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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
FINE CROP OF
SUGAR CANE
CANE EXPERT
FINDS CONDITIONS On LOWER
RIO GRANDE SUGAR rLANTA-
TIONS VERY SATISFACTORY.
SMALL PROPORTION NOT so GOOD
SCATTERED IN VARIOUS SEC
S-CANE-BORERS DOING NO
SERIOUS DAMAGE.

The Sugar-cane crop of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley il in very good condition.
and there will be fine crop said T. A.
1odcr Of Washingt II, connected with
the Office of Sugar-canc Investigations Of
the Bureau of Plant Industry. United
States Department Of Agriculture. Mr..
Y0der arrived in the city last night after
having spent the forcpart of the week in
travelling in the sugar cane sections up
the valley.
Referring to the conditions Of the crop
Mr.. Yodcr stated that the bigger part of
the crop is very good and that the small
cr part which is not 50 good is scattered
in the various sections of the valley. and
the ndition is not applicable to any
one spot. He stated, however that he
finds that the sane grown on the higher
and lighter soils is Of the better variety
owing to the better drainage and not.
withStdnding the fact that the plant
needs great amount OF water.
Nh. IOdcr first visited the Shaw and
Brulay plantations. east of Brownsville
Later he went t. the San Bento and
IIarlngcn sections Donna. Mercedes and
other Valley points.
The cane expert has examined care
fully into the insects that damage sugar
cane. He said that the cane borers are
trembling the growing product in the
Valley. but not any more so than in any
other cane-growing section. They were
imported here with the seed. and there
is n way 50 far as known to Get rid of
them.
Mr. YoGpr left this morning for Sugar
land. Harris county. where he will also
Sugar-canc conditions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
RAIN HINDERS WORK
MUCH CONSTRUCTION WORK in
TENAS HINDERED By RAINS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Especial 10 The Hcrdld.O


Fort Worth. Texas. October 16.-The
opening to traffic of hundred miles of
intcrurban line, the issuance f one and
onc-half million dollars of building per
mitS III the principal cities. the compile
ton of three new railroads and the ap-
preparation of half million dollars for
highway improvement by j nd issue, con
Stitutcs the principal features of con
Struction work in Texas during Septem-
report of the Texas Commercial Sccre-
taricS and Business Mems Association.
Heavy rains which fell in every sec
ton of the State retarded t some eX-
tent the construction of railroads. in
terurbanS and highways. although the
building activities in the principal cities.
Judging from the amount of permits is
sued maintained the record established
in recent previous months. Nearly all
the railroads and intcrurbanS that have
been under construct for several
months have been completed and the
bulk Of the TRANSFORMATION improvcment
is being done on the Texas highways.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
STOCK LAW ELECTION
TO DECIDE WHETHER STOCK
SHALL Be RESTRAINED ON
PASTURE LANDS NEAR CITY.

Tomorrow will he election day i'm Cam
eron County Stock Law District No. 1.
The election will be held in a district
located just to the northeast, east and
southeast of Brownsville, and will be
to determine whether or not stock shall
be allowed to run at large The election
Will not in any way effect the city of
Brownsville.
Voting boxes will be at Starck's school
house Little Indiana; Media Luna
school house, on the T.. X. Goodrich
farm: and at Hallmark's farm on the
Military road.
The voting boxes have been turned
over to representatives Of the district.
and preparations were being made at the
courthouse today for the election.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
SHEPPARD FILES
STRONG PROTEST
AGAINST ACTION OF WAR DE
TARTMENT IN PERMITTING MEX-
ICAN FEDERALS TO CROSS UNI
TED STATES SOIL.
PRIVILEGE WAS DENIED CARRAN-
IA-IS AT VARIANCE WITH AT
TITUDE OF STRICT NEUTRALITY
TOWARDS MEXICO
BU 4 ASSOcidtcd PrrNs.)

