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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-02
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IN THE WORLD OF POLITICS.
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IN Inc WUhlU Uf PUIIIICS.
DIR. James Withcombc, GOVERNOR elect of
Oregon, is a noted authority on scientific
agriculture.
Edward J. McDcrmott. NJ present lieu
tenant governor Of Kentucky, has an
nounccd his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for governor.
Congressman J. Charles Linthicuru. of
the Fourth Maryland district. i campaign
ing for the Democratic nomination for
governor of that state next year.
II is said that Governor Colquitt Of
Texas, whose term will soon expire. may
be appointed president of the University Of
Tcxa, to succeed DIR. :. L. Mczcs.
Congressman A. q. Stanley, who was de-
feated for the senatorship in Kentucky
last spring, may be a candidate for the
Democratic gubcrnatorial nomination next
year.
Walter l.. Fisher, former secretary of
the interior in President Tafi's cabinet, j.
mentioned a. a possible candidate for
mayor Of Chicago next spring, running a.
an independent.
Six Socialists will Ill in the next lcg~la-
ture of Oklahoma, which Dody has never
before had among it, members a repre-
sentative of that party. One of the six will
iii IN the senate and the other five in the
house.
IL l. rumored that n lucrative federal
appointment, possibly a seat in the cabi-
net. i IN store for Congressman A.
Mitchell Palmer, the defeated Democratic
candidate for the seat of United States
Senator Penrose Of Pennsylvania.
In the upper house of the next Illinois
legislature the Democrats and Republicans
viii have twenty-five members each. which
will leave the balance of power in the
hands Of George ". Harris, who will be
lone Progressive member.
Washington sees signs of a revival Of
the boom for Associate Justice Charles r..
Hughes of the supreme court of the United
States, for the Republican presidential
nomination in 1916. Friends of Justice
Hughes believe he would decline the nomi-
nation.
Harry l.. Candy, who has been elected
% congress from the third district Of South
Dakota, J. the first Democrat ever sent to
congress from that state. Mr.. CANDY i
only 30 years old and has resided n south
Dakota only seven wears. His home j. in
Rspid City.
James W. Wadsworth Jr.. the successor
of Elihu Root in the United States senate
from New York. j. a great grandson of
Reverdy Johnson. who served a. United
States senator from Maryland. a attorney
general IN President Taylor, cabinet and
a. United States minister to England.
Moses Alexander, who has been elected
GOVERNOR of Idaho l. hal,ax.d q. IA. ,ka
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-02
italian Parliament Meets.

