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RATIONAL BANK
X $600000
•AN ANTONIO . TEXAS
NEW FIGHT
IS PLANNED IN TEXAS
ON PIERCE
Bitter Battle With New Evidence to
the Fore Is Projected to Compel Oil
Company to Pay $1600000 Fine
and Give It No Right to Do Business
in the State.
Special to The Light.
Austin Tex. Sept. 26. —Texas is
now ready for the biggest fight yet
against the Waters-Pierce Oil com-
pany and Attorney General Davidson
it is said will commence active pro-
ceedings early in October with more
and better ammunition the evidence
gathered by Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral Lightfoot before a special com-
missioner in New York. The Security
Oil company and Navarro Refining
mKUM IB
BOOM TEXAS
Coming in October to Decide
on New Lines for
the State.
Special to The Light.
Fort Worth Tex. Sept. 26. —It was
announced here today that B. F. Yoa-
kum head of the Rock Island system
is coming to Texas in October and
will hold an important conference
with a firm of real estate dealers who
have offices in New York and Stam-
ford Texas. The magnate will go to
Stamford and inspect the 500000-acre
ranch in that section with a view to
building a new railroad and settling
up the country.
BRYAN COMES 10
TEXAS FOR SPEAKERS
Special to The Light.
Austin Tex. Sept. 26 —Tax Com-
missioner Dashiell tonight announced
he has been invited by the national
democratic committee to assist in the
campaign in the doubtful eastern
states. He will begin in Maryland.
Special to The Light.
Fort Worth Tex. Sept. 26. —Colo-
nel R M. Wynne the recent candi-
date for attorney general said tonight
that upon the request of W. J. Bryan
he will go east in a few days and
speak in the latter’s interest. He has
been assigned to Kentucky and Ten-
nessee.
RIVER SURVEY MADE:
WHARTON CELEBRATES
Wharton Tex. Sept. 26. —A large
1 rniber of citizens went to Bay Cit'.’
t< day where tonight the Ten Thousand
<!i:b of this city is commemorating the
completion of the survey of the Colo-
rado river project to Bay City. J. B.
Carrington of San Antonio speaks
here Monday in an effort to join all the
towns in boosting the southwest.
SCARED BY ROBBERS:
RUNS HORSE TO DEATH
«
Special *o The bight
Terrell. Tex . Sept. 26. —Houston Mc-
Nairy. a negro was robbed by a white
bighwaynan this morning near Elmo.
He was relieved of $2BO. McNairy was
F o frightened that he ran the horse
bt was riding to death. The robber
was not captured.
VETERAN DIES.
Marietta. Ga.. Sept. 26. —Brigadier
General Wm Phillips commander of
Phillips’ L«gion in the Valley of Vir-
».inia during the war between the
Mates and for a quarter of a century
n factor in Georgia politics died at
\bir hom > here early this morning.
’ General Phillips is 85 years of age
and Is survived by his wife and fir?
children
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ESTABLISH! I' 1881
company will be included.
Mr. Davidson wiss present a motion
to the United States supreme court
on October 19 asking the dismissal
ot the Waters-Pierce appeal from the
Texas supreme court decision on ’he
ground that not. a sufficient federal
question is raised to take the case
Davidson tonight said he is confident
the corporation will be forced to pay
the assessed penaltty of $1600000 be-
fore six montths ends.
FREIGHT MEN'S
BUREAU TRUST
Alabama Attorney General De-
clares Organization Should
Face Court.
Jy Hearst Leaseri Wire.
Montgomery Ala. Sept. 26.—Attor-
ney General A. M. Garber of MB
state today declared that the - rate
hearing at Atlanta before the inter-
state commerce commission has de-
veloped sufficient evidence to have
action taken by United States Attor-
ney General Bonaparte for the pur-
pcse of dissolving the Southeastern
Freight association and the South-
eastern Mississippi Valley associa-
tion. Both organizations in his opin
ion are in violation of the Sherman
auti-trust bill which says that rail-
roads cannot with concerted action
advance the rates of any commodity.
TAKES fl BATH
AND MUI DIE
By Hearst Leased Wire.
Dresden Tenn.. Sept. 26. —Jim
Swift a farmer living near here is
a victim of the bathing habit and
may pay with his life for his viola-
tion ot his non-bathing resolutions.
