Brownsville Herald. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 91, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 19, 1912 Page: 1 of 6
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VOL. XX. NO. 91. BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SATURDAY OCTOBER 19. 1912. ***CE FIVE CENTS.
BULKIN STATES
NOTIFY POWERS
THAT STATE OF WAR NOW
EXISTS
Rumors that Fighting is B**gun Un-
verified—Storm Center Will be
Adri«nople Which if Taken Will
Open Way to Constantinople
By Associated Press.
London Eng. Oct. 18.—The Bal-
kan states notified the powers today
that a state of war now exists against
Turkey and reports of fighting are 1
already being received.
However reports of hostilties are
believed to be in advance of the act-
ual facts and it is not impossible
that 'they are spread for political
purposes.
The greatest struggle will be for
the possession of Adrianople the |
capture of which by the Bulgarians
will leave the road open to Constan-
tinople.
A dispatch from Constantinople
reports heavy fighting about Kirk
Kilesseh northeast of Adrianople
and a Sofia report says the Bulgar- ^
Ians captured Kourtkalafi an import- (
ant strategic point twenty miles
northwest of Adrianople.
An unconfirmed report at Belgrade
was that the Servians had taken the
town of PrLtina in Vilayet Kossovo
Turkey.
However the only authentic in-
formation concerning the movements
of that army received at Belgrade
was that they had entered Old
Servia and were advancing in the di-
rection of Uskup.
The Creek minister here vouches
for the statement that Turkish army
doctors have gone to Canina in the |
southern part of Alhenia carrying
with them typhus and cholera
microbes.
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Bond* Approved.
Memphis Tex. — The following
bonds have been approved for Hall
county common school district No 5;
$5000 being 20 serials and bearing
5 per cent; No 15 $2700 being 20
serials and bearing 5 per cent.
WHOLESALE ARREST
OF DIAZ’S FRIENDS
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Many of Those Arrested Were Per-
son* of Prominence Under Regime
of Porforio Diaz.
By Associated Press.
Mexico City Mex. Oct. 18.—Or-
ders were issued today for the arrest
of sixteen men for alleged complicity
in the Diaz revolt.
All are said to be men of promi-
nence.
Henrique Fernandez Castellot son
of the minister of Justice under the
regime of Porforio Diaz was ar-
rested this afternoon.
Documents said to implicate Garcia
Granada minister of the interior
under the de la Barra regime and
many others of high standing were
said to be found when a search was
made at Ca*tellot’s home.
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WORK PUSHED
ON AUSTIN DAM
Austin Tex.—The Scott Con-
sulting Engineering company of Dal-
las reports rapid progress on con-
struction of the dam. Night and day
shifts are being maintained about
400 men being employed. The con-
tractors are about ready to begin
placing cement concrete. Contracts
for powerhouse hydraulic and elec-
tric equipment have been let; also
for twro 0000000000-galon cen-
trifugal pumps. The site has been
selected for a 10000000-gallon res-
ervoir plans and specifications have
been completed and work will begin
ip the near future. The dam is ex-
pected to be completed about March
1 next. Electricity will be generated
to supply the entire city it is
claimed.
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Pugilist Arrested.
Chicago 111. Oct. 18.—Jack John-
son chaimpion heavyweight pugil-
ist arrested today charged with ab-
ducting Lucile Cameron a seventeen
year old white girl was released
under bond. The warrant was
sworn out by the girl’s mother. The
girl formerly worked at Johnson's
cafe. She was being detained.
ANTICIPATION .
Of a rare treat is more than e<jualled
by realization when a box of our
bon bons or other candy is opened.
No matter how good you expect the
candy to be it will be still better
when you come to enjoy its dainty
delicate flavor and smooth sweet-
nc'S. Try a box and you'll know
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GANG PLOTTED 10
! “FRAME r BECKER
JACK SULLIVAN TELLS OF AL-
LEGED PLOT
In Which the Conspirators Were Ro*e
' and Webb«T t0 Fix Rosenthal
Murder on E»ther Becker Waldo
or the Mayor.
By A?sooiated Press.
■ New York Oct. 18.—Jack Sulli-
van t|ie king of newsboys one of
the four gunmen indicted for the
murder of Herman Rosenthal the
murdered gambler testifying today
in the trial of Charle5 H. Becker de-
clared that after the murder of the
gambler Webber and Jack Rose two
of the s1 ate’s principal witnesses
told him they were going to “frame
up” Becker for the murder.
