San Antonio Light and Gazette (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 324, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 15, 1909 Page: 3 of 16
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KEEP YOUR )
TH?S STOPE P>y You
Inlj SI ORE J *
One regular 50c Silk four-in-hand
NECKTIE and one pair 50c silk
hose packed in a beautiful
CHRISTMAS BOX
The package is handsome and use-
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Special One
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HASKELL MAK
HAVEOPERATION
Oklahoma Governor is Suffer-
ing from Gall Stones and
Knife May Be Used.
Associated Press.
Oklahoma City Okla. Pee. 15.—Al-
though Governor Haskell who was
stricken with acute indigestion last
night showed some improvement early
today he is still in a serious condition.
The governor mfffercd intense pain dur-
ing the night and it was necessary to
administer opiates. Physicians today
snid gall stones were the source of the
governor’s troubles and an operation
may be necessary.
He has been indisposed for several
da vs.
The most healthful up building medi-
cine known to science; gently soothes
the liver and nerves makes digestion
easy brings to all the sweet sleep cf
youth. Hollister's Bocky Mountain
Tea thirty years the best.
LECTURE-RECITAL Al
CARNEGIE LIBRARY
A literary treat will be offered free
to the discriminating public of Ran An-
tonio Friday evening at 8 o’clock at
Carnegie library when Francis Eaton
will give a Shakespeare lecture-recital
under the auspices of the Carnegie
Library and the San Antonio Lecture
association.
Mr. Eaton will recite excerpts from
Henry V.. Richard 11. and “As You
Like It" and will conclude the lecture
by reciting the entire plot of Othello
a performance which has won prom-
inence from the lecturer in the west
where it has been given.
A close student of Shakespeare. and
also an experienced actor Mr. Eaton
was for years a member of the Rig
nold Shakespearean company and play-
ed with that admirable actor through
the whole of ikustralia.
Mr. Eaton is delighted with San An-
tonio which ho says has more of the
European atmosphere than any other
town he has visited in the north or
west and he expresses himself as de-
lighted with tho people he has met.
whom ho finds to be both responsive and
substantial. He will remain here for
several months while completing some
literary work in which he is engaged.
BURGLARS ENTER ALAMO
HEIGHTS RESIDENCE
Reports of a large number of petty
thefts continue to be made to the
sheriff's department. Horse thefts arc
the majority of the complaints though
burglaries etc. seem to be more or less
frequent. It is tho belief of officers
that an ortrsviced gang of thieves is
operating in the eity.
Burglars entered the home of Thos.
JI. Carew of Alamo Heights last night.
The rooms where members of the family
were sleeping were entered and ran-
sacked. so bold were the robbers. A
considerable amount of clothing and
jewelry including f gray suit of
clothes and a gold watch was taken.
William Kleid proprietor of the
Magnolia market on South Alamo
str< ets reports the theft of <2O in cur-
rency and a bicycle from his store. A
dew to the identity of the thief has
been obtained in this case and a search
is being made.
DEBULL’S
COUGH
SYRUP
WEDNESDAY
509-511 East Houston Street
DENIES CHARGES OF
President Barrett of National
Farmers’ Union Says Mon-
ey is Not Squandered.
Special Dispatch.
Texarkana. Ark. Dec. 15. —Charges
raised by the Texas Farmers’ union
that the national officers squandered
the funds of tho national organization
nnd voted exorbitant salaries to them-
selves. were emphatically denied ns
false this morning by C. S. Barrett of
Union City Ga. president of the Na-
tional Farmers’ Union attending the
meeting of the executive committee
here. Barrett refused to forecast the ac-
tion of the executive committee to pre-
vent the Texas farmers from seceding
from the nntional union.
In incorporating the Texas union the
state farmers arc seeking to hold the
executive control within the state
which was contemplated when the union
movement swept across the country.
National growth carried the control out-
side and the recent increasing of salar-
ies of the national officers added to
the misery of ousted Texas officials.
It is .understood here that efforts to
affiliate the Texas locals with the in-
dependent national union are meeting
with success.
