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VOL. XVII. NO. 353.
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1909
SINGLE COPIES, 5 CENTS
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Pure Drinking Water
There is no better water purifier made than ,
Roberts' Germ Proof Water Filter
This Filter will make the foulest water spark
ling and pure. The filtering medium is a nat
ural stone-Nature''s way of purifying water.
It is simple durable and modest priced.
HICKS HARDWARE COL
Shipments from
MISSION
February 1 7 to f ns 12n8Q cars
May 21. 1909 i Cahhages 29 cars
Snap Beans ... 1 car
cHISSION Station was opened December 15,
1908, and the above vegetables billed to San
Antonio on a 28 cent rate netted the railroad
company between $7,000 and $8,000. This is
over and above express shipments.
oAlfalfa shipments are just beginning.
W. Lt. Rockwell, Irrigation Engineer for the
Government, examined the red soil four miles
north of cHission, on June 24th, and pronounced
it equal to the finest in Texas.
If you want an irrigated farm under the most
favorable conditions, or a town lot in one of the
most prosperous new towns in Texas, address
CONWAY & HOIT
Mission, Texas
HARRIMAX RETURXS FROM EU
ROPE. Will Xot Take Prominent Part in
Business For Few Weeks.
New York. Aug. 20. E. H. Har
riman's return from Europe and his
trip at this time earlier than was
expected simply admits his obtaining
in his own home amidst comforts
and conveniences Impossible to secure
in European hotels, the rest he
needs -after his treatment abroad,
according to Alexander Miller, sec
retary of the Union Pacific and Sou
thern Pacific railroads, who has been
abroad with Harriman. Millar ar
rived today on the steamer Maure
tania. "Harriman's health is by no
means bad,' but seems to improve on
this side," said Millar. "I do not
think he will taite any prominent
part in business for a few weeks af
ter his arrival hire."
JEWELRY LOST OR STOLEN?
Xcw York Finn Offers Large Reward
For Its Return.
By Associated Press.
New York, Aug. 20. A package
of jewelry said to be worth con
siderably more than $25,000, which
was in charge of an employee of a
Fifth Avenue firm of jewelers was
f lost recently on an Erie railroad
S ferry boat and the firm offered a
reward of 5000 for it Detectives
liave been searching vainly for he
lost jewelry. The package con
tained a diamond tiara, a brooch, a
diamond studded watch and a large
emerald.
I ' FRONTIER DAY IX CHEYENNE.
Bronco Bents Bnster Heretofore Invincible.
Bv Associated Press.
" Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 20. Ed
McCarthy of this city yesterday
mad6 the best time in steer roping
thus far "made in the events connect
ed with" Frontier Day celebration.
He caught, threw and tied the ani
mal in ' 44 2-5 seconds. Charles
Smith, the heretofore invincible
buster, was thrown by a rocking
chair It is the first time Smith
has ever been unhorsed. There
were 15 buster events.
CEXTRAL LEATHER CO OF X. J.
Will Consolidate With United States
Leather Company.
By Associated Press.
Trenton, N. J., Aug. 20. Central
Leather Company, New Jersey, a
corporation with an authorized cap
ital of $80,000,000, today filed ar
ticles with the secretary of state en
larging the company's charter pow
er, and authorizing it to acquire
stock and securities belonging to
other corporations. This move is
said to be intended to facilitate the
consolidation of the Central-
Leather Company and United States
Leather Co.
SHERIFF GARZA'S BOARDERS.
Now Has Eleven Guests Who Await
Hearings on Various Charges.
There are at present confined in
the county jail 11 prisoners. Two
of these are federal prisoners, who
are charged with smuggling mescal,
two are being held on a charge of
murder, one on a charge of robbing
freisht cars, one a charge of ob
taining money fraudulently and four
are held as lunatics. The two
charged with murder are the boys
aged 10 to 14 years, respectively,
who "recently confessed that they
had murdered their 8-year old -play
mate. The prisoner charged with
robbing a freight car is also a boy,
aged 10 years. One of the prisoners
is an American, who, is held on a
charge of obtaining money under
false nretenses. The others are
Mexicans.
All will probably remain in jail
until they have their hearing in the
next term of the state and federal
district courts.
' The Cotton Market.
j . . iew xurn, Aug. u, sjiiui vui-
ton closed quiet fifteen points low
er than yesterday with middling at
12.65.. Futures were easy: Oct.
12.05; Dec. 12.06;"" Jan. 12.04;
March 12.05..
Wheat Market.
Chicago, Aug. 19. dosing quo
tations were:
Wheat Corn Oats
Sept.. ..99-lQO 66 38
Dec 96 57 38
WILD TIME ON
STOCK EKCHANG
RAILROAD STOCKS IX GREAT
FLURK1' THIS MORNING.
Heavy Offerings Cause Sharp De
cline, Going- 5 to 15 Points Be
low Monday's High Level. Slight
Decline In Cotton and Wheat.
New York, Aug. 19. At the op
ening this morning, the market was
irregular but with the stocks that
showed greatest weakness yesterday
scoring good gains today. Of these
N. Y. Central went up 1; Reaulng
1 and South. Pac and Union Pac.
fractions.
Near the end of the first hour,
another spasm of liquidation struck
the market. On enormous dealings,
the more active issues such as the
Harriman stocks, Reading, 111. Cent,
U. S. Steel, and Am. Smelting de
clined from two to three points or
more. At times, the excitement on
the floor of the exchange was in
tense, stocks being thrown over at
whatever price they would bring.
Aside from rumors regarding the
health of E. H. Harriman, no news
could be offered as an explanation of
the sensational decline. The low
prices of this morning caused los
ses ranging from 5 to 15 points be
low the high level last Monday.
During the rest of the day, fre
quent fluctatlons in Union Pac. kept
the market in a nervous state, that
stock breaking 3 below yester
day's closing.
Supporting orders and some de
mand from the short interests
caused a brisk rally that carried
many lines up to 2 to 214 points
-above the low prices of the day.
The closing prices were:
Amal., 84; Atchison, 118; 111.
Cen., 155; Mo. Pac. 72; M. K.
& T. 40; N. Y. Cent. 141; Penn.
140; Reading 15814 ; Rock Island
38 '4; South. Pac. 132 ; Union
Pac. 206; Steel 75; Steel Pfd.
124.
1 IAXDM AIDEX OF SURGERY.
Electricity Proving -Its Value Under
Scientific Application.
New York, Aug. 20. The Times
has this from Berlin: j
A nev use for electricity involving j
us employment, as me uanamamen OI
surgery is recommended to medical
I
i
men in the latest issue of the
Roentgen Ray Archives, a German
scientific review. The writer affirms
that the healing of wounds, cuts and
lacerations, which have become in-'
fected 'hrough the presence of dirt
and other extraneous matter, can of
ten be effected by the application of
rays emanating from high-power
electrical currents.
Wounds of this kind, which in
clude those produced by gunshot and
powder explosions, form a large class,
often extremely dangerous, owing to
the difficulty of securing surgical
cleanliness. The present writer
points to the successful experiments
of Dr. Martin Freund, the German
bacteriologist, as evidence that elec
tricity applied under proper condi
tions will kill the microbes, which are
the cause of infection, including the
microbes of tetanus, the most dan
gerous of germs to be feared in these
cases.
The healing influence of electricity
in such wounds is attributed in part
to the ozone which is produced
through powerful electrical dis
charges, it being well established that
ozone is destructive to noxious bac
teria. The writer suggests that elec
tricity itself can be used to heal
sores and abscesses caused by Roent
gen ray burns, which heretofore
have proved extremely difficult to
treat successfully.
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS.
Will Debate Sen. Patterson's Resolu
tion Concerning Forest Reserves.
By Associated Press.
Denver, Aug. 20. The Irans-
Mississippi congress today will in all
probability engage in a fierce de
bate over the forest controversy. If
there is to be a fight it will be
caused .by a resolution offered by
former United States Senator Pat
terson, of Colorado, yesterday. Pat
terson's resolution called for an un
derstanding regarding the bounda
ries of forest reserves. It is set
out that inasmuch as Pinchot him
self declared much agricultural land
was included in the forest reserves
it is not necessary to enact new laws
to enable the president to open ag
ricultural lands for entry. Patter
son in his remarks following the res
olution, declared the president now
has the power to slip the bonds
from these farm lands and he wants
the arns-Mississippi congress to
urge such action.
TO CHECK THE
PEYOTE HABIT
MEXICO AXD UXITED STATES
PROBABLY WILL CO-OPERATE.
Powerfnl Narcotic and Intoxicant,
Causing-Subjects to Become First
Unconscious, Then to See Beauti
fill Visions, Then to Be Hilarious.
By Associated Press.
El Paso, Texas, Aug. 20. That
the American and "Mexican govern
ments will co-operate in an effort to
stop the sale of the peyote bean and
eradicate the plant on which it grows,
was asserted by a well known Mex
ican official here today. The juice of
this bean contains a powerful narcot
ic and. also an intoxicating element,
which is much more injurious than
either opium or whiskey. The plant
is confined to a comparatively limited
area around New Laredo, Mexico,
covering a radius of not over forty
miles from that point, and also in
cluding a small section in the vicin
ity of Laredo, Texas.
The intoxicating and narcotic qual
ities of the bean were first discovered
by Indians and lower class Mex
icans of that region, who became ad
dicted to its use. Gradually the hab
it has extended until now it has its
victims over almost all the' country
in Mexico and also amongst the a'f -t-
kans over a large section of South
West Texas. The bean is chewed
and the juice swallowed. The first
effect is complete unconsciousness.
Succeeding this for several hours the
subject.enjoys the most delightful
dreams and visions. This is fol
lowed by several hours of a state of
intoxication, and finally results in
prostration from which -death some
times ensues.
The rapid growth of this very per
nicious habit has caused such alarm,
that both governments have awaken
ed to a realization of the necessity of
checking its further progress. The
fact that the plant is confined ,to such
a comparatively limited area is be
lieved to make it easy to eradicate it
entirely in time. A heavy penalty will
probably be imposed upon its sale.
MUKDEN MEMORANDUM SIGNED.
China Will Help Japan Reconstruct
Railroad.
By Associated Press.
Tokio, Aug. 20. A memorandum
signed at Mukden, Manchuria, Aug.
19, by representatives of the Japan
ese and Chinese governments prac
tically closes the Antung-Mukden con
troversy. According to the terms of (
this understanding, China agrees to
afford Japan every assistance in the '
reconstruction of the Antung-Mukden
rauroau ana wuuuiuwo uujev.
tions. KENTUCKY COUNTERFEITERS.
One Will Plead Guilty. Planned to
Fake R. It. Certificates.
By Associated Press.
Louisville, Ky., Aug. 20. With
the exception of a negro who acted
as drayman of the cart from the
counterfeit "mint", at Herrod's
Creek, this county, which brought
the bogus 100 peso Mexican notes
to this city, the police have put be
hind the bars all those supposed
to have been connected with the
million dollar counterfeit enterprise
unearthed in Kentucky yesterday
John Roberts, who was in charge of
making the counterfeit money, Ma
rion Roberts. John's brother, who
handled the negotiable end of it,
Nannie Harp, Marion's housekeeper,
and Will Koenig, who confessed to
have printed the notes were all ar
rested. Mrs. Harp and Koenig were
released, Koenig under a ?1500
bond, Mrs. Harp on her own recog
nizance. Both the Roberts brothers
are held in durance under a $15,
000 federal bond each. John has
already " announced that he will
plead guilty in the federal court.
Final details of the swindling plot
show that the brothers contemplat
ed "faking" stock certificates of rail
roads, such as Louisville & Nash
ville -and Pennsylvania by issuing
counterfeit money to pay for them
and conducting an imaginary busi
ness with imitation collateral. A
brass I bound trunk with S 1,0 00,
000, in Mexican notes was the most
important capture as it will bo evi
dence in a specific case in the fed
eral court.
In a statement to the press this
forenoon, W. S. Osborne, the bro
ker of J. M. Fetter and company,
who tipped the affair to the police
said Marion Roberts told him the
headquarters were on Wall Street,
New York.
Main Canal 27 miles long,
250 feet wide and 20 feet
deep. 13,000 acre feet of
storage. 4 sections separat
ed by locks and dams. Wat
er stands 4 feet higher in
each section than in the ono
next below. 50 miles of lat
erals, or branch canals now
completed and in operation.
Take our free automobile
trip to the headgates and see
for yourself.
SAN BENITO
On Alain Line ot Gulf Coast Railway 19 Mites North of Brownsville
The Delta of the Rio Grande is the Most Favored Region on
the Continent for Farming, Trucking and Fruit Growing
San Benito is the Most Favored Spot
In the Rio Grande Delta Because We Have
Water in Abundance
Which is the One Thing Needful
At San Benito You Will Find
The Only Gravity Canal in the Brownsville Country
The Only Canal in the Valley that has Navigation
We are Now irrigating thousands of acres Without Pumps
Get off the train at SAN BENITO or call at our Brownsville office, opposite Miller
Hotel. Write or ask for ticket giving you FREE AUTOMOBILE RIDE from Browns
villc to San Benito via our Headgates. Write for Booklet.
