The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 85, Ed. 1 Monday, April 15, 1912 Page: 5 of 16
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TRUST DEPARTMENT
After spending your life accumu-
lating property be as careful in se-
lecting an executor as though choos-
ing a manager of your business.
The Central Trust Company has
a perpetual charter will accept the
trust if appointed as executor of your
estate and will retain possession of
your property until every provision
of your will is executed.
It is organized primarily for this
purpose and has the time and ability
to attend to the details of such work.
Its management guarantees the
faithful discharge of all trusts com-
mitted to it.
CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY
of San Antonio
MOW IS TH
OF ANNUAL CME
Board of Health’ Orders Weeds Cut
and Water Pools Abated or
Oiled.
The board of health today began
the regular spring and summer cru-
sade against the mosquito. The first
step taken was the issuance of orders
for property owners to have weeds
on their premises vacant lots or on
the sidewalk cut and stagnant water
pools abated or oiled. Failure to
comply with notifications issued by
the inspectors will result in arrests
according to the health officers.
Tho recent rains have produced an
abundant crop of weeds which afford
excellent breeding places for mos-
quitoes and other insects. Health of-
ficers say citizens by cutting down
weeds and abating stagnant water
holes without awaiting notification
from the officials will lend great
assistance to the board In its effort
to minimize sickness.
is seekinTdivorce
Refugia Playo Grandmother Wants
Marriage Ties Severed.
Refugia Playo a grandmother to-
day in the Thirty-seventh district
court gave testimony in an effort to
obtain a divorce from her husband
Cipriano Playo. She alleges that he
has treated her with cruelty moving
MERIT IN MEDICINE
The continued success of a medi-
cine depends entirely upon its merit.
For nearly forty years Lydia E. Pink-
ham's Vegetable Compound has been
demonstrating its worth among wom-
en. as the greatest of all remedies for
female ills and the tremendous vol-
ume of letters on file in the Pinkham
laboratory at Lynn Mass. from grate-
ful women in all parts of the United
States and Canada are ample proof of
Its merit.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
pound Is a good old fashioned remedy
and enormous quantities of roots and
herbs are used every year in making
It the standard remedy for female ills.
POWDER
IM won^er °f
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Use CALUMET—the Modem BJ
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Received V. — ’ ' At all Grocers.
Highest
Award
World’s Pure
Food
Exposition
Alamo Bank Building
MONDAY
out of the home and camping in the
yard since May of last year.
In the petition it is recited that the
two were married in San Antonio in
1881. Until four years ago. plaintiff
says all was harmony between them
but then the defendant began a sys-
tematic course of harsh treatment.
He even began to sell out the com-
munity property plaintiff alleges
there being about $3500 of this. In
addition to divorce she is asking an
injunction to restrain him from sell-
ing the community estate.
TRY THE GUNTER BUSINESS
MEN'S LUNCH SPECIAL FROM 12
TO 2 P. M. 50c. A LA CARTE SER-
VICE UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
x BACK FROh/TcONFERENCE
Gould Line Officials Return From
New Orleans.
W. E. Fitch district passenger
agent of the International and Great
Northern railroad and Garland Tobin
southwestern passenger agent of the
Iron Mountain railroad arrived last
night from New Orleans where they
attended the meeting of the freight
and passenger agents and representa-
tives of the Gould lines in the south-
west.
Over 200 representatives gathered
at the meeting all of whom were en-
thusiastic over the plan mapped out
by N. M. Leach general freight agent
of the company. President Freeman
of the International and Great North-
ern and Texas Pacific railroads at-
tended the meeting but took no active
part in the affair or discussion.
BULLET GRAZES CHIN
Negress Has Narrow Escape When
Shots Are Fired.
Bertha Harris narrowly escaped
being injured seriously when Hattie
Crawford shot through the front
door of the latter's home 602 South
Cherry street yesterday afternoon
“jlst to scare her husband” L. Craw-
ford whom she asserted she beheld
In the house. Three shots were fired
one grazing the chin* of the Harris
woman. All are negroes. '
The shooting created some excite-
ment in the neighborhood and at-
tracted scores of residents. The case
when aired before Judge Buckley in
the police court resulted in Hattie
being fined $5O for discharging the
pistol and her husband $25 on a
charge of disturbing the peace.
Title Guar&nty
Appeals to men who loan money
on real estate for others for these
reasons:
1. The thorough examination that
is made of guaranteed titles.
2. The protection afforded.
3. The ease with which loans may
be transferred.
4. The satisfied clientage title guar-
anty produces.
WHIT MOR.RJS Vice-President
HERBERT J. HAYES. Secretary
R.. O. HUFF. Mana-ger
HEMPSTEAD AXE
MAN MAY BE
AN ACCOMPLICE
Sheriff Tobin Believes He
Worked Here With Man
Now Held In Jail.
EVIDENCE CIRCUMSTANTIAL
County and City Officers Work-
ing on All Clues—Council
May Offer Reward.
Basing his belief on slender clues
that have come to his knowledge.
Sheriff John W. Tobin believes the
negro "voodoo doctor" hold in the
county jail Is the companion of the
murderer who. Saturday night killed
two and wounded two negroes nt
Hempstead and that the pair of them
operated in the Burton home Thurs-
day night. He today is gathering in-
formation by lelegraph from the latest
scene of "voodoo" tragedy and will
subject the prisoner to another cross-
examination as soon ns all particulars
of the Hempstead killing are obtained.
Only Circumstantial Evidence.
Meantime locally a rigid investi-
gation of the negro's movement* is
under way. The sheriff Is certain two
men operated In the Burton home and
his efforts are bent toward establish-
ing the "voodoo doctor" was one of
them. As yet however his evidence
is little mare than circumstantial but
details arc coming in which he be-
lieves will tend to make identity cer-
tain.
The police department has worked
hard to apprehend the guilty party
and since the commission of the crime
has run down every possible clue but
little evidence of real value has been
found. Chief Newnt.m conferred with
the mayor and a number of aldermen
this afternoon prior to the meeting of
the city council at which he will seek
to have the council pass an appropria-
tion to be used as a reward for the
capture of the murderer.
Negroes Confer With Chief.
A reward the chief believes will
stimulate all to put forth their best
efforts in apprehension of the axe-
man. Scores of negroes held confer-
ences with the police chief yesterday
and today relating to the murder. All
are convinced the crime is the work
of the "voodoo” sect.
A total of four arrests have been
made by the police since the murder
each prisoner being detained ns a sus-
pect but thus far little or no evidence
has been uncovered against any of
them.
“AXE MAN” ATTACKS
HEMPSTEAD FAMILY
Jiegro Woman Killed Outright and
Two vOther Negroes Arc Prob-
ably Fatally Injured.
(SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT.)
HEMPSTEAD Tex. April 16.—Be-
yond the finding of a bundle of rags
with which the "axe man” is supposed
to have muffled his feet there were
no additional developments in the
latest horror of the sort today.
The victims of last night’s tragedy
all negroes are: Alice Marshall in-
stantly killed; Carrie Burney her sis-
ter; Ike Burney father of the wom-
en and Eva Jones a young negress.
Physicians say there is no hope for
the' recovery of Carrie Burney and
Ike Burney. The Jones woman was
only slightly injured on the hand. Her
screams frightened off the "axe man”
before he could complete the job. Two
small boys in the house at the time
of the tragedy escaped injury.
A state of terror preveils among
the blacks of this section and many of
them are leaving.
Our specialty is good coffee with
pure cream at the California cafe.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
St. Anthony: L. J. Folk Sherman; W-.
Jack Justice New York; Edwin Wright
Dallas; F. L. Williams Memphis J. Bohl
St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. Fred .W. Standart
Denver; E. N. Neuhaus Chicago; Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Kauffman Fort Worth; S. G.
Jacoba Louisville; Isaac May Richmond;
Stanley H. Watson Kingsville; Hugo Wad-
mann. New Orleans; R. B. Renfro Browns-
ville; Dan J. Porter St. Louis; J. R. Drake
Detroit.
