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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-07
Box Car Burns.

Fire destroyed a box car In the North
Oregon Short Line yards shortly after
midnight thls morning The apparatus
from station No. ? and the motor from
responded TO coll sent in from the rail
road offices and succeeded In saving other
cars attached to the burning car. The
damage WAS nominal
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-07
Outlook Is Bright.

Everybody here eDthuslastlc y
Sress. Governor Spry and The 9
Commercial club indorse the Cod
and See America First more17
MIR. Trumbo said that dr. D
an enthusiastic leader In the -
lea First move Al the meeurg
yer preliminary steps viii bs ]
prepare for Colorado's represf9
the Transmississippi congress
nection with the See Amero
movement. Mr.. Trumbo furihr q
that a convention Is 10 be he'd .
more in Nav in It's interest si|
Is the intention Of the Officers
Transmississlppi congress to sTt
cation to this convention 10
delegates 10 attend the TIars5
congress and 10 co-oper1te ID 9ln1
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-07
Widespread Interest

Mr.. rrumbo also received ,
Yesterday from Rlchard sav
Seattle. one OF the vice pfsss'
thc Transmississippi congress
that lot OF good work was
in the state az Washington
tcres; Of the congress and tai
assure the people OF SAT- ~
there would be 4 large deleeh
Washington. Mr.. Jones sl@
In his letter that Seattle soss
n bid FOR the 1915 congress
cisco has already sisnifIed Us ~
the congress Of that year s,lcn
I'm the Golden Gate city. x
that an interesting flght m
rival cities will bc lns,ltp'A
years congress in this Guy,
The visiting officers WI
Kansas City tomorrow altelDii
ping en- route NJ Cheyenns sne
At Cheyenne they VIII cail %
Joseph NJ. Carey OF Wyoiplls
list his cooperation In tss "
cress. ~
About the first Of Aprn. -
will establish Offices In tnr ~
purpose OF completing the u'a
years congress.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-07
Secretary National Irrigation Congress
Question as to Date.

When seen in regard TO the convention
Secretary i, T.. Caine of the CONNER
cal club yesterday declared that the
big gathering OF representative men would
in all probability take place In Septem-
her, either one week before Or one week
following the Transmlssissippi congress,
in order that the many prominent men
OF the country might the more easily
arrange TO attend both OF the big gath
erings.
However, it is understood that Mr..
Trumbo, president. and MI. Becker sec
retary, OF the Transmississippi congress,
now in the city, disapprove the plan.
Secretary Caine declared that state
officials and the Commercial club had
pledged hearty support 10 both congresses.
and that hoth big gatherings would pEoye
OF inestimable worth to the community
for manifold reasons, affordins above all.
exploitation and advertising advantages
seldom equaled. aside from showing out
siders Just what irrigation has accom-
plished in the community that gave birth
10 the national congress
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-07
Applicants are Many.

There are more than eighty apnlI-
cants for the six scholarships Offered
70 Etan students by the University OF
by students Of the University of ITt.b
All those wishing 10 try for these sohol-
arships must have their names in hv
February 20, and il is prohabis thnt
there viii then be competitive o..
animation
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-07
Appeal to Americans.

or the entire amonnt desired. il is
expected that most OF 1t will be raised
listed the support OF the United States.
appealing for sl.O00.O00 The American
Red Cross society and other similar or
sanizations Endorsed tho appeal, and
President Taft issued a proclamation call
ing upon The American people TO dem
onstrate the country's good will by lib
cral contributions. Governor William
Spry Of Utah recently followed the chief
executives example with a similar proc
lamation to The people OF Utah.
Yesterday ID. f. Colett, at the Cham
ber of Commerce. received an appeal
direct from the committee in Shanghai,
asking that Salt Lake join with three
hundred other American cities in a great
demonstration of good Will to the new
millions stricken with plague and fam
inc. but 10 whom the ravages OF war
TO establish r. republic have made gov
ernment succor impossible 10 the neces-
sary extent Mr., Collett has turned the
communication over to the Commercial
club, and Secretary ]. Il. Caine yesterday
said that in all probability tine board
Of OF soyernGTs ,N you'd meet to take action
Mr.. Walker have also received commu-
nicatlons In relation 10 the matter. The
Tribune also received an appeal direct
from the committee 10 assist in the
campaign in this city and state.
Pitiable Plight.
The letter sets forth that throughout
two populous provinces, schools are
closed. business is at standstlll, the
weak are becoming beggars, families are
being broRcn up by the sale OF wives
and daughters. and people are lapsing
into apathy and moral chaos. The COM
nittce proposes that throughout the ma
tion each city act as a unit, cable at
once its willingness TO help, raise
fund TO be sent on as fast as 81 comes
in, and on May 10 able statement OF
tho total sent 10 date. with D mesesg &c
OF good viii in the name OF the city.
These messages will be transmitted TO
the Chinese press and will he published
IN Il booklet TO he presented to officials
and members OF the national and proyin-
clal assemblies, and thus not only help
To avert I great calamity. but make the
alcviation OF suffering the opportunity
OF strengthening the friendship between
China and the United States.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-07
Will Soon Be Here.

