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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
LATE LOCAIS.

Expected TOnight.-Quite a large
delegation of homeseekers are expect
ed tonight on the incoming St. L.,
B. & NJ, train. most of them coming
from Illinois. Minnesota and Missouri
Cncert Tonight.-The Saltillo Mill
tary Band, which played in Houston
during the Carnival, returned last
night and will give an Open-air con-
cert on the Plaza in MatamOrOs this
evening at o'clock.
Blue Club CeIebrates.-Last night
the democratic, or as it is better
known. The Blue Club. celebrated its
victory in the recent county election
by a ball at Washington Plaza. Many
members of the Club formed at their
club room on Thirteenth Street and
headed by a brass band and carry
ing torches, paraded the principal
streets of the city. At the plaza dane
ing was INDUCED until a late hour,
a large crowd being present. 1t was
the intention of the Club TO have had
this ball at an early date but owing
to the inclemency of the weather it
had to be postponed.
On the Force.-Marceilus Dough-
eTty, one of the most original and
unique characters in the Valley of
the Lower Rio Grande. and who has
quite a reputation as a peace officer,
having at different times served as
deputy sheriff, customs guard. etc,
has at the request of practically every
merchant and business man in the
city, accepted a position of merchant
policeman in this city, being COM
missioned both by the Mayor and
chief of police. His work will be
chiefly at night. the time when a
merchant policeman is most needed,
although he will respond any time
that duty may call or his services are
needed.
Activity at HarIingen.-Harlingen
is now enjoying the greatest period
of activity that it has had for the
past twelve months, reports Dr.
Pierre Wilson of that place, who is
spending the day in the city. A
great many new dwellings are under
course of construction there. among
this number being the pretty cottage
of A H. Weller that is being con
structed by Contractor A. Goldammer
of this city. There are also several
new business houses going up. and a
great deal of land in the vicinity is
being cleared and prepared for cul-
tivatiOn. Or. Wilson states that the
prospects are good for great advance
ments and improvements for Harlin-
gen in the near future.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

Col. W. c. Morse, the New York
Banker who was recently sentenced
TO hard labor for improper use of the
banks money, has made oath that he
is a bankrupt. Two years ago Col
Morse was worth $2O,000,000, and it
seems almost impossible of belief that
a man could get rid of that amount
of money in so short a time. Wall
Street. however, is an Implying beast
when it once gets a man in its talons
and Col. Morse is not the first victim
who has been stripped of a princely
fortune in a days time by playing
the game. Brownsville Herald.
He is another horrible example of
a man gone wild after gain. The
more millions he accumulated the
more he craved, and so eager was he
to amass unusable wealth that he
stands convicted OF falsifying the
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

The Californians who come to the
Valley of the Lower Rio Grande find
it a difficult task to return to their
home State, even to get their house
hold effects for the purpose of NOV
ing back here for good. After a So
iourn in desolate California. the Val
ley of the Lower Rio Grande is so
enchanting to them and looks so
good, that they hate to leave it for SO
long a time even as day. And a
blind man could see that they are
right.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

The Attorney General says, under
the law, ducks cannot be sold and
Judge Pope Of Beaumont. who held
that they can, intimates that the At
torney General doesn know much
about law anyway a great many
people may agree with Judge Pope,
but the Attorney General still holds
top hand and can prosecute those
who sell ducks in spite Of Judge
Pope's decision
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

John D. Rockefeller on the witness
stand testifying against CD a mon
ster" he himself created, is a sight
calculated to make the angels weep.
And when they get anything out of
the old man that will be injurious TO
his pet, the angels will weep.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

Thanks to the untiring efforts of
Vice-President Hallam and Secretary
Magill of the Commercial Club,
Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley made a gerat showing
at the State waterways convention.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

The Waterways convention and the
arrival Of Mr.. Bryan in the city,
caused Corpus Christi's religious re-
vival to suspend work for a whole
day. The other attraction was too
strong for the revival and it couldn't
hold The crowd.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

