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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-13

A sea tragedy, sudden and grim as any
related in Clark Russel's novels, comes
to us in press dispatches from across
the sea. a British war ship, steaming at
re rate of twenty knots an hour ran INTO
a small steamer. name unknown. When
the war ships smoke, which had enyel-
0ped the smaller vessel, lifted, there was
no trace Of her TO be found. Not a frag-
ment Of the ship, mol a trace Of passen-
gers or crew. Whether the ship carried
freight or passengers. is unknown. No
explanation has been given as to why
the battlcship, at dawn, was running at
the rate of twenty knots AN hour in a
part of The sea that is the most crowded
with shipping of any on earth. The
battleship returned TO port badly dam
aged. Her officers claim that the other
vessel tried to cross her bows. 1t may
be so, but what was her hurry Are there
no speed limits in the British channel?
Readers of the Herald will bear in
mnd that this paper has never mentioned
The Bermuda onion in connection with
temptation has been very strong-much
stronger in fact than the bermuda onion
itself. Our self control in this matter
has been due to the knowledge of the fact
that Texas is the true habitat of the Ber-
muda onion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-13

George W. Perkins is supposed to
have scored Il point in the progressive
meeting by having the party headquar
tiers established in New York City. 1t
"pppars that there has been an effort to
eliminate Mr.. Perkins from the councils
If the party. If that is true it is a
inc example Of the ingratitude of pol
iticianS. But for Mr.. Perkins there
would hc no progressive party. for even
y great man like Colonel Roosevelt can
not conduct a spectacular campaign
without money.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-13
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY
IN MAYORALTY CASE.
Continued from Page H.

polls closed. He checked about a5 names.
Upon croSS-eXamination. Mr.. Cain was
unable 10 give the names of more than
five men who were in the group or TO des-
cribe the personal appearance of most
of them. Witness said he was a candi-
date for alderman in April. 1910. against
the late j. 4. Browne. and was defeated
by about Sc votes; that in Aug. 1910, he
was elected by about Is votes against
W. +. bennett, who ran as an indepen-
dent candidate. but supported the demo
Gratis. that in April 1910. DR.. f. j. Combe
democrat for mayor. had a majority in
the fourth ward.
Several witnesses gave testimony of
minor Importance. w. X. Mendenhall. a
clerk'in the fourth ward. said much de-
lay resulted from incessant challeng
ing. nr. a. ~. Thorn said he approached
the polls without reference to lines. +. III.
Williams testified in reference to the
publication of the list of independent
candidates in the Brownsville Citizen.
The attorneys agreed 10 admit the facts
contained in said paper in reference 70
candidates.
DIR. II. X. Loew. y. W. Sherwood, .IuSto
Herrera. c. j. Reed and John ". Hoyt.
testified in regard to the direction from
which they approached the polls.
Jesus Villareal testified that he reach
ed the polls about three minutes before
seven o'clock and that three was an argH-
Iment and he did not get to vote.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-13

Yesterday was December l., 1912
Nothing remarkable in that fact to the
casual observer. except that it will be
bSCryed that ii was the twelfth day in
he twelfth month in the twelfth wear
II the twentieth century. \ coincidence
of that kind will not occur again III 4
hundred years, or until the year 20l2
There have been 11-11-11's, 10-10-10'S
ctc.,hut they will not occur again until q
cycle of nearly ahundred years has pass
al away.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-13
AN ABLE JOURNAL.

There has come % the editorial desk
in the Herald office, this week. number
| of volume ~, Of a newspaper published
IN Washington. y. &. The name Of the
paper is the Congressional Record Ii
cannot bc an entirely new publication.
of course, sine it bears the volume NUM-
Der A.. L appears e be edited il an able
manner, and il seems to have a number
of smart contributors. The foreman and
the makeup man. down stairs. seem to
have done their duty Tn the paper as well
rs could Ice expected. considering the
material II their command.
We have il ON The high authority of 4
distinguishes, member OF the senate of
the United States. that If All people
would subscribe for aud read this paper
SO many noble congressman would not be
SO ignobly misunderstood. This is per
hapS true, but We will take mp that
question at some other time.
If a brother editor may make q Sug-
gestion without offence. we would sug
geSt 10 the editor of The Congressional
Record that he ask congress to help him
a little tinIutiallr. So that he could buy
q few fonts of better type. His body type
is fairly decent junk. but when he under
takes 10 print amy of the very excellent
contributions OF his valued subscribers.
the type he uses FOR quoted matter il so
small that no man whose ewes are not
'doublc hcNtra maguifyin' glasses" can
read that part NJ his paper.
We suggest that 4 little eight point
loaded for body and aet solid for quota
items would help some rms might nee
e%sSitatc M enlargement If the paper. so
that the editor might ~ out something
for a new set of column rules though i'm
a print shop that has been running for
fort,-nine years ii should b possible to
pick mp enough scraps 10 10 till the new
arrangement gels on a paving basis
as it surely would bring in a number
Of ncwsubScrilerS.
The experiment sho0id he tried, Is il
is not right 90 disseminate national iii
formation at the expense Of national
blindness.
o
Eleven more davS till Christmas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-13