Following is the telegram received from
Secretary Hooker.
II plan to arrive In Salt Lake February
1s. Active work for the success OF the
twentieth national congress al Salt Lake
will be arranged In February and car
ried on cnergeticslly. Organization plans
for board of governors OF national exec
utIve committee and Salt Lake board
Of control TO make passible unprecedented
gathering.
Members and friends OF National lr
rigation congress look upon your city
for most successful congress since It's
organization in Salt Lake City in 1891.
"At nineteenth congress in Chicago last
December Utah delegation organized with
NJ. Fl, Walker chairman. Horace w.
Shelley. secretary, and designated George
Austin vice president for Clan and Rich
ard w. Young executive committeeman.
Upon organization OF national executive
committee, Mr., Young was elected chair
man.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-07

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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-07
HONG KONG CUSTOM
Chinese Women Perform
Heavy Labor as the M.
They Haul Huge Loads, Harn...7
Like Horses, Also Assis, In Az,
Ing New R~oads-cIty 10 y.ry
Cosmopolitan.

Hong Kong, china-A pecuti,r,.
the Hong Kong colony Is the mon.
of the mems and women's occun.,..
according to our English idea, N
women work Just like the men. /.
drag huge loads harnessed like M
carry heavy weights strung over M
shoulders as yokeis carry milk ss~
In the country.
They stagger up the Peak for ~.
100 yards, when they lay down M,
burden, go back. pick a new IA, :
carry this up to the first dumn,.
place, then take the first load u
Few yards further and so on, all ma,
a blazing sun. All the brlcklav,D,
road mending, coaling, etc, il Az.
equally by both sexes, but perhaps h,
most curious sight. writes a Honrhor,
correspondent. is to see a wor.,
straining at an oar or at the steers,.
OF a sampan.
II the boat be a very heavy ons tvo
OF the women will work an oar !,
gether, one pulling one way and M
other pushing, while a little bahy /,
perched on the back Of each In a sot
OF cradle or papoose arrangement.
On the other hand up on the Peal
which is the European settlement. ous
often sees a Chinese boy walking
along sedately pushing a perambuls.
tor, while the English nursemaji
walks empty landed by his side and
s~uperintends operations. OF course All
the house work Is done by boys
The next point is the very cosmopo.
itan nature of the place. This VA,
most forcibly borne in upon me Tia
other day when was walking with an
American on one side and an Austria.
ian on the other. Just In front Of IA
were a couple of Germans, a Parses
stood at the door of his shop, a Jana.
nese girl followed by two Portugues
boys passed us, and a moment later 4
rickshaw went by In which sat a Span.
ish maiden.
There were Of course Chinese scat
tered all over the place as usual, %
that here within a hundred yards 4
one another at least nine n~ationalltia
we're represented. 1t would be hard 10
name a country which could not pro
duce its type here.
A contingent of the B~aluchlstan Id
fantry is here; we have Sikh police
men; Indians of all kinds are repre-
scented officially in the civil and police
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-07
NEVER HEARD OF HEAVEN
John and Joseph Shake Their Head'
When Questioned by Judge In
New York Court.

