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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31
HARLINGEN

Half Shot at Sunrise" booked
for a special Halloween midnight
matinee at the Harlingen Arcadia
Theatre tonight features those
bounding nitwits Of The CuckooS.-
Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey.
This favOrite fun team OF the
talkies surpass all previous achieve
ments in Half Shot" Wheeler and
Woolsey are seen as doughboys A.
w. o. l.. in Paris. where they ex-
p%erience the most hilarious OF e.
vents. Their comic antics are hail
ed as even more amusing than in
their previous successes. Rio Rita"
and The CuckooS.'
The new wartime comedy brings
an unusually fine cast In support
OF the stars. Dorothy Lee. dimin-
ntive comedienne. again cuts ca
pers with Wheeler ana Woolsey.
Hugh Trevor and Roberta Robinson
carry the romantic theme.
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WOMAN'S NERVE
BRINGS ARREST
Illinois Bankers Kidnapers
Believed Caught; Me-
canir Tells Story

KEwANEr,. Ill, oct. 3l.-F-A
woman's courage was credited by
the authorities today as an i'm
portant factor In bringing failure
and a worthless wooden block
TO the men who kidnapped Earl Yo-
cum. wealthy banker.
The fortitude Of the bankers
wife In cooperating with the ILL
nois Bankers Association in track
ing down the members of the kid
nap giant was pointed 70 by them
as important in the strategy that
led to the arrest of two Of the men
and the hunt for their companions.
The woman herself. however. was
incommunicative except to reiter-
ate previous statements that she
was handling the matter by her
self"
Mrs. Yocuin's part in the effort TO
forestall tie kidnapers--that Of
turning ransom letters over TO J. A.
Hewell OF the Bankers Association
while her husband was held capt
|ive-was revealed simultaneously
with the confession of Verne Ahl-
rren. a Cialva mechanic. who told.
the police said. how tbs. bankers
abductors asked for 5000 ono. then
Sl50.000. then 100000. and finally
wound up By getting a package con-
tanning the wooden BLOCK. II had
been placed by the authorities as a
decov on q road at Leland III.
Ahlgren. seized Yesterday at a
farm where he was hiding. was
quoted BY police as saying that he
and his companions figured that
Mrs. Yoctrn was so scared she
wouldn't dare doublecross u.s. al
ding that he would "tell the world
that she Is q smart woman"
Ahlerer's confession was made
while a hunt was on for Orvin-
Whiskers and Ilcvd winslow his
companions. who with Harry whis-
kers, h-other Of Orville were i'm
plicnted bv Ahlrren In TIRE Mot
Harrv was arrested last Tuesday
es a result Of an alleged effort 70
induce Edward Mckee. y farmer. TO
allow the kidnaners 70 he'd Yocum
. prisoner on his farm.
When the alleged ~kicnar&rs found
they had been duped. they tele-
phoned Mrs. Yocum Wednesday
night threatening TO bomb her
house. and Andrew Anderson. cash
Ter Of Yocum's bank was sent 10
Princeton for a meeting with the
gang. His conference was followed
by a chase in which the me eScap-
ed, after abandoning their auto
mobile. 1t was not until noon YES
terday that Ahlgren was finally
caught.
Confidence that the package left
for them would contain their easy
money" Ahlgren said. hal led the
kidnapers to release Yocum last
Wednesday sc Atkinson. after hold
ing him prisoner in a hunting
s>dee on the banks Of the Illinois
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gram we're Judge s. ~. AfcWhorter,
candidate for county Judge: w. M.
Doughty. candidate for county ON
missioner; Mrs. Flora W.. Hooks.
candidate for county treasurer
Mrs. Marvin McAskill. secretary cs
the Democratic executives commit
tee: and Y. NJ. Pineda ar Weslaco.
The Edlnburg Red Shirt Band,
directed hr George r. Hurt, fur
nished music for tine meeting and
were enthusiastically received.
The old ring is out now"
Judge McWhorter gait during his
speech. "and the Gcod Government
rgartv TOW has no legitimate battls
cry"
Judge Doughty spoke both li
Spanish and English. there being
MANY Latin Americans iii the au-
dience.
Judge Elanton delivered an adj
dresS that brought rOars OF ap-
pause from the listeners.
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Mission Boy Breaks
Leg in Ball Game

