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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-17
George AIDE Fable of THE INTERMIT
TENT FUSSER.
Prices-i0 and zoe

Tomorrow-Henry Walthall, Essanay's
new leading man, in Temper" in three
acts.
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Prepare in Time-We have fruit cake,
pound cake, layer cake and assorted pies
for Christmas dinner. Union Bakery.
-l216 st.
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NOTICE

We have taken over all accounts of the
former Rio Grande Cycle company and will
proceed 70 collect same. Also have pur-
chased the entire stock consisting of mo-
~torcycles, bicycles, motorcycle and bicycle
supplies, electrical goods, etc, which
added to our large stock already on hand
has overstocked us. We can give you bar
gains on almost anything. Guaranteed re-
pair work lone at moderate prices. We
have repairs for anything from a Christ
mas toy to an automobile. We will APP
preciate a call from you. Prompt atten-
ton given to Valley orders.
RIO GRANDE ELECTRIC & NOVELTY
COMPANY. ct
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And if you have more money than You
know what to do with. any of your fool
friends will be glad 10 advise you.
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Bond Authorization Asked-The secre

.~'1
tary of the board of education for the
Brownsville independent district, Fred
Starck, is preparing the papers to be sent
to the secretary of state for the authorize
ton of the school bond issue. Mr.. Starck
says the papers will include the minutes
of the session authorizing the holding of
the election, the canvass of the election re-
turns and all other matters pertaining 10
the proposed bond ISSUE. All will be ready
TO send TO Austin within the next three or
four days.
III. L. Hart and w. C.. Shaw of the
Borderland Sugar Company motored TO
Brownsville from San Benito this aft
ernOOn
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CITY NEWS
Got Sheriff In Wr0nu-.

Got Sheriff In Wr0ng-Sheriff W. T..
Vann is complaining today that he has
been greatly m~isquoted by the local papers.
Both yesterdays Herald and the Sentinel
today contained articles to the effect that
the sheriff had been presented with a
blooded saddle horse by Judge Gordon
Boone Of Corpus Christi Mr.. Vann says
the reporters ''got him wrong" The horse
was sent 10 him BY Mr.. Boone but was
sent for purposes OF sale. Mr.. Nann this
morning sent copies of the news items TO
Judge Boone. A Herald reporter saw the
sheriff riding a horse and remarked.
SHERIFF, that's q fine horse you're riding"
The sheriff replied, eyes, Gordon Boone
sent it to me-" Plainly the sheriff did not
say the horse was "given" him, but OBJ
viously the remark was easily misinter-
preted.
Come In today and get your votes. Vote
for your favorite high school girl. The
Rexnll Fountain.-12'1 IL 2t.
The Naked Trust" Dittmann tonight.
Try our Fa-mus milk chocolate. The
Rexall Fountain, service and quality.-2t.
Open Season for H0boes-Night Lieu
tenant of Police Henry Gordon last night
picked up q vagrant near the Peoples Ice
company stables and brought him to the
city hall. This morning the man told the
usual hard luck story and after being given
a good breakfast a. the guest of Chief Lin
ton, was sent on his way and warned to
spread the news among his brethren that
an open season on hoboes had been de
clared in Brownsville.
Give every one Phoenix silk hosiery
Ru~tledge's.-12 15tf.
Christmas gifts and Christmas boxes at
the Hat Shop.-l2T 10 2t.
Cattle lmp0rts-Three hundred and
thirty-two head Of cattle were imported
from Mexico through the Brownsville Gus
OH HOu>t Nt~ltIAuN. tHt Fdlllt WIZ
owned by Alberto Manley, and were
brought over to be pastured for the mar
ket. The cattle were Inspected and passed
on by DIR. y. f. Dutro, the United States
veterinary Inspector in this district.
Who is the Gave MANI" See him at the
Parcels Post sale at the parish house Fri
day night.-l2 10 2t.
Give US a trial for quality. The Rexall
Fountain. Phone 26.-l21T.2 Ut.
A gift everyone appreciates-Phoenix
silk hosiery. Rutledge's.-l2 Is Il.
A most welcome Christmas gift, your
photograph. One dozen photographs will
ease YOU Of - thought troubles. Phone
337 and make your appointment today, and
we will not %diSappoint YOU. EIolm's Studio.
Phoenix silk hose in useful Gift boxes.
Rutledge's.-12l5 If.
Monarch silk hose at the Hat Shop.
-l2' l6I 2t.
The proper Christmas spirit-Phoenix
silk hose. Rutledge's.-12 Is If.
Commissioners to Reconvene-The COM
missioners' court will %reconvene tomorrow
morning after a recess of two days 10 al
low the clerk of the court to prepare his
minutes.
InvestIgate-San Carlos Meal Tickets.
7I26Itf
For electric. tnlenhnna. automobile. hi
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The Naked Trust" Dittmann tonight.

