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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
S37, 1886 PRICE
AGREED ON FOR
SEWER SYSTEM
BOARD or APPRAISERS ARRIVES AT
FIGURE FOR SYSTEM AND WILL
REPORT TO COUNCIL MONDAY.
CITY WILL ISSUE WARRANTS TO THE
STOCKHOLDERS, SCRIP TO Be
BOUGHT BY CAPITALISTS.

Thirtv-~evcn thousand, eight hundred
and cighty-tive dollars and fitiy-f cents
~ the figure MI which the board of ap-
prai~cr- appointed to apprai~e the prop
,rtv uf the Brownsville Sewerage company
have agreed un a- y purchase price ID the
ritN for taking over the plant and system
The hoard. which wa composed of ). e.
Tucker. appointed hv the company; j. II.
Williams. appointed IN the city council.
and :. T. Hobbs selected by the two APP
pointed appraisers. will appear before the
city council at I'LL meeting Monday after
noon. and report the result of It, appraise-
ment
The proposition made to the company
and the city IN y. X. Arlett Of Austin for
financing the deal has been accepted This
Ilan calls for the issuance by the city of
warrants to the amount Of the purchase
price. and to include interest. The war
rants Will be- paid TO the Brownsville Sew
erage company. which in turn will pay the
stockholders of the company Mr.. Arett
las closed deal with the stockholders of
the sewerage company for the purchase of
ihe warrants. paying them cash, i 4 un-
der~tuud.
II was understood today that the figure
.,rr,ved at BY the board Of appraisers ha-
aircldv been made known to the member,
": the council and that u majority, ii not
all. the council members favor the pur- :
chase of the system at the prize named.
VI i~ expected that WI Mondays meeting
lt,r" viii BE- only the tormalities Of an-
tEofi2iue the purchase ot the system and
innn-urntng thc details necessary ID the
issuance w the city warrants for the pay
meut Of the purchase price.
The sewerage plant. according 70 mem
hers M the council immediately On IT,
taking over ~ the city will b. turned over
to the city light aud water department for
operation. together with al books and
records. NJ plans have yet hepn made w
regard 70 the pump mousse and septic tank.
and ut least ter the present the system will
hr operated along thc lines ~ heretofore
II ~ probable that the council will be caIlc,
on ~ Am early meeting To- hx sewerage
rates which III IN understood will br r.
durrd tu some extent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
BRITISH ARMY IN
MES0P0TAM|A Is
NOW RETREAT|NG
ANNOUNCEMENT SAYS GENERAL
TOWNSEND'S FORCES RETIRING
ALONG LINE TO KUTELAMARA.
REPORTED FROM GERMAN SOURCES
THAT GREECE TURNS OVER TO
ALLIES GRECIAN MACEDONIA.
Thy Associated rress.)

London, Dee. 1.-The British army in
Mesopotamla = m retreat, according 10
official announcement today, which says
General Townsend'- forces are retiring to
kutelamara. Ii j. reported from German
sources that Greece has virtually turned
over Greciun Macedonia a. base Of opc-
ration for the entente allies.
An Athens report say, Serbian soldiers
are falling back INTO Greek territory. They
were not di~urmed. but were given especial
consideration. The capture OF more than
2O00 Scrbian- j. reported today in Berlin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
RELEASE ON WRIT
HABEAS CORPUS
REFUSEDL0PEZ
ALLEGED TRAIN BANDIT MUST
AWAIT ACTION BY GRAND JURY
WITHOUT RELEASE ON BOND.
NEXT CASE TO BE HEARD BY JUSTICE
KIRK is THAT OF MANUEL CAS-
TORENA, WHO CLAIMS ALIBI.

