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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-20

Is delivered by donors to the funds Of
tonight and several communications will
be read from prominent horticultural
lists of Texas, California and Florida.
The musical numbers will be rendered
during the course of the banquet and
between the. speeches. The ladies of
numbers arrived this morning and are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. a. b.
Walker.
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FOR RENT.-Two Furnished Rooms
for housekeeping. C'osc i'll. Phone 305
G-20-2t.
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CLASSIFIED ADS


FOR RENT.-TWO roOms suitable for
light housekeeping also one small fur
nished bed room at 1006 Washington
st. between 10th and 18th. If.
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LOST.-Package containing about fifty
war pictures. Return to Oscar Go
Hcrad.
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FOR RENT-COOl furnished room at
1901 Washington st. 7. ct If.
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WANTED.-TwO secondhand oil stoves:
> or ) burner with oven. IIoyt Hotel
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WANTED.-Two Table boardcrs. Ad
dress Box | Go Herald Office.
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FOR RENT-Aftcr July 1st, warehouse
70x1O, at present occupied by Armour x
Co. Apply L. G.. Box t.. CLIFF.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
|Va11ey Lumber Co.
Building Material
FL CENTRIC CALEXICO

life, public intOXication increases con
stanily. But our method Of dealing
with inebricty has made no progress
during the last 100 years
To build up a policy which will
lead to prevention and cure, chronic
mtemperance must be considered not
as a misdemeanOr, but as a disease.
Our jails, long places of futile pun
lshment. must become moral hospitals.
To bring this about, Massachusetts
IS now working out plan whereby the
so-caIled chronic drunkard will be put
INTO confinement very much as if he
were mildly insane. The place of in
generation will be farm colony.
where the patient will be given by
"ienic conditions and put to work.
Such a man must work hard and
usefulIy.
He must earn money and the money
must be given to his family
lie must stay in confinement until
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
LeSakes Bros. Props.

that King Ferdinand has not been seen
III public for some time.
Officials of the Bu!garians in London
stated that they had received several
/ dispatches from Premier Daneff lat"
saturday. The latest one was filed at
sofia at 9:ti o'clock Saturday even
ing. None Of these kilograms made
mention of anything having gone
/ amisS.
Today's dispatches from st. Peters
burg, Vienna, Bucharest and Belgrade
show that the war operations Of oervia
and ROumania have completely inter
Iupted railroad and telegraphic COM
municatiOn between Bulgaria and east!
ern Europe In the absence Of news
from Sofia it was rumored that there
was revolution and the Bulgarian
government was overthrOwn.
DR.. Daneff, the premier Of Bulgaria.
represents the war party and recently
came into power as the representa-
tive Of the war spirit among the Bull
garians. Because of the general de
feat Of the Bulgarian forces he is not
unlikely to be held personally to blame
by the people, particularly in view of
the complaint of the Bulgarian com
mandcr in the field, General SavO.f.
that the troubles were due to the gov
ernment's failure 10 promptly call out
front.
In recent weeks the threats Of rev
olution have been freely made by the
Bulgarian people to force the govern J.
ment to go to war with Servia and
Greece.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14

Vista, Cheresbusco and Chaputepec
filed the world with its renOwn-that
valOr which wrote Davy Crocketl'S
map above Lconidas and made the Al
amo another shrine for freedom-that
valor which begirts this land as with
wall Of fire forbddng all the nations
Of the eartn to touch the ark Of Amer
lean liberty lest they die. CalOus in
deed must be the man who cannot find
something to admire in the colossal,
benignant character of Abraham Lin
coin or in the splendid career of Rob
ert E. Lee.
The soldiers Of the north and the
soldiers of the south were American
freemen al all-fighting like heroes for
what they considered right: as such
honor them. 10 both alike are appli-
cable the words Of kentucky's soldier
poet
"On Fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread.
And Glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac of the dead"
"Oh. my comtrymen, it is an excel :
lent thing to be an Americana great.
a glorious thing.
when | look into the faces Of nv
children my heart swells with inef-
fable pride to think that they are ciii
zens of this mighty republic, one and
indiviSible. built not for a day but for
all time, and destined under God to be
the dominating influence of all the cen
turtles yet to be-dOmnating not hv
force If arms. not by the mailed hand.
but by influencing men everywhere ~
the WholeSOmeness Of our example 10
adopt our theory of government of the
people, by the people and for the peo-
pie"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
PRINCE GEORGE OF GREECE
ACCEPTED BY SWEETHEART

