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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
NEGRO GROWTH
RATE ON GAIN

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. p
Racial classification Of the United
States population was announced to-
day by the census bureau. showing
marked gain in negro growth rate
and a slight loss in white growth
rate.
During the last decade, the negroes
increased by 1876 per cent as COM
pared with 6.5 per cent in the ten
yeaTS previous. The white race in
creased by l4.8 per cent as compared
with Is per cent the decade before.
The census bureau said the white
decline obviously vas due 10 tine
falling of the birth rate and the
restriction OF immigration.
Nearly two-thi-ds Of the entire
negro increase took place in the
north, and the census bureau as
sLmed that large numbers Of south
ern negroes migrated nornhward.
However. the negroes in the south
ern states increased by five per cent.
Georgia. only state with more
than a million negroes In 1920 de-
creased BY 11.2 per cent, and Vir-
einia and South Carolina also lost.
Mississippi gained by 8 per cent
and became second state with more
than a million negro population
1909 .7l8.
New York state gained by l0S per
cent. making the negro population
4I2.S14: New Jersey BY 1873 per cent
to 208.828: Pennsylvania BY Sis per
cent. TO 431257.
Highest in percentage OF negro
gain was Michigan. 1872 per cent.
with a present negro population Of
100 SAB. Illinois. gaining 80 per cent,
now has 328.972 negroes: Ohio with
66.f per cent has 300. 304.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
Oil Shutdown z
Movement Grows

FORT WORTH. Aug. A. tPl-A
voluntary shutdown OF wells In the
east Texas field had gained furtner
support here today with the enlist
ment OF Charles II. Roeser, large
producer In that area.
ROeser assured Capt. J. ~ Lucey
Of Dallas. who is leading the shut
down movement in east Texas. that
lie would give full cooperation X
TIE question was not made a politi-
cal issue and was launched aS a
sincere movement TO aid the oil n
duStry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
Frightened Boy
Shoots Another

SAN ANTONIO. Aug. 40
Roger Dahl. 8. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. Dahl. who was accidentally shot
by his companion. Jack Rayburn,
10. yesterday died az a hospital
here today.
In a statement TO police, the
Rayburn boy said he and Roger
were in the Rayburn home eating,
when a sound was heard which
frightened them. Jack picked up
a % calibre rifle and went 10 seek
The source Of the noise. Roger
went with him. Becoming excited,
Jack fired the gun.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04

ever, does not give express recog-
milton to the right OF self-defense.r
The pact vas credited by Muir
dock as being the basis OF the Lon
don naval conference where. for
the first time in history, great
powers agreed to limit all classes
OF warshipS.
He said this is but the begin
ming" and recalled that an inter-
national conference on land arma-
ments is TO be held in Geneva in
1892 and another naval conference
for the limitation OF arms.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
Asks Federal Aid

GLACIER PARK. Mont. Aug. 4
LPl-Federal financial aid should be
given the country's unemployed this
winter in cooperation with the
state and other agencies, in the
opinion or Senator James Couzens
Of Michigan.
This Is an emergency" the
senator declared. We've played
ostrich long enough. Conditions
will be so critical this winter that
local agencies cannot handle the
want"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
Claims Self Defense

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 4. R-Ed-
ward Miller. American rancher &C
cused of killing Serapio Ramirez.
Mexican peon. near here. Friday.
declared before penal Judge Angel
Escalante yesterday he had fired in
self defense.
Ramirez's companions testified
that Miller fired without provoca-
ton. The shooting was the out
come Of sighting remarks the poems
T alleged TO have made TO the
American.
La gaceta., 1931-06-15
HERBERT r. S. PHILLIP CAR
GO DE NUEVO CONTRA
Ell CoNUNIsMo

