Brownsville Herald. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 94, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 23, 1912 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL XX. NO. 94. BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WEDNESDAY* OCTOBER 23 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS
RUMORS HEARD OF
EXTRA SESSION
Change of President's Personal Ar-
rangements Supposed to be Con-
nected With M’^can Situation.
By Associated Press.
Washington 1). Oct. 21.—
Speculation connects the approach-
ing return to Washington of Presi-
dent Taft contrary to arrangements
previous to his departure for Hot
Springs Virginia with the Mexican
situation and even hints of the ]>ob-
sibility of the calling of a special
session of congress to relieve the
president of the decision as to
whether the time is ripe for inter-
vention is heard here.
Officially however the idea is
scouted. Officials here are of the
opinion that a deciding battle will
be fought in Vera Cruz.
The state department advices to-
day were that the opening of hostil-
ities are momentarily expected.
CITY HONORS ITS
NEWSBOY HERO
Bov Who Sacrificed Crippled Leg fo
Save G'rl’* Life. Bur*<*d W‘th
Honor*.
Gary Ind. Oct. 22.—The funeral
of “Billy” Hugh the newsboy who
gave his crippled leg that skin j
might be grafted onto the body of
Miss Ethel Smith thereby saving
her life was held here Sunday and
practically all Gary and many peo-
ple from surrounding towns attend-
ed. No building was large enough
to accommodate the crowd and the
services were held in the street.
Four brass bands played funeral
dirges six uniformed policemen
were pallbearers and a fire depart-
ment automobile was the funeral
car. while a company of firemen car-
ried the flowers. Mayor T. E.
Knotts and members of the city
council with bared heads walked at
the head of the procession which
conveyed the body to the railway
depot where it was put al>oard a
train for Rock Island 111.
Many women were in the line
which required more than an hour
to pass the bier which had been
placed in the middle of the street.
Miss Smith was not able to attend
but her father and brothers did.
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Cream of Taftar slightly mois-
tened will remove orange stains
from linen.
More than 3000000000 jxiirs of
blankets are woven in Great Britain
every year.
BOAT LOAD OF MEN
TOSSING ON GULF
Brazos Inland Station Notified to
Look Out for Suv*vor* of Aban-
doned Fruit Shin Nicaragua.
Somewhere out on the re-tless
waves of the great Mexican Gulf a
tiny row' boat carrying eight men is
supposed to be tossing tossing toss-
ing—while its weary passengers
strain their eyes in vain for search
for land. This boat load of help-
less human beings were part of the
crew of the fruiter Nicagagua
bound from Tampico Mexico to
Port Arthur Texas w'hich was
abandoned during the hurricane on
the morning of Oct. 16.
A long distance telephone mes-
sage from Aransas Pass was re-
ceived here yesterday by Captain
Wallace Reed of the Brazos Island
life saving station who happened to
be in town notifying him to look
out for the boat. The message in-
formed the captain that twenty men
had left the Nicaragua during the
hurricane in two row boats. One of
the boats carrying twelve of the
crewr landed yesterday at Aransas
Pass. They told the story of the
abandonment of the ship which was
supposed to he in a sinking condi-
tion and asked that all life saving
•Rations on the coast be warned to
Watch for the eight men in the
other boat.
The boat carried only a limited
sunply of provisions and water and
it is feared that the men may be suf-
fering from hunger or thirst if they
are still afloat.
Capt. Reed notified his crew at
once by phone to look out for the
missing boat. He will return to the
station this morning and we may be
assured that if the little craft come*
within range of the Brazos Island
s-tation the captain and his crew
wil do their best to rescue its pas-
sengers. . M 0
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WOULD EXCLUDE
ALL UNDESIRABLES
Bv Associated Prpss.
San Francisco. Cal. Oct. 22.—
Governor Tom Marshall of Indiana
democratic vice presidential nomi-
nee tonight wound up a tw'o day’s
campaign in California by advocat-
ing the exclusion from the United
States of aliens not of a character
to amalgamate with the American
people.
