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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08
BIGGEST COMMERCIAL
WIRELESS STATION

The wireless station az Sayville
long Island the most powerful COM
mercial station at present in opera
ton in this country, will be opened
to public service today. and the com
pany has leased a direct private wire
TO the Western Union main Office
at 1875 Broadway. so that messages
may be sem over the land wires from
any station In the country.
Besides the small T~elefunken out.
fit for the local ship work. the Say
Vile station is equipped with one
high-power set for long-distance work
which will be used for the transmits
sion OF transatlantic messages upon
the completion OF a similar station az
Nauen. near Berlin. Only ship mes
sages will be handled at Sayviile for
H. xxeseut-NeE York Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08
CONFLICT Maxims.
A resolution put in use
Is better than a good excuse.

Is better than a good excuse.
Give friends the benefit of doubt;
Don't let your faith in them die out.
1t does not prove that o are right
To beat your n~eighbor in a fight.
If you must cheat to win a game
Stop playing ere you come TO shame.
The man who hates a birds sweet
song
Knows less of virtue than of wrong
Men who perform the greatest feats
Look plain and common in the streets
IT'S better far to try and fail
Than to just sit around and wall.
Don't scorn the poor man whom you
meet;
Tomorrow he might own your street.
The noblest thoughts and deeds OF
men
Are not recorded by the pen.
Heroes alone, in life's great plot,
May scorn the weak; and they will
not.
Live each day so one need weep
Der your misdeeds the while you
sleep.
Each jealous thought kill at its birth
True love and faith command their
worth.
When dealing think: Would this seen
fair
If | were he who listens there
You have no right to ask of Jim
A favor you'd not do for him.
Just when they think they know il
all,
Wise men, like a~viators, fall.
Give men the chance that each one
needs
To rise above youths foolish deeds
Despite what others claim, | say:
The world grows better every day.
Charles H. Meters in Farm
and Home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1912.
VERY PRACTICAL SUGGESTION

Eminently practical is the sugges-
tion made by r. G. Morris in The
Herald's Letters from the People
column this morning. Mr.. Morris
voices the sentiment Of a large and
influential section of Brownsville's
business community, and when he
says that next to claim the city's at
tention among the streets to be
paved is that part of Fronton and
10th lying between the freight de-
pot and the paved area. The dis
lance is about six blocks. Over
these six block, as Mr.. Morris points
out, everything that Brownsville
people eat or wear, and almost every
thing that they use for household or
business purposes, is hauled. Ten
to twenty-five car loads Of merchan-
disc of building material are trans
ported by wagons over these six
blocks on Fronton and 10th streets
each day. Imagine the condition of
these streets in rainy weather, with,
the accumulation of mud which
everyone in Brownsville knows can
exist on any of our unpaved streets
after a few days of rain, if there be
any amount of travel over them.
The city has never done a cents
worth Of grading or ditching, or
made any improvements whatever on
the greater part of the streets named.
Yet in the neighborhood Of $500, 600
worth OF business and industrial in
vestments are located on these few
blocks.
Should .hese important interests
be neglected by our city?
II Is important, so far as looks
and convenience go, OF course, that
the retail business district, and per
haps the leading residence streets
should be paved.
Yet all will agree that the most
important part OF the CITY - ludl
where the largest volume of business
is transacted. The district inc:ud-
ing those six blocks on Fronton and
10th streets undoubtedly comprise
more important business establish
ments than any other area of similar
extent in the city. Outside the
banks, ii Is probable that by far the
bulk of the business is transacted in
that part Of the city each day. This
may be called with truth the heart
of our business community. I'm
doubtedly these interests are en-
titled 10 the consideration of the
city government. Those six blocks
should be graded and either paved or
treated with a heavy top dressing OF
gravel or she'll.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08

Wilson thinks the people are com
Ing his way when they begin to call
him kid" and Woody" He 4
right about il. II Is a sure sign that
the people are taking him 10 their
hearts. The people called Napoleon
Little Corporal and they called
General Scott "Old Fuss-and-Feath-
ers;" and they called Taylor Rough
and-Ready;' they called Andrew
Jackson "Old Hickory" and stone
wall" Jackson "Old jack" and Lin
coin "Old Abe 1t IS especially true
of the English speaking people that
wherever among them a man has
been well followed and greatly loved,
the people have found for him one
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08
AUTO VICTIM HAS LOCKJAW.
Dirt Ground Into a Wound Carried
Germ, Says Doctor.

