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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
River of Romance
Arcadia Attraction

Plantation days on the old Mis-
sisSippi, that picturesque period be-
fore the war, form the background
Of the highly absorbing romance
drama River of Romance" which
opened at the Arcadia theater last
night and which will be seen there
for the next four days.
The play Is based upon the fam
Gus story. Magnolia" by the re-
nowned American author, Booth
Harrington. 1t brings to the fore
ground as a romantic period &C
tor. Charles Buddy Rogers, tlle
youth who scored 50 tremendously
as a soldier boy hero in Wings"
Dramatic action coupled with a
thrilling plot and topped off with
splendid character portrayals by the
principals In the play make 1t one
Of the most pleasing works to come
from Hollywood in many q long
day.
Rogers Is the young E~astern-edu-
Gated son Of q Southern family who
returns to the paternal plantation
only to be confronted with customs
and codes Of honor which he does
not understand. Because he refuses
to fight a duel with a villainous
character he Is branded as a coward
and becomes an outcast. But with
the aid of good fortune, he fights
back and regains his patrimony and
his beloved one after q series Of
hair-raiSing adventures in the
gambling halls and river boats Of
the romantic river-the Mississippi.
Mary Brian Is excellent rs the
demure Southern maiden whose
love for Buddy survives the stigma
under which he laborS. Henry p.
Walthall, as usual, turns in a fine
bit of acting as do also Wallace
Berry as a gambling hall proprie-
tor; Fred --ohler as the river-fronI
bad-man; June Collyer as the CO.
quettish fiancee who throws Buddy
over. ard Natalie Kingston as the
love- Mexico. octoroon companion
Of Berry. Richard Wallace directed,
He did an excellent job.
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With Brownsville = and Valley Theaters
Margaret Livingston
Playing at Dittrnanr1

Sonya. played by Margaret Liv-
inEston. and CASTOR, partners In ~
knife throwing act, are arrested by
Chautard. private police officer.
CASTOR IL sent to jail. and Chau-
tard gives Sony enough money To
gGt to Paris. I'm Paris, 5olya'S
purse IN stolen. and when she finds
the thief. he confeSseS that he stole
the money TO get aid for his sick
mother. Sonva believes Pierre and
gives him half the money. In re-
turn. Pierre gets her lodging next
TO his. The dancing partner quits,
Sonya accepts Vie posi- on. They
create a dance nit In Paris. Chau-
tard returns 10 Paris and threatens
to reveal Sonya's life unless she
consents 10 be his mistress. She
tells Pierre. and . threatens Clau-
tard. In the rfenn'lme Sonva warns
the police and when they arrive.
they find Chautard dead, Pierre r.
accused and sent "a prison. Ccrtnn
out OF prison. discovers S,.lya.
Frightened. Sonya feigns low. Gas
ton gives Sonya ieN,elry. and arrong
II II a charm chat ard wore. Con-
WINGED that fastol II the murderer
or Chautard. Sonya oranges q
knife throwing act ard makes
CASTOR confess. Pierrc ~ freed. ard
Sonya goes with mir. 10 another
country.
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SHAW'S tAPPLE CART
ROLLS INTO

