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The fellow who is in the county Jail awaiting punishment for mis- treating his second wife and who is to be prosecuted for bigamy by his first wife is doubtless of the opinion that marriage is a failure.
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..O|O,

If women at the age of 7o are angelic, as Andrew Carnagie claims, then women at the age of twenty must be angelets.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-02-19

We are just wondering what kind of a near -highEall is to be put on sale at local soda fountains when the saloons go out of business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-02-19
EnINE BLUFF RoaREss
 ROSPERITY

Woodrow Wilson has stepped aside tenn orarily and permitted Henry I4anc Wilson to get into the newspaper columns for while.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-02-19

Pine Bluff seems to be having bridge troubles of her own, and there are even some big land owners who
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HORRORS OF MEXICAN
 REVOLUTION DESCRIBED
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONM

up to Monday, for it is a twenty-four hour journey from the capital to this city.
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NEUROLOGICAL

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YOUR CHOICE OF A RIG

at this livery stable is greater than any private establishment affords. You can have any kind of a turnout you desire at any time for any pur- pose. Thus our livery service affords you all the pleasure of a millionaire, and our moderate charges make it easy for you to employ it whenever you feel like it. Feel like it today. Boarding Horses a Speciality.
 Special Cab Service D. A. CALDWELL Phone "A. No. 421 West Barraque
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Officers, which extra sum is hot provided
for in the budget.
We think that before submitting an
intelligent budget for the ensuing year.
that ii is essential for us to ascertain
the financial condition of each depart
ment of the city. without which knowl-
edge the annual budget can not be in
diligently made and recommended for
its approval.
Economy in the administration of the
affairs of the city does not appear to be
considered. and extravaganza in our
opinion has continued as heretofore. The
public debt of the city has increased
within the past year especially the
floating debt. to an alarming extent.
This report is not made in malice or
with any intention Of casting reflection
against any one, but we do pray and Big
whoever is responsible for police APP
pointments and expenditures to reduce
the police fierce to a more reasonable
number and to carefully exercise the
power Of granting such authority upon
well known and responsible persons. and
to exercise due discretion in expanding
the city funds. This request is made
solely on behalf of the welfare of the
good name Of Brownsville. (Signed)
A. Albert Browne. chairman; $. l..
DwOrman.
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SCHOOL BOARD HEARD.

Following the turning down of the tax
levy ordinance as submitted by Alder
man Craig. DR.. w. F. Cole. a member Of
the school board, and delegated by the
board to appear before the council in
it's behalf, addressed The council 4 pea
for the uninterrupted conduct of the
city school. DR.. Cole said:
Good deeds are in Greer at al sea
sons, but the Christian world looks upon
the occasion cf the Christmas HOLIDAYS
as the time of all others most appropri-
ate for the doing If good Geeds III mem
Dry Of the birth Of the Saviour When
angels proclaimed the birth Of Christ
they proclaimed peace on earth and
GOOD WI to men This proclamation was
good for all time through out the earth
This proclamation was the very first
message from the Father heralding the
coming OF Christ.
This message is the prelude TO the
sermon on the mount. a man nov ~
skcpiical; he may be an infidel. a Brah-
man. n Mahometan but no reasonable
human being ear all to admire this list
declaration of the coming of the Chris
tan era and the brotherhood. Of man
Peace and good will can come only whri
We Dract &c this virtue in Iced rs wtIl
as in thought. Therefore | take advan-
taec of this occasion to call Epon YOU.
the honorable city council of Browns
Vile to practice this virtue or this oc-
caSiOn.
You arr al dorbtlesS aware that vnH'.
part san contentious have been dctrimer-
til to the welfare Of orr city. / there
fore apneal to YOU rs honorable and
patriotic men to place the honor and
welfare Of the city above party advan-
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Mr.. Summers. a blacksmith, appeared
before the council solidly in behalf of
an account amounting To $3.50 the city
owes HIN for shocing the fire horses.
Nr. Summers exhibited warrants which
he claimed were no good, and Informed
the city council that he wanted his
monty pretty quick or he would con
slider the horses his property until paid.
He "a given no satisfaction by the
council.
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CONTRIBUTES TO FAIR.

