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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-02

WANTED-A man who understands
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E YOUR TICKETS.

THIRD PRIZE $3.50 Beautiful roll
seat Parlor Rocker in selected
quarter cut Oak, large easy hol-
lowed back. CASH value, sl2.60
r-
FOURTH PRIZE-Large comfortable
Arm Chair, solid Oak. early Eng
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FIRST PRIZE-Circc ssian Walnut
Buffet, Colonial design, magnifi7
cent effect, very beautiful mark
ings. CASH VALUE 80. $500
SECOND PRIZE - Large CHARTERED
Oak Mission Library Table, 46 in.
long, waxed early English finish,
double thickness top. CASH
VALUE $500
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FOR SALE.

OR SALE-A banco or portion Of
land on the American side of the
river, 3 miles west of the city of
Brownsville; it is a historical
ploce where General Diaz crossed
the river to 60 into Mexico. APP
ply to Juan Treanor, 9th street,
No. sc, Matamoros, Tamaulipas,
Mexico.
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FOR SALE-7-room house, 3 IL
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. 7-4-tf
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FOR SALE-A good horse. Excel
lent saddler and sound. Will be
sold cheap for cash. Address Box
$50.
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Respectfully submitted,
l.. A. WHITNEY,
Secretary.
-O-.
X * X X X X x X X X X y X X X X
PERSONALS
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FOR SALE-House and lot, less
than one block from the new court
house site. Apply ID. l.. Care Her
aid. 8-6-916-12
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FIFTH PRIZE 800 Very handsome
Pedestal In Golden Quarter Cut
Oak, stands SO In, high and has
round top and large polished
stem. One Of our best big sellers.
CASH VALUE .......... $500
SIXTH PRIzE-Ice CREAM Freez-
er. latest improved pattern. -
quart capacity, one OF the beat
freezers made.
CASH VALUE ......... S2.75
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Miss Edna May willard and the
Misses Custer, all teachers In the
Brownsvilel schools. arrived Satur-
day to take up their duties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-02

Elmo Order was a passenger on
the afternoon train for Houston Sat
urday.
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30
LUCILLE CAMERON
HAS DISAPPEARED
Jack Johnson Has Letters, But
Denies knowledge of Girls
Whereabouts

CHICAGO, Nov. 30.-The disappear
ance of Lucille Cameron, i9-year-0ld
Minneapolis girl whose confession OF
her relations With Jack Johnson,
Negro pugilist. led to his arrest ON
charges OF violating the Mann white
slave law. was reported TO the officials
OF the Chicago police department 20
day
Her mother said she did not know
where the girl was. Johnson said he
knew she had left her mother but he
had no idea where she went. She
was released from jail where she was
being held as a witness against John
son. on her promise 10 remain with
her mother.
Government agents were assigned
to watch every move ct Johnson. ard
% make every possible search for the
girl
According TO Johnson, the girl dis.
owned her mother. - her letters TO
him, he said she stated that she was
not satisfied TO remain with Mrs.
Cameron-Falcone. and wanted to .e.
turn 10 him.
she wrote TO me that she did not
want to have anything more TO do
with her mother" said Johnson.
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30

Nearly every one comedies
that the Edgewater golfer has only one
superior In America In amateur goj!,
That one being the present national
tltleholder. To 20 Just bit further
IT mems golf, as the most striking eI
ample OF all, John Ball won the Brit
ish amateur championship for some
thing like the 'steenth time, In def
ance OF his own advancing years, the
new ball heightened course and much
more numerous hazards
Then there are the woman golfers
To be considered Two. examples will
suffice In their ranks. Miss Margare
Curtis won the national and Mrs.
Ronald II. Barlow the woman's eas.-
Urn Championship Miss Curtis oceu
PIES today about the same place in wo-
mans golf as Jerome ID. Travers does
IN the mems. In other words, she
practically is in a class by herself.
Mrs, Barlow is wonderful medal
layer, but a shade below Miss Curtis
Hhen II comes To match play.
To sum IL all up, IL may be foolish
10 deny that the far-fiying ball hes
made great difference In the general
run OF golf and has put clubs 20 much
trouble 20 meet the new conditions.
but at tie same time championships
are now won, as In the past, chiefiy
Ion the approaching and putting.
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30
NEWS OF DEADLY
TYPHOON MEACER
Wireless Messages Confirm ir
Part Story of Death, Injury
and Destruction