Eleven more days till Christmas.
counting tomorrow as one. and that
Christmas shopping not done yet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-13
THE HERALD
BROWNSVILLE HERALD PUB. co.
Terms Of Subscription.

! Daily-Published every morning ex-
cept Sunday, by mali postpaid to any
point in the United States, Mexico or
cuba or delivered by carrier to any part
II the city, West Brownsville, Texas, or
hatamoros, Mexico, one year $500; six
months $500; one month 80 cents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-13

Only three births are reported to the
city secretary for the month of Novcm-
her. The Hera!d's local columns report
.1norc han that number. and there must
have been many more which were not re
corded. The physicians of the city leave
an important duty unfulfilled when they
fail to report births of which they are
.Cogmizant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-13

MARTIN D. SLATTERY. Manager
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-13

The Corpus Christi Democrat mentions
u plan nov on foot TO cut off another
county from the southern end of Nueces.
Kingsyille viii lie the county seat. The
Democrat says nothing as to the attitude
Of the people in the other end of the
county toward the movement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-13
Official Organ of Cameron County.

Entered at the Postofice at Browns
vile, Texas, as Second Class Mail Mat
ter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-13

Reaction as well as activity is abso-
iutly necessary TO progress and devel-
opcment. A halt in time is sometimes as
beneficial to mankind as water is to the
famiShed beast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-13

A good deal of effective Christmas
shopping car be lone in eleven days. In
fact thefe will be eleven days and a half
if YOU will begin at noon today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-13

An elongated face on Sunday is Al
to a smile on Monday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-14
Housing and Living Conditions

produce to apply on the debts of the
lialInu
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-14
SURE REMEDY FOR
MINE ACCIDENTS
Water Taking the Place of Pow
der for Blasting-Danger
Almost Eliminated.

The following very interesting ar
tic!e Is from the Journal Of the Amer
lean Medical Association.
'Minine accidents are Unusually
frequent among us We xiii every
year more than all the TIL of the
world besides There are 500 900 coal
miners at work in the United States;
upward of 10000 have peen killed
and 10000 Injured in the past score
Of yeaTs This trade n. Indeed. pc
culiarly dangerous. and herein no
doubt lies one among sundry reasons
for the strikes of miners-strikes
rather more frequent than in other
occupations, and which prove unfor-
tunnte, and even disastrous, for many
thousands besides the minors and
mine owners immedia tc.S concerned
For fire is essential to civilization,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-14

possible II ii were not Tor tho bank
ing power, which has collected idl,
funds throughout tho country. broughl
them together and placed them at In,
I nlsposa! Of those who nave been abb,
20 use them for the benefit OF an cor.
cerHcI. This concentration OF hnnklnu
caplta! mas moved forward more SLOW
~ than that of any other OF our srea-
commercial activities, and whatev..
our growth may have been IL nigh;
nave reached far more advanced no
Sluon mad our banking power been
consolidated more rapidly"
Attacks upon capital Nj Ken,
points out. have tended to check that
consolidation which is essential to the
development ana expansion OF trade
because they have raised doub, as 10
me anllity Of the people to control
accumulated capital Ia this way they
nave prevented the full DO
Nclopments o. that friendly in
teicoufse ana communication among
banks. although experience else.
where teaches that SUCH are tho
surest agencies for safeguarding do.
posters interests. Community OF IN
,eress. bringing banks together and
reading 10 conservative ana Wise ac-
ton IN the interest OF all Mr. Kent
says. leads TO an Integrity" trust. as
against the politicians mind POISON
ginia The people are beginning to
teGTity trusts than they are in the
politicians trust The banks arc
getting closer to the people and the.
people are getting closer to the banks
ii was the politician who kent the,n
apart all these years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-14

