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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-10

Senator kenvon'S proposal that the
Government buy the railroads wo1ld be
more attractive if Colonel GocthalS or
some 9th L competent engineer were Ger
tain to be cmployd to drain off the wat
Up beforehand. Chicago News.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
MURRAY WEEMS CAUGHT AT
LAST.

Mr., Weems, as we all know is the
man who never makes a positive
statement unless he can produce the
proof thereof Well, in an argument
with a piano customer on the merits
and dement's of the different makes
the customer asked him why the
new up-to-date pianos are not as
good as the old ones. Weems, having
worked in a large piano factory for
several years, felt that he would have
no trouble convincing the customer
that he was wrong, but when the
man asked him to show him a new
piano that has lasted as long as his
old square that had been in the fam
lily since 1867 he had him.
Weems is repairing a piano in Ac-
worth this week and he says if he
sees a piano up there that will save
his reputation he will bring it back
with him If he has to bring it on a
freight train.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washing on City

November "a, 1919.
Over in the Capitol there is a large
room, next to the rotunda of the big
dome, that was once the Hall of the
House of Representatives 1t is nov
called Statuary Hall 1t looks like
a marble yard and reminds me of q
cemetery, 1t is Hall of Fame and
contains statues of forty or fifty
noted Americans selected and furn-
ished by the respective states. Many
of them the average visitor knows
nothing about. Among them is one
statue of woman, that of Miss Fran
ces f. Willard, the prohibition leader.
The statue that l always lingcr
near is a handsome bronze figure
of Robert E. Lee. Something of o
howl was raised when Virginia sent
Lees statue, but it is there just the
same. l venture to say that no man
whose statue is in the Hall is held
in more loving memory than Lee
Mr.. Andy" Smith, the Congress
ional Record Clerk, who has a desk
in one corner of this room told me h
had often seen ladies stand in front
of Lees statue and throw kisses at
the bronze face of the great worrior.
81 II
If there is a statue of Georgian
around the Capitol / have not seen
it. l understand that we are entitled
to place two in Statuary Hall and
think DR.. Crawford w. Long, who
first used chloroform in a surgical
operation, has been selected as one
to be thus honored. There has been
so many distinguished Georgians
that it would be difficult to make a
selection of two. l should like very
much to see a statue of Ben Hill in
this Hall of Fame. The statue that
that is in the Capitol in Atlant 1
would certainly look well here, or
another just like it could be made. |
have copy of the life and speeches
of Senator Hill that was presented
to me some years ago by his sor,
Judge B. H. Hill and have had the
opportunity to read the great Sea-
ators speeches in the light of these
later years. Their eloquence is
inspiring and the lofty sentiments
superb when taken in connection
with the bitter partisanship of those
days. Mr.. Hill seemed to see in all
its grandeur the magnificence of q
reunited country as we see it today
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28

Miss Pauline Commerford on her II,
tie story in last weeks Journal and
every one showed surprise that #
was so well written. These samo
readers will be still more surprised n
hear that she has won prizes in cor
tests of writing that were well worth
while. One was the second priza
from the Womans Home COMPANION
for stories of where and how to spend
a vacation. This was check for S25
Speaking of unusual things for
the Georgia products dinners, it came
to be known that Miss Lille Reyn-
olds, OF Lithia Springs, makes fine
cream cheese. And this reminds M
that the town of Sylvester offered a
prize of $40 for the best cold dir
ner Of Georgia products served from
basket on Tuesday, the 18th.
Miss Mary Cole has sent two biz
cartons of Marietta ivy out @
Fallon, New, to her niece, Miss Mar-
jorie Cole, who is to be married in
a few days. The ivy will decorate
the little church in which the cere-
mony will take place, and it has
been gathered from the two homes
OF Martorie's grand mother, where
she has visited since her infancy;
from St. James Church, in which
she and her father were christened
and from the cemetery in which her
grandfather and uncle are at rest
Her grandmother and two aunts
gathered the ivy and sent quantities
OF it, SO the pretty bride will feel
that she Is attended by myriads of
little evergreen hearts from Mari
eta, each one meaning II love you
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28

