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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
UNION
FOR DOCTORS
BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
SERIOUSLY DEBATES ADNISA-
BILITY OF ORGANIZING LABOR
UNION AT A RECENT MEETING.
FUNDS OF LABOR UNIONS CANNOT
BE TOUCHED IN DAMAGE CASES.
ASSOCIATION OFTEN FACES
DAMAGE SUITS
(Bn Associated Press.

London Aug 16. The British Medical
Association. at its annual meeting, Sc
rOuSly debated the advisability of Organ-
zing as a labor union.
Recently the official organ Of the assO.
citation was mulctcd for heavy libel
damages for calling practitioner a
Qnack Insomuch as, under a recent de-
cision of the British courts. the funds of
a abor unitOn cannot be touched for such
damages, the doctors felt that the reor-
ganizati n of their association into a Ia
Dor union would not be without certain
4 lvan,ages.
The British Medical Association i'm its
recent strike against the provisions of
compulsory state insurance act eriulated
the tactics # labor unionsts. bun IN spite
of the reputed higher mentality Of its
members. it suffered defeat on account Of
a lack of solidarity. just as many of IFS
humber eXemplars have
Following in the footsteps of the doc
tors. the police are contemplating the
formation of labor union to be called
the Amalgamated Society of Policemen.
Letters appear every week III the police
organ citing grievances and suggesting
the formation Of union as the first step
towards their correction The chief de-
mand is for maximum police salary OF
/ ten dollar Il week. and one correspond
ent suggests that. as the police have 10
enforce fair play in the labor disputes OF
others. they should have little difficulty
I in enforcing their own demands. One
writer limited that it might 90 badly
with the public if the police struck fol
their rights One of the chief worries o.
The police is due to SuffragettcS whose
activities have added greatly to their 3v
ertimei for which they get no extra pay
Recently the force has been increased il
order to give longer vacations. but th'
men feel that their lot is still cast il
hard places
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
CHIEF SPY"
ON STAND
MAJ DESCRIBED Pr MTIHAIl. As
ASSOCIATION "CHIEF spy ON
CONGRESSMEN TELLS ABOUT
EMPLOYMENT. ON 4 PAPER
RECEIVES SENENTY-FIVE DOL
LARS A WEEK TO WRITE STORY
ENTILED TWENTY YEARS A
HOUSE EMPLOYEE
(By associated Press. J

Washington, ID. c.. Aug. 16.-I. II
McMichael described bv Mulhall as the
National Association nf Manufacture
erS chief SOY on congressman today told
the house lobby committee that he is
now receiving salary of Seventy-tive
dollars weekly from the New York
World under an agreement to write a
story about Twenty Years a House En-
ploye.' after the lobby investigation is
completed. McMichael denied that this
money is paid TO induce him to back up
MulhallS story
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
CHARGED WITH
EMBEzzLEMENT
SHORTAGE OF 500 IN MONEY OR
4 DER DEPARTMENT OF HIDAL-
60 POST OFFICE RESULTS IN
ARREST OF FORMER EMPLOYE.
PRISONER BROUGHT TO BROWNS
VILE AND PLACED UNDER
BOND TO APPEAR BEFORE FED
ERAL GRAND JURY.

Arthur Crcsti, a former employe of
the post Office at lIidalgo was brought
here this morning by Deputy t. :. Mar
Shal W. B. Linton, on charge of en-
bezzlemcEt of money order funds. Ur-
est waived examination and was bound
over to the federal grand jury in the
sum Of 800.
The arrest was made on complaint of
POst-oflice Inspector A. X. Butler Of
San Antonio. While making Il general
inspection of the Hidalgo post Office, it
was discovered by Mr.. Butler that thcr
was a shortage of funds in the money
order account, which, upon investiga-
ton. proved to be due to the manipu-
lat,on of the money order records. 1t
is alleged that money orders had been
issued for larger amounts than would
appear on the stub of the money order
form. or on the record of the Office. the
difference being appropriated BY the
person issuing the orders The shortage
amounted to 5000
Trcsti was not able to give bond and
was lodged i'll jail.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
GREAT CAMPAIGN
FOR HYGIENE.
MOVEMENT TO IMPROVE THE
HEALTH OF 20000000 SCHOOL
CHILDREN IN THE UNITED
STATES
FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CON
GRESS OF SCHOOL HYGIENE
WILL DISCUSS FINDINGS MADE
BY MEDICAL INSPECTORS.
Especial to The Herdid)

