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The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-09

or ia any other manner, during the usual school hours while sucn school is in session. unless the person employing such child shall first procure certificate from the superintendent or teacher oi the school he or she attended, stating that such chili attended school for the period required by law or a been excused from attendance .s nrovided in section 2 ot this sct and it shall be tine duty ol such superintendent or teacher Io fnrn;sh such certificate upon ap
 ol;catiou of a parent, guardian or oerson having control of such child entitled to same.
 l Sec. 8. Every owner super 1 teudeut, or fficer of any nine' .s
 factory. workshop, or mercan'i'' est enlistment or any other per sor wi shall employ any onli' hs,weeu 8 and 10 years ot age
 contrary to the provisions of 'ni' se.' shall be deemed guilty oi
 as ; asmeanor and upon convie'' '' ' 4 aI' , 'u II s,., m Gas d for ereh ofisnse II ll
 . sum not less than 'en ,,',r's p,0 1sso' lars nor more than 'ri''y 'S''' EaQIlars. sasr K
 se. 2, Prosecution uous' ''''
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-31

yet il cannot possibly be expected TO
serve the purpose that a regular
Brownsville club would serve The
citizens as rule realize this need,
but have held back from organic
ing club because they felt that such
a move might interfere with the sup
port which the present Commercial
club has been receiving Now, how
ever. that the question IS put to them
fairly, many do not hesitate 70 say
that what the town needs is local
development club or business mems
club
The Herald feels that they are
right. Each town in the valley should
have its own club. This, however,
should not interfere with the devel-
opment of the valley as a unit. On
the contrary, it should promote it.
Let every town in the valley have
its own CLUB, and then let those
clubs combine in a sort of fedora
ton of Lower Rio Grande Valley
club, each having delegates regularly
elected as members OF the fedora
ton. The federated clubs could act
together on all points of common in
terest to the valley. meeting regu-
uarly and transacting all business
that is necessary to maintain that
common interest. There are many
things for which the valley should
strive and stand as unit, and the
clubs could easily work together to
that end. The delegates of the feder-
alton, being active and working
members of their home clubs, would
be in close touch with those whom
they would represent, and so would
reflect the sentiment of their COM
munities at meetings of the feder-
ated organization. This plan needs
of course. This is mere
ly suggestion, but The Herald be-
lieves that it offers the true solution
of the problem now confronting the
Lower Rio Grande Valley CONNER
eial club. However, the paper will
still continue to extend its most cor
dial support to the club, should it
be decided to continue it under the
present plan.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-31

The Beeville Bee makes a good
suggestion to the city dads of that
town:
The man who builds cement walk
in front of his property not only
makes his property more valuable,
but bestows a favor upon the public
which uses it When the city gov
eminent gets enough ahead to do
some substantial street improvement,
it can induce a good deal of side
walk building by improving those
streets first whose property owners
viii build side walks. A nice street
would not look well bounded by mud
puddles.
Boost the civic Improvement move.
Brownsville surely needs civic i'm
provement about as much as any
town ever did
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-31
San Beniito Siftings

To The Herald.
San Benito, Tex. July 29.=Mr.
Ralph Woodward left Sunday MORN
ing for a two or three weeks trip to
New York Mr. Woodward will have
charge of the San Benito school next
year A more fitting person for this
position could not have been found,
as Mr. Woodward has had experience
that is invaluable. He is a graduate
of Harvard University and passed sew
eral years at the Universities of Stras-
bourg, Burlin and Paris In addition
TO this he has taught in one of the big
schools in New York. and at the Ha-
waiian Government college in Homo
lulu San Benito, with such an in
structor in charge of its school, and
with the fine school that it is going to
have in addition, is certainly in a
position to invite strangers to settle
here with assurance that their child
rem viii have the best in the educa-
tional line.
Last week Mrs. j. l. Landrum en-
tertained the ~" club at San Benito
at the home of Mrs. S. A. Robertson.
As usual the game of ~42' was the
amusement of the evening, and the
whole affair was a delight to all pres
ent. In addition to the usual guests
there were also Mrs. Clarence Miller
of Matamoros, and her guests, the
Misses Calvert of Kansas City, Mo-,
who with Mrs. Miller. had spent the
day here sightseeing.
Afr. Kings large brick building on
the boulevard is going up remark
ably fast and will no doubt in a short
time be ready for occupancy This
building will be an ornament to San
Benito. and will give room to people
formerly wanting Office space and who
were unable to procure it. 1t is near
the bank building, only on the other
side of the boulevard
AIR Robe is off on a short vacation
visit to Galveston and Houston.
J. NJ Breen is in Missouri, on a
short vacation.
In giving the manner of the MEM
bers of the "A F. c." club at San
Benito last week, your correspondent
omitted the names of Misses Seta
Bonner and Helen Robertson.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-31
TERMs oF srRscREPrIoN.

