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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
TEXAS S0L0NS
HAVE BUSY DAY
NUMBER OF IMPORTANT BILLS
PASS HOUSE-SEVERAL NEW
MEASURES ARE INTRODUCED IN
THE SENATE.
MARRIED WOMEN'S SEPARATE
PROPERTY BILL NOW IN SENATE
BILL AFFECTING FOREIGN
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
(HerdId STAFF Correspondent

AhrfN' 1f'V 'cIOHUt Ht'J
Austin, Feb. 6.-Both branches Of the
legislature were in session today. The
House devoted itself to the passage Of a
number of local bills. The married wOm-
ems separate property bill was passed
finally, and nov goes to the Senate for
action. The house also passed finally
the following bills:
Prohibiting the use of the Texas flag
for advertising.
Requiring contractors doing municipal
work or public work to make bond to
protect wOrkmen and those furnishing
the material.
Bill requiring wholesale dealers in
liquor to pay a gross receipts tax OF
sales to the retailer and also to the con
Sumer.
Bill allowing counties or subdivisions
thereof. to issue bonds for road purposes.
a new Congressional rcdistricting bill
was introduced in the senate signed by Is
senator's. which is said to be satisfac-
tory to this majority.
Senator Gibson also introduced a bill
amending the Robertson Insurance law,
SO as to permit foreign life insurance
companies that have Withdrawn from the
state to return without having paid back
taxes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
POKER INQUIRY
FALLS FLAT
MEMBER OF HOUSE ADMITTED
PLAYING POKER WITH THREE
LAWYERS, BUT REFUSED TO
GIVE THEIR NAMES.
HOUSE REFUSED TO REQUIRE
ANSWER TO QUESTIONS-EARLY
CLOSING BILL PASSED SENATE.
PENDING IN HOUSE
(HcrdlR stag Correspondents

N''' -" 1h'b wv toDO'o'"''J
Austin, Tex, Feb. G.-The poker play
ing investigation by a committee APP
pointed by the house to probe the report
that members of the legislature had
played poker with lobbyists, came to an
end yesterday evening after one of the
most lurid sessions of the house held
thus far this session.
The committee made its report, which
was to the effect that among The wit,
nesses examined was Captain B. B. Pad
dock, a member of the house from Tar
rant county, who admitted having en-
gagged in a game of poker with three
lawyers, whose names he would not dis
close.
The committee reported back this fact
and indicated that the member from
Tarrant should be held in contempt for
refusal to answer the questions as to
the identity of the other players and
that he be compelled to answe the ques-
tons, and that the probe was blocked by
the action of the witness Paddock. This
report caused endless discussion. which
almost reached a personal stage between
Speaker Terrell and Representative
Llewellyng of Dallas.
Representative Allison then offered a
resolution that the house direct Captain
Paddock to answer the question so that
the probe could c%Ontine. This resolu-
ton was defeated by a vote of IS to 20.
The committee was then discharged,
which meant exoneration for Paddock.
The Kennedy liquor bill occupied the
attention Of the house up to the time
that the poker investigation committee
report was submitted, and several
amendments were attached to make the
bill more stringent. This bill is still
under consideration. ct
The senate has passed finally the $50
O'clock saloon closing bill. The bill is
still pending in the house. ,,.i
:. An invitation was extended to the
Legislators by the people of Laredo to
attend the celebration there on Feb. %.
f, The senate committee oil stock and
y~raising, yesterday afternoon, re-
ported favOrably on a bill creating a
state veterinary board and also Senator
Hudspeth's bill providing for the crca-
ton Of a sheep scab inspector.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
MAN SHOOTS
STRIKING GIRL
CLOTHING MANUFACTURER OF
ROCHESTER,, y. ", SHOOTS INTO
CROWD OF STRIKING WOMEN
AND KILLS GIRL.
STRIKERS INDIGNANT - WILL.
MAKE EFFORT TO PUSH FIRST
DEGREE MURDER CHARGES
AGAINST MANUFACTURER.
Especial to The HCrdld.)

lSpccldt 10 INC HCTdtd.
Rochester, y. v, Feb. 6.-Thc shoot
ing Of Ida BRAKEMAN, aged IL, q garment
striker, by Valentine Sauter, a clothing
manufacturer. has aroused the indigna-
ton of every labor union in the city.
Every effort is being made today to
push charges of first degree murder.
Sauter was in his shop when the strik-
gathered outside shouting to the
Strikcbrcakcrs to come out and join the
strike. Sauter, enraged, rushed to the
window with a shot gun and fired into
the crowd killing the BRAKEMAN girl in
and wounding three others.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
GO TO VICTORIA, MEXICO
TO CONFER WITH GOVERNOR
ABOUT MATAMOROS FRANCHISE.

