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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-02
Plays Peasant Role

Esther Ralston apears in her sec
ond consecutive peasant role in "Be-
traya1," Paramounts new picture
starring Emil Jannings. She was a
Hungarian peasant in the Josef Won
Sternberg production, "The Case of
Lena Smith," and Swiss in the JAN
nillgS vehicle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-02

know WnaJ TO puy-
AS die Walkuere"
was presented last
night at the Mu-
rat it deserved to
be purchased to
that exent that
people should have
been willing to
stand up.
In the first place
the orchestra was
more than ade-
quate and much
larger than I ex-
pected. Three rows
Of seats had to be
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-02

cenlmodate the orchestra, and even
two boxes we're used for the over
flow from the pit.
And another point deserving at
tention is that Dr.. Walter Raby was
in the conductors stand, and it did
not take the audience long to ap-
preciate the WORTH of this man.
Through his orchestra, he was
able to bring out the dramatic as
we'll as the haunting beauty of
Wagner's score. 1t probably was in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-02
AND HIS DAUGHTER DUE HERE MONDAY MIGHT
Famous Magician to Offer Many New Tricks at EngIshs
Next Week-Tyer Will Send All Star Cast of
Macbeth to the Murat
Macbeth to the Murat.

TNHURSTON who Englishs A.
weeks with
urday, he merely hopes entertain
doesn't cduly
would have considered nothing to do
with the
Unfortunately, all honest like Thurston
STILL fakrs prospered have
the cabinets Of kings They
pulling of the purse
srn
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-02
Comes From State

Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, ex-
Orpheun star, who takes the part of
vaudeville song-and-dance man in
Paramount's all-dialogue picture,
"Close Harmony" was born in Terre
Haute, Ind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-02

the third act, with it's burst of vol
ume as well as the dramatic fire
works as we'll as vocal, that DR..
Raby and his orchestra we're at
their best. And that is the real
test of the director as well as the
orchestra for this opera.
The cast last night for "Die Wal
kuere" was as follows:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-02

Lippe as Isolde. Tonight's opera
will be "Gotterdammerung"
Here is a real treat. Do justice to
this company and pack the Murat
today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
KEYES PLANS
APPEALPLEA
Former Prosecutor liz
Given One to a.
Year Sentence

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2i.-fP-
Asa Reyes, former district attorney
Of Los Angeles county. today fell
back upon his second line OF de-
tense. an appeal to a higher court
In his fight to escape a sentence Of
one to fourteen years In San Quen-
tin penitentiary.
Reyes and Ed Rosenberg. one Of
his co-defendants in the recent
bribery-conspiracy trial here. YER
sentenced yesterday by Superior
Judge Edward r. Butler after a
motion for a new trial had been
denied.
Ben Getzoff, Los Angeles tailor
through whose hands some Si4O 900
was alleged to have passed from
Reyes from defendants in cases
prosecuted by the former district
attorney. was not sentenced. Get
zoff was convicted with Rosenberg
n Keyes and later made an alleg-
ed confession to District ATTORNEY
Burton Fits in which further in
stances OF bribery we're mentioned.
Getzoff was released on his own
recognizance and permitted TO file
an application for probation. Fits
has announced that he will seek
Indictment against other persons as
the result Of Getzoff's disclosures.
keyes and Rosenberg were de-
MED bail and returned to Jail after
they had given notice OF appeal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
CLAIMS
AREA FORT US.
Large Territory Dis
covered In Flight
Of Two Planes

NEW YORK. Feb. 2I.-Pg-The
New York Times. the st. Louis
Post Dispatch and their associated
newspapers announced today that
Commander Richard 4. Byrd. in an
extensive airplane flight made with
two planes on Monday last, discov-
cred and mapped in part a vast
new territory in the Antarctic,
which he has claimed for the Unit
cd States and has named for his
wife. Marie Byrd Land.
Commander Byrd has also dis
covered a second new mountain
range, east and south OF the first
discovered by him recently and
named the Rockefeller range. That
range is within territory claimed by
the British and known as the Ross
Dependency.
The new range discovered on
Monday is larger than the first
and contains peaks between eight
and ten thousand feet high. 1t IS
outside the limit of the British
claims and is il the new Marie
Byrd Land. which lies between
Ross Sea and Graham Land.
About 10000 square miles OF Ant
arctica have now been explored
from the air by the Byrd expedi-
ton. In the last flight the Rookie
feller range was mapped by aero
camera. the entire new section was
sketched and the uncharted coast
line east Of the BAY OF Whales was
mapped by Captain Ashley McKin-
ley OF the army air service. who
was IN the second OF the two air
planes that made the flight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
Bean Movement
From the Valley
Cut Nearly Half