Washington ID. g.. DC, - Senator
Sheppard formal V protested to the 81 tie
Department against the action Of til \
Government in permitting General M1aS
to enter, saying this privilege was refus-
cd The ConSti ,,tiona!iSts. The department
EXPECTS to rcpiy 10 Sheppard tomorrow.
Senator Shcppard'S protest is to ih"
effect that the war department has shown
in granting such pcrmiS
sion of the federal officers, when ii was
denied both General Carranza and Gen
cral ObrCgOn Of the ConStitutioEaliSt iSt
army. He says:
IF these facts are rc'ily stated
/ must protest most earnestly against
this discrimination. # we are to pre-
serve neutrality between the contend
ing forces in Mexico we must treat
both alike Please investigate and adj
wise"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
DROP OF SIX
FEET IN RIVER
RIO GRANDE LAST NIGHT RECED-
ED RAPIDLY NJ MISSION. AND
POINTS BEYOND-ONE INCH AID
OPTIONAL RISE HERE.
PRESENT RISE LACKED ABOUT
INCH OF REACHING LEVEL ES-
TABLISHED LAST WEEK-ROAD
AGAIN OPENED.

4 six foot drop in the stage Of the Rio
Grandc at Mission last night indicates
that the height of the latest rise has
A, vi reached Brownsville notNith-
standing the rise of about one inch here
last right. All points beyond Mission
report the stream going down rapidly.
The present rise lacked about one inch
# being as high as the rise of last week
and because Of the fact that local condi-
tionS have been prepared for this rise
there has been little more damage or in
convenience
The levee which was built to prevent
the flow Of water reaching the section
IN the neighborhood of the United States
immigration Office which was partly clos
ed by railroad employees Tuesday. was
opened again last night, Thus the back
water from the Ramireno resaca is flow
ing through thirtyfoot opening in the
international bridge road and into the
Rio Grande.
1t is stated by city officials that Just
as soon as the necessary oil can be re
ceivcd it will be poured on the standing
waters, and other steps vii be taken to
prevent any disease.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
EIGHT O'CLOCK EMPHASIZED

Little Augustus johnson had learned
some things about the face If a clock.
but not quite all there is to know.
What time is il 'Gustus?" asked his
employer one night, to test him.
Its just o'clock" said the boy. after
z careful survey OF the clock.
NO. you're wrong" said his employer
1t W mt be for quite while yet not
for 20 minutes
Both hands is pointing to 8 lust rs
straight as they can point" said the boy
stubbornly If they aren't telling the
truth l can't help it."-Youth's Com
panion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
KLEBERG COUNTY FAIR.

In connection with the live stock in.
dustry of the new county of Kleberg. a
oncdav fair is to be held at Kingsville
on November L. Concerning the fair.
DI. Harrington states that there will be
ing cattle horses hogs, chickens, ducks,
geese, and other poultry, and liberal
list Of premiums has been arranged for
the occasion. There will be no premiums
in agriculture or trucking. however"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
SECRET SESSION
TODAY PROBABLY LAST DAY OF
STLIER TRIAL TIME OF DECIS-
ION DEPENDS ON LAWYERS
SPEECHES.
(By A associated Press. J

Albany. y. u. Oct. 16.-Beforc going
into secret session this morning on what
was expected to be the last day Of the
Sulzcr case, presiding Judge Cul en- de
clared that this session was for private
consultation between members of the
TO furmulatc views which shall deter
mine their final action
This final H,tion he said would be
taken in public session. The time of the
verdict depends on the numerous speech
6 expected today
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
LYFoRO NOTES
Especial STAFF Correspondent J

Lyford, Texas, Oct. 1.-two French
families arrived last week to make this
town their home Three carloads of
household goods and several head of live
stock will follow in a few days. Their
coming is due to the efforts of the Sorcn-
sen Realty Go.
A. y. Welch and son. Y. IT. Welch. OF
Pond Creek Okla. are here visiting the
Welch brothers. Y. H. Welch NAV de
eide to move his family here.
Lee Lane is here visiting his mother
Mrs III. G. Smith. He is thinking OF
making Lyford his home
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
KING RANCH IS
MARKET FACTOR
BIG KLEBERG COUNTY RANCH
HAS SHIPPED 10000 HEAD OF
CATTLE TO MARKET WITHIN
PAST TWELVE MONTHS
DIR. HARRINGTON ANNOUNCES
ONE DAY FAIR AT KINGSVILLE
NOV. II TO BE PURELY FOR LIVE
STOCK AND POULTRY

The King ranch of Kleberg and other
counties during the past twelve months
has shipped III the neighborhood of 90
600 head Of cattle to the Fort Worth and
Other markets, according to DIR. ii. III.
Harrington, agriculture director for the
Frisco who was in Brownsville last
night The King ranch Dr. Harrington
said il easily quite factor in the live
stock markets, as can be- seen by the fig.
ureS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
VALLEY CONDITIONS GOOD.

