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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-20

Sickness has been most prevalent
among the Chicago postOffice clerks
the past three months, and it is
charged to the poor ventilation An
appeal will be made to the postmaster
for relief
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-20
Land for Sale.

Extra fine tract right at town of
Harlingen. Is acres well improved
My health failing. must quit farming
Don't stop to enquire. Seeing is be
lieving. J. F. Ferguson Harlingen,
Texas 5-19-5 WI
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-20

Matthew Wilson, Dysart, Iowa,
claims to have invented a process of
welding copper and steel He also
claims to have welded two pieces of
copper as solidly as though they were
nodded.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-20

Albert Hoppert, a New York sep
tuagenaTian had become so Disguised
at reading newspaper accounts of
Taft's golf playing that he yawned
and dislocated his jaw He is in a
hospital.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-20
BROWNSVILLE TEAM
AVERAGE FOR SEASON
Makes Good Showing So Far
Marked Improvement Within
Past Two Weeks.

Below is given the batting and
fielding record of the players of the
Brownsville baseball team so far this
season. A marked improvement is
noticeable in both the batting and
fielding of the team in the past two
weeks
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-20
Meteorological Report.

The following observations were
taken at the South Texas Garden for
the "a hours ending at eight O'Clock
today:
Brownsville, Texas, May 20, 1909
Barometer p. m. yesterday 29.71
Barometer at a. m. today. 1913
Temperature at a. m. today 74.7
Maximum temp. yesterday ola
Minimum temp. this morning 1910
Official Forecast.
Tonight and Friday unsettled
weather; showers tonight or Friday;
light to moderate southerly winds.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-20
Situation Wanted.


FOR RENT-Two large cool rooms
adapted to light housekeeping Wash
ington street between 9Th and 9th SITS.
C5-1S-3.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-20
Pitchers.
Team Averages.

DO -
Pitched two innings for Kring.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-20

Get a house on easy payments. We
tell you how. Brownsville Realty
Co at Tarpon Beach office 5-12-tf
New-York tribune., 1909-06-10

officers of Highrays Protccf'Te SO
cietu Inform 4utO O7cnfrS.

The National Highways Protective SocleN naH
special officers watching night and day IN 'hls
civ and Il is no longer safe for a chauneur 10 III
l,,Ige in midnight Joy" rides. commissioner hirH-
ham also who Is heartily in sympathy WIN ''e
efforts of the society. has assigned hummer "i
ratrolmen in civilians clothes to watc" the hisH-
ays for reckless drivers, with the result that from
four 10 fifteen owners OF automobiles are hliornleu
h,. teIenbone or letter daily that their chauHeuFS
we're out the night before entertaining their
friends
The officers Of the society are not giving "N"'
trade secrets hut they explained few OF the Signs
which enable them to tell shat the chauheurs nave
no business 70 be out II an officer sees limousine
automobile in charge of a chauffeur with d ualn-
sci on the front seat him, going up kiNeFs'de
Drive at / a. m. and nobody in the tonneau' u -
rrettv good sign that the owner IS not ABOARD. a
hilarious party of housemaids in charge oi merry
motor pilot usually doesn't include the master ot
the house And when chauffeur Is driving I'lS
master or mistress he does not as rule acorn MS
face with lighted cigar
Commissioner Bingham has accepted '"e "lt' u
the services Of the societys counsel in prosecuting
offenders and with excellent results.
Edward : Cornell secretary of the society S"ln
Yesterday that all that the society wants 10 DO II
10 sion 10y riding He said that nine out of ven
fatal automobile accidents resulted from that prsc
tice II things go on as they are" he said there
will he ban on automobiles
New-York tribune., 1909-06-10
A PATERNAL DUTY
Fathers Should Kn07C Mother Goose,
Sans Dir. Chubb.