New York. Aug. 16.-An aggressive
nation wide campaign to improve the
health and efficiency of the ~ 000. 900 pub
lie school children in the United States
will be launched at Buffalo during the
week Of August % according 10 an an
nOuncemcnt made today by Dr. Thomas
A. Storey of the College Of the City of
New York, in a statement giving the de
tailed plans of the Fourth International
Congress on School Hygiene.
The urgent need Of school reform will
be one Of the principal topics discussed
by the 300 speakers on the program at
Buffalo. Attention will be called 10 the
prevailing bad conditions in the public
schools of many leading citiescondi-
tions which it il declared by DR.. Stor-
ey tend to show that lax payers are now
compelled to pay out money at q great
loss on their public school investment.
I'm this connection many speakers wiz
point out the findings made by the medl-
cal inspectors in their respective commu-
mites. According 10 statistics which DIR.
storey received today. several million
school children are suffering from such
common trouble as eye strain. decayed
teeth. Instructions i'm the nose and throat
skin diseases. defective hearing and ner-
vous diseases as well as physical deform-
tiles
Delegates will be asked to secure pas
sage of laws i'll every state requiring all
public school children to be tested AZ to
hearing and sight. Special attention
also will be paid to the problem of test
ing school children TO learn if they are
mentally fit TO attend regular classes or
whether they should be put in special
class for backward children. Among 9th
or subjects which will be discussed will
be Tuberculosis among School Child
rem; open Air Schools" Sex Hygi-
enc" The Condition of School Houses: :"
"Children as Carriers of Disease"
school Lunches" and Fighting the
HookwOrm.'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
MAN BROWNS
AT FERRY
SERGEANT OF MEXICAN ARMY.
BATHING WITH COMRADES SUD
DENLY DISAPPEARS BELIEVED
TO BE DhOWNED IN DEEP POOL.
SEARCH OF RIVER By BOATMEN
FAILS TO DISCOVER BODY OF
MISSING MAN. MANY DANGER
OITS PLACES THERE.

4 sergeant in the Mexican army
stationed at MatamOroS was drowned
last night while i'm bathing with some
of his fellow soldiers at the ferry From
information received on this side ii ap-
pears that the sergeant was unable 10
swim and it is thought that while wad
ing around he stepped into one of the
many deep holes which abound Oh the
Mexican side of the river.
The accident happened sometime be
tween eleven and twelve O'Clock: 1t was
sometime before the drowned man was
missed by his fellow soldiers, appar
emily he made no Outcry and the men
who were in the water did not see him
90 down. The river has been dragged
repeatedly by boatmen in the employ Of
the Ferry Co.. and by swimmers from the
Mexican side but rs yet the body has
not been recovered.
Those who are familiar with the riy-
er say that there are several holes on
the Mexican side of the river. near
where the men wV'e swimming that
are very deep that that some of these
holes are located so close to the shore
that unless a man is an expert swimmer
il is very dangerous to attempt to wade.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
OUT OF ORDER
CONVENTION RESOLUTION OUT
OF ORDER.
(By ASs0cidfed PresS.l

Austin. Tex. Aug l6.-When the
house resumed its session today Repre-
sentative Humphrey took the floor in
behalf Of the resolution for the consti-
tutional convention. but Speaker Terrell
ruled the resolution out of order. on
the ground that its terms make it prop
erly subject matter for legislation.
An appeal from the ruling was tax
en-. but was withdrawn pending the At
torney Generals opinion.
The house passed the Powell bill al
lowing the state one thousand instead
of two hundred acres within ten miles
of producing oil we'll.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
MISSION HAS
SERIOUS FIRE
SEVERAL IMPORTANT BUSINESS
HOUSES WERE DESTROYED BY
FLAMES EARLY THIS MORNING,
MOSTLY INSURED.
FIRE ORIGINATED IN HIDALGO
COUNTY LUMBER SHEDS
FLAMES BEYOND CONTROL AND
SPREAD QUICKLY.
(Special Telegram to The HcrdH.

