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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-02
France Disturbed.

Paris, Jan. /: R@-News Of the
illness Of. Ambassador Myron T.
Herrick at his home near Cleveland.
Ohio. was given first page display
in all evening papers Of Paris. Or
fetal circles echoed the editorial ex-
pressions of sympathy and hopes
for his speedy recovery. The news
paper La Liberte said:
IAN Of France wishes the speedy
recovery OF Ambassador Herrick for
10 one has forgotten his courageous
attitude in the dark days of 1915.
Parisians in particular have an I'M
alterable Affection for this eminent
diplomat and all hope for new and
CHEEKY advices respecting hts
health"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-02
MYR0N 7. HERRICK
Resting EASILY
Continued from First Page)

Mr.. Herrick was one Of Americas
most popular ambassadors to
France. At the outbreak of the
World War he won the friendship
OF France by refusing to leave Paris
a. time when the German armies
were advancing lear the capital.
lie won still further esteem when
he took charge of Charles A. Lind
bergh when the Lone Eagle" land
ed at lie Bourget field in 1927 after
a solo flight across the Atlantic from
New York. Several months later.
Lindbergh called at hospital here
where the ambassador was confined
after an operation and paid his re-
spects.
Mr.. Herrick was governor Of Ohio.
retiring from public life when his
term ended in 1906. He became am
bassador to France in 1912.
In Cleveland, the ambassador
private interests have made him out
standing as a lawyer. banker and
manufacturer.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-02

near aan Diego and minutes was
required to make the transfer OF
fuel
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-02
Hops or

Marshall. Mo. Jan. R-Blaine
N. Tuxhorn hoped off in his open
cockpit monoplane at S:54 a. m. to-
day in an attempt to establish q
new endurance flight record by re-
fueling in the air by using a syn
chronized catapulting device.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
HARLINGEN

IN the thriving town of Chatham.
a vice crusade is launched against
the underworld element by a fearless
district attorney up for reelection.
so effective has his campaign been
conducted that the master mind who
opposes his election. sends to Chi
cago for The Carnation Kid" a no.
toriouS killer. The kid" Is sun
posed to do away with the district
attorney to make Chatham safe for
criminals. The plan is evidently a
good one, for the 'Carnation Kid /"
never has fallen down on a lob. Hut
i this particular case. a mistaken
identity. gives an unusual and anus
ing twist to the entire situation. A
quiet peace-loving type writer sales
man Is mistaken for the "Carnation
Kid" and before he has tine to pro-
test. he is taken up by the gang and
told TO go to work.
That's the amusing and divertin1
situation effectively developed ia
The Carnation Kid" a Paramount
talking picture with Douglas Mac
Lean in the role of the typewriter
- G4Q IDlllRAlIdllUlS 10 all
already complicated DEVELOPMENT.
the district attorney turns out 10 be
the father Of the girl Douglas would
like TO marry. All he can do. Is TO
play two games. He has to make
the gang think he Is one OF them
and az the same time assure the girl
that he is a violent supporter of the
law and order campaign. He sue
ceeds. too, until the real "Carnation
Kid" makes his appearance in
Chatham. Then. OF course. more
complications set in. But friend
Douglas is r%eSourceful and is equal
to the occasion. All Of which sup
plies this picture with thrills and
many hearty laughs.
A strong supporting cast includes
Frances Lee. William B. Davidson,
Lorraine Eddy. Charles Males and
Francis Mcdonald. The Carn6tion
Kid" which opens a five day en-
gagement at the Arcadia theater to-
morrow was directed by z. Mason
Hopper.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
MAY SETTLE
CHURCH ROW
Pres. Gil of Mexico Would
Be Glad to Talk With
Catholic Head

MEXICO CITY. May S.-F-
President Emilio Pcrtes Gil has
opened : door through which Dip
lomatic negotiations for settlement
OF his country'S church-state strife
may be approached.
In a signed statement published
today he said: IF Archbishop Ruiz
Monsignor Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores.
archbishop OF Michoacan and a
leader or the Mexican Roman Cath
Ollie hierarchy should desire to dis
cusS with me the way to bring about
cooperation in the moral effort 10
better the Mexican people which he
desires. I shall have no objection To
talking with him on the subject"
Archbishop Ruiz recently gave out
a statement published in the United
States which said the church and
its ministers are ready to cooperate
to the fullest extent for the better
ment OF the Mexican people" II
vas in answer to this President Por-
ties Gil spoke
There was some speculation here
as to how broad a spirit OF concil-
iation the presidents statement
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
.AIRMAIL USE
CROWS-DENNETT
Postmaster Tells Lions That
$500 Five-Cent Airmail
Stamps Sold In April

