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WASHINGTON
BELTING: HOSE: PACKING
OIK STOCK IS COMI'LKTK.
Q1ICK SHIPMENTS.
SAN ANTONIO MACHINE & SOPPLY CO.
"**V Of CON«H«8,k
SHOVELS
Lon»c and l» haridl«>. round und »«inar<*
point, tampinic above!*, illtchlnK
troop*. telegraph spnAn<« und shovel*. Com-
plete htoi-k. l'our Orders Solicited.
F. W. HEITMANN COMPANY, HOUSTON
VOLUME XLV1-NO. 209.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 28, 1911. -EIGHTEEN PAGES.
ESTABLISHED 18G5.
THEDATOFRfCKOWIKS 15 COMING
PREMIER ASQUITH GIVES VOICE
TO VIEWS OF GOVERNMENT IN
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
TO STAND FOR HER RIGHTS
Balfour. Leader of Opposition, No Less
Firm Than Prime Minister—He
Warns Powers Internal Dis-
sension Does Not Affect
Union Against Foe.
f/iXnrtX, July 27.-—The most pessimistic
views regarding the ncuteness of the Mo-
roccan dials were largely confirmed by
the I'll me Minister in the House of Com-
inons lod.'.v. when with i manner as im-
pressive i« Ills word:*, lie read from a
manuscript, which had been carefully pre-
pared, a warning to Germany that (ileal
Britain proposed to stand for what she
considered her rights and to maintain the.
balance of power in Europe.
Further testimony as to the gravity of
the situation is given by the fact that th?
Prime Minister obviously had taken the
lender of th«• opposition into the govern-
ment's confidence and Mr. Balfour's dec-
laration was no less firm than Mr. As-
inith's The Prime Minister's statement
was couched in diplomatic, though not
reassuring language. At the very opening
he said: "It Is obvious this Moroccan
question has reached a point at which it
will become increasingly difficult, embar-
rassing and dangerous unless a solution
is found." Later he said:
PART OF NATION'S IH'TY.
"We thought it right from the begin-
ning i" n*nke it clear that, failing of a
settlement such as I have indicated., we
inui\ become an active party in the dis-
cussion of tue situation. That would be
our right as a signatory to the treaty of
Algeciras, as it might be our obligation
under the terras of our agreement of 1004
with France. It Plight be our duty in de-
fense of British interests directly affected
by further developments.''
In promising the support of the oppo-
sition to the government, Mr. Balfour said;,,:
If there are any who supposed that
we"would be wiped off fhe map of Fdrope
because we have our difficulties at home,
it may lie worth while saying they bitterly
mistake the temper of the British people
jnd the patriotism of the opposition."
Such plain speaking on a question
fraught with possibilities of a great Eu-
ropean war has not been heard in the
ish Parliament in many years. The
of the situation appears to rest
oily on Germany's shoulders. If,
•erman papers say, Germany has
UNLESS DISSOLVED
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PLANS
IMMEDIATE PROSECUTION IF
ACTION IS NOT TAKEN.
COMPLAINTS ARE RECEIVED
Secret Agents Are at Work All Over
Country and Department Expefts
to Have Half-dozen Cases in
Court Soon That Can
Be Won.
WASHINGTON. D. C., July 27.-The
Department of Justice Is planning Im-
mediate prosecution of all trusts or
monopolies which do not dissolve or take
other steps to obey the Sherman law as
it lias been interpreted in the Standard
Oil, Tobacco and Powder Trust cases.
Attorney General Wickersham is au-
thority for the statement that all such
will be brought before the courts as soon
as proceedings can be instituted.
To make the Sherman law effective, the
department's antitrust bureau is being
worked to its capacity. Probably one
thousand complaints of existing monop-
olies, restraints or illegal agreements to
control the price of commodities, ranging
from feather dusters to telephones, now
are being investigated. The secret agents
of the bureau have been scattered all
over the country and in many instances
an investigation of an alleged trust is
going on in a dozen States at the same
time.