He said they declared they would
“frame up” Becker Waldo or the
mayor to save their own lives.
The defense intended to question
Sullivan as to 'their contentions that
a clique of gamblers conspired to
kill Rosenthal but questions on this
line were excluded.
District Attorney Whitman virt-
ually became a witness for the de-
fense today and stated he made stip-
ulations with Webber Rose Vallon
and Schepps the prosecution's most
i important witnesses before they
would turn state’s evidence. He
swore he did not promise the four
: imunity.
The stipulations were not dis-
closed but he promised to produce
them for the court.
Police Commissioner Waldo testi-
fied that it was he not Becker who
i cau-ed policemen to be stationed at
Rosenthal’s gambling den after
Becker raided it.
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500 MILLION DOLLARS
A YEAR FOR SHOES
Washington D. C. Oct. 18.—A re-
port issued by the department of com-
merce and labor shows that there arc
285017181 pairs of shoe5 slippers
and boots manufactured in the Uni-
ted States annually. Of this number
122530359 are for men and boys
and 142620672 are for women’s use
while 15000721 are infants’ shoes
and 4865429 pairs are not classified.
The total value of the products
used in manufacturing these articles
is approximately $512797642 com-
pared with $290047087 ten years
ago an increase of $222750555 or
176.8 per cent. There are 1918 es-
tablishments in the United States en-
gaged in manufacturing the5e ar-
ticles representing an investment of
$222324000 and the pay roll
amounts to $117092000 annually.
Texas has six establishments employ-
ing 52 persons and the total capital
invested is $56247.
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Co»ton at Mason.
Mason Tex. Oct. 18.—Thirteen
hundred and ;wo bales of cotton have
beep marketed in this city to date as
compared with 501) bales at the same
date last year. About seven-eighths
of the crop is sold.
Court House for Cleburn**.
Cleburne Tex. Oct. 19.—The
commissioners’ court of Johnson
county will meet October 224 to let
the contract for the construction of
a new court house in this ci'ty which
is to cost $210000 including the
furnirure.
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AutomobUists and Good Roads.
San Antonio Tex. Oct. 18.—In-
vitations have been sent out to prac-
tically every automobile owner in
the state to attend the gathering of
good roads enthusiasts during the
Harvet Jubilee which will be held
in this city beginning October 19.
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Cotton.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans. La. Oct. 18.—-Cot-
ton futures closed barely steady to-
'day with a net advance of 15 to 18
point-1. Spots steady and 1-1 fi up.
Cattle.
By Associated Press.
Kansas City Mo. Oct. 18.—Cattle
were steady today; export steers
quoted at $8.50 to $10.75. Hogs
(Were 5 to 10 cents lower; heavies
ranged from $880 to $8.90. Sheep
ruled steady.
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-It Chicago 111. Oct. 18.—The LI-
-!t c-ondtion of Theodore Roosevelt -I-
-I- is virtually unchanged tonight -It
-It and was so .satisfactory at -I-
-I- eleven o'clock the announce- -I-
-I- ment was made that no night -I-
-I- bullcins would be issued by the -I-
tI- physicians. . rl:
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CLARENCE PEAVY
SHOT ACCIDENTALLY
Gun Disch»rged While B«*ing Placed
in Wagon* Infixing Painful
Wound.
While placing a loaded shot gun
in the bed of a wagon yeterday morn-
ing Clarence the oldest son of J. R.
Peavey engineer at the Little In-
diana pumping plant was painfully
though it is not thought seriously
injured by the accidental discharge
of the weapon.
Clarence left his home at the
pumping plant in a wagon for the
Peavy ranch situated near the Chi-
ago gardens with the intention of
catching several mules ranging on
the ranch and then to return home.
Evidently the young man planned
to kill any game he might perchance
see and for that purpose placed
the shot gun in the bed of his wagon.
Upon arriving at his destination
the wounded man had occasion to
move the shot gun and in doing so
it was discharged at the distance of
about two feet from his body the
load striking Mr. Peavy in the an-
terior part of the groin just below
the right hip. Fortunately the dis-
charge was deflected downward from
its couroe by a bone causing it to
lodge in the fleshy part of the groin.
The place of entry wa* within three-
fourths of an ich of the femoral vein
which having been ruptured would
probably have caused almost instant
death.
Immediately after 'the shooting
I the wounded man was placed in the
wagon and driven rapidly toward the
city. He was met by an automobile
and was conveyed the remainder of
the trip to the hospital by machine.