had started decided to sell out his
chain of banks and they were sold
to Frank A. Munsey, the noted pub
Usher, who has 4 two-million-do dollar
trust company here. Then an ar
rangement was made with the Treas
ury for million dollars in cash
and the depositors were told to eoms
ahead and get their money If they
could get it they didn't want it, Tie
run was stopped, and that was all
there was to it.
Under the plan of the Democratic
bill there will be seven hundred and
fifty million dollars of this emergency
currency provided and the passage
of the measure will mean practically
the end of panics in this country.
Until it is passed we have an adj
ministration at Washington that
does things for the people. The af-
fairs of this country, domestic and
foreign, were never in a state of
greater security than they are to-day
with Woodrow Wilson as President,
and the absolute confidence that the
whole people have in him shows the
remarkable way in which the public,
far and near, can correctly gauge a
man witout knowing him intimately
and personally.
JOSIAH CARTER.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
PENCIL PARAGRAPHS

A prime fayorite of the jokesmitr
is the feminine postscript, but it
looks good to the EDITORS eyes these
days to see on the corner of a post
card ordering paper changed to
some other address legends like Il
miss it when il fails to come" or "See
that l do not miss an ISSUE" or
The paper is like a letter from
home" Such little intimations of
appreciation excite grateful thoughts
in. the scribbling persons brain,
which exerts itself to find out the
kind of flowers really used in the
brides bouquet and other momentous
facts. If woman is not interested
in accounts of weddings there is
something seriously wrong in either
her heart or her head.
A Marietta lady was hummng an
old ballad when her little grandson
said, why don't you sing the
words, grandmother" Because
can't remember them well enough, q"
she replied. We'll, birds sing with
out words and l guess you can too. 4"
And the grandmother felt as if she
had received at least a near compli-
ment.
Many compliments have been paid
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28


hold of this public work for the city
will have hard job and an impossi-
Bile one without general cooperation.
While they steer don't let any of the
rest of us rock the boat. If we do,
then we will all be upset.
Il II - =
The currency bill has been re-
ported to the Senate. That is, six
Democrats have made one report
and one Democrat and five Republi-
cans have made another report The
Democrat who has joined the Repub-
licans is Senator Hitchcock, of Ne
braska. The Republicans want four
regional banks instead of a larger
number. The bill as passed by the
House provided for twelve.
There are other differences, but |
think the bill will be gotten into
shape about the middle of March, the
time l said two months ago was the
earliest date / would predict. Peo-
pie who two months ago were pre-
dieting that the bill would be passed
at the extra session have now moved
up their dates to February. Practi-
Cally all of December will be given
to other measures. Nothing much
will be done with the bill in the Sen
ate before January and time sli os
away very fast. The committee, with
seven Democrats and five Republi-
cans composing its membership, has
had the bill two months and has
made two reports signed by six and
six. The Senate is almost evenly
balanced as between Democrats an
Republicans. One party stands for
central bank and the other for A
number of regional reserve banks, o
it is reasonable to suppose that con-
siderable time will be taken up in
the Senate, fully as much as was
taken up by the committee, and tn n
will come the fight in the Conference
Committee over any changes that
are made in the House bill
When the bill is finally passed you
are going to see little more, sense
in our financial system than we have
had heretofore. There is going to be
more fexibility to our money system
and that is what we need.
We had little illustration of that
here last week.
l don't know whether the story is
true or not, but this is what am
told. At conference of bankers one
night about a week ago two bank
ers had a very bitter quarrel and al
most came to blows. Out of that row
run was started on six banks that
one of the men controlled. The man
with the six banks on which the runs
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28

Director of the Census Harris has
nut ban on tipping among the
men in his department on the fol-
lowing chivalrous idea:
''lt is very disagreeable for the
young women of the bureau to have
TO sit throughout the day with the
odOr of liquor constantly around, and
do not intend to tolerate such con-
ditions."
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
MARIETTA, GA. Nov. %. 10 l..
A THANKSGIVING MESSAGE.

