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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-18
BIG EXHIBIT
Is PLANNED
). Texas Chamber To
Put On Industrial
Show at Laredo

CORPUS CHRISTI, July 1s.-
Probably the most comprehensive
industrial exhibit which has ever
been assembled in South Texas is
70 be shown at the annual convcn
ton of the South Texas Chamber of
commerce in Laredo November 10
~. according 10 Ray Leeman. gen
eral manager Of the South Texas
organization.
Leeman has just returned from
can Antonio where he held a confer
ence with l.. B. Neiswanger, general
manager Of the Central Power &
Light company. who is chairman Of
Q industrial committee of the
South Texas chamber.
w. T.. Dickerson. anage Of the
industrial DEVELOPMENT department
Of the Central Power & Light COM
pany. Is actively supervising the
preparation of the many industrial
EXHIBITS which are to be shown in
Laredo. and he states that the re-
sponse 10 his preliminary sugges-
ing.
Our conference brought out the
TACT, said Leeman. "that the ex-
LII " muNn larger ana more
comprehensive than VIC had antici-
pateo. and the problem that CON
fronts u now is the securing Of suf-
fIcient floor space in Laredo 70
take care ~ il. Our original idea
vas 10 tell South Texas what South
Iexss manufactures. and we have
found that the Job Is far bigger
than we thought it would b.. n
sufficient floor space is not avail
aoie we will crest a large tent TO
take care of the exhibit"
Practically every town in South
iexas Is planning some sort IF OK
hlbit for the occasion according 70
, Diekerson. The preliminary survey
Is about complete and within a
short time definite announcements
[wi1 be made as 70 the number and
&cope Of the exhibits. Each exhibit
IS being prepared BY the local cham
Der Of NJ secretary concern
cd and others. and the exhibit mace
and equipment will be furnished by
the LAREDO Chamber of Commerce
without any cost 70 exhibitors other
than the %setting NJ of the exhibit
and transportation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-18
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
SHERIFF's SALE
THE A OF TEXAS
rnIfNTY OF

THE STATE Or IEAAS
COUNTY OF CAMERON
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN That
by virtue Of certain Order of Sale
issued out OF the Honorable District
Court Of Cameron County, or 26th
day Of June. 1928. by Jno. p. Seaman,
Clerk OF said Court, for the sum OF
Two Thousand Nina Hundred sixty
five and 6O-lO0 dollars and costs Of
suit, under a Judgment, in favor Of
- L. Turner in a certain cause IN
%aid Court, No. 1889 and styled: s.
L. Turner vs.. r. L. Peters. placed in
my hands for service, !, Mrs. Pinkie
Vann, as Sheriff Of Cameron Coun-
~. Texas, did on the 9th day Of July,
1928, levy on certain Real Estate,
situated in Cameron County, Texas
described as follows, to-wit: The
tract or parcel Of land situated in
Cameron County, Texas, and being
out OF the Espiritu Grant, J. s. de Ia
Cara. original grantee, and out Of
Partition Share No. 10 of the Paroles
Portion of said grant, containing in
two tracts 50 AS acres of land, more
ar less, and fully described By meteS
and bounds in that certain deed
from j. W. Burns and wife, Kathryn
Burns, dated July &c, 1927, conveying
said land to r. l.. Peters, and levied
upon as the property of r. L. Peters,
and that on the first Tuesday in
August, 1923. the same being the 7th
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
.. NJ, by virtue OF said levy and said
order OF sale ! will sell said above
described Real Estate at public VEN
due, for cash 10 the highest bidder,
as the property Of said defendant.
And in compliance with law. | give
this notice by publication, in the Eng
lish language, ICE a week for three
consecutive weeks Immediately pre-
ceding said day Of sale. in the
Brownsville Herald. a newspaper pub
lished in Cameron County.
witness my hand, this 9th day Of
July, 1928.
MRS. PINKIE VANN.
Sheriff. Cameron County. Texas.
BY r. q. Bryson, Deputy.
7-ll-iS-25-3t-3067
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-18

