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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17
LOCAL LIBRARY
GETS 70 BOOKS
UNIQUE NEW YORK ORGANIZATION
is TOLD OF LOCAL WORK BY MRS.
J. B. WELLS AND DAUGHTER.

\ eift which will Ice very greatly appre.
ciated by the Learners Circulating Librar,
comprises seventy five selected books
which have been donated by the Sunwi,,
Turn of New York City.
This generous gift was rendered Ia III,
Learners Library through the thought
~tulne>s of Mrs. James Ii. Wells. who j. nj
present visiting New York City with her
daughter. Miss Zoe Wells.
The Sunwise Turn il an unique sort OF
institution, conducted by two talented
lating library. Mr.. Wells and Mis- Wells
visited the Sunwi>e Turn and met the
ladies who are conducting the place. In
the course Of the conversation on libraries.
Mrs. Wells told of the circulating library
operated by the Learners Club of Browns
vile. The Sunwi>e Turn ladies becace in
terested and rendered the gift of - books.
which. of course. nave been accepted
gratefully. The new books are expected
shortly.
The library has had Il somewha; preca-
riou~ existence. owing 10 the limited mum
Der of members. Otter il has been riff
cult. II not impossible 10 pay the rent.
amounting 10 SD monthly, for the quar-
tiers occupied. Had il not ben for the gen
erous assistance of several army officers
during the past two wears. il would have
been impossible 10 make ends meet.
In Acknowledgement of the free use of
the books and reading room rendered the
by the management. the army peo-
pie have at times interested themselves Ia
the extent of paying the rent-a most
timely and highly appreciated lift. BY a
recent decision of the Brownsville Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs. the federation j.
assisting in paying the rent.
The management would appreciate dona-
tions of money or of new books ~ any
who are Interested in this enterprise. which
provides high class reading of aIl kinds
for the nominal membership fee OF one
dollar annually. any worthy person being
entitled Ia the privilenee.
The ladies conducting the library give
their services entirely free. and keep
the library open every afternoon and even
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17
Would End War Bv
Potato Bug Weapon

WASHINGTON. ID. G.. Nov. 1.-THE
war will soon be over. An Ohio man will
:" rud' in absolutely essential To Ger
corps officials here that they direct their
a%viators to drop potato bugs over Ger
many. lie declares there are NJ potato
bugs in the kaiSers realm. and since the
|">pud" IL absolutely c~-ention to Ger
many'~ economic welfare, the dropping Of
Murphy de~troyer~f over the Rhine
country would quickly terminate hostili-
ties. Simple, isn't il! Marine corps Of
|%ficials think 70.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
NJ. G1.I.

No. btb.
TIE STATE OF TEXAS.
To the Sheriff or any Constable of Cameron
County, Erecting:
GIillcrmo Reyes. Administrator If the estate
~ Pedro harcia Icncvidrz. deceased. having
filed IN our county court his final account Of
the condition If the estate uf sail Pedro Garcia
Ecncyidez. deceased. together with an applica-
ton 10 be discharged from said administration.
You are hereby commanded. that ~ publ
cation VI this writ for twenty days in a news
paper regularly published in the county Of
Cameron. for 2 period of not less than one
wear, You give due notice a. al persons inter
estcd in the account for final settlement If
said estate. a. file their objections thereto. il
any they have. un ur before the November
term. 1917. Of the said county court. com
mcncinE and 10 he holden AZ the court house Of
sid county. in Brownsville. Texas. on the 18th
day Of November. in the year 1917. when said
account and application will be considered by
said court.
Witness my hand and seal If office. mt
brownsville. Texas. this -9th a.; ~ October
1917. JOSEPH WEBB.
Clerk County Court Cameron County, Texas
by :. NasqucZ. Deputy.
] hereby certify the above to be a true copy.
(ScalD w. II. NANN.
Sheriff Cameron County. Texas.
1O2920r
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17

AMSTERDAM. Netherlands. Nov. IL
standard shoe .u Ic introduced ~
Germany thi~ winicr..accordin to the Ger
man papr-. Millions MI pair will hc
manufactured. being made UT Y leather
substitute. The ~olc- viii be formed Of
wood 'nd small pieces VI leather.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17
AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN cHURCt