No man v-bo cannot ride a co,k horse To Ban
bury Cross is qualified for paternity, a0coiu -
Perciva Chubb. The mother should KNOW "i
things too he explained at the annual meeting VI
the New York Public School kindergarten Assocla-
ton. held in the Normal College yesterday aI'e'
noon. but the father cannot be excused anu Aol
want Of parents with such an equipment tNe 'oS"
of the teacher in these latter days has been maoe
harder in respects, he said than II hdS e'@
been before. The children who have not been uo'-
ted to the sound Of a rhythmtcal chant upon 'ile
paternal knee don't even know how to marcN, -
seems. Still less they coordinate oooIS
rhythm with the rhythm Of song.
The reason for this wofui state, Mr. Chuop plo-
ceeded to explain is the invention Of printing
When nursery rhymes got printed in books lheS
vanished from the freside.
The literature of childhood" said Mr. Chuoo'
should ne dissociated from the book A child
should learn the folklore OF childhood from the
lips Of its parents nurse. and it should learn IN
the same way some Of the fine things OF Tennysoh
Browning and Shakespeare BY the time IL can
read II should have considerable literary outhl-
The things which have come TO take the place OF
this child literature Mr.. Chubb finds by no means
satisfactory Even such books Robert Louis
Stevenson's "Chd's Garden of Verse he finds
good only In parts-useful a supplement TO the
folk literature and not as substitute Tor IL AS
for the colored Sunday supplement which so
many infant minds fed. he said 1t was the
great dffuser of vulgarity and irreverence' and
the creator of the smart Kid who is the abomina-
ton Of American life AS a substitute he sGg-
gested that the mother should gather her children
around her knee Of a Sunday and read them The
Pilgrims Progress" He seemed to think they
would like this just well when they got used 10
it, but he would also let them have coIOred picture
books the best OF which. he said. are made in
Germany"
Along with the Sunday supplements Mr. Chubb
animadverted upon the advertisements which chill
dren have 10 see on every hand
They are exhorted to drink tins mans whiskey,
he said and overcome the effects OF it by taking
some one eIse's salts This is in part the Of
the one great enemy which We have TO fight in the
high schools-thc vulgar mindedness OF the boys
and girls. They don't know fine noble thing
when they it."
New-York tribune., 1909-06-10
TO INCORPORATE GUM CONCERN.
Company with Capital of S6,500,OOO, Will
Take Over Five Independents.

Plans for the organization Of the Sen Sen-thiclet
Company which is 10 take over five Of the leading
independent chewing gum companies in the coun-
try. have been practically completed, and II was
said yesterday that the new concern would ne
Incorporated in about two weeks, probably under
the laws Of Maine The company viii have an
authorized ca pital Of S.-0o0o consisting Of S27Go
bonds and s. $4,000 stock. all IF class. The
bonds will be general mortgage OF the property
Of the FIVE companies, all OF which come in free
and clear Of bonded indebtedness. and viii bear
per cent interest, while per Will be paid on
the stock. The Guaranty Trust Company, II this
city. will be the trustee Of the mortgage.
The concern has been underwritten by syndicate
made up Of several prominent local banking houses
and the securities, il is stated already have been
o-ersubscribed T. 3. Dunn, treasurer Of the State
Of New York and head Of the T. b Dunn Com
pany. Of Rochester one Of the concerns included in
the merger will be II is understood. president Of
the new company. The concerns to he taken over
Include. in addition the mentioned, Fleer
q Co. Of Philadelphia; Somerve & Co. Of Lon
don. Canada. the Curtis &, Sons Company, Of Port
land Ne and the s. Grove Company. OF Salem,
Ohio. Frank II. Fleer. of Fleer & Co. il is sale,
viii probably be made chairman Of the board Of di-
Tectors.
Flint & Co. Of No. . Broad street. who pro-
NOTED the American Ch"le Company, the pro-
moters Of the concern.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-10
SUMMER SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY.
An English Vicar Introduces Little Londoners
to the JOYS Of Farm Life.

England. ike America. is learning the irpor-
tance Of teaching children out of doors. The Lon
don County Council is trying open air schools for
backward children with good results. but the
latest experiment in that line Is the one made BY
the Rev Mark Napier TrCIiope- vicar OF s.
SaviOur's Poplar Mr. TroIOPe says that all the
children in Poplar schools are backward and de-
fective' in the matter Of understanding or aPprs-
Ciatng country things
The ordinary town child really has no eyes, ssrs
q nose for the country II pines FOR the gutter
20 play in he saws our children, though. have
had enough schooling to open their faculties. and
IL behooves us 20 introduce them 20 the JOYS q
country life"
The vicar owns big old house few miles from
Ipswich -Berghersh Hall il its name. Surrounding
II are woods valleys and grassy lanes and at
taChed 70 IL a farm Of three hundred acres. with
cows and all the proper belongings Here Hr.
TroIlope has established n school with regular
curriculum approved by the Board OF Education
and here the one hundred and ffty girls cf s.
Saviour's School Poplar have every one month
out OF the summer. going in patches % forty az a
time
The girls study trees flowers. bees. animals.
watch and help with the farm work and become
real country children for the time
New-York tribune., 1909-06-10
HIT BY AUTO: ARRESTED.
Young U0man, Badly Hart, Says
She Wns 4rrmgncd for IntOricatlOn.

