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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-30
The Once Over
NURSERY LINES FOR THE L1NDBERGH HEIR

Copyright. 1880. by The Associated Newspapers)
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe:
She bought her an engine and presently flew
To Egypt. to China and Greece on a dare
And always refueled the old shoe in the air.
There was a man in our town and he was wondrous
wise,
He hoped of on a table leaf and flew it through
the skies;
And when he saw how high he was, with all his
might and main
He did a lot Of somersaults and flew IL back again.
The king was at the flying field learning how to
hop.
The queen was in a parachute learning how to
drop:
The duke was in the tree-top explaining to the
duchess
That a landing Of that nature means a month or
two on clutches.
sss
Little Boy Blue. come blow your horn:
The cows are IN the meadow, the sheep arc III the
corn;
Get them away the farmer appealed,
For the farm has been bought for a landing field"
Mary had a little plane;
Il was as white as snow.
And there was hardly any place
That Mary didn't 90.
She flew il 70 the school each day
And also flew it home
And in between she flew away
To London. Nice and Rome.
Heigh diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,
The COW hoped over the moon:
The little dog Schneider took off in a glider
And the dish took a trip by balloon.
Jack and Jill went up a hill
To fly away through space;
Jack fell down and broke his crown
But jill is still an ace"
My daddy flies over the ocean,
NJ mother flies over the sea.
They both fly on impulse and notion
And they'll make a flyer OF met
Peter. Peter. pumpkin eater.
Had a wife and couldn't keep her;
He sent her on a solo flight
And that disposed Of her all right
Jack Spratt could not eat fat.
His wife could not eat lean.
And 50 they bought a flying field
And lived on gasoline.
Rock-a-bye Baby. three miles in air.
When the plane rocks and the baby won't care;
When the ship drops the cradle will fall
And thatll be fun and excitement for all.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-30
AIDS To

HARTFORD. Conn. -Forty-one
Connecticut communities are pro-
vided with roof-markings for the
benefit or airplane pilots. according
10 the state Chamber of Commerce.
Altogether there are IS scattered all
over the state. Bridgeport. with a
total Of sever has the most.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-30

The roof r the Temple OF Jeru-
salem was studded with gold
pointed rods connected BY pipes 70
the ground In more than a thou
sand years II was not damaged b.
lightning. This Is one or the earliest
lightning rod projections known.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-30
40 ON Win the SON.
p XIV


Briefly. Guavernius told judy
that he would be delighted to train
her. He spoke Of money himself,
and said that he would take no fee
until she vas ready and had made
her debut. He was as kind as could
be. He said that she showed great
promise. but OF course she had
everything TO learn. She must be
prepared TO work very hard and TO
give up everything TO the demands
Of her art.
She mentioned her livelihood as
a model. and he answered that al
though he would have preferred her
to do nothing. still il was as harm
less an occupation as she could fol-
low, provided she did not get over
tired. It would help to preserve the
Elasticity of her body. He quite un-
derStood her position. He hoped she
would take every opportunity Of
watching fine dancing.
At the end he told her. with a
little chuckle, that she could not al
ways expect such music as she had
danced to today. Perhaps she did
not know that the young man was
Gregor Gos~steivitsch. Judy was
deeply abashed as he pronounced
the name Of the greatest living
pianist.
Altogether she was 50 over
wrought that when all the arrange
ments had been made for her first
lesson, her little face puckered up
like a child's and she burst into a
tempest OF tears. Guarvenius. IA
miliar with the artistic tempera-
ment. let her cry.
The famous teacher and the
jOung musician took their leave
shortly afterward. Gideon insisted
Oh judy drinking a cup OF tea.
You are worn OUT he said.
You don't know it. but you we're
simply immense. You Will be a di-
vine dancerl'
Il thought I was very bad" she
faltered. IL was terribly frightened.
/ thought I had disgusted him
He never says much Gideon re-
piled. He said all sorts of things
TO me. And. you see. he has taken
you on. That Is everything"
They sat in another beautiful
room. dark, like the others, and
with three or four priceless old
masters on the walls. The domi-
nant color was a strong blue.
Judy drank three cups of tea, but
she could eat nothing; and as soon
as she finished she rose to 60.
Gideon accompanied her to the
door. AS he opened it, he was be-
hind her. She felt him draw near
er. and the next moment he had
taken her hand and vas holding it
TO his lips.
You little witchl" he murmured.
She snatched her hand away as
4 his kiss had been a poisonous
sting.
Gideon's pale eyes were ugly iust
for a second as he looked into
Judy's red. furious face. and the
thin. bad-tempered line Of his
mouth was vicious.
How dare you?" she gasped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-30

