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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
sLICHT OPERA
Will OCCUPY
CAPITOLSTACE
Naughty Marietta to
Play Here, Is Hit in
Edinburg Wednes-
day Night

naughty Marietta" Victor Her
oerts opera comique, which is to oc-
eupy the stage Of the Capitol the
eter In this city matinee and night
thursday, received an ovation in
Edinburg Wednesday night where it
was described as a "scintillating
Production filled with sophistica-
uon and swerve and with a cast that
exhaled the atmosphere of Broad
way" by the Edinburg Valley Re-
view in its story on the production.
The chorus could both dance and
sing and the girls were young, pref
", and what is a rarity in road
shows, slender and 1.-THE. The play
was beautifully costumed in the
period OF 1850 and was a rainbow
Of harmony as to color and setting"
the review of the play said IN
part.
Era Brigg in the title role is a
blonde, petite beauty. possessing a
remarkably sweet voice. She plays
he part of the mad cap miss who
.falthough a lady of high mark, dis
/ rrises herself as a Cssquette girl
/. Who to New Orleans to choose
husband and the play hinges on
= he escnpsdes OF this miss.
q Caste Meritorious
Julia de R~evueltas, as Adah, q
! slave. was declared effective in her
role. not only for her personal
charm but for the deep contralto
voice that brought prolonged ap-
plause in sheath the Southern
Moon" Ferdinand Zegel. co-staring
with Miss Briggs. played his part
as the wealthy Young American.
Captain Richard Warrington. that
finally wins the hand of Miss Mar
ietta, with a whole hearted charm
coupled with a deep melodious voice
and winning smile.
The heavy comedy leads were car
ried 10 perfection by Dan Marble as
gilas Slick and Aimee Torriani rs
Lizette. Miss Torriani took the
house with her singing Of off | We're
ANYBODY Else But Me-; "The Sweet
By and BY" and ats Pretty Soft
for Silas." =.
Elizabeth Arens ard Vaughn At
kinson amazed the Fdinburg audi
ence with their skill in the slave
dance.
Music Effective
In the final paragraph Of the re-
view az the oneretta rs IL was pre-
scented in Fdinhurg IL was decided
that the motif. "The Dream MELODY.
carried through the play. the ltltlfg
notes Of which were scared into the
memory OF the audience by their
haunting mower. "Neath the South
ern Moon" ard italian Street SOM
will live n the minds az the aud
enca for mary moons to come.
ut Is seldom that the extreme
South gets such a finished o7eretta
as Naughty Marietta" the review
saws.
John Tanning. Brownsville u
mont man who IS responsible Tor
bringing this high class production
% Brownsville. declared that seat
sales were rictinr M. Packed
houses for both performances VII
mean more GOOD shows for local
citizens. he saws
Tho "Naughty Marietta comnany'
so in number. arrived here lhnrs
dav morning by motor CIR from "a
inhurC.
This has the distinction
az hei.r the onlv class A road show
.rtour IN n motorcade. Not only Is
the r~ersonnel TRANSPORTED mr. auto
mobile but huge trucks carry inc
massive scenery which Is used IN
the production.
"Rio Rita and "Katinka" are the
next shows 70 plav here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
GAME Chief
IN VALLEY
District Warden Tells
Of Opportunities in
South Texas

McALLEN, Nov. ia statement
issued by Chas. Jones, district game
warden, after an inspection trip of
a part of his district gives to the
hunter a good idea Of what 10 ex-
peet when he comes 70 the Lower Rio
Grande Valley for his winter hunt.
The statement Of the game warden in
part follows:
thrill than bringing down one Of
these lordly creatures carrying from
IL to % points. 1t is a contention
on the part az thc old deer hunters
Of a section Of my district that lime
in shrubbery and plant life IS the
direct cause Of the such unusual large
heads as are found among the deer
Of this district.
"The general contour Of the coun-
try is IDEAL for game as millions Of
acres in Znpcta. Starr and Jimm Hogg
counties ere Gabroken ranch land
stretching out on all sides. Blue
quail and Bob Whites are most
plentiful. while on the large lakes
are noticed an abundance of ducks
and jayalines. Bob and leopard cats
are common, while several Mexican
lions are known to range through
this territory.
"Onlv for show purposes Cas these
animals are protected by our game
laws) a be seen on the Bill Jones
and Tom East tracts in Jim HoCg
county some $50 antelope. This little
remnant Of a once unnumbered herd
reigns supreme rs wardens and
ranchers guard them most carefully.
an camp at this time of year with
savory orders of broiling venison.
topped off with a dutch wen Of
browning biscuits. bring about a feel
ing Of completeness and contentment,
that can be had in no other way"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
This Texas Girl
is Happy Now