District Judge w B. Hopkins this morn
ing sustained the action OF the examining
court in remanding Lorenzo Lopez, charged
with the murder of DR.. +. =. McCan, L.
the custody of the sheriff To await the ac-
ton OF the grand jury. Judge liopkn :
action was a response 10 4 writ-ot habeaN
corpus submitted by Me~-r-. i. Z. Pierce,
Ira T. Webster and r. r. Green, who rep
resented the defendant.
The court Informed the attorneys that
he had read the evidence taken III Justice
of the Peace H. J. Kirk court and that
he did not care e. listen a. arguments oi
the ease. This ~ the second uuc Nthm
the week that The district court has re-
fused habca~ corpus to men held Tor the
Grand Jury without bail from their cNalnin-
ing triils T. a. Kinder. representing Re
,erio Caballcro. rrmandcd co-dctcudaut OF
Lopez. hao not attempted 4" secure hi~
clients release ou hahca, corpus
Attorney Tor the defense and the static
attorneys agreed to submit The evidence 4"
the examining court without argument
Two witnesses have testified positively y"
having seen Lopcz and Cahallcro among
the bandits, while the defense ha~ relied
almo~t entirely IN MA ahm defense and
produced more than dozen witnc--c~ who
testified that Lopez wa, ~ brownsville on
the night ii the wreck. October H. and
that he was also IN Brownsville on the
morning OF October 10.
The case OF Manuel CaStorena. which
was ~ have been called this morning. has
been temporarily postponed and may be
settled without u trial. The state will m
trodure a. it, chief witness ~ ihl- ra-e
nne III The self confessed bandits now held
in the county lail. and who claims 10 have
seen the defendant with the bandit The
law firm Of Goodrich & hitrhin. who rep
resent the defendant, viii attempt &" prove
through albi wline~~e~ that the defendant
was at his work near Brownsville at the
time he l. alleged tn have been with the
bandits. The ease may be called late this
afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
"lIaIld> upr"

'ltaHu~ up.
This sudden command IN calm. low
v"lcc Tl'ur~'la, AT midnight wa- followed
hy the holding mp and robbing of gam
bling house within u stones throw of the
city hall The fifteen occupants were
cleared out oi the room and into the alley
way with express tram speed, and two
Americans. dressed in the uniforms nf
United States soldiers rakcd up the cash
on iw" tables, amounting To- about r35. cvi-
IDENTIFY the cash donated Ia Il couple Of
lackpui- hy the PLAYERS. The bold hold
up made their getaway. Obviously nn
complaints have been made bv the per
Ions who operated The c-tabli- hmrnt. but
the h"ldup resulted III the clu~in. ~ tie
house
According io information of the occur
renee that leaked ont last night. the two
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
FORD EXPEDITION
ON PEACE SAILS
MEMBERS WEAR BUTTONS BEARING
INSCRIPTION OUT OF THE
TRENCH BY CHRISTMAS.

New York \. ~. Dee 4 The Henry
Ford pc.rr expedition uf Il 40 Americans
were On board the steamship Oscar II.
ready 10 sail late TODAY on u mission to
the war camps ~ Europe. Each delegate
~ supplied with y rcd cclluIcid button
bearing the inscription ''out of the
trench l., Christmas
Governor J.. -. Hanna nf North Daku.
~. = the only state executive ~ accept
the invitation. and William Jennings
Bryan responded io the invitation that he
expects ~ join thr port, in The Hague
hul that for The present hc can a. better
peace work at home
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
.R|CAUT'S FIRST
ACT Is TO STOP
"ELDEM0CRATA"
NEW COMMANDER ON FRONTIER
STOPS PUBLICATION UNTIL NEW
EDITOR REACHES CITY.
GENERAL EUGENI0 LOPEZ AND HIS
TROOPS LEAVE MATAMOROS FOR
NEW STATION AT PANUCO.

General Alfredo Ricaut. newly appoint
ed commander NJ the Mexican frontier
from Mdtamoro~ To Piedras Nesra>. the
greatest stretch ~ border under one COM
mand. today assumed the duties of hi~ Of
ice, following hi return from Monterrey
- which city hc accompanied General We
nH~tIuno CJrranza. General Eugenio Lu-
PEI, the 2I-ycar old commander who took
charge IA Matamoro- following the as
-lgnmcnt ut General III II. Naiarratr M VI
command south of Victoria. today lett
Aatamoros by special tram with M force.
gong ~ Panuco, near Tumpico. ID which
district IN ha- been transferred.
The first official act of General Ricaut
IN trying 20 ~tralghten out the tan.le cx-
listing between the American and MrNirun
sides ot the river wa~ ~ stop the publ
cation Of FL Democrata. the daily new spa
per IN Matamnro~. the editors of which
are alleged ~ have written much that cn-
couraged the troubles on the American
side Of the border. The paper. it was un-
''iNt''h '''''N- VIII ~ htlu up uhtll lhf'
arrival ot the new editors Tuday'~ eli.
tIon of I'll Democratic was printed. and
was 10 have been distributed when General
Riraut discovered that II contained ~
Icctiunahlc matter. lie ordered the e,ii
tion conii~caied. preventing IT. di~trihu-
ton Nalde~ Narea. the editor. j. reported
to have claimed that the Carranza authnri-
ties fired" him because he did his duty.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
Naval Man Sued hy Woman.

