The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 250, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 28, 1916 Page: 4 of 12
twelve pages : ill. ; page 20 x 18 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:
4
IHUHSDAY
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
(Founded January 2^ 1881.)
Cemvrlvlnf The Han Antonio Light and the Ran Antonia
Sarloatve T.aaaed Wire Day Report of the Aaaoclatad
Preaa.
Entered at tha pnatofflce at Ran Antor.io aa eecond-
claaa matter
PabPcatlon Office: Noa TravU Street
between Avenue* C and D.
M’RSCRIFTION RATES.
Dally and Rnnday carrier 1 month f M
Dally and Sunday carrier t year RM
Dally and Sunday mall. 1 .nonth
Dally and Sunday mall 1 year (In advance) s.®®
Sunday carrier. 1 year ?
Sunday mall. 1 year 2( *
Single copy dally or Sunday
Jt to Important when deelring the address of your
paper changed to give both old and new addreaeea.
Should delivery be Irregular plena? notify the office.
Old phono Crockett 1742 new phone 171
The San Antonio Light la on aale at hotels and newa-
atande throughout the United State*
NEW YORK OFFICE—PauI Block Inc. 2*o Fifth Ave.
CWICAGO OFFICE—PauI Block. Inc. Mailer* Bl<l<
BOSTON OFFICE—PauI Block. Inc. Boston Sate D*-
poalf A Trust Bldg
DETROIT OFFICE—Tani Block. Inc.. Kreage Bldg.
CTBCVLATION FOR ACCOST. 1»H.
Tha total daily average circulation of the dally edi-
tion of The San Antonio Light during the month of
August. 1914. was 54178 copies and of the Sunday edi-
tion was 28452. Omitting all apolled. left over unsold
returned filed camples advertisers and exchanges the
total net paid average cf the dally edition was 22818
copies and of the Sunday edition 25853 copies.
The circulation of The Han Antonio Ugbt has been
certified to by the Audit Bureau of Circulation. The
audit of this bureau which embraces in its membership
every leading newspaper magazine and advertiser in
the United States and Canada is regarded as authorita-
tive and final by the advertiaers of America and Europe.
The San Antonio Light as a result nf the above audit
can guarantee its advertisers 50 per cent more paid
circulation direct to the hbme in San Antonio than any
other newspaper.
HIS RECORD CLOSED.
Recently there died in France a man
whose name was once well known in
America but who has been largely forgot-
ten for the last eighteen years. Even now.
many people will be obliged to think for
some time before they remember his name
and what he did. The man was Lieutenant
Colonel Du Paty de Clam.
He it was who made the charge of
treason against Captain Dreyfus and who
brought into court the famous bordereau
written by Esterhazy but which by i
perjured testimony was fastened upon
Dreyfus and which sent him to Devil’s
Island after throwing him out of the army
disgraced as a spy for a foreign govern-
ment.
That was the dark spot in the life of Du
Paty de Clam. The bright spot is contained!
in the following words of the army an-1
nouncement of his death.
“He gave the finest example of courage
in leading his troops through fire to the as-
Twice wounded in the arm and
face he nevertheless remained in com-
mand until the end of the engagement.’’
After the second trial of Dreyfus and
when his good name had been cleared Du
Paty de Clam was dismissed from the
French army in disgrace. His name was
stricken from the roll of honorable men
and he dropped out of sight. He came to
the surface for a moment when it
seemed that France and Germany were
about to go to war over the Agadir affair
and was restored to the army. His rein-
statement almost brought about a minis-
terial crisis so intense was the opposition
to him.
When the war broke out in 1914. he was
given his old rank in the army. He declined
to accept it. because his age 63 was such
that he could not expect active service at
the front as an officer. He could serve only-
in the rear if he held his rank. He there-
fore enlisted as a private in a regiment
commanded by- one of his sons. Later he
was given command of the 117th regiment
of infantry with which he rendered con-
spicuous ser.vice and won the cross of the
Legion of Honor. He continued his good
work until he died. France will probably
remember him after all as a man who did
his duty to the full as a patriot and will
forget him as a man who had a prominent
part in a most infamous conspiracy against
a worthy and innocent brother officer.
He left four sons. The eldest has lost a
leg on the field of battle; the second has
been mentioned in orders lor distinguished
conduct at the head of a squadron of cav-
alry; his third son commands a submarine
and the youngest is now in the hospital re-
covering from wounds.
After all he seems to have served his
country well.
TOTTERING USURPERS.
That the mayor and his commissioners
have been making a well-defined system-
atic attempt to deprive Mr. Uhr of the last
vestige of power with which the city char-
ter clothes the fire and police commission-
er and to discredit him with the people of
San Antonio has long been obvious. Tc
what extremes of pettiness they were pre-
pared to -go however was not indicate*!
until last Monday when the city called Mr
Uhr as a witness in his injunction suit t<
restrain the mayor from appointing specia
policemen and later assigning them to duty
as regular policemen.
