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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19
BANANAS FROM FREE LIST
(BN AsSOcidfcd PreSS.l

Washington. June 10. Democratic
members NJ the senate finance commit
tee who have completed the revision of
the schedules in the tariff bill declare
the total Of alteration will increase the
estimated revenue derived from the bill
more than - OO0.0OO. The bulk of the
increase comes from taking bananas
from the free list and making them dut-
liable IN five cents per bunch on the
ground that they are controlled by a
monopoly and bv the repcal of the act
cXcmpting brandieS used in fOrtifying
wines from the full internal revenue
tax Of 11.lO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19
UNCLE SAMUEL
GETTING BUSY
ACCOUNT PUBLICITY GIVEN MOVE
MENI OF SQUADS TO LAREDO
WITH EVIDENT INTENT TO EN-
LIST
SETS HIS SECRET SERVICE MEN
TO WOR kTAkE Up SIX MEXI-
CANS BOUND FOR LAREDO WAR
ZONE.

Acting unGer special orders from the
war department at Washington Uncle
SANS soldiers stopped and took ia
charge six McXicans yesterday after
nocn AZ they were about To get aboard
the train That is four of them were
about TO board and two others we're
rounded up in town.
They had bought tickets to Laredo and
this is taken by the officers in charge
to be- sufficient evidence to hold them for
attempt 10 violate the neutrality laws.
Three ~ four squads had already
slipped by before the machinery of the
war department was brought into play.
Publication of the fact that about six
IL men had purchased tickets 10 Laredo
and had left in several squads brought
the matter To the attention of the OIL
cialS and they took il mp with the pow
crS that bc in Washington with the
alb result
No asSignablc reason could he found
for the movement Of these men 10 Laredo
outside Of the evident intent u join
the frtcras Ut Nurva Laredo. Ia order
10 get ont Of this point to reinforce
their men. they were forced t. traverse
Uncle Sans domain and to use tho
transportation facilities of Texas and
under the provisions Of the neutrality
law they could be taken either by the
state or federal officers. and he'd in de
tcnti0n. until hearing could be had
in their case.
However the men thus detained have
no intention of asking for a hearing.
They are well satisfied To let well enough
alone and take whatever comes 10 them
i'll the disposition Of their ease through
the war department. They have had no
legal councillor called in and are con
tent to stay in the detention camp as
long ~ the powers see fiji. They are bet
ter oif ut this place az they now re-
ccive sevcntv-fivc cents gold per day and
their board and bed. whereas before
They were forced To get on without a
pension from the government.
Following are the names of these
men. all of them said To have been mem
bcrS If the twcntv-Sryenth rurales.
Rralco Pcral. Domingo Ribrra Lon
goria Rigera Don Acnio Navarro and
ID n Accuio XaudIcz..
The secret service men are said to be
securing the city ia IN effort t. pick up
any and III fcdcralS who may have
slipped over to this side Of the river
after or during the battle and who might
add To the material to be sent out to
Laredo. They intended to clean up the
city before any other punches have a
chance Il getting away.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19
ENCAMP PMENT
ONE THOUSAND OFFICERS AND
ANCE At CAMP MABRY SCHOOL.

(Spccim IcIcgram 10 The HcrdId.)
Austin. June 19.-rhe second infantry
Texas National guards. with Col. b. +.
Delamater in command, this morning
began ten days cncampment or school
of instruction at Camp Mabry near Aus
tin There are approximately 1000 Of
ficcrs and enlisted men in attendance.
When this cncampment ends the squad
ron Of cavalry will be next to encamp
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19
INVOLUNTARY
CONTRIBUTORS
TWO OF MATAMOROS CITIZENS
NOW IN BROWNSVILLE COM
PEELED TO COME ACROSS WITH
LIBERTY MONEY.
BLANCO REINFORCES WAR CHEST
BY USUAL PROCESS AND MAKES
MOTTO GOOD-ONE PAID YES
TERDAY.

