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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11

HEAL ESTATE FOR SALE A
tract OF 242 IL acres or land ? IL
miles below city or Matamoros on
Rio Grande River with permit to
take water from the river for Irriga-
ton purposes. 160 acres cleared and
now prepared for cotton planting. %
horse power gasoline engine I'm good
order. canals and laterals In first
class order on the land-10 mules.
wagons and farming implements will
sell cheap. Also have a few small
tracts near the city OF Brownsville
with water rights.
10 tf II. III. Goodrich * Son.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11

FOR RENT.-Onices in New Bes-
teiro building. Cor. 18th and Adams
sts. Large airy rooms: plenty Of
light Can arrange for suites OF two
end three rooms. $1,000 and upward.
Apply TO Jose Besteiro and Broa
store cor. 18th and Adams sts.
1~2-3O-1mo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11

FOR SALE-Well located hotel
In Temple. Oklahoma. for sale or
trade for truck farm. Price -. 1000.
G. J. Lockhart. Electra. Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11
Western Farm Land Company
Chicago Illinois and Pharr Texas.

During the trip Of Dcmb 5h 70 Phr Texas from Chicago there were some AZ vyagen ON
board In the handling Of this number the unslHg md exceptional courtesy extended by your Mr. h
and Mr. Low has nOmped US to hsa address yourselves to you On thee ne trip their hndues and HL
hde during every minute Of every day; tn banquet given Us BY them al the Hotel PhMnw was a most
enjoyable and hsHwtpf function at which all facts pertaining to points Of land and general interest 70 vs.
fully mdh RELY discussed The c0utehsA shown Us from Chicago 70 Chicago were NJ before stated very gen
ue. mdn numerous md We de to nPrs you our thanks and appreciation Of ach msmbT Of your com
py as gentlemen and xume business man DESTROYS going the imt TO establish those to whmy m
have sold land in heir new ZONES with as little inconvenience possible
With best wishes for fne sue cess and that We may all BE gathered together Cor many years 70 cme
at our chosen bamfl summary home we rmam.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11

For Sale. Trade or Exchange
From 100 to 500 acres of land one
quarter Of a mile from Sebastian
station on the main line OF the 81.
Louis. Brownsville and Mexico. n. n.
Address Mrs. Olivia Pznaga. Box 154
or sic Adams street. Brownsville.
1-11-lOt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11

LOST-A surveyors note book
with name OF owner written In same.
Liberal reward for return to .. n.
Han. South Texas Gardens, Browns
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11

FORSALE.-Large house with
garden. In Matamoros. one block
from plaza. Apply N. Herald office
1S-30td 4tw
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11

FOR SALE-Gasoline engine.
four cycle seven horse power. Ap-
ply Matt Gay. Fair Grounds. %
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11

FOR SALE-A new Winchester
% caliher automatic rifle. Inquire
at Elstun Boarding house 1907 Lee
e street. i-ll-2t.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11

WNTED-To REM a small fur
nished house. or furniture sepa-
rately Also want TO lease house with
cellar-could ; some barrels.
water boilers, etc. Address j.. Ma
ron. Brownsville. 1881
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11
Customers "A
Our Friends

We are publishing the following testimonial because we ard
naturally proud Of the regard in which our friends hold us and because
we are looking for new customers to become our ~frends--for that s
what it means-om customers for our Irrigated Farms, at Phan, on the
Rio Grande, are our friends. It'll do no harm to talk ii over with Us
write
WESTERN FARM LAND co.
18th Floor, Mccormick Bldg. Chicago.
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unintentionaIly been created by your
former article may be corrected.
Very truly yours.
j. L. Crixell.
City Marshall.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
HOW PHILADELPHIA
RECEIVED ACQUITTAL
ToaStS Were Drunk to Mrs,
Grace by Friends of Her
Former Husband
Especial Dispatch to The JOurnal2

