The San Antonio Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1909 Page: 2 of 10
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Spring Suits for Men
HANDSOME Snappy Styles—We are
anxious to show you our collection.
We think we have gathered a galaxy of
stars and are anxious for you to confirm
our judgment. The suits are high grade
in every particular the tailoring all that
could be desired the styles up-to-the-
minute. Two and three-piece suits in
all the modish colors in a superb variety
of “classy” fabrics and a superb line of
nobby blue serges.
Boys’ Suits Too
All the good styles for the present are included
—double breasted plain belted and pleated coats.
Most clever novelties in Buster Brown. Russian
and Sailor Suits. Suits for all ages 2# to 17 yrs.
Shoes
of Style
and
Quality
3 Little Stories t Courthouse
Hugged by a buxom negress was -
the experience that befell one of the ;
me st staid members of the San An- *
tonio bar this morning and what is ;
more the embracing act was done I
right in front of the court house in
full view of a crowd of half a dozen
brother attorneys whose memories
ate known to be long and whose pro-
pensities for "joshing" are far from
short.
The particular "Miss Africa” was j
a fancy cake walker from Fort Worth I
whose charms in the dance made lo- |
cal ‘‘cuilud society” envious. A row i
occurred and the visitor was arrested ;
changed with using abusive language.
The barrister defended her in Judge
Fisk’s court and secured an acquit-
tal. Rushing uip to him on the side-
walk the acquitted one beamed joy-
fully then exclaimed: "Oh you dar-
lin' msn I surely has got to hug you.”
The action was suited to the word
and a loving c.tnbrace administered be-
fore there was a chance for a get-a-
way.
The bystanders cheered but the
lawyer said. "I guess I’ll make for a
phone and tell my wife before some-
body else does.”
ARE POKING FUN AT
TEXAS SUNDAY BILLS
The Sunday bills in the Texas legis-
lature are creating comment all over
the country and many newspapers are
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Wolfson’s Open Until 10 P. M. Saturdays
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Aibout the hardest luck that ever
I befell a hobo was the lot of one of
I the genus who struck the house of
* Deputy Constable Louis Rittiman in
I his hunt for a handout this morning.
' After waiting over an hour for the
handout he supposed he was to get j
it proved a "hand-in” to the county
jail.
"J was just enjoying the sleep that i
comas in the- last still watches of the I
morning" said Mr. Rittiman "when I
there came a knock at .the back door j
I I locked out and saw a seedy hobo |
who asked for something to eat. ;
"Just for a josh I told him to wait I
| a wthile. I went back to sleep and j
j when I got up half an hour later he ;
i was still the.re. I aite breakfast and j
| still that hobo sat on the back porch. I
| I hitched up my horse and he watched I
i me all the time. Finally he said ‘l'm
waiting for that handout.’
“I said 'come on with me and
' you'll ge.t what you need.’ Then I
• made him get in the buggy drove
him down to the court house and
ragged him. Ha was the maddest
tramp you ever saw to think that he
had waited a fall hour only to get
ragged in the end.
"Next time he tackles a house to
ask for something to eat he will
likely find out the character of its
occupants.”
poking fun at the stale and the legis-
lature in consequence. John U. Muel-
ler clerk of the board of health ran
I across an editorial in a Chicago paper
that shows one view of the matter
that is being taken on the outside.
The editorial is as follows:
"If a bill pending in the legislature
of Texas shall become a law the clergy
of that state will be happy. The bill
provides for Sunday observance -by
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26 1909. FHE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26 1909.
Copyriaht 1908
The Houk of Kuppenheuace
Chkaso
Just because the county had not
yet accepted it th e new elevator fcr
which occupants of the "Temple of
Bexar” have waited long and pa-
tiently could not be run today.
| After four weeks of wearily climb-
ing the stairs visions of today were
i filled with pleasant anticipations of
! a ride in the new conveyance whic.it
I everybody could see was completed
and ready for service last nigbit.
When the operator apix-ared flor
I duty this morning however he was
• forbidden Jo start the cage or carry
| a single passenger until the much-
I inery and contrivance had been in-
| spected and accented by the commis-
! sioners.