of Commerce. appeared before the
council i'll behalf Of the Brownsville
Mid Winter fair. Mr.. Scott preached
to the council the subject of lights for
Inc fair the power for which has here
tofore been contributed to the faire-in
appreciation of The coed the fair does
the city. Alderman Dworman did not
believe it wise for the city to furnish
the power free Of cost. but upon his sng-
gestion the council voted to assist The
fair 70 the extent of 5000 which is the
amount Of current the fair uses. This
was agreeable to the committee from
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COUNCIL CARES
FOR SCHOOLS
Continued from page one.)
Continued from page one.)

conducting the affairs of this city coun.
Gil in a business like manner. that a
hOn-partisan police force would be main
tanned efficient in every respect to look
after the safety and welfare of the PEG
pie; that the general expense Of the city
would be reduced without impairing the
efficiency Of the several departments, to
end that the tax payers might be re
hcved from an unnecessary burden: that
the yearly budgets would be strictly adj
lered TO and DEFICIENCIES avoided.
The people of Brownsville were
pleased with the amicable agreement
made i'm March which led to the cleo
ton of four aldermen without contro.
vers.y. and much praise was expressed
for those citizens who were instrumental
in bringing about a condition which
promised to put an end to all local strife
in city politics.
Tt is painful TO us to confess that orr
expectations have not been fu filled and
that we have met with many unexpecte |
disapp0intments. Our efforts to carry
out the program that had been outlined
to us. and that VIC had promised to adj
here to faithfully. have been baffled. and
we now regretfully admit hat our use
fitness has not served the good pnr-
pose in contemplation when we accepted
this office.
No names for police force have been
submitted for confirmation. and we are
advised and believe. that there are more
than thirty members comprised cf regu-
lars and irregulars-a rather numerous
police force to be maintained i'm a city
like Brownsville.
We do not be ieve, as many sem to
think. that most of the Apprentices are
simply licensed to carry a pistol and
be thus enabled TO defeat the SEVERITY Of
the law against carrying concealed
weapons.
Friction between city and county
peace officers has continued as in the
past, and we are not aware that any
great effort has been made to avoid it.
We are advised. and believe. that only
Strict partisans are accepted on The
force by those assuming the right to
appoint.
The annual budgets are. as hereto
fore, ignored. This is demonstrates by
The fact that the budget for the last
current fiscal year provides $500 for
the police department and $5 $50 has
been expended in seven months out Of
the twelve. and a large deficiency Starcs
US, in the face only to Discovered by the
usual increase in the tax rate. We are
advised the $500 Already expended
does not include the increase of s2,5 re-
Gently allowed for horse fees of certain
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t Ekr f1f A~
leave Brownsville in a Short time, but
i am going to remain on the board to the
last day of my %sOjourn among you n
fulfill my obligations to the public, to
the teachers and the children of Browns
vile. Yen, gentlemen. are all my friends;
in fact / do not know that i have IN
enemy in the city. | do not believe there
is one among YOU that would do a dis
honorable act. You are all honorable
gentlemen. so was Rrutus, but he stab
bed Caesar. Brutus was most honorable
and patriotic and so are you gentlemen
but YOU have stabbed the public schools
of Brownsville by your inactiOn.
II beg that YOU viii give this matter
your immediate attention and relieve us
from IA very embarrassing condition.
"Gentlemcl, YOU as intelligent men
surely appreciate the iportance Of the
public schools, They are the very safe
guards of our liberty. The public schools
have made the United States, England.
France. Germany. Switzerland, Austria
and Italy the most powerful. rich and
cultured nations of the earth: and the
lack Of them have retarded the progress
of the other nations of the world. The
lack OF pubic schools is one OF the prlIl-
ripal causes for the unhappy condition
If our sister republic, Mexico.
Argentina has in her states schools.
100000 pupils in the primary. besides
the schools conducted by the church and
The provinces in a population Of 1900 0O0
The iiliteracy in Argentina is about
what the l~iteracy is in Mexico. The pop
~ulation of Mexico is just twice that Of
Argentina in 1911 when Mexico was at
peace four times those of MeXiSo and the
exports eight times those of Mexico per
capita. Gentlemen. / contend that it were
better that YOU stint the food of the
thildren nj Brownsville than that you
deny to them the opportunity 10 learn to
read and write. There is a time for all
things but the time to train up good ard
intelligent citizens is in childhood.
Therefore, appeal to YOU on behalf Of
the school board, the children and thu
teachers of Brownsville to let your ac-,
ion befit the occasion.
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Tie fair association and y. g. Perkins,
manager Of the fair.
The council also voted to remit an
old account which had been charged to
the fair. but which the association
