San Antonio Light and Gazette (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 203, Ed. 1 Friday, August 12, 1910 Page: 4 of 16
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THINKS CHARTER ELECTION
WILL NOT BE OPPOSED
(Continued from page one.)
believe that When it is submitted to
popular vote here it will be ratified
promptly. I do not believe there will
be any effort on the part of any one
to defeat this charter. It would only
tend to insult the educated voters for
any one to try to organize the ignor-
ant people and vote them on a propo-
sition of this kind to defeat the will
of the people.
“Unfortunately many of our best
people have neglected to pay their poll
taxes heretofore but feeling as they
now do the absolute necessity of be-
coming qualified voters so that they
can have a voice in selecting those who
are to manage onr affairs I expect to
see the largest vote at our next elec-
tion that was ever polled in the bity of
San Antonio. This is not a campaign
against the city administration as many
would lead the people to believe but a
campaign to appeal to the educated
voter to pay his poll tax and cast his
vote as is the duty of every citizen in
this country. It will help us change
our form of eity government so we can
take cur place where we belong in the
ran Its of progressive cities.
Too Large for One Man.
4 • San Antonio is too large for one
man to manage and the eity charter
will provide for the distribution of au
thority so we can have five men to ad-
minister the affairs of the eity instead
of a one-man power. Many of the larger
cities of the country more especially
those of Texas have tried the commis-
sion government and have found it to
work much more advantageously than
the aldermanic form. Especially here in
San Antonio is a progressive movement
needed to the end that new citizens
coming in may have the same civic ad-
vantages which they had in the towns
which they left.
“I cannot believe other than that
the charter will be ratified by an over-
whelming majority when it is put be-
fore the people. Any organized effort
to defeat the will of the people is us-
ually doomed to destruction because
public sentiment always comes out vic-
torious. It’s all the same whether in
horse racing or city building—public
sentiment wins ont and I believe public
sentiment is behind this commission
government charter. For that reason I
have every confidence that there will
be the largest vote that San Antonio
has ever cast and that a good majority
will be in favor of the charter.”
A Poll Tax Campaign.
Those fathering the commission gov-
ernment proposition say that the next
movement will be a poll tax campaign.
This will open October 1 and continue on
through until January 31 1911. Only a
poll tax paid prior to January 31 1911
will render a voter eligible and the
great campaign will be to arouse public
interest to the point where not a voted
overlooks that important feature.
The passage of the commission char-
ter by the legislature is looked upon as
an assured fact since all representa-
tives and the senator from this district
are in favor of it. It is reported that
efforts have been made by enemies of
the commission to induce senators to
vote against the bill when it comes up
but it is stated that the*senators look
upon this as an impertinence. It is ex"-
pected that they will pass the bill with-
out a dissenting vote.
WOODS DE-ELIGHTED.
Secretary of Commission League Scents
Victory at Polls in Ratification
Election in February.
P. C. Woods secretary of the Com-
mission Government league --as so
highly elated this morning over the
news that Governor Campbell had sub-
mitted the San Antonio charter measure
to the legislature that he suggested that
the supporters of the commission form
of government for San Antonio get to-
gether and arrange a great jollification.
“It was a grand act of Governor
Campbell to submit the charter to the
legislature” said Mr. Woods. “I felt
confident all the time that he would
submit the measure and now that he
has I am confident that it will be pass-
ed in both houses of the legislature
without opposition.
“Every member of the Commission
Government league is elated over the
submission of the charter bill and all
morning I have been busy receiving con-
gratulatory messages.”'
Secretary Woods when asked what
would be the steps taken bv the league
after the passage of the bill said that
the campaign would begin right then and
would continue right up to the day of
the ratification election which is to be
held on the first Saturdav in Februarv
1911. • ’
“Just as soon as the measure passes
the legislature and is signed by the gov-
ernor our league.will start a campaign
to have the citizens of fan Antonio pav
their poll tax so that they can partici-
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HANDY TOOL SET
25c
Schultze Stove&Hardware Co.
