The Brownsville Evening Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 198, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 10, 1925 Page: 4 of 4
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TWO MEN HELD
FOR RECEIVING
STOLEN BONDS
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Securities Valued at
$150000 Are Taken in
Thefts by New York
Dealers Police Say
NEW YORK N. Y. Jan. 10.—Alfred
Gulden dealer in mortgages and loans
and Harry Lester real estate broker
were arrested today charged with re-
ceiving stdcks and bonds worth $160000
stolen in three thefts in the last two
months.
One of the thefts was of $100000 in
Liberty bonds which disappeared last
October after they had been consigned
for shipment from New York to St.
Louis. The total shipment consisted of
$200000 in bonds of $1000 denomination
but only half of the securities were
stolen. They had been shipped by the
Chase National Bank through the Cen-
tral Union Trust Company.
Another theft wa"s of $40000 worth of
stocks stolen in November by a messen-
ger who had been employed only two
days by the brokerage firm of Rhoades
and company. The rest of the securities
alleged to have been received by Gulden
and Lester were stolen from another
brokerage firm.
PAVING SUIT
(Continued from page 1.)
mayor is attacked in an argument on
the case I feel that both sides of it
should be made known. And as to Bur-
nie and Johnnie they with indecent
haste jumped to the proposal of hang-
ing a debt of $y0.000 on the city with-
out due consideration and I say that
the mayor deserves credit in refusing
to be a party to the proceedings.”
Judge George mentioned the hull
fight in which Mr. Kowalski and Mr.
Pea rson were interested together and
questioned the capability of Mr. Kowal-
ski to pass on whether Mr. Tamm is a
capable engineer.
In opening his address Judge George
stated the two points on which the
plaintiffs rest their case; first that i
there was no sufficient notice given in
compliance with the charter and the
statute and second that there was not
sufficient provision made at the time 1
the contract was awarded to care for
the indebtedness arising under the pro-
visions of the contract. In support of :
these contentions Judge George read i
from many cases arguing that the no-
tice had to set forth a description of
the work in such a manner asi to in-
vite competition and enable contractors
to bid intelligently and declaring that
the levy passed in accordance with the
statute to care for the indebtedness
must provide for at least two per cent
for the sinking fund.
Judge George spoke for two hours and
fifty minutes.
The argument of the defense attor-
neys in the paving case wa> summed up
and concluded yesterday afternoon by
Judge J. A. Graham chief of counsel for
the city.
Judge Graham started out by stating
his general opinion that democracy as
a form of government is the ideal of the
people of this country but that it is
hard to secure ideal democracy in a
large community although it can be
nearly carried out in a smaller one.
•Certain restrictions are necessary on
the powers of those who govern in
order to preserve this democracy he
said.
Judge Graham continued declaring
that the provisions of the city charter
in connection with the advertising for
bids and letting of contracts are in
pursuance of this theory and supple-
mented his statement by declaring that
the amendment to the city charer per-
mitting contracts to be let on differ-
ent kinds of pL.ns and specifications
and. to let on plans or specifications
. sdbmitted by a bidder along with his
bid was for the purpose of inviting
suggestions on different kinds of mate-
rials Chat might be usi d and different
plans that might be carried out.
in urdinance
“The only place where it is stated
that the specifications must he in the
engine* r’s office." he declared “is in
the ordinance not in the charter and
it is the universal law that the power
to make an ordinance or statute ran
change or disregard it at aijy time
provided vested right has not arisen
under it and trie failure of the com-
mission to abide l>y the ordinance was
equal to a repeal of it.
“The statute provides only that a
notice be printed in a newspaper in
the city for a period of ten days prior
to the letting of the contract—it is the
ordinance that carries the other pro-
visions.
“The specificaions were in the en-
gineer’s office. The fact that some
contractor went in there and thet en-
gineer could not find part of them but
found them several days before the
letting of the contract is no indication
of lack of compliance w’ith the law on
this point.
“The plaintiff’s counstl Vay the con-
tractors were not furnished informa-
tion as to the amount and location of
the tr**rk to be done. All of the con-
tractors knew that Eighth and St.
Charles streets were to be paved and
these streets comprise three-fourths of
the work trailed for under the con-
tract.”
Had Three Bids
In regard to the question of secur-
ing competition. Judge Graham said
that there were no more bids received
than during any previous paving let-
ting.
