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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-03
MAKING zoNING ORDINANCE VALUABLE

CORPUS Christi Caller).
II Is the beauty of a zoning ordinance that the ex-
psnsion Of the city fortunate enough to have one can
be controlled. Business interests, who wish to move
outward from the center of the city, are protected as
greatly BY the ordinance IS are the owners Of residen-
tial property.
An excellent example or this Is found In the action
Of the city council Friday night in declaring Staples
street n business thOrcughfare. and passing a resolu-
ton placing Staples street, from Park avenue TO Ayres,
in the first district.
The business section Of no growing city can be con-
fined RICHLY within a certain area. But certain areas
can be prescribed az desirable for the location Of bust
ness establishments-areas in which the trend Of
business is unmistakable. Such an area Is Staples
street. 1t is changing. rapidly, from a residential 70 a
commercial street.
As Corpus Christi grows, it no doubt will be found
necessary to declare other streets business streets. But
in the meantime the owners Of homes, and the builders
of homes. in purely residential sections will be guaran-
teed protection against the encroachment Of establish
ments which will be out Of harmony with the sur
r~oundings- n@ft @ms HET# -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-03
JIMMY JAMS

guess. ANYWAY. it's ami AZ have
that. and my ambition tn get ahead
Inn willing 40 work-hArd-but it's
a long road. I'm afraid III ! could
only take Lew Davidson out and
amp him"
ct can't be done" Tony laughed.
@Lew's ms Lard boiled as "a china egg.
Wouldn't fall for the Queen az
Sheba. You've rot To show him"
"Weli-that's what live been try
inR 10 do FOR the past eight months,
but he hasn't taken any more no
tiee Of me than II I wasn't on
earth. so far as ! have been able to
Sc"
"Mavbe Ne has. nc that. You
can't tell about Lew-what he
thinks. By the way. you've never
told me much about your expert
ence-what o did. before you cams
with u.s."
"Uh." Jane wrinkled ker nose in
a comical frown. my dark and
secret past. 7 haven't said much
about II. because its 10 common
place. guess. Tf MA only done
xomethinr-out cf the crdinary-but
II haven't. Not ~ blessed thing.
Just lived-worked-got along
That's about all any Of US do"
said Tony. Eraveiy-work-get
ITO Re coNTrNUED)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-03
CHAPTrR

&hAI TN
The door which led from the OK
ecutive offices of the studio opened
nnon N court. and directly in front
of II was a concrete platform. raised
4 sufficient distance above the level
Of the roadway to permit anyone to
stem into a motor car with ease.
On this platform stood a middle
aged man. the center Of a smiling
~chattcrinr eroup. He was slender.
dark. almost swarthy, and MS
shrewd. bright eyes proclaimed him
4 man of business. IN spite az q GER
tain usefulness which Law in them
at times. indicative Of a love OF
beauty. Lew Davidson came Of an
ancient and highly imaginative
race: II was his love Of beauty
which had drawn him into the pic
lure business. lust a. his shrewd-
ness had enabled him 70 make "a
success Of ii. The steel and concrete
buildings or the Davidson ProdEc-
tions before which he now
stood. attested the solidity Of that
success
Mr.. Davidson and his COMPANIONS
had spent the afternoon In the pro-
iecting room. looking M n newly
finished picture. when Love
Laughs latest vehicle az the COM
panv's vivid and temperamental
star. Alice Carroll. Miss Carroll. cool.
serene. a suggestion Of indifference
in her lifted chin. was receiving
Mr.. Davidson's congratulations with
4 bored. almost patient. smile. Her
straw-blonde hair. blown slightly
~ the wind. drifted about her face.
Her figure was slim and graceful a.
a Young girls. but the dieting, the
exercise which had left It so. had
left behind them some tell-tale
lines. tiny wrinkles about the eyes
ard mouth more apparent now. III
the keen afternoon sunlight, than
IN the ~cleverlv manipulated back
lighting and soft-focus effects Of
the studio. Mr.. Davidson noted
these lines as he smiled down at
her: IL was his business to note. 10
remember them. as il was hers to
hide and forget them. Neither was
unmindful or the fact that the stars
contract was rapidly drawing 60 a
close.
"A fire picture. Alice.- Mr.. Da-
wilson said. releasing her hand. 1T
should gross a couple hundred thou
sand easy. Maybe more. But I
think in knights and Knaves' you
should have a better part vet
Miss Carroll tilted her chin anoth-
er notch. took "A stem toward the
door Of her cara huge affair Of
English make which glistened
scornfullv az less expensive models
as it purred beside the curb. She
She knew what Mr.. Davidson meant
hv. that reference to her next pic
ture: in IL she would play the part
or a young married woman. instead
or the rinRham-dresHed country girl
she usually affected. The suzres-
tion anFered her: it took very little
to anger Miss Carroll these days.
especially after she had inspected
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-03