Ell Comuni4no y la corrup-
ci6n fueron denunciados por
Herbert S. Phillips, ex-presiden
tie del Bar Association, del Con-
-dado de Hillsborough, durante
ell discurso que pronuncio con
motive de la celebration del dfa
de la bandera de los Elks.
Ell Sr. Phillips habl6 en- lugar
del abogado de Tampa, Sr. Maj
tin Caraballo, que Sc encontra-
ba fuera de la Ciudad.
Gel mas alto prop6sito de to-
do Gobierno y de la religion
debe ser, eliminar a La HUMANE
dad de la ignorancia, de la SUI
perstici6n y de la intolerancia.
|-dijo.-Y nosotros, como ciu.
dadanos americanos debemos
combatir la ignorancia y la u.
MON de la iglesia y el estado".
"Bajo nuestro sistema de g.
bierno, seg1n 10 establecierol
nuestros abuelos, la iglesia n,
tiene ning1n negocio con la p'
Utica. No creo que Sc me inter
prete NAL. No quiero decir gu
los miembros de la Iglesia n,
tengan negocios EN- la polftica
Ellos tienen ell derecho de ele
CIR hombres honrados y capaci
tados para las oficinas."
La historic nos ha probad.
que las actividades del clero el
la politica es periodical a Ii
Iglesia y al Gobierno civil
que siempre ha sido motive d
violencia, intolhrancia, confu
sion, y en- muchas ocasiones
promovedora de guerra"
La religion Y la educaci6.
son dos piedras Fundamentals
La gaceta., 1931-06-15
ENCONTRARON BEBIDAS
ALCOHOLICS EN- Ell DO
MICILIO DE UN TESTIGO

La casa de Morris Kickliter,
I'm testigo en- la causa instruida
por Ell robo del banco de Lake
Alfred, fue registrada aver por
los agentes federales de la prohi
.bicion, que e%ncontraron en- ella
55 galones de bebidas alcohol
cas-, en- dep6sitos de galones ca
da uno.
Kickliter reside en- st. Peters
burg y ell sabado fue llevado a
Barlow como testigo material
contea L. H. OFT, de AZ amos, a.
cusado de robar ell banco de
Lake Alfred.
Parece que OFT do Ell aviso en-
contra del testigo.
La gaceta., 1931-06-15
LOS I~NDUSTRIALES AME-
RICANOS DEBEN ORGA-
NIZARSE

New York, JUNO 14.-El Sr,
James w. Gerard, Presidenta
de la Comisi6n industrial de j"
Federation Civica Nacional, la.
mo a los in~dustriales america
nos para que estos consideren la
posibilidad de formular un plan
de 10 amos de idealismo demo
cratico, con ell fin de oponerlo
al plan de cinco amos que han
presentado los comunistas.
Gerard actda por suggestion
de Matthew Vol, vice-presider
tie de la Federation Obrera Anne
ricana, ell cual declara en- carta
dirigida a Gerard, que ha llega-
do ell momento de que la Indus
tria Americana ponga sobre ell
mapa un programa de 10 amos
como un esfuerzo para eliminar
la depression economical y la ines
tabilidad de los negocios.
Ell Ex-Embajador en- Alema-
MIA dirigi6 una carta circular
a mas de SO fabricantes, finan-
cieros y organizaciones obreras,
proponiendo un congreso de la
Industrial Americana, para de-
serminar en- breve su actuaci6n
con respecto a las sugestiones
de Woll.
En- esa circular Gerard pide a
los industrialistas que den a CO.
nocer su actitud con respecto a
LA constitution de dicho Con-
greso.
Gerard agreg6: "El reajuste
econ6mico es tan n~ecesario CO.
mo ell aire que respiramos, y la
naci6n debe estar dispuesta a
garantizar la existencia de sus
ciudadanos'.
"Es muy importante ell que lu
chemos para crear la maquina-
ria del trabajo, como unica ma
nera de promover la garantia
social Y la estabilidad econ6mi-
"a"
Debemos tener siempre en-
~nuestra mente los problemas
que esta contrastando ell Soviet
de Russia, y no olvidarros de
La gaceta., 1931-06-15
VISTA DEL DR.. A

En- la mafana de hoy tuvimos
ell placer de recibir la vista del
ilustre cubano DR.. Salvador Sa
mlazar, catedratico de literature
de la Universidad de la Haba-
ma, que esta pasando aqui una
'corta temporada.
Ell Sr. Salazar departi6 con
|nuestro director durante media
bora.
Ell tema de su conferencia de-
microbes sera: Elementos esen-
ciales de la lfrica Guiana. l.
Elemento descriptive: ell paisa-
ie cubano. II.-El amor en- Ia
poesia Guiana: la passion y la
ternura. III:-El dolor en- la IL
RIGA, los grandes e~legiacos: re.
nea, Marti y Casal. IV.-El pa
triotismo en- la lfrica: FL idea.
revolucionario en- ell pasado; e.
ideal de la independence en- e
future.
Mucho agradecemos la vista
del distinguish ciudadano,
quien la colonia latina de Tam
pa ORA ell microbes, en- ell pala'
clio de los cubanos.
La gaceta., 1931-06-15
ma Marcia de los negocios, y
tenemos que evitar de una vez
esa situaci6n europea.
Ell WYOMING ESTA RE-
MOLCANDO AL NAUTILUS

