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New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

among his criminal acquaintances.
 Has he peached:" he rasped in- stantly.
 Lefty won't" Duke returned; but if they get J. B. ."
 Where is he?"
 Dunno. He skipped with Lefty when that bird Short from the in- surance company get too warm but you know that. Lefty saw him last in Philly."
 Huck relaxed.
 'What've they got on Lefty" he asked after xulping his drink.
 That old Scanlon rap. But my guess is they want him for ques- tionin' about that car. Old Man Jud- sons mouthpiece didn't send for Short for nuthin'."
 Huck nodded. It required no sec ond though for him to realize that Mir. Judson believed in Stephens in- nocence and that his lawyer would, on hearing Stephens story. immedi- ately seek to have Lefty Flint and J. B. apprehended.
 Huck had no doubt that it WAS Oerndorf who had caused Lefty's arrest. Short had been convinced of Stephens guilt. apparently. and, having no proof that J. B. and Lefty had been the young mans ac- complices in the larceny. had allow ed them to get away.
 But it was not clear to Huck, or to Duke. how Stephen or anyone else had connected Lefty and J. B. with the theft except on suspicion.
 Huck found relief in the belief that they hadn't.
 Find J. B. and get word to him to lay low" he told Duke.
 Right. but listen, .Huck, I gotta warn you this place ain't too safe for you now
 He shifted his eyes from Huck's s direct gaze and Huck understood his earlier reluctance to unburden him. self. He smiled cruelty.
 ''Losin' your nerve?" he taunted.
 Dukes eyes came back to glover at him.
 T been your riend." he said short- ly. But too many people know vhia place. You'd better beat it up to
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

{, they weA't Ut fsFtAss tAaa that cal theft" He paused saA poured him. self . sttff drink. tsktaS 1t stsa{gAt.
 The only man I'n afrsiA ef." At went on. 'is sssts. If ! thought Cap per would 40 1t
 "slow up." Duke advissd him sharply. If you start anything liks that we'll have dossn killtn's er our hands."
 Huck locked speculativsly at the door through which the wounded sost had passed not long before and his face grew dark with anger. No, he couldn't have him bumped eR. sost was tes streng in the under world for that but he'd bury him alive. if necessary. to keep him un- der cover until this thing blew ever. When he turned back to Duke hs had decided his friend WAS right: he'd better lam for Poberlin's plant and lay low. But one thing was cer- tain-he wouldn't 70 alone!
 Get word up to Ras that I'll bs there in . few days" he said crisply. And tell him to have Rose come down and buy . wardrobe for cer- tain young lady who's going to ar- rive without baggags and remain in- definitely"
 Duke chewed hard on his cheroot before answerinE. .
 "Huck," he said, you ain't soin' to stop to do no kidnapin'. are you:"
 Huck answered indirectly. Gan you get hold of Arnold?" he asked.
 Duke nodded. "Easy. but what's on your mind. Connor? This danes got you soefy. Why don't you let 70 while the lettin's good? Thers'li bs . hell of . row kicked up if anything happens to her. Her old man will turn heaven and earth. ."
 But not hsll.'' Huck cut in. And she'll find PobArlin's hell all right. She's got it coming. But you can tell Ras to have the Deacon on hand. We'll make it . respectable he'll"
 Tt won't be legal. Why bring in the Deacon? That just makes one more to know where you're planted"
 well have the Deacon" Huo1r said stubbornly. "He's safe. That leaves you and the Pebssiiaa," hs smiled Aviliy. -I know. N0ns Of you would peach, Duke, but It deesn't disturb my peace of mind any ts know you don't dare"
 You win," Duke replied briefly. Thanks for your advice just the
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

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New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

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New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
TO Open ROAD
BIDS MONDAY
State Commission To
Let Contracts On
Cameron Jobs

