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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-27
THE PLAINS OF THE RIO GRANDE

THE PLAINS OF THE RIO GRANDE
Where the sage-hen stole through
the wi hered grass,
OF a plain that was baked with
heat,
Where the coyote skunk through
draw" and pass,
To skulk in the gDarled mesquite;
Where the thorny cactus sucked it's
life
Where heat and deser. waste were
rife,
Lay the plains of the Rio Grande.
Where the buzzard sailed in a sea of
blue,
A speck in the distant sky.
Keeping death-watch on the water
slue,
Where the wild things came to
die;
Where he RATHER coiled in the heat
cd sand
OF a shelving. crumbling ledge,
That's where the plain o. the Rio
Grande
Sioped down to the waters edge.
Where never a drop Of water flowed,
Save that of the turgid stream;
Where only the desert hines abode,
And where spikes of the cana
CLEAN;
Where Spanish bayonet. tall and
gaunt,
Liked plumed lancers stand,
Whore the hungry wolf-pack found
its haunt,
Lay the plains of the Rio Grande
But that was back in the days gone
by,
Where the untold leagues of alkall
Where only rhe cacti grow,
The DAYS when the squaw aud her
h~alf-breed mate
Lived under the brow of the butte,
IN q hut as bare and desolate
AS a len Of .ha deserS ',rute
THAT day has passed. and in its
stead
Is the light of another dawn.
The desert creatures all have fled
The wolf and his breed have gone.
The white man works where the
stood
And over the desert land.
He has dug the way and led the
flood,
OF the turbulent Rio Grande.
Where grew the gray and 8 unit mes
quite.
The fg and the vineyard bear
And fields of cane and cotton greet
All men who journey there;
And where the wolves, 2 trail had
made
In the desert soil and sand,
Tho iron roads of men arc laid
On the banks of the Rio Granae
The date-palm waves its yellow
bloom
Whore stood the tina ched lacai,
And the orange flower distills per-
Where once grew chapparal;
And where from east to burning
west
Lay desoLate, desert land,
The Water Spirit now has blest
The plains OF the Rio Grandc.
Where the rattle-snake was won to
coil
In the withercd grass of the plain
The white mans pillow now turns the
soil,
For the harvest of fruit and grain.
Where endless leagues of earth had
baked
And crumblcd into sand,
The cooling flood at last has slaked
The thirst OF a parched land.
But still come nights when the stars
arc bright
And a white moon hangs on high;
When over the plain through the
ghostly night
Comes the sound of the coyotes
cry;
And down by the bluff where the
-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-27

FL Paso-The box factory which
has been in course Of construction
for some time. began operation
on the 18th of June. Later the fac
tory will bnild sash and doors along
with it's box manufacturing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-27

Gorman-A commercial club hn7
been organized in this city. The fol-
lrrwfage officers were elected; JnO.
III. Sweat, chairman and w. ]. Man
gum, secretary.
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Newspapers like Commercial y5r-
ga~uizations are entitled to the eal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-27

A good way TO make your business
popular Is TO advertise.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-27

IL you have a good thing 70 sell
advertise 1T. III you have an indiffcr-
eDt article 70 dispose Of advertise II
anyway.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-27

Are you a broken cog in the Wheel
or progress
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town development.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-27

This receipt is printed and a
record made by the register at
the same operation. The amount
recorded Oh the total-adding
wheels inside the register is the
anne as the amount printed on
the receipt which j. given TO the
customer.
The giving OF this printed
receipt to every customer entorces
correct records OH the register.
II is the most positive way OF
assuring yourself that no losses
occur i'll handling your money,
and that you get a correct record
of every transaction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-27

Prblici = i. the life Of prosperity
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support Of the citizens.
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Dead cities do no deeds.
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IL wiH pay you to Investigate
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TEXAS INDUSTRIAL NOTES NO. 1

Sherman-The Grayson County
Poultry Association has called q
meeting to decide on the date for
The next poultry show. officers will
also be elected al the next session
Devine-President Richardson of
the Asherton and Gulf railway an
nounces that arrangements have
been made to extend the line from
Asherton to Eagle Pass, a distance
Of approximately 40 miles. 1t is also
reported that it will pass through
Carrie Springs providing that city
raises a suficiet bnonus.
Alicia movement is on foot to
construct a dam across San Diego
creek real this city which will irri-
gate between $4,000 and $1,000
acres of land. he work under con-
s%ideration consists Of an immense
dam 100 feet long and reaching a
height of 63 feet. The cost of the
project is estimated at $1.000.0 zoe
and actual work is expected to start
in the fall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-27

