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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-14
BASTILE CELEBRATION
FRENCHINNEW YORKW1LL HOLD
ROrSING CELEBRATION OF THE
FALL OF ANCIENT PRISON
(SDccidI to THe Hcrdld.)

Especial to T"e Hcrdtd.)
Washington, ID. c. July 14.-Therell
be some big doings tonight at count
Perread's castle" on f street between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. The
bastile will ball. and with it also will
fall any of the newspaper friends
whom Count Perreard has invited, who.
up to this time have kept their seats on
the water cart. very year, on the four
tcenth of July. the rOtund little count"
celebrates the fall of the bastile with
wine and singing and eating. And his
guests duly and formally invited foot
the bills. They have always stood for it
and say they will stand for it so long as
they are invited. for a pleasant time is
always had by ALL" The bastile that
Count" Perreard rigs up IN the center
table in his little summer garden is al
ways battered down about midnight and
the weapons used are not guns and picks
meat ~cleaves and axes such as were
used in Paris 124 years ago today. but
the empty wine bottles that have during
the evening served out their usefulness.
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MEETING PROMISED
AFTERNOON SESSION OF school,
BOARD PROMISES PLENTY OF
WORK.
Hrsp all ffpQrts the city SCHOOL board
VIII I've a Nusy session thisaafternoon.

1rsp all reports the city SCHOOL board
wifi I I've kusy session thisfafternoon. !
TaeAnsfes4in several Of the grade
Rooms are to be filled and the election
Ofefvc or six teachers is scheduled today.
Will Mrs. Brulay be willing to let her
house 20 at the figures first given in the
option to the school board? That is the
question that is interesting the members
Of the board just at present. The board
seems to be almost IA unit in desiring to
make the deal with Mrs. Brulay.
AS the deal was first contemplated it
provided for the purchase of the Brulay
home on Elizabeth and 9th streets, by
the city, for the purpose Of a high school
bnilding, for the sum of $4,000, five
thousand dollars of this, to be cash and
thtibalhnte to be iH~adeopayable in three
6f.9four equal annual notes to suit the
bOAfdL"u lj'iF '"tukefit. ~ atfa. I
o,1Bha' hoasenis said to be admirably
dAptedLf0 high school purposes, there
bAAg ,sixteen rOOIas, large and cOnven-
kAhtlyl'arrangcd.H The sale contemplates
also the Brulay apartment house, a ten
rWtifi building on the western edge of the
bAtfjertys iorH +uo'4+ stac t'Jq c'l '"st
siT1ie ground room consists of four lots,
ani,fhG two on the west side may also be
obtained, thus completing an entire half
bfOdk.iL Gdnhs fnnIsll i4."- v -H fa
lone member Of the board stated today
that the honses Onlthe Brulay lots could
not be reproduced for less han $25. 1000.
In speaking of the school tax today an
other member made the statement that
Our tax rate for schools is now only
% cents on the 800, while that of other
towns In the Valley is as high as 80
cents OH the 500. Our only public
school building is antiquated, besides
being inadequate to the present needs of
the school, while other towns of the val
ley have fine modern brick school build
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hen progress is most needed.

when progress is most needed.
Having reached this conclusion, we
have decided to ask you to lend your sup
port in favor Of the adoption of this
amendment, and to that end we earnest
ly request that at each service between
now and the date of the election, July
10Th. you call this matter to the attention
of your congregation and enjoin on them
the duty of lending it their support and
influence.
1--WE feel that a crisis has been reach
ed in the development of u educational
system which demands the prompt and
active support of every person in Tex
as interested i'm the moral and education
al training of the youth Of the state.
and we sincerely hope that You will join
in an effort to put these Institutions on
a sound financial basis.
We sincerely solicit your support of
this measure. r 49, tsH'tbF
Fraternally yours,
Austin Ministerial Associations.
John W.. KernS
President.
Attest.
Milton Il. WOrsham,
Secretary. 7
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utilities commission will 60 into pow
er and a number of other reforms will
become effective
Under the constitution bills not carry
ing an emergency clause 90 into effect
ninety days after the legislature ad-
i%ourns, which is today. Some of the new
laws which went into effect today under
this heading are bills legalizing racing
at county fairs; providing "A new bank
ing code; dividing Colorado into four
Congressional districts; providing IA new
insurance code; defining and prohibiting
trusts; providing wage commission for
women and minors; providing for iii
rect election of United States senator's,
and providing for distribution of pub
IiGtions on initiative and rcfendum
measures.
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tSDtctdT % " HCTdId.
Denver, Colo, July 14.-More than
$50 new laws passed by the last Colorado
legislature went into effect today. High
school fraternities will go under the
ban: persons suffering with tuberculo
sis will be registered as such by the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-14