Brownsville gets the next State
Waterways convention. Those Lower
Rio Grande delegates, with their
sugar-cane walking sticks and sugar
cane souvenirs did the work in short
order, and the other delegates were
glad of it, for all of them have a
feverish desire to visit me Valley
and see for themselves.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

books of the bank which he con-
trolled. Avarice fattens upon what
it feeds on. and the fatter it gets the
hungrier it grows. Mr.. Morse, when
he was, many years ago, merely doing
reasonably well in the ice business at
Bangor, Me-, was doubtless happier
than he has ever since or ever will
be again in this world.-Galveston
News
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

When Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan visit
Brownsville, this city viii be the 6lvy
of every other city in the State. How
ever, we will show the distinguished
visitors something the other cities
cannot. and We viii make their stay
here as pleasant as we can. And
more. they neither expect nor want
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

People come to the Lower Rio
Grande Valley and buy land And
after they buy land they build homes
thereon and then they live happily
ever afterward and wonder why they
never came before.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1908

People who come to the Valley of
the Lower Rio Grande no longer ex-
press doubt as to the original loca-
ton of the Garden of Eden.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

The Herald's advertisers have
much to do toward editing toGay's
issue. But then. good advertisers are
always welcome. and without them
The Herald would feel a bit lone
some It loves to hear them talk,
and really they are good company at
al seasons of the year.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

Never in the history of the State
has development of the country fol
lowed the building of a railroad as
1t has that of the Gulf Coast Line As
? developer the Gulf Coast Line
stands in a class by itself, and yet
its great work is really just begin
ming
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

Il was here once before and
couldn't resist the temptation to come
again. said Frank a. Briggs. staff
correspondent of the GaIveston-Dal-
las News. as he laid one hand on The
Gossiper's shoulder this morning and
offered him a cigar with the other
Il rather like the Valley" he con-
tinued before The Gossiper could in
terpose a word, for it's a great coun-
try and the great developing that is
being done gives me something new
to scribble about And then. too. I'm
kind O. looking after that young fell
low from the Express. Col. Sullivan,
and am under contract to see that
he doesn't become so infatuated with
the country as to fOrsake his place in
San Antonio society and remain in
the Valley. ! am going up the Val
ley with him this morning and we
are depending on Mr. Smart getting
us there in an auto, and as Smart
has the reputation Of living up to his
name. | feel satisfied he will put US
through all right Sullivan has never
been up the Valley before. but | have.
and | am anxious to note his expires
sion when he beholds some of those
great irrigating plants he has read of
but has never seen. What am | doing
down here? Why. I've just been
telling you. No. that is not all | am
getting data for a series of articles
! shall write for the News, showing
the wonderful development that is
constantly taking place in the Valley
of the Lower Rio Grande. The News
feels a deep interest in this section.
for, as you no doubt know, Browns
vile, especially has long done bust
ness in Galveston and Galveston looks
on the Metropolis of the Lower Rio
Grande as a younger sister Mr..
Finty, another staff correspondent of
the News, was recently down this
way gathering data for q series Of
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

Funny things happen in railroad
life and sometimes they take very
ridiculous turn as well, said George
T. Porter, Brownsville agent of the
St. L. B. & NJ, as he sat in his buggy
today talking to The Gossiper, who
hailed him as he drove up the street
Not long since" be continued, "a
burro was hhed by the Point Isabel
train, and the accident came near
causing a serious wreck to the train,
the engine being derailed and some
time being lost in getting ii back on
the track. Loss of time is a serious
thing on the Point Isabel road, and,
being in a measure sponsor for the
road, which is controlled by the st.
L.. B. & NJ, l was terribly put out to
think that an insignificant Mexican
burro should actually stop traffic and
cause a delay of the train for some
hours. One day, some two weeks af-
ter the accident, a Mexican came into
my office at the depot and said he
waited pay for the unhappy burro
killed by the Point Isabel train Were
you the owner of the burro?' / asked,
and he assured me that he was
then asked him his name and place of
residence, which he gave me and
which l pretended to write down on
slip of paper Then turning to one
of the boys in the Office ! said in an
angry tone. ring up the sheriff and
tell him to come to the depot; this
is the fellow whose stock has been
endangering the lives of our passen-
gers and l have been hunting him
for the past ten days, the last SEN
tence being said in an undertone. but
loud enough for the Mexican to hear.
Before the boy could get to the
phone the Meximan was on the move
and as he ran out of the door he
yelled back that he had given me the
wrong name and that he didn't live
at the place he had previously desig-
mated. Down in Mexico the man
whose stock gets on the track and
causes d wreck. is held responsible
for endangering human lives and
frequently goes to Jail. l guess this
Mexican knew of the law in that
country and evidently thought that
the rule applied on this side of the
Rio Grande. Anyway, [ haven't seen
or heard of him since, and that was
several months ago"
THE GOSSIPER-
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
NOTICE.

