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Corsicana Daily Sun from Corsicana, Texas • Page 4

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Flit TI IK SUN MONDAY, AITill, t. Special Wetlnostln mul Tliursda Aprii (itJi nini THi, Hats up to $15.00, $3.50 to $7.50 HAT SHOP 217 North Beaton St GRAND JURY HEADS CHARGE OF DISTRICT JUDGE SCARBOROUGH GAMBLING, BAWDY HOUSES AND VIOLATION PROHIBITION LAWS TOUCHED ON Court House Items of Interest From of Justice. Always Wanting 10,000 New Customers Good Grapefruit, each Tall Carnation or Pet Milk, per can 11c Large can Famous Chili No. 2 cans Tomatoes, per can 48-lb. sk.

Flour, buy a sack 3-lb. can Admiration Coffee, and $1.60 25 bars and or Crystal White Soap 6 small boxes Borax or G. D. Wash. Powd.

25c 2-lb. box Sunmaid Prunes 10 lbs. Good Bulk Rice, only 13 lbs. Imperial Cane 10-lbs. Beet Sugar 69c Bob Cash Grocery wwiWAWwmuvwwuww.

ENGRAVED or PRINTED JJg Highest Grade Work Known UR Printed and Engraved Stationery meets every test and fills every requirement of the Here you get Service and Quality in all your Printing Wants. Try Us and See The Marr Printing Company Printers of Everything for Everybody Phone 1122 110 E. 3rd flve. District Judge Hawkins Scarborough empaneled a grand jury i delivered the bath and charge to I the investigators and formally I opened the April term of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court Monday morning at 10 In the beginning of the charge to the grand jury. Judge Scarborough admonished the jurors to look after ail violations of laws reardlesB of their nature and char! acter.

Those persons operating gambling houses, rented rooms in hotels for gaming, and those who engage in gaming for a livelihood, referred to hy the court. Judge Scarborough advised the jurors that they were not to take up their time with the negro games out on some farm, as the county attorney, justices of the peace and constables would look after those misdemeanor cases. both in Corsicana and 1 outside of Corsicana were referred to. Turning to the violations of the prohibition laws, the court declared that regardless of views of prohibition laws, the Eighteenth Amendment, as long as it is a law, should be enforced. It.

was pointed out that there is entirely too much liquor in Navarro county, although court took occasion to state that the liquor situation in this county was not any worse than other counties similarly situated. Ho stated that entirely too much liquor was coming into Navarro county from adjoining counties. He urged the investigators to give special attention to and "leave no stone in bringing offenders to justice. Judge Scarborough declared that the situation was helped more by the indicting of the person for operating a still than the indFetment of ten sellers of liquor as, in that manner, they were getting at the source of supply. He also urged special attention to those persons who transported liquor by the truck load across and Into this county District Court.

The following has been summoned as petit jurors for the second week of the April term of the District Court for the week beginning, Monday, April 11: Mose Armstrong, Blooming Grove; J. H. Baker, Blooming Grove; J. N. George, Blooming Grove; L.

D. Bounds, Currie; Robert L. Moore, Frost; T. E. Phipps, Currie; J.

T. Stroder, Frost, R. C. L. Dulaney, Roane; J.

B. Atkins, Jurdon; J. T. Estes, Roane; W. J.

Crossland, Purdon; W. H. Garner. Dawson; E. A.

Keeling, Rushing; Wilton Matthews, Dawson; R. Clark, Purdon L. R. Love, Blooming Grove; J. S.

Slater. Emmett; II. C. Davis. Richland; W.

L. Hendon, Richland; R. J. Rolaff, Eldorado; Earl McDaniels, Richland; J. W.

Hallow, Emmett; M. O. Bayless, Chapel; V. K. Harris, Chapel; J.

R. Breedlove; T. L. Buchanan, Retreat; C. H.

Donahoe. Retreat: Earl Ingram. Retreat: C. C. Banner, Angus: Win.

Clarkson, Corsicana; R. R. Cocke, Corsicana; E. S. Crews, Corsicana; Som Daiehes, Corsicana; W.

