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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01

IL ] should die tonight,
face.
Before they laid in its resting place.
And deem that death had left il almost
fair:
And laying snow white flowers against
my hair.
Would smooth il down with fearful ten
derness.
And hold my hands with lingering caress
Poor hands. SO empty and 50 cold to
night,
III | should die tonight.
Ny friends would call to mind. with low
ing thought
Some kindly deed the icr hands had
wrought.
Some gentle words the frozen lips had
said:
Errands on which the willing feet had
sped:
The memory of my selfishneSs and pride,
My hasty words. would all be put aside,
And 50 | should be loved and mourned
tonight.
III ! Mould die tonight.
Even hearts estranged would turn once
more to me.
Recalling other DAYS rcmorsefullv
The eyes that chilled mr with a~yerte,l
glance
Would look upon me as Of yore. per.
chance
And soften in the old familiar way:
For who conld wal with dumb. uncon-
scious Flayg
So might rest. forgiven of all tonight.
oh. friend. | pray tonight
Keep not Your kisses for my dead. cold
brow
The way Is lonely. let me feel them now
Think gently Of me: ! am travel worn :
Ny faltering feet are pierced with MANY
2 thorn.
Forgive . hearts estranged. forgive I
plead;
When dreamless sleep is mine. 7 shall
not need
The tenderness for which 7 long tonight
-Arabeila T.. Smith.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01
A Straw Hat Autumn.

Please obliee a regular subscriber by
publishing when straw hats will he shot
of or 20 out of season.
So writes an out-oftowG friend.
Frankly. we do not know. We wish
we did. Time was when ''sh 0tin' straw
hats" was merry sport on certain Sep
TENDER DAYS. no matter what tale was
told by the thermometer. With the pas.
sing Of genial Sambola, hat custom
failed.
Now all We can do is IT, await the kind
ness of the weatherman.
This autumn he seems To have lost his
way Southwark with n change in the
temperature Perhaps. likewise. she cool.
ing breath of autumn has all been alb
sorbed by the pedal extrcmities Of
%"prcminent politicians" since The liquor
Issue has been broacned-lcaving the
winds which blow on the fevered brow
Of common folk still untempcred Of their
neat.-New Orleans Item.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01
BIRTHDAYS TODAY
October l..

Hon. David Il. Francis Of st. Louis, for
merly secretary of the interior. l. 90
wears old today. He was mayo Of st.
Louis and then governor OF Missouri, be-
fore President Cleveland rendered him the
cabinet portfolio. He was born at Rich
mond, Ky, October /. 1850, and went 10
81. Louis at the age Of 10. Mere he Sc
cured a position a. a clerk. anu gorked
his way through Washington university.
He made a great success IN business, and
was soon taken into partnership. Tx e.
tablished several big firms of grain COM
mission merchants. and has y en interest
ed in banking. Mr.. Frances was only IS
when he was elected mayor of the city.
Four years later he won the g~overnor>hip
on the democratic ticket. Ile has taken
an active interest in the general movement
for good government, and baa aided phi
anthropies and civic uplift %ork in his
city. lie was president Of the aig st. Louis
exposition, and helped to organize the
Southern Commercial congres :. lie was
decorated BY the rnlers Of the principal
countries Of the world.
Hon. Joseph G.. s. Blackburn, former
United States senator from Kentucky, 75
wears old today.
DIR. Dean c. Worcester, zoeIogist and
Philippine official, 40 years old to-day.
DIR. James Mcclellan Hamilton, president
Montana Agricultural College, 81 today.
Brigadier General Edward b. Moseley,
United States army, retired, noted Indian
fighter. SO years old today.
Dir. Charles r.. Brown, dear Of Yale
Divinity school, SO years old today.
Bishop Frederick ID. Leeie Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, Atlanta 40 today.
Mrs. Annie Besant, famous English au-
thoress, Us wears old today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01
FRIDAY, 0 /. 1915.


According to the statement of General
Emiliano p. Nafarrate of Matamoros to
the Associated Press correspondent on
Thursday afternoon, il appears that the
general has at last become convinced of
the necessity for action on the part Of the
ConstitutionaIist army Of the northern
I~amaulipas military zone, to maintain
order within that zone. As a result. it is
reported the general has begun a cam
paign to- suppress the bandits who have
been infesting the Mexican shore of the
Rio Grande within the territory under Ma
farrate's command. This news lends hope
that order may soon be restored on the
border, for, with the vigilant patrol main
tanned by the American soldiers on this
side Of the river properly supplemented by
the cooperation of General Nafarrate and
his forces, the bandits should soon be
either pcnned in or dispersed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01
GASOLINE, THE DESTROYING
DEMON.

