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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

him TO the eyes and hardened her heart
against his discomfort, while she kept
the handkerchief cool on his head and
between times swept the floor with a
carefully dampened broom and wiped
the dust off things and restored the
room to its most cheerful atmosphere
of livableness.
"Wan' a drink" mumbled Ward,
with a blanket over his mouth and a
raveled thread tickling his nose so that
he squirmed.
Billy Louise went over and laid her
fingers on his neck. II can't tell
whether it's grease or perspiration,"
she said, laughing a little. "What are
you squirting up your nose for? Sure
ly to goodness you don't mind that
little, harmless travelling? If you
wouldn't go on breathing, it wouldn't
wriggle around so much - Neyerthe-
less, she plucked the tormentlng
thread and threw it on the floor.
"Gimme = drink" Ward mumbled
again.
InereS more sage TEA
"Waughi"
81 suppose that means you aren't
crazy about sage tea Well, | might
give you a teenty-weenty speck more
of coffee. You can't have water yet.
you know. You've-you've got to
sweat like a niger in a cotton patch
first"
Ward grunted something and after
wards signiied that he would take the
coffee and call it square.
The next time she went near him he
was wrinkling his lean nose because
beads of perspiration were standing
there and slipping occasionally down
to his cheeks.
"Fine! You're two niggers in a cot
ton patch now" she announced cheer
ingly. "And Mr.. Hookin' Cough will
have to hunt another home, | reckon
You weren't half as hoarse when you
swore last time"
1t was physically impossible for
Ward to blush, since he was already
the color of a boiled beet; but he
looked guilty when she uncovered the
rest of his face and wiped off tho
gathered moisture. ST didn't think
you'd hear" he grinned emb%arrassedly.
81 was listening for it, buckaroo. I'd
have been scared to pieces if you
hadn't cussed a little. I'd have thought
sure you were going to die. A man."
she added sententiously, Railways has a
chance as long as he's able to swear,
It's like a horse wiggling his ears"
The comparison reminded her that
she intended to shut Rather in the
hay corral; she dried Wards hands
hastily, pulled the wolf-skins off the
bed, and commanded him to keep COW
cred until she came back. She ran
down bareheaded to the stable, saw
Rather industriously boring his nose
into the stack, and put up the gate.
When she went into the cabin again,
Ward gave a start and opened his eyes
like n who had been doing. Billy
Louise smiled with qualification. He
was better. She knew he was better.
She did not speak, but went wei to
the stove and pretended to be busy
there, though she was careful to make
no noise. When she turned finally and
glanced toward the bed, Ward was
asleep.
Billy Louise took a deep BREATH tip
toed over to the bench beside the table,
sat down, and pillowed her head on
her folded arms. She wanted to cry,
and she needed to think, and she was
deadly, deadly tired.
ITO Be Continued.l
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
CHAPTER XIV.
Billy Louise Gets a Surprise.

80"
FRIGHTENED, worried, sick at
IL heart because her crowding doubts
and suspicious had suddenly de-
veloped into black certainty just when
she had thought them dead forever,
Billy Louise rode up the narrow,
rocky gorge. She had come to have a
vague comprehension of the tempta-
ton Ward must have felt. She had
come to accept pityingly the possibility
that the canker of old influences had
eaten more deeply than appeared on
the surface. She had set herself
stanchly beside him as his friend, who
would help him win back his self
respect. She felt sure that he must
suffer terribly with that keen, analyti-
cal mind of his, when he stopped to
think at all. He had no warped ethics
wherewith to ease his conscience. She
knew his ideas of right and wrong
were as uncompromising as her own,
and If he stole cattle, he did 1t with
his eyes wide open to the wrong he
was doing. And yet
'That's bad enough, but to try and
fasten evidence on someone else I"
Billy Louise gritted her teeth over the
treachery Of 1t. She believed he had
done that very thing. How could she
help 1t? She had seen the corral and
had seen Ward ride away from 1t In
the dusk of the evening; or she be-
lieved she had seen him, which was
the same thing. And she knew what
lay behind him. Was his version of
the past after all the correct one?
Might not the paragraph she had
burned been nothing more than the
truth?
Billy Louise fought for him fought
with her stern, youthful Judgment
which was SO uncompfomising. 1t takes
years of close contact with life to
give one a sure understanding of hui
man weakness and human endeavor.
At the ford, when Blue would have
crossed and taken the trail home, Billy
Louise refined him impulsively the
Other way. Until that instant she had
not intended to seek Ward, but once
her fingers had twitched the reins
against Blues neck, she did not hest
tate; she did not even argue with her.
self. She just glanced up at the sum-,
saw that it was not yet noon-so much
may happen in two or three hours +
and sent Blue up the hill at a lope.
She did not know what she would
do or what she would say when she
saw Ward.
The two mares fed dispiritedly at
the lowest corner of the field, their
hair rough with exposure to the win
ter winds and the storms, their ribs
showing. With all the hay he had put
up, Ward might at least keep his
horses In better shape, Billy Louise
censured, as she passed them by.
Farther along, Billy Louise heard a
welcoming nicker and turned her head.
Here came Rather, thin-fanked and
rough-coated, trotting down a shallow
gulley to meet Blue. The two horses
chummed together whenever Ward
WAS at the Wolverine. Billy Louise
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
GOV, HOBBY FORMALLY CALLS
LEGISLATURE TO SPECIAL
SESSION; FEB. 26 DATE

