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Cotton Gin Machinery
The Continental Complete Line
SAN ANTONIO fiSKS CO.
VOLUME XLVII—NO. 17.
Fire Extinguishers
IN STOCK
It Is better to have a fire extinguisher and not
need it than to need it once and not nave it.
F. W HEITMANN CO.
HOUSTON. TEXAS.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17, 1912. -FOURTEEN PAGES.
ESTABLISHED 1865.
FOUR DIE, 100 ARE
HURT WHEN ENGINES
EXPLODE IN CRASH
Practically All Passengers
on Board L. & N.
Train Are Injured
in Wreck.
TERROR REIGN
Bits of Steel From Bursted
Locomotives Patter on
kloofs of Coaches, Throw-
ing Mass of Humanity
Into a Panic—Wrecked
Train Had Earlier Col-
lided With Empty
Cars.
HIS PLAN FAVORED
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LOUISVILLE, K.v., Jan. 16.—Four train-
men nre dead and two injured perhaps
fatally as the result of a head-on collision
at Long Hun, eighteen miles east of here,
at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon, between an
inbound Louisville & Nashville passenger
train and a Chesapeake & Ohio train of
empty cars. Practically all passengers ou
the Louisville & Nashville train were more j
oi less injured. Two Chesapeake & Ohio
brakemen suffered severe irJuries.
The dead:
CHARLES O'LEE, Chesapeake & Ohio
engineer, Lexington.
,T. L. MEHORNEY, Louisville & Nash-
ville engineer, Louisville.
CHARLES MARCUS, Chesapeake & Ohio
fireman, Lexington.
THOMAS L. JOHNS, Louisville & Nash-
vllle fireman, Lexington.
Roth engines explode:!, according to
passengers, hits of wreckage falling on the
roofs of the roaches and terrorizing the
passengers who had be thrown into masses
In the forward end of the cars. Passengers
Immediately set to work helping the in-
jurejl fro mthe coaches and went forward
to assist in extriacting the Chesapeake &
Ohio conductor and his brakeman, caught
In the wreckage when the corambination
poach in which they rode telescoped upon
the shattered engines.
The Chesapeake & Ohio train, running on
the Louisville & Nashville tracks, as do all
Chesapeake & Ohio trains from Lexington
to Louisville, was "deadheading" back to
LexLigton.
Several hours previously the Same train
had collided with a cut of freight cars in
East Louisville and had to put back for
repairs. Louisville & Nashville officials
tonight express their belief the wreck was
due to misunderstanding of orders.
It was conservatively estimated that be-
tween 75 and 100 persons were injured in
some manner in the wreck, but no passen-
ger was hurt dangerously.
To Pension Harlan's Widow.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 16.-Repre-
sentative Sherley of Kentucky announced
today that lie would endeavor to incor-
porate in one of the appropriation bills
for the coming year a provision that tho
widow of (he late Justice Harlan of the.
Supreme Court be given the equivalent
of a year's salary of a Supreme Court
Justice. J13.500. This was authorized by
Congress for the widow of the late Jus-
tice Brewer.
ASSASSIN CONFESSES IF PRE-
MIER HAD BEEN KILLED UP-
RISING WAS PLANNED.
CONGRESSMAN ROBERT K. HENRY
of Wnro.
TO CHANGE INAUGURAL DATE
INDEX OF THE NEWS
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Sun Antonio and vicinity: For Wednes-
day, fair; for Thursday, unsettled.
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The San Antonio Express Is the only
paper In Southwest Texas carrying the
full day and night wire service of the
Associated Press, everywhere recog-
nized as the greatest news-gathering
organization In the world.
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
REPORTS HENRY'S RESOLUTION.
Texan's Measure Provides for Inaugu-
ration of President and Vice Pres-
ident I^ast Thursday of April
Instead of March 4.
Staff Special to Tho Express.
"WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. IS.—The
House joint resolution by Representative
Robert L. Henry of Texas, providing for
submission to the states of a constitu-
tional amendment to change inaugura-
tion day and the beginning of the terms
of the president and vice president from
March \ to the last Thursday In April of
presidential years was given an unani-
mously favorable report by the House
Judiciary Committee today. Mr. Henry
expects to address the House on his reso-
lution in the near future.