To the victor belongs the SpoilS" and
General Blanco. finding the cXieencies
of war demands funds. which he cannot
obtain by other means. is levyine tax
upon all that comes his way.
As Sherman went to the sea. he not
on,y took everything in sight. but he left
nothing in sight after he passed
through
The icrying Of tol! III war times is as
to pay il cannot be made to look at il
with any degree of amicablencSs.
The two latest 10 be called Oh to con
tribute to the war chest are Amado Go
mez of MatamoroS, ana Donate Longo-
ria Il ranchman of Tamau!ipaS. Both
IF these men are now in Brownsville.
but they could not bring their goods
over with them hence the call was made
on them to contribute.
The occasion of making the call was
The bringing Of about four hundred and
fifty or five hundred cattle TO Santa
Cruz for The purpose Of crossing them
to this side. General Blanco held them
mp and demanded contribution.
The amount demanded Of Longoria
was five thousand pesos He paid this
and his cattle to the number of 2G9 were
released by Gncral Blanco. who is said
10 have told linn that other cattle to be
shipped by him would be subject to a
tax Of five dollars per head.
The amount demanded of \madO Go
mcZ as stated by himself, is eight thou
sand pesos. He refused at first to pay
The sum. and has not aS vet expressed
himself as willing to pay over this sum.
Others who have followed. the matter
through to this point state that he prob
ably Will agree 10 the donation to the
war chest before the day il over
Mexican citizens with possessions in
Matamoros and Tamaulipas are feeling
quite blue over the outlook and are Won
dering where the lightning will strike
next
The Smal! storckccpcr and the land
owner seem to hc able to escape the tax
but the man with cattle or large stocks
Of goods find rcquiSton made on them
and they have accepted the fortunes
brought bv war and are taking the mat
ter rs Dhilosophicallv aS possible.
\ visitor from Brownsville in con
ycrsatiOn with an Old man who has been
Il Watchman for A. Pacheco for manv
wears found that General Blanco had
taken about al Of the large stock be
longing to Mr.. Pachcco. For the first
two davS, said this watchman, the sol
dicrs took goods out indiScriminatcly
but after that gave receipts for what
was taken
the amount of lOOtagc or Of reCciptcd
seizures could not be estimated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19
OLDEST SENATOR
STEPHENSON OF WISCONSIN GEL
EBRATES HIS S4TH BIRTHDAY
MULTI MILLIONAIRE
(Spccidi 10 the HcrdId.) }

Washington, ID. c., June 19.-"Uncle
Ike" Stephensonh the oldest members of
the United States senate. and by far the
richest, yesterday celebrated his eighty
fourth birthday. The aged multimiL-
lionaire Solon received congratulations
from many friends. including those of
his colleagues in the senate and admir-
ers in Wisconsin,, his adopted state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19
PEASANT BURN WOMEN
(Bu Associated PresS.) J

st. Petersburg. June - Eight wOm-
en- were burned to death in barn by
villagers enraecd at the importation of
cheap girl labor to work on a sugar cs-
tate in the province Of Poltavc in south
ern Russia according to Kicv newspapers.
The excited villagers first securely fas-
tened all exits where the women were
sleeping then set fire to the building.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19
LOOKING FOR INFLUENCE
(Bu AsSOcidted Press. \

Washington. ID. G., June l9.-Scnat
or Morris today proposed a resolution
to give the lobby committee authority
to call Robert :. Loyctt, of New York.
10 explain his statement that the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific authorities
have been approached by pers MS pro
Tossing To have Influence i'll dissolution
case.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19
FOR HANDLING COTTON
(BU .AsSOcidfcd Press,

Birmingham. Ala. June 19-Tlr re
suits Of i conference between steamship
and railways interests and bankers
compress owners and cotton reporters
on the rules or handling cotton this year
and later aS announced today. are that
there will he 10 change in the proposed
plans. Rates are effective until Sep
tcmber |. and provide for uniformity in
bailing cotton, etc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19
GOT HIMSELF RUN OVER
(By AsS0ciated Press. \

Ascot England. June l9-Fired by
The recent example of Miss Emily Wild
ing Davis. during the race for the Derby
4 male Suflragettc today committed sui
gust Belm0nts four year Old Tracy. dur
ing the race for the Ascot Gold Cup.
The act deprived the American sports
man of good chance for the cup.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19

Consul Johnson of MatamOrOS says
he has nothing to say with reference to
the matter He felt at the time he made
Matamoros that they were non-combat-
ants and that they were i'll Matamoros
principally for the amusement Of the
people. When the members refused to
return he dropped the matter, At tho
time Consul Johnson was talking 10 the
men. Arturo Elias Inspector of MeXi-
can Consulatcs, appeared and demanded
to know by what right the consul in
terfered. 1t was learned later that Eli
as intended to take the matter to Wash
ington. which he did.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19
: - . ~ - - - . - - ~
NOT UP AT WASHINGTON.
Especial 10 the HcraH.)

