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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-09
SATURDAY. MAY o, 1914.
TIE SITUATION.

II is interesting 10 mote the difference
in news reports that come from the
zones t1f<N are covaxed by the news
papers. and other zones that lie beyond
The reach of Nrws gathering agencies.
The coast country Of Mesic" within
covered very well ssId most of the re-.
ports from there bear that stamp of
truthfulness which j. seldom absent
from a genuine news story. Ava, from
the coast. however. il Is different. us,ss
IN control Of the situation there are
rather jealous of the reports that 20
out. Sometimes there is Il careful weed
ing out If facts that NAV not give .he
impression that victory inevitably
perchcs on the banners Of the pCcple
who do the supervising Also a few
facts are debly inserted hers and there.
The nature ot these inserted facts de.
pending on the political sentiments of
the persons who attend 10 that matter.
Taking one da~ with another. however.
il seems Ia bo clear that the rebels are
steadily winning in their contests with
the federals. They have probabl, cap
tured the town 1T Mszatlau on the Calf
of California. Or at least the place
seems doomed To capture. This will he
an important ada antagc for them. as il
gives them an important seaport on that
side. and The possession of il must facil.
itatc any advance they NAV wish ~
make on Mexico ctlS from that side. Ii
seems also dsV that they are in 4 fair
way 10 take Saltitlo and that they are
pressing their attack on that place with
great vigqr and some skill. Saltillo il
within less than $40 miles Of the capi.
tai. Another strong advance Of rebels
To Mexico City il Threatened from the
south. At this moiaanl the capital is
the center al a circle Of enemies The
radius Of which i, about I'm miles.
When TaHnSco, SaItillo. San Luts Po.
tisi and MI Ian are IN D. hands Of
the constitarI.nalists andv{he southern
States in the grip Of the Zapaiisias.
there will not he much hope for The
federals. TIE chances Of tho releis are
greatly strengthened by the ,lemoraliza
tion which j. said To he increasing.
among the federal forces. This. how
ever, is a deduction rather than a known
fact IL h what We should naturally
expect under the circumstances. II il
the sort q, dcdAtction which often fails
Ia be iusti' ed by actual happenings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-09
CUFrl
HAS NO POWERS
PHYSICIAN DECLARES THAT I ~
Cure COULD NOT BIZ RES Ne
MENDED As 1T HAS NETT "a;
CURATIVE NOR PRENENTArF 4.
POWERS. 81
TREATED 10 PATIENTS
OF THESE FIFTEEN CAN IF ,
LOWED UP. DECLARES = }
MANNllEIMER. AND THE -
DEAD.
(Bg Associated Press


Washington. MAY Sin a ATE D.
titled Subsequent Report 0. FTsi8s
Who Received injections "a I ir srlFn
Vaccine a Year Ago" D. w rte
M%annhcimcr of New York Dc, "a, te,r
phaiirally before the Clinicu. Hn
Of the National Association III - ne
Study and Prevention nF TrScr. hs
here today that the Fricdmaxi IL he
had exhibited neither cufSt = n +
preventive powers and tia, - I'D
not therefore ~ rvcommcnlAl. IL
"In March. 1913 said IT. aslFin-
heimcr. eighteen patients were tai Il
under my supervision. O. hcsA if-
teen can BE- followed NJ: aa &tist
Number three tire dead. tn Eu - fof
injections in these eases wcrf osx two
and four. respectively. OF tie -. SIN
ing twelve patients. ten re IN A ,slc
and two received four inlr.f q Esavc
of the ten patients who rel - lnc
Injection developed ahscs>~ - Che
site 1T the injection and wor. y Gre
unsuitable for further ini,.il hc-
.cordino ~ the inventor. Tlt ~ 4 Jvc
patients were not rcinjcctc,is ~ ,bc.
cause they did not see the ineprrr,E 4. nj
they had been loi Ia expect or = seISr
they had become worse AMI h.T ,JSt
confidence ia Friedman. ~ 80 tEeir
present condiiion. five of iarm y low
unchanged and five are " rSc al a
year ago.
''Onc patient. who had fougs rfcc-
iions. feels well and p~rrscnts sfl "a
AN arrested lune-process Int - has
not gained in weight anil has a e,prd
n ncw tubcrrulOus process in ;.@lgher
part ~ the body. The scrund Spent
with four injections has tul res 50 Of
the knee Joint. and is nou =, lilly
worse than before. The -Ifili sAtE Of
the fourth Injection broke dcvAi Ilnd
discharged puS.
Where assesses resultcf a y kitc
Of the first injection. the va-ciI~ : Ghar-
c"fly produced no additional trsfful
effect. The disease rrmaraS iaflu-
rnccd. Friedman neglcc Il prc-
vent absceSs- formation. nj hehslI he
claimed 10 know how. T. n dery
charitable. one might ind- ifk innr
single ease. that decided n.trft 1aal-
ing tendencies. aided bv covln. * sinsc
treatment. will not be hindrrc ay.the
remedy When ia n duirsc III f.tIthr
first subjective and obiccii- - p,hms
of a new outbreak appcar 80 ,ipnc
wishes to check it. the remedy $3.50
worthless for that LIrI1eai "
cannot prevent the tcndcnc IL VI rs.ad
ii a ease il - disposed. The lci1od
of It's administration has bc~n akNiain.
but careful and intelligent. Ia 1esc
and on account If hc sf~fnrr
nf curative and preycntiyt nos. III in
this series. il cannot be rccoflm ski
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-09
ARMINHt'E.

