Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 210, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 6, 1920 Page: 2 of 4
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SATURDAY MARCH G 1 ‘>20.
OTHER PAPERS
A NEW RAILROAD ERA.
(Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
The* optimistic note sounded uni-
versally by railroad officials in com-
mer t -n the new railroad reorganiza-
tion la .v and the transfer of the rail-
roads to private operation under its
provisions is gratifying and it is to be
hope cl. that their belief that we are
entering a new ora in railway trans-
portation in the United Stater will be
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justified by events.
As things static! the railroads have
broken down physically before the
traffic dema nds of the country. They
Lad broken down before the govern-
ment took them over and while it is
futile to speculate over whether they
would hr in better ;*r worse shapfc to-
day br.d the government riot operated
them during the wax and immediately
.ii. .. il_i . L . .. 1_Li
■ mil *• a t .in tm \ aituruui-
edly-would _havc continued to decline
ur * . 1st ion as the
Kith . mile law wins provided. Be-
fore the war their problem had be-
come ov of finance and that is their
thief problem today. It is not be-
cau. i“ tho railroads had broken down
that railroad securities became a drug
on the market. It was the other way
round. It was because the railroads
could not finance their legitimate
needs that they broke down. And
they wiM not make any headway to-
wui.J re habit'tatjfin until their finan-
cial »!irficnfties arc solved. It is esti-
mat> <• thnt about $>#n{)0000000 will
i .* in'; >.id daring the next four or
f.\ y;. . io bring the transportation
■ t. ’ . of the country up to a.stand-
.;* •1 i i keeping with our traffic re-
*:ui. neats. Whether we are enter-
n.• < \v i t or not denends entirely
ur- j • hr th' »* that money is attracted
to Yen’ 1 investments.
i nrir.ary condition which must
t . ific*--'.ttra<dion <tf such capital
ro the railroads is that they shall do
: ii.fitable business. Unless they
h . • ' I **; .unable profit railroad se-
• nriti' • will continue to go begging.
Th * »\ h-t’urmnins law is designed to
in; • tb -n a reasonable profit and
in (ft •■'jnciUe th.* first practical re-
sult ... ill" hiw will be an increase in
rat. t.inoi !1 v. The only way the
re.’ . r.i11 »:i>tain an adequate trans-
put at. ion system and insure adequate
se uu* is i.v paying for them.^ That
is what the shipping public must rec-
ogni'.*. \’o section of the country is
ro b.tdh in iced of improved and ex-
tended transportation .service as thi
sec t ion and any short-sighted and un
in •digoi.t opposition to the nece.s. iry
ja .icj.i! iiu-re; - in rate; would not
He . :• ig our Host and ultimate in-
lei* . f)is« ••miri./ion to be sure
mu% .;o c .posed wherever it occurs
...it! its correction insisted upon. But
a spirit of co-operation i.; what the
present situation calls for. and it is to
be hoped- that it will be given heartily
by all elements concerned.
CRANE. MINISTER TO CHINA.
(New York World I
1 !> the appointment of Charles It.
Crane minister to China President
Wilson now indorses the selection of
the gentleman for the same post by
Pit i*mi Taft in 1909. Confirmed
h\ • ; senate <>n that mansion and en
rout to the Orient Mr. Crane was
hurriedly recalled by Secretary Knox
for reasons never fully explained and
soon afterward resigned.
Purti.'r.nship some of it associated
with Mr. Knox now a senator insinu-
ate.- that there will be strong objec-
tion to appro\al by the senate but
si It prophc< ics are not to Ire taken
too seriously. In eleven years Mr.
( rune. like many others of his type
h;s become a Wilson democrat large-
ly because he is first of all a progres-
sive. In cbaraeti r ability an ' experi
c . In* v *11 (I 1 j fied for posi-
tion d;si noted «•; I - urh opposition
to h'm mil; anpenr in the senate
will be C ’ • al <‘i stupidly partisan.
AMUSEMENTS
QUEEN THEATRE.
I’n'rons of the Queen Theatre will
have the first opportunity to see
Harry Carey. Universal western star.
In hi; rewest production “A Ciun-
Fighrin’ tJoiitlenmn.” While record;
show that every photoplay in which
this actor ha.? appeared of recent
\.m- is:* been more or less success-
ful. h* ■ Lit -t release is of especial
. ■: ) t i>. iau-e it was written by
( a*vy himself together with Jack
Ford who directed the proiluction. As
( urey is well known as u dramatic
playwright as well ns an actor it may
b * assumed that he wrote a scenario
in which he can appear to the be3t
pw&'dbjo advantage.
Th"* W yoming ranch of “Cheyenne
llany” Buford is a thorn in the bide
Society
MISS FRANCES GRIDER. Editor
Office Hours 10 to 11 a. m.
FeL No. 7; Residence Tel. No. 401
Rev. J. W. Mayfield the new pa:-
tor af the Bapt.-t church arrive .
last evening accompanied by his wife
and children. At present Rev. and
M rs. Mayfield and two sons arc-
guests in the S. C. Tucker household
Miss Hassie Mayfield is visiting Mr.-.