Washington. ID. c. June 19.-The
White House offices today declared
Il change in the MatamoroS consul
ate is not contemplated. and that
the matter has not come up there
at all.
x !: x !; x Y x y =; X
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19
BIRLANE UPSET
(By Associated Press

Berlin. June 19.-Aviator Kraftet
and a passenger named GerbitZ were xii
led today when their biplane turned;
SomcIsault at the height Of one hun
tlred feet thrOwning both men out.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19
MARKET CARNIVAL
UNIQUE PLAN TO AID HOUSE
WIFE IN REDUCING COST OF
LIVING.
(SpcciM t0 The HcrdId.)

LangdCn. :. d.. June l9-Langdon in
augurated Il unique plan today to aid
the housewife in her fight against the
high cost Of living. and the produce
and truck farmer in his battle against
the middleman. Today was carnival and
spring market day here. Merchants of
Langlon hung up $500 in cash prizes
for the best fruits and vegetables
brought in by the farmers. These will
be sold in the streets by the farmers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19
POSTMASTER AT ROBSTOWN.

Especial Telegram to The HcrGld.)
Washington. ID. c.. June Is
President Wilson has nominated
, Thos. A. Stafford postmaster
at Robstown. NucceS county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19

We are ready for them" When a sug-
ccStion was made that two trains were
burned. according to reports. just after
Che battle of Reynosa, Major Mujica
still insisted that they had the rolling
stock Of these trains.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19
COMPLAINT
IS LODGED
AGENTS OF HUERTA GOVERN
MENT CLAIM CONSUL At MATA-
MOROS URGED BAND MEMBERS
TO RETURN.
MATTER Is TAKEN Up WITH
STATE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS
OF BAND TREATED AS NON
COMBATANTS By AUTHORITIES
HERE

Washington, ID. c. June ia com
plant has been lodged with the State
department by the Mexican embassy
against the American consul at Mata-
mOroS, Mex. The IIucgta government
claims he urged the band Of the Sixth
Mexican Cavalry. which recently fled
from MatamoroS and recently took re
fuge at Brownsville Tex. to return to
Matamoros extending to them from Gen
eral BlancO the CarranZista chief, Il
promise of immunity. At Brownsville
members of the band were treated by
the United States authorities as non
cOmSatantS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-02-20

racked body, but soon l saw what
had happened. HIS muscles had not
weakened, but his will. Standing
over him was Davis with a revolver
pointed at his head. Even before
had recovered myself Davis had the
letters readjusted and the rope passed
through them.
Our lives Were saved. The mystery
might yet be solved. despite my fool
hardness.
AS soon as my aching throat would
permit me to speak | began making
abject apologies for my foolhardy con-
duct and trying to express my thanks,
but he would not listen to me-
Il guess you'll guard him safely
enough now" he said, and once more
was fast asleep.
With something of the feeling of a
chastised schoolboy who knows he
deserved far more than he got, sat
down beside the couch and for four
long hours watched the struggles and
heard the curses and listened to the
entreaties Of the drug-mad prisoner
But now had no sympathy left for
him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-02-20

SYNOPSIS.

