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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-09
YES
NO
PROPOSITION No. SIXTEEN

PROPOSITION No. SIXTEEN
Shall Section 30, Article " OF the
existing charter OF the City OF
Brownsville, Texas, relating TO
Nepotism, be repealed and the fol-
lowing proposition and provision
be enacted and adopted as a part
OF the charter Of the City OF
Brownsville:
mo person related within the
second degree by affinity, or with
in the third degree by consanguin-
ity. TO the Mayor or any Of the
Commissioners. shall be appointed
by the City Commission: nor a
person thus related to the City
Manager shall ever be appointed
by him to any office. position,
clerEship or service OF the City"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-09
YES
NO
PROPOSITION No. -FOUR

Shall Section %, Article III OF the
existing charter OF the City OF
Brownsville. Texas, relating to
Rights Of City, be amended BY
adding thereto the following pro-
position and provision, to be enact
ed and adopted as a part OF the
charter Of the City OF Brownsville:
In addition TO the foregoing the
City shall have all the powers
enumerated in Article ITS Of the
Revised Civil Statutes OF Texas,
Rev. 1925, and all acts amenda-
tory thereof, and under any other
laws enacted by the Legislature OF
the State OF Texas. applicable to
cities Of more than five thousand
population, not In conflict with
the existing provisions OF this
Charter, and such provisions and
rights are hereby specifically ad-
opted"
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YES
PROPOSITION No. FIVE

Shall Amendment No. 4, Section
%. Article III OF the existing char
ter OF the City OF Brownsville,
Texas. relating TO Zoning be re-
pealed and the following PROPOSE
ton and provision be enacted and
adopted as a part Of the charter
OF the City OF Brownsville:
TO divide the City into one
for the regulation OF buildings
therein, and In each zone to estab-
liSh building lines and TO regulate
the location. height, dimensions
and material OF all buildings 70 be
erected, therein. with full power to
make different regulations and
building lines In different zones.
and to regulate the purpose for
which the property In said zones
may be used. and thereafter to
alter the same"
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TES
NO
PROPOSITION No. NINE

small n following sections reIa-
tive TO nomination OF candidates
be added to the existing charter Of
the City Of Brownsville. Texas. and
be enacted and adopted as part
OF the charter OF said City OF
Brownsville, TO be known as Sec
ton "A Article v.
NOMINATIONS:
Subsection /: NOMINATION
BY PETITION: The mode OF
nomination Of candidates for the
City Commission provided Tor b.
this Charter shall be by petition.
The name Of any elector OF the
City shall be printed upon the bal
lot whenever q petition, as here
inafLr prescribed. shall have been
filed in his behalf with the City
Secretary. Such a petition shall
be signed by not less than one
hundred nor more than five hun
dred electors. No elector shall
sign more than one petition for
the same office. and should an
elector do so, his signature shall
be void as TO the petition or petit
tons last filed.
Subsection 2: SIGNATURES
TO AND FORM OF NOMINATION
PAPERS: The signatures 10 the
nomination petition need not all
be appended TO n paper, but to
each separate paper there shall be
attached an affidavit OF the cir
culator thereof, stating the number
Of signers Of such paper and that
each signature appended thereto
was made In his presence and Is
the genuine signature Of the per-
son whose name 1t purports to be.
With each signature shall be stated
the place OF residence OF the sign
er. giving the street and number,
or other description sufficient to
identify the same.
The form Of the nomination Pc
tition shall be substantially as fol-
lows:
we. the undersigned electors Of
the City Of Brownsville. hereby
nominate
whose residence IS ............
for the office Of
TO be voted at the election TO be
held in the City Of Brownsville. on
the ...... day OF .......... IT,.
and we individually certify that We
are qualified to vote for a candi-
date for the office named, and that
we have not signed any other
nomination petition for the same
office.
Name
CSpace for signature)
Street x. Number
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

