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The Washington times., 1930-09-30
By Elsie Robinson

yourself? win you fail - will
you surrender? Or will you
win through? And, if so-how?
They are watching you -
those others. They are asking
those questions - asking them
desperately, for if you can
make the grade there's a
chance for them, too. And
more than their personal hope
or despair depends on your
answer. History depends on it.
For that Is what history is
the record Of mans struggle
against circumstances. The rec.
ord Of YOUR struggle.
Men are looking at you. His
tory is looking at you. You
are most important than you
ever were before. Lives depend
on you. And the fighting code
Of a race depends on you. win
you two-time those lives? VIII
you double cross that code?
OR viii you have the courage
to accept your pain as an in.
itiatton-the courage to drink
your tears as Q stir-up cup
and go on with the adventure?
Copyright, 1899, BY Kin6 Features
Syndicate. xna.A
The Washington times., 1930-09-30
Bluffed Again
Uncle Sam Is Easy.

The forcing ont of Nicholas Roosevelt Vice Governor
Of the Philippines is very edying incident but it is
brilliant example Of peanut politics foreign possessions
and at Washington.
Mr.. Roosevelt appointed by President Hoover The
appointment excellent Roosevelt has made thorough
study Of the Philippines knows their problems first hand
and sincere friend of the Filipino people distinguished
from the Filipino politicians.
The Filipino politicians naturally protested his appoint
ment the United States Senate weakened confirm
it, and Of half baked Senators announced that
they would throw Mr. Roosevelt OUT.
Mr. Roosevelt has saved them the trouble by regnn and
there joy among the Filipino bosses who control the politics
of the island
pretty incident s it not? The United States should be
proud of it. Twelve million Filipino peasants wonder
ing what is wrong with their American big brothers, and
few Filipino politicians laughing in their sleeves the
success Of their bluff.
It's easy to make monkey out Of Uncle Sam you know
how.
The Washington times., 1930-09-30

fectly satisfied. You felt that
you were important-that you
were needed. Today. after sor-
row has stripped you, you feel
bankrupt. You feel that you
don't matter any more. But
actually the situation is re.
versed. You were hardly i'm
portant at all, In your days OF
ignorant happiness. You might
have been gay, generous, hon.
est, brave, loyal-but what Of
itP Anyone can have fine vir-
lures who isn't under trial.
What could your pleasant life
possibly mean to the miserable
multitudeS outside your door?
Nothing. But today your life
may means tremendous things,
for at last you're in the thick
of it, too.
At last your manhood is
really being put to the test.
Before this you thought you
were q man but you were &C.
tually little better than a happy
vegetable. Now you are UP
against the real things Of life?
And all the other initiates are
watching you. You are suffer
ing what they have suffered.
You are fighting what they
must fight. How will you hold
The Washington times., 1930-09-30
The Lost Worlds
By Archibald Henderson

Many q time my reader has
looked up at the sky at night
and seen q star shoot across the
heavens in Q long streak Of light.
There goes q shooting star, he
exclaimS. Sometimes they fol
low each other in rapid success.
sion. The head OF the meteor
is the fireball: and sometimes
it viii split into three parts,
each with colored edges. each
leaving behind it q long trail Of
fire. Sometimes o great number
Of meteors viii follow each other
in rapid succession until so or
10 have passed.
Sometimes great swarms Of
shooting stars appear in the
neighborhood of q comet. In
1872 and again In 1885 such
dense swarms of n1eteorites ap-
peared in q region whence
Biela's Comet. was expected.
Scientists accordingly drew the
inevitable conclusion that the
comet had been divided not
merely. into two parts, but into
thousands OF fragments, which
provided q truly magnificent
spectacle. They came rushing
out Of the constellation Of An
dromeda. and hence were named
Andromedids.
The presence Of meteorS IS
bound up with the question of
the earth's atmosphere. Studies
of the brightness of shooting
stars indicate that the earth'S
atmosphere so miles above the
surface is about the same tenn
perature as the earth itself.
Other questions which puzzled
astronomers were: From what
distances do these fireballS
come. and from what regions of
space? It has been established
by NisSel in Vienna and Hoff-
lmeiSter in Sonneburg that the
fireballS or large HneteorS almost
without exception come to us
from regions far outside the so
lar system.
It is not difficult, from the
reports Of observations by anna
teurs, to determine the height
at which q meteor explodes.
Let us suppose that one observer
sees q meteor explode immedi-
ately above him, or. as we say,
at the zenith. A second observ-
er, some SO miles to the south
Of the first will report that he
saw the meteor at an angle Of
IS degrees. It is easy to show.
that the meteor must have burst
about so miles in the air above
the first observer.
Thoma& @ his stimulating
The Washington times., 1930-09-30

