The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 72, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 2, 1912 Page: 1 of 16
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THIRTY-THIRD VYAR—No. 72.
DOLLY DIMPLES ARRIVES IN CITY
TO MATCH WITS AG AINST SLEUTHS
Vivacious “Girl of Mystery" Reaches San Antonio Confident
of Her Ability to Evade Identification By the Public
In Contest Which Begins This Afternoon.
MAKES APPEARANCE BEFORE CROWD AT LIGHT OFFICE
Leaves Then to Look Over City Preparatory to First Test of
Her Elusiveness Which Will Take Place This Afternoon
at 5:30 O'Clock at Houston Street and Avenue C.
When Dolly Dimples May Be Seen
And How She May Be Caught.
Arrived in San Antonio Tuesday morning.
Appeared in front of The Light building at 12:15 noon
Tuesday wh0rc she addressed the sleuths.
At 5:3O o’clock sharp this evening the reward of $200 in
gold offered by The Light will go into effect.
Between 5:30 and 6:30 o’clock this evening Miss Dolly will
appear at the corner of Avenue C and Houston street in dis-
guise.
Should you detect the elusive maid repeat the following
salutation to her: “PARDON ME YOU ?\RE THE MYSTE-
RIOUS MISS DOLLY DIMPLES OF THE SAN ANTONIO
LIGHT. THE FASTEST GROWING PAPER IN THE
SOUTH.” If the above words are spoken correctly and the
person you salute proves to be the mysterious Miss Dolly Dim-
ples the reward is yours. You must have in your possession and
hold to her view the very latest edition of the current day’s issue
of The San Antonio Light.
If bv any chance Miss Dolly escapes capture this evening
look for her Wednesday evening on the corner of Houston and
Alamo Plaza.
Tomorrow night some time between the hours of 8 and 10
o'clock Miss Dolly will if free visit THE ORPHEUM THEA-
TER in disguise where she will occupy a seat somewhere in the
audience.
The management of THE ORPHEUM THEATER be-
lieves that the mysterious one will be unable to gain admission
without being detected and will award to any person effecting
her capture a season ticket good for a box seating six people
once a week during the season of 1912.
Dolly Dimples will remain in San Antonio until she is appre-
hended.
Dolly Dimples whose defiant challenge to citizens of San Antonio to dis-
cover her whereabouts has already aroused the ambitions or all the amateur
sleuths in town arrived in the city this morning and immediately called at The
Light office to announce that she is ready for the merry chase she expects to
lead her pursuers during the next few days.
Miss Dolly Dimples rolled up to The Light office in her famous "1912 Cadil-
lac’’ automobile and proceeded to arrange for the details of her campaign.
After having her picture taken she started on a tour of the city to get ac-
quainted with its streels and buildings and obtain a general idea of the scene
of her operations. The young woman who has heretofore made sport of the
shrewdest detectives in the United States travels like a prima donna for
among her personal effects is a dray load of trunks containing the necessary
wardrobe for her numerous disguises. The trunks were taken to a local
hotel for the intrepid young woman and her maid but only those two know
where it is located and not even her hosts arc aware of her identity.
She Is Confident of Success.
XS
defiant and confident. Her manner is
vivacious and confident and' she 8 ® el n
to beheve that she will succeed In
giving the San Antonio people just as
hard a chase as she has her pursue s
elsewhere. She motored away amid
thp cheers of the throng.
The Light doubts her ability and
predicts her early and t
back up that statement offers a re-
ward of $200 in gold to any man or
woman clever enough to detect her
and who complies with the rules and
conditions of the contest which wil
be found on another page of this
Thirty-five Characters.
“The first few days of the contest
are comparatively easy for me saia
Miss Dolly before starting out °n’her
tour of the city. "The chase at first is
not so warm and the need for com-
plete and effective disguises not so
strong. But after the chase has grown
tn intensity the people begin to get
wise and great care is needed. I can
assume thirty-five different charac-
It was apparent from the young
woman's remarks that it will not al-
ways be safe for those who are
anxious to win the big reward by
finding Miss Dimples to search al-
ways for a pretty young woman. A
clever actress assisted by many dis-
guises may sometimes play the role
of a gray-haired and decrepit woman
and those who play the game will
probably realize this before the hunt
Is over.
Promptly at the stroke of 5:..O
o’clock this evening the reward of
$200 in gold offered by The Light
will go Into effect and Dolly Dimples
will reappear on the corner of Ave-
nue C and Houston street between
5:30 and 6:30 o'clock in one of her
disguises which have baffled some of
the most illustrious sleuths of the
continent. She will mingle freely with
the assemblage giving all a chance to
apprehend her.
