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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-11
SENATOR PARR
LOSES OUT ON
co. DIVISION
House OF Representatives Defeat by Vote
OF % TO s. Bill Providing for Division of
Duval County and Creating New County
OF lan..m.

Austin, Texas, Feb. n.-Cherished hone.
Of Senator Archie Parr OF Duval county
Tor The dividing of his home county and
the creation of a new county To br known
- l.inham count were utterly crushed
ln ~" house al representa- yr~ Yesterday
when BY 2 vote Of % Ia s. The h0u~e ADOPT
I'd an amendment by Wagstaff, Cope and
thirteen others striking out the c%narting
clause.
The adoption of the amendment ~efiectu-
ally killed the Parr-Dunm bill % tar a. the
thirty-fourth legislature J. concerned. Ed
{. LaSater, Il. II. Corbctt. J. -. Luby. Mil
ton DnhoSc and other property owners al
Duval county who opposed the creation 81
the new county were intensely clated M
the defeat Of the bill. For the past few
weeks they and MANY others have vi.or-
"u~ly opposed the enactment of such leg
II~lation.
The Duval county division halter i one
That has long dgItated the property owners
Of the county. Two years ago such a
county was created under the name Of Pat
Dunn county. hut owing To- q mistake in the
bill the act "i the Legislature was knocked
gut ~ the court.
When the bill came up on the second
reading following several committee hear
ings, Pat Dunn took the floor in behalf Of
his measure after the amendment had
been introduced.
You are AL familiar with this bill. there
y l.- l.l. .,.,I I'll ~ H., y. ~ -
said. Then h. proceeded 70 outline the
real necessity existing ior the passage of
the hill. lie defended himself against Ger
tam attack against HIM charging him with
dish nc~ty and fraud and denounced these
attacks a. ialSchood>. H. said that since
the present legislature had opened there
had been a large lobby with q paid attorney
fighting the measure.
Certain big land owners and tax dodg-
or~ are opposing this bill h. said. "The
small land owners want the new county"
Representative Tcmplcton spoke in be-
halt I'll the measure and stated that he
had known Mr. Dunn for years and never
had known him a. have any dishonest in
%ten';ou~ and furthermore, not one of hi-
constituents had asked him a. vote
against the bill.
Representative Fuller opposing the bill
stated that his antagoni~n had been
aroused hy certain statements and admi--
~iuu> made before the committee ~ Srna-
tor Parr. the author Of the bill. He claim
81 the creation If the new county would
give control OF two counties to a political
faction that already controlled Duyal
county.
Representative BurmrI~t,r opposed the
measure % the grounds that the rumml~-
~loncr> precincts were di>proportlnnatc IN
size aud area. "One contains Pot. 600
acres. the other only 10000 acres" he said.
tie said further that he had lived in Me
Mullen county. near the proposed county.
and knew what The people IL Duval county
wanted.
Senator Parr, at a committee meeting,
stated that he had paid many poll taxes
IN Duval county Tor Others. IN order 10 pro-
tect hi own political fortunes. and tins
admission II y thought caused the los "
4 number IL votc~ ~ the showdown 81 YES
terdav.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-11
WOULD ABOLISH OFFICE
OF COUNTY TREASURER
tBv Associated Press. Y

Austin, TcXa~. Feb. IL senator ~uitcr
announces h. b. preparing n JOINT rr-ulu
tinn ~ ~ introduced within " few DAYS
providing for the adjustment IT the office
%tutlonal amendment hc proposes to wipe
out the office entirely aud save % the state
approximately 100000 annually. Under
his plan county clerk and county depo~i-
tories would assume the county treasurer
duties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-11
Awaits Chicken Salad" Ruling.

Governor Ferguson will withhold ap-
proval Of the deficiency appropriation bill
until February -. II necessary, awaiting
the opinion of the attorney general on the
propricty ot certain expenses charged to
the executive mansion during The past two
wears. After the chicken salad" speech
of Mr.. Middleton the house requested the
attorney general To investigate the exI endI-
lures. and the house committee AL. re-
queSted the governor To hold up tie bill
until the attorney general reported. The
attorney general wrote the eovcrno 10 find
ont how long the executive would hold the
hill, saying. that while he wanted To give
his opinion a. quickly a. possible. he also
desired t. inquire into the ~ stiOns in
volved with the necessary degree Of
thorouehness. Governor Ferguson will
write the attorney general today that be
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-11
FOR SALE OR TRADE.
MISCELLANEOUS.