New York.-Rabbi Harris Platsin
who has n synagogue In Grana
street, Brooklyn, and two in Mannat
ton, appeared In the children's court
to press charges of malicious MISCHIEF
against two young brothers, n agea
thirteen years and the other ten. Ine
elder Of the two, John Waitukarts'
was found guilty. Little Joseph was
allowed to go home. John will be ps
rolled.
The rabbi alleged that the two boys
threw bricks at him and struck him IN
the head with one of them, and called
him names.
Judge Ryan, when examining ts
boys, asked them II they had eve.
heard of God OF. heaven. John anu
Joseph. in spite Of their biblica'
names, shook their heads.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-07

took to the woods. The settler won
dered at this strange freak on the
part OF the lambs, but be went about
his work. When. an hour later. the
sheep returned, he discovered that
one Of the lambs was missing. The
next day the same thing occurred
again a lamb failed TO return. The
settlers children tried TO keep the
sheep in the fields, When they could
not do this, they followed the animals
into the bush. They reported that
they had distinctly heard a bell tin
killing In the distance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-07

All at once It dawned upon this set
tier that the bell he had fastened to
the neck Of the wolf was the same
that had been borne by the father OF
the flock In the previous summer. The
quick-eared sheep had recognized the
sound Of the bell and. true to their In
%stincts. had fastened to Join their last
years companion. The result was
that they found, not a wolf In Sleeps
clothing. but a wolf with q Sleeps
bell, ready to dine on a spring lamb,
The settler did not release any mere
belled wolves
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-07
Wolf as a Bell Whether

lacent woods OF wolves, He therefore
fastened a bell on the VOLTS neck and
turned It loose.
When the snow had disappeared
practically the settler allowed his
mock OF sheep to exercise their lambs
IN the fields near his house. While he
$1,000 watching the gambols Of the
lahlos, the sheep pricked up their ears.
as II ihtently listening. Then, with a
great deal Of bleating. the whole aoek
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-07
Canadian Settlers Experiment Didn't
Work Out as He Had
Expected.

A settler on the upper Mattawa
river in Canada caught a wolf. He
had read that ships were sometimes
cleared OF rats by fastening a Rell
around the neck OF one Of them. Ac.
sordingly, II seemed to him that in %
similar manne- hs might rid the adj
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-07
Love by Wireless Anglers Uncle sam

Love by Wireless Anglers Uncle sam
Newport, R. 1.-The latest thing "
retard official wireless communicative
Of the naval torpedo station and ship'
OF the Atlantic feet is the large mum
Der of messages from girls smitterl u
the manly jack tars Of the big snips,
These maidens, living In Boston anu
other large cities along the coast, SEM
the most trivial messages to their sea-
faring friends. One Of the most arden'
messages intercepted here was from
Sweetheart Maggie" to "DarIns
Jack" in which Jack was implored -
come to Boston as SOC as be couia
because Maggie's heart was '1u..
melting away" for him and he hadns
kissed her for so long her lips wef'
dry"
Captain williams, commanding tne
torpedo station, has incorporated NAM
OF the messages in q report.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-07

A good roost is a 2x4 scantling
placed broadside over two l2.inch
boards. These two boards form a
platform which catch the droppings.
and these are worth from rs cents to
a dollar a barrel Do not place the
roosts too high. for the hens will
jump and in so doing will have Len
weakness or perhaps bumblefoot
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-07

Famine Survivors Eat Each Other
Shanghai, China.-One-third OF tne
population of Chinese districts In ING
vicinity of Shanghai are dead as tn0
result of the famine caused by iooas
last summer. Survivors are o SAN
to be eating each other.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-07
WRECKS Or TIE NEW i t
jersey COAST esszSa.ea.baoz

Y THE department q the M
saving service al Washington
they sometimes speak ot a
nights work on 10" Jersey
coast. which. 20 a casual listen
cr. carries no especial stgnld
cane. u lg only whcU ore Is
curious enough TO probe behind
Tie ma,,r-ey fact attitude d tho
department officials. or dig into
the tine Followed reports Of tho
coast patrol that ore obtains a
g..mmcr ~ what this branch OF
governments service expects Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-13
THE R LITTLE FLY.

