The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 232, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 25, 1923 Page: 2 of 6
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Established July t 1693
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Sunday Feb. 25. lr>2d.
THE DEAN LAW
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There is horror and consternation
in the ranks of the Rio Grande boot-
leggers today. Enforcement of the
Dean law has arrived on the lower
border and two self-confessed dis-
pensers of liquor and two-convicted
upon trial have been sentenced to
the state penitentiary for terms
ranging from one to two years. One
of thowe receiving sentence is a wo-
man hut her sex did not exempt
her from the provisions of a law
which is now making*the bootleggers
of Cameron county seek a more le-
nient community in which to ply
their trade. And the end is not yet
—there are still several alleged boot-
leggers to be brought to trial and if
the evidence is sufficient to convict
them they will likewise be given an
opporfohfty' *tn devote a year or
more to repenting their misdeeds.
The first trial in Cameron coun-
ty under the* Dean law which mak-
es the sale of liquor in the state of
Texas a felony was brought before
the criminal district court Friday
? and when the jury returned’ a sen-
. tence of a year in the penitentiary
the entire county sat up in shocked
surprise. Border residents had bc-
* come accustomed to seeing the li-
quor vendors haled before the fed-
* eral court*. ;!no of $.*'0. or at the
Vtost in jail had been
imposed and the bootlegger was
again at liberty to ply his trade.
Federal officers have worked indus-
triously on the border in their efforts
* to suppress the liqttor traffic; they
t have repeatedly risked their lives
and not a few of them have made
the supreme sacrifice in order to
uphold the law of the land. They
have arrested men whom they knew
to be desperate characters leaders
of bootlegging and smuggling bands
who have no respect for law or re-
gard for human life; they have hal-
ed these men before the federal
court*—and seen them released up-
on the payment of a fine which was
a mere bagatelle id corqparison with
the profits bootlegger derives
from his traffic.
there is but one way in wmen
bootlegging on the border can be
suppressed and that is to put the
' fear of God and the law in the
hearts of those who are engaged in
the traffic or who ara in any way
aiding or abetting the bootlegger?.
Fifty dollar fines are .a joke to the
bootleggers but when they are
brought before the district criminal
court under the Dean law. with a
prison term of from one to five
years as a very probable result of
• conviction the* law ceases to be a
joke —it becomes a real tangible
vehicle of justice the brand of jus-
tice of which the border country has
long been in need.
Cameron county and the lower
border is fortunate in having
‘found” the Deah law. The action ot
the criminal district court in the
cases which have alrady been
brought before it have proved its
value as a means whereby the bor-
der can rid itself of a class of crim-
inals who are responsible not only
for the illicit sale of liquor but for
the great majority of other crimes
notorious and now that a precedent
notorious nad now that a precedent
has been established border courts
will doubtless see that hereafter the
bootlegger receives his just deserts.
THE GRAND JURY REPORT
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In his conference with county and
precinct officials in the court room
Saturday afternoon. Judge Cunning-
ham after reading the report of the
grand jury relative to neglect in va-
rious matters in connection! with the
administration of county affairs
said:
“The law lays down certain du-
ties for every person who assumes to
fill any office in the county or state.
An officer has no more right to elect
which duties he will perform and
yhich he will not than any citizen
-rt- -... . ...
has of ejecting which laws he will
abide by and which he will not. All •
of these rules ami laws must be j
obeyed."
Judge Cunningham merely statedI
in a rather pointed manner a plain I
fact. In Cameron county as well as
in man” other counties of tht* state |
some county officials justices of the i
peace and others connected with the
administration of the county’s af-
fairs have sometimes been prone to
overlook the fact that the statutes
provide certain duties which they are
expected to fulfill. They were
elected and are paid to perform their
duties and justice to taxpayers de-
mands that they ' be performed in
such manner as to leave no room for
criticism.
Voters of Cameron county have
confidence in every official connect-
ed with the administration of the
county’s affairs. They showed this
confidence when they elected them.
The grand jury’s report in no way
cast a reflection upon the integrity
of anyone but it did criticize the
manner in which various phases of
the county’s business had been con-
ducted. Not many months ago a
grand jury criticized other feature*
in connection with their investigation
of the county’s affars. These have
since been remedied and it is to be
hoped that the next grand jury will
find that similar remedial action has
been taken in connection with those
matters which the last grand jury
found the basis for their criticism.
