The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 166, Ed. 1 Monday, December 19, 1927 Page: 6 of 8
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BERLIN RITES
SETTHURSDAY
Body Leaves Tonight;
General Order Is-
sued at Post
The body of Captain Taul C. Ber-
lin S8 yeura old Twelfth Calvary
officer who was fatally injured in
a polo accident at Fort Brown. Sun-
day Dec. 11 will leave San Antonio
for the family home in Marietta
Ohio Monday Bight Mrs. Berlin
said Sunday.
The widow of the officer came to
the local post Sunday morning to
take charge of his effect* and left
her* Sunday night to return to
San Antonio where Capt. Berlin
died Saturday in the Fort Sara
Houston hospital.
A military guard of honor will
accompany the body on the journey
it was said. Burial will he in the
family plot in the Ohio city prob-
ably Thursday it wa* said although
no definite arrangements had been
made pending word from relatives
of the dead man.
Besides his widow and daughter
Saily Lou Capt. Berlin is survived
by hi* parents and two brothers and
two sisters.
A general order expressing the
sympathy of the po.-t to Capt. Ber-
lin’s family and lauding his ser-
vice record was issued Saturday by
Capt. Wharton G. Ingram post ad-
jutant. at the command of Col. W. T.
Johnston post commander.
The order read as follows:
Headquarter* Twelfth Cavalry
Fort Brown Texas
General Order No. 21
The death of Captain Paul C. Ber-
lin Twelfth Cavalry which occurred
at the Station hospital Fort Sam
Houston Texas this date is an-
nounced w.th deep regret.
Captain Berlin while participat-
ing in a practice polo game Sunday
December 11 1927 accidentally col-
lided with another player and was
thrown from his horse and stunned.
The mount which was knocked down
by the force of the impact rolled
over the prostrate officer causing
serious injuries. < aptain Berlin
was removed to the Pest hospital in
an unconscious condition from
which he recovered for a few min-
utes only. He was taken to the
station hospital Fort Sam Houston
Texas the same evening but never
regained consciousness.
Captain Berlin was bom in Penn-
sylvania. May 13 1889. and served
during the war with Germany as a
captain infantry section. Officers’
Reserve Corps from May 11 1917
(active duty August 15 19171 to
November 3. 1920. He was appoint-
ed a first lieutenant of cavalry in
the regular service July 1 1920
(accepted November 2 1920) and
immediately promoted to captain.
Captain Berlin rendered valuable
service to the government in 1917
while serving as an instructor dur-
ing the First and Seeond Officers’
Training camps he’d at Fort Benja-
min Harrison Indiana. The follow-
ing year he served in the 4th Cav-
alry in the Brownsville district the
S14th Cavalry at Fort Bliss Texas
and subsequently during the same
year completed a special course at
the school of fire Fort Sill Okla-
homa and upon graduation was as-
signed to the 83rd Field Artillery at
Camp Jackson South Carolina. In
1919 and 1920 Captain Berlin was
Professor of Military Science and
Tactics at Howe Military school
Indiana and upon completion of
this detail was assigned to the 4th
Cavalry at Fort Brown Texas on
change of station in October 1921.
After graduating from the Cavalry
school at Fort Riley Kansas in
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
SHERIFFS SUE
THE ST A IE UF TEXAS
tut MV <>!■' CAMERON.
Notice is hereby given that by-
virtue of certain Oruer of Sale is-
sued out of the Honorable District
Court ot Cameron County on 6th day
ol December 1927 by Jonu if. Sean-
lun Clerk of s&id Court for the
euin of Fifteen thousand four hun-
dred thirty-three and 59-lod dollars
and costs of suit under a Judgment
in favor of .Mrs. Enmiu Coates in
a certain cause in said Court No.
706$ ami styled: Mrs. Emma Coates
vs. Marvin A. Coates Grace ii.
