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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-08
Would Save Half MiIIian a Year.


For nearly half century the pcoplc
of Brownsville and the Rio Grandc country
have been striving and hoping for the e.
tabli>hment Of harbor at BrazoS San
tiago The first step-thc essential step
In this matter was 10 secure from the
proper authority favorable report on the
project. During the past Six or seven year
Louis CObolini has worked earnestly and
consistently To accomplish this. and al Ialt
success has crowned hi- efforts. So much
has been said and written of the great ad-
vantagc~ Ia be derived from the establish
mcnt of this harbOr that IL D. needless
to recount them now. Everybody knows,
or ought to know. that II would mean III"
settlement Of every aero Of tllablc land
in the Rio Grandc Valley: that i would
mean a saving on the present volume of
traffic of al least half million dollars
year in transportation charges: that Il
would bring about such radical chang
in our position that instead Of having our
imports and exports subjected n a Ion:-.
and consequently expensive. all rail haul
we would have the benefit of water rates
and become the gateway and distributing
point for a great area Of SOuthvc~tr-1
Texas and Northern and Eastern Mexico.
"Mr. Cobolin has done his part. and
done it we'll lie ha~ rendered great put
lie service, but his work will go for nau"t'
unless the people. regardless OF ca-,
creed or political affiation, get torctl.rr
and prosecute the work for which Mr. Co
boini has laid the foundation. Fnilur,. ~
do this would be nothing short of criminal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-08
WILL INTEREST
VALLEY TOWNS
IN THE HARB0R
BROWNSVILLE MEN FURTHER DIS
CUss DETAILS OF CAMPAIGN IN
BEHALF or PROJECT.
NO DEFINITE PLANS YET DECIDED
UPON, BUT MAY BE ANNOUNCED
WITHIN A FEW DAYS.

Chairman A. Albert Browne, ). L.
Tucker and X. b. Creager Of the Brazos
Santiago harbor committee, met again last
night and discussed but did not decide upon
plans looking to arranging an early cam
paign in behalf Of the project, to include
the return Of Louis Cob6lini and the send
ing of delegation Of Brownsville and
Valley men to Washington in behalf of the
project.
While Brownsville men mainly have been
the most active in late years in connection
with the movement To place before the gov
ernment the necessity of a harbor at Bra
zo~ Santiago. the proposition b. not looked
upon a. a purely local one, affecting n il
does the entire Lower Rio Grande Valley.
In consideration of this fact, the members
of the committee are now planning to
either personally visit OF write the mayors
Of the variou, towns in the Valley in an
effort to have the Valley towns JOIN
Brownsville in the movement to secure the
Improvement Of Brazos Santiago harbor.
A well known citizen, greatly interested
in the development Of this section said to-
day, in connection with efforts in Brazos
Santiago harbor:
n came to Brownsville seven years ago.
had heard 20 much talk Of the Browns
Vile country that | believed ii to be the
place above all others in which q man
might establish a home that could be made
ideal in every particular, in so far as nat
urai advantages are concerned, and | have
not been in the least disappointed.
"Our lands are rich, fertile and produc-
tive. and our climate j. simply perfect, but
there i something lacking and / have
about concluded that that something Is
cooperation. Just a ! am satisfied that If
the citizens Of this magnificent country
would cooperate and work in harmony We
could accomplish % much for the general
good that every resident of the Rio
Grande country would soon find himself
many times better off than he l. nj present.
"The development which ] have wit
messed in this section during the past seven
years has been nothing short of marvellous.
although ! must admit that great ma ior-
itv of those who brought about this de-
Vclopmcnt have received mcager reward
for their efforts and they can not hope 4"
prosper under existing conditions. The
most trying and Objectionable of these
conditions j. the fact that on account ~
our rcmotene>- from the great commcrcaI
centerS Of the country We are forced to pav
out much money for transportation ~
all that i produced and all that j. con
~umed that il i simply impossible to ~
tain that measure of success and pro-
pcrity which could be attained by the M
tabli~hment Of cheaper transportation. and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-08
AMERICAN SHIP
4<<SAFE, ARRIVES
AT ALEXANDRIA
iI;y Associated PrcSs.)

london. Dee S.-An Alexandria. Egypt.
telegram. says the American steamship
Communihaw. reported sunk of the Tripoli
coast by submarine. arrived at Alexan-
dria Monday. It i believed here there
was confusion over the identity Of the YES
I'll torpcdocd. a. the Communihaw wa~ due
to leave Tuesday for New York.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-08
Old And Important
Defense At Namur
Blown Up, 80 Killed

