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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-15

them fans down to Youngstown know 1
am not no dope or no bonep 1 done to
many smart things and was to much Of a
live wire To BE- neither ~ them things.
Maybe you remember the time j work
the trapped ball ON them Akron guys.
They Was men on second and third and
/ down when il comes of. The guy at
bat hits "A ny ball out 10 me Ina short
lcff and | knowed the guy ON third
would not make no attempt 10 score after
the catch on account Of my arm. SO !
drops the ball a.purp0Se 80 as he would
10 ia and may be We could get "A double
play. lie fcll for il %. X. and starts
home the minute he seen the ball hit the
ground but ! picked II up and shot her
home "A mile ahead ~ him and he got
tagged out aud then the boob that hit
the ball Got doubled M trying "a get a.
Second 80 YOU sec the side was cut and
We WAS out of trouble. Aud what do
yJu think Steve them guys on the bench
give me the laugh when ] told them ]
dropped the ball apurpOSc. They did
not give me ma credit down there and ]
glad ] am up here in fast company
M here am appre<iatpl.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-15

The game between the team of the Sixth
field artillery and the Brownsville city
team started off IN good shape. bat after
the end Of the first inning the players APP
parently lost some of their ginger, fumbling
balls m numerous instances and commit
ting other baseball crimes. However. the
game n a good one and well worth the
time of even the don't-give-a-rap fan.
Pitcher Smith for the city team put over
At least two good plays by catching artil-
lery runners on bases, and especially ~
catching a man AT third with the bases full.
retiring the side. Williamson. the artillery
pitcher, has speed a-plenty. hut after the
batters became used To his balls they hit
HIM freely. though not always for long
ones. Duncan got a nre three base hit
off williamson. but was caught between
home plate and third because he turned
back after he had been forced off third
by 4 runner al second.
Thayer. short for the local. let bv several
balls that came dangerously near losing
the game for the locals. Still. h. made two
outs that redeemed himself IN the ewes of
those crowdIng close To the side lines.
kemper IA right for the locals made the
feature catch of the afternoon. pulling
down 4 long one from Wllliamson'S bat.
The lineup
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-15

The lubricant ~ good cheer lessons
the wear and tear of work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-15

Those whom sc iniure We rarely for.
give.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-15
Am RICAN LEAGUE.

At Detroit
Detroit .
New York 4
Batteries: Hall and Stanag-; Caldwell and
Sweeney.
AZ Cleveland
Cleveland 4
~ "
Batteries; Bowman and O'Nei!l; Johnson and
AinSmIth.
At Chicago
N'N 81
Philadelphia =
Batteries; Scott. Iaspar. Faber and Mayer:
Brown. Bresslrr and I-app.
Al BOSTON
i''H.'h III
80 '"NH. U
Batteries: Leonard and ,'arriran. Hamilton.
Taylar, Manning and I.eary. CroSsin. Rumblrer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-15
Standing Of the leans.
NATIONAL LEAGUE

No games scheduled for SUNDAY.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
GOMPERSDOVEV VEVICT0RlOUS
A. F. L. Leader Blocks War
Against Brotherhood.

Philadelphia, Nov. 16.-An attempt
10 place the American Federation OF
Labor in position of waging war
against the big railroad brotherhoods
unless they became affiliated with the
federation was frustrated to-day by
Samuel Gompers, who took the floor at
this afternoons session of the fed
cration's convention and fought an
innocent looking resolution back into
the committee on organization, which
had reported it favorably.
The resolution had been int-oduced
by a delegate from the Central Labor
Union of Hartford, Conn. II recited
that at the present time there were
nat onal and local unions not affiliated
with the federation, that they were a
menace TO some of the unions and that
efforts to have them affiliate had failed.
The resolution instructed the officers
of the federation to proceed TO organ
ize such local or national unions, if
such is possible"
President Gompers said the resolu-
tion permitted the setting up Of rival
unions and declared that it amounted
20 nothing else than declaration Of
war The adoption of the resolution,
he declared, would be the most disas-
trous action against the existence Of
the federation the convention could
take.
The convention adopted resolutions
urging the executive council to con-
tinue its efforts TO have abolished so
called efficiency systems by which
workmen are speeded up in their work
New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
DENIES C0ALING GERMAN
Captain of Freighter Says He
Didn't Even See Karlsruhe.

