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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-19

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-19
Vaney-W WAC Proiects

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-19

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New Britain herald., 1929-12-21
RUDY DENIES YARN
 TABLO|DS OFFERED
New York Scents Press Agenting
 in Vanee "LaWSuit"

New York, Dec. 2l UP)- Friends of Rudy Vallee, self-con- fessed thief ct all womankind s heart, congratulated him today as having won the final stamp of ap- proval as a Broadway "VagaDond Lover"--a breach of promise suit.
 Their felcitations were based on publication by the morning tabloid newspapers of reports that a $200, 900 action was being brought against the crooner of love songs by Agnes O'Loughlin, show girl, to whom he was reported engaged last summer
 With no papers actually filed in court, however, the yarn was greet ed by the rest of Broadway as just another indication of what q live press agent can do. The skeptics pointed to a number of things that need explaining.
 For instance. the lawyer whose name was said to appear on the pa pers said to have been served on Rudy denied knowing anything about any such suit Again. Agnes confessed publicly only last Septem- Der that q hardly know Mr. Nallee' and Rudy at the same time declared he was entirely fancy free.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-21
NEW FLASH SIGNALS
 AT AVON CROSSING
Gate Tender Will Be Supplanted
 by Mechanical Device

On Tuesday. December 24, high way crossing flashing signals Of the very latest type will be placed in operation by the New Haven rail- road at the Avon station crossing, al the same time cffecting a consolid@- ton of the Albany turnpike and Col lcgc highway crossings. and rcplaN- ing with "A hour protection the part time protection which had been t,f- forded by watchman at the Albany turnpike crossing.
 According to officials of the New Haven railroad. tests have proved these lights 10 be even more cflc2- tive than flagmen. They can be de- pended upon to flash warning in Ill kinds of weather. never go to sleep. are never inattentive 10 duty and are not subject to human ills.
 These new signals consist of two high powered lights mounted on the crossing signs and placed about thirty inches apart and six feet from the ground. One is located on each side Of the crossing so that they can
New Britain herald., 1929-12-21

force to be satisfied, for Obadiah went calmly into the house where he had left Philander Chase.
 Obadiahs objective was the coat closet in the hall. In it's dark re- cesses, he felt about until he had located the leather holster brought to him by Aquila Chase. Carrying it to the front door, Obadiah studied the initials of it's dead owner. "E. s. he muttered. 'E, for evils for satan"
 His powerful fingers closed around the leather with grip of iron.
 Stanton. you dog" Copyright, D. Appleton X Co., Unknown to others Obadiah be- gins to see and understand the tangle. Continue the story Monday.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-21

Fully thrce-forrths of the coke outpu. finds it's way into the iron blast furnaces.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-21

Synopsis: Peggy Prescott faces the remainder Of her months residence at Yew Lodge distressed by the knowledge that her million dollar in heritance has vanished. Iew Lodge alone is left to her out of the vast estate left by her uncle, Herbert Prescott. In the basement of HeW Lodge. Peggy seeks the two missing pages of an old Bible and scans the pages of the Lucky Bag, Annapo- lis annual She discovers the likeness of her Jim and learns for the first time that the man she loves IS Comm. Jamieson Sinclair who will inherit the Prescott fortune If she fOrfeits her rights
New Britain herald., 1929-12-21
C0L, HARE BEGINS
 HISTORY OF JAMES
82 Year Old Man to Write
 Biography Soon

New York, Dec. 21 OP)-Robcrt J. Hairc began yesterday 1he full fIlment of his life's desire--to com- pile an authentic history of the eX- ploits of the notorious Jesse James and his bandit gang.
 Col Hare. tall, white-haired and erect, was freed Thursday from Wards Island, where he had been detained for two years on allegations that he was suffering from Senilc dementia. He is now S2 wears old. At one time he was attorney for the James brothers.
 "Tvo already started on the out line of my book" he said when rc- leased. and now l won't have any trouble finishing it.
 A letter received by Justice Was servogel who conducted the first stages of the hearing, indicated q possible relationship of Col. Halre to Mrs. NJ. A. Minkle of 2G Norfolk street. Worcester, Mass. The woman, a widow, wrote for further informa- ton in the belief that the colonel might be q brother of her mother.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-21