Great Throng Greets Her.
Judging from the great throng of
people that greeted the mysterious
Dolly Dimples in front of The Light
building today at noon. It is very
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
evident that the young lady will be
the idol of the hour until some lucky
person runs her down and wins the
big golden nest egg.
At 12:15 o'clock sharp—Dolly made
her first appearance in front of The
Light building undisguised giving all
an opportunity to study her features
and general make-up.
She was introduced by Tommy
Bird. alias "Reds” known as the
world's greatest newsboy who has ac-
companied Dolly on all of her visits in
the different cities where she has pre-
sented her work.
A great throng cheered Miss Dolly
when she stepped forth from The
Light building into the tonneau of
her ”1912 Uaddilac” automobile. This
vast crowd was gathered evidently as
a result of the intense interest of the
telegraphic news items that have ap-
peared from day to day as the fair
visitor from England continued to
make sport of the principal police of-
ficials of the country in defying them
to catch her if they wanted her.
Will Tell of Her Adventures.
"I certainly want to thank you for
turning out in such large numbers”
Miss Dolly said. "Somehow I feel a
trifle less confldbnt of myself in San
Antonio because you apparently are
in earnest in your effort to catch me.
I will see you all at the corner of
Avenue C and Houston street this
evening. So until then good-by!”
Miss Dolly Dimples herself will
write of her adventure each day’ until
she is apprehended. The articles will
be for the exclusive Use of The Light.
JUST LOVES SAN ANTONIO.
Girl In Pink Mask Is Enthusiastic
About City’s Charms.
(By Dolly Dimples.)
San Antonio at last! One of the
quaintest and most romantic of
American cities of earth-wide fame-
celebrated not only as to its historical
lore its picturesque beauty but as a
iavorite year-around resort. I could
scarcely’ wait to tread its renowned
streets though that pleasure was de-
ferred till the last possible moment.
As I neared my destination I was ob-
liged to take a circuitous route in
order to elude a score or more sleuths
and idly curious folks who had fol-
lowed me from New’ York.
How good it seems to behold ver-
dant greenery and to feel the balmv
southern breezes laden with an earthy
smell of growing things. Up north it
Is still wintry enough for furs.
And what a splendid city is San
(Continued on Page 2.—1st Column)
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS TUESDAY APRIL 2 1912.
BIG CROWD SEES DOLLY AT LIGHT OFFICE
TRACTIDH GO.
IS UNABLE TO
AID THE FAIR
General Manager Says It Is
Barely Able to Maintain Its
Own Existence
DAMAGE SUITS THE CAUSE
Flan to Continue Fair-May
Have to Be Abondaned as
Result of Conditions
That the San Antonio Traction com-
pany is contending against a critical
situation and has about reached the
limit of endurance in settling the
manifold damage suits brought by
passengers was told by General Man-
ager E. E. Eysenbach in explaining
why the company had refused to can-
cel the obligation owed by the Inter-
national Fair association by subscrib-
ing for $20000 worth of 6 per cent
interest-bearing bonds in a reorganiz-
ed Fair association.
Mr. Eysenbach stated that the dam-
age claims against the traction com-
pany amount to such a tremendous
total—which is constantly growing
larger—that the corporation Is forced
to cling to every available asset and
does not feel justified in acceding to
the request of business men in the
latest effort to save the International
fair from dissolution.
Leas Business More Profit.
Affairs have come to such a crisis
said Mr. Eysenbach that officials
have been forced to the conclusion
that the fewer people are transported
the more apt is the company to pay
interest on its investment.
When the .Young Men’s Business
league failed to finance the fair a
number of business men took an in-
terest in the matter and planned to
save the big fall show from dissolu-
tion. It was proposed to raise $100-
000 by subscription and purchase out-
right the property owned by the Fair
association. Then the claims against
the association amounting to about
$66000 would be liquidated leaving a
balance of $35000 to be expended in
building a new exposition hall and
otherwise improving the property.
Subscribers were to receive 10-year
bonds bearing interest at the rate of
6 per cent. A number of prominent
business men have agreed to sub-
scribe $5000 each under this plan.
Before starting a campaign for sub-
scriptions the trustees for the fund
asked the traction company to take
$20000 worth of bonds thereby can-
celling the second mortgage held by
the company against the association.
The trustees were notified last Friday
that the company could not agree to
this arrangement.
