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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-05
Farmer Well Paid For Work

the door o. his house OF the farm
about TWO and onehaE miles from
BONANZA. and before breakfast looks
OF 10 see i there is catch. He
says the trapping has rot taken two
hours time from his farm labor I'll
season. He expects 70 devote his
tine exclusively 10 trapping instead
OF farming next winter, expecting 70
make more than By agriculture
With dozen traps, Sparks declares
that il winter he can easily clear
$500.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-05
Girl Who Likes Ghosts

ure Of the insatiate novel reader. nons
are so abused and mistreated as the
ghosts
The finest specimens OF ghosts.
and in my opinion the only really an.
thentic ones. flourish in England. AU
other ghosts are sports"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-05
Sheriff Prevents Weddinc.

kenton, O--Denied permission 70
mary By the girls parents. Daniel
Lewis. IL, and Ethel Smith. Is, eloped.
They were pursued 20 miles By the
sheriff who prevented the marriage
and arrested Lewis.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-05

are convinced that instead O. its be
ing evidence Of unusual business So
gaci-y I. was only another evidence
o. his eccsrt-icities.
! brilliant and unique individual Il
his Freedman. and Re comes Of ar
eccentric family. L is just about
twenty years ago since he and his
brother. Max. Who was equal! eccen'
tic. inherited $4,000. 900 each rom
the:r father. the French sugar k-ng
The Partisan wits dubbed hin a. oIcs
The Little Sugar Bowl
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-05
YouNe's PIER BURNED.
Atlantic City Pleasure Resort Almost
Completely Destroyed.

Atlantic City-Young's ocean pier.
one Of the big features along the sea
front Of this resort, was destroyed By
fire Saturday. Six fremen were IN.
iured. The pier was about $500 fee,
long. The whole structure, with the
exception OF perhaps $50 feet at the
shore end, was completely DESTROYED.
The loss is estimated at s250.O00 an
only partly covered by insurance.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-05
-gcg TAYLOR IS DEAD.
Unlte5 States Senator c. tennessee
Expires n Wzs-. ra:or.

GlHd EXPIRES II washington
8 sr Washington Senator Roaer- :.
o;u0~ Taylor. @: Tennessee. died a Pr7T.-
2 otdence Hospital mis- CRY. s---av
Stsas morning following Z p-o.rzc.=d Illness
|ro OuFsnd severe operation :o- ga.'s-o-es
Ecxper Two weeks ago the sickness @. The
rnu1tdistingu .Ehed Ter-esseszr became
ave alarming and arrangements were made
% gQor a. operation a. the tine. TIE a.
Ta1erdi1g physicians decided. ECwsTe-
- nd othzt Ire patient vas unable e stand
ea.r,z,the ordeal, and he operation was pl-
If Less than = week ago he SeEs-
~ 7, 1or's condition Grew worse. and OF
:, THURSDAY night = vas decided ,ha- --e
~ stones must be removed Dr.. Ea--.-
ma scn Crock operated, and while the
NJ Senator survived the shocE he was IN
palct oiable 70 take 1ou-lsluel- from -lz.
fanesseime q and his death Is asc-lo=d
Nrms a-gely to starvation
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-05
SENATOR GORE ATTACKED.
Insane Man Tries To Kill Hin Win
Club While Speaking.

WsuEes1a. W-is.-Senator Gore. o.
Oklahoma, narrowly escaped death
here when crazed Pole. Charles
Schonul.a, attacked him with & club
while The Senator was speaking. The
Pole vas sitting near the stage and in
he midst q the Senator's speech sud
denly leaped 10 the platform. drawing
2 club from under his overcoat as he
jumped and swung instantly a. the
Senator's head
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-05
HID FALLS 5 STORIES; LIVES.
.ands On Canvas Covering OF = Fruit
Stand.

= New Tork.-Fannie Fsranga, z =
.-r esT-old child Of the upper East Side
ell five stories from the FIRE escape
her home and escaped with slight
INJURIES. She landed on the canvas
] ovsring Of a fruit stand, vas tossed
IS in a blanket and then rolled TO the
psueet- 4 fractured Jaw and a scalp
Ozound we're the sum OF her hurts.
1from which her speedy recovery is
.redicted.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-05
offers Taft sa.so for . Stow

Chicago.-W. c. Griffin, II, editor Of
the Young American Golfer, has offer.
ed President Taft $3.50 for a golf
story for his magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-05
To Have Aerial Line,

Indianapolis, Ind.-Capital assured
for axirigible balloon passenger line
between this city, Chicago. Louisville
and Cincinnati. Ten passengers will
be carried en- the first trip.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-05
Left Estate Worth san.noo.

