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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27
PARADE
EVELYN CAMPBELL
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lected 10 70 into the matter thor
oushly with her fiance. So Linda.
hard bitten with the virus of
change, consented "a hurry the
trousseau and. therefore, please
her lover nightly.
Courtney Roth was In love with
her as he would be with a woman.
He was always trying effects with
her beauty-viewlng ii from differ
ent angles.
you need pearls" he said one
day, and 500 after brought her
an exquisite strand. Linda stood
perfectly still while he draped the
tenderly beautiful fearful clrclet
upon her smooth neck. She had
never dreamed Of owning such
pearls. but once they nestled
Twinst her flesh she felt perfectly
III home with them.
Pearls like these are a passport
anywhere" Amy RalstOn said.
Then she made a curious remark,
slightly humorous. slightly vulgar.
and intensely prophetic II she had
known. with your looks and
those pearls M one would ever dare
hand you a bill. Linda
Bills They both smiled. II vas
so unlikely that Linda would ever
again be troubled with bills.
The wedding was the smallest,
selectest affair imaginable. lin
da's looks made 1t unique. Her
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27
IN
YORK

ter and the world 'inscrutable"
came into common use in connec-
ton with a misunderstood people.
Thirty years ago. and an immi-
grant kid by the name Of Anne
Gilmartin stepped from a boat in
a day when immigration was max
ing New York the melting pot that
IL now is. In Chinatown, things
were happening which gave rise to
paperbacked, blood-curdling myths.
And Anne Gilmartin, seeing New
York with Wide-eyed wonder,
wandered into Chatham Square
and never came out. For Chu Sui
wooed her-over chop suey. for all
I know. But this was no Chinese
kionaps white girl stuff.
Chu Sui loved her. as time has
proved. He loved her and wed her
and 80 years ago this was some
thing to talk about. And 80 years
they were married and Chu Sui
lavished upon her 10 diamonds that
became the gossip and talk OF
Chinatown. And Chu Sui held that
she should be even as the Chinese
women and caused her feet to be
swathed in buildings. And it was
whispered that her nails grew long
and her flesh bathed in certain
Oriental lotions. that il might take
on a yellow tone.
But that acquisitiye quality OF the
white woman turned Anne TO real
state and soo she was owning this
property and that; she came r. own
the fine Doyers Building and pro-
perty valued into the hundreds Of
thousands.
Around the Oriental section she
became q mythical and fabulous
figure, known far and wide as "the
white queen Of Chinatown"
They grew older-Anne and Chu
there was no offspring. and there
came from here and there white
relatives who had heard of her
great fortune.
And a few weeks ago the white
queen" died and now the white
kin have come to claim the estate,
and there are court proceedings.
And Chu may reopen his little
restaurant n day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27
7M NAN STEM
Intimate Glimpses of the Valleys Alley
BY J.. z.

The Tule Marsh. by Mavtty; Can
airy Murder Case. by Van Dine:
Death at Four Corners, by Gilbert:
As a Thief in the Night; by Free
man; and The Sinister History OF
ambrose Hinkle, by McMorrow.
Some people never outgrow love
stories, and We let out many OF
them each week." Mrs. Manahan
stated.
These are books similar to The
Obstacle Race, by Ethel M. Dell,
and Rosa Mundi, and The Gate
Marked Private, also by Dell.
Zane Grey? Yes
Zane Grey is popular among
the boys and the elderly men. and
we have his complete works. Gene
Stratton-Porter is extremely pop
ular among the young girls. and
her complete wroks had to be re-
ordered twice. because the books
are worn out"
The better books are increasing
in favor, and such works as Cor
onet, by Komroff; Woman Of An
dros, Thornton Wilder; Dido. Ger
trude Otherton: Accident. Arnold
Bennett: and The Intrude. Blasco
Ibanez are well read. The works Of
James Branch Cabell Is read by a
few, but a very few.
He is so hard to understand"
Mrs. Manahan explained.
The Monkey Man
Tarzan Of the Apes and his adj
venturous romances are favorites.
and the library has his full list Of
adventures.
Richard Harding Davis Is read BY
many readers.
II have been librarian for four
wears in brownsville. and during
this period Of time. I find that
readers are asking for better books
and better writer's. They have be-
come educated. Histories. biograph-
les. reference books. travel stories.
and books Of this type are popu-
lar" she said todav.
New hooks recently received are
Rogue Herrie. Hugh Walpole: The
Door. Mary Roberts Rinehart: Party
Dress. Joseph Hergesheimer: Cim-
enron. Edna Ferber: Gallow's Or
chard. Claire SDenser: Stephen S.
Scott, Ludwig Lewisohn, and 9TH
ers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27
Along Elizabeth

