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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03

the Central a1a9fIra1s o ente- in.p
the ErandzmoyenentAfurpeae Millsbe
atdieated 20 its high mission. it
q nice marble palace n we may be
that John Barrett viii nnxa q
great occasion or tne4dedication, as
he Invariably does. but the nerll-
down In the revolution belt civ EN-
ployes and fnsurrectos and tie few
plain people. don't seem to care much
about Ii: IT is a safe bet that when
the Costa RIcan, N.caraElln. Guate-
miallsn salyalorniI md Honduranian
ministers wnve:tneir silk hats pE their
particular flag Is floating III the
breeze, the folks down home will be
anything a chance to SHIRT a reroln-
tion In their neiEhburs back yarl VALE
they keep angeye on the front inEr.
This Central American burden Is
costing the United States a pretty
penny every year. AT the prese1t time
five naval vessels are required to do
patrol duty along that tronic-! and
perpetually disturbed colst. THESE
are the Dubuque, Albany. vicl;sburE,
Paducah and Marfetta-Efth s?S men
in the combined crews. These draw in.
pay alone about $4,000 a month;
There are besides the officers. the cost
or maintaining the vessels. ccai and
other Items. Considering everything.
1t costs the United States about ST.
100000 n year to watch over Central
America-which doesn't irclu1. tine
.upkeep OF Andrew Carncgle's $780,
600 peace institution in Washington.
The net result mas been n lat of claims
against the governments. continued
disorder down there aud increasing
disgust and despair here In Washing
ton.
There is n growing disposition To r..
arrange things to make the game play
for this very expensive candle. Secrt.-
tary Knox is reaching out for Chinese
and South American business. There
are opportunities for the investment
OF American capital in Central Anlerl-
cn. which Is comparatively n virgin
field. All that Is necessary Is Il Few
more s%unhonts to sec that the ranl-
cinns nrcsIlents-who arc not nrrsl-
DENTS Mt all. but dcspots OF the ,!erli-
est donble-dycd sort-keer their hands
off the American interests that !tar"
the hardihood to attempt 10 develop
that rich region. Secretary tool trial
the benevolent fdel. and there IL not
The slightest Indication that II will
succeed. All the time. IL has bern
necessary to keep warshIps IA close
touch to make the governments sHrh
they are. behave cIvilly toward rnclI
other.
The phllanthrop:c policy hasn't ilnna
world Mt large. Business is practical.
~ controlled by monepolies rnEtroll-
cd in turn by the president In rpwa=.
Instead OF developing commerce" tErrt
institutions have suppressed il. Rien
regions arc %nntoppel by railroads. For.
cignors who have secured clligcs for
this purpose have lost their c~tfit.ri in
the maze OF trickcry.t cupiGity ani dc
ceIt which seems to shadow tliG des-
tilies of mote OF the countries.
. At the present rate OF development
the whole vast region will probably be-
no better OF mt the beginning nE III"
rresnnt-unlcss Secretary Knox :I:nnli
succeed In establishing n new nr.lcr OF
things.
WEST VIRGINIA PATENTS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03
FOR
SECRETARY KNOX
CENTRAL AMERICAN TROUBLES
CONTINUE "A SOURCE OF
.n~trrx a

WASHINGTON. July 2.-Thc recnr-
rnntfprbblem OF Central America still
c%onrionts Secretary Knox's ndmlllistra
ton like the ghost OF the White mans
bnrtlen. and the State Department.
which, of a min to wind up anl tal;e
a demolishing whnck nj 1t. is pansinE
to know just aow to whack.
Secretary Roots policy of benevolent
education conducted on the Diplomatic
settlement work plan has not ila,l the
desired effect. The little brown-for
are they white?-brothers down on
the tropical end of North America are
cutting up worse than ver There are
rumprs OF revolution. riots. disturb
ances and every variety of CIV. mn
rest. which come to Washington iE tc:-
eg.rams from consular and. diplomatic
officers. and the banana route from Mo-
bile.
President zelaya. OF Nicaragua. has
practically u the American l:plo-
matte representatives out of Near
lgun.
Honduras. is In the habItilal STATE OF
chronic unrest.
Guatemala is in the hands OF , des-
pot.
salvador and Costa Rico are in con-
slant fear OF being swallowed up by
the neighbor:ns ttyrants.
The Stnte Department flies are full
of the claims OF American citizens.
The condition fsas so uncnuirocn!iy bri
that 1t seems the question Is not now
how 1t IH+going to nnd. hut when?
Next November the new hcmr OF l!lr
Bureau or American Republics. w.li:n
represents $3.50, 900 worth of ennrt on
the. part, of Andrew Carnegie TO induce
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03
Help Wanted

[TEp-AEwoman TO cook and do
ehnla linens. Apply4H5 this Of
q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03
HEALTH AND VITALITY.
MnfttF Mfruerlnh PllIs-

The great nerve brain restorative
Tor men and women. produces strength
and vitality. builds up the system anil
renews the normal vlEur. For snln by
druggists or by mall. s1.00 per box. G
boxes for $500.
Williams Mfg CO., Props. Cleveland.
Ohio.
For Sale by nj. D. Christie.
BETTER THAN EPANKING.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03
plLEsl PILEsl PlLEsl

Williams Indian Pile Ointment Will
cure Blind. bleeding, and Itching
Piles. 1t lhsorhs the tumors. allays
at once acts N a pouitice. gives in-
slant relief. Williams Indian Pile
Ointment is prepared for Piles and
itching OF the private parts. Sold by
druggists. mail 60c and $1.00. Will
liams' Mfg. Co, Props, Cleveland, O.
Sold by NJ. D. Christie.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03
WEST VIRGINIA PATENTS.

TT. i. Dunlap. patent lawyer. Of
Wheeling. w. Va. and ZIG McGlll
building. Washington. D. c.. reports
the recen Issue of the following pat
ents TO West Virginia Inventors: {.
b.. and +. w. Weaver. asslgnurs of
one-thIrI 10 s. w. Shannn. Tunnelinn.
minc-car: C.. ID. Smith. MorsnntOwn.
garment fastener. and w. T. Nichols.
WelIbsurg. tile.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03
a norRE DAME IAprs APPEAL.

To all knowing sufferers OF rheuma
tIsm. whether muscular or of the
Joints. sciatlcA. 1uInhagos. bnckache.
pains In the kidneys or neuralgia
pains. TO write to her for a home trent
tnent which has repeatedly cured all
OF these fortunes. She feels IL her duty
to send 1t to all sufferers FREE. You
cure yourself n! home as thousandF
will testify-ro change OF climate be
Ing necessary This simple discovery
hanisnes uric acid from the blood
the stI1ened joints, purlfles
the blood. and brtghtens the eyes. civ
system. IL the above interests you.
for proof address Mrs. nj. Summers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03
A Specially Designed.
MONUMENT

can he had IL you SO desire. We are.
ready mi willing q mike a design
after your own idea and TO execute
the same. Our designer is one OF the
best and has had large experience and
We will be glad to send MIN to you
on request We have more than 200
finished monuments always In stock
from low and medium priced to ana
md costly. Como In and look over
tlem or call us on either phone and
We Will send salesman to 5ou.
STEWART GRANITE WORKS.
Warrington, w. va. II
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-02
$IOI,OOO FOR
JEFF AND JACK
WINNING BID FOR BRUISERS Is
TWICE PRESIDENTS SALARY.
Largest Purse in History of Prize
Ring For Heavyweight Champion
ship Scrap-TO BE Held at San
Francisco on Glorious Fourth.

New York, Dec Tile
worlds championship fight be
tween Jeffries and Johnson
will be held at San Francis
co before the club organized by
Tex Richard of Ely, Nevada, and
Jack Gleason. probably on July 4,
1910 The bid made by 4Ickard
and Gleason of a purse of $lOf,o9e,
the contestants to take Sc p per
cent of tn emoving picture receipts,
was accepted by representatives Of
Johnson and Jeffries at Hoboken
this afternoon before a notable
crowd OF sporting men.
Jeffries was not present. Before
leaving the city this afternoon for
the West, he said: L was not at
the opening of the bids because ]
want TO meet Johnson only once
more-in the ring. That's the last
time I want to see him.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-02
TELEGRAPH CODE RATES
Raised-Five Letters Make u Word
Under the New Regulations

New York, Dec An advance in
rates on code messages was put in
to effect today by the telegraph 60 u
panies. Beginning today, charges
viii be made on the basis of five
letters to word, when the code
words are not formed from English
German, French Italian, Dutch,
Portuguese, Spanish and Latin words
or syiables. Most of the present
day codes are from groups of let
ters. meaning nCe-lng as regards
language, and which cOnfuses the tel
egraph operator. All combinations
of letters of other than the speci-
fled languages are made subject to
the five letter count. When such
groups are made up by combining
words each word so used wiz be
counted.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-02
The CIub's Finances.