Try our Fa-mus milk chocolate. The
Rexall Fountain, service and q%uality.-2t
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l. l.. VOORHEES,, a prominent business
man of San Antonio is a business Wis
itor In Brownsville today.
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A gift everyone appretiate+PhoeniS
silk hosiery. Rutledge's.-l2 Is If.
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Open Season for Hoboes-Night Ii,

Give every one Phoenix silk hosiery
Rutledge's.-12 15tf.
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j. d. Abbot of Memphis, Tenn, is a
business visitor i'll Brownsville this
week.
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Christmas gifts and Christmas boxes at
Tho Hot Sbnp --1OI1clOt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-17

Cattle lmp0rtS-Three hundred and
~thirty-two head Of cattle were imported
from Mexico through the Brownsville Gus
toms house yesterday. The cattle were
owned by Alberto Manley, and were
brought over To be paStured for the mar
ket. The cattle were inspected and passed
on by DIR. y. f.. Dutro, the United States
veterinary Inspector in this district.
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Who is the Gave NAM" See him at the
Parcels Post sale at the parish house Fri
day night.-12 10 2t.
Give US a trial for quality. The Rexall
Fountain. Phone 26.-l2,1 II Ut.
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A most welcome Christmas gift, v,

Phoenix silk hose in useful gift boxes.
Rutledge's.-1215Itf.
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Monarch" silk hose at the Hat shop.
.12ll6l2t.
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Come In today and uet your votes. yot

for your favorite high school girl. The
Rexal Fountain.-12l17 2t.
Evening star., 1915-01-17

bined. 1t would make twenty states as
big as Illinois and the lands of the
most of them would be equally rich
The Argentine has a better climate
than the United States. Both countries
lie in the temperate zone. although one
is far north and the other far south Of
the equator. At noon in Argentina
your shadow falls toward the south. in
the United States it falls toward the
north, the cold lands of Argentina are
the West Indies in January to warm
our chilled bones. and for the same
reason the Argentinian goes to Para
quay and Brazil in his cold month of
July. The seasons here are the oppo-
site of ours. In Ruenos Aires January
is midsummer and August midwintei.
In the United States You must have
southern exposure to get the sun
during the cold weather, in the Argcn-
tine Republic, for the same reason. YOU
want windows facing the north If you
go north in the United States by and
by you reach the ice. If you go north
in Argentina you are soon in the
tropics.
The crops of the two countries are
about the same. Each has some of the
greatest bread lands of the globe, and
both are supporting millions of live
stock. Each raises enormous quanti-
ties of grain. and both are exporting
food to the rest of the world. They are
already competitors in the selling of
meat. wheat and flour. and also in the
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only onc-ffth of the territory upon
which wheat can be grown. If all the
wheat lands here were in use. even with
the present poor methods of farming,
the Argentine would yield from s00.
0oo. 900 to l.o0o, 200 bushels of wheat
every year.
Argentina is already the chief corn
exporting country of the world IL is
now sending out something like 4o",-
ooo,oo0 bushels a year This is about
one-seventh of our present corn crop,
but our corn is almost all fed at home
The Argentine has not begun to de-
velop its corn lands. The whole north
ern part of the republic viii raise
maize. and the pork industry is one OF
the great possibilities of the future.
In addition to wheat and corn, Ar
gentina is exporting oats to the value
of Sl0.n00.oo0 a year. She raises vast
quantities of liuSeed. She is second
among the sheep countries of the
world, having ten sheep for every man,
woman and child of her population. She
stands third in her number of cattle.
having 3o.ooo.oo0 head. which are
valued ut something like $500
0o0.000. She has more horses To her
area than any other land upon earth,
and she raises some of the finest horses
now known. She has 1,5nOoo0 such
animals. with value of sl00. ,o0o.
These figures viii give You some
idea of the Argentine crops. Now Let
us where the crops come from SO
far. they are mostly raised in the cen
tral and northern parts of the repub-
lie. where lie the beds of rich soil
built up by that wonderful system of
streams that empty into the Rio de Il,
Plata. South America has four great
rivers that form a vast drainage system
for all the lands south of the Amazon
valley. Each of these rivers is loaded
with silt and for ages it has been car
rying down the plant food from the
The streams all told drain
a country larger than the basin of the
Mississippi and. i'll fact, half as large
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the Vast Bread and Meat Lands Of Argentina