Washington, JUNO 15.- Ell
acorazado Wyoming inform6
hoy al DEPARTMENT. Naval
que estaba remolcando al
Nautilus" por haber repor-
tado su comandante, Sir Her.
bert Wilkins, que uno de sus
motores Diesel, del cual de-
pende ell submarine para subir
a la superficie, habfa sufrido
I'm accidente de considera-
cion.
Ell Wyoming comenz6 a RIO
) molcar al Nautilus, que Sc di-
rigia hacia Queenstown, a las
$50 a. m. E. S. T., Y a 5 nudos
de la ruta nordeste de mitad
del atlantico.
BESIDE ell domingo por la ms
mana ell Wyoming y ell Arkan'
sas Sc mantenian al lado de
submarine en- provision de III
| peligro mayor para la nave
que Sc propone atravesar e
Artico y llegar bajo los hido'
hasta ell polo norte.
Ell sumergible desde que sa
liz ell A de JUNO de Province
town, Mass, encontr6 ma
gruesa. Los motores de inner
: sion Sc paralizaron al destro
zarse uno de sus cilindros.
Embellishments ell conan
dante Sir Hubert Wilkins dis
puso que Sc pusiera a funcio'
mar ell otro motor de reserva
ell cuaI tambien Sc descompu
so al POGO ratio. Este segund'
accidente lie oblig6 a pedil
ayuda al Wyoming.
La tripulacion del submari
no esta compuesta en- su ma
yoria de hombres que anteriol
mente habian pertenecido a la'
fuerzas navales del gobierno.
Ell DIR. Hugo Eckner, al en-
terarse del accidente. sufridt
por la nave submarine, decla
r6 que ell encuentro de esta COZ
su Zeppelin no podria verifi
carse en- ell Polo, aun cuandt
ell Nautilus fuese reparado, poi
falta material de tempo.
Eckner anunci6 que ell Graf es
taba listo para ell viaje al Polk
La gaceta., 1931-06-15

les de este Gobierno. Por reli-
gi6n 20 no entiendo fanatismo."
"Millares de seres estan sin
trabajo. Cuando ell hombre y
la mujer estan cesantes, sus
mentes son campos fertiles pa
ra ell comunismo, ell marquis
mo, o cualquier otra doctrina
calpaz de volverlos en- contra
de la tranquilidad de esta Re-
pdblica."
eel anarquismo y muchos
otros credos procedentes del
extranjero, han atentado con-
ira nuestras leyes, contra nues-
ira constitution, y han insul-
tado hasta nuestra bandera."
La gaceta., 1931-06-15
LA SRTA. HELEN MARCY
DARA HOY OTRA COME
RENCIA

En- ell Centre de los Trabaja-
dores ofrecera hoy otra confe-
rencia, a las $3.50 de la noche, la
Srta. Helen Marcy, representa-
tie de la Liga International de
Defensa Obrera.
Comisiones de trabajadores
de differences parties del estado,
acudiran a DIR a esta ilustre de-
legada de una colectividad tar
generosa como la Defensa Inter
nacional Obrera.
Aver la Srta. Marcy disertt
en- st. Petersburg.
La gaceta., 1931-06-15
tos CONF NANTES Sc %
N eIMPUESTO So
BRE LF ENTAS

Tallahassee, JUNO l5.-Un
grupo de hombres de negocios
procedentes del Suroeste de la
Florida llegaron aver con datos
Y pruebas suficientes para pre-
sentar a la legislature una
fuerte oposici6n a los impues-
tos sobre las ventas generates
y a~rtfculos de lujo.
Jerome %waAfman preside
una comisi6n nG2brada por la
Camara de Conf clio para O.
ponerse al pase B., dichos i'm
puestos. Esta COZ sion viene
acompanada de nc gran nd-
nero de negocianteA
En- ell grupo de WaAerman fl
guran David Falk, JULIUS Well,
Presidente de la Association de
Concentrates de TAMPA; D.
H. Woodbury., Howell T. Lykes
y T. w. McElvy.
Frank B. Graham, Jr., acom-
panado de los agentes de au-
tom6viles T. N. Henderson, B.
l.. Hammer, Alvin Magnoon y
otros mas, tambien han llega-
do dispuesto a tomar parte er
los juicios.
La delegation de Tampa sc
ha robustecido con varios co.
merciantes de st. Petersburg
Polk County, Sarasota, y otro'
muchos procedentes de distin
tas localidades de la ruta
Tallahassee. Esta delegaci6I
sera recibida y engrosada pol
otros grupos similares proce
denies de otras poblaciones de
.Estado.
Ell representante Mathews
de Duval, P~residente del Co
mite de Hacienda e Impuestos
de la Camara, declare hoy cor
fidencialmente que los impues
tos sobre las ventas habiar
desaparecido, pero las delega'
clones desean tener la segurl
dad de que su Suppression sea de.
finitiva.
Mr.. Waterman manifesto
Nosotros vamos ante ell Comitt
del Senado con ell prop6sito d.
guitar para siempre este pro
blema del tapete. Las cont
nuas amenazas del pase de lie
i. yes de impuestos que afectar
a las ventas, estan perjudican
do considerablemente la bue
La gaceta., 1931-06-15
PERECIERON 500 ~
MAS AL HUNQ 80
VAPOR ST. PHI ecH 81

St. Nazairsg an
15.-Se calcula que cercak
500 Spersonas han perecidO Al
Shundirse ell vapor excursions
ia St. Philibert en- la madruga-
da de hoy, entire st. Gildas y
Fcrnit, a unas cinco millas dis
tantes de las costas de esta
cirdad.
Unfcemente han podido ser
recogidos ocho superviyientes.
Creyendose que el resto de los
nasaieros Y la tripulaci6n del
barco hayan desaparecido en-
ire las olas.
e. barco traia% los excursio
ni&tas desde Nantes.
Los ocho supervivientes res
catados y que Sc salvaron en-
un bote que Sc alejo a tempo
del lugar de la catastrofe, son
todos hombr&. Ellos informa-
ron que a bordo iba una gran
cantida3 de mujeres y ninos.
En- sus declaraciones los SUI
pervivientes hacen constar que
una tormenta cogi6 a. barco en-
SUI centric Y lie inclin6 hacia Ell
La gaceta., 1931-06-15

Norte y que solo e BIZ en- es-
pera de un buen tsempo para
iniciar la travsia.
Tambien revel6 ell CONAN :
dante del dirigible "que en- ell
dia de aver atraves6 una violen-
! ia tormnta, mientras los pasa-
jeros, ignorantes del pe,igro,
estaban entretenidos cantandt
differences canciones popula
res"
La gaceta., 1931-06-15

Para Cafe Hacienda y Cara
coliIlo de Puerto Rico
CAFETERIA
Ssptima y Gale ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

Ny lit AcoOLAdlC0 ElCEaN
Chicago-Bucky Lawless. Auburn
N. Y, outpointed Gorilla Jones. Ek-
ron. O.. n0l. Ray Miller. Chicago
outpointed Danny belmont. Chicago
u0). Charlie Retlaff. Duluth. Einn.
stopped Tiny Diebolt. Cleveland. Ul.
Wesley Ramey, Grand -apIds, Mich.
outpointed Johnny Jadick. Phiia-
delDhia. ~. Hymie WiSeman. Des
Moines. Ia, and Midget Mike o.
Dowd. Columbus, drew. CO..
Pittsburgh-Tommy Freeman, Hot
Springs. Ark. outpointed Buck Nc
Tiernan. Pittsburgh, I0). Angelo
v rgoine. S~wissvale. Pa, outpointed
Benny Goldblatt, Chicago, o..
Milwaukee-Tiger Roy Williams
Chicago. outpOinted George Court
ney. Oklahoma City. GO).
MinneapoliS-Art Lasky. Minnea-
polls. knocked out Angus Mcdonald
Winnipeg. Man, 49,.
Omaha-GeorGe Manley. Denver
outpointed Frankie Wine. Akron. o.
Q0).
New Castle. Pa.-Henry Firpo
Louisville, Ky, outpointed Jack Nc
Vey. New York. uO.
BuenoS Aires-Arthuro Schecklos
Belgium. outpointed Antonio C5sl
troviejo. Argentina. G0). Jose Cara
toll. Argentina. and Domingo Gee
carelli. Italy. drew. uOl.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
OPPONENT FOR
JACK SOUGHT
Carnera-Sharkey Bout Is
Cancelled Out BY
Injunction