WASHINGTON, Nov. O-Scattereu
wireless messages received at Manila
from vessels near the path OF the dis
astrous typhoon which swept over the
Isayas. and cabled here today connrm
the first reports OF heavy casualties
due TO the catastrophe.
Beyond a meagre dispatch early to
day from the governor general OF the
philippines, stating that he had rush-
ed a relief transport TO each oil the
afflicted islands. the bureau OF insuiar
AFFAIRS has received no further official
word OF the disaster.
The war department today caoled
government officials at Manila Tor IN
on as 10 the damage done the railroad
across Ioilo, which has It's terminal
AT Capiz. II Is feared that II has been
greatly damaged.
The United States crnised Cincin-
natl has been rushed TO apiz TO estab-
lish wireless communication between
Manila and the devastated section.
Unofficial reports received by the
navy department indicate that many
Pacific coast vessels, plying in east
ern waters, we're In the path OF the
typhoon. It's feared that some Of
them may have been damaged.
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30
ANOTHER RESCUE
STRIKE OF 10000
EOVER HOMESTEAD
of Carnegie Company
to Resume Will Result in
WalkOut

PITTSBURGH. Pa. Nov. 3O,-Tense
feeling was evident among the strik-
ing trainmen in the Carnegie Steel
Co. plants at Braddock and Home
stead today, when reports that the
company will attempt to resume oper-
atoms in ally its departments tomor-
row afternoon by importing additional
strike breakers, were discussed.
Such action will result in the walk
out OF 100000 OF the $4,000 men EN-.
pleyed in the mills, declares some OF
the strikers.
A committee OF six of the striking
trainmen today are on a secret mis-
sion" for which $75 was raised to de-
fray their expenses. yesterday. This
secre. mission is probably nothing
more or less than missionary work I'm
other big plants In the district II is
known that trainmen in the Monessen
and Mingo Junction plants OF the
steel corporation. have been visited by
strikers and may become involved In
the trouble.
or the 81 kebreakers taken into
the Braddock plant yesterday. 10 left.
declaring that the situation had been
misrepresented. Thus far there have
been no serious clashes between the
company and the men, but the com
pany daily is increasing its means OF
protection, and the men who have
now been out a week, are growing Inn
patient.
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30
new BIDS CLIP
THOUSANDSFROM
COST OF SEWER
Big M0rrell-st. Job Is Now Well
Within Ese;mators' APP
preparation
TO BE LARGEST AND MOST
EXPENSIVE IN CITY
Work Will Start in Short Time,
and Will Require Ten
Months

BY readvertising for bids for four
sections of the big Morrell-st. sewer.
Commissioner Haarer has obtained
bids collectively amounting to $2l, 624
less than the original bids for these
sections, or more than the commits
sloner Of public works receives In sal
airy for a term of four years.
The lowest OF the original bids for
section tour. was Sl40,65S, submitted
by julius Porath. On readvertising,
Haarer got a bid OF $132,852, or s7.806
lower than the original This bid
was also submitted by Porath.
The lowest bid for section five first
received was that OF Porath for $104,.
500. On readvertising, Haarer got a
bid of sos ,82y.97, which, too, was sub
mitted by Porath.
The lowest of the first bids for sec.
ton six, was $yS,S44, submitted by
John s. Affeld The lowest, on read
vertising, was 500 $3.50, submitted by
Affeld
George Jaynes submitted a bid OF
s54 ,003, the lowest Of the first btach.
Jaynes also submitted the lowest OF
the second batch. ISL 1888.
A half dozen contractors bid each
time and their bids were proportion
ately lower the second time. There
have been rumors of combination OF
sewer contractors, but Haarer sees no
evidence OF II In the present instance,
and will now recommend the accept.
ance OF the lowest bids received on
readvertising.
The only batch OF first bids not re-
jected was that for section three.
John Wagner a Sons bid 1921, 500, or
s14, 900 below his nearest competitor,
and Haarer recommended the accept
ance OF his bid.
There are seven sections OF the
sewer, the contracts for the first and
second sections having been granted
to Carpenter & Anderson, of Grand
Rapids, who bid $33.616 and $l04,sos
tContinuea "u Page Eight
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30
Far-Flying Ball Has Spoiled Colt,
Think Some of the Eastern Cracks