November 25. 1914.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-01-09

Ni1olai, Il am no officer. am an un-
official spy In nobody's service but
my own"
is that true?" cried Won Beeman
with apparent eagerness, staring at
Nikolai. MY comrade nodded The
lieutenant leaped forward with cry
of triumph.
1T is true he exclaimed II Ques-
toned his veracity, and he showed no
resentment An officer does not lie.
He is no officer. Well, do you wish
my evidence, sir, at the court-mar-
tiaI?"
There will be no court martial,
lieutenant" the captain answered.
They will be hanged Immediately Lie
to until you see them at the yard
arm; then return to Kiel and report
yourself to the commandant of the
port. And now unite those fell
lows
At the word from Won Beeman the
sailors began to free US from our
bonds. Meanwhile the German cap
tain moved leisurely about the subma-
rine, examining the mechanism with
professional interest. When we were
free he signed to us to precede him
into the boat. We took our places
and the sailors began to row US back
to the man of war 1t was almost
light now. Behind US the submarine
tossed heavily upon the waves. Look
ing backward, could see Won Beeman
standing amidship, gazing implacably
after us. Then Nikolai nudged me
and pointed furtively to the German
captain.
Hs was beaming upon US, and in
his expression there was something
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stirs toward us dies. To work, men,"
he continued in German. The stupe-
fed sailors obeyed.
Then Nikolai turned to the lieuten-
ant again. You are entitled to an
explanation and you shall have it" he
said. 81 represent the British gov
eminent, and our course is laid for
Portsmouth harbor."
He spoke in English, which, like all
German naval officers, the lieutenant
understood perfectly. Won Beeman
stared at him wildly; then suddenly
he burst into sobs.
Come, man. said Nikolai, with
some sympathy, things are not as
bad as they might be. At least you
can have your life. And, if you
choose to expatriate yourself, rath-
er than return to face court-martial
there are many careers open to
you-e"
Curse it, sir, am not weeping over
my Disgrace cried the lieutenant fu-
riously. You insulted me, sir. in the
streets of Kiel, and that insult must
be atoned for
The sailors were muttering behind
him. They understood the situation
now. BY ones and twos they left their
work and mustered at his side.
Look out!'. cried Nikolai sharp
ly. "They are going to rush us!''
He swung the wheel, ard saw the
stars whirl on the silver plate beneath
the Periscope. Then faint smear of
black showed itself among the leap
ing waves, which quickly resolved it.
self into a miniature warship. with
lighting tops and two long guns at the
stern. a finger OF light sprang from
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sion. you called me a sleeps head,
you impostor!"
Calls head" said Nikolai, mot
isfaction whenever you make it pos
sible for me to meet you. The Eng
lish laws against dueling are strict"
Il am not going to England" shout
ed Won Beeman.
Look at the plate!" retorted Niko-
lai. A sailor had sprung to the
wheel. He steadied the swinging
craft, and there, on the camera OBJ
scura, but filling it completely, was
scouting boat; it must have been
almost upon us. Then, as | watch
ed, saw flag float into the picture,
and on it were the stars of the Ger
man flag.
It was German warship. and not
an English one, that had discovered
US!
More and more clearly came the
picture of the scouting boat. There
could be no mistake. Our ruse had
failed land, when we thought that we
had snatched victory out of defeat,
once more the cup Of hope had been
dashed from our lips. All chances
was gone; probably death, at best. Inn
prisonment for life. awaited US.
The picture blurred; the submarine
tilted and rose to the surface of the
sea. Through the thick glass of the
window we saw the scout-boat lay-to
q cables length distant. She was
manned by crew of lusty sailors. and
in the stern sat an officer in the uni
form of German naval captain We
drew alongside and opened our deck.
He stepped aboard.
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MEASURES THE NERVE FORCE
Machine That Scientist Claims Has
Great PossibiIities-Experi-
ments Made.

