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PALACE McALLEN

A mysterious race of people, whose
culture and customs are little known
to the modern world-the natives
Of Tibet-are the atmosphere" for
Richard DiX'S latest film, 1.-THE
Wheel Of Life" based on the sue
cessful stage play by James Ber-
nard Pagan, which comes to the
Palace theater in McAllen for three
days beginning tomorrcH.
Much Of the action of the pic
ture, which was made with full
dialog by the Players, takes place
in a temple Of the Buddhist lanas
or high-priests, where only very
recently have travellers from other
lands and of other religions been
privileged admission.
Major Fairbanks Smith, who
spent IA years in the British army
in India, near the Tibetan border
in the Punjab, was secured by Par
amount as the technical director Of
the production. Major Smiths
knowledge, gained through years of
study and travel, was called upon
freely by architects, { md experts,
wardrobe designers, writer's, set
dressers, property men and other
studio artisans, who had a part to
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CAPITOL

Richard Barthelmess again!
Again in a hit-one of the biggest
in his ca---- of hits.
The First National star who gave
us THE Patent Leather Kid" and
The Moose" will make his appear
ance on the screen at the Capitol
theater in Weary River"
Weary River" has given Bar
thickness an unusual role to play,
He has been given an exceptionally
dramatic story to tell, a real, liv-
ing, breathing character to portray,
and situations trimming with eX-
traordinary hiStrionic opportuni-
ties. And he takes full advantage
of every one Of them.
Weary River" is the story of a
man who was framed, sent to
prison, disillusioned, inspired, find
ing himself in song and music, win
ming game, fortune and love via the
radio. 1t is strictly modern, teem-
ing with action and movement and
altogether designed as a great pic
ture.
In the cast we are given Betty
Compson, that always dependable
actress, who gives n Of her finest
performances. Frank Lloyd's direc-
ton is Of superlative calib-e, and
we are happy to be informed that
he will also direct the next Barthel-
mess ODuS.
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Mrs. @. M. W1ldS OF san BenltO
took second honors by forming 229
word, after discovering the key.
words, Rio Grande." Her prize is
tickets to the Capitol theater. Third
prize, tickets to the Dittmann the
alter, went to Mrs. John Hunter,
Brownsville, who formed 100 words.
Mrs. John H. Sample placed among
the winners with 189 combinations.
For taking fourth in the contest she
will be given tickets to the Texas
theater.
Honorable mention is given TO
Mrs. F. A. Taylor, Harrington; MIS-.
Lee Martin, Brownsville; Mrs. w.
w. Cotton, San Benito; Mrs. P. ".
Samuels, Brownsville; Mrs. Harold
Pugh, Weslaco; z. L. Schostag, San
Benito; Inez Brulay, Brownsville;
Mrs. w. w. Underwood, Browns
vile; Mrs. B. White, San Benito;
and Mrs. j. w. Bell, Brownsville.
Special mention is given to Mrs.
NJ. j. EaSterWood Of Brownsville.
Had originality of design and draw
ing ability counted in the contest
she surely would have topped The
field. She designed and drew a
twelve page booklet on the contest
that would have done credit to a
commercial artist. She made draw
lngS Of the ads in a Snappy style
and in addition made a long list of
words from the key word.
Each Wednesday nine display ad-
vertiSementS in The Herald Will
carry stray letters. These charac-
tiers will be taken from some word
distinctive of the Valley. Such words
as Rio Grande," Grapefruit" ETC.
VIII be used. The object of the con-
test is to determine this key word
from the stray letters in the adyer-
tisements and then to form as
many good English words as DOS
slble from the characters.
The response to the first contest
was SO hearty that it was found ne
ceSSary to add several new rules
The fans, evidently whetted up by
crossword puzzles, displayed sharp
perception in the contest dealing
"AVAA WO1uo' 1IlelT answer rolled IN
IN such numbers that it has become
necessary to lay down the bounds Of
the event more clearly.
The rules follow:
NO foreign words, proper nouns
obsolete words, authorizations. suf-
likes, prefixes, contractions. Use
n side of paper only. Number
words and arrange alphabetically.
Must send clippings of each advei-
tlSement letters appear in. Letters
cannot be used more times than
they appear in key word" ONLY
one word Of same spelling but 3if-
1erent meaning accepted. Write
plainly as any doubtful words will
De counted out. All words must be
found in any standard dictionary
II clippings are not inclosed or
wrong key word is submitted, So
luton Is out of contest. The contest
viii close Friday at 6 D m. SoIu-
lions IN mail Saturday morning will
be too late. VII
Inc same person cannot win the
prize more than one time, bur
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there the other nigh. The cash
register Of a service station was
pilfered of S27. The culprit left
a calling card-ten quarts Of liquor
and an arrest has been made.
Evidently the till pilferer was
n OF those wretched rum runners
we read about. He was running
ten quarts of Mexican liquor into
Texas and came across the gas sta
ton. It is no wonder he did. One
can go hardly anywhere without
seeing an oil station to the right or
the left, OF directly in front Of him.
To stop in the dead of night and
remove from the cash register
whatever may have been left in
there is not more reprehensible in
the sight of a rum-runner than
finding money in the road. For to
be a rum-runner, ethics has no ap-
peal. Being a rum-runner is to be
a law violator, just as to be a thief
is to violate an older, but not more
definite law. The Ten Command
ments forbid theft, but they do
not forbid rum-running. This does
not excuse the runner, for Moses
did not intend that his code should
be final. He did not oppose amend
ment. Tt required a larger and
more complex civilization to add
additional commandments. Moses
legislated for people who for the
most part could not read. He gave
them no more laws than they could
conveniently remember. But the
few he gave them were q%uintessen-
tial, and have never been improved
on by later lawgivers. If Moses had
known Of whiskey he doubtless
would have outlawed it. If he had
known Of rum-runneI5 he would
have forbidden them. We may sur
mise this from the simple fact that
the Children Of Israel could not
have reached the Promised Land
had they been subjected to the de-
structiveneSs of whisky and mo-
tor cars. 1t took them forty years
to traverse a couple Of hundred
miles of terrain. What would have
been their fate had they mixed I'D
with rum and gasoline!
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Word BusheI' Contest
Leader Forms 278 Words

