The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 43, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 3, 1917 Page: 2 of 8
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WITS P! ST r
BEPORT IE
— I
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Germans Taking Precautions
in Event of Break With
United States. He Says.
1
DECLARES IT JUSTIFIED
1
Quotes Argentine Newspaper
as Asserting Washington
Ready to Aid Entente.
BELLIN Mulch '. «B Wu.k-s- '
to Kay ilk .» — The iolluwinu was given
out today ' the U\ci>«as News :
Agency i the an-.al German new- ;
bureau 1
“Foreign Sa-viar.' Zimmermann ■
was asked . y a staff member uf the J
Overseas News Agency about the
English report that a German plot
had been revealed to get Mexico to
declare war against the I nited ■
States and to secure Japan s aid I
against the I'nited States. Secre-
tary Zimmermann answered:
- ’You understand that it is im-
possible lor me to disc ass the la t-
uf this "re ealed plot." just at this’
moment and under these circum-
stancse. 1 therefore may be allowed |
tu limit my answer to w hat is saiu ।
in the English reports.
“ Tin English report expressly ।
states that Germany txpeded and
wi.-hed to rt main on it i ms ul inend-
ship with ti e I'nited States but vv • I
had prepared measures of defense in .
case the Cnited States declared war I
against German.'. 1 Iml to sec how .
such a “plot ’ is inspired by un- ■
friendliness on our part. It wo ild 1
mean nothing but that we would use
means universally admitted in war.
m case the I'nited States declare 1 ।
war.
Merely a Precaution.
“•The most important pat of the •
alleged plot is its <<-ndH"n ami turm I
The whole “plot - fails flat to the ;
ground in case ti.c l uitoi States do-
not declare war against us. And it
we really as the report alb-ts. con- 1
sidered the possibility of 1 ostile acts •
uf the I’nited Stabs against us. then ‘ ;
we really had reasons to do so.
“ ‘An Argentine newspaper a short >
while ago really “r m led a plot. ■'
when it bid that the Fmbd Stab s ;
last year s auesled to other Amen-। ’
can republics common action against ; ’
Germany and her allies.
“•This “plot" apparently was not r
conditional in the hast. The news (
as published by La Prcnsa ( Buenos . :
Ain - ' agt es well vv i h the inti t pre-
tation given for instance I y an ■
American newspaperman. Edward ।
J’i i« v. in Berlin and London w bo i
said that the I'nited States was wait- ;
ing only for the proper moment in
order opportunely to assist the en- ;
tente
••"The same American stated that
Americans from the Ih ginning of'
the w ar» really parti ip ted in
putting the immense resources of the '
United States at the entente's dis- ;
posal. and that Americans had not
declared war only i - i au'. they felt ।
sure that assistance by iriendly neu-I
trality would be. during that time
much more efficient tor the entente
than direct participat ion in the w ar. |
Whether this Anrri-.m newspapct •
man ri ported the fa ts < xi < tl: we |
were at a b " to j de. in satisfat toi
fashion sin< e we wen- more or les 4 (
completely cut oif from communi-
cation vv it 11I 1 the Unit d Slat* s.
other Fads Not Mentioned.
’••But there ware other bub
which seemed tn confirm this ami j
similar assurances. Every body know>
these fu< ts and 1 need not repeat
them. The enb nb‘ propaganda ser- i
vices haw efficiently haaldcd a
pr<»-<-ntente demonstrations in the 1
Umt*d Slabs. And if you link thes- ।
demonstrations w ith the a* i aal at- ।
titudc of th* United Stabs then i
is obvious that it was not frivolous]
on our p. n to consider what de-
lehsiw manures we s'aoubi lake m '
case we were atta* k* d by the Unit’ d |
States.' "
+ _ _
i i \ri:d i nitfd si vn>.
(.crmiu I udcr-^e< rotary Wa- Tak-
ing "I reparation*'' \gain-t \\ ar.
Lo.XDGN. March — E-ieimi S* - •
retar ZimimTi iaia’.- instructions
the iHiinau nnn.a«r t*. M* •i*" a ■
piihliJud in the United States an |
ndmitted in lb rim to l.n .c b< en cor-I
rootle *|Uote*l. ai '-oiding to a di-- I
patch t<> K* ma’s irom tlo- G* rmau ]
Capital I wa- of A mst<r<Li m.