AUSTIN. Tex. Feb. ln-Gnvcrnnr
Hobby today ISSUED formal, hi- proclaim
aiion caiiine thc iceiyfTturc ID -faii i1f is5z-
sion February 2G WI lU w wv. Tac first
five subcct- submitted tur consideration
will deal with liquor regulation providing
for a dry zone of ten milc~ around ihc
army camps III Texas and the regulation
of commcrcialized wee. The governor pro-
poses to make it felony to -hip M -cll
Intoxicating liquor into q dry zone. Three
other subjects ore the "rchcf uf TIE
drouth stricken the amendment t0r thr
conservation of natural resource ri the
state and Ia enact " uniform depository
law IN the state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
FAV0RS
us. OWNERSHIP
SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA SAYS
HE WOULD RETAIN CONTROL OF
RAILROADS AFTER THE WAR.

WASHINGTON, ID. g.. Feb. l9-pcr-
manent government ownership of The rail
roads rather than government control
during the war was advocated bv Senator
johnson of California In a speech oppo~-
lng the senate draft of the administration w
railroad bill. lie protested vigorously the
proposed rate of compensation Ia rail
roads. Johnson also expressed approval
of President Wilson's recent stand against
secret diplomacy and the president, policy
of addressing congress from time tu time
In the open from the world.
IL advert To this subject the senator
said. 'becau>e | deprecatc the undcno-
cratic and I'M American suppression and
repression which characterized the first
few months of entrance into the war and
yet obtains in seine circles.
He said at first it was considered 4
crime to complain of any Deficiencies.
"Tc people should know what the gov
ernment is DOING he said "Disloyaltv
and treason cannot thrive in the light.
Neither can incompctencv. Official sup
preston and concealment are a. vicious
a. secret diplomacy and private bargaining
which President Wilson 20 Justly CON
.demns. The prctcnse that the people can
not be told the truth l. the artiicc of in
competent men who are afraid To face the
test of public scrutiny
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
CHILDREN WILL
HAVE AUXILIARY
RED Cross DRIVE FOR MEMBERS IN
IUNi0R HE'D CROSS IN PROGRESS
In SCHOOLS OF THE CITY.

Plans tcr thr Organization of Junior
cd Cro-~ chapter ARE being mad, IVY both
thc county uHd ciN schools AIr- mn. III.
-luuc-. SECRETARY al the he'd Gross chapter.
HAS been appointed general chairman oi
this work und ua- already taken tur matter
up with ihe school auihort en-.
IA. Raymond Bullock, principal wit the
Brownsville h-h school, ha- been named
chairman "a charge ol organization III the
Brownsville independent School District.
Ihc board ot education tor thc district
yesterday afternoon adopted resolution
endorsing thc formation ol JUNIOR Red
Gross M th, Brownsville high school
County School superintendent w. ~
Juuruun hu- hecu appointed tu conduct wv
drNe ior membership in thc schools under
.h.- control and ha~ promised fullest co-
operation.
The drive M membership ia the Junior
Red Gross WY WV Ia-t throughout thc school
week, ending un Friday, Washington.
birthday. Memberships n the Junior Red
Gross ary Sold tor -l cents carh. The
Junior auNiEaric- will hc gwen the same
opportunity ;u do tLe work W. me nation
tAaI WY accorded their elders. The older
-rl- viii he instructed I'm the manufacture
oI surgical dre~-ing- while the Younger
Ones w.l bc given -uch simple tut ucce>
-urN tasks u- ihe making of shot bags and
other KNIT a. and sewing their ability per
mit-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
Unable to Buy Paper
Publication Suspends

TT Democrats. 4 newspaper published n
The City Of Mexico. and which for some
time has been barred from the lnitcd
States because of pro-Gcrman articles. has
suspended publication. Announcement Anal
the action on the part of the publisher oi
the paper reached the border Yesterday.
The editors -ay that they have suspended
Indefinitely because Q fthcir inability to
obtain print paper. They allcse that they
have been '.black listed" hv American print
paper houses and cannot obtain stock upon
which to issue their paper.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
(BY DR.. ]. ]. MORTON)
PART w.

Pruning IN a sub-tropical climate and of
ent undertaking to pruning in the temperate
sections. DO not try ia prune citrus tree
a You would prune pear tree or other
tree of similar habit. Yet il must he said
that the general principle of pruning is the
same in both eases, and the knowledge of
pruning obtained in northern country
will he of great advantage when adjusted
to the citrus requirements.
Pruning has its placc-a pronounced
place-in the economic production of fruit.
When looked at in itS conservative aspect.
and without the imaginary frlls of the the
orist, ii i as essential in the economy Of
fruit production a. any other factor. not
excepting the tree itself IT. necessity can
readily he seen by the true horticulturist
1t will show definite results when properly
performed. 1t will never produce an iniu-
nv To the plant or tree. or in any way nee
ative its utility. unless carclcssly perform
ed. When performed by the careless per
son who does not take time to master it,
details, it must not he called pruning"
IL u tEcfl titSNcu IL tree
What are some Of the results of pruning!
j. pruning established in value by expert
ence, and where and by whom! These
would he very pertinent questions If asked.
Let IL see what i the answer. If we
were TO investigate the actual quantity Of
fruit grown in California and Florida we
should learn that trees intclligently prun-
ed have given more than three boxes of
oranges To the tree. while the tree not
pruned have only given from 400 to GOO
fruit To the tree. with larger percentage
of cullS. The quantity to the tree in Flori-
da i in excess of California. This Is part
ly due Ia climatic conditions. and i exclud-
ing the Navel orange which produces more
fruit in California than in Florida While
il must he admitted that no very exhaust
i've research work has been conducted in
the United States along the line of pruning
as vet (probably il was deemed unneces-
sary). this and other experiences could he
accepted without fear of contention. Yet
there might he Il doubt east on this find
ing were it solely dependent on experiences
in this country: but il i not.
In different countries in Europe the re-
suits and benefits of pruning have been
noted and discussed for many centu-
ric~ that pruning a Il factor in producing
fruit, particularly good fruit. has been
generally accepted a. indispensable as the
necessity of harvesting the fruit wher
ripe. just because a few people have not
seen a text book covering the subject and
approving of it in language 10 suit then
taste. is no good reason why the publ,
should not accept the Judgment of tn,
Continued on page two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
RED CROSS INSPECTOR IS COMING.

Announcement was received at noon to-
day that the Red Gross work wooms and
report books would be Inspected Friday OF
this week by +. +. Scobcy of San Antonio
who has been appointed Inspector of Red
Gross chapters in tbs district In aidi-
tion to inspecting the work and the report
books of all officers Mr.. Scohey will ad-
dress the workers on some Recessary phase
OF Red Cross work. The letter receiv d
from Mr.. Scobey requests that a represell-
iative of the san Benito chapter be pres
cnt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
Nelson Morris On
The Witness Stand

