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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-12-13
Bakers Are Making Standardized Loaf

Washington have begun
making q standardized loaf OF bread
under regulations prescribed by the
food administration. The new loaf
contains a minimum Of fats and can
be sold, according TO food administra-
ton officials, at seven cents a pound.
No price, however, has been set Ii
censes are required for all bakers
using more than ten barrels Of -four
a month and for hotels and clubs US
ing that much -four when they bake
their own bread.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-12-13
Won Hindenburs On Cambria Front

Won Hndenburg On Cambria Front
Geneva.-Both Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg and General Won Luden'
dorff are on the Cambria front, accord
ing to dispatch from Strassburg.
Railway traffic through the Rhine
towns has been congested for several
DAYS. It is reported from this source,
owing to the flow of troops and artil-
lery being rushed through to this
front No civilians are permitted to
travel along the Rhine and the Ger
man frontier remains closed. The ltal-
ian victory excited little enthusiasm
m Germany. -
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-12-13
Liberty Motors On Quantity Basis

Washington.-Prod of Liberty
plane motors on quantity basis actu-
ally has begun, American army avi-
ators are in training on the fighting
lines in Europe and the nation is with
in sight of realization of the great air
fleet project mapped out since the
United States entered the war.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-12-13
A Valuable Pride.

rs Mrs. CumroX patriOticE
"In way She is positively delight
ed to find how much more taxes she
can afford to pay than other people
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-12-13
Woman's Influence.

Mems best deeds can be attributed
- w0man's intuerce-alS0, not lntre-
ott.ntlv their worst.
The Home news., 1917-09-28
MUSIC IN ANCIENT TIMES
Stringed Instruments Found in Egypt ian Remains Seem to Be of Ad-
 Vanced Form for Those Days.

The most ancient representations of stringed musical instruments are found among the Egyptian remains. But these pictures and such instru- ments as have been discovered-some of them extraordinarily we'll pre- served-are all of rather advanced form for those archaic days.
 Nothing is shown of the long evo- lution from the ancient fddling To- cust known to Moses and the Israel ties to the graceful harps and Tyres of the Egypt which we have come to know through tradition and illustra- ton or how old and venerated is this tradition. For in one of the tombs at Gyseh, date 1875 B. C., there is pictured an Egyptian Tyre, and in the day of the first Pharaoh, 3892 E. O., the musical scale of the country consisted of seven notes. But of the intervening stages through which the activities of the locusts passed, or during which the decaying tortoise shell with its clinging dead mem branes continued to vibrate to the capricious winds, there is no record.
 The very walls of .Thebes are said to have been builded to the thrilling inspiration of the Tyre. For the build srs when too exhausted to sing were melted toward renewed efforts by companies of musicians playing on harps and other musical instru- ments. Curious that the instruments themselves were of exceeding beauty md richly ornamented, while the players thereon were held in the low ,st esteem.
The Home news., 1917-09-28
EVERY CHINAMAN EATS BEANS
First Qualification of Housewife Is Ability to Prepare Certain Foods
 From the Legumes.

One of the first qualifications of useful Chinese matron throughout he northern provinces, and in many ,f the southern, is her ability to con- ,oct from beans, green, black and yellow, those staple factors in Chi aese diet known as ''teu flu" and 1iang fen," says East and West. The oean seldom appears in its pristine ,ntireness upon Chinese table and t is not considered fit to eat in many parts of the country until it has been reduced to its essences and put ID in the form of bean curd or the oean gelatin which one sees for sale n every roadside food shop, gather ng dust and microbes on its translu- ,ent surface.
 The art of producing these nour- .shing foods, which are the meat of the poor and the basis of many patrician delicacies, is to the rural Chinese woman what butter, cheese and jam making are to the occlden- tai housewife. In the large cities bean manipulation of this sort is a craft and a commerce, just as jam and butter making are in the lrage cities of the West, but 1t can scarce Iy be classed as an industry, except perhaps as an incipient industry. The bean must be crushed, soaked, boiled, strained and so on before the essences appear.
The Home news., 1917-09-28
SAN JUAN INTERESTING CITY
Tropical Town With It's Laughing, Col orful Crowds in Its Narrow Streets,
 Delights Visitors.