Along EuLdDcbu
Catre Neale. telling funny
stories. to an appreciate audience
Duck Swan, expert IN bridge
work. getting promoted 70 an
assistant inspectorShip. very proud
oscar G. Dancy, Jr., In Browns
vile for a flying visit with parents
and certain parties. from Orange,
Texas. where he IS practieing
law. Brothers Tubby and Robert
Dancy leaving town Monday for
upstate way....to Lubbock and
Dallas respectively. Ira Webster
going with them. off TO summer
school in Lubbock. everyone hot
and bothered. warm and worried
about the bond election May 80.
and working hard for a successful
outcome. .Bobbito Rentfro break
ing into print on the front page.
by wrecking his hefty Packard
st-aight-eighl.. wishing he hadn't
done ill.,.
Proud Parrot
The Brownsville parrot who Sat-
urday laid an egg for the first time
in 80 years is said to be recovering
satisfactorily. both mother and
egg resting easily Monday.
The owner OF the parrot, Edgar
McDavitt. is having the egg stuffed.
or whatever one does to an egg TO
make it stay good.
He says he Is going to keep II.
About Books
Brownsville readers are blood
thirsty.
"They prefer stories Of how Dick.
the Dirty Crook, murders the heir
TO the Spooner millions and i'm
personates him to get the money"
Mrs. Mike" Manahan, local lib
rarian, said Monday.
THE bloodier the form OF muir
der, the better people like ii. and
the more unusual the manner in
which Richard Thomas. the mys-
terious mauler does away with
Thomas Thumbsdown. the more the
book is read" she continued.
Moider, Moider
Love stories come second. with
Ethel M. Dell ranking among the
writer whose books are worn thin
the quickest.
Among the murder stories we find
The Feathered Serpent, by Wallace:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27

Most of These Stories About China
town Are Baloney, of Course
but Here's a Little Romance That
Happens to Be True.
NEW YORK, May 27.-New
York's Chinatown-and San Fran
cisco's. TOBIAS spawned many a
sinister lenged. Melodrana has
been lavishly painted into the back
ground Of borricaded doors. under
ground tunnels and exotic atmos-
phere. Half fictions have been
adopted as legitimated children OF
such a mysterious mother that il has
seemed SO strange that 1t has be-
become popular fiction
Every now and then whispers 20
about concerning lovely white girls
who wooed the lethal poppy and
never came out. Tales are brew
ed about blue eyes that are round.
and not slant. that peer through
shutters at a world they have been
imprisoned against.
With no intent to toss cold wa
ter on turgid tales. still and all 1
have taken most OF these yarns Of
beautiful white ladies with a cou-
pie Of pinches Of salt.
But there's one I can vouch for
Just one, because 7 know it hap
pened. And there's nothing OF the
sinister about ii. It's as poetic as
Lancelot and Elaine, or any Of the
other lovers of rhyme and reason.
OF course. being real it's slightly
more practical.
Just a few weeks ago the white
lily" died. The white lily" believe
II OF not, was also the white
queen of New York's Chinatown.
Fromher room OF exquisite incense
and embroidered silk, she ruled in
the way that whites have come to
rule-through possession.
And there was Chu Sui. who once
had a little restaurant in a half
lit upstairs spot off Doyers street.
This was all 30 years ago, when
Chinatown built its legends Of hat
Chef men and tong wars and long
before BUSES put this small sector
on their list Of stopping places.
SightSeers shied from the quar-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27
CAPITOL

