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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
ORE DEPOSITS
HALT WIRELESS
MEXICAN MINERAL WEALTH is DE.
CLARED RESPONSIBLE FOR
WIRELESS TROUBLE.
(By Associated prcss.)

COLUMBUS, n. NJ March 25.-
Enormous ore deposits III the mountains Of
Northern Mexico are responsible for much
of the wireless trouble experienced with
the army apparatus, according To the be
lief Of army operators.
II was said that the ore is acting as
magnet. Ii dcflccts the radio waves, thus
weakening the capacity Of both the send
ing and receiving sets. The field telegraph
line which falls short of the advance base
BY about fifty miles has been practically
useless in the present campaign because
Of the frequency with which it has been
cut.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
Liner is Sunk. q Americans MISSING.
fRy Associated i'rrsyl

WASHINGTON. u. G.. March 2i-
state department reports today said that
the Dominion liner Eurli~hmau was tor
rcdocd near England and four Americans
who were aboard the vessel are missing.
The Engli-hman was q hor~cShip The
Americans missing are Peter Mcdonald M
Boston. George Mcdonald of Boston. II
Buckley and NJ Burke. whose addresses
are unknown. Thirtv-fvc survivors of the
sinking were landed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
The War Summary.

The Associated Press war summary to-
day says:
The mll in the Nerdun fighting con
tinueS. Paris reports a quiet night on
both banks Of the Mcu~c north Of the for
tre~S, the only incident mentioned being
an artillery duel in the Woevre district.
The complete failure Of the Russian at
tacks on the German lines in the Jacobstadt
region on the Dvina front i announced
In the Balkan region there was an aerial
battle between Teutonic and entente flyers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
Ammunition Shipment
For Carranza Was Held
For An Investigation

WASHINGTON, ID. e., March 25.--Fli.
SEQ Arrcdondo. the Mexican ambassador
protested ~ Secretary of State Lansing
today against The holding Of a shipment of
ammunition al New York for Cnrranzc.
Secretary Lansing said the ammunition
would ~ forward Immediately, brt wns
held pending IN investigation to make ecr-
CarranzH.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
Child Wife And Husband
Indicted For Murder

FORT WORTH. Texas. March 25.-Mrs.
Charles Harrison. ID years old, and her
husband. 20 years old, were indicted to-
day for the burder Of William Warren. d
hotel keeper here, last December. Accord
ing 10 the police. Mrs.. Harrison made 2
complete confession a few weeks ago. She
claimed that Warren had wronged her.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
lF CARRANzA PERMITS EXPEDITION
TO USE NORTHWESTERN, USE or
NATIONAL LINES MAY ALSO
RE ASKED BY AMERICANS
NO REPORTS FROM PERSHlNG AMI
FORT san HOUSTON SHOWS An
INCREASED ANXIETY fOR
USE or RAILROAD.

Ell PASO. Texas. March 25.-Pancho
Villa was reported early today to be flee
ing west in the San Miguel country. haN
ing successfully cluded the encircling rnr'
drawn about him by the American aud
Carranza troops. News Of the retr ar
was brought from I'll Vale. but could f4rt
be officially confirmed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
100000 Pesos Mexico
War Money Burned With
Much Ceemony Sunday

MEXICO CITY. March 25.-WIth much
ceremony. over 100000 pesos of paper
money will bc burned tomorrow IN treas
ury department officials in the great public
square of Mexico City. This money i 2
large part Of the o-called Carranza army
issue, which j. slowly being withdrawn
from circulation and replaced with the
newer issue.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
Grand Jury Recesses.

The grand jury In the district court re-
ce-sed at noon today until o'clock Mon
dav afternoon in order that the members
who live outside Of Brownsville might have
the opportunity Of spending the week end
with their families. The jury did not come
into court today
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
Lockhart Depot OF Katy
Burns With Freight
(Rv Associated Press }

LOCKIIART. Texas, March 25.-The
combination passenger and freight depot
of the Missouri. Kansas & Texas railroad
here was destroyed IN fire early this morn
ing with ~ix ears of freight. Agent
Nichols was badly burned in attempting to
recover company records The loss will
reach about S20,0OO
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
Wrestling Match Proves
Blind Physical Equals
OF Seeing Opponents

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 25.--Thc
ability Of blind person 60 prove himself
physically the equal Of his opponent with
sight was demonstrated here last night
when wrcStIcrs from the state school for
the blind defeated three out of five wrcs-
tiers with sight Once ~ the mat the sense
MI feeling uppcrmo-t with wrc~tlcr-.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
German Raider is Sunk.
(Ry Associated Press. \

LONDON. March 25-The German
raider Grief was sunk in the North Sea
February %. Five officers and ll5 men
ont of total &c 500 we're captured The
British lost IL men. The British merchant
man AIcnntara. which sunk the Grief. was
also sunk.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
Former Villa Officers
Held In Ell Paso Jail
Escape And Disappear
(By Associated l'rcss.l

Ell PASO, Texas, March 25.--General
Manuel Medina and Manuel Banca, the
former Villa officers taken INTO custody a
few days ago. have disappeared from the
I'll Paso jail. and are understood 10 be
IN route to New Orleans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
Report Of Killing Of
Three Is Unconfii med

DOUGLAS, Ariz., March 25.-TIIrre was
no confirmation today of the report brought
here by automobilists that two American
women and one man we're killed Wcdnrs-
day by supposed American bandits snutIi-
west Of Columbus, N. II.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
Eight Persons Killed
In Oklahoma I ornado
tIiy Associated Press.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. March 25.-
Eight persons were killed in a farmhouse
two miles east If Davis, Okla, by tor
nado which struck that section at 80
o'oclock hast night. The path of the tor
nado was eight miles long
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
VERDUN is
BURNING

BERLIN. March 25.-( (BuIletn) Yer
dun Is in flames, according To the Berlr
official statement today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
Is Americans Aboard
Ship Damaged Near
French Coast Friday
Passengers DiUidedAs To Whether Ship
Was TOypedOed Or Struck Mine--Pdyis
Hears Torpedo Caused Disaster


PARIS, March 25.-RepOrts of the dam
was torpcdoed.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04

ous that he never did make any money
as long as he worked He lost near
ly everything except his wife.
Then he got to playing at farming,
and his mules and horses got to max
ing money for him and his land grew
in value. 1t got so valuable that a
man came along with checkbook
and ran him off. Then he moved into
town, and 1t looked like he was 60
ing to dry rot and be made fit for the
boneyard until he took to playing
again. He started his Garden OF
Eden. and today he is friskier than
| ever.
The first figures one sees on enter
ing the garden are Adam and Eve,
who stand eight feet high, hands
clasped over the gate. One serpent
is putting an apple in Ewes extended
palm and another is being stamped
to death by Adam. while the devil ap-
pears overhead on limb, with spear
poised and malevolent eyes glaring at
this worlds first lovers.
Mr.. Dinsmoor confesses that they
were made with cement and a troweI.
Some people don't hike the looks of
Eve, and their creator admits he
doesn't blame them. But then, he ex.
plains, his models were women who
passed the house, and as they gen.
orally passed in hurry, he couldn't
follow them very closely.
There are two things about the gar.
den that the townspeople do not like.
One is the all-seeing eye on high
cement pole which winks electrically
at night as II 1t were solemn warn
ing to all who look at it.
The other has to do with the prin.
cipal figures of the garden, which are
mounted in trees REINFORCED by gas
pipes. Very often when a curious
crowd gathers outside and gapes at
the creations. Mr.. Dinsmoor, who
loves a Joke. will slip to the base.
ment, Presently the angel with the
flaming sword. perched high in a ce.
ment tree. will speak soto voce:
Cain, Cain. you son of gun, where
is Abel?"
To thisNunangelic query Cain will
give the twentieth century reply:
Search me. kid. III be darned II
I know"
Whereupon the devil from his dig.
nified position will bawl out:
Il should worry"
This generally makes the crowd
move on, especially If it's Just growing
dark and the weird conversation is
accompanied by the winklng Of the
all-seeing eye.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
Miners Celebrate Lamp invention.

Miners Of the north of England this
year celebrate the centenary of the
introduction of the Davy safety lamp.
It was on January 10, 1916, that the
miners guardian angel" was first In.
troduced into any pit.
Sir Humphrey Davy's invention was
really the outcome of the terrible ca.
lamity at Telling colliery, County Dur
ham, on May rs, 1912, when 90 miners
were killed and many injured. Davy be-
gan his experiments in the autumn Of
1916. with fine wire gauze as an Tex
plosive sieve" and on January 10,
1916, the first lamp was tried by a
hardy band of pioneers in the work
ings of Hebburn-on-Tyne colliery.
The actual lamp is now treasure in
the Geological museum in Jermyn
street, London.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
For olIlno Machinery.

