San Antonio Light and Gazette (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 60, Ed. 1 Monday, March 21, 1910 Page: 1 of 12
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WHO IS YOUR MILKMAN?'
n We F*rt*ana»d Milk tad
only. Deliver'd to aay part of the
Creamery Dairy Co. Phones 871
VOLUME 30 No. 60
Spring Arrives Officially Today Bringing With It the Straw Hat and Ice Cream Clothes
TRAIN GOES
INTO DITCH
MARE DEAD
Railroad Report Says Five or
Six Killed While Other Esti-
mates Are Higher.
TWENTY-FIVE ARE INJURED
Authentic Report From Con-
ductor Says Fourteen Bodies
Have Been Recovered.
Associated Press.
Des Moines la. March 21.—F.
W. Cherry of Princeton lowa one
of the passengers on the Bock Is-
land train which was wrecked at
Green Mountain telephoned late to-
day that the total number of dead
was 42 with the injured list prob-
ably as great. Cherry said he help-
ed remove thirty seven dead from
the wreck.
Associated Press.
Marshalltown Tn.. March 21.—A Bt.
Paul & Waterloo passenger train on the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific detour-
ing today on the Chicago & Great West-
ern went into a ditch near Greer.
Mountain. According to a report from
the Rock Island people five or six were
killed while other reports number the
dead between fourteen and twenty five.
The official report received at he
headquarters of the Chicago & ’Great
Western railroad here gives the number
of dead in the derailment accident at
Gladbrook. lowa early today as four-
teen. Twenty-five persons were in-
jured.
The train was a consolidation of two
others both known as the Twin City
Express one having left Chicago at
4:15 p. m. and the other St. Louis . t
2:15 p. m. yesterday. A long distance
telephone message from Conductor
Worst at noon stated that twenty-four
injured and the bodies of fourteen dea 1
had been recovered from the wreck.
He expressed the belief that there were
ro others in the debris.
FEAR J PLOT
TO KILL T. 0.
Egyptian Government Taking
Precautions to Safeguard
Life of Koosevelt.
Special Dispatch.
Cairo March 21. —The Egyptian gov-
ernment is making preparations to bet
ter safeguard the life of Colonel Roose-
velt following rumors that a plot was
on foot among the nationalists to take
his life. Mr. Roosevelt in a speech
condemned the method* and ideals
the nationalists and this aroused their
ire.
mmND 9
OTHERS GUILTY
Associated Press.
Conncil Bluffs Ta.. March 21.—. John
Mabray end nin» others were convicted
of fraudulent use of the mails in con-
nection with fake racing schemes to-
day and were sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary and $lOOOO fines
each.
Bert Shores and William Marsh who
pleaded guilty were sentenced to 15
months in the penitentiary and a fine
of $lOO each and Winford Harris who
also pleaded guilty and Frank Scott to
six months and fines of $lOO each. The
attorneys for the defense at onee began
preparing motions for a new trial.
EXPECTS TO PROVE
VAUGHAN A SUME
Special Dispatch
Monroe City Mo.. March 21. —The
body of Professor Vaughan for wh< -e
murder Dr. Hull and Mi's. Vaughan nr
held was exhumed last night anil the
tongue and part of the spinal cord wue '
removed. The defense expects to show ‘
that Professor Vaughan was suffering
from a cancer of the tongue anil com
•nitted suicide after brooding over tl° |
incurability of the disease.
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
AND GAZETTE
LEATHERWORKERS’
STRIKE NOW ON
IN SAN ANTONIO
Six Score Walk Out on Refusal
to Grant Demands of Their
Organization.
WANT AN EIGHT-HOUR DAY
Also Ask Increase of Fifteen
Cents for Piece Work —De-
termined to Fight to End.
This morning at 11 o'clock 120
leather workers employed by the L.
Frank Saddlery company walked
out on a strike on the refusal of
that firm to grant them an eight-
hour day and increase of fifteen
cents for piece work. This action
was taken by the local men follow-
ing several conferences held last
Saturday and this morning by a
committee from the Leather Work-
ers’ union.
At the last conference held Saturday
the officials of the L. Frank Saddlery
company offered the committee a com-
promise of nine hours for a day's work
and further concessions but this the
members refused and held out for the •
original demands of an eight-hour day
and the increase for the piece workers.