GREAT MALVERN, England,
Aug. 10.-# George Bernard
Shaw's new lay woven around an
imaginary American attempt to an
mex the British pire in 1862. win
have its English premiere here at
the Malvern festival which 1t opens
OH August IS.
Three other plays by Shaw will
be presented during this festival
Back to Methuselahl" Heart
break House." and Caesar and Gle
patra:" but TT Apple Cart Is Of
special interest as his latest. 1t was
recently presented. for the first
time on any stage, in Warsaw; the
playwright's idea being to launch 1t
before a politically minded audi
ence not particularly interested in
present-day British politics.
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forced to Jump out Of the envelop-
ing flames into the bread Cape
Fear river.
Bearing aloft the flag OF tile
Skull and Cross Bones, the pirates
invade the city and lock up offic-
ials. Then. charmed with the adj
venturesome spirit OF the invaders,
the citlzerS throw their lot with
them and adorn themselves in PR
ate garb. The whole town goes
pirate for the three days Of the
celebration.
The town celebrates with Black
Beard the happiness that comes
with the division Of the latest
booty, and stages colorful parades.
pageants anC entertainments. One
Of the picturesque events Of the
annual pageant Is the illuminated
boat parade down Cape Fear river.
Dozens Of craft, Illuminated from
bow to stern, with yG~ri-colored
lights, float down the river a few
hours after sunset, while visitors
from all sections Of the country
look in W at the unusual process
siors.
a. for the actual scene Of Black
Boards feasts, that is q moot ques-
tion. Several cities along tie sea-
board claim he held the feasts
there, but Wilmington citizens say
that 1t was at Fort Fisher. lii this
city. that the pirate staged his
feasts, and buried huge sums 81
gold and jewels.
Many a hole has been dug around
Fort Fisher in search Of the pirate
hoard. but only ali iron cask. re-
miniscent Of pirate DAYS, has been
found. The cask was empty.
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visitors in Edinburg Wednesday.
Mrs. j. +. Thomason visited
friends in McAllen Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. b. Maddox and
family left this week for q visit with
friends and relatives in Mississippi.
Mrs. B. Blair and children OF Nc
Allen were dinner guests Sunday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter @. Weaver.
Mr.. nd Mrs. Harry j. Backer and
MI. and Mrs. Ben West spent sever
al days this week in Point Isabel.
MIR. and Mrs. Ben West Of Abb
lene are the guests Of Mrs. Vests
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry J.
Backer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen "A. Wilson
leave Sunday On their summer va
cation for Corpus, Sinton and Lock
hart. While they are away they
will attend the golden anniversary
Of their grandparents, Mr.. and MIS-.
AugU i Danerea ".
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Armstrong
returned Sunday from a several
weeks stay in Oklahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McFarling and
children have returned from q short
stay in Mississippi.
Alfred LiSsner returned Sunday
from a business trip to San Antonio.
MI. and Mrs. Ernest Barrett and
son returned this week from sevei-
a. weeks va alton in the North.
MI. and Mrs. David Wilson re-
turned Wednesday from o short
trip to San Antonio.
Misses Lillian Vertrees, Emma
Herzog and Margaret Farris are
spending several days in Colorado
on their vacation.
Miss Frances Fly. who has been
the guest Of Miss Helen Chambers
for several weeks. has returned To
her hcme in Gonzales.
Rosamcnd Towns returned Sun
day from San Benito where she
spent the past week visiting friends
and relatives.
Miss Helen Chambers left the last
Of The week for Gonzales, where she
will spend several weeks with friends
and relatives.
Mr.. and MRS. II. ". Baldwin re-
turned this week from an extend
ed trip TO New York. Niagara Falls.
Hamilton. Canada, and other north
ern points.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. "A. Clark are
spending several weeks in George
town as the guests Of their son, H.
II. Orstot.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Onstot re-
turned to their home In George
town after spending several weeks
in Donna in the interest Of South
western university.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H.. OnStot have
returned to their home in George
town after spending several days In
Donna as the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. "A. Clark.
FREQ Bunker left Wednesday for
Corpus where he expects to trans
act business matters for a few days,
Leslie Moye was a business visitor
in Corpus Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Wyatt and chill
dren leave Sunday for Tennessee,
where they will spend several weeks
visiting friends and relatives.
Mr.. ana Mrs. j. Ewing spent the
weekend in San Antonio.
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War Debt Group
Concludes Work

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.AtPH
The tripartite claims commission OF
the United States, Austria and
Hungary, which has issued judg-
ments totallng more than Sal 100000
in settlement Of war debt. of in
dividuals and groups, shortly will
cease to exist.
Edwin 3. Parker. sole commits
sioner Is preparing a final report
There remains only the depositing
or a sum in the treasury to cover
Hungary's debts before the commits
sion's task will be complete.
Through private settlement be-
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tween nationals Of the three ma
tons, Austria's debt was reduced
finally, to $4,000. That amount
was deposited in the treasury and
all but about 20 American citizens
to whom 1t was due. have been re-
imburSed-
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Gay Pirates

