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The Washington times., 1931-08-31

draws his line around the
doomed garrison; he cuts off
all supplies; he never summons
to surrender, he gives no quar-
ter. Day by day the blood re-
cedes, the flesh deserts, the
muscles relax, and the Sinews
grow pOwerless. Then he be-
gins to doubt the existence Of
an Overruling Providence: he
hates his fellOwmen, and gIares
upon them with the longing Of
a cannibal, and, it may be, dies
blaSpheming."
There are hundreds of thou
sands, millions, in America to-
day who are actually hungry.
Is there any cause for indig-
nation in that? We submit
there is.
Meanwhile, Governor Roose.
velt, who takes the unemploy.
ment situation seriously, who
does not seek by the manipula-
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
Protecting Horses Feet

In Lincoln Park Chicago the bride path being kept
Of nails and other pieces of metal that might discomfort
injury the feet the horses ridden over it daily
An ingenious Contrvance consisting of powerful magnet
attached to an automobile truck passed the path and
metal from distance of three inches below the surface
brought up and taken from the road
only way could be devised to clear the bridal paths
the nation and those things which discomfort
and disaster to young couples walking thereon what
derful thing it would be!
Some day America will teach its youth homemaing,
well all the other subjects that included in the
educational program.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
Cowboys Paradise

In spite of governmental aid and subsidies the trek from
the farms keeps up Since 1890 according to the Federal
statistics 35000 Americans have quit the land for the city
And have gone back to the deep tangled Wild
wood and the suzerainy Of the festive jackrabbit.
Yet lettuce is plentiful than and wheat
proves anything ALL proves that farm lands have been
made productive On the big ranches three with
machines amply take care Of $4,000 acres
Things could be good deal better but it is gratifying TO
know there cowboys in braadlnes They don't
have to 60 to Hollywood to make living. u
The Washington times., 1931-08-31

Difference Between
Two Men
But note this difference be-
tween Roosevelt and Hoover.
We are told by the press that
the President wants to get
money privately subscribed be-
fore Congress meets to save
him the necessity of going be-
fore that body with a plan for
relief. Governor Roosevelt
knows Of the meeting in Mr..
Morgan's offices, but he seeks
no evasion of duty and volun-
tarily goes before the legiSla-
ture with a plan for govern
mental action.
The high public official who
imagines that our governmental
and social systems are not in
volved in the present crisis
sufficiently to engage the SER
vice of Government is as stone
blind as the Bourbons and the
Romanoffs.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
(See Editorial, Wp Starvation" Columns SeUen and Eight
Corruption and Hunger By Claude G. Bowers

tion of fictional figures to be-
little it, and knows that organ
lied society has a duty of the
highest sort imposed upon it,
goes before the legislature with
measures for relief in New
York.
The President has now dis
covered unemployment and ap-
pointed a committee to raise
money by private subscription.
The Federal Government will
do nothing but it will seek to
organize a drive for privately
subscribed funds.
Everyone should subscribe.
But in most communities. local
committees are doing this work
now and without reference to
the Hoover committee.
The financiers and business
men who met this week in Mr..
Morgan's offices to raise So
100000 for relief in New York
city alone were not inspired to
their admirable action by the
Presidents committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-27
CITIZENS AMEND
/ ASSOCIATION LAWS
Southeast Group Moves to
Drop Members 3 Months
Behind in Dues.