The German pr« -s has been order- 1
€d not to publish a word r-gardinuj
the American-Mt xivo r< v< lations un-
til further notice a* < ording tn an ।
Aioterdam dispatch w hich says i’i
is considered possible the result <»f
gj»| 1 ■■MB
For the invalid as well as
^ iose in p er ^ c t health I
Bakers Cocoa I
■ । is an ideal food bev-
I erage pure delicious
and wholesome. P
li i\ izryrW
? « I Walter Baker sCo. Ltd. I
tSTABL SHED 1760 DORCHESTER. MASS. =
the affair would be resignation of|
foreign Secretary Zimincrmann and
the ending of Count von Bernstorff i
lareer as a diplomat.
The dispatch quotes the following j
telegram received in Amsterdam i
.i <*ni Berlin on Eriday and which |
was apparently sent by the Wolff |
Bureau the semi-official German i
news agency:
“The American press contains re- I
ports about instructions from the '
minister of foreign affairs to the |
German minister in Mexico City in |
the wait that Germany utter the
pm lainatmn of unrestricted st|b-
marine warfare failed to keep the
United Stales neutral. These reports
are based < u the following f.icts:
\ l‘reiautionary Measure.
“Alter the decision had been taken
to b« gin unrotncled submarine war-
fare on February 1. we had to reckon
in vhw of lhe previous attitude of
the American govanment with the <
ility oi conflict with the Unit-
cd Stales. That this calculation was
right is proved by the fact that the
American government severed diplo-
matic relations with Germany after
the proclamation of a barred zone
..nd asked other neutrals to follow
her • xamplc. ’
“Anticipating these possibilities it
was no! only the right but ;dso the ]
duty <»i our government to take pre-
cautions in time—in the event of a
military conflict with the United ’
Stale- in or<ler to balance i
i* possible th* adhesion to our (
foes of a new enemy. The Ger-
man minister at Mexico City. .
theretore was instructed in the mill- ’
<lle <>f January that in the event of j
the United Slates declaring war. he j
should ofhr to the Mexican govern- ]
ment an alliance and arrange further (
■ details.
Only If War Certain.
“Tiic.* instructions by the way.
expressly directed the ministers to
make ii" advances to the Mexican
Lovarnmeut unless he knew for a
certainty that America # was going to i
। de< hire war. 1
“How the American government *
• roceivtd informatitm of the instruc- i
pions sent by a so ret way to Mexico I
I is m-t known. It appears however i
| that the treachery—and it only must :
I have been treachery—was commit- 1
|tv<l by Americans there." M
MTACKS <.l < \KK\\Z\ ;<
ll
Brazilian \ew-papci> ( vn*ure Him
in ( oiincctioii With Plot.
HI" JANLIE”. March 3.—Gen-1 *
• i d ’’arranza is pictuitd as a tool of] '
! Gfrnm.y in newspaper comment' 1
. re on th< Zimmermann note to M
: M* xi<-". • » Uaiz says:
“In spite of the ingenuity of the
: Mai hiav. Ilism "f Germany it is be-
• •nd doubt that the proposition to
«lem id Ga iv anza ;• t<»<»! of ’
Berlin is fortunately unsuccessful.
The durdbity of Garranza has been ‘
opportunely unmuske<l and will give
a finishing bb*v\ to vet for a j
Lafin-Anivrican confvrem e. | J
A < "in’* r* nee in* lading a power.'
whi'h is engaged in an intrigue' l
nununst the United States and from 1
v 1 ;■ h the latter country would be-] 1
< x* itided would be a just cause of
irritatmn t" the people of North
America. That is why we are con I
ano. d that the Brazilian chancellory ||
should abstain from consenting t< |
the invitation <»f Argentina.” I
I A Ep<.<a says:
“In this intrigue which might cov-1
■cr with blood. American soil the
; < gotism of General Carranza is an
i impir ive fai t Carranza would not I
.hesitate to set all Amvri< a on fir [.
I The energeliv attitude of the United! 1
। States in <kman<ling satisfactory ex-|
; planations proves that Carranza's in- 1
famy may ( "St him dear."
News of Plot I* Hehl Up.
COPENHAGEN. March 2—(Via
London. March 3.)—The Friday
1 morning Berlin pap«*rs contain n"
li’ ferai '' to the Zimmermann note ’
to Mexi-.-n and apparently the news] 1
Umm America has been held up by
I t he censor. । '
jSUBMMUNE CHASER I
FOR MERCHANTMEN
—
Senator Stone Says He Is
Told Navy Has Plan to i
Protect Ships.
I V.ASIIIXGT' >X. Man ' 8 Sen-!
't"! t"ld the Senate today he*
I i . <1 I - .rd that nivy ex pi its had
। 1 .1 ii for prelection oi .
