The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 68, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 28, 1917 Page: 3 of 12
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WEDNESDAY
AMUSEMENTS
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PHONE CROCKETT 76
OPENING MATINEE TODAY AT 2:30
A BILL OF SUPERLATIVE QUALITY
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PERSONAL 4ENIION
B. D. Tate a railroad man of Houston
ts a guest at the Gunter.
Harry Chalk broker of Chicago is reg-
istered at the St. Anthony.
A. Mock of New Orleans is staying at
the Menger.
E. J. Fletcher a business man of Eagle
Pass is among the arrivals at the Gunter.
Frank E. Russell cotton man of Atlanta.
's registered at the St. Anthony.
Henry Harnbach of Milwaukee Is stop-
ping at the Menger.
A. C. Metz of Eagle Pass Is among the
arrivals at the Gunter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hamilton tourists
bisuraTED
Magnesia
For Dyspepsia Indigestion
Heartburn Belching Sour Stomach. Gas
in Stomach etc. take a teaspoonful or
Blsurated Magnesia in a half glass or
hot water after eating. Is safe pleasant
and harmless to use and gives instant
relief from all forms of stomach disorder.
Sold by H. L. Wagner Drug Co. and drug-
gist® everywhere.
Police
Facts
Sixty-three loyal men confirmed by the Council on
Mr. Uhr’s nomination in addition to a loyal Police Cap-
tain several detectives and body guards besides a
hundred efficient policemen appointed by former Com-
missioner Steves and who now take orders from Mr.
Uhr is not a bad organization for a Police Commis-
sioner who is capable of getting results. Are we get-
ting results?
Commissioner Uhr’s excuse that he can do nothing
is contradicted by the fact that his nominees have in-
variably been confirmed since the last court decree of
several months ago.
Commissioner Uhr enjoined the Mayor and Com-
missioners from making appointments or putting men
to work unless authorized by ordinance and confirma-
tion of the Council; then he turned around and put a
private secretary for himself at $lOO a month on the
pay roll though not authorized by ordinance or reso-
lution of the Council and never confirmed by that body.
That is going some isn’t it?
And still he says that he “can’t do nothing.’’
Lewis Maverick would get results don’t you think?
from New York are among the Wednec
day arrivals at the Monger.
Joel Spitz of Atlanta is registered
the St. Anthony.
W. S. Hunt business man of Houston
is stopping at the Monger.
Eugene G. Fitzgerald of Albany is regis-
tered at the Gunter.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Turner of Aus
have apartments at the St. Anthony.
W. P. Solomon of Chicago is staying
the Monger.
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Cotter of Phil
delphia are in San Antonio for sevei
days and are guests at the Gunter Hot
George C. Holmes of St. Louis is sta
ing at the St. Anthony.
Fiesta San Jacinto and Battle c
Flowers. San Antonio. April 16 to 2:
inclusive. Lowest railroad rates.-
(Adv.) •
rODAY S ARMY ORDERS
CAPTAIN WM. L. REED infantry
taehed is assigned as insnector-instr
tor Vermont Militia and will proceed
Mt. Poller. Coin.
HARRIS L. ROBERTS Infantry is
tired after forty years’ service.
Fiesta San Jacinto and Battle
Flowers San Antonio April 16 to :
inclusive. Lowest railroad rates.
(Adv.)
(Political Advertisement.)
CLAIM UK
APPOINTMENT
ms invalid
Simmons Estate Heirs Also
Attack Validity of Sale
of Land.
HEARING SET FOR APRIL 26
Appointment of Receiver
Trustee and Construction
of Will Are Asked.
Suit attacking the validity of the
appointment of the West Texas
Bank & Trust Company as executor
under the will of the late Dr. C. F.
Simmons and subsequent proceed-
ings involving the sale of thousands
of acres of land lying along the Arte-
sian Belt railroad was tiled in the
Seventy-third District Court Wed-
nesday. The action is brought by
Harriet James Fomby. her husband
E. S. Fomby and other beneficia-
ries under the Simmons will the
nominal defendant being Thomas N.
Bogart of Excelsior Springs Mo.
executor of Mrs. Simmons’ estate.
On application of C. L. Bass at-
torney lor the plaintiffs Judge J. T.
Sluder issued an order setting the
hearing for April 20 the applica-
tion being for the appointment of a
receiver by interlocutory decree a
trustee to act under the will and con-
struction of that document on final
Judgment. The petition sets out that
none of the beneficiaries under the
will have ever received any of the
benefits although the estate was
valued at more than a million dol-
lars and that the debts did not ex-
ceed one-third of that amount.
Attacks Bank's Appointment.
