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BROWNSVILLE DAILY HERALD
Brownsville Herald Publishing Co.
Mrs. Jesse Wheeler . Editor
Martin J. Slattery.Manager
Official Organ of Cameron County
Consolidated In 1893 with the Daily
Cosmopolitan which was pub-
lished in Brownsville for 16 years.
Terms of Subscription
Dally—Published every morning
except Sunday by mail postpaid to
any point In the United States Mex-
ico or Cuba or delivered by carrier
to any part of the city West
Brownsville Texas or Matamoros
Mexico one year $6.00; six months
$3.00; one month 50 cents.
Entered at the Postoffice at Browns-
ville Texas as Second Class Mail
Matter.
WEDNESDAY SEPT. 25. 1912.
THE LOSSES OF THE WATER
PLANT.
In estimating the loss to the city
on the operation of the water riant
it should not be overlooked that the
operation of the sewerage system
which was inagurated last spring
constitutes a heavy drain upon the
capacity of the water plant. When
the sewerage system franchise was
granted the city agreed to furnish
the water for the sewerage system
free. This was done of course for
the purpose of encouraging the con-
struction of thi- almost indispensible
public utility which at the time did
not appeal to the investors as a prof-
itable venture and which was con-
structed by them more in a spirit of
pro bono publico than for gain. I1
was also understood at the time that
the city as soon as it should b>
\ feasible would take over the sew-
erage plant by issuing bonds to pay
for it allowing the inves'ors eight
per cent on their investment.
{Fortunately the sewerage syTten
appears to have developed sufficient
earning capacity to make it a very
promising investment. Hence since
its operation is costing the city no
small am-' nt for water it is to be
hoped tha the city may be able to
take the plant over before very long.
It is hard1 fair that the patrons of
\ the water . ant should have to be
taxed more than they are already
paying to provide for this heavy
dain upon the water supply espec-
ially when we consider that they are
already paying a very good price for
the sewer service.
While considering this subject it
might also be added that if the wa-
'ter and light committee would act
upon Chairman Rlaekshear’s sugges-
tion and sec that no more canc
patches are irrigated from the city
plant the cost of the service prob-
ably would be reduced materially
There are in fact many leaks all
over town which should be stopped.
Defective plumbing is <o ing con-
siderable. Leaky hydrants and
flushing tanks on all sides are drain-
ing the water supply. The practice
of leaving hose running to irrigate
lawns and gardens is another mean0
of depleting the supply. A wa'f
about town at night will disclose the
flow of hose which are lef running
all night long night after night
drawing water from the mains when
the owners are paying no more than
their neighbors who use the water
only in the prescribed and legitimate
way. A live in-peotor might loca (
and check many such l-'aks and
save the people money.
One thing is certain the patron
of the water service assuredly would
protest most vigorously against air-
increase in the water rates especial
ly under present conditions. So it
behooves the city to look to
cutting down the cost of operating
the plant and stopping ’he leaks
rather than to think of the hinted
increase.
Don't forgot to do your Chri'tima**
shopping early
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No need now to go to the post
office to post your letters. Just drop
them in the street letter box and the
mail carrier will do the rest.
Col. Roosevelt probably will know
almost as much as Col. Rryan know-
about the geography of this country
by the time this campaign is ended.
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President Madero is reported as
saying that the people of Mexico do
not want a democracy. He says they
need a dictator. It is to be sup-
posed that he will be willing 10
aame the dictator at any moment.
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Incidentally we may remark that !
Ohio in the adoption of the initia-
tive and recall amendment to it3 con-
stitution has also administered a
smart rebuke to President Taft if
there is anything Mr. Taft dislikes
more than any other with the pos-
sible exception of Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt it is the initiative and
recall. The present inclination of
the Buckeye Sta’e judging from
election returns is to swat Taft and
the Colonel with strict impartiality
Colonel William Jennings Bryan
is not taking a hopeful view of the
republican party these days—unless
the discovery of symptoms of it3
demise may be railed hopeful.
Furthermore the colonel believes it
is not possible to build a real pro-
gressive party out of the remains of
the old one.
They are building a monument to
Victor Hugo on the battlefield of
Waterloo This is eminently proper
People may in time neglect to read
history but as long as Hugo’s great
romance is read the world can no'
forget Waterloo. Hugo was thr>
champion of international peace and
his monument is intended to glorify
peace rather than war.