Swift has been sonstitutionally
against baths until a few days ago.
While working in the fields he was
struck with a pain in his lungs. Some
one advised him to bathe his feet in
cold water and he did so. Th e pain
immediately disappeared but when
Swift withdrew his feet they were
numb from the knee down.
An operation was performed and
both legs were removed from the
knee. It is not expected that Swift
will survive.
PAUL CASE NEARS
END AT CARTHAGE
Special to The Light.
Carthage Tex. Sept. 26—The at-
torneys in the case ot Dr. R. A. Paul
charged with the murder of C. B.
Snort at Center tonight announced
the cuse is likely to end some time
next week much earlier than expect-
ed. The defense today examined a
number ot witnesses including W. A.
Faul. brother of the defendant. The
tiial will be resumed Monday and the
prosecution will rush the examination.
The state lested Thursday.
A large number of citizens from
over East Texas are attending the
Dial the parties in the case being
ptominent. The jury’s verdict is
problematical. The tragedy was one
ot the most sensational in east Texas
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. SUNDAY. SEP I E
The Man Who Directs
Details of the Fair
HARRY W. JOHNSTON.
Assistant to the secretary of the In
ternational fair a young man whose
knowledge ot fesources of the South-
west makes him indispensable in work
of bis ofiice.
NAME RIDDER
TO HANDLE
BRYAN MDNEY
New York Editor Displaces
Governor Haskell as Treas-
urer of Democratic National
Committee.
NEBRASKAN’S SELECTION
' Py Hearst Leased Wire.
New York. Sept. 26. —Herman Rid-
der tonight was appointed by Chair-
man Mack of the democratic national
committee as treasurer of the com-
mittee to succeed Chafes N. Haskell
governor of Oklahoma who resigned
early this morning.
In selecting Mr. Ridder Chairman
Mack acted upon express orders from
Wm. J. Bryan and Mr. Ridder will at
once take hold of collecting campaign
funds for the democratic national
ticket.
Mr. Ri.lder is the editor and pro-
t rietor of the Staats-Zeitung.
Prior to the Denver convention he
called upon Mr. Bryan at Lincoln and
begged him not to run for president
pleading that it was impossible for
him to carry New York state and it
he lost New York state he could not
be elected. After Mr. Bryan's nomi-
ration. Mr. Ridder proclaimed that
he would do his best for Mr. Bryau's
election and became associated with
him in the campaign in the publicity
bureau. He has since then been hard
at work for the election of Bryan.
LOCAL OPTION WINS
IN STATE OF INDIANA
Bv Hearst Leased Wire.
Indianapolis Ind . Sept. 26. —Fol
lowing a fight that was so close up
to the last moment that neither side
telt confident of claiming victory the I
county local option bill was passed by
the houoe of representatives today
bv a vote of 55 to 45. Governor Han- ;
lev will sign the measure at once.
Yhe wildest scene witnessed in the ’
Indiana legislature in years was en- -
slcted w'.eu the roll call was an- j
Pounced. Having previously passed |
tile senate and being the present :
measure of Governor Hanley it was 1
ar good as law The democrats fought '
tne bill with the aid of four recalci j
train republicans. However six dem- I
ccrats left their party and voted for
the bill so that it was made a law.
MANHUNT ON AFTER
NEGRESS IS KILLED
Special to The Light.
Humble. Tex . SeVt. 26.—The police j
tonight surround Bud Wilson who Is
hiding in the woods near here follow- i
■ng an attack upon a negress. Matt! •
Smith who was stabbed through th>
heart dying instantly Wilson Is whit.’.
His escape is cut off.
FIND A SKELETON
IN GALVESTON BAY
Special to The Light.
Galveston. Tex.. Sept. 26. —Sailors
today found parts of a skeleton in the
bay near the pier. It is believed to
be the bones of Captain Donovan who
lost his life while at work on a dredge
four weeks ago
BRYAN
ANGRY
MAKES
REPLY
Tells Roosevelt His Implied
Impeachment of Nebras-
kan's Integrity Is an Unwar-
ranted Proceeding.
DEFENDS
Bj Hearst Leased Wire.
