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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16
An ELECTRIC BATTERY.

William +. McCombs says that
Governor Wilson is like an rode
Of a battery. He says il is a fact
that Woodrow Wilson's hand upon
the shoulder of a stranger who has
no idea of who he is, will definitely
thrill him. lie il most magnetic.
vitalizing everything with which-he
comes in contcat. This Is highly in
teresting. particularly in the light
OF modern thought on the subject Of
personal magnetism. If ii is true,
as some think. that personal magnet
ism is nothing less than an indica-
tion of a mans dependence upon the
unseen, his conscious or unconscious
connection with the basic forces of
the universe, ii must be that Gov
ernor Wilson is essentially religious.
Tor in the last analysis this Is re-
llgion, a mans dependence upon the
unseen.-New York Press.
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A Natural Mistake.

In a small village there was once
a little boy and his name was jim
mic. He was standing on the porch
and he saw a shaggy dog with his
hair cut off, he went into the house
and said to his mama, 81 seen a lion
out there in the street"
His mamma said to him, Jimmie
it is only a shaggy dog with his hair
cut off. You have told a story, you
must go in the dark closet and ask
God to forgive YOU"
After five minutes deep silence
Jimmie returned and his mamma
said, Did God forgive you
Jimmie answered and said, ayes,
mamma, but He said He thought i.
was a lion when He first saw it too.
From Norman f. Mack's National
Monthly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16

Notice to all persons IS hereby
given that sealed bids in writing
will be received at the office Of Ward
D. Carpenter, Engineer 70 rthe San
benito Cameron County Drainage
District No. 8, at San Benito, Tex. by
Chas. E. Barber, Chairman of the
Drainage Commissioners of said Dis
trict, until the hour Of II o'clock
noon, on the Ord day Of September,
1912, for the construction of drain
age bitches in and for said district
of the estimated length of 143 miles,
and the estimated aggregate yardage
of 2,379,544 cubic yards, and other
improvements, as shown by maps,
profiles, estimates and specifications
on file in the Office Of said engineer,
and in the office of the County Clerk
Of said County. at Brownsville,
Texas.
Bids viii DE opened at II o'clock
noon the 3rd day Of September, 1912.
at the office of said W.. ID. Carpenter,
Engineer of said District, 1t San Be
nito, Texas.
The successful bidder for all Of
the above mentioned work will be
required, Immediately upon the ac-
ceptance of his bid, to purchase from
the County Judge Of Cameron Coun-
ty, Texas, the entire issue of San
Benito Cameron County Drainage
District No. 3 Improvement Bonds,
now issued, amounting in the aggre-
| rate to four hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, at not less than par
and accrued interest to date Of pur-
chase.
The right to reject any and all
bids is hereby expressly reserved by
the drainage commissioners Of said
district.
All bids must be accompanied by
a certified check payable 10 Chas. f.
Barber, chairman of said drainage
commissioners, in an amount not
less than five per cent the amount
of the bid.
If the lowest bidder shall fail 10
| enter into contrac' and give the
bond required, the commissioners
may award the contract to the next
highest bidder without ~readvertis-
ing.
CHAS. f. BARBER,
| Chairman Drainage Commissioners
! San Benito Cameron County
Drainage District No. Three.
ATTEST-C. D. Cowgirl, Secretary.
2-3-I0-17-24-31.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16

The American Prison Association
publishes the statement that homi-
cidal crime in the United States eX-
ceeds the total Of any ten civilized
nations outside of Russia. This is
not pleasant news. 1t is, in fact,
the kind of news that we would
gladly suppress if we ourselves
could afford 10 remain in ignorance
of id. There are many ways in
which this unpleasant condition
may be explained. The possession
Of implements Of murder by many
thousands Of irresponsible men. con-
venient for their use in the hour OF
temptation-in the moment of pas
sion or in the time Of drunkenness.
win account for a considerable num-
Der Of the homicides.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16

OR SALE-Chance to stop paying
rent. Buy home i'll West Browns
vile on easy terms, 3 lots, 6 rooms
and bath room, 2 halls, including
reception hall, with all modern
conveniences. Small payment down
and balance as you would pay
rent. w. F. Montgomery, Phone 1922.
7-11-tf.
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RIVER WATER THAT
GOES TO WASTE
Mr.. Cobolini Complies Interesting
Data to Prove the Need Of Water
Storage for Valley.