M. Davidson, Corsicana; L. Dupuy, Corsicana; J. A. Echols, Corsicana.

CITIZEN DIED IN DALLAS SANITARIUM WAS FATHER OF MESDAMES ROCHELLE AND OF CORSICANA Special to the Sun, Dawson, Texas, April 4. Funeral services for F. Gable, age about years, who died in Dallas Sunday were held there Monday morning at 9:30 and burial was in the Dawson cemetery at 2 Monday afternoon. Rev. T.

G. Story. Met.hod.ist minister, had charge of the services at the grave. Mr. Gable is survived by his wife and several children, among them are: Mrs.

W. J. Rochelle, Corsicana; Mrs. K. L.

McKenwn, Corsicana; Mrs. Lily. Dallas; and four sons. Warren, H. Dr.

J. and O. R. Gable. The deceased was an old settler in this community and was a retired farmer.

COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF NEW BOOK STORE. District Office. The following cases were filed: W. C. Clements, et al, vs.

F. P. McElwrath, et al, injunction. Ivora Strode vs. Smith Strode, divorce.

You will not regret it if you buy a watch or diamond at Fred Mitchell's. RESIDENCE DURNED NORTHERN PART DF CORSICANA MONDAY beer wtis treated in tin charge as a probable cause of in- Hooker Heights vestigations more than whiskey, $6(tfi. due to the approach of summer, Coleman and S. M. Cain, in County Court.

Margie Taylor, negress, plead guilty to carrying a pistol in the county court Monday morning and was fined $100 and costs before Judge Warren Hicks. Justice Court. Judge Sam B. Jordan fined one for drunkenness and two for vag rancy during the week-end. Warranty Deeds.

CAK' Hl 'Z' IPARTMENT CRANE Stokes. 37 2-a acres of the W. AND OF IKrHzicr survey. $1 ot.lioi BOOK SXORE E. Johnson.

ux. Guy Da-1 COMPLETE LINE OF TOYS VIK' AND BOOK STORE. Gal E. Kerr to W. and Lou Ashworth in.

Block 646. Gal Annex Addition, Corsicana. $300. Gal K. Kerr to Ike Jimerson parts of Lots 5 and 6.

Block Addition, The home of E. M. Hopwood, on North Thirteenth street was destroyed by fire. Monday afternoon about 2 o'clock. The house was at $2,000 and the furnishings at 1 200 partially covered by Insurance.

COMPLETE STATIONERY DE- Corporation Court. Activities of the City Police Department were reriertcd Monday in (he crowded police docket, there Gorsi- im)re 'ban a dozen haled before Judge Melear to answer to various charges filed by the department. Eight of these were traffic 5 He showed how whiskey was con- executors under the will i sidered as intoxicating by law but 'of R. P. Wofford, to Glaire Wofford fW that beer was not recognized as in-land William R.

Wofford. 1-2 inter- toxicating unless it is proven in- est in Block 125. Corsicana. $5,500.1 COMPLETE AURORA CONE toxicating or in excess of 1 per iDiiwriwr Ji fi We Know that largo business is not the result of merely trying sell glasses. We advise some of the people whom we examine not to wear hem.

Headaches Gome From Poor Eyes. hut they come I'rnin other causes, too. We oan will tell you whether your headaches come from strain or not. It Is So Easy For You to Be Certain. Corsicana Jewelry Optical Co.

cent alcohol by volume. and ask for funds to pay for analyz- 24 acres of the Tilomas Bar CITY PAINTING OUTFITS. STORE. The court said that there were O. J.

McCants to Roy Jan kins, I l) no funds available for the analyz- acres of the Thomas Barton, J. T. ing of the beer and lie stated that and Alfred Eaton sur- he would appear before the Navar- $70. says buy on the installment ard I re County Court, I Mrs. E.

McCants Jo Roy Jan you have a fellow stick a hill in face every month. Pay cash I and you are Mitch I. D. McAfee ing Hie beer. Ion surveys.

$120. The necessity of keeping llie i Nail McMullen In Roy jcweiry store. T. J. Chambers sur- proceedings of ine grand jury se-aci'7 of tel was stressed as well as the advisfibility of refusing to discuss W.

