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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-05-09
.FUE RECHAzADA La PEfORHA
Al PROYECTO De AUMENIO
DEL fJERCIIO
CAHARA De DIPUTADOS ApR0DO 4
PROYfCIG FUANDO I'm EffCTIV0 PER.
HANENTE De 100000 A0hDRES
TeIcgrama Especial para La PRENSA.

TeIcgrama Especial para La PRENSA.
WASHINGTON, Mayo S.-En la
session de la Camara de Diputados
que Sc verified hoy en- esta capital
fue discutida la reforma propuesta
por ell Senado al proyecto de ley pa
"a ell au nento del Ejercito de los
Estados Unidos.
FL resultado de la discussion fue
la desaprobacion de dicha reforma
por una sran mayoria de votos, pues
el compute de la votacion dio 221
votos en- contra de Ia reforma por
LAP en- favor. La Camara de Dipu-
tados aprobo que ell proyecto de ley
para ell aumento del ejercito, fife SO.
lamente la cantidad de 100000 hom-
bres.
Otro proyecto del Senado por Ell
cual Sc proveia a Ia creacion de un
ej5rcito voluntario de 261, 900 hon.
Dres, fua igualmente rechazado por
la Camara de Diputados por PSI vo-
tos contra 100.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-05-09
Fl obispo de S. Antonio
J. W.Shaw fu6 a con.
firmar a E. Pass

EAGLE PASS. Tex, Mayo Sc.
Revereualsimo Obispo de San Anto-
MO. J. v. Shaw arrib0 4 esta ciuaad
eli vIcrnes en- la noche y esta ahora
o~cupadisimo dando ell sacramento DE-
la confirmation Il una gran cantid"G
de ninos que ~esperabn Ia llegada de.
prelado para rccibirlo. Los nihos
mcxicanos fueron confirmados ell 81
bado y los lmericanos G! domingo Ell
ia tarde. Fl Obispo Shaw dijo e!
sermon en- Ia misa mas solemnc del
domingo. cl cual fu6 muy bien reel.
DIDO. Hoy salio para San Antonio
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-05-09
SON CASTIGaD0S Los Conner
CIARTES QUE NO ACEPTiH
Los NUfV0S BlLETES
FUERTES HUlTAS Y OTR0S SEVER0S Gje
IIGOS LES HAN SID0 iHPUESTGS PIX
LAS i~UT0RIDlDES HIITARES
nIrnrnmn E>ncrinI nnrn ~ pRENSa

TcIcgrlma E>pcria! para "A PRENS1
e. PASO. Texas. Mayo S.-Todos
los concentrates, empresarioS = en-
general todas las perscnas que sc han
rehusado a aceptar en- IL Vecina pla-
"a de Ciudad JuareZ, los n-evcs BIZ
lletes car~rancistas, Al tipc dc dlez
ceulavos ORC eI peso, esCan SlenGo
c~aStigados con fuertes mulJas y ottaa
penas que las autoridades mixtures
han dccrct"do.
Fl Icfe de las Armaa N Ia wee
ma plaza, Gabriel Gavira, do i Ia
nublicidad hoy I'm decreto en- cl Gu.
SC fiiau las pcnaa a que seran auJetos
todo. auuellos que sc rchuscn 4 acrr-
tar la nueya moncda al tipo soHad".
Igualcs disposlcioncs han sido dic;"-
das por los commentaries mIlitarea v'
-odas las demas ciudaGes que Sc h"-
ilan bajo cI dominic de los ~carrancts-
-aS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-05-09
Fue acusada de robo en-
Nueva York Ia actriz
Dora CasseII