Woodside, y. Y.-Investigation O.
the accounts Of Daniel Creedon who
lived il al old windmill. showed that
he left an estate worth $4,000. All
his relatives live in Ireland.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-05
Hound Song Written in 1900

Baltimore, Md.-It is claimed here
that the "Houn' Dawg" song is not a
Missouri creation but was written in
Germany in 1899.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-05
Gets $1,000 for Phone Device.

Worcester, Mass--Philip Lavery. 20.
mill worker, received ST., 900 for an
invention which prevents a third per.
son from overhearing conversations.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-05
Choir Goes on s.riL.

London--The church choir at Grims-
oy went on strike because the rector
criticised the singing, and detained
them after service to practice.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-05

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
COLONEL IN OMAHA
SCORES PRESIDENT
CONDEMNS EVIL INSTRUMENTS
FOR DIRTY WORK.
Roosevelt Makes Bitter Speech in
0maha-Says Taft Could Not Garry
One State in Ten Were it Left to
Popular Vote.

Associated Press.
Omaha, Neb, April lit is not
a nice thing to use evil instruments
in order 10 do dirty work." said Col.
Roosevelt tonight in an attack, in
a speech, upon the supporters of the
Taft administration.
1T is even a less nice thing to
throw evil instruments aside when
they are broken and loudly make
believe that they are not used in
tentionally."
Roosevelt charged the Taft man
ayers with a helpless acquiesence in
Taft were relying solely upon bosses
who stand for what Is worst in our
political life.
There Is not one state out OF ten
in which Mr. Taft would have any
chance if the vote were left to the
people themselves" he asserted dur
ing the address.
Roosevelt said LOrimer and PenrOse
recognize in Taft the kind Of pro
gressive whom they are willing to
clasp to their hearts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
OLD FERRY BARGE CABLE
HAS BEEN REMOVED
Last Vestige of Primitive Methods by
Which Probably Millions Of Dol
lars Worth of Goods Transported.

From today Brownsville will be
minus a landmark which for 80 years
has been a familiar sight. Judge E.
G. Forto announced yesterday that
the old barge cable, which for so
many years has been spanning the
Rio Grande at the freight ferry will
be taken down.
Another evidence Of progress, as
the freight now goes across by rail
The international bridge across the
river at this point caused the barge
service to be abandoned But the
old barges and the stout cable by
which they were pulled back and
forth served well the purpose Of
freight transportation between
Brownsville and Matamoros in their
day. The amount Of traffic which
passed by the barge route probably
would surprise the average person.
For a great many years all Of the
freight for the city of Matamoros
and the outlying settlements and
ranches Of this section Of Tamau-
lipas was received by steamer via
Point Isabel and Brownsville being
ferried across the river by barge.
In her palmy days Matamoros
merchants carried very extensive
stocks Of imported goods Of various
kinds. The richest of silks. laces,
fine jewels and other costly articles
were sold there, and the Matamoros
trade was very important.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
Paving Company Buys a Hat.

An indignant citizen with a bat
tered new straw hat confronted the
representatives of the National Creo-
soted Wood Block Paving company
Tuesday afternoon, with a demand
for compensation for the loss Of the
aforesaid head covering. The hat
which looked somewhat as if it
might have been cast into the ring
before the recent election by one of
the candidates who didn't win, prob
ably saved the owner from a bruised
head.
1t was demolished by branch Of
falling tree which was being cut
down by orders of the paving COM
pany. The wearer passed under the
tree TO speak to a representative OF
the company about some damage to
the fence around the formers prop
erty alleged TO have been caused by
The falling tree. Just at this mo
ment the branch fell, catching the
hat and destroying any semblance
which ii may have borne to the lat
est spring styles The wearer in
dignantly demanded damages al
once
The paving man was about to turn
away, when the hat owner adroitly
placed the smashed headgear on the
formers head and then backed away
refusing to receive it again. The
paving man finally hung the hat or
( the fence, and went and reported the
affair to Superintendent Hudson,
who Immediately bought another hat
just like the damaged one and pre-
sented it TO the claimant
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
NEW PHONE SYSTEM
READY BY SEPTEMBER
Will Be Equal in Efficiency to Those
of Any Texas City, and Will Ac-
commodate 1000 Subscribers.