The American frcightor Borwnd, OF
the New York and Porto Rico Line.
which was reported Ms having supplied
coal TO the German cruiser Karlsruhe
soon after her departure from TINS
port on August b. returned yesterday
with cargo Of sugar IL had been re.
ported that the Berwind was observed
IN the act Of coaling the German
cruiser and subsequently taken to st.
Lucia by British cruiser.
Captain Falkenberg said yesterday
the reports We're wrong: that he had
sailed from New York for Bucnos
Ayros, with cargo OF coal for that
port, and arrived in Rio de Janciro on
October lS with his cargo intact. Dur
ing the run. he said. he sighted no war
vessels except a few British cruisers
OF Rio de Janciro.
The trip from New York TO Rio took
scvcntyhvc days, an unusually long
time of passage. On his return journey
from the Brazilian port he made the
run in twenty-siX days. including an
cight-hour stay at Porto Rico, where
he had the vessel quarantincd TO pre-
vent the crew from going ashore.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
RED CROSS HAS A RIVAL
New Organization Plans to
Relieve Distress Here First.

Because charity begins at nome
and some 1000 veterans Of the army
and navy are out Of work and without
adequate means in New York. the
"White Cross" was formed IN Broad
st. Yesterday afternoon. IL will combat
the raising Of funds for use. abroad
until such times as those who have
served in the army and navy here are
provided for. As the first step mem
bers will to-day begin pic ketlng the
Standard Oil Building, whence the
Rockefeller Foundation operates.
Later il is purposed to picket the
Offices in William st. Of Kuhn, Loeb &
Co. Jacob II. Schif, the head Of that
firm, being the treasurer of the Amerl-
can Red Cross.
The White Cross was born yesterday
as the result of an advertisement OF
Francis Lowe, an ex-soldier, OF west
l03d st., for Veterans out of work 70
report at 80 Broad st. The manage
ment Of the building would not perm I
the $50 who responded TO meet there,
and the Stevens House management
called in the police TO keep the throng
moving. Lowe finally secured a permit
10 hold a meeting in Broad st.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
NO NOMINATIONS SUITED
Two Voters in 5th A. D. Wrote
in Name for Every Office.

Fola ia Toilette. daughter Of Senator
Ia Toilette. Of Wisconsin, got two
votes for state Senator IN the 18th Dis
trict al the recent election. They We're
cast by voters iu the 23d Election Dis
trict Of the 9th Assembly District, who
wrote IN names of unnominated per
sons for every Office. Gilbert L. Roe,
former law partner Of Senator La
Palette. was the choice for Governor.
Lawson Purdy was named for Control
Ter and Luther $. Bedford for Assem-
bly,.
This was developed by the Board Of
Carvasecrs, at City Hall, yesterday.
a court order was served on them TO
open the envelopes containing the
blank and void ballots in the Congress
fght in the 20th District. II was OBJ
tanned by Jacob A. Cantor, the present
Congrcs sman. who. on the face of the
returns. was beaten by about 100 votes
by Isaac SieCcl, the Republican candi-
date. i was learned that there were
1.499 ballots on which no choice for
Congress had seen expressed, and l64
that had been thrown ont as void be-
cause the choice was not clear.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
DROPS GERMAN NAME
FOR SAFETY'S SAKE
Grinberg Becomes Grinnell, with
Courts PermiSSiOn-May Be
Told from Twin.

With the permission of Justice PEN
dleton, Ira Rossmore Grinberg, an i'm
porter of pearls and precious stones Of
this city. yesterday dropped his Ger
man sounding family name and as
yumed the more American cognomen Of
Grinnel
Grinberg's reasons for changing his
name were of q physical character
rather than commercial His home IS
~ the Hotel Ansoria and he was born
IN New York in 1873 For the last tif-
teen years he has made his headquar-
tcrS in Paris and makes frequent trips
TO England. Since the outbreak OF the
war. said Grinbere. it was necessary
FOR his safety and that OF his wife and
child 20 return 10 this country. The
family arrived in September, after they
had suffered many dlincultles despite
the American passport.
"The petitioner further shows said
Crnbcrg. chat feeling runs high and
prejudice is general as against any
person bearing q German sounding
name both in France and England
He added that the courts In these
countries also had permitted their citi-
zens 20 change their names to avoid
trouble. His change 90 Grinncll viii
do more than protect him from un-
pleasautness abroad. 10 viii greatly
help his friends in this city. Gr.nberg
has q twin brother, who Tcrcmblos him
so much that not only their friends
but members Of their family have diff
Guilty in telling them apart The broth
er retains the name OF Grinberg.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
BIG AGENCY TAB00S
TOURS TO WAR AREA
Willing to Take Private Parties,
and Then Only on Special
Request.
,By Cable to The Tribunol