By this practice the Government ex-
pects to shorten the period of investiga-
tion and get prompt action.
One of the promised results of thia
policy is that the Government will have
in the courts before the end of the cal-
endar year probably half a dozen anti-
trust suits in which the department feels
assured of success.
inued on Pay* Three.
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INDEX OF THE MEWS
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Local fa recast: San Antonio and vicinity
Probably fair Friday and Saturday,.not
much change in temperature, moderate
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Bumper to Choke Off Morn-
inir Salute.
eeii House
The San Anlonio Express is the only
paper in Southwest Texas carrying the
full day. and night wire service of the
Associated Press, everywhere recog-
nised as ttie greatest news-gathering
urgauixatiou In the world.
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!»A(iE I—Investigation into Saturday's
election is said to be probable.
Premier Asquith warns Germany
Britain means to stand nit
iu Morocco.
Coalition of Democrats at
Republicans pass wool; ta
bill, which is compromise J><
and LaFollette measures*-
PAGE 4—News of Austin and the depart-
ments.
'•ACE 9—Local society news
PAGE II—Two troops of cavalry patrol
Mexican border in Bip Bend couniry.
Third Field Artillery makes good record
at target practice.
PAGE 12—Broncho^ and Panthers co foui-
teen innings until darkness puts an end
game, with score still at 1 to 1,
Walter Franz comes forward to he.p
oyt Bronchos fn time of need.
Third Cavalry baseball team defeats
crack Twenty-second Infantrv nine. Id
to 1.
PAGE II—Veterans in reunion at Camp
Ben McCulloch re-elect officers.
PAGE 1#— Local wholesale markets.
PAGE H—Wheat gains on rust talk.
Cotton again in decline.
Stock market is upset.
PAGE IS—Members of San Antonio Ileal
Estate Exchange send request to Mayo
and City Council to employ a cit\ .u« LI
tect and adopt a definite "city play ' «>f
Improvement,
CHICAGO, July 27.—"How to Stop a
Rooster From Crowing." is the title ot a
pampalet prepared by William Luthardt,
secretary'to Chief of Police McWeeny.
Siuco the publication a few%ays ago of
a story that told of the chief's success in
suppressing the rooster, the head of the
•police department his received scores of
letters asking him to stop crowing roost-
ers in all paMs of the city.
"Say, Bill," said the chief to his sec-
retary, "we will have to answer these
letters about the roosters."
Secretary Luthardt wrote the following
instruction to owners of -oosters:
"This department has received several
complaints from persons whose early
morning slumber is disturbed by crowing
roosteis It is natural for a rooster to
crow, but in order to do so he must raise
his head A simple device to stop the bird
from crowing is to nail a board twelve
inches above the perch in the chicken
house. Tills will prevent the rooster
from raising his head to the proper angle
for crowing, thereby suppressing tho
clarion notes."
two 400-pound men die
Brothers-in-law Succumb at Almost
Same Time.
WATERBURY, Conn., July 27.—The
two heaviest men in Connecticut are
dead here after Illnesses of only a few
days. The two, Carl H. Seymour, 41
years old, and his brother-in-law. Joseph
Sill, 38 years old, tipped the scales at
nearly 400 pounds apiece.
Special caskets will be made for them.
They were taken ill within a few hours
of each other and died almost at the
same hour.
georgiaIbaby is giant
;ant of Two Years Weighs One Hun-
dred Pounds.
LANTA, Gs., July 27.—James Adolph
2 years and 4 months old, weight
100 pounds, created a sensation on the
streets of Atlanta today as he walked
beside his father from a railroad station
to a hotel. The giant baby lives at
Mount Airy, Ga. His mother Is of medium
size, while his father weighs 160 pounds.
