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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20

Now that the London naval treaty is being put
under the senatorial microscope. certain easly-worried
Americans are wondering audibly if Uncle Sam, once
more. hes not sat in at a conference where scheming
foreigners took advantage Of his innocence and made
off with his last shirt.
1t was TO be expected that the arrangement be-
tween America and England would be closely scruti-
nized. The fear Of England, apparently, like the poor,
IS always with us-or at least is always with some Of
our super patriots.
But now it is being charged that the japanese have
hoodwinked US too. The japanese got their cruiser
ratio raised. and at least two influential senators are
beginning to wonder II this should not be viewed with
the traditional senatorial alarm.
Perhaps the best answer that can be made comes
from Secretary OF State Henry L.. Sttnson. Read
what he had to say TO the Senate Naval Committee:
There was the situation II cruisers. We had two
eight-inch cruisers in the water, one nearly ready Tor
launching and five on which a certain. amount Of
construction had been done. Whatever else was done
had been merely begun. but there were two In the
water. Japan had eight eight-inch cruisers in the
water and four more which were very much nearer
completion than any Of ours, making y in al. In
six-inch cruisers she had $4,000 tons where we had
only 10000 tons.
"Or problem was to ask Japan TO stay still for six
years and let US build past her until we had IS cruis-
ers of the eight-inch class in the water to her Il.
and three more so closely finished that al OF them
would be completed in the year 1885. In respect Of
the six-inch cruisers. we had to ask her to stand still
at an increase OF only 1000 tons, bringing her from
her present $4,000 tons 70 only 100000 tons, which
the treaty gives her, while we built past her from
10000 tons to $4,000 tors.
Il speak delipeYstely when ! say that the Japan
ese delegation. and the japanese government which
eonfirrd the action OF the Japanese delegation, had
O harder problem and solved It with q greater faith
In the Pacific relations Of the three great powers,
than any other nation at the conference"
There's one more bit Of testimony to add TO this
Admiral william v. Pratt, commanding the .. s. fleet,
told the senators this:
TT suits me. I say that. realizing that II any fight
Ing comes off now 7 Will have TO DO it."
AL In al. IL seems almighty hard to work UP much
uneastness about tia situ@tion In respect to Japan.
The Japanese war bogey seems to be dying quite rap
idly. Why not let IL die. forever. and see that It Is
given a good burial7
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20
/2mlY W/ASHlNGTON
DULET

WASHINGTON, May 2o-OT old
friends the super-patriots and paei-
fists have been az IL again. These
two elements. IN their frequent con-
flicts. are perhaps the most con-
sistently Incorporating groups
which clash IN Washington.
This time the fight was over the
Griffin bill. designed to admit 10
citizenship such persons as Rosika
Schwimmer, Professor Macintosh
and others who have more or less
recently been barred because they
refused to promise to bear arms and
kill people IN defense of the consti-
tuition. The bill would amend the
naturalization laws to provide that
no person otherwise qualified shall
be debarred from citizenship BY rea-
son Of his or her religious or philo-
sophical opinions with regard to the
lawfulnesS Of war as a means OF
settling international disputes"
Lots of Opposition
The bill was supposed TO be more
or less in ture with the Kellogg
peace treaty, but 1t has hot oppo-
sit!on when il came up for hearing
before the House immigration Com
mittee.
Representatives Of the .. A. R,
the Key Men OF America, the Amer
lean Coalition ard other patriotic
societies appeared against the bill
while Quakers, Mennonites, Metho-
distS and representatives OF peace
societies spoke II its behalf
Major General Amos a. Fries. re-
tired, appeared for patriotic socie-
ties and said they all opposed the
bill and believed that no one should
be allowed TO become q citizen with
out promising 70 bear arms In the
national defecse. That promise /;
exacted. act by the naturalization
law, but by ar administrative order
from the department Of Labor.
This is class legislation" said
Captain John 3. Trevor. represent
ing the New York state Chamber
OF Commerce ana the New York
Board Of Trade. 1T would tend tc
let in the type that serd represents
! tives to the meetings OF dangerous
| organizations in Union Square"
Alinda Q. Fries OF tho woraen'
auxiliary Of the American Legion
argued that the amendment woulc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20