105 W. Commerce St.
PRESCRIPTIONS
Will be carefully compounded if
brought to us.
KING 4 McCLINTOCK
514 E. Houston St.
Phones 3541.
FRIDAY.
MR. HOG IS “KING OF 1910“
Kansas City Aug. 12. —The greatest ]
moneymaker on the farm during the i
past year has been the hog. The farm- 1
er with a car load of hogs was assured 1
of an automobile a trip to Europe er <
more farm land. Never in modern his- i
tory have hogs been sold at such high 1
prices on a strictly gold basis of <
course as during the plst several <
months. There has been a reason; t
namely the law of supply and demand :
Early in the present year there were re- i
ports of a “ hog shortage' ’ from many
hog raising districts. And market re-
ceipts bore out the reports. From Jan- i
uary 1 1910 to July 1 1910 receipts i
at the five leading western markets — i
Chicago Kansas City Omaha St. Louis t
and St. Joseph—were in round .num ;
bers two and one-fourth million head 1
less than during the corresponding six 1
months of 1909. Arrivals at the five i
big points in the first half of 1909 1
numbered 9.280000. In the first half i
of 1910 receipts at the previously men-
tioned markets were 6990000. tn oth-
er words a growing population was fed
on 75 per cent of the hogs that were
consumed in the first six months of
1909. The direct effect of the decrease l
in hog receipts while the population
was unquestionably increasing was a
sharp advance in the market value cf
swine.
At the Kansas City stock yards the
average cost of hogs for the first six :
' months of 1909 was $6.64 per hundred I
weight. In the first half of 1910 the
average cost at the same market was
$9.31 showing a gain of $2.67 per hun-
dred weight or about 40 per cent. 4t
all the other markets the advance in
prices was practically equal to that at
Kansas City. Thus with a decrease of ।
25 per cent in receipts and. according !
to the popular belief many more '
mouths to feed there came an increase
in the market value of hogs of 40 per
cent. It may be interesting to note
that the average cost of all weights an 1 :
all kinds of hogs at the Kansas City!
yards during the first half of the pres- 1
ent year was 51e greater than the high- 1
est price ever paid at those yards pre-
vious to 1910. In 1882 a record was es-
tablished at $B.BO per hundred weight.
Never until the present year was' it
equaled or exceeded.
An important factor in the hog in-1
pate in the ratification election” said
Mr. Woods. “We expect tq have a per-
fect organization. We feel sure that we
will carry the election but we are not
going to be caught napping. Every
member of the league will get in the
saddle and the battle is to be waged
all down the line.”
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INTERNATIONAL CLUB
Members to Discuss Matters of Import-
ance to Organization Aug. 20.
The members of the International
elub have been called to a meeting to
be held on the evening of Aug. 20 at
which many important matters are to
be disposed of. Nominations for can-
didates for directors of the elub to be
voted On at the semi-annual meeting
to be held Sept. 1 are to be made
and plans discussed for weekly enter-
tainments at the club during the fall
and winter. Secretary Hartman will
have many suggestions to make for the
entertainments.
Plans will be broached for renovat-
ing and refitting the club rooms for
the reception of the delegates to the
Trans-Mississippi Commercial congress.
Many of these delegates are expected
to come from the Mexican states and
in many instances the states will send
their governors.
Steps will also be taken to send a
delegation to the City of Mexico to
represent the club at the centennial to
be held there Sept. 16. A function will
also be held at the club rooms on that
date at which a program of music and
addresses will be rendered.
CHANGED BACK THE
VOTING BOUNDARIES
By order of the county commission-
ers this morning the boundaries of vot-
ing precincts Nos. 44 53 54 and 55 are
to be changed back to what they were
before all the precincts were rear-
ranged last year. The lines were run
by R. V. Smith a civil engineer. The
changes back to the old boundaries
were made in response to the request
of citizens living in the four precincts.
«-»-* —
The lord mayor-jf London draws an
annual salary of $;9 000
Paying H
By W. C. Sylvester.
is Respects.
dustry is of course the cost of corn.