James Adolph was ^ie center of inter-
est wherever he appeared here and was
followed by a large crowd for several
blocks. The infant stands three feet
three inches in his socks and boasts a
chest measurement of thirty-six inch?**
The boy Is blessed with a good appetite,*
eating from four to six biscuits at ea'th
meal and has a passion for sweets. '
TO TAX UNTILED LANDS.
One Cent an Acre Wanted by "Back
to the Farm Movement."
CHICAGO, July ZT.—One cent an acre
fn.m the owners of tile ino.ooft.ono acres
of untitled lends In the I'nlted State*
will he asked by promnter» of the "hack-
to-the-farm" movement, to be used as
an educational fund of fl.WO.nnn In
furthering the movement and providing
homes and work for the army of un-
employed of America, according to A. H.
Hultt. commissioner genual ot the
movement.
MOW GIVE THE BUSINESS MAM ACHAflCE?
LOIN COMPANY IS RAIDED
FEDERAL OFFICERS ARREST AT-
LANTANS ON FRAUD CHARGES.
Fraudulent Use of Mails and Using
Mails to Promote Lottery Accusa-
tions Against Men Held in
Bond for Trial.
ATLANTA, Ga., July 27.—After several
months investigation by officials of the
Department of Justice and the Postoffice
Department, Richard Purvis, Ernest O.
Helm, Guy King and W. N. Smith, of-
ficers and former officers of the South-
ern Loan and Trust Company, were ar-
rested here today on charges of fraudu-
lent use of the mails and using the mails
to promote a lottery.
The company has been doing a money-
lending business in all the Southern
States and its operations have involved,
according to Federal officials, between
$800,000 and $9*000(000. The arrests were
made by Postal Inspector George W. Cel-
lar, who has been working with Leroy J.
Bailey of the Department of Justice at
Washington.
According to Mr. Cellar, the company
has been doing a business in loan in-
vestment contracts. A person wishing
to borrow money from the concern paid
$5 for a contract, which bore a number
between one and one hundred. One hun
dred of such contracts were supposed to
be sold, each holder being required to
pay $5 a month in addition to his orig-
inal outlay. A man wishing to borrow
a sum had to wait until each holder hold-
ing a number below his had obtained his
loan. When his turn came he had the
right to obtain what he wished from the
company, which was paid back, with in-
terest.
The officers assert those holding high
numbers stood little or no chante of be-
ing able to borrow. This phase, they
contend, formed the basis of their charge
of conducting a lottery. It is said the
company had branch offices in Virginia.
Florida, Alabama. Mississippi. Arkansy,
Texas and Oklahoma, and did business
in many other States.
Purvis Is the president. Hein vice-presi-
dent and King secretary-treasurer. Smith
formerly was the secretary, but asserted
he had not been connected with the con-
cern for some time. The Government
agents also assert there were no direct-
ors, the three men arrested owning the
entire concern.
. They say its head office formerly was
Ocllla, Ga., where it was known as the
Ocllla Real Estate and Loan Company.
Its capital is given In Its literature at
$500,000. It had been in the hands of Fed-
eral receivers some time and this pre-
vented the I'nlted States officers, they
said, from raiding its offices and seising
its books and papers. The number of
persons who did bu«!"est» with it is not
known, but it is t nought by officials
it is large.
The men arrested were taken before
United States Commissioner Walter Col-
quitt and gave bond. Purvis and Helm
were released on $.o0» each and King
and Smith on each. The prelim
maty hearing was set for August 1*
SAYS FATHER WAS BRIBED
SON OF SENATOR HOLTSLAW BE-
FORE LORIMER INQUIRY.
Asserts He Is Convinced His Father's
Confession of Receiving $2500 to
Vote for Lorimer in Illinois
Legislature Is True.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July ^.-Ex-
pressing his firm conviction that his
father, former State Senator D. W.
Iloltslaw, received $2500 to vote for Lori-
mer for the Senate, Herschel D. Holts-
law of Iuka, 111., today appeared before
the Senate Lorimer committee and sub-
stantiated his father's famous "confes-
sion."