DIR. Harrington upon his arrival in
Brownsville last night had just com
pIctcd trip up the Valley on general
trip. He reports conditions very good.
and farmers are getting ready for their
fall crops. He stated that only a IN der
ate acreage of cabbage will be set out
this year.
DIR. Harrington returned to Kingsville
this morning
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
SITUATION UNCHANGED.
(BU Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. 16-The Mexican sit
uatiCn is unchanged To-Day. The admin
istration is officially agreed, generally
that Huerta is not likely to answer Pres
ident Wilson'S latest nute
News of constitutionaist's victories
were received here without comment.
The dclicacy Of the situation, however,
remains unaltcrcd
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
KNOXVILLE u. S. A.
CURIOUS CASE OF GIRL SHIPPED
WITH TAG FROM SOME FOREIGN
PORT
Ry A ssOcinted Press J

Unionvilc. G. Mich. Oct. 16.-A seventeen
year old girl has arrived here under Il
tag addressed Bag Maniak Unionvillc
North America
She cannot talk English. There are
several TnionviIlcs in North America
The girl doesn't know which is the right
one.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
GREAT BULL FIGHT
MORE POPULAR THAN INTERNAT-
lONAL BALL SERIES. SEATS AT
$95

Madrid, Oct 16 The bull fight ar
ranged for next Eunday here eclipses
IL popularity the worlds series cham
pionship ball games Seats are selling
~ high as ninety five dollars each.
The fight is the farewell appearance
Of the famous bull fighter Bombita
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
CONFIDENCE IN MEXICO
(By Associated Prcss.)

London, Oct. 16.-Thc British govern
mcnt 50 far considers the Mexican stu
alton as entirely suscpetib to solution
by the MeXicans without outside inter
ference. Great Britain has adopted q
waiting attitude.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
PRISONER SAFE
(By Associated PrcSs.)

Eagle Pass, Tex. OFT 1G.-Ninceute
Cardenas, chief clerk Of the United
States Commissioners Court here, who
is in Jail at Piedras Negras charged with
ScditiOnS uttcranceS. gave ont 4 state
mcnt today that he is being well treated
this statement from him
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
BU A SSOcintPd Press )

NcgaleS Sonora, Oct. i6.-Gencral
EarranZa, the constitutonaliSt leader,
received Il dispatch day from his Wash
ington agency asserting that PicSidcht
Wilson is preparing to recognize the
belligcrcncy OF the CarranciStaS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
BRITISH BATTLESH|P
ENGLAND'S BIGGEST BATTLESHIU
LAUNCHED TODAY AT PORTS
MOUTH. WILL CARRY TEN Is IN.
GUNS
(By Associated Press. \

Portsmouth, Eng, Oct 1G.-Thc great
est British battlcshin was launched to
day. Its plans have long been kept see
ret, and are not full know yet
1t is expected that it will carry ten
fifteen inch guns.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
SEVEN STORM VICTIMS
By Associated Press.)

Highland Light, Mass, Oct. 16.-Up to
noon Monday there were seven known
dead in the New England coast gale
which began Monday. All the victims
were from a sma craft.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
Midwinter Fair, Brownsville, Jan. Z to IL
UUERTA GETS LOAN.
{ By 4 esnc:dtcd Press.

Paris Oct. 1G Provisional Pres-
don't iIucita Of Mexico has obtained
oan Of two million, six hundred :
thousand dol ars in Paris. Circum- :
stantial reports say this is chiefly :
due to the influence of the Catholic !
party.
p.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
MAY GO TO ST. LOUIS
NEXT CONVENTION OF EPISCOPAL
CHURCHES PROBABLY HELD In
ST LOUIS.
by Associated PreSs.)

Th next general convention of the Pro
testant Episcopal church will probably
be held in st. Louis in nineteen sixteen
The House of Deputies SO voted today.
The bishops have vet to act.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
WEATHER.

