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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19
MORE EVIDENCE.

And a few DAYS after the discovery ~
The Hunt l%4tgr. and VIII ~ really 90.
gaIri im looking m another matter. Mr.
Wiuklrr stumbled upon the following In
the carrtui ANA Grabbed chirugraphy ~
Samuel T.. u. himself:
""kcup>ir. Auu>t =. l>ih. Nav IN please
Your ENrr'lrnrN Va the year I>g>
mndc nm offer 20 a gift ~ my invention
~ the Electro Magnetic Telegraph to
Texas Texas being then an independent
Krphhlri. Although the offer wn~ made
more than twenty wears ago. Texas. nci-
thor while an independent state. nor
since IL has become one ~ The United
States. has ever directly or imVliu,lly ~
crrfcb The offer. ! Am induced. therefore.
Ia believe that in Is condition a. a gift
IN was of no value to the state. but on
the contrary has rather been I'm rmhar
ra>>mrnt. M connection. however. with
nay other patent IL HIS bcromc for the
public interest ~ we'll Is M, own that
! should br able ~ make complete title
IN The whole inNrHtisn in the United
States. !. therefore. now respectfully
WifkdrgW The Dff'r then made ~ 1873.
he batter ~ w. IN u position ~ benefit
Texas. a. we'll ~ The other STATES ~ the
unron. am with %rc~Ire.t and sincere
personal esteem Nr. obi. Scyt. sam. +.
~. MORSE
To Ills EN~rllrnry. Sam Houston. Gov
cTrur VI the State ~ Texas"
You see Samuel iook IL back from sam
What a pits tie fathers didn't tum
he ~ the simple business VFuPn>iti on
wrapped NJ wv that Morse fellows let
Der a. any third rate promoter would
irrrhlc in This dav and time, All of
which leads one a. the jolly conclusion
that the old boys didn't know N AL.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19
Morse Offered His Valuable Patent
To Texas Free; Was Not Accepted
BY X. Bedichek.)
BY X. Bedichek.)

rn-r M Mr.. = y. *. Morse ans myself
y hich occurred during my residence ~
Minister al Washington, iu which that
gentleman rendered thr perpetual uSc "f
hi Electro Magnetic Telegraph ~ thi>
i;rpaliic: likrW - I'm original letter. nc
.c0mpanicd u, a drawing 81 the Electro
Magnetic Telegraph. ~ far - n was
then completed. with a request that they
NJ placed iar the prrScat in the secret
archives ~ the nation. ! lave the honor
10 b. yonr Exrcllcncy, obi. ~crvt.
MEMTCAN HUNT.
>crrrtar! ~ the Navy"
lou 80. Mcmuran handed il ca Mira
hrln.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19

IIr. Winklcr soon uncovered the FOL
lowing letter dated Navy Department.
Houston. April 9th l>;9, addressed ~
hs E%ccllenry NJ. u. Lamar. president
- the Republic # Texas:
Sir: ! have The honor a. present a.
EN-lcncy 4 copy % 4 correspond
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19

hrrship fec will carry an the work III
enough mcn can w. found who love the
memory of Colonel ENill and desire "a
pcrpctuatc IL in the way ne would have
chosen. Other plans. also have been
suggested aud will ~ considered w cnn
ncction with containing Colonel EXall'>
work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19

the defeat II 4 SaJ,OUO issue III Bee coun
try On January ~. Twcnls two voters
of the Papatolc district of that county
voted nj this election and not one Of
them east A ballot ia favor III the propo-
Sitiun.
tirculators Of petitions asking for 4
S1uu.u un election in Cooke county have
withdrawn their request for a road bond
issue, a. 4 number of farmers IN the pre-
cinct concerned were opposed 10 in
creased taxation. The Denton precinct
Of Denton county has also recalled a Tc-
tit:on for a si3J.Om Issue for similar
reasons. Good roads enthusiasts in both
counties are mapping ont new road dis
%trict>. are eliminating the non progress
sivcs and will ash for another election
at an early date.
Brewster county advocates II better
~hihgways are respondent over a recent
ruling of the attorney general which de
clarcd invalid the issue Of $1,000 u
which was unanimously carried in that
county December ~. NucrcS cuunty will
also be- required Ia 20 L. the expense Of
another election. ov ing 10 a technical
error in the wording n the all for the
election he'd September =. 1919. when
>l,sl.Ow was voted for a causeway over
Corpus Christi bay, the attorney general
also anuulled these bonds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19