He next took up the point of pay-
ment for the paving work declaring
that “provision has to be made for
payment but the city does not have to
levy a tax for payment and collect it
Until the debt- is dill*" He cited the
CITY BRIEFS_
Engineers Make Trip—A group ot!
engineers including A. It. Loch of
Fort Worth federal highway engin-
eer; H. K. Bishop chief of c ns ruc-
tion work U. S. Bureau of public
roads. Washington; and Gibbs Gil-
christ. state highway engineer Austin
and Pat S. Devine county engineer ot
Hidalgo county. arrived here last
night. The engineers went out over
| the roads of tho county this morning
with County Judge Oscar C. Dancy
i and County Engineer W. 0. Washing-
ton. They wilf leave later today for
Laredo and will return to San Antonio.
Tehuacan at Martinez Drugs.—Adv.
To Attend Meeting—County Judge
Oscar C. Dancy will leave* Sonday for
Fort Worth' where he will attend the
executive committee meetiny of the
State Highway association. Monday »
the important day of the meeting
Judge Dancy said.
Our Repair Shop is now open. Only
first class work turned out here. We
will call for and deliver. Ring 401 for
repairing of the better kind. Model
Shoe Shop.—Adv.
Remodel Interior—The interior ot
the Dennett Motor Sales Co. building
on Levee street near the corner of
Eleventh is being completely remodeled
and re-arranged. The shop . is being
enlarged considerably in order to handle
increased business and changes
have been made in the display space
for parts and the other office ar-
rangements. The tire racks axe now
off the floor in order to giv^ more |
room and the parts are being put in I
special steel bins arranged in the parts
department. The private office lias
been re-arranged and the shelvs and
countrs changed in order to give more
room while new partitions and other
fixtures have been put in. Woik of
completing the' new arrangement will
be over by Monday.
Eczema on Feet—One man says he
had it over twenty years and that one
bottle of Imperial Eczema Remedy cur'd
him. All druggists are authorized to
refund your money if it fails.—Adv. (3.1
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{■ Dickey's Old Reliable Eye Wafer re-
relieves sore eyes. Doesn't burn or hurt.
All druggists lijc.—Adv. (o>
Radio Sets and supplies. Fresh bat-
erics. Wilkinson Motor Co.—Adv.
Want Your Shoes repaired properly?
Ring 401. we will call and deliver them.
For quality service. Model Shoe Shop.
—Adv.
Repair Doors—The screen doors to
the Brownsville city market are being
repaired and repainted. Work on th
doors was started yesterday.
Electric Sign—A large electric sign
is being put up for McNair’s Dry floods
Co. on Elizabe h street at the corner
of Eleventh. The sign is modern
and attractive and about ten feet M»
height.
PERSONALS
L. G. Stark cotton gin reprcsmtative
of San Antonio is in Brownsville on
business.
Dr. G. L. Bremont and Miss Ann L.
Bremont of Mercedes are in Browns-
ville on a short pleasure trip.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Gardner are here
from Fort Ringgold visiting friends.
Charles Lewis and family of Buch-
anan West Va. are in the city.
E. M. Sorenson and I). F. Webb both
of Lyford. are in Brownsville on busi-
ness.
O. W. Bricton owner of a larg«
much near San Jose Mexico arrived
here yesterday and will remain in the
city tor several days on business.
E. E. Lafaye and Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Baldrock of N w Orleans arrived in
Brownsville last night.
Mr. David Gill. Miss Dee Gill and
niece Miss Mamie Lee McQuaig were
Harlingen visitors to Brownsville on
Wednesday.
Carl Weller is here on a short visit
from Kingsville to visit relatives and
friends in Brownsville.
Mrs. A. L. Manry and daugh'ors
Misses Bernice and Minnie Lee to-
gether with Mrs. Shapiro and daughter
Sarah have gone to Galveston to be
present at the Abelow-Hurwitz wedding
there Sunday.
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fact that the warrants are due serial-
ly and that any stated tax levied now
to apply ovt r a period of 30 years
might increase due to increased valua-
tions to much more than pay the
amount necessary.
Judge Graham summed up his argu-
ment by declaring that the contract is
legal when viewed from every angle
brought out in the trial of the case
and should be upheld.
Judge V. W. Tn>i >» fci the plaintiffs
was given an additional half hour in
which to sum .ip 1 is cacc and ;r. .»
short talk he again took up the con-
tention that the notice had net been
sufficient under the provisions of the
charter that the bidders had not been
furnished with sufficient information
as to location of the streets and quan-
tity of paving to enable them to bid
intelligently and that competitive bids
were not invited by the notice.
“The purpose of amending the char-
ter provision" Judge Taylor said
“was not to repeal the provision for
competitive bidding which the de-
fense counsel would have you believe.
