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year is showing at the Coliseum tonight. ''Laddie," Gene Stratton Porter's best-known and best loved novel, was produced and di- rected by the late writer's son-in- law, Leo Meehan, and the result, ing film is a brilliant example of screen artistry The story and the very color and atmosphere of the novel are reproduced with startling accuracy and faithful ad- herence to the original text. The idyllic romance of Laddie and the Princess, together with the de. lightful episode of Shelley and Paget, are carried out in the full spirit of the book, and to a splen- did conclusion.
 With John Bowers and Bess Flowers in the leading roles, and supported by a cast that includes such names. as David Terrence, Arthur Clayton, Eugenia Gilbert. Fanny Midg1ey, Neil Nicely, John Fox, Jr, and little Gene Stratton, the acting is superbly done, and Director Meehan has handled the characterization with admirable skill.
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Smith in Qua,dary Ouer Propriety of
 Going to Houston

ALBANY, N. Y, March 1--Gov. Al Smiths biggest trouble just now involves the question of whe- ther he should attend the Demo. cratic national convention.
 He wants to go. but feels re- luctant because he will be one of the subjects of discussion.
 Smith likes to attend national conventions, because he enjoys political maneuyers and mixing with people.
 And, moreover, he longs. to be on the scene to direct personally the forces which may line up for his nomination for the presi- dency. Friends consider his one of the most acute brains for poll. tical strategy. a.4
 Friends and advisors are divid- ed over the question of his at tendance, most of them urging him to remain away, and at this time that is his own inclination.
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BREAK A CHEST COLD WITH HEAT
 OF RED PEPPERS

Ease your tight, aching chest. Stop the pain. Break up the con gestion. Feel a bad cold loosen up in just short time.
 Red Pepper Rub" is the cold remedy that brings quickest re- lief. It cannot hurt you and it certainly seems to end the tight ness and drive the congestion and soreness right out.
 Nothing has such concentrated, penetrating heat as red peppers and when heat penetrates right down into colds, congestion, ach- Ing muscles and sore. stiff joints relief comes at once.
 The moment you apply Red Pepper Rub you feel the tingling heat. In three minutes the con gested spot is warmed through and through. When you are suf- fering from a cold. rheumatism. backache, Gtin neck or sore muscles, just get jar of Rowles Red Pepper Rub, made from red peppers, al any drug store. You will havs the quickest relief known. Always gay "Rowlss.
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The pioneer chain store system, with 10000 stores, opens an aver age of 1000 new stores yearly. The first five and ten cent chain has extended it's activities to Can ada, Cuba, Great Britain and Ger many. One chain drug store, which incidentally has gone into manufacturing to supply it's own needs, is said to serve one-quar- ter of all the people of the United States and fair percentage of the population of Great Britain.
 The chain five and ten cent stores, with their companions, the five cents to dollar stores, are estimated to have done a $6O0,- 0C0,000 business last year. The volume of chain drug store busi- ness in 1927 is placed above S2OO,- 000,000 and of chain grocery stores above $2,0OO, 100000. Tn this so-called necessity" lines, such as drugs. meats and grocer ies, it is estimated that the chain stores, numbering about ten per cent of the total in the field, do
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ANOTHER MIx-UP AROUND
 TWO CHAMPIONS.


 CHICAGO, March Tine latest move of theG National Boxing as. sociation in demanding 5000 for feits from Sammy Mandell and Mickey Walker to insure defense of their boxing titles next sum- mer, has drawn. fiery counter proposal from Jim Mullen, the prospective promoter of both these championship matches.
 Mullen's proposition is to match the six specified challengers in each division in three bouts, the outstanding performer of the card to get the title "shot." If the N. B. A. will help him sign the contenders, Mullen offered to pro mote the show himself, giving each boxer 10 per cent of the gate receipts, which he figured, would run about $50,0O0.
 chalengers Won't Draw
 eff the N. E. A. is serious about it's six contenders for the light weight and middleweights titles" said Mullen, let's have an elim- nation series to see which one is the best, and then the public might get interested. Some of the challengers named by the N. B. A. wouldn't draw enough to pay the ushers.
 q have both Mandell and Walk CT signed to defend their titles if the N. B. A. will contribute some help instead of merely in terfering."
 Mullen's predicament threatens to prevent the match between Mandell and Jackie Fields here Thursday night. The N. B. A. in sists upon Mandell's 5000 forfeit before permitting the contest to go on. Mandell's prospective op- ponent next June in the title match is Jimmy McLarnin, but encounters Sid Ferris on Friday night, and until Nc I4arnin~ has proved himself master of Terris.; Mullen hesitates to sign either one. One days diff ference in the dates complicates the situation.
 Kane to Get Busy
 Mandell's manager, Eddie Kane, promised to call on the Illinois State Athletic Commission today to find out why the S5,000 for felt was demanded.
 "Mandell has signed to defend his title as the N. B. A. asked" said Kane. What more could be demanded?"
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 THRILLING FEATURE AT PALACE SATURDAY.