The Henry resolution also changes the
date of the presidential Inauguration
from March 4 to the last Thursday in
April, and the terms of representatives
In congress to begin the second Tuesday
in January Instead of on March 4. These
changes would be effective April, 1917,
and January, 1918, respectively.
The Henry resolution would provide
for extension of the term of the presi-
dent and vice president elected In 1912
to tho last Thursday of April, 1917.
Congress would convene annually on
the second Tuesday in January. This
would leave the biennial elections In No-
vember, except in Oregon in June, and In
Maine and Vermont in September.
Soveral Democratic members reserved
the right to amend the resolution on the
floor.
Ti\e bill also would give congress con-
stitutional power to legislate as to suc-
cession where there is a vacancy on ac-
count of the death or Inability of tho
president-elect and vice president-elect
between the counting of the electoral
vote and the Inauguration.
"There Is a complete hiatus here at
present," said Mr. Henry, "and should
these officials die or become totally dis-
abled between those dates, there is now
no authority for filling tho vacancies."
Two Soldiers of Bodyguard Are Killed
and Seventeen Oilier Persons Are
Injured—City Is Picketed and
Bomb Factory Discovered
by Imperial Troops.
FEJCTN, Jan. 16.-A bomb, which was
thrown a.t Premier Yuan Shi Kal s car-
riage while he was on his way to the
lmi«rial court this morning, killed two
soldiers and injured seventeen other per-
i sons, both civilians and soldiers.
Eight or ten of those who were struck
by the splinters from the bomb are. ex-
pected to die.
Yuan's assallantsi—three— are said to be
lending levolutionlsts. The man picked
to hurl the bomb possessed inferior pitch-
ing ability. He hurled from the side-
wr.lk. The missile exploded twenty leet
fioni the Premier's carriage. Yuan es
caped unscathed, hut the neighborhood
shook from the explosion's force.
Extreme craftiness was required to ob-
tain a position from which a missile
might be hurled at the Premier's car-
riage because the route wns lined with
soldiers and police and followed by a
co.valry escort. Nevertheless, so quick
were the revolutionists they managed to
pitch the bomb, then they rushed for
refuge in a te^i house. Police caught
them before they had a chance to scurry
to cover by a rear door.
There have been other arrests.
GENERAL RISING PLANNED
Bomb-thrower Confesses, Pickets Are
Thrown Out and Houses Are
Searched.
I/ONDON, Jan. Id,—The bomb-thrower
who attempted the life of Yuan Shi Kai
has confessed that the assassination of
the premier was to have been the signal
for a general rising in Pekin, says a
Pekln dispatch to the Daily Telegraph.
The whole southeast portion of the city
is now picketed with troops and a house-
to-house search resulted In the discovery
of a bomb factory and the arrest of sev-
eral men having bombs In their posses-
sion.
There are persistent rumors that an at-
tempt was made to poison the empress
dowager, who, however, becoming sus-
picious, refused to partake of tho fatal
cup.
T.
HOT METAL KILLS EIGHT
PAOE 1—Cuba warned United States will
intervene If veterans do not cease inter-
fering in administration of government.
Four trainmen are killed when Louis-
ville 4 Nashville and Chesapeake & Ohio
trains meet In head-on crash, engines
exploding.
FAGK I—'Work of restoring the Alamo Is
begun.
FAGK *—Jury In I/evytansky ease at La-
redo still fail to agree.
PAC.K B—News of Austin and the depart-
ments.
PAGE fl—I.oral society news.
PAr.F. 7— Woman's pace.
PAGE tr—rity ftasket-hsll I,esg lie opens
with two games "t Armv
nnsium.
Post. gym-
One close game and one shutout fea-
tures play in Scholastic Association.
Twenty-second Infantry A. A. sched-
ules three good boxing boots for Thurs-
day night.
<"harlle Stone and Chief Montonr will
grapple tonight at Beethoven Hall.
Galveston franchise Is surrendered to
President Allen of Texas Le«gee.
FAGK •—B. F. Yoakum talks to St. Louis
business men.
•mMn It fa-
Blast Furnace Bursts Near Duisburg,
Germany, and Workmen
Are Trapped.