Movement Of green beans from
the Valley will be reduced approXi-
matelv SO per cent. as a result OF
the cold weather of last week. &C
cording 10 official government es-
Inmates. which corroborate e5ti-
mates Of local shippers.
Damage to tomatoes was slight,
and potatoes escaped practically
unscathed. the government experts
state.
The effects OF the cold weather
have been very apparent in ship
ments from the Gulf Coast areas
the past ten days. The cabbage
movement has shown a steady de-
cline. and the late spring move
ment OF this mommodity Will be
greatly reduced.
According to Valley shippers the
Valley cabbage crop will fall short
short Of the original estimates. as
the Weld is averaging approximate
ly five tons TO the acre. This. they
state. will be a factor in holding up
the price on late shipments.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
Boy Secures Job
As Page to Pay
Bill of Doctor

AUSTIN. Feb. 2l-Henry Rogers.
4. youngest page Of the Texas house
OF representatives, is a page with a
purpose.
He secured his job, which paws
$3.50 per day. TO earn money with
which TO pay a doctor TO remove his
sisters tonsiis. His sister. Betty Lois
ROGERS is eight years old. She has
had her operation for removal OF
tonsils. and Henry proudly an
nounced Monday that he had "been
down 10 the doctors and paid the
bill for the operation.
The baby" page OF the house is
the son of Mrs. Daisy MCCULLOUGH
Rogers of Austin. He has no broth
ers. and but the one sister.
His Job in the house is the first he
ever held.
Beyond paving the doctors bill
Young Rogers has developed the
further purpose OF growing up to be
a member OF the house. He doesn't
think he would like to be 2 senator,
but his ambition is 10 sit in the
lower house rs a representative
from Travis county.
Sneaker Barron is = wonderful
presiding officer. in his opinion.
The boy. who talks with the calm
assurance and the manliness Of a
nearlv-erovn-uD. saws he is getting
lots ot en- iovment ont of the session.
and that he doesn't think his work
is hard.
He takes pains 10 caution mem
bers. whenever thew offer. because
of his small sire. n nav him fnr
services. that there is ? house rule
against this. and ~ refuses 70 take
the money they offer him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
|TEWART ASKS
FOR SUPPORT
representation Is
Charged to Foes
/! Of Oil Mogul

kHICAGO, Feb. 2I.-lPl-Stock-
SrS Of the Standard Oil conpa-
Indiana who on March z will
lie whether Col. Robert w.
ywart Is to continue as chairman
the board. have been mailed a
appeal for reelection by Col.
mart.
fhe letter charges spokesmen OF
kn d. Rockefeller, Jr., with a
fnpaign of Misrepresentation" in
effort TO remove Col. Stewart
n control. 1t expresses the hope
Y the contest between the young
rockefeller and himself may be
n on a high plane. 1T was my
herstanding that such. too. was
hone and intention Of Mr.. Rock
the letter continued.
Then Mr.. Rockefeller sailed for
Ept." Col. Stewart wrote in the
Ters which went into the mails
| nirht. Mr.. Aldrich winthrop
kAldrich. brother-in-law and at
tey for Mr.. Rockefeller) and Mr..
Lee apparently did not under
d the matter rs he did.
hfter saying he would embark
no 'unseemingly scramble for
les 1t surely must be without
knowledge or consent that 9TH
~ his name have embarked up
IL campaign or misrepreSenta-
ne chairman denied that he was
ng a personal vindication OF the
Fkholdcrs. THAT has already
1 given to me by two courts and
juries." What he wanted. he
4. was that they vote "for the
OF the company and your own
Id"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
Turkey Standard
May Be Changed