NcwpOrt. i. l.. Dec /, \ h"rach 0f
promise against William H. SchollS.
chief master of arms at he Naral Train
ing Station hy Miss Oral !. Mcn;ld"r Of
Chicago and New York will h. cal!"i for
trial next Monday ScholiS has been FOR
- years in the naval scr,irr. The couple
me; last summer during thr MI, rf Miss
Mcnaldcr who i> said 80 br a nurse. She
alleges Scholls represented himself n
single and man If means. ;ru dr-'arr.
hc promised to marry her.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
nne Killed and Three Injured.

Texarkana. Texas. Dee. 4.-E. NJ. John
san. a brakeman of Bonham. wa~ killed
and three other traiumen were injured here
earlv today when q Texas 4 Pacific freight
train ran into nm open switch and struck
a switch engine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
Fox Saws Border is Quiet

Austin. Texas, Dee. 4.-Condtions along
the Mexican border are quieter than for
three years past. according TO Ranger Cap
tain J. Monroe Fox Of Maria. who IS here
today. He says Mexican bandits are
scarce and there has been a falling of IN
raids.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
PRISON TERMS FOR
SHIP CONSPIRATORS
LINE GET YEAR AND HALF
SENTENCES IN FEDERAL PEEiTEsTARY WHILE FOURTH GETS
SENTElCE OF ONE YEAR-COMPANY is FINED 81.

Dr. Karl Buenz. George kotter and
Adoiph llachmci-tcr were sentenced to a
wear and halt III the Atlanta penitentiary.
.lu~rph PoppmghaU~r Wa~ sentenced tu one
year. The Hamburg American line was
fined -. All were admitted 70 bail pend
ng appeal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
Debate Restriction
Fight Is Postponed
Ev Assnciated prrss.l

Washington. -. c. Dee T. The fight
Ia restrict debate ia the senate Will not
bc urged on the opening day of congress
democrats agreed today. hut will come
up later i'm the week. The dcmocrati~
ralr.uS has not vet determined the meth
od of the proposed cloturc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
Openinu Schools in Mexico.

Galveston. Tex. Dee. Governor
Cerxantc>. II the stat" If Pnchla. re-
uorts that 2n0 schools will he in "per
alton in that state ny The first Of Jan
nary according 10 information reaching
IN. Mexican consul here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
1865 Pesos National
Bank Bills Seized
lBy Associated Prcss.) J

Laredo. Texas. Dee. 4.-Mexican Gus
toms althorities mt Nuevo Laredo yeSter-
day seized 1886 pesos in Mexican Ma
tional bank bills from W. :. Timer, an
American lumberman Of San Luis Potosi.
No explanation has been given.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
Two British Steamers Are Sunk.

London. Dee 1.-The British steam
ships Middleton and Clan Mcleod have
heen sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by
submarines. Four men were killed on the
Middleton and one was injured. Nineteen
were landed at Ma..a.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
THE WEATHER FORECAST.

The following weather forecast for
the lower gulf states and the Magic
Valley is issued by the United States
weather bureau at New Orleans:
Tonight unsettled and warmer: sun
day unsettled. with light ca~trrIv IT,
~outherlv winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
AMERICAN SHIP
SINK AT TER A
SEA COLLISION

New York. Dee. 4 The American
schooner Limah &. KamenSki was sunk
today off Cape IIatteras after q coils
ion with the Spanish steamship Wilfrr.ln
>ay>a wireless from the Condc Wilfrr,in.
The crew was saved
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04

Cleveland. O.. Dec THE strike ~
1890 men at the auto body plant of Th.
odore Kruntz. which has been fillia.
war orders. was settled today. The >trih
cr> were chiefly IIungarianS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04

New York. Dec -Four Hamburg
American steamship line officials today
were given federal penltentiary sentences
following their conviction on charges oi
conspiracy to deiraud the United States
government
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
Local Weather Observations.

The following local weather OBJ
servations, covering the 24-hour
period ending at a. m. today. are
furnished by J. g. Hester. United
States weather observer at Fort
Brown:
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-09-24
Show Your Interest.