The awfu. effect of the explosion of a
tank Of gasoline at the railroad station in
Ardmore, Okla, a few days ago, which
killed forty-seven persons and wrecked
100000 worth of property, furnishes n
never to be forgotten lesson on the danger
Of this highly combustible oil. A mere
spark from the hammer OF a laborer, care
lessly struck on the metal tank containing
the gasoline, caused il 10 ignite. The ter
rife explosion followed simultaneously.
Many bodies of the victims were literally
blown to Iieces. large buildings were ut
terly demolished. Flying brands from the
immediate scene of the wreck fired the
town in warrior parts, and the entire place
came near to atte- ruin.
Gasoline is Il most useful servant. But
never forget that il i one of the most
dangerous of explosives. In n single in
slant. a careless, negligent hand, 4 reck-
less smoker. may touch il with a lighted
match or cigar. or otherwise cause IT TO be
brought into contact with II spark, which
will convert il into q demon of destruction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01
ONLY ONE CRITICISM TO OFFER.

Some people seem to think that by per
hitting its citizens 10 lend a billion dollars,
ar tsen half that sum-, to the British and
French governments the United States will
violate neutrality. II is difficult, however.
10 Zee how such a loan could be any mere
in violation of neutrality than il Is te sell
millions Of dollars worth OF munitions Of
war. or any other supplies, for that mat
ter. to any of the warning nations. Money
i only a commodity, after all. And, so far
- this loan to Britain and France Is con
cerned. there is no inhibition whatever
AGAINST the loan Of similar sums, or aS
mich more or less a. might be required.
~ Germany or Austria by any American
citizen who might wish to make such a
loan. In fact, the only criticism The Her
.Ia has TO offer 10 the transaction IS the
fact that II is so much less fortunate than
those rams Atlantic borrowers, that 1T can
mt obtain loans on the same easy terms.
Nov. IL we could only borrow at : per
cent. without giving the lender any strangle
hold on all the tangible assets we possess,
ve should not feel at all envious or OBJ
iect in the slightest to the extension Of
th;s favor to Britain ard France ON such
aoSv terms.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01

Horsc-Race meets ut Columbus, o..
Scala. Mo-. Toronto. Ont, Louisville.
Ky. Hartford, Mich.
Horscsltow ut Bryn Mawr, Pa.
IiorscslIow at Panama Pacific Expo
%sition. San Francisco.
Auto-Tack races nj Trenton, y. J..
Tennis-Womcnss Open tournament,
at oLngwood. Mass.
Motorcycle-Race meet mt Oklahoma
City. Okla.
Dog-Dog Show at Kansas City Ken
mel Club. Kansas City.
Golf-Lesley Cup matches. at Merton
Cricket Club. Pa.
Boxing-Johnny Dundee vs.. Joe Wei
ling. ~ rounds. mt Milwaukee. Young
Brown vs.. frankie Whitney. 10 rounds.
mt Minneapolis. George Chanev vs.. Bat
Ting Schultz. 10 rounds nj Toledo. o.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01

One Of the most consoling things in the
world lies in the fact that other people
make mistakes. Instead being impatient
With them. we should be glad when this
honnenS. Somehow our own plumbers
snem 10 trouble MS less after that.-Los
Angeles Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01
HUMAN INTEREST STORIES FROM OTHER NATIONS

Paris-Onc Of the Frendh soldiers
killed at the taking Of Metzeral in Al.
SAGE belonged to a branch of the army
service. organized after ten months OF
war, called the Photographic Section
which is now officially photographine
the war. Its role is artistic, historical
and educational. Although the stan
military it also is serving the foreign
Office and the department Of public in
struction.
General Jofrrc. Monsieur Millerand
Minister of War, Dclcasse. Minister 81
Foreign Affairs and Sarraul, Minister
Of Public Instruction. aided by the com
mittee of foreign affairs Of the Cham
Der OF Deputies and the foreign office col
Elaborated liz its organization. The OPP
orators are all modified men, and, as
at Metzeral. are on the fighting line
taking pictures, which. with orders re-
ports, plans and other documents viii
hereafter conStit rte the historical sec
tion of the Genera. Stan.
For the fine ats ~Sortiur; and the edu
cational department il is intended thus
to make a complete collection Of photo
Graphs of DESTROYED or damaged nlblit
n'onuments Of great artist ~ai,c' and
IN general To furnish a SORT cf ,iid>tra
IT,. annex to tn. history Of the VAR fol
the instruction of future generations.
These official photographers during
the seven DAYS bombardmcnt of Metzeral
took three thousand negatives.
Berlin-Such SCHOOLS Of mackcrcl
as have not been seen in German waters
for many years are now visiting tn
seaooasts i'm both the North Sea and the
Baltic. and the fishermen are making
enormous catches. The fish are entering
the Baltic through the Cattcgat in great
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01

