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FEWST
RATIONAL BANK
S $650,000
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS
LOVE HAS MADE NO
PROPOSAL FOR ROAD
Charter Says Line Will Be Built
From San Angelo, but Busi
ness Men's Club Has No
Proposition.
The charter of a railroad which
has San Antonio as its ultimate
southern terminus and San Angelo as
its starting point, has been approved
by the attorney general. It is ‘ho
Concho, San Saba and Llano Valley
railroad.
This is the same project that was
exclusively told about in The Light
about two weeks ago. Secretary
Carrington of the Business Men’s
club said this morning that he had
received no communication from R. A.
Ixtve, vice president and general
manager of the road, relative to what
was desired of San Antonio. He said
he had received a number of letters
from commercial bodies and others
in the country to be penetrated ‘by
“PROSPERITY DEPENDS ON
TARIFF AND CROPS”
Washington, April 3.—“lf. the tariff
is given prompt attention and this
year's crops are good there should be
a return of the wholesome conditions
of 1905 and 1906,” said James J. Hill,
head of the Great Northern railroad
here. “It is the best that normal con
ditions be restored surely rather than
swiftly.”
Hill said there were 270,000 idle
freight cars in tire country which if
coupled together would make a train
extending from New York to St. Louis
and then back to Baltimore, yet there
were those who wk why car shops aro
not running full force and when rail
roads are going to order new rolling
stock. He continued that orders for
new cars were put in when old and idle
cars were used and new ones needed.
The expeditious enactment of the tar
iff would help business but it would
not be a cure-all. He said much de
pended upon' whether the crops prove
to be all the farmers expect of them.
OWE SEIZED
BE UNCLE SAM
Because it. was alleged they
weighed but 14 1-2 ounces when the
label called for a full pound. 9120
cans of preserves were seized this
morning at the Hugo & Schmeltzer
wholesale house by Deputy United
States Marshall Fred Lancaster un
der the United States pure food and
drugs act.
The seizure was a result of an in
vestigation that has been going on
for some time by Pure Food Inspec
tor Gallagher of Galveston, who re
turned to that city this morning af
ter filing -the charges. Assistant
United States Attorney C. C. Cres
son made out the papers in the case.
The goods seized are a shipment
of 190 cases of Numsen’s fruit pre
serves, the alletgations stating that
the outside of the cases are labeled
four dozen 1-pound cans, and that
the can itself is wrapped in a label
with the words, “This package con
tains one full pou’’-’ of pure fruit
preserves, etc," whereas there is. in
reality, but 14 1-2 ounces of pre
serves in them; that they are con
fiscable because, under the pure food
and drugs act, this label is calculated
to mislead and deceive the purchaser.
The local firm is, of course, not
responsible in any way for the short
age in weight, although it is made
joint defendants with the Numsen
company of Baltimore in the suit. It
is the first case °t the 8011 ,o con,e
before the local authorities, but is
said to be only one of many seiz
ures that have been made of the
sam e goods in many cities of the
country.
It is understood the goods will re
main in the custody of the Hugo &
Schmeltzer company until action Is
taken in the matter by the courts.
CARD PARTY POSTPONED.
The card party planned by the
San Antonio hive of the Maccabees,
for Monday, April 5, ha s been post
poned Indefinitely.
®lje &igM
THE ONLY AFTERNOON PAPER IN SAN ANTONIO CARRYING ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS
ESTABLISHED 1881
the proposed road.
Mr. Love says the road will ulti
mately be built to San Antonio and
that work at the northern end will
begin at once. According to the
charter the road will be built from
San Angelo through Tom Green, Run
nels, Concho, Menard. McCulloch,
Kemble, Mason, Gillespie, Kerr and
Kendall counties to a junction with
the Sap in either Kerr or Kenda.l
counties at or near the boundary be
tween those two counties.
Vice President and General Mana
ger Love says the road will be com
pleted in 18 months.
Associated with Mr. Love in this
venture are: D. E. Sims, T. K. Wil
son, W. A. Norman, S. Roach, J. W.
Norman, J. E. Howze of Paint Rock,
T. C- Wynn of San Angelo, Charles
Oulwell, J. H. Herndon of Miles. Mr.
Love is from Kansas City.
Officers of the road are: D. E.
Sims, president; R. A. Love, first
vice president and general manager;
S. Roach, vice president; T. K. Wil
son, chairman of the board of direc
tors; W. A. Norman, secretary-treas
urer.
—JAMES J. HILL
JAMES J. HILL.
