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The Washington times., 1931-05-08

thing else an astonishing,
humbling something else
They Dream Like Us
There-tangled with the
common words, the foolish,
ia eaded ideas were
THOUGHTS. Thoughts that I
had thought were the select and
special secret of my own soul.
Wistful, lovely thoughts written
on paper Smeared with tene-
ment house grease. Brave, gen.
erouS thoughts, signed with a
number-from some prison cell.
Great Truths, searching ques-
tions, jotted down by some "bin-
die stiff" resting in a hobo jun
gle. The hands that had written
those thoughts were bony with
hunger, reeking with cheap,
desperate perfume, once-at
least-stiff with human blood.
But the thoughts that struggled
to find expression under those
hands knew no limitation Of
pain or poverty, ignorance or
shame. They we're the old cry
of the human soul-reaching to-
ward the Eternal Mystery.
They were your thoughts and
my thoughts-the thoughts Of
Lincoln watching, helpless,
through the night-of Joan,
burning at the stake-of Christ,
hanging on the cross.
Ignorance, poverty, social in
justice and the mischance of
birth had stunted those bodies
and warped those brains so
that they could not translate
thought into normal action.
They could dream of beauty
and truth and courage and de-
cency, but they could not live
them. But their dream was
the same as my dream-as your
dream
So I who had come to conde-
scend, perhaps to scott, re-
manned to marvel. no longer
think I'm different from the
Common Herd. I only hope,
humbly. that I'm the same.
Copyright. 1891, King Features
Syndicate. Inc.l
The Washington times., 1931-05-08
ONC,E-OVERS

Making Life Too Easy for Him?
You may have a hard strug-
gle to get an education.
At times you were almost per-
suaded to give up and take any
kind of a job and let the future
provide what it would.
You resolved that your son
should not undergo the same
hardships.
And in carrying out your
resolutions, are you not making
life too easy for the lad?
Allowing him too much spend
ing money, paying for his col
lege course and making no de-
mands on him for any part of
his educational expense.
Perhaps his course allows a
lot of leisure and you have
never inquired how he spends
his time between school periods.
Do you know how many hours
of study he puts in per week?
About all you know is that he
is in pretty much all the college
activities and seems to be popu-
lar and hasn't flunked any
thing.
If his standings were low,
you have accepted his excuses
and you have not questioned his
statements as to the difficulties
he has experienced in his line
Of work.
The Washington times., 1931-05-08

and year out never granted an
increase in salary?
There are clerks in the Gov.
ernment service who are quail
fled for better things, who
entered as clerks to wait for a
better opening.
Put yourself in our place,
Mr.. Secretary! I am in grade
three and I know there are a
number of Government en-
ployes in this grade. On July
l, 1928, you are getting $1,000
or $1,560 per annum. Congress
and the Senate legislates an
act favorable to you, giving you
an increase of $120, making
your pay $1,62O or $1,68O. You
do not receive an increase
subsequent to this act but are
promised a raise of $50 before
The Washington times., 1931-05-08
Become Swimmers, Girls

Forty years ago comparatively few American women or
girls knew how to SWIM Today the smancipated girls
taking to swimming just like ducks
Boys take to water and swimming naturally There in
snct about it with them Still too many boys unable
swim ...
The coming will furnish opportunities learning
to swim and parents should give their boys and girls the
chance to become proficient in the sport.
City girls have distinct advantage their country
cousins, because nearly all cities have swimming pools
and bathing resorts open to the public. b
The Washington times., 1931-05-08
Hearst Papers Advocate

"HoneSt friendship Wh all nations enGngIn0 alliances
1Dtth none"-George Washington
Proportional representation in the United States Senate no
state to huUe Senator's Legislation
prompt constitutional reappotonnet in the House OF
Representatives.
Separate departments of the Army of the NGuy and OF the
Air Forces united under Secretary OF National Defense
Federu action the limit of Federal to abolish
iLliterucv under q Secretary of Education.
S. Installation of President the first of January oo
ing the November election.
g. SelecUe immigration to admit only those suited for Amert
can citizenship and American needs.
Deportation of undesirable aliens and extension OF citizen
ship period to 10 gears.
Complete publicity for income tGre to preUnt Dig tar
dodgers from escaping taxation.
O. Modification of Voead to permit light and
beers under Federal regulation. ......
The Washington times., 1931-05-08
Whv Arabia andNotRussia?

