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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10
MOrtuary
Death of Mrs. William Crafts.

Mrs.. Felipe Il. de Crafts. wife of VII
liam \. Crafts, died at $50 o'clock this
morning at the family residence. 90 JEFF
fcr~on street. after "a short illness. She
Is survived by her husband, and by one
son and one daughter, William Crafts Jr.
and Mildred Crafts.
The funeral viii be- held Thursday
morning from the Church "a the Immacu-
late Conception. with intermcnt IN the
clty cemetery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10
Hickman Was Fined.

margarine Cortez was fined 81 and costs
tins morning IN the corporation court on a
charge oI operating a hack without a
hccn-c. The fine was suspended contingent
io the paying Of the license fee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10

wouldn't say n wuhd TO '%sinuate that any
one of yoh was stingy, but An has got to
admit that yoh all Is mighty thrifty. tryin'
TO get to heaven fob about one ten-hil-
lionth of a cent a mile"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10
A Mild Protest.

''Breddern and sisters" said Parson
Absolom Jonsing, a he surveyed the scant
covering of the bottom of the contribution
basket with no show of enthusiasm. "Ah
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10
Auto Licenses.

Automobile licenses have been issued by
the county clerk to Paul Hill of Harlin-
gen, No. S24.; j. O. Cass of San Benito,
No. S25, and r. A. Hamlet of Puentes los
Negras, No. $40.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10

Manager Gerald Johnson Of the South
western Telephone Company returned to-
day from a several days visit to San An
tonic.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10
MARRIAGE License.

The county clerk has issued o marriage
license 10 Calixto Hernandez and Guada-
iupe Hernandez.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR SALE-Ford. 5 passenger car. First
class condition. See Mr.. fIite, Model
Laundry. 30
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Attention T. p. A.

Harry Holtz of san Antonio will be at
the Travellers Hotel Friday. May l.. at 5
p. m. for the purpose of organizing and
electing officers for the local branch of the
T. i. 4.
O. j. FISCHER.
a. {. UlPP.
SIS st.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10

a. /. Harris Of Mission. formerly Of
Brownsville. " IN the city for q few DAYS
renewing old acquaintance.
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CITY NEWS
GaIbraith Has a Goat-Possibly fgur-

ing that. to use q slang phrase, his attor-
ney had saved his goat when a jury in
the federal ccurt brought in a verdict Of
not guilty III a ease in which he was
charged with smuggling, Juan Saldiva.
has presented his attorney, III. B. Gal
braith with a large goat. Mr.. Galbraith
said that he had not pressed his client for
the goat or any other feet but the client
insisted that the excellent legal services he
had received called for payment. Mr.. Gal
braith says that he intends to wish the
goat off on the Brownsville baseball club.
and give the other towns in the Valley
League'a a chance to get the Browns
goat" if possible.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10
Political

The Herald is authorized to announce
Zeb Y. Nixon Of Kingsville, Kleberg coun-
ty, as a candidate for District Attorney for
the Twenty Eighth Judicial District, sub
ject to the action Of the Democratic Phi
mares.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10
Enters New Territ0ry-W. X. y

Enters New Territ0ry-W. X Norton of
San Antonio. district manager for the
Royal typewriter. left Tuesday afternoon
for San Benito and Harlingen after spend
ing several days in Brownsville. This was
Mr.. Norton's first business trip in the Val
ley. and he says he finds the field unusually
fruitful.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10

i hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the Office Of Sheriff Of Cameron county,
for reelection. Subject to the action Of
the democratic primaries.
w. T. VANN, Sheriff.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10

Every room i 20 located that venti-
lation j. had from the sea, through
large windows. Doors may be kept
closed at all times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10

Grand military dance to be held al
Huxley hall Saturday night. May Is, 1916
General admission, 35c. Tickets on sale
Rexall Soda Fountain. Ladies free.-ady
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10

Resigns as Instructor-G. NJ. Patison,
for the past two years instructor in Latin
and Spanish Mt the Brownsville high
school. has rendered his resignation to the
superintendent, Miss Barbour. Mr.. Patti
son was reelected by the school board, but
has since decided to enter another field of
work. He plans to leave Brownsville,
hnWoNe--
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About that plumbing that Is to be done
Call Hayes & Sons. Scores Of satisfied
Phone $751; lett.