Eight years of university study and several years as a college professor form the background for the scenarist of "Blarney," the classic prizefight picture of Amer ica--Albert Levin, who adapted Dom Byrne's famous novel of Fistiana, "In Praise of James Carabine," to the screen. This new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture is at the Palace Saturday night and Sunday matinee, with Ralph Graves and Renee Adoree in the leading roles. Marcel De Sano has directed it.
 The story is vivid tale of the early days of the prize ring. when such gladiators as the Ben iecia Boy and John L.. Sullivan battled with their bare fists. The scenarist is retiring scholar at Harvard and Columbia, and the most-burdened with academic dis tinction of any man in the screen industry.
 The cast includes, in addition to Graves and Miss Adoree, Paul cite Duval. Malcolm Waite ani Margaret Seddon.
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LOCAL CACERS MAKE MYTHICAL
 ALASKA TEAMS
Mangan, Barragar, John son and Martin Named
 by College Coach

Three mythical all-Alaska bas- ketball teams were recently se- lectel by Coach K. w Abell, Dl- rector of Athletics at the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines. at Fairbanks, according to word received from the College.
 Two Juneau men and two Doug las High School cagers are hon bred by being named on these teams. Harvey Barragar and Greg Mangan are named as guards on the All-Alaska team and All-Alaska City team respec- lively, while on the All-Alaska High School team John Martin is named as forward and Leonard Johnson as guard.
 The All-Alaska team is compos- ed of material from all the teams in the Territory. while the All Alaska City team is picked from city or club quintets only.
 These selections are based on: first. actual contact or observa- tion; second, information received from coaches. both neutral and personal; third, information re- ceived from the sport writers Of leading newspapers.
 Full team selections follow:
 All-Alaska Team: forwards, Capt Ted Loftus, College, and Livingston Desmond, Wrangell; center, John Smith, College; guards, Harvey Barragar, Juneau, and Ted Olson. Fairbanks Explor- ation Company. Fairbanks.
 All-Alaska High School Team. forwards. Capt. John Butrovich, Fairbanks, and John Martin, Douglas; center. Francis Leslie, Seward; guards, Leonard John son, Douglas, and Thomas Elk, Anchorage.
 All-Alaska City Team for wards, Harris Atkinson. Metla- katla. and Henry Benson, Metla- katla, center, Capt. Addison Shaw, Fairbanks Exploration Company, Fairbanks; guards, Greg Mangar. Juneau. and Victor Gill, F. E. Co.,, Fairbanks.
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CIRCUS COMEDY AT
 COLISEUM TONIGHT

A two-reel circus with many a laugh and thrill is said to be Mack Sennett's new comedy, Cir GUS Today" at Coliseum today.
 In a show that gives per formance twice daily under one tent and six mortgages, Billy Be van and Andy Clyde have any thing but a peaceful time of r., what with batting for the aero bats and doing their best to get out of the way of a loose lion.
 Billy gives great exhibition of high diving. The only trouble was that he forgot to look an.l see whether or not there was any water in the tank, with the re- suit that both the tank and Billy's head are considerably the worse for wear when he hits the dry concrete. However, as smashing
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Attractions At Theatres '|'!l
 THE WALTZ DREAM"
 AT PALACE TONIGHT