The constitution of years, the South
east Washington Citizens Association
received its first amendments last night
at the associations final meeting of the
season in the southeastern branch of
the Public Library. The next meeting
will be held the last Tuesday In Sep
TENDER
Under the provisions of the new
document, which was drawn up by q
committee of which c. D. Degman is
chairman, all members three months
in arrears in the payment of their
dues will be automatically dropped from
the association as will the committee
chairmen who fail to attend three con-
secutiye meetings.
The Executive Committee was in
structed by a vote of the members to
urge the adoption of a 2-cent-a-mile
passenger rate by all railroads running
ularly formed to take effect during the
1882 George Washington Bicentennial
celebration, but was asked to take eff
feet during the entire future.
Articles which have appeared at
various times in The Washington Star
dealing with southeast problems were
commended by members of the asso-
citation in letter ordered sent to the
editor
NEW UlUS IIOLn COIlSbIuCIlOIl COIil-
panies for the erection of an inciner-
ator at Second and o streets south
east will be asked after July /, it was
announced. Announcement was also
rnade of joint outing CT the Congress
Sparent- Teacher Association and the
federation of Citizens Associations at
v hich time the District officials will
b. invited to attend.
Six new members. all residing in the
80 h.
east, were accepted. They are Llori
Z. Durier, r. A. Chambliss, William J.
Jones, Mrs. D. H. Alsop. Mrs. A. S.
Klimkiewicz and Mary Ehoar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-27
"BROADWAY ANGEL"
GETS APPOINTMENT
Former Salvation Army Worker
Named Welfare Director in
California.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, May ~
Mrs. Rheba Crawford Splivalo, who as
a Salvation Army girl In New York in
1922 was known as the Angel OF Broad
way" has been appointed State direc-
tor Of social welfare.
Gov. James Rolph, jr., announced the
appointment Monday, expressing de-
sire that ''our social problems shall be
approached with tolerance and with
sympathetic tenderness for human
needs and O minimum Of interference
with private rights"
Mrs Splivalo Is the wife Of Ray
Eplivalo, wealthy San Francisco club
man and poloist. They married Feb
ruary IS, 1880, soon after her first hus-
band. j. Harold Sommers, obtained q
divorce In st. Petersburg, Fla, on
charges that his wife was more de-
voted to evangelistic work than to him.
The appointee resigned captaincy
In the Salvation Army Of New York
following her arrest on o charge OF
blocking trafic In Times Square in Oc-
tober, 1922. asserting the Army objected
to the resultant publicity. She declined
to write Of her experiences and refused
offers to go into motion pictures.
The dictatorship pays $4,000 o year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-27
MILLER ADDS GASOLINE
TANK FOR DESERT FLIGHT
by the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
AMARILLO, Tex. May 27.-The fuel
capacity Of Johnny Miller's autogyro
plane has been enlarged by one gasoline
tank for the remainder of transcon-
tinental trip to Los Angeles.
The Poughkeepsie. N. Y, aviator, pre-
viously limited to one and one-half
hours OF sustained flight. installed the
tank last night In preparation for travel
over the Sparsely settled areas Of the
West.
Grounded here by q 30-nile head
wind, Miller planned to fly to Fl Paso,
Tex, today, touching at Clovis and
Vaughn, N. Mex, en- route.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-27
WEEKEND EXCURSION.
So. TO NEW YORK

On sale every Saturday to and incl.
August 2Jth.
Tickets good In coaches or Puiimans
ton payment Of regular Pullman
chMrgesD.
Leave Midnight Friday and all day
Saturday except the COLUMBIAN.
Returning TO and incl. 1000 PM,
Sunday. except the COLUMBIAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-27
$1.25 ROM. Z /. s'I,.d TaIP

BALIEMUKE,
On sale every Saturday and Sunday.
uTday and Sunday. RRturnang 10 and
incl. ll:03 Pm. Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-29
BOCA CHICA
IMPROVEMENTS
Cottages Now Ready For
Occupancy At Del
Mar Development

Col. sam Robertson's Del Mar
development at Boca Chica Is now
opened to the public, with several
of the proposed 20 cottages fully
completed and ready for occupancy,
he announced today.
Work Is being rushed TO complete
work on concession booths, dane
ing pavilion. and other projects,
and 10 Is hoped that all cottages
will be finished during the early
part OF June.
The cottages. the only ones at
Boca Chlca beach, are divided in
to four types, ranging in rental
from 81 TO s225 a day. Special
monthly rates r offered.
These rates n for cottages with
out linen, Dol. Robert-7n ex-
planned. All cottages are .creened
and have electric lights, running
water. and kitchen sink. Cottages
A, 3, and c cook with gas. cottage
d type with coal oil. Garages for
automobiles are furnished with A
and B type free OF charge. Tho
cottages are fully furnished.
A restaurant, which will specialize
in sea food. chicken and steak
dinners, will be maintained at
Boca Chica. A commisary viii be
opened In the near future and
groceries. sea food and gasoline
viii be opened to accommodate oc-
cupants OF cottages.
ALREADY large crowds throng
the beach" Col. Robertson said.
We expect the largest crowd OF
the current season next Sunday"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-29
Baccalaureate Is
Held Thursday night

Joint Baccalaureate services for
the villa Maria academy and St.
Joseph's Academy were held IN the
aCtholic church Thursday night.
and commencement exercises are to
be held FRIDAY night in the Junior
College auditorium. Promotion
cards are 10 be issued Saturday.
A large crowd filled the church
last night.
A complete program has been ar
ranged for tonight's exercises. and
includes music by ST. Joseph's band.
honor awards. awarding OF diplomas.
brief talks BY valedictorial and
salutatorian, piano selections, sax
ophone solo, etc.
Graduates r from the seventh
grade and senior class OF the high
school Of both St. Joseph's and
Villa Maria.
Glasses viii be resumed Sept. I.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-29
Gas Company Opens
Stock Sales Drive