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Arizona which hears the list of
copper producing states last year
made its greatest output in the his-
tory of the industry.
ANTICIPATION
Of a rare treat is more than equalled
by realization when a box of our
bon bons or other candy is opened.
Je No matter how Rood you expect the
candy to be it will be still better
when you come to enjoy its datnty
delicate flavor and smooth sweet-
ne-s. Try a box and you’ll know.
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SUGAR EXPERIMENT
TO BE ESTABLISHED AT SOUTH
TEXAS GARDENS
W. A. Or*on- U. S. Agriculture De-
p«rtment Expert. Here *o Locate
Stat‘on4 for Thorough Studv of
Var*e*ies and Culture of Cane.
—
A sugar cane experimental sta-
tion the first of any size conducted
by the government will be estab-
lisod immediately by the United
S'ates department of agriculture at
the South Texas Gardens at Fort
Brown. The announcement was made
last evening by W. A. Orton In
eharge of sugar plant investigation
bureau of plant industry also in
charge of cotton and truck diseases
U. S. department of agriculture who
arrived from Waehington on the
mission to Fort Brown. Today at
1:30 p. m. a meeting of sugar cane
| growers will bp held at the Chamber
of Commerce at which steps regard-
ing the establishment of the new
station will be explained.
At the Miller hotel lact evening
Mr. Orton met several of the sugar
cane growers.
“My trip is purely administra-
tive” he. said. “1 am here to locate
a sugar cane station very probably
at the South Texas Gardens. This
means of course an increase in the
force and a change of base of opera-
tions. The department of agricul-
ture has decided to divert the funds
for the mantenance of prorogating
plants here to the indroduction of
new plants into Texas as a whole
in which work Prof. K. C. Green
formerly in charge here is engaged
with headquarters at Washington.
; The last congress made an appro-
; priation for sugar cane investiga-
; tions and it is now proposed to es-
’ tablish a sugar cane experiment sta-
‘ tion here the purpose of which will
: be to work on all the economic
f problems of the Rio Grande Valley
: cane growers esoecially in the dis-
i covery and introduction of better
■( varieties of cane in the hope of find-
‘ ing some that will ripen early and
' have a higher sugar content: also
* to test Improved methods of culti-
* vation and irrigation to continue
f the study of insect enemies and. if
% possible to prevent the introduction
I* of the plan* diseases which attack
K the cane elsewhere as we feel you
g growers have a fine opportunity tc
£ keep your fields free of this pest—-
because you are free of it now and by
* foresight you can avoid introduoina
* them.
K “This station will be cooperative
It with the Texas state experiment sta
It tion at the Agricultural and Mechan-
ic ical college at College Sation. Ol
course you know the local cam
* growers have raised $2r*00 to stari
* the work pending the receipt ol
f money by the Texa® legislature anc
It the proposal has been made tha'
jc title to these experimental ground!
~ be transferred to the state. Thi
*i would however require direct ac
K i tion by congress. While the plai
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"SMOKEY" JOE WOOD
AND TRIS SPEAKER
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ARE ON THEIR WAY TO BROWNS-
VILLE
After Vising Chicasro the Red Sox
Heroes Will Go *o Reelfoo* Lake
'n Tennessee—Come from Th**re
to Brownsville.
Special to The Herald.
Boston Mass. Oct. 22—“Smokov-’
Joe Wood and Tris Speaker world
j champion hall players and Red Sox
pennant winning heroes will leave
Boston within a few days with
Brownsille Texas as their ultimate
■ destination.
i First They will go to Chicago to
meet Manager Jake Stahl and Frank
LaPorte of the Wahington team
then to Nashville Tenn. to spend
three weeks duck shooting at the
Reelfoot Rake region.
RaPotre and Stahl will quit them
there and Speaker and Wood will go
to Brownsville where Wood owns a
cotton planta'ion.
