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The Washington times., 1930-03-07

names, are not needed to put
over a picture. There is bound
to be too much Of some stars
and not near enough Of others. E
It is impossible to maintain a
proper balance, or at least, even
prominence has not been evident
in the all-star features thus far
released. AS I sensed the au.
dience reaction at Happy
Days" more of Ell Brendel, Ed
mund Lowe, Victor MacLaglen
and the Farrell -Gaynor team
would have been appreciated,
but they are forced to yield the
stage to less appealing enter.
tainers.
I think the Fifth Avenue
jewelers. have the right idea for
showing off their richest gems.
One big, glittering diamond or
rope of pearls, reposing on a
black 20 velvet setting will win
more attention and admiration
than a show window full Of
precious stones minus the rich
background. Movie stars are
like this-they need the proper
setting to shine at their best.
The Washington times., 1930-03-07
ScreenalitieS

Norma Talmade has never
been interested in cards. Re
Gently she yielded to persuasive
friends and learned the artistry
Of bridge. She's an ardent fan
now. .Fania Marinoff (Mrs.
Carl van Vechten) returns to
New York in a day or so. Her
husband S.O.S.'d her to come
home. Hence picture prospects
chug down the railroad tracks
Eddie Lowe and Lilyan Tash-
man may traipse eastward in
a few weekS-may, unless Flick
hectivities interfere. Nils AS
ther is reported as being some
thing of, an animal trainer. A
friend Of his is in the circus
biz. Once in a while he'd drag
a lion or whatnot to Asther's
house and the Swedish lad.
after a bit of eye fixation. had
the dern critter eating out Of
his hand. Sally Eilers and
flance, Hoot Gibson, tripping
the fance fantastic at Ye
Roosevelt. Edwin Burke, screen
and playwright Che wrote This
Thing Called Love-" Brothers"
etc., went to Manhattan ava
cationing from the Fox lot. A
telegram recalled him P.D. @.
to direct dialogue for "a Very
Practical joke" by Ben Ames
Williams. Such being life. =.
And by that same token, I'll
be seeing you.
The Washington times., 1930-03-07
Digges AS Russian

It will be a novelty to see
Dudley Digges, one Of the prin-
cipals of the Theater Guild
Acting Company, coming to the
National Theater, March 10, in
Turgenev'S "A Month in the
Country" playing a Russian
character. In "A Month in the
Country" Mr.. Digges will be
1gnati Ilich Shpigelski.
The Washington times., 1930-03-07

The Shenandoah Chapter of
the United Daughters Of the
Confederacy will hold a card
party this evening at the Hamil-
ton Hotel. Mrs. Mary r. Water.
man is chairman Of the COM
mittee in charge.
The Washington times., 1930-03-07
Abas Juggler

Just as a word Of warning,
don't call Serge Flash, appear
ing this week at Loew'S Palace
in Land of Syncopation," o
juggler. He is a ball manipu-
lator. A word to the wise.
The Washington times., 1930-03-07

Is not $4,000 a year to be
made guiding the timber top
pers. t>
]. Another Earle booking is
Jules (Ol' Man RiveT) Bledsoe,
who is at liberty when "Show
/. Boat" closes in Baltimore to-
; morrow night. He comes to
! the Earle for a week beginning
! March %.
) When Paramount on Parade"
: comes along within a short
: time, all of the big Hollywood
/. producing companies will have
: turned in pictures utilizing all
of the contract players hang
, ing around the lot. Metro
! Goldwyn started the fashion
with Hollywood Revue" War
ner Brothers followed with
"Show of Shows" and Fox
checked in with Happy Days."
the latter scheduled to give the
local Fox Theater bumper
: week.
.. Producer George Tyler dis
covered that all star casts did
not mean certain dividends on
Broadway. He made more
money with "Trelawney of the
! Wells" than with, any revival
: he staged but it. was the
i. 1amented John Drew who drew
/. the money to the box office.
, Mr.. Tyler discovered this when
: 'Trelawney" passed as a
winner with the passing of
John Drew. All the other So
called stars meant little. Lew
Leslie made a fortune with
"Blackbirds," an all-colored
I show produced on a $4,000
bankroll. He is liable to drop
It all with his international
Revue" a show which has q
dozen Broadway stars and a
payroll like the French debt,
but which nevertheless has not
clicked and was roasted by the
! first night critics.
While Metro-G Goldwyn Is said
TO have another all-star revue
type picture ready for release,
definite word comes from Holly
wood that features overstuffed
with talent are out. It is a
clear case of not being able to
fit the stars with material com.
mensurate with their talent
and reputation and there is al
ways the grave danger of some.
body like Marie Dressler or
Frank Fay stepping in and cut
hing off the biggest slice of
cake. Marjorie White, as an
example, gets more from
''EIappy Days" than the high
salaried Will Rogers, chiefly be-
cause Miss White was given
something definite to do while
the rope tosser is remembere9
only for an incredibly cheap
advertising plug.
Besides IS stars, aside from
the advertising value Of their
The Washington times., 1930-03-07
WILLIAM POWELL