Means Abandonment of Plan.
Appointed as trustees were Dr.
Frederick Terrell Fred W. Cook and
Henry L. Halff and one of them said
this morning that the refusal of the
traction company meant that the plan
would no doubt be abandoned. This
probably means it is said that the
Fair association will be dissolved and
its property sold to pay outstanding
Indebtedness.
"Under ordinary circumstances the
traction company would at once agree
to such an arrangement” said Mr.
Eysenbach. “In former years the com-
pany has always supported public un-
dertakings liberally and subscribed to
anything that would benefit and ad-
vance the city.
"But under present conditions such
a course is no longer possible. The ap-
palling amount of money paid out in
damage claims has made it necessary
for the company to adopt a policy of
strictest economy. To be frank we
are up against it. We are almost led
to believe that the fewer people we
carry the larger will be our profits."
Gives Startling Figures.
Mr. Eysenbach then cited figures to
show the burden under which the
traction company is laboring. In
March the damage claims settled
amounted to $21000 —and he said the
monthly total is rarely less than $2J)-
000. In addition to this there are
$67000 in damage Judgments against
the company. On top of all this the
suits pending amount to $2700000.
"There must be a solution to the
problem. Such conditions cannot con-
tinue to prevail” he said. ”We have
tried every method of meeting the
claims but their total only seems to
grow larger. I cannot see where it
will all end.”
Cars in San Antonio are operated
on slow schedule to prevent all pos-
sible accidents declared Mr. Eysen-
bach. This means a larger number of
motormen and conductors and In-
creased operating expenses. He statea
that the number of real accidents were
comparatively small in San Antonio
but that the damage claims were ab-
normal and out of all proportion.
■Hi
ON ■« BM
Reported Japanese Activity In Ixiwcr
California Has Stirred Senator
Lodge to Action.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
WASHINGTON. April 2.—The sen-
ate today adopted a resolution pre-
sented by Senator Lodge requesting
the president if not incompatible with
public Interest to furnish the senate
all information bearing on reported
Japanese activity at Magdalena Bay
Lower California.
The resolution on which there was
no debate had reference to the re-
ported purchase of land by the Jap-
anese government for a colony on
Mexican soli.
WEATHER
'TEMPERATURES.
April 1. 2 a. m 52
3 p. m 80 3 a. m 51
4 p. m SO 4 a. m 50
5 p. m 78 5 a. m 50
6 p. m 77 6 a. m 50
7 p. m 76 7 a. m 51
8 p. m 66 8 a. Hl 54
9 p. m 65 9 a. m 55
10 p. m 60 10 a. m 58
11 p. m 60 11 a. m 59
12 midnight. . 57 12 m 63
* April 2. 1 p. m 64
1 a. m 57 2 p. m 66
WEATHER FORECAST.
For San Antonio and vicinity: Fair
tonight and Wednesday; warmer
Wednesday.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.
(Observations made at 8 a. m.)
ST. LOUIS: Temperature 34; rain-
ing; 20-mile wind from the northeast:
Wednesday fair; lowest temperature
in last 24 hours 34.
CHICAGO: Temperature 32;
cloudy; 4-mile wind from the north;
Wednesday fair; slowly rising tem-
perature; lowest temperature in last
24 hours. 30
MILWAUKEE: Temperature 36;
cloudy; 14-mile wind from the north;
Wednesday fair; lowest temperature
in last 24 hours 32.
ST. PAUL: Temperature. 30; rain-
ing: 16-mile wind from the north;
Wednesday slightly warmer; lowest
temperature In last 24 hours 30.
KANSAS CITY.: Temperature 40;
clear; 12-mile wind from the north-
west; Wednesday fair; lowest tem-
perature in last 24 hours 40.
NEW YORK: Temperature 44;
cloudy; 4-mile wind from the north-
west; rain tonight and Wednesday;
lowest temperature in last 24 hours
40 degrees.
BOSTON: Temperature. 36; rain-
ing; 10-mlle wind from the northiast;
Wednesday rain; lowest temperature
in last 2.4 hours. 36.
WASHINGTON: Temperature 60;
raining: S-mile wind from the south-
west; rain tonight and probably
Wednesday: lowest temperature In
last 24 hours 58.