The operation of oiling machinery,
especially where 1t Is desirable that
the oil should be kept from the hands
and clothing of the operator, has been
devised recently in making use Of the
well-known collapsible lead capsules,
so widely used for artists colors, drug
gists' products, paste, ETC., in the Unit
ed States. The capsules are provided
with screw thread. which is screwed
into an adapter, which in turn is
fastened to the part to be fabricated.
The lead capsule and the brass
adapter make tight joint, and all
that is necessary is to apply pressure
from time to time, as desired. When
the grease capsule is emptied, one
merely unscrews it and rrts a new
one in its place. No refilling is neces-
sary, and the pressure Of the fingers
is usually sufficient to force the grease
into the bearing.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04

The managers of new apartment ho-
tells are very particular about new ten
ants. After man and his wife had
hired apartments In an uptown hotel
yesterday, the manager asked about
references, financial. social and moral,
Il suppose the fact that am to pay
in advance disposes Of the first" said
the newcomer. LAS for the social end.
we are not in the swim to any extent,
always fearing to get out OF our
depths. So far as our moral standard
is concerned. happen to love my wife
and expect her to live here with
me-" Good, very good" exclaimed
the manager. "Only matter Of form.
you know" WELL" said the pros
pective tenant in doubling manner.
"how about your references? ! am
very particular, you see." What"
gasped the manager. why. this is
one of the most exclusive" That's
all right" interrupted the man, has
the president of this hotel company
been sued for divorce and did his at.
finity live here? Is she here now? |
wouldn't like my wife to meet her.
What kind of people have you living
here? On whom did you say ] could
call for information? But the man.
ager was speechless. York
Times,
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
SPEAKS UP FOR CANADA
And No Wonder-Renting His
Land He Made $3.50
Per Acre.

So many Americans now have per-
sonal knowledge Of Canada that false
reports concerning this country are
being continually corrected by Amer
leans themselves who know the facts,
and who are too fair-minded to let q
false statement go unchallenged. A
case In point arises out of statement
supposed to be made by resident Of
Alberta, and published recently in the
Spokesman-Review, Of Spokane, in
which the condition OF settlers in this
country was painted in a very bad
way indeed. The writer of this at
tack on Canada refused to let his
name be known, SO it can be taken
for what 1t Is worth, but Mr.. S. l..
Wallace, of N 4723 Crestline, Spokane,
who lived for some years in Western
Canada, came to the defense of the
country in the~following letter which
was published in the Spokesman-Re-
view of February II, 1876
ITO the Editor Of the Spokesman-Re-
view:
'In Sundays Spokesmap-Review was
a letter from man in Alberta to the
chamber Of commerce, asking that
something be done to keep Americans
from going to Canada, and saying that
that government was run by the rail-
roads, banks and manufacturers; that
once a man got there he never could
get away. Had this man published
that letter over his own signature
there is no doubt but he could get out
of Canada.
No country will do as much to help
a man to get on his feet, If he tries to
help himself, as Canada. know of
the government helping people to pro-
visions, feed, seed grain and fuel, and
charging only cost Of delivery to the
nearest town and per cent. What
more could man ask?
l lived five years in Southern Sas-
katchewan and earned patent to 800
acres of as good land as l ever saw.
! have raised over so bushels of oats
on sod, 40 bushels Of wheat, and 20
of fax to the acre. Until / lost my
health never was better satisfied any
where. l had my land rented this last
year for one-third. 1t brought me al
most $3.50 per acre, or $1,143.91 for
1876 acres.
This man says he loves the land his
fathers died for. So do I, and l love
the land that gave me my home.
"S. L. WALLACE"
N4723 Crestline, Spokane.-Advertise-
ment.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
British Red Tame.

1t is quite easy to be awarded the
Victoria Cross, the Distinguished Serv-
Ice Order, or any other coveted dis
tinction, and not know anything about
1t. You would think that the authori-
ties would communicate the intelli-
gence directly. Not bit of It. You
must apply to them when you see
your name in the London Gazette or
the newspapers, but you will not hear
from them otherwise.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
CUTTING Enallsh Trees.

