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signs or uptowniSm nave cIept III
a cover charge.
While the Second avenue night
spots are open to everyone who may
pass by, the HungarianS, Bavarians,
Yiddish, Slavic, Rumanians, Greeks
and such have many intimate rem
devious on the side streets where
one encounters only the regulars.
Greek coffee houses in the mid
town section. many of which clut-
ter in and about Eighth avenue
come 10 life well after midnight.
Well into the morning the signs
and tokens of merriment are OBJ
vious to any passerby In the street.
The discordant walls OF a violin
or accordion drift through the win
dows. accentuated by the stomping
or feet. Often peering across streets
from an open window. / have made
u the figures Of dancing girls.
Smokers seemed to line the walls or
around tables. many Of them indol-
emily engaging in a card game. un-
aware OF what might be going on
about them.
The Hungarians have their gym
balon. places. their Gypsy places
and their Hungarian-Jewish places
one c1n hear a singer OF folk songs
from Budapest or a chanter OF old
Hebrew songs. Several OF these are
family affairs" On Saturday night
mamma and papa are out v-'''' little
MoScha and Rebeca and the whole
family. laughing and eating-but al
ways eating and eating. There Is no
dieting in this clan. and avoirdu-
pois is a drug on the market.
The Russians have scattered over
the city. with swanky Broadway
places and colorful East Side places
They. above all the others. have
achieved a huge visiting audience.
Such places as the Russian Arts
and Krischma have dance floors,
entertainers and other cat-ret at
fractions. In addition TO their bala-
laika and borsch.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-06
Steam Rails Taking Over Bus
Lines

Lest we forget the Missouri Pacific Transportation
company was organized 70 meet notorious and truck
competition. and is already operating q pickup and
delivery service on routes parallelling the Missouri
Pacific Lines between Texarkana and Palestine. II
has been granted like authority between San An
tonic and Laredo. Furthermore, It's officials are
ready TO extend the service over the entire route Of
the Missouri Pacific lines in Texas and extend IL into
Mexico as far as Monterrey. An order issued by the
railroad commission. effective May /. recognizes the
Missouri Pacific Transportation company as a COM
mon carrier express company and as such 10 is au-
thortzed. In connection with the transportation OF
intra-state freight express traffic between points along
authorized routes. to observe and apply the rates.
rules and regulations prescribed BY the Texas rail-
road commission. Self preservation is said to be the
first Of nature and the rail companies know how to
play the game.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-06
Tornado Winds Take
Lives i'm Southwest

KANSAS CITY. May 6.-(P-In-
vaded by tornado winds for the Sec
ond time in four days. the south
west today counted a further toll
of two lives and thousands of dol
lars damage. exacted in Oklahoma,
Kansas and Nebraska.
Loosing their fury in Western
last night swept over far mlands
Oklahoma. a series of small twisters
into Central Kansas and north in
to Central Nebraska
Approximately 80 persons were
known 10 have been injured. few
dangerously. Damage was believed
to total thousands OF dollars al
though complete reports we're not
available.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-06
RAT SNAP
KILLS RATS

Also mice. Absolutely prevents
odors from carcass. One package
proves this. RAT-SNAP in
cakeS-nO mixing with other food.
Guaranteed.
35c size n cakel enough for pam
try, kitchen or cellar.
Csc size q cakes for chicken
house, coOps. or small buildings.
S1.25 size Is cakes enough for all
farm and ut-buiIdings. storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by Eagle
Pharmacy. Inc; City Drug store;
Groves a. Co.; Putegnat Hdw. Co.
SAN BENTTO:
Botica Guadalupana; Tested Seed
Co.
RIO HOND0:
Dawson Drug Co.
HARLINGEN:
#. G. Jackson a. Co., A. A. Kim
nell a. Go.
Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-06
St. Louis Coffee Man
Impressed by Valley

Especial 70 Inc fitIaINI
MERCEDES, MAY 81. p. Layne
or ST. Louis, prominent wholesale
coffee dealer. is a guest here IN the
home of his cousin. Mrs. Ruth Shot
well.
Mr. Layne Is very favorably i'm
pressed with the Valley, and is con-
sidering buying a winter home and
orange grove here in the near ~
f4frp
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-06
RY THE POLITICAL ANALYST