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that the most Of Il is bought By
mothers for themselves and the chill
dren. though Syrup Pepsin il Just
as valuable for elderly people. All
drug stores have the generous bot
ties.
We would be glad TO haze you
prove az U expense how much DR..
CALDWELL Syrup Pepsin can mean
70 YOU and yours. Just write
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and we will send you prepaid N
FREE SAMPLE BOTTLE.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-18
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-18
Mercedes Charter
Group Is to Meet

MERCEDES. July Is.-A meeting
of the Mercedes charter commission
Is TO he held the latter part fof the
week. according to X. L. Kirkrat-
rick, chairman OF the commission.
At that time the proposed charter
for the city will be adopted in final
form, and will probably be presented
20 the city council next week.
II the proposed charter meets
with the approval OF that body. il
will be presented 10 the voters of
Mercedes in a general election 70 be
called.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-18
Friends Surprised
By Dixon Wedding

80 a ~ Inv AltfaAAN
EDlNBURG. July iS.-Judge W.
E. Dixon Of Edinburg and Mrs. Lena
McRee of McAllen were married in
Falfurrias at = o'clock Saturday and
are now on a trip that will take
them to Greenyille, San Antonio and
Junction, according to information
Just received in this city.
The marriage announcement comes
rs a surprise 60 the couples many
friends here and in McAllen.
Judge and Mrs. Dixon will spend
a week in %Greenville, where they
will visit Judge Dixon's parents. II
San Antonio they will meet Mrs.
Dixon's daughter. Miss Amelia Me.
Rec. and son. Jim McRse. who will
accompany them to Junction, where
they will spend two or three weeks
before returning 70 E%dinburg.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-18
Champion Axeman To
Hold Contest Here

A wood chopping contest and DEM
onStration Of axes. featured by the
presence Of Peter McLaren. claim
n Of the title Of worlds champion
X chopper, is TO be held at the
w. H. Putegnat company's store
here az 4 .. NJ. Thursday, it has been
announced.
McLaren exhibits Plumb axes and
a $50 prize Is offered to anyone who
chops through a log in 50 per cent
more time than it takes him 10 cut
through the same log.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-18
LA FERIA UNIT To MEET

LA FERIA, July 1s.-A meeting
of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Egg
Exchange will be held here Friday
night July 81.
The exchange has a number If
new member units. and will discuss
the progress of building up standard
output Of eggs. and Of finding mar
kets for Valley eggs.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-06-07
BY AW 6aEm

youth that was Southley's son. He
was about twenty-one evidently an
undergraduate at college.
Continued on Page 8
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-06-07

