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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06
Wasted Enterprise

Two boys stood on subway plat
form wrang1ing over one of the new
Lincoln pennies says the New York
Post.
q tell you, it won't fit the slot ma
chine; it's too thick" said the own
er of the coin warmly
''And I say it will, responded the
other also with a show of irrita-
ton.
1T won't. either"
''It will"
at won't, I say.
at Will, too" And with that the
owner stepped over to the slot ma
chine and thrust the shiny piece
into the opening. The next instant
there was click and the coin was
gone. The erstwhile owner of the
Lincoln penny held in his hand a
miniature cake of chocolate.
Gee" said he after a moments
thought, what for did You make me
do that? I stood in line two hours
to get that penny"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06
General lees Name.

A beautiful Illustration of the
grandeur and nobility of the soul of
Gen. Robert E. Lee is told by his
bfographer, Thomas Nelson Page.
After the civil war many offers of
position of honor and fame came TO
him. One was the presidency of an
insurance company at salary of
$4,000 a year. The great soldier
declined it, saying that it was a
business with which he was3 not
familiar. But General" said the
insurance representative. you will
not be expected to do any work;
what we. want is the use of your
name" The reply added another
glorious star 70 the heaven OF the
hero's fame. But do you not think
that II my name is worth $5a,Gv0
a year I ought to be very careful
about taking care of it,"
The only position he would ac-
cept was the presidency of Washing
ton (now Washfngton-Lee) college
of his naive Virginia. and this he
accepted at moderate salary, and
devoted himself to the moral and IN
tellectuaI Improvement of sons of
the South and many from the
North.
No wonder the memory of Robert
Z. Lee is the dearest to the Con-
federate veterans and their children
and is honored by every brave I'm
ion soldier and throughout the civ
ilized world And thus it viii al
ways be that the man who viii be
most respected and IGNORED viii be
he, who like the lofty soul of Lee,
rises above greed and self and de-
votes himself to She Improvement
of the cont n Of his fellow men
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06
LEyEE STILL PROTECTS CITY.
Large Force of lien at Work Past
Two Days and Night Strengthen
ing Embankment.

Although the Rio Grande at this
point came up enc inch during last
night, the levee protecting the city
still continues to hold and is sue
cessfGIly keeping the water out of
the city and, as the worst of the
flood is now apparently over, it is
not likely that the water will break
through this time. Saturday night
a force of 20 men was kept on the
Ievee all night for the purpose OF
guarding it and repairing the
weak places Last night 2S men
were kept on the levee all night
Today a like number are at work
on it under the personal supervision
of Alderman S. c. Tucker. There
is one weak place in the levee ex-
tending for a distance of about 100
Yards back of the water tank oppo-
site the freight depot, all the rest
of the levee being in fairly good
condition 1t is at this point to-
the men have been working ali day.
Heavy timbers are being used to
strengthen the embankment and
every possible means used to prevent
the water from coming through.
To Herald representative Alder
man Tucker said that if it became
necessary new levee would be con-
structed around the old one. He
is determined to keep the watere out
of the city, no matter at what cost
and thus far his efforts have been
successful. Throughout the day he
has given his personal supervision
to the work, being on the leyees
all day long.
Several citizens have volunteered
to assist the city financially in the
work and many are also willing to
lend a hand with shovels if need
be- Unles there should be another
rise of several inches on the heels
of the present rise. there is little
if any danger that there will be
water in any portion of the city,
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 1903.
GROSS MKSREPRESENTA
TON

The people of Brownsville anu
other parts of this section east OF
Mercedes and Harrington are justly
indignant at the grossly exaggerat-
ed report being sent abroad concern
ing the situation here as a result of
the present flood in the Rio Grande.
More especially have the reports
nisrepreseneed the situation in the
valley below Mercedes and Harlin-
gen, tie food having done almost
no damage this side of those places,
beyond cutting the Brownsville end
off from rail communication, by
slightly damaging the Harrington
bridge.
The San Benito canal, which has
been reported badly damaged, is
actually absolutely unhurt, and no
water has overfowed that tract.
At Brownsville, the overflow has
covered some of the low land south
Of the railroad along the river, but
has not run into the town at all
Neither has it invaded West Browns
vile.
A statement is being prepared by
The citizens denying the false re
ports. which will be sent out to the
press 1t is hoped that all papers
receiving it viii do this country the
Justice to publish it.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06
His Final Triumph.
The Recorders Court.