There is a remarkable little 1nstru
ment, consisting Of steel cylinder at
tached to vertical needle, for meas
uring human magnetism, that is at
tracing a good deal of attention in
the occult library in Piccadilly. It is
the invention of Doctor Fayol, who
has been conducting q series Of ex.
periments before a committee of the
French Academy of Medicine.
Explaining it's purpose, NJ w. de
Kerlor said: Its object is to demon.
strate the existence of the emanation
Of nerve force from the human body.
If you place the left hand in front
of the cylinder, the needle will move
in the same direction as the hands of
a watch; If the right hand, the motion
will be in the opposite direction. With
all healthy and normal individuals the
rotation Of the needle is normal; If
persons are i'll, or even below par, the
motion of the needle will be irregular
and abnormal.
'All healthy bodies project regular
currents Of nerve force; unhealthy
bodies absorb. That is why you hear
of sick or elderly people who have not
sufficient vital force to maintain the
normali amount of physical strength
absorbing human magnetism from
younger and healthier persons.
Various experiments have been
made with the instrument to show
how variously it is affected
Two hands OF an opposite nature
placed in front of the apparatus en-
tirely stop the motion, but with two
hands of the same nature it is ac-
celebrated.
AS to the possibilities of the inven-
ton, M. de Kerlor said: IF you have
an instrument which is capable of be-
ing propelled at the rate of 80 or 40
turns a minute quite automatically by
an invisible force emanating from the
human body, what may not be
achieved by applying, the magnetism
Of a hundred or of thousand men to
much larger cylinder with power.
full lever?
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as near wink as imagine the naval
regulations would allow. While /
watched him, amazed. heard one
of the sailors, who had missed his
stroke with the oar, utter q hearty
curse in purest English.
But we were at the ships side and
ascending the ladder before / could
draw the necessary inferences from
what ! had seen. The captain walk
ed forward toward his quarters, sign
ing to us to follow him. Presently
we were alone with him In his cab
in. Then he turned on Nikolai alb
ruptly.
Well done, sir" he said heartily.
II shall report your courageous ac-
tion to the admiralty. Not only have
you performed an act unparalleled in
the history Of the feet, but you afford
ed me an opportunity to discover the
the new submarine
With your permission, sir, / will
explain matters to my friend" said
Nikolai, turning to me- But already
the whole affair had become clear to
me. It was an English battleship, and,
by the ruse Of the German flag, it's
captain had discovered the secret
which England had wanted so badly.
We were In friendly hands.
did you fulfill this mission by the
direct suggestion of the admiralty"
the captain asked
mo, SIR said Nikolai. 'Tt was our
own enterprise, and we trusted to the
generosity of the English nation to
reward Us adequately
The captain started
"What?" he cried. Does nobody In
England know that you embar led
upon this perilous adventure?"
Nobody but yourself and your men,
sir" Nikoia! answered.
The captains manner changed In
a way comical to see.
well, my men," he said, you have
had a fortunate escape. Now tell
you what shall do. In five minutes q
dinghy will be lowered from the side.
You will enter it, and can, doubtless,
pull yourselves ashore. We ere not
three miles from the Hampshire
coast
And you will report us for the re-
ward?" asked
Reward? What reWard?"
Then I understood. He meant to
take the entire credit for the achieve
ment to himself. And, if we told our
story in England. nobody would give
US a hearing. stood astonished,
shaking with impotent rage and cha
grin.
Then the captain laid his hand kind
ly upon my shoulder.
Gentlemen" he said. addressing
both of US, "be very thankful that
you have escaped with your lives. You
played desperate game which you
were i'll prepared for. You came OH
no worse than you started. Half an
hour ago and you would have given all
you possess for life. You have your
lives. Take my advice: go quickly.
and at once"
Ten minutes later we were pulling
for the English shore.
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it, Quivered over the sea, and remain
ed motionless Then from the vessels
side tiny blur leaped into the waves.
1t was man of war. And the blur
at the side was a scout motor boat.
We were discovered realized that
in an instant Heavens be praised,
the English battleship had not been
searching the seas for us in vain!
II only Nikolai had waited few
brief minutes longer. until they
were alongside! Now we must stand
OF our enemies until the rescue came
All these thoughts flashed through my
brain instantaneously Ny glance had
hardly faltered, but that moment Of
indecision was enough. With a con-
certed movement the sailors had hurl-
ed themselves on US. The rush was
so swift, so simultaneous, that the
bark of my pistol was muffied in the
cloth OF the lieutenant's uniform, and
the bullet turned aside. Then. wrap
ping me in his embrace, he slipped to
the floor, and we tumbled and sprawl
ed over the slippery keel-plates. The
rest bore Nikolai to the ground with
me, and again the stars whirled
upon the silver plate as the subma-
rine, unguided. plunged here and there
under the seas.
Two minutes later we we're trussed
and bound and helpless. The lieuten-
ant called OF his men and stood
over US watching Nikolai with a sour
smile.
do you know what am. going to
do with your" he asked.
Surrender US to the German gov
eminent, hope" said Nikolai po-
litely. Your articles of war would
not justify murder"
II am going to wipe out the insult
you offered me in the streets of Kiel,"
shouted Won Beeman, hoarse with pas
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Lieutent Won Beeman sprang to his
eide and began to pour out the story
of our attempt The captains brows
contracted as he listened; incredulous
at first, he grew more and more i'm
passive and cold. At last he turned
to Nikolai
What have you to say?" he asked.
1T is true" said my companion.
what are you going to dor
The captain spoke more coldly,
more formally than before. Nicolai
turned to me.
He says that he intends to hang
us at his yard-arm before breakfast, g
he explained.
looked around me desperately.
Dawn was already flushing the east,
the stars were paling, and, on the port
bow, outlined against the saffron
sky, was the long Toast line OF Eng
land
He cannot hang spies-even If we
are spies-in peace time," / muttered.
1T is against the CODE
Nikolai translated, but the captain
did not deign to notice me. It was
the lieutenant who interpOsed.
"As for that fellow" he said, point
ing to me, ''let him hang If you pre-
fer. captain. But not this other, who
is evidently high oflcer In the Eng
lish service. Curse him." he shrek
ed, losing his self-control again He
ingulted me In the streets of Kiel. He
called me a Sleeps head-and was
in uniform
Calls head, not Sleeps head"
Nikolai interposed.
II demand satisfaction" shouted
Won Beeman.
Il am afraid, lieutenant" said the
captain, chat the honor Of Germany
must take precedence of yours"
If it will be any satisfaction said
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couple OF pistols, just as Nikolai had
foretold. The men, stripped to the
waist and perspiirng from the heat,
were gathered at the opposite end,
some at work upon the machinery that
liberated the compressed air, one trac-
ing the chart, others engaged upon
some duties connected with the me-
chanism of the boat Our voices,
when we spoke, roared and re-echoed
within the close confines of our quar-
tiers. watched Nikolai, my heart
beating wildly. Presently, quite cas-
ually he ran his fingers through his
hair-the appointed signal. / stepped
to the wall and took down the pistols;
examined them casually; they were
loaded. The lieutenant looked up in
mild surprise.
And then it all happened. stepped
forward somewhat foolishly, and
pointing the weapons at Van Beeman's
face; even yet he understood nothing.
He began to retreat from me, try
ing to speak, stunned by my demean-
or. / pressed him back to the other
emo or the ship. The sailors had
risen to their feet and stood watch
ing me open-mouthed, Nikolai bend
ing over the camera, apparently who'll
~, Indifferent. At that moment
seemed to be living in an unreal and
grotesQue dream.
The lieutenant broke the silence.
my Cod" he screamed in German,
s'the fellow has gone mad! Captain
Won Obermeister!"
Nikolai looked up. "At your serv-
ice, SIR he said.
Take his pistols away. He is in
sane. It is the heat"
Schmidt is acting under my or
ders." replied Nikolai. Keep your
end of the boat, lieutenant, or you die
And the first man." he added, that
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He Explained.