The COmbe's Tract of 10000 acres
of rich lands adjoining the town of
San Benito will be placed on the mar
ket at noon Monday, Nov. %. See
our ad on front page 1902
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

The well known Combe's Tract of
10000 acres adjoining San Benito is
to be placed on the market. This is
the land you have been asking about.
Come to San Benito Monday Nov. %,
and get one of these close in bargains
1902
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

articles he is going to write, so you
see the Lower Rio Grande Country
is going to occupy much space in
the News in the future, as it has in
the past. These articles will be pub
lished simultaneously in both the Gal
weston and Dallas news, which is
equivalent to saying that they will be
read by many thousands of people. ."
Mr.. Briggs went up the Valley today
with Col. Sullivan and Mr.. Smartt,
but will be back in Brownsville be-
fore returning to Galveston.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

ADVERTISE IN THE HERALD
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

Mrs. Jesse o. Wheeler, Proprietor.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
FRENCH AUTO CLUB
BARS CUP ENTRANTS
VANDERBILT TROPHY RACERS
OSTRACISED
Foreign Association Recognizes Auto
mobile Club of America as Off,
caI Western Organization.
Biz Races Planned

PARIS, June 2.-The sporting COM
mittee of the Automobile club of
France decided this afternoon to rec
ognze only the November race under
the Ostend rules of the races now
being authorized by the new automo-
bile club of America. This decision
involves the disqualification of any
French automobile constructor who
participates in the Vanderbilt cup
race, which is to be run under the
auspices of the American Automobile
association. The Automobile club of
America is thus recognized as the only
official association.
NEW YORK, June 2.-The Automo-
bile club of America has made plans
to hold an automobile race this fall
under the rules for international races
which were adopted at conference
of automobilists at Ostend. The
American association has planned to
hold the Vanderbilt cup race this fall,
but the basis of the regulations for the
race are said not to be in accord with
the Ostend rules. The Automobile club
of France and the Royal Automobile
club of Great Britain both have sent
letters to the Automobile club of Amer
ica declaring that it would be impos-
sible for French and British manufac-
turers to enter the same cars in races
under Ostend rules and in the Van
derbilt cup race.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
FIGHTERS COMMENCE
WORK FOR BATTLE
BAT JOHNSON AND VAN DO0ZER
IN TRAINING
Main Event Men for Tom Mccarey's
Next Ten-Round Go Attract At.
tention In Respective
Camps

Battling johnson began his active
preparation for his contest with Arthur
Van Doozer Tuesday afternoon, box
Ing, four rounds with James Cameron,
the colored fighter who is to meet the
pride of Arcadia. Frank Holbrook.
Johnson showed his old time hitting
qualities, finding little trouble In land
ing at will, Cameron also returning the
compliment. The men have nearly the
same style of boxing and their work
was watched with interest by the crowd
of San Pedro sports who assembled at
the Athletic club headquarters to see
the battler tried out, as he Is favorite
with the fans of the coast town.
Van Doozer was the center of large
crowd of sympathizers, who witnessed
three fast bouts with Aldo the Turk,
and four other sessions with various
aspirants for the honor of boxing with
the physical culturist Van Doozer ap-
peared to be in grand shape for the
battle at McCarey's pavilion, which Is
to take place on the evening of June
12. All of those who have seen the
work of Van Doozer believe that he
will have a fine chance to hold his own
with Johnson. There Is great interest
in the bout all over the city and the
pavilion undoubtedly will be filled on
the night of the battle.
Frank Holbrook is preparing for his
contest with Cameron at Santa Anita.
He is an enlarged edition of Sam Lang
ford, his appearance being much IN his
favor. His occupation of blacksmith
has prepared him naturally for a
heavyweight fighter, end the battle be-
tween these two colored aspirants will
be full of action from the first tap of
the gong.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
OAKLAND FEATURE EVENT
WON BY TOMMY AHEARN
Speedy Trick Takes Fourth Race from
Bye-Bye II and College
Widow on Fast
Track