Especial Telegram to The Hcrald.)
Missian. Tex. Aug. 16.--FiTe des-
troyed a number of important business
houses in Mission little after mid
night last night the losses amounting
to $21 900.
The fire originated in the sheds OF
the HidalgO County Lumber Company.
1t was discovered at about half past one
by the night watchman of the Mission
oil mill. The flames, being in pine
lumber she'd spread very quickly. and
there was no chance of controlling them
The spread first to the Ilidalgo Mcrcan-
tile companys store, destroyed this. very
little being saved, except the books and
Rome uninsured valuabloS. The meat
market across the street caught anG
was destroyed also. The heroic efforts
of the citizens saved the Hay and Sam
mons company, just across the street
The Riley Grocery company. several res
idences, and the pool ball to the north
of the First State Bank. Tillers and Man
atoms on the east Of the lumber yard.
recently purchased by the Southland
Lumber Co.. the Mercantile Company
store and buildings. iihe property OF
Hiram Knox. of Livingston Texas. were
destroyed The losses are:
Southland Lumber Co., S14 600, insur-
ed
Hiram Knox. about $4,000 insured.
Meat market, 5000.
Miscellaneous damage 5000
The fire started in two places.
On Thursday night, suspicious fire
DESTROYED barn in the rear of Hay
Sammons Hardware Company. with
small loss. quick work preventing the
spread Of the flames
Last nights fire is the second large
fire in Mission Firebugs are believed
to be working, though as yet there is no
suspicion attached to anyone. Watch
men will be employed henceforth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
NEXT MOVE
FROM H RITA
WILSON'S PLANS ON MEXICAN
SITUATION HAVE BEEN SUB
MITTED TO HTERTA BY SPEC
IAL AGENT LIND.
PLANS ALSO MADE KNOWN TO FOR
EIGN DIPLOMATS IN MEXICO
CITY. HELD up AT HUERTA s
REQUEST
(By Associated FreSS J

administration officials expect the HUI
erta government to take the next step
in the Mexican situation.
Ot1icia ladviccs say today that Lind
transmitted President Wilson'S plans
for Mexican peace to Iluerta. and stimuli
taneously TO foreign diplomats in Mex
leo City several DAYS ago. This was done
very quietly. and was part of the pres
ident'S original pain.
The publication of these plans are
withheld at Huerta'S request.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
MEAT PRICES RAISE
DROUGHT IN KANSAS. OKLAHO-
MA, NEBRASKA AND IOWA. AF-
FECTS PRICES OF MEAT.
(BU Associated Press

Washington. u. G.. Aug 16-A
sharp increase in the price of fresh
beef is expected 10 follow the drouth
in Kansas. Nebraska. Iowa. and Okla
homa. The department Of Agriculture
is anxious over the outlook
The apprehension is increased by IN
favorable reports from South America
sources. The foot and mouth epidemic
in Argentina may cut off the main
source Of possible cattle importations
from South America.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
NOTARIES PUBLIC

The following. received this morning
from Representative Sam Householder
at Austin, is of particular interest t.
notaries public and persons who wish t
become nOtarieS.
Austin. Texas, Aug. 10th. 1913.
Brownsville Herald.
Please announce that Il bill allow
ing Notaries Public to be appointed
at a special session has just passed
and any persons i'll Cameron County
desiring appointment as Notaries
should wire me their names immedi-
ately Must have names not later than
Monday morning.
SAM HOUSEHOLDER
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
ITASCA TRADES DAY
(Bu G. s. Nens Scrrice. J

Itasca. Tex, Aug. 16.-The Trades
day held in this city every month con
Times to successful from every stand
largely attended than any previous
day. Over $500 people were in the city
and s400 III premiums was distributed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
IN TRIAL RACES
Especial to The Hcrdtd)

Marblehead. Mass. Aug. 16. Nine son
der yachts sped across the starting limit
today in the trial races to select three
that will represent Uncle Sam in the
intorNatiOutl races with the German son-
/. ers for The President Wilson and Gov
ernOr Foss cups.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
CARRANzA IN DURANGO
SAID TO HAVE REITERATED
THERE AFTER BEING DEFEAT
ED RECENTLY AT TORREON.
(Bu Associated PresS.)

Washington, ID. G. Aug. 16.IGover-
no Carranza. who has not been heard
from since July -, is in Durango. with
large force. according to reports at
the state department today.
westwrd after his reported defeat at
Torreon. where he is said to have lost
two thousand men killed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
DROUGHT BROKEN
HEAVY SHOWERS IN OKLAHOMA
KANSAS AND MISSOURI. BREAK
THE LONG DROUGHT
(By Associated PrcSS.)

Kansas City. Aug. 16.-IIeavy show
erS last night and today relieved parts
of Missouri. Kansas and Oklahoma.
where drouth has prevailed for weeks,
but the rains were not general. and in
most cases they were inadequate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
NEGOTIATIONS OFF
(By Associated Press. !

