San Antonio Light and Gazette (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 161, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 29, 1909 Page: 1 of 10
ten pages : ill. ; page 22 x 17 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
FtranzED min m cream
Twelve Wagon* to Make DaUvtrle* to
AU Farts ot the Otty.
Creamery Dairy Co. Phones 871
VOLUME 29. No. 161
THE FROST NATIONAL BANK MAIN PLAZA SAN ANTONIO TEXAS CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 5650000.00
POLICE FOLLOW
. ANOTHER CLOE
FOO CHINAMAN
Draw Cordon About Several
Towns and Concentrate De-
tective Force There.
EXPECTED THAT
ARREST WILL FOLLOW
Associated Press-
New York June 29.—The police have
thrown a cordon about Patterson Pas-
saic Hackensack and other neighboring
towns in New Jersey tightening today
around a number of Chinese among
whom the police hope to find trace of
1 eon lang supposed murderer of Elsie
Sigel. Fifty of the best detectives of
Inspector McAfferty’s staff have been
sent into this district and the concen-
tration of eo many of them in one spot
lends color to the belief that some im-
portant information is in the posses-
sion of the police.
The double mystery of the independ-
ent movements immediately following
the murder of Leon Ling on one hand
and the trunk containing the body of
Elsie Sigel on the other is no nearer
solution today after the detectives had
run down the latest elue the alleged
moving of the trunk on the night of
June 9 from Leon Ling’s rooms in the
Eighth avenue laundry in West 126th
street. According to a story related by
a man who is supposed to have moved
the trunk Leon Ling did not accom-
pany it on its travel from the Eighth
avenue address to Harlem but sent it
on by express. The laundry was found
untenanted when detectives visited it
and no evidence of value was obtained.
ON WATCH FOR LEON
AT BROWNSVILLE
Special Dispatch.
Brownsville Tex. June 29.—Follow-
ing a report from San Antonio that a
Chinaman answering the description of
Leon Ling wanted for the murder of
Elsie Sigel had passed through there
en route to Mexico federal authorities
have received advices to watch for the
girl’s slayer. Guards at the ferry
across the Rio Grande have stopped
several Chinese but all proved their
identity. It is believed Ling would try
to cross here instead of at Laredo or
El Paso because there are not so many
officials. Mexican officials are also on
watch across the river.
SAYS LEON HAS A
BROTHER AT ST. LOUIS
Associated Press.
Kansas City Mo. June 29.—Inspec
tor of Detectives Edward Boyle here to-
day declared he had information from a
Chinese source that Leon Ling the al-
leged murderer of Elsie Sigel has a
brother living at St. Louis. Inspector
Boyle wired the New York and St.
Louis authorities of his discovery.
BOMB THROWN
IN CROWDED
PLAYHOUSE
Associated Press.
Barcelona Spain June 29.—Bombs
were exploded nt midnight in two Bar-
celona theaters. One of the play-
bouses was empty but the other was
erowded and the audience was thrown
into a panic. One man was fatally
wounded.
SAYS BETHINKS
COFFMAN INSANE
Special Dispatch.
McKinney Tex. June 29. —Dr. Greg-
ory superintendent of the Terrell in-
TWO JUDGES REFUSE
TO PRESIDE AT TRIAL
Special Dispatch.
Waco Tex. June 29.—Justice Nat
Harris this morning refused to conduct
the examining trial of George Cohen
the nine-year-old slayer of Margaret;
Farrell stating that Cohen was too 1
young for such a trial in his court.
Judge Marshall Surratt of the nine-
taenth district court also refused to |
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
GHARBQNMAKES
AN APPEARANCE
IN EAST TEXAS
Reported That Cattle Are Dy-
ing Near Beaumont and the
Disease Is Spreading.
THE GOVERNOR IS
ASKED FOR HELP
Special Dispatch.
Beaumont Tex. June 29. —Charbon
is appearing among live stock in this
section of Texas with dealy pffect and
the disease is spreading rapidly. For-
mer Mayor Drummond of Port Arthur
reports the loss of a number of mules.
An effort is being made to stamp out
the malady and Governor Campbell has
been appealed to for state aid and has
promised his help. Thousands of head
of cattle npiles and horses have died
from the disease in southwestern Lou-
isiana.
UNWRITTEN LAW
FREES ITALIAN
Jury In Chicago Acquits Man
Who Shot and Killed Be-
trayer of His Sister.
Associated Preu.
Chicago 111. June 29. —The unwrit-
ten law was sustained today by a jury
in Judge Kerstein’s court which freed
Michael Pacellano charged with the
murdere of Frank Sereno as the result
it is alleged of the latter’s betrayal
of Pacellano’s sister.
