Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 57, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 9, 1913 Page: 1 of 4
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HOUSE RECEIVES
CURRENCY BILL
TWO REPORTS SFRMITTEO RY
(’(RIM ITT EE ON IRAN KINO. MA.I
ORITY ANNOrNt'ES THREE PR1X
( IPLES I NHERLYlNtJ RILL.
MINORITY DENOFNCES DEMO
4 RATS FOR RE I NO SO ’ROFNU
RV 4’AI'(TS THEY WOFLI) NOT
HEAR A ROHM ENT.
(ity Associated Press.)
Waslliagton. I>• O.. Sept. !>. The ml
miuistr-atio currency bill whs report-
ed to the house today by the banking
committees. The majority committee re
port a.Minced the following three
••fundamental and indispensable" prin-
ciples that under line the deimipratie
action. _
The creation of mechanism to enable
sound banks to meet legitimate com
mercial agricultural and industrial de
mauds.
The ultimat retirement of the pres
ent bond secured currency.
The extension of American banking
fri -ilities abroad to help to enlarge Am
erican trade.
Th(. minority report criticises the
democrats for being so hound by cau-
cus pledges they could not listen in
amendments.
THAT CONFLAGRATION
IIEHALD BEPOBTEB < 'll ASED
NEWS ITEM IN MATAMOKOS
JUT A EL IN YAIX.
Notwithstanding the fart that him
dreds of Brownsville people saw a
glare of what seemed to he a large til*'.*
burning in the city of ‘Matanioros b •
tween 7 and S o'clock last night in-
quire in I In* eitx of Matanioros about
S:.‘lo failed to brute any evidence of anx
conflagration there. At least lift' p<*o
pi. On tin* plaza were questioned as to
th. xxhereabout of a tire that was plain
lx seen from Broxvnsville. Each answer
'*d in pained surprise that there certain
* lx had been no tire in Matamoros as
far as they knew and they bad been on
tin* streets for several hours
I'nited States t’onsul .lolmson who
xvas met on the plaza. stated als. that
lie had been there more than an hour
and if there had b en a tire In* know
nothing «f it. ViaeConsul Puig xvas
another surprised individual when tin*
fact that a fire was seen in Matmior
os from Broxvnsville xvas mentioned to
him. (leneral Lucio Blanco was up
proachtd on the subject and his it**
si ant ly blank expression b*ft no doubt
on tin* reporter’s mini that hi* knew
nothing of a fire.
Thinking it a "burning shame.” to
Ik* fooled the reporter started to catch
a ear to Broxvnsville when a friend
hailed him and asked it In* the r -port
tr was on the trail of a lost fire. Ans
xvered in ihc affirmative. tin* friend
stated that what had been seen in
Brownsville was evidently the burning
of a dry ti lil about six miles south of
Matamoros in preparaii >n for a coming
crop.
BEAD JlEliVLl) WANT ADS.
BLANCO TELLS
WHY HE DID IT
EXPLAINS TO CONSUL JOHNSON
REASON FOR LEVY INC UPON
( ROSS MERCANTILE COMPANY
OF MATAMOROS.
CLAIMS THE COMPANY I>11> NOT
l PAY TAXES OR FINES ANI) THE
CON ST ITT IO N A LI STS N E E DEI)
SUPPLIES.
That tin* Cross interests rendered fin-
ancial assistance to tin* federal* at the
time of tli. defection Iasi February that
they have fail.d to pay their taxes'in
Matamoros after proper notification
and that tin* Constitutionalists require
the ncccssiths of life are several rea<
sons < leneral Pdanco commander of the
Const it utionalists in Matamoros. gives
for commandeering the stock of J. S. A
M. II. Cross Mercantile Company in
Matamoros. He states further that re-
ceipts for goods taken will be issued to
the Cross company.
The foregoing is tin* text of (leneral
Blanco's replv to tin* message of United
(States Consul Johnson asking protec-
tion for the Cross store in Matamoros.
which it is claimed is an American own
ed concern. Upon instructions from tin*
acting secretary of state at Washington
last Saturday. Consul Johnson made the
demand for protection to (leneral Blan-
co. and though hi* expected an answer
the same day it was not received until
1 o clic k Monday afternoon.
'Flu* Constitutionalist ofiicer> claim
the Cross interests have given no alten
'i n to notifications that their taxes must
be paid and several rnUiees having been
sent tines were imposed tin* fines and
taxes sunmn’l tip amounting to about
$2000 Mexican money.
F. C. Pierce attorney for the Cross
company lias signified that his elients
would he willing to accept receipts for
goods taken from the store but that so
I far none have been received though
promises to issue them had beet made
WOOD SURRENDERED
(lilt Associateil Press.)
