San Antonio Light and Gazette (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 227, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 7, 1910 Page: 1 of 14
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Lauah Is On Little Old ./lew York Which Became Excited Over a Kite With Lights On Tail
/ MANY PERSONS
Do not see as well as they should.
Others see well bat have headache
caused by eye strain. We have the
skill and experience to fit any eye that
glasses will help.
H. C. REES OPTICAL CO.
I 212 W. COMMERCE ST.
IS THERE REALLY
ANY DESIRE FOR
PRISON REFORM?
Some Effort Made In House to
Get That Body to Decline
Free Conference Bill.
IT IS DEFEATED HOWEVER
Rumor Says Senate Will Stand
Out for Disqualification of
Convict Witnesses.
(By Macmillan.)
Special Dispatch.
Austin Tex. Sept. 7. —Some effort
was made in the house yesterday to get
that body to decline free conference on
the prison bill. Ray made a motion to
tame a Conference committee instead of
a free conference committee. The dis-
► tinction is important as a conterence
committee can only adjust differences
while a free conference committee has
full authority to prepare a new bill.
It came out in the debate that Ray
feared the senate conferees were pre-
paiing to build a new bill eliminat-
ing the provision empowering convicts
to testify.
Vaughan urged the house to vote
against Ray on the proposition. He
said that the house could not. afford
to have it said that it blocked prison
reform and added that the appoint-
ment of a free conference committee
told the senate merely that the house
was willing to do everything reason-
able to reach an agreement. Vaughan
declared that any member not pleased
with the conference bill could vote
against it.
“If you decline free conference you
say to the senate that the house does
not want a bill and does not care for
prison reform.” *
When it came to a vote Vaughan was
supported and in due course the house
did name a free conference committee
to meet with a like committee from the
senate. But notwithstanding this vote
reasons exist to suppose that the
bouse is not at all anxious for the kind
of prison reform so strongly urged by
the sentimentalists.
“Do Away With Lash.”
Of course the burden of the cry for
reform in the penitentiaries is “Do
away with the lash.” In the house
bill the lash is retained and not only
retained but built to specifications as
to length breadth and thickness.
Beth the senate and the house bill
have sections permitting the use of the
short term convicts on the public roads
which means the preservation of the
chain-gang an implement of cruelty
fully as effective as the lash.
And now comes the rumor that the
senate is to cloak the prison bully with
immunity by disqualifying convict wit-
nesses.
Even that odoriferous mess at Rusk
is not altogether discountenanced for
at least one of the prison bills provides
that the iron foundries be not dis
mantled and sold.
Still there is the usual hope that af-
ter all the conference may bring some-
thing.
Following are the conferees: For
S the senate. Weinert Hudspeth Murray
’ Senter and Ward. For the house Gil
Stamps Looney Caves and Good-
man.
STRIKE NOT LEGAL
C e Called by Car Men Found to Be
Irregular and Officials Refuse to
Treat With Men.
Special Dispatch.
Houston Tex. Sept. 7. —It was
learned here this morning that the
strike of the ear men of the Southern
Pacific lines is illegal having been
called before a vote was taken by the
men of the Atlantic system. Superin-
tendent Ryan of the motive power de-
partment of the Sunset lines this
morning refused to treat with Vice
President Lewis of the brotherhood.
The strikers’ officials then offered the
name of one arbitrator asked the com-
pany to name one and they to select
the third but no decision was reached
by the company.
WOMEN ORGANIZE
TO OBTAIN PURE MILK
Associated Press.
New York Sept. 7.—Prominent wom-
en of this city have organized the “In-
ternational Pure Milk League” which
wili have members iu England and oth
er countries as well as in the United
States. The organization ♦ ill devote it-
self to the investigation of problems in
•onneetion with the production of clean
pure milk at prices within the reach of
persons of moderate means.
THREE PRECINCTS GO DRY.
S;W:laI Dispatch.