The jointed in the middle street car
with which Boston has been experiment
ing for several months has proved so
successful that several more have been
ordered.
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on a on a tropical river have been pro
vided with means for spraying their
cabin roofs with water to cool them by
evaporation.
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Electrically driven portable air pumps
are provided by a big New York electric
company to provide fresh air to its IN
ployes when working underground.
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ings.
I'VE propose to raise the tax for tcity
schools to 80 cents OH the 800, SO that we
may raise enough money to take care Of
this purchase"
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BUILDING PERMITS

Especial to The Herdld.)
Dallas, Texas, July 1.-THE principal
cities i'm Texas issued a total Of $2,S10,46O
in building permits during June. This is
an increase over May of $251 ,6S2. Dial
las leads all other cities in Texas during
the month with a total of $936,015.
During the past six months y total of,
$l3 951.1O7 i II building permits were is.
sued by the nine leading cities in Texas.
Dallas was well in the lead with a total
Of $5.123,565, while Houston with $2,S7S.-
COL and Waco with 81 399.O39 come sec
ond and third respectively. Dallas main;
tanned her lead during the entire period
with the exception of January. and in
April reached the highest point with a
total Of 81. 2O7, $50 in permits. The month
of June was the heaviest in the six
months in permits issued with a total of
S2.S1O.46O. while February was the small
est month with 81 ,596,917 in permits.
Following is a statement of the per
mits issued by the leading commercial
%centers in the State during the past six
months:
Dallas .$5.123,565
Houston 2.S1S,6O1
Waco y .Ff-..t*.a@ fSeao39
Fort Worth a..i. I...:. u. i LOSL,O9O
Galveston 7. ....... LOGO. 2G6
tfSan Antonio. ........... Logo OO4
FL Pasea. 979,S96
-XugTfh~
beaumont ...-..... IDJ,t%J
Grand total .$13,951 JOY
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FOR

FOR LE.-Wer ranch situated
three miles from Brownsville adj
joins West Brownsville lands. Write
or call Michael Werbiski, ST., Browns
Vile, Texas. 6-1S-30t.
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FOR RENT.-Large cool rooms for
light housekeeping; screened; bath;
electric lights and phone. Phone 442.
6-27-tf.
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FOR RENT-Cool furnished room al
1904 Washington st. p. ct If.
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HIGH SCHOOL
FRATS BANNED
MORE THAN $50 LAWS OF LAST
COLORADO LEGISLATURE GO IN
TO EFFECT TO-DAY IN COLORADO
PUBLICITIES REFORM.

HIGH SCHOOL FRATERNITIES FOR
Ridden LAW REQUIRING REGIS
TRATION OF TUBERCULOSIS PA
TENTS NOW IN EFFECT.
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FOR RENT.-Furnished rooms. 90S LIE
wee st.
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CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Brulay Apartments for
rem to responsible tenant. Phone 10
for information. H' fi A'+~
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FOR RENT-3 Light Housekeeping
Rooms with bath. Large; comfortable
children. Rent reasonable, Ask Moore
at County Clerks Office. tt.
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close in; all cOnveniences to perman.
ent gentleman. Prone 2O3. If.
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FOR SALE-At San BenitO frame house
restaurant in business district with
fixtures etc. Apply Herald Office.
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WANTED TO RENT-TwO unfinished
room by couple without children. Ad-
dress w. +. A., care Herald. 1t
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ARE
FOR AMENDMENT
AUSTIN MINISTER'S ARE IN FAVOR
OF JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER
is AND ASK SUPPORT FOR THE
MEASURE.