the City Commission or the City
or Brownsville az It's regular ses-
sion at the City Hall or the City
or Brownsville. Texas, on the 27th
day OF May. "A. u. 1891, and was
finally passed by q unanimous
vote OF said Commission on the
18th day or May, a. ~. 1891.
r. u. RENTFRO
Mayor
Attest:
II. VAN HORN. city Secretary.
Nov. therefore. I. R. ID. Rentfros
as Mayor OF the City or Browns
vile and aS directed by thu above
and foregoing ordinance, do cause
said ordinance TO be published I'm
The Brownsville Herald. a news
paper OF general circulation pub
liShed In the City OF Brownsville,
once n week for &C least three
weeks next before the day or said
special election; and also by cauB-
ing a copy OF said ordinance to b0
posted as q notice OF said special
election at the Central Fire sta
ton. corner OF Tenth and Adams
Streets, named therein as the vct-
ing place Of said election, for nc
least thirty GOD full days prior TO
the date OF said special election.
Witness official signature
this 18th day OF May. "A. ID. 1881.
II. ID. RENTFRO
Mayor OF the City on
mmH~
Attest:
III. VAN HORN. City Secretary.
6-2-9-1G-3t-4D44
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THE A OF TEXAS)
COUNTY OF CAMERON

So
sworn. deposes and SAYS that he Is
the circulator OF the foregoing pc
tition papers containing ........
signatures, and thai the signatures
appended thereto were made IN his
presence and are the signatures OF
the persons whose name they pur-
port to be.
(Signed)
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this the ........... day Of
b..
CT1tle)
This petition. II found insuffi-
Gent by the City Commission, shall
be returned to
Subsection 8: FILING AND
vERIFICATION OF NOMINA-
TON PAPERS.-Al nomination
papers comprising a petition shall
be assembled and filed with the
City Secretary as one instrument,
not earlier than ninety days nor
later than thirty days before the
election. Within five days after
the filing Of a nomination petition
the City Secretary shall notify the
person who filed such petition
whether or not 1t IS found to be
signed by the required number OF
qualified voters. II a petition be
found insufficient. the City Secre-
tary shall return it Immediately to
the person who filed Ii with the
statement certifying wherein the
petition Is found insufficient. With
IN the regular time allowed for the
filing Of petitions such petition
may be amended and filed again
as a new petition. or a different
petition may be filed for the same
candidate. ANY eligible person
placed in nomination as hereinhe-
fore provided shall have his name
printed On the ballots II within
five days after notification TO him
by the City Secretary he shall have
filed with such Secretary a writ
ten acceptance OF the nomination.
In no event shall such person or
group Of persons appear on the
ballots by national political party
designation. Nothing in this para
graph shall be construed TO pro-
hibit candidates being grouped I'M
der local designations. Any three
or more candidates. upon making
application to the City Secretary,
shall have their names placed up
on the ballots grouped in a
column, separate and apart from
other candidates. AL candidates
not making such application shall
be placed in one column, and any
disagreement as to position In said
column shall be determined by lot.
The petition Of each person nomi-
mated to be q member OF the Com
mission shall be preserved by the
election authorities until the ex-
piration Of the term Of office for
which he has been elected.
Subsection 4: REGULATIONS
OF ELECTIONS: The City Com
mission shall make all needful
rules and regulations. not incon-
sisterit with this Charter or the
general laws for the conduct OF
elections. for the prevention Of
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PROPOSITION No. SIX

Shall Section %, Article II OF
the existing charter OF the City or
brownsville. Texas, relating 10
Initiative and Referendum, be re-
pealed and eliminated in Its en-
tirety from the Charter OF the
City OF Brownsville:
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

fraud in elections and for the re-
count Of ballots. in case OF doubt
or fraud.
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PROPOSITION No. EIGHT
Shall the existing charter or the
City q Brownsville. Texas, be
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PROPOSITION No. FOURTEEN
Shall Section 70. Article " Of The
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PROPOSITION No. SEVEN
Shall Section "A. Article II Of the
existing charter OF the City Of
Brownsville. Texas. relating to Re-
call be repealed and eliminated In
It's entirety from the Charter OF
the City Of Brownsville:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
|BLUEPRINTS OF
 NEW POSTOFFICE
Bids for Construction of Building Will Be Open- :.
 ed October %
CLAUSE ON WAGES