me. l turned from her, even as her
eyes were upon me. 1t was my sta
ton; and / did not stop to realize the
screaming folly of leaving the train.
Men who have thrown away the
wrong card in the biggest poker hand
of their lives might have some inkling
of the way | felt. For three minutes
l stood Tuning, watching the vanish
ing end of the train. 1t soon swept
out of sight.
us this DIR. Long?' spoke voice
behind me.
The voice was deferential yet it had
neither the tone nor the rhythm of
our Florida col0red men. | think ]
expected to turn and see a white servi-
tor-one of those gray-haired English
buffers of an old and Incompatible
school. 1t was low voice, with a
rather peculiar purring quality And
so | was surprised to see the dusky
face that looked into mine. 1t wasn't
black, yet quite dark enough to be
that of mulatto. But in Il glance !
knew that TIE man had no African
blood whatever.
The shape of his features was iis-
tinctly Aryan. lie had straight,
finely chiseled nose and that was al
most classical thin lips and rather
high cheek-bones. lie wore the snow
white turban of Mussulman. But
most of all noticed his eyes. They
were the eyes of a mystic, very black
and astoundingly deep. They gave no
key to his thoughts, but suggested the
somber mysticism of the East. Of
course he was one of SOuthley's SER
wants, and native of Ilindustan.
"Yes, I'm Long" l told him.
Il come from Southley Downs, sahib
and the car is waiting he went OH
in his strange, purring voice. The
great, black eyes fascinated me.
lie took my bag and led the way to
the car. | am not usually particularly
obseryant of casual acquaintance
but | found my self studying the dark,
straight form in front of me. There
was quality IN his carriage that was
particularly absorbing. | couldn't
QUITE grasp what it was. l rather think
it was the somewhat stealthy way with
which he placed his feet, sinuousness
and "a grace that one might expect in
dancer. | couldn't hear his football
on the gravel; and | fell to conjectur-
ing what a successful hunter lie would
be in the Western mountains. II usu-
ally takes years of practice to learn to
stalk. He seemed to know how intui-
lively. The man walked just like u
cat. lie placed his feet the same way.
"The other must have missed the
train," he told me in his correct but
hesitant English, as he helped me into
Southley's great touring ear.
Southley himself met me on the
great veranda. The shadows were
heavy there, and his face just a white
blur But when we went into the
lighted hall, l saw that the months
had changed him. The sight of his
fine, old face in the soft candle-light
was l think the first real shock of my
stay at Southley Downs.
lie greeted me with the finest hospi-
tality. He couldn't live in Southern
manor house and do any other thing.
It's in the air and the atmosphere as
all men know who have visited the
South. II is q tradition too. The voice
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-06-07

itself was rather wavering and shrill
rather more aged than l remembered
it. Then he turned to the impressive
Oriental behind him.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-06-07
ZST Edison Marshall =

"Ahmad Das" he asked didn't Joe
Gomez"
| didn't hear the answer for | turned
to shake hands with a tall straight
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-08
Negro Jailed For
A Serious Ofense

Mrs. Charles Harris. "S years Oh
and widow. living in Newland
Township. is the plaintiff in Il seri-
Gus charge lodged against Jordan
White. n negro labOrer OH her
farm. The Negro. said to he 00
years Of age. is In the county jail III
this city with his bond fixed ut
$10,OOO.
The Negro has worked on Mrs.
Harris farm for about two years
and is said to have come to regard
himself az Indispensable to the
widow. Coming into her home last
Saturday. according to Mrs. Harris,
lie dragged her into his lap, rudely
handled her person and made GER
tian demands Oh her. Her SCREAMS
brought one of her small children
TO the house and the Negro left.
Without raising a neighbourhood
alarm. Mrs. Harris took her time,
came TO town, reported the matter
TO the county authorities and White
was quietly arrested. given preli-
minary hearing and held for the
Superior Court.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-08
Che BANK CIlRK eHs 7 lI SODA JERKER
WORSE DAMPHOOLS YET THAN JURORS

TO blow myself to IL straw hat for
summer and along comes the Shcrlft
and takes me ont of my three dol
lar day job and yanks me OYER to
the courthouse to Swelter i'll the
heat and listen to n lot Of long
winded lawyers ShO1t their jaw
from morning till night, for which
| am to get only two dollars Il day.
In other words. If ! serve on that
Jury for week I'll he six dollars
behind and it will take me almost
a. many weeks to catch up.
"It's worse than that in the case
of farmer in the midst of his crop
for several months in the winter the
farmer couldn't work; spring comes
on and it rains five days week
from February to May. About the
time the weather opens up and he
can put I'm a real days work most
every day in the week. and when
DAYS are worth something to him.
he Is called for jury service and
has to leave his work go to the
devil while he serves OH jury for
$500 Il day. tell you it isn't right
State that can tax the people
enough to provide enough courts to
keep all the lawyers busy could pay
better than 50 90 Il day for Il man
time to serve on juries. One lawyer
makes more out of one average case
i'm court than all the jurors make III
deciding all the cases on day S
docket. And then the public Is al
ways complaining about the rag
tags. bob-tail and imbeciles that SIT
on jurieS; IL State that pays It's
jurors only $500 day shouldn't eX-
pect better than $500 IL day men to
do its jury work. I'm fir $500 a
day for jury service"
Tell it to the Legislature, shl4
the Bank Clerk.
I.egiSlature. hell" said the Soda
Jerker; The dampheols who go to
the Legislature get less pay. all
things considered. than jurors.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-08
ROUTE 81 Will
GET TWO new
BRIDGES SOON
Contracts To Be Let For
Bridges at Elizabeth City and
Hertford, Probably Next
Month

