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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10
CAPITAL IN LIGHTER VEIN.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1--we are
coming 500 strong wired President
james f. Smith Of The ST Louis
Business Mems League 10 Congress
man Richard Bartholdt "Arr3ng that
ve sec Pre- ident Vice Pr naiden,.
speaker and others advisable
ID was the = Louis delegation com.
ing 10 be waterways Conference lIcrr
Uoktor Bartho,dt went TO the White
f.ouse and laid the request before
Secretary Carpenter Mr. Carpenter
disappeared into the inner sanCtum "A
moment, then announced that the
President could not receive 300 Dut
that ne would welcome committee
Of three. Mr. Bartholdt gave his
news 10 Mr.. Smith and Secretary
Saunders when they arrived today
What are We going TO do ask.
"a Mr. Smith
Il guess YOU are going TO appoint
committee % three, yentured thc
Congressman
"But." ne added. TO dspel the
Gloom. an or YOU can SEQ the Speah-
cr."
Tie Speaker IS against waterways.
secretary Saunders mumured
Cannon to right or them.
Cannon 10 left OF them,
Cannon in front OF them
poor old Five Hundred
The We ld.
REPRESENTATIVE Jim Mann OF Illinois.
champion middieVeiglll oDiector ot
tac world. pot his stride today ana
st.ttcd on with his first objection anj
q be- fr,t objection OF the spssion. u
saved the country couple or thnn-
sand dollars. II Is the practice in Con
efcss 10 let big committees have al
the printing and binding hey want.
TIE little committees want the sam
privilege. but there is no real reason
for giving " 10 them Chairman era
ham wanted IL for the Committee on
Expenditures in the department ~
Apriculurc he asked unanimous con
sent today
II object. sang ont Mr. Mann. NJ
Graham looked panied
Objection Is heard. said Uncle
Joe. approyingly
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10

plain the meaning of the term. a
white elephant
What is IL. children, that we call
ANYTHING that We have on our hands
aud can't get rid off,
Tommy answered like q fash
Warts.
We had system OF discussing
things which We did not wish our
lIildegarde. aged { to understand We
would sVell ont the words The sys'
ten was a success. We thought. and
very likely liildceardc thought 50. 100.
A. least she adopted IL one day wnen
We had company.
Mamma she said i'm a hoarNe
whisper. are we going TO have pie"
Gertrude. aged -. always lived
in the city and had never seen
large quantity OF eggs at one time.
one dav she was in grocery whore
they had iVst takon the I'D off case
or eggs.
Looking at the closely packed rows.
Gertrude remarked. with IN apprecia-
tive shake vi the head:
Whoever laid all those was some
hem"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10
From Another Point of View

Asquih serpents Tongue avs
Poet S ID
n fastening DIR
low death unaoubedI, ) having soundly
tabished that I'm Detroit
present COST the .yer but much
priced recipient this Boz am egg
viii not obey is mo
well understood by them when
north pole was located
than there is the present time
covered It.
developed the W Gould Brokaw
gnphed his wife kiss the
edwin
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10

Mrs. CrimsonDeak What arr you
going 10 do with that porous plaster.
John
Mr. CTimsonbeak-l'm going 10 soc
what tune il will play on the
uiauola 49, Yonkcrs statesman
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10
The Consumer MOI Concerned.

la Toilette says me consume was
ignored WHY should ge nave been no.
ticed2 They were nor legi.iating to.
his benefit st Louis Post Dispatch
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10

That the indeterminate sentence
law is possible of being put TO
Interior purpose by INSCRIPTIONS
persons was the blunt and direct
criticism OF Judge PhelaR.l OF the
recorders court before the Whole
salers and Manufacturers sssocia-
ton.
The law makes of the prison
warden both Judge and jury and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10


