Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 269, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 22, 1918 Page: 4 of 6
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*UUU STEEL" BRICK. COMMIE
CONSTRUCTION
MILL WORK WINDOW AND DC:n
FRAMES.
MM Eighth St. and R. R. Freight Yards.
SHARP SAND. CRUSHED GRAVEL.
H. L. FITCH
*"r' SKNERAL CONTRACTOR.
Pli. 558 Box 562.
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Table Board
a ask dur patrons.
MRS. EMMA LEONARD.
1311 Elizabeth St.
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PROFESSIONAL
w DR. J. L. RENTFRO.
Iy« Ear Nos* an* Throat.
801-302 Merchants Baak Bltfg.
Office Phone 279. Res. Phone 249.
DR. WILSON
Dentist.
The Mine rcnudicu used by the lending
dentists of the l . S. A. nud the government ns
well are used by me in IVurrhea treatment.
Suite :am Merehants lbtuk City.
WM. N. SPOHN. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Genlteo-Urinary (Private) Diseases
'•fflcn and Apartmnts: 1009 Washington St.
Phene 217—Day and Night.
JNO. M. ROWLAND
Attorney At Law.
Caldwell Building. Mission Texas.
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HENRY j KIRK
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Daily a. m. Cameron County Court House.
City Ofifee 226 Elizabeth St.
_Day_Phone 425. Brownsville Texas.
LAWRENCE OLMSTED.
"wtHlOPTOMETRIST.
Wrong Side of Elizabeth St.
Member Texas and National Optometrical
Association.
AMOS RICH
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
212 Merchants’ National Bank Building
Brownsville Texas.
JONES & GEORGE
I ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Brownsville Texas.
Third Floor Merchants National Rank.
W. R. MONTGOMERY
Attorney-at-Law
President Hidalgo Guarantee Abstract Co.
Edinburg State Bank Building.
Edinburg. Tox. (County Seat Hidalgo Co.)
F. W SEABURY
Law Offices.
Rooms 5-0. Fir-t National Bank Bldg.
Civil Practice. State and Federal Courts.
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E. W. SLAUGHTER
ARCHITECT.
McAllen - - - Texas.
•Mcifications and Artistic Designs for ail
Class of Buildings.
INSURANCE
W. K. MENDENHALL
Room 23 Vivier Building. Phone 456.
DR. J. C. KEELEY
Surgery Diagnosis and Chronic Diseases.
Office First National Bank Bldg.
San Benito. Texas.
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oily visiting hi- lir«>ther. .1. T. Kaplan j
W. H. Worth of On'lns i> among to-
dnv’s visitors in ike city*
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Telephone For Red Cross—Through the
courtesy uml thoughtfulness of John
• supt;-\is. r ior lh!s in
Red Cross War Fund campaign ihc ..ci
lo>s licitd<|narter- and -owing roo: n 1
the Yivier building now has a teh p . i.c.1
III' tchplome was in-tallcd tod;.\
the nuniher i- 5fl(i. The ladie- ..
-owing room are greatly appreciative • t
th - installation a- heretofore tin-' h v
hecn forced to u-e the telephones n sur-
rounding hu-im— houses. Mr. H; g i
“looting the hill."
Just Over From Mexico—Choice stock
of new curios and novelties. See our
leather pillow top- and Indian Moeea-ms.|
Potery novelties souvenirs etc. Also
have tiiat piano tuned. Brownsville Mu-
sic Co.
CHIEF FLYNN. OF SECRET SERVICE
EXPOSES HUN PLOTS IN PICTURES
Chief William J. Flynn who recent l>
retired a- head of the Tinted State- Se-
cret Service ha.- prepared for production
in motion pictures twenty different plots
of the Imperial Herman Hovertiment -pie-
in thi— country. The result t- one of the
most thrilling -erial- that ha- ever lieen
relea-ed to theater-. Its title “The Kn-
gle’s Kye.*’ i- -yiiiholic of the never-ceas-
ing watrhfulnes- of the l ulled State- Se-
cret Service.
t^ueen Theater every Monday commc’nd-
ng May 27th.—Adv.
Many thanks to our City Manager.
Mayor and Commissioners—they done it.’