.MORAL AND EDUCATIONAL CON
DITION OF THE YOUTH DEPEND
ENT UPON THE EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM MUST BE RELIEVED
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MODERN two-story. eight room house
for rent. Apply Walker Bros.-Han-
cock Co. 142
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FOR RENT-After July LIST, warehouse
TOXIC, at present occupied by Armour &
Co. Apply T.. o. Box A.. cliff.
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POI ACRES two miles Franklin. three
sets improvements. It's in cultivation.
running water. 1880. Two thousand
acres. hog fenced. one mile town. $11. 90:
write for list. o. Il. Hamilton. Franklin.
WINiGIE TX VS.
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FOR SALE-Best layers Fine white
DeghOrns hens and blue ribbon cock;
Buff Leghorns, hens and cock. Black Min
Orcas, hens and cock. Other white leg
horns he's and cocks. s1.0O ca. -Yznaga
9Th and Washington St, Phone 3S5.
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BOARD WITH AMERICAN. FAMILY
All convenienccs; rates reasonable:
1909 Madison street. 1w
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05

ten years, not becAree his batting eye
has become dirnmed with age or lost it's
efficiency from continuous service, but
merely because. as has happened before,
a few individuals got "the breaks" and
acintillated for the brief period sufd.
cieutly to beat him TO it, A baseball
perennial who has played generations OF
stars into their graves, and who, at the
age of 50, with the SHOWS drifting about
his temples, still retains enough of his
efficiency to defy old Pop Time and
make himself the UNANIMOUS choice Of
the critics over the younger talent for
hp position on the All-Americsn base
ban team. Can you beat it9 Is there
anything in baseball history that viii
even tic its
What makes Wegner's record all the
more wonderful is the fact that during
bis long years Of service he has played
almost every position on the field ont
side OF the battery positions, and eTery
time he shifted he has outshone all other
competitors In that particular position
Beginning as a first bsseman in the mi
nors, he wss a sensation. Shifted TO
third base for the Paterson. Atlantic
League team, he performed so sensa-
tionally that he attracted the attention
of the late Henry Pullisun, who grab
bed him for the Louisville National
League team 10 1897. In Louisville be
was shifted to the out6eld. and his first
season IN that position made him the
star out6elder of the big league, after
which be was shifted back into the iuhcld
for Louisville the following season and
retained his supremacy at first and third
bsse in the big league. In 1900 he went
to Pittsburgh with the consolidation of
the Louisville and Pittsburgh teams
where, as the right fielder for the Pi-
rates, he became known as the greatest
outfielder the game had then produced
In 1901 he was showed back into the in
field by the Pirates, playing first base,
shortstop and third base during the en-
tire season and upon the release of
"Bones' Ely in 1902 he became the
regular shortstop of the Pirates, where
for the past ten years he has steadily
maintained mis- position as the greatest
ehort fielder in the national game. And
during all these shifts and changes OF
position "Honus," in addition to keeping
UP his terrific pelting Of the pill, has
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05
Some Encouragement.

Encouraging adYiccs from New
York last week bayo inspired the
rope IN numerous horsemcu all over
the country, and il the predictions
are verified racing will take on "a
big boom next season. 1t Will al
least check the exodus OF higher
grade OF thorou9bbreds TO foreign
parts, According 20 present plans
arrangements are under way 10 re-
y:ve the sport in the metropolis by
holding race meets Mt Belmont park.
Piping Rock, Empire track. Sleeps.
head Bay aud Prospect park. The
meetings arc TO DC OF short duration
and the racing only ON alternate
days. The three daysa- week plan
OF racing will not meet with uni
versal approval from the horsemeu,
but they should DC well satisfied,
for the thrcc.d day proposition leaves
an opening for great possibilities,
and may eventually result in the
restoration Of former stable racing
conditions. There is also rumor
that the Saratoga track viii race
unintcrruptedly tor period OF
twenty days during the latter part
of Junc and early July. Governor
elect Sulzer rs said to be in favor
OF racing under regulations, and, ii
is said, win appoint a racing com
mission soon after taking bis oath
OF office.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05