Vim, vigor and force will get you
whore caritaI won't ven start you
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-27

Paved streets look out Of place
without the necessary trimmings,
sidewalks and shade trees.
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You can uusally tell the condi-
ton or a city by the activity OF its
Commercial Club
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Concentrate your efforts on The
welfare of your community.
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Railroad outlets are prosperity In
lets.
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cooper 'op i the main thing IN
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
Lespedeza Growers Elect Officers.

acknowledgements Growers AS
ISOLATION of Louisiana closed its two
days session Thursday. The follow
ing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: President, A. L. Smith of
Monroe; vice presidents, NJ, Railsback
of the Fourth congressional district,
Colonel T. c. Terry of the Fifth dis
nict, Kenneth Mckay of tie Sixth dis
trict and X. T. Cattlett of the Seventh
district; secretary and treasurer, l.. E.
Morgan Of Baton Rouge. Addresses
were made on the subject of lespedeza
growing by DR.. w. H. Dalrymple Of
Baton Rouge, A. L. Smith of Sterling,
ton, II. l.. Stewart of Laurel Hill and
Colonel |. c. Terry of Monroe.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
THE MAIN FEDERAL BODY NOW At IA JUNTA
The Advance Guard Sighted by the
Rebels at Matachic-Troops
From Juarez.

Juarez. Mex.-The advance guard of
the federals were sighted Saturday
by rebels at Matachic, in the MADEIRA
district, 25O miles southwest of Juarez.
When this news reached General
Orozco's headquarters a train was or.
dered made up on the Mexico North.
western railroad, with the evident in
tention of transporting rebel troops
from Casas GranGes to MADEIRA to face
the advancing federal forces. The
main body of federals are reported In
La Junta.
A courier arrived to report at
Orozco's headquarters here that the
rebel destruction crews have torn up
about sixty miles of the Central rail.
way. burning ties and rendering rails
unfit for use. One hundred more men
were sent south along the Central to
assist in the work.
Orozco had originally planned to
evacuate Juarez and leave by way OF
Casas Grandes for the state of Sonora
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
5 NATE PASSED WOOL TARIFF BILL
HELP ROUT THE
REGULARS.
The La Toilette Bill Was Adopted by
Vote Of AZ to 20.
Amendments.

Waslington.-Ten progressive re-
pukGCans overthrow the regular TepaD-
licans in the senate Thursday and
Joined with the democrats in passing
the La Toilette WOODEN tariff revision
bill as a substitute for the democratic
measure, framed by the house OF rep
resentativeS. The La Toilette bill was
adopted by vote OF d to 20, less
than two hours after the republican
leaders had achieved what they be-
lieyedswas q victory, when a Compro-
mise submitted by Senator Penrose
was passed in the committee OF the
whole.
The sudden termination of the wool
tariff fight came as the climax OF a
day full of surprising events. The
democratic house bill for revision of
the wool tariff was technically before
he senate The progressives first
voted for Senator Cummins substi-
tute, the rates of which were slightly
above those of the democratic bill.
They were defeated here, IA to 81.
Led by the defeated Senator Cum
Minis, who said he would accept the
Penrose bill as step in the right
dir ection," all but three of the pro
greSsives rallied to the support OF the
Penrose measure and it was adopted
by the narrow margin of "a to 81
This took place in the committee OF
the whole The amended measure
then passed into the senate proper.
In the meantime Senator La Fol
lette. who, with Senators Clapp and
Kenyon, had joined the democrats in
voting against the Penrose substitute
saw an opportunity to again protect
his bill of 1911, which President Taft
had vetoed.
| There was quick rally Of progress
siVe forces and the La Toilette bill
was introduced as a substitute for the
already amended bill. 1t became the
substitute for the democratic house
bill, and as such the senate finally
passed it, AZ to 20.
The progressiVes who Joined with
the democrats in adopting the La Fol
lette substitute were: Borah, Bristow
Clapp, Crawford, Cummins, Gronna
! Kenyon, La Toilette, PoindeXter ant
! Workc Tho ap,anlaI Hill nnnc In M
to the house of representatives ant
the resulting tariff situation is exactly
what followed the adoption of wool
en- tariff in the special session of 1911
The La Toilette bill is the same al
passed then by the senate with raw
wool duty of 80 per cent and an aver
age duty of SIS per cent on manufac
tured goods.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
New Parish Police Jury.