WILMINGTON, ". c., Aug TO-
Black Beard, the pirate, whose
ruthless robbery on the high seas
aroused Indignation Of two worlds
several centuries ago, is TO make
an invasion Of modern Wilmington
August 2i-23 in a colorful pageant
on Cape Fear river.
Local historians say the famous
pirate once put his sailing ships
down the river and came ashore
here to have feaStS following sea
raids on rich-laden merchant craft.
But that Is another story-and a
story that some other towns along
the Atlantic seacoaSt say is Just q
story.
At any ate. Wilmington Is pre-
pairing for the invasion OF the king
Of pirates and promises him a land,
river and air bombardment Of rifle
and bomb shell that would have
amazed and frightened the bold
Black Beard. and a pageant that
prov .eS one Of the most colorful
spectacles IN the country.
From a starting point far re-
moved from the business section
and harbor Of Wilmington, the pi-
rate boats come up the river. A
peaceful waterfront is awakened by
a shot. and the alarm is sent
throughout the port that Black
Beard is coming. An attack is
planned.
The home defense, aided by the
United States evenu cutter Mo-
doc, moves toward the advancing
enemy and meets it in the river.
There is firing, shouting, and war
fare enough 10 satisfy the adven-
turous spirit Of any pirate.
Men and girls in pirate costume
attack the port boats, and the river
Is the scene Of q spectacular bat
tie. The home boat Is overpowered
and set on fire, its occupants being
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
Figs Frozen BY
New DEVELOPMENT

TEXAS CITY, Texas, Aug. To-
R-Fresh sliced FIGS and cream. Z
farorite delicacy in Texas. will be
offered to New Workers through {
freezing process developed at the
local cannery. Heretofore fresh figs
have been available only in or near
growing districts because 1t has been
almost impossible to ship them, the
cold storage process robbing them
Of their fresh flavor.
The local concern has discovered
that BY freezing the figs rapidly
much Of the flavor and FRESHNESS
can be retained. Only ripe figs are
used IN the process. There are
peeled and the stems nut off. ant
then frozen solid iii five-pound con-
tanners. Refrigerator cars will bc
used to carry them to the
north and the east where jobbers
will keep them in rooms where
temperature i near to ger Wher
they are sold they will keep for
some time in the home refrigerator
The fresh fig tastes little like the
dried or PRESCRIBED fig. IL has <
consistency somewhat like a peach
except that the small seeds in III
make IL much softer and harder Ia
keep. When sliced with sugar and
cream 1t has a milky sweet taste
which becomes highly palatable
once the consumer becomes ac-
quainted with Il.
Fig raisers have been rough sled
ing for some time owing to their
inability to get their product Il
market except in cans. The freez-
ing process will take care Of all the
ripe figs or the tree. too soft for
canning, which previously went tc
waste.
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FIGHT NJ. p. FOR BRIBERY

PLYMOUTH, Eng.-Efiorts are
being made to Gust j. II. Moses
as member Of Parliament on the
ground Of bribery in his election.
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MEAN? y HOWE

CHICAGO-Lrs. Alice Richards
testified in her divorce suit that her
husband was mean enough to take
the rea out OF her coIfe if he
could.
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CRAWNS 4 MILES

ELGIN. Ill.-Tniured IN III auto
wreck. Mrs. Ethel Lyons cTs~lcd
five miles 10 get help for her hus-
band. fatally hurt.
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5000 MILES TO STAY WIFE

MELBOURNE. ~. >. W.-Robert
Glendon pursued his runaway wife
1000 miles from England To kill her,
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sUECInE AFTER lnYrIpE

BETFAST--An auto wreck hav-
ing revealed that he had been On
a ioy ride with two yoilrr women,
William Quinn killed himself Eather
than face hts wife.
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DONNA
TIM MCCLURE HOST

JIM HOSA
Jim Mcclure entertained Tuesoay
night with a Rock party a. tile
home Of his parents, Mr.. and MIS-
i. u. Mcclure. At a late hour re-
freshments were served 70 MISSES
Mae Wood. Mildred McFarling'
Ruth Pridmore. Glenodean Wind
ham. Lois Fleuriet. Arba Mauldin,
and Sally Whigham Of McAllen p
Messrs. Noel Shell. Cleo Vineyard
George Puryear, Fred Petch, Or
Vile Vineyard, Lawrence BlrhiseI'
Warren Davis. Orland McfaIlIhs'
Everett McFarling and the most.
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SHnnTS OFF WIFE,S BAR

BRUSSELS.-Firing twice at his
wife because she flirted. Leon Va
: relies shot OF her left ear.
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~RIQODHOTrNDS FAIL

BLpODHOtNDS FAIL
RUDGWICK. Eng.-The use OF
bloodhounds to trail thieves has
been abandoned in Essex owing to
their constant failure.
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POST BRIDGE CLUB
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. p. o. Park had IS
their dinner guests Tuesday, Rev.
and Mrs. Herbert McDermott and
Ar and Mrs. w. @. Taylor.
MnG and Mrs. George Vineyard
and Mons, Cleo and Woodrow, left
Thursday for an extended trip 10
Missouri
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AIRS. MCMILLAN HoNoREE
BRIDGE

Mrs. William Stalheber entertain
ed with two tables OF bridge at her
home Friday afternoon. Light re-
freshments were served at the con-
clusion Of the games 70 Mesdames
3. o. Wilkerson. George Hill, FISH
er, w. @. Taylor. Rosebur, VIM.
Petch and Miss Winnifred Wilker-
son
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GIRL SAYS STUDENT
COULD Be SUICIDE
Huntington kmbidexterous
Police Told by Childhood
Friend.

| BY the ASSoClaLe0 rEebbs
WINDSOR, Conn, May 13.-Re-
Affirming his declaration that Walter T.
Huntington, Harvard student, killed
himself while home on a week end visit,
County Detective Edward ]. Hickey to-
day was concentrating on what he
termed new evidence which would sub
stantiate his belief.
The detective found an adherent in
Gertrude Schultz, childhood friend OF
the dead student, who declared Hunt
! ington was able to use either hand
almost equally well. The body had a
bullet mark in the left side of the head,
o fact which was instrumental in in
fiuencing the formal finding of two
medical examiners that the youth was
killed by some one else. At that time
1t was not known Huntington was am
bidexterous.
Nails Chewed Down.
Miss Schultz said the student was
particular in keeping his finger nails
cared for and said that she noticed
when she saw his body that the nails
were chewed down to the quick. Hickey
professed to see in this an indication
of nervous worry compatible with his
theory of suicide.
The finding of half a dozen blood
stained handkerchiefs, one a woman'S,
in the students pockets has led to diff
ferences of opinion by the officials as
to how they were used. Medical Ex-
aminer Henry H. Costello. of Hartford
and Aaron T. Pratt of Windsor each
declared that the discovery gave reason
to believe Huntington was not alone
when shot. Hickey on the other hand
asserted that the stained handkerchiefs
"clinched" his belief.
Planned to Travel.
Miss Schultz told Hickey Huntington's
mother had heard her son say that he
was going to travel after leaving college
and before he settled down. She quoted
Mrs. Huntington as having said the
youth once asserted "a fellow doesn't
learn d thing about life in COL
lege.' The mother declared, Miss
Schultz said, that no young man would
say such thing II he intended to kill
himself.
In a search of the Huntington home
for clues. after questioning all the men,
hers OF the family and Burdett williams,
q chum OF the boy and the last known
person to have seen him alive, Hickey
found another box of 80 caliber shells.
These shells were the same as the empty
shell thought to have been elected from
the automatic pistol which was believed
10 have been used in the killing. The
shell was located near where the body
was found in field, not far from the
Huntington home. The gun has never
been found.
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ARIZONA FOREST FIRE
IS BELIEVED CHECKED
5000 Acres Burned Over in Six.
Day Advance-Miner's Lamp
Starts Blaze.
By the Associated preas.

By the Associated Press
NOGALES, Ariz., May l3.-After
burning over more than $4,000 acres.
the greatest forest fire In the history of
this section Of Arizona today was be-
lieved to have been brought under con-
troll by 100 weary men, who had fought
the blaze on an overwhelming front for
six days.
Cowboys rode before the fire driving
herds Of terrified cattle down sun-baked
slopes ahead of flames which licked at
scrub oak on 10-mile front. Famed
by high wind, the blazes In places
Travelled rapidly, jumping small canyons
and IRE breaks in the Patagonia Noun
tains.
Building and equipment of mining
properties were consumed. while miners
Ned TO Henshaw, village near here.
The blaze was stopped a few miles from
the town.
The conflagration started when a
miner stumbled and dropped his caEbide
lamp In dry grass. The blaze quickly
spread over grazing land into the noun
tain timber. The red glow OF the burn
ing forests was visible at night for more
than so miles.
Unless the wind changed today,
rangers hoped to beat out the last EN-
beers along the fringes of the blackened
sides of Palomas Canyon.
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Lingerie Show With
Living Models For
Feminine Washington
II AM. and 5 PM. Tuesday