LONDON. July ii-There is 4
great deal of amusement and Specuia
tion going on in London society at
present a. to- the end nf a royal love
affair in which the chief protagi0niSis
are Prince George Of Greece and the
Princess Maude. sister Of the Duchess
Of Fife and daughter Of The Princess
Royal The young people fell in love
with each other last year when the
prince. -pent the season in London.
Princess Maudr hal always been a
very quict and submissive girl. In
fact. She j. the kind of a girl who
sits with folded hands and says moth
ing. and it consequently came as a
sharp shock when she spoke up at
luncheon one day and said:
Mamma. dear. am engaged to be
married"
"You certainly are not" responded
the Princess Royal tartly, ana She has
maintained that attitude ever since.
The princess ami her sister We're
always with their parents and We're.
indeed. brought up like children. Up
10 the day Of their fathers death they
always slept with the door of their
room wide open. their old nurse in q
middle room and the door to the
other room open else by.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
"CuRE, NOT PUNISH
DRUNKARDS," SAYS Foss

BY Eugene Noble Foss. three lines
Sovcrn0r Of Massachusetts. Our
method If dealing with inebriety i
futile. For the habitual abuse Of Ii
quor breaks down the power Of a hu-
man will TO a point where a court sem
tcnce Ia, no effect in helping the vie
tim to regain his self control.
Under our present system no at
tempt can be made by the court to-
learn the cause Of drunkenness. Mere
proof That a man has been drunk SUI
fees 70 satisfy the judge. This is Oh
Nouely insufficient yet sentence is i'm
posed
Now, going TO Jail does not punish
a man effectively. His coming back
proves that he has lost all self con-
trol and that some way must be found
10 reach and help him before his Will
power has altogether broken down.
It is unquestionably sheer stupidity
To send the same man to jail fifty
times for being drunk. Yet this thing
Il being done.
If man is taken not at his hftielh
commitment, but at his third, or
fourth, and incarcerated not in a prison
but in an industrial or farm colony.
and made to work, it is fairly hopeful
that he will have health and energy
enough to become a useful member If
society.
Ouce a chronic drunkard is com
PEELED to work hard he will realize
the seriousness of being arrested.
We sentence drunkards to long
terms of Imprisonment, clothing, feed
ing and housing them. Most of these
men are, or should be, wage earners
In shutting them up we thrust their
families into the street to get what
they can from private or public char
lty.
Released prisoners are handicapped
for life in their efforts to make an
honest living. | am confident that I
large part of the evil Of our current
method Of handling inebriety comes
from the disgrace which is cast upon
a young man by being sent to jail.
The average county jall is an old
building, poorly equipped, doubtfully
differed, overcrowded, without proper
classification Of prisoners, lacking
means Of exercise, having little or no
systematic industry. Imprisonment in
such place does not tend to reform
anyone.
Owing largely to the congestion Of
low wage workers in large cities, the
increased cost OF living and the twen-
tieth century pressure OF industrial
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14