The Census Taker i'm New York Has
n Tough Job-He Must Know
Many Tongues 3nd Have a Quick
Ear for Radios.
NEW YORK. May 20.-The cos
m-opolitanisrn OF Manhattan makes
the task OF the census taker part
icularly involved In New York.
There are nalf a dozen Of the
statistics takers who must be ac-
complished linguists, since In the
course Of their rounds they are
likely TO encounter Hungarians.
Russians. Hebrews. Italians, Ger
mans, French and heaven-knows-
what.
Thus. for instance, Miss Marie
Delavares Is a particularly valuable
asset to Uncle Sans name-and-ad-
dress brigade because of her ahil-
ity TO speak half a dozen languages.
Over on the East Side there are
innunerable melting pot potentials
who are suspicious of any person
who asks the questions which every
good census taker must ask. Par
ticularly cagey are they on the sub
tect OF owning radios. since they
have a notion tina. the tax collec-
tors viii &c. on their trails.
One statistician reported that,
while interrogating such a pros
pect, the voice OF a broadcaster
came to his ears from a radio in
the adjoining room, yet the own
er insisted that it vas nothing but
a photograph.
Rodney butcher, the well known
Washington correspondent, came 70
town recently for Ire convention OF
editors and publishers. In the
course OF taking him places and
seeing things we wound UP late
one night NJ VIII Oakland's cafe.
The master Of ceremonies, wish
ing 70 introduce rim 70 the as
sembled crowd, pulled a fast one
70 this effect. And now ladies
and gentlemen you are meeting
Mr.. butcher, who has listened to
the stories ci senators and con-
gresmen SO long that we've order
ed our entertainers 20 tell oriy
new ones this evening.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20
Concerning MIR. eagle

Christian eagle. football player, spends four years
nc the u. s. Military Academy. presumably with the
intention Of becoming az officer in the u. S. army
IS his graduation approaches he wishes to resign 50
that he can become a combination football coach
end bond salesman.
Permission is refused him. Thereupon 1t is dis
covered that he has been married. in violation Of
aegulations. Thus he gets his wish and is cut loose
&om the army automatically. and is free 70 60 ahead
eth his plans.
This young man has reused our high admiration
rs an athlete; but somehow this transaction leaves
q terrible taste in our mouths. The country has
spent rather more than $4,000 on eagles education,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20
RIY0LI-SAN RFNIrn

Gary coo-cr has become a star in
his own right since making The
Virginian." Now he is back in the
companion picture to The Vr-
ginian.' The TEXAN" which closes
its 3 days run at the Rivoli theater,
San Benito. today. Cooper's rangy
form and natural Western tang
give a realism and stirring natural
ness to these gripping outdoor talk
ing specials which have q strong
appeal.
The Texan" Is tsst-novinE. alb
sorbing and bristling with melo-
dramatic action. II opens at a gal
Top. or the sun-eaked plains OF
Texas. with Cooper lodging the
Law. II moves swiftly into tense
situations as. in s~elf-6zfease, 70
shoots a crooked gambler and once
more fees an angry justice. It
breathes suspense and thrills, as
Cooper stumbles' into the most
glamorous adventure OF his dare
devil career: poses a. the son OF
q wealthy South American widow:
falls in love with her beautiful
niece; finds he is too whole hearted
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20
QUEEN


Strange Is 10 may sound in this
day Of trick titles for motion pic
lures. Red Hot Rhythm" a Pathe
picture which is presented with
great success at the Queen theater.
really lives up to its name. and
goes a bit beyond in its dramatic
intsrludes.
The tune of Ny .ea Of Heaven"
4 likely 20 1un through the minds
Of fans as they visualize the beau
tltul and shapely chorus girls IL
the gorgeous natural color scene
OF the night club lilt!ngly building
a complete home. Mss Crawford not
only lends her usual charm and
grace to the picture. but the part
seems 70 lift her a bit higher than
in anything in which she has been
seen heretofore. Messrs. O'Keete
and Dolan have contributed 20 the
picture that surely will delight the
public.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20
The Once Over
THE TRIAL OF THE JAY-wALKER