Steady growth in the use Of air.
mails. north and south from
Brownsville was reported by Post
master @. w. bennett OF Brownsville
in an address before the Brownsville
Lions Club Tuesday afternoon.
Northbound. in March. approx
mately 56.672 letters we're carried by
the mails. as compared with $500
letters in April, the postmaster said.
In March. Mexican air mails car
ried 81. 1903 letters. and in April the
Mexican mails carried about So 800.
In April the Brownsville postoffice
sold $500 iive-cent air mail stamps
and 100 ten-cent stamps. In March,
in the early part Of which month the
airmails were started. the Browns
vile office sold $500 five-cent
stamps. These figures do not in
clude air mails out of other towns
in the Valley.
The postmaster. after recounting
Improvements already made in the
local service. told the Lions that
plans are now underway for extern
SlDl1 VI tlIC l0AdA IAuAA dIA4sNA SCA-
vice in the immediate Brownsville
area.
Bascom Cox. president Of the club.
presided during the session. which
was held in the Althea tea room.
Reports we're receive on various club
activities. Among these were a e
port on the exchange of letters last
week between pcpils Of the Browns
vile schools and children of Mon
terrey schools. and on plans for
school children's day at the local
airport when it is hoped to carry
some 400 children to the airport for
an inspection.
Edmund Fl. Levy. secretary. and
the chair reported on the status OF
plans for Identification of the spots
where are located old cannons mark
ing nearby battlefields. such as Palo
Alto. Resaca de la Palma. Fort
Brown. and a s'ot up the river.
Other brief talks were made by
Ralph A. Dunkelberg. j. NJ. Stein
and Fergus Groves.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
What DR.. Caldwell Learned
i'm AZ Years Practice

DR.. Caldwell watched the results
of constipation for AZ years, and
believed that no matter how careful
people are of their health, diet and
exercise, constipation will occur
from time TO time regardless Of how
much one tries TO avoid il. or next
Importance, then. is how TO trcat it
when it comes. DIR. Caldwell always
was in favor Of getting as close to
nature as possible, hence his remedy
for constipation, known as DIR. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin, is a mild vege-
table compound. IL can not harm
the most delicate system and Is not
q habit forming preparation. Syrup
Pepsin is pleasanttasting. and
youngsters love it. 1t does not grippe.
Thousands Of mothers have written
us to that effect.
DIR. Caldwell did not approve OF
drastic physics and purges. He did
not believe they were good for hui
man beings to put into their system.
In a practice Of AZ years ne never
saw any reason for their use when
= medicine like Syrup Pepsin will
empty the bowels Just as promptly.
more cleanly and gently. without
gripping and harm to the system.
Keen free from constipation. IL
robs your strength. hardens your
arteries and brings on premature
old age. DO not let a day go by
without a bowel movement. Do not
sit and hope, but go to a druggist
and get one of the generous bottles
Of DIR. CaldwelI's Syrup Pepsin. Take
the proper dose that night and by
morning you will feel like a differ
snt person. Use Syrup Pepsin for
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
AT DITTMANN

Their Hour" a Tiffany-Stahl
production was shown here for the
first time yesterday at the Dit
mann theater and was more than
favorably received by a large
audience. IL is one of those fast
moving. breezy pictures that car
ries the spectator along at a rapid
pace and never for a moment los
ing its interest.
The story tells OF a fresh ship
ping clerk, who gets q job by sheer
nerve, spies the pretty secretary OF
the boss. pays court to her and
wins her away from the boss. He
Is taken to the girls house, intro
duced to her parents and all IS
going along smoothly until her
pretty rich cousin pays them a
visit. She is Immediately taken I'D
with her cousins fiance and starts
a campaign OF allurements that
has the youngster dizzy. She takes
him for an aeroplane ride. brings
him to earth in an inaccessible
part Of the country where they
have to spend the night. Entire
~ smitten with the flapper vamp's
charms the young man breaks his
engagement only to be terribly dis
illusioned the following day when
the young lady's fiarfce shows up
and brings the smitten youth to
his senses. Contrite and ashamed
he makes peace with his real
sweetheart and a happy future Is
assured the youngsters.
The various roles are more than
splendidly portrayed by such well
known players as Dorothy Sebas-
tan, John Harron, June Marolwe.
Huntly Gordon, John Roche.
Holmes Herbert. Myrtle Stedman
and John Stepping. The picture
was well directed by AL Raboch.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
Court Admits Great
Bobby Jones to Bar
AS u. S. Open Nears