By forming 27S good English words from the letters contained in Rio
Grande," A. Lynn Stephenson. deft dictionary deliver, won The Heralds
first "Bushel of Words" contest. Stephenson, a resident of Brownsville.
beat out a large field composed mostly of women to take the first prize,
q donatad n hi Herald
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SEEK SEVEN
RAIL PERMITS
Interstate Commerce Com
mission And State To
Hear Applications
Especial to The Heraldl

aNOENO@0~ W 4AAO 4lC4d10J
AUSTIN, July 24.-Seven appli-
cations involving railroad construc-
ton and operation in Texas, will be
heard by the interstate commerce
commission and the Texas railroad
commission jointly at Fort Worth
July 20, according to notices re-
ceived By the Texas commission.
These involve seven of 10 proposed
railroad extension ana operating
projects now awaiting disposition.
Chrnn- Clarence z. Gilmore and
other members of the railroad COM
mission will be in Fort Worth to sit
IN on the hearings. The I. c. c. ap-
plications include:
st. Louis, San Francisco and Tex
as railroad, for authority to extend
its line from Vernon to Seymour,
AZ miles in Wilbarger and Baylor
counties, and for trackage rights
e the @. r. I. & G. from Jacks
boro to Fort Worth, II miles.
st. Louis and San Francisco, to
acquire control and the Gulf and
West Texas by lease of its prop
critics.
st. Louis and San Francisco, to
acquire control of the Gulf and
West Texas by purchase of stock.
Application Of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Gulf for certificate tc
permit future construction of lines
IN Wheeler, Collingsworth, Chill
dress. Hardeman, Foard and VIII
barger counties, 1o8 miles total
length.
Application of the st. Louis. San
Francisco, and Texas for authority
to operate over a line proposed from
Quanah to the other proposed line.
connecting at Beaver creek. in
Hardeman and Wilbarger counties
35 miles.
Application of the Fort Worth and
Denver Northern for authority for
construction of a line from Chill
dress, Collingsworth, Wheeler and
Gray counties.
Application of the Clinton. Okla
homa Western Riarolad COMPANY
Tor authority for construction from
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should he or she be high, they will
be given second place.
The second Of the contests is in
Wednesdays paper.
So successful was the first con-
test that additional prizes have been
secured for the second.
They are: First, So by The Her.
aid; second, two adult tickets to
Capitol theater; third, two adult
tickets to the Dittmann theater;
fourth, two adult tickets to Texas;
fifth, sixth and seventh, two chill
dren tickets to Capitol.
The prize winners should call at
The Herald for their awards.
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Heaton to near the north fork OF
the Red ricer, and II miles west OF
the east boundary Of Gray county, a
distance Of 81 miles in Gray county.
Other pending railroad construc-
ton PROJECTS include the Yates and
West Texas, Rankin to Iraan, Yates
pool, which has been submitted for
an I. G. G. permit.
Proposed extension Of the Abilene
Southern from Ballenger to San An
gelo.
Extension Of the Gulf and West
Texas from Fredericksburg to Brady
and from Eden to San Angelo, 113
miles, set for a date and place yet
to be fixed.
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time Of the packet which in 1870
made the trip In 80 hours and IA
minutes record DR.. Leroy has
tried three times to lower. Drift
wood and engine trouble have stop
ped him before.
Dr.. Leroy intended to install his
second new propeller today and
with 1t to increc his avera~- speed
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Brings Children
To Liquor Case Hearing

Mrs. Eusebia Hernandez, about
so, was released under $500 bond
to appear before the district
grand jury at a preliminary trial
in Justice of the Peace B. l..
Gains court Tuesday, upon a
charge Of violating the Dean act.
Members of the Sheriff's de-
partment in the complaint said
the woman was arrested Satur-
day night in the fourth ward st
her home and that she had more
than a gallon of liquor in her
possession.
The woman brought five chill
dren, ranging in age from two or
three to II years old, into The
court house with her. She said
she is a widow.
Although several women in the
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Bogie Lays Trying
To Beat Record Of
Robert E. Lee Trim

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 24.-[P)-
The snag filled, hazardous channel
of the upper Mississippi reaches
and the WEAKNESS of long sleepless
hours consp1red today against DR..
Louis Leroy Of Memphis in a race
against the long standing New Or
leans to st. Louis record of the
Robert E. Lee.
Casting off from the bank OPP
poSite Memphis at % minutes be-
fore midnight the Bogie vas two
hours and 26 minutes behind the
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RrNOLL. SAN RENITO

1t is bromide TO say again that
not beauty alone, but personality,
brings fame. That indefinablt
composite known as personality,
must, Of course, be amplified by in
teIligence and a working knowledge
of the technique of stage Or screen.
Miss Dolores Costello is an out
standing Illustration of what may
be accomplished by this combina-
ton. In 'Noah;s Ark" in which she
plays a dual role, her personality
suffUses both into that loneliness
which she alone can create.
The absorbing heart interest OF
"Noah's Ark" centers in the loves
Of Dolores Costello and George
O'Brien-who plays the part Of a
modern doughboy and of Japhetli,
son Of the patriarch. Through IN
genious treatment Of the story the
interest is never lost despite the
passage Of time. Michael Curtiz
directed the super spectacle.
"Noah's Ark" is now at the Rivoli
theater, San Benito for the last
day.
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county in the past have been ar
rested On liquor charges, none
have ever been convicted here,
officers said.
Shortly afterwards, Tomas Tor
res, charged with arson, waived
examining trial and was bound
over to the grand jury under
bond Of $3.50, which he made. He
is alleged to have set fire to q
small building in north Browns
vile.
"A third case resulted in Mar
celino Avillar being bound to the
grand jury under $3.50 bond,
which he made, on a charge >!
violation of the Dean Act. He
was not represented by an attor-
ney.
H. L. Yates represented Torres.
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NO ETHICAL P
FOR RUM RUNNERS