Any (tatement emanating from any
source whatever to the rftect that the
day leased wired of the Associated Press
Into San Antonio Is etrned In whole or
In part by any newspaper other than the
Ban Antonio Light Is unfounded and
without bails In face
TAFT URGES
APPROPRIATION
ID STOP FLODB
In Special Message to Con-
gress Asks for $500000 to
Strengthen Levees
CONDITIONS ARE GRAVE
Water Breaks Through Levee
at Hickman Ky Caus-
ing $150000 Damage
With a serious crevasse at Hick-
man. Ky. and the levees threatened
at many other points by high water
heavy rains today throughout the
Ohio valley have brought about alarm-
ing conditions along the Tennessee
Cumberland Ohio and Mississippi
rivers.
From 3 to 6.5 inches of rain have
fallen at points in Tennessee and
southern ami western Kentucky and
from 1 to 2.5 inches over large areas
in the Ohio valley and the east central
states. Heavy rains also are reported
from the Missouri valley.
The Kentucky river is rising rapidly.
The has risen since yesterday
from Cattlesburg to MarysvLle and be-
gan to rise this forenoon at Cincinnati.
There have been further marked rises
in the lower river while the Cumber-
land and the Tennesee are going up
at a rapid rate. The Ohio which has
been falling at Louisville will begin
to rise again tomorrow according to
the local weather bureau.
Reports received here today from
Hickman and Columbus told of the
abandonment of large portions of
those towns by the Inhabitants who
are fleeing to the hills. The high water
is destroying much property.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
WASHINGTON April 2.—President
Taft today took quick action to bend
the energies of the government toward
stopping tho threatened floods in the
Missouri and Mississippi river val-
leys.
After conferences with Secretary of
War Stimson and General William H.
Bixby chief of engineers and several
senators and congressmen from states
bordering these two great streams ho
sent a message to congress urging the
immediate appropriation of $500000
to be used in strengthening the levees
and trying to prevent further flood
damage. His message is as follows:
The President's Message.
"I am advised by the secretary of
war whose report I transmit here-
with. that the flood in the Mississippi
valley by reason of the rise of all the
rivers tributary to the Mississippi and
Missouri at nearly the same time is
likely in the lower part of the valley—-
that is Missouri Kentucky Arkansas
Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana
—to reach a higher point along the
levees than It has ever reached within
recent memories and that there is
very grave danger that the levees may
give way under this unusual pressure
and that great damage may be done
to property in the states mentioned
requiring unless prompt action is
taken great future outlay in preserv-
ing the proper navigation of the
stream.
"These levees contribute not only to
tho safety of the adjoining agricul-
tural land and settlements but are
also part of the great governmental
project maintenance of navigation in
the lower waters of the Mississippi.
Urges Immediate Action.
"It seems proper therefore that
the government take Immediate action
to make the loss impending as little
ns possible. In view of the 'charac-
ter of the emergency and the safe-
guards surrounding the expenditures
made under the corps of engineers. I
have no hesitation in asking for an
(Continued on Page 2—6th Column)
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY
BATTLE RAGES AT PARRAL;
ATTACK IS LEO BY CAMPA
Federal Forces Under Soto end Villa ire
Fighting Stubbornly In defense of
the Town
NEITHER SIDE HAS DECIDED ADVijiTADE
Orozco Reviving Plan to March Agoinot
Torreon Starts Troops South and Ho
Will Fouow Laier
JIMENEZ. Mex. April 2.—Fighting for possession of the im-
portant city of Parral began this morning. General Campa posted
his rebels in the hills near the city and an artillery duel began.
The city is defended by General Soto and Colonel Villa with a
federal force estimated at -W0 men. Campa's column i•. fully twice
as strong.
v
(SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT)
EI. PASO Tex. April 2.—Dispatches from General Orozco’s
headquarters at Jimenez say he has been advised by wire from Al-
lende this morning that the fight at Parral is in progress.
General Campa moved close to the mining city during the night
and early this morning began the attack. The mining city is de-
fended by 400 federate under Gen. De la Luz Soto and Col. Pancho
\ ilia and the attack of the rebels was met with determined re-
sistance.
Both Sides Are Fighting Desperately.
The fighting has been spirited all morning and neither side ap-
peared to have had any decided advantage.
Campa wires Orozco that he has the advantage of position and
a larger force and has no doubt of his ability to take the city.
Orozco has ordered railroad repair crews to proceed toward
Parral under heavy guard to repair the lines out of that city.
Orozco Starts Troops to Torreon
sistance.
Orozco has again changed his mind and this afternoon started
the movement of his troops to Torreon. Gen. Litis Fernandez who
was this morning sent to Escalon with from 800 to 1000 rebels has
been ordered to continue south to the vicinity of Torreon.
