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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
San juan RUNS
NORMAL AGAIN;
AVERTS DANGER
Rise Of Six Inches at Fort
Ringgold and Fall of Two
at Fordyce Reported.

Danger Of any really serious flood
situation arising out Of waters from
the San Juan river, in Mexico. is be-
lieved TO have passed with the receipt
of news today from the Mexican side
that the San Juan river is running
normal again.
Slight recession Of the flood wa
tors is reported from McAllen, where
a fall Of one in has been recorded
since yesterday. Samfordyce reports
that the river has fallen two inches
in the past twenty-four hours, indi-
eating that rise Of four feet report
ed yesterday afternoon already has
slackened. Fort Ringgold, however.
reports rise Of six inches during the
twenty-four hours ending at $40
o'clock this morning.
The measurements Of the Rio
Grande reported 10 the United States
army radio station at Fort Brown are
not government reports, but are taken
bv designated officers or men of com
rards stationed az those points. The
~ itcd States weather bureau has no
official Rauges at any points on the
lower river.
Local and Matamoros railroad Of
ficials who have been greatly cor
cerncd over the possibility Of dan
s-ercus floods were considerably re-
lieved today over the reports from
the San Juan river. However. they
point out. il i always to be noted
that slow and steady rise in the
stream is more dangerous to the low
er sections of the river than sud-
den rise such as often pours out Of
the San Juan. which has a short mile
age and rapid fall from the noun
tains around Monterrey. The sud
den rise often finds more flood out
lots than the slow rise. which piles up
the waters on the lower parts of the
river. they say.
Country Club officials today were
concerned over The safety Of the dam
which fills The lake at the club. Plans
we're considered for opening outlets
fer the water without endangering the
dam. While there il not great dan
ger IF damaging floods there. the club
officials desire TO retain water in
the lake by insuring the safety Of the
dam.
Water has covered part Of the rail
road track al point near the brick
plant, about four miles from the city.
but operations Of trains is not yet
interfercd with.
" was expected today that wa
tiers would cover the county road be
tween Harlingen and San Benito.
stopping road traffic between those
points. The overflow waters there
find their wav eventually into the
Arroyo Colorado.
Some loss is being sustained by the
city Of Brownsville owing 70 the
overflow cf waters on the Fourteenth
street work. cast Of Victoria Heights.
which was only recently completed.
u j. said that the resaca crossing that
point has been made blind" resaca
By the construction Of a temporary
canal across the resaca in Water I'M
provement District No. 3. Arrange
men's were being made today. it was
understood, TO cut across this canal
10 allow the waters to drain out.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08

SEVERAL HUNDRED LIVES
LOST IN EARTHQUAKES.

ROME, Italy, Sept. S.-Several
hundred persons lost their lives in the
Earthquake mt Tivizzano. Many more
were injured. according to dispatch
to newspaper here.
Ii il believed that scores of lives
were lost i'm the district north Of
Florence which was severely shaken
by an earthquake yesterday morning
The extent of the disaster seems to be
growing as reports come in over fall
tering telephone and telegraph wires
from the stricken region.
There Is possibility that the dam
age may be much more serious than
at first believed. There is every in
dication that the shock was severe
one.
Reports from cities in the earth
quake zone say that buildings crumbl-
ed beneath the strain of the con
vulsion of the earth.
PISA, Sept. S.-King Victor En-
manuel came to this city Immediately
after he received the news Of tn.
earthquake shock in this vicinity. He
went TO visit the districts In Tuscany
affected by the shock this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
NEW PORT WORKS FOR
GUAYMAS, MEXICO, PLAN
(U. s. Commerce Report.

Bids have been solicited by the min
lister of communications and public
works. through the office of the di-
rector Of ports. lighthouses, and mer-
chant marine, for the construction OF
port works at Guaymas- According
to cablegram from Consul Ferris,
dated August rs, the project includes
the construction of mole $50 meters
long and As meters wide, and a break
water of 1000 meters, the dredging
of the channel. and the filling Of re-
claimed land. Bids should be sent
directly to Mexico City before Sep
tember ~.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
u. s. MAIL AIRPLANE is
FOLLOWED 800 MILES
BY BALDHEADED EAGLE
lRv The Associated Pressl

CLEVELAND. O., Sept. S.-While
flying a United States mail plane, y.
l.. Stevens encountered baldheaded
eagle. and despite the fact that he
increased his speed and left the bird
behind. he reported the eagle trailed
him for 800 mills into Cleveland.
The chase began as Stevens, max
ing a run from New York TO this city.
scared over the Allegheny mountains
in Northern Pennsylvania. and did
not end until the machine landed a.
the flying field here.
Watchers at the field who saw tho
plane appear above the landing place,
followed short distance by the bird.
believed for "a time that ID was "a Sec
ond machine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
WISCONSIN LEADS
in UNIFORM ACTS
OF 30 Submitted by National
Conference, State Adopts
21---Massachusetts Next.

CHICAGO, Sept. Wisconsin
leads the states in the number Of uni
form acts that il has adopted as put
forth by the National Conference OF
Commissioners on Uniform state laws.
according to a summary by +. A. Gil
more, Of Madison, Wis, secretary Of
the conference.
OF 80 uniform acts submitted by
the commissioners, Wisconsin has
adopted 21 Massachusetts, stands
next with IL.
Wisconsin Is also the first state to
enact all the legislation relative to
marriage and divorce drawn by the
commissioners.
The uniform law which has been
most favored is the negotiable instru-
ment act. This has been adopted iE
all Jurisdictions except Georgia and
Porto Rico.
Two proposed uniform acts have
not as yet been adopted by any state.
They are the table of weights and
measures and the insurance policies
act.
More legislation dealing with mar
riage and divorce has been proposed
than on any other subject. Action by
states on these acts follows: Migra-
tcry divorce act adopted by none; di-
yorce procedure act, adopted by Del
aware; marriage license act, by Mas
s-chusetts; marriage evasion act, by
Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts. Yer.
mont; annulmcnt Of marriage and d.
Sorce act. by Delaware and New Jer-
sey.
A uniform family dcsertion ac'
has been adopted by Alabama. kan
sas. North Dakota. Massachusetts,
Mississippi, Tennessee. Texas, Utan.
Vermont. West Virginia, Wisconsin
and Wyoming.
The flag law submitted by the con.
ference has been enacted in Arizona,
Louisiana. Maine. Maryland, Wash
ington and Wisconsin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
DIFFERENCES in
ALABAMA STRIKE
May BE ADJUSTED

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Sept. g.
While thousands Of men were idle i'll
the Alabama coal district the com
mission Of three conciliators appoint
ed by Governor Kirby was trying to
reconcile the differences between the
operators and union leaders. The gen
eral strike was called last week by
John Lewis. national president Of the
United Mine Workers. Union head
quarters reported that more than ten
thousand men or half the number
employed in this section already had
obeyed the strike call
Both sides admitted the situation H.
grave and predicted q shutdown of
factories and mills.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS
DIVORCED FROM NAVY

WASHINGTON. u. c.. Sept g.
Spirituous liquors received their fl
nal and complete divorce today from
the United States navy in an order
made public by the bureau or medi-
cine and surgery prohibiting it, use
on vessels for medical purposes.
Medical supply depots are prohibit
ed from issuing whiskey except 20 hos
pitals and when their present supplies
are exhausted no further purchases
will be made. IL Is estimated that the
supply on hand will not last more
than two or three weeks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
DOCUMENTS OF AUSTRIAN
EMPIRE HAVE BEEN LOST

VIENNA. Sept. $50 many i'm
portant records Of the last days Of
the empire have disappeared from the
files that the war achires commission
has been forced to appeal 70 officer
and officials TO come forward with
verbal testimony on personal paper
in order TO complete the history G.
the period.
II il presumed that these docu
ments were removed at the instancs
of officials upon whom they reflect
"a unplcasantly or 60 hide persona
guilt. The government promises im
munity from punishment for any of
fcnse which the testimony they seeA
might disclose 50 that the completf
history OF the breakdown. both on III
war fronts and internally. may h
written.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
PARCEL POST EXTENDED.

