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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-22
RIyoLI SAN BENITO

Buddy Rogers, the handsome
young star or light romance. has
become Charles Rogers, the dra-
matte actor.
Nov. instead OF being the object
Of adulation Of a cast Of beautiful
young girls, ne Is the object OK n
search by the police in Para
mounts production OF the James
Hilary Finn story, The Lawyers
Secret" coming TO the Rivon
Theatre, San Benito. Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday.
Rogers has no love affair In me
play; no girl Is interested In him
dramatically: he is interested In no
feminine beguiler. He plays an
unsympathetic character In the
picture. and is glad Of Il.
Give Brook and Richard Arm
have the other leading male 20
in The Lawyers Secret" and &c
feminine parts are played oy ray
Wray and Jean Arthur
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-22

OF an old custom. In England and
Scotland old shoes used TO be thrown
at weddings to symbolic the fact
tint the parents gave up all control
Of their daughter now that she vas
married.
The shoe took its first step in the
parade, though. In another connec-
ton. The ancient Israelites. II Is
said. used TO deliver a shoe IS a
testimony in the t~ransference Of >
possession.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-22
BEGIN HERE ID

hA ~ ~
BERYL BORDEN homes that n
radio nreer will help her forget
her hopeless love for TOMMY
WILSON who g. engaged 20 her
half-stster. IRENE. She goes
5'out with PRENTISS GAYLORD
until Irene learns hat he ~ rich
mud 90 win him from her.
After n hnsty marriage Irene and
Gaylord depart for his western
home. Tommy drinks heavily.
loses his Job md Joins evil COM
ranions. BeryI catches cold while
trying 10 ind him 10 beg him
60 leave his unwhoIeSome assoc
cintes. Ter throat IL affected aud
her singing days nre ended. when
Tommy realizes her sacrifice he
reforms and goes back 10 college.
Irene qunrrels with Prentiss
over an AFFAIR with DERRY
MEADE and comes home. She de-
cides that IL she must lose the
Gaylord money. she wants 90 re-
gain Tommy's love. She plans 10
dispose Of Derry md N
secret meeting hut Prentiss hears
of Ia and arrives nj the rendezvous
lust ns Derry d~enounces her. The
men fight and Irene tries 20 Zee
I'm Derry's car. There ia an ncct-
dent and she u injured.
Meantime Tommy wonders ~ he
still loves Irene. lie escort. Beryl
home from n party. A telegram
arrives from Gaylord with news
Of he accident. MRS. EVERETT
becomes ~hystericnl, blaming
everybody for her daughters
trouble. BeryI wonders az she has
been too hnrd-henrted.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XLVII
THE appeal was from Irene but
II vas not voiced by her. Gay.
lord sent II In a telegram, quite
unaware that II could or would
be interpreted as a direct call for
help.
Irene. he said. would need 10
have new ska surgically applied
TO n side OF her face. She must
be kept in the hospital longer than
was at first supposed but she was
doing nicely and the grating was
necessary only TO insure her against
permanent designation. She
would like 10 have her mother with
her IL that were possible. He would
defray the expenses.
Mrs. Everett was Mortified. Il
knew it, l knew it," she wep,
wildly. Il knew it, My poor little
baby! Her sweet little face
knew she was hurt badly Oh,
aren't you ashamed OF the way you
talked" she ragged al Beryl. Think
OF your poor sister out there all
alone in a hospital and her poor
little face all torn 10 pieces,"
Beryl left the room. She had 10
go. Self-accusation swept over her.
Had she been responsible for this
thing that had happened to her
sister?
Remorse drove her TO thoughts OF
penance. She must do something!
Her mothers crying came to her
through the closed door and fayed
her quivering soul until she be.
lieved herself solely responsible for
all the ills that had befallen the
family.
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Two Men Arrested,
Liquor Is Seized

Two men were arrested at $50
Monday morning near Los Indios.
and two sacks Of liquor were seized
BY Customs Inspector R. IL. Camp
bell and deputies Tom Cavazos and
<. Cavazos.
The men claimed that they were
from Bishop. They were In a closed
sedan.
Inspector Campbell said today
that they had received a tip that
l-- would be smuggled. and the
officers left Brownsville Sunday
night al 7 o'clock. waited all night.
ard made the arrest AZ $50 n. IN.
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Brownsville Has:

i. a population in 1881 Of over $4,000.
2. A mean average temperature Of IS.
J. bank deposits. SS.OOO.OoO.
4. Four railroads. seven paved highways.
5. international airport, five air lines.
y "A $6.OOO.OOO deep water port financed
=. The best climate. soil In the world
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-22

ling brother; Fay Wray. Jean Ar
thur. and Richard Arlen.
The Lawyers Secret" comes 30
the Capitol Theatre tomorrow for a
two-day engagement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-22

