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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-01

WATER WORKS AND ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
within the limits "a said city. nm IA vaInrrRl
INK ~ twenty five t1ll cents. 81 the one hun
dred dollars t$luO.UUD valuation.
Section r curtin
For the purpose II defraying the CURRENT
EXPENSES If the said city for the year 1919.
an ad yalurcm Tux ~ one hundred tluOl cents.
on the one hundred dollars ~tSlU0.OO) valuation.
Section Fifth
A POLL TAN If one ~ dollar. upon each
and every male person ~ said city over the
rgr of twrnty-pne cd years. except such per
sons rs are exempt under TIE laws Of this
state from the payment of said poll tax. who
WIS a resident thereof IN the first day VI
Janualy. 1915.
Section Sixth
All Of said taxes. hereby levied. and which
shall BE- nsSe sscd and collected as aforesaid.
shall ~ paid in lawful monies If the United
States.
Section Seventh
Al Of said taxes hereby levied shall become
due ~ the first day nf December. 1919.
Section eighth
shall L. assessed and imposed under and by
virtue If the ordinance shall be paid On ,r be-
Tore the first dny ~ March. 1916. and i PEN
entire amount Of al such taxes which are not
paid oL or before the first day Of March. 1916.
AMI ail ~ said taxes not paid On or before the
first day ~ March. 1916. shall bear interest AZ
the rate ~ six CO. per cent per annum. which
said penalty and interest shall bee paid when
the taxes upon which same shall have accrued
are maid.
Section Ninth \.
The tax assessor aud collector II this city.
shall assess and collect al taxes levied aud i'm
posed by this ordinance. and all interests and
penalties. which shall accrue thereon AZ the
time such taxes ARE collected wv him.
All ordinances. or parts 81 ordinances, in
any manner in conflict with this ordinance. are
hereby repeated.
This ordinance shall take effect and ~ in
force from and after ten tlUj days after pub
~iicirion thereof. as required rs law.
Passed ~ regular session of the city council
M the city ~ Brownsville. Texas. un this
18th day NJ October A.. ~. 1915.
tSeaD a. a. BROWNE. Mayor.
Attest-CRISANTO NILI-AIiIiEAI.,
City Secretary.
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Another Wincfall for the Thrifty.
tSnecial N The Hnraldl

Minneapolis. NOV. Every one of
he 400 mill employees Of the Washburn
NroShv Company who have put into the
saving> bank a. high as fifty dollars
Turing the past six months Will today
nave added To his bank account a cheek
Tor 50 from his boss. Those who saved
less will receive checks Of half the am
)unt they have saved. The gift of the
Company to each of its thrifty men is
the second award for thrift. Last spring
the flour company gave zach man Il
heck for so. which was not good unless
deposited in Il savings bank. In order
o foster the saving habit. this big start
vas made for each man. The next step
was 20 reward those who gained the
habit NJ saving. and today there are
many smiling faces M the mills.
The under dog would prefer more a.
-iStanca and less advice
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RATES
o CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING IN
The BROWNSVILLE HERALD

Une insertion. per word
More than one insertion. per word .......1-2c
The above rates apply 10 advertisement
running without change only.
Orders for Classified Ads Of less than II
words are counted as II words.
Classified Ads run AZ intervals are charged
the one time rate.
Monthly Rates.
Classif'i Advertising to run by the mcntl
VIII be taken at n rate 81 II cents per word
per month. No classified nd to run by the
monthly rate will he taken for less than $1.9e
pc month.
The publishers OF The Brownsville HeraIf
reserves the right 70 reject or revise any copy
deemed Objectionable.
Classified ads taken mp 90 10 noon for pub
LEGATION in the issue Of the same day. After
that honr the publishers reserve the right ,r
insert under head of '"Too Late to Classify
Notice to- Advertisers.
Please read your classified ads on the frs
Insertion ms The Herald viii BE- responsible for
only one incorrect insertion Of any classified
advertisement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-01

IN 4 new reversing device for swift
motorboatS 4 disk il lowered into the
water bark of and close 10 the propeller
so that il causes the water 10 react
against the latter III such 4 way that il
draws the boat backward.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-01
SECOND HAHD FURNITURE.