Milwaukee Wls. Sept. 26.- A hot |
indictment of the administration is ]
contained in the letter of William Jen-
i.mgs Bryan democratic candidate for
president in answer to President
Roosevelt's recent epistle in relation
to the alleged connection of Governor
Haskell of Oklahoma with n subsidi-
my concern of the Standard Oil com-
!>any. Bryan also accuses the presi-
dent of attacking Ills sinceiity an!
points to his 18 years befor* the pub-
lic where he says he has been suffi-
< iently conspicuous to mak • his con-
duct a matter of public interest.
"I have passed through two political
I campaigns” declares Mr. I’iyan. "in
which party feeling ran high I have
; no hesitation in saying that jou can-
:-ot find an act. a word or thought of
mine to justify your partisan charge ’
Mr. Bryan points to Mr. Haskell's
selection as governoi of Oklahoma bv
j a majority of 30000 and the adoption
' of a state constitution by 100.000 ma-
I .orfty as a mark of great confidenc ■
the people of Oklahoma have in Mr.
Haskell.
If Mr. Haskell's connection with th A
Standard Oil company was so notori-
01*3 Mr Bryan asks why did not Judg-
I Taft warn the people of Oklahoma
when he made a speech-making tour
through that state within the last few
months?
Mr. Bryan declares he knew of no
suit against the subsidiary company of
the Standard Oil company in which
: Governor Haskell is said to have been
I concerned at the time the Oklahoma
; man was elected treasurer cf the dem
c-cratic national committee.
' You present the indictment." con-
tinues Mi. Brian "against our plat-
form declarations on tiie trust ques-
tion. but you do not refer to all the
planks and do not deal justly with
those to which you do refer. Dtp'
p atform declares in favor of the vig-
orous enforcement ot the criminal law
against juilty trust magnates and oth
cals;' your platform does not contain
any such demand. Will you say that
your platform is better than ours in
that respect?
"Our platform demands that corp>-
rations beyond a certain size be com-
pelled to sell at the same price In
all parts of the country due allowance
Icing made for the cost of t.snsporta-
tion. Will you deny that this is in
the interest of the consumer and 'n
the intwest of the smaller competi-
tors?
"We .resent a platform which no
corporation will be permitted to con-
trol mor than one-half of the total
product. It has been stated that the I
steel company with your express con ।
1 sent purchased one of its largest riv-
: is. and thus obtaining control of more ■
j 'ban 50 per cent of the total output.
; Will yon insist tbat tn permitting this I
<-u showed less favor to the m>- I
I ..opolistic corporations than I do in .
i < pposlng?
"You quote at length from a speeca
I made by Governor Hughes in which
i lie ridicules one of our anti-trust reme-
dies. Did not Governor Hughes have
; Hie support of the New York delega
! lion in Ilic convention and is not New
I York City the home of many of the re-
j publicans most conspicuous in the con
I
(Continued on Page Four.)
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LOCAL WEATHER
T OCAL weather mrecHft for San An-
; L- tonfo and
Sunday Shower*. colder.
The minimum temperature for the Zi
hour* ending at * o’clock Ln tk owning
wa* 70 and the maximum 92
The record of temperature* n* on*
ss iwd at the weath* r office yesterday as
compared with a year ago follow*:
1907 i9OB
4 a. in A?
♦» a in
8 a. in
10 a ni 80
12 noon 81
1 p. m 84
2 n. in
3 p. in 90 91
* p- ™
5 p. in
8 p. m 85
7 p in 88 8k
The cotton region report xx ill be found
nn nae** fhirtv»nne.
MBER 27. 1908
The Hardest Worker
for the Fair of 1908
Secretary of the International Fair as
lociation who has been a "sticker”
vear after year since he assisted in
the organization of the first San An
tonio fair.
HASKELL
NO SHIN. FAIR
WILL OREM
ALL RECORDS
But One Thing Needed and
That Is a Situation Like the
Opening Day. Declares Sec-
retary Vance.
' I
BAND FROM MEXICO COMES
—
TODAY'S FAIR EVENTS. .J.
‘ I <- -r
I Automobile races under aus- 4.
; .J. pices of San Antonio Antonio-
1j 4. bile club. 4>
j »J. Popular and sacred concerts
by military band. 4*
11 .L 8 p. m.: Fireworks dis- 4*
IJ. display. 4.
•J. Monday’s Fair Events.