MISSION, Oct. 3I.-Lee Starr.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Starr is
nursing a broken leg as q result Of
2 football game INDUCED in BY a
number o. youngsters on a vacant
lot on Doughterty Avenue.
The Boy Scouts. 4 number Cf
whom we're in the game. rendered
first aid. until the doctor a~rlved
when the patient was cared Tor ana
taken TO his home. where he i
resting quite easily.
The break was clean. just below
the hip. and will keep the Young
ster out OF school for several weeks.
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QUEEN


When Horace Greely said, Go
West. young man." ne did not fore
see that the tirne would come when
the West in all its glory and grim
ltlte honor and courage would be
brought to the individual "E.idin'
Law. the Big Four all-talking pic
ture playing &C the Queen thea
tire. gives the very essence or the
West with all the deeds OF daring
and danger that We love to asso-
ciate with cowboy dramas. Jack
Perrin. the brilliant young riding
star who is rapidly eclipSing many
others. plays tine leading role. With
him Is Starlight. as statuesquely
gorgeous a horse as has ever been
seen on the screen. You'll renem-
Der how good they we're In Beyond
the Rio Grande". Rene Borden is
the fascinating Senorita who plays
opposite him. Dan Corbett and Fern
Emmett contribute plenty OF rich
comedy. while Olive Young plays a
cute Chinese flapper. And Yakima
Canutt. the beau ideal OF bad men
on the screen. delights the fans
with his work as the sinister
Buck.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31

Of the new Texaco Motor Oil today - then listen!
Remember, that new quietness means more than
better daily performance II means that In the crank.
case of your engine is a tougher, longerlasting motor
oil that cuts dollars from your fabrication expense
and adds miles to the life of your car. This new
golden motor oil is available in all of our Is States
under the fexaco Red Star With the Green T.
THE TEXAS COMPANY . Texoco Petroleum Products
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.HIDALCO DEMOS
HAVE big MEET

EDINBURG Oct. 3l.-Flye thou
sand persons crowded the courr-
house lawn Thursday night as dem
ocratic leaders brought their cam
paign 70 a close. candidates for
county offices delivering several
speeches before what was CONSIDER
cd one ar the largest crowds ever
gathered lii HldalEo county.
Principal speaker was w. Fl.
Blanton. noted criminal lawyer OF
Gonzales courltv. who spoke on
Democracy" Others on the pro-
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CAPITOL

lou VIII De Ddfconen yQr pcKlnS
your neighbor in The ribs, Shaping
the back Of the lady in front Of
you. or rolling ! ID the aisle when
YOU see Those Three French
Girls" which opens with a special
midnight show az II n tonight AT
the Canitol theatre.
Indeed. we thing the theatre
should provide aisle mattresses TO
protect themselves against law
suits from injured patrons. This
hilarious farce-comecy IS ov far the
funniest picture 20 reaca the talk
inc screen Their X q laurh froa
start m finish AMI the filrr piles
up riotous situations 50 fast they
revelop into one prolonged round Of
outlaws.
Harry Beaumont. Who directed
the feature with p. @ wodcnolss's
dialogue In the scrint. did On adj
nirable job for Metro-E Goodwin
Naver. guiding Reginald Dem, snu
Fiji Dors7v through the leading
romantic roles and obtaining an
abundance Of love interest without
sacrificing a single rigele.
The cast II rounded nut H. Cliff
fUkelele Ike Edwards. Ynia T'Avril.
eandra Ravsl.. Edward BrnNhv.
Geor0e Crossmith and Peter raw
thorre. oil sDlendidiv cast AM Of
se-inc fine performances.
The plot concerns the adventures
of the wavward nonhcw m a blith-
Grim English lord III Frame re
meets ~ with three French girls
and is Joined IL hi cscanades nv
-rvo former Yankee doughbovs. The
no reaches a screaming Gilman In
a faehi~rahln Pa-iSian sfvin saInn
and X finished bv "A wedding scene
as Hninue ~ eve- IMAGINED.
There j. nno song hit ~ tho rro-
ducticn. you're Simply DelIsh."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31

MOSCOW -P- Special clinics
for crippled children are being es-
tablished BY the Soviet Union. The
health department estimates from
incomplete data that there are
10000 crippled children In the "a
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31

LIE PUY. France-P5One Amer
lean visitor distinctly unwelcome,
the pea-weevil. has established it.
self here and threatens 10 extermin-
ate the World-renowned lentils 81
lie Puv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31

near Lacon. Yocum, who was
kidnapped last Saturday evening.
was back al work in the bank today.
apparently none the worse for his
experiences.
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Movie Calendar