!Am"ri<an merchant ships whereby !
i'b. wo.il.] bp eipiippcd with small
: nbmarinr < haang boats to be low- I
■ • r* 'i in the dang: r zone to scout for j
j ho ’ il" a : a nd attack tlo m.
<'oirgn --man < om y. Drm'icrat. Die* ]
j WASHiXGTaX. J >. r Mai-h d.— '
I lb !• ' iitativp Michael F. Gmry of ;
j N- vv Y"i ;. . Democratic member of '
l <‘onvia - for four terms and re- '
I < i< m d for a fifth died here late;
| ITidav ..tier a long Illness tr<»m kid- :
. । ne' tia> ide. lie was 47 years old.
Tin* Heal Trouble.
। ' r ' S • । I*;*intei Smrj th* * 1 ■ ■'
: । If ' .■ . nuns. <”■ a< ■ " nil < f the \ •*'.
• " ' "•!•■-- O n p. . . unt • ' the
r ! . . I sh .il l su". I
ISAYS VILLA WOULO
CAPTURE CARRANZA.
I
Wounded Bandit Declares
Outlaw Chief Is Broken I
in Health.
EL FASo. Tvx March 3. From
a wounded Villa soldier who came
here for medical treatment govern- ।
ment agents claim to have learned |
of Uranrim-o Villa’s plan to reduce
his force to 300 picked men. aban |
d< his c.impaign against Chihua-
hua City and disappear for three
months on a secret mission in the
interest of his provisional go em-
inent. of which Miguel Diaz Lom-
bardo is to be provisional pres:-i
dent.
According to these agents. Villa
made an announcement to this ef-
fect at Santa Kosalia wh* he evac-
uaied that town before General
Francisco Murguias successful
drive.
V illa’s r ason for this move was
said to havt been two-fold. One wpr
to regain his health which had bean
broken by exposure in the field and
by his old wound in the leg and <o
make a desperate effort to capture
Carranza while the firsv chief was
•»n his present trip from city to city
in Central Mexico. •
Hea^y Snows in Sonora.
DI»UGLAS Ariz.. March 3. —
Heavy snow is retarding the prog-
ress of the Carranza punitive expe-
dition in Sonora according tn word
received at Agua Prieta. Pulpito
Pass it is caid is blocked and the
main column of 1000 infantry with;
a cavalry detachment of 250 has j
halted at Colonfa Morelos awaiting
op< ning of the mountain passes.
Arrivals from Nogales said Gen-
eral Arnulfo Gomez who has taken
the field against Colonel Francisco
R« y na's Villistu force in the Altai'
district of Sonora had given orders 1
f< . the execution of the mayors of ;
Altar Oquitoa Pitiqhita and Cab-
orca for having failed to report th * (
Reyna movement to the military au-
thorities.
I
PiM'shing Hours \ ilia 111.
Advices received by General Per- <
.*hia-i bear out other reports con-
cerning the illness of Francisco '.'ill:' ’
ami hi- consequent inability to a - 1
lively direct the bands serving un ler 1
hi;-> command. A report rea<‘hed 1
headquarters from a reliable source
Saturday containing the informatu a
that the bandit is either suffering 1
from re-opening of his old. wound J
is sick from some other cause.
PREPARING PLANS IG
RECLAIMS LANDS
Convention Selects Commit-
tee to Conduct Educa-
tional Campaign.
Tlie Tex is Slate <Xmservation and
Reclamation Association met Satur-
day morning at the Gunter Hotel
there being ieprvsentntives present
irom all parts of Texas. The prin-
• ipal business of the morning ses-
sion was the appointment of a com-
o.ilu e to raise lunds ami to conduct
| an (durational campaign.
It is designed to ac(|uaint the vo-
t»is <f Texas with the need for
1 adopting the constitutional amend-
ment allowing the creation of re-
«damation districts and the issuance
;of bonds to pay i<»r improvements
[therein. This committee <onsists of
1 W. \V. Scley of Waco president of I
Ila* a.-socia’mn; J. A. Kamp of
Wirhita Falls. (S. Fowler of San
•Antonio. L. M. Ihvviit of Navasota
j and W. D. Love of Uvalde. Plan-
wert formulated at an adjourned
' meeting of the committee ami these
; |d.im were submitted to the associa-
• lion at the afternoon session.