Steal a march on the fly That
is the advice which is being given
by nearly every well regulated health
department throughout the country.
The march can be stolen by setting
out now. Flies have not yet become
numerous. The first real warm wea-
ther will bring them out.
Now is the time to prepare an
ambush for the predatory fly. 1t can
be done. The Board Of Health Of
Chicago has sent out a bulletin tell
ing residents how to prepare a dose
for the flies which is said to be final
for them as far as any further exis-
tence is concerned.
Housewives are advised to sprinkle
a solution of one part of forlnalde-
hyde to ten parts of water in their
garbage containers, during the warm
months, not only TO kill odors, tut
flies and insects as well.
The Board of Health bulletin goes
on to recommend what they call an
excellent fly poison. 1t is as follows:
One pint Of milk, one pint Of water,
one tablespoonful of formaldehyde.
The mixture should be poured over
a slice of bread in a plate and placed
where flies are wont to c~ongregate.
1t is pointed out however, that this
form of fly poison must not be put
within the reach of children or ami
mails that would be likely to sample
it.
AS a warning to those who do not
fully realize what is possible for two
flies happily mated 10 accomplish in
a season, it is stated that commenc-
ing housekeeping on May i, they
will before the first of the following
October have 1 Oil, 600, 10000
descendants. These figures are GER
tainly enough to brighten any we'll
organized person into taking the ne
cessary precautions to reduce the fly
crop during the coming season. Be
gin now-Brooklyn Eagle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-13
MUST PAY TWO CENTS.

1t is quite a common occurrence
since the city mail delivery was es-
tablished, for persons receiving let
ters mailed in the city-"drop let
.ters," so-called-to be called upon
to pay an extra cen in order to have
the letters delivered, the writer's
having mailed them with only a one
cent stamp on them. Apparently it
is not generally known that no let
tiers will be delivered bearing a one
cent stamp.
The old drop letter" with its
green o%ne-cent stamp is a thing of
the past in Brownsville. Put a two
cent stamp on your local correspond
ence, unless you wish the recipient
to pay half the postage. A good
many of the letters mailed TO parties
in the same town are bills, and it
may be imagined easily that the ex-
ira postage is not paid very cheer
fully on this class of mail.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-13
If l Should Die Tonight.

If | should die tonight
And you should come to my cold
corpse and say,
Weeping and heart sick DER my life
less clay
And you should come in deepest grief
and woe,
And say. Here's that ten dollars
that | owe
l might arise in my large white
cravat,
And say, whats that?"
If | should die tonight
And you should come to my cold
corpse and kneel,
Clasping my bier to show the grief
you feel
| say, if | should die tonight
And you should come to me, and
there and then
Just even hint bout paging me that
ten,
| might arise the while;
But I'd drop dead again.
Ben King.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-13
WALKING TRACTION MACHINE.
Houston Man Invents Wagon that
Walks on Eight Feet.

A. Miks, aHouston man, has built
a machine which he calls a walking
tractor He predicts that it will do
away with wheeled vehicles for many
purposes. Mr.. Miks has been work
ing on the machine for five years, he
says, and to prove that the idea is not
a foolish one stakes his record Of
many years as an engineer.
He was formerly chief engineer of
the Bowers Southern Dredging Com
pany, which did much work for the
government, on the Houston ship
channel and the Port Arthur canal.
The walking tractor is a myster-
ious appearing wagon with eight feet
and two wheels. To show that they
are real feet Mr.. Miks has built a
model with toes like a man on each
OF the eight unclad feet, shaped like
the pedal extremeties Of the genius
humanus bipedus heels and all.
Mr.. Miks' working model is operat-
ed by a dynamo, has an action like
that of a crab, and goes either for
ward or backward. 1t was shown at
The Chronicle Office last night by the
inventor, who claims much of for it.
The feet will do away with wheels
for many purposes he said.
For blowing in fields the tractor
is much better than wheeled power.
II a u equally well over rough
and level ground. A hole or a bump
means nothing to it. 1t can work
anywhere-in places where a wheel
ed vehicle would be begged. We
could Eve build battleships for use
on land by putting them on legs
Houston Chronicle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-13
WHY THE FLY MUST DIE.
Insect Is More Dangerous to Man
Than the Ravenous Bests.