One Of the most important seasons
of the year has arrived--the time for
the opening OF most OF the schools,
and in this connection II might not
be out of place to urge upon trustees
and patrons the importance OF mani
Testing an interest in the schools.
Don't allow the teachers to think
that your interest in the schools is
nil. for unless the teacher happens
to be an unueua',v practical and
ra'nstaking individual he or ahe is
likeIv to lose interest, too. The In
struction that child receives w the
common schools lovs the foundation
for his or her whole effer-Ife. no
matter whether the boy or girl enters
the halls Of the college and completes
the course there. or whether the ed
ucation terminates with the lower
branches This be,rc the case, IL
is ali-important for trrssaes and ma
irons to exercise every possible effort
- mabe the Schools as eFecfent arfl
thorough as possible.--Chester Re-
porter.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-09-24

Whatever conditions may exist
elsewhere, we are sure the farmers
of Lancaster county can get any rea-
sonable amount of money they de-
sire from any of the banks at rea-
sonable rate of interest upon their
cotton as collateral security, provid-
ed the same is placed in warehouses
and proper warehouse receipts pre-
sented therefor. The disposition of
the banks Of Lancaster is to lend
all possible aid to the farmers of the
county, realizing Of course that with
out their patronage the banks would
fare i'll.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-09-24
GEORGIA's DISGRACE.

The Frank case is being used ny
Thomas Z. Watson of Thomson,
Ca, as a means of stirring up the
people of Georgia for Watson's own
ends. He is now disseminating all
kinds of incendiary stun in his paper.
The Jeffersoniap, to infiame the pas
sions and prejudices of the people.
To such an extent has he gone that
1t is even thought to be unsafe for
Ex-Governor Slaton. now in Cali
fornia. who commuted Franks sen
tence from death to life imprison-
ment, to return to Georgia. Watson,
because it is a popular thing to do.
justifies the mob, in their lynching
of Frank and condemns Governor
Slaton for exercising executive
clemency, going so far as to intimate
that Slaton was bribed. Watson was
having everything his own way, until
Mr.. Thomas w. Loyless, editor Of
The Augusta Chronicle, much against
his inclination, but from a sense of
duty, threw himself into the breach
in defense of Governor Slaton and
law and order in Georgia, and is
counteracting the effect of Watson's s
demagogic appeals to the people,
He is exposing Watson. He shows
how Watson some years ago attempt
ed to save the life Of a desperate,
who shot down a defenseless woman
in the Sibley mills, by appealing to
his friend, Governor Hoke Smith,
but when the governor would not in
terfere, but let the culprit 60 to the
gallows, Watson then turned all the
Walls Of his wrath on his former
friend, Governor Smith.
Mr.. Loyless is getting commenda-
tory letters from all parts of Geor-
gia, but strange to say the press of
the state is not rallying as it should
to his support, particularly the daily
papers of Atlanta. All honor to The
Augusta Chronicle and it's fearless
editor, Mr.. Loyless. Pity tits that
Georgia did not have more men like
her great commoner, Alexander II.
Stephens to come to his support. One
of the inscriptions on the monument
to Mr.. stephens at his home in Craw-
fordville, Ca, is the following:
Il am afraid of nothing on earth,
or above the earth, or under the
earth except to do wrong. The path
of duty l shall endeavor to travel,
Clearing no evil and dreading no con-
sequences.)
Here sleeps the remains of one
who dared to tell the people they
were wrong when he believed so, and
who never Intentionally deceived
friend or betrayed an enemy"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-09-24
BIRTHPLACES OF SOUTH
CAROLINIANS.

The account of visit to the Wax
haws told by Mr.. Ney McNeely and
copied in this paper from The Mon
roe Enquirer, is very interesting.
Iet in order to keep the records
straight we must correct certain
references as to the birthplaces of
three distinguished sons of South
Carolina. Mr.. McNeely states that
DR.. James III. Thornwell and DR.. ].
Marion Sims were both born and
reared in the Waxhaws. DIR. Thorn
we'll was born in Marlboro county
and was reared in Marlboro and
Chesterfield. He did not come to
this county until 1885, when he be-
came pastor Of group Of three Pres
byterian churches in Lancaster coun-
ty, the Lancasterville church, the
Waxhaw church and another located
in the Belair section.
In the case of Dr. Sims we have
his own autobiography, a "Story Of
My Life" in which we find the fol-
lowing, Il was born in Lancaster
county, South Carolina, the 25th of
January, 1913, about ten miles south
of the village of Lancaster and
mile or more west of the old wagon
road from Lancaster to Camden"
And neither was this great South
Carolinian reared in the Waxhaws.
He came to the county seat when n
mere boy and attended the old
Franklin Academy. DR.. Sims did
not even practice medicine in Wax
haw as the only cases he ever had in
this county were two infants, whose
deaths so discouraged him that he
threw his professional sign into a
well and left at once for Alabama.
And last but not least we would
inform the North Carolia historian
that Andrew Jackson was born as
we'll as reared" in this county on
the "old home place of Major Robert
Crawford" now the property OF Col
T. Y. Williams. We are glad that
Mr.. McNeely extended his trip into
historic Lancaster county. II he
came oftener he would doubtless be-
come better acqua nted with the his
tory OF this county and state. Mr..
McNeely will find South Carolina
history no less interesting than that
OF the "Old North State" and might
be able to correct certain misappre-
tensions under which certain Tar
Heels have long been laboring.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-09-24
An Oft Repeated Defense.