Brownsville, Tex, June 80, 1912.
Customs District and port Of De-
livery, Brazos Santiago, Tex.
1909. imports, S60,496: exports
$93,570.
1910, imports, -$96.662; exports
$152,O95.
1911, imports, S216,557: exports,
s551,52O.
1912. imports. $21S, sos; exports,
~$1,4O2,6O2.
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A hook is provided on a new port
able electric desk lamp so ii may be
hung on the bed or other furniture
for 4 reading light.
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Terms Of Subscription

r Daily-Published every morning
excep Sunday, by mail postpaid to
any point in the United States, Mex
leo or, Cuba or delivered by carrier
TO any part OF the city, West
Brownsville, Texas, or Matamoros,
Mexico, one year $500; six months
$500; one month 30 cents.
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With a real colonel as their
leader the Texas pros Should be able
to conduct an effective fight this
year. Col. A. j. Houston will make
a strong leader for the party.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16

FOR SALE-7-room house, 3 1-2
blocks from post office; modern
cOnveniences and other improve
ments; has flower garden and
trees. Will accept part cash and
balance in city lots. Address
Roman care Herald. Tiff
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Nothing to Brag About.

They were walking on the beach
when the subject Of bathing suits
was introduced by the young lady as
follows:
Men are always criticizing wo-
men about their bathing suits; but
j don't see anything to brag about
in the mems suits here"
He glanced at a scrawny man who
was summing himself on the sand and
replied: 81 don't either. From
Norman E. Mack's National Month
ly.
A mono-rail elevated railroad like
the one in Berlin is planned for
Mexico City.
A little work, a little play
To keep US going-and 20 good day.
a llttle warmth, a lltIle llSuL
OF loves bestowing-and so good
night.
A little fun to match the sorrow
OF each days growing-and so good
morrow.
A little trust thacawhen wedis
We reap our sowing-and so good
bye.
-Du Maurier.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16

Entered at the Postoflce at Browns
Vile Texas, as Second Class Mall
Matter.
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THE D
SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS SnsNOO.OOO

u MUDLL LAUNUh1.
We have recently installed in Cleaning and Pressing department n
Hoffman Steam Pressing Machine"
In pressing cloths with this mac hine. live dry steam is brought. In d.
rect contact with the mt terial, the garment is pressed uniformly, set
and stenlized at ne operation. Sor ching is utterly impossible.
This process is more sanitary than the old method and the tori IL bet-
ter. Our operators are skilIful and our prices are slightly lower than for
mery.
Coat and pants, steamed and pressed $50.
Coat and pants, cleaned and pressed s100
Skirts, steamed and pressed $50. up.
Other garments in proportion.
TRY US PHONE Nc. l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16

A hand operated machine 10 sort
various sizes Of type that have been
pied together has been invented by
q New York nan
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16

The mechanism and drivers seat
in a new German war aeroplane are
surrounded by an armored cylinder.
proof against bullets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16