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sAcept Sunday. daily BIZ mail postpaid
p any point is the United states.
Mexico OF Cuba or delivered b.
carrier to any part Of Brownsville.
Texas, or Aatarnoros, Mexico.
One copy one year. $500
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Weekly-Puslished Saturday, by
nail postpaid to any point in the
United States. or Mexico.
One copy six months III. rs
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One copy three months. so
Subscriptions invariably due and
BsDabia 80 adva nee
Aas 1fising r1te N application.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-31

His wife came in the Office,
Bright and sunny;
She visited a while,
Then asked for money.
Detroit Free Press.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-25
JAPAN WANTS PEACE
ru ANCIs B. LOOMS GIVES OUT AN ' INTERVIEW.
If The People win Have rAtIenee' me I've Countries VIII sOon DIshoAe 0R the Immigration
 Question.

vvo.hiuRton. Jan. 24-Marquis Kat.
 ..,.. the Prime Minister of Japan, ana Count Kimura, the Minister or TOT t st0n Affairs, recently expIaiheu Ii' Tolxio. to Francis B. Loomis, CoIni'ls- ,- stoner to the Japanese Exposition. Tn Sr,as of interviews of uncommon Interest and of importance, the att- tuSe and position of the Japanese gov srnToent in respect to the main ques. tions at issue between the peoples anu inc governments of the two couh-
 fisT' sI was, deeply and agreeabiy im- messed" said Mr. Loomis, to an Asso- ciated Press representative Wltn Ine direct. explicit and what seemed to me, satisfactory statements oi CouH1 . Trimura. the Minister of Foreign Ar TaITs respecting the United States Count Kimura said Japan's aspirations Svere for peace and that, so Tar as the rTnited states was concerned. his gov ernment) most heartily desired 10 pre- serve rninpaired and unbroken' the historic friendship between Japan ana the United States.
 sIn the matter of immtgratlon Oi Japanese laborers." said Count Klnn- r1 1ayva are doing. our utmost to work in harmony with the government of fine United States. We are energetic ally dYscouraginE emigrants to the limited States and everything we can do to keep them away. It IS now JaDan's definite policy to concentrate its surplus population-that part which is disposed to emigrate-in those parts of the Orient, which we have mentioned There Is opportunity for A large number of our people in Korea. They can be of great assist ance in modernizing and developing that country. We desire to consolidate our interests in the orient. We are doing our best to carry out this pol Icv. but a governmental policy cannot always be made fully operative in a day ar A year. We must have suni- cIent time to work out. scientifically and satisfactorily. the solution of the problem. I think there will be little complaint concerning the emigration of Japanese laborers in the future, on the part of any Governor in America.
 Count Kimura then made 1t plain that while his government would do its best to restrict emigration, he hoped that. on our part. there would be no discrimination made against Japanese subjects and that in due time the sentiment in this country would be as favorable to his coTAtrymen aE to other foreigners residing in the United States.
 "The Marquis of Katsura, the Prime Minister, was at the head of the cab inet during the war with Russia. He | is a versatile. highly intelligent, force full man of great influence. He talked in e most engaging manner about Japan, its future and It's relations witt lths United -Statea. He lost 1o 0vUor
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-25
INSANE MANS DEED
FATALLY STARS NURSE AND
 GUARD AT ASYLUM.
John BuIloeh, the Insane Patient, Was In Tara shOt and Killed By
 The GuaFd-Used
 Table Knife.

