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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28
POLITICAL DEBATE PUBLIC'S
OPPORTUNITY.

so far, the local political campaign has
progressed with comparatively lite of what
may be termed, in the political sense. .mud
iinging." Let us hope that the end may
We reached without any more disacrccabIe
features than have characterized the cam.
paign 80 far. Every man of sense vbo
pays The political game expects n certain
"nouhi OF abuse as his share. No matter
Nhat his public acts or uttcrances. he ex-
poets them Ia be- caricaturcd and distorted
Even his best and most worthy act;ons
are sure 10 be- made to appear in an mn
favorable light, If the opponent can ms
ably do II. But politics has always been
= game 81 give and take-a game in which
ne contestants are supposed 10 have the
right 70 b~lackguard each other rs far A.
me law allows. SO long as they do not PASS
me point when endurance ceases 70 be a
virtue and recourse 10 violent retort be-
comes unavoidable. The public is entitled
70 q inil discussion Of the merits and de-
merit of those who ask its support for
public Office. though the contestants shouId
always remember that abuse is never arm
'nent, nor does the public as a whole care
70 listen to that class of campaign talk.
Hence the public debate. if conducted in
snch maner as not to exceed the limits tn
"nich gentlemen may 60. should prove Of
intt,t1t and benefit to the public. If no,
2 The contestants. The debate scheduled
,of friday night ct the Dittmann theater
no douet viii be an occasion of general in
terest to our citizens in general. AT anv
Hete' as The prominent candidates on the
PPosmg 'ckets are expected to partici-
Icse' At will give all an opportunity Of
e'Rs up the men who are seeking county
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28
"a 1913 PAUPERS
ENUMERATED IN
u. S. IN 1910
Number OF AImshouse Paupers In United
States Increased Three Per Cent Be-
tween 1904 and 1910: According to
United States Census Bureau.
RATIO OF ALMSHOUSE PAUPERS HAS
STEADILY DECLINED SINCE 1880
Number of Paupers Reported, However, Is
Not an Indication OF Extent of Pow
crty in q Community, as Supply OF Aims
Houses is Said to be Inadequate.
Especial to The HcrGId)

Washington, ID. G., Oct. 2s.-According
to a report which is to be issued soon by
William j. Harris, director Of the Bureau
of the Census, Department of Commerce,
81 IDS paupers were enumerated in aims
houses in the United States on January.
i, 1910, and SS,3l3 were admitted during
the year. The number of a~lmshouse pau
|pers in the United States increased 3 per
cent between 1904 and 1910. and the num-
Der of annual admissions to almshouses
increased So per cent, while the total
population of the country increased l2.4
per cent during the same period.
The ratio of almshouse paupers to popu-
%lation has steadily declined at every cen
sus since 1880, the earliest date from which
comparable figures are available. The
census report. being confined to a study
of inmates of almShouses, does not include
inmates of any other institution or recipi-
ents of outdoor relief. Accordingly, the
number of paupers reported l. not a meas
ure of the extent of poverty in a commun-
ity, because it depends on the adequacy
of the supply of almshouses or the pre-
vailing policy in regard to outdoor relief,
on climatic conditions, and on the exist
ence or number of special institutions for
children and for physical and mental de-
fectivcs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28
Almshouse a Temporary Shelter.

Three-fourths of the 59,120 persons
discharged from almshouses during 1910
were discharged to be self supporting, and
about one-foprth were turned over to rela-
tives and friends. The proportion dis
charged in the latter way was much higher
among women than among men. OF those
discharged during the year nine-tenths had
been inmates less than a year, and Of
those present at the beginning of the year
about one-third had been there less thar
one year. The almshouse j. thus largely
a temporary shelter rather than a perman-
ent abode OF the poor, the permanent in
mates who are there to stay a. long ~
they live forming a minority Of the total
almshouse population.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28
than in general adult population.


