Brownsville Herald. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 156, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1912 Page: 1 of 6
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i B*tr.reC„ BROWNSVILLE HERALD. UZSZ2
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I ! The next city of the
I RIO GRANDE VALLEY
I Located on the Sam Fordyce Branch
I HAVE YOU
TONUS?
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Did you watch us from childhood to youth
THEN CONTINUE
and watih us to j
Maturity
Towns arc not like the people who arrive at their
majority at the age ot Twenty-one years
They Grow Faster
You will marvel at our size in
'
if » Five Years
Those who saw us six months ago have to l>e intro-
duced now.
TOWN PROPERTY
briuging twice as much today as it did a year ago—
aud a year from now it will bring twice as much as at
presiit S
Now Is the Time to Buy
come and see us
Pharr Townsitc Co.
ft* CAGE.Sales Agent
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K ; While In the Valley
DONT FAIL TO VISIT |
MISSION.
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Elevation 1 4 o feet.
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Irrigation unexcelled.
Drainage natural.
w: PROVE IT i
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To be the most progressive high-
ly develooed prosperous thriv-
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x ing proposition in the Lower Rio
I Grande Valley.
A personal investigation will con-
vince you of the greater advan-
tages and opportunities offered.
; MISSION LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY i
MISSION. TEXAS \
JOHN J. CONWAY . j
PrciiJcnt V Sole Owiu.
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Cattle Market;
Associated Press
| Kaunas City. Mo. Feb. 22. —Cattle
f ^steady t<> strong Kxport steer*
' ta«0 to $8 Hogs steady. Heavies
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is SO to $« ST 1-2. Sheep 10 to 1>
| Higher
Door Shut Again*t Hebrews.
I Associated Press.
St. Petersburg Feb 22. — At a
meeting of the nationalist party to-
night resolutions were adopted fa-
I voritig the exclusion of Americans of
Jewish faith from Russia and for
rariff reprisals in retaliation of the
i abrogation of the Russo - American
treaty of 1822 by the United States.
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INCREASED POSTAGE
FOR NEWSPAPERS
TWO-CENT RATE DEMANDED BY
TAFT
Prtsid'nt Sends Message to Congress
With Report of Postal Commission
Asking Increase to Two Cents a
Fonn<i on Periodicals.
Associated Press.
Washington. Feb. 2. — President
Taft today approved and forwarded
too congress the report of the com-
mission on second class mail matter
and recommending that the postal
rate on magazines and newspapers
be raised from one cent to two cents
a pound.
Postmaster Oeneral Hitchcock or-
iginally rec3mmended a four cent
rate but later (hanged this to two
The eommision finds shat the cosi
of handling Kecond clssa matter is
about five atul a half cents a pound
iu approving the two cent rate how-
ever. President Taft declares that
the business enterprises of the pub-
lishers of periodicals have been built
up on the basis of the one cent rate
and therefore it would be manifestly
unfair to put into immediate effect a
larger increase in postage.
As to the effect of the proposed
increase from one to two cents a
pound PresideiM Taft quotes from
the report of the postal commission
the following paragraph:
"Such an increase will not. in the
opinion of the commission briny
distress upon the publishers of
uowspapers and periodicals or seri-
ously interfere with the dissemina-
tion of ugeful news or information.
A reasonable time should be allow***
after the rate is fixed before It h
put Into effect. While the new rml*
wilUbe very far *ffom compensating
t hr Government for the carriage ant’
| haialing of second-class matter. i<
I wilf to someextant relieve the exist
ing'burden and result in a more equ.
I table adjustment of rates."
"The findings of the comm is
sion" says the president "confirm
| the cost of handling and transport
iug second-* lass mail matter 1:
greatly in excess of the postage paid
: and that an iflerea*e in the rate h
{the c o n t e u I I on that t h «
not only justified by ths facts but
is desirable
"The postal service is new. for th«
first time in years operated upon c
self-suNtainlug basis and in my
judgment this is a wise poPcy • bu
t it should not be carried oir at th*
| expense of certain classes of mail
matter that pay revenue largely it
excess of their cost It ls not jus
that some classes cf mail should b<
! exorbitantly taxed to meet a deticl
j ency caused by other classes the re
venue from which Is much heirs
their cost of handling and carriage
Where such inequalities exist the:
should be removed as early as prar
t (cable.
