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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-06
The
Once Oer
BY II. T. PHILLIPS

The Yorktown Sesquicentennial
Commission wants to celebrate the
surrender OF Lord CORVALLIS with
out the surrender OF CORVALLIS
The pageant plans called for the
British generals surrender in ac-
cordance with facts. but II Is now
thought the reproduction OF the
episode might offend the British.
What's the idea? Don't the CON-
mission members think England
knows CORVALLIS has surrendered
YETI
II not, then the empire might as
well be notified by pageant as by
cablegram.
England has so many other
troubles this sea1on that American
confirmation OF Lord CORVALLIS
defeat won't bother her much, any
how.
She's probably even forgotten
what war he was In.
But the incident reflects a new
high for American puSsyfooting.
Yorktown Is chiefly noted as mark
inc the spot where CORVALLIS
surrendered to George washington,
ending the Revolutionary a Up
to the time Of the Sesquicenten-
NAL Commission. nobody had ever
thought Of -suppreSsing the fact OF
the surrender. Why try TO soft
pedal 1t at this late day7
Lord CORVALLIS was a good run
of-the-mill British general. a gall
liant soldier and fine gentleman. but
the barefooted heroes Of Valley
Forge took him for a ride, and We
thought even the British were will
ing to admit v without blushing.
The original idea behind the
Yorktown celebration was TO stage
* rageant showing every detail Of
the scene1 for which the town Is
famed in history. but the suggestion
that the actual surrender would Of
fend British tastes. now has the
commission up a tree
1t may leave out the big scene
entirely or else substitute a man
named Gus for Lord CORVALLIS.
Another suggestion Is that in
stead OF showing CORVALLIS hand
ing over his sword TO Washington.
the pageant be rewritten TO show
them shaking hands. and with
CORVALLIS repeating the immortal
line Of John L. Sullivan, well. I'm
glad the title was won by an A
mer1can."
Nobody wants 70 take a chance
on stirring up an international
crisis these hectic days, and IL
might be well to ave the feeling Of
all concerned by having CORVALLIS
win the war. In order to appease
patriotic Americans, Washington
could be left out Of the scene n
replaced by the Wickersham COM
mission or, the whole pageant re-
staged as a Keep KisSable mardl
gras.
George Washington wouldn't
care. He could always fall back on
official records.
And as for the spectators. a pa
geant is a pageant. provided the
Cir participants are young and good
looking.
IN little sips her drinks she'd OIL
ways take.
Like a preening elf she'd nibble
at her cake:
Her daily swim must make the lady
quake
She always seems to swallow half
the lake.
Tomas Del Cecchio.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-06
BEGIN HERE ID

LANE BARRETT, Is md bean
tful. tries I'm vain 20 forget VAN
ROBARD, wealthy polo player,
when his engagement IN an
nounced 10 MURIEL LADD. popu-
lar debutante. Lane mother.
CAsS BARRETT. u mn actress
md 10 g. during Cass' engagement
In toe Mt n fashionable Long
Island colony that the
Barretts meet MRS. CLEEs-
PAUGH, wealthy widow. when
CaSs goes on tour en- the fall Lame
becOme Mrs. ClcespauEh's social
secretary. Give CLEESPAUGH,
20 marry him. Give can not In
hertz his ather's fortune unless
he marries before he T. Is. Lame
accepts, agreeing the marriage is
20 be n matter Of form only.
Robard. whose moods nre
c~hanEcabie, asks her 20 break the
engagement and Lame refuses.
MRS. AMBERTON, come % visit
the CleespnuEhs aud TresSa. who
wants 20 marry Give. begins 20
make trouble for Lame. Tressn
eonntves with N gang of black
maiiers, but n friendly police Iieu-
tenant. SHANE McDERMID. tn
terferes- Later Lame a. kidnapped
W nv HfNu NNE EIHAUme UuN IN res
cued by NcDcrmId and Give.
The wedding takes place on
Christmas day md the couple 20
south on n honeymoon. News
comes that MurIel Ladd has
eloped with CHUCK DESMOND,
newspaper reporter. Give n al
ways kind. but knowledge that
drives n two into mIsunder-
standings. After several weeks
they return north. Give devotes
himself 90 business and Lame
tries not 10 be bored by social
duties. They take dinner with
Chuck and MurIeI and find tails
couple ideally happy.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXXvIII
II lane was walking down Fifth
- Avenue on one Of those Febru.
airy days which hold n false promise
Of spring. She was feeling singu,
larry light hearted. There were a
few pleasant errands 10 do. She
was TO order flowers for a dinner
they were giving that night in
their rooms. II was 10 be a fare
well party for Gives mother who
sailed on the morrow for Naples.
She swung along enjoying the
crowds and her own sense OF well
being. At the crossing where she
was held by a red light she felt a
light touch on her arm. She looked
up into Van Robard's darkly smil.
Ing eyes.
Lame stammered. Il thought you
had gone away!"
Next week. What luck running
into you like this"
He fell into step beside her.
"You're looking very fit" he said.
She colored. hating herself
"Thanks. You too"
They talked banalities. Give
was well, yes. His mother was
sailing. Hadn't Van heard? Lame
kept her voice steady with an effort
Her heart was pounding In the old,
remembered way.
They stopped at a corner as the
cas- traffic flowed by. He glanced
up at the big hotel towering above
them and spoke as II on an i'm.
pulse.
Come In and have tea with me,
won't your"
LANE demurred- Il have a dozen
things TO do"
"Ah, you'll have time for them
later. Come"
As one under a spell she FOL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-06

