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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
WOULD RESTORE
WHIPPING POST
MAYOR OF GALVESTON BELIEVES
BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH PET
TY OFFENDERS WOULD BE TO
RETURN TO WHIPPING POST.
SAYS JAIL Is WHOLLY MADE
QUATE FOR MIGRANTS, WIFE
BEATERS AND OFFENDERS OF
THAT TYPE.
Especial ~ Jhc Hcra[dl

Galveston, Tex, June 2S.-That the
most effective means Of dealing with pet
ty offenders would be to return 10 the
old fashioned public whipping post. is
the assertion made by the Hon. Lewis
Fisher. Mayor of Galveston and presi-
dent Of the City Commission. Mayor Fish
II also struck hard ut the chronic com
planners who are perpetuaIly criticising
the police force Of their city. In an ad-
dress before the Texas Police Chiefs
III convention at Galveston. Mayor Fish
er said:
Every time man puts on blue
uniform and a police badge some kicker
i ready 10 CRY CRATER This is unjust
ana III most cases untrue. / don't believe
that III any police department in this
state there has 5ean any concerted ac-
u"f to extract illegitimate toll from IN.
lawful enterprises. or in other words.
TO graft. And | don't believe there ever
will be-
And now. at the risk of being termed
Z barbarian by some, i am going to say
to you that | believe nothing in the
world would prove 50 effective for the
punishment OF petty crimes as the es-
tabliShment and maintenance of an old
fashioned whipping post in front Of
every city hall or county conrt house
IN this state Confinement i'll the county
'ail j. wholly inadequate punishment
for Migrants. trampS, the criminal beg
gar. the wife beatcr and others OF sim
liar characteristics. But public whip
ping post would prove the most salutary
and effective punishment that could be
devised. ! want to see il. and | hope YOU
viii discuss this matter at once
Mayor Fishers suggestions we're
greeted with cheers aud he was assured
that they would be given careful con
Sideration before the convention is
brought to close
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
STAMP
NOT NEEDED
POSTAL. DEPARTMENT ORDERS
PRINTING OF SPECIAL PARCEL
POST STAMPS DISCONTINUED
WILL USE ORDINARY STAMPS
PRESENT SYSTEM PROVED INCON-
NENlENT AND Is CAUSE OF END
LESS ANNOYANCE-AIM Is TO
POPULARIZE SERVICE

Washington June 27.-Pastmaster
General Bur cson has taken up the sub
ect of improving and further popular
izing the parcel post system. and as a
preliminary step announces that after
July | it will not be necessary to use
distinctive parcel post stamps III order
to send packages by mail. The printing
IF distinctive parcc' post stamps has
been stopped, and beginning next Tues
day the ordinary postage stamps may
be used for parcel post matter. In Il
statement explaining the change the
postmaster general says:
The distinctive parcel post stamp has
proved exceedingly annoying TO the pub
lie, resulting in much confusion, as this
particular issue of stamps could only be
used on the one class Of mai matter.
This special stamp was intended only
for the purpose of determining accu-
rately the extent Of the revenue derived
from this class of mail. As sufficient
information has been obtained on that
point. the public should be relieved Of
any further confusion that might be
caused by the restricted use of these spe-
cial stamps
Postmaster General Bur eSon has TIA
ken up the subject of rcadjuSting and
lowering the long distance rates for par
GELS as well as increasing the maximum
weight Of parcel post packages, with a.
view of making recommendations to con
grcSs in December, as this will require
extra legislation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
IN
CAMERON COUNTY
LATE CENSUS BULLETIN SHOWS
24I4 ILLITERATE VOTERS IN
CAMERON COUNTY 339 PER CENT
UNABLE TO WRITE
PERCENTAGE OF ILLITERATES
AMONG WHITES, 222.7 AMONG
FOREIGN BORN. 6S-LITERATEss
GAIN ID PER CENT IN DECADE.