Amsterdam. Holland. Dee. S.-Fort Coz
melee. one OF the most important old de-
fen~e~ OF Namur. Belgium. has been de-
stroyed by an explosion and eighty German
soldiers were killed. according to d Belgium
newspaper.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-08

Continued on page six.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-08
Make Claim Against
Germany For Loss
Of Life On Arabic

Washington ID. g.. Dee. S-Thc heirs
of Dr. +. +. Wood. an American lost
on the steamship Arabic will ask Ger
many To indemnify them for at least
SJ0.0oO Their attorneys consulted See
rctary of State Lansing today This is
the first claim against Germany.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-08

Continued OH page g.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-04-16

H0Q5s I-4..l., AAprii 1.i.--Enu.nera.1r's
for tiie school cansus CT Hcguiam,
which will start May L. vera appointed
last night b. 1.ie beard OF sitlcaa. on.
Severai OF die enugnerdodrs ara teach.
es's. uiie Appliances being as follows.
b rst ward. Georges &. Wiltse: Second
ward, f q. sctnidiia; Third wa..d,
o. G.. LGvgren; Fourth ward =. Ell.
Penepacker;-- Fifth ward. Mrs. Clara
Rockwell; SiGJ., ward, Frank G..
Wilson.
The secretary Was instructed TO
write to the stare land commission
ask ng for an mIued:a1a. appraisal Of
the 10 acres OF STAKE sniioul land adj
iacenU To Wondlawn addition, for
which the school district recently az.
Piled.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-04-16
BOARD KEEPS TEACHERS



snss NnilIs Jsans, Whitman, Ella
Gorrinn. Samaeal Benu.
rsscs.ssn i'm tsiG,f ScsIuut!
Geo. z Hunt.sE Lsitts Js,lnm.
William Il, hudson. Ruth Ensse,
Claude Ne,viln. Eigens McSasnara. e
z SMITH. rins. w Bibb.. Muillss Hnr
nett. Lucrs,ta, Hoisil,, Giacs Yn,ms,
Ion a. sawiew.
Franklin 9csiuut.
jane Wilson,. Elorsnca 5s,nmsns;
as.les Witc.ier,, Judith Gfss,isnn., Era
Flsmi1g,, Martin Finch, MaY DArifts
son, Kathryn Mutisy, Mattel Orr. Euus
Chambers, Blancsis Klssh, olga Einer
snA, Afna Rhweil, ElnrsncH Wells,
-n.,I,sssfa,t Hiatt, Tenn Nss.sgn,, May j
Bsckers Hazeil MarTionl
4 TssrzGs soiqtrtu ar,suui.
/ MAJ Chpsiaud, Fern Ghiids; Elisa
Jasmann.- Florence Earrts. Juauita
R!chfuri, Annette Brunr, Nancy Fan.
sen.. Jams Rrsnnsmau. Elsie GhiesHn.
Mrs. B. A. Ghauex.. Fay RssffieId.
Stevens Srtruui.
Ger-!ride Eupk.nsnn Viuie. st. 5lra.
Mabel McKsswer Alma N.tt.lsijr.
agnes Hubi
WI t.nan 5r:iuui.
Hose l0sRInfz. Flu,-a,1cs. Purr-,,1rfpr
Satrue, Senn ir,iuni.
FNossies R.esh, Ca.7ui Ees,.sev. NV.
III Aardn
Teacher and principal OF function
IiJw 5GilGGii is Nary M8ni.
Teachers elen,ad To ill vacancies
arr: Marble Green Fainuse. WASH;
Ereiyn Cmr1in, Sumner, Wash. Eta,,
rter Essi, Eina, WASH Mary DGniev
Eel ngiia:n. wash; 5ritra Fem
DaJtia Creek, Mich,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-04-16

The eommi1tse to- vii CHI was re-
efsrred bill for $3.50 from Wilson
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-04-16

