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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-01
AL Jolson AT
Rivoli Sunday

The coming Sunday next to the
Rivoli theater OF AL Jolson In
Nanny" Warner Bros. singing
romance Of minstrel days, brings to
mind the great part played in a
former generation by these genial
gentlemen Of the crimson coat, the
tall hat. the white gloves, the from
bone, the clapper, and tie brunt
cork map.
Among names celebrated in the
minstrel world were John Haverly
OF "Haverley's MaStodon Minstrels, I"
Al @. Fields, Lew Dockstader. Prim-
rose and West, Consadine and Dixie
an1 many others. Men famous in
the entertainment world were as
ISOLATED with minstrel companies.
Charles Frohman, internationally
celebrated producer was agent for
Haverley and marched in more than
one parade as did his brother Daniel.
Many Of the gags and slapstick
stunts. the little acts. skits and
sketches of minstrel days have
found their way into vaudeville and
movie comedy. There are those who
insist that custard pie throwing
originated IL m~instrelsy.
Jolson's greatest play, Nanny"
an epic Of minstrel days. was adapt
&c from Irving Berlin's play. Mr..
Bones" III Is as gay and glittering
as the name implies. many OF its
rrarnr n~n - T.1A-fa~1~w --l a.
contains many new songs and not
a few Of those which have made
Al Jolson the worlds greatest en-
tertainer - Minstrel at-Large-to-
Humanity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-01
Clara Bow In Role
Of Drug Store Queen

The theory that a sailor has a
sweetheart in every port has been
dispelled by Clara Bow IN True
to the Navy" current feature at
traction at the Harlingen Arcadia
theater. For the famous 1T" girl
has turned this situation inside out
BY having a sweetheart on every
ship in her latest starring picture.
In "True TO the Navy" Clara Is
the queen Of a drug store soda
fountain. There the sailors OF the
Pacific fleet come to see Clara and
remain TO eat banana splits. And
each one thinking that Clara Is his
girl. Clara. being good natured and
big-hearted, lets each one 10 the
gobs keep on thinking 50. AL goes
swimmingly for a time. Clara prov
es a magnet for the drug store, and
Harry Green, who plays the pro-
prietor Of the store IS highly pleas
ed. But one bright day the entire
Pacific fleet docks at San Fran
cisco. And scores and scores OF
gobs rush for Clara and her Pine
apple Temptations. Which Of course,
makes for more complications than
you can shake a stick at. For even
the girl that made IT. a popular
noun has her hands full being true
to the u. S. Navy.
That is merely TIE beginning Of
this amusing comedv. For Clara.
out Of the clear sky falls head over
heels in love WITH Gunner Mccoy
who. modestly enough. admits he's
the sheik Of the Navy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-01
Austin Fowls To Be
Tattooed for Safety

AUSTIN. May 31.-tP-The lure
of the chicken coop has been es-
pecially potent this spring in and
around Travis county with the re-
suit that many farmers have re-
ported heavy losses.
Now a novel plan has been
adopted that Is expected not only
to put an end to the activities Of
the raiders but also to land them
in the big house" operated by the
state at Huntsville.
The plan calls for the tatooing
Of every fowl in the county with
the brand Of the owner under 4
cooperative plan and was expected
to prevent the marketing Of the
birds by other than their legitim-
ate owners. The brands will be
Diaced on the wings or the chick
ems.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-01
NANCY CARROLL
In DRAMA ROLE
"The Devils Holiday"
At Capitol Shows
New Actress