This cannot its way to cutvatng trade
with Russia because suspicion that certain products of that
country exported branded To prove its point
Administration gone great lengths but far without
satisfactory evidence justify exclusion OF Russian products
dual kingdom of Heja and Nejd and its dependencies in
Arabia Full diplomatic recognition has just been extended
by Washington to the of King Ibn saud whose
capital Mecca Ambassador Dawes London has conveyed
the glad tidings to the Heazi Minister there
Last year hundreds of Amecan motor cars were used IN
place of cames or asses carrying pilgrims Mecca. With
establishment of relations navey informed
there believe many more American will be
used Probably the labor unions of Heaz and Nejd
air tight.
The Washington times., 1931-05-08

promotion may mean to the
lower paid Government en-
ploye? I say he cannot when
one of them makes the state
ment that a decrease in the
cost of living is tantamount to
a raise in salary. Perhaps
foods are cheaper, perhaps
clothes are cheaper, but rent
has not come down and rent
must be paid or one is thrown
into the street. One can cut
down on food if there is a
shortage of funds and patch old
clothes or make them over, but
one must have a house, home,
apartment or somewhere to stay
or sleep.
How many Cabinet members
would enjoy putting their best
efforts into a job that year in
The Washington times., 1931-05-08
Listen, World!
BY Elsie Robinson

People think.
All people think.
All people think about the
same things.
Which statements are going
to come as a rude shock to GER
tain snooty citizens who think
they have a corner on intel
lectual processes. I KNOW
was just such a snooty citizen
myself.
When I began this work I
thought I was different. I was
old enough to know better and
I'd had plenty of enlightening
hard knocks, but I still har-
bored the deluSion that God had
made me on a special mold. I
thought I saw beauty and felt
uglineSS where common people
did not see or feel them. I
thought that I, alone, was puz-
zled by the mystery of life.
Well, maybe a few other Choice
Souls like Socrates and, King
Solomon and Bernard Shaw
had noticed it. But privately I
was convinced that, in certain
matters, I had the bulge on
even them. So naturally I was
all prepared to Write Down to
the proletariat in easy, one-sylla-
BILE words and ideas, suited to
their feeble comprehension.
What a Shock!
WE'LL started. And. stranger,
what a surprise was handed to
me!
For the first thing that hap
pens to you in job like this is
about a million letters. Real
letters from real people in every
circumstance. I was prepared
for the letters. I had expected
that most Of them would be
written on cheap paper, badly
worded. They were.
I had also expected that most
of the writer's would rant about
the Home Folks, rave about
their Sweeties, spill the beans
on their neighborS and probably
ask me a cure for warts. They
did, But they also did some
O..
The Washington times., 1931-05-08

July /, 1881, if the volume of
your work does not decrease
and it is of the same standard
that you have been producing.
For three years you have
worked diligently, paying and
planning and now when that
$60-$5 a month-to help pay
increased expenses, such as
another child, a Sickly child,
a member of the family who
needs an operation, you may be
helping a member of your
family who is unemployed or
may be keeping a member of
your family, giving him board
and room until he obtains en-
ployment or your clothes may
be threadbare and this is the
opportunity for which you have
been waiting-then the bubble
bursts and Mr.. Secretary says
mo Increases'-unless you are
one of the lower paid Govern
ment employees you cannot
know what this $50 or 500 in
crease means.
The Government employees
and their families probably
vote. If they do not feel that
your treatment of them is fair
they judge you and your party
by this treatment.
Think it over, Mr.. Hoover!
You are the power behind this
throne-you appointed these
men-it is up to you to act.
You are supposed to be in
favor of increases. I voted for
you'll had faith in your ability
to carry on-are you coming
through? XANTIPPE.
The Washington times., 1931-05-08
TIMES TEST