A Valley-wide meeting OF en-
ployes OF the Rio Grande Valley
Gas Company. with their families.
was held at the McColl Club House
in McAllen Wednesday evening.
Following a banquet. a short .ls-
mess session was held. and the
remainder of the evening was spent
in dancing.
The meeting was called by c. o.
Rockwell, manager OF the company.
In order that he might eA- lain TO
the employees the customer owner
ship campaign.
Seven per cent. cumulative pre-
ferred stock Is nov beir offered
TO the public for the first time by
the Rio Grande Valley Gas Com
pany, and Mr.. Rockwell explained
that this was not done four years
ago when the concern was first
formed ION the grounds that the
success OF the enterprise and its
Importance 10 the Valley remained
to be proven" He added that the
expectations OF the original invest
ors have been confirmed. and that
the management feels justified In
offering stock to citizens OF the
Valley.
All employees are authorized 70
take subscriptions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-29
SCIENTIST CLAIMS HIGHER
y y y y y y y =
ATTITUDES PRACTICAL FOR
X = X y y = = = y =
LONG DISTANCE AIR FLIGHT

We felt an understandable happiness.
1t was a glorious flight"
The intrepid explorers we're the
guests Of the hardy folk In this
tiny village among towering noun
tains of ice. 1t is $500 feet above
sea level and the highest inhabited
place in Austria. The explorers re-
ceived congratulations from many
points in Europe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-29

to the st~ratosphere. He made Char
les Kipfer, his aide. a chevalier Ct
the order.
ODER GURGL, Austrian Tyrol.
May %. RD-Recovered from their
perilous thrust into the upper reach
cs of the sky. DR.. August Picard be-
gan compiling his scientific data to-
day while Charles Kipfer. his as
s:stant. started a climb TO recover
their balloon from the glacier or
which il came TO rest.
DR.. Picard said in conversation
with newspaper men that the strato-
sphere, which he claimed to have
penetrated In an ascent Of more
than $4,000 feet. was the only prac-
ticable element for long-distance
aviation.
This can be done. however" he
said, only II the cabins are as orr
tight as our gondola was
When some of his interviewers
suggested that they would like "a
accompany the scientist to the bal
loon, DR.. Picard had a good laugh
Have you hob-nailed shoes?" he
said. Are you experienced mountain
climbers? Do you know how to
operate an ice axe? No? Then YOU
better keep your hands off"
The two men arose at dawn and
were surprised on reaching the
lobby Of the little Edelweiss Hotel
to be confronted by not less than
so journalists and by scores of tour
lists who used bicycles, motorcycles,
horsedrawn vehicles, AUTOMOBILES
and even airplanes TO reach the TWO
men about whom all Europe is talk
ing.
DIR. Picard said he and Kipfer
mad attained the detectives Of their
ascent-a study OF cosmic rays-and
In addition had established a worlds
altitude record-9.936 miles or more
than $4,000 feet.
He obtained a measurement OF the
conductivity Of gases generated b.
comic rays at the maximum height
about four hours after leaving Augs-
burg Wednesday morning.
During the first part OF the as
cent We were 81 occupied with the
mechanical problem of handling the
balloon that only at a height 81 D.
80 miles were We able to begin TAX
Ing the principal measurements. We
found the outside air pressure AZ
that altitude 70 be rs millimeters.
about one tenth normal atmospheric
pressure"
Referring to a little notebook III
which he had jotted down data as
winds swept him over Southern
Europe for a day and night. he said
he had noticed that the moon aD-
pesred much brighter than from
Inc earth and that the Alpine seem
cry below him was 'overwhelmingly
grand"
The temperature within the her
metically sealed aluminium ball rose
TO lO6 degrees fahrenheit az times,
while on the outside IL fell as low
as IS below zero fahrenheit.
He explained his delay in land
ing by the fact II was impossible To
open the safety valve or the port
hole until the pressure inside con-
formed with that Of the atmosphere.
The flight is likely 70 revolutlonize
all previous theories concerning the
shakespeare" he said.
The flight proved that the strato-
sphere Is navigable and that man
with modern technical methods will
be able to master its low pressure
and its cold.
We seemed to be in m endless
infinity OF blue. The earth had com
p'etely disappeared. II was like float
ing at sea with blue water all around
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-29
BREAKS ARM

