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The Washington times., 1930-05-01
Wilkins to Tell =
Of Arctic Plans

Sir Hubert wilkins. Arctic and
Antarctic explorer, will tell the
radio audience tomorrow after
noon how he plans to explore
the Arctic by submarine. His ad.
dress will be broadcast by the
Columbia network.
Sir Hubert recently returned
from the Antarctic. where he
charted thousands of miles of
territory and made important
discoveries in the region south of
Deception Island.
His next great venture will be
into the Arctic ice fields by sub
marine. He plans to. cross from
the Atlantic to the Pacific areas
by diving beneath floeS in a spe-
cially constructed SubmerSible.
The Washington times., 1930-05-01
GAS ADMINISTERED!

tracing untold numbers of bad and decayed teet
right here in Washing gtOn-dOn't you think that
enough to assure best of treatment?
The Washington times., 1930-05-01
DR.. Prescott Joins
Paul Revere Cast

BOSTON, May l QN.S0.-
Spectators at the annual Patriots
Day rally who eagerly witnessed
the age-old re.enactment of Paul
Revere" and Dawes" through
Boston, Lexington. Concord, Ar
lington and other towns, now an
ticipate the temperance of an
other member of the cast" next
year.
That member is "Dr. Samuel
Prescott" who recently joined
Revere and Dawes" in the his
toric re-enactment.
The Washington times., 1930-05-01
ENVOY TO EUCADOR

President Hoover yesterday ap-
pointed William Dawson, of Min
nesota, as American minister to
Ecuador and sent his name to
the Senate for confirmation.
The Washington times., 1930-05-01
Boy Baptized at Sea
Gets Junior as Name


NEW YORK, May There is
nc particular distinction in the
fact that Arthur Junior Gadsby
was not baptized until he was ga
years old nor that the ceremony
was performed aboard the
Cunarder Lancashire. But pas.
sengerS manifested considerable
amusement over the fact that the
child'S middle name was chosen
because his parents were under
the impression that Junior" was
a proper Christian name, origl
mating in the United States.
CARD PARTY ARRANGED
A card party will be given by
the Order OF the Eastern Star
Saturday night at $50 o'clock in
the Winston Hotel. 116 First
St. N w
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self on the back for breezing through this Bit
ter struggle of eight long innings and hardly a
word OF protest. But in the last half OF the
ninth something happened. &he Braves loaded
the bases. Manager Dave Bancroft was up
with two men out. Bancs6N and johnson
staged a battle Of wits until the count was
three balls and two strikes. The next pitch
meant going extra rounds or the ending of the
game.
The great Barney took that famous wind-up.
He cut loose with his fast one. Bancroft never
stirred. Ruel caught the ball and started ON
the run for the bench. Ball four!" yelled at
the top Of my voice.
what" cried Ruel, and in an instant I
was surrounded by Washington players. They
yelled murder. They were plenty angry
Some of the boys crowded me as was walk
ing off the field. Those babies wanted to argue
didn't
Walter johnson caught up with the gang
and said: Nov, wait q minute, fellows. I
know pretty much what I'm throwing up 70
the batters. have a fair idea of what con-
stitutes ball and what is a strike. want
ed that ball to be a strike as much as any man
on the club. If had been umpiring myself I
would have called 1t q ball. 1t was a trihe
outside"
Those words we're welcome music to my ears
as the players all pulled up short and gave me
the All right, then. Mac. Guess it was ball
Walter says it was"
Copyright by Public Ledger)
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with long machetes-those wicked knives that
serve In South America both as agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS and as weapons.
Even my well armed guard however did not
deter some of the frenZied mothers. On one
occasion was holding an infant in my arms
and wrapping it in q sheet saturated with
carbolc acid Solution-something We did as q
precautionary meaSure-when the mother aimed
a kick at my abdomen and landed with such
force that doubled up with pain and dropped
the child. One Of my guards attempted TO
hold the woman of with his weapon, but she,
tearing open the bosom OF her dress, threw
herself upon the sharp point The blade pene-
trated her heart and she died before had
regained my feet.
Later I had another experience through
which I would never have gone had been q
little more experienced than was.
1t was an especially dark night. had gone
to bed tired after very hard day, and was
sound asleep. The sky was obScured by clouds,
and not ray of light penetrated the black
ness of that diseased valley. awakened,
about midnight by one of the night watchmen
who told me that Martinez, one of the straw
bosses had sent out hurry call for me, saying
that his wife was choking to death. Con-
fluent smallpox attacks the throat, and
I had had occasion several times to treat
touch-and-go cases Of this sort, and had with
me at the house the instruments necessary
for the operation that was essential
took the mule that the night Waterman had
brought me and after ride of mile through
the utter blacknesS, I arrived at Martinez'S
house. Even before entered could hear the
sounds made by the woman'S choking. She
was almost at her last gasp when entered and
I hurriedly got together what required for
immediate operation.
MARITIME stood beside the bed watching
and laid out my instruments he
stared at them.
What are you going to do?" he asked
huskily.
I explained that there was only one thing
TO do. must perform tracheotomy at once
or his wife would die
You are going to cut into her throat? he
demanded
Yes"
"All right" he replied as he reached up to
the rack on the wall and brought down So
inch machete. You cut into her throat. But
If she dies, so do you'll"
And such is the self-conhdence of youth that
performed that operation. However, once I
had placed the tube in her throat and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
Modern Social Agencies Part of the Community Chest
Had Their Starr Long Ago-44mcient Customs
in Charity Work.