Brownsville
Capitol-"Rafflesr: Ronald Col
man and Kay Francis.
Dtttmann-- Soldiers and Wo-
men: English dialog.
Queen-"Ridin' Law: Jack Per-
rim
Harrington
Arcadia-"Renegades": warner
Baxter and Myrna Low.
Rialto-"Call Of the West: Matt
Moore ana Dorothy Revier.
Mercedes
Capitol-'The Lone Star Ranger:
Zane Grey story
Mc!Allen-
Palace-~The sea Wolf: Milton
Sills.
Q-ueen-"Mountain Justice; Hoot
Gibson.
San Benito-
EivoIi-"Song OF MY Heart: John
Mccormack; Midnight matinee.
Halloween frclic. Laughter;
Nancy Carroll.
Weslaco-
Ritz-"The Sea Cod: Richard
Arlen.
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MOVIE SIDELIGHTS

which you are bound 10 like. It's
different and tunefui.
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Love Bobs Up Serenely

Sen. Thomas B. Love hobs up serenely.'' He has
sent his name and his check for 500 to State Chmn.
David w. Wilcox with a demand that his name shall
BE- placed on the primary ballot as a candidate for
governor subject to the action Of the democratic
Guly) primary.
He throws his challenge in the teeth Of the chair
man and the committee behind the chairman. He
says he bolted the nominations Of Smith and Robin
son in 1923; that in the Ferguson-klan campaign he
bolted the nomination of Mrs. Ferguson and cast his
ballot for DR.. George c. Butte; that q party pledge is
not binding, that it represents only a scrap OF pa
per and he reserves the right to tear it to tatters
in future as in past years.
This is drawing the line. 1t makes a clear-cut
issue for Chmn. Wilcox and his committeeman.
There is going to be merry hades in the political arena
this year. Pay your poll tax or draw down your eX-
cnption in order to get ringside seats.
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are sure to tear it out OF him before
they are through.
But recall the case Of Joseph r.
Grumpy Of Pennsylvania
One may not indorse his philoso-
psy Of government. but he considers
II o. X. He did not in the least mind
expounding 1t 70 his Questioners be-
cause he felt he had nothing TO be
ashamed of. He enjoyed doing so, II
anything-and throwing in, for full
measure, what he deemed a few
home truths.
Contrast Joe Grundy's perfect
dignity. and even Senator Cara
ways parting handshake, as he left
the stand, with accounts Of the ex-
reriences OF some of the sugar fix
ers' whom the Caraway committee
has grilled moro recently.
The committee made no monKcy
out OF Joe Grundy; his conscience
was clear.
The next batch Of witnesses were
taking to the trees before Senator
Caraway had finished clearing his
throat for his first query. They
knew they had been doing things il
would be mighty disagreeable to tell
70 all the world.
Instead of fewer congressional in
vestigations. as some folk demand
there ought to be more-into every
thing.
The right kind Of them would de.
bunk the whole country soon.
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witnesses except those it wants to
put OH the pan.
i IS after political capital, and in
formation only incidentally.
Its aim (the aim, at any rate, Of
the inquIsitors who are sure to do
all the questioning is to make each
witness tie himself in a bowknot.
Primarily it is not anxious to send
him 70 jail; its purpose is TO expose
him as a sap or a fraud or an in
duStrial or financial or political buc-
cameron TO broadcast that impress
sion Of the corporation or trust or
party that he is affiliated with.
1t may seem unfair to put a wit
ness on the stand, to sweat and
wriggle end grasp and contradict
himself, and get deeper and deeper
into the soup all the time. with
three or four such investigators
around as . majors Caraway and
Blaine and Walsh Of Montana,
heckling him as nc prosecutor would
heckle the blacklist criminal.
And yet
a witness can go through with It
smilingly, triumphantly-if his con-
science is clear.
II a witness, in reality. is a cheap
hypocrite Though he himself never
realized 1t before) the congressional
system Of investigation viii get his
goat. to a certainty. II he has
something to hide, tie investigators
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12
New Face in Legislative Picture

Arthur c. johnson Of Dalhart Is the SUCCESSOR Of
John Herren White OF Berger for the l24th legislative
district. This district comprises 10 counties in the
Panhandle section. White resigned. c. NJ. Arm
strong Of Berger was a candidate for the shoes Of
White. Arthur c. Johnson Of Dalhart, away out on
the border line of the west. jumped into the race and
the Panhandle newspapers declare that he received a
majority Of the votes cast and viii represent the
district under the big dome in the coming special
session. IT has been a long time since Dalhart had
a voice in legislative halls under the big dome Of
Texas. AS for the Berger man, he was shut out.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12
By CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer.