DU1SBURG, Germany, Jan. 1(1. -Eight
ironworkers were killed and two others
seriously Injured by the bursting of a
blast furnace near here during the night.
It Is feared that a number of victims
are embedded in the metal, which
flowed in a great molten mass out of the
molds when the furnace burst. The
workmen were paralyzed with terror
■when they saw the metal rapidly flow-
ing towards them and they made no at-
tempt to escape. Eleven more men
have been reported injured seriously.
(iarner Asks Texas Surveys.
Staff Special to The Eiprcs*.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 16.—Repre-
sentative John N. Garner appeared before
the House Rivers and Harbors Committee
today and requested the followlog Texas
surveys he made: Arroyo Colorado, Nueees
Plver, channel from Corpus Chrlstl Bay
to Bafflns Bay, Port Aransas to the Texas
mainland, and channel or turning basin
pear Mnstang Island.
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McDaniel Is Confirmed.
Staff Special to Tb» E,press.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 18. The Sen-
ate t»day confirmed the reappointment by
President Taft of Lock McDaniel of Hons-
ton as United States Attorney for the
Southern District of Texas. It la generally
understood Mr. McDaniel was reappointed
over tke opposition of Cecil A. Lyon, Re-
nWcy Mm «n
'■M yfei
Wife of General Burhank Speaks in
Favor of Its Restoration
to the Army.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—Mothera, wives,
sisters and daughters of men In the United
States Army all want the canteen re-
stored, according to Mrs. James B. Bur-
bnnk, wife of General Burbnnk, U. S. A„
retired, who spoke today at n largely at-
tended meeting of women uuder the aus-
pices of the National League for the Civic
Education of Women. She nsserted wo-
men who knew conditions in the army
without the canteen, demanded Its return
In the name of mornlity and temperance.
A petition ,to he sent to Congress, al-
ready signed by ".400 women of the army,
was circulated and a large number of sig-
natures obtained.
RAILROAD RECORDS ARE SAFE
Steeplejack Scales Walls of Equitable
Building Ruins.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—Anxiety of the
officials of the Union Pacific an-1 the
Southern Pacific Railways was relieved
today when a steeplejack scaled the
walls of the burned Equitable building
and found the record books of the two
railway companies intact in the vaults
on the third floor.
Although that part of tho building was
a mass of debris and wreckage, the
vaults had held the railway records safe
from the slightest damage. The records
include the names and addresses of
stockholders, and had they not been
found a tedious canvass throughout this
and foreign countries would have been
necessary. The contents of the vaults
will probably be removed tomorrow.
TO COMBAT RICHESON PLEA
Girl Tells of Being Engaged to Minis-
ter in Missouri.
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INTER VENTI0N IN CUBA AGAIN IS THREA TENED
IN CUB,
VYARE
ARMY AND NA VYARE READY TO UNFURL STARS
AND STRIPES OVER THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE
THESE HA VE FIGURED IN THE TROUBLE IN CUBA
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GENERAL JOSE MIGUEL GOMEZ
PRESIDENT of CUBA.
mm BILL IS OPPOSED
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MEAT PACKERS' ASSOCIATION
HEARS ATTACK UPON IT.
Charge Is Made Packers Would He
Driven Out of Business and Gen-
eral Demoralization Would
Follow Its Passage.
W,
WASHINGTON,*' t>. C-, Ja. 1«.--The
meat packers' of ;tfyjv< country would be
driven out «»f business and thero would
be general business demoralization all
over the country if the Heybum cold
storage bill now pending in Congress
were adopted, -was the assertion of A. H
Hayes, Washington representative of the
.American Meat Packers' Association, at
its convention here tM'i
The bill, ho asserted, would defeat its
own object. A resolution was adopted,
approving the meat inspection Jaw after
its five years of trinl. It called atten-
tion, however, to the fact the packers
must stand the loss of cattle condemned
after being killed and urged this loss be
met out of the public funds.
Another resolution called attention to
the spread of bovine-tuberculosis and
urged that Congress adopt active means
for eradicating it.