Especial Dispatch to The JournaL)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 3.-The
sporting tickers carried the news of
Mrs. Grace's acquittal to all the roof
gardens and resorts of the city last
evening, and the newspapers featured
the news in red ink special editions.
At the St James, where Mr.. and
Mrs Grace lived for a time; at the
L'Aiglon, the Continental Roof and the
Bingham Garden, toasts were drunk to
her by friends of her first husband,
Webster Opie, Who was extremely pop
Ular.
The news was flashed by telephone to
Belmont and to the Speedway club,
where the Opies We're constant guests,
and from these retreats to all the road
houses for miles around. In nearly
every case the woman was spoken Of as
DAISY Opie."
A. the plant of the Huff Paper COM
pany, where Mr.. Opie made his head
quarters, the sympathy for Mrs. Grace
was outspOken and universal, and she
will be accorded a more or less formal
reception on her return to Philadelphia
where she has always had the balance
of public sympathy.
Judge Carr, her Philadelphia attor-
ney said today that her affairs are in
excellent shape and that her imme-
date presence is not at all necessary
except as her son needs her.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
M'C0LLOUGH ARRESTED
BY GRIFFIN OFFICERS

Especial Dispatch % The Journal.)
GRIFFIN, Ga. Aug. 3.-Andrew Nc
Colloughs a white man. who escaped
from the Morgan county chain gang
where he was serving an 1S-year SEN
tence for the killing of a negro in
this county last year. was arrested yes
terday afternoon by Sheriff Hutson and
three Of his deputies, The sherim was
informed that Mccullough was at his
wife's home in the eastern suburbs Of
Griffin. and Immediately proceeded to
place the man under arrest, He was
known 10 be a desperate man and the
sheriff was accompanied by his depu-
ties. who surrounded the house and
demanded that Mccullough surrender.
without showing himself to the Off
GERS. Mccullough called out that he
would not submit to arrest, but would
kill the first one that came across
the threshold of the house The sher
III then ordered Mrs. Mccullough and
her children TO leave the house imme-
diately, which they did, and he then
informed the fugitive that if he did
not surrender at once they would open
fire. After some parleying and at the
entreaties Of his wife Mccullough final
~ came-out and surrendered to the Off
GERS and was placed in jail.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
CASE UP TO COURTS,
! SAYS EX-MAY0R HUFF
Many Letters Sent to Judge
Speer and Macon De-
PENDANT
lspeciaI Dispatch b No Journal.)


MACON, Ga, Aug. S.-Cel. w. A
Huff, who recently sent such a scath-
ing letter to Judge Emory speer, has
declined to have anything further to
say Of the incident since the case has
been passed up until November, when
a judge from the appellate court will
be sent here to try the contempt charge
Judge Speer has loft the city for Nova
Scotia to spend his annual vacation.
81 have nothing further TO say" de-
clared Colonel Huff yesterday. Il have
sent the letter TO the judge, he read it,
and the largest portion Of ii has been
seen in public print No, / have moth
ing to give out at present, because be-
lieve the public understands how
stand. i propose to feel satisfied now
and let the circumstances care for
themselves"
Letters and communications of all
kinds have been received by Colonel
Huff since the morning he sent the
letter to Judge Speer's residence in
Vineville. congratulating him on his
stand and expressing best wishes for
good result. Many of the letters We're
from lawyers, who volunteer him their
services free.
The same thing is true of Judge
Speer The day he left the city for
the north he was presented throughout
the day with special letters and tele-
grams from friends throughout the
state, expressing their faith in him and
deploring the litigation.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
Compromise H0gL DILL
AGREED OH By HOUSE
Measure Is Similar to That
Vetoed by Taft Last
Summer

WASHINGTON Aug. Am agree5
ment between .Democra TIC leaders of the
house and senate to frame comprom7
Use wool bin similar to the measure
President Taft vetoed last sumner was
reached today after a meeting OF tnei
conferees on TIE iron and steel bllA9
The latter was expected TO be fna4lyl
passed in both houses today. A meet1
ing Of the wool tariff conferees prob
ably will take place tonight
Senator Simmons, representing the
Democratic progressive alliance Of the
senate. and Representative Underwood
Democratic house leader, agreed to the
compromise.
The iron and steel tariff Aconfereesl
proceeded today~in accordance with the
prearranged program. All senate amend-'
ments to the house bill were agreed 10
with the exception of that for the rel
peal of the Canadian reciprocity act lu
was arranged that Representative Un7
derwood in reporting the results to the
house should move that the house in,
sist on the removal of the reciprocity
amendment from the bill.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
A Physician
Cures His Wife
OF Consumption
With A Simple Home Treatment.
Book Fully Describing the Treat
ment Sent Absolutely Free
To ANY Lung Sufferer

