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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04
SUFFERED FOR
TH|RTY-1W0 YEARS
DUNAvANT ACHEO FROM HEAD TO
FOOT WITH RHEUMATlSM-TAN-
LAC HAS OVERCOME TROUBLES.

rheumatism had me in its clutches for
thlrty-two years, but | haven't had d pain
since Tanlac relieved me twelve months
ago. said b. N. Dunavant, 934 Johl Place,
Memphis, Tenn.
"When | was only seven years DID," Mr..
'Dunavant continued, /" was taken down
with rheumatism and for two years ] was
unable TO walk and had to be carried about
by-a nurse. ! had it in three forms, mus
cular, sciatic and inflammatory and | ached
from the top of my head to my feet and |
simply suffered agony.
Il was down for two and three months
ut a time, unable to do anything, and my
left arm got 20 | couldn't raise it from
my side. When | would have an attack of
nflammatory rheumatism. would have TO
lay my arm on a pillow and many n night
| suffered so ! couldn': sleep a wink. And
when the sciatic rheumatism was mt lis
worst the pain was so great | couldn't lie
IN bed, | would nave to get up and walk
the floor.
II tried medicine after medicine and took
two trips To Hot Springs but nothing gave
me more than temporary relief. Some Of
the medicine | took was 80 strong il got
my stomach all upset. After taking nv see
ond bottle of Tanlac | noticed | could raise
my lett arm without il hurting me. | kept
on taking il until | used six bottles and |
haven't had a rheumatic pain since fin
ishcd my last bottle about Il wear ago. |
have even gone through the past bad win
ter without a PAIN. Tanlac helped my
stomach IN place OF tearing 1t up like 9th
or medicines. Ii gave me 4 fine appetite
and | gained eight pounds. The change
IN my condition has been 20 great that 1
hardly feel like the same man"
Tanlac is sold in Brownsville bv The
Eagle Pharmacy, in Raymondville by Ben
:. Duffield, in San Benito by Svmond's
Pharmacy. in Rio Ilondo BY Rio Hondo
Drug Store and in Harrington ~ Harrington
Pharmacy.
Advertisement
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The commissioners informally discussed
the immediate starting of the tarvia paw
ing on Elizabeth street. Commissioner
Rentfr0 said that, on a recent visit to
Houston. he had talked to the president
of the company who is to do the work and
that the company Is anxious TO start as
soon as possible Replacing of all water
connection pipes in the paved district by
lead piping in order that. once down. the
tarvia will not have to he disturbed. was
discussed, but action deferred until cost
estimates could be received and 4 full
board was present to take the action.
NAY EXCHANGE PARK SITE.
Mr.. Rentfro, chairman of the park com-
mittee, said that the committee hoped to
reach an agreement with Judge Forto this
week whereby the Washington square prop
erty could be exchanged for property more
centrally located and that when this was
done work in the creation of a park would
be commenced.
Following the approving of the bills the
meeting adjourned subject to the call OF
the mayor. Those present at the meeting
were Commissioners W. II. Putegnat. r. b
Rcntfro, C. II. More; City Manager +. ii
Williams and City Attorney Amos Rich.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION %CENTEHHlAL

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May "A m
tional Observance Of the one hnndredih an
niv,rsarv of areanized Sunday school work
in America i being arranged for next sun
day. The day will commemorate the cen
tcnnial anniversary Of the organization 81
the American Sunday school union. Every
Sunday school IN the country j. expected
10 participate in the celebration. Special
for the centennial exercises have
been sent out broadcast from the head
of the union in this city. The
celebration in this city will take on 2 ma
tional character and will continue through
the greater part Of the week.
The American Sunday School union j.
4 pioneer in Sunday school activity. It,
work covers practically every state Of the
union. ID has undertaken it, task in rural
communities. and where the people are
without churches or regular religious ser
vices.
During the century Of in existence the
Union has founded approximately 40 .000
Sunday schools and the work goes on nj
the rate or four q day. The tabulated fig
ares for the wear 1916 showed new school,
organized tn the number of 1913 with 1876
teachers and 6S.S04 scholars. More than
ten times that number were operated dur
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04
BELL.ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it. 25cat all druggists.

sammy" the guests rising in respect TO a
large flag lowered from the rear of the
stage.
August Camiade was the waiter in the
cabaret. The music was under the direc-
ton of Miss Florine Pierce and Mrs. Al
beta Archer Kirby. The accompaniment
for the Bill West speciality was played by
Emile kowalski.
The guests: Miss Emile Browne, Miss
Fanny Landrum, Miss Bertha Hicks. Mr..
Almer Stewart, Mr.. ID. l.. Spero, Miss Lii
han McClain, Miss Katie Lee Galbert, Miss
Alberta Pierce, Miss Anita Kowalski, Mr..
Ill. W. Browne, Mr.. Paul f. Thompson. Mr..
Y. +. Horton, Miss Annabelle Bennett, Miss
Evelyn Bennett, Mr.. Alfred Putegnat, Mr..
H. |. Burns, Miss Marie Starck, Mr.. ID. NJ.
Browne ir., Miss Nora Browne. Mr.. Henry
Celaya, Mr.. T.. b. Armstrong, Mr.. Auguste
Camiade. Mr.. A. w. Reed, Mr.. Edward
liorke, Miss Kathleen Craig. Mr.. Philip
Cleary. Mr.. I. 5. Sheasby. Mr.. Stacy, Mr..
y. +. Kendall ir., Miss Annette Hicks. Mr..
Henry Burt, Miss Mary Thornham, Mr..
Harold Cowen, Miss Julia Browne, Mr..
w. c. Craig ir., Miss Rose T~hornham, Mr..
Augustine Celaya jr.. Miss Catherine
Miss Kathleen Vaughan.
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%@&lR&|

Mrs. +. A. McGary entertained the
Thursday bridge club at her home in
West Brownsville yesterday afternoon! In
the games the guest prize was won by Mrs.
II. Is. Moler, the club prize by Mrs. q. l..
hicks and the consolation went to Mrs.
ID. L. Spero.
The last regular session of the Parent
Teachers association to be held before adj
lournment was held ut the high school
building yesterday afternoon. Mrs. q. s.
Clancy was appointed to spread "Baby
Week literature through the press and
Mrs. II. NJ. Shelton, Mrs. +. C. Pierce, Mrs.
N. +. Kendall and Miss Virginia Mullen
were appointed to Issue bulletins and look
after all forms of publicity aside from the
press. Miss Lizzie Barbour was appointed
to report the baby week activities to the
central committee at Austin.
Mrs. +. c. Pierce, secretary and treas
urer of the organization, reported a bal
ance In the treasury as a result of the sale
of refreshments at the track meet and the
May fete. The funds will go to equip the
- ooln ia t"S HiSH ~chooi ouiiuihs. "a
s~tereograph lecture to be given at an early
date was discussed. The picture machine
is a recent purchase by the association
and as yet no public lectures nave been
given.
Mrs. G. s.. Clancy is hostess TO the Fri
day Bridge club this afternoon at her
home on Levee street.
&
Mrs. I. B. Hart is entertaining the Dill
gent Dozen Needlecraft club this after
noon.
Miss Minnie McClintock returned yesteg-
day from kcrrville where she has been
spending a few weeks with her brother,
Eugene McClintock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04
TEXAS TRAVELLERS IN SESSION

VICTORIA. Texas, May 4.-Decorated
n seldom before IN her history. this city
today extende a hearty welcome to the
delegates assembled from MI over the
State for the annual convention Of the
Texas division of Travellers Protective
Association. The business sessions were
begun this morning and will be continued
until tomorrow. Numerous entertainment
features have been planned for the visitors
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04
Get al The Source Of Your Skin Diseases"

building and tonic properties in thou
sands of cases arising from disorders
II the blood. 1t washes the poisons
from tho system and aids the blood in
its work of cleansing and i~nvigorating
the body organs. throwing on waste
matter. and keeping the body in a nor
nal, healthy condition. W,
Prove these facts for yourself by
taking a bottle Of s. s. S. and write
10 our Medical Department for infor-
nation about your case. Swift
Specific c., 304 Swift Building.
Atlanta, Ca.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04

Don't 10 misled by this term, for
the appearance Of pimplcs, boils or
rashes indicate something more Sc
rious than a mere breaking out" Of
the skin. These crupticns arc. IN
reality. signals from nature that the
blood i impoverished, dchilitatcd and
in need Of help OF course YOU can
sometimes drive away the infected
places by applying q salve or lotion,
hut unless you treat them through the
medium Of Tho Blood, they viii occur
again and arain. -,
s. S. S. has proven ~ wonderful
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04
Valley Onion Market

MISSION, Tex, May 4.-The United
States Department of Agriculture. Bureau
Of Markets, Wednesday afternoon issued
The following bulletin:
Shipments, onions, yesterday, May Ii:
Total ont of the state. ...... % car~
Same day last year 50
Yesterday, out of Laredo, 81 ears: Up
per Counties, 3s ears; Mission, , ears.
Total ont of Laredo to date this wear,
1896; Upper Counties, US; Mission, Dos;
Various. AZ.
Total out of the state 10 same date last
Pro ears.
Total our Of the state TO same date hast
year, 3l99 ears.
Shipping Point Information: Laredo
+. o. b. quotai/c.s; demand improving;
unsetrIed; Yellows No. |. 81 30 10
$40; Wax No. /, sl.40 to $50; Sales.
Yellow, Sl.30 to $l.35: wax, Sl.40 IL SLAB:
bank guarantee. tSales agents prices.)
Mission-Better feeling, but no advance
in prices. Yellows and Wax. 500; boil
ers, 60c; (price TO g~rower.)
Telegraphic reports from this mornings
markets. Jobbing prices (LCL prices on
slarge lots to jobbers):
Clev.land+ Texas arrived. No. ! Vel
low, Sl.75 to s2.l5; Wax No. /, $3.50 10
S2.65.
Minneapolis Texas arrived: 4 on
track, demand good. market steady; Vel
low No. 1, S2.25: Wax No. i, $3.50.
Kansas City, Texas arrived; move
ment slow; few sales account weather:
demand light; market weak; Wax $40 to
$3.50; Yellows, - to $40.
I Cincinnati Texas arrived; unreported
Yesterday, , Texas arrived q on track un-
broken; 9 on track broken; demand light
movement draggy; market weak; No. /
Wax, mostly $3.50: No. | Yellows, -.
Chicago Texas arrived: II on track:
demand good: market unsettled. Wax,
S2.15 to $2.25, mostly $2l5 to $500;
y~ellows, ~ to $2.l5.
Boston, Texas arrived; demand slow
market weak; Fellows. - 10 $3.50, mostly
s2.25 to $3.50.
st. Louis-ll Texas and | Louisiana ar
rived; no early sales; yesterdays demand
low; market weak; Wax, Sl.75 10 S2.25:
yellow, Sl.90.
Detroit Texas arrived; movement
slow; Ycllow~. ~ to S2.l5: Wax, S2.25.
Pitt~burg-s Texas arrived; demand
moderate: market only fair; closing price
yesterday and opening today, Wax No. /,
>l.S5 To- S2.25; yellow No. /, Sl.75 to
$50: few hest, -.
Philadclphia-3i Texas arrived; - on
track unhrokcn; market steady: demand
moderated: No. | Wax, and Yellow, - Ia
S2.15.
New lork-l5 Texas arrived and APP
proximately 1000 package, by boat from
Florida; demand moderate; market firm
No. | and No. , Wax, - to $50; Vel
Laredo, Texas, bulletin April 30th. com
mcntS on car situation as follows:
Laredo district, placed today 81 refrig-
orators and box ears; number of each not
reported; also % refrigerators and 10 box
ears additional. Available for placing. in
definite; 30 refrigorators on way from San
Antonio and may arrive in time for placing
today.
Number crates per ear loaded yester-
day, 535.
Upper Counties, /. 4 G. y. system placed
today, Artesia |, DIlley none, Mellon and
Pearsall 4, Cotulla 4. Delivered to the
Asherton and Gulf for placing, y; to the
5. "A. u. & G., II.
Asherton placed today, ii refrigerators
and 5 box ears.
-. A. u. a q. system, all stations, ?.
reirigerators and ii box ears placed to-
day; GO ears wanted.
q. j. MCDONALD.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04
WAR HALTS Y. M. C. A. PLANS.

UTICA, May THE golden Jubilee con
%vention Of the Young Mems Christian as
sociations Of New York, which was To have
opened in this city today, has been indef-
lnitely postponed because Of the war. In
announcing the postponement the state
committee explains that ii has made plans
to carry on army work among New York
troops, and the holding of the convention
would be impracticable mt this time:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04
Graduation Talks
In Mercedes School
Especial to The Herald.)

