San Antonio Light and Gazette (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 214, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 21, 1909 Page: 1 of 10
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PISTEIIIIIZED MILK MD CBEAM
Tw«lT» Wtfou to Kake DlLnrlll to
AU Parti of. the City.
Creamery Dairy Co. Phones 871
VOLUME 29 No. 214
FAMOUS WORLD’S FAIR BABY
STOLEN BY DARING KIDNAPERS
Flee In Buggy With Child and
Are Immediately Pursued By
Topeka Police and Posse.
SHOTS ARE EXCHANGED
Neighbor Boy Guarding Little
Girl Missed By Bullet Knocked
Down With Revolver.
Associated Frees.
Topeka Kans. Aug. 1. — Marion
Bleakley the St. Louis world's fair in-
cubator baby who was the cause of
litigation extended over several years
was kidnaped in a sensational manner
from the home of her mother here this
morning. The baby was born in Il-
linois. Two men and a woman were
qngaged in the kidnaping and the child
was secured only after an exchange of
shots which however went wide of
their marks. The kidnapers fled in a
buggy. The police were notified imme-
diately and a posse soon pursued.
The little girl who is five years old
has been carefully guarded at Topeka
and has been constantly attended. This
morning a woman ostensibly selling
V>ap appeared at the Bleakley home.
She soon left. Half an hour later a
buggy in which were two men and the
same woman appeared In front of the
house. One man alighted and entered
the yard where the child was playing
with a neighbor in whose charge sho
had been left. As the kidnapers ran
toward her the neighbor a youth at-
tempted to interfere. The kidnaper shot
at him but missed. He then knocked
the boy down with the revolver carried
the child to the buggy and drove off.
I
RAINSTORM STOPS
• AVIATION TRIALS
Associated gross.
Bheims Aug. 21. —A driving rain-
storm was sweeping over Bheims this
morning and the weather conditions
prevented any of the aeropianists gath-
ered here for Aviation week from in-
dulging in practice flights. Thousands
of visitors flocked out to the plain of
Betheny in the hope that some daring
flitr would venture aloft but they were
disappointed. Experts however pre-
dicted fair weather for Aviation week
which begins tomorrow.
Final arrangements for the opening
races were being concluded today and
everything will be ready for tomorrow.
The authorities brought in a staff of
telegraphers sufficiently numerous to
send out 200000 words an hour. Glenn
Curtiss the American competitor is still
suffering from the injury to his foot
received in a recent accident to his
machine but the hurt will not prevent
his taking part in the racing.
MANUEL TARIKT
CHARGED WITH
ASSAULT TO KILL
Manuel Tarin was arrested yester-
day afternoon by Deputy Constable
Rittiman on the charge of assault to
murder C. Esquival. He gave bond in
the sum of $750.
Esquival reported to the county au-
thorities yesterdav morning that he had
been fired upon from ambush and nar-
rowly escaped being wounded. The ar-
rest of Tarin was effected a few hours
after the affair was reported.
Esquival about six years ago shot
and killed Simon Tarin a brother of
Manuel Tarin at a dance near Elmen-
dorf. Esquival was captured by Capt. I
John E. Trainer and Charlie Stevens (
convicted and given two years in the
penitentiary.
FIBE CAUSES LOSS OF
twelve thousand dollars.
Associated Frees.
Sulphur Springs Aug. 21.—Fire at
9:30 this morning destroyed the Man- I
ning furniture factory and planing mill i
and also destroyed the Manning resi-
dence and .two barns besides damaging |
other residences in the vicinity. The .
loss exceeds twelve thousand dollars i
There wxs no water supply and the fire I
was fought by a bucket brigade.
TOLSTOVS SECRETARY IS
EXILED FOR TWO YEARS
Found Guilty of Circulating the
Count’s Pamphlet “Thou
Shalt Do No Murder.”.
Associated Press.
Tula Russia Aug. 21.—M. Guseff
private secretary to Count Tolstoi has
been exiled to the province of Perm
for a period of two years after hav-
ing been found guilty of circulating
Tolstoi’s pamphlet entitled “Thou
Shalt Do No Murder’’ which is a plea
against the infliction of the death pen-
alty
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
AND GAZETTE
MESSAGE STOLEN
FROM COURIER
After Two-Mile Chase Docu-
ment Is Recovered.
BY E. S. O’REILLY.
Paul’s Valley Okla. Aug. 21.—The
message which I am bearing to Presi-
dent Taft was stolen last night by a
negro while I was asleep at a farm
house between here and Wynnewood.