Elizabeth City and Herttord
will get new bridges over Pas
uuotank River and Perqulmans
River respectively this sum-
mer, according to plans of the
State Highway Commission
disclosed by engineers this
week. Both bridges will be OF
standard steel reinforced con-
crete construction with roller
lift draws and contracts are
expected to be let in July.
The bridge at Elizabeth City Will
come in thru burgess st. from the
Camden side of the River. stralSh-
tening ont the road and elimlnat-
ING the curve ut the immediate ap-
proach To the present bridge.
Locating the new bridge at Fur
ross ST. will permit the conStru"-
tion of n new bridge without inter
rupting traffic over the bridge now
! I'm Use. The old bridge will be scrap
ned when the new bridge Is ccm-
pleted.
A had curve i'm the Northern ap-
proach TO the present bridge M
IIertforl over the Perquimnns River
will he eliminated. it is said.
This newspaper also has infor'
nation that the nine foot road be
tween IIertford and the Fhowan
County line. on Route - will he
widened this summer. Work Is pro-
crossing rapidly on the paving he
tween Edenton and Windsor. the
seven miles of dirt road between
Williamson and Windsor will he
paved upon completion of the road
from Edenton to Windsor. And then
5 we will have an mhrUken stretch of
! 16 foot paving from Currituck {. ii
10 Raleigh and the West.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-08

Il have been. caught on the jury
li,t for the June term Of Superior
Court anil that : hard luck for Il
Door workin. man. aint it," bewail-
ed the Soda .Jerker to his friend the
Bank Clerk the other morning.
Il should think YOU would lie
pr. nd of tha honor and privilege of
rendering Il service to your coun'
try." said the Bank Clerk. Next
to the duty of voting, jury service
is the most important obligation of
the citizen "f democracy.
That's the bunk" Aneered the
Soda .Ierker. A fellow has moth
iuy but duties to his country: its
his duty to work six days week
his duty to yet married and support
family; his duty to join church
and pay dues; his duty to go with
ont - glass Of beer on hot sum
mer day and pay double taxes OH
everything he eats and wears IL
make up for the government loss
of revenue on beer; it's his duty tU
vote for every Tom. Dick and Harry
that somebody else picks out for hin
and his duty to go to war and fight
the battles of some lousy foreigner
when the cOuntry's big oil men ana
biz bankers find some of their fore
i'm Investments getting Shaky. Life
is nothing but duty
True enough" said the Bank
Clerk: IF every man were living u
himself and for no one else but HIM
self he would be under no Obl1g'-
tjcns to any community group OF
State. 1t would then be his duty
only to look out for himself anu
fight for himself. Men used to live
that way and they found after u
while that life waS easier. healtnler
safer and generally happier by or
ranizing and assuming certain
mutuaI duties and obligations. Trial
by Jury is one of our most sacred
institutions and Of supreme lmp0r'
tonce to the safety and happiness
of eypry individual; it is therefore
obligatory upon every individual to
contribute Il share of his time to
iury service, for his own good as
well as for the good Of the State.
That's great line of talk. said
An, Soda .Icrkrr. hut il docSn
nc,n much to II poor man VII" lS
making only $500 a day and not
bein~ able to make both ends meet
on that l have to plan weeks ahead
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-08
THE INDEPENDENT IS
20 YEARS OLD TODAY !. Z
A brief Outline of The Eventful History of
This Unusual Newspaper, By Its Founder (
And Editor
By W. O. SAUNDERS