AATA4OL
"Noah's Ark, the huge spectac-
Ilar picture, about which many
stories have appeared in recent
months, has now been released by
Warner Bros. and will be seen at
the Capitol theater Wednesday AMI
Thursday.
The story of "Noah's Ark" is by
Daryl Francis Zanuck and was
directed by Michael Curtiz. II was
more than three years in produc-
ton and is the finest and most am
bilious picture that Warner Bros.
have yet made. The settings occu-
pied thrity-eight acres, and thou
sands Of people were employed In
the flood scenes, as well as in the
events which occur in the sequences
depicting modern times.
The cast Of "Noah's Ark" in
cludes Dolores Costello. as star.
with George O'Brien. and Noah
Berry, Louise Fazenda. Quinn VIII
liams. Paul McAllister. Nigel de
Brulier. Anders Randolf, Armand
Kaliz, Myrna 10y. William v. Mong.
Malcolm White. Noble johnson.
Otto Hoffman and Joe Bonomo.
"Noah's Ark" Is not a Biblical
story. II is true there is a certain
amount Of symbolism in It. show
ing how the heart of man has
changed little through the fifty
centuries which interviewed between
the Flood and the Great War. The
story begins just before the out
break Of the war and the victims
Of a train wreck. or reaching Paris
find the conflict is on.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27

proud face seen on the society page
OF the right paper said that small
sudden weddings were the only sort
10 have.
The bridegroom was a proud and
happy man. He was a true prod
uct OF the fevered times, and there
were features to this wedding
which nobody knew about and
which gave him new thrills OF ir-
responsibility.
Twenty-four hours have made
changes In many a love affair. Lin
da was married on Tuesday, and
by Wednesday night she was won
dering why she had never noticed
that Roth's manners were not all
that they should be and that he
was more than bad tempered.
Meals should have been served BY
a genie. and no service ever
pleased.
Really, II II was going to be like
this-Linda shrugged her beautiful
white shoulders. They we're in
Boston and she was surprised 70
find herself at a hotel whose name
meant nothing 10 her, and she had
been in Boston many times.
il thought anything would ID for
the few hours we will be here" her
new husband said hurriedly. "The
big places are always full at this
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27
Third lnstallment

Third Installment
Courtney Roth was a hi.h-head-
cd, reddish-faced man with the sort
of staring eyes that are always
looking over peoples heads in
search OF something farther aield.
lie was never satisfied. III he was
here he wanted 70 be there. II he
had this he wanted that, not
through fretfulness or greed but
because Of III unc0nquerable appe-
lite for life. lie wanted 70 see
everything. 70 have everything and
he was In a hurry about getting
both. Such tastes are expensive.
His restless responsiveness fed
and encouraged something that
might have lain dormant III Linda
If she had married another man.
With Courtney Roth a train Of
ventureSomeness was lighted in
her that was 10 burn to a brilliant
flare until that part Of her that
was his was consumed.
Even with this attraction It might
not have happened but for Mrs.
Ralston's i~mpatience. She could
not forget the senator.
you must be sure. my dear" she
warned the girl. "With your beau
" you ought 70 20 far. And, re-
member. it is all the same after
you have been married six weeks.
Courtney i a charming person. but
the senator has been a wonderful
friend. Your position in Washing
ton would be superb"
Linda looked at he- with dilating
eyes. IL was not the first time that
the senator had been suggested 10
her n other than her fathers
friend, and each time something
within her grew colder and shud-
dered with deeper aversion and a
strange precedence that unless she
was careful and quick-like a bird
in the Grass-this thing might hap
pen 10 her. Measured by Converse,
Courtney Roth became splendid
and desirable. She did not consid-
er love, but only safety and the
certainty that now she could afford
"a forget the other man 10 whom
she seemed to owe some vast and
incomprehensible debt.
But even after the engagement
they spoke far less Of love than
Of plans for covering ground dur
ing the honeymoon. They were 20
ing around the world, but Roth
was worried about missing the win
ter sports in Switzerland.
IF we were married six weeks
sooner. we could lop off enough
mileage 10 ret US there ia time"
he said anxiously.
Linda laughed. but her color
came and went. She was amused
more than offended that his reason
for hurrying the wedding was not
herself'but a pair of skis.
Wen c what Cousin Amy
says"
Cousin Amy was not averse 70
an early wedding but she wanted
to know several things.
Has he money, Linda dear? OF
course. there must be some. but is
there enough? IL takes such a lot
TO live a. he does. ah-er-Skitter-
ing about the world. and two OF you
would be rather frightful."
Linda shrugged. She was only
twenty, but the world has fallen in
a way Of treating girls % twenty
as If they had the wisdom Of their
grandmothers. Linda had taught
50 much about money that she had
begun 10 take her luck seriously.
Money always came. There had
been a bad tine after her fathers
death, but that was bridged by the
clever financing az the stock GER
tifcates. She was so certain she
was on safe ground that she neg
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27
RIVOLI-SAN BENITO

When Manila" was announced
as a forthcoming Tiffany produc-
ton, the wiscerackers along Broad
way followed the impulse OF their
kind and proceeded to create nur-
erCus quips and wheezes based on
the unusual word. One wondered
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27
The Once Over
STAGGERING VACATION STATISTICS
Copyright. 1880. by the Associated Newspapers.