Gunter: A. A. Green Dallas; John T. Dun-
can LaGrange; R. S. Lowe Weatherford;
H. M. Durrett Fort Worth; Claud Bour-
land New York; Tom A. Smith Mr. and
Mrs. G. M. Padgett Fort Worth; Miss Hulda
Clark Fort Worth; H. L. Fox St. Louis;
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hogan Dallas; Mra
Minnie Galveston; C. W. Hawkins Aransas
Pass; F. M. Fourate Dallas; H. G. Saunders
and Miss Frances Wilcox Saunders Kansas
City.
Menger: C. M. Sheffield Dallas; T. C.
Conrad Rochester; F. C. Mowry Boston;
Wirt Leake. Dallas; E. L. Blimline New
York; Robert W. Prosser Camp Hudson;
M. C. Klein New York; E. L. Hale Garnett
King Mies Frances Clark and Mise Annie
Lee Gaines El Paso; Dr. Alexander Orloff
Mexico City; E. F. Berry New York; A. C.
Graham St. Louis; John B. Armstrong
Katherine.
Bexar: J. P. Moore Dallas; M. Sexton
Palacios; R. D. Dudley and sister San Be-
nito; L. D. McGany|y San Marcos; C. M.
Tumlinson Lake Victor; A. Egg and C. Par-
ver Edna; G. C. Hardcastle. Greenville; Mr.
and Mrs. E. A. Lilly. Pearsall; J. T. Robin-
son Waelder; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Marson
Gonzales.
Batoy: Mrs. M. Widoff and Miss E. Wid-
off Galveston; W. H. Littlejohn Shreve-
port; H. B. Copley Scranton Pa.; A. Y.
Trautman Middlesboro Ky.; W. J. Man-
gum Gorman; R. L. Dilley Fowlerton; Geo.
P. Werner and daughter Galveston; Mrs.
T. Louis Brown St. Louis; J. M. Moorman
Castroville; Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Puster La-
redo.
Crockett: Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Murrell
Waco; Mrs. S. Phillips and Mrs. W. C.
White. St. Louis; S. J. Neil Houston; A. H.
Baffold Dallas; H. F. Fulps Fort Worth;
L. W. Cock Alamo. N. Mex.; C. P. Woods
Sabinal; W. E. Waite Jr.. Kerrville; W. W.
Fricker Hondo; J. B. Standard Waco.
Must Not Injure Paving.
Under orders from city officials
proprietors of carnival shows are not
allowed to dig holes Id the street this
year to secure anchorage for tent
pegs. They must use sand bags. Car-
nival shows on Alamo Main and Mili-
tary plazas use huge bags of sand to
which they tie the guy ropes of their
tents. The same purpose is served
without destroying the paving.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
Put It 11l Your Trunk—Or Grip—Or Bag. It Costs LITTLE
By The Package But LESS By The Box. It benefits much if
you chew but one stick but benefits moat by the habit
Look
For
The
Spear
MRS. JESSUP Nl. BELL
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Death of Well Known Resident of San
Antonio for Many Years Fourth
in Family Recently.
Mrs- Jessup M. Bell died at 6:30
o'clock this morning at the family
residence. 423 West Elmira street
after a week's Illness of pneumonia.
She was a resident of San Antonio for
many years and the news of her death
will create widespread sorrow.
She was born 62 years ago in Port
Tobacco Charles county Maryland
and camo from one of the old Mary-
land families. As Miss Eudochia
Digges she was married to Jessup M.
Bell and had resided in San Antonio
nearly forty years. She is survived by
her husband and her children Mrs.
Edward Villareal of Monterey. Mex-
ico; Miss Lily Bell. Mrs. Joseph Emer-
son Smith John and Ned C. Bell Mrs.
Bessie Bell Andrews Sam C. Bell Dr.
John T. Digges of La Plata Md.; and
Dudley Digges of Terra Haute Ind
brothers and a sister Mrs. Mary
Wills of Baltimore. Mrs. Bell had two
grandchildren. Mary Bell Villareal
and Emma Dolores Villareal. All tho
children were with her at the end but
while death had been expected for the
past two days the end came very sud-
denly. ..