London, Nov. let was emphat-
ically declared to-day by an official of
one Of the largest tourist agencies do
ing business here and in America that
the company would conduct no battle.
field excursions at the termination OF
the war. saying that after so much
suffering il would be reprehensible to
advertise battlefield jaunts. The ofh-
cial said:
"If any persons ask us TO conduct
private parties We would do so, but
we would never go in for such business
on our own initiative"
But this is not the attitude or
smaller tourist agency which adver-
tises to-day as follows:
Americans and others. A few pri-
vate and personally conducted automo-
bile tours will be carried out 10 the
area and battlefelds Of the war early
next year or Immediately after the
evacuation of Belgium and Northern
France by the Germans. Cars special
" built for the purpose will be used
Some Of the latest tourist literature,
printed 10 he circulated in America, IS
advertising spring tours 10 Southern
France. Spain and Italy. Il Is said
that the printing orders for the usual
great quantities Of tourist pamphlets
have been held up indefinitely.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
HOW TO BATTLE,
NEW SCHOOL STUDY
Soap and Water Instructors Get
$4,000 a Year, Budget
Shows.

IL developed at the budget hearing
before the Finance Committee Of the
Board of Aldermen yesterday that
there are teachers in the public school
system whose duty it is 10 show the
children how 70 take baths. They are
appointed from eligible lists by the
toard of examiners. just the same as
other teachers.
When City Superintendent Maxwell
was before the committee TO explain
the school budget Alderman Curran.
chairman of the Finance Committee.
brought up an item Of baths. $40, 900, ,"
which appeared in the general fund.
Now this fund can be used only for
the payment Of teachers.
What does that mean? ," asked Mr..
Curran.
Superintendent Maxwell said it was
for swimming teachers.
Alderman Curran asked where they
worked Mr.. Maxwell explained that
some of them worked in the shower
Laths. He added that some of tn
teachers simply taught the pupils how
TO scrub themselves and looked out 20
see that the bathers behaved them
selves. He acknowledged that such
teachers might be called bath attend
ants.
Superintendent Maxwell explained
il had always been the custom 20 in
clude the salaries of these attendants
with the swimming teachers in the
New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
SAILOR SEEKS SUICIDE:
POLICE REFUSE TO AID HIM
Noble Browns Letter to Commissioner Asking Ad-
vice on Best Way Out Brings
Arrest Instead.

Noble Brown. a sailor lad, came to
town and got in bad. Like many a
man with his money spent, TO Bowery
home his way he bent. He -rooded
over his troubles there and fell into a
blank despair He thought OF death
and looked about for an orderly way 10
20 down and out. The more he thought
the less he knew Of how 10 begin and
what 90 do. So he wrote letter
TO Commissioner Wood, and asked him
to tell him a way he could DO Il orderly
and respectable. too, as all good sui
cides ought TO do.
Fearing he might not wait for re-
ply, detectives arrested Brown at the
lodging house al 25 Bowery last night.
They took him 20 court as a vagralt,
and he was committee for further eX-
animation. The letter he wrote TO
Commissioner Wood the detectives
gave 20 the Judge. II cad:
kind Sir: ] am a stranger IN your
city and cut Of a berth, and cant get
work of any kind. l have no friends
here. 30 have dec ded to do away with
myself, but can't decide on what man
ner 10 pursue. / would like TO DO it IN
AN orderly and respectable manner, If
possible. | suppose, being a sailor, the
proper way would be for me 70 drown
myself. but ! am to good a swimmer,
and if | jumped from one Of the
bridges | might land on boat and
New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
WORK STOPS ON
RIVER TUNNELS
Pierrepont Dispute Holds Up
Indefinitely Two Brooklyn
Subway Lines.

Work on two East Rive tunnels to
cost S12.500, 900, was u-pended yes
terday by order Of the Public Service
Commission as the result Of an in
junction obtained by counsel for the
Pierrepont estate. Brooklyn now faces
the prospect Of indefinite delay on the
Montague and Clark SITS. lines.
The commission may now purchase
the land on Montague ST. claimed by
the PierrepOnt estate for 100000, or
leave the matter 10 the courts. If
the latter course is selected the ave
nue. lies through an appeal from a
street opening proceeding, which Jus
tice Aspinall, Of the Supreme Court,
frOwned upon.
Following the failure of the Pierre
points several months ago 10 force the
sale of the property al their price,
fence was erected where work on the
tunnels was 70 be started After the
contracts had been let the city razed
the fence Then the estate, through
William n. Dykman, threatened q con-
tempt proceeding, backed up by the
injunction.
Meanwhile q large number of men
are thrown out Of work and the city,
for every days delay, faces loss Of
interest charges on the investment in
the system The contractors are the
Finn, O'Rourke Company.
In a statement yesterday counsel
charged that the city was trying 10
assess the cost against the property
owners, and contended that the Board
of Estimate was trying 20 put through
an unlawful scheme and must take the
responsibility for any delay in the con-
struction of the new lines
New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
DANIELS AND BOARD CLASH
Refuses to Make Report Ask
ing for $4,000 More Men.