II isn't every day that an actress
can step out OF light, fluffy
"Sweetie" roles TO don the more
cumbersome garb Of emotional dra-
ma-and get away with it to the
satisfaction Of her public.
But that's just what Nancy Car
roll did in The Devils Holiday"
st the Capitol theater last nights
preview and showing today, to-
morrow and Tuesday. Only one
Doesn't have the feeling that she IS
kEting away with anything. One
Jels, rather, that she Is delivering
a. million dollars worth of excep-
tionally valuable acting skill, and
delivering it with a power Of which
no one ever realized she was cap
able.
In The Devils Holiday" which,
TO begin with, is q particularly mas
terful romance-drama from the
skilled pen Of Edmund Goulding,
Miss Carroll starts with an enforc-
e5 handicap, for the picture dis
closes her at the outset as an IN
sympathetic character. She plays
the role Of a man-hating. gold-dig-
ging manicuriSt in a big Western
hotel. She connives with farm ma
ch.nery statesmen to shake down"
wealthy ranchers by the winning and
dining route. After getting the
prospects in the right mood" the
statesmen highland them into buy
ing their farm equipment.
Thus Nancy meets Phillips Holm
es, son Of Hobart BoSworth, the
wealthieSt farmer in the state. Phil
falls for her, and she sees easy pick
ings for a big harvester sale. But
James Kirkwood. Pills older bro
Their, steps in and brands Nancy as
a common cheat who has been try
ing TO hook Phil. Nancy, infuriated,
plots a mighty revenge. She decides
to marry Phil and then collect
heavily from his father as a pay
off. They are married, and things
turn out as Nancy expected. Bos-
worth finds that her marriage was
vengeful. He pays her $4,000 TO
leave them all alone. Meanwhile
Phil IS dangerously injured IN q
fight with Kirkwood. THE climax IS
charged with dramatic juice OF
high voltage.
Paramount surrounded Miss Car
roll in this modern American play
with one Of the most imposing sup
rorting casts yet cen in the talkies.
M addition 10 Holmes. Kirkwood
anA Bosworth there r Ned Sparks.
~ ran Farley, Paul Lukas. zasu
pits, Jed Prouty. Morton Downey,
Guv Oliver, Jessie Pringle, Wade
Roteler, and Laura La Varnie.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-01
With Brownsville = and = Valley Theaters
Bibson Randle Leads
T. G. III. Junior Class

FORT WORTH. Tex, May 81
R1-Bibson Randle OF Fort Worth
has been elected president OF the
next years junior class at Texas
Christian University. and Miss Eliza
beth Ruff Of Brownsville named
secretarY-treasuer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-01

Powered chiffon frocks for for
NAL summer wear achieve soft ef-
fects by use OF floating panels.
draped bodices, wide. crushed girdles
and circular capes and flounces.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
RECORD listing
ARKISSET !; !; !; !: !:
HHuIaHblIO 49, Ira

LOS ANGELES, Calf, SeptaR1
Total shares listed en- the Los
Angeles Stock Exchange reached
the record figure Of 131,901.1 .1AA
shares In August as a results Of
new and additional listingS dur.
ing that month, F. e. Sanfegde
secretary and manager, an.
nounced in his monthly stetas
ment issued today. This cOgla+
pares with 129.757 ,647 shares
listed at the close of July, ltAi.
163. 1896 shares in August. ,1e2ns
and 06,041, ,724 shares listed sin
August, 1928. vaA
Sanford stated:
"The establishment of q new
record in listed shares gains
added significance when it is
considered that millions OF
shares were removed from the :
board during 1928 and 1928.
There were 3S,75O,129 share
automatically removed in 1929
these being shares Of cOlnpanfeSa
who deemed it inadvisable EOs
comply with new exchange reg.
uIatiOns requiring . cOrpOrati6h :
to maintain for its stock par
value Of $40 or more or no par
value. In 1928, q block of 35.sa
196, ,456 shares was removed .
from the List when miniIlesE
stocks were transferred to .thesl
curb with its organization Junes
4, 1925" ss.f
Volume in August was the hBX
est this year, totaling 411.097
shares. having a market value of
$12, POT ,237. Oils were, the I110Se
active group, registering losseH
ranging up to 3 points during tile
month. stts
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
FAILURES DROP
FOR AUGUST
IS REPORT !