WASHINGTON jan. 11-Con-
gresSional investigating committees
are a good deal criticized.
The best ones are criticized most.
A congressional committe that in
yestigateS in kid gloves never finds
out much. IL may be mentioned as
a very nice committee. but that's
al.
Witnesses must Squirm and FER
spire. interests that are hit must
Screech il rage and agony, highly
respected bunk and hypocrisy must
&c revealed as Just what they really
are if q congressional investigation
is TO score results. Naturally, how
ever. such investigations make their
victims almighty sore: their influen-
iial friends feel that they have been
treated Scandalously. and the cuSs
the Investigators for al they are
yorth.
Congressional Investigations gen.
orally relate TO questions OF Blk bust
PASS. super-exalted finance or poll
tics on a national or international
scale.
Consequently. the folk they scoop
in as witnesses &c have influential
friends, for most OF them are power
full. influential individuals them
selves-who happen. for the noncs
10 be caught OF their base.
Compared with one OF these pre-
eminent personages, surrounded by
q group Of live congressional in
quisitors. putting hot irons TO his
bare feet, 1t is no fun whatever TO
watch an unlucky wight getting
his, under crcss-examination, IN a
regular court room.
In the first place. @ mogut OF the
first class seldom Is dragged up IN
court; a lawyer represents him. AS
Tor the small fry, seeing them pes
tered loco is poor sport.
Even suppoSing a multimillionaire
captain OF industry or banker or the
boss Of q political machine does
chance to be personally involved in
some litigation. the judge takes
pretty good care Of him. the bar is
respectful and his counsel are Oh
hand to see that he makes no bad
breaks OF his own
Theirs no such protection for him
before a congressional investigating
committee, and no rules at all.
Harry Sinclair thought there werS.
Remember what befeI him.
Generally speaking. a COMPRESSION
al investigating committee calls no
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12

Judge David Watson presides over the corporation
court III the Alamo City. He is a terror to motor
lists who violate traffic laws. Total collections for
December cash fines are reported at sl3.S32 As. De-
ccnbcr cash fine record surpassed the. total OF No
venber by more than $4,000.
Fines for November totaled ~sl0y58450.
There is a reason for this relentless warfare by
the police and police judge Of the Alamo City. They
are determined to cut down the total Of traffic deaths
and injuries. Are they winning their way? Well. if
you doubt it go to San Antonio and violate the traf-
fc laws.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12

January IL, 1880
Who am /? How many children
have I? Who was the father Of
my daughter, Gloria?
What is fear OF lightning called?
What Is said to be the oldest
city in the world that is still in
existence?
Likewise I say unto you, there
Is Joy in the presence Of the an
gels OF God over n sinner that
repenteth." Where is this passage
found in the Bible?
Correctly Speaking
1t IS no longer considered bad
taste TO begin a letter with the
personal pronoun T..
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The Once Over
BACK TO OLD IRONsIDES
BY II. /. PHILLIPS

Copyright, 1880, by The Associated Newspapers)
The c@set is coming hackl Proving that women
have no real sense and that fashion is q revolving
platform.
Hour-glass figures may soon bloom again, and
during 1880 there is a possibility that the wel-shaped
and well-dressed woman will not be satisfied unless
she has the contour OF a bass viol, Chinese urn or
baronial hack.
This is great news to the corset-makers who have
been starving for the last ten years. They have been
calory- counting craze and the fashionable edct that
no girl was we'll built II Jumps showed anywhere.
$780,
Women have been regulating their figures on the
theory that a straight line was the shortest distance
between two joints.
Young girls have been shaped like buggy-whips.
Their mothers, ever initiative. have been going into
physical declines in a mad effort to wear childrens
and misses clothing; and cast q minimum shadow.
"
II has been a boon to the Turkish bath. massage
and vegetarian interests but a prolonged headache 70
owners Of corset shops.
Ever since the war women have been lodging full
dinners, skipping breakfasts and regarding three
leaves Of lettuce as ample lunch. 1t has been the
Great American Grapefruit Era. The vegetable din
ner had become a symbol Of female life in America.
The old -time sutton brought his lady friend q box OF
candy but the more recent boy friend pleased her
by coming across with a basket Of fresh vegetables.
s
No girl ordered food without a careful calory count
and ii was a rare family where milk was used except
by the baby or the kitten
Since 1918 the potato crop had been ample In
America even when it was a total failure. Markets
sold butter only to women who had become discour-
aged and had decided to let nature take its course
double chin or not.
But fashions run in cycles. Now curves are again
in style. Hips are considered proper and even neces-
sary. The girls are even eating rich soups and meat
once more and putting sugar in their coffeel
The back OF that bedroom chair is again holding
a familiar contraption. 1t is not a girdle. 1t Is not
a c~orselet. It is a corset. a real old-fashioned cor
set with bones. laces and everything.
American womsnhood IS going to suffer again.
And gosh how she loves It.
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be on sale February "a TO March o.