work, Heaven and Earth, has
given simple directions for de-
termining, roughly. the rate of
speed at which . meteor moves.
The observer determines the
point where the meteor bursts.
as well as the point where it
first became visible. We have
to estimate how many seconds
it took to cover the distance
between two points. Given
these figures, the astronomer
can quickly determine the
meteor's velocity. Thus we
might say: THE meteor pass I'd
from q point just under Vega"
Or, we might use some Sucn
description as this: ''The rae
teor appeared exactly in the
west, and its point Of extinc-
ton was due north; il moved
horizontally halfway between
the horizon and the zenith"
Copyright, 1880. International Feature
Service, Inc.
The Washington times., 1930-09-30
Listen, World

Lies hurt you-yes? Robbed
you Of something you loved
better than yourself? Left you
bitter, bankrupt, broken? And
you're saying
What's the use of going on2
nothing matters any more. I'm
too badly bent to make a new
start. And why should I try?
I've lost everything I cared for.
Life can't hold anything fine
after this"
Saying that? Don't! There
is a reason for going on and
life does still hold something
fine, something finer than you
have ever known, il you have
the courage to seek it. Not the
old easy ecstasies. They'll never
come again. Any more than
your baby teeth will come again.
Souls grow up as well as bodies.
But there's an older joy. a more
mature pride, a deeper satisfac-
iton waiting for you-if you'll
take it.
For life isn't ended, as you
think. Life is really just begin
ming. At last you have left your
care-free content f1hind you
and you're entering into the
The Washington times., 1930-09-30
Hearst Papers Advocate

Peace and Gmty Wath all nations; entangang
alliances Nth none," advocated By George
Washington.
q Proportional representation in the United States
Senate, no State to haze less than taOO Senator's.
Legislation to enforce prompt constitutional reap.
porttonment IN the House of Representatives.
3. separate Department of the Army of the Macy
Il and OF the Air Forces, all united under Secre-
targ of National Defense
T. Federal action to the limit OF Federal potDers to
abolish tltter0cy in the United States under a
Secretary Ot Educdti0n
8 Installation 0t the President the first of Ian
nnrD follotrin0 NoVep,ber election.
s. Setect'Ue immigration to admit ony those su'teo
y for American citizenship.
-. Deportation of undesirable aliens.
9. Complete publicity for income tores.
The Washington times., 1930-09-30
milk transportation eggs SAFETY FROM STARVATION made
wandering from place to place unnecessary.
Then was established HOME LIFE.


wandering from place to place unnecessary.
Then was established HOME LIFE.
From the abandoned with its piles Of bones and burnt
out ashes men changed to settled hataon and gradually built
up the homes and HOME FURNISHINGS Of today.
And in the old days identified NoADS by temporary
dwelling in these days identify and classify Cizened MEN
by the homes that they establish for their families
Life's values based childhood memories
The good citizen he who with affection tender rcoec
tion to the home Of his youth.
That home is what the father and mother make Il.
Is bleak and i'll for spirits Of children suffer-
it comfortable and beautiful reectng the affection
artistic feeling OF parents the souls of children nouhed by it.
"Stn yourself, think good in other hings; don't
freedom in Frightening the home
brilliant garden sight day by day
CHARLES BUXTON
EVERY MAN SHOULD MAKE HIS HOME AS COMFORTABLE
AND AS BEAUTIFUL AS HE CAN AFFORD TO MAKE TT.
And while is not all matter Of money the home should
share Of the family income great proportion the Importance
of the home itself
The Washington times., 1930-09-30
KNOWLEDGE
TEST

Fill each blank:
!. Charles @. - is Am
basSador to the Court of
st. James.
2. The ruler Of the Belgians
is King -.
8. Villa -- wrote s'Death
comes for the Archbishop"
4. The story of the I,orelei
Is q legend.
4. A middleman Is q dealer
between the producer and
the -,
Match opposites:
8. abandon
SQuander
z. retrencIl
security
8. harmful
protect
3. hazard
10. ilnprisca
beneficial
Do you know:
IL. What is the distinr1,ish.
ing quality of chron1iura?
IL. What does the colloullial
word dive" mean TO-DAY?
1S. What is q horoscope?
IA. What is rice paper made
from?
is. What is the auuamarine
used for?
fAMswapm Nm Akmmmwav.a wm-aN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-15
INCOME TAX
Moody Says No State Levy
Now Contemplated