A San Antonio dispatch announces
that the district judge and the sheriff
are confronted with a knotty problem.
A hssster killed twenty-one doves WITH
one shot: the law forbids any person to
xii, more than fifteen doves i'm any one
day. The Judge and the sheriff decline
Ia rule ms to whether the law was yio-
lated. We are willing to make "a ruling.
Unless it can be proved that the shoot
ing occurred on two separate days the
man is guilty. That is II one day ended
and a new day began Letwcen the time
when he began TO kill the birds and the
time when it finished killing them. then
and in that event the said hunter is not
guilty@Temple Telegram.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01
TODAY IN HISTORY
October 1.

October 1.
16S4-Died Pierre Corneiile. the great
French poet and dramatiSt.
ls00-Treaty Of ST. I~defonSo. by which
Spain ceded Louisiana to France.
ls01-preliminary articles of peace be-
tween France and England signed ut
London.
1S07-Fir-t steamboat sailed from New
York. ID was the Clcrmont. 1870 feet
long. and made five miles an hour.
1S5s-Turkey declared war against Rus
STA.
1Ss3-DomeStic letter postage in the
United States reduced to , cents.
1s91-Leland Stanford university first
opened To students.
lS9S-Peace commissioners of the United
States and Spain began their confer
ence in Paris.
19l1-FranciSco /. Madero Jr. elected
president Of Mexico without OPPOSE
ton.
1a1I-Treaty with Russia signed al Wash
ington. to submit all disputes that can
not BE- settled automatically to nm in
ternational commission.
1g14-The War: German attempt to pierce
allies line at Albert fails. Germans
fail III attempt to take outer Antwerp
forts. British cruiser captures ten
German steamers in Kamerun, South
Africa, German warShips shell ia
paneSe positions around Tsing-tau.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01

Great Britain takes from the North Sea
enough fish to supply twenty-five pounds
.ech wear to each inhabitant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01

: OTHER PAPERS OPINIONS. =
The Submarine Pill.

Henry Ford. the well known and sue
sessfnl automobile aalcsl--slr IS liz W.T.
Iington Ia iatcrcs: Uacle sam IN a it'll,
Ferd runalsout submariI which he Is
ready To make. Mr.. Fed says that .iS
little underwater runabout will be far
cheaper in original cost and IN upkeep
than Tie bigger Submarines, 0 81 ltp-
ular in Germany.
The runabout is TO be a real Ford en-
terprise; il will have nothing 10 ~ with
electricity. Ii will be propelled by gaso.
line. and i'm that way it will be free of
handicaps. which are the inevitable
part of the big submarines. Moreover. II
will be- a light runner. one that can 60
i'm small harbors and which can explore
creeks and rivers. The bed of no ocean
will be too rough or too rocky for II. anu
il can be- turned out by the dozens. like
"A we'll known make of automobiles.
Saws Mr.. Ford: Nit would be no
trick ut all to build "A submarine one
fourth the size Of those now in use, that
|could carry a pill at the end Of a pole.
with sufficient explosive force To raise
the mighticst ~drcadnought out Of the sea.
And the best part of il is. that these
new submarines would cost only a frac-
tion of what the submarines now in use
cost. and in less than one per cent of "A
battleship. They will weigh IA quarter on
~ If what the present submarines
weigh.
Mr.. Ford has some remarkable
achievements 10 his credit Perhaps he
is ready Il add another Montgomery
Advertiser
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01

Washington. Oct. 1.-The contest for
the 1916 q. A. ". encampment. 1t was
said here Yesterday Mt the present meet.
ing. is between Atlen';c CITY and Kan.
sas CITY. President Wilson Yesterday re.
ceived several thousand mombcrs Of the
g. A.. r. organizations. The reception
was I'm the east room.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01
Champ Clark Greatest Living missOurian.

Scdalia. Nd. Oct. Champ Clark
was named as the greatest living Mis-
~sourian by Governor Major here yes
terday. in accordance with n request Of
the officials Of the Panama Pacific exDo-
sition. The governor announced his de-
cision in the coure Of an address.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01
To Reopen Canal October 5.

Washington. at. l. The Panama
Canal. closed because Of earth slides.
will be re-opened October ;. II j. esti-
mated that dredging operations 81 the
Gold Hill slide will require until then.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01

Grocer-What will YOU have ?
Boy want a lamp chimney. and
mother says ler ii be as STRING MS the
butter you sold her yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01

tutfr UdTl III Tic cdttH- III tIcIIisiii I>iI
crmen are taking enormous lauls in tie
waters around kiel Eckenfoerde anil
Fehmarn; and many shipIoads Of ice
are coming dow from Denmark and
Norway for packing the fish for ship
ment into the interior.
Paris-.Although most Of The laberers
employed BY the city are at the front,
municipal improvement is not being ne
elected. The Champs Elysees is being
repayed, aS well as "A number of other
streets, and public buildings needing re-
pairs are receiving attention. Many of
the workers are Belgians free from mil
itary service and Ftenchmen who are in
the military classes not vet calle1, or
who have been declared exempt from
military duty.
Sydney. Australia-Thc cruiser BriS
bane. and two torpedo boat d~eStroycrS.
which will be- launched at the Cockatoo
Island Nava. Dock Yard here during the
next two months will add considerably
10 the Australian navy. The Brisbane
will be the first cruiser entirely con
structcd in an Australian yard by Aus
~tralian workmcn. She is named after the
capital of Queensland and is a sister
ship of the Sydncv-the victor over the
Emden-and the Melbourne. She is 5000
tons displacement and is armed with q
inch guns.
The two ~destroyers are the TorrenS
and the Swan.
Suva. Fiji Islands-Out Of a popula-
ton Of a little over 1000 Europeans.
the British colony Of Fiji has officially
sent l16 men to the front. and another
100 have gone Independently. The total
is thus 2l6 or abou 1-16 of the entire
white population
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-21
Hattie johnson.

Miss Hattie Johnson passed from
the home of her mother, 1910 Third
street, Moline, at $50 last evening,
Death came after a long illness of
tuberculosis.
Deceased was horn in Moline, Jan 1,
1888 She attended the Moline public
schools and was graduated from the
high school with the class of 1901.
Since that time she had been employ
ed as. steuographer and bookkeeper at
the Lerch & Greve wall paper store.
Rock Island.
Left to mourn are the mother and q
host of friends throughout Moline.
Miss Johnsou's father preceded her ia
death seven months, having been kill
ed in a train accident Feb o. 1915. She
was q member of the ROYAL Neighbors.
Funeral will he held at the home at
$50 Thursday afternoon. Rev r. g.
HaDev viii oficiate and interment viii
be in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-21
BODY SEVERED
4 SPEEDING TRAIN
solomon Scherbonsky, Aged 90, Killed
by Golden State Limited in
Davenport.

Solomon Scherbonsky was instantly
killed at $50 o'clock this morning
when the Rock Islands Golden State
limited train struck him as he was
driving across the tracks at Third and
Davte streets. in Davenport. His body
was cut completely in two and his
right arm severed
ScherbonsSy, or sam Scherman, as
he was known in America. was just
starting to work. as driver for q fuel
company. Because of the view being
somewhat INSTRUCTED by buildings and
standing freight cars, it is supposed
that Scherbonsky failed to notice the
train until it was upon him.
A witness to the catastrophe. Louis
J. OFT, stated that Scherbonsky was
hurled directly under the wheels Of
the train when it struck the wagon Ia
which he was riding. The wagon was
cut away from the horses and hurled a
distance OF 80 feet, completely wrecked.
Scherbonsky, who was 20 years old
and single, lived with his uncle at 1873
West Third street, Davenport. only a
short distance from the scene OF his
death. He was born in Russia, having
lived in America but a few years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-21
MAKE FINAL PLANS
FOR EXTENSION WORK

The committee representing the
Rock Island churches met al the Y. NJ.
c. A. last night TO take up the plan
and organization of the community ex-
tension campaign which is to be con-
Quoted in the city this week under the
direction Of A. NJ. Bruner. There
were S men including ministers pres
ent representing the various churches
of the city. L. H Martin presided
and after stating the purpose of the
meeting called on some OF the mem
bers present to give their opinion OF
the proposed work.
J. D. G. Walker. Rev. D. A. John
son, Z. c. Fisher, r. c. Smedley and
Mr., Bruner were among the speakers.
The committee arranged for daily shop
meetings Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday noon at five Of the
larger plants Of the city. The sched-
ule of shops and speakers for today
was announced as follows:
Rock island Sash & Door works, r.
C. Smedley. leader, A. NJ. Bruuer,
speaker. Rock Island Manufacturing
company. F. D. C. Walker, Rev. J. L.
Vance; Rock Island Bridge & Iron
works. f. B. McKown, Rev. David
Johnson; Rock Island Stove works,
William Mclean Stewart, Rev. ]. E,
Wilson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-21
QUIZ APPLICANTS
FOR CITIZENSHIP
Time of the gircuit Court rs Being
Taken Up With Naturalization
Matters.

The entire attention Of Judge W T.
Church in circuit court today was
taken up with naturalization matters
There are 81 applications for final pa
pers to be acted on. C. r. Thompson
Chicago. is the federal examiner who
is auizzing the petitioners.
The test being conducted demon
strated that some of those seeking
citizenship had a fair knowledge of
this country and its government. while
others were woefuIly ignorant of the
same Tt is expected the tests Will
continue through tomorrow.
The grand jury is Ending a great
deal TO DO and it is probable that ad-
fournment viii not be taken unit 1.-The
last OF this week or the first of next
week IN unusual proceeding was the
reading of Instructions to the secret
body by States Attorney f. r. Thomp-
son yesterday afternoon This work
has usually been done by the court
here. although in some counties it is
the practice for the county attorney
to do it. when appointed by the court
for this duty, as was done yesterday
Under the provisions of The new law
courts are directed to especially in
struct grand juries to investigate, not
only bucket shops. as in the past, bur
also four-stOrv buildings in the coun
ty not equipped with fire escapes
These two matters were considered Of
special importance by the legislators
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-21
SIX AUTOMOBILES
ARE FINED BY JUDGE

six automobiIists, most Of whom are
iitbus operators, were assessed S+.69
each in Moline police court this morn
ing by Magistrate Frank Gustafson on
charges Of violating the section of the
traffic ordinance prohibiting machines
from taking on passengers unless
within l8 inches of the curb.
Two other drivers have been taken
by the police but they entered pleas Of
not guilty and continuances were tax
en- until this afternoon They are Leo
Thornton of Rock Island and Frank
Tom berger of Moline.
Those fined this morning are John
jackson. Earl Clark, John Bredar,
CASTOR Van Hyfte, all of Rock Island,
Lloyd Kincade Of Moline and F. Dyke
OF Davenport,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-21
REV, JOE BELL is
TO Be 4 SPEAKER
Eloquent Galesburg Divine VIII he
Heard at Monument dwelling
Next SATURDAY,.

Rev. Joe Bell of Galesburg. promi-
nent in G. A. n. circles ana an orator
of great ability, has been secured by
Pleasant r. Cox. of John Buford post
TO give an address at the dedication
and unwilling of the soldiers and sail
ors' monument at Chippiannock Gene
terry next Saturday afternoon. j. G,
Scholes of Moline, senior vice COM
mander of the 6. a. r.. department Of
Illinois, Will bring greetings from the
department OF Illinois. ". N. Mitchell,
commander OF John Buford post, will
give greetings from the local organi-
cation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-21
PERSONAL POINTS

J. X. Scott, city attorney. Mrs. Scott
and ". W. Scott, the latter OF Daven-
port, returned home yesterday from
the east.
Mrs John Scherrman and son of Far
ley, Iowa. are guests at the home of
G. A. Buschle. 1910 Eleventh avenue.
They are enraute by automobile TO the
fair at Springfield.
8Ir. and Mrs. Ben u. Petit of Seat
tie. Wash. are in the city for 10 days
visit with their parents. Mrs. Peter
Kahlke. 3o3 Fourth avenue, and w. B.
Petit 314 Ninth street.
ARTHUR Lane. of Moline. partner
in the restaurant formerly conducted
by Lane Bros in that city. leaves to-
day for Philadelphia to take a posi-
ton in the small arms factory at Cbez-
ter, Pa Mr. Lanes family viii leave
for Philadelphia in a few weeks to
make their future home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-21
DRIVER INJURED AS
CAR STRIKES WAGON

An automobile owned by Oscar Col
berg. Davenport, and driven by mis-
chauffeur. Walter Peterson, 1907 west
Second street, Davenport, crashed into
an express wagon of the Trefz Express
company and the driver, Ernest Nc
MILAN. us Twelfth street. was ir-
iured. hut not seriously. The acct
dent occurred on Fifth avenue near
Twenty-seventh street at 1875 o'clock
last night. Mcmillan was taken to
his home in the ambulance. He had
been thrown between he horses by
the force of the collision One Of the
animals broke away and ran. The
matter was settled out Of court and
no charges have been preferred against
the owner or driver of the car.