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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-03
OUR SENATOR'S WILL
LEND ASSISTANCE.
In Reply "a Mayor kounlSki's Tr-
gent Request Promise ro-Opera-
tion in Deep Water Movement

Acting with c0mmendahle prompt
mess upon Congressman Gamers M 4
gcstions. Mayor BENZ. Kowalski on
Jan. "a. wrote letters 10 both Scna-
tor Culberon and Senator Bailey.
urging them 10 introduce an amend
mcnt TO the river and harbors bill
for deep water at Brazos de Santiago.
Both Of the senators have answered.
assuring Mayor Kowalski that they
viii do anything they properly can
DO in the matter. Following n the
rnrrnsnnndcnce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-03
United States Senate,
Washington. w. G.

United States senate,
Washington. y. G..
Jan. 2S. 1919.
Hon. Rcni. K0walski. Mayor
brownsville. Tcyas.
Dear Sir
Your letter Of the 24th inst. in
reference 40 nm amendment to The
River and Harhor mn inrirdinE M
appropriation for the commence.
menccment ~ improeecnts AZ FRA
as Dc Santiago IS revived. While
7 VIII be glad to look carefully into
This matter and render any aSsi- anr.
! can. yet 7 suggest that. As enc River
and Harhor Biil has mot been in-
trodnccd ia the House. il would pc
we'll 90 have Mr. Garner add this
item ID the House Bill.
Yours very truly.
lSiEnedl KY. A. CTIBEKSNN.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-03

We deeply regret the troubles in
our sister republic across the Rio
Grande. Nevertheless they must
p0int their guns some other way.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-03

The Senator'S Replies.
United States Senate.
Washington. -. III.
Jan. 2S. 1912
Hon. REM. kOwaiski.
brownsville, Texas.
Dear Sir.
Yours or the gath. inst. IN Az hand
and will w. very glad NJ dO every
thing whichlI properly can TN the
a.sfst apgRt " hitch Yqv have writ
ten.
VERY truly yours.
III. MI. BAILEY
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-03
Mayor kowalski's Letter.

The City Of Brownsville.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
YOUNG WIFE WANTS TO PLAY
Tells Judge She 'Wants to Play With Other Children" and Husband
 Abused Her.

Durango, Colo.-County Judge Nc Cloud has directed that an order be Issued calling for the removal to the House of the Good Shepherd at Den yer of Filipita Manzanares, the twelve-year-old wife of Manuel R. Manzanares,, a Mexican laborer, aged Ithirty-four
 The girl, who looks to be fifteen years old, became the bride of Man Eanares a year ago in Durango, the marriage having been arranged by her parents, who have since separated The girl soon tired of her husband and the two quarreled frequently and then decided to live apart. She can not speak English. but through an in terpreter at the hearing before Judge McCloud declared she did not want to have a husband. 'I want to play with other girls" she said The girl said that her husband frequently abused her.
 The father of the girl, T. Papita Lucero, as well as her mother. who has married again and lives at Pa yosa Junction, both sought the GUS .ody of the girl, but Judge McCloud neld that neither was a fit person to lave charge of her.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Question of Grammar.

The ready wit of the late Eugene v Ware, author of "The Washerwom ans Song" and other poems, is show in the following story:
 He was giving dinner, says Lip pincott's, at his home in Kansas City Kan, the place to which he had rs tired after he resigned from the offic' of pension commissioner at Washing ton under Roosevelt
 The guests were equally divided bG tween Missourians from the twin citI across the line and Kansans. All pres ent had imbibed the spirit of thet genial, humorous host.
 Said a Missourian: You Kansam always have your brass bands goinl and your flags flying. We from Mis- souri get tired of your cocksurenesa Tell me, what have you decided abou the hen, for instance; does she sit does she set?"
 We don't bother about things liln that" flashed Ware. What concerns us, when she cackles, is has she Iah or has she ned?"
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26