Have Vested Rights
“They say they could repeal the or-
dinance until vested rights accrue. If
the contract is valid did not vested
rights accrue the minute of acceptance
of Pearson’s bid? The w-hole purpose
of this provision of the charter would
be set aside by adopting the principle
of the eounsel for the defense in this
ease.
“If we adopted their contention then
competition is out of the case. Th^y
say they had competition—what kind
of competition? The bids were made
so that no matter how small an amount
of paving was let in the contract nor
where it was the bidder was protected
as Tamm told you.
“Their contention that the notice
was sufficient is not sustained by com-
mon horse sense and is not sustained
by the cases of law because a notice
must give the bidder information on
location and quantity in order that he
can bid intelligently.”
Judge Sam S. Merrill spoke for a
few minutes summing up The argu-
ments of the defense eounsil again
including the points that not the char-
ter but the ordinance makes the spe-
cific notice provision that the notice
was sufficient that payment for obli-
gation on a contract need not l>c made
until performance of duty called for
in that contract and other points up-
on which the defense has based its
case.
Court recessed yntiI 3 o’clock Satur-
day morning to hear the closing ar-
gument for the plaintiffs acd the final
argument of the case by J idge J. C.
George.
Garner Quits Fight for
Free Cattle Imports
(By The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON D. C. Jan. Id.—Rep-
resentative Garner of Texas ranking
democrat on the house ways and means
committee announced today he had
abandoned his fight for a bill to extend
the time in which livestock taken across
the Mexican or Canadian borders for
grazing could be brought back duty
free. He said it was impossible to get
his proposal endorsed in the face of
opposition by Secretary Mellon and
republican committeeman.
IFOR FINE JEWELRY at
the Correct Price See—
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BANKER GIVEN
(Continued from Page One;
received the pardon and made the final
payment. Pollman read ;» prepared
statement to young Davis declaring it
was only when Governor Davis “re-
quested that I employ you that I con-
sidered it an opportune time to do
what 1 am doing now."
He thi n called in the next room—
Dick Smith and W. K. Clugston of the
Journal staff; VV. G. Miller Belvidere
Kansas a state representative; George
H. Walk federal prohibition director
for Kansas; W. II. West shorthand
reporter and Ben C. Johnson former
officer of the state penitentiary at
Lansing a friend of Tollman's who put
the Journal on the trail in an inves-
tigation of clemency acts by Govern-
or Davis.
After young Davis returned the
money to Pollman he was allowed to
leave with the warning that the matter
would be exposed the Journal said.
The governor's son could not be
reached last night his father stating
he had gone to bid.
Weather Bulletin
Observations taken today at 8 a. m.
75th meridian time. First figures high-
est temperature yesterday; second low-
est last night; third rain and melted
snow in last 24 hours.
Abilene . 50 32 .00
Amarillo . 38 18 .00
Atlanta . 44 36 .48
BROWNSVILLE . 80 63 .00
Charleston . 60 44 .01
Chicago . 40 24 .00
Corpus Ciiristi .. 60 54 .04
Dallas . 60 42 .22
Denver . 26 12 .00
Dodge City .. 28 16 .00
El Paso . — 26 .00
Galveston . 62 56 .56
Helena . 32 22 .00
Huron . 14 8 .00
Jacksonville . 78 64 .00
Kansas -City . 42 14 .06
Louisville . 42 32 .00
’Memphis . 78 74 .00
Montgomery . 66 54 .til
New Orleans . 80 64 .12
New York . 36 36 .00
North Platte .. 20 2 .00
Oklahoma. City . 42 24 .00
Pittsburg . 40 24 .00
St. Louis .. 48 30 .00
St. Paul . 20 0 .00
Salt Lake City . 26 18 .00
San Antonio . 54 50 .0i
San Francisco . 56 44 .00
Santa Fe . 26 8 .14
Sheridan . 30 4 .00
Shreveport . 46 44 .48
Washington . 38 30 .06
Try a Herald Classified Ad
H
SHIRLEY MASON
in
“MY HUSBAND'S
WIVES”
Jack Dempsey
in
“K. O. by Cupid”
CENTURY COMEDY
NO INTEREST IN
PAVING HEARING
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! Despite Importance to
Taxpayers Few At-
tend Trial
While some of the best legal talent
in the city of Brownsville spent itself
j in fighting over points supposed to be
j of vital interest to the citizens of
Brownsville "crowds” estimated at all
the way fiom three to fifteen persons
"filled" the galleries of the district
court room to hear the paving injunc-
tion suit.
