Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 249, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 9, 1924 Page: 3 of 20
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..Diamond. Jubilee of Cath-
plic Church in Browns
ville Opens
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BROWNSVILLE Tegae Dec. 8.
or than 5000 omnia assembled nn
i' t'f 0 miIc ' citJ atreets in Browns--..
U1 Sunday afternoon and witnessed
of tfa most impressive street
' (pageant ever held here in the dia-'f-
j mond Jubilee pageant of the Immacu-
flate Conception church celebrating
f ' tha seventy-fifth anulveriary of the
I f'AUo Jrande Valley.
rift floats majestically decorated
J and 'portraying the various stages in
-I the progress of the missionaries who
iJf f ought against the wilds of natural
8 f conditions and the outlaws who
"! "I thronged this region in early days
lVlto bring Christianity and education
(-. Into its midst. All of the Catholic
Ik; 4 churches from Brownsville to Mission
.were represented as was every school
between these two points.
' The procession led by Mayor A. B.
Cole County Judge Oscar C. Dancy
fitbe twelfth cavalry band and more
.(than a score of visiting church digni-
' taries wended its way up through the
j v-" mousanas looaea on. riun-
IJ i dreds of small children all of them in
1 't " attractive costumes marched for their
which had been
.'brought here from
as much as 150
mllftfl flWllv Attract tiHniirfitlnn tmm
.eVry one
Visiting church officials who are
staking part in the Immaculate Con-
r -caption jubilee which opened Sunday
L "J morning and will close Tuesday night
(arer Right Rev. Arthur Jerome
v iDrossaerts bishop of San Antonio;
V.rn t.. T i n'DA...i.A r n .
vA f It"1"" wiiui VJi inn uilfVCn
i representing Right Rev. E. B. Ltd-
"ina bishop of Corpus Christi; Very
Rv.W. J. Teuerlings rector of the
'"'Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
'Lai avette Im Very Rev. M. Schu--
vsher C.a(j; Ph.D. president of
SrJtev. Dean J. Sheeban pastor of Vic-
r'l.torw. Texas; Rev. H. M. J. Wirti.
jifttovof Selmn Texas; Rev. M. 8.
Sf. 4 Garriga paBtor of St. Cecillia's
' j church San Antonio born at Point
IbabeJ and the first priest ordained
j.'rom the Lower Rio Grande Valley;
v'TYery Rev. B. Lecourtois O.M.I. pro-f-f
tinCial of the Southern province: Rev.
5H. A. onstantineau O.M.I. Ph.D.
LlD.D. provincial procurator San An-
tonio;. Very Rev. F. Guennegues
.iiy. ui lun Lnll x Ural I
1J1 'jpchohuticate Castroville Texas; Rev.
i J. Rose O.M.I.. superior of St. An-
thony's Apostolic school
hool San Antonio;
O.M.I.. Our Ijidv
i iJHev. F. Bugnard
Ol uaaaalupe JJel Hio; Kev. J. B.
Frign O.M.I. Sacred Heart church
(Brownsville: cry Rev. Charles A.
j Serodas O.M.I. rector of the Im-
maculate Conception church Browas-
1 vill and director of tire diamond
"-.j jubilee and many other officials from
r lhe Valley and other Texas points
i 1
' Boiler Flareback Burra
rower Plant Fireman
t Henrv Folk. 40. of 411 Texas ve-
sue. was painfully burned on the
arms and face by a flareback from a
.boiler he wns firing at the Webster
power plant of the Galveston-HoiM-
ton-weetne company early Monday
morning.
He was brouiht to Houstsn on sn
i interurban rar and taken to Sf. .In.
J sepfa's infirmary In a Houston Under-
i mi. & vifiufjaii uiuuiaui.Ti
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His con
attendants
v dilion is not serious.
i rotated.
; Self Defense Verdict
Is Given Negro Woman
: A jury in criminal district court
Monday found Cleo Kinley negro not
'' guilty on a charge of murder in con-
flection with the killing of Casey
. Initohinson September 1.
' I The woman said she stabbed Casey
t . In self defense. He mistreated her
for a long time she said.
Girl Hijacker Suspect
?i 'To Be Tried on Friday
r .U. Vivian Ernest McDonald alleged
; 'iirl hijacker probably will be tried
.Aib Juvenile court Friday. Formal
i sitrtnsfer of the case is expected to be
j.- Jnade Tuesday.
t m VShe was arrested as a member of
t h alleged West End bandit gang.
