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GENERAL DEPRESSION" DEMoBMIzED

NULE " ~ -AVIEBEaWT.
A cartocnist draws a disconsolate and moth-eaten
nilitary figure labelled General Depression" mourn
inF over the fact that he no longer leads the political
barads which 10 shown passing in all cheesfulness. It
lm q timely and pertinent comment On the business
hspect of the present presidential campaign.
The myth Of political effect upon business was one
kf republican raising. Campaign managers for that
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-04
The Grab Bag


Persons born under this ulrn
are generally contantad with their
let and not inclined NO fuss about
things They can adjust themselves
readily 20 conditions and easily FAN
into new routine. Yet they hnva
their own interest constantly a.
miad and usually attain what thrv
desire 70 possess.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-04

METAL I'm LUNG 40 YEARS
PUTNEY. EnR.-Wken William
Tibble dee suddenly =: $s-5Pka re-
vealed IN Ms lung "A piece of mell
that wounded him I'm 1915 Af why
Ridge
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-04


How did YOU drift into pictures Z"
asked Tony.
Its frightfully simple. Two years
ago / was working in stock, up in
Albany. Getting a lot of experience
and mighty little else. Naturally I
was anxious to get back to Broadway.
These small towns are great places
Ito die In. So when n girl friend
Of mine wrote me she'd gone with
the Globe, and was playing a lady
in-waiting in the big Mary Queen
Of Scots picture they did that year,
I decided to have a try at il myself.
I'D been on the stage for two years
then-ever since | was Switzerland
thought I knew enough about acting
10 get By on the screen. MY friend
introduced me to Paul Brennan. the
Globes head d~irector-you know
him. | guess-and he said he would
give me a chance. I hung around the
studio day after day, but nothing
happened. and I was beginning to
feel discouraged, when one Of the
court ladies got into a row with
Brennan over sometnIng-being late,
I believe-and he gave me the part.
Pure luck, of course. If | hadn't hap
pened to be on the set that morning,
I'd never have gotten Il. He saw me
standing there. and pointed his finger
at me. You knew how queer and
nervous no is.
"sCan YOU act?' he shouted, as
though I'd committed q crime.
"tCertainly,' I said. trembling in
my boots.
asThen get into makeup, and don't
BE- All day about IL. Remember its
costing me . hundred dollars : min
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-04

READ THIS FIRST:
The story opens with the pending
displacement Of the star, Alice Car
roll, OF the Davidson Productions GO.
Alice's contract Is about 10 expire.
and Lew Davidson, a h~ard-boiled
judge of pretty women, has been
seen to scan cynically the first traces
81 wrinkles in her otherwise girlish
face. Her fate il regarded as sealed.
Tony Hull. a director with a ems
Of decency. q tall. gray-eyed man Of
thirty-five. has secret hopes Of wit
Messing the elevation OF Jane Dare,
a small, graceful woman just emery
ing from joyous youth, Of great
beauty and fine character, TO stellar
honors.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-16
Store Arrangement
Designed To Provide
Maximum Efficiency