Mrs. Louisa s. Clement, who was
injured in the automobile accident at
New Rochelle in September, in which
DR.. John l.. Hughes. Health Officer
of Mount Vernon. was killed, is said
TO be dying from lockjaw at the New
York Hospital. DR.. Charles NJ. Quinn
Of Mount Vernon said last night that
Mrs. Clement developed symptoms of
lockiaw on Saturday and DR., Flexner
of the Rockefeller Institute, admin
istered tetanus %antitoxin.
II is understood that for the last
As hours Mrs. Clement has been fed
through a tube. No one at the hospi-
tai would say anything regarding
the case, but it is understood that
several eminent zee have been
called in to attend her.
Or. Quinn explained that Mrs.
Clements condition was probably due
to a tentanus germ which might:
to a tetanus germ which must have
entered her system from the dirt
which was ground into her wound
She is the daughter OF the late Mich
olas Sans Souci. of North Adams
Mass. She was married TO Willis ID.
Clement. but the couple were divorc-
ed.-New York Tribune.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08

1t may be. of course, that the peo-
pie who originate the news in Mex
leo given out to the press are not
friendly TO Zapata, but they must
hate him terribly if they are not tell
ing the truth about him. If his
Satanic majesty is capable Of envy.
how he must writhe when he reads
the news from southern Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08

When the ~indisputable evidence
of the letter files Of the late Edward
H. Hartman show beyond the
shadow of a doubt that Col. Roose-
Welt, when president, was on the
most intimate terms with the rail
road magnate. and was constantly
urging him to visit the White
House, it must be admitted that it
looks peculiar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08

~ ~ TE ~ - - - ~
Next Place to Be Paved.
To The Herald.
Something of great Importance to
every business man in Brownsville
and concerning the welfare of u
city:
Have you ever stopped TO think
how the various commodities con-
Isumed in Brownsville are transfer
red from the freight depot TO our
numerous business houses and places
of improvement? And in what
quantities?
The streets used most are 10th
street in front of the San Carlos
hotel, west to Fronton street, jus,
back OF the Peoples ice factory, then
Fronton street north to the depot.
These streets have had more traffic
over them, and not a dollar expended
upon them by the city, than any 9th
er streets in Brownsville.
1t is next TO impossible TO haul
heavy loads from the freight depot
TO The center of town in the present
condition of those streets. Just last
week there were seen not less than
four teams mired down at one time
on Fronton street or between h a
1900 opd tho Station
over these streets are hauled
everything We eat, everything we
wear-ten to twenty-five car loads
"a day. In fact, everything that
comes to Brownsville is hauled Owe
these streets.
On the streets named are most OF
Brownsille's wholesale and manu-
featuring concerns, representing in
vestments of many thousands of dol
lars.
First from the freight depot on
Fronton street is the Consumers Ice
and Cold Storage company. Then In
succession come Louis Kowalski'.
brokerage house, Walker Bros-Han-
cock company's furniture warehouse
Ullman, Stearn and Krause, whole
sale grocers, Sugarman Supply com.
pany's furniture warehouse. Grant
Lumber company's yard. Swift and
company's warehouse: the People!
Ice and Manufacturing company!
plant combined with the Peoples
oil mill. Then up 10th street come
Armour's warehouse, Frontier Lum.
Der company's yard, San Carlos hotel
and Cafferelli Bros. wholesale house.
all together representing in invest
ment OF perhaps 100000.
There are many wholesale house:
up in town, as well as all the retail
stores. which would saw many dol
lars a year in drayage, If 10th and
Fronton streets were paved.
The freight receipts Of Browns
Vile are enormous and it is abso-
lutely necessary that we have 9
paved street connecting our source
OF supply with our good streets in
Brownsville proper.
Let us turn from merely beautify-
ing our city and devote u atten-
ton to filing a long felt want, which
has become almost a necessity, BY
paving 10th streets and Frontor
street to the freight depot, whatever
the pavement may be.
r. c. MORRIS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08
COL. ROOSEvELT'S BRAVERY.

