St.
FINAL COUNT
SNOWS 39 DEAD
IN RAIL WRECK
Witnesses Say That When Fort
Wayne Interurban Cars
Crashed One Exploded.
THE PACE WAS TERRIFIC
Investigating Cause of Fright
ful Wreck With View to
Placing Blame.
EXPECT QUICK ACTION.
Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 22. —Thirty-
nine are dead in the Fort Wayne-Bluff
ton interurban disaster yesterday so far
as a check made today shows. While
the officials of the company refuse to
give out their opinion as to where the
responsibility lies, rumors fix the blame
■with the crew of the “special” train,
which was speeding south from Fort
Wayne, empty.
It is reported that the crew, knowing
the “local” was ten or more minutes
late, took chances in making the siding
and failed.
There is still some confusion as to
the names of the dead. There are in the
hospitals in Fort Wayne six injured.
These are: Mrs. W. R. Burgan, Bluff
ton; Miss Margaret Tribelet, Bluffton;
8. A.'Parkhurst, Bluffton; C. W. Brown,
Warren, Ind.; B. F. Corkwell, motor-
man “special” train, and A. Ellensber
ger, Berne, Ind. Practically all the
dead were persons living in the vicinity
of Bluffton.
It was a holiday throng on the local
bound for Fort Wayne to attend the
state fair. The local was filled to the
last seat and there were several persons
in the aisle or on the platforms. The
crash came without warning. Running
at its highest speed the empty “spe
cial” sped out from the woods on a
curve and plunged into the “local,”
which was also running at high speed.
There was no chance for either mo-
tormeu to prevent the accident and the
..“local” was torn apart as one might
burst a paper bag. It exploded, say
witnesses. Of all in the car, probably
60 passengers, scarcely one escaped. It
was slaughter. That the blame will be
quickly placed is made apparent by the
. action of the Indiana state board of
commissioners.
Within a very short time of the acci
dent, Commissioner A. 8. Shane, who is
also the special investigator of the
board, had reached the scene of the
wreck and begun interrogating traction
officials and witnesses of the crash.
Today Mr. Shane declined to make
known the results of his investigation,
saying that it will have to be given out
by the state board.
Among the victims of the wreck
was Miss Pearl Sayler, daughter of
Mrs. Clara Sayler of Bluffton, and sis
ter of Banker J. B. Sayler of Watseka,
111., who was shot and killed by Dr.
W. A. Miller a year ago. For crime
which attracted widespread interest, Dr.
Miller and Mrs. Sayler are now serving
prison sentences.
EUROPEAN POWERS
DEMAND GUARANTEE
OF BIELS OF LADING
London, Sept. 22. —The European
powers interested in preventing fraud
ulent bills of lading in the shipment of
American cotton decided today not to
recede from their position and endorsed
the action of the recent general bank
ing conference in demanding guaran
tees from American banking houses.
The committee took this action after
considering the reply of the American
bankers to the European proposal and
an offer of validation certificates from
railroads.
In accordance with this action, the
American banks will be expected to
guarantee cotton bills of lading after
October 31, the committee is now con
sidering just what form the guarantee
it should take and to determine this
point another meeting may be neces
sary.
POTTER CO. HAS
PLAN TO TEST LAW
Austin, Tex., Sept. 22.—Potter coun
ty’s plan of action on the saloon ques
tion was learned today when county
judge has issued eight permits and
when these are presented to comptrol
ler for issuance of licenses his refusal
to issue will be followed by mandamus
proceedings.
Potter county thinks that Governor
Campbell is back of the movement.
County Judge Jeter of Potter, in a re
cent interview referred to writing of
opinions by “a janitor in the attorney
general’s office.’’ The Amarillo opinio
was written by Assistant Rowland.
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
VOLUME 31, No. 242
STANDPATTER ID BE
A JERSEY SENATOR
EX-GOV. FRANKLIN MURPHY,
Standpatter selected by new Jersey
Republicans to succeed Standpatter
John Kean in U. S. Senate.
HEAD OF G. A. R.
LAUDS SOLDIERS
OF THE SOUTH
Feature of Annual Address at
Atlantic City Is Tribute to
Confederates,
HE URGES HARMONY
Commander Van Sant Encour
ages Joint Meetings of Sol
diers From Both Sides.
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+ GILMAN NEW COMMANDER ❖
+ 4.
+ Atlantic City, N. J.. Sept. 22. ❖
♦ —John E. Gilman was elected +
♦ commander in chief of the +
♦ Grand Army of the Republic ♦
♦ to succeed Commander Van +
♦ Sant late this afternoon. ❖
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Atlantic City. N. J., Sept. 22.—Sam’1.
R. Van Sant, commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, paid an
eloquent tribute to the south and the
Confederate soldier in urging joint
meetings of Union and Confederate
Veterans in his annual address to the
delegates to the G. A. R. encampment
here this afternoon.