' of the spire of rock which forms the top of the peak. All his supplies and water have to be carried to him. HG gets salary of $75 month, but ii required to pay for his own supplieI and the transportation of the same Transportation of forest service equip ment to and from the station Is fun nished, but that expense for seasoI does not exceed $25. It is difficult tS estimate the amount of money saved by the establishment of this perms nent lookout, but the sum Is very great. The only other feasible method of patrol would be to select number of less important peaks and establish lookout stations on them.
 This would multiply the expense bJ at least four, but would result in nc better service. To increase the mum Der of guards would mean a heavy ez pense, and probably would not give as good results, for the reason that the heavy forests on the lower hillI act as a screen, which makes 1t prac tically impossible to descry fires at distance.
 Between July 12, 1911, when the sta tion was ready for use, and Septem Der 30, 2S forest fires occurred in the Harney forest. Seventeen of thost were reported by the guard at the lookout station, and in only two casei where the lookout reported fires had a previous report been received. Si1 fires were reported from the lookout station which were within the Blacl hills forest, and one fire was outside forest boundaries. In every case the rangers were able to get to the scene promptly and to extinguish the fire before any appreciable damage had been done.
 It is probable that the success of the Harney lookout will result in the es tablishment of similar stations in oth CT forests. The old adage that aI ounce of prevention is worth pound of cure seems particularly applicable to Uncle Sams fire threatened timber reserves.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
WHY FATHER SANG so LOUD
Didn't Want Congregation to Hear Mother Saving Wood" Especial
 ly When Knot Was Hit.

Visiting his old-fashioned father in he country. the city son was persuad- d to attend the village church, where he singing was congregational and he sermon lengthy. The father was vide awake, but the dear old moth ,r, sitting in a .cozy corner of the amily pew, was soon lulled to sleep. Even the singing of the final hymn lid not disturb her repose. The son loted that his father was unusually Toiceful in rendering the hymns, and 'eferred to the fact when walking home after the services.
 ''Dad," said the young man, "did you know that you sang so loud that Iome persons in the congregation turned around, looked at you and scowled?"
 ''Yes, son, did" the old gentleman replied; "but my loud singing was an act of mercy to your mother"
 Mercy to motherL How's that, iad?"
 If hadn't raised my voice in sing Ing, son, they would have heard her saving wood, especially when she struck good, hard knot"
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
The Dignity of the Law.

''Now," said the lawyer who was con- iucting the cross-examination. 'T will ask you whether you have ever been In jail''
 'T have not" replied the witness.
 Have you ever been indicted by the grand jury?"
 "No."
 Have you ever been arrested?" "No."
 Have you ever run away with an- other mans wife?"
 "I never have"
 Have you ever cheated anybody in a horse trader"
 "I never have had a horse"
 "Ah! You are evading my question. [ thought we should find you out 'ooner or later. You are excused"
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Always Leap Year In New Guinea.

So far as proposals of marriage ar' concerned in New Guinea it is alwayI leap year, for in that island the mel consider 1t beneath their dignity tt notice women, much less to mak' overtures of marriage. Consequentll the proposing is left to the women tt do. When the ebony belle falls il love with a man she sends piece O string to his sister, or, if he has nt sister, to his mother, or another O his lady relatives. Then the lady wht receives the string tells the duskl Adonis that the particular damsel in iove with him. No counting fol lows, however, for it is considered bal form to waste time in such pursuit If the man thinks he would like tt wed the lady, he meets her alone, ant they decide straight away whether tt marry or drop the idea. In the foI mer case the betrothal Is announced The man Is then branded on the bacI with charcoal, while a mark Is cut in to the woman's skin. No, breach promise actions are possible in Nev Guinea, though if the lady is tilted he friends may hunt her lover up ani "go" for him.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
DIGS BODY FROM GRAVE
MAN EXHUMES WIPES REMAIN IN EFFORT TO RESTORE LIFE
crazed by Grief, He Bears Corpse TW1 Miles on Ills Shoulders and Then Uses Gun to Drive Relatives
 From Home.