In August, for the first odcA-
sion this year, commercial fasl.
ures reported to- q. Dun 6z.n.
fell below the 1000 mark, and the
marginyof increase over the total
for a year ago narrowed appre-
ciably. Thus. last months de-
faults in the United States num-
bered 1913, and this figure, al
though relatively high for the
season, shows a reduction Of 30
per cent from the 2.028 i1SdlN
encies Of July.
The decline from the 2.759 fail
ures of last January--the maxi
mum for a single month exceeds
80 per cent, there having been an
almost steady trend toward irl
proyement; since that time. Ndt
unnattirally, with economic a0-
|. justments continuing, the, bus
ness mortality remains much
above the average, but the M
merical rise of .8y6 per .cents in
August over. the 1852 defaults df
the same period of 1929 contrasts
with an increase Of nearly 10 PER
cent in July. Moreover, last
months insolyencies were LITTLE
more than. 3 per cent above those
for August. 1928. Us
The record of liabilities for last
month is more unsatisfactory
than is true of the numberSf
failures. the amount reported to
r. G. Dun & Co. being $49, $780,
$50. The Indebtedness has fluctu-
ated rather sharply all Of this
year, but has remained excers
tionally high, owing chiefly 20
numerous defaults Of large sizes al
! In July the liabilities fell beleaM
$40, ,0O0, 900 and were the Snalh
est of the present year, but ther6
was q sharp expansion to $4eyS
18O, ,653 in August. That repres
sents a rise of 23.5 per cent, while
the increase over the $33,746;459
Of August, 1929, is fully As per
cent. f1s
The highest point for. the ctns
rent year was reached in JuneE
with something more than ,$sSE
OOO, 900 involved, and the AugtBt
Indebtedness therefore shows q
reduction of about 20 per cent
from the maximum figures. faEa
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
BrOOkv1aire Warns
Against ImDGtieHace

The permanent investor should
rot be discouraged because stock
prices are not advancing rapidly,
warns the BroOkmire Economic
Service, Inc, IN its latest bulletin
And, 1t says:
'He should feel that the
time to make some investment
purchases at extraordinarily
favorable prices b near at
hand.
"The intrinsic value Of CON-
mon stocks does not usually
change rapidly. True, special
conditions affecting particular
stocks, or affecting the mar
ket as Q whole for that matter,
may temporarily cause stocks
to sell well above or below
their investment values. How
: ever, the investor cannot Ordi-
narily expect quick apprecia-
tion but rather should look for
ward to . gradual building up
Of his investment fund"
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
By LESLIE GOULD.

The 'Morrows, George x. and
Frederick K, have performed
another major operation on
United Cigar Stores Co! Of
America. This time they have
removed two Of the company'S
Improbable units Happiness
and Mirror candy stores and
Neve drug stores.
The Happiness and minor
chain have been sold to Loft,
Inc. The Neve drug stores chain
Is being placed. in bankruptcy.
Losses by these two chains
more than offset any profits
made. by the parent company
United Cigar Stores. Happiness
Candy reported a deficit Of
$306,717 last year and Neve a
net loss of $418,012 last year.
United Cigar Stores reported a
net loss Of $345, ,686.
Neves has continued to operate
in, the ared" this year, hence the
bankruptcy suit. United has q
claim of 1921 900 against Neve
for merchandise and money
loaned.
The MorrowS, who operate Gold
Dust Corp. took over the man.
agement of United in August last
year, supplanting the WhelanS-
George and Charles who founded
the business. United's preferred
and common dividends were
passed q short time later and a
reaudit Of the company'S books
ordered.
The reaudit resulted in a re.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
Southern Buys in
Georgia Gas Firm