Scientific arrangement Of depart
ments, assuring maximum efficiency
in operation and also convenience
for patrons will be one of the out
standing features of the h. Manautou
store. Store engineers were provided
by the Grand Rapids Store Equip
ment corporation Of Grand Rapids,
Mich. to provide the general floor
plan, and the placing Of all fixtures
and equipment has been under the
supervision OF experts.
The main entrances to the store
are from Washington street. The
first department 70 the right is de-
voted TO piece goods and the central
space 70 toiletries, hosiery, etc. The
mems department extends along the
left side OF the ground floor from
the entrance to the mezzanine floor
at the rear, and will include a com
plete line Of hats, clothing and fur
nishings.
The electric elevator il located
near the center Of the building on
the right side, and the cashiers
desk facing the rear il IN the center
near the elevator. The shoe depart
ment IL located on the first floor 70
the rear under the mezzanine with
the fitting lounges placed '
iently. Domestics and blankets are
In q department between the eIeva-
tor and the stairs "a the mezxanine.
And the department devoted n work,
boys clothing, etc. IL located IN the
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center between the cashiers desk
and the shoe department.
The m~ezzanine floor. located at
the rear, will be devoted 70 the eco
nomy department. which will be one
OF the feature departments OF the
store. Special economy prices will
prevail in this department, and II
will carry a wide scope OF merchan-
disc. Access 20 the mezzanine floor
is gained by . short flight OF broad
steps, with the broad stairway ex-
tending frorn the mezzanin 20 the
second floor.
The ladies' furnishings and ready
to-wear department will occupy the
entire front Of the second floor, and
in equipped with dressing rooms. one
on each side Of the building with an
alteration department, i'm charge of
a competent ladies' tailor. in the
center. The millinery department il
located in the center of the second
floor, and che children's and in
fants' wear DEPARTMENT, which will
be n Of the big departments OF the
store, will occupy a large space to
the e a Of the millinery department,
The luggage department will be on
the second floor, and the spacions
ladies' rest room md also the main
office will oecupy the rear part Of
the second flocr.
This arrangement II expected IA
prove very convenient for customers.
Those desiring tn make purchases
(Contin aed on page two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-16
STYLES
IN MILLINERY
Pepper Corporation to
Make Purchases for
Manautou Store

Whatever fashion may tecree in
the line OF millinary will be found
in. the millinery department. OF the
=. Manautou store. This department,
located on the second floor, prom
ises 10 BE one Of the most popular,
and the fact that the entire selec-
ton is made by the Alfred Pepper
Buying corporation Of New York will
heighten its popularity.
The Pepper Buying corporation
has representatives in every millin-
cry center In the United States and
Europe and maintains constant touch
with the changing modes and fash
ions, and keeping the stocks Of their
clients constantly replenished, they
perform a service which has made
the firm one Of the most popular in
the United States among dealers in
millinery.
One feature Of the buying corpora
ton IS the fact It has placed mill
hnery buying upon a business basis
and practically established a stand
ard Of reasonable prices. Hundreds
Of stores throughout the United
States, which a lew years ago were
generally from a few months to n
year behind the New York styles in
millinery, are now enabled through
the services Of these buyers to Of
fer their customers the latest de-
signs and fashions at the same time
they appear In the eastern centers.
Buying the entire output Of several
large millinery manufacturers and
designers they have been enabled 10
secure for their clients very reason
able prices on latest styles, and
these prices are in turn extended TO
the customers. The old system Of
the customer paying several profits
before acquiring the millinery has
been eliminated, with the result
there has been a Standardization Of
prices upon a reasonable level.
II have been very fortunate IN
securing the services or the Popper
Buying corporation to purchase nv
millinery stocks" Mr.. Manautou said.
Buying Of millinery Is an art which
requires intensive study, and the
average merchant has no time 70 de-
vote 20 that study. IL il were not
Tor the service extended BY this
firm would be obliged to maintain
an expert representative in New
York. know when I receive a con-
signment Of millinery that il will
consist Of the latest fashions and
the best possible quality. The Pop
per Buying corporation has built w
a reputation for service, and this il
attested BY the large number Of
clients who have engaged their SER
vices 10 act as representatives in
the purchase Of millinery"
In the Manautou store arrange
ments have been made for a large
millinery department. which will be
in charge Of an expert milliner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-16

DEPARTMENTS
ARE SELECTED
Owner Of New Depart
ment Store Announ-
ces Orga nization
Plan for Personnel

