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The Washington times., 1929-03-12

majestic contempt. when the We
hicle opened in Rochester.
Then the conversation entered
new channels. Dorothy laughed
at the inevitable question. but
promptly replied, Would you be-
lieye me? | have not seen mo-
ton picture in months. When
people write for advice on how to
get into them. imagine my EN-
barrassment. just have TO
admit, am really out Of the
game"
"As for 'talkies,' I've only seen
about three and / can't yet make
up my mind whether | like them.
daresay, when they are per.
fected, / shall be reconciled. Now.
/ view them as neither legitimate
screen nor stage productions. Yet,
am wiser than to say they are
not a remarkable fete and a
future establishment. Perhaps ike
my play, they are so sharply cor,
trasted with what we have been
schooled to, they are difficult to
digest.
Miss Gish expressed a hope that
the play would not run much
longer. though she vowed she
would not abandon it for her own
satisfaction.
Il intend to go abroad. You
see. Mother Is over therein
Germany-and l am anxious to
be with her"
Even then, my charming hostess.
who. attired in grey from top to
toe, resemhled a gay sprite as
between remarks she fitted hack
and forth. in her suite at the
Carlton, was dispatching a note
to the beloved across the sea.
M. r.
The Washington times., 1929-03-12
THEATER GUILD
OPENS WITH
GOOD PLAY
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

DN AAANASAhANNN 80
Sidney Howard's searching study
of New England character and
conscience, Ned McCobbs Dausn-
ter" was the opening play pre-
scented by the New York Theater
Guild Repertory Company at
Polls last night.
In the quiet countryside of a
little Maine village, Playwright
Howard found rural folks whose
lives within 24-hour period were
touched by tragic sorrow that
makes for melodrama of grip.
ping interest. Out of it emerged
Carrie McCobb. a noble and self.
sacrificing woman, homely and
light laced, endowed With
sterling virtues.
Carrie is the daughter OF
retired kennebec PVer boatman.
II is her misfortune TO marry
worthless ex-convict. George Cal.
Iahan, who soon gets involved in
further difficulties. His thefts
on the ferry boat where. he is
employed bring about the sudden
death of old Neb McCobb and
Carrie is confronted with the task
of getting her worthless spouse
out of his predicament. Her
hopes of raising funds to fore
stall Jail are raised when Babe
Callahan. brother of the good for
nothing appears on the scene.
Babe proposes to lease the Nc
Cobb homestead as head
quarters for bootlegging oper-
ations. Carrie is about won over
to the plan when she discovers
he intends to use her two chill
dren as a blind for his Illicit
business. Then she rebels. How
she manages to get rid of a
thoroughly no good husband,
extricate. herself from financial
difficulties and at the same time
preserve her self respect and re.
main at peace with her con-
science comprises an absorbing
third act.
The guild has staged the pro-
duction with its customary atten-
ton to detail and care in the
casting of types. One familiar
with the salty twang of the Dam
riscotta and Boothbay native will
miss the genuine Maine dialect,
but he will be compensated by
two exceptionally realistic and
convincing characterizations in the
Carrie McCobb and Babe Callahan
of Elizabeth Pisdon and Law.
renee Leslie, respectively. Every
once in d while it is the good
fortune of the regular playgoer 10
be regaled with performance as
realistic, intelligent and satisfying
as a great actress can provide,
and / think the exceptional skill
revealed by Miss Risdon as Car
rie' furnishes one of these rare
occasions. The Babe Callahan OF
Mr.. Leslie might we'll have sheen
a character plucked from the
rogues' gallery line. 1t was that
faithful to the bootleg genre.
Consistently worthy support
was furnished by Peg Entwistle.
Lowden Adams, Brandan Evans,
Neal Caldwell. Allen Mowbray,
EDWIN Maxwell, PaySOn EDWARDS
and P. J. Kelly. One false note
of theatricalism marred the sec.
ond act. Where in New Eng
land or in his study of the
Americanized Celt he found prece-
dent or lore that tolerated such
flagrant disrespect for the dead
as planting defiling feet on a
coffin perhaps Playwright How
ard can explain.
Tonight the Guild will offer
George Bernard Shaw's. "Ths
Doctors Dilemma" as the Sec
ond in its cycle OF plays.
The Washington times., 1929-03-12
GISH
SAYS IT'S NOT
NAUGHTY"