AUSTIN. May 6-After a week OF
seeming uncertainty. while friends
of r. S. Sterling talked hopefully
OF politics. Gov. Dan Moody now Is
writing his own platform for a new
term race.
When II will be launched in the
campaign puddle has not been dis
closed.
Gov. Moody has collected reams
OF statistics on taxation and prison
affairs. He has 10 gone beyond
that and brought together material
dealing with politics, party plat
form planks and dominant political
issues. And records Of unfinished
business before the voters as well
IL appears obvious that out OF these
materials. his new campaign doc
ument is taking form. If not already
on paper. II Is in tangible form In
his mind. and at least partly writ
ten in tentative form.
His economic policy statement
late In the week indicated an inn
portant trend in the formal an
nouncement. when made.
That is that Gov. M0ody's pur-
pose will be an enc0mpassing reach
to harmonic the repentent boilers
on one side of the %resentful regulars
on the other under the common
banner Of party harmony.
Meantime. Mr.. Sterling's boom
revival" has not been permitted to
become alive.
Besides HIS reach to videlv-scat-
tered elements OF democracy. Gov.
Moody apparently is cutting square,
IN through some of the platform
structures OF announced candidates,
This undercuts particularly Jim
Young OF Kaufman. It undermines
TO some extent the appeal Of amt
candidates; and out In the strongly
Hooverized western country II seems
to rip into any appeal to the old
bolter instinct.
1t pretty much takes away the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-06

NEW YORK, May 6.-The night
life of this cosmopolitan island is
not reserved for Broadway or Har-
lem or any other limited area.
Practically every nation that has
sent its sons and daughters 10 New
York. has some form OF night club
or play place. And in many Of these
the light burn far longer and later
than they do in the giddy gulch-
Thus. for instance. there is a
spot where Arabs gather and where
few Summers ever cross the door
way. and these enter only when &C
companied by who belongs to
the inner circles. Guests do not
gather until about three in the
morning, an hour when Broadway
resorts are closing their doors for
the night. Not only Is their native
food served. but Arabian dancing
girls are on hand 10 remind the
patrons of their homeland. The
music is Of the desert.
There Is another. also OF Arabic
tone. where the younger generation
who attend college and have learned
10 carry hip TASKS gather. The
proprietor. who holds to the dis
cipline of the homeland. has be-
come 6isgusted at the whoopee
raised at one time or another by
the transplanted youths. He has
threatened TO allow no more COL
legiate lads and lassies In his resort.
Yet there are sober ones who. in
this atmosphere of Orientalism. sit
for hours and discuss Freud. the
PHILOSOPHERS and the poets.
The East Side Is a veritable
hodge-podge Of assorted night
going places. Some have never lost
their neighborhood and native fla
vor. Others have been uncovered by
the uptowners and have so prosper
ed that bright lights burn in front
Of their entrances. tricky awnings
rover the sidewalks to protect the
| taxi-cabbers on rainy nights, and
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45out Dy LIE AcoOCAhkcU NSWSpdPcL
(After Captain Reece Of the Bah Ballads
OF all the subs upon the blue,
No one was kinder through and through
Than that old worthy Captain Reece.
A gentleman in war or peace.
He was adored by all his crew
And by all other sailors, too,
For not a sinking he'd abet
without the proper etiquette.
whene'er he'd sight a stack or sail
He'd say Let kindliness prevail,
And be so gentle and SO sweet
They'll take the sinking as a treat"
He never gave a signal gruff,
An order harsh or rude or rough;
He treated ships respectfully
And emphasized civility.
"Whene'er a ship Is sighted we
Will act" he said. quite g~raciously.
And never, never. never let
An act be done that we'd regret.
We'll say. Tt is a bitter cup
To feel we have to blow o up;
And when we sink you. as we must.
You will not mind it much. we trust.
NfhHn @nEEnnnGv@ cnnvrnI EYR1 nrG w1E
The captain danced to them like mad
And told. to make the time pass by,
Droll legends Of his infancy.
II it was cold in open boats
He'd give the neutrals overcoats,
Warm slippers and hot-water can
To ev'ry lady, boy and nan
If they with thirst did seem to burn
He'd serve cold beer at ev'ry turn.
And on all very sultry days
Cream ices handed round on trays.
Then currant wine n whisky sings
And ~hand-initialed water-wings,
A book TO suit each persons mind
And pink pajamas, rubber-lined.
Kind-hearted Captain Reece. r. n.
Loved women, children, also men:
In point Of fact, good Captain Reece
Made war seem better, far. than peace.
On evening as he sunk a ship
He said as tears rolled drip. drip. drip.
Come. tell me. please. what I can do
To please the passengers and crew?
by any reasonable plan
Ill make you happy as I can:
MY own convenience counts as nil.
1t is my duty and I will"
Then up and answered Captain Shoate.
The skipper Of the neutral boat
A nervous. shy. low-spoken man.
He cleared his throat n thus began.
We feel as passengers and crew
We're lucky TO be sunk by you:
You're gracious, kindly. gentle. good
And you would spare us II you could.
w have. then, just one thing to ask,
IL represents n SlInple TASK,
To satisfy a little whim.
Oh, Captain, teach us how to swim!'
Good Captain Reece. that worthy man.
Embraced the speaker and his plan:
L quite agree he said. "Oh, Bill.
1t Is my duty and ! will"
So leaping from his fish-like boat.
He taught them how to swim and float;
1t only took a month or SO.
And TO their thanks he said. NO! Mo-"
Then ere the crew could fire a not
He ordered. Hold / guess well not"
And sailing on across the seas
He smiled and said. Excuse IL, pleasel'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-06

