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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-26
BEGINPHYSICAL VALUATION
PERSONNEL OF BOARD OF ENGI-
NEERS SELECTED = WORK UN-
DER COMMERCE COMMISSION.
Especial to The Herdld.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 20
A definite physical valuation of rail
roads, which will show the actual value
of the properties, will be made without
further delay. The interstate commerce
commission announced today that it had
nearly completed the selection of the per
sonnel of the board of engineer to have
charge of the work. They will meet here
about May l under the commissions di-
rection to outline the engineering plan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-26
BANKER IN CONTEMPT
MAN WHO ASSAILED CONGRESS
MAN FROM TENNESSEE HELD
TO BE IN CONTEMPT OF HOUSE.
(By Associated PreSs.)

WASHINGTON, April 26.-The spe-
cial house committee which investigated
the assault by Chas. j. Glover, a local
banker on Representative Sims of Tenn
essee reported today that it found Glov'
or in contempt Of the house and recon-
mended his arrest to answer that charge
The matter will be called up for action
as soon as tariff bill is disposed OF.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-26
TRAFFIC
INTO MEXICO
DAMAGED BRIDGES ALL REPAIR
ED AND BOTH FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER TRAINS ARE GOING
IN FROM BROWNSVILLE.
OVER 300 CARS FREIGHT AND
-FOUR CARS OF MAIL FOR NEIGH
BOR REPUBLIC WERE HELD UP
HERE.

Railroad traffic beteen Brownsville and
Mexico City was resumed this morning
when passenger train left Matamoros
for Monterrey carrying a through sleep
er to Mexico City. Freight traffic was
resumed also, and three freight trains
left MatamOrOs early this morning. thus
partly relieving the greatly cOngested
condition of freight in that city. There
were more than three hundred cars Of
freight held up in the Brownsville and
MatamOrOs yards since railroad cOmmu
nication was stopped by the partly de-
StrOyed bridge at Aldamas.
BEGINNING tomorrow morning paSSen-
ger trains for Mexico City will again be
gin leaving from Brownsville for points
in the interior, and thus this city will
resume its former distinctive position
Of being the only open gateway on the
Texas Mexican border All the other
ports continue to be closed so far as in
ternOr traffic is concerned. and indefin-
itely so.
The announcement that triffic out of
MatamOrOS could be started again was
made early last night. and came as an
agreeable surprise to the railroad men
of this city.
The wires out of Brownsville to San
Antonio and Houston soon became warm
with notifications to people in those cit
les who have, been awaiting an OppOr-
tnnity to get into the interior Laredo is
reported to be full Of transients await,
ing the resumption of train operation.
and it is probable that. as soon as thny
learn of this gateway being opened again
they will begin coming through this
point.
WhaRatAe Aldamas bridge was put out
of commission, the Mexican National
was caught with both trains on this side.
They have been held in the Brownsville
yards until 3 days ago when a military
train pulled out of MatamOros for Mon
terrey. 1T which time most of the equip
ment over here was~ the cause Of the
train being sent from MatamOrOs this
morning instead of from Brownsville.
A train is due from Monterrey this If
ternOOn, however, and its equipment will
be brought to Brownsville. leaving here
Sunday morning for Monterrey and Mex
leo City, according to the schedule which
was in use before this traffic was inter
ruptcd.
The train leaving this morning car
ricd out four carloads of United States
mail for Mexico points that had accum-
ulated here. BY order of the cupcrn-
tendent of the railway mail service, Mex
lean bound mail to Brownsville has been
discontinued, on account of the ,nspen-
sion of the Mexico traffic. Whether or
not it will again be sent this way cannot
vet be learned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-26
SEEKING IN BOSTON

BOSTON. Mass, April 26.-Gail Bor-
den. the New York millionaire, il here
today searching for his seventeen-year-
old daughter, Ramona, who was reported
at a local hotel with two companions.
Borden managed to conceal his move
ments from the reporters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-26
PRAYERS FOR CHINA
PRAYER OFFERED IN ALL PCLi
st. PITS SUNDAY FOR NEW CHINA.
REPUBLIC.
(Bu Associated PresS.)