Hamiton. Tex. Sept. 7.—The local op-
tion election held here yesterday includ-
ing Hieo and Carleton justice precincts
resulted in victory for the prohibition-
ists by a majority estimated today at
three hundred. The campaign was hard
fought on both sides and great interest
Was manifested by the. people.
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
VOLUME 31 No. 227
MEETING IS
‘PACKED’ BY
MAGNATES
Louis Hill and Howard Elliott
Control Conservation Pro-
gram for “Interests.”
WANT “STATE CONTROL”
State Control They Figure
Will Be Easier to Break
Than Federal Control.
By W. G. Shepherd.
(Staff Correspondent Light and Ga-
zette.)
St. Paul Sept. 7.—-The St. Paul con-
servation congress is “packed” by the
special interests mostly water power in-
terests and Theodore Roosevelt when
he made his address yesterday knew
that this was a fact when he said:
“I warn you especially against the
men who come to such congresses as this
ostensibly as disinterested citizens but
actually as the paid agents of the spe-
cial interests. I condemn the appear-
ance of a corporate agent before any
convention who does not declare himself
frankly as such. It would be no small
misfortune if a meeting such as this
should fall into the hands of the open
enemies or false friends of the great
movement which it represents. ’ ’
I was on the ground and I saw the
“packing” done.
The Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific railroads did it.
Water powers are the tidbits the in-
terests are striving to swoop into their
own handrat this convention.
Louis Hill has represented the inter-
ests in the “packing.”
He practically controlled the commit-
tee of St. Paul business men which was
appointed to represent the eity in enter-
taining the convention.
Hill was not on any of ti e commit-
tees but he sat in executive session
with them.
Hill wants “state control” of water
powers. It is easier to “grab” from a
state than from the federal government
especially ir these latter days of na-
tional progressiveism. He didn’t like
the program because there was too much
of Roosevelt’s “federal control” on it.
He proceeded to change it using the
local committee as a tool. He worked
both underhandedly and openly.
A demand that five western governors
bekolaced on the program came from
Hift and the water pow’er seeking inter-
ests' These governors (the Hill railroad
runs through the states of some of
them) are believers in “state’s rights”
conservation and Hill in order to cloud
the conservation issue had scared them
and by other means forced them into
crying “state's rights.”
These plans of Hill fell through anti
he then brought about the revolt of gov-
ernors at Salt Lake City. These gov-
ernors are now here with a “state’s
rights” platform. They have each ap-
pointed 15 delegates to the congress and
these'delegates will undoubtedly argue:
for 1 “state's rights” in the various dis-1
cussions.
Hill openly threatened that unless men
representing his ideas were placed on
the congress program he would start a
“development congress” in St. Paul in
opposition to the conservation congress
to be held at the same time.
Howard Elliott president of the
Northern Pacific road and Hill offered
to open their homes during the week of
the congress to the western governors
who are going to stand for “state’s
rights” at the congress.
Hill has boasted in the hearing of
Thos. Shipp secretary of the conserva-
tion congress that in this congress
“the policies of Pinchot and Pinchot
himself would go down.”
The local committee managed by
Hill refused at all times to work with
the representatives of the national con
gress in the preparation of plans for the
congress.
The presence of Taft in St. Paul Mon-
day was supposed to be a boom for
Taft and it was hoped that it would be
an offset for Roosevelt and the federal
conservation policies advocated by Pin-
chot.
It is the water power interests that
have packed the congress. Louis Hill is
working for and with them. It was the
water power interests that Roosevelt
struck at in his address yesterday.
“State’s rights” is the cry of the
water power interests and of other land
timber and mineral seeking monopolies.
Louis Hill has so packed the congress
that “state’s rights” will be advocated
many times during the various address-
es and discussions.
The progressives of the nation like
Roosevelt. Beveridge Cummins Stubbs J
of Kansas arc for federal control of I
national resources. Men like Reed!
Smoot supporter of Cannon and Aid I
rich and Senator Sutherland of Utah
are among those who are crying
“state's rights.”
It’s clear enough from this line-up
alone where the common people of the
United States ought to stand east or
want or south.
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MILWAUKEE'S SHOWING T. R. SOMETHING FAMOUS TODAY
U. S. WINS IN
NEWFOUNDLAND
FISHERIES CASE
That Is It Triumphs on Majori-
ty of Points In Dispute
Before Court.
GREAT BRITAIN WINS TWO
One of These Is Regarded as
Most Important Especially
By English Fishermen.
Associated Press.
The Hague Sept. 7.—The United
States wins on five points out of the
seven points submitted to the interna-
tional court of arbitration in the New-
foundland fisheries dispute with Great
Britain. Great Britain wins points one
and five. The decision was handed down
today. .
While the United States triumphs on
five of the seven points point five de-
cided in favor of Great Britain has
been held by Englishmen as the most
important of those submitted. The
fifth point was stated in the form of
this question: From where must be
measured three marine miles from any
coast bays creeks or harbors referred
to in article one of the American-Brit-
ish treaty of 1818? The United States
fisherman claimed the right to take
measure from any part of the British-
North American shore and therefore the
liberty to fish in the middle of any
Canadian bay or estuary having a
radius of more than three miles. The
British contention was the limit should
be measured from an imaginary line
connecting headlands. The peace court
sustained the British contention.
CURTAIN CATCHES FIRE
AND HOME IS BURNED
Special Dispatch.
Austin Tex. Sept. 7. —The home of
Louis Haussman in Hyde park was de-
troyed by fire at 4 o’clock this morn-
ing. The loss is about $l5OO with no in-
surance. Haussman rose in the night to
get medicine and left a lamp burning
in the kitchen. It is supposed a curtain
blew over the lamp and caught fire
causing the conflagration.
GRANT PETITION FOR
OPENING ALTGELT ROAD
The county commissioners this morn-
ing granted the petition of citizens for
the opening of the Altgelt road the
jury of view named consisting of Rich-
ard Bluemel Rudolph Hartwig August
Halbardier G. Heap and A. B. Steph-
ens.
AND GAZETTE
fAN ANTONIO TEXAS WEDNESDAY.' SEPTEMBER 7 1910. 14 PAGES
MAYOR SEIDEL
SNUBS TEDDT
HI MILWAUKEE
Socialist Mayor of Beer City
Refuses to Act on Roosevelt
Reception Committee.
Associated Pre:s.
Milwaukee Wis. Sept. 7. —Soon af-
ter Col. Roosevelt arrived here today
and before he sat down to breakfast he
found himself involved in a controversy
with Emil Seidel the socialist mayor
who declined to act upon the reception
committee which welcomed the colonel
to Milwaukee
In a contribution to “The Big
Stick” a newspaper published by the
Milwaukee Press club for this occasion
Mayor Seidel stated that if Roosevelt
came to Milwaukee holding the same
ideas which were expressed in an ar-
ticle published March 19 1909 it was
clear he cannot serve the cause of hon-
esty and decency in American political
life.
Mayor Seidel claims Roosevelt desig-
nated socialism as a thing which is
“against morals and religion” “ab-
horrent” “revolting” and which
would “replace the family and home
life by a glorious state free lunch coun-
ter and state foundling asylum.” Ho
claimed to see in the tour of Roosevelt
through the west nothing beyond pol-
itical designs and plans. As a socialist
he would have no connection with the
reception.
Upon being shown this statement
Roosevelt said:
“On this trip 1 have made no par-
MAYOR EMIL SEIDLL.
ARMY TO JOIN
CIVILIANS IN
GRAND PARADE
Prcoession Sept. 15 Promises
to Be Longest Ever Seen
In This City.
GEN. ALBERT MYER AGREES
Assures Committee that Uncle
Sam Will Place Every Man
dnd Ordnance in Line.
CITY OFFICIALS AS GUESTS
The parade to be held in San Anto-
nio on the afternoon of Sept. 15 under
the auspices of the Mexican colony in
commemoration of the centennial anni-
versary of the independence of the re-
public of Mexico promises to be the
longest procession ever witnessed in
this city. In addition to the entire m»m-
bership of every Mexican society in
San Antonio participating every man
in the United States service and every
pieee of equipment and ordnance sta-
tioned at Fort Sam Houston will take
part. The officers of the city and coun-
ty government and scores of citizens
as guests will also officiate.
That the military would take part in
the Mexican festivities was determined
today when a committee in behalf of
the celebration composed of Mayor
Bryan Callaghan. Winchester Kelso.
Vories P. Brown and F. A. Chapa called
upon Gen. Albert L. Myer commander
of the department of Texas at Fort
Sam Houston and requested him to par-
ticipate in the celebration. The delega-
tion was cordially received by General
Slyer who assured them he would do
everything in his power to assist in
the event and would issue orders for
the entire department to turn out and
participate in the parade.
Mayor Callaghan has been selected
as chairman of the reception commit-1
tee. '
The mayor has announced that he
will name a pure food inspector at San
Pedro park during the w-eek; the
booths will be erected there to dispense
foodstuffs. The appointee to be is not
vet known.
tisan political speeches and of course
j will not. break through the rule now by
। discussing either state party matters of
municipal party matters and at P res ‘
1 ent of course the dominant municipal
I party in Milwaukee is the socialistic
| party. If any one wishes to know my
views on what is usually called ‘social-
ism’ they will find them sot out in such
fashion that it is impossible to misin-
terpret them to read the articles them
selves nnd not what the mayor says of
them.”
P.?ICE: PI VB CENTS.
NO WHITEWASH FOR
SECRETARY BALLINGER
Attitude of Committee Today Is That He Shall
Lose Office But He Is Saved for Present
By a Technicality.
AN ADJOURNMENT IS TAKEN TO FRIDAY
Associated Press.
Minneapolis Minn. Sept. 7. —At an executive meeting of the
Ballinger-Pinchot investigating committee today Senator Fletcher
of Florida democrat introduced a resolution holding the secretary of
the interior is unfaithful as a pubjic officer and should be removed.
Representative Madison republican insurgent from Kansas intro-
duced a substitute holding the charges which had been made by
Pinchot and Glavis former chief of the field division of the general
land office be sustained. Representative James democrat of Ken-
tucky. offered an amendment to Representative Madison's sub-reso-
lution providing for the removal of Mr. Ballinger from office and
Madison accepted the amendment. The vote came on the substitute of
Mr. Madison as amended by motion of James and the roll was called.
Those voting for the substitute were Fletcher Pursell of North
Dakota democrats; Representative Graham of Illinois democrat;
Representative Madison republican and Representative James.
THIRTEEN
LOSE LIVES
1 IN FLOODS
Wall of Water Twenty-five
Feet High Sweeps Down
Leon River Bottoms.
VICTIMS CAUGHT ASLEEP
Comanche Tex.. Sept. 7.— Seven
known dead six houses swept away
crops valued at thousands of dollars de-
stroyed for a distance of ten miles and
six iron bridges worth $15000 wrecked
are the known results this morning of a
flood which swept down the Leon river
Monday night thirteen miles east. The
dead are:
JOHN LANIER.
MRS. LANIER.
FOUR CHILDREN OF GEORGE
TERRY.
MRS. GEORGE TERRY.
The bodies of Mrs. Terry and one
Terry child have not been recovered
but the others were recovered today. A
cloudburst fell early Monday night up
stream from the houses which were lo-
cated in the Leon river bottom and a
wall of water twenty five feet high
swept down the narrow channel. Those
drowned were asleep at the time the
flood came. Terry awoke when the
water rushed against the wall of the
house cracking it like an egg shell.
Seizing his two children and calling his
wife to come to him Terry managed to
gain a footing although the water was
breast high. Drifting timber crowded
about him and the children were
wrenched from his grasp and borne
away senseless. Terry was rendered un-
conscious and was iater rescued by J.
H. Hanson who escaped with his fam-
ily after his oWn house was swept away.
Reports received here of other loss of
life cannot be verified although it is
almost certain several were drowned
near Hamilton.
SIX ME DEAD
AT HAMILTON
Waco Tex. Sept. 7. —Reports receiv-
ed here from Hamilton gave six known
dead in the floods in that section Mon |
day night and these with those drowned |
near Comanche make the total thirteen
who lost their lives. The dead:
mrs. b. l. McCullough.
J. E. FULCHER.
MRS. FULCHER.
THREE FULCHER CHILDREN.
Other dead are reported at Hamilton
but not confirmed. A section of the
country twelve miles down the Leon
river bottom was affected by the flood
which caught many asleep. Between
fifteen and twenty persons happened to
be awake and hearing the roar of the
flood escaped in their night clothes but
houses goods live stock and crops were
lost. The damage to crops alone will
reach into the thousands. Corn had not
I been gathered in the vicinity of Hamil-
' ton. In the country along the line of
1 Hamilton and Comanche counties a
number of houses were swept away.
EYE SYMPTOMS
Do you have headache? Eye ache?
Doe print run together? Are your
eyea inflamed? No charge for telling
you the cause of your eye trouble and
what to do for it.
H. C. REES OPTICAL CO.
242 W. COMMERCE ST.
When the vote was being taken Sens-
or Sutherland of Utah republican and
Representative McCall of Massachu-
setts republican left the committee
room insisting the full committee
should be present. The democratic mem-
bers replied they had been months con-
sidering the question that a quorum
was present and that they had a right
to transact the vote.
Senator Nelson chairman of the com-
mittee took the vote voting present
himself and then made a ruling no quo-
rum was present. Mr. James made the
point of order that no member raised
the point of no quorum before the vote
h-d been called. The committee then
took a recess until Friday at 10 o’clock
at which time reports in keeping with
the resolution of Senator Fletcher and
the amendment thereto offered by Rep-
resentative Madison will be submitted.
AMERICAN AFTER PRIZE
Weytnann Will Attempt to Win $20000
For Flight With a Passenger.
Paris. Sept. 7. —Weymann an Ameri-
can aviator started just before noon
today in an attempt to win the special
“Michelin” prize of $20000 offered for
the first aviator who with a passenger
flies in six hours from Paris to the top
of Puy-De-Dome after circling the
steeple of the cathedral at Cermont
Forrann.
ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST
SEWER FARM COMPANY.
Leonidez Valdez claiming that his
lands along the Medina river have been
injured by the ontfall of sewage from
Mitehell lake has entered sifit against
the San Antonio Irrigation company
asking $2500 damages.
NISI JUDGMENT IS TAKEN.
Nisi judgments were taken in the
county court this morning in the cases
of Pearl Scott. Gaines Bennett Patri-
cio Favela and R. L. Harris. Alias
warrants were issued for their ar-
rest.
COMMISSIONERS AT POOR FARM.
The county treasurer’s report for the
month of August was checked this
morning by the county commissioners
and approved after which the commis-
sioners went to the new county poot
farm to see the progress of the work
on improvements.
FILES LICENSE TO PRACTICE.
Bruno William Klingemann this
norning filed his license to practice
ientistry and a record of the faet is
low spread on the books of the county
krk. Klingemann took the examina
ion Julv 11. at Houston.
WANTS A DIVORCE FROM HIM
Agnes Hendrich vs. Edward Hen
Irich is the style of a divorce suit filed
oday in the Fifty seventh district
•ourt.
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