claims to have paid along with other
accoants that were cleared BY the fair
Of two years ago. This came out when
it was found that the city auditors had
charged the association with the amount
against two electric transformers that
had been sold the city by the fair as
ISOLATION.
The council approved the act Of Fire
Marshal Hanson i'll d~ischarging Diario
Cortez frcm the fire department and
employing in his stead Rudolfo Herrera.
Mr.. Hanson recommended condemning
in the ease of an old house on Washing
ton street, between Sixth and Seventh
which is declared to be a menace to adj
Dining property. The council Instructed
the owner Of the property be notified
before anything is done in the matter.
Alderman Dworman reported that a
careful investigation had been made of
the complaint of William Preslcr that
he had been %oyercharged for electric
current. and that his meters had been
tested and found correct. perhaps a lit
lie slow. Under the circumstances Mr..
Dworman made no recommendation for
a remittance to Mr.. Pressler of the
amount he claimed TO have been over
charged.
SEWERAGE COMPANY COMPLAINS
There are one hundred and twenty
houses in the city that are not connected
to the sewerage system that should be.
according to information furnished the
council by q. III. Merritt. superintendent
for the Brownsville Sewerage company.
Upon motion. instructions were issued
the city attorney to take steps to enforce
the sewerage ordinance.
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tage. do not come before you for the
purpose of scrmonizing nor Of CRITICS
ing you. but | come before YOU as a mem
Der Of the school board to plead for the
welfare of the public schools of Browns
vile
When / was requested to become a
member of the school board / accepted
after ii had been made plain to me that
| was 4 persona grata, or acceptable to
both OF the so-called factions of tie
city. No man is fit to be a member Of the
school board who uses his position for
party advantage. SO far as | have seen,
no member of the school board has AZ
tempted to play politics. We have str.v-
Ell with all our might to make the schools
of the city efficient and comparable with
the best in the State. We have striren
to secure the best talent in teachers and
10 conduct the schools Oh the most econ
'omical plan compatible with efficiency.
W. have asked for Il tax rate Of 21.lo
while most Of the towns in the Valley
have a rate Of 80 or 30 cents on the hun-
ldreG Tn making our budget we have
planned to put the schools on a cash
basis with the least burden to the tax
PAYERS. AS officers of the State and CITY
we have made contracts with the ten
-hers for the school year and the city
will be compelled to pay the salaries
sooner or later, but we do not wish To
re the teachers compelled to discount
their vouchers at 80 or so cents on the
dollar.
1T Is a notorious fact that vour coun-
ell had to he mandamused last year be
fore YOU would pass the school levy en-
failing great expense to the city in n
Terest on borrowed money. The levy
should have been made in August CT
September but was not made till the
spring Of the present year. and the taxes
were not collected til June when they
should have Ieen made by February |.
Even when the taxes were collected they
were in some instances retained ana di
vertcd to other uses. 1t is estimated that
The city owes the schOolsund more than
5000 at the present time and there are
lue the school fund some f3 100 of de
linGpent taxes not collected.
'Thn failure Of the council to levy the
school tax ut the proper time has fore
ed the board to be a constant borrower
and hundreds Of dollars have been pale
''f
ont for interest. The city receives from
the state some ga coo and the city tax
eS amount to some &13 eco. No CITY taxes
state funds received. The board has
been compelled to anticipate the p1v
mnt Of the state funds and borrow so
o00. IA pav the teachers salaries or see
them havked about the streets. We have
about enough available credit on stage
funds TO pay the salaries and other OK
pensPS for January.
"This then is the condition. If Won Dc
not pass the school levy the public
school sytem of Brownsville will b.
bankrupt for we cannot borrow from the
hanks whom we have absolutely no pros
pectS cf making payment If yonr levy
had been made at the proper time the
board would have been in ample funds
by the first Of February. VIII Won gen
''cmen allow q rep ton of the criitiOns
that prevailed last year? | expect to
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City Secretary Villlrcal asked an IN
~vestigation of an account the city has
against him for the sale Of cemetery lots.
These present ut the meeting were,
Mayor \. Cole. Aldermen W. G. Craig
II. Il Cain. $ l.. DwOrman :. l.. Rcna-
vides. A. 4 bert Browne. c II. Thorn
and Ii. j. Kirk.
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COUNCIL PASSES SCHOOL TAX.
The motion to separate the school tax
frCm The balance Of the tax levy and to
pass it was made by Alderman Thorn
Thorn and seconded by Alderman A.
Albert Browne. 1t was passed without
Il dissenting vote.
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WANTED Salesman to sell our line
Of advertising calendars in BrowisF
vile and surrounding territory. Libt
crab terms ~to-rieht man. Address Box
SO, San Antonio Texas.
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$4,000