Mark these statements as
True" or False:
/. President Hoover is Of
Swiss descent.
2. Income taxes are author
lied by the Sixteenth
Amendment.
8. The United States Health
Service is part of the
State Department.
4. The Rhodes scholarships
are to the University Of
London.
S. The guillotine was de-
vised by DR.. Louis.
6. The New York Aquarium
is in Bronx Park.
7. The Smithsonian 1nstitu-
ton was established by
an EngliShman.
8. The Virgin Islands were
added as our territory in
1900.
8. New York State is the
most populous State.
10. Oklahoma was originally
set apart as an Indian
reservation.
Do you know:
II. Who wrote THE Dolls
House.?
IL. What was the great epic
Of the Anglo-Sa aXon
period?
13. What did Chaucer write?
IA. What two famous plays
did Richard Sheridan
write?
IS. What mock epic did Al
exander Pope write?
(AnSWers ON Manazine Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-12
U, S. SHIP EARNINGS
REPORT ANNOUNCED
$685., 600, 900 Paid for Carrying
Cargoes on Lakes and Oceans
in 1880.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PRESS.
Vessels engaged in carrying United
States exports and imports on the
oceans aid Great Lakes earned $685.
600, 900 in 1880.
In making this known today, the
Commerce Department said SAT- ,00o.-
900 Of the total went to foreign vessels
and the remaining 1882, 900, 900 to Amer
lean ships.
On United States imports American
ships $201 100000. On exports, Amer
lean vessels earned $l02 100000 and
foreign ships $246,ooo 900.
Ia addition, a large volume Of Ca
madam breadstuffs is carried in transit
by United States railroads from the
Great Lakes to the Atlantic coast,
amounting last year to 2,183O00 tons.
I'm 1890" the Commerce Depart
ment said, wheat made up 900 per
cent Of the total tonnage Of these ship
mentS; in most years, however. wheat
flour and barley have been very i'm
portant to the traffic.
Most of these breadstuffs move from
Buffalo to New York, but the freight
rates from Buffalo to the five principal
Atlantic ports are virtually Uniform.
Freight charges collected on this traf-
fic by American railroads lat the ex-
lake export rates. In 1880 totaled about
$6856,000. This figure includes small
estimate for switching charges.
Transit earnings by United States
railways on Canadian commodities 9TH
er than breadstuffs to our Atlantic
ports, on all Canadian commodities to
our Pacific ports, and on the reverse
trafic from all United States seaports
to the Canadian border, should raise
this invisible export to about $s,000,-
0oo"
The value of American exports last
year was estimated at $685., 900 900 and
imports at S3,06l 900, 900. making an
excess of exports Of $7S2,0oo,oo0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-12
STOCKS DEPRESSED
AT SHORT SESSION
Traders Lack Incentive to
Buy Pending Change in
German Situation.
BY CLAUDE A. JAEGER,
Associated Press Financial Editor.

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE stock
market slid slowly downgrade in an
extremely quiet week end session today,
.. traders we're inclined &c withdraw
pending Qualification of The German
financial situation.
1t was one of the quietest Saturday
sessions in the share market in recent
wears, with only about half a million
shares traded Bends were likewise
sluggish. with price changes narrow.
There was further pressure against the
German issues.
Most Changes Fractional.
There were numerous declines Of
TO about points in principal shares,
although the great bulk of changes
were fractional A little short covering
In the final dealings caused some recov-
cry from the lowest Issues eli point
or two included American Can, Amer
ican Telephone, American & Foreign
Power, United States and Bethlehem
Steels, Consolidated Gas. North Amer
lean, du Pont, International Harvester
and New York Central. A few shares
getting down about to 4 included
johns Manville, Case. Atchison, Union
Pacific. Auburn and Allied Chemical.
Despite reports from Berlin that DR..
Luther has failed to negotiate a
$500, 5000 credit for the Reichsbank
because of French insistence on aban-
donment of the AuStro- German credit
union. bankers here feel that the $780,
100000 credit maturing next Thursday
will be renewed and probably increased.
In the meantime. the flight OF capt.
tai from Germany quickened, with
Withdrawals in excess of $20,000,0 900,
the largest in several days The Ger
man mark broke sharply while cur
rencies of Germany's neighbors, such
as Holland and Switzerland. were in
strong demand. making it easy to trace
the fight of funds from Berlin. The
Berlin Boerse broke under heavy Of
ferings for time, but met banking
support toward the close. The London
and Paris markets were closed.
There was little in the week end do
nestic news to influence the financial
markets. Next weeks steel output in
the Youngstown area is expected to be
approximately unchanged from the past
week. The copper statistics for June
were about as expected, showing gain
In refined stocks of over $4,000 tons.
despite the low rate of operations and
the furry of buying late in the month.
Large producers finally came down to
the 8-cent-a-pound price for the metal,
when the export price was cut one
half cent to that basis.
Oil Situation.
News that Oklahoma oil producers
were seeking a complete shutdown
until crude prices get back to 81 bar
rel aroused fresh hope that at last the
petroleum industry may be on the verge
of sterilization. Until the meeting of
the Texas Legislature to deal with pro-
ration in East Texas. however, the out
look will remain uncertain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-12
STOCKHOLD OPPOSE
NATIONAL DAIRY MOVE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE Stock
holders Protective Committee Of the
Golden State Milk Products Co. has
sent a letter to stockholders Of that
company and the Golden State Co.
Ltd. opposing the proposed merger of
Golden State with National Dairy
Products Co. and asking for proxies 70
combat such a development. Golden
State Co., Ltd, is the proposed success
sor company to Golden State Muk
Products Co., and shares Of the latter
are exchangeable share for share for
stock In the former company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-12
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
YEAR 1881 TO DATE

