San Antonio Light and Gazette (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 236, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1910 Page: 1 of 20
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Dead Men l/ofe In Chicago Election-Friends of Senator Lorimer Are Renominated
WE’LL FIT YOUR EYES
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With ?Immb that wifi five you eyo
comfort. It*g bettor to* have the elifht
defect fitted bo the greater difficulty
may not come.
H. C. REES OPTICAL CO.
212 W. COMMERCE ST.
BALLINGER FIGHT
MW CENTRE HEBE
DURING CONGRESS
As Result of St. Paul Resolu-
tion Expect Final Battle to
Be-Fought Here
WILL COME IN NOVEMBER
During the Trans-Mississippi
Commercial Congress—Big
Men Lined Up For Fray.
EXPECT PINCHOT PRESENT
To some degree the program of the
Trans-Mississippi commercial congress
to assemble in San Antonio November
23-25 is beginning to shape itself. It is
now certain that the conservation war
the broadening and ffutcome of the Pin-
chot-Ballinger embroglio will reach its
decisive battles here.
In St. Papi there was a preliminary
campaign 1 with the first skirmishes and
one battle that was in a way a Bull Run
for the Ballinger side. But reinforce-
ments have come up both lines have
been strengtheend. and everything is
ready for another brush at i ueblo dur-
ing the national irrigation congress the
last of October.
Then whichever way it goes the
armies will reform and come on to San
Antonio for the final fight. At St. Paul
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved that whereas the
Trans-Mississippi commercial con-
gress has for its purpose the in-
auguration and the advocacy of
great national policies and has for
many years been a friend of the
beneficent and progressive conser-
vation of our natural resources and
that congress is to meet at San
Antonio. Tex. on the 22d to 25th
days of November next
Resolved that the present
congress at St. Paul does hereby
earnestly request the national con-
servation association by its presi-
dent to select and send to the ap-
proaching session of the Trans-
Mississippi commercial dpngress a
delegation of not less than forty
(40) members to advocate the co-
operation of that body in support
of the measures here approved.
Farmer Secretary of the Interior No-
ble of St. Louis succeeded in getting
the above resolution passed at the 'St.
Paul congress the object being to start
the march for San Antonio.
Roosevelt will not be in San Antonio
but possibly President Taft will come.
This matter is still in doubt. Pinchot
will be here and it is quite possible that
the exigencies of the occasion may bring
Ballinger.
Assurances have been received mak-
ing it clear that the following will be
among the distinguished men address-
ing the great San Antonio meeting:
Secretary of State Philander C.
Knox Senators Bailey and Culberson
John Barrett B. F. Yoakum Arthur
Jackson president of the national good
roads congress; John M. Parker presi-
dent of the southern commercial con-
gress and E. A. Dericqles of the Ameri-
can National Live Stock association.
This is merely a starter —scores of
othej distinguished names will be added.
The governors of Missouri Kansas
Colorado Nebraska Oklahoma and
Louisiana have written stating that
they will endeavor to attend the con-
gress.
Ex-Governor Peabody of Colorado
John Henry Smith of Salt Lake and F.
W. Fleming of Kansas City have been
named by the Trans-Mississippi com-
mercial congress to attend the irriga-
tion congress at Pueblo. While there
these gentlemen will make sure that
there is an adequate representation
from that congress sent on to San An-
tonio. A
Of course the real objeet of the hold
ing of the Trans Mississippi commercial
congress at the particular date set for it
—just before the assembling of con-
gress —is to make sure of a full attend-
ance of* western senators and congress-
men. *
Most of the members of congress
from all the states west of the Missis-
sippi will come to San Antonio with
ready'packed to go on to Wash-
ington. Very few of the western sena-
tors will fail to be here. This is so cer-
tain that it is hardly necessary for the
officers of the congress to communicate
with them.
As president of the congress Iko-T.
Pryor is working constantly arranging
the details of the meeting. Other offi-
cers of the congress are:
Chairman executive committee Fred
W. Fleming Kansas; J. W. Creech Kan-
sas chairman advisory board; L. Brad-
ford Prince. Santa Fe chairman con-
gressional committee; A. C. Trumbd
Muskogee Okla. vice-president;- Sam F.
