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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06
Tn TO You, Mr.. Town Man.

Mr.. Town Man, how many farmers
around here are you acquainted with. and
with how many are you really on friendly
terms? Don't YOU know that our farm
cr- are one Of the greatest and most valu-
able human assets Of this community. of
this town? Don't You know that without
them we would have no town to speak ".
that We would be Just q dot on the map.
or not on i at alll And don't YOU think
1t = 10 our lntereSt-to your interest-to
know the farmer better. 10 make friends
with him, 70 give him a genuinely hearty
welcome every time he comes to town.
Shouldn't SC make him feel that this j.
his town. a. well as oursl There i not
y higher type or more energetic class Of
farmers IN existence than those Of our
community. Lets get close t.. them-and
Stay clo~e.-Laredo Record.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06
BROWNSVILLE TIE ONLY ONE.

Brownsville n undoubtedly the only
town Of H. size in the entire state of Texas
That has no high chool buildins.
Think Of it-ro high school building!
We are ashamed ~ chronicle this fact.
but this t. one VT those eases where 1t H.
absolutely necessary to uncover 4 sore in
order e. cure d..
Yes. Brownsville must confess that it,
high school ~ housed w u mall. entirely
inadequate aud unsuitable house, rented
for it, use.
Brownsville must admit further that the
state school board has refused tn give it,
public school any further credit. until the
town j. provided with \ high school build
ing and such other school building a. are
absolutely necessary to accommodate our
school population.
We are sorry IL ten III this, bat il !. the
simple truth. and wr are only telling II
now. because Brownsville will have the OPP
portunitv next Saturday to vote for q bone
issue 10 raise 100000 10 build 4 high
school and two ward school buildings,
which may provide -unicicnt ~acrommoda-
tion for the scholastic population Of our
school district.
Knowing the absolute necessity for the
new school building, knowing that ~ next
September. with the compulsory school
law in effect. the attendance az our public
schools will be- greatly increased. and
knowing at the same time that the pro-
posed bond issue will add only u very small
amount 10 the school tax. we feel sure that
the citizens Of Brownsville will vote over
whelminglv for the school bond issue.
Therefore We feel justified i'll calling att
tention To the dcplorahlc lack of public
school facilities existing here now.
After next Saturday, beyond doubt, The
Herald viii have thc satisfaction VT an
%nouncing that hV next session Brownsville
will have one ot the finest high school
buildings IN the state. besides ample ward
schools to accommodate our school chill
dren for wears W. come.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06
Little Hans Saws.

The chief trouble is not in giving cred.
IL where credit l. due, but in collecting
when il j. overdue.
Some people seem To think that oppor.
tunity has brass knuckles.
The patient j. never ont Of danger nm.
I'll the doctor quits coming.
II seldom happens that the fault our
n%cighbor finds il one that ne have lost
Many. many things should be left nm
Said-but few of them are.
Sometimes it's hard to tell whether i
girl has been disappointed i'm love or i
Just bilious. Hollands Magazine
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06
Almost No Potash Now in America.

America bids fair 10 DO without pot
ash III her commercial fertilizers in
1916 saws the current issue ~ Farm
and Firrside. The war influence has
boosted potash prices from around the
$50 per ton mark to $50 per ton Tor muir
riatc and sos per ton for sulphate of
potash. without much potash III sight
even at these prices.
The July imports this year Of sui
phatc Of potash we're seventeen times
less han in 1911 and thirteen times less
Of muriate Of potash.
There II considerable talk and spec
~ulation about developing our own sup
ply from different kinds of seaweed and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