Fort Worth. Tex. June 2S.-During
the past decade we have shown a de
crease of II per cent i'll illiteracy
among the voters Gf this state. We have
had much agitation and considerable
legislation seeking to withdraw the bal
lot from the illitcrate and the younger
generations apparently better educa-
ed and both causes may have cOntribut-
ed towards our registering a better ay-
erage.
We have 2ll4 illiterate voters i'll Cam
croG County according to recent ecu
>us bulletin and 33.9 per cent of our
males CT voting age are unable to write.
The percentage in 1900 was 1910. The
percentage of illiterates among the ma
tive white voters Of this county is 227
foreign born white 46S and negro-per
cent. -
Out Of the 003.3J7 males Of voting
age in Texas 109,32S or II per cent are
illitcrate. In 1900 we had in the entire
state 73I7GS voters and Is II per cent
were illiterate
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
FEMALE DEMONSTRATOR

Orange, Texas, june u Miss ? -
rice Justice, lady farm demonstrators
employed by the Orange Comm rtldl
Club reports splendid progress in ier
work. She has organized twcntytignt
canning clubs and each club will c;l /,
car load of tomatoes as well as large
quantities of vegetables this season.
The instruction began with seed Sc
lection and follow the product to the
market. Each girl that becomes mem
Der of the club plants half acre of
tomatoes which is cultivated. canned
and marketed under Miss Justices di-
rections. The goods are handled by To-
cal merchants. This community has
been spending several thousand dollars
for canned vegetables per annum. but
will now supply its own demand and
have surplus for outside trade.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28

Athens. Texas. June 2S-Thc citizens
of Athens have organized Il Young
Mems Business League here, and will
endcavor TO exploit the resources not
only Of Athens. but will enter into q
campaign Of publicity for al East Tex
as, J. T. Larue was c'ccted president of
the league Robert 4. Yantis, secretary.
A campaign will lie made TO Secur.
more brick and tile factories for Athens
as well as other needed industries. Til
committees created are: Membership,
public Improvements. schools, railroad
entertainment. factory, sewerage. parks
fairs and good roads,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
COLLECTORS LOSE JOBS
CUSTOMS OFFICES TO BE ABOL-
ISHED UNDER THE NEW SYS-
TEN.

Washington. ID. g.. June 31-Resigna-
tionS of collectors Of customs whose Of
fees will be abolished by the customs
reorganization on July 1. poured in to-
day into the White House and treasury
One hundred and thirteen
collectors will lose their jobs BY the re-
ductiOn of the number of customs dis
trictS from 1G2 To i9. All the resigna-
tons were formally requested by Secre-
tary McAdoo.
Three collectors declined to resign on
the theory that they had been appointed
for four years. Their names were not
divu'ged. but treasury officials declared
they were not worried over the situa-
ton. as the new law clearly turned them
out Of office automatically on July l.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
KLEBERG COUNTY.
OFFICERS.
NEW COUNTY HAS FULL COMPLI
MENT OF OFFICERS AND Is
READY TO SET Up HOUSEKEEP-
Ing FOR ITSELF.
McCRACkEN ELECTED COUNTY
JUDGE, KOWALSKI COUNTY AT
Z sTORNE1 AND BLUDWORTH
\ COUNTY CLERK.

: Returns from the bal oting held yes
in the Caller assure the election Of W.
ii. McCracken for county Judge, Gus
kOWalsiI for county attorney, III. W..
Buidworth for county clerk. &. l.. Xiv
in for county assessor, j. ;. House for
county treasurer. j l.. Cross for coun-
ty surveyor, Clint Haywood for commits
soner Of the kingsville precinct, J. ID.
Battle for Justice Of the peace Of pre-
cinct No. l and {. l.. Harder as consta
Die of the same precinct.
The race for sheriff is between NJ o.
Milliken and j. NJ. Shaw with the lat
ter having a majority Of l. votes with
one precinct to hear from. The missing
precinct is the Laureles box. The sup
porters Of Mrs Milliken are a;timii,
that he will carry the Laure cs box Dy
a good majority. As only - votes are
in that box it will be necessary for him
to get practically all to win. A late re
port ut Kingsville states that MiliikeH
was probably e'ected by about ) votes.
The complete returns from Kingsville,
hiyiera, Ricardo and Santa Gertrudis,
being four of the five voting places, fol
lows:
County Judge: w III. McCracken 276;
Benn Wilson 246.
County Attorney: Gus Kowa ski 3777.
Sheriff and Tax Collector: NJ. D. Mil
liken 255: j NJ. Shaw 267.
County Clerk-H. w. BludwOrth 2l9:
q. L. sims 1J9; Ben i. Laws Iii.
County Surveyor l.. Cross 2S7: G.
f. T. IanafOrd 157
County Assessor /. Kivlin 241;
McCau ey 135; o. ID. Lawson 6S; Lon
johnson 7G.
County Treasurer :. House 331;
Lem Arnoud III.
Commissioner Precnce No. i w. Ill.
Young 153; William Niemann II; Clint
216.
Justice Of Peace Precinct No. Il: j. ID.
Battle 22J; Jack Dermody 10.
Constable Precinct No. 1-R. J. Xiv
lin 300: ID. L. Harder 206
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
MERGER DISSOLUTION
ATTORNEY GENERAL McREYNOLDS
AND UNION PACIFIC AGREE FOR
EXCHANGE OF HOLDINGS.
{ BU A sSOcidtcd PresS.)