However this gave feeders no worry
during the past six months. During the
first two months at the end of June
1919 com was from 5 to 10 cents
cheaper than at the end of June 1909
while values of hogs were fully $1.50
higher comparing prices at the same
dates. And at the present time receipts
of hogs in the west are slightly larger
than a year ago. At the five leading
western markets during the last week
in June a gain over last June of almost
35000 head was shown in receipts.
Present conditions seem slightly bear-
ish in the hog industry. Snow's esti-
mate of the American corn crop prom-
ises a bumper. There are many pigs in
the country being prepared for market
according to reports from most sections.
Prices are almost abnormally high. The
huge profits in hogs serve as a strong
magnet to attract others to the indus-
try. Indications seem bearish but not
strongly bearish. The tone is uncer-
tain. and there are few who believe
that the high prices of March will be
equaled. And there are still fewer who
believe that hogs will be worth less
than $8 per hundred in the country. At
1 least for a year to come the profits in
hogs will be highly satisfactory to the
n.u4 greedy farmer.
Hogs alone give the farmer assur-
ance that he will be aide to continue
his better habits of living which he
j did not use to enjoy. There are pessi-
I mists who ask “What will he do when
the crash coniesf” But the crash has
not come. There are mouths to be
fed. more mouths than there used to
be. The demand is greater the field
is broader the mode of living is higher
intellectual improvement is more recog-
nized by the farmer; the automobiles
'and the trips to Europe cultivate high-
;er tastes which tend to increase the
farmer '4 mental capacity.
And it is to be the hog that coarse-
haired uncouth individual who relishes
such a variety of food that the farmer
Jhas to say “Much obliged.” Perhaps
a carload of hogs beeausg of the big
■ profit in that particular line of live-
stock. has meant a lifted mortgage an
addition to the farm a motor car. or an
extended travel.
And perhaps that load of hogs which
he marketed last March was the begin-
Ining of the rural uplift!
NIECE OF DAHROOGE
DIES AT PALESTINE
Word has been received in the city
of the sudden death of Miss Stella Fa-
dall 17 years old a niece of A. F. Dah-
roogc of this eity which occurred at
Palestine Wednesday. Miss Fadall was
apparently in good health up to a few
moments of her demise when she was
stricken with rheumatism of the heart
and expired suddenly. Besides her pa-
rents who reside at Palestine Miss Fa-
dall is survived by a number of other
relatives in different portions of the
state. Many relatives and friends from
San Antonio Austin Dallas Fort Worth
and Houston attended the funeral
which was held from the family resi-
dence Thursday afternoon and the floral
offerings were many and beautiful. The
services at the home and grave were
conducted by Rev. Mr. Lee of Palestine.
Miss Fadall had been a student of the
Baylor college and graduated from the
school of learning last June with great
honors.
PERSONALS.
Arthur Leslie of Mistletoe avenue
will deave this evening for Cadillac
Mich. ts enter the Biltmore Schoo! ot
Forestry.
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L. L. Scanling who is touring In-
diana in an auto writes of the prosper-
ous condition of the country but that
it in no way compares with Texas.
Wm. Watson Win. Mitchell Wen-
dell Frazier Charlie Mahone and Tom
Williams have returned from Galveston
where they attended the cotton carni-
val.
J. R. Wood has returned from a trip
to Galveston and Houston.
FOB OVEK*T*TY YEARS
MRS. WINSLOW’S SOOTHING SYRUP
Has bdfei. . ed for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING with
PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the
CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS
all PAIN; CURES WIND COLIC and Is
the beet remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
uy DrußKlsts In every part of the world
Be sure and ask for • Mrs. Winslow’s
Soothlnr Hyrup" and take no other kind.
Kc. a bottla
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT AND GAZETTE
LIVE SPECIALS S SATURDAY
An all-day bargain proposition that wiirmake lively business in our
men’s store. Aside from these Saturday “Specials” there are many
money-saving reasons why you should come here. There’s the sale of
Men’s and Boys’ Suits and Pants—the sale of Panama and Straw
Hats etc. Every item a money-maker for you.