be plainly seen by day or night from either side when approaching the railroad.
 The signals are operated auto matically by the approach, of train and start to operate at least twenty seconds before the train reaches the crossing. The lights flash alternate lY about thirty-five times d minute. giving the effect of Watchman swinging a red lantern.
 Vehicles appro6hing the crossing while the lights Are flashing should be stopped before passing the signal SO that the driver can see when it stops flashing and vehicle drivers should not attempt to cross the rail road tracks while the signal is flash ing, as there may be q second train approaching. the railroad states.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-21
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

You can get an answer 10 any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue, Washington. D. c, enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital. advise cannot he given. nor can ey- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive per sonal reply. Unsigned requests can not be answered, All letters are confidential. Edition.
 @. Is the coast Of Iceland ever entirely free from ice?
 A. The United States weather neurological annual reports of the Danish Meteorological Institute state that the coast Of Iceland was free of ice all through. the years 1927 and 1928, except for little ice that was observed from Cape North during the latter half of May, 1925. Investigations Of Iceland ice for Il period of a hundred years made by Won be Wihl Mcindarus. of Berlin and published in the An nalen der Photographic and Mari timen Metrorolgic, indicate that during this period, 20 years were tN'ee from ice, and that for IS years the duration of the ice season was for but one month or less each year.
 and for 19 years from but to 9 months, while during Az of these years ice was. observed from to s months of the year.
 Q. Is the term titan correctly applied to auburn hair? A. Titan is the shade describebd
 as reddish gold and is more golden
 than the shade known as auburn. c. What is the theme song Of | the motion picture "The RiVer'? A. "I Found Happiness When 1 Found You"
 Q. How many negroes were over seas during the world war, and how many were killed?
 A. Negroes killed in battle num- berrd 747. and the total negro ia talitics were 9,7G5. About 100000 negroes went overseas. c. What is a Photographic will? 1 X. A will that is entirely written dated and signed by the hand of the tcstator,
 c. How long is a fortnight? ! X. Two weeks. or fourteen days. { c. What is the nationality and meaning of tho name Thordis?
 A. It is from the Morse and Tcu- l tonic and means "Thor's household ! spirit"
 Q. What is the value of q Per i sian llran in United States currency? 1 A. The par value in United l States money is S0.07g3. i c. How many actors are en- ploycd in moving pictures in the
 United States?.
 \. The changes in production make it impossible to say exactly how many actors are employed in
 the various film companies at one
New Britain herald., 1929-12-21

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New Britain herald., 1929-12-21
Germans Prefer Goose
 For Christmas Dinner

Berlin. Dec. 2l R)-What the Thanksgiving turkey is to Americans, the Christmas goose is to Germans.
 Your German Christmas zoos" however. is not an ordinary spcCi men of the breed that is merely al lowed 10 grow 10 a certain size be- fore it is killed. Weeks in advanc" the bird is subjected to an elaborate fattening treatment.
 Macaroni or noodles dipped in buttermilk arc daily cramm"1 down it's throat until it adornS the Christ mas dinner table with rcd or green cabbage. potatoes and Brussels sprouts as side dishes
New Britain herald., 1929-12-21
Amateur Toreador Loses
 Kicking Battle to Cow

Atlanta. Dec. 2l H)-Nhcn m Rome do as the Romans is pretty punk advice for novice bull-fight- CTS.
 x. s. Fruit of this place engaged a young COW which didn't know much about ull-fighting either. She kicked him three times and Fruit went down.
 He thought he understood how it was done and bouncing up aimed d ,prodigious kick on his own behalf. The COW stopped his foot with her horn. Fruit broke his ankle and the hcifer won on points. Fruit doesn't think much now of torcadors-or COWS either.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-21

