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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-25
AWAIT WORD
TO FIX DATE
FOR MEETING
Commission To Talk
Border Problems To
Gather Soon

WASHINGTON. II. g.. Thursday--Word
frem Mexico City j. awaited al the State
Department and the Mexican embassy to-
day before fixing definite date for the
first meeting of the Joint American Mex
lean commission 70 discuss border prob
lens.
Ii tentatively has been decided how
ever, by Secretary Lansing and Eliseo
Arrcdondo, Mexican ambassador desig-
nate, that the commissioners shall meet
at some place on the New England coast
during the first week in September. With
the session of the commission virtually at
hand there s much speculation here as 10
the procedure that will be followed. There
j. no question in the minds of officials but
that withdrawal of American troops will
he first taken up. to be followed by the
drafting Of a protocol covering future
border operations.
Ii has been stated officially that the
commissioners will be authorized "a sub
init each agreement they shall reach sep
aratclv 10 be- acted upon by the two gov
crnmcnts.
Some officials think il possible this
will be the course pursued SO that the
commission can build from week to week
on foundation which has beer ratified
step hy step both IN Washington and
Mexico City
The third subject outlined by General
CarranZa j. an investigation of the events
behind border raids What that investi-
CATION will develop no official l. prepared
To predict
II NAV take the commission ~ the bor-
der il may be turned over 70 the secret
service agents of both governments for
preliminary investigation. while the com
mission busics itself with other matters.
In a telegram to the war department
Brigadier General Pcrshing reported that
Francisco villa. when last heard from.
was making his way south into Durango
with small following and that the opin
ion was general that his prestige was
gone.
The dispatch sent from the expedition
airy headquarters follows:
"Mv last report regarding Villa attack
j. now rcported incorrect. Villa had only
small following lie avoided Parrnl ard
places occupied by Carranza troops. lie
was making hi~ way south into Durango
probably now hiding IN mountains.
Until recently Villa has been hiding
since being driven 10 mountains of Sou
thern Chihuahua bv our troops last
April. His latest attempt to obtain fol
lowing reported n almost total failure.
Opinion seems general that Villa prestige
j. gone and that he can never become 90
rlous factor in Mexican affairs"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-25
New Slaughterhouse
Under Consideration

Erection ot new slaughter house Tor
the city of Brownsville was among mat
t,rs seriously discussed nj regular
meeting yesterday afternoon OF the hoard
~ ,,ty commissioners. With tins matter
in view City Mansgcr +. II. Williams was
instructed to prepare report showing
all outstanding bonds, she condition "'
All sinking funds and the amount - taxa
able values available against which addi-
ticna bonds may he issued.
The suggestion that a new slaughter
houSe. modernly built and equipped he
erected rs replace the present slaughter
ho,,s. came in a report from City Slaugh-
ter House Inspector W. C. Crais. Jr'
road ~ the commissioners by Mayor A.
A. Browne.
slaughter house bond Issue of SS."oo
was authorized about five years ago bu'
this issue was never used.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-25
'OK-LA-SODA BRIGADE REVIEW
AN ADMIRABLE ACHIEVEMENT
Col. RI. Billiards. Command Receives Com
mendation of General James Parker
Brigade Forms on Short Notice

columns of four. Ii consisted Of the FYrsr
Oklahoma Infantry. commanded By Col
onel Roy Hoffman: First Louisiana Infan-
try. commanded by Colonel Frank r.
Stuhbs, and the First South Dakota In
fantry, commanded by Colonel Boyd
Wales
The review was completed within two
hours time from the moment it was or
dcred and by , 30 the men were back in
camp.
/ With General Parker observing the re-
view was Brigadier General John a. lIu-
len of the First Texas Brigade.
! Commenting on the condition of the
camp at San Benito following the storm
of week ago, General Parker said that
no Indication was visible To show there
had been storm. Following the San
Bcnito review and inspection. he Wen; to
Harlingen where he inspected General
lIulen'~ command and the Twentv-sixth
United States infantry. These camps
were found to be in good shape. but the
ground was sth wet from the storm If Il
wecn ago.
General Parker said today that he is
endeavoring 10 induce the Southern De
partment headquarters at Fort Sam
Houston To send the First Texas Regiment
now in the Big Bend country to IIarlingen
IN order that al the Texas troops may
be stationed in the same district. This
change would bring the entire Texas Ma
fional Guard in General Parker district.
No word ha~ yet been received n to
whether this change would he made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-25