For Instance Take TKiss2o Suit flfl
Made of all-wool materials in patterns that have been the season's best H "
sellers. The styles are "nifty” and the cut fit and tailoring are perfect. If ■
ever there was a suit worth full $20.00 it’s this one and we give
choice of blues blacks and fancys at •
Men’s fine white cross-bar hemstitched
handkerchiefs regular 15c val- Q
ues 2 for 15c or each O C
Men’s silk shield bow ties classy color-
ings regular 15c value 2 for 15c q
or. each O C
Our regular 25c quality dropstitch half
hose 3 pairs 50c or the I*7
pair Lt C
SAULWOLFSON DDY goods
SENATOR STOKES
DIES HERE AFTER
A SHORT ILLNESS
Brought From Austin in Seri-
ous Condition Senator
Expires Here.
Senator C. C. Stokes of the Thh
teenth senatorial district died here last
night at 11:45 o’clock at the Moody
sanitarium. Cerebral hemorrhage was
the cause of death.
Senator Stokes was stricken at Aus
tin ten days ago and last Sunday night
he was rushed to San Antonio for med-
ical treatment. On arrival here he was
unconscious and remained in that con-
dition until death claimed him. His
wife who resides in Crockett was no-
tified of the serious illness of the sen-
ator and was with him when the end
came. At the time of his death Sena-
j tor Stokes was 37 years old.
In the liquor fight now pending in
the special session of the legislature.
' Senator Stokes who is an ardent prohi-
I bitionist was paired with Senator Pau-
. lus of Lavaca who was equally as
I strong an anti. Former state senators
who served in the Twenty-ninth legis
I lature with Senator Stokes and wno
make San Antonio their home are Sen-
ators Chambers. Barrett and Hicks. Aii
were grieved this morning to learn of
the death of the senator.
Senator Stokes was born and reared
at Crockett in Houston county and
was a brilliant young attorney at that
place. He first served in public office
when he was elected as a member of
the Twenty-eighth legislature. After
serving one term in the house he be-
came a candidate for the senate from
the Thirteenth senatorial district and
was elected. He was re-elected to the
Thirtieth and was serving bis last term
in the Thirty-first.
The counties that he represented in
his district are Houston Crockett. An-
derson. Cherokee Angelina and Trin-
ity. In the last democratic primary
Senator Stokes was a candidate for
congress against the present ineum
Pelt Congressman Gregg and wps de-
feated for the nomination.
Among some of the bills introduced
in the senate during the three terms of
SenatcgStokes was one to compel out-
side corporations holding a charter in
other states to procure a Texas char-
ter as well. The other was a very pop-
ular measure and was act for the
issuance of life certificates to public
school teachers in the state. This did
you ever stop to con-
sider'that your character is
often judged by a shoe?
If you wear run-over heels or
worn-out shoes people inva-
riably remark about it.
Now we have a shoe hospital
that will repair any deficien-
cies in that line.
If you send us your shoes in
the morning by evening you
will have practically a new
shoe and at very little ex-
pense to you.
Ring 82 (either phone)
and we ll send after them.
THE GUARANTEE
Alamo Plaza
THE
Neckwear Specials
WaSh ties are the proper idea
now. We offer a choice line of
four-in-hands the regular 25c
values 3 for 50c or * ajg
each Lt C
Waiter's shirt fronts the reg-
ular 25c quality. Special for
Saturday 3 for 50c * y
or each If C
away with the annual examination of
teachers.
The body of Senator Stokes was
taken to the Riebe morgue where it
was prepared for burial and left this
afternoon at 1:55 o’clock over the In-
ternational & Great Northern for
Crockett where interment will be
made. His wife and sister accom-
panied the body home.
DEATH WAS DUE TO
STRENUOUS CAMPAIGN
Special Dispatch.
Austin Tex. Aug. 12.—Senator C.
C. Stokes died of a brain fever sup-
posed to have been brought on by his
strenuous campaign for congress in
which he was defeated. He has been sick
since the special session began.