' \Vnh President Seley pr<*siding
land Secretary James Hays Quarle*
; present the convention was called to
order at 10:30 o’clock and an houi
] was devot'd to short talks prior to
I the appointment of the committee on |
v hi' h will devolve the hard work of I
• the educational '.impaigm Presi-
। dent Seley ontlined the obje« ts of the
meeting after which G. M. I'tin-
j ton a*dstant attorney general ot
; Texas delivered a lengthy exposition
ot the proposed constitutional I
■ amendment and the m*vd for its
adoption by the peoph . G. S. Fowler
‘ poiiHcd out how the amendment |
Iwill allow the dvvehqunent of large'
irac’.s of alluvial soil in Smith Texas !
and J A. Kemp declared tint the
■ I'l.ait- will i' dmmd to the entire
G 't' . lii thi- connection he cited I
the fact that under the terms of the
amendin'nt all the people of Texas
I all pot be required to pay r<*< lama-
i lion tax* but only those within the
- -- '-J?.' L. WL" *g. .^JJPJB.W?
iHh sAA AMUAiU LIGIH’.
MAX WftO SiWU “SINEWS Of WAR" FLR
CAiLA NOW ASPIRES TO BE CiIVEiINOR
I■. ■ —
MCEI OIJO ZAMBRANO.
Niceforu Zambrano national 1
treasurer of the Republic of Mexico ’
and one of the best posted authori- a
ties on financial questions in Mexico ( .
is a candidate for the governorship v
of the important State of Nnev<» <
Leon. Senor Zanduana is one oi o
the most popular men in his State ’I
although a man of means he has a
always sided with the masses ami s
was municipal president of the city u
of Monterey during the Madero ad- e
ministration ami alter the assassi-
nation of Presiiient Madero he was p
immediately arrested by orders oi t
Huerta and taken to Mexico Gity v’
where it was thought he would be I
executed. I low ever he was able to r
escape from the military prison at <1
Santiago and fled to Vera Gruz and
Havana coming to Han Antonio Z
where he was of great financial as- <
siatame to the Garraiiza junta here h
district w herein the people them-1
selves have agreed to establish
reclamation projects.
Some of those present at the morn-
ing session were as follows: VV. VV.
Seley Waco president; U. S. I ’ow -
ler. San Antonio vice president;
James Hays Quarles. Waco secre-
tary; A D. Jackson Waeo field su-
perintendent; G. M. Cureton assist-
ant attorney general. Austin; L. M.
lit witt Navasota; T. N. Blackwell
Fowlerton; B. b. Johnson \Vi< hita ।
Falls; G. IL Clark. Wichita Falls;
T. H. Harbin Waxahachie Mrs. T.
il. Harbin Waxahachie; J. VV. Mun-
>on Angleton; John VV. Gaines Bay
City ; VV. T. Potter Austin; John W .
Robbins Austin; J. E. Starley. Pecos
J. A. Kemp. Wichita Falls; N.
Henderson Wichita Falls; C. 11.
K<arny. F. A. Cox. Matt Russell San ।
.Antonio: J. F. Wilson El Campo; VV. ;
I ». Love Uvalde; A. R. Atkinson'
Soul hern Pacific Lines Kan Antonio;;
| W. F. Richardstm Teague; VV. E. :
i Long Austin; Mrs. U. U. Walker
(’enter Point; Mrs. Mary P. King ‘
I San Antonio: Mr. Cornelia Folz Ar-;
[ lesia W ells G. M. Jowers .1. G. Fow -1
! ler San Antonio; E. E. Boag Rock i
j Hill S. C.; William A. Black secre-■
। tary Single Tax League; VV. B. Mun-।
'sop. D. E. Colp secretary Good;
Roads Asso< iatiun San Antonio.
The Light is authorized to an-1
noum e Walton D. Hood as candidate I
tor Mayor in the coming city pri-
maries and election.
(Ibditical Advertising.)
ARMY APPROPRIATION ■
BILL RELIEVED LOSE
Measure Containing Large'
Sums for Fort Sam Hous-
ton Can Scarcely Pass.
:
' W ASHINGTON. D. <’.. Mai t h 3 —
’ At noon today every indication was
that the arm' bill carrying $lOOO.-
I 000 «»I the $400.000000 for improv -
? nients at San Antonio in addition to
[ routine appropriations for Fort Sam
1 Hoii-tmi. will be postponed until the
' extra session of Congress whi< h now
1 appears inevitable.
This however will not nc< cssari!y
mean Hbamhmimnt of these ini-
i provements as the army bill would
b<» passed before July 1 when the
new fiscal year begins.
The funds authorized do not br-
. ome available until Hun. It won' I
be ne<ts*ary however to re-draft
l He bill ami probably go through the
• nine process as before.
Contrary to expectation the Sen-
Ue did nut reach an agreement be-
.••re midnight on the administration
armed ship bill ami adjourned un-
til this morning. Today it appears
the protracted debate will extend
through the day and Into night leav-
imr time for consideration of the
umy bill or it* approval of agree-
ment in conference even if it be
ica’ hod at the last minute.