DR.. Julius Klein, Assistant Secretary Of Commerce,
and the big broadcasting man Of the Hoover ad-
ministration. tells radio audiences that vacationing
has taken rank with Americas great industries.
When you 90 on a vacation you are helping boost
business. says the doctor.
..
More than three billion dollars a year is put into
circulation through people who will eat anything
and sleep anywhere as long rs It comes under the
head Of an outing.
Something like 50o.00oo 900 is spent every year for
hot dogs. soda pop, peanuts, pies. milkshakes. ham
sandwiches. bum coffee. ice creams and other ostrich
fodder s~tatisttcg compiled at Washington show.
The business done last year in cold drinks and
roadside lunches (exclusive Of toy balloons and lolli-
pops) exceeded our combined national exports to ia
pan, Brazil and the Netherlands. Point that out
when you stop at Ye Wayside Luncherie and your
youngest son asks for his third frankfurter and an
other glass OF soda.
And when Sister Susie gets peeved at pepper be-
cause he won't make his fifth stop in ~forty-five min
utes for an ice-cream cone Just stop the car and bel
low In her ear that II all the money spent for Ice
cream cones in July and August could be put in one
pile 1t would lift the German debt or something.
But don't let DR.. Klein hear you. The doctor IS
for bigger vacation bills. He thinks one Of the best
ways to help restore prosperity is to take your sum-
mer vacation early and often.
The more people there are on vacations the more
money will be put in circulation. The truth Of this
becomes more striking when you realize that none Of
the statistics compiled by DR.. Klein give any idea of
the vast sums spent each summer for ivy-poisoning
antidote. sunburn lotions, gasoline. tire repairs, traf-
tic court fines. water-wings, ukeleles, camera sup
plies white pants. golf balls and instructions in how
to do the jacknife dive
The doctor fails to make the figures more stag
gering by estimating what part Of the national debt
could be paid by the money spent in July alone
to take raspberry stains off Miss Americas frocks
and clean her white shoes.
No guess is made as to whether our exports to
China. Chile and Cos Cob are exceeded in cash
value by the money paid to doctors in August to
treat vacationists for ov-erestimating their capacity
for corn on the cob.
However, the point to bear in mind is that no mat
ter whether your vacation breaks you or not you are
helping get America back to normal. So do your
bit. And don't spare the hot dogs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27
MOVIE SIDELIGHTS

Il 1t was the Scandinavian for
nanny" another suggested a
"mamba" song for the theme song.
and SO on.
1t is authoritatively announced
that "Mamba" showing Wednesday
at the Rivoli theater. San Benito,
is none Of these things. nor is it
a coined word. Far from 1t! In
East Africa there lives the most
deadly snake OF the entire Dark
Continent and in the native Ian
guage 1t is called the mamba. This
name has been adopted into the
English language as the deslgna-
ton for the creature and Will be
found in an dictionary or ency-
clopedia. AS long ago as the DAYS
when Sir II. Rider Haggard was
writing his famous stories OF Africa.
the mamba was a recognized menace
to human life. It Is mentioned II
many OF his stories.
"Mamba" has been spectacularlv
and lavishly produced by Tiffany.
1t is all-talking and photographed
entAley in T~echnicolor. Eleanor
Boardman and Ralph Forbes share
stellar honors with Jean Hershoit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27
STORY FROM THE START

Linda H~averhill's father, impecu-
Nous ne'er-do-well. dies when the
girl IL seventeen. leaving her TO
face the world with little money or
prospects. Her sole possessions are
some worthless stock certificates.
which her fathers old friend. Sen
ator Converse. agrees to dispose OF.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27

peared 10 greater advantage. AS "a
stranded American actress aided by
a genial old innkeeper 0ioncl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27