lioias ranging u size fron Gew
feet III 10 quite age nmads"
Advises Firing -iea,tr ,nspscear
Relative to soud.sicus n oeai re,.
saiirauts and cesss Dr. Goodnow
stated ,iIst he- des rsd Is r's1eat ,grnr
1s bsd said many times before in the
,hraa gea-s past. that tliers was great.
necd n aberdeen for heath iusDee.
Tor wor't!us on nIIl r5Ine, o slperv SO
I'aatansats. hotsls gIocmg stores amt
heat luaTse's aAhensh m 3 tanu,agsi
RAPPORT covering man1 esianirhInenss
onir m nes fsults ware found wit5
tlefn I)r Gooduow e':prassed hr
hope that holdorar members sf tiie
council vonid 500 Jaeiv Wy dear %
hiplng q health Inspector AZ advised
bp arm.
Cry Engineer r. II. Nelseg rendered
q reucrt cDrsring die estimatsd cDst
OF grading and arsVeiing Wisiilsah
rcsd from the end 81 die pavement
On p strcst 10 the city limits, over
a rnmion 81 lie existing road and die
land iedicayea ny Mrs. Jeaa B.. Stew
ar 10 lie City for a road The cnst
wa estimated. at $3.50 For den.
ins tie ril, On ]; street from fiftli
10 Sixth avenues 10 make 21lfoot
road bed, and 10 rspiauk ti,e existing
plank road over Sixth avenue 10 the
ctog Ksuits A width CT sS feet the
cios engineer fixed a cost of $3.50
The report was fled.
Upon Councilman l.oNes Initiative
ii was decided 10 inpits the couafy
commissioners to aberdeen tl,is week
10 inspect the rcad and ~ crns der a
proposition 10 build the connecting
Isdsr in conjunction with ti,e city.
LUMBER si,I Cat
The eommittse TO vii CHI was re.
serrsd BIN for $3.50 from Wilson
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-04-16

81 bw resJ' ciOse rp 1900 uew read.
sss; and il l# gratifying to- this nsws-
r1sper to record ttie fHc:- TINT they
are well distributed all oren Che.ialls
county as veil aus III Aberdeen and
on Gravs Har.IDr generally
7 Following tlie c!Hss Of tsIs votes
count ng list evening. Jnn 3 Carney
invited several Of tbs contestants anu
their fr4ends, VIM Iadi waited IN tiie
Herald offics through tbs trying or
deai or making ~ r1ssur-isi tn 1s his
guests al a LITTLE supper served at
tbs Rn,ssii Washington, w,isrs tolls Of
the canua s,1 weTs forgotten at t!ie
tstiis in the enjoyment OF q c,Inir.,
rspast.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-04-16
Extra Special

s55o Nmi'aill slightly
Iis:s.si.
2.@!
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-04-16
4. 0. u ". GRAND LODGE
CCourinued from page ~

The grand lodge OF the Degree of
Hcnor closed its sessions yesterday
afternoon after taking action on re-
ports showing Al subordinate lodges
with a combined membership OF T.
40, affiliated. The bylaws were
amended in various particulars.
The retiring grand chief Of honor,
Mrs. Julia Co4ey OF Aberdeen, was
presented with set OF cut glass
sherbes dishes.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-04-16

Bros. q. CO.. for 1,gD0 fes. Of lumber
reported t.istt ttis bill had 1sen cntt
by tiie company to- s12, On motion the
sI2 was allowed and ordered paid
I Ed. Hsilr's bid Of S2.05 a. card for
1000 cords Of siau aud bodr wood
for the citr pumping station was ;sad
aud referred. 10
Only one bid having been -eaei we'd
for tiie hauling OF S0n gaszis OF dirt
mo lie second fill district, that bid
was raji-cted and new bids called for
r. EewetS vas. granted renewal OF
Ills LICENSE FOR conducting tile Fun.
Gdt sa.oon.-
as,; aor citYs Streets.
q 5et.,3oa s.I5ns IL. sad YRS J5liu
g.. Rcaaa and 1I9. and Mrs Samuel
3rnu taHt riie sss.aa,s bstweRn their
ursusrt. rs l,,tng hstaveen r amt G.
:s.l,ee,s AT The summit OF die hill BIZ
racai Ell by taifs. cit5;, because tiies c1n-
tduf. OF de land prevented die straet'
being mpi.ored, was mat.s basis for
q resolution prorests against WHICH
VIII ia heard Ma u
a Bnud ~ Drake & McfaadGei corFss-
Ing Blasting eppra.icns in die Giir with
riie amer can si,rsr1 company as
sirefr. was accepted.
4 The citr eng. neei's final estimate
81 The amount due Hun!ag q Eiergy
and die Title Guaranty 4 a,lresy cnin
DanY for grading for the city reservoir
81. .128. was f,ssil and die work ordered
acraptad
+ bills f,nm the Grays BfarSGr Rail
way & Light Company FOR the pass
tiirse monrEis, ware rsfsrred 10 the city
eng. neer and light committees,
Mayor France, upon his request, WIS
granted two WEEKS leave OF absence
The mayor stated tiia1 he would. be
back in time to see tlie new cnuucis
! men and MS suacsssnr Indicted inJr
office
II 8. c.. watkins OF ulie city engineer
j office aeTed as City clerk Wednesday,
\ n; g,ic in place or City Clerk Peter n
4 Clark, who is away on his vacation.
MGwTEsANC),. Aprl4 1s.r--Anna la
4 blanche has sned for divorce from
I'd. r.. LaFslancFie on grounds OF non
Z ~,,,,,,r,,. r,i,., n,,,.f.., c,vvY, nrnnertv II,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-04-16