Every department in the Z. Manu-
ton store will be separate and will
have q department manager, accord
ing 10 plans recently completed by
Mr.. Manautou, who has gwen con-
siderable study 10 this phase of or
ganization.
Mr.. Manautou will be in personal
charge of the establishment and VIII
personally direct each department,
and each department manager will be
responsible for the management OF
his or her department only. There
will be no overlapping duties under
this plan Of organization, Mr. Manau-
tou said. Each employe will know
his place and his work. liz will prob
ably require a few weeks before the
organization is functioning perfect
liz, but the manager expressed great
confidence in the feasibility Of the
plan.
Bertram G.. Combe. who has a wide
circle Of friends and acquaintance
in Brownsville and throughout the
Valley has accepted the position Of
floor manager. The mems depart
ment will Be In charge Of Maurice
Kohn Of Houston, who has had ex-
t~ensive experience in this line or
wcrk. The ladies' ready-to-wear de-
partment will be under the ~supervi-
sion Of Mrs. Cora p. Smith, and Mrs.
L. r. Hopp will have charge OF the
millinery department. The shoe de-
partment will be managed by Manuel
r. Mendoza, who has been with Mr..
Manautou several years, and Miss
Alice Brown has been appointed
head OF the piece goods department.
A department devoted "a notions,
hosiery, toilet articles. etc, will be
in charge OF Mrs. A. IT. Wilson.
The children's and infants wear de-
partment will be managed by Mrs.
Raymond Champion, and the econ
omy department by Mss Geneviva
Gomez.
One Of the features Of the store
will be the alteration and hem
stitching department, conducted by
Miss Eliza Garcia, which will be
located on the second floor near the
ladies's dressing rooms.
Two cashiers will be employed,
Miss Dorcas Garcia to he in charge
of the desk on the main floor and
Miss Lucille Champion on the sec
ond floor.
According TO present arrangements
the store will have between 30 and
35 employees, each department 10
have its quota Of clerks who will
work under the personal direction
Of the department manager.
Commenting upon his organization
plans, Mr.. Manautou stated he had
ascertained that the best way 70
assure real service to customers was
70 place each department under a
separate manager and 20 hold that
responsible for the general
conduct or the department.
"Under this plan each department
head takes a personal pride in his
or her department" he said. "They
desire TO make their department the
best IN the store: 70 provide SER
vice which will assure an excellent
sales record. and good department
managers can generally Undue their
clerks with the same spirit I be-
lieve I have been fortunate IN Sc
curing an organization that will aid
In making this store the most pop
ular in the Valley. OF curse. this
organization cannot be welded to-
rether in n day or n week, but Il
believe that under this system we
eventually will have one cf the best
store organizations ever assembled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-16

small Capital Unlimited FaiM In Valley Wln

bv those who have seer this Valley
transformed from a tangle Of mes
quite and cactus into the richest
Horticultural area within the bcun-
daries Of Texas. 7 car readily
understand why some Of the new
corners. who do not fully realize the
potentialities Of the region, are skep-
teal: but the odd timers who have
witnessed this development have nc
doubt Of the prosperous future IN
store for this most favored region.
We have seer the change; we know
what the Valley has done in the past
and what il can do In the future
and l have hacked my faith, the same
faith / had fifteen years agc-by
erecting this department store
Valley Never Failed Him
when l look back over the years
it seems almost incredible that the
Valley vas once regarded as virtu-
ally q desert; that wnen ] first knew
IL Brownsville and Rio Grands City
we're virtually the only towns and
that they were rated rs little more
than frontier outpests. The change
has been wrough IA twenty-five
years, az incredibly pref space OF
time for such development as this
section has attained.
During the years | have been IN
business in the Valley the Valley
has never failed me. In the old days
| was advised not 10 extend my chain
Of stores; that the Valley develop
ment was merely a boom that would
not last. / knew that with the rich
soil, irrigation and the development
Of transportation the future ef the
Valley was assured, and that no
place in the South offered a better
or more substantial foundation for
business expansion.
Il have tried to grow with the Val
ley, but the pace Of Valley develop
ment has been too rapid. It Is true
my stores grew in number and sales
doubled and trebled, but IL eventu-
ally became impossible for me to
handle the chain of stores, and II
was then ! decided 10 concentrate in
Brownsville and erect the depart
ment store which / visioned fifteen
years ago when / opened my little
establishment, my first store In
Mission.
Depends on Volume Business
UIWNWrE " Ian 49, EA@AAt@
through volume business. That has
always been my policy; but the
greater efficiency of this new estab-
lishment will permit the handling Of
greater volume and a consequently
smaller margin Ct profit. l have
learned that success in merchandise
ing lies in a quick turn oyer Of
goods; and that small margins Of
profit on the individual articles
means a bigger profit when the bust
ness Of the year is finally checked.
This store will handle high quality
goods. and | am confident that
through rapid turn-overs the prices
to can be held 70 the
minimum.
II will be in personal charge cf
the establishment. and IL will be my
ambition 70 build up the business
upon a plane which make this store
all that / have visioned its real
asset to Brownsville and the entire
Valley"
Evening star., 1928-09-10
The Speeding Penalty.