Attorneys A. Il. Cole. II. b. RcntfrO,
both of Brownsville. and Francisco Guer-
IA of MatamOros. who were grant
ed Il franchise to construct a street car
line in MatamOr0S. will leave tomorrow
for Victoria, TamaulipaS, Mexico. there
TO confer with Governor Matias Guerra
with reference to the project. All de
tails. it il stated. have been closed up.
and the grantees Of the franchise prob
ably will soon begin active operations
en- the proposed improvement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
RAIL CONSTRUCTION

Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. Ga record
kept by the Texas Commercial Sccretar-
les and Business Mems Association on
interurban railroad construction in Tex
rs during the year 1912, shows that this
class of transportation led its rivals by
a wide margin in percentage Of growth
during the year, having constructed and
placed in operation s. miles of new line
and graded an additional 1i3 miles. The
new i~ntcrurb3n projects now under
course Of construction aggregate iE5
miles and we now have in operation III
the state 277 miles.
One mile Of i%ntcrurban line was built
10 every two miles of steel rail laid OH
steam roads in Texas in 1912. and our
interurban mileage Increased PA per
rent compared with an increase of one
per cent in steam line mileage during the
year. 70 In 1911 there were 10 miles of
steam railway built to each mile of in
tcrurban. Sixty-thrcc miles of the inter
urban constructed during the past year
was in north Texas while - miles was in
the southern part of the state. Two hun
drcd and twenty eight miles Of additional
intcrurban lines are under construction
in south Texas and 217 miles in north
Texas.
Texas has one mile of intcrurban to
every ) IL miles Of railroad and 1850
people to every mile Of i%nterurban line.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
MATAMOROS CELEBRATES
First Observance of Constitution Dag
in Five Years.

For the first time in several years,
citizens Of Matamoros yesterday eefe-
brated the adoption Of the constitutions
by the Republic OF Mexico. The streets
we're decorated, a fine parade was held,
the military band played and great
crowds were out to join in the festivities
all during the day and late into the
night. The concerts in the plaza duriig
the afternoon and evening were greatly
enjoyed BY all. MatamOrOs had not had
a celebration Of this kind in five years.
and the public spirited men Of the citS
got together and arranged the enter
tainment to show the patriotism Of the
city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
SANITARY MATTER.

I A condition having been brought
: about whereby employees Of the
( Sanitary Department Of this city
\ have refused to longer accept city ]
( script in payment for their services,
! and that Department being wholly
without funds, with no financial re-
! lief Obtainablc until a tax levy is ;
\ made, a great and serious crisis \
: and danger has arisen and CON :
I fronts our people. =
: 1t is earnestly urged that in order y
/ 10 safeguard their own health and =
for public safety, it IN advisable .
: that each householder maintain his
premises in the cleancst possible
Z condition, burning all rubbish and
\ disposing of garbage. and this at !
! his own expense, az the department '
! can do nothing under the present \
I conditions. / advise the free use Of
lime and the Oiling Of all stagnant
4 pools in and about all premises. =
: HARRY X. LOEW, II. u.
City Health Officer.
: = = Y = = = y = 4 v Y x 4
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06

ChWrch AHROuRccmCRt-Rev. George
A. Macdougall, pastor of the Episcopal
church, announced this morning that he
had invited the various ministers of the
city to occupy his pulpit OF every Friday
night during Lent. Tomorrow night
Rev. J. NJ. Perry, pastor of the Method
iSt church. will deliver the ermon
Those who will follow him on succeeding
Friday nights during Lent will be an
nounced by Rev. Macdougall later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
AT BECK OF MADERO
SENSATIONAL CHARGE AGAINST
Z. s. OFFICIALS AT Ell PASO BY
ATTORNEY FOR CLAIMANTS.
Especial to HCrdld.)