To The Marietta Journal these lines
l render,
Sentiments from friends near and
far away,
Speeds a message sincere and tender
From Cobb County this Thanks
giving Day.
Remote beyond our future sight,
Past the aged and the strong,
Dwells God in omniscient light
May He spare you to us long,
Epare you in the vigor and the full
ness
OF the life and help you give away;
As a goal of your endeavor may He
bless,
Guide and comfort you on the way.
blessing you each moment the flu
ture sends.
With joys too deep for words,
ls the wish of your many friends
In this Woodland of the Birds. .
A SUBSCRIBER.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
and he lowered far above the wrang-
ling politicians of his time.

and he lowered far above the wrang-
ling politicians of his time.
In one of the corridors on the
House side is u statue of Thomas
Jefferson that is so much like Guyt
McLendon thai every time l pass it
feel like tipping my hat and saying:
Good morning, Colonel"
By the way l was reading one Uf
the Colonel's cards the other day
showing that Georgia is badly in the
hole financially and suggesting an
issue of million dollars of bonds
to pay off the floating debt that
has accumulated in the last four or
five years. 1t seems that the Legis-
lature has been appropriating more
money than the States income
amounted to and that the Treasury
has been falling behind at the rate
OF something like three hundred
thousand dollars year. Also, the
State will have to refund over three
and a half million dollars of bonds
that will fall due in about year.
On the proposition to issue a
million dollars of bonds to meet the
wasteful appropriations of the Leg
islature | vote mo" Since the
people of Georgia adopted the pre-
sent Constitution they have paid off
each year 100000 of the bonded
debt until they have reduced it b.
about three and a half millions. 1t
has been the work of about thirty
five years. They will never consent
to slip back ten years on their fash
of paying off these bonds.
- - Il -
Our pretty little home city, Mari
eta, has floating debt problem to
solve. On the first of January new
administration will take charge of
affairs and face debt of about
$4,000 which has been accumulaf-
ing for several years.
1t is not easy to discuss local
affairs at such long range, but there
is this that I should like to say:
The citizens who consent OF serve
us as Mayor and Councilmen will
have a difficult task and they should
receive our hearty cooperation. In
the first place there should be
no question as to our purpose TO
pay all that we owe and in the second
we should so handle affairs as to keep
our city from getting unpleasant
notoriety on account of this debt.
The burdens of taxation are heavy
on many of our citizens, the tax limit
has been reached and it is impossible
to know at this time what plan Of
meeting the situation can be devils
ed. But it is very clear that we need
unity among our people inFmeeting
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28

the problem. The men who take
hold Of this public work for the city
will have a hard job and an impossi-
Bile one without general cooperation
While they steer don't let any of the
rest of us rock the boat. If we do,
then we will all be upset.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-28

seen his face when l said "a coffee
house. But he didn't vince AMI
handed over blank check for me to
fill out for the amount ] needed.
Il used to go to my coffee house
every evening regularly and welcome
my guests who came by the hundreds
to drink good coffee or tea. 1t WAS
better social gathering place than
the saloon and cheaper one.
"Most of my work has been among
boys and men. although l have some
classes for girls. My work anon.
boys began when, as very young
woman, | gathered together some of
them who were considered the worst
young hoodlums in the town where |
lived and began to tell them stories Of
my travels and the places ! had lived,
in all parts of the world. And you
know those boys were really inter
ested.
Their numbers grew until l had TO
have a hall built to hold my boys
club. They were usually very courte-
Gus and well-behaved and once escort
ed me home, a line of fifty on each
side"
Lady Hope is not a suffragist and
does not approve of the militants,
whom she declares are maniacs who
really hurt the English police a great
deal by their fierce attacks.-New
York Evening Post.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-28
MEDDLESOME IRRIGATORS