"The proposed increase of 1 cen
a pound in the second class postag
rates. I believe to be most reasons
ble. and if suffleent Mme is ailowe*
before the change goes into effect !•
should work little serious Injury ti
| the business o'f the periodical pub
j Ushers while equalizing at leaKt *i
a m»asure the burdens of taxs
lion.*
Another suggestion of the comm'*
slon which was given the presE
dent's approval is it would abnlisl
"cent-a-copy rate" for newspaper-
ether than weeklies when mailed a*
a city letter carrier office for loca1
delivery.
Don’t fail to see Burley’a Ranch a*
Dtttmann's Theatre tonight. Price*
lie and .10c.
WOODMEN DENOUNCE
INCREASED RATEf
Mode'll Woodmen oi America Meet
to Protest Against Increase of In-
surance Rates.
Associated Press.
Minneapolis Feb 22.—The offi-
cers of tha head camp of the Modern
Woodmen of America were biUterly
assailed this afternoon at a session
of the National Woodmen assembly
called to protest against the raise ir
the insurance rates of the order.
John Sullivan chairman of ttu
laws committee of the head camp
was denied the privilege of the floor
although he claimed to have creden-
tials from his borne organization.
The meetings will continue tomor
row.
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CONE JOHNSON
OPENS DEFENSE
EARNESTLY JUSTIFIES SNEEI
FOR KILLING BOYCE.
Celebrated Criminal Lawyer Bitter1;
Denounces Male Members* of the
Boyce Family. Crowds Pack Court
Room. Jury May Get Case Saturday
| Associated Prefs.
f Fort Worth. Feb 22.—Cone John-
•on. one of the attorney* for J. II.
Sneed on irlal on a charge of mur-
der in connection with the death of
Captain A. G. Boyce of tbla city on
January IS. opened the argument for
the defense this afternoon.
He bitterly arraigned the male
members of the Boyce family prais-
ed Sneed and constantly offered ex-
culpation for hit action in shooting
Boyce.
He cleared up the mystery which
has shrouded the Introductlou of
many ticket* for long distance tele-
phone calls He declared that the
Sneed and Boyce families were in
communication over the phone dur-
ing the months of November and
December. wHlrh was the time when
\lbert G. Boyce Jr. and Mrs. J. B.
Sneed were in their long flight
through tbe North and East only to
be captured December 2« in Winni-
peg. Canada
The nature of the communication*
which parsed between tbe families
Tohnosn did not attempt to state hut
be did *ay that -'very time Henry
Boyce received a message from his
brother in Canada members of the
Boyce family in Dal hart immediate-
ly communicated with the Sneeds ia
Xmarillo.
The crowd which attended the
; 'rial today parked the court room.
The arguments will continue to-
morrow and the case may go to the
fury Saturday night.
TWENTY KILLED
IN RECENT STORM
Storm Which Killed Eight Negroes
»t Shreveport- Tuesday- Continued
Deadly Work is Two State*.
\sso<iated Prest.
New Orleans. Feb 22. — Twenty
lersonw were killed and three-score
were injured many seriously in a
yclone which swept through North
ern Louisiana and Mississippi Tties-
lay evening.
Thi casual I iictC~except in three
'nstances were confined to negroes
•Mght were killed in Shreveport
hree at Homer and one at RinggoM
—all in Liulslana. Three were kill-
'd at Magnolia and five in l<exing-
on. in Mississippi.
KILBANE WHIPS ABE ATTELL
Twenty-round Fight in Which Win-
ner Comes Off Almost Unmarked.
Atte'l Much Bruised
\ssociated Press.
Vernon Arena. !x»s Angeles. Feb
12.—A new featherweight champion
was proclaimed tmTay when Johnny
Kilbane of <levelaHd. Ohio clearly
wtfought outgatn and outslugged
\be Attell. ihe hitherto Invincible
champion.
KHbane's victory was clearcut and
decsllvo He had the better of all
the rounds?*with Me possible excep-
•ion of two. • He left the ring m-lth
we mark on his face where A-itell
butted him withhis head. Attell was
badly bruised
Nine thousand persons witnessed
the battle which continued for 20
! "ounds
MYSTERIOUS DEATHS
OF SEYEN CHILDREN
.111.n""iu
\saociated Press
New York. Feb. 22.—The police
ire investigating the sudden death
*»f seven infants and the illness of 5
bthers all within five days at the
Brooklyn hospital and nursery An
tutopsy tonight disclosed traces of
toIsoii in one of the bodies It it
'umored that a woman was employed
in the kkrben wbq harbored a gri»v-
incc over her pay had recently
purchased poison.
Wilson in Kansas-
Associated Press.
Topeka. Kans Feb. 22. — Wood-
row MM I non delivered an address be-
fore the Kansas Democratic Club to-
night. The gathering was »b* larg-
•*st since the visit of Bryan in 1 !»«*..