General August Won MackenSen. leader
Of the Teuton Drive in the Balkans, is 66
years old today. When Emperor William
last summer sent his forces to drive the
Russians from Galicia. he selected Il leader
hitherto unknown as "A military leader. lie
was Mackensen, whose name smack~ of
the Scotch and the Scandinavian. Within
a few months he had swept Galicia and
had retaken PrZemysl, the most important
city IN the province. Ills drive was aimed
10 strike terror into the Balkans. in order
10 eliminate the diplomatic arrangements
then being pressed by the Teuton alliance.
Won MackenScn was born on December G,
1919, at -Lcipnitz, in Saxonv. His
father was z country squire, who expected
brilliant things from his boy. Young Mae
kensen was attached 10 the Second Illus
sarS ~Bodyguards. and he went to the front
when the Franco Prussia war broke out.
There he performed hrilliaii and daring
feats. lie was promoted and honored
back in 1870, but he did not shine a. Il
world figure until in his Goth year when
he was sent by the kaiser To smash the
Russian invasion. Whatever impends in
the Balkans. il Is now up TO Mackensen 10
carry out the Teuton plans. He has been
driving a poorly equipped Russian army:
he i now to face the seasoned veterans Of
the French and British and possibly the
Italian armies.
DR.. Howard 8. Bliss. president Of the
American college Mt Beirut, Syria, 50 years
old today.
Amos r. F.. Pinchot. sociologist and pub
%licist, ~ years old today.
Rear Admiral Victor Blue, chief Of bu-
reau ofnavigation, United tSates navy. 30
years old today.
Howard Elliott. president Of the New
Haven railroad. IS years kl today.
Robert b. Mosher. United States consul
ut Plauen. Germany. 80 years old today.
Hon. William NJ. Howard Of Georgia.
former member Of the tariff board, Is
years old today.
Hon. Charles s. Thomas. United States
senator from Colorado, 66 years old today.
Edward IT. Sothern. famous American
actor, Sc years old today.
Hon. Atlee Pomerene. United States
senator from Ohio. - wears old today.
William F. McCombs. chairman demo
cratic national committee, 40 years old
today.
Hon. Clement G. Dickinson. congress
man from Missouri. &C years old today.
Colonel John s. MoSby, famous Confed-
crate leader. @ years old today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06
OTHER PAPERS OPINIONS.
Senator PenrOse'S Opinion.

We might have expected il. Senator
Penrose Of Pennsylvania crossed the con
tincnt with the Liberty Bell. En- route he
saw evidence a plenty Of prosperity and a
general revival Of business. When he re-
turned t. Philadelphia he reported having
encountered a general sentiment favorable
10 the restoration Of the republican party
Senator Penrose refuseA 10 leave the Spe-
cial train aboard which he was riding,
though the train stopped here Tor two
hours. Perhaps hr didn't care To cnconn-
ter the sentiment Of this particular sec
tion of the country. and perchance he was
equally hc~ltunt while visiting Ia other
communities where sentiment was such
that he didn't care 10 encounter II. But
this of course j. immaterial. The real gist
Of his opinion expressed upon his return
home i. that while the prosperity Of the
country i, partly due to the war orders.
that much Of the h%opefulness i based upon
the assumption that the Wilson admins
|tration and IT, policies will be defeated
and that protection will be restored to the
nation.
To say the least. Senator Penrose l. n
discerning individual. The idea Of the
country prosperity being based upon the
assumption that the tattered and torn re-
publican party will be restored to power
in March. 1917. doesn't really merit Sc
rious consideration. But a. We suggested
wc might have expected this from Senator
PenroSe. lie j. a dyed-in-the- wool repub-
lican, and as the republicans have nothing
tangible upon which to base their plea for
restoration tO power IN this country AT the
next election they must grasp ut StrawS.
Its too bad the distinguished Pennsyl-
vanian didn' encounter u little Of the sen
timent Of the great Southwest, and while
ID wouldn't nave deferred him one bit in
telling his homefolk the same thing. il
would have given him something To think
about. This summing up Of the sentiment
Vt the people from Il ride though the coun-
try IN 4 Pullman ear may work out all
right IN Pennsylvania, but not elsewhere
FL Pa.o Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06
viii Airships RevoIutionize the r. r. D?