The son was cashier of his father's
bank when the father claims to have re-
ceived the money from Senator John
Rroderiek, and he asserted today that
deposit slips he put in evidence proved
absolutely his father received the money.
The son told the story of how the Holts-
law firm received the blow of his father's
confession and his father telling him it
was true.
On cross-examination Attorney Hanecy,
representing Senator Lorimer, asserted
the deposit slip had been Juggled at both
Lorimer investigations. In explanation
he absolved attorneys or others connect-
ed with the committee of his charge.
Thomas McGuire, of the McGuire &
White detective agency in Chicago, told
of working on the so-called White con-
fession. He was explaining the extent
of nis work when the committee ad-
journed for the day. For the first ten
days of his services, the detective said,
he was employed by the Chicago Tribune,
but when he turned over to State's Attor-
ney Wayman information obtained and
entered the service of the -State's Attor-
ney, that official not only paid him for
his work during the ten days he had
been employed by the Tribune, but re-
imbursed him $25 he had advanced to
White for a board bill, at the suggestion
of the Tribune's counsel.
Former Representaive James A. Taw-
ney of Minnesota was today cleared from
any criticism growing out of the testi-
mony of James Keeley. Chairman Dill-
ingham said as the committee considered
there was no testimony before It in any
way implicating Mr. Tawney, it would
not ask him to appear
FALLING TREE CHOKES FARMER
Sapling Pinions His Neck to Barbed
Wire Fence.
Sp^cinl Telegram to The ExproM.
PALESTINE, Tex., July 27.-Falllng to
return home to dinner from his work In
the field, V. J Hutcherson, one of the
county's >\ctl known farmers, was found
lifeless bv h:s little daughter, who went lit
search of him.
Mr. Hutch*ison was engaged in clearing
woods end brusn along a fence and had
cut a small sapling, which in falling
struck him and pinioned his neck to a
harbeu wire fence, choking him to death.
H«- was about 60 years of age. and leaves
h family. The accident occurred several
miles north of here.
LAST [LECTION
DEMOCRATS AND INSURGENT SPEAKER RAYIU'RN EXPECTS PRO
REPUBLICANS UNITE ON COM-
PROMISE MEASURE.
MAJORITY IN BOTH HOUSE0
TO MAKE INVESTIGATION.
NOW UP TO THE CONFEREES ANTIS URGE DRASTIC LAWS
House and Senate Likely to Got To-
gether on Common Ground—New
Coalition In Threatening to Go
Ahead With the Cotton
Schedule.
Friends of Colquitt in North Texaa
Insist He Must Do Something at
Special Session in Way of
Recommending Remedial
Legislation.
SAYS HE HAD RIGHT TO DATA
FROM DEPARTMENT.
Tells House Committee He Took Copies
of Letters to Aid Lewis Publishing
Company in Fighting Against
Discrimination.
WASHINGTON, 1>. C„ July 27.—Govern-
ment officials have a right to take with
them, when they leave the service, copies
of letters and other data which might
be use J later in proving there had been
an unlawful attempt made to put a law-
ful concern out of business, asserted Ed-
win C. Madden, former Third Assistant
Postmaster General today before the
House Committee on Expenditures in the
Postoffice Department.
He is attorney for the Lewis Publishing
Company of St. Louis, which was de-
prived of the second-class mail privileges
because of alleged fraud.
"I have called to the attention of the
Attorney General," said Representative
Austin of Tennessee, "the acknowledg-
ment made by Mr. Madden several days
ago. that he took with him when he left
the postoffice department the original of
a letter written to him in his official
capacity by former Postmaster General
Cortelyou. The Attorney General In-
formed me he would give the matter
proper attention."
Mr Madden snld the letter attempted
t<> put on his shoulders nil the faults the
Po»tninster General had committed t>)
connection with the Lewis rase.