Perhaps - one has u right to lr very
indignant = Cakranza and Villa refuse
10 stop ID ating the f~clerals NJ this
eme. II 81 issues between the Hucrta
governments .4d the Washington govern.
ment were cttl~l rrihing would IL.
settled a. : the quarrel between the
COMMUNICATING and the IIucrta fac
ton. The esent situation offers some
very decides advantages ~ the Car.
ranzistas. he fighting chances appear
nom Ia he az in their favor. They seem
10 baNe "a: No opportunity Ia capture
Tampico Ia Ssltillo. 1t is reported
tha, Maza5fn ~ the west coast If the
Gnh of - lornia has been taktn h,
tHe rebel = report which may b. con
frmed b. - time this appears in print.
In any crsE the rebels seem Ia ic in
the way n ~fictorr. They seem anxious
10 make - while the sun shines. II
is not fail g blame them il the, will
not forcr.keae advantages which 50
rAarly h'f~g - them mcrcl, for the
privilege - beginning from the point
where tbs : . - after the capture of
Montcrrcsa
MORROW Afrem The American stand
1plW ~ - Got ncceSSar, Ia complicatc
The issue es}weeu Ilucrta's government
ami the Asarican eAernmsrt with all
the Point> ~ dispute among the Mcxi.
saa factions II il not fair a. as 10
make the sas,rss ar failure of the media.
ton turn OF the ahilit, of the med stors
10 pfrsual-sthc MeAicans a. quit quar-.
relling asrsg themselves. That iaderd
were A c~t.ssInssation d~evoutly la hc
wished hv fhe whole civilized world:
yet while "a Ito not assert that miracles
are no losa'r possible. yet ~e fell We
have mo ssS1lt to demand miracles Of
the incdiarcss. The most We have =
right 10 demand j. a speedy settlement
Of our .qua-7.l one wa, or another The
fewer parIss in interest. the fewer
claims ant snmter claims. the sooner
ii will be- ever. The Herald cunfr,scs
to strong ceilings of pcssimism A. a.
any satisfactory arrangement with
Hueisa. Nevcrihclcss out of decent n.
speT for - %opiIions If the world: ont
at rsrccg ar our kindly int.ntion-l
seiphbors, -ho would prevent the hor.
rors OF Wa Americans wish the media.
ton plan = have a fair trial and q for
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-09
NOW QUIET
AT RIO GRAsDE
(spcciaI 10 The Hers~L. =

Especial H. The Hcr~~L .
Rio Grandc City. May a.rTv4 .m-
panies If cavalry ~ the TcN4- h%tLl IA
Guard under command Of s'aTaiI l..
a. Younger arrived az Foe LsI ,old
late Thursday and are is ,-sas,crS
there. one mile east ~ this. Il irhc
troop, have received sufficiesi h ~ 10
complete the required numlnr I'd To.
grther with officers aud men III @r1Dps
Aumbrr ninety eight.
There are also al Fort Eineold artop~
VI and | of the United Stases So! lar
army. numbering 10 officer y zen.
and are commanded by CAP ait%it Il.
Smith.
Everything H. this section If a apor-
der IL extremely quiet and 10 = orb
ancc4 have occurred in This ,rift "
There are about nine hundred ~ res
still in this city and vicinfy Hing
come from the cities Of Mir aslhca
mareo. across the river in tie ffts, "a
Tamaulipa>. Mexico. MANY - Fftem
have entered into business a.td &c rel
work aud a lsrisr number of F},er Beet
to remain in Texas permanent
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-09
WITH THE EDITORS
HIS DAY OFF.