HARLINGEN. May 29.-Kramer
Goad, 8. suffered a broken arm whiif
playing with other children at The
home OF his parents. Mr. and MS.
w. Z. Goad three miles south Of
here. The child is in the Valley Dap
fist Hospital.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-29
BURGLARS RUN

SAN BENITO. May 29.-The re-
turn Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Ellis Is
believed to have scared off burglars
who were ransacking their home
after Sitting a screen. A box con-
tanning no valuables was taken.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-29

BRUSSELS, Belgium. May %. Up
King Albert Of the Belgians has
appointed Professor August Picard
a commander Of the Order Of Leo
pold in recognition Of his ascent in
to the str~atosphere. He made Char
les Kipfer, his aide, a chevalier CT
the order.
The Washington times., 1931-09-22
a FAIL STATE
POLICE TEST

BALTIMORE, Sept, 22.-Twen.
ty.four of the rs candidates for
positions on the State police force
have been eliminated in the first
week Of training at Fort George
G. Meade. The 81 survivors in
the rigid course are competing
for the Is openings on the force
which now numbers so.
The candidates are under the
command of Capt. Edward Nick
Johnson, Of the State police, as.
sisted by Lieut.. Ruxton M.
Ridgely. They are organized as
a military company, with platoon
sergeants and corporals.
The training consists of lee.
lures on duties and problems of
State troopers, cloSe-order mill
tary drill, instruction in marks.
manship, Self-protection, first aid
and the care and handling of
motorcycles.
The Washington times., 1931-09-22
FAIRFAX COUR7 I
JUDGE NAMED

Paul E. Brown, of Fairfax, Va,
was yesterday appointed judge of
the Fairfax County Juvenile and
Domestic Relations Court, by
Circuit Judge Walter T. Nc
Carthy. Mr.. Brown succeeds
Judge Abner c. Ritchie, resigned.
Judge Brown, who Is 2S years
old, '7as born In Arnett, Okla.
He was, educated in Washington,
and studied law at National Uni
versity. He was once connected
with the office Of the Southern
Railroad, but, since 1927, he has
been associated with John w.
Rust, an attorney Of Fairfax.
He has been secretary Of the
County Bar Association since
January, 1929, and has been a
commissioner in chancery of the
county circuit court since 1928.
He is also secretary and a char
ter member Of the Fairfax Rotary
Club,
The Washington times., 1931-09-22
D. C.. Dancer Just Misses
Death in Spanish Revolt

Even a shower Of Republican
bullets failed TO convince Lisa
Gardiner, Washington d ancer,
that the Spanish Republic was
anything more than a passing
fancy.
Miss Gardiner, back in Wash.
ington after a thrilling summer
in Seville, has little faith in the
duration of the new form of gov
ernment in Spain.
Just Escaped Death.
And this in spite of the fact
that while in Seville she narrow
ly escaped death at the hands Of
the revolutionary soldiers during
an alteration between the citi.
zenry and military forces.
Says Miss Gardiner:
ut was terribly thrilling. We
had left our hotel for the dane.
ing school we were attending
when word reached us that the \
soldiers had brought in ma
chine guns and were using
them to quell an uprising on
the part Of the workers.
I'VE lodged down side streets
and back alleys until we came
The Washington times., 1931-09-22

to the school and then were
afraid to 60 home. Our teacher
assured us, however, that II we
avoided the market place and
business district we would be
safe and we did manage to
make it,"
Interest LagS
Again in Cadiz Miss Gardiner
just escaped witnessing a second
uprising. Trouble started the
day she left the city and she
heard, afterwards, it was even
more serious chan the affair in
Seville.
AS a rule, however, she found
that the Spanish people were
taking the new republic rather
phlegmatically.
Her Spanish friends convinced
her that the people themselves
really perferred the monarchy
and that although King Alfonso
might never return one Of his
three sons would surely be called
to the throne.
The Washington times., 1931-09-22
SPLIT TCONGRESS
FACES HOOVER
" SLUMP CURES
Wood, Of Indiana, for Cuts
In Federal Pay; Fight Due
for Higher Taxing Of Rich