State Press of the Dallas News
comments on an item from In Our
Valley as follows:
Brownsville Herald: Roma, on
the Rio Grande, many miles west
Of Brownsville, has a reputation
for being law abiding-and guards
that reputation jealousy. The third
robbery in ten years happened
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from Ia to about 20 miles an hour.
Upon that two mile an hour mar
gin he hoped to dodge driftwood.
stray sand bars and innumerable
other hazards, and travel the 400
odd miles from Memphis to St.
Louis by midnight tonight. Ar
rival then would givc e rec
ord with some IL hours to spare.
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play IN making the production
ready for the screen.
Much Of the genuine b.; mvs-
ferrous glamour Of the Lama's cere-
monlals has been transpIanted
faithfully and audibly I the plot
OF n film, which gets its title from
q symbolic painting representing
re wheel Of life, the philosophy Of
tie living, which Is found in every
Buddhist monastery.
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of the Ruhr district bids fair to con-
tinue to grow.
Forty per cent of the working popu-
lation of Duisburg work in the great
steel mills of the Duisburg area. FIRE.
quently the workers crowd the city
stadium. which accommodates 10000
spectators.
THE opera and some OF Germany S
finest orchestras find enthusiastic au-
diences here. Many churches and
government buildings, as we'll as the
museum. are adorned with paintings,
SCULPTURES or industrial art works.
The newer portion Of Duisourg is
laid out with modern thoroughfares, in
the business districts of which are fine
shops. Frequently the streets open into
the broad squares where Duisburg has
placed statues in honor OF local and
national patriots. Duisburg was the
home of Gerhard Mercator, and in the
Burg Platz is a fountain commemorate
ing the mapmaker."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-02

wet snow in much of Montana and
Wyoming and in parts of Colorado.
Ranchers took measures to protect
Spring lambs and weak cattle. ami
mails already menaced by recent in
clement weather Grain and fruit
farmers, mindful of frost warning is
sued by the Weather Bureau. were con-
cerned about the condition of their
crops.
Cheyenne, Wyo, struck last week by
a blizzard that cut off communication
for three days, experienced new storm
yesterday that brought more than an
inch of wet snow and high winds.
In Denver huge fakes OF snow
fell steadily throughout the morning,
shrouding budding trees and shrubs in
white. The snow melted quickly on
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ANCIENT DU|SBURG
IS BIG RIVER PORT
German City, Village in 430,
Known to Roman Armies,
Has Birthday.

"Duisburg, which is celebrating it,
600th anniversary as city, is Ger.
manys largest river port" says bulle.
tin from the headquarters of the Ma
tionsl Geographic Society.
In reality Duisburg is nearly twice
900 years old. There was village or
its site in 400 AID, and it was vel
known to the Romans when they occu-
pied the Rhine country many CEN
turies ago. When the city charter was
handed to the Duisburgers in 1929 the
ports commercial Importance had been
established.
Twenty-Five Miles of Quays.
"Viewed from a Rhine river boat
there is nothing in Duisburg to suggest
its age. The traveller looks out upon a
maze of shipping. Duisburg and Rub
rort were merged in 1905, and the
Quays of the two cities if spread out in
a single line along the Rhine would
span IS miles of river bank.
"A constant stream Of boats is COM
ing and going from the Rhine channel.
Iron products, steel. coal. tobacco and
textiles move from this port to many
parts of the world, while some of the
incoming boats bring iron from Spain
and Sweden to keep the wheels of
Duisburg mills in operation. Mean
while the Ruhr River. which flows into
the Rhine at Dulsburg, is filled with
vessels and barges, many of which dock
at the busy port. where their cargoes
are transferred to seagoing craft or
conveyed to Duisburg mills.
Conserve Factory Smoke.
Beyond the quays lofty smokestacks
rise above huge steel and iron plants,
rolling mills, foundrieS. machine shops.
chemical works and shipyards, and now
and then on the brightest days the
blast furnaces belch volume of fame
and smoke that startles the traveller
A Duisburger will show him how some
of the factories make use of their
smoke by extracting gases which help
turn the wheels in the mills from which
1t comes.
Quaint. gabled houses. with door,
steps protruding upon the cobbleS of
narrow streets. and the venerable ST.
Savior's Church. fine Gothic edifce,
whose spire rises 3l2 feet above the
city, take the traveller back few CEN
turtles. but most of Duisburg is as new
as any of Americas Colonial towns.
Varied Population.
I'm the middle of the nineteenth
century Duisburg had only $4,000 in
habitants and Ruhrort 1000. Today
both cities have population of 272,000,
drawn from nearly all parts of Ger
many and many parts of Europe. AS
the rich Ruhr district is further de-
veloped Duisburg as the water gateway
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with the construction divisions on the
Kentucky and Florida State highway
departments.
The position, which has been vacant
for the past six months, carries SAL
airy of $4,000 per annum. 1t was for
merly held by r. L. Grebill, now an as
sistant engineer in the division. Mr..
Grebill is more than 10 years old. but
his service has been extended beyond
the regular retirement age by action Of
the Civil Service Commission.
While Maj. Davisons work has been
in the construction rather than the
maintenance field. Capt. Herbert c.
Whitehurst, the Districts co-ordinator
and chief engineer, who recommended
the appointment. stated that mainte-
nance work as practiced today extends
beyond the old field of maintenance
when it was question of handling
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-02
View of Two Oceans.