fury before the Christian era Simon the Just,
one OF the leaders of the Great Synagogue,
speaks of seven phases of charity: To feed the
hungry clothe the naked, visit the SICK bury
the dead and comfort the mourners, ransom
captives, educate the fatherless and shelter the
homeless and provide poor maidens with dowry.
Upon these ideas of relief much OF present-day
social service is based. No community was
considered "klal kodesh' Choly community
which did not have a properly organized relief
body. Is not our modern Community Chest
a worthy heir to this ancient Hebrew prac-
tice?
There is evidence that In those days many
men really gave until it hurt. Else how can
we explain the fact that there Is legislation
in Jewish life of ancient times prohibiting
any man from giving more than one-fifth of
his fortune? In our day such legislation
seems superfuous to say the least
Among the first forms of helping was the
making Of loans to the poor so that they can
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second base. He slid across the plate His
spikes caught in the dirt and as called him
safe, heard crack. 1t was Mostils ankle
He was out for the remainder of the season.
He was released to Toledo last month by the
new manager, DOME Bush, who favors younger
men. but ball players and umpires are hoping
for his return to the ma ors.
In the Spring Of 1924 blew into ST. Peters,
burg Fla, to umpire a game between the Bos-
ton Braves and the Washington Senators. It
was the year before I joined the American
League STAFF of umpireS. There had always
been keen rivalry between these club in the
exhibition tiltS. There are many fans who
labor under the impression that these exhibit
ton games all In fun That is entirely
the wrong dope. In late years the National
and American League teams take pride in lick
ing their rivals The winning teams come in
for great amount of Spring prestige on the
sport pages.
This particular game was a regular big
league engagement. was working behind the
plate.
The game went along for eight innings with
the score tied at Ill. Walter Johnson was
heaving them over for the Senators and Muddy
Ruel was behind the bat. Everything was go
ing along lovely. 1t is a gorgeous day for an
umpire when he has tight battle on his hands
with little or no kicking. I was patting my
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in Europe after the war to see the hundreds of
thousands of starving men, women and chill
dren of Israel perhaps they might have real
lied the absurdity of this superstition. But
that is another story.
The fact remains that the Jewish people have
always had their poor and have always given
much thought to this problem of poverty It
Is for this reason they have been able to assume
position Of leadership in the social service life
OF America and Europe.
The Jewish ideas of relief for the poor go
back to the days Of Moses when laws and
regulations were laid down in Exodus, LEVITT
Gus and in Deuteronomy. certain portion
OF the fields had to be left for gathering of
fruits and grains by the poor. There was q
system of tithes.
THE Hebrew prophets had much to say
against expressing the poor and pleaded
Tor the widow and orphan In the third CEN
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z'ndn~v and Practices of I0@ Charity Hare Roofs in the Dim Cmi