The quick, easy way those ailments
of children. such as headaches, few
e~rishness, biliousness. coated tongue,
bad breath, no appetite or energy,
etc, simply vanish with the first few
doses Of California Fig Syrup, Is al
ways n surprise to those who use this
fine old medicine for the first time.
Weak, puny, restless and cross chill
dren never fail 10 pick up weight and
gain strength and energy under its
gentle influence. II stimulates the
appetite, regulates the stomach and
bowls and gives these organs tone
and strength so they continue to act
normally. Of their own accord
A well-known Texas mother. Mrs. z.
Gardner, 1929 Burett Street. San An
tonic. says: pauline is rosy-cheeked,
bright-eyed and happy, now; but
when she was two years old we had
a lot Of trouble with her. Her stomach
and bowels seemed TO he week. She
suffered from constipation and bill
iousness until she was fretful and
peevish most Of the time. Then We
rave her some California Fig Syrup
and her trouble stopped quick. We
kept on giving il TO her and soon
she was well and strong"
BE sure 70 ssk for California Fig
Syrup BY the full name so You'll get
the genuine. endorsed b. physicians
for over 30 years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
Businessmen Aid
Street Marking
G

EpINBURG. Nov. f5.-Msny prom
,rent Edinburg business men have
rolunteered their services in stencil
ing the names OF streets on the curbs
- All street intersections Of IN city.
Stencils have arrived end paint and
hrushes have been purchased for the
work.
- on houses in the city. a step that
Ill follow the naming OF the streets
representative Of a man compsnv,
authority on this tyne Of work.
ill be EMPLOYED 20 work with local
-en. John F. Robinson. secretary Of
.Le chamber Of announced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
EYEGLASSES TO MATCH GOWNS

Fashionable OF London
have adopted the vogue of wearing
eyeglasses with frames to match
the color Of the gown. One hostess
who favors tortoiseshell frames has
them in dark and light. scarlet,
green. pale blue. white and black
and each has a colored case to
match.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
cOUT FINANCE GROUP
TO HOLD MEET SOON
lsnecial to The HERALD

CAN BENITO, Nov. 15.-A meeting
.f the budget and finance committee
- the Valley Boy Scout organization
i "a be called soon. according 10
rank c. Ludden. chairman.
Mr.. Ludden has been in charge Of
ais department Of Scout work in
Gs Valley for the past year, ard Is
~[rauring plans for completion Of the
work
The Washington times., 1928-12-17
z RELEASED IN
COPS DEATH

Montgomery county authorities
today released two Washington
youths after an investigation into
the fatal injury OF j. Asbury Case,
county policeman, on the Rockville
pike, last night.
Case drove his motorcycle and
sidecar into the rear end of the
boys parked automobile, on the
pike about mile above Bethesda.
They rushed him to Georgetown
University Hospital, where Case
died shortly after a. IN.
The boys were John NJ. Burke,
20, of the 1000 block of Kearney
st. n. j.. and Michael Lydon, %.
of the 240O block of Pennsylvania
Ave. ~. w.
Policeman ]. r. Nash of the Sew
enth precinct, arrested the youths
at the hospital shortly after their
arrival with the accident victim.
Burke and Lydon were turned over
to county authorities.
After an investigation OF the
circumstances of the crash, it was
decided no inquest would be held
Case, who lived at BrOOkmont
Md, was riding from Rockville 20
the Bethesda substa ton when he
crashed into the Washington ma
chine. which was parked at the
roadside.
The Washington times., 1928-12-17
OXFORD BANNED
To MOL|ERE