The object in calling Mr. Uhr to th<
stand was to show that technically he ha<
recognized the authority of the mayor t<
make such appointments. Some time ag<
Mr. Uhr acted as judge of the police court
in the absence of the regular judge. In th<
injunction trial the city sought to show
that while acting as police judge Mr. Uhi
T had imposed fines upon persons arrester
by policemen serving under the authority
of the mayor alone.
Thus the city tried to make it appeal
that Commissioner L’hr had waived his
right to direct the affairs of the police de-
partment and had by his acts admitted
that such right was vested in the mayor.
W hat Mr. Uhr should have done if he
wanted to retain the right accorded to him
by the charter the city implied was to re-
fuse to impose a penalty upon violators of
the law. on the ground that they had been
detected in their violations by officers
whose authority was a matter of political
dispute.
The citizens of San Antonio cannot fail
to see the inconsistency of the administra-
tion’s argument or to appreciate the sense
of justice displayed by Mr. Uhr if he really
did impose the fines as charged. If he
had refused to enforce the law as the ad-
ministration officials tried to make it ap-
pear he should have done he would have
sacrificed the people’s right to protection
from violators of the law for the sake of
whatever political advantage he might
have gained for himself.
Moreover it should be plain to the peo-
ple that the provisions of the charter can-
not be set aside by the act of any one of-
ficial. Assuming that Mr. Uhr recognizes
the authority- of the mayor to direct the af-
fairs of the police department such recog-
nition could not in any sense nullify the
provision which vests such authority- in the
police commissioner. The administration's
contention obviously adopted as an ex-
pedient imputes to Mr. Uhr a degree of
power which he neither possesses nor
claims and which he most assuredly would
not exercise if he possessed it—the power
to surrender to the mayor the responsibil-
ity and duties with which the police com-
missioner is charged by the charter.
How inconsistent is the administration’s
contention may be realized by recalling
conditions that prevailed when the mayor
and his commissioners held to the opinion
that the city had no legal police depart-
ment. If there was no legal police depart-
ment. then the city had no technical right
ito impose penalties upon persons arrested
'by men wearing policemen's uniforms. But
the city went on imposing fines just the
I same. For political purposes there was no
police department; for practical purposes
there was a police department and the ad-
ministration not only recognized the au-
thority of the men in uniform but paid
their salaries with the people's money. It's |
a sad rule that won’t work both ways.
That the administration should resort'
to such petty contentions is the best evi-
dence of the fact that the mayor and hisj
commissioners know that they have no I
legal ground upon which to stand in their 1
attempt to usurp the police commissioner’s'
authority.
VIOLATING THEIR NEUTRALITY.
The request made by the Mexican com-(J
missioners at the New London conference !i
that the United States enter into an agree-if
ment to make things unpleasant for such '
Americans as violate neutrality by engag-
ing in conspiracies against the peace of
Mexico is eminently reasonable. In fact it t
|is so reasonable that all the United States |<
would be obliged to do would he to en-lj
j force its existing statutes on the subject.
There is not the slightest doubt thatif
|ever since the beginning of the revolt led t
I by Francisco I. Madero against Diaz many I
| violations of Mexican neutrality have taken I
place in the United States. It is likely j
also that if they hail been directed against ■
|a stronger power than Mexico the United (
States would have been called upon to ex- i
I plain them and possibly- to foot a large J
1 bill on account of them.
It is well known that during the Madero (
revolution recruits were openly enlisted in i
the United States. It was done right here 1
in San Antonio. These recruits were
marched down to the depots and many of.
j them carried rifles and boxes of ammuni- '
( tion without the slightest attempt at con- (
1 cealment. The United States was at that i
: time at peace with the Diaz government
and its toleration of the Madero revolu- i
tionists was nothing but an act of war '
(against the Diaz government. [
! After Madero was president Reyes came '
;to San Antonio and actually levied war
against the Madero government by at-
tempting to enlist recruits. The United
(States permitted him to perform many acts
(that were against its own laws governing
the observation of neutrality but finally I
closed down on him and his latter days in!
this country were full of trouble.
It is more than probable that every side
[of every ruction that has broken out in!
(Mexico since the assassination of Madero
: has violated American neutrality and that
punishment has not been meted out tot
>(one man in ten thousand of those who were!