Senator Chunibrrlain in charge of
lb.- measure endeavored in vain ye*-
•.•••lav to have the military mcar-ur'
< ..naderrd ahead of the armed -hi •
ill but the Senate v nt d him down.
French su*pcml l Aprc-s Train*.
PARIS. March 3.—A1l expr
him in Frame except of postal
• nd long distance trains are order-
id discontinued in order to facilitate
1 transport connected with ihe n i-
n mal defence and commercial traf*
Then he left ami joined General Car-
ranza at Momdova Coahuila. The
First Chief appointed him financial
agent of the revolution to restore
constitutional order ami Zambrano
went to work immediately assisting
General Carranza in the financing
of the constitutional movement.
Thus Carranza was enabled to pay
all debts contracted by the Con-
stiiutional armies. Not a cent of
money was obtained from any for-
eign source.
Senor Zambrano but recently
passed through this idly on his re-
turn from Washiiiglon where he
went on a highly diplomatic mission
for General Carranza. The mission
resulted in the sending of Ambassa-
dor Fletcher to Mexico City.
All reports received indicate Senor
Zambrano will undoubtedly be elect-
ed governor of his native state by a
handsome majority.
NAVAL BILL SENT
TO A CONFERENCE
House Objected to Bond Issue
Proposed in Senate and _
It Is Eliminated.
WASHINGTON D. <’.. March 3.—
The naval bill carrying <535000000
and including provision fur next
year’s building program was in the
' hands today <»f conferees for the
I Senate and House with indications
i of an early agreement on all points
' in dispute.
i The bill was sent to conference
{last night after the House had dis-
I agree<l to all Senate amendments. At
i one time it looked as if ihe bill
might be killed and an extra session
of <’ongress forced because of a dis-
pute over a Senate propc. I for a
$ 1 50000000 .bond issue. The House
| objected to the proposal on the
[ ground that revenue legislation
! should originate with it.
This difficulty was quickly
i smoothed out however when the
i Senate re-passed the measure with
j ihe bond issue eliminated and i.i
agreement was reached for passage
i of a joint resolution for that pur-
। pose.
i The money to be derived from the
। bond issue is to be used in speeding
up construction of war ships and for
• 'aiihliiig the fifty additional subm;.-
' lines provided fur bv the Senate.
| Submarine I’er«fiitugp Fails.
। LONDON. Maich 3. — Germany
l failed by slightly more than a 5o
per cent margin io make good her
threat to sink 1000000 tons m mer-
<hant shipping during the first
month of unrestricted sutimariiu
warfare according to figures in the
possession of the Associated Press
the absolute reliability of which is
vouched for here.
Her submarines the figures show.
< nly succeeded in sending to the bot-
tom during the month of February in
round iiumbers 490000 tons.
This figure only exceeds by 14 0.-
i 000 tons it is declared what thr
British authorities expected would ho
sunk during that month if ordinary
submarine warfare had continued. It
comi'arcN with 34665 K tons sunk
• luring December and 322067 toils
timing January.
Not to I iibli*h Daily Lists.
PA RIH. March 3. The admiralty
1 has decided not to publish daily the
names of torpedoed vessels. The a-rr-
' I rmincement says that this publicn*
I lion has caused “grave inconwni
en< r" and that a weekly statement
will be issued instead giving the
i number of different classes which
have been sunk.
Smuts a Privy ( ouncillor.
L< NlniN. March 3.- Lieutenant-
General Jan t’hristian Smuts for-
mer commander of ihe British force.'
I in German East Africa and a mem
। her of the South African cabinet ha»
r । been made a privy councillor.
MICE CARRY DISEASE
xJjtK KdlThescPewUßvUsing
STEARNS’
ELECTRIC PASTE
■ \ U. S. Government Buys It
Isold evimvwhkhe-m .nd «■
UNCLE SAM TO MAKE ”
GOLD COiN FOR MEXICO
Mexican Officials With $20-
000.000 in Bars on Way
to Philadelphia.
Rafael Nieto an official of the
Mexican Treasury Department ac-
companied by eight secret service
men of the Mexican government ar-
rived in San Antonio Friday night
and left un the Texas Special at b
<» < lock Saturday morning for Phila-
delphia. The party is reported to
be carrying s2O.oou.ouu in gold bars
to the Philadelphia mint where a
new issue uf .Mexican gold coins will
l»e made. They were registered at
the St. Anthony Hotel.