NEW YORK, mayo S.-Acaba de
ser conducida a esta ciudad, proce-
dente de la de Chicago, accompaniment
de dos detectives. Ia aplaudida Y jo-
ven actriz Miss Dora C~assell, quien
hace algun tempo fue acusada por
Isidoro Cohen de haberle robado
SI.750, un reloX Y una cadena de
orc. el dia en- que lie hizo una vista
a 81 residencia de Riverside Drive;
en- donde estuvieron a~purando vino.
10 que lie origin0 IN profundo sueno
' al despertar not6 que todoS los oh
jetos va enumerados habian desapa-
recido Y con elloS Ia actriz Miss Dora
Cassell.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-05-09
EN- WASHINGTON, Sc ESTUDIA
Ia COHYfhIENCIA.......
(Hiene de la Primera.)

cesarias para la persecution de la
partida que efectu6 la iucursion en- ell
distrit" del Big BEND, sin necesidad
de esperar instrucciones de Washing
ton.
Ningunas noticias ~posteriores Sc
han recibido en- que Sc den detaIies
acerca de la mcncionada incursifn a
Glen Springs; pero basado en- los in
lormes oficiales cue sobre ell particu-
lar Sc recibieron en- ia Secretaria do
Estado, Mr.. Lansing ha enviado una
communication al gobierno de facto de
Mexico, llamandole la atencion scbre
las actividadcs gu los bandoleros han
~desplegado a ultimas feeha4 en- el
norte de Mexico. En- dicha comuhi-
cacion, segun sc sabe, no Sc hace So
licitud especifica sobre que las tropas
carrancistas sea- distribuidas de mo-
do que vigilen Y protejan de una ma
ne.a mas efectiva Ia frontera; pero
los f~uncionarioS de Ia mencionada Sc
crctaria d"ijeron hoy que va sabian
que eli general Obregon habia orde-
naGo una activa persecution de Ia
partida que cometio ell atentado.
CrGese tambien en- eSta capital que
es muy possible que como un resulta-
do de la conferencia que celebren
hoy en- Ell Paso, los generates Scott y
Oregon, pueda negarse a un acuer-
90 para Ia cooperation mutua de Lac
tropaS americans y c%arrancistas en-
la persecution de esa partida en- te-
r~rItorio mexicano.
En- IN mcnsaJe que ell general
Funston envio hoy, segln Sc sahe, Sc
hacen algunas sugestiones acerca de
que bien pudiera ser que al sur de Ia
frontera Sc hallasen ocultos en- las
montanas que dominan esa region,
grupos de bandoleros que en- conjun-
to contaran mas de 500 hombres,
pues la region mexicana por donde
los bandoleros efectuaron SUI entrada
L territorio americana y que pertene-
&c al Estado de Coahuila, Sc halla
tan despoblada como la del distrito
del Big Bend y es facil para aquellos
reunirse sin peligro en- esas monta-
mas, a pesar de que los carrancistas
han dicho siempre que tienen un CON-
pleto dominic de csc te~rritorio.
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LA BIBLIA DEL DIABLO.

En- la biblioteca real de Stockolmo
sc guarda entire otras curiosidades un
hermoso manuscrito conocido por ell
nombre de Biblia del diablo, sin du-
da porque solamente al diablo pudo
ocurrirsele la idea de n obra tan
voluminosa como inutil y probable
mente porque solo ell diablo seria ca
paz de servirse dc dic'-a biblia.
Ell tai libro es positIvamente ell gi-
gante de los libroS. Mide cerca de
un metro de altura por cincuenta cell
timetro5 de ancho Y pesa tanto que
apenas pueden tres hombres con e.
tomo.
La Biblia del diablo consta de 30S
paginas, pero le faltan siete que Sc
han perdido en- ell transcurso de los
slglos.
Sc ha calculado cue ell pergamino
de este formidable manuscript ha ext
Gido la piel de 16v asnos. La letra del
Lexto es gotica y las mayusculas es
tan pintadas sobre fondo de orc Y
adornadas con figuras.
Las tapas son de MADEIRA de enci-
ma maciza de cuatro centimetros y
medic de grueso, con enornles hcoenes
de metal.
Cuando el gran incendio del pala-
clio real de Stockolmo ocurrido en-
1897, la Biblia sufrio gran deterio-
70. Para ~salvarla del fuego hubo qun
tirarla por una ~ventans, 2 50 deser
] ~cuadern6, pero luego o. ca6
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-05-09
FUE ApRFHENDIDO EN- KANSAS
CITY FL AMERICANA GEOR-
&c {. CHAMBERS