SOUGHT AND SOLD.-Denier III marble.
granite, monuments. 10Th and Levee. J.
G. Steele. q
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ASSIFIED
POSITIONS WANTED.

CThe Herald will publish. free of charge. for
A period Of three days. until the head II "Po-
sitions Wanted" advertisements for persons
ont of employment who are seeking employ
ment. Such persons are nj liberty TO use the
Classified Column of The Herald. All that
$ necessary is that they send in their writ
ten advertisements Answers may bee directed
n care of The Herald if desired. Cut IT town
requests will please enclose postage for re-
plies if answers are directed in cure Herald
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BE IN ORDAINED RYTHE CITY COUN-
OIL tf BROWNSVILLE. TEAAS.



That on eaeh and every one hundred 800
dailirs. assessed i'm lawful currency Of the
4 nited States thereof. estimated i'll the man
ner prescribed I'M thu laws WI this state and the
ordinances ~ this city. there ~ hereby levied
and there shall BE- assessed AMI collected for
the year a. u. 1915. un al property. real per
~nHai nr mixed. situated un All property owned
in the rirN nf brownsville. County ,f Cameron.
State 81 Texas. on the FIRST day If JTnuary
1919. and On MI snropcrfy sent ont IF he city
uf brownsville. Texas. prior ~ said first day
XII .%IanEar,. 1915. Jur thu purpose uf vyadiug
Vie paNm"at GI taxes t~Aareol. and afterward
returned % said city. except So much thereof
1s faay Ac expressly tempted from taxation.
hy the constitution andS laws Ni this state. and
ordinances uf this citr, the following taxes. to
Wit:
Section Second
FOR TIE IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS.
STREETS ND BRIDGES MI said city. within
The limits thereof. an M valorcm Tux III fifteen
10 cents on the one hundred dollars tSloO.ool
valuation.
Section Third
ron TIE ERECTION. CONSTRUCTION
MD PURCHASE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
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REAL

CITY PROPERTY-If YOU have property
for sale or rent list it with US for quick
results. f.. III. Flemming & Co. II
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According TO a French scientist ultra
violet ravs from mercury vapor lamps
will purify the air within submarine
boats.
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AN ORDINANCE r..

An ordinance %Ievying and providing for tie
assessment and collection uf 81 taxes IL Gpfrly
the current expenses Of the city IF Browns
Vile. Texas. for the Improvement ~ roads.
bridges and streets uf said rits. fur tAr crre-
lion and construction III public buildings. wa
ter works. electric lights. streets. sewers aud
ether permanent improvements. within thc linn
ills ~ said eitv. fer thr year 1915. and prnvif
ing fer siN tbl per cent inter ID prr annunI.
and 4 penalty ~ ten 10 per cent IN aIl de-
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VENDORS LIEN !0TES

WE TRADE unmcumbcrel property ~ its
actual cash value for vendor lien notes.
300 Ea-t Poem Nl. SaIr AnLnnio. N.-Il
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PERMANENT POSITION WANTED by

PERMANENT POSITION WANTED bV
young man 70 assist IN Office A. clerk.
Experienced IN craftsmanship. competent to
keep books and assist in conducting cor
dependence. Speaks Spanish a well a.
English. Other propositions considered.
References given. Business Man." care
Herald. If
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HELP WANTED.

TRAVELLING salesman 10 carry n 4 side
line the best Candy Punch Board or
the market. For particulars address Box
2Oo. Brennan, Texas. III
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NAN AND WIFE want position on ranch.
Man experienced in farming and handling
men. Best Of references. No children.
Apply +. Herald cfiice.-1O'23| 3t.
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The under dog would prefer more a.
.iStance and less advice.
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SCRAP METAL BUYERS-IIiehest prices
paid for scrap metal Brownsville Junk
Co. Office Rio Grande Electric Go. p
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SCRAP METAL DEALERS.

SOUTHWESTERN IRON METAL COM
p~any-Dealers in scrap iron, metals.
rubber. rags, bottle, homes, etc. lois
LrXnn street. IL
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SPANISH LESSONS.