That former Postmaster General Cortel-
.von absolutely broke his word, and that
"the set oiid-.'lass mall privilege Is a sword
wbieh the Postoffice Department keeps
hnnglne over the heads of publishers to
keep them from opening their mouths
against postoffice officials," was asserted
today by E G. Lewis, president of tho
Lewis Publishing Company, before the
committee
<0-
HOLD DAD TO PROMISE
Hilles' Boys Send Him Bill for "Cor-
rect Sittings."
WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 27—Charles
D. Hilles, secretary to President Taft,
sent Mrs. Hilles and his two children
down on Long Island for the summer.
Before they left he promised the children
10 cents for each meal they sat through
without raising any disturbance and dur-
ing which they comported themselves in
a dignified fashion.
This bill has Just reached the White
House:
"Charles Dewey Hilles to—
"Hilles brothers, dr:
"For four correct sittings—40 cents.'*
Mr. Hilles has liquidated the debt.
Yet Y Is Dead—Yet Y.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 27,-Yet
T Is the name of a man who died here
last night. Mr. Y was 74 years old, ti
harness maker and a bachelor. He was
an Englishman, and it is believed the
name was assumed
Staff Special to The Express.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 27.—This
was "'wool day" in the Senate, resulting
in the passage by Democrats and Insur-
gent Republicans of a bill by Senator La-
Follette, Insurgent Republican, as a com-
promise between the Underwood, or
House Democrats', proposed duties and
the existing Payne-Aldrich rates. This
action ia interpreted generally here to-
night as foreboding an agreement of
some kind between conferees of the
House and Senate and the final enact-
ment in this session of Congress of a
wool tariff bill which will represent still
another compromise between the Under-
wood and the lAPollette duties .
President Taft is to be "embarrassed,"
j as some choose to call it, by being con-
| frorlted with a measure coping with the
keynote schedule of the tariff law. The
President in his Winona speech branded
schedule K as "indefensible," but has
said he would sign no wool tariff bill
before the tariff board shall report next
December.
The LaFollette bill, passed today by a
vote of 48 to 32, provides ad valorem
duties on raw wool ranging from 10 to 35
per cent, according to the grade of wool,
and classes mohair as the third-class
wool with a rate of 10 per cent. On cloths,
dress goods, flannels and other fabrics,
an ad valorem duty of 55 per cent Is pro-
vided. The Underwood bill, of which the
House Democrats are ptoud, prcrvldet^ a
duty of 20 per cent ad valorem on raw
wool and an average ad valorem duty
of 42.02 per cent on wool manufactures.
TO REACH COMPROMISE.
The duties of schedule K of the law
now in force, which are specific, for the
sake of comparison are given in their ad
valorem equivalent and are: On raw wool,
average 4o per cent *d valorem; on wool-
ens, average 95 per cent ad valorem.
The House Democrats likely will not
agree to a compromise between the Un-
derwood and LaFollette bills unless the
conference bill shall be Identified as a
Democratic measure, but it is expected
some arrangement will be effected where-
by a halfway ground between the two
bills can be settled upon.
A final rallying to the LaFollette sub-
stitute today by the Senate Democrats
indicates the Democrats of the upper
house sincerely desire wool tariff revision
in this session, and by their votes, in
effect, appealed to the House Democrats
to make further concessions, that is,
agree to somewhat higher duties than
those in the Underwood bill in order to
insure wool tariff legislation in this ses-
sion. And that the Insurgent Republicans
In the Senate are willing to recede to a
certain extent from the LaFollette rates
is expected from the fact they are anx-
ious to put a wool bill before the Presi-
dent for his signature at a time when
he does not want to sign such a bill,
in other words, to "embarrass" him.
There is rancor in their hearts, too, be-
cause of their inglorious defeat by the
presidential forces in the Canadian reci-
procity contest.
Senator Bailey did not offer his "happy
Continued on Page Three.
(By George D. Armlstpad.)
