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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1915.
THE FIGHT ON ~BLIND TIGERS"

Every law-abiding citizen Of Brownsville
and the entire county should endorse
heartily the efforts on the part Of our city
and county authorities To put a stop 10 the
"blind tigers" The Herald j. not prepared
to pass upon the eases of the men who
have been arrested on charges Of III IT
selling of liquor, but it i a matter Of such
common report that there l. an unu nal
amount of this kind of illicit traffic here
that no one probably will be found who viii
even attempt TO deny it. Ia fact. Browns
Vile never was So overrun with tfiS sort
of vice and kindred evils during its entire
history as il j. today. II j. high time that
something was done to remedy this con
dition. The city marshal has made a
brave beginning but it i going t. require
the moral support of every law-abiding
citizen to back him M aud make his work
effective. Laws against Illicit sale If
liquor, gambling and other vices Of this
nature can not be enforced unless the
citizenship of the town or county will line
up on the side Of law and order, and aid
the officers in their efforts 70 enforce them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11
The Billboard Man Again.

The Bill board man is mighty strange,
For. while he would not rob.
The only way he gets his change
Is through a put up" job.
Culver
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11

Mr.. Bryan's attitude towards President
Wilson does not appear 10 be altogelhc~
consistent with his much talked Of peace
program. lie appears TO believe in peace
with all the world except the president.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11

The Herald Is delivered by carriers reg
ularly employed by The Herald 10 subscri-
bers' homes in Matamoros. 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, il
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
" should notify the local agent, or write The
Herald. Brownsville, Tex.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11
Names is Names.

Miss Ivy Nicewon is organist Of ST
Lakes Episcopal Church. Philadelphia
Pennsylvania.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11
Tough.

'Thc oyster il a modest cuss.
He never brags" said Mr.. Hoop;
He never makes a bit Of fuss.
And yet he winds up in the soup"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11
C0rn-COLbI

MISS Jessie Corn was married To Stan
ION .obb here today.-New Orleans Doi.
w States. D"i-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11
Cross.

\ very genial man | know.
As nice n man as YOU could meet;
lie is good natured even though
He has 10 live on a gross street.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11
Sad!

The bill collector said. ooh. N.Y.
All other men we're stunned by;
They put ms of and seem 10 try
To DO those they are Stunned by"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11
Fair.

OF course ! know she's n brunette:
Here YES are dark, 50 Is her hair;
/ know she's a brunette. and yet
I'm here 10 say that she is fair.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11

Dear Lake: lisa Rock lives in Zanes
vile. Ohio-Jakc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11
Here He Isl

Dear Luke: Did YOU kfinow that A.
Gum, of Mt. Zion. w. Va, is "A son Of
A.. Gunn?-I. :. Bartlett.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11

u j. seldom that any one will heed the
warnings Of the down and-outer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11

" thr fair exchange NV one secures
much Of a bargain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11
Things to Worry About.

Year brain works IL per cent better
NJ 1880 a. m. than at $50 y. N.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11
BITS OF BY-PLAY

Luke Mel luke in Cincinnati Enquirer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
SIMPLIFYING AUTO LICENSES.

The Marshalltown Times Republican
objects to the present automobile law.
The idea of asking every man Ito go
to Des Moines" for his number is call
ed preposterouS. We might as we'll
ask all Iowa to go to Des Moines for
its mail The Marshalltown paper
suggests no substitute. The fact tina.
we have to go to Des Moines may be
due to the other fact that that city
happens to be the capital of the state.
II numbers are to he given out, they
ought 10 be by the state, so that track
may be kept of them. County num-
hers would he meaningless for it would
De jumbo of ninety mine different
kinds of rhem.-Cedar Rapids Repub-
lican.
Nothing of the kind has ever been
proposed. The number plates could he
bought by the state and issued in con-
secutire numbers by the state but con-
signed in bulk, 1000 to each county
auditor, well in advance of the date
when needed The auditor could is
sue the license in triplicate sending
the third copy u Des Moines for rec
ord and hand the number plates out
over the counter instanter. The money
would stay at home where it originated
and no man need go farther than the
court house for his number plates. The
state could record the licenses at its
leisure. When anybody knew of a car
running without license he could
phone TO the county auditor
The Republican, however, has dis
covered something While cropping
around in the dark when il suggests:
But the Law might be better changed
in other directions. For instance, the
distribution of moneys We cannot
think Of II otherwise than under the
present system it is largely frittered
away. Instead of going into the gem
eral road taxes-to reduce usual taxes.
The autorn obile tax ought to be espe-
cially invested in roads The automo-
bile tax ought to be tax in extra
ordinary and the funds raise by il
ought to be put into special construc-
ton work Suppose We devoted that
million and half a year 10 building
certain numbers of miles of good
roads. We could build 125 miles
year With il and in two years we could
have a highway across the state
In Michigan they use the auto money
as bonus from the state to encourage
the counties to issue bonds and build
hard surfaced roads. In Ohio. where
more roads are graveled and paved
now than twice the county road sys-
tenn of Iowa. they use the auto money
exclusively for repairs to hard surfaced
roads. IN our state we could devote
ali Of the auto money to hard surfaced
construction and If 1t were done we
could increase the auto license by pc
tition among auto owners themselves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
AN ARMY THAT CANNOT DIE.