It is reported that special author-
ity has beep given by the director of
the mint at Washington to coin the
Mexican money at the United Slates
mint at Philadelphia this dispensa-
tion having been granted several
weeks ago when Mexican financial
agents went tu Washington to secure
the permit.
Owing to the unsettled condition^
in Mexico the national mints at
Guanajuato. Queretaro San Louis
Potosi and Mexico City are reported
to have discontinued operations ami.
until conditions are more peaceful
it is understood that Mexican gold
will be shipped to the mints uf the
I'nited States government for coin-
age.
The American government con-
sented several months ago to make
paper money for the Mexican gov-
ernment in the National Bureau oi
Engraving at Washington and there
was also considerable money made
lor the Constitutionalist government
by the American Bank Note Com-
pany at Washington. These two in-
stitutions are the only ones having
the special patented paper for mak-
ing the silvei-llnvaded bank notes.
Several hundred thousand dollars
in Mexican money for various fac-
tions in Mexico was designed and
made in San Antonio last year by lo-
cal engravers. This money was
printed on a high grade of linen pa-
per.
1 RAILROAIS®EST
RATES FLOE FIESTA
Three Classes With Different
Limits to Apply During
Fiesta Week.
Passenger agents of railroads en-
tering San Antonio met Saturday
morning with the transportation
committee of the Fiesta Association :
and agreed on excursion rates for the
April festival said to be the lowest
ever given for Ilie annual celebra-
tion. According to railroad men
the schedule is lower ami more fa- ;
vorable than has ever been allowed
'Hor an event in any part uf Toxas.
• i Before these rates bc< umo official
p l they must be submitted to railroads
. of the state for approval.
The schedule of excursion rates
worked out at the meeting includes
D three classes as follows:
Class A: Selling for trains arriv-
ing in San Antonio from April 15 to
21 inclusive limit for return April
12: one and one-fifth fares lor the
round trip.
Class B: Popular rate for points
within. 175 miles of San Antonio sell-
’ ' ing for Hains arriving here after-
’ noon and night of April 16 and
L morning of April 17. with the night
- of April 1S as a return limit; 70
' I per vent of the one-way fare for the
’ round trip.
U Class G: Popular rate for ah l
' points in Texas selling for trains ar- '
' riving ihe afternoon and night ot |
- April 1!) and the morning of April)
i :'•». with the night of April 22 as al
I return limit : 70 per cent of the one- I
11 way fare for the round trip.
Railroad mt n attending the meet-
i ing were George F. Lupton for the;
• I Sap: Waiter Walthall tor the Katy; ।
GJ. W. King for the I. & G. N.: Ed 1
। MeClannahan. for the G. 11. Ar S. A.
ami E. F. Blomeyer. for the S. A. I’. I
X- G. Charles Graebner. Emil Frank:
and Jahn H. Carrington represented
l the Fiesta Association.
• I ——
JFIVE ARE HURT IN
• AUTOMOBILEACCIDENTS
Frank Alberts Struck While
Crossing Street Is ser-
; iously Injured
e
•• Five persons weru. injured om
pei h.ip i ct rmusly in automobile at -1
s cidvnts according to reports wlm h j
reached ihe polite Friday night and
early Saturday morning.
Frank Alberts one <»f thr victims '
n the ptdict report was struck at 6:30
o'clock Saturday morning by a I
- speeding auttmiobile as he was |
< crossing thr street at the intersec-।
e lion of Commerce and Soledad 1
y Streets. He is in the City Hospital
d to which place he was removed in
k the police ambulance in an unceu-
is scions comlition. Hospital attend-
ants reported his injuries were seri-
' uus.
According to information gained
y by ihe ufficerM the uutomobile
e which struck him was a large cat.
r . No une obtained tht number thr
> car it is said Ipiving continued to
I. speed west along Commerce Street
it after the accident.
ic Three negroes J unes iunion. Den-
h nis Lampkin ami Martin Fields es-
caped with slight bruises when they
were hurled from a light automobile
belonging to the Quick Tire Service
I- h\ a heavy car at 9:10 o'clock Fri-
r- day nigh! at Houston and St. Marvs
streets. The automobile occupied by
i- the negroes is reported to have been
ih completely ovßqturncd when struck
by the big car which the negroes
r< ported did not stop after th< col-
” h? ion. The service car was consid-
• rably damaged.
■ An automobile driven by C Guri.
