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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
OFFICER IN
BATTLE With 4
Lcne Postal Inspector In
Daring Fight With Post
office Robbers

CHICAGO, April 23.-P-Evan
Jackson, an ace among Chicago
postal inspectors, and four men he
sought for an $4,000 postoffice rob-
berry fought with guns in a room at
the Hawthorne Arms hotel today.
Jackson vas shot three times and
may die. Clyde Mackin, one of the
suspects, vas slightly wounded and
was captured. A woman compan-
ion of the four men, Marian Court
.ney, leaped from a first floor Win
dow and vas found, painfully hurt,
on the pavement below. The other
three escaped.
With the help of Morris stein, in
whose room the gun fight took place,
Jackson had lured the suspected
robbers to the hotel. The inspector
and a secretary concealed them
selves in an adjoining room, taking
down the conversation between
Stein and the others.
Becoming suddenly suspicious, the
four NE and the wornan started
to leave. Jackson was confronted
with the necessity of attempting the
arrest single handed. He stepped
into Stems room and ordered the
men to surrender. Instead, they
drew guns and opened fire.
Jackson, with a reputation in the
postal service for daring, tossed a
pistol to stein and told him to de-
fend himself. He then opened fire,
dropping Mackin before three bull
lets brough him down.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
Details For Stag
Party at Harlingen
All Set Ward says

HARLINGEN, April 23.-Details
for the Valley-wide stag party to be
held at the Valley fairgrounds and
in the Fair park auditorium here on
April 26 were completed by the COM
mittee in charge of the affair at q
meeting held at the Will
Mond hotel Saturday.
Between 400 and 500 Valley citi-
zens are expected to attend the
stag party, according to Myron F.
Ward, assistant grand kazuzula for
the party and secretary of the Har-
lingen Chamber of Commerce, which
is sponsoring the gathering. The
party will begin with a monster old
time barbecue which will be ready
at tbs p. m, according to Lon G.
Hill, ST., who is in charge Of the
"eats."
The entertainment for the night
includes boxing matches, animal
fights and indoor sports at the au-
ditorium.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
BILL TEST
HOOVER POWER
Watson to Ask Elimination
Of Debenture Plan
In Measure
BY RAYMOND z. HENLE
ASSOCIATED Press Staff Writer)

WASHINGTON, April 23.-(P)-
Republican leaders in the senate
have decided to make the vote on
the export debenture plan a test Of
administration strength in that
branch of congress.
Fortified by the expressed opposi-
ton of President Hoover to the pro-
posal, Senator Watson Of Indiana,
made known that at the earliest
opportunity he would give notice, as
republican leader, Of his intention
to ask the elimination Of the de-
benture section.
The senator decided upon this
course after a conference with
Chairman McNary of the committee,
at which it was agreed the admin
istration leaders should use all their
influence to obtain passage Of a
bill acceptable to the White House
in view of the experience during the
last few years in which differences
between the executive and congress
caused farm relief proposals to come
to naught.
The republican leaders have con-
cluded they must impress upon the
senate that a vote for the debenture
plan means a vote against the legis-
lation and that inasmuch as the
head of the party has spoken frank
ly with ~reSpectto his own views, 1t
ly with respect to his own views, 1t
the senate to support him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
3 BILLS KEEP
SOLONS BUSY
Rural School Aid, Civil Ser.
vice, And Education
Board on Slate

AUSTIN, April 23.-P-Rural
school aid, civil service and a bill
establishing a nine-member state
board of education, held chief in
terest for the house today.
Three other measures, written by
Rep. w. T. Graves of Stephenvllle,
would provide for election of a state
superintendent of education quad
rennially and change provisions for
naming school trustees.
The rural aid measure has for its
purpose provision of a nine-month
term for common schools.
The state textbook commission
and the office of state superinten-
dent Of public instruction would be
discontinued through enactment OF
the educational board measure. The
bill would vest the governor with
authority to appoint the board. The
commission would coordinate col
lege courses, supervise p:blic
schools. select textbooks and ap-
point a commissioner of education.
The civil service bill, a principal
administration measure, would
place practically all state workers
on a graded scale. Exemptions
would include employees whose posts
must be confirmed by the senate,
teachers in state schools. seCreta-
ries Of department heads. the judi
ciary, professional workers and
members Of the ranger service and
national guard.
The school trustee bill calls for
election on April l of three trus-
tees who would serve one, two ard
three-year terms, the length to be
determined by lot. All would be
required to read and write ard pos
sess a comprehensive knowledge Of
the school laws of Texas.
The bill, designed to remove edu-
cational affairs from city politics.
specified aldermen who have lad
charge of shaping scholastic poll
cies may continue to function if
a board of seven trustees IS ap-
pointed. If Is per cent of The pop
ulation Of the municipality calls
for an election by petition to name
the trustees, the mayor must per-
form this duty.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
Grover Reid, J. P.
Of Harlingen To
Be Buried There
(Special to The Herald .