Old mo who watch rhe parade OF
the remnant Of the G. A. r. thru the
streets 81 Washington will see a strik-
Ing ;,lnsrra,ion Of the truth that men
fade as the leaf. For those old men
saw the returning Grand Army of the
Republic march in victorious review
thru The streets of the capital in their
strength and youth and the exultation
of a mighty war won and an eternal
principle esta hlished, and have lived
70 see nc s,e!uart youth that made UP
the finest volunteer army of history
shorn of ,he;r strength and the regi-
ments dwindle to group of withered
and trembling old men. Where
wave upon nave Of stern oattalions
strobe Level eyed thru the crowded
streets with the swing that they hao
learned in bloody anabaSis thru an
eneny's country today few old men
creep in weakness; for men iaoe as elie
leaf and strength departs and the
night fails.
blt Inc Spiehu'l u aNNH'it
and Of sacrihce and Of duty done we'll
in the face of trial does not fade, The
great principles of government and
human equality that these men estab-
lished with blood and iron and in tears
remain i1nrnutable. A marvellous pres
ent cheers q mighty past as those ola
men creep down the streets Shoul0eE
to shoulder and step with step an in
visible army marches with them, the
ghosts OF the grand review. About
them rises the walls and columns OF
a capital city seat OF the mightiest
and erzest government on the face OF
the earth. Westward stretches an en-
pire 10 the farther ocean. fertile and
happy land tina, builded itself upon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
sIDEsTEPPlNG ROADS ISSUE.

Since Candidate Harding announced
that he preferred that the residents
along the highway determine the kind
of roads that shall be built, Candidates
Allen and Cosson find 1t necessary to
do some sidestepping.
Candidate Cosson is for hard roads
and he isn't II all depends. Candidate
Allen finds he is for hard roads under
certain circumstances: under other cir
cumstances. he thinks hard roads
would be unwise
Candidate Harding says he wants a
wider measure of home rule and is
against the so-called commissions that
sit in Des Moines and elsewhere and
direct affairs belonging to local COM
munities. Candidates Allen and Cos
son have nothing to say on this point.
Candidate Kuehnle hasn't spoken.
Being an old-fashioned fellow In his
politics ne is waiting TO near mis- party
talk in state convention and he will be
for the piatform-hard or soft.
Politicians seeking office, or nomina-
tons. may as we'll make up their minds
that the hard roads agitation will not
down. 1t is vital issue In Iowa and
one that can not very we'll be success
fully sidestepped. Some sound, hustling
Iowan, some broad minded, progressive
citizen. is going TO come out for hard
roads for Iowa and when he does. the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
LET US HAVE PEACE,

lWaterlOO IlmeS-Ir1bune.J
Since the "wets" have discovered
that the mulct law repeal was faulty
because it provided that the law go
into effect on the LIST of January, when
the state constitution expressly states
that all laws passed by the legislature,
not having publication clauses, shall go
into effect on July 4. the "drys" have
discovered that mulct law repeal really
went into effect on July and the "grog
shops of Iowa should have ceased bus
mess on that date.
The 'wets" declare that the whole
repeal law Is invalidated because Of the
time clause; while the "drys" contend
that the time clause, Jan. I, Affects no
part of the law except that one clause.
The "wets" are threatening to go into
court to knock out the whole law on the
ground Of unconstitutionality, while the
"drys' are threatening to go into COURT
to establish that the time clause was
unconstitutional, and only that part Of
it. and that the rest Of the law iss all
right. Proving that the time clause Is
unconstitutional and the rest Of 1t con:
stitutional. would close the saloons Inn
mediately.
What is the use Of it all? Iowa Is
going to be dry after Jan. 1. The In.
tent of the legislature was plain. Tho
supreme court has always looked upon
the mulct law as bar to prosecution
-as q system OF fines for violation Of
the prohibitory statute after Jan. 1;
that is all there is to it and that 10
about the way the supreme court would
look at it.
Why can we not live in peace during
these coming three months, at least?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
GRANDPARENTS LANTERN.