time. Generally speaking, there are about 300 major actors of whom about 70 are stars There are prob- ably l 1000 actors who receive screen credit by having their names pub lished in the east 11.OOO extras are registered at the central casting office, although only about 750 re- quests for extras are received daily.
 @. What is broccoli? How is t cooked?
 A. A late maturing and more hardy form Of cauliftower. To pre- pare cut off the stalk and all the leaves. Wash thoroughly and soak head down in cold water for at least 90 minutes. It may then be boiled in salted water for 20 to 90 minutes and served with cream or hollandais sauce. Cheese is often. sprinkled over it after it has been cooked and is ready to serve.
 Q. Where is the American Falls dam? How large is jt, and what purpose does it serve? A. It is on Snake river, i'"' S lttl liS1l. f.J | Itti ioiis- t'iI a storage capacity of 553.94G,oo' gallons. It cost S@.0G0.00O to b,uId and is used for irrigation.
 Q. Is an uncancelled stamp worth more to collector than can- celled one?
 A.. Some cancelled stamps are more valuable than uncanCcl!ed stamps, and vice versa. To the col lector of postage stamps, the value is measured by it's rarity: in some issues cancelled stamps arc more rare and with some other issues un- cancelled specimens are more rare and their value varies proportion atcly.
 c. Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?
 A. John Hancock. Q. How many kinds of flying in+ sects. mammals, birds and reptiles are there?
 A. There are more than %00.QO0 kinds of flying insects. moro than 70, 000 flying birds about 100 kinds Of flying reptiles and about coo fly i ing mammals, all but q few Of which are bats.
 q. Who played the part of the i professor at the Pelham school in | the talking picture ''SWeetic'%
 X. William Austin.
 c. Is lamb and mutton from the same animal?
 A. Lamb is the flesh Of young
 sheep; mutton is the flesh of old 1 sheep.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-21
Parisian Bars Displaying
 Real Temperance Slogans

I0ris, Dec. 21 LPl-Tho cocktail tans have stolen French temperance workers slogan and made its their own.
 "Attention a ralcohoiismc," the phrase which appears on stiCllers in French tramcars, subWays and bus cs, is interior decorators pet motif for the household bar.
 Cocktail napkins have the words embroidered in the ccrner. Cocktail cozy corner pillows warn against al cohism and there are bright colored worsted cross stitch mottos to hang above the bar bearing the temper ancc reminder.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-21
NOTICE

The barber shop at 5t4 Stanley street. New Britain, Conn, has been transferred from V. Sbriglio to Michael pagliovo. Any claims against this barber shop must be en- tered before Jan. 1, 1880. with Capi- tol City Lab. Inc, 43 Temple St, Hartford, Conn, agents.-adVt.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-21
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17

tage from pulpit thumping father, Is
shocking; but 1t doesn't give electricity
q square deal. 1t puts the current in a
bad light, so to speak, and one that is
not justified. Such things, as Judge
Black might say, do not happen in
power houses. 1t is so isolated and alb
normal series of alterations that it
means little as an argument against the
dynamos, and 1t leaves us feeling that
MT. ONeill has taken advantage of his
prestige to make straw man out of a
giant and to knock him silly.
In Dynamo" Mr.. O'Neill employs
the "asides" more unstintedly and with
less effect than in Strange Interlude, /"
and most of the speech seems to be
mere soliloquy. Since the characters
are. as he says, less cerebral than those
OF Strange Interlude," their conversa-
tons with themselves are sometimes
long and irkSome One suspects that he
has overworked the device in Dynamo"
and his promise to use it in other plays
OF the trilogy, without Ending of
Days" and 1T Cannot Be Mad" fills
one with apprehension. The scenic
background, half symbol half real, is
one of the Theater Guilds better
achievements, and the acting and direc-
ton are of the first class. But even
with these privileges Dynamo" is but
three acts of interesting and inconse-
quential hysteria. honest in purpose and
daily IN execution. The good players
are Glen Anders as the maniac, Miss
Claudette Colbert as the handsome SEX
appeal, George Gaul as the mouthy
minister OF what Mr. O'Neill calls a
dead god, and Dudley Digges as the
hard-boiled and wise-cracking I'M
believer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
In the Spotlight

young Alexander" a comedy by
Hardwick Nevin, will soon be produced
by John D. Williams Henry Hull will
head the cast, which will further in
clude A. E. Arson, Charles Dalton,
Helen Flint and Edward Rigby.
1.-THE Divorce Doctor" a play by
Bruce Bairnsfather, remembered for his
THE Better Ole" has been purchased
by William T. Farnsworth. It is sched-
| uled for production in the Fall, after a
Spring tryout either insNew York or on
| the Pacific Coast. Fss
Penthouse" a melodrama by Robert
Brister and Harry Bliven, is to be pro-
duced by Elenby Productions, In which
Mr.. Bliven and Armand Lubetty are as
ISOLATED. In the cast will be Helen
Spring, Alan Dewitt, Eeda Won Buelow,
Corbett Morris. Joseph Spurin is d.
recting.
Edgar MacGregor and Joseph Urban
have begun work on the settings for
Eddie powling's musical comedy adap-
tation Of Laurence Stalling's 1.-THE Big
Parade" which will be produced In New
York shortly.
Frank Mande1 and Sir Alfred Butt
have definitely set dates for the OPEN
ing of 1.-THE New Moon" in London
during Easter week and Follow Thru"
late in August or early in September.
Sir Alfred win look after the foreign in
terests OF the productions.
'Mr. Bones" a play by Fulton Ours
Ter and Bide Dudley, calling for a cast
of 40, is announced for production early
next season by Lew Cantor. Lou Holtz
will head the cast.
Arthur Margetson, now playing in
paris" with Irene Bordoni, announces
that he will return to London at the
conclusion of Paris" to join a musical
production.
Autumn Violins," the Bernie Ratoff
production, which is featuring Frances
Starr, will not open in New York to-
morrow night as originally scheduled.
March Is has been set as the tentative
date for its showing on Broadway.
Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Atlantic
City will be visited first.
Meet the Prince" comedy from the
pen of A. A. Milne, with Basil Sidney
and Mary Ellis in the leading roles, will
have its New York hearing one week
AAOAA pSA1OAAoW AAA6AAbs w 4N1lC11UIGK Will
supervise the settings.
Nydia Westman has Joined the cast
OF "Jonesy," for which Donald Meek and
Josephine Hull have already been an
nounced. The play will open in At
lantic City tomorrow night.
The engagement of Beatrice Lille of
Noel Coward's This Year of Grace
now running in New York, has been ex-
tended an additional four weeks. The
original engagement was intended for
six weeks only.
Margaret Anglin will presently be
seen in an English play entitled "Se-
curity," the work of Esme-Wynne Ty-
son. 1t will open at Wilmington the
first of March, with New York to follow
the week of March IL. The play is being
directed by Stanley Logan.
Claude Rains, Henry Travers and
Morris Carnovsky are announced for
the Theater Guilds production of 1.-THE
Game Of Love and Death" to open in
New York March 4. Margola Gilmore,
Earl Larimore and Arthur Byron have
already been signed.
Suspicion" a play by Alexander I.
Ruth, will open tomorrow night in New
Rochelle. Ruth Hammond will head
the cast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
Attention, Ladies.

A DVANCE styles from Paris are soon
IA to be shown on the screen in the
theaterS of America.
Even before the New York dress
makers get hold of the newest Paris
models through their agents, World
Wide Pictures will show the latest smart
costumes from the ateliers Of the French
modiStes in pictures that are actually
made in the French capital, the COM
pany announces.
Arrangements have been made where
by European companies producing for
World Wide Pictures in Paris are per-
mitted to costume their stars and prin-
cipals in several of the most prominent
dressmaking shops in France. These
pictures will be released in America far
ahead of the coming seasons styles.
The first picture with this novel idea
has just been completed and received
in America. 1t is week End Wives,
and was made in Paris and Deauville
There is fashion parade. of manikins
in it wearing next Summers models.
Estelle Brody and Jameson Thomas
have the leading roles, and Monty
Banks. the American comedian, also has
one of the principal parts. 1t will be
an early Spring relea&As
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
In the New York Theaters
BY Percy Hammond.
NEW YORK, February 16.