This has been an active week in the
cotton oil market. Prices showed an
advance AZ one time ~ about - Ddni>
in the late deliveries. largely the result
~ speculative buying orders. The July
option showed the greatest strength on
the advance. and We believe the our
standing long interest Of speculative
character in this delivery j. quite large.
What incentive there j. to buy July al
more han ~ points over March and AZ
almost the : 81 crn level an this season
Of the year. j. not clear Ia ~. and con
sldcring the status If the trade az the
moment Nc think il dangerous and un
warranted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19

From his better half. bcnrlf't gets
This advice early in the course NJ matri
morv When IN doubt. listen t. me:
When MOI ~ doubt. listen to me anyway"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19

\ healthy ma- can afford "a take q
chance, 0H health foods.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19

Few. indeed will deny that the shade
Trees which surround Your homes. u we
ar. fortunate enough 10 have then.
grcatl, enhance our homes ~ point of
learty an. comfort. particularly are tie,
aurrcciairi on the bright sunny Suri-
MGR DAYS when he ucSi ~ their >hale
ana c~"o,1cs> L. 80 greatly felt. Perhaps
sonm majestic old oak or elm l. caifc /:
Ia Ind when as children YOU pidN"i
Nuur rl.idhoWi anlcs generations ~
rhiilrcn \, fore Amu. N, doubi. nave hhr
the san and ynur children are perhaps
at In. moment in their happy car'.or
games %, childhood reminding you 81
,nrr childhood days meath the spread
ing branches Of perhaps this very tree.
Houses furniture. and mos other things,
thai We enjoy are made and gone - lie
riy within a generation, hut the "tIl
planicd and carcd for tree III little cost
lives 10 blcs-i several generations inter
woven with our JOYS and sorrows. anu
cmblems Of our lives while here.
In this day III civic awakening. trec>
play an important part. \ city that lacks
beauty is a city behind the times. and a
city that lacks trees. but that fact Lacks
beauty. Planted >ingly or in rows aud
robcd in Natures emerald. particularly
when uniform plantings can he had. J. g..
the same size aud variety planted aud
equal distance apart for slockS or me
length az an entire street columns ~ Nv
inp green ON either side arching over
head. one must indeed he blind who does
NOT appreciate tnd bless the foresight
and enterprise of him ar the, wlh'
paradel them. One avenue 81 planted M
GERMANY has become world
for who has not heard Of Intcrdcr I'm
din IN Berlin? or recent wears. real e.
tate men have awakened Ia the value OF
planiing trees along the streets In new
subdivisions before offering the lots for
sale. William \ Wilson. in an address
III = recent Houston Chamber of Com
mrrce luncheon on The value of street
trees stated that the best investment hs
ever made was when he purchased and
planted trees along the streets of Wood
land Heights. Houston Recently The
propcrtv owners and residents of Ice
land Avenue contracted for trees of the
live oak variety Ia be planted for one
and a hnlf miles on both sides ot the
stpcet. A worthy example that should be
cmulated everywhere. Good tree. can IL
purchased aud planted IL \ trifling cN
pensp that will in u few Years add great
~ To the heatuv and attractiNcncSS OF tie
street. enhancing the property adjacent
many times the cost.
A iflis point The writer deems il peril
ncnt 10 touch upon some vital points ~
tree planting and some uf the reasons
why failure aud unsatisfactory results
have been met with.
On no subject does the general public
consider itself better informed when ~
%rcalit, il j. in the greatest ignorance
than Of tree planting and horticulture
generally. Horticulture has. line mcdi
cine and electricity. emerged from the
dark hit aud miss period. and planting
-. Il LII II IL nnDDnI i. ~ lLHaHaan Ha.It
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19

The Investigation ~ this r%Hriuus his
~toricll fact was started by Geo. 4. Nav
narh. Curator. Division If Mechanical
Technology Smithsonian Institute. lIr
was mHsin over aH after dinner cigar on
the evening 80 December H.. whcu 4
vague remembrance wandered into his
head someone's telling him that soon aft
cr Morse started the telegraph business.
be- a~>>igur dihr rights "a u>c his inyen-
tionto the Republic of Texas. Unable 10
decide whether or not this was q dream.
b. d.rtIphOncd 10 Geo. W. Foster. editor
10 The Southwestern Telephone NrN>
Dallas. Texas. asking If he knew aay
thnF ahnst the m-itcr Mn Foster save
" M. and passed the lcttcs on a. the
secretary ~ the Texas Historical AsSo
citation. That gentleman cot ont from
under Nv passing the query on to W. T..
Winkinr. state librarian.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19
JANUARY BOND
ISSUES MANY

TOTAL OVER STATE OF TTNAS FOL:
MONTH WAS n ..un.uun INCREASE
OF FOIR FOLD OVER JANUARY,
1919.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19
By l. Nj. JOHNSON.