If there are any persons connect-
ed with the administration of Cam-
eron county’s affairs from constable
on up. who believe that the law does
not allow them sufficient liberties or
who is under the impression that the
county's business should be conduct-
ed other than prescribed by the sta-
tutes of the slate of Texas it is
manifestly their duty to resign.
WHAT GOOD ROADS MEAN
There is no progress where there
a'e no roads. There is a direct con-
nection between prosperity progress
and good highways and as a rule
there is no advancement in a com-!
munity where no interest is taken in
the improvement of highways. The
Indianapolis News says: “From
horseback to motor ear in less than
a century is a good step. What it
all miens this desire for good roads
and hotter means of traveling on
them was summed up as long ago as
by Dr. Horace Bu-hnell of
Hartford. Conn. He wrote:
“‘If there is any motion in society
the road which is the symbol of mo-'
tion will indicate the fact. When
there is activity or enlargement orj
a liberalizing spirit of any kind then
there is intercourse and travel and
these require roads. So if there is
any kind of advancement going on
if new ideas are abroad and new
hopes rising then you will see it by!
the roads that are building. Nothing
makes an inroad without making a
road. AH creative action whether in
government industry thought or re-
ligion creates roads.*"
An Indiana farmer who has spent
the winter in the Valley says that
all the Valley lacks is dnirV cattle
hogs and poultry to make it the most
pro perous agricultural section of
the United States and there are few
Valley farmers who will not admit
that he is correct. The Valley will
undoubtedly become one of the
greatest citrus regions in the world;
i it can produce winter vegetables to
supply a large share of the United
States and can always rely on get-
i ting the earliest cotton onto the mar-
i ket hut Valley farmers should hear
I in mind that if Indiana and Minne-
! sota farmers can make a profit from
! cows hogs and poultry the Valley
i farmer can make a still greater pro-
| fit from the same source—and can
j make this profit without seriously in-1
I terfering with his other agrcultural
! activities.
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Governor Neff has signed the ex-
periment station bill and all that
now remains is the selection of a
location. If there is any Valley
town thjit has not yet thrown its hat
into the ring it is time for its cit-
izens to get busy. Make K interest-
ing while tne contest is on—but bear
in mind that it i a Valley experi-
ment station and regardless of the
rite selected hv the locating hoard it
will be up to every Valley commun-
ity to got behind the fortunate com-
munity that secures it and assist in
making it an important factor in
Valley development.
Twenty thousand dollars i*-' the
amount a C hicago nurse was award-
ed yesterday fur a stolen kiss. There
!»re some young ladies who could pay
the national debt if they could col-
lect similar damages on all the kiss-
es they have had stolen.
SUFFRAGE DEMONSTRATION
TOKIO Feb. 24.—Ten thousand
police were called out yesterday to
control a demonstration in favor of
the universal suffrage bill to he in-
troduced in th»* lower house of the
diet today. A procession of thou-
sands of persons marched around the
palace cheering the emperor. The op-
position in the diet is supporting the
bill and the government party is ex-
pected to oppose it.
ESTATE GUARDIAN NAMED
SAN ANTONIO Tex. Feb. 24.—
Telesforo Flores of Mexico City was
named by Mrs. Aurora Gonzales de
Murguia widow of the late General
Francisco Murguia. as guardian of
hi:- o>-tate before Consul General En-
rique de Ruiz. General Murguia
was killed in Mexico lari fall.
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ABOUT TAX EXEMPT SECURITIES
(lion I.upton. in the Denver Post)
(This poem appeared recently in the
Denver Post one of the largest and
most outspoken and fearless papers of
the West. It gives a few of the things i
which are taxed to permit certain se-
curities to go untaxed).
i
Tax the people tax with care j <
Tax to help the millionaire. J i
Tax the farmer tax his fowl.
Tax the dog and tax liis howl. J ;
Tax his hen. and tax her egg. j <
And let the bloomin’ mudsill beg. <
Tax his pig and tax his squeal. I
Tax his boots run down at heel; i
Tax his horse tax his lands <
Tax his blisters on his hands. <
Tax his plow and tax his clothes i
Tax his rag that wipes his nose; i
Tax his house tax his bed.
Tax the bald spot on his head.
Tax the ox. and tax the ass.
Tax his “Henry” tax the gas;
Tax the road that he must pass
And make him travel o’er the grass.
Tax his cow. and tax the calf.
Tax him if he dares to laugh.
He is but a common man.
So tax the cuss just all you can. !
■^ax the lab’rer. but be discreet.
Tax him for walking on the street. ■
Tax his bread and tax his meat.
Tax the shoes clear off his feet.
Tax the payroll tax the sale.