; I^ater Speaker goes to his home
town of Hubbard City Texas where
a rousing welcome is being planned
j Speaker and Wood are chums and
both have been offered $1000 a week
to do a vaudeville turn in Northern
i theatres this winter. Wood said he
w’ouldn’t even consider the matter
but $1000 per looks good to Tris
and he will return after Thanks-
• giving and probably accept th$
offer.
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FEDERALS OCCUPY
t PART OF CITY
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Bv Associated Press
j Mexico City Mex. Oct. 22—In-
formation is received from govern-
• ment sources tonight which is to the
i effect that the federal troops had oc-
cupied a part of Vera Cruz includ-
ing the municipal palace and a truce
was signed until tomorrow' morn-
ing at 6 o’clock.
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Back to Waxhineton.
Beverly Mass. Oct. 22.—The an-
• nouncement was made today that
President Taft would return to
Washington Sunday.
would have the approval of our de-
‘partmem the initiative would have
to be taken by the Texas people.
The title ‘South Texas Gardens’ will
soon be changed to something el*e:
the name has not yet been decided.
It is expec'ed that the important
cactus wV>rk and other lines now
going on will be continued here.
“We are starting In a small way
but with every expectation of en-
' larging as rapidly as we can build
up the work. Of course the propa-
gating garden has been important
to the state at large but it has not
[:had the bearing on local matters the
{people expected.”
It is said that W. J. Thrower at
^present in charge of the South Texas
-jGardens will be locallly in charge of
i' the new line of work.
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COLONEL RESUMES
THE QUIET EIFE
WOULD NOT ALLOW PHYSICIANS
TO REMAIN
Doctors Believe He Will Recover j
But Sav He is No* Out 0f Danger.
Alone With F»milv and Serv»nts
Last N*g:ht. _
By Associated Press.
Oyster Bay Oct. 22.—Theodore
Roosevetl resumed a quiet routine
of life at Sagamore Hill today and
dismissed his physicians until to-
morrow.
Tonight only members of the fam-
ily and the servants are in the
house.
The Doctors first doubted whether
the colonel should be left alone and
suggested that one of their number
remain at Sagamore HIU but Roose-
velt insisted that he no longer
needed the constant supervision of
his physicians and it was concluded
it would be bes; to accede to hi3
wishes.
With complete rest the recovery
of Roosevelt is regarded as probable
but the physicians do not believe
him entirely out of danger. No
callers were allowed today.
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REBEL CHIEFS NOT
PERSONALLY AMBITIOS
El Pa?o Tex. Oct. 22.—“None of
the chiefs have personal ambitions j
and they are disposed to unite with |
any new revolutionary movement 1
which has patriotic tendencies” de-
clared Pasoual Orozco jr. in a let-
ter received here today. The letter
is dated October 14 at the ranch of
Santo Domingo near Eagle Pass.
Orozco denies that he has been in
the United States. He is moving
west.
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FRISCO OFFICIALS
HERE YESTERDAY
Confer Wi*h Many Brownsville Busi-
nes Men in Course of Day—L^ave
This Moraine.
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1 J. S. Pyeatt vice president of
I New Orleans H. Hall chief engi-
neer of Hou=ton R. F. Carr generl
superintendent of Houston and
Assistant General Manager W. H. |
Doherty of the St. Louis. Browns-
ville and Mexico Railroad of Kings-
ville. arrived in this city late yes-
terday on a general inspection trip of
the Brownsville Road.
The party were in Harlingen yes-
terday morning and had planned to
journey up to Branch line points
ve-terday but the rainy weather
"hey encountered caused a change in
their plans the party coming in on
the noon passenger train.
| The officials yesterday afternoon
and last night conferred with many
•of the business men of the city at
their private car in the yards ad-
joining the passenger station.
| The party leave early this morn-
ing for Branch line points.
EDERALS ADVANCING
ON VERA CRUZ
[any Non-Comb*tant* Take Refuse
on Boat* *n Harbor—Refugee*
Number Fift^^n Thousand.
y Associated Press.