Harding Kent calls on Louise Parrish to
propose marriage and finds the house In
great excitement over the attempted sui
eide of her sister Katharine. Kent starts
an Investigation and finds that Hugh
CFaIldall. sutton for Katharine, who had
been forbidden the house by General Far
IRISH, had talked with Katharine over the
telephone just before she shot herself
A torn piece OF yellow paper Is found
at sight of which General Farrlsh Is
stricken with paralysis. Kent discovers
that Crandan has left town hurriediy
Andrew Elser, an aged banker, commits
suicide about the same time as Katharine
attempted her life. A yellow envelope Is
rOund in Elsers room. Post Ofnce IN
the case. Kent is convinced that Gran
dali Is at the bottom of the mystery.
katharine's strange cutlery puzzles tne
detectives. Kent and Davis search Gran
Box ~. Ardway. n. j. Kent goes to Ard
way 10 investigate and becomes suspi-
cious Of a Henry Cook" A woman
commits suicide at the Ardway Hotel A
yellow letter also figures in this case
Kent calls Louise on the long distance
telephone and finds that she had just been
Cook" disappears. The Ardway post
master is missing. Inspector DAVIS ar
rives at Ardway and takes up lnves,
tigation. He discovers that the deaa
woman is Sarah Sacket of Brldgepoft.
Louise telephones Kent imploring him 70
drop the investigation. Kent returns 10
New York to get an explanation IIo;li
Louise: He finds the body Of woman NAM. IN
Central Park and more yellow letters.
He sees Crandall. whom he recognizes as
Cook" enter the Parrish home. Louise
again inplores Kent to drop the lnVesu-
cation and refuses to give any eXplana-
ton. Later Kent sees Crandall and Louise
in an automobile. Kent returns TO ARD
way. Davis announces that he mas
planned to arrest the missing postmaster
and also the master criminal. While seek
ing the criminals. Kent comes across
T,o,,ise and Crandall Pursued by Davis
the postmaster jumps off precipice and
Is killed. Aleck Young. the master Grim
inal. rs found in a hut In a morphine
stupor Louise tells Kent that she and
Crandan had come to get papers from
Young which gave him a strange hold
CrandalIs only interest in the case was
to help Katharine recover her fathers
papers. Young is shackled and bound
an attempt to make him confess and give
up the papers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-02-20
infantlIe Paralysis.

The horrors Of infantile paralysis
will not be alleviated by the note OF
DR.. Simon Flexner and two associates
appearing in the Journal of the Amer
lean Medical Association, that the
healthy parents of patients may be
carriers of the disease. DR.. Flexner
reports that washings from the naso
pharynx of the parents of a child suf
fering from an acute attack were inoc'
ulated on October % last in monkey
the Macacus cynomolgus:
Recovery from the anesthetic was
prompt and the animal remained well
until November II, when it was noted
to be excitabie and to drag the right
leg. The left leg proved to be weak
November IL the right leg was def
nitely flaccid."
Two days later portions of the spi
nal cord and medulla showed typical
LESSONS of experimental poliomyelitis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-02-20
",, . t,r.nov under fiat stone near

"In a tin-box under fiat stone near
the spring." Young replied
Which stone"
tits the third from the spring COM
ing this way"
Davis was up like shot and out
the door, reappearing quickly with an
ordinary document box.
"And the Parrish papers~-where are
they?'' he asked sharply.
They are in the box. too, said
Young YEARLY. May l have anoth-
er shot?"
Davis studied his face and felt his
pulse and then reached for the
syringe.
Where's the key" he asked as he
finished administering the morphine.
I'm my left trousers pocket, "
Young answered alphabetically.
Quickly Davis possessed himself of
the key and opened the box. In the
top tray were perhaps fifty letters.
typewriter on yellow paper, with a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-02-20
American Soldiers the Best

applies. too, to our field and coast ar
tillery. AS result, no better marks.
men can be found than the American
soldier and his cousin, the national
guardsman, who is trained along the
same lines. Every worlds fire con-
troll and accuracy record with rifle and
big gun is today held by che American
soldier.
The United States army is small, in
accordance with the will of the people
not to. support large standing mill
tary establishment. But what we
nave is almost 100 per cent efficient
the splendid nucleus of the big army
OF regulars, militia and volunteers
which we should place in the field if
occasion required. II is only in equip
ment - quartermaster. commissary.
medicine and particularly ordnance
stores-that our array is lacking.
Leslic'E
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-02-20
Hem oo171~ INSTRUMENTATION