FALFURRIAS FAIR IS
POSTPONED TO DEC. 17
Word was received in the city today
that the fair which was t 0 have been
held at Falfurrias December 16 has
been postponed until Friday December
17. It is expected that a large number
of San Antonians will attend tho event
from the fact that in connection with
the fine stock exhibits which will be
seen at the fair grounds Burton & Dan-
forth will have a big sale of town lots
on for that day nnd several hundred
people from all points in the country-
will attend it.
E. 11. Dashiell president of the Fal-
furrias Commercial club was in the
city- yesterday and called on Secretary
Carrington of the San Antonio Cham-
ber of Commerce. He jiersonally ex-
tended an invitation to Mr. Carrington
to visit the first annual fair nt Falfur-
rias and assured all San Antonio a
good time.
The fair which is given for the firs*
time in that city is under the auspices
of Ed C. Lassater who owns som"
350000 acres of land in Starr county
nnd around the new town of Falfur-
rias. Ho is now (Trowing this land
open to settlement nnd that section of
the state is rapidly settling up.
HOUSTON STREET AFFRAY
RESULTS IN TWO ARRESTS
Tn a fight on East Houston street
early this afternoon O. E. Gaffney was
seriously cut about the head. He was
brought to police court at 2 o’clock
bleeding from a number of cuts and
gashes.
A. E. Carter a restaurant proprietor
was arrested with Gaffney and charges
of participating in an affray- were pre-
ferred against both men. They were re-
leased on bond.
An order was received by Chaplain
Dickson 26th infantry- this morning
from the department of the lakes di-
recting him to report for duty at Fort
Brady Mich. in place of at Fort
Wayne where the headquarters of his
regiment are stationed. The second bat-
talion of four companies of the 26th in-
fantry. is stationed at Fort Brady and
Chaplain Dickson will probably report
there soon after the first of January.
Private Joseph F. McGrath. Battery
B. 3d artillery stationed at Fort Sam
Houston is discharged by purchase.
Private Earl Durfey Troop D. 3d cav-
alry now stationed at Fort Clark it
transferred to the 9th infantry and will
report here for duty.
Provates William H. Sweeten Troop
B. 3d cavalry and Private Danie] Foley
Troop K 3d cavalry will be sent to
Jefferson Barracks Missouri with the
count of disability.
EXORBITANT SALARIES
NOTES AT THE ARMY POST.
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT AND GAZETTE
“MORE BABIES NOT MORE
BALLOTS" 15 HER THEME
Mrs. Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon Has
Caused a Stir Among Woman's Suffrage Ad-
vocates—Message to American Women.
REVEALS CHAPTER IN AUTHOR’S LIFE
New York. Dee. 15.—The new book
tliat Mrs. Josephine Dodge Daskam
Bacon has written. “In the Border
Country.*’ has caused a great etir
among woman's suffrage advocates ns
well ns revealing au HitereMing chap-
ter in the life of the famous aulhoresa.
The book is a message to American
women. Mrs. Bacon says Mie feels
competent to write of the subject iu
the intimate style she has chosen for
she is the mother of three children—a
very happy mother—and she aban-
doned her work as a writer of stories
to devote herself to her family. This
cost her $15000 per year money which
flowed into her lap from th- publish-
ars of her fascinating stories.
Mrs. Bacon in the book made one
statement which especially stirred the
suffrngota. It was this:
“No woman living will over do a
great work who could not have borne
great children nnd if she ran bear
great children she can do no other
great work.”
In an interview with tho correspon-
dent of this newspaper Mrs. Bacon
wife of Belden Bacon an attorney told
of her motive in writing the new book
and said:
“I am for having babies. And I’m
particularly in favor of twins. Homo
and the cradle side is the place for a
woman.' ’
“Don't von believe in careers?” was
asked.
“No. Outside of the home women
can’t do things ns well as men do them.
The big things of the world are all to
bo done by mm."
“What is loft for women J”
“To make the men. Tn my story
the Bec woman says to a woman artist:
‘Go back and let mon make the pic-
tures. Do von make the men.’ "
“Haven’t women ever done big
things in the world?”
“None of them except the women
who brought into the world and train-
ed such mon as Washington nnd Lin-
coln. The biggest thing the suffragets
can point to is that one picture ‘Tho
Horse Fair’ by Rosa Bonhenr.