HARLINGEN. April 23.-The body
of Grover Reid, a, justice Of the
peace here for the past six years,
and who died suddenly Monday
morning in Gatesville, Texas, where
he was visiting his sister. will ar
rive here Tuesday night for burial
in the local cemetery. Services will
probably be held from the local
First Baptist church.
Mr.. Reid was on an automobile
tour for his health and had stopped
in Gainesville for a few weeks to
visit his sister in G%atesville when
his death came unexpectedly. Mr.
Reid had lived in Harrington since
1920. and had been serving as JUS
ticeo f the peace here since 1922. He
was a well-known lawyer throught
the Valley.
Besides the sister in Gatesville.
MIR. Reid leaves a widow, two BROTH
ers, one of them, Thomas of Ard
more. Okla, the other, George of
YelIville, Ark, and a sister, Mrs. R.
w. Vallines, also Of Yellville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
HOOVER Bent ON
ENFORCING Law
President Nominating Dis
trict Attorneys Who Have
Correct Attitude
BY JAMES L. WEST
ASSOCIATED Press Staff Writer)

o&
WASHINGTON, April 23.-(P)-
President Hoover has swept state
and local as well as federal enact
ments into the early broad compass
or his law enforcement campaign.
In doing so he has stated the en-
f~orce=eEnt of those laws concern the
preSiatnt Of the United States both
as a citizen and as one upon whom
rests the primary responsibility Of
leadership for establishment of
standards of law enforcement in the
nation.
In employing this language in his
address yesterday at the annual
luncheon of The Associated Press
in New York City, Mr.. Hoover makes
it clear that one of his purposes is
to give assistance to crime commits
sions in the several states which
long have been studying methods OF
reducing crime.
To this extent. at least, he went
furthe rthan he did / mis- inaugural
address, the keynote of which was
law enforcement. His belief is the
state sthemselves car materially as
sist in the general movement for
suppression of the crime wave Whclh
is giving him more concern than
any other problem
His own appeal to the conscience
of America for law observance has
been accompanied by a statement OF
the purpose of the administration
to strengthen its law enforcement
agencies by steady pressure exerted
day by day with a constant II un-
dramatic persistence.
There were two things in this
statement which has attracted more
than passing interest in political
washington. One was the declara-
ton for the wedding out OF all IN
capable and negligent officers no
matter what their status. This pro-
cess already has been started In the
case of district attorneys, and there
is conjecture as to the extent OF
changes that may be made over the
country. The other was the prom
Use of the most rigid scrutiny not
only of the records of all persons
suggested for official appointment
in the entire law enforcement ma
chinery, but also a check OF their
attitude toward the enforcement OF
all law, which, Of course, includes
the 18th amendment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
% STRIKERS
FACE CHARGES
Deputy Sheriffs Swing Pts.
tolls Freely To Break
Up Parade

GASTONIA, N. c., April 23.-(P)
-Twenty-nine strikers and sympa-
thizers were under charges today
and a number were nursing injuries
as a result of a battle between them
and policemen which brought 'he
textile mill strike here to a climax
yesterday.
Deputy sheriffs- swung pistol
butts vigorously to halt an I'M
licensed parade organized In viola
ton Of a recently passed city otdi-
nance. The 29 persons, including
nine women, were arrested on
charges ranging from blocking the
sidewalks to drunkenness. None
was seriously injured, but Legette
Blythe, reporter for the Charlotte
Observer, was knocked unconscious
with a pistol.
Meanwhile, nearly 5000 textile
mill workers in six other conlmun-
tiles Of North and South Carolina
we're idle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
CHINESE REBEL
LEADER ROUTED
Nationalist General Chases
Chang Into Japanese
Territory