Postmaster A. N. Colgrove has received blueprints showing de- tails and specifications of the new post office, bids for which have been called for and which are to be opened October 26 in Washing ton, D. c.
 There will be two entrances on Grand street to the new structure which is to be about 250 feet long and about 55 feet high. Light gray brick will be used with marble facings, marble columns across the front with bronze letters stat ing United States Post Office"
 The first floor will have offices and all business will be transacted on the ground floor eliminating the necessity of climbing stairs.
 Bidders must agree to pay the prevailing wage scale to all labor CTS and mechanics employed on the job.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
Dance Hall Dicks At 10 Cents a Dance New York Calls on Female Detectives to Clean Up
 Racket
Racket

New York;, Oct 2.-tUP)-The young men who frequent New York's "taxr dance halls to gaze Ifondly into the eyes of a succession of beautiful hostesses" at ten cents a dance will have to watch their step-in more ways than one.
 For behind those blue or brown eyes may turk the inquiring glance of a detective. ce It's a new idea thought up by the dance hall woners to make the towns ball rooms orderly and wholesome" to comply with police Commissioner Edward P. Null rooney's order to "clean up.'
 Now they are looking for girls who are beautiful but not dumb. The detectives" will be hired by central organization and won't be known even to the proprietors..
 So that John Mulligan. who thinks he is quite a devil with the women, will have to think twice before he suggests:
 "Come on, baby, let's go out somewhere for dinner"
 For if she is detective she will report him to the management. One of the new rules is that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
RECORD NIGHT SCHOOLS REG1STRATION1
The ScOyiIl Co Dance Tonight Prizes to Be Awarded at Spacious DO0ittle
 Alley Hall

The Scovill Manufacturing recre- ational committee will present an- other of its wfdely-heralded dances this evening at the spacious Doo- little alley hall on Hamilton ave- nue featuring Mike DeVito and his Arcadian orchestra.
 The committed sponsoring these weekly dances are doing their ut- most in furnishing local trippers of the light fantastic with the best orchestras available. A week from tonight Timmie Grove and his Co1onials will be the attraction while negotiations are underway at the current writing to book the Hotel Bond orchestra of Hartford and Damiano's Melodians of this city.
 Doolittle alley popular. prizes prevail at all Friday evening dances regardless of the orchestra featured. The hall is very prettily decorated and most enjoyable place to spend the evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02

' and g o'clock, at whatever high school they desire to attend. All students whether enrolling for the first year of for their second and third terms should do so tonight.
 Equipment in the high schools this year is limited with .he result that all who register early will be given first consideration. The three high schools will be open again to- night for registration between 2 and o'clock.
 H. Crooks, who served 60 years with a cracker factory ta Carlisle, England, has just retired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
Six Hundred On
 Roster; Classes Start Monday
Students May Continue to File Applications for Study Again This Evening From to 9 OClock-Con- don Pleased With Scholastic Response

Approximately 600 students reg istered last evening at Crosby, Wilby and Leavenworth high schools for free evening school classes which get underway Monday evening at 7:15 o'clock at these three institutions and Croft, Webs- ter and Duggan grammar schools. This is the largest opening night registration mark in the history of free evening school classes. Supt Condon was pleased.
 Registration continues again to- night at the three high schools and Thomas J. Condon, superintendent of night schools, urges all scholars intending to attend these invaluable classes to register tonight between
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
Prisoner Claims
 Cop. Rolled Him
Nazzareo Accused Charley Nolan of Frisking S6O
 From Pockets x

A peculiar process of reasoning on the part of one Ettna Nazzareo of 84 High street gave police off, cials hearty laugh today. Tttna accused Patrolman Charles Nolan of rolling" him of over S60 when he arrested him early this morning. The well known guardian of Ex- change place will appear in the police lineup for identification purposes this evening. The lineup will be the nightly roll call.
 Ettna's deduction reveals an ex- ceptional degree of confidence on his part for some of his friends, but by the same token a complete dislike of cops.
 He flguers it out this way: He had the money in his pockets when he was paged in his cellroom quarters this morning. Who took it? The cops, so he figured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02