Tax all his hard -earned paper kale;
Tax his pipe and tax his smoke.
Teach him government is no joke.
Tax their coffins tax their shreuds.
Tax their souls beyond the clouds.
Tax all business tax the shop;
Tax their incomes tax their stocks;
Tax the living tax the dead.
Tax the unborn before they’re fed.
Tax the water tax the air.
Tax the sunlight if you dare.
Tax them all and tax them well.
But close your eyes so you can’t see.
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New York Letter
NEW YORK LETTER . N ..N . N ..
NEW YORK. Feb. 24. It is no crime
to talk in a strange ami choppy lan-
guage. That much has been decided by
the courts of this city. * A policeman
passing 2:1 Pell street was horrified at
the languahge he heard coming from its j
windows. Sputtering violent-sounding
language! Anything loud and so strange j
to his ears must be indecorous he was
certain. He entered the building and
finding twenty-five fhinese in an ar-
gument over a domino game arrested
the entire group. When they appeared
before Magistrate Weil Policeman
O'Hara changed them with using vile-
ness?’’ the judge asked. “No.” replied’
O’Hara “I don’t know what they said .
but you should have heard how it I
sounded. Their lunguuge must have
been awful simply awful.” “For all you
know they may have been arguing over
metaphysics.” said the magistrate and
sent 25 hanov Chinese hack to their
domino game.
• • •
Mothers will continue to he a sta-
bilizing influence so iong as th- world ^
shall last regardless of any impulses j
of feminism economics or discoveries of
permanent youth. This seems true of
mothers in groups as well as in indi-
vidual capacity. I was more impressed
anew with this fact when I talked re- j
cently to Mrs. H. Emmet Digney. Mrs.
Pigney is president of the War Mothers’
Association and 1 wondered if the cumu-
lative sorrows of all those mothers
might have weakened the sturdy fabric
of her splendid spirit No indeed; and
she assured me that she spoke for the
whole association when she said thaf the
war mothers were not concerned with
their losses or what they had suffered;
they were intent upon one purpose — that j
those things for which their son* had
fought should not he lost in these after
day of peace. “I am carrying the mes-
sage of the war mothers to the Wash-
ington convention of the Institute of (
Government” she said. “It is not a
plea for pacifism not an appeal to put
the lives of other sons above everything
else. It is an appeal that the country
recognize here in the seditious propa-
ganda in our own cities an enemy as
real and as menacing as the enemy we
fought in Europe. Our hoys fought for
something more precious than their
lives. An<l their fight and their lives
will have boon in vain if we allow the
subtle dangers to our constitution to
grow strong under the flag of present
day radicalism."
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Judge Hartman’s city court had quite
the atmosphere of Paquin's or Worth’s
the other day when models posed on
top of court room tables in displaying
the latest modes in gowns. A dress re-
tailer claimed that a jobber had sup-
plied him with skirts three-quarters of
an inch too short and the case was being
decided with official yard measures.*
• • •
This is the first time in the history
of the American theatre that a father
and son are playing leads simultaneous-
ly in two different plays on Broadway.
Rudolph Shildkrnut is at the Apollo the-
I atre in “The God of Vengeance” while
his remarkable son. Joseph Shildkraut.
is playing "Peer Gynt” as Ibsen would
have reveled in seeing him played at
the Gairiek. Next season the Theatre
Guild which brought and has retained
the younger member of the family will
present the father in "King I.ear."
• * •
A four volume extra-illustrated edi-
tion of Cervantes’ “Don Quixote”
brought $ljt75 at a recent private sale
here of books from the library of Da-
vid G. Joyce of Chicago. It was the
highest price paid for any hook al-
though among the items sold were au-
tographs and original manuscripts of
Queen Elizabeth. Napoleon Josephine
Itiekens Thackeray and Robert Louis
Stevenson. G. I>. Barnes a New Yorker
bought the “Don Quixote.”
• • •
System and vocational training have
certainly gripped our modern era. The
strikers in the present dressmakers'
strike here became students in a “strike
school” three months ago for the pur-
pose of learning just how to conduct
their strike efficiently orderly and
peacefully. Organizations oratory in-
vestigating adjusting aM picketing were
all included in the course.
Bv I.CCY JEANNE PRICE
Yoii Might Mis* An Opportunity.—We
advise that yon read the advertisements
in every edition of the liernld.