This was rather a busy morning
in the Recorders court. there being
three cases on the docket, one of
which, however, was continued un-
I'll tomorrow morning
Manuel Moran, a carpenter, was
fined one dollar and costs for
punching the face of Francisco
Longoria during a heated argument
last night. The fine was paid.
Manuel Martinez was fined one
dollar and costs for going to the
home of a neTghbor while in an
intoxicated condition and using vile
and profane language.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06
nster,orIatIon in French Navy.

The report of the French parlia-
mentary commission arraigning the
navy department for extravaganza, In
efficiency and even corruption, only
confirms an opinion generally held by
naval experts. On paper the estah-
1ishment is impressive. but vaciliat-
ing policy as to types and construction
has made retrogression inevitable and
France has fallen to the fourth place
IN sea power. Disasters like the unex-
plained explosion on the lena. by
which rs officers and men lost their
7,ves have had bad effect upea the
personnel. which could not but be-
l,eve that either ignorance or rosuary
was 81 the bottom of so many mys-
ferrous accidents. The gun crews had
NO faith in the material they handed
when there were premature buSstirEx
NJ shells on one ship after ano;hst.
the Sunren. Duplex. Kleber arg De-
saix. In target practice the French.
naturally enough. are very far behind
aotl. the Americans and the arifisN
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06
gzvs Mccowan:

.s.a2c up yer courage. Az ys iicf
man yer afraid of yer r,ursi thsse."
cleveland News.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06
INTERURBAN MAIL
TRAIN CONTEST
HARLINGEN, SAN BENITO AND
BROWNSVILLE RELAYS.
Two Days Mail Brought In By Nov
Ell Method-First Two Towns Tie,
But BrownsviIle's Handicap En-
titles 1t to Time Allowance.

The United States mail for
Brownsville that had accumulated
at Harrington since Friday arrived
at Brownsville yesterday at 1890
p. M, when the Harlingen to
Brownsville fast-as-man-can-walk
speeial-mail train, consisting of a
push car and a decrepit hand car
pulled in or rather pushed in by half
a dozen able bodied men at 1890
yesterday afternoon, having been on
the road only since $40 a. m. This
is easily the Cameron county record
for the distance, and it is thought
will compare favorably with any
similar performance in Tamaulipas..
To add a little excitement to an
otherwise prosaic, perhaps weari-
some piece of work, it was turned
into a relay race with teams from
Harrington, San Benito and Browns
vile competing, the first trundling
the precious burden from Harlingen
station to within mile of San Ben
ito, the second from there TO Oh
mito. and the local team from Oh
mito to the finish line Both rolling
stock and pushing stock stood the
gruelling race over the ties against
time well expecting the hand car,
which was in bad shape during the
last relay, all three teams finishing
strong and with heads up. The tine
for the different relays was as fol-
lows. 1st, eight miles, hour and
45 minutes. End, nine miles. one
hour and 55 minutes. 3rd, eight
miles. , hours and 80 minutes.
Some allowance should be made
for the poor time made by the
Brownsville team, as it haa to stand
the burden of the hottest part OF
the day and besides, was delayed
several times by stops for repairs
to the motive power which had got
ten over the road to Olmito all
right, but was very lame during the
last relay.
Loud cheers in praise OF the game
struggle of the Brownsville SIX
greeted the caravansary as it flashed
past the judges stand even though
the crowd knew before the official
time was announced that the local
team had lost by wide margin
Almost before the car had come to
a full stop the pIethoric bags were
pulled off, thrown into a wagon and
started for the postoffice. where they
we're exchanged for sacks contain
ing the outbound mail The latter
in turn were loaded on the push
car and, with fresh relay of push
ers started about 1880 on the re-
turn trip, the time of which has not
yet been announced.
As the main line train did not
get into Harlingen last night, tits
not known when the next inter
urban contest will take place AS
it stands now Harlingen and San
Benito are practically tied for the
honors with Brownsville in the rear +
but the time allowance which the
Judges will undoubtedly grant the
local team onaccount of the bad con-
dition of the hand car and the IN
favorable time of day will bring its .
ELAPSED time nearer that of the lead
prS
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06

DUTY is the most sublime word
in the English language, is one
of the many fine sentiments that
were crystallized into words by Gen
eral Robert E. Lee. 1t was of such
noble ideals that the high charac-
ter of the South's adored and rev.
cred idol was made up, and which,
coupled with his great military gen
ins, made him one of Americas
greatest men.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06
Today is labor's play day.