Z NASHVILLE Tenn, April 10
A plan to have prayer offered in every
pulpit Of the United States tomorrow
tor the new republic of China, DR.. s.
Fl. Chester and DR.. w. w. PinsOn of the
Missions Board of the Southern Presby-
tcran church issued the appeal today.
1t has met with general response.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-26
REST OVER SUNDAY
WILSON GOES FOR AN OUTING AC-
COMPANIED BY DAUGHTER. DES
TINATION UNKNOWN.
(Bu Associated Press.) }

WASHINGTON April 26.-President
Wilson left Washington this morning
on the government yacht Sylph for a
rest until sometime Sunday when he
will return. His youngest daughter ac-
,eOmpanied him. No correspondents were
permitted to go along.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-26
MORE BODIES RECOVERED
(SDecidI. to The HeraId

MONONGAHELA CITY, Pa. April
26-The recovery of five bodies this
morning from the Cincinnati mine makes
the total now dead 93. Forty have been
identified. Those rescued alive laAt night
revived the hope that some twenty still
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-26
MANY APLICAINTS
(By Associated PreSs.l

(By Associated Press.)
T WASHINGTON, April 26.-Ten thou
sand applications are received for pos
itiOns in the physical revaluatiOn of
railroad work. Only five commissioners
will be appointed. Later, they will have
several hundred assistants.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-26
PRINT CUTTERS MEET
iSDccidI To The Herald

4 YORK. Pa, April 26.-Thc National
Print Cutters Association of America
convened here today with representatives
from all over the country present.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-26
REFUSES PHILIPPINE PLACE

WASHINGTON, April 26.-Joe Dav
les, secretary of the democratic national
committee declines to become governor
general/0f the Philippines and will sue
deed Luther Conant, ir, as commissioner
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-26
POPE ABLE TO SIT UP.

ROME, April 26.-The pope was
we'll enough to days to sit up. Five
hundred children drilled in the
vatican court yard for his benefit.
\; x x x Y \; x x X x x
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-26
UNIFORM LABOR HOURS
by Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, April 26-Repre
sentative Curley introduced a resOlu-
ton for constitutional amendment to
make K hours Of labor uniform
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-26
WEATHER.

x NEW ORLEANS, La, April o.
x Coast weather: Tonight and Sun
x day fair, with slowly rising tem-
Y perature; light easterly to sOuther-
X ly winds.
Y
X X X Y x y y. x z x x x
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11
THEY MUST COME TO The SCRATCH.

Judge Prince is evidently tired
of appeals from the Magistrate
courts, as he told the members
of the Spartanburg bar that he
did not propose to make the cir
cult court "a graveyard for Mag
.~trate's appeals. Tue recent
agitation with regard TO the laws
delays is no doubt responsible
for a more expedMeus manner
of disposiug Of cases which come
before the courts. and if the re-
ported remark of Judge Prince
is an indication the judges will
not be disposed to humor the
practice of some lawyers to hold
up the settlement of causes in
detinately, but, that they must
come to an end so the litigants
will know at an early date what
their rights are. It has been our
opinion for a long time that loo
much leniency has been permit
ted, and because of it litigants
have suffered thereby. If the
highest tribunal would also put
a stop to making a graveyard
out Of the supreme court,> and
would also put a stop to permit
ting technicalities to thwart JUS
tice, perhaps then there would
be less ground for complaint OF
the laws delay.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11
PLANNING A. ROBBERY.
This London thief Was Quite Delib-
crate In His Preparations.


This story q: in elaborately prepar-
es crime WAS told by Sir Robert An
derson when ile was connected with
Scotland Yard. London. \ criminal
marked Il millionaire as his quarry and
rented bedroom near the railway sta
ton from which the rich man took
the train for town. Well dressed and
we'll groomed. the criminal took bis
seat in the SAME compartment. attract
fng notice only by his APPARENT desire
to remain unnoticed while he dealt
with the papers he carried in L stylish
hand bag.
One morning after few such jour
neys be gave vent to his annoyance at
having forgotten his keys. A stranger
sitting in the opposite corner politely
offered him his bunch In the hope that
he would find on it y key to open the
bag. But none Of them would ht ths
lock. At the suggestion Of the stran
ger. who. Of course. was an accom-
plice, the millionaire then produced his
bunch Of keys, and few seconds suf
feed to enable the thief to take a way
impression of the key Of the rich mans
safe.
4 few weeks later the millicnaire'S
safe was ri1ed, and before the crime
was discovered the thief was across
the channel with his rich booty.-Liv'
erpool Post.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11
DAINTY COBWEBs.
How Spiders Fine Spun Threads Com
pare With Human Hair.