Dutton Denver vice-president; 11. A.
Jastro Bakersfield Cal. vice-president;
W. F. Baker Council Bluffs lowa vice-
president; Arthur F. Francis Cripple
('reek secretary; N. 8. Graham Sab An-
tonio treasurer; L. J. Hart San An-
onio viee-chairmau executive commit-
tee.
SAN AJNTONIO LIGHT
VOLUME 31 No. 236
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|*■ Special Dispatch. "•
■ V Waxahachie Tex. Sept. 16.— “■
I•» The sheriff’s office here has S
■■ been asked to keep a lookout for \
’■ a white man who assaulted and
' c « robbed a farmer of $BO within *■
three miles of Fort Worth this *•
*■ morning after accepting hos- *■
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INSURGENTS WIN
THREE BROWNE
IS VINDICATED
Rep. Boutell After Twelve
Years of Service Is Beaten
By a Progressive.
CANNON IS RENOMINATED
Lee O'Neill Browne Recently
Acquitted On a Bribery.
Charge Winner.
Associated Press.
Chicago Sept. 16.—Insurgents were
victorious in three out of twenty-five
congressional districts in Illinois in the
primary- election yesterday’.
Boutell the standpatter republican
who represented the ninth or Chicago
district in congress for tw’elve years
was defeated by Bansbergen who con-
ducted his campaign on an out and ou
insurgent platform. In the eleventh dis
trict Copely the first in Illinois ti
come out as an insurgent candidate
won the republican nomination ove
Conn who classed himself as a pro
gressivc conservative. McKenzie se
cured the republican nomination in th<
- thirteenth district after a spirited con
I test with Tiffany.
Foss a standpatter and head of th<
i naval affairs committee of the house
| won the republican nominatioon in tin
tenth district.
Cannon Is Renominated.
Speaker-Cannon was renominated ir
the eighteenth district by a majoritj
close to 6000. He was opposed by
Downs an insurgent of his own city.
'Lee O’Neill Browne minority leadei
in the lower house of the Illinois legis
)atuq> who was recently acquitted on
a charge of bribery in connection with
the election of United States Senktot
Lorimer was renominated for repre-
sentative in LaSalle county by a large
majority.
Out of the 32 democrats in the last
legislature who voted for William Lori-
mer for senator 22 were renominated
yesterday.
80 YEARS OLO AND
WANTS KNOWLEDGE
Associat'd Press.
Columbus Ohio Sept. 16.—Mrs. Win-
ship aged 80 years registered today is
a student in the Ohio state university.
Mrs'. Winship will take an optiana.
course and say-s she. is going to college
simply’ because she likes' to acquire all
the knowledge she can. She recently
returned from Michigan where she has
been attending a summer school.
MUSICAL NEGRO IS FINED.
Found sitting on the sidewalk on Ro-
mana street at 3 o’clock this morflng
by Patrolman Griffin and unable to
give an account of himself satisfactory
to the policeman a negro giving his
name as Lem Smith was arrested on a
charge of vagrancy and fined $2O in
the corporation court today. Smith told
the court he was a musician and played'
in the traits San Pedro district.
20 PAGES
NEGROES HELD
I PRETTY WHITE
GIRL A WEEK
Floy Moravitz a Polish Girl of
rSt. Hedwig Tells District
Attorney Strange Story.
THREE NEGROES JAILED
Claims That She Was Kept Un-
der Lock and Key One
Night.
THE GRAND JURY TO ACT
Kidnaped by three negroes as
charged over a week ago from her
father’s farm near St. Hedwig held
under lock and key at least one night
I and then brought on to San Antoni.
; where she spent four days in the horn
of another negro Floy Marovitz age
[ 16 years a remarkably’ -pretty Polis
girl today told a story to District . t
torney I. C. Baker unparaleled in th
history of Bexar county.
Jesse Thornton Alex Edmundson am
Steve Sledge all negrj.es were place
in the county jail yesterday witl
charges of kidnaping pending agains
them. Thornton in addition had :
charge of assault made against him. Hi
was arrested yesterday morning by
Constable John Trainer while Ed
mundson and Sledge were arrested yes
terday evening by’ Deputy Sheriff S.
