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VOL. XIX. NO. 164 BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS- MONDAY, MARCH 4- 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS
PHARR
The next city of the
RIO GRANDE VALLEY
Located on the Sam Fordyce Branch
HAVE YOU
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I YOUR ON US?
Did you watch us from childhood to youth
THEN CONTINUE
and watch uf to
Maturity
Towns are not like the people who arrive at their
majority at the age ot Twenty-one years
They Grow Faster
You will marvel at our size iu
Five Years
Those who saw us six months ago have to be intro
duced now.
TOWN PROPERTY
bringing twice as much today as it did a year ago—
and a year from now it will bring twice as much as at
presut
Now Is the Time to Buy
come and see us
Pharr Townsitc Co.
W. E. CAGE. Sales Agent I
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While In t>he Valley!
DON'T FAIL TO VISIT
MISSION.!
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Elevation, 1 do feet.
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Irrigation, unexcelled.
Drainage, natural.
i WE PROVE IT
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To be the most 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 LAKD IMPROVEMENT COMPANY i
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JOHN J. CONWAY
President it Sole Owru. 1
Crisis in Ssrike.
Lawrence. Mass . March 3.—Crisis
in the strike of he Textile workers
is expected tomorrow when the wage,
increase offered hv the owners be- j
. conies effective. It is an increase of
from a to S lier cent. Employes af- i
filiated with the federation of labor j
have voted to work. Employes af- j
■ filiated wi h the Industrial Iron
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workers have voted to continue tin
-'Tike unless given a fifteen per cent
increase.
L ndon March 3.—No disorder
was reported toa’jffht in any coa
mines where the surike is declared
More than a million men are oyt
Lack of fuel is being fell in some in
dustrial concerns.
DEMOCRATS LAUNGh
CITY CAMPAIGN
MASS CONVENTION HELD ON 9AT
URDAY EVENING.
Full City Ticket Named, Lead by
Louis Cobolini for Mayor.—Meet
ing Entirely Harmonious- Plat
form Thoroughly Democratic in
Tone.
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The democratic convention at the
county court house. Saturday nighi,
was a convention in fact, as well a
in name. It was thoroughly repre
sentative of the best elements ot the
pany, American and Mexican, in
Brownsville. The large room of the
district court was filled to overflow
ing It would perhaps be considered
a conservative estimate to say there
were r.OO persons present, all voters
The crowd was composed of Ameri
cans and Mexicans in about equal
proportions.
It was a good-natured, cheerful
gathering, and'it did the business it
came to do with a minimum of fric
ti n and a maximum of celerity.
An exhilerating feature of the
evening was the advent of the Young
Men’s Democratic Club, headed by
their band who marched into the
building, followed by enough enthu
siastic citizens to fill all the benches
that remained unfilled, and also the
aisles along the walls.
At the psychological moment Judge
F. \\\ Seabury. chairman of the deni
cratic central committee fot
Brownsville arose and called th<
meeting to ord.-r In a few well cho
sen words, he declared that the ob
ject of the gathering was to nomin
ate officers f :r the coming city elec
tion and the formulation <,f a plat
form expressive of the party senti
ments in regard to civic affairs.
The meeting being in order, :h«
acting chairman declared that th - or
ganization should be made permanent
bv the election of proper officers. O
motion of some one present, whose
name escaped the Herald repo..-r, Mr
Seabury was unanimously elected a
permanent chairman.
The choice of a secretary earn*
i next. There aeemed to be some hr«
| itation about accepting this honor
able. but rather burdensome duty or
; the part of several persons named
bu; fin ally Manuel A. Saldana wa?
ch sen. The insistence on Mr Sal
dana's acceptance was so hearty and
enthusiastic that he consented t<
serve
The organization being thus per
fected, the convention took up busi
ness. On motion properly seconded
it was ordered tha- the chair appoint
a committee n resolutions to prepare
a platform ’ndicative of the senti
ments of Brownsville democrats as
to conditions that are and conditions
that ought to be in the affairs of ilu
city. The committee was promptly
named f llows: T. A. Kinder. <'
W Winstedt, S. K. Hallara, Deorgc
Champion Rodolfo Jo-a, Tomas Ti
jerina and Augustin Celaya.
Following this motion to authorize
the chair to appoint a committee or
n ruinations was adopted. This
committee as named by the chairman
was composed of Dr. S. Bell, Jos
Webb, K. H. McDavitt, Damaso l.er
, ma and Joseph K. Wells.
Pending the deliberations of these
commit? tees there were speecites in
English and Spanish, with Inspiriting
band music between
The first speech in English was by
Attorney O C Dancy. Mr. Dancy
was no. in ieast tender in pointing
out the fauPs o' the present admin
istration th ugh he freely com eded
the general: honesty and good inten
1 Hons of the men of the Independent
regime. He spoke strongly of the
lack of harmony In their councils,
and their extravaganse in managing
the affairs of the city. His spe-ch
was loudly applauded.
An address in Spanish was made
by Addfo Pecina, president; of the
j Young Democrat's Club. The Herald
reporter not being familiar with the
Spanish language could only estimate
this speech by the applause it re
ceived from th sc who understood it.
Measured hv ha* Standard it was all
i that could be desired.
Another brief speech was also
made in Spanish by Mr. C.eorge
Champion. This als> was applauded
heartily. ,
By this time the committees vere
' ready to report The report of the
I commFtee on resolutions was read
by S. K Hallam in English and by
. Mr. Saldana in Spanish. It follows:
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
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of Brownsville, in convention assem
bled. adopts *he following as its plat
form and declaration of principles
and policies:
1. jWe believe that the fnndamen
and ought to be, followed in the man
tal principles of Democracy can be,
agement of municipal affairs, no less
than on a wider stage
2. -—ftemccracy is founded on the
theory of equality as expressed iu
its axiom of "Equal Rights to all and
special privileges to none/'
Applying this principle to munici
pal affairs, we believe in the fair,
just and equal treatment of all our
citizens by the legislative, executive
and judicial authorities of this city,
without discrimination on the gr und
of race or social or financial stand
ing. or on account of religious or po
liticla opinion.
•1.—We believe that taxation
should be equal and uniform; and we
pledge our nominees to periodically
revise the assessments of proprty in
this citv in such manner that all
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taxable property sh>all hereafter be
assessed equally and without dis
crimination, and in such manner as
to distribute the tax burdens in ac
cordance with law and justice.
4. —We believe in economy in all
governmental matters: and we pledge
our nominees to use their best ef
forts to prevent the waste of public
moneys in the creation of useless of
fices and in frivolous and idle ex
penditures.
5. —Our tax burdens have been
enormously increased during the last
two years, without corresponding
benefit to the people. We promise
that the city budget shall be annual
ly prepared and the taxes therefor
levied in such manner as to lighten
the burdens of the people, to the
greatest extent that may prove prae
’icable consistently with the efficient
ind honest administration of the pub
lic business and with the promotion
and extension, in all legitimate and
roper ways, of the growth and pro
gress of till is city.
t*—We fevor a reformationof police
methods in this city The police
methods The i»olice should be the
bulwark of the people against crim
inals and wrongdoers We pledge our
nominees to manage the police force
of this city to the end that the law?
may be enforced without fear and
without favor and that ample pro
tection may be given to the lives,
persons and property of our citizens.
7. —We believe that the water and
light system belonging to' this city
ought to he placed upon a simple bus
iness basis, and its receipts and dis
bursements handled as required by
law. We pledge our nominees to a
thorough examination of all matters
relating to this plaut, and to the
adoption and enforcement of a
straightforward business-like policy
in its operation.
8. —The Democratic Party of this
city is in sympathy with every move
ment calculated to aid the growth of
'Ills city in p pulation and wealth,
to hring greater facilities for educa
tion and advancement to its people,
and to promote tiheir happiness and
welfare^ We favor a sound and con
sistent public policy directed towards
these ends honestly and intelligently
carried out We are convinced that
lltis can be done without extravagant j
expenditures of public moneys, and
without laying excessive tax burdens ;
on the people, and we pledge our no
minees to such a policy.
0 —We believe that in a few years I
Brownsville will be a great city, un- j
less held hack by weak or vicious
government. Our public utilities will
then be of great value, and this her
itage of our people should not now
be prejudiced or lost We favor the
grant of franchises to individuals or |
c orporations, only after careful seru- ,
tiny and intelligent consideration of
the future, and upon terms that will |
preserve intact the essential rights !
of otir people.
10. —We favor the creation of a
deep water harbor in the vicinity of
Point Isabel, and a ship channel
therefr nt to this city. We believe
that upon this largely depends the
future of Brownsville, and we spe
cially commend Mr. Ia>uis Cobolini
for his magnificent and patriotic en
deavors to that end.
11. —We favor the acquir<ntent of
the U. S. Reserva ion known as FL rt
Brown as a municipal park and play
ground for the children of this city,!
and for other proper municipal pur
| poses We commend the efforts al
| ready made to that end, and pledge
our nominee f r Mayor to the exer
cise of every possible endeavor to
. procure an Act of Congress author-'
j ixing this ertafon
The Democracy of the city of
Brownsville favors the commission
form of government and we recom
BATTLE RAGING
BEFORE CHIHUAHUA
MEXICAN TOWN ASSAILED BY
REBEL BANDS.
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No Details of Fighting Given. Rein
forcements Go to Insurgents From
Juarez. Claim that Orozco has at
Last Abandoned Madero.
Associated Press.
El Paso, Texas March 3.—A tele
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gram stating that fighting f r posses
sion of the city of Chihuahua begun
this morning, was followed this af
ternoon by the departure in a freight
train of eight hundred rebel troops
from the garrison at Juarez. Later
advices say the battle was renewed
tonight.
The firs*- message was from Brau
llo Hernandez in command of the re
bel troops in the vicinity of Chihua
hua to General Salazar, commander
of the rebel troops at Juarez Th*
message gave no details of the fight
ing. but said Hernandez with 320
men and some of Orozco's men had
been defending 'the city against the
federal troops under Colonel Pancho
Villa.
“Orozco is with us” the message
said, which the rebels declare means
that Orozco has abandoned the Made
ro cause.
A second telegram, according to
General Salazar said that Hernandez
is on his way to join Orozco, and
Or zoo desired Salazar to join ihe
movement with all speed.
A message received tonight says
that after the battle this morning.
Villa withdrew and la'ter returned to
the attack.
The message reports thirty killed
or wounded in the morning fight.
General Salazar seemed bitter j
against Villa. The latter Salazar
t
said, he sent a special messenger to
him confirming his previous promises,
that he would “Save his face” by
making a show of resistance t > the
rebel troops, and then join In the
anti-Madero campaign I1: was point
ed out that these promises were made
by Villa before the attitude of Oroz
co was known,
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Villa and Orozco are bitter enemlQs !
because Orozco was given the com-'
mand of the Chihuhhua rurales, a I
olace which Villa wan'ted. The reb
els believe that Villa will fight on
either side so long as he is opposed
to Orozco
Salazar did not accompany the re
bel tr ops to Chihuahua. He said he
objected to riding in box cars. Said
he would leave with his staff tomor
row.
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MORE TROOPS ARRIVE
IN MATAMOROS
Men Wa*ch Towers at Colombres and
Elsewhere as if Expecting Attack
But Matamoros Is Confident.
Two companies of cavalry both
men and horses, reached Matamoros
last evening, coming from Reynosa
on 'the regular passenger train. This
adds strength to the garrison at Mat
amoros and, with their present nun* J
her. it will take more than the forty [
or fifty rebels who were reported as
headed in this direction, to do any
great amount of damage.
The citizens in Matamoros have,
* he utmost confidence in the com
mander of the garrison there and d<
not consider that there is any cause
for alarm.
American passengers on the train J
from Monterrey to Matamoros today.1
however, report that there is consid-1
erable agitation along the line, espe-1
dally at Colombres^ where men were
in the watch towers and some on the
house tops looking for any approach
ing danger. They seamed to he ex-j
pecting an attack from some source, j
bui the origin seemed to be unknown
CITY DELIVERY
ORDERED JUNE 1ST
To L. A. Whitney. Sec y rhamber of i
Congress Brownsville, Texas. . .
Washington. D. C„ March 2.—City
delivery with two carriers and sub
stitute . rdered for Brownsville June
let.
JOHN* X. GARNER.
The a-bove telegram is self-explan- J
atory. It brings gratifying news to
Brownsville, and our eitiaens will
look forward with pleasure to June
1st. when the gray-clad postman will
begin to make hi* daily vi»La leav
ing the mail at our doors.
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FRISCO WILL SEND
6000 ROADS SPECIAL
TRAIN TO ILLUSTRATE BEST
ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
By Arrangement With Agriculture
Department- Will Send Object Les
son Over Entire Fifteen Thousand
Miles of Hrisco Track.
(From the United States Department
of Agriculture. Office of Publie
Roads l
With his usual broadminded prtlicy
it. F. Yoakum of the Frisco System
has made arrangements with the Of
fice of Public Roads of the United
States Department of Agriculture to
send a Good Roads Special Train over
the entire Frisco System. The Gov
ernment's equipment oh this train is
the most up-to-dete for illustrating
met boils of -oad im provement ever
exhibited. It will require four • s
pecially equipped cars to carry this
unusual exhibit. There will be ex
hibited models of every type of road
construction, from the sand-olav anti
gravel roads to the nu st expensive
type of bituminous-macadam; also
miniature road machinery and rock
quarries in operation; as well as the
most improved types of bridges and
culverts, in construction. Illustrated
lectures will he given at each stop
and the farmers and road supervisors
along the Frisco lines will have an
opportunity to see illustrated the
most beau iful roads of the world
This G od Roads Train will cover
about 15 thousand miles of track
or about five times the distance be
tween Washington and San Francis
co. More than three hundred towns
will be visited, and everything that
the farmer wants to know about the
improvement of his roads, even his
own "personal puzzles, will be solv
ed for him by the government expert
on the trr.i*.
These government representatives
will be experienced highway engin
eers -and wiU*r»ffiriaHy represent ttre1
u S. office • of Public Roads.
Within a few days, a complete
schedule of ail the points at which
this Good Roads Train will stop will
be posted along the lines of the road,
and also given in all the local papers.
DR. ESPINOSA M0NTERR09
ARRESTED IN MEXICO.
Dr Espinosa Monterros. who has
been n resident of Brownsville for
the past three months, was arrested
Saturday evening about ten miles
up t),e Rio Grande river ol( the
SOLDIERS HINT.
RIOT UNO BURN
TIEN TSIN PILLAGE1* BY MUTIN
EERS AND HABBLE.
German Doctor Shot Down in Street
—Many Houses Were Burned
—Even Police Joined Looters and
Aided in Outraging «he City. ..
Associated Press.
Ticn-Tsin. March 3.—Rioting of a
serious nature look place here list
night, when the soldier* mutinied
and set fire to a number of buildings
and then began looting from house
to house. In order to intimidate the
populace the soldiers kept up a con
tinual gun fire. The rut tie of mua- 1
ketrv was heard throughout the en
tire liigl The rabble Joined the
’ >ot rs Orly a few police remained
loyal and they arc Insufficient ito keep
order.
A German doctor named Schreeter
was shot down in the street. For
eigners generally were not molested,
however. The German consul sent a
guard to protect the German settle
ment. and British troops''proteefe
the railway station.
The mutineers broke into the Pei
Yank mint and later set it afire. /
Fourteen fires were raging n differ
ent parts of the town at once.
With »the morning, the mutineer*
quieted down and order reigned one®
more. *
Mexican side and is at present held
a prisoner in Matamoros.
Dr. Monterros left friends on the
street in Brownsville Saturday af
ternoon, stating that he would he
back shortly, but has not been seen
him was a message from friends
Federal court here of being invpllcat
here since. The next heard from
informng them of his arrest.
Dr. Monterros was one of t|te
Revistas who was tried and ^ eon- ^k
victed at the December tertu^f thedfl
Fed fa court here of being ItnidlrateiT^^®
ip the Reyes revolutionary consplr.
acy. He was fined ffiUO, whjrh fine
he paid.
His friends here are at a loss to
know the reason for his ,yy*_Ays
distance uu the river frorv^tmwns
ville, and on Mexico soil. —
The hoard .'of directors i»f the
Fnion Irrigation District meets In
Raymondville Tuesday next. Thle
will be the first meeting for the new
board and will be a very Importat
meeting.—Gulf Fur rant.
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