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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-30

A splendid opportunity for COM
petition has been offered the pupils
of the high school by the Herald
Medal contest which will be inaug-
urated this year. A gold medal will
be given by the Herald to the pupil
who in the opinion of the judges to
be appointed writes the best theme
on some specified subject. The SUBJ
ject will be selected and announced
within the next few days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-30
T. Crixell, Sole Dealer, Brownsville

on the grounds Friday. Delicious
sandwiches, salad and crackers
were served by the Mothers Club.
Then ice cream followed and was
very much enjoyed by all. Miss
McCaughan and the class join in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-30

We nave not yet decided on the
exact wording.
Our class secretary has sent for
the class pins and we are expecting
them to arrive every day.
Mis-. Lee invited s.Ior elias.
and Miss McCaughanJ e dinner
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-30

All articles for the Annual will be
thankfully received.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-30

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for the
Annual.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28
SENATE WORKS OVERTIME
Upper House, with Heavy Calen.
dar, Holds Late Session.
IBE Telegraph to m. T-ibu-c

Albany, March 27.-At midnight tonight
the Senate vas still grinding away at it's
long calendar. in order to dispose OF the
more important 81 its bills before the clos
ing day Friday. The bill providing that
women and children in factories shall not
he required 10 work more than hfty-tour
hours a week vas passed late tonight by
vote Of 30 - -. but it is understood that
the Rules Committee will kill it Tomorrow.
Tho Massachusetts bill Of Senator SAKE
was defeated by a narrow margin. II got
twenty-four votes. in spite Of the fact that
four or five Senators who had promised To
vote for il we're absent.
I'm order IN raise an 1000. 600 direct
stat" tax. Chairman Whitney of the As
sembly Ways and Means Committee in
PRODUCED to-day bill fixing the rate at one
mill on every dollar. The rate last year
was siX-tenthe Of mill. The bill was in
PRODUCED IN tho senate by Senator Harte
and was advanced to third reading "O'
course, We must nave It," exclaimed senator
Bracket THE people are discovering that
Democratic administration comes high
Tn" Frawloy bill providing for New
York's participation IN the Panama Pacific
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28
COMMENDS GEN. BUTT TO DIX
Paris Attache Urges Governor to
Make Him Adiutant General.

People interested I'm military affairs, and
especially those connected with the New
York National Guard, were much surprised
Yesterday by a letter written 20 Governor
Dix by Lieutenant Colonel T. Bentley Mott
L. s A.. military attache a Paris, urging
the appointment of Brigadier General Nc
Coskry Butt as adjutant general 10 sue
coed Major General Charles T. Roe, who
will retire May /. In part this letter says:
! hope YOU will permit me 10 say. as an
officer who has studied these things for a
long time. that the Governor OF a state
having a large but mal-orRanized national
guard, should select TO command II not a
capable captain or an able regimentGl COM
mander who gives promise some day OF
growing into a real general, but II possible
he should choose a man who Is already
equipped by experience to command a large
force ana who knows and has solved be
forehand the big problems which such
command present.
II is very rare indeed, that any Gov
ernor can find such An officer free 70 take
command Of his militia but Il is your good
fortune TO have under your hand o man 80
equipped that I can only hope that you
will avail yourself OF the opportunity.
Some Of the knowing ones assert that the
Governor will surely appoint Major John p.
O'Ryan, Of the ii Battalion, Field Artillery,
but friends Of General Butt are full Of con-
fidence as well Major General Ros will
retire on account Of age.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28
SUBWAY MEASURE PASSES
Bill to Extend Transit System
Goes Through Senate.
ONLY 3 VOTES AGAINST IT
Assembly Practically Certain to
Take Favorable Action To-day
Woodruff a Boomer.