Albany. y. T., Aug. l6.--All ncgoti-
ationS for having the courts decide
whether SulXer or Glynn is governor of
New York were declared off Indications
are that the deadlock will last at least
until the legislature meets next Tues
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
SAN ANTONIO CHOSEN
(By Associated Press. J

Fl. Stockton, Aug. 16.-The South
west Texas Press Association today elect
cd +. Barry of Ft. Stockton president.
and j. B. Butler of San Antonio. sec
retary The Association chose San An
tonic as the next meeting place.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-16
GERMANY REFUSES
(Bg Associated Press

Berlin, Aug. lG. The German gov
ernmcnt today refused to participate
in the Panama exposition at San Fran
cisco i'll 1915.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-15
The Scores
Hit Beavers

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1.-The San Francisco club won seven games of it's series of eight with Portland when it took both of today's games The score of the first game was to 1; the second to Q. West, who pitched for Portland in the morning game was hammered consistently throughout and in the eight innings the Seals were at bat he allowed four hits, three of these in the third inning which gave the visitors their single tally.
 The Seals kept on pounding the ball in the afternoon game. They batted Higginbotham out of the box in the third inning after they had taken eight hits that yielded five runs Krause followed Higginbotham
Arizona republican., 1913-09-15
SENATOR'S PLA YLNLUCK
 AND BACK HALL TO 70 SHUTOUTAGALNSTBEARS

Scorer BIakley of Tempe was in the press box for the first time in several weeks He returned recently from a vacation on the coast and this was the first game he has seen.
 Folks who know say that Warren S homer over the left field fence was one of the longest ever hit in Phoenix. After the ball had struck the ground beyond the palings, the stands saw it bound high into the air again. Warren had taken three balls and two strikes when he lifted the pellet across the park and out of the lot
 Togneri's stick was responsible for three of the eleven hits in Phoenix s column this morning. He was out the first time and errored on the second safely the last three.
 Burg. Tempe's new shOrtstop showed some class in his fielding, but could cover more ground to better advantage His mate on third. Captain Mullen, played his usual star game a that place. showing himself as familiar with the etiquet of the infield as with that of the gardens afar
 After having swung to no effect for six spaces, Big Griffen. Tempe's vaIu- able first sacker connected with Halls grover high and right between the lines of the plate for pretty single His was the first hit off Hall. r The Score
Arizona republican., 1913-09-15
WARREN SCORES
 LONG HOME RUN
Oviedo Pounded From Hill in Eighth Replaced by Doc Goodman of Mesa, Who Is Touched for Two More TallieS.

Like a smooth bubling stream, the Phoenix hits and runs flowed over the rather mangled Tempe team yesterday for eight innings and when the south siders came up for their trials there were but three hits to bubble and no runs to flow. There was scarce rip ple in the current Not an excitement marred the placidness of the clock like action until Warren stepped easily into OviedO's swift ball and dropped 1t neat ly across the middle sign in the left field fence. Had not Happy Glow in dulged in one of his baserunning bone heads just prior, and been erased by one Of Leachys swift pegs to first. there would have been two runs. As it was. Phoenix garnered in the taflies one at a time. taking it slow until the eighth when three tabs were added to the total. Tempe never got man as far as third Hall held the visitors to three hits. and was lightning through out Oviedo yielded eleven safeties. part of them accountable for by the oc- casional ragged support of his infield- Mitchell. the new batterymate was not as strong as he might have been and was responsible for a couple of tallies when he let the ball go by or heaved wild
 In the sixth as was predicted, Hall had one Of those stingy spells, and spared the three Tempe batsmen but four delivered balls. He assisted in each put out at first. Harris, the bril- liant youngster gathered in the one ex- tra ball. which was wide and then like each of the others slammed the first one into Halls waiting mitt Leachy was husky at times, and twice pulled his team out of holes with three on. After having given a pass in the eighth and allowed a two bagger which field and took Harris place, while Doc Goodman packed some new ginger into the diamond and retired the side, with three outs. not, however, until Phoenix had added two more tallies.
 Tempe simply failed to hit safely. From the first to the last innings, they went down almost as speedily as they got up to bat and at the very end of the game with Oviedo on by a scratch hit Ewing slugged down to McDevitt, and the game was over by virtue of the lightning like doubling of Ritchie and Togneri
 Notes on the Game.
 Old Hap Glow played his wonted game in the field yesterday, and at bat secured the ball twice upon a part of his anatomy. He hit once and therefor put 800 mark on his batting average for the game.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-15
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
No games scheduled.
COAST LEAGUE.
Simple Swatfests

LOS ANGELES. Sept 14.-The Angels were humilitated twice by Venice today. The morning game went to the visitors by an 8 to 3 score, and the afternoon tally was IT to 8. Both were featureless swatfests.
 The afternoon was the most dis crediting and the defeat was charg- ed against Pitcher Ryan. who was not removed until the sixth inning. In five and one-third innings he had contributed nine hits and seven runs. Perritt fared almost as badly in the eighth when the Venice batters hammered out seven more tallies. Venice by errorless ball and consis- tent hitting won the morning con- test bv an easy margin
Arizona republican., 1913-09-15
WESTERN LEAGUE.