Mark Sullivan and Herbert Hoover are so close
that they arc now calling them Herbert Sullivan and
Mark Hoover.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-22

A speakeaSy. ralded 40 times IN 8 years. has been
padlocked. II must have cut out the free lunch.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-22
The Once Over
OUR NATIONAL GLASS VOTE"
BY II. |. PHILLIPS

Oth NAIiONAL OLASS NOlE
These are the days when class votes are being RI
corded In the universities. Each day brings a catalc
que of the most likely to succeed in one college an
the best dressed at another. Mr.. Elmer Twitchel Ia
applied the idea to the commonwealth With the fol
results:
Done most for the United states-The A. z. F..
Slim Lindbergh. Admiral Byrd, Owen Young,
Dwight Morrow. George NJ. Cohan. Bobby Jones.
Thomas Edison.
Done most to the United States-Al Capone.
Goldman-Sachs, Roger Babson. Andrew volstead.
the world war. the supporters OF the 1929 bull
market. and those American mayors abroad.
Most Popular-Jimmy Walker. Babe Ruth, Amos
n Andy, Jimmy McLarnin. Micky Cochrane, the
Ringing Brothers, Alfred Z Smith. Calvin Cool
idge. al Jolson. Marlene Dietrich, Ambassador
Dawes.
Most Likely to succeed-Twenty Grand. Connie
Mack. Tony the Bootlegger. Franklin Roosevelt. the
Income Tax Department. Flagpole Kelly, Heating.
the Magician. One Eyed Connolly.
Best Dresser-Harry Richman. Jimmy Walker,
Senator Ham" Lewis. George White, VIII Hays,
Peggy Hopkins Joyce.
Favorite Character in Fiction-An Baba, Robin
Hood. Bill Sykes. Babbitt. Bluebeard.
Favorite Character in History-Jesse James. Billy
the Kid, Cleopatra. Catherine Of Russia.
Most Versatile-The Wickersham commission,
the Brooklyn Nationals, Joe Cook, Bessie Giles,
Dexter Fellowes.
Best LoOkins-Jimmy CschnozzleD Durante, Bugs
Baer, Ben Turpin, Smedley Butler.
Best Natured-Mo candidate since 1929
Hardest w~orker-Herbert Hoover. Arthur Bris-
bane. Secretary Stimson. Theodore Dresser.
Best O~rator-Senator Forah. Joe HUMPHREYS. Bob
LaFollette. Nicholas Murray Butler. Texas Guinan.
Most Modest-Jack Osterman. AL Trahan Ohe
actor who made King George laugh: Art shires.
the T1ller Girls, Clara Bow, Simeon Fess, Sin
clair Lewis.
Most Dignified-The Four Marx Brothers. Ed
Wynn. Joe Frisco.
ONCE AGAIN. AND a LITTLE LOWER LEA
Il am fascinated BY the childiShness, the charm
the beauty OF American women" said his Imperis
the Grand Duke Alexander. L was frs
~ years ago. II was IN Shanghai. China
but no, wait-wait TIL the publication Of my memoirs
mo- want to hear 1t nowi
very well. listen. They may be cowboys In tn
morning. riding horseback IN the park and all. bu
in the evening they are ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
because they are clever enough 10 be that most i'm
portant thing. truly feminine" May Christie in IN
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
F FRU|T FREIGHT
RISE FOUGHT

Asserting the proposal of the
railroads to increase freight rates
IS per cent would add $4,000, 900
additional a year in transporta-
ton charges on shipment of
fresh fruits and vegetables, a
group of organizations in those
Industries today prepared to
wage a vigorous fight against
any increase.
These groups consist of the Ma
tional League of Commission
Merchants, international Apple
Shippers Association and the
Western Fruit Jobbers' Associa-
ton. They operate under what
is known as the joint council.
Fayette B. Dow will handle the
freight case for the council.
The council asserted that in
view of the drastic price reduc-
tionS on fresh fruits and vegeta-
bles this year, and the probable
continued low level for the near
future, it was believed this ad-
ditional sum will have the effect
of curtailing shipments by rail
rather than producing additional
revenue for the railroads, which
is the only justification for grant
ing such increases.
The Washington times., 1931-07-06