Albany. March 27.--The Wagner subway
bill for New York City was passed to-day
by the Senate by a vote of IS to 2. under
an emergency message from the Governor.
An emergency message on the measure
was also sent To the Assembly, but that
body had already adjourned. Consequent
~ after the bill had been passed by the
Senate II went into the hands Of the As
semblv Rules Committee II IS practically
certain that the bill will pass the Assem-
bly, Tomorrow, although Tim Woodruff.
who is I'm Albany tonight, is believed TO
interest Of the measure.
This bill il designed to permit the carry
ing out Of the plan for subway extensions
recently formulated by the New York city
officials he LIST District Public Service
Commission and the Interborougn and the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railway com
panies II was amended so as 10 eliminate
the provision permitting the building OF an
elevated railroad on Franklin avenue, IN
BROOKLYN. Those who voted against II
were Senators Black and Duhsmel. OF
Brooklyn. and Griffin, OF The Bronx. SEN
atOr Harte was excused from voting.
The Republicans AS a whole supported
the measure. Senator Bracket the minor
ity leader, saying the fact that the entire
New York administration was unanimous
in the attempt 10 end the wrangle over
subways was proof that the people Of the
~
Republicans I'm the Senate is good indi-
cation Of the action which will bs taken
by the Republican Assembly tomorrow.
Senator Griffin made the only speech
against the bill IN the Senate. declaring
that il gave unfair advantage 10 the rail-
roads
Another New York City transportation
bill passed by the Senate to-day vas that
Of Senator StilweH. putting into immediate
effect the order OF thu 1st District Public
Service Commission. requiring the Manhat-
tan and Bronx surface trolley lines TO give
transfers. It IS the same as the Goldberg
liU that was defeated in the Assembly
with the exception Of an amendment pro-
viding that nothing in the bill shall annul
or in any way affect future orders OF the
commission. 1t Is this amendment that en-
ables it again to be considered by the As
sembly.
The Stllluell bill. with the Conservation
Commissions water power bill, wss acted
upon favorably by the caucus % Demo
cratic Senators this afternoon, and was re-
ported from the Rules Committee when the
Senate reconveued. The bill was passed by
| a vote Of q to ?. the only ones voting
against Ct being Senators Sage, Of Albany,
and ArSetsinEer. Of Monroe.
I'm the debate Republicans. including
Senator'S Bracket Wainwright and New
comb Joined with the Democrats in de-
Tending tho bill II IS expected. however
that tho Assembly Rules Committee will
NH the measure tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28
HOUSE OF LORDS SUPINE
Accept Wage Bill as Meekly as If
It Were from Tory House.

London. March 2S-POlitiCal cXpcdlen-
, is more dangerous in double chamber
pos. rnmcnt than drastic legislation. The
House Of Lords detestcd the insurance
bill, but enacted it without murmur
when il reached them from the Com
mons. They have no faith in the mini
mum wage bill but will accept it blindly
as an emergency measure, for which the
Ministry must he held solely responsible.
Debates conducted in these conditions
nv the privileged house possess not the
slightest significance. The Lords owing
to the force Of circumstances. have
ceased TO exercise the functions of re-
,,ieinc BODY, even when they are relieved
from the pressure put upon them by the
Parliament act. They have received the
insurance and minimum wage bills as
submissivcly as they would take COM
,,onplacc bills from a Tory House Of
Commons.
Tho veto or tho Miners Federation
,.,on legislation cmbodying It's own
rr.inciplc is more effective than any veto
- thc Lords. Il Is not absolute, since
tho main bod Of tho miners can revise
II nv 2 majority vote.
Tho resumption of work now depends
rror the miners ballot in III" various
dis,rir,e and il, is not probable that the
,nIree viii reopen on any large scale
rrtl after Easter Thcr" arc omIuou.
(orc,aare of bloodshcd and '7nlesruo.a
from, rcosimet~, but the mon arc actin"
coll md the excitement IN 'ho miumg
,...rri,:- aJu.iduE as ral .dly d. poy-
crty and distress are increasing -,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28
CRIME ON STATEN ISLAND
Continued from frst page.