SANTIAGO. Sept. Sit i an
nounced that an agreement has been
made between the Chilean and Unit
ed States postal authorities providing
for the establishment Of parcel post
facilities between the two countries.
effective upon ratification by the
Chilean congress. Parcels that would
be accepted locally in either country,
subject to postal regulations and not
exceeding eleven pounds in weight
would be mailable under the agree
ment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
RAILROAD TRAIN HITS
TEAM, And DRIVER
HAS NARROW ESCAPE

Joe Hill. farmer residing near
McAllen. had narrow escape Tues
day afternoon about o'clock when
the Brownsville bound train, due here
at 5.25. struck his wagon while he
was crossing the track in the railroad
wards az McAllen. The team Of mules
had just cleared the track. when the
pilot struck the wagon and Hill jump
ed. sustaining only a few bruises
The mules were not harmed, but the
wagon was wrecked.
Trainmen said that Hill emerged
from behind string of box cars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
MACSWINEY ENTERS
27TH DAY OF HUNGER

LONDON, Sept s. MacSwiney.
lord mayor of Cork, entered the twen-
ty-seventh day Of his hunger strike Al.
Brixton prison. lie was reported \
little brighter this morning but weak
cr and mere exhausted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
FIRST GINNING
REPORT SHOWS
S7,5l BALES
Ginnings So Far This Year
Far Above Production on
Same Date Last Year.

WASHINGTON, ID. O., Sept. s.
Cotton ginned prior to September
amounted TO 367.2 running bales,
including 21 .143 round bales. the Cen
sus Bureau announced in its first gin
ling report Of the season.
Ginnings to September 1 last year
amounted to l42.625 running bales.
including 111S round bales and twen-
ty-six bales of Sea Island cotton. Gin
nings by states this year to Septem-
Der included Texas with 344,0l9
bales.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
STATE PLATFORM TO
CORRESPOND TO SAN
FRANCISCO PROJECT

FUKT WOKTH, Tex, sept. D.
With the adoption Of a platform and
the selection Of a chairman Of the
state executive still undecided the
state democratic convention began
the second day Of its session.
Clyde Sweeton Of Greenville has
been elected permanent chairman or
of the state democratic convention.
Ii is understood that the platform to
be adopted would correspond in many
respects with the platform Of the
democratic convention at San Fran
cisco.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
COTTON MARKET

New Orleans-Spots steady; so up;
middling 29.25; sales 406.
Houstor-Spots steady; so down;
middIins $3.50; sales 17S.
Galveston-Spots steady; unchang-
ed; middling 5000; sales 500.
New York-Spots quiet; so down;
3l.75.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
80 RADIO PLANTS TO
BE INSTALLED BY THE.
MEXICO GOVERNMENT.

According TO a cablcgram dated
August %. Trade Commissioner Gun
ningham has received official con
firmation Of the intention Of the Mex
lean government to install immediate
" 80 new wireless stations. The ap-
proximate cost viii be 100000 pesos
(the normal value Of peso j S49S).
Particulars are being forwarded and
more detailed report will be pub
lished Immediately upon receipt Of adj
ditional information.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
ice IS NOT COVERED
BY LEVER ACT, SO
CASES AREDROPPED

FORT WORTH. Tex. Sept. g..
United States District Attorney Tay
Tor announced today that the ice price
investigation and prosecutions In
North Texas had been abandoned up
on advice from the attorney generals
office at Washington that ice prices
are not covered by the Lever act. All
cases against dealers have been
dropped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
CAR SITUATION IMPROVES.

WASHINGTON, d. G.. Sept. g.
Decided Improvement was indicated
in the car situation by figures made
public Tuesday night by the car serv-
ice commission showing that 964, ,356
freight cars were loaded during the
week ending August 2l.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
SENATOR MOSES WINS
I'm NEW HAMPSHIRE

MANCHESTER. N. IT,, Sept. s.
Senator Moses. opponent of league
Of nations and woman suffrage. was
renominated by the New Hampshire
republicans in yesterdays primary,
according to returns al hand today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
REGULATION STILL SALES
GOVERNMENTS NEW PLAN

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. Sept. s.
In an effort to end Illicit distilling Of
Intoxicating liquor. the treasury de-
partment decided TO tighten reEula-
ton around the sale Of stills and add
another check to It's means In tracing
down users.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08

FORT WORTH. Tex. Sept. s.
Rain is beginning TO damage cattle
ranges. according 70 the weekly re-
ports Of inspectors 10 the Texas Cat
tie Raisors' Association.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
cox in MONTANA, WILL
TALK AT HAVRE TONIGHT

HAvRE, Montana. Sept. 8.-Gov-
ernor Cox go his first glimpse OF
Montana and the far west today when
he entered this state on his western
tour. He left Minot, North
Dakota. early today. He will speak
here this afternoon and at Great Falls
tonight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08

LONDON, Sept. s.--A bulletin is
sued at noon BY the Irish self de-
termination league said that the lord
mayor Of Cork suddenly got much
weaker and doctors are very anxious.
and forbid relatives to converse with
him
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
LONE BANDIT HOLDS
UP UVALDE BANK, IS
ATLARCE WITH $500.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Sept s.
A lone bandit held up the First State
Bank al Uvalde, Texas, early this
morning. He escaped in an automo-
bile with S65OO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-08
WEATHER

Tonight and Thursday. partly
cudy 70 elcudy: light variable winds.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-01-08

home. Mr.. Walter Zarske of Able
man was also present.
Misses leila and Stella Astlo spent
the holidays here with friends and
relatives.
Mrs. Gustave Kirchstein has been
quite i'll.
The Mystic Workers will install
officers Jan 8th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Brownrigg Of
Madison spent New Years here.
The K 8 meets every Wednesday
evening. The officers are President
Lewis Promo; v. President-Althea
Clark; Secretary-Alice Pigg and
Treasurer Herold Goedecke. They
met last Wednesday evening with
Herold Goedecke and Wednesday
evening. 7th they will meet with Miss
Alice Pigg.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-01-08
u. 5. PREPARES
TO FIGHT REDS
TO A FINISH

Determination of the government to
carry on to, the finish its fight to rid
the nation of communist and cOmmu-
mist labor party members, more than
$500 of whom now await deportation
proceedings, was seen in the request
Tuesday. at Washington by the depart
ment of labor of congress for new ap-
preparations aggregating S1,150,000 to
enforce laws against radicals and for
their deportation.
While members of congress were
yet giving the request preliminary
consideration, from the Russian soviet
bureau, located less than three blocks
from the department of justice build
ing there was issued written state
ment by S. Nuorteya, who said he was
secretary to Ludwig C. A. K. Martens,
self-styled ambassador to the United
States from Russia, setting forth gen
eral charges against department of
justice agents. These charges were
that department agents had actively
participated in the formulation of
some of the planks in the communist
and communist labor party platforms,
which, the statement said, now form
the BASIS of the persecution Of thou
sands of people" Another charge was
that ''the chief figures in such cele-
brated bomb plots were agents of
similar nature"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-01-08
EUGENE p. Keller

Eugene p Keller died today about
1915 at st. Mary's hospital at Madi-
son. For some time he had been sui
fering with yellow jaundice and other
complications resulted. A few days
ago he underwent an operation for
gall stones and from this never ralli-
ed. His mother, Mrs. Barbara Keller,
TOT Walnut street, Baraboo, and two
brothers were with him when he died.
Mr.. Keller would have been "a on
March L. of this year. In his youth
this city was his home and during
recent years he has been with the
Chicago 6 Northwestern with head
quarters at Adams.
Besides his mother he leaves five
brothers and a sister: Aloyious, Ke-
vance, H., Charles and Edwin, James
vile; Robert and George, Baraboo;
and Marie, Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-01-08
MAKES JOURNEY
TO CALIFORNIA

Russell L. Williams, who is manag-
ing the William-Kelley lumber camp
in Greenfield, has received letter
from his father S. Thomas Williams
now in California. Mr.. and Mrs.
Williams and daughter Virginia left
Baraboo in December and the letter
tells Of their trip. The name Jack
mentioned is Jackson Terwilliger, a
brother-in-law of Mr.. Williams. The
letter from Mr.. Williams runs as
follows
Brawley, California, Dec. "a 1919
Dear Russell: We arrived safe and
sound on Saturday 10Th, after a very
comfortable trip all the way We stay
ed over night at Cotton as we chang
ed there to the Southern Pacific. Col
ton is in the San Bernardino valley
and its beautiful country, level and
very fertile, and the center of the
orange country. r. seems wond 2 rful
to see the oranges and palms growing
everywhere and the high mountains
covered with snow on three sides. We
rode over to the city of San Bernard
inc and had breakfast as we wanted
to see all we could and our train left
at noon
We crossed the coast range of noun
tains and dropped down into the
wonderful imperial valley, passing the
Salton sea. This body of water
which is about twenty five miles long,
was formed by the Colorado river
breaking through where an irrigation
project was under way. The water
burst through and flowed for two
years before it was stopped doing an
immense amount of damage, but was
the means of causing the valley to
be settled UP very rapidly as there is
now plenty of water for irrigation
purposes. Before the water was
brought in this was desert We are
three hundred feet below the level of
the sea. The soil is likened to the
valley Of the Nile and is composed of
silt, as this whole valley was once
an inland sea.
Only Ten Years Old
oldWlCy 10 CiAly dUOul ICu years Olu
but it is a wonderful little city. The
Southern Pacific has a branch line
from INLAND to the Mexican border,
and immense quantities of products
are shipped out. Two hundred and
ninety cars of melons fruits and veg
etables were shipped out in one day
last May from Brawley alone. This
will give you some idea Of the rich
ness of the country. They cut seven
and sometimes eight cuttings of alf-
alta and two Of corn and barley. Your
uncle Jack sold twelve thousand dol
lars worth of hogs last week and
poultry just seems to grow wild. They
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-01-08
DURWARD'S GLEN

With this week all play is over and
work begins
The box social held at tn home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Rischmuellers
was a decided success some $46 and
over was raised. 1t will be used to
paint and fix UP the interior Of the
Lutheran church near the Schneider
farm.
The young man visitor from Mimi
esota who spent some time at the
Marshall home has returned.
J. H. Dudley is going the rounds
taking the census of both people and
farms of Caledonia
MI. and Mrs. Herman Mueller
spent New Years and Friday at their
daughters home Mrs. Capener. Be-
fore getting to Baraboo, both had
their noses touched by the frost.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-01-08
THE MARKETS
CHICAGO

CH1CAETO
Chicago receipts $4,000; market
slow, 35 to 40c lower; bulk $14.55 to
1880; butchers 14.15 to 1890; pack,
ing 1910 to 14.50; light 14.15 to 14.65
pigs 1850 to 1850; roughs 1910 to
400. Cattle receipts 10000 market
steady Csc lower beeves $500 to TO-
90; butcher stock $6.40 to 14.75; can
ners and cutters 5.25 to 500: stock.
ers and feeders $50 to 14.75; calves
market strong Csc higher; wool lambs
1900 to 1900 ewes 500 to HOO.
POTATOE MARKET
Milwaukee Potatoes Wisconsin.
100 10. $3.40 to $50; Minnesota, red,
$340 to $50; Idaho, $500 to 4.25;
home grown, do, $3.75 to g. IS.
Chicago Potatoes Receipts, 1S
cars: Wisconsin and Minnesota, 1886
to 400 per 100 lbs.
BARABOO MARKET
In Baraboo buyers are paying 1910
to 315 per 100 Tbs for potatoes.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-01-08
Obituary
Father of an Author

Olin III. Boyle, father of Jack Boyle,
the Baraboo short story writer, died
at his home in the village of Delton
on Tuesday evening about six o'clock.
For some weeks he had not been IN
normal health, not being able to lie
down on account Of heart disease.
On Tuesday morning the son return
ed from a trip to Chicago and with
Mrs. Boyle, spent a portion OF the
day in the village with his parents.
At evening the Baraboo residents re-
turned and had scarcely reached home
when message came that the father
had expired. He died while sitting
in his chair, Mrs. Boyle being with
him. Mrs. Della Ringing and num-
Der of other friends went from Bara-
boo to Delton as soon as the informa-
ton concerning his death reached
here.
The body was brought to the A. s.
Kingsford undertaking parlors in
Baraboo and later to the residence OF
the son, SIC Fifth avenue.
Mr.. Boyle was born in Pennsylvania
on July q, 1861, and went to Call
fornia in 1873. In San Francisco he
was on the staff Of the Examiner,
Call and Bulletin; and later on the
Kansas City Post. From Kansas City
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyle came to Delton in
the summer Of 1917, the son and
wife reaching the village some months
before.
Mrs. Boyle was also from Penn
sylvania. They were married in
California on December s, 1880.
There is but the one son another
son dying a number Of years ago.
Funeral at st. Josepn's church on
Wednesday, The body will be plac-
ed in vault at the cemetery and
later taken to California for burial.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-01-08
RELATIVES SURPRISE
REEDSBURC CITIzE N

William Tfbbetts of Reedsburg had
a pleasant surprise at his home on
Myrtle street last Sunday afternoon.
The occasion was his sixty eighth
birthday Anniversary. The surprise
was planned by relatives. The day be-
fore Mr., | nd Mrs. Tibbitts We're invit-
ed out in the country to the George
Emery home to spend the day and
night and on their return Sunday
they were accompanied by the Emery
family.
When they reached the Tibbitts home
they found about thirty relatives and
friends had gathered there. The tables
were spread with an elaborate dinner
which all enjoyed. A very pleasant
afternoon was spent in visiting.