Up,n motion of Alderman Craig $4,000
was ordered paid into the first class
fund from the delinquent tax fund. for
the purpose Of paying salaries.
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WANTED:-FirSt class laundTymantOy
woman that understands the laundry
business thoroughly. Address San
Bcmito Laundry Co. San Benito Texas.
3 .JLlr ft.e uHt-12-3D-tf
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WANTED:-A good horse or team well
mated for mi k wagon must be young.
sound and quick workers.
III. X. Lark or Lake View Dairy.
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FOR RENT:-TwO well furnished
houses in Mercedes the prettiest town
in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Mrs.
Geo. :. Freeman. Mercedes. Texas. 4
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FOR SALE.
MISCELLANEOUS

LOST:-SmalI white. female fox terri
or. black spot on ear and tail. For re
ward return to NJ. III. Dreyer "a 1T.
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LOST:-Bctwcen Chicago Gardens and
San Benito tail light Of auto. Find
or leave at Herald for reward. - Al
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FOR RENT:-Front room block from
II. q. At sol Elijah til st. s
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FOR RENT.-Neatly furnished front
room with or without board for cou-
pie. I'll Washington st. x!
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FOR RENT Pheasant Room 1901 Wa
sh.ngton street. 4tf
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FOR RENTING furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. Phone A. tt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02
DO0IN'S MEN AGAIN
BEATEN BY GIANTS

Philadelphia, Pa, July I'm a vain
attempt to regain the lead lost by Mon
days defeat, Manager Doom yesterday
sent in the mighty Alexander against
the Giants. But Alex, Rixey, Mayer
and Marshall could not stop the new
leaders, who rolled up a total OF II
hits and 10 runs. "Rube" Marquard
in the meanwhile was pitching one
of the best games OF his career. The
Phillies found him for four scattered
hits and not a man received a free
pass. The score was 10 to 0.
HerGog was again the hero of the
occasion, getting two doubles and a
single out of three trips, and Murray
had the same result out of five
Practically every one of the visi-
tors runs were earned, as the Phillies
only miscued once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02
ATTACK ON M'GRAW
PROBED BY LYNCH