Kansas City. s de Mayo.-Geor-
re I. Chambers, un eX-presldente de
um Banco en- San antonio, fue arres-
taoo aver tarde en- esta ciudad y acu-
sado dc tener participio en- TN plan
de cstafa. Chambers fue presidcnte
del Federal Bank and Trust Compa-
ny, de san antonio. cI cual fue orga-
niZ"do en- Septiembre Y clausurado
hacc dos mcscs. Sc dice tambien que
Chambers organize en- San Antonio
Una Compania de bienes raices ! "a
POlicia M informado que IS carSys
pcSan sobre el banquero en- el Is
tado de Texas.
FL aprehcndido dijo a los detecti-
YES que ''cn el mes de &arzo habia
esJado Ell Nueva York para arreGiar
"A vcnta de municiones por valor de
cuatro millones de pesos Y que por
medic de este negocio e~speraba rea-
liar n gran fortuna. Declare que
pronto iba 4 reunir un million de pc
sos para c~olocarlo en- dep0sito en-
81 baHco de Texas Y manejar Ia COM
pa6ia dc municiones en- su propio in
ter6s.
Me encontraba en- las oficina, ac
un famCsO f~iuanciero de New York
Y cstaba hablandoic de mis- planes
dijo Chambers a los detectives
cuanjo el jefc de escritorio entr6 en-
Ell cuar.o y me dijo: "Yo no sc por
que quiere listed dinero para su ban
co : me enseHo, en- seguida I'm te-
le@rama Que decia que el Banco re
deraI de San Antonio habia quebra-
do.
"AqueiIo. naturalmente, hizo fra
casar todas mis- proposiciones. a,
mismo tempo un abogado de So
Antonio me envi6 una orden ~telc@ia
flea por $4,000, a Texas. para que
pudiera satisfacer 4 los depositantc=
Y cl Banco pudicrg reanudar Sus ne
Hi ahogado consejero DC
New York me manifesto que habia
una ley por la cual Sc prohibia quo
cuaLqaiera persona pudiera hacer de-
positos Ell I'm banco insolvente.
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PPEPARAN UNA HUELGA LOS
Oicnc dc la pag ia.)

ncs del Papa Bencdicto Nv para que
inicie algunos trabajoS. de acuerdo
con los PASSES neutrales para conse-
guir Ia paz de Europa. Dicese que
las gcstioncS del Sumo Pontifice no
han sido hechas por los conductos
oficiales. sino de una manera parti-
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&HISTf.S.

In modrio de caria> conyuGates.
Una i0vrn esposa cScribe 4 su ma
rido ausente:
Tome "A puma para eScribirte.
porque NADIA tenso que hacer, Y con-
cluyo la carta porQue NADIA teng0
que daGirte. :
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-28
CAUTIOUS RATHER THAN STlH6r.

Members Of the Iowa live stock
commission yesterday at the office OF
State Veterinarian Gibson called for
800. 600 appropriation for the use OF
the state veterinarians department in
protection of live stock interests of the
state. An industry SO extensive. they
said, should be well taken care of.
There will be universal agreement
with the final statement The live stock
interests OF the state should be cared
for fully The question will arise over
the necessity of an appropriation OF
s 100 700 for the use OF the veterinary
department.
The questions will arise over how
such an appropriation is to be expended
and for what That is also a fair
question. 1t is one that the banker
wants 70 know how the money is 10 be
used, in order that he may use his
judgment on the loan it is mis- money
and he looks TO getting it back again.
So the state viii be entirely within
the bounds Of common sense and good
Judgment when it asks for a bill OF
particulars before il appropriates large
sums to be used by a department or
commission.
1t is true that our appropriations are
small, so small in many instances as
10 De was,etul instead OF economical
or useful. One reason for this may be
found in the unwilnngness OF the peo-
pie 20 appropriate larger sums without
understanding precisely where they
are to go and for what they are 70
pay.
One Of the surest and best ways to
get an appropriation is to list the ne
cessities for which 1t is to provide. Ex-
perience teaches that whenever the
need is made plainly apparent and the
I specifications OF expenditure properly
scheduled the money is to be had with
on, oEermuch objection. The live stock
I commission may take this as a hint IL
il chooses. We are cautious rather
than stingy in Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-28