Brownsville now enjoys the dis
t,ueton o. having a special mail
train
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06
The Joker
Tired of the Country.

so you are tired of the country
Yep" answered Farmer Corntoss-
sci; I'm clean detected about it. !"
What is the cause of your dislike?"
Il dunno for certain, but guess it's
due to these parrots an cross dogs
an monographs these city boarders
bring around every year Wash
ington. Star
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06

Many eggs of the tsetse fly, the
dangerous African pest whose bite is
deadly to horses and cattle, have been
found on rabbit skins sent to the
Smithsonian Institution at Washing
ton by Col. Roosevelt. If the tsetse
fly should be introduced into this
country as a result of the colonefs
great African hunt, it would contri-
butte more towards the immortaliza-
ton OF his name than the Teddy-bear
has done
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06

Though but few years old as
yet. this already remarkable. Twen-
tieth Century has given to mankind
the wonder of successful flying ma
chimes and has added the North
Pole-the quest of centuries past
to the known area Of the globe.
What may not this century add to
the sum of human achievement ere
it's end?
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06

With the construction of the levee
from this city to Ramirena, which
the city, county and railroad com
pany will construct Jointly there
will be 10 further danger of the
rivers invading Brownsville. even
though it should be higher than at
present.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06

Brownsville is having hard lines,
but her situation is not bad COM
pared with that of other towns which
have suffered SO severely in the recent
floods. We may console ourselves
with the thought that things might
be much worse.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06

What about that street car fran
chise? 1t is about time for some
thing definite to be done in this
direction Brownsville is growing
so fast that a street car line is be-
coming a necessity
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06
The TECHNICAL Waiter.

Discussing in Anoka certain bat
tie of the Civil War, P G. Wood
war, commander of the Minnesota de-
partment of the G. A. R., said:
THAT general reminded me of a
waiter in Minneapolis. The general
was too scientific. He was too busy
with causes and effects, with techni-
cal moves and what not, to get re-
sults-that is, to win battles.
so with my Minneapolis waiter.
In a restaurant I said to him:
Look at the color of this water.
Why. it's not fit to drink"
But the waiter, instead of rush
ing some crystal-pure water to me,
took up my goblet, studied it care
fully. shook his head, and said:
No sir. You're deceiving your
self, sir. The waters perfectly all
right. sir. It's only the glass what's
dirty"
His Final Triumph.
Judge Eat close of trial)-Pris-
oner. you may have the last word:
Prisoner turning to his wife in the
audience), Do you hear that, old
old Iady?"- MeggeHdorfer Blaetter.
Dad. what sort of a bureau is a
matrimonial bureau77 ooh, any Bu-
reau that has five drawers full of
women's FILINGS and one mans tie
in it. ''-HoustUn Post.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-04
WASHINGTON MAN
SEIZED As REBEL
AGENT N RUSSIA
Carries American Passport
Bearing the Name of
Richard T. Stevens.

MOSCOW, Feb. THE police Of
this city have arrested a man who
carries an American passport bearing
the name OF Richard T. Stevens, OF
Washington, d, c., on the charge that
he has associated with revolutonists
Stevens had been under surveillance
for several days prior TO his arrest.
A Russian passport said to have been
forged, bearing the name Vladimir
Kishineffsky, was found In his pocket
when he was taken into custody.
The police notified the American Con.
sui here Of the arrest. Stevens told the
Consul that he was born in Galicia md
that he had lived eight years in Amer
sca. He explained that his passport
was obtained through his father, Theo-
dore Stevens, Of Washington. Stevens
speaks Russian fluently.
The address Of Theodore Stevens was
given as 81 Broom street. Washington,
d. C.
WARRINGTON, Feb. AT the State
Department no adices had been re.
eeived to-day from either the American
Embassy at st. Petersburg or the
American Consul General at Moscow re-
garding the reported arrest by Russian
authorities at the latter place OF r. 7.
Stevens.
The records Of the State Department
show that passport was issued on
Aug. "A. 1908, to Richard Thomas
Stevens and sent to him in New York
City. He declared he was citizen OF
the United States and was born in San
Francisco Feb. Is, 1878.
No such name as Theodore Stevens or
Richard Thomas Stevens appears In the
Washington directory, and there Is no
such street as Broom In the District.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-04
NORRIS ACCUSES
PAPER TRUST IN
CONGRESSLETTER
Declares MiSStatement Was
Made at Tariff Hearing
on Wages Paid,