Even an optimistic statement by Mr.. Andrew Mel
Ion failed to stop the market break. This is so en-
tirely unprecedented that Mr.. Hoover is said to be
thinking Of releasing hin to the minors or trading
him for a couple Of market specialists.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-30

Mr.. Curtis Brady says that Congressman Forts So
Letting Of votes in New Jersey hand-in-hand with the
Anti-Saloon League was as optimistic as a man with
a saxaphone under his arm looking for a furnished
room in a nice quiet home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-30

Will Mahoney. the vaudeville cut-up. is now doing a
tap dance on the xylophone. Il is hoped that the idea
will not become a popular craze.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-30
McAIlen Daily Press:

McAllen Daily Press:
For nearly a month, representa-
tives Of the Texas Cotton Cooper
alive Association have been in the
Valley attempting TO sell Valley
farmers on the idea Of cooperating
in their marketing of cotton with a
view toward maintaining a steady
and uniform price.
The success of cooperative asSo-
Citations in other agricultural lines
should show western Hidalgo Ccun-
tvs cotton growers the need and
benefits Of a similar organization to
aid in selling their cotton. OF all
the sections in the world that need
TO learn OF a method whereby the
great production Of its farms and
orchards can be turned into money.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-30

If stocks go much lower any possible ~split-ups will
have to be done by a diver.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-30
Begin Here Today


Judith Grant, beautiful artists
model. shares her Greenwich vii
lage apartment with Chummy Nor
ley. a beautiful girl whose mind has
been a blank ever since Alan Steyne
her lover, disappeared seven years
ago. Steyne returns and she fails
to recognize him. Meanwhile he and
Judith fall in love, and he tells
Judith that he never loved Chum-
my and never knew Chummy loved
him. Then, abruptly, Chummy'S
memory returns. Feeling obligated
because Of her years of suffering,
Steyne asks her to marry him. judi
it'll, meanwhile, has aroused the in
fatuation Of Bruce Gideon, rich fl
nancier. who offers TO star her in a
musical show. She refuses. at first,
but accepts when she feels that II
will take her out OF the way OF
Steyne and Chummy. She dances
for G~uarvenius. the famous teacher
whom Gideon has selected as her
instructor. and impresSes him great
" with her latent talent.
Now 20 on with the story.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-30

Mother Lindbergh to Father LindberEh: Charles,
take the baby out over the park for its morning
stunt flights"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-30
Mission Times:

Mission Times:
The passage Of the rivers and
harbors bill with the inclusion Of an
appropriation Of several miliitn dol
lars for a deep water port al Point
Isabel and the development OF the
I~ntracoastal Canal along the South
east Texas coast. is one of the most
happy and suspicious events In the
life Of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
The chronicler OF the history OF
this section will write some day Of
how this epochal turn was the be-
ginning OF a period Of great accom-
pishment, for nothing has hap
pened in the Valleys history that
is more significant and holds great
er promise of success than a port at
Point Isabel
Barriers of distance with at
tendant high freight rates. have un-
T~iestionably : been Z retarding in
fluence upon tlIe Valley. but with
the coming OF deep water afford
ing the Valley access to the great
markets Of the world. and with the
promise or early completion OF the
Intracoastal Canal opening Ne in
land markets Of America to our
products. the prospect is bright in
deed.
Our people realize these things
and their outburst OF enthu5iasm
following the passage Of the bill
exemplifies a faith in the future
that is impressive. They have the vi
sion Of tomorrow when the products
of our fertile soil will be shipped to
the population centers Of the world
to feed the people with a harvest
that p-ecedes most others.
Now that the port is assured. the
s future as never brighter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-30
A Problem In Hercdity

