San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 198, Ed. 1 Friday, August 4, 1905 Page: 5 of 8
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C ASTORIA
EEgO
GRIFFIN IS STILL
CONFINED TO HIS BED.
Colonel B. O. Griffin southwestern
passenger agent of the Missouri Pad.
Jhr
w/
We always shoulder any blame that
Our Plumbing work deserves. If any
job that we do for you is lacking in
any good enduring quality let us
make the wrong right and offer you
the apMogy we owe you.
IMaw .& Piper
116 South Alamo Street.
DRESSY COAT IN SILK OR PONGEE.
The loosely fitting costs are among the most effective styles for misses
ga well as children. In the illustration a round yoke over the shoulders
Is the only attempt at fitting made. To this the body of the garment la
applied tn box pleats these not stitehed. but well pressed throughout A
fancy boulllonne of the silk made with a featherbone cording in either edge
Is posed in cape fashion on the shoulder yoke which is unlined for coolness
and thia same trimming touch appears on the cuffs that bands the full looae
puffed sleeve. JJust to the curve of the hips is the right length for these
effective liltX wraps.
fic who was bitten by a poisonous
spider at Dallas Thursday is still
confined to bis bed at his home. 506
Fourth street. The poison has en-
tered the system and it will be several
days yet before that official will be
able to leave his bed
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Adolph Thompson and Katherine
AnkeL colored.
Celestino Sanchez and Elena Her-
nandez-
William Bridges and Millie Wesley
colored.
George R. Warren and Emma
Bradey.
Thomas L. Shaw and Mamie Crow-
ther.
Henry Vander and Freda Boelckow.
Herman Schiieper and Effie Earn-
est.
J. C. Stephenson and Lorine C.
Hord.
George A. StiUson and Johanna L.
Pauli.
Comforts the heart strengthens the
mind. Is good ill or well. Makes the
face bright as the summer morn.
That's what Hollister's Rocky Moun-
tain Tea will do. Cures when all else
fails. 35 cents.
I. & G. N. DRUG STORE.
Corrugated galvanized roofing. Ed
Steves & Sons.
SAN ANTONIO DAILY LIGHT. SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 4. iQOfc
OPPOSE $50000
SCHOOL BONDS
Taxpayers Organize and Issue State*
neit In Support ol Tbeir Claim.
FALLACY OF BOND ISSUE
Verified Ststemßnt Slews 1061 Vaunt Seats
Already In Public Sclihls—Ridistrict
Seim's and Nat Bond Issue M-
ed—Election Timimw.
At a meeting of tax payers last night
a statement wa ssubmitted by a spe-
cial committee appointed at a previous
meet.-ng. to investigate the records of
the rcnool board for the purpose of as-
certaining the conditions existing in
the public schools.
According to the statement submit-
ted. the committee state* that the to-
takb seating capacity of the public
schools is 8612 while the attenance is
7577 leaving a total of 1061 vacant
seat. in the schools. The statement
further show* that what Is needed to
relieve the public schools is a redls-
trictlnff of the schools and not a <50-
000 bond issue. The statement shows
that the total income of the school
board amounts to 1158108.75 with an
annual expenditure of <158226.08. It
states that should the <50000 bond Is-
sue carry the schools would have to
be conducted on an annual deficit of
<15000. The statement of the tax-
payers. who have organize! in oppo-
sition tn the bonds is as follows:
Hon. W. B. Kerr. Chairman Temporary
Organization Opposing "Bond Issue."
We your special committee appoint-
ed to prepare an address to the people
Sai Antonio regarding conditions
existing in the school board beg to
repoit as follows:
To the People of San Antonio:
On Saturday August 5 an election
wilt be held when the taxpayers will
be called upon to decide whether or
not toe school board of San Antonio
shall be authorized to issue an addi-
tional <50000 of school bonds.. Owing
to the fact that the school board has
not issued an itemized statement giv-
ing facts and figures showing the ne-
cesilty of this new <50.000 school bond
issue a committee was appointed by
a meeting of taxpayers to make a
thorough investigation of the records
of the school board and report the
true condition of scbool affairs to a
meeting of citizens held on Thursday.
August 3. 1905. This duty the sa:d
committee performed and we beg to
give to the people of San Antonio the
conditions as shown by the records of
the Pan Antonio school board.