- guilty.
t It has been openly charged that some of
- the leading corporations in the United
- States having interests in Mexico have
f openly aided one faction or the other as (
□ their interests seemed to dictate and some
-(of them have probably aided both sides at
(11 the same time in order to stand well with (
r. | the winner. These stories have been ex
o aggerated somewhat but there is much
il truth in them for all that. In all the years(
y i that the trouble has existed in Mexico the
| United States has not lifted an effective j
c hand to stop these plots from being hatched
d in the Lnitcd States against the peace of]
o I Mexico.
o The trouble has been entirely with the
t. various administrations at W ashington.
eiThe Republicans and Democrats have been
vialike at fault in winking at violations of
r neutrality. The minor officials have in
d general earnestly sought to perform their
y duty but • ey have been hampered by the
shifting policies of the people at W ashing-
r ton who for some occult reason always
IHh SAA AMUAIU LIGHT
>eem disposed to believe a lie about Mexico
when it has just as easy to believe the
truth. .
There is much justification for the re-
quest of Mexico. Everybody in touch with
the border situation knows that. There is
however no need of new laws. The old
ones are good enough if they are enforced.
-— oo
A BLOW TO THE “PROS.”
The outcome of the local option election
in Tarrant county is a humiliating defeat
for the prohibitionists. It was not an ordi-
nary election. The prohibitionists had put
forth their best efforts and had high hopes
of winning a decisive victory. Instead
they suffered a decisive defeat and its de-
cisiveness is exceptionally significant be-
cause they had brought their strongest
forces into action.
The unusually heavy- vote precludes the
old alibi of the prohibitionists that "the
real people’’ failed to go to the polls. In-
terest in the issues was evidently general
and just as intense as it was widespread.
Only two of the twenty-six precincts in
Fort W orth the largest city in the county
went for prohibition. Hence there is no
doubt that the outcome of the election rep-
resents the general will of the citizens of
Fort Worth. It shows that practically
every section of the city resents the at-
tempt which alien agitators made to dic-
tate how the affairs of the people should
be conducted.
। These alien agitators had launched a
(crusade against common-sense government
by conducting a series of meetings in Fort
W orth. As they had done elsewhere and
fortunately with the same effect they
sought to besmirch the character of the
people of Fort Worth.
Thus the issue was clearly drawn. The
crusade had not originated with the peo-
ple ; as is usually the case it had originated
with professional agitators men who make
an easy- living by capitalizing their “gift
of gab” and a certain susceptibility of
abnormally emotional persons who mis-
take the facilities of the orator for evidence
of wisdom. But the people of Tarrant
county were not to he deluded. ‘Their self-
respect and their common-sense were im-
pressively exemplified in the outcome of
the election.
It is significant that the heaviest majori-
ties against the prohibitionists were re-
turned in the very territory in which the
professional agitators waged their crusade.
This fact shows that sensible people any-
where have only to come into contact with
the agitators and learn their character and
methods to realize fully the harmful ends
of the prohibition propaganda.
National Employment Bureau.
The Federal Employment Bureau has ob-
tained work for over 63.0U0 men and insured
more than $7000000 in wages to worker®. That
is one of the minor achievements of the present
administration that ia not often mentioned. The
bureau should prove particularly useful in times
of slow business. —Utica Observer.
England’s Apology Complete.
England’s apology for boarding a ship within
the three-mile Philippines limit in search of
German reservists is complete. It was a fog
which caused the “mistake.” But worse than
that fog in causing British “mistakes’’ in re-
spect to American rights is the mental fog en-
veloping the London government and this also
will be lifted In due time with such redress as
the facts call for.—New York World.
i * 00
Both Candidates “Alonis.”
Woodrow Wilson is an atom. Charles Evans
Hughes is an atom. Personally the Courier-
Journal cares not a button for either of them.
For all it knows to the contrary it may agree
with Hughes in some things: it knows very
well that it disagrees with Wilson in some
things; but as the one goes forward and the
other backward the terms "a little more” or “a
little less” cannot be truly applied to its choice
between them because in perfect good faith it
supports Wilson and opposes Hughes giving
reasons equally obvious and conclusive for its
attitude. —Louisville Courier-Journal.
Ano(her Motor Fluid.
In that as yet undiscovered day when alcohol
shall displace gasoline for the driving of motor
cars perhaps a series of pipe lines will run
from the south to some yet to be created Whit-
ing in the north where a sluggish dark but not
ill smelling fluid conveyed by the pipes shall be
converted Into a volatile distillate bringing joy.
to the owners of millions of self-propelled vehi-
cles throughout the land. These pipes shall
come not from the petroleum regions of Texas
or Mexico but from the cane fields of Louisiana
and the sluggish dark and not ill smelling fluid
in them will not be crude oil but molasses.
How sweet the picture!—Chicago News.
OO *
The Folly of Fear.