PARIS, Dec. II q.N.S).-Tip to
custom agents and postal employees
look out for Moliere's works!
Frances celebrated classic plays
are guilty of moral turpitude. The
regents OF Oxford University have
rendered the verdict themselves
That Moliere. in private life JeaT.
Baptiste Poquelin, close friend of
Racine and La Fontaine, should
have been found guilty Ger the
first time in 200 years OF writing
salacious plays may sound surpris-
ing. But the facts of the case
cannot be denied.
The Vieux Colombier Stock Com
pany of Paris Is bound for tour
of English college centers with
Moliere repertoire. Arrangements
were made for the company to ap-
pear at Oxford.
But the authorities were warned.
The tone in Moliere plays tend to
corrupt the morals of students. We
can permit the productions only
If you allow us to strike out GER
tain lines.
To which the company replied:
We have never changed your
Shakespeare, why do you want to
abridge our Moliere?
The Washington times., 1928-12-17
EL|NOR WYL|E,
NOVELIST,
DIES

Death, sudden and unexpected,
today brought to an end the tur'
bulent career Of Elinor Hoyt Hich-
born Wylie Benet, whose affairs Of
the heart set the tea-cups of Wash.
ington's 400" and the socially elite
of world capitals atingling over a
period of many years.
The poet and novelist died in her
New York home from a paralytic
stroke believed to have resulted
from a fall down four flights OF
stairs in her London home last
summer.
Married three times. the former
Elinor Hoyt flouted the conventions
IS years ago, abandoned her hus-
band, Philip Hichborn. son of the
late Rear Admiral Philip Hichborn.
and eloped with Horace Wylie, who
also abandoned his spouse.
Both the elopers left children
with their deserted mates. Mrs.
Hichborn deserting two children
and Wylie abandoned four,
The couple toured Europe. and
rumors had it, practically the en-
tire world, together while their de-
serted mates severed their respec
tive marital ties in Washington
divorc courts. The couple were
free" in 1916 and were married in
that year.
Commits Suicide
In the meantime. however, Hich-
born, broken-hearted. worried and
feeling his position all too keenly
committed suicide in the Hichb6rn
home at Eighteenth and p Streets
Northwest.
The marriage performed in 1916
lasted but three years. the couple
separating in 1919. Mrs. Wylie OBJ
tanned A divorce in Providence
X. l., and in 1928 married William
Rose Benet, prominent critic and
author.
During the interval between her
divorce from Wylie and marriage
to Benet, the former Washington
society bud began her literary ef-
forts. which brought her further
into the international limelisht
Mrs. Benet was the daughter of
Henry NJ. Hoyt, solicitor-general
under President Taft A : brother,
Henry Hoyt, recently committed
suicide, and another brother, Ricn-
ard, who had been divorced at
Reno by Jean Bankhead, sister of
Talullah. threw himself from an
ocean liner on the dare of a Wash
ington sub.deb.
Shortly after her marriage to
Benet. charges were made that her
divorce from Wylie. obtained in
Providence, r. l., had not been
regular"
The Washington times., 1928-12-17
MAN, 90, DIES; 8
INJURED IN
D. c. FIRE
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lad leaped from the blazing build
ing and the men caught him.
On the third story, Smith, whose
burns later proved fatal clung with
his hands to the window sill, his
night clothes ablaze.
Despairing of receiving aid. he
let go and fell into an areaway,
Both ankles were broken and his
back was fractured. physicians al
the hospital said.
Rescue Children
Brown and Kelly. together with
Eldridge Sherbert and Edward
Hyde, of the gas company's
emergency patrol crew. rescued Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Walterholter and
their five children.
The Walterholter family was cut
off in the basement by the flames.
The damage has as yet not been
determined.
The second and third floor of the
rhc.se were guttcd and the first
floor and basement were damaged
by water
Mrs Burns said: ST was awak.
ened by what l thought was run
ming water. Then l heard Mr..
Snaith and Mr.. Donohue screaming
nor help. I went to the door and
saw the flames spreading over the
entire stairway"
The fire, people say, went up
the main stairway and cut off the
escape of those on the second and
third floors.
According to several persons who
saw and took part in the rescues,
mr.. Donohue, while he was hanging
from the window sill. screamed to
persons below, Never mind about
me, look out for my wife and the
boy"
:. Toys Lost In Flames
Eeixhbors Of the fire-stricken oc-
.cupants of the building took them
into their homes and furnished
clothing to cover them. Some of
the occupants were so tired from
their efforts to escape the flames
that they remained in bed until a
late hour this morning.
Several of the children living in
the house this morning were look
ing into the charred debris that
filled the halls for their toys that
had been forgotten in their hasty
exit.
Glass in the windows on the
Becond and third floor had melted
from the heat and it glazed over
part of the burned area on some
of the window sills.
Some of the people that escaped
the flames last night. narveled this
morning that they had escaped at
all.
One man, who said that he lived
in the building, told of the plaster
cracking and the intense heat
which he felt as he made his way
10 safety.
The Washington times., 1928-12-17
Early Trial Sought
By Slayer of Wife

