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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-06
FLASHES OF LIFE
(By The Associated Press)
(By the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press)
ATLANTIC CITY.-With special
approval by the principal some 80
high school girls are wearing MILDLY
blouses in an effort to stop dress
snobbery. MILDLY blouses were speci-
fled in fear there would be blouses
Of chiffon or other elaborate crea-
tions.
NEW Y0RK.-The new president
Of the Women's national Republican
Club is Miss Maude Wetmore. whose
Island and United States senator for
there terms.
DETR0IT.-Cu Cupid 10 taking .
hand in the automotivs industry.
Miss Elizabeth Briggs, whose IA
Tiers company makes automobile
bodies, is engaged to her childhood
neighbor, Charles T. Fisher. Jr.,
whose father founded the Fisher
Body corporation.
CEIcAGo.-A $4,000 pearl neck
lace lost by Mrs. William II. Hub
bard. Jr, while shopping. has been
found in a waste paper basket in
O millinery store.
NEW Y0RK.-Mr. 0lvsny, head Of
Tammany. is pretty busy these days
getting back $4,000 profit made by
svbroker on a resale of Tammany
Hall and various other things. AS
yet he has not read Governor Smiths
$1,000 word message except for the
headlines and sub-heads.
GLENN HEAD, n. Y. - Another
Taft is on the bench. Waibridge s.
Taft, nephew Of the chief justice,
Is a justice of the peace for this
exclusive Long Island community.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-06

IL was Mary who gave Kathryn
her first incentive to strive for star
dom, over ten years ago. Kathryn
was the daughter Of a locomotive
hostler at the Gary steel mills. Her
early life was attuned to the shrieks
of the locomotive whistle and the
shrill noise Of the mills.
Not much music there, but one day
her mother, who loved music. bat
didn't often have the chance to hear
it, bought gallery seats to the Chi
a z opera. She took Kathryn with
her. wrapped in a red coat and
stocking cap, like little Red Riding
Hood.
Kathryn. who had never heard any
one sing, except the children at
Sunday school, was swept away in
to q musical paradise. Her red coat,
in her imaginative mind, turned to
a silken shawl as she watched Mary
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-06
St. Edwards Honors
Rio Hondo Student
Snecinl 10 The Hernldl

AUSTIN. Tex. Jan. 6.-Eugene Nc
Cabe OF Rio Hondo was recently
elected president Of the Engineering
society Of st. Edwards university.
He is a junior in the School Of
Engineering. The club has for its
purpose the discussion of engineer
ing problems and inventions, and
each member Of the club il required
to read a paper on some engineering
subject at a meeting Of the club.
McCabe is also a member Of the
st. Edwards Cleo Club.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-06
uTRrH ANNOUNCED

rAN BFNTTO, Jan. b.-Mr. and
~ n. +. Heath announced the
L;rfh ef a baby girl Monday at the
BAPTIST Valley hospital
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-06

Specials not advertised will be found here in every departments
at prices less than cost. Lots of broken styles but all good and
good values. Be sure to look for them.
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Postal Receipts AT
Mercedes Increasing

MERCEDES, Jan. 6.-Postal re-
ceipts for 1927 totaled $23,576 accord
ing to II. Z. Hager. local postmaster.
Hager stated that the receipts were
considerable above those Of 1926 but
was unable to give the a figures.
The office has been having an in
crease in both incoming and outgoing
mail for several months.
JOHANNESBURG.-Piet Gelsenn.
his wife and two children were kill
ed by lions on their farm.
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Pure Silk, Full Fashioned Hose

Discontinued brands, nationally advertised, not all colors or sizes
of any one style, but all sizes and colors all told, special at
s1O0 pair.
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All $29.95 Winter Dresses, now. SASS
All $39.95 Winter Dresses, now. $l9.9S
All $685. Winter Dresses, now. $24.9S
All $685. Winter Dresses, now. $34.9S
Jewelry and Novelty Accessories

January finds US with a few odd pieces Of ladies' adornments
and you will find them reduced from rs to 50%-mak your
selections early.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-06
Gossard Corsets and Brassiers

Entire stock of corsets and completes and brasiers, consisting
of just the right thing for your figure, reduced for first time
to IA off.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-06
Silk Quilted Robes

A small number of warm silk quilted robe
duced Is % to $50.
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All SIZES Winter Dresses, now $6.4S
All SASS Winter Dresses, now. . $7.48
All $l9.95 Winter Dresses, now. 4. 1898
All Winter Goats Reduced
Silk Underwear Reduced