AUSTIN, Jan. 15.-CPr-Assur-
ances that a state income tax pro-
poSal will not be submitted to the
special session Of the legislature
have been given by Governor Dan
Moody.
The governor said he had been
advised from many parts Of Tex
as that a fund was being collected
to be used in opposing passage Of
an income tax.
TO inquiries made Of me I have
replied that I do not intend to
submit the subject of an income
tax TO the legislature and that
hence they need not contribute to
the 'slush fund.-" Governor Moody
said.
His announcement means the
subject Of revenue will not be OPEN
ed at all.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-15
VICTORIA ROAD
WORK LOOMS
Developments Expected In
so Days With 3-day Meet
Planned in Mexico

Developments are expected with
in the next go days on the Veto
ria Matamoros highway, Browns
vile chamber Of commerce officials
said Wednesday after a conference
with Matamoros chamber officials.
1t is believed that a meeting VIII
be held in Victoria regarding COM
pletion of the road as soon as pos
sible. At that time. expected with
in the next two months. delegates
will be present from Brownsville,
Matamoros. San Fernando, San
Carlos, Tampico and Victoria.
The meeting Is planned to last
three days and ii Is believed the
work on the highway will be rushed
after that. the chamber officials
pointed out.
one Of the greatest needs OF
these two border cities, IN the
opinion Of Brownsville and Mata-
moros representatives, is a paved
highway from here into the lnte-
rior. 1t is believed that tourist trai-
fic will show great gains following
the new roads completion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-15
BRITISH TO
EAT VALLEY
GRAPEFRUIT
Fifteen Carloads Of
Golden Citrus
Ordered

Valley grapefruit soon will grace
the tables Of Great Britain.
After long effort an order has
been obtained from a Manchester,
Eng, firm for IS carloads Of the
Valleys best. Nat Gill. Harrington,
put the deal through.
Returning from his long Journey.
Mr.. Gill was jubilant. He predicted
opening Of a large and profitable
market for the best grapefruit in
the world"
Some difficulty will be encounter
ed in finding enough fancy fruit TO
fill the order, 1t was said. The Har-
lingen Chamber of Commerce. how
ever, met at noon Thursday to find
a way out of this difficulty.
Only five persons out of every
hundred in the land Of tea and mar
malade have tasted grapefruit. Mr..
Gill reported. Most Of them now
come from Egypt.
Little trouble will be encountered
he believed, in making grapefruit
a national food for the Britishers
such as it is in this country. Al
ready. he reported, 1t has won great
favor with the cocktail imbibers.
The big shipment to England was
sold at a good price. 1t was said.
and will contain quite a few smaller
grapefruit since this Is the kind the
cocktailers prefer.
The bulk Of the prize Valleys big
gest and best citrus already has been
moved out. it was reported. but
enough still remains according 10
those in a position to know to fill
the cars with tasty, golden sam
pies Of the Valleys sunshine.
The cargo will be dispatched as
soon as possible by way Of Calves
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-15
LAREDO TRADE
REOPENS SOON
Walls Silent While Moody
Voices Delight Over
Turn of Events

LAREDO. Jan. 1872 Officials
Of the Mexican consulate, closed
since December iS, we're expected
to return here today from San An
tonic to prepare for ~reopening the
consulate Friday. Business men
we're making preparations for re-
sumption of international trade.
virtually at a standstill since the
threats Of district attorney John A.
Walls to arrest former president
Plutarco Elias Gales OF Mexico on
a charge Of conspiracy to murder
led the closing OF the consulate.
The State department OF WASH
ington assured Mexico that Mex
lean residents and travellers in Webb
county and its county seat, Laredo.
would "enjoy the e~-aranteeS grant,
ed to them by law
While Gales was in the United
Continued on Page nine.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-15