AVOID HEAVY CREAMS
JO KEEP SKIN CLEAR
if alt tktt Mitarint ymag
"f TtmH I tut cm ttdty wUh liUgkt
Sktuli fad oil
morrow isi Pttt
wwy
The practice of using heavy cold
ream to clean the pore of powder
f and .dnt ha been the cause of so
poch dieatlfction to girl in try-
' jng to clean their skin because they
eiti it ao oily as they overload it
ilh the heavy oil from which they
' ar made.
ilTe overcome this objection yet to
tnake sure that every particle of
' Aowder and dust I worked out of
;th: Mire and tiny ghrnds to keep
fhe vkin looking cicar and alway
c. -fnuHith and lovely a cleansing cream.
rearing the well-known Black and
While trad mark ha been Intro-
. Suced here and Judging from the
"s kiany pleased exprploiM being heard
!i Jrom the many girl and women' who
y jlra uiing Itthere i Do doubt about
tbe aaturactiofl it u riving.
Use Black and
Whit i
Cleansing
Amui at nhrht. Than in ia mom
;t&be aure to wash with Black and
fct H'llte Soap to keep from robblnf the
' skin of tbe benefits it get from the
WIN which Black and Whit Cleaatin
; j;reaiu leavesi in it men you won t
i pc oomereo oy your raoe oem
by your race belni . too
! oily' and it will be soft smooth and
?Vvely. AU dealer have it in liberal
m
rund Sought tos -.
t BtftTaim?of
Neighbors and friends of Harvey
Thompson 17 of 830 Rous street
Denver additipn who died at 8:30
p. m. Sunday after hating been shot
accidentally while hunting near the
end of Lyons avenue were busy on
Monday raising funds with which to
bury him.'
Marvin T. Causey of 814 Zoe
street Thompson's young companion
on the ill-fated- hunt told the Post-
Dispatch ' Monday that the youth'
family is unable to raise sufficient
monev for a funeral.
Thompson was the aole support of
an aged latter and mother lour
younger brothers and ' two sisters
Causey stated. He was. working ' as
a brickmason under Causey's father.
Funeral services for Thompson will
be held at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday at the
chapel of the Sid Westheimer Under-
taking company.
(Con't from Page 1.)
men imported to accelerate the denth
rate among the chop suey joints of
New York.
When roll call was gone through
with along about daybreak 10 vacant
chairs were discovered in the Robert
Dollar's family fireside. Someone then
recalled that at 1 a. m. he heard 10
soft celestial splashes in the water
but he had thought at the time k was
SPECIAL
TOD A Y!
3 Pain 50c Lisle Hose
Mercerised lisle
rTnd$1 00
i a r k s; I
d heel
"W u n d e
with seam
faBhlon m
blah srllced heel
and double sole; in
black white gray
and brown.
beige tan
Munn's First Floor
75c Infant' Hose
Crochet top socks
of pure silk with
lisle heel and toe:
in pink sky and
white; sixes 4tt to
ev.
50
Munn's First Floor
Children's Hosettes 50c
A new shipment
made with plain or
fancy tops; In
(awn black red
gray deer Russian
calf and brown.
50
Munn's First Floor
$4.95 Boys' Sweater
Boys' all wool
Sweaters In coat-
style and In a big
variety of colors.
Munn's First Floor
$1.98 to $2.25
Children's Dresses
Checked or aolld
o o 1 o r gingham
nicely trimmed
sues I to 14 year.
$12
Munn's Third Floor
Children's Silk anil
Wool Dresses
Children's silk and wool
dresses ; in all sizes. Spe-
cial for today.
20 off
Munn's Third Floor
$2.25 Crepe Kimonos
In wild oolors
trimmed with fig-
ured mat) rials.
$98
8peetl for today.
; Munn'a Third Floor
EIGHT CHINESE
CAUGHT IN NET
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Detective Graham and Blayoek at the left nd rtght In the rear and the eight Chlnese whoiri they took
In custody here Monday night a fugitives from the BrKlsh steamer Robert Dollar at Galveaton. 1 ".
only the lapping of the waves against
the side of the vessel.
All day Monday police and immigra-
tion authorities went over the islaod.
peering in all the places where a
Chinese might bide. The ship'
master faced with the proposition
of paying a penalty 'of $1000 per
head for his departed guests was one
of the most diligent directors of the
search.
Invitations to a
party he was giv-
ing were sent on phonograph records
by a Mew lorlt man recently.
"The
Christmas Service
Without Charge
A public wrapping counter where you can have your
packages packed and wrapped for mailing. A mailing
department where you can have your packages
weighed insured and mailed. Conveniently located
on the main floor; opposite the soda fountain.