Wilson talked »n present day condi-
lons as rela ed to business.
STREET PAVING WILL
: BEGIN ABOUT MARCH I
i MANAGER HUDSON OF CREOSOT*
ED BLOCK CO. PLEASED AT
OUTLOOK
M_
Machinery Expected Within a Few
Day*—Gravel Is Ordered from Sam
Fordyc*. and Work Will soon Be-
gin in Earnest.
P. M. Hudson manager of the Na-
tional t'reoaoring Block Company
who has arrived here to perfect the
organIzallon of the afreet paving
1 work. Informs a Herald reporter that.
I after having looked over the city a
little he was very much encouraged
with the outlook and that be finds
th«* strwts In good condition to com-
mence work Mr. Hudson said how-
ever. that he wished the street car
track or at least the g.ading work.
I had been done first. In order that
there might be no conflict between
the workers on the street paving and
those on the car line.
Mr. Hudson said that the machin-
ery would be here within a few
days and that upon Its arrival the
work would be pushed as rapidly t»
poHslble. The company expects to
have the work done within thi *e
months after the actual work is
commenced which probably will he
by March 1.
Fcur cars of gravel for the patlng
| construction have been ordered from
' Sam Fordyce The work of paving
will begin »t the foot of Elisabeth
street next *o Fort Brown
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MINERS PERISH 1
OKLAHOMA MINE
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SEVERAL DEAD—FATE OF OTH-
ERS DOUBTFUL
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Fire Breaks Out in Mine at Lehigh.
Cause Not nKown- Seven Dead
Bodies Recovered. A score of Oth-
ers Musing.
AmkIsimI Press
l.ehigh. Ok la.. Feb. 22. — One
American five foreigners and a ne-
gro total the enumber of dead men
brought out of mine No. I of the
NVestenr foal and Mining Company
at midnight and the fair of a more
or mire of others is in doubt as a
I result of a f re which has been rag-
! lag In the underground works since
noon.
At that time a hundred men were
at work in th» mine but the greater
| numeb rescaped.
I The origin of the blaze la undeter-
mined.
j The fire was sufficiently subdued
tonight to permit a rescuing patsy
to enter the shaft and the search for
bodies continues
The mine is sevral miles from the
city.
Several Trains of Homeseek*r*\
The second throng of excursion-
ist* and homeseekers of the month
will invade Houston today. Several
of the roads have reported special
.rain* due to arrive before nigh*but
none of tbe roads yesterday were
able to estimate the site of the
crowd. Two special trains will ar-
rive over the Houston and Texas
; Central. One train for Houston and
one for San Antonio over the Ka«y
j one for Houston and one for Han
Antonio over the International one
over tbe Trinity and Brazos Valley.
In addition to several extra cars at-
tached to the regular trains and one
or two trains over the Frisco
through the N’ew Orleans gateway.
The*#* homeseekers. as usual will
■ make Houston their headquarters.
and Kcatter out over the surnund-
| ing country in all directions
A large number of car* are sched-
uled to go down tbe Brownsville line
but enough advices have not been re-
ceived yesterday to make an estimate
of the number.— Houst n Post
•
Wireless Station at Port Arthur.
P;rt Arthur. Texas. Feb. 22. -The
Collegiate Institute has just comple-
ted the instaration of a wireless sta-
tion in the school at this place. The
Marconi tft cm la used and the stu-
dents exchange practice messages
with steam« r* In ail parts of the tJulf
of Mexico
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I SAN BENITO Jm=
The GEM CITY of the RICH and FERTILE Lower Rio Grande |
Valley
19 miles north of Brownsville situated In the
midst of an exceediifly prosperous farming com-
munity and conceded to be the most important
agricultural shipping point oa the Houatoa-
Brownsville line of the ••Frisco” Bailway system-
THE PRE-EMIHENCE of SAN BENITO as a nty and It's aur- . t
rounding AGRICULTURAL community as a farming proposition I
over any other town or section In th*LOWEB RIO GRANDE VAL- ' \
LEY. b»* been established beyond any fear of successful refutation »
Tbs MARVELOUS growth and ADVANCEl\** ©f- thla
YEAR OLD City »nd the extensive and wonderful ^ ELOPMEJT
of the farm land tributary to the SAN BENITO IRRIGATION CA- '
NAL SYSTEM *re (be source of AMAZEMENT *nd ASTONISH- 1
MENT to the VISITOR easily CONVINCING bim that this la tha
PLACE TO LOCATE If be la desirous of enjoying good health living
In comlort. securing successful results from his efforts and oltl.
mately attaining financial INDEPENDENCE. *• bit Just reward '
and to which he is entitled.