ATLANTA. Ca, May 6.-tPi-
Robert Tyre Jones. Jr-. better known
to golf fans as Bobby" Jones. three
times winner of the national ANA
teur championship and twice hold
or of the national open title. was
admitted to the bar In United States
district court yesterday.
Bobby. who recently finished his
law course at Emory university here.
introduced TO Judge Samuel RI.
Sibley by a member OF the law
firm OF his father. Robert p. Jones.
The youthful attorney Is expected
to lay aside his practice to compete
in the national open championship
and to defend his amateur iaurels
this summer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08

The vogue OF mystery plays never
ends. The latest thriller. guaran-
teed to give chills to the bravest.
comes to the Queen theater when
the "creepie'' The House Of Horror"
will be seen.
This story. from the pen Of Rich
ard Bee, Is the third OF a series OF
eerie plays from this same produc-
ton company. The first two were
The Haunted House" and Seven
Footprints TO Satan"
Benjamin Christensen directed all
three pictures. and it is said that
The House of Horror" tops his 9TH
er two efforts.
Louise Fazenda and Chester Conk-
lin have the comedy leads in The
House of Horror" and their expert
enceS within the four walls OF this
place of terror give many laughs and
thrills to the story.
Thelma Todd and James Ford
are the juvenile leads.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
KELLEY May
REGAIN SPEECH
Weslaco Man, Victim OF
Slugging Attack, Under
goes Operation
Especial to The Herald)

iSpeCihl 10 lie F1eTdiui
WESLACO. May 8.-Hope thai c.
Z. Kelley. weslaco business man
who was slugged and almost killed
by a mysterious assaiIant several
weeks ago. may regain the use of
his vocal cords. paralyzed since the
attack. was expressed by members or
the family here today, following re-
ports of an operation performed on
young Kelley.
Kelley, a SOn-in-law of Z. G..
Couch. was taken to Dallas after his
recovery from the blow on the head
was assured. He underwent an op-
Grafton Monday at a Dallas hospital
In an effort to restore his speech.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
p MOVIE \

AT THE CAPITOL

The Wild Party" Clara Bows
new big Paramount release, an all
talking production based on n
story by Warner Fabian, author Of
Flaming Youth" was directed by
Dorothy Arzner. sole woman direc-
tor in the film industry.
Miss Arzner is not only the only
active woman director in the en-
tire picture business, but she is
also the first woman to direct an
all-talking picture.
Frederic March. handsome Be
lasco actor and a favorite on the
stage. has the leading role oppo-
site Miss Bow. The picture ends
its engagement at the Capitol to-
morrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08

might point. Settlement nE thH rEn~
trugersy between the church and
the Mexican government apparently
has hinged. since the rupture be-
came open In 1876. Cn some mndifi-
cation nr arrangement nf Ehr IN
ticnal religious laws which wnuid
permit the clergy 20 exercise It's CT
fees without conflict Nth it8 own
ecclesiastical conceptions. The Hne-
cific point has been registration nf
the priests which the government
has required and tire episcopate re-
fused 20 allow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08

becomes serious? 1t costs no more
than ordinary remedies-less than
three cents a dose. One dose will
bring quick relief from indigestion.
gas. bloating. heartburn.
sour stomach. Gordon's soothes and
heals the inflamed and irritated
stomach lining made raw by acids
and poiSons. Get a bottle today. III
not satisfied. the druggist will re-
I nd vOflr money.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08

tomorrow at the Texas. This spec
tacular Cosmopolitan production.
directed by Allan Dwan at the
Metro-G oldwyn-Mayer studios. Is
the love story Of the Spanish
heroine and her Irish prospective
lover. set in the grim struggles OF
the pioneers who overthrow Span
ish rule in the West. The discov-
cry of gold. historic founding Of
the Wells Fargo Express. and the
rise Of the V~igilantes form dra-
matte highlights. Hundreds Of peo-
pie appear in the vivid production.
which was produced on a most Law
iSh scale. employing many historic
locations and descendants OF some
Of the early pioneers the story
tells about.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08