Whether you are going out for
a vacation or not would it not
be wise to 60 to DR.. Hutchison,
the VALLEY Optician, and have
your eyes carefully tested and
get glasses that will be comfort
able and easy?
You may be relieved entirely
from that distressing headache
which would be worth many
times what the glasses would
cost you. 1t makes life worth
living.
Consultation as follows =
Imperial-Honaker House ev-
cry Tuesday.
Ell Centro-El Centro Hotel,
every Wednesday.
Holtville-Over Holtville De-
partment Store, 1st and 3rd Fri.
Brawley-GibsOn's Store, End
and 4th Fridays.
CaleXico - Room S, Thing
block, every Saturday.
EYES TESTED FREE.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
CHAMP CLARKS SPEECH
At GETTYSBURG THRILLS
tBy Congressman Clyde n. TavennerI

WASHINGTON, July ii.-Like one
clear bugle note above the songs nf
peace and reunion was the speech of
speaker Champ Clark at the Gettys-
burg celebration. Returning congress-
men and others who heard the speech
are praising it highly, and it is to be
printed for distribution as a public
document. For the benefit Of veterans
who We're unable to attend the Gettys-
burg reunion and for others who nigh 4
like to read an inspired utterance which
is an example of the best Oratory of
eur times, the following is the speech
in full:
Il was only eleven years old when
Fort Sumpter was fired on and now
my head is blOssOming like the almond
tree. | will tell you how regard that
awful contest and how the generation
10 which ! belong looks upon it-ls
one Of the most heroic chapters in the
annals of mankind
Il read English history as the pro-
logue to American history. When |
reflect upon the civil wars in En--
land. my judgment is with the stern
unfaltering, piOus Roundheads. who. a!
Worcester, Marston Moor and Dunbar
followed the great Oliver into battle
IN nnfinU tt,nH N h,,t
soul is fired with the recollection OF
the chivalric deeds Of those gallant
knights and gentlemen who charged
under the silken banner of Prince Ru-
pert in the cause of the Stuart king.
Gold must be the heart of thai
American who is not proud to claim Is
cOuntryman the flower of the southern
youth who charged up the slippery
slope Of Gettysburg with peerless
Picket or those unconquerable men in
blue, who through three long and
dreadful days held those beetItng
heights in face of fierce assaults.
at was not southern valor nor
northern valor was, thank God.
American ValOr-that valOr which
caused our revolutionary fathers to
throw their gage Of battle in the face
q the son Of hundred kings-that
valor which animated WASHINGTON 9t
Princeton. BrandEWne. Monmouth ana
lorkt0Wn-that valor which unhcll
his famished men amid the unspeak
able horrors Of Valley F0rge-that va
l0r which sustained the soldiers who
followed Arnold on that cruel winter
march through the woods Of Canada and
in the Christmas stOrming Of Quebec.
where Montgomery fell immortal 4
that ValOr which nerved Andrew Jack
son and his raw militia on the evar
glorious Sth Of January, when they
humbled to the very dust the towerin q
pride of that mighty monarchy upon
whose dominiOnS the sun never sets.
and utterly routed the veterans of the
Peninsula-that valOr which at Buenq
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
REPORTED ASSASSINATION
OF KING FERDINAND

LONDON. July "A. Will rumors
reached London yesterday Via Vienna
and Bucharest thJt King Ferdinand Vt
Bulgaria had been 1--t~>inaled AMI
that military revolt had broken ou,
al Sofia.
It was rumorod ih,l 4 moh ~torm"i
the government offices ana mad fi4'l
with tie troops. Whu fired volIcys Nj tho
yictore. many of whom Wrro Slain. II
wa- said further that tl4 palace Ma
surrounded ana that 30 unsuccessful
attempt had been made to ds>a-Sina'a
nr. Danen. the premier. who worked
hard 10 prevent hootli'ies between
Bulgaria and her former allies. None
of The foregoing report, are confirmed.
A Vienna dispatch mentions tha fa"r
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
ne has CONQUERED his habit

he has conquered his habit.
lie must go back TO his old sur
roundings on probation.
Coupled with this proposed reform
| hone that a method Will be found by
which our courts will extend proba-
ton to a larger percentage Of early
cases of drunkenness, letting the Of
fender off with the admOnitiOn that his
third or fourth appearance in court
will result in his being placed definite
ly in the custody of the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
Jap Naturalization Impossible.