The defendant’s sister Mrs. Fresno
was a bride of only a week when it is
charged Sereno took her to New York
and placed her amid questionable sur-
roundings. Her brother followed and
brought both back to Chicago Serano
having promised it is said to marry
Mrs. Fresno after a divorce had been
secured. When the party left the train
here it was charged that Sereno de-
clared he would have no more to do
with the girl. The shooting followed.
CAR RUNS OVER
DYNAMITE SUCK
It Failed to Explode However
and Lives of Evansvilie Street
Car Men Are Saved.
Associated Press-
Evansville Ind. June 29.—Dynamit-
ing has begun in the Evansvilel street
car strike. Last night a car ran over
a large stick of green dynamite but it
failed to explode. The police took the
stick this morning and made a test to
ascertain its potency. When it went
off the explosion was terrific and ex-
perts said it was sufficient to have
blown the car with the motorman and
conductor into atoms. There was no
passengers on the car when it ran over
the dynamite. This is the third case
of dynamiting in the last three nights.
sane asylum is on the stand this morn-
ing in the inqnest into the sanity of
Lewis Coffman charged with the mur-
der of his wife. Dr. Gregory testified
it was his belief that Coffman was in-
sane. He was given a rigid cross-ex-
amination by the state’s attorney. The
testimony is likely to be closed this
afternoon when arguments will begin.
I conduct the examination. It is now
believed the case will go to the county
court which has been designated as a
juvenile court.
The bov shot Miss Farrell because
I she had slapped his face. He afterward .
1 stated that ho meant to shoot her but I
not to kill her. He is perhaps the
youngest person against whom a charge
| of murder was ever mads
10 PAGES
SENATE BATTLE
DRAWS WELL IN
SPITE OF HEAT
Many Go to Watch Proceed-
ings In the Senatorial Fight
Over the Income Tax.
FIFTY-FIVE SENATORS
ANSWER ROLL CALL
Associated Press.
Washington June 29. —Many people
defied the hot weather and went to the
capitol today to see started the first
senatorial battle for an income tax.
The heat if possible is even more in-
tolerable than yesterday. For the first
time the pages were attired in child-
ish shirtwaists and they presented each
senator with a palm leaf fan as he en-
tered.
The day's session began with a de-
mand by Senator Beveridge for a roll
call in response to which fifty-five sen-
Senator Brown endeavored to otain
unanimous consent to tae up the resolu-
tion reported by the finance committee
for submission of the income tax amend-
ment to the constitution to the several
states. Senator Bailey demurred and
pointed out that such a course wou’d
be a contravention of the unanimous
consent previously recorded for the con-
sideration of his income tax amend-
ment. Senator Brown did not press the
request and no action was taken to in-
terfere with the course agreed upon for
disposing of the Bailey amendment.
Senator Aldrich stated it as his purpose
to lay on thetableany other.
In’the course of his answer to ques-
tions in the senate today Aldrin said
he would support the corporatioi tax
amendment as a means of defeating the
income tax. He expressed the opinion
that the corporation tax would be re-
pealed after two years or the rate ma
terially lowered.
All discussion on the income tax was
preliminary and it was said to enable
Senator Tillman to present an amend-
ment for the duty on tea. Senator Till-
man made a length}’ speech in support
of his amendment. Senatoi McLaurin
and Senator Owen opposed the amend-
ment the latter declaring that tea was
now protected y the tea importing mo-
nopoly which keens the price 50 cents
a pound higher tnan it would be with-
out that monopoly.
Senator Tillman’s amendment was
defeated by a vote of 18 to 75.
WHAT IS WHISKY
IS IRE QUESTION
Taft and Cabinet Perspire Over
Query Which Ranks With
“Why Does a Chicken?"
Associated Press.
Washington June 29.—Notwithstand-
ing the sweltering heat President Taft
and his cabinet of lawyers labored
again today with the question “What
is whiskey”! The entire time of the
president previous to the regular cabi-
net meeting was consumed in listening
to argument on exceptions made to the
opinion of Solicitor General Bowers
covering the various phases of the con-
troversy. Straight whiskey represent
atives "had their inning at the hearing
today. One of these former Secretary
of the Treasury Carlisle laid stress
on the opinion of Attorney General
Taft father of the president to the
effect that alcohol was not whiskey.
WILL CELEBRATE DOMINION DAY
The Texas British association and
the Texas British Woman’s club will
celebrate Dominion day Thursday
evening at 8 o’clock at the Garden
academy corner of Avenue C and
Tenth street.
TYPEWRITER
WORKS CLOSE
ON JULY I
r | Asseclsted Press.
’ I Utica N. Y. Ju»e 29.—A notice was
11 ( posted at the Remington Typewriter
| works at Ilion today that commencing
> J July 1 the establishment will be closed
11 until further notice. The typewriter
.' works employed 2100 people and the
! weekly pay roll was about $30000. The
i shutdown was caused by a strike of em-
ploy a*
AND GAZETTE
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. TUESDAY. JUNE 29. 1909.