Foil Worth. Tex.. Sept. Mike L
Woods for twenty years vice president
of the Slat. National Bank here in whos'
accounts one hundred and thirty thous
and d liars shortage was discovert*: last
week walked into Foiled States I list riel
Attorney's office her.* today surrender
ini:.
Woods arrivin': last nijrht from Fal
ifornia. went tliis tnorninjf with a Waco
.minister to the residence of the Kev. W.
II Knickerb .eker of tile Fetitral Met ho
dist hutch In re. Later th * minister and
Woods went to court toother. Woods
bond is tixed at fifteen thousand dollars
whit’ll he experts to make easily.
COTTON BELT DIVIDENDS
New York. Sept. !• —The cotton Belt
railroad iireelors today reduced th.* div-
idend on preferred stock to a four per
; cent linsK d(**larin«r a quarterly divid
end of one per cent previously on a live
I per cent basis.
fggmsirwnr ■»■ ■ ■ *■ ftLLUJmMAUAUXMAM:.AT».MALrjAm'.«!P
WHILE IN THE VALLEY j
DON'T FAIL TO VISIT
cTV.SSlON
Elevation 140 feet.
Irrigation unexcelled.
Drainage natural.
I
WE PROV E IT.
I To be the mdst progressive high-
I ly developed prosperous thriv-
ing proposition in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley. ^
A personal investigation will con-
vince you of the greater advan-
tages and opportunities offered.
mission land improvement company
MISSION TEXAS
JOHN J. CONWAY
President tf Sole Owner
FOR POSTMASTER
AT BROWNSVILLE
—
POSTMASTER EEXERAL BFKLESON
ANNOUNCES HE HAS HECIHEH
I'POX MRS. WHEELER EDITOR OF
THE HERALD FOR THE OITK'E.
__
FI FREEST < 'OXTEST IN POSTAL AX-
NALS OF WILSON ADMIXISTRA
TIOX ENDED-NOMINATION IN A
DAY OR TWO.
ID Ernest E. \\ w.kkr.
(S/acial Telei/rata to The Herald.)
Washington. D. E. Sept. S.- Post
mnster-tJeneral Burleson announced late
this afternoon that lie had decided upon
Mrs. Jesse O. Wheeler for postmaster at
Brownvsilje. President Wilson will make
the nomination probably within a day or
two.
Representative Earner was asked about
the nomination and replied: “I have no
statement to make.”
Tin* tight over Mrs. Wheeler's nomina-
tion lias been the very fiercest in postal
annals since Mr. Wilson become Presi-
dent. The issue of bossisiu in Texas pol-
ities w as prompt | \ raised against Repre
|sentative Earner who was not in favor
'of Mrs Wheeler and strong work was
d tie here to win the appointment.
Mr. Earner enlisted the uid of several
of the very highest officials in congress
who. while declining to say a word of
preference as between candidates tor
postmaster at Brownsville went to the
White House to tell President Wilson
that the congressman fr in the Browns-
ville district had been a zealous and loy-
al supporter of his policies in tile house.
Even Representative Oscar 1 ndervvond.
chairman of the ways and means t 0111-
mittcc. and Speaker Ehiimp Elark. went
to Mr. Earner's assistance g ing to the
president in Earner's behalf. Both are
understood to have given Mr. Earner
praise to the president as loyal to the ad
ministration and the president u said
to have written a letter brief but point-
ed. stating that what had been told him
squared with t!i« impression he had gain
cd elsewhere about Mi1. Earners services
during tin* present session ot congress.
All this however did not dissuade the
president fr in turning down Hu* recom-
mendations for the Brownsville post
office which Mr. Earner made Afte** the
president had rejected the first recom-
mendation. there was a disposition to
delay making nominations for some linn*
tint this was finally overcome and P st
master Ecneral Burleson ended for a
further recommendation from Mr. Ear-
ner.
About two weeks ago Mr. Earner rec-
.lumeiided three diflerent resident* ot
Brownsville any one of wh nn he indi-
cated waild be satisfactory to ' im. Post-
master Ecneral Burleson who had kept
well informed about the local conten-
tion. preferred the nomination of Mrs.
Wheeler however and. after confer
cnees with President Wilson it was
agreed that the recommendation of the
leal congressman should la* disregarded.
This had been done ill at least one
other Texas ease recently for Represen-
tative Slav den's recommendation for
postmaster at Fredericksburg was dis-
regarded. and a nominee of Mr. Burle-
son's selection won.