That the typical tin box with a flag
to Indicate the presence or absence Of
mail may be replaced by a net to catch
he letters and packages dropped from
above by swift flying aeroplancS il the
giSt Of an article i'm the current issue Of
Farm and FireSide entitled Speed for
our Mails.''
During a congressional hearing two
or three years ago" it says n witness
brought down on himself some ridicule
by asserting that the airShip il likely
To be used some day for transporting
the mails. But il is now seriously pro
posed that on certain routes between Off
ccS separated bv mountains or broad
waters the aeroplane he used for The
DurnoSe ~ saving time in the carry ing
of the mails.
speed Is more important on many
routes than the ability u carry weight"
The light motor-driycn vehicle must
have the preference IN serving rural
routes wherever the roads are so nearly
perfect that they can be depended upon
. be paSSable every day. The motor
cycle must occur to us when this matter
= considered. II il swifter than any
other carriage except the airShip. Ii il
cheap. 1t will carry more weight than
many rural carriers must bear. More
over, it is legal.
observation-disclosures BurleSon has au-
horiZed the use on rural mail routes of
i~iotorcyclcS with side cars. With the
'reation of good roads. gasoline and
wheels will place us who live on farms
rather remote from town almost a. close
Q the post-office as are those with Offices
n the tops &C s~kyscrapers in the city,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06
Governor Inns Belief.

Governor Ferguson expresses firm be-
lief IN the sincerity "a First Chief Carran-
IA and hi~ ability to bring order to Mex
leo. This opinion is based upon 4 per
~onal interview with the De facto presi-
dent. and j. therefore worthy Of consid-
Grafton. The governor also thinks that a.
one result of the conference a better state
Of affairs On the border will eventuate. and
the people of that section saved from fur
Their expressions from border bandits. In
this hope, his excellency will be joined by
all Of his Observation-Disclosures Herald.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06
The Use of a Rich Uncle.

About the only use some people seem to
have for a rich uncle IS that he may die
and leave them his fortune.-Brownsville
Herald.
Well. that's about rs good use 10 make
- z rich uncle n any. We have no rich
uncle, though.-CorpuS Christi Democrat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

Checks should be made payable 70 The
Brownsville Herald Publishing Co. Business
communication should be addressed TO the
company. and items, letters. etc. intended for
publication should be addressed to Editor. The
Herald, Brownsville. Texas. Letters intended
for publication should be signed with the full
name Of the writer. The name will not be
printed IL not desired. but il will be evidence
OF good faith ON the part Of the writer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

4 New York magistrate has decided that
n woman has the right to become intoxi-
Gated as often AL She plea~e~. ~ long ~
she does il at home. That's personal lib
erty with 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS upon
the other members ~ the woman,' family.
that IL.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

The Herald In delivered by carriers reg
nlarly employed by The Herald 10 subscri-
bers' homes in Matnmoros. Mexico; West
Brownsville, San Benito. Harrington. Lyford,
Raymondville. Mercedes. pharr, McAllen, Mis-
sion and Edinburg. The latter point the most
distant from the office Of publication, is
reached at 6:45 o'clock on the afternoon of
publication, n special automobile service
being employed from San Juan. Texas. Sub
scribers not receiving their papers regular
y should notify the local agent. or write The
Herald. Brownsville. Tex.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

Andrew Carnegie. after accommodating "a
fortune of something Ike Sl00.0O0 600. II
600. As Andy i- now 80 years old. how
ever. It IS probable that he will be able 10
worry along with that amount for the rest
of his life.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

All over the country frcight~ are in
c%reasing enormously. Surely prosperity u
crowding the railroads. In spite ot the long
faces they have been wearing lately. They
are all busy now huotling for equipment to
accommodate the rapidly accommodating
shipments.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

That Indiana woman who used calomcl
instead ot baking powder ia making bread.
thereby poisoning her family. must have
wished t. prove to the auntv-~uiTra@cttc-
that home i not the best and safest place
for some women. at least.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06
Will be Honest About n.

The New York Post says that the sup
ply IF fiction will be- greater after the war.
That j. to say, the writers will label their
stuff honestly instead Of calling ii "'di~-
patches from the trOnt.'-Cleyeland Plain
Dealer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06
The Other Way About

An old darkev was convinced that \
blil rendered him by his butcher was
not correct. He complained to the butcbe,
who said:
Figures don't lie. SAM,
An knows dat" replied Sam. ~but
ilarS do figger." Hollands Magazine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06
GUNTER HOTEL
San Antonio, Texas

from deposits that have been found in
arid portions ~ the country. But any
supply that i available and sure seems
Vet tO he a future proposition"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

Hy. Ford overlooked ~ in sending out
his invitations for that peace iunketing
trip to Europe. And We don't intend to
buy a Ford ear now.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBER

Subscribers in the city Of Brownsville who
tail to receive The Herald regularly are re-
luested "a notify the office promptly. Telephone
No. z. New subscribers should receive their
FIRST paper not later than tho second day after
the order il in the office of The Herald. Every
subscriber. even II the most distant sections Of
the city. should receive his paper not later than
E.4T n m
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

\ combination ladder. step ladder and
staging has been invented, mainly ~ aud
III picking fruit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

Women farmers ia Oregon number
over 2,0UO.
Women tramvHv conductors id elias
gov are more than making good !. their
new jobs.
Dr. Hicka Finklcr j. the only woman
inferno at the POI, .linic Hospital III
Philadelphia
Scyenty-five per cent of the church
members throughout the United States
are women.
There arc over 5000 trained nurses
- against \ little over 5000 men in
the United States.
The first woman secretary "a 4 com
missioner of the District of Columbia il
Miss Alice l.. George Of Philadelphia.
Il niece Of the late Henry George.
Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter Of
the president has accepted the invita-
tion Of the Women'S congressional un
ion for woman suffrage. to assist in re-
ceiving delegates and guests of the ma
tional suffrage convention which will
meet in Washington next week.
Tho reception will he held on tn" eve
ming Of December :. and will be- the oc-
caSion ~ tine opening az the new quar-
tiers whi.h the congressional union has
taken in Washington. ia a residence OBJ
poSitc the White House.
Germany has 4 union If women clubs
with a membership Of over 500, 900.
BY treating them with certain gases Il
Frenchman has succeeded in keeping eggs
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

Whenever You. Mr.. or Mrs.. Brownsville
Citizen. find amy good books duplicated in
your library. send the extra copies to the
Learners circulating hbrary-the only
public library in Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

Do it early and do il often-your Christ.
mas shopping.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

WITH an annual rainfall exceeding coo
inches Souther Assam i the worlds wet
test region.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

And again-pay your poll tax early.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

By treating them with certain gases n
Frenchman has succeeded I'm keeping eggs
fresh for ten months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

Do your Christmas shopping right away
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

Germany has 4 union If womcn'> clubs
with a membership Of over 500, 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

The first Oma secretary Ia 4 com.
missioner of the District "a Columbia j.
Miss Alice l.. George Of Philadelphia,
Il niece az the late Henry George.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

Women farmers in Oregon humble
over 1000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

Women tramwHv conductors ia ella
gov are more than making good ~ fhci
z jobs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06
Absolutely Fire Proof

To ct the very best there " ia
wants the best when wv comes WV san
Hotel. Manager Percy Tyrrrll makes
tbs patrons urc carefully looked after.
Lower Rio Grandc Valley are assured
Mt tie Gunter. Herewith Ivy v late mem
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

There are over 5000 trained nurS,
aS against \ little over 5000 men
the United states.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-06

Dr. Eicka Finkler il the only woman
inferno at the PolN linic Hospital III
Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1915-09-20
PROPERTIES IN kent
ARE sold BY Sheriff

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. Sept. 20.-At a sher-
ifs sale Saturday afternoon. the fol
lowing properties of Joseph T. Potter
and Mary Potter. his wife. we're sold:
Tract No. Situated near Little
Creek. containing 13 acres with i'm
provements. orchards. etc. Purchased
by A. B. Magee for Robert Phillips
for S2260.
No. 2A-Lot near Little Greek. 124
feet wide by 200 feet deep, dwelling
and other improvements, purchased
by A. NJ. DAILY, S70l.
No. 2b-Lot adjoining "a. contain.
ing 20 feet front and 200 feet deep,
purchased by A. M. Daily, 1895.
No. 2C-Lot adjoining parcel 2B
with 35 Feet front. 200 depth. pur.
chased by W. NJ. Hope. S365.
No. 2D-Lot lying on west side OF
road adjoining No. &c. containing 55
feet front and 200 feet deep. pur-
chased by W. NJ Hope, S525.
Lot No. 3-Parcel OF land situated
near town of Little Creek. containing
4 acres of land, with improvements
purchased by A. NJ. DAILY for S433.
Evening journal., 1915-09-20
SQUARE OLD /
HOME week OPENS.
Celebration Begins With
Bayard Taylor's Story OF
Old Town
TO DEDICATE NEW
$4,000 SCHOOL