IN little sips her drinks she'd OIL
ways take;
Like a preening elf she'd nibble
at her cake:
Her daily swim must make the lady
quake
She always seems to swallow half
the lake.
Tomas Del Cecchio.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-06
Helm Helm

Help! Help!
"WANTTD-A hobby-Gentleman
finding business ~necessitates his
spending the entire summer in
town. is DESTROYS Of obtaining In
formation and suggestions on mex
pensive hobbies OF mind absorbing
interest. r. r. p. o. BOX 800. City
Hall Station" Advertisement IN
the N. Y. Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-06
Rurbs

What France and Germany seem
to fear most in burying the Ratchet
Is that one Of them will catch ii
in the neck.
A dyed-in-the-wool politician.
says the office sage, never shrinks
from publicity.
The telephone is said 10 have
opened a new era in diplomacy.
But you can't tell that to the
young man using IL in an attempt
TO make up to his girl friend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
Warners' Strand to Open Saturday With Deluxe Stage and Screen
 Entertainment Policy

All Waterbury has received with great anticipation the news that Warner Brothers Strand theater is to open on Saturday next with a deluxe policy of Broadway's' head line vaudeville and current screen hits.
 Vaudeville plus a first run feat ure picture will be presented on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday with deluxe double feature talking screen programs on We'd nesday, Thursday, and Friday.
 The house is being redecorated and everything made ready for a gala opening on Saturday after noon next.
 Five sensational acts have been booked to open the house. Patrons of the Strand will welcome the news that Manager Julia M. Smith is personally booking all the acts that play the Strand this season which is assurance that they will be of the highest calibre procur- able along Broadway.
 The feature picture on this open ing bill is "Side Show" starring that mad-cap Winnie Lightner who with Charles Butterworth and a steller cast, whoop things up in grand style. When Winnie dances the tent smokes. It's riot or laughs from start to finish. Plan to attend the matinee on saturday and avoid the large crowds at the initial evening performance. Mati- nee prices prevail until 3:30 p. m. on Saturday and Sunday after that time evening prices go into effect.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
JUST TOO LATE

Canibal prince: Dad, am I late for dinner?
 Canibal king: Yes, son, every body's eaten. Pathfinder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
MARBLE BOOM FOR CANON CITY

Canon City, Colo Industrial leaders in Canon City anticipate a boom both in employment and central business conditions in the community within six months with the announcement of the U. $. Marble Co that work on the first unit of one of the largest marble auarries in the country will begin at once.
 The crusher, which has been operating in Canon City for the past three years, will be rebuilt and enlarged to handle 30 tons an hour.
 The entire plant. including stor- ags bins and parehouses, will oc- cupy about six acres
 The marble is quarried about five miles northwest of Cannon city. Geologists, who have tetsed the deposits, announced that there is an almost inexhaustible supply of high grade marble in the vicin- ity Quarry waste will be ground into terrazza, flour covering which yields to design.
 The Canon City quarries con- tain marble in three colors-pink, rose and buff. Officials of the U. s. Marble Co declared the shades of ping and rose found in the travatine are the only such shades in the world, making the marble of immense value in buildings where more than two shades are required.
 The new industry in Cannon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
By DAN THOMAS NEA Service Writer