CHEFOO, SHANTUNG, China,
April Chang
Tsung Chang, his troops routed by
nationalist soldiers, left Chefoo for
Dairen Japanese territory last
night after a two-monthS' sway In
Shantung province.
The nationalist general, Lieu
Chen-nien, who turned a night sor-
tie before Ninghaichoe Sunday into
a smashing nationilst victory, en-
tered the city with his troops to-
day, practically without opposition
from the fleeing northerners.
The retreat of Chang's troops had
the utmost disorder and merchants
here and in the northern part of
the porvince feared their depreda-
tons.
Lieu has only 10000 men. The
nationalist general sent a represent
alive shortly after his arrival here
to the American consul to assure
him he would permit no m~olestatlon
of foreigners.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
Texas Town Suffers
100000 Loss When
Six Buildings Burn

CORSICAN, April 23.-(P-Fire
originating in the E. B. VIM gen.
eral merchandise store at Richland,
u miles south of here, raized a
quarter of a block in the heart of
the business section today. Loss was
estimated from $4,000 to $l00, 900.
Fire fighting equipment from
Corsicana and Workman helped to
extinguish the blaze.
Buildings burned included a va
cant bank building, the Henry Swink
building, also vacant, the j. Reeves
Hardware company, the R. Swink
market, a barber shop and the Winn
store. The Masonic hall also suf-
fered heavy smoke and water dam
age.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
BILL TO
IMPROVE r LIFE

WASHINGTON, April 23.-tFl-
A bill to improve rural life in
southern states was introduced to-
day by Senator Simmons, demo-
crat, North Carolina.
The bill would authorize the sec
rotary Of interior to create n or
gained rural community in Ala
bama. Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana. Mississippi. North Caro-
lima, South Carolina. Tennessee and
Texas, and to acquire land for 200
farms IN order to demonstrate
planned settlement and rural de-
velopment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
Funeral Services
For w. A. Moore Are
Held In McAllen

MALLEN. April 23.--Funeral
services were held Monday night
for w. A. Moore, ST., who died Mon
day morning shortly after an attack
Of acute indigestion.
The deceased came to McAllen II
years ago from Ennis, Texas, and
has lived here with his family since
that time. He is survived by a
wife and four sons, j. p, w. A.,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
AND MOTHER TO
BE IN u. S. SOON

MEXICO CITY. April T.-tP)-
Mrs. Dwight Morrow and her
daughter, Anne, expect to start for
the Unitsd States within a few
days by train to Laredo, Texas.
The ambassador will remain here
until some time late in May.
Belief persists that the marriage
Of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh
and Miss Morrow will be in June
at one or other of the Morrow
homes in Maine and New Jersey.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23

Jr., Charles and J. w, and three
daughters, Mrs. g. Nv. Hale and
Mrs. A. w. Owens OF McAllen, and
Mrs. Seiber of San Antonio, who
Is visiting here.
Services we're conducted ct the
Kreidler chapel here and burial will
be at Ennis, the family's former
home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
TAKE DEATH FOR HOAX

WINNETKA, Ill.-When Horace
v. Smith dropped dead in an anna
teur comedy the audience applauded
taking it as part of the play.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23

First figure lowest temperature
last night; second, highest tempera-
ture yesterday; third, wind velocity
at 8 a. m; fourth, rainfall past "a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
DEEP IN MINE
GOLF BEGINNERS LUCK

NICE, France.-Playing his third
game of golf. Andrew Garraut made
a 185-yard hole in one stroke.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
SOLDIERS CONDEMN PARSO,

BARNET, Eng.-The local British
legion has condemned Rev. w. E.
Moll for forbidding the burial of an
ex-soldier on a Saturday afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23

STOLEN CHILD FOUND
VIENNA.-Adolf Verighten. StoIen|
from his parents In 1925, when he|
vas 5 years old. has been found
in his aunt's home in Berlin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
BEE JOB FOR PRINCESS

LONDON.-Princess Mary has
been elected president of the York
shire Beekeepers' association.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23

NOTED WEATHER TOWER GOES
LONDON.-The famous tower at
st. Heliers, used by Jesuit fathers
for weather observations, is to be
demolished.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23