From now till October let every
mar who believes that good roads
are essential to the prosperity Of the
county become a ~campaigner in the
good cause. Let him strengthen the
doubling and convince the gain
savers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Offiee rooms In
Combe buildings, at very reduce
rentals. Apply at First National
Rank 2-10-ti
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Let none of us, however, make the
mistake of assuming that this is a
question which affects no one but
the farmer. AS a mattep of fact il
can hardly affect the farmer for
good or i'll more than il affects
every man who carries on any kind
of business in a farming community.
The railroads have been quick to
perceive how it concerns them, as
we saw in their willingness to stand
behind the good roads campaign last
spring. The merchant, the lawyer,
the doctor-every man in everytown
in Cameron county is vitality inter-
ested in this questiop of good roads.
Our Brownsville merchants recog-
nized this truth w+en u they so
cordially welcomed the road builders
recently. The mereffact Tbat our
Chamber of Commerce SO actively
promoted the road 'shnAdhgfk idea
speaks volumes on his point. 1t is
not a question Of sentiment but one
of business-though there is a deal
of good wholesome sentiment,
patriotism and local pride, that goes
along withsit afIsg -
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Grande Valley from further serious
damage.
LOUIS COBOLINI.
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In all towns where the train
halted the road builders were met
with bands, escorted TO town halls,
welcomed by boards of trade, may
ors and town councils. The demon
stration cars were visited by men
and women, and with Il voice and
one accord the people seemed TO de-
Rand better highways.
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time, an economic saving has been
effected.
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There are other aspects Of the
good roads question which The Her
aid hopes to take up and discuss at
length between now and the cleo
ton. Among others how the good
road or the bad road may affect the
value of every foot Of farming land
in any given territory. That is an
old story. Every farmer knows
that when he wants to buy a farm
or sell one the question of the roads
by which the land is accessible, and
by which its. produce reaches the
market, inevitably enters into the
deal and mapifestly affects the price
given or received.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16

This is only one problem solved
by the good road. There remains
the greater problem-the problem Of
being able to get to market at all.
This question usually arises for the
farmer at a time when il is highly
important-when it is vital TO the
success of his labors-that he
should get 10 market. Markets will
not wait for the mud to dry, for the
rain to quit falling, for the resaca
10 be bridged, for the incline to be
graded. In this Valley especially,
where winter farming represents a
large part of our industrial enter
prise, this aspect Of the good roads
question is particularly serious.
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CHAS. z. BARBER.

Chairman Drainage Commissioners
San Benito Cameron County
Drainage District No. Three.
ATTEST-C. D. Cowgirl, Secretary.
2-3-10-17-24-31.
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DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM SUMMARIZED

Following summary of blanks form adopted publican tariff the principal wealth. peeialy not to interfere with legitimate to living, eontending largely hgh tariff Favors trust law Demands additional legislation 10 crush private monopoly
 to vdns for election
  preside prefere Pledges of law prohibiting ontr utns by contributions individuals
 making ineligible  Favors efficient
  In connection with demand for banking will denuneation of AIdreh 
 of agricultural In Flu
  suitable to conditions in the United States Pledges Mississippi
 Favors national rights labor and pledges the employees compensation of declares
  gambling agricultural products
 Believes fostering a
   0  Reaffrms position against "poIoy in Philippines. Iask of territorial Favors parcels and extension delivery.
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TOVREA WILL MAKE RACE.
Cochise County Man Will Be candi
 date For Presidential Elector.

E. A .Tovrea, of Bisbee and Lowell, has been put forward by friends as a candidate for one of the three electoral jobs in the election for electors to be held this fall Some time ago the matter was broached to MT. Tovrea and this week he told sew eral prominent members of the party that he had decided to go before the people as democratic candidate for elector.
 Senator C. N Roberts, of Dos Ga bezas, who has developed wide in- fiuence since entering politics, was one of those who called on Mir Tov- req and urged him to enter the race, and assured him a pig vote in his end of the county others who urged MT. Tovrea to become candidate were Senator Sims, Roberts Co., chiSe colleague in the state senate, and County Chairman Jim Tender son. To those democrats MT. Tovrea replied that he had consented to be- come a candidate.
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LABOR DAY CELEBRATION.
Loyal Order of Moose Organizing For
 Observance Of Day in Clifton.