Contracts for construction of seven
and a half miles Of paving on high
way No. 96 from Combes to the Will
lacy county lire, and approximately
five miles on highway No. 100 from
the end Of the present paving east Of
Los Fresnos 10 Junction. are ex-
pected TO be awarded Monday by the
state highway commission.
County Judge O. c. Dancy, Com
missioner j. F. Baughn Of Harrington
and Assistant County Engineer II. c.
Davis left Saturday for Austin to at
tend the meeting OF the commission.
According to the estimate of the
engineers, paving OF highway No. 96
will cost approximately Sls2. 900, Of
which one-half sill be provided by
the state. The paving estimate on
highway No. 100 is approximately
$llS,000, which will be borne By Cam
eron county.
IL is understood that several bids
have been submitted on the W prof.
ects, and engineers estimate that
work will get underway before the
first of March.
Paving Of the gap on highway 90
Will provide a paved highway from
Brownsville to Raymondville, and ex-
tension of the paving on No. 100 will
complete exactly half the distance
between Barreda and Point Isabel.
An effort will be made to secure
state financing Of the remainder Of
the paving on this highway.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
COTTON PRICE
SLUMPS POINT
Inactivity Features
Trading of Day In
New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. I9.-P-
Cotton trading was extremely quiet
today with the trend Of prices slight
~ downward owing to further liqui.
dation in advance Of the census 5u-
reau's ginning total next Wednes.
day.
Following an early gain Of 8 to 4
points the market weakened and
eased off slowly, March trading off
from 1864 70 1857 and closing at the
latter figure or a net loss of I points
The general market closed steady at
net declines of 3 TO 4 points.
Liverpool cables were relatively
steady and first trades here showed
gains Of 8 to 4 points in sympathy,
Initial sales proved TO be the high
points of the day with January sell
ing for 1851, March 1854 and May
1856.
The liquidation and weekend even
ing up set in right after the start
in very sluggish trading. The fact
that Wednesdays ginning report will
be the last until the bureaus final
report for the season 70 be issued in
the latter part of March tended 20
hold trading in check with operators
showing a disposition TO hold off
contracts until after Wednesdays
totals are known.
The lowest of the day were reached
in final trading when January sold
IT 1888. March 1887 and May 1880,
or 6 to s points under the highs,
The close was ut the lowest.
Receipts 2s,799; for year 1922
073; exports 56,3sT: for year $685.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
GARNER WANTS
open SESSION
Publicity on Tariff
Hearing Demand
ed By Texan

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-F1-The
tranquility Of tariff hearings before
the house ways and means commit
tee was shattered today by a partisan
dispute over republican plans to ex-
clude democrats from the committee
room during consideration Of changes
in import duties.
The argument, unsettled at ad-
journment Of hearings on the metals
schedules, was touched off after
Representative Macharach, repub-
lican, New Jersey, had announced
that the subcommittee on metals,
which he heads, would attempt to OBJ
tain al information possible before
proposing any rate changes 10 the
full committee.
Representative Garner, Texas,
ranking committee democrat who,
with all minority members, wall be
excluded from subcommittee ses-
sions, conteaded these meetings
should consider data obtained only at
the opening hearings and protested
against tariff "beneficiaries' sitting
in and writing the rates"
Personal interviews outside the
hearings should not prevail" Garner
said, adding that all the data OBJ
tanned should be made available TO
congress when the bill was reported.
Replying, Representative Tread
way, republican, Massachusetts,, said
he did not believe the sub-commit-
tees would be obliged to recommend
duties wholly on the basis Of testi-
mony taken at the open hearings.
He added that they would be within
their rights in collecting any data and
charged the Texan with seeking pub
licity as in his recent fight on tax
refunds.
Democrats and republicans engaged
in another tiff over a suggestion by
Representative Hull, democrat, Ten
nessee, that the committee place wit
nesses under oath when it was deem
ed advisable.
Representative Ramseyer, repub-
lican, Iowa, thought this would be
unfair and suggested Hull should
have made his choice before the
harings started. Hull said he would
insist on this procedure. and added
that only during consideration Of
the Fordney-McCumber act was this
method dispensed with.
Indications that democrats will OPP
pose any increases in the metal rates
was given today by Representative
Garner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
ASK AIR Line
CONCESSION
East and West Route
Mazatlan to Mata-
moros Planned