Arnr Nelson was given ten days tn
Jail This morning by Police Judge
Glen snider for striking q LITTLE boy,
William Hepala, with BOTTLE. The
attack upon the lad, caused In the
opinion Of srrestinS officer and court
BY Nelson's tnt0zieaxton, occurred
neer Hspalz's home ia South Abss-
deem.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-04-16

disrtnE rs prpsiucstor1 laEs month in
PorrtEEiil
'Sssnds1z Il hasL hardly completed
lis f1rss run 1t tEea Majestic TTlsAiey,
ss-s.s. he Seattle Times. '-iFtleI MRS.
T. }. colITesl. chairman OF ttlfa Cen.
ser 8o2rul aud zppMntesil ru ttisa unsv
raid position created by the city orr
5ss-r5 iIe film ton De- taken fruIn ttie:
ssssf en-. 2-s.esTia,. To- the ttinea off the
changing sulE Of Jtisa pDiics PETROL All.
to- Il was carried oac.. To- the ttIeafer
frpml ttis Temporary, c:issuhls OF the
polics aud shown bsspre the MDiinnl
Picture Bnarci OF Aupsaiss The unani.
NOUS verdict, after a. few nj uutes con,
sids.atton byS tile Board, was ttIxt ttiss
dltna nay 1s exhibited,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-04-16
DREAM To GIVE
T0LS7sl PLAY

'HFress1e.rr Soue,a. stitch sill be:
ssngesi fpr * tsro diyss RIM starting
S,,nfats, II .iie Dream ttieater, HOW.
tiass tiis Official 90 k Of the din
censorship Thai rneaus ttat gAunti
Leg To,ssui.s5 MASTERPIECES g bs,ieresii
no top ns 1ar-rfiii to- tlIe morals Of
tbs tliea,erso ug public
The aln nadi an se.ren,tuil history
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-04-16

MGWrESANt0,. Aprq 1.s---Anna la
blanche HAS shed for divorces, from
Ed. r. I.aEslanciie on grounds OF nom
support. The PARTIES Own property In
Ecs,s addition, aberdeen. They were
r,arrief at Chefial!s in 1907.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-11-25

tion, the county treasurer shall pay out
the amounts ordered to be paid as aid,
under the provisions of this section.
s. The county clerk of each county
shall make report to the county board
at its annual November meeting show
ing in detail the amount of money adj
vanced by the county to the residents
Of each town, village and city under
the provisions of this section. The
county board at such meeting shall de-
termine the amount to be raised and
paid by each such town, village and
city to reimburse the county for the
money so advanced. Within ten days
after such determination the county
clerk of each county shall certify to the
clerk of and charge to each such town,
village and city the amount SO adj
vanced. Each such town, city and
village shall levy a tax sufficient to re-
imburse the county for such advances
to be collected as other taxes and paid
into the county treasury IF any town,
city or village shall fail to raise and
pay over such money to the county
board shall have authority to compel
such payment.
9. On the first day of January of
each year the county treasurer shall GER
tify under oath, in duplicate, to the sec
rotary of state and the state board of
control the amount paid out by such
county during the preceding year for
aid under this section, and if the board
of control shall approve the same and
shall cause its approval to be indorsed
by the president and secretary of said
board on the certificate received by the
secretary of state, the secretary of state
shallacredit one-third ef the amount so
certified to be due such county on Tie.
state taxes next due therefrom, and the
state treasurer shall credit such county
with said one-third Of such amount in
his annual settlement with said county
for taxes due the state; provided, that
the amount paid by the state to any
county in any one year shall not exceed
sum equal to one dollar for each
thirty inhabitants thereof; provided,
further, that if the total amount paid
by all the counties under this act as
certified by the county treasurers shall
exceed the sum appropriated by sub
section 81 of section 1877, the secre-
tary of state and the state treasurer
shall prorate the said sum among the
various counties according to the
amount paid out.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-11-25
PLUMBING SHOP Quilted BY FIRE
Loss Of More Than Thousand Dollars
Results from Blaze on Rowland
Avenue Early Today.