PittsburE, Pa, Jan. 24-one man is dead and two are believed to be fatal ly wounded as a result of an attack made upon a male nurse by an insane convict upon a patient at the hospit- al for the insane here today.
 The dead: John Bulloch, 20 years old. the insane patient, foreigner
 The injured: Walter M. Beali, 90 years old of Pittsburg. a penltenuary guard, fatally stabbed in the abdomen: Nurse convict, (name with-held, by the penitentiary officials), stabbed in oack and on arms, recovery doubtful.
 Bulloch had secreted a table knife in his clothing. While the nurse was bending over a patient. Bulloch spfang at him and plunged the sharp knife blade into his back up to the handle. 1a.e nurse defended himself as best he couldA While the crazed prisoner was sIashing at him, Beall. the guard rushed in and began firing at the madman. Two shots took effect. Bean stopped firing and began to ex- anime the injuries. when Builoch snranR to his feet and plunged the blade into the guards abdomen. The latter fired twice more at Bullochs who felI mortally wounded. Attention was given him but he died a few hours later. -...-=-.
 The surgeon holds out little hope for the recovery of either Bean or the nurse.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-25
Lynching Ln Mobile
 To Be LnUestigg <d

the re-appointment of Ss ary of Agriculture James Wilsos q mem Der of Mir. Taft's cabinfH
 Mir. Taft thanked tfS ,r coming, but told them that he aid not an- noufice the make up of his cabinet un- til one or two days before his inaug- uration. se-tssf
 The trip will end at New Orleans February i3. At South Pass. 100 miles below New Orleans. Mir. Taft's party wili be transferred to the Scout cruis. CTS Birmingham anj Salem. for the Orleans; This encouragement has beer made with the North Carolina and Montana that they may escort the At Iantic battleship fleet into port on its world cruise return.
 MT. Taft's immediate party which sails on the North Carolina, includes besides himself and Mrs. Taft. Assist. ant Secretary Wendell Michlay. L c Wheeler. secret sefviee operative and the following eminent civil engineers: Frederick P. Stearus. Boston; John R Freeman. Providence. R l.: James D Schuyler. Los Angeles. Cal; IaehaEn Randolph. Chicago: Henry R. Allen, Chicago: A. P. Davis, Washington. b C.. and Allen Hazen. New York and Monico Lopez. Mir. Taftis Filipino va- let. The passenger list of the Mon- tana Includes eight newspaper cor respondents and Mr. Richards Jarvis of the secret service.
 Mrs. Taft. Senator P. c. Knox and Frank H. Hitchcock and the engineers reached here this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-25
Ed English and H. (. Watson Killed PISTOLS IN A DESPERATE ENCOUNTER AT BEATRICE Fought Over Possession of Negso
 Laborer. Asr. waIstsa Was Very weaithy Farm. CT ana Ansaxeaist Alss nseA--N
 PIantatien os Ferner
 wss tAe Scene.

Beatrice, Jan. 2t.-(Special0--Th ordinary Sunday peace and quiet of thie community was greatly disturbed this English of Coy. in Wilcox County, fought duel to the death with IT.. c. waiston, one Of the weaithiest farmers of this county. The men are both dead as the result of the bloodiest enceun- ters that ever mRrrsd the history of this section.
 A few minutes before o'clock this efternoOn Ed English. leading farmer living at a village in Wilcox County. crossed the line over into Monroe County and arrived ct Beatrice. after having driven more than twenty miles with his horss and buggy He arrived at the plantation of II. e. Waiston, and asked for q certain negro, who. he claimed, was under agreement to work on his farm. Mir. Walston seem. ed to deny ths rights Of Mfr. Engiish. and & dispute arose at once. Hot words were passed in the view of sew eral negroes on the large plantation Of Mfr. Walsten. Suddenly the men were seen to draw theig weapOng and 1~tS eeeSs~ seA~e8 0ah SAs AttN e@~hf VI Bton fell to the ground immediately. with bullet hole through his heart. He was not heard to utter a word.
 Soon after his antagonist had dropped to his death. Mir. English. whom the negroes viewing the tragedy from a distance saw staggering from the scene wheeled and fen also to the ground with a mortal wound ia his body i. Both bodies wera Wlklssst life when the neighbufs reached the bloody spot, having been Atfracted in fAfks crowds by the heavy firing. The reEnalEs were removed to the home ef Agf. wainton. The family that survives him is almost overcome with grief.
 Both men are prominent farmers of this section. No other trouble had pre- viousiy existed between them. n seemed to have been battle for tho possession of the negro laborer. Mir Walston owns several big farms tn this county and was wen liked bv his neighbors. It is understood that he was acquainted with the other dead man. as5si
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-25
SHOT FROM AMBUSH
DEPUTY SHERIFF LA GAZE KILLED
 IN LOUISIANA.
He Was Shot As He Was ReturnlnE From Negro Festiva1, Where He Had Gone to Preserve
 Order