n single overt act like that of Tues-
day IS. Tor the American public. worth
a dozen of the President s confessions
To the possession of human feelings
and a mortal's mind. Mr.. Wilson invit-
Ell the correspondents to look on the
natural-man side of hiA; but all the
capital got the chance III the circHS.
without the formalIty Of an invitation.
First clown: Why is Villa no longer
a villain
Second Ditto: Because Bill Bryan
has whltewa.hcd him.
This appeared Ia ANUS the Prcsi.
dent greatly, reported the feature
seeming scribcs. Ii ought Ia. The coun-
try IS glad il did. Had Mr.. Wilson come
across tho quip in the product az the
press paragrapher ~ habitual humorist
he might not have battcd an cyeIash.
Bat he was at the circus: he went to
everything and everything went
Al IS good news and refreshing that
Mr. Wilson laughed heartily and made
his companions laugh with him. Even
without his hcart-to-hcart chat with
The newspaper men, some weeks ago.
his c~ountrymen knew that the chief
magistracy was for him no sinccurc.
- sHbVis Ai tNssl VI al ItN IaFllI
were no Sunday school picnic. His If
FORTS a. put Congress satisfied with
banking and currency reform were no
May party. His leadership for repeal
OF the obnoxious ship subsidy section
oil The canal act was not exactly 4 sum.
mcr excursion. Ills part in enc current
International crisis is far from being 4
mrth-provokcr.
Ii Is the gOod old summer time. and
Air. Wilson Is a Very good sort. Ii will
oe better for him and more satisfactory
Ia his fellows il he does himself and
ms nature more Justice more often and
gets IN the way If chuckling AT circus
g, bcaming at bali games and growing
healthy AT golf. There j. no man in the
country who works harder and thinks
more. and mons who il more entitled
to forget II all. occasionally. We can al
most hear Woodrow Wilson paraphras-
ing Trilby when he pillowed his head
Tuesday night
Life .sn { all popcorn and peanuts
AMI more : the PHYS Antonio
Express.
Colonel Ball in his speech nj Aust
tin. declared that he was going IA
rae the unsightly shacks on the uni
versiiy campus and house the Young
Texans properly. That. Of course. is
rather = vague statement: but Colonel
Ball and AL other candidates for the
Goycrnorship and legislative offices.
WI soon have an opportunity To pledge
their friendship To- our institutions of
higher learning Ia very drfinit. ,crms.
The authorities ct the university ar,i
81 the agricultural and merchants
college are now engaged in %fornulai-
ing a financial policy that will ~ tar
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-09
Mornin'. ST.
'Mornin'. Eph.''

Fifteonpcr cent of the beef cattle of
the United States are in Texas w have
more than twice As many a. a other
State.
Texas ranks fifth in number Of mich
COWS and first in quality of milk. and
butter Produced.
The Texas milch cow ON January I.
1914. was calued at So 90 by Uncle
Sam. while five years ago she was
worth only $3.50.
From 1910 L. 1914. the yalue If the
Texas steer has increased Sll.20.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-09

Tomorrow j. Mothers Day. Moth
ers Day has come with the intention
IF remaining. The establishment If
that observance was a happy thought
a thought that went home to the hearts
not only Of the people in general. hut
at oi%ficialdom throughout the country.
In Texas il is publicly recognized hv
the governor. who. owe his official seal.
recommends its observance. II will hc
generally observed by Brownsville
churches
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-09

Weman suffisigc has been beaten. l0i
to ~. in the British House of oI.rds.
Their lor,lships held that while woman
suffrage might do in the American
States where nsn were in the majority
il would Yer do in England where
womoN the majority. From this
we are HWhclude that if the men were
in the haiofitv in that country they
would let the womc vote. Ii i a queer
argument from the standpoint of ma
jority rule.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-09
THAT NEW RIVER.