John T. Russell, president of the West-
ern Butchers' Association of America, in-
sisted that neither the packers nor the
retailers were responsible for the hign
cost of living, but the main trouble lay
in the shortage of livestock. He said his
association was in favor of the repeal of
the tax on colored oleomargarine and in
favor of a high fine and Imprisonment of
any person convicted of selling it as
butter. It is opposed also, he asserted, to
the slaughter of calves, because if they
were allowed to mature it would in-
crease the supply of beef.
PROFIT ON CATTLE IS LOW
Morris' Chief Accountant Testifies 87
Cents Is the Average for
Four Years.
SENOR.
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ACE2/EDO,
MONTEAGUDOh
Gomez's rule In fitha hns bee,i » stormy one. I/sst, summer Aeevedo, a revolu
tionnry veteran, put himself nt the lend of n body of men and demanded that Gomez
resign. Ills uprising failed. General Montencudo was the chief of the government
fnrces.
WHY WILSON'S NAME WENT
Harper's Weekly Explains New Jersey
Governor Complained of
Its Support.
NEW YORK, Jan. IS.—The current
number of Harper's Weekly contains the
following editorial announcement:
"To our readers:
"We make the following reply to many
Inquiries from readers of Harper's
Weekly:
"The name of Woodrow Wilson as our
candidate for President -was taken down
from tho head of these columns in res-
ponse to a statement made to us directly
by Governor Wilson to the effect that
our support was affecting his candidacy
Injuriously.
"The only course left open to us. In
simple fairness to Mr. Wilson, no lees
than in consideration of our own self
respect was to cease to advocate his
nomination.
"We make this' explanation with great
roluctance and the deepest regret. But
we cannot escape the conclusion that the
very considerable number of our readers
who have co-operated earnestly and
loyally In advancing a movement whicn
was inaugurated solely In the h»pa of
rendering a high public service, are clear
ly entitled to this information."
WILL ENTER NEW YORK CITY FOR
OVATION TODAY.
Wireless Messages Bearing Congrat-
ulations ami Rest Wishes of Friends
and Admirers Flashed to
Steamer Berlin.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1«.—In an effort to re-
fute the charges made by the Govern-
ment, tho defense in the packeTs' trial
today submitted figures from the books
of Morris & Co., showing that In 1907,
190S, 1909 and 1910, I,lri6.fi22 cattle were
killed at the company's Chicago plant, ou
which the total net profit realized by tho
sale of fresh meat and by-products was
$1,008,216.76, or 87 oents a head.
The net profit on fresh meat In thii
period was one-elghtth of a cent a pound,
according to tho books of the company,
This information was brought out In
the cross-examination of Harry A. Tim-
niir.s, chief accountant for Morris * Co.,
who was on the witness stand throughout
the day. He explained In detail the ac-
counting system In use by Morris A. Co .
and assumed personal' responsibility for
the various changes made in the amount
of the allowances for by-products In
figuring the test cost of beef.
The witness said he ordered the
changes without consulting with the de
fendauts, Kdward Morris and Louis H
Heyman and denied ever conferring wltn
representatives of Armour * Co., Swift
& Co., and the National Packing Com-
pany In figuring the test cost of lieef.
FOR AND AGAINST HOME RULE
Lively Times Are Promised at Belfast
Meeting.
BKLFAST, Ireland. Jan. 16.- Kvents
nre shaping themsclv*"* in ronneotion
with the home rule campaign in Ireland
so as to give the expectation of a lively
time February 8 when John Redmond,
loader of the Irish Nationalists, inn
W inston Rponcer Churchill, first lord of
tho admiralty, are to sneak here on the
same platform in behalf of homo rule.
The Ulster Unionist Council met today
under the presidency of the Marquia of
I Londonderry. • former viceroy of Ire-
land, and tne participants promised that
srsa.'vsS?
TRY TO CONVICT A DE\D MAN
Unusual Proceeding Is Taking Place
in Court at Galveston.
Racial Telftfrnm to Tho r*pre*s.
C.AIjVESTON, Tex., Jan. 16—A most
unusual proceeding has developed in the
trial In the United States Court of B. H.
Young, the cotton seed exporter, on an
Indictment charging him with aiding and
abetting the misappropriation of funds
of the Galveston National Hank which
made an assignment last summer upon
the tragic death of Its president, T. J.