At no time during the trial of the
paving case just concluded in which
a .$90000 contract was involved were
there more than 20 persons in the court
j room exclusive of the dozen or so law-
yers and court officials.
I The three faithful visitors throughout
I the duration of the trial were J. B.
| Scott Jose Celaya Sr. and Dr. S. H.
: Bell. These three were present for
every threshing out of the problems "of
the city while others dropped in oc-
' casionally but failed to find enough in-
teresting matter to hold them in the
court room.
And all this time—for almost a week
-—lawyers included in the leading legal
talent of the city and legal talent from
Houston argued matters calculated to
be of momentous import to Brownsville
and the seats in the court room re-
mained empty.
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Five Injured in
Taylor Hotel Fire
TAYLOR Texas Jan. 10.—The Mar-
quette Hotel was destroyed by fire at
1:15 this morning. The fire originated
on the outside and it is believed a ciga-
rette was dropped into grease waste.
Five injured persons are at a local
hospital after leaping out of windows.
The building loss was covered by insur-
ance but the contents were a total
loss. 4
New Trial Denied
In Mail Fraud Case
INDIANAPOLIS Ind. Jan. 10.—Mo-
tions for new trial of the fourteen de-
fendants found guilty in the Hawkins
mail fraud conspiracy w- re overruled
by Judge Ferdinand- A. Geiger of Mil-
waukee in United States district court
1 here today. Motions in arrest of judg-
ments also "were ovvvruled but excep-
tions were granted.
t.- --
Gillmore
Is
Back!
Eager
for
Work
Cellulose Lacquering
topping and trimming
of automobiles.
Let’s
MANY FREEZE j
IN CAUCASUS
Coldest Weather in His-
tory Causing Animals
to Die
CRy The Associated Tress.)
TIFLIS Jan. 10.—One hundred per-
sons and thousands of cattle have been :
frozen to death in the unprecedented j
cold weather now prevailing through-
out the Caucasus. In several cases shep-
herds and farmers who went to the
fields to tend their sheep or cattle
were found frozen with their flocks.
Driven from their mountain shelters
by the fierce cold and lack of food
great droves of antelope and wild boars
have invaded the plains and valleys
only to perish in their tracks.
In the Alexandropol district of Ar-
menia. where Americans of the Near
East Relief are earing for thousands
of orphans the thermometer registers
32 degrees below zero.
The Caucasus has not experienced
such bitter cold for a century and it is
feared the effect on the crops will bring
a famine next year.
STEEL ORDERS INCREASE
NEW YORK. N. Y. Jan. 10.—Unfilled
orders of the United States St* el Cor-
poration on December 31. made public
today totalled $4816756 tens an in-
crease of 784787 tons compared with
the md of the preceding month.
TODAY ONLY
VIOLA DANA
in
“ALONG CAME
RUTH”
| A circuit clout of laughter. I
Also Educational Comedy i
“Fast and Furious”
Tomorrow
Harold Bell Wright’s
“When a Man’s a
Man”
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TAMALES
Saturday and Sunday at the !
ROYAL CONFECTIONERY
Next to Dittmann Theater
If You Like Falfurrias Ice
Cream We Have It Too
FOUR GENERATIONS
Texas Lady Says Her Family
Has Been Taking Thedford’s
Bla ck-Draught When
Needed for Many Years.
Alto Texas.—“We inherited the use
Df Black-Draught in our fa ily” says
Mrs. Mary Shuptrine who lives near
here on R. F. D. 2. “My grandmother
was an old woman when she died
about ten years ago and she had been
using it literally ever since I can re-
member. She gave it to her children
and grandchildren for biliousness and
stomach complaints so when I went
to housekeeping we just naturally vised
it too.
“I give it to my children for a
purgative whenever they need one
and we are never without it. Made
into tea it surely is fine. It’s the best
home remedy for headache and consti-
pation I know of.”
During over 80 years of its con-
tinued popularity Black-Draught has
become the standard liver medicine in
many thousands of honys where it
has been found of great benefit in the
treatment of constipation biliousness
Indigestion and other common liver
Btomach and bowel complaints. Ten
million packages of Black-Draught are
now sold a year as more and more
people are learning of the value of
this well-known remedy.
Insist on Thedford’s the only genu-
ine Black-Draught powderea liver
medicine. At all dealers’. NC-154
i
13 acres east of town in El Jardin fine Resaca Bank land
10 acres set to citrus balance will be set out very cheap
at $550000.