copyright. 1880, by The Associated Newspapers)
cAll big cities are urged to make pedestrians sub
ject to traffic signals."-News item.
Prosecutor: Prisoner to the bari What's your name?
Prisoner: Angus Tweezle.
Prosecutor. Angus, you are charged with violating
the walking ordinance. the state statute governing
the operation OF shoes and the federal amendment
prohibiting hurrying home to dinner. Guilty or not
gulty7
Prisoner: Well, / think.
Judge trapping with gaveD: No thinking in this
court Are you guilty or not guilty. as charged?
Prisoner: Not guilty, yerroner.
Judge: What is this man accused Of?
Prosecutor: It is alleged that on the afternoon Of
May 18th, being Of sound mind, he did then and there
defy the majesty Of the law. the rights Of automobile
owners and the dignity 81 the police by stepping from
the sidewalk and trying to get across the street with
out waiting for the signal.
Judge sternly) A desperate character indeed!
Did he DO any damage?
Prosecutor: Re caused a fire department chiefs
car and a city ambulance TO slow down TO IS miles an
hour.
Judge: It's getting so these pedestrians have no
regard for the rights OF motorists. Call the first wit
ness.
Daredevil" Mcwinch can ambulance driver and
first witness: Yerrcner. I was driving down the
street when this fellow, without the slightest warning.
stepped from the curb.
Judge: How fast were you going?
Mcwinch: I was only doing so.
Judge: Why the conservatism
McWlnch: Well, the patient was unconscious and
it seemed a waste Of time to try to trighten him.
Judge: Did the prisoner hit your carp
McWinch: He denied the rear fender with his left
hip.
Prosecutor: Did he stop to ascertain the damage?
McWinch: No sir.
Judge: All 4 HIT AND RUN WALKER
The curtain viii be lowered 70 denote the examlna-
ton Of fourteen other witnesses. At the rise the pris-
oaer is on the stand)
Prosecutor: Now Their. why did you cross the street?
and don't pull that joke about the chicken.
Prisoner: 7 was late for dinner and the wife al
ways makes a squawk when she has to keep things
warm.
Prosecutor: Don't you know that pedestrians have
no right TO frighten motorists In that way?
Prisoner: Yes sir. I tried to get across without
doing any harm. sir. but miscalculated my speed.
I'm not the walker I once was, sir.
Judge t~sharply): You're the sort Of man who scares
private chauffeurs, upsets the nerves Of taxicab driv-
ers and makes life miserable for motor-truck operat-
ors. Let me see your walking license.
Prisoner Oaesitantly): It's been revoked, yerroner.
Judge: What for?
Prisoner: Two months ago my hat blew off and I
chased IL into the street while the red light was
against ne.
Judge very Indignantly 7 sentence you to life at
hard labor. We've got TO make an example Of THESE
RECKLESS K
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20

and he put himself under . bend Of honor to repay
this generosity by serving as an army officer. 1t be-
comes evident now, that it was football and not g.
military life that chiefly interested him. The affair
reflects very little credit on the famous football
player.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20

JERUSALEM. Nay 2o-R-The
Jewish national council to-day pro-
claimed . general strike through
out Palestine Thursday noon 10
Thursday evening IN protest against
stoppaEe OF immigration into the
country by he British government.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20

New York City is worried because the Borough Of
Manhattan Is losing its resident population. Natural
ly. All the better homes have been taken over and
rernodeed as Speak-easies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20

A Texas man IS riding from that state to New York
on a bull Another slap at the automobile industry.
One Of his big problems is probably figuring out how
the bull will act on red lights.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20

Admiral Byrd has reached the Canal Zone. Now IS
the time to refresh your memory and see what ne
did last winter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20

Denmark imports its tobacco
products. II smokes British Gig
arets. German cigars and Dutcf
pipe tobacco.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20

BY the action Of some Senators 1t is evident that
a move IS on to have Mr.. Hoover wear that hair shirt
with pantaletteS attached.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20
WHEN CHLLD
Is Feverish,
CROSS, UPSET