Let ns say in the beginning that we
Relieve in the public schools. We
believe it is an unpardonable crime
for any man to do a single thing that
will interfere with the true progress
of our public schools; but we believe
that in the face of existing conditions
it would be a worse crime to authorize
the <50.000 bond issue. It is not true
as a retain newspaper and as certain
individuals have tried to make It seem
that our fight is based on personal
spite or Is brought about for political
purposes. With us it is a business
QUICK SERVICE
and good is the only kind to tolerate
So If y°» want a quick meal drop in
here and get iL
YOU’LL LOSE NO TIME
in waiting to be served. You'll lost no
zest for the food when it is brought
to you. You'll lost jio satisfaction
when you get the check. For it will
be a very little one. Special dishes!
Plenty of 'em.
THE BON TON
H. MAGENDIE Prop.
318 E. Houston Street.
We will build you
a home on easy
Payments forvery
little more than
rent is now cost*
ing you. Interest
at 8 per cent and
material at Cash
Prices.
HILLYER-DEUTSCH
JARRATT & CO.
Four Facts For
Sick Women
To Considez
Lydia E. PinLham’o Vtgttabk Compound
Hat an VntquaUad Hocotd of Cuno—
Un VinUtamt Advict It Conftdto.
IM Fno and alwayt Helpful
Fin»T.—That almost every operation
In our hospital* performed upon women
becomes necessary through neglect of
such symptom* as backache irregular
and painful memtruation. leucorrncea
displacement* of the uterus pain in
the aide burning senaation in the *tom-
ach. bearing-down pain* nervouaneen
dizzinesa and aleepleaaneas.
Sxcoxp.—The medicine that hold*
the record for the largest number of
absolute cures of female ilia 1* Lydia
E. Pinkham'* Vegetable Compound.
It regulate* strengthens and cures
diseases of the female organism as
nothing else can.
For thirty years it has been helping
women to be’strong curing backache
nervousnek*. kidney trouble* all uter-
ine and ovarian inflammation weak-
ness and displacement* regulating
menstruation perfectly and overcom-
ing it* pain*. It has also proved itself
Invaluable in preparing for childbirth
and the change of life.
Thibo.—The great volume of unso-
licited *nd grateful testimonials on file
at the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn
M***. many of which are from time to
time published by permi»*ion give ab-
solute evidence of the value of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
Mrs. Pinkham's advice.
Fovbth —Every ailing woman in the
United States is asked to accept the
following invitation. It is free will
bring you health and may save your
life.
Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation
to Women.-Women suffering from any
form of female weakness are invited to
promptly communicate with Mrs. Pink-
ham. at Lynn Mass. All letters are
received opened read and answered
by women only. From symptom* given
your trouble may be located and the
quickest and surest way of recovery
advised. Out of the vast volume of ex-
perience in treating female ills Mrs.
Pinkham probably ha* the very knowl-
edge that will help your case. Surely
any woman rich or poor. ■ very foolish
if she does not take advantage of Ui*
generous offer of aesistance.
proposition pure and simple and our
opposition to the bond issue is based
upon the belief—aye the knowledge—-
that this new fifty thousand dollar
bond issue is totally and absolutely
unnecessary. Wa are convinced that
after you have Investigated the facts
you will be of the same opinion.
la a statement recently made by the
school board great stress was laid
upon the crowded condition of the
schools and of the crying need for
"mora room.'*' That many children
could not obtain schooling a half day
etc.
Now the statement that the schools
are crowded is almost too absurd to
be worthy of consideration and with-
out further comment we give the re-
ports of the principals of the different
schools for the month of April 1905
showing the alleged "crowded'' condi-
tion of the schools. We give the seat-
ing capacity and the belonging of
each sciool which are as follow*;
White School*.
Actual At-
tendance
Name of Seat- or Be- Vacant
Scao: 1. ings. longing. Seat*.
High ♦•••••••• 436 386 50
B. Grammar .. 250 259 —
No 1 232 200 32
No 2 ......... 563 493 70
No. 3 463 450 13
No. 4 - 438 402 36
No. 5 220 234 —
No C .... 499 433 66
No. 7 424 347 77
No. 8 £2B 830 —
No 9 574 420 154
No. 10 434 401 33
No. 11 ....... 317 268 49
No 12 212 192 20
No. 13 ........ ?1< 264 49
No. 14 216 146 70
No 15 203 163 40
No 16 205 152 56
No. 17 203 204 —
No. 18 202 168 34
No. 19 178 139 39
Totals ~ 7418 6551 888
Colored School*.