The far-fiying ball, some players
think, has spoiled the game of goif
The records OF the years champions
ships. however, do not support these
critics. Now, as ever, the winners %
the big tournaments are the players
who have the greatest skill, the great
est nerve and the best judgment.
To begin with the national amateur
championship went TO Jerome -.
Travers, a winner twice before. MI
TfayeFs also won thu metropolitan
championship. Then there was the
open title, won for the second con
secutive year by j. ]. McDermott, VINO
also tried for the title three years ago,
losing in the playoff. No one Is likely
20 say that McDermott would not be
IN the front rank with the old guilty
ball.
Take another open event, the Metro
polltan, and II 10 found that Tom Nc
Namara was at the top He has been
right up with the leaders the las,
three years. so that he came by the
titie right wortbily Or, again. there
was Alexander Ross as winner OF the
Massachusetts, open for the sixth time.
he was winning the same title when
folf balls had much less resiliency
Than they have today.
Charles Evans. JT.. won the western
rpon and ran runner-up In the national
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30
SCHWITTAY PUTS
UP HARD FIGHT
FOR FREEDOM
Wisconsin Sheriff Bases Battle
on Absence of Legal Paper
in Subornation Case
SPIRITED DOCUMENT
AWAY, IT'S CHARGED
Hearing Not Finished, and Will
Be Taken Up Again
Next Tuesday

On one missing legal paper which
the prosecution openly declares was
spirited away by the defendant him
self, Sheriff Albert c.. Schwittay. OF
Marinette county, Wisconsin, charged
with subornation OF perjury. based
his fight for freedom In Justice JEFF
fries' court. Saturday morning.
Wisconsin has a nifty littleAtechni-
cality in it's law governing the taking
OF dispositions In criminal cases. That
technically was played TO the limit
by Schwittay and his attorney, Max
Hulette During all OF the trial.
regular dynamo OF nerv-
Gus energy. resourceful as d fox.
prompted his attorney In excited stage
whispers; few into silent exhibitions
OF anger when things went wrong, and
smiled and chuckled to himself when
he thought that he had made a point.
He had said that he would act as his
own attorney He did the next. thing
to 1t. by popping from his chair. every
minute or so, to whisper audibly into
the ear of his attorney.
The wisconsin law provides that
dispositions In criminal cases can be
legally taken only when an order to
that effect has been issued by the cir
cult judge. and the district attorney
must be present when the deposition
is taken.
Schwittay defied the prosecution to
produce that order.
District Attorney ]. c, Morgan, OF
Marinette. openly stated that he
(Continued % rage Eight
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30
NEW YORK COTTON
7Igh Pyigate Seems to Sbosv Deep
.Soyyosv While His Master is III

High Private, great king OF TIC turi.
whose muscles play like cells Under
his satiny skin. and in whote eyes
have famed the spirit OF victory on
many occasions when he has passed
under the wire. a blur OF colors, Is
occupying a comfortable boz s'all a.
I.atonia
His racing days are temporarily
at an end. owing to lameness but what
is that impulse tina. makes me noble
horse prick up his ears when he nears
footsteps approaching?
His conduct exemplifles tle relief
that dumb animal can show I'M
measurable depths Of affe 5tiDn for
those Who treat IL kindly. RE rnIssee
the illustrations OF Fred. LuzadeI.
his trainer. Every time he hears a
step coming he bricks mp his esrs and
his soft eyes rest upon the door, hop
ing to glimpse a familiar face he may
never see again, for Luzader, at the
home Of his parents, Ii hghtug for
his life on q bed Of sickness
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30
MUSEUM LACKS ROOM
FOR CUSTER RELICS

Mrs. Custer, widow OF the famous
general, recently offered To add Eer
rich store to the mass OF valuable
Custer relics that we already have"
said Director Griffith of the Detroit
Museum OF Art, Friday. But We
haven't the space to display the col
lection that comes to us now. II will
have to be stored in our cellar with
many other things OF scientific and
historic interest that must be kept
there on account OF the lack Of room.
Among these are many documents con-
nected with the early history OF De-
troit, such as a voluminOus cor.
respondence relative 20 the sale OF
Belle Isle. Mad Anthony Waynos
military order book also is there
The Custer collection contains
many trophies Of the hunt left by the
general.
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30

cult Judge James G. Tucker. in Mt.
Clemens.
The ten aldermen involved are
Thomas f. Gilman, Louis Brozo,
Louis E. Tossy, Martin j. Ostrowskl,
Frank ]. Mason, David Rosenthal,
Joseph Theisen, w. II. G. Hindle,
Alois A. Deimel and Andrew Walsh.
After reciting the progress or the
case up to the time when the prose
cutting attorney demanded change OF
venue, Judge Phelan says:
IF the question OF the right to
change the venue on the application or
the people were a new one In this
state, there might be some doubt as 10
this courts right to grant the prayer
OF the petitioner, and | would be In
clined to accept the theory set forth
in the able briefs furnished by my
brothers, Mcnamara and Hunt tat
torneys for the defense); but upon
this point there should no longer be
any doubt. The supreme court, speak
ing through Mr.. Justice Long, as far
back as 1892, In the case OF the Peo-
pie VS.. Peterson, laid down the rule
that circuit courts have the right,
upon cause shown, 10 change the
venue in criminal cases on the appli'
cation Of the people. This rule Of law
! am bound to follow
Quotes Supreme Court.
I'm the Peterson case the supreme
court said: There can be no doubt
that Il was the intent OF the trainers
OF the constitution OF this state in pro-
viding that the right OF trial by Jury
shall remain" that such right OF trial
by jury was TO remain as complete
and certain as the right existed at the
(Continued ON Page Eight
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30
INNOCENT
PASTOR GETS
WOMAN'S WHIP
Is Mistaken for Chancellor BY
Militant Suffragette in
Aberdeen
LLOYD-GEORGE HIMSELF
is TARGET FOR SHOES
Angered Prisoner Fires Foot
wear at Magistrates Head,
But Misses