Co-tea Jerome M. Joffce Allen T.
liVineil A. A. Higkbarger Trustee
and Lari Lloyd placed in my hands
for service i Mia. i'inkie Vann as
Sheriff of Cameron County Texas
did on the 9th dry of December
3927 levy on certain Real Estate
ntuated in ( micron County Texas
described ; $ follows t< wit:
AH those certain tracts pieces or
parcels of land lying and being sit-
uated in the County of Cameron
Elate oi Texas and being a part to
the extent metes and bounds and
ouant.sy thereof of that portion of
Fspiritu Eunto Grant—J. S. de la
i> >rza original grantee subdivided
and platted for the Espiritu Santo
Irrigated Land Company as shown
upon raid Company's official map
and plat recorded in the Map Rec-
erds of f imeroa County Texas tn
Flat Hook 2 at pace 41 as being
lota numbered 165 166 167 16-* 140
l?l> 171 ard the south halves (S. 1-2)
of lots numbered 163 and 161 the
same comprising $6.50 acres more
or le*«. and conveyed by J. H. Fish-
er and Lucy F. t is her to Marvin
A. Coates et al end levied up-
on as the property of Mar-
vin A. Coates Grace H. Coates. Jc-
lome M. Joffee Allen T. Finnell. A.
A. Highharger Trustee and Earl
Lloyd and that on the first Tuesday
in January 19.6 the same beirg the
Srd day of said month at the Court
House door of Cameron County in
the City of Brownsville. Texas be-
tween the hours of 10 A. M. and 4
1*. M. b\ virtue of said levy and said
order of sale I will sell said above
described Real Estate at public ven-
due. for cash to the highest bidder
ts the property of said defendants.
And in c mpliance with law. I give
this notice by publication in the
English langu igc. erne a week for
three consecutive weeks immediately
I'receding said dav of sale in the
Jrownaville Herald. * newspaper
published in Cameron County.
Witness my hand this 9tb day of
December 1927.
MRS. PINKIE VANN.
Sheriff. Cameron County Texas.
Bv R. C. BRYSON. Deputy.
12-12-19-28 3t-?573.
OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR OF
CUSTOMS. Port of Brownsville.
Texas December 19 1927. Notice
In hereby given that on December 16.
1927 there was seized near Browns-
ville Texas from A. C. Winter for
dola’tion of Sec 593 Tariff Act 1922
and Sec. 8082 R. S. One <11 Ford
Coupe motor No. $317291. Anyone
riaiming this automobile must appear
and file hia Haim with me within
twenty (20) day. from the date of
this notico otherwise ! will sell the
automobile at public auction at the
United States Customhouse. Browtis-
eille. Texas on Monday. January 9.
!9'.«. at 10 o'clock A. M.-8 m. Neale
Dy. Collector.
June 1924 Captain Berlin served
nearly three years in the 8th Cav-
alry at Fort Bliss Texa«. his duties
comprising command of Troop E and
Headquarters Troop and subse-
quently Regimental Adjutant 8th
Cavalry. He returned to Fort Brown
under assignment to the Twelfth
Cavalry just a few months ago.
Captain Berlin was at all times
equl to the requirements and re-
sponsibiliies of his rank and assign-
ments. ar.d leaves an enviable record
of efficiency loyalty and devotion
to duty. By his death at the com-
paratively early age of thirty-eight
the Army and in particular the
cavalry service and this regiment
have suffered a distinct loss und
experience a deep sorrow which time
will not soon efface. In accordance
with the customs and traditions of
the regiment all officers and en-
listed men will wear crepe on the
hilt of the saber continuously for
thirty days.
By order of Colonel Johnston:
Wharton G. Ingram
Captain 12th Cavalry Adjutant
City Supplies Stored
In Burned Warehouse
(Special to The Herald >
MERCEDES Dec. 19.—The City of
Mercedes had a considerable stock
of supplies stored in the Valley
Storage company warehous which
was destroyed by fire early Satur-
day according to City Secretary T.
J. Fikes. He said only the previous
day he had arranged with E. C. Mc-
Manus for the storing of a number
of brass fittings belonging to the
city and they had been taken to the
storage plant that day.
The fittings were purchased for
the disposal plant but as they were
not to be used for some time it was
necessary to store them as a con-
siderable sum was involved. Fikes
did not know the exact cost of the
fittings.