Seat- or Be- Vacant
Schcal. ings. longing. Seats
Douglass 268 184 84
Cuney ......... 262 237 25
rant •••••••• 331 311 20
(Brackenridge . 338 294 44
Total Colored
Children ....1199 1028 173
Total White _
Children ....7413 6551 888
Grand T0ta1.8612 7577 1061
The above data was furnished to
the committee by the superintendent's
office and anyone who will take the
pains to investigate can verify thy
figures.
A compilation of the above report
showg that in the public schools on
the last day of April there were 7577
children. These statistics also show
that there were 8612 seats or 1061
more seat* than pupil*.
The statistics given out by tho
board sre based on the enrollment of
the schools for the year 1904-1905. Sts.
tlstlcs based on enrollment do not give
the true situation and the enrollment
do not give the true situation and
the enrollment is never used to arrive
at the true conditions. For Instance
San Antonio like all other cities has
what the educators of the country call
a "transient school population" that
is. a number of pupils coming and go-
ing all the time. Embraced within
this term "transient school popula-
tion" are those pupils who at the be-
ginning of the first term are sent to
school attend school for a month or
two and then drop out. Then at the
beginning of the second term they are
again enrolled in some other school
and thus the enrollment is swelled so
as to make it seem that the school*
are really overcrowded. To show
bow misleading statistics based on en-
rollment are. we will take the pres-
ent situation in the Ban Antonio public
schools.
The enrollment Is 9207. The be-
longing Is 7577. Looking at the en-
rollment one would think that the
schools are overcrowded but upon in-
vestigation it will be found that such
is not the case and that there are
more seats than pupils.
The census of this year is 12.195
Last year ft was 11.343
Increase this year 352
This ia the census of at! children
in San Antonio wkhin the scholastic
age. It shows that the net increase
fo r all schools public private and
parochial Is only 352. We ask you in
all frankness if this Indicates that
there wifi be an enormous Increase in
this year's attendance. Next a* to the
half day pupils. The pupils who at-
tend only a half day. are the little tots
In the first grade. Little children
who should never be sent to school
more than a half day; and an exam-
ination of the recorda will show that
half day sessions in the first grade Is
a custom that is almost universal
throughout the United States. Even
In San Antonio whole day sessions
throughout the entire week have been
thought injurious to the health of pu-
pils In the higher grsdes and last
year a policy was inaugurated In a
few of the schools whereby the pupils
leave the school rooms for a half day
at least once a week and go out on
excursions with a teacher of science
who is paid for that special work. It
is because whole day sessions were
considered too severe a strain on the
pupils that the garden department
was started in the San Antonio public
schools. We will state further that
there Is not a first grade child in the
San Antonio public school* who
tends school all day. Most first grade
children are dismissed about 1:30 p.
m. every day. even if there is room
for longer sessions. A fair and impar-
tial Investigation will show that what
is neeeded to relieve the public
schools of this city is a redistricting
of the schools and a rearrangement
of the grades and not a <50000 bond
issue.
Even if the schools were crowded
the present financial condition of the
board would forbid the building of ad.
dltlonal rooms. Below wo give the
estimated Income and expenses of the
school board:
Income.
City of San Antonio 85 per cent of —
Current taxes <82875.00
Back taxes 7.000.00
Poll taxes ... 3410.00
Census (state of Texas) .. 64023.75
Bexar county .... <OO.OO
Tuition fine* etc « 200.00
Total income .<15810<.75
Expenditures.
Salaries nf all employes
(except garden depart-
ment) <145470.00
Garden department 1200.00
Sewing department 200.00
Treasurers commission ... 1581.08
Supplies .. 1000.00
Fuel .. . 1500.00
Repairs 5.000.00
Taking census 800.00
Holding elections 200.00
Printing etc 400.00
School of methods 800.00
Superintendent's trip .... 75.00
Total expenditure* ....<158.22808
The items of expense were ob-
tained from data on file In the super-
intendent's office. The income was
obtained from the census returns; fig-
uring on 85 per cent collection of cur-
rent taxes; a <7OOO back tax collec-
tion; and a poll tax collection equal
to that of last year City tax collec-
tions is not included 3 per cent for
sinking fund.
It will be seen from an examina-
tion of the above financial statistics
that the income of the board Is eaten
up by expenses.
