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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
Answer to
U-Boat Problem

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 24.-The
Philadelphia Press published a story Tues
day To the effect that america has found
the perfect answer to the German subma =
rine terror Ii j. said to be 4 merchant
submarine, standardized al about 1900 or
500 tons dead weight, of such speed that
il can, even when submerged. easily elude
any surface pursurer, and i nonsinkable.
The craft. the invention of Simon Lake,
according 10 the Press j. capable Of sub
merging within a half minute, and has been
so standardized and simplified that the
first one may be turned ont in four months,
and after that nj the rate of three or four
a week. 1t will burn heavy oil, and the
construction j. said 10 be such that its
parts can be made simultaneously in many
widely scattered steel plants and as
sembled in a central plant within 4 few
days.
The vessels are To be built and operated
the story says, by the Merchant Cubma-
rine company under government supervis-
ion. The company i capitalized AT SlO,-
.000. 900 and was chartered under the laws
of Maine on May 10.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
Farmers Readily Grow
More Foods In State
tBy Associated Press.l

AUSTIN, Tex, May 24.-Farmors in
the southwestern portion Of the state have
readily followed the recommendations of
the state department of agriculture to in.
crease the food tonnage and decrease the
cotton acreage, says Major Sam II. Dixon,
special representative for the department
who has Just made an extensive inve>tiga-
ton of the southwest.
During his our of Investigation, Major
Dixon succeeded in having business men
establish Is curing plants for potatoes,
curing plants for peas and II sor-
ghum mills. These plants were establish
ed at FL Campo, Ganado, Edna, Victoria,
Cucro. llallctt>ville, Rock Island. Bastrop.
Smithvlllc, Louise. Dublin, Stcphcnsvillc.
Corbin, German and a few other points.
This l. in line with the conservation of
food products now being carried on ~
Commissioner Of Agriculture Fred w. Dav-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
To Promote Markets
For Mexican Goods

Ell PASO, Texas, May 2i.-Mexican
%consuls and consular agents in the United
States will cooperate with the governors
of Mexican states in finding and promot-
inc markets for Mexican products in the
United States. This j. the plan Of Andres
Garcia, Inspector general of Mexican ron
sulates in the United States.
The plan j. 10 have the Mexican consular
representatives in the United States oh
tam from manufacturers and from gov
eminent departments the needs Of Ameri-
can industries and provide lists of them
10 the governors Of the various states who
will send copies Of them Ia the producer.
of the products needed in the United
States. Mexico produces much rubber,
fibre, cotton, wool, food products and ma
tive woods.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
Cinners About
Warehouse Law Change
(By Associated Press

AUSTIN, Tex. May 2l.-Instructions
To the 5000 cotton ginners in Texas are
now being prepared by the State Ware
house Department in which they will be ad-
vised of the changes made in the ware
house law by the Thirty-fifth legislature
during special session. The ~ginners will
be advised that it l. now necessary to
take only one sample Of cotton from each
bale ginned, instead Of three as required
under the old law, and that one sample is
~.optionable with the owner.
This change, il is learned from Dabnev
White of Tyler, i quite agreeable to the
.ginners, a. well a. the other new features
of the new law. Another important
change in the law is hat which eliminates
one Of the warehouse commissioners, and
leaves only one To administer the law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
rainingth the Only Way
(By- III. III. Windsor in the Popular Me
chanicS MagaZine.)

(By III. III. Windsor in the Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.)
Would you trust an important message
to a telegraph operator who first touched a
finger 10 a key only the week beforel
Would YOU choose 10 operate on your limb
or body a medical student in his fresh
year! Would YOU want to ride on a
railroad train behind an engineer who had
previously been only q chauffeur! Or do
your banking with Il popcorn wagon! Not
one Of these possibilities j. a bit more il
logical or absurd than 10 expect raw, un-
trained troops, in whatever numbers, either
10 safeguard IL against threatened in
vasion or defend u when one j. made.
These very words will he read by more
than one man who at some time was a
on stagecoach or passenger train
where Il single bandit, armed only with Il
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
FENCER PAINTS PORTRAITS.