England has 125,000 acres of crown
forests, containing magnificent trees
untouched by the woodman's ak. Now
they are to go. England needs the
lumber and has appealed to Canada
to provide battalion of axmen. Need
less to say, Canada has responded
gladly. There is now organizing a
battalion of 1900 experienced BUSH
men, who will wear the khaki. be sub
1ect to military direction and WELD
their axes on the ancestral oaks Of
the motherland. Soon the music of
their blows will be heard ringing
through the great New forest of Hamp-
shire and Dean forest, in Gloucester
shire. England must have the wood,
but it is sad to think of these glorious
old trees 'isappearing. Many Of the
woodsmen will come from Quebec,
where experts in the craft abound.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
Unconscious Joker.

What the case was about no one
seemed to know exactly. The lawyers
themselves were pretty we'll mixed up
Then an important witness entered
the box and was presently asked to
tell the court the total Of his gross
income.
He refused; the counsel appealed to
the judge.
You must answer the question. "
said the Judge sternly.
The witness fdgeted about and then
burst out with:
"But-but, your honor. have no
gross income. I'm a fisherman, and
it's all net."-Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04


opinion.
Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the
devil and all the old charter members
Of the original garden are there, done
forever in cement; also, for the sake
of variety rather than consistency, 1875
more figures, Biblical and otherwise,
perched in concrete trees in his front
yard and glowering down in their i'm
passivity on villagers who pass that
way by day, but who sedulously avoid
it after dark.
In the center of the Garden of Eden,
in the midst of all this ghostly array
of cement creations, Is Mr.. -Dinsmoor's
cabin home, a log house" built of
stone from native lodges. One OF the
two porches is ornamented with ce-
ment beer bottles and jugs and mugs
as sort of merry jibe at Kansas pro-
hibition laws. One Of the many in
laid tables in the cabin home is
small one which contains 162 pieces
of wood. Over the door in the living
room is what the old gentleman calls
WOOu0u b0ILuOH. " 10 IuO uOIlO
Home Is What You Make It."
Outside, as he facetiously explains,
the sweep of his hand taking in the
petrified Garden Of Eden. are 130
stone sermons. 1t took over 431s
tons, or 1870 sacks, Of cement to make
them, and the cost so far has been over
81 900. But even at that Mr.. Dinsmoor
declares he is far from being through.
There is a system to everything about
the place. The garden to the west
represents the creation and fall of
man according to Moses. The front.
or north, represents modern civiliza-
ton, how one animal preys on an
other down to the little worm. There
are eight cement trees from 30 to 40
feet high lighted with 20 electric
lights. For the grape arbor, flag,
devil and rambling rose to stand on
there are 13 trees from to 20 feet
high.
1t all seems to represent a lot of
hard work. But Mr.. Dinsmoor is a
philosopher. 1t wasn't work, he says,
but play. Work, according to his
theory, is doing something you don't
like to do. He worked for so years.
Then he went TO playing. He found
when he fed pigs for play they got
fat; If he fed them for profit he fed
too much, and they died. He figured
Meade County news., 1916-05-04

An English inventor has patented a
shaving soap that is packed in wooden
bowls so that no mug is needed. the
bowls being thrown away when empty.
Bulgarian rose gardens. which pro.
duce much of the worlds supply of at
tar of roses. cover $4,000 acres and
yield 40,0O0.0O0 pounds of flowers an
nually.
The owner Of granite cutting es-
tablishment in Los Angeles has sue
cessfully used the compressed air
starter on his automobile for driving
the pneumatic. tools usAd in lettering
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
fearful Note.

The Texas onion crop will be 1877 ,220
bushels short OF the 1915 crop. though
there has been an increase of IL per
cent In acreage, according to the esti-
mate of the department of agriculture
Just made public here. The depart
ment predicts that the state will pro-
duce 1,935,972 bushels this year, about
55 per cent of normal. The total
acreage OF the state in 1915 was S,943
and this year is 10,057.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04

and a half inches thick, over soil In
terror, with tiling and spray to irri'
gate. On top of the pyramid are plant
ed touch-me-nots, and when the straw
berries are ripe and visitors come Mr..
Dinsmoor calls their attention to the
flowers. He says, however, that next
spring he intends to set out milkweed
in place of the flowers, hoping to raise
strawberries and cream on the same
bed.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
WORTH KNOWING

Peru's 1914 foreign trade amounted
t. $66,163,5i1.
Alaska's 1915 mining output was val
ued at 32,0O0,O00.
India's coal production has passed
the 12,OOO.ton mark annually and elec-
trical machinery is being introduced
into its mines.
A new glass for electric lighting
that absorbs but about 9 per cent Of
the light is said to be the most eff
cient yet produced.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
soueezino APPLES.

Il read in the paper today that
about 2,240 pounds of apples are re-
quired to make $50 pounds OF cider"
said the sweet young thing.
"That may be-" replied the blond
man; but happen to know there is
much satisfaction in squeezing just
one pippin."
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
Served Morphine win Potatoes.


The unusual popularity of San
Francisco restaurant was accounted
for when Detective Nelson Mathew.
son discovered that the proprietor
served morphine with mashed pota-
toes. Men and women were seen
Sinking in, hands trembling, lips quiv-
ering, their eyes dull. When patrons
emerged their step was buoyant, their
lips wreathed in smiles and their eyes
a-sparkle.
Mathewson paid for a meal and
plunged fork into the center Of the
dish OF mashed potatoes and penetrat-
ed the secret. The proprietor was ar
rested charged with violating the state
poison law.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04

on monuments. Air was conducted by
hose from the air reservoir on the auto
to the pneumatic tool and the plan
worked admirably, saving considerable
time and expense in the work OF let.
tering on monument standing In a
,cemetery'far away from the shop.
Current is being transmitted from
Sweden to Denmark through subma.
rine cable between Helsingborg, Swe-
den, and Elsinore, Denmark, dis
tance Of about ten miles. The power
comes from water falls in southern
Sweden.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
Tho Last Request.

A kind physician living near Peoria,
wishing to soothe the last hours of a
poor woman whom he has been at
tending, asked her II. there was any
thing he could do for her before she
died. The poor soul, looking up. re-
piled:
Doctor, have always thought l
should like to have glass butter dish
before / died"
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
Unpopular Stand.

"Do you know how much the war Is
costing Europe every day." asked the
statistician.
NO" answered the busy man. 81
only know the number of friends It has
cost me in my home town to maintain
strict neutrality"
Meade County news., 1916-05-04

IMITATION IS SlNcEREST FLATTERv
but like counterfeit money the imita-
ton has not the worth of the original.
Insist on la Creole" Hair Dressing
it's the original. Darkens your hair In
the natural way, but contains no dye.
Price $1.00.-AdV,
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
Sauce for the Goose.

Look, mother" said little Bobby.
proudly exhibiting hatful of marbles.
II won all these from Willie Smith,"
why, Bobbie," exclaimed his moth
er. Don't you know It's wicked to
play marbles for keeps? Go right
over to Willie's house and give him
back every one of his marbles"
"Yes, mother" said the boy obedi-
emily. And shall | take that vase
you won at Mrs. Smiths whist party
and give It back to herr?
Meade County news., 1916-05-04

Something to Be Thankful For.
Only fool man will laugh at a girl
because she can't hit the side Of barn
with a brick; he may marry her some
day, then he will be glad that this is
thus.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04

Among the ce-
ment wonders the
most notable is q
flag four by eight
feet done in red.
white and blue ce-
ment and weighing
nearly half a ton.
1t swings In the
breeze on ball bear
ings, making a
weather vane. An
other odd feature Ia
a cement pyramid
on which strawberry
vines are planted
in the spring. The
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
Forethouuht.

you seem to be rather busy"
"Yes. I'm writing love letter. I've
been working on 1t for more than an
hour"
why take such pains?"
Il want to feel sure that II this let
ter is ever read In court 1t won't make
me look like fool"
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
remperature Kept RIaht.

Freight cars for shipping bananas in
winter are heated by half dozen or 30
large oil stoves ranged down the CEN
ter Of the car. The temperature IL
kept at an average Of 35 degrees.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04

For thrush use Hanford's Balsam.
Get 1t into the bottom Of the affected
part. Adv.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04

A stiff upper lip has nothing in COM
mon with timber tongue.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
BY ROBERT H. MouLToN.

p. DINSMOOR OF Lucas,
Kan, calls it the Garden
of Eden. and being seven
ty-three years old, a great
grandfather five times. a
survivor of 1S battles and
nonhyphenated. all of
which he freely admits,
he has a right to his