year to take issue with the juris
As pointed by Judge under this law in
which prisoner the trial Judge could be held
in confinement five years unless pardOned or parOled
When judge the infection
of punishment Judge phases the
cases
The trial Judge la gone the mans past
He has made it a point opportunities
were what his his habits and
quite frequently circumstances leading him to
regard the unfortunate than criminal
short sentence Judge may VIII satisfy
toward the OF the convict than as though
heavier punishment melted
justice that tempered with mercy, but where there
room for the display mercy beyond the doors of the
prison warden judge the unfortunate solely from the
standpoint of his value to prison
There lies the grave danger law
Judge Phean points
Surprising this where the sentenced for
year may be held years OF the warden
Surprising further that the
strong CRATER while in charge Of Jackson
prison.
The man good workman rendering valuable
contractor prison labor
must upon warden the cOnviets discharge is
recommended the pronounced by the trial
Judge
speak of the cnvic behavior as prisoner
and whether or not reform worked IL his
that warden be in league whom the
valuable recommend dismissal and IT is
OUTRAGE AGAINST THE INMATES OF MICHIGAN
PRISONS HAVE PRACTICED
Phen lies the fixing the maximum
trial and by the warden and the wholesalers
well their influence to this end when the
legislature
Judge OF this law prompted by that same
fine brand of humanity characterized the faithful and
rendered the people the bench
While suffered his hands but
on carefully protected he has all times
aimed to poor fallen that end possible
through patience and leneney
duty much toward the unfortunate
brought before him for trial.
discharge that duty while he has prison
he has not forgotten still
NAMED of a prison door.
prison walls his address to
influence upon
society through which
II penal serviude society
Humanity Judge Phelan pced
ans Of many a returning honest life.
for maintains, lies between
passing with wongdoer facing prison
Parole by the has worked wonders Judge Phen
there than hardened offenders the
who will tell you he is by easy judge
There protection society human sympathy
advanageousy extended by judge
there a delivers offended perhaps
through
met punishment their capabilities
operating prison shops
indeterlnnate
ing slcng the line Ct Judge Phans suggestion.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10

Suggested-That Or. Cook hereafter
give our rain checks At his lectures.
Aha the king Of Sweden is also
Earoun-cl- Raschiding Disguised as
coal HEAVIER. he heayed sacks Of
coal Its also safe brt that at,er
II was over he heaved q sigh of relief.
They NAV liboral2e tho Cannon
rules. but not Cannon
Wife Now. see ere. JIM II yer
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10
MISUNDERSTOOD.

did our through the provincial
frisudi Were thsy restless thatt
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10

Our Tommy is a perlect scream az
school The teacher was trying TO ex. 3
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10
We Know Quite Well
The Kind Of WardenS
Judge Phelan Means
There viii Always Be That Kind
and the lndeterminate Sentence
Law is, Therefore, MOST
Dangerous.

commits to him greater discretionary power
therefore dangerous Judge Phelan declares
In the light dealing with the practices
in some of prisons proper basis this criticism and
those acquainted with the revelations within
year to with the jurist who makes IT.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30
MORE HOMESEEKERS
THAN EVER COMING.
Frank Caldwell Reports Wide De-
sire to Migrate to This Much
Talked of Valley.

That the railroads expect and are
making provision for record
breaking rush of homeseekers to
Southwest Texas and especially to
the Rio Grande Valley is the re-
port brought by Frank Caldwell,
the well known advertising man of
the San Benito Land and Water Co,
who returned Yesterday from a trip
north. Extreme heat, long drouths,
floods and unreasonable weather in
many sections, Mr.. Caldwell says,
are the causes that are operating
to make people in other parts OF the
country desire to migrate 20 this.
The fame of this strip of river ard
has spread nightly, making it the
most talked of section of the entire
country, and arousing an amount of
interest in it that is going to send
the crowds swinging this way in
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30
Splendid Advertising for Valley

At these conventions, Secretary
Magill made large wall displays of
of maps, photographs, sugar-cane,
etc, from the valley and distributed
over four thousand of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley booklets. Besides al
most continuous performance tails
on the valley, at Spokane he delivered
lecture to an audience of several
hundred people, inviting inquiries
about the valley which he answered
from the platform.
At Denver the official gavel of the
congress was an immense stalk of
sUgar-cane from the valley, which
Secretary Magill presented to the
congress and which that body sus-
pended the rules to accept. Col. Ike
Pryor, the newly elected president of
the Trans-Mississipp Commercial
Congress, in accepting this novel ga
vel. also made a very complimentary
talk about the wonderful develop
ment and resources of the valley and
the gavel and this valley were re-
ferred to many times during the Con-
gress by different speakers.
At Seattle. the commissioner from
Hawaii was astOnished at the cane
shown him by Mr. Magill, stating that
he had rarely seen in the Hawaiian
Islands cane equal to the sample
shown of the same age.
Secretary Magill spent three days
with his family at Corpus Christi on
his way home, being detained there
by the severe storm-of last week. he
reports more damage apparent in that
section from the storm than he has
seen in the valley since his return
home
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30