I was awakened by noise made by the
thief as he was leaving through a win-
dow. I called to the darkey to halt
but the call only had the effect of mak-
ing the negro run the faster. When I
discovered that I had been robbed of
the message I went in pursuit of the
thief. After a chase of nearly two miles
through dark forests I sighted the thief
and fired at him twice. He dropped the
message and escaped in the woods. I
did not pursue any further after recov-
ering the valuable document.
It is a mystery to me why the negro
wanted the message unless he thought
it was a roll of valuable papers proba-
bly money. From now on I intend to
keep better watch on the message and
the next fellow that attempts to steal
it will get a load of lead.
The hot wave was broken last evening
and today I am having a much more
pleasant time than during the past
week. I will get to Purcell tonight
where I will rest until tomorrow morn-
ing.
Purcell is about forty miles south of
Oklahoma City which I expect to reach
Sunday evening or Monday morning.
FLOODS IN
AUSTRALIA
Associated Press.
Melbourne. Aug. 21.—1 n three serious
floods throughout the state of Victoria
many villages have been submerged
and there has been a number of fatali-
ties. Railroad communication between
Melbourne anff Adelaide has been sus-
pended for three days.
NINTH INFANTRY
LEAVES FOR DALLAS
THIS AFTERNOON
The entire Ninth infantry will leave
at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon for Dal-
las to participate In th» military tour-
nament at Camn Jacob A. Augur. The
regiment will be in command of Co’.
Chas. J. Crane. The regiment numbers
900 men who will take with them 250
horses 24 wagons and two ambulances
Gen. Albert L. Myer accompanied by
his personal staff left last night for
Dallas. Gen. Myer will be in command
of the eamp.
Battery B Third field artillery left
for Dallas last night.
TWO HUNDRED BOYS
DON’T SMOKE “PILLS”
Special Dispatch.
Fort Worth Aug. 21. —Promoters of
the anti-cigarette crusade here today ex-
pressed satisfaction over the results
brought by an advertisement in a local
paper for a bright boy who did not
smoke cigarettes. Two hundred boys
who declare they do not smoke “coffin
nails’’ have so far applied for the posi-
tion.
ALL NUISANCES
ARE TO BE ABATED
“When you receive n notice from the
sanitary officer to abate r nuisance
then it is up to you to get rid of it or
pav a fine in this court.”
The above bit of instruction
handed out to several people in the
police court this morning w ben they
were haled’ to court for a lailure to
abate a nuisance on their premises. In
all cases heard Prosecutor Bart De Witt
defined the word “abate’’ and gave
the offenders time in which to make a
connection with the sewers.
FOREST FIRES
THREATENING
Associated Frees.
Winnipeg Aug. 21. —Forest fires now
raging in British Columbia are assum-
ing the proportions of the fire which
destroyed Fernie last year. A strip of
country one mile wide is in the grip of
the flames. One town has been de-
stroyed.
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Gov. Haskell
of Oklahoma
“I SHALL RETIRE
AT END DE MY
ADMINISTRATION”
Governor of Oklahoma Says
That He Has No Further
Political Ambitions.
IS NOT TO OPPOSE OWEN
When Through With the Exec-
utive Job He Intends to Devote
His Time to His Newspaper.
LEAVES THE FIELD CLEAR
Was Rumored That He Would
Go After Senatorial Toga But
Statement Puts End to It.
Special Dlipatch.
Oklahoma City Okla. Aug. 21.—Gov.
Haskell here today declared when his
term as governor expires he would re-
tire from public life. He said: “I have
no further political ambitions and at
the end of my administration I shall
devote my time to my weekly paper in
Oklahoma City.”
This statement partly clears the po-
litical situation in Oklahoma. It has
been persistently rumored that Haskell
would seek to succeed Senator Robert
L. Owen in the United States senate.
The statement puts an end to that
rumor and leaves a clear field for Owen
provided no other aspirants appear.
With the nominating primaries and
election of Haskell’s successor only two
years hence there are already numerous
aspirants for the governor’s chair.
Among the democrats the most promi-
nent perhaps is “Alfalfa” Bill Murray
of Tishomingo speaker of the lower
house of the last legislature and presi-
dent of the constitutional convention.
The leading candidate of the republi-
cans is Dennis Flynn of Oklahoma City
twelve years territorial delegate to con-
gress and author of the bill proposing
statehood. C. G. Jones promoter of the
Frisco road in this state and a member
of the first legislature is the only can-
didate of either party who has formally
announced his candidacy.
ARREST 26
ANARCHISTS
Associated Press.
Budapest Aug. 21.—The police of
this city have this morning taken into
custody twenty-six anarchists who re-
cently arrived here to attend the forth-
coming anarchist congress.
