El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-22
CUSTOMS MEN To SELL QUEER LOT

! brought the Jewels and tequila and
beans to the custom house and locked
them mp I'm vaults ana safes and pan
tries-aud on October IS. which is three
days behind the average mans pay
day the Jewels and beans and teQuila
viii be placed on sale at public auc-
ton
The auction is TO he held on the steps
OF the Federal building and the things
to De offered are So varied that any
body who is not familiar with the
United States government would say
that IL was in racket store business.
3 The sale begins at 2 o'clock in the
morning and viii be under the direc-
tion of Zach Lamar Cobb. collector OF
customs
straw Hats and Gold Bars.
Among the articles to loo bartered
are two straw hats. The size is not
stated. but they are said TO be spleu-
did souvenirs OF summer time There
are enough pieces OF draWnwork. i'm
silk and linen. to drape ten dining
rooms and three parlOrs. \ certain
bar OF gold, is to he put up on the
block It's huuStv looking and has no
simmer TO il whatevcr-but they say
il has some value. There are also "a
lot Of bars OF silver, slowed away i'm
sacks like potatoes Any one Of the
bars is big enough TO break a plate
glass window or Jack Johnson skull
one of the quaintest set OF articles
are a number Of filiEree Queen coaches
miniature wine sets. the most delightful
parlOr set for folks about a half inch
high These are stored away ina a big
envelope. In the bottom OF the same
chest (the chest was also smu@EIedD
are bits OF jewelry with the vanity
Of women sticking TO them still Some
Of these articles have amethyst set
tinEs with gold traceries on the facets;
and others are say and bright and
Carmencita like.
The Watches ar Odd Lot.
Then there are watches, an odd lot
they look like Freuchmeu and Ger
mans and Italians boiled down and
pounded into flat dices. The metals
have odd colOrs and the faces are large
and intelligent and the hands quite
frank, big hands, like working people
There are also few diamond studs
which may have been worn TO dances
or farce or prize fiGhts-Or anything
that has life and motion In It, and
there are a number OF qUieter things
which women put in their ears and
pin on their breasts and stick IN their
fragrant hair. which arc quite modest
and delicate like, and you wonder how
they ever got caught by section Sos
What the Basement Reveals.
In the basement OF the custom house
are packs Of indian blankets, three
sacks of beans that are longing Tor
Boston OF Chihuahuita; enough tequila
to make the whole town behave without
dignity and decCrums IL pouuaS OF " tll
seasoned cigarets and Just enough for
a comfortable months smoke; three
boxes of cigars that the chamber OF
commerce may buy for one OF their
dollar dinners: and a bottle Of cocaine
which some poor dopehead may buy
and have the time Of his cmaciated
flabergasted life
Another Sale Later.
At a little later date. November -, at
O'Clock. J. II. Rogers. United states
marshal. Will sell As gold and gold
filled and q silver watches. as well
as a. number OF articles Of jewelry, for
feited to the customs department un-
der section 3OS2 a. the result OF a re-
cent trial. This consignment OF Jew
elrv was brought into the country
without formal declaration and was
seized. .=
There are also quantity of beauti-
ful diamonds and bits Of JeWclry sun
being held. pending actions in the red
oral courts No more beautiful stones
or Jewels were ever introduced INTO III
Paso than these, the diamonds alone
running up into the thousands oil
dollars.