CRported by w. Co,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-12
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, July IL CP.-Over-the-
counter market:
Ranks,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-12

FOR WEEK ENDING JULY II, 1881.

Az erage price Of 50 stocks. 1889 1880 l73
Same period q year -aeo................. 2lS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28
hit Before Your Eyes, are the Most Profitable Offers in the City


er persons. estates and legal rep
resentatives thereof, firms, COM
panies. corporations, associations. or
concerns OF any kind or character
whatsoever, owning or claiming an
interest In or TO any real estate
traversed by the hereinafter de-
scribed road:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned jury Of rreeholders,
appointed and acting under and by
virtue Of an order or the commits
sioners, court OF aCmeron county,
Texas, TO lay out. survey. and assess
damages resulting from the estab-
lishment OF a public road.
Commencing at the west boundary
OF the city of Brownsville, Cameron
county. Texas. on Elizabeth street
In said city, and continuing In o
ncrthwesterly direction. more or
les5. following, more or less. the
general course OF the rood ON
monty known ~ the Old Military
and Telegraph Road or Border
Highway. and ending at the East
line or County Commissioners Pre-
cinct NO. 3 In Precinct No. 2. the
whole distance being approximately
ten d0 miles. and which may,
and probably viii. run through GER
tain lands owned CT claimed by you.
will. in the discharge OF cur said
duty. on the 5th day OF August.
1891. at nine f9) o'clock a. M meet
at the west city limits RI the city
Of Brownsville at OF Immediately
adjacent 10 the crossings Of the
f~tsSouri Pacific Railway Company
on said Old Military Road and will
then proceed over said highway to
its termination, and will then and
there proceed to assess any dam
ages to which you may be entitled
on account Of the laying out OF
sad public road. and you are hereby
requested and required 10 present
a statement IN writing or the DAM
ages. IL any. claimed by you and
10 produce all evidences which you
may desire to offer in relation 10
such damages. and do and perform
such other acts as may BE- neces-
sary and lawful in the premises.
And each Of you Is especially no
titled that 1t Is tffe special purpose
to widen the present right-of-way
on said Old Military Road as now
paved so as TO make said right
of-way a first class highway n
hundred tl0O) feet in width.
Witness our hands this the 6th
day Of July. "A. D., 1881
CLAUDE MACY
L. "A. BCORY
CLEVE III. TANDY.
7-7-14-2f-28-4-5t-4094
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28

Slaughter. said that the chamber
feels that the water question Is OF
vital Importance to the Valley and
that 1t believes that this movement
is the proper n TO secure federal
assistance without cost to this sec
ton other than the small tax which
would be levied to operate the dis
trict.
There is no organized opposition
TO the proposition at the meeting.
individual questioning taking the
place or prepared testimony.
w. 4. Anderson of San Benito.
consulting engineer to the Inter
national Water commission. was
the first man TO testify during the
hearing. He related the general
situation In the Valley. SHOWING
that four-fifths OF the water in the
Rio Grande flows unused to the
sea while only one fifth Is used.
He said that through construction
OF storage reservoirs. the situation
could be reversed and four fifths
OF the flow made available with
only one fifth wasted through evap-
grafton and other unavoidable
ways.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28