Despite ceaseless telephone calls,
including one from her husband,
the captivating James Rennie,
countless interruptions by messen-
gers with flowers and the ava
lanche of attentions that fall to
celebrities among us mortals, Doro-
thy Gish managed to preserve suf-
ficient energy to declare her prefer.
ence for washington to any city in
the country,
Being unable to switch the topic
from herself and her career, she
exclaimed, Il don't want to go back
to movies. Since was child !
have adored the stage and now ]
am completely happy.
Lillian disapproved my exploit.
She insisted 1t was a grave mis-.
take to forsake my reputation on
the screen. But ! went along my
way, despite her advice"
oUcdhtHS VA ANI HEW y o
Young Love" current at the
Belaseo Thearer, Dorothy expressed
the profoundest amazement over
the reviewers reactions to it,
"Why, it isn't naughty play.
In the first place it is a comedy,
though it has been referred to as
risque drama. What Is more, my
role is not off COLOR Frank and
daring. | admit. but not indecent
nor bad. could not play that
kind of part. just would not.
"As 1t Is, like the spirit Of mod.
ern youth that flashes in Young
Love- Surely it isn't scandalizing.
It's just different-a little bold,
perhaps, but not unreal; and is
reality horrifying?'
Thus the justification Of the
play. that caused half dozen dis
approving matrons to rise in a
body and quit the theater in
The Washington times., 1929-03-12
THAT TFAZENDA
GIRL LIKES
HER HOME ).

What Louise Fazenda thinks
about us may be to some measure
gagged by what we think of her.
1t Is a question whether anyone
who holds such absolute power
over our risibilities and invari
ably creates so genial an atmos
phere can do so without. having
in her personality those traits
which make us respond. in the
same way, to individuals in real
life.
Hollywood knows that the home
which Miss Fazenda's genius mas
built always has its latcl string
out for a friend. whether that
same friend be in luck or out ot it.
Riddles love Louise. and what
is more she has the rare gif+ of
controlling them. One OF her
recent PICTURES called fol- the pres
ence of three sets of diminutive
twins. The director was in de-
spair. He found the six mall
but forceful and absolutely III.
veIgent wills rather too much for
his temper. Then along came
J, Louise. and the problem 'as
solved. She seemed TO bewitch
them.
or course. Miss F'azenda has
heen especially wise in her choice
of a mother. The colnIadesn.p
that exists between mother and
daughter In so hale and BEAUTIFUL
as 10 give Louise a good opinion
of mothers in general.
Her outlook on life IS a ha ppy
one. When she clowns we some.
way see beyond the antics or tne
makeup. and recognize he led.
true friend.
Miss Fazenda is featured nth
H. B. Warner. in STARK Mad"
a Warner Bros. 100 per cent all.
talking Nitapbone production now
at the Earle Theater. Miss Fazenda
plays the part of love-lorn
spinster who, upon falling heir
TO fortune. leaves he ladies'
boarding school where she had
been preceptress. to engage in a
hunt for a lost sportsmaa. any
man being big game, according to
her point of view.
The Washington times., 1929-03-12
MADAME X IS
NOTABLE TN
REVIVAL