A. Mtzell, et ux. to Roy Jen rarst; tions with anyone outside of the grand jury room. The court appealed for the lay Hpng aside of all personalities and politics and urged the investlga- to do their duty as citizens, Speaking of the duties of citizens SAM DAICHES, Proprietor Fitted 104 South Beaton St. in the enforcement of law.

the court stated that the two highest honors in a free country was the serving on a grand jury in investigating actions of the people, and the serving as petit jurors in the in 17 1-2 acres of the James deciding upon the guilt or inno- survey. $1 and other consld- cence of people accused of wrong crations. G. G. Dunkerly.

et ux. to Roy Jenkins, 10 acres of the T. J. Chambers survey. $500.

Paul McMullen to Roy 88.07 acres of the Thomas Barton oand J. Chambers survey. $430.35. Wm. W.

Beall to E. L. Chapman, truestee, of 7-8ths working doing. Referring to criticisms that itave been directed against the courts of the land in the handling of cases, the court admitted that In many instances the criticisms were he was also of the opinion some of it was due to the failure of juries to do their He pointed out how, despite the law in the case, the evidence, a jleuum Company, 153.7.3 Roy Jenkins to Magnolia Petro leuin Company, 21 acres of the Thomas Barton suive.y. Il and otli- er Roy Jenkins to Magnolia Petroleum Company, Il acres of the Thomas Barton, T.

Chambers and Alfred Eaton survey. $1 and other Ray Jenkins to Magnolia Petro- res of Thomas Barton survey. $1 and other considerations. jury had the right and power to go out of jury box and return a verdict of not guilty. Judge Scarborough declared, however, that the Jury system.

In the vaHt majority of cases, was the best system known and the judgment and conviction of twelve fair men was Jeum Company. 98.07 acre eminently better and more just Thomas Barton and T. THREE NEGROES ARE HELD ON CHARGES OF ATTACKING OFFICERS ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTOR NEY AND FEDERAL AGENT STABBED WICHITA FALLS By Asso-dated Press. Wichita Falls, April I Sam Spence, district attorne.v. and W.

Barnett, Federal narcotic agent, were pronounced out of danger at hospital Monday as the grand jury of the 30th district court began an ifive'tigation of three negroes held in the county jail charged with stabbing the officers here Sunday afternoon. The negroes, who gave their names as B. Masters. Bob Johnson and Harvey Dillard, were FOR SALLOW SKIN New life rotor come to ail favored wirh Dorothy Gray lrcula- ttonOinrnrcnt Wonderful for sluggish skins. AT OCR Torurr goods nr par i MfNT Williams Drug Company Prompt Motorcycle Delivery Phones 105-106 than the opinion and justice of one man.

however brilliant and qualified lie miglil he. The following constitute (Jtei April term grand jury: J. Atchison, Blooming Grove; V. Matthews. Dawson: Freeman, Barry; Guy M.

Gibson. Corsicana; S. Dyer, Rite; Will Robinson, Tupelo; (5. O. Owens, F.tnhmise: T.

11. Hoqmldr Richland: Buck Montgomery. Eureka: Chns. Bolden, Purdon: II Blister, Kerens; V. Cunningham.

Corah ana. The court appointed Bounds Of Richland as foreman of the Jury. ,1 Pete) Cunningham of Corsicana in secretary and V. T. of Uiiwbon is assistant secret a ry.

Following are the bailiifs Door bailiff. .1 Shaw. Corsicana: tiding bailiffs, Walter Mayes and Alien Calloway, Corsicana: RA, Edens Pice, Orr. Kerens: George Joins, Dew am; Thrash Blooming Grove; Willis Price. Richland: W.

S. Bell, Eureka; M. Albright, Harry. Roy Jenkins to Magnolia Petro- charged in a complaint of three leum Company, 100 acres of the T. counts with driving while Intof- J.

Chambers survey. $1.00 and oth- assault with intent to er considerations, der and assault with a prohibited Roy Jenkins to Magnolia weapon on the two Ka It of the had made a written statem nt cording to Ben Allred, district others surveys. $1 and other consid- torney. nations, The stabbing e- eurr-d the dis. Mineral Deeds.

triot attorney was informed, wlem A. Tarkington, ct ux. to If. A. the negroes were angered by Mr Barnett and E.

E. Nettles, 101th in- Spence's action in forcing them to terest in 50 acres of the Wni. K. stop an automobile in which they Newell survey. $312.50.

had been speeding and then otder- C. C. Albritton to W. It. Deskill inn them to report to the police and 15.