Senator Stokes married Miss Mabel
Hillyer of Austin stenographer in the
last session shortly after it closed. His
mother-in-law Mrs. C. Hillyer lives at
111 12 East Eighteenth street Austin.
The senator was moved from the sani-
tarium here to San Antonio a week ago.
MRS. MASON LEADS
Has Slight Lead In Race For Labor Day
Queen —Mrs. McDonald Close
Second.
In the race for Labor Day queen
Mrs. J. G. Mason candidate for the
Painters and Paper Hangers union has
taken the lead according to the count
of the votes this week. Mrs. Mason has
passed Mrs. McDonald candidate of the
Hackdrivers who has been leading for
some time.
Miss Bessie Collins candidate of the
Garment Workers is in third place
having increased her vote considerably
during the past week. x
The result of the vote for the week
is as follows:
Mrs. J. G. Mason Painters and Paper
Hangers 5999.
Mrs. W. R. McDonald Hackdrivers
5970.
Miss Bessie Collins Garment Workers
3416.
Miss Agnes Schott Musicians 1760.
Mrs. J. H. Johnson Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen 1452.
Mrs. L. B. Williams Carpenters 1050.
Mrs. Geo. Ramsey Order of Railway
Conductors 1000. . .
Mrs. Ran Graves Switchmen’s union
1000.
SAYS OPENING WILL
NOT BE POSTPONED
Fred B. Wieners representing the
Barners-Crosby company engravers
states that the annual opening of that
concern will be held 011 August 22 23
and 24 as originally intended and that
there will be no postponement of the
exihbition owing to the theft of some
paintings. He stated that there werJ
still 100 works of art on hand whicll
will go a long way in making the open-
ing a success and that the San Antonio
people will receive invitations to at-
tend on the dates mentioned. During
the exhibition which is to continue for
three days the visitors will be served
with refreshments through the days of
the opening.
FORT WORTH CATTLE.
Special Dispatch.
Fort Worth Tex. Aug. 12.—Cattle
2000. Hogs 700. Steers steady tops $5.
Cows steady tops $3.69 higher
tops $6. Hogs higher tops $8.50.
NEW YORK STOCKS.
New York Aug. 12. —Amalgamated
66 1-2; Atchison 99; Illinois Central
130 1-4; Missouri Pacific 52; Katy
'32 1-2; New York Central 114; Penn-
j svlyania 129 5-8; Reading 142 3-4; Rock
Island 30 1-2; Southern Pacific 115 1-2;
Union Pacific 168; Steel 70 7-8; Steel
ll6.
HUTH BACK FROM MEETING.
Albert V. Huth county tax assessor
retufined last night from Galveston
: where he participated in the democrsitic
I convention in several fish fries and in
ia number of friendly gatherings. From
iGalyeston he went to Houston calling
lon Assessor A. R. Miller and other of-
Ificials. He reports a very enjoyable
trip.
DOING HIS BEST.
“Tommy Tuff!” cried the teacher
severely “why did you chalk your
I name rtn this new deskf”
“I had ter” replied Tommy. “I
ain't got no penknife ter carve it
wid.”—Catholic Standard and Tbiiues
Men’s silk lisle half hose regular 50c
values in black tans and all solid col-
ors. An extra Saturday spe- Qyf
cial 3 pairs $l or the pair.«-. <* * *»
Underwear Special— White lisle under-
wear long or short sleeve shirts ankle
length drawers. Regular 75c g J
garments special Saturday... L V
Count Earning $2.49 a Day In a Mill
Spends Vacation at $5O-a-Day Hotel
New York Aug. 12.—The Countess do
Beaufort and her noble consort are
spending their two weeks’ vacation in a
manner which must prove an object
lesson to all other wives of laboring
men.
Although Count Jacques Alexander
Albert U. von Mourik de Beaufort is
only a “common laborer” and goes to
work in a pair of greasy overalls and a
caboose his wife has economized so
wisely and so well that when the
count's vacation time came they had
enough hid away in the family “stock-
ing” to put up at the St. Regis where
workingmen—and others—are usually
taxed about $5O a day especially if
they want to sleep in the $lOOOO bed
which the count much prefers to any
other kind.