FORD & BATSELL
Phone 456 Rooms 6 7 15 Maltby Bldg.
FORD & BATSELL
INSURANCE
Fire Theft Auto Plateglass Life Burglary Collision Pub-
lic Liability and every other kind.
Phone 456 Rooms 6 7 15 Maltbv Bldg.
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CITRUS TREES TRUE TO NAME
Size Each Per. 10 Per 100 Per 10001
1-2-inch cal..-.$1.25 $1.15 $1.00 $0.00
5-8-inch cal...$1.40 $1.30 $1.20 $1.00
3-4-inch cal... $1.75 $1.50 $1.40 $1.25
I 1-inch cal. . $2.50 $2.25 $2.00 $1.75
All on SOUR ORANGE ROOTS 2 to 4 years old. Shipped Bare
root f. o. b. Florida Station. Sterling Davis 1224 1-2 Elizabeth
Stree Brownsville Texas _ _____
BUILDING MATERIAL
FRONTIER LUMBER COMPANY Qt|
w—-
MURRAY & MURRAY Ds. C.
Palmer Graduate
CHIROPRACTORS
Office and Residence:
600 Washington Phone 592
911 Washington Phone 619
Maude D. Evans D. C. PH. C
Chiropractor
Office Hours: 8 to 11 a. m.
1 to 4 p. m.
DR. GEO. S. STELL
Office over Joseph-Mansur
enter vestibule turn to right
up stairs 1203 1-2 Elizabeth
Phone 256 Res. 132
F. G. Collins L. L. Zenor
COLLINS & ZENOR
Real Estate
Battles Bldg.
San Benito Texas
At the WHITE
KITCHEN Lunch
Room — Sanitary
Service.
THE BEST OF EATS
12th St. Between Washington
and Elizabeth
Have You Tried Our
Genuine
MEXICAN CHILI?
Royal Confectionery
Next to Dittmann Theater
National Cash
Registers
Prices from $75.00 and up
easy monthly payments
factory guarantee imme-
diate delivery.
J. B. SANFORD. Agent
Box 568
Corpus Christi Texas
Just Open
The Original Mexican Cafe
On Market Square next to the
White Service Station. All
kinds of Mexican dishes.
A. L. MARQUES Prop
j Brownsville Texas
a — —i r_-
THEY SAY OUR
COFFEE
IS BEST IN TOWN
MAJESTIC CAFE
For good shoe repairing try the
Electric Shoe Shop
Repairing While You Wait
Eleventh and Market Square
MISSION HOTEL
Mission Texas European Plan
Under new ownership and manage-
ment. Special rates by the week. A-l
dining room service.
A. L. Douglas Prop.
(- N
INSURANCE
SURETY BONDS
W. B. CLINT
t
BOS Mmkasli NaHasal
Bash
— PHONE • —
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m |
1"
Mason Transfer & Grain
' Company
Light and Heavy Hauling
We Move Anything
Phone 139 1220 Levee St
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Attorney’s
Directory
The attorneys and Law Firnta
liBted in this column are members
of the Cameron County Bar As*
socia don.
RENTFRO & COLE
Attorneys at Law
206-206 Merchants National Bank
Building
Brownsville Texaa
CANALES-DAVENPORT & WEST
Attorneys at Law
Roo ns 307-8-9 Merchants Na-
tional Bank Building
Brownsville Texas
J. K. Wells H. B. Galbraith
WELLS A GALBRAITH
Attorneys at Law
Rooms 402-411 Merchants Na-
tional Bank Building
Brownsville Texaa
SEABURY GEORGE A TAYLOR
Attorne** *♦ Law
First National Bank Building
Brownsville Texaa
Wm. S. West Harry L. Faulk
Law Offices of
WM. S. WEST
Brownsville Texaa
R. B. CREAGER
Attorney at Law
First National Bank Building
Brownsville Texas
^ . _
Business
Directory
HARRY L. STEBBINS
ARCHITECT
Guaranty State Bank Bldg.
WESLACO TEXAS
Also La Feria and Mercedes
E. V. SIERRA
ELECTRICIAN
House Wiring Motor Repairing
and Installing Isolated
Plant Installing
909 Adams St. Phone 74f
PROCTER & DUDLEY
General Contractors and
Architects
Home Building in Brick
Stucco or Frame
We specialize in brick and
concrete construction
Brownsville Texas Phone 02*
WOOD & DODD
INSURANCE
EVERY KIND
First door north First Nat’l Ban
PHONE 100
\ nher State and National Asia
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