Colonel Ho0scyclts claims Ia have dis
covered in South American "A new river
1000 miles long. Never before seen by
a white man-if We understand the
colonel correctly. This IL where the
colonel joins with doe" Cook IN cx-
pcricncing the SORROWS of the explorer
whose figures do not square with Inc
figures If some other explorer. This
carping critic is an Enslishnan who.
having figured ont the superficial area
Of South America. declares there il no
place in that country where a stream
Of that length could have remained hid
den from the day If creation till now.
II must have been carried by pontoons.
aqucdurts VI tunnels across several
dozens If other streams.
As we understand ID he does not saw
he has leeA over the ground himself aud
saw no thousand mile hong river there.
but just relies on his pencil and cipher.
ing tablet 10 show tlp world about what
"cawnt be- i'm South America. baw love.
don't Yer knaw." Sorry for that poor
foreigner. He j. not going up against a
nature fakir like Jack London. nor
against a discredited geography sharp
like Doe Cook. lie il up against the
colonel. Just wait and see what the
colonel does To him. Personally the Her.
aid has not heard the colonel SAY he
found u lost river OO0 miles long in
the valley Of the Amazon: but if he said
il he'll prove il. We don't know the
Englishman. hut We do know the colonel.
Put us down for amy REASONABLY: odds on
the proposition that the riviv5fs tlr.v.
even if il crosses the Amazon on tres
ties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-09
toward a. ring the support Of all our
rlucaiInnn I~nsfItulInnS-

toward as lrlng the support Of all our
~cducaiiona institutions.
We assume that this task will soon ne
finished. and that the agreement
reached will he made public. Then &. n \.
diaai,S for office will have a chance Ia
prove their boosted devotion Nv lie
claring whether they will or Will not
work for the accomplishment al the
I l;iS thus agreed Ia. We make 40
dol hi that most of them will be- glad
Ia make their pledge in that specific
an / binding way. Such ms may mo- seize
the opportunity ought 10 he ASKED -
10 declare themselves. not as 10 whtth-
er they are Friends uf education. bur
as To whether they will support iha
plan that will be agreed 10 by the au-
thorities nf these institutions. The al
umni associations of the various insti-
tutions ought tn make il their business
10 see that every candidate for Cover
nor and every candidate for legislative
office does put himself on record. Fur
thermorc. the alumni associations ought
to make IL their busicnSS tn see 10 il
that this forthcoming plan be adopt
cd by the State democratic convention.
Galveston News.
ChceSecloih fronts for poultry houses
are good because they admit the snn-
light and warm air. give Ventilation
and remove dampncss. John II. Todd.
in the Scientific American. wants us
to take the glass mt Of school-room
windows and tack M unhlcached mus
lin in its place. 1t has been tried. and
Mr.. Todd says the room was heated
properl v and the atmosphere was
,leansrd. The children stopped hacking
were less restless. there was less dust
and no STIFFNESS or humidity. Cntl
this nsethod was adopted by the poul-
try fanciers they had few w%intcv-laid
eggs. III We take the glass ont Of sur
school windows, il may shock the Board
OF Education. the teachers and conserv-
alive parents. but il will relieve the
criticism Of that sort Of teacher who
wrote Il y mother Of one of her boys.
The teache rsaid the boy should battle
oitener. The mother. il will be- rcmem.
lhercd. wrotr back: "My Johnny amt
no rosc-learn him. don't smell him \
Ia veptIlating that sort of scholar Mr..
Todd is doing a great engineering work
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-26
MATCHES TO RE SAFE

From Popular Mechanics.
Both the manufacture and sale of
matches containing white phosphorus will
be brought to an end in this country on
July ], 1915, when the law recently passed
by Congress, imposing a prohbitive tax
used, will go into fun effect. This law
was passed after years of agitation and
after long educational campaign that
made the public aware of the terrible ef-
fects produced on the operatives in match
factories through working with white
phosphorus, and brought out the fact that
there were other forms of phosphorus not
of poisonous nature. Phosphorus is OBJ
tanned from bones, which consist mainly
of phosphorus and lime chemically COM
bined with each other and with organic
matter. The two forms most commonly
seen are white phosphorus and red phos-
phorus. The white phosphorus is poison
Gus. while the red phosphorus is practi-
cally harmless.
Under the new law only two kinds of
matches will be in use, the so-called
safety" match. which ignites when
scratched on specially prepared surface
on the side of the box, and the birds
eye' match. which can be ignited on any
dry surface after the manner OF the white
phosphorus match. The main ingredient
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-26
Judicial RefOrm-A Business