It was a case of “If you have tears
! prepare to shed thorn now” when a
j weary official or attorney made for
> the cage only to be told "walk you
I sucker walk!”
Wlaik they did but not in good hu-
I mor. "I’ll be blamed if-out of spite
1 1 don’t refuse ever to ride in it" de-
clared one man. In the words of an-
other disheartened cne “if cuss words
were bricks all San Antonio could be
l aved with those that the corridors
and stairways heard today just be-
cause an elevator couldn’t be run be-
cause it hadn't been accepted.”
prohibiting any merchant grocer or
dealer in wares or merchandise or
trader in any business whatever from
bartering or selling goods or permit-
ting his (place of business to be open
on Sunday. The bill also prohibits
any public amusement on Sunday
such as baseball playing theaters
races moving picture shows circuses
or the like. Another bill has been in-
troduced punishing hunting -m Sun-
day under a penalty of from $25 to
$5OO with imprisonment from one io
six months. Neither bill provides
that cniy baked beans and mush and
milk whi h ir.jde New England pros-
perous and happy shall be eaten on
the day dedicated by Constantine to
the worship of the sun. That feature
should be provided for bj' amendment
as should be laying of eggs by hens
and the kissing of babies by mothers.
“To make the purpose of the bills
more complete provision should be
made to pay the salaries of preachers
out of the public treasury and compel
all persons over five years of age to
attend three times a day on ministerial
service. And why not provide 'lf the
clergy neglect to command the Bible
as the Word of God and the devil as
a fallen angel with a hell of endless
torture for sin. then his salary shall
be forfeited.’ Legislation in the direc-
tion indicated would make Texas fa-
mous.”
COMPLETE CONTRACT
FOR MORE PAVING
The contract between the city <»f
San Antonio and F. O. Brown presi-
dent of the General Supply and Con-
struction company and the ordinance
appropriating $12000 to pave West
Commerce Jefferson and Navarro
streets with asphalt were completed
today by City Attorney Ryan and
will be presented in open council next
Monday afternoon for ratification.
Miayor Callaghan at the. special
meeting of the council yesterday
afternoon formally announced the
contemplated contract for the perma-
nent improvement of the thorough-
fares mentioned. St. Mary’s street he
stated was not included because of
the fact that the thoroughfare is and
will be for some time occupied in the
construction of buildings but as-
sured the aidermen that this thor-
oughfare. would be improved as soon
as possible.
Thomas Brown and daughter cf
Uvalde arrived here yesterday for a
short staj.
MD MEAT STIRS
HEALTH BOARD
Say Msny Butchers Kill Stock
Which Is Unfit for Con-
sumption
I That San Antonio is threatened
with a supply of meat unfit for hu-
man consumption and dangerous to
the health of the community is the
belief of the city health board mem-
bers. Dr. Inglid Hansen city veteri-
narian in a communication submit-
ted ait the meeting of the health
board last evening changes that some
butchers are evading the inspection
by the city authorities of stock
slaughtered by killing cattle in se-
cluded spots in the brush and offer-
ing the meat to the public.
The first intimation of develop-
ments in this direction came yester-
day forenoon when Dr. Bafnitz presi-
dent of the -board consulted with
Mayor Callaghan.
The probabilities are that a rigid
enforcement of the ordinance regulat-
ing the slaughter of stock will be
taken up at an early date by the city
health authorities.
In this connection the suggestion
of Mayor Callaghan that the city con-
trol the abattoir may be taken to
mean that in -the event the undertak-
ing proves a success every beef hog
or other stock slaughtered in the
city to be' offered for sale must be.
killed at the city abattoir. This plan
Mayor Callaghan declares is the only
effective way in which the situation
may be controlled.
Hat
Styles
That
Please
Utpon the report of the eommitte.e
appointed by the mayor to investigate
the feasibility of renting the present
abattoir it is quite likely that imme-
diate steps will be. taken.
Malaria Causes Loss of Appetite.