Keeter. Elsie Kochert, Lucy Eta
Lee. Dwayne McTntire. Nathaniel
Meeker, Glenn Mellenbruch. Leo
Never. Otto Nelson. Ella Nielsen,
Bernice Pynes, AlmCs Palmer
Homer Rushing, Fern Paxton, May
Virginia Plat, Thelma Schafroth,
Kenneth Reynard. Roland Schm-
acher, Richard Schiffert, Bonnie
Tumlinson. Grace Schultz. Juanita
StotIer, Clara Tatar, Leroy Weir.
Lee wilkins. Dalton Van Dresar,
Edwin Slaughter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
M'INTIRE GETS
HIGHEST MARK
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Boy
Announced Valedictorian
Will Average of 92.6S
Especial to The Herald)

A0RLNA0A W 4AAE AAGAGAAy
PHARR, May 8.-Dwayne McIn-
tire is announced as valedictorian
OF the Pharr-San Juan-Alam o
scrool graduating class with an av-
erage Of 92.68. according to a re-
port given by authorities Of the
school. Clara Tatar is salutatorian
with only a slightly lower percent
age. 1921. These averages are based
upon work done over a period of
two full years Of high school work
and candidates for honors are con-
sidered only on a basis of two COM
plete years in the local school. A
complete roster Of the graduating
class follows: Paul Hetrick, preSi-
dent: Pauleo KruSe. vice president;
Marjorie Cramer. secretary; Marcel
Ia Bingham, Vida Baker. Phebe
Baer. Kathryn Crum. Isabel Cantu.
Claude Gaines. Mearle Curtis, Wv
ian Cooke. Pauline Doty. Gertrude
DeVries, Anna Mae Evans. Helen
Faris. Burford Green. Mary Flowers.
Edwin Hancock. Evelyn Hill. Sterl-
ing Hawthorne. Muryl James, Lois
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
Pharr- San Juan
Schools Prepare
For Commencement
lSpecial to The Heraldl


PHARR, May Heterogeneous
are being made for the commence
ment exercises Of the Pharr-San
Juan-Alamo public school system.
according TO j. Lee Stambaugh, SUI
perintendent.
Attorney M. r. Fall Of Browns
vile has been secured to make the
junior high school commencement
address on Wednesday evening. May
%. DR.. c.. S. Kennard of Edinburg
is TO preach the baccalaureate SER
mon while DIR. J. w. Calhoun Of
the University OF Texas is to deliver
the commencement address for the
senior high school on May 30. Dur
ing the evening awards will be made
to those winning the honors for the
year including the p. s. Devine
medals, highest average for each
class and other winners of the va
rious contests during the year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08

child these are the ingredients
that 90 into The Pagan" Ramon
N~ovarro's new Metro = Goldwyn-
Mayer starring vehicle. a sound
s~ynchronized film in which Novarro
sings The Pagan Love Song theme
song for the production. now being
shown at the Rivoli theater. San Be-
nito. This. incidentally. marks No
varro's debut on the talking screen,
and Is alone worth the price Of adj
mission.
Filmed in the South Seas. amid
the gorgeous sunsets. blue waters
and exotic greenery. the play Is a
vivid filmization Of John Russellls
famous novel and the film clings
closely TO the original book. w. S.
Van Dyke. well-known for his
White Shadows in the South Seas"
directed this new production. and
1t. like the other. was filmed in ac-
tual tropical locations. amid the
jungles on the islands OF Polynesia.
Novarro PLAYS q young islander.
half native. who is pitted against
the complications of the white
mans civilizations and laws. AS the
child CT nature. with his vivid fight
under water with the sharks, his
canoe rides and other thrills. No
varro has the most strenuous of his
roles since Ben Hur." and the love
story. worked out with himself and
Dorothy Janis. is a most engrossing
and appealing one
Renee Adoree plays "Madge." the
white adventures. rival of the ma
tive girl for the love Of the youth.
with a convincing skill. Dorothy
Janis. a newcomer. aDDears as the
native sweetheart. and Donald Crisp
as the ~domineering trader is No
varro's enemy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
A Stomach Remedy
That Seldom Fails

No matter your condition or how
many remedies you have tried for
stomach trouble. ask any druggist
what he thinks Of Gordon'S-the
stomach and bowe, antiseptic. He
will likely tell you about some of
your neighbors with stomach trou-
bic of long standing. who learned
it value after taking many other
medical treatments without result.
Why not take II before your case
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08