Mission Grid Team
Guests at Banquet
(Special to The Herald.1
MISSION Dec. 19.—Edward Oppen-
hcimcr was host to all the Mission
foot all team at a turkey dinner
at the Mission Hotel on Tuesday
evening. Beside the team there
were a number of other guests. F.
Oppenheimer was toastmaster and a
good many speeches were made.
..Announcement was also made that
this year the hoys would he award-
ed small geld footballs instead of
letters as heretofore. The meeting
broke up with the Mission fight
song. ‘‘Mission High Forever."
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
SHERIFF'S SALE
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF CAMERON
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of certain Order of Sale issued
out of the Honorable 55th Judicial
District Court of Harris County on
1st day of December 192? by O. M.
Duclos Clerk of said Court for the
sum of Nine Hundred eleven and
10-100 Dollars snd costs of suit un-
der a Judgment in favor of Bankers
Mortgage Company in a certain cause
in said Court No. 180617 and styled:
Bankers Mortgage Company vs. E. L.
Thompson et al. placed in my hands
for service I. Mrs. Pinkie Vann as
Sheriff of Cameron County Texas
did on the 10th day of December
1927 levy on certain Real Estate
situated in Cameron County Texas-
described as follows to-wit: Being
8.48 acres of land known as and des-
cribed as Lot No. 37 in Block 7 of
the F Z. Bishop Palm subdivision of
Cameron County. Texas accord • c
to the official plat of said subdi-
vision as recorded in the Map and
Plat Records of Cameron County
Texas and levied upon as the proper-
ty of E. L. Thompson Angie B
Thompson First National Bank of
Houston. W. S. Cochran Trustee and
that on the first Tuesday in January
1928 the same being the 3rd day of
said month at the Court House door
of Cameron County in the City of
Brownsville Texas between the
hours of 10 A. M. and 4 P. M.. by vir-
tue of said levy and said order of sale
I will sell said above described Real
Estate at public vendue for cash to
the highest bidder as the propertj of
said defendants.
And in compliance with law 1
rive this notice of publication in the
English language once a week for
three consecutive weens immediately
preceding said day of sale in The
Brownsville Herald a newspaper pub-
lished in Cameron County.
Witness my hand this 10th day of
December 1927.
MRS. PIN RTF VANN.
Sheriff. Cameron County. Texas.
By R. C Bryson Deputy
jLi-lis-18' HA-.
50 Attend Dairy
School Meet here
The dairy s-hcol in Brownsville
held under the auspices of the
Cameron county hcal.h unit Friday
evening was attended by i»0 dairy-
men and anumber of Visitors.
Dr. Trothro illustrated the care
with which the bacterial counts
were made demonstrating witn ac-
tual milk wuter dilutions plates-
etc.' showing a large number of
plates of growing bacteria actually
taken from milk samples gathered
flora members present. He snowed
the marked difference in number of
bacteria in the core careful dairies
and those who have not yet made
improvements. He also illustrated
how diseased employes might i feet
this milk and pass it on to tne
consumers.
Dr. Nevin explained in detail
the tuberculin testing of cattle
showing bow the lack of such might
causa tuberculosis in tne milk con-
sumers.
Mr. Buell Ruthven. Hidalgo county
sanitarian also spoke.
R. C. Graham acted as chairman
and with the 'assistance of Mr.
Crawford milk inspector of Hidalgo
county Mr. Douglas of San Benito
and others demonstrated the use of
proper capping machine? coolers
aireators milk buckets clothing etc.
All discourses were interpreted in
Spanish and round table discussions
followed in which practically every
man present took part. Nearly all
dairyman present signified their in-
tention of attempting to produce
grade “A” milk and arrangements
were made with the sanitarian for
dates in the near future with those
who had been advised how to con-
servatively meet the requirements to
produce this grade.
Mission High Stays
In School Association
(Special to The Herald)
MISSION Dec. 19.—Mission high
school has again been elected to
membership in the Southern Asso-
ciation of Colleges and Secondary
Schools having met all the require-
ments of the association. This
makes the sixth year Mission high
has held that membership a*"d each
year has consistently met with every
requirement of the association.