FOhowing is the report o. Treas
urer A Ashheim of the Br0wrsv IL
Business eMn's Club for the month
ending November 30th:
1871 members paid, amount S147.00
Amount paid to John Natus
for collecting ... 30
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-02
SAN ANTONIO
The Gateway TO Lower Rio Grande
Valley.

The Gateway TO Lower Rio Grande
Valley.
All investors cOmlHg to Southwest
Texas want to visit San Antonio.
Why do railroads route homeseek-
ers away from San Antonio and Via
Houston?
The answer:
Every city in Texas is jealous of
old 'Santone
The most healthful. beautiful and
orderly city of 100000 in the world
Homeseekers, buy your tickets via
San Antonio to Lower Rio Grande
Valley.
The Herald always on tap.
Stop at San Antonio and call on
J. F. Ryan. 33S Moore Building, who
has the real bargains to offer in land
in large or small tracts. If you are in
hurry going through our town
phone $500 Old. III meet you at the
depot Wed-Sat
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-02
DETECTIVES
ARE BAFFLED
no SOLUTION OF Mrs. SNEAD'S
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Her Old Maid Aunt, the Only Arrest,
l. Well Connected in Tennessee
She Still Refuses to Talk-NIrs.
Snead's VIII.
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
New York, Dec 2-The police of
rhree cities confessed themselves
baffied today in the search for a def
mite solution of the mysterious
death of Mrs. Snead, the young
Brooklyn woman found dead in the
bathtub in a house i'll East Orange
n J., yesterday
Although the detectives declare
themselves satisfied that several per
sons are involved in the alleged muir
der. one arrest alone so far has been
made in connection with the case.
This is the aged aunt of Mrs. Snead.
The prisoner today continued uncom-
municative. and any new facts the
police have been able to gather did
not come from her She Is Virginia
Wardlaw, a gray-haired spinster Of
excellent connections in Nashville
and other Tennessee cities who was
Mrs. Snead's companion in the lone
IL East Orange house.
The detectives today are giving
careful consideration to the will left
BY Mrs. Snead, in which all Of her
property is bequeathed to her grand
mother. Martha Eliza Wardlaw-
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-02
DECEMBER ,, 1903
IS THIS TRUEg

There are probably not a dozen
persons in Brownsville who would
miss the press dispatches or care
about it if The Herald should cease
us Associated Press service. This
remark was made to the editor Y a
well known citizen Of Brownsville
yesterday. The Herald would like
70 know if the statement is true,
and would appreciate il if its read
ers would take the trouble to let
It know whether or not they really
appreciate the ,aily news service.
which is being furnished to tncr; al
such a great cost both OF money
an. work
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-02

A sad and pitiable sight was wit
messed in the Justices court in
Brownsville this morning, when a
goat with its eyes gouged out and
Its legs broken, the wretched animal
being still alive. was displayed as
evidence against one of lne brutes
who were guilty of the mutilation of
the animal The Herald sincerely
trusts that the justice may punish
this crime to the furthest limit Of
the law How any creature wear
ing the semblance Of a man-made
a the image OF GOd-could inflict
such cruelty upon helpless and in
offensive animal, Is hard to under
stand
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-02
\ MEETING is CALLED.
business Mems Club Directors to
Meet Saturday NIGHT.

A meeting of the Board OF Di-
rectors of the Brownsville Business
Mems Club has been called by Pres
ident c. H. More for Saturday night
at eight o'clock sharp at the club
room Inc reports of the various
committees appointed at the last
meeting OF the board viii be heard
as well as the transaction of other
important business and it is hoped
that as many of the board of di-
rectors as possibly can WI. attend
this meeting
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-02
ENOUGH TO KEEP
CONGRESS BUSY
SOME MEASURES HE HOPES TC
HAVE ADOPTED.
Better Control of Railroads-Crea-
ton OF Central Bank of Issue, In
come Tax For National Emergen-
cies. Ship Subsidies, Etc.

