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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR—No. 1.
F 0II R OFHGUIS
OFRAILHOADS
DEAD III WRECK
James T. Harahan F o r m e.r
President of the Illinois Cen-
tral Among the Number.
ENGINE INTO PRIVATE CAR
Vice President of Rock Island
General Solicitor and Attor-
ney Others Who Are Killed.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
CENTRALIA. 11!. Jan. 22—Jam M
T. Harahan Sr. former president of
the Illinois Central; Frank O. Melcher
second vice-president of the Rock Is-
land; E. B. Pierce general solicitor of
the Rock Island and Eldridge E.
Wright son of Luke E. Wright former
secretary of war were killed in a col-
lision of two Illinois Central trains at
Kinmundy III. about twenty miles
from here early today.
Three trainmen were injured and
the passengers in the coach were
badly shaken and bruised.
Train No. 26. known as the New Or-
leans express was taking water at
Kinmundy at 1 o’clock when train No.
3 the Panama limited ran into the
rear of No. 25.
The killed were in the private car
of Mr. Melcher. Their bodies were
found near the berths they had occu-
pied.
Four occupants of the private car
escaped injury. These are Byron B.
Curry private secretary of Mr. Melch-
er; Thomas B. Busbee attorney for
the Rock Island In the state of Ark-
ansas and Louisiana and two negro
porters.
Plows Through Car.
The engine of No. 3 plowed Its way
through the private car which was at-
tached to No. 25 and was stopped by
the steel ooaches immediately preced-
ing. The Impact shoved the standing
train for a distance down the tracks
although its brakes were locked.
The engineer and of the
limited were slightly irfjured. but were
able to take the train south as soon as
the wreckage was cleared away.
Relief trains left Centralia soon
after the wreck intending to bring the
injured and dead to this place.
The limited carried sleeping cars
only and withstood the terrific smash-
ing. The express was composed of
coaches built of steel.
No Flagman Sent Back.
The Panama limited was scheduled
to pass No. 26 south of Centralia but
No. 25 was late and the crack Pana-
ma overtook it at Kinmundy.
It is declared a flagman failed to
run back from No. 25 to warn the
engineer of the Panama limited that
the rails were blocked.
Harahan recently retired from the
presidency of the Illinois Central rail-
road on a pension. Melcher lived at
(Continued on Page 2 —2nd Column)
WEATHER
TEMPERATURES.
Jan. 21 2 a. m 43
3 p. m 59 3 a. m 40
4 p. m 59 4 a. m....... 41
5 p. 5 a. m....... 42
6 p. m 59 6 a. m 42
7 p. m 55 7 a. m 43
8 p. m 64 8 a. 44
9 p. m 52 9 a. m 44
10 p. m 51 10 a. m 45
11 p. m 48 11 a. m 46
12 midnight . .46 12 m 47
Jan. 22. 1 p. m 48
1 a. m 44 2 p. m '.. 49
LOCAL FORECAST.
For San Antonio and vicinity: To-
night and Tuesday cloudy; showers
tonight or Tuesday. Warmer tonight.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.
(Obsrrvations made at S a. m.)
ST. LOUIS—Temperature 40: clear;
12-mile wind from the southwest;
colder Tuesday; lowest temperature In
last 24 hours. 38. >
CHICAGO — Temperature 24;
cloudy: 4-mlle wind from the south;
probably snow flurries Tuesday; low-
est temperature In last 24 hours 22.
MILWAUKEE — Temperature 6;
cloudy; 4-mile wind from the north;
probably snow Tuesday; lowest tem-
perature In last 24 hours 4.
ST. PAUL—Temperature 16; snow-
ing; 4-mlle wind from the southeast;
Tuesday probably fair; lowest tem-
perature In last 24 hours 12.
KANSAS CITY — Temperature. 82;
clear; 10-mile wind from the south-
west; Tuesday fair; lowest tempera-
ture in last 24 hours 20.
NEW YORK —Temperature 28;
partly cloudy: wind from the
northwest; rain' or snow Tuesday;
lowest temperature tn last 24 hours
28 degrees.
BOSTON—Temperature 26: clear;
10-mlle wind from the southwest;
cloudy; lowest temperature in last 24
hours 24.
WASHINGTON—Temperature 30;
cloudy; 16-mlle wind from the west;
Tuesday probably fair; lowest tem-
perature In last 24 hours 26.