DALLAS. Tex. Feb. 2l.-(Pl-
Changes in standard requirements
for all breeds OF turkeys will be con-
sidered here Feb. % and % by the
Texas revision committee Of the
Southwestern Turkey club.
The committee. in closed session
Friday. will prepare recommended
tons TO be presented Saturday in
open session with breeders. Find
incs and recommendations Of the
meeting will be transmitted to the
American Poultry association. which
Is preparing material for a New
Standard of Perfection. guide book
for standard bred poultry.
Since Texas turkeys were placed
in the champion list at every ma or
show In the United States last wear
the views OF Texas breeders will no
doubt receive serious consideration
Of the committee" said ID. II. Kiber,
secretary OF the Southwestern club.
Personnel Of the committee to
meet here is ". r. Glazner of Mid
lothian. chairman: J. M. Martin.
Dallas: Walter Burton. Dallas: A. y
Burks. Midlothian. and d. H. Kiber,
ARLINGTON.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
All Club Medals
Are Distributed
AT Wilson Tract
Especial to The Herald>

SAN RENITO. Feb. 21-Medals
and certificates were distributed
among members OF the Bows ard
Girls All clubs at a Joint meeting
at Wilson Tract Wednesday. with
the two county agents in charge OF
the meeting.
The medals were given by the
Valley Mid Winter Fair TO all eX-
hibitors among the boys and girls
clubs Of the county,.
Certificates whcih were given out
by Henry Alsmeyer and Miss Kate
Adele Hill were from A. and M
college. and we're signed by officials
there. by the county Judge. and tho
county agents. They went to all
boys and girls who COMPLETED their
projects during the year.
The boys club at Wilson Tract
held an election at the meeting
Jack O'Rear being named presi-
dent. The other officers r Ster-
ling Ward. vice president: Sidney
Yates. secretary: and Forest Peak
and Leo Smith. county council
members.
Miss Hill discussed sewing with
tho girls. and Alsmvere took up the
care of young chickens.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
Kiwanians Told
OF Church Value
Especial TO The Herald)

especial 10 Inc Helaln)
SAN BENITO. Feb. 21.-A talk
on the value Of churches as DEM
onstrated through statistics and
surveys was made before the XII
wants club here Wednesday by Mr..
Blankenship. who is leading sing
ing at a revival meeting in San Be-
nito.
Mr.. Blankenship also led the
singing at the Kiwanis club.
In his address he told OF a COM
prehensiv survey made in order to
determine the value of churches 70
the community. and said that the
value was demonstrated beyond a
doubt. the churches being proved
the most valuable asset of the COM
munity. He told Of a certain town
which had no churches. and said
that 1t had never produced an out
standing individual, and was be-
hind other communities in many
respects.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
o Offer Dance
Course at u. I.

EUSTIN. Tex. Feb. 2l.-fP)-A
rise in dancing will be offered for
y first time at the University OF
s this summer as a part OF the
training work for women,
zen announced.
lass has been arranged es-
nv for teachers who want a
)bination OF interpretative and
dancing. Costumes will be fur
bed bv the physical education de-
|tment.
physical training this year will
| offered only during the first
In instead of in both terms.
golf and tennis are the
" sports to be taught.
Hiss Anna Hiss. chairman OF the
bartment during the regular Ses-
h, will be director Of physical
for the summer, IL was
III
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
SEEK STOLEN AUTO

HARLINGEN. Feb. 2I.-Officers
in Cameron county and on the roads
from the Valley 10 other sections
are on the lookout for a Buick coupe
belonging to j. c. Bennett OF this
city. stolen from in front OF the
Arcadia theater. The a number
IS 1883.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
POULTRY CULLING TO
BE HELD AT COMBES
Especial to The Herald)

SAN BENITO. Feb. 2l.-A poul-
try culling demonstration will be
given at the farm Of z. w. Shaw at
Combes Saturday morning at 10
o'clock. according to Henry Ais
meyer, county agent.
Mr.. Alsmvere will also give an
other poultry demonstration at the
Haigler farm. in the Briggs-Cole-
man tract TUESDAY, morning at 10
O'Clock. He will conduct a general
discussion of poultry at these meet
ings. and all interested persons are
invited to attend.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
APPROVE

WASHINGTON. Feb. ZU.-tFI-
The federal reserve board announc-
ed today that it would approve an
increase in the buying rates OF
bankers acceptances by all federal
reserve banks TO conform with the
rates of the New York Federal Re-
serve bank.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
TROOPS IN READINESS