Vera Cruz Mex. Oct. 22.—The
deral forces began to advance on
era Cruz at noon today. The
?bels under Felix Diaz who occupy
le city are calmly waiting their
pproaeh.
General Beltran commander of
le federals who had previously in- '
>rmed the city council that a bat-
e was about to begin declined to
[low more time for the removal of
on-combatants to the neutral zone.
Only thirty-two Americans remain
dthin the city. Boats in the har-
or have more than five thousand
areigners and ten thousand Mexi-
ins aboard.
The United States’ cruiser Des
ioines is lying abouc five hundred
ards from the American consulate
lace between the neutral ground*
nd the lines and many of the refuge
raft have taken up position there.
William W. Canada the Amer-
^an consul has assumed the leader-
hip of the refuges.
Rain threatens to drench both the
efuges and the fighters within an
our or two. The federals are only
even miles from the city.
Felix Diaz said his artillery wrould
re on the- loyal troops and he will
ght in the city only if the outposts
re driven back.
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IEBELS fail to
ATTACK TAMPICO
l.v Associated Press.
Laredo Tex. Oct. 22.—Tonight s
dvices say that Tampico Mexico is
till in the hands of the government
roops the rebels not attacking fo-
ay as threatened/
RECEIPTS EXCEED
EXPENSES SO FAR
Wil*on Campaign Expense* Hav**
Been $550000 to Date—Receipt**
$630000.
By Associated Pres*.
New York Oct. 22.—Announce-
ment was made today that the ex-
penses of the democratic campaign
so far amount to about five hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
The receipts are six hundred and
thirty thousand dollars. Enough
more has been pledged it Is said to ^
meet any deficit.
A formal statement of the re-
ceipt* and expenditures will be la-
sued next Friday by the national
executive committee. ^
The republican committee will
issue a statement Saturday regard-
ing their campaign expenses.
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• MARKET REPORTS.
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Cotton.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans. La. Oct. 22.—Cot-
ton futures closed steady with a net
advance of 7 to 10 points. Spots
were steady and unchanged.
C»Ule.
By Associated Press.
Kansas City Mo. Oet. 22.—Cat-
tle were strong and active; ex’tort
steers $8.50 to $10.70. Hogs 10
to 15 cents lower; heavies $8.60 to
$8.65. Sheep ruled steady to weak.
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During the last three years a
quarter of a million new telephones
have been Installed In various farm-
houses throughout the country.
SAN BENITO
THE
BIG CANAL TOWN
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 la
four years and today offers best location for commercial and in-
dustrial nterprises in Southwest Texas. Natural advantages
and improvements already made insure city of importance.
The growth and development have only started.
NEARLY HALF A MILLION
Dollars railrc d business on St. Louis Brownsvillo and Mexico Railway
it San Benito in ou« year. Sixty-seven per cent i^-rease ov«r busine**
of previous year.
'ear ending April 30th 1911 1912
Freight received 14 2.819.44 23&.88P.20
Freight forwarded 42839.33 96100.31
Express received 12539.64 15426.23
Express forwarded 18098.34 19025.44
Ticket sales 31460.95 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. A M. for baud'
ling business shown and NOT THE VALUE OF PRODUCTS HANDLED.
EI6HTY THOUSAND ACRES OF RICH DELTA SOIL
irrigated from the big San Benito Canal surround the town of San B*
nlto. Twenty-five thousand acres already 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 Lot Indlos and La Paloma
on interurban road out of San Benito. Convenient achedule.
IT WILL PAY YOU TO INVESTIGATE SAN BENITO
before engaging in farming comihercial or industrial entarpriaea slaw-
w>here in Texas.
SAN BENITO LAND & WATER COMPANY.
SAN BENITO. TEUS.
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. 1
We continue to manufacture the
best Ice obtainable.
PEOPLES ICE AND MANUFACTURING CO.
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