about five years ago the Carolina
Trucking Development Company was
ORGANIZED in the Wilmington district
ior tile purpose OF establishing an
italian colony on lands owned by them.
RMS company sent agents to Rovieeo
w northern italy for the purpose OF
recurring immigrants and through their
eNoris thirty seven families were TN
ieed TO come TO North Carolina They
lolnded and named the colony near
vs. .mington. which S now known as
SO Helene. Other families were re-
.ie- nom Northern manufacturing
Tres Two years ago when am IN
rsiiHator was made by tlc Federal
government There We're found fo ba
oAt -lN Nortf ltalInus living boz tie
r'inin lne policy adopted by tile
uffe opmeni company has neeu 90 make
inf ralo'rons Of SETTLEMENT as favor-
a''e "s posi9le hS selling the land i'm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-14
THE PEOPLE AND
THE GOOD BANKS
Factors That Build Up Good
Country in Spite Of
Politicians.

Bankers associations, State. national
and local nave been holding rnicr an
nuai meetings in various parts OF the
country all summer and from these
meetings come some very interesting
and encouraging reports Before the
assembled bankers in various sections
splendid papers have been read and
able speeches made. from all OF which
there come cheering signs OF the
The ohio bankers had their annual
meeting last week at Cedar Point in
that state and at this meeting a most
Interesting address was made by Fred
]. Kent Vice president OF the Bank ers
Trust Company. OF New York In trac-
ing the factors OF business develop
mcnt Mr.. Kent pointed out the part
played by the banks In the economic
progress Of the country The follow
Ing excerpt is a particularly clear and
striking illumlnant: None of these
hugo corpora tons would have been
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-14

me housing conditions OF the Ital-
ians are not SO good as those of the
native American, but are greatly su-
perior to those of the negro. gheir
homes are rather cheaply, but neatly.
furnished The yards are usually well
Kept, and trim vines and occasionally
Movers and fruit have been planted.
and the surroundings are not unat-
traciive The clothing worn has lost
lts distinctive italian marks. The Ital-
ians eat more bread ana less meat
than the natives Large quantities OF
spaghetti. nacaroni and italian cheese
arr also consumed The colonists are
also PARTICULARS fond Of vegetables.
and are attempting 10 introduce some
Italian ones, such as Italian peppers
beans and sort OF pumpkin or melon
The compactnes Of the settlement
anprds frequent opportunities FOR So
cial life. and there are numerous par
tes dances and celebrations
The women work in the fields and
engage In almost all OF the tasks on
the farms, cvon to the extent of dig
sins and clearing land In the Guilt
walton Of fruits and vegetables they
are equal 10 men. Women are seldom.
however. employed Tor wages on farms
other than those OF their own house
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-14

and most of our nre Is obtained from
the coal which the miners dig ou-
OF the earth 1t Is said that unde.
normal conditions the mining inaustr,
adds every year 100000. 900 to tine
United States.
Causes OF Mine Accidents.
"of course. all possible means
should be employed to prevent min
ing accidents and to render mines as
safe as possible To this end the Bu
reau Of Mines. under the dictatorship
OF DR.. Joseph a. Holmes. is aoins yeo-
man work. Yet despite all tile safe
guards now known and pracucsd
dreadful accidents do occur For ex-
ample, Just as Il Pennsyivania State
inspector stepped from The shaft or
a mine after giving 1t a clean bill OF
health, an explosion took place in
that very mine which -17--i;sa i25 men.
ny mine accidents arc caused
by the explosion OF fire damp. a sub
as marsh gas. which produces the
Will O. the-wisp. Any Unprotected
flame or spark may ignite this gas.
Blasting powder used In mines may
be ,amped too Lightly: it may then
flare back. becomes windy shot
long. white fame leaping out
straight from the face This is fire
damp ignited and an explosion is pro-
duced. Another cause OF explosions
is the Ignition of blasting powder
through sparks dropped by careless
miners or produced by defective cleo
trlc insulation.
Water In Place OF Powder.
ut would perhaps be difficult to pre-
vent such accidents so long a powder
is used, but 1t is said that an assured
remedy is forthcoming in the subst,-
tuition of water for powder In mine
blasting Herr Carl Mcissner Ger
man mining official knowing OF ex-
plosions In mines where there were
no gas pockets became convinced
that while the gas might not he a part
OF the coal. it was. nevertheless. in the
local seam or perhaps in the pores OF
The coal.
He believed that If the water could
be forced into the pores OF the coal
1t would drive out the gas To this
end ne had built long nozzle that
would nj exactly into the hole bored
by the miners for the insertion OF their
powder very small quantity Of
water-but a few Notwithstanding been
Injected the gas was driven out with
Kissing sound. 1t was then found
that by the use of just a little more
water the coal would be sufficiently
cracked or broken for blow of the
pick to bring IT tumbling down
Germany, 1t is reported. Is grad
nally excluding powder from its mines.
and is now mining coal by water on
large scale. Carl Scholz. president
of the Rock Island Mining company.
;s planning to use this method for hts
mines In Indiana. Illinois and Okla
homa The mines In Alabama AMI
Vest Virginia and In British Column
bia. are being extensively worked by
water instead OF powder. II would be
gratifying. indeed. 10 know of the uni
versal extension OF this method of
mining"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-14
Another rnctory for Gnstonia.