MADRID. Feb. 2S-(P-Troops
throughout Spain were confined to
their barracks today but there was
no trouble and everything was re-
ported quiet in the country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
Mothers - Try Mild
Children's Musterole
Just Rub


OF course. you
know good old
Musterole; how
quickly. how
easily it relieves
chest colds. sore
throat, rheu-
matte and neu-
ralgic pain. sore
Joints and MUS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21

BOSTON-Ordered to return 'at
the residence 80 cases of liquor
seized from jeremiah Donovan. po-
lice deposited them on the front
lawn and promptly federal agents
appeared and seized them again.
Federal Judge Lowell has ordered
them returned again. this time
within the residence.
IVY CrYrN-~rA rN 49,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21

money Dorothy and Lillian Cish
have received under motion picture
contracts comes from their appeals
over income taxes. Lillian had a
contract III 1925 for 1882 a week:
Dorothy for 1900 to $1,000 a week
with 2 share in profits.
NEW YORK-One Harry Cum
ningham, who won a S. bill on a
wager that Lindbergh would get TO
Paris, asked the Colonel 10 auto
graph il. The colonel was unwilling
10 mutilate the bill. he wrote his
name OF a piece OF paper and sug-
ge5ted that Cunningham attach il
TO the bill. You should have got
more than ever money on that bet
he remarked.
WASHINGTON-Bert Asocts is
10 be a good boy in the air and not
do S-care-raiSing stunts any more
He has been fined $500 twice and
his license has been suspended for
six months. but after April 10 he
will be permitted TO take an exam
nation for renewal OF his license.
NEW YORK-A diamond studded
decoration given Mrs. Eyangeline
Lodge Llndbereh by the Turkish
government has been admitted
Guty-frec.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21

MEXICO CITY-Struck by a
bail when playing jai alai, Joaquin
amaro. secretary Of war. has lost
the sight Of his left eye.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21

cles, stiff neck and lumbago. We also
want YOU to know CHlLDREN'S
Observation-Disclosures IN milder
form. Unexcelled fog relief of croupy
coughs and colds: it penetrates.
soothes and relieves without the
blister OF the old fashioned mustard
plaster. Keep a jar handy. II comes
ready TO apply instantly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
Flashes of Life
(P5 The Associated Press)
CBy the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press
NEW YORK-The kings seat for
the Lone Eaglel In the name OF
the actresses OF America Irene
Franklin is sending as a wedding
present TO Anne Morrow a LOUIS
XIV chair presented by descendants
Of the monarch to Joseph Jeffer-
son and later given by him to Rich
ard Mansfield.
BOSTON-Charles Lindbergh has
filed notice at city hall Of his in
tention to marry. The lady's first
name is Anne. Charles is a chauf-
feur. The future Mrs. Lindbergh
is now Miss Petersen.
NEW YORK.-Americans are
talking faster and faster all the
time. says Louis j. Goldstein, who
was a delegate TO a shorthand re-
porters' convention. He places the
average increase at ten words q
minute in the last 20 years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21

wAsHINcToN.-Light on the
The Washington times., 1929-02-27

been the advance during the last
few years.
The automotive engineer, Mr..
Coolican asserts. would be the first
one to state emphatically that only
a start has been made in the direc-
tion of perfect headlighting The
engineer. better than anyone else, he
says, realizes how far the industry
is from the ultimate in this phase
of its research endeavors. Still, the
engineer would not deny that 1929
marks an altogether significant mile
stone along the rocky road which
has led upward from the acetylene
lamps of yesterday.
Much remains TO be done in 'his
most specialized branch of autono-
tive engineering" Mr.. Coolican COZ
cludes, "but the purchaser of a
1929 automobile certainly has red
son for his belief that he is getting
the best and most advanced thought
on illumination known to the great
corps of engineers at the service Of
the Nations most far-flung IN.
dustry"
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
OAKLAND ME n
PLAN. .2-NEEK
CONVENTION

