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VOL. XX. NO. 68. BEOWNSVILLE, TEXAS MONDAY, SEPTEMBEE 23, 1912 PB1CE FIVE CENTr" .
GENERAL TELLEZ
IS IN COMMAND
SUCCEEDS HUERTA IN CHARGE
FEDERAL OPERATIONS
Latter Goes <o Have Eye* Treated.
More Rebels Reported North of
Torreon — Zapatista* Al*o Con
tinue to Raid and Sack Towns.
Associated Press.
Mexico City, Mex., Sept. 2.°.—
General Tellez has been placed in
command of the government troops
in operations against the rebels in
the northern pant of Mexico, succeed
ing General Huerta, who has been
granted temporary leave in order to
have his eyes treated.
It is believed that it may be many
woeks before Huerta will be able to
again assume command.
Just where Orozco is operating is
ye*t a mystery to the war department,
but they have ‘been lead to believe
that he is either with Caraveo near
Musquiz, or with a new and large
group of rebels appearing just west
and north of Torreon.
Word has been brought to Tor
reon by a courier that the rebels
near the Refugio mountains defeated
a small force of federals Thursday
Those operating near Musquiz are
said to be more than holding their
own.
The Zapatistas activity continues
in the south. The village of Cha
pultepec was sacked again yesterday.
Reports of raiding of small towns are
received daily.
REBEL DIPLOMAT ARRESTED
BY U. S. SECRET SERVICE
Associated Press.
El Paso, Tex., Sept. 2°.—Senor
Juan Pedro Didapp, who claims to
be a diplomatic representative in the
United States of the rebels of Mex
ico, was arrested today by a United
States secret service man on a war
rant issued at San Antonio last week
charging violation of the neutrality
|Qv laws during the former Vasquez
iComez revolutionary movement,
^jlapp was lodged in jail.
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PRESIDENT TAFT
ON THRK DAYS TRIP
To Address Hygiene and Demography
ongre8S Today—Publishes Letter
Commending Proclamation.
Associated Press.
Beverly, Mass,, Sept. 22.—Presi
dent Taft left Beverly tonight on a
three days’ trip to Washington, New
York and Altoona, Penn. In Wash
ington tomorrow the president will
address the opening meeting of the
International Congress on Hygiene
and Demography, receive the dele
gates to the national conference of
Catholic Charities, and attend a
night meeting under the auspices of
the National Emancipation society.
He will be in New York for more
than eight hours Tuesday and ex
pects to see Secretary Hilles and
Treasurer Sheldon of the republican
national committee.
In Altoona Wednesday he will be
the guest of the Loyal War Gover
nors’ conference. He will return to
Beverly Thursday.
The president made public a let
ter he wrot to John W. Thompson of
New York, president of the Western
New York League of Republicar
clubs, before leaving tonight, in
which he gave comments on emanci
pation day, and the courage of Lin
coln in signing the proclamation
Among other things the letter says:
“The excision of the cancer rep
resented in the social institution of
slavery enabled all Americans tc
look the world in the face and saj
our pretentions to absolute freedon
are founded on fact and do not need
the saving of exceptions to make
them truthful.”
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THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OP
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
Associated Press.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 23.—The
fiftieth anniversary of Lincoln’s
primary proclamation of emancipa
tion was celebrated in the churches
of Washington and throughout the
country <today.
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Order some today and enjoy learn
ing what perfect cream tastes like.
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lowing prices:
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ONE GALLON . 1.25
In brick (plain or tancy) 50c each.
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BOLL WEEVIL EXPERT
TO VALLEY FARMERS
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Hardy Dial, Frisco Representative,
Explains Some Points Not Yet
Made Clear—Urge's Cooperation.
San Benito, Tex., Sept. 21, 1912.
The Brownsville Herald,
Brownsville, Texas.
As I have been misunderstood
some, by the papers as well as by
some people, as to how I propose to
eliminate the weevil from this dis
trict, or reduce them to such an ex
tent that cotton can be grown here
successfully, I send herewith a brief
statement of the principal points
which I wish to impress upon the
cotton growers:
First—I will ask all farmers and
land owners to join in a campaign
by cutting stalks from a sufficient
number of rows to burn, leaving a
center green row against which to
pile the stalks cut. Let stand until
dry enough to burn. Then burn them
as well as all weeds and trash
piles near the field. By doing this,
I believe that you will destroy 75
per cent of the weevils. You would
get all the larvae in the bolls as well
as practically all young or imma
tured, and many of the adult weevil.
By the above method the weevils
would collect on the green rows lef
standing, as it would furnish food
for them until the cut stalks dry
sufficiently to burn. 1 believe then,
that of the number left, which
would go into the sleepy or hibernat
ing state, at least 15 per cent of
them would perish during that per
iod. Then in the spring, while the
cotton is still small, before the time
for putting on forms and squares, 1
believe I have discovered a dope that
can be sprayed on the young cottor,
that will get most of the weevils
that have lived through the hiber
nated state.
Now, if we make this campaign.
I wish to ask the cooperation of
everybody. I will ask everyone tc
keep, down all perennial cotton from
coming up from old roots. Let’s
keep food away from the weevil* as
long as possible in the early spring,
when they first come out of winter
quarters. They . soon starve to
death.
Next spring cotton should not be
planted until all danger of cool
nights and days have past. Cotton
is a summer plant and will not do
any good during the winter months.
I was sent here by the Frisco of
ficials to cooperate with Mr. Doherty
who is general manager of the St
Louis, Brownsville and Mexico rail
road, for a thirty day campaign to
inve'tigate the boll weevil condi
tions and to see whether it would be
advisable to carry the work further
All depends upon the cooperation
offered by the people. However, I
wish to sa^ that many have already
commenced to cut their stalks and
burn them.
Everywhere I- have spoken and
talked to the individual, on the
whole, they have heartily promised
their support. The outlook for a
succe*sful campaign against the
weevil looks very bright to me in
deed. If you let the weevil destroy
your cotton another year like it ha?
this year, it will give your splendid
Valley a setback, which will take
five or ten years to live down. Let
the people rise up in one mighty ef
fort and say: Death to the boll
weevil! By doing so we will WIN.
Respectfully,
HARDY DIAL,
Special cotton grower and weevil ex
pert for Frisco Railway Co.
All Valley papers please copy.
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PREDICT COOLER WEATHER
WITH FROSTS UP NORTH
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Washington. D. C., Sept. 22.—
Cool weather throughout the coun- j
try except in the Pacific coa*t states |
for the coming week is predicted by
the weather bureau. There will be
frosts 'probably, the bureau an
nounces. in the plains states and the
upper Mississippi Valley, and thence
along the northern border.
Except in the East and Southeast
the weather will be generally fair
Monday and Tuesday.
The next disturbance of import
ance will appear in the far Wes •
Thursday or Friday and previa! over
the Middle West near the close of the
week. This will be followed by de
cidedly cooler weather.
Forecast for Texas.
Associated Press.
Washington. D. C., Sept. 22.—
East and W’est Texas—Fair Monday
and Tuesday.
TEACHERS MAY WEAR
i RELIGIOUS 6AR8
PRESIDENT UPHOLDS FISHER’S
ACTION
Teachers in Indiaii School* Now in
Service May Continue to Wear the
Garb—Aff<*c*< Only Fifty-One Out
of Two Thousand.
i Assoc iated Wess.
WMshiq&ton, D. C., Sept. 22.—
' Secretar/ Fisher’s action last Jan
uary in revoking the order of former
Indian' Commissioner Valentine, bar
ring ■'religious garb or insignia from
government Indian schools, was up
held today by President Taft, in an
order made public.
The decision of the president ir
that teachers now employed in In
dian schools may continue to 'wear
the garb of their religious orders;
but the privilege is denied any per
son hereafter entering the service
This ruling will enable the govern
ment to fulfill its obligations, th<
president says, to the teachers whc
were taken into the government ser
vice when religious schools wer<
taken over bodily as government in
stitutions.
Final Step in Controversy.
The president’s ruling is the fina’
step in a controversy that has en
gaged the interior department with
religious bodies for more than t
year. Commissioner Valentine’s or
der would have prohibited an;
teacher from wearing religious gar!
in the Indian schools after the em‘
of the last school year.
President Taft’s order, and a let
ter from Secretary Fisher to Mr
Valentine, which accompanies it
lay s'tress on the fact that Valentin;
issued his ruling without consultin'
the secretary or the president; and
while the matter was under investi
gation. Mr. Fisher’s revocation o
the order now made is final.
Education Left to Missionaries
Secretary Fisher’s formal lette;
states that the government had Ion
lef the education of the Indians t<
religious missionaries; and tha
when it finally began a systemati'
handling of the education problem
it took over many of the religiou
schools, and brought their teacher
into the government classified ser
vice.
“The transfers 'hus have oftei
been effected by the government'
renting denominational schools an?
taking over the whole plant and th
teachers as well,” said Presiden
Taft.
Only 51 Wear Garb.
“It appears that out of 2,(MM
teachers in the Indian schools there
are 31 who wear a religious garl
and who are regularly classifier'
members of the government civil ser
vice. To direct them to give up thei*
religious dress would nece'saril;
cause their leaving the service be
cause of their vows under whirl
they have assumed the garb.”
Secretary Fisher holds there is n;
legal prohibtion against the employ
ment of government teachers wh?
wear religious dress; and that opln
ion is endorsed by the president. I
is pointed out that sectarian relig
ious instruction is not given in an?
of the schools now under govern
ment control.
The Presidents Order.
President Taft’s order follows;
In January of this year the com
missioner of Indian affairs issued at
order to superintendents in charg;
of Indian schools, directing that al
insignia of any denomination be re
moved from all public rooms of suet
schools, and that the members o
any denomination wearing a distinc
tive garb should not wear it while
engaged in lay duties as government
employes. I directed that the order
be revoked and that action by th<
commissioner of Indian affairs b<
suspended until such time as to per
mit a full hearing to be given to al’
parties in interest and a conclusiot
be reached in respect to the matte?
after full deliberation. Accordingly
the secretary of the interior ha;
given a full hearing to the parties ir
interest, and printed arguments have
been presented.
Religiou* Garb the Issue.
The issue is confined to the quea
tion whether those persons engage;’
in teaching Indians in government
Indian schools, and who are member*
of the government civil service
should be required to lay off theii
distinctive religious garb while they
render service as government teach
ers.
The secretary of the interior, af
ter a very full and patient considera
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SEEKS INFORMATION
ABOUTTKE VALLEY
For Publication to Show Great Re
source* of Southwest* Both of Ag
riculture and of Deep Water.
Charles E. Trimble of San Antonio,
traveling staff correspondent for the
Manufacturers’ Record of Baltimore,
arrived in Brownsville last Friday
night and will be here several day?.
While here Mr. Trimble will gather
I information for a book to .be issued
by his publcation early next year,
treating with the agricultural pos
sibilities of the South, and particu
larly devoting a section to the South
west. Its title will be “The South;
| the Nation’s Greatest Asset.” He is
also to deliver an address before the
| meeting of the Rio Grande Commer
cial Secretaries Association next
Wednesday.
In speaking of the book, Mr. Trim
ble stated that while in the North
veeently and in talking with people
there he was asked many question?
concerning the Lower Rio Grande
Valley, and its adaptability to
farming. He said that special refer
ence is to be made to this section,
answering those questions. Also the
port facilities and deep water pos
sibilities a3 they concern Browns
j ville will be given prominence.
The hook is to treat of the scien
tific principles of agriculture, and it
will try to break public opinion in
upon the large landholder, who, it
believes, is a great detriment to all
sections. It will also have some
thing to say against the inflating of
realty values; something that has
oroved, now is and, as long as it
lasts, will injure any agricultural
section.
Mr. Trimble says there are three
sections of this continent that are
being talked about, agriculturally.
jThey are Western Canada, California
and the Southwest. The Southwest,
| he said, is in competition with those
sections, and if it is to get its share
of the immigrant farmers it will
have to turn the tide of immigration
from those sections. According to
government statistics, 30,000 farm
ers left the United States in 1911,
going into Western Canda. The
statistics also show that each of
’hose farmers annually expends a
minimum of $.'00. According to
these figures, this country is, there
fore, losing $ 1 r»,000,000 annually
that it might as well have as not.
According to Mr. Trimble, the
book will seek to show the greater
possibilities of the Southwest, both
in agricultural and mineral resources
than any of the other sections
named. Its purpose will be to prove
to the farmer who seeks a new loca
tion that the Southwest has a greater
future before it than any other
farming country in the world.
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tion, has reached the conclusion,
stated in a letter to the commissioner
of Indian affairs, that the order
ought not to be made, and that those
persons who are now engaged in |
teaching in government schools as
members of the government civil
service, and who are wearing the
garb, should be permitted to remain
in the service and while discharging
their duties to wear the garb. I con
cur in this view, and the order as
revoked will not be revived.
Little Attention Paid to Indiana
At first the government gave Very
little care or attention to the teach- j
ing of Indians, and was quite will-:
ing to accept the services of any re
ligious denomination engaged in
missionary work which would take
"harge of the education of Indians
and give them sectarian teaching,
and we all should be most grateful
to those denominations who were
willing to spend the money and the
effort not only to educate but to in
still moral and religious principles
in the young Indians, who were
wards of the government. After a
time it became the policy of the gov
ernment itself to assume the burden
>f the education of the Indians and
to direct what it should consist in,
and it is evident from acts of con
gress that it was and is the settled
intention of congress that the general
education of the Indians shall be
secular and nonsectarian and that
their religious instructions shall be
separate and left to the volition of
the Indians and to the care of the
denominations to whose communion’
they belong.
It has been a frequent method to
transfer a whole school, previously
under protestant or Catholic dnemo
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FEDERALS ROUTED
REARMONTERREV
Party of 100 Defeated at La Bahia
Ranch — One of Garza Galan
Brother With the Rebels.
Associated Press.
Monterrey, Mex., Sept. 2".—A
party of a hundred federals sent to
drive the rebels from La Bahia
ranch several days ago have been
routed, according to information re
ceived here today, but escaped with
'the loss of only ten killed.
With Marcei Caraveo, who is com
manding the rebels in this vicinity,
is one of the Garza Galan brothers
who are believed to be the authors
of the new revolutionary movement
which developed a feew weeks ago in
the state of Coahuila. Andres Garza
Galan, the head of 'the family, is in
San Antonio.
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REBELS CAPTURED ON
AMERICAN TERRITORY *
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•!* Associated Press.
-r Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 22.—Flf
teen Mexican rebels were cap- -!
v tured thirty miles southwest :!
v of this city on American terri- v
~’r tory, The rebels are believed to
*v have been on 'the way to Casas v
Grandes to obtain ammunition. ;:
NATIONAL COHFEKC.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES.
— A
Opened Yesterday at Washington.
Catholic Charity Worker* Hare
Opportunity to Exchange Views.
Associated Press.
i Washington, D. C., Sept. 22.—
The National Conference of Catholic
! Charities began its second biennial
: meeting here today. Several hun
dred delegates are in attendance.
The convention opened with a Cath
olic mass at the Catholic Univeralty
!of America.
The delegates in attendance were
welcomed tonight. Particular at
tention will be given by the confer
ence to the subject of dependent and
delinquent children. The conference
was organized ’to afford Catholic
charity workers an opportunity to
exchange views.
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TODAY THE COLONEL GOES
CAMPAIGNING IN MISSOURI
Associated Press.
Emporia. Kan., Sept. 22.—Theo
dore Rooseveli spent today quietly
at the home of William Allen White
here today. He made no speeches
and at the requset of White there
was no demonstration for the col
onel, except when the crowd* *•
sembled at the station tonight l«y**e
him off. Tomorrow Roosevelt will
go campaigning in Missouri.
SAN BENITO
s
THE
BIG CANAL TOWN
The livest and largest new town in Texas in the
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY ;
San Benito has grown from nothing to over four thousand population la
four years and today ofTers best location for commercial and In
dustrial nterpriues in Southwest Texas. Natural advantages
and improvements already ma de insure city cf importance.
The growth and development have only started.
NEARLY HALF A MILLION
Dollars railrt d business on St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway
at San Benito, in one year. Sixty-se\eji per cent i-v-rease over business
of previous year. y
Tear ending April 30th / 1511 1912
Freight received 142,819.44 235,880.20
Freight forwarded 42,839.33 96,100.31
Express received f*‘ 12,539.64 15,426.23
Express forwarded 18,098.34 19,025.44
' Ticket sales 31,460.95 43,960.66
Excess Baggage 292.25 478.70
Switching, storage, and
demurrage No record 3,204.11
Total Value of Business 248,050.95 414,075.65
Above represents only the amount paid to the St. L. B. & M. for hand
ling businese shown and NOT THE VALUE OF PRODUCTS HANDLED.
EIGHTY THOUSAND ACRES OF RICH DELTA SOIL
irrigated from the big San Benito Canal surround the town of San Be
nito. Twenty-five thousand acres al ready in cultivation.
INTERURBAN RAILROAD NOW IN OPERATION
over 40,000 acres of this tract serving every farm with convenient
freight and express service. Extens ion being made on the balance of
the tract. Rio Hondo, Santa Maria, Carricitos, Los Indios and La Paloma
on Interurban road out of San Benito. Convenient schedule.
IT WILL PAY YOU TO INVESTIGATE SAN BENITO
before engaging in farming, commercial or industrial enterprise* else
where in Texas.
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Means Profit and Economy
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Call at our New Oil Mill and let us convince you.
First 50000 pounds sold to T. J. Lawson,
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We continue to manufacture the
best Ice obtainable. —
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