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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

lien on lots 7, 8. 9, Is, IT and Is in
Block No. 300. of the Indiana-Tex-
as Land G. Irrigation Company'S
subdivision of lands in Cameron
County, Texas; that plaintiff. in the
usual course of business. for a val
liable consideration, is now the own
or and holder of said notes, that the
same are unpaid and past due
that the defendants herein are each
and all claiming some kind Of an
interest, right or title to said land
which rights. If any, are inferior to
those OF this plaintiff-Plaintiff
prays citation issue to the defend
ants herein to appear and answer
tlerein-for his judgment for his
debt and foreclosure of the lien as
against all the defendants, for at
torneys fees and all costs of suit.
Herein fail not, but have you be-
fore said court on the said first day
Of the next term thereof this writ
with your return thereon. showing
how you have executed the same.
Given under my hand and seal
of said court, at office in the City
Brownsville, Texas, this the 18th
day Of February, A. D. 1929.
Witness, Jno. P. Seaman.
Clerk OF District Court in and for
Cameron County, Texas.
(SeaD.
A true copy I certify.
JnO. p. Seaman,
Clerk. District Court, Cameron Co,
Texas.
t3-7-l4-21-28-.-3353)
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

cate in the hand of an attorney for
collection: has agreed to pay said
attorney the sum of $4,000 as attor-
ney's fees. for collection thereof
which sum is a reasonable and just
fee for the collection thereof.
Plaintiff prays for judgment
against Defendant James w. Truit
for the amount of its debt, principal,
interest, attorneys fees, and costs
of suit; for the foreclosure Of its
lien against said property; for an
order Of sale; that said property be
sold as under execution. and the
proceeds applied to the satisfaction
Of Plaintiffs debt; and for other
and further relief. legal and equit-
able.
Herein Fail Not. but have before
said Court. at its aforesaid next
regular term, this writ with your re-
turn thereon, showing how you have
executed the same.
Given Under my Hand and the
Seal of said Court, at office III
Brownsville, Texas. this, the 9th day
of March A. D. 1929.
(SEAL)
JNO. p. SCANLAN. Clerk,
District Court. Cameron County.
BY M. j. McTiernan, Deputy.
3-7-t4-2l-26-4t-S351.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

published therein, but il not, then
in any newspaper published in the
103rd Judicial District; but If there
be 10 newspaper published in said
Judicial District, then in a news
pepper published in the nearest Dis
trict to said 103rd judicial District.
to appear at the next regular term
Of the lc3rd District Court of Cam
cron County, to be holden at the
Court House thereof, in Browns
vile. Texas, on the third Monday in
April A. D. 1929 the same being the
18th day CT April A. d. 1929, then
and there to answer a petition filed
in said Court on the 25th day Of
August A. D. 1929 in a suit, num-
bered on the docket Of said Court
No. G051, wherein Realty Trust
Company. is Plaintiff. and James w.
Truit is Defendant. and said petit
ton alleging: That heretofore on
the 9th day of october. 1927. the
City OF Harrington, acting by its
Mayor and City Secretary, attested
with its corporate seal, executed one
certain Certificate of Special ASSESS
ment of said date, which was issued
by said City to F. P. McElwrath and
his assigns, for the pro rata part Of
the cost of improving a portion of
East Harrison Street in said City,
payable by the owners Of the prem
ises hereinafter described, and de-
scribed in said Certificate, to said
Defendant, James w. Truit; said
Certificate sets forth and certifies
substantially that by virtue Of an
Ordinance of the City Council of
the City Of Harrington, Texas, passed
on the 26th day of October, 1927,
there was levied and assessment in
the sum of Two Hundred Five and
Eighty : four : hundredths Dollars
CS2o5.8Q against certain property
in East End Addition to the City Of
Harrington, Texas. more particularly
described as follows: Situated in
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