In order to get really authentic backgrounds for "The Waltz Dream which comes to the Pal ace tonight, Ludwig Berger, direc- tor of the UFAs special, took his entire company to Vienna. The celebrated Schoenbrunn castle was borrowed for the occasion and the extensive driveways used. It is doubtful whether permission would have been granted to film these grounds during the lifetime of the late Francis Joseph, bene- volent monarch though he was, but the present government is in great sympathy with the motion picture industry, and when it was explained that "The Waltz Dream would be shown in America by tro-Goldwyn-M Mayer, permission was readily granted.
 Mady Christians, VienneGe beauty. portrays the character of Princess Aiix, while Willy Fritsch is Nux, the Prince Consort. and Xenia Desni is Franzi, sleader of the ladies orchestra. who edu- cates the Princess and loses her lover thereby.
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No Fare Drop tor COP. Contention
 Coers This Year

KANSAS CITY, March 1-Be- cause it would set precedent Of reducing fares to political gather ings, the Western Passenger As sociation has refused a request for lowered railroad fares to Kan sas City from, all points in the country for the Republican ma tional convention in June.
 The Transcontinental Associa. tion, it was said, had agreed to start its summer rates from the Pacific Coast to Kansas City May 22.
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concrete is just one of the little annoyances in the life of hard headed circus hand, Billy finds it pretty soft life after all. He left home at an early age to es- cape castor oil and bedtime stories.
 The adventures of Billy and Andy and Madeline Hurlock, the queen of the bareback riders, pro- vide the mirthful hilarity to be seen in this newest Sennett gloom-chaser.
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coNsuL-cENERAL RESIGNS

BUENOS AIRES, March 1-Af- ter fifteen years of service Tracy Lay, United States consul-general here. has resigned and the De- pertinent of State, he announced yesterday, has accepted his resig- nation.
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ten to twenty percent of the total

business.
 Department of commerce statis- tics indicate that chain store sales last year were the largest in history, chain grocery stores alone showing a gain of nearly 30 percent over 1926. In December five and ten cent store sales were 511 percent and grocery store sales were 450 percent higher than in December, 1919.
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I. o. O. F. ATTENTION

All Odd Fellows are requested to be present tomorrow, Thurs day evening, at 7:30. Work in the Third Degree.
 H. A. JENKINS, adv. Noble Grand.
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WOMEN OF MOOSEHEART

Legion will meet tonight at o'clock. All members requested to be present.
 AGNES GREGG, adv. Secretary.
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"LADDlE":s SHOWING
 COLISEUM TONIGHT

A picture that can be unhesitat- ingly recommended as one of the biggest screen triumphs of the
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Ed (Strangler) Lewis, of Kan sas City, still reigns as undis- puted wrestling champion, by de- feating Joe Stecher, of Dodge, Neb., in a three fall match. This ended the dispute that has exist ed between them for seven years. Lewis won the first fall after more than two hours of wrestling by pinning Stecher's shoulders to the mat with bar arm half Nell son. He clamped fistlock, win ming the second fall, and captur- ed the third with a bar arm or perhaps a double wrist lock.
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LEWIS BEATS sTEcHER

Sporting Editor, Daily Empire Please state who won the wrest- ling match between Lewis and Stecher.
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Old papers for sa,e as The Empire.
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CHAIN STORE HAILED
 AS DISTRIBUTION AID

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-08
Packard Prices
Create Interest
(Special to The Herald.0

MERCEDES, Jan. 7.-Great reduc-
tions in prices on all models Of the
Packard automobile, along with the
finest models ever produced by the
factory are creating an intense
interest in the Valley, accord
ing to ]. H. Haynes, Jr., Of the
Citizens Auto Company, Inc, local
dealers.
Price reductions range from $500
to $500.
"The Packard factories are busy
10 capacity-busier than ever before
in nearly thirty years of fine motor
car building and at a season of the
year when activity is least expected"
Haynes said. at is but good bust
ness for Packard to share its pros
perity with those who buy its prod
ucts. Therefore the new prices.
There has been no change in quail
ity. Each car is identical with those
Packard has been building. The new
prices continue TO include complete
custom equipment ard unlimited
paint and upholstery options costing
hundreds of dollars extra on many
other cars. This, together with to-
days price reductions, gives the
Packard Eight an important first
cost advantage.
"The lower prices make il possible
for many additional thousands to
step up TO the possession Of Am
erica's finest and most modern car"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-08
MAKES RECORD
1927 BUILDING
Permits Issued During
Year i'm Excess of
100000