SPANISH LESSONS-Miss Francisco
Bolado. 521 Elizabeth street. Hours, 5
to 6 D. M, and I to q d. IN. If
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WAITED TO TRADE

WILL TRADE 5000 Multieraph for 1918
model Ford. A. VI. care Herald >
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MISCELLANEOUS.
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Lot of print paper suitable
for merchants wrapping paper or lay
ing under carpets. etc. VIII sell cheap
Apply Herald office. If
The Washington times., 1915-05-26

Emerson.
Noncontesting-Geor A. Weaver.
Mrs; r. T. Kalas, II. b. Hart, jr, Charles
Al. marsh. II. A. Hall, Mrs. ]. j. Bar
tram, Z. S. MARROW
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
SOC|AB|L|TY RUN
STARTS At 4 TO-DAY
EIectrics of All Makes and
Models Entered to the Num-
Der of About Eighty.

Unless Il rains at 4 o'clock today. the
second annual sociability run OF the
Washington branch of the Electrical
Vehicle Association will get off. to q
prompt start at the Connecticut avenue
entrance of the Zoo. All contestants
have been notified to report early so
that the run may be started few
minutes before II enough cars have
arrived.
The route of the run will take the
contestants through Rock Creek Park
and then down Sixteenth street into
Potomac Park along the river drive to
the Point Electrics of all makes and
models. as long as they are confined
to the pleasure field. are entered to the
number of about eighty.
Twenty solid silver prizes will be
awarded to the contestants making the
entire run in the time closest to the
average time of all the cars. Some
drivers will go right along making as
high as forty miles an hour, while
others probably will take 1t more
leisurely at fifteen miles. Many of tho
cars will be driven by prominent wom-
en-.
All the electrics Will be decorated on
pennants Of the association. They will
be sent off at the start on the average
OF about four TO the minute. 80 that
the run will appear to the spectator as
one long parade of beautiful cars.
At the finish Of the run. Demonet will
serve basket lunch. Among those
who have signed entry blanks are the
following:
Mrs. D. NJ. Lea, George D. Hardesty.
Dr. Francis A. Foye, Mrs. c. V.
Wheeler. Mrs. Frank c. Henry, Mrs.
J. ]. hampton. Mrs. F. d. HERMAN,
Miss Anna F. Darby. NJ. J. Lawrence,
Miss Margaret s. Lyon. ]. c. Det-
weller. Mrs. Wallace Chiswell Mrs.
Elizabeth Chaplin. Mrs. C. S. Pearce,
c. o. Ponickau.
Mrs. William NJ. Kennedy, Mrs w T.
Willett. Mrs. Mary c. Dove. Wilton ].
Lambert. A. c. P. Shoemaker. Mrs. John
g. Bourke. Miss A. G. Blauvelt. Miss
II. WInnifred Dewitt, Major and Mrs
Theodore c. Lyster. Mrs. James Lans-
burgh. Mrs Charles J. Williamson, Ed
gar j. Orme. Robert F. Fleming. John
A. Sterrett, Harry A. Orme.
Mrs. G. r. Erkman. Miss Helen De-
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
NEW MUSICAL ODE
CHARMS AUDIENCE
columbia Triumphant in Peace, u
Given Its Initial Presentation
Here-Is National Expression.

Columbia Triumphant in Peace" a
new musical ode. by Heinrich Ham
nner and Theodore Henckles. with Da-
vid Blspham and Mrs. Helen Donohue
De Yo as soloists. was given its initial
presentation at the Belasco Theater last
evening.
The ode traces the history OF Amer
lea, alternating solos and choral num-
bers with readings. The Washington
Festival Chorus. accompanied by a
part of the Washington Symphony Or
chestra. gave the chorals. directed by
the composer.
Besides being a most timely national
expression Of the present position and
hopes Of America, the work is a patri-
otic symbol of merit. Prof. Hammer
IL too well known in Washington to
need Introduction as a composer and
director. The choral numbers of the
ode We're Of especial excellence. Da-
vld Bispham was a most appropriate
choice as soloist.
The Festival Chorus gave ample sup
port: doing full justice to the beauty
OF the choral numbers
The Washington times., 1915-05-26