Another District official puts himself
on record as advocating the return OF
the one-year clause in regard to second
and third offenses against the speed
regulations. Supporting Traffic Direc-
tor Harland in his views, Corporation
Counsel William W. Bride in his an
nual report to the Commissioners sug-
gests that Congress be urged to remedy
the situation wherein a motorist may
be arrested three times in thirty years
and on the third arrest must go to
Jail. Not only is the unlimited period
unfair to the motorist, in Mr.. Brides
opinion, but he believes that it operates
to win acquittal for fragrant offenders
against the regulations. because juries
hesitate to pronounce a person guilty
when it inevitably results in a jail
sentence. BY his recommendation,
therefore, Mr. Bride would remove an
unfair burden on the careful but oc-
casionally fast driver and at the same
time make 1t possible to secure great
er number of convictions in court.
When this amendment to the traffic
code was first suggested there was
some public misunderstanding as to its
purpose Many persons believed that
it was an attempt on the part of the
to lessen the penalty for
offenses. That is not the case. 1t
assures a fine and possibly a
Jail sentence, if the violation is fiagrant
enough, for those convicted of third
offense speeding instead of allowing
the violator to escape altogether be-
cause the jury will not send him to
Jail 1t removes also the obvious un-
fairness of imprisoning motorist for
three widely scattered minor offenses.
The Commissioners should certainly
submit this matter to Congress for
It's merits are obvious
and comparatively little difficulty should
be encountered in the legislative body
In making it a part of the traffic code.
Evening star., 1928-09-10
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All Other States and Canada.
NIemher nf the Assnciated Press
Turn on the LiQht !

AS soon as President Coolidge and
Secretary Kellogg are back at their
desks in Washington this week, it is to
be hoped that prompt occasion will be
found to clear up the accommodating rnys-
terry Of the Anglo-French naval agree
ment
If Representative Britten of Illinois.
speaking in his new rank as chairman
of the House naval affairs committee. is
led in a Paris interview to denounce the
agreement as "subverSive diplomacy"
and another attempt to insure Great
Britain control Of the seas it is obvi-
ously time to turn on the light.
The terms of the agreement, in so far
as Great Britain and France have made
them known. were communicated to the
United States Government several weeks
ago. But they remain the secret of the
State Department. Whatever the terms
are, the American public is entitled to
know them, particularly if there is any
Justification for the extreme statements
to which Representative Britten lends
his name.
If the Anglo-French agreement is a
pact designed merely to promote pro-
gresSive limitation of naval armament.
there can be nothing in it worthy Of
concealment. If the implications of the
agreement are prejudicial to the inter-
eSts of the United States, there is all
the more reason for acquainting the
American people with their nature.
During the week end European cables
brought reports that the agreement has
already been 'scrapped," owing to the
hostility which it has aroused in this
country and elsewhere. But the British
foreign Office has promptly denied those
reports. 1t declares that the reason the
precise character of the Anglo French
understanding has been withheld from
general public knowledge is that the
reaction" of America, Japan and Italy
Is still awaited.
The longer the United States is de-
prived of the opportunity of judging the
merits OF the phantom pact, the more
unfavorable American reaction" is like
IL to be. There are intimations that
President Coolidge, displeased with the
dark-lantern diplomacy amid which the
London and Paris governments Matched
the agreement, directed Secretary Kel-
logg to cancel his projected visit to Eng
land after the Paris anti-war treaty
ceremony. There are suggestions, too,
that the Washington Government is
by way of diSpatching note of protest.
ing inquiry to Great Britain and France,
Whatever of fact or fancy there may
be in the whole Anglo-French naval
business, it does not seem unreasonable
30 propose that, as far as America, at
least. is concerned, the episode be at
once removed from the realm Of specu-
lation and disclosed forthwith for what
1t is
Evening star., 1928-09-10