WASHINGTON, July 3.-Only one
man stands between Mexico and
chaos-Plutarcc Gales. Whether he
can continue to do 30 more than mo-
mentarily is as uncertain ms the fan
Of a flipped coin.
Aware Oregon, murdered presi-
dent-elect and Gales were what may
be described as alternating partners
in the Mexican presidency
First Obregon-then Calles-then
Calles-and so on indefinitely. AT
least that was the program. a. bullet
interrupted 1t.
Obregon and Gales appear to have
framed their pact while the former
was president. Gales succeeded him
as agreed. Before Obregon could be-
come eligible again ID was necessary
"a change the constitution. which
prohibited one man from serving
twice. This change was made as
Gales term drew toward It's close.
a. amended il forbade consecutive
terms. but not a plurality separated
by intervals.
II was OhreEon'a turn 10 run and
~ announced his candidacy.
Former War Minister francisco
Serrano and General Arnulfo Gomez
announced theirs also. according 20
their friends account, or, II the
Calies-Obregon version is to be ac-
cepted, attempted a revolution.
Anyway. the Gales government
executed them as revolutionists.
This left 0breEon unopposed. He
was elected unanimously and was to
have been inauEurated in December.
with his assassination the question
Of his successor arises. Gales is in
eligible until after an interval.
The constitution might be changed
again. but IL would take time.
Besides there is another difficulty.
Oregon and Gales were personal
friends. but their parties were not
very friendly.
Oregon was an agrarian n a
an ~agrarian congress when president.
Gales is a Laborite and a Laborite
congress was provided to cooperate
with him. But at his terms expira-
ton IA newly elected aRrarian con-
rress will take office again, planned
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-03
Other Papers
FEAR OF THE


The woman in Colorado who kept her son chained
81 : darkened room for eleven years rather than send
him to an institution for treatment for his mental all
ment, had an attitude toward such Institutions that
used 20 be wisely held. and that is still held BY far too
many people. The son, Of course, i far worse off than
ne could possibly have been in a hospital, and MS
chances Of ultimate recovery have been greatly dimia-
ished if in fact they have not vanished.
This unreasoning fear Of the asylum" has prevent
ed many Of the mentally afflicted from getting q
rhance 20 recover. The idea that something Of the
stigma attaches 10 treatment in . state institution il
happily becoming obsolete. The fact that patients in
such hospitals are increasing at a more rapid rate than
khe population as . whole does not necessarily mean
THAT the proportion Of mentally afflicted persons is
higher: more likely. il means that the old antipathy
Il being broken down and that higher percentage Of
'fhose who should undergo treatment are being given
The opportunity 70 receive It.
New and effective methods in treatment Of the
~assatalIx afflicted greatly iuREnzea, t~asslstlsz sna con-
go
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-03
Washington Letter
81 CHARLES Y. TEWAR

for ObreRon's convenience. II GER
tainly will oppose a prclcnEation Of
Gales tenure.
Oregon was the strong man cf
the pair He might have met the
situation by extra constitutional
methods. Unsupported by him It Is
the consensus that Gales would pre-
cipitate a revolt IL he attempted IL
Yet nobody is i'm sight with the
qualities t0 succeed him. If such IN
man exists he must emerge from CD
security. Survivors or the old Diar
regime perhaps possess the ability,
but the whole country would rise
against them.
Immediate action is imperative, but
any that Ia taken threatens blood
she'd IA dictatorship IN suggested.
That, too, would mean warfare
Mexican conditions at best have
Seen less satisfactory than surface
appearances have indicated. Ohre-
gon had the army's hacking and
gave Gales the benefit of II, but
popular discomfort has been ram
pant. IN Is doubtful If Gales alone
can hold the army.
Mexicans in Washington have been
betting for weeks that 0bregcn
would be killed before Inauguration
day. Now they are betting that
Gales will speedily follow.
50 say that the state department IL
alarmed ~ no exagGerati0n. With
Ambassador Morrow's pAcification az
the stubborn and intractabIe Gales
seemingly practically accomplished.
Secretary Kellogg was looking for
still better relations with the advent
of the more moderate adaptable, and
ADLER Oregon
Just nc "a time when the Mexican
outlook was seen mt itS brightest,
overnight Developments have thanB-
formed IN into the most ~precnriouH
since American recognition cf the
Obregon government in 1928.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-03

ditiors AZ the institutions, and q better understanding
on the part Of the public are rapidly bringing TINS
country to the point where mental ~afflietion can be
dealt with In the right way, with the chances for uiti-
mate recovery greatly improved.
The change ia illustrated by the discarding Of the
old and ugly word asylum" Tor the more accurate one,
hospital The old word limited Of imprisonment. The
new one carries the promise Of restoration.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-03
s INFANT"