After comprehensively reviewing the
work of the Grand Army- for the last
year and urging that every effort be
made to keep the organization up to its
present strength, the commander urged
that joint meetings of the soldiers of
the blue and gray be held wherever
possible and expressed pleasure at the
increasing cordiality of the relations
between the northern and southern vet
erans.
“Are you not pleased?’.’ he said, “to
learn that our comrades are living in
peace and harmony with our late
enemies? This is as it should be. Both
armies were composed of brave men
and they should and do mutually re
spect each other. We of the north can
testify- that no braver troops were ever
marshaled fo- conflict than our late
enemies—and we no./ realize that no
men ever made great er sacrifices for
what they believed to be right than our
former foes.
“Comrades, we were the victors, and
we can afford to be magnanimous to our
old foes. It is easy for the victor to
forgive, but when the vanquished ab
solves himself from all bitterness he
has truly gained the most cherished
trait of a noble character. We won —
thev lost: We returned to our homes
with the shouts of victory ringing in
our ears—our cause triumphant. They
were defeated, their cause lost, and
thev returned to homes destroyed, barns
empty, money worthless, slaves free
and ruin all about them.
“Any but a brave people would have
yielded to these adverse conditions—l
not so with them. Bravely as theyj
fought during the war, they- fought
the battles of life, and the splendid
growth and development of the south
since the close of the war is the south’s
grandest and most enduring monument.
United as we are now, our country is
destined to make a new era of progress.
“We have by our united efforts ad
vanced to the highest pinnacle of fame,
and beeame a mighty world power with
our influence everywhere potential.
Who does not rejoice that our union is
one and indivisible, and will remain so
forever. ’ ’
The commander-in-chief quoted fig
ures showing that the G. A. R. at the
beginning of the present year had still
213.901 members in good standing, as
against 220,600 at the beginning of
1909. The loss during the year was
6781, of which 5323 was by death.
16 PAGES
MAKE IDE DESI
RATES POSSIBLE
FOR IKE FAIR
At Meeting This Morning Rail
road Men Prove Unusually
Generous,
DIRECTORS ARE PLEASED
The Announcement Will Assure
Success —R. R, Agents
Entertained.
The most attractive rates ever of
fered by the railroads of Texas on -ic
count of the San Antonio Internationa.
Fair association were agreed upon at
a meeting of the general passenger
agents of the roads and the directors
of the fair association held this morn
ing.
During the meeting the railroad men
said many kind and complimentary
things about San Antonio and the In
ternational fair, aud the fair directors
were profuse in their thanks for the
feeling which the railroads held out
toward® this city and its fair.
Rates figured on a convention basis
are to be offered from all points in the
state, the selling dates to be from No
vember 4 to November 18, limit 21
days. One fare plus ten cents for tho
round trip, from points within 175
miles, on sale daily from November 4
to Nov. 18, limit two days from day
of sale, and two popular low rate ex
cursions of one and one-fifth fare are
offered from all points in the state. The
first sale will be for trains leaving in
the morning of November 12 and ar
riving in .San Antonio on the morning
of November 13. limit November 14.
Then again for trains arriving on the
evening of November 18 and morning
of November 19, limit November 20.
The Sunday- rates will be on from
points within 135 miles, these to be
popular low rates and to be on stile
November 6, 13 and 20. limit on date
of sale.
In addition to these rates there will
be a $lO round trip rate from E] Paso
on sale for trains arriving here on the
evening of November 18, limit Novem
ber 21.
The lines in Mexico are also expect
ed to offer reduced rates as long as the
fair lasts.
The railroad men attending the meet
ing were: D. J. Price of Palestine,
general passenger agent of the Inter
national & Great Northern; J. T. Mon
roe of Houston, chief clerk to the gen
eral passenger agent of the Sunset-
Central lines; R. Daniels of Dallas,
chief clerk to general passenger agent
of the Katy; F. D. Daggett of San An
tonio, chief clerk to general passenger
agent of the San Antonio & Aransas
Pass; E. H. Dallas, traveling passenger
agent of the Santa Fe; Walter Wal
thall of San Antonio, city passenger
and ticket agent: H. P. Greer of San
Antonio, rate clerk of the San Antonio
& Aransas Pass.
The directors of the fair association
present were: Vories P. Brown, presi
dent; J. M. Vance, secretary; W. B.
Tuttle, W. C. Rigsby. Dr, Fred Terrell
and Fred W. Cook. Mr. Daggett offi
ciated as chairman of the meeting and
Mr. Greer acted as secretary.