FIRST PICTURE OF
EDITH MAY WOOD ILL
PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN OF BROKER EASTMAN’S VICTIM ABOUT
THE TIME HER FOSTER BROTHER CHAS. THOMPSON COMMITTED
SUICIDE BECAUSE SHE REJECTED HIM.
BRANDENBURG
ACQUITTED OF
GRAND LARGE NY
Was Charged With Selling
Forged'Letter of Cleveland
to New York Newspaper.
REARRESTED FOR
KIDNAPING STEPSON
Associated Press.
New York June 29.—Broughton
Brandenberg was acquitted today on a
charge of grand larceny growing out of
the sale to the New York Times of an
article purporting to have been signed
by Grover Cleveland. He was at once
arrested on a charge of kidnaping his
stepson James Shepard Cabana in St.
Louis.
WRIGHTS MAY
MAKE FLIGHT
LATE TODAY
Associated Press.
Washington D. C. June 29.—Orville
and Wilbur Wright accompanied by
Lieutenants Lahm and Foulers of the
aeronautical division of the signal
corps today inspected the country sur
rounding Fort Myer in order to select
a course over which the speed trial is
to be made. It is expected a flight will
be made late today if the weather re
mains favorable.
THIRTY BUSHELS TO ACRE.
Tulsa. Okla. June 29—The first
wheat threshed here today made thirty
bushels to the acre and was sold on the
local market at $l.lO.
LOCAL WEATHER
For San Antonio and vicinity. I
F tonight and Wednesday:
Fair.
A The maximum temperature
tor the 24 hours ending at 8 |
o’clock this morning was 100. |
and the minimum was 76.
4 a. m.r-.... 78 77
6 a. m 76 76
RS a. m 77 81
10 V m 82 87
12 noon 88 92
1 p. 91 $4
PROS PERFORM
IN TRUE WILD
WEST STYLE
Ride Horses Into Saloons and
Dance Hall “Shooting Them
Up" While Patrons Flee.
BAND WAS MASKED
AND FULLY ARMED
Tucumcari N. M. June 29.—The an-
ti- saloon campaign at Indee N. M.
came to a climax last night when a
band of men masked and armed rode
their horses through the doors of a
saloon and after driving the customers
into the street wrecked the place by
“shooting it up.” The raiders next in-
vaded a dance hall and while some of
the women fainted and other rushed
screaming for the doors the same pro-
grom of destruction was carried out.
ZEPPELIN I
MACHINERY
OVERHEATED
Biberach Germany June 29.—The
airship “Zeppelin L” traveling from
Friederichshafen to Netz landed here
this morning on account of overheating
of the machinery whiefi caused the
fusing of certain metal parts. The
landing was effected during a rain-
storm without difficulty. The crew of
four officers and four men held the
craft down until a detachment of sol-
diers arrived and gave aid.
MURDERER HANGS
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Emporium Pa. June 29. —Joseph Pa-
gano convicted of the murder of John
Kibe whom he shot last November was
hanged in the county jail here.
NEIGHBORS
DIE AT THE
SAME HOUR
WWFF& — t
Sulphur Springs. Tex. June 29.— 1
Mrs. S. A. Foster wife of former j
State Revenue Agent Foster died here
at 4 o’clock this morning. At the same;
hour G. F. Wilkes a gallant Confed-
erate veteran well known throughout j
east Texas and a next door neighbor ■
to the Foster family died suddenly. |
10 PAGES
FINE MANAGER
OF THE WATER
WORKS GO.
C H. Surkamp Assessed $lO
on Charge of Leaving Street
In Dangerous Condition.
FIRE ENGINE WAS
DISABLED IN TRENCH
C. H. Surkamp vice-president and
general manager of the San Antonio
Water Supply company charged with ;
failing to place a public street in good
condition where a trench had been re
filled was haled before Judge Buck- j
ley in the police court this morning
and fined $lO. The charge against MZ.
Surkamp grew out of the laying of
4000 yards of water main on Prospect
Hill into which trench the fire engine
from company No. 2 bogged while re-
sponding to an alarm of fire early on
the morning of June 26.
The affidavit against Mr. Surkamp
was filed before Clerk Braden of the
corporation court yesterday afternoon
by City Trench Inspector Joe Braun
following a communication from May-
or Callaghan calling attention to the
manner in which the trench had been
refilled.
The trench in question was located
at the corner of West Houston and
Pinto streets. It was shown by the
testimony that a fire engine while re-
sponding to the alarm of fire had
bogged in the trench. The wheel* are'
alleged to have sunk a distance of
about 14 inches causing the boiler to I
rest upon the ground and totally dis-
abling the apparatus.
The opinion expressed by Fire
j Chief Wright was that the treneh had >
not been properly rammed.
