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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07
SPANIAROS DEPORTED
NEARLY A THOUSAND HAVE REEN
ENPELIED FROM TWO CITIES IN
TWO MONTHS

Juarez. April .--Gencral Gutierrez.
constiiutionaiist commander in Luis 20
tosi. yesierda, gave out more news Of the
expulsion of Spaniarls by the rebels
from Norlhcrn aud Central Mcxico Il
estimate that nearly thousand Span.
iard> have been expelled from san Luis
Po,osi and Zacatecas in the last Two
months" said Guiicrrcz And .Icsuits
come next" he added.
Many priests have been forced to
leave the country. The deportation was
justified under the famous pcrnicious
foreigner law.
Villa promised that Splniard inno.
cent of political activity Shouid not be
harmed. This was official. hut in talk.
ing with reporters aud friends il j. said
his temper frequently betrayed him into
the most tragic threats. Some ot those
constantly associated with the rebel lead.
or said he did not expect iu find that
MANY Spaniard would deserve his
c.cmcncy
", xican hatred of the Spaniard. the
people say. il a tradition handed down
frcm the days of the conquest. Ia Mex.
leo the ranch oyprsecr. the small shop
keeper. the money lcndcr-in short. the
butcher. the baker. the candleStick maker
OF Mexican life has been Spaniard
IL alleged % have used his superior intel
liecncc to the diSadyantag of the natives.
Other foreigners il l. said are les
subject to resentment. They. fer the most
part II il pointed our have been the
heads of great enterprises which brought
money into the country and which were
managed from afar They were viewed
more n abstract powers rather than a.
individuals. students of the country say
Even their agents on the ground sener-
ally appeared as dispensers of work and
money and new comforts
Mexicans say il has been the Spaniard
with whom the natives has come in di
rect contact largely because they speak
the same language and 10 him rightly on
wrongly they aitrihuie most Of the op
pressionS Of their daily life.
Consular Ascnt CaroihcrS who was
with villa NJ the hattie ~ Torreon re-
turned here tonight with the first non
nartisan eyewitness acconnt cf the Scige
.I,hel ,oss wee csA killed md li0o
~ounded." said Carothers. Villa found
SOS federals wounded in the hospital
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07
ELECTION Is EXCITING
SEVERAL CANDIDATES ARE IN
FIELD FOR MAYOR AT MERCEDES
ALDERMEN ALSO.
Especial f0 The HerGh.)

Mercedes. Texas. April = Mercedes to
lav j. in the throcS of the most cxcit-
ing municipal election held since the
city was founded. One mayor aud three
aldermen are Ia be- elected for term of
two years. There are several candidates
IN the field for mayor and nj least sew
IN men are seeking the three vacancis to
he filled i'm the council.
Never before has there ben so much i'm.
trcSt taken in municipal elections here,
and With the newly elected officials the
city will he assured of continued improve
ments and prosperity. The nine aspirants
20 office are all representative citizens.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07
AttIRATE CANNO\ADING OF
REBEL Gun COMMANDER. col.
MATEO RODRIGUEZ. FORCES
WAR VESSEL To RETREAT.
INDICATIONS ARE
UNDERWOOD WINS
OVER HOBSON

birmingham Ala. April T. Though
returns are still far from complete indi.
cations are that Congressman Underwood
has won a substantial victory over Con
srcSSman Richard H. IIobSon. in the clcc-
iion for United States senator from
Alabama.
inderwood's majority is apparently
about thirty thousand votes
The gubcrnatorial and short term Sen
atorial contest between White and Rush.
ton H. undecided
llobSnn'S campaign manager conceded
tnderwood'S nomination this noon.
ilobSon left here this morning for
Washiyto
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07
E. E. SULLIVAN is ELECTED
MAYOR AT MERCEDES
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD

Mercedes Texas April
today hase known
than has before the OF the city
Sullivan elected by
Kess by majority Of a ority twenty
five and W. Stedman by a majority Of thirty
Tie j Brennan
city marshal Busby winning by a majority Of sixteen
contest all offices
the last vote Everybody
the polls and vehicle in the
Tie officials elected
10 front. ~ -
The will tonigh to the election
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07

The ticket from beginning
municipal election today W. B. Linton marshal
city assessor and collector Crsanto Varea
candidates HALEY for tax
collector and David sioss for city the
dorsed by the
The returns gathered BY The Herald
polls tonight show the following:
summary Of the vote for he Linton
compromise candidate for city marshalwr
$50 to 2s1 : IL
j. G. DeBrun candidate for collector Haley
candidate by TO /
Varea
Id Soss, Blue club candidate by a vote o to-
j. Davis compromise
kowalski Blue club candidate a ote Of to
The returns show that the swmped by
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07
FIRST VOTE is TAKEN
SENATOR POINDENTER'S EESOLU
TluN H. REFERRED TO COMMIT
TEE BN IL To ~.

Washington ~. iii. April THE first
vote un the Panama tolls was taken IA
the Senate today On senator poindextcr's
resolution demanding an explanation ~
thr Presidents repeal message. The Sen
aIr referred the resolution to commit
tee by vote II - 90 -.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07
A CONTEST PROBABLE.

probable that the
Supporters OF the ePoples ticket claim
i residents and they 10
illegal voting.
THIS San Benos first
both
the results were awaited with anxiety and
not marked by disorder
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07
FIVE AUT0ISTS
DEMAND SHERIFF
GIVE UP NEGRO
I RR -iAeneiaIrd Prcsel.

Goldthwaite. Texas. April Five
men in nn automobile from <tcphrnvilIc
came tu The iHil here today asking sheriff
Friddy ~ give them u negro named Alex
Channer, accused of assaulting a white
Woman at Strphrn,ille. Priddy refused
The men left. Violence ~ feared
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07
SOCIALIST CLAIM VICTORY
DECLARE THEY ARE BEATING
PRESIDENT WILSON'S CANDI.
DATE FOR CONGRESSMAN
fBg Associated PrcSsl.

Paterson. y. j.. April The Social.
lists claim they are beating President
Wilson's candidate. James O'Byrne, for
Congressman today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07

Fort Smith Ark. April =. The Nam
moth Vein Coal rumpans'S mine. the scene
~ Yesterdays riots. close today.
Four men were injured IN The fight bs
h. company Tor m open shop The mcu
all. recover.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07
AT KANSASCITY
HEAVY VOTE H. BEING POLLED
THERE IN ELECTION FOR COM
MISSION GOVERNMENT.
fBB iSsDciafrd Press,

Kansas City. 40. April An elec
iion % decide on the adoption Of the com.
mission form uf government here IN
drawing a heavy vote today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07
GU|l[0T|NE MAKES ITS APPEARANCE IN MEXICO
ONE BUILT At CONCEPTION DEL ORO FOR Use
ANOTHER TORREON STORY
MENICO CITY PAPERS PRINT
WASHINGTON DISPATCH On
TOHkEO\.
(Bn Associafcd Prcss.l

Mexico City. April Papers here to
day print a Washington dispatch assert
ing that Rear Admiral Fletcher told the
State department the news of the capture
of Torrcon was false
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07
MINI. VOTES OK SALOONS.

st Paul. Mimi. April :. Twenty Min
nesota cities are voting on salons today
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07

Washington. ID. g.. April Conf
dental dispatches received here toda,
say the fe,lerals are Preparing 10 re-at
tack Torrcon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07

ADMINISTRATION WINS At
SAN BEN|To ELECTION TODAY
Special by Telephone to The Herald


Benlto April THE
ring San Bento held today
unstaton ticket and probability
ton was closely contested closely thro
elected mayor over d. Bount the candidate
cA plurality OF Sd One vote for Colonel Alba Haywood
mayor compliment from admirng frend
The vote 8 follows:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07
PRO ELECTIONS IN NEBRASKA

Lincoln. Neb., April T. Many small
Nebraska towns are voting on saloons to
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07
SSS SSssSsSssssssg,
WEATHER.