T. w. Yenson, chief engineer for
the Southwestern Telephone COM
pany, who has been in the city max
ing arrangements for the installa-
tion of the new telephone plant in
this city, informs the Herald that
the new system probably will be
ready for operation by September.
The new switchboard, which is
to be located on the second floor Of
the Stegman building, is what is
known as a multiple common bat
terry board No. 10. II is being made
by the Western Electric company,
which has contracted to have the
board here the latter part of June
or the first of July. 1t is estimated
that it will take about sixty DAYS
to install the board and have il ready
for operation. The new equipment
will accommodate 1000 subscribers.
The outside plant is to be placed i'm
the very best condition and will be
able to take care Of almost any
amount of subscribers. As the in
side equipment will be all new and
every telephone in town will have
to be changed, the company has un-
dertaken very large and expensive
task. When it is completed, Browns
Vile will have an equipment fully
as up-to-date as those Of San An
tonic, Houston or Dallas.
Mr.. Yenson expressed himself a.
being highly pleased with the town
coinciding heartily with the ex-
pressions of the company's general
commercial superintendent, p. X
Baker, who was here three or -four
weeks ago. Mr.. Baker upon his re-
turn to Dallas informed the Office
that he had found Brownsville z
live and progressive town. mucf
better, in fact, than he had ex
pected. Mr.. Yenson left yesterday
afternoon for points up the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
AMERICANS STRIKE
ON MEXICAN ROADS
FIVE HUNDRED TRAINMEN QUIT
THEIR JOBS.
Railroad Officials Say They Are Able
to Run Cars Without Interruption
Except Where Trains Put Out Of
Commission by Rebels.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Mexico City, April 1.-THE Amer
lean engineers and conductors on the
National railways Of Mexico walked
out at noon today, almost to a man.
Their action was based on the re-
fusal Of the railroad management to
accede to their demands, the prin-
cipal of which was that the order
requiring train orders to be written
in Spanish be suspended.
There are approximately five hun
dred Americans in the employ of the
Mexican railways OF these only
ten have signified their intention of
remaining at work.
The railroad management assert
that except where trains are put out
of commission by the rebels, they con-
tinue to run without interruption.
They claim to have sufficient men
available to operate all trains, both
freight and passenger.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
MEXICO SENDS NEW CONSUL
To Replace Silvino Garcia, Who is
Ordered to the Front.

Hon. Federico Mendoza Vizcaino
Of Mexico City, who arrived i'm
Brownsville Monday night, is the
newly appointed Mexican consul at
Brownsville. Senior Mendoza has
come to take the place of Consul
Silvino Garcia, who has been trans
ferred to another branch of the ser
vice at Morelos. The new consul
assumed charge of the consulate,
when Mr.. Garcia checked over
everything to his successor.
Mr.. Garcia is expected TO leave
very soon for MOrelos, where II is
said he will enter active military
service.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
BETTER REGULATION
OF OCEAN TRAFFIC
CONGRESS WOULD MINIMIZE
DANGER TO SHIPS.
Bills and Resolutions Pour Into Con-
gress Yesterday Designed to Pre-
vent Repetition of Disaster Like
That to Steamer Titanic.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, d. G., April II
Congress acted swiftly today on the
Titanic catastrophe. Bills and reso-
lutions designed to prevent the re-
currance of such disasters poured
into both houses.
In the senate a resolution deciding
thorough investigation by the com
merice committee into the causes
leading to the wreck with particular
reference to inadequate life boats
was agreed to.
Other resolutions introduced pro-
posed that the president be advised
that the senate would be in favor Oh
treaties with maritime nations to
regulate the safety of ocean craft,
passengers and crews and for the
equipment of steamers with adequate
life saving apparatus.
Two resolutions were introduced
into the house. One would direct
the maritime nations Of the world to
appoint members on an international
commission to define ship laws and
routes, and to minimize the dangers
OF collisions at sea.
The other would extend similar
invitations to nations interested in
North Atlantic steamship travel, to
form a commission to arrange for a
patrol of North Atlantic waters to
warn ships.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
MEXICO REPLIES
TO WILSON NOTE
EXCEPTS TO COMMUNICATION
SENT TO OROZC0.
President Madero Declines to Assume
Responsibility for Acts Of Rebel
Leader-Says Wilson Note Not
Based on Justifiable Incident.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Mexico City, April 17-MeXico re-
piled to the note of Acting Secretary
of State Huntington Wilson tonight.
declining to assume responsibility for
the rebel general. Pascual Orozco, jr..
and denying the right Of the Wash
ington government to deliver the adj
monitiOn contained therein, taking
exception to communication direct
ed TO OrOzco through Consul Letcher.
and deplored the fact that the com
munication was made public I'm the
same note to which the Mexican
government Is required to make an
answer.
TIC reply says tho reason the right
Of the Washington government gov
ernment TO admonish Mexico Is de-
MED is that it Is not based on any
justihable incident.
1t denies the responsibility OF the
Madero government for acts commit
ted in territory removed from
obedience to law as contrary 70 the
principles Of international law, while
accepting full responsibility for every
loss or damage sustained BY for
eigners legally chargeable to the
Mexican government.
Orozco Is held to be answerable TO
the Mexican courts only for his Of
fenses and therefore should not have
been the recipient OF diplomatic
communication as he was when
Consul Letcher recently delivered 70
him a warning from Washington 70
respect the lives of the Americans In
Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
KILLED BY FALL
FROM CONSTRUCTION CAR
Sad Accident on Interurban Near San
Benito-Jose Ponce Lost Life
While Unloading Piling.