What? Phone 689.
IF YOU SEND YOUR PALM BEACH
to Us to he cleaned aild pressed we do it
for 45c. Rutledge’s. tf
Everybody Wants to See “Three Ameri-
can Girls in France" pre-ented by the1
McAllen Dramatic Club (directed b\ Mi-
Penelope Peter-on) at the h gh | au-»
dltornnn Saturday. May 25th at s :30 p.
m. under the auspices of B. I*. «t. K. and.
Brownsville Mu-:cal Club. Total placet td-<
to go to the Red Cro--. (ieneral admis'-j
"ion .»<• cent-. rickets <>u sale at Kag’e-l
font and Willniaii’- Pharmacy. 5*22 id 1
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..To (live Benefit—The Olympia Copt'av-
tiuiiery will hold open lion- * *• th * hene-
t It ni the local Red Cro--. •hap.*»*
day afternoon. The confection tv .»V is
agreed to donate it- founta'ii .’! • *
the a Derm ku) hours to the ciiapie**.
The Queen Theater i- worth your while.J
Quality eomtort and safety. tf J
Storage Space to Let—On R. R.. clean!
and dry. Why pay dray age. Apply “R”
llerahl Office.
Bx. 303. R. L. GUTIERREZ. Ph. 568
Screening and Carpenter Work. Etc.
Office Opposite Dittmann Theater.
The Local Favorite Pauline Frederick-
in “Hungry Heart-" t^ueen Thursday. 2f
Winifred Alien in "For Valor" at Oucon
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Wednesday. 2t *
PLEASE DO NOT ASK US TO CLEAN
and fires- your Palm Beach in 30 minute-.
We can’t it hut we can do it right in
one day. Phone 1-13. R net ledge’s. tf
Solid Gold Wedding Rings of th<> usual
high Rutledge standard; the liest that
money ean buy at the old reliable Rutledge
Jewelry Store.
Let's Have Your Order for I'urina poul-
try and stork teed. We have another eat
load in our storerooms. We ean aecom-
inodate any '!/.«• order and make prompt
shipments to the Valley Trade. Tex-
Mex Trading Company. Phone ti.'tn 1021
Levee St.
The Kaiser—The Beast of Berlin. Tin
greatest war pieture filmed. At the
t^ueen soon. j tt
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Has Your Neighbor More Light Than
YOU? It lie has it' a fine tli ng tar your
neighbor. Step across the 'tree! ajid look
it over then phone ITo for (Juantin.
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Is Improving—J. c. Rennet!. ijigineer
on the River Division who -.iJ.-iiied a
fracture of both wrists Mondav \Jtien
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To get the best of all
Corn Fbods. order
aweunsRwawotat j
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Schedule of Prices for
?aim Beach Cleaning
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AM*
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Pres eng Service
i{. - : ! v < 'enUeetinj; g** mm m
title t h-hhI lm ^ ^ I |
. !'■.• i. .tjc> him! pressinus.
lt< Kuhn' d.lilv serviee where Jk 0%
Sfl viee |are lint |>liretiase«| A.II/i
etii h suit . ® \Mwi
Speeial— A L/|
One hour servict . •
S|»eeial— kHw
:*.U iniiiut* nerviee . W\/wJ
MODEL LAUNDRY
Phoae I. f
tell from the running board of 'i■ s rimnie
is re|h tried trom ho home to he rest in”
e»isily. t
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Just Received at Aiwiyu Si*t«fr»’ M l
ncrv. l'Jn.'l Washington St. |*reft\ line ot
*‘M Inn Sira .7 lints tor ladit s. Sr them.
New Flooring— A new tlooru j is hem
installed ;i' the pi eliliuua rv • eps In
jciirtti” the liarrada huiltl’114 on Lii/u
l*eth street formerly occi^M-d l-. the
I triental I'ate. The Imiltliti^ w:< e. *.
pletelv “lifted l»v fire vv li eh |e ’ i'- • v •«( tee
restaurant ami will have to I • r j*> 1 1
M»th iii-'de ami tint before it 1 rt ..tj\ t «r
Iteeupaney.