OF the game will add to his record e9
continuous seryice is a problem, but
judge from his work during the past sss.
son, when he showed enough 10 prove
that he can go back great deal frorb
his present form and still rank among
the topnotchers of the game, he still
has quite a few years of efficient serves
wrapped up 10 his ungainly system. .As
Pittsburgh is nov being hailed by the
intelligent critics as the most promising
contender for National League pennans
honors during the coming pastining sea-
son, there are bright prospects of seeing
tbis veteran OF the pastlme wrapped up
In another worlds series before the sun
set Of his big league existence
That player should thus be un;vsr-
sally recognized as the keystone and bali
the offensive and defensive strength of a
pennant contepdIng baseball team after
sixteen years Of big league service Is 5
marked distinction, without fussing with
the details that comprise that sixteen
years Of ball playing.
The start OF the big league teams For
the spring training camps In the South
will again gee Hans Wagner crawling
into harness for his seventeenth con5ecu.
tive big league season, and next sum
mer viii egein see him out there on tbs
lot fighting old Father Time to stand
still, But whether it Is during tho COM
ing summer, the following one, OF sew
eral summers hence, when Hans Wse.
ner finally bows 10 the inevitable and
waddles away into retirement, the ns.
tional game viii gee the passing OF the
most marvellous ball player the gan1s
has ever known or, IN all likelihood.
ever will know.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05
HILL BEST JOCKEY
OF THE 1872 SEASON
Young Rider Piloted l67
Winners During Year
Just Closed.

Pete - Hill, the clever young jock
ey who rode VITA some degree of sue
coss during the. Lagoon meeting, is the
champion jockey OF 1912. According
10 american turf records for the year
Just compiled, the youngster piloted
l67 winners first past the post, n
greater number OF wins than recorded
by any other Knight of the track.
in addition TO riding l67 winners,
Hill was second IN l4I races and
brought his mount home in third posi-.
tion on 1es occasions. In SCI other
races during tho year be finished out
OF the money.
Hills winning percentage is frac.
tion less than 17ia. This does not
compare favorably with the percent.
ages of other riders, but this much can
be said for the clever younester:
Other riders ''pick" their mounts
With discriminating care and frequent
~ refuse 70 accept an engagement uu-
less the borse figures TO have nu ex-
cellent chance 20 win the race But i.
". Hicks, Hills foster father, who
makes his engagements, figured that
the seventeen year-old Lad needed ex-
perienee more than anything else and
let him take the mount on any aud all
kinds Of horses,
The youngster's s reputation is excel.
sent, 1t IA common gossip around all
race tracks that the boy has never
taken a mount, and racegocrs are
assured Of AN honest effort on apy
starter ridden BY this young5ter.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05

evry horse that is worth calling n horse
mas been sent abroad. Every horse.
breeding state has lost tho cream OF
its stock until today there is little left
except mack material
a few years ago there were sales Of
horses every autumn at Sheepshead Bay,
where hundreds OF tboroughbrcds were
disposed Of as they are at Newmarket.
Hundreds Of thousands OF dollars were
expended by rich owners. Breeders re.
ccived substantial prices or their stock.
Breeding thoroughpycds was paying
industry. Today stock Iayrns OF five
years ago arc cabbage patches and to-
baceo feds.
Wien one reads Of the recent sales
ut Newmarket, with representatives
from al countries, willing TO pay top
prices for tborougbbreds. it is bitter
dose 10 think that country OF this
magnitude is looked upon BY Foreigners
to be OF about as much Importance in
the turf world as Camden is 20 New
York.
lhaI racing needed regulating in this
country is true enough. bat TO kill a
sport TO provide the material for which
became an industry has struck a blow
tbaC has proved almost fatal TO the
horse. Some day there will be reslizn.
tion OF The situation. and there viii bo
reaction,
1t cannot come too soon. for every
day tho thoroughbred industry is being
dealt blows which are more and more
severe.
Sane legislation will help much. Any
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05
Every Country But This One
Is Improving Breed Of Horse