Commissioner Of Police that Staten
Island ought TO he considered.
while | have every confidence In Po-
lice Commissioner Waldo. he probably
regards the crying need of Staten Island
as one not Of urgent necessity.
There is n gang Of burglars operating
here on Staten Island that ought 10 be
picked ND. to use police parlance, and
think that the sooner Police Commits
sioner Waldo puts some OF his best de-
tectives over here, if only temporariiyto
wipe out this gang, the better It viii 'oe
for all Of us"
one NJ the most vicious murders thas
ever occurred on staten Island hap
pened less than A week ago, when A.
Winkier, a German. was killed and mis-
BODY thrown into the woods at Silver
Lake. The police, It Is charged, havs
done absolutely nothing 10 clear UP ths
| crime.
In the District Attorneys offcs thsrs
are four indictments against ~ many
Italians for murders committed since
| last September. The men named IN the
indictments have fed the jurisdiction OF
the state and are still at large. They
are Martono Procopio. Crecenzo Nassa,
| Nicola Graniero and Andrea Cartna-
) District Attorney Each pointed out
| that though there were upward OF nins
| thousand or ten thousand Italians on
Staten Island there was not n single
Italian detective.
| PERHAPS tho greatest wrong done the
law biding element Of Staten Island.
which | am glad 10 say makes up almost
the entire population Of the borough"
said Mr.. Each, was the removal OF the
detectives stationed at the St George,
the Bergen Point and TottenTlle fer
ries. The detectives stationed at these
points made many captures OF escaping
! criminals. This work has entirely
| ceased since the men were taken away,
which was some time during the Bing-
| ham regime. II is only fair 10 Staten
| Island that a detective be stationed at
each Of the ferries not only 20 catch es-
! ca ping criminals, but TO prevent known
criminals from coming on the island, for
most Of the crimes committed here caa
| be traced to outside talent"
The degree to which the popuace ~
the island has been aroused over the
! failure ~ the city authorities 10 give the
island better police protection may he
/ imagined when it is learned that the only
/ local daily newspaper IN staten Island
/ has seriously suggested the separation
| of Richmond from the city of New York
| i more Police are not allotted 10 the Dor
ongh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28
HELD ON BRIBERY CHARGE
Maryland Auditor Elect Accused of Of
fering Money to Defeat Local Option.

Annapolis. March John r. O'MaIloN
state Audtor-clcCt vas arrested to-day on
the charge of attempting 10 brihe William
f.. Smallvood 2 member NJ tho Iious" ~
Delegates to vote against the local option
bill. H." was released on i1o,ooo bail.
Smauuood declared on tho floor NJ the
Iiou.e recently that O'Mslley. Who Is a ro-
liti,aI lieutenant VI senator German, offered
him .. so 10 vote against the bill
p.,IIIIe, viii have = hearing tomorrow
rrf. 4rrr.t VI. unexpected. II ha,iuc been
understood that his case would await the
action Of the grand jury next mouth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28
PREPARE TO VOTE ON STRIKE
Grand Chief Believes Engineers Will
Be Almost Unanimous for II.

Tine conference committee Of the l".omo-
tive engineers on fifty Eastern railroads
whose demands have been refused, held
meeting Yesterday At tho Rroadvsy Central
Hotci Af''r m" meeting Warren $. Stone,
grand chief Of tho Brotherhood or I.or"wo-
tive Engineers. said he expected tic thirty
Thousand ballots would he sent 80 the head
,.gaiicI- NJ tho different divisions ~ the
.,r.'r,nr. fr-,.. 10 hr i,yca moro than
90 rcr .'u' OF 'h' 1,.7n1 crginscr. iuvol, od
D. 'H, .,uIud- ",'l vote Iur o., Sryik,.
II nll be- th'u for tho railroads to act.
II they want 10 avert u STRIKE" he con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28
ANOTHER COAL CONFERENCE
Final Effort to Prevent Suspen-
sion Will Be Made To day.

Cleveland. March ?7.-AdmItting they ap-
ared to be as far from an agreement as
trev were week ago, In" operators ana
miners of the bitumInous coal fields. who
are .ndcavorng to fix two-year wag"
scale 10 take effect April / in western
PENNSYLVANIA. ohio. Indiana and illinois,
,o-da, referred the dispute back to sub
committee.
The subcommittee will meet tomorrow IN
q dnsI effort 10 prevent q SUSPENSION In the
mines beginning next Sunday midnight
The authracit" miners. according 4" Of
GciaI. Of tho United Nine Workers ~
America. have no alternative hut 10 quit
sunday midnic1t as 'hc present wage scale
vill eNpir" then.
The OPERATOR to-day repeated their 70
r,.,I ~ grant any ~ the miners demand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28
GOV. DIX GUSTS MCCARTHY
Efficient Charities Head Must
Give Way TO Tilden.


