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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-18
SATURDAY, APRIL Is, 1914.
Dor. Governor
THOMAS II. BALL.


> A careful study of conditions in
various parts of the State has dis
closed possibilities of corruption al
most beyond relief. Concrete i'm
stances may serve tn show how the
system al and probably does ac-
quire the balance of power in "A close
election where certain interests are
involved. Here is one Of seventeen
men registered i'm a certain precinct
In Waco. Except for the record in
the county court house, search dis
closed nothing to show that amy one
of these seventeen men ever existed.
Butt may be possible for sew
enteen men giving names CORE
spending to these seventeen regis
tered voters to appear at the Demo
cratic primary in the first ward in
the city Of Waco on the 18th day Of
July and help to decide who shall
be in authority in Texas for the
next two years. Each of these men
could be armed with "A poll tax re-
ceipt, now possibly reposing in a
nearby place secure from fire,
awaiting the day when il will he
needed.-Home and State.
Ii would be worse than foolish To i;
more such facts as the ones related abov,
True the statement of fact does M
prove c~onclusively that any one has vi,
lated the election law, vet he must Il
rather credulous who does not pcrceiv
a deliberately arranged program of la
violation back Ut il all. The s~ituatio
did not arise by accident. The plain con
clusion is that the people who create
that situation intend 10 break the lay
Who are the promoters of the scheme
Pros? Ants? We are unable To say 4
TO that. Whoever they are all hone,
Democrats, ants or pros. are intereSte
in finding out who they are-iniercste
in defeating their purpose. FuihcrmoI
il things like that are done in Waco the
may be done elsewhere. II concerns u
much To know who is going To settle I'll
prohibition elec6on in Texas-the hol
psf people or the degraded people VIII
sell their votes. No honest man can n
ford To be Indifferent To the corruptio
OF the ballot box. No transient advan
age in any election is worth that pric,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-18
THE ~GUN-FOR-GUN BLUFF.

The latest development of the salute
qnestion-or rather what was the latest
up To noon Yesterday. shows Huerta a.
demanding a return Of the salute stimuli
~taneously u for gun. The incident
might be regarded AZ funny if il were
not for the possibly tragic outcome of
IL, and il il were not that most of the
IL.
As The Herald remarked lately.
Hner.a j. probably the worst informed
nan on earth rs To ArcT.can affairs,
and that is saving Il c,a"! deal WHEN W.
remember there are some anti admins.
tration Democratic editors extant.
They are misleading him 10 his undoing.
For il was not the President who origin
ally proposed to return The Huerta sa-
lutte. In the demand for a salue as made
by Admiral Mayo the admiral minated
that the salute would be returned with
becoming and usual courtesy. Ii is said
that Wilson has assented 10 il. Yet
Huerta is so ill-informed az Ia conditions
here that he can not perceive that he in
taking the right course Ia inflame the
anger Of the American people. Every
display Of insoIence by him. every absurd
intimation Ia ths world that. he is the
whole show i'm this transaction: that il
properly approached he will do Uncle
Sam the great honor Of a~pologizing for
the gross insult Ia u flag. will add Ia
the indignation Of the people. who will
bring a pressure 10 bear on the admins
tration which the administration will he
delighted To feel. There can hardly he
a maj in the cabinet. beginning with the
President whose patience has not al.
ready. been worn thrcadbarc through
their dealings with Huerta. If Hucrta
gets into trouble through this last bluff.
his, friends in the Colquitt- Fall combina-
lion will never forgive themselves.
This is written with the knowledge
that before il appears in print the whole
situation may be changed, and that il
may he changed before there is time To
note the change. Yesterday afternoon
after wiring O'Shaughnessy To repeat lie.
mand for a twerty-one gun salute. Bryan
remarked that the outlook was "still en-
c~ouraging." A salute will he returned
after the others are through.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-18

