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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27

This proved disastrous, for with the
boat travelling AZ the speed Of an ex.
press train. Cumyns was literally
hurled into the air when the river was
reached. He feil into the boat Just as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27

All the new2 III me ume-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27
THIRD TRIP.

The accident occurred on the third
trip. Comyns. In company with a num-
Der Of friends. decided TO try the to-
hocgan slide. and the first time took
the back seat Here he got a drench-
ing, and decided 10 sit in front the
next time. on the second trip. in
spite Of his efforts 20 maintain his seat
the shock partially lifted him from the
seat and carried his hat into the river.
His head gear was recovered, and
Comyus then decided TO brace himself
with his feet and not hold on to the
boat al all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27
MAN is INJURED
AT WATCH TOWER
Hurled Four Feet Into Air
When Boat on Toboggan
Slide Hits Water.
SPINE IS BADLY INJURED
Back Strikes seat With Terrific
Force-Is Given Medical Aid
and Moved tO Hotel.

Hurting through space az terrific
rate OF speed, a. J Comyns. salesman
for the Peoria Packing company, was
thrown a distance of four feet into the
air about u O'Clock last night when
the boat On the Watch Tower tobog
gan shdo struck the water. He crashed
down against the seat. landing on his
back with terrific force. and injured
his spine so that HIS friends had 70
take him TO the street car and thence
20 the Hotel Harms. where he is stop
ping. 4 physician was Immediately
summoned and the injured man given
medical attention. lie is resting NOR,
easily today
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24
SATURDAY, AUGUST "a, 1912.
THE NEGRO VOTE.

Does the negro voter hold the bal
ance of power in this campaign? If
the figures compiled on the subject
are at all reliable, it appears, on the
face of the estimates, that he does.
Normally, in all the doubtful states
where there are a large number Of
negro voters, they must be consid-
cred rs a part Of the republican
strength, especially as to the choice
of president.
1t is safe to say that the democrats
get few votes from that source ex-
cept where they follow the gross
practice of buying them. The col
ored vote that goes of its own ac-
cord to the democrats is so small as
to be negligible.
Yet with three parties in the
field, one of which is avowedly re-
publican, and another ayowedly anti
democratic, new possibilities develop
with reference to the black vote.
Take the state Of Missouri for Illus
tration. There are said to be $4,000
negro votes in that state. Missouri
is one of the doubtful states. 1t has
a republican governor and a demo-
cratic legislature. No state officer
won at the last election by any large
majority. The probabilities are that
the highest plurality-the exact fig
ures are not at hand-was under ten
thousand. Assuming that the race
this year will be close among the
white voters as to the three candi-
dates, the negro vot, if it could be
unified and held in hand, would be
the determining vote. In that view
of the case it will easily appear that
the swatting of the coIored brother
in Mr.. Roosevelt's convention re-
Gently, was a bit unwise.
On the other hand. it must be adj
mitted that there are some defects
in this sort Of calculation. The
negro vote can not be unified nor
kept in hand. It IS a floating vote
for a hundred reasons, and each one
Of these reasons i d~iscreditable
both to the negroes and the white
politicians. If left to himself it Il
safe to say that the negro in any
state will vote for the regular re-
publican nominee. In any one Of
the Southern state which. like Mis-
souri,, may be set down as doubtful.
the white vote will be o%verwhelm-
ingly democratic.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24
BROWNSVILLE BEHIND HEROIC
MATAMOROS?

you Brownsville people are in
clined to feel that you are more pro-
gressive than Matamoros," remarked
a prominent Matamorensen to a
Herald representative yesterday,
"but in fact you r away behind.
Matamors has had mail delivery for
thirty years, while Brownsville has
only just secured this Improvement.
Brownsville is also inclined to be
amused at our little street cars, yet
the fact remains that we have the
street cars, and have had them for
twenty-five or thirty years, while
Brownsville is still without them"
Yes, that's just what our Mata-
moros friend gently rubbed into
Brownsville yesterday. The funny
thing about it is that all he said was
true. and yet we Brownsville people
have sometimes INDUCED in the
gentle humor Of calling III neigh
Dor city a lotro lado Sleepy old
Matamoros." Still, we may console
ourselves with the knowledge that
Brownsville now has free mail de-
livery, and soon will have a street
a system.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

