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VOL. XX. NO. 77. BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THURSDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BLACK SCOUNDREL
HONG JHf CONVICTS
Prison Guard Overpowered and
Wre'ch Hung from Railing of Cell
House in Wyoming Penitentiary.
Associated Press.
Rawlins Wyo. Oct. 2.—While
Sheriff Mills at the county jail was
holding off a mob who was seeking
to lynch Frank Winfall. a negro
accused of assaulting Mrs. Esther
Higgins known as the “ Prisoner's
Friend” a hundred convicts in the
penitentiary where the negro had
been taken for safe keeping over-
powered the guard and hanged Win-
fall from the balcony rail of the cell
house.
Many of the prisoners remembered
acts of kindness of “Granny” Hig-
gins and remarks of the negro boast-
ing of his crime brought their
anger to a pitch that resulted in his
death.
The coroner’s jury examined a
number of convicts in connection
with the lynching but gave tip the
inquiry this afternoon without learn-
ing anything definite. A sinster
threat “the first man who squeals
is the first man hung” silenced both
convicts and guards.
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Trained wasps guard the grape
arbor of Dr. S. C. G. Watkins of
Montclair.
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MARKET REPORTS.
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Cattle.
Associated Press.
Kansas City Mo. Oct. 2.—Cattle
steady to weak; export steers $8.2.'
to $10.00. Hogs steady; heavies
$8.40 t.o $8.0."). Sheep 10 cent* lower.
Cotton.
Associated Press.
New Orleans La. Oct. 2.—Cotton
futures dosed steady with a net de-
cline of 28 to 20 points. Spots easy
and 1-8 off.
ALBANY CONVENTION'
NOMINATES SULZER
DIX’S NAME WITHDRAWN AFTER
THIRD BALLOT
Fourth Ballof• Taken Early This
Morning Gave Sulzer All but Three
Votes of the Convention—Glynn
for Lieutenant Governor.
Associated Press.
Syracuse N. Y. Oct.. 3.—William
Sulzer representative in congress of
New York City was nominated for
governor of New York state early
this morning (Thursday) by the
democratic state convention.
It is the seventh time Sulzer has
been a candidate for this nomina-
tion.
Sulzer was nominated on the
fourth ballot.
Governor Dix led the first ballot
but Sulzer went ahead on the second.
The third showed Sulzer 195 votes
Dix 87.
Dix name was then withdrawn and
on the fourih ballot Sulzer was nom-
inated receiving all but three votes
of the convention.
Martin H. Glynn of Albany who
was one of the candidates for the
place was nominated lieutenant gov-
ernor.
Judge Alton B. Parker was per-
manent chairman of 'the convention.
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Associated Press.
National League.
Philadelphia 2 New York 1.
Chicago *1 Pitt«burg .">.
Brooklyn 2-ti. Bos on 3-7.
American League.
Cleveland 4 St. Louis 2.
Chicago 8 Detroit r>.
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G. Alfred Hall and his twin broth-
er Alfred G. Hall of Washington
have celebrated their egihty-first
birthday. Prosit;
BRING HOME A BOX
of Valley lee Cream and you won't
ever try home-made cream again.
Why should you- Valley Ice Cream
Is made of the best of materials by
the most sanitary methods and is
certainly he ter than the best home-
made cream and cheaper too. De-
livered packed in ice at the follow-
ing prices:
One-half gallon . $ .75
One gallon . 1.25
In Bricks (made to order) 50c each
ELITE CONFECTIONERY
PHONE 188.
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vince you of the greater advan* 4.
tages and opportunities offered.
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LIFE CONSERVATION
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NOTABLE ADDRESSES BY RIT-
TENHOUSE AND FISHER.
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Both Speakers Dwell Upon the Im-
portant of Preservation of Human
Life—Not enough Care *o Prevent
Disease of Middle Life.
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'Associated Press.
Indianapolis. Oct. 2.—E. E. Ritten-
house of New York speaking before
the National Conservation Congress
today on the subject of “Human Life
As a National Asset” declared that
the conservation of human life should
-be the paramount issue of ’lie Ameri- *
can people. I
Mr. Rittenhouse said in part:
“The first item in humanity's bill
of rights is the right to live. To pro-
tect human life from needles* des-
truction is the primary purpose of
organized society.
“We are not only reducing the
fertility of our race and also short-
ening the span of life hut we p.rc
permitting ar least 6."(0000 Ameri-
can lives to be destroyed annually e
which we could save by the applica-t(
tion of simple and well-known sani- n
tarv and other precautions. c
% “This is our real race suicide pro- _
blem.