Washington. Feb. 6-Charges that Am
beck and call of the Madero government
were made tOday before the house foreign
affairs committee by A. +. Burgess of FL
Paso. He is the attorney for several Am
erican damage claimants.
He asserted that United States dis
trict Attorney Engelking and Represen
tative Kendall and Representative
Kendall advised him to present his allie
cations to the department of justice.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
COUNCIL MEETING

At the request Of DR.. Harry X. LOew,
city health officer, Mayor \. B. Cole this
afternoon called a special meeting Of the
city council to be held at the city hall at
4 o'clock. DR.. LOcw desires to take up
important sanitation matters affecting
the stopping of the scavenger carts. and
the possibility Of ensuing disease in
the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
TURKISH ARMY RETREATS
by associated PrcsS.)

Sofia, Feb. 6.-The Bulgarion war Of
fee that the Turkish army
occupying Gallioplis peninsula was de
feated near the river Pavak yesterday
and is retiring toward the northeast.
The Bulgarians announce that this puts
the whole coast of Marmora sea as far
rs Bulair III the allies hands.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
MARTIAL LAW
(Bu iSSOcidtcd PrCSS.)

(By Associdtcd Prcss.)
Washington. Feb. 6-Oficial dispatch
cs received here today %nOu that
martial law has been declared in Sal
vador. where President AraujO was very
seriously wounded by five would be as
sassins, while attending a concert last
night. 1t is feared the presidents
wounds may prove fatal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
PAID WOMAN'S FINE
OF PANKHURST GIRL. MILITANT
SUFFRAGETTE.
Especial to The Herdld.)

London. Eng, Feb. G.-Miss Sylvia
Pankhurst was right when She told a
Bow street magistrate yesterday she
would accept neither the alternative Of
Today some one unidentified paid her
fine and she was rlcascd. The supposed
payer Of her fine was the same man who
paid that of Mrs. General DrummOnd.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
MINERS ENTOMBED
Especial to HCrdId.(

Fukuoka. Japan. Feb. Ga hundred
and fifty miners were entOmbed today by
q natural gas explosion in one of the
collicrieS near here. Many are supposed
10 have been killed instantly. There are
small hopes for the rescue of possible
survivors.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
iris SPEAKER IN VALLEY
STAR BASE BALL PLAYER HAS IN.
NESTMENTS AT MERCEDES.

iris Speaker, the star base ball player
Of the Boston American team, is a visi-
tor at Mercedes. looking after invest
ments that he has made in that section.
Speaker is "A Texan, his home being at
Hubbard City.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
TURKS RETREATING
BULGARIAN OPERATIONS IN PEN
INSULA OF GALLIPOLI sue
TATIONS.
Especial to The Hcrdld.)

Sofia, Feb. "a semi official statement
is given out that reports from the front
today said the Bulgarian operations on
the peninsula of GallipOli were succeed
ing beyond the hopes of General Sauff.
The Bulgarians today occupied several
villages. The entire Turkish army on
the peninsula is said to be retreating in
disorder.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
x x x x X Z x * x x x x
GARNER BEFORE COMMITTEE.
(SnccinI to The Herald !


4 Washington, ID. c., Feb. 6.-Rep-
. resentative John n. Garner APP
4 peared before the judiciary COM
= mittee today in behalf of his resolu-
Z ton about the indictment of the
+ Magnolia Petroleum company.
= He was notified Tuesday that the
: Judiciary committee would meet
today. He appeared before the rom
< mittee to urge a favorable report.
If the report is favorable the rcSO-
X luton will be called up in the
: house at the earliest possible mo-
Z mcht, and its adoption will be
x urged.
x
x X X X x x y x x x x Y x
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
PRIVATE NEGOTIATIONS
Especial to The HcrdId.)

London, Feb. GA special dispatch
this afternoon from Constantinople said
the Grand Nizier of Turkey is continu-
ing secret peace negotiations with Bull
garia. The Turkish peace delegates will
be sent next week to Sofia. The report
said the negotiations will exclude the
other allies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
BANKS TO REPORT
Especial to Hcr0Id.)