St Joseph |; Wichita ?. Topeka II; Omaha 1. Second game Topeka 0; Omaha '. Denver f5; Des Moines 6. Second game Denver 2; Des Moines 1. Lincoln 4; Sioux City '. Second game Lincoln 10; Sioux City 1. Torrid days like these remind us If we're heavy on our feet It's a cinch to leave behind us Footprints on the asphalt street.
 Chicago Inter Ocean.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-15

Stolen bases-Griffen for Mitchell. TOgneri, Togneri for Hall
 Two base hits-McDevitt and Ritchie Home runs-Warren
 Bases on balls-Off Hall 1, off Ove- do 3.
 Hit by pitcher-CIow ?, Hall by Ovie- do.
 Wild thrOW-Mitchell
 Passed ballS-MitcheIl ?.
 Struck out-By Hall ', by Oviedo 3. Double play-McDevitt to Ritchie to TOgneri
 Ten hits and runs off Oviedo in eight innings.
 One hit and runs off Goodman in one inning
Arizona republican., 1913-09-15
CALENDAR OF SPORTING
 EVENTS OF TIE WEEK

Opening of Grand Circuit race meeting at Michigan state fair, De- troit.
 Opening of Great Western Circuit race meeting at Michigan state fair. Detroit.
 Opening of annual bench show 3f Spokane Kennel club, Spokane, Wash. h rounds, at Racine Wis
Arizona republican., 1913-09-15

Local Score Clean-Cut Vic tory When Hall Holds Bearcats Down to Three Hits, While Team Gar ners Eleven SafetieS.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-15
Sacramento SIaqfest

sacramento Sid9TcSI SACRAMENTO Sept 14.-The Sacramento Wolves made it seven wins out of eight with the Oakland tailenders today, winning the morn ing game ' to ,, and the afternoon game to 3. In the morning d walk, a sacrifice a passed ball and a sacrifice fly gave the Wolves one run II the first inning but Zdch ar $ triple in the fifth was the first hit of the game. In the second half however, the game developed into a slugfest. and the score was three times tied, each team used three pitchers
 In the afternoon game each team used two pitchers, making ten pit chers used in the doubleheader lost was hit hard from the start when Hallinan put the ball out of the lot with man on base in the third and Ables was sent to the mound The big southpaW was found for three runs in the second half of the game Lively was replaced by Nun sell in the fifth after double, single and a triple had boosted Oaklands score to three runs. Mun- sell allowed only two hits in the rest of the game and the Oaks did not score again.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-15

Steve Ketchel vs. Eddie Johnson. 20 rounds at Pueblo, Colo.
 T"csdey National open golf championship tournament begins at Country club, BrOOklin, Mass.
 Wednesday Annual show of Westchester. COun- ty Horse Show association at White Plains N Y
 Thursday Opening of Iowa Illinois Missouri tennis tournament at Burlington, Ia Hire a little salesman at The Re publican office A Want Ad will see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-15

and pitched steady ball for the re mainder of the game. Standrige pitched for the Seals. He allowed eight hits.
 The Scores
 Morning game R. H. F.. San Francisco .. .5 12 1 Portland ... -. ...1 ! Batteries-LeifeId and Schmidt; West and Berry.
 Afternoon game R. H. l.. San Francisco -. .......6 14 , Portland .........0 8 7 misunderstanding and Clarke; Higginbotham, Krause and Fisher, Berry.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-15

Charge defeat to Oviedo. Time of game-1: 30. Attendance-1O0
 Umpires-t'ranz and Sullivan. Scorers-Blakley and Abbott.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-15
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Kansas City 1; Indianapolis 3. Second game Kansas City 1; Indianapolis 0. Milwaukee 3; Columbus 6. St. Paul 4: Toledo 1. Second game
 St Paul 10; Toledo '. Minneapolis 2; Louisville 1. Second game
 Minneapolis 1; Louisville 3.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-15
Coast League
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY National League Philadelphia at Cincinnati. New York at Chicago.
 Brooklyn at St. Louis.
 Boston at Pittsburg American League Chicago at Washington. Cleveland al Philadelphia. Detroit at New York.
 St Louis at Boston.
 Coast League No games today