For the first time in the history of Clifton Labor Day will be appropri- ately celebrated this year The Loyal Order of Moose, Clifton Lodge No. S53, will have charge of the exercises on that date and already the several committees appointed for the occasion are making their arrange ments.
 It is proposed to have a big parade of labor organizations and fraternal so- cieties during the afternoon which will disband on the plaza to be immedi ately followed by speech making and music.
 In the evening a Labor Day Ball will be given and refreshments served.
 The committee on arrangements con sists of Hon. Ben M. Crawford, Chair man; c. E. Tyler, Secretary; Members l.. V. Hoyt, w. E. Kelly, Chas. Chester field and s. N. Ward
 Committee on Finance-Thos Car rol, Chairman; Steve Schmaltz, David Grady, R. L. Beckman, s. F. Await
 Committee on Entertainment-C. E. Tyler, Chairman; M. w. Juelg, Wm. Biscombe, Ira N. Dillner, F. H. Spring CT.
 Committee on Reception-S.C Swift, Chairman; S. H. McGonagill, Dr. G. E. Goodrich, B. c. Fitzgerald, w. Tappin, Jr.
 Floor Committee-Chas. Kreuder, Chairman; M Manufacturer, A. B. Cut Ter, J. T. Hayden, Ed Abraham.
 Refreshment Committee - Thos ] Smith, Chairman; Thos. Sidebotham
 ~,-, 1I-1 -H--:Z D
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WILSON-MARSHALL CLUB.
State Organization Has Been Perfect
 ed at State Capital.

That the Wilson-Marshall club of financial assistance from the national democratic committee in the coming campaign and at the same time incl dentally expects to give the demo- cratic candidates a greater majority in proportion to population than any other state in the union is shown by the telegram sent last night by the organization to w. F. McCombs, the new chairman of the democratic na- tional committee.
 For the main purpose of perfecting the organization of the new Wilson Marshall club of Arizona, which was formed at the ratification meeting one week ago tonight, members of the club held an important gathering last evening at the court house, adopted bylaws and sent two telegrams. one to Tucson and one to McCombs of Sea Girt, N. J.
 The telegram to Chairman Mo Combs is as follows:
 Phoenix, Arizona, July 19, 1912
 W. F. McCombs, Sea Girt, N J: The Wilson-Marshall club of Arizona unanimously announces it will neither request nor expect financial assist ance from the national committee in impending battle and confidently ex- poets to give democratic candidates ulation than any other state in the union.-Wilson-Ma club of Ari- zona. Lin B. Orme, President
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REGISTRATION OFFICERS.
Appointments Made This Week By Re- corder w. E. Kelly to Register
 Voters of the County.

Recorder W. E. Kelly on Friday an- nounced the following registration of ficers who are duly authorized to reg ister qualified voters in their respect i've precincts until October 18th:
 Franklin Justice of the Peace.
 Duncan John Evans, Notary Pub lie.
 Sheldon-Geo. B. Gamble, Deputy Recorder.
 York-M. B. Emerson, Deputy Re- corder.
 Morenci-B. K. Williams, Justice Of Peace.
 Metcalf-W. F. Burns, Deputy Re corder.
 Eagle-A T. Wilson, Deputy Record er Blue-J. H. T. Cosper, Deputy Re- corder.
 Clifton-W. E. Kelly, Recorder.
 The official registration blanks were mailed to the several precincts on Friday.
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FREIGHT RATES WILL BE REDUCED ON
 AUGUST FIFTH
First-Class Rate From Chicago to Ari- zona Will Be $2.oO Per 100 Pounds.

TUCSON, July 22.-The new sched- ule of class freight rates from east ern points of origin to Pacific coast destinations, by which for the first time in the history of western mer- points will be less than to the Pa cific coast, has been received at the traffic department of the Southern Pacific and Arizona Eastern lines in Tucson. The new rates are to go into effect August 5.
 The present class rates on less than carload lot shipments to the Pa cific coast from the Atlantic sea board, Chicago, and Mississippi river territory are as follows:
 First class $3 per 100 pounds; sec ond class, $2.6O; third, $2.2O; fourth, $19O.
 The new rates from the Atlantic seaboard displacing the above are as follows: First class, $3.70; sec ond class, $32O; third $2.65; fourth, $2.25.
 From Chicago and Mississippi points of origin, the new rates to the coast will be:
 First class, $40; second, $2.95 third, $2.45; fourth, $2.OO.
 In contrast, the Arizona rates from the Atlantic seaboard are as follows: First class, $3.50; second, $3.01; third, $249; fourth, $2.
 From Chicago and Mississippi river points of origin, the Arizona rates will be: First class, $2.90; second, % -n: +Eir1 go 0e; fourth, S1 .75.
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KINNEY BILL. |S YET IN
 DOUBT
Signers of Petitions Failed to Write Their Place of Resi- dence and Date of Sign
 ing Initiative Law
HAS BARE MAJORITY Of TWO
Some Close Points of Law Invoi .ed As To The SufficieEcy of Tne
 Petitions.