Any statement em-uiHUu* iromany
source whatever to the effect that
the day leased wire of the Associated
Frew into San Antonio is carried in
whole or in part by any newspaper
other than the San Antonio Light is
■ infounded and without any basis In
fact
If You Want to Vote In 1912 Pay YouiPoll Taxes Now
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
KILLED11 WRECK
James T. Harabaa former pm-
Went of Illinois Centra! railroad who
was killed when two Illinois Central
trains collided near Centralia nilaois
early today.
TAFT DOES NOT Mt
■COCK m
President Emphatically Denies That
Cabinet Members Want PoMmas-
ter-Gcncral IHtmk-nl.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
WASHINGTON Jan. 22. —President
Taft emphatically 'denied to white
house callers today that members of
his cabinet were urging him to dis-
miss Postmaster-General Hitchcock
from his official family. The president
made it clear that he did not place
the slightest credence in stories that
Mr. Hitchcock was disloyal to him.
HEI FOOECASIEl
IS IN A QUANDARY
Conditions Make Predictions Uncer-
tain But No Cold Wave Is
Looked for Tills Week.
Just what to expect in the weather
line during the next few days is a
matter in which even the weather man
expresses little certainty. A continu-
ance of today’s conditions is the pre-
diction for tonight "or" Tuesday. A
slow steady drizzle set In this morn-
ing at 7:40 o'clock depositing mois-
ture at the rato of about .008 of an
inch an hour.
The indications are just right for
the weather to play pranks with the
forecaster. A high pressure area pre-
vails over the south and is holding
down the temperature of the lower
atmosphere. From the gulf region a
warm moisture-laden current of air
is passing over so that the drizzle
comes from the condensation of tne
moisture in the upper current.
According to the weekly forecast
there is little likelihood of a cold
wave this week.
RECORDS OF ALL STEEL
COMPANIES WANTED
Investigating Committee Issues Sub-
poenas on Heads of Different
Organizations.
<BY THE ASSOCIATED
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.—President
J. J. Farrell and Attorney J. A. Reed
of the United States steel corporation
appearing today before the house
"steel trust” investigating committee
produced books nnd records ord red by
the committee. Mr. Reed said the cor-
poration had not abandoned hope that
the committee would avoid unneces-
sary publicity of the operating costs
of the corporation’s business.
Chairman Stanley tool the steel of-
ficials that it was not the committee's
purpose unnecessarily to make public
trade secret* but that all the facts
essential to show the corporations
standing under the Sherman anti-trust
Idw would be made public.
"There will be no unnecessary or
spiteful use of these records.” he
added.
"That Is all I can ask” replied At-
torney Reed.
Tlie committee will issue a sub-
poena duces tecum for the records on
A. C. Dickey president of.the Carnegie
Steel company to produce the com-
pany’s records.
A subpoena for records of the Illi-
nois Steel company's executive and
finance committees also was Issued
on E. J. Buffington president of the
company. Similar records of the Uni-
versal Portland Cement company. Na-
tional Steel company. Lake Superior
Consolidated Iron company and other
subsidiary corporations which wore
asked for. but not produced resulted
tn the issuance of still other subpoenas.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. MONDAY JANUARY W. 1912.
CONNAUGHT IN
NEWYORK:WILL
CALL ON TIFT
Governor General of Canada
Guest of Whitelaw Reid and
Will Meet the President.
VISIT PURELY SOCIAL ONE
Aide to Duke Says There Is No
Political Significance At-
tached to the Trip.
<BT THR ABWUCI ATRD PRESS)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.—The Duka
of Connaught will go to Washington
and pay his respects to Preaidant Taft
It waa learned hare today. Hia original
plana did not Include a call upon the
president. which provoked consider-
able comment
The Duke of Connaught will be re-
ceived by Prealdent Taft at the white
house Thursday afternoon at 5 o’clock.
He will be accompanied by the
British ambassador. James Bryce. A
dinner in honor of the duke will be
given by Ambassador Bryce Thuraday
evening.