Rev. Angus McNuir. pastor u tie AInrTlcln
Presbyterian church. Ninth and Elizabeth
streets. announces the following services for
Sunday:
Sabbath school. 9:ij a. IA.
Preaching service. every second and fourth
>abl,aihs II the month az II "a. m.
Prayer service every "Wednesday evening ~
$50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17
Church Notices
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH.

|, Rev. ]. 4. Kuffncr. The newly a%rriyrI pas
tor IF the First Methodist church. will preach
~ both the morning and evening service sun
day.
Sunday school. 9::i0 4. m.
Preaching. IL u. m.. subject: "Cu-uperltinn.
Epworth League. D.. m.
Preaching. 1:i5 u. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17
SACRED HEART CHURCH.

The Glowing services M the Church IL the
Sacred Heart are announced:
200 a. m.. holy communion and mass.
$50 a. m. Sunday school.
$500 n. m. high mass and sermon.
$50 y. m, holy rosary. Answers t. qucs-
ton box.
Benediction Of the blessed sacrament.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH

The usual services are announced for sun
day M the Church ~ the Immaculate toncep-
ton. Twelfth and Jefferson streets. Masses will
be held ut q. 80. - and 1870 o'clock in the
morning. the 2 o'clock mass being especially for
the children. At I::i0 in the evening there will
be Holy Rosary, sermon and bcnediction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17
MEXICAN BAPTIST CHURCH.

Corner KouIcvnrd and Aulms street.
Sunday schon! al $50 4. M. Classes for m
ages. Competent teachers. Discussions in
Spanish. Preaching service every Sunday even
Ing ~ 1:30
Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening at
go.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

Services for Sunday ~ the First Baptist
church. corner ~ Eighth and Elizabeth streets,
have ben announced as follows:
Sunday school. $50 4. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Dr. :. II. lIallam. pastor ~ the Central
Christian Church. announces the following sun
day services:
Sunday School. 9:IJ 4. IN.
Morning worship II a. ~. Tn public is in
vitrd to attend.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17

Thermometers nave been invented IN a
kentucky physician on which the scale be-
gins with zero II the freezing point and IL
divided into 100 parts until the normal
human body temperature i reached.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17
81 Should Worry :
Now About corns!"
They Peel of With "Gets-It."

Two corns are no worse than one,
md one is nothing At all-when YOU
use "Gets-It," the one real corn
shrinker, corn loosener.. peel-it-
right-on corn-remover. That's Dc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17

There is more Cafarrh In this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together. and for years IL was sup
posed 10 be incurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies. and by constantly failing
70 cure with local treatment. pronounced
IL incurable. Catarrh is a local disease.
greatly Influenced by constitutional con-
ditions ana therefore requires orstitu-
tional treatment. Halls Caiarrh Medi-
cine. manufactured by H. J. Cheney *
Co. Toledo. Ohio. IL a constitutional
remedy. Is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
Of the System. one Hundred Dollars re-
ward Is offered for any case that Hairs
Catarrh Medicine fails TO cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
I'll y. CHENEY X co. Toledo. Ohio
Sold hy Druggists. 75c.
HnIra EarnllN pills fnr consultation
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17

Paul Stump came down from San An
tonic ~ spend several days IN the city Nh
business.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17

~ WIFI ~ 1T0.E0
One Foot, Corn Free.
cause two drops OF "Gets-It" eases
your c~orn-pains at once, and you
know that that old corn has been
"nipped In the bud" "Gets-It'
makes cutting and digging at n
corn and fussing with bandages.
salves or anything else entirely un-
necessary Remember "Gets-It" In
You'll not nave TO take OF your
shoe or pumps under the table mt
the cafe to ease your squirming
soul. See that you get "Gets-It."
Don't be insulted by limitations. ESQ
is all you need pay at any drug
store for "Gets-It," or IL will be
Chicago. Ill.
Sold in Brownsville and recommen
y the worlds best corn remedy by w.
lillmann and the Eagle Pharmaes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17

=. 4. Pullcn Of Houston II 2 business
| visitor i'll The city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17

WHETHER IT'S COLD az HOT
WELL SERVE HOT CHOCOLATE.
EAGLEF0MT.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17

The Brownsville Musical Club met YES
terday afternoon at IN cElks club. Mis-
Anita kowal~ki directed the club. The
club l. looking forward To their next meet
ing, when il j. expected their newly elect
ed director. Miss Penelope Peterson. will
he with them. Miss Peterson arrived
home yesterday but was prevented from
illness of her mother.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17

Mrs. Katherine Stringfellow. assistant
secretary of the Rio Grande chapter Of the
Red Cross, announced today that the chap
ter has arranged To buy AT Wholesale GER
tain articles which may he used in The
Christmas packets for the soldiers. two
hundred of which are being prepared by
members of the chapter. The articles are
on sale ut the Red Gross workroom IN the
city hall, and include, tobacco. cigarettes
playing cards, milk chocolate bar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17

So firmly do some scientists maintain
10 conditions resembling diseases in Or
ganic matter that 4 German navy yard
maintains an expert 10 study the question.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-17

Mrs. Keith Williams returned To her in
company with her husband. Mrs. vii
lams was entertained by many friends
during her short stay here. Those who ex-
tended her courte~ieS were MeSdameS
Blanche X. Loew. b.. l.. Cain, King Mason.
John Gregg. ". Il. McDavitt, II. b. Moler
and III. Nj. Shelton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29
)evastated Homes Of
Beethoven's Ancestors

To What Extent Was Beethoven German2-
His Admiration for Democracy and England's In
,ttutions-The German Vandals in Belgium
Church in Louvain Where His Grandfather
Taught and Sang
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29

van Beethoven, Of the Malines branch,
in 1874, and the same year Cornelius
was proxy godfather for Ludwig's first
child.
Now we reach the point where our
war pictures come into play, and we
wonder how much German feeling
would remain in Beethoven's heart
could he read and see what the Ger
mans did to the ancestral home of his
family three years ago next month.
About seven miles northeast Of Rot
selaer lies Aerschot, where, between
August 10 and August 81, 1914, the rec
ords show that 1886 houses were burned,
1000 plundered and $50 inhabitants
killed. The villagers had offered no re-
sistance or other provocation. After
this destruction the Germans admitted
the innocence Of their victims" says
Mr.. Toynbee, after filling fifteen pages
Of his book with the heartrending de-
tails. at was a beastly mess" Ger
man non-commissioned officer confessed
to one Of the monks in the church Of
Aerschot on August 29. at was our
soldiers who fired, but they have been
punished" At Rotselaer 81 houses .yere
burned, 38 civilians killed and 100 de-
ported to Germany "A girl who was
raped by FIVE Germans went out Of her
mind" A blind octogenarian was
among the deported, and the sick wife
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29

grated to Bonn, to Join the court or
chestra Of the Elector of Cologne. He
belonged, therefore, to the country Of
Sweelinck, and was the second great
Dutchman to influence the cause of
German art" write subject to cor
rection (for a reason already limited
att, but think that Sir Charles Is mis-
taken in saying that Beethoven's father
went from Antwerp to Bonn with his
grandfather. This would naturally i'm
ply that his grandfather had married in
the Netherlands, that the composers
grandmother was a Flamand, his father
wholly a Flamand, and that half Of the
blood in the veins of the composer was
Flemish, since his mother was a ma
tive of the Rhine country. Beethoven's
grandfather, however, was only twenty
one years old when he was appointed
court musician at Bonn by Clement Au-
gust, Elector of Cologne, in March,
1888, and his son Johann, who was
Beethoven's father, was born in Bonn
in 1889 or 1740. Ludwig van Beethoven,
the grandfather, married Josepha Poll
in the year 1888, but whether before
leaving his fatherland or in Bonn I
cannot now say.
Ny thoughts have been turned to the
ancestral home of the composer by an
account of its devastation by the Ger
mans in the early days of the war now
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29
EDITH STOREY 'OBLICES