lANTED-Two thousand dollars for one.
two or three years al 10 per cent in
rest. Security a highly improved irri-
itcd farm near Brownsville, worth twelve
'ousand dOllar-. Address NJ. care Herald.
-2Il2Ot.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-11

Hundreds q health articles appear in
newspapers and magazines, and in prac-
tically every one Of them the Importance
of keeping the bowels regular j. empha-
sized. A constipatcd condition invites dis
ease. A dependable phySic hat acts with
out inconvenience or gripping is found in
Foley Cathartic Tablets. Martinez Drug
Store, north corner Market Square.-adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-11
PEANUT PRODUCT co.
: INCREASES ITS FORCE

Cl,hnrgc. Texas, Feb. 1.-THE Cleburne
p.anu, and Products company has added
thirty women 10 it. pay roll, making a total
~ ninety now employed. There are ten
men employees. The mill j. shipping every
aav n ear Of finished products, valued at
10000. ID will use 500 ears of peanuts this
year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-11

received the hll nn February ; and that
under the constitution hr can hold 81 icu
days before signing on withholding hi- -ig
nature. Accordingly ~ will request un
opinion ~ February ~.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-11

OSr-Full blooded English brindle bull
dog; answers To the name of Jack.
Straycd Saturday afternoon. Reward paid
Tor rrInrn 10 Il. Il. lrrnrrr-o OH.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-11

OST-Ladies gold ring. Cluster of small
diamonds and pearl center; last Monday.
february l. Liberal reward for return to
his office and no questions asked.-2l ii.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-11

A French investigator has givrr
Julius Caesar the credit for being one ~
the eareSt and most earnest opponent.
Of race suicide.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-11
EDUCATIONAL.

SPANISH LESSONS, by a competent,
graduate professor. Modern and simple
methods. Moderate prices. Call at Mo-
rales Studio. next TO Herald, for informa-
tion.-ll l9ltf.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-11

This would be n delightful old world to
so;anm in were il not for the fact that too
MANY people are always trying their best
20 do their worst.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
WE'RE ON HONEYMOON
SOMEWHERE IN U. s."
Happily Married." Says Elop-
ing Daughter of Germantown
Rector in Note to Him

Happily married. We are now on our
honeymoon somewhere in the United
states. Your loving daughter, Mrs.
Stevenson H. Walsh"
This little note is the only intimation
the girls father, the Rev. Archibald c.
Knowles. rector of st. Adams Episcopal
Church, Germantown has Of the where
abouts of his daughter, who was Miss
Margaret L. Knowles.
She left her home, $50 Pelham road.
Germantown last Saturday morning
without telling where she was going, and
the first her parents knew about what
she had done was through the Rev. Eliot
White rector of st Marks Episcopal
Church, to whom the young girl first APP
piled to tie the knot She was finally
married at st. Michaels Church to
stevenson II. Walsh, who is a coal dealer,
living at 1895 Pine street.
MY daughter and Mr.. Walsh have
known each other for some time" said
Mr.. Knowles today. 81 did not want them
to marry till next summer, as l thought
they were too young, but ! win forgive
them for cloping. My chief objection
is to the attitude of Father White. who
knew I did not want my daughter to
marry and sent her to another church
when he should have notified me"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
BOND MART QUIET;
BANKERS OPTIMISTIC
Greater Demand for Anglo
French Bonds Expected
With Turn of the Year

NEW YORK, Dec. 2o--Tha bond market
during the past week was somewhat
quiet as compared with the past month or
so. There we're no ne.v important de-
ve1opmcnts in this connection, although
there were n number of Significant
happenings in the investment situation.
including new issues that were offered
for subscription. Among these were the
stock Of the Ajax Rubber Company.
which was brought out at s5l a share was
underwriting syndicate over-subscribins
the issue by substantial amount. The
S16.OOO,OO0 Of stock Of the White Company,
which was brough out at s5i share,
also largely oyersubsoribed. Both Issues
were listed on the curb and commanded
premiums over the Offering quotations at
the close of the week. In the municipal
market there was very little doing, prices
showing but small change as compared
with the previous week
Bankers as n whole are optimistic over
the outlook for business in this country,
and predictions are made that there VIII
continue a good demand for securities
throughout the current year. Attention
Is called TO the very large amounts OF
cash which are unemployed throughout
the country, and It would seem fair to
assume that a considerable part of this
surplus will be utilized in the purchase
of securities.
Bankers predict a much greater de-
mand for the Anglo-French flve-yenr
bonds with the turn of the year, espc-
cially as the Issue failed to fall TO the
lower levels expected by many with the
dissolution of the underwriting syndi-
cate on December 15 The action on the
bonds marketwise was satisfactory to
those who had entertained more or less
uneasinesg over the outcome Of the syn
dicate dissolution.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
GRAIN AND FLoTR