TARRANT ROADS
TAIIKANT C(H XT\ PEOPLE WILL
OBSERVE OOOI> ROADS. EX
RKCT 141.000 WORKERS.
. _
11 hf C. S. A tics Herrin*.)
j Fort Worth Tex.. Sept. 0. N’ovent
her nth and (Oh ar. the dates named by
tIi- count} coinmi'siom*rs as good roads
days for Tarrant County.
The leal Chamber of Commerce was
instrumental in having such days desig
tinted
11 is (xported that 10.000 men will
help work the roads on tli >se dates. It
ihe move is a success it will save the
taxpayer* of this count} about $10000.
CORN AND WHEAT
i
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. D. C. St pt. !L—The
St*piember crop of the department of
agriculture shows th • corn condition • *•"». 1
per cent indicating an average yield of
twenty two bushels per acre. The spring
wheat condition i-« 7.T. 1 per cent oats 71
per cent.
CRITICISE CURRENCY BILL
(By Associated Press.
Dallas. Tex.. Sept. !*. The Texas
Bstnker's meeting here in discussi >u five
lv criticise! the administration curivnc
bill totlay.
i i' a. aii 4; a_ a. a. a; a. at 4t 4.
i* *
-I* AVIATOR KILLED. **■
fa I
» V* — - V
•' {By Associated Press.) -P
• ' Berlin. Sept. D. Dr. Ringer a +
Germu^ aviator was killed by a ~*~
fall «»f sir hundred feet when
•a his maehine collapsed. *'*
* *
a: a_ a_ a. Ji a. as as -x. jw -s
REDUCTION IN
INSURANCE RATE
WILL HE OBTAINED FOR BROWNS-
VILLE IF EFFORT OF W. K. MEN-
DENHALL SFCVEEDS PETITION
IS SENT.
(MTV NOW HAS AMPLE MEANS OF
FIGHTING FIRE. NOT HAD WHEN
PRESENT RATES WERE FIXED—
ID CENT REIHTTION ASKED FOR.
Brownsville will have a reduction in
its fire insurance rate if the efforts of
W. 1\. Mendenhall has prepared a pe-
tition to the state commissioner of in
surame for a reduction in the present
rate id' 7.'I centos to 7>4 cents the total
nnount asked for at this time being ID
cents. The petition has been signed by
Mayor A. B. (’op* ami is being forward-
ed to Austin this afternoon. It is expect-
ed mi answer will he hail within ten or
twelve days.
The reduction is asked f r on five
counts as follows: More than a suffi
cient supply of tin* hose whereas tin* city
has been charged with an insufficient sup-
ply: paved si reel s. whereas the city has
been cliargcod with a lack of this im
{Movement: a sufficient force of paid fin-
fighters. whereas tin* city has been
charged ten rents because it hail only a
volunteer department:# now has fire
horses whereas it was charged with n t
having them; anil charged with having
less than tin* required 77» per cent of wa-
ter consumers on a meter basis whereas
more than this percentage are now con-
nected with meters.
As soon as s-«iim* alterations ami re
p.iirs are made at tin- water and light
plant including the housing of the boil
eis in a brick building instead of the boil
vanzeil iron structure as at present an
appliciti n ran be made for a further
decrease of ten cents on ibis one count.
Mr. Mendenhall confide! h believes
that the entire decrease asked for will be
granted by the lire insurance commis-
sioner. but be at least looks for a de-
•n*nse that will amount to a great ileal.
Referring to Mr Mendenhall's effort.
M.n or A. B. (' p* said today:
"Mr Mendenhall deserves a great deal
of credit for his enterprise in preparing
this petition for a decrease in Browns
vile's kev rate The city uudouhtcdh has
progressed in its fire fighting equipment
to a point where it deserves to be given a
better tire insurance rate than it now
ha* and I am hopeful that Mr. Menden-
hall's labor will result in a rate being
given u- that will be more in ronf trinity
wt'i our progress”
JEROME IS ACQUITTED
CANADIAN JCDGE APOLOGIZES TO
NEW YORK LAWYER COR HI M
I LIATION.
%
Coaticook. Quebec Sept. 0. William
Travers Jerome the New York attorney
who was charged with gambling while
here awaiting the result of the immigra-
tion authorities* case against Harry K.
Thaw was acquitted last night.
On the conclusion of the hearing the
court apologized to Mr. J ironic for the
humiliation to which he has been sub-
jected through the false accusation.
REPUBLICAN ELECTED
THIRD MAINC DISTRICT SENDS
JOHN A. PETERS TO CONGRESS
P.Y 500 I'l.CRALITY.
