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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-02-26
Supreme Chancellor
OfPythians Coming

Savannah, Ga. Feb. 25.-Grand
Keeper Of Records and Seal Will
liam II. Leopold of the knights of
Pytbias of Georgia, announced
Yesterday that Supreme Chancellor
Brig ham S. Young, of Ada, Ohio,
will visit Savannah, March Is and
deliyer an address to members of
the Pythian organizations in t1is
city. Arrangements for his en-
tertainment have not been made.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-02-26

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
HEAVY CHRISTMAS
MAILS EXPECTED
BROWNSVILLE POSTAL EMPLOYEES
SAY BELIEVE THIS YEAR WILL
BE BIGGEST IN HISTORY.

In th opinion of postal employees who
have been in. the local postoflice for a
number Of years the Christmas mai both
incoming and outgoing will be the heav-
lest in the history of the Brownsville
post Office. This increase of course. will
bc largely due to the soldiers stationed
either at Fort Brown or having their
mail sent to the Brownsville Office.
The sending Of parcels that have long
distances 10 20 has already commenced
although the rush has not yet set in. 1t
is expected that within the next week.
however the Office will be- rushed at all
hours.
As the parcels post clerks have made
all possible arrangements for the quick
and convenient handling Of the mails in
their department they are sure that they
will be- able to handle theruSh without
the necessity of additional clerks. The
principal inconvenience that will be cx-
pericnccd in the local office is the la"k
Of sufficient floor spare and tables for the
distribution and making up of the mail
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
HANDSOME GIFT
FOR PRESIDENT
COLLECTOR or CUSTOMS AND THE
EMPLOYEES FORWARD MEXICAN
DRAWNWORK TO WILSON.

President Wilson and his bride will have
q handsome table set of Mexican drawn
work for their Christmas dinner table.
Collector NJ Customs Frank Rabb and the
\ utcd States customs employees on the
border IN Mr.. Rabb's district, which ex-
tends from Laredo To Corpus Christi, have
forwarded to- the president a table cloth
aud \ dozen napkins Of the most exquisite
workmanship known To the workers in this
once famous article of commerce. The
set was made in the state of Aguas Calien-
tr~ and was imported from Mexico by way
XVII I'll Pa~o. II arrived in Brownsville
Tuesday night. and yesterday afternoon
was sent speeding on it, way To Washing
ton. The package was inscribed: "To
President Wl-on-trom Frank rabbi and
ihc boys on the border"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
K. G. SOUTHERN
TRAIN IS HELD
UP AND ROBBED
BLOW OPEN SAFE OF EXPRESS CAR
BUT so SCATTER CONTENTS GOT
NOTHING FOR TROUBLE.
THREATEN ENGINEER WITH DEATH
AND GAIN ENTRANCE TO MAIL
CAR-F0UR PACKAGES TAKEN.

MENA, Ark, Dee. l6.-South bound pas
senger train No. | of the Kansas City
Southern railroad was held up and robbed
today between Englcton and Acorn, Ark.
The bandits blew open the safe of the
express ear, but got nothing there, and
rifled the mail ear and got four registered
packages.
The train left Kansas City yesterday for
Port Arthur, Texas. The holdup took
place in rough. mountainous country.
G. +. Covert, the engineer, brought the
train to a halt on seeing a man standing
on the track waving a lantern. The engi
neer was then forced to uncouple the en-
CINE and run ahead two miles while the
bandits took up the work of safe blowing.
The express ear was virtually wrecked
by the explosion and the contents of the
safe scattered % that the robbers could
not stop TO pick up any. They then turned
to the mail ear, which was bolted. BY
threats to kill the engineer whom they held
a prisoner they gained entrance and took
four packages of registered mail. They
also carried away four rifles intended for
protection against train robbers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16

take up diplomatic negotiations regarding
the Ancona ease and asks for details of
tlse complaint on which the United States
will reject any proposal to start long ne
gotiatons Vienna adviccs today say that
tension there has lessened since the dis
patch of the reply to America.
American officials believe that since the
Ancona was ~hclled, torpcdoed and sunk
while passengers were still aboard that
there should be little room for discussion
of the contention that the submarine com
mander violated the principles Of interna-
tional law and humanity. The Austrian
official accounts of the disaster admitted
these facts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
5000 ACRES ARE
IN VEGETABLES
PROSPEROUS SEASON IN STORE FOR
SAN BENIT0 FARMERS, SAYS
RECEIVER {. r. R0WS0N.

4 glowing season and a rich reward for
their labors is i'll store for the farmers Of
the San Benito district according To +.
+. Rowson, receiver for the San Benito
Land 4 Water company, who spent few
hours in Brownsville today on business.
Crops could not possibly look better, he
said, and the cash returns are considered
quite satisfactory.
Mr. Rowson said that approximately
5000 acres in the San Benito district have
been planted to vegetables this year, Of
which 1000 acres are planted to lettuce
with approximately 2OO0 acres in cabbage
and mixed vegetables, with the larger pro-
portion in cabbage. One concern alone,
the Roy Campbell people. haye-ahinped out
thirty eight carloads Of mixed vegetables
80 far this seasOn-and the season has
hardly started.
The returns now being received for let
tuce are particularly pleasing, said Mr..
Rowson. Last night he was informed that
the Unit Marketing System the day before
had sold car of lettuce, approximately
$50 crates, at $1.35 per hamper, with the
sale cash deal and {. 0. b. San Bcnito.
This i only one Of the many instances
which farmers in the district are benefit
ting by, Mr.. Rowson said.
"With another good year, we fear that
we are going to feel 20 prosperous that
wo are Just going to swell up and bust, Il
declared the canal concern receiver.
Referring to the situation centering
about the organization of an irrigation dis
trict at San Benito to take over the canal
concerns lines. Mr. ROwsOn said that pro-
gress i being made, and that the contend
ing factions have about reached a compro-
mise. A meeting il To be held in another
week at which time it i expected there will
be promising developments. The trouble
in the organization Of the district arose
over the matter of including certain lands
near San Benito that have not heretofore
been watered, the owners desiring to run
canal lines through 1t i proposed t. issue
100000 in bonds. $4,000 Of which will
be given to the canal company in payment
for the properties. Sl50.000 to be held in
reserve, and 100000 to be spent for i'm
lprovemcnts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
IMMIGRATION WAS
AT LOWEST POINT
IN TWENTY YEARS
FIGURES MADE PUBLIC BY SECRE-
TARY OF LABOR SHOWS A LOW
POINT REC0SD FOR YEAR.
TOTAL NUMBER IMMIGRANT ALIENS
FELL FROM l.2l8480 TO 326.-
zoo on FIRST or JUNE.


WASHINGTON. III. XIII. rrc. lG. The
Tide of emigration u thr United States
cbbcd to It's lowest point in more than
twenty wears durinl the past fiscal year
according to figures madc puhh- today
thg anrUal report of Secretary Wilson.
~ thr department III labor.
The total number of immigrant aliens
thc report shows. fen from us. $50 i'm
thr rrctioHS wear tu SO 400 IA the pc
r.ut ending June 30 last tll admitted
arrivals of aliens immigrant aud non
Immigrant. were only l3i .2ii aS complr
cd with l03.>0l the year before.
Departures of aliens cmgraut> and
r"n Immigrants. lkrvi~, show Il NOTABLE
deere ~r For The fiscal year cf 1911
departures were Cii 500. fnr lglI-;>i
lIl. The fiscal wear ~ 1913 covers the
period of sailing home of Iv>crvi>t> from
hr beginning uf thr European war ill
-iIilr tn last lluru. tliai Time the en-
iaflnt aiirlys presumably including the
nlmbcr sailing tn Join thc ruiur> in Eu
ropc. were 10lO1t compared with 3ni.
...N lne previous twelve months. The
non rmgraut aliens. departing tptalrl
l~H lHN rr 1913 anh 3'n lGI fur 1911.
honu- nrt decrease fur all niirn dc-
p.r.urr~ ef 2l9G|i
Excess 81 arrivals over Departures.
aliens alone being considered was oulv
-Hn-n Fen 1915 ln 1911. thr excess WAS
-I .7r
0f ttr @-t-00 immigrant alien, a1
miUod lu lhn United States iu thn 1913
fiscal gear 529o3 were uudcr fourteen
years of age. 2lf.l72 were from II tn
H years uii aud 29 2iG were over ll
rr oyer. Those over fourteen Whn .nuld
Hnii nrr rcl1 nor write numbered 3I Ol1
those able to read hnt not write were
:;o2 nakiuc.thc total uumhcr nr iilitrr-
at"S over fourteen ~ 49, or thirteen
rrr ccni
nrncrtcd aIf-r- numbered 2GG7l. This
Included 2fll' excluded at ports AMI
sent back to their country az oriain and
IGi arrctScd and cXnollod from the
country Of th,,sr excluded , 10 were
drnirfi admission because lcF were con
frHt iahurcrS.
Immigrants admitted tp thr country
showed 10 customs officials money in
thcir possession aggregatiuc - 5G> 0'n
au average Df -in each i.nrh ol ~ al
immigrants hld more han 80: while
l.I7il had less than $50 c1rh Ono
hundred ard ninety Thousand claifnrd
60 have paid their own passage across
thc Atlantic: lbs. rs said that their pas
~acc had been paid by relatives and Fl
rG1 that it had been nnid hy persons
oyhrr sham relatives. with reference to
cN ln~inu~ the rcuort asserts:
conditions during the past wear were
~o abnormal ihat accurate compari>"nS
with nrcNipu~ wears are difficult FN
rin~iun~ in 1919 amounted tn lbs par
cent or hr number apri,ina In 1911
5hi~ was increased to % per rent and
i'm the past wear The increase has been
81 greet aS tp reach 53 per cent"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
How Barber Caught
Gas Poisoning From
A Trench Soldier

LONDON. Dec. l6-Thc story of a
barber who caught gas poisoning from
one of the Canadian wounded comes from
Nottingham
The members of the Nottingham Hair
drcSSrr>' Association give their services
to the military hop>ital> there. with
some ten thousand free shaveS and hair
cuts To their credit One of the BARRIERS
Arthur IIcmStock. Il few days ago shaved
Il Canadian who had been badly gassed
TN the Germans. During the operation
H. cot considerable Of the Canadians
cXpcnt breath into his own lungs On
his return home IIcm>tock began To
complain Soon he grew i'll and develop
cd all the symptoms Of man who had
been gaSScd At last reports. he was
sill confined to his bed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
Many Wives Mark
Of Distinction

WASHINGTON. Dee. IL. - General
Mcintyre. chief of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs told the Senate Philippine Com
mittcc that polygamy could not be pre-
vented in the Philippines. without great
bloodShcd and recommended the para
graph prohibiting plural marriages be-
eliminated in the Philippine Indepcn-
dence Bill.
hTe general said polygamy was gen
eral among MoroS. wcalthicr classes
regarding many wives a. mark of high
distinction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dee. l6-Aus-
tria'- reply To Secretary of State Ian
-ing'~ note on the sinking of the Italian
steamer Ancona j. regarded. on the basis
oi unofficial reports received today from
London and Amsterdam, a wholly unsat-
i-tactorv. unacceptable and disappointing
10 the government of the Unitcd States
Diplomatic relations between the two
countries may safely be- described a. ut
the breaking point.
President Wilson and Secretary Lansing
reserve comment until they receive the Of
hciai text ~ the reply.
The reply hy Austria. according 10 the
unofficial reports. expresses a desire To
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
Eugenics Principle
To Guide This Judge
In Marrying Couples

CHICAGO, ILL.,. Dee. l6.-Judge
J. Ii. Hopkins of the court Of do
nestle relations will not perform
marriages in the future unless the
parties prove themselves mentally
competent. Judge Hopkins hopes in
this way to check crime because
feeble minded parents raise feeble
minded children and 50 per cent of
the people brought into court are
feeble minded. lie declared that il
i easier to get a marriage license
than it j. to get n dog license.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
POLANDERS IN
u. S. TRAINED
CAMPS ESTABLISHED IN VARIOUS
CENTERS-0BJECT, FREE POLAND
OR DEFEND UNITED STATES.

NEW YORK, Dee 16.-Camps for the
military training of Poles have been estab-
li~hed in various center> throughout the
United States. according to sub Lieu
tenant Waclaw StzpiniSki, who com
mandS n camp near HaverStraw. y. Y.
The purpose Of the drills il 10 free
Poland or defend the United States in
war, according to Stzpiniski, who esti-
mated that three thousand Poles have
been trained or are in training in the
United States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
Importations Pals
Gowns Greater Than
In Many Years Past

NtW YORK. Dec lG.. The im-
roriat'oH oi Paris gowns h ihc
Jarci ~rt larn- December cx-
ccrdcd that or any other month
within the memory of United States
customs officials at the port oc
New York Thousands of persons
who formerly went to Paris for
gowns and had them brought over
a- personal baggage are now buy
ing them on orders. Another rea-
son given il that wealthy hmcri-
cans have taken this method of
helping Partisan tailors and dress
makers whose business was affected
hyiho war.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
GARMENT STRIKE
OVER, $1,000 TO
RETURN TO WORK

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dee 16.-The strike Of
$4,000 garment workers which for three
months practically tied up manufacturers
of clothing, will be settled within ten days.
according to Sidney Hillman, president of
the Garment Workers union. The strikers
have already begun to return to work The
than 1000 arrests and property damage
amounting OF thousands of dollars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
Works Speaks In
Senate In Favor
National Defense
fEv Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Dee. 16.-Sena-
tor Works today spoke in favor of ma
tional defense. proposing to create re-
serve force of 100000 men in reserve
army and would train soldiers two months
and the remaining ten months Of the wear
he would have them clear up and settle
Western homcsteads.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
Poo! Hall Law Auain Upheld.

AUSTIN. Texas. Dee. 1.-THE consti-
tutionality of the pool hall law was again
upheld BY the court Of criminal appeals in
"a ca>e from McLennan county today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
THE WEATHER FORECAST.

The following weather forecast for
the lower gulf states and the Magic
Valley is issued by the United States
weather bureau at New Orleans:
Tonight, fair. colder; temperature
will be about 3S degrees; Friday.
fair, colder.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
Five Billion Francs
In Gold Stcrec In
The Bank OF France
n:v A..nrlaLnd "re-.l

PARIS. Dee ld Store of .uid iu th.
Bank of France have reached % world rrc-
ord Of 0,on0.on0 frame. arc,rl'n- tp
local newspaper today Reports ay aH
the appeal ~ TIE -overnm,rt f"r thr pub
lie to turn IN it- gold b. lrausht in nore
than q billion and haif rraac- n twenty
four week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
y. S.-AUSTRIAN> DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS MAY BE BROKEN
sssSsSsss sssssvssssss
THIRTY AMERICANS HELD BY
GEN. VILLA NOT TN DANGER
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dee. To-
The Thirty Americans being detained
by General Villa mt MADEIRA are be-
lieved to be in no danger Of death.
However, they may I've deported from
Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
REPLY UNSATISFACTORY, UNACCEPTABLE,
AND is WHOLLY DISAPPOINTING TO US.

Austria to regard the Lusitania ease a.
Il precedent for action in the ease of the
Ancona. The reply offers TO open negotia-
tions to reach settlement of the contro-
ver~y.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
Farmer Held Up and Robbed by Autosts.
(Ry Associated press.)

GAINESVILLE. Texas. Dee l6.-Two
robbers in an automobile last night robbed
Edgar oJnes. a farmer near here. obtain
ing merchandise and a small lamount of
money. Jones had been Christmas shopping
in Gainesville and had spent a considerable
sum.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16

LONDON. Dee 16.-Thc text of the
Au~tro- hungarian reply to The American
demands in the Ancona case summarized
asks that the United States give the details
"A the complaint and denies the duty of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
ather And Brother
Helpless, See Girl
Whirled To Death

FORT WORTH. Texas, Dee. l6.-Trene
Clesg. years old. last night was caught
IA the machinery of pump station here
and whirled and whirled until she received
fatal injuries. Her father and brother
stood by helpless.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
Two Postmasters Are Nominated

WASHINGTON. ID. G.. Dee l6.-Prc>i-
dent Wilson today nominated for post
master II. l.. Piner at Denison. and William
\. Fields at lIilslboro, Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
PRESIDENTS NAME WILL GO or
MICHIGAN PRIMARY BALLOT

LANSING. Mich. Dee To-
Enough petitions have been flied here
to make certain the placing of Pre-i-
dent Wilson's name ou .he primary
ballot for the presidency.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16
Local Weather Observations.

The following local weather oh
servations. covering the 24-hour
period ending at a. m. TODAY. are
furnished by J. G. Hester, United
States weather observer at Fort
Brown:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-16

With Us on Your Plumbing.
". Il. PUTEGNAT COMPANY
BROWNSVILLE.
lware Plumbing Elect
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
ORGANIZE BASEBALL
TEAM AT DRUMRIGHT
Many Ex- x-ProfeSsiOnals and College
Players in Ranks of Club.
Material.
Special to The World.

Special to The World
DRUMRIGHT, okla, April IT,
The Drumright Baseball club was or
gani2ed last week with a squad Of
more than twenty former profess
sional, college and amateur players
trying out for positions. Two former
major leaguers, Forester and Welch
pitchers, two eX-Western leaguers. one
former Texas Lacquer and three one
time Western associatian ball tossers
are among the men after jobs.
Either the Tulsa or oklahoma City
Western association will be sought for
one of the early dates here, if either
of those clubs has off-days per-
mitting such an exhibition. If ar
rangements can be made one OF these
clubs will be asked to open the season
here.
A level ground has been secured for
the park and work Of erecting grand
stand and bleachers began this week
The Drumright club plans to play
Sunday ball, with perhaps a game a
week between Sundays The team will
have the entire oil field to draw
! patronage from and, as there are over
nine thousand men now at work in
the field it will readily be seen that
winning club would prove a big
money maker. The Commercial club
of Drumright is backing the team.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
GOLF NOTES

During the week the first contest
OF The Friedman cup progressed to
the final, f. l.. Moore winning his
match from G. W. Bliss by one hole
and NJ A. James winning from Capt.
II. Y. Arnold by four up and three
to play. leaving the 80 hole final to
decide the contest. to be played be-
tween Moore and James, Moore al
lowing James handicap Of 22 strokes
on the 80 holes.
Thirty-two players competed in the
second qualifying round OF the Fried
man cup. r. f.. Fuller getting the
best net score with an 81. Following
is the draw and the qualifying scores
Fuller (S1 VS.. f. S. Henry (S5); W..
A. Cook (SSD VS.. J.. j. Martin 900 I;
James (SD VS.. Mcdonnell (S9): Bliss
S7) VS.. Albert Brown (s2D: McEwen
(S2) VS.. II. Y. Arnold CS6): Wells
(Ss) vs. J. A. Kennedy CS3); Painter
83) VI. Dlckey S7) West (S6) VS.
X. d. Stauffer (S2l. one OF those
matches have been played. +. s..
Henry beat Fuller up. Matches in
the first round must be played before
May 8. second round matches before
May 90. and the finals before July l.
In the handicap cup McEwen de-
feated Ashby In the second round by
one hole. J. A. Kennedy winning his
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
ADMIRE STARTS TEAM
To Have sunday and Holiday Games
Battery Composed of Paid Men.

To Have sunday and Holiday Games
Battery Composed of Paid Men.
Special to The World.
OILTON, Okla, April 17.-The first
steps toward the organization of an
oil field baseball league, to include
towns within this district, were taken
yesterday by Eli l.. Admire Of Oil
ton, editor Of the Oilton Gusher, and
j. j. Fitzpatrick OF Jennings, secre-
tary of that city's commercial club.
The idea is TO make it Sunday and
holiday league, each club to have a
salaried battery, with the rest of the
team to be made up of local talent
Harry Weinberger Of Drumright,
Walter r. Eaton of Pemeta, Secre-
tary j. B. Dickinson of the Cushing
Chamber of Commerce, and represen-
tatives OF Yale and Cleveland will be
called to meet in the near future to
form the league and adopt q sched-
ule. This movement recalls the old
Katy league that was such success
in this locality several years ago, with
lclubs at Cleveland, Jennings, Gushing
and several other towns. Fitzpatrick
is a longtime baseball man, having
put several oil field towns on the map
with good teams. His best known
find is Mike Ragon, the Kansas City
Blues pitcher.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
CITY LEAGUE RACE
WILL OPEN MONDAY
Electricians and Exchange
Play; Game Called at
5:15 O'clock.

The Exchange National bank and
the Electrical Workers Will open the
schedule of the City league with a
game at Association park tomorrow
afternoon at 515 o'clock There will
be game practically every afternoon
of the seson when the Producers are
away from home, the exceptions be-
ing the dates Of Kendall contests on
the league grounds.
All games during the week days ex-
cept Saturday will commence at Sis
o'clock. Saturday games will start
at $3.50. They will be seven inning
contests.
Harry Sinclair, president of the
Newark Feds, has put up a beautiful
silver loving cup for the winner OF
the championship The members of
the league are Gulf Pipe Line. Ex-
change National bank, Electrical
Workers, Tulsa Business College
Postoffice and Central National bank.