New Orleans. La. April G--Coasi 7
Weather: tonight and Wednesday,
fair, colder; light 10 Moderate north Z
: erly winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07
COMPROMISE WINS
OPPOSED OFFICES
BY TWO ONE
MAJORITY.

w. b. Linton For City Marshal Wins
Over George COnnor BY $50 to 2S1;
j. G. DeBruin Wins Over p. ID.
Haley BY GA To 293; CrisantO
Villarreal Wins Over David
Sloss BY 669 To 2SO;J.
w. Davis For Engin-
eer, Wins Over M. B.
KOwaiski BY
672 To 2S4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
Vassar's Ghost.
he New York Times

From the New York Times
The ghost of Matthew Vassar is hope
lesSly old-fashioned. In the first place,
instead of appearing within the ken
of the young women in the college he
farm house in which he dwelt in the
body, situate between Red Oak Mills
and New HackenSack. There he nightly
plaques the tenants, who have moved in
rapid succession. He makes uncanny
noises, groans and means in the cellar
after midnight, and goes through the
old ghoStly trick of awakening the good
man and his wife by passing his cold
fingers across their throats.
If Nassar's ghost we're still solicitous
for the education of young women, he
should have chosen medium and ap-
peared in u circle of scientists. He is
not a moderniSt wrath; he cannot help
Sir Oliver Lodge prove the continuity
of the other, or establish the conditions
Regulating intercourse across the
chasm' The eminent psychic research
the theory that the specter is the effect
of a past violent emotion, penetrating
like an aroma into the consciousness of
sensitive sleepers. or that this is an
astral body diSSipating itself in noe
turnal revelrieS.
But haunted houses are found every
where and tramping spooks must be
laid. Perhaps the present owner of the
old Nassar homestead can find relief
by invoking the rector of Asfordsby
parish in England who exercised a
groaning specter from his habitation last
fall. At all events, spirit SO ignorant
of psychology should be extinsuished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

cat broke its leg-trap of some sort
and its pistress, with humane desire 10
end misery. put the poor thing in bas-
ket, weighted the lid with two hatrons
and sent a hurry call for what you might
call an end man to come and bring his
chloroform.
Before he could show UP an emergency
call summoned the cat lady away, SO she
asked a neighbor to see that the man
didn't take the irons along with the life
of the cat.
The neighbor-with that accommodating
superintendent we all give to other peo-
pies affairs-was on hand promptly to
preside over the taking off of the cat
and the vice-versa-ing of the irons. And
the end man came to time his wonders
to perform
First he put one foot on the lid of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
CUTLERY OF THEIRS.
ats Hard Life for Those French
Knife Grinders.

I rom Scribners. -
Every visitor to one of the great Paris
stores Will have noticed counters covered
with table cutlery of the characteristic
french pattern-broad, curved blades and
horn or backbone handles, excellent
steel and very cheap. Almost all this is
made at Theirs. made by hand But there
is no external sign of manufacture. and a
traveller might pass through the town
without suspecting a great industry. The
swift-flowing Durolle supplies power. at
the bottom of a deep and narrow gorge.
on the steep side of which. as l have
said, the town is built At one story
be- low street level We came to the FORCES
of the chief firm. Here, with extraordi-
nary quickness and skill, the knives are
hand-forged blade, hilt and tang from
steel bars, then tempered one by one, and
two stories lower down, at river level. in
long. damp cellar. they are ground.
and it is the method of, this process,
unique so far as l know. that makes the
industry of Theirs worth a moments de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