President Taft waa Invited to be a
guest but was forced to decline the
invitation as he had previously ac-
cepted one to attend Postmaster Gen-
eral Hitchcock's annual cabinet din-
ner the same evening.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
NEW YORK. Jan. 22.—Employing
all sorts of simple strategem to evade
a big corps at newspaper interview-
ers the Duke and Ducheas of Con-
naught and their daughter. Princess
Patricia tu rived here from Ottawa
today to be guests of Ambassador and
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. The visit of
the uncle of Great Britain's ruler
marks the first call of royalty to
America -since the visit a decade ago
of Prince Henry of Prusela.
The visit is declared to have only
social significance.
Journey Without Incident.
The journey of the vice legal party
was made without incident. The gov-
ernor general and family were wel-
comed at the Grand Central station
by Ambassador and Mrs. Retd after
which the party motored to the home
of Mr. Reid on Madison avertue.
The train bearing the royal visitors
was lun into the station ten minutes
earlier than the time for the sched-
uled arrival. Thus were reporters
evaded —for the moat part. Princess
Patricia was the first to alight from
the train and escorted on either side
by Colonel Lowther military secre-
tary to the duke and another gentle-
man of the party with a lady in wait-
ing they hurried unnoticed to a taxi-
cab on Forty-second street and were
whirled away to the Reid house. A
minute or bo later the Duchess of
Connaught with a member of her
I>arty and two railroad officials step-
ped from .the train and went to a
tuxicab in front of the station.
Eludes Interviewers.
In the meantime the Duke of Con-
naught stepped from the other side of
the private ear and escorted by Am-
bassador Reid walked unobserved to
an obscure entiance leading to Madi-
son avenue where they took an auto-
mobile for the ambassador's house.
The vice regal party breakfasted at
the home of Ambassador Retd upon
their arrival. The only guest at the
breakfast was Ogden Mills Reid son
of the ambassador. An automobile-
trip through the city was planned for
the forenoon.
Colonel Lowther said that the visit
of his royal highness was without
political significance and was simply
social in character and that the gov-
ernor general had no idea what will
be done- In the way of entertaining.
The colonel remarked that the duke
had long ago promised Ambassador
Reid that he would be his guest in
New York as soon as his goveinment
engagements permitted. He added
that the return to Ottawa would be
made next Thursday afternoon.
Luncheon at Noon.
The first of the social engagements
for the Duke of Connaught and his
party was a-luncheon at noon today
at the home of Ambassador and Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid following which a
sightseeing tour of the city In auto-
mobiles may be taken. Tonight there
will be a dinner at the Reid house at
which Cardinal Farley Bishop and
Mrs. David Greer Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph H. Choate. Mr. and Mrs. Robert
T. Lincoln Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Fred-
erick D. Grant and others are invited.
A musicale will follow the dinner.
MARTIN MAY NOT
ACCEPT JUDGESHIP
Judge of Fredericksburg Says He Is
Undecided as to Course He Will
Follow.
(SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT.)
AUSTIN. Tex. Jan. 22.— Judge
Clarence Martin of Fredericksburg
recently tendered the appointment of
associate judge of the court of civil
appeal*«t San Antonio reached here
today and had a lengthy conference
with the governor regarding the ac-
ceptance of the office. Judge Martin
said he had not as yet decided. There
were several personal and other rea-
sons which he said makes him hesi-
tate which he said he would give in a
ptatement which he expects to issue
this evening. There is doubt whether
he will take the position.
SAGAMORE HILL — WHO ARETHESESTRANGE MEN?
rOMKKEFUH
GROUNDS INTO
BIGPLHPAHK
Young Men’s Business League
Has Comprehensive Plans
Under Consideration.
WILL ALSO INSTALL “ZOO”
Now Intend to Issue Second
Mortgage Bonds for $75000
and See Success.
With plans to make the fair grounds
the play park of San Antonio to es-
tablish therein a zoological garden
and to make the San Antonio Interna-
tional fair something t really worth
while the Young Men's Business
league is working hard to secure suffi-
cient support to bring these plans to
fruition.
The league proposes to make the
park an all-the-year-round institu-
tion at which the fair will reign su-
preme In the fall. It is part of the
plan to install a'soo as soon as possible
and to Increase it as opportunity
comes. The zoo will be open to the
public at all times and with other
attractions sports and out-door shows
will make the grounds a popular place
of amusement every day In the year.
Modify Finance Plan.