Tho death of Mrs. Bell makes the
fourth in the family within a year the
last her son. Dr. Jessup D. Bell dying
from pneumonia March 10.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning the services at St. Mary's
church of which Mrs. Bell was a de*
vout member at 10:30 o’clock. In-
terment will be at St. Mary’s cemetery.
BOfaEUSLER — Mrs. Margaret
Seheusler. 76 years old died at 8:30
o'clock this morning at the home of
her sister. Mrs. Henry Wilke 104 Hei-
mann street. Mrs. Seheusler was a
native of Germany and had lived in
San Antonio 21 years. Surviving la
one daughter Mrs. Ida Clark of Klon-
dike Alaska: a sister Mrs. Henry
Wilke of this city: a sister in Waco
and a brother in Fredericksburg. The
funeral will be held at 3 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon from the" Riene
chapel Rev. O. Hartmann officiating.
Interment will be made in the old
Lutheran cemetery.
STOREY —John F. Storey 77 years
old. died at 3:45 o'clock this morning
THE’DOCTOR’S QUESTION
Much Sickness Due to Bowel Disorders
A doctor's first question when con-
sulted by a patient is "Are your bow-
els regular?” He knows that Jo per
cent of illneSs is attended with inac-
tive bowels and torpid liver and that
this condition must be removed gently
and thoroughly before health can be
restored.
Rexall Orderlies are a positive
pleasant and safe remedy for consti-
pation and bowel disorders In general.
We are so certain of their great cura-
tive value that we promise to return
the purchaser's money in every cape
when they fall to produce entire satis-
faction.
Rexall Orderlies are eaten like
candy they act quietly and aid in
producing a soothing strengthening
healing influence on the entire intesti-
nal tract. They do not purge gripe
cause nausea flatulence .excessive
looseness diarrhoea or other annoying
effect. They are especially good for
children weak persons or old folks.
Three sizes 10c. 25c an<J 50c. Sold only
at our store—Tho Rexall Store. H. L.
Wagner corner E. Houston and Ave-
nue C.
1 Buy it by the Box
of any dealer
at the Bexar county hospital. He was
a native of Alabama an ex-Confeder-
ate soldier and had resided here three
year#. He came here from Cotton
Gin Tex. and had been a resident ot
the state for 37 years. The .funeral
will be held tomorrow and interment
will be made in the Confederate ceme-
tery.
UMSTEAD—Mr*. Emma Umstead.
33 years old died at 9:30 o'clock last
night at her home 841 Colorado ave-
nue. The funeral will be held at 3
o'clock this afternoon from the resi-
dence and interment will be made in
cemetery No. 6. Mrs. Umstead had
lived in San Antonio about a year
coming here from Fort Scott Kan.
Besides her husband ehe is survived
by four children Marie Kenneth
Clifton and Flab«l of this city and
her parents and one brother who live
at Fort Scott.
CLARK—Mrs. Fannie Joseph Clark
wife of F. W. Clark a telegraph oper-
ator of this city died Sunday morn-
ing at her home 118 East Mistletoe
avenue after a brief Illness. She was
a native of Tennessee artd had lived
here eight years. Surviving besides
her husband are three children
Eleanor Katherine and Edward Clark
three sisters. Miss Katherine Joseph
Miss Eleanor V. Joseph and Mrs. Lula
McDonald of this city and one broth-
er C. M. Joseph of Nashville. The
body was taken last night en route to
Nashville where Interment will be
made.
CARLE—Mrs. Mary Anne Carle 66
years old died at 4 o’clock Sunday
afternoon at the home of her son.
Martin Carle 820 Nolan street. Mrs.
Carle was a native of Galveston and
recently came from her home at
D’Hanis to visit her son. She is sur-
vived by seven sons. F. J. Emil and
Louis Carle of D’Hanis; Peter Frank.
Andrew and Martin Carle of this city
and thirty-three grandchildren. Tho
remains will be taken tonight by the
San Antonio Undertaking company to
D’Hanis for burial. The funeral will
be held at D'Hania at 9:30 o’clock
Tuesday morning.
WELLER—Mrs. Bertha A. Weller
68 years old died yesterday after-
noon after a lingering Illness at the
residence of her stepson S. B. Weller
217 Warren street. She was a native
of Virginia and had lived here for
the last thirty years. Surviving are
her stepson and a sister Mrs. George
Baughman of Winchester Va.