New York, July 2.-Thomas F.
Lynch, president of the National
league. left last night for Philadelphia
&c make an investigation of the trou-
ble which resulted in John ]. McGraw,
manager OF the Giants, being felled
by a player attached to the Philadel-
mia club. "Ad' Brennan, a young
pitcher of the Philadelphia team, Is
said to have struck the blow.
No official report of the occurrence
has yet reached MIR. Lynch, and the
only facts he has at hand concerning
il are those contained in the newspa-
per reports. 1t is known that Mr.. Lynch
will take drastic action in the case,
as the National league this year has
taken a firm stand against rowdyism
on the ball field. II he can definitely
place the responsibility the penalty
melted out to the offender will be a
heavy one.
McGraw was struck and kicked by
a player after the finish of the game
that resulted in the Giants going into
the lead of the National league race.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02
One DAY BETWEEN
ZlM AND 100 BUCKS

BY shutdown tonight Heine thinner
man will be 500 richer providing he
is not put out of today's game by
the umpire. This is the final day of
the great clouter's two weeks of good
behavior. If he continues as he has
being going he will be presented with
the other half Of that 500 yellow back
before the game tomorrow.
Heine feels so sure of victory and
his good behavior for the rest of the
season that he is willing TO take up the
same proposition with any other reck-
less fans who wish to part with their
money.
1t was through the batting and base
running prowess of the great Zim that
the Cubs won yesterdays combat with
the Pirates, so Heine was in too good
| spirits to fuss with an umpire over
any decision. There was one grand
opening to start a row with Umpire
Quigley, but Heine passed it up with
! out saying a word.
! In the eighth inning, when Heine
/ was taking his last turn at bat, he
was called out on strikes. The ball
1
the plate, but the umpire called strike
three just the same. The reason was
that Heine started to swing and was
unable to stop until in the judgment
of the umpire he had swung the bat
over the plate.
Heine had made triple and a single
and wanted to pad his batting aver
age bit with another hit Two
! strikes and -two balls had been called
and Heine figured the pitcher would
try to bend the next one over, so he
was prepared for a mighty swing. He
went so far with it that he couldn't
hold back when he saw the ball
was wide, and the ump called him
out. For an instant only Heine looked
around, then walked to the bench The
amount now earned by the star batter
is $92S5 81, and, barring any mishap.
the other $7.14 81 will be his tonight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02

Manuel Quezon, resident commits
sioner for the Philippines in congress,
has resigned from the executive COM
mittee of the Philippine society and
also as a member He gives as rea-
son that the officers and members of
the society are not aiding in the pro-
motion Of its announced purpose Ito
create a more sympathetic interest be-
tween the American and the Philip
pine people," but are attempting to
create a public opinion in favor of the
indefinite retention of the islands by
the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02
BY PAUL BRUNER.

That ThrecI league race this yea.
has got the Olympus marathon Con
test backed into the juyerile diversion
department You may be on top ot
the heap today, tomorrow you drop a
gumbo, and blooie-just like that, YOU
5je gasping for air in the cellar,
with six or seven teams sinking Their
spikes into your stomach from an up
per vantage point. Before yesterdays
games, Dubuque was hanging onto the
top OF the ladder with q wavCrinG
toe hold and four points to the good.
Then Danville came along and swatJed
Rowland's pets right in the percentage,
and the elevator man shouted: Going
down" When the conveyance hal
stopped. Dubuque had dropped into
third place. Danville lad moved " to
the second story, and our own PreJzels
were standing on top, hands on tle.-
hips. lamping the contiguous scenic
effects Great!
II isn't every day that team can
Jump into the leadership just by sit.
ting around IN the hotel watching the
OK - poceloratoT descend from the
vaulted heavens. bur it happened yes.
terday. The Blue Hose were down in
Bloomington, when the weather
man stampeded the convention by
shifting his ballot over % the farmers
ticket. The park would have made
fine memorial swimming pool. but as
for demonstrating the great national
pastime. there was nothing doing. All
the SoX had TO do was 10 loaf and
get line on the joyous returns from
Nashville.
The lower strata of the percentage
column also experienced a remodel.
ign process. Nick Kahl's Quincy gang
was ousted from the leadership of the
second money outfit, and Springfield
elbowed past them to fifth place. AMI
there was woe in Peoria. The Dis,ii
lers. minus Barry Mccormick wera
soup meat for Decatur. and conse.
quently hit the bottom of the league
with a dull sickeniag thud. II was !
fine day all around.