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Speaking of woman suffrage re-
minds us of Ohio. Speaking of Ohio
reminds us that it turned down
woman suffrage.' Which again re-
minds us that woman suffrage i°
one of the prominent doctrines of
the hull moose party. And this by
due process of reasoning reminds
us that straws often enable us by
the judicious use of them to tell
the direction of the wind.
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THE NATIONAL BALL GAMES
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As played throughout the country
by the various leagues.
Associated Press.
National League.
No games were played in the Na-
tional League on account of rain at
all places where scheduled.
American League.
New York 5-1 Boston 2-3.
Chicago 6-2 St. Louis 2-2—second
game caled in tenth inning on ac-
count of darkness:
Cleveland 7 Detroit 3.
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WHAT A WOMAN CAN DO.
It is not always necessary for a
woman to vote to accomplish great
civic reform*. The story of Virginia
Brooks of West Hammond. 111. is
a striking example of what woman
can do and still not have the right
to cast a ballot.
About four years ago Virginia
Brooks coming of age. Inherited
from her father some real estate in
West Hammond nominally worth
$30non. West Hammond i? a town
of r.ooo in the southeastern corner
of Cook county on the Indiana 1 in*-*
Four thousand of its inhabitants are
•Poles 6O0 German. 400 Irish and j
there are few Americans except j
Virginia Rrooks and her mother.
West Hammond was a village run j
hv a hoard of trustees when Miss
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Brooks inherited her property. The
board of 'rustces was run by a vice J
ring consisting of seven saloon keep-
ers. The saloon keepers were get- j
ling rich by selling beer whi*koy. j
knockout drops girls and political
contracts.
They taxed the property of Vlr- (
ginia Brooks to the limit the same
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as they did every other proper v j
holder without a political pull t
When they assessed her $110 for im-j
provements on a $100 lot -he hired (
a lawyer. When she discovered (
that the improvements had not been ;
made for wlhch she was taxed she (
moved to West Hammond.
From hat time on Miss Rrooks;
made up her mind to clean up West
Hammond and drive the crowd of
ring-ters out. It didn't take her
long to see that she couldn't make
any headway against the seven sa-
loon keepers while West Hammond
was a village. The board of trus- j
res was a self-perpetuating ring.
So - he she fought to change the form
of government. Last May the vil-
lage became a city.
It had been a desperate battle
Rings fight for their lives in small
places just as desperately as they do
in big ci:ies. All the expedient: J
known in dirty ring politic* were'
used; bribery slugging miscount-
ing. stuffing and repeating wer-
tried by the seven saloon keepers
buit this determined young woman
beat them in spite of their trickery i
West Hammond has 5000 inhabi-
tants and Virginia Brook* is the
best man of the lot. The courage
persistency and tact exhibited by
this young reformer can well be j
copied not o\|y by the women in
our ring-run cities but by the men
as well who sincerely wish to free
themselves from the galling yoke of
ring misrule.—Yew Orleans Item v
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CONTBIBUTE TO THE CAMPAIGN
FUND.
The democrats of Texas are going
to do their part in electing Woodrow
Wilson.
There is no eerious opposition to
the democratic party in Texas. Bu’
there are in the Union many doubt-
ful states. Texas democrats should
contribute to the campaign fund in
proportion to their means.
Texas was 'he pioneer Wilson
state. At the Baltimore convention
tile Texa’ delegation deserves rraise
for what the Hon. t'ato Sells demo-
cratic national committeeman calls
its ‘Valwart conduct.”
The good work must go on. The
legitimate expenses of a national
[campaign are great. Woodrow Wil-
son has to depend on the rank and
file of the voters. He has not trust
behind him. He refused Ryan's
money and the pecuniary support of
!the plutocratic democrats. This is
the fight of the plain people. Con-
tributions from II up should be sent
j to the Hon. Cato Sells Cleburne
Texas.
| In his recently published appeal
for funds Judge Sell’ says: “Since
ours is a struggle to restore a gen-
uine people’s government we must
look o the people not only for votes
hut for financial support. To this
end I now appeal to all Texas demo-
crats to at once proceed to the rai’-
jing of a contribution to the national
I campaign fund of such proportions
! as will be worthy of ‘he greatest
I democratic state in the Union a
j fund so large as to place the Ixane
Star State close up to the top in the
financial roll of honor as we are
now universally recognized to be in
j bringing about he nomination of
Governor Wilson.”