The foreign born in 1910 formed 1913
per cent Of the total white population OF
the United tSates, but they formed 42.6
per cent of the paupers enumerated In
almshouse on January ], 1910, and Al per
cent of those admitted during the year
1910. The ratio of almshouse paupers per
100, 900 population of the same nativity
about four times a great among the
foreign born as among the native whites.
This il due in part to the fact that there
are few children among the foreign born (;
also to the greater proportion OF males
among them. When allowance j. made,
.however,for these factors, the ratio still
remains higher for the immigrants, this
generally lower economic leve. occupied
by them "a compared with the natives.
Among the immigrants, the Irish show
a much higher ratio of almshouse pauper-
ism 1,04S.5 per 100000 native Of Ire
land) than those Of any other nationality,
the Swiss being next with a ratio Of
400. The natives of the countries from
which most of the recent immigrants come
have by far the lowest ratios of aims
house pauperism, the ratio being 15.4 for
Austria Hungary, 49, for Russia, and BIS
for Italy. The higher ratios Of almshouse
Ipauperism for the natives Of countries
from which the tide Of immigration was
az its height some decades ago are due
in a large part TO the fact that they com
prise ut the present time a large proper
tion of old persons.
The ratio of pauperism among the ne
groes is about the same a. that among
the native whites, when the country n q
whole is considered.
/ OF the men in almshouses whose occu-
patton prior to admission was reported,
the largest number had been unskilled Ia
borers; considerable numbers, however, be-
longed to skilled trades. such a carpenters
and %ioiners, GLACIERS and varnishers. Most
of the women in almshouscs for whom u
prior occupation was reported had beer
domestic servants. At the time Of enum-
Grafton, however, a large proportion
about two-fifths Of the almshouse paupcrs
were reported a entirely incapacitated
and nearly two-thirds Of the paupers emu
merated on January /, 1910, and more
than one-third of those admitted durin.
the year, were physically or mentally de-
~fective. The number of mentally defcc.
tivc-that is, of the insane and feeble.
minded in almshouscs, j. shown to be de.
%clining, the reason being that special in.
stiiutions are being provided for thcsi
classes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28
FARMERS IN THE COMMERCE. CLUBS.

The Chattanooga Tradesman of recent
date makes the suggestion that the bust
ness men of the smaller towns of the South
would do well to interest the farmers of
their respective vicinities in the work of
the commercial clubs, inducing them to
become members and add their efforts to
those of the business men in the promo
ton of the development of the town, as
well as of the surrounding country. The
article dwells upon the lack of sufficient
interest on the part of the citizenship of
the average small town sin the work of
their commercial clubs and points out the
fact that the interest of the farm and the
town are very largely mutual.
The suggestion is worthy OF earnest con-
sideration. The fact that commercial
clubs very often interest themselves in
the carrying of bond issues for road i'm
p~rovements and in the construction of
railroads, canals and other improvements
which are of the greatest Importance to
the farmer, as well as to the town, should
cause the farmers To take an equal inter
.tri III tHt NOfh VI tnt utNtttDiitHt tltu~.
Neither the Town nor the country seems to
have realized 10 what a large extent the
interests of the one are intcrtwincd with
those of the other. Ii would be an excel
lent thing ii our business men could in
duce the farmers of the surrounding see
ton TO join the Chamber of Commerce and
assist in the promotion of the development
for which il should strive. The interests of
both would undoubtedly be greatly bene-
fitted.
between the own and the farm would re-
suit in a better understanding between
the two classes of citizens which would be
bound to bring desirable results to both.
So much can be accomplished by unity
of action, and so little is accomplished
when the people do not unite in projects
for the general good. The idea thrown out
by the Tradcsman is capable of wonder
ful development, and The Herald hopes
that ii may take root in the Brownsville
section. Let the town people invite the
farmers to join their club, and let both take
counsel Of each other with regard TO the
development of the rich and fertile coun-
try OF which the hopes of this section are
based. The result would be to promote,
not only development and consequent
prosperity, but a feeling of community in
~terest which would tend to unite our entire
citizenship in bonds of friendship and
would make all of Us happier and more
contented.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28
SCRIPTURE.
John I4:I-7.