MERCEDES, Tex, May 1.-The senior
class of the local high school selected Rev.
M. F. Hill of Edinburg, pastor of the local
Methodist church, to deliver the bacca-
laureate sermon in the school auditorium,
May ID. DIR. Clark from the English de
partment of the University of Texas, will
believer the commencement address Thurs
day, May IL, and on Wednesday afternoon.
May 10. the exercises of the seventh grade
will be held.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04

PEARL OF THE ARMY"
Tenth Episode.
The Silent Army"
A~eroplanes rushing through the air nj so
miles an hour collide in this sensational
episode.
Ham and Bud in the kalem comedy
"JAlLBIRDS"
Some fun with this f~avorite pair of
comedians.
Richard Travers and Marguerite CLAYTON
in the Celebrated Black Cat features
THE EGG"
Two-aci comedy
Tomorrow-Nelc~ka Surratt in the Fox
Photoplay
THE VICTIM"
The most beautifully gowncd star on the
screen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04
TEXAS INTERsCHoLAsTIc MEET.

AUSTIN, Texas, May An army OF
high school athletes recruited from nil over
Texas invaded the capital today to com
pete in the annual track and field games
for the state intcrschola-tic chamnion-
ships. The University of Texas is con
Quoting the meet, which will continue over
tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04

The New York Yankees appear to have
several pitchers of the sharpt,hooting var
iety this season. CuIlop, Caldwell and Mog
ridge, and their understands a. well. are
certainly there or in the vicinity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04

In experimenting with soap bubbles an
English scientist developed apparatus that
blows them large and substantial enought
70 be used a backgrounds for photographs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04

ing the year, caring for nearly a million
pupils.
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STREET PAVING DISCUSSED.

nothing of lasting benefit to the commun
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VALUATION OF CHARTER SOUGHT:
CITY TAKES THE FIRST STEP

Confined from page one)
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RAILROAD SCHEDULE

GULF COAST LINES.
Houston and Brownsville
No. :, lv. $50 a. I'D.
No. 4, ". 400 7. m. F,
No. =. ar. 11:JO a. IN.
No. i, ar. 1885 u. III.
Sam Fordyce and Brownsville II
No. 4. ar. 600 p. IN. -.
No. 10, ". g:I5 a. N.
Mission and Brownsville
No. Z. ar. 1O.25 a. IN. y
No. =, ". 4:3J y. IN.
RIO GRANDE RAILROAD.
BROWNSVILLE Point Isabel
Lv. 900 q. m. Ar. IL 90 n. IN.
Ar. 100 \. M. Nv. so D. H.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04

Miss Minnie McClintock returned yesteg-
day from kcrrville where she has been
spending a few weeks with her brother,
Eugene McClintock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04

Mrs. G. 8. Clancy is hostess. TO the Fri
day Bridge club this afternoon at her
home on Levee street.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-04

Mrs. L. B. Hart is entertaining the Dill
gent Dozen Needlocraft club this after
noon.
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NOTICE TO
SICK WOMEN
Positive Proof That Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Relieves
Suffering.

Bridgcton, NJ. "a cannot speak too
highly Of Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegeta-
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top of me, and then a whole lot OF
other things"
\ chubby little girl in a ncighbOring
cot had a great secret to tell me. She
was sitting up among her pillows, one
arm ana her chest sWathed in q null
titude of bandages.
I'm going home she confided. The
doctor don't know if. and I'm not go
ing to tell him. hut I'm going"
She had suffered four broken ribs
and Il lacoratcd arm. Not a complaint
out of her-nothing but chucllles at
the dismay the doctor would expert
cnce when he should find chat she had
gone home.
Another was rather crestfallcn that
she had no broken bones to display
'But I'm black and blue all over"
she declared Its just hurt me every
where"
Did the sewing machine hit you.
! too?'
II don't know" she confessed. THE
house just went all to pieces around
me, and l didn't know anything. And
then I was lying in the potato patch
and it was raining in my face"
Some regarded the theater as sinful
| but little boy who came to the Red
! Cross headquarters said that the thea.
ter saved him.
I'D Il been killed" he assured me
| earnestly, only | was down town &c
the second show, and it didn't blow
tho theater away
He did not tell me, but one of the
workers did, that his home was lit
terally carried away, and both his ia
Their and mother killed. The Red eros:
was supplying him with food ant
clothing and neighbor was carins
for him.
The city of the dead Jared worse /
possible than the cities Of the living
The most vindictive fury Of the Who'll
storm seemed centered in Dodge Grow
cemetery
Such trees as were not uprooted 0
twisted off short just above tn
ground were stripped of leaves
branches, large limhs-eyepything blu
The stub Of trunk. Even the grave
stones were thrown about like 50 man
bits of wood. some lifted into the al
and driven deep into the soil, other
: shattered to pieces.
In one part of the cemetery a nur
Der of heavy stones were torn frol
' their places and thrown to the ives
;, Not ten feet away the wind had pickle
up an enormous block of solid grant
and thrown it to the east. 1t was liz
a satire on the old Saxon phrase whiC
calls the burial ground Gods Acre
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Storm Victims
Trust God and
the Red Cross
Men, Women and Children Are
StoiCaI in Their Losses of
Loved Ones and Homes
Riddles Brave.
ny CHARLES LEE BPYsoN.

A firm belief in q protecting PrOvi-
denCc, AMI in the Red Cross as one of
the chosen agents of that Providence,
was one of the first things that CON
frOnted visitor IL Mattoon and
Charleston after the terrible tornado
which swept across both cities in the
spring. This attitude was best cxem-
plifcd in a rddlc-aged man I found
amid the ruins of Mattoon, but in vary
ing degrees it was shown by almost
every grown person l questioned.
I encountered this man in the very
heart of the wrecked district He sat
on T. little heap of timbcrS. Beside him
lay the crushed frame and wheels OF
an inexpensive baby cab. All around
him were boards. splintcrs, bricks. bits
Of bedding and household furniture
grist that had gone through the mill
Of the storm miller. | asked him If
he had been in the storr-though his
arm in splints and the lump on his
head were evidence that he had.
"Ycs, this was my house." ne re-
piled simply.
did you lose anyOne!
ooh yes. My baby and my fve-ycar-
old were killed. Ny wife and four 9TH
crs got hurt, but they're getting bet
ter"
I expressed my sympathy and
added:
"And vet It seems to me you're
| lucky that anyone ut al is left.
don't see how n cat could come alive
4 through such 4 wreck rs this
at was God watched over them.
! he answered earnestly. Il always
1 asked him to look after them. and HI
/ did. He took the ones he wanted. ant
left the ones he didn't want yet"
Having no argument against hi
| philosophy, ] inquired after the in
iurcd wife and children.
"Oh, the Red Cross is caring 70
them" he replied brightly. "They ar
surely doing n good work. Doctors an
.a.,.Hxzs4zspxyrnsurz-vrzs,,r
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nurses and hospitals and things to eat
they're doing great things for Mat
toon."
| got him to talk further on his ex-
pcricnces in the storm. He had not
been ut home, but near Charleston, sew
eral miles to the cast. He and several
other men had taken refuge in Il barn,
but it was carried away and all were
more or less injured. lie was fclled by
Il bcam-or something, he could not be
sure what-Striking him on the head.
Then he was pinned by an immense
splinter driven through his arm.
1T was Gods Will" was his only ex
PLANTATION.
Not far away I found n woman Of
siyty-two clamhoring over the wreck
ago picking radishcs from a garden
which was buried under fragments of
her and her ncichbors' houses.
'niG you live hcrc?'
eyes. This was my house" She
swung her arm in comprehensive
senicircle, taking in much of the land
/ acapc. give rooms full Of the incest
I furniture"
"Wcre you at home? Did you get
hurt?"
"Oh, yes, it broke three ribs, in.
| iured my spine, and hurt ne all over
was the cheerful response. -Four
hours after the storm they found ms
under that pile Of timbcrs."
There WAS not = word of complaint
Only praise for tho Red Cross. and III,
hone chat If shn could got tho brick,
ana 1lanks off her garden, she Nigh
grow some potatoes.
That WAS tho spirit everywhere
Nothing to complain Of, and a gener
Gus appreciation Of the response Of tn
Red Cross with surgeons and nurse
and whatever was needed to help then
back to a normal life again.
The children actually made Il sor
of holiday of it. found nWnbe
of them in the Methodist Memorial
hospital in Nation, and they wer
4 glad to have visitor who would lis
ten to their stories.
ut hurt my icg-iust look ~ q
claimed q young lady Of perhaps Mn
years, pulling III her hospital gov
and displaying with pride handagt
, from ankle to thigh. and my arm
too-sce?'
A nurse whispered that a great dc;
of flesh had been torn from the le
but that she was improving nicely.
do you remember what happened
| asked her.
r "Sure. The window broke in, and Il
: wind slammed me down in co
| ncr and the sewing machine went {