The Brownsville daily herald. [volume], November 24, 1905, Image 1

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VOL. XIV, NO. 124.
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1905.
SINGLE COPIES, 5 CENTS.
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Clothing, Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats and
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Blue Enamel Ware, Shelf Hardware, Cutlery,
Guns, Revolvers and Ammunition.
A Complete Lme of Heating Stoves and Stove
Pipes. All Goods Delivered Free
Anywhere in the City
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Galvanized Cisterns, Smokestacks,
Installation and Repairing of
Irrigation plants
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Orders may be left at John . Hov-
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JAPS AS CITIZENS.
District Attorney McLemore Reviews the
Law Governing Naturalizations
Japs Hope Congress Will
Admit Them.
ELrKINS & COLE
ATTO RN'E YS-AT-LaW
Will practice in all court--;. State and Federal.
Special attention jfiven to land and ah- '
stract business. Will do collectitis
Office Over Hotica del Aeuila. Combes Drue Store
f J. S. & M. H. CROSS, Hi
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WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
Goods, Books d Shoes
Winchester Arms Ammunition
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Sash,
3Iinds and Builders' Hardware
Exclusive Agents for the Rubber Paint Co's
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BROWNSVILLE, TEX. MATAMOROS, MEX.
R. B. CPEAflER,
Attorney and
Counsellor-at-Law
Office, over Yturria Bank,
beth Street.
It Makes a Big Difference to You
Whether the goods you buy are of the right quality or
not. If they are not and you have to have them, then
vou have to pay first for poor goods and pay again
for good goods, which you should have had in the
first place To pay twice for the same thing or the
same purpose is 'unprofitable. WILLMAN CAR
RIES A LIKE oF DRCGS. MEDICINES, AND
TOILET ARTICLES OF THE FIRST QUALITY.
Come personally, phone or send us your mai'. orders
phone 40. WILLMAN'S PHARMACY
cAttorney
at Law..
I Successor to Powers & Maxan,
! Powers & Wells, Wells & Rentfro
Wells, Rentfro & Hicks, Wells &
I Hicks, Wells, Stavtor; & Kleberg
I buy and sell Ren. Estate and
investigate land titles. A complete
abstract of all itles of record in
Cameron Counts, Texas.
Practice in all state and federal
courts, when especially employed.
WE PRINT ANYTHING.
The report in yesterday's News,
from Houston, to the effect that
Hatzukich Otsuki, a subject of the
Emperor of Japan, on Monday
took out his first naturalization
papers to become a full fledged
citizen of the United States, as he
proposes to "remain in this section
of the country," created consider
able interest in Galveston of
ficialdom because of the recent
developments in connection with
a report made by Special Im
migrant Examiner Vandusen, who
ruled that Japanese are not eligible
to become citizens of the United
States under the present laws.
In speaking of this matter,
United States District Attorney
McLemore said yesterday: ' Of
course no one can be prevented
from swearing that it is his inten
tion to become a citizen of the
United States, or, in fact, that he
intends to do anything else. But
the issuance of the final papers of
citizenship is quite another matter.
As has heretofore been stated in
the press, the Japanese are not
included among the racesJ"eTfgible
to naturalization under the present
laws. It is quite' probable that
the Jap who took out hil papers at
Houston yesterday did so with
the expectation, or the hope, that
within the next two years Congress
will pass a law permitting the
Japanese to become citizens of this
country.
"The difference between tlje
first and final naturalization papers
may be explained by the following
extracts from the naturalization
laws:
"in the first papers it is provid
ed that: 'He shall declare, on
oath, -two years -at least prior to
his admission, that it is bona fide
his intention to become a citizen
of the Uuited States land to re
nounce forever all allegiance and
1 fidelity to any foreign prince,
potentate.' etc.
In the finql papers it is provid
ed that: He shall at the time of
his application, to be; admitted,
declare on oath that he will support
the Constitution of the United
States, and that he absolutely
and entirely renounces and abjures
all allegiance to every foreign
ipnnce, potentate, etc.
wnen asKea wnat lie was going
to do in the future with reference
to Japanese naturalizations, Dis
trict Attorney MsXemore said:
"We must adhere to the decision
made by the Attorney General's
department, and he has ruled that
we may not issue papers ot
citizenship to the Jap. I had inter
preted the statutes to mean that
he could be naturalized, and intend
ed to place no obstacles in the way
until the matter had been passed
upon by the Attorney General.
He has said that we must not
issue the papers, and we will not
"That Japanese may not be nat
uralized in the present state of the
law admits of no doubt. I make
this assertion after a thorough
study of ail the literature on the
subject. Section 2169 of the Re-'
vised Statutes expressly declares
that the naturalization laws are
applicable only to alien whites and
persons of African descent, and,
it can not be said that a Jap is
Land Litigation
practice.
and corporation
never held that a Jap is not a
white within the meaning of
Section 2169, probably because
ihe occasion never arose. The
courts, on the other hand, have
held that a Mongolian is not a
white within the meaning of the
naturalization laws, and that before
it was expressly enacted," in 1882,
that Chinese may never be nat
uralized. A Mexican, however,
may be naturalized.
"As to the -.naturalization of
Japanese: There have been a
number to receive their papers in
Harris County, all of which were
withdrawn' by the examiner when
he was there a few months ago,
but there have been none issued
in this county. The papers were
issued upon the interpretation of
ths Federal law by the county
officials,' and it developed that,
according to the examiner, they
had the wrong conception of the
act, which was passed in March,
1904. I think I would have taken
the same position in .the interpre
tation of the law as that taken by
the county officials, and admitted
the Japs to citizenship. The Japs
are debarred by the Chinese
exclusion act. Throughout the
act the reference is made to China
men and not to Mongolians. If
it so state there would;not be so
much room for doubts. For in
stance, you might take the case of
Hung Chang, tried in the United
States Court of Appeals m October,
1904. The burden of proof was
to show that he was a imnese
person, or a person of Chinese
descent,' etc.
' 'The record showed that Hung
Chang had every appearance of
being a Chinaman, in language,
color, mode of dressing his hair,
garb, all bespoke a person of Chi
nese descent.' It appears to me
if the Japs are to be excluded by
the act it should be amended to
include the Mongolian from any
country, whether Japan, China,
Korea, or elsewhere.
'I am not so sure, hut am inclin
ed to believe the Japs are descend
ed from the Malays and Koreans
They have so intermingled in blood
that they are a distinct type of
people, yet they are Mongolians in
color."
Mr. McLemore has received the
interpretation of the law from the
United States Attorney General,
and in it he states that the subjects
of Japan are not to be naturalized.
It will be remembered that a
few months ago an inspector from
the department' at Washington
came to Galveston 'and Houston
and declared 'vthat Jap.- were not
eligible under the flaw, and at
Houston- took from some ten or
more Japs the first papers which
had been issued to them by the offi
cials of Harris County. Galves
ton News.
MANY $1 BILLS.
JOSEPH LOUIS PUTEGNAT..
Died, in Brownsville, at 12:
o'clock, Friday, November 24,"
1905, Joseph Louis Putegnat, aged
42 years, one month and 21 days.
The subject ofthis sketch was w
native of this city, born October 3j.
1863, and was one of our most
highly respected citizens. His hand
was ever ready to aid the distressed.
and no needy individual ever ap
plied in vain to J. L- Putegnat for
assistance. The poor orthis city
have much cause to remember with
love his many acts of kindness.
given without hope or expectation'
of reward, and tears of heartfelt
grief will flow unchecked at the
death of their good friend and be- ,
uefactor. The widow and orphan
knew where to go when dire mis
fortune had clouded their pathway,
and their heartstrings will Juiver
as if struck by a vandal hand when
the sad news goes forth that J. L
Putegnat is dead! His charities;
were not for display;, but were the
outpouring of a noble and generous
nature, one who Io,ved humanity.
and was willing to give of his
means and sympathy where the
hand of misfortune was laid heav
iest. ,
Sixteen years ago deceased was
married to Miss Lizzie Willman,
of this city, who survives himv
In 1860 Mr. Putegnat's- father,
of the same name, established the '
Botica del Leon, and conducted
same until his death in 1883. at
which time J. L., Putegnat assum
ed charge and has remained so con-
tinuosly to the time of his fatal illness.