The inhabitants of Costa RIGA say
that the only place commanding a view
of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is
the summit of Mount Irazu, situated in
Carriage Province The mountain is H.
600 feet high. and the Costa Ricans
assert that on clear day it is not
difficult to see the waters of both oceans
with the naked eve
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pavements. In the higher attitudes sew
eral severe snowstorms were raging.
Rain fell In Eastern Colorado West
ern Nebraska and Western Kansas A
heavy sleet storm was reported about
90 miles south Of La Junta, Colo, and
extending to Trinidad. Rain and cold
weather prevailed in Northern New
Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-02
Dragon Too Fat, Skinned.

Decreasing the waist line Of 7-foot
Komodo dragon has been the task of
keepers of the London Zoo recently 1t
had been eating too many eggs present.
ed by visitors and put on too much
flesh 1t has to be given daily walks
about the reptile house, and has been
put OH diet" of only two rats week.
And one of the rats, large white, is
filled with castor oil before being offered
to the dragon. The treatment is ef-
fective. but not reliShed by the de-
scendant of fairy-tale monsters.
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MAJ. DAWSON GETS
D. C. HIGHWAYS POST
Brother Of Assistant Commissioner
Named Engineer of Mainte-
nance at $4,000 Year.

Maj. F. M Dawson, U. S. A., retired.
was appointed engineer of maintenance
in the Highway Department by the Dis
trict Commissioners Tuesday. Map. Da-
vison is brother of Mai. D. A. Dawson,
Assistant Engineer Commissioner. He
has been connected for the past 10 year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-02
Child Marriage Bill Hit.

Lord Buckminster's bill to make l6
the minimum age for marriage has
aroused much discussion in England.
According to Sir Archibald Bodkin, pub
lie prosecutor, under the law provided
by the bill, should it be revealed after
marriage that bride was day under
Is, the husband would be liable to
prosecution for misdemeanor. This
would especially affect foreign girls,
many of them Jewesses from Poland.
who advance their ages to get married
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-02
SNOW BRINGS WEST
WlNTRY MAY FIRST
Ranchers Act to Save Cattle and
Fruit Farmers Are Worried
by Frosts.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER. May May day dawn
brought to the Rocky Mountain region
a swirling, binding snowstorm borne in
on a north wind. Cold rain throughout
the previous night had turned to heavy
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men. Today, with the heavy trafic. he
said. maintenance has become an engi-
neering problem of methods and the
adaptation of proven construction ideas
TO the maintenance field.
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p Movie \
8SlDEllGH1S

The most substantial defiance vet
thrown at the scoffers who said OF
the talking motion picture 1T will
never become as effective as the
stage" was projected on the audible
screen at the Rivoli theater, San
Benito last night.
Nothing But the Truth" IS the
funniest screen play the silversheet
has given us in many a long day
and 1t doesn't depend upon the slap
stick for its laughs.
The play deals with a young man
who makes a wager of $4,000 that
he can tell the truth for "a hours.
The farce situations arising from
the bet are seemingly endless. In
order 70 win the bet he finds him
self telling his sweetheart that he
was IN love once before with a
weight-lifting woman of the circus.
telling his boss that he is an un-
scrupulouS business man and n
"night-life hound" telling a beauti-
ful singer at a house party that
ne thinks her singing is terrible.
and getting himself into all kinds
OF laugh-evoking jams.
Helen Kane as a member of a
singing SISTER act. Is winsome. ap-
pealing. and overwhelmingly funny.
Her baby-talk songs are a big part
Of the show.