Or. W. H KNIGHT of East Saugus, Mass, writess
Ny wife was down with Consumption, when e
ordered the Lloyd treatment. She was very ear
from night sweats. cough and In q feyerlsh condif
don i noticed a change for the better after ten
LAYS treatment, and from that time up to TIRES
months, when the cure was completed. The Lloy1
treatmens kills the Tuberele Bacillus in the bloot
and tissue, and il is the only remedy 30 Tar diss
covered that viii do this. 1t is preventive as wen
IS q cure. Is should be used by those who are run
DOWN or those who fear the approach Of Consump3
lion. 1t can be truthfully said that Tor the cure
and prevention of Consumption. 1t is the most Won
5erful treatment of the present age.
This is only one OF hundreds OF letters receives
from physicians and others reporting cases OF CONF
sumption and lung trouble restored TO health In e
sections of the United States. We want 70 SEND
every lung sufferer absolutely free the startling
statements of Dr.. ". q. Kiester Of Dayton. ohi94
Dr. @. G. Pinckard of Kansas City. Mo-, Dr. >. H
Ward of Troy. No, and many others who report re-
suits almost beyond belief, together with val1
liable booklet on the cause, prevention and breaF
ment of consumption and lung trouble. -
If You are suffering from weakness, blood spit
ting pus-hlled sputum, night sweats, chills feYef
loss of flesh, painful lungs, distressing c0ugna
wasted body. loss Of rength-write me today an0
III send You ABSOLUTELY FREE the, sworn testl!
mony of many who, after suffering with Just sue4
distressing symptoms, now state that they AXE
CURED, strong able to work, without ache or pain1
happy, full of praise, after q few months use q
this simple home treatment. Send your name and
address TODAY. JUDD. Q. LLOYD, 5o61 Lloyd
Building, st. Louis, No
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
NEW HIGHWAY TO LINK
. BARLOW WITH FLOYD
(snecial Disnatch to The JournalO

Especial Dispatch to Ihe Journal
ROME, Ga, Aug. S.-The commits
sioners of Barlow county have secured
the Services of Kieffer Lindsey, a civ
IL engineer. and are laying out new
read from the Floyd county line to
Gainesville. This will form a part of
the Atlanta-Chattanooga highway which
is rapidly being pushed to completion.
Floyd county has completed it's por-
ton of the pike from the county line
on the south to the county line on the
north, a distance of 81 miles The road
is 20 feet wide. built of ebert and ma
cadam, smoothly surfaced, and is kept
in fine repair. The Barlow county au-
thorities will soon complete their por-
ton OF the highway.
The road authorities in Walker
county are building from Lafayette
south to the Chattooga county line ana
already have the splendid government
pike reaching from Lafayette on into
Chattanooga. The Chattooga county
road authorities are somewhat behind
the others in their work, but it is ex-
pected that they viii shortly join in the
project
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
Triton FARMERS NOW
EXPECT AVERAGE CROPS
Soecial Dispatch to The

CSpecial Dispatch. to The Journal r
TIFTON. Ga, Aug. 2-Thirty days
ago crops I'm this section held out no
hope and there was general gloom
among the farmers, but within that
time a most wonderful transformation
has taken place and with one good rain
during the next few days this section
will produce an average crop
Many Of the crops are even better
than they were last year, but owing to
the continued rains. not so much wax
planted, and with few crops in the low
ground a failure, those that are above
an average viii bring the general aver.
age up to the standard. and so south
Georgia catches on the bounce and
makes good the slogan that the wire
grass Is a winner, rain or shine.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
BURGLAR AND POLICE
TUMBLED DOWN STAIRS