It Paid To Advertise—T 1 j certainly
pays to advertise your troubles some-
imes. s;ud Mrs. Coehran oj the Ilrowns-
1 ill** Mioie Company over tin telephone
0 the Herald today. -The klnittiii^r roll
w^iieU I l<V*.1 Washuiul014 -tr <M Mun-
1«TV "ay Ciuu.l bv a little prl. j The lam
ly read the item in Tie* llerjald vaster
iay aU'iui 1 ho loss nud this moi-mut! the
roll was returned to r»\”
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PERSON A S
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'TIL'**
'• J- rarr ot Austin is aiui'M; todav'*
Ositor.s in llrowiis\ j\He.
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t . I». ( unlev ol San Antouiio is amoiuf
toda v s visitors m Hrovv UsVilie.
M. Wedi# ot New Orleans is m the
i**tv on a business mission. j
A fell \ atlee ot K’ed l.ake Falls Mum.
is in the eity on business todav.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Irvin” «>: New York
1 tty are auion<r today's arrivjale.
•Llf. Sanford of the Natioriijil Cash |{»u-
ister Co. is in (he eity frojn Ills head
ipiarters m San Antonio.
Allied Loin: ot Hall.is i> fi visitof m
I lie eity today.
I»\ H. Jones pf Falfurrias i> in the eitv
•u a hiisin**ss mission.
tieorire J. Walt of Alice was anion”
last night’s arrivals in the city.
II. \\ . I leetiiali of Sail Alll o|||o |> m
lie eitv mi Inis)ness. |
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Or. J.A. Simpson
Arrives In Franee
Meiitcnaut 1. A. Simpson medical
t iiiicil States ainiv.j has arrived
m I' ranee aeeordmg to a j ard reet n'ed
*'.v Airs. Simpson who is making her
hme in Port Brown. Dr. Simpson left
Brownsville several mouths ago tor Camp
Cieene. South Carolina. lie is „ |ut\
"dh maehine gun battalion.
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Senior Rehe rse
Annual Class Play
Mill dress rehearsals |«>r; the senior
i-lass play “Of'fieer btiti.” wliieli is to he
U’iven at the high sehool aiidlitoriutii to-
morrow night are being held todav. The
'•as is rapidly whipping ml. shape for
he performanee and Mis. K. X. Craig.
"Iu '** drilling the embryo a.Uors ex
presses every eonfidenee that the show
vill prove an enjoyable one to every one
• Bending.
“t Miner lilili” i> one of the late Cohan
>*••1 Harris productioiis and .s L melodra-
watm-.Tarre.
5*lV proems oT th/pWr^f%
° defray the expenses of the class
•enueetion with the eomnieuetjnieiit pro-
ram. I’lekrts for the iday nr;*j»*eiig >0|j
y student eommittee at 35c and 50e.
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DIPLOMAS ARE
PRESENTED TO
8 GRADUATES
CLOSING EXERCISES OF PUBLIC
oCHoulS Foil U.y iaiS TLRhi
ARE HELD IN THE SCHOul
AUDITORIUM.
ADDRESS DR. HENDERSON
With tin* presentation ui diploma* In
the graduates ol the Brown-\ die tiiirh
sfhool of (he « hiss of l'»|S. the srliool w.i'
liisj nijrht brought oftieialk to a elose.
The elass wi'l assemble as a'whole only
one more time for their elass play “Off -
eer tii'ii.” tomorrow nudit.
The i iiiI exeieise* of the year were
held before a lar^o aiidienee of relatives
friends and well wisher*. The sta^re m tile
auditorium was deeorated in terns and
*h«*ts|n daisies the olu" tlower. The
Woodland seem* whirli formed the li.uk
uround was further enhaneed I• \ the riistie
• hails and tables uhieli bad l*een plaeed
on the p'atloria for the use ot the elass
and their •tuest«s.
It. K. < I lit the student making the *ee-
olid highest averu;*® in the tour vein*
lii“h sellout lourst*. delivered the saluta-
tory. Alter express^ for h<m~el! and
his riass mail's then* i: rati I nation at the
nttendanee. the speaker told of how anx-
ious the elass had beenlne t » t*»kr >- ph ■ e
in the aetive life of their eountrx * n tins
ter hour of need <»i\ nir to del. if lew
t the iteiiis nt e<i't tile I inte<| State* was
tear nir the speaker stressed the duty ot
Lose who m«\ at home to s^ve’ too l Imv
alsertx Bond' and Thrift SiAmii*. . r-.• i.
lonate to the Bed t’ross F l.iwnu tlie
welcome ilium'" .• ciioru- «• i nt-n -eiioo
sill- -a»s “Thr Merry Juia .”