Let not your heart be troubled; We be-
Eeve in God, believe also in me.
In my fathers house are many man
%sions: if it were not so, | would have told
You. 20 to prepare a place for YOU.
And if 60 and prepare a place for You.
| will come again, and receive you unto
myself; that where l am, there We may be
also.
And whittier ! 60 We know, and the way
We know.
II We had known me, We should have
known my Father also:. and from hence
forth ye know him, and have seen him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28

A total of 17,4s6 died in almshouses in
the United States during 1910. the death
rate being 207.7 per 1000 paupers cnum-
Grated on January |, 1910. The death
rate for the registration area Of the Uni
ted States for 1910 was Is per 1000. The
greatest single cause Of death among pau
pers was tuberculosis Of the lungs, which
accounted for nearly one-fifth Of the
deaths during the year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Subscribers nj the city who fail to re-
ceive The Herald regularly are requested
10 notify the office promptly. All papers
delivered in the city should be received, as
y rule, not later than 4 :i5 to g o'clock p.
- Unless some accident to the press or
: snvr untoward delay occurs at the print
Ang Office, the paper should be out not later
shan 1870 and the carriers should complete
eheir distribution, even to the most distant
subscribers, within not less than an hour
and thirty minutes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28

Today begins the last week Of the cam
paisn for offices in Cameron county. Ii j.
to be hoped sincerely that it may pass a.
peacefully and with no worse results than
have attended the campaign so far. and
that the decisive battle of the ballots on
next Tuesday may end all the hard feeling
which Is naturally incidental to a hard
fought struggle for local offices, such a.
this has been.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28

The absolute cessation of railroad traf-
nc for these few days has caused the poo
pie of this section to appreciate more than
ever the fact that the Associated Press
service, through the columns Of The Her
aid keeps them posted upon the worlds
doings, even though the big city dailies
may not be o~btainable.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28

Who said that Przemysl i unpronoynce
able. Here i Judd NJ. Lewis of the Hous-
Post, not only daring to pronounce it,
but finding rhymes for 1.-THE only thing
lacking being an interpreter to tell Us ex-
actly what Mr.. Lewis, means. But, OF
some things must be taken Tor
granted. Anyway, here j. the way that
he Hampers with the puzzling combination
of conSonants:
We nave no desire TO but in where
angels fear TO tread. but far be it from
us to permit ourselves to he outdone
by a Philadelphia man. Those who
have trouble pronouncing "Przemysl'
Will have no further difficulty if they
will commit the following little lime
rick to memory, and recall it when
ever Przemysl j. mentioned in their
presence:
A young man, n native of Przemysl
Once bought his fair lady a
phthrzemysl,
When asked was she glad,
She told him: "Bedad,
Nothing else could e'er please me a.
p~xtrzcmysl."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28

And now it is General Villa who is grow
ing nervous-imagining that some on,
want To end his career.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

Oucc ocfeIop.
FOR US TO LEAVE THE ISLANDS
AND TO GUARANTEE TO THE MA.
TONS OF THE WORLD, IN Ex-
CHANGE FOR THE TREATIES OF
NEUTRALITY WITH RESPECT TO
THE ISLANDS, THAT LAW AND
ORDER WILL BE PRESERVED AND
THAT THERE WILL BE NO CIVIL
CONNECTION IN WHICH LAW AND
ORDER CANNOT BE MAINTAINED.
WOULD be AN EVIDENCE OF
LACK OF SANITY THAT CANNOT
THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
WOULD EVER DISPLAY.
If they should if would not be a
year before We would have to go
back into the islands in order TO
maintain the peace that We had
guaranteed to the world. As one
prominent Filipino expressed il to
me YOUR VESSELS CARRY
ING AWAY YOUR GOVERN
MENT WOULD HARDLY GET
THROUGH THE PAS S A G f
BETWEEN MAR'VALES AND
CORREGIDOR. IL SIGHT OF
MANILA, But THE THROAT
CUTTING WOULD BEGIN"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

TRIBUNE FOR JOB PRINTING.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

Mark and Mail the Coupon NOW
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

background of
a powerful gov
ern m e ut Is
withdrawn the
difference be-
tween the Fill
pin o a n d
Moros. who are
mutinous a n 4
have no sympa-
thy with the
Filipinos an d
have a racial
h aired or
I n e N. will at
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05
Insanity For Us to
Guarantee Peace
In Philippines
BY Former Persistent O: the Uniied
States WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT.