Messrs. Cook, Tuttle and Rigsby, a 1-
dressing the meeting, said thev regard
ed the San Antonio International fair
as one of the best drawing cars San
Antonio had. Mr. Rigsby said the mer
chants of the city did more business
during the two weeks of the fair than
during any other similar period dur
ing the year, and feeling that way the
merchants subscribed more liberally to
the fair than any other show or con
vention brought to the city.
Dr. Terrell Thanks Railroads.
Dr. Fred Terrell, on behalf of the
fair association, thanked the railroads
for their liberality in making such low
rates for the coming fair.
Following the meeting the railroad
representatives were tendered a lunch
eon by the directors of the fair and at
4 o’clock this afternoon they will be
taken on an automobile drive around
the loop and through the fair grounds.
Nearly all of the railroad men at
tending the fair rate conference will
remain over to be present at the meet
ing tomorrow of passenger agents of
all railroads of Texas, at which will
be discussed a revision of the Texas
tariff. This meeting will open at the
Mcnger hotel at 10 o’clock a. m.
CHARGED WITH MURDER
OF HIS BROTHER
Associated Press.
Anniston. Ala., Sept. — —Charged
with the murder of L. J. Humphreys,
00 July 11 of this year. * icero and
Rathbone Humphrey’s, well known
fanners living in the eastern part of
this county, and the dead man’s 'moth
ers. were arrested yesterday and placed
in jail here.
At the time of Humphreys death,
indications pointed to suicide. the body
being found sitting in a chair
clutching a revolver. The arrests have
caused great excitement
AND GAZETTE
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,1910.
TAFT TALKS
POLITICS AND
PLAYS GOLF
Confers With Republican Lead
ers at Cincinnati—Dinner
With Longworth.
Cincinnati. 0., Sept. 22. —President
Taft received here today a number of
Ohio republican party leaders who were
anxious to consult with him regarding
the political situation in the state.
A round of golf and dinner with Con
gressman and Mrs. Longworth occupied
the remainder of the day.
Among the political leaders whom the
president will meet are United States
Senator Theodore Burton and Louis C.
Laylin, chairman of the Ohio republi
can executive committee.
After the political conference the
president will be the guest of J. C.
Schmidlaph. a friend of long standing,
with whom he will play golf.
Tn the evening he will dine with Con
gressman and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
A room full of visitors greeted Presi
dent Taft when he left the breakfast
table at the Taft home on Pike street
today.
United States Senator Theodore S.
Burton, of Cleveland, was among the
first to sec the president.
REGENT OF PERSIA
DEAD AT TEHERAN.
Teheran, Persia. Sept. 22.—The regent
of Persia Azad Uul Mulk, (lied in this
city today.
TREASURY CLOSED.
Austin, Tex.. Sept. 22. —The State
treasury closed today on account of the
death of the mother of Chief Clerk J.
M. Edwards in Delta county' last night.
WEM-S OF CRIPPEN TRIAL
WHICH CLOSED YESTERDAY
MISSING HOUSTON
CHILD IS FOUND
13-Year-old Dorothy Barrow
Located In VincermeSi
Indiana,
Chicago, Bepi. 22. —Dorothy Barrow,
13 year old, who has been missing from
Tier home in'Houston, Texas, for over
a vear, has been found poorly clothed
and penniless in a hotel in \ incennes,
Ind., and was restored today to her
mother. Mrs, Eloise Barrow, who claims
the girl was abducted. The Chicago po
lice, to whom she told the story of the
child's disappearance and recovery, are
investigating.
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Willis SIRINGENI
CH IW 11W
Commissioner Myers Prepares
Recommendations to Submit
* to Next Legislature,
Austin, Tex., Sept. 22.—Labor com
mis*ioner Myers is preparing recom
mendations to submit tto the next leg
islature. He will ask for a more string
ent child labor law, a direct injury
compensation . law and a law for the
proper marking of convict made goods.
He says Texas is behind other states
in these particulars.
825,000 PRIZE FOR AVIATION.
Berlin, Sept. 22. —A Berlin newspa
per has founded a prize of 825,000 to
lie awarded for a contest during the
’ European circuit of aeroplanes next
■ year.
16 PAGES
Several views of the famous Dr. Crip-
pen murder trial. At top is Dr. Crippen
taken as he sat in the dock at the Bow
street court. In the center picture, the '
father and mother of Ethel Clare Le
neve, the former typist of Crippen,
who is being tried with him, are shown
leaving the court. The lower picture
shows the great crowd outside the Bow
street court. The trial stirred England
as no other in many years. The fact
that the principal accused is an Ameri
can has whetted the interest of the
public.
ISELIN PRESIDENT
OF MONON ROAD
As.i dated Plesa.
Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 22. —The
meeting of the Chicago, Indianapolis &
Louisville (Monon) railroad, yesterday
elected Adrian Iselin a director to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Ira
G. Rawn, president of the road.
EATING TOADSTOOLS MAY
CAUSE FOOR DEATHS
AsscciaUd Press
Orange. N. .1., Sept. 22.—A father
and his 4-yyar-old daughter are dead
and two boarders at their house are
• critically ill here because they ate toad
| stools for mushrooms. All are foreign-
I erg.