NEW YORY. May Dc. Rl-Floored
by the federal courts temporary r.
junction that barred Primo Camera
as an opponent, Jimmy Johnston.
boxing promoter. began an intensive
search today for a suitable rival for
Jack Sharkey. Boston heavyweight.
Federal Judge John G. Knox YES
terday granted the request Of the
Madison Square Garden OF Illinois
for an injunction restraining Car
nera from meeting Sharkey at Eb-
bets Field, Brooklyn, June 10. The
court order barred the ~pondgrols
Italian from meeting Sharkey OF
any other major opponent without
the consent OF the Illinois corpora
ton which holds a contract on Car
nera's services until December 81.
Johnston declared he would ap-
peal the ruling.
That's Just the first round" sail
Jimmy. You can't win EN- all. But
you never saw me quit just because
! got knocked down once. I'm glirg
10 appeal the decision at once and
nope 10 promote a Carnera-SharScv
fight later in the year. Meanwhile
I'm busy digging up some n else
TO meet Sharkey on June TO-"
The name Of Tommy Loughran
was suggested BY the clever Phila-
~delphian's manager, Joe Smith, sale
Tommy was not interested III an
ether bout with Sharkey.
Tommy has fought his way buck
to the top" said Smith. and no
longer has To beat Sharkey. The
match We want is with the winner
CT the Schmeling- Stribling bout IN
Cleveland
With Loughran out, Johnston's
next best bet looked to be Mickey
Walker, who has been betting heavy
weights around in fine style for
some months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Cop Twin Bill
For IL Victories in Row

If they win from the Yankees the
next two afternoons. the Athletics
will tie the American League mark
for consecutive triumphs, set by
the Chicago White Sox in 1906.
The most significant feature OF
yesterdays double win was the
pitching OF Leroy Mahaffey in the
nightcap. The young highlander.
one of Mack'S second string
moundsmen, held the Yankees TO
one hit for the first seven innings
and famed five. He had nothing
10 worry about after his mates fit
ted him ont with a nine-run lead
in the first inning. Lefty Grove
scored his fifth consecutive victory
in the first game.
Yves Terrell had to rush to VIII
lis Hudlin'S aid IN the ninth inning
before the Cleveland Indians could
record a z to 6 victory over the
Chicago White Sox. Eddie Morgan
hit his first homer OF the year with
n on in the sixth.
Rain halted the only other game
scheduled in the American.
The Chicago Cubs pounded three
pitchers for IL hits to defeat Pitts
burgh. 9 to 6, in the National
Leagues lone encounter. Les Sweet
land went the route FOR the win
ners and had only two bad innings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
GIVEN
UP BY MILLER
Local Sportsman to Build
New Diamond Here
Next Year

Although L. M. Miller, local
sportsman, offered TO construct a
new diamond Tor a league entry,
Brownsville Is doomed TO 40 with
out organized baseball this season.
Corpus Christi "a serious Y con-
sidering coming heIe 10 finish the
season, but Tuesday BaySide fans
came to the aid OF Geo. WitherS,
owner OF the club, and agreed 10
pay of back debts II the team
would remain in Corpus Christi.
1t has been definitely announced
that the SeahaRks VIII remain III
the Bayside city. Fans OF that city
have launched a campaign 10 raise
funds.
Miller offered to construct a first
class park and place IL at the dis
pcsal OF the Seahawks in case they
came here.
Il still intend 10 build a park"
Miller said when told Of the Sea-
hawks decision TO remain " Cor
puS Christi, but II Is 50 late IN the
season ] will wait until next year.
Miller intends to construct a first
class PARK To be erected in the \
OF the Missouri Pacific tracks Just
below tine depot.
The chief factor that kept
Brownsville from the Valley league
this year was lack Of an adequate
diamond.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
LOWER CLUBS
WIN In TEXAS
Beaumont Is Only First
Division Nine To
Exc Victory