France az an IcroplaRc Porcr.-A Sc
rious controversy has arisen in France
which is the direct outcome Of the great
national ~acroplane subscription inaug
urated two years ago. and rs n result Of
which 20S acroplanes were presented To
the French army. OF these all but -
were in active use at the end of last De
tobcr. These aeroplanes were in addition
Ii il alleged hat the aeroplaneS brought
through the national subscription were
not new and that the orders for new ma
chimes fell short by 200 of the number
voted. The National Committee. of
course. rcpudiatcs the charges indignant
ly. but the French newspapers seem 10
think il only too probable that certain
manufacturers did. in fact. seize the op-
portunity Ia dispose Of machines not ~
the most recent and improved type The
investigation started by the National
COMMITTEE at least served the purpose of
calling attention "a Frances aeroplane
strength. In the first year 80 ~acroplanes
were delivered M the depot az ChalaiS-
McudOn. while the definite orders placed
for l9E; amount to n total Of i:;l. Of which
2S6 had been delivered ut the end Of De
tober last and the balance by now. As a
result. al acroplanes have been acquired
by the aeronautical establishment of the
French army during the past two years
and close upon LOCO machines since the
beginning Of 1911. Bleroit alone has bnilt
Isl military machines and Henry Far
man 105. No wonder that Frace has a
real aeroplane industry!
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-18

When one individpal insults aai0lAcr
individual, the matter is not usually
left to arbitration especially IT. the in
suited person lives. in Texas. II is 40
with nations. Insults to nations are
not submitted To arbitration. Insults To
nations. are. of such a character. that they
explain themselves and do not need ex-
PLANTATION by arbitration boards.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-18

A WOMAN'S DOLLAR Is BIGGER

8 The average woman gets more for I
4 her money than the average man
. does-her dollar has a greater pur- !
: chasing power.
Women are the best readers Of
8 advertising we have.
8 IL there not n direct connection
8 Of cause and effect between these
8 two facts?
8 Woman has proved for herself
: that ID pays I'd know what j. being :
. offered before she buys.
She knows what her dollar il
s worth and she means To get the
. most for il.
8 She finds the advertising one Of
: the most interesting and helpful
: features Of her daily newspaper.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-18

thread rrnning through the CENTER Of
the tape haa been conceived by another
inventor who is about to file a caveat.
BY taking hold of one end Of the wire at
the harvest season the entire string of
vegetables may he uprootcd quickly and
leisurely wound into the. wagon by
means Of a spool.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-18

Good judges Of battles. declare that the
San Pedro. affair was a hQ~nest-toTgood-
ness scrap. Huerta appears to be too
busy right now 10 deny it. As soon as
he gets through shutting the American
flag he. will send out the information
that there was no battle at San Pedro
because neither side had an army there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-18

To forbid, a man to gamble in defiance
Of law il a gross infringement Of per
sonal liberty. There il a divinity that
doth hedge a horse rarer-a divinity
which causeth his brow 10 wear a halo
Ii il a shame to shoot at him when he
is merely violating a statute.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-18

Excellent results have been obtained
in Germany by experiments with extin-
gushing fires with a mixture Of solutions
of caustic soda and alum. which forms an
air excluding foam.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-18

Chinese jade Is 80 successfully imitat-
ed by German manufacturers that X
pertS of the Far East frequently mistake
the artificial for the genuine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-18

Whatever the pros may think of
Tom Ball. the ants are by no means
ready to make il unanimous for Fergu-
son.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-18

