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The state herald., 1916-11-24
DAY SET
PROCLAMATION ISSUED BY PRES.
ipENT WILSON.
In Naming Thursday, Nov. 80, Exeeu.
tive Makes Plea for Relief Of War
Stricken Nations.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-President Wilson for
mally by proclamation designated
Thursday, Nov. 80. as Thanksgiving
day. The Presidents proclamation
follows:
1T has long been the custom Of our
people to turn In the fruitful autumn
OF the year in praise and thanksgiving
to Almighty God for His many bless
in;s and msrcies to us and the nation.
The year that has elapsed since We
last observed our day Of Thanksgiving
has been rich In blessings to US ~ =
people. but the whole face Of the world
has been darkened by war. In the
midst Of our peace and happiness, our
thoughts dwell with painful disquiet
upon the struggles and sufferinss Of
the nations at war and Of the peoples
upon whom war has brought disaster
without choice or possibility Of escape
on their part. We cannot think OF
our happiness without thinking OF
their pitiful distress.
Now. therefore. !. Woodrow vii.
son. President Of the United States OF
4werics.-da-anpoi Thursday. the
den at the court house.
In the evening Mrs. Timbsrlaks vi
give talk at the Universal Thsatl
Building. subject, Panama Canal.
The latter an admission charge Of
and So c-nts will BE- made and the pr
cseds will be used to ct art . libra,
fund.
The state herald., 1916-11-24
uuobes Returns 70 Lakewood.

New York.-charics II. Hughes and
Mrs. Hughes left here for Lakewood.
n. j., wherc they expect TO remain for
. fortnight 10 await tho outcome Of
the official count Of the vote In Cali.
fornia.
The state herald., 1916-11-24
sHopmEM AGREE ON RAJ
isputs Of $1,000 Workers With II
Western Railroads Settled BY
Joint compromios.

Joint compromlos.
Denver.-The menace OF q strike Of
10 shopmen ON eighteen Western
,ilroads. including the Color; do Z
outhern. Colorado Midland. Denver
Rio Grande and the Denver 4
10 Grandc and the Donver 4 Salt
axe. and involving approximately
1000 men has been definitely ~
loved through a compromise between
10 brotherhoods and the railroads
citing In their individual capacities.
The railroads. by this agreement,
ave tho employees. which include the
iachinists. blacksmiths. boilermakers,
arpcnters and their helpers. an In
ressc Of az cents per hour In wages
nd nm eight.hour day. Tho men
skcd for much larger iacrssss.
The state herald., 1916-11-24

Contracts Let for Fourteen WarshIps.
Washington. for the con.
struction Of fourteen Of the torpedo
boat dsstroycn authorised by tho
last naval appropriation bill were an.
neuncsh by the navy department.
The state herald., 1916-11-24
Hat Season Now On.

Hat 8sassn Now On.
my wife asked me to match piece
Of ribbon for her this morning and ]
refused. Now I wish had done ~
she asked"
"What did she dot"
"She went down to match It heraelf
and ordered about afty dollars worth
Of stun sent home collect"
The state herald., 1916-11-24
FOUR DEAD. THREE INJURED.
Tragedy Mars Annual Grand Prize
Contest on Santa Monica Speedway,


Santa Monica, Cal.-Four persons
were killed. one woman. and three
were injured In the seventh annual
international grand prize sutom,bil
road race. The event was won ny
Johnny Aitken. driving as relief for
Howard Wilcox. Wilcox was declared
the official winner and the now aver.
agc speed record Of sb.b5 miles an
hour for tho l03.2&s miles OF the
course will stand In wilcox's name.
Athens time. credited to Wilcox. was
t:t2:27. Lcwis Jackson. u Los An.
gclos driver. on his thirteenth Imp.
swcrvod into one OF the palm trees
lining the course md caused the deatf,
Of himself and three others and tns
injury OF two.
The state herald., 1916-11-24
Il DON'T SUFFER
ANY MORE"
sFeel Like q New Person"
says Mrs. Hamilton.
New Castle, Ind.-"From the time
Twas eleven yeaxs old until ! was ssven-

teen ! suffered each
month - ! bod to b
Ia bsd Ihad hsad-
ache. backaohs I'D
such palns ! wsld
ramp tsable ev&y
month. ! did not
knsw what II was
to b easy . minute.
Ny health was Ill
run down and tie
doctors did not Do
me any rood A
The state herald., 1916-11-24
s.'::.:,: -: :: :, &Zz&
In Use for Over . Ycass.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
irresistible.