Miss Florence Louise Walton of New
York. the national fencing champion
among women, J. a portrait painter, with
a studio in the metropolis. She learned the
art in Paris, whore she went some years
ago To finish al the Villa Dupont school,
u fashionable school for American girls in
the French capital. and also to study art.
SO fascinated did Miss Dalton then he
come with this sport of fencing, so dear TO
the Partisan, that she kept ii up on her
return 10 America, becoming one of the
shining fencers of the New York Fenccrs'
club. In this years competition for the
women's championships, she won ont
against fourteen competitors. defeating
one after the other in a series Of brilliant
thgusts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
VOTING.
IN THE PRIMARY
NUMBER OF RESTRICTIONS PLACED
IN LAW TO AVOID FRAUDS
FOR TRAVELLING MEN.

AUSTIN, Tex, May 2l.-The absentee
voting law, as finally enacted BY The spe-
cial session of the legislature, applies only
TO primary elections held in the state. A
number OF restrictions are placed in the
law 50 a to prevent fraud in connection
with persons voting away from home.
This law was strongly advocated by So
600 travelling men over the state besides
others who have occasion to spend a con
siderable portion of their time away from
home. Ii also permits soldiers who are
citizens of the state to vote away from
home.
An effort was made during the regular
session of the legislature to pass such a
law but ii failed. Senator McCollum of
Waco. author of the bill in the special ses-
sion, obtained its final passage in the spe-
cial session.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24

mask and revolver, held up and robbed
the entire party and simply because they
were unprepared.
1t is not surprising that our people hes
itated when universal military training was
proposed. Ii seemed to SAVIOR too much
of Prussianism to the Simon-pure Ameri-
can; and to the son born here of foreign
reasons why his parents left their father
land crossed an ocean to find liberty.
However. an unpleasant duty has rarely
been fully met by volunteers - suppose
only volunteers paid taxes, for instance!
To rely On volunteers puts a penalty on
patriotism and rewards the unpatriotic;
there is nothing fair or just in it.. We
are not 4 warlikc people: we nave no de-
sire 10 add to our territory unless by
friendly purchase; and it is hardly be-
llcvablc that any congress would declare
war with an overwhelming majority Of the
people sci against the undertaking. The
training of our future armies should begin
in the high school and continue until we
have at all times at least 10000 600 men
ready for active service.
] have no patience with the weaklings
who cry disgrace to be drafted" l. there
any disgrace, or only honor, when, the
family threatened by a mailman, the faith
.er calls all his sons who are fit to come
to hiS assistance in it, d~efensef When
Uncle Sans calls, all the boys should re-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
M1 GOSSIP
O9Hs

The third anniversary Of her birth was n
red letter day not only to little Miss Lucille
krng but the score of her young friends
who helped her celebrate this momentous
occasion. Miss Kring was at home ut
the residence of her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. nj. Bennett which for the day had
been given entirely over to the DONNA
uon of the little one.
Although only three years old Miss
kring showed herself to be an accomplish
ed hostess and with clever songs and
dances and childhood games made the
hours speed and the chaperones' mandate
ut 'going home time the only marring
feature Of the afternoon. In the peanut
race, the contest event of the afternoon,
Aldred McAllen won That most appreciated
of presents to a boy, a bag of marbles, and
Miss Kathleen Haley who could carry more
peanuts N given distance faster than any
of the other girls was presented q hand
some fan.
Misses Elizabeth Jones, Martha Seabury
and Rose Alice kibbe contributed to the
enjoyment with pretty recitations. After
the games Mrs. Kring, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs.
Lawrence and Mrs. CLANCY served the
youthful merrymakers with heaping plates
of ice cream and generous slices of the
most delicious cake.
The children present were: Mary Gray,
Martha and Edward Seabury, Grice and
Ellis Clancy, Frank and Rose Alice kihbe.
Elizabeth Jones, David and Elizabeth Or
chard, Clariee McDuff, Alice Lawrence,
1mogene Baker, Kathleen Haley, Rachel.
Barnes, Mildred, Salome Eldrid and Argyle
McAllcn.
Mrs. J. c George will entertain the Fri
day Bridge club this week.
The non-commisi~oned officers of the
student battalion will be hosts this even
ing at an entertainment TO he given at the
y. NJ. c. A. in the student camp. tn, flu
trre Officers have prepared an evening that
premises to be very delightful and have
invited q large number Of their civilian
friends to he their guests. Miss Anita
Kowalski, Miss Anna Kelly and f.. f..
Rorke nave assisted the hosts in securing
talent for their entertainment The Girls
Honor Guard ard members of other wom-
ems clubs of the city will be guests.
d
The Girls Honor Guard at its yesterday
afternoons meeting mapped out a busy
weeks work. First in the activities of the
guard will be the decoration of the Hos
pital Of the Divine Providence for Satur-
days opening, nj which time the guard will
assist in receiving the guests and in serv-
ing refreshments. Tonight the guard will
attend the reception of the non-commis-
stoned officers and afterwards the enlist
ell mems dance at Fort Brown.
The Guard yesterday accepted the offer
of Mrs. +. X. Goodrich for the use OF
the Media Luna Resaca to be used as a
natatorium. The members of the guard
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
CONSTITUTION NOT
CONSUMPTION BAR