MO. POD. BILL
CAUSES BIOT
Jefferson City. Mo.. April 3.—The
proposed constitutional amendment
establishing state-wide prohibition
was today made a special order of
April 8. by the house of representa
tives. The committee on constitu
tional amendments reported the meas
ure today without recommendation.
The democrats tried to force an im
mediate consideration, but tw strict
party vote the republicans defeated
the effort, 57 to 50. It is claimed that
the measure will receive 77 votes in
the house and 22 in the senate and
will thus pass both branches of the
general assembly.
There was a small-sized riot in the
house before the final vote was taken.
The democrats complained that no bit
portunity had been given them to
present the minority report on the
proposed amendment and left their
seats. Immediately there was a rush
for the doors, the republicans seeking
to block the exits. U. G. Crandall,
republican, and H. L. Johnson, demo
crat, came to blows, but were separat
ed before any damage had been done.
GET ON FRESH TRAIL
OF CHIEF CRAZY SNAKE
Henrietta. Okla., April 3.—Colonel
Coffman, with eight detachments of
the state militia, started out at sun
rise today in a final endeavor to cap
ture Crazy Snake. Last night Indian
scouts at work in the hills scented fur.
ther trace of the willy old chief and
they learned where he was encamped
late last Thursday. Col. Hoffman's
destination today was a point near
Hanna, 20 miles south of Henryetta,
in Hughes county, close to the Cana
dian river. He sent all troops except
about 20 men who were left in camp
at Henryetta.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Overton. Kan
sas City, Mo.. are stopping at the St.
Anthony hotel for a few days.
MH WHEAT
UP ED GATES
HIGH MARK
Only Twice in 20 Years Has
Grain Sold Higher—Broker
age Firm Forced to Suspend
by Corner. . _
CUSTOMER LAID DOWN
Chicago. 111., April 3. —Wheat for
May delivery equalled the high point
reached during the celebrated Gates
deal in 1905 when it sold on the board
of trade today at per bushel.
Only twice during the last 20 years
has wheat sold at a higher figure ou
the local exchange. In October., 1888,
prices reached $1.23 and again in May,
IS9B, during the Leiter campaign the
mark of $1.25 was established. The
present high level is due largely to
an exceedingly urgent demand for
cash grain.
Breaks New York Record.
New York. April 3.—May wheat in
New York touched $1.24 5-8 this
morning and July $1.15 7-8, both new
high records.
Brokerage Frm Suspends.
Chicago, 111., April 3—Announce
ment was made on the Board of Trade
today of the suspension of the firm
of John Dickinson & Co.,
grain, stock and provision brokers.
In addition to membership on 'he
Board of Trade, the company also
held membership on the Consolidated
Stock Exchange of New York-
The firm hag also from 250 to 300
offices scattered throughout the
country. The liabilities are said to
i b c in the neighborhood of $250,000,
। according to J. T. Murphy, manager
।of the Chicago office. He started that
I Dickinscn, who is now in New York,
I wired him the suspension was only
I temporary.
New York, April 3 — The suspen
sion of the Dickinson firm of Chicago
and New York, announced on the
floor of the Consolidated Exchange
here today, was said iby a representi
tive of the firm in this city, to have
been du e to the recent advance in
wheat and to the fact that one of the
firm's large customers in Chicago
"laid down” ou the firm yesterday.
This customer. according to the
spokesman for the house here, failed
to furnish additional margins when
called ou, thus forcing the suspen
sion.
PAINTERS WGRKcD ON
THE WRONG HOUSE
A mistake by painters as to the
house they were sent to decorate has
resulted in the filing of a damage suit
in the county court in which George
Surkev asks $350 of Fred Hummert
for burning off the paint on his house
and otherwise damaging the premises.
"I had a contract to paint, the house
of a Mr. Dabb on Park avenue.” said
Mr. Hummert this morning, “and my
men made a mistake and went to Mr.
Surkey’s house instead. No one was
at home to tell them differently and
before the mistake was known they
had burnt part of the old coat of paint
off of the house."
The residence is at 914 San Pedro
avenue.
REVOLUTION IS
STARTED IN COLOMBIA
Willemstad. April 3. —Rumors reach
ed here of a revolutionary outbreak
against the administration of Presi
dent Reyes, of Colombia, in the vicin
ity of Rio Hacha. a seaport on the
Carribean. General Iguaran is said
to be the leader.
FRISCO COMMISSION
COMES TO TEXAS
Denison, Tex.. April 3.—(Special.)