lection, if incurred; that said Ger
tificate recites all proceedings with
reference to making said improve
ments. were regularly had in COM
plisnce with law and the Charter of
said City and the terms of said Ger
tiflcate: that all prerequisites for
fixing the assessment lien on said
premises, and the claims of personal
liability evidenced by said Certifi-
cate, have been performed; that
every requirement provided by law
Or the Charter of said City, or by
said proceedings as prerequisite to
making of said improvements and
fixing of said assessment lien and
personal liability, and the issuance
Of said Certificate, have been done
and performed in accordance with
Law. said Charter and Proceedings;
that the assessment evidenced by
said Certificate upon the terms
therein set forth is regular, valid
and enforclble, a personal liability
against the owner of said premises.
a valid, enforcibIe first and prior
lien upon said premises.
That heretofore said r. p. NIGEL
wrath duly transferred. assigned
and sold to Plaintiff neatly Trust
Company, said indebtedness, to-
gether with the Certificate evil
dencing same, and all right. title,
liens and remedies securing the pay-
ment thereof. and Plaintiff is the
present. legal, equitable owner and
holder thereof. and entitled to en-
force and collect same in its own
name; that Defendant James w.
Truit has made default in the pay
ment Of the first installmcnt there
on, and by reason Of such default,
Plaintiff has declared the entire
amount due; though often re-
quested, Defendant has paid no part
of said indebtedness. to Plaintiffs
damage in the sum Of $4,000: that
Plaintiff has placed said Certift-
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

the City of Harrington, Cameron
County, Texas, being Lot Number
Nine 90 in Block Number One
%, of East End Addition to said
City, and against the true owner
thereof. who was the Defendant
James ". Truit; that said Certifi-
cate further recites substantially
that said Assessment is payable in
four "a equal installments due,
respectively, on or before thirty
days 600, One ID, Two (2) and
Three CD years after the End day of
February, 1927. together with inter-
est at the rate CT eight 60 per
centum per annum from said date;
provided that said owner has the
option to prepay any installnlent be-
fore maturity with accrued inter
est: said Certificate further recites
that said assessment vas levied by
virtue Of said Ordinance and pre-
vious ordinances and proceedings Of
the City Counsel of the City Of Har-
lingen. Texas, providing for the pay
ment by the owners Of said prem
Uses for their pro rata part of the
NOoL VI OllplphIie n pOA u4OAl Va ooid
Street by virtue Of a contract be-
tween said City of Harrington and
p. p. McEiwrath. dated May S, 1926;
that by said proceedings said Spe-
cial Assessment vas declared and
made a lien against said premises,
and a personal charge against the
owner or owners thereof, payable to
said It. P. McElwrath, or his as
signs, in SAID instrument, and if de-
fault be made in the payment Of
any installment. when due. then at
the option of said F. P. McElwrath
or other legal holder Of said Ger
tificate and Assessment, same shall
mature and become payable for the
full amount of principal and inter-
est thereon, and shall be collectible
with accrued interest and reason
able attorneys fees ard costs Of col
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G ADVERTISEMENT
CITATION BY PUBLICATION

George N. Seaman. No. 1877. VS..
e. F. Thomas, ct al, in the 1O3rd
Jud. District Court, Cameron Coun-
ty, Texas.
The State of Texas to the Sheriff
or any Constable of Cameron County
-Greetlng:
You are hereby commanded, that
by making publication of this Cita-
ton IN some newspaper published in
the County of Cameron once in each
week for 4 consecutive weeks pre-
vious to the return day hereof, you
summon G. A. Johnson and Frank
G.. Carlson whose residences are I'M
known, who are alleged to be non
residents Of the State of Texas, to
be and appear at the next regular
term of the District Court of Cam
eron County, to be holden at the
court house thereof, in the City of
Brownsville, Texas, on the Bird Mon
Gay IN April. A. d. 1929, the same
being the 18th day Of April A. D.
1929. then and there to answer a
petition filed in said Court on the
18th day of February, A. D. 1929,
In a suit Numbered on the docket Of
said Court, No. S377 wherein George
N. Seaman is plaintiff, and G. T.
Thomas. E. T. Eockaday, the First
National Bank in Brownsville, Tex
as. G. A. Johnson and Frank G.
Carlson are defendants; the nature
IF plaintiffs demand being substan-
TALLY, as follows, to-wit:
Suit for debt represented by two
vendor lien notes Nos. 4 and 5. each
for the principal sum of $4,000.
payable four and five years re-
spectively after their dates of Oc-
tober Is, 1920. each providing for 6
pei cent interest per annum from
date, and for 10 per cent attorneys
fees in event of default of their pay
ment-eXecuted by defendant G. r.
Thomas, and delivered and payable
to E T. Hockaday-Secured by a
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