A Japanese parable tells of a man who Is
cruelly tortured by a demon. Not understand-
ing the injustice nf his frightful punishment
because he feels he has never done anything
to merit it the man calls on the demon to ex-
plain why he is so persecuted. The demon re-
plies. ’ Thou hast created me and fashioned me
to be such as I am. My nature is such as thou
hast given me. Blame then thyself for thy
suffering." We ourselves fashion from our
thought the hideous demons of fear of worry
of unhappiness in some form which tortures us
and frequently wrecks our lives. —Austin Staets-
man.
OO
Right to Strike.
In a recent article Samuel Gompers says labor
always have the right to strike and that
the greatest menace to the freedom of the
workers nf Massachusetts and the progress of
the organized labor movement in that state lies
in the recent decision of the Supreme court of
Massachusetts in declaring that the labor of a
human being is property. The right to strike
has been upheld by the Supreme Court of the
United States which holds that a union strike
peacefully begun and peacefully carried out is
not an offense against the anti-trust law.
"Peacefully begun and peacefully carried out”
is the point on which everything hinges. There
are no such strikes. —New Y<srk Telegram.
More Graduates Wanted.
Dean Spence of the school of engineering of
the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical college
says that it is utterly impossible for the insti-
tution to supply the demand for men for road
work for levee work for railroad valuation
work as well as the other Jobs which have
heretofore demanded a good many of the grad-
uates of that department. All of the 68 men
who graduated in June have positions at good
salaries ami there are places awaiting all the
men who will go out with degrees next year.
Reside the pecuniary reward there is this at-
traction to the profession of civil engineering—-
the man engaged in that knows that his every
labor is directed to the betterment of his coun-
try p.nd the help of his fcllowman. Work and
conscience can gn about the business of life
hand in hand.— Houston F’ost.
Ac the Theaters
Good Bill at the Majestic.
An act In which a girl proves her-'
self to be highly fitted by Nature
for the art ot entertaining another
in which a young man displays the
same gift; an intensely dramatic
playlet with two accomplished play-
ers in th* principal roles and a fasci-
nating exhibition of the swimmer's
art are the most enjoyabl* features
of the Majestic Theater's current
bill.
Wiseacres who have scoffed at the
old fables about water nymphs must
shed their cynicism as Odiva sheds
her robe at the bottom of the huge
Klass tank in which she performs
her remarkable feats. Hut to make
a dressing room out of the swimming
pool itself is the least wonderful of
the many things this Samoan nymph
doe*. As rhythmic as the move-
ments of a fish her every stroke ex-
presses her accomplishment. Wheth-
er floating In an almost vertical
position imitating the posture of
prayer or swimming feet first with
only her hands aa propellers or div-
ing from a position high up among
the drops she creates the Impres-
sion that she is as much at home in
th* water as any denizen of the deep.
Odlva's performances are made all
th* mor* wonderful by the compan-
ionship ot sea lions that have been
trained to duplicate her movements.
These mammals by themselves would
occupy foremost position on almost
any vaudeville bill. Odiva and the
sea lions together offer a feature of
most unusual merit.
Popular interest in this act though
it requires no stimulus was quick-
ened by th* announcement that
swimming contests open to the pub-
lic would be held after the per-
formance Saturday night with loving
cups for the best swimmers.
Dramatic to the degree of emo-
tional intensity is “The Coward."
In which Lillian Kingsbury and
Leighton Stark assisted by two oth-
er playa present what purports to
be a socialistic conception of the hor-
rors of war. The intended moral of
the playlet is that in responding to
the call to arms the subjects of a
king because they have no voice in
deciding whether there shall be war.
enslave themselves in the delusion
that they are doing their patriotic
duty. Whether one may agree or dis-
agree with the argument one can-
not but be deeply affected by the
emotional powers of Miss Kingsbury
in the role of the mill worker s wife
who malms her husband to prevent
him from being conscripted for mili-
tary service.
Harry Clarke is another enter-
tainer who lost no time in "making
good." His song. "Keep Moving
Along." and particularly his recita-
tion of highly humorous verses ex-
posing the dangers from germs lurk-
ing in every article of food kept the
house In a continuous uproar of
laughter. „ „
The bill is completed by Mullens
and Rogers In “Nimble Nonsense"
Lamb’s Manikins." and Clssie Hay-
den and Olive Stewart eccentric
dancers.
“Trail of the Lonesome Pine."
Miss Emma Bunting continues
with remarkable success to draw
large audiences at the Grand Opera
House this week. As June the little
Wild girl of the Cumberland moun-
tains. tn "The Trail of the Lonesome
Pine.” Miss Bunting more justifies
the praise and admiration which has
been given her by the San Antonio
playgoing public. Next week start-
ing with a matinee Sunday. Miss
Bunting and her company will ap-
pear In a mammoth production of
Israel Zangwill’s famous play.