The Echo is unable to understand
why there should be such a howl
against the state Rangers for arrest
ing and placing before the bar of JUS
tice few gangs of gamblers, notably
in San Antonio and Galveston. 1t
is quiae natural, if not logical, that
those caught red handed in the act, y
should strenuOusly object to the man
ner of arrest but it is beyond cOmpFe-
hension whycertain newspapers should
symDathize with them and line up
in an endeavor to create an unfavor-
able sentiment against the Ranger
Force. These parties say, in substance.
that if they must be arrested for
crimes committed it must be done ac-
eording to their own construction of
the constitution. They go ahead and
knowingly violate the plain statutes
of the law and then want to dictate
co the authorities what particular Of
ficer should make the aTrest.-Alice
Echo
Not-so incomprehensible,a after all, in
view of he fact that by being able to
dictate what officer shall enforce 81
the statute. the offender may escape
arrest altogether.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

"a
DaiIy-Published every evening
except Sunday, by mail postpaid
10 any point in the United States,
Mexico or Cuba, or delivered by
carrier to any part of Brownsville,
Texas, or Matamoros, Mexico.
One copy one year. $500
One copy six months. 800
WeekIy-PubIished Saturday, by
mail postpaid to any point in the
United States or Mexico.
One copy one year. $50
One copy six months. -. rs
One copy three months. so
Subscriptions invariably due and
payable in advance.
Advertising rates on application
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30
Notice to Teachers.

The Board of Examiners of Cam
erOn county, Texas, will convene at
the High School building in the
City OF Brownsville, Friday, Sep
TENDER 3rd. 1903, and continue in
session Saturday Sept 4th, to ex-
anime applicants for teachers GER
tificates who desire to teach in the
public free schools of Cameron
county.
Applicants will file their applica-
tions with the county superintend-
ent not later than Thursday, Sept
2nd. in order that the examinations
may begin at o'clock a. m sharp,
Friday, Sept. 8
E H. GOODRICH,
County superintendent
Aug 80, 1909. S-30-5t
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30
HARLINGEN HAPPENINGS

Harrington, Texas, Aug. S0--Dr-
J. R. Sledge. for nine years a resi-
dent of Stamford, Texas, has cast
his lot with us for the double pur-
pose of practicing his profession and
improving and planting in fruit a
fine 45-acre tract of land close to
town which he purchased while
here last spring
He has opened an office in the
Hill building
A very heavy rain fell here the
latter part of last week, one of the
heaviest of the season
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30
Wonderful Electric Machine.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 30
Llano A. Whyte, a machinist, living
at 1853 Bridgeport avenue, Spokane,
claims to have perfected and pat
ented a machine, capable of furn-
ishing any amount of electricity,
which will revolutiOnize aviation
and wireless telegraphy and tele-
phony. He has been at work on
the principle of static electricity
since 1901 and claims to have inyint
ed an apparatus, which, in transmit
ting static electricity to three mo-
tors, will generate $50 horse power
He is now at work on an airship of
200 feet in length and capable of
carrying a car of 200 pounds, which
ne announced, will be publicly dem
enstrated in Spokane within 80
DAYS. The motive power it to be fur
nfshed by the static machine.
WHITE is backed by party of To-
cal capitalists, who believe his in
venrion has merit and that he will
be able to make good on his claims.
He has made model of the big
aerial craft to be constructed and
with this he has been successful in
all kinds of winds.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30
MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1908