Another starnge feature of the charges, which the police authoTf- ties consider very foolish is, that Ettna being only too glad to ob- tain his liberty walked out .of headquarters at the word Ego. without stopping to debate anyone about missing funds. An hour later he returned accompaniel by his counsel who was prepared to ifl- vestigate the sensational charge.sa cop rolling prisoner. On being in- formed that the officer who made the arrest in the case was Patrol- man Nolan. the barrister lost all interest in the possible success for his client. Lieutenant John Dunphy declared that the entire night pla- toon will be put "on the spot for his benefit if he is present at TAO o'clock this evening. It will be a surprise party for Charlie"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
BRIGHT SPOTS
 IN BUSINESS
(By United tIress)

(By United f1ress)
 New York, Oct 2-CUP)-Engi- neering construction contracts in September totaled $176,956, 6,000, compared with $14S.90I.000 in Au- gust, according to the Engineering News-Record.
 Hagerstown, Ind.-Sales of Per feet Circle Go in August were 3S per cent greater than last August and for the first eight months of 1881 there was an increase of 21 per cent over the like 1880 period. , Kirkland Lake, Ont. - Tech Hughes Gold Mines, Ltd. declared an extra dividend of cents and the regular quarterly dividend of IS cents outof earnings for the year ended August 30.
 New York.-Neisner Bros, Inc, reported for September sales were 1.6 per cent above September, 1890, while for the first nine months of 1891 there was a gain of A per cent over the like 1880 pe- riod.
 Washington. Employment in the radio industry in August to- tailed 24,69S, against 22,546 in July. according to the department of labor.
 Chicago.-United States Radio and Television corporation re- ported for the year ended July 31 net profitof $s01.5SS. or $5.4S a share. against s365, ACT, or $2.56 a share in the preceding year. Boston. - Massachusetts Power and Light Associates declared an initial dividend of 50 cents a share on the s2 dividend preferred stock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02

"hostesses" may not accept dinner invitations with patrons. and others provide that they may not leave the hall with them. Nor can the young lday spend more than fifteen minutes with her sailor >sriend from the U. S. $. Wyoming over a soda between dances.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
CENTENARIAN ACTIVE.

Long Eddy, N. Y.-Long past the age when other persons retire, George Furgeson, 101, still is ac- tive. It is a common sight to see Sullivan County's oldest citizen chop wood and do a laborer's work The aged man has 15 grandchildren and 25 great grand children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
COLLEGE CUTS ENROLMENT.

Albany, N Y.-In order to avoided a surplus of teachers, 300 students have been denied entry to the State college for Teachers here. There would be no point to training more students for the teaching profession than could be used," Dr A. R. Brubacher, presi- dent, said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
RARE DISEASE FATAL.

Schenectady. N. Y.---A rare dis ease incurred by chewing . blade of grass proved fatal to Peter l.. HoIstein, 33. Holsteln had been ilI with the malady. known in medical circles as actinomcyes. for four years. There is no cure for the disease. physicians said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
cArERpuLARs MAY NfEET.

Springfield, Mass--Members of the Caterpillar club, composed of aviators who have had to leap with parachutes from planes, will meet here soon If plans of Adrian l.. Potter of the Chamber of Com merce materialize. He is getting in touch with the various mem- bers with the idea of bringing them together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
CHURCHILL LEAVES
| HIS PARTY COUNCIL
Refuses to Attend ParIeys
After Split With Baldwin
on Indian Policy.