Broken sizes and odds and ends in crepe de chin
georgette, teddies, gowns, step-ins, slips, dancettes
25 60 to $3.50.
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Charter No. 702 Reserve District No.
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK

Reserve District No. IL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-06

OF dresses-An Winter Dresses Reduced ~ Price-For Sports-Sreet-
Afternoon and Evening wear. And just the sort you can wear for many oc-
caIons before winter is done.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12
VICTIMS OF
STORM TELL
own STORIES
Untold Hardships Are
Suffered By Two in
Fight with Elements
On Mexican Coast

Capt. R. ". Stone, international
Air Transport pilot and Don ~.
Stewart. vice president of the III. WI.
Mum Investment company. missing
Tor four days in the bad lands and
along the desOlate. STERN swept coast
OF Mexico, have returned safely To
Brownsville none the worse for the
experience which they related in de-
tail upon arrival here.
The two men we're landed at the
municipal air field shortly after noon
Tuesday BY Maj. Bernard Law, chief
Of the Air Transport company. who
brought the storm victims 70 this city
from the Soto In Marina after he
hcd located them there at the end Of
his reconnaissance flight Monday.
III washed out my plane Wednesday
morning IN a battle with a 80 mile
head wind and was picked up by
Maj. Law and taken 70 the Soto Ia
Marina in his plane. my plane having
gone down about 30 miles from the
fishing camp" Capt. Stone said.
Searched for Plane
"That same afternoon. | took seven
of the III w employed at the camp, and
started for the Chamal Ranch. about
20 miles inland where we spent We'd
nesday night and left early Thurs
day morning. by wagon, for the sec
tion of the coast line where believed
my plane had wrecked.
I'VE searched all Thursday for the
plane but being unable 20 find il We
returned 10 the ranch late that eve
ming and made preparations for an
early morning getaway Friday.
When we left the ranch Friday about
daylight. W was raining in torrents
and we were using six mules TO pull
our wagon.
1T must have been noon when we
finally reached the Laguna Madre
ahcrr we left our wagon and waded
across the Laguna 10 the island on
which my plane was wrecked.
should imagine the wind was blowing
10 miles an hour nc this time and the
waters Of the gulf were breaking al
least 80 feet high. We noted that
the wind was increasing In tensity
and Nv the time we had fought our
way to the plane. which BY that time
was practically submerged and being
beaten to pieces BY the serf, the wind
had reached an estimated velocity OF
30 miles and we could hardly stand.
Stayed Until Saturday
"Realixing the uselessness Of at
tempting. 60 salvage the plane. we
started %ross the island "a the bay
side but the storm had reached such
Continued on page ten.l
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Meet TO Bound Port District
BLUE BLOODS OF
y = y
RUSSIA, CLERKS
X = y
IN u. s., TO WE'D

CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-tPl-Aleka
OF the sports dress section and
George of the novelties counter
will be married Friday.
Aleka. 20, Is Princess Galitzine,
whose father was the late Prince
Paul Of Russia. George, %. is
Prince Rostislav Of Russia, nephew
of Nicholas, last of the Romanoff
ears. His mother was the Cars
sister.
Princess Galitzine came to Chi
cago early this year to join her
mother. Princess Alexandria. She
has been working in the sports
dress section at Carson, Pirie,
SCOTS. Prince George followed
her three months ago, and got a
job at Marshall Fields in the now
city goods section.
Prince and princess met several
years ago in London. where the
princess was acting a. a nurse
maid.
The wedding ceremony will take
place at the Greek orthodox
church. There viii be a three-day
honeymoon over the weekend,
then each will 70 back 10 the de-
partment store.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12
REGULAR dem
ORGANIZATION
BACKINGSMITH
Moody Pledges Aid to
Ticket; Boilers Not
Delegates, Leaders
Aver After Split