The league has modified the plan
for financing somewhat; now intend-
ing to take a second mortgage on the
property which will require the sale
of only 375000 worth of bonds. The
members are confident of raising this
amount before Wednesday noon
A first mortgage of 825000 is at
present held against the property by
Sam Berliner. This the league—if ac-
ceptable to the bondholders —will let
stand. It is planned to issue the orig-
inal 3100000 worth of bonds but
only to sell 875.000. keeping 825000
of the issue as surplus.
Make It a Playground.
If successful in making this ar-
rangement and taking over the man-
agement of the Fair association the
league Intends transforming the fair
grounds into the premier playgrounds
of the city.
Improvements are to be made to
allow football games and other sports
to be held there. The young men be-
lieve that the large area around which
the race track runs can be so beauti-
fied and improved that events of all
character can be held there and large
crowds be drawn to the grounds at
all times of the year.
NODEBSmtlEMHEB -
BIDEimiM
One of the Younger Princes Author-
izes Statement That Chinese Throne
Will Not Abdicate.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
PEKING. Jan. 22. —Another meet-
ing of the princes of the imperial clan
at which the empress dowager was
present took place today but did not
reach any definite result.
One of the princes who participated
in the conference at the palace today
Informed the Associated Press that
the meeting was firm In Its opinion
that the throne could not abdicate
ufiless it was driven to do so by force.
WORK IS RESUMED
IN MANCHESTER MILLS
All Running on Full Time Except a
Few Spinning Mills Which Will
Hun for Short Time.
(RY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS V
MANCHESTER. Mass. Jan. 22.—
Work has been resumed everywhere
in the cotton trade with the excep-
tion of a few spinning mills which
temporarily will be run on short time.
Margaret Bury who owing to her
refusal to Join the trades union
caused the dispute between the em-
ployers and the workers is doing
her customary work at the York mills.
For a year the question of employ-
ment of non-unionist labor is to re-
main in abeyance between operators
and employes.
FOLK W NOT
. COMETOTEXAS
Missouri Statesman Notifies Young
Men's Business league of Can-
cellation of Lecture Dates.
Announcement is made that pres-
sure of other business has forced for-
mer Governor Joseph W. Folk of Mis-
souri to cancel his Texas lecture dates
and he will not be heard in San An-
tonio.
Governor Folk was booked to lec-
ture here the night of January 24 un-
i der the auspices of the Young Men's
. Business league. Beethoven hall had
i been secured for the occasion tickets
■ placed on sale and all other details at-
I tended to. Word was received by the
i league this morning that he would be
; unable to come to Texas at the pres-
*ent time.
TEN PAGES TODAY-PRICE: FIVE CENTS
fflEL TABIFF
BILL MAKES
BIG REDUCTIONS
Average Is From 34.51 to 22
Per Cent According to
Underwood.
FREE LIST IS LARGE ONE
Many Kinds of Ore Included
Zinc Being the Most
Important.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.—Reduc-
tions of from thirty to fifty per cent
on all items in the iron and steel tar-
iff and the placing on the tariff free
list of iron ore sewing machines
printing .machinery cash registers
nails and many other articles against
which a tariff is now levied are pro-
posed in the democratic steel revision
tariff bill made public today.
DemocraticLeader Underwood esti-
mated the bill would reduce the aver-
age tai Iff on steel imports from 34.51
per cent to 22 ad valorem; would re-
duce the government tariff revenues
from steel products by >823597 from
1911 and by 34000000 from 1910. Im-
ports of steel products he said would
be increased by nearly >20000000.
The bill was completed by the dem-
ocratic members of tha ways and
means committee on Saturday. After
being submitted to the full committee
the bill will be laid before the demo-
cratic caucus tomorrow morning. It
approved by the caucus it wilt be for-
mally introduced in the house Wed-
nesday.
Sweeping Reductions Made.
Sweeping reductions are made in
all of the Important Items of the iron
and steel tariff among articles now
dutiable under the Payne-Aldrich bill
which would be played on the flee
list are the following:
Iron ore existing duty 5.29 per
cent; hoop and band iron and steel; 16
per cent; barbed wire and fencing.
7.77 per cent; nails. 17.67 per cent;
horse-shoes. 21 per cent; Tungsten
ore. 10 per cent; zinc ore 36-57 per
cent; cash leglstcrs. linotype ma-
chines machine tools printing
presses sewing machines and type-
writers 30 per cent.