The general strike order which has tied
up every large wholesale saddlery shop
in the United States and Canada was
placed in the hands of M. Collins pres
ident of the local Leather Workers’
union at 10 o'clock this morning and
one hour later the men with their kits '
of tools under their arms left their .
benches and the biulding in an order-
ly manner. With their departure many I
of the boys and helpers who were serv- j
ing as apprentices also left the shop
and only the three foremen of the dif- I
ferent departments remained on the i
floors. On leaving the building it was
announced that a special meeting of the
strikers would be held this afternoon
at the Trades Council hall and the situs
tion would be discussed at that tinig
None of the officers of the union could
be seen this moruing but one nf the
strikers when seen gave out the fol
lowing statement:
Statement by Officer.
“This is merely a fight between the
Saddlers' Association of America and.
the United Brotherhood of Leather I
Workers' Union of America. It applie-.
to the wholesale shops of the country i
only as we are not making a fight on
the small independent shops. We feel 1
in justice to ourselves that we should |
have an eight-hour working day and :
that the man doing piece work is en
titled to more pay. These demands i
(Continued on page three.)
12 PAGES
THE OPENING CHORUS MARCH 21
Did You Notice That Spring Came in at 6:08 This Morning?
WALSH GOES
NORTH IN A
FAST TRAIN
High-Speed Locomotives In
Case of an Emergency Are
Provided for Spefcial.
“HE IS DOING VERY WELL”
Dr. Barker Gives Statement of
the Millionaire Mining Man's
Present Condition.
HIS CASE IS NOT HOPELESS
Recovery From Pneumonia and
Bronchitis Has Progressed as
Far as Possible Here.
The physicians and family of
Thomas F. Walsh deny there is any
immediate dahger or that the condi-
tion of the millionaire mining man
is hopeless. Word was flashed
across the country this morning
from Washington that the reason
Mr. Walsh was being hurriedly con-
veyed there was due to the realiza-
tion that he is mortally ill.
“There is nothing alarming in
Mr. Walsh's condition’ - said Dr. L.
L. Barker today at noon. “The
physicians have decided he has de-
rived all the benefits he can from
his stay in San Antonio. He is do-
ing very well now and if every-
thing goes well he may go direct
to Washington.”
A special train carrying the Wa!«h
>arty will leave the (southern Pacific
iepot at 9 o'clock this evening for
Vas'.'ngton D. C. The special will be
ompowd of the private car “Ohio”
iwned by John R. McLean of Cineiu- .
ati. r«id the private car “Edgemere.” j
Ihe train will be in charge of J. F.
hillivan traveling passenger ngent of |
he L. A N. railroad.
The entire party will go from her to 1
<cw Orleans over the Southern Pacific
ind then to Washington over the L. ’
The trip will be made back by easy |
tages the manner in which the million-
ire's health stands the ride governing
he time and places visited.
Statement of Dr. Barker.
Dr. L. L. Barker of Joints Hopkins
iniversity who with Dr. Wainwright
>i New York is in attendance upon the
uillionairc says there is nothing alarm
ng in his conditioa. Dr. Barker gave
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. MONDAY MARCH 21 1910.
STRIKE DF
FIREMEN 15
IMMINENT
; Generally Believed That Efforts
of Mediators Have Failed
v to Settle the Matter.
KNAPP LEAVES CHICAGO
> Men Appear as Determined as
Ever and It Is Feared They
f Will Walk Out.
Associated Press.
Chicago 111.. March 1. —When
C. P. Neill. United States coni-
L missioner of labor met repre-
sentatives of the Brotherhood of
I Railroad Firemen and Enginemen
and the general managers of for-
ty-seven railroads today a peace-
ful settlement between the oppos-
ing sides appeared as far away as
ever. It is generally believed to-
I day will see the last of the con-(
I fercnces.
Martin Knapp chairman of the
interstate commerce commission
returned to Washington Saturday
night indicating he had given up
' mediation as hopeless. Ihe fire-
men today appeared as determined
. as ever and it is feared a general
j strike of the 27.000 men interested
is imminent.
out the following statement at noou’fo 1
.lay in regard to the trip and its
pose:
“You can say” said he. when asked |
for an authoritati\c statement “that.
I the physicians have decided Mr. Walsh
| has derived all the benefits he can i
from hia stay in Han /Kntouio. Mr.
| Walsh and party will start for New
J Orleans tonight and will later go on to (
'Atlanta the Carolinas and eventually
to Washington. The progress of the
I trip will depend entirely upon Mr.
I Walsh’s condition. He is doing very J
| well now and if everything goes well he
may go direct to Washington.
44 The fact that high speed locomo- »
fives will pull the special does not sig j
nify that a flying trip to Washington
will be made but they were asked for •
in rase of an emergency.”