■ Merely Mary Ann." The part of
Mary Ann affords the little favorite
an opportunity to display her varied
abilities excellently. This produc-
tion is being mounted with special
scenery and electrical effects. Other
matinees will be given Wednesday
and Saturday.
. New Bill at Princess.
Today the Princess has an entire
change of program In both vaude-
ville and pictures. William Farnum
the popular Fox star will play the
lead in "Fighting Blood." a stirring
story of the west. He will be as-
sisted by Dorothy Bernard and an
all-star ’ cast. In th« vaudevile
change the six sorority girls in
"College Days" will be the head-
liners. The Vanderkoors. quack il-
uslonlsts; Jean McElroy harpist and
violinist; Eastman and Moore in
comedy singing and talking and
Knox and i.abelle will complete the
five new acts of high-class vaude-
ville. A special matinee with all
seats In the house at one price
makes this house very popular.
TRAIN BANDITS ESCAPE
Hold-up on Michigan Central Boldly
I lone— Posses on Scene.
DETROIT. Mich.. Sept. 28.—
Search was being pressed today for
a gang of m**n believed to number
five or six who late last night held
up the New York-Chicago Express
eastbound on the Michigan Centra!
near Dearborn ten miles west of
h*re and after beating Fireman
John Doherty into unconsciousness
made off with one pouch of regis-
tered mail.
How much they obtained will not
be known until postal authorities in
Chicago and New York check up the
registered matter. The conches and
Pullmans were not entered
While only two men participated
in the actual work of the hold up.
it is believed they had several ac-
complices. The two men boarded
the train somewhere east of Ypsy
lanti. climbed over the tender and
forced Engineer Charles Palmer to
stop at an isolated place. The mail
and baggage cars evidently had been
uncoupled from the rest of the train.
After beating Fireman Doherty
with the butt of r revolver the men
compelled the engineer to accom-«
pany them to the mall car. Securing
the registered mail the two robbers
made off with a third man who had
appeared on the scene. It was be-
lieved they escaped in a motor car.
Excitement in Nicaragua Campaign.
SAN SALVADOR Sept. 28.—Dr.
Iries liberal candidate for president
of Nicaragua is reported to have re-
ceived numerous telegrams from
Honduras. Costa Rica and San Sal-
vador congratulating him on his re-
fusal to agree to the conditions laid
down for presidential candidates by
the American minister to Nicaragua.
The newspapers of the three coun-
tries violently attack General Emil-
iano Chamorro candidate of tha
conservative®. for having accepted
the American conditions. Telegra-
phic advices say the situation is
causing growing excitement through-
out Nicaragua.
•’A man should ba content to let well
•nru<h alone." 'Very truly." replledMlaa
Cayenne. “But think how wonderfully
wte* * men must be tn reroanfte well
enough when he sere lt.“—W«*hlnrton
Star.
BLU PLAN NED
■ BN FABENS
PERSHING HEARD
Mexican Bandit Leader Was
Near Santa Clara Ranch
On September 22.
HE IS BADLY CRIPPLED
Compelled to Walk With
Crutch —Followers Are in
Rags and Hungry.
FIELD HEADQUARTERS OF
Alt E RICAN PF NIT IV E EX PEDI -
TION IN MEXICO Sept. 2?.—(By
Radio to Columbus. N. M. Sept. 28.)
—Francisco Villa with 600 men
wa 8 at Santa Clara ranch thirty
miles east of t Namiquipa. on Sep-
tember 22 for the immediate pur-
pose of capturing trains near La-
guna and with the ulterior motive
of striking north and invading Tex-
as In the vicinity of Fabens ac-
cording to the latest and most de-
tailed report of the bandit leader's
movements received tonight at field
headquarters.
The following leading adherents
gre said to be with Villa: Jose Inez
Salazar. Mjirtin Lopez three Mur
gla brothers. Nikolas Fernandez.
Villa himself Is said to be unable to
walk without a crutch or to put
his right foot to the ground. The
horses In his band are reported to
be in poor condition and his follow-
ers are said to be in rags.
The American expeditionary head-
quarters declined to vouch for the
authenticity of the reports but it is
believed possible Villa might enter
the Santa Clara country for the
purpose of recruiting or securing a
base from which he could attack
trains and obtain supplies. This re-
gion Is his old stamping ground: the
outlaw knows the country thoroughly
and it would afford him an almost
secure hiding place.
The report make? no mention of
a pursuing force but the fact that
Carranza troops are moving towards
that part of Chihuahua is Known at
headquarters. General Francisco
Gonzales Is now at Pearson. Col-
onel Felippe Cortinas with 150 men.
who have been serving as a garri-
son at Casos Grandes marched last
night to Galeana In the Santa Maria
valley. Investigation today failed to
substantiate a report that a fight
occurred last night at San Lula
ranch. 40 miles east of the Ameri-
can headquarters.