If the bonds should carry and the
board would build only 20 new rooms
it would be necessary to employ 20
new teachers. The average salary
paid competent teachers is <6OO per
annum. Twenty teachers would
bring the total for new teachers to
<12000. Add salaries of new janitors
and the salary of at. least one new
principal increase In old principals’
salaries etc. and you will have a total
CATARRH
A UNIVERSAL DISEASE
Catarrh usually begins with a cold in
the head but doe* oot (top there. The
mucous membranes *ll become inflamed
and secrete a filthy unhealthy matter
which is absorbed by the blood and dis-
tributed to all parts of the body. The
patient is then continually hawking
and (pitting the nooe is (topped up
the ears have a ringing or bazzing noise
the throat become* tore and as the un-
healthy matter more thoroughly satu-
rates the blood a general feeling of des-
pondency tskes possession of the system.
I had Catarrh for about fifteen year*
and no man could have been worss I
tried everything I could hear o£ but no
good resulted. I then began S. 8. 8.
end could aeon little improvement from
the first bottle aad after taking it a
short while wm eared- This was ala
ease and kaow there is nothing on earth
better for the blood than 8. 8. 8. Mo-
"•’ VMATSOJ»:
Local applications cannot cure Catarrh
Ipcanse they do not reach the seat of the
trouble. They allay the inflammation
and temporarily relieve the disease but
as soon as they are left off the trouble re-
turns. The only way to cure Catarrh ia
to treat it through the blood. S. S. S. soon
clears the blood of all Catarrhal matter and
purges it of ell irritating poiton* checks
further progress of the trouble and com-
pletely cures the disease S. 3. 3. keep*
the blood in per-
fectorderao that
it can eliminate
from the *y*tem
*U waste matter
that will pro-
PURELY VEBETABLE. doc* Catarrh.
Nothing equals
this greet vegetable remedy in the cure
of this disease Write for our book and
any medical advice you wish We make
no charge for either.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC 6a.
("Three Door Automatical
I — I
□ In these goods we
■ have practically two R
H provision chambers. w
H I The more perishable ■
* mI BMWt'fl. I ma Y * n
8 S thc sma '* er chamber
■ ’ ■ apart from the others
I ■ w he n desired.
■ I The circulation is
m ■ automatic.
I fi The insulation is
T | —T*MkW the L* st possible.
■ i fly 'ißL These goods are the
■ n highest type in the
■ They are fur- Kt
■ v **l'l nished with white &
■ BhmL enameled provision W
H chambers if desired. |
* Shelves are adjustable very convenient. A
■ Note capacity of provision chambers. Shelf room is ■
I what you buy a refrigerator for.
■ No dampness or mould in these goods. No flues in these L
B goods. Food flavors cannot mix in these goods. A lasting C
■ comfort. Prices easily within the reach of all who want B
V good goods. Get the best.
■ A Pleasure to Show You Automatics.
SOLD UD ttCIMMENDED BY
Bond Hard ware Co
226-230 South Flore* Street.
The People Who Cut Price* on Buggies Hardware Stove*
Paint* etc and by
BOND & MORGAN Co
318 WEST COMMERCE STREET.
FURNITURE MATTINGS HARDWARE.
of <15.000 more to pay next year. I*
it a wise policy to run the schools on
an annual defle’t of <15.000?
We figure on an 85 per cent tax
collection by the city collector. How-
ever. even if Mr. Bitter's record-
breaking year of 90 per cent was
equalled this would add only about
<5OOO more to the board's Income.
Hence a yearly deficit of <lO.OOO to
<15000 is the inevitable result of the
bond issue.
We believe that the taxpayers will
readily appreciate the fallacy of voting
this additional bond Issue. The very
salvation of the public schools de-
mands that you vote down these
bonds.
In giving the financial statistics we
bsve endeavored to figure everything
in favor of the board and do not hesL
tate to assert that if all facts were
obtainable a worse condition could be
shown. We wish further to urge
that before any additional bonds are
voted the school board be compelled
to make a detailed report giving the
history ot all transactions during the
past two years.
In conclusion we beg to assure the
public that this opposition is not com-
posed of disgruntled elements trying
to bit the school board over the
shoulders of the school children. Some
of our most worthy citizens and some
of our largest tax payers inaugurated
the opposition.
While a certain newspaper publish-
ed only the names of those who act
in a clerical capacity we assure the
people that this move was Instituted
by those who have every reason to
promote the growth the welfare and
the prosperity of the public schools.