1928 split 70 restore unity and re-
build Texas Democratic prestige.
When some Democrats are busy
fighting other Democ. Is over the
issues Of the last national campaign.
a situation is created which does
not help solve state economic pro-
blems: but 10 gives those Of evil
design an opportunity for a field
day 40 the expense of the public
good Gov. Moody said.
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Band at Mercedes
Especial to The Herald

Especial to The Herald)
MERCEDES. May 6-Members OF
the Red Shirt Band Of Edinburg
were entertainers here at assembly
period at the junior high auditor
Jun. Monday afternoon.
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HINTING

"Granddad. tell me story"
What sort or "a story?"
"One about a little boy who had
a kind granddad who took him TO
the movies every Sunday.-Buen
Humor. Madrid.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-06

excuse for Sen. Loves would-be
campaign, If needed by the voters
extensively.
BY the party regulars whom he
would fortify in the democratic
stronghold. Il meant those whom
Gov. Moody defended in his econ
omic policy statement as having
been criticized for sticking by the
national party nominees.
THE practice OF denorncing
Democrats because they voted the
ticket and supported their party is
entirely unworthy. and 1t should
cease he said.
Party harmony went on the rocks
In 1923 when Alfred r. Smiths
nomination was foreseen. despite
efforts Of the Harmony Democrats"
who rallied to the governor in trying
10 keep the party IN Texas both dry
and regular.
Gov. Moody's new statement. ask
ing both sides 10 bury the Ratchet.
and asking the party 10 invite back
all those voters and candidates
alike. who are willing 70 support the
party. was recognized as the most
direct and pointed step since the
The Washington times., 1930-12-01
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

METROPOLITAN - Leslie
Howard in Outward Bound
At 2:45 and 8:45 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Harold Lloyd in
Feet First" At II a. M, los
$40, Sis, 7:20 and 9:30 p. m
RIALTO-Harry Langdon in
See America Thirst" At II
a. M. 1886, 2:12, 4, 5:53, 7:4e
and 9:40 p. m.
PALACE-Jack oakie in "sea
Legs" At 11:50 a. M, 2:17
4:49, 1886 and 10:08 p. m. Stage
shows at 1:31, 4:03, $50 and
9:22 p. m.
R-K-O KEITH'S Constance
Bennett in "Sin Takes a Holi
day." At 1870 a. M, 1875, 3:35
5:35, 7:35 and 9:35 p. m.
EARLE-Phillips Holmes ir
Man to Man." At 1904, 2:23
4:42, 7:45 and 1904 p. m. stage
shows at 1:19, 1888, SAL anc
8 p. m.
FOX-Lois Moran in 1.-THE
Dancers" At 1880 a. M, 1853
4;O5. 5:27, 1889 and $50 p. m
Stage shows at 1852, 3:15, 6:4e
and 9 p. m.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01

LILLIAN ROTH luea, is poorly
told and survives only through
the injection of gags, some of
which are really decrepid with
age. Lillian Roth has a very
brief bit and in general Sea
Legs" is a picture that adds UP
second rate.
Allan Rogers returns to boss
the Palace stage shows and is a
welcome entertainer. Jay C. Flip.
pen is the featured comic of the
Tangled Traffic revue and con.
trives to secure plenty of laughs
with his bright patter. Serge
Flash Is a dexterous and anus
ing juggler and there are the
attractive dancing girls in color
full numbers. The Rogers voice
is heard to good effect and his
announcements have dignity and
absence Of wisecrack which make
them effective.
A timely issue Of the Hearst
Metrotone news and music by the
Palace Syncopators completes the
program.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01
Lois Moran Clicks