Washington, June oS.-AttorneyGe Gen
eral McReynolds and the Union Pacific
Representatives have reached an agree
mcnt for the dissolution Of the IIarri-
man merger. and the plan vii be sub
mittcd Monday to the eighth United
States circuit court at st. Paul. While
details are not published it is under
stood the plan proideS for an exchange
of thirty-eight million dollars of South
crn Pacific stock held by the Union Pa
cific. for Pennsylvania railroad inter
csts in Baltimore and Ohio. with the re-
naming eighty millions Of Southern Pa
cifc stock to be sold through 4 trust
company with safeguards provided for
stockholders. Wilson j. said TO ap-
prove.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
TRADE DAY SUCCESS
(By e. y. NcWS Scrrice. J

league. Texas. June 27-Thc first
trades day in the history Of this city
Was held here this week and proved Il
great success from every standpoint
There were over six thousand visitors i'll
the city, and it is estimated that APP
prQXimately $25Oo0 was spent in mer-
chandise and supplies. The event was
held under the auspices of the CONNER
ial Club and several subsequent days
will be he'd in the future.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
JUDGES CONVENTION

Fort Worth. June 2S.-Over go Wis
ItOrS are expected here August Z. and
9th, the occasion being the annual con
yentions of the county judges and com
miSSioners. district and county clerks
county and district attorneys. and the
county tax col ectorS. One of the many
features arranged for the entertainment
If the guests is an inspection of the
good roads work in Tarrant county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
FAMILY BURNED TO DEATH

Lexington South Carolina. June Is
John Jacobs. farmer, his wife and four
morning in fire which DESTROYED their
home While the origin of the fire is
unknown, the house il believed to have
been struck by lightning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
WILL BUILD POST ROAD

Dallas, June 2S.-The commissioners
court has appropriated for Dallas coun-
ty S2O000, to be used i'll the building Of
a post road. in order to secure from the
state $4,000 for the same purpose The
fund will probably be used on the Fort
Worth Dallas pike.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
STRAWBERRY PLANTS

San BenitO. June 2S.-The commercial
club of this city is deSirOuS Of securing
The addresses of parties who have straw
berry plants for sale. The farmers here
are in the market for several million
plants.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
DEATHS IN CINCINNATI
(By Associated PreSS.D

Pikesville. Ky, June 2S.-Reported
five heat deaths within three days in
Cincinnati with temperature of nine
ty five Ice deliveries were resumed in
spite of strike in order to save lives.
Missouri and Kansas burned under one
hundred degree temperatures.
Mrs. Jessie Burbank crazed by heat
killed herself
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
CATTLE SHIPMENT

Cleburne. June 2S.ETwenty ears of
fat cattle were loaded at CreSson on the
Santa Fe, last week for shipment to
Chicago Also fourteen cars were load
ed at Parsons and four at Cooley Big
shipments were also made on the same
road at Sanger and Marietta. . hal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
WATER CARNIVAL
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Hereford, Texas June 2S.-A water
carnival in an inland town is somewhat
of a curi,@ity to Hereford, but the citi-
zens )of this city claim that the water
festival to be given here July 14th to
18th will eclipse any event Of its kind
Will have an opportunity to see the 1000
gallon per minute well i'll operation and
there will "a so be displays of crops
raised on the irrigated farms i'll this
section.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
PUT BACK IN USE
GAROTTE CONSIGNED TO MUSE
I'M BY GOMEZ BROUGHT OUT TO
EXECUTE TWO
(By Associated PreSs.)