S ephen Erlanger Cochran,
whose National Theater Players
are doing Madame <" this week.
and how-stood in the foyer of
the theater last night and
watched the capacity audience
stream out into the dark.
He was counting rapidly and
silentlyJ As the last customer.
her mascara total loss, ..obbed
her way out OF the doors, Mr..
Cochran proclaimed to intimates
that the revival was a success.
mot a dry eye in the hoLse.
were his very words.
And he was right. Few, II any.
could resist the emotional up.
heaVal of that powerful last act
the courtroom scene in which
the play reaches its high climax
and tragic denouement.
Ask anybody who saw Mary
Newton. made hideous by an
ochre make-up, step out of her
self and recall memories of Sarah
Bernhardt and Dorothy Donnelly
in the title role of Alexandra
Risson's drama.
Time was when Madame X was
spoken of in respectable homes
only after the children had been
shooed out of the room. But a
couple of decades does wonders to
the national mind. The play was
/. merely ahead of it's time when it
first came to America. And even
today, with all the changes
brought by the years. Madame.
X" does not seem stilted, far
fetched or over-theatrical.
The National Players threw
themselves into their jobs with a
zest. and their performances We're
not marred by the embarrassing
waits which beg for the prompter's
aid.
Wilfred Lytell. absent from the
prologue and the first act, domi-
mated more than one scene in the
second and third divisions of the
drama. j. G1ynn McFarlane came
back to play the part of the father,
and he did it with fine restraint
and poise.
The prize character bit, how
ever, was contributed by Freddie
Sherman. as the serio-cumic hotel
porter. Freddie did Lon Chaney
and was well-nigh unracog nizabie
in this character. His acting was
superb. Mary Wallace, Charlie
Hampden, Robert Brister and Mrs.
Hibhard, and of course, Betty
Kent and Arthur Rhodes, are in
this. But the size of the produc-
tion demanded the additional SER
vices of Arthur b. White. Denis
Conhell and Maurice Jarvis.
Madame X'' is the most elab-
crate production ever put on ny
the National Players. The four
sets. built with artistry by Charles
Squires, are all well executed.
The story is not Outmoded. 1t
is that of an erring wife and
mother, driven from her home
and child by an unforgiving hus-
band, and of the meeting of these
three, 20 years later, when the
world has had its will of the un-
Happy woman. They might not
have written 1t the same, If it
were being written today. but 1t
probably wouldn't have been half
as good i. r.
The Washington times., 1929-03-12
Deep-Seated
Rheumatic Pains
Quickly Yield to Powerful Pene-
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Probably no affliction is more
common or responsible for more in
tense suffering than rheumatism.
Thousands OF otherwise robust per-
sons drag through a life of misery
and agony.
Here is a new treatment. Simply
get bottle of MOOne'S Emerald Oil,
and apply to the affected parts. lt's
easy and pleasant to use and there
is no doubt but what the most
stubborn and severe cases yield
quickly to its powerful. penetrating
influence. The first application
brings blessed relief. All good
druggists have II.
The Washington times., 1929-03-12
RisdOn Record

Elizabeth Risdon, who plays the
leading female roles with the
Theater Guild Repertory Company
coming to Polls Theater week of
March II. was prominently fea-
tured in THE Silver Cord" during
its long New York run. She has
also appeared in Right You Are
II You Think You Are" and has
been with William Gillette. Otis
Skinner, and George Arliss.
The Washington times., 1929-03-12
When Feature Is
Shown on Screen

EARLE-"stark Mad" a War.
! ner Brothers tslker. At 11:4S a; M,
1:40, 5:45, s:45, 7:45 and $3.50
y. m.
PALACE-Ronald Colman. In
"The Rescue" At II a. M. 1:25.
3:4b, SIS, 1885 and s:55 p. m.
FOX-Monte Blue in "Greyh.
ound LIMITED" At 1929, 2:55,
SOP, $40 and 1921 p. m.
COLUMBIA - Ruth Chatterton
in the all.talker, "The Doctors
Secret" At 11:44 a. NJ. 144, ':A7,
$50. 1853 and 1853 p. m.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bar,
thelmess in Weary River" At
1t:30 a. m, 1880, 1926, 5:25, 7:25
and 9:25 p. m.
LITTLE-"Spies." At /, 5. 8, Z
and 3 D. m.
The Washington times., 1929-03-12
Warner Featured

H. B. Warner, famous for his
role of Christ in The King of
Kings" is one of the featured
players in the all-talking picture.
THE Doctors Secret" now play.
ing at Loew's Columbia This is
the second Paramount picture he
has played in. The other was IA
years ago. In the meantime he
has played in a number of pic
lures as a free lance artist.
The Washington times., 1929-03-12

ADVERTISEMENT
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12
Col. Van Voorhis
Addresses Troops

Significance of Armistice Day and
responsibility TO the memory OF war
dead was the theme Of the address
made by Col. Daniel Van Voorhis,
18th Cavalry Commander, TO Fort
Brown troops in mass formation
Monday morning.
With the parade ground a mass
OF remnants. the flags of the Allies
on one side and the standard of the
18th II. S. Cavalry on the other.
Fort Brown presented q colorful pic
ture for the hundreds Of people who
watched the military field meet.
Mounted and dismounted events
followed each other in rapid success
sion from the comedy of the potato
race to she thrills of the rescue
race with its cracking rifles, thrown
horses and barking r~evolvers.
Machine Gun Troop, Captain
finally won the coveted pennant, a
beautiful silk streamer In the regi-
mental colors, blue and white, which
will be flown with the troop guidon
until the next field meet.
At $3.50, the American Legion par
ade marched down the parade
ground, the drum and bugle corps
giving a splendid exhibition drill.
At II, o'clock all activities stopped
for a moments silent observance O.
the Day.
General Serrano. Jefe de Plaza
at MatamorEs and his staff were
interested spectators Of the meet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12
Battle of Grapefruit
To Fill Tucker Stands