lowed his glance to the chair near the
couch, where, beside the hypodermic
syringe and the morphine, Davis. as
IL 10 accentuate the torture of his
letters, had placed the key that un-
locked them. / would not have known
how to administer the morphine, even
if l had wished to do so, and besides,
I had strong aversion to drugging
fellow-man, but as l saw the key
there, thought of solution.
IF ! unlock the letters on your
arms" said I, so that you can reach
the morphine, will you promise me to
answer my question:"
I'll promise on my word of honor
to answer every question you ASK
he replied, an eager light coming in.
to his eyes.
Il swear ton my mothers honor
Thinking how amazed Davis would
be when he awoke to learn that | had
the prisoners full confession, reach
ed for the key. Young turned over as
far as he could TO permit me to un.
lock the letters.
Then, quick as lightning, as the
steel fell away from his wrists, his
hands shot out and clutched my neck
with maniac strength. / felt my eyes
bulge, my lungs fill to bursting. !
put forth my hands to try to shake
off his grip, but felt my strength fast
failing.
Athletically inclined though | have
always been, and matched though !
was against a drug weakened wretch
with fettered feet, I found myself no
equal for his maniacal desperation
Back and forth over the couch we
swayed in a silent death-struggle, my
cutoff breath all the while pounding
unpurified through my bursting lungs
my brain turning weak, and my sight
growing dim. l was beaten. I knew
l could hold out but few seconds
longer.
There passed through my mind in
my struggles a vivid picture of what
was about to happen. Young would
silently choke me to death. Silently
he would hobble with his fettered feet
to where Davis lay in the lean-to
sound asleep and brain him with 9
| blow. He would cast off his letters and
| long before the constable would re
turn to find our bodies would make
his escape on Rouser's bicycle. The
mystery of the yellow letters never
would be explained. Poor Louise
Young's hands fell from my throat
and l staggered back gasping for
breath. | thought at first that the
strain had been too much for his drug
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-02-20
Worlds Records for Workmanship All
His, and He Is Trained to Act
on His Own Initiative

If there Is one big. distinguishing
trait of the United States regular, it
is individuality. In every one of the
great foreign military nations, particu-
larly Germany and Japan, battalion
and company officers and enlisted men
are carefully trained not to think for
themselves. They are used as mere
chess pieces under the guidance of a
master mind. In this country, where
our melting pot has yielded us an ex-
traordinary self-reliant, cool thinking.
intensive initiative product, it is only
natural that or soldiers should be
trained as are our civilians.
The United States army spends an
nually on rife target practice five
times the sum spent by any other
army of an equal number of men. This
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-02-20

I and our self-tortured prisoner. Each
first day to tell us that the inspectors
plan for disposing of the postmaster's
body had been successful and that no
suspicion had been aroused. The sec
ond day pleasanter mission brought
him to deliver kilograms from Gran
dali and Louise that all was well,
that the general was slowly improv-
ing and that Katharine was recover
ing rapidly.
And all the while Young lay there
bound, defying us, now cursing, now
pleading, now in brilliant phrases
striving to convince us by logical ar
guments so def, SO forceful, so cum
ming that weaker and less wise man
than Davis might have been con-
WINGED by them.
His logic falling he would turn to
merciless invective and ribald threats,
his penetrating voice making the
whole hut hideous as he prophesied
for us both grotesque horrible deaths,
brain-breaking punishments in this
world and the next. Then, overcome
satisfied desire for the drug that had
long been his master, he would moan
and plead and weep for morphine.
At times delusions would seize his
brain BY the hour he would rave of
beautiful cities and wonderfully fair
Mt
iestic lines of poetry would flow from
his fevered lips, to end in shrek OF
agony as his quivering, knotted mus
cles all but tore his nerves apart.
Again the weird morphine fantasies
would take hold of him and rush of
horrible grotesque ribaldries would
foul the air.
But after forty-eight@ hours of this
terrible torture nature would be put
off no longer. She demanded rest
Young had sunk into troubled, un-
easy sleep about seven in the morn
ing. Davis and I, having spelled each
other as guards during the night, sat
talking about our prisoner. l hap
pened to remark that it was pity
that capital punishment could not re-
move such criminals as Young from
the earth. The inspector, in spite of
the rigorous way he had kept up the
torture, seemed to have strong SYM
pathy for Young.
81 don't believe in capital punish
ment at ALL" he said explosively. Our
whole system is wrong. It took us a
good many centuries to discover that
insane persons didn't need prisons.
but doctoring They just can't help
being criminals. Stand behind a line
of prisoners as they march In to
breakfast in the penitentiary. Not
one of them will have a normal head.
Is that their fault? 1t is the fault of
society. It's our fault
There was a stir on the couch and
Young opened his eyes. The fire of
the drug.madness and the look of
hate seemed to have vanished.
Il give up" he said. Il can't stand
the strain any longer. I'll tell you
| anything you want to know"
He spoke quietly and calmly. Yet
there was something in his voice that
rang true l felt that this time he
meant what he said Apparently
! Davis, too, realized that at last
Young's spirit was broken Without
hesitation. he seized the hypodermic
syringe and plunged it into Young's
arm. The prisoner breathed long