Irresistible.
$50 Mnude, Is n charming girl. eh?"
Charming? should say 30.
never saw but one man hard-hearted
enough to resist her"
"Who was that?"
''The marble statue In the park
Florida Tlmes-Union.
The state herald., 1916-11-24
swedish 0hIp Sunk.

London.-Loyd's shipping agency
announces that tho Swedish steamer
Tuva. 2.2oe tons gross. IL bsiisv d
10 have been sunk.
The state herald., 1916-11-24

Vsrnon Smith. one Of the satsrpr,a
ing Haxtun business men. was in Hol'
oke Thsrsdsy.
The state herald., 1916-11-24

Henry Mitchell moved his family
From Haxtun to Holyoks and they nov
occupy their Holyoks residence proper.
The state herald., 1916-11-24
ssft Coal Prices Advance.

Charleston. W. va-Bituminous coal
prices ut the mine were further nd.
vanced here 2b cents . ton.
The state herald., 1916-11-24

The Grand Astron Of the Eastern
Ytar arrived II Holyoks this morning
70 install the olIcers Of the holyoks
kos y Of the Eastern Star.
The state herald., 1916-11-24

Mrs. o. Cansdy and little daughter
vent to vsnsngo. Nsb. Thursdsy for
, short visit with her mother.
The state herald., 1916-11-24

Chas. Peterson drove over to Ssdg'
wick Thursday on business.
The state herald., 1916-11-24
initiation Cost LIE; order, 0tsyoo

Initiation Cost LIE; Order. $4,000
Montgomery. Ala. The Alnbama
luprcmc Court has upheld 4 decision
,wHrding tho estate OF Donald A.
Kenny n Judgment for $4,000 against
no. Supreme Lodge Of tho Word.
cyai Order Of Moose. because Kenny
est his life while being initiated Int
he order at Birmingham. II was
claimed that Kenny was killed by an
], cctric shock.
Hughes Carries MInnssota BY sss.
81. Paul. Minn.-Charies q. Hughes
kinally has been officially declared The
winner Of Minnesota'a twelve electoral
votes. His plurality over President
Wilson ~ announced At the capitol
was sse, the smallest plurality . Re
publican candidate for President ever
was given In this state. The secre
tary Of state announced the totals a.
Wilson. i7s.i67; Hughes. i7s.bS3.
Other total figures we're: President
Benson tSoc.). 3o.ii7; Haniy tpro.).
7.7s3; Rciiner tBoc..Labos), 49,;
Meyer tProsressive). 400.
The state herald., 1916-11-24

n. zoll went to Denver TAursday Il
bring . new car TO Holyoks.
The state herald., 1916-11-24

Important - nlothor0
Examine carefully every bottle oi
CASTORIA. that famous old remedy
for infants and children. and see that II
The state herald., 1916-11-24

Remember the school entertainment
nsxt week.
The state herald., 1916-11-24

Dr.. Pierce's Favorits Prescription makae
weak women strong. sick women well, no
The state herald., 1916-11-24
German U.Dest sank British LInsl

Washington. Announcement by the
semiofficini Overseas News Agency
that German submarine sank the
British liner Arabia made deep i'm.
preston In official quarters hcrc and
apparently removed all possibility
that this case might tako It's place
with that Of tho Persia. sunk In tho
Mediterranean long ago In some man.
nsr never cleared up. The British nd.
n,iraity said the Persia WAS torpedocd
without warning but mono Of tho con.
trai powers would admit responsible.
Nv for II.
The state herald., 1916-11-24
TIDAL WAVE At MARsEiLLEs.
Heavy Loss Of Life Feared a. Result
Of Worst Storm In Twenty Years,

Paris.-Thc city OF Marseillcs was
swept by tidal wave from the Gulf
Of Marseilles. vessels being torn from
their moorings and engulfed In noun.
tains Of water. few escaping.
Tho wave. a part Of the worst storm
In twenty years. which is gripping all
France. Jumped the brcakwaters. lift.
ing crews from the decks Of their yes.
sells and causing their deaths. The
loss Of life will be great.
Tho water was carried far into the
city. taking with II . number OF cabins
and small cottages. besides floating
lower floors and collars Of tho larger
Saildings near the water front. Street
ears were overturned and the entire
trolley system was tied up.
The state herald., 1916-11-24
His Ailmsnt.