N1auy. March 2-.-ICnoring the record
Of one of tho most efficient officers ~ the
state. Governor Dix appointed to-day Sam
r.a' J. Ti'dor. or Lebanon. columbia Couu-
~. - succeed Dennis Mccarthy. OF SYRIA
c.so, as Fiscal Supervisor Of stat" Charl-
tics Tho torn is for fiy" years at A salary
Of $500 q year. Mr.. Mccarthy was ap-
pointed IN 1909 by Governor Hughes, and
his supervision has continually improved
tho Fiscal Department until it IS now in
better condition than ever before. In spite
or this he Is 10 give way 20 the Governor 5
decision 10 make a place FOR r Democrat
# unknown qualification.
The Same policy led the Governor to re-
place Victor H. palsits a state historian
and DR.. Alyah n. Dotv as Health officer
Of the Port Of New York, two men recog-
nizod 10 no among the best officials in the
state service Samuel j. Tilden's only
rIa,r 70 public notice IS that he is said 10
hc a nephew Of tho late Governor Samuel J.
Tfldcn. Since Governor Dix was elected
ridden has been q candidate for several ap-
nointmcnts and his principal qualification
Is that ne il a Democratic politician IN
Columbia county in regular standing.
I'm not continuing Mr.. Mccarthy in ONCE
tno Governor mas paid no attention 20 scores
r letters. highly recommending him, from
charitable organizations and from nearly
ali tho boards Of trustees Of the institutions
coming under his supervision. Politics has
haau tho least Of Mr.. McCarthy's COnsidera-
tfors i'm the conduct Of his Office.
Another appointment sent 10 tn" Senate
" az
Mcdonald 10 succeed himself a. member
If IN. state Board OF Claims for n term
II SIX years the salary being S."N year
The senate Immediately confirmed MELON
aid. hut At the request NJ Senator Bracket
the minority leader, IN" appointment Of
ridden was sent to the Finance Committee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28
PRESIDENT YUAN I'LL
Excessive Recourse to Drugs a
Contributory Cause.

PekinE. March T.-Prcs.d"nt yuan Sn'n-
kai Is reported ~ he lying seriously iI'
Ills physicians attribute his malady to over
work and 70 exhaustion induced ny an eN-
ccssiyc ~erous So ~ drugs.
Nankiug. March 2'.-Owir- 10 tho n"'"S-
SIT, Of arrauSiug the details ~ the sur-
render Of tho departments and also Of S"l-
tIirs pr sun Iat-sou.s persona analrH,
tho ceremony % turning over m" sea, %.
oAlcc and the announcement or the lap'n''
Rave boon postponed, probably "ilI -.
morrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28
MORE PAY FOR UTICA WORKERS.

Utica, ~ y. March 27.-At a meeting ~
the cotton mill managers ot this city 10.
dav II was decided 70 readiust the wages
of operatives 10 take effect the last Of
ApriI making a general advance, the
amount Of which has not been settled. The
Increase will probably affect twenty thou
sand persons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28
MINERS READY TO QUIT
Removing Tools from Anthracite
Coal Workings.
WANT GUARDS KEPT AWAY
Union Agrees to Care for Opera
tors Properties if Companies
Do Net Employ Officers.

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ing classes The operators stat" that
guards are irrror,cj for the solo u.rposo ~
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presenting INJURY - company properly.
r,dy prosId,p, az District 40 has made
this st7rtlfr., offer
,rn WI, 'I~N ~, go
pension n d." pomraui,- win ayr. not 20
import EHdid-. "" WI nave '",h .oIhI
~ ia ,,,rrIt,,J,s ,,5 .No liza, NO
v.olcuc, occurs from the outside y guards
Ar" nor brought into IN" district "" VIII
max lh|1" ,"mln'' t,es aTH ,u' rta l.F..
Responsible rur. Inc prar. ~ arv community
iu which DO guards ar" placed v" will
i', IN" ''n'""'.G 10 nav w ,'al 'n r4
pumpmcn to look after their colIlerieS. and
Will agree n see that thcrG is no disorder
from The miners. eldo II tho guards are
Lent from "a. trrI
The Row J !. Curran, pastor of IN" Holy
c.yio.r Church r,rr g, rcrzoral friend of
/
J"nh M'i'h'A ana priest "N" taxes
great Interest I'M a." LABOR movement. ana
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ference. with the miners. ~" says That
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28