ABERDEEN. Scotland, Nov. 3d.
Mistaking the Rev. Forbes jackson
for Chancellor OF the Exchequer David
Lloyd-George. a suffragette dashed the
clergyman across the face with
horsewhip at a railroad station here
today. She was arrested
Angered at the courts refusal to
grant her an immediate trial after her
plea OF not guilty had been entered,
Grace Locke. one OF the suffragettes
accused OF attempting to break up the
Lloyd-George meeting last night, tore
on her shoes and threw one OF them
at the magistrate and the other at
his clerk. Both missed but very mar
rowly.
The woman. who was about TO be
released on bail, was Immediately ar
rested for contempt OF court. Two
other suffragettes, similarly charged,
were freed under bond.
In all five suffragettes were under
arrest in connection with the Lloyd
George meeting They included the
woman caught in the hall where the
speech was TO be delivered. with a
dummy bomb in her possession. her
two companions. girl who hurled a
stone through the window of an auto
mobile In which she mistakenly
thought the chancellor was riding.
and today's assailant OF the Rev
Forbes Jackson.
The chancellor OF the exchequer's
speech. which IT had been expected
would include an outline OF his land
taxation policy, did nothing OF the
kind The chancellor did indeed, de-
terms and emphatically declared his
intention OF breaking 1t up. but he
did not definitely explain how he pro-
posed to accomplish II or just what
system he proposed to establish In its
place.
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30

In his wakinit hours the thoughts
OF Luzader are with the great bread
winner not more than half mile
away. Al LULA der. young brother,
reports daily the condition Of the
horse and any advice Fred gives him
is gratefully received.
High Priva 10 seems 10 know
something is wrong with my brother"
said Al. when go TO HIS sal In the
morning. the b orse looks at me with
eyes flied wit h misery and when I
go TO feed him he rubs his head over
my shoulder Ia an affectionate way.
/ talk TO him pEe I would TO child
and he seems TO understand You
have heard OF a dog forming a strong
attachment for It's master. out
don't believe my animal has formed
stronger lik ing for a human icing
than High Private has for my brother.
Fred has fed and cared for High PR.
vate for nearly four years and he has
never abused him by sending him %
the post too often"
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30
PREACHER is HELD
ON STORY OF GIRL

wALTHAI.t.. Miss. Nov. 3c.--with
The jail heavily guarded TO 2revent a
threatened lynching. Pew. A. Nix, IL
held here today charged win an at
tempted assault upon a little nine
year-old girl, a member OF his Sunday
school class Nix asserts that he
merely spanked her for not knowing
her Bible lesson, but the child tells
a different story. Rev. Nix poses az
n "sanctihed." or holiness" preacher
and had a big following here up to
the time OF his Indictment.
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30
Council Committee Decides on
General Pension in Accord
ance With Vote
PIECEMEAL PLAN MAY
BE RESORTED TO, ALSO
Planned To Submit Public Own
ership Amendment Before
Choosing Commissioners
POINTS IN CHARTER
REVISION PROGAM.