San Benito Land & Water Co.
SAN BENITO, TEXAS.
ALBA'HEYWOOD. President SAM A ROBERTSON, Secretary and Engineer
Cane and other products
handled on barges (20 by 60
feet) through our series of
locks and dams.
Two Splendid driven wells just brought in at San Benito.
Pure Sweet water at 180 feet
J. A. CARD
Civil Engineer and Contractor"
Harlingen, Texas
If you want your work done quickly and done right, by
one who knows what to do, how to do it, and does it
SEE CARD, AT HARLINGEN
Leveling, subdividing; I prepare land for seeding sci
entifically. Quality of work, not price, that counts.
I do quality work.
STRIKE IMMINENT IN CHICAGO.
Street Car Men Reject Wage Sched
ule Offered.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Aug. 20. Rejection by
the North and West Side Street Car
Mens' Union last night of the pro
posed wage schedule offered by
President Roach of the Chicago
Railways Company again brings
within the range of possibility the
strike of all the street car men in
this city. The possibility of a strike
prompted Acting Chief of Police
Schuetter to issue an order today
instructing commanding officers to
cancel all applications for furloughs
and also learn the whereabouts of
all policemen now on furloughs so
they may be summoned for duty in
the event of a walkout of the street
car employees.
TO APPOINT FOREST RANGERS.
500 Appointments to Re Made By
Forest Service. Examinations.
Washington, Aug. 20. An exami
nation to fill vacancies in the Rang
er force on. 149 National Forests in
twenty-one states and territories in
cluding Alaska, will be held October
25 and 26. From this examination
it is expected that 500 appointments
will be made.
This examination will be held at
each Forest Supervisor's head
quarters in the National Forest
States and Territories, including Ar
kansas, Minnesota, Michigan and
Florida, which are the most east
erly states having National Forests.
While the examination is entire
ly along practical lines, and knowl
edge of field conditions rather than
book learning is" considered essen
tial, the opportunities for those ap
plicants with educational advanta
ges are considerably increased. The
rapid development of the National
Forests is making constant increas
ing demands upon those engaged In
Water in any quantity de
sired flows naturally from
the bottom of the Rio Grande
into our main canal and
from there into the laterals
and out upon the fields. It
does this when the river Is
low as well as wheii the river
is high. To fill the canal we
simply lift one or more of
the eight gates In the big
concrete wall.
The town of San Benito U
growing rapidly. Splendid
hotel. Running water In ev
ery room.
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their management, and men with
ability to assume responsibility and
serve in supervisory capacities are
in demand. These more responsible
positions on National Forests are
filled by promotion from lower
grades, so that anyone entering as
a ranger is eligible for promotion to
any of the more responsible and
higher paid places, including that
of Forest Supervisor.
Only those men who are at least -twenty-one
years of age, not more
than forty, of good character, tem
perate, and in good physical condi
tion, are eligible to take this exam
ination. The salary paid to begin--ners
is ?900 a year.
Applicants can secure informa- "
tion concerning the examination
from the United States Civil Servico ,
Commission, Washington, D. C;
District Foresters at Missoula, -Mont.,
Denver, Colo., Albuquerque, '
N. M., Ogden, Utah, San Francisco,
Cal., and Portland, Ore., or Forest.
Supervisors.
ELECTRIC STORM IN LOUISIANA.'
Breaks Heat Wave of HO Degrees.
Two Killed, One Paralyzed.
By Associated Press.
Alexandria, La., Aug. 20. The.:
heat wave accompanied by tempera
tures ranging from 95 to 110 degrees ,
was suddenly broken today by the -most
severe electrical storm ever ex-v.
perienced in Central LouisianaTwo' .
people were killed, one paralyzed and
two rendered unconscious by the 'u
lightning". .
ANOTHER ENGINE FOR
THE CHAPIN RAILROAD?
Chapin, Texas, Aug. 20. Anottier
engine will be added shortly to the
equipment of the San Antonio and
Rio Grande railroad, operating be
tween this place and San Juan on the
Hidalgo branch of the Brownsville
road. It was bought from the latter
road at Kingsville, being a small pas
senger engine, and will be delivered
to this road in a few days.