WE CAHJ BE TOO EMPHATIC IK OOR CTAIMt
The Imwer Rio Orande Valle)* and San Benito in particular. '
has been endowed by nature with a rt«h tlec.i and extremely fertile
aoll the productiveness of which the ecus I of if not superior to
the soil of any section on earth and a climate unsurpassed for nsi- >
• ormity thronghont the entire year by any locality oa this Coati-
neat.
These conditions coupled with our excellent. Reliable Irrigation
and Railroad Facilities complete an ideal and perfect combina-
tion of advantages at San Benito offered by no other agricultural I
section in this country-
inspection and comparison will prove all our statements and
claims made in this regard-
Tbe IRRIGATING CANAL SYSTEM at SAN BENITO (Gravity)
Ib the largest In the South ind and one of tbe largest and most £y.
FICIENT I® operation anywhere at the present time. The main ca- 1
nal la 5? miles ta length. 150 feet in width snd carries 10 feet
of water nt all times. There are 150 miles of liters) canals and 550
mile* of lead ditches giving a capacity SUFFICIENT to SATISFAC-
TORILY WATER tbe OO.uOO ACRES reached by this immense UUU-
GATION SYSTEM- In connection with this our DRAINAGE SYSTEM
TEM IS PERFECT
TO MARKET YOUR PRODUCTS SUCCESSFULLY AND IN A ► f
SATISFACTORY MANNER IS JUST AS IMPORTANT TO YOU AS "I
THE PRODUCnON OF YOUR CROPS Here Is where sAN BEJITO I
has a tremendous ADVANTAGE o'er any other section. !u addl- W* .Jy
fion to ’be FRISCO” Railway system which traverses this farming |'j|
section In on# direction we have theSAR BENITO and RIO ft ^
| VALLEY INTEBURBAN LINE now in operstlon with nxodffU Ml
up.to-date equipment. This line extends out of the city of RAW V
1 BENITO In opposite dlrecMon and traverse this vast AGRIOILTU I
’ BAL COM RNITY from END to END within convenient distance i
; jARQ£j|f£]ra? H0W CAK Y0U IKPB V£ UPON SUCH A* 4t- ft
i WE NOW HAVE OVER 22.000 ACRES
* UNDER ACTUAL CULTIVATION. EVERY ft
» ACRE DEMONSTRATING NOT ONLY THE ft
> FERTILITY OF THE SOIL. BUT THE EP- ft
* FICIENCY OF OUR IRRIGATION AND V *
1 EFFECTUAL DRAINAGE AS WELL - ft
Don't forget that here if where the nre-cooling plant is • J
laaated. There are now onl* three in operation two in Cal* '
1 and one m Florida. This will make the fourth in tha United > m
SEEING IS BELIEVING. COME LET US SHOW #0#.
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VALLEY LAND FOB SALE OB EXCHANGE FOR OTHER PROPERTY
/&EK No. 219 BROWNSVILLE 160 acre farm all In cultivation
apT^Hand Irrigatlcn. Within 3- 4 mile of Rv. and twitch The toll la
V/ a dark loam and well adapted to truck cotton corn iugar ran*
etc. Owing to location. 1* well adapted to being cut Into little
*90 tier acre. 1-3 cstb. bal. 1 2 yr*. truck farm* * i to 10 acre* Price
HALLAM COLONIZATION COMPANY Brownsville Tei.
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I BROWNSVILLE TEXAS ;
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! MR. BUYER: MR. SELLER OF REAL ESTATE:
WE HAVE BUYERS WAITING FOR SMALL IMPROVED
FARMS if WELL LOCATED »"d PRICED RIOHT U*T with
us and let u* SELL your TRAt*T NOW. WE HAVE BAR-
GAINS; if you want n FARM. SEE US. WE HAVE A FEW
SACRIFICES—FORCED TO SELL. THESE EQUITIES are
very desirable and CHEAP.
REAL ESTATE IS OUR BUSINESS
We PROTECT PURCHASERS; We FIND BUYERS: We Make
1.0 CHARGE unless we SELL; W#ALLOW NO MISREPRE-
SENTATION. BOTH SELLERS and BUYERS aava MONEY
and WORRY by dealing through ua. Cor ret pond# nee Invited
Rio Grande Realty and Invest-
ment Company.
! BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
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Wheeler, Fannie. Brownsville Herald. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 156, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1912, newspaper, February 23, 1912; Brownsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1375300/m1/1/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .