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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-28
Tie Climate a BLESSING in Disguise.

One paraerapher sees how North Amer
ca'~ winter climate would have been i'm
proved III the Rocky mountains ran across
III. east ANA west. But ii j. better to let
the geological arrangement alone. We
might lose the iov that comcth with the
first robin.-Toledo Blade.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-28
POLO TOURNEY AT CORONADO.
lSn.cinI tn Thr HeraId.l

CORONADO. Cal. Feb. 2S.-Polo e0-
thusia~t- and society folk nave gathered
in force in anticipation Of The opening to-
morrow II the annual polo tournament Of
the Coronado Country club. Some of the
best known players IN the country. includ-
ing u representative contingent from the
east. will take part IN tie tournament
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-28

fully pay the tax, thus realizing 1900, coo
from this source.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-28

Military Letters.
List ~ unclaimed military letters remaining
"a hand AZ the Brownsville Pustufice Tor thr
week ending February II. 1917.
Brown. j. r.. bar. Cleo. r.: Bowen. Sgt
Chester.
Connars. Thomas: CavincsS. Jessie H.; Cav
ines. Dow.
Dickson. Capt. Ualler Brun.
Evans. Thomas.
Gprdineer. Lester: Grunewald. Henry
Graves. Earle.
Halves. II. A.: Howell. a. C.: lIrrtzrub.ry.
Harry; Hadlry. T.. t.: Holling>monk. Lee. Hall.
John ~.
Jones', Frank.
The state herald., 1917-08-31
Auto Race Program.

Sept. 20 Class A Fords only. Cars
10 run 3 abreast Winners In each heat
run In final for each class.
LIST prize $1,000 cash and ribbon
End prize $500 crsh and ribbon
3rd prise ribbon
Sept. 2ist-Class q Fours any mske
or horse power.
Winners In each hest runs In tinal for
each class.
Ist prize SO 90 cash and ribbon.
End prize IS 90 cash and ribbon
3rd prize ribbon
Sept. 22-Ciass G Skies any make or
horse power.
Winners In each heat runs In Anal foS
esch class.
Let prize $40 90 cash and ribbon
End prize $500 cash and ribbon.
Ord prize ribbon
Winners Of arst psizrs In classes A y
and c TO compete for Grand Prize .
Silver Loving Cup.
Distance run 10 bc 100 Yards Stand
Ing Start with Motors running and DrI'
yer on Ground 10 feet In rear OF car.
by order Of Com.
The state herald., 1917-08-31
A Splendid Advertisements.

Phillips county people have.
in years gone by. often been
heard to lament that our county
labored under the disad dvantngc
Of not having n main line rail
road through the county and to
speak in envious terms Of the
adjoining and more fortunate
counties Ia this respect.
OF course q main line railroad
does much to advertise the
counties through which Il pass
60 and while our county did for
years labor under n great dis
advantage In this respect. yet
fortune smiled upon our county
when the day Of the automo.
bile roads arrived for Phillips
county enterprising rond build.
ers saw very quickly what al
automobile. rond through oul
county would do toward adver
tising the resourccs Of the couI
~ and they went after the q
mahn. Lincoln nnd Denver
Road and located II through ouI
The state herald., 1917-08-31

county before adjoining coun-
ties awoke to the fact that such
q road was to be built through
this country. This road was
laid out six years ago and dur
ing these years, this road has
been by far the best advertise
ment the county has ever had.
The tourist traffic on the o. l..
ID. road has rapidly increased
year by year and now it is a
better advertising medium for
our county than a main line
railroad would be and our peo.
pie are no longer envying the
adjoining counties with their
main line railroads. Phillips
county is receiving splendid ad
vertisement through the tour
ist travel, The tourists have
a much better opportunity to
see the best of the county and
learn of it's merits than they
could possibly have in travelling
on tine railroad. They come,
see and hear and then tell 9th
ers and the result is that land
buyers are rapidly picking up
the Phillips county land on the
market. We have no land
boom and want no such boom
but the county has been for
years and is now enjoying de-
cidedly satisfactory growth.
Phillips county people made
no mistake when they secured
the location of the o. L. ID.
road through our county for it
has already done more for the
county than railroad would
have done.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

While the county high school
board is laboring to solve the
problem of caring for the rapid
ly increasing pupils in the
school. some thought aud at
tention should be given for
housing aud boarding the pu-
pills in Holyoke and Haxtun
while they are attending school
Houses and rooms for rent are
decidedly scarce in both towns
end boarding with private fam.
lilies 10 very difficult to secure.
A move of some kind should
be made in these towns to pro-
vide for the pupils from the
country and for families NOV.
ing to town to educate their
children.
The state herald., 1917-08-31
School Bonds

On Friday Sept. IA. the vot.
ers of this county will be called
upon to vote on the question oi
|bondS fof anotBeF high school
building at Holyoke not exceed
ing in cost $40. 600 and a high
school building at Haxtun not
exceeding in cost the same a.
mount.
The people of the county are
no doubt we'll informed on the
needs of the county high school
for the proposed school build.
ines. The High School build.
ing at Holyoke is now crowded
to it's utm0st limits and il is
very doubtful if the high school
pupils can be taken care of this
year even with the aid of the
branch high school at Haxtun.
A branch high school was or
ganized at Haxtun last year
aud did good work aud was not
only great convenience to the
people of the west side of the
county but helped care for pu.
pills that conld not be cared for
in the Hoiyoke building. This
year an offort is being made to
take care Of all Of the pupils
with the two schools but il is a
doubtful problem yet as to
whether il can be done.
Haxtun has no building ior
the branch high school without
over-crowding the town school
and the question now up to the
voters is. will We take care OF
the high school pupils Of the
county and give them n chance
to complete their studies OF
will we. by defeating the bond
proposition, say to them and tc
the world that we are not finau
cially able to educate our chill.
dren as they wish to be and
should be.
You cannot estimate In dol
lars aud cents the benefits o.
u high school education to III,
young people Of the county nnt
II YOU vote against the bont
proposition on the claim of e
economy Il will prove the mos
costly economy the county In,
ever practiced. II econom.
must be prncticed In county af
fairs. let II be done. but nevc
listen 10 economy that canno
fnil 10 cripple our schools. tn,
voters Of the county understand
| the situation and will vote I,
The state herald., 1917-08-31

viii Kelly Of Ferris. Ill.,. and his
brother John Of west Burlington. II .
arrived In Holyoks Tuesday 10 look af.
ter their land interests In this county.
The Kelly Brothers were among ths
earliest homesteaders In this county
and they still have two sections Of line
land ten miles southwest Of Holyoke,
will Kelly had no, been In Ilolyoke fol
"a years but they are 60 well plessct
with the growth and prosperity Of The
county that they not only hold thcil
land bst will buy more :apd.
The state herald., 1917-08-31
Enforce the Law.

The sheriff of Las Animas
county has siezed and offers for
sale three automobiles in which
parties had been caught haul.
ing Intoxicating liquor into Col
orrado. A little enforcement
of the law will put stop to the
use of automobiles for hauling
liquor into our state.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

DR.. Timmons delivered a very inter.
esting lecture at the auditorium sunday
evening to n large audience. The sub
ject Of his talk was Kores. where be
spent seven years In establishing = mis-
sionsry hospital and had good success
In his work. His talk was eIong lines
Of good information for the people and
will withovt doubt bear much good
fruit In increased enthusiasm for mis-
sionaSy work.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

Mr.. Fitzgerald Of superior, Neb.. ar.
rived in Holyoke Tuesday to select .
location for his home. He resided sev.
eral years in the Haxtun country but
some time ago moved to Superior, Neb
or course having lived in our county
for . fe~ years It Is not strange that
he again yields to thecall from our old
plains county and will locate and max q
his home with our people again.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

Tourists stopping In HOlyoke are so
nuaeroue that frequently they have
ttuNble in securing sleeping rooms
rkie trouble will be largely removed
wAsn the Holvoke Auto Co. building il
completed furnishing splendid rooms for
~ Ssars Hotel. When ths Sears Ho
esl rooms are completed, Landlord Sears
vill have 25 veil equipped rooms with
x124O AesDfnapdats Ne guesGs. =.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

President Wilson has urged
upon the railroad officials the
necsssity- -tsrprompt uoveme~t
of all freight during the contin-
uance of the war. There 10 not
time for the construction of
new cars and the railroad Off
cials say the only way to help
them handle the freight with
present cars is to load all cars
ten per cent above the marked
rapacity of the cars and all ship
pers are urged to do so.
The state herald., 1917-08-31
| School Notes.

Although not all the improve
ment will be finished we shall
begin school Tuesday morning
Sept. 4.
Freight congestion has pre-
vented our extra desks and ap-
paratus from arriving a. yet.
We have also had some trouble
in getting transformers for the
electric equipment in the Do
mestic Science room, but Supt.
Renck hopes to have the elec
trio stoves operating within the
next two weeks.
One very valuable addition to
our equipment is an electric
clock presented to the school
by the 1917 graduating class.
This clock rings all the bells.
inside and outside at the prop.
er times.
We wish to call attention to
our commercial course. We
have made several changes in
order to make the course more
practical. Each student will
have a period of supervised type
writing each day.. The second
year of shorthand will be offer.
ed.
This course is open to anyone
in the county. A small fee will
be charged for anyone over high
school age who wishes to take
the course. Now that war ID
upon US aud mahy women will
have to support themselves
more Of them should take This
|Upppf ftnnfty to equip them.
selves for paying positions. We
already have the names of two
young women who are going to
take the commercial work in
connection with their house
work. Arrangements may be
made to come to the building
at certain hours for practice and
recitation. The rest of the
work may be done at home.
The teachers will arrive Fri
day or Saturday. In all proba
bility We will lose the services
of Mr.. Leaf who has been in.
cluded in the first call for the
National army aud has passed
the physical examination. He
does not have much hope Of be
ing exempted. Unless too ma
ny are exempted Mr.. Barnett
and Mr. Robb will not be called
until spring
Recently. in trying to employ
q teacher to teach Latin and
Mathematics we discovered
that there are very few high
school teachers on the market.
practically no men. Those who
have not been called to war are
going into better paying posi-
tions. a high school teacher 4
training fits Aim for many lines
The state herald., 1917-08-31

August johnson Of Los Angeles, Cal.
and his brother Charley Of Haxtun call
ed at the Herald office Tuesday. Aug.
ust wss = Phillips county boy and. for
q few years, q successful teacher In
our public schools. He now hiss a large
garage in Los Angeles besides his prop
efty interests In eastern Colorado.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

Chst Kelsey shipped car Of cattle
TO Denver Monday. A car Of cattle
represents good big sum Of NOR ey
these days of high war prices and the
man who has = car occasionally to ship
10 certainly TO be congratulated. Chef
10 Phillips county boy and we are
glad to see him doing . prosperous
farm and stock business.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

Congress will double tax on
war profits. That is a move in
the right direction. Let the
fellows who are making for.
tunes out of the war pay big
share of the cost of the war.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

Mr. and Mrs N. 7. Nelson and son
Of Ordway who had been spending a
fss days in Holyoke visiting friends
and booking after land ints rests In tie
county. left Friday for their home.
Ar. Nelson, for some time vice presi.
dsnt and business manager Of the Phil
lips founty State Bank. 10 now Presi.
dent Of prosperous bank in Ordwsy.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

Miss Mollie Morse of Vicks
burg, Mich, is visiting the fan,
lily of her uncle, Merit Morse Of
Holyoke.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

nr. and Mrs. Charles schsntz Of Be-
atriee. Neb passed through Holyoks
wednesday on u return trig to the noun
tsins. They resided in Holyoks for Z
time "a years ago and had not been Ia
Holyoke since ill this trip. Mr..
schsntz while here was harness maker
for Z. NJ. Gillett then IN business ia
Holyoke but nov u banker Of sterling.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

when the improvements now being
mede on the sears Hotel building are
cempleted, Landlord Sears will have az
fine olninE room as there is IN this part
OF the country snd other changes
that vail he Increased attractions for
the tyAseling public.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

Lieutenant Jay worley who had been
visiting bis parents, Judge and Mrs. s.
s Worley of Holyoke, left Monday for
Dee Moines. L.. where he has been 40.
signed to the work Of drilling Uncle
Sans new soldiers. He recently com
pleted his drilling at Fort Smelling,
Ainn. and was commissioned a. second
lieutenant.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

John Barr Of Eck'ey vas in Holyoke.
TUESDAY and called at the Herald Office
He is owner Of the big Barr ranch near
Eckley, is largely Interested and succes
sful ~ stock raising, farming and tree
culture and q man strictly up-to- date In
general informa ion.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

A fellow up at Longmont re.
Gently lighted a match to see if
the gas tank of his car was full
He found what he was looking
for and then some,
The state herald., 1917-08-31
Attention Ford Owners

Bring your cars TO the City
Garnge when IN need Of repairs
or sirvicc. n. Zoll.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

A laughing hyena is reported
in the Rocky Mountains. 1t is
barely possible that it belonR Rs
to the breed that wake on two
legs.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

give the high school the build
ings with which to properly
care for the young people who
want good education.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

Miss Celeste Donnslly who had been
spending part Of her vacation with b, r
sister, Mis-. 7. M Lane Of this county,
went to Haxtun Monday to visit her sis
ter Mrs. D. D. Finch Miss Celeste
will teach again In the Sterling schools
this year
The state herald., 1917-08-31

Cofp1Al Guy Trego, who had been
visiting with his parents; Mr.. and krs.
u. a Trego of Holyoke. left last week
for I heyenne, Wyo.
The state herald., 1917-08-31

Illinois reports a ten million
bushel crop of corn. That will
take care of a few hungry peo-
pie.
The state herald., 1917-08-31
President Wilson has rejected
the peace proposal of the Pope.

Since April 1. more than 200,
600 men have volunteered for
service in Uncle Sans army.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-31
ALLIES MAY MAKE NO
FURTHER RESPONSE TO
THE VATICAN s NOTE

London. Aug. 3l.-Iord Robert
cecil, minister Df blockade. today en-
dDrsed President Wilson's reply 10 the
peace proposals Of Pope Benedict and
said he was not certain any further
response would be- necessary This
b. the first official expression Of Opiu-
ION in regard to the presidents note
from any Of the aliiesy.
The president note is II very
magnificent occurrence. said the min
iEter in his weekly interview with tho
associated press. 1T thrilled us all
over here and the opinions which
heard expressed by representatives. Of
lliied countries we're equally warm
nd apDrcciative. am certain that
none Of tine allies would DE able 10
improve upon il. and / am not certain
that any further reply viii be ueces-
sary
There does not appear u me 10 Dc
anything Inconsistent as between the
pres slent's note and the economic pol
les Of the allies as declared at the
Paris conference. The resolutions oi
the allies we're purely defensive meas
urcs and in no way aggressive"
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-31
FAMED
BY STIFF WIND
GROW MEMAC|NG
Slight Rain Gives Little Aid to
Government Fire
Fighters.

Mlsgoula. Aug. 21.--A stiff westerly
Wind cleared away the smoke which
hung over Missouia for three weeks
aad also increased the fire hazard in
n Is district. The situation in general
iu the forests shows Improvement to-
day, according 10 District Forester
Rutledge. although the fires in the
/ !athead forest, near Seely Lake and
in the Bitter Root mountains are still
dangerous
a light rain fell in various sections
y here the fires are being fought. but
Old not extinguish the fires. Ths
ind bled the fire at Seely Lake be-
yond the control line on the south side
aaJ the fire is now approaching closer
to the lake. Many summer homes are
on the lake shore
The situation in the Flathead fOres,
IS bad. The fire fighters have not
beer able to establish a control line
Forest Ranger Fitting reported a firs
today on Bear Creek In the Sez Perce
forest in the Bitter Root mountains
burning fiercely. He expressed doub.s
II holding it within bounds with tht
crew Of s. men. Il had burned oyei
100 acres az the time he reported.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-31
THREE ARRESTED FOR
SENSATIONAL ROBBERY
One Bandit Holds 500 Chicago
Police at Bay for
Hours.

Chicago, Aug 81. - With at least
three of the men said to have been
implicated in the sS.776 pay roll rob
berry Of the winslow Brothers plant
Tuesday. when two express messengers
were killed, under arrest. police said
today that they know the names Of
the remaining two men and expect to
have them under arrest by night
The arrest late yesterday Of Edward
Wheed, ex-convict and cOunterfeiter,
clears up the matter materially. they
say. Wheed was arrested after a
spectacular gun battle in which he op-
posed. single handed, 800 policemen
for two hours, finally surrendering
when he ran out of ammunition. Three
policemen were wounded in the ex-
change of shots. Edward Taylor, also
said to have been implicated in the
affair. was arrested as he was enter
ing the house occupied by Wheed.
Following the arrest of Wheed,
si.010 in gold was found in the house
where he made his stand. Several
hundred dollars is also said TO have
been found wrapped around his legs
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-31
POPE BITTERLY
DISAPPOINTED
BY j. s. REPLY
Benedict Had Hopes American
Note Would Be Most Fa-
vorabIe OF All.
1T LEAVES LITTLE ROOM
FOR RENEWED EFFORT
The Vatican Was Preparing to
Issue Second COmmu-
niCati0n.

Rome, Aug. 31.-lt is stated at the
vatican that Pope Benedict, comment
ina on President Wilson's reply TO his
peace proposals, did not attempt to
conceal his bitter disappointment, and
that he regards the presidents answer
as leaving little room for further peace
efforts at present. It has been no Sc
cret here that the pope hoped for a
more favorable response from the
United States than from anywhere
else.
Before President Wilson'S reply was
read it was said at the vatican that
the responses from the various gov
ernments were expected to be more
| favorable than the tone Of press com
mcnt. Al the game time the pope waS
| reported To have Bignificd his intsn-
ion OF Issuing reply after receiving
answers from all the belligerents
| pointing out questions In regard q
| which all the nations at war might b'
| n agreement and others concerning
which II would be necessary 10 holt
| discussions.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-31
IN THE
MAJOR EFFORT
ON ALL FRONTS
Only Minor Fighting on West
ern Battle LineS-CaS-
ualty Report.
THE WAR SUMMARY.

None Of the three big campaigns
now in progress on western fronts
seems again to have got into full
swing. General Cadorna, whose great
drive for Trieste is perhaps the most
spectacular OF the present operations.
is displaying an activity more pro-
nounced than either General Petain or
General Haig in their respective fields
at Verdun and in the Arras- Flanders
areas. Even the Italian commander.
however apparently is in the midst Of
one of the pauses characteristic OF
virtually all the great drives against
strongly fortified positions In this war.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-31
PEOPLE 5 PEACE
COUNCIL WILL CO
| TO WASHINGTON
'annot Find Meeting Place
y = West to Discuss
Peace.
LOCHh DEMANDS HIS
RIG. OF FREE SPEECH
Statement Says Denial of Con-
Stitutional Privilege is
PruSSianiSm.

Mime spoIis, Aug. 81. - Leaders Of
tho Peoples Council of America an
nounced here today that they would
start for Washington, D. c., tonight to
put the question of their right of hold
ing a national peace convention up to
the federal authorities. In case a hall
cannot be obtained there, il was sug-
gested that the meeting might be held
on the plaza in front Of the capitol.
Decision to put the issue up to off
cial Washington was announced by
Louis T.. Lochner, executive secretary
after "A morning Of conferences with
eastern council leaders over the long
distance telephone.
Earlier in the day tentative plans
had been made for holding the meet.
ing in Milwaukee.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-31
THREE GERMAN SPIES
CONVICTED IN NORWAY

Christiania, Aug. 3i.-Three German
spies have been convicted at Bergen
for supplying information to subma-
rines regarding the sailing time Of ves-
sells which later were torpedoed.
Captain Laven and officer Schwartz.
German citizens. and Thorsen. Nor
wegian. all were given terms in the
penitentiary. Laven was sentenced to
five years. Schwartz to four and
Thorsen to 10 years Imprisonment.
Captain Laven admitted that he
worked under instructions from the
German authorities. He said that
German subjects were forced to obey
such orders.
Norwegian. newspapers in comment
ing on the trial emphasized that the
country must take note OF the fact
that German subjects must obey or
ders from their own country.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-31
TAKING INVENTORY OF
NATIONS FOOD SUPPLY

Washington. Aug. 5l-A volunteer
army made Up Of 10000 American
housewives. 35gG00 thousand mer-
chants and 35.g08 farmers il today
engaged in taking an inventory Of the
nations food supply They are TAX
ing stock Of the food they have on
hand. in the pantry and preserve
closet, on the shelves and under the
counter, in warehouse and grain eis-
vators and in barns and bins on the
farms
As soon as the returns from today's
inventory are complete they viii be
forwarded to Washington for tabuIa-
ton, and the results will be announced
later.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-31
HOOVER NAMES BRITISH
FOOD REPRESENTATIVE
Boards Of Control in England
and America Will Co.
operate.

London. Aug. 3I--Lguls r. Sheldvf.,
Hho Is associated ~ith q London bank
ing firn. has been asked by Herbert e.
Hoover to accept appointment as rep
reseEtaIive Of the American board IN
the United Kingdom. Il il understood
Hr. Sheldon. EhO j. Yale graduate.
has accepted and that il i now being
determined whether he shall become
an attaehe 0f the American embassy.
As SIR. H0Oyer'z representative. Mr.
Sheldon viii deal aith the British food
controller for the purpose Of bringing
about close cooperation hetxeeu the
United states and England 90 regard
70 the control Of food