Alexandria, La, Jan.f 24.-Deputy Sheanr J. w. La Gaze was shot from ambush at o'clock this morning at Woods worth, a small town a few miles south Of Alexandria, as he was re- turning from a negro festival, where he had gone to preserve the peace.
 He died a few hours later from the effect of the wound. which was made with buckshot.
 In dying declaration. La Gaze de- clared that he caught sight of his as- sailant just as the latter fired and identified him plainly as Henry Brady, a young white man of the Woodsworth community. Brady was arrested and Is now in jail here. recent charge of illicit whiskey selling against him is said to have resulted from the efforts of Deputy Sheriff Le Gaze.
 Brady admits talking with La Gaze just a little while before the tragedy, but declares that he is innocent of the murder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-25
SMITH APOLOGIES
ISSUES A SIGNED STATEMENT FRom
 HIS CELL.
Declares Now That Mfn saSRaeiens Ab0at Miss Eging Were Witheat Any F0undataoA--s1ass King
 Reaches Sc9me.

Columbus, Miss, Jan. 24s--- Especial. l--- Today marked the arrival of Mss Lelita King, the girl who has during the last few days, figured So promi- nently in developments in the Smith Laurent tragedy.
 Miss King. accompanied by her ia ther. W. O. King. and W. H. McEads den, a detective in the employ of thN5 Simmons Hardware Company, ArriveH today at noon over the Mobile and Ohio. They went to the Stone Koteis but did not register and have denied themselves to all visitors. McFadden and Hon. K. T. MeConnico. leading counsel for the prosecution, left here yesterday afternoon, and it is believed' that Mr. McConnico met Misa King and her father at Corinth and had cons ference with them, 1t being suggested that Mr. King and hts daughter may have ridden with Mr. MoConnieo to the point where the North and South trains meet, and then have returned on the south-bound train. reaching Co. lumbus at noon.
 MT. smith has issued a signed state- ment. in which he apologizes for hav- ing made the assertion that Mas King aided and abetted Mir. Laurent tn . successful effort to accomplish the ruin Of his daughter. x
 In his apology. smith says:
 The statement aspsrsing my rela- tive. Mss King. was. as stated at the time, mere suspicion. and was made without the slightest foundati0n of fact, and was no more thah absolutely unfounded suspicion of a man in a cor- dItion at the time that rendered him absolutely irresponsible. I desire to completely withdraw any abatement of suspicion made by me derogatory to my relative. Miss Kings. reputation. to apologize for 1t, and to express fmys profound regret that in an insane moz ment, l stated my suspicious merely upon appearances, which I now realize were untrue"
 The grand jury meets tomorrow morning and 1t Is expected that an inc vestIgation of the famous case ~fll Dc the frst work unaertakSn by the in- l quisttorfal body.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-25
Prominent Farmers
 L1 Duel To Death

tunity to explain that his government heartily desires peace. not only with the United States, but with the whole world. and that it would not permit any small differences or misunder- standings to embarrass its harmonious relations with this country.
 "The Prime Minister has embarked upon a policy of great importance to Japan and the rest of the world.
 'The large reductions he has just made in Japan's military budget" con- tinued Mir. Loomis, indicates the pur- port of these new plans. He stated upon more than one occasion, that Ja- pans progress had not been systemat- icaI. He does not, if determine him truly, want the military spirit con- siderably over developed at the expense of the artistic. industrial and spiritual side of the Japanese people.
 He thinks that Japan must become a great industrial nation and be able to supply, cheaply and promptly. the markets of the Orient with mapufac- tured products. and seemingly has uu- dertaken, the task of converting Japan from q military nation Into an ems pire Of trade. industry and commerce.
 The whole civiiiyed world" said MT. Loomis. should sympathixe with these aspirations upon which the Prime Ministers new policy is based.
 "The Government and the whole peo. pie of Japan spared ne pains to show, in a memorable and convincing way. on the occasion of the visit of the bate tleship fleet, that their historic liking for the American people was In no wise impaired by the too often embars rassinE pressure of new conditions. No fair minded person, who witnessed the entertainments the Japanese people afs forded. can for a moment doubt thetr sincerity.
 The newspaper accounts of the splendor the variety and the good taste of the entertainments oRered by the Japanese Government to their American visitors. were In no wise ex- aggerated or overwonked.
 While the fleet was there, q dele- gation of sixty business men from the commercial organizations of the Pacific came as the guests of the Japanese people. Many of them came with doubts about the purpose of the Ja. panese Government and with pre1u- dices respecting the JsDanese people. They remained several weeks in the country and were given every oppor. tunity to study conditions there and to know something about all classes of people.
 "Only a few days ago, the San Fran cisco members of this delegation sent a written protest against the antt-Ja- panese legislation pending in both houses of the California General As- sembly. think they all returned with a firm conviction as to the good faith and the friendly disposition or the Japanese Government
 'rhe Japanese questions centin cd Mr Loomis, lis peculiarly. acute on the Pacific coast. Condittons there would be pimmediately and directly af. ] fected by surplus of oriental labor CTS But the point which should be borne in mind on the Paciflc coast and elsewhere is, that the two Governments will probably dispose of this question in {. satisfactory manner. if the people win have patience and not enbarraas and frustrate the efforts of the Presi- dent and the state Department by un- timely or incorporate action."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-25
BRYAN ISSUES STATEMENT.