 Hollywood, Calif.-Paul White. man and Margaret Livingston are married.
 That, in itself, is an old story the wedding having taken place several weeks ago in Denver. But it is interesting to peek behind the scenes into the strange romance which eliminated in their marriage
 "a romance which blossomed via long distance telephone.
 The king of jazz and the screen siren met for the first time about two years ago at party given by Florenz Ziegfeld i. in New York. Whiteman at that time was sep arated from his wife, Wanda Hoff. He liked Margaret and Margaret liked him. But they were just friends.
 Then Whiteman came to Holly wood to make "The King of Jazz" for Universal. He was here a good many months before the film final ly was completed. During that time he and Miss Livingston were seen together often.
 Hollywood became thick with rumors that they were to be mar ried. That always happens in this town. Of course, they denied the rumors. At the time Margaret told me that she thought a lot of Paul, but that marriage was absolutely out of the question. And she meant it.
 After Whiteman returned to New York upon completion of his pie ture, the rumors died out. Every one except Paul and Margaret for got about the possibility of a mar riage. And Margaret would have forgotten it if Paul had let her. But he wouldn't-with the net result that telephone company officials almost declared an extra dividend.
 Whitemans' wife already had told him that she was going to divorce him. They still were friend ly but knew that they never would be able to get along together as man and wife. Mrs Whiteman se- cured her divorce about three months ago while Paul continued his wooing of Miss Livingston via long distance telephone.
 Finally two months ago Paul persuaded Margaret to come to Chicago, where he and his orcnes- tra were playing. to talk the thing over. During that visit they decld- ed to get married and selected Denver as the place as that is where Whiteman's mother and father live.
 Miss Livingston, or rather Mrs Whiteman, isn't lost to Hollywood. In a wire she sent me immediately after the wedding she said that she does not intend to give up her film career. She has a contract for three more pictures at Columbia which must be made this fall and intends to fulfill it even though that will mean being separated from her husband for about three months. Both are returning here early in September, but Paufs work will permit him only very short visit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23

test. I was not particularly thrill | ed over it. My whole ambition was centered in dancing. But my friends advised me to take it, so l did. Following the test l was of- fered a contract and my railroad expenses to Hollywood. The one great incentive I had in accept ing was my desire to stop off in Kansas City to see my mother.
 Never for moment have l re- gretted giving up the stage for pie lures. But I do know that if l weren't in pictures l would be dancing somewhere, somehow. Even now when I go to- the theater and watch some girl swaying and swirling to the rhythm of music, l feel sort of homesickness to be behind those footlights. Dancing either is in your blood or it isn't. It's in mine.
 I never have taken dancing lesson in my life--I mean les son in general instruction. The only studying I have done has been for some particular dance which must be absolutely perfect in tim ing and rhythm. am terribly fond of all kinds of dancing-ballroom, acrobatic, ballet. Whenever I hear music I want to dance. Perhaps never would have been great dancer and maybe I never would have realized my dreams of be- coming famous. But I would have been dancing just the same.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23

City and it's associated activities will eventually employ between 1000 and 1,600 men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23

triumvirate, whose names have been assoicated almost entirely with musical productions, has in- vaded the field of straight comedy drama and provided Miss Swanson with a fast moving story in which music plays a decidedly minor part.
 Miss Swanson's leading man in "Indiscreet" is Ben Lyon. Other members of the cast are Monroe Owsley, Barbara Kent, Arthur Lake and Maude Eburne.
 The story of "Indiscreet," be- ing laid against smart backgrounds in and around New York, Miss Swanson is afforded an opportun- ity to appear in wealth of inter- esting clothes. Her wardrobe was designed by Rene Hubert.
 Packed from start to finish with drama, thrills, appeals and humor, Beyond Victory" a Pathe dialogue picture featuring Bill Boyd, James Gleason, Zaza Pitts, Lew Cody, Marvin Shilling and Mary Carr is the accompanying feature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
J. S. LEADS IN
 ADULT EDUCATION
By NEA Service