A. C. Hipp and Curtis Mayfield i.
visiting Fred Thomas.
* * *
Mrs. Sam Ban.aru. who was very
ill with pneumonia for i-everul week:
.»t the Divine hospital left Thursday
for her home at Donna.
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O. W. Tueker will return Tuesday
from Mississippi accompanied by his
sister Mrs. H. C. Garrison.
Miss Bernice Stoll at State Cnl-
versity lias just recovered from ;•
light attack of influenza.
# * •
Mrs. S. t^'. Tueker is aUo conval-
escing from influenza.
# * *
The officers of Fort Brown wili
entertain this evening with an in-
formal dance at the post pavillion.
$ t •
The Parent-Teachers Association
met Thursday afternoon at the high
school. After a short bu: • ne'-s ses-
sion the following delegates were ap
pointed to meet with the* City Feder-
ation «>f Clubs: Miss Willingham
.Mr . N. E. lit ndall Mrs. Russell Mc-
Chesney.
PHONY OIL MAGNATE IS
ARRESTED; CLAIMED MG
LEASES IN TEXAS FIELD
NASHVILLE Team March 6.—
Ben W. Wait! arrested in Texas on
•barges of swindling embezzlement
and fraudulent use of the United
States mails brought by the Volun-
teer Oil company of Nashviljet was
returned to Nashville .today by gov-
ernment agents and lodged in the
county jail. His bond was fixed at
$ 165000. Officials of the company
•barge that VVaid obtained approxi-
mately $60000 through misrepresen-
tations. He is said to have posed as
owning valuable o*l land# at Wichita
Falls Texas and to have persuaded
a number of prominent Nashville
people to invest in the Volunteer com-
unny on the strength of the leases he
claimed to hold. Officials of the
i company claim that upon investiga-
tion of the titles the leases proved
worthless.
>f John Merritt millionaire packer of
Chicago who owns all the surround-
ing land and tries by every possible
. method to obtain possession of Har-
ry’s acres. All efforts forcible and
questionable failing he employes a
'nwyer to find a flaw in Ilarry title
uni finally obtains the coveted ranch.
The ranchman takes a trip to Chicago
"o interview Merritt but gains little
atisfaction. Instead he takes west
.vith him the memory of an insult at
'he hands of the beef magnate’s
laughter and the determination to
;qu:;re accounts with the man who
•tad wronged him. How he accom-
olishes his end taking the law into his
own hands sedirtg Merritt a legal
receipt every time he takes posses-
sion cf a part of v hat is rightfully
his; how he kidnaps the girl who hmj
humiliated him ami how he brings
the situations to a satisfactory cor-
■lusior are the interesting features of
the photodrama.
AT THE DITTMAN.
Albert Ray and Elinor Fair the
Fox co-stars will appear at the Ditt-
1 iiian theatre today in their newesi
j photoplay entitled “Tin Pan Alley.”
It telK of the struggle of a youth
o make a succer- musically of how
! he finds the true source of inspire
ion in the center of the music pub-
:ishinj? house*—the street commonly
mown as “Tin Pan Alley.” Tommy
Breen has been discharged from a
factory because he thought more of
• hi. violin playing than he did of hi.-
work. In his boarding h »u--e he
neets June Norton a cigarette girl
n a restaurant and through her in-
; Iluenee he turns his talent to song-
writing. The “hit" earns him a po-
sition in the cabaret in the restau-
rant and eventually the leading song
J publisher in Now York makes him a
member cf his staff.
Prosperity turns hi: head end he
j <0011 forgets Jar.c preferring the
'company of dona Merwin »!>.* masti-
■nl « Miicdv once n. But June d;"'sirt
■rive up hop? and -he visits the pub-
lisher entreating hi.11 to use his in-
fluence in halting the youth’s course.
The sales on the song become .small-
er and when he is requested to write
.1 song of the home and make another
hit. he fails. So Tommy is dismiss-
ed and without funds h? soon em-
braces the ways of poverty again.
June hears of his trouble and makes
another plea with the publisher—who
now has an idea for Tommy's future
lie sends the young man to ♦h? cotta
try fir a ie.it and when h1 ;»j-rves
at his destination he finds that it i
a “comfy” cottage with June wait-
ing for him. In that atmosphere
Tommy is inspired to write his song
of the home. This is a story of the
sorrow and happiness of any yourg
mans life—particularly when he *s
trying to make a name for himself.
It is rich in sentiment and pathos
anil humor. The* stars arc capably
supported.
VALUE OF AUSTRIAN
CURRENCY IS SMALL
< Mv The A*«*«wiaK»d Tress.)
VIENNA March f».—The effect of
he diminishing value of Austrian cur-
rency is show n in the great increases ]
■n s demanded here. There was j
strike of tailors the other day to j
r.force a demand by master tailors
for an income of H5.7M0 crowns a
year. Their pre-war earnings were
about 2.700 crowns. Assistant tai-
:or.*.. thu' is. plain sewers asked for
about 38000 crowns a ye;-r. Before 1
the war they averaged 700 crowns.
In all recent strikes and demands
of otlter classes of workers a sliding
scale allowance was asked so as to
meet the advances in thj price of
necessities.