Gastonia. y. O.. July i3.-tiastonia
is rejoicing over the organization OF
another strong manufacturing com
pany to help make Gastonia greater
The Armstrong cotton Mills Company
with an authorized capital of 5000. 600
r. p. Darlington and a. x. Winget are
prominent among the incorporators
Mr.. Armstrong VIII he president of the
company. The contracts for the ma
oh'nery md other equipment Of the
factory have been awarded,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-14
bright OUTLOOIS.
Optimistic Dry Goods Wen HIVE No
l-cnr Of L.nlIticnI ExniIcmcnf .rhis Aeur

Sew York. July l3.-John c. Eaincs
wee pre- sdant OF tho allied Clanin in
forests which include the United Dry
GOOD Companies. the Associated Mer-
Dompany. says that the fall outlook I'm
inc ory Goods trade ia tho best In sev
,fal Years. 'New business 81 sight for
inr coming season viii surpass any
lHlhE recorded during the past several
retail trade are higher than they were
~ this time last year. Factories are
running ~ from - TO 50 per cent OF
,nelr capacity Following the panic.
even Nct the recovery has not been
complete Conditions. however. arc
"'" rapidly returning to normal"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-14
Literncy Morality. Religion.

Very few of the colonists except the
children who have attended public
schools arc able 10 speak English
Progress In acquiring the language has
been more rapid. however. than would
be expected in a segregated colony like
$, Helena The colonists are indus
trious thrifty and temperate. The
general moral tone is high The set
Element mas n small Roman Catholic
Church bwilt on land donated BY the
company The priest who is from
Tuscany has no settled abode. but
moves around from one family to an
other
Many large holders Of vacant land in
the South AZ. Interested in the out
come OF the St. Helena experiments As
q method OF bringing undoveloped
lands under cultivation by the stimu-
lauon OF recent immigration II seems
Z" be one or the most practicable
schemes attempted in the Southern
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-14
NORTH CAROLINA
ITALIAN TRUCKERS
Doing Great Things at St. Helena
Colony, near the City OF
Wilmington.
ORIGIN OF REMARKABLE TOWN

Good Workers Brought Direct
From Italy's Sunny Cline.
\ Wonderful Success.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-14

against even being suspected Of connec-
ton with that mysterious Itsky through
whom the four gunner now on trial
hope to escape.
This particular Itsky said 70 his cap
tors, Detectives Brown and Stilson OF
the Central Office: "Yeh, I'm a crook.
all right, all right; I'm a t'ief an a
litter" tmeaning pdckpockeD; but, say.
I never did de kin O. work Rosenthars
killers did. Don't youse try to frame
UP anything like that Me and me pal
win give intA most anything siss.''
This Itsky. who ofttimes Travelled
under the name of Julius Frank, and
who II thdrty-six years Of age. 10 said
by the poiirs to have q ions-stretchins
criminal record. He IL said to have
been arrested in London. Berlin. H.
mira, N. T.. and Trenton. N. j.. and
to have served time IN the Snake Hill
PenitentiAry. HIS alleged number Of
arrests amounted TO twenty.
Itsky's most recent trouble came
when Commissionsr Of immigration
Williams complained to missioner
of Police Waldo that . hand Of pick
pockets was working on the Ellis
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-14