Lois Moran, Of the films, has
clicked on Broadway. At least
she has landed in a play which
has the earmarks of success and
will profit accordingly. Miss
Moran is presumed to be enjoying
an in.between breath while the
Fox studios make ready for her
next picture.
The Moran drama is This Is
New York." and Robert Emmett
Sherwood wrote it. Presented
under the aegis of Arthur Hop
kins, the play projects Western
Senator who hates New York, its
people and its foibles, comes to
the big city for a short visit and
finds that his daughter has been
caught in q front-page scandal.
Lois Moran plays the daughter.
This brings forward the ques-
tion, How much does a movie
following count at The legitimate
theater box Officer" Most astute
managers say very. very little.
Basil Rathbone's play, "A Kisssof
Importance" enjoyed a good
Washington week. Besides Rath-
bone, now considered Hollywood
property. the farce presented Mon
tague Love, who also has con-
siderable West Coast reputation.
Business was pretty good but so
was the play. The Selwyn man.
agement departed for the New
York opening tonight confident
of ringing up hit. The point of
this observation is that very few
Of the regular movie crowd were
noted in the National Theater
audiences.
And If it's not too late let me
add Basil Rathbone made no
profound impression on this
critic. He strikes me as an
average actor who is stuck on
himself to the point of irritation.
Why, I have never been able
to fathom. To my mind the best
acting of "A Kiss of Importance"
was IJntributed by the clustering
Frederick Kerr. He never seems
to be acting when playing one of
hi, old fuddy duddy roles. which,
after all, is the finest kind of
acting.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01

Phillips Holmes ture Is good be-
cause of Grant Mitchell, Lucille
Powers, Phillips Holmes, George
Marion and Otis Harlan; because
it reproduces Kentucky small.
town life in a manner that would
pleasantly surprise even that
famed Paducah boy, Irwin S
Cobb; because it's direction is
very good and its sound without
flaw. .-s
Has Good Story
IT. is the story Of a small-town
youth who is sensitive and resent
full of the fact that his father
killed a man and was sent to the
penitentiary. Even the assurances
of the townsfolk that his father
was justified do not save the lad
from being ashamed Of his par
ent. Nor when his father, par
doned, returns home to resume
his business as the town barber
does the sons heart warm to this
patiently fine old figure.
The boy is working at the town
bank. He discovers a shortage
in his books, and has occasion tC
think his father might have stolen
the money. Discovery of the
shortage leads to confessions by
both father and son. Then a clev
er ruse traps the real culprit, with
a pretty girl-the aforementioned
Miss Powers-in the Philo Vance
role. Old Captain Harlan steals
scene after scene with his bucolic
comedy, but a close contender for
laughs is an old colored man, Bill
dad, whose stock phrase is Il got
a eye like a eagle" And get a
load of the Kentucky accents or
all and sundry!
Stake Show Is o. X.
The stage show is up to the
high standard the Earle has sci
for its flesh-and-blood entertain
ment policy. Pat Rooney and his
son we're vociferously welcomed
back, and their dancing was gen
erously applauded. Pat Senior
brought Mother CMarion Bent)
from the wings for a bow.
It's the opinion of this writer
that the rapid-fire gags and
amazing magic feats Of Fred Keat,
ing, the mystifier, must have
stunned the audience beyond ap.
plauSe. Possibly he thinks ne
didn't get the hand he deserved
but one sitting out front can un.
derstand how an audience may be
too engroSSed in how he makes a
live canary in q cage disappear
from his bare hands to indulge in
handclapping. The same goes fol
his trick of swallowing a package
of needles, chewing a lot of thread,
and then bringing the threaded
needles from his mouth. Besides
being a great magician, Heating
is a suave and amusing monolo
gist. The Six Marinelli Girls
gymnasts, and Jack Wilson, black
face comic, also are on the bill
and do very we'll. Pretty Maxine
Doyle continues to gain friends a.
mistress of ceremonies. It's fine
show. I. M.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01
ORPHANS TO BE
XMAS PARTY
GUESTS

The second annual orphans
Christmas party, under the aus
pices of the carrier boys of The
Washington Times and H Id
will be held at the Rialto Theater
Wednesday morning. December
"a. Carl Laemmle has donated
the theater for the party and has
also arranged for a special group
Of films which will be of particu-
lar interest to children.
The newsboy organization of
these newspapers has obtained
the Rialto for a midnight show,
and are selling tickets at so
cents each, the proceeds Of which
will be entirely devoted to the
purchase of gifts, candy. nuts,
toys, fruits and everything dear
to the childish heart.
For this midnight show, the
boys have made arrangements tc
have a previewing Of the new
Tiffany film, "Extravagance,'
which has not yet been released
to any theater. This film Is
rated as one of Tiffaay's master
pieces and advance reports tel
of the amazing number of beauti
full gowns worn by the personne
of the picture. Fashion domi
mates the entire film and prac
tically makes the picture show
ing of the very latest word from
fashion headquarters, which may
or may not make the film o.
real interest to the feminine con
tingent.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01