His Ailmsnt.
II found your son was suffering from
my dear madam"
"Mercy me. doctor never dreamed
Il wns no serious ms ail that. ItheugAt
tho boy was only little homesick."
The state herald., 1916-11-24

Japan hns 2,l48 merchant ships.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-19

the soldiers and that the latter spent the
night in the churches, SCHOOLS and 9th
er buildings. Many tents were blown
down. il was reported and most Of the
mess halls wrecked.
AT llarIngen the heaviest part of the
storm struck about b o'clock, the heaviest
damage being caused probably to the
army. Two ammunition depots at Ilar-
lingen, both corrugated iron buildings.
were practically wrecked. Many small
frame buildings, suffered heavy damage
and hundred, OF windows were smashed
lyford and Raymondvie both suffered
slight damages from similar minor wrecks
Numerous army tents were blown down ~
all points, though reports received IN
Brownsville last night by Major Wild
man Of the army signal corps from All
border camps indicated all O. X. with on
" one casualty. soldier AT Llano Gran
De sustaining q broken arm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-19
NO PROSPECTS
OF WIRE SERVICE
NEWS THAT 1900 POLES DOWN CEU-
SES BELIEF NO WIRES IN NEXT
THREE DAYS

Prospects tins afternoon were
that there would ~ ~ telegraph
communication north of IIarlin-
gen IN the next three days. II
was announced III The Office ~
tho Western Union Telegraph
Company in Brownsville 4 mes
sage caught at llarllngcn from
n telegraph official at. kinssville
stated that there are twelve
hundred telegraph poles down
between Harlingen and kng-
vile. necessitating an enormous
amount of repairage.
The I4iano Grunde telegraph
office went ont 81 business hast
night, the Office having Decn
practically DESTROYED hv the
winds The operator turned Hp
today IN Mercedes stating that
the only thing left ~ show The
whereabouts of the Llano Gran
de Office was u bottle W soda
pop.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-19

First definite news locating the center
Of the Gulf hurricane after il struck the
Texas coast and moved inland yesterday
was brought to Brownsville this after
noon on the regular through train from
Houston by Conductor Jack Walters and
passengers on his train.
kngsvIlle, Texas, 10 miles north Of
Brownsville where the train waited last
night. was IN the center ~ the storm and
the belief was persistent there that Cor
pus Christi and points along shat section
Of the coast suffered extremely. Kings
vile i about thirty miles from Corpus
Christi.
The Masonic Temple. Catholic church
and Episcopal church at Kingsville were
completely demolished, said Mr.. Walters.
Many other buildings wcr damaged, the
roof being blown from the jefferson no.
tel and other buildings are believed 10
have suffered similarly. The brunt ~ the
storm struck kingSvillc at 9 o'clock last
night when the wind was estimated to
have attained 4 velocity of 100 miles per
hour. All buildings in the city shook ter
rifically for periods of hours duration
and the people. especially women and
children, kept vigil through the night in 4
state bordering upen panic.
The night was described by passengers
a. one long 10 be remembered.
The fate ~ Corpus Christi. where the
center ! also believed 10 have passed and
W the hundreds ~ people believed "a have
been Summcring on the coast. j. still
shrouded IN uncertainty.
The train from Houston reached
kine~vile about dark Yesterday and the
train leaving Brownsville for Houston
reached that point also early in the eve
nin-. both trains remaining through the
night. The train for Brownsville left
Kingsville nj Q o'clock this morning and
arriving here M ! 40 o'clock this after
noon 81 that iime no word had come
from Corpus Christi.
Considerable damage Wa reported w
have occurred ~ Sarita. whore occurred
tie first reported fatality ~ the storm
One old Mexican. II was reported ~ pas
sencers. was killed and two people were
injured when building occupied by them
ri that place blew down.
Passengers arriving On n special train
from San Benito. operated 10 bring in
possible storm sufferers. reported that
ali army camps there were vacated BY
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-19
MISS VALDEZ IN
CRITICAL SHAPE
OFFICIALS STILL AWAIT OUTCOME
OF INJURIES BEFORE FILING
CHARGES IN THE CASE.

Justice of the Peace III. j. Kirk vester-
day visited the county Jail where Carl
DuncheS. accused slayer of Corporal
James Leo Clement j. being held pending
the filing of charges, and made other in
vestIgations into the tragedy Wednesday
evening, including the questioning ol
some of the witnesse, and gathering
names of others.
The formal filing of any charges j. be
ing deferred il l. understood, pending
possible turns for better or for worse in
the condition Of Miss JoScfa VALDEZ. the
sixteen vear-old victim Of one of the piS-
tol shots said a. have heen fired by Dun
chc~. At the hospital at noon today il
was announced that her condition Is still
critical. but that she was resting as well
a. could he expected.
County Attorney A. ~ Kent, who has
charge OF the ease for the state until it
shall 90 10 the grand Jury. stated this
morning that he is preparing to file com
plaint.
Ar the request of Special Agent Rogers
Of the department Of Justice, United
States Commissioner Goodrich hnS asked
United States District Attorney John r.
whether the federal courts have any IN
Green at Houston for an opinion ~ 70
ri~dictinn in tho case. The doubt that
Mr. Rogers desired to clear arseS from
the fact that the shooting j. alleged 10
have occurred On ground held hv .thc war
department. The concen~u~ of opinion
here appears to he that only the state has
any jurisdiction IN the matter. The gov
crnmcnt'~ lease Of the land i from an in
dvidual owner and not from the state Of
Texas. IL l. pointed ont.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-19
Soldiers Agree to
A 10-Round Fight