w H. Heabird who, receiver of the California Develop
en Company apparently magns he is appointed carry this
valley around in his hand sort of ornamental
pendage which he exhibit his friends and incidentally
himself in the garing light of newspaper publicity mas
given dissertations this valeyhs vahut
in none attitude the following the
latest alleged quotation from his words of exalted wisdom:
1.-The mutual water companies have nothing to do with the ad-
mnsration affairs the California Development Company
They are and is entirely within their province
to enter situation ALL The situation can be
adjusted probably will be- but do think the end be
attained companies do not wish to appear antag
onistc any the water companies but think the best
suits can if the situation settled without their
sistance."
probable had occurred to the water of the val
they meddng with things that do not them
when they that the California Development Com
pany performs his function by supplying the water for
which they pay
It probably had occurred to them that it OF their
business whether receiver delivers the
But really unknd of them to modest His Hghness, The
Angeles newspapers they undoubtedly will subsde and
their humble Of this Author Of Blessings
The Receiver when suits his benign purpose the r
gators
Let be definitely understood that of r1
which establish basis for better service nfrnges
the prergaves of the exalted being who wrapped the
ermne of office supreme and masterful beyond question
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-28
Public Utilities
Being Studied
By Congressman Clyde H. Ta,enner

By Congressman Clyde H. Ta,enner
Washington, Oct. 27-Although the
fact is little known, it is true that the
interstate commerce commission, since
last February has been making an
exhaustive study of the telephone bus
mess of the country, and also the tel
egraph business, getting its data not
only from the books of the American
corporations, but from the statistics
of the government owned telegraph
snd telephone companies of Europe. It
may be some little time before the
report of the commission is made pub
lie, but it would not be surprising #
the commission comes squarely out
for government ownership of these in-
portant utilities.
The facts already discovered in this
and other recent inquiries by federal
experts make it seem problematical
if the federal investigators advocate
the condemnation and purchase of tho
telegraph lines. 1t may be that expro-
priation Of the long distance telephone
system will be urged, and if SO, it is
more than likely that the experts viii
advise no purchase of the telegraph
properties.
The reason is that the government,
having come into possession of the
phone would find the telegraph use
less equipment. The telephone corpo-
rations have stretched their permanent
copper trunk lines across the coun-
try. The telegraph companies still use
iron wires, which rapidly deteriorate
in weather. Recent inventions have
made it entirely feasible to use a COP
per wire for telegraphing and tele-
phoning simultaneously. Therefore,
once in possession of the long distance
telephone system, the government can
at once begin the operation of tele-
graph service.
1t is also urged that telegraph stock
is badly watered, so much so that OF
the s2O0,OO0,000 capitalization it is
claimed that only about s50,0OO,00O is
actual value. Any attempt of the gov
ernment to buy these lines at physical
value would be denounced as "conisca-
tion" of the s15O,O0O,OO0 of water.
Consequently the government may do
as it is doing in the case of the express
companies-build up rival, compet-
| ing system and gradually absorb I'll
the business.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-28

Pennsylvania Good Roads Movement
There is a good political lesson in
the contrast between the methods by
which the good roads question is being
worked out by the federal government
and by the state of Pennsylvania.
Chairman Shackelford, of the house
committee on roads, is proposing a
maintenance bonus of Sl5 per mile per
year for all good roads, the construc-
tion of these highways to be absolute
ly in charge of local districts. The
Penrose Republican machine in Penn
sylvania has captured the good roads
movement body and boots, and is ex-
plotting it to the political and fnan-
cial profit Of all those on the inside,
with incidental benefit to the farmers
Of Pennsylvania.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-28

In 1908 the state started laudably
to encourage road building by creating
q state highways department and Of
fering to pay half the cost of improve
ments. But the Penrose machine saw
the possibilities in this department too
good to be missed. Two years later
the first law was repealed, and most
of the work of road construction was
taken away from the counties and
townships and placed in the hands of
the state highway commissioner, who
later was given power to let contracts
to the lowest Irresponsible" bidder,
with authority to "reject any and all
bids"
With this discretion, of course, the
commissioner could give all the work
to the favored contractors, leaving the
outside bidders to whistle and blow
on their fingers.
Now the state government is pro-
posing a S5O,00O,OOO bond issue for
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-28
SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY
is USING LIMIT OF CATTLE