Arkansas Pass is to celebrate the
achievement of deep water at that
port with an elaborate program ex-
tending over six days. from Sept. Z
70 L.. Everybody is invited. The
Herald would suggest that Browns
vile and Valley peaple generally
should attend the celebration and
bring back a supply OF deep water
enthusiasm with them. When they
witness the great rejoicing of
Arkansas Pass over the achievement
of deep water there, they may real
ize what a great thing a deep a
port is and return with a determina-
ton to work for deep water at
Brazos de Santiago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

The Loyal Order of Moose, men
toned in these columns yesterday,
is by no mean the same as the
Modern Order Of Bull Moose, men
toned in these columns nearly every
day. The first is a benevolent in
stitution with several thousand &C
tual b~eneticiaries; the other is also
a benevolent institution, with ON,
prospective beneficiary. Both ex-
pect to spend a lot Of money, for the
good of the needy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

These states have 327 electoral
vote. The number needed to elect
this year is 267.
Something had to be done and
done quickly. The Rhode Island
dinner at which Colonel Roosevelt
sat at a table with white men, white
women and negro men was I'M
doubtedly the eXpedient devised BY
the board of strategy to mollify
Northern negroes.
Carrying his notion Of a
square deal, it is 0 unlikely that
the Colonel will at an early date
come South to lend his presence to
a social gathering of Southern white
men.
Such is the square deal' and
"ev%en-handed Justice as construed
by this modern philosopher who holds
that a negro's social status is to be
determined by consulting a
geography-and the election tables.
Fort Worth Record.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24
THAT NEGRO DINNER.

News reports of the political ac-
tivity of Northern negroes in oppos-
ing the Roosevelt party explain the
presence OF negroes at the Rhode
land dinner at which Colonel
Roosevelt was the guest of honor.
During the noisy birth of the new
party the full political effect of
Colonel Roosevelt's reputation of
Southern negroes was 0 realized
by the new party's managers. But
they did not have long to wait be-
fore discovering that Northern
negroes resented this attack upon
their Southern brethren. Immed-
ately following the Chicago onven
tion the National Colored Mems
Progressive league met and issued an
address denouncing the Roosevelt
negro policy. 1t was a ringing docu-
ment, bristling with indignation and
it pointed out to Northern negroes
that their political rights would not
be safe in the keeping of men who
openly approved Acknowledgement in
the South. Much was said along
this line and the introduction Of
Jim Crow laws into border and
Northern states was predicted if the
Roosevelt negro policy won.
Northern papers have been filled
with letters, speeches and editorials
on this subject and Northern negroes
are fighting mad.
Senator Dixon and George Perkins
remained over in Chicago to pacify
their colored allies, but as rapidly
as they would make terms with the
rock crushed Southern delegates
these delegates would be repudiated
and denounced by their Northern
brothers as traitors to their race"
And then the new party leaders
began to study election tables and
learned that the negro vote consti-
.tutes a balance of power in many
doubtful states. A list of these
states and the colored vote, tell its
own story of danger to the new
party:
State. Vote
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24
C0B0LINI VOTES mo"

To The Herald.
First-Street paving. BY using
Rio Grande silt for cushion and fill
ing. the price should be reduced
from $2.70 per square yard to $2.45
per square yard complete.
Second-Taxpayers give the city
Of Brownsville notes bearing s Der
cent interest What right has the
mayor or aldermen to sell a gilt
edge security note of one dollar for
9 cents.
The law says bonds shall not be
sold at less than par. | am against
such proceedings.
Shame on you all,
LOUIS COBOLINI.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

Another band Of defeated rebels
is headed toward the border. To
many people it is not quite clear
that the government has arranged
for adequate protection to those
American citizens, on the American
side of the line, who might be sup
posed to be upon an equal footing
in governmental regard with their
fellow citizens in the banana belt Of
Central America.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24
Purely Ornamental.