Estate OF Claire E. Low. E. N. Low
has filed in the County Court Of
Cameron County, an application
Tor Letters Of Administration upon
the Estate Of said Claire Z. Low,
deceased, which will be heard at
the next term Of said Court. COM
menclng on the first Monday in
April. A. d. 1929, the same being
the first day of April. "A. d. 1929.
at the court house thereof, in
Brownsville. Texas. at which time
all persons interested in said estate
may appear and contest said appli-
cation, should they desire to do so.
Herein fail not, but have you Je-
fore said Court on the said first
day of the next term thereof, this
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Er0PFRS DIVORCED

PARIS.-Mme. EIoise Chavaine
who married as the result of an
elopment. divorced her husband q
month later.
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To the Sheriff or any Constable OF
Cameron County-Greeting
You are Hereby Commanded to
summon James w. Truit by making
publication of this Citation once in
each week for four successive weeks
previous to the return day hereof, in
some newspaper published in your
County, If there be a newspaper
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THE STATE OF X

To the Sheriff or any Constable
Of Cameron county, Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to
cause to be published once each
week for a perod of ten days be-
fore the return day hereof, in .
newspaper Of general circulation.
which has been continuously and
regularly published for a period Of
not less than one year in said
Cameron county, a copy of the fol-
lowing notice:
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
To all persons interested in the
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

Writ, with your return thereon
showing how you have execute The
same.
Given untser my hand and the
seal of said court at offiGa ~
Brownsville, Texas, this tue 20ti1
day Of March. A. D.. 1929.
II. D. SEAGO, Clerk county
Court. Cameron County
Texas.
By o. r. ERENNER, Deputy.
(SEAL)
3-21-28-2t-337l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-21
REGENTS NAME
SPORTS HEAD
Ettlinger Appointed Direc.
tor; New Chemistry
Building Approved

AUSTIN, Aug. 20.-tR-Archi-
tect's plans for a chemistry building
which win cost approximately ST.
900. 900 when equipped were ap-
proved today by the board of re-
gents Of the University Of Texas.
The contract for the building will
be let October IA.
Appointment Of DR.. II. J. Ettlin-
ger. acting director OF athletics nc
the university. as head OF intercol-
legiate athletics, was another fea-
ture OF the meeting.
ALI present members Of the pres
ent coaching staff were retained, IA
Y. Benedict, president Of the insti-
tuition, 5aid. Fred Walker will re-
main as basketball mentor. Marty
Karow and Bill James as assistant
football coaches. and G. J. Anderson
as freshman coach. Selection o.
Clyde Littlefield. head football
coach. and William J. Disch, base
ball coach. were previously affirmed.
The physical training department
which was divorced from intercol-
legIate athletics. viii operate undeI
supervision of l.. Theodore Bellmon
whose aides will be Berry Whita'
ker. s. NJ. EdEahl. Roy ID. Mclean
and Wilye Glaze. the latter former
~ business manager Of athletics.
The salary budget for athletic
during the year will be approx
mately $4,000, the board decided ol
which $35 .0c0 will be devoted to in
tercollegiate sports.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-21
MOODY MAY NAME SEVERAL
OFFICIALS TO FILL STATE
BOARD PLACES THIS WEEK

thus leaving all three places on this
board for Gov. Moody to fill.
Stanhope Henry and Judge James
r. Hamilton of the pardon board
are TO hold places on the new par
don and parole board which viii
succeed II. The third member has
not been appointed.
Gov. Moody said he has offered
the office Of state auditor to several
persons but has not yet had 1t ac-
cepted. The appointment likely will
be effective Sept. /, when made. be-
ginning with the states new fiscal
year.
Gov. Moody viii have an appoint
ment TO make I'm his W. office. In
naming q successor to j. d. Hall Of
Georgetown. who has been selected
as budget chief q the board OF con-
troll. effective Sept. ].
The new game commission viii
take over administration OF the
game department Sept. I and VIII
j. Tucker. present commissioner.
will become executive secretary. and
former Senator A. N. Wood OF Aus
tin chairman CT the commission.
The new state board of education,
composed Of nine persons. will Aug.
"a replace the old ex-officio board
composed of the governor. secretary
OF state and superintendent Of edu-
cation. This board also will take
over functions of the present text
book commission. 1t Is authorized
to select an advisory textbook conf
mittee Of school people to advise 1t
on the school room requirements for
various books.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-21
Lions Back Legion
Advertising Plan