Mexico City, Jan. 19.-An applica-
tion for a concession for an air pas
senger and express line from Mazat-
Ian on the Pacific coast TO Matamo-
ros on the Gulf coast has been re-
ceiyed by Xavier Mejorada, secretary
Of communications.
The distance is approximately COO
miles and the route would be by way
Of Durango, Torreon and Monterrey
to Matamoros.
The concession is sought by an
American corporation head BY J.. L.
Smith Of San Diego, Calf, the cor
poration guaranteeing to establish
the air service as Don as the conces-
sion is granted.
This would intersect the proposed
air lines south from San Diego and
Brownsville and also the line from
Laredo, providing east and west trans
port for passengers or express from
all stopping points. II is understood
the corporation proposes to operate
a daily schedule, with stops at Mon
terrey, Torreon and Durango, where
adequate landing fields have been
provided or are in the course Of
preparation.
No action has been taken by the
department on the application. but it
Is expected that a definite announce
ment will be made by the secretary
before the last Of the month.
The route would follow the valleys
between the mountain ranges, and IL
Is stated that very little high altitude
flying would be required.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
Good Samaritan
Act Gets Riches
For Oil Worker

PORT ARTHUR, Texas, Jan. 10
N9-For being a good samaritan, w.
p. Grimes, SO, oil worker in a re-
finery here, had $4,000 spilled into
his lap.
Five years ago while Grimes was
driving along a road in Georgia he
came upon an automobile piled up IN
a ditch. A woman and a little child
were pinned beneath the machine
Grimes removed the victims from the
wreck and took them to a hospital,
where the woman later died.
The woman was the wife of John
r. Garland, manufacturer Of Ma
rietta. Ca. and a friendship devel-
oped between him and Grimes
went TO work for Garland and re-
manned for two years. after which
he came to Port Arthur.
He had not heard from Garland for
many months. Then a telegram ar
rived announcing the bequest OF
property valued Mt $4,000. Grimes
said he does not plan to give up his
job in Port Arthur.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
Thrifty Jailbird
Collects Exhibit
Cash From Crowd

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. I9.5lP-A
Dallas iailbird had a new racket"
He was in the same Jail with
Bennis Aldridge, sentenced to elc-
trocution for an attack on a IL
yesr-ald girl. Crowds had throrg-
ed the Jail. looking at Aldredge.
until he refused TO step forward
when one of the visitors would
ask: which is Aldridge
Aldridge's cellmate decidsd he
would capitalize on the doomed
mans bashfulness. When the next
group Of s~ightseers entered, he
stepped forward with this chatter:
Step right up this way. folks, and
see the man facing the electric
chair. If you want to see how a
man facing death acts | will point
him out to you for only q dime, 10
cents"
He got so cents before Jailer
German interrupted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
String Quartet
To Concert Here
Highly Praised


The Brownsville Concert Bureau
announces its third and final attrac-
ton for this season will be the New
York String Quartet, which will be
presented in recital at the Junior
College auditorium on Friday eve
ming, February %.
$50 much enthusiasm and sppre-
citation Of the other VI concerts
have been expressed that the bureau
feels sure that this third number,
with is ensemble appeal, will be
even more popular says Miss VI.
Flora Todd.
Zach member Of the quartet, which
consists OF first and second violin,
cello and bass yiol, is a master of
his instrument and a finished art
ist. The program will be played
without piano accompaniment and
has been chosen with a view to dis
playing each instrument at its best
as well as to produce that most per-
feet ensemble in tonal beauty and
technique which can only be achieved
By musicians who have practiced to-
gether and given countless public
programs together over a period Of
years"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
PAYMENT POLL
TAXES IS SLOW
Total to Date Only
rs Per Cent Nor
NAL Number

Poll taxes are coming in slower
than in any recent year, according 70
the report Of ]. J. Fox, Cameron
county tax collector, who reported
Saturday afternoon that approximate
ly 25 per tent Of the normal number
of poll tax payers had secured re-
ceipts.
Substations have been opened at
Harrington, San Benito, La Feria and
Rio Hondo, and a %substation will be
opened Monday at Brownsville in the
Lanier radio parlor, the tax collector
announced.
Poll taxes paid at the court house
totaled 1871 up TO Saturday night,
payments at other points bringing
the total TO 2275. Following are the
polls and exemptions in the various
precincts:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
Bury Son ofLos
Fresnos Farmer

Funeral services for Lorenzo Cruz.
Jr., Fl. son Of Lorenzo Cruz, a prem
inent farmer Of the Los F~resnos dis
trict, were held Saturday at IL a. m,
with interment in the Los Fresnos
cemetery. Cruz died Friday morn
ing. He is survived by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Cruz. four
brothers, Jose. Manuel, Carlos and
Antonio, and two sisters, Maria and
Lucinda. all of whom reside at Los
Fresnos.
Funeral arrangements were han
died by Cara undertaking establish
ment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20

500; last year 42si,726. Stock o
2s3 ga; last year 2,312,454. Stock
on shipboard 127yss3; last year 1877
100. Spot sales 1880; last year
year 1851.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
REICH RAILWAYS Fl o
HUGE TRAFFIC TOTAL

BERLIN, Jan. 1i.-(P-The latest
official statistics indicate that the
German federal railways are the
largest l~nter-Grban transportation
undertaking in the world. carrying
approximately 1000. 000, 900 passen-
gers each year. The daily average
is $500, 600.
OF this number only about SO per
cent pay full fare. Members of the
reiehstag, for example, travel free
of charge. Former officers and SOL
diers disabled during the war pay
only half fare.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20

Total. .I24 1871
San Benito Bank & Trust Co. s
Farmers State Bank. S. B.. II
First National, Harrington. 20S
Valley State Blk, Harlingen IL
First National Blk. La Feria 80
Arroyo State Blk, Rio Hondo z
-
T,4.I On-<
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
Rheumatism Over
come By Walking

1t has been found that an especi-
ally constructed and treated pair Of
heel plates Zone zinc and one copper)
placed on the shoes Of a sufferer,
quickly rids the wearer Of rheu-
matte pains, sciatica and stiff joints,
as well as tones up the system in
general. Thus the suffered liter
ally "walks" his way to health. Ex-
periments in hundreds Of cases prove
these heel plates to be a boon 70 the
sufferer in most severe cases Of
rheumatism. Smiths Eureka Co,
109s Lee St.. Mckenzie, Tenn, Is SO
anxious to prove their statement that
they are willing 10 send any sufferer
their liberal trial offer. Write them
today.-Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
Police Probing
Officers Death

HOUSTON. Texas. Jan. 19.-CP-A
white man. believed TO be G. d. Far
mer. Southern Pacific special inves-
tigators, and a negro whom Farmer
was thought 20 have attempted TO ar
rest were found shot 10 death near
Hockey today.
Special Southern Pacific investi-
gators said due 10 many burglaries
every outbound freight train is po-
Iced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
WHEAT AND CORN
IN PRICE CONTEST

CHICAGO, Jan. 1e.-(Pl-It was a
nip and tuck race for grain market
leadership today between wheat and
corn. Temporarily wheat was fore
most, and the July delivery of wheat
went above any former high-priee
record this season.
At the end of the days trading.
however, corn was dominating, and
as a result of free profit-taking and
because Of rain reports from the
drought district in Argentina both
corn and wheat finished unsettled
and lower.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
Famed Volcano
Again Erupting

BATAVIA, Java, Jan. 1e.-tP-
-Four thousand eruptions during the
past "a hours are reported to have
taken place on the famous island vol
cano. Krakatao. which is showing a
rapid increase in its renewed activi-
ties.
Eye witnesses report burning ma
terial has been hurled several thou
sand feet high with vapor clouds
going still higher. Unceasing trem-
ors are felt on the sea.
No loss Of life or damage has been
reported.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
son RnRN

RAYMoNDVILLE. Tex, Jan. 19.-
OPt-County Attorney Roger r. Rob-
inson is the recipient Of many con-
g~ratulations on the arrival Of a son.
Roger F., Jr., who put in his appear
ance each Saturday morning. It is
reported the little fellow and his
mother are getting along fine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-21

woods brighter lights, referring, OF
course, to Leila Hyams and Conrad
Nagel, here become cast into roles that
cali for next to nothing. histrionically
speaking, which, after all. seems rather
an unfortunate waste. Names still do
mean something to the drawing power
at the box Office, the general trend to
the contrary.
The comparatively happy fade-out of
the melodrama nicely paves the way
for the opening of a gay stage show,
Painted Melodies" which carries the
comedian, Harry Savoy, as its big
gun" or rather, he carries the show.
for he easily predominates it with his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-21

wise-cracking and comic songs. He has
appeared here before, but never with
better audience response. AL Evans, the
oficial master of ceremonies, leads his
syncopators and takes enough time
out" to dramatically MARBLE a new bal
lad, Paradise Lost" The Two Kings
dance with more pep than even their
youth would merit and with fascinating
skill Irene Taylor walls Am I Blue?"
with a bit of Handy's est. Louis"
thrown in for feaping measure. while
Birdie Dean amazingly twists in all con-
ceivable ways as Erwin Lewis and the
Dorothea Berke Girls form a colorful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-21

the St. Paul, Mimi, Symphony Orches-
ira. She also was responsible for re-
peated concerts in st. Paul of the New
York Metropolitan and the Chicago
Opera Companies. Many noted opera
singers had been among her vocal stu
dents In her former New York City
salon.
One son. DR.. Harry " Fuller. profess
sor at the University of Valparaiso, Ind.
survives. Funeral services will be held
here Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-21
METROPOLITAN " oT!
1.-THE Four Feathers"

" i e
actors put on British Army uniforms
in Hollywood and pantomined a story
written about the rigors Of campaign
ing In the Sudan. Many thousands
Of miles away In Africa, Merriam Cooper
and Ernest Schoedsack photographed
scenes In the actual terrain. The two
products Of Hollywood and Africa,
respectively, were spliced together and
issued as 1.-THE Four Feathers" a pic
Metropolitan Theater.
Those patrons who expect to see in
the present Cooper Schoedsack work a
replica of the brilliant Chang" and
Grass" will be considerably surprised
for THE Four Feathers" has very little
of the magnificent rugged naturalness
which distinguished the other films
photographed in the field with nature
as the chief actor, ruthless and sub
lime. 1t may be said. with all due
credit, that those parts of the current
effort which were grated onto Holly
woods imitation are absorbing in ex-
actly the same fashion that Chang
was absorbing, but studio dilution
makes it almost too civilized a thing
as a whole. Shots of the flight OF
balloons before brush FIRE, and a cascade
of ponderous appropriateness into
stream are noble reccmpense for an
otherwise grease painted scene. So, too
are some close-ups of Fuzzy Wuzzies
end mob shots of these same tribes
men on warfare bent.
The story itself, which has been
cleverly edited into the general scheme,
is almost embarrassingly reminiscent of
Beau Geste." There Is the same sorely
besieged fortress in the desert, the same
group of Yaliants holding England's
far-fung empire. and the same en-
phasis upon the old cowboy and-In-
dian type Of suspense with relief ar
irving to the shrill of bagpipes just as
the mercenarieS are on the point of
dreadful treachery.
THE Four Feathers" is competently
acted; it makes good story, full of
vigor and honest heroism. That 1t con-
stItutes a surprise in deviation from
the Cooper -Schoedsack tradition does
not betray 1t as standard photoplay
attraction. If Wallace Berry or Richard
Arlen or Give Brook or William Powell
come striding into the action just as
you have convinced yourself that here
was the real Sudan, that is tribute
to Hollywood's witchery, and legiti-
mate wttchery at that, since they insist
upon making the story itself SO
prominent.
A Christie talking comedy, Ladies
Choice" with Charlie Grapewin and
Anna Chance featured, proved amusing
to early audiences, and newsreels from
divers sources completed the programs
running time.
nov 1.-THE Girl From Havana"
TOA Fox talking picture, featur-
1.-THE Girl ing Lola Lane and Paul Page,
From Is another crook film, but 1t
Havana" Is pleasing departure from
the usual sordid, cut-and
NarAAd underworld drama. Swtft.udOV1ug
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-21

background Lewis also sings and, of
course, the girls dance.
As tribute to Edison, the Palace Or
chestra offers short but tuneful over
ture dedicated to the great inventor.
Metrotone and International newSreels,
as usual, wind up the proceedings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-21

Joseph Summerfield, who was being
treated with radium tubes for cancer
in hospital at Birmingham, England
died during an emergency operation to
recover a tube which had slipped into
his lung.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-21
MRS. NETTIE SNYDER,
CONCERT SINGER, DIES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED FTess'
LOS ANGELES, October 21.-MrS.
Nettie Synder, widely known concert
singer and impresario. died at her
home here yesterday. She came here a
year ago from Florence, italy, where she
had lived for five years.
Mrs. Synder had been leader in the
musical development of the Middle
West, where she was the organizer Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-21

Automobiles, hitherto banned. are TO
be allowed on the island Of st. Helena.