THE Moros have notified us that
they will not stand Filipino
government, and the Eilipinos
say they cannot take over the is
lands unless they take over all of
them. The minute that a strong
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-23
VEIL OF SECRECY ]. SHROUDS ACTIVITY
 OF RIVAL ARMIES Official Advices Show Ger mans Have Adygncsd < Further Than Was
 Believed

London, November 22.-t2:10 D. m. over the battIcs between the Russians and the Austro- German forces. Head- quarters of both armies confine them selves to briefesf statements, saying merely that fighting continues.
 News from official sources, however shows the German advance has pene- trated farther into Poland than pre-. viously disclosed. Warsaw is threatened for second time General Won Hindern- burg's army has advanced as far as the Lowicz- -Skierniwice line. or two-thirds oi the way to the Polish capital, iron which they,now are only 70 miles distant Further south in Poland. however, the Teuton allies are said to have been re- pulsed between Radon and Kielce.
 The battle in East Prussia seems to have died down. but the Russians con- tinue to advance in Galicia and still are fighting on the caenstoc howa- -Cracow front
 The, battle in Poland In the direction of Lowicz, Is the most critical one, and the Germans have the greatest confidence in the outcome, but Petrograd military ob- servers declare Russia's overwhelming superiority in numbers again must tell, as when the Germans made their first attack on Warsaw
 In Flanders and in France the armies seem to be enjoying long deserved rest. The only evidence that the belligerents are facing each other is an occasional bombardment with heavy guns.
 An eyewitness with British headquar- ters, in a long statement made public to- daq, gives official confirmation of heavy German losses at Ypres He speaks of decimated battalions. of hundreds of dead left before the trenches and of patches of bodies found in farmhouses. Cas- ualty lists show that the British forces have suffered severely.
 The Seryians are making a stand against the Austrians In well chosen fortified positions in the Rolubara river but as the Austrians command superior forces it seems apparent that unless other Balkan states come into the war Servia is facing defeat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-23

and exposure. Fire Captains Daniel F. Davidson and William II. Cosine were badly cut and bruised when a stairway collapsed under them. Four men, two women and baby were burned about the body.
 Of the seven burned to death all but one were members of the family of Ma rino Rosata. piano maker aged SO. Be- sides Rosata himself the dead were his wife. aged 90. his two daughters, r and IS years old, respectively, two nieces. aged 26 and "A, and Joseph Poladiri, 24.
 Whether the fire was caused by bomb explosion could not be determined to- night. Inspector Eagan of the bureau of combustibles, said 1t was impossible to establish the truth of a report that an explosion preceded the fire He considered 1t significant, however that the fire ap- peared to have started near an apart ment occupied by Goetana Shambri who reported to the police that he had re- ceived letters demanding money
 Shambri said today he had received sev- eral threatening letters and that last Friday ae telephone message had warned him that unless he gave 5000 to a man who would meet him at a nearby corner. he would meet with bodily harm. He ignored the demand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-23
BIG VICTORY
 IS RUMORED

Berlin. November 22--via Rome )-Al- though there Is no confirmation of a de- oision in the great battle between the Warta and Vistula rivers, Berlin Is filled with rumors of a great victory. Official reports continue to register a succession of tactical successes.
 The Austro-German forces seem to have accepted battle along a battle line highly favorable strategically to pressing home a central attack, while the Russians, who are suffering the same disadvantages as the Germans encountered before the War saw-Ivangorod line recently. The roads in the Russians rear are in a wretched state, the Germans having accomplished thorough job of destruction on their retirement. The Russians are damned together on three sides and hampered greatly in bringing up supplies.
 The military critic of Bossiche ZeItung declares the situation gives ground for hope that the Russians may be cut off entirely from line of retreat
 Austrian reports say the Carpathian
 (Continued on Page Eight)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-23
EIGHT MEET DEATH IN FIRE; BLACK HAND
 LEADERS SUSPECTED
New York Tenement House Destroyed as Result of Fire of Suspicious Origin-Two Others sA&s Badly Burned and Several More Injured
 The Police Are Investigating

New York, November 22.--Eight per sons nre dead. two others were so bad Iy burned that they may die, and seven more. including two fire captains, were injured as the result of fire of suspi- cfous origin which early today virtually destroyed five-story brick tenement house on East Twenty-nfnth street. As result of disclosures by n tenant who ,had received black hand letters and n dt mand for 5000 under threat of bodily harm, detectives tonight are seeking men known to them as black hand leaders.
 Panic which seized the tenants when they were aroused by rescuers caused the loss of life, the police say. as the building was amply equipped with fire escapes.
 Seven bodies were found in the hallway on the top floor near a stairway leading to the roof when the flames had been subdued. This afternoon Mrs. Annie Ca- taldo, tenant who had been rescued, died from heart failure induced by shock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-23
QUIET THANKSGIVING
 FOR THE CAPITAL

Washington November 2.-Because of the expected absence of President Wilson and other officials. Thanksgiving Day this year promises to be unusually quiet in the capital Officials are seizing every opportunity for short vacations before the convening of Congress.
 Unless important business intervenes the President will leave at midnight Tues day for Williamstown. Mass. to visit his daughter. Mrs. F. B. Sayre. He plans to stay In Williamstown the remainder of the week. He will not attend the AimyNavy game. as he did last year. and because of his desire to accomplish as much as possible during the next session of Congress he will not repeat his visit of last year to Pass Christian. Miss. though he may so to one of the Virginia winter resorts for a few days during the Christmas recess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-23
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Germans reported preparing naval
 raid.
 Veil of secrecy around battle zone. Eight meet death in fire ~ American troops leave Vera Cruz to-
 day. 2-New ships needed for survey work. S-War demands making business for
 United States. 4-Editorial comment. 5-More expressions Of city's legislative
 needs.
 Livest city in south. says banker. Steel mill now on double turn. Immigration work handicapped. 6-Auburns failure Saturday big sur
 prise. s-Cotton gihned in Alabama counties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-23

and machine guns immediately opened fire The Englishmen circled above the balloon hall for some time and dropped six bombs. two of which came so near the
 building as to cause a tremor of appre-
 hension. Two others struck houses in
 the city, damaging them severely and killing man and wounding a woman. One of tho fiiers attempted to cross the
 hall at height of only a quarter of a
 mile. Bullets from guns on the tops of buildings, however, pierced the acropane' s gasoline tank and the pilot was forced to glide to earth. On reaching the ground he tried to defend himself with revolver. but was captured after receiving a slight wound in the head. Tho point where the aeroplane landed was only 300 feet from the Zeppelin hall.
 The wounded man is being treated at a local hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-23


 London' November 22.-Reuter,s amsterdam correspondent says:
 An official ConstantinopIe ,e,soro says the Turkish cruiser Mamad;ad .,,s- terday bombarded and destroyed tha russian petroleum depots and wire sta- ,on at Taupse near Novorossysk, on the Black sea.
 A heavy battle lasting nine hours occurred on November IS along the Shat at-El-Arab river (this river empties into the Persian gulf and forms part of the boundary between the Persian and Turkish domains) between the brand new Turkish troops. The British losses were heavy.
 One shot from the Turkish gum boat Marmaris hit British gunboat and caused an explosion. Details are not yet available"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-23
ENGLISH ATTACK ON
 ZEPPELIN SHOPS FAIL
Germans Advised of Approach of Brdmen and Greet Ava With Fusillade of ShotsAOne Aeroplane is
 Brought Down

lriedrichshafen, Germany. November 22 p. m.)-Elaborate German precautions for an emergency were responsible for failure ofNa raid of three English avia- this city with the object of destroying the Zeppelin balloon works. Anti-aeroplane cannon and machine guns brought down flight.
 The British airmen first were seen above Constance at ? o'clock in the afternoon and their presence immediately was an ncunced to authorities at Friedrichshafen by telephone When they appeared at Friedrichshafen the anti-balloon cannon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-23
BRITISH MINES WASHED UP

z Included in the information given out by the German official press bureau is the following:
 Holland reports that an official in- quiry has shown that every one of the 100 mines washed up on the Dutch coast were of British origin.
 Belgian fugitive officers interned in Holland declare fhey got sick of sacrifice ing poor Belgian soldiers to British selfish ness, so they persuaded the soldiers to desert. Owing to dissensions in the Brit ish cabinet and to differences between King Albert and General Pau, the officers say, Belgium is tied hand and foot by the French and English.
 Stefan Frumusseanu. vice president of the Roumanian Chamber of Deputies, in a Rtatement made at Budapest, said Austro. Roumanian friendship was traditional and that the neutrality of Roumania was safe
 Special correspondents report that Per