Building permits amounting to
S~2,l46,6O0 were issued by the city
Of Brownsville during 1927, according
to the records of George Hillyer, city
building inspector. This falls far
short Of the city's total as the secur-
ing Of permits was not compulsory
prior to September /.
Some Of the major buildings in the
list for which permits were grant
ed are: Aldridge-Hilscher, $4,000;
+. w. Woolworth, remodeling. $l2,-
600; Capitol Theater, $50 900; Junior
College and high school, $26s, 900;
The Brownsville Herald, $4,000;
City Of Brownsville, power house and
additions. $4,000; Southern Pacific
Freight depot. $4,000; James Apart
ments. $4,000; A. A. Browne. $685.
ice plant, $4,000; Oscar Peterson.
Nebraska Apartments. $4,000; w. +.
McDavitt. $4,000; J. J. Young (Levee
street building) S35.000; J. ]. Young
elizabeth street building) $4,000;
c. p. Barreda. warehouse. 100000;
+. Manautou. $4,000; J. l.. Calderoni.
S11 900; Aziz Bros. $4,000; Broad
foot building, $4,000; NJ j. Garcia,
$4,000; Episcopal church, SIS, 900;
B. o. Works. $4,000; Presbyterian
church, $4,000; Bert Cromack. $4,000;
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic
church. $4,000; Fitch Apartments,
$4,000; NJ System store, $4,000;
Greene Apartments, $4,000; Garcia
Gomez, $50, 600.
Permits were also issued for many
residences ard smaller buildings. in
GLIDING a number of homes which
exceeded $4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-08
Steady Advance
In Truck Prices

Advancing prices and an increased
demand for Valley vegetables has
followed closely on the heels Of the
cold wave which il reported 10 have
practically destroyed the crops in
several winter vegetable growing
sections.
Cabbage went to a new high mark
Of si2 per ton Friday and Saturday.
ard according 10 reports received in
Brownsville as high as SIT per ton
was paid for cabbage to fill mixed
cars.
Beets and carrots have also show
ed q steady advance. Prior 10 the
freeze carrots were selling at 10 to
20 cents and beets around 40 cents.
Carrots are now ranging from % q
20 cents and beets are reported sell
inc from So 70 s. cents. Practically
all other vegetables have shown SIM
liar advances. but with the excep-
ton of beets. carrots and cabbage
the shipments from the Valley are
light.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-08
Valley Prepares
For Air Visits


HARLINGEN, Jan. with the in
s~taIlation Of proposed up-to-the-min-
ute landing fields in Brownsville and
San Benito, combined with the facil-
tiles offered by the Valley airways
field here, airplanes visiting the
Lower Rio Grande Valley during the
next few months will find everything
arranged for their convenience, ac-
cording to j. w. Van Law. advertising
manager of the local field.
Since the field has been in oper-
alton here ships of all types. from
the heavy army planes down to the
wasp-like Swallows and Travel Airs,
have visited, Van Law said.
In addition the Waco Ten ship sta
toned regularly at the field has av-
eraged a trip almost every third
day since the field was established
the official said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-08
TOSHOW
ENTIRE line
IN new YORK
Company to Use All of
Madi S Square
Garden for EXPOSE
ton of All Products