Discussion Of a proposal TO back
q Valley advertising proposition In
connection with the trip Of the
American Legion bugle and drum
corps to the natl anal convention
In Louisville the first week in Oct
ober occupied the business session
Of the Lions club at their regular
luncheon Tuesday. The question
Of Valley advertising was brought
up b W.. r. Kiekel. post comman-
der, and a member Of the club. who
recommended that the Lions assist
In procuring cit rs fruit for dis
tribution at the convention, and also
In preparing liteature descriptive OF
the Valley.
1t was decided that the club
would promote the move. and Ed
mond Fl. Levy, secretary was in
structed to take the matter up with
Myron T. Ward, secretary Of the
Harrington chamber Of commerce In
regard to the matter. Further &C
ton by the club will be taken at
q later date.
Several routine matters were dis
posed of, and committees appointed
TO look after club business. Ed
mund Levy presided in the absence
of Bascom Cox. president. who is
away on his vacation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-21
Ry BROOKS

AUSTIN, Aug. disappointment
this week Of several Of the dozen or
more state officials TO fiji vacancies
effective Sept. / or earlier was be-
heved probable Monday.
Among the appointments Gov
Dan Moody is to make are six men,
bers Of the state game commission
which viii take office Sept. /; the
state auditor, already authorized;
three members Of the state indus
trial accident board, one to be ef-
fective Sept. / and the others ear
lter II made earlier; and a third
member OF the new pardon and pa
role board.
Gov. Moody has the appointment
OF one additional member OF the
new nine member board Of educa-
ton, TO fill the place originally ten
dered Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunning
ham and declined by her. He also
viii appoint. after the members are
nominated TO him by the board OF
water engineers. directors Of the
nll-Brazos experimentation dis
trict.
Accident Board Vacant
Term Of Mrs. ESpa Stanford as a
member OF the industrial accident
board viii expire Sept. !. J. M. Pit
tillo. Waco publisher, has remained
In office on this board two years
rs q holdover, pending the appoint
ment ofs a successor. Chairman
James w. Swayne recently died,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-21
Steel Crushes Boy
Riding Freight Car

CARROLLTON, Tex, Aug. 20
Rl-Sam d. Moore. 10. Of Plain
view, Texas. was killed instantly
aboard q freight train at Meadows,
near here, last night.
Moore and Jack Ryan, q compan-
ion, had boarded the train at Dali
las and we're riding on a "a load
ed with bridge steel. at Meadows
the steel slipped. and Moore's head
was crushed. His companion jump
ed in time to escape injury.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-21
Rush Week At u. I.
Nav Be Abolished

AUSTIN. Aug. 90 Up Rush
Week" ancient institution at the
University of Texas. received what
may prove to be a death blow when
the boards Of regents meeting here
placed fraternities and sororities on
D four-year probation and read out
OF existence the German club and its
dances and the Ribbon clubs"
The University was given COM
plete control over membership Of
lraternities and sororities. and the
regents provided no person may be
Initiated into a fraternity or soror-
Itv without the approval Of the fac
ulty committee on student social or
carnations.
A faculty committee was author
ized to renort at the end Of the four
wear probationary period whether
~fraternities shall be abolished.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-21
new VETERANS
Law IN EFFECT
Only Confederates Over rs
Will Get Checks For
Quarter Just Ending

AUSTIN. Aug. 20.-P-Confed-
crate pensioners under rs years OF
age will not get q check from the
state at the expiration Of the cur
rent quarter on August 81.
Veterans placed In the preferred
class" by the 4lst legislature win get
$67 for the quarter instead OF SO,
which the new law stipulated they
should receive. because there are IN
sufficient funds available under the
z cents constitutional limit levy TO
60 around. State Comptroller ;. II.
Terrell said.
Wearers OF the gray who are not
rs will get nothing. Widows OF vet
Grams who are rs years OF age and
over will get the same amount as
men in the preferred class, but
younger widows viii get nothing for
the quarter.
The attorney general had held the
available funds must be prorated
among those on the preferred list,
when the balance in the treasury
Is insufficient to pay the favored
ones the full S25 monthly for the
quarter. Those not on the preferred
list can participate only when there
is money left after the 75-year-olds
have been paid off.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-21
Senator Recalls Mrs.
Eddy AS Close Friend