The Supreme court of Minnesota has
rendered "A decision which holds that an
official Of a city is a trustee and is
liable for the difference between what
he actually paid for a piece Of property
and what the city paid over for it. When
Minneapolis purchased n site for n pub
lie building. an official managed To have
more paid over than the owner actually
received. The official put the difference
in his pocket. The official purchased
the plot and transferred il TO a third per
son who sold il to the. city at an al
vanced price. Ii wasn't larceny rs il
is generally understood. but il isn't far
from il. IL the Minneapolis courts fix
NO further responsibility than liability
for the graft pocketed. the legislature
had better get busy.-Utica. y. u, OBJ
server.
There might he benefit rather than
harm. If. even in the discussion Of for
cign relations or other affairs of state.
there were less executive session" This
Is n government Of the people. even il
Indirectly. and an intelligent. informed
public H. an essential Ia the strongest
support Of its government. The secrecy
which, has been maintained by President
Wilson I'm the direction of the Mexican
policy has been its thief source of weak
ness. The lack of definite statement and
the shifting Of ground in his conduct Of
the canal tolls exemption issue have been
responsible for the suspicious which
have generated formidable opposition to
the administration. Publicity is n good
policy.-Phiiadelphia Bulletin.
Prohibition IL not 10 be- the rule alone
in the navy. The United States Steel
corporation has promulgated a rule in
the Youngstown district, affecting COCO
men. 10 the effect that hereafter all
promotions of any character will he
made from the ranks of those who do
any kind and are known 10 be- abstain
ers or tcctotalcrs in all the meaning
that these words imply. Foremcn in
the various departments are instructed
To rigidIv enforce this rule" Prohibi-
ton Of this sort counts.-Utica Observer.
The Germans. too. are Investigating
the subject Of tuberculosis in cattle. In
one part Of that country GCOO cattle are
being examined for the disease. and the
farmers arr helping To pay the cost.
They have agreed to pay S.l1S per head
which il nearly hal fthe cost. The de
partment Of agriculture pays the other
half. Ii il certainly worth IL cents to
know whether ones COW has c0nsump-
q n.-Utica Observer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-18

There are 3.2O0,OO0 BICYCLES in use in
France now a compared with S00.0O00
II years ago. when the government he
gan counting them for taxation.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-29
SOCIAL ndPERSONAL
SAMUEL FROEHL|CH HOST
Entertained the Members of the Phil
oman Debating Society-New
Members Were Elected

Samuel Ftoehich entertained the
charter members OF the Philanan De.
batting Society of Central High school
at mis- home. iii Market street. last
evening.
The following members of the senior
class were elected to membership: Ben
Bvers, Edward Roth. William Bingham,
Karl Peters, David Burns, Samuel
Froehiith, Clarence Cooper, Herbert
Zimmerman. John Lynch, Elwood Baker,
Richard Hamer, John Black. Carol
Denny, Paul Walter. George Fox. Dick
Clouser Raymond Meek. Homer Balls
bau2h, Lloyd Pierce. Jesse Wells, Nor,
man Ford, Arthur Winn. Ralph Enck,
Frederick Lyter and Kenneth Patterson.
Elwood Baker was elected treasurer and
secretary of the society
Officers cor the recently organized
mandolin club were elected as follows:
Leroy Smucker, president; Miss Kath-
ryn Keller, secretary and treasurer:
Warren Wheeler. leader. The club will
play in chapel and hold concerts during
the year. The following are members
of the club: Misses Katherine Kelke-,
katherine Peters. Sara Hoffman. Ger.
trude Edwards. Mary Wilmer. LEROY
Snutker, Dick Clouser. RAYMOND Meek
and Warren Wheeler
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-29
A New Principle in
Complexion Treatment

Most creams are injurious when used
hahitually, They clog the pores and
eventually form permanent, soggy.
sitting film which interferes with elm
inative action and makes the skin sick
ly and pasty. There is an application
mercolized waN-which acts upon an
entirely different principle. While per-
fectly harmless. it has the peculiar
property of removing by absorption the
dead and half-dead particles of scarf
skin. as Well as unhealthy matter In
the pores. Thus 1t takes away instead
of adding to the complexion differing
in this respect from cosmetics. The re-
suit is a perfectly natural and healthy
young complexion. Mercolized wax, pro-
durable at any drug store Zone ounce
is sufficienp, is applied at night like
cold cream and washed off in the morn
ing.
The correct principle in the treatment
OF wrinkles is to tighten the skin, which
naturally irons out the lines. face
bath, remarkably effective in this direc-
tion, may be made by dissolving | or,
powdered saXolite in y pit. witch hazel.
adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-29
FEEL YOUNG
It's DR.. Edwards Olive Tab.
lets for You!