New Orleans. La. Oct. 16.-Coast :
: Weather: Unsettled tonight and Fri
day; probably showers. light to mod
: crate southerly and westerly winds.
; J; !. x x Z; x =; * x * X
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
THE DIFFERENCE

SIS that man who is running around
giving advice a lobbyist"
"Ccrtainly not. He is on Our Side Of
the argument" Washington Star.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16

Washington, d. c.. Oct. 1G-The con
stitutionalist leaders here deny that they
have advised Carranza that Wilson Is
considering recognition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16
TEMPERATURE DROPS

(By Associated Press)
Stamford. Tex. Oct. 16.-Thc temper
ainre has dropped twenty degrees and
one inch of rain followed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-16

Five federals were killed and one con
stitutionalist wounded Monday in a
skirmish near Cruillas, a town midway
between Matamoros and Victoria. The
federals had advanced to CruillaS from
the town of San Carlos. OH a branch of
the Mexican Natl nal railroad, and were
forced back to San Carlos. from where
it is reported they were prepared to 60
to Monterrey Ten rifles were captured
by the consttutionalistS after the fight.
The constitutionaliSt forces are report
ed to he drawing II the city OF Victoria
from Jimincz. Cruillas. MendeZ and other
points, and if the report of the cvacua-
tion OF Victoria is true. the city viii be
occupied without resistance by the con.
stitutionalistS within the next two or
three days. If MT evacuated, it is stated.
then the capital is to be attacked.
Col. Caballero left MatamoroS Monday
a week ago with two hundred men and
several wagOn-loads of ammunition. The
major portion of his forceS were already
stationed in the central part of the state.
Travelling in an automobile he is report
ed to have gone ahead, and the two hun
dred, travelling slowly, will reach Victor
la i'm time to reinforce him in case #
fight
The city If Victoria has 4 population
of about ID 600. 1t is second i'll size and
Importance among Tam;fllipas towns
its Importance being largely due to the
fact that it is the state capital. 1t is
located about 100 miles southwest of
MatamOrOs and is in the midst of a rich
farming section.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-13

Mrs. II. Lambert and Mrs. George
Warren, of Maloy, and Miss Hannah
Harmon, of Clearfield, Iowa, came
Saturday evening and visited over
Sunday at the home of their cousin,
Mrs. Jasper Record, southwest OF !
Leon. Mrs, Record continues in very
poor health.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Walker, who
spent the summer on their big ranch
at Chinook, Montana, passed through
Leon Thursday, going to their former
home at 'Pleasanton, where they Will
remain until spring. They are greatly
pleased with their western invest
ment and Frank says 1t Is growing
into money pretty rapidly.
Jas. w. Hurst left Saturday night
on flying trip to Chicago to pur-
chase new goods for the Hurst store.
The month of October was the largest
month in volume of business the
Hurst store ever enjoyed and in or
der to keep some of their lines un-
broken Mr.. Hurst was compelled
to make an extra trip to market.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Twyman de-
parted Tuesday for Kansas City,
where they will make their future
home. Mr.. Twyman expects to en-
gage in the real estate business in
| that city. During their residence or
several years in Leon Mr.. and Mrs.
Twyman have made many friends
who are sorry to see them leave
Leon.
w. A. Allbaugh returned Thurs
day evening from Usage, Canada,
where he had been for several
| months assisting his sons with the
harvest on his big farm. He reports
that the boys raised fine crop this
year and are all through with their
harvest, although there is about 20
per cent of the harvesting in that
country to be done yet.
Mrs. Catherine Miller, who has
been visiting for some time at the
home of her son, l. F. Fitzwater, Of
near Decatur City, departed Tues
day to visit a daughter, Mrs. H. L..
Proctor, at Effingham, Kansas, and
will then visit a short time in Kan
sas City, before leaving for Califor-
mia where she will spend the winter.
She is past seventy years of age and
is making a visit to all her children
E.. l.. Ellis and sister, Mrs. E. A.
James, of Seward, Neb., arrived Mon
day for a visit at the home of Alvin
Miller and other relatives in the
vicinity of Decatur City. Mr., Ellis
was one of the early settlers of De-
catur county, but left here in 1855
going to Nebraska, and he was the
first white settler in the section
where he now resides. He will be
remembered by some of the Oldest
residents of this county who are still
here, among them John Woodmansee
of this city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-17
JUDGES OPINIONS
IN SULZER TRIAL
Ali Members of Appeals Bench
Tell Reasons for Their
Votes.
MANY CONDEMN GOVERNOR
AS MORALLY UNFIT
Cullen, Chief Justice, Casts
Ballot for lmpeached Of
fetal on Technicalities.