DALLAS, Tex., July 27.—That an In-
vestigation of the recent State-wldo pro-
hibition election will be ordered and fur-
thered by the prohibition majority of both
branches of the Legislature, is the belief
of Speaker Sam T. Ray burn of the
House. Mr. Rayburn does not have mucli
Idea what the scope of the probe will be,
but feels thoroughly convinced there will
be a sweeping inquiry ordered.
Speaker Rayburn came to Dallas today
from his home at Bonharn and will re-
main here till Friday night. He is sur-
veying the muddled condition of the po-
litical pond and says there is a wind
blowing from every quarter.
HOUSE TO CHOOSE PROBERS.
Mr. Rayburn says: "If, as I expect. a»
Investigation of the recent election is or-
dered, I shall Insist on the House electing
the members of the Investigating commit-
tee. Of course, the House, having a pro
majority, will not be satisfied with
less than a majority of the committee.
No matter who was appointed there
would be dissatisfaction it is fairness
to mo as well as to both sides that the
members of the House committee be
chosen by the membership of the body."
Mr. Rayburn says he does not, of
course, know how the matter of an in-
vestigation will be regarded by Lieuten-
ant Governor Davidson, but he thinks the
Senate will insist on doing just what he
will urge the House to do, elect the mem-
bers of the committee. Speaker Rayburn
say*, it* anticipates great excitement and
not a little lir-feellng. Fannin County
went prohibition dry-bent and Speaker
Rayburn is stronger than ever in that
belief.
MUST HAVE LEGISLATION.
All over North Texas rrtends of tha
Governor are Insisting that he must dn
something at the special session of tha
legislature In the way of remedial legis-
lation If either he would be saved politi-
cally or the State saved from prohibition.
It is said scores of warm personal and
political friends of the Governor hava
urged him by letter to submit tho early
closing bill, the quart bill and other sug-
gested laws of this sort. At least two
of the Governor's political cronies
from Pallas tonight to urge the submis-
sion of something that. It ts considered,
might alleviate tho situation. They ara
Col. Murrell U Buckner of the guberna-
torial staff and Alex Pope.
Mr. Pope wants the legal right given
various counties to vote on the earlyf
closing bill. He stands for the passage of.
a Ideal option daylight law.
Take the play away from the proa"
Is the cry that is going up from all parts;
of North Texas. It Is admitted It would
be a confession of weakness on the partfc
of the Governor to submit any such leg«
islatlon as Is referred to by his friends,
but they say with disingenuous frankness:
It ts either going to be strict regulation
or iron-bound prohibition. Truth of It t«
North Texas antls are In a panic. Pro»i
are getting angrier, apparently, everjfi
minute.
"It is well the War Department has oi««.
dered the Twenty-second Infantry and a
battery of artillery and a troop of cav«
airy to Austin,'' said a member of th«
Legislature with a laugh. "They may b»
Continued on Page Ten.
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A Huge Surprise Party for Texas. How San Antonio's hospitality
made so grateful visitors from a far-away city that they planned a splen-
did hospitality in return.
The City of Houses Built One Upon the Other.
A Page to Make You Rub Vour Eyes. The camera catches little-explored
corners of familiar scenes.
When San Antonio Had a Public Bath; an institution of the days not
so very far in the past.
Children on the Steps of Thrones. An Intimate Glimpse Into Royal
Homes Over Some of Which Hover the Demons of Fear.
A Pase of Women Who Are Making the World Talk Ahout Them.
Pedro: the Tale of a Treasure. A Story of San Antonio and a Phase
of It* Picturesque Life.
Amateur Photographers' Picturesque Contributions.
What the Texas Girls Saw in Mexico.
Jsn't that a list of special features to make you open your eyes and
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Express yet, and that means not only the best Sunday newspaper in Texaa,
but in the South. It is setting a pare too good for the other fellows to
follow.
Don't forget the special features are all in addition to the regular
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