become self-supporting. The self-respect q
the poor was always guarded jealousy In all
the rules dealing with charity. The Talmud,
that encyclopedia Of Jewish life learning and
legislation, devoted many sections to this Inn
portant problem.
Maimonidis, perhaps the most romantic ng.
ure in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries
tabulated the different types of givers. Al
though great physician, busy at court In
Cairo, he had time for. literature and art nor
did he forget the poor. He classified the
givers as follows, placing the highest cate
gories first:
1. He who aids the poor man to support
himself by advancing him funds or by helping
him secure work
2. The giyer who gives without knowing the
recipient and without allowing the recipient
to find out the identity of the giver.
3. The giver who sends his gift to the poor
without making his identity known to the re-
cipient -
4. The giver who knows the recipient WITH
out the recipient knowing his benefactor
S. He who gives before he is asked.
6. He who gives after he is asked
z. He who gives inadequately but readily.
8. The giver who gives grudgingly
It will be noted that there seems to be No
such thing as q non-giver. In fact even re-
cipientS of aims were enjoined to give some~
thing In order to retain their sef-respect.
These principles and the practice which had
developed, together with the many rules and
regulations, were finally codifed by joseph
Ben Ephraim Karo in the Shulhan Aruch (the
prepared table) In the sixteenth century This
code, which was based on one compiled by
Jacob Ben Asher, rho lived In the fourteenth
century was, and Is STILL in vogue among the
orthodox Jews all over the world. One of the
important sections relates to charity 1t is In
some ways very modern. In other ways 1t IL
rather quaint. Among the principles enm-
ciated IS that "no man Is ever impoverished
from giving aims" nor does harm ever come
THERE are regulations relating to the gath
ering Of funds for charitable purposes. II
q giver mon gtvers were not known among the
Jews) did not give sufficiently he could be-
brought before rabbinic court and assessed
for the sum he could AFFORD to contribute A,
recalcitrant man ran the risk Of having some
Of his goods seized by the rabbinic court and
sold to make up the assessment.
There were rules dealing with the almOneEM
who were officially set aside to distribute char
1ty The manner in which solicitation should
be done was prescribed. Evidently even IA
those days the lot Of the social worker was not
an easy one. for one Of the rules reads: THE
gabbai dispenser Of relief should not take
to heart the insults which the poor may heap
upon him: his reward Spiritual, OF course nOA
nnanciaD will be greater for it."
When Rabbi Akiba, one of the most learned
ana beloved OF teachers, became almoner he
was told by his friends to be prepared for the
Insults and curses of the applicants who were
not entitled to relief or who were given less
than they thought they ought to receive
Times have not changed in this respect
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cordance to traditions and practices
which have their roots In the dim centuries.
There is a well defined philosophy back Of the
practice of charity among Jews. There is a
body of tradition. There are phases OF RELIEF
work which have grown out OF the peculiar life
of the people Of Israel.
While the Jewish social agencies in Washing
ton are part Of the Community Chest they
have their autonomy. There is no interference
in the inner workings of the Jewish organiza-
tons. They are permitted to meet their needs
in the spirit in which they have done in years
past The establishment of the Chest has
been extremely helpful since it has released
the workers from the need Of fund gathering,
so that they may devote themselves to the
work in behalf of the underprivileged.
While the Jews have always taken care OF
their poor, there is no actual equivalent for
the word charity" in the language of the
Jews. The Hebrew word used is "zdakah"
which means justice Thus the Jews OF old
believed in melting out justice rather than dis
pensing aims. They were not satisfied with
giving a pittance to in need They felt
that something more fundamental was neces-
sary
IL social work has its beginnings in the
= fact that some human being was hungry
and could not provide bread for himself. Out
of this primary human need came the more
than 81 varieties Of efforts at human helpful
ness, known under the general name of social
social in outlook and represent service in
method and urge.
In the primitive village environment where
every one is neighbor to every else, the prac-
tice Of charity" was easy and could be simple.
But We have Travelled long way from village
life. Probably the first people to realize the
need Of system and regulation in the matter
Of giving were the Jews. It was borne in upon
them by their feeling of responsibility for one
another, and toward one another, because Of
the strong racial, religious and ethnic afnlia-
ton.
Then. too Jews through the centuries were
driven from pillar to post. Exile or running
from persecution was frequent. Men who had
no claim as neighbors upon one another had
the claim Of blood relationship and religious
solidarity. The possibilities Of abuse and i'm
posture must have been numerous Safeguards
had to be devised This undoubtedly gave rise
so clearly in the life of the Jews to regulations
In the matter Of charity. Some of the finest
minds in Israel grappled with the problem.
These men had good precedent. Moses, the
Law Giver, was not too busy to ponder upon
this phase of human endeavor
There still are men and women in the nom
Jewish world who really believe that all Jews
are rich. II they knew of the thousands and
tens of thousands of Jews who earn a bare
pittance! If they had been with some of us
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lives. converted an empty powder magazine
into pest house and put in as many cots as
could. This place kept well disinfected with
carbolic acid solution, permanganate solution,
OF cetra. and we took the cases to this tenn
porary hospital as soon as we located them.
One good thing that the smallpox did was
to drive the warriors from our hills And an
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woman had started unimpeded breathing,
became very sick at my stomach.
The woman lived only until next day, but
was safe at home by then and was well pro-
tected by my guards. However. Martinez
never made any effort to bother me. He had
new wife within week.
The epidemic lasted nearly three months and
despite its virulent form we lost only about 80
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''YOu are going TO cut into her throat
he demanded. "Yes." AN right" he TO
piled as he reached up to the rack on
the rGH and brought dOtOn 36-incE
mGchete. "YOM cut into her throat, bWe
if she dies, so do YOU
emigrated.
had established myself as a doctor. had
a good practice. And then got the idea that
comes soon or late to every one who works for .
mine. I wanted to get my fortune out OF tn
ground My ambition led to my great adven%
ture in the Putumayo.
(Copyright, $780, by Hawthorne Daniel and HerheEa
Spencer Dickey.)
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BY OSCAR Leonard,