A check room where you may check your bundles
or wraps without charge located at the transfer
desk main floor.
This service is free and we invite the public to use it
BOBBED SWEATERS
You Win Want One at
This
SPECIAL PRICE
The Christmas Sweater of
course must be the popular
"Bobbed" the kind with the
big fluffy wool collars and of
brushed wool. Here they are
in coat styles and shown in
numerous colorings; very spe-
cial $7.75.
Sweaters and Waists
Munn's Third Floor
Today Is the Second and Last
Day of the Sale of
$59.50 $69.50' $79.50 -$89.50 $98.50 to
$125.00
IT NEVER
COST8
MORK
AT
MUNN'S J-
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GYPSY. MAID TO
TESTIFY AGAINST
FORMER MATES
Elena Silva - 20-year-old Tehuana
Indian gypsy gfiL who last Friday de-
serted the band ' camped at Park
Place will be a witness against other
members of .the group whe'n tbey are
Store of the
DRESSES
AT
The group of Dress-
es includes broad-
cloth" and silk for all
occasions street aft-
ernoon dinner and
evening wear i n
styles and shades
that re absolutely
authentic.
Misses' Sizes
14 to 18
Women's Sizes
36 to 46
Munn's Ready-to-Wear
Third Floor
$4S
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s
tried on vagrancy charges'.!) Justice
Williams' court Thursday.' Justice
Willi.Kns continued the trial Mon-
day in order that she might be sum-
moned. 1
Park Place citizens who are trying
to run the gypsies 6ut of the county
filed the complaints. The gypsies keep
music going all night Park Place
Citizens sny.
Mrs. I. G. Genoa 2S02 La Breach
street has been called to Wichita
Kan. by the death of her sister-in-law
Mrs. Ike Goldsmith.
Christmas Spirit
Be fore -Christmas Advance
Showing and Sale
"Import Copies"
Dainty Linen Frocks
Very Specially
Priced
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These Dresses were
not -expected until
February but con-
dition arose ( that
made it necessary
for u to take them
at once or not at all
and we thought
them too good to
pass up and decided
to offer them at this
time aa an ideal gift
suggestion.
There are eight styles
In lovely allover em-
broidered linen of ex-
cellent quality that
are exact French re-
plicas some are form
fitting some are bell-
ed others have side
ties short sleeves and
Jeter Pan and boy
collars. Hhown in
many novel new treat-
ments. Tiny pearl
buttons and plcoted
matching ribbon ties
are very effecUvely
employed.
Colors
Orchid grern Copen
tan rose peach rust
while. Would advise
early selecilon due to
limited number.
Munn's Ready-to-Wear
EXTRA SPECIAL!
aw
I
$5 Electric
Toasters. .
$3.75
Reversible Electric Toast-
er. Fine as a gift or for
your own use. 90 tr
Special
PeJ.I J
Munn's Fourth Floor
shqrn Locks of
CHINESE BELLES
REACH HOUSTON
They are bobbing hair in China
where the lotus flower blobms. Thev
are cutting it off in ship load at 60
cents per pound. Six 'time they
shear their flowing lock to get the
half a buck which would Just pay for
one haircut in America.-: " 1
Almost 100000 pound of human
hair has arrived in Houston consigned
to the Oriental Textile mills where
it will be used in the manufacture
of filter cloth for cotton and. linseed
mills.
No other kind of hair will serve the
purpose except that of the camel and
U costs more and is harder
than human bair the mill off!
siaiea.
AT VALLEY FAIR
(Post-Dispatch Special.)
BHOWNSVILIJ3. Texas. Dec. 8.
Miss Marion McChesney of Browns-
ville is 4Ueen of the Valley midwinter
'fair which opens a( Harlingen Tues-
day ' and John H. Shnry of Mission
is king of the fair according to an-
nouncement made by directors.
Each city will be furnished with a
float by the fair association for the
princess from that city and practically
every town of the Valley will furnish
a float of its own for the duchess
to lake part in the royal purade
Wednesday followed by the corona-
tion and queen's ball
99
Third Floor
"Mama"
DOLL
Thie Doll
"Mama" vc
is fully
Special
''"Vh says
'v ; and
75c
IT NEVER
COSTS
MORE
AT
MUNN'S
to get
Ilia
ROYALTY REIGNS
15c
SINCLAIR
INSPECTION
Chairman of Oil Corpora-!
. tion Examines Local
Refinery Properties
Harry F. Sinclair chairman of the
board of director of the Sinclair Con-
solidated company spent most of
Monday inspecng the Sinclair refin-
ery here In company with a party of
official who came with bim and a
number of men from the local offices
of the organiarion.