“Why women haven't even learned
how to manage their homes. They
used to wrap their babies up in fold
after fold of unsanitary wool until a
man invented a healthy garment for
babies. Why even the milk bottle was
invented by a inan. So were curling
irons. The best dressmakers are men.
“History proves that women can do
their best in homes. Household work
is made up of many little things such
as only a woman’s mind can grasp.”
“Have men and women different
minds?”
“Indeed yes. A wontnn can do a
lot of little things at once such ns
are necessary for running a home. But
a man's mind can handle only big
things and these one nt a time.”
“But doesn’t your theory make wo
man a drudge?”
“No. The coming of children brings
a great reward.’’ For further answer
Mrs. Bacon showed me the passage
from the book:
“Even as God makes the harvest
fnr us to spoil nnd smiles and makes
another so must women weave what
the year will wear and wash what the
day will soil. And man her greatest
work will one day die and moulder
into roses that other men shall one day
pick. Our men-children finish their
lovely toys and set them on the shelf
hut our work is too great thnt we
should ever finish it; it is so great that
it must needs bo made of many tinv
matters done now and again like the
growing rains nnd sheltering snows.”
“Are you contented to work th it
wnv now. after your years of freedom
and fame?”
“Yes. Moro contented than T ever
was in my life before and T was mak-
ing more money than most men. But
T’ve found thnt no woman can he happy
until she is married and has as many
children ns God will send her.”
“You think then thnt a man ought
to be a master in his home? ’
“Indeed I do. But T think he ought
to pav his wife a salary. There ought
to be a law making husbands do that.
If girls had the choice between being a
stenographer at $8 a week and raising
An Egg
Scrambled with
Post
Toasties
It’s Surprising what a de-
lightful charm is added to
the old dish.
Many other recipes in
hook: “Tid-BH* made with
Toasties" in every other pkg.
Popular Size 10c.
Family Size 15c.
Postum Cereal Company Ltd.
Battle Creek Mieh.
good children for a good husband at <4
a week they would choose the lattar
task immediately."
“But are good husbands to hr
found ?”
“ Mnybe they are not plentiful now.
I don’t know about that. But -I 'Io
know thnt if all the women in America
today were to begin having babies and
JOSEPHINE OASKAM LmiOGE
BACON
■linking the boy babies good men and
the girl babies good women it would
not be many generations before this
would be n blissful happy country."
MO you think women ought not to
work at all outside of the liome?"
• Indeed they ought not. And wom-
en are finding it out too. This suf
fragets movement while it is nil
wrong shows that women are realiz-
ing the mistake they have made by
entering men's field.
•‘We're going to circle back pretty
soon. I think to the old-fashioned
ideas of motherhood nnd womanhood.
Vassar girls arc going to study liow to
be good mothers and good housewives.
This country will bo spotted with
schools that will teach women how to
run their homes. We've found out
that Greek and Latin doesn’t help us
a bit.
“For a woman to know a good beef-
steak when she sees it or to know what
to do for a baby’s cold is a million
times better than to know how to write
the best book ever written. .
“Many of these women we call suf
fragets wouldn’t know how to keep
their homes clean if their servants
were all to quit at once and isn’t it
amusing to hear them talk about clean-
ing the cities? They don’t know how
to take care of their own babies yet
they talk of how tho ballot for women
will make children happier.
“T’ve had some children and T want
some more. But while I’ve been busy
with them I've been learning a great
lesson and all the rest of my life I’m
going to use whatever talent I ever
had in writing to women to tell them to
stick to their homes and their babies—-
twins if possible.”
GOVERNMENT ISSUES
ITS REPORT ON GRAIN
Associated Press.
Washington. Dee. 15. —The govern-
ment report on grain for the year to
this date is as follows: Corn acreage
108.771000. Yield. 27772376.000 ver
bus 2.668651.000 in 1908.
Oats acreage 3320-4000 with 1007-
353.000 bushels.
Spring wheat acreage 18393000
with 290823 bushels.
All wheat acreage 46773000 with
737189000 bushels.