AN ACT OF INVASION.
Mexicans Resent Crossing of Border
In Big Bend by Americans.
EL PASO. Tex.. Sept. 28.—That
the •crossing of the Mexican fron-
tier bv armed American soldiers is
virtually considered as an act of
invasion to be repelled by armed
force is revealed in a message re-
ceived today by Consul Andrej Gar-
cia from Colonel Jose Riojas chief
of arms at OJinaga relative to the
trespass committed tn the Big Bend
district on September 19 and 21.
For this act. General Funston has
since ordered a court-martial of the
offenders.
After satisfying himself previously
that American soldiers had been
over into Mexico. Colonel Riojas said
that he ordered Jesus Gallegos
commanding the San Antonio dis-
trict. to keep a strict watch and send
back any patrols crossing the line.
On the 19th the Carranza soldiers
who went to order back a party of
_2 Americans exchanged shots with
them. The message continues:
Says Americans Opened Fire.
"On the 21st another group of nine
Americans passed above San Anto-
nio. Five of our men were sent to
tell them of the order Issued. As be-
fore. 'the Americans opened fire
which was answered. An American
horse was killed and pools of blood
were found. which showed that
some of tho invaders had been
wounded. This clash took place four
leagues from the river demonstrat-
ing that the main authors of the
trouble were the Americans and not
my troops.”
Colonel Riojas said that the
American commander at Presidio
Tex. was convinced that his own
men were at fault and had offered
to make satisfactory amends.
Details of the last stand of Col-
onel Carlos Zuazua and his guard
of 20 men who fought to'the death
against Villa at Santa Isabel about
thirty-three miles west of Chihua-
hua City on the night of Septem-
ber 20. are given in copies of El
.brmnrata. a Carranza organ of
Chihuahua reaching here today. The
[account as follows:
"Colonel Zuazua occupied his
private car at Santa Isabel guarded
by 30 men the only ones who had
not deserted him to Join the Villa
bandits.
Villa !<*<! Thcsm
"Suddenjy a bad of 30 men led
by Villa in person opened fire on
the car. Zuazua in his night clothes
and completely surprised. Jumped
from his bed and after letting in his
guard locked the doors. For two
hours Colonel Zuazua and his band
made a desperate resistance but the
Villa men rushed the ear killed
every one on the inside and burned
the car. After this success they loot-
ed the stores of the town and the
supply station of the Carranza force
seizing food and clothing.
When Genera) Trevino in Chi-
huahua. found communication at
Santa Isabel broken he suspected
something was wrong and ordered
General Jose Cavazos to get infor-
matlon He got as far as St. An-
drews. near Santa Isabel when he
I was surprised and routed by Villa.
Five survivors of the fight ar-
rived in Chihuahua according to the
paper with their cars cut off and
suffering from exposure and hard-
ships. to tel) th* story of the rout.
T*ater on General Cavazos whole-
eared appeared. He said that one
of his officers had been thrown alive
into a well by the bandits. Fortuno
Zuazua. a former Villa general and
brother of the dead colonel vent
to Santa Isabel to recovjer the bodx.
Randlts are robbing passenger
trains in the interior nf Mexico and
are taking even the shoes from the
feet <>f the paaaengers a Mexican
refugee who reached Juarez report-
ed. He said the train upon which
he had made the trip from Mexico
City had been held up and a num-
ber of the passengers robbed.
Telegraphic communication west
of Chihuahua City on the Mexican
Northwestern has been interrupted
and more bridges are reported to
have been burned near^Santa Vsabel.
This is believed to be* the work of
Villa soldiers.
Seeks to Prevent Brawls.
An officer from the field head-
quarters received a report today that
General Francisco Gonzales probab-
ly would confer with General Persh-
ing while he was at Casas Grandes
bn an inspection trip. Co-operation
to prevent brawls similar to the one
in the El Valle saloon last Fndav
is expected to be considered.
Guards have been doubled at the
Juarez custom house at the federal
Jail and at General Francisco Gon-
zales' headquarters as a precaution-
ary measure.
Military escorts have been doubled
on all the passenger trains and in-
spections are made by army officers
at each station between Juarez and
Chlkuahua City in search of men
suspected of going to Join Villa.
Additional arrests of Villa suspects
are reported from (’hihuahua City.
Marcelo Caraveo. a general in the
Orozco revolution who was arrested
following the fight with Villa has
been released passengers coming to
the border report.
A band of armed and mounted
Mexicans crossed the boundary near
Cinecue park ten miles east of El
Paso on the Rio Grande yesterday.