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BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-22
NAUGHTY DAVENPORT
DEFEATS MOLIkERS

Naughty, naughty Davenport, Last
night the quintet from Davenport high
defeated Moline highs basketball
team, AZ to Is, and oh, they were so
rough! Some time during the game
the boys from Pretzletown slapped one
of the Pillow City lads on the wrist:
Davenport won. The score of the
game speaks for itself-Davenport had
one snap. Team work and basket
shooting by the defenders of the red
and blue far outclassed anything that
the Moline boys attained in the same
lines. Had it been necessary the Dav-
exporters might have piled up a hun
dred points. But they have rubbed it
in once before this year.
Moline does not want to play with
Rock Island, except possibly in the
preliminary tournament that is to be
staged in the local high school gymna-
SUM. Nothing would please the local
quintet more than the opportunity TO
buck up against the neighbors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-22
EHRHORN IS BEST
LEAGUE BATTER

Herman Ehrhorn, Rock Island youth
who is playing in the semtprofessional
baseball league In the PHILIPPINE is
lands, Is leading the league In hit
ting and is known as "Manila's little
favorite." His batting average IN .451.
His fielding is on par with his hitting
and he is one of the most popular play
ers in the league in addition.
Tempting offers from the Manila
team Of the four club big league"
were responsible for the Rock Island
er's breaking into the professional
game. AS was related about two
months ago In The Argus, Mr.. Ehrhorn
remained in the PHILIPPINES after hav-
ing made the trip there with the Chi
cago university baseball team follow
ing his graduation in 1910. His work
in the amateur ranks soon won him
note and he was solicited by several
of the professional teams to Join them.
He finally decided to relinquish his
standing as an amateur and according
ly became identified with the Manila
team which is leading the league and
which apparently will win the pennant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-22
RULING ON INITIATIVE
PLEASING TO REFORMERS

washington, ID. C., Feb. 22.-Ad-
vocates of the initiative and refer
endum in congress are jubilant over
the decision of the supreme court in
the Oregon case. They believe that
as a result of the decision the in
stitution will spread to practically
every state in the union.
In the opionion of the court the
judicial branch of the government
cannot interfere with the existence
or adoption of the initiative and ref
erendum in any state. 1t is purely
political question to be dealt with by
congress.
1t therefore is within the power OF
congress to declare the initiative and
referendum an unrepublican form of
o: government and violation of the
express provision of the constitution.
In such an event congress could re-
fuse admission to the senators and
representatives of state having the
institution and might authorize the
dispatch of troops to enforce its
ideas of republican form of govern
ment.
But while these possibilities were
pointed out today by members of
congress who are authorities on con-
sIitutional law, it was declared that
such contingencies are extremely
remote. Not more than a dozen men
in congress regard the initiative and
referendum as unrepublican in spirit.
Arizona and New Mexico to statehood,
In addition, by the admission OF
congress went on record as approx
ing the institution and declaring its
conformity to the constitution.
An interesting number of senators
and representatives are advocating
the initiative and referendum as a
salutary check on recalcitrant and
corrupt legislatures. About a dozen
states now have the institution in
various forms. The decision of the
ST preme court and the favorable at.
tiiude of congress will result, 1t 1:
believed in the adoption of the plaI
il many other states within the mex
few years.
Few legislators have gone so fal
as to assert the opinion that the mi
tiative and referendum produces al
unrepublican form of government
which ought not to be tolerated un
der the mandate of the constitution
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-22
Amulets of the Rurman.

Highly priced by the Burman are the
following gems: Ruby, diamond or
crystal, pearl. coral, topaz, sapphire,
catseye. amethyst and emerald. Col
lectively they ward off sickness or dan
ger The catseye is supposed to Sc
cure invulnerability in war. Incanta-
lions are muttered over some or all
of these stones, and the water in which
they are immersed is drunk in order to
secure immunity from all evil. Spells
are uttered over rubies, and they are
inserted as amulets in the flesh of men
who desire to be immune from wounds
inflicted by sword, spear or gun.