Groce
The Government is trying to prove
tho dead president guilty of misapplying
tiio funds of the bank as though he were
present In flesh In court. Counsel for
the defense moved to quash the Indict-
ment against Young on the grounds that
the president of the bank had never been
convicted, hence Young could not be an
accomplice, but the court proceeded to
try to establish the guilt of the dead
bank president so as to Implicate toung,
who is specifically charged with having
misapplied nearly >70,000.
JURY PROBES BOYCE KILLING
District Judge Simmons Delivers Spe-
cial Charge.
FORT WORTH, Ten., .Ian. Ill—District
Judge Simmons delivered " special charge
to his grand jury, summoned this morning
to Investigate the killing of A. O. Royce
8r. Saturday night In a local hotel. The
Jury *ns convened in special *es«lon for
the prnhe. Judge Simmons' charge dealt
only «ith the bare facts of the tragedy.
Kffnrts to locate Mr*. J. R. Sneed are
■till futile. The sanltarlnm authorities,
vbere formerly she wis confined, deny
that she I* there. Relative* are said to
haw removed her, hat the latter deny any
ef her whereabout*
NEW VORK, Jan. II.—After two
months' absence, daring which no was
made* a prince of the church. Cardinal
Jchn Farley returned to tho United States
tonight. He did not get quite within
handshaking distance of any of the mil-
lion Catholics under his spiritual care aw
archbishop of New York, or of his host
of admiring friends outside the churcn,
but through the zero weather ai sea the
warmth of wireless greetings flashed all
evening long.
The steamer Berlin, hearing him, entered
tho lower bay at 9 o'clock tonight and
dropped anchor an hour later off Quar-
antine where she will be held up until to-
morrow. t
Wireless operators reported the air vir-
tually flooded with greetings from
friends ashore, to which the cardinal
could only reply with one all-inclu&ivo
thanks.
"My heart is filled with gratitude to
everybody," he replied. "Anything more
at this time would be superfluous, having
the sound of self-laudation, which woulu
bo most unseemly. It is unnecessary to
egaln tell tho people that I will be ex-
ceedingly glad to get home.''
Wireless press dispatches reported his
eminence in the best of health. When
he disembarks tomorrow he will find
hundreds of thousands of friends ready
to give him a memorable ovation.
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ZAPATISTAS RAID TOWN
Free Prisoners at Zacatelco and Sack
Stores.
TLAXCALA, Mexico, Jan. 16 — Some 200
Zapatistas last night raided tho little
town of Zacatelco in the Zaragoza dis-
trict, freeing the prisoners, burning a
number of private and commercial
houses and the government offi' . s ami
sacking many stores. The archives of
the court were destroyed.
The riows of the raid was brought to
the governor today by a resident «>f Za-
catelco. wno said a few of the merchants
were beaten badly by the raiders
To Distribute Indemnity.
TORRKON, Jan. 16.—Foon Chuck, the
wealthy Chinese philanthropist, who Im-
ported a large number of Chinamen who
were mnssacred here last May, has l>een
appointed to receive the Indemnity and
personally take it to China to distribute
it among the relatives of the victims.
Mr. Chuck recently left Washington for
Mexico and shortly will continue his
Journey to China.
May Give Reyes Freedom.
CITY OF MEXICO. .Ian. 16-Amnesty
for all political offenders was asked to-
day by the central committee of the
antlre-electlontst party in a petition sent
to the permanent commission of congress
Should congress or its commission repre-
senting it grant the petition It would
mean that t;»»n. Bernardo Reyes, Im-
prisoned on the charge of Inciting rebel-
lion, would be set free.
A. G. Uoyce Sr. Is Buried.
AMAItll.rX). Te* , Jan. 14. The fnneral
n( A. <>. Hoyce Pr. was held here this aft-
ernoon The following were active pall-
bearers : J. L. Smith, president of the
National Bank of Commerce here; It. B.
Masterson. capitalist and cattleman: J.
Harve Avery of the Panhan^la Stockmen"!
Association : 1 E. Bnithea.^,^ x
Dr. Kandell and J ml re S. T.JTaaan. offi-
cers and senhM *t mHBh Mack M>
tloaa atf
For "Second and Last
Time" Gomez Warned
to Keep Order
in the Islands.