It is charged first that the County
Court never had jurisdiction by law
to appoint a corporation as executor
of the will and that the order pur-
porting to so designate the W est
Texas Bank and Trust Company
therefore was invalid. Despite such
lack of authority it is set forth that
this bank did undertake to act as
executor until the summer of 1916
when following judicial proceed-
ings it was dissolved. While under-
taking to act as executor the plain-
tiffs allege the bank disposed ot
practically all the estate with the
exception of the capital stock in the
Artesian Belt railroad and lands ot
small value deducting various sums
of money for debts owing it on serv-
ices alleged to have been rendered
since the death ot Dr. Simmons.
These acts are alleged to have
been done without the written agree-
ment of the beneficiaries under the
will and without considerations
equal to as much as one-half the
average value of the lands thus sold.
It is claimed also that claims were
allowed for large debts never legally
contracted and that through a board
ot directors of the railroad who
also were on the directorate of the
bank notes to the amount ot $68000
were executed by the railroad to the
bank. Furthermore. It is charged
that the West Texas Bank while
purporting to act as executor pur-
chased claims against the estate and
that suit was filed for a receiver
without any answer of the railroad
being filed.
Court Actions Enumerated.
Alter the dissolution ot the West
Texas Bank and Trust Company the
County Court undertook to desig-
nate the Commonwealth Bank and
Trust Company as permanent ad-
ministrator but this action was sus-
pended by the certiorari proceed-
ings brought by the plaintiffs in this
action in the Seventy-third District
Court. Subsequently A. I'. Barrett
was appointed as temporary admin-
istrator but although he promptly
qualified his powers were suspended
by an apeal of the Commonwealth
Bank and Trust Company.
It is alleged that County Judge
James R. Davis allowed such appeal
ami upon the hearing of contempt
proceedings against the bank officers
for failing to recognize Mv. Barrett
as temporary administrator entered
an order quashing them on the
ground that the appeal had been
taken and the appointment of Bar-
rett was void. It is also set up that
Judge Davis declared that unless all
parties would agree to accept Mr.
Barrett as temporary receiver with
limited power no temporary re-
ceiver would be appointed.
After enumerating the different
suits between the Simmons estate
and others involving large sums the
petitioners allege that suit should be
liled at once to recover the largest
part of the estate deeded to third
parties by the West Texas Bank and
Trust Company while undertaking to
act as receiver It is recognized that
should this action be taken and the
land so sold be regained by the es-
tate those who purchased with titles
from the West Texas Bank and Trust
Company would be compelled to sue
that company for recovery of the
purchase monets paid.
OBiTtAKY
Rudolph Studer.
Rudolph Studer. 56 years old died
Wednesday morning at his home.
SO7 Chestnut Street. Mr. Studer was
a native of San Antonio a black-
smith and had lived here all his
life. He is survived by his wife two
daughters three sons four sisters
and two brothers. His children are:
Amelia. Olga. Benjamin. Gilbert and
Roland Studer; sisters: Mrs. May
Moz and Mrs. H. E. Groschske of
Houston and Mrs. L. D. Murphy
and Mrs. W. S. Stewart of San An-
tonio: brothers: August Studer ot
Uvalde and Charles Studer ot Hous-
ton. The funeral will be held Thurs-
day afternoon at 4 o'clock front the
residence and interment will be in
the old Lutheran cemetery. Rev.
Paul Hein of the English Grace
Lutheran Church officiating.
Mrs. Sophia Christina Zachinann.
Mrs. Sophia Christina Zachmann.
84 years old. died at 12:30 o'clock
Wednesday morning at the home of
her daughter. Mrs. F. Bergstrom. 432
Garden Street. Mrs. Zachmann was
a pioneer r esident of San Antonio
having resided here since 1850. She
was a native of Germany. Surviving
her are two daughters Mrs. T. R.
Heustis of San piego. California and
lira. F. Bergr’.roru of San Antonio-
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
also by her son John Zachmann of
San Antonio three grand children
and one great grandchild. Mrs.
Zachmann was a member of the
Ladies' Aid Society of the St. John s
Lutheran Church. The funeral will
be held at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon
from the residence 432 Garden
Street. Services will be conducted
by Rev. A. Wolff of the St. John's
Lutheran Church and interment will
be in the old Lutheran cemetery.
Funeral of E. J. Mockert.
The funeral of Ed J. Mockcrt who
was killed Tuesday morning at the
plant of the San Antonio Brewing
Association will be held at 4 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon from the resi-
dence 1604 South Flores Street. In-
terment will be in the Lutheran
cemetery.
Mrs Annie Slovak.