William K. Meinienliall. Jr.. the vale-
dictorian -ink** a tew word- • • 1 farewi!
In llie -elimd I he fucllltv .lid ’lie — 111 *f »• * r' -
er-. Iiankms ilieni t or the intere-t tiii v
had til «*ii and tor makitis iw--il»!e tin
cour-e- th.*v hud ci mob d. If- a--»ir*'I
them ’hat the r!a— of 1**1** would endeav-
or to prove worthv et the -aerifiee- tliev
had made. Mi-- Oisa ftrcen -ans a Vi rv
pretty -oh. “The Water o! td.o M - n
tonka."
Tin* addrc-< of the evemnv wa- deliv-
ered by l»r. .1. I.. Iletidev-oti <*! the ITii
ot‘7»'V' fr op-riri-. I>r. TI> ud-r
-on math an appeal 4>.r (Mitrioii-m f*>r the
-upp*»rt of tin* Red t to-- ami of fhr.annv
that wa- -tirrins. II- paid tribute to tin
1M0 p-r rent America ni-uf fa* had found
in the Valley.
“Ihjrins the pa-t week ! have delivered
-otee five addr. -■■■•- in the Valiev and
•verywhere I h v- '• a.ml 1 <HI per cent
Americaui-m. I have found the peoph
work ns t• ■ r ti. Red • ro-- drive in a man-
ner that i- -plendnl."
I he -|M*aker liere paid a -hot in- trih-
nte to the Ke»l t ro--. the vvoik it vva-
doins to make the life of the -ohiier nion
plea-ant and hi enrins for him when In
i- wounded «ir i- sick.
'‘Now I teel. lie -aid. “that it i- tit \
duty even time I make an ad«lr» -> to d
vote a lev minute- to the I. Iiertv Loan
the Red t'ro--- or Thrift Stamp- whirl
ever <f the-e -rcat intere-t- are tiara
!ii< unt at the time. I.et me leave w .th you
the-e tour word- tor your consideration
Ktr-t of the fishier-the -plendid youni
I! ! •* t Ik 114 i L-tn.d iinr II . ..1 1.2*. - It
. ' * ■ ■ ... f \ : l I - i “ * I
are giving all. Pin ' know w hat thex' art
doing and thev are doing it -pletididlv. T-
them - due our fir-1 dul\ and our iir-*
holier. i he -eentjd word i- -tlh-crihe— It
- a -pemiid thing America i- doing in
earing for her fighter- hy donating to the
Wed fro-- or other Agencies that -fri\e to
m.s •• lite ea-ier t. r them. lather he a
• i”liter or -nh-« r11*♦ r. For tho—e liowever
who are -o situated that thev run ne tlier
be tighter* or *uh-«*riher-. to them I give
the word ‘talker-. Tie a talker for vour
eonntrv. -pread the me—age- of .nti-
denee and patriotism that are -•» m*eded.
The fourth word i- “-lackers.” There i-
ti' lh ng I can sav tor this class. I trust
\-»r have mux* of them here.
"I made an investment in Br-ova-b die
fn • rear- ago. | inve-ted m\ confaHmee
tn Brown-ville ami in the Br •wnsvill.f su-
perintendent of schools. I am glai to
learn tonight that mv investment has Jmen
repaid more than 1110 per cent. For eleven
year- I worked a- an in-|M>ctor of public
-eland- in Texas. When I eailic t.. BroWn-
vll‘* '*•**■• rchiny for a high -ehool I hadjdif-
WV »• finding it. At last I h.eatfd a
'life high school in a little liou-e down
the -treet somewhere and there I found
Mi*- Barb..iir and a few ladv teacher-
trv ng t. instruct a handful of high -clioo'i
l»npds. Mi-- Bar hour a--ured me that 1
h‘‘ r*1.. to heeome „on
worthy of the town. I talked to memher-!