BILHARTZ—Mrs. Louise Bllhartz
62 years oM died Sunday at the fam-
ily residence 1015 West Salinas street.
She is survived by four sons Jake
John Frank and Joe and two daugh-
ters Mrs. E. Schmolkock and Mrs.
Raymond Wallace; also three sisters
four brothers and seven grandchil-
dren. The funeral will be held at 4
o'clock this afternoon and Interment
will be made in St. Mary’s cemetery.
Indian Conveyances Confirmed.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 15. —
The Supreme court of the United
States decided that the United States
could not bring suit in the Oklahoma
courts to set aside conveyances by
full-blooded Choctaws and Chicka-
shas inherited by them whether
"homestead” or "surplus lands.’’ The
decision confirms thousands of con-
veyances.
Humors Come trt tho Surface In the spring
ar In no other season. They don't run them-
selves all off that way. however but mostly
remain in the system. Hood's Sarsaparilla
removes them wards off danger makes
good health sure.
TRY THE GUNTER BUSINESS
MEN'S LUNCH SPECIAL FROM 12
TO 2 P. M. 50c. A LA CARTE SER-
VICE UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
Roast turkey. White Horse Tavern.
Whether you'D be on eea or shore—et home er
abroad — take thia handy friend along. Your
breath will alwaya be pure your appetite keen*
your digestion strong your teeth bright.
You’ll surely be glad if you take it. Ton'll surely
regret if you don’t. A piece in your pocket is an
excuse to dine welL
K OF conus
mH 10 ENTERTAIN
Delegates Coming From All Parts
of Slate to Attend Initiatory
Exercises.
The San Antonio council of the
Knights of Columbus is making prepa-
rations for the entertainment of
several hundred delegates who will
attend Initiatory exercises here next
Sunday.
The fourth degree will be conferred
on about 150 candidates. Coming
from all parts of the state the dele-
gates and candidates will assemble at
Turner hall Sunday morning whence
they will go in a body to attend high
mass at San Fernando cathedral. Un-
der direction of G. A. Listrot of Hous-
ton the initiatory exercises will take
place at Turner hall at 3 o’clock In
the afternoon. A banquet will be
given Sunday night at the St. Anthony
hotel.
PICKPOCKETS AT WORK
Take Diamond Stud and Pocketbook
With Money From Travelers.
Pickpockets relieved F. E. Gressett
of Orange N. J. of a $225 diamond
stud and a pocketbook containing $25
was taken from D. Merfehls of the
Helotes at the passenger depot of the
MONTICELLO
Special Reserve
The rare mellow fla- MPjjj
vor —the rich fine col-
or—and the fragrant ’HL
bouquet are the result MyTjH
IB of perfect distilling jtßOl
B perfect aging and hon- mIMbI
K est bottling. a B
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APRIL 15 1012.
The
Flavor
Lasts
International & Great Northern Rail*
road company Saturday afternoon. Of-
ficers have been notified.
When the gates were opened and *
rush made for the coaches the valu-
ables are believed to have been stolen.
The thefts were not discovered until
the train was leaving the city.
A lot of carriages buggies and
phaetons at very low prices are offer-
ed now by Staacke Broa.
JOY AND BLISS
Hot Springs Liver Buttons Make Con-
stipation Sufferers Happy.
Don't be peevish—decide today that
you are going to give all the old time
constipation remedies the go-by and
try one box—just one box—of the new
and better liver bowel and stomach
remedy.-
Just try them once and you'll never
be satisfied with pills salts waters
oils or any other preparation.
Hot Springs Liver Buttons are the
product of the greatest medical minds
in Hot Springs. Ark. the world's great-
est sanitarium where the springs are
owned by the United States govern-
ment.
Don't fail to take them for consti-
pation sluggish liver gas biliousness
sick headache stomach distress. They
certainly do keep the' bowels in fine
condition and bring cheerfulness and
health to all who use them.
Sold by all good pharmacists at 25
cents a box. For free sample write Hot
Springs Chemical Co. Hot Springs.
Ark.
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