The sooner the tree planting public
realizes this fact and applies il the soon
or will they obtain satisfactory results.
and save the vast amounts that are an
nually being wasted by purchasing trees
and plants ~ inferior quality or insult
I'll 10 the conditions il will have - grow
under. Ia the first place. nothing but 4
nursery grown tree il worthy of consld-
Grafton
By nursery grown. ! have in mind a
trcr lha, has been carefully and >cicn-
rifically grown with the purpose ALWAYS
in view that the tree or plant L. Ia b.
tranSplantcd AZ some future time Ia a
new AMI permanent home where con1i-
lions are unnatural in most eases. that
ia viii. nj the time of transplanting. he
clean and free from .mperfcctions and in
such 4 condition AZ to casilN survive this
critical operation: flourish grow aud
make a desirable plant. or tree that one
can hc proud Of IN place Of apologizing
for.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19

Now | regret To state that the term
nursery grown j. Outlines misleading.
and ] will here try Ia define e This
term does not mean u piece ~ ground
SET aside called q nursery. wherein trees
and plants are grow for sale CONNER
cially. hut trees aud plants grown under
the best and scientifically applies sci.
cntific nursery principles outside Of the
tree or plant being healthy and free from
dangerous disease or insect pests as re-
qU. red bv Law. The mo- essential qu;Iifi-
cation is that il his n property balanced
top and root system. both are very vital
functions 10 perform and the plant can
not exist without both for any length ~
time. This may sound like \ trui>m. hut
j. essential to the illustration in mind.
The root serves the purpose Of hands and
mouth a. well n support reaching out IN
the soil. They absorb the moi. lure therein
and Herewith the plant food soluble in
water. which is pumped up t. the leaves
and branches through the trunk. the
leaves acting as stomach. heart and lung
elaborate or digest this raw zap or water
with soluble plant fool. which i then
returned 20 the trunk and roots by way
Of the cImhicn LAYER beneath h bark.
thereby feeding and sustaining IL. Now II
i evident that il Won remove the top.
YOU rob the roots Of the T source Of plan;
food. ami IL YOU remove the roots o rob
the lcavc~ and branches of moiture.
az course. the roots have Ia a certain
extent the power of replacing the latter
by virtue Of the stored foods that are
laid hy for this purpo>c and 80 have the
leaves and branches the power of re
placing the root system under very favor
able conditions >ucn ~ exactly the right
condition ~ soil. the proper amount ~
heat aud moisture. and under the control
If skilled AMI experienced hands. But
these conditions can rarely he obtained
IN street or ward planting. hence the val
-. ia having u tree that j. properly bal
ancci. neither too much root nor too
much top. In the tree purchased Tor
planting the root il most times lacking
and thi. j. chiefly dive ~ a popular dr-
nand for cheap trees. A. the transplant
ing and root pruning nccesSir, to pro
dncr \ tree with a root system short and
of u sufficient quantity - insure >urviv
al after nlans ng and vigorous. active
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19

The wisdom II the fathers IN a phrase
that has PASSED into pr~vcrb tand ont %
Jos Bailey several hundred times. and
- The historical student dclvin. into
The records ~ hNgnnc years occasionally
runs M against a fact that illumimut,>
the stupidity aud sometimes the mean
ness ~ the most illu>triou> II old.
REP BLIC ONERLOOkS a RET
For instance. Just the other Ia, l..
u Winklrr. state librarian. uncovered
~ndiSputahlc documentary evidence IN
The archives ~ the state capitol that
Samuel I. II. Morse offered his electro
magnetic telegraph 10 the Republic ~
Texas IN l>i> free ~ charge a. d era.
ciouS Republic Inf Texas inctaoiu>hr,ii
cious gift IL have and 10 hold 10 use
and to cnioy ana To capitalize. then and
forever. asid thar the wise fashrrS uf the
i.cpuhl stuck the offer away IN Il pig
con hole who're II collected the dust ~
twenty wears. forgetting. meanwhile.
Morse and his fool invention. until the
sad Morse III his hlndN riting with
drew the offer formally ~ letter dated
Aust 2. l>Cn. Pokcep>ie. y. \.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-17
WHITE HOPE DISPLAYS
GREAT SELF-CONTROL
About to Land Famous Right on AS
sailant, but Remembered in Time
to Run for Policeman.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. March IL
That R. H. Wilson and perhaps
Charles Anderson are alive today is
due to the wonderful control Fred
Fulton, the Minneapolis white hope
pugilist, has over his temper.
Fulton said to himself while testi-
flying in municipal court against two
reckless young men. Fulton, a
bonncer at dance hall in between
fights incurred the displeasure OF the
pair and they attacked him on his
way home Saturday night Wilson
drew knife and Fred testified he
became SO angry he nearly hit him
with his famous right. He remember
ed just in time that he might kill
Wilson If he landed. SO he ran two
blocks for policeman Wilson drew
$40 fine and Anderson SIS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-17