When the man Went dSloSs l"
neighbor's ne put an electric fash
light in his pocket. In the dark places
the pressure Of his thumb sent circle
Of Ign, ahead and he walked safely.
And thus occupied. he thought OF
grandfathers' lantern.
Grandfather's lantern vas tin box
punched full of holes with tallow
candle inside In its day it was some
lantern. Grandmother and her candle
molds furnished the current that light
ed his hashlight Most OF Us nave
never seen q candle mold. Grand
mothers was double battery OF tin
tubes shaped 10 form the candies and
which would mold a dozen candles at
one pouring. Into these tubes strings
of pricking were hung, supported at
the top by knitting needles or slim
wooden rods. Then the tallow was
heated and the mold, filed and set
away 10 cool. Half Of one OF those
candles set inside the perforated tin
box furnished grandfather light on his
gay 10 a neighbor or when he mad late
chores 20 do. L was the size Of
bread box. japanned and fitted with a
bail that gradually grew hotter and
hotter AS an illuminant It was not
decided success. But grandfather
thought highly Of it
Finally somebody conceived the idea
of fitting squares of window glass into
the sides OF the rectangle and then, as
once before. there was light And
later some other inventive genius blew
lantern globe all in one piece and in
voked the aid of kerosene. 1t was a
considerable job to get one of these
lanterns ready, for the whole thing
needed to be torn to pieces and re-
Assem- bled in the process OF lighting
it But it was also some lantern. And
then the climax Of lantern with
spring contraption that permitted lift
ing the globe TO light the wick and
with a wire guard about the glass
came Before that, dark lanterns with
shutters and refectors had been known
but II was generally held that the
ownership of a dark lantern was in
some way without the law and sug-
gestive Of burglary or detective work.
But every boy desired greatly to own
one and them tom fellers" who had
attained &c that desirable possession
were warmly welcomed to the farm to
stay all night by the boys and watched
by father lest they set the barn on
fire And now you can run all over
town seeking dark lantern without
finding one.
Little by little the lantern worked
on toward the Aashlight, which itself
is simply another and better form OF
the fiaring torches with which the link
boys of Shakespeare's time lighted
sentles home from the theater. 1t was a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28

not worth asking for Is not WORTH hav-
ing. So Iowa better speak up strong
and quick for the presidential romin-
alton.
The average property owner might
make hit by planting oysters Ia. his
cellars or Easements. It's this making
the most of opportunity that enables
folks to get rich.
The Herald at Grinnell, which holds
brief for an expensive patented
pavement, asserts that Marshalltown
has no good concrete paving. Mar
shalltown is at work this year laying
m ore concrete and it's council intends
to order several miles for next year
whereas Grinnell this year has been
compelled to use concrete for three feet
out from each curb into the pavement
so as to confine the expensive stuff to
narrow strip in the center and there
by cut down the cost of paving in
which patented profits are used in the
mixture.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
All is airy, clean and attrac'

closet. All Is airy, clean and attrac-
tive.
In the basement Of tho main build
ing is a little private theater for the
use Of the college women. 1t viii be
seated with opera chairs and will have
accommodations for $50 people. A
stage has been praoided with dressing
rooms and everything will be ready
for private theatricals and the like.
This theatcr lies Immediately under
the commons on the main floor and
Immediately above the commons is a
roof garden. delightful place of re-
sort on VAIN evenings.
In G-innell three days after the
college opens 200 new bank accounts
are opened by the students. At least
$4,000 is brought to Grinnell by out
side students. all this and more is ac-
tually deposited. One old chap there
said: Bet they had to watch 'em to
prevent them overdrawing their ac-
counts But President Hamlin, of the
Merchants National, said in regard to
this SIAM" these student bank ac-
counts compare favorably with all
checking accounts, no better nor worse.
And it is a safe statement to make.
that the banks Of Grinnell would well
come 1000 student checking accounts
incidentally depositing 100000.
Steamboat Rock is not a very large
town. but enough well-to-do farmers
get their mail at that postoffice so
that one mai, order house of Chicago
sent to that place in one day eight big
canvas sacks of catalogs. all addressed
and taken cut by the rural free deliV-
ery. Just how many sacks will be re-
ouired 70 carry out the merchandise
ordered from these catalogs no one can
figure out but it is a sure thing these
mail order houses don't send out these
expensive catalogs for fun.
Probably no governor of Iowa ever
issued a Parole order meeting with
more general satisfaction. this refer
ring to local sentiment. than that OF
the Rainsborgers. The writer has spent
a week in this part of Hardin county
and has yet to meet the man crittcizinS
the governors action. He hears OF
few '.irreconcibles. but the general
feeling is that of indorsing the action
of the governor.
One now begins to hear of safe
corn. There are fifty acres on the
Turner farm. near the depot at steam
boat Rock. which probably will be
gathered for seed corn. And farmers
coming to town mention pieces OF corn
almost" out of the way of the frost.
And at the last moment one hears OF
many sIlos being built in time for
large part of the crop certain TO De
frosted. One farmer near Eldora turned
a hundred big shoats into twenty
acre tieid AMI they are hogging it down
in great shape 70 get ahead OF JACK
Frost.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
Lookcr-On In Iona