under consideration. He protested tina.
the committees report should have rec
commended Immediate action on the
West Washington Market project IN
stead OF urging delay.
He added that he feared intermina BILE
delay unless tho city first OF all nxcs
definite waterfront plan embracing the
entire subject. He also referred to tho
deciination OF the committee TO pass
upon the proposed layout for the New
York Central tracks and terminals north
Of Forty-fourth street
TT would have only complicated mat
tiers to adopt a hard and fast plan at
thts time" said Mr.. Mitchd. I'VE are
in hopas Of coon reaching an agreement
with tho railroad regarding q plan"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-14
1000 FOOT PIERS
NOT LONG ENOUGH,
DECLARES MAYOR
President Mitchell Urges Board
of Estimate to Build
at Once.
PUBLIC HEARING SOON.
Gaynor Says Future Will See
Ships of Even Greater
Length.
PUBLIC HEARING SOON.

President John Purroy Mitchell re-
ported to the Board Of Estimate to-day
that the decision Of the Secretary OF
War In denying tho application OF the
Hamburg-American steamship line
10 extend It's Hoboken piers TO ac-
oommodate the new big steamships.
brings the whole question OF the ac-
commodation OF the larger express pass
enger steamships sharply to an issue.
In his report Mr.. Mitchell says that
the action OF the Secretary of War ex-
PRESSES tho unwillingness Of the Fed
eral authorities to help New York ex-
oept upon a basis which the city could
possibly not afford TO assume. lie
the building of eight 1.0oo-foot piers.
and that these piers should not be
ioased TO any Individual company. but
kept under city control for the use OF
large steamships under come form 0f
Preferential permit. These piers might
be erected along tho section of the
North River water front. between
Torty-fourth and Fifty-sixth streets.
Mr.. Mitchell says that his committee
does not commit itself to the inshore
excavation plan to provide for the
thousand feet long pier. The report
adds that while the loca ton of thousand
feet long piers In the section named
would not interfere with the adjust
rnent OF the New York Central situation
along the marginal street. inshore en-
cavaung would seriously interfere with
the expensive power house and other
plants of the PETERBOROUGH RAPID Tran
sit Company.
The committee agrees In many respects
with the report OF the Harbor Line
Commission. OF which Il. A. c. Smith is
chairman, and which thoroughly In
vesiigated port conditions.
Mr.. Mltcheirs committee suggests that
the Forty fourth TO Fifty-sixth streets
section contains no expensive pier con
struction and that the present use u
which the water front is devoted 10 no
comparable with the needs OF ocean
going traffic. The report adds: '-Thcr,
10 no point In the Borough OF Manhattan
which furnishes a more convenient land
Ing place for express steamers 1t 4
adjacent to the most highly deveiope'
hotel and restaurant section Of the cit!
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-14

Island boats. Detectives Brown and
Stilson. two old-timcrs a. pickpocket
hunters. were assigned to watch the
Ellis Island ferries.
The detectives assert thar this morn
ing they encountered on one OF the
boats Itsky and Sam Goldstein, alias
Secor. whom Brown says he recognized
as two OF the cleverest pic&pockets In
tho business. Goldstcdn. according 10
the detectives. has a record of arrests
dating from 1893.
Tho detectives encountered their
quarry just a. the ferry boat reached
the Battery. The pursued were az alert
as the pursuers. and proceeded to beat
~" They were captured before they
had gotten mali why across the park
In his complaint to Commissions
Waldo. MI. william asserted the pocket
picking cases on the Ellis Island ferries
amounted to from three 70 six a day.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-14
LARz ANDERSON TO JAPAN.

WASHINGTON. Nov. liars Amber
son OF Washington now United States
Minister TO Belgium. has been named
Ambassador to Japan TO succeed Charles
Page Bryan, whose resignation was an
nounced a few days ago Through the
japanese Embassy II was learned to-
day that Mr.. Anderson would be satis-
ia Glory to the Japanese Government
The appointment of Mr.. Anderson was
announced by the State Department
early this afternoon. with the statement
that ne had been promoted" from the
most at Belgium.