Portland. Me.. Sept it.- The sp-cial
election in the Third congressional dis-
trict yesterday resulted in the (lection
of John A. Pets rs republican. His pin
rality over William R. Pettingal. demo
erat was .“*00. out of 115.000 cotes east
and S.500 over Edward. Lawrence pro
gressive.
The progressive vote shows a falling
oil of about fifty per cent from the vote
for Roosevelt of last fall.
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« WEATHER. *
Xi w Orucans. La.. Sept. it.— 4
-I* Coast Weather: Generally cloudy: '
showers t might of Wednesday:
Mght easterly winds *1
j. ' -■
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SENATE TO VOTE
THIS AFTERNOON
FEE OCLOCK THIS AFTERNOON
SET FOR SENATES FINAL VOTE
ON THE EXDEEWOOD TARIFF
BILL BY AO ELEMENT.
| ■ " nr.
REITBLK’ANS LOST HOPE OE SE
i'ERINO AMENDMENTS. PERMIT
TINO MANY OE THEM TO 111) BY
wrrnoi T roll ( all.
(Itjt Associated Press.)
Washington. D. f.\. Sept. !L With
Hie final vote on the tariff agreed on for
tour o« lock today the republicans gave
up all h >p« "I carrying off anv amend
1111*111 and permitted many of tin* votes
to lie taken without roll ealls.
S< uator Bristow (dieted an amendment
for a fifteen per rent duty on cattle
swine and sheep Init it was defeated thir-
ty time to twenty nine.
(’tittle wire then nut on the free list
thity-one to twenty-eight.
The senate b\ thirty-live to twenty-
nine defeated the McCumlwr amendment
for a tiftee cent duty on wheat and put
it on the free list. It als. voted down the
.limes motion to re Sure tin dtt\ five per
cent <-II all goods imp .rted in American
ships.
REBELS SHORT
OF AMMUNITION
COLONEL MERECrlclA RETREATED
FROM CEATEO ClKXKdAS. AND
PI.ACE IS OCCEPIED BY ELDER
ALS. MI’RKIICIA SHORT OF AM
MEN IT ION.
COLONEL VILLAREAL EXACT SKY
ERE REVENUE FOR ACT OF TELA
(’ll FRY. FALSE FLAC OF TRICE
BY FEDERALS.
(/>*// Associated Press.)
Piedras Negras. Sept. !L -Short of am
munition. Col. Murugiea. after defend-
ing tlu passes about Cuatro (’ieiiegas
for a week retreated and the town was
raptim 1 by the federals (*ol. Villareal
of the constitutionalist reports that a
battle near Mouelova tile federals hoist
id white ags pointing tlieir rifies down
ward and hi< men advanced peacefully
lutt that when the constitutionalist*
drew near the federal** suddenly dropped
the white flags opening tire killing
twelve and wounding fortv-two. In rcla
lion to Villareal’s reports lie cxertited
an ( ntire company <>f federals w hich he
had captured.
CITY PAYS AUDITORS
CLAIM FOK OVERTIME ON AF1)IT
I NO CONTRACT ALLOWED BY
OOCAC1L IN SI* EC EVE SESSION.
A special session of the citv council
was In J i this atternooii for ihe purpose
ot passing upon ;i elaini of the cit\ ami
itors who completed their worn last
nnonight. The elami amounted to r 1 oili
Inn ilie auditors agreed upon the pre^cii
t;ition of tile bill to accept foil! half the
amount in lull payment tor services ren-
der! d up to date. The report has been
tiled witn the mayor and will lie read in
private by the tinauee committee bet ore
lieing submitted to the counted.
S ^
Tire council also this atternooii heard
ja list of po«iee olluvrs suggested by Ai
(leriimn Craig of the police committee and
signed bv turn and Thierman Cain
chairman ot the s;iiue committee. Ih cause
Alderman .t. A. Itrowne. the third liuni
tier d <es not accept the 11"t- nothing was
done regarding the matter. The mayor
will give the committee another oppor
limit) to g< t together.
I poll the suggestion ot Alderman Kirk
it eoinmitttv comprised of Alderman
Dworman. Craig and Thorn was appoint-
ed t«> investigate a report that an un
health) cow had recentl) been butchered
and sold to consumers at the city mark
ft.
Those present at the meeting included
Mayor Cole and Aid. rmaii Cain. Dwor
niaii. Thom Benavides. Kirk Craig ami
.). A. Brow ne.
ESTIMATES DAMAGES
.. - -1
)
{liy Associated Press.)
Hot Springs Ark.. Se[»t. !L The es
timat( of fire losses is two and one tpiar
ter million dollars. Insurance is cstitn
ated at oik and a half million dollars.
ELUDED GUARDS
—
{liy Associated Press.)