A small APPLICANT for assistance
was being interviewed by the char
fty worker.
What is your father" asked the
latter.
"E's me father"
Yes. but what is hep"
'Oh. e's me ste%pfather."
Yes, but what dose he do7 Does
he sweep ehimneys or drive buses or
what?"
"O-ow.r exclaimed the small ap-
plicant with dawning light of COM
prehension. mo, e amt done moth
ing since we've 'ad 'im."-Tit-Bits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

1t is all right to make Americans
safe in Nicaragua. Yet we may per-
haps be allowed to say that there
are other Americans who are not
safe, and they are much nearer than
those at Nicaragua. 1t would be in
teresting to know what peculiar in
terests are at stake in Central
America that explains the unequal
measure of protection dealt out to
American citizens abroad by our
government. BY all means protect
American lives and property in the
banana countries. but also protect
them in every other country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

Let us hope that the people in the
free delivery sections of Brownsville
will not consent to give the city a
black eye by refusing to support
the free delivery system. 1t would
be such a humiliating black eye
an eye Of such exceeding blackneys
thai, by comparison, it would make
a c%reosoted paving block look like a
dish of ice cream.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

Manager Dixon is going to make
public the expense Of the Colonel's
preconvention campaign, in the days
when the Colonel was still a repub-
lican. The promise is a little be-
lated in view of the fact that he h1E
often been requested o do so. Still,
if it was only a matter of a hundred
and sixty thousand dollars, why
bother with it at all?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

If the Colonel had known Of that
Standard Oil contribution to his
election, would he have accepted the
job? Perhaps not, since he does
not care much for being president
except in SO far as the Office is
thrust Upon him by the admiring
masses.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24
WANTED

WANTED-One active woman in
each town to take orders for Gus
tom Tailored Corsets. Guaran-
teed for one year. Permanent
business. Established fifteen
years. $500 to $4,000 month
ly. Samples on approval. Free
advertising. Write quick for SELL
ing plan. National CorsetiereS,
Dept. 120, Chicago, Ill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24
COUNTY
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

District Judge-W. 3. Hopkins.
District Attorney-John |. Kleiber
District Clerk-Louis Kowalski.
County Judge-John Bartlett.
County Attorney-E. X. Goodrich
County Clerk-Joseph Webb.
SHERIFF.. I. Ryan. Il
Tax Collector-Damaso Lerma.
Tax Assessor-George Champion.
County Treasurer-EdGar l.. Hicks
County Surveyor-A. w. Amthor.
Sup. Pub. In.-E. III. Goodrich.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24
Terms Of Suhscrintion

Daily-Published every morning
except Sunday, by mail postpaid to
any point in the United States, Mex
leo or Cuba or delivered by carrier
to any part Of the city, West
Brownsville. Texas, or Matamoros,
Mexico, one year 5000; six months
$500; one month so cents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

With the completion of the oil
mill a new industry is established
in Brownsville. an industry that
promises to be one Of our most val
liable assets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

II is limited that the Suez canal
will cut rates in competition with
Uncle Sans big ditch across the
lsthmus of Panama. All right. If
Sammy cant hold his own III that
matter. he is not the level-headed
old. man OF business we took him to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

We asked them for tariff reduc-
tion. and they have given us a par
cells post-what they call a parcels
post. whose best features are its
worst features.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

Penrose appears to be in the mi
nority. The Colonel. Finn and
Perkins all say II isn't 80. That is
pretty unanimous as far as it goes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

Meanwhile Mr.. Hilles. private
secretary to the president, will not
concede to the Colonel a single
electoral vote. On the other hand.
we nus not forget that the betting
people are offering no odds Oh Taft.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

OF course, we can not get the
water tower until we can ran
for the money TO pay for il. Let rs
keep on arranging until the moneys
in sight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

Open air physical culture classes
for the free instruction Of women
and girls are held every Sunday in
Berlin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

The s~landerous tongue would be
more harmless If it wasn't for the
credulous ears.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

Entered at the Postof1ce at Browns
vile Texas, as Second Class Mail
Matter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

Ii Is better 10 start a good dinner
with an appetite than with an APP
petizer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

FOR RENT-Office rooms u
Combe buildings, at very reduce
rentals. Apply at First National
Bank 2-10-tf
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-One corner store and
one inside store and our two
Dom apartment with bath room,
in the new Stegman building, ad-
joining Merchants Natl bank
building. Address p. o. Box 90,
Brownsville, Tex. S~-16-9-16
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

Congress viii probably adjourn
tomorrow. Or if not tomorrow. soon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

Naturalization by young lady
as stenographer and typewriter,
or general Office work. Address
@. H. care Herald. S-22-10t
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24
THE MODEL LAUNDRY.