Executive Director Jewish Welfare Federation.
w YHEN Jews in need apply for help to
IN I the United Hebrew Relief Society In
" " Washington they are handled in
cordance to traditions and practices
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
BOBBY WINS

HOYLAKE. England. June 20
R-Boboy Jones today won the
British open golf championship for
the third time with a score Of 2si.
The open champion Of the United
States increased his golf titles to
three as he won the amateur cham
pionship or Great Britain last
month. He is the first man to hold
the British amateur and open
championship since John Ball ac-
complished the feat In 1880.
The Georgian won in spite OF
two shaky rounds today. He took
"A strokes in the third round, when
he carded a six. and rs In the
afternoon when he had q seven on
his card. His first two rounds Of
70 and 70 pulled him through
Leo Diegel and Archie Compston
threatened until Compston ruined
his chances with - strokes for
the first nine in the afternoon and
Diegel remained In the hunt until
the sixteenth hole when he took
a sixth.
Leo Diegel, p. O. "A. champion Of
The United States. made a great
bit but finished two strokes behind
Jones. taking rs for the third
round. the same score Bobby re-
---ued-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
MEXICO PLANS
FLOOD MEETING
Matamoros Delegation To
Ask Aid on Levees
Of Rio Grande

"A delegation Of Matamoros citi-
zens are expected 10 leave for Vic
toria Friday night to confer with
state officials relative to flood con-
troll work on ME border, it was said
Friday morning.
The delegation viii consist Of L..
z. Rendon. r. Lizard, and Librado
Salinas.
The recent heavy floods have re-
vealed that levees on the Mexican
side or the river are weak and badly
in need Of repair, Mr.. Rendon said
today.
"By making this trip and confer
ring with the heads Of the State Of
Tamaulipas. we hope To be- able To
announce an extensive flood control
system" he said. II Is thought that
the state authorities viii agree with
the local delegation as 10 the neces-
sity for q system similar TO the one
now in operation in the Valley. The
work will possibly be financed by
the state.
The local men will be IN Victoria
several days it is thought. They
stated today that they are wei sup
piled with data and statistics on
the local situation.
Mr.. Rendon Is a prominent civil
leader and operates a curio shop
in Matamoros. Mr., Lazardi is a we'll
known lawyer. and Mr.. Salinas 4
chief Of police.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
Atwell Pushed For
Federal Judreship