and is always HAROLD LLOYD
picking UP selling talks as he
carries boxes about the store;
finally despairing Of obtaining a
really good job he takes cor.
respondence course in person
atty, gets a diploma and starts
out to convince the world, and
his boss, incidentally, that he
knows all about leather, especial
ly shoe leather.
Full of Laughs
The situations he creates are
most amusing and when, in q
moment of desperation, he hides
in a mail sack and is hauled
aboard q mail plane to be landed
on a scaffolding you can antici-
pate the excitement as he cuts
the bag open to find nothing uns
der him but two small planks
and the great open spaces. The
scaffolding is being hoisted up
the side of a tall building In the
heart of downtown Los Angeles,
and Harold repeats the exciting
scenes he gave us in Safety
Last; those narrowing minutes
of suspense while poor Harold
hangs to an awning which you
know must give way with his
weight, and inside the building
his fate is in the hands Of one
billed as "Sleep n Eat, one of
those slow-moving replicas OF
Stephen Fetchet.
It's all great fun and there is
a little love story woven in with
Barbara Kent as the feminine
half of the team; the supporting
cast Is good and some Of the
scenes are excellent.
The added features include
Hearst Movietone News, another
of the Bray-Hurd animated car.
toons and a Technicolor short
called the "Clock.Shop," a bright
little revue with all kinds OF
clocks come to life, from Big Ber
to the little cuckoo" the last in
terpreted by Cliff Edwards CUke
lele ke.)-K. Y.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01
STAGE
NEWS FROM
NEW YORK

Five productions ended their
Broadway engagements Saturday
night. They are Princess Charm
ing" at the Imperial Theater,
"MarseilleS" at Henry Miller'S
Pressing Business" at the Re
public, Uncle Vanya" at the Bllt'
more and Bird in Hand" at the
Forty-ninth Street.
George White, who recently I've,
came a member Of the League OF
New York Theaters, will reduce
the prices for his current attrac-
ton, Flying High" from S. So
to $4.40 in the orchestra on Mon
day night. Similar reductions
will be made for mezzanine anc
balcony seats.
The Philadelphia opening o1
w. C. Fields musical show
"Ballyhoo," has again been de
layed. 1t opens tonight. Frank
Conlan has joined the cast o.
John Anderson'S version o.
Gogols THE Inspector General,
now in rehearsal. The Jed Harris
production will open in Newark
on December is and is due or
Broadway Christmas week.
1.-THE Wife's Away" a farce by
Owen Davis, in which Elliott
Nugent and Norma Lee are ap
pearing, will conclude a week.
engagement in Philadelphia. Tht
play, which is being produced by
Max Gordon, opened a road toul
in Brooklyn on November II.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01
Thumbs Down on A & A

Judged without benefit Of their
radio popularity, Amos n Andy
in "Check and Double Check"
Hoped in England. Just a cou'
ole of blacked-up comics, and not
very good ones, was the consen
sus of John Bull opinion. Still
R.K-O answers they expected it,
in fact the Correl and Gosden
picture was not a riot in Amer
lean houses beyond the Amos n
Andy radio zones. 1900
On the other hand, in the N.B.C
chain areas, Check and Double
Greek" proved a highly success
full first picture and makes a
follow-up a certainly. Radio Pic
lures has been generally com
mended by national advertising
men for the smartest example OF
film salesmanship yet shown the
industry.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01
AMOS N ANDY
ARE PUZZLE
TO ENGLAND
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

Ethel Barrymore was generally
snubbed by the New York dra-
matte critics yesterday through
the simple expediency of ignor-
ing her Scarlet Sister Mary" in
the leads of the Sunday sections.
Ordinarily Americas first actress
would rate second impressions"
attention following the opening
of her new play, but the signs;
were unnnistakable. The critical
clan applied the Chill" because
of derogatory remarks about the
writers delivered by Miss Barry
more in an interview some montns
ago.
The dignified Ochs journal was
peeved because its dramatic pages
were denied a picture OF the
Barrymore features slneared with
the mahogany stain OF Si-Maye.
Miss Barrymore refused to permit
photographs in character, ana
while en- tour her management
elected two news service photog-
raphers who hoped to snap one
without permission. In spite OF
the precautions, pictures were
secured and circulated.
Still, Scarlet Sister Mary" Is
expected to thrive until spring
at least, despite lukewarm re-
views. The first weeks business
indicates a widespread interest IN
the Julia Peterkin novel on
Broadway.