After an examination of the wound
by Drs. Harshbarger and Kirkham it
was found necessary to operate in
order to remove the load which op-
eration Mr. Peavy withstood success-
fully.
Wthile not out of all danger Dr.
Harshbarger gives a favorable report
of Mr. Peavy’s condition and unless
blood poisoning develops it is thought
recovery will be speedy.
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SILOS BECOMING POPULAR
IN WESTERN PART OF TEXAS
San Angelo Tex. Oct. 18.—Data
compiled by 'the secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce of this city
shows that 12 silos have been con-
structed in Tom Green county so far
this year six are now under course
of construction and fifty more will
be built in this vicinity next year.
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Land Deal Near Taylor.
Taylor Tex. Oct. 18.—A land deal
of considerable magnitude was re*
jcently effected in this city in a trans-
fer of 345 acres of farm land two
miles east of Taylor. The total
amount involved in the deal was ap-
proximately $74000 or about $170
an acre.
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Haskell Tex. — Haskell county
common school district No 33 bonds
|approved to amount of $2000 being
15-20 and bearing five per cent.
Quitman Tex.—Wood county road
and bridge bonds have been approved
to the amount of $120000.
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Ladies—ladies! Remember always
that when a gossip Is not gossiping
with you she may be gossiping about
you.
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Americans Win Again.
By Associated Press.
Chicago. 111. Oct. 18.—The Chi-
cago American defeated the Chicago
Nationals this afternoon by a score
of 18 to 0 in the series of games be-
ing played between the town teams
for the championship of the city.
ELMER DOVER HAD
BLISS MEMORANDUM
SHOWING LIST OF NINETEEN-
FOUR CONTRIBUTIONS
Total Amount* t<> $2-280000—Mor-
gan Gave Hundred and Fifty
Thousand—Initials of Contributors
Given in Seme Instances.
By Associated Press.
Washington D. C. Oct. 18.—
Elmer Dover today gave the senate
committee investigating campaign
expenditures what he said was a list
of the contributions in 1904 to the
republican campaign fund copied
from a memorandum book of the late
Cornelius N. Bliss treasurer of the
committee that year.
The list totalled $2280000 but
Dover said he believed that in many
instances the list was inaccurate
and ambiguous owing to typo-
graphical errors.
J. P. Morgan company are credit-
ed with a hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
Another contribution of a hundred
thousand dollars appeared on the
list from "H. H. R.” and "J. D. Q.”
Dover told the committee he sup-
posed the "II. H. R.” stood for H. H.
Rogers of the Standard Oil company
and that "J. D. Q.” was an error and
is said to have been the initials
either of John D. Rockefeller or John
D. Archbold.
E. H. Ilarriman is credited with a
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
and George W. Perkins with thirty-
five thousand dolalrs.
"G. W. P." contributions totalled
two hundred and twenty-five thous-
and dolalrs.
The committee was given a start
today when Medill McCormick pre-
sented a statement in which he re-
ferrred to "character assassins and
liars like Mr. Hilles; men who by
falsehoods incite weak minded men
o actual assassination.”
Several members of the committee
prote*ted and the language was fin
ally expunged from the record.
McCormick admitted giving about
twenty-eight thousand dollars to th<
Roosevelt preconvention campaign in
Illinois.
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D«*ath of Mrs. Glavequ**.
Mrs. Francsco Glaveque wife o'
Adolphus Glaveque former clerk of
this county died at the family resi-
dence on Levee street at 8:30 o'clock
last night. The deceased was 58
years old.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the family residence bj^ the
Burks undertaking company at 4
o'clock this afternoon.
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Weather Forecast.
By A;sociated Press.
Washington D. C. Oct. 18.—West
Texas—Fair Saturday and colder in
the north portion; Sunday fair.
East Texas—Fair Saturday and
slightly colder; Sunday fair.
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CONTRAST BETWEEN
ROOSEVELT AND BRYAN
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In a recent issue of La Follette's
Magazine there appeared the follow-
ing editorial:
Bryan at Baltimore foregoing all
chance of his own nomination mar-
shaling all his forces braving Tam-
many and the trusts to rescue hi-
party from their domination carry-
ing the convention for the adoption
of the most progressive democratic
platform yet offered and the nomina-
tion of the most progressive demo-
cratic candidate avaiable was a tow-
ering figure of moral power and
patriotic devotion to civic righteous-
ness.