The cry for judicial reform is uni
versal throughout the United States.
At almost every meeting of the bar
associations of the several states
resolutions to this end are passed
after much oratorial effort and scath-
ing denunciation of the present sys-
tenn, but in many instances the matter
ends with the resolutions and the
oratory.
1t is said by eminent lawyers that
the present code Of procedure and
rules of practice in vogue in the courts
of this state are antiquated and, ac-
cording to one jurist, we are still gov
erned by rules of law that prevailed
in the days of the Tudors. Judge
Kavanaugh, president of the Chicago
Bar association, is credited with hav-
ing said that the decisions of the
courts today will be jokes SO years
hence" He had reference to the hair
splitting technicalities of the law that
often defeat the ends of justice. Yet
notwithstanding the admitted crying
need of legal reform, it seems almost
impossible to bring it about, no doubt
because the lawyers themselves are so
divided as to the nature of reforms
needed.
| At a recent meeting of the bench
and bar of Birmingham called for the
purpose of devising means to ex-
pedite the business of the civil courts
of the county, committee was ap-
pointed to recommend such ways and
means, and after due time made a
report, yet, beyond suggesting that
the names of the several judges of
the civil courts be painted on the
doors of the respective courtrooms
and that the judges assist each other
in disposing of the several dockets,
which, by the way, some of the judges
were already doing, the report recon-
mended-nothing!
1t would seem that the movement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-26

mercantile world and unquestionably
the restoration of our merchant ma
rine.
The foreign commerce of America
today exceeds by one-third the volume
of business represented by the COM
blned gross earnings of our railroads.
That commerce has reached the as
founding sum of $4,000, 100000 per
annum and the increment of the rail-
roads has for the first time passed
the $4,000, 100000 mark. And yet it
is declared that when the returns from
our farm products for the year just
gone have been tabulated those re-
turns will be found to have more than
doubled our international trade.
Thus one of the most significant
factors of these truly colossal figures
found in the statistics is the necessity
for the presence in our legislative
chambers of men trained to the mer-
camille exigencies of the hour and
qualified to provide for the proper
manipulation of our internal, interna-
tional and financial interests which
have thrown into complete eclipse all
other considerations of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-26
THE IDEAL NEWSPAPER

From the Westminster Gazette.
The delegates of the Association of the
Swiss Press. assembled at Soleure, have
embodied their conception of the ideal
newspaper in series of detailed resolu-
tions which they have carried unani-
mously. The newspaper being, in their
view, "the sole Intellectual provcnder OF
the Masses" the news editor should care
fully exclude:
1. All court news, unless it is of histori-
cal Importance.
2. All personal gossip.
3. All sensational news, such as reports
OF suicides.
4. All improbable news.
5. All news circulated in the interest of
a party.
A further resolution, consequential to
the above, ran as follows:
THAT the Swiss press, in ord 9r that it
may conform to these requirements, ha )
the right to rely upon the support of g.
clear sighted public, and to expect the
public to refuse to read all journals which
violate these conditions
The corollary certain seems essential
to the successful execution of these coun-
sells of perfection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-26
Men Needed=Nnt Politicians

candidate for the legislature an
Tnounces in a Tuscaloosa newspaper a
! platform containing a statewide pro-
nibition plank and plank making pen
altics for violation of prohibition laws
doubly as severe. as at the present
time
This card might be a good card to
play in factional politics But it is
scarcely in accord with ideas of states
manship. We of Alabama have had
too much agitation regarding the liu-
nor question. If we only knew it. the
situation at the present time is well
nigh ideal-ideal for the simple reason
that it can never by legislation be i'm
proved upon.
Under local option, there are 60
dry" counties in Alabama. The law
applicable to these counties is as
strong as law can be written, for it
puts the burden of proof, not ON the
accuser, but the accused. There is in
addition an anti-shipping law. In all,
there is law enough to make any ter
ritory dry" which the residents of
that territory want to be dry"
nj
more laws for the purpose of grasping
the little territory not now under the
spell of prohibition, may result in a re-
vulsioI of feeling. The dog, we re-
member, in order to possess himself of
the shadow, lost his grip on the meat
which he carried in his teeth. 1t has
been the history of the world that SEN
| tlment sways like the pendulum only
when certain politicians go to ex-
tremes.
In Alabama we need a great deal of
wise constructive legislation. 1t is
we'll enough for the politician for self
ACKNOWLEDGMENT to ride a weak-kneed,
worn out, unworthy old issue, carrying
In its wake distress in the form of per-
petual wrangling and unruly passion.
Eut the statesman must come forth
and accomplish real things of material
benefit. lasting benefit. There are
questions of education, good roads,
rural credits, taxation, agriculture and
4 thousand others needing attention.
1t would be we'll to forget prohibit
ition. Extreme measures in the past
attempted for reasons other than
Itemperance-gave prohibition the
blacklist eye it has ever received in
Alabama politics.