Havana, June 2S-The Garotte. the
Cuban machine for executing death sen
fences was yesterday removed from the
museum TO be used in executing two
prisoners. Former President Gomez
who committed all death sentences dur
ing his term had placed it in the mu-
scum expecting it to become a national
curiosity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
.REINSTATES OIL COMPANY \
(By Associated Press.)

Jefferson City, Mo, June 2S-The Mis-
souri, supreme court today rendered
decision allowing the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana, which was ousted
from the state, to continue business. The
court also issued temporary order re
straining fire insurance companies from
ccaSing to write business in the state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
WEATHER.

New Orleans La. June Is Tn
: settled with showers tonight and
, Sunday with light to moderate east
erly to southerlv winds.
: Advisory warning to Texas coast
: disturbances have moved from the
: gulf northwestward and is no cen
: tered between Corpus Christi and
: Del RIO. Wind and tide will subsidc
: during the day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
OJEDA A FUGITIVE.
(By AssOcidtcd Prcss.)

: Douglas AriZ., June 2S.-General
: Ojeda's federal army is scattered
, and General Oieda himself i fugi-
: tive. One thousand Yaqui Indians
, pursuing federals. Colonel Francis
, 60 Chiapa who had been alternate
: ~ administration and rebel lead
cr was executed by state troops near
Guaymas by a court martial. lie
was recently captured by the rebels
in a battle and charged With gucr-
lila warfare.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
LADIES SELL PENCILS
(By c. s.. Ncus Serricc. }

Br0wnWoOd. Texas June 27.-In order
to raise funds for the Federated Clubs
the ladies Of this city have purchased 4
supply of lead pencils and will dispose
Of them to the merchants and citizens
here. 1t is expected that over $50 will
be secured from the SAFE.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
WHITE SLAVE CASES
(BU Associated Press.l

Washington. ID. G., June 2S.-House
judiciary committee today examined i'm
private all papers in Cincinnati the
white slave case. McReynolds sent vol
unfairly many records without being re-
qucstcd by committee. !.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
CARRANZA PROTESTS
(By 4 SsOcidtcd Press.

Washington June Governor Car
rama today protested to the state de
partment. through his agents against
the importation of war munitions to
llucrta forces through Laredo. while
the same importations are forbidden to
him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
GOVERNMENT BUILDING

Sulphur Springs. June 2S-The post
office building under construction here
is nearing completion. The contractor
is now working on the second story. The
structure will cost 500 600
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
FIRST TEST MADE
GATUN LOCKS SUCCESSFULLY
STAND FIRST FULL PRESSURE
OF WATER.
(By Associated PresS.)

Panama, June Yesterday wit
messed the first test of the big lower
gates Of the Gatun locks and they sue
cessfully stood the test. Water was let
in until it stood at sea level. 1t reached
the fifty foot stage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
AMENDMENT LOST
On Associated Press. }

Washington ID. c., June 2S.-The sen
ate democratic caucus voted down all
amendments to free list WOODEN goods.
Woolen cloth remains dutiable at TWEEN
ty-five per cent and stockings at twenty
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
DENY PROPOSALS
(By Associated PresS.)

Eagle Pass, Texas, June 2S.- -Carran-
"a officials at Tiedras Negras deny alb
solutely CarranZa has made any peace
proposa s.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
HEAT RECORDS BROKEN.
(By Associated Prcss.)

< Cleveland, O., June 2S-Threc
: adults died from heat in addition
: to usual quota infants. All heat
: records being broken today. Intense
! heat wave extending from Chicago
!. to Memphis and Kansas City to At
( lantic.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
PEACE PROPOSED
(BH Associated Press J

Mexico City, June 2S.-Lcopo do Mar
tincZ. is here with alleged peace PA 10
sails from CarranZa to Huerta "
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
COLDEST in YEARS.
(By .iSsOcidtcd Press

! Duluth, Minn. June - Wealth
( er records here show coldest June
II in twentycight years Forty-two de
! grces ut six o'clock this morning.
.' OvercoatS and furs are very much
1 in evidence
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28
SUFFER- IN CHICAGO.
Z RU tNsOcidfcd Press

Chicago. Ill. June 2S.-Much suf-
fering from intense heat and wea-
ther forecaster gives no promise of
relief.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-28

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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-25
WILSON'S FIRST VETO
BiSapproved a Well Meant Attempt
to Sap Discipline at West
Point
Kissimmee, Fla.