Burt Wideman and Louis Noakcs.
booked for a ten round fisiic bout n,
iIinklev hall next Thursday night. Aug-
MT p. viii enter the ring M los pounds.
II l. announced BY their trainers. As
each ~ the men have beaten all comer~
N hi class IN the army. the results of
the fight are expected 10 be accepted n
dcciSive of the army championship. Both
men are looking forward a. the enrnun-
ter with enthusiasm and each saws that
II he Is beaten he will have the satiSfsc-
tion Of knowing that he has met and
fought with good man.
Two preliminarieS have been arranged
for the same evening and seml-iinal,
eight rounds. between Bnck Timothy Of
the First Iowa infantry and Jerry ll"li-
han of the First Illinois cavalry. These
men will enter the ring l22 pounds.
The bout i 10 be staged under the
auspices Of the Social Athletic Club.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-19
| FATALITY; 2 INJURED AT
SAR|TA-- FORCE OF STORM
STRUCK 100 MILES NORTH

With still n
buildings
TO
wcael toll TO
o ist, bu souh of aveston
a oc clock
last night a
transmitted by radio Q
to
with Corpus Christi that has
word Christi
Even Kmgsvll thirty miles % Corpus Christi, o'clock this
had had A
Christi and kngyile.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-19
What Is A Hurricane?

a a that
dit Of Brownsville This established by United
Brownsville showing highest
locy attained yesterdays 60 miles hour aud this velocity
attained only by sudden
A Of
i wnd at 10 wind
has IA Of
force would be A. 200
wind mile
pounds hour being from lT12 2il0s
i velocity Of 80 miles
pcunds square foo, i 123oo
vind.w whic a velocity Of from to 45
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-19
RAINFALL WAS
1888 INCHES
IN II HOURS
Traditional Claim City
Out of Cyclones S
Range Supported

Brownsville scored an important point
yesterday in suhstantation of the tradi-
! ton claim Of tins section that il Is entire
~ out Of the range Of West Indies cy-
clones. In the fact ~ reports from the
weather department at Washington locat-
ing the storm Yesterday morning some
whore out IN the Gulf Of Mexico about
zoo miles from the mouth az the Rio
Grande and headed towards that point,
the passing Of the storm registered moth
ING more serious here than stiff gale of
velocity. during brief gusts, Of sixty
miles an hour.
The total precipitation ~ Brownsville
for the ~ hours ending o'clock this
morning, nearly all Of which occurred
during the period ~ excessive wind.
amounted to ass inches, approaching IL
not quite, 2 record for this season Of
the year During that storm and II fact.
u 4 the history ot these storms, that the
heaviest rain fall ocoars in the advance
sector.
just where the storm center struck the
mainland, # ~ all. is m undetermined
quantity far a. local weather observn-
uon~ Indicate The United States army
observer ~ Fort Brown announced that
the wind direction IN the forenoon wa.
from the north. vccring to the northwest
slightly before noon. then to the west and
finally to the southwest. Ordinarily ihi,
would Indicate that Brownsville wns
swept by the northwestern extremely out
er sector Of the hurricane
The wind velocity rapidly increased
from twenty, thirty, forty and fifry miles
per hour TO final maximum of sixty
miles late afternoon. The barometer
dropped tu minimum of 29.2T inches M
O'Clock ~ the afternoon. the period al
- oi greatest wind fal and mr xinium
precipitation. AT . o'clock the hnromat-
re reading was 2Y.35 The barometer al
O'Clock hast night was M $3.50 and VI
o'clock this morning at 29.sS. or fair
n normal for an atmospheric trough
During the hurricane at Galveston ~
August III. last year. bnromctric read
ing wer recorded 49, low a $50 niche,
at Houston and Galveston aud wind ye-
lorIlic- around 100 Mules per hour
The usual path of the West lndlrs
storm begins about The Windward "
lands. taking northwc-tcrlv direction.
turning norihward after entering the
Gulf ~ Mexico and turning again ~ ~
ca-tcrlv direction after striking the main
land. The force of the storms usually be
gins ~ decrease rapidly after striking the
mainland. exactly the reverse of their he
hauor while crossing the gulf The storm
of last year, however. ~ also those ~
1910 and 1900. gathered new strength
upon approaching the Great Lakes.
The West Indic- hurricane u y trrr
cyclone under the scientific nranrn. w
the word The commonly accepted I'M
clone or twistcr. is technically u tornado.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-19
Meetino Of Eastern Star-The Order

Meeting OF Eastern StdT-Ihe Urder
ot the Eastern Star viii meet ~ o'clock
Monday evening. at the Masonic Temple.
All members are urged 10 he present
By order Of the Worthy Matron.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-19
NOTICE TO READERS.

The Herald is again forced to
publish without its quota of tel
eQraph news from outside points
due to the destruction of the tel
eqraph lines north of Harlingen.
indications were today, howev-
er. that service will be in run
ming order by Mondays edition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-19
K|NGSv|LLE SUFFERS SEVERAL
WRECKED BUILDINGS IN STORM
Galveston Safe,
Flashes Radio

"Arc all safe: everybody j. we'll
here-Calveston." The first news
ont Of Galveston 10 he received at
Brownsville since the storm of last
night came over the United States
army radio at Fort Brown this aft
crnoon and brought the news that
Galveston was outside of the path
Of the storm in the above laconic
message. The message was sent
from the Galveston radio station
by c. u. Campbell and was ad-
dressed 10 Louis Cobolini Of this
city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-19

OSHKOSH, Wis. Aug l9--Today more
yachts sre gathered Ia Oshkosh harbor
than ever before ON Lake WinnehHgp.
The hig racing fleet j. here 10 participate
in the annual regatta Of the Island Like
Yachting Association, which was preceded
today BY the annual meeting OF the O=h-
kosh Yacht Club. The regatta proper
will begin Monday and continue over
Tuesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-19
Plate Glass Torn
From Moorings

One n the large plate ea-@ windows on
the Elizabeth street front Of the Walker
Brothers Hancock store gave way under
the pressure ~ the wind shortly aitersonp
Friday SCATTERING into small slivers- An
other big window in the Whitman Phnr-
macy wa broken bv wlnd
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-19
Kaiser WiIheIm's Anniversary.

AMSTERDAM. June ia dispatch
from Berlin says. Today. the 2Sth anni
ver-ary oi Emperor Williams accession 10
the throne. was allowed Nv pass without
any public observance NJ The occasion
Tlp4 was IN RESPONSE to lhc Emperor, own
request. III the capital. however. there
was \ liberal display ~ the national color~
H. Il reminder ~ the anniversary. All XIII
the newspapers took cuguizancc MI the ur-
ra~ion by printing tributes to the Emperor
and cNtolLng his ronduct MI the war.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-19
High Wages WILDE Paio
For The Kansas F1arves,

TOPEKA. Kansas. June ~ The
highest wages ever known III The grain
fields viii nr paid ~ harvrS. hands ia
Kansas This Year due to the l,ig har,cs
anu the shortage ~ nIcn. heretofore the
East has supplied thousands Of men cach
for tAu Kansas nriiS. men from
mines and industries usually Idle III tn
summer. Rnf he hig baom ia the east
ern industries viii gui at this supply
thiS SIMMER Also .he west is offering
liz inducements 70 industrial workers
and fancy prices are paid for skilled and
nnSsilled help. Many If the new jobs
are permanent and the floating popula-
ton commonly known aS tramps has
been reduced By a large percentage
which has decided 10 90 ~ work while
the terms are - favorable. liz j. also
said by labor bureaus that thousands Of
Young royers who travel around TO see
, he country in the summer and are gen
uinely useful during the threshing sea
son. have joined the Canadian forces for
war service. Not many years ago. 81 80
a day was considered i good wage. To
day double that amount is only ordinary
pay and skilled haryesters often get -
per day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-19
Postmortem Votes by Soldiers.

Paris. June III "Pn>tmnrirn VOTES
I'm soldiers u thr object of i petition
hcing circulated I'm the League MI Pa
trint~ aud Nationalist Organization
i'Aindcl IN thr post. Paul nrrunic IN.
~ \ marx If gratitude tn soldiers who
have given their lives for their conn.
try. IL IN proposed ihlt heir widows.
vested with TIE electoral franchise wv
their name for \ period of ten years
after their death.