ing, but she is always the first God love
| her to see results. When Baby pieces
] together. say, enough blocks to form a
| cute sentence mammals astonished de-
| light words itself this way:
] Il don't say it because she is my child.
| but, really, she is the most remark
able
| Then, when the infant prodigy is ex-
pected to show off before company like
as not she will disappoint her whole
! snnlneiui of worshpers. from grandma
| down to old maid auntie. with dumb
| like this:
J You Just ought to have heard her this
| inornlng-she said the brightest thing for
child of her age I ever
| Ihey cannot know. of course. that the
| tiny brain behind its wall of limitation
| mas upset its building blocks, or, may be-
Is tired of playing with them.
All Of which is merely to introduce
| Marjorie
Just two candles lighted her last birth
day cake but with a brow that shows
for brain power under her brown curis
and with only grown-ups to play with
her cleverness in block building is so pro-
hounced that her young mother was real
ly surprised the other day when the child
faltered at the home address she had SO
often repeated:
IT live at 401 NORTH
North what. baby?''
North wind doth blow and We shall
have snow
And back in natures nursery the great
mother of us all smiled pridefully at
small Marjorie's first piecing together of
the blocks that spelled her first lesson
! in hunor.
Ladies aind gentlemen, your attendance
is respectfully invited at this moving pic
ture show. entitled:
John Barieycorn versus John Doe
TIme-Wednesday afternoon.
Place-Barber shop with shoeshine an
mex: colored porter in charge.
middle-aged man with general ap-
peafance of having Travelled far down
! that road which leads to the dogs enter
ed the barber shop and asked the porte.
II d teu-cent cigar was worth shine
The proposition looked good to the porter
and the deal was made.
| And the colored man polished the
disreputab1e shoes the man who was in
side them began to recite StanZa after
stanza of 'Hiawatha,' all of Poe's
Raven and of Marc Antonys, Grafton,
and then made kangaroo jumps all over
Shakespeare. until
A young man of the salt of the earth
| type. who had been shaved to the rhythm
of the splendidly cultivated voice, letter
perfect to memory but SomeWl hat
tangled. like any other sweet bell out OF
tune. went up to the dercict and asked:
where did you get it all?'
The owner of the disreputable shoes
and God-given talent WAS gracious
enough to respond:
IF | were to tell you it might surprise
| YOU. ] was honor man in English litera-
| ture at an eastern college, bullet that
60
And what brought YOU to this?
The honor man seemed pleasantly sur
DrlSed at simple question
| John Barleycorn-old John Barleycorn
! who can down any college man who
| thinks he knows when to be with him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

scription The river turns a score OF
emery wheels, about yard in diameter.
and above each of these is narrow.
sloping platform. six feet long and two
wide Along each of these, fiat and face
downward lay a grinder. man or woman.
grasping a blade by the two ends and
pressing it by the whole weight OF the
body against the revolving wheel Just
below. The long row of stretched-out
bodies gave grim impression OF some
thing between a field hospital and a NOR
tuary. The foreman assured us that II
was much easier work thus to press
against the wheel by ones weight than
to sit and press by the force OF one $
arms. But to lie thus almost mouonless
all day long in a dank cellar, lar oeioW
ground level. is about as dreary and I'M
healthy way for a human being to pass
his life as can be imagined The place
itself cannot be warmed, but. to keep at
least Il little heat in their bodies and stave
off rheumatism as long rs possible the
grinders have adopted the extraordinary
eXpedient Of training dogs to lie all day
upon them-dogs of all sorts and sizes
There they lay, curled up on the backs
of their owners thighs, living hot bottles.
Robert T. Cunningham. who has been
connected with the Consolidation Coal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

his life he had built up a philosophy
which enabled him to affably discuss his
own .sharne.
Education could not save him. Pride
could not save him. And doubtless love
had failed
John Barley corn, like death. loves a
shining mark And the honor man, with
a blowhole in his spiritual armer put
there by some rakish forbear, wears his
tattered manhood with the jauntiness of
that Don Caesar who strutted in his
rags
And doubtless carries a broken heart
beneath the tatters.
Thanking you, one and all, for Your
kind attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
and when to let him alone--eld John

and when to let him alone--eld John
Bar-ley-corn-"
What do YOU do for a livins?"
Meaning my profession? l. wash dogs.
There are many rich dogs in Washing
ton, and sometimes l get a job at clean
ing them up. My chief occupation. how
ever. is begging barkeeps for drinks. So
far, they have not turned me down.
The honor man, who had literally gone
to the dogs. smiled quite genially as he
made his confession. From the wreck of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

Margaret Anglin has engaged Arthur
Byron for the cast of Lady Windemere's
Fan" He will play the part originated
IN New York at the production of the
play there by Maurice Barrymore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

basket so that he could lift the irons-no
insnuations allowed. Then he raised the
lid carefully. slipped in his hand eau
tiously and
But he needn't have been SO extra care
full because the cat wasn't in the basket,
anyhow
How he got out without upsettinS the
flatirons is his own affair. of course. sun
if YOU can't know. you just have to guess.
Perhaps-just perhaps, mind-the cat
lady's brokcn-leggcd Tom was n relncar.
nation of one of those sacred cats OF
India where the famous basket TRICK
originated There's never any telling.
The only thing we can be sure of in
this world is that things are happening
every day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

The uncharted kingdom of babHhood
is a no man $ land which even parents
may not explore.
Memory takes each of us back. just so
far along the road to that mScrutable
country which WAS once our home. but
world blurred vision stops this side q
the wall of limitation. natures great
divide. which separates our grown serves
from the babies we used to be.
For beyond lies natures nursery, where
tiny children play with building blocks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

1t is said that a joint starring tour is
10 be arranged for next season of Rich
ard Bennett and Edith Mynne Matthison.
Miss Matthison will not be billed as "a
co-worker''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

Frederick Warde. who is now appearing
IN "A Thousand Years Ago.. has written
a new book on Shakespeare. called IAN
Apostle of Christianity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

THE Heart OF a Child" a dramatization
Of Frank Danby's novel, by Zelda Sears,
excited much interest at its first presenta-
ton i'll stock recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

Charles Frohman has secured long
time contract with Phyllis Neilson-Terry.
niece of Ellen Terry. first for her appear
ance in England and later in America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

W. \. Brady recently tried out in VIII
mingtou new comedy called sylvia
Runs Away. Madge Kennedy played the
role of Sylvia. for whose return large
reward is offered. which three impecu-
Nous men try to gain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

Beth FRANKLIN is going 10 spend two
week vacation in Bermuda, and on her
return will join Chauncey Olcott's COM
pany in "Shameen Dhu."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

Next season Mrs. tiske is to appear in
an eighteenth century costume comedy.
The play will be one of the important
undertakings of her career.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

The latest play from the pen of Eugene
Walter was acquired last week by A. II.
Woods. II is entitled Tho Knife and.
Ike Mr.. Walters preceding plays. is built
around an idea and is not lacking in SEN
Sation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

The Columbia Players. in the natural
course of events, will begin a season of
stock before the end of April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

Mrs James A. Hearne is preparing her
husbands famous plays for the moving
picture stage. Hearts of Oak is now
being staged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

At the conclusion of the tour of The
New Henrietta Douglas Fairbanks will
90 into vaudeville, assisted by Patricia
Collinge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

Laurette Taylor played her JO0th per
formance in Peg o Ny Heart" at a
matinee at the Cort Theater, Boston. Feb
rlIary 2S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

Robert T. Cunningham. who has been
connected with the Consolidation Coal
Company for twenty years. has resigned
as auditor of the West Virginia division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

'Milestones will be the attraction at
the Columbia Theater for the week be-
ginning the first Monday in April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

If You want work, read the want col
umnS of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

One OF the promised New York at
fractions of the near future is THE Lit
u Intruder" play of English life by
George PASTOR. At the present time the
'iecc is on tour of Canada under the
,T1c of "Nobodys Daughter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

David Belasco has given out the infor-
nation that he is going to star Helen
Freeman next season in a new play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

And what brought YOU to this?''
The honor man seemed pleasantly sur
prised at so simple question.
John Barleycorn-old John Barleycorn
who can down any college man who
thinks he knows when to be with him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

Alice Hegcman. who will always be re-
'ncnbered for her excellent work in THE
Pink Lady has been engaged by a. III.
Woods for the cast of Tho High Cost
Of Loving which is to be produced next
summer. This is the play in which Lew
fields is to act the principal comedy
role.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

Madame Moselle" was produced by
base & Everall in Cleveland. The cast
is headed by jefferson De Angels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

The revival of Romeo and Juliet an
nounccd for next week by Polls Theater,
has been postponed until April, because
of an arrangement just effected which
enables the management to present a
series of new plays, including THE
Ghost Breaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

So emphatic has been Ethel Barry
more's success in "Tante" in which
comedy she is to be seen here at the Ma
uonal Theater for one week. commencing
Monday evening. April 13. that it is like
ly that following her present tour she
will be seen in the same role in London
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

''Milestones will come to the Columbia
Theater soon with the same company of
London artists who were seen in it all
last season in the east. An interesting
feature is the delineation of changes in
customs, sentiments and manners through
three generations.