DALLAS. Tex, Sept. 12.-fP)-The
regular democratic party in Texas.
headed by Governor Dan Moody.
stood pledged today to support the
party's presidential nominee. Cover
nor Alfred Ill Smith of New York.
and AZ the same time continue the
fight 20 exterminate the lijuor
traffic, after one Of the most vio-
lent conventions the party has ever
held in the state.
The governors statement of Ais
position and the platform declara-
tions came only after the atmos-
phere of yesterdays convention had
been cleared Of anti-Smith senti-
ment through the medium Of a
wholesale expulsion. or bolt. de-
pending on the viewpoint, Of all
anti-Smith elements from the con-
vcntion auditorium. The exodus of
the recalcitrants was marked BY half
dozen fist fights over county
standards and scenes Of confusion
such as a party convention in Texas
has not seen in years
Say Boilers Not Delegates
According 70 the regulars. the
bolters were made UP chiefly Of
people who never claimed 10 Ne
delegates, or disgruntled contestants
for seats in the convention who
were denied places on the roll and
replaced by loyal Smith delegates.
Within the space of an hour the
Continued on page two)
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Rail WORKERS
NJ. p. to be Petitioned
To Restore Whites
On Spiderweb

SAN BENITO, Sept. 12.-More
than one thousand persons had
signed the petition to the Missouri
Pacific asking for the reinstatement
of white brakemen on the San Be-
nito & Rio Grande Valley railway.
who have been discharged and re-
placed by negro brakemen. by We'd
nesday. il was announced by local
men who are circulating the petition.
The petition will be circulated
until everyone in San Berito has
had an opportunity to sign it, and
viii then be sent to II. n. Stafford,
executive vice president Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific lines. Ii is estimated
that 5000 will sign the petition in
view Of the fact that only one indi-
vidual approached the first day re-
fused 20 sign IL. out Of the 1000
who did sign. and he said that he
was unable to do so because he did
not wish 10 become involved in the
matter. and not because Of lack Of
sympathy with the movement on be-
half Of the white brakemens
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final ACTION
TO Be TAKEN
SEPTEMBER Is
Announce Brownsville
Will Carry On IF
Other Sections Re-
fuse to Back Port

Definite decision relative to the
territory 10 be included in the navi-
CATION district TO be organized to
meet the government requirements
in connection with development Of
the Brazos Santiago harbor project
will be reached at mass meeting 20
be held in Brownsville Tuesday
night. September 25.
The demand that immediate ac-
tion be taken and that every part Of
the Valley be given an opportunity
TO ioin in the port project, II they
"a desired. was made BY numerous
speakers at a meeting Tuesday night
al the Brownsville Chamber Of Com
merce, attended by representatives
from San Benito and La Feria.
Committees were appointed 70 as
certain what cooperation Hidalgo
county and the Cameron county COM
munities Of San Benito. La Feria and
Harlingen would extend. these COM
mittees to confer with leaders, call
mass meetings and report Mt the gem
eral meeting September p.
Brownsville Would Build
Brownsville representatives were
unanimous in asserting that in the
event other sections Of the Valley
evidenced a desire to remain out OF
the district it would be carried out
rs Brownsville project, meeting
the requirements or the federal gov
ernment and constructing ship
channel from Brownsville TO con
meet at Brazos Santiago.
Speaker after speaker pointed out
that the port 10 Valley project
that in fairness 10 the Valley and
its future, selfish interests should
not be permitted to jeopardize the
Valley harbor. and that every sec.
tion Of the Valley should be given
the opportunity TO join in working
out the water transportation prob
| lem.
Ball Raps Arroyo Plan
Colonel Thomas III. Ball, attorney
| for the Arroyo navigation district
declared he is confident the Harlin-
fCOntinued on pare three
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12
FIND WOMAN
DEAD In BED
Mrs. B. F. Byers Dies
In Mercedes After
Long Illness

MERCEDES, Sept. l2.-Mrs. B. II
Byers, 80. was found dead in bed At
the family home here early today By
her husband, n prominent farmer.
Mrs. Bycrs had been in i'll health
for some time and heart trouble was
given as the cause of her death.
Funeral services are To be held at
p. m. Thursday and interment will
be in the local cemetery The serv-
ice will be conducted by Rev. q. II.
Owen, pastor Of the local Prsbyte-
rian church and by the Order Of the
Eastern Star. The body was taken
to the Satler mortuary.
Mrs. Byers is survived by her hus-
band, two daughters, Mrs. Ben Stat
ford Of Brownsville and Mrs. j. ID.
Cassells Of San Benito, and one son,
Andrew. who has been here on a va
cation, but who is preparing 70 re-
enter Austin seminary, where he is
preparing for the ministry.
Mrs. Byers was born in Garden
PLANES. ILL.,. and married there. The
family lived IL years In Kansas be-
fore coming to Mercedes about nine
years ago. Mrs. Byers was a con-
sistent worker in the Presbyterian
church and a past matron Of the To-
cal Eastern Star.
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MISSING MAN
LIKELY TO Be
CALIFORNIA
New Movie Girl Tells
OF Money Received
From Baptist Treas
urer at Atlanta