Miss Purcell. accompanied by a
chaperon and a representative Of The
Times. will leave Washington for New
York on June g. She will meet the
beauty winners from the New England
States in that city, and the Eastern
party OF beauties will leave for Chi
by the winners from the Middle West
and a special train will start for San
Francisco. The Maryland winner will
join Miss Purcell in Baltimore.
The outfit generously given Miss Pur-
cell by Lansburgh & Bro. consists of
a coat suit of navy blue gabardine,
Eton jacket trimmed with taffeta silk,
pleated skirt, and Of the latest model !:
maise taffeta. trimmed with light blue
velvet and tulle; a dinner dress Of
black silk net over black satin, with
waist Of satin and net; one handsome
black hat Of black maline, with crown
attractively trimmed with black goura.
sfderably more than 500.
Soon after Miss Purcell was chosen by
the judges as the winner of the contest
Woodward & Lothrop. the. exclusive
Washington representatives Of the Boyer
& Williams Garment Company, Of Buff
Purcell with one of their useful travel
gowne" dresses, which. so far as can
be learned by the donors. Is the first
and only dress made exclusively for
travelling purposes. The dress given
Miss Purcell is Of neat and becoming
mohair-an ideal summer fabric with
dust-shedding qualities.
recipient of a Shower" Of travelling
perquisites from the employers Of the
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
MINIMUM WAGE is
DECLARED AFAILURE
Industrial Betterment Committee Of
National Manufacturers Takes
Issue With u. s. Report.

Opposition to the minimum wage is
voiced in a report of the Industrial
betterment committee of the National
Association of Manufacturers, made
public today.
Issue Is taken with a Government re-
port issued this week In which minimum
wage legislation was declared sue
cess In States where 1t has been tried.
Ihe manufacturers committee declares
that where tried It has closed indus
tries. driven workers from employment
and multiplied the problems Of unem-
ployment.
summarizing its conclusions In oposi-
ton to the minimum wage plan, the
manufacturers committee holds that
historically the attempt to regulate and
control wages by the State has failed; +;
that the operation of such laws Is as
unsatisfactory to employees as employ
ers that there Is no prevailing demand
for minimum wage either for employer
or employe: that the plan Is unsound
economically. and that the chief purpose
or the minimum wage is to abolish
sweating,' which can be better re-
duced. the manufacturers committee
believes. by enforcing legislation against
the sweat shop. improving sanitary and
educational conditions.
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
Electric Workers Here
Lauded for Dramatics

Members of Section No. OF the
American Electric Railway Association
In the employ of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company and the en-
ployes of the commercial department
pany have been receiving congratula-
tions of their dramatic abilities since
the original vaudeville entertainment
given by the electricions in the old
Masonic Temple Monday night.
The prizes offered by c. p King.
president of the companies, are the
proud possessions OF Robert Easton.
tight-rope walker; the Pepco Glee Club
and Quartet. and the Fepco Hash.
Original sketches. from woman suf-
frage to dancing of the most advanced
type. were included in the program.
The Washington times., 1915-05-26

Flowers For Commencements.
Guide will furnish choice flowers and
artistic floral decorations. 1914 F.
Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
Holland Ships Refuse
To Carry Oil Over Sea

NEW YORK. May 25-It was an
nounced by the Holland American line
that by an order of the Netherland
Overseas Trust all shipment Of cot
tonseed and lubricating oils and grease
to Holland has been temporarily sus-
pended. These articles are conditional
contraband Of war, and the Dutch gov
eminent. in order to import them, has
been forced to guarantee to England
that they will not reach Germany or
her allies.
1t is understood Holland now has
'pply sufficient for the present. and
that therefore her government is
anxious to avoid any Unnecessary re-
sponsibility.
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
Herman E. Wills Again
Elected by Engineers

CLEVELAND. May 26.-Herman e.
Wills, for several years legislative
agent Of the organizations of railway
employees in Washington. was today re-
elected assistant grand chief of the
Broth erhood of Locomotive Engineers at
the annual convention.
He received on first ballot 734 out of
a possible 500 votes. and the election
was promptly made unanimous. 1t
covers q six year term. Mr.. Wills Will
continue his work in Washington.
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
Willow Table Takes Root;
Omen of Bumper Crop

READING, Pa. May 2s-The expert
ence Of S. s. Wiser with a willow wood
table which he placed in his yard sew
cral weeks ago has convinced him that
1915 Is going to be a growing year and
that bumper crops may be expected.
Wiser discovered the other day that
tho table had begun to bud and shoot.
and that the four legs had taken firm
root in the rich soil. and the table is
now a part of the vegetation of the
yard-a sort Of banyan tree.
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
Beauty Winner Busily
Prepares for Journey;
Tells of Her Happiness
Declares She Forgets She Is Being Stared at When
People Recognize Her-Will Leave June for
New York, Thence to Chicago and San
Francisco.

