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Colonial S!yle Price $550.00
The building of a thoroughly satisfactory piano means considerably
more than care and aptitude in its mere mechanical construction.
More because it is a thing of sensation vibrating with the life
which has been given it by the skillful maker and by no means an inert
structure of wood metal felt ana wire.
It must be a responsive vehicle for the interpretation of all musical
impulses and feelings.
A well-made Grand Piano is all this and therefore recognized as a
satisfactory instrument.
Till quite lately no Upright Pianos have attained these desirable
results and consequently have failed to give perfect satisfaction.
They have such a limited capacity for tone shading that musicians
and artists have hestitated to use them in their finer work.
In some cases they have good tone ami fine durability but even the
best of them lack resonance singing quality depth and sympathy. A
fine display of technique and feeling from them is almost impossible.
Now. economy of space is always an important consideration even
in commodious residences the saving of the room is an advantage by no
means to be despised.
The needs of the day therefore called for an Upright Piano whose
construction was such that resonance and tone should not be sacrificed
to convenience of shape.
THIS PRODUCED THE SMITH & NIXON PRODUCTS
THE SMITH & NIXON AND EBERSOLE PIANOS
It was this condition of affairs that inspired the production of the
Smith & Nixon. There is no accidental chance about it. It was the
result of a persistent striving for an ideal—a determination to satisfy a
positive want. It was not a mere improvement; it was an absolute
constructive invention and the Smith 4 Nixon and Ebersole pianos are
the results. .
Musical people have lavished their praises on their resonance and
tone. Artists have recognized them ls ideal instruments.
MME. CALVE the greatest emotional soprano of the century uses
no other makes of pianos either in private or public and while in this
city just recently she used the Smith & Nixon piano on the stage and
had an Ebersole piano in her private car. As a still added proof of their
great superioritv theev are endorsed by other world’s foremost musicians
Dr Nichols J. Elsenheimer. Theodor Bohlmann. Brahm Van den Berg.
Frederic Shailer Evans. P. A. Tirindelli Oscar J. Ehrgott Hans Seitz.
Hermann H. Kaeuper. Ramon Aquabella. Armin W. Doerner and others.
The artistic beautv and the known great durability is the logical
reason why we endorse and handle them and you are cordially invited
to call at our store and see the beautiful styles we carry.
THOS. GOGGAN & BROS.
Est. 1866.
Both phones. Houston and Navarro Sts.
PLAN CAMPAIGN FOR
THE ARMY CANTEEN!
Association Would Restore the
Sale of Beer and Wine
Among Soldiers.
New York Jan. 13.—Broadway the |
Street of bright lights and restaurantsl
is to have according to plans said to !
be nearing completion the greatest
restaurant in the world. It will oc- i
cupy an entire block on Broadway j
and will be capable of seating 8000 '
persons. The property to be occupied
extends from Forty-third to Forty-;
fourth streets on the west side of
Broadway across the street from the
Hotel Astor and is now occupied by
an old-fashioned hostelry. This
building according to the plans is to
be entirely remoßeled and the ground
floor turned into fin enormous cafe i
capable of seating 4000 persons. The
roof of the building will be turned
into a great garden seating 4000 more '
which will be open in the summer
and covered with a glass roof in the
winter. The garden will be sodded
and trees and plants will grow in it.
In the center is to be a great 50- .
foot lake and there will be fountains
and colored lights and everything I
necessary to make it as near a park
in the center of the city as may be. ;
The garden will be modeled after the
gardens of the Trianon at Versailles.
It is said that the money behind the
enterprise has been furnished by i
several western coal men and that I
very little New York money will be
Invested in it.
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“The House of Viluss"
THE
MODERN
PIANO
TENNIS CONTESTS
BEGIN NEXT MONTH
Indoor Tournaments for Men
and Women Have Many
Entries.
New York Jan. 13. —The date for the
indoor tennis championships have
been selected. The women's cham-
pionships will begin February 12 and
will continue throughout the week.