The house. fly exists only through
the liberation Of men-a liberation
which We're it ignorant, would be
criminal.
The house fly is the most terrible
single enemy that mankind has
among living creatures. Beasts of
the jungle have slain their thousands
but this prowler in the household has
slain his tens Of thousands. OF all
vermin he is the most filthy; of all
%purveyors of disease the most dead
.ly.
The house fly is born in offal-no-
where else. The manure pile and the
cess pool are his home. 1t is from
these haunts that he ome to visit
the kitchen, the dining-room and the
nursery. He drags his filthy feet
across the bread, dips them in the
butter, wipes them on the meat and
bathes in the milk. He seeks out
the sickroom and sips the excretions
of the consumptive, the typhoid fever
patient and the child with summer
complaint.
Experiments were made TO mea-
sure the possible range of flight of
flies, and further observations were
recorded on the ways. in which arti-
fcially infected flies carry and dis
tribute pathogenic and other bac-
terra. The experiments and Observa-
lions quoted in the report show de-
~finitely that artificially infected flies
both house flies and blow flies, are
capable on injecting fluids,
such as milk and strip, on which
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-13

aN much larger acreage, and yet three
million acre feet Of water are flow
ing past Brownsville yearly-going
to waste forever in the salt embrace
of the Mexican Gulf.
But Major Howell admitted that
by 1915, when he thought there
might be 100000 acres in cultivation
here, our deep water project might
be considered.
MR. COBOLINI, BY INDISPUT-
ABLE FIGURES SHOWS THAT To-
DAY, IN 1912, THERE ARE AL
READY MORE THAN 10000
ACRES IN CULTIVATION IN THE
VALLEY.
Thus Mai. Howelfs last objection
is answered. Three years ahead of
the date predicted by him, the Valley
has more land in cultivation than
he estimated as the amour that
would justify our demand for deep
water.
The tonnage Of the Valley, which
has increased more than a hundred
fold within the past twelve months,
justifies u demand.
This great, rich, fruitful Valley,
pulsing with life, with nearly a doz-
en- thriving towns, growing and dew
clipping in every direction justifies
our demand.
Mr.. Cobolini has spent several
years collecting data and studying
this question of deep water, and
the Valleys development. His every
argument is supported with unques-
tionable facts. And his letter to Ma
jor Brown carries conviction.
The result of his efforts coupled
with the good work of Congressman
Garner in securing the amendment
for a resuryey Of Brazos Santiago
will be to give Major Brown the OPP
p%ortunity to make a report upon the
subject which no doubt will reverse
the %unfavorable dictum of Major Ho-
we'll.
1t remains, however, for the citi-
zens of Brownsville and the entire
to back Mr.. Cobolini's efforts.
Deep water will not be obtained in
a day-nor merely for the asking.
1t requires systematic, energetic and
persistent effort to accomplish such
a great undertaking. If we remain
lost in slumber. this great opportun-
ity will slip through our fingers.
All Brownsville realizes that deep
water transportation will be it's sal
Let us awakenl Cast off u lethar-
gy, and act,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-13

entered at the Postoffice at Browns
Vile, Texas, ~ Second Class Mail
Matter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-13

they feed and into which they fall.
In the case OF the house fly, infected
with certain heterogeneous, gross
Infection may be produced in milk
for at least three days, and a small
er degree Of infection for ten days,
and a smaller degree of infection for
ten days or eve longer. Blow flies
produce gross infection for six to
nine days or even longer. Blow flies
produce gross infection for six to
nine days with non-pore-bearing mi
cro-organisms and some degree of in
lection for three or four weeks
Easteran and Western Review.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-13
IRRIGATION ASSISTANT
IS VISITING VALLEY
r. C. Thaxton Of U. S. Agriculture
Department Here to Carry on
Manager Rockwell's Work.

r. c. Thaxton Of the United States
department of agriculture is in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley in the in
terest of irrigation Investigations.
He will be in Brownsville for sew
eral days following the 18th of this
month. His work is practically a
continuance of that carried on by
w. L. Rockwell Of San Antonio, for
the past few years, and is Of import
ance to the irrigators of the Valley.
Mr.. ThaXton has requested the
Herald to state that he wishes to
meet as many Of the irrigators as
possible, and consult with them
while here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-13

There has been some criticism on
account Of the fact that congress has
paid so much more for President
Taft's portrait. for the White House
gallery, than was ever paid for any
other presidents portrait. 1t should
be remembered, however, that III
subject in this instance was about
twice as large as almost any Of his
predecessors, and hence the artist
had a considerable amount of extra
work on this commission.