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sumes his golf playing at the Ormond Beach Fla. course near his
Florida estate.
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READ TH*3 F'RfTT: t;
Bob Terr/ was reiea>C'l after serv-j
ing three years in prison f>r a ciiane
he did not commit. Peter Bolder. his
employer was chieily responsible lor
sending him there believing it his
“duty” as he put it. With Bob’s re-
lease Borden takes him in his home
and offers to share his fortune be-
cause he is sorry for him. Bob Ter-
ry accepts Borden’s hospitality but
aetermines to make niai suffer as
he had suffered. In Borden ? home
Bom meets his daughter Lois whom
he has always admire! from afar.
Bob also meets Kathleen Shannon
r.eee of bis prison pal Todd Shan-
non. Kathleen is John Carmody's pri-
vate secretary. Carmody is the
state’s politics! boss and is a crim-
inal lawyer. Carmody also hates
Borden and determines to get him
through Bob Terry. He offers Terry
a position in the law office. Bor-
dens business associates arts taking
him to iask for permitting Bob leT-
ry to stay at his home. John Merri-
weather Borden’s business rival is
particularly angry about it.
John Carmody sends for Bob and
urges hnn to come into his law
office. He counts on Bob’s help to
i get even with Tetcr Borden. Bob ard
Kathleen go to lunch together and
in a taxi returning to the office
Bob kisses Kathleen. Carmody
! learns that Kathleen and Bob are
! in love and is jealous. He now plans
to “get" Bob as well as Peter
Borden. Carmody calls in one of his
henchmen Whispering Willie Wea-
ver.
(Now Go On With the Story)
“Sit down Willife.”
“Good enough.” The btg man
lowered himself into a chair and
produced a cigar. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing."
“Oh. come now Chief.
Carmody smiled wryly. “Nothing
wrong exactly” he evaded “but cer-
tain things are taking shape. I
want some information positive in-
formation.”
“I’m the man who can get It."
“It’s Borden—as usual. I under-
stand his company has been spreal-
ir.g out a little too thin. What do
you know about it?
“Plenty. They’re solvent of
course but they haven't any cash
and can’t get any. They've let the
lease run out on the old plant and
the new one isn't finisned—some
sort of trouble they've had with me
contractor. If they clamp down on
him he goes bankrupt and they get
lots of satisfai^ion and no cash.
About all they can do is to finance
him through on a share-and-share
l a is take an original loss and get
going in the new plant right away.
But that takes money and they
haven't any.”
“Sure ?”
“Positive. Hartnell at the Fourth
Nation: 1 turned them down—and you
know damned well they wouldn't
have tried Hartnell if they hadn't
been to thu others first.
The whisper of Weaver's voice fell
soothingly on Carmody's ears.
“Hartnell turned them down?”
“Certainly.”
“Why?”
“No security. They’e borrowed up
to the hilt on the security they’ve
j got. The plant is mortgaged for as
much as it's worth. They pull
through this and inside of two years
they'll all be making new fortunes
from it. Trouble is they’ve expand-
ed a little too quickly.”
“I see. What will they do?”
“I'm blessed if I know. Unless
they lend the money themselves.
They’ve all got wads of cash—es-
pecially old Merriwether.”
“He's pretty canny.”
“Right you are. Anyway that's
the situation. You know those bim-
j hoes well enough to agree with me
that they ain’t going to let things
1 go smash. They’ve sunk too much in
i it already and their proposition if
j too thoroughly sound. There may be
some last minute dope—”
“Get it.”
“Done with you.” The big man’s
c-yes narrowed and his natural whis-
per became almost inaudible giving
his words an unduly ainister mean-
ing. “What's up?”
“A real chance I think Willie.
I’ve got a strong hunch that .Bob
Terry is coming to work here.”
Willie Weaver made a soft hiss-
ing sound. “Really?”