Fisk before whom the affidavit was
sworn out.
All morning Miss Moravitz. sat in the
private office of Sheriff B. D! Lindsey
waiting for her father. The father with
j his daughter this morning coming to
.' the sheriff's office slipped Jrom the
ear steps and sustallWU •sW'yc bruises
which necessitated his being taken to
the Sauta infirmary. It was be-
lieved that he would be sufficiently re-
covered tttis afternoon to be present at
the examining trial of the three ne-
! groes.
The Story of Miss Moravitz.
To District Attorney Baker and As-
sistant C. M. Chambers Floy Moravitz
this moruing recounted her remarkable
story. The girl is young unsophisticat-
ed and unacquainted with the world.
Jesse Thornton is 48 years of age and
was working on her father’s place.
Wednesday a week ago according to
Miss Marovitz’s story’ Thornton Ed-
mundson and Sledge took her in a wa-
gon and started toward San Antonio
] from her father’s place. Instead of com-
i ing straight to town however they
stopped at Edmundson's home located
some distance out. It was there the girl
claims that she was placed in a room
Land the door locked. At 11 o’clock
i Thursday night the party again started
' for San Antonio reaching here Friday
; moruing at dayfight.
From Friday morning until Monday
'of this week .1- girl says she remained
at the home of Sl?dge wiio lives m
the East End. What trauspi’-i during
these four days ar? matten wbu'h Dis-
.trict Attorney Baker says tho grand
ijury will investigate. Already a charge
jof assault has been lodged against
'Jesse Thornton.
I Ou Monday Miss Moravitz says fhe
was allowed to return to her home. Sho
did not. however reach St. Hedwig up-
Itil Wednesday at which time the coun-
Itry side was aroused and a manhunt
Iwas in progress. Sheriff Lindsey au.l
Deputy Long were on the scene and ।
the vicinity of the settlement was be-1
ing thoroughly searched when news I
came from San Antonio that Constable I
Trainer had effected the capture of |
Thornton. Last night his alleged ac-1
complices in the kidnaping were also I
put in the county jail.
f Moravitz Falls From Car.
Yesterday evening Moravitz and his
daughter reached San Antonio by
wagon. They put up for the night at
an East Commerce street wagon yard i
This morning the two accompanied by ■
another tenant on the Moravitz farm |
tried to board a street car to go to the}
sheriff's office. The girl got aboard
without difficulty but the father lost
his handhold and fell to the street.
He was taken into the Farmers’ drug
store nearby and given attention while
his daughter ccn inued on to the court]
bouse. Later Moravitz was removed j
to the Santa Rosa infirmary.
Moravitz m injuries consist of a bad j
bruise on the temple and a possible i
fracture of the leg. It had been his I
intention to go straight to the sheriff 's
office and look after his girl but the
nature of his injuries made surgical at-
tention necessary. At the infirmary it
was reported that he was not at all
seriously hurt. ।
Meantime the girl had been closeted
with District Attorney Baker ind As-
distant Chambers and had tol l them -
tho story of her alleged kidnaping an.l
subsequent ■ treatment. The ful' parti- t
•ulars have not been given pi 'dicity f
he intention being to have th. grand }
jury act on it next month in tl • event <
hat the three negroes are held to await x
;he action of that body I
AND GAZETTE
FAN AMOMO TEXAS. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16. IQIO
CRDWit «
says poison
CAUSED DEATH
Loudon Sept. 16.—Dr. Henry Wil
cox scientific analyst of the home of-
lice who discovered the deadly drug
iu the body found in the home of Dr.
Crippen took the stand when the trial
of the doctor and his typist Ethel Le-
ueve for the murder ot the former’s
wife was continued today amf swore
unqualifiedly death was due to poison.
The physician described tho nature of
the medicine's use and said from a
quarter to a half grain would prove
fatal. He found two-sevenths of a
grain aftfr a lapse of from four to
eight months and judged more that:
half a grain had been administered. He
INSPECTOR DEW
Famous sleuth who tracked Crippen
and Miss Leneve over the ocean and
took them back. He's always in dis-
guise.
found no other cause of death and ex-
pressed his opinion the victim survived
the dose an hour or more.