Mr. ami Mrs. McLean will accompany
Mr. Walsh and if any stopover is made
[they will remain with him.
PENALTIES
HANG OVER
HOMESTEAD'
Supreme Court's Writ of Error:
Says Home Owner May
Have to Pay.
STRIKE AT iiOMESTZAD LAW
Decisions of Appellate and Dis-;
trict Courts May Be Over-
turned at Hearing.
NOTED TOEPPERWEIN CASE
City Attorney Ryan Takes Suit
to the Highest Court Which
Will Give Decision.
That penalties for non-payment
of taxes may be collected from j
homestead property is the opinion
of the supreme court of the state
of Texas as given in a writ of er-
ror ’sued for bv Joseph Ryan. ।
city attornev for San Antonio in
the case of The City of San Anto-
nio vs. Ur’o Toepperwein.
Should the court after hearing the
arguments when the case Mines tip.
which is expected to be this spring at
Austin confirm the view evuressed tn
the writ of error it will mean a deci-
sion the like of which has never oe
cnrrc.l before in the state. Further it
may have an effect striking at the basis
of the homestead law and overturning |
many decisions given by the court of
civil appeals.
The supreme court by granting the
writ of error takes the stand that the I
penalties are part .of tee tuxes this i
\ iew being divergent from decisions of
the lower courts which held that while |
the Taxes might be collected by fore- i
closure proceedings yet thte penalties ‘
eould not thus be obtained inasmuch as I
they were not legally a part of the i
taxes and hence eould not lie against
the homestead.
The case was originally tried in the
Fifty-seventh district court of Bexar
coni’ty. Judge Arthur Seeligson held i
that the city had no right to collect tl e ■
penalties by sale of the property inis- 1
much as it was homestead property fo-
two years of the time for which suit '
was on for taxes. He held that i.be i I
penalties were no part of the tax ’t-
self. and that other recourse woull |
have fo be taken to obtain them. ' i
On appeal to the court of civil ap-
peals here in Han Antonio the higher
court he'd that the lower court's deci-
sion had been correct. It affirmed this
decision thus abiding by a precedent
which had been set by the court of civil
appeals nt Austin. That court had had
a similar suit and had given an opinion
which was not taken to the supreme
court.
Following the decision of the Fourth
court of civil appeals City Attorney
Kyan who still hold to his opinion
sought a writ of error at the hands of
the supreme court ft was in granting
this writ which has just boon done
that the supremo court gives utterance
to the opinion that may ap-
ply t n homesteads. When the case is
heard on its merits the court will then
be called 011 to affirm or reject the
opinion expressed in the writ of errer.
CAUGHT PLUNDERING
DESKS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Caught plundering the desks of the
Her® school building on Hackberry
street nt 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
three white boys ranging in age from
10 to II years were.taken into custody
by Patrolman Millard and escorted to
police headquarters together with the
school supplies.
A person residing near the school
house saw-the boys going through the
building and telephoned to the police.
The boys have been tltken in charge
by the police on several occasions for
misdemeanors but cause of their age.
which gives the court no jurisdiction
over them have always managed to es
cape without punishment. The boys
were later sent home after a lecture
Jmd been given them by the chief of
TWO\CHARGES*FILED
E. L. MORGAN
Two c halves. one burg'ary the other
theft have\been fi'ed in Justice Beu
Fisk’s court I? gainst E. 1.. Morgan the
restaurant winter accused bv F. L. Co.'
rigan a man. of having rob
brd him by fore* while the two wore
out together.
According to thrt complaint. Morgan
i*’ said to have gottvn possession of £7O
belonging to Corr inn and to have .•»•
fused to give it bark. When Corrigan
remonstrated he charges that he w:s
assaulted and beaten by Morgan. At
the hearing before ( Just be Fisk Ml t
gan's bond was flaed at $lOOO.
12 PAGES
BEARSMOTHER
THROUGH FIRE
Edward Werner Rushes Into Furnace
Like Building and is Himself Fright-
fully Burned—Mother May Die.
FOUR BURNED IN THE EARLY FIRE
Fire Victims
MRS. MINA WERNER 54 years old. burned about face body
and limbs. Thought to be fatally injured.
EDWARD WERNER 26 years old. burned about face neck
shoulders and body. Severely burned but not thought fatally.
HANS WERNER. 28 years slightly burned about right hand
and arm.
MISS ALMA WERNER. 17 years slightly burned on left hand
and hair singed.