Every democratic national com-
mitteeman in the country is appeal-
ing to the democratic voters of hi«
state to come forward and contribute
to the necessary fund. The demo-
crats of Texas must see to it that
he fund raided in Texas is worthy of
the banner democratic state.—Hous-
ton Chronicle.
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THE BUBAL TENDENCY.
Today while the city still holds
many in thrall hundreds of men are
escaping from "cndle-s servitude"
•o seek freedom .in the country—not
freedom from man's heritage of toil
hut from the bondage of the earner
of a small wage or salary always at
the mercy of chance. Though farm
life is still full of toil its "workers
vile and rude” have been minimized
by machinery the liberator against
which laborers at fir-t fought as
against an enemy. Such periodicals
as the World's Work are full of let-
ters from men who have left the city
and have succeeded in farming on
a small scale. Some achieve a live-
lihood and economic freedom but
there are others who far surpass this
modest ambition and continue to en-
large 'heir boundaries.
Dozens of women have abandoned
the desk and typewriter to try their
fortunes in the fields. It is not sur-
prising that many have made note-
worthy succe-s in flower raising j
for. as an old-fashioned writer has
said. "The garden is a spot which
ever since the days of Eve has in
one sense been a paradi-e of women j
The eurs° of banishment that fell
on both her and Adam touched her |
more nearly.” Still she has man- \
aged to make her garden outside the
gates and it is a work peculiarly j
fitted to womanly patience. The
seeds she ha* planted and seen i
emerge from the' mold get to be her !
children in a certain sense to he j
tended and cherished Into sturdy
growth. Other women have pros-j
pered in the cultivation of vegetables
and grain or the rearing of poultry
and stock and all of them seem to j
have learned o prefer this anxiou0. '
responsible work to the pent-up j
sterile tasks of the city. Their
hours may actually be longer but j
they are working for themselves and
they see the fruits of their labor'
increasing before them
Another significant thing is the
“garden city idea"—an attempt to
ruralize the city in such wise that
the poor may have breathing spaces
around their dwellings. The pic-
tures and descriptions of -fhese new
quarters around London seem like a
I'topian dream; but instead it is a
sober reality. Every cottage has its
own garden surrounded by hedge-
rows of sweethriar yew or wild rose
and the streets are lined with shade j
‘trees. Such names a* Linnel Close
and the Haven of Rest have a pretty
old world sound. America too has
its "model towns" which carry out
the garden city idea. It is a ten-
dency certain to spread and to pro-
duce great changes for he better in
the coming twenty-five years.—New
Orleans Time*-Democra&.
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Several German cities are usin^
street washing machines driven and
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN FUND.
Cato Sells democratic national
commiteeman for Texas thinks it is
possible to raise $50000 in this state
for the campaign fund needed to
promote the election of the presi-
dential ticket nominated at Balti-
more. 1
This looks like a small amount for
five hundred thousand democrats to
contribute even if none of them
gave more than $1 and half the num-
ber gave nothing at all.
Mr. Sells is not asking anyone to
contribute more than a dollar nor
intimating that even a smaller sum
will not be duly appreciated by the
committee but he realizes that only
a comparatively small percentage of
the voters can be relied on for cam-
paign contributions in any amount
wherefore it is made known that
larger contributions than $1 from
loyal democrats anxious for the *ue-
cess of their party ticket will be
gratefully aececpted.
The desire of the leaders is that
the democratic campaign shall be
financed by the people—not by the
interests which migh* expect special
favors in return and to that enif^
popular subscriptions are being so-
licited not alone in Texas but
throughout the Union. It is not
unlikely that the rank and file of the
democratic party might be relieved
of the necessity of contributing any
money whatever to the campaign
fund which is needed for legitimate
|expenses if certain moneyed inter-
icts were permitted to do the fl-
'nancing as seems to have been done
in Roosevelt's campaign in 1904
and is now being done apparently
by George W. Perkins Medill Mc-
Cormick Frank Munsey and Bill
Flinn for the bull moose. Thoso
men are multimillionaires. Identified
with the steel and harvester trusts
or with other “big business” and it
i would be no ’trick for this quartet
i to raise $2000000 or $3000000
for campaign purposes from the
trusts with which they are asso-
ciated or from their own private
purses.