JOHN BAKER
IS JAILED ON
THEFT CHARGE
John Baker wanted here on charge
of theft of ten chickens on complaint
of C. 8. Stuart who resides near the
city on the new Sulphur Springs road
was arrested at Austin yesterday by
Deputy Constable Flores and* an Aus-
tin detective and brought to San An-
tonio last night. He is in jail wait-
ing trial in the county court.
Baker is a chicken peddler and about
two years ago was arrested on the
charge of murdering L. L. McMickle
an aged peddler. At the trial the jury
stood eleven to one for acquittal. The
case was recently dismissed on motion
of the district attorney.
ELECTION IN SEPTEMBER.
Special Dispatch.
Belton Tex. Aug. 21.—The commis-
sioners’ court this morning ordered a
local option election for Bell conntv
Sept. 11.
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. SATURDAY. AUGUST 21. 1909.
OLDFIELD DRIVES
A KILOMETER 111
FASTEST LIME
Christie’s Freak Car Gets to
Going and Does the Dis-
tance In 28 7-10.
CHADWICK CAR IS THIRD
Fifteen-Mile Free-for-AII Won
By a National Car With
Kincaid Driving.
FIAT WINS AMATEUR RACE
Big Race for the Most Valuable
Cup Ever Offered Will Close
the Indianapolis Meet.
Auociated Preu.
Indianapolis Aug. 21.—Walter Chris-
tie in a freak racing car drove a kilom-
eter (621-1000 of a mile) in 28 7-10 in
time trial. Zengel in a Chadwick made
it in 29 9-10. Barney Oldfield drove a
kilometer in 26 2-10 in a Benz in the
time trial.
The fifteen miles free fc> all handicap
( was won by a National Kincaid driv-
ing with a handicap of one minute.
Time 14:23 5-10.
The ten miles amateur championship
of America was won by a Fiat Hearne
driving. Time 9:44 3 10.
The twenty-five mile free-for-all was
won by a Benz Oldfield driving. Time
21:21 7-10.
Indianapolis Aug. 21.—The final
day day of the inaugural automobile
racing meet on the new Indianapolis
speedway was started today by a 15-
mile free for-all handicap that enlisted
the services of many of the best driv-
ers at the track. When the men in the
first event were called to the starting
mark by Starter Wagner nearly every
available seat in the big grandstand
was taken and the crowds were still
pouring in in a steady stream.
The program scheduled for today
promises to be the most exciting of
the meet and will end with a 300 mile
race for the Indianapolis motor speed-
way cup which is said to be the most
valuable trophy ever offered in an au-
tomobile race. It is made of silver the
coin value of which is said to $5OOO.
It is eight and one-half feet high and
weighs 500 pounds.
—HASKELL.
GREAT WESTERN SOM
BRINGS $12800008
Auociated Preu.
St. Paul Aug. 21.—The Chicago &
Great Western railroad was sold today
by Special Master Moore representing
the United States court and receiver to
a syndicate formed by J. Pierpont Mor-
gan for $12000000. Morgan was the
only bidder and his certified check for
$500000 as required by the court was
the only one deposited jesterday. The
proceedings were a perfunctory transfer
of the road by the receiver to a new
company headed by Samuel Felton as
president.
A. F. STAFFORD’S HOME
DESTROYED BY FIRE
The new home of A. F. Stafford on
Kampmann avenue Alamo was
destroyed by fire last' night at 9:30
o’clock. Mr. Stafford and family were
in the city when the fire broke out and
it is not" known how it originated.
Neighbors turned in the alarm but the
building burned so rapidly that it was
practically destroyed before the ar-
rival of the department.
The house was valued at $1825 and
insured for the same amount. The con-
tents. valued at $l2OO were insured for
$6OO. Nothing was saved. The dwell-
ing was a one-story frame structure.
Owing to the long run and tye muddy
condition of the streets several pieces
of anparatu- failed to reach the scene
the horses becoming exhausted on the ।
up-hill elimb. .
Mr. Stafford is a disnatcher in the
local Southern Pacific office.
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LOCAL WEATHER
—— For san Antonio and vicinity
tonight and Sunday:
Parti-.- cloudy weather.
r The rotaum temperature
Mr the ‘ huurs ending at 8
Orfclock this morning w»s 10«
degrees and the minimum was
74 degrees
U Comparative temperature tor
this year and last.
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“GAMBLING MUST STOP IF I HAVE TO
ORING EVERY RANGER IN TEXAS HERE
—Assistant District Attorney Chambers.
Creates Sensation in
Court by Outlining
Plans to Stop Gaming.