He arrived early Monday morning
in the "Sinco" hi private car and
is due to leave at 11:30 P- m. Monday
for New Orleans.
Mr. Sinclair will not tour the Loui-
siana fields according to local offi-
cials of the company. n
During the trip from New York
the group of officials visited many
oil fields among which were the
Rainbow field Cowley county Kan-
sas; the Burbank fieldr-Garber Ton-
kawa Crowell and Gllcrease-Papoose.
Those making the trip with Mr.
Sinclair are C. E. Crawley vice
prehident qf the Sinclair Consolidat-
ed; George IL Tabor Jr. vice presi-
dent of the Sinclair Refining wm-
puny; J. W. Carnes vice president
and general sales manager of the
srane company E. W. Isom vice
president) C. A. Broley of Kansas
City vice president of the Sinclair
Refining company and G. B. Winrhip
financial writer of New York.
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SPECIAL
TOD A Y!
$3.50 Women's Gloves
L e a t h er Driving
Gloves with fancy
cut-out cuff; In
brown gray and
tan; all sties from
tt up.
$275
Munn's First Floor
10c Handkerchiefs
Women's hemstitched
handkerchiefs; (pla4nJf J
white ony. SpeclaJ fj'
today.
Munn's First Floor
Leather Bags
In envelop styles
with strap. In
black gray tan
and brown: plain
and fancy leathers.
OS
Mun First Floor
25c Chambray
SC-lnch anlM rut.
ored M a n v 1 1 1
oliambray fast col-
ors; for women's
misses' and child
17
ren a areasea. in
red. green pink gray aru) hello;
linen finish. Special today.
Munn's Second Floor
Men's All Wool
Sweaters
Medium
brown and
two pockets
ilal today.
eight
buff;
Spe-
95
Munn's First Floor
$1.50 Men's Unions
Heavy weight
ribbed Union
Suits. Special
today.
$J29
Munn's First Floor
$1.50 Men'i Soda
Fancy or plain
Silk and Wool
Socks. AU colors.
Special today.
Munn's First Floor
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The Orleanean
Lv. Houston ' :
8:20 a.m. ;
Af. New Orleans
8:5 p.m.
Through Pullman to
Chicago via. I. C. R. R.
from New Orleans.
Gulf Coast
Special
Lv. Houston
9:00 p.m.
I .
Ar. New Orleans
7:40 a.m.
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POPULAR ACTRESS
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RECOVERS; WILL V
RETURN TO STAGE
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Plant Juice Gave Relief r '
Diets Treatments Spe-;
cialistavFailed.
k
Local theater goers are pleased witll y-
the announcement that Cliloereaa .''
Dresch popular actress living at SU ''
Barrett Place San Antonio Tea. v'
whose specialties at local theater ana
at hotels and clubs met with such '.'.
hearty applause in previous years will
soon be back upon the stage enjoying
good health once again after an Ulnes V
that had prevented her from appear- '.
tag publicly sine last December. ' . M- i
MISS CHLOEREAN DRESCH.
"Yes since I have taken Plant Juice
I am feeling so well that I am. geinr. '
back to work very soon" Miss DrescK
staled a few (Java ago wUiloitalklng '
With The Plant Juice Man. wf .
"My health trouble came upon us '
suddenly between shows last Decern- ; r
ber in since then 1 have uever bees
able to uppear" continued Ula
IJresch. :
"The trouble started with wesknes ;'
coming over uie. X lost strength nd '
weight every day. Then fay appetite
left ue and 1 sot so 1 could nut eat
anything solid but had to live almost ';V
einirely ou milk. I suffered from ? ;
heartburn sour stomach aud gts which
caused uie a great deal of pain. And i.J
was troubled badly with pains across " '.
my bsck from my kidneys. I was
constipated and bad to keep taking!
purgatives sod I wlmply suffered night '
and day and didn't know what a real :
night's rest was. I tried everythlnf- ' i '.
electric treuments. diets an am i'V
treated by five different specialists . i
but it seemed like nothing would help' v
me. . : i
"And then I found Plant Juice aad K;
I surely am grateful to your medicine. .
Plant Juice has built me up until 1 am ' S
now back to my ayrage weight 1"
nave a line appetite ana ao not sutler
from gss or any distress aftsV meals..
And I have been relieved of tbe pain
across my bsck ; sleep fine now and
have been so restored to my old-tint
vigor and strength that 1 am going
back to work very soon."
Plant Juice is sold In Houston at
the Court House Pharmacy Conrres
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