When all the leading nations of
the world are provided with the
most formidable dreadnaughts that
can possibly be made. and the most
effective submarine vessels, and the
swiftest. surest and best airships i'm
aginable. then what? VIII each
draw line il front of its doors
and dare the others to step across
it? And if some do venture to put
a foot across the others dead line,
what can be the result? VIII it
NOT be very much like the unanswer-
able philosophers problem, as 20
what would happen if an irresistible
body should come in contact with
an fmmovable body? How silly We
mortals are TO be spending so many
millions of dollars, so as TO be pre-
pared to kill each other. instead OF
coming to a sensible agreement TO
arbitrate our differences and settle
disputes peacefully in international
courts. To think of the amount OF
money that is wasted on prepare
tons for war, which might be used
for the betterment of mankind, if
nations were only compelled, like
individuals, to submit their quarrels
TO a court, is enough to make the
angels weeD over the folly of man
kind
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30

greater numbers than ever as soon
as pumpkin pie time sets in up
north.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30
SEC'Y MAGILL
HAS RETURNED
MORE IN LOVE WITH SUNNY
SOUTH THAN EVER BEFORE.

Able Work Done BY Him 60 Advertise
Resources OF the Lower Rio Grande
Valley Great West and North
west
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30
Rough on the Magistrate.

Magistrate-You say that you did
not know you were violating the
law. All, but, my dear sir, igno-
rance of the law is no excuse for
any man. PI1soner-That's rather
rough on both of US, isn't it. your
honor?-New York Journal.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30
Quite So.

That man is indeed failure"
remarked the cigar store philoso-
pher, who can't hand out valuable
advice of some kind Houston
Chronicle.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30

There is much to do before
Brownsville will actually be a modern
city. and every citizen should bear
his share Of the work
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30

Monterey is indeed a stricken city
with 400 dead and $1,000 rem
dered homeless by the terrible flood
Of last Friday and ten thousand OF
its poor subsisting upon charity.
This is surely a time when all who
can should send aid to their suf-
fering fellowmen.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30

The idea of a worlds fair for San
Antonio, in celebration of the
completion of the Panama ca
nal originated with Editor
Bushick of the Corpus Christi Cal
Ter Col. Bushick used to furnish
ideas for San Antonio formerly,
when he was one of the guiding
hands on the Express, and he can
not set out of the habit, it seems.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30

Secretary r. n Magill of the Low
er Rio Grande Valley Commercial
Club returned last night from his abb
vertising trip through the Northwest
ern States as far as Seattle, Washing
ton. Secretary Magill was a delegate
from the valley and from the Texas
State Association of Commercial Sec
retaries to the National Irrigation
congress a Spokane, Wash. and the
Trans Mississippi Commercial Con-
gress at Denver, Col, at which con-
ventions and at the Alaska Yukon
Pacific-Exposition at Seattle he was
instructor by the lower Rio Grande
Valley Commercial Club to follow
practically the same line of adver-
Using that has accomplished such
good results at New Orleans, Corpus
Christi and other points. Along this
line Secretary Magill reports good re
suits. He found the National Irriga-
ton Congress specially instructive
and valuable. In the great Rocky
Mountain section of the West very
little farming is attempted without
irrigation and Secretary MagiIl re
ports that uncleared land through that
section with only six months growing
season with irrigation available sells
for from $500 per acre up. Many
apple orchards just coming into bear
ing sell as high as from two thOus-
and dollars to three thousand dollars
per acre. The established basis on
which the selling price OIL land is
fixed is that of a ten per cent invest
ment j land viii produce from
$500 to 5000 worth of stuff per year
it sells readily at ten times that
amount
81 would not give one acre of Lower
Rio Grande Valley irrigated land for
any ten acres that | saw on my entire
trip TO the Pacific coast General
of life through that great
mountainous section of the United
States are reflected in the character
and appearance of the people They
undoubtedly lack the warm hearted,
genial personality of their more ia
vOred brethren of the Sunny South.
Life with them is a stern, incessant
for existence that leaves its
mark on the faces of men and women
alike of all classes. Selfish CONNER
cialism is he dominant factor in the
lives o. those people to such an eX-
tent as to mar in a majority of cases .
the finer instincts. Just in proper
ton as their climate lacks the genial
warmth of the Sunny South, so do
the men of that section lack the ma
tural geniality and the women the
beauty and graces of our Southern
people"
Speaking of the conventions which
he attened, Mr.. Magill said:
At these conventions were gath
cred many governors of states, Unit
ed .tates senators, congressman and
other leaders in all walks of life
They were truly notable gatherings.
The interest manifested in the Lower
Rio GraRde Valley was very crafty
ing and there will undoubtedly be a
arge number of people who will come
to the valley this winter as result
Of the advertising done at these con-
ventions. -
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-30

Have faith in the future of your
town and do your part to promote it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-03-03
CRIMINAL INDICTMENT
HANGING over HIM
Castro viii Be Arrested II ta,
Returns to Venezuela.