FIGHT JUST BEGUN
“Gambling must stop in San An-
tonio. I have started this fight
against gaming and I am determin-
ed to bring to justice that class
which skins the ignorant and un-
sophisticated if I have to bring
every state ranger in Texas here to
help me. The rangers are at my
disposal and if I call for them they
will be sent. The fight against
gambling has just begun. Gamblers
had better leave the city for if
they remain and attempt to ply
their nefarious vocation they will
be arrested and prosecuted.”—
Assistant District Attorney C. M.
Chambers.
In his argument before the jury in
Justice Umscheid’s court this morning
in the case of D. Trevino one of the
men arrested by rangers in the raid of
the gambling house in the old Washing-
ton theater building Assistant District
Attorney Chambers appealed to the
jury to assess the maximum penalty of
$5O for the offense of loitering and re-
maining in a gambling house. He told
the jury that the gambling laws of
Texas were to be enforced. If it took
the assistance of every state ranger.
No testimony was offered by counsel
for Trevino the defendant not even
going on the witness stand. Ranger
Sergeant Bailey who directed the raid
and Deputy Constables Mussey and
Flores who assisted the rangers in
taking the prisoners tp jail testified
for the state.
Was He Feeding Chickens?
On cross-examination the defense
HRS. mil CRIIICIZES
IKIHBKHUn
Says Privileges He Had Before
at Matteawan Asylum Are
Denied Him Now.
Auociated Preu.
Matteawan Aug. 21.—Mrs. Mary
Thaw mother of Har-y Thaw today
made public a statement criticising the
treatment accorded to her son in the
I Matteawan state hospital for criminal
I insane since his return to that institu-
tion by order of Justice Mills. Mrs.
Thaw said not only the comforts accord-
ed him when he was first sent to the
; asylum were not restored after his re-
• turn but he had been lately denied pri-
. vileges he enjoyed for the eighteen
i months he was in the asylum. Dr. Lamb
. superintendent of the hospital Mrs.
> Thaw said when asked the reason for
■ the discontinuance of these privileges
i to Thaw answered that what had been
! done for him was not appreciated.
BOY HOLDS UP BOY
IN FRONT OF CITY HALL
Jessie Jones a negro boy faced
Judge Buckley this morning on a
charge of malicious mischief. Several
। witnesses testified that Jones held up a
small Italian youth on Military plaza
i yesterday and in full view of the city
hall took a dime from the pocket of.
the latter. Jones attempted to explain I
his action to the court by saying that
the little fellow had employed him o I
sell some fruit and that he was merely j
collecting his wages.
j Judge Buckley in imposing a fine of'
Iss in the case’told Tones that there
were other ways in which a person could
I collect their salary without holding the
i employer up on the street and taking it
from his pockets and warned him
I against appearing in court on the same
I charge again.
DOCKET IS CROWDED.
1 Special Dispatch.
Austin Tex. Aug. 21.—Clerk Con-
nerly of the supreme court announced
today that the docket of the court for
the coming term which opens in Octo-
ber was never so crowded and that
there are now enough eases already set
to occupy the attention of the court till
the holidays. Besides this there are
100 applications for writs of error filed ;
since the present vacation which will
have to go over.
OFFERS REWARD FOR NEGRO.
Spacial Dispatch.
Austin Tex. Aug. 21. —The governor
today offered a reward of $l5O for the
arrest and conviction of Will Long a
negro charged with the murder of W.
C. Backus a machinist for the Inter-
national Creosoting and Construction
company near Beaumont on Aug. 6.
This reward is offered at the request of
the authorities of Jefferson county.
10 PAGES
O. M. CHAMBERS.
tried to show that Trevino was at the
place of the raid on legitimate business
that of feeding some game chickens
kept there. •
“The facts in this case show that the
defendant is guilty” said Mr. Cham-
bers to the jury “but if this jury can
imagine the defendant as being a
Shanghai rooster in a cage then it can
return a verdict of acquittal. He does
not look like a rooster and this jury
cannot but. help convict him. This de-
fendant has great gall to come here and
attempt to make this jury believe that
he was in that gambling house feeding
chickens. For this reason he ought to
be given the maximum fine.”
। It was here that Mr. Chambers made
the statement that it was his intention
HOT WEITHEB KILLED DFF S 3
FER CESF OF ML EEWES
ms sin
BBIMS BMB
Trans-Atlantic Communication
Will Be Interrupted Until
Repairs Are Made.
Associated Press.