The girl was willing, but the base
ball player was difident. She had to
resort to strategy.
Jim" she said, there are several
points Of the game that wish you
would explain"
Where shall begin?" he asked,
delighted.
Il should like ter she hesitat-
ed, blushing-'k know more about the
squeeze play. Judge.
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Reckless spender.

Saphedde-It costs me $4,000 a
year to live.
Miss Caustique How foolishly some
people spend their money! Philadak
phia Record.
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Effects of Uncovered Wiring

The effect of incorrect wiring
on the motor depends on how the
wires are misplaced For instance, if
the high tension cables were changed
around, so that no one of them went
TO the right plug, it would be inn
possible to run the motor, although
an occasional explosion might be
obtained. If two or three of the high
tension wires were interchanged but
one or more were left on the correct
plugs, then the motor would run on
the cylinders in which the latter We're.
Where a dual system is employed
the wires of the battery system may
sometimes be misplaced without inter-
fering with the operation of the mag
neto and vice versa. AS a rule, how
ever, the changing of the wires will re-
suit in the whole ignition system be-
coming inoperative.-Mo Print.
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amount of money that is being spent

! amount of money that is being spent
for them.
Let us look into this subject for a
moment and see, comparatively
speaking. the relative amount OF
money that is being spent each year
by people Of the United States in lux
uries that really do no good, and in
many instances are detriment.
There are two billion dollars spent
annually in the United States for in
toxicating liquors. There are S459,-
191,SS2 spent for tobacco: $26S, 000.-
900 spent for chewing gum and candy;
$3.50, roo. 900 spent in moving picture
shows; $134,796,0O0 spent in carriages
and wagons; and only $249, 262, 600
spent for automobiles, Of which $31
254, 900 is exported abroad, which
leaves net, in the year of 1913, s217,-
94S.00 expended for automobiles in
the United States.
Tobacco, liquors, chewing gum,
candy and picture shows are certainly
doing the world no good. They do
not increase values anywhere, and
most OF them are injurious TO the
health; but let us see what good the
automobile does.
"The automobile has increased land
values in the United States a hundred
fold more than all the money spent
on them Think Of the wonderful in
crease in real estate values of subur-
ban property, farm lands etc, that
is attributable to the automobile, be-
cause ii gives quick transportation.
"The automobile has also decreased
the cost OF living, by giving us better
roads so that products from the farms
can be brought into our cities at a
lower cost. 1t has also increased the
zone Of economical living.
"The automobile alone is response
BILE for rs per cent of the betterment
If reads in the United States.
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What the Auto Has Done