And the most wonderful part of it all
is that the coyht only gets $2.-19 a day
for his labor ia the Chicago Steel Tool
Co.'s mill. It was hard for him to land
that job too for his father-in-law only
owns half of the concern. But he did
land it and is the most democratic fel-
low one sees. He works in overalls as
has been said and gets all dusty and
greasy so that it is the deuce of a job
for his valet to scrape and polish him
off at night. .
He carries a dinner pail koo! The
cutest lb*tle dinner pail in Cmeago. The
countess combed the city for it. The
fellers at the mill say it’s gold-lined
and that he shouldn’t carry anything
but chocolate creams in it.
MISUNDERSTANDING LED TO
USE OF ROCKS HATCHET AND KNIFE
But for the timely arrival of his 11
wife with a little baby in her arms 1
and three other little tots dragging i:t 1<
her skirts Felipe Diaz would have !
been fined in the police court»this morn- i
nig on a charge of disturbing the I
peace. Officer Cook was called to the
west side of the city Thursday morn-
ing where he found Diaz and another j
Mexican named Arrando engaged in a
stone-throwing match on the street.
Diaz was covered with blood from a
wound on the head which he claimed
was inflicted with a hatchet in ihe
hands of Arrando. Arrando in his tes-
timony stated that he visited the Diaz j
home early in the morning and left a |
note from thfe insane asylum for rhe I
man and also word that he wanted io
see Diaz over at his own home.
Diaz who had been a patient at tha
insane asylum and -was out on parole
taking it for granted that Arrando
was seeking to place him back in that
institution and deprive his wife and
little children of a living armed him-
I self with a large knife and went to
the Arrando home. After shakiug
hands with his neighbor Diaz it is
said made a Junge .at Arrando with
AY
The Countess de Beau
AUGUST 12 1910.
$B.OO Panamas at. 55.75
$6.50 Panamas at. 54.75
$5.00 Panamas at.s3-75
$4.00 Panamas at. 53.50
fort and her “dawg.”
This is the count's first vacation
since he got his job last : priug. His
last vacation extended from his birth
until last April. So you see why he
needs a change and rest.
The count is going to work in papa-
in-law Kilgallem’s factory for a year —
if he holds out that long —on a bet of
some hundreds of thousands of dollars
he made (he says so) with sortie for-
eign duke or king name not given.
The count wooed and won Miss Kil-
gallein (worth $8009900) in two .'weeks
last spring and has been living with
“her folks” since. His titles reach
back into ancient history.
HERE 18 A REMEDY
THAT WILL CURE ECZEMA.
Why waste time and money experi-
menting with greasy salves and lotions
trying to drive the eczema germ from
underneath the skin' when the Bexar
Drug Store guarantees ZEMO. a clean
liquid preparation for external use to
rid the skin of the germ life that causes
the trouble.
Tn over 2009 towns and cities in
America the leading druggist has the
agency for ZEJIO and he will tell you
of the marvelous cures made by this
clean simple treatment. ZEMO is rec-
ognized as the cleanest and most popu-
lar treatment for eczema pimples dand-
ruff and all other forms of skin or scalp
affections whether on infaut or grown
person. Will you try a bottle sin our
recommendation 7 The Bexar Drug Store.
! the carving instrument but owing to
the excellent dodgiug ability of tha
! other man there was no harm done and
Arrando escaped.
After reaching his store Arrando
1 took refuge behind the counter and
when Diaz approached he struck him
with the hatchet. This' was followed
by both men engaging in a street duel
with rocks until the arrival of ti|e of-
ficer who placed both of the fighters
under arrest. When the evidence was
all in Judge Buckley decided that the
fight grew out of a misunderstanding
; between the men and in order to not
I deprive the wife and little children if
; Diaz of their only means of support
he dismissed both cases.
WEDNESDAY!
Will You be Here.
IT WILL!
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