Washington, Oct 2S--Dr. A. D. Mel
win, chief of the bureau of animal in
dustry of the department of agricu,-
ture, who has returned from an Off
cial inspection in Brazil, Argentina
and Uruguay, says that, while statis-
tics showed that Argentina was al
ready slaghtering up to the limit of
its present stock of cattle, he was in,-
pressed with the great resources OF
that country for cattle raising. He
believed it possible for the stock rails
ers to bring about a large increase in
the meat output if present prices are
maintained.
The cattle slaughtered for export lii
Argentina, Doctor Melvin said, are
fed no grain whatever, but are raised
and fattened entirely on alfalfa pas
lures.
AT the time Of my visit" said Doc
tor Melvin, "cattle that dressed $40
pounds We're solo for S74.80, gold. This
grade of Argentina beef, which is OF
very righ quality, is selling in Eng
land for from eight cents to nine cents
a pound wholesale.
Besides the price received for the
meat there is considerable return
from the hide and the offal, and sine
the entrance Of American packers in
to the South American trade these
by-products are being carefully pre-
pared and utilized. A very high quail
ity of mutton is also produced in the
Argentina
Doctor Melvin reported that the
federal governments of both Argen-
tina and Uruguay maintain veterinary
inspection It all the establishments
exporting fresh beef. United States
packing firms own four Of the large
plants in these two countries and the
competition between them and the
native firms is keen.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-28

to their homes and families, and final
ly to themselves, they replied that
the missus' of the public house al
ways had a kind word for them and
remembered to ask how their families
were, and, in short, was very agree
able and delightful person, who urged
them to come and missed them when
they didn't.
Why shouldn't l have coffee
house of my own as a substitute for
the public house?'" l thought. "All
my luck must have been with me, for
l went home to find rich uncle just
returned from Australia, who asked
me what l would like to have him give
me for a present. You should have
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-28
When We Walked in Arcady


When we two walked in Already
How sweet the summers were,
How thick the branches overhead,
How soft the grass beneath our
tread,
And thickets where the sun burned
Were full Of wings astir, my dear,
When we two walked in Already
Through paths young hearts. pre-
fer.
Since we two walked in Already
(How long ago it seemsD
High hopes have died disconsolate;
The calm-eyed angel men call Fate
Stands with drawn sword before the
gate
That shuts out all our dreams, my
dear,
Since we two walked in Already
Beside the crystal streams.
Beyond the woods Of Already
The little brooks are dry,
The brown grass nestles in the heat
The roads are rough beneath our feeI,
Above our heads no branches meet,
And yet, altho' we sigh, my dear,
Beyond the woods Of Already
We see more Of the sky.
Caroline Ducr.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-28
The POOrhOuse

BY Walt Mason: The poorhouse,
naked, grim and bare, stands in val
ley low; and most Of " are headed
there as fast as we can go. The paup-
ers sit behind the gate, a solemn thing
to see, and there all patiently they
wait for you and me. We come, we
come, q sad-eyed wrecks, we're com
ing with viii. We're all in debt up
to our necks and going deeper still!
We're buying things we can't afford,
and mock the old time way Of sailing
down little hoard against the rainy
day! No more afoot the poor man
roams; in gorgeous car he scoots;
we've mortgages upon our homes, onr
furniture, our boots. We've banished
all the ancient cares, we paint the
country red, we live like drunken mil
lionaires, and never look ahead. The
pauper6 on the poorhOuse lawn, arc
waiting in group; they know ven
all be there anon, 70 share their cab
bage soup; they zee us in our costly
garb, and say: "Their course is brie!;
we see the barbiDgers that harp NJ
bankruptcy and grief" BE patiert,
paupera, for a span, ye friendless men
and danes. We're coming, biithely as
we can, to join you in your games.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-28
Lady Hopes Teas

Lady Hope, of Manchester, England,
is one of the women who will repre-
sent thirty different nations at the
ninth triennial convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Uni
on in Brooklyn next week. Coffee
houses for England's poor was the
idea originated by Lady Hope.
81 found that the biggest problem
we had to meet among the working
classes was that of temperance" said
she, in speaking of her work. "And
when I asked the men why they per-
sisted in going to the public houses
and spending all their earnings there
when they knew the result was fatal