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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-12
INQUIRY
IS SUDDENLY
REOPENED; To
CALLLAWSON
FOR REPLIES
tBy Associated Prcssl

WASHINGTON. y. g.. Jan. l2.-After
Representative CantriIl of Kentucky. dem
ocrat. dissenting from the views OF his col
leagues. requested the rules committee to
recall Thomas Lawson. Chairman Henry
asked for unanimous consent that the
Wood leak" resolution De recommitted
and that the committee be- directed to cite
Lawson for contempt 1T he refused 10 an
swer questions. The resolution was then
recommitted ~ the rules committee. plans
for closing the inquiry being abandoned
The leak investigation was brought
into the house today with the report OF
the democratic majority Of the rules COM
mttce that no evidence has been found
and the republican minority contending
that evidence of leak had been shown
The majority report merely said NO
evidence was adduced sustaining charges
in the Wood resolution" Theh rcpubh-
cans offered a substitute resolution To-
make the widest possible inquiry intol all
angles of the Lawson charges.
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No Charge Against
Man, Justice Says

Claiming that he had been mysteriou~lv
relieved OF about 500 i'm cash at some
point In Brownsville last night and that
this morning ~ had been informed by
telephone that Justice of Peace II. y. Kirk
wanted him ON charge If knocking down
and rendering unconscious the man who
robbed him. soldier from the Thirty
sixth United States infantry called ~ Jus
tire Kirk's office this morning and an
nounccd that ne would like 10 make bond.
Justice Kirk advised him that he had heard
nothing w the affair Efforts IA locate
the man whom the soldier believed he had
injured were without success.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-12

WASHINGTON, Jan l2-The entente
reply 10 President Wilson's peace note,
made public here last night, i regarded in
all quarters a. putting early peace parlevs
out of the question, but still leave an open
door for Wilson to make further efforts.
The presidents next move, which i un-
known, will be the center OF attraction
DOW.
In their reply the entente allies say that
they have studied President Wilson's noty
carefully, realizing the gravity Of the hour
and the sincere friendship of the Ameri,
can people. They have profound desire
for a termination Of the war. for which
the central powers are responsible and
which l. inflcting such cruel suffering on
humanity, but discussion of future ar
rangements to insure enduring peace pre-
supposes settlement of the actual confIitc
The allies believe that il i impossible al
the present To attain peace assuring them
reparation, restitution and future guaran-
tees.
The entente, the note declares, i not
fighting for selfish interests but 10 safe
guard the independence of all people, of
the rights of humanity. The entente ia
fully aware of the losses and suffering the
war IS causing neutrals and deplore them
but cannot hold themselves responsible.
having neither willed nor provoked the
war.
Germany proved, il i set forth, by de
claring war, BY her immediate invasion Of
Belgium and her manner of conducting the
war, her contempt for the principles Or
humanity and respect for small states
The note states that II Is unnecessary to
recall the horrors accompanying the in
vasion of Belgium and Serbia and the
atroclous regime imposed upon the invaded
countries; the massacre Of hundreds of
thousands Of Armenians; the Zeppelin
raids on open towns: the submarine de-
struction of neutral passenger and mer-
chant ships; the deportation Of Belgians,
etc
The entente considers their note 10 Ger
many as "A response to resident Wilson
request for peace conditions. The entente
terms will be the restoration Of Bclgium
Serbia and Montenegro and indemnities
for them; the evacuation OF the invaded
territory of France. Russia and Rumania.
with 'iust reparation;' = the liberty of all
nations, great and small; the restoration
of all provinces wrested in the past from
the entente allies and the expulsion Of
Turkey from Europe
The note concludes that the entente j.
determined, Individually and collectively,
regardless of the sacrifices. to carry the
war to this conclusion. which means safe
~ and prosperity for future civilization.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-12
Miners Not Concerned
In Coal Shortage. Say

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Jan. PA
warning against the possible substitution
of The wage bonus system for the joint con
tract wage system and = statement that
the United Nine Workers are il no way re-
sponSihleoOr the present scarcity of coal
and it~ high price. were issued hy the in
ternational executive board OF the miners
today The board says II does not object
to the employer giving additional remun-
Grafton to employees, provided the motive
d. not 70 weaken or ieopardize the system
of collective bargaining.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-12
SHOOTS AWAY GREAT TOE.

Francisco Cabrera. age 39 years, "a
ranchman residing near Brownsville, was
taken to the Charity home yesterday after
noon following an accident in which the
great toe of his left foot was shot away
and his foot severely lacerated in that re-
gion. lie had taken q shot gun from his
home and was about To 20 ont on a hunt
when he momentarilv allowed the muzzle
of the gun to rest upon his left foot. The
wounds were dressed yesterday afternoon
BY City Physician r. +. Dickson and
County Physician B. J.. Cole.
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HUNDRED PER
TON IS PAID
FOR CABBAGE.
HIGH PRICE
IS RECORD

Sauer kraut bids fair TO Jump from the
ten cent TO fifteen cent per can class il
price records in the cabbage market are
maintained.
Following sensational price records in
the Valley for this product, paid through
out the season. the vegetable skipped dol
lar marks at San Benito yesterday until
II had jumped So and at o'clock vrs-
terday afternoon, cabbage buyers re
falling over themselves To buy cabbage at
the unprecedented price Of 800 per ton,
setting record never experienced in the
history Of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
The market opened al San Benito yester-
day morning at sos, with a half dozen
buyers from various towns in the Valley
on the ground and eager for cabbage.
Early hi the day several loads arrived and
were gobbled up forthwith, with little or
no haggling and with the truckgrowers
having the upperhand on the proposition.
During the noon hours the price continued
to rise and rise, until the high mark was
reached ~ o'clock-$100 per ton was the
price then being offered BY the dealers
One widely known vegetable buyer at
San Bento estimated today that a total
of thirty tons were sold at San Benito yes
terday at the record price Of 800 per ton.
A large amount additional were disposed
of ~ prices slightly lower than that
amount There are from three thousand
to four thousand acres In cabbage in the
San Benito district. The early crop is
being marketed now.
The market on cabbage opened mt San
Benito at $50 per ton this morning.
The unusually high price yesterday was
accounted for not only by the fact that the
demand for cabbage j. unprecedented, but
also because " the presence OF an unus-
ually large number Of buyers, including
representatives Of the Unit Marketing Svs-
tenn. of the Campbell concern, Of the Gulf
Coast Marketing concern, and of other
well known companies. besides representa-
tives ~ many large houses in northern cit
les.
1t j. predicted that the figures reached
Yesterday afternoon will be reached again
frequently before the cabbage season in
the Valley has closed in April
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BRITISH MAKE TWO ATTEMPS.

BERLIN. Jan 72-The British made
two attacks this morning on the French
front north of Ancre river. but they gain
ed an initial success north of BEAUFORT. II
j. officially announced. but were driven
back in counter attack with heavy
losses. A thrust near here broke down
under German fire. The Roumanan town
of Laburtea was captured yesterday by
the Teutonics, the Russians being driven
back toward Sereth, il is officially an
nounced. w
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-12
Population Ahead
Of Food Supply

WASHINGTON, ID. C, Jan. 12.-The
nations food supply has not kept pace
with the growth Of the population, figures
Of the United States department Of agri-
culture show. tSatistics covering sixteen
years show a population growth of thir-
ty-thrce per cent and disclosed that in
foods constituting seventy-ffve per cent of
the country's diet there has been q decline
in per capita production. They do not fear
food shortage, however.
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them, but Germany considers i important
~ point ont 10 ncutral- its opinion. History,
will Judge upon whom the immense guilt
Of war shall fall. IIistory's verdict Will
not pass over the encircling policy liz Eng
land: the revengeful policy Of Frame" :
Russia'- cndeavor "a gain Con~tantnople {;
the instigation If the Saraicyo assa-Sina-
tions and Russia's complete meditation,
which meant war against Germany
Germany says the entente neither at
tempted II examine peace offer nor made
counter proposals. hence Teutons will con
tinue the war with confidence.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-12
One Third American
Ministers From Farm

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Jan. l2.-Thirty three
per cent of the ministers IN the United
States come from the farm, n statistical
table submitted at meeting of the asso-
ciaion of American colleges indicates. II
also showed that physicians are the faith
ers of two per cent of the clergy, clerical
workers four per cent, carpenters five per
cent and merchants and laborers eight
per cent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-12
KANSAS BANK is ROBBED OF 5000.

WICHITA, Kan, Jan. 12-The Corwin.
Kansas state bank was robbed Of 5000
at o'clock this morning by two men who
locked the cashier and three patrons of the
bank in the vault and fled in stolen auto
mobile.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-12
NAVAL MATTERS
GO TO CONGRESS
SECRETARY DANIELS WILL CARRY
HIS FIGHT FOR ADDITIONAL
YARDS BEFORE THE BODY

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 12.-Secrc-
tary Of the Navy Daniels will carry th.
fight for equipment of additional narf
yards for the construction of battle cruiS-
ers to congress when he appears before
the house naval committee Monday 10 cx-
plain situation that has prevented the
department forwarding contracts for four
big ships, authorized last year.
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GERMANY BlAMES THE ALLIES.
Says Responsibility for Continuance of
Conflict Rests With Enemy.

BERLIN, Jan. l2.-Gcrmany yesterday
handed 10 neutral nations a note concern
ing the entente reply to thr German peace
proposals, says the Overseas News Aeen-
cy. The note says:
''0ur adversaries declined the peace
proposition on the ground that it vas in
sincere and unimportant. Tho form OF
the entente answer prccludes reply to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-12
Brotherhood Leaders
Talk Plans Secretly

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Jan. 12-The entrance
IN the meeting room Of the railroad broth
erhoods was heavily guarded today while
they discussed probable action Oh the
opinion of the supreme court in the Adam
son case No statement was made, but IL
y understood they will do nothing def
mite until after the courts decision
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-12
POLICE GRAFTEhS IN WINDY
CITY RUNNING SOME BUSINESS

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. 12.-Num-
bers of men ''who have been run
ning their business IN semi
honest way" haae been driven
practically TO bankruptcy by the
alleged Chicago police corruption
ring, States Attorney Hoyne an
nounced today. Hoyne, whose
vestigation Of the alleged manip-
ulation of the ring likened It 10
a huge octopus with former Po-
lice Chief IIealy, recently arrest
ed on charges preferred ~
Hovne, as the body" The en-
tacles, he said, reached into
practically every section of Chi
cawo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-12
REPLY OPENS
WAY FOR US.
To FURTHER
TALK PLANS
FOR PEACE

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. IL.
AT the White House today re-
tcence was observed regarding
the entente note. Because of the
delicate stage which negotiations
are certain to etter from this
time, ii would be no surprise
should the next moves be c0n-
Quoted entirely in secret without
publication of exchanges until
some definite point has been
reached. President Wilson is
carefully examining the entente
reply.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-12
LOBBYIST" RESOLUTION DEFEATED

AUSTIN. Tcf.. Jan l2-The house to-
day defeated resolution requiring a reg
i~tering of lobbyists" ~ postponing 1t
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-12
CRUDE OIL AGAIN ADVANCES.


INDEPENDENCE. kans.. Jan. l2-
The Prairie Oil & Gas company today ad-
vanccd crude oil ten cents a barrel. IL
j. now Sl.7O.
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HOUSE WRANGLES OVER REPORT

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. T.. - The house
wrangled today over the rules committee
report which would amend the house rules
A recess was taken before th points at is
sue were settled. Dozens more bills were
dumped into the coppers Of each branch
today.
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SAN BENITO SOLDIER WOULD
MAKE SOME GIRL REAL HAPPY


CHICAGO, ILL.,. Jan. 12.-Sal-
walton army officials today re-
ceived letter said TO be from n
corporal of the Fourth South Da-
kota infantry, stationed at San
Benito. Texas, expressing APP
provaI If the arnIy's work and
saying that as soon al he goes
home TO Gary, Indiana, he wants
to follow the example Of the Sal
vation army BY bringing happi-
ness 10 some one. He then an
nounces that he plans this
through marriage ~ some girl
and asks the organization ID help
him find some one suitable.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-12
FRENCH PAPERS APPROVE REPLY
Only Difference In Editorial Opinion Is In
Editors Expressions.

PARIS. Jan. 12.--The morning papers
are unanimous III their approval of the en-
tente reply to President Wilson's note, the
only difference being in the terms of ex-
preston The Figaro says: "The prin-
cipal value of the note j. clear and sol
cmn declaration Of the allies as To their
object, IN pursuing the war"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-12
THAW is IMPROVING TODAY.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Jan. l2-IIarrv
n. Thaw v improving and phyiSicians say
that he will be able to leave the hospital
in about two weeks. They 40 not bcIievs
be took poison tablets. II j. said hc viii
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BOILER ExPLODES, 3 KILLED.
Bv Associated Press. ,

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Jan 12-Three
men were Killed ID an explosion Of a
boiler ot freight train engine near
Grandview. south of here.
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DANISH STEAMER TARgoRG SUNK

LONDON. Jan 12.-The Danish steamer
Tarhorg has been sunk hv submarine.
The crew was saved.
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TELEPHONE MAY BE USED BY
GATHERINGS TO HEAR WILSON

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. IL.
The presidential inauguration
committee today took up with the
telephone companies the feasibiI-
ity of having telephones installed
for gatherings throughout the
country to hear President VIII
sons inaugural address March S.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-12
Pneumonia Takes Away
IL Alabama Soldiers

NOGAlECS, Arz., Jan. 12-Twclvc
deaths have occurred among troops VI the
Alabama guard since thcir arrival here two
months ago. II l. officially announced The
most are due to pneumonia.
The midland journal., 1917-12-14

has NOT the strength to ss.4nt -.
strain Of nursing a Hitter of pigs, and
her growth may be checked to such d
degree that she never fully develops.
A SOW farrows 112 to 115 days from
the date of conception. By keeping a
careful service record; the breeder Is
therefore able to determine accurately
when to expect the pigs and to make
his arrangements accordingly. For
convenient reference the CESSATION
table given herewith was arranged by
Coburn to shaw the expected farrow-
ing dates for service on any day-of the
year from January / to December 81.
Calculations are based on q 112-day
CESSATION period. The first line of dates
in each column indicates the dates of
breeding and directly opposite in the
same column is the date on which the
SOW is due to farrow.
tits common practice among farmers
to require their sows to produce two
litters a year. Although the sows have
had good care, they will naturally be
run down somewhat in condition, be-
cause the greater portion of the food
consumed has been utilized for the pro-
duction of milk.
3 The sow needs q rest before she is
bred again, and the time for this is
The midland journal., 1917-12-14
Best Soldier a MiddIewelaht.

1t isn't the big 10 Founders that
the examining boards who have been
choosing recruits for the new National
army greet with enthusiasm, says Mile
stones. It's the 1.-THE chap who weighs
about 140 and hasn't pound to spare
that is the real prize for military serv-
ice.
Tests made at Princeton and in the
training camps go to show that.
weight for weight, a man of this
build handles himself more effectively.
He scores relatively low in strength
tests, but remarkably high in endur-
ance. He is adaptable when it comes
to the notifications of diet that life
in camp makes necessary and he can
stand inspection with full equipment
on hot day and smile, while the big
fellow willis and falls out.
The midland journal., 1917-12-14
Recalls Economy of 1864.

Let the persons who think wheatless
and meatless days are a hardship lis
ten to the venerable men and women
whose memory takes them back to the
Civil war, says the Anaconda (Mont.)
Standard.
Roasted barley. parched corn, chic
ory roots. and even dandelion roots,
dried and roasted. were used as cof-
fee substitutes. White or granulated
sugars were rarity and only on the
table for company. Brown sugar and
old-fashioned black molasses, bread
and honey and even bread and ham
fat were considered pretty good enough
for all but the old people. In those
days nearly every family in town kept
a COW. Those who didn't, as a rule.
went without milk. The papers Of
that day emphasized the fact that cof-
fee and tea were more nutritious when
used without milk.
The midland journal., 1917-12-14

unknown to the Bach scale, though the
bagpipes and Oriental music in general
are acquainted with these subdivisions.
1t was the swarming note. The queen
was ready to lead the brood forth upon
its adventures. The spirit, emanating
from her, made itself felt simultane-
ously throughout the herd.
Instantly, from all quarters of the
crater, the monsters rushed together.
The hydrogen haze rolled far away.
The ocean opened to it's summit. Ida
could see the sky above her, and the
daylight. The air became surcharged
with oxygen.
MacBeard, amazed by this develop!
ment, rushed in. He sounded the dis
persal. But the swarming note took
precedence of the dispersal, and the
monsters, gathering into gigantic ciri
Gle, ignoring the professors call, began
to scurry wildly about the crater, seek
ing their leader.
MacBeard saw that the creatures
were beyond his control. For the first
time his tuning forks had failed him.
He was afraid Of being torn in piecesi
And up in the cave Sam Clouts
found himself engaged in the most fu4
rious tussle that he had ever known.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The midland journal., 1917-12-14
Teaching for Future Endeavor.

If the teacher knew what field Of
endeavor each pupil would seek in la-
ter life, he would be greatly helped In
making school plans. In the case Of
boys he can rarely know, for the em.
ployments of men are many and unlike
and unforeseen circumstances often
determine what their vocation is to be.
In the case of girls, however, the diff
Guilty is not so great, for of hundred
girls more than eighty will become
homemakers; they constitute so large
a group with common life business
that special studies and methods
adapted to their needs may fairly be
required of all-YOuth's Companion.
The midland journal., 1917-12-14
CHAPTER XIII.
The swarmino Of the Herd.


Davies had correctly OWNED the Sc
cret of the air under the sea. Nature,
who does nothing in haste, had pre-
pared the sea monsters for their
change of environment by bestowing
upon them the property of condensing
the hydrogen in the water in such q
manner as to separate i from the
other constituent of water-oxygen.
But, being too unstable to exist as a
separate gas, except under high pres
sure, the oxygen combined with the
nitrogen that sustained the crinoids
and other plant life at the bottom of
the sea. The resulting combination
was oxygen and nitrogen in place of
oxygen and hydrogen, or air in lieu of
water.
Masterman, who overlooked nothing,
had explained all this in his letter to
Donald. He had also told him of the
means of controlling the sea monsters
Their auditory apparatus being still in
its most rudimentary stage, they heard
sounds only as vibrations.
Masterman had discovered, during
those weeks Of exploration and immi
nent danger. that G was the signal fol-
dispersal. A. en- the contrary, was the
assembly call. The sacrificial bonE
knife yibrated to the sound Of A. and
The midland journal., 1917-12-14

between the weaving and breeding Pc
RODS. Intelligent feeding will bring
the SOW from thin condition into a
good, strong, vigorous condition in a
short time. When this is done she
will be in proper condition to assume
her duty when breeding time arrives.
If the sow is bred in thin, rundown
condition, she must resume work i'm
mediately, and she will naturally be
weak and subject to the inroads of
disease. A little cold contracted in this
condition may cause death, while q
strong healthy sow will resist such at
tacks. It Is the general belief that
sows in good vigorous breeding condi-
ton conceive more readily, thus short
ening the farrowing period for the
herd.
Two Litters a Year.
There is no good reason why sow
should not produce two ltters year
when properly handledA To accomplish
this the sow should be bred to farrow,
say, for example, in march, and bred
again to farrow the early part of Sep
tember. A SOW bred about November
15 will farrow about March 6 to 8. The
pigs should nurse eight weeks. The
sow should be rebred by May 20 so as
to farrow on or after September 8. The
pigs could then nurse until November
5. The chances for proitably rearing
two crops of pigs from sow annually
are undoubtedly far better in regions
Of mild climate and short winters than
where the winters are long and severe.
Management During Pregnancy.
During pregnancy two facts must be
borne in mind. The first is that the
sow is doing double duty. Not only is
she keeping up her own bodily func-
tions, but the development of the litter