ALBANY, Oct. 17.-Presiding Judge
Edgar NJ. Cullen in voting to acquit
Governor Sulzer on article l read parts
OF long opinion which he had pre-
pared. He said:
1.-The first article of impeachment
and the second article Of impeachment
and the sixth article OF impeachment
are intimately connected and In the
opinion which I'have written they are
treated together and possibly II will be
more convenient for me to treat them
so now. 1t will void repetition when
the vote is taken on the two other ar
ficles which | have named.
First as to the facts, l regret to
say that l i'm constrained to find the
facts as follows:
L find that the respondent did take
advantage of his nomination and can
didacy for office to seek to personally
enrich himself by diverting the contri-
buttons which he might receive for
campaign purposes.
Il find that he did verify that by his
oath. knowing it to be false. At the
same time ! shall vote not guilty on
these articles for reasons which seem
to me to dictate such course what
ever may be my personal opinion OF
the acts done and committed by this
respondent.
First, "a moment as to the character
of the acts. The use of this money
for his own purposes other than politi-
cal work was not an offense. On the
contrary, il is very doubtful whether
il was not within his legal right to
use it for any purpose for which he
saw fit. I have pleaded that at length
in my opinion. | have given the au-
thorities which assert the proposition
No Legal Perjury.
las to his filing a false certificate,
in my opinion it is a matter of law
that the corrupt practises act, now
a part of the election law, did re-
quire him to state the amounts and
sources of all election contributions.
In my Judgment nearly all, possibly
with two or three exceptions, of the
moneys paid to him were such con-,
tributions.
Il find, however, this: that his oath
to the truth of this statement was
extra judicial so far as ii related to
his receipts. The election law does
not require a verified statement, while
the penal law, which does require a
verified statement, does require that
that statement should contain the re-
ceipts of the party making the state
ment.
1T. therefore, plainly extra-judi-
rial to the oath, and it is elementary
law. However, he was not guilty of
legal perjury. So much -or that. But
] am frank to say that if these acts
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-17

had been committed during his in
cumbeney in Office, l should have re-
garded his moral offense great enough
to require his removal. But l am of
opinion that it cannot be considered
as ground for impeachment, and that
1t would be an eminently dangerous
doctrine to treat them as such.
No Precedent.
Never before the present case has
1t been attempted to impeach a pub
lie officer for acts committed when he
was not an officer of the State. No
suggestion to that effect can be found
in any opinion OF courts of impeach-
ment. in the arguments of counsel on
such trials. or in the text writers. In
several cases where it has been
sought to remove the officers for such
acts by judicial proceedings, the right
has been expressly denied.
reference was made here to a de-
cision made by the Supreme Court.
VIII it be asserted that a law would
or could require an officer as con-
dition of his entry upon office to de-
clare under oath all his dealings dur
ing the past. or the property that he
may own at the time in specific de-
tail. so that the people might judge
now ldi pcIHOldl ESl5 aiA0tNNo
his official actions
1.-The assertion is erroneous that
impeachment proceedings are in no
respect punitive and solely preventive
to safeguard the State. If the doc
trine commended for is correct, man
guilty of any offense in his past life
of sufficient gravity to justify his re-
moval IL committed when in office
may be removed from office without
an opportunity to show that both his
official conduct and private life dur
ing his official term have been of
the most exemplary character. There
Is no statute of limitations on i'm
parchment"
Judge Bartlett said:
"On this article 1 vote not guilty, on
the ground that the acts charged
therein, although in fact committed
by the respondent, do not constitute
a valid cause for impeachment under
the constitution and laws of this
State. In accordance with the prece-
dents in impeachment cases, l have
prepared In the form of an opinion a
short statement of the reasons for my
vote"
Judge Chase. who also voted for ac-
quittai said
Il am of the opinion that the re-
SIAOuiu IOl Bt IOuhu unity
under this article. because the acts
proven against him occurred prior to
the commencement of his term OF
office"
Judge Cuddeback in voting guilty
said:
IT agree with the gentlemen who
say that a public officer should not
be impeached for acts committed
prior to the term of his office, unless
the act is committed after the people
have passed upon the offenses of the
candidate; that is, after the election,
and unless the act committed affects
the officer in the discharge of his Of
fetal duty when his term does COM
mence."
Judge Cuddeback filed a long
opinion.
Judge Hogan gave notice that he
would submit written opinion later,
but said:
Entertaining the views I have
briefly expressed in my vote on this
article, 1 find the facts therein alleged
and, in my view of the
power of the court, I am constrained
to vote the defendant guilty OF
Article L.
Judge Miller read a long opinion,
part of which follows:
"a grave offense, committed before
into office may constitute