wHEAT.-Receipts 26.7i3 bush. The mar
exporters and millers. Quotations: Car lots. in
3egE5 s!:22ai2i; 80; spq5sh}{Siyg5 J, red 81 2ol
81 lgdl.2li rejected a. l.l6l7Hl 1871; rejected
oATs.-Receipts. 1000 bush. offerings were
moderate and the market was quiet at former
rates. Quotations: Car lots for local tradc. as
TO location: Old Western, No, yellow. 50, 1
hllPc.; old Western steamer yellow lV'pd
sole: old Western No. 3 yellow IN.epi"'gc.;
new cob. per 80 lbs. 6SdG0c.
@ ArS -.EcNr Nripts. t,Sel bush, Trade was
nuiet but prices ruled steady at the late de-
cline; QuotauonsL 30 ,whts, tS '4as
4ei$c. no ! white. 44at5t. !samglc oats. l2D
di3c.: purified oats. graded. iid4Sc.
lbs. in sacks There was little trading and
per ig9 I3s, in yo9dd Winter clear } $}i5a AZ Az
40 k9ns9!s' clear iuto sssgkiS6 81 81 ~ bIb%o,3A;
patent. inte sacks. S5,G19@ SO. Spring. first
ClCat 81. 2au5.iU; do, straight. N1,AOuH.tAt tot
patent, $3.f5HGm; do, tavorite brands, S&21g
SG2ga6s ~, city mills. regular EradsS -Miu@r.
clear, 81, lTu 40. do, straight, S1.5Nu5.t5; ;
do. patent, SI.SOuG.lU
RYE FLOUR sold slowly at former rates.
We quote at S5.25u5.5O per bbl.. as 10 quality.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20

The Department of Commerce reports
that the number of vessels contracted for
at the various Delaware River yards be-
tween July ] and December l and the to-
tai number under contract on the latter
date at the various Delaware River yards
were as follows. Cramp Company. Phila-
dclpha, ships Of $500 tons: 13 ships,
7s,90) tons. New York Company, Cam
den, ships. 2S6lo tons; % ships, 12O,77a
tons. Chester Company. Chester, 3 ships,
400 tons; ships, 400 tons. Harland q
Hollingsworth, Wilmington, 10 ships, Al,
COS tons Is ships 65.752 tons. Pusey q
Jones, Wilmington, ships 1894 tonsi
ships, 1894 tons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20

Stockhodcrs Of Tho Crew Devick Conn
pany. an Independent oil producer in tho
Pennsylvania field. viii hold a special
meeting at noon tomorrow, in the Office
of the company, To vote upon increasing
the compianys capital stock from 81 60O,-
900 to $j.OOOOOO If the increase Is ap-
proved, then the stockholders will vote
upon creating part or all Of the new
capital in the form of preferred stock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
BENEFIT FOR woMEN's LEAGUE
Concert in Academy of Music Tonight
to Help New Club

\ benefit concert in behalf Cf the Busi-
ness Women's Christian League Of Philn-
delphia will be given In the academy Of
Music tonight Thaddeus Rich, concert
meister Of the Philadelphia orchestra, will
be supported by Mrs. Dorothy Johnstone
Baselcr. the harpist; Noah H. Swaync,
2d, the singer. and the Strawbridge x
Clothier Chorus.
The league recently opened spacious
and artistic clubhouse at ll0i Girard
street, and already has a membership Of
1900 women employed in the downtown
section Of the city. Hundreds VI women
and girls have enrolled in the various
classes in dressmakng, millinery and
gymnasium. Tickets for the concert may
be obtained at the clubhouse or at 62t
Withcrspoon Building.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20

s2.5oea; Mcintosh, 1904, smokehouse, $50
sSSY5a$' 'Eoi one erssaIns, 5$g$$9 ,HsidyYi5n.
2fS$ So II Baek Ss , TwiS s25cs 2S;s sfoFE Fppn LIN.
s2a$ Ben Davis, sl5sq2,5o: other yyariegtisf;s gif;,
per 100 lbs, .g0c ast5o apples, Western. .22e
box si5oa2 60; peaEs psEs ebloshelSen aTs Sag
ida. per crate, 81 .75a3; tangerines. FIorids.
psae esP sIss s0iS eons f5sPebbGS bel bo& 3 pine
apples per crate Porto Ri.eo S2tg275i ~ oren an
crate. 81. 50a3; do. Jersey. per crate. s2'Eo9
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
PROVISIONS