DALLAS. June 20-CP- Federal
Judge William Hawley Atwell to-
.ay had the added Endorsement Of
Mrs. ]. G. Griswold Of San Antonio.
Republican national committeewo-
man. and Eugene Nolte Of Seguin,
Slrte Republican chairman. for APP
pnintment 10 the newly created posi-
tim Of additional judge for the
firth circuit court or appeals.
The Dallas County Republican
Executive committee previously had
Endorsed JudEt Atwell. and had re-
7uested that the state organization
leaders concur No reply had been
received from r. B. CreaEer OF
Brownsville. national committeeman.
Orvllle Burlington OF Wichita Falls
also had beer Endorsed by Republi-
can friends.
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they r interested.
He has been invited to fish. to
speak. to parade, to banquet. to
rest and confer from Chicago to
Dallas. and from Kansas City to
Tacoma.
Contingen. upon Congress ad-
J3urning finally by the middle OF
July the President expects to leave
me capital late in the month, to
be gone five or six weeks.
Then to Texas
He will pass through Minneapolis
and start his tour Of the Rocky
Mountain national parks at Glacier
I ark. near the Canadian border.
stopping there to fish for about a
week, the longest halt proposed for
tas entire journey Of five or six
thousand miles.
After that the itinerary is UNI
known even to the chief executive
except that 1t expects TO make the
,eturn trip across the continent by
the southern route, probably tour
ing Grand Canyon park and pass
Ing through Texas with n or more
so)ps in that state.
In the latest discussions Of the
trip at the White House, Califor-
Ma also is being excluded. The Hoo
Yer home at Palo Alto recently has
ben leased. and II vas said that
The revised route as finally draft
cd also may exclude Yosemite park.
Both may be reinstated in the final
cute, however.
Seeks Choice Route
The Presidents aides are busy
z. thering information and arrange
ing a choice OF routes. Time tables,
n-aps. and o.her information upon
TIC entire West have been &C
crmulated at the executive Offices
and Horace M. Albright. director Of
.s.e National Park service, who was
Instrumental in inspiring the Pre-
slider. to make the trip for the
terefit ofthe parks. is assisting in
arranging details for stops in the
preserves.
Plans have been further compli-
Gated by the condition Of Mrs.
Hoover. who Is still c0nvalescing
fr>m a wrencheo back suffered more
han two months ago. She Is said
bg Captain Joel r. Boone. the
White House physician to be
steadily improving at the presidential
amp in Virginia where she Is rest
l. g.. but it is unknown whether she
viii have recovered sufficiently by
late July to stand the strain OF the
long automobile rides which the
western trip include.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
WEEDS BATTLE
ORDER ISSUED
CITY COPS
Five DAYS Is Given
For Cleaning Up
Premises

Vacant lots must be cleared Of
weeds. and yards %overgrown with
graSs and weeds must be cleaned,
was the order issued BY the Browns
vile police Friday morning.
Local citizens should have
enough civic pride to want their
yards attractive. and vacant lots
IL Joining their homes unless clean
Ell detract from the appearances"
Lieut.. Of Police John Armstrong
said However. unless the yards
aud lots are cleaned voluntarily,
the city must take steps to make
this compulsory"
This is the first warning. Mr..
Armstrong said. An inspection will
oe made within five days. and II
ito steps have been taken to elimin-
ale weeds. grass and trash, the city
will step in an6 see that 1t Is done.
CITY health officer II. x. Loew
hes advised this work be done. and
is backed by the police and city
manager.
Complaints in Office
The weeds are hiding places ana
breeding places for mosquitoes, bugs,
and other pests Lieut.. Armstrong
continued. an fact. the weeds are
50 high in some places that they
-an well be the hiding places OF
@~r,,t-r and rrf,asrafrw
Complaints will be filed against
owners OF vacant lots which re-
main ~uncleaned al the end OF the
five day period IL was pointed out.
"A. A. Browne explained that dur
inc his regime as mayor the city
passed an ordinance which allowed
tie city to clean lots and Yards
which owners refused TO have
cleared. and the cost OF the work
was then added to the owners tax
Cs at the end Of the year. It IS
possible that this method will be
followed If others fail.
The city will furnish free service
n hauling away trash" the police
chief said today. Another truck
vii be obtained for this work, and
all the owners need do Is call the
cir hall and the truck will haul
away the WeeGs after they r cut"
"Unclean yards are a direct vio-
iation Of the city ordnance a city
official explained.
The local Boy Scouts will aid in
the work, 1t was said.