Washington. Nov. 16. -- Secretary
Daniels and the General Board of the
Navy fought drawn battle to-day over
recommendations to Congress for $4,000
additional men, the number that the
navy now lacks TO completely man its
ships. The battle was a hot one while
il lasted. each side refusing to give
way for some hours
The battle started 'over the recon-
mendations Of the General Board that
Congress be asked to provide for the
additional $4,000 men which the board
wanted incorporated in the annual re-
port of the Secretary Of the Navy.
Secretary Daniels, however, refused TO
accept this recommendation. He de-
clared that under no circumstances
would it be a part of his report. and
that he would not publish the report
if il was put in.
The members of the board. however,
insisted that the recommendation for
an increase Of 900 men remain in the
report. They declared that il was abb
solutely necessary that the personnel
of the navy be increased By this num-
Der of men If the ships were 10 be adj
equately manned and this country af-
forded at least some measure of pro-
lection.
Finally an agreement was reached
after some more parleying by which
the General Board agreed 10 cut out
of the report its recommendation for
the increase of $4,000 men. Secretary
Daniels agreed to the publication of
the General Boards recommendations
separately.
The General Boards recommenda-
ment issued by Franklin d. Roosevelt,
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy, IN
which he pointed out that because of
the shortage OF men in the navy ships
were either inadequately manned or
out of commission
New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
SWEPT OFF COAST LINER
Steward on Proteus Lost
When Comber Hits Ship.

When the Southern Pacific steamship
Proteus came in yesterday from New
Orleans her captain reported having
lost a steward on Sunday. The Proteus
had been buffeted by heavy weather
since leaving the Gulf, and at noon on
Sunday she shipped a heavy sea, which
caught Howard Faig, a saloon steward,
and carried him into the sea.
The cry Of "Man overboardl" reached
the bridge, and the Proteus, which was
then running under reduced speed, put
about and cruised in a circle, coming
near the place where the man was sup
posed to have gone down. A man was
sent up the foremast to look over the
sea for him, but failed to discover Faig.
After steaming about for half an hour
the Proteus resumed her course. If
the man had been seen, it is likely that
he would not have been saved, as the
seas were running too high to lower a
boat The same comber that swept
Faig into the sea bowled over a cook
and injured him severely.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-17

make a mess on the deck, which some
poor sailor would have TO clean up.
If | stepped in front of street
car | might obstruct traffic. If
stepped in front of an auto / might
frighten some lady, and | hate TO
frighten the ladies. God bless them.
| might assault a big policeman, but
he would only beat me up and might
recover. ! might cut my throat, but
my razor is dull. might shoot my
self, but | have no gun, and If | had
one | might get nervous and miss the
mark.
Il might work myself to death, but
can't get the chance. | might drink
myself to death, but have no money
or inclination. | can't take choloform
for that costs money; gas also is out
Of the question, as there is none in
my room. ! can't die Of heart failure,
as | gave my heart 20 young lady
some time ago. | guess | must starve
or freeze 20 death Kindly oblige me
Sincerely, NOBLE BROWN"
Brown told the court that he was
twenty-nine years old and came from
Wisconsin. He admitted that he tried
10 shoot himself not long ago, but
missed the mark" He said he had
sojourned IN an asylum for several
weeks after that, from which he re-
Gently was discharged.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
AUSTRIA'S LOSSES
MORE THAN 100000
People Kept Ignorant OF
Enormous Casualties
i'm the Field.
BY Cable TO Tho Tribune ]