II is unofficially reported that. purely as precau-
tionary measure, the nurse has put a mooring mast on
Baby Lindbergh's cradle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-30
Some Things Other Editors Say
San Benito Light

San Benito Light:
Read the account Of the losses
being suffered by farmers through
the country as a result Of the slump
in grain prices. and then thank the
Lord you had sense enough 10 come
to the Lower Rio Grande Valley to
lvel
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-30

the Lower Rio Grande Valley Of
Texas in the tone.
Alamo News:
This delightful climate is bound
to make this Valley one Of the ma
tons foremost pleasure resorts Of
the 'y~ear-round" type. The citizens
do not need to worry about how TO
attract tourist sand idle rich folk
here; the climate-cool in summer
and warm in winter-will see to
that. All we need do is 60 on with
our developing and producing. and
try to feed them and also those who
do not come. but remain in the
north where they see nothing fresh
or green for months and months,
unless we send it to them out of
our winter gardens and truck patch
eS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
ACROSS THE FRONTIER

Editors Note: The loriter is a
neospdpef'- 4'saas at present in
Europe. While he is not Conlmu-
mist, has article affords a sharp con-
trast to the rule of capitalism or
h3 Polish side of the frontier and
the a0orkers' rule in the SoUiet
Union. Mr.. FalkoSbi has so far
told of the efforts of Polish exploit
crs and grafterS to discourage him
from continuing has trip into the
Soviet Union. II, previous issues OF
the Daily Worker he has exposed
Undesirable atrocities and unmen-
tionGbIe horrors against the Polish
Vorking-cIass By the bosses, of the
efforts of destitute Polish aVorberS
to reach the United States, of the
disappointment that awaits them IN
this land of 100000 jobIess; of the
Polish frontier bristling 1Oith armed
guards 1Uho are threatened auth
court martial and death If they so
much as speak to the aOorkers on
the other side of the frontier. This
week 1Ue print the concluding install
ment of has article.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29

rec flag is waving over what was
formerly a palace. One knows that
the spirit of the revolution is here,
energizing, vitalizing, electrifying
all things.
So with the people. Their sturdy
strides have the powerful rhythm
of the Five-Year Plan. They swing
down the street, hundreds of thou
sands, collarless, in loose blouses.
all of them wearing similar clothes
sharing the same homes, the same
hardships. Russia is in a pioneer
ms stage, conquering the ancient
world for the new modernization.
Battling the ancient idea, replacing
1t with the new. Destroying the
world-old tyranny, that the working
class may be free at last.
One fails to understand those
whose eternal theme has been that
of contradictions in Russia" Where
the old thing and the new co--exist.
where is the contradiction? Is there
a contradiction between the, new
post-office building and st. BasiTs
church? Is there a contradiction
where the new is fighting the old?
One knows that new houses are not
built overnight: how much more
with a new world. 1t requires
painful human effort and sacrifice.
Materials are imperfect, sabotage is
rife. Money is scarce. An inter
national boycott is practically in ex-
istence.
But the new buildings rise def
iritely skyward. On the city's
fringes new factories throw BAN
ners of black smoke against the blue
There is a music in the roar of their
machines. Their smoke is incense.
They fill everyone with a sense of
achievement, for every one knows
these things are being built in spite
of the enemies outside the borders.
No wonder the mush one gets in
restaurants is unimportant. Wait
ing in line for cigarets is something
one learns to accept with patience.
b tier is not to be had. Everything
is being poured into the tremendous
Five Year Plan. It's realization is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
By ED FALKOWSKI.