CA USES FEAR
Trouble rs Caused by De-
mand for Office by the
Soldiers Who Ousted
Spain—Hope Expressed
at Washington That
Warning Will Be
Heeded.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 16.—Cuba
has been warned that the (Initod States
la prepared to Intervene in its affairs
for tho second "and perhaps the last
time." Notice has been served by the
Etato 'Department on President Oomea
that !li« United Btatea will intervene In
Cuba if further attempts aro made by
tho veterans' organization to nullify the
law prohibiting Interference of the mili-
tary In political affairs In Cuba.
Tho Rtat.o Department has turned to
the treaty and after a careful study of
the obligations Imposed on the Govern-
ment It was concluded that the time had
come to serve warning of possible inter-
vention.
The officials here entertain no doubt
whatever of the result of this note of
warning. President Gomez will enforce
his decree against the participation of
the military in politics, and It Is expect-
ed there will be a decided abatement of
tho raid of would-be officeholders upon
the places now filled by members of
the conservative element. If these re-
sults are not obtained then It may rea-
sonably lie expected that within a short
time the American flag will again ha
hoisted over the government house In
Havana
ARMY IR PREPARED.
The general staff has had plans pre-
pared for lust such a maneuver as this.
Major General Wood asked to be ex-
cused from discussing these at. this stai<e,
but it is known that within a very few
days after tho word wru; given, several
thousand troops would he marching
aboard army transports at Newport Newa
to sail for Havana.
Meanwhile practically the whole At-
lantic fleet, which Is now based on Guan-
tanamo, on the south side of the island,
would spread out and envelope Cuba
so completely that there could not b«
a thought of successful armed resist-
ance.
The authorities here do not expect to
be called to do this, but they are ready
to do so If required.
THE NOTE PRESENTED TO CUBA.
The attitude of the United States la
shown by the following note presented
today to the Cuban government: , *
"The situation In Cuba as now report-
ed causes grave concern to the Govern-
ment of the United States.
"That the laws intended to safeguard
free republican government shall be en-
forced and not defied, Is obvloualy
sentlal to the maintenance of the law.
order and stability Indispensable to the
status of the republio of Cuba, In th«
continued well-being of which the United
States has always evinced and cannot
escape a vital interest.
'The President of the United Stataa
therefore looks to the President and gov-
ernment of Cuba to prevent the threat-
ened situation which would compel the
Government of the United Statee, much
afc'tinst Its desires, to consider what
mtasnres it must take In pursuance of
the obligations of its relations to Cuba.'
The notification of the American Gov-
ernment was served upon Prestdent Go-
mez through American Ambassador Beau-
pre at Havana. Senor Martln-Rlvero, Cu-
ban Minister to the United States, waa
not appraised of the action except through
the press and declined to comment upon
I!. He attended the diplomatic dinner at
the White House today where ha met
Secretary Knox as well as President
Taft, but before leaving the legation, ha
gaJu he did not expect to dlsousa tha
matter, even Informally.
CAL'SH OF THE TROUBLE.
!• was on reports of American Minister
Riaupre today's not# was based. Minister
Betupre reported today from Havana
tha'. in defiance of a decree Issued by
President Gomel forbidding officers of
th» army and rural guard to participate
In politics, which also is prohibited by
military law, many army officers and ru-
rules attended a meeting Sunday night
of the National Council of Veterans ot
the Cuban war for Independence.
The veterans have b»en active In the
paft three months In attempting to have
displaced from the civil service persons
who sympathised with the Spanish cause
In the rebellion. Press dispatches today
lrdlcated the veterans were threateninc
tc coerce members of C*ongresa» which
body is now In session, to nullify the law
regarding the participation of the mtu-
t.T-y In politics.
This move convinced the State Depart
mcnt the situation was the moet
that had presented itself since the
eians move began It had
dent to the department
practically was powerless to reels* the
movement unless he recelvee subetmaUM
si-wort from the outside.
The declared purpose of some of tM.
veterans to make Ineligible for public I
vice a large element ef the
because they elded
olulion had been
with Spate tn t
polnteu oat as
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San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 17, 1912, newspaper, January 17, 1912; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth432374/m1/1/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.