How Spiders' Fine Spun Threads COM
pare With Human Hair.
it is hard to realize how small q
SPIDERS web really is. 4 famous NIL
croscopist once made some interesting
comparisons Of a cobweb with human
hair.
81 have often compared the size OF
the thread spun L. full grown spiders
with Il hair of my beard be says. Il
placed the thickest part of the hair
before the microscope, and. from the
most accurate judgment l could form.
more than 100 Of the spiders threads
placed side by side could not equal the
diameter Of one such hair. If. TIN.
we suppose such hair to be OF a
round form it follows that 10000
threads spun by the full grown spider,
when taken together. will not be equal
in substance to the size OF single
hair.
To this, if we add that 400 young
spfders at the time when they begin
to spin their webs are not larger than
one full grown one and that each Of
these minute spiders possesses the
same organs as the larger ones. it fol-
lows that the exceedingly small
threads spun by these little creatures
must be still 400 times slenderer. and
consequently that 100000 Of these
minute spiders threads cannot equal
IN substance tue size of single hair.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11

We note that the board OF
regeuts OF the State hospital for
the insane has called for the
designations of all employees, and
they will meet on July 1st., to
elect their successors. There
is a general shaking up expect
ed including DR.. J. W. Babcock.
We hope there is some mistake
about calling for the resignation
of DR.. Babcock. In our opinion,
it would be a severe loss to the
institution for this eminent phy
sician to leave it. For the past
several years there have been
rumors to the effect that he
would be asked to resign, and
each time it caused uneasiness
among those who appreciate Dr..
Babcock's splendid services to
the afflicted, and we sincerely
hope the board of regents, even
should they decide to have Il
general shake up IN that instI-
tuition, they will not disturb the
present head.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11

On last Thursday the United
States Senate confirmed tn e
nomination of Justice c. A..
Woods, as judge Of the 4th Uni
ted States circuit court, to ill
the vacancy created by the cleo
tion of Nathan Golf, of West
Virginia, to the United States
Senate. Judge Woods election
to the Federal bench is very
gratifying to the people of this
State, and they have every reas.
on to believe he will make one
of the ablest judges in the gov
ernment service. His elevation
creates a vacancy on the State
Supreme Court bench, and there
are already several aspirants for
the place. We do not disparage
any of these gentlemen, but in
our opinion, should the general
assembly give this distinguished
position to Hon. John 9. Shep-
pard it would act wisely.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11
CoLuMBlA'S CLUBS.

The Columbia Record recentlv
carried a story of a rumor in the
capital to the effect that a tele-
phone call was received at police
headquarterSinformingth the police
after midnight on Saturday night
a poker game was going on IN
the Commercial Club and that
Governor Blease was of the par
ty. Chief Cathcart and some po-
licemen Immediately went to the
club, made a raid, confscated
some beer. and arrested those
engaged in the gaming 1t turns
out the governor was at home
asleep. and totally ,oblivious as
to what was going on in the club;
the Record. however, state 5
these officers in going to the
Commercial Club had to pass
right by several similar clubs
but they made no attempt to mo
lest them. These clubs are char.
tered by the Secretary of State,
under what authority Of law we
do not know, but they are char.
tered, and it is said they permit
drinking, keep quantities of in
toxicAnts on hand. and the same
is drunk on the premises, which
to our mind is clearly a violation
of the law. If this is so, why
Was it the police of Columb bia
were so anxious to enforce the
law against the club where 1t
was said the governor was, but
which was false, and not willing
to enforce the l:lw against the
other places referred to by the
Record. Did the recent contro-
versy between the governor ami
the mayor have anything to do
with it? If not, then why IS 1t
thest. places have not been haled
up before the city court siuce:
The Record gave the addresses
of the places, and showed that
the police could not get 10 tile
Cummercial club without pass.
ing right by these illegal resorts
To an outsider who has sume
idea of the conditions IN that
city, the conduct of the police
has the suspicion that some one
higher up is protecting the plac
es referred to by the Record,
otherwise. they would not have
been allowed to go right On after
the newspaper -xpo>ure. II so
happ, n. d lt,at Governor Bl' ase
was Mi at Gne Comm rc!ai club.
and it IS Slated, be is not even a
member of it, possibly he may
visit it as the guest of some mem
Der, but it is an unlawful lustl-
tuition. how Comes it to be with a
charter granted by the Stat, and
if il is not an unlawful Institution
then why should the police raid
it?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11
TIE CLUB FylL.

