San Antonio Light and Gazette (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 132, Ed. 1 Monday, May 31, 1909 Page: 1 of 10
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' PASTEUR IZED MILK ANO CREAM
Twelve Wagons to Make Oellveriee to
AU Parts of the City.
Creamery Dairy Co. Phones 871
VOLUME 29 No. 132
THE FROST NATIONAL BANK MAIN PLAZA SAN ANTONIO TEXAS CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $650000.00
CASE OF WOODS
IS CONTINUED
UNTIL JAN USOV
Judge Maxey Takes Humani
tarian View and Grants the
Motion of Defendant.
BOND EXPECTED TO BE
COMPLETED THIS WEEK
Judge Maxey this morning granted
the motion for continuance by the de-
fense in the Woods-Waugh ease and the
case went over to the January term of
federal court.
The decision was made after the tes-
timony of six physicians had been in-
troduced to ascertain the physician con-
dition of John Woods father of the de-
fendant Woods and a material witness
in the case and the probable effect on
his health by being brought into court
to testify in the ease.
Humanitarian View.
After the testimony of the physicians
had been heard Judge Maxey announced
that he would take a humanitarian
view of the matter and continue the
case over the term. The judge was not
disposed to take any chance of endan-
gering the health of Mr. Woods by or-
dering him brought into court on a
stretcher as would have to be done.
Judge Maxey also stated that it would
perhaps be better to allow the case 'o
go over so that the appeal in the first
Woods case would be settled before the
present case came to trial.
Back to Jail.
Woods was taken back to the county
jail but it is not likely tuat lie will
have to remain there much longer as he
is confident that his bond of $20000
under which he is held in the first cns*
will be completed this week end pre-
sented to the court for approval.
Tn conversation with a Light and
Gazette reporter Woods said that he
was confident that the bona would be
prepared within the week and that only
the illness of his father ha i prevented
its being presented to the court before.
SEIMS DON'T LIKE
THE U SESSION
Sour Looks on Faces and Lem-
ons Is Topic for Discussion
Associated Press.
Washington May 31.—Senators woye
very sour looks as they entered the
senate chamber today because of hav-
ing to meet on a legal holiday. As
soon as the tariff bill was taken up.
consideration of the paragraph on lem-
ons was resumed and Senator Flint pro
eeeded to defend the amendment pro-
posed by the committee on finance
fvhich increases the duty to 1 1-2 cents
per pound. *
♦♦♦-
RAID MADE
ON BOYS IN
SWIMMING
When hoys bathe in tiie San Antonio
river they should not forget to dou a
bathing suit according to a decision
handed down by Judge Buekley in the
police court this morning when he im-
posed a fine against a number of lads
who were caught enjoying a plunge in
the stream by Mounted Officers Dukes
and Ledbetter.
The officers yesterday afternoon raid-
ed a pool in the river near Yoakum
bend and another near the old shoe fac-
tory in the southern portion of the
city and landed 38 boys ranging in
age from 10 to 18 years. After being
marched to the city hall and given a
severe lecture on the etiquette of prop-
er bathing and also the danger at-
tending swimming in a deep pool the
smaller of the gang were released.
The others were arraigned in the
police court this morning and fines of
$2 imposed against each of them.
T. P. A. IN CONVENTION
TODAY AT ASHEVILLE
A'sedsted Press.
Asheville N. C. May 31. —The twen-
tieth national convention of the Trav-
elers' Protective association convenes
here today to be in session until Fri-
day and five thousand visitors are ex-
pected. Governor Kitchin in behalf
of the state and Mayor Campbell in
behalf of the city will deliver the ad-
dresses of welcome. Henry Gray of
Louisville. Kentucky the national pres
ident will reply - .
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
AND GAZETTE
fiIHSHIP MAKES
HUD FLIGHT
IN GEHMANT
Zeppelin's Aeroplane Goes
Four Hundred Miles and
Starts On Return
• -
MISHAP OCCURS BUT
MACHINERY IS INTACT
Associated Press.
Schweinfurt Germany May 31.-—The
airship Zeppelin II passed over Schwein-
furt at 3:30 o’clock this morning on its
way back to Friedrichshafen from Bit-
terfeld. The vessel left the floating
shed on Lake Constance a little after 9
o'clock Saturday nigl.t. The objective
point was Berlin where Emperor Wil-
liam yesterday awaited the arrival' of
the count but the dirigible got only
as far as Bitterfeld some four hundred
miles from the starting point and de-
cided to return.
There is on board Count Zeppelin two
two engineers and a crew of seven men.
The airship has been sailing for some-
thing over thirty hours without stop-
ping or coming to the ground.
Special Dispatch.
Ulm Germany May 31. —The Zeppe-
lin airship ran into a branch of a tree
at Coephingen a railroad station be-
tween here and Stuttgart. The ma-
chinery and all compartments except
the forward one appeared to be intact
at the time the dispatch was sent from
Coephingen.
GRANITE SHAFT
IT GETTYSBURG
IS UNVEILED
President Taft Delivers Address
and Miss Helen Taft Re-
leased the Drapes
MONUMENT BUILT BY
THE UNITED STATES
Associated Press.
Gettysburg May 31. —The memory of
the regularly enlisted men in the Unit-
ed States army who gave their lives or
fought in the Gettysburg campaign of
1865 was perpetuated in granite on the
famous battlefield today when a monu-
ment erected by act of congress was
unveiled in the presence of President
Taft. The shaft one of the most con-
spicuous on the field stands close to the
“Bloody Angle.” where the hottest ac-
tion of that bloody struggle occurred.
Gettysburg is gayly decorated for the
event and the streets are crowded with
people.
President Taft arrived shortly after
10 o'clock. Following a visit to all of
the historic points the president re-
turne'd to his car for luncheon and at
2 p. n> took his place at the head of the
military parade which ■ proceeded to
“Bloody Angle” on Cemetery range.
The ceremonies at the monument were
opened by the playing of “America”
bv the Thirteenth coast artillery band
followed by prayer by Capt. Choui-
nard of the Fifth United States infan-
try. President Taft then delivered the
oration.
Immediately after the address the
president's daughter Miss Helen H.
Taft unveiled the monument. The ad-
dress transferring the monument from
the national government to the Gettys-
burg National Park commission was de-
livered by Secretary of War Dickinson
and acceptance was made by Col. Nich-
olson. chairman of the commission who
also delivered an address. Laurel
wreaths were placed at the base of the
monument by the oldest surviving regi-
mental or battery commander present
after which taps was sounded by trum-
peters. Following the conclusion of the
dedication ceremonies the president re-
viewed the troops.
VETERAN KILLED AT
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Associated Press.
Wapakoneta Ohio. May 31.—8 y the
premature explosion of a cannon. Henry j
Mahan aged 70 years and h former sol
dier was killed at St. Mary's this
morning while officially opening the
Memorial dav observance.
10 PAGES
BENSON PLEADS
GUILTY DETS 5
YEARS IN PEN
Remarkable Murder Case Ends
In the Thirty-Seventh Dis-
trict Court Today
HAS BEEN PRISONER
NEARLY THREE YEARS
❖ + ❖♦<• + + ❖ + •!•* + + + + + •!•
<• +
4- On e sentenced to death and 4-
+ twice given 25 year terms Wil 4>
4- lie Benson a negro today was ♦
♦ sentenced to a term of five +
4- years in the penitentiary for the +
+ killing of another negro named +
4- Albert Miller on September 4 *
4- 1906. ♦
4- Benson's ease is one of the 4-
most remarkable on record in
♦ Texas. He is a young negro who ♦
+ has made a remarkable fight +
4- against overwhelming evidcnee ♦
4- and has steadfastly maintained +
4* that he was innocent. He was 4-
4- accused of shooting Miller at the 4’
4> corner of Soledad and Houston 4-
4- streets. ( ♦
4- This is the fourth time the +
4- ca«e has been called conviction 4
♦ having resulted on three former <•
4> occasions. It was reversed twice 4-
4> by the Texas court of criminal 4>
4> appeals. / 4-
4- 4*
44>^-^4-4-4*4’4*4 ‘^4 4 4 > 4 > 4 4-4-
When the case was called this morn-
ing in the Thirty-seventh district court
Benson's counsel. Chester H. Terrell in-
troduced a motion for a change of
venue declaring that the defendant
could not secure a fair and impartial
trial in Bexar county.
District Attorney Baker and Assist-
ant District Attorney Chambers fought
the motion among the grounds being
the statement that Mr. Terreil had been
out of the county a considerable time
in attendance at the sessions of the
legislature and was not in a position
to know the minds of its people.
He claimed in addition that Mr. Ter-
rell had been in the case so long that
he had grown enthusiastic over it final-
ly coming to believe that it had merits
which it did not in reality possess and
consequently was not a fit person to
sign an affidavit that Benson could not
secure a fair trial in Bexar county be-
cause of prejudice.
Before Judge Dwyer had time to rule
on the motion a consultation was held
between counsel for the defense and
the state and an agreement was reached
whereby Benson pleaded guilty and re-
ceived the low penalty of five years
in prison. The plea was made and he
was sentenced immediately. Uis term
commences at onee and he will be al-
lowed about a year and a half off for
good behavior.
In Jail Nearly Three Years.
Benson has been in jail constantly
since the killing a total of two years
and nine months. At his last trial
about a year ago it was agreed to let
him off with a sentence of but two years
if he pleaded guilty but this the negro
refused to do. though pressed by his
counsel saying he was not guilty and
would fight the ease to the last ditclt
no .matter what the penalty might be.
Had he accepted sentence at that time
his term would now be nearly finished.
ONLY NEEDS PUSH
4> A. B. Stephens who has been 4-
4- one of the faithful committee- +
4- men who went out as cowboy +
4> brigades on foot and in taxicab 4-
4* to round up the dollars for the 4-
4» Publicity League’s fund of $25- 4>
4> 000 to advertise San Antonio. ♦
4> declares that all that is needed 4-
❖ is to see the people. 4» .
❖ '‘They’ll all come across.” 4*
4- said Mr. Stephens yesterday. “if +
4- we can keep the committee at 4>
4- work and be sure that every- 4*
4> body is visited. It's true that 4>
+ most of them hem and haw a 4>
4 1 bit and the final dig down into 4>
4- the pockets is most agonizing 4>
4> but very few give a flat refusal. 4>
4* “Now and then one strikes a 4-
4* man who says the whole busi- 4-
4- ncss can be biowed. he's got all +
4- he can do to look after his own 4-
4- affairs without giving to any ♦
4- such foolish purpose; he doesn’t 4-
4- care if the old town dies in the ♦
4- steel and he’d just as soon die ♦
4- with it before he'll give a cent 4-
+ but these kinds are rare. 4-
4> “It's a sure go that fund will 4>
4- be raised to the mark set of ♦
4- $25000. It can be done in two 4*
4* days if the boosters will get out 4-
❖ and put a little enthusiasm in- 4-
4- to the ‘hangbacks' who have to ♦
4- be urged before they will dig." ♦
+ ♦.
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. MONDAY. MAY 31. 1909.
Phil L. Wright was reappointed chief
of the San Antonio fire department by
Mayor Callaghan this morning. This
will be Wright’s second term as chief.
He is one of the oldest men in the de-
partment in point of continuous serv-
HOW TO COMPLETE THE
$25000 PUBLICITY FUND
Means Will Be Devised at a
Meeting of Executive Com-
mittee This Afternoon.
Means and methods of completing
the $25000 fund to advertise San An-
tonio will be discussed at a meeting
this afternoon at 5 o’clock of the execu-
tive committee of the Publicity League.
It is likely that some new plans for
raising money to make up that $4500 or
more that it is yet needed to complete
the fund will be advanced. If none re-
sult the matter of perfecting plans al-
ready in hand will receive considera
tion.
Among the ideas to be worked out
are that of a mid-dav lunch the send-
ing out of post cards on which are to
be printed excerpts from the editorial
pages of San Antonio newspapers favor-
PURSUIT OF
THE PROVERB
Light and Gazette Office Filled
With Answers to Popular
Contest—Many Prizes.
Half the women in San Antonio are
working on the Light and Gazette pro-
verb contest. Great enthusiasm has
been aroused among the feminine sex
to whose members the contest is lim-
ited.
This morning’s mail found the Pro
verb Editor’s desk swamped with let-
ters. At noon a bushel basket full more
were dumped his way. Ue is busy
going through the bunch and the first
awards will he made and check mailed
out on Thursday.
This is a f-ee competition. No en
trance fee of any kind is charged. The
words of the hidden proverb are in
sorted in various advertisements of the
Sunday Light and Gazette and careful
examination will distinguish them. Phev
are different from the other parts of the
ads hy being set in odd type under
scored etc. Only one word of the pro
verb is in one advertisement. Hunt out
the words and make up the sentence.
Send it in to the Proverb Editor.
These are the prizes: Ten dollars
PHIL L WRIGHT
FIRE CHIEF AGAIN
ice having served 18 years beginning
as an ordinary fireman.
Under Chief Wright's work the San
Antonio department has grown to be
the best in Texas. H : s re appointment
as chief will meet with universal ap
proval.
ing the boost movement and the putting
out of the “Home Stretch Committee.”
In all probability all three of these
plans will be adopted.
Home Stretch Committee.
“The Home Stretch Committee” it
is certain will gather tomorrow morn-
ing at 9 o’clock at the Business Men's
club and after being equipped with
badges and streamers and photographed
its members will be sent out on the
street for a round up of the dollars.
The mid day lunch will probably be
held next Saturday at noon at the St.
Anthony hotel and the sending out of
the poet cards if the plan is adopted
will be done at once.
In addition to plans for completing
the advertising fund the executive com-
mittee will transact general business of
the Publicity League. The members
of the executive committee are: T. L.
Conroy chairman; Fred W. Cook Bryan
Callaghan L .1. Hart J. H. Kirk-
patrick L. P. Peck F. M. Swearingen
Dr. Fred Terrell August Briam Jr. and
Jake Wolff.
SANTA EE FAST
MAIL WRECKED
Mail Clerk Killed and Two
Members of Train Crew
Were Injured
Associated Press.
Topeka. Kan. May 31. —3anta Fc
I passenger train No. 9 westbound
known as the California fast mail was
1 wrecked at Peabody early today and
H. C. Thompson a postal clerk of Kan
1 sas City was killed. The wreck was
caused by a freight wreck on the east
bound track cars having been piled
; on the westbound trvk front of the
) passenger wnicu was running at
65 miles per hour. Tito engine baggage
and mail cars went into the ditch.
Thompson was instantly killed. Brake-
man Perkins and Baggageman Travis
were injured.
cash to the first correct answer; $5 cash
to the second correct answer; ten prizes
of $1 each to the next ten correct an
swers; 25 sets of 50 lithographed souve
air post cards to the next 25 correct an
10 PAGES
CITY'S FISCAL
YEAR TD STAHT
TOMORROW
Mayor Callaghan and Officers
Recently Elected Will Then
Be Sworn In
SOME APPOINTMENTS
ARE ANNOUNCED TODAY
❖ Mayor Callaghan and the new- +
4- ly elected city officials will 4 1
❖ qualify tomorrow morning. The 4 1
4> mav >r will be sworn in hy Judge 4>
4- M. E. Buckley of the corpora 4-
4> tion court- as has heretofore ♦
❖ been his custom. The aidermen &
4- and other city officials will ♦
4> take the oath of office belote 4*
4 1 Citv clerk Fred Fries. The cer- +
4- tifieates of election wore signed 4>
4* by Mayor Callrighan this fore- ♦
4- noon. 4
The office of the mayor was crowded
to its utmost with callers during the en-
tire morning but despite the continu-
ous rush the mayor found time to ap-
point the future members to constitute
the engineer's department. The mem
bers of the fire department were also
announced.
Fire Chief Phillip Lee Wright was re-
appointed as head of the San Antonio
fire department; Frank M. Giraud is
also selected to continue as city en-
gineer; George I. Glenney was appoint-
ed to succeed L. G. Gutzeit as city
plumbing inspector.
The appointments in the engineer’s
department are as follows: F. M. Gir-
aud city engineer; A. C. Pancoast as-
sistant city engineer: Clemens Roeber
draftsman: Goy T. Nevill transitman -
L. A. Morin clerk; Ed Lachappelle
rodman: H. M. Mauermann rodman;
Edwin Laux chainman; Anson Booker
axman; H. Schroeder sewer inspector;
John Robb sewer inspector; W. L.
Banks assistant sewer inspector; Robt.
Eberhardt assistant sewer inspector;
George I. Glenney plnmbing inspector;
Joe Braun trench inspector; John
Grimes trench inspector.
Fire Department Appointments.
In the fire department. Mayor Cal-I
laghan announced the following ap-
pointments:
Chief Phil L. Wright; first assistant
chief W. P. Bishop; second assistant)
chief. Martin Bickel.
Captains —T. J. Darnstin Fred Ried-
en. W. J. Robins. 8. G. Meret R. E.
McSorley C. A. Willard R. J. Johnson
G. L. Hovey J. E. Putnam and V
Vidal.
Lieutenants—G. L. Newnam W. C.
Engle T. H. Weyel J. Blundell A.
Lucas. H. Krohn. W. J. Darnstin C. B
Layer J. M. Leal A. F. Reynolds L.
W. Mullen. L. Casanova.
Engineers —A. H. Russi J. W Dietz
Chas. L. Group W. J. Berrey E. L. Bar-
ran. Ed. Mvlius.
Assistant engineers—E. L. Ankerson
E. DeGasperi T. J. Dieckow A. M.
Santleben Jr. L. H. Bishop J. D. Hick-
man.
Chief’s driver—J. J. MeCann.
Hook and ladder driver —M. G. Del
gado.
Engineer drivers—L. Meadows. H
Kupfernagle Ed. Schmitt D. Raugh-
ertv W. B. Foster.
Wagon drivers —D. R. Kuhlman. C.
Petry T. R. Chew A. Fry. A. C. Jack-
son Louis Moglia Jr.. S. Ozuna. M. Ca-
dena. W. Krohn.
Tillerman —J. Gerdes.
Ladderman —E. G. Sicbrecht.
Pipemen—Henry Newton. H. Dieck-
ow. A. Munoz. 8 Luna. L. T. Poca-
naughre W. Kraeht. G. H. Stahl. G. L.
Meadows. E. D. Dodriguez O. H. Koh-
ler. M. Trevinio.
Relief men —P. C. Roach Joe McMil-
lan W. J. Schaub. R. J. Davis. P. f ar-
denas. J. Pearee. J. E. Dowdy. M. Car-
vojal T. B. Cantu.
In addition to the appointment of 80
regular men for the fire department. 24
eallmen were also appointed by the
mayor. But four new men were named
these being Pete Guerrera. D. A. Neal
Louis Obriotti and F Hyder. The new
men take the places of three others
dropped and one to fill a vacancy.
Will Have Debate—-James Lewis
Baraca class met last night and held an
interesting discussion on the subject.
“Believing and Doing.” The class will
meet Tuesday evening when a debate
will he had on the subject. Resolved.
That John Wesley accomplished more
good than Chas. Wesley.
—
At Carnegie Library—Mrs. Carolyn
R. Baldwin will read tomorrow after-
noon at 4:30 o’clock at the Carnegie
library.
Story Tellers’ League The Story
Tellers' League will hold no more meet
imrs until the first Saturday in October
W ItEH
“Taatea Like Mora."
At fountalna. Ordera for Ladiea' Re-
captions. Club Affaire and family trade
a specialty.
Creamery Dairy Ca. Phones 871
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
OECURATIONDAY
OBSERVED IN
MANY CITIES
Graves of Soldiers of Two Wars
Are Strewn With Flowers
by Patriots Today
APPROPRIATE EXERCISES
AT NATIONAL CEMETERIES
Associated Press.
Washington May 31.—Memorial dap
was generally observed here today. At
government departments and practical
ly all business houses were closed. The
principal exercises were conducted at
Arlington under the auspices of the
G. A. R. At the Soldiers’ Home Rep-
resentative Hollingsworth of Ohio who
gained considerable notoriety by a res-
olution protesting against the placing
of a picture of Jeff Davis on the sil-
ver service for the battleship Missis-
sippi. was one of the speakers. He
referred to the discussion in the house
on the subject and declared: “It will
be a dark day indeed for the republic
when the name of Abraham Lincoln
ceases to be revered above all other
figures of the civil war period or when
it will be replaced by that of Jeff Da-
vis to any extent in the hearts and
affections of the American people.”
Associated Press.
Andersonville. Ga.. May 31.—The
graves of 13722 union soldiers who
gaves up their lives at Andersonville
prison wet e today strewn with beauti-
ful flowers plucked from the soil of
Georgia and fitting tributes were paid
to their memories. The day was ideal
i and the attendance upon the exercises
I larger thaif in recent years not a few
I Confederate veterans joining those
whom they opposed in the sixties in
I honoring the memory of the soldiers
' of the northern army who are buried
in the national cemetery here.
Associated Press.
Chattanooga Tenn.. May 31.—Bishop
Anderson of the Methodist Episcopal
church was the memorial day orator
j at the exercises this afternoon in the
' national cemetery where the graves of
' 14000 civil war and 1000 Spanish war
j soldiers were flower strewn. The local
G. A. R. conducted the exercises.
Associated Press.
Nashville. Tenn.. May 31.—Memorsal
day services were held today at both
the federal cemeteries near this city
and at one near Murfreesboro. Graves
were deeorated and appropriate ad-
dresses were delivered.
Associated Press.
Knoxville. Tenn.. May 31. — Graves tn
the national cemetery in this city were
strewn with flowers today the exer-
cises being conducted under the aus-
pices of local G. A. R. posts.
QUIEI IS HSfflEl
Il PERUVIAN (111
Revolution Is Over and Rebel
Leaders Are In Jail.
Lima Peru. May 31. —Following the
exciting events of Saturday when the
band of revolutionists attacked the pal-
ace and seized President Leguia. only
to be charged by the government troops
and compelled to liberate the president
order was completely re established yes-
terday. At intervals during the night
the guard which had been set about
the city found it necessary to fire up-
on groups of insurgents and thieves who
1 attempted to loot the Chinese stores.
Many leaders in the factions which
took part in the uprising have been ar-
. rested. Pedro Rivero Pierola was killed
iu the fighting Saturday while Carlos
Pierola and Amado Pierola were
wounded. The office of the newspaper
Prensa was sacked by troops.
TAFT ADDRESSES
CROWD AT YORK. PA.
3l.—President Taft
en route to Gettysburg stopped about
three hours in York this morning await-
ing a train to the battlefield town.
Thousands of persons assembled at the
station to greet him. He made a brief
address to the assembled crowd.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
FELT IN GREECE
Associated Press -
Athens. Mav 31.— An earthquake was
experienced reMerdae morning on the
Moroe peninsula. The w as
slight.
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