NEW YORK. Aug. "A policeman,
passing a tall loft building. on Tenth
avenue ca ~ this morning. heard mems
voices coming from an upper floor and
broke in. to investigate. In a closet, on
the fourth floor he found a muscular
young man who jumped at him so quick
~ that they both rolled down three
flights of stairs and was promptly hand
cufred. a search of the loft revealed a
great stack Of silks and satins valued at
$4,000 packed up ready to be taken
away.
The prisoner told the police later that
three other men escaped while he was
struggling on the stairs. They had an
automobile outside the building to use
in carrying off their loot he said.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
FARMERS OF BROOKS
WILL BUILD SlL0S
Plans Are Being Made to
Raise More Live
Stock
lsnecial Disratch b The Journall

(Speciai Dispatch TO The Journal)
oUTTMAN. Ca. Aug. 3.-Last year
J.. II. Blalock. Of . kory Head, built
silo the first one in Brooks county.
This year W. w Rast. OF Pidcock; j..
W. Spain. Of Quitman, and Or. Wal
lace Mathews. Of Quitman, are building
siIos on their farms. DIR. Mathews or
dered Canadian spruce for his silo, this
being the best wood for this use. The
native cypress should be equally good
but il seems 10 be hard TO get.
Dr. Mathews is particularly enthusl-
astic about the value Of the silo as a
provision for cattle during the winter.
II is constructed in size according 10
the number of cattle to be bed, and is
allied with corn. the stalk, fodder ana
grain being run through cutter. III
a certain amount is removed from the
top every day through the winter the
contents keep fresh Indefinitely
DIR. Mathews declares this is an ideal
cattle country, and he thinks the boil
weevil will prove a blessing in disguise
20 us. as il has to other sections, since
il will force the farmers to abandon
cotton and turn their attention TO other
crops 20 make money. lie thinks If the
farmers could ever divorce themselves
from cotton the negro would not be
so Indispensable as he is now II more
cattle were raised. the farms not used
for pasturage could be cultivated with
improved machinery and the negro Ia
Dor would not he so necessary.
The negro crOpper impeverishes the
land through. bad methods of cultiva-
ton, and the raising Of cattle would
help this, as it would refertilize the
- Fri. IL mi q mi
and other feedstufs that can be raised
here makes the feeding of cattle an
easy problem And there is certainly
more attention being paid to cattle rails
ing in the county than ever before and
r,,nrn thnrnnr bred STOCK here
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
MAMMOTH RATTLESNAKE
KILLED NEAR ALBANY
tspecial pispateh to The Journal)

Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)
ALBANY, Ga, Aug. S.-One of the
largest rattlesnakes seen in Albany in
some time was one brought TO town
yesterday afternoon by Brannon, of
Prtoria. Mr.. Brannon,t in company with
several companions, was coming to AL
bany in his car. A short distance from
Pretoria they came across a rattlesnake,
eoiled up in the middle of the road and
rafting with all his might. Some of
the party watched his snakeship while
Mr.. Brannon went back home and got
his shotgun. A well-directed discharge
of this weapon shattered the snakes
head, and the dead body was brought to
Albany.
There were eight rattles and a but
ton on the snakes TAIL and he was as
large around as an ordinary mans leg
at the calf The body lay on the side
walk on Pine street for some time and
was viewed by many of the curious A
well known jeweler stated that the skin
was worth at least S. sr
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
RAILWAY CLAIM AGENTS
ORGANIZED AT MACON
Dispatch to The Journal)

Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)
MACON, Ca, Aug. ga local organ
ization of railway claim agents. 7. r.
Gress, president, held a meeting re-
Gently for the purpose of formulating
plans toward increasing the member
ship of the association. 1t was decided
at the meeting that a committee be APP
pointed to visit. every city in the state
and solicit the membership of every
claim agent if possible.
The organization is to be known as
the Southeastern Association of Rail-
way Claim Agents, and it's main object
shall be to get cooperation and eX-
change methods and ideas of handling
claims and to organize in such a way
as to- stamp out as much as possible
the fraud and fake claims and bring an
end to the practice of certain lawyers
who specialize on damage suits.
The association is hoped to be or
ganized perfectly by early fall, with
Macon as headquarters.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
CONGRESSMAN THOMAS
DEFEATED IN KENTUCKY
Rhea, of Third, and Barley
of First Two New
Members.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 3.--Kentuclzy'
new compulsory primary law was tried
out today. The vote was very light.
Congressman Robert Y. Thomas. Jr..
Democrat, representative from the Third
district has been defeated for renom-
nation by John S. Rhea, by about 100
votes.
In the First district Judge a. f. Bark
ley has been nominated by the Demo-
Gratis for the office which Senator Elect
ollie James will vacate. He has over
1000 plurality over the nearest of three
other candidates.
In the Eighth district Congressman
Harvey Helm, Democrat, has won the
nomination against ]. A. Sullivan, who
was supported by Governor McCreary.
In the eight remaining districts in the
state incumbent congressman had no
opposition.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
"A SkepticaI City Editor


Charlie Macloon has been on the job
of exploiting Maude Lillian BerIi. Ee
slipped story on the desk of one city
editor few nights ago that told of an
one the-square diamond loss the singer
had experienced.
The city editor looked at the story
and Remarked: Mac, that Maude Berri
Is the most careless. woman in Chicago.
She's lost two or three motor cars this
winter, a million dollars worth of furs,
a, bunch of diamonds and emeralds, and
if this carelessness keeps on she's liable
to lose her mind. Believe me, I'm seri-
ously considering resigning from this
Job. l think I can make bigger money
by trailing her around the town and
picking up the valuables she drops"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
CHAINS OF SCOUTS
GIVE WAR REPORTS

LONDON. Aug 3--The boy scouts Of
the county OF Kent started this morning
10 carry out a big scheme Of mobiiiza-
ton The operations are 70 last three
days and owing 10 the general public
holiday on Monday a large number OF
hoys were able TO participate
The scouts were sent oft 10 watch the
southeastern coast OF England, in sec
tons extending from New ROmney, round
the forelands TO the Isle OF Sheppey. 1t
Is their duty 70 pass information be-
tween the coast and London by the
means Of human lines Of eommunica-
ton Stations have been established at
half-mile intervals with three scouts
posted al each
In time 81 war with an attack BY
Warships on the coast. which probably
would cut OFF communications. IL Is be-
lierea that this hurnan chain would be
Inyaiaable and II IL is succeSsfrii on this
occasion It is to be made an annual
affair
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
BREAKING GAME LAWS
is A VERY POOR JOKE
IBY AsEooiated PICS. }

CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-Breaktng the game
laws was described as the poorest of all
American Jokes" by Col. G. o. Shields.
president of the League OF American
Sportsmen, in an address on big Game
on Its Native Ranges" last night at the
University of Chicago. The speaker said
that all hunters who think it funny to
kill deer and other protected animals
out of season should be treated as Grim
inals.
Thousands of Americans think it a
huge jest to shoot out of season" he
said MANY of these boast Of their
achievements in this direction. 1t is not
so among the woodsmen of Canada who
would rather live on bacon II months
running than shoot deer against the
law"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
HEATON SHOT TO DEATH
IN FIGHT WITH NIXON

Especial Dispatch TO The Journal.)
FTARTWBLL, Ga, Aug. Sin diff
hculty between John Heaton and Henry
Nixon, Nixon shot Heaton through the
head Heaton died later. The shooting
occurred near Reid Creek Friday night.
Nixon telephoned the sheriff immediate
~ after the trouble and surrendered.
Heaton and Nixon were brothers-in-
law and well TO do farmers.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
BROWNSVILLE NEGRO Is
GIVEN JOB BY TAT 7

WASHINGTON. Aug. BY an exec
utive order Of President Taft Mingo
Sanders. who was a sergeant Of tie
negro infantry regiment. and dischars-
ed without honor for participation in
sfe-s. today became q
messenger in the classified service and
went TO work at the interior depart
ment at $50 month. Recently San
ders took part as a spellbinder in the
Ohio primary fight between President
Taft and Colonel Roosevelt.