Later today General Salazar will leave Jimenez to take his
force as far as they can go by rail. Orozco says he will follow as
soon as he has arranged for the holding of Jimenez and Chihuahua
ami receives news of the battle in progress at Parral.
Jimenez to Be Base of Supplies
Jimenez and Chihuahua will both he garrisoned Chihuahua with
-00 men and Jimenez with probably 1000 and the latter will be made
the supply base for the rebel arm
These plans and the movem<
told in dispatches from Jimenez t
PLAN TO ATTACK JIMINEZ.
Federal Forces Unite at Escalon and
Prepare for March.
(SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT.)
EL PASO Tex.. April 2—Mexican
Consul E. C. Llorente In this city
says he has been in communication
with Gen. Trucy Aubert and General
Tellez and that the two federal gen-
erals have united their forces at Es-
calon for an attack on Jimenez.
Consul Llorente says Aubert’s force
has been recruited to more than 1000
men and that General Tellez has twice
that number including 500 native
railroad men from the Torreon dis-
trict who have been armed by the gov.
ernment. The federal generals ex-
press confidence in their ability to
take Jimenez from Orozco.
No additional information from
Chihuahua has been received here
but local federal officers say the fed-
erals in that vicinity are Sanjines'
command from Ojlnaga.
MADERO BLAMES PRESS
Denies That Situation in Mexico Is
Grave.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
PARIS. April 2.-—President Madero
has sent the following statement to
the Matin from Mexico City In re-
sponse to a request for the real truth
as to the situation in Mexico:
“The defeat sustained by all the
federal troops was much less grave
than at first thought. Their loss in
killed wounded and prisoners in all
amounts to nine per cent of their ef-
foctive forces. Their defeat was the
result of a series of unlucky coinci-
dences.
"The forces of Orozco on the con-
trary suffered an enormous loss.
Their stores and ammunition were so
exhausted that they were unable even
to attempt to pursue Trucy Aubert s
column which fell-back in the direc-
tion of the south. The federal forces
have already reformed on the north-
ern road to cover the retreat of Au-
bert and resume the offensive.
"No one doubts the result of thia
campaign. The government forces
are superior both in number disci-
pline and arms. The defection of
Orozco far from being prejudicial to
the government had advantages J n J®'
much as it has provoked a formidable
reaction of public opinion. As to the
small insurrectionary centers existing
at different points in the territory of
the republic they are without Impor-
tance. The forces of Zapata have al-
most been annihilated.
"To sum up the situation in the re-
-PRICE: FIVE CENTS
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
?nt of bemandez and Salazar arty
:his afternoon.
P’ibHc It continues to Improv*;rap-
Idly. It is the press which by print-
ing alarmist and exaggerated news
has succeeded in giving rise to the>be-
lief that the situation is grave.”
Several Federal Scouts Killed hr Hand
of Revolutionists.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
DEL RIO. Tex.. April 2.—Mexican
federal scouts from Las Vaca* op-
posite Del Rio. In a clash with a band
of revolutionists Sunday evening lost
several men and had a number
woupded. All their horses were killed
The rebels were eventually
They left seven dead on the field. The
federals then came to I.as Vacas and
summoned medical and from Del
Rio.
This band of revolutionists several
days ago robbed American cattlemen
on tne Mexican side ajid threatened
death to those who undertook to pro-
tect their interests. After the battle
Sunday evening they threatened to
attack Las \ acas.
REVOLT NOT ANTI-AMERICAN.
Emilio Vasquez Gomez Sends Reas-
suring Message to the State
Department.
Emilio X asquez Gomez this morn-
ing directed a 500-word telegram to
Huntington Wilson acting secretary
of state of the United States in which
after quoting a manifesto to the Mexi-
can people and a telegram which he
sent Sunday to President Madero of
Mexico he took occasion to say the
present revolutionary movement was
not and would not be. In any senses
anti-American in character.
“I can assure you." he continues
"that all the Mexican people united-
ly will labor promptly and willingly to
satisfy the profound necessities which
have caused the present revolution
and to maintain peace integrity re-
spect and national independence to
the end that our country’s relations
with the peoples of the earth shall be
friendly and cordial built on the firm
buse of mutual respect of justice and
the rights of each."
To the secretary of state.* Sr. Vas-
quez Gomez quoted the manifesto
Issued by him to the Mexican people
February 17. in which he had made
recommendations to all revolutionists
enlisted in hia cause to take special
care not to molest foreigners either
(Continued on Page S—4th Column.)
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