New and second hand typewriters, sup
plies and repairs. Rio Grande Electric
Co.@-5-tf.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10

We rapair anything, aeroplanes and sub
marines included. Rio Grande Electric
Co.@l5-tf.
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For all kinds of electro. nickel. GOLD an

silver plating. Rio Grande Electric Co.
4i5-tf.
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We call for and deliver your fans for re
pairs. Call us. Rio Grande Electric C,
--5-tf,
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For an electrician phone 373. Wiring and
Rio Grande Electric CO. 5-tf.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10

A cool, clean, downstairs and up to
date resort for particular people. The
REX BOWLING & BILLIARD PARLORS
18th Street, opposite Dreamiand.-iI19ltf
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City Paint and Carpenter Shop. Repair
ng and construction work. Phone 568.-tf
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Electrical, bicycle, automobile, type
writer, flashlights, telephone and telegraph
supplies and repairs. We repair anything
Ri0 Grande Electric C0.-tf.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-31

town and your business than the
local printer, You should give
them your business.
III Nulture x Company, OF
Baltimore. gave You the best
write up when YOU were married,
another when the first baby ar
rived to brighten your home, and
column when the baby grows 10
manhood and is married. and
finally will devote a column 10
your demise when your race is
run, there is good reason for pat
roniziug them,
but We are glad that florida
editors are learning more about
that little game entitled, y ou
scratch my back and | will
scratch yours.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-31

tenance, wealth OF property OWE
ers, traffic to be accommodated,
and people to be served, taken IN
to account; and political pan.
dering should have no part N
il. If such a sys TEN were follow
ed we should have main lines
running out from the towns.
highly improved because they
would carry the bulk of the traf'
fic: and connecting with the
main lines would be branches Of
such construction as their use
would justify.
Only by such a plan, and by
the businesslike management ~
the roads as n system. and not
ms isolated districts with no re.
lation to one another and often
no excuse for existence other
than to give political rewards.
can we hope To get more than 4
bcggarly fraction of our moneys
worth out Of the road funds. -
Moscow ida Star-Mirror.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-31
LEESBURG CREAMERY q.

The establishment of a cream
crv at Leesburg is giving quite
q boost to the dairy industry in
Lake county. To take full advan-
tage of the benefits 10 flow there.
from number Of live citizens of
the Umatilla neighborhOOd have
organized with the view of estab-
fishing a milk station there as Il
feeder for the Leesburg cream
cry. The growing of natal hay
has made Lake county one of the
best in the state for the dairy
business, and the progressive
farmers are taking advantage of
the opportunity now presented.
Relative to this milk industry,
the Tmatilla News says: "New
conditions demand new indus
tries. \ few years ago the dairy
proposition in Lake county
would not have met with a hear
ty response, as the natural con.
ditions were not favorable for the
development of such an indus
try. Since the introduction and
propagation of Natal hay, how
ever, and its prOductiveness and
adaptability to the soil of this
section is assured, the outlook is
entirely changed in every way.
Within the past few years, and
at the present time, Natal hay
cultivation has been studied and
practiced TO the extent that to-
day vast acreages in Lake coun-
ty evidence the business in its
growing as demonstrated by lead.
ing men all over the country.
With the Natal hay industry as.
sured, the dairy proposition was
but a natural outcome, and prom.
ises to be an important industry
IN the future for Lake county.
The success of dairying as an in.
dustrv assured, the next step.
naturally, calls for the establish.
ment of the creamery at Lees.
burg as market for disposing of
carving products. Times. I'm.
ION Short Talks.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-31
HOW TO GET GOOD ROADS.

County roads should be re-
garded as a system, just as a rail.
road and all its branches are re.
garded as Il system. Road dis.
tricts should be regarded as
parts of the system, just as sec.
tons of railroad are regarded
as parts of a big system, laid out
merely for advantages in admin.
istratiOn and not as separate en-
titles TO be operated without re.
gard to the purposes for which
the whole system is designed.
The purpose of a road system
is primarily to enable farmers 10
get to town and secondarily to
get from one neighbOrhood to
another, with reasonable ease. If
an individual could have the
road to town designed for his
own use and advantage without
having to consider the prefer.
ences or rights of his neighbors,
he would take the route with the
best combination of short dis.
tance and easy grades, would
have the best material available,
and would have the road kept in
perfect condition without regard
to cost.
Road building. like everything
else, involves compromises. The
road TO town must he laid ont
with the best combination Of
distance, yradcs, land values and
damages, material. cost of main
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-31
AMERICANS IN THE BRIT,
ISH ARMY.
The Pathfinder SAYS:

The Pathfinder says:
at is estimated that there are
between 10000 and 10000 Amer
leans in the British army. Ea il
of these men is serving under the
following oath: II swear by al
mighty God that | will he faith.
ful and bear true allegiance to
His Majesty. King George V his
heirs and successors, and that |
will do as in duty bound, honestly
and faithfully defend His Males.
~. his heirs and successors, in
person, crown and dignity aCaiusj
ell enemies, and will observe and
obey all orders of His Majesty,
his heirs and successors, and Of
the generals and officers set over
me. So help me God"
AN act passed by the congress
of the United States in 1907 pro.
vides: That any American citi-
zen shall be deemed TO have eXp1-
triated himself when he has been
naturalized in any foreign state
in conformity with its l1ws "r
when he has taken an oath Of al.
legiance to any foreign state.
according to this law, these
Americans have eXpatriated
themselves and will have to he
naturalized if they wish 20 regain
their American citizenship. In
order to settle definitely the 1ues
ton of the real status of these
soldiers, test case is to be made
Of Adam Wreath, an American.
who went to England with con.
signment of horses, and then en-.
listed in the British army. Later
he was released through the in.
tercssion of an American consul
and was depOrted to America
The American consulate has been
pretty well occupied with the
task of reScuing minor Ameri.
cans from the British army and
sending them home to their IA.
rents. 1t is held that these mi.
nors are not bound by the oath
they take on joining the army,
hut that Americans past the age
of 81 can not be released from
british service until the end of
the war"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-31
SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER

There are few editors in the
state who can excel our friend
George Goolsby, of the Wauchu-
la Advocate. in finding the right
words to express himself when
he is warmed to the situation.
The following sensible article
should have the widest publicity
paper costs from 3 to 80 cents
per pound; printers ink costs
from , cents to 50 per pound.
"Net when a smooth tongue1
salesman comes around and of.
fers to sell letter heads at 20
cents per thousand less than the
home printer. Mr.. Business Man
thinks now is the time to get a
bargain.
at would be Just As sensible
to 90 out of town aud buy the
biggest suit of clothes that could
be had for SO.
There is just as much differ.
ence in paper as there Is in cloth !:
there is Just as much difference
n the work of a par of Overalls
and the work on a broadcio,h suit
of clothes.
merchants and business men
ask the local paper to knock mail
order houses, and yet the first
smooth salesman of the foreign
printing concern that comes
along loads them up with enough
printing to last them for years.
Naturally printing is cheaper
in great quantities than it is in
small quantities. If the local
printer Overloads them they
would never forgive him; if the
foreign salesman overloads them
they can grin and bear it.
"Of course if you believe that
Buzzard & Company, of st.
Louis, do more to boost your
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-31
4 GREAT OCCASION.

The coming meeting of the
Central Florida Highway Asso,
citation. which is to he held in
Fort Myers September 1918, is
a great event. and one that
should have the heartiest coop.
Grafton of every citizen in an ef.
fort to make the meeting a sue.
cess from every standpoint. The
meeting will bring to Fort My.
ers many visitors from various
parts of the state. many of whom
have never visited this region,
and the valuable advertising that
will result will be worth a great
deal more than any expenses that
may he incurred in entertaining
the visitors. II should he made
day of general celebration. in.
Guiding not only the re sidents Of
Fort MYERS and other Lee coun.
ty points, but one that will at
tract others, even those who have
no direct interest in the affairs
Of the meeting. Such meetings
can be made a power for good in
the education of those who ia
not concern themselves with the
absorbing tonic of good roads. -
Fort Myers Press.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-31
THE FARM THAT KILLS.

The following excellent arti.
Gle from the ST. Paul Pioneer
Press should be read by every
farmer. The home farm life can
he made just as happy as our
Hoosicr poet has depicted it, and
il will pay fathers and mothers
to study how to make it attract.
i've. The article says:
James Whitcomb Riley I'M
dcrstood better than any one
else what the country heart, its
life. its love and its home sur.
roundings might be and what It
has. in many instances, been.
For it is precisely because this
human side of country life has
died out of so many farmers that
rural life conferences are con-
sidered necessary.
The other side of modern farm
life is almost a direct negative
Of everything the poet conceived
il to be. 1t is a life without
heart or love or an attractive
home. 1t is an unceasing battle
of insufficient natural strength
against eXhaustless nature. 1t is
an abundance of drudgery with
ont an abundance of rest. Its
love is consumed in grubbing for
pennies. It's children are a nee.
cssary evil until they can earn
their board and little more. It's
home is a place of last resort,
maintained only for the nccesSi-
ties of eating and sleeping.
There are no books, no music, no
rugs. no laces. where these sim.
pie refnements could he afford.
Cd. There are no cOnveniences for
!hc wife. Instead of these there
is abundance of ugly looking,
harsh sounding and heartless
machinery. There is everything
in mechanics and profitable hus'
handry. but not home.
Such is the product of farming
for profit only. Such are the
farms that drive young men to
.cr parties and girls to the city
Kitchen. the shop and the broth
81. They are not the farms thar
the poet knew. They are tire
farms that the devil knows best,
for they are hoy killers, wife
killers and devils recruiting sta.
tiOns. They are the reasons
why rural life conferences were
invented. Unless they can be lie.
deemed for humanity they should
he damned AID the CIV .hDu'd
he driven back to the land or to
starvation.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-31
THE RAILROAD STRIKE.

With the offer of the railroad
heads to grant the eight hour day
demand of the employees if rates
can he increased, the progress 20.
wards an early settlement Of he
dispute is advanced one step.
Whether or not this presents a
real step or not in the direction
of Il settlement can only be dis.
closed 10y further negotiations
If the advance in freight rates
should he granted as is asked,
the public will be paying for the
concession the railroads have
made. only a thorough inveStigd.
ton of the conditions 10y the com.
mittec can show whether or not
this should he done. If the rail.
roads can not operate with 4 fair
ana reasonable profit under the
eight hour rule then rates should
he made to conform to the new
conditions, and placed on . prop.
cr basis even if it should require
IN increase. \ thorough invest
CATION should be made, however,
before the step of increasing the
rates is made, and the people
should know that it is both rCas.
enable and just that it should be
done. There is still some CppoSi.
tion to the eight hour day on the
part of the railroad executives.
but the brotherhood men are IN
high hopes of success, and the
struggle seems nearer "A close
than at any stage before.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-31
THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLE.

The greatest naval battle i'm
the worlds history is now about
to take place off the eastern coast
Of the United States. Two mighty
fleets are graphing for each 9th.
or i'm the dark off the Atlantic
coast, one defending the Amer.
can coast, and the other attempt.
ing to land at some point in the
United States a large force Of
men which are being conveyed on
transports by the attacking Ilcct.
The "Bluc" fleet, or the defending
fleet, is under the command of
Rear Admiral Helm, who is ex.
crting every energy towards the
protection of the American
shores, while the attacking fleet
under the command of Admiral
Mayo is eXcrting its utmost STRAIT
Cgy and strength towards effect,
ing a landing. Unlike most M.
val battles. there is I'm umpire to
this one. Rear Admiral Knight,
head of the naval war college,
who will see that fair play is us.
ed on both sides.
This war game will reveal to
MS in Il measure the condition Of
our fleet for protection of our
coasts. and will he an aid to the
preparedness committee who are
about to spend hundreds of mil.
lions of dollars for the purpose
of making the navy more eff.
cient.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-31
THE TURKS ISLAND
TROPICAL STORM.

The Turks Island tropical
storm charted by Washington
Tuesday moving northwest, APP
pears to he moving slowly toward
the Atlantic coast, and advisory
storm warnings have been order
ed hoisted from Miami to Key
West, indicating that if the dis
turbance strikes the peninsula of
Florida, it will probably not pen
citrate the interior of the state or
'nrch this vicinity, but will prob
ably produce brisk easterly gales
within the next twenty-four
hours, The Gulf Stream, as it
most always does. appears to
have warded this disturbance off
the Florida coast. and the storm
center will probably pass mp the
Atlantic east of the Gulf Stream.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-31
TWO PARAGRAPHS FROM A
TRIBUNE EDITORIAL.

MD " ~ II Ell lOhlAhs
The Tampa Tribune recently
had an editorial under the cap.
ton Sustaining the Recount"
which contains two paragraphs
at least that are absolutely unan.
swerable, and while this paper
is not supporting Mr.. Cats re.
gardlesS of what may be the re.
suit of the contest, as some pa.
pers are doing, yet in the interest
of fair play we can not help but
endorse this strong and sound
statement of the Tribune. How.
ever the recount may proceed I'M
der the court mandates, if we per.
sonallv believe that Mr.. Knott
received more first and second
choice votes in this election than
Mr.. Cats, we shall support him
i'm the general election. 1t is
claimed that the recount is pro.
ceeding i'm the only manner that
can be done under the law. II
is certainly very poor way and
very poor law, that requires
such procedure, but this fact all
the more makes us determined to
be a court unto ourself when 1t
comes to voting, and since
there is a contest that the law
authorizes. we shall not critiCise
the court for permitting such pro-
""lure only rs the law permits.
We do say, however. that II the
supreme court could find a way
to do what the Tribune lays down
rs the right course of action. not
right under the law, PERHAPS. hut
officially right beyond the shad.
Ow n doubt, this court will have
placed itself on record as having
settled, and settled right. one OF
the most veXing questions ever
appearing before a sovereign peO.
pie. The court may feel that il
would be arbitrary action upon
its part to have all the boxes
opened, as the Tribune suggests,
but as we stated i'm Il former edi.
tOrial, this is the only way now to
satisfy the minds of the people as
to which candidate received the
majority of first and second
choice votes. We now Civ. the
two paragraphs taken from the
Tribune that we affirm is unan.
swerably correct in its spirit Of
Justice and fairness:
eff there is to be Il recount at
all, it should be a recount Of the
entire vote, in every precinct in
the state. II there have been err
rOrS i'm certain prcincts. II il nat
ural to suppose that there have
been errors in others. One set Of
inspectors and clerks is no more
immune from mistakes than 9th.
ers.
Furthermore, II certain pre-.
cincts show gains for one candi.
date, it is reasonable to suppose
that other precincts may show
gains loT the blUtT-SO lllll' IL
the primary result is to be sub.
iected to a change by reason OF
errors in counting the ballots,
the recount should apply to the
entire state, and every ballot box
in the state. under the spirit Of
the decision Of the supreme court,
ought to be opened and its con.
tents reviewed and retallied.'
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-31

land to prepare for a long war
He says that the German armies
are more numerous than ever be
fore, and better equipped. though
the question of reserves is a diff
ferent matter.
Mr.. Churchill is a well inform
ed man. and his opinion on this
is worthy of consideration. II
his opinion be correct, our hopes
Of an early peace are groundless,
and the world must endure the
horrors of seeing the manhod of
Europe moved down by the re-
lentless war god for some time to
come. What fools we mOrtals toe
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-31
CATTLE DIE OF INIPACTION

Young cattle are subject to
impaction of the third stomach
during the early fall when the
grass becomes dry and woody.
The trouble may occur in mature
ANNALS but it is not likely. Ac-
cording to G. L. Willoughby.
professor of animal husbandry in
The University Of Florida College
Vi Agriculture, young animals