V l..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29

shows that there are many petty
bourgeois elements within our ranks
who wish to turn our movement in
to reformist channels. We must
categorically repudiate and struggle
against any expression of such ten
denotes in our ranks. Speaking
about reformism in our ranks, the
resolution of the August 3 LSU con-
ference states that it "categorically
declares that these tendencies are
inspired by the pressure of the bos-
ses upon our movement, are anti
working class and must be fought
mercilessly. The conference declares
that it will carry on an uncompro-
missing struggle against all anti
working class views and representa-
tives in our ranks"
The best means of struggling
against such anti-working class
views is to draw in every member
of the LSU into actual work of build
ing the LSU on the basis of workers
from the factories. Every factory
should be basis for an LSU sport
club. Every revolutionary union
should also have a sport club.
The L. S. U. must declare all the
prizes donated by business establish
ments out of competition. The De-
troit Voima, the winner of this bank
trophy should renounce it publicly.
Forward to a revolutionary Labor
Sports Movement!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
Reformism in Workers Sports

militant workers movement, but to
the banking institutions and the
bosses. Thirdly it compromises the
workers sports movement in the
eyes of the workers. And fourthly
it perpetuates the bosses idea of
competing for the best prizes. And
logically it follows from this that
the worker sportsmen should COM
pete for the organizations offering
the best prizes, namely the A. A. u,
Y. M. c. A. and other bosses sports
organizations.
Instead of appealing to the bosses
organizations, stores, banks and
other capitalist and petty-bourgeois
institutions for prizes we must make
our appeals to the revolutionary
trade unions, the workers press, CO.
operatives and other working class
organizations. By having our ath-
letes compete for prizes donated by
workers organizations, regardless
of their value, we will not only be
drawing the worker sportsmen closer
to the Labor Sports Union but also
to the militant working class move
ment, which is the only movement
that will build our organization and
to which we teach our members to
loop up to and follow.
This one outstanding example of
reformism in our ranks Ian theology
which aims to divert the workers
from the path of class struggled
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29

AND then Moscow! The usual
" confusion of gathering baggage:
making sure one is all there. One
counts minutes impatiently, until
the train chugs triumphantly at last
into the Biali-Ruski station, and a
general exodus door-ward begins.
Out of the cool, electric-splashed
gloom of the railroad station one
energies into glazing sunlight. A
moth-eaten arch stands pathetically
amid wide expanse of cobblestone;
a white-walled church stares at one,
its bunch of goldren onions catching
chips of sun. Ragged houses extend
before one; down a tube of streets
crowded trolley cars along and dang
An ancient smell pervades the mel
ancholy buildings, the dead, half
decayed streets; one step into bit
of the past. One wonders if this is
tn new world one dreamed and
hoped for. 49,.
But up the street gray, square
building greets one with a Chicagoey
smile. Down the street the shell of
another stands amid a zigzag of
scaffolds, in the process of construc-
ton. The new life is lifting its
head, surprising the old, solid, firm,
quiet buildings, symbolizing well the
spirit of the life here.
Moscow typifies Russia. 1t is n
iropping of history. A shapeless
monstrosity spawned by ages of
tyranny. Grotesque and unplanned,
Misery its design, and Despair its
master. Brooding places for the en-
'laved millions; in the center, fan
astic palaces where titled parasites
nee dwelt in drunkenness of wealth.
Out of these ruins and wrecks the
lew society is rising. Moscow's
Wells and churches remind one still
# the past; much of the city rep
.esents only great corpse The
new age must cope with the debris.
- - +Lo K-annlin walls tho
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
THE PSYCHOPATH

the table, strea0n 10itk notes, te1t
books, forceps, pencils, ETC., and, to
the left, on the sidewalk, a police
man taking casual peeks through
the a0indoaO at the Professor, Uho
cannot see the policeman, it being
quite dark on the street. To the
right, there is the hallway, leading
to the street and the Professors
study.
PROFESSOR: (Wabbling) This
flea shows decided evident of Grim
inal tendencies. 1t must be heredi-
tary, for there is no precedent Of
flea's warpt brains; and, further
more, it is problematical whether a
flea has brains. But this gives me
new field for scientific discov-
cries; and the "boss" (the prose-
cutor) will like a man who has
evolved some new theories. Let's
see, now, how it Che flea will re-
spond to command. If it fails to
obey me, then it has a mania; and l
must determine which of the manias
it has. (Wabbling about, he lifts
the cover off the jar and is prod
ding the flea, aohich, being black, is
plainly visible jumping about in the
clear, glass jar.)
POLICEMAN: He must be a
crook! (He grins, scratches his
head, cranes his thick neck to see
aVhat the professor is doing. He
stops, stands agape, in a stupor.
Finally, he calls another policeman.)
POLICEMAN No. q: Sure, Mike,
I'm Irish brogue.) He must be as
crooked as the divil himself. I'll
call the Chief. We belong to the
same gang; and he'll tell us what's
The done in "scumfrances" like
this one. Gan automobile soon
comes to full stop alongside the
policemen. The Chief and the four
detectives jump out Of IL. The
Mayor, cane dangling from his
right arm, slowly foIIows them,
rogtishly smiling, apparently salts
fled with the efficisncy Of his
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
us. SEAMEN WEIGH
SOVIET CONDITIONS
Compare Hellish Conditions On American
Ships With Decent Hours, Meal and
Vacations On Soviet Ships