The Board OF School Trustees 0f
the Brownsville Independent School
District viii receive at Its office In
Brownsville, Texas, July ~. 1881 at
s o'clock p. m. sealed proposals for
the removing OF the older portion
Of the Grammar School Building.
Palm Boulevard and jefferson
streets. Reroofing will approximate
40 squares Barrett type "A. or A-T-P
Is year bonded roofs and 1900 II.
Taylor's old style 40 pound tin t.se
and counter flashing.
Specifications may be had at the
office OF the Brownsville Independ-
ent School District.
A good faith chez or 5000. pay
able 10 pr. q. W. Lawrence. Presi-
dent or the Board. shall accompany
each bid
The Board reserves the right 10
reject any and all bids.
y. r. MAHER. Secretary
trict-
T-15-.0-24-5t-41O4
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28

Sealed proposals will be received
unt1 8 o'clock r. M. Monday.
August 3. 1891. at the office OF the
secretary OF the board OF trustees OF
the Brownsville Independent School
District. Brownsville, Texas, for
the furnishing or materials and
labor for the completion OF the
Elementary School building az the
corner Of Eighth and Madison
streets I'm accordance with the
plans and specifications as pre-
pared by william ID. Van Siclen.
Proposals shall be accompanied
by a certified check for $4,000
made payable TO the board as a
guarantee that the bidder will enter
into a contract and execute bond
and guarantee In the form provided
within ten days after notice OF
award Of contract to him.
The district reserves the right to
reject any or all bids and to waive
formalities.
Copies OF plans and specifications
may be secured from the architect
upon the deposit OF $1,000 which
amount will be returned to the
contractor on the submission or a
bona fide bid for this work and the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28

Tuesday Afternoon
3:30-3:45-News flashes from The
Brownsville Herald.
3:45-4:15-Spanish music
4:15-b:45-"Oid Timers Club"
4:45-5:00-KWWG birthday party.
5.00-5.45-Studio.
5.45-6.00-Your Spanish lesson
conducted by Attorney Rafael Cow
an
6:O0-6:3O-Base ball scores.
Tuesday Evening
6:30-6:45-piano recital by Ernest
Armstrong.
6:45-7-O0-Champion Sparkers.
T:O0-T:30-Dinner concert.
7:30~T.45-Champions.
T:45-S.00-Studio.
8:O0-8.l5-Ken Paul and his
guitar.
B.f5-8:30-Studio.
S.30-9:0O-Ramon Martinez. tenor,
programa Espanol.
gs0O-9.f5-Fifteen minutes with
Paul Kennard at the studio grand.
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1850
Knorycies


9:15-s:30-Song recital by Dave
DeKorte. tenor.
e:30-1O:3O-Program by remote
control from Matamoros, Mexico
1880 Sign off until $50
Wednesday morning.
Wednesday Morning
:oo-Request program An
nUuncements-
10.00-10:30-Organ recital py
Paul Kennard. Announcements.
10:3O-1l:00-Housekeeper's chat.
ii:O0-ll:l5-"Gus" the worlds
worst pianist.
I1:16-11:30-Musical brevities-
11:30-11: 45-Sponsored program.
:50-World Book Man.
11:50-l :00-Studio.
1900 Time service anu
weather forecast.
12:00-l2:30-Studio.
1880 Sign off until $50
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G ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO LAND OWNERS

The state OF Texas
County or Cameron }
To: Name or Person: a. ID. Ken
edy, last known address CO Miner
Co, san Antonio. Texas:
Berta Barreda Guinea, Josefa
Cantu de Rock, last known address.
sos r. Lambert ST., san Antonio.
Texas:
And all unknown owners. hus-
bands OF such OF the above named
Is are married women. and al 9TH
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

return OF the plans and specifica-
tons to the architect.
DR.. o. W. Lawrence. President
j. =. Mahcr. Secretary
7-28-30-2-3t-4l14