4 Texas-British Day. -J.
■ • 4 Press Day. 4
4 Texas-British program. Au- 4
; 4 ditcrium Exposition Ha'l. 4
4 Press program. Gallery Ex- 4
i 4 position Hall commencing 4
I 4 with Informal supper at 6 4
1 4 p. m 4
14 Racing commences 2:20 p. 4
4 ni - sharp. 4
! 4 Evening. 4
1 4 Military show in ring op- 4
| 4 posite race track. 4
4 Concerts dining day and 4
; evening by Mexican national 4
। 4 band and San Antonio Mill- 4
i 4 tary band. 4
±4
4 4"f’4--I- F^'*Fv i ^’ -j-
But one thing remains for the 19C8
international fair to achieve a success
greater than any of its nine prede
cossors ai d that is—weather. In the
words of Secretary J. M. Vance last
t.ight. "G:ve us weather like this of
’ the opening day and we will be the
rreatest *air producers in all of the
। South." If J. Pluvius has any ambi-
t on that tend towards a desire to be
I a poimlai gentleman in San Antonio
| I e will lake heed and mark this city
I ov his absence for the next 15 days.
The opening day yesterday was all
that coul'l be asked for: thousands of
pleased spectators crowded the
■ (."ounds from noon until late last
right an.! last nigla there were no
more attrai lions thim those offered
bv the shows on "The Trail.”
Tonight the first of the big fire-
works display will take place includ-
ing 26 iinionv set pieces.
The Mexican national band arrived
f rom Monterey. Mex yesterday after-
rnon and today will nlay its first con-
ccrf. There are 30 of the most skilled
musical artists in the Mexican repub-
lic in this organization and today’s
concerts r re certain to prove a splen-
did introduction for the visitors.
Blaze of Light at Night.
One of the greatest electrical dis
playa to be witnessed in the south.
) was .sprung upon the throng at the
fair grounds last night al 7 o’clock.
Hundreds upon hundreds of varl-color-
cd electric incandescent lights beau-
tifully arranged and forming unique
resigns were turned on and floodei
the grounds with a light that was daz-
zling fn Its beauty
Thousands of people enjoyed th n
arfous Trail shows. The excitement
never cersed and joyous people Jostle I
.-gainst each other in the most friend-
ly way. The main exposition hall was
a blaze of glory and the elegant elec-
trical display upon the agricultural.
(Continued on Page Four.)
J. M. VANCE
PRICE FIVE CENTS
NEW GRILL
IS BEING PREPARED NOW
FOR HASKELL
Democrats of Oklahoma Ask Him to
Resign As Governor After Disclosures
in Relation to Oil Concern—Wood-
ruff to the Fore With a New State-
ment.
Special to The Light. I
Oklahoma City Okla. Sept. 26. —A
sensation not altogether unexpected I
was sp'ing here today when it was i
announced that residents ot several j
Western Oklahoma counties notably |
Alfalfa County are tonight signing 1
petitions asking Haskell to resign the |
governorship. A big delegatibn is ।
going to Guthrie early next week to
present the petition. The document
was circulated in view of the recent
disclosures which forced the governor
to retire as treasurer of the national
democratic committee.
Attorney General West is among
the number who today expressed bit-
ter opposition to Governor Haskell.
Haskell Grilled Again.
By Hearst Leased Wire.
Washington Sept. 26. —President
Roosevelt had planned to make a
statement tonight regarding the Stan-
dard Oil exposures in connection with
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma who
has resigned as treasurer of the dem- |
ocratic national committee but when
he learned that Assistant Attorney j
General George W. Woodruff had at- j
readv made a statement along that ■
line he concluded to let it stand for |
the night.
The statement of Judge Woodruff
is in response to Governor Haskell’s
public charge that the president m-
sisted upon granting a franchise to
the Prairie Oil company and that all
Haskell did to favor the company was
necessary to comply with the law.
Judge Woodruff fully examined the
records and found that Secretary
Hitchcock had brought a suit in
equity to compel the company to in-
corporate under the Oklahoma state
law and to file a list of the officers
stockholders and directors according
to the laws of the state which law
Governor Hasgkell fathered.
‘‘When Attorney General West or
Oklahoma.” says the Woodruff state-
ment "found that the Prairie Oil and
EXPLOSION MAY
KILL A NEGRESS
Maggie Wyse a negress. was fright-
fully burned yesterday afternoon
w hen she attempted to rekindle a
charcoal fire by the use of kerosene.