The democratic committee would
not accept contributions from such
sources and hardly looks for sup-
por’ from such quarters. It does not
require a va3t sum to meet all legiti-
mate needs not more than the peo-
ple can give in a small way. But
loyal democrats must come forward
with their mite promptly or the
•ticket may suffer for lack of the fi-
nancial support it must have.—San
Antonio Express.
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TRUE HUMANITY.
“Oyster* on the half shell suffer
untold agony when eaten” said Dr.
Harvey W. Wiley formerly Uncle
Sam’s pure food expert. “Ninety
per cent of them when eaten are
alive and kicking. They suffer the
naoftt excruia’ing pains when you jab
them with the fork and follow with
a sprinkling of pepper salt and
tabasco.—News Item."
The waiter placed the oysters raw
Refore the hungry twain.
They wept like anything to see
Such agonizing pain.
Quoth she: “We can not torture
them.”
Said he: “Our duty’s plain.”
“Waiter!” the tender-hearted man
Tailed out in accents clear
“We can not jab with cruel fork
These quivering bivalves here
And if we swallow them alive
We’ll drown them all in beer.
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How could we pour tabasco sauce
On every quivering nerve?
Or pepper them or sprinkle salt?
It’s worse than they deserve.
Tell us is there no painless way
These oysters you can serve?”
Outspake that gallant waiter-man:
“Thcer up you weep in vain
Those naked bivalves there on ice
Are quite immunte to pain.
Refore we serve ‘hem now you
know
We treat them with cocaine.”
The S. P. C. A. won't assuage
The poor dumb creatures’ woe
And hotel men refuse to let
Their friends be tortured. So
We dope ’em ’cording to the rules
Of the S. P. C. O.
—Meigs O. Frost
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THE UPKEEP.
I hate It I hate it like pizen—that’s
flat!
W?ho will roast me for hating that
old straw hat?
It cost but three plunks when first I
placed on my bean
But I've paid $4 for keeping it clean.
—Chicago Tribune.
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No wonder Eve was restless in
Eden. There wasn’t a thing for her
to gossip about except snake tracks
under the apple tree.
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A generator weighing but twenty
pounds for supply electric lights to
aeroplanes has been perfected. *
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(Political Advertisement.)
PLATFORM
Of the Independent Party 0P Cam-
eron County.
We the undersigned candidates
of the Independent party of Cameron
county nominated at the county
convention of this county at the
time and in the manner prescribed
by law believing in a government
“of the people for the people and
by the people” free from the control !
or domination of political bosses or
corrupt influences believing that
the hour has arrived in the develop-
ment of our county when the intelli-
gent resron*1ble tncorrupUble de-
mon should control in the manage-
ment of our county affairs respect-
fully submit and pledge ourselves
if elected to carry out the following
platform:
I— We owe no allegiance and 1
acknowledge no favors to any man j
set of men or political party and
are unalterably opposed to machine
politics.
j| 2—We favor the strictest economy
■consistent with business manage-
ment of our county affairs.
3— We favor the impartial and
speedy administration of justice to
all classe®.
4— We believe that our local
peace officers should be sufficient to
maintain law and order In this coun-
ty without the interference or as-
sistance of state rangers and believe
that the appointment by our sheriff
[of fewer and more responsible and
reputable deputies would bring
! about that end.
5— We favor a regular auditing of
'the books and accounts of the var-
ious officials of this county and the
j demanding of a strict accounting of
I all matters entrusted to their care.
6— We favor the honest and com-
{potent administration of our public
schools realizing that the schools
tare the main factors in the develop-
ment of an intelligent citizenship.
7— We favor the equitable assess-
iment of property for taxation.
■8—We do not favor perpetuities
;in office believing that the people
are best served by frequent changes
in public officials.
| f)—We pledge ourselves if elec-
ted. to see that those county officials
[whose duty it is to do so shall en-
deavor to bring justice to murderers
and other criminals and not en-
deavor to protect them for political
reasons
10—We believe in the sacredness
of an oath of office and that every
official of the county is rightfully a
servant of the whole people not a
partisan of any faction clique or
political party.