Naperville.-There was a weirt
 twenty-hour struggle to conquer deatt
 in the home of Charles Hillegan tho other day.
 It was the struggle of Hillegan te
 bring his wife, who died a few week. ago, back to life. And when it failed the heartbroken mans thread of req son snapped.
 Hillegan says that since he canno' conquer death he will embrace it and join his wife. Physicians who have examined him say that it is likely his promise will come true, that he fl actually a victim of a broken heart.
 The story of Hilelgan's grewsome effort to bring his wife back from the grave reads like a contribution from ! the pen of Edgar Allan Poe. His ac tions and his present condition prove that he Is victim of the most crush. ing grief human being could expert ence.
 Mrs. HilIegan died while visiting relatives in Seattle. When informed that his wife was dead Hillegan would not believe 1t. He refused to admit that his companion of eighteen years could be taken from him in this way
 Even when the body was taken back to Naperville Hillegan insisted that physician should be called and that efforts be made to revive his wife. In the face of his. obstinate as certions arguments were futile.
 During the funeral Hillegan sobbed violently and finally collapsed. It was necessary to carry him to bed and give him medical attention. But dur ing the time he was in the hands of physicians Hillegan was devising 8 plan for bringing his wife back to him.
 AS soon as it was dark he armed himself with a spade, a shotgun and an ax. Then he went to his wife's grave.
 He began to dig. It took practically the entire night for him to reach the box that held the coffin. This he smashed with an ax. The lid of the coffin was removed in the same man. ner, but more gently.
 Next, Hillegan lifted the body of his wife tenderly from the ground and | placed 1t upon the lid to the pine box. This load he finally managed to get | balanced upon his shoulders.
 Staggering under his crushing bur den, he began the two-mile walk to his home Shortly after sunrise he tottered to shed in the rear of his house
 There he placed the body of his wife tenderly upon a bench, raised the head slightly with pillow, and then went to the house for food Relatives remonstrated with him, but Hillegan drove them away with his old shotgun
 He took food and bottle of cam phor to the shed and began the work of trying to restore life in the cold body. He rubbed the camphor down the brow, then offered food to the lips that refused to open.
 This process he continued for hours Meanwhile crowd congregated about the shed, but nobody ventured in Shortly after noon a member of the family telephoned to Sheriff Frank Kuhn. Two hours later that official arrived at the Hillegan house, but .oo late to find the grief-stricken man.
 Hillegan had finally given up hope )f forcing the breath of life into the body and had deserted the barn. He vas found, overcome by grief, in title ravine two miles from the vil- age.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Just Like Eather.

Your daughter is improving" said a music teacher, "but when she gets to the scales have to watch her pret- ty closely"
 Just like her father!" said the mother. "He made his money in the grocery businessI"
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Timorous.

You're a nice one!" said the street car conductor to the man from the country; eff you saw that fellow pick the gentleman's pocket, why didn't you interfere and not let him get away?"
 ''Waal," said Reuben, 'I saw that sign up there, Beware of pickpockets,' and b'gosh didn't dast to."-House keeper.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Before Gaby.

Stranger-Is this the face that launched a thousand ships and burn. ed the topless towers of Ilion?
 Helen of Troy-It is.
 Stranger-Then I offer you a con. tract for thirty weeks in vaudeville at two thousand drachmas a night-Yale Record.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Woman Is Foreman on Jury.

Chicago.-Dr. E. P. Seippel, assis- ant city physician. is said to be the irst woman to sit on jury in Illinois. She was foreman of a jury in the Court for the Insane at the detention hospital.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Their Intent.

'T saw some escaped steers in the street rush lot of policemen"
 Did they try to kill them?"
 NO. I think they were merely gambling, and thought it would be 8 good idea to toss a copper"
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
RetributIon.

J. Henry Peck emerged from tn, voting booth with triumphant smile
 This equal rights stunt is grea business" he remarked to friend.
 Then, glancing around carefully ant drawing nearer, he whispered: T Vot ed against my wife"
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
A Mistaken Idea.

"As the poets say, stone walls de not a prison make"
 ''Well, you just try to get away from them when they're around a peniten- tiary."
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
The Return Journsx.

Do you believe in the Darwinian theory, Miss Stuckup?"
 Yes; but I go further than Darwin did, for I believe some of our species have started on their return journey" -Tatler.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Not Made to Order.

Have you any references?" asked the lady of the house.
 "Yes, ma'am, lot of 'em."
 ''Why didn't you bring them with you?"
 They're just like my photographs, ma'am. None of 'em does me jus. tice."
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
A Mortal Blow.

What's the matter with your wifei She's all broken up lately"
 "She got terrible jar"
 What has happened?"
 ''Why, she was assisting at rum mage sale, took off her new hat, and somebody sold it for thirty-five cents"
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Railway Head Quits.

Des Moines, la.-J. B. Harrigan an- lounced his resignation as vice presi- lent and general manager of the Dea Noines City Street Railway com Iany.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Goino Further,

''This problem is one which is ripe for the times"
 'rRipe-I should say it was rottenI"
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26