Eldora, Sept IS. = The new wom-
ems dor,nitcries of Grinnen College are
the equal of anything in the United
States. They represent an outIoy Of
over 100000. They will furnish sim
gle double and suites of rooms for BIZ
students. Everything is modern. up
to-da.a. The kitchen and refrigerator
plant is so complete that Forest Treat
secretary of the state board of control.
came down from Des Moines TO make
special report 10 the board. and his
suggestions will take form in new
state buildings. The kitchen is 30x60
and three cooks and helpers will be
necessary 10 do the work. Illustrating
the quantity necessary to appease the
hunger OF cur healthy Iowa girls, on
the third day of this opening term. this
before all the rooms We're occupied.
thirty dozen ears of green corn was
cooked for enc meal. Probably Golden
Bantam, no. roasting ears of field corn.
A local scribe says:
From the moment the visitors walks
up the broad steps in front. enters the
spacious yestible and steps into the
large reception hall. with its quartered
n
Tiffanv finish. its big fire place set
off with DARK green tile, its handsome
chandeliers, its teraZzo floor ne real
ICES that ne is seeing something out
of the ordinary in buildings.
All this. however is but prepara-
ton for the dining room. which is pan
eied 10 height of twelve feet with the
same oak. The yaulted roof, where
~ a The
Gothic WINDOWS, whose panes Of art
glass shed softened light. the Ten
nessee marble floor, the handsome fur
niture and perfect appointments, ali
combine to create a room Of unusual
dignity It has seating accommodations
at present fo- 800 young women.
AS the visitor goes to the floor above
he becomes aware of what the college
has done for the comfort of those who
are 10 make their homes in these
buildings during their student days.
The rooms arc light. and airy. Each
double room is furnished with two cots.
three chairs study table of latest and
best design. dresser and high grade
rug. There is closet for each girl
and a stationary wash stand with hot
and cold wate1 Most of the rooms are
double rooms, but there are also some
single rooms and in the newer cot
tages are suites for two. three, or four
girls. On each floor IS ample bathing
accommodation for the girls OF that
floor. including shower and tub baths.
The bath rooms are handsomely nm
ished in Tennessee marble. All the
furniture is of the best workmanship
and Is finished uniformly in famed OAK.
On each floor is a kitchenet where
the girls may press their clothes, make
fudge or do other light cooking. Ihere
is also = vacuum cleaner for each moor
A waste paper chute offers place
where girls may empty their waste
baskets. Each floor hats its own linen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28

simple evolution from pitch to candles.
from candles to kerosene and from
kerosene to bottled electricity. Folks
went across to the neighbors just the
same and got the chores done some
how and stayed out nights and had a
pretty good time whether with pitch
torch Or tin lantern or glass globe,
a candle or a Kerosene burner as they
do now With flashlights.
So it all comes to this: grandfathers
lantern or electric light most of the
fun and profit we get out of the world
lies in the way we use what we have
on hand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28

of teaching children to read aloud. The
old time school gave great prominence
to reading. 1t Is one OF the traditional
Three RS" Modern authorities seem
to think 1t has been over emphasized,
as indicated by articles In recent
school journals.
The old time drill over and over
again on certain set of reading DOCKS,
was mot time well spent. The pupil
gained no taste for reading, and be-
came weary Of the selections Of poetry
and oratory which he was asked TO
recite many times. But at least this
training produced generation OF good
readers
You can find today great many
high school graduates who can not
take a newspaper and read 1t aloud
without stumbling at every line. the
same thing could be said of some col
lege graduates.
The case becomes far worse when
you consider the large number Of for
eigners found in many schools. The
child of alien parents hears little
English at home Unless he learns to
read huently in school, his talk will
always seem foreign. He may have
excellent mentality. and may be COM
petent for high grade work. Yet II
his speech has this thick burr OF an
alien brogue. it will be handicap to
him all thru life. Employers of labor
will set him to shoveling coal when
he might be directing a gang OF work
men. merely because his thick speech
makes him seem like a foreigner.
Similarly with young poole descend
ed from English speaking parents. In
daily life one is constantly called upon
to read something aloud If young
man cannot read a report to a, COM
mittee or board of directors without
hesitation and tripping over ordinary
words. he is set down as an ignora mus.
Tire time has not come when the
schools can drop reading aloud.