SAN FRANCISCO. June 2.-The
feature event at Emeryville today was
won by Tommy Ahearn, Bye Bye II
took second place and College Widow
finished third. The weather was clear
and the track fast. Results:
First race, six furongs. selling-Husky.
110 &c. Miller), won: Billy Myer, 102 (Mc-
Intyre), second Boas, 106 (Scovile), third.
Time 1:141-5 Bannock Bob. Bernardo,
Saint Charles and Cement finished as named.
Second race. four and a half furlongs,
selling-Bele of Brass. 104 (Page), won;
Mabel Fountain. es (Charboneau). second
"a 3-5. Miss Worth, Decorator, Colonel
Dick, Assay, Narrator, Cavellena, J. w.
Furer, The Drake and AL Hampton finished
named.
Third race, mile and a quarter. selling
Netting, 80 (Harris), won; Ouardi, 81
(Walsh), second Fair Fagot 106 (Rettig),
third. Time 2:07 2-5. Kogo Hi Caul Cap,
Little Joker and Talamund finished as
named
Fourth race, mile and twenty yards purse
Tommy Ahearn. 96 (zeigler)s won: Bye
Bye II tRoss), second; College Widow, 81
(Walsh) third. Time lao 40. Eliered
May l.. N. Bardonia, Romanor. Triumphant
and Blackjack finished as named. 90
Fifth race mile and seventy yards. selling
-Maxtress, 107 (Walsh), won: cobieskill'
1O5 (McIntyre), second Miss May Bowdish,
1O7 (Ross). third. Time 1:45 l-5. Silver
Sue. Happy Rice and orchan finished as
named.
sixth race, mile and seventy yards. sell
Bumppo, 1O6 (Andrews), second; Ed Davis
81 (Ross), third. Time al 1-5. JACK
Adams, Wooden, John H. Stand Over and L.
C. Ackery finished as named.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
TAKE CLOSE CONTEST
FROM PORTLAND
TWO RUNS OFF BOB GROOM IN
NINTH TELL STORY
Randolph Twlris in Great Form and
Shines In Hitting List-Great
Crowd Turns
Out
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Special to The Herald.


PORTLAND, June 2.-Los Angeles
defeated Portland in the opening game
of the series today at the local baseball
park, thus placing themselves safely
in the lead in the percentage column.
The score was 8 to l and the cause of
it all was the wildness of Bobby
Groom, who went to pieces in the ninth,
letting in two runs. Randolph was on
the firing line for the headliners and
pitched winning game all the way,
getting a double and single at the
bat as well. The big redhead was a
mystery for the Beavers throughout
the zine innings, but the Angels solved
Groom in the last period just in time
to nose under. 1t was a great game,
and big crowd of Portland fans
turned out to see the home team take
a drubbing.
Until the last fatal inning the teams
had fairly even break, both pitchers
doing good work. A double and a
single off Groom. after which he walked
three men, brought in the two needed
runs. Following is the complete story
of the game in tabulated form:
LOS ANGEI.Eg
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
AMERICAN LEAGUE
LnAGuE STANDING