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“We have made progress in pre- ;i
venting life waste but it has been
confined almost wholly to contag-
ious or infectious diseases. At the ; ^
same time the death rate from the j ^
degenerative diseases of middle life !
and old age against which wc have ; <v
waged no war has steadily increas-
ed. 1(
“We are still burning the candle i
furiously at both ends—slower at one j
and faster at the other. j
“We may felicitate ourselves upon
all of our past achievements and at t
the same time recognize the exces-
sive life wste that is still going on
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and also recognize that evidence* are
multiplying of race deterioration am
of our growing contempt for the va-
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lue and sacredness of human life.
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“These conditions will not he ar |
rested automatically. The problem !
will not solve itself. The people aloiu |
can check this continuing waste ofjf
national efficiency and vitality. Great ;
er efforts must he made to impres: i ^
them with the facts and to arouv j
them to more effective action.
“.The economic loss is stupendous
but it is insignificant compared to |
the misery suffering poverty im- *’
mortality and crime which re*ult fron *
the needless sickness and premature ‘
death from which the nation is now
suffering.
The public health service local s
and national must lead in this life-
saving work.
“It isthe primary function of
the government to protect the live- p
of the people from needless destrue- v
tion: hut it takes money to educate p
the public and to run health depart- f
ments. v
“In the lasf analysis the war ’
against preventable disease is a e
'■’truggle between the dollar and the *
death rate. 5
“Most of our communities prefer a i
high death rate to a slight increase ' f(
in tile tax rate. r
“There isn’t an adequately financ- j
ed health department in the country ' 2
“Many towns have none at all. p
some of them are small cities. \ p
"Others have health boards with- p
out funds. Other* a mere perfunc-
tory health service. 0
“Some have advanced: many are ef- n
ficient but there isn’t a city in the ' ^
Union where the health ordnances t]
arc properly enfored chiefly because ^
of lack of funds. i ^
“In neglecting our public health ^
service our people are trifling with
a most solemn duty.
“Every body should rally to the ^
support of the health service and joir
in the educational campaign for
a
prevention. i
“ The National Conservation Con-i '
gress is especially ada-pted to lead
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in this educational work.
“Human life is our paramount a*
set. Its conservation should be yosr 5
paramount issue.”
Professor Fisher's Address
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Irving Fisher professor of political "
economy at Yale today told the dele-
gates that the newspapers the *
insurance compaines and the federal
government were the three great ^
agencies to which the people of the
country must look for the saving of a
human life. * *
As the first step in the great works t
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ULTIMATUM DELIVERED *
BY BALKAN STATES *
I^ndon. Eng. Oct. 2.—Ac- v
cording to reliable information. \-
the ultimatum of the four Ral- 'J.-
kan state? will be presented to
Turkey tomorrow demanding -b
autonomy for Macedonia Al- -f-
bania Old Servia and Crete.
If refused the Balkan coali- dr
tion will repeat it three days -b
later at the same time address- -b
ing a collective not to the pow- Lb
ers notifying them that at the -b
expiration of another three r!-
days the demand will be en- -b
forced by recourse to arms. rb
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IQRPUS REALTY DEAL
INVOLVES MILLIONS
Chicago Capitalist^ Buy 5700 Lots
and Will Build a Modern 300-
Room Hotel.
One of the largest realty deals
cer made in Texas was closed at
orpus Christi last week when a !
umber of Chicago capitalists pur- !
riased from the Corpus Beach Hotel
nd Land Company .">700 lots in what
re known as the Brooklyn Addition
nd Brooklyn suh-addi'ions.
According to tlie Calier s report:
The proposition involves an outlay
f nearly 1000000 and carries with
a program of improvements that j
ill make all Corpus Christians
asp at its magnitude. The property
urehased in< ludes all of the unsold
its of the Corpus Beach adrtitioi
oth north and south of the Epwortl
eague grounds and the eleven hun
red acres west of the Sap track-
eginning at the city limits and ex
uiding to the Nueces Bay.
The sale is bona fide and ther
re no strings tied. Hood hard cas'
i being paid and the purchasers ar.
len who know Southwest Texas lik<
book and who are going into tl
enture with the determination t<
lake of it a great success. No co-
anies will be organized no stock I
ill be sold. The proposition will be j
>r the developing of that section oi |
le city into an ideal residence lo- j
ility and tourist resort.
All of the land west of the Saj
•arks will he filled in with excava-
ons from Nueces Bay. A contract
; being made with a big dredgine
Dncern to bring two dredges intr
ueces Bay and that contract calb
>r more than three million cubic
ards of dirt to he filled in. With
itch dredging the bay will he ii
tlendid shape for utilizing as a har-
or for small craft.