Before Wilcox was called the crown
introduced medical testimony to cor-
roborate that given Wednesday by
Prof. Pepper pathologist of the Uni-
versity of London who swore the body
had been dismembered by one familiar
with the science of ahatomy '
The gruesome exhibits and unpleas-
ant character of the testimony at the
last session did not deter the curious
from getting into the Bow street police
court today and the section apportion-
ed to the public was again crowded.
The spectators included the usual ar-
ray of fashionably dressed women and
these thoughtfully removed their hats
that those seated behind might not miss
a move (of the trembling girl in the
dock of her companion ill duress .
whose jaunty air only adds to the mor I
bid interest in the cam J
SOME PEOPLE STILL HANG TO THEM
RESENT BING RULE
Young Men of Mexican Descent Cheer
Anti-Callaghan Speaker at San Ped-
ro—Only Job Holders With Boss.
THE OPPOSITION IS 7000 STRONG
(Ine of the members of Mayor Cal
laghan's little clique of Mexican sup
i porters Miguel G. Dena editor of “El
ILatigo’’ being the last speaker on jho
regular program at San Pedro park
last night was incautious enough to
' call for volunteers who might desire
I to address the meeting.
i -Senor Dena had taken the precaution
to glance at the nudience and the Cal-
. laghan cliqucrs being in front he was
| misled and thought it was safe to try
। this experiment. He saw his own mis
take though when Miguel Morales
hurried forward to take the platform.
Morales is am i-Callaghan as are
most of the young men who have been
attending the celebration at tiie park.
The Callaghan tingsters it seems have
been running the affair IX (he simple
expedient of controlling the platform
and giving the majority no show to ex-
press opinions.
As soon as Dena recognized Morale:
he ran forward with five or six other
Callaghan Mexicans and pushed Mo-
rales off the platform. This created
great excitement particularly as Mo-
rales’ friends in the rear or the pa-
vilion ran forward to help him. One
of Hiese Frank Vale clambered on the
platform and called loudly for Morales
to -come on and speak.
But Morales instead of attempting
to take the platform urged his friends
to keep order. They got a chair and
placing it in the center of the pavilion
raised Morales until he stood upon :t
and from this chair Morales made his
speech amid tremendous enthusiasm
indicating plainly that the crowd wis
with him and against the group of Cal-
laghan ringsters that have been tfsiug
to turn the Mexican centenary into a
boost for the manana mavor.
Morales said that he and all public-
spirited Americans of Mexican descent
deprecate the effort that has been made
at the San Pedro park celebration io
prostitute Mexican patriotism and to
misuse the name of Hidalgo for base
political purposes.
He added that the centenary of Mex-
ican independence is a sacred occasion
not to be polluted by politics and in
unmeasured terms he denounced the
few faithless Mexicans who to grat-
ify their own selfish purposes had
(Continued en page 3—Sixth column.)
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ISSUE IS
• BEflUfB
Barnes Makes Statement and
Roosevelt Immediately Pins
Him With It
Xew York Sept. 16.—There was a
sharp exchange today between Colonel
Roosevelt and William Barnes Jr. re-
publican state committeeman and lead
er of the so-called “old guard.’’ In a
published statement Barnes said:
i“No amount of political maneuver-
I ing use of patronage or personal abuse
| can in the slightest degreA obscure the
| one issue which must be fought out to
' a finish at Saratoga. There will be de-
I termined the future of the republican
! party in New York for some years to
; come. The party must determine in its
f platform whether it will follow the
radical policies of Roosevelt and lose
i the strategic position which it has held
in the state of New York for many
[ years as the party of sanity and pro-
tector of industry upon which the world
of business and labor must depend.”
When Barnes' statement was shown
Roosevelt the latter dictated the fol-
lowing comment:
“I am indeed blessed in my enemies.
I am genuinely grateful to Mr. Barnes
for having unconsciously made the issue
so clear between what he is pleased to
call Rooseveltism. on one side and on
the other side alliance of the boss with
that element of big business which
seels to control policies in connection
witn business.”