The Beaumont Exporters we're
the only first division team TO win
In the Texas League pennant race
Monday and at that the Exporters
had a close call. but managed I'D
beat Galveston, 2 20 o..
Luke Hamlln. Beaumont's young
right-hander, issued three hits I'D
register his shutout. The Export
ers punched hits ON Reinhardt i'm
the fifth inning for a pair OF runs.
AT San Antonio. Houston lost a
ball game and pcnlant ground. ~
the Indians. IS 20 4. Merritt Hub
bell. SouthpaW and brother NJ Carl
Hubbell -of the New York Giants,
made his bow as 4 Texas Lacquer
and limited Houston t0 n couple M
hits. III was San AntOniO's fourth
consecutive victory.
Playing liStless baseball. Dallas
returned home Monday night and
lost 10 Shreveport. Q w !. Miller
pitched alright baseball for the
Sports. stopping the Steers with
four hits. George Murray started
for the Steers but lasted only six
innings. Murray was hit freely
and backed by eTratic support.
The pace setting Fort Worth Cats
found Lester Whites pitching too
much for them IN a night battle at
Fort Worth. Wichita Falls winning,
4 70 i. Leon Chagnun started for
Fort Worth and lasted through the
seventh when he was replaced for
a pinch hitter. Roy Hansen finish
ed for Fort Worth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
CORPUS CHRISTI WILL REMAIN In VALLEY LEAGUl
Harlingen Wrestling Card Up 7u esday Night
Winners
In French Tourney

AUTEUILBN, France. May Is. t4H
~ Invaders have marched off with
three titles in the French hard court
tennis championship and the Jri-
color has small hopes OF saving either
Of the two yet 70 be decided.
George Lott and John Van Ryn of
Philadelphia made a runaway OF
their match with the South Afri-
cans. Virgil Kirby and Norman a..
FarquharSon. Ga. So, Ga yesterday.
last week the wCmen's doubles went
10 Betty Nuthall and Eileen Bennett
Whittingstall Of England and tbs
mixed doubles 10 Miss Nuthall ana
p. ID. Il. Spence of South Africa
In mems singles. America depends
ON Lott and Van Ryn and m wo-
mems singles on Helen Jacobs o.
Berkeley, Calf, Dorothy Andrus *
Stamford. Conn, and Virginia Hill
cary OF Philadelphia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
\ MON1E: I
MSlDEIlGHlS
CAPITOL

Nearly a thousand extras we're
employed for spectacular scenes in
New Moon" pretentious co-star-
ring vehicle for Lawrence Tibbett
and Grace Moore. which will be the
feature at the Capitol Theatre for
two days. The picture was adapted
from the New York stage success
which ran for more than a year
at the Imperial Theatre.
Despite the oft heard contention
that large groups OF extras are
difficult to handle in a production
with music. Jack Conway. the
director, contrived TO depict armies
In battle: trained his cameras and
microphones on hundreds or
dancers in a huge palace ballroom
and in particular outdid himself in
q vivid scene In which Tibbett
rides and sings at the head OF $50
c~avalrymen who form a rousing
male chorus.
Settings were equally elaborate.
The most unusual is that OF a COM
plete Russian steamer. said TO be
enc Of the largest sets ever built
at Metro-G oldwyn-Mayer. Another
Is a replica Of an isolated fort IN
Turkestan. peopled BY a regiment
OF soldiers. A siege and midnight
attack were staged in and about
this fort, INSTRUCTED on a vast
property on the outskirts OF Culver
City. Interiors OF Russian villas
and picturesque outdoor locations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Ringgold Gunners
Defeat Mercedes

MERCEDES. May 24-In the rifle
team match held Sunday between
the Mercedes Rifle Club and Fort
Ringeold al Rio GraEee CITY, me
soldiers won by q score Of 6lS 10 500.
according to ID. o. Bowers. secretary
OF the local club.
In the first event. 200 yards Off
hand firing. Mercedes led by several
points. the soldiers gaining the lead
in the second. 200 Yards rapid fir
ing on target "a. The final event.
500 yards firing for record. also be-
ing won by the soldiers by a close
score.
High point man for Ringgold was
Gray. with a total score OF 13l for
Mercedes, j. Schupp. with 122.