Lake Charles.-The new police jury
of Allen parish have organized at
Oberlin by electing John Chaumont,
Oberlin, president; B. Thigpen, Oak.
dale, president pro temore; Claude
Hamilton, Oakdale, clerk; Camille lie.
blanc. Reeves, member of supervisors
Of election. G. NJ. King, Jr., of Kinder
was elected treasurer, and W. A.
Steidley, editor of the Kinder Gazette,
parish printer. The parish was di'
yided into five wards. Oberlin was
made the temporary parish seat, and
the election to locate the permanent
parish seat was fixed for Sept. "a.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
Six important Tax Reforms.

= Baton Rouge.-Six important re-.
forms in Louisiana's taxing system
have been agreed to by the COMMITTEES
on the Tax Commission. Every de-
cisiou was unanimous, and bids fair
to stand when brought to the COM
mission as a whole. The changes
are.
Geographical arrangements OF as
SeSSmentS.
Exemption from taxation to the
amount OF $4,000 on residences occu-
pied solely by the owner.
Segregation Of sources Of state TAX
alton from those Of local taxation.
Abolition of the State boards OF
equalization and appraisers and crea'
ton OF State board Of taxation OF
three members.
A classified and graded Inheritance
tax.
Delegation to the Legislature OF
power to classify and tax mineral out
puts.
A tentative agreement also was
reached that with limitations local rule
should be given as to exemptions OF
property from taxation.
The propositions agreed to were
referred to subcommittee charged
with formulating the constitutional
amendments and acts necessary to
make them effective.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
MEX|CANS THREATEN AMERICANS
MORMON coLoNISTS FLEEING TO
Ell PASO, TEXAS.
Mayor Of Ell Paso Wires Representa-.
tive Smith of Dictum Of Salazar
Tents to Be Provided.

Washington the Mexican
situation has developed a most dan
gerous phase or some 5000 Americans,
largely women and children from the
Mormon colonies, who are fleeing to-
ward FL Paso, are the victims OF some
tall threatening that is being done BY
General SaIazar, the rebel chleltan
IN the Sonora district.
Confirmatory of the press dispatches
that Americans have been threatened
with massacre by General Saiazar
Representative Smith Of the FL Paso
district Tuesday received the follow
ing telegram from Mayor c. f. Kelly
of FL Paso and County Judge Albert 5.
Eylar of FL Paso County:
after summOning the principal ten
of the Mormon colonies, rebel Genera.
Salazar told them that al! promises
and guarantees were withdrawn, that
thew had to join his forces or 'surren-
der. that he proposed to confiscate
American property and treat Amer
cans the same as they had the chi
nese, the inference being that they
would kill them as was done the Chi
nese at Torreon, that he hated the
Taft government as much as the Ma,
dero government"
Subsequently Representative Smith
received a telegram from Mayor Kelly
and County Judge Eylar as follows:
Refugees just arrived state Mex.
can soldiers threaten to massacre a!
that are not out by tomorrow.
Both OF these kilograms were laid
before the house committee on mill
tary affairs and communicated to the
state department. The members OF
the house committee were strongly i'm
pressed with the information conveyed
in the telegram and discussed the
matter with the house leaders.
Earlier in the day the appeal Of
Mayor Kelly and County Judge Eylal
for permission to Colonel Steever tc
furnish tents and temporary quarters
to the American refugees who are pill
ing into FL Paso was laid before the
senate and the house by Senator Fal
and Representative Smith, respective
ly. The senate at once passed join
resolution directing the war depart
! ment to aid the refugees, but on OBJ
lection of Minority Leader Mann thu
resolution was not permitted to come
/ up in the house for action, but was re
ferred to the committee on military al
fairs, which will consider it and prob
ably be recommended to be passed a
| Oncn
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
New SULPHUR Vein Found,

Leesyile,-While we'll drillers were
sinking a we'll for water on the farm
OF J. F. Franklin, four miles south.
east of Leesville recently, a vein of
sulphur was struck at a depth of 80
feet, 1t is not known how large the
vein is, and owners of the property
are not certain the mineral exists in
paying quantities. Several parties
have visited the well and express
themselves as believing that a rich
deposit has been found. Samples
brought to town show good grade OF
sulphur.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
CHARTERS Granted Loulsianians.