THE prejudice against the automo-
bile is being fast eliminated" says II.
NJ. Jewett, president of tn Paige
Detroit Motor Car Co. when motor
cars first appeared upon our streets
and roads, every owner of "a horse felt
that each automobile owner was an
enemy.
To-day there is still prejudice in
the minds of some people who really
do not understand the existing condi-
tions Of the case. There are a great
many bankers who feel that farmers
who buy automobiles are INDUCING in
a luxury.
II have even heard some ill-inform-
ed men state that they are a real men,
ace on account of the enormous
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-06-10
IIclnfuI Hints

The average storage battery is very
much neglected. So long as the bat
terry works one seldom feels that it
needs inspection. When there is
trouble and the source of trouble is
traced then the manufacturer of the
battery is blamed. II is very neces-
sary that the plate be kept covered by
the electrolyte. The addition of a lit
tie distilled water at frequent inter-
walls is a small matter, but very inn
portant.
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WISE & GOODMAN SELL
THREE FORDS IN HOUR

one day last week Wise & Goodman
received three Ford cars. Within an
hour all three were sold. Spencer
Cowles and John Dehn of Bedding and
Roy Batson of Keene were the pur-
chasers
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MOTORCYCLE Attachment

Leo Benson announces that by the
latter part of the week he will receive
side car attachment for the two
speed Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
which will make people sit up and
take notice.
Mr.. Benson reports Harley-David
son sales for the past week to Milo
Guild and Sam Vanderbrock of this
city.
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&. C. LLOYD BUYS
OAKLAND THiRTY-Slx

Chas. Murray recently delivered an
Oakland "36' TO =. c. Lloyd Mr..
Lloyd is exercising his new purchase.
Mr. Murray states that there Is a
strong demand for SaXuns and that he
car sell all that he can Get from the
factory.
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Automobile Section
Devoted the Interests of Automobiles and Motorcycles
Hours of Lighting

The Michigan law requires that
automobile lamps be lighted one hour
after sunset and in order that auto
mobile owners may know at just what
hour they should display lights on
their cars we will print each week the
time the sun sets each day for the cur
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wear to such an extent that the valve
timing is affected.

Removing insulation from electrical
conductors made up of fine strands Of
wire is very easily done if the insul-
alton is set on fire and allowed to
burn off to the desired point The
wires will not be injured, and if there
is any tendency toward #brittleness the
heating will remove it and leave the
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FIR. ZINDLER TELLS HOW
TO GET AN AUTOMOBILE

Rev. F'r. Zindler gives the following
recipe for getting an automobile:
First, get the fever at 104 and, second,
have good bank account.
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metal soft and pliable.

Too much grease in the transmits
sion is likely 70 make the gears al
most as noisy as too little. 1t is poor
practice TO I'LL transmission cases to
the brim in an attempt TO silence the
noisy growl from the gears. The bet
ter way is to fiji the case about half
way-unless the manufacturer recon-
mends some other limit.
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The noise in the motor can often
be reduced considerably by installing
new adjusting screws i'm the valve
lifters. These points are subjected to
considerable wear and quite often
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-16
Lowest Bid for Big
Submarine Wanted
By Navy $3.50, 900

WASHINGTON, Dec, b-Bids were
onened today at the Navy department.
for eight new submarines, one OF whicn
is 70 displace between S2S and Loss tons.
The exact specifications are a naval
secret. The great diving ship must have
a speed of twenty-one knots on the sur
face and sixteen knots under water; VIII
be propelled by DIESEL engines with oil
fuel and be Of sufficient of cruising
capacity to accompany a fleet around the
world.
There were only two bidders, the Elec-
trio Boat company and the Lake Sub
marine Torpedo Boat company. The
latter submitted thirty separate bids.
For the big seagoing submarine the Elee-
trio company's bid was the lowest, at
81 $4,000 for a vessel OF 925 tons, while
the Lake companys bid for smaller har-
Dor defense boats was the lowest being
$4,000 for a vessel of, 2s9 tons.
The bids presented many variations
and TO meet the requirements of con-
gress that three OF the eight vessels
should be built on the Pacific coast. each
bidder added from $4,000 TO $25,O 900 TO the
stated price on that account, That made
the Lake company's bid for a 2s9-ton
vessel built on the Pacific coast 1897, 600.
As the lump appropriation Of S4.46S, 900
must provide at least eight boats, It
would appear it will be necessary to
choose the smaller type in at least seven
cases.