FORMER SAN ANTONIAN
MARRIED AT DENISON
Ipecial Dispatch.
Denison. Tex.. Dee. 15.—Charles E.
Wynne of Fort Worth formerly of San
Antonio and Miss Esther Lallier of
Denison were married at the First
Presbyterian church at 12:30 today.
Among those present were J. Hamp-
ton Sullivan and Miss Edith Wynne
sister of the groom of San Antonio
and Cv W. Strain of Fort Worth.
Wynne is commercial agent for the
Frisco. The wedding was a brilliant
affair.
Aged Pastor to
Wed at El Paso
Special Dispatch.
El Paso Tex. Dee. 15.—Rev. Sea-
born Crutchfield aged 70. and Miss
Lillian Caldwell thirty years his ju-
nior will be married here tomorrow.
Crutchfield for many years was pastor
of the Methodist church of Gainesville.
Opportunities for Those
Who Have “Gift” on Their Lists
Chests and Boxes for Shirts Waists Skirts Shoes. Etc: The boxes are covered
with the finest Japanese matting; trimmed with rattan and bamboo. Some have
panel lids and side*. Some have drawers and travs. The designs are all beautilul
and artistic. Ideal gifts—doubly appreciated because so serviceable. Because a
special purchase prices are fully one-third less than usual.
20x20-in. Shoe Boxes $3.00
Waist Boxes $2.75
14‘/ix33-ln. Waist Boxes $3.75
21x40-ln. Waist Boxes $5.50
21x46-in. Skirt Boxes $7.00
22x50-in. Skirt Boxes $8.50
22x58-in. Skirt Boxes $11.50
You couldn't find a gift that tho “hoinc-lovcr” would appreciate so much a- a nice rug—and
here is a piv-(.'hri'lnia> Sale at reduced prices that will center the interest of thoughtful and
practical gift-givers on Rugs:
$2.50 Axminster Rugs 27x54 in. $2.00
$3.00 Axminster Rugs 27x54-in. $2.40
$4.50 Axminster Rugs 35x72-ln. $3.75
$5.00 Axminster Rugs 36x72-in. $3.95 .
$1.75 Velvet Rugs 27x54-in. $1.35 I
$2.25 Velvet Rugs 27x54 in. $1.85 <
We Offer Choice of
at Exactly Ha. If
The Mile of (hientnl Rugs will close Friday the 24th (Christmas Eve)—and the remainder
stock will be returned io the importer. Such an opportunity ha» never lavn offered on rare an-
tique and Oriental Rugs. Not one is excepted—all at HALF-PRICE.
The richest color effects anti the most beautiful patterns arc fully represented in our holiday
wh-ct ions.
These are specially reduced :
$5 Portieres. 48-in. x 3 yds. reduced to $3.00 pair
$7 Portieres 48-in. x 3 yds. reduced to $4.50 pair
$8 Portieres 48-in. x 3 yds. reduced to $5.50 pair
$lO Portieres. 48-in. x 3 yds. reduced to $B.OO pair
$l5 Portieres 48-in. x 3 yds. reduced to $12.00 pair
$lB Portieres 50-in. x 3 yds. reduced to $15.00 pair
$25 Portieres 50-in. x 3 yds reduced to $20.00 pair
Save 50c to $2.50 Pair on Lace Curtains
White. Ecru and Novelty Lace Curtains: also fine Arabians are offered at specially reduced
prices—a saving of 50c to $2.50 a pair. All are full width and from 3to 3 1-2 yards long. Reg-
ular prices are $2 $3. $3.50. $5. SB. Su.so to sl2so——|»ecial Xma* price* are $1.50 $2 $2.75
$3.85 $4.50 $6 to $lO.
Wolff & Marx Co.
WILL REPORT
FAVORABLY ON
JUDGE LURTON
No Real Opposition Develops
and No Charges Are Filed
With the Committee.
' Associated Press.
Washington Dec. 15. — The senate
committee on judiciary today consider-
ed the nomination of Judge Horace Lur-
ton to be associate justice of the su-
premo court of the United States. Al-
though there have been reports that
there would be some opposition tri his
confirmation no charges of Jnv char
aeter have been filed with the coni
mittce.
