Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-15
MAYORS ABANDON
TRIP TO FORT
SAM HOUSTON
ACCEPT STATEMENT OF GENERAL
FUNSTON IN HERALD AS FINAL
AND SEE NO NECESSITY FORT.
MAYOR EVANS OF MERCEDES, PRO-
M0TER OF TRIP, ANNOUNCES THAT
1T HAS BEEN CALLED OFF.

The mayors of the Valley and the rep
resentatiye citizens who plan ned 10
leave the lower border today for Fort
Sam Houston where they expected to
morrow To call OH Major General Fred
erick Funston Of the southern depart
ment Of the United States army 10 pro
test against any plan 10 remove troops
from the border, have abandoned their
trip. accepting As final the statement of
General Funston to The Herald CORES
pondcnt AT Fort Sam Houston Yesterday
that no troops would be withdrawn in
he next month. General Funston said
that he has requested recommendation
from Colonel 4. T.. BlockSom of the bor-
der patrol for such a concentration as
would decrease the cost of the maintcn-
ance of the border patrol and il il quite
probable that some of the 5000 troops
will he taken away. General Funston
assured the VALLEY residents. however.
that sufficient troops would be left on
the border to furnish adequate prOtec-
tinn.
Mayor T.. +. Evans of Mercedes, who
inalguratcd The movement for the trip
To Fort Sam Houston. said over the tel
cphone last night that following the
statement in The Herald by General
Funston concerning his position as to
the removal of troops. he saw no need
for the trip To Fort Sam Houston. and
that today he would notify the other
mayors Of the VALLEY who planned to
make the trip with him II was the plan
uf the mayors tn depart this afternoon.
Mayor A. Albert Browne Of Browns
Vile who left yesterday afternoon for
San Antonio. informed Mayor Evans
that he would join the committee in San
Antonio. However. aS he had private
affairs in San Antonio. Mayor Browne
continued his trip.
Little faith is placed by military an
thOriticS ia Brownsville and on the lower
border in the report Yesterday from
Monterrey that the bandit leaders who
caused last summers troubles on the
border were organizing for new move
ment against the border Colonel \. T.
Biocksom, in command Of the border pa
troll, said that as long rs three weeks
ago the United State military authori
ties had information that band Of sup
posed bandits had appeared in the vicin-
ity of Aldamas. Mexico. one hundred
and forty miles west of Matamoros. The
information was transmitted To General
Alfredo Ricaut. in command of the Mexi-
can side of the border and since nothing
further has been heard from this band
it is believed General Ricaut took
prompt and effective steps 10 check any
such movement The latest reports re
ccivcd i'm Brownsville concerning the
whereabouts Of Aniceto Pizana and Luis
de la Rosa are that both men are in
Monterrey. II has also been rumored
that both fled to Guatemala n few days
after Governor ]. F.. Ferguson annoum-
ed reward Of $1,000 each for their cap
ture, dead or alive.
General Ricaut i now on tour Of
inspection along the border between
Matamoros and NuevO Laredo. Colonel
J. II. Quintanilla il in command in Mat
amoroS.
The board If county commissioners
Yesterday authorized County Judge IT
| l.. Yates to send Il message to Senators
! Culbcrson and Sheppard and Congress
man Garner asking that they uSc their
influence with the government 10 main
tain the present number If troops on the
\ border