Besides hiswife, deceased is sur-
vived by three brothers, Geo. M.,
Frank and Edward S., and three
sisters, Mrs. Jesse S. Thornham,
and Misses Susan and Irene Pu
tegnat, and a large host of relat!ves
and friends, upon.whora ihe sad
blow falls with crushing force.
For the second time in two months
death has entered this family and
each time taken a beloved brother
Before the heart chords ceased to
thrill and ache from one bereave
ment another conies to open the
wounds and cause them to bleed
afresh.
The Herald extends to those
who find their weight of sorrow
almost unbearable its most sincere
sympathy in their sad affliction.
The funeral will take place from
the - family residence tomorrow
morning, at 10 o'clock, under the
auspices of the Mason fraternity,,
of which deceased was a prominent
member. Intei .uent in the Browns
ville cemetery.
DIVINE PROTECTION.
Woman Testifies That' Her Simple Prayer.
Was Answered and a Bullet- Was
Turned Aside.
Tammany Leader Drew Tficm For Some
Use Around Polls on Election Day.
white or of-African descent in any
acceptation of t.iose terms ethno
logical, legal, common, historical
flOtel M&t&IHOf 0Sjthe courts havc rePeatedly held is
usea in the sense ot Caucasian,
and the human family i- divided
New York, N. Y. Information
Trill be laid before Attorney Gener
al Mayer that a Tammany leader
drew $50,000 in $1 bills from a
bank on the day before election,
says the Herald, Clarence J. Shearn,
counsel for William R. Hearst, last
night said he would make known
to Mr. Mayer the name of this
leader, the bank . from which the
money was withdrawn, and all
other details.
Mr. Shearn siys that in the cases
ot other Tammany lender he will
Omaha, Neb "Oh, Lord1,, take
care of rfte! ' ' was the simple prayer
which Mrs. Susie Odell believes
saved her life and that of her J 2-day-old
baby. Mrs. Odell testified!
yesterday that her husband had.
knocked her down and had the
muzzle of a revolver pressed against
her face.
"There seemed no chance for me
to escape," she said. "Tom was
furious in his drunken rage. Then
I thought of my helpless babe. In
stinctively the words of the little
prayer came to my lips. Instantly
my husband's hand trembled W
,
arm fell to his side, and in his ner
vousness he fired a bullet into the
floor. The bullet was surel sucrv-
give the attorney general specific , " " , ami my
n.fnrm.linn nf fho itl,Hrn,l f. ! ,,fe"al,d m-V lKlbe'S "d.
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tie bank of large sums of
the dav before election.
monev
Jesus Reuavides & Co., Props.
Only first-class hotel in
citv. Table furnished a:
times with best to be had. :
SPECIAL RATES TO FAMILIES
STREET CAR PASSES THE DOOR
Tot. Slacks Fns Mtla Pit: Mai
the ' into five
races the
Malav,
Caucasian!
Red and
al ; Mongolian
Ethiopian. My own private opin
ion is that the Jap is Mongolian
But whatever he is. one thing is
certain as to what he is not he is
not a Caucasian.
"However, the court.s have
;. Mexico
: Vo-1 see what you buy and rim
, no risk when you buy from;
Rutledge. We make good any
article purchased of us that proves
; unsatisfactory from any cause.
I We back our word and stand
ready at all times to make it good.
:Give us a tria is all we ask.
i Rutledge Jewelry Co.
Odell was :
in jail.
sentenced to 30 t'ays
Weather Report.
New Orleans, Nov. 24. Tonight,,
fair; colder. Saturday, fair; light
to fresh northerly winds. Cune.
What a pity it is that the woman,
who knows how to manage a.
husband never had one and;
I probably never will have-
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