The Old Standard GROVES TASTE-
LESS CHILL TONIC drives out ma-
laria and builds up the system. For
grown people and Children 50c.
COLUMBUS 0-. HAS
$300000 FIRE LOSS
Columibus 0. Feib. 26. —Fire which
started e«rly in the fourth story of a
building occupied by. the Brunswick
Bow-Jing company spread to a five-
story brick bniilding occupied by the
Tra<y Wells company and destroyed
it with its contents. The total loss Is
placed at between $200000 and $300-
000. The fire started by a gas
explosion in the Brunswick company
bowling building.
COL. DUNCAN COOPER
ONCE LIVED IN WACO
Special to The Light.
Whco Tex. Feb. 26. —'Col. Duncan
Cooper implicated in the killing of
Senator Carmack and who is now on
trial in Nashville formerly lived in
Whco and was a business partner of
Capt. J. W- Stanberry who still re-
sides here. Cooper owned a dry goods
store here many years ago and his
brother Flavius died in this state.
ABSOLUTE CURE
OF SB ERUPTION
Broke Out on Hipsand Legs—Was
So Sore Irritating and Painful
that Little Sufferer Could Not
Sleep—Scratched Constantly and
Kept Growing Worse.
CUTICURA’S EFFECT
QUICK AND PERMANENT
"When about two and a half years
old my daughter broke out on her hips
and the upper parts of her legs with a
very irritating and painful eruption. 'lt
began in October; the first 1 noticed
was a little red surface and a constant
desire on her part to scratch her limbs.
She could not sleep and the eruptions
got sore and yellow water came out of
them. I had two doctors treat her but
she grew worse under their treatment.
Then I bought the Cuticura Soap Cuti-
cura Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent
and only used them two weeks when she
was entirely well. Thia was in Febru-
ary. She has never had another rough
place on her skin and she is now four-
teen years old. I used only half the
bottle of Cuticura Resolvent and less
than a box of Cuticura Ointment. Mrs.
R. R. Whitaker Winchester Tenn.
Sept. 22 1908.”
Everywhere Use Cuticura Soap
For preserving purifying and beautify-
ing the skin for cleansing the scalp of
—-J — crusts scales and dan-
• druff for dry thin
y* VX and falling hair for
k—< softening whitening
'T j L -f and soothing red
ik ] C rough and sore hands
) | V. for annoying irrita-
tions and ulcerative
O weaknesses and for
//I U !/ W Hl many sanative anti-
septic purposes as well as for all t he uses
of the toilet bath and nursery. Guaran-
teed absolutely pure and may be used
from the hour of birth.
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
Every Humor of Infante. Children and Adults rou-
•feta of Cuticura Soap (25c.) to Cleanse the Skin.
Cuticura Ointment (WAto Heal the Skin and CutJ-
cura Resolvent (50c.). (or In tha form of chocolate
Coated Pills 25c. per vial of 60) to Purify the Blood.
Sold throughout the world. Potter Drug 4 Cbcm.
Corp . Sole Propa . Poston Masa.
mt Mailed Free. Cuticura Book on Skin Dlseaaca.
WOMEN
and Cuticura Ointment
Buy the Clothes Mow You’ll Need for Next Fall
Get their good service the rest of this season then lay them aside
for future use —It’s the best clothes investment you can make as
the dollars you’ll save are well worth the inconvenience of holding
a suit or overcoat for wear after the hot months are gone—you’ll
find too that many of the weights are suitable for year-round service.
Any $lO Suit or Overcoat in this sale for ..... $6.00
Any Suit or Overcoat up to $17.50 for $9.95
Any Suit or Overcoat up to $25.00 for $15.95
$19.95 Will buy any Suit or Overcoat that sold as high as $45
ORIGINAL PRICE TICKETS ON EVERY GARMENT
FRANK BROS.
SAN ANTONIO’S GREATEST CLOTHIERS
ALAMO PLAZA 2 STORES COMMERCE STAMUSEMENTS
BY HARRY BOONE k
Tim Murpiiy dcpicter of lovable
homely delightful characters ap-
pi.ared at the Grand lasit night to
perhaps -the smallest audience ever
accorded him in San Antonio. Th-lA
fall-off was attributable in a large
measure to the fact that it is Lent.