be on sale February "a 10 March Q,
inclusive, will be In effect.
Final return limit On such reduc-
ed fares calls for purchaser TO reach
original selling station not later
than March ]. However privilege OF
extending these tickets UP 70 and In
GLIDING March Is will be granted
provided holder deposits the return
portion OF the ticket with the In
terested ticket office in New Orleans
ana the payment OF S1.00.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12
Reduced Fares Given
For Gala Mardi Cras

HOUSTON, Jan. Il-Low reduced
fares 10 New Orleans from all points
in Texas on the Missouri Pacific
Lines have been authorized for the
annual Mardi Gras celebration Feb
ruary % to March 4, inclusive, ac-
cording 10 C. w. Strain, passenger
traffic manager. "A fare and one-
third for the round trip. tickets TO
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Star Lore
EINSTEIN THEORY AFFECTS
CALCULATIONS OF OLD THE
DRY But LITTLE
BY Arthur Dew. Carpenter

BY Arthur Dew. Carpenter
II computations in the field OF
astronomy, the mathematical cal
culations Of the e theory Gin
Steln's) OF relatively affect the find
ings Of the old theory Newton's)
but little, as the new theory I'm
braces the square Of the ratio Of
the velocity Of a moving body TO
the velocity Of light" which Is
really a very insignificant amount.
It is said that this principle fire.
quently makes simple the solution
OF what could otherwise be a COM
plicated problem. All that the or
binary reader may expect to do in
rejecting upon the theory Of rela-
tivity is, to catch the vision OF it's
general scope as 1t applies to space,
matter and motion.
Ito be Continued
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12
By the Political ANALYST

BY n POLITICAL Analyst
AUSTI''. Jan. ll-Hcre is the
view Of a woman Official as TO the
public office as a public trust. 1t
might be well studied by many as
an example.
Sen. Margie Neal Of Carthage
had been discussed as a prospec-
tive candidate for state Superin-
tendent Of education.
She will seek another term as
senator, she said. Did 7 not de-
sire reelection i would be diSa-
pointed in myself, for ! should
liken myself to a child who had
wanted a pretty plaything, and.
after playing with 1t for a while.
had grown tired and had sought
TO cast it aside for a newer and
prettier toy"
After saying the experience Of
her first term should enable her
TO render still higher service, Miss
Neal commented on the prospect
Of future campaigns; Certainly I
would not ask the support OF the
people Of my state for any other
office until / had fully proven
myself in the one I have"
And there we're those a few years
ago who seriously doubted wheth-
or women would know and shoul-
der the responsibility even Of vot-
ing.
Friends OF tn late j. I. Robin
son, who gave q lifetime Of SER
vice, meagerly paid for, TO his
state. and died soon after he won
vindication in impeachment pro-
ceedings on charges that attached
his conduct Of the land office, will
honor his memory.
They have called q meeting, TO
be held at San Angelo Feb. ! 70
form the Robinson Memorial as
ISOLATION and 10 begin work OF
providing a suitable monument.
They plan 10 ask his friends all
over Texas, those who respected
and admired the noble old veter-
an OF the states service, and appre-
ciated his hard and conscientious
work In the states behalf Tor
third Of a century. to contribute
TO the monument func. Inc stone
shaft that will be raised in his
honor will embody in stone the
expression OF esteem and affection
OF many hundreds OF people.
The highway department will al
most 60 into competition with mari
time enterprises and coastwise
shipping when the commission
meets this month. The commiss-
ion will award contracts for two
bridges OF more than five and a
half miles total length. over Lava
ca and Copano bays on the coast.
These two long bridges will COM
ulete the hook-up Of the coStal
highway from Galveston around 10
Corpus Christi.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12

A golfer who couldn't play very well has found that
a bullet in his spine was responsible. Maybe that's
what's the matter with the writer's form.