DUBLIN CASTLE TO
HOUSE IRISH COURT
(llr Tin* Asms int*•«! I 'rest*. I
1*1 HI.IN. I- eh. 21. I tuhiin Castle is
low being rehabilitated for occupancy
>.v the courts and offices of the High
' ourt ot* Justice which since the de-
struction of ihe Four Courts have been
“frying on at great inconvenience at
he King Inns.
I lie great state rooms of the castle
ire being turned into courts. The Privy
'*"ini il Chamber has been set up for the
'ourt ■*? \ppeal. The King’s lteiicli will
iml place in the throne room and the
upper room is being made into jury
•uirts for Nisi I'riiis trials. The Chan-
ery Courts will sit in f|<* drawing
'ooiiis. and tile liall room is to be the
tew library.
CORSICANA WINS
CORMCANA Feb. 24.—The Cor-
icHna High School baskctbalj quin-
ette won an easy victory over the
lillsboro Hilrh School quintette ill
« match at the local Y course. The
wore was 25-9.
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' MANY SUBURBANITES
ENTER BERLIN CITY
(Bv The Associated I’resg.i
UKUI.IX. J*eh. 1*1. The suburban
team railroad system of Berlin now car-
ries about lINNI.lNitl (htsoim daily. In
spite of a two iiiiuute headway during
rush hours the congestion is very heavy
and growing worse. Kleetrifiration is
; recommended itv a partial solutiou and
: tony be undertaken. i
In ISlI.'t the system carried JSI.IIWI
I'tai passengers in ltt^J the number way
over 7<NMMNMN*l. J
YACHTSMEN FORM
CORPS FOR NAVY
SYI»M;Y. N. S. W. Keb. l*|. With
iIn'object of encouraging yachtsmen and
owners of motor boats to heroine of u
to their country in time of war. the
\aval Board has given authority for the
toiniMti.ni of a new voluntary rc crve. to
be known as the Narrow Water t’orps.
The duties of the t'orp* will lie to lie-:
none proficient in all the method- by j
which small craft may be used in pro-
tectim; the local defenses in war time.
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j Announcement \
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We are pleased to an~
nounce that Mrs.
Grace L. Dalzell is
now with us and will
be pleased to see her
friends in her new
location
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IT’S HERE-THE 25-YEAR PEN
This Store is headquarters for the celebrated Parker Duofold—the
lacquer-red pin with smart black-tipped ends and 25-year guaran-
teed point. Hands crave its fit and balanced ft**d. Its over-size
barrel holds nearly twice the ink of the ordinary. Native Iridium •
point as smooth as a jewel bearing. Come in and try it. See why
our customers declare its handsomer than gold. Price $7.00 and
$45.00.
BISHOP’S STATIONERY & BOOK STORE
Fancy
Dressed
Chickens
9 rty* PER
ADC POUND
TEXAS MEAT MARKET
FRESH MEAT DAILY
IKSIDE CITY MARKET
EAGLE PASS LUMBER CO.
Builders’ Supplies — Farm Machines 1
JUST RECEIVED: HAND AND POWER SPRAYER PUMPS.
Monroe Street— Fronting Court House
FREE-A 50c Box of
SOUL KISS ROUGE
With Each 50c Box of '
SOUL KISS FACE POWDER
WILLMAN’S PHARMACY
Telephone 40
Notice to Income Tax Payers
Taxpayers in nerd of assistance in preparing of 1922
income tax returns
Four years’ experience wi:h Federal Income Tax Department
Call or see me. Appointments on request.
L. B. SCHARNBERG
INCOME TAX CONSULTANT
TRAVELERS HOTEL
Phone 599
BROWNSVILLE TEXA8
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-THE-
Merchants National Bank
OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
Capital and Surplus Over $370000.00
| Respectfully Solicits Your Patronage '
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The State National Bank
Brownsville Texas
Capital $100000.00 Surplus $27500.00
We Solicit Your Account
A Dollar is Supposed to have Ten Times as
Much “Sense” as a Dime!
But the dime that uses its “sense” is worth more thjan the dollar
that doesn t.
What kind of dimes are your dimes?
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF BROWNSVILLE
If you find it inconvenient to call personally for we always are
glad to deliver phone orders promptly and. of course without ad-
ditional charge. Whatever your drug store needs are just call
PHONE NO. 303
And we will see that you are taken care of promptly and with the
same degree of service that you get when you make your purchase#
in person at the store.
CISNEROS DRUG STORE
Mouses and Lots
SOLD ON TERMS
Largest Selection of Choice Lots
in the City of Brownsville
H. L. FIT CM
Fitch Built is Well Built
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Classified Ads Bring Good Results
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