VIENNA, Thursday-Tlie number and
variety Of prisoners Of war IN the Aus
trian camps have presented an almost un-
preccdentcd opportunity 10 the students
of anthropology. One of the most ardent
investigators, Prof. Poech Of the Acad-
emy Of Sciences, already has "A collection
of l4s plaster casts of heads OF polyglot
prisoners Of war. Among the Russian
prisoners alone there have been found
fourteen or more distinct races of widely
divergent type.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-25
City Requests More Gravel.

Al a meeting Of the board Of city com
missioners yesterday afternoon Mayor A.
A. Browne was authorized 10 telegraph to
President j. s. Pyeatt Of the Gulf Coast
Lines at Houston requesting empty carr
for handling gravel from the beds At Sam
Fordyce TO Brownsville. The request
was decided upon after discussion Of
the existing situation with regard to the
slow rate at which gravel j. being deliv-
cred 70 the city for street improvement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-25
Telephone Lines
Open to Corpus

Manager Gerald Johnson cf the South
western Telegraph Telephone Co. ar-
nonnred today that telephone service Ii
today between Brownsville
ard Corpus Christi, giving the first w'r-
communication between this city and O. =
pns Christi and San Antonio and Houston
tropical storm destroyed both the trle-
phone and telegraph communication Ths
western Union Telegraph Company ex-
poets to hare service from Brownsville
north By tomorrow. M !.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-25
SALOON AREA
DEFINED IN
ORDINANCE
Radical Step Contem'
plated by Board of
Commissioners

Limitations defining q proposed saloon
district for the city of Brownsville. that
has been under consideration for some
wceLs bv ineilhe,e of ;he board of city
commissioners. will b. discussed At .
special meeting of the council Monday.
A tentative ordinance creating the dis
trict and FIXING it, boundaries, drawn up
bv CITY Attorney Rich and presented to
the council Yesterday afternoon, II en-
acted into law ~ the council will have the
effect of closing ~ least four saloons m
busines- district of Brownsville. The
saloons that are left uui OF the proposed
district are the Bird saloon. corner OF
Levee and Twelfth street CrixelF~ bar.
corner of. Twelfth and Elizabeth streets ,
the club bar on Elizabeth street and the
Prenarednc-s bar on Twelfth street. II
the ordinance l. accepted ~ ~ present
form these saloons would BE- permitted -
continue only until their hccnSeS expire
A saloon and beer garden for which pre-
parationS are being made ~ the corner 81
Twelfth and Elizabeth street viii also be
ont of the district
In it, present form the ordinance viii
prohibit the operation ~ beer or h1uor
saloons within the city limits west - Flz
nbeih street. east Of Rngold street. north
of Tenth street or south ot Eighteenth
street and the garrison wall. The saloon
district m which II viii bc lawful 10 con
durt saloons. viii include III of that por-
iion of the citv within the area thus
bounded except The two block bounded Wv
Elizabeth. Tenth. Washington and Twelfth
streets
Cnv Attrorcy Rich. who ha- been work
ing upon the present draft "i IN" "rdl
nance for some time. -tstcd ihi- m"rrn:
that the hmit- described in thc tentative
ordinance were determined upon alter
mnch careful consideration and ARE thr
limits suggested ~ the member w th,
hoard nf city commissioners. In enact
mcnt will eliminate the present constant
menace "a the residence district from
threatened cncroachmeut ~ saloons. Mr
Rich said Protection ~ that nature to
the larger part of the residence district
IN the past has depended entirely upon the
attitude ~ the property owners and re-
idcnts that would he greatly affected
..The cifv ha. absolute riehi to enact
an ordinance creating saloon d'~'fl''
and the cItv commissioners may iiN IN"
limits IL that district ~ viii and when
ever they choose" said City Attorney
Pirh this morrinr "Thc right ot cuy.
und.r \ charter similar "a that ~ browns
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-25
Military Honors for Dead Soldier.