Caracas, March 3.-Should Cipriano
Castro. former president of this repub-
lie, attempt to return to the country
he will face the possibility of arrest
by the government the moment he
disembarks, because he has been
criminally indicted In the federal
court on the charge of having CON
spired to effect the assassination OF
Juan Vicente Gomez, the present pres
ident. In consequence of this con
tirgency the report that Castro pur'
poses to embark at Bordeaux March
2S for La Guayra has been received
here with much interest. II is feared
that Castros presence in Venezuela
wouIQ result in dangerous demonstra-
tions against him, which the police
and troops would have difficulty in
putting down 1t is thought that Gas
tro may go first to Nicaragua because
of his strong friendship with Presi
dent Zelaya of that republic. The
government is much interested in the
former presidents movements and an
effort will be made to keep track oi
him by cable.
Castros entire fortune is in Ven
ezueIa and it will all be lost to hin
unless he returns. 1t is generally be
leved here that he will now devote
his energies to protecting his inter
ests
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-03-03
LIKELY TO RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD STRIKE
Head Of Manila Federation Of
Labor Imprisoned.

Manila, March 3.--As the result OF
the conviction and sentencing to six
months Imprisonment of Dominador
Gomez, leader of the Federation of
Labor of this city, it Is generally be-
lieved that a widespread strike in all
the principal industries will occur.
Gomez was convicted on the charge OF
threatening a strike against any ship
ping firm assisting in any way local
shipping firm against which strike
and boycott was declared some time
ago. He has also been the leader OF
several other strikes.
Subsequent to the government nego
tiations for the settlement Of the gen.
eral shipping strike Gomez called out
the employees of one firm in a sym
pathetic strike, despite an agreement
to submit all disputes to arbitration
for a period of two years. Governor
General Smith then interviewed by In
sisting on the calling off of the strike
and by loaning government launches
to the firm affected. The dispute be
tween the labor unions and the ship
pers has now reached such a stagt
that the general labor situation Ii
seriously disturbed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-03-03

The commission sustains the claim
of the defendants In this respect and
holds that the rates 10 Spokane, al
though higher than @ Seattle. are not
unlawful
On the second point the commission
sustains tnc claim Of the petitioner
and holds tkat the rates from Eastern
destinations TO Spokane are unjust
and unreasonable. II reduces class
rates from St Paul 70 Spokane 1625
per cent ard makes substantially the
sane reduction from Chicago to Spo-
kare Rates east of Chicago are not
dealt with
TIE decision, if applied in principle
to all commodities and to all interior
points. mist work a revolution in
rates frCn Eastern points of origin TO
all interior transcontinental territory
aud i'm that view it g one of the most
farreaching decisions ever rendered
By the commission.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-03-03
PRESIDENT HAD
NO AUTHORITY
Lack .egal Right to Sane
tlon Steel Merger.
SIGNED BY SEVEN MEMBERS

Two of the Senators, However, Attach
Individual Views Which to a De-
gree Minimize Effect Of Declaration.
Disagreement on Resolution Is
Placed on the Calendar and Expires
With Close of Session.
Washington, March 3.-Seven mem
lbers of the senate committee on iudic-
larry signed the report declaring that
President Roosevelt, without authority
of law, sanctioned the absorption OF
the Tennessee Coal and Iron company
by the United States Steel corporation
and that the merger was in violation
of the Sherman antitrust law. Two
of the majority of the committee, how
ever, attached certain individual views
which to a degree minimize the effect
of the declaration.
Under an agreement reached In the
committee on judiciary any views sub
mitted have the standing of individual
opinions only. Chairman Clark re-
ported the disagreement in the com
mittee and soon afterward Senator
Culberson presented the views OF