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Southern
cities Public Service Company,
subsidiary of the Central Public
Service Corporation, has pur-
chased one-half interest In the
Georgia Natural Gas Corporation
and win operate the property lin
conjunction with its own prop
critics, it was announced here
today.
Southern Cities owns. and
operates gas utilities in; nine
Georgia Cities, while Georgia
Natural owns completed gas SyS-
TENS in three cities, has three
under contract for construction,
and franchises have been OBJ
tanned In many other municipal
titles. The natural gas distribution
system Of the companies viii be
expanded throughout the states
as rapidly as practicable under
this new alignment, Central Pub
lie Service officials stated today.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
Morrows RemoUe Units
To Cure United Cigars

vision downward of 1928 earnings
to q point representing reduc-
ton Of about so per cent Of the
total net previously reported. Sur
plus was written down from $21,-
915, 900 at the end of 1928 to q
deficit Of $77S,OO0 on June 80,
1929.
This was the first major opera.
ton performed by the Doctor"
MorrowS.
Still In Drug Business
Placing of NeYe in bankruptcy
does not mean, United is intend
ing to step; out Of the drug field.
On the contrary Whelan Drug
Stores. operating about 200 stores.
is understood to be making a
good showing. There is q posi-
bility WheIan Drug win bid Ter
some Of the more profitable Neve
units.
Last year United sold its mi
nority interest in Gillette Safety
Razor Company, Life Savers, Inc,
Philip Morris 81 Co., Schultz
United 5 cents to 81 stores, and
Beechnut Packing Company. The
last was sold to Gold Dust. The
company made more than $3,O0O,,
900 on the sale Of these stocks
and some real estate and mort
cages.
United still has a minority in
tereSt in American Safety Razor
Company, Pennsylvania Drug Com
pany, Inc, United States Tobacco
Company, Bastian Blessing Com.
pany, La Sine International and
Otto Eisenlohr and Brothers, Inc.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
Further Business e
Decline Moderate

The August decline in busiI1eSs
was substantial, says the latest
report of the Brookmire Econof1fic
Service, Inc, but represents .
slowing up in the rate witnessed
in June and July.
The report further adds: -
awe believe the balance Oa
probabilities favors q somewhat j
further decline into October
This should be gradual rather
than sudden. The course Qf 8
business after October viii de-
pend to q great extent on de
yeIOpments in the meantime.
but. recovery Of a substantial /.
nature is not expected befote
the new year. .s,
''The chief factors cOdtribut.
ing to the August decline WefC.s
steel. construction, and cat.
IOadings. The latest weekly
figures on these industries at
suggestive Of . slowing no 81
the decline. No definite Opfn
ION can be based on results, /,
from one weeks operations,
which might be distorted by
unusual conditions, but we shall
watch with interest all data
and. will inform our clients iIIssa
mediateIy when, in Qua estiHlI
ticn, business has passed b9ts.as
TOM" as.s
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
MART FACTOR IS
JUNK

In any discussion Of the pres.
ent day relation between copper
supply and demand, due consid'
Grafton should be given secondary
or reclaimed copper which is as
Suning more and more impor.
tance in the general picture, says
the Standard Statistics Company
of New York, in a current survey,
which continues In part:
'@The output 'of salvaged
metal rose from 217, 900 tons in
1921, to $685. 600 in 1928. This
increase materiaIized In . per-
iOd during which prices ranged
between Is and Is cents per
pound. Under the stimulus Of
1S-cent copper, therefore, II is
estimated that 1929 output Of.
secondary copper was not far
abort Of 7Oo,O00 tons.
'SThe claim that copper is
m everlasting metal II sub
stantiated by estimates that
more than three-quarterS Of the
production Of . decade or more
hack, returns to the market IS
scrap, subject to reworking.
This would indicate that the
supply Of secondary metal Is
cumulative and will prove to
be an ever increasing obstacle
to sustained high prices. Il is
our opinion that the availability
of secondary copper early in
the current year was one Of the
most influential factors In caus-
ing the break In the market"
The Washington times., 1930-09-03

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The Washington times., 1930-09-03
Livestock Citation
Won by Alabama

Systematic testing for the Grad
ication Of bovine tuberculosis on
tie area basis in Alabama has re-
suited in Federal recognition Of
Montgomery county as the first
modified accredited area to be
established in the State.
Alabama is the thirty-ninth
State to have one or more couIl-
ties so recognized by the U. 8.
Department of. Agriculture.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
RGinbOuO Light Signs
Export Contract