Q 1873, r. J. Rsyneids feb6cee
Company, Whssesp Salem, ~. C
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
MELODY GOES
INTO FOURTH
WEEK

broadway Melody" continues
it's 9 nsational success and is held
over for fourth week at Loew's
Columbia.
Bessie Love gives a superb
Characterization of the lovable
FLANK" Mahoney of the very
human sister team, which sets out
to conquer Broadway and show
business. Second in effectiveness
is Charlie King, the musical
comedy star, whose debut in the
celluloids can be set down only
as a sensation. Anita Page also
shares in the honors and the dia.
logue written by James Gleason
is realistic and has been effec.
lively recorded by the micro
phones.
The musical interludes of
broadway Melody" are both tune.
full and rhythmic. "YOu We're
Meant for Me-" broadway Mel.
ody." and "The Wedding of the
Painted Doll" are three hit mum.
bers and the latter has been
beautifully staged in color.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
MIR. KEATON IS
GENERATING
LAUGHS

A showing of any Buster
Keaton picture is a signal for
much spontaneous laughter. and
in his latest offering. Spite Mar.
riage," playing Loew's Palace
this week, the sober faced
comedian quite outsteps all ex
pectation and causes a house of
$500 people to send out round
after round of applause in ap.
probation of his efforts to
please"
The story of a pantspresser
who borrows his customers fine
clothes in order to impress a
young theatrical star and finally
marries her for her own con.
venience, Is unimportant. but the
situations arising from such a
predicament are priceless in the
fun they create
Buster is himself and no more
need be said for him; Dorothy
Sebastian reveals a knack for
rough-and.tumble comedy that 10
delightfully."- surprising: Leila
Hyams CAST seen here in Alias
Jimmy Valentine') is a lovely
contrast to the brunette Dorothy;
Edward Earle plays the dastardly
vill-yun. with conviction. The
support is adequate, the settings
are by Cedric Gibbons, and the
direction by Sedgwick.
On the stage. the genial Mr..
Eddy and his syncopators pre-
sent Say 1t with Flowers"
gorgeously colorfuI revue fea.
turing the Stone-Vernon Four,
three boys and a girl. who exc.
cute with remarkable precision
quite the best adagio dancing act
to reach the presentation houses;
Maxine Hamilton. a fiery headed
youngster who trips the light
fantasies" as we'll as sings cute,
little ditties; the Dave Gould
Girls. IL well-trained tappers who
have speciality number. and
Sammy Cohen. the dough.boy
himself mot a motion. .pictdre),
who passes the laughs from the
stage show.
Another of the too.infrequent
Teehni-color products, Lights of
India;" with an exquisite cut of
the Tai Mahl, is an added fea.
ture that gives. in full colors a
little page from the history of
the Sepoy rebellion in the early
part of the nineteenth century.
An abbreviated M.G-M newsreel
closes an altogether satisfactory
bill-T TX Y
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
When the Feature
Is Shown OnSCreen

LITTLE-"Ten Days That Shook
the World" At 1880, 1880, $3.50,
$50, 1880 and $3.50 p. m.
FOX - "Spekeasy," all talking
and singing. At 1922, 2:47, 4:50,
500 and 1905 p. m.
PALA CE-Buster Keaton in
Spite Marriage" At 1850 a. m,
2:30, 500, 7:40 and 10 p. m.
EARLE-Dorothy Mackaill and
Milton Sills in "His Captive
Woman" At 1929, 1929, 3:2s, 5:29,
and 9:29 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-"The Canary
Murder Case" Paramount all
talker with William Lowell. At
1895, 1886, 3:S5, 5:S5, 1885, and
9:35 p. m.
COLUMBIA - Broadway Mel.
ody," Metro Goldwyn's all-sing-
all-talking, all.dancing special. At
1850 a. M. 1855, 8, $40, 1880, and
$50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
|SPEAKEASY' IS
COMMENDED
AT FOX

"Speakeasy," the current fea-
tured attraction at the Fox
Theater, has many excellent
qualities. Its dialogue + far bet
ter written than the average
talkie. 1t is filled with rapid
fire action that comes about
logically. Its lot, for the most
part, is well worked out-clever,
in fact. 1t is filled with
authentic atmosphere from three
segments of modern life-the
newspaper office, the speakeasy
and the boxing arena.
Yet there Is one outstanding
weakness in this picture that
starts off like a million dollars.
About halfway through it any.
one who has attended movies
even occasionally for the past
half dozen years can tell exactly
what is going to happen. The
climax sinks abysmally into one
of moviedom's time-worn pieces
of hokum.
Il
his great fight, and getting
licked. His girl isn't in the seat
provided for her because she has
been kidnapped Cand for no good
purpose either by the blankety.
blank and a couple-of.dashes vii
lain, Cannon belmont.
Well, you know the rest. The
girl gets away, her virtue still
intact, IL you must know. At
the critical moment the hero,
getting up off the canvas for the
dozenth time, sees her, and
straightway proceeds to knock his
opponent to the floor. the ropes
and everywhere but kingdom
come.
In short. he wins the fight.
And how! And they live happily
ever afterward.
Yet, Notwithstanding this trite
climax. and there is no excuse for
it, "Speakeasy" rates far above
the average movie.
1t is rich in excellent char
acterizations. Despite the fact
that the cast is composed almost
wholly of screen unknowns, there
isn't a weak spot in it. Paul
Page, Lola Lane, Helen Ware and
Sharon Lynn do excellently.
Henry B. Walthall and Stuart
Erwin deserve paragraph to
themselves.
John Irving Fisher, praise
worthy master of ceremonies, con-
ducts the audience through a
stage entertainment of excep.
tional value. Ben Omar proves
himself nothing less than a wiz
ard at dancing. Ed Cleve does
some xylophoning so well that
this reviewer would gladly have
listened indefinitely.
The Three Demons" adagio
dancers. put on some notably dar.
ing stuff.
Margaret Shilling, recent star of
my Maryland" and Eleanor Char.
ter are heard in enjoyable song
numbers.
The ID Foxettes appear in new
and clever dance routines. The
Fox ballet. incidentally, consider.
ing the fact that it learns a new
routine land good one) each week,
well-nigh ranks as perfect.
Leon Brusiloff and his 40 "Jazz-
manians" occupy the stage for
the entire time playing popular
stuff The instr umentation has
been changed. the theater an.
nounces, to play the popular
syncopated rythms.
The Fox Movietone News is
especially enjoyable.
It is, to conclude, show you
won't want to miss.--J. w. 3.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
Passed Voice Test

Anita Page, who plays one of
the leading roles in ''The. Broad
way Melody" now in its fourth
week at Loew's Columbia. passed
her voice test with flying colors,
but she did not let it go at that.
She kept on training 1t to remove
ail daMA.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
Sherman Is Lucky

Freddy Sherman on three sep
arate occasions has proved to
the local theatergoing public that
he is one of the best character
actors on the stage. It has been
his good fortune to make of So
called small parts" outstanding
character creations.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
A Pioneer

THE Broadway Melody" now in
it's fourth week at Loew's Colum.
bia, is the first picture of it's kind
to he shown on the screen and will
be forerhnner Of a number Of like
productions.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22

NOV you will hear the
N actual voice Of a mighty
city, caught by the miracle
speaking screen to thrill you!
The celebrated Willard.
Mack, author and star Of
Broadway's most famous
melodramas, makes his first
talking screen appearance in
a gigantic drama written by
himself especially for the
marvellous new era Of the
films. "T'he Voice of the
City" SO gripping in its
thrills, SO sweet In its story
Of a death~defying love, is a
new milestone In the annals
Of talking picturesl >.-~
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-18
1Deat0D T ensure


F SYNOPSIS: Sanctuary in Belgium. Tom Grenofen and Somerfield flee to London, where they are disappointed by Mrs. Fairfax's lack of know ledge about Veronica, but she doe. give them an address in Ruges, Belgium. The next day they vis-t this address and find Miss Vandcncssen, Veronica's fGrn1cr teacher. But Miss Van dcncsscn can not--or will not tl.l where Veronica can be found. The two fugitiyes are at their hotel, when suddenly they spy a familiar figure on the strcct--it is Laxton, the de- tsstivc, who has a warrant for Glcnofcn's arrest! They inn mcdiatcly plan an escape when an ominous voice bOoms out behind them-Laxton's they are captured.