Jose Ponce, laborer on the inter
urban line which is being built be-
TWEEN San Benito and Santa Maria.
was killed yesterday morning near
San Benito by falling from a car Of
pilings and being struck on the hea
by one Of the piles.
Justice of the Peace Gayito was
called and went to San Benito yes
terday evening for the purpose of
holding an inquest. The story OF
the unfortunate mans death Is told
in the statement of F. S. Robertson,
as follows:
ION the morning of April II, about
11:20, there was a gang of twenty
men on a coal car unloading piling
Jose Ponce was standing on the end
of the car with one foot on the side
of the car and one foot on the end
Of the car. AS the pile was rolled
off, or just before it left the car, Jose
seemed to lose his balance and fall
head first and backward of the car
I lighting on the ground on the
| OF the railroad embankment on his
| back with his head down. The pill
I ing was following and struck him il
the back as near as / could tell.
was standing on the top of the same
car but at the opposite end
Il jumped down and called some
men to help him up and put him OF
a car and brought him TO San Be
nito. having sent Duke Jones in M
auto before me to find a doctor ant
bring him TO us. Dr. Garnett me
us at the San Benito station anC
pronounced the man already dead.
81 then had him taken to Peasel
undertaking establishment and sen
for the coroner.
THE accident occurred about II
miles from San Benito on the lin,
Of the interurban railway, where
the Santa Maria branch now beini
built crosses the San Benito Land 4
Water company's main canal"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
ROLL Of SAVED
SEEMS COMPLETE
CARPATHIA SLOWLY MAKING
WAY TOWARD HARBOR.
A List of Third Cabin Passengers
Relayed Last Night Through
Scout Cruiser Chester-First and
Second Cabin Lists Practically In.

Associated Press.
New York, April 1.-THE roll OF
the saved from the Titanic tonight
seems complete.
That 1912 lives were taken as
toll when the giant liner crashed
into an iceberg off the New Found
land coast Sunday night, is regarded
as certain.
The Carpathia, making her way to
New York with S66 survivors, sent
list Of the third cabin passengers
tonight and a message sent through
the scout cruiser Chester said that
full list Of the first and second
cabin passengers safe aboard had
almost been sent in its entirety.
The Carpathia is about six hun
dred miles from this port and is ex-
pected to dock here early tomorrow
night.
The first story of how scores went
TO death, and the incidents in con-
nection with the Titanic striking the
iceberg will be known in, detail for
the first time, unless the story is sent
out from the Carpathia by Wireless
in the meantime. 1t is a curious fact
that up to the present no word has
been allowed to come from her in re-
lation to the big liners movements.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
COUNTY SCHOOL TRUSTEES
ELECTED APRIL IL
Voting Very Light-NO Election in
Six Districts Results Announced
by County Commissioners.