President Hoover will confront
q Congress divided over the prob
lem of a slash in governmental
expenditures or an expansion Of
Federal activities to lead the ma
tion more quickly to business re-
covery.
This became evident today in
the wake of his speech in Detroit,
in which he warned against in
creased expenditures and over
taxation of the high.
With the Administration al
ready committed to a policy of
enlarging its public works pro-
gram, increasing demands were
voiced by returning members Of
Congress for a further expansion
10 provide jobs.
Wood for Pay Cuts
While Administration leaders in
Congress we're united in their
praise of Mr.. Hoover's speech to
the American Legion, members Of
the Progressive bloc attacked his
warning that business recovery
may be retarded by applying a
heavy tax to big incomes.
Representative Wood (R.) of In.
diana, chairman of the House
Appropriations Committee, which
frames all fiscal bills, promised
his full support in the economy
program. He suggested cuts all
along the line, including salaries
Df Government workers and mem.
Ibers of Congress.
While endorsing the economy
idea, another Republican sup.
porter of the President, Rep1e-
sentative Knutson (R) of Mime
sofa, declared for a tax increase
on the wealthy.
The Washington times., 1931-09-22
No More
Bilious
Attacks
ADvCsTisEMENT

No more sick headaches. No
more dizzy spells. No more con-
stipation. No more furry tongue
nor bad breath.
Here's a way to fix up your
poor disordered stomach and put
it in such splendid shape that it
will be long. long time before it
bothers you again.
Such an easy, pleasant way!
Just take a tasty appetizer-two
tablespoonfuls of DareS Mentha
Pepsin-before your meals.
Keep it up for two weeks. and
If you don't say then that you
feel better than you have in
years, Peoples Drug Store or any
other first-class druggist will give
your money back.
The Washington times., 1931-09-22
Sugar BOwl and Knife
Fly in Daughters
Battle With Dad

BALTIMO Sept. ~.
Charged with striking Mrs.
Mary Wagner, his 40-year-old
daughter, Harry Spicer, so, will
be given a hearing today before
Magistrate Joseph j. Rettaliata.
Spicer was treated at City
Hospital for a cut over one eye:
which he said he received
when Mrs. Wagner threw a
knife at him. Police say he
retaliated by throwing a sugar
bowl. The charges were placed
against Spicer when Mrs. Wag'
ner collapsed in her home.
The Washington times., 1931-09-22
RAIDERS SEIZE STILL

Federal agents and members of
the local dry squad seized 46 So
gallon barrels Of mash and $50.
gallon still In a raid at 1925
Twelfth st. N. w. today. No ar.
rests were made.
The Washington times., 1931-09-22
Listed
. As FOreiQn Whites

Foreign whites in the United
States on April /, 1880, totaled
38,727,593, of which 1886, 4O7
were foreign-born and 25,36l, ,l86
natives of foreign or mixed par
entage, the Census Bureau an
nounced yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-09-22

pleasing and satisfying
Then he learns it is milder. That's another
way of saying that there is nothing irritating
about it. And again he's sahsfed|
Satisfy they've got to satisfyl The right
tobaccos, the CHESTERFIELD kind, cured and
aged, blended and cross-blended, to taste that's
right. Everything that goes into CHESTER
FIELD is the best that money can buy and that
science knows about. CHESTERFIELDS do
a complete job of it. They Sah:yy|
The Washington times., 1931-09-22
mo bnmb00zM' nb0ut Mnt!"

OURE! When word fits, you know it'll
''Satisfy'' just fits CHESTERFIELD. A smoker
picks up package, and he likes its neat appear
ance-no heavy inks or odors from ink. That
satisfies him.
Then he examines Chesterfield. 1t is we'll
filled; it is neat in appearance; the paper is pure
white. And that satisfies him.
He lights up. At the very first puff he likes
the favor and the rich aroma. He decides that
it tastes better-neither raw nor over-sweet; just
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-17
Finding OF Hand
Proves Mystery

VISALIA, March II. U.p)-Dis-
covery of woman's hand on the
lawn of Roy Pollard was the source
here of much concern. Pollard said
the hand was left by dogs.
The hand was well preserved
small, slender, well formed and had
been given care. A chemical ana
lysis was to be made today to de-
termine whether it had been pre-
served in embalming fluid.
Police Captain Harold Hicks, III
charge of the official investigation,
said no graves in this vicinity had
been disturbed, eliminating a the
ory that the hand might have been
from an cxhumed corpse.
He said, also, there was no record
of an accident here lately when a
womans hand was lost, except in
a railroad wreck in which a woman
lost a left hand. The hand found
by Pollard was the right.
A physician who examined the
hand said bones showed evidence OF
a healed former break He said that
apparently eliminated theory that
the hand had been amputated in a
surgical operation and later lost by
the surgeon.