LOS ANGELES. Sept. 12.--GAY-Los
Angeles police today awaited official
wcrd from authorities in Atlanta. Ca.
before launching ln intensive search
for Clinton s. Carnes. missing treas
urer of the Southern Baptist Home
Mission board. whose accounts were
found to be 81 100000 short.
a. the officers marked time here,
another girl aspiring to wv "a screen
acress broke into the picture as a
nr0teue cf tarneS. She is Miss Lois
Griffin and her appearance here gave
the police additional problems. Be
fore this. Miss Sonia Nordlie had
been found here aS woman whom
Carnes had aided in seeking a movie
career.
Miss Griffin. whose connection
with the missing treasurer was dis
closed i'm ann examination of his ac-
county at Atlanta showing she hnd
received money from Carncs ~ aid
her debut nj Hollywood, admitted the
alliance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12
MEXICO
AIR MAIL HERE
Mazatlan Matanoros
Line to be Started
Soon, Report

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 12.-Prepara-
tions are being completed RIM the Sec
retary W interior and commerce for
the inauguration of a mail line from
Mazatlan to Matamuros, hH has an-
nounccd. Passengers will W. car
ried.
The line is to connect at Mazatlan
with the Nuevo Laredo Mexico City
line. and would serve a number Of
important points in thc Interior. The
flight would be made IN eight hours
for the round trip.
I'm addition to serving t0 connect
Matamor0s with the national line.
stops would be made at Durango,
Torreon and Monterrey.
While there is no information
available. III is considered likely tho
United States government will e.
tablish connection with the Mexican
lire at Brownsville and provide n
new north and south international
air mail route.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12

still locking biindIy about trying 10
find out what TO do. The actions
Of such people are usually swift
They speak with decision. dislike ~
be contradicted. plan well and are
often impatient Of people. who are
less efficient than themselves.
The angular writer is not apt TO
he gentle and is not often openly af-
fectionate. but u frequently stead
fast, loyal and sincere.
The angular writer. when trained
and when the temper IL not too
quick, makes a fine executive, but is
"a poor salesman, not having the tact
and su~Tity needed for such work.
Many Of the people who have risen.
to great power in the world are an
gular IN their writing. Mussolini ~
an angular who is especially good as
an example Of the extreme typa-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12
COP. Planning
To Stump Texas

DALLAS. Sept. l2.-tPl The re-
publican national committee, con-
vinced that the party has a fighting
chance In Texas this year. il plan
ming to stump the state with out
standing speakers. Mrs. Florence T.
Griswold Of San Antonio, republican
national comitteewoman, said today
on her return from Washington.
At the national capital. Mrs. Girls
void spent a week in conference with
DR.. Hubert Work, chairman Of the
republican national committee. and
Mrs. Alvin T. Hert. vice-chairman.
Mrs. Griswold. who also discussed
the Texas political situation with
Herbert Hoover. said the party nom
inec "beamed when | told him about
the work democratic women Of Texas
are doing for his election, and sent
his regards and compliments TO
them"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12
Just Liking tor Stage Not Enough TO
Assure Success, AUeYS GydphOIOgiSt

Therefore, il you want to take up
a stage career for a time, especially
a career in which your youth. your
probable good looks. your ability TO
dress with distinction and your
bright and vivacious personality are
the assets-go ahead, with my bless
ing.
You will enjoy the work for n few
years while you are really growing
up and then you will want to do
something else-marry. most likely.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12
M'MILLIN, lST
MAIR, FORCED
TO QUIT TEST
Telephones Landed In
Mountains; Entries
Slow Getting Into
Cross II. 8. Jump