Mrs. Annie Slovak. 66 years obi
died Tuesday afternoon at a local
hospital. Mrs. Slovak came to San
Antonio from Ennis nine months
ago. She is survived by six sons.
Louis. Charles Joe John Frank and
Ignacios Slovak; two daughters
Mary and Josephine; two sisters
Maria Yonka and Josephine Vrana
and a brother Joseph Pavelacku. all
of Ennis. The body will be sent to
Ennis by the Shelley-Loring Under-
taking Company lor burial.
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co.
Automobile Equipment.
Both Phones 971 — (Adv.)
Building Trades Re-elect Goode.
DALLAS. Tex. March 28—At the
final session of the Texas Building
Trade Council held here this morn-
ins. W. A. Goode ot Dallas was re-
elected president. Other officers
are: J. D. Traylor. Wichita Falls
vice-president and 11. W. Went-
worth. Fort Worth secretary-treas-
urer. Beaumont was selected as the
1918 meeting place.
Third Swi Lion Arrives. —Another
sea lion has been added to the two
already domiciled in the pool at
Brackenridge Park. Albert Steves
Sr. donor of these animals received
this third one Wednesday from
agents he had seeking them near
Santa Barbara. Cal. This sea lion is
the largest of the trio weighing 270
PM PM. PM.
STOP HMI
Rub nerve torture pain and
misery right out with
“St. Jacobs Oil.”
Yoh are to he pitied—but remem-
ber that neuralgia torture and pain
is the easiest thing in the world to
stop. Please don't continue to suf-
fer; it’s so needless. Get from your
druggist the small trial bottle of
“St. Jacobs Oil;’’ pour a little in
your hand and gently rub the “ten-
der nerve’’ or sore spot and in-
stantly—yes immediately—all pain
ache and soreness is gone.
“St. Jacobs Oil” conquers pain—
It is perfectly harmless and doesn’t
burn or discolor the skin. Nothing
else gives relief so quickly. It never
fails to stop neuralgia pain instant-
ly whether in the face head or any
part of the body. Don’t suffer!
BLISS OF SHIS
clews mum
If your Back hurts or Bladder
bothers you. drink lots of
water.
When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore don’t get scared
and proceed to load your stomach
with a lot of drugs that excite the
kidneys and irritate the entire uri-
nary tract. Keep your kidneys
clean like you keep your bowels
clean by flushing them with a
mild harmless salts which removes
the body's urinous waste and stim-
ulates them to their normal activity.
The function of the kidneys is to
filter the blood. In 24 hours they
strain from it 500 grains of acid
and waste so we can readily un-
derstand the vital importance of
keeping the kidneys active.
Drink lots of water —you can’t
drink too much: also get from any
pharmacist about four ounces of
.Jad Salts; take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast each
morning for a few days and your
kidneys will act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice combined
with lithia and has been used for
generations to clean and stimulate
clogged kidneys; also to neutralize
the acids in urine so it no longer
is a source of irritation thus ending
bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive: cannot
injure: makes a delightful effer-
vescent lithia-water drink which ev-
eryone should take now and then
to keep their kidneys clean and ac-
tive. Try this also keep up the
water drinking and no doubt you
will wonder what became of your
kidney trouble and backache.
a . — IF
TENDER THROATS
readily yield to the healing
influence of
scorn
EMULSION
It soothes the inflamed mem-
branes and makes richer blood
to repair the affected tissues—-
to help prevent tonsilitis
or laryngitis SCOTT’S *
is worth insisting upon. JW
A Dowce. Blwcnfinld-NJ. 10-16 *2-^
at Wolfson s:
Three Days of Splendid Savings
Forty-seven Big Groups of Fresh Spring Merchandise
With Sharply Reduced Prices —Fourth to Half Less Than Regular
For the March End-of-the-Month Sale we have taken
from our regular stocks forty-seven groups of new
fresh spring merchandise—for immediate use and to
serve you throughout the summer—each group has been
given a noteworthy reduction from the original reason-
able price—savings when they mean something at the
beginning of the season.
Twenty-four of these groups are scheduled here—-
there are others equally important which will be placed
Charge Purchases Will Be
A New Assortment of Silk Dresses
Considerably Underpriced at $13.95
They will be shown tomorrow for the first time—new and fresh as • I*o
the morning—a splendid assortment of new spring fashions which are '
an extraordinary combination of style and savings.
Bright prettv silks of excellent quality are perfectly made into X
dresses such as vou have not seen before for sl2.9s—special purchases A
made especially for this End-of-the-Month Sale and to provide an ex- V
ceptional opportunity for the supplying of an Easter dress.