TOXIC, July i4.-The Tai Hoi 81
News Agency today says that Niscount
kentaro Kaneko has received a letter
from Theodore Roosevelt expressing
the View that American public opinion
will not permit the naturalization Of
Japanese in the United States as It
would lead to 4 similar claim on the
part Of the Chinese. Mr.. Roosevelt. ac
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
EXPERTS RiDIcULE LADY BAL
FoUR'S CURE FOR CRYING BABIES

CHICAGO. July li.-Lady Balfour
Of Bruleigh, in public speech in Lon
don recently declared She had discov
cred, quite by accident" that if q
baby laid with its feet higher than it,
head. "the gradient being about one
i'll twelve" it will quit crying
Experts on children in Chicago to
day ridiculcd the idea.
Tie head nurse At the Margaret Ee-
ter crechr who has cared for babies
for twenty-one years. characterized the
noblewomans' contribution as non
sense.
when baby cries She explained.
there is more or less congestion in
the head and throat: on what theory
you would relieve this by lowering the
bead do not know. Sleep Is caused
rs an anaemia If the brain. BY some
method If nature which We ITO not
know altogether 4 great deal Of the
blood j. sent ont NJ the head to other
parts If the body before We 90 10
sleep. Just how lying with the head
down would assist This process is dif-
licult to see.
''A- matter Of fact, there would
ne no crying babies if people would
r@r" for their children properly. If
lhcy would treat them a. though they
Wcrr healthy young animals. feed
th"m Just enough. hathe them at THE
right times ana make sure they We're
perfectly comfortable, they would cry
very rarely"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
MAINLY PERSONAL

County Tax Collector y. J. Reid is
laid up with erysipelas.
Mrs. Owen Chick left last evening
for a vacation in Los Angeles.
r. \. Wilson. entomoloSist Of the
department Of agriculture. has arrived
here to study the work Of the alfalfa
butterfly.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14

| The Pioneer Transfer Co. is prepared
I TO handle your baggage or any kind of
} dray work at reasonable prices. Of
I fice on Fifth street just north Of Main
street. Phone Main ADV If
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
Parties wIshInc STORAGE suaoe

| We have leased the large sheet iron
warehouse formerly occupied by Hamil-
ton Supply CO.and are prepared to han
die any and all kinds OF storage bust
ness. See Pioneer Transfer Co. at Office
on 5th just n. OF Main. Phone Main /.
ADV. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14

cording to the news agency, promised
to use his efforts in the solution Of the
California alien land ownership situa-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
CITY AND VALLEY

At the l. and S.-ToniSht's pro-
sram includes Palhe Weekly. There
She Goes" Diamond Cut Diamond
and The Roses Of Yesterday"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
Was An Active Worker.-Mrs. {

Laird of Heber. who died Friday even
ing. was a member Of the Eastern Star,
the Rebeccas and the Royal NeighbOrS,
and was an active worker in these
lodges at her home in Sparta III. Mrs.
Laird came to the valley about eight
months ago on the advice Of her son
in the hope Of benefitting her health.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
RemodelinG Fountain.

RemodeIine Fountain. - The city
trustees are remodelng the w. c. i.
L. fountain at the corner of Fifth and
Main street. arranging a filter and an
ice chamber which will provide q
suitable drink for hot weather. The
fountain has been out If repair for
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14

Why does Royce move most OF the
Pianos ADV. II
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14

For Rent-MOdern Groom apart
ment, go Commercial. Ed Royce
Adv. Il
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES

" UNA LODGE NO. 47e, Bensvol.n,
and Protective Order Of Elks,
meets every Wednesday evening
at Eiks' Hail. Visiting brothers ars
heartily welcome. Meeting hour--l
o'clock. w. c. PRYOR, Exalted Ruler:
c. A. LIVINGSTON. Secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
PHYSICIANS q
DENTISTS