'he said" and 'T said. talk and q
course of dish water IMMINENT.
Despite the modern analyses Of the
magazine writer's when you want to
consult good old John Wesley Com
nonsense refer to our old friend
Watts whose immortal verse dealt
with the little busy bee and averred
as an axiom the Satan dnds some evil
still for idle hands to do. MI. Watts was
there with the goods He knew. His
principle thus laid down is as cor
rect spiritually and socially as the
principle of the steam engine discov-
cred by that other Watts is me-
chemically.
Crush the white slavers. Fill up the
prisons with them. Hang them SO far
as that is concerned Put them away
for good. But while engaged in that
excellen, activity pay some little at
tention to the girl. She ought to
know few things that she learned at
home. This going abroad to Pittsburg,
Kan, and Joplin. Mo-. isn't the real
way to cultivate character. Don't
leave i, all to the school teacher and
the policeman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-28
4 MARSHAllT0WN AU1HOR7

One OF the new books which are at
tracing the favorable attention OF the
reviewers is s. volume OF ethical es-
says entitled six Fools by Rollo
Hurlburt, D. D. pastor Of the NJ. E.
church OF this c,iy and dedicated 10
Mary. Ny Wife" AS It's ,itle indicates,
it IS a discussion of the opposite poles
OF human life, OF value and worthless
ness good and evil The six kinds of
fools 10 be given especial attention are
the young fool. the companion fool, the
woman fool. the rich fool, the king
fool and the fool who hath said in his
heart there is no God.
The essays constitute short course
upon the folly of certain courses OF
living a comparative estimate of worth
and worrhlessness. OF righteous eS-
penditure OF the forces and energies
OF life and spendlhrifr and vicious
waste OF talents and opportunity.
Without pedantry il Is the book OF q
student. written from the ripeness Of
study and experience. in an attractive
style. thoughtful, kindly and essentially
human, welcome contribution to cur
rent literature in a time when the
strong wine OF accomplishment has
gone to the heads Of the present gem
Grafton TO produce an intoxication
which temporarily unhalances equili-
hrium of thought and purpose For
Six Fools" demands and pleads for the
re-establishment of simple living. sim
pie religion and simple righteousness
The author is prominent in Iowa
Methodism and has wide acquain
lance over several states having been a
member Of the New England, Iowa
and Genesee Conferences. and now
holds his membership in the Upper
Iowa Conference. Among his more
prominent pastorates, he has served the
First Methodist Episcopal church, Bur-
iington. Iowa eight years, and the
Delaware Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church, Buffalo. New York, five years.
In 1911 ne spent Eve months in travel
and study abroad, visiting Greece. Tur-
Key, Asia Minor, Syria Palestine.
Egypt western Europe. and the Brit
ish Isles He was graduated A. B.
and A. NJ. from Cornell College. the
Iowa Methodist school and received his
degree of PHD. from Boston I-nivers;+x-
in 1896.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-28