We neither appeal to you to vote
for the bonds or to vote against them;
but do appeal to you to examine the
true facts of the case and then vote
as you deem your interests and the
interests of the public school*. de-
mand. Respectfully
THOMAS F. BRADY.
Chairman.
R. O. LANGWORTHY
Secretary.
CHAS. F. TRIMBLE.
Chairman Press Committee.
FRANK L. RILLEY.
H. T. PHELPS
Committee on Publication.
COMMISSION OFFICER
COULDN’T STAND JOLLY
Lee Kilgore a. traveling sale'man
wa* arrested last night on a charge of
abusive language. According to Offi-
cer Harris Kilgore abused him while
on a Hot Wells car. It is claimed
by the officer that Kilgore also'ridl-
culed him declaring that as he was a
commission policeman he should be
compelled to pay his fare on the car
a* he wa* without authority and was
not recognized by the mayor.
When the car reached Presa street
both alighted from the car. when the
officer placed him under arrest. Kil-
gore is alleged to have resisted. whep
the officer pulled his gun on him.
The case wa* continued in the po-
lice court this morning. Kilgore de-
clares the officer assaulted him.
CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The air pressure is irregularly dis-
tributed. The areas of high barometer
overlie the eastern states the south-
ern slope of the Rocky mountains and
the Pacific coast states; the areas of
low the gulf states the southern
plateau and the northwest.
The temperature is about norma! It
Is 80 degrees at Galveston. Tex. and
50 degrees at Winnemucca. Nov.
Here and there the sky is clouded
but in general the weather is fair.
During the past twenty-four hours
rain fell in places In southwest Texas
east gulf states upper lake region and
middle Mississippi valley; rainfall in
excess of an inch at St. Louis.
Excessive rainfall —Thomasville. Ga.
2.1 <•
The weather Is fair except tn the
eastern part cloudy.
The temperature is about normal.
ALLEN BUKLL Observer.
HUMANE SOCIETY
IN NEED OF FUNDS
Unless financial aid is forthcomtce
the San Antonio Humane society will
soon be out ot existence. During the
four years of Its existence the socieij
has rescued 298 children and young
women and relieved from cruelty
nearly 900 animals. As a result of d<»
linquent subsertbeds to the support ol
the organization the society is be-
tween <3OO and <4OO tn debt. The di-
rectors of the society are making
heroic efforts to maintain the society.
Cures dizzy spells tired feeling
stomach kidney and liver troubles.
Makes you well and keeps you welt
That's what Hollister's Rocky Moun-
tain Tea will do. 35 cents. Tea ot
Tablets.
I. & G. N. DRUG STORE.
PROGRAM BY
Twenty-sixth Infantry Band at Milanr
Square Auaust 5.
1. March "Spanish Fort” ....Brooke
2. Overture. "Morning. Noon and
Night" in Vienna Suppe
3. Waltz. "1001 Nights".... Straus
4. Selection “Norma” Bellini
5 Celebrated Minuet ..Paderewski
6. La Peloma-
Intermission.
7. Overture. 'La Gazza ..
Rossln!
8. Waltz. “Neu Wien” Strati*
9. Selection. "11 Trovatore" . .Vent!
10. Polish Dance Schwarenk*
11. Medley. "Blue Bell” ...... Hak*
12. Two Step. Alexander ....V. Tllzer.
THEO. ARTZT Orchestra. Phon*
776.
GUS. J. KRAY
JEWELER
203 ALAMO PLAZA.
REPAIRING
WATCHES CLOCKS
JEWELRY.
203 ALAMO PLAZA.
NEW RESTAURANT.
If you wsnt s good meal try Rot-
tsr Bros.* new rostaursnt. Alamo
Plaza. Business lunch 15c. Regu-
lar meals 25c. The best in the
city.
HAVE YOU PAINTED OR
PAPERED YOUR HOUSE YET?
If not now Is the t>me to get good
work st modersto prices as tho spring
rush Is over we pride oureelve* on
the good work we do in thee* lines
cur corp* of painter* and paperhangere
mint be kept bu*y during th* neated
term so it’* up to you to let u» »hpw
you. Our (tock • complete in all it*
branch** and you loose nothing by
having waited. Ring up and we will
do the rest.
SRB-SPRINQALL CO.
513 E. Houston Street.
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