Governor Blease appears to be
in earnest about the matter OF
trying to have the liquor laws OF
this State enforced as he has
written a letter to President Will
son urging him to have congress
to enact a law which will put a
stop to the issuance of federal H.
censes to those who are not per-
mitted under the laws Of South
Carolina to sell spurious, vinous
or malt liquors. His letter pleads
with the President to instruct
the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue not TO Issue these Ii
censes. but in the absence of the
authority. be urges a special
message to congress that a law
be enacted.
Should the congress take up
this matter and act favorably on
the governors suggestion, it will
have a great effect upon enforc
ing the prohibitory laws, it will
kuock out the social clubs almost
entirely, because, those who be
long to these institutions will
not take the chances of coming
in conflict with the federal laws,
aud if they must have these bev-
erages, they will have to buy
from the legalized dispensaries,
and if the Webb Act is held con
stitutional, then there will be no
way of procuring alcoholic liq
uors exec pit from the dispensar-
les, as none can be legally ship
ped into counties not having dis
pensaries.
We do not know what author
ity President Wilson has in these
matters, out We believe if he
should request the Internal Rev
enue department to comply with
the request of Governor Blease,
it would enhance the cause OF
prohibition in this State greatly,
and it would meet with the ap
proval of many who heretofore
have not supported prohibition.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11

Yeggmen seem to have the
habit of taking a walk and not
returning. recently one took a
walk out Of the governors office
in Columbia, and has uuJ been
heard of since, and last Monday
another walked out of the court
room in Birmingham, Ala, dur
a preliminary hearing, and while
a number of detectives we're
waiting to testify against him.
It does seem queer how these
desperate men can effect an es-
cape from the shrewdest of Uncle
Sans officers, they do it with
out fuss or sensationalism, they
Just walk away and take the
chances. In the two instances
they succeeded, and were per-
haps a considerable distance
when the officers discovered the
escape.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11

The United States Supreme
Court has filed a decision affect
ing the rights of States to enact
intra- state rates for interstate
railroads, which means as We
understand that d legislature has
the right to tx freight and pas
senger rates on all roads run
ming in and through their re
spective States. This decision
will open up the way for the
several States to regulate rates,
which heretofore they have been
uaa bla to do because Of the ln-
reference of the inter state com
mission. At every session Of the
Legislature in practically all Of
the States attempts have been
made looking towards the regu-
lation of rates, both passenger
and freight, it has oeen a hard
problem. mainly because those
who We're seeking such legi,lation
could not clearly define the power
of the State, now however, this
decision will remove much of the
doubt and the State commission
having already the power to reg
ulate intra state rates will press
on to handling the proposition
on the inter state shipments.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11
coasrABIEs BUSY.

Judging from the published
accounts from Charleston, the
constabulary has not gone out
of business, as was supposed
would be the case from the gov
ernor's recent order after the de-
clsiou of the State supreme court
in the case of receiving liquor
for personal use. One day last
week a wagon with FIVE barrels
of beer was seized by the consta
bles in Charleston after a lively
chase through the streets, and
which might have escaped but
for the accidental falling down
of the mule hitched to the wagon
conveying the contrabaDd. The
governors order was, that all
liquor constables commissions
would end June 1st, however, in
the case of Columbia. this order
was modified at the request Of the
Richland board of control, but
80 far as has been made public
all of the other constables were
thought to be out. and the action
of the constables in Charleston
was a surprise. The seizure was
ive barrels of beer and four cas-
es Of whiskey put up in half pint
packages. When the governor
issued his order dismissing these
officers it did not appeal to US as
wise, but he Was of course in d
position to know more about the
value of such service, however,
when he consented to continue
them in Richland at the request
of the board Of control. we pre-
sumo a similar request was made
from Charleston which may ac.
count for the recent activity to
run down illicit liquor hauling
IN that city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11
EVIDENCE SECURED