—Promoting interest in agriculture
and horticulture. Fulton Clark, in
charge of the Rock Island-Frisco
commission, in an exhibit car, entered
the state hero this morning. He is
lecturing in each town on the system
and the car will cover the lines in
Texas.
FORGED CERTIFICATE
TO GET PROMOTION
Waxahachie, Tex., April 3;—(Spe
cial.)—Because J. L. Golfin. a negro
teacher wanted to teach the second
grade instead of the first and raised
his teaching certificate accordingly, he
must spend two years in the peniten
tiary. He was tried in the district
court for forging the superintendent s
signature.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1909
EXTRA
FL WORTH
IS FLAME
SWEPT
Fort Worth, Tex., April 3.—(Spe
cial) —Fire that threatens the entire
south side of the residence section
is raging with a 30-mile an hour gale
and already 15 dwellings in four
square blocks have been destroyed.
Three churches are doomed, the
Broadway Baptist. Broadway Presby
terian and Swedish Christian all are
now burning.
With inadequate water pressure the
fire department is unable to combat
the progress of the flames.
The estimated damage is already a
million and a half dollars. Several
persons have been burned and the in
jured are being overtaken by flames
in frantic efforts to escape with valua
bles. Appeal has been made to Dallas
and Waco for fire fighting equipment
and relief has been assured with haste.
KNIFE USED IN
NEWSBOYFIGHT
OVER MONEL
1 eny Harris, a 11-year-old newsboy,
was seriously stabbed at S o’clock this
morning in a dispute at the conjer. of
East Commerce and Ixtsoya streets.
Johnny Meinkcit, aged 13 years, also
a newsy, was plated under arrest by
Patrolman Pulliam charged with the
cutting.
The affair came near resulting se
riously, the keen blade of the knife be
ing plunged into Harris’ left side a
couple cf inches from the heart. Blood
flowed in profusion from the wound
and when the injured lad reached the
city hall his clothing was saturated.
Both lads were crying when taken
into police headquarters. They tell
different talep regardin',' the affray.
Harris says that other boys had knock
ed Me'nhart’s money from his hand
and that when he approached Johnny,
the iatter became angry and struck
him with the knife in the side.
Johnny Meinhart claims that Harris
was with several otaet boys and that
Harris struck his hand, knocking hU
money on the street. When he com
plained. he claims Harris struck him
in the face and then he puiled his
knife and £ truck Harris in the side.
Ciaim s Self Defense.
"I wasn't gein' to let him throw mv
money on the street and then beat me
up. too,” said tlie little fellow, while
curled up in a big chair at headqunr'.
ters.
Examination showed that the knife
had penetrated the body on the left
side, a few inches below the heart.
How far the i 'ade penetrated is not
known. The injured boy was removed
to his home. 431 Austin street.
Johnny Me’nhart lives on Avenue
A with his parents.
He was detained by the officers at
headquarters during the fore a ion and
afterwards transferred to 'be county
authorities.
DECLINES GENERAL
IN STOCK MARKET
New York, April 3.—Changes in
prices in stocks at the opening today
were generally small with declines in
the majority. ' Dealings were quite ac
tive. The close:
3-4; Illinois Central, 145 3-8; Missouri
Pacific, 72 1-4; ML, K. & T., 42 1-8;
New York Central. 130 7-8; Pennsylva
nia, 134 1-2: Reading, 135 1-2; Rock Is
land, 24 3-4: Southern Pacific. 121 7-8;
steel, 50 3-8; Do. preferred, 113 5-8.
MME. MODJESKA IS
SINKING RAPIDLY
Los Angeles. Cal., April 3. —Mme.
Modjebka is sinking rapidly. All hope
for her recovery has been abandoned.
It is not believed that she will sur
vive more than two or three days.
SANTIAGO. CHILE. HAS
$1,000,000 FIRE LOSS
Santiago. Chile. April 3.—A serious
fire that started today in the Calle
Huerfanos destroyed the cable office
before the flames could be gotten un
der control. The loss is placed at
$1,000,000.
Amalgamated. 74 1-4: Atchison. 107
NORTHCRAFT
WON'T BRING
WIFE TO TRI HL
Said to Have Stated He Did
Not Desire to Proceed and
No Affidavit Has Been
Filed.
CAN’T FORCE TESTIMONY
Will Leo Northcraft prosecute the
wife who shot him and then herself?
During a conversation yesterday af
ternoon Northcraft is said to have
stated that he would take no legal ac
tion looking toward the prosecution
of his wife.
Both the husband and the wife, who
have been in the city hospital ever
since the shooting, have sufficiently
recovered to lead to the belief that
they will ultimately get well. No steps
toward the filing of any charge grow
ing out of the shooting, have been
taken yet by the authorities.