E. Carroll. 1-513th interest in station 114 acres of the Thomas J. Jordan i spcncc said he was riding survey. $10 and other ctmsidera- lJr Whitworth when an aq- Mone.

tnmobile in which three A Hudson to W. R. Deskin ai a great and Carroll. I interest Ttu, machine. Spem said, was being guided 'so he asked Dr.

Whitworth to overtake the speeding machine. 1 uegl'oes' car was going 'more than forty miles an i said Mr. Spence, Whitworth (overtook their ear and 1 waved them dow They were, going at Hiieii speed that the momentum of their car again carried them past Dr The affray transpired within a i -1 few seconds, events moving so I ent 1 riealre Kcady Irai idly tliat the negroes were in before rushing to tjtl, off rss could reach the (spot. The tent is up and everything is1 in readiness for the presentation of Diamonds, I he Vulture by the Edgar Jones watrhes, hand bags good in 13 acres (if the IS. L.

Hanks and T. Jordan surveys. and oilier cnuKlderations. J. H.

Smith. ux, to M. A. Hud son, interest in 43 acres of th cT. Jordan and it.

flanks survey. $10 and other considera lions. COMPLETE FIXINGS FOR FASTER BOOK STORE. Plenty of Money to loan on diamonds, guns, hand Mitchell in their tent theater on the Jcweiry Store, 214 South Freedman lot tonight. This com- jpany carries an excellent cast for COMPLETE PARTY ACCES- their plays and orchestra music is BOOK STORE.

Ian added feature. at Fred Jewelry Store, 214 South Beaton. Has where savings are greatest 212 N. Beaton St. Corsicana, Texas.

Friday, April I Slartinq relied and rarely ecualled. Contrary to the common custom on of this kind, we will NOT hold a so-called We will, as usual, adhere to our well-established and appreciated non sale and cash policy. However, our Silver Year in tb' Store will be notable for Savings that have never been Our great selective and buying resources have beea exe cised to the fullest for this event. Our buying power is your saving power. Anniversary 1 Our Percale National Standard own exclusive brand and a standard for quality rales.

Pleasing new light and medium patterns a this splendid price. Yard, 14c wm $PERCAlf5 25th Anniversary Table Silverware At an Astounding Low Price! Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co's guarantee without time limit. 26-Piece Set In Art Case! Heavy deposit pure silver.

Statnlsts steel knives with quadruple handles. Spoons and forks have reinforced plate where wear is heaviest. 5.90 Silver Anniversary Anniver Hose Our Famous Value No. 1215 is a hose that is famous for fine wearing qualities. Good quality fiber hose in a selection of Spring colors.

Pair, 49c Anniversary Night Shirts Ot Honor Muslin Housewives who buy for men know the quality of our own Honor Muslin, from which Honor Night Shirts made. Big, full cut our jumbo pattern. Big values, too, 98c Anniversary School Hose For Boys Our staunch, durable 202 for real hard wear; of two-ply combed yarn. One of our famous Nation-Wide values at the very low price 25c 25 Anniversary Becoming Silk Frocks Styles Designed For Larger Figures Glad news! For the women whe have despaired of finding smart styles in larger sizes. Our Sprinj stock includes a pleasingly variec selection of dresses in special to 52y4.

Ask to see sized for faction. 14.75 24.75 25th Anniversary Fast Color Shirts Fancy broadcloth, Percale and Madras: to our Stores (fast color). Cut full made, and neckband styles. Bi values, low 98c Anniversary Overalls Union made, well-made as for men. Heavy, 2.20 blue denim, nigh back, two- big 8 to Yoara 89c As durable serviceable Cut full, seam legs, 10 to 17 98c H.CS.

Gingham Anniversary im Women find this gingham highly cause the attractive terns well 16c Anniversary Fancy Aprons Bright Colors They are when company because the colors are gay they are trwmurel with a wo-tone edge, ipphque flower md pocket jow ttKCd, Anniversary Lunch Box and Vactram Bottle Good size and roomy Lunch ojc with patent holder on inside of cover for Vacuum Bottle. Sold separately if desired. Compiste $1.18 2-Pants Suits For Men Three-button, semi-conservative models. All- wool, fsacy worsteds IB medium and light grey. With pairs $24.75 Notions At Prices Brass Pins Safety Pins Noodles Thimbles Tape Measures Trimmings Combs Hair Pins And hundreds of other useful items 25th Anniversary.

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