Tho market ruled hrm but there was little
traainE quqtoMonsi city beef, in sets, .moked
smoked. 2ln2ic.; city beef, knuoNcs aud tcn-
dcrs smoked ana ,oir-dricd, 2GH2Ini; Mestgrn
beef hnws, S2N' o.; pork family, 50. 1O02i, /,
hams s.. -, cured, loose. l5Hl5'ac.; do,
~ ~. othgr nlms. smoked city cured as
fmokcI Western cured, iGi4di7as DO. boliod
bonccss. -2c.; picnic shoulders, S. J.. cured
according To- average. loose t3ai3'ac. break
.ost ba,on as to brand and average city
cured, 17a9iSr; lard Wcs,SSrn ,5GGnne1i q
pure city. kettle rendered. in tirrgca, luN,ns
lard. pure city. kettle rendered, tn tubs. lUHtC.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20

WASH HINGTON Dec 90 - Home in
dustry was patronized by the President
and Mrs. Wilson in the engraving of an
nouncemept cards Of their marriage. re-
ceiyed by official ana social Washington
today The cards were engraved Mt the
icwclry store owned by the bride.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
Little Girl Badly Burned

Four year-old Mary McFadden is in
critical condition at the Methodist Hos
pltal due to burns while trying to light
a newspaper from a gas Jet at her home.
l4S Gladstone street. The child, unseen
by her parents late yesterday had
climbed on chair to reach the jet
but fell screaming to the floor when the
flames caught her clothing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20

You are right on top of Christmas; or,
rather, Christmas is right on top of you.
1t is not a question of days-it is ques-
ton of hours now. There are only about
100 hours before Christmas. There is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
DAIRY PRODUCTS

BtTTFR. Fancy goods were scarce and L..
higher. but there was little or no inuruycmCut
In the lower grades Quotations Western.
solid packed creamery. specials. 3Nu.. extra.
aIc.: extra Ursts. H|d3ig.s nrsts, SuI32c.. sru-
ords. 2GU2pu.. upIrhy prints. fancy, iur.. Do.
average extras. aIH5vr.; do, nrsts. &UH3jc.s
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06

6-&M.0
o~V~S
MAKING WAR ON BILLBOARD
American Civic Association Regards
1t as Objectionable Form
Of Advertising.

From its, very institution, the Amer.
lean Civic association has devoted it.
self to the protection of the public
against three great nuisances-smoke.
poles and wires, and billboards. At
the annual convention Of the associa-
ton in Washington one of the import
ant subjects discussed was %billboards,
with a principal address, entitled
The Passing of the S%ignboard," by
Jesse Lee Bennett of Baltimore in
which he recounted the steps that had
been taken for the legal control of
the billboard in all parts of the United
States.
Concerning the sentiment against
the billboard, Mr.. Bennett said: "The
feeling against the signboard has be-
come nationwide and in the past few
years the agitation of civic o~rganiza-
tions has been SO successful as to
awaken resentment against it so wide
spread that, from coast to coast and
In almost every state and city, there
are now, or have been, vigorous move
ments seeking the abolition or regula-
ton of these unnecessary and disfg-
uring objects.
There has been much agitation,
and from it there has been distilled
n thing-the recognition of the fact
that what is called the signboard
problem is a question more complex
h a the mere removal of the signs.
The s~ignboard has been found to be
inextricably intertwined with two
questions of even greater Importance
The awakening of civic sentiment
and the recognition by legislators
and judges of the validity of argu-
ments based upon esthetic considera-
TONS"
Commenting on what ought to be
the attitude of the law and the courts
toward the billboard, he added:
1T would take our psychologist but
a few minutes to show that it is not
a question of ear, or nose, or eye, but
a question of the brain and OF the
very consciousness that is life itself.
No law should permit any man to
1ntrude or force himself or his bust
ness into another mans consciousness
to the extent that outdoor advertis-
ing has come to permit, an intrusion
immeasurably increased by the fact
that it is impossible to avoid seeing
signboards."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06