The county commissioners court
yesterday afternoon canvassed the
returns of the school trustee election
held two weeks ago. The returns
show the following resultsaoar
Trustee at large, A. CelaYa.
For Com. Prec. 1, Charles Cham
piOn.
For Com. Prec. No. 2, J. p. Cot
tingham.
For Com. Prec No. 3. George B.
Falligant.
For Com. Prec. No. 4, w. III. Jersig.
The polling Of votes was very
light In districts two, three, four
five, seven and eight there was no
election In district No. | each OF
the candidates received 26 votes. In
district No. six all excepting Mr.
Cottingham received IS votes. Mr.
Cottingham polled nine. In dis
trict. No. eleven each candidate re-
ceived 55 votes, while in district No
twelve only sixteen votes were pOlled
for each candidate. smoa
In addition to the election of cOun-
ty trustees, each district was to vote
for district trustees. Those who were
elected to this Office were as follows.
District Mol, Ramon Delgado and
Antonio Vallente.
No. 6, w B. Newhall and w. II
Mead
No. 9, J. c. Bennett, s. o. Tansil
and v. w. Biggs.
No. IL, Julian Vera and Jesu!
Vera.
In the precincts where there wa
no election held, it will be the dut.
Of the county school superintendent
to appoint trustees.
With the exception of the ap
pointment of Phil Barbour to the Of
fee Of justice Of the peace, this wa
the only important action of the aft
ernOon at the commissioners court
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
SERIOUS BREAK
ON LOWER RIVER
A Break in Levee Above Greenville,
Miss. Will Flood Several Counties.
Villages Inundated.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
New Orleans, La. April 17-One
Mississippi river levee gave way to-
night forty miles north of Green
Vile, Miss. and the flood waters viii
sweep over all Of one county and u
portion Of four others. Seven VIII
lages are on thei @dl6 Of the flood
and the water may reach a couple OF
others.
A break is also reported In the Ar
kansas river, fifteen miles north OF
Arkansas City. but those conversant
with the situation say the result viii
only add to the discomfort caused
by the back water.
The break above Greenville " re-
garded as the most serious of any
i'm the lower reaches Of the river. It
Is the first along the Mississippi
shore
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
DRAINAGE ENGINEERS
REPORT IS APPROVED
San Renito Drainage District Will
Vore on $3.50, ,667.28 Bond Issue
on May 9th.

The county commissioners court
met yesterday morning for the pur-
pose Of hearing the report OF Ward
Carpenter. district engineer for Cam
eron County Drainage District No
Three Cthe San Benito district).
The court approved the report and
ordered an election to be held in
the district on May 3 for the pur.
pose of seeing whether or not tht
land owners shall vote TO issu,
$3.50. .667.2s in bonds for the pur
pose OF draining the district.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
Alabama For Underwood.

Associated Press.
Montgomery, Ala, April 1.-THE
democratic convention instructed its
delegates to vote for Oscar W. Under
wood as the nominee OF the party
until the nomination Is made at the
Baltimore convention.
Similar instructions were given by
the district conventions, and the
states allotted "a votes Will be cast
as unit for Underwood until the
end OF the ballotting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
Battle in Sonora.

Associated Press.
Ell Paso, Texas. April 17-Bavispe,
in the state Of Soronra. Mexico. has
fallen into the hands of the rebels
sent out from Juarez. according to
telegraphic advises received here to-
day Eleven federals and four rebels
we're killed in the battle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
Cattle Importation.

Customs house broker David Malt
by yesterday crossed fifty-three head
Of cattle from the Mexican side of
the river.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
Associated Press.

Boston, Mass, April 17-"The
bodies of the victims of the Titanic
disaster are at the bottom OF the
deep, never to leave" declared Prof.
Robert Wood, of the chair of ex-
perimental physics, of John Hopkins
University today. 1T is altogether
improbable that any corpses will
ever return to the surface as in the
case Of bodies drowned in shallow
water" ,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
Cattle Market.

Associated Press.
Kansas City. Mo. April l7-Cat-
tie steady to 10 cents lower; export
steers $3.50 to $S.55. Hogs steady
10 cents lower heavies $3.50 70 SS.
Sheep 10 to Is cents higher,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
Weather Forecast.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, ID. c. April 11-West
Texas. fair Thursday. except showers
in the Panhandle; Friday fair. East
Texas. fair in the south. local rains
in the north Thursday; Friday prob
ably fair.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-18
Cotton Market.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
New Orleans. La, April l7-Cot-
ton futures closed steady with a net
advance OF 10 to q points. Spots
firm, 10 is up.