The new underwear fashions are so in
triguingly different we just had to show them
to you'll Tomorrow living models will wear the
new arrivals for the miss and for the woman
at two shows-one in the morning for the house
wife. another at pm for Government workers.
Every Washington woman is cordially invited
Lingerie shop-Third Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13

Vancouver, British Columbia. Is to
have $1,000 900 hydro-electric plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
CIRCUIT TO BE OPENED
FOR RADIO TELEGRAPH
u. c. A. Communications, Inc, An
nounces Step Wedn esday in
Nation Wide System.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 13.-R. c. A. Com
nunications, Inc, announced yester-
day that it will open It's New York
San Francisco commercial radio tele-
graph circuit Wednesday as the frst
step in O projected Nation wide system
The service, which includes photo
radio transmission as well as messages,
will operate between San Francisco and
New York, Boston and Washington, D.
C. An application on behalf of r. C.
A. Communications is pending before
the Federal Radio Commission for
short-wave frequencies suficient to
serve 80 cities in an inland network.
The New York-San Francisco system
will bridge the continent without o re-
lay. The transmitting and receiving
stations represent a capital outlay of
more than 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13

The testimonials of praise that
have been given for MillerS Herb
Extract would more than fill daily
newspaper and they are received
from people in all walks of'life. Mrs.
j. N. Kidwell of 739 18th st. NV.
Is one of the latest to endorse this
medicine and, as she said few
days ago, she wants all her friends
to know about it. Yes, continued
Mrs. Kidwell, I was surprised at the
quick relief received and / do not
hesitate to say that Millers Herb
Extract is the greatest system cleans
er and regulator I have ever used.
For years I was troubled with
chronic constipation and honestly
believe I tried every known remedy;
at least, I tried every one I heard
of: I was also troubled with head
aches, felt tired and worn out and
was troubled great deal with gas
and indigestion, / saw so much in
the papers about this remedy that 1
made up my mind to give 1t trial
and it proved to be just the thing /
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upon the bowels I was soon relieved
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way; appetite improved and I felt
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also find it to be fine for the liver,
in fact it is a general system cleans
err and makes one feel better in
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to try a bottle of this medicine at
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l NV, where he is now introducing
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Inouye to Succeed Wilbur.

NEW YORK, May Is UP).-Junnosuke
Inouye, japanese banker. will succeed
DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur as chairman OF
the Pacific council of the Institute OF
Pacific Relations, it was announced
yesterday Inouye has been FIRST vice
chairman and head of the Japanese
group in the institute. DR.. Wilbur re-
signed when appointed Secretary OF the
Interior.
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defeated overwhelmingly and must re-
tire. Saturdays legislative assembly
polling showed ~ seats for the Ma
tionalists, IS for Labor and 2 for in
dependents. against 43 Labor and 90
Nationalist seats in the present Legis-
lature.
The Nationalist presented cure for
unemployments as the basis for their
campaign For the first time in Queens
land a woman was elected.
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SWISS CRUSH "DRY" MOVE
BY OVERWHELMING VOTE
Bill Authorizing Local Option on
Hard Liquors Defeated by
Great Majority.
BY the Associated Press.


GENEVA, May 13.-Prohibition in
the United States has not inspired the
Swiss to follow the example. Yester-
day the inhabitants of the Swiss Con-
federation delivered a crushing defeat
to an initiative bill which was not to
establish general prohibition, but merely
to authorize local option as to whether
sale of hard liquors should be permitted.
Every one of the ~ cantons rejected
the measure by an overwhelming ma
jority and the total vote was impressive
ly negative. The initiative, If 1t had been
accepted. would have given cities and
towns the right to vote on whether
liquors containing a heavy percentage
of alcohol should be allowed to be sold
in their precincts. Beers and wines
would not have been affected.
Temperance organizations had waged
strong campaign for acceptance OF
the law on the ground that the Swiss
people were running their health by too
great consumption of strong liquor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13

The truly smart woman no longer foregoes
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the styles are fashion-correct designed along
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