CHICAGO. It'll. Feb lg.-NelSon Morris.
head ,d Morri- 4 Company. took the wit
ne-s stand before Judge AI-chuler. arIn-
TRAITOR il the demands ul the packing house
employee. for an eiehi-hour day and higher
wages, today. Morris said hp wa. 1G years
old and was chairman ut the board wi di-
r,ctor- n Che company. \ younger broth
er he said, was president. Ile said they
employed $4,000 men ia Ola cage at nm am
anal average wage 81 lo00. The company y,
ne, profits IVY 1916 were @3. 100000 ana in
lHiI Jumped TN Si,i00,0n0.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
GERMAN OFFENSIVE
EXPECTED TO TAKE
PLACE ANY MOMENT

BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Feb. I9.-The German offensive
may be expected to begin at any moment
now. and as far as the British front is
concern the thrust will be made on the
sector between Arras and ST. Quentin.
Tanks and mysterious gas" will be en-
pIoyed by the Germans. Other attacks will
he delivered further south. These facts
have been learned from captured German
prisoners. The pIaEs of the Germcaa CON-
njand are complete and after many weeks
of intensive trainin'l of assalitiEg troops
they are ready TO make the supreme and
final effort which has been advertised for
several weeks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
WHY PRUNING
CITRUS TREES
is NECESSARY
CARING FOR THE TREE BY REMOVING
The DISEASED PART is COMPARED
TO CULTIVATION OF THE PLANT
TO MAKE 1T GROW.
MAKES FOR BETTER FRUIT

,The following article on citrus tree pruning
is divided into four parts. one part to appear
IN The Herald each day until the series las
been completed. Dr. j. j. Morton citrus tree
expert for the United States Department of
Agriculture, who is stationed in the Valley as
inspector for this growing industry il the au-
thor Dr. Morton. previous To- coming to the
valley two years ago had already had long and
extensive experience III the citrus orchards Of
california. therefore he is considered rs quali-
IIed IN every respect to discuss this subject.
The EditorD
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
Settlement Miners
Strike Undertaken

WASHINGTON, ID. g.. Feb. 19.-The
fuel administration today decided 10 send
representative, To the Alabama coal fields
bama strikers claim the operators are not
living up to the Garfield agreement. About
fifteen thousand men are on strike.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
Senator Chamberlain
10 Undergo the Knife
(Hy Associated rress. J

WASHINGTON, d. G., Feb 19.-Sena-
tor Chamberlain of Oregon. chairman Of
the military committee, will be operated
upon at once for appendicitis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
War Plant To Close
No Oil Is Reason

WASHINGTON, ID. g., Feb. 19.-The
General Electric Company notified the ma
w department that il will have 20 close
down three Of it, plants engaged in war
orders because the shipping board took
tank steamers of the Gulf Refining Com
pany for overseas traffic, cutting off Its
supply of fuel oil
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
BASKET BALL GAMES SCHEDULED.

The Brownsville San Benito basket ball
teams, both boys and girls, will play tomor-
row afternoon ~ 1 o'clock on the courts
at the high school bniIding. A previous y
scheduled gam Dctwen these teams was
postponed becausc cf "a conflict between
the playing hocr and the lIau Ramsey re-
vival services, then in progress at San
Benito
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
Explosion In Steel
Plant Kills Two Men
tBy Associated i'rcss.l

HAMMOND. Ind. Feb. 10.-Two mon
were killed. one j. missing and twenty-Werg
injured ~ IN explosion last night at the
Republic Iron and Steel Company plant
at East Chicago. four miles from here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
CASTLE FUNERAL IS HELD TODAY.
fBy Associated Press

NEW YORK. Fen. l9.-Fncral services
over thc remains uf Captain Vernon Caste,
the AVIATOR killed ~ Fort Worth last week.
were held here today. "A detachment Of
che ROYAL FLYING Corps escorted the body
The services were held ~ the Little Church
Around thr Corner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
Eight Injured When
Cartridges ExpIodes

WASHINGTON. N. CN.. Feb. 10-Fight
men have been injured ~ Che explosion Of
w cartridge ease during tarsc. practice on
the cruiser Montana. No details or names
are available.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
AUDITING COUNTY RECORDS.

A. l.. Elliott and &. W. Payne of the
state comptro.Ier's department are in
Brownsville making an audit and mspec-
ton of the county records and accounts.
The audit j. lengthy one and will last for
several weeks
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
Begin Investigation
Hog Island Expenses
tBy Associated Press J

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Feb. 19.-lnves-
tigation Of all phases of the enormous eX-
penditure in building the shipyardS at Hog
Island have been started by the United
States Department Of Justice.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
AvIAT0RS INJURY MAY BE FATAL.
Giy Associated Prcss.l

DALLAS. Texas. Feb. l0-Nictor Den
ni-, cadet at Love Field, probably was
seriously injured today when hI~ gasoline
tank exploded while he vh " hundred feet
n the air. Denn MI home I'm m Detroit.
Mich.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
w Gather Summary.

; North Texas generally clear. ~;
) Gainesville. drizzlinr. -; Central Texas
. generally clondy ~ East Tcxns. general
. " cloudy. 6I: Trxarkana. raining. Gl;
. Gulf Coast. generally cloudy. 6I: West
: Texas. generally tlordy ~; Arkansas.
8 generally cloudy. g.; Little Rock light
. rain. g.: I.onisiana. generally cloudy e..
. Shreveport drilling. -: Monroe light
. rain. 60; Dklahpna. generally cloudy. ~.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
INJURED IN A FALL.

Miss Nellie klmbaII sustained painful
fracture Of one of the bones IN her left
Forearm. WHOM she fell n her home today
tltlor.l Miss KEihaI'- INJURIES are pain
tni they are not ~criou~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, Feb. 19-Thc British last
night carried out an important raid on the
Flanders front. Two other raids resulted
successfully for the British. The Ger
mans suffered heavy casualties in the
Flanders raid
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
(By Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. ia German air at
tack last night failed. There were no cas-
ualties or damage, SAYS the official state
ment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
(By Associated Press.D

PARIS. Feb. 19-Niolent artillery fight
ing last night on the French front j. re
ported. SAYS today's statement
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19

LONDON. Fcb lD-Au Official News
Agency dispatch FROM rctrorrad dated
February IT,. announra- tbat the Boishe-
Ky I authorities ordered al members WI the
lkra.re delegation tn tht Bre-t-I Iitovsk
conference. mcIudng Chairman IIolubo-
wicz arrested and tried tur treason to the
people. >wac arrc-t- hHvc been made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
U. s.-BRITIsH DRAFT TREATY SIGNED

WASHINGTON. n. c.. Feb. 19.-The
signing of The army draft treaty between
Great Britain and the United States is an
nounccd today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
! SSSSS SxSxS Ssxxx q
WEATHER FORECAST. 4

Tonight rain. "Wednesday rain. cnlduf
with moderate 60 fresh westerly wines
shifting a. nurthcriy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
IRy AssoclMsed Press.l

BERLIN, Feb. 19.-Thc German forces
have entered Dvinsk, the German war Of
flee announces
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19
Local Weather Observations.

' The following are local weather obser-
. vatiuns. covering the 2I-hnur period
: ending ~ m.. tuay taken hy the
: local United States weather bureau. Ill
charge of Mrs A. W Reed:
; Maximum temperature .....Tl
. Minimum temperature ....-.......4N
8 l.arnInetlic pressure. a. m. .... 2.iS4
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19

LONDON. Frb. Russia i5 now
forced to -n peace upoH conditions pro-
posed hy Germany. ann thc official Rus
Sian statement received here today
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19

3 8 8 80 8 . . se
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-19

Continued on page two)
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-08

The Eliza c., which was sold at pub
lie sale some weeks ago, has again be-
come the property of Charles Carlson,
who will sail her south about the mid
die Of April for the spring fishing.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Carlton Leonard to Miss Addie
Louise 30 WIDEN, which took place on
Wednesday, March 8, 1918, at Chinco-
league, Va, the home of the brides
parents.
Lawyer Robert Bright has been ad-
mitted to membership in the New Jer-
sey State Bar association.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Noble spent a
few days at their 18th avenue bungalo.
Jubal Smith has moved his garage
to his home off shore.
Harry Preston, the government au-
ditor, was down Sunday with his fam
lily.
After spending the winter in the
city Mrs. A. Baker has returned to the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Feaster.