ExpIaans Attitude on "sehoOl FOF CitIEenship'' in Nebraska UnIyerslty:
 Lincoln, Neb., Jan. a4--WliRm J' Bryan. in 6 statement tonight ex- ulained his attitude in connection with a joint resolution introduced last week in the Nebraska Legislature, proVdd- ing for a "School of Citisenship' in the University of Nsbraskaa.
 Mir Bryan says he inspired It's intro- duction but adds that he has no pecu- niary interest in the matter and what ever lectures he may deliver, will be without compensation. MT. Bryan said in part:
 During the past few years. In. creasing attention has been given all over the country to the study of gov ernment sociology and citizenship. Nebraska has kept abreast of the times, but our, state should take the lead and focus attention upon the studies that especially prepare the stu- dents for the proposed discharge of the duties ot citizenship. We ought to be able to attract students from other countries and how can we better help the Orient and the republics south of us, than by educating the more anlbi- tious of their young men and sending them back to apply American ideas and ideals in the working of the prob- lens that confront their surensEtissT'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-25
GOVERNOR WILL BE ASKED
 TO OFFER 4 BIG REWARD
Fund Is Subscribed To Prosecute
 Mob Members
,Gsvsrnor Conner is Aise Resaessea ts laake an Investigates sna De- ters.ine whether the Sheriff
 Prsperay Protected
 the Segrs.

Mobile. Jan. 2l.--<Special. )--Meeting in the ofices of Attorneys kicn eno Mcintosh this afternoon at ociock, at which representative men Wero present, the action of the mob ln ivnching Richard Roberson, the neSro slayer of Deputy Phillip Fateh. was vas condemned and . resolution 10 -tae effect that attorneys be employed 70 gather evidence and prosecuts ns scribed as a starter for the fund to employ the attorneys.
 J, c. Rich presided over the meet ing and said that it had been called for the purpose of taking some action n nrotest against the action of the iynchers. About thirty of the most repressntative men 4Of the city were present, among them being '. ". !. Whiting, A. C. Danner, w. H. Mc- Intosh, Thad Harrison, ". O.. Fitts, Erwin CraiEhead, Murray Wheeler ana scores of other prominent men of the city.
 The iynching and violation of the law was freely condemned and after dfscussion of the subject. the meeting took shape in the adoption of reBo- lutionR. A resolution calling on the Governor to offer as large a reward as possible for the arrest and con victton of the lyncners Was phsseu. After discussion of the matter res- olution by Mr. Danner to raise fund to employ counsel to seek evidence and prosecute the lynchers was passed and on call for subscriptions. S960 was immediately subscribed An- other resoIution was adopted which called on the Governor to 4nvfgtigate the lyrching and see if the sheriH had properly *protected theA life of the prisoner in his charge and if found that he had not. to remove him from office. This resolution carried an amendment that the name of every man at the meeting be attach ed to the call to the Governor for investi- gatiou. a committee of i've to handle the funds for prosecuting the lynchersy and a call was also made through the papefs for all defenders of the law to send subscriptionsi to Chairman Rich to aid in bringing the lynchers to justice.