New Y ork. Si pt. !L Big Tim Sulli
• van tin* congressman has escaped fron
■ his guards at his brother's country
. home and has lieen missing a week.
TRUCK SHIPPERS
OF THE VALLEY
I
_
ADOPT KKSOM'TIOXS I'ROIXO
CAMERON ANl) HIDALGO CO
TO ESTABLISH .JOINT FARM
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
WORK OF RIO GRANDE AND
COAST ASSOCIATION MAKES
I INK CONTIXFATIOX OF GOOD
WORK ASSl'RED.
i The Kin Orau<i<> & Gulf Coast Asso
eiatioii. an assn’iatioii «»f truck fwrm-
crs in Hidalgo and Cameron counties
comprising Loop memb rs in annual
session at Harlingen vest colay endors
cd In the unanimous vote nf niemlter*
in attendance the proposed establish
im nt nf a farm deinoustration agent to
work in Cameron and Hidalgo coun-
ties. Tin heard nf county commission-
ers of each county is asked to appro-
priate Looo a year for the purpose. The
res dutinii was nffered before the meet-
ing by l>. \. O Krien. secretary of the
: Hrmvnsviilc Chamber o* Commerce ami
was as follows:
"Whereas there is a movement to es-
tablish a farm demonstration agency in
the Rio Grande Valiev the ex|n*tise of
maintaining which is to be b%>rtie by
the c-unties of Cairn ron and Hidalgo
and the I'nitcd States Department of
Agriculture therefore be it
• RcsoIVed. that we. the members of
the Rio Grande and Coast Association
nunilMU'ing 1.000 farmers r*siding in
the two counties named in annual con
vent ion assembled «E>> respectfully
urge tin* hotiurable board of county
commissioners of the said counties to
appropriate each the sum of One
thousand t$liKJb.OO) dollars or such
portion thereof as may Is* necessary to
jcarry on the said work which we deem
to he essential to the more rapid devel-
opment and greater prosperity of the
Valley and that the secretary of this
association he instructed to send a i opy
of this resolution to the county judge
of each county named with a request
that it he submitted at the next regu-
lar or called meeting of his board ’’
Supplementing the resolution a pe-
tition having the same pur|»ost* ad
'dress d t > the county commissioners in
view was circulated at Harlingen at
the meeting aiid ’among the business
men. bankers and professional men
It was signed by every man ap-
proached. Several copies of this peti-
tion arc now in eiu‘illation in Hidalgo
county and in other Cameron county
towns and several are being circulated
among the business nten. lawyers b.mk
crs. -tc.. of Brownsville. The same suc-
cess in securing signers is being met
all along Hu* line. The (letition. ad-
dressed to the county judges anil com-
.•
"It having conn* to our knowledge
that there is a movement to establish
a farm demonstration agency in the Rio
Drunde Valley under tin* supervision of
the ITiittd Stales Department of Agri
culture for which purpose the
I'nited States government will eon*
trihut. the stun of Four Hundred
CflfiOt dollars per annum provided
Cam-ton and Hidalgo canities will each
eontribnte Fight Hundred (ifiSOO) dol-
lar' per annum toward the ex|*f-nse of
maintaining sueh ageney; and there be-
ing an absolute need for (he employ-
tin m of a man competent to instruct our
farmers many of wh an are without the
ex|H-rieiin-e essential to success in this
section we. the undersigned petition
your honorable body to appropriate the
amount necessary to defray Cameron
county’s share of the sum required to in-
sure the establishment of the agency in
questi*sj and the employment of a man
to till the position ’’
Rix. F. Willard of the farm managiv
meat division of the United States De
partjiient of Agriculture has been in the
Valley since last February working for
the establishment of this demonstration
agency lie sometime ago outlined the
proposed work and he. in line with his
present work in the valley will cooper*
ate with whoever is selected for the dem-
onstration agent in furthering the dein
oust ration and educational work.
OTIIFR WORK OF MFKTIVO.
The Rio U.rande and Const Association
annual meeting was adjourned at Har-
lingen yesterday afternoon after u da)*
j spent in going over the progress made
and work done l»y the association dur-
ing the past year. Three* hundred and
i fifty of the LOW members attended
•which is considered a healthy attend-
ance. in view of the fact flint many far-
mer'- arc hurrying to get their cor trorn
|the fields before the rains.
The meeting unequivocally endors-
ed the work of the association for the
past year endorsed the jiersonnel of of
P ers and managers of the association
j:in11 re-elected practically its entire Inutrd
of directors. W. A. Duncan of Browns-
\i|h- is the only new member added to
the board.
The officers of the association rejmrted
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