Colo. gas. sour
belching. frequent
vomiting. feverish-
ness. In babies and
children. generally
show food is souring
In the digestive tract.
When these symp-
toms appear. give
nonxs q faacn0nnfnl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20
ToUcHY

YOUNG NAN: I've come 20 see
you about your daughter.
GIRLS FATHER: TOO late-she
eloped last night with a young
fool who has no money.
YOUNG MAN: YouSre right
about the money-but I'm not a
fooi.-Kentish Observer. England.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20
Making It Easier for the Coroner

The TE.ited States Senate has voted to continue put
ting deadly poison into alcohol. This presumably
eliminates the need Of any coroners investigation 10
place the blame in case a Senator gets a bad bottle
by mistake.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-20
MOVIE SIDELIGHTS

70 carry out his sinister plans
against the old LADY. and fights TO
preserve his good reputation.
CAPTT OIL
George Bancroft the mighty
thrillman, Is coming 20 the Capitol
The Washington times., 1930-05-10
Janet Pouting

1t seems that the Janet Gay
nor pout is over the fact that
she dislikes to sing in pictures.
If she has her way about it, the
singing will be left to others with
more sturdy vocal organs, while
she will play soft-spoken romance
without songs.
Winfield Sheehan is due on
the Coast and one of the first
problems he will tackle will be
making peace with the Gaynor
child. She is the most valuable
piece of screen property perform
ing at present and enjoys the
happy position of being able tc
command.
About her voice. It is stronger
and surer in High Society
Blues" than in any picture in
which it has been heard as yet.
And she has better songs. ]
really believe that audiences en-.
Joy her singing and that Mr.
Sheehan will convince Miss Janet
of the fact,
The Washington times., 1930-05-10
zIEGFELD GOT
THIS TEAM
TOGETHER

How are famous comedy teams
formed?
Comedy partnerships are numer-
GUS.
Gallagher and shean, Kolb and
Dill, Wheeler and Woolsey, the
Two Black Crows, Amos and Andy
and many others have found ma
tional favor in partnerships.
What chain of circumstances
brought these teams together,
is the question asked by many.
Robert WoolSey and Bert
Wheeler, who sprang into screen
prominence as the leading come
dians of Rio Rita" credit Flor
enz ziegfeld with bringing them
together.
Veteran actors of the stage.
they had known each other for
years. but had never thought of
forming a team. zeigfield saw
possibilities in teaming them and
cast them in the original produc-
ton of Rio Rita" in which they
played for three years.
zeigfield encouraged them to
develop their own gags"
Wheeler relates. The teams ideas
conceded from the start and
they clicked.
With no professional jealousy
on the part of either, they be-
came fast friends. When the New
York run Of the show ended,
they decided to stay together.
Following a successful vaude-
vile tour they were signed by
Radio Pictures to play their
original stage part in the finn
version of Rio Rita" This pic
ture took the country by storm,
and Wheeler and Woolsey were
put under contract by R-K-O.
THE Cuckoos," which is now
playing at R-K-O Keith, is their
second feature under the Radio
Pictures banner.
The Washington times., 1930-05-10
Barrymore Hamlet

Long, long ago this column of
fact and fancy ventured to pre-
dict that sooner or later John
Barrymore would bring Hamlet
to the screen.
The deduction required no
sense Of psychic or gift OF a
seventh son, for Broadway critics
had passed upon the Barrymore
Interpretation of the Melancholy
Dane and niched it with the
greatest. So it was just logical
assumption that eventually the
Warner Brothers star would tell
his bosses he was pretty good at
the Shakespeare stuff.
Thus the news comes from the
West Coast that Jack Warner
has induced Mr.. Barrymore to
play Hamlet for the cameras and
microphones. There are no mis-
givings about it. Warmers do not
expect to make a penny on the
venture. It will be an artistic
picture, designed to appeal to
the Bard of Avon's followers and
to the intelligentsia, So-called. OF
the cinemas.
What apparently inspired the
dip into Shakespeare is the fav-
orable reaction to the Richard
III soliloquy in Shows of Shows"
Audiences liked this little touch
of the classic in the film revue.
John Barrymore, by the way,
will forget his romantic profile
and flair for love.making at the
Earle Theater next week when
he is seen in THE Man From
Blankey's." This is farce, pure
and simple. A riotous piece of
comedy that verges close on the
slapstick and which served Sir
Charles Hawtrey some years ago
as a comic stage piece.
The Washington times., 1930-05-10
TIME ANDHEAT
HIT MOVIE
BUSINESS
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