The supporters of Mr.. Roosevelt
enumerate among his good qualities
that of bravery, and cite his record
in the Spanish-American War as
proof. That he performed wonderful
deeds Of valor during that sanguin-
airy conflict cannot be doubted, for
we have the story of them from his
own lips. In his book, The Rough
Riders, a history of that war. or
rather the part he took in Ii, he Is
everywhere the commanding figure,
and unfortunate indeed it was for
our country that he was in our army
instead of that of the enemy, or we
would today be vassals of Spain.
On page ninety-seven Of the book
above mentioned Mr.. Roosevelt says:
81 took a rifle from a wounded man,
and began firing shots with it my
self" Now, an oficer-Roosevelt was
colonel-is not permitted to use a
rifle, nor to shoot at the enemy, ex-
cept with his revolver and in self
defense. If an officer were captured
with a rifle in his hands he could
be put to death by the rules of war.
The ~privates do the shooting. In the
four years of our Civil War it is GER
tain that no officer. Union or Con-
federate, ever did such a thing as
Mr.. Roosevelt here boastfully relates
of himself.
Again, on page 1877 OF the book.
Mr.. Roosevelt says: AT about the
same time | also shot one"-meaning
a Spanish soldier. On the same page
he again says: Two Spanish soldiers
came out OF the trenches. AS they
turned TO run | closed In and fired
twice missing the first and killing
the second This was done with a
revolver.
In a magazine article written soon
after the war, Mr.. Roosevelt describ-
es in greater detail the killing of a
Spanish soldier-whether one of the
above | do not know. but think not.
He tells in his lurid language how he
saw the poor fellow running to a
place of safety, and drawing a bead
on him-presumably with a rifle
he fired, and saw the man stagger
and fall. Can you imagine Grant or
Lee doing this. and boasting of it?
l would suggest to the Christian
mothers of America that they read
these stories to their boys, and teach
them what a brave man Theodore
Roosevelt was. yet so modest withal,
and that they should emulate his
example and grow up to kill their
fellow men by shooting them in the
back.
Among the old soldiers OF the Civil
War it is considered that when a
comrade is telling about killing one
OF the enemy, he is either lying or
has lost his sense or shame and man
hood.-James n. Miller. Company A.
Twelfth West Virginia Infantry,
Wichita Kan, in Kansas City Jour-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08

Good luck 10 the old-timers of the
craft and the old-timers' convention.
They have been on the job since way
before 1880. Texas can never pay
the debt she owes to them. She
would hardly know where to get a
statement of the account.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08

1t begins 10 be pretty plain that
the trouble is by no means ended in
Mexico. General Steever has been
compelled to send soldiers to the pro-
lection of %Sanderson. Texas. Still,
we m remember that a guerrialla
warfare, in a country that is suited
TO that sort of thing. is peculiarly
hard to put down.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08

The Texas nan who invented a
non-tippabie aeroplane should be
able to realize a moderate fortune.
The Sublime Porte is ready TO
grant moderate reforms 10 Macedo-
MIA. The recommendation to do SO
comes from a source that the Porte
is bound TO respect.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08

Everything must have a begin
ming, including the Brownsville ship
canal. The first sight taken through
a theodolite in the survey of the
canal route was lot perhaps the be-
ginning of the canal. but it was per-
haps the first concrete move in that
direction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08

When J.. P%ierpont Morgan said in
plain English that he had paid
$3.50. 600 to elect Roosevelt president
in 1904, he Immediately became a
candidate for the Ananias club.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08

Every time an egotlstical bachelor
shows up in society he imagines neal
ly all the pretty young matrons re-
greet their haste.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08

Every boy who is born in this
country has a chance to be presi-
dent-but it's difficult to generate .
boom.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08
Terms Of Subscription

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except Sunday, by mail postpaid to
any point In the United States, Mex
Eco or Cuba or delivered by carrier
TO any part OF the city, West
Brownsville. Texas, or Matamoros,
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08
III d LAUNDRY.