In a fire that gutted the building at an early hour this morning
and practically destroyed the furniture and contents four members
of the family of Mrs. Mina Werner 609 South street were burned.
Mrs. W erner the mother it is believed cannot recover and lies in
a ward at the city hospital frightfully burned and charred about the
body. Edward Werner a son. is also in the infirmary and. while
severely burned chances for his ultimate recovery are reported
favorable. Hans another son. and Miss Alma a daughter escaped
with slight burns about the hands.
SIMS ASKS
| DISSOLUTION
OF “TRUST”
United States Attorney Files
Bill In Equity Against the
National Packing Company.
NAMES SOME BIG PACKERS
Armour Swift and Morris Are
Mentioned In Bill —Ten In-
dictments Are Returned.
Associated Press.
Chicago. 111.. March 21. —Sim-
ultaneously with the return of in-
dictments today against the Na-
tional Packing company and ten
of its subsidiary companies charg-
ing violation of the anti-trust law.
United States District Attorney
Sims filed a bill in equity for the
dissolution of the alleged trust.
The bill names not only the Na-
tional Packing company but the
Armour Swift and Morris com-
panies and the individuals who
dominate and control these con-
cerns.
CANNON HAS DIFFICULTY
MAINTAINING ORDER
Axßociated Preas.
Washington D March 21. —
When Speaker Cannon called the house
to order today scarcely one-fourth of
the members were in their seats. Repre-
sentative Dawson of lowa immediately
obtained unanimous consent for the
cousideratioi< of a bill providing for
enlistment in the naval academy band.
The measure passed without debate.
Speaker Cannon had the utmost diffi
culi v in maintaining order in the bouse.
‘•The house will be in order or some-
body will get hurt.” he exclaimed
angrily bringing his gavel down with
a resounding whack. “The galleries
which have not been saying a word
will continue that way. Of course the
house will preserve order.”
BARRED ENTRANCES
AND HANGED SELF
Special Dl.patrh
l.ee's Summit. Mo. March 21. —The
l o.l\ of Charles Miller sixty years o:.i
was found today hanging from the raf
ter of his little house on the outskirts
of the eity. The body was frozen and
badly decomposed. Miller had evident-
Jy barricaded the windows and doors
of the honse then climbed on a chair
and adjusted the noose afterward kick
ing the chair out from under him.
' COLDEN ROD BUTTER ’
Mad* at home. Guaranteed of the hlgiMft
<r.ality. We churn every day.
Creamery Dairy Co. Phones 871
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
l> The family had escaped in safety •
l|>m the building. It was when Mrs.
Werner rushed hack into the house
which was enveloped in flames that
she Might save some money she had
( stored in a machine that her night .
; clothing was ignited. Her son Edward
who had rushed in after her to re-
strain his mother from jeopardizing
her life reached her side only by the
screams of the mother. Half blinded
by the smoke the son picked up his
mother in his arms despite the fact
she was a mass of flames and carried
। her from the building falling exhaust-
ed on the front gallery himself at this
i time wrapped m Hames. The mother
and son were then saved from being
burned to death by the action of the
other brother and sister Hans and
Alma who tore the clothing from their
relatives both being painfully burned
while so doing.
1 It was about 3 o'clock this morning
whun tl.e lire was first discovered
raging in the loom 01 Edward Wer-
। ner. 'the son has been in the habit of
keeping a kerosene lamp burning in
bis room at night. It was stated at the
home today that the origin of the fire
was not known lor a certainty but is
believed to have been caused either
by an explosion of the lamp or by the
lamp which stood on a table beside
the bed or from overturning the
son in his sleep.
Wrapped in Flames.
The inmates of tne house were not
aroused trom their slumber however
until the loom was almost entirely
wrapped in flames. Edward Werner
awakened by the heat and smoke es-
caped by running through a door on
the opposite side of the room w tea
lie immediately gave the alaru:. Tno
flames nt this had communicated to
other rooms and were rapidly spread-
ing. The inother and children reached
the outside of the building in safety.
A few moments later the fire bvrat
through the roof and sides »X the
house. Xcighbors turned iu au alatw.
Before any one could prevent her from
doing so .Mrs. Werner had dashed back
into the burning building presumably
the others believe. lor the purpose of
(Continued From Page 3.)
ENGINE~PLUNGES ’
DOWN EMBANKMENT
Special Di.paich.
Nelson. B. C. March 21. —Two were
killed and one fatally injured when a
locomotive of the Canadian Pacific
jumped the track at McNeill siding and
plunged down a one hundred and fifty
foot t-nibankmeut.
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