. Meanwhile, the prohibition 81
tuation held the intense interest Of
many members OF the house and
senate as they continued prepara-
ton Of legislation TO carry out diff
ferent parts Of the program. and
committee chairman arranged to
assemble their committees.
In the house, a group OF wet"
members returned TO their discus
sion Of the question at an informal
conference. In recent years there
has been an unofficial committee
in the house known as that favor
ing modification Of the prohibition
law. 1t has been only more or
less active, but 1t is known some
Of its members now feel II should
announce a defieite aim and work
to that goal.
The session Of the House Immi-
grafton committee was watched
with interest. While this committee
has jurisdiction over immigration
measures, the House Commerce
committee has control over legisla-
ton affecting the coast guard. The
two committees probably must
work together in drafting legisla-
ton to create the new border pa
troll.
Last session the immigration
committee held extensive hearings
on enforcement conditions along
the Mexican and Canadian borders
in connection with the Box bill to
place quota restrictions on i'm
migration from western hemisphere
nations. This testimony never has
been made iblic, but chairman
johnson now hopes ID be able to
release 1t. Many believe 1t will
throw much light on the situation
to be considered in mobilizing a
force to patrol thousands Of miles
Of boundary.
The Williamson bill to authorize
transfer of the prohibition unit
from the treasury TO the Justice
Department will be taken up next
week by the House Expenditures
committee. Next Tuesday. the Sem
ate Judiciary committee will dis
cuss in q preliminary way all Of
the reorganization program.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-15

.Laveen, AriZ., after they had bar
ricaded themselves behind rocks
and fired upon the searchers. No
ole was hurt in the battle, and the
beleagured fugitives surrendered
when a horseman, upon whom they
first had opened fire, obtained re-
Inducements from a posse.
The chase started Monday night,
when Deputy Sheriff Joe Chapman
was kidnapped from Florence. Ariz..
as he attempted TO arrest Mrs.
Schroeder after she had refused to
produce ownership papers for a
car.
Chapman was forced into the au-
tomobile by the two men, whom he
had not seen when he approached
the woman. The car sped away TO
Chandler, Ariz., where Deputy
Deputy Sheriff Lee Wright was
shot as he and other officers at
tempted to halt it. Chapman. APP
parently shot BY his captors during
the ride. was thrown out.
Belief that one OF the arrested
men was 4. r.. Crawford. brother
Of Mrs. Schroeder. apparently was
disSipated when Deputy Tex Walker
identified him as Wells. Walker
said he in times past had arrested
Wells four times in Texas. Wells
said he was released from the Tex
as penitentiary on Christmas day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-15
SAN BENITO
GETS AIRPORT
Contracts to Be Let Jan. %
With Field Completed
In so Days
lsnecial IA INC Heraldl

SAN BENITO, Jan. l5-Contracts
will be let Jan. @ for the erection
OF an ai-field one and one-half
miles east Of San Benito, it was
announced To-Day. The field will be
built by the Anyways Division OF
the Department Of Commerce, Bur-
eau OF Lighthouses.
The field will CT err 81 acres, and
within ten day after letting Of
contract. work mu-. begin. The
field will be completed within SO
calendar days after work has be-
gun.
About 500 pounds Of grass seed
will be donated by the government
and planted.
A government representative will
be on the site Of the field from
IL a. m. until 2 p. m. on the 22nd
10 take care OF bidders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-15
Pendergraft Made
Manager of KWWG

The chamber Of commerce We'd
nesday takes over radio station
KWWG. w. L. Pendergraft Is gen.
eral manager.
Nationwide publicity for Browns
vile and the Valley is the assurance
Of the new management.
A number Of plans for Innovations
! the policy Of the station are
pending, Pendergraft said today.
A competent force will be employ
ed, the general manager said.
George Van Ecken is to be radio
technician.
The regular features, such as
weather forecasts and market re-
ports viii be continued
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-15
THE

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Cloudy and considerably colder to-
night. probably with rain; lowest
temperature near 40 degrees; Thurs
day cloudy or partly cloudy and mo-
derately cold, Moderate to fresh
northerly winds this afternoon and
tonight diminishing Thursday.
For East Texas: Generally fair
and continued cold in north, cloudy
and colder in south portion tonight
with freezing nearly 10 the east
coast: Thursday generally fair and
continued cold. Moderate I'd fresh
northerly winds on the coast this
afternoon and tonight diminishing
Thursday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-15
Rotary Official Is
Due Here Thursday