(Philadelphia Public LEDGER.
AS one Of the "infant Industries" Of the United
States, automobile manufacturing has a better claim
to the title than some which, under that designation,
figure in tariff discussions. For il has grown from
practically nothing within the memories Of middle-aged
folk Of today until il ranks as the foremost in manu-
featuring enterprises, not even yielding second place
70 iron and steel in all their branches.
A census bureau bulletin puts the total value Of the
automobiles built in this country in 1927 mt s2,5S7,9l2,-
1872, and their number at ~s.Ss5,s05. AS the figures are
based on factory values and do not include the vast
volume Of manufactures classified as auto accessories
they fall far short Of showing the present real magni-
tude Of the industry. The greater part Of this enor-
nous output Of vehicles were passenger cars, and the
trend Of popular taste il indicated by the fact that
65.5 out Of every 100 new cars in 1927 we're Of the
closed type, as compared with GIG per 100 five years
ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-03
The Grab Bag


Persons born under this sign arc
accurate in design and detail end E0
about their business without much
fuss. They nre true and reliable
friends but also equally intense
enemies. They are generally con-
tented with their lot and are not
given 20 much unnecessary worry
inE.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-03
What is the capital Of Bra1ilf

w MQAA I'LL 4 14@@EE4 III AMAM Q4AANW
What is the capital Of Brazil7
What il the title Of the wife OF an
earl? lMaaunnu .mln
The speaker Of the United States
House or Representatives married
the daughter Of a president Who
was she?
"And he said 70 the Thy
faith hath saved thee; 60 In peRce-'
Where does this passage appear In
the Bible
Today I'm the Past
On this date, in 1883, the treaty Of
peace with Great Britain, ending the
Revolutionary War, was signed at
Paris.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-03
WILLS $4,000 TO CATS

BELFAST.-Mrs. Rose Glendcn. Urn
her will, set aside $4,000 40 provide
funds for che care az her l9 cats.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-03

What IL the title Of the wife OF al
IMHmsnnam lm
The Washington times., 1928-12-03
CIRCUS
T TREAT FOR
CHILDREN

Children from all over the city
viewed the opening performance
of Hills Indoor Circus at the
President Theater yesterday after
noon. The opening show was
given free to the children from
the Jewish Foster Home and also
to those of the various commun.
ity centers.
cuses are really made, it is every
thing that could be desired.
The animal acts were most
pleasing and as such received
most applause. The tiSht.rope
walkers and the aerial artists
worked hard and their perform
ances were excellent--but the
real thrill of the afternoon came
when TULSA and judy the two
baby elephants were ushered into
the ring. Their dancing and
their salutes brought, ehrieks OF
glee from the well-filIeu house.
The sea lions danced and flipped
about and were fed great quanti-
ties of fish; the elephants rolled \
barrel; the ponies counted and
answered questions with an amaz-
ing manifestation OF intelligence.
: The clowns, of course, provided
a great deal of nerriment jump
ing and cavOrting about. some.
times in the audience and some
times in the ring.
The show. after getting into the
swing of it ran smoothly toward
the end. With the ordinary brush
ing up, the indoor circus idea
ought to go over big.-G. III.
The Washington times., 1928-12-03
TN SP AIN
ARRIVES AT
POLLS
~ ANDREW I. KELLEY

by 2A1NDnEW Ns AEA4AAL
The dancing team Of Cortez and
Peggy, Aileen Stanley, In melodies
OF the moment, and the fun.mak-
ing Of Ted Healey, are the dis
tinguishing features Of the latest
Shubert revue, "a Night In
Spain. which opened at Polls last
night.
Travelstained and tarly fiji ar
irving, the curtain did not arise
for an impatient audience until .
%. m. Heralded as being the last
word In lindraped gIOries, the re-
vus provided the anticipated
tongue-WagginE scene In the first
act finale, Columbus 1t the Court
]. OF queen Isabella ], In this case
Columbus got little II any attsn-
tion from those absorbed in ana
t0mical study
Ted Healy II comedian cf rough.
and-ready method, with Jo1-
sOnesQue technique. Demonstrate
ing the virtues OF his hunting dog
he was genuinely funny, and bur.
lesdue OF the trapeze acrobat 4
hfghlight Of 4 first act that needs
more comedy.
Afleen Stanley. favorite Of the
discs and expert i'm the delivery
Of topical tunes. came on to goal
the customers with q budget of
her choice songs, Side by side
proving the most popular.
Cortez and Peggy have long
reigned as leaders of the glide
dancers, and they grow more aero
hattie in their graceful diversions.
Combining skill and thrill they
were real delight In q crowded
program.
Heiba Huara offered some exotic
Spanish dancing and 4 huge
chorus was on and off in ensemble
stepping whenever the opportunity
provided. The Gertrude Hoffman
girls have draped the more sedate
dancing feats on the trapeze that
are 4 revue novelty.
The comedy sKits are for the
most part dismal. At their best
they are impudently brazerl but
given to entertainers (?) who
seemed bored with the lines they
were given to speak and act the
result was generally tiresome in.
stead OF humorous
The Washington times., 1928-12-03
G.B. SHAW w TOPS
PROGRAM AT
THE FOX

EXTRA! EXTRA! AZ long
awaited treat. .taIlie'' scoop,
il programmed Ut the Fox the cur
rent week. George Bernard shaw,
than whom there Ii none more
satiric, makes his only visit to
America (via Movietonel and,
thanks to Mr.. william Fox, We
are afforded 4 very charming,
very formal, visit with this de-
lightful old gentleman who has
given 20 much 10 the realms of
literature and the stage. q. R. s.
refers to himself as 4 geniaI old
fellow who can put fast one
over on Mussolini, In that while
the latter must, Of necessity, carry
that Well-known scowI with him
always, not so with Mr.. Shaw,
who gives US d practical demon.
stration or "off-again. on again. =
Not content with this feature,
we also have another ssprentieise z
I that Of George the Fifth, Eng
lands beloved king, whose sd
1 NJ $50 UAA %kAkG UGkNSAV1k WLsAtA&S QN$H%
Ing 0f the New Castle -Gatehead
Bridge, is brought to us clearly
by Movietone.
The screen attraction il gay
little chapter OF college life, Win
THAT Girl, from the story
Father ana SOM and IL guar.
anteed to give you q merry hour
The plight of boy trained from
babyhoOd for football to save the
reputation OF dear old Sanford,
and then 20 be caught by nothing
less than hay fever on the day OF
the big game Well. 1t was almost
too much-BUT-in the last four
minutes of d football career to
score touchdown that saved
everything. and incidentally won
the girl--Well!! for such things
do we go to college (AND the
movies)
Because we'd rather see and
hear than just hear, Mr.. Downey
steps down TOR is it away? from
the amplifier and introduces such
q galaxy OF entertainers that one
feels like cheering. The MaScagni
Dancers. Mildred LaSaIle, q singer
~ NAANAS AlNAC &OuSSS 4AGtTl&
White, who does an excellent tap
dance: Roy Shelton, a dancer from
the "Vanities"; Hall and Leslie.
giving a touch-and-go adagio: Roy
Evans, billed as the African opera.
singer; Stroud Twins, who dance
and play around, and hold up the
show for an encore, and the 1.-THE,
agile Drena Beach, whose leopard
dance is ever popular. All these
acts for your delectation, besides
the numbers rendered by the Fox
Melody Masters under the direc.
tion of Mr.. Brusiloff, who also
leads the Fox Grand Orchestra
through the exquisite overture
from ''Mignon." II
A Movietonews showing our be.
loved First Lady christening the
first South American mail plane,
closes a bill that deserves a place
in your date book this week.-T.
X. Y.
The Washington times., 1928-12-03
GRIF FIFTH Girl
IN TEN SES
RAMA