The reductions made on finished
steel and iron products ranged in
many cases as great as fifty per cent
The figures given out by the commit-
tee to accompany the bill show that
(Continued on Page 2—6th Column.)
CITY
KDmON
ROCKPORT DDES
ITS SHARE FOR
NEW RAILROAD
Representatives of Syndicate
Return Pleased With Out-
look In Coast City.
SECURE A RIGHT-OF-WAY
Also Granted Terminal Grounds
and Site for Depot Be-
sides a Bonus.
E. Cowper-Thwaite. representative
of the European syndicate financing
Iha >40000090 development project
for Southwest Texas and A. L. Mat-
lock. vice president and general coun-
sel for the San Antonio Rockport 4k
Mexico Railway company arrived In
San Antonio tills morning after com-
pleting negotiations at Rockport for
the road's construction in that vicin-
ity. Mr. Cowper-Thwalte also ar-
ranged for wharfage facilities necea-
aary In executing the plan for trans-
Atlantic and coastwise steamship con-
nections.
Seven Miles of ITontagW.
The syndicate has secured seven
miles of water frontage on Harbor
Island Including the 2000 feet along
which wharves will be built.
That Rockport appreciates ths
value of the project and is anxious to
aid in Its consummation is shown by
the concessions made to the railroad
company. A right-of-way has been
given thiough Aransas county which
extends to deep water. With the com-
pletion of docks this will allow the
immediate establishment of coastwise
traffic and insures trans-Atlantic con-
nections In the future.
Given Terminal Grounds.
The company has been given forty
acres in the city for terminal grounds
and a depot site 250 by 1500 feet in
dimensions. In addition to this a cash
bonus of >50.000 has been pledged. It
is the Intention of the company to
build a substantial pier and prome-
nada trpnt
pott. ' '
Business men of Rockport charter-
ed a boat yesterday and took Messrs.
Cowper-Thwaite and Matlock to Har-
bor island to inspect the deep water
facilities. They learned from govern-
ment engineers that boats drawing
twenty-three feet of water can now
pass over the bar.
WEflNGIS INDICTED
ON MURDER CHARGE
Ho Is Charged with Killing Hia For-
mer Business Associate Sig-
mund N. Steinhardt.
Fred R. Weflng and Thomas Lamb
were both indicted on a charge of
murder by the grand jury which re-
ported at noon today. Weflng is
charged with the murder of Sigmund
N. Steinhardt and Lamb is charged
with the murder of Blas Peres. In
addition the grand jury returned bills
against Norris Holt charging burg-
lary; John Henry Taylor for burg-
lary. and John Bonham for burglary.
Steinhardt was shot and killed in
his office in the Book building. Wef-
lng was arrested and was allowed
bond after a habeas corpus hearing.
At the hearing evidence was sought
to be adduced to show that Steinhardt
had made threats against the life of
Weflng and these had been commu-
nicated to Weflng.
The body of Blas Perez an aged
and rich Mexican resident of San An-
tonio was found at daybreak several
weeks ago in Lover's Laine. Shortly
thereafter Sheriff Tobin announced
that he had sufficient circumstantial
evidence to hold Tomas Lamb who
was a relative of Perez. Since Lamb
has been in jail a habeas corpus hear-
ing has been sought by A. B. Coweu.
his counsel but each time the hear-
ing was postponed- Attorney Cowen
announces that he will now sue out a
writ alleging illegal restraint of hH
client.
GOVERNOR IS COMING
Will Inspect Work on Alamo Property
This Week.
Governor Colquitt will come to San
Antonio some time this week to in-
spect the work already done on the
Alamo property and to consider plans
for its further restoration. This infor-
mation was given by J. B. Nitschke
state inspector of masonry who re-
turned to San Antonio this morning
after conferring with the governor re-
garding the work.
“The governor told me that he
would be down some time this week."
said Mr. Nitschke. "but as he is ex-
ceptionally busy just at present he
could not say on exactly what day he
would be able to make the trip.”
Operations of wrecking the old
Hugo-Schmeltzer building were sus-
pended today because of the rain. Mr
Nitschke waa afraid to risk the men
on the slippery wood. Work will be re-
sumed in the morning and in a couple
of more days the structure will have
been entirely torn down.
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