average yield. 1t may be due TO a weakness OF
inbreeding.
Some of the ears weighed over a pound each,
making over two pounds to the stalk. If this could
be averaged for an entire corn field it would yield
over ten tons to the Gcre.
Such may seem an exaggeration or an impos
sibility, but it is SO only in comparison with what
we have been accustomed to. Even If by Judi
cious selection of two-eared seed each year still
the type could not be fixed SO as to produce even
yields of the maximum amount, yet if it gave an
increase of 20 per cent, as it did in my expert.
ment, the return would lie a big one for what is
involved. 1t does not imply added cost in the
production, but only a greater care and interest
in ones work.
Another thing to be kept in mind in breeding
up a type of corn for higher productiveness is that
the number of kernels to the ear and their size
has an important bearing on the yield of grain.
A corn expert once figured out that if the pro.
ductiveness of corn could be increased by only
one Kernel to each ear, on the entire crop il
would mean a gain of so tons of grain! Even
though the figures be not absolute, there is no
galnsaying that the increase of yield would be a
very big amount in the aggregate. The point is
MADE very clear in the accompanying photo
graphs, which show eight, ten and tweIye.rowed
ears of corn. Each ear was exactly the same in
weight, being IL ounces each. The eight.rowed
ear gave seven ounces of grain, and had a cob
weighing four ounces; the ten-rowed ear weighed
UP SiShb OuhSSS VI gram ana uaQ q Lnree-Ounc6
cob; the twelverowed ear gave eight and one.
half ounces of grain. A difference of an ounce
and a half to the ear of actual grain is an appreci.
able gain worth striving for. But that does not
mean that such is the limit of the gain to be OBJ.
tanned. 1t would be quite within reason to OBJ.
tain tenfold that increase.
The chief requisites to substantial progress In
the growing of a more productive corn must be
the skill and judgment of the worker. The first
essential is no doubt seed selection, but this does
not merely mean the picking out of the best look.
ing ears at harvest time or in the husking. 1t is
necessary that the grower shall watch the corn
from the first start of the seed and through the
growing.
Vlgor' productiyeness and early ripening should
De noted not merely in the mind, but in a book,
and the stalks should be marked SO that they can
De Identified at any time. My method is to snip
out little bits of tin; punch a hole through them
at one side and put a bit of thin wire through
and twist this loosely about the stalk when mark.
ing It, On the tin l scratch a number with a
sharp anvil. There is not likely to occur any acct.
dent that can destroy this tag or erase the fig.
ures.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
WOLF IN THE FOLD
BY GERALD MONTAGUE.

You will find no woman willing to
stand for a life in a shepherds hut, "
his friends told Larry Owen, when he
announced his intention of getting
married and retaining his job.
Larry smiled, and when his friends
saw his bride they changed their opin.
ion, Dorothy was a mite of a thing.
Just like a little gray mouse-Welsh,
like Larry, and a girl whom he had
been engaged to before he went to
Montana to work on the sheep
ranges.
Larry did not intend to keep Doro-
thy in seclusion upon the hills for
ever. Just as the seaman has thoughts
of a quiet farm where he can spend
the latter years of his life, so Larry
had always dreamed of a snug little
country place with an orchard. bees,
and chickens, and no sign of a sheep
within a hundred miles. He was an ex-
pert farmer, besides being a sheperd,
and he had twelve hundred dollars
stored snuEly away-almost enough
to start the farm.
There las a certain orange farm
in a California county on which he had
his eye for some months. How Doro.
thy would love the life there, the
warm companionship Of the ~westerner
beyond the ranges. the sun, the ease.
He had paid a flying trip there six
months before. But he said nothing
of this to Dorothy.
A man should take his wife into his
confidence. As a rule the surprise
element does not work out satisfac-
torily. Rather it is the man who gets
the surprises
This case was no exception. Doro-
thy soon began to weary of the eter-
nal hills. They had been married six
months when Larry discovered that
she was running a bill at the nearest
town for clothes, far in excess OF what
he had planned for her.
well, I'm just sick of the motonony
here she said %defantly. u can't
live here forever, seeing nothing but
the sheep. Won't you get another
job?"
The Welsh girl was homesick for
the old friendly society, She longed
for the faces she had known; she
felt that she had stepped into a vast,
perpetual prison.
1t has been said a man and woman
cannot live in utter s~eclusion and re-
tain their love for each other. In
spite of their love of a dozen ears.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
Saving Lives.

The Eight 70 save human lives in
America has been eminently success
full during the last few years and the
loss from ~preventable diseases has
been materially reduced. Perhaps the
greatest improvement has been in ty.
phoid fever, where sanitation and med.
ical treatment have worked together
to good effect. In the field of tuber
culosis a great deal has been accom-
plished. although not as much as was
originally hoped for. In this disease
il is largely a case of money-to get
enough to give the victims OF the
white plague" the treatment they
need.-New Orleans Tines icayune.