Miss Ruth Purcell of The Times beauty contest and the
free trip the California expostions and Universal City, is
busy preparing for the getaway day of the great journey
Two Washington have surprised the beauty winner by
offering articles of wearing apparel for the Journey and when she
packs grips for pilgrimage they will contain complete
travelling outfit given Miss Purcell by Lanburgh Bro and
"travegowne' donated by Woodward Lothrop
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
WILLLEAVE ON JUNE 3.

American Federation Of Labor, where
she is employed.
Everybody seems to have been kind
to me-" said Mis- Purcell today. land
I am a happy winner. 1t Is embar-
RAISING, OF course. to be stared at-as
frequently am when my identity Is
disclosed-but the trip Of The Times Is
so worth while that l forget these
little things"
Evening star., 1915-06-06
Drank Tea With Stratageln.

o,6E Of the cleverest epigrammatic
$ h,ts against a man lacking in d.
-ec.ness of speech, manner and pur-
nose were those made at the expense
of Alexander Pope by one OF his not
unfriendly biographers. the famous or.
Johnson. without reference to whom II
seems almost impossible to dip into
the literary history of the times In
yh,ch he lived. The character OF rope
was not widely different from that OF
.ome men who had gone before him,
and II is possible that after him came
men whose character resembled his,
though, of course. his talents were
+hose that are not duplicated in CEN
turv and perhaps not in centuries.
Some points in his strange character,
perplexing blend of goodness and bad
ness. as defined by DR.. Johnson, would
seem to At some of the small politicians
of the present day, If not also some of
the men and even women in social life.
DR.. Johnson, while discussing the
person and habits Of the bard of
Twickenham, to which place Pope re-
moved from Chiswfck after the liter
ary and pecuniary success of his "Iliad"
and "Odyssey." wrote:
he had great delight in artiflce and en-
deavored to attain all his purposes by
indirect and unsuspected methods. He
hardly drank tea without a stratagem.
He practiced his arts on such small
occasions that Lady BoIingbroke used
to say he played the politician about
cabbages and turnips.'"
Evening star., 1915-06-06
Chinese Students.

THE pride Of Princeton in Wilson, of
Yale in Taft or Harvard in
Roosevelt is not comparable to that
bestowed upon successful scholar man
darins in China. Learning in the east
is held in great esteem ard a scholar
is a marked and privileged man. In
one typical literary center. Kan Chou
Fou, where students go for their ex-
aminations. the system may be seen to
curious advantage.
A brilliant scene attends the open
ing of an examination, which is held in
a great inclosure. the approaches to
which, as well as the platform, are
gorgeously decorated with red and
yellow lanterns. Strangely enough, the
doors are thrown open at midnight.
and II is then that the candidates. who
may number couple of thousand, and
who are dressed in the long blue robes
Of the scholar, march in and take their
seats. On the platform there Is
canopy. Under this the literary chah-
cellor of the province, clad in sliken
garments of great magnificence. seats
himself The doors are then closed ana
the text" from the classics Is an
nounced. This text, selected by the
chancellor, is not known until II is an
nounced, and it is upon this text that
the seudent must base MS essay, anu,
since II ia composed under the eye
of an examiner and his lieutenants'
cheating is out Of the question.
The students who took their sea.s Sn
this first midnight are SOUNDED gu. oy
tha hie drum at in the afternoon, they
thus being allotted eighteen hours m,d1, IN
which to complete their essays. They
are permitted to bring into nitbonsb tine naa. tea
"a often passed. In other words, they
They are allowed the following ian,Int far s1x
hours from sunset until midnight saa, i1e h1s
rest when the same men reasseIhple
for the second trial. On the third night
those tbe @ who are thought fit make their cir
third EFFORT. With the third psT,dd sn3 the the
examination Is comp1e'eSa. e Savices - while
8 s'see second set Of men enters on the three
days' ordeal.