REVISION PROGAM.
The city charter will be revised
In accordance with the vote Of the
people.
No special election will be
held, but charter commissioners
will be nominated on the regular
spring primary day, March 6, and
elected on the regular spring cleo
tion day, April I.
Steps will pe taken 20 have the
legislature give lmme dlate effect
to the amendment IT, the home
rule act In conformity with the
constitutional amendment permit
tIna cities 10 revive charters
pleeemeal. The legislature con-
venes Jan, 8. There 10 an enroll
ment Jan II. " the legislature
acts promptly. a municipal owner
,.sss.p sAss yssat e the pnc---.
charter could be submitted to
vote Of the people an enrolment
day. Amendments oould also be
submitted March 8 q April I.
All expense OF special elections
10 avoided by this program.
The council committee on charter
and city legislation met Saturday
morning to consider tho resolution In
troduced in the countil last Tuesday
by Aid. McCarty to revise the city
charter and elect commissioners Jan.
81 This plan involved an expenci'
ture OF $4,000 for a special primary.
Dec. 80. and the special election. An
opinion was obtained from Corpora
ton Counsel Lawson that revision 81
the charter was mandatory OH account
OF the proposition having carried In
the election, Nov. 8. Mr.. Lawson in
formed the committee that no specific
time was set BY law In which the
charter must be revised, but the SUI
preme court held In case involving
revision OF tlie charter IL Adrian
that so days was a reasonable time
within which 10 elect charter cor
He believed that It would
come within a legal. definition OF a
Reasonable time" TO elect commi ,
sioners/ in the regular spring cleo
ton. This opinion was given In 70
Spouse to requests from the commit
teemen, who wanted 10 save expense
by elecdng the commissioners In the
regular spring election.
The McCarty resolution will be re
ported In favorably. excepting as e
the dates. The resolution provides TO-
an appropriation of $500 for salary tol
each commissioner. II provides To-
the election OF commissioners, ont
(Coatinued on T'.Ee Eight
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30
TWO BOYS SERIOUSLY
INJURED BY AUTOS

Two young boys were badly injured
in automobile accidents. Saturday
morning.
Frank Wincoski. nine years old, of
No. sc Danest., was run down at Jo-
seph Campau and Smith-aves., Ham
tramck, by one of Dodge Bros. autos,
driven by William Wasmund, OF No.
Krupp-ave. His right leg was broken,
and he was cut and bruised about the
face and head. He was taken to
Grace hospital in an auto patrol
Alex Casberks, No 252 Willis-ave
east, was run down by an auto driven
by Leon Klunes. OF No. 20 Duffield-st.
at John X. and Montcalm-sts His
right leg was broken. and he was also
bruised and cut about the face and
head He was taken to Harper hos.
pltal In police auto.
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30
5000 POOR TOTS
FACE CHERRIES
CHRISTMAS DAY
Records of the Poor Commits
sion Disclose Many Pa
thetic Cases
FORGOTTEN CLUB MAKES
PLEA FOR DESTITUTE
Money Continues to Come In,
But Much More Is Re-
quired-"Get Busy"

Children to the number OF at least
3,l51-children OF destitute parents
will 20 absolutely without any Christ
mas cheer this year unless 1t is pro-
vided for them by outside sources.
These children and their parents viii
have only the bare necessities OF Ire.
as provided by the poor commission
unless people In more fortunate cir
cumstances give them presents o.
clothes, and what is more dear to the
ohild's heart at Christmas time, toys
and candy. They have not had toys
and candy since last Christmas, and
great many of them did not have them
then
This number does not include the
thousands more, who, while their par
epts succeed in keeping the wolf from
the door and who are not actually re-
Quired 10 ask assistance OF tne poor
commission. are In very poor cIrcun-
stances. They, too, VIII go without
Christmas gifts unless provided By Out
side sources They are heard or only
through kindly disposed neighbors
and charitable institutions whose
work Ia more private than that OF the
city poor commission. one OF the
workers in such cause estimated
that there Is no less than 5000 chill
dren OF such families, which would
put the number OF children, worthy OF
presents from outside sources at well
over 5000.
II is TO help relieve the suffering oil
these children. and provide little out
OF the ordinary for them which VIII
make Christmas something more than
a name. that The Times FORGOTTEN
club has been organized. The idea OF
this club was suggested by Tom Mays
famous cartoon, Forgotten Many
tCenttnaed ON PAGE EighO
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30
AUTO THAT KILLED MAN
STOLEN FROM J. ID. MARLEY

The police say that the automobile
which killed Edward Rippon, street
car conductor. as he was standing in
front Of the Woodward-ave. car barns,
late Friday night. was owned by John
ID. Mabley. and had been stolen from
in front of the Arcadia dancing pa
vilion. Woodward-ave. and Stimson-piy
about 9 o'clock. The machine was
found badly damaged and abandoned.
at Scotch and Tireman-aves., about
o'clock. Saturday morning, by Pc
lrolman Schells.
The Detroit times., 1912-11-30
THREE ARE KILLED
IN CAVE-IN OF DITCH

PITTSBURGH. Pa. Nov. 30.-The
men were killed shortly before noon
today when 25 feet OF the side OF a
ditch in which they were working at
the city alteration plant at Aspinwall
tumbled on top Of them. Several 9th.
ers had narrow escapes.
The fellow workers OF the victims
frantically placed their shovels TO res
cue the men. ut while life was not
extinct, they died soon on their way
10 hospitals.