“I ain confident there will be no
prosecution of the wife on the part
of the husband.” stated Chief of Po
lice Van Riper today.
Chief Van Riper says that he has
received advices that lead him to be
lieve that the husband will not pro
ceed against his wife. In the event
the husband remains firm in this
stand, it Is probable the matter will
neve; - get into the courts.
Chief Van Riper says that it is not
necessary for the husband to file an
affidavit, as this may be done by the
police, but were the husband to de
clare that he had no complaint to
make in the matter and did not care
to testify, there is every likelihood
that the case would end there.
“I don't believe the law can force
a husband or wife to testify against
each other, if they do not care to do
so,” stated Chief Van Riper."
Both husband and wife continue to
improve rapidly. Neither complains
of suffering and this afternoon they
were said to be in the best of spirits.
HEAR MORE ABOUT
CATTLE SHIPMENTS
The interstate commerce hearing in
the live stock matter at the federal
court room here is progressing
smoothly.. although it is not thought
the hearing will endl before next
week.
Two witnesses were examined this
morning, with a view to proving the
cost of transporting live stock over
the International & Great Northern.
These witnesses were Division Super
intendent Homer Eads and Personal
Injury Claim Agent Flynn of that road
The inquiries went into the details,
from the salary of a brakeman on a
live slock train to the aggregate co*’
cf personal injury cases in conn
tion with live stoek shipments.
Recess was taken at 12:30 o’clock.
P. J. Farrell, regular attorney for
the interstate commerce commission,
who has been in that department, for
nine years, will leave tonight for
Washington, having been called back
by urgent business. He has been con
ducting the bulk of the examination of
witnesses here and in Austin. Judge
Cowan will have entire charge of this
during the balance of the bearing.
CHILD DIES FROM
FRACTURED SKULL
The remains of Francis E. Well
born, the 2-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Wellborn, 324 Soledad
street, who died yesterday as the re
sult of a compound fraclure of the
skull, were taken to Cotulla last night,
accompanied by the mother and grand
mother. Interment will take place at
Cotulla today.
While the child was playing in the
kitchen of his parents' home last Wed
nesday. a hot water reservoir fell,
striking the child on the head, frac
turing the skull. Medical attention
was immediately summoned, but noth
ing could be done to save the life of
the child.
13,360 CHURCH MEMBERS
IN FORT WORTH
Fort Worth. Tex.. April 3—(Spe
cial.)—A religious census of this city.,
completed today, shows 13.360 church
members, the Methodists leading with
3126. Seven hundred and eight homes
reported no Bibles.
HOUSE TAKES UP
HEALTH BOARD BILL
Austin. Tex.. April 3.— (Special.)—
The house this morning took up the
health board bill. Ralston offered the
senate bill as a substitute for the
measure. The discusion promises to
be long.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DEFENSE WILL SUMMON
GOVERNOR US WITNESS
IN GAMBLING CASES
Says Governor Must
Come as Witness
CHAS. A. DAVIES.
Attorney for men charged with
gambling. w - ho declares he will sub
poena Governor Campbell as witness.
AfiGUEJOURNEAY
CASE ALL DAY
Decision as to Bail Will Be
Rendered This After
noon.
Up to 2:30 o’clock this afternoon
the habeas corpus action in behalf
of E. O- Journeay, with crim
inal assault and murder was still un
decided.
Extensive arguments were made by
both sides, the state commencing
shortly before 11 o'clock and talking
until noon. R. H. Ward for the de
fense took up his argument on the
convening of court at 2 o clock.
Guessing Ages.
Joe Wernette. 503 Ruiz street, one
of the proprietors of the I. & G. N.
hotel was the first witness called by
the defense this morning when the
hearing opened at 10:05 o'clock.
Mr. Wernette testified that he was
at the hotel the night of March 6 and
saw Mattie Scott. Asked how old he
took the girl to be he answered: “She
seemed to be a full grown lady of 18
or 19 -’ . .. i.
"How old is Mr. Baker here? said
Attorney Chambers. Witness an
swered that he did not know.
“No,” said Chambers, ”J-ou don’t
know and you didn't know Mattie
Scott's age. but you guessed at it,
now guess at Baker's."
Wernette said he took Baker to be
about 45.
“I guess that’s a fair sample of your
guessing on ages,” responded Cham
bers. ' Baker is only 39. You are tes
tifying against a dead girl here and
that shows your knowledge of ages. ’
Dr. T. T. Jackson, of San Antonio,
was the second witness. He testified
as to the defendant’s good character.