The lots on the west side will be
levated in such a manner that they
ill have a commanding outlook ov-
r the Bay and will he admirable
yr residential purposes. Showing the
•ay in which the enterprise is he-
ft g received in he city two promin-
nt citizens yesterday clo«ed a deal
Dr fifty-four of the lots.
Will Build Hotel.
Plans have already been prepared
>r the building of a modern 300-
Dom hotel on the property immed-
Itely north of the Epwortli League
rounds. This hotel will be of fire-
roof construction and modern in ev-
rv respect and will be operated as a
Diirist hostelry. The management
ill be under the direct supervision
' F. M. Swearingen who is a hoted
uinager of exceptional ability. Mr.
wcaringer. is especially well known
• roughont the South as th‘» marag-
ig director and principal ?tnck-
older of the St. Anthony of San
ntonio.
Work on he new hotel will com-
lence shortly after January 1st and
re contract for drawing the plant
as been awarded to H. A. Reuter
n architect of San Antonio. Mr.
euter was consulting architect with
. D. Hill & Co. of IXtllas in de-
gnlng the Nueces Hoyd.
The new hotel will he built along
ae latest and most approved lines
very arrangement for the conveni-
nce and entertainmen* of gue-ts will
e provided for. The furnishing? will
e luxurious and the hotel when com-
leted. will add to the rapidly grow-
ig populatarity of Corpus Beach as
ae most delightful outing spot on the
exas coast.
The new owners of the property
re not only arranging for the biuld-
Dg of a hotel commensurate with
he rapidly growing importance of
orpus CfcrHtf as-s- summer and win-
er retort but are^ 'preparing and
EXPENSE INQUIRY
GROINS INTERESTING
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HARRIMAN'S BIG DONATION
WENT TO NEW YORK
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Archbold. Morgan. Frick* and George
Gould Each Gave Hundred Thous-
and Dollars to Roosevelt National
Fund in 1904 Campaign.
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Washington D. C. Oct. 2.—John
D. Archbold of the Standard Oil com-
pany J. P. Morgan and company H.
C. Frick and George J. Gould each
contributed a hundred thousand dol-
lars to the republican national cam-
paign fund of 1904 according to the
records of the late Cornelius X.
Bliss which passed through the
hands of George Ft Sheldon treasur-
er of the 1908 fepublican commit-
tee who testified today before the
senate committee investigating cam-
paign expenditures.
Sheldon said Bliss gave him a de-
tailed statemen' of the 1 904 funds
and that he would need ‘‘these large
contributions” and he is positive
that no record appeared of the hun-
dred thousand dollar Archhold dona-
tion being returned. With equal
posiTiveness Sheldon stated that the
records .showed the disputed Edward
H. Harriman fund of two hundVed
and forty Thousand dollars had been ;
received by Bliss for the Xew York
republican state committee and
raised at the request of B. B. Odell
who headed that committee and to.
whom it was turned over in its
entirety. No part he said was used
in the national campaign.
The day’s inquiry was marked by
wrangling between Senator Joseph
M. Dixon manager of Roosevelt’?
present campaign and members of
he committee.
Dixon charged the committee with
concentrating its activities upon the
Roosevelt funds and ignoring the fi-
nancial activities in behalf of other
candidates.
Both the republican and demo-
cratic committee members heatedly
denied this declaring arrangements 1
for the investigation were left in en- ;
tlrely in the hands of Senator Clapp
chairman and a supporter of Roose-
velt and th.\'r the managers of all
other candidates had been sub-
poenaed.
'During the controversy Senator |
Clapp declared that Dixon’s charges
reflected on the one member of the
committee who was friendly to
Roosevelt and Sena'or Pomerene de-
clared that Dixon was trying to
-lander the whole committee.
When Dixon asked if Harmon had
made public a statement of his cam-
paign expenditures Pomeren replied
‘‘if you will step outside I will an-
swer that question.”
Dixon said he had heard that
Charles P. Taft gave six hundred
thousand dollars in the interest of
his brother's renomination. Fie said
it was common rumor that large
funds were raised in the interest of
the democratic and republican can-
didates alike. As to Roosevelt's pre-
convention fund he -aid he expended
over ninety-six thousand dollars in
the interest of the Colonel. The
contributions ’.o the fund he expend-
ed were made largely by George W.
Perkins Frank A. Munsey and D. R.
Hanna.
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RAYMONDVILLE MAY
ORGANIZE ROAD DISTRICT
Disquieted With Result of Tnesdav’s
Bond Election—People Determined
To Hav<* Good Road*.
X. J. Lear secretary of the Rav-
mondviile Commercial Club came
down to Brownsville yesterday for
the purpose of delvering the ballot
box used in the bond election at
Raymondville Tuesday to the county
iudge. Fie was accompanied by Mrs.
Lear.