Austin, Texas, Feb. GA call for a
statement of the financial conditions Of
the $50 state banks and trust companies
a the close of business on February 18th,
was issued today by Commissioner of In
surance and Banking Gill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
GARAGE INCORPORATES

The Whittlesey Garage and Machine
company Of San Benito have incofpof-
ated with a capital stock of 5000. The
incOrporatOrs are G.. w. Whittleaey.
James L. Valentine and J. F. Valentine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
MOTOR CAR SCHEDULE
LEAVE BROWNSVILLE 4 +. M.
BEGINNING SUNDAY.
Especial TO Herald.

Kingsville, Texas, Feb. objective
next Sunday, Feb. 2, the motor car will
leave Brownsville at 4 p. m, instead Of
at 3 p. In. az at present.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
COMMANDMENT CONTINUES.
Especial to The Hcrnld.)

London, Eng, Feb. 6.-The lombard
ment Of AdrianOple recommended early
today. The reports said that little
damage was being done. Dispatches re
ceived here today told of a Bulgarian
victory Nl the Peninsula.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-06
FOR BANK CONDITIONS
{ BIZ associated Press

Washington. ID. c., Feb 6.-The comp
t%rollcr of currency has issued a call for
the condition Of national banks OH Feb
ruary fourth. w, 7r
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-24
LAMB MADE ALL THE TROUBLE
BY Comparison, the Lion Was Inoffen-
siVe and MiId-"Butts Like
6atterina RAM"

The tidings that lamb is appearing
on the stage in the production Of
Joseph and His Brethren" has been
noised far and wide. Several CORE
spondents have written to ask why a
lion should not also appear, the pair
lying side by side. But that has al
ready been done, by Lord George
Stanger, and thereby hangs a tale.
When the sale of the old showman's
menagerie took place, the two animals
were put together and bought by Mr..
Fred emmett, of Dick Turpin fame.
By this time the lamb had got pretty
long in the tooth to say the least of
it. A few days afterwards an &C
quaintance asked Mr.. emmett how the
happy pair were getting on.
Il wish / had never seen them, "
said the Snowman gloomily.
Why, is he savage?"
Savage is not the word for it. He
won't let anyone come near him"
Indeed / thought he looked such
a mild old lion"
Lion? Lion be blowedI It's the
lamb / mean. He butts like a batter
ingram. London Mail.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-24
SAW ADVERTISING IN STORY
Banker Used to Advantage Situation
Which Many Might Have
Overlooked.

In one of the large eastern cities not
long ago occurred burglary that had
more than the usual amount of human
interest in 1t. So much so, in fact,
that although the total loot was small
only about $2,000-still the story got
a first page position in all the dailies
and excited a lot of comment Con
densed into a few words, the story was
this: An Italian and his wife had been
in America but few years, yet they
had managed to get into the fruit bust
ness on a smell but comparatively
profitable scale. With the idea OF
some day owning a home they had
been extremely frugal and laid by a
large part of their profits. With dis
trust of banks they had boarded these
savings in a little trunk which was
kept underneath the bed in their room
over the shop. In some way the
secret leaked out and burglars carried
off the money, trunk and all.
A banker read the stories and saw
at once that there was real life"
incident that would make strong adj
vertising copy for his savings depart
ment Accordingly, he got out lot
of circulars, which led OF with re-
print of the newspaper story and
wound up with the moral that the only
way to safeguard your earnings was
to put them in a strong, reliable bank.
These circulars followed close on the
trail of the newspaper account itself
and the results we're wonderful That
stolen trunk was by no means the
only example Of unwisely stored hoard
ing in the vicinity, and scores of peo-
pie whose sense of caution had been
aroused by the clever combination Of
newspaper story and advertising copy
began to take the sugar bowls from
the pantry shelves and the wallets
from the excavations in the back yard
and take their contents to the ad-
vertisers bank.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-24