but these great fields fenced with wire
and spotted with great droves of stock.
A times we rode for miles without
seeing the dwellings OF the great land
owners. The most of the farm build
ings are mud huts not more than
twenty feet square. and so low that
you could stand on the ground beside
them and reach to their roofs. some
of the huts are rooted with galvanized
iron and others with thatch. There are
also iron buildings among the newer
homes of the farmers. None of the
poorer huts have gardens or flowers
about them. They are the homes of the
Italian colonists. who have come here
to make money. Some of them have
large tracts, but they live little better
than hogs. In most cases two or three
rooms make up the whole house.
Passing out of the alfalfa country.
we entered region of pastures inter-
spersed with fields of Indian corn
Some of the fields were almost bound
less. and the green stretched out
from each side of the track like 4
mighty sea The pastures have grass a
foot high. and the corn is in blossom.
The land and the sky impresses you
with the immensely of the country.
The sky hangs low. 1t is a hot blue,
with fleecy white clouds floating about
mere ana there. AS you rae across tnc
republic you see nothing but this low
sky and the grass and the crops,
which extend out to it at the horizon.
Everything is impressive III its hlgness.
The fields are in tracts of hundreds of
acres and the corn rows seem to run
from the railroad track clear to the
sky. The corn is s luxuriant as that
of Illinois or Missouri. and the yield is
such that this country is now export
ing more corn than any other land of
the world.
And then the great pasture lands.
There are thousands of acres of pas
ture to every acre of corn, and the
grass extends and on in all direc-
tions. At times I rode for an hour see
ing nothing but grass, grass, grass,
with the vast flocks and herds feeding
upon it. and then We would pass some
huts of the farmers, such as | have
described, and perhaps on the skyline
see a windmill of galvanized iron. The
windmill is visible in most parts of the
1t is used for watering the
stock, and in some places is so much
vature of the earth by the graduated
heights of the mills rising over the
land These mills are mostly American,
and not a few of them come from Chi
cago. They have a saucy look as they
stand so prominently out on the pam
pas, making one think of little girls
head the wheel forming the face and
the rudder the little tail of tightly
bound hair that sticks out behind.
After riding for hours through these
pa stureS we entered d region of wheat
fields nterspersed with corn and grass.
Here the immensity was just as ap-
Evening star., 1915-01-17

twelve in point of establishment. next
TO Yellowstone, the largest of all. 1t
contains nearly million acres of noun
talns. lakes. glaciers, forests and
streams, surprising switzerland in the
varied glory of its magniticence
Abrupt cliffs mile high. jagged peaks
immense extent, are features of this
park. II is rapidly growing in popular
ity. When the country knows more OF
II. 1t will be visited by tens of thou
sands where now only thousands go.
Then comes the yellow stone. lying
IN Montana. Wyoming and Idaho, more
than 100000 acres of natures won-
derland. When old Jim Bridger. famous
as a trapper in the days when the nine
teenth century was young. went back
to st. Louis and told of the natural
phenomena of the Yellowstone no won
der the people put him down the star
liar of the age. The geysers. the ma
ture- painted cliffs, the waterfalls, the
wierd formation. the curious terraces
built up by the flow from the mineral
lied springs are almost unbelievable
even in this modern age.
-
Two of the smaller parks remain
They are the Wind Cave National Park,
in South Dakota. and Sully's Hill. in
North Dakota. Wind Cave is notable
because of the curious wind that ever
DlONS out from the great cavern, anh
that yet is unfelt when one enters.
There miles of underground gal
lerieS, lined with stalagmitcs and sta
lactites, through which the visitor trav-
els. Sullys Hill | have not visited. 1t
WAS created to commemorate some his
torical event.
Mr.. Daniels has plans innumerable for
popularizing the parks through letting
the people know of their beauties and
advantages. He thinks that If they
but knew of what the nation possesses
there would be a tremendous move
ment of travellers annually for vaca-
tions in the reservations Uncle Sam has
set apart for that very purpose. but to
which his nephews heretofore have
turned only in small numbers, pre-
ferring to tread the beaten paths of
European travel
The movies have offered Mr.. Daniels
one medium of publicity already. Nu-
merous moving picture concerns have
asked the privilege of staging plays in
parks, and have received IL.
but Mr. Daniels has insisted that when-
ever the film of a play so staged is re-
leased there shall be released with il
another long film showing the scenic
wonders of the park.
ADVERTISEMENT" he said, repeating a
question. "Of course. it is all advertise
ment! That is what we want Why not
be frank about it? Uncle Sam in his
parks has something worth advertis-
ing He is selling scenery that belongs
to all the people. The more he sells
the better it is for all the people. This
is case where they can eat their
ga Ike and have it, too"
And then he went in to talk over
plans with Secretary Lane.
ASHMUN BROWN.
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\ SNAPSHOT IN ARGENTINE PATAGONIA.