' Ihe police report backeil into a wa
■ ou owned by T. G < U inpley. a pea-
-5 nut and pop-corn vendor in the .ou*
| I.lock ca Durango street at 5:4.«
• <lock Friday night ormpley was
7 bruised shglnlv The horse hitched
- to the wagon broke out of its harnes*
and ran away being later captured
t I (iftacrs Hyatt and Harrell. Curl
GEORGE HEAD OF CLUB
iTrnimiciH < irganiz.itiup fs Uifwkil
b> saic*mcn al Liiik Ihoii.
The Salesmanship Club of San An-
tonio effected permanent organiza-
tion at its weekly luncheon at the
Gunter Hotel Saturday by electing
the following officers: Clifton
George president; F. A. Burns aec- i
retac.v -treasurer and Walter Steves.
;« crelary-ircasurer. The following
directors were chosen to serve three
.'ears: Hany L. Miller F. A. Wine-
rich and T. N. Smith to serve two
years W. M. Morgan Elmer Abbey
and R. C Junes to serve one year
W. D. Syers Charles S. Meek and
I'hil Juckson.
The club endorsed the plan of Su-
perintendent Charles S. Meek a
member of the organization to es-
tablish a course of salesmanship in i
the high school. The coliseum pro-
ject was also endorsed.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to co-Dperate with similar
committees from other organisations
m requesting the city commissioners
to enforce the city ordinances ap-
pi.ving to the regulation of traffic
and unneccessary noises: Elmer Ab-
bey Fred W. Maule and F. F. Lu-
dolph.
it is planned to have a lecturer
un salesmanship at the luncheon
next Saturday.
SIGNS POSTAL BILL
I resident Approver •’Buiie-dr^’
Clause New Prohibition Measure.
WASHINGTON D. C.. March 3 —
Prcsi<lent Wilson today signed the
postoffice appropriation bill contain-
ing the “bone-dry" prohibiten pro-
vision.
The •’bone-dry” provision of ihe
Postal bill is the first direct legisla-
tion by the government prohibiting
the liquor traffic.
b'ourteen states which have pro-
hibition laws but do not prohibit the
importation of certain quantities of
liquor for personal use will be made
lame dry be the new lavv which pro-
hibits the importation of liquor into
any state that prohibits “its manu-
facture and sale.”
Slate legislation about to become
effective within the next few weeks
will increase the number of bone dn
stales to at least twenty-two.
The same bill prohibits delivery
in the mails of any publication or
correspondence bearing liquor ad-
vertising in states which by their
own laws prohibit such advertising
within their borders.
[••COX" MEV NO LONGER
SAFE
You mind Twelfth street?'
Twelfth street at night .’ says the i
Kansas City Star.
The stores the signs the sounds
the lures the lights the sights
the games the shame?
James Jones and Ned Quinn men
of the town were up late on
Twelfth street. Charles Howe in
from the farm was up ere dawn
on Twelfth. So they met.
.lones and Quinn told Howe of
such things as he had nut seen.'
there on Twelfth and when he!
bought the smokes they saw his
roll.
“A few blocks to the cist.” they
said “in a park we own. is a great
gun which we might sell.”
They took him to see it.
“It shot to free the slaves” they
said. “If you had it on your farm
it would scare the thieves from
your slock. But we would hate'
to sell it.”
“Mako a cheap price.” said
Howe “and I will buy. if T see
when it is light that the gun is
sound.” I
So until the day should break
thev went to eat and then to
drink.
“Let us match coins” said Jones
“to pass the time."
Howe’s luck was poor and soon
.lones and Quinn had all his roll.
“Too bad." said Quinn. “If you!
| had more you might win it hack." j
“Why. that’s so" said Howe.
“Have you a blank cheek?”
• They gx»t one and Howe filled it
।in for s2o<‘.
“Give me the cash you won."
'said Howe “and take the check
land we will play on."
I They gave him the $35 that had
I been his roll and took the check
land soon they had won that .too.
“Write one more check" said
Jones. “You may win it all back."
“I do not dare.” said Howe. “If
I draw too much from the bank
■my wife will storm.”
Junes spoke in a low tone to
Quin a. Then he said:
“i’lay with the cash you have.”
But Howe started out.
“1 need it to get home. And 1
think you are ‘con’ men.”
I’irst they were sad: then mad.
D. Brown and W. Doarn. men
। who serve the law. were near and
“What is all this noise?” thev
I said.
j “These men.” spoke Howe “heat
1 me in a 'fake' game. They took
I $165 from me."
“l'(»me with us” said Brown and
Doarn to Jones and Quinn; ami
to Howe:
“Be in the North Side Court at
9 a. m.”
• | “You bet." said Howe.
i That night — last night- -the
I phone rang where the men of tic
[law sat. It was Howe.
“I have to leave home. If 1 stay
1 aiv wife will storm."