“I think so. We can use him. of
course. He knows a good deal
about prisons and criminals—and he's
fond of them; they've been his
only friends for three years. And he's
in the clear because he’s never com-
mitted a crime. Best of all Bor-
den has gone crazy about him. He's
living with Borden and hating him.”
“And you’re going to let him rake
your chestnuts out of the fire?”
"Exactly.” Carmody's voice was
metallic and precise; he did not dis-
semble before Whispering Willie
weaver. "Borden is a hard man to
reach. He's too damned honest
ibis seems a combination of circiftn-
siances which should lead to some-
thing. Terry hating Borden and
wonting for me. His interest and
mine are identical. 1 hope to make
him happy by letting him slough
Borden—and I get the satisfaction
of seeing Borden squirm and know-
ing that 1 did it.”
"I get you.” Weaver’s eyes shone
with admiration. “And the hunch is
that you want to keep in intimate
touch with Borden’s affairs ao as to
help this kid out by thinking up a
scheme for him. That it?”
“Precisely.”
Weaver rose. “I got you. I’ll start
the gumshoe squad right out—have
some good dope for you by tomor-
row alternoon.” He paused with his
hand on the door. “Todd Shannon
gets out in a few days.”
“I've figured that too” answered
Carmody dryly. “He’s very fond of
Bob Terry. Do anything for him.”
“Or with him eh?”
“Yes.”
Whispering Willie Weaver shook
his head in amusement.
“I’ll hand you one thing. Chief—
what you want you get.”
•You think so?”
“I know it!”
John Carmody’s eyes turned to-
ward the door which led to Kath-
leen's office. His face was inscrut-
able and his answer seemed to Weav-
er unduly emotional.
“God knows I hope you’re right
WiUie.”
• • •
Todd Shannon came through the
gates his step as regular and rhyth-
mic as Bob’s had been his eyes
glistening eagerly his tremendous
shoulders clearing a path for him-
self in the press of passengers.
Kathleen and Bob Terry were there
to meet him. Their greetings were
simple. Kathleen offered her lips and
he held her tight against him for a
moment. Then he turned and caught
Bob’s hand in a bone-crushing grasp.
“Bob!”
“Todd!”
The trio passed through the wait-
ing room and into a taxi. Kathleen
gave her home address and the car
shrieked its way through the late
afternon traffic.
Todd Shannon lay back in the un-
accustomed luxury of an upholstered
seat. His gray eyes caught the
scene of bustle and activity and free-
dom and he sighed deeply. “God!”
he said reverently “this is good.”
Kathleen covered his hand with
hers and a contented smile crossed
the lips of the giant ex-convict. He
talked not at all. but he understood
much which made him happy. He
was conscious of the bond which
this young man whom he loved end
the girl who was a daughter to him.
There was no mistaking the occa-
sional glances which passed between
them.
But Todd's chief interest was in
the boy whom he had last seen
through the iron bars of the state
pc_itentiary that hour when he had
presented him with the tir.y pagoda
carved with an old razor blade from
a filched hit of cedar.
It was Todd Shannon who saw the
change in the lad; the touch of color
in the cheeks which had been so
pasty and pallid the brightness of
eye the gradual return of positive
characterisitrs the straightening of
shoulders. And Todd Shannon was
glad lie had fathered Bob in
prison because he knew instinctively
that Bob did not belong there be-
cause he needed shelter from the
others in thst convict environment.
Now it appeared to him that Kath-
leen had performed the miracle of
miracles that she had keened Bob's
interest in life by focussing his in-
terests in herself. The world at that
moment.'seemed very good to Todd.
They came to the boarding house
where Kathleen lived. She had a
large room of her own and had en-
gaged one for Todd. In this room a
table was set and Kathleen had ar-
ranged with the boarding house mis-
tress for the serving of a simple deli-
catessen supper.
They talked little through the
meal. The-e was a feeling of much
unsaid and tactlv they awaited the
peaceful after-meal hour when the)
could talk urdisut*-bed. Ar.d then
finallv the dishes were cleared awav.
and Kathleen presented h<r uncle
a pair of carpet slippers. Thev sat
together. Todd in a rocker and Kith-
leen and BoH opposite on the sofa.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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