'he siSHs OIL careful cultivation IN
inoa H. hnn,ae W ~ ,;,h a'.I Hu.iu ;unn.
hut tha homes of the common neonIc
were just as mean and squalid as those
we saw farther west Most of the
a. iiIi .9 mus, .'i.' iiaiS S WI
we n.ssed through Iunin :. town
which has perhaps 5000 people, [
asked as to some OF the holdings
i 80 w any ~as tu.u @ .lia. ny az
1'lliiiTHse. Che VI 'nt NUS noteu Is
Evening star., 1915-01-17

ever. cut out the corn and cover tho
land with pastures and grain. You
must take away forty-nine farmhouses
out of every fifty and tear down the
barns You must replace our neat
country homes with mean Euts of mud
matched with straw or with sheds OF
galvanized iron and erect here and
there groups of large low buildings
surrounded by nowers and trees. the
homes OF the rich. Adding to this
sheep and cattle in focks of thousands,
ieeding ON the vast fields, you have
some idea Of the bread lands of the
Argentine.
In the northern part of the republic
the scenery changes. To get some idea
of it, you must ina gine yourself IN
Florida or other parts of the far south.
Here the country is warmer There ara
more cornfields and great plantation
of sugar cane. The province of Tucu-
man has soil which produces a hun
dred bushels of corn to the acre and
which is now yielding all the sugar
consumed in the Argentine Republic.
II has also big pastures devoted to
cattle and horses. In the northern part
Of ii are tropical trees. aud still farther
north. on the frontier. is a region cali
ed the Chaco. which is covered with
forests intcrsperscd with pastures.
Much of the Chaco is still uneXplored
and the most of il has not yet been de-
Ncloped.
And now turn your steps to the south
and cross the great pampas country.
which occupies the whole central part
of the republic. At the southern end
of il you enter a tableland very much
like northern Nebraska. This country
is semi-arid. There is a great deal OF
sand. The streams cut their WAY
through the crumbling soil. and tho
plains are covered with nothing but
brush and a thin growth of grass Still
the vegetation is fitted for sheep. aud
wherever water can he gotten on TO
the land ii produces like our irrigated
sections of the far west. All the river
Evening star., 1915-01-17