THE MODEL LAUNDRY.
We have recently installed in Cleaning and Pressing departnen a
Hoffman Steam Pressing Machine"
In pressing cloths with this machine live dry steam is brought. in d.
rect contact with the m; terial, the garment is pressed uniformly. set
and steriized al one operation. Searching is utterly impossible.
This process is more sanitary than the old method and the work Il bet
ter Our operators ire skrlful and our prices are slightly lower than for
merly.
Coat M pants, steamed and pressed $50.
Coat and pants, cleaned and pressed $IO0
Skirts, steamed and pressed $50. I'D.
Other garments in proportion.
TRY US PHONE M !
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

OR SALE-Chance to stop paying
rent. Buy home i'll West Browns
Vile on easy terms, 3 lots, 6 rooms
and bath room, 2 halls, including
reception hall, with all modern
conveniences. Small payment down
and balance as you would pay
rent. w. f. Montgomery, Phone 322
7-11-tt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24

FOR SALE-A good horse. Excel
lent saddler and sound. Will be
sold cheap for cash. Address Box
$50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-24
FOR SALE.

FOR 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 go into Mexico. APP
ply to Juan Treanor, 9th street,
No. sc, Matamoros, Tamaulipas,
Mexico.
The daily sentinel., 1912-10-12
NO TRUTH IN It.
To The Sentinel:

To The Sentinel:
Certain political workers are cir
culating a report in an effort to make
political capital, to the effect that,
if Sam b. Berry is elected county
Judge, | am to be probation officer,
in accordance with a promise he has
already made me.
This report is absolutely untrue.
Mr.. Berry has made no such promise
to me. / have not talked with him
on the subject, and, furthermore, [
shall not be an applicant for the pO-
sition If Mr.. Berry is elected.
In fairness to Mr.. Berry and to
myself, / ask that this statement lie
published a. L. HALLIGAN.
The daily sentinel., 1912-10-12
missionaries
To SIOUX WILL
Be HERE SOON
Church Men VINO Have Spent
Lives Among Indians to At
tend EDisGNlal Meet.

Tile work 0l the Episcopal Church
,WUH- TUH ~iauE Indians boz SCUM
DaH".a w.I have fr0 rumrns arI.aF
40 Iue SiErH DnufrIuaur council Ju
convene E this ..E October is TO
20. the KHE. Dr. Edward Ashley OF
Cheyenne agency and the R"E. a. b..
Clark uI Rosebud agency. :. d.
pr. Ashley has spent AN his min
istry In Indian work, having been
at the Cheyenne River agency for the
past % years. He rs the editor OF
Anpaukin, the paper published in the
Sioux tongue in the interests of the
Indian mission.
Rev. 4. b. Clark has also seen long
at Rosebud u-aurs ..- r.. ... ..
years.
The work OF the Episcopal Church
among the Sioux Indians has been
notable and with excellent results.
The number Of communicates is now
more than 500, with a large num-
Der Of Indian clergy and catechists
One Of the picturesque sights OF
the year is the annual convocation
OF the Indians at some point in the
reservation. For days they journey
toward the meeting place, and dur
Ing the cOnyOCatiOn the reservation
is dotted with the tents of the In
dians. Open-air services are held.
and one of the events of the meeting
Is the long procession of bishop, Cler-
gy and Catechists in their robes. fol-
lowed by a train of men, women and
children, to the opening service out
OF doors.
During the Sioux uprising in the
'7Os these Christian Indians We're
true to their profession and refused
to go on the war path. One of the
church schools was threatened by the
warlike Indians with destruction.
That night the Indians came in and
camped all about the school, and
stayed there for days, saving the
school from being burned down and
the missionaries from massacre.
Three large schools for Indian
boys and girls are maintained in this
field.
1t is expected that Miss Helen Pea
body, the principal of All Saints
school, will be present at the council
to address the wOmans auxiliary
meeting on Saturday morning.
The daily sentinel., 1912-10-12
MONSTER NAVAL REVIEW OF I27 SHIPS
OPENS TODAY IN NEW YORK CITY HiRBOR
President will Review FIotIa of America S
Finest Floating Palaces and Forts; VIII Last
Until Tuesday Of Next Week, is the Plan.
Associated Press