NEW YORK, February 16.
r N his violent dismissal of the dynamo
as nothing with which to replace
the old gods, Eugene O'Neill seems
i less than just to science. For in
stance, the power house in which
he stages his demonstrations in 'Dyna-
mo" is not a rational engine room, dis
pensing comfort and incandescence to
the multitudes, but q tightly bedlam
whose chief occupant is raving dervish.
Instead of functioning quietly and
steadily, as most public utilities do, it is
addicted to delirious incoherences, buzz
ing now. snarling then, and altogether
unlike the sane ministrations of the
Westinghouse, insult or Bylesby groups.
Any electrician who views its odd
processes will admit that it is a queer
plant and not to be taken as fairly rep
tricity Is not given chance to make
good as deity.
X n \
Mr. ONeill has offered us many
strange beings to study in his 80 in
vestigations of existence, but none more
eccentric than this Reuben Light in
Dynamo" The son of fundamental
iSt clergyman and his somewhat pagan
wife, he wanders from the mourners'
bench to liaison with the daughter of
an atheistic neighbor. Persuaded to I'M
belief by his sweetheart's sacrilegious
parent, he defies God in feverish OUT
burst Of blasphenny, and dares Him to
strike him dead-in the best bravado
manner Of Sinclair Lewis. When
neither sex nor atheism satisfies his
primitive religious instincts" he turns
to electricity. Here, his muddled mind
informs him, is the real thing. Accept
ing position from the local light and
power company, he turns the place into
voodoo shop, and with savage prayers
and incantations, worships the dynamo
as the only god. After the woman
tempts him by her attractive person. to
desecrate Dynamo's shrine, and he en-
braces her before the holy apparatus, he
is overcome with renorse. He shoots
her to death and then mandates him
self upon the desecrated altar.
X X \ II
According to the instructions of Mr..
O'Neill, he throws his arms over the
head of the dynamo; his hands grasp
the carbon brushes OF the EXETER. In
a flash all the lights in the plant dim
down until they are almost out and the
noise OF the dynamo dies until it is the
faintest hum. simultaneously his voice
rises In sobbing cry of pain !. !.
like that of happy baby" He
has prayed: "Oh, Dynamo, God Of Elec-
tricity, which gives life to all things.
hear my prayerl Receive me into the
Great Current of Your Eternal Lifel
Bless me with Your secret so can save
mn from sin and sorrow and death!
G&AAt me the miracle of Your Lowell"
: VS All Of this stun. an ironical heri.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
Concertina Clyde.
WHEN your work calls for !

WHEN your work calls for your play
w ing the concertina and you don't
know how, there's only one thing left
and that is to learn. If you're as
lucky as Clyde Cook you'll get paid
for it.
Cooks role in support of Victor Nc
Laglen In Captain Lash" necessitated
his playing the twisty instrument, its
notes to serve as warning of irnpend-
ing danger Clyde sat him down and
eventually mastered 1.-THE Campbells Are
Coming" to the intense discontinue of
his neighbors on the set So well did
he do, in his own estimation, that he
became interested In the machine"
could play anything he wanted. His
associates said it all sounded like the
same tune. but Cook, a new-found ar
list, was nothing daunted and played
pn-~and ca--and On.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
Let It Rain.

MEEK END tourists who have been
caught by an unexpected rain
storm in an open car may find consola-
ton in consideration of the trials and
tribulations of Greta Carlo and other
members of the cast of wild Orchids. /"
the new Metro Goldwyn- Mayer syn
chronized picture.
1t was literally necessary for Miss
Carlo, Nils Asther. Lewis Stone and
other members of the cast of the new
photoplay, a story of Javanese ad-
venture, to be drenched to the skin
every day for period of more than
week. in filming some of the Sc
quences of the picture.
The scenes in question were particu-
larry important In the continuity of
the story, and large number had to be
taken. Before each scene Miss Carlo
and her fellow-sufferers went under
rain machine" to be given a thorough
soaking. Then they played their re-
CURED parts and scurried back to the
spot where q big electric heater with
blower attached was used to keep them
partly dry and warm until the next
curtain call came.