YKV HE latest word in the protec- tion of the forest from fires comes from the Black Hills, where by means of a lookout
 0n high neak who 1Ocatoa iIl-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-16

i'm order that the streams whose head
waters they protect may be made as
useful as possible. l am Informed
that there exist areas OF public LANDS
on the headwaters OF streams in the
West. and particularly in the ard
Southwest. which should 5e with
..rawn from entry. because - tneiF
acquisition by private Interests - PEI
r-itteg IT,. usual destructive Effects
viii foiicv. IL - not proposed O. IN
cIud. lands wrose value FOR otH"r par
poses = greater than thei- value Q.
tho ccu-rrrity fcr stream protection
A. TO- homestead law Legislation. tn-
scc-.tar- sa~s he is stii c. toe s. ~
opinion. 81 Spite Of a some v nat "l'-
...-.rt .... -.-..s last Jam. that -tHs
domestic settle should 'e eNe'
from lie rc. ...- 81 residing sv"n
~ lard s.-.-s the f-st two years
affe. en..t. provided ic SUBSTITUTED i"r
r.ri5cn-r during t-at rcrio- the in-
-rover.su. and cultivation ~ su"-
stanfiai portion 81 the ground I'e
law passcd. 10 says. is b'iuS a'n'in-
ister.l 70 enco.raEr as much a. pos
sibic the bcuc-fdc s'tii"f
Tho who'll, Development 81 Alaska. he
-eports IS waitina largely UPON the
p7ss.Se q suitable legislation for the
aevefon-nerf 81 SIS transportation IA
ciiftisr and % is coal lands.
A L. the reclamation scftice. Dc
So trc probfcfiis confronting that b1-
roa,, are rapidly becoming those -
sd-rfnfstrsffan. rather than engineer
Ing FInarsiai and technical qaes-
ions ~ hundinr shrink into insignia
canoe compared with thc more diricuit
human problem - dcaiirs with thou
sands 81 settlers aud Of if-iucing them
20 take action along lines which VII
lead p rncir greatest individual Sue
cess
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-16
HECKSCHER BUYS
WHITNEY HOUSE
Second Purchase of Fifth Avenue
Property by New York
Financier.

New York. December 15.-AugGst
Heckscher. president Of many banks
and mining and real estate companies
and director in q good many more. is
the buyer Of the Harry Paine whitney
property. including the former resi-
sence OF Charles W Morse. at the
southwest corner Of Fifth Avenue and
Fifty-seventh Street. The property
has been sold without any restrictions
VI. Heckscher will pay s2,0oo.00o for
the corner Of which Harry p Whitney
will take back sI..50.e00 on first mort
gage at 5 pc, cent
The sale o, the Whitney house has
caused considerable speculation in the
absence OF definite information as TO
the future OF the Cornelius Vanderbilt
house. on the adjoining corner This
IS the second purchase by Mr. Heck
scher on Fifth Avenue this year.
The south corner of Fifth Avenue
and seventeen street. just opposite
the Lenox Library block. where II. {.
Frlck IS building a fine residence. was
sold last April to q buyer who has
concealed his identity. II IS believed
Nr. Heckscher is the buyer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-16
SHOULD RESTRICT
FEDERAL CONTROL
Secretary Nagel Opposes I'm
limited Power Over
Big Business.
DANGER IN AUTHORITY
DANGER IN AUTHORITY
Self,Regulation of Corporations
He Would Have Guild
ing Principle.
Salient Features of
Secretary Nagel's Report

Powers of the proposed commits
sion 10 regulate big business should
he well defined and restricted.
Opposes giving such e"'nmissio"
authority similar 40 that OF Inter-
state Commerce Gommission. 10
should not be empowered to hx
prices.
sef-reguIation Of business. 10
greatest extent consistent with
public welfare, should be guiding
principle of Legislation.
Corporations should he compelled
To make automatic reports regard
ing Capitalization, business, profits,
controlling interests, etc.
bureau of Corporations should as-
sist Federal courts In reorganizfnS
concerns Dissolved under sherman
antitrust law.
Approves an International confer
epre to secure greater safety Of life
mt sea, and raises question whether
United states government should
take over all sen coast wireless sta
lions.
Suggests creation Of board of ar
bitrafion to settle railroad labor
disputes.
During fiscal year 1912 s3s.I7c
Immigrants admitted; 10000 aliens
natursIixed.
Recommends repeal Of law for
h.e-year closed season sealing In
Alaska.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-16
RElOFOR SW|NOlE
IN SELLING STOCK