In these years of no European travel a good many holidaying Americans have gone to San Juan because they could not go abroad" They found most interesting old city, delightful climate, fine mo- toring country, but nothing in the way of tourist accommodations. There are hotels in San Juan, of course, but the degree in which they are accustomed to and prepared for the American tourist may be judged by the fact that $3 day is about the highest tariff you may pay.
 San Juan is a low-roofed. pink and white tropical town, with nar- row, crowded streets and a little plaza famous for its trees and the ex- cellent music played there by the municipal band on Saturday nights. On these nights and on all after moons many people go to stroll in the streets of San Jn and many oth- CTS sit in the little open cafes and sip drinks and watch the crowds pass. Itis pleasure to walk in this slow-moving, laughing, colorful crowd. Although you may not see a face you know, there is a feeling of friendliness and good fellowship about the place. It contrasts very favorably with the mad, clamorous rush of Broadway, which causes the lone stranger to feel more lonesome still and put his bank roll in another pocket. You feel here the charm that is everywhere in the tropics and which has permanently won to them many northerner-the charm of an easy, natural, friendly existence based upon the consciousness of the rich bounty of tropical nature and the soothing uniformity of tropical climate.
The Home news., 1917-09-28
GENERAL DIRECTORY
COURTS.
NORTHERN DISTRICT

CIRCUIT COURT-Third Monday in February and August.
 CHANCERY COURT-Second Mon- day in January, May and ember.
 COUNTY COURT-First Monday ID January, April. July and October.
 PROBATE COURT-Fourth Monoay in January, April, July and Octooer' !,
 CIRCUIT COURT-F'irst Monday in March and September.
 CHANCERY COURT-Thlrd Mohua' in January, May and "'emper. in January. April. July and october.
 PRORATE COURT-First Monday following that of the Northern D'S'
The Home news., 1917-09-28
AS IT WOULD BE TODAY.

Captain Kidd's men had been dig ging for two hours without success.
 q don't think" grumbled one of the pirates, laying down his pick and wiping the precipitation from his serrated brow, there's a potato buried on the hull island"
The Home news., 1917-09-28
A LADY KILLER.

s1 wonder what happened when the dish ran away with the spoon ?" "I suppose it was a sad blow to the potato masher."
The Home news., 1917-09-28
WHAT WORRIED HIM.

o"Didn't her constant singing in the flat annoy you?'
 "Not as much as the constant fiat in her singing."-Puck.
The Home news., 1917-09-28
FIERCE.

"Isn't the high cost of living dreadful?"
 'Fierce. After my husband has paid his bills at the golf club there's hardly anything left for us"
The Home news., 1917-09-28
HARD ON THE TRAIN.

31s she as sour as she looks ?"
 "Sour? Why, if that woman gazed aloft on a starry night she'd curdle the Milky Way"
The Home news., 1917-09-28
EARLEY'S SHOE HOSPITAL THE SHOE SHOP CALL

Our hammers beat to save your loe'
 From wearing a ragged shoe' Give us trial and after while
 Your work will come back new Our stitches make perfect rake
 Across an existing rip You're in luck to interest your PiuoN
 With such swoopiug tip The leather we use is not refuse
 But, rather, 'tis true as steei' We make this raid to get your trade
 True work is our seal. ..sls Now, don't let those heels turn i'A'
 Or let those tongues come out But leave them here in our care
 And have them fixed up s'ouV' lat those soles wear full of hoies'
 Nor rips run on unchecked Whene 'er we lose our pride m sno'' 'Tis.a ambition wfecheu, ,ou Now heed this call, you great anu 'i'
 Old as well as young Now sing hymn of comfort i'
 Here before unsung. G.T.EARLEY, ShoemaA'l
The Home news., 1917-09-28
NO TIM E.

"Has Higgins enlisted et?'' ''0h, no. He is too busy going round making speeches to prove to others that they ought to do it."
The Home news., 1917-09-28

Master Sidney Thompson while playing on the school ground this, Friday, afternoon accident ally broke his arm between the wrist and elbow.
The Home news., 1917-09-28
NO QUARTER.

Captain-Fifty cents to stay on this deck.
 Passenger-Oh, I thought this was the quarter-deck.
The Home news., 1917-09-28
GAINED BY COMPARISON.

'Did you miss your first husband very much p
 'ENot until after 1 married my second"
The Home news., 1917-09-28
DEALING IN FUTURES.

Daddy-We have started saving account for the new baby.
 Uncle-Sort of fresh heir fund, eh?--Judge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-27
X egmldys Haze Tall Time Explaining
They We're Not Escaped Germans

In these times of international tension
and intra- national suspicion it Is we'll 10
carry Identification cards with you when
you venture out Of your own baliwick. ac-
cording TO the story of two men attached
to the Fort Brown radio station from the
Fourth infantry. The two men were ar
rested as Germans wanted by the federal
authorities and had a bad halfhour prov
ing that they were loyal infantrymen Of
the United States army.
The two radio station men on Sunday
afternoon decided 10 60 by automobile
down to Point Isabel To visit two men at
the big Isabel wireless station with whom
they had soldiered in the past.
AT Fort Brown, meanwhile, word had
come in that two escaped German sailors,
from German ship interned at Philadel-
phia, the Kron Prinz Wilhelm, had made
their way to this part Of the Mexican bor-
der and would try TO cross into Mexico.
On Sunday, however, the search for the
two fugitive Germans was still on. 1t was
reported that the two were travelling in th
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-27
Nauy May Adopt
81 Invention OF
III oHsa Local officer


e I'll - -f<.
a Brbwn svillc inventor, Dr.A George y.
Fairbanks, U. s. public health surgeon here,
has snbinitlei 70 the navy department at
Washington a process whereby wear and
erosion of the rifling in big guns may be
reduced TO a minimum.
DIR. Fairbanks on Monday received let
ter from the navy department indicating
that the naval board is greatly interested
in his process. The idea is being kept
secret, until the plans have been gone over
carefully and ii j. decided whether to call
DIR. Fairbanks 10 Washington for a confer
ence with members of the naval consult
ing board.
The problem of the erosion Of the
Glands" or ridges in the rigling of big
guns. which give to the proiectile its rotary
motion has been one Of the major prob
lens of heavy artillery construction since
big guns were first built The rifling wears
ont a. guns and shells are now built, after
the firing of a surprisingly small number
of rounds, and the gun becomes worthless
unit lrebored NJ great expense or recast
entirely.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-27
New Demand Made
For Woman Vote
tBy Associated Prcss.l

LONDON, March pa new demand
for the immediate granting OF suffrage
to women has been made on Premier
Lloyd George by Mrs. Emmeline Pank-
hurst. the militant leader In a letter to
the premier she recalls his speech in the
house Of commons March in which he
expressed the readiness of the government
to grant self,sovernment TO Ireland with
out waiting for the end of the war. She
said: I'VE take il for granted you make
the same offer to us and that you are
prepared, during the war and without de-
lay, to give US self government in the
shape of parliamentary vote"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-27
Corporal BOyYOaVS
Million on Word
Morgan Loans 1t
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, N. y, March 27.-Under
ordinary circumstances man who walk
ed into the offices of j. II. Morgan 81
Company and announced tina; he came to
borrow million dollars without interest
for an Indefinite time upon security le-
gally worthless would find cold recep-
ton, but this is what Edward B. Page did
and he got the loan. Page is chairman
Of the New York committee Of the Cham
her Of Commerce of the United States, APP
pointed corporal with the New York de
pot quartermaster in the purchase of sup
plies for the army. Congress failed To
pass the army deficiency bill and when
the situation was laid before the Morgan
firm, the money needed was advanced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-27

ESCAPED FROM PHILADELPHIA NAVY
YARD At TIME GERMAN llEuTEM-'
ANT DROWNED IN ATTEMPT.

Secret service agents or the United
Sta{es idrrqrtment4of justice said todssf
that the. first knowledge that tao escaped
German prisoners from the intcrned aux
iliary cruisers kron Prinz Wilhelm and
Prince Eitel Friedrich, at the Philadelphia
navy yard, had crossed the Rio Grande into
Mexico, was when the men appeared at a
cock pit in Matamoros Sunday afternoon.
Each, according to a Mexican who saw
them, wore a blue shirt and blue trousers
beneath their civilians clothing.
Apparently the men had been advised
previously of the situation at Brownsville.
and, it is believed, they went direct from
the railroad station TO a point on the Rio
Grande about two miles from the city, or
about opposite the Matamoros electric light
plant, where they swan across.
Foreseeing possible detection il they
crossed the boundary at the International
bridge or the ferry. the men avoided this
chance by swimming. Their claim. said 10
have been made in MatamoroS. that they
had been fired on while crossing. does not
seem To be borne out ON this side. a no
shooting has been reported to military
headquarters.
The men, - far ~ known at the Mexi-
can consulate here. did not apply for pass
ports. To obtain them il would have been
necessary To appear in person III the con
snlate, with photographs of themselves.
Seemingly, the men had passports with
them, a. it was quite possible to obtain
them at any of the Mexican consulates in
the north northeast
The two men escaped from their guards
at the Philadelphia navy yard about ten
days ago, at the same time that number
Of prisoners attempted 10 escape. several
being reeaptured, while one. a lieutenant
was drowned in The attempt Those recap
tured were found each to have 800 In
money on their person, provided evidently
by German sympathizers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-27
AT PIED LIFE /.
! OF BOY, CHARGE
MAN ARRESTED IS CHARGED WITH
THROWING PISTOL At BOY, HIT
TING HIM IN HEAD.

Charged with attempting TO brain boy
of fourteen with the butt Of pistol, Sew
zero Salinas, butcher, is in the Cameron
county jail awaiting trial.
According to witnesses testifying in city
court Tuesday morning, Salinas emerged
from his house. near the Hongo dance hall.
at eleven o'clock Monday night with pis-
tol in his hand, bent on Furnishing two men
or youths who had been singing in the
street nearby. and who had refused to be
silent when he commanded them 10 stop
singing.
When Salinas opened his door the two
offenders ran, witnesses said Francisco
Zuniga, aged IL. and another boy were in
the street, and Salinas said they taunted
let drive al one. and hit the Zuniga boy
squareIy in the forehead with the butt of
his pistol The blow nearly fractured the
boys skull. lie fell and lay still. The
other lad. screaming. ran for the police.
Salinas was arrested
In city court this morning Judge Celaya
after hearing the ease turned the butcher
over TO Sheriff w. 4. Nann and filed a
charge with County Attorney Kent of ag-
gravated assault with a forbidden weapon.
Officials of the sherff's department this
morning recalled that Il brother of Salinas
| is refugee in Mexico, accused of cutting
the heart out of half grown hoy with a
knife in q street quarrel several years ago.
| The Zuniga hoy will recover.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-27

McALLEN. Tex. Mar. ~. - Yesterday
afternoon with impressive ceremonies I'M
der the auspices of the grand lodge ct
Ma~on~ of Texas. was laid the cornerstone
of the handsome new high school building
at McAllen. u structure of concrete and
cream brick. costing seventy thousand dol
lars.
The large crowd present. not only from
McAllen and III vicinity, but from Browns
vile. from Mission, from Edinburg, from
San Juan. and other points in the Valley.
gave evidence Of the interest taken in 6du-
cation in this Valley, and illustrated how
the people of one community rejoice at the
achievements and good fortune OF the peo-
pie Of every other section.
The Masonic ceremonies were conducted
by DIR. ". q. Williams of the Fortieth Mas
onic District The Masonic address was
by Judge ID. W. Glasscock, Of McAllen. who
spoke briefly of the work of Free Masonry
in perpctuating for present generation an
cient are and civilization.
The educational program, presided over
by Prof. ii. Clay Harvey, superintendent of
schools, was opened by the singing of "The
Anvil Chorus" from I'll Trovatore," by a
chorus Of over hundred school children,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-27
CORNERSTONE OF M'ALLEN'S NEW
SCHOOL LAID WITH CEREMONIES
DR.. E.A. Winsfip, Educ ator of Nationwide Fame
Declares That No Where Has Town of Size of
MAllen Erected Such A Structure

trained by Prof Ben c. Jones, which proved
80 popular that the crowd insisted on an
encore.
The speaker of the occasion, Dr. h. a..
Win~hip of Boston. the well known editor
of the Journal of Education. was intro
duced by Prof. Harvey. who referred 10 him
n the man who has done and j. now DONG
more far the cause of education than any
man in America.
DIR. Winship'S subject was "The Glory
Of Brotherhood" lie said in part
Z" (" No man j. big who does not
make brotherhood his highest thought, his
noblest aspiration . The public school,
above everything in this land, stands for
this brotherhood of our boys and girls
The speaker, who stated that he had
crossed the continent forty -four times, and
visited almost every state in the union.
paid q high tribute to Texas and to the
Magic Valley.
This Valley" he said. rs unlike any
other valley in the United States. Texas
is the most interesting state in the union.
1t is the only state in the union which IS
Southern in its traditions, in its social life,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-27
$500 ACRESIARE" "
PUT INTO BEANS
MANY FARMERS WILL REc0UP THEIR
LOSSES IN CROP WHICH COMES
IN ABOUT MIDDLE OF APRIL.

Tie adapLabuI.y w the Lower Rio
Grande Valley as more Than one, or even
two, crop season country stands in good
way to be proven out this year, according
TO G. \. Campbell of San Antonio, district
superintendent for the Wells Fargo Ex-
press, who is in the Valley today. Mr..
Campbell learned on his present trip TO the
Valley that more than $500 acres have been
planted 10 beans since the recent unusual
freezes, and ii the crop turns out as well
as it now seems ii will, many farmers will
recoup losses sustained as result of the
freezes.
The beans should make from l25 TO $50
bushels to the acre, and with prices now
ranging about $3.50 per bushel, the mar
ket will be good. The Valley beans will
come in about April ID. well ahead of anv
other sections bean crop, and will have
all the advantages that accrue to an early
market
Mr.. Campbell said that the total cabbage
production this year, expected at the out
set. before the freezes, 10 reach 1000 ears.
will amount to about 1000 ears. More
cabbage was handled by express this year
than ever in the history Of the company's
experience in the Valley. Only two cars
of onions have been shipped 50 far this
season, but Mr.. Campbell stated the com
pany anticipates handling 4 large amount
of this vegetable
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-27

uniforms of United States soldiers or ma
tonal guardsmen. Instructions 10 look
out for two such men were flashed TO every
river patrol in this district, including the
crew at the Isabel wireless station. They
actually crossed into Mexico Saturday
night by swimming the river opposite the
Matamoros light plant and left for Tam
pico Monday.
When the two soldiers from Fort Brown
brought their automobile TO a stop before
the entrance Of the stockade around the
Isabel wireless station-a fence Of barbed
wire charge with $500 volts Of electricity
they found the guard at the entrance re,
garding them with cold and canny eve.
The soldiers inquired for their two
friends in the crew Of the big radio set.
They're not here" said the sentinel.
''But You wait minute. You're under ar
rest. Corporal Of the guard, post num-
Der oner
Up came the corporal Of the guard. The
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-27
General Morton Plans
Trip Up Valley Soon

Brigadier General Chales q. Morton, who
Saturday assumed the duties of commander
Of the Brownsville district, plans to leave
Thursday or Friday for a tour of inspee-
ton through his district, which extends
west TO the Arroyo del Tigre, a short dis
Colonel X. l.. Bullard of the Twenty
infantry will accompany General Morton
on the trip. General Morton plans to spend
at least two days at Fort Ringgold and Vi
cinity. He has never been on that part Of
the border. ,n.s
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-27
Democrats Claim ''f
The Speakership
Try Associated press.l }

WASHINGTON ID. c.. March 81
Democratic claims for the selection of
Speaker Clark and the organization of the
house Monday were corroborated by
Representative Randall of California,
prchihitionist, and one If the five social
ed Independents whose support may de-
eide the numerical tie between the repub-
icans and democrats. Randall said that
enough independents would vote with the
democrats TO insure their control in the
house.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-27
Find 7 Sticks of
Dynamite on Train

ALBUQUERQUE, \. NJ. March 81
Workmen found seven sticks of dynamite
on Santa Fc passenger train No 19 here
yesterday. The explosive had been pack
the baggage ear. Shortly before the dy-
Mantle was found a foreigner j. said 10
have been seen al the end of the ear. lie
disappeared
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-27
Will Investigate
Russian Ministers

LONDON, March 27.-A Reuter- agen-
cyPetrograd dispatch says n committee
has begun IN investigation .of Illegal acts
committed by by former ministers and
heads of departments and others of the
old regime. About six hundred machine
guns have been found hidden in differ
ent parts of Petrograd.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-27
US, Marine
CORPS NEED
IS $4,000
Men; Navy
FAR SHORT

WASHINGTON. ID. e., March 29.-The
United States marine corps needs more
than 1900 men To fill it, ranks 20 war
strength of i7.i00. The need j. urgent.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels says
that more than $4,000 men must be re-
cruited To give the navy $1,000 bluejack
cts and marine corps The increases sought.
MEDICAL RESERVES ARE WANTED
NEW YORK, n. ", March 2..-Twen-
ty-five thousand medical reserve officers
is the coal of the recruiting campaign be
gun by the auxiliary medical committee
for national defense. The Medical Re-
serve corps now numbers three thousand
men, of whom two thousand have come
come in within the last eighteen months.
Ten surgeons are wanted for every one
thousand men.