WASHINGTON, Feb. i--,Iohn Norris
OF the American Newspaper Publishers
Association, sent TO-DAY to the House
Ways and Means Committee letter
wherein he charged that the lnterna-
tonal Paper Company, In presenting its
argumen, for the retention OF the tariff
on paper, had deliberately misrepre-
paid by the paper company as wages 10
paper makers.
He charged :hat in making comparison
with Canadian mills TO show the rela-
tive pay for labor, the International
Paper Company had understated the
amounts paid by Canadian mills. Mr..
Norris charged that 1913 rates out OF AS
cited by the International Paper Com
pany purportng to cover it's own pay
rolls were overstatements The paper
company had made Its comparisons on
the claim 1t paid 80 cents per hour to
machine tenders
Mr.. Norris furns shed the company's
payroll schedule TO fortify his state
ment that the highest price now paid by
that company to machine tenders Is IS
cents per hour. and that this rate APP
plies only TO six OF the forty-eight
machines which the company operates:
that some OF the machine tenders are
paid IS cents per hour, and that the
average rate Is r. cents per hour, or Is
per cent less than the amount claimed
by the paper company.
He declared that the comparison OF
wages paid to American and foreign
labor as set up by the paner manu-
fac,urers at the tariff hearing was
wrong, and that the manufacturers
should have known II was wrong
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-04
STOCKS DECLINE
IN ACTIVE MARKET
Reading, PaciticS, Smelling,
Copper and Steel Make the
Poorest Showing,

stocks were lover In the early
market to-day, persistent SELLING IN the
standard shares causing declines o,
about a point Reading, the PAciitcs' St
Paul, American smelling, Amalgamated
Copper and Steel were ,he stocks most
affected by the selling pressure The
Gould shares which started strong
were affected by the decline, Trading
was active,
The market closed irregular The active
list showed declines while Specialtie'
such as Denver and Rio Grande, WIS,
cOns!n Central, Missouri. Pacihc ana
Chesapeake and Ohio made gains from
to / points, Reading, Union Pacific,
Northern Pacific and Canadian PACING
wer the weakest OF the active list. Final
trading was active. 1890.
The total sales OF - IS were '9,lOO
shares and OF bonds s5,1'3OM
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-04
THE EVENING WORLD THURSDAY FEBRUARY A. 1909

manufactures, leases aud deals In tea.
me aud Otter hlnds OF machinery, and
has ITS principal p,a q Ot business at
M.llhrOpk nItChcSs County y. Y.
The petition WAS hei by BENJAMIN
AdriInCc, Null 1cblctts and william
g. Horn The claims NJ tlc peti.Ion NJ
creditors Hgsresdie So go, that %
Adranre being $1,000 for money loaned
and advanced IN notes mat o. Too.
belts being E.g>j ON u Judgment, and
that ~ Horn s2.IIg on Judgment,
Preferential TRANSFER by the alleged
bankrupt company Uf part uf its prop.
erty to Adrian G. Adriaucc Is stated In
the petition
Alfred e. cox lr.. was appointed re.
uciver with hond of $500. He Is ah.
thurized 10y Jude Holt to continue the
business for twru-v DAYS II he considers
I, necessary 10 protect the interests o.
creditors
Nhert Goss, 4 slockh1.ie" has ap.
piled to the state supreme Court at
White Plains 70, tuc appointment %
receiver for the company The lia5ilit'e,
ard The value Of the assets are not
stated in ,hc petition
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-04
QUA[TROUCH TRIAL
FINDINGS WITH
ADMIRAL SPERRY
Fleet Commander Will Soon
Announce Decision in Case
of BattleShip Captain.