Yourself and members Of the family
in constipation. biliousness, sour and
crampy stomach. bad breath. no
appetite, headaches, and to break up
fevers and colds. Always have a
bottle in the house, and observe
these three rules of health: Keep
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bowels open.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
EDINBURG BUSY IN
CLEANUP CAMPAIGN
Special to The Herald)

NDPNN1II ~ 4II IItI HUI
EDINBURG. May 8.-Palm trees
surrounding the Hidalgo county
courthouse at Edinburg underwent
a thorough trimming Tuesday as a
part OF the cleanup campaign that
Is in progress throughout the city
hanging limbs were cut from the
tall trees by workmen and burned.
Other shrubs as we'll as the grass
were also trimmed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
YOUTH r o DEAD
AFTER FAST LAC

LAUREL. Miss, May s.-tR-
Tony Round. 19-year-old Laurel
high school boy. had just finished
the 440-yard dash in s. 5-l0 sec
onds here yesterday when he drop
ped dead from heart trouble. He
was trying out for a state track meet
to be held this week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
ROOF DANCES BEGIN
AT EDINBURG MAY 10
0Special % The Heraldl

~F~~EII 70 AANN 41LI dlAV
EDINBURG. May 8.-May 10 will
mark the opening of the first Of
the annual roof dances to be held
on the roof Of the Klossner building.
II has been announced by Valnes
Closner, director of the dances.
These dances are held onre a week
and last year drew crowds from all
parts OF the lowe rRio Grande VAL
ley. An Al orchestra has been en-
ployed and a gala time is promised
to every one attending.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
AT TEXAS

Last day. Corinne Griffith II
"Outcast."
"Ticc Of Empire Peter B.
Kyne's vivid drama of the Califor-
MIA gold rush. with Renee Adoree,
George Duryea. William Collier. Jr..
and a huge cast, is the attraction
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08

Especial 20 The Herald.1
HARLINGEN. May S.A-This city
was selected as the permanent
meeting place of the Valley A G. NJ.
ex-sfudents club for 1929 at a gath
ering here Monday night.
The ex-students OF "a. a. M. dis
cussed the program for the year. and
were entertained by musical num-
bers and talks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
RIVOLI. san RENTTO

The haunting beauty of the
tropics. the grim drama OF the
islander against the complications
Of a white mans civilization and q
love story. delicate as a jungle or
New Britain herald., 1929-04-10
EXTRA! SPEEDER ADMITS
 POLICEMAN WAS RIGHT
New London Man Frankly CphOlds
 Charge He Was Hurrying Along.

Leo c. Baker, sI, of New London. is an automobile speeder by his own admission and according to the ob- servations of Motorcycle Officer W. s. Strolls, but he is an unusual type. Instead Of denying that he stepped on the gas while driving through East Main street about 5:10 last eve ming. being in hurry to keep busi- ness appointment. he listened at tenti,ely to Officer Strolls' testimony until he was called on by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney w. M. Green stein, and then he remarked, simply: "All he said is true"
 According to the officer, Baker, who is a salesman. vas cutting in and out Of line Of traffic headed east on East Main street and as he passed Noble street he attained 6 speed Of 70 miles an hour. increasing it 10 3s as he passed Olive street. Judge Traceski imposed a fine of BIO and costs.
 Tago Azelin, o7, o' 4a. Main SLASSt' PiSoNNI l4ol 6 d44ls " t'i% charge Of reckless driving and the case was continued until tomorrow on request Of Attorney NJ. A. Sexton. State Officer Kam!nski made the ar- rest last evening on Hartford road after a slight accident.
 Azelin was driving towards New Britain and at point about 1000 yards east Of the Paragon Inn, q motorcycle going in the same direc- ton came 10 stop to allow Oliver Johnson of Church street, one of the riders. to retrieve his hat which had blown off. As he was walking back towards his motorcycle. a fender Of Azelin's car struck him and knocked him down, causing bruises about the leg. AZelin brought him to New Britain and had his in- jurtes treated. He is said to have come to this city from Sweden only week or two ago. The state officer happened along in time 10 witness the accident. and notified Azelin to be in court.
 Judge Traceski ordered Azelin to post bond of $l00 but later releas- ed him in custody of Attorney Sex ton.