Rainbow Light, Inc, operating
subsidiary of Rainbow Luminous
Products. Inc. has just completed
exclusive contract arrangements
with United Aircraft Export, Inc,
q division Of United Aircraft &
transport Corporation, for the
eaie IN foreign fields Of the newly
developed neon airport lighting
equipment Of the Rainbow Co.
This contract covers al foreign
territories except where Rainbow
Light -Ine already has licenses. -
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
Laundry Reports
Net Gain in Half

Galland Mercantile Laundry re-
ports net profits for the six
months ended June 80. 1880 Of
$6O,O22, equal to $2.4O per share
on the $4,000 shares Of stock
outstanding. This compares with
profits Of $53,816, or $2,15 per
share, for the first half, of2 1929. 3
The company's balance sheet as
Of June 80, shows current position
Of 3.23 to !. This compares with
q ratio Of 2.5 to / in the com
pany's December 81, 1929 state
ment. I
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
RlIRBER0UTPUT
REST TR|CT|0N
IS SOUGHT

Rapidly mounting stocks Of
crude rubber! with prices below
10 cents q pound, have given
fresh incentive for attempts Of
British andl Dutch rubber growers
10 find some means of restricting
output, according to a review Of
the rubber situation, prepared by
the Bank Of America MA. The
review states that q recent com
nauniQue addressed to the re
spectiye. governments asks aid in
the regulation Of production, the
volume OF output to be fixed on
q pivotal price. Of 8 pence, or Is
cents q, pound which is believed
to be the lowest return which viii
keep the industry solvent.
s. The review says;
s.eTho present situation 10 due,
fundamentally, TO- an increase
OF more than 143 per cent in
sworId rubber production In the
past 10 years and to .. gain Of
more than "a per cent In cut
put in. 1929 alone. Conditions
have been further aggravated
within the past eight months
by q sharp decline i'm con-
SUMPTION JlAEIy iSin the
United hecauses sOf the
reduced NCfaVity} of the antO-
mobile ilSaltEy, ann. the Epnse-
quently essesled \ !! eaaasd u for.
tires. Im resent Seeafs; more (
over, irApfoy ent In the qua
ity of tires Iengt theainR their
period 6f service, has tended 20
reduce t0ssGlaae extent the COIl-
sumption EGf crude rubber In
this form.
'The; announcement Of the
proposals. Sf the British and
Dutch r0wers, following 50
soon after the failure Of the
British restriction scheme which
was abandoned in November,
1925, has met with some little
scepticism il various quarters.
This feeling is heightened by
the recollection Of the COM
pIete or paftiaI failure which
has .)eeri the experience Of a
number 0gs attempts 10 regulate
artificiaIIy the relation Of SUD
pIy to reQuire1lfelAtS I'M several
other major cOIlinfOdfty markets
within the onaparatively recent
past. w ay
''It is. s.AlSlnl taCt. that
new uses are c0nst antly being
found 3og crude rgbber,s and
that ink ol ffii mar.
ket can be greatly expanded.
This, Of course, depends to .
very large degree upon q rea-
sOnably low level Of prices,
which would- make rubber .
cheap enough material to use 4
ON . large scale. An, instance
Of this is found in the, recent
experiments in the use Of rub
ber for paving blocks, which
have met with . considerable
degree Of success. Such q prof.
eCt would consume an enOr-
NOUS quantity Of rubber, but
although ways have been found
20 reduce greatly the cost Of
manufacturing the blocks, the
plan would be out Of the queS-
tiOn unless the price Of the raw
material were relatively low.
Current low prices for crude
rubber may cause some reduc-
tiOn In supply, as it is known
that quotations have reached .
level below production costs of
most Of the plantations. The
output Of native estates, how.
ever, is not to be affected as
soon as that Of European hold.
imgs, because Of the lower
standard Of living Of the ma
tives."
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
GRAINS IRREGULAR!