The captain of the submarine that
sank the Arabic, in his report OF the
sinking Of the ship, says, in effect,
that the Arabic made motion as IL
to attack the submarine. We have
heard defenses like that so often in
the criminal courts, where the dead
man is said to have made a motion
TO put his hand to his hip pocket"
that it seems as if the only safe thing
for a man is to go round with his
hands stuck high up in the air; and
even that might not be enough, for
he might make a motion" to take
them down some time.-Newberry
Observer.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-09-24

In order that we may not be de-
prived of the mail delivery service,
which has been such a convenience
to our townspeople, it is imperative
that Lancaster come up to the re-
quirements made by the postofiice de-
partment In a communication pub
lished today, the department speci-
fies what requirements we have not
met. We cannot too insistently urge
that we supply these requisites at
once that the service may not be
withdrawn.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-09-24

Judge Sease, in his charge to the
grand jury at Lexington last week,
"called attention to the reign Of law
lessness existing throughout the
state" caused in large measure, as
he pointed out, through the carry
ing OF concealed pistols" The judge
is right; the great majority of cases
OF homicide would not occur were 1t
not that in an alteration one or both
OF the parties have upon their per-
sons a concealed pistol, which is
whipped out without a moments
notice and it's contents emptied into
the body OF the other belligerent. It
is h,rh time for sentiment to begin
t. crystaijze against violations of the
concealed weapon law.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-09-24

Col. e. j. Watson, during his
latest visit to Lancaster. mentioned
incidentally, that he is not related to
Tom Watson of Georgia. 1t occurred
to us at the time and we have since
had occasion to reflect on the prin-
aciples animating the two men. Our
Commissioner Watson, in his efforts
to dignity and improve farm life, is
building up South Carolina, while
Tom Watson, the Georgia dema-
gogue, is defeating every effort
made to build up that state. The
work of our Watson Is constructive.
the work of Georgia's Watson Is de-
structive.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-09-24
"PubIicity is Iipht.S

Three solid pages Of one of the
newspapers yesterday were necessary
to present to the people Of Charleston
the minutes of the meeting Of the
city council held a few days before.
They were printed. of course, at adj
vertising rates. While it Is unlikely
that more than a small number of
taxpayers of Charleston read these
minutes those who did read them are
students OF the city's affairs and are
informed about them. In no other
community Of South Carolina, so far
as we are informed, Is such publicity
given to municipal affairs and,
though II would be expensive to give
1t, il may be doubted whether money
Is saved by the neglect OF other cities
and towns to provide 1t. Light is the
greatest Of disinfectants. moral and
physical. Publicity Is light.-The
State.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-09-24
1.-THE BIRTH OF A NATION

The Charlotte Observer, in COM
menting on the negro uprising tho
other day in Philadelphia, caused by
the exhibition at that place Of ".The
Birth of a Nation" the moving pic
ture play staged after Tom Dixon's
book, "The Clansman," says: "'The
Birth of Nation was planned by a
money-making corporation and was
written by man with money-mak-
ing as his object. 1t teaches no les
son, moral or otherwise. 1t is highly
spectacular and cheaply sensational"
We differ from our contemporary
and feel sure that 1t has never seen
the play. 1t was our privilege and
pleasure to see 1t in Chicago several
weeks ago and we were highly
pleased with 1t. 1t Is teaching the
people of the North a great lesson,
which they have never fully learned
and that is what the people Of the
South endured during the Recon
struction period. 1t serves further
to show them what the race problem
really Is and what stupendous task
the people Of the South have yet on
their hands to solve. We were sur
prised that the play should have
been so well received in Lincoln's
own state. 1t is true 1t is "spectacu-
lar" and somewhat overdrawn, as
was the case with "Uncle Toms
Cabin" but the times it pictures
were spectacular" and the truth
about them can do no harm, even IL
Tom Dixon did make money in writ
ing his book and Mr.. Griffith in stag
ing the play.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-09-24

The recent North Carolina statute
puts a license tax of two dollars upon
every male dog and three dollars
upon every female dog. The consti-
tutionality Of the act having been
brought into question, the chief JUS
tice decided in favor of the law. 1t
now remains to be seen what the
"one-gallus, woolhat" Tar Heel vot-
ers of North Carolina are going to
do about it, when the time comes
for the reelection of this high dig
nitary