the Soviet ship hits port, the men
get these days off, while on the
American SHIPS they have to work
in port as well. One of the things
that makes us feel 'madder than
hell is the fact that we have 70
wash our clothes on the American
ships. This~is done when 8 hours
of work are over, and the washing
usually takes an hour. While on
the Soviet ships, they have laundries
where the men get their clothes
washed free.
And another thing that reminds
me of the typical way with which
capitalism runs things. Capitalism
means profit, more and more prof
its for the bosses. Whenever sea-
men land in ports Of any capitalist
country, it is always how much
money the bosses can get out of
you. And so, when the capitalists
send out ships of cargo, they fill
the boat with food that is not
changed for months. For example
my ship, which Travelled months
without changing the food. 1t does
not matter how many ports are
touched, they will not get fresh food,
because that means less profits for
the ship owner, Sinking, rotten
food, fit for the rats, that's what
we get on these hell holes. And
you ought to live on one of the So
Wet ships for a while. Every time
the boat hits port, there is fresh
food. The kitchen is spotless and
clean all the time. The Soviet ships
use silver and porcelain dishes for
all men, both seamen and officers.
| remember once, when a bunch Of
Russian workers came on board nv
ship, the Explorer" as delegation
to greet US, and they inspected the
officers quarters, they said it was
all right and clean. But when they
saw our hunks, and our tin plates
and dishes and the lousy food, they
told US we were crazy to work under
such conditions, and that the only
way out for US would. be to do just
what they did in 1917, and that is
establish Soviet America.
Sure, 1 know what Communism
is. Before l used to think that
Russia was lousy place for any
body to be in, but that is the only
government for US, that is the only
system where the workers live like
human beings and not like slaves.
Soviets are the only thing for all
countries throughout the world"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
By AL STONE.

At an open air meeting of the
Young Communist League held in
Borough Hall, Brooklyn, section
where there are the most oppressed
sections of the working class, the
Negro, Latin American, and the
poor white proletariat, a group OF
young comrades mingled in the
crowd of workers. Among them, a
few Joined our ranks, and the ma
jority of them were in sympathy
with the speakers. In a corner stood
some Latin American young work
ers who looked very sympathetic.
One comrade began talking to them,
and then asked them to step to the
the headquarters. We found that
number Of them were seamen who
ha been working on ships that had
carried cargoes to the Soviet Union.
We Immediately asked them about
the conditions on board Soviet ships
and on American ships. We found
this group of young seamen con-
sidered themselves Communists who
were trying to get their friends to
Join the Young Communist League.
This is very interesting in view of
the recent slanGers against the So
Wet Union, trying to fool the work
ing class here in America by saving
that Soviet production is carried on
by forced labor.
When the American seamen went
off board ship to go into port, in
the city of Kharkov, they stayed at
the Seamen's Club and spoke with
the Russian seamen. They were
taken to factories, clubs, workers
organizations, where they were
greeted with comradely "Hello's,"
asked about their conditions on
board ship, taken all over town, to
the finest places of rest, amuse-
ment, etc. AS one of the seamen,
John, said, eve were invited all
over, and everywhere we were told
to go back to America and tell the
truth to the American seamen, Not
more-nor less"
"On the American ships, we work
s hours a day, but we usually work
overtime without extra pay), both
above and below deck. We work
six days week above deck, and be-
lo.7 deck, the workers have to slave
seven days a week. On the Soviet
ships, they have an 8-hour day above
deck, and 6-hour day below deck,
with 2 days off for all men. When