"* tb‘* . ... ’»nd they pr.. me
•hat thev would take the high school out
•d the hut and I see them now in this
splendid building."
The tribute to the werk of Mis- Bar-'
•‘our was greeted with applause from the'
audience.
I»r. Henderson next fold of hi- visit
down through the valley of his vi-ir to
he wond«Tiul Santa Urtnidi- rum-idm*^
md to the King ranch dairy.
“I never before knew.” he -aid. ‘‘tlmt*
wor‘‘ with -o much re-peet I
detora the workmen go intJ^m-M .
•m e they all put on a die-- -uit ”
Cre-nlent W. n. Hint „f the eschoot
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w* '«> • • a» « h • •••• -J W> »*4 4 • • ft
For your money when y<»u jdaee your
order for Lumber and Build ng Mu terndn
with the
FRONTIER LUMBER COMPANY
FRONTIER LUMBER COMPANY.
HOUSTON CAFE
TWELFTH STREET. ACROSS TRAVELERS’ HOTEL
Best Regular Meals In the City 35c
CHOP SUEY. ALL KINDS OF CHINESE AND AMERICA DISHES BEIT
SERVICE. REFINED FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
A BARGAIN
WAR SAVING STAMPS
Wm I’limF them Hit MMHb f«t nti Via will pt S5.00 far thpi to
1923.
BUY NOW—THEY WILL BE HIGHER NEXT MONTH. FOR SALE BY
EAGLE PASS LUMBER COMPANY
AT THEIR OFFiCE IN MERCHANTS NAT L. BANK BLDG.
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CONCRETE S ( I) E W A LK S
FCR PERMANENCY
BUT IT K E S
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* * lA If NI V. AMI K i. S A XI» - i; v ■ r Si If.
i-XhUfP HltAXM 1 ■ !. .\ » I XT And Km.tiffliof it.
AMI THE REST SKILLED LAW’if OBTAINABLE
MOSIAC TYLE Fi OORS
IN THIS MY WORK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
Geo. Hamlinck . P. O. Box 310
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It 3 not what ihe horse
eats—it's what ho di-
gests that snakes \lrr\
Urong. Dus t •>«>' • ; j
but up io Ij pan 3
through tKa -y ■ .era ..-Jiole ..
—uadigccleJ.atoiii we. to Y
1 hs oct3 in Purina
O flZsicr.: - •: * •>.
«J and then jpiryed . ”3 ^
t ti;.u'asiM.non.-wa • . S i
The c^tii o!so is crac: 1.
I Purina C'- tcne Feed N
the hen*'-- c-. . ’ •> 1
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WE ARE FRTPARED TO MAKE PROM PT SHIPMENT ON
1021 Levee Street Phone 630
board pre-ented tin* d phuna- to the rad-
uate-. Mr. < lint -p< e o! tin* p;ea-ure Hi
-rhool board eSEperiem ed in tin' ret m o-
tor the effort- t!»♦*\ had made in planing
tin* <|»|»orunitie- for an edueation before
tin* graduate'. A- eaeii • *»radu. ■ v. -
handed hi- or her diploma u-her- brought
. ■
iheir friend*. When the diploma- I d
; I' i i . !
a
»n«T
pre-enlation of d ploiina*. not on the pro
-ram. win made. Mr. Hint j»**d other
member- of tin* -ehoo] tioard and Mi—
Li/./.ic Barbour uupcnnUndent ol sebools
\i-Htil f!•«• home ot Miss Leta Spivey a
member ot the graduating elass who wan
I’revented from join ng her ela--mates ou
''h. pin’ lorn by illness ami her diploma
iov.ti; r with floral ami other gills were
'presented her.
The urnduala* were:
'i l'- ret II lam. Miss Lula Allen
Miss Kthei Mae flint Ill's* Bessie Brown
-di'" 11■ jl>ii-e 1) ihndae. Mis I\;itherine
I^j* *■»-;* hrM-1 t.sK. ( lint and K. Mendcii-
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Mi-. H. II. Adair and Mi * Ida Adair
of Haynioudvdle are Visitor- in the citv
today.
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