DR.. wM. III. CARL
OPERA HOUSE BUILDING
Ell CENTRIC CALIFORNr
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-14
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
VETERINARY SURGEON.
DIR. V. T.. GRAN

FETERINAR4 SURGEON
OFFICE DEPOT STABLES. Phone B-35
Residence temporarily. H. b Wright's
ranch. Phone K-49. Holtville
The Washington herald., 1913-07-11
SQUACCO IS AN
OLD NEW WORD
Dietssast e H viniass + lsoo
Describes h . Ssns SET e :
lad Oh Dkl

In decided contrast with the splendid
dictionary offered by The Herald 10 .
copy Of Wsbstsr's dictionary published
In lSo2 The book ID owned BY MA ".
z. Fisher, Of Springfield. Mass. In It's
day the dictionary was undoubtedly
looked upon as q gem Of the printers
und binders, art. II In bound In full cali.
the type. in contrast to that OF the dir
tionary being offered to Herald readers
ID small.
The title page bears the words Com
pendious Dictionary OF the English Ian
Guage." In which 5000 words are added
to the number found IN the best English
compends. In its definitions the little
volume shines. however. some OF the
definitions given being gems Of their
kind. For instance. the word Squacco 10
defined AZ q large and fierce bird. Evil
IDENTIFY eagles. condors, hawks, or any
large bird with q temper IL . sQuacco.
The fact that there are some black
swans was evidently overlooked by those
who compiled the dictionary, for swan
Ia defined AZ a large white bird. A
Jiboya Ii an American serpent OF the
largest kind. sciatic il defined as-trou-
bled with the hip govt. Another gem ID
the definition Of vase. which In given an
. vessel with foot to II. II the battle
ship North Dakota only had foot II:
would come under the head of . vase.
The definition of skunk IL choice
one. This Ia given asa Quadruped re-
markable for its smell.
In this little volume are given also
tables of money. weights and measures.
divisions of time. postofhces in the
United States. of which there were only
seventeen at the time. and other data
Of interest to the Inhabitants Of the coun-
try at that time. and Of extreme interest
in comparison with the tables and data
given In The Herald's offering. Alto
gether IT Is a most interesting little vo.-
ume and well worth looking over. The
spelling Of words at the time Of publi-
cation differs largely from that now In
use in the schools of the country. SiTupll
fed spoilers would throw some fits IL
they had to spell as in the old days al
the beginning Of the nineteenth century.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-11

stock. or has an Agreement to borrow
stock in order to fulfil transactions. shall
not be considered the owner thereof.
THE tax shall not apply to transac.
lions In which the sale or contract re-
lates to . product Of the soil and the
seller is the owner or lessee Of the grow
ing crop from which the delivery Is to
be made, aid shall not apply where the
sale or contract relates to meat or pro
visions and the seller 10 engaged in the
production or manufacture of such meat
or provisions, with a capacity for the
production or manufacture within the
time In which deliveries are to be made.
"A similar tax shall be levied, accord
ing to Senator Cummins' proposal. upon
all purchases Of securities. under stock
exchange regulations, wherein the pur.
chaser does not actually receive the GER
tifcates Of stock or bonds.
Senator Cummins proposes that the
tax OF 10 per cent shall be computed
on the contract price, and II any at.
tempt be made to conceal the real price
the tax upon all such transactions shall
De % per cent. He proposes that the tax
pe paid quarterly on the first days OF
July, October, January. and April. with
penalties for failure to pay within ten
days and for partial or misleading re-
ports"
The Washington herald., 1913-07-11
BALTIMORE WHOLESALE MARKET