did they go" No man knows the an
SWerS. The pyramids of Egypt are nc
more impressive, no more awesome.
The grand canyon of the Colorado
IN Arizona, is not a national park,
though il should be. Part of it is a
national monument, which is hardly
the proper classification
Then, proceeding west and north, we
have the Sequoia and the Gen. Grant
national parks. in California, the Gen.
Grant, a small area, but a short distance
away from the Sequoia, and containing,
like its companion, d grove of wonder
full giant sequoia trees The Sequoia
Park possesses the biggest grove of
big trees on earth. 1t contains the
biggest living thing on earth and the
oldest living thing on earth. trees of
SURPRISING height, 5000 years old.
Also, the Sequoia Park contains the
deepest canyon on earth, $500 feet
deep, and near to II is the highest pea k
in the United States. Mount whitney
which should be embraced in the park
There is "A ruggedness and grandeur IN
the scenery winch ] cannot describe.
One feels it; one does not phrase 1t.
And the big trees. They have a dig
nifty, a power and"
MIR. Daniels paused for moment and
Sazed unseeiugly out of his window,
then snapped the word that he wanted
punch that gets you.
An Old farmer | met out there made
remark that may convey the idea. He
has been visiting the grove every year
Tor many, many Years. | asked him
why.
Wal said he, it seems as how for
quite Il spell after / have been here |
have no inclination to cuss when l stub
my toe
1T is true stay there "A time and you
lind yourself talking in whispers, un-
consciously rcverent in the presence of
these tremendous works of God.
Further north comes the Yosemite.
Great ranges of snow-capped noun
talnS, tremendous canyons, gorgeous
fields of flowers, the most wonderful
ana impressive waterfall. exactly half
mile high, and five other great water
balls; giant SequoiaS-these offer a law
ish feast of beauty.
In oregon is Crater Lake National
Park, an exquisite lake in the depres-
SION left when giant volcano blew off
its head. 1t is a perfect gem, the blue
of its waters containing tints and
beauties beside which the blues Of the
Bay of Naples pale. The world knows
nothing else like it,
Then. in the state of Washington. is
thc sEieiiuiu MOUNT Ralnler National
Park, containing that domelke noun
tain rising nearly 5000 feet. Ninety
Two enormous glaciers surround it,
Stand at the base and contemplate
Rainier and you begin 10 understand
why the Japanese worship Full San,
the sacred mountain and why the native
Indians refer to Rainier as the noun
tain that was God
do you know went on Mr. Daniels
depressing for moment. that ones
mental horizon and ones visual horizon
bear a close relationship TO one an
other? Nothing develops serenity of
character and dignity like repeated con-
of an inspiring view. 1t
acts on one like a mental glove stretcher.
You can't study that magnificent peak
without becoming Il bigger and a better
man
There WAS "A momentary pause until
the dreamy, far-awdy look went out of
his eyes and the recurring spell of the
mountain had been cast off. Then he
''Glacier National Park. Montana-cs-
tabliShed III l5lo-neweSt Of all of the
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crowd. All the other national parks
are to show a big increase in the num-
Der of visitors, though perhaps not all
so big as the Yosemite, which has
100000 people now living within ten
hours journey of the park, not to
speak of the eastern tourists who will
go to California to visit the eXposi-
ton.
with $4,000 tourists last year the
Yosemite Park produced a revenue of
$4,000. With proper transportation
and proper accommodati ations what can
it do with the greatly increasing num-
ber of visitors that would result from
organized effort?
The transportation office should be
in position each year. before the
opening of the tourist season, to go to
the transportation companies and say:
We estimate that such and such a
park will receive such and such 4
number of visitors during the season.
1t is up to you to provide transporta-
tion.'
Equally important with the office of
transportation should be the Office of
concessions. Hotel privileges and priv
ileges for the maintenance of perna
nent camps for the entertainment of
visitors are granted on contracts at
certain annual rentals and produce the
larger portion of the park revenues
The office of concessions should sys-
tematlze the handling of this business,
and, like the office of TRANSPORTATION
should see to it that the concessioners
are prepared to take care of the
visitors.
* X
Another important Office i'll the or
ganization should be the division of
complaints. the name of which indi-
Gates clearly it's functions
Now. 1t is not going to take a lot
Of money to put this entire business on
business basis. for it is a real busi-
ness, national business that can be
conducted only by the nation. What
we need chiefly is the legislative au-
thority to establish the sound system
of administration 1 have outlined"
And then the conversation drifted
to Mr.. Daniels recent tour of the parks
There the nature lover, rather than the
business man, came to the surface He
was asked to tell something of what he
saw.
I'VE will begin with the Hot Springs
National Park, in Arkansas" he said
"and the Platt National Park. in Okla
homa, both health resorts pure and
simple. Hot Springs is probably the
most efticacious health resort in the
world and produces the greatest per-
centage of cures. 1t has been main
tanned under government direction
since 1850 and the Platt since 1902
Inc flatt is CONSIDERED 10 possess the
best natural waters in the world for the
treatment of stomach troubles, in
somnia and nervous diseases
Next comes the Mesa Verde, in Colo
RADIO. with its ruins of ancient cliff
dwellings. If any man wants to find IL
justification of Omar Khayyams lines
expressing the eternal thought of
whence we come and why let him visit
those wonderful remains. steep himself
in their mystery and puzzle over the
her
When" Whence came they? Whittier