NEW YORK, June 2.-Boston won
both games of today's double-header.
the first to 0, because the locals could
not hit Moren, and when they had
good chance to win the second game
errors by Niles, Ball and Keeler in the
ninth allowed the visitors to get enough
runs to win. Score:
First game
Boston Z, hits 10, errors 1.
New York 0. hits 8, errors 1.
Batteries-Moren and Mcfarland
E-ogg and Kleinow.
Second game:
Boston 6, hits 8, errors g.
New York 5, hits IA. errors S.
Batteries-Winter and Burchell; New
ton and Blair.
DETROIT, June 2.-Cleveland took
both games of the double-header by
superior batting. getting more hits and
punching them to better purpose. Null
lin. Shaffer and Bradley all got home
runs. Score:
First game:
Detroit s, hits 8, errors 2.
Cleveland 6, hits TO- errors l.
Batteries-Mullin, Schmidt and Payne;
Chech and Clarke.
Second game:
Detroit 1, hits 8, errors 8.
Cleveland 6, hits 8, errors 0.
Batteries-Summers and Schmidt;
Liebhardt and Bemis.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2.-The Phil
lies were defeated by Washington, to
g. Score:
Washington 5, hits 9, errors 2.
Philadelphia @ hits 8, errors 2.
Batteries-Hughes and Street; Dy-
CERT, Vickers, Schreck and Powers.
ST. LOUIS, June 2.-St. Louis-Chi-
cago game postponed; rain.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
ADMITS SAN DIEGO
Beach Team Enters Organization and
Will Play First Game Sunday
with Dyas-CIines at Sea-
side Grounds

At a meeting of the officers of the
Southern State league last night San
Diego was admitted into the league
and will play the first game next Sun
day, when they cross bats with the
Dyas- Cline team on the southern dia-
mond Bill Cinnimond, manager of the
Morans, resigned, and as a result with
drew his team from the league. Nego-
tiations are now under way for the
admittance of the San Pedro team into
the league. The benefit game for H.
Good, who received a fractured jaw in
a recent game, will be played next
Sunday between the Salt Lake team
and an all-star team picked from the
remaining clubs. Besides the game
there will be foot races between mem
bers of the clubs, base running and
throwing contests.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
THIR-IETH STREET NINE
PLAYS GREAT BALL GAME
Defeat Team from Fourteenth Street
School in One of the Fastest
Contests Witnessed This
Season

The fast Thirtieth street baseball
boys put one more obstacle out of their
path to the grammar school champion
ship when they defeated the Fourteenth
street nine yesterday afternoon by a
score of to 2. The tallies stood 2 to l
against Thirtieth until the ninth in
ming, when a hare swat out to field
brought in a man. tying the score,
similar exhibition of stick work by the
next batter bringing in the third score.
One of the features of the game was
a fancy catch in the field by Conway
of Thirtieth, who made a long run and
a slide, nabbing the ball when 1t was
only q few inches from the ground.
Thirtieth will play two more games
with Fourteenth for the championship.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
PLAN BIG BENEFIT
FOR BILLY GALLAGHER
SPORTS WILL RAISE MORT
GAGE MONEY
Jim Jeffries, Joe Soto and Dewitt
Van Court Enlist Aid for Widow
of Fighter, Who Died
Recently

Members of the fight fraternity of
Los Angeles, both at present in the
limelight and those who stand in the
shadow of past performances, Will
unite with various local sportsmen in
big benefit to be given June 19 at
Chutes Park for the widow of Billy
Gallagher, at one time one OF the
classiest members of the welterweight
division. Gallagher died about month
ago, broken in health and fortune, and
his widow was left with a 5000 fncum-
brance on their little home. Two small
children are left under the care of Mrs.
Gallagher, and 1t is for the purpose of
relieving her shoulder of the burden of
the debt that the benefit is given. The
affair will be in charge of Joe Soto.
one of the old-time lightweights who
had a reputation second to none In the
game. Associated with him in ham
ding the affair will be Dewitt Van
Court, boxing Instructor OF the Los
Angeles Athletic club, and Jim JEFF
to arrange program of feature events
the evening of the date mentioned, to
be held In the little theater at the
Chutes.
Various athletics exhibitions have
been arranged, including boxing be-
tween members of the local profess
sional brigade as we'll as the appear
ance of several of the best amateur
mitt artists. Soto has arranged for
the appearance of several vaudeville
stars, and there will be dacning at the
close of the program. Jim Jeffries will
referee the contests and Al Treloar
probably will appear in strong man
acts, for which he is famous.
Wherever the affair has been mem
toned there has been general enthu-
siasm, and the local sporting element
has fallen rapidly into line. Gallagher
was a great little man in his day, but
in later years broke down and left his
widow practically penniless. Out of
regard for his memory, however, the
benefit is rendered in his name.