Berkeley, Cal.-The U. s. citizen has a better chance to gain knowl- edge than natives of any other country in the world. Prof. Leon J. Richardson, director of the Uni- versity of California's extension di- vision, declares.
 After a years journey through Europe, where he made an exten- sive study of adult education, Prof. Richardson issues the following statement:
 "In contradistinction to the limited adult educational facilities offered abroad, every state in the U. s. now offers extension courses in variety of subjects. Extension courses are offered by 443 colleges and universities, compared with 75 ten years ago. Instruction by radio, library service. correspon- dence, visual instruction, class and lectures of various. kinds, consti- tute a few of the services offered in this country"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
TO-DAY LAST DAY OF "sTREEr
 SCF1NFn AT PALACE

Today is the last day of "Street Scene" at Fox-Poli Palace. Thurs day, Friday ana Saturday the Fox Poli Palace will offer double fea- ture pragrom Phantom of Paris" with an all star cast, ana "The Brat" with, Sally O'Neil.
 "The Phantom of Paris" which will be the Fox-Pon Palace bill for three days, is aspicture of endless surprises. The dashing lover of the screen, John Gilbert, is a French magician who treats handcuffs, leg irons, straightjAckets as toys. Leila Hyams plays first the daughter of a wealthy nobleman and then the mother of a sixable son. Lewis Stone, veteran of the stage and screen, gives a portrayal totally new to him, that of a relentless detective, the first time in his years of acting in which he has been seen in such a role.
 The surprises do not end with the cast. The swift melodrama is replete with new turns in every scene. Intrigue, involved murder, undying love, moonlight courtship, prison escapes, misplaced justice, all coverage to make a melodrafna of the highest action.
 The settings are almost unbeliev- ably lavish. There are ball rooms with hundreds resplendent in the latest and most perfect taste. There are drawing rooms, magnifi- cent yet correct. There is a French prison, vast and gloomy, where ac- tion takes place in breath-taking rapidity. There is the huge theater.
 The co-feature will be "The Brat" with Sally O'Neil
 In the fastest and funniest pie ture of her career, "rhe Brat" the vivacious Sally O'Neil is establish ing herself as one of the foremast somediennes of the screen. This de- lightful film of a Bowery girl in society is drawing capacity audi ences to the Fox-Poli Palace, this week, with Frank Albertson and Allan Dinehart heading a brilliant cast.
 Fox Movietone news and novel; ties will complete the program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
By LOAN CRAwFoRD

Hollywood, Calif.-If I were not a motion picture actress, l might have been a dancer.
 That is what 1 wanted to be when I was little girl. l can re- member parading up and down the rooms of our house, dressed up in my mothers clothes or in a scrap of curtain, pretending that I was a beautiful lady on huge stage with colored lights fiickering over my spangled dress.
 And that is what I started out to be. My very first job after left Kansas City was as a chorus dancer in a revue. I used to watch the girl who led the dancers and won der how long it would be before l could do the things she was doing, the intricate steps which set her apart from the regular line chorus girls.
 Breaking into pictures was just one of those unexpected tricks which Fate plays on us all. had managed to work myself up from cabaret revues to the chorus of a Broadway musical comedy and from the back row of that chorus to the front line. The future looked bright. With fair luck l felt that before many months had passed l would graduate into the solo danc- ing class.
 <o ,,,a tho offa, of Sprppp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
EARRINGS DATING BACK 2,5OO YEARS
 PUT IN MUSEUM
Trinkets Believed Worn By Women of Nebuch-
 adnezzar's Court