man for all parts. IL restricts en-
actress in her work, for in selecting
her stories she is bound to favor those
whose hero has some resemblance to
her hero-you understand l mean the
leading man who has been assigned 20
her or to whom she has been as
signed"
Miss Storey has a beautiful speaking
voice which makes one regret that she
must always be seen, and not heard,
and it was no surprise when she told
me that she had been on the stage for
years before she chose the silent
drama. She made her stage debut fif-
teen years ago, when she appeared with
Eleanor Robson in Audrey" As Miss
Storey is not yet twenty-five years old,
not very big ct that time. However,
she Immediately made an impression,
on the powers that be, and she was
soon assigned to play the leading part
in "The Little Princess" For three
years Miss Storey remained with that
company, and, having outgrown her
baby part, she essayed some Of the
more grown-up parts, and was net
found wanting. During her career
with "The Little Princess" she played
every part in the production. Her
work in this play was followed by an
engagement in "Rebecca Of Sunnybrook
Farm" That was the last stage pro-
duction in which she was seen.
Since that time she has been steadily
climbing the ladder which leads away
up into the stars, and has portrayed
all sorts Of characters, from Glory
Quayle, in "The Christian" to the
lightest comedy roles. Her best work,
however, is done in emotional parts,
and this Is the sort Of pictures in
which the Metro intends 70 have her
appear.
Edith Storey is like child in her
enthusiasm. She is just back from
Chicago, where she visited the con-
vention and made public appearances,
and she was eager to talk about her
experiences.
81 never had made a public appear
ance before, and I was really quite de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29

raging in Europe, entitled "The Ger
man Terror in Belgium; An Historical
Record" by Arnold J. 'Toynbee, late
Fellow Of Balliol College, oxford. New
York: George II. Doran Company The
account is drawn from official English
and German reports and illustrated by
copies Of photographs, some Of which,
pertinent to this discussion, are repro
Guced herewith. To explain their peril
nence an outline Of the history Of the
origin Of the composers family is nee
essary.
In the seventeenth century family
Of van Beethovens lived in the Belgian
villages Of Rotselaer, Leefdal and
Berthen, all in the neighborhood Of
Louvain. Another branch Of the fam
lily, no doubt related to the first, lived
in Malines. A member Of the first fam
lily settled in Antwerp about 1850. A
son Of this Beethoven, named Wilhelm,
or William, had eight children. one Of
which, Heinrich Adelard, was the father
of the composer, who was named Lud-
wig, after him. he was Heinrich Ad-
elard's third son, and was baptized in
Antwerp on December %, 17l2. Lud-
wig van Beethoven, son Of Heinrich Ad-
elard, left the house Of his parents Sc
cretly and went TO Louvain, where he
secured the position Of tenor singer in
the Church Of St. Peter on November
.. 1881. A week later the young man
Che was eighteen years of age) was ap-
pointed substitute for three months Of
the choirmaster (Phonaskus), who was
Gil. When he went TO Bonn do not
know. but the Electoral decree appoint
ing him court musician at. Bonn is
dated March, 1888 He was a bass
singer In the Electoral chapel and at
the Court Theatre, became chapelmas-
ter at later late, and died when the
great composer, his grandson, was
about three years old. II was from his
grandfather that the composer inner
tied his gifts Of genius and character.
He treasured his memory throughout
his life, and laid great-store by his por-
trait which he received from Bonn
when he was already famous man In
Vienna.
The family of van Beethoven living
in Malines comes into history in 1854,
and members Of it also went TO Bonn,
whether before or after Grandfather
Ludwig is not known; but he was a
witness 20 the marriage OF Cornelius
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29

Of a physician, who had been dragged
out Of bed, died on the way to Ger
many. The photographs printed here
with show what happened TO the Church
Of st. Peter, at Louvain, where Bee
thoven's grandfather filled the parts of
tenor singer and singing master. A lit
tie bit singular, is it not-perhaps sig
nifcant-that a maisOn AmericGirs
should have been left standing amidst
the ruins? Mr.. Toynbee does not sum
up the horrcrs of massacre and incen-
diarism at Louvain, which fill seventy
pages Of his book. What happened to
Malines is summed up thus: an Ma
lines itself they lthe Germans) de-
stroyed 1900 houses from first TO last
and revenged themselves atrociously on
the civil population. A Belgian SOL
der saw them bayonet an old woman in
the back and cut of a young woman's
breasts. Another saw them bayonet
woman and her son. They shot a po
lice inspector in the stomach as he came
out Of his door, and blew of the head
Of an old woman at a window. A child
Of two came out into the street as
eight drunken soldiers were marching
by. A man in the second file stepped
aside and drove his bayonet into the
child's stomach. He lifted the child
into the air on his bayonet and carried
it away, he and his companions still
singing. The child screamed when the
soldier struck it with his bsyonet, but
not afterward This incident Is re-
ported by two witnesses. Another
woman was found dead with twelve
bayonet wounds between her shoulders
and her waist Another, between six
teen and twenty years old, who had
been killed by bayonet, was kneeling,
and her hands were clasped, and the
bayonet had pierced both hands. also
saw a boy of about sixteen continues
our witness, who had been killed by a
bayonet thrust through his mouth In
the same house there was an old woman
lying dead" Our pictures show what
happened TO Cardinal Mercier's state
and throne rooms at Malines. There Is
no evidence that the great genius In
whom the Beethoven families which
went from Rotselaer and Malines
lowered was given to study of the Holy
Scriptures, but once he wrote in a let
ter TO a friend: To-day will give you
a text from the Bible: Little children,
love one another!'"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29
By HARRIETTE UNDERHILL

EDITH STOREY has taken up her
IL habita. in the Metro studio,
carrying with her her fund Of magnet
ism, talent, experience and charm, and
now every one is wondering II she
isn't really engaged to Antonio No
reno, after all.
AS soon as We found that we were
going to meet our favorite screen
actress in the flesh we made up our
mind that that question would be the
first one we would put to her. How
ever, Edith Storey isn't the sort whom
one can ask personal questions, and so
it was not until she introduced the
subject that we found courage to say:
well, are you engaged to Mr.. Mo-
reno?" Her answer was ambiguous, but
for those who are interested we will
give it exactly as she gave it to US:
81 think It is not a wise idea for
screen actress to stick TO one leading
man" She smiled when she said il.
"You know, according to the film
fans, I am a woman with a variegated
past. They have been making my ar.
rangements for me for years. In this
case they are gentle; they have al
lowed me the luxury Of long engage
ment but, when was playing with
Earle Williams, they passed up all
such formalities. One morning I woke
up and learned that was married to
Mr.. Williams, and then when we parted
and went to separate stardom they had
to do something, so they divorced US.
There really Is material for two good
scenarios Of the lurid kind. They
could be labelled Wife in Name Only
and Parted by the Public Mr.. Mo-
reno is delightful to work with, but I
think it Is unwise TO have one leading
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29

heard that his hero had been pro-
claimed Emperor. Yet It was TO pre-
vent him from accepting the post Of
chapelmaster at the court Of Jerome
Bonaparte at Cassel that his royal and
princely friends bound him TO Austria
by contracting to pay him an annuity.
Even after he had entered into this
obligation he sought means TO evade it
in order to visit Italy. A touching bit
Of evidence of his admiration for the
English people and their political in
stitutions is the fact that on his death
bed he insisted on having one Of his
visitors read the whole Of a speech
made in Parliament TO him. Il am
writing this far from my records, but
think that the speech was one of Can
ning's IN favor Of recognizing the re-
publican governments of South Amer
;ca.)
The evidence is ample that, politi-
cally at least, the blood Of brave little
Holland flowed in Beethoven's veins.
Was he so remote in ancestry and time
from the Netherlands that ne could not
be considered one of her sons? In an
article on folksongs written by Sir
Charles V. Stanford in "The Musical
Quarterly" he insisted, on speaking Of
him as a Flamand, and in History Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29

az. FOR the Rhineland, where he was
and cited his long domicile in
-.,na as proof Of his Germanism. But
as German claim upon the great
-,pOet wholly invulnerable? There
= few Latin phrases oftener in the
;s--an mouth lfonder Of Latin quota
!. than any other mouth on earth)
~ Ubi bene, ibi patriG, though this
~ has taught US that, so far as hun
Il, Of thousands Of Germans in the
-rsi States are concerned, conduct
q vrofession do no more adhere and
a, place together than the Hun
s3,h Psalm TO the tune Of Green
.srss'" Measured by the proverb,
saoyen was never a German, least
tIa German Of the Prussian type in
4, and that he was the worst Of
lI.rians during his Vienna sojourn
.Eht TO be known of the world. He
snt away from Bonn when he was not
ute twenty-five years old and never
s.urned TO it During the thirty-fve
Ears Of life which remained to him,
I.ich be spent in Vienna, he was per-
APPS as unruly q subject as might have
zen found within the Austrian Empire.
is explosions against the imperial
.ssrt we're many and loud, and he was
i'o.seted from the consequences which