It will be remembered that in
a former issue, we referred to
the visit of Mr.. FL. Leon Larrisy
of Charleston to Manning, We
said that it was thought his mis-
sion here was to seek evidence
| for a case which is to be pre-.
sonted to unseat Congressman
Richard S. Whaley, who, it is
alleged spent much more money
to secure his nomination than
the law permitted. Mr.. Larrisy
was in Manning again several
days of last week, in conversa-
ton he said, he had enough evi.
dence to unseat Mr.. Whaley
without a particle from this
county, but as to this county, he
obtained considerable of the
strongest kind. He said before
the matter was ended quite a
number OF citizens of this county
would be required to tell an in.
vestigating committee all they
know about .disbursing the vote
buying money. When told that
some who did not support Mr..
Whaley do not approve OF the
course being pursued. preferring
to show their diSapproval of
MIR. Whaley at the polls next
year, he replied that he was
not trying to have the endorse
ment of any of those who op
posed Mr.. WhaIey in the cleo,
tion. but he was seeking to put
a stop to the methods that were
employed in the recent primary.
We do not know what evidence
Mr.. Larrisy has, but it strikes
US he will have a hard time
proving what he claims, because
those who indulge in illegal
practices. generally cover their
tracks so that nothing will lead
up to them. However, be this
as it may, Mr.. Larrisy has much
confidence in his undertaking,
and openly says so.
It has been our rule to quit
fighting when the nomination
has been declared, and we had
hoped this would be the case IN
this matter. We did not support
Whaley, and we have no apollo
gies to make to him or his
friends for the position we took;
we did not regard him the man
for the place before the election,
and our mind has not changed,
but a majority of the votes cast
went to him, and we are willing
for him to enjoy the fruits of
his labor, until such time when
we can 60 to the polls to enter
our protest against him, as we
did before. Therefore, we hope
those who are seeking to have
Whaley turned out will let the
matter drop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11
WILL THEY CONTINUED BRIBEDa

To those of US who watch the
proceedings Of Congress, tn e
party in power has it's rank and
file in complete control, and that
the senator's as we'll as the mem
bers of the lower house cannot
act with independence, they
must all obey the will of the
leaders and act with the same
subservancy as soldiers in the
regular army. This has been
brought about by the head of
the nation keeping his eye on
both bodies, and the moment be
has reason to think there might
be an attempt to act independent
he does not fail to get busy to
see that the forces are held in
line How long this will continue
is hard to say. it may last
throughout the entire admins
tration of President Wilson, but
we look to the time when there
will oe mutllly, and when the
break does come there will be
trouble ahead for those who are
in charge of the whip, already
we think we see signs of rest.
lessness, the average legislator
does not feel comfortable under
leadership, be wants to do some.
thing himself, and not be tied
down to the views of others.
There are a number OF the
senators who are not altogether
pleased with some of the sched-
ules in the tariff bill. but the
party platform must be carried
out or the party will be accused
of breaking faith, however, the
restless ones think the pledges
can be faithfully carried out
without going to the extreme OF
injuring some of the Industries
of the country. Take the case OF
the louisiana senators, they
vince under the provision which
they believe will put one OF their
most important industries out OF
business, then there is the sena
tors from the wool growing stat
es who are not kindly disposed
to the legislation which they be
lieve will hurt their constituents,
and so on down the line wher-
ever the interests in a senator's
State will probably be hurt, they
are in the embarrassing position
of choosing between the mandat.
es Of the party platform and
their individual convictions. Un
der these conditions the constant
cracking of the whip may be-
come irksome, and it would not
surprise US at any time for a
spirit of resentment to crop out.