Chicago--Gold earrings which archaeologists believe were worn by ladies-in- n-waiting at Nebuchad- nezzar's court 2,500 years ago are on display at Field Museum of Natural History.
 Three pairs were found, in the ruins of the ancient city of Kish, in a Babylonian grave dated as be- longing to the period of NebucEad- nezzar who ruled over both Baby lon and Kish.
 The ornaments illustrate both the skill of the ancient jewell smiths and the trend of style which royal ladies followed.
 One pair is formed of thin gold wire which penetrated the ear lobe. From the wire covered with small beads and terminating in a larger golden pearl.
 Another piece is simpler, con- sisting of wire gold loop for in- sertion through the ear lobe. From this hangs a large lunate golden ornament.
 A third example of Babylonian craftsmanship is intricate. It is a large gold earring an inch and three long. From gold wire loop attached to the ear lobe depends lunate ornament decorat- ed with three rows of tinypearls. Below this is a fluted ball fasten- ed to a plain collar decorated around the base with the small pearl motif. Beneath this is a larger fiuted ornament from which hang two rows of six smaller round ornaments. At the base of each ball is a triangular orna- ment of six round beads in the shape of an inverted pyromid. The central lower portion of the earring consists of two larger beads placed one above the other and terminated by an inverted pyramid consisting of 10 small beads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
WOOD DRIVES TRUCK

Berlin-Germany has a new type of truck that burns wood for fuel instead of gasoline. The idea is new in this country, although a wood burning truck has been suc- cessfully tried out by the U. S. army. The truck is equipped with a gas generator, which produces gas from the burning wood. Ex- plosion of this gas in the truck s engine furnishes the driving pow
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
THREE STAR HIT, WATERLOO BRIDGE" OPENS AT WAR;
 NER BROS STATE TO-DAY

Mark "Waterloo Bridge" down on your engagement pad. It is one pie ture you cannot afford to miss. For the last six months it has been heralded far and wide from Holly wood as the screens most preten- tious and satisfying entertainment. Such prior publicity often results disastrously. Anticipation can be built LID too far. However, after seeing "Waterloo Bridge this after noon at the Warner Bros State theater, the reviewer can honestly say that nothing which has ap- peared in print about Waterloo Bridge" has over-stated the truth.
 It is grown-up entertainment, not sophisticated, but mature. It is a story full of courageous intelll- gence.
 At the opening, Myra is a chorus girl in a London musical comedy Ii is the first year of the war. Myra is the giving kind-and pays Old Mother Nature for her parties. Soon we find her as model to a down-to-the- -heel artist-then low CT and lower until Myra is follow inp an age-old trade on Waterloo Bridge. She is bird of the night not because she is bad, but. from moral cowardice, and the war witn it's new code of morals has forced her down. .
 On the bridge Myra meets d voung Canadian soldier on leave and he falls in love with her at once. From then on action is the keynote with some of the finest emotional and dramatic acting that has come to the screen this season sweeping along in gripping sequences. It's a three star mt '''' this picture. o.u,
 Give plenty of credit to Carl Taemmle, Jr., for this selection or story, director and cast. Whale has done a whale of a job with the direction, which Is a great piece or craftsmanship and shows the saiiie abilitv he evinced with Journey s End" Mae Clark turns in great work as Myra, and proves that with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
ITALIAN PICTURE
 NOW AT THE LYRIC.

A Broadway success! Now at the Lyric theater. It is the first Ital- ian sound and singing motion pie ture made in Naples Italy) by Cines-Jittaluga. The production,
 synchronized with a short dialogue and some agreeable songs, has been neatly handled with the beauty of Naples out in the photo graphy. The preveiew showing was greatly enjoyed by an au-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23

dience of italians and Americans. On the same bill finds Marceline Day and Lloyd Huges in "Sky Raiders" A comedy and news reel, also a serial episode 10 of Spell of the Circus" A special added attraction is the noted Giovanni Martinelli in "The Trou- badour," the worlds foremost ten or in popular semi-classical songs in English.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23

the right stories, Universal has star material in her. Kent Douglass as the boy was fine Frederic Kerr and the entire, supporting cast, ex- cellent.
 There is definite honesty in Waterloo Bridge" It is so moving and believable that it sent the aud fence out talking and raving in appreciation. It is an answer Tor the something different that the public has been bowling about.
 Gasoline is being sold in Ger many at 40 cents a gallon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
WHAT THE PRESS A GENTS SAY

Then came the offer of a sore
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
GLORIA SWANSON IN
 "INDISCREET" AND "BEYOND
 VICTORY" AT NEW GARDEN

"Indiscreet," Gloria Swanson's latest picture, now showing at the New Garden theater. is the first feature to be produced by De Sylva Brown and Henderson for United Artists.
 In presenting "Indiscreet," this