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R VOLTXVII. NO. 354. BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1909 " SINGLE COPIES, 5 CENTS
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Pure Drinking Water
There is na better water purifier made than
Roberts'1 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 CO.
Shipments from
MISSION
February 17 to
May 21, 1909
cTWISSION 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. L. Rockwell, Irrigation Engineer for the
Government, examined the red soil four miles
north of cTWission, 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
THIS THE COOLEST
''WARM COUNTRY"
DECLARES PITTSBURG CITIZEN
AVUQ IS INTERESTED AT DONNA.
Came Through Terrific Heat Wave
That Scorched Country From T cw
York to Texas This "Week. Im
provemcnts at Donna Announced.
"This is the coolest warm country
I was ever in," said J. W. McDowell
of Pittsburg and Donna, as well as of
several intermediate places to a
Herald man yesterday. "I left West
ern Kansas when this- weeks' hot
wave was just about beginning and
didn't live another pleasant hour
until I struck the Gulf coast. The
reports of the heat in the North are
not exaggerated. I can testify to
that. Now is the time to advertise
effectively the beauty of this Gulf
coast climate. A graphic display,
shoving the official heat figures for
different sections of the country dur
ing the torrid spell would be an eye
opener for some of the farmers liv
ing throughout the Middle West.
s With a lower temperature and the
Gulf breeze besides, you have here
a combination that is hard to beat."
Mr. McDowell, who is well known
through his connection with the
Standard Oil Co., .being president of
the Kansas Natural Gas Co., is the
amoving spirit in the Donna Land
syndicate. He went up to Donna
yesterday, accompanied by Dr. S. K.
Hallam, and will probably remain
several days.
An important piece of news an
nounced by Mr. McDowell is that,
before leaving Pittsburgh he had
closed with the Hope Engineering
and Supply Company of that city for
the installation of the water supply
syslem at the town of Donna. The
plans call for a 20,000 gallon stand
plp and adequate service to every
part of the little town The whole
Ss to be completed by Nov. 1.
He has also purchased two mew
30-Inch pumps, one of which will be
installed at the river and the other at
Tn COPAT1 lift, making three pumps
at the former plant and two at the
latter.
On the way down, Mr. McDowell
stopped at Glen Flora to look over a
rici-' plantation in which he is inter
ested, and also to see about the
vwgiir machinery that is to be shipped
from there to Donna. The latter,
tA ic -ill hnvpd tid. ready for
shipment and will be forwarded at
once on the completion of the ra 1-
roadpur to the mill site, which will
I he hui't to transport the machinery
L from the Hidalgo branch line.
V Ur McDowell also announced that
Onions 128 cars
Cabbages 29 cars
Snap Beans 1 car
Donna town lots will be put on the
market as soon as the water supply
system is installed and that F. E.
Leahey of Mercedes will be in charge
of the selling.
WIRELESS PLANT INJURED.
Atlantic Communication Interrupt
ed. Coast Steamers Not Affected.
By Associated Press.
New York, Aug. 21. Marconi
wireless headquarters received a tel
egram this noon announcing that
the operating and condensing build
ing of the trans-Atlantic wireless
station at Glace Bay, N. F,, had
been destroyed by fire. The operat
ing building was the chief one in
the plant and wireless communica
tion across the Atlantic will be in
terrupted. There will be no inter
ruption of the usual wireless ser
vice to and from steamers off the
coast.
GREAT WESTERN SOLD.
J. Pierpont 3Iorgan Was the Only
Bidder. $12,000,000.
By Associated Press. ,
St Paul, Aug. 21. Chicago
Great Western railroad was sold to
day by Special Master Moore, rep
resenting the United States Court,
and receiver to a syndicate formed
by J. Pierpont Morgan for $12,000
000. Morgan was the only bidder
and a certified check for 500,000
as required by court was the only
one deposited yesterday. Proceed
ings for the perfunctory transfer of
the road by the receiver of the new
company were headed by Samuel
Felton as president.
TOLSTOI'S SECRETARY EXILED.
Offense Circulating Tolstoi's Pamph
let Against JJeatli Penalty.
By Associated Press.
Tula, Russia, Aug. 21. M. Gus-
eff, secretary of Count Tolstoi,
has been exiled for a period of two
years after being found guilty of cir
culating Tolstoi's pamphlet entitled:
"Thou shalt do no murder," which
is a plea against the infliction of
the death penalty.
FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA.
Many Villages in Victoria Submerged,
With Number of Fatalities.
By Associated Press .
Melbourne, Vic, Australia, Aug.
21. In 3 serious floods throughout
;the state of Victoria, many villages
have been submerged, and there has
been a number of fatalities. Rail
road communication between Mel
bourne and Adelaide has been sus
pended for three aays.
LAST DAY OF
AUTO RACE MEET
AT GREAT INDIANAPOLIS AUTO
MOBILE SPEEDWAY.
Three Hundred Mile Race For Most
Valuable Auto Race Trophy Ever
Offered Ends Great Sporting
Event. Throngs Fill Stand.
By Associated Press.
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 21. The
final day of the inaugural automo
bile racing meet on the new Indian
apolis speedway started today with
the fifteen mile free for all handi
cap that enlisted the services of
many of the best drivers at the
track. When the men in the first
event were called to the starting
mark "by Starter Wagner, nearly ev
ery available seat in the big grand
stand was filled and gaily talking
crowds were still pouring in, in
steady streams. The program for
today promises to be the most ex
citing of the meet. It will end with
the three hundred mile race for the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway cup.
Which is said to be the most valua
ble trophy ever offered in an auto
mobile race. It is made of silver,
its coin value being, it is said, ?5,
000. It is 8 feet high and weighs
500 pounds.
Valter Christi in a freak racing
car drove a kilometer in 2S 7-10 in
the time trial. Zengel in a Char
wick made it 29 9-10. Barney Old-
held drove a kilometer in 26 2-10
in a Benz in the "time trial.
The fifteen mile free for allItrday with two of the officials of
handicap was won by the National
car driven by Kincaid. with i handi
cap of-one minute; time, 14 min
utes, 23 5-10 seconds. The ten mile
'race for the amateur championship
of America was won by the Fiat
(Hearne), time, 9 minutes, 44 3-10
seconds.
In the twenty-five mile free for
all the Benz (Oldfleld), was first;
time 21 minutes, 21 7-10 seconds.
CHILD KIDNAPPED IN TOPEICA.
Marion Bieakley, the St. Louis
World's Fair Incubator Baby.
By Associated Press.
Topeka, Kans., Aug. 21. Marion
Bieakley, the St. Louis World's fair
incuuator oauy wno was the cause
of litigation extending over several 1
years was kidnapped in a sensa-
tional manner from the home of
her mother here this innrnirn- Tho
babv was born in lllinnis Twn m.n
and a woman were engaged in the Weather Predicted for Great Aerial
kidnapping and the child was se-1 Racing Event.
cured only after the exchange of
shots, which however went widely Associated Press .
of their mark. The kidnappers fledj Rheims, Aug 21. A driving rain
in a buggy. The nolice were nnt-!- . t5.!
pursued edlately and a Dossse soon this morning and the untoward,
Tha mn i weather conditions prevented any of
The little girl, who was five vears'.. i i ,
old had been carefully guarded In
Topeka and had been constantly at
lenaea. inis morning, a woman.
IhTiKw h
Half hour WjbX'e'
man alighted and entered the yard 2 Thich begins tomorrow,
where the child was playing with a Final arrangements are being com
neitrhhnr in -w r 0l pleted for the event which opens
been left. As the kidnanner
toward her the neighbor, a youth.
. "
aui.ciiJiJi.eu iu mieriere. .The kid
napper shot at him but missed. He
then knocked the boy down with a
revolver and carried the- child to
the buggy and drove off.
UXIFORM LAW COJDUSSIOX.
Consider Corporation, aiarriage and
Divorce Iiaws.
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 21. A uniform
State corporation law which will pre
vent corporations from taking out
shares in states where there are few
if any restrictions and then carrying
on operations in a state where it had
been impossible to obtain an original
charter, is under consideration today
by the commissioners on uniform
state laws, who are in session here
preliminary to the annual conven
tion here next week of the American
Bar Association. The commissioners
will make a report of their Recom
mendations to the bar association
and to the legislatures of the var
ious states which are represented in
the conference. It is expected also
that a uniform marriage and divorce
law will be considered and drafted
by the commissioners for submission
to the state legislatures.
"XOT ritTILTY" OX OXE COUNT.
Wanted For Another Xcgro Sailor
on Battleship Vermont.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 21. "Not
guilty" is th everdict of the naval
court which tried Davis Williams,
a negro mess attendant on the bat
tleship Vermont, who caused the
death of a brother sailor as the re
sult of a boxing bout, and who was
tried for manslaughter. News of
the acquittal was received at navy
department through a dispatch
from Admiral Schroeder, command
ing the Atlantic battleship fleet now
engaged in target practice at the
Southern drill grounds off Cape
Henry. In consequence of the ver
dict Williams will oe turned over to
Georgia authorities who want him
for trial on the charge of as
sault and battery with intent to kill,
the alleged offense having been com
mitted before his enlistment in the
navy.
BRIDGE FINISHED
BY NEW YEAR
SO ANNOUNCES MANAGING
RECTOR A. T. FEIUOXS.
DI-
Unless Unforeseen Delays Occur.
Messrs. Perkins and Remington
Confer With National Officials
Abont Connections With that Line.
Unless unforseen accidents pre
vent, the International bridge will be
opened with a grand hurrah on Jan.
1, next. That is the present plan
according to Managing Director Al
bert T. Perkins, who, with Franklin
Remington, head of the Foundation
Company, and Supt. J. D. Finnegan,
has been inspecting the progress of
the work on the bridge site the past
three days. Mr. Perkins said yes
terday evening that the pile work for
the land pier on this side has been
completed and that work would be
begun at once on the concrete founda
tion for the same pier. Also that
they are awaiting the arrival of a car
load of piles to go ahead with the
pier on the other side. Yesterday,
the first two piles were driven in the
river for pier No. 2, just to try the
bottom. No further work will be
done on the three river piers, how
ever until high water times are over.
Yesterday's trial was very successful
and highly encouraging to the bJdge
builders, as it showed the presence
of a good hard bottom at a reason
able depth underneath the layer of
sand.
Mr. Perkins, Mr. Finnegan and Mr.
Remington were in consultation yes-
the Mexican National road, H M.
Taylor, assistant general manager,
and A. T. Delo, engineer of mainten
ance of way, on matters connected
with the building of the bridge and
the making of connections between
the two roads, including the exten
sion of the National road from its
present terminus in Matamoros to
the bridge site.
Mr. Perkins left this morning for
Port O'Connor, from which place he
goes tomorrow to New Iberia, La.,
where he is in charge of the construc
tion of a new railroad, 50 miles in
length, which will connect New
Iberia and Port Barre another St.
Louis Union Trust Company road.
He expects to return here early next
week
AVIATION WEEK AT
RHEIMS BEGINS TOMORROW.
Arrangements Complete and Fair
-- from inrtnlein in nr.W
tice flights. Thousands of visitors
flocked out" to the plain of Bethany
hopes that some daring aviator
1 tomorrow. A staff of telegraphers
i ctitiiniont f numornnc fn canrl villi
000 words an hour has been organ
ized by the authorities in charge of
the arrangements.
Glenn Curtis, the American com
petitor, is still suffering from the
injury to his foot received in the re
cent accident to his machine, but his
injuries will not prevent him from
taking part in the racing.
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI
CONGRESS ADJOURNS.
Crowded Program Last Day. Elec
tion of Officers and Important
Addresses.
By Associated Press.
Denver, Colo., Aug. 21. With
the formal election of officers anu
the completion of unfinished busi
ness before it the trans-Mississippi
Commercial Congress prepared to
rush through a crowded program
before adjournment today. All res
olutions which had been referred to
various committees were voted upon.
Among the speakers was Dr. Wiley,
chief chemist of the department of
agriculture, his subject: "Import
ance of pure foods and drugs in
upbuilding commerce." John Mc
Guire of Lincoln, Nebraska, on
"Waterways as supplemental means
of cheap transportation," and Sam
uel Lea of Pierre, S. D. on "Irriga
tion and drainage of agricultural
lands." Each of these subjects has
been of lively importance in the
deliberations of the congress.
A resolution which it is believed
will put an end to the Pinchot con
troversy, concerning th? segrega
tion of government lands other than
strictly forest lands was adopted be
fore the congress adjourned. The
election of officers resulted as fol
lows: Col. Ike T. Pryor, San Antonio,
president; Arthur Francis, Cripple
Creek, Colo., secretary; A. C. Trum
bol, Muskogee, Okla., first vice
president; L. J. Hart, San Antonio,
treasurer; F. W. Fleming, Kansas
City, chairman executive committee.
The congress adjourned to meet
again in San Antonio in November.
AVIiolesale Arrest of Anarchists.
By Associated Press .
Budapest, Aug. 21. Police of this
city this morning took into custody
twenty-six anarchists, whn nvpntiv
arrived Jiere to attend the fortV-com-
mg anarchist congress.
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 one
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 Main Line ol GuJf Coast Railway 19 Miles 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 ajk for ticket giving you FREE AUTOMOBILE RIDE from Browns
ville to San Benito via our Hea4gate. Write for Booklet.
San Benito Land & Water Co.
SAN BENITO, TEXAS.
ALBA HEYW00D. President SAM A ROBERTSON, Secretary and Engineer
Cane and other products
handled on harges (20 hy 60
feet) through our series of
locks and dams.
I
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.
THE LEVEE IS
HOW ASSURED
TO l'KEVEXT lrTURE FLOODS
FliOM DOING HARM.
Will Extend From Fort Brown to
Ramirciia. County, City and Rail
road to Bear Cost. Fire Limit Or
dinance Promised Soon.
The much talked of levee which is
to protect the lowland above
Brownsville and in the vicinity of
the St. L., B. & M. station from the
flood waters of the Rio Grande is
now assured, so stated Alderman S.
C. Tucker, chairman of the street
and bridge committee to a Herald
representative this morning. At the
recent meeting of the county com
missioners court, that body appro
priated a sum not to exceed $500 to
aid in the construction of this
levee. The officials of the St. L.,
B. & M. railroad have also agreed
to bear a portion of the expense, as
this levee will be a great protection
to the road bed of the company.
The remainder of the funds neces
sary tocarry on this work will be
furnished by the city. The levee
will begin at the Fort Brown wall
and extend along the river baniv to
a point in Ramirena. The total
length will be from two to two and
a half miles in length and the cost
as now estimated will be somethinir
like 1,500.
Another important matter that
Alderman Tucker stated he
would bring before the city
council at its next meeting is an
ordinance to establish a fire limit in
the business portion of the city.
"We realize that an ordinance of
this kind is badly needed in Browns
ville, "said Mr. Tucker, "and we will
endeavor to have an ordinance pas
sed and made effective as soon as
possible."
Fire in Knrlskronn.
By Associated Press.
KarslKrona, Aug. 21. Four pers
ons were burned to death and half
dozen buildings were destroyed by
a fire which broke nut in tho ren
ter of Karlskrona. The Sodrasver-i
ige bank and Smalands bank were
among the premises destroyed. The!
fire was due to the explosion of a'
kerosine lamp. j
Water in unv quantity de
sired flows aat'i rally from
the bottom of the tuo 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 whea the river
is high. To All the canal we
simply lift one or more of
the eight gate? In the big
concrete wall.
The town of San Benito U
growing rapidly. Splendid
hotel. Running water in ev
ery room.
SLUGGING MATCH IN CHEYENNE.
'Young Corbett" Knocks Out "Mngg
sey" in Fifteenth Round,
By Associated Press.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 21. "Young
Corbett" (William Rothwell) of
Denver, last night. knocked out Mugg
sy School oi Cheyenne, in the fifteenth
round. It was a case o fhard wallop
ing from beginning to end. In the
twelfth round, honors were about
even with both men fighting furious
ly. Both fighters showed spirit and
pluck right through. In the first
minute of the fifteenth round a crash
ing right swing to the jaw landed by
Corbett ended the fight.
Itl SING MARKET TODAY.
Bulls Control and Bidding Was Ag
gressive. By Associated Press.
New York, Aug. 21. Union Pa
cific was again the leader, the op
ing transactions amounting to
10,000 shares at 207 to
20S as compared with
206 5-5 at yesterday's close. Oth
er stocks also showed material ad
vances. The market closed firm with the
bull operators Avell in command
and bidding prices up aggressively,
all around. Union Pacific gained
2 points, Reading 2, Tex. &
Pac. 2 and Northern Pac. 2.
Tiic Cotton Market.
New York, Aug. 21. Cotton fu
tures closed very steady as follows:
OcU 12.1'7; Dec. 12.16; Jan. 12.15;
March 12.16. Spots closed quiet
10 points higher than yesterday,
with middling a U2.75.
The Grain Market.
Chicago, Aug. 21. The closing
quotation:
Wheat Corn Oats
Sept. ..99- 66- 37 3fe-
Dec. ...99 57- 37
Forest Fires in TJritish Columbia.
By Associated Press.
Winnipeg, Aug. 21. The forest
fires now raging in British Colum
bia are assuming the proportions of
the fire Which destroyed Fernie last
year. A strip o country one mile
wide is in the grasp of the flames.
One town has been destroyed.
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