1 he woman visited a friend employed
bv Mrs. J. Z. Wheat 115 East Park
..venue and while there attempted to
relight a fire in a charcoal brazer.
The immediate response of two fire
companies and the rescue of the
woman by jnembers of the department
resulted from the alarm which win
turned in at 4 p. m.
The Wyse woman was badly burned
about the head shoulders and body
and her condition is serious.
APPENDICITIS KILLS
FAMOUS DOLLAR MAYOR
Timpson rex.. Sept. 26. — J. D.
Ford editor of the Timpson Times
and Mayor of Timpson died this af-
ternoon of appendicitis. He was fa-
mous as the "dollar mayor.”
Chas. N. Haskell One
Time San Antonian
■ X
Governor Charles N Haskell of Ok-
lahoma. whose resignation as treasur-I
er of the democratic national eommi*
tee cam.' 1 after a week of charges an I :
1 ecriminations into which was drawn
President Roosevelt is a former San I
Antonian and was identified with the I
first organization of the San \n onio I
.independent I Telephone company. |
Gov. Haskell lived in this city for sev- :
1 ral months and was quite well known '
among many of the leading financiers
and business men.
After the organization and operation
of the San Antonio Telephme com-
pany. Gov Haskell sold out his interest
and immediately removed to Fayette.
imosT
NATIONAL BANK
$600000
SAN ANTONIO. • TEXAS
1 Gas company was about to build a
' pipeline which would cross public
j highways and private land involving
i the exercise of the power ot eminent
1 domain he brought a suit in equity
1 to restrain the company by injunc-
I tion from doing this unless it com-
| plied with the clear mandates of the.
I state constitution.
"The question is not. should the
pipeline be built but should the com-
pany comply with the requirement
of state law and this was all that At-
। torney General West tried to bring
about. He did not pretend that he
would prevent the building of the
line if the company complied with th e
state law.
"Governor Haskell. I am told under
gcod authority attempted to have At-
torney General West withdraw tne
suit and thus allow the pipeline
building without compliance with the
state law. He refused to do so.
"Thereupon as I am informed and
have not seen it denied. Governor
Haskell obtained from the supreme
। court of the state a writ of prohibi-
[ tion against the attorney general and.
| the lower court to prevent the car-
: rying out of the injunction obtained.
"Thus you will see the president’s
I claim against Governor Haskell is
i that against the laws of Ok-
; lahom.v to help out this company
whereas the truth concerning the
department of the interior is that it
acted directly under and in accord-
ance with the laws of the United
States which the secretaary enforced
and merely required any applicant
for the privilege to qualify under that
law which this particular company
did very well.
"Then to resume the difference
is simply that the secretaries of the
interior administered the law in good
faith to best of their ability
while Governor Haskell took exttra-
ordinary steps to prevent the effect-
uating cf the law of the state ot Ok-
lahoma.”
TRAVIS CO. TO FIGHT
PROHIBITIONISTS
Special to The Light.
Austin Tex.. Sept. 26.—A mass
meeting of Travis county citizens is
called tor next Saturday to elect dele
gatits to the Houston convention Oc-
tober 12. in the Interest of anti-prohi-
j liition. A determined effort will be
I made by a majority of the democrats
I .n this section to defeat state wide
! rrohibiti'.u. •
MILLER CASE GOES
TO JURY AT ABILENE
Special to The Light.
Abilene. Tex.. Sept. 26.—The cast
of Max Miller charged with the mur-
der of J. F. Turley in EI Paso sev-
eral months ago. went to the jury al
10:30 tonight and no verdict will be
reached until tomorrow. Miller was
a saloon man and Turley was a rail-
road man. The case was brought to
Abilene on a change of venue.
Ark . where he engaged in the town-
I site and 'and business soon thereafter
; roing to Muskogee then into the In-
I Ulan Territory.
The reported petition asking for bls
l .eMgnation as governor of Oklahoma
as indicated by the press dispatcher
I would make it appear that an effort I*
I being made to connect Haskell with-
: .i>:t qu»st on as having been tntanglel
‘ >n the new state war regarding oil
companies and their rights.
The o- tcome of the entire contro-
versy will be watched by those who
knew Gov. Haskell while he resided la
this citv—a mana l - <»f xvau or eight
years since. <
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