PONTIAC, Mich, Feb 27-In
line with The increased production
and sales program for 1929, an
nounced recently by the Oakland
Motor Car Company, a convention
of two weeks duration for travelling
field representatives of the COM
pany, is now under way at the
factory here.
OF hundred general travellers in
attendance, fifty are new men who
will augment the present tield
force in the selling campaign that
promises to make 1929 the greatest
year in Oakland-Pontiac history.
Every one of the 25 Oakland dis
trict offices in the United States
has one or more of its travelling
representatives here at the conven.
tion, which began on February ii
and extends to February %,
W. Fl. Loudon, of the factory
sales department, who has charge
of the convention, stated that the
object was to give every traveller
a close insight into factory methods
and operations that he may work
more intelligently in the field to-
ward improved public service.
Executive heads of every major
department of the home office are
TO address the travellers on the func.
tions and workings of their offices.
while A. r. Clancy, president and
general manager, also is scheduled
to talk to the men.
The convention schedule. accord.
ing to Mr.. Loudon, also provides for
trips through the Oakland-Pontiac
plant, said to be the most modern
in the world; the Fisher body plant
at Pontiac, and the General Motors
proving ground,
While the convention was under
way here, a series of service schools
also was started by r. A. Armstrong,
service manager OF the Oakland
Company. Three special service in
structors are scheduled to hold ap-
.proximately hundred schools in as
many different points throughout
the United States during the next
10 weeks.
Service managers and service re-
pair men of the 5000 Oakland-Pon-
tiac dealer and associate dealer es-
adjustments in all quarters of the
country will hear the factory experts
explain everything of m 'chanicai
nature pertaining to the new Oak
land All-American six and the new
Pontiac big six.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Woman Saves Sister
From Death by Gas

WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. IL
For several days Mrs. Mary oDon'
mel, 33, has been in i'll health, her
condition confining her to her home.
Each day about noon she has been
visited by Mrs. Elizabeth Brown,
her sister.
Shortly before noon Mrs, Brown
called at her sisters home. She
received no answer to her repeated
loud knocking at the door and ring
ing of the bell, Knowing her sister
was not able 90 leave the house, he"
fears were aroused, She put her
shoulders against the door and
broke the lock. She was met with
a strong odor of illuminating gas,
Running to the kitchen she saw her
sister behind a gas range, one of
the jets of which was opened and
unlighted. She raised the kitchen
windows, opened the kitchen door
and dragged her sister into the
yard The woman was revived at
the General Hospital.
Births, engagements, Marriage
Deaths and In MemOFiam appear daily
ON the last inside page. last two columns
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Wild Fowl Reported
More Plentiful
On Bay

Gratifying reports OF the a0un-
dance OF wild water fowl in the
Chesapeake Bay region during the
past open season have been re-
ceived by officials of the Biologi-
cal Survey, who are charged with
the enforcement Of Federal game
laws.
Advices to the survey indicate
there have been many more ducks
and geese in the waters Of the
Chesapeake during the past winter
months than for several years.
Especially does this appear to be
true of the canvasback. the most.
sought.after Of all ducks.
In the Hooper's Island section
on the Eastern Shore of Mary.
land large numbers of geese,
brant and many species of ducks
have congregated, sometimes in
such numbers that their noise
has disturbed people at night.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Uplifters Announce
Plan to Reform
Rum-R Runners

MONTREAL, Quebec, Feb. 27-
Reform Of the rum-runner is the
object Of a campaign which has
been started here. Operations will
be conducted along the ihterna.
tional border
1t is proposed to form fleet,
of fast motorboats and also use
automobiles to reach even the
most neglected and hardened
rum.runners," as one OF the
projectors says.
1t is not the plan OF the COM
mittee to hold services for boot.
Ieggers and rum-runners, but to
establish personal contact and
appeal to their sense Of decency
The organization is known as
the Fellowship of the East.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Recent Poetry, Subject
Of Talk by Miss Drake

Recent Poetry is the subject OF
a talk to be given by Miss Alice
Hutchins Drake in the auditorium
of the Mt. Pleasant Branch of the
Public Library, Sixteenth and La
mont Streets. on Friday, at 3 p. m.
This is the fourth meeting in a series
of book reviews being held at this
branch, to which the public is cor
dially invited.
Edna st. Vincens Millay's THE
Buck in the Snow" Carl Sandburg's
GOO, Morning. America" and Rob
ert Frost's "West. Running Brook"
are among the collections of poems
to be discussed by Miss Drake.