London. Nov. 17.-"Thc Morning
Post" publishes the text of a letter re-
ceived by the London correspondent OF
Budapest paper from friend i'm
Hamburg. in which the writer com
ments bitterly on the way in which
the Austrian public is kept ignorant
Of the appalling losses among the Aus
tran troops.
The writer. who copied the figures
from report shown 20 him by an
official in the Honvcd Ministry, says
the Austrian losses in the campaign
against Servia up TO November !
reached a total of 14S,59S officers and
men. being almost one-third OF the
whole army originally sent TO that re-
gion. In Galicia they reached total
Of 1875 and in East Hungary 1,lI2
Thus Austria lost during the first
three months of the war little over
100000 officers and men, which IS some
thing like q per cent of the whole
army engaged.
The writer says one Of the reasons,
in his opinion. why the government re-
Trains from publication Of statistics
for the present is that the most popu-
lar Hungarian regiments. the Magyar
Hussars. the 1st. 7th and 10th cav
airy, were almost completely annihi-
lated in France and Belgium.
"Never n word was published Off
cially," says the letter, "as 70 their
being sent to reinforce the Uhlans IN
the west There were rumors about
it. but not even letters reached the
people OF the hussars in Hungary. |
understand these figures have been kept
back in order that uneasincss should
not arise. I shouldn't wonder II II
had created not merely uneasiness, but
rebellion. for the people here hold that
as long as Hungary is seriously threat
ened and is being invaded, even by
Servians, as was the case, we can't at-
ford to have even our Honved regi-
ments in Belgium for Germany's sake. W
New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
THREE HELD FOR
TOMBS STABBING
Harrison Names Gunman Moore
as His ASSailant on Bridge
of Signs.

Three gangsters were held yesterday
in the TomDs on charges Of assaulting
Richard Harrison, a prisoner, who was
stabbed last Friday as he was waiting
with eighty others to be taken over
the Bridge Of Signs.
John Moore, who is under sentence
Of five years and a fine of $1,000 for
shooting policeman. is charged with
the actual stabbing Edward Moynihan
and Edward Ahearn. who received
lighter sentences for tho shooting. are
charged with being his accomplices.
IL was TO these three men Judge
Rosalsky said: you are Of no earthly
use 10 the community. You should be
Gagged like wild animals."
According to information said TO have
been secured by Warden Hanley Moore,
"a Hudson Duster was "out for" Harrison,
believing he was with the Gopher gang
in a fight in October. Warden Hanlcy
believes 1t was the intention of Moores
crowd i'm the Tombs 70 attack Harrison
in the prison chapel two Sundays ago,
but they were unable 20 get close
enough.
Moore, it is alleged, while waiting to
be taken 10 the court crawled on
hands and knees along the line until he
came to Harrison. Moynihan and
Ahearn. according to the other prison
ers. then sprang upon Harrison and
held him.
at was the most cowardly, cold
blooded thing ] have come across in my
twenty-eight years experience" said
Warden Hanley yesterday. Burdette
Lewis. Deputy Commissioner Of Cor
rection, complimented the warden on
his work in breaking down the silent
defence of the prisoners and obtaining
the information on which the three
men were held
Harrison admitted last Sunday to
Warden Hanlcy. 10 is said. that II was
Moore who stabbed him, but he begged
10 be let get even In his own way
New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
THEATRE PRIZE FOR YlIr
Britons and Swiss Appointed
Woodward Lecturers

New Haven. Nov. ls-Gifs :, a.
university last month aggregated a,
900, the Yale Corporation annog,...
to-day.
Among them IS a prize Of $50 ~.
nially, endowed b. James s. Ns,,,'.
'79, editor of Life" for The bes, ss,..
on "The Present Condition of :.
Theatre in the United States.' We
Morton Fullerton. Of The Io,I.
Times; Professor W. II. Bragg s,g. ~ y.
University of Leeds; Prof.,...
Stephen Bauer, director oi the i,.s.
national labor Office AZ Basic. svi.,..
land, and Laurence Binyon, o. 4,
British Museum, were appointed WosI
ward lecturers.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
IRISH GUARDS
LOSE OFFICERS

London, Nov. 16-A casualty list
dated November 8, issued here to-
night, gives the names of twenty Off
GERS killed, thirty-four wounded and
fifteen missing. In this list the Irish
Guards are heavy sufferers. Captain
the Hon. A. f. s. Mulholland Of the
Irish Guards, eldest son Of Baron
Dunleath. is among the cad His
widow is a daughter Of Earl Of
Straiford.
In the list of the wounded appear
the names of Lieutenant Colonel Lord
Ardee, Of the Irish Guards, who mar
ried Lady Aileen Wyndham- -Quin,
daughter Of the Earl Of Dunraven;
Lieutenant the Earl Of Kingston, of
the Irisl Guards; Lieutenant Sir
George J. vorth-King, of the Grena-
dier Gus Lieutenant Colonel A.
Martyr, Royal West Kent Regi-
ment; Ca ain the Hon. Thomas f.
Vesey, Of the Irish Guards, and Lieu
tenant the Hon. Harold K. L. G. Alex
ander, of the Irish Guards, brother of
the Earl Of Caledon.