MIL FEED-sprins wheat bran. in rnlb.
sacks, per ton, 1-5os21oo -four to white middlings.
in l0o-lb. sacks 30ca2e.0o: Western middlings. in
loo-ib sacks. per ton. 2 ooa235o City Mills mid
dlings In iooIb. sacks. per ton, 9ooa90; City
Mills bran. in loo-lb. sacks ton, 2looaA5o: City
Mills whits middlinss. in iooIb. SACKS. per ton.
3Looa3aoo.
HAY-No. l timothy. r.o; standard timothy.
100; No .. Bsoaisoo; No. timothy. Aoo; light
clover mixed, BoosIsso: No. mixed. N5oal5.o:
No. clover mixed. nooaE0; heavy. Rooal3oo.
No clover. uooaI2oo: No. 2. sooas.oo: no estab-
lished grade hay Tooalloo; sample sTsds hay. - To
kind, quality. and condition, aooalooo.
STRAW-No. I straight rye, A5h2W; No .
straight rye straw. 9ooazi.oc; No. tangled rye
straw. nooaIzoo: No. tangled rye straw. lo0s
no.; No. wheat straw. 800: wheat straw. No 2
7.5asoo; No. l ost straw. sOsloM; No. oat
straw. so0asH
LIVE PoULTRY-Chiekens. old hens. heavy. H..
-; do. old hens. smaIl to medium, h. Is: do.
old roosters. loall: spring chickens. II pounds and
over ID, gasi; do. IL lbs. and under. 2a9; ducks.
white Pekins h.. Il: muscoty. ID. bsia: do puddle
l3ali; spring ducks. J Ibs and over, ID. Eals;
geese. by. h. Halls: do. Western and Southern.
ID. ual2: do. Kent Island. h., lsal7: pigeons.
young. pair. 8; do. old. pair. ..
EGGS-Maryland. Pennsylvania and nearby frsts.
loss Of. per dox. %; Western nrsts. lo0 on. rsr
doz 30: West Virginia frsts. loss Oh. PEI doa.
lea1: Southern hrsts. loss Oh. doz-. Nals.
sBUTTER-Creamery. fancy. ID, =; choioe. PEI
h.. Ea2s: do. good per H.. 25aas; do. prnts PER
H.. 2eaD: do. blocks. per H.. Sas: ladies' per b.
2ia8: Maryland and Pennsylvania ruils per n.
laa0; Ohio rolls, per ID, u: West virginA rolls
per h., b. store packed. per H., -: Maryland and
Virginia and Pennsylvania dairy 1rInts per H.. -.
process butter. per h.. aa3.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-11
DISTRICT GUARDSMEN
ORDERED OUT TO CAMP
Brigade Now Buily Preparing for An
lua Eneampment at Bolivar
Heights, ". Va.

District guardsmen are making prepa-
rations to take the field. General orders
for the annual encampment at Bolivar
Heights. near Harpers Ferry. W. Va,
were issued yesterday. and the militia
boys are getting up at o'clock and
sleeping on the floor to get in training
for their outing.
Provisions for an officers school. which
will occupy the first four days of the
encampment. are contained in the orders.
Instructors named by the orders for the
officers school are Capt. William II. Fas-
sett, Signal Corps; First Lieut. Charles
c. Herman. Third Infantry; First Lieut.
George A. Lynch. infantry; First Lieut.
Walton Goodwin, jr.. Fifth Infantry;
First Lieut. William E Morrison. Sew
enth Infantry. and Mai. Charles R
Reynolds. Medical Corps, all of the
United States Army.
The National Guard organizations are
ordered to assemble In heavy marching
order at their armories on the morning
of August l. The Signal Corps Is Or
dered to assemble at its armory At 9
o'clock a. m. on the same date. One
ambulance. ono instrument wagon. and
two reel carts will go with an overland
detail.
Extreme precaution will be taken to
secure to the campers pure drinking
water. Hydrant water will only be used
for cooking. washing. and bathing. Tho
ordnance offlcer of the guard u ordered
to take 1900 rounds Of blank ammuni-
ton