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Dec. II. IN.
S.).-Early trial will be sought for
Charles S. Taylor, 52-year-old con-
fesed trunk slayer" of his wife.
prosecutors announced today. An
indictment probably will be given
the grand jury Tuesday for action,
it was stated
Taylor himself. returned here
from Shreveport La. where he
was captured. desires AN early
trial.
I've nothing to live for" he
declared disconsolately in his Jail
cell. Il loved her, and I'm ready
to pay. | took her life, and /
suppose the law should take mine
AS a matter OF fact. / prefer the
electric chair.
The Washington times., 1928-12-17
130 SOLDIERS
DIE IN FIGHTS
IN PARAGUAY
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ing Paraguayan forts in the dis.
puted district.
Both countries are In frenzy Of
patriotism Hundreds are enlisting.
Parades and demonstrations fill the
streets of all the principal cities.
A formal announcement OF war
appears inevitable. dispatches re-
ceived here from both sources in
dicate.
Each country declares the other
the aggressor. The governments
of both promise their respective
populaces immediate redress.
The Boiivians are using modern
war methods. A Bolivian airplane
flew over Bahia Negra and dropped
four bombs. None of the explo-
sives went off. however.
In view of the renewed hostilities,
neither country appears to be will
ling to wait for arbitration either
by the Pan-American conference
or the League of Nations.
Both are reported massing troops
and equipment along the borders of
the disputed district.
The Washington times., 1928-12-17
Grover Whalen Now
NY. Police Commissioner

NEW YORK, Dec. II U.N.S).-
Grover A. Whalen is the city's new
police commissioner.
He succeeds Joseph A. Warren
and will be sworn in at city hall AT
noon tomorrow it was announced
by Mayor Walker.
The Washington times., 1928-12-17
KING REPORTED
MPROVED
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with theraputic rays. These are
used as tonic to bolster his powers
of resistance and speed his re-
covery.
Elated by the soverelgn's improve
ment, members of the royal family
are relaxing somewhat from their
long vigil Queen Mary. Princess
Mary and her husband, Viscount
Lascelles, had dinner at the Duke
of York's home. 1t was the Queens
first meal outside the palace since
the King became ILL.,
Because of the reassurinc bulletins
issued yesterday, here were fewer
inquiries regarding his majesty's
condition today.
The Washington times., 1928-12-17
Work on Highway Bridge
To Take Another Week

Although this is the fina; day
under the contract for completion
Of the flooring Of Highway Bridge
the work probably will not be fin.
ished for another week. Assista mt
Engineer Commission II. c. White,
hurst said today.
The Farrls Engineering Company.
Of Pittsburgh, the contractor will
be required to paw IA penalty of $50
for every day from now until the
work is completed, plus expenses o.
inspection by the District Govern.
ment, Whitehmrst said
The Washington times., 1928-12-17
CITY SHAMED BY
LIFE TERM
FOR RUM
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woke up something. Takes a
woman to do that"
The significance of her trial az a
test of public opinion of the
"habitual criminal statute In a
State where sale and possession Of
liquor are felonies is lost on Ettie
May Miller. What is clear to her
Is the drab set of circumstances
through which she may end drab
life behind prison walls.
II she had the vocabulary of
metropolitan bootlegging circles,
she might say that she took the
rap once too often for her ne'er-do-
well man. Her divorce suit is pend
ing against Alvin C"Cordy'D Miller,
whose record covers a whole deck
Of cards in Lansing. police flies.
Miller is now serving his third
prison term in the State peniteu.
tiary at Jackson.
Local Option His Ruin
Local option was the ruination
of Cordv," his wife said in the
county jail at Mason today. when
Ingham country went dry before
The war he turned bootlegger Twice
when they nearly caught him he
turned stool pigeon for the police
put the blame on me and l served
time for him.
Once he gave me some money
and sent me for liquor and l was
arrested. Another time he was
mad because / wouldn't let him in
my house--the house / built with
my own hands. He brought thir-
teen cops to break in and find a
suitcase Of whisky he brought from
Detroit himself"
Yes. and I've husked corn and
worked like a man in the hay
field the angular, wiry woman
said. II can pitch or load as
much hay az any man. | was
topping beets in the field when they
came ami arrested me-"
The Wheezy cottage organ which
is the chief ornament of the home
Mrs. Miller may never see again
was acquired for IS which she
worked OUT on farm near here.
Got 1t For the Girls
Il got it for the girls to play"
she explained.
Mrs. Miller has given birth to
10 children. four of whom are now
living.
Fred Phillips, her son by a
former marriage. is living in the
house with his wife and two chubby
tattered little sons who have baited
Santa to bring them new shoes by
hanging battered red tissue
Christmas bell in the window.
They've had these decora tions
three years" their mother said of
the paper festoonS that hung from
the unplastered ceiling. They
teased till l put them up"
Yellow1ng newspapers partially
paper the lathed walls of the place
Mrs. Miller called home A flower
wreathed motto, "As for Me and
My House. We Will Serve the Lord"
hangs over one of the wider
creVices in the wall.
The Washington times., 1928-12-17