laxyboneS.
I guess I'm watchin' for the spring
don't want to do anything
But set beside sunny wall
An listen for the first fur call
OF the fieldlark! l otto plows
But don't want to do il now:
I want TO go out bout a mile
An bait a hook an fish while.
I otto get lot o. paint
And paint the place up. but I amt:
ain't a-gonna do thing
But Just stretch out and watch for
spring
Here where the yellow sunbeams fall
Down on I'll sunny side tn wall,
And see the buds bust on tn trees,
And ketch the perfume on the breeze.
That's ever thing | want 10 do;
l Amt got the ambition 10
Go dig a worm. or I might go
Way out 70 where the alders grow
And cut myself a slender pole
And perch beside the hshin hole
NTH the ishpo!e gives a spring,
An google eyes firds out it's spring.
Ambition was not made Cor me;
A nook beside wayslde tree
Beside a crick. and with a poe,
And a Ash lurkin' in the hole.
I'll be q happy, happy man.
Because the springtime has oegaL
can be happy in the spring
Il I don't even ketch a thing
u NJ. Lewis, in Houston Post
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-28
As TO The RESSlES

A story in one Of the Des Mo;nes
dailies relates the thrilling adventures
OF girl who escaped from white
slavers and after having been away
for week finds her way home to Des
Moines. The story is taken from a
Joplin paper where the girl had beer,
living under an assumed name.
According to her story she was a
sophomore in a Des Moines high
school. She and a chum met a woman
on their way home from school. The
woman told them of a rich old bachelor
who wanted two pretty girls to keen
him company and use his automobiles
and the girls agreed to 60 with her.
This one went to the depot, met a man
who gave her car fare and she went to
Pittsburgh, Kan. became frightened
and struck out for Joplin where the
police matron found her in the depot.
There she claimed she had a duchess
for an aunt from whom she had run
away because the aunt desired to force
her into . hateful marriage. Movie
stun.
The neighbors are not to be blamed
il they take all this story with a grain
of salt. several grains. The girls
parents should go about giving Bessie
the cure.
What Bessie needs is work. That Is
mainly what is the matter of the
Bessies who meet women on the way
home, take money from strange men
go on trips to strange towns and come
home telling scenarios to account 10,
their absences. Those Bessies who
can't SEN q stitch, who never had thei,
hands in soap suds, never got a head
ss,ss - an ironing board. couldn't Dol
potatoes with their Jackets on are thu
verv bright little ..A.ss -.hsS So.
such thrilling escapes from whit.
slayers. what they need is Less tim.
! for the emotional actresses, and sin,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-28
Topics of the Times

Either there's nothing TO tell or the
censorship IS working fine in Mexico
And VI. Dupont will discover that a
presidential campaign takes the NUM-
tons OF war almost as fast as the drive
on Verdun
The good behavior Of March arnuses
suspicion Of April. 1t all seems TOO good
to last.
The Germans say that our Teddy Is
welcome TO come to Germany whenever
re pleases and have all that Is coming
to a private citizen but that he needn't
expect a regular Dr. Cook fuss made
over him.
Mr. Estabrook's position Is that OF
the horse put into fill county fair
race when five are to enter and three
to start.
One Of the pleasing yet ridiculous
things in politics is to see and hear
those candidate fellows who were so
wet they dripped on the floor assur-
ing the temperance people that they
are convinced. So they are for poIiti-
cal purposes only. How could the mere
passage OF law convince such hard
headed safe and zane compatrlots of
personal liberty SO soon? Talk Of
miracles.
Some fnlkc hot "a L
NIT 1t but the fact is that Cummins is
getting stronger every day west and
east.
There are places on the face OF the
earth where an American is not to be
found but not on the face of the sea
The American is always on hand
whenever ship strikes a mine or
| meets a torpedo.
The suggestion is to bring RET"
Garrison to the Iowa Press Association
meeting. 1t would be pleasant even
ing for Clarkson and the associa ton
members as we'll. The main thing. in
| the press association however Is to
get the membership there, The press
association was organized this time for
business. II.
- . +a.fh Frsa
Can Roosevelt come back?" Does
anybody suppose the colonel failed to
take round trip ticket2 Mr.. Roose-
welt can get back as far az his port
OF entry. But the chances are that he
can't get by the convention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-28
RANN:D0N REELS
II &&4tnaad [ Ram '7 90 AZ
.of shoes: 90 al4 20 3telaH 1l9-df ea1hedes.N k1
IN DISCOVERY ar AMERICA.
HCilB(d Lhalul