DR.. Sam Thompson, Kerrville,
district governor o. Rotary clubs,
will make his first talk in the VAL
ley as Brownsville Thursday eve
ming. He Is to bring the annual
message from the governor 70 the
clubs, and will speak on affairs Of
Interest to Rotarians.
The regular weekly meeting OF
the club has been changed from
Wednesday noon TO Thursday eve
ming so as TO hear DR.. Thompson.
Dinner will be served and several
special musical numbers are being
arranged.
DR.. Thompson is making a tour
OF the Valley, and expects TO be
in this section for nearly a week.
He is to address all clubs In the
Valley. He Is completing the I'M
expired term OF r. L. Bobbit who
resigned as district governor when
he accepted the appointment as
Texas attorney general.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-15
La Feria Burglaries
Now Believed Solved

The solution TO a long chain Oh
burElaries al La Feria Is believed
10 have been solved with the ar
rests Of Ramon Cortez and santos
Aguilar, IS. and 20 respectively.
The Youths have confessed 70 six
robberies. according 70 Constable
J. w. C~astleberry who brought them
here Tuesday. They waived exam
ming trial and Cortez was placed
under a $1,000 bond and Agullar
$500. They we're remanded TO jail
in default Of same TO await action
Of the grand jury.
Constable Castleberry, aided oy
Deputies M. Torres and Pablo Lo-
pez. arrested the boys and obtain
ed a quantity OF goods which was
identified by six La Feria residents
as belonging TO them. The officers
still have some articles which have
not been identified.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-15
DEATHS FROM
FEVER
CAUSE ALARM
u. S. Health Service
Scours Country
For Birds

WASHINGTON, Jan. l5-CP-
With a growing list Of fatalities
from the mysterious disease OF par
rot fever, or psittacosis. federal
health authorities concentrated TO-
day upon an effort to prevent
spread of the malady.
Five deaths were reported within
the last twenty-four hours, bring
ing the total number to eight. Most
recent victims we're: Roger Buch-
anon, Yonkers, New York; Mrs. Leon
+. Swears, Johnstown, New York:
n person in Queensborough. New
York. whose identity was not re-
vealed; Miss Catherine Tierney. To-
ledo. Ohio, and Mrs. William Burns,
Baltimore.
Deaths Of Mrs. Percy @. Williams
of Toledo. Mrs William Shields of
Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Louise Schaef-
fer of Baltimore were reported pre-
viously.
rs Cases In New York
In addition IS cases were reported
in New York. Connecticut, Mary
land, and Ohio-three at Brook
lyn, m at Yonkers. four in Queens
borough. one at Johnstown. three at
Toledo. two at Pittsburgh, five at
New Haven, three at Baltimore, and
four at Aberdeen. Maryland.
Several other cases in these
states were reported as either viz
tually recovered or recovering.
On the assumption that the dis
ease cannot be communicated from
person to person. but Is contracted
only from parrots who are them
selves afflicted. the health officials
confined their activities 10 tracing
out the infected birds.
Pet Shops Canvassed
The belief was advanced that the
present outbreak came from a sim
gle shipment Of parrots which
reached this country shortly before
Christmas. although the possibility
that the birds became afflicted al
lSf ICdIklAile WIS GOA4AbAg Ndo AAOb
being overlooked.
A particular effort was made TO
determine In what cities parrots
that may have been afflicted were
sold. Reports on a wholesale can
vas Of New York pet stores by
agents there awaited together with
requested information on suspicious
cases from several states.
DR.. George w. Mccoy. director OF
the hygienic laboratory. believes
that while reports Of a few more
cases may be received. the cpl
demic will die out within a short
time. He said the publicity given
the illness was worth the work Of
fifty doctors"
With Surgeon General Cumming.
he reiterated his warning that a
sure method OF avoiding contagion Is
to keep away from parrots.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-15
Vags Given Woodpile
Tests at Harrington
CSpecial "a The Herald)

especial TO The Herald
HARLINGEN, Jan. 15-The sheep
and the goats are divided by Capt.
l.. +. Mont Of the Salvation Army
here in his efforts to get employ
ment for all worthy persons calling
on the army for aid.
A man with a family gets pre-
ference. Capt. Monk explains. But
there still are others seeking en-
ployment, r:any Of whom are
tg~~lps.
The test Is put to the tramps
in the form OF a woodpile. One
hours duty on the woodpile con-
vinces the captain that his ap-
plicant is sincere, so a meal and
a bed for the night are then in
order. Professional" tramps never
stay with the woIpile. the cap
tain finds. and the one who do
stick he tries to place in honest
work I'D and down the Valley.