Mr. Ixtar stated that the people in
his section wanted good roads badly
and if possible mean to have them.
He said that it was probable a roatd
district will be created after which
an election to authorize bonds for
thp proposed improvements will be
held.
The proposition has not as yet
reached a definite stage but Mr.
Lear is an enthusiastic advocate of
good roads and will do all he can
to promote road development in his
section.
Mr. and Mrs. Lear returned to
Raymondville yesterday afternoon.
contracting for pleasure piers and
every other necessary facility for the
making of the upper Beach a modern
resort.
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DE PALMA WINS
VANDERBILT CUP
WinsOver a Field of Eight Starters
Hughie Hughe* Second by a Few
Seconds.
Associated Press.
Milwaukee. Wis. Oct. 2.—Ralph
de Palma driving a Mercedes tar
won the Vanderbilt cup race today
from a field of eight starters cover-
ing the 2fif* miles 27t>4 feet course
in -I hours 20 minutes and 31.54
seconds.
Hughie Hughes was second in a
Mercer Special 4 2 4-5 seconds be-
hind De Palma. * Spencer Wissart in
a Mercedes was third and Gil Ander-
son fourth.
Only four finished the others re-
tiring on account of tire or mechan-
ical troubles.
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* REAR ADMIRAL YOUNG
DIED LATE YESTERDAY *
New York Oct. 2.—Rear
*.'* Admiral Lucien Young died late -1-
-I- today after a brief illness. De- -!-
-!- ficiency of blood brought on by vf
a ruptured Mood vessel in the Jfc
v stomach is given as the cause H-
■r of death. *
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AMERICAN KILLED'
NEAR DDDAN60'
Hubert Russell* in Employ of Amer-
ian Vice Consul at Durango. Mur- |
dered by Rebels. Sunday.
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Associated Press. I
Washington D C. Oct. 2.—Con/
fir mat ion of the report that Hubert
L. Russell an American manager
of the plantation ownM by Allen C.
MeCaughan. the American vice con-
sul at Durango was killed by rebels
near Durango Sunday was received
by the state department today. Fed-
eral troops are in pursuit of the slay-
ers of Russell.
It was first reported that Mc-
Caughan was slain; this however is
untrue.
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PEACE CONVENTION
SIGNED TODAY
London. Eng. Oct. 2.—A Vienna
dispatch to .he London news bureau
says it is announced at Constanti-
nople that the peace convention with
Italy will be signed tomorrow.
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PORTE WILL NOT
LIFT EMBARGO
Constantinople Oct. 2.—The porte
has decided to reject the Greek de-
mand for the removal of the embargo
on vessels.
SAN BENITO
THE
BIG CANAL T( >WN
The livest and largest new town in Texas in the
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY
San Benito has grown from nothing to over four thousand population 1a
four years and today offers best location for commercial and in-
dustrial nterprises in Southwest Texas. Natural advantages
and improvements already made insure city cf importance.
The growth and development have only started.
NEARLY HALF A MILLION
Dollars railrc d business on St. Louis Brownsville and Mexico Railway
at San Beniio in one year. Sixty-seven per cent increase ov»-. business
of previous year.
Year ending April 30th 1911 1912
Freight received 14 281 9.4 4 235810.20
Freight forwarded 42839.33 90100.31
Express received 12539.04 15426.23
Express forwarded IS098.34 19025.44
Ticket sales 31400.95 43960.66
Excess Baggage 292.25 478.70
Switching storage and
demurrage No record 3204.11
Total Value of Business 248050.95 414075.65
Above represents only the amount paid to the St. L. B. ft M. for hand-
ling business shown and NOT THE VALUE OF PRODUCTS HANDLED.
EIGHTY THOUSAND ACRES OF RICH DELTA SOIL
irrigated from the big San Benito Canal surround the town of San
nito. Twenty-flve thousand acres al ready in cultivation.
INTERURBAN RAILROAD NOW IN OPERATION
over 40000 acres of this tract serving every farm with convenient
freight and express service. Extens ion being made on the balance of
the tract. Rio Hondo Santa Maria Carricltos Ix>s Indios and I^i I’aloma
on interurban road out of San Benito. Convenient schedule.
IT WILL PAY YOU TO INVESTIGATE SAN BENITO
before engaging in farming commercial or Industrial enterprlaan else-
whpfp In Tpyhh
SAN BENIIO LAND 8 WATER COMPANY.
SIN BENIIO. TEDS.
KO - PRES - KO • KAKE
Means Profit and Economy
TO CATTLE FEEDERS
Call at our New Oil Mill and let us convince you.
First 50000 pounds sold to T. J. Lawson
of this city.
We continue to manufacture the
best Ice obtainable.
PEOPLES ICE AND MANUFACTURING CO.
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