-. Louis. No. December i5--Aliesing
a gigantic swtudi. n connection win
promoting sales % the Buick OH Com
parv. Of California. the Federal grand
Jury hs-e has indicted Benjamin r
Monatt. 81 Chicago. on charge OF
using the mails TO defraud The IN
ftctrnent was returned against Mofia-st
thursday. wnen the grand jury made
IS anal s.Dort. but was not made pub
H. sutn tonight.
Moratt is now In chicago. and the
local authorities have been advised
that he Will be here Monday and fur
uish bali Judge Dyer said he would
TX the bond az ss.c0s.
Moaatt Is alleged 10 have repre-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-16
DIR. BorcHoN LEAVES PARIS

paris. December i5.-It IS reported
..-. hat DR. Boucho-. wro was assist
ant 20 Dr. Doyen. the noted surgeon
has gone TO New York 10 take posi-
tion al the Rockefeller institute Ut
golchon got into d Disagreement VIZ"
Br. Doyea over some ~.
nected with the proposed estA o'isn
= ....s--h institute here. through
-. -enerosity Of n Paris Singer. II
,-,,,ee now as II a iaw suit which was
,b-earerea over this matter viii never
come ur.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-16

Washington. December i5.-Charles
Mayer. Secretary Of Commerce and la
Dor. would sharply define and restrict
the powers and discretion Of the pro
posed Federal commission to regulate
Industrial corporations. In ms annual
report submitted 10 President Tart to-
day. the secretary opposes the en-
dowrnent OF such o commission. II
finally created BY Congress, with FAR
reaching powers equal to those e~er-
clsed by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission over railroads. He disapproves
the suggestion that the commission
nave authority to FIX prices Of com
modities
Epi;omizing his doctrine for govern
mental supervision OF business. Mr.
Sagel says:
Instead OF pressing Federal regula-
tion as far as possible. the real De-
siderstun In legislation effecting 'he
country's business should be TO pre-
serve. 10 the greatest extent consistent
with the public welfare. the element OF
self-reg uIatlon. The efort should be
TO lay down principles OF conduct sum
ciently specific 10 impose desired re-
straits at the same time leaving
vide nel3 for individual ASs ,es"fn$Dt
II such a trade commission Is well
defined. the secretary says. 1t may
serve the general purpose OF giving
large Industrial and commercial con-
Germs much needed Federal authority
anG control IL IL possible by lodging
in the commission wcIi-defined discre-
ton. an intelligent purpose may b.
served But the obvious danger Is
that such a commission. once created.
VIII soon be vested with further pow
.rs The disposition Will undoubtedly
be 10 give IL authority - fix prices
and conditions OF operation. similar
20 that which the Interstate Commerce
Commission now exercises with respect
10 railroads and their rates In other
words there is a strong tendency 70
disregard the fundamental distinction
between a public carrier and . private
enterprise
Al the outset at least. in the iudg
rnent Of Mr NaGeI. the general powers
and the degree Of discretion Of The
commission should be carefully re-
stricted.
To make more effective the work II
the Bureau OF Corporations and pave
tn way for the constructive legislation
regulating business. the secretary
urges that Congress provide for the
dulOtNdl4s HAoiA.SritA- - ~ 49, -~N-
engaged III interstate trade 81 certain
fundamental data. such as facts relat-
ing to capitalization. property. bust
ness. investment. profits. officers. di-
rectors and controlling interests- SUCH
information. subject to due protection
against unnecessarily disclosing mat
tiers Of no real public concern. adds
the secretary would permit more
prompt publicity than is possible IN
der the present method Of labor-ous IN
vestigat!on in each specific case.
AID On Reorganization
Mr.. Nagel believes the Bureau %
Corporations should act in an advis-
DRY capacity to the Federal courts in
formulating plans OF reorganization
OF corporations found 20 be in viola
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-16
DEFINITE POLICY
MUST Be ADOPTED

CONTINUED From FIRST PsSeD
Federal lands OF the powers and the
property now held by the nation 1t y
precisely this policy OF practical CO.
cpe-ation which should be put into
effect. There is no real conflict be-
tween the nation an: the states upon
the subject.
Depend Upon Protection
In general. all OF the streams which
are susceptible Of waterpowcr develop
nent are also Of great importance for
domestic use. sor irrigation ana TO-
navigation. Ill Of them depend 70
some degree upon protection an ~"
Of sonne kind and from some source
for one or more Of these uses. In
r--ssfnrlv that source tends TO be To-
nation and not the states.
some Of the individual States are
deveiopsng effective policies Of water
conservation but IL Is the Federal gov
eminent after all which Is called upon
10 make the chief expenditures Cor the
development OF navigation and for the
protection OF the forest cover around
the sources and along the watersheds
Of both navigablc and n-navigabie
streams
The secretary emphasizes the recon-
nendation made IN his annual report
last wear for the nee Of compre-
hsusivc land classification and Of adj
uiuistration based thereon. The exist
ing statutes. he says. attempt to recog-
nizs in a very general and Ineffective