LONDON. January 30.-Birth of
new faction within the ranks Of the
Conservative party was seen today as
the probable denouement Of disagree
ment on Indian policy between Stan
ley Baldwin and the outspoken Winston
Churchill.
From correspondence between the two
Conservative leaders just published 1t
appears that Churchill, while his
swarm personal friendship" for Baldwin
Is undiminished, thinks it best that he
abstain from meetings of the party's
Business Committee-or war council
which is composed of the inner few
and includes, chiefly, former cabinet
ministers.
Baldwin accepts Churchill's view that
he should cease attending the commit
tee meetings.
Lord Lloyd Opposes.
Churchill is not alone in dissenting
from the Baldwin Indian views. Lord
Lloyd, former Egyptian high commits
sioner and always outspoken, starts to-
night in Manchester on a transforming
tour of denunciation of the Indian
round table conference and its works.
Paul Springman, the Beayerbrook
candidate in East Islington, is making
Baldwins alleged surrender to the So
ClhllSLS OH 1LlN4t q ~ OlAAIGie pain @i'
his platform.
Split Perils Enactment
With development of the factional
differences in the Conservative ranks
new troubles appeared on the labor
horizon. The News Chronicle said the
left-wing group of the Labor party de-
cided last night to oppose the alterna-
tive vote proposal of the governments
electoral reform bill
This decision may make it difficult
for the government to carry the meas
ure through the house. as the Conserva-
tives already have given warning of an
organized attack upon the BILL debate
on which will be resumed Monday. It
is upon the bill that the new Liberal
Labor alliance is supposed to depend,
since it is designed to meet dispropor-
tionate representation in Parliament
and has general Liberal support.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
SYNTHETIC LINEN WOVEN
IN PRACTlCABILITY TEST
Experiments Conducted for Months
by Raskob, Jr., Brought to
Head Institute officials.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOWELL, Mass, January 30-Ex-
periments conducted for the past few
months by John j. Raskob, jr.. son of
the former chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, to perfect syn
thetic linen were given their first prac-
tical test yesterday. The new product
was woven in one of the laboratories
of the Lowell Textile Institute, and
while school officials said the tests ap-
parently were successful, further work
must be done before the practicability
Of the product is assured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30

treble their public works programs to
combat unemployment.
Col Woods, chairman Of President
Hoover's Emergency Committee on I'm
employment, told the National Confer
ence of Business Paper Editors that the
Federal Government had increased its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
ASKS NEW PUBLIC WORKS

Col. Arthur Woods Tells Editors
Program Now Totals 100000, 900.
NEW YORK, January 80 (P)-State
and municipal governments were urged
last night by Col. Arthur Woods to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
FILM ACTRESS GRANTED
DIVORCE AND ALIM0NY
Jean Harlow Tells Court Husband
Angered by Her Request for
Set of Furs.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, January 30.-Jean
Harlow, film actress, was free of marital
incumberances today, having obtained q
divorce from Charles F. McGrew Of
Chicago here yesterday.
ATTORNEYS said the couple reached
property settlement out of court, by
terms Of which Miss Harlow will receive
a Beverly Hills home, 1915 monthly and
an automobile.
Miss Harlow charged her husband
once injured her by pushing her against
a mantelpiece in their home and few
into rage when she asked for a set Of
fox furs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30

public works program to 9700, 000, 900 q
year, as compared with $250, 100000 In
normal times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30

The worlds largest turning lathe has
Just been installed for use in Dusseldorf,
Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-01
IDEALS OF NATION
/ EULOG|zED BY FISH
Enemies of Democracy Seen
as Menace From Within
and Without.

A patriotic appeal for preservation OF
American principles Of government sub.
ject to attack by foes from within ano
without" was made by Representative
Hamilton Fish. jr., Of New York IN ar
address at memorial exercises held yes
terday on board the U. S. S. Apache
for soldiers, sailors and marines who
died at sea.
About 200 persons on the ship. in
GLIDING Mrs. Edith H. Bird, president
Of the National Auxiliary. United Span
ish War Veterans. took part in the
ceremonies, conducted under auspices
Of the District Of Columbia Auxiliary.
As the Apache steamed down the Po-
tomac to Mount Vernon members OF
the auxiliary streved the water with
flowers and at Hams Point a red
buddy anchor was dropped on the
water. The United States Navy Band
furnished music.
Urges Loyalty 10 Flag.
Representative Fish said in part
"Let us rededicate ourselves to the
proposition that a government Of the
people, by the people and for the people
shall not perish from the earth. Lei
us refiiarm our belief in our republican
form of government, because it Is the