by efficient management Really the
above figures do not denote an eff
cisnt management. 1t has a "go-as-
you please look ABOUT 1t.
This same fault appears In the
public service. The expense for pen
ellis, envelopes, rubber bands, pens,
carbon paper and botters is hardly
considered, and yet these ard sta
tionery cost the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad 100000. The rule is In the
public and private service to buy the
best of these articles and then to use
them freely. If you want lead pen
Gil. rubber band, an envelope, go
into a public Office and get one. That
Is the practice. With a little cara, as
the above extract suggests, the peo-
pie would have 80 per cent of the ex.
pense for tn use things.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-17
DETROIT BOWLER is
JOURNEYS SENSATION
Cops Honors in Two Man Event,
Then Returns With 24s, 2o4,
and 223 in Singles.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
BUFFALO, March 17.-Bowling in
the A. B. c. tournament was con-
tinued today with a squad of two
man teams from Louisville. KY, in
possession of the alleys Four other
squads from Wheeling, w. Va, To-
ledo and Oil City. Pa, will follow at
intervals. The bowling of VIM. Miller,
of Detroit, is the sensation of the
hour Not content with having car
ried away first honors in the two men
event, Miller came back in the singles,
rolling consecsitiyely rs. 204 and 223.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-17

1914, at the places above mentioned
during all the hours that the polls are
required to be open, for the purpose
OF granting certificates OF registration
to legal voters who were absent from
the city during all OF the days fixed
for registration, Or to foreisners who
may have received their final natar.
al1zation papers since the last pre-
cediog day for registration. or per-
sons who have become OF legal age
since said day. or 30 any person
whose name was, on tho preceding
Saturday, and In the absence Of sucil
person stricken from the registration
lists, and who on said day of elsrtiom
shall prove to the satisfaction OF saii'
registrars that he is lawfully quail
liled voter OF said voting precinct
Given Under my hama this 18th day
of March, 1914
J. F. ELDER Mayor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-17
LITTLE THINGS
THAT COUNT BIG
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Teach
ing Economy in the Use Of
Small Articles,

The Offices OF the Baltimore & Ohio
used last year 100000 lead pencils,
100000 pens, 23,o00,o00 pins, 49,
100000 envelopes. 100000 sheets OF
carbon paper. 100000 rubber bands,
$4,000 blotters and 1890 rulers. 1t
is believed that the proper usage OF
ilese articles will effazt a reduction
in cost OF over so pr cent.
This is from the official report of
the year. One can hardly imagine
that an economical use Of these
things would make 50 great a de-
mand This is one of the items Mr..
Brandlsis no doubt referred to when
he declared that the railroads Of the
country could save 81 100000 a day
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-17
Rivers Fight Important.

Joe Rivers claim on Champion VIII
lie Richie for whirl at the ligh
weight title will loom UP either large
or small according to the outcome of
Rivers bout with Freddie Welsh. the
English champion at Vernon, Calf.
today Should Rivers put his oppo-
nent away. Richie can hardly refuse
longer to meet the Mexican Rivers
money made Welsh second choice to-
day and as the Mexican has a wal
lop. it would not be surprising if the
bout didn't go the scheduled twenty
rounds.
Official sanction of the rcund-the-
world avistion race Planned as a fsa-
ture Of the Panama Pacific exposition
probably viii be made tomorrow. This
was announced today as result OF
the conference between Am Id Kru k
man, manager OF the Eur:au OF aero
nautics for the exposition AMI the
Lizard Of governors Of the Aero CLUB
Of America At the conference, the
tine limit for the race was extended
to 100 days and an agreement san
toned Whereby more planes may be.
shipped across the Atlantic under a
system of penaliz Stion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-17
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