II— We believe that politics
should have no influence in the man-
agement of our county affairs and
ask the support of all Intelligent cit-
izens of Comeron county.
County Judge—A. B. Cole.
County Attorney—Amos Rich.
Tax Collector—M. J. Garcia.
Tax Assessor—B. L. Cain.
County Treasurer—C. H. More.
County Clerk—R. Bedford.
District Clerk—J. H. Scales.
Sheriff—R. J. Tucker.
Surveyor—A. Tamm.
Inspector of Hides and Animals—
Ysidoro Longoria.
County Supt. of Public Instruc-
tion—W. L. Freeman.
Public Weigher—Joseph Roy.
Commissioner Precinct No. 1—
George N. Scanlan.
Commissioner Precinct No. 2—
B. G. Stegman.
Commissioner Precinct No. 3.—J.
L. Landrum.
Commissioner Precinct No. 4—F.
A. Schaff.
Justice Peace Precinct No.l —
George N. Scanlan.
Justice Peace Precinct No. 2—
1 J. F. Allen: 2 E. G. Anguera.
Justice Peace Precinct No. 3—W.
F. York.
Justice Peace Precinct No. 4—D.
A. Barbee.
Justice Peace Precinct No. 5—
Manuel Garcia Trevino.
Ju'tice Peace Precinct No. 7—
Marcos Villareal.
Constable Precinct No. 2—Mike
Werbiski jr.
Tonstablc Precinct No. 3—An-
tonio Mungia.
Constable Precinct No. 4—Vidal
Cantu.
Constable Precinct No. 3—Simon
Cruz.
Constable Precinct No. «—Geroa-
imo Galvan.
Representative 95tk District—I.
X. Satterfield.
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After a man starts a tking he can
generally find something to do and
a way to do It.
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A scholarship in the chemistry o'
baking has been established in the
University of Pittsburg.
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Tile sewers have a carrying ca-
pacity Just about twice that of brick
ones of' the same size.
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PLATE GLASS
FRONTIER LUM I CO.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
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of Brownsville Texas i;
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United States Depository i:
Capital $100000.00
SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS $12500 LOO ' I
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^’HE MODEL LAUNDRY.
We have recently Installed in our Cleaning and Pressing department a
“Hoffman Steam Pressing Machine.”
In pressing cloths with this machine live dry steam Is brought. In di-
rect contact with the mtterial the garment is pressed uniformly set
and sterilized at one operation. Scorching is utterly Impossible
This process is more sanitary than the old method and the work la bet-
ter. Our operators are skillful and ot’r prices are slightl*’ lowe th»n
nierly.
Coat and pants steamed and pressed $.50. «5(
Coat and pants cleaned and pressed $1.00
Skirts steamed and pressed $.50. up. ~ "r j”
Other garments In proportion **"'
TRY US FffoNI No. 1
See
West
B rowns ville
YOU’LL LIKE IT *
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Street car line under construction to Country Cluh. * ^
INVESTIGATE.
J. B. Scott Gen. Mgr.
Brownsville Texas
BRICK-BRICK
When contemplating -to bull* yiur Residence Builnees or Bans
n».tiding specify our brick.
Our plant la up to date. Dally capacity twenty thousand located
three miles north of Brownsville on the main line of the Silnt Louis
Brownsville A Mexico tallroad. Our facilities for loading from our
private spurs tusuros prompt shipments.
Ha nudes of brick will be sent prepaid upon request.
Telephone 100 Brownsville Texas
OFFICE ALAMO LUMBER CO.
Gulf Coast Brick and Tile Compan
MANUFACTURERS OF BRICK
E- F J0HKI0N. Manager
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* The Miller Hotel *
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t The Largest and Most Modern Hotel ?
* ' in South-West Texas *
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* The Most Southerly Hotel in U. S. *
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* ON TO THE GULF *
*. Hear What the Wild Waves arc Saying
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Sssrs
fresh Bermuda Onion Seed «
the following prices:
- $4.59 per p3und. m
ish variety) $8-00 per pound.
so order at once.
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