CHICAGO, Sept 3. QN.s0 .--Gralns
opened irregular today. Wheat was
up X to &c: Corn &c off to ~
higher and Oats unchanged to &c ~
Opening Prices:
wheat--September, say Ga; Decen-
Der; 50; March. ssh@ ~ May ssA
.Corn--september. ssE9%; pscsm-
Der. -asH0k; March, :sSh0 W xfA
.oatS-september. sshS DecsASAE
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Furnished by Valley Abstract Co.
CAMERON COUNTY

n. E. Windsor 10 w. A. Flannik-
Ell: North Is &C blk IS. r. z. Bish-
cps sub. sur. 80. S~i.355.05.
Anna FISHER TO James-Dickinson
Farm Mtge. Co: Lot /. blk 4O6,
cont. 5 &C. FL Jardin re-sub. $40 etc,
AL and Lloyd Parker Inc. 10 Franz
Brady: blk II unit /. 17.49 &C. Monte
Grande sub. s43725 so.
a d. Holmes ct uX TO Hugh Nc
Gilvray. Undiv. ID interest in and
10 blk 8 OF the Petersburg Syndicate
sub of sur. SO: $3.50.
8. s. Platt, Anna B. Platt 10 Hugh
Davis: South one-half blk II. Col
Inns sub. 20.47 &C; $1,000 etc.
Valley Citrus Groves Co. TO Della
B. Grove. John J Grove; east 10
&C OF the NV 31.64 &C, lot IL. blk
4. Am. Rio Ode. l. and I. co. Cap
isallo dist. $1,000 etc.
Charles Adair. Lena Adair, to
Herman Zeitz, $50 &C out of lot
4. blk l99. San B. l.. and w. co sub
c de c CT. $1,000 etc.
+. r. Robinson TO Irene Lam
dreth: Lot 10. blk SO. townsite Santa
Rosa: $1,000 etc.
S. p. Wade, Cora A. Wade. to j.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-06
.NOpIe Calendar

Brownsville
Capitoi-"Laughter Nancy Car
roll and Fredrlc March.
Ditamann-"Song Of Love: Ralph
Graves.
Queen-'Up the River; all star.
Harlingen-
Arcadia "Playboy Of Paris"
Maurice Chevalier.
Rialto-"Up the River all star
cast.
Mercedes
CapitoI-'The Eyes Of the World
Harold Bell Wright story.
Mission
MisSion-Those Three French
Girls Fiji Dorsay. Reginald
Denny
McAllen-
Palace-"Half Shot az Sunrise.
Wheeler and Woolsey.
Queen-"One Romantic Night
Conrad Nagel.
Raymondville-
La Nista-The Silent Enemy.
San Benito-
Riv.ii- Follow Thru: Name
Carroll and Buddy Rogers.
Palace Damaged Girls.
Weslaco-
Ritz Raffles Ronald Colnar
and Kay Francis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-06
MOVIE SIDELIGHTS

Que triangle in the persons Of a
dcmineerlng brute of a schooner
captain, a young wester who Is
shanghai aboard as the vessel Is
leaving A japanese fishing port. and
a mysterious girl who goes along III
a Quixotic desire to help the young
ster. The drama that ensues as the
three are cooped up On the schooner
during the long cruise 70 the Aleu-
tlsn sealing grounds Is said to be the
most GREATNESS OF any talkie OF re-
cent months, and various fights IN
Sills' best style enliven the action.
Jane Keith and Raymond Hack
EFT have featured roles with Sills.
while Mitchell Harris. Nat Pendleton
John Rogers, Sam Allen and Harry
Tenbrook are cast in important sup
; porting roles. Alfred Santell. who
made Romance OF the Rio Grande. .
and The Arizona Kid" and who. as
a boy knew Jack London, was given
the direction of this first talking
version Of the famous story. which
was translated to the screen BIZ
Ralph Block and S. N. Behrman.