New York Aug. 21.—Marconi wire-
less headquarters received a telegram
[ this noon announcing the operating and
| condensing buildings of the trans-Atlan-
tic wireless station at Glace Bay N. S.
was destroyed by fire. The operating
building is the chief one of the plant
and wireless communication across the
Atlantic will be interrupted. There
will be no interruption of the usual
wireless service to and from steamers
off the coast.
TOT DRINKS*
GASOLINE
AND DIES
Special Dlapatch.
Hillsboro Aug. 21. —The two-year-old
son of Charles Pulliam five miles south
of here died last night as the result of
drinking gasoline from a bottle while
his mother was cleaning a hat.
PROTEST AGAINST
PARDON FOR REYEZ
Special Diipatch.
Austin Tex. Aug. 21. —Former Coun-
ty Judge Hornsby of this county now
of Houston reached here today and ac-
companied by Congressman A. 8. Burle-
son of this district appeared before the
board of pardons and both entered
strong protests against favorable ac-
tion on the application of Francisco
Reyez who is now serving a life sen-
tence in the penitentiary for the mur-
der of former Sheriff M. M. Hornsby
of this county and father of Judge
Hornsby. No action has yet been taken
by the board.
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VELVH ICE CREAM
“Tastes Like More."
At fountains. Orders for banquets. re-
ceptions lodge? ciub affairs and farm
trade a specialty.
Creamery Dairy Co. Phones 871
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
Declares Gov. Campbell
Has Put Private Po-
lice at His Disposal.
WARNS GAMBLERS
to call every ranger in the state’s ser-
vice here if necessary to enforce the
gambling laws. Mr. Chambers continu-
ing said:
Determined to Do His Duty.
“I know that by doing my duty in
law enforcement I am unpopular with a
certain clement in San Antonio but
that will not deter me in the least. I
intend to enforce the law. I am backed
up by the state government and gamb-
ling must stop.”
Assistant County Attorney Dan
Lewis who is assisting in the prosecu-
tion told the jury that fair warning
had been given the people who have
been gambling and it was now time
that the maximum penalty should be in-
flicted.
“These people have had time to
learn that gambling is a violation of the
law and if they persist in gambling
they should be severely punished” said
Mr. Lewis.
The jury in the Trevino case after
deliberating about fifteen minutes re-
turned a verdict of guilty assessing a
fine of $25 and costs.
Another Conviction Today.
P. Trevino charged with entering
and remaining in a gambling house was
also convicted in Justice Umscheid’s
court this morning and fined $25. The
defense was weak the trial lasting less
than a half hour.
D. Mort-no was convicted yesterday
afternoon and fined $25.
I This ends the gambling cases on
Justice Umscheid’s docket Two cases
are to be tried in Justice Fisk’s court.
Entomologist Predicts
No Pest Next Year If
Farmers Destroy Cot-
ton Plants.
Special Diepatch.
Dallas Aug. 21.—Government Ento-
mologist Hunter in a bulletin today de-
clares the terrific heat of the last few
days killed more than ninety-nine per
cent of the boll weevils in Texas and
Oklahoma and the hotness and dryness
of the season brought out the small
plants on which the bolls will soon open.
He says if the cotton plants are destroy-
ed generally in Texas by the middle of
September there will be no boll weevils
whatever in Texas next year.
RUSHING THROUGH
CROWDED PROGRAM
Associated Press.
Denver Colo. Aug. 21-With the
formal election of officers and the com-
pletion of unfinished business before
it the Trans Mississippi Commercial con-
gress prepared to rush through its
crowded program before adjournment
today. All resolutions which had been
referred to the various committees
were voted upon. Among the speakers
were Dr. Wiley chief chemist of the
department of agriculture on “The
Importance of Pure Foods and Drugs
In Upbuilding Commerce;” John Mc-
Guire of Lincoln Neb. on “Waterways
as a Supplemental Means of Cheap
Transportation” and Samuel Lea of
Pierre. S. D. on “Irrigation and Drain-
age of Agricultural Lands.” Each of
these subjects have been of lively im-
portance to the deliberation of teh con- '
gress.
NEW POINT RAISED
IN AUTO SPEEDING CASE
Can the owner of an auto be held
■ criminally responsible for the acts of
another party to whom he loans his
machine was a question raised in the
police court this morning when H. L.
Hunt appeared in the police court on a
charge of speeding his auto.
Mr. Hunt made a statement to the
court saying that he did not occupy
the machine at the time of the offense
but had loaned the auto to another par-
ty and that if any person was guilty
of speeding it was the other man.
Assistant City Attorney DeWitt
stated that he knew the owner of an
auto could be held responsible in a civil
action but he was not clear on the
criminal end of the same proposition
and asked that the ease be continued
until next Tuesday morning until he
eould look up the law on the matter.
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