ROOSEVELT FIELD. ~ n. Sept
12.-(APD-A telephone massage
received here this afternoon from
Clifford Mcmillan of Syracuse.
first TO take off In the trans-con-
tinental air race. said McMiIlin
had been forced down on a noun
tain eight miles west OF Wilkes
barre. Pa
The flicr reported that his plane
had not been damaged. but he re-
quested that a ship with spare
parts be sent TO him at once.
ROOSEVELT FIELD. \. Y, Sept
l2.--iPl-Clifford McMillin was the
first 70 take the air today in the
transcontinental nonstop air derby
20 Los Angeles. He left the ground
az l0:37 eastern standard time.
McMillin, accompanied by {. A
Herrick, was flying a red and green
Stinson monoplanc. McMillin il
from Syracuse, n. Y. and Herricl
from Hampstead. L. /.
When McMillin's plane, the Oman
daga. Grace number 101) took the
air. the only other of the eight re-
naming entries to be ready at the
starting line was Mrs. James A
Stillman's North Star.
Nick Manner. Spokane, tcok off al
1915 p. m. in a Brehl Sesquiplane
The third entry TO take the afr
was Emil Burgin who left az Is2C
o'clock. eastern standard time, in a
whirlwind motored Bellanca. Hf
was accompanied by Captain l.. A
Lancy.
Participation Of Charles A. Le-
vines Columbia was still in doubt
but it seemed likely il would be
Continued o. page eight
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BY LOUISE RICE
Noted GraphOl0gist

DEAR MISS RICE:
do you think that | have talent
for the stage? SYLVIA"
| replied 10 your mother recently,
Sylvia, that the question whether a
woman can work in the home and
outside il, too. is a personal problem.
This question of stage talent is a
difficult one TO settle because there
are all sorts Of talents for stage
work.
III YOU mean do | think you have
the talent for serious work-histri-
onic work-Shakespeare. modern dra-
ma and 50 on-thcn | say that ! Sc
riously doubt it.
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Says She Killed
Man For Forcing
His Attentions

CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-(Pl-Mrs.
Ada Johnson, 80, widow with nine
children, and expectant mother. today
shot and killed Dominick Finn, 81. a
former constable whom she accused
of being the father OF two Of her chill
drcn and Of the expected baby.
Mrs. Johnson. who surrendered at a
police station. said that Finn, when a
constable, cxtorted money from her
when he found she was selling liquor
and forced his attentions on her when
she was unable 70 pay more. Follow
ing a quarrel last night she said she
went 70 Finn's home and shot him
twice through the head as he slept.
Finn's wife is in a hospital, where
she gave birth to a child two days
ago. and has not been notified Of his
death
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3 DICE FANS
BLOCK ROAD;
ARE ARRESTED

Crapshooting may be an indoor
sport but evidently some of the
games devotecs like to stage
their incursions into the realm OF
chance amid the rustic beauty Of
the great outdoors.
Traffic Officer Z. K. SadIer
took three men into custody on
the highway just south of Barreda
Wednesday morning about one
o'clock as they sat in front Of
their car calling loudly on Lady
Luck to do the right thing BY
them.
They made bond or 500 each.
Il have made many kinds Of ar
rests on the highway" Sadier
said. -but crapshootirg is new
one on my beat"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12
STEERS REACH HIGH PEAK

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 12.-PD-
The highest price since 1919 for light
yearling steers was reached on the
Kansas City market today who a
string Of 81 Herefords averaging $40
pounds each, sold at SIS a hundred
pounds. They were sold BY Dan
Easement Of Manhattan. Kas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12
GELS Eve YEARs N sLAYINc

VERNON. Texas. Sept 17.-tPi-A
sentence Of five years in the peni-
tentiary was assessed against B- F-
Ovens by n jury here Tuesday night
which found him guilty Of staying F..
ri. Hughes last summer Hughes
was killed Nv blows from N hammer
in an affray in Owens home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12

High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meteorDlcEi-
cal conditions.
High ....... 4.G7 a. M: 2:2{ ?. m.
Low ..-...... eco IA. mn 9.53 n. m~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12

used By people who have acute and
active minds.
Such writer's can Sec how to do "A
thing. decide to do II and haze il
done, while the rounded writer IL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12

You have strong love Of rhythm,
n keen love of color, instinct for
dressing, ability to work fairly hard,
liking for music and some innate
ability for it-but that equipment.
while it will allow you 10 go on the
stage" as the expression Is. will not
promise you a great or near-great
careeEs
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12

But I earnestly advise you against
taking your stage career seriously,
against putting your whole ambition
in il and against looking to il for a
lifetime career.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12
NIECE PARTS COUPLE

CHICAGO.-Mrs. ]. G.. Lawcs tes-
titled in her divorce suit that her
husband had fallen in love with her
niece.
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The river will continue IVY fan
slowly from Mission down during
the next ~ to AN hours At Rio
Grande City there will wv "A slight
70 moderate rise Thursday or Thurs
day night.