DETROIT, Jan. 7.-Edsel p. Ford,
president Of the Ford Motor COM
pany, today announced what is ex-
pected to be one Of the largest and
most comprehensive exhibitions ever
staged by a single industrial organ
ization. IL will be presented ut
Madison Square Garden. New York.
throughout the week beginning Mon
day, by the Ford Motor company and
will be known as the Ford Industrial
Exposition. Its purpose is to give
the public an accurate idea of the
multitude Of Industries and oper-
atoms back Of the Ford car and other
products of the company.
1T is naturally difficult for most
people to grasp the scope of the Ford
Industries, and the manner in which
everything tn = enters into the con-
other products" Mr.. Ford said. "The
New York show is being built around
this one idea-a visual demonstration
of the operation of the Ford indus
tries, from the raw materials to the
finished product"
The show will occupy the entire
tADQctlAOH ndll Vi l1dulSOn 6QudEG
Garden. Almost every conceivable
detail of the vast network Of oper-
atoms composing the Ford industries
will be presented in some form. The
progress of automobile and tractor
parts, from the iron ere, coal and
limestone, through the blast fur
naces and rolling mills. and on down
to the completed machinery parts
will be illustrated. Illuminated, ION
shatter windshield glass will be made
continuously during the show. Ma
chinery will be set up to manufacture
certain parts Of the Ford car. Elec-
tric welding operations, which play n
very large part in the construction Of
the new Ford car. vii! be performed
with equipment identical with that
used in the Ford plants.
Completed Ford cars and trucks.
Lincoln cars. Fordson tractors and
the giant three-motor, all metal
Ford ~monoplane which has just re-
turned from a round trip to Mexico.
will be or exhibit. There will also
be exhibits Of Ford car details. such
as bodies in various stages Of COM
pletion. cutout motors, transmission
and real axle assembly in melton, and
full displays of car parts. The ex-
hibition of the complete line Of fin
ished products alone will be a show
RI r-usual size and completeness in
itself.
The Ford steamship lines, and the
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton. the Ford
Railroad. will have representation.
There will be an exhibit of physical
laboratory tests. The vast array Of
b~y-products and explanations Of the
processes will be presented, including
such items as Portland cement. char
coal briouets, tar. pitch. ~creosote and
other oils, crude n~anthalene. Ford
benzol, ammonium sulphate and many
others.
Ford officials state that attention
has been especially directed to max
ing the exposition Of the greatest
possible educational value. Special
invitations to visit the show will be
extended to engineering. chemical
and economics classes of schools, col
leges and universities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-08
and Waves
ShOal Channels

Due to the high north wind and
wave action the inner channel be-
tween Point Isabel and Brazos San
tiago Pass was shoaled in several
places during the recent storm spell.
Captain Wallace Reed of the coast
guard station on Padre Island re-
ported Saturday night.
The dredge Absecon. which has
been unable to work since the
nOrthers started, was unable to reach
the Gulf during low tide Thursday,
due TO the filling in the channel at
several points. Captain Reed ex-
pressed the opinion the dredge would
have no difficulty in reaching the
Gulf with a normal high tide.
The action Of the heavy waves also
settled the j~etties, and at several
points the tops of the rocks barely
appear above the surface. However.
the rocks are believed to have reach
ed the clay strata under the sand and
no further settling is anticipated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-08
Matamoros Fire
Loss Insured

Loss in the fire at Matamoros.
which Friday morning Quilted one
building. damaged a lumber yard. and
threatened the American consulate,
totalled between Sl4, 900 and SIS, 900,
and most of it was covered by in
urancc according to +. +. Garibay
Of the 4. Garibay and Son firm.
The lumber stock was damaged to
the extent Of about $4,000, Mr.. Carl
bay said. and damage to the build
ing amounted to between $4,000 and
$4,000. The Casino Union lost APP
-proximately $4,000 in furniture and
fixtures and property of the family
living upstairs in the building where
the conflagration started was 5000
TO $500. The building and the lum-
Der stock were insured.
"We want TO express our thanks to
the Brownsville fire department. to
the mayor and city commission and
to the people of Brownsville for the
splendid assistance given our city
in distinguishing the flames" Mr..
Garibay said. 1.-THE timely assistance
of the Brownsville department and
apparatus and the valiant work of
the firemen greatly reduced the loss
suffered and We feel deeply grateful
to them"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-08
Farm Expert To
Visit In Valley

SAN BENITO, Jan. III. L. Craw-
ford, head Of the experiment sta
ton of A. & VI. College. will be
in the Valley for a series OF speeches
after Jan. II, Henry Alsmeyer, county
agent. said Saturday.
The agricultural expert will remain
in this section for four days, two
each in Cameron and Hidalgo coun-
ties, the agent said. The first two
days of his visit will be spent in
Cameron county, Mr.. Alsmeyer said.
A program of speeches FOR the
visitor will be worked out during the
next week and made public as soon
as il is completed, the agent de-
clared.
Mr.. Crawford was in the Valley
and made a survey about a year and a
half ago, and since that time has
written a booklet on his findings,
which will be off the press in the
near future.