lions, Rolfe has told me that he loves
me, and believe him and will never
marry anybody else"
Mrs. Andrews sighed in her patient
helpless way. She realized that her
husband was a masterful man whose
decisions it was hard to defy.
Il hope love will find way, dear, -
she said simply and Nellie felt cheered
even by her poor sympathy.
There was no fiction to the $1,000
draft Mr.. Andrews had told about,
whatever vagueness might appertain
to the million. All the town knew that
Joel Benton had money very shortly,
plenty of it, and was spending 1t like
a royal prince.
Almost simultaneously with the
cashing of the draft Benton walked
into the store he owned.
I'm going to take a spell of rest,
Wilson," he said you can run
things here"
There is that debt to the city sup
ply house." suggested Rolfe. you
know they are pressing for payment.
ooh. / can't bother-let 'em wait.
But you have plenty of money
now"
Eyes, and I'm going to take one
good fling and enjoy it," retorted Ben
ton recklessly See here, old Jones
will probably stake me for all I'll
need after this. I've higher ambition
than running a store. You know the
business. How would you like to buy
me out?"
81 haven't the cash"
You've got some. ! know. I'll be
liberal You assume that city debt
and pay me 800 a month for six
months and the store is yours"
81 will do that" assented Rolfe
promptly and the bargain was con-
summated
Before the end of that week Joel
Benton gave the town such stirring
up as the quiet hamlet had never
known before. He branched out as an
incipient Croesus. The suits of clothes
he bought must have come from Paris.
his neighbors declared. He purchased
a flaring red automobile, some dia-
monds, and took an expensive suite of
rooms at the hotel.
Lawyer Andrews tabooed Rolfe VIII
son. He proceeded to cultivate Ben
ton The latter began. to call at the
Andrews home regularly, much to the
discomfort of poor Nellie.
Her father saw his opportunity and
proceeded to talk business to Benton.
On the assumption that he was fav-
ored heir of old Jared Jones. the
young spendthrift secured an option
on a residence at the outskirts of the
town.
'T1l make it over to Nellie the day
she is my wife," pledged Benton.
AS to Nellie herself she tried to give
er persistent sutton to understand
hat her heart could never be his.
Amid the glamour of his dashing ma
chine. expensive flowers and invita-
tons to all the shows. however. Ben
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-24
ALMOST TURNED THE TRICK
clever Scheme of English SmuegIers
Only Frustrated by Luck at the
Last Moment.

one Of the most ingenious of Snug
cling tricks was that originated by a
hand of clever Partisan rogues recent
". A coffin supposed to contain the
dead body of a man who had died of
0iphtheria, was dispatched from the
gay city for burial in London. 1t was
met at the railway terminus in that
country, and conveyed at nightfall to a
house not far from the Mile End road,
whitechapel. Everything would have
passed of as desired and planned had
not a policeman on duty become sus-
picious on seeing a particularly large
coffin being taken out of hearse in
70 house that was known to be the
habitation of men who had done penal
scryitude.
After the funeral party had shut
their door and the hearse had driven
away, the policeman secured assistance
and Knocked at the door. II was found
that the coffin, instead of containing
corpse, was filed tightly with cakes
q tobacco, dozens of boxes of cigars,
and other excisable goods. The
-mouners" we're Immediately arrested
and the goods confiscated.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-24
New SILK Process.

A new process of making an arti-
fetal silk, especially adapted for the
purposes of embroidery and similar
uses, has been recently shown in
New York, where 1t has excited a
great deal of interest. The details of
the process are not divulged, al
though the entire operation has been
performed under the inspection Of
persons invited to witness it. One OBJ
server described the operation as fol-
lows:
"a quantity of raw cotton is wash
ed and placed in a solution resem-
bling bluing. After being so treated
It is taken out in a mass not unlike
mucilage. This mass was then forced
through glass tube having apertures
into another solution, and rose to the
top in threads. These threads were
then reeled and washed, in order to
remove the blue celebration. After
drying the threads were spun into
delicate strands which we're difficult
to detect from real silk"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-24
INDIGESTION, GAS
OR BAD STOMACH
Tine it! Pape's Diapepsin ends
all Stomach misery in five
minutes.

Do some foods you eat hit back
taste good, but work badly; ferment
into stubborn Jumps I'D cause sick,
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never was anything so safely quick, SO
certainly effective. No difference how
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but what pleases you most is that 1t
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without fear.
You feel different as soon as "Pape's
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stomach gets sweet, no gases, no belch-
ing, no quotations of undigested food.
Go now. make the best investment
gou ever made, by getting large fifty
cent case of Pape's Diapepsin from any
store. You realize in five minutes how
needless it is to suffer from indiges-
ton, dyspepsia or bad stomach. Adv.