♦
SLEDGE HOUSTON
KILLS MAN AT
SOMERVILLE
Constable Indicted By Federal
Grand Jury Again In
Trouble,
Special Dispatch.
Caldwell, Tex., Sept. 22.—News was
received here from Somerville this I
morning that Tom Rowe was shot four ;
times and instantly killed by Constable
Sledge Houston, who immediately sur- !
rendered yesterday afternoon.
Houston says Rowe threatened his ।
life and attempted to shoot him.
A preliminary hearing was held this ;
morning and Houston was allowed bail
for his appearance before the grand
jur_v in November.
■ — -
William Sledge Houston, constable at [
I Somerville, was indieted by the federal
grand jury at Austin early this year on
charges of conspiracy to hold in peon
age white Mexican and negro boys on
a Burleson county farm owned by Mrs.
Laura Koppe of Houston. There are
between thirty and forty counts iu the
indictment. At the same time three
others were indicted including the local
justice of the peace.
WOULD HELP WOMAN
Women Circulating a Petition Seeking
To Secure Clemency For Husband
Slayer.
-
। aoedal Dispatch.
i Waco. Tex., Sept. 22.—Women h«re
Jarc preparing to circulate a petition
asking that mercy be shown Mrs. T.
lE. Streight, whose trial on the charge
of killing her husband, a McGregor
editor, on June 18, last, comes up here
next month.
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NEWS STORY
IS CAUSE OF
HIS ARREST
Man Who Was Shot Is Arrested
/ Here For the Sheriff of San
Saba County,
LATTER READ NEWSPAPER
Saw Story of Shooting In Light
and Gazette and Identifies
Man By It.
Charged with having abandoned
his wife and eight children at San
Saba 18 months ago, Theodore Sut
ton peppered with shot several
days ago by two neighbors was to
day arrested by Sheriff Hugh
Miller of San Saba county and
Deputy Constable Feliciano Flores
of San Antonio.
Through reading the Light and Ga
zette Sheriff Miller learned that Sut
ton was in San Antonio. He came here
and enlisted the aid of Constable> John
Trainer, who delegated Deputy I lores
to accompany him tn the home of Sut
ton. seven miles in the country, two
warrants, charging pistol toting, srniM
as a means for taking the man. Ihe
complaint charging wife abandonme
was not brought along, but it is regu
larly filed at San Saba. Sutton is now
in the county jail.
Sheriff Miller states that Butto».
came to San Antonio with a woman
whom he introduced as Ins wife. Fi
days «go. following some trouble at
Neel's store, on tlw> edge of the c”. ,
Sutton was shot as he «at on his door-
I step with the woman bending over him
. Two men have been arrested for it. The
; woman whom Sutton introduced here
i as hii wife was not molested bv Sher
J iff Miller, who came armed only with
' a warrant for Sutton himself.
ROOSWttT Will
WIN JI SUM
Schenectady County Change*
Aspect of Republican Situa
tion In New York.
Associated Press
New York. Sept. 22.-It was •»
bounced here yesterday that in
। nectady coanty the supporters of Colo-
I nel Roosevelt had earned the coni en
tion and that they had instructed then
i delegates to the state convention .0
I support Roosevelt for the chairman
Bh H was a severe jolt to the old guard
leaders, for they confidently expected
to carry the convention.
Estimates of the old guard made to
dav before the Schenectady returns
eave Mr. Sherman 541 of the 101 a del
egates. After the returns the prog res
I sives went over the list and figured
। ov* that Colonel Roosevelt would have
509 votes in the convention to 486 for
Vice President Sherman. The contest
has now sharpened to a point where a
1 fev delegates will hold the balance or
power and the efforts to swing into
line some of the counties still doubtful
will be continued vigorously until taa
roll is called in convention.
REVIVAL AT LULING.
Luling. Tex.. Sept. 22. —Committees
from the several churches here met last
night at the pavilion in Louger park to
arrange for a union revival to be held
here beginning Oct. 1. Rev. Porter Me
Curdv of Brownwood will be the preach-
The Baptist church will have a re
vival meeting which will start next
Sunday.
BREAKS SHOULDER BLADE
Special Dispatch.
Georgetown. Tex., Sept. 21. —Mrs.
Cathrina Nelson fell over the doorsteps
at the Missouri, Kansas & Texas depot
here and broke her right shoulder blade.
Mrs. Nelson is over 80 years old.
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Local
Fife San Antonio aud ciciaity:
Forecast till ’ P- » Friday:
Fair tonight and Friday.
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the 34 hours ending at * oVImK
thi» morning 92 degree* and
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