squad, as is entirely likely, there
win he an all-Valley pep squad and
1t Is planned To have an all-Valley
school band to cheer the warriors on
70 victory.
Richardson announced ne would
ask Brownsville pep squad leaders
70 call n meeting OF all cheer Lead
ers In the Valley to lay plans for
the Valley-wide cheering section
and 10 arrange for training.
Directors OF Valley high school
bands Z to be asked to organize
and train q Valley-wide organization
OF 100 members.
Ben Epstein. member OF the com
mittee named by coaches to make
arrangements for the game, mt the
Harrington meeting was authorized
to have letterheads printed and to
secure prices on uniforms in which
to dress the 33 men on the Valley
squad. The men will be expected
10 wear pants from the regular
school uniforms but special jerseys
are TO be bought. These Jerseys are
to be green with a large yellow
grapefruit on the back. Large nu-
merals win be on the front.
Annual Affair
The Battle Of Grapefruit is to
become an annual affair ~ the VAL
ley and viii be played In a different
town each year. The second game
IS 70 &C. - Harrington and the third
to McAllen. these towns being
chosen because OF their ability 10
handle the crowds expected to at
tend.
AS other towns equip athletic
fields suitable for staging such
events they win be given the class
ic.
Richardson was named treasurer
&C the meeting Monday.
Those present were Richardson
Myron +. Ward OF Harlingen. Whit
Rogers of McAllen. Ben Epstein.
Bishop Clements or Donna and w.
T.. Pendergraft.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12
CENTRAL POWER
PARTY VISITS
London Men, With Presi-
dent of Company, Dis
trict Heads Guests

Inspecting Brownsville and VAL
points of interest Monday as guests
Of r. @. Ludden, district manager
Of the Central Power and Light
company. were Lord Churchton OF
London and his son, Hon. Yarde
Butler OF London; @. y. Thomas, of
Montreal, Canada. Canadian finan-
cier; j. c. Kennedy. president OF
the Central and Southwest Utili-
ties Of Dallas: and T.. u. Nieswan-
ger, president OF Central and Light
company.
All members OF the party in COM
pany with Mr.. Nieswanger are in
terested in Central Power and Light
securities, and were visiting plants
In the Valley securing additional in
formation on the system.
They returned to Dallas Monday
night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12
SUMMARY

An extensive high barometric
pressure area (30.68 inches in New
ada and Idaho and 30.64 in Wyom-
ing), attended by fair and much
colder weather has overspread the
entire great Northwest this morn
ing. and Is apparently sweeping
south-southeast and eastward. Re-
latively low pressure prevailed at
the same time from the Rio Grande
Valley northeastward to the Low
er Great Lakes, attended by heavy
cloudiness and light To excessive
precipitation practically throughout
the region between the Rocky and
Appalachian Mountains including
Texas. Southerly winds and un-
seasonably mild temperatures pre-
vail in advance Of the low pres
sure area, while zero and near
zero temperatures wer reported
from some Of the northwestern
stations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12
TARIFF PEACE
HOOVER'SHOPE
First Annual Report of
State of Union Is Ex-
pected Soon

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12-(P)-
President Hoover Is giving thought
to his first annual report on the
state of the Union which will be
made TO congress three weeks
from today, or the day after the
opening Of the regular session on
December 2.
Aside from that which usually
attaches to the first regular mes
sage to congress Of a new chief
executive. interest in this one Is
heightened by the bitter political
situation In the senate which has
arisen out Of the tariff legislation
What the President will have to
say on the tariff must of neces-
sity depend largely upon the cir
cumstances at the end OF this
special session. Should the mea-
sure have failed by that time some
Of his friends would expect him
to make no further recommended
ton on the subject as this might
result in prolonging an unsettled
economic situation accompanying
general tariff revision.
On the other hand. should the
bill then be in conference Mr..
Hoover might refrain from any
other than a general statement on
the tariff. He has stated 1t as a
policy Of his administration to re-
frain from interference by the *
ecutive branch into the affairs Of
the legislative department Of the
government.
Despite the wide spread between
the ideas of the senate and the
House on the form OF tariff leg
iSlation, Mr.. Hoover has BY no
means abandoned hope Of a bill
emerging which will square with
the republicans party's promise of
relief to agriculture and those in
dustrieS which are tagging because
OF changed conditions since the
last impoSt measure was written.
Fulfillment Of his hope would
mean extensive compromises in
the conference between the COM
mittees Of the two Houses, but in
the past decade wide CULTS between
the bodies have been abridged both
on tariff and tax legislation.
Next TO the tariff, the subject
carrying an appeal to the country
is that of taxation, and Mr.. Hoov-
er's views on the possibilities of
tax reductions in the near future
will be closely scanned. Such e
auctions are dependent upon a
number Of factors not all Of which
have yet been completely assessed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12
RECORD DROP
In CRUDE OIL
>aenerai Daily Decrease
Over U. S. Largest Ex-
perienced