WILLIAM POWELL
STAR OF "Street Of Chance"
q screen mclOdrama said to
parallel incidents In the life Of
Arnold ROthsteln, the New York
gambling king who was mySte-
riOusIy slain. The feature opens
today at the Metropolitan
Theater.
The Washington times., 1930-03-07
KEEPING
HIS BARBER
BUSY
BY DOROTHY HERzOG

Copyright, 1880, Premier syndieats)
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, March
Erich Won Stroheim gets
his hair clipped every q. m.
prior to going on the Three
Faces East" set. His own bar.
ber, in Bev Hills, trails to the
studio to do the hirsute snip
ping.
Apropos Of Won Stroheim, this
department hears tell that Uni
verSal is anxious to talkieize
two of his former celluloid best
sellers: Blind Husbands" and
Merry Co Round" I recollect
Merry 60 Round" with Mary
Philbin debut-ing so auspiciouSly
as the girl and Norman Kerry
the chappie. 1t was a honey.
The Washington times., 1930-03-07
Hum


It's difficult enough for
Arthur Lake to grow a beard
robust enough to merit a shave,
much less being sassed by the
barber. Arthur staggered into
a barber shop 'tother day.
During the course of the scrape,
he queried the razor-Inan:
What do you think of the
talkies?"
Hate 'em!" growled that
worthy. And" sinisterly,
that's a hint" Arthur took it.
Acquaintanceships and friend.
ships of early stage days are
being revived in Hollywood,
what with the arrival of his
trionic New York into the
colony. Leon Errol and Ned
Sparks "reminiscences go back
to the road touring era when
they hit the small towns in
weather that was so cold they
had to sit on the hotel stoves
to thaw out their-er-voices.
Gong!
Eddie (Director) Goulding
has had a gong ala the bell
which starts prize fighters on
their slugging rounds-placed
on his Devils Holiday" set at
the Famous Players studio.
Every one can hear it when
the propman socks it for ST.
lence. But-Eddie goes on record
as saying no prizefighter will
be engaged for bits in the flick.
For the simple reason a punch
drunk socker hearing the bell
might emulate the old fire horse
that answered alarms regardless
of harness.
The Washington times., 1930-03-07

D'ja hear of the guy who was
so dumb he couldn't find an
actor to play a Scotland Yards
man because none Of the ap-
plicants were Scotch??2
Louise Fazenda was wanted
on the "Vienese Nights" set.
She couldn't be located. She
hadn't been seen for half an
hour. Finally, she burst on the
set, painting. Seems she had
traipSed to the corner drug
store for an ice-cream soda and
treated every school in sight to
ditto.
The Washington times., 1930-03-07

Whatta Comeback
Renee Torres-Racquel's sis
ter-chased her car into q
garage to have it fixed. She
waited around, In a hurry to
get 1t. Finally, after this-and.
that conversation, she climaxed:
"This is my car and what I
say about it goes-see2"
A grimy-faced m h q n 1 c
crawled out from under the
car and snapped: Say engine,
Miss!"
The Washington times., 1930-03-07

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The Washington times., 1930-03-07

knockout would mean riding
in the steeplechases, and there
Is not $4,000 a year to be
made guiding the timber top
pers.
The Washington times., 1930-03-07

Another Earle booking is
Jules (Ol' Man Riyer) Bledsoe,
who is at liberty when "Show
Boat" closes in Baltimore to-
morrow night. He comes to
the Earle for a week beginning
March 28.
The Washington times., 1930-03-07

Don't come erpecttng the same
kind of pictured "SergeGnt GTtschd"
is utterly different from any picture
eUer made! 1t bIGzes new trdtts--
challenges trGditionl The director
of HBeam Geste" and "Sorreu d Son"
has made from Arnold ZVeig's great
book the FIRST GREAT DRAMA
of the talking screen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-23
Identification Asked
Of Kidnapped Woman

CARTHAGE. Mo, Oct. 23-fP-
Sheriff O. Z. Killingsworth OF Dade
county planned TO leave here TODAY
with Bill Prather. 4l-year-old auto
mobile salesman. and Mrs. Emory
Hill. Divorce. for Greenfield. Mo.
where they are 10 5e viewed by Mrs.
Alma Wilson Mckinley in an effort
TO link them with the recent kidnap-
ing Of Mrs. Mckinley.
Prather. whose home is near
Greenfield. was questioned from
midnight until about 8 a m. by two
detectives from Kansas City who
worked on the kidnapping case near
Greenfield last week.
He remained firm In his denial of
participation III the abduction and
expressed willingness 10 20 to Green
field to be viewed by the young heir
ess who vas released after spending
q night lost with her abductor.
Dade county authorities declined
TO divulge the source Of their in
formation that led 70 the arrest OF
Prather and Mrs Hill here yester-
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-23

The union has been suggesting
Brownsville and the Valley to those
unemployed who have applied for
positions. and in some instances
have actually furnished the neces-
sary money to enable them to reach
their destination" Mr.. Mccoy add
ed. II have written explaining the
true situation. informing them that
we have enough work for the labor
ers already here. but that any added
number would result disastrously.'
The u. 6. Employment Bureau
in Brownsville has followed similar
lines. writing the bureau head
quarters requesting that no labor
ers be sent here.
Cuban Monsees. local superin-
tendent. explained Thursday that
workers were numerous and jobs
scarce, and pointed out that no job
listed on the large blackboard In
front of the bureau office has re-
NAMED vacant for more than thirty
minutes.
Highways are crowded with
tranps, leaving the cold north and
with intentions Of spending the
winter here. Local police are
handling this phase Of the situation,
1t was said today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-23
TRAIN BURIED

STEUBENV1LLE. Ohio. oct. 49,
R-Three members OF q crew o.
a Wheeling g. Lake Erie local
freight train were trapped in the
caboose OF the train early today
near Adens, 25 miles southwest 81
here. when q tunnel caved in bury
ing the caboose and six cars.
Those trapped we're Jerry r.
Sells, 40. Dtllonvale. condu>or: Z
Z. Duga. IS, Dillonvale. brakeman
and Al Romsndo. IS. DiIlonvale, q
member OF the train crew.
The train Of Is cars had been
backed about 300 feet into the tun-
mel when the cave.n occurred. The
tunnel was located on a branch line
Of the railroad about q mile and Z
half from Adena. The Branch
leads TO the Clarkson coal mine
near Harrisvllle and was used daily
by the local freight in connecting
with the mine.
"A rescue crew OF so men went N
the scene and started excavatinr
the six cars and caboose. Smother
crew attempted TO enter the tun-
mel from the west end.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-23
u. I. LAND TAX
Vote SOUGHT
FROM TEXANS
Exemption of Vas
Tracts Is Held
Unfair

AUSTIN. Oct. 23.-Former Sen.
+ RI. McGregor Of Austin nominee
for the house in the next legisla-
ture. has issued an appeal for all
voters 10 20 to the polls Nov. 4
and cast ballots IN support Of the
constitutional amendment to per-
init II west Texas counties TO be
paid taxes on the university lands
within their borders.
Texas always has fought dis
elimination taxes, but discrimina-
ton has always existed in the state
for so years in the university LANDS
paying nothing for county I'M
provements in the counties where
they are situated Sen. McGregor
pointed out. He declared the uni
versity land tax amendment Is fair
and will equalize the situation OF
the counties affected.
Accepting the values that were
added to its lands by roads through
and adjacent to them, the univers-
ity, through failure to sell its lands
as provided by the constitution,
has added to the burden Of the re-
mainder OF the land IN the IL coun-
ties he said.
The average area exempted ~
these IL counties Is 10 1er cent. &C
cording TO statistics provided by
the legislature" he added. The av-
erage county in this section would
be up in arms against such per-
petual exemption. just as are those
counties in the western part Of the
state where lands were given away
in 1878 and 1883 as the perman-
ent endowment Of the university.
other land is made 10 pay its way
for county purposes. Public school
land Is taxed in this way. and the
tax was unopposed. The university
should pay its way just the same,
through provisions Of this amend
ment. IF the average county Of this
section will but ask what would be
done II 10 to % per cent Of its
acreage were exempted from taxes,
it will join the IL west Texas coun-
It's to right this situation
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-23
San Antonio Police
Seek Two killers