. Associated Press.
New York, Oct. l. The flower Of
the United States navy lies at an
chor on the hudson river today.
an armada whose like has never been
assembled in the western world be
fore For Is miles from the ar
mored cruiser Tennessae OF Thirtieth
street to the Ajax, LAST OF the fuel
ships, far north Of Spuyscn Duyyu
Creek-it streaches in a double line.
simultaneously with the mOhiliza-
tion here there win be a mobilization
at Manila of available warships OF
the Asiatic fleet. Thirty vessels OF
the fleet are now in Philippine or
Chinese waters and from the Rear
Admiral Nicholson has selected those
which will participate. Most OF the
fleet is composed of cruisers. torpedo
boats and destroyers, submarine and
culliers. Thus, practically the en-
tire American navy will take part in
double mobilization. halfway round
the world apart. Like that in New
York, the mobilization at Manila will
last from October y TO 10.
For more than a week past the
ships have been sjeaming into New
! York harbors, but today marks
the official beginning of the mubili-
] rtion arrangad by the navy depart
ment, and calls for the full compile
ment of vessels TO be in their posi-
tons. The stragglers arrived tonight
Perhaps never again will an aEgTega-
tion OF sea-fghters be assembled.
Some naval authorities predict that
the limit OF big battlCshiDs cOustruc-
tiCn is fast being reached A few
Years hence may find the nayies of
'he world relying on smaller ships in
I ~-0"fnr numbers.
One hundred and twonty-seven
shinH or war of all Glasses. with to-
fal disrlacemc1t Of 1880 tons.
have been picked by the navy de-
"arfmcut for this mobilization. OH
GERS and Crews total apnrC&imatelv
'9 Oun rerT0ns. Thirty-rwo first
class battleships fringe the Manhat-
fgu shore from Wcst FOrtyniuth
Ttreet TO Fort WASHINGTON. These,
the backbone of the navy. vary in size
from the suDcr-dreadnaughts ,"Ar-
'-nrsas" pnd "Wy0w ing" twins OF
"G 400 tons disrlo"amput each "a the
"rrdiana" and "Npasa ohusetta" hn-
r'as or tho Hqttnghiu fleet with IU..
600 odd tons caoh Hchn1 them
'~ the ctrra1I OF the river and hug-
~ir~ the New jersey shore. is q
double line of torpedo boats destroy
~rs armnrad crHiseTa. ar0u cruisers
-od ~ She northern tin of thc iasEad
r0n ~ Hoat Of navDI militia craft
i''hworines 10 @ ha1f % score. anf
1Neir tou1ore are tiHd M ~ thpi
dorlss ut the foot NJ west 23d street
Here ere Tho "gurHs OF the navy de
naTtment showing the classification
The daily sentinel., 1912-10-12
Firemen Getting
Lazy; No b uzes
in Four Weeks

I'VE have had fires since Septom-
Der 1G." qUOth an ambitious fire.
an in the lire station this morning.
That's what We get for adding the
other monster to our flock of fire.
eaters. When we first got the big
truck there were no fires worth 60
ing to put out for weeks and weeks
and it seemed as if the fire demon
had surely given Grand Junction the
grand bounce. Finally. we had n
few little blazes. which gave us a
li.ti. exercise. Euw the now racer
is i'm service, guaranteed t1 ra11I
res 10 blocks away tu thrice as
wglg seconds. the god Of blnEos hes
been backed of the wharf and suaE
t1 the bottom OF the bay. continued
the fire oEtiuguisher.
"OT course we are mot anxious to
have the town burn up any more
than you or anyone else, but as long
as We have the apparatus ready it
seems as If we ought to have little
use for it.
There is another reason besides
;he two big gas wagons, too, and that
IS that Jack Hynes. our chief, has
trained the merchants to be careful
about leaving rubbish accumulate
back of their store fNur cutting down
the fire danger WHY. - tg. pre- .u'
rate Of things the fire insurance come
panies will be giving policies free
for advertising purposes in this sec
tion. knowing they run little risk
1t is almost thirty days since the
Dhone in the local fire station has
tinkled in an alarm.