Critics of Government bureau
cracy" who condemn the whole
system when a comparatively
trivial bulletin is issued are suf-
fering from "myopic malice" "
Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Klein declared over the radio last
night.
Speaking over the Columbia sys-
tenn, DR.. Klein declared those who
cry down with the noSey, tax
sousndering bureaucrats" lose
sight of great work being done By
governmental agencies to aid
business and build the nation.
High Average
During recent weeks the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce has been called upon to
give a daily average Of between
$4,000 and $4,000 specific services
to business houses, compared with
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
SURPLUS WHEAT
PER|LS MART

CHICAGO, July 6.-Removal
from the domestic market of the
Federal Governments supplies Of
wheat and cotton would hasten
recovery from the current depres-
sion, in the opinion of Edward
Jerome Dies, member of the Chi
cago Board OF Trade and a we'll
known expert on commodity ex-
changes.
In an article published in the
June number of Chicago Com,
merce, official organ of the Chi
cago Association of Commerce,
Dies declares that the heaped up
stocks of wheat and cotton, pur-
chased by the Federal Farm
Board in carrying out its price
stabilization program, constitute
an important obstacle to the
hoped-for economic renaissance.
Unless the Farm Board grasses
its enormous surpluses from the
market, Dies asserts, Red lights
that have blinked down the high
ways of business for two years
will continue flashing their warn
ings. Business is Stymied."
While these vast wheat and
cotton stocks in the Governments
hands hang over the markets OF
the world, Dies contends, a broad
business recovery is impossible.
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
HEAVY BUILDING
OFF IN YEAR

Heavy construction contracts
awarded in the United States in
the first half of 1881 totaled
1894, lat 900, comparing with
81 1905, 1923, 900 in the correspond
ing period last year, a decline Of
IS per cent, Engineering News
Record reports.
Lettings announced throughout
the country in June aggregated
$196.326, 900, against $217,833, 900
in May, and $302, ,1S0, 900 in June,
1880.
Activity in public work during
the Six-month period showed a
vigorous resistance to downward
tendencies in other classes. While
individual branches, such as
waterworks, public bridges and
public buildings fell off from last
years volume, the class, as
whole, showed an 8 per cent gain.
Private work on the other hand,
registered a severe drop, approx
mating so per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
DR.. Klein Scolds Critics
OF u. S. Bureaucracy"

an average of about $50 in 1921,
he said.
Much of the criticism against
Government bureaucracy" is
based upon the thousands of bull
letins on a wide variety of top.
les that are issued, he said, in
pointing out that through fur
nisbing information, the Govern
ment serves.
Serve rs, 1000 Firms
The Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce was cited BY
him as giving information that
is typical of what other Govern
ment departments furnish. Last
year the bureau served currently
about $4,000 business firms. A
survey disclosed that 1900 OF
them had made extra profits OF
extra savings" during the period
of service valued at $5O,00O,OOC
or five times the cost of run
ming the bureau, he said.
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
Higher Steel Rates
Refused BUI.C. g..

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission has found unjustified the
proposal of the Southern roads
to cancel their commodity rates
on certain iron and steel articles
shipped from manufacturing
points in Alabama, Georgia, Ten
nessee and Mississippi to destina-
tions in the North and East.
The roads intended to apply
class rates, the effect Of which
would have been to raise the
present rates. ,ei
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
TRADING LIGHT
! on NEWS Of
DEBT PACT
U. S. Steel, Am. Can Lead
Advance to Higher Levels
As Session Nears Closing
By w. S. COUSINS

NEW YORK, July 6 GNSD-
Most of the active stocks started
the new week at lower prices, the
market having been unsettled by
the new snags which developed
In the war-debt parleys since
Fridays close.
But with only 100000 shares
passing through the market Up
to noon. including the weekend
accumulation since last Friday,
it could hardly be said that stocks
were sold on "unfavorable" for
Fefgn news.
Partial Recovery
In fact, most of the speculative
favorites touched their low prices
at the opening and by midday
had recovered about half OF their
losses.
In the early afternoon the in
,dustrialS, under the lead of U. S.
Steel and American Can. made
another effort to lead the mdr-
ket into higher price levels Big
Steel, which dropped off to 1924
In the forenoon. rallied to 1041a
and American Can sold around
r113, against the early price of
1113s.
Westinghouse, General Electric.
ChrySler Motor, j. 1. Case and
other favoriteS rebounded a point
or two from the bottom.
Chrysler at 24la showed a frac-
tional gain over last weeks close,
'the stock receiving the benefit
of the launching Of a country
wide campaign for the new four
cylinder Plymouth, with floating
power and free wheeling"
Other Rallies
Similar rallies were in order
for the gas and electric light
and power stocks.
Cotton, wheat and corn were
also in the lower price ranges for
reasons more directly connected
with crop prospects and markets.
July wheat at Chicago touched a
new low for the season at 55hc
a bushel.
Call money was unchanged at
az per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
REPORTS
INVESTMENT
SHIFTS
Many Surprising Changes in
Lehman Holdings Indicate
Price and Value Adjustment
BY THE SPECTATOR