MADRID, Dec. II G.N.s9.--Par-
aguay has replied cordially" to
Spains offer to mediate the ter
ritorial dispute between that re.
public and Bolivia, Gen. Primo de
Rivera. head OF the government,
announced today. Gen. Primo de
Rivera said:
Il telegraphed to the govern
ments OF Bolivia and Paraguay of
fering the good offices of Spain to
mediate, 1t was considered that
Spain was the best qualified for
this task being the mother coun-
try OF both republics. The Presi-
dent of Paraguay has replied cor
daily"
NEW YORK, Dec. IT U.N.S.(-In-
vestiga ton of recent loans by the
United States to Bolivia were to be
made by Wall Street today, follow.
ing charges made by the Para
guayan legation in Washington that
the money was to he used to finance
war with that country.
Denial of the charges already has
been made here in financial circles,
was made, representatives of the
banking syndicate said, on good
faith, after careful investigation
of the purposes for which it was
intended.
The loan, so far as known in
Wall Street, is to be used for the
retirement of railroad and santa
tion bonds previously issued, for
further railway and highway con.
struction. for the reduction of
floating Indebtedness and "other
purposes"
The Washington times., 1928-12-17
MAY GET EXTRA PAY

JOINT resolution providing that
per nlem employees OF the Federal
ana Dlstrlct Governments who get
a holiday next Monday, Christmas
EVe. as result of President Cool
luSe recent order. shall he paid
Tor .haL day' the same as any other
hohoaY' WAS introduced in the
Hehal" today by Senator Capper
OF Kansas. chairman OF the Sen
ate District Committee.
The Washington times., 1928-12-17

Placing water heated to $50 de-
grees In the machine and exerting
pressure of 100000 pounds. Prof.
Bridgman found he had a solid
block of water. ice in other words,
despite the fact that the block of
water retained it's original heat as
long as the pressure was main
tanned. He has placed an egg in
ice water in the container. exerted
100000 pounds pressure. and the
egg has come out hard boiled.
The machine is in reality a hy-
draulic press with a plunger. to
make the pressure. and con.
tainer. in which the pressure is
maintained. The upper section of
steel cross-member holds the
container and the lower movable
section. containing the plunger, is
operated by hand pump. Ex-
planned by its inventor for a lay
man. the principle on which it
works follows:
"All you have TO do is take a
large thick block of steel, bore
hole in it and place a liquid in the
hole. Then put into the top of the
hole a plug that won't leak and
push on the plug. The only limit
to the pressure that may be applied
comes through leaking around the
plug or the yielding of the steel
container."
Prof. Bridgman says he has
solved the problem of the leaking
plug. but although he uses the
finest steel for his container. the
steel gives way under pressure of
more than 600 900 pounds.
The Washington times., 1928-12-17
LOCAL DRYS TO ELECT

Annual election of officers OF tue
Anti.SalOon League Of the District
of Columbia will he held tonight at
1880 o'clock at the Mt. Vernon
Place Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, Ninth Street and Massachu'
setts Ave. n. w. r. r. Camalier.
assistant United States attorney:
James f. Doran. COMMISSIONS OF
Prohibition. and Andrew wilson
president of the league, will speak,