The men's tournament will begin Feb-
ruary 21. In all cases the holders of
the championships will be compelled
to enter as other players and play
through the tournament in order to
defend their titles instead of simply
meeting the w inner of the tournament
as in previous years. Miss Elizabeth
Moore holds the women’s champion-
ship. Theodore Roosevelt Pell the
men’s championship in singles and
Harold H. Hackett and Frederick B.
Alexander in doubles. It is announced
that practically all the expert players
in the country have entered the tour-
naments.
CARD OF THANKS.
To our neighbors and friends who
were so kind to us during the illness
and death of the late John Rathman
ner we wish to offer our heartfelt
thanks. Especially do we wish to
thank Harmonious Lodge Order of
Henfiann Sons and the Brick Mason /
union for their kindness; also for the
many flora! offerings.
MONDAY JANUARY 13 1008. THF SAN ANTONIO LIGHT. MONDAY JANUARY 13 7908.
ROOF A STREET; FEAR
WALLS MAY FALL
Make Extraordinary Efforts in
New York to Protect Pedes-
trians After Fire.
New York Jan. 13.—A1l night long
gangs of workmen were busy laying
a flooring of six by eight-inch planks
over Fourth avenue beside the walls
of the Parker building the tall build-
ing which was burned out on Friday
night.
Four layers of these planks were
put down alternate layers running in
opposite directions. It is thought that
even if the great wall on the Fourth
avenue side of the building should
fall this protection will keep the mass
of brick and steel from crushing
through into the subway tube which
runs under Fourth avenue.
It was a gigantic task hauling the
great timbers to the place and laying
them properly but the men worked
with a will that the danger to the
subway might be removed and trains
run as usual in the subway at the
earliest possible moment. At the
same time officials of the building de-
partment notified Bellevue hospital to
keep six ambulances with 20 surgeons
in readiness to be rushed to the spot
if they were needed and not to allow
them to go out on any other calls. It
was said the walls might fall at any
moment and If they did scores of
firemen policemen and workmen
might be injured. William Barclay
Parsons and other engineers connect-
ed with the subway examined the
walls of the building during the day
and reported that they did not see the
slightest danger of the walls falling.
The building commissioner however
refused to take any chances and.
therefore ordered the subway closed
until it could be protected and all dan-
ger of a catastrophe was over.
SEEK LAW TO CRUSH
THE RENT STRIKERS
New York Landlords Decide to
Ask Legislature to
Pass Bill.
New York Jan. 13.—A new turn
was taken in the rent strike agitation
yesterday when a meeting of 700 land-
lords was held to discuss the matter.
It was decided to have introduced in
the legislature a bill making it a fel-
ony for any political agitator to incite
the tenants to refuse to pay rental
which has been agreed upon. At pres-
ent it is a misdepieanor. The recent
rent strike in the East Side tenements
was supported by the socialist party.
USE NAME OF THAW AS
MEANS TO SWINDLE
Canvassers Sell Story of Trag-
edy on Plea of Need of
Defense Fund.
New York. Jan. 13.—Clerks and
stenographers in down town office
buildings are being besieged by men
and women who have found a new
swindle. They sell pamphlets de-
scribing the life of Harry K. Thaw and
his wife and the killing of Stanford
White claiming that they are raising
a defense fund for Thaw. The pam-
phlets are lurid to a degree and at
least one of them Is written in verse
Thev sell for a quarter and prospec-
tive purchasers are urged to buy with
stories of the need for a defense fund
if Thaw is to have a fair trial. No
arrests have yet been made but
Thaw's friends and lawyers have re-
ported the matter to the police ami
asKea them to keep a lookout ter
the swindlers.
ASK RECEIVER FOR
AN OIL COMPANY
THE FAMILY.
Suit for the ;>• of a re-
ceiver for the oil company in Duval
county of which the late John D.
Ch ary was a partner has been fiLM
before Judge Seeligson in the Fifty-
seventh district court by W. C. Gravis
administrator of the Cleary estate
in addition to asking for the appoint-
meut ot a '.-mn-r to mjuagti »»d
direct ?c affairs cf the company the
petition also prays that* Cleary’s be
granted a judgment of $25000
’•’he detead ats to the suit ar .L-sse
S. Fry. T. J Lawson. D. McNe'.’l Tur-
ner W. B. Pettus and the Firs’ Na-
tional bank of Goliad.