TULSA. Okla, Nov. 12-P- A
largest decrease In daily average
crude OIL production in the United
states ever recorded during one
week was registered during the week
ending Nov. Q when all fields in the
country showed a decline Of 201,-
80 barrels In daily average produc-
tlon and light oil, or that grade
especially desirable for refining be-
cause OF its better gasoline content
showed q decline of 205. 1877 barrels.
was revealed today through
andrew M Rowleyn managing edi-
Q Of the oil and gas journal here.
ESTIMATED daily average produc-
ton OF all fields during the week
ending November 0 was 2.608, 348
barrels as compared 70 2,810,081 bar
Tels Tor the week ending Nov. 2.
This decrease was further aug
mented by a decrease in the daily
average production of 99.174 bar
rels more during the preceding two
weeks beginning Oct. 10.
Despite recent heavy strikes the
Oklahoma City pool continued a
downward trend, contributing a.
$50 barrels to the loss Of 43 .805 bar
rels estimated for Oklohome during
the past week. St. Louis-Pearson
and Seminole areas added the bulk
OF the remainder at an average of
slightly less than 10000 barrels each.
The mid-continent area dropped
48.084 barrels, the west Texas area
contributing but approximately 100
barrels to the total.
PROBATION put into effect in CAL
ifornia'S flush pool, Santa Fe
Springs last week, slashed $1,000
barrels from the states total max
ing up the bulk OF the $4,000 loss
In light oil reported by the Pacific
coast. Heavy oil decreased 1000 bar
rels In that state. The Santa Fe
Springs deep drilling area has been
furnishing the bulk Of CALIFORNIA;
record average production for some
months.
Long Beach area dropped $1,000
barrels, Seal Beach $4,000 and Ven
tura Avenue 900
The Gulf Coast area added T.
1913 barrels to its heavy oil produc-
ton. Virtually the only increase re-
corded during the week in this
grade. Kansas production was 109,-
915, compared to 110,3l5 for the pre-
Vious week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12
STARCK GROUP
TO HOLD MEET
Rally at Hinkley's Hall To-
night Will Be First
Political Session

The first open political meeting Of
the coming city election will be held
at Hinkley's hall 8 p. m. Tuesday
evening by the Citizens , ticket,
which is headed by John Starck.
present city commissioner who is
seeking the mayorality.
This viii be a general g~et-to-ge-
ther meeting at which we will seek
to perfect U organization. We
urge that all interested parties be
present" Starck stated.
The "Good-G Government" ticket
has not announced a meeting as yet.
This ticket Is headed by r. p. Rent
fro. This group does not plan to
hold sessions for some time, ac-
cording to its leaders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12
Stomach Ulcer Pains
Stopped Overnight
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12
NAYLOR TO TAMPICO

a W.. Naylor, airport engineer,
who has been here for several weeks
supervising the construction work
going on at the international air
port left Tuesday for Tampico on
the Mexican aviation company plane
Z. Balluder, vice president OF the
lines, was q passenger to Mexico
City, as was A. l.. Bravo, tourist
manager for the Missouri Pacific
lines J. II. Digby and o. 3. Knight
were passengers to Tampico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12
Highway Officials
Open Santone Meet

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 12-[P-
Highway officials from all of the
states in the union were represent
ed here today at the 18th annual
meeting of the American Associa-
ton OF State Highway Officials.
Governor Dan Moody, scheduled
To make a welcoming address at the
oksning session, was detained in
Austin on account Of official bust
ness but sent word he would be
here tomorrow.
r. 5. Sterling. chairman Of the
Texas commission, his colleagues,
Cone Johnson of Tyler and Judge
r. Ely Of Abilene. and Glib Gil
christ, state highway engineer, were
hosts to the visitors.
The executive committee began
last night and continued today con-
sideration Of applications for fed
eral highway designations. The
committee can only recommend TO
the federal government. but such
recommendation has a strong in
fluence.