SAN ANTONIO, Oct 23-LP1-
Police today were Investigating two
mysterious shootings which claimed
one life and placed a second VIC
tim at the door Of death.
William G. wentworth, II. son Of
G. w. Wentworth. was dead of q
shot fired late Wednesday near the
Aranzas filling station. He died al
most instantly. A pistol was found
at his side.
The second victim was Thomas
Sanchez. %. a farm worker. who
was near death from a charge from
a shotgun.
The shot was fired on the a. r.
Climber ranch seven miles from the
city. Mrs. Sanchez was awakened
by a shot in the farm yard about
4.30 a. m. Thursday.
A second shot followed, and a few
seconds later Sanchez staggered
blindly in the doorway.
A shotgun with both barrels dis
charged was found in the farm-yard.
A long butcher knife lay beside the
gun. A note also was found saying
that no one is to blame for this
but me
Mrs. Sanchez said the wounded
man had been respondent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-23
BANKER LIKES
VALLEY Home
Newcomer to City Circle
High i'm Praise or
What He Finds

Brownsville has another bank
er, and the Valley. for that mat
ter. and the banker is foreseeing
great things for the Valley.
The banker is Ben E. Reed,
whom MANY Of Brownsville have
already met. and who. after d fort
night or 90 al his new desk as
vice-president OF the First Nation
al bank was today asked hy a
Brownsville Herald reporter To
give a few impressions ne has gain
ed TO GATE and observations he has
made.
Mr.. Reed comes 70 Brownsville
from Weatherford and this writer
Will now let him talk:
"A half million population with
in the next ten years. and a quar-
ter million in the next five years
IN the Valley Is the prediction OF
Mr.. Reed With that as a starter
he continues.
IL shall he disappointed III the
Valley does not attain this devel-
opment within such a period OF
time. 1t l. the fastest growing and
the most promising section or Tex
as and ! would almost say. Of the
United States. Canada. Mexico and
Central America, over which 1 have
travelled"
Witness To Growth
I came here first eleven wears
ago on a deer hunt After jumping
cactus and mesquite brush all
morning on horseback. ve killed a
buck near the present site of Wes-
lacc. then went 70 a little country
store TO buy provisions. Someone
told us that was the beginning or
q new town -Four years later I
again visited IN this section and
found flourishing Weslaco.
/, The port will be a determining
factor in the growth Of the Valley,
because IL will be instrumental in
bringing industrial firms TO this
section It will be highly beneficial
not only 10 Brownsville, but TO the
entire Valley.
Another pleasing thing n the
remarkably cordial relations be-
tween Brownsville and Matamoros.
@&-N - A@AL oEGN A AAGF CCEAA ally
where along the border
Lives I'm Los Ebancs
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed have lust
moved into their home in Los
Eoanos. and the social atmosphere
of the city pleases them as well as
the business prospects.
Nowhere ! have ever been have
! found a more cordial reception.
The friendliness Of Brownsville
people seems 20 come from the
heart. Altogether, we are very glad
We came here"
Their son. Ben II. Reed. Jr.. 4
now In school in Weatherford. but
will join them here a. Christmas
and enter the local schools at the
opening Of the new term.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-23
Air Men Converse
BY Radio Telephone

SCHENECTADY, nv. VI, Oct. as
tRJ-Two famous a~viators, wing
Commander Charles KingSford-
Smith, the Australian who has
flown around the world, and Eddie
Rickenbacker, premier American
war ace. talked with each other by
radio telephone, half way around
the globe, today. The con -rsation
was broadcast by WGY and the
stations composing the blue net
work or the National Broadcasting
Company.
Atmospheric conditions were ex-
cellent.
Rickenbacker asked the Australian
what was most necessary for e.
adjustment or transconrtfental and
transoceanic air service. Kingsford-
Smith said that in his opinion the
first thing needed was q plane with
a cruising speed Of better than $50
miles an hour. Rickenhacker told
the Australian that a plane had
been designed recently with a cruis-
ing speed OF more than 10 miles
an hour.
Kingsford-Smith said ne intended
10 devote his time and energy to
the business Of air transport. With
In q year, he said. an air service
would be In operation between
Australia and Tasmania. and he
predicted that WITHIN five years
there would be passenger and trans
port air lines making the trip be-
tween London and Sydney in II
DAYS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-23
Cain Resigns AS
Justice of Peace

The resignation Of q. L Cain, Jus
tice Of the peace Of place two here.
was accepted by the Cameron county
commissioners court In session here
Thursday morning.
Geo. KrausSe. democratic norni-
nee for the post In the general cleo
ton Nov. 4, was appointed TO fill
out Gains unexpired term Rreusse
was expected 10 make bond Thurs
day and take over the post Friday.
according 70 word az the courthouse.
Gains communication TO the COM
m~issioner's court was brief. asking
that his resignation be accepted. eff
fective Immediately No reason was
given for the resignation.
Cain was q candidate for re-elec-
ton In the democratic primaries but
was defeated hy Krausse.
Little other business Tas transact
ed by the commissioners court. Most
Of the time was given over to ap-
proving bills to be paid.
The court will meet again some
time next week, but the time has not
been definitely set.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-23
twenty-five Dead
In Mexico Flood

MEXICO CITY. oct. 73-tF-
Tuxpan. Nayarit. counted Is per-
sons dead today in the floods which
swept that city the first half Of the
week after ~torrential rains such as
fell over most Of central Mexico.
Tfc towns Of Bayona, San Felipe
and Cerrabola in Nayarit also were
inundated and thousands Of cattle
drowned. Crops were ruined over g
large area. Medical squads have
been sent to combat disease in the
flooded districts.
Rep Is from Vera Cruz say that
losses in that. state and Oaxac,
probably will reach 3.000.00 pesos.
The city OF Tlacotalphan. Vera
Cruz. was inundated and the NUM-
cipal buildings and others partly
collapsed. Tuxpan. Vera Cruz. also
was flooded with considerable dam
age resulting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-23
TEXAS COOL
WAVE WAVES
NEAR VALLEY
River Drop Lulls Any
Fears for Low
Lands

With cold weather and rainfall
reported over the state generally,
and rain falling in Brownsville to-
day at noon. the local u. s. wealth
er bureau reported a bit cooler
weather for Brownsville and the
Valley, but not to any marked de-
gree.
Cooler weather in the Panhandle
and the expectation Of a drop to
forty degrees at Dallas Is carried
in Associated Press reports, but
this cooler wave is not expected to
affect the Valley more than two or
three degrees.
The river which at one time
threatened to test the flood con-
troll systems Of both sides was re-
ported still falling, and while the
water got over some Of the lower
lands, little damage was done. 1t
left q feeling Of safety with refer
ence to future rises.
Especially is this true on the
Mexican side where flood controls
we're opened and worked IN a man.
ner satisfactory to all. 1t was said
in Matamoros today that no more
exists there a fear Of that town or
the lands surrounding 1t being
flooded.
Associated Press report Of rain
fall over the state follows:
The Laredo rainfall vas increas-
ed to els inches by another heavy
shower today. The section east Of
Laredo received an estimated pre-
cipitation OF from z i-2 to 3 l-2
inches. and 1t was reported general
between Laredo and San Antonio
and Laredo and Corpus Christi.
Marshall reported Harrison
county had received a one-inch
rain. Plainview advised IS there
and as much as 2 ID inches at a
point II miles south. Corsicana was
being soaked by a hard rain that
had been falling since z a. m. and
the temperature had dropped 10
degrees.
Dallas had received SO up to 5
a. m, and it was still raining"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-23
ADMITS
KILLING Girl
S~tepmosher and Detective
Worn Out Following
Third Degree

DENVER. Colo, Oct. 23-P-
Mrs. OLoughlin admitted today
that she alone was to blame for
the death OF her io-year-old step
daughter. Leona. whose mutilated
body was thrown into Berkeley
lake a week ago Tuesday night.
Captain Of detectives Bert Clark
announced that he had obtained
the admission from Mrs. OLough-
lin after a grilling Of six and a half
hours. The woman's iron nerve
broke and she vas carried 70 her
cell in the matron's quarters o
the city jsil on the verge Of Q
complete mental and physical
breakdown.
Captain Clark declined 70 COM
ment on details OF the confession
Neither Mrs. OLoughlin nor
myself was IN condition to 90 into
details when her admission came
Captain Clark declared II expec'
10 get q more detailed statement
from her later on. when she has
had time to collect herself"
Captain Clark, worn out himseli
by the strain Of the protracted
questioning. went TO his home.
The admission Of Mrs. OLoughlir
concluded her sixth extended ques
tioning by officers. one session hay-
ing been az the bier OF the deac
child. Yesterday afternoon she was
grilled at the police station by hei
own husband, = member OF the
city detective squad.
Hour after hour, Captain CLARK
kept questioning the woma r
throughout last night. Occasionally
historical denials OF the woman
could be heard family from the
captains office. Finally, in the
early morning the captain stepped
out and beckoned three officers in
to his room. After a few minutes
they emerged half carrying Mrs
OLoughlin. who was moaning and
near collapse. Captain Clark sum-
moned a cab TO take him home anr
10 vas not until he was reade I,
leave headquarters that he broke
the new OF her admission.
She cracked" he said.
Her first statement OF admission
was: III take the blame: I'm the
one that has 10 suffer"