The New York county committee
will meet tonight and it is exacted
that a resolution will be adopted en-
dorsing Roosevelt for temporary chair
mausbip of the republican state conveu i
tion.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
FITTING the GLASSES
In fitting the glaaees we give yon
the beet vision and the best appear-
ance possible. You’ll like the way you
see and the way you look.
H. C. REES OPTICAL CO.
242 W. COMMERCE ST.
NEW ENGLAND
BUSINESSMEN
COMING HERE
Party of 75 Will Leave Boston
In November to Study
Texas Conditions.
SEEK CLOSER RELATIONS
Members of Party Represent
Many Millions of Capital
and Huge Interests.
WILL COME IN TWO TRAINS
Seventy-five men representing
large business and manufacturing
interests of New England are
coming to San Antonio and Texas
early in November to investigate
conditions in this country with
the view of getting in closer touch'
with the business men of the
Southwest. They will also gather
data regarding the feasibility ot
establishing a steamship line be-
tween Boston and some Texas
port.
Fred W. Cook president of the
j Chamber of Commerce who returned
yesterday from New York. Boston and
J other eastern cities after a vacation *»f
j nearly three weeks brought the news
|of tlie contemplated trip of the New
Englanders. More than three score of
' the tffost prominent business men and
I manufacturers of New England wilt
i make the trip traveling in two special
1 trains said Mr. Cook.
। At least two weeks will be spent in
Texas most of the time in San Anto-
I nio. While in San Antonio the visitors
will be the guests of the Chamber of
1 Commerce.
Boston Chamber of Commerce.
|* Ralph Rantoul and Robert Wells
i representing the Boston Chamber of
! Commerce. visited San Antonio and the
’ Texas coast country last July. The
। object of their mission was to learn
whether enough goods
| from the New England states were con-
I sumed in Texas to justify a steamship
i line between Boston and same Texas
port. * The Chamber of Commerce en-
tertained Mr. Wells and Mr. Ranto.il
here July 22.
“When I reached New York City
Mr. Wells and Mr. Rantoul wired mo
to come to Boston.’ 1 - said Mr. Cook.
“I went and was entertained at a
luncheon given by D. O. Ives secre-
tary of the Boston Chamber of Com-
merce.
“It was not a luncheon given to ma
personally but to me as the president
of tho San Antonio Chamber of Com-
merce. At the luncheon were about
twenty-five of the leading manufactur-
ers of Boston. They wanted to talk
about Texas and expressed themselves
as being extremely anxious to get in
closer touch with the business people
of this state.
“Mr. Wells and Mr. Rantoul we-a
there and they spoke iu glowing terms
of the rapid development of Texas ana
said tha* more New England manufhc-'
tured products were consumed in Texas
than the manufacturers realized as
many of these products were Sold to
agents in Chicago New York and St.
Louis and then shipped to Texas.
Think Texas Fine Field.
“These New England manufacturers
realized that Texas is a rich field and
that it is to their advantage to get in
direct touch with us as soon as pos-'
sible. Mr. Wells stated that he found
the people of Texas wanted the best
and are willing to. pay for the best. He
told them that the people of Texas
were users of high class produets.
“Of course. Boston is in elose touch
with Texas as its eotton mills are using
large quantities of our staple; but th*
New England states know us only
cotton producers and not as consumers
of their products. In order to g t in
closer touch with us the Boston <'ham-
l-ef'of Commerce will send - ■
its leading members to Texas in \ v
rember and I. as president ”• ’ e B.m
Antonio Chamber of Co :' - r • . mvi’d
them to spend as mm of their time
ts possible in San Vitonim I b'M
them of the efforts being made to es-
tablish a new port t or '(f (orpns
Christi or Aransas I' -b " h would
>e advantageous ’ ’
tired to establi- -c mship line
tween Boston mi i ; 'as port. Ths
jentlemcn stated ’ ’hey felt the*
knew too little o Iwis and were sur-
prised at the inf rmation 1 gave them
toneerning our rapid growth and
relonmcnt and our future possibilities.
“The Boston ( hamlsT of ConitnerCe
s one 'f the strongest organizations of
ts kind in the Vnited States. It own
i magnificent building aud has everv
'acilitv for transacting business ssj
he enjoyment of social intercourss
iU members. ’•
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