T!ake Charles. - The InterCoastal
tAud Company, capital 100000, domi-
Gle Lake Charles, has been incor-
purated, with James Gardiner, presi-
DENT; s.. NJ Lyons, vice president; ].
e Landry, secretary, and c. o. Noble,
treasurer, and these, with J. G.. Gray,
~ the board of directors. Besides
handling real estate, the company is
empowered to sink oil wells and deal
in oil generally.
The Swift Land Company, capital
100000 with Lake Charles as its
domicie, was Incorporated. The com
pany is authorized to do all varieties
OF Land and lumber business. D. r.
Swift is president; H. W. LAM, vice
president, and I. G. Trotti, secretary.
treasurer. These three also constitute
the board of directors.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
French Market Must Co.

View Orleans.-The French market,
where generations of housewives have
hargained and bought meats and vege
tables, will soon have passed. The
shnitarians have won in their fight
for conditions that will insure purer
GOOD. and the market, part of which
Jlas stood since its first establishment
in 1891. is to be replaced by a re.
modelled structure, with white stalls
and modern screening instead of the
open.to,the-fly booths century old.
The renovation of the market was
commenced Saturday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
SAYS HE WAS DEFRAUDED OUT OF $169,848.74
William D. Miles Files a Bill in Court
Against the Armour Packing
Company.

Chicago, Ill-William D. Miles, for
mer general manager for the Armour
Packing Company at Kansas City and
one of the chief witnesses for the
government in the recent packers
trial, charges that he has been de-
frauded out of $169,S4S74 in a bill for
an accounting filed Saturday in the
circuit court against ]. Ogden Armour,
Charles W. Armour and the Armour
Packing Company.
Miles declares that as an induce.
ment to take the position Of general
manager at Kansas City in February,
1894, he was promised an interest in
the business and later received 1000
shares of stock in the company he
low the market price.
In February, 1902, the bill states, J
Ogden Armour offered the shares OF
stock to Miles at $17O.S2 share and
agreed to carry the stock at the rate
of per cent veal on the purchase
price of s17O,S2O
Under the contract signed by Miles
when the sale of the stock to him was
negotiated, the Armours had the right
to terminate the agreement at any
time by paying Miles the amount due
On December q, 1903, Miles claim.
he was notified by j. Ogden Armour
that he had decided to terminate the
contract and pay him what was due
Two days later Miles signed release
OF his rights and received $40,84S.74
In final settlement, which was on {
basis of $211.60 per share. accordins
to the allegations in the complaint.
In this bill Miles alleges that tn,
stock on August /, 1902, was worth
1856 a share and that the actua
amount due him under the contrac
was $209,94O27.
Miles asked that the receipt and re
lease be nullified and that the defend
ants be compelled to account to hin
tor what he claims is really due hin
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
Dera'ed Train Missed Dynamite.

Garden City.-Wher the Southern
Pacific's Sunset Limited struck an
open switch Thursday and derailed the
engine and five coaches, the locomo'
tive came within fifty feet of tearing
through the depot, in which was stored
5000 pounds of dynamite for use by
the Albert Hanson Lumber Company
i'll logging operations. Mrs. ]. C..
Bradley of Los Angeles and Mrs. A.
NJ. Brain of Washington, D. c., were
injured about their backs, while DR.
j. NJ. White of Gueydan, La, was
hurt about the shoulder and William
Dantin, engineer of the train, sustain
ed sprained leg when he jumped.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
UNITED STATES WILL
BUY DISPUTED LAND
AGREEMENT REACHED REGARD
ING THE ChAMiZAL TRACT.
Commissions Finally Divided Terri,
tory-Heid That Award Was I'M
possible of Execution.