avert punishment It seeks to bribe
jurors. 1t even tries to reach" the
bench of justice itself. 1t resorts TO
murder to remove dangerous witnesses.
There is just now under investigation
in New York mysterious trio OF deaths
which bear a suggestive relationship to
an extensive public work contract fraud
that has come under investigation and
research. Memory is not yet dulled OF
the Rosenthal murder in New York
some years ago, as result of which,
through an exceptional stroke Of JUS
tice. four men were executed.
The tapping of grand jury walls IN
Chicago must have been effected
through some measure of collusion. 1t
becomes important now to find out how
the secret wires were laid. and who was
guilty of rendering assistance in this
scheme to penetrate the secrecy of the
chamber. But there is little reason to
nope that such a quest would succeed.
The best that can be done is to remove
the wires, and hereafter whenever a
body of inquisition is assembled to safe
guard the precincts through constant
inspection of the walls.
Evening star., 1928-09-10
Deafness and Death.

Three more persons have paid with
what eminent medical authorities have
repeatedly stated is impossible, to cure
deafness by stunting in an airplane.
This latest tragedy occurred Friday at
Springfield, Mass. A siX-year-old boy
was taken to flying field by his father
and the pilot, with whom he was to
fly, was instructed to loop the loop and
perform other maneuvers in the hope of
effecting cure for the lads deafness.
From two thousand feet the plane
crashed to earth, killing the boy, the
pilot and another passenger, while the
father, horror stricken, stood by.
1t was only recently that an epidemic
of stunt flying to cure deafness took
place at the flying fields near New
York City, resulting in accidents and
miraculous escapes from death, but with
no beneficial results to the patients. The
authorities were forced to call halt
on these attempts. Physicians of high
repute were consulted and were unani-
nous in stating that a deaf person
could find no means of relief in such
performances. Doting parents and
relatives should realize that they are
placing the lives of their loved ones
Senselessly in jeopardy when they un-
dertake this form Of treatment.
Evening star., 1928-09-10
Stray Animal Problem
Demands New Solution
To the Editor OF The Star:


How interesting and wonderful is the
battle that is raging against the Ami
NAL Rescue League! I have been de-
lighted to find that most writers in The
Star have deplored their actions, not
only in regard to the faithful collie dog
which they needlessly put to death, but
also because of the thousands upon
thousands Of animals they have killed
without just cause. Washington is at
last awakening!
One person, in writing in behalf of
the league, wants to know what the
organization Is to do with the homeless
animals it finds If it doesn't put them
to death? There Is only one sensible
thing to do. The league should not pick
up these animals and kill them, but
should work in more humane way by
getting cooperation through Congress
and the citizens to prevent so many ami
mails from being born. That would be
better by far than killing so many
faithful animals. Moreover, the city
pound will do all the killing necessary,
as it is amply provided for by the
Government
The league would do more good by
keeping down the number of animals
born. as l stated before, and by reach
ing the people through humane litera-
ture. If it would do this, it would then
deserve its name of Rescue League"
Many people are grossly deceived in
matters concerning the league One
writer in The Star stated that only the
diseased animals were put to death.
Frankly, that lady didn't know the truth
of the matter, for in the last published
report by the Animal Rescue League
that organization put TO death over 96
per cent of all animals taken there that
year. AS over 10000 were taken there
last year. they thereby killed approx
mately 10000 animals. Plain Judgment
tells any one that there were not 10000
disease animals in this city in one year.
I have my doubts if there were 1000
taken there in poor condition during the
whole year. No animal seems to be safe
on the streets any more. Let us work
to abolish such menace to the humane
cause if this organization keeps up its
present methods.
MRS. CATHERINE BRIGGS.