The discovery OF Amsffca by Chris
topher Columbus, deceaeed, was one
Of the most useful discoveries ever
made by anybody. altho very little
was said at the time 1t was a great
event in the history Of the world. and
yet the press Of that day thought 50
little Of it that II was buried on an
inside page. next to free reader for
overnight corn cure. Il.
Columbus discovered America in 1872
or Whereabouts. but il was not his fault
He did not know AMERICA from a slab
Of side pork, and ne and his brave
crew were agreeably surprised on
landing to be greeted by the high
cheekoone of the American Indian.
Columbus did not dream that in few
hundred years thar sparsely settled
country would Contain 100000 900
people. enjoying the benefits Of a pro-
tective tariff and the open saloon and
buying automobiles and encyclopedias
on small monthly payments.
The first thing Columbus did on his
arrival was to plant the Spanish nag
on a proud eIninence. A little later
he found it necessary to plant quite
number Of the original inhabitants,
who refused to be reconciled to the
the white brother. The climate did not
agree with Columbus. who was
troubled with the cone-clutch type Of
asthma, and he soon returned 10 Spain.
where he died slow, hesitatfng death
caused by lack Of breath.
America was discovered several
times after Columbus got thru. but II
was always found in the same place.
altho greatly improved in general cul-
ture and table manners. Has the read
er ever thought Of where he would
be now if Christopher Columbus had
not stumbled onto this country while
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-28
WHY LAG BEHIND.

Egl E.sfr8 IGlidden Graphic ~
II Iowa can have roads that will be
At for travel se5 days in the year at no
greater tax burden than 1t is at present
paying. Is there any common sense
reason why the state should not have
them? Whatever Disbursements there
may be about road building in this
state It will certainly be admitted by
all taxpayers that If we can get good
roads for the same money that we
have been paying for mud -holes. the
proper method is to get away from the
mud holes. ~, '..-E
. The average Iowa citizen is suspi-
cious when he is told that such a pro-
gram can be carried out. When told
the method to be used Is a long time
bond issue. many an Iowa man Will
throw up his hands in horror. for the
issuing Of twenty7year bonds is little
short Of calamity, a step toward
bankruptcy. and an Indication OF the
country going to the everlasting bow
wows-in the eyes Of a great many
Iowa men. That explains, better than
anything else, why Iowa Is so far be-
hind other states on road building.
The road tax for any one year Will
not build permanent roads for Iowa.
But the same levy used for the pay
ment of interest on a bond issue and
sinking fund for its gradual retire.
uent will. bond issue complies with
every demand of Justice and fair play.
Permanent gravel roads would be for
the benefit Of future generations. so
Why not let them pay a part Of the
cost? Heretofore the state has at
tempted to pay cash for everything 1t
t., ~ 80
provement. with The result that there
has been barely enough this year to
10 patch up the dirt roads that have
gotten in bad shape since last years
tax money was put onto them No
permanent Improvement can be made
with the cash on hand. We must an
to come
The statement that there would be
no increase IT taxes is not merely a
fight Of fancy: it is borne out by
actual experience Of other states
Every state east of the Mississippi has
many times more hard roads than
Iowa and yet not one Of them except
New York has 50 large a road tax
levy. The bugbear Of immense taxes
for the farmer and the small town res
ident thus fades Its insignifcance- Is
there then any logical reason why
Iowa should lag behind in the process
sion any longer? It IL not worth
while Tor ali Of Us to urge upon the
the granting Of the power
Of any county. township or road dis
trict to issue bonds for permanent
roads il the people so desire? The
Graphic believes It Is. 1t further be-
lieves that the tax payers themselves
should decide the naattef.