breeders from all parts OF the world
made the bidding very lively--that is,
all parts except the United States,
which had no representative. The total
amount realized from the sale of 659
head of horses was 81 l.202,735. AN aver
age of SlS25 per head. AS the London
Sportsman says: +This is so per cent
more than the total realized in 1911 and
naerly double the amount OF the re-
ceipts in 1908.
As an idea OF what other. countries
arc doing so advance the thoroughbred
industry aud improve the breeding Of
their army horses. a representative OF
Italy paid $500 for the stallion Lally,
a son of Amphion. Now that Peter Pan
has been sent TO France, as web as
Roeksand, only few stations remain
iu this country that are worthy the
name.
When the reformers attacked racing
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05

The Wants are cffectual in ro1
securing roomers or boorders, .9e
work, buying, selliUg, excoapgipt
gagiug servants, rcalizing easa
household goods. restoring lost At
and in many other ways.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05

they don't even tel half the story Was.
ner style OF play, his great ground COW
erlng and his seDeational stops and
ShTows, that have aroused the plaudits
q Two or three generations of baseball
isns. are too well known TO require fur
ther comment here. Suffice it to say
thae a. complete record OF ''the greatest
pieys 10 the history of baseball would
contain the name Of Hans Wagner more
oftenly repeated than that OF apv other
name that has ever been connected with
the game: No single story could com
mand sufficient space in the average
newspaper publication to enumerate all
me sensational plays that this veteran of
the national frolic hss pulled in his years
OF service The one bet that were plung
Ing hook, line and nnker on is that the
netionai game Will never again see the
equal OF Hans Wagner for continuous
service OF elLarcund efficiency And that
stands az it lays till the crack Of doom,
Wagners record ls all the more re.
markable from the fact that ne pjays a
position In which agility and a stron0
throwing arm are tbs chief req,nsites'
where the slowing up" period of the
player going back" would become more
quickly apparent, probably, than in any
other position on the team, and where
the natural strenuous demands or lis
daily work coupled with bis covering OF
second base IN the face OF brandished
spikes would render him more liable to
injury. At first base, second base, or in
the outteld, Wagner would probably
stick around till he went stone blind
from old age and MS back teeth fell
out,
How many years TINS grand old man"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05

Fshed TO lead Esdoesl Iesgus ia hitting
lsst season for hut third fitne IN past len
isos 1aos S. iats Gssssfs spd u ao is9 Jn01
N lail for seventh tinie in nine eaasecuffTe
1901. 1907 and ieos. 'e'-'
All this. and he isn't through va, as
Is evidenced by that .924 swattipe ay-
erage OF last season, and when last seen
sprawhng around the ball yard on the
seer and yellow grass OF last October he
had apparently several years more of ef-
fic1ency wrapped up in his bulky and
warped system. There are niuety.nins
other reasons Why Wagner is the most
marvellous ball player of all time. but
we rest our case on the above evidence
pending further rebuttsl.
Where, IN the entire annals of base
ball history, can you dig up another
guy who can point to a record of SIX
teen consecutive years service in the
blg league with grand swatting aver,
age for that period OF time that even re-
moteiy approaches Wagner's siIteen.year
figures OF .3447 When some missilc
Insuler succeeds IN punching the pellet
ior one short season at a .344 gait in
oosp VI l'ltEbulR eIHclenCy aOd
teul strike rules he is hailed az a
wonder throughout the great, throbbing
world OF baseball, but here is one clout.
ing demon who has maintained an av-
erage OF .344 Through sixteen long years
OF continuous service. whaled from the
star pitchers of several ages of ball play
ing and surviving numerous changes in
the rules destined TO crab the festive
batting average, record that has re.
CURED 2S0I base hits TO accumulate aud
includes 551 doubles, 217 triples and 90
home runs, who is still out there with
MS big bludgeon numbering modern
pitching talent 10 the tune OF .324, and
the lowest figures he msuled out in the
entire sixteen years was 800, ia 1910.
A holy terror with the mace, who has
led the best hitters of his league during
eight seasons of swatting STRIFE, and who
failed to top the league hitters last sea
son for but tho third time in the past