However mosit tiheaiter-goe.rs of San
Antonio had seen Mr. Murphy in "Old
Innocence” -before and this also may
have had something to do with the
light business.
It doesn't seem right to criticize
such a rare comedian as Tim Mur-
phy nor is there room for much criti-
cism—on his acting at least —(but the
present tour borders very much on a
knock for an actor who has been
deeply respected by the southern peo-
ple. for many years. Mr. Murphy and
his company present "Old Innocence”
In an admirable manner but people
who went last night were much dis-
appointed in the performance and it
was asked frequently if Miinphy had
gone the usual rAite of greedy play-
ers and grown mercenary.
There can be no kick on the score
that the company is small for some
of the roost successful modern plays
are given with five people.—-but when
this is t-he case the audiece is at least
given a good production scenically.
Mr. Munphy carries not so much as a
back-drop nor a footstool —and the
setting for so tare a gem of acting
is tawdry to say the least.
Therefore one is forced to the con-
clusion that here is an old innocence
in real life. Whereas Murphy didn't
care (ormerly whether he made any
money or not. just wanted to rock
along and act well and make the peo-
ple like him we now see hinj playing
an old piece with a company of six
people and using one setting—and a
house setting at that.
However it will be expected that
such a delightful old believer in hu-
man nature will soon discover that
everybody are not villains and scoun-
drels and the next time he tours this
section ne will likely be surrounded
by a production commensurate with
his rare acting qualities.
EMPIRE OPERA HOUSE.
"The Three of Us” like wine im-
proves witn age as the week advances
and the audiences which have wit-
nessed it at the Empire opera house
this week are loud in tfiieir praise of
the merits of the play. A matinee will
be given on Saturday afternoon with
souvenirs of Miss Bunting to those at-
tending. Next week “Esmerelda” will
have the stage. Both in name and
nature of story the play is pretty and
Empire patrons have a treat in store
for them in this production. Miss
Bunting wiP have the title role a part
which could not suit her better if the
play had been written for her. Seats
are now selling.
HAPPY HOUR THEATER.
They saw what Johnny Guise looked
like all right at the Happy Hour thea-
ter last night. Guise who has been
impersonating a blushing girl at the
Happy Hour from the box office grin-
ned appreciatively at the throng who
attended t-he show last night as he
passed out tickets to the assemblage.
Hundreds of people for the first time
saw him off the stage and ceased to
wonder how he could so perfectly por-
tray the character in which he has
become famous. Meanwhile the big
acts at the Happy Hour "continue to
draw S. R. O. houses every night The
Sandozas magicians and mind readers
continue to amaze the audience with
their clever work and their troupe of
tj-ained dogs excited the admiration
of the children as well as interest the
grown people. The Dancing Dunbars
the Great Skatinelli. gymnast. Dora
Thorne singing soubrette moving pic-
tures. all changed last night proved
one of the best attractions the house
has ever put before its 'patrons.
Tonight is amateur night when in
addition to the regular bill a number
of local people will entertain the au-
dience. You will have to come early
because this show draws the crowd.
ROYAL THEATER
Still a-comdng. This is the verdict of
those who are getting the Royal road
to amussenent Each week is a little
better than its predecessor and this
week the best of all. There is enough
in the cast to please a great variety
of tastes and it is nil clean and some
of it cxcrnciatingly funny. It matters
little in whr.t line ycur taste for ‘stage
amusement runs you will find It here.
Every comfort an.d attention the most
courteous artejids the patrons of his
house and its attractions are all spe-
cialities. For scenic effect there is
nothing in the pure vaudeville line
that is superior to such that is seen
this wej>k at the Royal. You are sure
to get a clean artistic and fun pro-
voking entertainment.
PEOPLE’S BIG TENT THEATER.
San Antonio theater-goers will be
pleased to learn of the opening of the
People's theater Sunday niglxt by the
Richard Lester Stock company. Mr.