Beware of the habit of constipation.
1t develops from just few constipated
days, unless you take yourself in hand.
Coax the jaded bowel muscles back
to normal action with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets, the substitute for cal
omel. Don't force them to unnatural
action with severe medicines or by
merely flushing out the intestines with
nasty, sickening catharties.
DR.. Edwards believes in gentleness,
persistency and Natures assistance.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets open the
bowels; their action is gentle, yet posi-
tive. There is never any pain or gripping
when DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets are
used. just the kind of treatment old
persons should have.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are veg
etable compound mixed with olive oil,
you will know them by their olive color.
Take one or two occasionally and have
no trouble with your liver, bowels or
stomach. DC and 25c per box. All
druggists.
The Olive Tablet Company, Column
bus, o. Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-29
A HALLOWEEN MASQUERADE
Miss Katherine Barringer Entertained
Friends at Her Home Last Evening

Miss Katherine Barringer enter
tanned at halloween party at her
home, lS40 Derry street. last evening
Theh ouse was prettily decorated and
the guests spent merry evening with
Halloween games and contests. AT
midnight supper was served.
The guests included Miss Katherine
Schillinger, Colonial girl; Miss Esther
Stouffer. clown; Miss Helen Smith
Iama- Yama girl; Miss Grace Saul
widow; Miss Fannie benson, Irish girl
Miss Esther Wasson, Bo-Peep; Miss
Katherine Barringer. Yama anna girl;
George Ebersole, ghost; Leroy Beckley
gentleman; Arthur Hull, clown; Walter
Shaffer, clown. Among the unmasked
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. d. f. Bar
ringer, Mrs. Ebersole, Mrs. d. Sherlock
Miss Jennie McHenry, of Frederick
Md, and Miss Hattie Brooks, of Scran
ton.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-29
EDISON AS A NEWS BUTCHER"
Great Inventor, at Scene of Boyhood
Career, Lives Over Old Days

Detroit. Oct. est developed yes
terday that Thomas A. Edison, the in
ventor, who has been visiting scenes of
his boyhood in this section of the State
for week, cast off the mantle of his
years Tuesday and on a trip to Port
Huron once more tried his hand at the
operator $ key and even went so far
as to take the wares from news
butcher on train and sell them among
his friends.
As boy Mr.. Edison sold papers and
worked as an operator for the same
railroad over which he Travelled to Port
Huron Tuesday. His last trip, however.
was in special train. As the inventor
passed through Mt. Clemens he stepped
into the telegraph office and tapped off
message to his children in New Jer-
sey, but the message was interrupted.
The Mt. Clemens operator turned to Mr..
Edison with smile and said.
IAN operator on the line is com
planning. He says there is boy on
the wire whose praeticing is cumming
things up.f'
1t was not reported what the COM
planning operator said when he was told
that Thomas A. Edison had caused the
trouble.
At Port Huron Mr.. Edison s host in
sisted ON equipping his guest with the
stock of "news butcher Mr.. Edi-
son appeared to take keen delight in
the situation and soon was selling
fruit and candies 10 his friends. Gum
brought as high as so cents a pack
AGE. and when the inventor stepped off
the train he poured the proceeds of his
days business into the hat of grin
ming porter
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-29
DANlS-WINFlELD WEDDING
Ceremony Performed at Noon in Kesher
Israel Synagogue

The wedding of Miss Katherine A.
Winfield, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
+. Winfield, 700 North Sixth street
and DR.. Albert G. Davis. of Norristown.
was an event of yesterday, taking place
at noon in the Kesher Israel synagogue
DIR. Marvin Nathan, of Philadelphia, as
sisted by DIR. Leon Album, of this city
performed the ceremony. Miss Mac
Winfield, a sister of the bride, was
maid of honor and Maywell Straw
bridge, of Norristown, was best man.
large reception and dance were held in
Winterdale last evening, after which
DR.. Davis and hls bride left for south
ern wedding trip. They will reside in
Norristown.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-29
s. s. CONVENTION AT LITITz
Lancaster County Association Choses
Officers at Annual Meeting