Washington, Dec. 2-According
to several men of prominence who
have been advising with the presi-
dent since his 1900 mile jaunt
around the circle, senators and con-
gressmen gathering for the approach
ing session are not looking forward
to the meeting with great delight,
except in instances where the nation
al legislators are in harmony with
President Taft's views. Den by one
the measures upon which Mr. Taft
is determined some action shall be
taken has leaked out, and when ar
ranged on the program they are of
sufficient scope to arouse interest
throughout the country While the
president is confident that he Will
not secure all that he hopes for dur
ing the coming term, he has made
his program so extensive that the
measures he urges will be sufficient
to keep Congress busy for the rest
OF his administration
Here they are as arranged by one
OF the statesmen close in the conf
dence OF Mr. Taft:
Increased powers for the Inters-
tate Commerce Commission, so that
it shall have authority to regulate
the issue of railroad securities on
sound basis, to determine the pro-
per classification of freight, to insti-
tute of its own accord complaints
Il IN, 1
connecting carriers to form through
routes, and to fix and apportion
rates among carriers.
The prohibition OF railroads from
holding stock in competing roads,
the authority of railroads to make
rate agreements with the approval
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in fixing rates.
The compulsory adoption by the
railroads of additional safety devices
The creation Of a central bank of
issue. controlling the treasury re-
serve and prepared to guard against
currency stringency.
Postal savings banks.
An amendment 10 the Sre~p
law making it apply only
to trade mOnopolies and not TO rail
road combinations.
The adoption of the income-tax
to the United States Con-
such tax to be reOrted to
only in national emergencies.
Ship subsidies for the develop
ment of the merchant marine.
Federal legislation against the
boycott as well as governing the
issuance of injunctions
Further conservation of national
resources.
Forest preservation.
Internal waterway improvements,
but strictly according to the merits
of each project considered in its nat
ional bearing
Legislation imposing restrictions
upon the transfer of water-power
sites to private control, and prOvid-
ing for the fixing of rentals and the
regulation of rates to be charged
Reforms in the mineral land so
that the surface of the land and the
coal and other mineral deposits shall
be treated separately, with leases on
the royalty system or sales to min
ers.
A congressional commission to in
vestigate the laws delays in tie
courts and to devise a system
for securing quick and cheap justice
in the eFderal courts that shall
serve as a model for the States.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-02
Illinois CentraTs New Rates.

Chicago. Dec. 2-The Illinois
Central Railroad today made effec
tive new grain schedules. reducing
by ! IL cents rates from Illinois
Central points to territory east of
and including Pittsburg and Buffa-
10 on TIE basis of ) l-2c per hun
bred pounds from Hendrick, Ind.
and Thomas, IL, to New York. This
VIII make the specific proportion up
10 Chicago from these points / l-2r,
instead of 6 cents, and the rate from
Chicago to New York Is cents
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-02
Balance in Treasury

Balance in Treasury ...SI39 .65
Two of the above paid for six
months in advance. One member
gave his check for twelve months
dues, which will be credited in De-
cember. Eighteen members are de
Iinquent for November.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-02
PARLIAMENT TO BE DISMISSED
Political Crisis in England, Result OF
House of Lords Action.
BY Associated Press.

DN ASSUVIdJtu TItSS.
London, Dec. 2--As the result of
the rejection of the financial pro
visions made by the House of Com
mons for the expenses of the gov
eminent, the house today by a vote
of 349 to 134 passed a resolution to
the effect that the upper house had
committed a breach of the constitU-
ton and usurped the rights of the
commons.
1t is understood that parliament
will be dissolved so as to permit the
holding of elections between jan
uary 10 and 20. the propagation to
take place tomorrow.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-02

With snow ali over Northwest
Texas, and New Mexico under sew
en- feet of the crystal precipitation,
the Lower Rio Grande Valley is still
basking under sunny skies and en-
Toying a temperature that nearly
approaches the summer mark on the
-.ermOmeter
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-02
t3Ild

Nicaragua deserves sesere punish
ment and Uncle sam IS in the right
amor TO administer it, Presiden.
Taft has struck the right keynote
u his vigorous note dismissing The
Sicaraguan charge d'affaires. 1t is
-Ime for the Central American re-
publlcs to learn that they con 70
longer kill or insult f-u,ericans with
impunity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-15
ROOSEVELT HURRIED
BUSY WEEK OF PREPARATION IN
 STORE FOR HIM.
Has FareweIis to Say, Steamer to In. spect, Magazine to Edit, Besides Exercise and Numerous
 Conferences.