A loss of more than thousand dol
lars was reported as a result of a fire
which Quilted the plumbing shop of Jo-
sephson and zimmerman on Rowland
avenue just before four O'Clock this
morning. Police officer Rupp discovered
the fire. It had started in the main
body of the room and had burned
through to the basement before the
alarm was turned in. The department
had two streams of water playing on
the fire before it was extinguished. The
building is owned by Petersen and Ras-
mussen and it was estimated today that
the. loss ON the building would be $500,
the loss on the plumbing stock was es-
timated at 800. Both losses were COW
cred by insurance. The, origin, of the
fire is a mystery but it is thought prob
able that lighted cigar had been left
on the floor of the store last night and
t. t this caused the fire. Is
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-11-25
CHILDREN AID WORTHY POOR.
Many School Children Make Contribu-
tons of Food for Thanksgiving

While there sas no organized plan
for school children of the city to aid in
bringing Thanksgiving day cheer to the
home of the poor Of Kenosha, many Of
the children to3aY brought little pack
ages to the schools Of the city and these
were distributed under the direction of
the teachers. Many of the children
joined in the big movement to aid,,to
clothe their fellow students and many
a little girl or boy went away from the
school this afternoon carrying with
them warm clothes to be worn during
the rest of the winter.
Special exercises Of a Thanksgiving
nature were held in nearly every school
room in the city this afternoon and at
several Of the schools the children
united for elaborate programs.
Many people seemed to think it was
mistake not to have followed the plan
of last year in distributing dinners to
the poor and it is probable that this
plan will be followed in another year
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-11-25
FORMER EDITOR HEARD FROM.
Richard Swenson, at One Time Editor
Of Wilmot Agitator, Writes
from oregon.
Bandon, Oregon, Nov. Is, 1915

Bandon, Oregon, Nov. Is, 1915.
We used to sing in school in Wiscon-
sin about man from Androscoggin,
who had heard of the country famed
in story A land of mighty rivers rum
ming over sands of gold. !" Popularity
this was supposed to be California, but
it seems had to go to Oregon to see
the thing literally carried out.
The streets of all the cities in this
coast district of Oregon may be said to
be paved with gold. This because the
only sand they have suitable for mix
ing with concrete is the so-called
"black sand'' which can be demon
strated to contain gold in sufficient
quantities to be extracted.
Beside the gold the sand contains
platinum and iridium and one or two
other metals 1t is one Of the few
sources from which the United States
obtains any platinum, such metal of
this nature as is obtained elsewhere is
obtained as a by-product in mines in
Nevada and Colorado.
All of the metals combined in the
black sand are very minute in quantity
and practically no miners who have
gone after it in the method of hand
washing get enough to yield profit
on their time.
Some patches of sand may be struck
that will yield fairly well, but on the
average the yield is light. If gold is
found in the sand it is said to show a
color. This because the particles of
metal are so. fine that they can not be
picked up by hand, but are absorbed
by mercury from which an amalgum is
obtained.
Because of the difficulty in obtaining
the particles of gold in the sand count
less inventors are inventing countless
machines designed to extract the gold
by wholesale. Possibly such machine
may be invented in the future, but so
far, none have, that have made the
fact public.
Recently I saw such an outfit which
is said to have cost seven thousand dol
lars. It was built on the plan Of a
cream separator, designed to wet the
sand thoroughly and by setting it in
motion, extract the valuable metals by
centripedal force.
There are many placer miners in this
section and nearly all of the settlers
thereof have at some time or another
taken hand at this seductive pastime.
But very few Of them get enough to
pay themselves decent wages for the
time they have put IN.
I have found it matter Of consid-
cradle interest to talk with these min
ers of their successes and failures and
adventures Talking recently with a
returned Alaskan he said the black
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-11-25
DEATH OF JACOB P. scHAFFER.

Jacob P. Schaffer, aged 81 years, one
of the best known residents of Somers
township died at St. Mary IS hospital in
Racine late Tuesday night following a
short illness from pleurisy. The de
ceased was son of the late Jacob
schaffer, one Of the pioneers of Somers.
He was born at the old farm in Somers
June 3, 1861, and had spent his entire
life there. For years he had been re
garded as one of the most successful Of
the farmers in this section of the conn-
ty. He is survived by his widow and
six children. Mr.. Schafer was broth
er Of Kate L. Schaffer, the well known
mission worker who is now at Hainan,
China.
Fureral services will he held at the
Presbyterian church at Somers at half
past one o'clock Friday afternoon and
interment will be at the family plot at
Oakwood cemetery.