GIBRALTAR, Feb. 4.-The court mar
tial that tried Capt. Edward F. Quail
trough, of the battelship Georgia, on
charges preferred by Rear Admiral
Wainwright that he was under the In
huence Of intoxicants at Q reception
given at Tsngier by Samuel R. Gum
mere. the American Minister, reached
. decision this afternoon. Tho outcome,
however. will not be made public until
the findings have been approved BY
Admiral sperry. which probably will be
in two or three days
Major Dion williams, who has acted
q Judge Advocate, allowed the case to
,>st without the presentation Of his
seuefudons. Lieut.. Commander John
r. Robson. summing up for the de-
eenee. argued that Capt oualtrough
va q and not intoxicated.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-04
ESCAPING GAS KILLS GIRL.

Theresa Krazme!er, twenty-three years
old, was found dead from gas at 6
o'clock this morning at the home OF her
employer, Albert Krumenaker, No. 81
West One Hundred and SlSty-sixth
street.
The girl came here from Germany two
weeks ago The police say that she un-
doubtedly turned on the gas accidentally
or else blew It out last night, not under
standing the use Of II.
Mr.. Krumenaker and his son detect ed
escaping gas In the house and went TO
the girls room. Both OF them were al
most overcome. A doctor came from
Washington Heights Hospital. but was
too late to be OF service.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-04
Week End Candy Special

basement and First Floor.
Gold seal Chocolate Covered
Nougats and EcStacy, mixed-two
delicious tidbits.
Sold elsewhere at 6Oc. pound; our
regular price 39c. a 0Oc
pound; special. .".. @0S
FavorS for Lincoln's Birthday,
St. Valentines Day and Washing
tons Birthday are ready; special DE-
signs executed at short notice in
our own workrooms.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-04
Light, Medium and Heavy Weigh
Shirts and Drawers,
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School Supplies

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Drawing Books. &c to 23c.
Manila Pads, 2c to &c.
White Pads, ruled or plain 4c to loc,
Linen Paper Pads, 7c.
Simplex Note Book Covers, 1ec, 23c.
28c; Filters for Simplex, &c.
Stenographer's Note Books, %, g., 7c.
Specimen Copy Books, So.
Rope School Bags, 800. Az, 73c.
Leather School Bags. Nc, 4oc, Sic.
Tollner's Cary-Alls 49,.
Waterproof Bags 44c, 49c.
Rulers, brass edge, 7c.
Straps, Sc, &c 23c.
Blackboard Erasers. Sc
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-04
Muslin Underwear
Petticoats

IN N" basement,
Petticoats
Camhric, umtrella-shaped lawn ruiile,
with hemstitched tucks. 39c
Camtric, deep flounce, wide hem
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Night Gowns
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-04
LOEB SURE TO BE NEXT
COLLECTOR OF PORT HERE
'eecetarys Friends Say So and Add
He Will Be Tafts Adviser on
New York Politics.

WARRINGTON, Feb. 4-Friends Of
William Loeb 5r.. secretary to tho Pres
1dsnt, made the definite statement to-day
that he Is to become Collector Of the
Port OF New York at the beginning Of
the next Administration. The position,
It was stated, was offered to Mr.. Loeb
some months ago BY Mr.. Taft and &C.
cepted.
Mr.. Loeb, It Is also stated. Il to be-
come the confidential political adviser
OF the next President on New York mat.
tiers.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-04
Special, 1Oc a box
Boys Clothing Reduced

Refers and Russian Oyercoa made plain coored material or
fancy mixtures AMI lined with wool or serge; broken sizes
Formerly up to 1914; reduced to $4.96
Sailor and Russian Blouse Suits made of Serges and fancy woriS
trimmed in various STYLES
Formerly up to SSQ4; reduced to $496
Derby Model Suits made fine alwoo ceyiotS and caSiIeres
all the moh shades OF TAM brown gray and olive heavy medium
weight exceptionally well tailored two pairs of Knckebocke trousers
with each suit; to II year sizes
Regular price $500; special at $474
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The Closing Quotations.

To.lay's highest lowest and last prices OF
stocks and II net changes ns compared with
yesterdays fina. figures are Us follows
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chemical analysis made 10 determine
what kind Of poison caused death.