Oyster Bay. N. Y. March l4.-Fornier President and Mrs. Roosevelt walked today from Sagamore Hill to Christ Episcopal Church for the morning ser- vice and afterwards returned home on foot, covering, in all, six miles. Sew eral callers were received by Mr. Roosevelt during the afternoon.
 The former Chief Executive tomor- row will enter upon the final work Of preparation for the Roosevelt Smith, sonian African expedition.
 It will be a busy week. Farewelle to numerous fri snds end relatives are 10 be said and d ,isit Lo Hoboken Is contemplated for the inspection of the patty's quarters nb ,ard the steamer. He wishes to ,see whether the outfit Of the expedition Is safely slowed away where 1t can be quickly transshipped at Naples. One day Of the week will be devoted to family reunion. In addition, Mir. Roosevelt will spend some time each day in outdoor exercise, and hopes also to shaye a chance early in the week to try out the rifles he will use during the hunt on the target range near his home. His duties as magazine editor will take him to New York several times during he week. It is expected also during the week the Smithsonian msnlbers of the expedition will come to Oyster Bay for a final conference with MT. Roose- welt.
 The rifles of Mir. Roosevelt and his son will receive more care than any. thing else in thsir equipment. These are enclosed in special caseA made completely water tight. The photo graphic kit of the expedition, of which Kermit Roosevelt has charge, Is \ model of its kind. The young man feels. that the photographs he is to moke are to be of as great importance as the specimens of animals his father will shoot for the National Museum. The ste amer Hamburg, on which the members of the expedition will make the first leg of their trip. will reach Hoboken toward the latter part of the week,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-15
THREE BADLY WANTED ME-
 GROES LODGED IN TAIL

Louis Anderson. the negro who it Is said shot Arthur Brown, Louis vile and Nashville Railroad negro brakeman Thursday night, and who was captured Saturday In Tuskegee, was brought to the city, yesterday. by Deputy Sheriff Horace Hood and lodged in the county jail.
 The prisoner makes no bones of hav- ing shot Brown. saying the latter slnshed at. him with a knife and that he shot once in self defense.
 Besides Anderson. two other much wanted negroes are in the jail One is Jim Motley. the alleged leader of the gang of train robbers, who made things so unpleasant for the freight departrnents of the roads coming into the city during a robbing spree last summer. It is said the various roads suffered losses to the extent of nearly 5000 The prisoner was brought in from Pensacola. where he was caught by Sheriff Van Pelt. by two Louisville and Nashville detectives Sunday morn- ing.
 The third prisoner Is Louis Lehman, who shot into & crowd at a negro dance last Christmas at Perrys Mill, sixteen miles from the city. His shots killed Frank Walker. a negro. and wounded a negro woman.
 There are several indictments from the grand jury out for the negro Jim Motley, the jury having been furnish ed information, when Motley's accomplices were captured and tued. Several of them are now in the penitentiary.
 Lehman was caught Saturday near the scene of his crime by officers Good wyn and Quick
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-15

Exiled from his native country. be- cause of his activity in fighting for his people, Epke DeVaH, M. D., D. D.. P. H. D.. Brigadier- General of the Boer Army and Secretary of State under the Boer administration. is in Mont- eomery, on his way to the Boer settle ment near Texarkana, Tex.
 Bearing & striking resemblance to his uncle,f Dom Paul Kruger. former President of the Boer Republic, DeVall came to Montgomery with letters Of introduction and was yesterday the guest of the Presbyterian Churches of the city.
 Devall says that after the Boer war. through which he served with the rank of brigadier-general. he went back to the Transvaal with number
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-15
REV. WARNER HERE
WILL SPEAK AT NOON DAY LENTEN
 SERVICES.
New Orleans Minister is e Man Noted Throughout the Union for his Ability and COnsecrated
 Sense of Duty.

Great interest has been shown in the monday services at the Majestic Theatre, under the aushices of St. Johns Church Chapter of the Brother hood of St. Andrew. The services be- gan at noon on Ash Wednesday and will continuedaily during Lent, be- ginning at o'clock and lasting twenty minutes Bishop Beckruth of Alabama Bishop Nelson, of Atlanta and other able ministers have been the speakers.
 For four days of this week beginning today, the speaker will be Rev Beverly Warner of Trinity Church. He Is known throughout the Union for his ability and his consecrated sense of duty. In all movements in New Orleans for moral educational and ciuidvance- ment pr. Warner is always a leader. He is A man who stands on some thing in his. community and whenever knows.