TODAY
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Win Fox Presents
ALBERT RAY and
ELINOR FAIR
-IN-
“Tin Pan
Alley”
A fascinating story of love and
hunu»—an interesting story of a
youth’s ambition and the will to suc-
ceed—an entertaining story of senti-
I ment and romance—thiit is “Tin Pan
Alley.” See it.
Tomorrow—WM. RUSSELL in
‘HOBBS IN A HURRY”
DREAMLAND
TODAY
“SMASHING
BARRIERS”
Featuring
William Duncan
Vitagraph Comedy
“TOAD ALLEN’S
I ELOPEMENT”
Featuring Nell Shipman
I'HE CRACK 0’ DOOM
FOR NASTY CALOMEL!
Folk« Abandoning Old Drug
for “Dodson's Liver Tone"
Here in South
-
Ujrb! Calomel makes you sick. It’si
Horrible! Take a dose of the danger- •
>us drug tonight and tomorrow yoa
ose a day.
Calomel is mercury! When it come?
nto contact with sour bile it crashes
into it. breaking it up. Then is when
you feel that awful nausea and cramp-1
■ ng. If you are sluggish if liver is
torpid and bowels constipated or
you h:.v<? headache dizziness coated!
tongue if breath is bad or stomachj
sour just try a spoonful of harmless
Dodson’s Liver Tone tonight.
Here’s my guarantee—Go to any j
drug store and get a bottle of Dod-
son’s Liver Tone for a few cents.
Take « spoonful and if it doesn’t
straighten you right up and make yoy
feel fine and vigorous go back to the4
store and get your money. Dodson's'
Liver Tone is destroying the sale of
c<tion'.:»l because it not salivate or
make you sick.— (Adv.)
iJ|V! l’oiir targe oml rooms.
IlHMt Jefferwm. 2<s
TODAY
The Universal Special Attraction
“A Gun Fighting
Gentleman”
* ; i •* ' - ■
Willi the* Screen’s Best W estern Star
HARRY CAREY
•' ‘ ‘ J
rile varied locale— from the palatial man-
sion of a millionaire to a log cabin in the
western mountains.
The ludicrous spectacle of a titled Brit-
isher taking lii^ customary bath in a port-
able tub on the desert while tlu* leading
bathes in the near-by mountain stream.
You Will Enjoy This Amusing and Interesting
Picture
• Also
UNIVERSAL CURRENT EVENTS
I omorrow
“BETTER TIMES”
Yo Cannot Afford
* . ■ *
to Delay
in taking advantage of the hundreds of
Rare Bargains now being offered at
The National's
25% Reduction Sale
• * • 4 * - >. % *'*'*
Every article in our store is on the bar
gain counter at a 25 per cent reduction
which means that we have sacrificed ev-
ery cent of profit in order to reduce our
stock and raise the money of which we
are in need.
( v j Jr
Don't delay. We have practically every-
thing for Men Women and Childrenand
you cannot afford to ignore the bargains
offered at this Big Reduction Sale.
it * t * jr fc % ’ *■"
\ i- « - % ’ *■" % * . *
We will pay the Railroad Fare of all Valley
people purchasing $50 worth of goods
The NATIONAL
%
Department Store
A. Braun stein Proprietor - Brownsville Texas
I EAGLE PASS LUMBER COMPANY I
I Merchants National Bank Building Brownsville Texas |
| MODERN
| You want and need Twentieth Century
j banking service.
In other words you want financial co-
j operation that is strictly up to date and in
| keeping with present-day conditions.
Of this type of service you are assured if
j you carry your bank account with this insti-
tution.
We are in touch with every essential need
of the community. What can we do for you?
THE MERCHANTS’ NATIONAL £1
Brownsville 1 exas.
i Capital Stock:
Paid in.$190000.00
From Earnings . . .$100000.00 $200000.00
Surplus Fund ( Earned). 125000.00
PLAY S~4~W p
Every man and woman who plays safe
sets aside a fund for unexpected expenses
YOUR RAINY DAY FUND
STATE BANK & TRUST CO.
4 " '
A Guaranty Fund Bank.
R O A STS
The Kind You'll Like
rentier juicy Roasts—almost any kind or
size you want—that will make early ordering
neces>ary.
We re showing some particularly appetiz-
ing cuts. 1 hat’s one reason why they will not
last long. Trice is the other reason so don’t
delay.
All Orders Promptly and Carefully Attended
Texas Meat Market
City Market Brownsville Tex.
Handles Only the Choicest Meats
Houston Cafe
Twelfth Street. Two Minutes from Depot
BEST REGULAR MEALS IN THE CITY 3Sc
Chop Sue?. All Kinds of Chines* and American Dishes. Best
Service. Refined for Ladies and Gentlemen.
PRESCRIPTION SERVICE
Bring us your prescriptions and have them compounded by
Registered Pharmacists. We carry a complete stock of
Drugs. Chemicals and Fharmacenticals. W'e also keep a
full line of Tarke Davis & Co’s. Antitoxins and Vaccines.
VVILLMAN’S PHARMACY
W. G. Willman Ph. G. Proprietor
Pbonei 40 and 53.
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