have long entertained thought that would some day
down and write history of this newspaper and the part
has played the upbudng of its home town and environs
What more fitting than upon the compeoRo the twen
teth year of THE INDEPENDENT? l thought might
undertake story for this but when actually approach
the writing of the story it conound and appas me- 1t is
properly story should be written by else and
maybe should be written until have passed out OF this
mortal picture Perhaps will be written at all But
here in outline will give something of the local history made
bv this newspaper in 20 years <3t4 AZ
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-08
|KMn Support
Not SO Strong
In Curriituck / !,

r. E. Flora, for years a
prominent figure in Currituck
County politics. was retired to
private life in a contest for re-
nomination to the office OF
Sheriff two years ago. Last
week he staged a successful
comeback in spirited contest
for the office of trial justice
and former Sheriff Flora will
in due course be Judge Flora OF
Currituck.
Judge Flora received 6a' votes
for Trial Justice against 39o votes
Cor Welstead and 268 votes for
Summerell. his opponents: ma
jority Of 20 votes over both. lie
attributes hia success largely TO q
declining influence of the ku klux
Klan in Currituck.
Currituck was one OF the Few
counties I'm Northeastern North
Carolina i'm which the klan gain
ed a foOthOld When Klhn Joined
with old political eDemies Of X. f.
Flora in Currituck two years ago he
was badly defeated. This year the
court house precinct. where the Klan
was most powerful gave Flora Il ma
jority over all opponents.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-08
TRIES TO HEAD
OFF AL SMITH
SUPPORT HERE
A Simmons Threat to Punish
Ehringhaus If Pasquotank
Sends Smith Delegation
To Raleigh

An effort to coerce Smith
supporters in Pasquotank and
obstruct the sending of a Smith
delegation to the Democratic
State convention was made
after the true Simmons Ma
chine manner last Saturday
when I. S. White, of Hertford
came to town with a sugges-
ton.
The suggestion made by Mr..
White to Democratic leaders in Pas
uuOtank wax that Senator Simmons
considered Smith supporters his
personal enemies and if PasquOtank
sent a Smith delegation to Raleigh
it would be an affrUnt to Senator
Simmons and the Senator could not
he expected to support the candid
acy If Elizabeth City'S own man, j.
c. r. EhrinSbaus for Governor, in
1892.
Mr.. White urged Democratic
leaders in Elizabeth City. in per
sonal Interviews. to work fer IN un-
instructed delegation from PaSquo'
tank. intimating strongly that Il
pledged delegation for Smith would
precipitate fight Un Pasquotank' :
favorite son choice for Govern,r in
1892. But If Mr. White made any
progress il has not been recorded.
While in the city Saturday the
Hertford man had IL long confiden-
tial conference with Mr.. Ehring.
hauS himself but emerged from that
conference with no apparent show
IF satiSfacticn. Friends Of Ehring-
haus say that EhrinChauS politely
hut firmly refused To I've a party
10 any trade. And EhringhauS is
nff This week tn plead with the
Democrats of Mecklenburg to leave
religious rancor out of their politics,
dedicate themselves anew to the
service Of their party and prepare
to abide 10y its party's choice ot Il
national standard bearer. T
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-08
This Hospital Case
Knew Only One Pain

Strolling thru corridor III tue
Elizabeth City Hospital the other
,Iav, Dr Gerald III. Payne. pastor
of the First Baptist Church of tins
CITY WAS attracted by the groanS OF
y patient writhing in pain on MS
cot i'm n room. the door OF which hau
been left ajar.
Dr, Payne. who looks more Ike
PROSPEROUS and efficient business
eyecutive than Baptist preacher
entered the room. extended con-
soIiny hand to the sufferer aud Sald
IL am DIR. Payne
AThe hell you are" said the sur
ferer: you may he DIR. ram o"'
Won ainf got - goddam thing on me.
The patient had another pam Il
little LATER when hc learned that
his invectives had been addressed 10
Il distinguished clergyman.