NEW YORK, July 6.-Investors
and traders who have heard so
much of investment trust SELL
ing" and investment trust buy
ing" during the past six months
to account for the rise and fall
of individual stocks, now have an
opportunity to discover the aCcu-
racy of such statements in the
holding company reports making
their appearance.
Therefore, the first half year
report Of operations of the Leh-
man Corporation, one Of the lead.
ers in this field, is worthy Of
more than casual perusal.
Surprising Changes
The portfolio holdings. disclose
some rather surprising eimina'
tions and reductions from those
at the beginning of the year, and
in the opinion of usually we'll
posted observers, this is taken to
indicate that the management is
adjusting the trusts position in
line with old-fashioned relation.
ships of price and value.
In the period from December 81,
1880, to June 80 last, holdings Of
the following stocks were either
eliminated or reduced: American
Can, American & Foreign Power,
American r diator, American
Telephone, Coca Cola. Coty, Du-
pont, Eastman Kodak. Electric
Bond and Share. Gimbel, Inter.
national Nickel. Liggett & Myers,
National Dairy Products. Para
mount. Radio-Keith and Union.
Carbide.
At the same time the company
added to it's holdings of Ameri-
can Tobacco B. Collins and Ak
man, Commonwealth and South.
ern, Consolidated Gas, Drug, Inc,
General Electric, General Motors,
Hershey Chocolate, Kroger Gro
Gerry. Lorillard. North American,
Pacific Lighting, Reynolds To
bacco B. and United Gas I'm
provement.
Ideas To Be Revised
The severe decline in commo-
dity prices that has taken place
during the past six months may
necessitate some revisions Of
ideas as to normal earning power,
according to economic students.
1t is held that even though
the volume Of business RECEIVERS
to the 1929 level, many compan-
les may be unable to earn as
much because of the lower gen.
eral level of commodity prices.
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
Mahogany Traders
VictOrs in Complaint

Producers and importers of
Philippine mahogany yesterday
received with satisfaction de-
cision by the Federal Trade
Commission dismissing complaints
against use of the term Phillip
pine mahogany"
The Philippine product comes
in competition with mahogany
furnished by Central America,
Mexico and Africa. Dealers
handling the products from these
countries other than the Philip
pines contended that Philippine
mahogany was not true mahog-
any.
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
Exchange Probes
Broker Employees

Stock market activities Of en-
ployes of Stock Exchange member
firms are being investigated by
the exchange. Ashbel Green,
secretary, sent a letter to mem
bers stating he has been directed
by the committee on quotations
and commissions to furnish it
with certain information regard
ing the purchase and sale OF
stocks by employees of member
firms.
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
IngOt Output Put
At 3O.OOO.OOO Tons

Steel ingot production this
year is estimated at between &C.
100000 and 30,0O0.00O gross tons,
according to the Daily Metal
Trade.
This compares with 1858 900
gross tons in 1880 and 54,164.000
produced in 1929.
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
GRAIN ELEVATOR SOLD

The Minneapolis, st. Paul and
Sault Ste. Marie Railway has
sold its grain elevator in North
Minneapolis to the Farmers Ma
tional Grain Corporation, market
ing affiliate Of the Federal Farm
Board. The elevator has a Ca
pacity Of 2,2S0,000 bushels Of
grain,
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
COTTON GOODS