Knocked down and seriously injured by an
automobile Miss Della Keating, twenty-three
wears old of No. pa West 46th street. saws she
was arrested after the automobile sped on was
arraigned in YOrkville court. and fined ~ for
intoxication After her arrest she was treated at
Flower Hospital for sprained wrist
The girl went home and became i'll last night.
Dr. Benjamin p Riley. of No. - East 59th
street who was called in. said the Young woman
was suffering from fracture Of the left wrist,
broken nose. a severe laceration of the face
and a possible fracture Of the skull
Miss Heating is waitress who lives with
her brother and sister. She left home at $40
O'Clock yesterday morning to go 10 work. She
SAYS she was struck and knocked down 10y an
automobile at Lexington avenue and 41th
street The driver Of the machine put on speed
and escaped.
Two men, she says. carried her 20 n doorway
a nd one Of them gave her drink of what she
thinks was brandy She dazed by her
wounds and staggering, started TO go back
home Patrolman Swanton, of the East DIST
street station saw her and arrested her on
charge Of ntoXication.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-10
OLD PICKPoCKET CONVICTED.
Schmitt Who Said He Divided" with Police
Fails to Identify Any

A Jury in the criminal branch OF the Kings COun-
~ Court Yesterday brought in II verdict pronounc-
ing Charles Schmitt pickpocket Of twelve years
standing guilty OF grand larceny in the gecond
degree. The indicted for stealing purse
from Frederick abrirl Metropolitan avenue
car on June H. 1905. Schmtt jumped his bail, and
was brought back from Detroit short time ago.
In his testimony caused "A sensation by
noun,ing that the police make the dips "divvy
up with them. 4 pickPocket had 10 give up SO
every time h passed detective tu avoid arrest.
he said He also declared that the way back
from Detroit Detective Coghla nSaIlowed him to go
free in the car rob the passengers He got Si2.
he said, and divided II with Coghlan.
The detective unable to go the stand in
his own behalf, he is in Cincinnati in search
Of another thief. Schntt failed identify any
Of the Central Ofice in persons TO
whom he had paid money in order void arrest.
The jury returning the verdict after fOJr hours
deliberations, was complimened by Judge Dixie
New-York tribune., 1909-06-10
TAUGHT GIRLS TO STEAL.
Prisoner, Herself Only Fourteen,
Tells of Bank Robbery.

A remarkable case of youthful depraviiy came TO
the attention Of Recorder McGovern in Hoboken
yesterday. when Anna Stefano. fourteen years old
was arraigned a charge Of having instigated
two girls younger than herself to steal from their
father The girl without the slightest hesitation
or any indication Of a feeling Of shame, told how
she had induced Tesste Genario. thirteen years old
and Millie Genaro. eleven years old, 70 rob their
fathers bank.
The Young prisoner said that she had told the
Genario children TO get the money in the daytime
when tAre is usually a consider able sum displayed
in the banking establishment II they could not
get hold Of any in the daytime, she said they were
70 steal down night from the family apartments
over the bank and pick up what they could find
The night expeditions proved unnecessary. as
the little Genario girls managed the girl testI-
fed. to take $500 the daytime in sums ~ $40 and
$50 at a time Confessions by the GenaTio children
are said TO caused the of Anna Stefano-
The Recorder held the girl in s3oJ for the grand
New-York tribune., 1909-06-10
LOEB CONTINUES FIRM
Going Right ahead to Weed ont
Weak Spots in Customs Service.

Notwithstanding the activity which has been
aroused among the politicians by the changes Whch
Collector Loeb has been making IN the customs
service. the Collector is going right ahead win MS
plans to ferret out the weak spots and 10 devise
Of making the service as effective as pos
sible.
The Collector is not entirely satisfied Win 'he
efficiency Of the night inspection service lie IS
planning TO reorganze this force ahaiga-
mating the inspectors and watchmen into sort OF
night patrol. under the charge Of -1a)or NliielIh
T.utz Major IaItz was formerly chief OF police IN
Porto Rico. and was selected to head the hlsH'
force on account OF his experience IN hehoilhs
men.
The men who at present hold the rank OF nlghl
inspector about one hundred and forty VIII con
tine to receive the pay attached to that grade Out
will perform the same sort Of duty as the eish'y
regular watchmen.
Although perturbed district leaders called 20 see
the Collector Yesterday and Tuesday. Mr.. Loep
o,a; so5d thu. No sort OF influence would deter him
from making what he considered 10 be improve
ments in the service The seventT-three ihspeo'o'
and assistant weighers who have heeh oeHo'eN
We're sworn in Yesterday watchmen. Inc Coi-
lector who said this step of reducing the men was
the hardest task he had undertaken during MS IN
cumbency, thinks that he has found way ny
tbicb the men will be least affected oN 'he
changes.
MANY Of them VIII he eligible for appointment 10
the ,1aces which will be vacated when the ne" IN
srec,ors are selected AS under the Law no one is
eligible for appointment inspector until ne mas
served two years in the customs service theH pro-
motion will leave places open TO which the reduced
en,ploves can be appointed without as great loss
in salary they would suIer pl peins uioFh9u ~
the grade Of watchnen-
William H Walsh. John Y. Treacy Ernest T.
Cooley John A De Sario, William Gruninger'
George NJ. Lachmsn. Michael J. Bradley ana ffahN
J Iiddy have been promoted to be inspectors
Fifteen of the places left vacant by the reduction
Of assistant weghers filed yesterday.
Another innovation made by the Collector Is IN
TIE shape Of an order that hereafter the watchmen
long the piers shall be the first 10 be paid Here
tcfore these who in the lowest grade 81 the
service and receive the smallest salary. have been
paid last and much hardship mas been caused
often their wages have been held UP for two weeks
or more. whereas employees in higher grade ana
better able 10 stand the delay have been paid me
Collector said Yesterday that he would make every
enort to see that the payrolls in all departments
we're put through time.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-10
DIVORCE PAPERS DISAPPEAR.
After the Case Against DR., Augustine Il.
Goelet Had Been Heard Documents Vanished
rR, relor,ras 20 Tae Tribune

IR, Telegraph 90 Toe Tribune
s. Louis June a-Shortly after the dlVorc" case
Of Mrs Elaine G Goelet against Or. Augustine II.
C;oelet Of New York, was tried In Judge Nc
oulli7's court to-day the papers In I'd" chse DIS
appeared and up 20 late hour tonight had not
been found.
Judge McQuru asked Alexander Young Nh'
represented the plaintiff II he had the papers. Dh'.
the LAWYER said he had not seen them. Henry
Schewe the clerk In that division "f the court
could not find them IN his files o. about hts desk
t;oelet did not contest the case. which WIS taken
under advisenlent after his wifes witnesses iesil-
fed The couple We're married in July. 1897. IN
Greene County. y Y, and separated IN June. 1911
when Mrs Goclet who has brother living at
40 5M Spring avenue, came :" 81 Louis Her
father Robert Stevens. of Orange. \ }, is an
officer Of the T.ehigh VALLEY Railroad
4 woman said have been Mrs. Goeiot was
found IN at Channing avenue and DIV" street
last March and was removed to the city Hospital
where she refused 20 give her right name. let
ter found among her effects was addressed TO Mrs
+ c. Cioelet General Delivery, 81 Louis.
on the witness stand Mrs Gocet spok" In such
low tones when giving her testimony. which vas
TO the effect that her husband hit her with a
chair upon one occasion and otherwise mstreated
her that no ore except the stenoerapher and the
court attaches assembled near could hear her.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-10
CROP CONDITIONS ON JUNE /.
About Per Cent Below Last Year, but 8 Per
Cent Better than Two Years Ago.

Washington. June 9.-The general average condi-
ton Of crop growth in the United States on June l.
based on all the reports the Department Of
Agriculture, announced to-day approxi-
mately per cent below the conditions June
Of last year but about 5 per cent better than two
years ago.
Representing last years averages by 100. the
preliminary estimates Of acreage planted this year
given in full In the supplemental report issued
to-day are: Winter wheat, 9lS per cent; spring
wheat 1863 oats. 1902. barley 1913; clover for hay
50: sugar cane. 1853. and cotton 956
The summary of crop conditions on June / as
estimated to-day, includes the following averages
Clover for hay, St3 per cent: alfalfa S3; spring
pasture, S9.3 apples 6l4: peaches. 54I pears els;
"a bbages s92; onions. 909: lima beans s.: asnar-
agus. S92 blackberries 80; raspberries ss4 water
melons SIS; canteloupes. SIS. hemp $50: sugar
cane. so6 and sugar beets. 50.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-10
TOO BAD LIONS WERE NOT TIGERS.
Architect Thinks New Police Headquarters
Ornaments Would Have Been Accepted Then.

The disappvoval by the Municipal Art Commis-
sion Of the colossal recruitment stone lions to
flank tee msin entrance Of the Police Head
quarters building IN Centre street told in yes
terday's Tribure. has caused considerable dsap-
pontment in certain quarters.
Francis L. Y Hoppin. of Hoppin, Koen & Hunt
ington. architects Of the building, said Yesterday
that il was a well known architectural motive to
have TWO animals hank!ne the entrance n mu-
nicpal building. suggestive OF guarding the city's
interests and power
If the animals had heen tigers" remarked Mr..
Hoppin. they might have been accepted
of course" he continued. these stone lions viii
have to be remodelled by the sculptor The lions
when placed IN position. Will Ee close the eye
that tho ,Eblic viii understand the architect
uiaI treatment IN the stonccuttins, ii is main
tained. ! believe. But members Of the commission.
understand. while 5hey think the treatment Is
too architectural in parts, are favoraby disposed
toward the execution Of The heads OF the lions
Whether the sculptor will remodel them is a ques-
ton for him 10 decide. there IS no further ap-
preparation for extra work.
The new headquarters building. however. will
look al; right without The lions and VIII be ready
for opening in three weeks
New-York tribune., 1909-06-10
CITY GRANTS FERRY FRANCHISES
Interborough Company Will Operate 10th and
23d Street Lines 10 Long Island City.

The Sinking Fund Commission gave the Inter
borough Ferry Company yesterday twenty-five
wear franchise al , per Of the gross annual
receipts not 70 be less than $500, operate fer
ries from East 10th and East 15d streets and the
East River 70 Long Island City Later the Long
Island Railroad Company received one-year
extension Of franchise operate ferryboats from
East 54th street and the East River 10 Borden ave
nue. Long Island City. the city To- receive per
cent Of the con1pany's gross ferry receipts
The New Jersey & Staten Island Ferry Company
obtained a franchise for a ferry from Richmond
Terrace Borough Of Richmond, 10 and from Eliza
beihport. y. J. The commissioners furthermore
approved the esta adjustment cf g ferry from and
point between Ocean avenue and 2ISt street,
Sheepshead BAY, and various points Jamaica
Bay, and the lease Of the franchise for the same
70 Wilbur F Steele for five years rental of
sIne year.
Provision was made for removing the marriage
license bureau from the City Clerks Office 10 the
quarters occupied by The City Record in the
basement Of the City Hall The City Record will
be moved &c No. 90 Reade street.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-10
NEW YORK BESIEGED
Bloodless Var, Ho1cerer, Nag Not
Be Carried On after II p W.

New York City for ten days Will be the storm
centre of near war; which will be declared to-
day with the manning of the coast forts by the
New York militia regiments of coast artillery ana
the regular troops for the annual coast defence
ma noauvres Early this morning the troops or the
stn 9th and 18th coast artillery districts or the
state forces will leave their armories for the
front" The Sth Regiment, in command or CORONER
Elnore F. Austin will go on duty at Forts rotten
and Schuyler at the mouth Of Long Island Souhu'
the regiment being divided into two sections FROM
the armory in West l4th street. the 9th Regiment
in command Of Colonel William F. Morris, VIII
proceed to Fort Wadsworth, and the 18th Regi-
ment. from Brooklyn will be duty at Fort Ham
ilton This regiment will have more thah one
thousand men. and will be commanded by Colonel
Charles O. Davis
Ali of the regiments duty will be Guartereu III
tents The instruction of the state troops VIII oe
made progressive. After making camp to-day the
men viii be taken in small detachmens. in chaFee
of regular and non-Commissioned officers anu
Taught the methods Of operating the coast deIehce
material.
Rrigadier General David +. Austen, chief OF ar
tiIery of New York State, Will command the 'hiee
regiments on duty. but the commanding oncerS oi
The forts where the militiamen are on duty VIII
have superior command.
So that peaceful citizens in the battle zone may
have their nightly rest undisturhed. the Var De
nartnent has ordered that the simulated night al
tacks be finished before II o'clock each night even
at the expense OF letting the enemy make land
New-York tribune., 1909-06-10
FLATBUSH MEDIUM DISPOSSESSED.
Had Stood Guard Against Officers with Rifle
and Dachshunde

Mrs Pauline krueger-Lage- Buerknolz. 'ee
mentary astral and spiritual medium" with her
five attenuated dachshunGe. moved to Albany yes
terday. after deciding TO rife longer
against officers who went to dispossess her from
the diapidsted house at East 2lst and Ave
nue {, Flatbush She held an aii-day vigil Tuesday
with the aid Of rife and her dogs. Not dep
uty sheriff dared approach even TO the waste OF
weeds and shrubbery that make up the yard
When the medium finally decided TO surrender
and the deputies entered the dining room was found
TO be filled with fruit pineapples. strawberries
Oananas, etc. Mrs. Buerkholz explained in broken
English that this for food. she was a vege-
tartan
There d default on some of the payments
on mortgage before the mort cages on the prop
eTty were forecosed and the house vas sold at
public auction for S7,loo-