While Washington theaters
have been dealing with the prob
lem of temperatures for the past
six days-a weather tax that
has reduced box office takings-
over in the neighboripg city Of
Baltimore the amusement barons
are upset over the daylight saw
ings question.
One half the city Of Baltimore
is observing the conventional
standard time mode Of living
and the rest of the community
has decided to conserve the sun.
1t is all very confusing to
theater-goers and really vexing
to theater managers. So an
noying in matter of financial
fact that the movies figure the
tine element has cost them at
least $4,000 in reduced crosses
this week. The Mayor and the
Chamber of Commerce have been
asked to do something about
it, and right away.
The Washington times., 1930-05-10
ECHO TO
OPEN TODAY

Glen Echo Park, Washington's
favorite fun resort, opens today
for the 1880 season with record
day crowds expected and the
thousands who attend assured of
many entertaining features pro
vided by Manager Schloss.
AS usual admission is free, and
the tariff on all devices low
enough to afford all-day pleasure
for all.
The throngs will find the Cater
pillar, CarrouSel, Old Mill, Aero.
plane Swing, Whip, Shooter. Derby
Racer and other amusements
ready to amuse and, of course
the new feature, the giant Ferris
Wheel, came in for a very large
share Of popularity.
The fans will find, in addition
to the more than so general
amusements, many smaller ones
Of interest.
New equipment has been In
stalled in the large Penny Arcade
and there is also golf playing
device that registered a hit.
In the ball room McWilliams
and his star band of II were vel
coined like the flowers in the
springtime, and the dancers will
hold possession of the floor from
$50 until 1880.
The Washington times., 1930-05-10
Refugees Face Firing
Snunn in This Film

After barely escaping many
dangers with their lives in flee
ing Russian revolutionists, a
party of refugees came to the
United States only to face a
firing squad. However, the firing
squad used blank cartridges and
the stone wall against which the
refugees stood was a motion pic
ture Aat.
This is for one Of the dramatic
scenes in Song Of the Flame, ,"
First Nationals all-Technicolor
drama. which is now at Warmers
Earle Theater.
Director Alan Crosland selected
extra players to portray this
scene as military men pick sol
diers for particularly dangerous
duty-by asking for volunteers.
Thirty of the bravest-or hardest
boiled-among the 300 players
working that day stepped for
ward to face the squad.
The Washington times., 1930-05-10
"The Rivals" Boasts
3 Acts and 10 Scenes

Three acts and ten scenes! A
century and a half ago play
wrights had little regard for the
penurious producer. If Richard
BrinSley Sheridan wrote "The
Rivals" today, he would be told
to cut it down to two sets and
eight people.
The Tyler-Erlanger revival of
this famous play, which shows
for one night only at the Ma
tional, is said to be lavish in the
extreme. Certainly the cast,
headed by Mrs. Fiske, is gilt
edged.
The Washington times., 1930-05-10
Guinan Flops

Texas Guinan's first and only
talking picture, queen of the
Night Clubs" never made the
grade for an F Street showing
and now she has been cancelled
as a Loew unit attraction.
The Guinan fun is too blase
and sophisticated for the so-called
sticks" At least, so Loew Off.
cials have decided after a New
York Capitol Theater showing.
Loew's will also discontinue the
policy of using big-name acts
with the reveue. Masters of
ceremony will continue to find
employment in the Loew theaters,
but the latest plan contemplates
using the favorite M. C.'s for one
month stands in the key cities.
This will give the M. C.'s a chance
to reveal their full bag of tricks.
They have been advocating this
change for sometime.