Later the committee voted to unani
mously report favorably on the nomi-
nation of Judge Lurton. Some mem
bers of the committee expressed tho
opinion it would have been better to
have named a younger man. Judge Lur-
ton icing in his sixty-sixth year. The
report will be made on Thursday by
Senator Bacon.
ELLIS SENTENCED TO
THREE YEARS IN JAIL
Associated Press.
Little Rock Ark. Dec. 15.—Judge Lea
here today sentenced W. Y. Ellis for the
killing of N. P. Willis of Indianapolis j
to -serve three years in the penitentiary.
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Chief Justice James of Court of
Civil Appeals Passes on
Unusual Question.
Tliis remark alleged to have been
made by appellee’s counsel in his argu-
ment to the jury forms one of the prin-
cipal exceptions to the judgment of the
lower court in a case decided today in
Hit- Fourth court of civil appeals: “If ;
.lesus Christ the son of God should !
come to this earth and take out an in- j
sitrance policy and his property were I
burned these insurance companies I
would charge him with setting the )
fire. ’’
The esse is styled “The Hartford
Fire fnsuraneo Company versus J. D.
Becton et al" nnd was on appeal from
Guadalupe county. The ease was a
suit to recover the amount on the face |
of an insurance policy held by appellee !
Ii the appellant company following a I
fire in which his stock of merchandise j
was burned.
In the lower court a verdict was ren- |
dered giving plaintiff judgment. On ap- I
peal this declaration to the jury was |
urged among other things as ground I
for reversal. In the brief of appellant. '
the remark is strongly referred to it
heibg declared out of keeping with a ;
respect for the courts and ethics of the
profession as well as being sacrilegious
md tended to prejudice the minds of |
the jury.
Briefly referring to the subject in his :
.pinion Chief Justice .1. 11. Janies of '
the Fourth court of civil appeals de- |
DECEMBER 15. HHM>.
13x28-ln. Cedar Chests $ 5.00
15x30-in. Cedar Chests $ 7.00
19x33-in. Cedar Chests $ 9.00
19x36-in. Cedar Chests $ll.OO
19x42-in. Cedar Chests $12.50
19x48-in. Cedar Chests $14.50
19x54-in. Cedar Chests $16.00
$25.00 Axminster Rugs 9x12 ft. $21.75
$27.50 Axminster Rugs 9x12 ft. $23.00
$30.00 Axminster Rugs. 9x12 ft. $25.50
$22.50 Velvet Rugs 9x12 ft. $lB.OO
$27.50 Velvet (seamless} 9x12 ft. $23.00
$35.00 Wilton seamless) 9x12 ft. $30.00
Any Oriental Rug
Original Price
Icline.i to pass upon it except as applied
ito the law in the matter. He held thas
Isu far as the law was concerned the
j remark had no bearing on the case and
affirmed tho judgment of the lower
tribunal.
EDWIN WALLER CANDIDATE
FOR STATE COMPTROLLER
Among those attending the Tax As-
sessors' convention is Edwin Waller
candidate for the office of comptroller.
Mr. Waller is now a clerk in the comp-
troller's office and is well known
throughout central and southern Texas.
Mr. Waller has been a great expo-
nent of deepening the Brazos river and
was chairman of the Brazos Navigation
convention held in Brazoria county in
1899. His father commanded a battal-
ion during the Civil war and hik grand-
father was one of the fighters for Texas
independence. As government agent
under President Lamar his grandfather
also laid off the city of Austin and was
its first mayor.
STOVE WOOD S6JO
Chunks all sizes
Four Foot Wood Per Cord
Penna Anthracite nut and
egg $13.00
Arkansas Anthracite egg.. .. 10.00
Cannel Coal Laredo 7.00
McAlester free from slack... 9.00
Lytle lump 3.00
All the above are the best quality
the market affords.
Having a daily capacity of 60
cords of wood and 90 tons of coal
our delivery is prompt and certain.
Carr Wood & Coal Co
Office Hours-9 a.. n». to 5 p. m.
Sundays. 10 to 12 a. m. only
All Cars Pass the Doors
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