Military honors will be accorded the
BODY of Henry c. Wright. private Of ID
company. Third Iowa infantry. ut fnner-
nj services that viii be held at the Nor
RI chapel. Levee street y. 2 o'clock this
afternoon. Company ID and the Third
Iowa band will participate and accompa
nv the body to the train where il will he
shipped nj I :05 10 Centerville. Iowa.
Wrigh;'- body was found a sigh; dis
tance from the Third Iowa infantry camp
Wednesday afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-25
Dunno Asks Vote
For Illinois N.G

SPRINGFIELD. H.. Thurs
day-Govern0r Edward r. Dunno
who arrived last night from an
inspection of Illinois guardsmen
on the border. today sent teIe-
grams TO the 204 members of the
illinois legislature, asking II they
would attend a special session
and vote for a bill permitting
the guardsmen to vote in the
September primaries and the
November election.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-25

Ny Dear Colonel Bullard:
| desire to express my pleas
ure at the fine showing made by
your brigade Yesterday. In the
face of many drawbacks con
nected with the unavoidably bad
conditions of the review ground
the review in promptne~S of "a
sembling. IN steadlncs~ and pre-
ci.ion Of marching, was admir-
able.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-25

SANTA FE, n. NJ. Thursday.-Ihe
Republican state convention j. on record
today in favor of the submission Of
amendments to the constitution providing
for statewide prohibition and votes for
women
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-25
ELECTION WILL
DECIDE RACE TO
THE us. SENATE
VOTERS At RUN-0FF PRIMARY TO
DECIDE AS BETWEEN CULBER-
SON AND O. B. COL0UITT.
COUNTY CHAIRMAN SAYS MANY CIT
IZENS FAIL TO APPRECIATE
ITS IMPORTANCE

Voters of Cameron county are remind
ed that the final run-off primary 10 de-
eide whether Former Cover O. B. Colquitt
or Charles A. Culbcr>on j the democratic
nominee for senator from Texas i let
vote u east will depend entirely upon the
live interest shown in he prImarr -, NG-
tiers who would really ,, r'ry much '!;s-
appointed if the returns i..'lr-,<v night
fail 70 show that their ra.:li,,l:e i.a- won.
$50 many citizens fail 80 appreciate the
fact that the democratc primary election
j. the real election in fexa,,' said Judge
James II. Wells. this morning. chairman
Of the county democratic tcunutre, "that
il i impossible to dcpenl upcn i large
aud representative priml.y vote The
statement was made this m,r.'r,g during
i discussion Of the uuil i,I for tomor-
row AZ to whether lar.:e nr s:a:,ll vote
h 10 be expected.
II was announced mt the democratic
committee headquarters this morning that
al voting places will be identical tomor-
row with those used at the recent gen
cral primary and that the same Judges
and election officers will serve
The following i q li~t Of the official
voting places and the election officials:
City of Brownsville.
Precinct No. Ii. City Ward |. j. :.
Ford. presiding Judge. voting place ~.
Charles street near Fifth.
Precinct No. l.. City Ward !. Robert
g. kitchin7. presiding nudge. voting place
Las Dehcia~ Pavilion.
Precinct No ls. City Ward ,, H. ".
Skelton. presiding Judge. Obrero- Hall
voting place.
Precinct No. 10. City Ward 2. Alberto
B,.~tciro. presiding iudge. voting place
Adams and Tenth
Precinct No. 20. City Ward 1. George
A. Champion. presiding Judge. voting
place Adams and Thirteenth.
Precinct No y. City Ward I. e.. W.
Darlington. presiding Judge. voting place
Van Buren and Fifteenth.
In the County.
Precinct No. !, Point Isabel. Roy ;.
Wait. presiding Judge.
Precinct No. ,. San Rafael. W A. Oar
linc presiding Judge.
Precinct NJ. 3. Media Luna. J. Y. Cot
iingham. Sr.. presiding nudge.
Precinct No. 4. Las lescas, Alfredo
CARA. presiding Judge
Precinct NJ. ;. Nilanueva Placido
'era. presiding iudee.
Precinct No Il. Encantada. E~lquel
Cavazo>. presiding Judge.
Precinct NJ. Z. santa Maria. AnaStac'o
Trevino. presiding Judge.
Precinct Ne. q. IIarlngen, \. &. Hickey.
presiding Judge.
Precinct NJ. 10. san Bcnito. Samuel
spears. presiding Judge.
Precinct No IL. San Benito. Samuel
spears. presiding Judge.
Precinct NJ. -. Rio Hondo. II. l..
Gocde. presiding nudge.
Precinct No. l3. Coyotes. Miguel Gar
cia, presiding Judge.
| Precinct No. II. l.yford, G. &. Palmer,
presiding Judge.
Precinct No. IL. Raymondvllle. i. A.
Whtbcck, presiding Judge.
]
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-25
Cotton Sells For IS cents.