Kennett Square viii be In holiday
dress this week for the big celebra-
ton which the town will hold in
commemoration OF the sixtieth ami
versary of the Incorporation Of the
borough. There will be parades, pa
geantry. public meetings, banquets'
reunions, memorial meetings, dedica-
ton of Kennetts new 100000 high
school, the STORY Of Kennett,' pre-
sented by home players on two occa-
sions, and many other entertainments
Tor the crowds which are expected
during the week. That it will be vir-
tually, an "Old Home Week. is as
sured by the number Of responses
received from former residents Of
Kennett, who announce their inten-
tion 10 be present.
Preparations for the anniversary
celebration have been under way for
several months. and are complete in
every detail Strangers will be taken
care of and made 10 feel at home.
and will be shown such historic places
as Longwood. Cedarcroft, Birming-
CONTINUED on Page 2)
Evening journal., 1915-09-20
ACED MAN PLUNGES
TO death IN creek
Becoming Dizzy Afflicted
Man Stops to Rest on
Bridge With Fatal Result
JOKED ABOUT STRAW
HAT WAS HIS LAST

Becoming dizzy while resting on the
edge Of Pine street bridge across the
Brandywine creek about $50 O'Clock
this morning. William Weisshaar.
aged 65 years, of No. 2307 TGtnall
street, fell to the creek bed, fifteen
feet below and was drowned. The
body was recovered by Walter Duber-
ry, watchman for the Boulden Gran
ite Company, who was going tc his
home at the time. Deputy Coroner
Nichols removed the body to the
morgue.
The crew of a passing Eastlake liie
car which crossed the bridge shortly
before o'clock reported passing
Weisshaar carrying his lunch and
when they returned some time later
they saw the lunch box, a coat and
straw hat lying on the bridge. About
this time Duberry camo along and
peering through the heavy fog saw
the aged mans body in the water.
As Mr.. Weisshaar had been unwell
for several days, it is thought that he
was taken i'll while walking to his
work at the Charles Mammele pro
vision house, in Poplar street. near
Firth, and sat down on the edge of
the bridge to rest.
Members of the dead mans family,
when spoken to about the case, said
that he had been. i'll but was recover
ing and this morning, when he started
to walk to work, he jokingly COM
mented on his straw hat, saying that
! the season was over for such head
wear
Mr.. Weisshaar was a native Of Ger
many. He came here 35 years ago.
He was a member of the German Lu-
theran Church and of several frater-
nal organizations. He is survived by
wife and seven children, the chill
dren being adults.
Deputy Coroner Nichols has charge
of the funeral arrangements, which
have not yet been completed.
Evening journal., 1915-09-20
Archibald HOME,
UNCLE SAM 5 MEN
ONLY QUIZ HIM
Dumba Messenger Says He
is Innocent Of Violating
Neutrality Law
VISIT TO WASHINGTON
IS HIS INTENTION
By 'rhe United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Arriving
here today on the liner Rotterdam
James r. j. Archibald. the correspon-
deut-messenger of Austro-Hungarian
Ambassador Dumba. today asserted
innocence of any intention to aid the
foreign envoy in evading the laws
or violating the neutrality of this
country
Archibald was met az Quarantine by
an agent of the Departm, Mt OF Justice.
He was not arrested and said he did
not expect to be. The government
representative who visited him I'm a
stateroom asked him just one ques-
tion. Archibald said Being satisfied
with Archibeld's answer he left but
what the question was, the correspon-
dent refused TO say.
Archibald az first denied that he
had seen anyone before the Rotterdam
docked II was known, however. that
agents Of the department of justice
had gone down the bay on the rev.
enue cutter Calumet and the cores
pondent later admitted he had met a
government Representative in his state
room.
Upon landing Archibald went di-
rectly to the offices of his attorney.
Frank Hogan. He said he planned
TO leave for Washington as soon as
possible. but declared he did not ex-
pect action to be taken either by the
district attorney here OF the Federal
government. From the question
asked him by the agent Of the Depart
ment of Justice. aboard the Rotter-
dam. Archibald said he was con-
vinced he was not TO be prosecuted.