H “But ”
• I “And as I have to find a place
।on mv farm to mount a bi gun
1 1 and
“But where do you live?” said
1 the man of thu law.
■| "It’s on the check” said Howe.
‘ and. rang off.
They got out the check.
It was made out on "The Sand
1 Banks of Nebraska." and signed by
5 I "Sam < Ireen."
At 9 a. m. Judge Coon told
Jones and Quinn they ought not to
‘ I stay in a tow i where shrewd men
1 gave bad checks.
"It is not safe for you here" he
said. "Itrat
' I I usiojm r Is Uwrc any xiaw on the
!11 VV ait. f X". ”ii-r. was. Lu. It
- wlpv.i off. I’lauon's Mnnthli.
3 ' - — L. n.—
' MUC H I’.NTRA WORK IN MARCH.
It’s between seasons now. when
- few I • irons perspire as much as
- | health demands. The result is
[double work for the kidneys for
. ■ kidneys must throw out waste
ii<r from the syst'm that is
"uited through the pores when
• i ..ns perspire. Overworked
w 'ak <»r disordered kidneys need
- help now. B. IL Stone. Reading.
I |’a.. writes: "Whenever I nerd a
s ' kidney remedy I rely on Foley
i Kidney Pills. They have been worth
ij their weight in gold to me.” A. M
!’•'ischer.— (Adv »
MAKCH 3 1917.
'ALL STORES IN
MEMPHIS CLOSED
Efforts of Employes to Force
Recognition of Union
Causes Shut-down.
MEMPHIS Tenn. March 3.—Ef-
forts of a recently-organized union
of clerks to compel recognition
their organization and enforce other
demands reached a climax today
with the refusal of virtually all of
the more important department
stores and other retail establish-
ments in the downtown shopping dis-
trict of Memphis to open their doc >
’ and an announcement by the Mem-
phis Retailers' Association that husi-
ness would he temporarily suspend-
[ ed to “prevent possible disorder.”
It tyas staled that approximately
sixty business concerns engaged in
the various branches of retail trade
! had ag eed to remain closed until the
situation was adjusted. Clerks and
other employes however will l»e
paid their regular wages during their
period of enforced idleness it was
announced.
The action of the merchants said
to be the first time such a move-
ment has been attempted in the
United States was taken in answer
: to resolutions adopted at a ma««
meeting last night of representatives
of various trades unions placing om*
of the larger department stores on a
' "we don’t patronize” list end provid-
ing for the picketing of the estab-
! lishment as a test in the contest for
lecognition of the union.
Previously the demands had been
’ presented to the different business
1 houses and it was stated only one
small establishment agreed to sign
' an agreement with the union.
The demands included a minimum
wage of $6 a week provision fur
overtime aqd arbitration of differ-
< nces and certain other rules as to
hours and working conditions. In a
statement replying to the union de-
. mauds the retailers contended that
. the requirements of the labor ogani-
zation as to wages and working ron-
• ditions now are generally observed.
’ I ut maintained that each merchant
should be allowed to deal individual-
ly with his employes.
\ TREAT IN STURE iOR YOU!
■j Yuu will find "Giiy” Bock Beer
on lap at ail saloons lolay. th"
. acme of perfection in the art of
brewing. A toast to your friends is
in order.
Kan Autorio Brewing Association.
\. • ni.-.t : 1 O ;i.. ■v- .1 in vlo-
1 lation ..r l.i- t . . Ih as. i Adv.)
I
WOMEN! \
/othersK
f DAUGHTERS
Yo u wh o
are pale h.ig*
gard and gkA
nerv' us
or irritable; KBKp
who are mb- s '
ject to fits of IHKfe
melancholy or IMHK
the • i'iuo.-” wKHt
■ get your blood iJKjKffik . J
examined for wXjßyv
• | iron dem i- NX ‘‘
A T s 3 .ZYh KinsTsLul .
WON tak c n < I ql4
r a
i TMse your rtrongUMlnd
0 per cent in
ly cases.—Eeriiinafwlcing
ITED IRON r< a bow bv
« oMained dnifjift
guarantee of money re-
usually pre- xg fi.e-gram tab-
^Uirw after meal*.
; C. 4 — —“
I
j
। [ Care in Examination
Care in Making. ;
■! i Care in Fitting. I
A service that givea '
you the privilege of fra- I
. quent inspection and ad-
justment.
I ’
• j 407 E.tWwi ; n
ii ! z
'i I I
■ J
'T Th® convenience of
' Carnation Milh
H delights you as much
v ■ IgjgkjgC as it s richness
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