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24.-The su-
preme court Of California denied today q
petition 10 prevent Oakland city officials
from enforcing military registration.
The petition alleged that this was III vio-
.lation of the thirteenth amendment 10 the
federal constitution prohibitinb involuntary
%scrvitudc.
Walter Il. Dunn. council for Claudius.
filed with the court a petition asking tor
u writ 81 prohibition against John H. Davic,
mayor of Oakland: l.. W. Cummings, city
clerk; and their ~uhordinatc-, preventing
them from registering ClaudiuS for military
service 10 which he liable under the law.
The petition was taken under immediate
consideration by the court.
English manufacturers have developed Il
steel for cutlery that j. said To ~ non
trusting. unStainablc and untarni-hablp.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
STAGE WOMEN TO WORK FARMS.

Kathryn kiddcr, potatoes; Bile Burke,
Strawberries; Margaret Wycherley, tur-
Elsie Janis, string beans; Marguerite
Clark. lettuce; Irene Franklin, carrots
Marie Drcs-lcr, tomatoes; Louise Drew,
.rucumbcr,: Frances Starr, onions; Crystal
~IIcrne, parsnips; Marjorie Rambeau, mel
ons. Now, this does not mean Tor a mo
ment that some rude male Photographer has
tried TO compare the queens of The stage
with vegetable, hut simply that these same
queens, belonging TO the agricultural com
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
Is OFF SALE
At H HAT SHOP
Continues Throughout
the week.

must become proficient in riding and swim
ming and Mrs. Goodrich's offer solves "A
problem that has been confronting the or
ganization.
Some sixteen guests were present IT the
dinner given Tuesday evening by Miss Julia
Browne To celebrate her birthday. The
dinner was served ut the home of Miss
Brownies parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. a.
Browne. Cut flowers were used in deco
~rations. After dinner the guests danced
until n late hour to music furnished by n
Mexican orchestra. The guests were: Mr..
and Mrs. A. 4. Browne, Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ.
Dalzell, Miss Emily Brown, Miss Kathleen
Craig, Miss Mayme Browne, Miss Nora
Browne, Miss Bean, Will Brown. Elmo Hay,
Augustine Browne, ID. s. Perkins, II. c.
Morris and Jesse bennett.
The Wednesday Bridge club was enter
tanned yesterday by Mrs. J.. J. Young at her
home on st. Charles street. Because most
Of the members are taking the Red Cross
work only two tables of players were pres
ent.
Mrs. Grover Wagner entertained the
Thursday Bridge club ut her home on
Levee street this afternoon.
g.
The Parent Teachers association met
this afternoon al the grammar school.
&
Mrs. J.. WALTZ Pace, wife of Captain
Pace. adiutant of the Fourth Texas intan-
try. arrived in Brownsville today from Fort
Worth To join her husband, who j. here
with his regiment.
The members of the Girls Honor Guard
are requested to meet at the Learner Ii
brary at 7:15 tonight, where iransporta-
ton will be available TO the entertainment
AT the non-commissioned officers camp in
East Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
MISS WILSON CREATES PRECEDENT

MISS WILSON CREATES PRECEDENT
Miss Margaret Wilson. a. a daughter OF
the president of the United States, going
on q concert inu, for the benefit If the
Red Cross, has certainly created a prece-
dent, and added greatly to the many adj
mirers she has already made for her in
t~elligent interest in many civic causes and
her devoted work in their behalf. Miss
Wilson has been touring several cities OF
the south, with her friend, Mrs. Ross Da-
vid of New York, acting n accompanies at
her concerts. For several years past, the
presidents eldest daughter has now been
studying singing in a. deadly earnest - II
her living depended upon II, and critics are
beginning To take her very seriously n Il
singer. This j. not the first instance Of
Mis- Wilson's artistic activities bringing
money 10 the Red Gross. Last ~pring she
gave the organization Sl00 which wa TIA.
proceeds of other concerts, previously CIV
On.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24

a man takes unto himself a wife,
For better keeping;
And unto himself a perfect press,
For better looking.
Phone R~utledge's, l43. They call for and
deliver.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
Women In News

KNITTED FIRST SOLDIERS SOCKS
Mrs. Sarah McCollister Moon, so years
old, was the proud knitter Of the first pair
of socks knit for an American soldier in
Minneapolis after the declaration of war.
Sergeant Frank W. Stevens, L. ;. A., ad-
vertised his desire 10 possess the FIRST PAIR
of socks knit for Il soldier of Uncle sam
in Minneapolis after the entry of the coun-
try into the war. and the following day III
nine o'clock in the morning was presented
his hearts desire by Mrs. Moon, who had
started knitting on the mat eleven o'clock
the previous forenoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
~uthweste Summary.

North Texas. generally cloudy. 6i.
Central Texas. generally cloudy. GS.
East Texas, generally cloudy. 6J.
Gulf Coast. generally cloudy. "a.
West Texas. generally cloudy. 81.
Arkansas. generally clear. 81.
Louisiana. generally cloudy. 80.
Oklahoma. generally clear. G0.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
THE WEATHER FORECAST.

The following weather forecast for
the lower gulf coast states and the
Magic Valley is issued by the United
States Weather Bureau al New Orleans:
Tonight cloudy; Friday probably unset
tied; light To moderate southerly winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24

are going III strong for agriculture as their
bit The stage women of America nave
q number of enthusiastic farmers amor
them, owners of fine country estates. and
the different members of the agricultural
committee have scheduled the garden pro-
ducts they will raise a. their part in the
agrarian mobilization of the country.
DEFEATED UNION, HIRED BY IT.
Anna Moscowitz, a New York woman
lawyer whose practice now brings her more
than $4,000 a year, landed in the metrop-
chs twenty-five years ago rs the small
daughter of a penniless Russian immigrant.
Her office is but a few blocks from
the harbor where she had her first glimpse
o the Statute of Liberty, which to her
people was the very gateway of heaven.
handicapped by the lack of means To OBJ
tam an education. overcoming obstacle af-
ter obstacle, the little Russian girl finally
obtained her legal degree and began her
practice by going to the night court and
defending uniortunates free of charge. She
Is now chairman of the Woman's Night
Court committee, and feeling that injus-
tice has been done, il fighting for reform
in the ethods of the court. She has al
ready introduced legislation ut the state
capital tending in this direction. Miss
Moscowitz got her start To fame and for
by winning for the first time in the
United States a verdict against a labor
union, defeating the union in a ease which
had been pending for five years. Where
upon the union promptly hired her as its
own lawyer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
Local Observations

The following local weather observa-
tons an issued today by Mrs. A. w. Reed,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24

must become proficient in riding and swim
ming and Mrs. Goodrich's offer solves IA
problem that has been confronting the or
ganization.
Evening journal., 1917-05-11
RED CROSS
ENTERTAINMENT

The one in memory took place in a
residential hotel in a residential neigh
borhood where many Of the women
knew each other, a fact which may
have AIDED TO the pleasant informality
OF the occasion. A good sum Of money
was raised, and yet there was no
financial strain on any individual, as
the admission fee OF nifty cents COW
cred the entire entertaining All the
prizes, which consisted OF foods Of
various sorts, were donated These
we're mostly cakes. but several firms
in the neighborhood contributed at
tractive package foods, one a ham,
another a box of fruit and the ingre-
dients for a fruit punch. A we'll
known grocer also donated the coffee
and tea served.
One-half the space was devoted to
Auction, the guests playing for prizes.
The rest OF the space was devoted 10
.he Sewing .Cirole-the making OF
Red Cross bandages, sleeping suits
and soldiers kits. and prizes were Of
fered for the most rapid or most skill
ful workers
There were two intermlssions filled
i'm by an informal vaudeville show and
after refreshments were served, sew
eral cakes that had not been cut were
sold at auction THE success Of this
feature being due to the very witty
and intelligent matron who served as
Evening journal., 1917-05-11
HOW TO Reduce
COST OF butter

For many generations the housewife
has used butter in seasoning her foods,
in shortening her pastry, in making her
cakes as well as for spread for bread.
When butter was cheap she used it Law
ishly and in many cases, wasteiully.
Since butter has advanced in price the
housewife has begun to seek for substi-
tutcs which arc lower in price and at the
same time give as satisfactory results.
Recently heard southern house
wife remark: I'VE must 30 back 70 war
time saving without the war" Butter
is just beyond my purse IT costs me
more than any other item ON my gro
ccrv bills. / iust have to use something
else. but Whatg'
The American palate demands the but
ter favor in much ol our foods, put we
can lunder prcs-urcl dhange lhe ue'
mands OF the palate
We know hat the French people when
confronted with lack Of butter after tho
Franco prussian War, adapted them'
selves e. the use OF crude bulterine.
This butterine has since heen improved
and To- The best quality enough butter
or cream is added 60 give the butter
flavor. u really seems as II oleomarsa
iinc is the solution. for it can he used
wherever butter can be used.
a new vegetable product is now on
the market made from a high grade cot
tonseod OIL hardened 90 the consistency
of a good lard. This is especially suit.
able for lhc person who finds diiliculty
In d.rcstirY animal fats. II is a GOOD
shortening for biscuits, cakes and pastry
as well as suitable fat for deep fat
frying
Evening journal., 1917-05-11
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE SATURDAY MARKET BASKET

auctioneer. She told the buyers OF
the quality Of the foods they we're
buying as well as ways to use them
20 economy advantage.
This was an easy entertainment TO
get up. There we're absolutely no ex-
penses the hotel donating the use Of
the parlors, and the fact that the ad-
mission fee was all that was demand
ed led to large attendance and
nice round sum for the Red Cross.
The past two winters have seen so
many bazaars where a person with
only a moderate amount to spend is
made uncomfortable that simple en-
tertalnment OF this sort. for any pop
ular object, is sure OF success.
Evening journal., 1917-05-11

There are three terms that are applied
TO the Want Ads of the newspaper and
each begins with a Popular, Pre-
ferred and Prolifc.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1917-05-11

Don't overlook the opportunity weld
ing lines of type in the Want Ad pages.
ADV
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04
TWO FEEDS DAILY NECESSARY
ManseEs, Carrots and Cabbage Make
Excellent Green Food-cut Fresh
Bone lie Very Good.

Hens need some green food in win.
fer If they are to lay well. Mangels,
carrots and cabbage are good. Hang
them up so that the hens can just
reach them nicely. sprouted oats are
also good. Alfalfa and clover leaves
and lawn clippings carefully Gfled can
be soaked up and fed to goa advant-
Gge
Ia the summer when the hens lay
wen they have bugs, worms, grasGnop-
GERS and o1nsS insects, In the Wintal
thay need something to take the place
Of this lind OF food, Cut fresh bone ID
very good. Half a ounce daily per hen
supplies all she needs of this food.
HlEhgrAde beat scrap b good and is ID
a aa4g convenien& GOrm for EOedAg.
: ,rnzR ruou snouId consist OF botn
iFaW and cooked vegetables, cornmeal
bran, beef scrapG stem-cut clover, etc
me ground grain should be moistened
with milk or water,