J. C. Heiser, an uncle of the defend
ant, testified that defendant and his
people were without means and if bail
was granted would have to rely upon
friends.
Both sides then rested.
Mr. Chambers announced that the
state did not think defendant entitled
to bail and the argument was begun.
WILL TRY CHINESE
SMUGGLING CASES
Trial of the cases of men arrested
some weeks ago in connection with
the wholesale smuggling of Chinese
immigrants across the Texas border is
expected at the session of the federal
court to open at El Paso early next
week. Judge Maxey, Clerk Hart. At
torney Cresson and other officers will
leave here tomorrow morning for El
Paso to be in attendance at court.
LOYALISTS WIN IN
PRESBYTERIAN CASE
Nashville. Tenn.. April 3.—The su
preme court today decided Cumber
land Presbyterian church union case
in favor of the loyalists. The deci
sion is a great surprise to the union
ists.
NATIONAL BANK
3L $650,000
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Attorney Davies Says Chief-.
Executive Will Be Subpoe- ‘
naed to Explain Presence of’
Rangers in San Antonio, \
Governor Thomas M. Campbell will
be summoned to appear as a witness
in the gambling trials of Platon San
chez, Melquides Pena, Juan Saenz and
Gonzalo Garza, when they come to
trial in the Thirty-sevanth district
court, declares Chas. A. Davies, coun
sel for Sanchez et al.
In addition to the governor the
reading clerk of the legislature will
be summoned. Governor Campbell
will be asked to testify as to whether
or not he sent the state rangers here
to raid gambling houses. Both he and
the reading clerk will be examined
on matters affecting the constitution
ality of the gaming laws of 1907,
which in his argument to the court
on Thursday, Mr. Davies declared
“was passed under suspension of the
rules of the legislature in a moment
of frenzy and is a violation of the
bill of rights.”
Subpoenas for the governor and the
reading clerk will probably be is
sued as soon as the cases are set for
trial.
The cases of Sanchez et al result
ed from a raid on the night of Jan. 17
by State Rangers Laughlin and
White upon a place at Santa Rosa av
enue and Monterey street. Over 3d
inmates were arrested. A number
were fined in justice court, and five
were indicted by the grand jury.
Will Press Cases.
Several cases are pending before
the county court on appeal from Jie
court of Judge Fisk. The first.of
the indictment cases was tried in the
Thirty-seventh district court this
week and a hung jury resulted.
Assistant District Attorney Cham
hers today stated to a Light reporter
that the remainder of the cases would
be pressed to the full limit
“We are going to put these gamb
ling eases ahead of everything on
the docket,” said Mr. chambers. “Th«
state will not relax one inch in their
prosecution. The next two weeks
will be devoted to a civil setting in
the thirty-seventh clburt but these
cases will probably be the first ones
taken up after that time.”
Mr. Davies, on the other hand,
says they will be fought co a finish
by the defense.
"I am defending these men in this
proposition not because J wish to
encourage gambling but because we
have here In Bexar county a local
self government that is amply abla
to take care of its own affairs.” said
be. “I tis the manner of prosecu
tion, principally that does not look
right"
MAYOR PROBING FIRE ’
ALARM INFRINGEMENTS
An investigation for the purpose of
ascertaining whether certain business
houses of this city i4b overstepping
the ordinance regulating the fire
alarm system by having connections
made with the fire alarm system, has
been ordered by Mayor Callaghan.
According to the advices that have
reached the mayor, it seems that sev
eral stores have in some manner in
stalled fire alarm systems and have
secured connection with the city fire
alarm wires. The mayor says he
knows of no ordinance which would
permit of such infringements.
City Electrician W. A. White, in
charge of the fire alarm system, says
that he knows of no such violations,
unless his honor refers to the auto
matic sprinklers installed by some of
the local business houses. The mayor
says he is not familiar with the na
ture of the connection with the fire
alarm system and that pending a re
port to the council he can tell Hfffo
about it.
j LOCAL WEATHER 1
fl Forecast for San Antonio and
Qf) -t vicinity:
■ Fair; warmer tonight.
The minimum temperature for
a- the “4 hours ending at 8 o’eloclc
ODt in the morning was 52 and the
I : maximum was S 4.
The temperature at 1 p nw
60 L : w>3
75
70': isos i’M
4 a. m...... •* KI
8 a. m 48 Kt
8 a. m...... <«
10 a. m « -4
12 noon is ,4
I p. m <8 78
The temperatures in other cities "H
be louiid on pegs six.