They were seen by a detachment of
the Eighth United States Cavalry
and fled to Mexico without any
fehota being fired. They were thought
to have been Carranza soldiers scout-
ing for lost horses.
W ILL TRY TROOPERS.
Braw l at El Valle Results in Court-
martrai.
EL PASO. Tex.. Sept. 28. —Seven
troopers of the Fifth United States
cavalry one of whom is wounded
will be tried by general court-mar-
tial at the field headquarters of the
punitive expedition a report brought
from the headquarters in Mexico by
an army officer states Th** seven
men are alleged to have participated
In the El Valle. Chihuahua saloon
brawl In which one Carranza ser-
geant was killed one American sol-
dier killed and another wounded.
PAUAVICTNI HAS RESIGNED.
Alfonso Gravloto Taken Place a*
Minister of Instruction.
MEXICO. CITY. Sept. 28.—Alfon-
so Gravloto was today appointed
temporary minister bf public in-
struction in place of Felix N. Pala-
viclni who has resigned. Senor Pa-
laviclni resigned to become director
of El Universal a morning news-
paper.
Manuel Malbran. Argentinian
minister to Mexico arrived here to-
night and was given an enthusias-
tic reception.
Ramos Has Not Found Y illa.
CHIHUAHUA CITY. Sept. 28.—
General Matias Ramos has started
with his column In the pursuit of
Villa without so far coming into con-
tact with the bandits according to
information received at the military
headquarters. Meantime the forces
of General Elizondo. General Garza
and Colonel Borjas stationed around
Cusihuiriachic and in the western
districts are awaiting orders to co-
operate In the pursuit. General
Apolonio Trevino who arrived here
from the Torreon district said no
Villa activities have been noted
there.
To Show Mexico’s Resources.
EL PASO. Tex.. Sept. 28.—T0 show
Mexico's natural resources. Fran-
cisco A. Saenz director of the Min-
eralogical Museum arrived here to-
da\ from Mexico City with a carload
of minerals woods grains fibres
and agricultural products which will
be shown at the Texas International
Soil Product® Exposition and Farm
Congress to be held here In Oc-
tober.
NORMAL STUDENTS BUSY
School at San Marco® Opens With
UnusuaHy Ixirge Attendance.
SAN MARCOS Tex.. Sept. 28.—
With 667 students registered the
Southwest Texas State Normal be-
gan the year s work Wednesday. The
total enrollment last session only
reached 668 and it is expected this
year will see n material increase in
the attendance.
There have been few changes in
the faculty. Miss Kate Pitts comes
to tho normal from the Chicago Ar:
Institute to assume charge of the art
department: A. W. Birdwell returns
from a year's absence at Peabody
Normal to the head of the depart-
ment of history; H. H. Coxen will
have charge ot the manual training
department in the absence of his
brother. J. R. ('oxen who has a
year's leave of absence and will spe-
cialize at the University of Wiscon-
sin.
The newly created position dean
of women is filled by Mrs. Lillie T.
Shaver of the English department.
This will Insure closer touch and
give opportunity for consultation
with the young women of the school
Faculty and students are elated with
the large attendance and excellent
conditions generally.
NIGHT SCHOOLS TO OPEN
Enrollment to Ho Made Monday
Evening—W. J. Knox. Supervisor.
The public night schools of the
San Antonio system will open for
enrollment at 7:30 Monday evening.
October 2. There will“^e four schools
for whites and three for negroes and
sessions will be held Monday Wed-
nesday and Friday nights W. J.
Knox principal of the Navarro
school is supervisor.
The location of the various schools
and the subjects to be taught are:
For whites: Ar? hlt®ctural and
mechanical drawing—Main avenue
high school Romana street.
Ordinary branches English for
foreigners. Spanish eixil service—
Brackenridge high_ school. 400 block
South Alamo street.
Ordinary branches English. for
foreigners at Navarro school. 665 S.
Peco® s reet.
Ordinary branches--Bowie school.
North Colorado street.
For n-groes: Ordinary branches
at Grant school. North T^eona street
u high school. South Hack-
bem street; Brackenridge school.
North Haokberr’
"Why did you tell that stalled auto
party that you hadn't any gasoline?" You
»ee. my aon.” replied the old farmer “they
wanted only six ahillinc*' worth of aas.
while T got a ftve-apot off them for tow-
ing them to the atatlon." —Judga
bhir i . 1916.
HUGHES ENDS
SECOND TRIP
TO THE WEST
Speaks on Tariff in Pittsburg
and Suburbs —All Lead-
ers Greet Him.
WILSON MORE ACTIVE
President Will Make Numer-
ous Speeches and Will
Answer Opponent.