Roosevelt at Chicago backed by
money derived from the stock-water-
ing operations of the Steel Trust pnd
the Harvester Trust organizing what
are now confessed to have been
"fake" contests as to nearly 200
delegates in order to control the re-
publican convention and secure his
own nomination .refusing to aid in
making a progressive platform bound
♦o have :he nomination or destroy
the republican party was a most
striking example of misdirected pow
er and unworthy ambitioi
Roosevelt has as great an oppor-
tunity to serve the progressive cau?<
a: Chicago as Bryan had at Balti-
more. But Roosevelt was serving th«
man not the cause. He wanted oni
thing—he wanted the nomination.
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As a general thing a man learnt
how to live up to his income a lonj
time before he learns how to Inrreasi
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GOMEZ ENDORSES
DK PLATFORM
McCormick Released on Payment of
Ransom—Fears Felt for Cameron.
El Paso Commission Man.
By Associated Press.
El Paso. Tex. Oct. 18.—A copy of
the platform of Felix Diaz was re-
i received here today. It was en-
! dorsed enthusiastically by Gomez
I the rebel representative of Pascual
Orozco.
Comprehensive reforms are recom-
mended in the document.
The public ownership of railroads
| and other public utilties and the
free coinage of gold and silver were
among the other reforms recom-
mended.
Arthur McCormick who was de-
tained by the rebels w’as released to-
day by the payment of five thousand
pesos ransom.
Fear is felt for the safety of John
T. Cameron the El Paso cattle
broker who was taken by the rebels
south of Jaurez.
Although the ransom demanded
was paid no word has come from
Cameron.
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Moreover the married man who is
so domesticated that he w’ould rath-
er stay at home and wash the supper
dishes than to go down town isn't
very good compony for those who
would rather go down towm than to
wash the supper dishes.
TEXAS HOLDS THE
CENTER OF STAGE
Bradford Knapp of the D**partmeii« of
Apiculture Says Eye** of World
Fixed on T<*xaH.
Washington D. C. Oct. 18.—
Bradford Knapp special agent Id
charge of the farmers cooperative
demonstration work a division of the
federal department of agriculture
presided at the biennial institute of
West Texas demonstration held at
Fort Worth Texas the first week In
Oc ober. Fifty-three agents attended
the meeting besides several federal
department assistants and c©-work-
er* from adjoining states. Among
the many subjects discussed were the
value of silos wide planting of seed
diversification and rotation of crops
and the general education of the
farmer along scientific agricultural
lines. Mr. Knapp 1* highly pleased
with the results obtained In Texas *
and says In this connection:
"The eyes of the nation are turned
toward Texas for nowhere eles in
this country do the opportunities
exist for such marvelous development
along agricultural lines and the
farmers in that state are taking a
great interest in the work and giving
the department hearty cooperation ”
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Our idea of a boor is a young man
who trios to kiss a beautiful girl as
if he were eating backbone or spare-
ribs.
SAN BENITO
THE
BIG CANAL TOWN
The livest and largest new town in Texas in the
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY
tan Benito has grown from nothing to over four thousand population In
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
ollars railrc <1 bbsiness on St. Louis Brownsville and Mexico Railway
t San Benito in one year. Sixty-seven per cent Uv reuse
of previous year.
.’ear ending April 30th 1911 1312
Freight received ! 142819.44 235880.20
Freight forwarded 42839.33 96100.31
Express received 12539.64 15426.23
Express forwarded 18098.34 10025.44
Ticket sales 31460.95 43960.66
Excess Baggage 232.21 478 70
Switching storage and
demurrage No record 3204.11
Total Value of Business 248050.95 414075.6$
Above represents only the amount paid to the St. L. B. A M. for han4-
ing business shown and NOT THE VALUE OF PRODUCTS HANDLED.
EIGHTY THOUSAND ACHES OF RICH DELTA SOIL
Irrigated from the big San Benito Canal surround tha town of San Ba>
alto. Twenty-five 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 el
he tract. Rio Hondo Santa Marla Carrlcitos Los Indios and La Paloaa
on interurban road out of San Benito. Convenient schedule.
IT WILL PAY YOU TO INVESTIGATE SAN BENITO
>efore engaging in farming commercial or Industrial enterprise* el*#-
vhere in Texas.
SAN BENITO LAND & WATER COMPANY.
SUN BENITO. TEMS.
| KO - PRES ■ KO - KAKE
Means Profit and Economy
TO CATTLE FEEDERS
Call at our New Oil Mill and let u* 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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