El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-19
UNEARTH BIS
BOOZE CACHE

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A Mexican carrying a paper parcel
aroused the suspicious of immigration
officers on the lookout for MeNicans
trying to enter the United States
without passports Friday afternoon.
and as a result a large cache of
whisky, beer and teQuila was un-
earthed by prohibition officers. When
the paper carried by the Mexican.
who Is known only as Charlie" was
investigated and found 10 contain
T; quart Of whisky, the prohibition Off
Ger was notified, and the man held
until the arrival OF officers Beckett
and Gregg. When questioned by the
latter the man admitted he had OBJ
tanned the whisky at 2l05 Corona
street. a search of the premises
eight quarts Of sotoL is quarts Of
tequiai. 10 pints OF beer and II pints
OF whisky. which was found buried
in the sand in the yard Of the house
in rabbit matches and under the
caves Of the house Julio Montoya,
who lives in the house was placed
under arrest He was arraigned be-
fore the United States commissioner,
A J. W. schmid. Saturday
pointed out by the court Of criminal
appeals in a recent opinion.
The sheriffs fee bill died because
Of lack Of quorum.
Deputy county officials are given
flat increase Of $50 per month in
the counties OF Harris. Tarrant. BeX-
er, Dallas, Travis, McLennan and FL
Pas0, When the governor approves
this bill. It will become effective. as
it was passed by two-thirds vote
Pink Boil Worm Bill.
The pink boil worm bill Is also an
important measure passed. The
measure provides for noncotton
growing zones around worm infest-
ed areas and creates a commission to
h. sNHnH D. II
Texas and the secretary OF the United
States department Of agriculture TO
investigate and designate the terri
tory on which cotton shall not be
grown until the pest has been eradi-
Gated Farmers suffering financial
loss under the legislation are TO be
reimbursed by the state
Biils Of General Nature
Among the other bills Of a general
nature passed are: Increasing sala-
ries Of employees Of the state fire in
surance commission 10 percent; rails I
ing the possible maximum eXpendi- ]
lures OF the state fire insurance com l
mission from S130,000 to S212,500 a ]
year; appropriating $4,000 10 pay
debts OF state railroad; allowing the 1
prison commission TO expend $4,000 4
rehabilitatinE the state railroad and /
that purpose; Amendment 10 suspend /
ed sentence law so II shaQ not apply /
TO persons over Is years 81 age; do
mating ad valOrem taxes 20 Freeport. /
Arkansas Pass, Rockpo-t and Fort Ia
vaca for the construction OF shore /
projections providing for the adop-
ton OF abandoned children; requiring
wagons to be equipped with four-inch
tires when the carrying capacity Is
$500 pounds; appropriating 100000
for the national guard while on duty
at Galveston; creating automobile
. n II D
creating automobile school safety
zones permitting Texas corporations
TO do a brokerage business in Mex
leo and other foreign Countries rais-
ing the salaries OF deputies OF the
fish and oyster commission, increas-
ing the minimum size in which red
fish may be sold and exRmpting small
fish dealers from paying occupation
tax eXempting water and light com
panies from an Occupation tax 'in
cities ana towns OF less than 1900
population; allowing cotton mills to
incorporate 10 percent OF the capital
stock paid up.
Dudley Hits at Chidsey.
There was virtually no business
transacted in the house Friday. Reso-
.utions introduced Friday by senator +
Dudley. Of FL Paso, and laid on the
table subject TO call. deprecated ~the
vicious and uncalled for attack upon I
This body byathe commissioner OF in
lrance ana banking IN the daily
papers This referred 10 an inter Z
view given out by ]. c Chldsey. state ]
OF insurance and bank y
ng, relative TO the bill under con- /
5ideratlon, which would empower the
state treasurer to deposit at interest Z
state repositories the bank guar ,
inty fund Of 100000 now held in I
he treasury vaults
This bill was recalled by the SEN
ite after IL bad gone over 10 the
rouse upon motion OF senator Page.
y Bastrop. and died on the calendar
II the senate.
Commissioner Chidsey sent a Writ
en- apology to the senate.
Senator Westbrook, OF Hunt, was
'lected president pro TEN Friday 10 ,
ierye until the opening OF the 37th
legislature
An amendment was adopted to the
.enate rules providing that heads OF
apartments and state officers may
lot De present on the floor when bills
Erecting their demandment are IN
Ter consideration