The petition sets out that the com-
I an;. In v rich Cleary was interested
< wned a> 1 had !<• -res on 30i acres of
krd in Duval c< vnty the -ail being
ul' >t-ed into two tracts. Thr petlti -u
fci# out at lengtn how dlff a rcn’ mem-
bers of me company transferred and
traded their in the company
<iml alleges th it Cleary w»y Anally
ousted-. It asserts that the decedent’s
share of the property as it stand-
now. including his interest in the o?.
that has been sold from two wells
would amount to $20000 and that his
Interest In the Lucy Ixtwson well
should amount to $5OOO.
The petition asks that a receiver be
named to take charge of and to oper-
ate the property to sell the oil re-
maining in the reservoirs and to pat
tition the property os that each de
fendant. shall have his just share of
the land and interest in the lease. It
also asks that damage be awarded the
decedent.
Additional interest is added to the
fi'lng of th esuit from the fact that
Cleary was assassinated December 20
at San Diego.
COLDS
CURED IN ONE DAY
IfiiDyon’s Cold Cure Relieves the bead
threat sod lunes almost Immediately Checks
Fevers Klops Discharges of the uoee takes
away all aches aud pains caused by colds. It
cures Grip sod obstinate Coughs and preTents
Pneumonia. Price 25c.
Hare you stiff or swollen Joints no matter
Ask your druggist for Munyon’s
3X Rheumatism Cure and see bow quickly you
will be cured.
•f Zoo bare any kMney or bladder trouble
art Munyon's 3X Kidney Cure. Munyon’s Vf-
tallser makes weak men atroßg and rtstoreg
lost powers.
STENOGRAPHERS SAY
LAW IS MOST UNJUST
Must Hire Assistants Yet Turn
Over Fees in Excess
of $2500.
There is a strong likelihood that a
movement will soon be inaugurated
among the official court stenograph-
ers of the state to change the law
compelled them to give all their earn-
ings over a certain amount to the
county. In Bexar county the stenog-
raphers are compelled to make annual
reports turning over to the county all
money they receive In excess of $2500.
The stenographers claim that there Is
a difference in preparing and filing
court papers and that for their prepa-
ration they should receive full com-
pensation. ।
It is prnhable a test case may be
made to test the constitutionality of
the law. If the law is declared uncon-
stitutional a strong effort will be made
to have it off the statute books
a the next meting of he legislature.
Stenographer Lewis of the Thirty-
seventh district court was askea ror
an opinion on the subject and said:
"Wr do not believe the law is • just
one. The work comes Into the coyrt
and must be done. In the rush times
it is often necessary’ for me to employ-
one or more assistants at the rate of
$1 an hour to assist in getting the
work out on time. Regardless of this
however If my fees exceed $2500 I
must turn all above that amount over
to the county. It is often necessary
for the court stenographerto remain
up until midnight or until the early
hours of the morning to get through
with his work. I believe if a test is
ever made of the law the higher courts
will hold that there is a great deal of
difference between the fee charged
for preparing a court document and
the fee charged for merely recording
It.”
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money if It
falls to cure. E. W. GROVE’S signa-
ture is on each box. 25c.
WARFARE ON SUNDAY
BARBERS CONTINUES
Affidavits Are Made Against
Two With a Prospect of 10
More to Be Filed.
Affidavits were filed today against
two more barbers charged with keep-
ing their places of business open ami
engaging in the business of shaving
on Sunday alleging violations of the
general Sunday law. Ten other affi
davits are being prepared by Attorney
Silvers- represemmg the union bar-
l'-rs. who are making an effort to
c ose all the shops in the cite on Sun-
day. and will be filed during the week.
That there is a likelihood of the
non-union barbers retaliating was
it ade known today by one of the men
who k<-ets lil« shop open on Sunday.
It !s cla'med that while -mlon barbers
are scouring the city Sund i- to get
evidence against the men. wv> desire
to work on tha- day. their on n shops
are open and their bootblack stands
ar- running at full blast. The non-
union barbers claim that it la no more
a violation of th” law to engage In
th business of shaving on ths Sab-
luitb'than it is to engage tn th® bust-
neu- of shoe shining and that if shav-
ing Is not a work of necessity cr
charitv neither is shoe shining They
»«'ort that the boo’biack is an em-
ploye of the saep just as much as is
a t arber.
The men against whom affidavits
were made this morning in Justice
Fisk’s court are: Charles Bontini. 113
Vest Houston street and R. R. Rsi.es
311 Fast Houston street. The firit
affiua-.it was mode by E. W. Diy and
the fecund by J. F. Ingle.
GRIND
Laxative Fruit Syrup
Pleasant to tak«
The new laxative. Does
not gripe or nauseate.
Cures stomach and liver
troubles and chronic con-
stipation by restoring the
natural action of the stom-
ach liver and bowels.
BEXAR DRUG CO.
SCHUMACHER IS
NOT A CANDIDATE
Will Manage Campaign for
Stevens and Won’t Run
for County Clerk.
Rumors in political circles that have
been rife fir the past several days
to the effect that W. T. Schumacher
chief deputy constable would be a
c andidate for county "clerk were dis-
tiroven this morning by the point blank
assettion made by Deputy Schumacher
that he positively would not be a can
didate for county clerk or lor any
other office.
Mr. Schumacher did not deny that
he had been urged to make a race for
the nomination of clerk by his friends.
He said that much of his encourage-
ment had come from the members ot
the Eagles of which order he is tne
state president. Only recently ovei
his protest he was elected for the
third time to the office of worthy pres-
ident. of San Antonio Aerie.
“I have been urged to make the
race by a large number of my friends ’’
said Schumacher today “but after due
consideration and long study over the
matter I have decided positively that
I will not be a candidate for any of-
fice. I intend to manage the campaign
ot Constable Charles Stevens tor sher-
iff and I do not feel I cofild do hhu
full iustice if I was a candidate my
self.
“AU my energies are to be devoted
io Constable Stevens and although i
bad much assurance of support I de-
cided to make no race. I am fot
Stevens fo shelff fist last anH all the*
Stevens for sheriff first last and all the
time and I fell safe in predicting that
he will not onl capture the nomina-
tion for the office he seeks but that
lie will be elected the next sheriff of
Bexar county by the biggest majority
ever given a candidate in this county. ’
PLAN RESTAURANT
TO SEAT 8000 PEOPLE
Park Including a Lake Will Be
Built on Roof of New
York Enterprise.
New York Jan. 13.—The governing
board of the army canteen associa-
tion. an assoiation of men who hope
to induce congress to repeal the law
which prohibits the sale of beer and
light wines at army posts and soldiers’
homes is taking active tseps to or-
ganize branches of the association in
every state in the union that a united
press may be brought to bear on con
gress to restore the canteen as rec-
ommended by practically every officer
in the army. General George B. Loud
a prominent member of the Grand
Army of the Republic is president ot
the association. Major General Fred-
erick D. Grant and many other promi-
nent army officers are giving the
movement their hearty support.
COMPLAINANT LOSES
A REMARKABLE SUIT
Seeks to Estop His Neighbor
From Disturbing Quiet
After Night.
By Hearst Leased Wire.
Vicksburg. Miss. Jian. 13. —Has a
man the right to hammer and saw and
make repairs to his house after 11
o’clock at night and may he grind
coffee and participate in other noise-
producing performances’ This was a
qu stion put to Police Judge Dickson
this morning and Judge Dickson be-
lieved that a man had a right to make
these noises if they are in the per-
formance of his dutle and not done to
annoy a neighbor.
The case was that of Andrew Conk-
lin an “early to bedder" against J.
H. Wheeler a night hack driver. Conk-
ling lost his case.
GENERAL WEATHER REPORT
The two storms mentioned Saturday
have united forming a great and deep
depression comprising most of the east-
ern districts and Canada. Central over the
North Atlantic cast of the Mississippi
there Is more or less cloudiness and it Is
snowing tn places in Missouri Northern
Georgia. Tennessee. Ohio valley and the
lower lake region. While cold the tem-
perature Is nowhere exceptionally low. It
Is 40 degrees to 68 degrees along the At-
lantic coast freezing as far south as
Northwest Montana; 8 degrees to 24 de-
grees In the Dakotas and Montana. There
Is a high pressure area over the eastern
slope of the Rocky mountains and the
weather west of the Mississippi Is fair.
There is a storm area developing over the
Pacific Northwest a circumstance likely
to affect the weather here hence the
forecast: Partly cloudy tonight; Tuesday
rain and warmer.
ALLEN BUELL.
Official in Charge
Following are the temperatures at im-
portant points in tha country ending at
8 o’clock this morning:
—T.-mp -
Mln. Max Rain
Abilene Tex 34 54 .00
Amarillo Tex 22 44 .00
Atlanta Ga 32 38 .08
Boston. Mass 42 44 .38
Chicago. 11l 30 34 .70
Cincinnati. Ohio 30 44 .04
Corpus Christi Tex 34 84 .00
Davenport. lowa 22 22 .24
Denver. Colo 14 44 .00
El Paso. Tex 34 58 .00
Fort Worth. Tex 38 54 .00
Galveston. Tex 40 54 .00
Kansas City. Mo 22 42 .00
Little Rock. Ark .14 42 .00
Los Angelos. Cat 54 72 .00
Del Rio. Tex 28 42 .00
Memphis. Tenn 32 38 .00
Mobile. Ala 38 50 .00
Montgomerv. Ala 38 40 T
Nashville. Tenn 32 48 .08
New Orleans. La 40 88 .00
New York 40 50 .32
Oklahoma City. Okla .12 50 oa
Omaha. Neb 18 3* T
Palestine. Tex. 38 52 .on
St louis. Mo .18 32 .22
Kt. Paul. Minn 18 32 .00
Rar Francisco. Cal RO nt in
Rnokane. Wash 24 .14 .nn
Tnvlor. Tex .14 54 .on
Vtckshurg Miss 38 44 .nn
Washington 38 53 .06
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SAN ANTONIO TEX.
DR. BRUMBY FINDS
SMALLPOX IN TEXAS
Says Disease in a Mild Form Is
Prevalent in Many
Sections.
Special to The Light.
Austin. Tex. Jan. 13 —Accorairg
to State Health Officer Brumby small
pox in a mild form Is prevailing ic
different sections of the state and the
local health authorities at the points
infected are apparently indiffe.eat to
the matter. Dr.*tJrumby said that hu
has been in communication with th®
city and county health officers in the
places where the < isease prevails an i
that he is going to see that efforts ..rc
made to check the spread of the dis-
ease. He said that the disease ap-
pears to be most prevalent in the
northern part of th estate east of
Daliar.
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System.
Take the Old Standard GROVE’S
TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. You
know what you are taking. The formu-
la is plainly printed on every bottle
showing it is simply Quinine and Iron
In a tasteless form and the most ef-
fectual form. For grown people and
children 50c.
AMUSEMENTS
- “The Mayor of Tokio.”
John L. ixeuruey in the “Mayor of
Tokio’’ made a mt at two perform-
ance at the Qrand opera house yes-
terday and received curtain calls
enough to satisfy the most exacting
principal in any production "’fhe weak
spots in the cast were plentiful and
the chorus while its members were
rather good looking worked mechan-
ically. These features however made
not a particle of difference with the
big audience who was in a willing
mood and cared out a whit for flaws.
They wanted to be entertained and
were determined to see nothing but
pleasing features. Measured by these
standards “The Mayor ot Tokio” was
no mebn event in theatrical circles in
this city.
At the Empire.
“A Runaway Match” crowded the
Empire yesterday afternoon and night
Miss Emma Bunting in the principal
role scored again and again hile the
lently.
At the Big Tent.
It was a day of big audiences in
this city yesterday notwithstanding
the attractions at the hree play
houses all of which were filled almost
to capacity. The Big Tent was no ex-
ception to the rule. "The Roundup”
was the play and it made good with
the audiences at the matinee and
night performance. The story is a
thrilling one and is studded with cli-
maxes. Its action is quick and is
guaranteed to Interest. It will be the
bill again this evening.
“Isie of Spice.”
Al'an Lowe the authof of the sue
cessful musical extravaganza the
“Isle of Spice” which will be present-
ed in this city in the near future has
written a new musical comedy entit-
led "The Maid and the Mimic.” of
which A. Baldwin composed the mu-
sic. The new piece will be presented
at the Broadway theater. New York
citl during the holidays. This new
work should certainly be a sucess if
Mr. Lowe's very excellent work in the
"Isle of Spice" is any criterion. The
“Isle of Spice" is now in its fourth
season and still playing to crowded
houses everywhere. In fact it has the
longest record of rry musical comedy-
now entour with the possible excep-
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tlon of the "Prince of Filsen.”
At the Grand tomorrow matinee and
night.
Hoyt’s “A Texas Ste’r’’
The New York Sun in speaking of
Hoyt's" successful comedy "A Texas
Steer.” which comes to the Grand to-
night says;
"A Texas Steer" could not have re-
ceived a more enthusiastic reception
at the Bijou if it had a hundred nights
at ‘his theater and the ovation it re-
ceived last evening must have been
very flattering to Mr. Hoyt the
author and ihe players. There were
wagon loads of flowers and Mr. Hoyt
was forced to make a speech. He ex- .
pressed his gratitude in quaint lan-
guage and thoughtfully praised his
company who had so faithfully car-
ried out his ideas. “A Texas Steer”
is evidently in for a long summer run."
“Pai-elfai.”
The immortal Richard Wagner was
a great student and reader. It was
only by constant research and study
that he was enabled to provide him-
self with the material with which he
builded his magnificent productions
jiee-natic and operatic.
It is said it was while se«r-b'--»
for material for his imperishable
Tannhauser that he came across
Wolfram von Eschbach's poems of
"Parsifal” and “Titcral. Upon mak-
ing this discovery he rapturously re-
ported “an entirely new world of dra-
matic and poetic matter suddenly op-
ened before me." Wagner was the
first one to name his forthcoming pro-
duction “a religious drama.” To use
his own words again “Asi have made
Trlstam and Ysolde a B °ng of Ter-
restrial love so will I make 'Parsifal'
a drama of divine lovo." How well the
maner succeeded in this direction the
world now knows. No one can witness
It after having seen others of his
many productions without recogniz-
'ing the Imprint of his philosophical
studies as well as that spirit ot orien-
tal mysticism in which he delighted
and which at one time he intended
to make use of for the stage. During
his long forced exile from his native
land Wagner consoled himself not
only in being actively employed in his
writings but also as a studious reader
of the philosophy of Schopenhauer
of whom to the last he was a great
admirer. It was Wagner’s profound
knowledge of human nature and his
utter lack of bigotry or prejudice that
enabled him to reach the hearts and
souls of the countless readers and
auditors of his works throughout the
world. “Parsifal" will be presented at
the Grand Wednesday afternoon and
evening.
"Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway."
One of the most importapt enter-
tainment offerings of the present
theatrical season at the Grand on
Thursda.v night will be Klaw and
Erlanger’s complete metropolitan pro-
duction of Geo. M. Cohan's consist-
ently successful music play "Fortv-
Five Minutes From Broadway” be-
liev’d by many to be the most worthy
effort the industrious young actor-
author has yet produced and in which
Scott Welch will be seen in the role
ot Kid Burns the clangy ex-prize
fighter while Miss Frances Gordon
will appear as the maid Mary.
The cast and typical Cohanesque
chorus is practically the same as
during the year's long run in New
York and Chicago.
Seat Sale Brings $57000.
New York Jan. 13. —Every seat for
the first five of Mme. Tetrazzini's 15
appearances at the Manhattan opera
house has been sold the receipts for
these performances being 157000.
Oscar Hammerstein is quoted as say-
ing that from the rush for seats he is
convinced that Were the capacity of
the house three times what it is. and
had the prices been trebled every
seat would be gone. Mme. Tetrazzini
will be heard as Violetta in "Travi-
ata." Gilda in “Rigoletto" Lucia in
"Lucia Di Lammermor" and Rosina
in "The Barber of Seville.” Her first
appearance in New York will be on
Wednesday night in "Traviata."
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