Foreman Flannery of the construe-1
tion department of the Water Supply '
company who had charge of the work
testified that it would have been im-
possible to so tamp the trench that
would enable a heavy fire engine to ;
pass over it within 24 hours later. He '
testified that the trench had jnst been ।
completed the evening before and that I
it had been slushed and rammed as ;
well as could be done.
Judge Buckley in imposing the fine
against the defendant stated that un- j
til a trench was in such condition that
traffic could be resumed the street
should be protected against accidents
by danger lights.
177 DEATHS
IN TWO WEEKS
FROMPLAGUE
Associated Press.
Amoy China June 29. —According to
official reports there have been 117
deaths from bubonic plague in Amoy in
the fortnight ended yesterday.
FAVOR NAVAL BASE
ii m mu
Campaign Launched By New
Orleans Receives Support.
Associated Press.
New Orleans La. June 29. —The cam-
paign launched by New Orleans in be-
half of a fortified naval base near the
mouth of tne Mississippi river has met
with assured support from the various
commercial bodies of the Mississippi
valley according to an announcement
made by the board of trade here The
aid of representatives in congress from
several states in this section has been
invoked Ln the matter.
STORM SIGNALS ARE
UP AT GALVESTON
Associated Press.
Galveston Tex. June 29. —The direc-
tor of the weather bureau he'e this
morning hoisted the storm signals as a
warning to shipping and small erafts
but believes there is no occasion for
great alarm. There is a storm out in the
gulf which has caused high tide but
nothing alarming. The wind held from
VELVET ICE CREAM
“Tastes Like Mom."
At fountains. Orders for banquets re-
ceptions lodge® club affairs and family
trade a specialty.
Creamery Dairy Co. Phones 871
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
ND MORE
WOMEN IN
WINE ROOMS
Judge Buckley Declares Thal
He Will Use New Vagrancy
Law to Stop Practice.
POLICE WILL CLEAN
TRANS-SAN PEDRO
Judge Buckley of the police court
this morning declared he has determined
to break up the practice of women
loitering in and about the barrooms of
San. Antonio if he was compelled to in-
flict the highest penalty allowed by the
new law to accomplish his purpose.
Judge Buckley in making the an-
nouncement spoke in no uncertain terms.
The announcement will doubtless cause
consternation among those who have
been in the habit of making wine rooms
a rendezvous in the past but because
of the penalty which is $2OO there is
no question that the practice heretofore
indulged in so largely especially in the
trans San Pedro distdict will become a
matter of history.
The declaration eame during the ses-
sion of court this morning following
the appearance of a number of negro
women in court on charges of vagrancy
who are said to have frequented certain
barrooms both day and night. Chief of
Police Van Riper later stated that he
would issue instructions to the police
to place under arrest every woman
found loitering in saloons. With the
earnest support of the court and the
police active. Chief Van Riper is con-
fident the time has arrived when the
denizens of the trans-San Pedro district
can bid farewell to the rear rooms of
the saloons. Much of the seriou* trou-
ble he stated originated because of
the practice.
“I am going to do what I ean to
etop this alarming. state of affairs”
said Judge Buckley this morning. “It
seems that the $lO fines imposed under
the old law has little or no effect and
I propose in the future in the event
the warning is not heeded to impose
the highest penalty allowed by the new
law. As far as I am concerned the
officers will have my support in this
direction and I mean to use my efforts
towards stopping it. I am confident
that when this particular class of wom-
en learn of my intentions to impose the
highest penalty which I mean to do
they will desist. It is certainly some-
thing that should be Prevented and I
think we now have the weapon with
which to accomplish it.”
NEGRO BISHOPS
lURNED DOWN
Their Complaint as to Discrim-
ination Is Dismissed by In-
terstate Commmission.
Washington D. C. June 29.—Five
bishops of the African Methodist Epis-
copal church who complained to the
interstate commerce commission that
they were discriminated against by the
southern railroads and by the Pullman
company transportation diner and
sleeping car facilities have been in-
formed by the commission their com-
I plaint is not warranted. It is held by
the commission in its decision that un-
due discrimination or prejudice is not
shown and the complaint is therefore
dismissed.
BOY OF TWELVE
HELD FOR ROBBERY
Denison Tex. June 29.—Oscar Bing
ton aged 12 years has been arrested
in connection with the robbery of the
Southwestern Telephone company’s safe
last night. .One hundred and twenty
dollars of the stolen money has been
recovered.
the north all night and at noon is still
from the north while the barometer
has been stationary for four hours.
Rain began at 11 o’clock and the
ehanees are that unless the »torm shifts
to the east of Galveston the wind may
increase to forty miles an hour. Uu
founded reports were sent out thix
morning as to the danger apparent.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
O'Reilly, E. S. San Antonio Light and Gazette (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 161, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 29, 1909, newspaper, June 29, 1909; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1692253/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .