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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-31
WHATCHAMA COLUMN

Shins.
Sims are tender spots built
into the front Of mans legs so
his wife will have something 10
kick him on under the table
when he goes wrong i'm company.
Shins are great uncles to the
funny bone. The only difference
between shins and funny bones
is that shins live out in the open
while funny bones secrete them
selves in out of the way places
around the elbow. Shins are au-
dacious. They invite disaster.
Funny bones mind their own
business as long as you let them
alone.
We favor moving day for
shns. Let them live under our
ribs. or elsewhere deep in our
anatomy.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-31

rho beet class of tenants don't lool;
fo window signs they read and use the
Want Ads-Adv.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-31
Your old friend
DIXIE CARROLL

Who writes the Rod & Reel
column for this paper is also
Editor of the
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-31
BOWLING

Pierce $1,000. 2O3 III 192-- 500 I
Totals 900. $50 949 SS6-2765 |
Green's alleys.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30
II TEXAS CITIES
HAVE MANAGERS
Especial to The iIerald.l

AUSTIN, Tex, Apr. 30.-Of the 81 cit
les IN the United States that have adopted
the city manager plan, or some modifica-
ton OF IT, Texas leads with twelve cities.
Texas was father of the commission form
Of government idea, and seems destined
also To lead in the movement To adopt the
city manager plan. The following Texas
cities have adopted the plan outright (:
Amarillo, Brownsville, Denton, San An
igelo, Taylor, Tyler, Bryan, Sherman and
foakum. Brentwood, league and Ter
rell have adopted modified forms of the
city manager plan. Salaries are paid Tex
as city managers ranging from 1920 to
$4,000 per year. Salaries outside of Tex
"a for the same work run much higher. For
example, the city manager of San Diego.
California, receives $4,000 per year: of
San Jose, Cal, $4,000; Phoenix. Arizona.
$4,000; and of Dayton, Ohio, $l2,5O0.
A recent bulletin issued by the Bureau
of Municipal Research and Reference Of
the University of Texas contains detailed
information about the spread Of the city
manager idea, a well n n discussion Of
its development out of the commission
form of government, with a clear exposi-
lion of what the plan really j.. In add
ton, a complete photography of articles
hat nave been written on this new way Of
governing American cities j. given. Free
copies may be sad by addressing DIR. ii. G..
James. Bureau of Municipal Research and
Reference, University of Texas, Austin,
Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30
BELL-ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it. 25cat all druggists.
MAY DAY FETE
TO BE TUESDAY
MISS MARGARET SEABURY HONORED
BY APPOINTMENT AS MAY QUEEN
TAKES PLACE a p. m.

Final arrangements for the MAY Fete
which is To be held tomorrow afternoon at
the grammar school building are in prog
the grammar school building are in prog
ton of the crowd which will witness the
browning of the May Queen, Miss Mar
garet Seabury, and the other features of
the pageant.
Although an attractive and enjoyable
program has been arranged the fete will
not be a elaborate n was Mt first con
templated. The advance in price of dec
l~rative materials since the declaration of
war, the fact that, owing 10 the athletic
meets and To the attendant loss from the
regular studies and the drawing near Of
he end of the school year, caused the fac
llty To modify the original plans.
The program will begin on the grammar
school grounds promptly at 4 o'clock Tues
day afternoon.
James Ashley Russell. the honor student
among the boys, will crown the queen. who
viii he attended by Caroline, chief lady
in-waiting, and Abigail Cavazos. the crown
bearer. The queens court will be com
posed of the following honor students in
each Of The grades:
Grammar school-Cervrndo Gonzales.
William RGnyon. Workman Davenport.
Ramon Bccerril, George Putcenat, Manuel
Castro, Winton Lane. Luis CisneroS, vii
liam Seaman. IIuberto Vera. Oswaldo Gar
Ella, Leonardo Ci~nero~, Felix Rcna. Rem
aldo Longoria, Ililario Mcdrano. Rodolfo
Castro. Edward Sieg, ;. Y. Alexander.
Daniel CabarruhiaS. Simon Benavide~, To-
mas Garcia, Maura Walker, Lucille Davila.
l%.eonore Rcna, Teresa Tomayo, Alcara Al
varcz. Rosa Ramirez. Rachel Pierce. Josefa
Fernandez, Mildred Tedder, Monita CaSas.
lnez Vega, Picdad CARA, Librada Saran-
puein, Francisco Trcvino, DcIfino Gomez.
Lucille Ballard, ESparanza Hernandez and
Margarita Carpio.
West Brown>ville-Jack Rutledge. Oscar
Dancy, Evelyn ilausherr and Evelyn Pat
terson.
Fourth Ward-Ira Webster, Rodolfo
Cantu, Jesus Trcvino. Nalentin Nasouez.
Guadalupe Munoz, JoScfa Guerra, Blanca
Simo and Victoria Martin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30

parallels Of latitude and longitude. After
the bill had passed the house its language
was modified BY request Of Baron Chinda,
the then Japanese ambassador and al
though a sensational story got about 10
the effect that fresh objection 10 the ex-'
clusion clause had been raised by the Jap.
anese government, this was found not to
be true. Even with respect 10 Asiatlcs the
exclusions are broad. the list of exemp-.
.tions including ministers or religious.
teachers, missionaries, lawyers, physi-
clans, chemists, civil engineers, teachers,
authors. artists. merchants and travellers
and their legal wives and their children
under sixteen years of age. The new law
does not repeal the Chinese exclusion act.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30
90 MEN NOW IN
GUARD COMPANY
MASS MEETING SATURDAY MIGHT
NETS SIXTEEN MORE MEN FOR
PROPOSED ORGANIZATION.

Sixteen recruits was the result of the
mass meeting held Saturday night by the
organizers Of the proposed national guard
company. The meeting held in the city
hall was well attended and following adj
dresses many of those present who had not
already done 80 came forward and signed
the paper.
Constable Justine Lopez. v. l.. Crixell.
Lieutenant Brown of the Fourth Infantry
and W. c. Craig, Jr., made the addresses
of the evening while patriotic airs were
played by a Mexican orchestra. The com
officers are especially well pleased
with the progress Of the enlistments, more
than ninety men having been secured, they
tate. in the week the recruiting parties
have been out.
The majority of the men secured so far
have had previous service in the national
guard, having been members OF the old
brownsville Rifles" which was mustered
from the state service three wears ago.
The men who signed up Saturday night
we're: Tomas tic la Rosa, Il. II. Weller. l..
ID. Brady, l.. Richardson, II. A. Ilay~, Er-
Inc>to Garcia, Luis Cantu llinoiosa, Miguel
Garcia. jose Rena, Jose W. Saenz, Jose
Rivera, Daniel ltcndon. A. T.. CavazoS. Jim
Ross and \. n. Kendall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30
Matamoros Officers
Guests AT A Dinner

General Charles &. Morton was hosi
Sunday night to a dinner given in honor
of Il party Of Matamoros officers. The
was held AT the Country Club and
was a return Of inequalities extended the
the guests of honor, those present included
officers of both the district and post stats.
The Matamoros guests were: Major Jul
ian ;. Flores, Captain Jesus Elizondo Ram
irez, Captain Greeoria +. Garza. Captain
Daniel NJ. Macias and Tirso Guerra. act
ing mayo OF Matamoros.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30
The Coming Baby

Every help that will tend to aid
de expectant mother and foster the
well-being Of the tiny infant should
b promptly rendered.
The time before childbirth is one
Of much discomfort. This is caused
n q large measure by the tightening
md straining of the abdominal It's
mes, IS well as the network of cords,
ligaments and muscles in that part
Of the body.
For many years thousands Of
women have successfully used the
preparation known as Mothers
Friend" It is safe and dependable
to be used by every prospective
mother. A famous physician formu-
lated the preparation. Mothers
Friend" is for external use, and is
composed of special oils and other in
gradients which have a penetrating
and softening effect Relief from
much of the pain at the crisis Is
found.
Any woman awaiting childbirth
should secure a bottle of Mothers
Friend" from her druggist, when the
abdomen first begins to expand. No
time should be lost in beginning its
use. Apply it night and morning
without fail. Address Bradfield Regu-
lator Company, Dept. B, 499 Atlanta,
Ca, for valuable guide book; it is free.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30
Subs viii Be Warned.

Whether the submarine was sunk or not
and the chances are very strongly in
favor of itS being sunk-American gun
fire certainly smaSed lis periscope. The
news will get back 10 Germany, and other
submarines will no doubt exercise due pre-
caution before they think Of attaching
American liners again. \ few doses of the
kind of medicine tho naval gnnners on the
Mongolia administered 10 the sea-snake
will tend 10 do more han anythink else ia
break up the submarine blockade.-Gal-
weston Tribune.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30
A Land of 0pportunitY.

Henry Ford was born on a farm. Be-
fore he was is he deserted the farm for
the city, found himself a job at $3.50 a
week and fifteen years ago he was un-
known except by a few friend sor fellow
workmen. Today he is the second richest
nannin the United States and predicts that
aftedathe close of the war a Flag of All
Matt bs will be the emblem of the world.
America is indeed the land of opportunity.
Fort Worth Record.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30
AsIATIC TEST SOURCE CONTENTION

Washing the skin, rubbing salves
and lotions on it, will not cure your
Eczema. You may temporarily relieve
the constant itching, but if you want
to get at the seat Of the trouble, you
mus. purify your blood.
Infected blood is dangerous, and
when the watery sores and pimples
appear, you should lose no time in
procuring q bottle Of s. 5. s.
This great remedy, which was dis
covered over fifty years ago, viii wash
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30

PEELED by the litcracy test, j. one permit
ting skilled labor. if otherwise admissible,
10 he imported il labor Of like kind uncm-
ploycd cannot he found in his country.
The question OF the necessity of importing
such skilled labor may he determined by
the secretary Of labor but application must
be made before such importation and the
secretary of labor must have rendered a
decision after a full hearing and i%nvesti-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30
ssInside" Information Aboul Eczema

out and strengthen your blood, and
the annoying and disfiguring erup-
tons of the skin will disappear, and
YOU will soon feel healthy and Wig
orous again.
S. S. S. being purely vegetable, IS
entirely free from all "dope" and
drugs; get it at your druggists and
insist upon the genuine. For free.
expert advice, write to u Medical
Department, Swift Specific Co, Sot
Swift Building. Atlanta. Ga.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30

The ladies of the Central Christian
church are entertaining the ladies of the
City Federation of Churches this afternoon
il the church parlors, Fourth and Levee
streets. The affair is a social gathering
and is a quarterly feature of church So
cial life. In preparation for the event the
church was deliberately decorated in flags
and buntings, a special stress being placed
on the Red Cross feature and a number
Of Red Cross flags mingled with the ma
tional colors. During the afternoon re-
freshments of ice cream and cake will be
served.
Arrangements for serving refreshments
at the May fete which will be held at the
grammar school tomorrow afternoon were
madenat a meeting of the Parent Tea chers'
assoc ltion held Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
II. c. Pierce was made general chairman
4f thu tefreshment committee with Mrs. n.
~. Kendall, Mrs. McChesney and Mrs. j.
"A. Graham as assistants. Assisting Mrs.
H. N Shelton, the president, in serving re-
Treatments to the band will be Mrs. String
fellow, Mrs.sC. ii. More, Mrs. G. S. Clancy
and Miss Barbour.
Committees to perfect arrangements
for the meeting, on May Sth, of the Valley
Federation were appointed and details for
the entertainment of Valley delegations
were decided upon at Saturday after
moons meeting Of the executive board and
heads OF. committees of the City Fedora
tion Of Women's Clubs. Mrs. ii. II. Davcn-
port will serve as chairman Of the refresh
>nent committee, Mrs. Frank C. Pierce.
chairman of the train committee; Mrs. A..
Wayne Wood, chairman of the automobile
committee, and Mrs. ]. j. Young a chair
man of the decoration committee. The
association adopted the national rdl.
white and blue as the club colors and these
will " featured in the decorative schemes.
A pktition asking cooperation in secur-
ing Eyly closing was received from the
Centfo- Latino and was endorsed. The
Federation had previously expressed itself
ms being in favor of the movement. The
monthly meeting of the Federation viii be
held at the library Saturday afternoon.
o
Mr.. and Mrs. James A.. Browne and Mrs.
John Gregg left yesterday afternoon for
Washington, ID. c. They expect TO be
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30

To enable a woman Ia obtain al home
the same exercise she could take ON n run
ming track j. the purpose of a recently
patented treadmill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30

CATION. The provisions Of the contract la
Dor law are not held. however, to exclude
professional actors, artists lecturers, sing
err. nurses, clergymen, college professors,
or other professional men and domestic
servants.
ASlATIC TEST SOURCE CONTENTION
The Asiatic exclusion test has neen n
source of grave contention, particularly
the Japanese government, but con
gresS wisely followed the guidance Of the
state department and avoided framing the
new exclusion law in language offensive 10
the sensitive Japanese. No nationality or
race j. indicated by name. and the exclu-
sion applies To residents of whatever spec
fled territory may exist between certain
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30

Foreign Minister Balfour of Great
Britain said to the newspaper correspond
ents in Washington Wednesday: "Our
confidence in the assistance which we are
going to get from this country is not based
upon such considerations as those which
arise ont of formal treaties" Mr.. Balfour
evidently remembers those "scraps of pa
pers'' which were torn into pieces ut the
beginning Of the present conflict. Ameri-
cas- entry into the war means more than
any treaty ever meant-and American
treaties have never been regarded as other
than sacred on this side of the water
Houston Post.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30

Engineers in India are trying the exper-
ment of catching hat country's heavy
rainfall in reservoirs and using it TO pro,
duce electric power.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30
now YOUR UNDERWOOD

needs going over, telephone f. r.. Schen
del, Underwood Agent, at the Miller Hotel
and heT call. (4-30-2t,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30
U. S. LITERACY TEST
BECOMES ACTIVE MAY |

Continued from page one)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30

Look before you leap and then take the
eleAator down.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30

- In the back of a new stove polishing
Rbrush is a reservoir for polish.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-30

Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Browne and Mrs.
John Gregg left yesterday afternoon for
Washington, ID. C. They expect TO be
hay about two weeks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-24
W TICKETS IN FIELD.
Spirited Election at Hampton, Monday,
10 Promised.

Spirited Election at Hampton, Monday,
10 Promised.
Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, March 24.-Hampton will
have a big city election next Monday,
as there will be two tickets in the field.
the first time In q number Of years.
There anne near being only one ticket
this time, but aspirants for city offices
on the peoples ticket opposed any
compromise. The first ticket filed was
the citizens ticket, headed by d. w.
Parks. and q good bunch of business
men for councilmen: J. l.. Coonley and
NJ. A. Harrison for councilmen at large,
and w. Il. Hoxie. John Il. JCSnston,
Charles A. Fox and Grant Mogle for
ward councilmen.
The above ticket Is opposed by the
peoples ticket, headed by G.. T. Mo
.Crillis for mayor. and I, B.. Switzer,
Chris Marschall, j. N. Mallon. w. ID.
OFT and Adam Messelhiser for council
men. A proposition to get together.
after 1t was discovered that all candi-
dates stood for about the same policy,
was opposed by Attorney j. J. Sharpe,
who Is a candidate for city attorney.
and by Fred p. Banker, who is said to
be slated for city marshal If the peo-
pies ticket is elected.
1t Is expected that a large vote will
be out as the voters enjoy a~contest of
this kind, INC especially one like this
where there is no bitterness displayed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-24
DEATH OF DR.. W. E. VEST.
Fermsr Prominent Physician Of Mon
<tezuma to Be Buried Sunday.

Formsr Prominent Physician Of Mon.
<tezuma to Be Buried Sunday.
Special to Times Republican.
Montezuma, March 24.-The funeral
of DR.. w. f. Vest. who died Thursday
evening, will be held in De- Moines to-
day. The body will be brought to
Montezuma this evening and burial
will take place Sunday afternoon. No
public services are to be held here. The
funeral party will go from the train to
the home of ]. w. Vest. Sunday after
noon from I until 3 o'clock opportunity
will be given friends to take their last
look at n who for man. years was
most intimately associated with hun
dreds within a large radius from Mon
tezuma. The doctor vas born in Mon
tezuma sixty-one years 6 this COM
ing summer. Els father located here
a few months before and with the ex-
| ception Of several years active service
in the army the father practiced in
| Montezumma until old g prevented
| active work. His two sons took up tho
| practice and for a covered q wide
territory. Or. Ed" as he was famil-
iarly known. was for a time a student
at what Is o called Grinnell College.
Later ne was Ut the SCdte university
and was a graduate of the Jefferson
Medical College, Philadelphia, and of
the College of Physicians and Sur
geons, Keokuk. Ten years ago he sold
his practice and spent some time in
travel and study. Later ne located in
Des Molnes. where ne became again a
very busy practitioner. He was very
active and had a personality that made
him friends wherever he was. Attic
| suffering from a heavy cold he contin-
ued at work till an abscess in h in
ner ear developed and caused his death
within a few days. 1t was not known
until Wednesday that he was seriously
| Ill and to many the news Of his death
| was the first intimation Of i'll health.
| His death has brought sorrow to scores
| Of homes.
He leaves his widow, a daughter,
Mrs. Carlton T.. Douglass, Of Chicago,
and son. DIR. Cecil Vest of Baltimore.
Also a sister. Mrs. L. w. Wilson, and a
brother, DR.. Fred f.. Vest. both of -To-
peka, Kan, and a brother, John w.
Vest, of MOnteZuma.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-24
Traer News Notes.

Special to Times-Republican.
Traer, March 24.-Will Sprolc has
decided to erect his new farm house
one-half mile south OF the old site and
move his outbuildings. min i'll lumber
to the new location. A new public
road is in prospect from Will Kieth's
corner west two miles to the John
Heller place. This new road would
pass the new site and bring them Il
mile nearer town.
Isabel Naucrth won third in the
dramatic class in the district contest at
Usage. Miss Mcclure, of Waverly.
won first in the dramatic class. Miss
Fiske. of West Union. second. GrundN
Center will get the district contest for
next year, while Tracr ma secure the
sub-uiStrict contest.
Raymond Kennedy was taken to &C.
dar Rapids Wednesday for an cmer-
gency operation for appendicitis.
Word came this week of the death of
another of the early settlers of Traer.
Mrs. Ella Bull, widow of Rev. J. l..
Bull. died at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Effie Curtis, in La Jolla. Cal. The
Bull family will be remembered by all
early reSluel1tS OIL ITaeT as naNlHS
lived in west Traer in what is now
the Robert Whannel property and con-
Quoting what was known rs Bulls
Academy. Mr.. Bull has been dead
many years.
Grin Finch and family will move
back to Traer next month. They OWL
the property occupied by the Zearfoss
family.
Word came from Davenport this
week Of tho death of Mrs. Peter
Schroeder, a one-time resident OF
Traer. For many years Mrs. Schroeder
was a resident of Traer. leaving here
fifteen years ago for Davenport. Death
was due to an accident. She fell thru
IA trap door on the porch of her home
and fingered a week unconscious. never
being able to tell how the accident
happened.
John Sherrett and son Christie We're
in Chicago this week with a car OF
hogs and one of calves. The calves
were only a year old and brought about
$40 apiece.