French troops have quit the Rhineland. Tourist
will now have to get their dope from regular Ger
man guides.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27

Belnore), she gives an outstand.ni
porrayal-one Of depth. humor and
singular appeal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27

III j. "A ronrentic drama repletI
with thrills, intrigue. laughter and
love. Never has Miss Daniels ap-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27

First Idiot: How's business?
Second Idiot: It's picking up a little but I'm still
afraid President Hoover may issue a statement Of op-
timism and knock II for another goal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27

Mr.. Grundy's defeat in Pennsylvania merely ex-
pressed the resentment OF the voters toward a man
who would not only read a complete tariff bill but
write one.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27

The sale Of books in American drug stores 4
alarming book store men. Well, the thing TO do is t
retaliate and sell sandwiches in book stores.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27

Bromide for any political victory: The forces o.
clean government have triumphed againl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27

A bcatful OF delightful enter
tainment sails into the screen OF
the Queen theater today with the
opening Of Love Comes Along"
Bebe Daniels second Radio starring
picture. Showing as a silent pic
ture.
From the first moment Sailor
Johnny-who has been around"
and believes when you've met one
dame YOU have met EN- all
catches sight az the trooical island
cf Caparc and the girl OF hiz
dreams there Is not a dull mo-
ment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27

They've struck Bishop Cannon from the big board
and the curb.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27

Philip Scott has challenged the winner Of the
Sharkey-SchmerH fight. An admisk nm by Eng
land that you can't beat America for sleeping pur-
poses.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-27
Washington, d. c.. Nate

Senators are complaining that the new dial tele-
phones annoy them. They get their heads caught in
the holes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-09
SUES DOCTOR
FOR $4,000
Egg Shell Caused Trouble,
Woman Charges.
United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. s.--An egg
shell is the stated cause Of $780,
900 damage suit filed here.
The action was brought by Mrs.
Rose Meadows of Brooklyn against
DR.. Charles Breitman, a physician.
Mrs. Meadows charges malpractice.
In her complaint she states that
on June 2, while eating breakfast,
she swallowed part Of an egg shell.
which became lodged in her esopha-
gus. The following day, she says,
she went to Or. Reitman to have
the piece of shell removed.
I'm endeavoring to remove said
foreign substance" the complaint
states, "the defendant conducted
himself unskillfully, negligently and
unprofessionally. The defendant
performed the operation with inn
properly sterilized instruments and
so unskillfully, negligently, and vio-
lently that he caused a tear in the
patients esophagus."
Mrs. Meadows said that as a re-
suit of the operation her neck and
head became swollen, necesSitating
second operation at hospital.
For the last year, according 70 the
complaints, she has had to take nour-
iShment through a nasal tube.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-09
PAST so, SPENDS
VACATION IN SCHOOL

I taught my little brothers, I also
learned a lot I didn't know.
The school Is through until next
year and / hope viii get to be
teacher again. Now, am with my
aunt. Mrs. Edna Eberhardt in the
country. helping her can fruits and
vegetables.
FLO McHUGH, 1925 Finley street:
r AM ~ years old and never had
l. been on a train or any place
farther than Terre Haute. / went
TO Iowa. and when / crossed the
Mississippi river at night IL was
beautiful. 1t seems as though you
are riding in the air. ] never rea-
lized a vacation was so thrilling. I
visited Des Moines and several his
toric places. 1 was very much in
terested in their way Of harvesting.
1t was so much different from our
own. I think Iowa is a fine place
to go and 1 enjoyed my trip very
much and will try never to forget
my first vacation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-09
PRISONER IS KILLED
Bandit Loses in Long-Shot
Bet for Freedom.
BvUnited Press

Bg United Press
NEW YORK, rug. e.-Standing
in the midst of dozen policemen.
Roland Fernandez, bandit, took a
thousand to-one chance for liberty
and paid for it with his life.
While being fingerprinted in the
Sedgewick avenue police station, the
bandit suddenly seized revolver
from the holster of one Of the pa
trolmen and fired twice.
Detectives Harry Bloomfield and
patrolman Richard ESlfers fell
wounded.
just as Fernandez was pulling the
trigger a third time one of the Off
GERS in the squad room sent bullet
through his heart.