PHOENIX, July 2)-Acordlns 10
 au opinion rendered yesterday by
 Lewis T. Carpenter, assistant attor-
 Hey general, the Kinney initiative re-
 ':tion seems to be sufficient The opinion is contained in a letter to
 the secretary of state and is in an-
 swer to letter by Secretary Osborn asking for a ruling as to the suff:- ciency of the petition on various points.
 The Kinney petition, on the face of it, contains only signatures more than the constitutional number This, of course, is sufficient to entitle it to place on the ballot at the coming election; but it happens that certain irregularities have raised doubt as to the legality of several of the peti- tiOnS now on file.
 For one thing, the petitions con- tain 65 names that do not show the date of signing and whose owners neglected to indicate the place of their residence. One of the questions was whether the omission could be supplied by any person other than the SignerS.
 The assistant attorney general an swers this question in the negative, and in so doing he refers to the con- stitutional provision covering the matter, which is as follows:
 Every initiative petition *.@ shall contain the declaration of each petitioner for himself that> he is a qualified elector of the state * and shall contain his postoffice ad- dress, the street and number, if any, of his residence, and the date on which he signed the petition"
 The assistant attorney general, therefore, holds that each signer of a petition must himself and in his own behalf indicate on the petition his place of residence; and that this work cannot be done by the circula- tor of the petition or by any other person.
 It is estimated, however, that there can be no objection to a remedying of the defect by the persons who signed the petition and by whom the error was omitted. That is, these persons may come into the office of the secretary of state, attach the date of which they signed the peti- ions,. and write in their addresses.
 So, if B of these persons do so it would seem the petition will go on the ballot.
 are some other probable irregularities that may cause some trouble, espec- ially if those interested in the out come care to press the point. There are some close points of law in- volved in the question as to the suffi- ciency of these petitions and that a suit vii eventually result is more than a probability.
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his forces were outgeneraled. He had not the organization and the money that the Wilson people had The Clark leaders were. old men who took things easy. There was little cohension and cooperation between the various Clark delegations.
 When Clark had a majority of the votes his leaders waited for the Un- derwood and Harmon delegates and trying to break them, they sat back and waited. But the Wilson people did not wait for anything, and as a result they got the votes that would have gone to the Missouri man had the Clark supporters worked along more aggressive lines.
 Bryan helped to defeat Clark, though he did not want to nominate Wilson. I do not think that anyone in the convention doubted that Bryan was there as a trouble maker, to get that nomination for himself if he and when he disregarded his instruc- tions to vote for Clark some of the little men thought that they had a license to do the same thing"
 Shaw brought back a pocket full of telegrams which were sent to the Arizona delegation after Eugene $. Ives disobeyed his instructions and switched to Wilson on the eleventh ballot. Some of the teIegrams were couched in strong language and all urged the Arizonans to stand by Clark to the last. E. A. Sawyer and MT. Shaw did stick to Clark until the last. They saw that all hope was gone and helped make Wilson's nominatio unanimous. Ives, as is well known went to Wilson early in the game and the other delegates wavered between the two principal candidates first voting for one and then the other.
 After the convention Mr. Shaw went to Philadelphia New York and then to the home of his relatives in Missouri. He met a great many per sons in touch with the political sit uation and declares that Wilson will carry New York, New Jersey, Hi nois, Indiana and the entire west. He also stands an excellent chance to
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Subscribed and sworn to by the cleo, tor before me this. day of .191. .