On sale beginning Thursday morning—be prompt. (Third Floor.) I
— z VKB /ill
All'Silk Crepe de Chine $1.29 M
A Saving of 21c on the Yard —MB 11 ■
Yard-wide every thread pure silk—white ivory pink and flesh A d \ JB
shades blues rose shades the best color tones of the season. About j $ gm
four hundred yards will be placed on sale Thursday morning and [J
until the lot is gone End-of-the-Month Sale at $1.29 the jard.
(Second Floor.)
Taffeta Flounce Petticoats
Percaline tops serviceable and neatly fitting are
finished with a flounce of good quality taffeta making
attractive and fashionable petticoats at a very low plice.
Black gold and a variety of new and delicate shades
for spring and summer $1.95 in the End-of-the-Month
Sale. (Second Floor.)
In the End-of-the-Month Sale $2.95 will supply
skirt and a blouse a serviceable and neat summer ou
fit the blouses are of voile of good quality seven
styles lace trimmed. The skirts are ol white gabardim
in smart styles. Shop early for them (Third Floor.)
Four hundred pairs of Pumps
Evening Slippers and Sports
Shoes at an Average Half
— $3.90
\ good size assortment in each lot and complete
X XL rang? in the entire collection. A limited number
/ of pairs of beaded evening slippers in bronze
I black suede and kid and in cloth of silver
V. 'X. —bronze black kid and white buck
VX Vv pumps a limited number in gray and
\ N. ivory kid—patent and black kid Col-
1 f/X onials.
llt \ A good assortment of white
\ canvas sports styles in high and
\ low shoes.
\ The End-of-the-Month Sale
N price of $3.90 is an average half
less than their wholesale worth
today. (First Floor.)
Undermuslins 95 Cents
Gowns corset covers envelope chemise and
skirts of dainty muslins in attractive styles End
Month Sale reduced to 95 cents the garment.
House Dresses 98 Cents
Neat styles made up in good quality and attracti-
vely patterned and colored ginghams and percales End-
of-the-Month Sale reduced to 98 cents.
Vai. Laces
45 Cents the
Dozen Yards
For $1.95
SAUL WOLFSON ■
• sWTT o©. \ Half Price
Thursday Friday and Saturday
under-
-of-the-
on sale Friday and Saturday—economy-wise shoppers
will be very certain to keep closely in touch with our
advertising and with the window displays—there are
liberal quantities in each group—early shopping makes
certain of a share and of the choicest selection.
All merchandise will be on sale until Saturday night
unless the groups are closed out sooner we cannot give
any assurance that any lot will be available for any
particular time as they cannot be renewed when they
are sold out.
Applied to the April Bill
Middy Blouses 50c
Women’s and Children's Sizes
The price for the completed ready-to-wear middy
is about what you would pay for enough material of the
same quality to make it.
Good weight dependable white jeans is made up in
several attractive styles trimmed in white and colors.
All sizes from six to twenty years—when they are
gone there will be no more at 50 cents. (Second Floor.)
Fancy Linens 29 Cents
Scarves and center pieces of neat material n
made and finished with scalloped edges in pink and
and with corners embroidered in colors —End-of
Month Sale 29 cents each.
Lace Voiles 15 Cents
A sheer and pretty material for spring and sun
waists and dresses. Voiles in attractivee lace pattern
embroidered with colored motifs.
Twenty-seven inches wide End-of-the-Month Sa
15 cents the yard. (Second Floor.)
Hats at $2.95
Ready-to-Wear
Sports Styles
and Trimmed
A big assortment of A-—-
styles shapes straws and
sizes has been made up In
for the End-of-the-Month Sale and L !
priced far under their legitimate fV f /
wort h. I » g /
The collection offers a splendid va- yV
riety for the selection and savings
which will be an incentive to buy
more than one of them at $2.95.
Fresh and new styles. (Third
Floor.)
Silk Bags 98 Cents
Neat and pretty silk bags to match the summer
dresses —for the End-of-the-Month Sale a group is re-
duced to 98 cents each.
Neckwear 39 Cents
Spring styles in sheer materials a variety of the new
patterns End-of-the-Month Sale reduced to 39 cents.
Fibre Hosiery 49 Cents
Black white and spring shades. Fibre boot with lisle
tops and feet End-of-the-Month Sale reduced to 19 cents.
Pretty Embroideries
We have made up- three groups of embroideries in
new and attractive patterns priced for the End-of-the-
Month Sale<it 7 32 «.ud 29 cents the yard. (First Floor.)
MAIR II 28 1917
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Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L. The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 68, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 28, 1917, newspaper, March 28, 1917; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1614351/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .