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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26
To Be Tried For
Killing Daughter
In Law On Street

Fort Worth. Tex. Oct. a6.-The ease
against John Miller. Italian. charged
with killing his daughter-in-law. Eta
Miller. alias Htta Mcdonald on the
streets here in September. was set for
tria heretoday. The woman had been
convicted of manslanghter in connection
with the killing of her husband Miller's
son. but had been given suspended sen
texee
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26
Mrs. Murchision
Is Acquitted OF
Killing I Husband

NacogdocheS, Texas, Oct 26.-Mr~.
Marguerite 4. Murchi~on. charged with the
murder of her husband. was acquitted by
a jury here today. The trial was the most
sensational In Central East Texas in re-
cent years. and attracted great attention
throughout the central part of the state
where Mr.. and Mr~. Murchi~on were well
known.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26
John y. Loses Out
In Effort To Keep
Trade Off Street

New York. Oct. 26.-John ID. Rockefeller
from the block in West Fifty-fourth street
from Fifth avenue 10 Sixth avenue where
he and his son have homes. He tried to
buy all the property IN that block. Morton
+. Plant refused Ia sell his home and the
Plant home j. now leased for an art store.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26
TEUTON LOSSES
IN WAR PLACED
AT 5,008,000

London. Oct. 26.-The Rotterdam New
Courant publishes statement of the total
losses Of Austria and Germany in the war.
placing the figure at 5.o00.O0O. in dead.
wounded and missing. The total PruSsian
losses are 2,02l.07s The German losses
from October III 10 20 were 81 .I24 III dead.
wounded aud missing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26
Sunday Closirg
In Chicago Puts
Bars On Blink
(Ry Associated press.j

Chicago. ILL.,, Oct. 26.-Saloon licenses
which formerly sold a. high n $500 are
offered cheap by the owners on account of
the strict enforcement of the Sunday clos
ing law in this city. One Saloonkeeper Of
fcr> the u>c of hi~ license free.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26
Further Gains Claimed.
lRy Associnted Press.

London. Oct 26.-The Germans claim
further gains in Serbia today. At Paris
last night the loss of part of the ground
gained in Yesterdays fight al Lacourtne.
was admitted. This apparently reconcile~
today'~ conflicting Berlin and Paris re-
ports.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26
Road Building in Northwest.
Especial To The Hernld.l

Ellenburg. Wash. Oct. o6--The an
nual convention of the Washington
State Good Roads Association opened
here this morning Many questions of
Importance are up for die s.ussion. in
connection with the eight millions per
year expenditure which the states i
making for better highways.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26
Lincoln's Book
On Arithmetic
Goes AT $24O

New York. Oct 26-Abraham Lincoln'~
book of arithmetic examples, which he
used when he was fifteen years old. sold
for $40 at book sale here yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26
Protest Violations
OF Liquor Law, Say
1t Hurts Business

tail Liquor Dealers association today pro-
tested to Governor Ferguson against vio-
lations of the liquor law by social clubs.
bootlegger~ and blind tigers. They said il
il hurting the saloon business.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26
Fighting Continues.
tBy Associated press.l

Paris. Oct. 26-Fighting continues in
Champagne at Lacourtine. where the
French won an important victory yester-
day. The official report says the German
counter attacks were repul>ed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26
US. Shell Nearly
Strikes US. Ship

New York, Oct. 26.-The United States
repair ship Panther was nearly hit by
fourteen inch shell fired today off the
Sandy Hooks proving grounds. The shell
passed over the Panther, striking the sea
"a mile beyond.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26
BORDER COMMITTEE is At
AUSTIN AND SEES GOVERNOR

Austin. Texas. Oct 26.-The COM
mittee OF citizens from the border
arrived here today to appeal to the
governor for his assistance. The
committee conferred with the COVER
nor hate this afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26

The following weather forecast for
the lower gulf states and the Magic
Valley Is issued by the United States
weather bureau at New Orleans:
Fair tonight; Wednesday cooler. with
light northerly winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26

Berlin. Oct. 26.-The Germans recap
tured today from the French some posi-
tions about two hundred yards wide. which
the French took yesterday AT the Lacour-
tine battle. The official statement reports
an advance on all German fronts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26
Prisoner Executed for Espionage.

London, Oct. 26.-It was announced
here today that prisoner, name not given.
was executed today for espionage
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26
Prepare for Advance.

Saloniki. Oct. 26.-A brigade of the
British troops will leave here today ~ pre-
pare for the British advance on Strumit~a.
Bulgaria.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26
Burning Freight
Ship In Port, To
Save The Cargo

Charleston. :. G.. Oct. 26.-The freight
er Colorado. laden with cotton. was towed
into the harbor here today. still afire, but
with IA chance Of saving the ship and
cargo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26
Villa Confscates Smelling Plant.

FL PaSo, Texas, Oct. 26-American
Smelling 4 Refining company officials here
say that General Villa has runi-rat.l
their Chihuahua plant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-26

The following local weather obscr-
vations, covering the 24-hour perio.l
ending at a. m. today, are furnished
by the United States weather station.
Fort Brown:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

Westinghouse. S. Atlantic fleet
arrived at Hampton roads from
Guantanamo for target practice.
Observation-Disclosures General
Burleson announced steady increase
in postal receipts in fifty of country's
biggest cities.
New Yokohama Cohen, IA, faces
one years Imprisonment because she
called sensitive school principal, "Oh,
you Leon
South Non~aIk, Conn.-Tempera-
mental marriage was that of John
Bold and Bertha Fearing.
New York. - Board of aldermen
voted against sociological inquiry to
ascertain how expensive corsets,
carriers and underwear wives of
white wings" force buy. g.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07

With a big whoop the contractors
association announced yesterday
that all union painters objecting to
the uniform agreement had been
locked out. l.
"Old stuff was the comment Of
the union men. The contractors
always pull off the same statement
after we have gone out. The lock
out" means nothing, for Thursday
every union painter who had worked
for the Building Contractors En-
poyesl association had laid down
the brush. These totaled 1000.
1--WE have 5000 men securely fix
ed with $50 firms where they have
union conditions and the separate
agreement" declared L. P. Lindelof,
business agent.
1--WE are awaiting April Is when
the agreements of the other unions
run out and they have formally an
nounced their stand. Then we shall
swing into action along with the
rest.
"Our course will be affected by
the stand of the carpenters and they
will agree only to separate con-
tract with employing firm.
Meanwhile we are signing up the
$50 independent firms in the city
and with four out of five men at
work are ready for anything" -.
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07
BOSSES AND UNIONS PLAN FOR
BIG SCRAP APRIL Is


April Is will be the big day in the
scrap between union albor and the
bosses in Chicago. Silently both
sides are preparing for bitter
struggle which must come unless
the employers associations accept
the separate agreement.
The carpenters, with all men at
work, are busy signing up. Con-
tractors not members of the Car
penters' and Builders Assn have
separate agreements.
They are trying something new,
according to \Daniel Calvin, sec
rotary of the Carpenters District
Council. The owners themselves
are being signed where there is a
doubt about the contractor on the
job. Twenty-Five business agents
are busy getting signatures on the
contracts before war is declared on
the builders association April 15.,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07

were quite satisfied, though I could
see they were very sorry for me.
This experience happened to me
among the Massais, the tribe occu-
plying that part of East Africa
through which Roosevelt made his
hunting trip. When my palanquin
reached the beginning of the Massa
land we came upon two little crossed
sticks with a white rag attached to
each. That meant that it was for
hidden to pass, but didn't know it,
so l ordered the bearers to go on.
After we had journeyed 80 miles a
young warrior jumped out of the
bush, pointed spear at me and said
Vow grabbed my gun, pointed it
at him and answered Vow He was
convinced and offered to lead me to
the chief. On the way he told me
that the chief had a standing offer of
a thousand tusks of ivory for a white
wife, and that he thought would do.
eve found the old man lying on
a couch covered with animal skins
and when he saw me he wept. All my
life,' he said, I have wanted a white
wife and now that she comes to me
l am old and paralyzed.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-07

for a year. was donated by Harry s.
Hardness, president of the speedway.
1t is one of the newest prizes to be
offered in the competition of this field
of sport and is said to be one of the
most ornate and valuable trophies ever
put I'D for a motor speed event. The
trophy Is in the form of a column of
victory, is made of fourteen karat gold,
and stands on an onyx base On the face
Of the onyx base and in the center is
gold panel with the inscription in
raised letters. Around the base are ten
panels. connected with festoons These
panels are for yearly winners inscr p
tons The lower member of the column
represents the speedway with racing
cars going at full speed. The cars on
the front of the base show one car
attempting to pass the other, and
around the base on the side and back
are three other cars represented as
trailing after the leaders. Above the
body Of the racing secene is a classic
f1uted column with leaf and festoon
ornamentation. supporting the globe
on which is figure of the Goddess
OF Victory on a flying wheel. The
various members of the trophy are
| connected by bands of laurel and oak
leaf. signifying victory and strength.
The total height is 3SA inches. The
cash prizes Of the race amounted to
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-07
MARYLAND AUTO CLUB
DESIRES NEW LAWS
One to Be Asked For Would Provide
Reciprocal Relations Between
State and District.

At a recent meeting Of the Automo-
bile Club of Maryland the question Of
legislation was discussed at some
length and number of important mat
ters taken under consideration for ac-
.ioh at the coming meeting Of the
Maryland legislature.
Some Of the Legislation desired by
the club include:
An act requiring all vehicles to carry
lights at night.
An act providing for reciprocal re-
lations between Maryland and the Dis
trlct OF Columbia -ander which motor
lists OF Maryland can go into the Dis
trict without further registration, and
motorists of the District come into
Maryland without further registration
An act prescribing the present speed
limits of twelve miles an hour In the
thickly settled or built-up portions of
cities, towns and villages and prohib-
iting any city. town or village from es-
tablishing any different limits or re-
stricttons. The fines in all such cases
to go into the state roads fund for the
maintenance of our state roads.
An act or acts which will tend to
check the use of unfair speed traps as
o. ~ maintained III some sec
tons. but which will at the same time
furnish the public protection against
the reckless and unreasonable use of
automobiles on our highways.
An act providing for the employment
by the commissioner of motor vehicles
OF an additional number of motor cycle
officers to go from place to place in
the state and assist in the intelligent
enforcement of the provisions of the
law prohibiting speeding and the reck-
less operation of motor vehicles
An act prohibiting the use of glazing
automobile headlights on our public
roads at night.
An act prescribing rules of the road
and modern system of traffic regu-
growing use of the automobile on our
public streets and highways
The counsel for the club will pre-
pare In the immediate future the
necessary bills covering the various
subjects to be presented to the next
session of the legislature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-07

after a hard fought battle. In the
Aston cup race he set up new figures
for the 100 miles in this country
Second to Resta in the Hardness
trophy race was Bob" Burman, who
gave Resta good chase. He finished
with an average of 10243 miles per
hour. Burman, who is an American,
also drove a Peugeot car. Had he not
had to stop at the pits for a tire change
in the twenty-sixth mile, which was
made in ten seconds, he would have fin
ished closer up in the contest Eddie
Rickenbacher flashed over the tape
third, taking $1,000 cash. Rickenbacher
was the only American driving a Max
well. an American-built- machine. He
drove a consistent race from start to
finish and. like Resta. never stopped at
the pits nor had any tire trouble of
any kind. His machine was evidently
doing its best, for it never varied par
ticle from the time Starter Fred Wag
ner's red flag dropped at the start I'M
til shown the checkered flag at the end
of the 100 miles. While Rickenbacher's
pace was consistent it was too slow. as
compared with the French-built car of
Resta. The Maxwell, however. averaged
$3.50 miles per hour. which is con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-07
sidered slow speed after Resta's ex-

RALPH
NULFORD.


Ralph de Palma drove a Peugeot, as
did also Johnny Aiken. while Ralph
Milford drove a Mercedes. Aiken was
forced out of the race after negotia-
ting twelve miles. owing to the break
| ing of a connecting rod. De Palma
met with the same fate after setting
heart-breaking pace for forty miles.
Milford slowed up at the pits on one
occasion, displaying some sort of
, trouble, but he Immediately shot out
onto the track again and was off. He
had not gone around the circuit very
often until broken oil valve put him
out of commission for good. He had
the toughest luck of any of the drivers.
making four tire changes at the pits.
one time coming in on the rim. In
the meantime Resta, whom he was CIV
ing the race of his life, was merrily
reeling off miles. never once suffering
from this standpoint. He stuck to the
game, as he has SO often done and 1t
was when within eight miles OF the
finish that a broken valve caused him
| to withdraw.
The day was truly one of high speed
| from start to finish. After driving
once around the two-mile circuit
Starter Wagner displayed the red flag
and with this Johnny Aiken shot to
the front and at the end of the first
lap was lead. with Resta second and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-07
BY HOWARD S. FISK.
sHEEPsHEAD BAY SPEEDWAY


Long Island, N. Y. November 6.
- - AID Dario Resta, the nervy
English born speed pilot
known that he was within
twenty-six seconds Of the
world record for 100 miles.
there is little doubt that he would have
put a little more pressure on the &C
celerator of his French Peugeot car at
the election day races and landed this
signal honor. AS it was he broke the
American speedway record for that
distance, covering the century in So
minutes. 55.71 seconds. The world
record for the same distance is Sc min
utes 1895 seconds, made at the famous
Brooklands track in England. Incl
dentally he lowered his own record made
on this track in the Astor cup race last
month.
That Resta can break the world rec
ord there is in the writer's mind lit
tie doubt, judging from the manner in
which he occasionally shot away from
the bunch in the 100-miIe event. He
finished the race with an average of
1858 miles per hour, which is the
fastest time ever made in competition
for this distance on an American track
or speedway. AS evidence tndt ne nad
reserve power at all times, when he
was finishing his fortieth mile ne was
going at the rate of 1o6 miles an hour
setting one of the stiffest PAGES for
mis- competitors ever known on an
American track. At eighty miles he
dropped back to 1865 miles per hour.
The race was a 100-mile invitation
race for the Hardness challenge trophy
and $12,500 in cash prizes. In winning
the event RestE closed the 1915-auto-
mobile racing season. This English
man, born of Italian parents. cleaned
up the greater portion of the prize
money. He wound up his racing career
for the season in this country, after
defeating all of the stars who have
been after his scalp all season. Not
withstanding he was eliminated three
times during the past year, he won
the Vanderbilt cup and grand prize
events; was second at Indianapolis in
the o00-mile race. just barely missing
defeating Ralph de Palma, the Winner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-07
Regal in New Quarters.

The local Regal representative, the
Capitol Auto Service Company, has
moved from its former quarters at
1923 18th street northwest into a new
salesroom at 1911 14th street north
west, where the company will be able
to display to better advantage the new
1916 models of the Regal line that ar
rived last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-07
Milburn Electric Sales.

During the past week Milburn light
electric broughams were ordered for
immediate delivery by Emile Berliner,
Representative P. P. Campbell, Miss
Angelica G. Remey and Rear Admiral
w. W. Kimball, U. S. N. The cars are
all to be finished in blue and uphol-
stored in gray whipcord
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-07
Purchase Franklin Cars.

Among those who purchased Frank
lin $50 cars during the past week were
Mrs. NJ. Y. Echols. Berlin limousine,
finished in green and upholstered in
Mauve broadcloth; Richard Crane, a
touring car, and 7. S. Orndorff, a road
ster. . ii Ill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-07
Studebaker Deliveries.

A 1915 six-cyIinder Studebaker Sc
dan was delivered last week to c. H.
Nelly, a six-cylinder touring car to
Representative H. T. Rainey and six
cylinder roadsters to Rev. John D. Nc
CURE and Joseph Sheehy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-07
An Ohio Electric Owner.

Rear Admiral J. N. Hemphill, United
States Navy. is the latest purchaser of
an Ohio electric brougham of the five
passenger type. The car is finished in
black and upholstered in maroon broad
CLOTH Delivery was made a few days
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-07
New Regal Sedan Bodies.

According to W. ]. Dow. local Regal
manager. the Regal Motor Car Com
pany has Joined the ranks of manu-
facturers producing closed bodies for
their cars, sedan bodies now being
provided for all three of the Regal
models
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
NO GERMAN SHIPS
NOW PLOW BALTIC
British Submarines Virtually
Have Cleared Scandina-
Wan Waters and Bro
ken Up Trade.

London. Oct. 1S.-British submarines
have now cleared the Baltic Sea and
the Gulf of Bothnia entirely Of German
merchant ships, says a dispatch to the
Star from Copenhagen. Every German
ship which was south bound from
Sweden when the submarines started
their campaign, has either been sunk or
run aground it adds.
Of SO German ore carriers, 81 are
virtually interned in Swedish ports.
the correspondent declares.
Having driven the German merchant
men from the sea. the submarines have
sunk one, and probably two German
torpedo crafts, one reported to be a
torpedo boat destroyer and the other
a torpedo ~boat-which with war
ships had come out to nvoy ore laden
steamers. Activity of the British navy
also is shown in the North Sea. The
record shows that "a German trawlers
have been captured and taken into
GrimSby during the past month.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
SuFFS AND ANTS IN
RIVAL MANIFESTATIONS
Staid Old Boston Stirred to
Depths by the Fight for
Equal Suffrage.

Boston, Oct. 1G.-Advocates of the
woman suffrage amendment to be
voted on in Massachusetts, in Novem-
Der We're astir early today with prepa-
ration for a victory parade this
afternoon in which it was expected
10000 marchers would be in line.
Thirty bands We're engaged, and fac
Ing Boston common there had been
erected a reviewing standing to be
occupied by Miss Alice Stone Black
we'll, president Of the Massachusetts
Suffrage association, and others prom
tnently identified with the cause.
The program preceding Il great mass
meeting included a review at the state
house by Governor Walsh, and the
presentation by Miss Helen Keller to
the governor of a letter written by
Miss Keller commencing him for his
stand on suffrage.
A unite demonstration was
planned by leaders of the antisuffrage
movement. Along the line of march
scores of houses had been decorated
in red, the antisuffrage color. while
red roses Worn by crowds in the street
were supposed to indicate their op-
position to votes for m 1t was
the antisuffragists plan to stand in
silence along the streets through
which the parade moved with their
red colors flung to the breeze. Strict
orders a been issued, however, that
the suffragist p%araders were not to b.
annoyed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
TRAIN FALLS INTO
STREAM;I3DR0WN
Union Pacific Motor Cars Plunge
Into a Creek, Over Which
the Bridge Had Been
Washed Away.

Randolph, Kan, Oct. 16.-Union Pa.
citic motor train No. $40, consisting OF
one passenger coach and a baggage
and mail combination car, crashed
.hrough an Undermined abutment,
piunsed INTO Fancy creek, and buried
about Is feet of the forward end of
the passenger a in flood waters and
u n mile south Of here, early to-
day.
Four of the estimated rs passengers
are known to be dead and MIN other
bodies are said to be lodged in the
buried end of the car.
All attempts to reach these bodies
have failed n the correct death list
probably will not be known until the
Wreck1ng crew can reach the scene and
lift the car.
Francy creek, ordinarily nearly dry,
was swollen into a torrent by three
lhches OF ram, which fell yesterday and
last night. The bridge proper with
stood the ravages Of the flood waters,
but the south abutment was cut under
so that the charging motor train car
ried it down.
A majority of the passengers were
young women school teachers coming
TO a teachers meeting which was to
nave been held here today. Several Of
the young women are u~naccounted for.
1t was said few persons in the
wrecked car escaped injuries. A call
was sent to Marysville and to Manhat-
tan for medical assistance. The homes
of Randolph were thrown open to the
sufferers.
The identified dead are:
DIR. LEWIS ATWOOD. physician,
Topeka.
ALMA K. JELLIN, Garrison. Kan.
Warren knittle. of Manhattan, con-
ductor of the wrecked train, estimated
that 13 passengers. probably lost their
lives. He said 81 passengers had been
accounted for as alive after the wreck.
The Inflated train arrived at the
Fancy creek bridge at 1850. The train
was travelling at a rapid rate, when. ac-
cording to the passengers the forward
end of the passenger suddenly pitched
down.