WASHINGTON. Aug. 20.-Sena-
Tor Moses Of New Hampshire In a
recent interview with Willis J. Alb
bot. correspondent to the Christian
Science Monitor, recalled his friend
sflip for Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy.
"Of course / knew MRS. Eddy
we'll" the senator is quoted, land
esteemed her highly. Perhaps an
expression 1 have frequently used
In reference to her expresses my
views now In retroSpection as it did
when she was still active. ! used 70
say that she was exactly the sort oil
woman I should have liked my
grandmother to have been.
she was earnest, sincere, cult
waited. I don't mean she had that
basic culture that Is gained from a
college course. In her days there
were few, If any, colleges for wom-
en-. But she had native ability, sup
plemented by a good common school
training, and the educational guild
ance OF New England clergymen,
prominent educators. and a brother
who, entering public life via the law
office Of Franklin Pierce. might
have gone far but for his untimely
passing.
Moreover, she was naturally OF
an intellectual type. and during the
DAYS when I knew her vas constant
ly extending her mental horizons by
reading and study. / sat through
n OF her classes once at her 1nvi-
tation, and while / am not. and
never was, a Christian Scientist. i
was impressed by her grasp OF met
aphysical problems and the clarity
with which she expressed her con-
victions. /.
you won't expect me to accept
her theories. but you can quote me
as saying that / believe them TO
have been her own, alike in sub
stance and expression"
In 1905, when a savage and I'M
Justified journalistic attack was
made upon Mrs. Eddy. Senator
Moses, then editor Of the Concord
Monitor and Statesman. was among
the neighbors and fellow-townsmen
Of Mrs. Eddy who united In affida-
Wits testifying 10 her high social and
business character. and TO the effect
that she at that time vas conduct
ing her business affairs herself.
driving cut daily. and receiving
bankers and other business aSso-
ciates.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-21
MRS. HOOVER'S
BIR Fl GIFT
3 = =
THRILLS

MINNEAPOLIS Aug. 20.-tE1-
The thrill that comes once In a
lifetime was enjoyed today by
Marshall Newton. son OF Walter
III. Newton OF Minneapolis, secre-
tary to President Hoover.
MRS. Hoover made the thrill
possible for Marshall on his ninth
birthday rs he lay on q cot at a
hospital here recovering from am
putation Of a leg crushed In an &C
cident recently.
A large package bearing the Of
fetal mark Of the White House
ct Washington was brought TO
Marshall by a nurse. Opened. the
box revealed o big piece OF cake.
q strange looking board with some
pegs stuck IN a design formed
BY holes, and a letter.
The letter was a personal note
from MRS. Hoover and explained
the piece Of cake was from Presi-
dent Hoover's birthday cake and
the board and pegs were q puzzle
which kept Col. Charles Lindbergh
guessing for most OF an afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-21
Charge Attorneys
Fee Estimate Low

FORT WORTH, Aug. 20.-F1-
Attempt was made today by the
joint legislative committee investi-
eating the Texas fee system to show
that the estimate Of District Attor-
ney r. A. Stuart on the earnings of
his office was too low. Stuart testi-
fled the office received from salary
and fees between $4,000 and SIS
900 annually.
The committee. Of which Senator
Pink l.. Parrish of Lubbock. is chair
man. declared that previous testi-
mony on the filing Of delinquent
tax suits pointed TO an amount larg-
err than this.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-21
Hague Works On
British Report

THE HAGUE, Aug. 20.-tPl-The
r~eparaticns experts, who worked I'M
til after midnight in an effort to
reconcile conflicting estimates Of the
yield in money Of the four-power
offer to Great Britain, were hard
at work again today.
What has developed thus far in
dicates there will be two reports
on this problem. The experts Of the
four powers will support the conten-
ton of France. Italy. Belgium and
Japan that they offered sixty per
cent at least OF the amount demand
ed by Philip Snowden. British chan
cellor Of the exchequer. The British
treasury men. on the other hand.
will uphold the ~chancellor'S claim
that the offer amounted TO no more
than twenty to thirty per cent Of
what he demanded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-21
LOCAL GROUP WILL
co TO MEXICO MEET

Seven local people r making
preparations 10 attend the conven-
ton OF the American Association OF
Engineers to be held i'm Mexico City
next week.
Those planning 10 make the trip
are Mr.. and Mrs. w. O. Washing
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. III. Banker. w.
Il. Conrad. Archie Ruff and Floyd
Smith. They plan TO leave Sat
urday by rail.