SAVANNAH Ga. Thursday - Good
midding cotton sold on the floor of the
cotton exchange today for Is cents a
pound for the first time since May, 1911.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-12-21
Thompson -Spradley

A very pretty wedding was
solemnized Thursday afternoon,
Dec. 14th, at the home of the
brides parents when Rev. F. D.
Daniels, of Pontotoc, united in
marriage Miss Janette Spradley
and Mr.. James R. Thompson, of
High Point, N. C.
The bride is the attractive
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. j.
Spradley and her many: friends
here wish for them. a long and
happy life. She wore very
pretty and becoming suit OF
Burgundy with accessories of
grey. Immediately after the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Thomp-
son left for points in Alabama,
North and South Carolina ano
Virginia.
After Jan. LIST the will be al
home to their friends in Flor
ence, S. c.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-12-21
BLOCKADED.
Every Household In okoIona Should
Know How to Resist It.

Every Household In okoIona Should
Know How to Resist It.
II your back aches because the kid
neys are blockaded,
You should help the kidneys with
their work.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for weak kidneys.
Recommended by thousands-home
testimony proves their merit
W. H. Hall, shoe & harness repair
er, Church St., Okolona, says: II have
been severely injured in my back a
couple Of times and believe that was
the cause of my kidneys giving me
trouble. Bending over at my work,
no doubt, helped to make my back
weak and painful. Several years ago
while living in Amory. I was bothered
that way and I used Doan's Kidney
Pills. They strengthened my kidneys
and my back stopped aching"
! Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask Cor kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Hall had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-12-21
Mabel LaGrOne, Mississippi's
Fortunate and Gifted. Girl

Mabel LaGrone, fifteen years
old, of Okolona, Miss. Mrs. A.
T. StovalI, her only teacher.
Often one success comes to
many, but seldom do the gods
bestow a series of successes up
on the same person in quick sue
cession, and this a little girl of
is.
But Mabel LaGrone is the eX-
ception. In her first year.
work she was one of three to re-
ceive her teachers class pin for
advancement. A very few years
ago, when in her twelfth year,
she was called upon, at three
avs. notice, as a substitute, to
resresent the Okolona High
School at it's annual field day
meet of Northeastern Mi5sissip-
pi, which convened at Tupelo,
Miss. Here it was not difficult
for the judges to decide in her
favor against Is competitors,
awarding her the gold medal and
prize for the occasion.
The following year she enter
ed the Chickasaw County contest
for the gold medal given by the
Schoolmasters' Club and was
victorious.
In the Mississippi state contest
for young professionals and stu
dents of the National Federation
of Music Clubs in Birmingham,
Ala, in April, 1917, she was the
only one to qualify in piano from
Mississippi, being accepted by
the chairman of the Federation
of Musical Clubs, Mrs. wager of
Chicago.
On a recent visit with her
teacher to Chicago she played
before the faculty of the Sher-
wood Music School, of which
Georgia Kober is president.
She played the Beethoven Soma
ia Opus 81 No. 2, the Chopin
Ballade in A fiat major, the Bach
List Fantasia and. Fugue in G
minor, the Mcdowell Etude de
Concert, all from memory.
After playing these heavy
numbers the members of the
faculty were unanimous in their
desire to have Miss LaGrone re-
main in Chicago as a pupil of the
school, offering her a free schol-
arship to enable her to continue
her musical education under the
most favorable auspices.
Her general musicianship, in
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-12-21
Big Land Deal

One Of the largest land deals
pu ed off in cnese parts recently
was when Mr.. w A. Houston
closed a oea selling the Fowler
place, near GIBSON, to some par
ties from Blytheville, Ark, for
So ), 10000. These people hac
Just made an enormous crop ano
had an opportunity to sell at q
good price which they did ano
to came where it is known that
the land is better and crops more
certain. When such people sell
and come here to buy it is time
for our people to think twice be-
fore moving.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-12-21
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our many
friends and customers for the
patronage given us the past sea-
son and to express the hope that
our relations have been mutua,-
ly beneficial and pleasant and
will continue SO for many years
to come. Wishing you a merry
Christmas and prosperous New
Year, we are,
Your friends,
ADAMS & NEUBERT.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-12-21

Guiding pedaling, phrasing,
touch, tone production and tech
nique, are truly wonderful for
such a young musician.
1t is very certain that she will
have a brilliant career and a
phenomenal future.
A. J. LLELLYN, Vice Pres.
Sherwood School of Music.
Commercial Appeal.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-12-21

The best Oil for Sewing
Machines, Typewriters. Locks
and anything that needs a fine
oil. Try a bottle. The Singer
Oil sold by ]. B. Dowdle, Okolo-
ma. Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-12-21

Imitation is Sincerest Flattery
but like counterfeit money the
imitation has not the worth of
the original. Insist on La Gre
ole" Hair Dressing-its the
original. Darkens your hair in
the natural way, but contains no
dye. Price $1.00. adv.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-12-21
Card

To Creamery Patrons:
We take this occasion to
thank you for the support you
have given our business the past
year, and for the many courte-
sizes and kindnesses shown the
management. 1t is hoped that
together we may grow to much
greater proportions than now, to
the mutual gain of all concern
ed Wishing YOU merry
Christmas and a happy, prosper
GUS New Year, we are,
Yours to serve,
OKOLONA CREAMERY Co.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-12-21

Good intentions are only seed.
They must bear fruit if they are
to be worth much. Southern
Agriculturist.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-12-21
local News

When in need of coal call the
Factory.
Mr. ]. W. Vaughan, of Varda-
Pn, is in the city.
DR.. and Mrs. T. H. Smith, of
ttsbof o, are visiting here.
Best Quality Cement.
Okolona Hdw. Co.
Dir. Banks Mcdowell spent
BIT Of the week in Tupelo.
Tom Cole, of Amory, was
Icity first of the week.
4 Walter McGehee spent
7 last week in st. Louis.
J. D. Richards, of Varda-
vas in the city Monday.
Will Mcdowell, of limo,
8 visiting his mother here.
4, t Quality Cement.
mn, Okolona Hdw. Co.
and Mrs. Jesse Davis and
I rem are visiting near Calhoun
rs. Crabtree attended the
a-Strong wedding at Derma
IS Katherine Murfee is
Ding the holidays with her
"a Sr here.
N jim Garrison, of Jackson,
(, spent the weekend with
IDS here.
\ s. C. C. Jansen, of Quincy,
" is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
y Jansen.
! sDairy Cows for sale. Ad-
\ 5 D. V. Osborn, Okolona or
\ tdeen Route 5.
\ tx RENT Nice large store on
\ : street. Also small Office.
tE at this Office.
E spDAK Finishing. Write for
Sles and prices. W. L. Hes
YdA Pittsboro, Miss. |
Miss Mary Lucille Chandler
S }returned from a several
.eka visit in Oklahoma.
Mrs. VIII Nix and sons, Viii
m Herndon and Dudley, spent
: weekend in Meridian.
Mrs. p. G. Gragnon, Of Amory,
ent the week-edd here the
est of Mrs. T. L. Belts.
Mr.. E. j. Henson, who has
en- in Arkansas the past few
3nths, has returned home.
For SALE Strawberry plants
Klondike. $1.00 per 100.
y Frances Abbott.
Mr., and Mrs. D. H. Shell at
nded the She ll-Strong wedding
Derma Sunday, Dec. 18th.
For SALE OR EXCHANGED
W Jersey Cows. Will exchange
EN- for peas and soy beans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Gains and
n
:. and Mrs. R. E. Glider, of
lrdaman, are in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. N. Quinn, of
lrdaman, are guests of the
.mer's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Quinn.
Mr.. J. R. Shelton, of Houston,
xas, spent the weekend here
e guest of his brother, Mr..
%. Shelton.
Mr.. A. D. Palmer was called
Greenwood Springs first of
e week on account of the death
his father.
Best Quality Cement.
0kolona Hdw. Co.