Lester is well known here and is
sure to be greeted by a large and en-
thusiastic audience.
Mr. Lester sajis he brings with him
a company of clever players among
whom are such people as Eloise May
Clement former lending lady with
James O'Neill; Sydney Platt former-
ly with the Lester Lonegrancompany
in New Orleans; Milsb Domna Lee
well known here for her clever work;
Will A. Peters comedian and many
others who come well recommended.
The opening play will be one of
Onida's best. "The Mbths of Society”
a society drama that will give each
member of the company a good
chance to show' his or her ability.
Popular prices will prevail.
GIVES ALL FAILS TO GET
PERMIT FINE FOR HIM
B. Taylor a negro was arrested
last night by Officer charged
■with giving a public ball without first
obtaining a permit a« required by the
city ordinances. The negro was ar-
raigned before Judge Buckley in the
corporation court this morning and
fined $l9.
Chief of Police Van Riper states
that in the future 'all such events will
be closely watched. It is said that re-
cently several promoters of public
dances have failed to pay for the serv-
ices of a special policeman. As a re-
sult the city marshal de.elares that no
permit for a public dance will be
given in the future unless the money
for the services of a special police-
man is paid in advance.
20.000-ACRE RANCH
BRINGS $230000
Special to The Light.
Houston Tex. Feb. 26. —The Turner
ranch one of the last of the larger
ranches in this section of the state
located 10 miles north of this city was
sold by L. M. Scholfield today to Rider
& Co. of St. Louis for $230000. The
land comprises 20000 acres.
GASOLINE EXPLOSION
ALL BUT CLAIMS FAMILY
Special to The Light.
Texarkana. Tex. Feb. 26. —The ex-
plosion of a gasoline lamp early today
caused a fire which destroyed the
home of F. S. Nix. The family nar-
row'y escaped. The flames spread so
rapidly the house was consumed.
SEARCH FOR MISSING '
FORT WORTH GIRL
Special to The Light.
Fort Worth Tex. Feb. 26. —Arkan-
sas relatives are here today searching
for Lida Foutay aged 14. who mys-
teriously disappeared a week ago af-
ter starting from Fort Worth to her
father's home in a small Arkansas
town. Relatives fear the girl has met
foul play. There is absolutely no clue.
The family is prominent.
Department of Insurance and Banking
State of Texas Austin. Texas Feb.
16. 1909.
To All Whom It May Concern:
This is to certify that the German
Fire Insurance company of Peoria
Illinois has in all respects fully com-
plied with the laws of Texas as con-
ditions precedent to its doing business
in this state and I have issued to said
Company a. Certificate of Authority
from this office entitling it do to busi-
ness in this State for one year from
the Ist day of January 1909 to the
:tlst day of December 1909.
‘ Given under my hand and seal.of
office at Austin Texas the date first
above written.
THOS. B IXH’E.
Commissioner.
DULLNIG <5 MEYER.
General Insurance Agents
Moore Bldg.. Phone 786
J. R. Hamilton of San Angelo is
registered at the Southern hotel.
MISSOURI HIS
PRISON PROBLEM
Legislative Committee Finds.
Startling Conditions in Wo-
men's Department
Jefferson City Mo. Feb. 26. —Start-
ling conditions at the Missouri state
penitentiary are revealed in a report
prepared for the legislative commit?
tee on penitentiaries and reform
schools. The report is to be filed in
the senate. It reco-mmends that the
-building for women one of the large
structures be tom down as it is un-
fit for habitation. It is pointed out
i.n the report that one cell-room in
the woman's department has iron
rings in the wall seven feet from
the floor and for punishment the
women prisoners have their hands
tied by their wrists in these rings.
Sanitary conditions ar c described as
the worst possible and the cells as
dirty.
“The personal cleanliness of the
female prisoners is according to the
inmates” the report says "not
brought about by the use of bath
tubs.”
Only One “BROMO QUININE.”
That is I.AXATIVE BROMO QUL
NINE. Look for the signature of E.
W. GROVE. Used the World over to
Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c.
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