COrrine Griffith's 'Outcaet',
characterization II very good
barometer 81 which to Judge
that artist. bat Ill II doubtful II
the critical Earle audiance Tor
any other audisnce Tor that mat
teri win credit her with doing
more to save the atage.dIacarded
piece than Edmund Lows. Be-
cause this star likewise developed
his role 10 stellar polnta and
again marked himself 40 one 0f
the great performers on the
Hollywood lots. The Griffith.
Lowe combination has stamped III
self par excellence in the dra-
matic field for once and ali time.
The story concerns itself more
about the man Jeffrey than the
girl Miriam. though III is need.
less To say the latter. ~ In most
cases of profound love, tears her
heart and her hair, too. To save
the man and preserve their love.
From 4 street girl she ernerges
into \ hkeabie lass commanding
good sized apartment furnished
by the man. There she assumes
full charge Of the mans heart
until Jeffrey II rediacoyered by
the woman Valentine that threw
him over for 4 wealthy suitor.
Then Jeffrey tries to run Mir
lam out OF his heart by paying
her iii large sums. But Valen.
tine. all the while. Is concerned
mostly with gold which only, her
husband can give In the guam.
titles she demands. She carries
on d baslSwash' love affair with
Jeffrey, nevertheless, until he calls
her hand for elOpement and mar
riage. One again Miriam steps
into the scene To save him from
Valentine and himself. How she
carries this out II d piece Of
al1rewd work.
But every Characterization In
the Setter directed drama is
shreWd work which calls for cap.
able delineatOrs. And the direc.
tor didn't miss that any mora than
he missed applying his master
hand to the entire vehicle.
The Earle offers two Vitapaone
WNAAW%AS - &AMS1i tES<4bS& ONGL OIL
these, "Neighbors, Z starring Jack
Baxby and Rabette Wilson.
doesn't draw its deserved ap-
plause. Yet 1t is mot at the
class that Prediction Ii, Ia
which Myer and Hanford return
In q new comic role, wherein
Myer makes money ~ allowing
his wife to gaIlivant around
with another man who plays the
stock market for her. a pictorial
newsreel draws the curtain.
G.. w.
The Washington times., 1928-12-03
Lowe lis Experienced

Edmund Lowe, who plays op.
posite Corinne Griffith in "Out.
cast" the big First National
special at the Earle Theater. was
leading man in the stage pro.
ductfon Of the play ten or twelve
years ak0.
The Washington times., 1928-12-03
UNCLE TOM rs
HERE WITH
HOUNDS

See the carefree slaves, singing
as they pick the snow-white cot.
ton on the old Kentucky planta-
ton!
See the beautiful slave, Eliza,
pursued by baying bloodhounds.
cross the treacherous Ice tn 4
driving blizzard
See dear old Uncle Tom, quaint
Topsy and the rascally simon
Legrea!
And. above all, the great trans
formation scene. as little Eva
closes her eyes upon a war.torn
country!
They've got it all In Uniyer.
sails big Tom show at the Metro.
politan!
That's the way Mr.. CrandalI
ought to advertise this production
of Harry Pollard. who has made
the biggest Uncle Toms Cabin
the films have ever known. It's
been done twice before. in the
memory ST the reviewer but
!. never SO fully or At such appar-
Z
III has everything that Harriet
Reecher Stowe wrote into the
book, and given 1 generous slice
of the civil war besides. 1t begins
with an anti-slavery quotation BY
the immortal Gen. Robert p. Lee,
dated 1856. inserts another sim.
iIar sentiment by Lincoln mid.
ways, and concludes with the I'M.
vasion Of the South by the North.
ern army and the playing OF The
Battle Hymn Of the Republic" "
while the black freedmen make.
jubilee.
The rambling. sentimentalized,
meIodramatie spirit of the ante
bellun. anti.slavery novel ii pre-
served with reverent fidelity In
the picture. No doubt. go0dly
amount Of the detail might have
been sacrificed to make Il better
picture. but the canny Mr.. Pollard
must have known that 1t would
amount to sacrilege to many
should he delete or alter the out
standing episodes.
It was evident that he was
strainIng at his leash. however
or he would not have showed the.
action forward into the civil war.
Mr.. Pollard evidently knew that
he would have to sell this picture
in sections where the prejudices
OF '61 still live, because he made
Simon Legrse = man from the
North.
George SIegmann makes the
despicable Legree q 100 per cent
villain. while Margarita Fischer
ana where has she been all these
years? lis pretty and appealing
figure a. Eliza, the quadrOOll.
The cast ii simply enormous, and
few or the names have any box.
office power, Al James Lowe, for
instance, II Uncle Tom, and he
does 1t well. a Dresden chnia
doll, named Virginia Grey, Ii
decorative I'm the Eva role.
There are so many Whiskers
on the male characters that 1T
time the screen seems To be pre-.
senting 4 convention Of the smith
Brothers. multiplied 20 times.
Due to the length OF the pic
tnre, which doesn't seem 70
terribly long to one sitting and
looking and listening, there are
no short reeis on the Metropolitan
bill.
The show Ii well worth seeing,
IL but TO refresh your memory ~
to what Uncle Tom said TO
Legree. when the cruel master
told Tom he owned him, body and
SOUL. ri.