Ltitz, Oct. 29.-The twenty-third
annual convention of the Lancaster
County Sunday School Association was
held yesterday in the Lititz Lutheran
church and the sessions were largely
attended by delegates from all sections.
The morning session was presided over
by the Rev. A. S, Meek, of Ephrata;
the afternoon session by the Rev. Al
exander Gibson, of Mount Nebo; the
evening session by the Rev. j. A. Weig-
and of Lancaster. There was special
music given at the services.
The officers chosen are president, H.
B. Snavely, Willow street; vice presi-
dent, George F. Stibgen, Marietta; sec
retary, Miss Mary Swope, Lancaster;
treasurer, L. B. Herr, Lancaster; execu-
tive committee, DIR. H. A. Gerdsen, Ian
caster; DR.. L. H. Wilmer, Neffsville
Howard T. Reynolds, Quarryville; J. H.
Stern. Elizabethtown; Jacob B. Lands,
Iititz, and Ira Kurtz, East Earl.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-29
cafeteria AT Wv. c. A.
Will Be Opened monday
Returns Yesterday in Rainbow Cam
paign Amounted to Over Three Hun
dred and Fifty Dollars-Mrs. s. j.
Hiney's Team Won Honors

1t was announced at the Rainbow tea
to-day that the cafeteria would be
formally opened on Monday. and men
will be welcome at the luncheon hour,
not only on the opening day. but for all
time henceforth. The luncheon hours
last from 11,30 to 1.30 and it is hoped
that the new cafeteria will be crowded
each day by both men and women. The
cooking will be home cooking of the
very best, and the prices will be start
lingly low. Every one who can do so
should lunch at the Y. w. c. A. on
Monday.
The returns yesterday were good.
Three hundred and fifty dollars and fifty
cents were taken in aud the honors of
the day were won by a suburban team,
Mrs. Solomon Hiney, Jr.. of Steelton,
which turned in SIPS. The Steelton flag
of green will wave above the others
aud Mrs. Balslev s team with STA won
the loeal honors for the day and their
blue flag now waves from the third floor
of the building.
Six hundred and twenty new men,
bers have been added thus far
On Friday the last of the Slough
evening prayer meetings will be held
| from 7.45 to S.45 in the directors
room of the Y. w. C. A, and every one
| is invited to attend.
The full membership Of the Camp
Hill team, captained by Mrs. Il. \.
| Cooper, consists of the following Camp
Hill lieutenants: Mrs +. p. Hilleary,
! Mrs. +. G. Bucher, Mrs. A. M. Bowman
Miss Alice Myers, Miss Elizabeth Hill
/ leary and Miss Rowland and Miss Sarah
! f. Cooper as workers. Miss Marian
/ Lieb rs New Cumberland lieutenant
with seven assistants; Miss Laura Mar
! tin. lieutenant, West Fairview. and the
following workers in Lemoyne, Mrs. j
w. Bowman, Mrs. Walter Dietz and
Mrs. Menges. 4 great effort will bt
made during the remaining time to Sc
cure sustaining members at 50 veal
each E. Z. Wallower emphasized this
point in a tiye-minute talk. Those who
are pouring tea to-day are: Miss Fan
ME VI. Eoy. Mrs. Thomas 5. Blair. Mis-:
| z. Blanche Clute and Miss Weiss.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-29
MISS Dorothy BLACK CAVE
AN INFORMAL 500 PARTY
Entertained Sixteen Guests at Cards at
Old Orchard Last Evening
Rooms Decorated in Halloween
Style

Miss Dorothy Black, of Old Orch
ard, entertained at five hundred last
evening. The house decorations were
carried out in Halloween style and aft,
er the cards buffet supper was served
TO the following guests:
Miss Clara Segelbaum. Miss Marie
Melville, Miss Katherine Darby, Miss
Eleanor Walter. Miss Esther Gramm,
Miss Jane r. Macdonald Miss Ger
tude George, Miss Alice LaCompte.
Miss Elizabeth Croft. Miss Connie
Beidleman, Edgar Weber, Edward
Moore, Dr. Gilbert Daley. Charles
Barnes, Oscar Lippy, Lee Laubenstein.
Tel keet, Fred Harry, Theodore Black
and Ben Gastrock.