Washington Oct. 25.-President
Wilson sent his first veto to congress
yesterday. He disapproved joint
resolution to reinstate Adolph Tn
ger, of Mansfield. O., as cadet at
West Point. Unger, appointed by
Representative Sharp. failed in his
examinations after a strenuous
effort to succeed. and his friends
sought another chance for him.
Il regret to do this. but deem it
my duty wrote the president. Il
have the greatest sympathy and ad-
miration for young men like Mr.. Tn
ger, who seem in spite Of difficulties.
to show thir mettIe, but | am con-
vinced upon careful inquiry, that he
cannot, with his present prepara-
ton. advantageously continue his
course at the West Point military
academy and that his reinstatement
would, in the circumstances. be sub
versive to the proper discipline Of
the academy.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-25
ALMOST CERTAIN To
PASS THRU OCALA
Big Party in AUTOMOBILES on Its
Way from Boston to ST
Petersburg

ST. Petersburg, Oct. 25.-The
largest number of persons in one
party to come here in automobiles
TO spend the winter is now on it's
way. Monday of this week there
started from Revere Beach. Mass.
an automobile party of thirty-eight
machines. with an average occupan-
cy of four persons TO each machine
They are made up of people who
live in and around Boston The en-
tire party is of friends. and it is
their intention to make the trip
leisurely, consuming about four
weeks to reach ST. Petersburg. For
the most part few of them have been
here before. The party will winter
here, returning to the north again in
the spring in their machines.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-25

Living among the cypress inlets and
silent lagoons, they refuse to be dis
lodged from their habitat in these
forest Businesses. because they are
tied to their native soil and the
homes OF their kindred by an affec-
ton that at times is frenzied in its
demonstration. as witness d by
those who know them we'll
Drainage is now treading upon
the very thresholds OF their last
homes and bringing to light traits
OF character and forms OF govern
ment that must command respect
from their white neighbors. but they
are moving farther and farther into
the hammocks. for they cannot long
er stand out against the stare of the
unwelcome white settler. who now
comes to take from them not only
their marsy homes, but the game of
the chase.
OF the $1,000 square miles We
call the land of flowers, little re-
mains for these original inhabitants.
We have depleted their forests and
driven them to the borders. These
interesting people are very part of
Florida. They have given us
wealth of history, legends and pO-
etic names of rivers lakes and
towns; they hold locked in their
history chronological secrets that de-
clare their origin and kinship with
other peoples.
The Seminoles are vanishing with
out a whimper and facing the pitt
less inevitable with the stocism of
their heroic race. In few decades
the Florida Seminole as a specimen
of the pure, aboriginal American.
will be as rare as the dodo. 1t will
be then that students and ethnolog-
lists will wake up to a research of his
priceless but unwritten records.
The Seminole folklore is rich in
story and in years to come Florida
will hunt and hunt in vain for the
history and beautiful legends of
these our predecessors and we, as
immigrants into their country, will
long for a key to their mythology.
There is yet time to protect this
red race that is with us Shall we
allow this wrong-th the denial of
homes-that has been perpetrated
upon an innocent ana helpless peo-
pie to go unchallenged?
Minnie Moore-Wilson.
Kissimmee, Fla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-25
FLORIDIANS WHO HAVE
BEEN THRU TIE FIRE
CT Trouble in California Advise
Against Colonization of the
ASiaticS

Jacksonville Metropolis: Declar-
ing that immigration OF Japanese
farmers is menace to the state. the
Florida Society of California pro-
tests against the little yellow men"
being allowed to invade the state
Floridians now living in California
and composing the Florida Society
of that state, have been through the.
fire in so far as japanese COLOMBIA
ton is concerned. and should know
whereof they speak. They demand,
in tones clear and loud, that steps
be taken to prevent further immi--
repeated in all counties of Florida.