NEW YORK, July 6 GN.SO.
The coarse yarn gray cloth mar.
ket was quiet today. Print cloths
were sold in moderate amounts.
Quiet was reported in carded
broadcloths. Some inquiries were
current, but in most instances
coverage was deferred. Two or
three twill constructions continued
we'll booked ahead with the mills
making them holding firmly to
the higher prices recently named
for the goods. Not much interest
was shown in sheetings. Prices
we're unchanged with the mills
holding firmly to the current
market levels.
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, July 6 G.N.S)-
Hogs-Receipts, 10000; market,
1Oc lower; Top, $50; Bulk. $3.50
TAO: Heavy weight. 560M725; Me
dunn weight, 7@75O; Lightweight
725@75O; Light lights. 710@740;
Packing sows, 1850 $50; Pigs,
675@73O; Holdovers, 5000.
Cattle-Receipts. 10000; Mar
ket, steady to 25c lower; Calves
Receipts 5000; Market steady;
Beef Steers-God and choice,
650@8; common and medium
sos; Yearlings, 50850; Butcher
Cattle-Heifers, 468; Cows, 80
525; Bulls. 35O@55O; Caves, $50
OF; Feeder Steers. 450G675;
Stocker Steers, 45O@7; Stocker
Cows and Heifers, 305.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000; Mar
ket steady; Medium and choice
lambs, 675076O; Culls and com
mon, 4@550; Yearlings, 3@550;
Common and choice ewes, 10 225;
Feeder lambs, 50550.
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
PROBE BANK LAWS

A special joint legislative COM
mittee to investigate banking
laws Of New York State will meet
July II to 10 at Lake Placidp
The Washington times., 1931-07-06

New York funds in Montreal, f3.43N
premium at $1,000.
Montreal funds in New York, &3.l3X
discount at $1,000.
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

Potomac Electric Power cons SIS,
'36, 2,000@1O5.
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio pfd, 20@100.
Federal American Bank and
Trust Company, 1005O, 10@50,
10@50, $3.50.
Real Estate Mortgage pfd, ESQ
612.
AFTER CALL
Potomac Electric Power 5Eas
pfd., 4@111A, 1@111A.
Peoples Drug pfd, 10@101, 10
a l01
The Washington times., 1931-07-06

Public Utility Bonds Bid Ask
Amer Tel e Tel 41ss....iI3t .....
Am IL 4 r rtl TT 5s....ilNS u ....
AnCOstia d Pot f r 1s... :! -
Ana & Pot Guar 5s.......,. - ....
c & T Tel of Va 5s.......il04z
Cap Traction r f 5s..... S3 81
City & Suburl an 5s....... II .....
Georgetown Gas list 5s.....I104 los y
Potomac Elec Cons 5s......1O4 Al 1O5 u
Potomac EleC .jl09 .....
Wash Alex & Mt V CIT t.... 2 .....
Washington Gas 4hs....... 1904 101
Washington Gas 5s......... 106 .....
Wash Gas IS ser A.....s.. 1881 103 y
Wash Gas 6s series Be-. 1O6 1O7
Wash Ry & Elec 4s...... 90A 91h
Miscellaneous Bonds
Barber & Ross Inc 6hs.... so SO
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Demand ca 0'e
The Washington times., 1931-07-06

81. 1874 TelautOE u.4Oa).. 1919 1919 1851 4
The Washington times., 1931-02-23
NAVY MEN
'SL|GHTED' At
X RECEPTIONS
Retired Officers Not Invited
To White House Functions,
Claim; Inquiry Under Way

Alleged sighting of retired
Army and Navy officers at White
House receptions during the cur
rent annual season i the subject
of an inquiry at the executive Of
fices today.
Specific complaint has been
made that large number of "Out--
siders" received invitations to the
Army and Navy reception given
by President Hoover, but scores Of
retired officers now living in
Washington were not asked.
Custom Not Followed
The social custom always has
been to invite the retired service
officers at subsequent White
House functions in the event it is
found impracticable to invite
them to the reception in honor of
the Army and Navy.
This custom, however, has not
been followed this year, it is said.
List Large This Year
No explanation so far has been
made of the limiting of the in
vitation lists to active Army and
Navy officers except the general
one that the Army and Navy list
this year was unusually large,
and had to be cut to avoid over
crowding of the White House.
The retired officers and their
wives are irked over the decision
to omit their names from the
annual invitation lists and de-
scribe it as social blunder."
The War and Navy Departments,
however, are not taking any part
in the controversy.
The Washington times., 1931-02-23

is none which the American people de-
mand shall be kept at it's high level of
efficiency.
Today the academy needs land-land
for manoeuvre grounds, for target
ranges, and especially for training in
aviation. A measure to provide these
facilities is before Congress. 1t should
be passed without delay and without
dissent. George Washington, in advo-
eating the military academy, LOOKED
TO THE FUTURE. Congress should
heed George Washington's example. The
nation will demand an accounting from
it if it does NOT.