ne MUDEL LAUNDRY.
We have recently Installed In Cleaning and rren1nEd epartmenr "A
HOFFMAN Steam Pressing Machine"
In pressing cloths with this machine live dry steam is brought, In a.
rectc contact with the mfterial the garment 10 pressed uniformly, set
and sternzed 1t on operation. Scorching is utterly impossible.
This process is more sanitary than the old method and the work IL bet
ter. Our operators are skIlful and our prices Ara slightly lowe than t--.
merly.
Coat and pants, steamed and pressed $50.
Coat and pants, cleaned and pressed 500
Skirts, steamed and pressed $50. NJ
Other garments in proportion
TRY US PHbrE No l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08

The more a woman runs after q
man the more he would probably run
a. - 49,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Next Place to Be Paved.

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08

OfHeial Organ of Cameron County
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-08

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
PITCHING STAFF HAS
 FULL QUOTA OF MATERIAL

Three more Baron recruits arrived yes terday to start spring training. Pitcher Chaput, Second Baseman Rapp and Pitch CT Baker are the latest to report, and the pitching staff is now complete, as Twirlers Chaput, Baker, Boyd. Smith, Kane, Foxen, Hardgrove, Randall and Green have reported. It is very probable that Pitcher Speer will not report this season, as he has never sent in his con- tract or given the slightest intimation that he will come again.
 Two of the late arrivals are small but husky twirlers. Chaput comes to this city from Washington State, while Baker also comes from the extreme west. Chaput is a Frenchman, being about feet 9 inches tall and weighing about 1s0 pounds He is right handler and man of great promise. Last season he pitched for the Berlin club in the Canadian league, win ming g games and losing 3. All of the players were turned over to the Birming- ham club by the Philadelphia Nationals.
 Baker is just youngster, being about 22 years old, and measuring about feet 9 inches tall He weights about 190 pounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
WITH THE SCRIBES

Atlanta Journal: The Birmingham out field Is the talk of the Southern league circuit right at the present and if 1t lives up to all the good things the fans have said of it the Barons certainly bear watch ing. Mowery, Messenger, Mcbride, Moles- worth and Jimmy Johnston are working out for places in the outer works and no matter which three land it will be corker.
 The best of all is that they are all good hitters and after all is said and done that is chiefly what an outfield Is for. A trio of outer works men who can't paste the pellet at clip better than .275 are not worth much to club that has pen nant aspirations. All those on the Baron roster can hit much above this mark and with 1t all are good outfielders.
 Atlanta Constitution: One thing Is cer- tain. the Crackers are going to be a bunch of big men during the coming sea son. There are very few little men in the entire bunch.
 The team could be divided into three classes as follows: Large men, Watson, Hemphill. Jordan. O'Brien, Kerr. Hogue. Britton. Russell, C.. Miller, Phelan, War ner, Wolfe and O'Dell.
 Medium sized Sykes, E. Mayer, Des- sau Gentle, Johns, Sitton, w. Miller, Paige, Howard, Alperman, Joynes, Luck and Bailey.
 Small men, McMurray, Atkins, Reyelle, Wells S. Mayer and Menafee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
SID SMITH WANTS
 TO PLAY SOUTH

Atlanta, March 10.-(Special.) .)-chariie Miller, the big catcher, who played sucn good ball when member of the Mont- gomery team, and who is coming back 10 Atlanta for another try out this spring. writes a letter that is interesting he claims that all he wants is chance to show what he has, and Manager Hemp hill will never regret it. He attributes his poor showing last season to the broken thumb he obtained in the training season.
 Sidney Smith. the former Atlanta catcher, who was sold to Cleveland and has been turned over to the Columbus, American association team by that club, wants to return to Atlanta as re- cetver on the 1912 team.
 Smith says he Is in grand shape now. and would rather play with Atlanta than anywhere else in the minors.
 Manager Hemphill has arranged four out of town games for the spring train ing season. Games will be played with Albany of the Sally league March 2S and 20, and with Rome April and 6. Games arc also pending with the Columbus Sally league team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
BOXING LAW DOES
 MUCH. IMPROVEMENT

New York March 10-(SpeciaL)-In q signed statement today Maj. John J. Dixon, manager of the state boxing com mission, strongly opposes the repeal Of the Frawley law, legalizing boxing. He says:
 Give boxing a fair chance. Under the present jurisdiction of the sport by the state athletic association I can see no reason why boxing should be abolished Since the commission was organized box ing has improved steadily and now it is in a flourishing condition. The un- pleasant features have been eliminated and the Taking that popped up at inter vals has been wiped out.
 q would be pleased if Governor Dix or one of his aides witnessed the bouts that now take place in this city. They would get first hand evidence, and when the governor learns of the true conditions am. sure the executives views would change materially. M
 ''The rough elements that followed box ing, as it does all the sports, has been minmized by the clubs. and the class of patrons now is on par with theatre crowds. No .rowdyism occurs and every thing is conducted on respectable basis. 'one. advantage in the present law is that it does not compel man practi- cally to violate the law to attend an exhibition, (which in itself adds to- the sef respect of lovers of the manly art.
 "A review of the game since 1t was legalized will show a vast improvement. The boxers realize that they must do their best to please their supporters and the club managers know they must pre- sent an even match to get a.. fair. at- tendance. With those two branches work ing in conjunction with the commission, good results are bound to follow.
 "The game is now free from objec- 1 tionable features. The public, I hope, will I appreciate the task the commission has had. The revocation of licenses. the fin | ing of young men and the discipline in general that has been meted out to de- linquents have had good effect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
CYCLISTS GOING
 TO THE OLYMPICs

New York, March 10..-American cyclistI are determined to be fkpresented in Il Olympic games and have announced tn, ] 5000 of the necessary s3000 to send tear to Stockholm has been subscribed. Al though the feature cycling event of tn| Olympic is a road race of 320 kilometeh| or about 200 miles and road racing hal been a rather neglected sport in tn, country, hundreds of enthusiasts in varl ous parts of the United States are said rI have expressed eagerness to try for tn Olympics and a confidence is felt that winning team can be formed here. \
 canvass of various organizations show
 that riders are training or planning t
 train for road racing with view to cor
 peting in the try outs for the Olympic Ad
 These probahls- .sy.ll be held in St. Loui Chicago, Buffalo, Boston and New Yot1 the latter part of May.
 Alvin Loftes, who rode the 2o0 mile, from New York to Boston last spring |, Is hours; Carl Shult of Kansas City, wnl is a star of the middle west; Jerome Steif ert, who holds the American 20 mile roa, record; E. Morgan and G. Morgan o' Cleveland, C.. Fritz of Toledo and a larg,, number of others are mentioned as con tenders for membership on the F ma, team which 1t is hoped to send to Sweder,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
EZRA MIDKIFF PROMISES
 TO BE FORMIDABLE PLAYER

college at Barbersville I played on the varsity team for quite a few years.
 Then I graduated in 1907, and, as my playing had attracted quite a bit of at tention, I was grabbed, by the Greenville team in the Carolina league. l was later sold to the Winston-Salem team in the same league. I have played both third base and shortstop in that league. fin- ished the season with that team, but did not play the next season.
 T drfted back In 1910 to the Winston Salem team and played pretty good ball. I batted but .27i, but at that was the fifth hitter in the league. l fielded lit tie above 300 and stole quite a few sacks. Tn 1911 I was bought by the Akron team in the Ohio and Pennsylvania league and as you know I had fine year--the best in my career. I was bought by Birmingham from the Akron team and I have reported for the com ing season.
 '.I bat and field right handed. I sup pose I am considered to be a pretty fast man, for can trot along at a nice gait and could sprint 100 yards in 101s seconds. I can play either short or third, but prefer the third sack as a regular posi- ton. I am five feet, eleven inches tall and tip the scales at 167 pounds. I am a pretty good long hitter for I made 36 doubles, six three-baggers and seven home runs. made u7 singles, In addi- ton to these long hits. in 126 games I like the south. for I fall for this warm weather, I certainly hope to stay here"
 Midl5iff has dark hair and eyes. He is stockily built and is well developed. He comes highly recommended to the chubby manager and should prove to be good man in this league.