Notice to the qualified voters of the
city OF Keokuk, Iowa:
The registers for the general mimi
cipel and special election OF the civ
OF Rsokuk, Iowa, will be In constant
attendance at the places herein desig-
mated from S o'clock a. M. until q
O'Clock p. M. Thursday, March 10,
and Friday, March 20, 1914 for the
purpose Of registering all qualified
voters for the city election to be held
Monday, March so, 1914, and for the
special election on extension az civ
limits to be held March 80, 1914:
Sadd registers will again be in ses.
sion at the sams Places on Saturday
March 20, 1914, for the purpose Of re-
v'sing. correcting and compiling the
registrations.
First precinct Sixth street engine
house.
Second precinct Kruegrs tailor
shop. South Fifth street.
Third precinct -Leake Printinr Co
Office, Main street.
Fourth precinct--Wcst Keokuk en-
CINE houss
Fifth precinct--Camp's drug store.
twelfth and Fulton streets.
sixth precinct Ewers cigar store
ll20 Main street.
Seventh precinct Jos sitlers gro.
Gerry stor., 1928 Main street.
Every voter whose name is MOI II
the registry list. or who has changed
his place Of residence since said la.
wore made Is notified to present
nlihse'f Tor registration in the proper
p1scinct, and on the dates above spe.
c'nea, else hs will be debarred the
privilege of voting at said election
and said special election.
Such registers viii be in attendance
on slection day, Monday. March a.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-17
ADMITS CUBS WERE SLOW.
o'Day Comedies no Thrilling Showing
Made Yesterday.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. i
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. March IT
Manager Hank o'Day OF the Chicago
CUBS admitted today that his newly
scrambled infield made no thrilling
showing IN yesterdays game with the
Athletics put said he hoped another
weeks practice would iron out the
rough work. Heinie Zimmerman who
US replaced at third by Tommy
ach failed TO show any remarkable
talent as a short stop.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-17
SPORTS
PREPARE INJUNCTIONS
TO RESTRAIN PLAYERS
President Gilmore. However. Thinks
That the killifer Case Will
Settle the Whole Thing.


limited Press Leased Wire Service.I
CHICAGO, March Petitions for
injunctions to restrain Players Pah-
Ter. Blanding, Baumgardner and VIII
liams, who leaped back to the oder
leagues, from playing with any clubs
other than those in the Federal will
be prepared within short time, Pres
ident Gilmore of the third league said
today.
we will file the petition in the
Killifer case Thursday and hope for
a speedy decision said Gilmore. I'VE
believe. OF course. that court ruling
in the Killifer case will settle the
whole thing, making filing OF the 9th
er petitions only formalities.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-17
WANT TO CHANGE
WASH. I" TO PLAIN "W.''
Mix-up in Mail Causes Residents of
Quincy, Wash, to Start Movement
for Abbreviation.
i special to The Gate civ j

SPOKANE. wash, March 17.-Be-
cause residents of Quincy, Mass. Of
ten get mail intended for Quincy,
Wash. they have started movement
to change the abbreyiation designating
the state named in honor of the ma
TONS first president. They think
Wash should be abbreviated still
further to w" A. J. Ternent. secre-
tary Of the Quincy Commercial CLUB,
says: The postmaster here inform.
ne that many letters and packages
addressed to towns in Maine and 9th
er states come to this postoffce. This
is caused by the simplicity Of the alb.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-17
breviatioDs of several states, as

breyiatioDs of several states, as in
the case of Miss, Mass, Mich, and
others, when written in longhand. On
an average one letter or package
day comes to this town addressed to
Quincy in some other state. / have
seen good many from New York
city which have gone to Quincy, Mass.
This, | believe, could be remedied by
changing Wash. to W. / am inform
ed that other postoffices throughout
the state have the same trouble and a
change of this kind would make the
state letter very distinctive to the
mail clerks"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-17
Y. m. c. A. ITEMS
Nomination Committee.

The nominating committee of the X.
N. c. A. for the purpose OF selecting
persons to fill the places Of members
on the board soon to expire. held a
meeting last evening at which the
duties to which they were assigned
was transacted
The election for directors will be
held the fourth Thursday in March
which will be March &c. for four di-
rectors. The four candidates receiv-
ing the highest number OF votes will
be declared elected for the term of
three years. Active members of the
association, eighteen years OF age are
privileged to vote
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-17
COLLEGE PLAYERS PRACTICE.
Michigan University Prepares TO,
First Game of Season.

Ann ARBoR, Mich. aarch r.
Baseball aspirants at the University az
michigan were scheduled to receive
their first outdoor workosc today.
With the opening game against Ken
lucky less than three weeks distant.
Coach Lundgren announced that he
was anxious to get line on the
helaang ability of HIS outfelders
which only the open air practice
could give Two score candidates
We're expected to report.