Washington The Mexican ambas-
sador and the state department Satur-
day reached an agreement to settle
the long-standing dispute regarding
the ownership Of the Chamizal tract
OF about $50 acres forming part OF
the city of Ell PasO, Texas. on the
basis OF the purchase Of the land from
Mexico by the United States. The
tract is believed 10 be worth approx
mately $1,00O,CO0.
The tract of land involved has been
for many years a part of the city OF
FL Paso, about 5000 inhabitants max
ing their homes upon it. In 1894 Mex
leo first submitted d claim to this
tract on the basis OF its separation
from Mexico by 'ayulSion." or rapid
cutting off, owing to change in the
channel of the Rio Grande. The
boundary commission failing to agree,
the matter was referred by the at.
torney to another commission, which,
June Is, 1911, rendered an opinion
which divided the territory in dispute
between the two countries. This opin-
ion held that the land between the
middle of the bed Of the Rio Grande,
as it ran in 1852, and the middle OF
the bed of the river as it existed be-
fore the flood of 1864 was in the Unit.
ed States, and that Mexico had title
to the remainder.
This decision brought forth vigorous
protest from the American commits
sioner, who held that it would be inn
possible to locate the channel of 1864.
and that the award was therefore i'm
possible of execution. Even the Mex
lean government recognized it was i'm
possible to carry out the decree and
agreed to finally settle the matter by
direct negotiations with the United
States. These have Just terminated
successfully, and it vii now remain
for the governments G the two Coun-
tries to ratify the agl ment and for
the United States u appropriate
money to reimburse Mexico for the
! territory in question.
News from Washington relative to
the settlement of the ClamizaI strip
controversy in favor of the United
States was received in Ell Paso with
/ every evidence of delight.
Mexico claimed the land on the
ground that the Rio Grande, which is
the international boundary, shifted
from it's course The United States
commended that the shift was gradual
and that transfer land left on the
American side belonged to the United
States.
The matter was referred to a Ca
madam judge. E. Lafleur. for arbitra
ton and the decision was that the
land belonged to the United States
south of the point. AS his decision
did not fix the boundary, and as there
was no testimony to show where the
river ran at that time, the decision
was considered mo decision" and the
two countries then took up negotia
tons for cash settlement on the
part of the United States. inasmuct
as the territory is on the American
side of the river and its administration
would have been difficult for Mexico
even II the boundary could have beer
decided.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
Tas Tax Revision Commission.

ratJn Rouge-Western and South
Nas}ern Louisiana have Jared well in
the distribution OF important commit,
tee assignments for the Louisiana tax
rwls0n commission. Leon Locke OF
latte Charles was made chairman Of
tho committee on political subdtvis-
ions. 70 which some of the most i'm
portant matters Of the convention will
be referred. Leon r. Smith Of ShceVe-
port vas given the craftsmanship of
the committee on assessments. eXemp'
tIous and exceptions, another impor'
cant body. Leon Locke was made a
member of statistics and budget, and
Robert 3. Butler Of Houma was ap
pointed chairman Of the committee on
new miscellaneous sources OF taxation
T.. & Thomas of Shreveport is chair
uau Of the committee on separation Of
sources of revenue.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
Advocates of &c PiecA

Neutrality-suspicious. Newton Baker
of Cleveland has found many promi,
nent advocates of Representative
Bulkeley's bill providing for the coin.
age of a &c piece. Mr. Buckley gave
the letters to the senate committee on
finance Wednesday when he urged the
passage OF the measure. There are let.
tiers from Andrew Carnegie, Mayer
Gaynor, Theodore Roosevelt and Gov,
Aernor Wilson
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
6everldse Temporary Chairman.

Chicago, Ill.-Announcement of the
selection of Albert ]. Beveridge of In
diana as temporary chairman of the
National Progressive Convention was
the chief development in political cir.
Giles Thursday. The announcement
was made by Senator Dixon, director
of Colonel Roosevelt's campaign for
the progressive presidential nomina.
ton.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
New Orleans SUGAR.

New Orleans.-The local sugar mar.
ket held firm Saturday with only a
light volume of business transacted.
Receipts from plantations were limited
to ZIG barrels of low grades and were
all sold. Refined sugars were steady
and in fair demand, with no quotable
change In the list Molasses was nom.
inal and no receipts came forward 10
work on.