TRENTON. N. J.. Sept. 28 —Ppot
hi« arrival here today. Charles E.
Hughes. Republican candidate for
president spoke chiefly of the pro-
tective tariff. He discovered on
reaching the rair grounds that seats
in the grandstand which his plat-
form faced had been sold some of
them three weeks in advance for
the trotting race.
The crowd was permitted to stand
on the race track and the nomine*
turned his back to the grandstand
to address them. Thousands who had
bought cheaper seats in the stand
were unable to hear him.
Mr. Hughes assailed the adminis-
tration vigorously for the Adamson
law. extravagance and "broken
pledges." He reiterated his declara-
tion for enforcement of American
rights. The crowd applauded fr*-
quently.
TO SAR.VTOGA SPRINGS.
Republican Candidate to Apeak
There <m IVoC'ctlvc Tariff.
PITTSBURG Pa. Sept. 28.—
Charles E. Hughes returned east to-
day from his second campaign trip
in the middle west leaving Pitts-
burg shortly after midnight for New
Jersey. After speaking at Trenton
and Jersey City he will go to Sara-
toga Springs. N. Y. where he will
deliver an address tonight.
Mr. Hughes went through the big
steel making district of Pittsburg
yesterday addressed thousands of
working men who left their work to
hear him. returned to the city cov-
evered with dust and ended the first
day of his campaign in Pennsyl-
vania with a speech in the music
hall of the Pittsburg exposition last
night.
The chief theme in all of Mr.
Hughes' addresses was the protective
tariff. To an audience of thousands
of workmen at the Homestead steel
plant he declared that present con-
ditions of prosperity would not en-
dure in the days when Europe would
be at peace unless the United States
should adopt a protective tariff.
ifr. Hughes spoke from a platform
upon which were seated Republican
and Progressive leaders who have
opposed each other in the state dur-
ing th* past four years.
On his way here from Cleveland
he was met and escorted to this city
bv Senators Oliver and Penrose and
William Flinn the latter a former
Progressive leader. These with Alex-
ander P. Moore and other Progress-
ive and Republican leaders sat with
him on the platform. In his speech
Mr. Hughes emphasized his belief
that the Republican party was re-
united.
“The breach of recent years has
been healed." he said "and our na-
tional aims at this time ar* con-
ceived tn be of such transcendent
importance that we know of no dif-
ference and are not allowing any
former disagreements to impair our
unity of effort. We are going
straight to th* mark of providing
a sure basis for permanent pros-
perity in the United States."
PRESIDENT PLANS SPEECHES.
Mr. Wilson Will Take Active Part in
t'nmpaign.
LONG BRANCH N. J.. Sept. 28.—
Arrangements for President Wilson
to assail the Republican stand on
the prominent issues of the cam-
paign were made at a conference
here today between the president.
Vance C. McCormick chairman of
the Democratic national committee
and Secretary Tumulty. Using his
speech of acceptance as a founda-
tion. th* president Is preparing to
build up th* Democratic case in a
series of addresses.
Mr. Wilson it was decided defi-
nitely today will make at least two
speeches in New York state one in
New York City and the other in tut-
falo. They will not be made until
the middle or latter part of October.
A decision was reached for lit*
president to make at least on*
speech here every Saturday between
now and election. He has already
agreed to address a Pennsylvania
delegation October 14. and today ai-
rangements were made for him to
speak to a delegation of farmers and
a delegation from St. Louis later in
October. Mr. McCormick said he
expected "Pennsylvania day" to b«
a great success.
"Mr. Hughes is slipping and from
now on Mr. Wilson's stock will rLe.-
said Mr. McCormick who was pLln-
ly pleased by his conference w th
the president.
"There Is to be no lagging in th*
Democratic campaign and every
point made by the Republicans wilt
be more than answered."
WILL HOLD BAZAAR
Plan* Be»r- Made for Good Shep-
herd 'Home Benefit.
A preliminary meeting was held
Wednesday at the Catholic Wom-
an's Club to arrange for a bazaar for
the benefit of the Good shepherd
Home. For further dlacusr.'on of th*
plans a second meeting has been
called for 4 o’clock Thursday after-
noon. October 5. Every one is in-
vited •. > attend this meeting as th*
Good Shephord Home makes no re-
ligious distinction in its work.
The following were present at th*
W*dnesday meeting: Mrs. Harry
Powell. Miss Louise Umm Miss
Dalia Gittenger. Mrs. Hugh B. Rica.
Mr*. Dunbar. Mis* Annie Sullivan.
Mrs. Watzslavzlck. Mrs. E. Stafford
Miss E. Salter and Mrs. Aliatal
Shand.
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.
Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L. The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 250, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 28, 1916, newspaper, September 28, 1916; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1601601/m1/4/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .