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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-17
Neev Crashes Show Weaken
ing OF US. Banking System

NEW YORK-A series of big bank crashes Tuesday
Boston, where nine large banks failed with
involved served to emphasize the fact that the whole banking
structure of the United States despite the lies of the Hoover
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-17

SItlOned trains.
Hostile demonstrations against the
imperialists and their Kuomintang
lackeys continue in Marking and
CONTINUED ON PAGE TRREE)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-17
Entire Capitalist
Relief for 1892
Is $3.50 Per Man
Total City and Private Funds for Whole Coun-
try: for Work and BreadIines

Organize! Fight for Insurance, Relief! Fight
Against This Murder of Jobless
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-17

CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05

Present depression, says DR.. Uan
Dyke, is a Hangover" 1t is not Q
catastrophe; it is a corrective.
Good uiH, common sense and
mutual helptulness tOiu enable US
to pass through this depressed UaI-
ley without panic.
Speed Of change has disturbed
our economic life. We Hue today
in a ,corld Of ne,U habits. ne'o
wants, nc,o jobs and neO indus
tries.
Two things are needed:
/. 4 more humane spirit in the
conduct of business. Labor is not
q mere commodity; it is living
factor. The health and happiness
of the hborer and his family are
essential elements of real national
tUeaIfh.
2. We need, too, a special kind
of leadership in national affairs.
Science and industry must con-
tribute manpo,Uer and trained
leadership to the forces OF govern
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05

The great aggregations Of franchises. puhlto
utilities and near-monopolies gathered IN huge
examinations today by force OF circumstances
and public need have been converted lneo Ma
dustrial enterprises which are quasi IA
nature. with this change there has been
evolved in the seats of management new
type Of industrial leader.
Representing scattered ownership OF law
abiding citizens and not a sole propr1etorSnlp.
organizing the jobs OF thousands OF men ana
women: sensitive to the wants OF the PUBIC,
the new managers of industry are recognizing
the social obligations inherent in their exercise
of industrial power. They are learning snas
they share with political executives RESPONSE
bility for the welfare of the Nation.
How long will it take this new leadership 70
bring us out of our present confusion and De-
preston?
God knows. can only guess But. mean
time it seems to me that we ought to carry ON
with our work, If we have any. and do our
best to reap "the sweet uses OF adversely.
which Beacon called the blessing Of the New
Testament. We cannot get rid Of hard times
by boasting or by boosting. But we can get
the better of them by cutting down our per-
sonal luxuries and charging our charities.
Wages should be the last thing to come down.
A starving neighbor is q reproach as well as
danger. But If it costs 200 cents to make
dollar watch, you can't keep on very long seal-
ing those watches for q dollar each
One political party cannot be saddled with
the responsibility for hard times, nor can an-
other be expected to improve conditions greatly.
have never cared much for the question:
Whose fault Is it," It seems to me as far
more important to ask: How can we cure it,"
None of the new so-called panaceas in politics,
philosophy or religion appeal to me.
Good will, common sense and mutual helps
fulness will enable us to pass through this de.
pressed valley without panic. And Gin the long
rum" as Grover Cleveland phrased it, I reckon
that American courage hopefulness, idealisnl.
intelligence and grit will bring us out, chastened
but not broken, into a new and saner time OF
true prosperity, earned by the free labor Of all
and fairly SHRED by all according to the service
they have rendered to the commonwealth.
Copyright, 1871
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05

THE speed Of the change has disturbed our
] economic life We have just emerged from
an amazing period Of prosperity, and now new
and serious challenge Is made to our ideals OF
government.
what do mean by that?" I am asked
Russian Communism? The so-called Red
Menace?"
Yes, that is precisely what mean. The
Soviet Republic IS not republic at all. 1t Is
a dictatorship. It has three articles in its
creed: Confiscation Of capital. CONSUMPTION OF
labor, repression Of religion. All three OF these
fatty contradict and threaten our basic Ameri-
can principles: Protection Of property, liberty
Of labor and freedom Of conscience.
The bolshevists in Russia and their imitators
here deny that republican democracy Is any
longer competent to carry on the work OF
civilization. But 1t Is a funny thing that Russia
has to send to this despised republic for COM
petent inventors and managers to carry on her
new gigantic industries
Another funny thing is that American labor
ers do not seem anxious to emigrate to Russia.
They appear to prefer liberty, with all its diff
ficulties and drawbacks, to that form of serfdom
in which the iron-handed state dominates every
activity Of the citizen. The funniest thing Of all
Is that the new Soviet plan has resulted In
scarcity and privation at home and surplus
for sale abroad at cut prices which demoralizes
the markets Of the world. This hardly COM
mends the plan to other nations.
Do think America Is likely to go Com
munistic?
No! OF course, nobody can predict with GER
tainty. But there seems to be something In
the rank and file of Americans which favors
the Jeffersonian idea that the best government
is that which governs least. Plain Americans
like to choose their work and keep their savings.
Under Communism this would not be possible.
THE trouble at present is that there Is not
! enough work to keep them all employed and
that the value Of savings has been largely
diminished.
Ben Franklin said: "a penny saved Is
penny earned" Not always. Suppose the power
Of your penny shrinks. Then penny saved
may mean one cent lost.
Has anybody noticed that the wages Of capital
Commonly called INTEREST," have gone down
more than the wages Of labor? Significant fact!
It indicates q vital connection between labor
and capital-not a relation Of hostility. but
tie Of common fellowship. This is what we
need to protect and promote.
Do I think Of any particular thing which
would help us in this direction?
Yes, think Of two things which reckon
would be Of great assistance. First, more
humane spirit in the conduct Of business. Labor
is not a mere commodity; it is living factor.
The health and happiness Of the laborer and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
Princeton s Famous Author, Educator and
Diplomat Tells Ho7v to Endure, Snrvi0e
and Emerge Triumphant From the
Slough ofDepression.
BY DR.. HENRY VAN DYKE.
AS Told to Harry Goldberg.

his family are essential elements OF real ma
tional wealth. He is not mere hand" IN field
or factory. He is a brother-man. This Is the
teaching Of religion. It is up to the preachers
Of all the churches to drive it home to the
minds as well as the hearts Of men. I like the
way the Pope did this in his recent encyclical.
The second thing that will help us is spe-
cial kind of leadership in national matters. We
need, and we are beginning to get, leadership
which Is trained in the handling OF large
affairs: experts who understand the intricate
currents Of industry and international trade;
men who have the courage and the intellectual
power to modify traditional methods and
policies, II necessary, in order to achieve the
welfare Of the public.
AS an army and a ship require officers so
republic requires leaders equipped with special
knowledge of their tasks and trained by the
discipline Of self mastery for the wise exercise
Of power.
Government, which is the making and the
execution Of laws, Is no child's play no lucky
trick of dominance to be picked up by any
man who has pile Of money, gift Of the CAB
or way of mixing with the crowd It IS
science, an art. a philosophy. demanding par
ticuar fitness in the men to whom 1t Is in
trusted
low shall these men be found7 Not by
] heredity, says the republic for heredity is
q shifty goddess bringing forth strange and
often malformed offspring. Not by environment,
the sanction Of class or caste. for this method
mistakes the glitter for the gold. But by the
free will Of the people, for this is not only the
safest but the fairest and the sanest way.
That on the whole it works well we may
see by comparing the succession Of American
Presidents with the lines Of heirS-apparent,
presumptive or actual-of any royal house In
Europe or Asia.
In spite Of popular whims and decisions, In
spite Of class animosities and regional ealousieS,
it has preserved for us that great ideal which
Daniel webster. anticipating Lincoln, proclaimed
to the Senate in 1880: "a Government made
for the people, made by the people and an
swerable to the people,"
This Is what Grover Cleveland meant by his
affirmation that Gin the long run you can
trust the honest judgment Of the rank and
file" Don't forget "the long run"
To enable the people to make q wise choice,
men must come forward who have until now
avoided the political arena. Science and in
dustry must contribute manpower and trained
leadership to the forces Of Government.
But am thinking less Of political activity
than Of industrial leadership. Let us hope
that the day of the bold buccaneer whose policy
was described in the phrase 1.-THE public be
damned" whether he said 1t or mott has
passed ''.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05


a writer of stories. poems and essays,
is not likely to be an expert on in
duStry, agriculture or finance. He is
not qualified to speak with any authority.
II have any views about the hard times
through which our country is passing they are
personal and have no more value than the views
of any other private person who thinks seriously
about the present and future welfare Of America
and let me add, of the rest Of the world.
With this clear understanding I am willing to
tell you how things look to me.
Our first and greatest need is to face the
facts and ask what they mean. The present
depression, which has brought unemployment
and suffering to many of our citizens, Is a
sad and pitiful thing. But there IS nothing
unnatural about it. We have had crises Of
distress before this. After a wild spree people
must expect what the Germans call "Katzen-
TANNER" In our classic slang 1t Is called
Hangover" 1t is not a catastrophe 1t IS
corrective.
The first fact which we must face Is not "a
new world, )" but the same old world Of imperfect
human beings, working under new conditions
When the founders OF the republic wrought
D democratic nation in a doubling world they
set up standard Of liberty which has been a
light to the peoples Of the earth.
THE Government our fathers erected has
survived the shock Of civil war. 1t has
remained mistaken by worldwide winds of
revolution. A loose confederation Of 100000
peoples has grown into a nation Of more than
100, 000, 900, with no essential change in the
spirit or form of the Government which the
founders created.
They lived in a simple world of small farms
and small business, of handcraft and hard
physical labor. This simple form Of economy
is disappearing. Life, which ran undisturbed
for centuries in the same grooves, Is now being
transformed by science and invention.
We live today in world Of new habits, new
wants new jobs and new industries, which
tomorrow will perhaps be outmoded by q whole
series Of new inventions from the laboratories
Of science.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05

Nearing the seventy-ninth birth
day Of an eventfuI life. DR.. Uan
Dyke, The Grand Old Man OF
Princeton" kno,cn the ,OorLd over
for his writings. his scholarly at
tainments and his fine humanity,
here holds up shining beacon to
light the Uay out Of adversity and
widespread depression. Coming
as message to America at the
tueek end celebration of the Ma
tion's natal day, DR.. Tan Dyke
calls for common sense in solution
of our ills and expresses the belief
'Ethat American courage. hopeful
ness, dedAsnl, intelligence and
grit ,OiH bring us out, chastened
but not broken, into a ne,O and
saner time OF true prosperity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05

n HERE is no good reason why this ques-
ton. What's ahead for American"
should be put to me. A plain preacher,
a writer of stories. poems and essays,
IS not likely to be an expert on in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-22

~ ANA AM 49, AANtA~"f
SAN BENITO, Feb. IL Miss
Irene Dodson. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. q. n. DodsCn. became the bride
o. Harry w. Espy al three thirty
o'clock Thursday afternoon at the
nome OF the brides parents. with
only members OF the two immediate
families present.
The home was beautifully dec
Grated in spring flowers. The young
couple we're married under an arch
Of sweet peas and fern. The Rev.
MI. G. $. Mckinney, pastor OF the
First Baptist church performed the
ceremony.
The brides wedding gown was
ri. pink chiffon with pink hat and
other accessories In pink.
Following the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Espy left Immediately by auto
mobile on d honeymoon trip for
Corpus Christi. Houston and other
points In Texas. Mrs. Espy's travel
ling suit was OF black crepe with
accessories In black.
Following their return they will
make their home IN san Benito.
Mr.. and Mrs. Espy are both grad
yates OF the San Benito schools and
are members OF old San Benito
families. Mr.. Espy is connected with
the Central Power and Light COM
pany.
Mrs. Espy had been named hon.
Gree at many parties following the
announcement Of her engagement
earlier in the month.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-22
LYRIC POETRY TOPIC
OF CHAPTER

Lyric poetry was the topic for
the afternoon program Wednesday
when the Alpha Delphian Chapter
met at the home Of Mrs. w. W.
Houkswright on South Travis.
Mrs. Jessie Thompson was leader
for the program and discussed The
Scope and the Spirit OF Poetry"
Mrs. George +. Campbell took a.
her topic "Meredith's Poetry" Mrs.
F. "A. Fisher. a guest or the chapter
gave several OF Leredith's poems.
~Lycidas' and "Alexander's Feast"
was presented by Mrs. G. S. Lasby.
Mrs. Bernie Goolsby talked on
the life OF Shakespeare and also
gave several Of Sh~akespeare's son.
nets. Following the presentation
for the different topics the men,
hers held a round table discussion
Of the program.
There we're ten members present
and four guests.
The next meeting or the chapter
will be held at the home OF Mrs.
r. G.. Schmidt.
The next meeting OF the chapter
viii be held At the home OF Mrs.
r. @. Schmidt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-22
Iw0 Entertain
With Party At
Edwards Home
Especial to The Herald.)


WESLACO, FEB. ala profusion
of flowers including red roses. Ian
tano. red verbena, and appropri-
ate Valentine decorations made an
especially charming setting for a
party given by Emily and Leroy
Edwards at their home in south
Palm Garden. White paper caps
were given each guest a. they en-
tered. Each guest wrote the far
mers love letter to his Valentine.
Myron Potts and Mildred Stone re-
ceived prizes for this. Heart and
arrow and broken heart were games
which also furnished much merri-
ment. A social was described in a
comic and ridiculous way by differ
ent guests. Many other games we're
played during the evening.
The tea table was laid with ex-
quisite lace cloth decorated with
snail hearts. A cupid surrounded
with red verbena mingled with
ferns. and red and white streamers
to the chandelier formed the lovely
centerpiece.
Miss Edith Potts assisted with
the games. Mrs. Fannie Crockett
assisted in serving refreshments 10
thirty-five guests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-22
PARTY AT I Is
COMPLIMENT TO ONE

A patriotic motif commemorative
OF George Washington's birthday
was employed effectively BY Mrs
James G. Bowie when she enter
tanned IA tables or bridge at the
Aztec Cafe Wednesday afternoon
ir honor OF Mrs. c. X. Mittler.
formerly OF Chicago.
Cherries atop white cakes and
miniature American flags emphas-
lied the George Washington motif.
The tables we're arranged In a
setting Of varied spring flowers
such as carnations. phlox, gladioli.
and others and had the patio with
its greenery as an effective back
ground.
Mrs. Ted BraSh and Mrs. john G..
Bowie joined the hostess and the
hon0ree in the receiving line.
High score at bridge vas achieved
By Mrs. A. r. Etchison. Mrs. Charles
Bowie was second high and ~the
cut prize went to Mrs. L. F. Cor
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-22
Pretty Appointments Feature
Of Party Honoring Visitor

CT; playlet, Romeo and Juliet; sell
ection. orchestra: piano duet. Miss
Leona and Alice Dack and sclec-
ton BY the orchestra.
STUDY COURSE PLANS
ARE OUTLINED
The Ladies Auxiliary Of the Bap-
fist church met al the home Of
Mrs. Stanley c. Davidson wcdnes-
day afternoon. At this meeting
plans were formulated for a Young
Women's Circle and Mrs. ID. r..
Rounds appointed chairman OF the
newly formed circle
Plans were also outlined for the
Study course and week or prayer
which viii be held the first week In
March.
MANY ATTENDING
SESSIONS
The 3. Y. p. U. Study course.
now in progress at the Baptist
Church. Is being attended by many
Baptist Young People from every
department OF the organization.
Among those who are teaching In
the Study course are Albert knight,
Professor M. G. Rushing. Miss Ruth
McMurtry, and Rev. and Mrs. Ira
Garrison.
PERSONALS
Mrs. z. A. Dugat Of Mission Wis
tied her many friends in Rio Hon.
do Thursday.
Mrs. Dee Maddox and Mrs. j.
Yeager OF San Benito visited Mrs,
Dan Maddox here this week.
J. Green Slade OF San Benito was
a business caller in Rio Hondc
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eph CaffaI have
returned from a visit to relatives
at Kerrvillle.
Mrs. and Mrs. j. c. Barr and j
Gussler have returned to South
Dakota after spending the winter
In Rio Hondo.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. :. Suits and y
" Saunders left Tuesday morning
for a visit in Corpus Christi.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-22
TIME
HAD By

SAINT Valentine was honored as
well as the Christian Endeavorers
in the using Of the red and white
color combination in the motif for
The Christian Endeavor party held
on Saint Valentines Day AZ the
Community Church.
Lead by Miss Evelyn Rosendahl
chairman OF the entertainment
committee a game appropriately
named Lets Get Acouainteds
started the ball rolling. This game
was followed by a series Of Other
enjoyable contests which kept
things interesting.
Miss Irene Ullrich extended =
formal invitation 70 all present "a
attend the Christian Endeavor
meetings.
The party concluded by all
forming a circle and singing the
2 E Mispah, "Blest Be the Tie
That Binds" Fifty or sixtv at
tended the party.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-22
REL COLOR MOTIF
BIT

Red verbenas. red valentine tai
lies and red table candles assisted
In carrying out the motif at the
party given by Mrs. Joe Yeoman
Thursday night in her home on
Colorado Avenue.
Three tables OF guests members
Of the 500 club were present for the
occasion. a lively contest Of
games was enjoyed by the guests.
Dainty refreshments were served
at the conclusion of the games.
Those attending the delightful
hospitality were: Messrs. and Mes
danes Walton d. Hood, Charles
Keys, Jack Carpenter. Burl Hollon,
N. 3. Maynard. Mrs. Edith Pier
son, Miss Eva Jean Yeoman, and
Mrs. Yeoman. the hostess.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-22
n MASON is
TROPHY

Mrs Harold Lehman delightfully."-
entertained the Wednesday Con-
tract club. Spring flowers were at
tractively arranged over the house.
High club score favor was presented
to Mrs. Joe Mason, and low to Mrs.
Earl Norton. Mrs. Gordon Kethley
was also presented a guest favor.
Delicious refreshments were SER
we'd TO six club members and the
following guests: Mesdames Cor
don Kethley. Earl Norton. and Miss
Marcello Lehman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-22
O OF
TOPIC OF

Circle two Of the Methodist Mis-
sionary society met at the home
OF Mrs. V. l.. KeiSTer Monday af-
ternoon. Mrs. w. j. Batch. chair
man was in charge OF the meeting.
Reports Of all the committees were
given. The program was in charge
OF Mrs. Gordon Kethley. The book
or Proverbs was discussed by the
society. The scorge OF the black
death through the years was dis
cussed by Mrs. T. w. Glass.
During the social hour contests
furnished amusement. Mesdames T.
w. Glass and Fred Rives assisted
the hostess In serving refreshments
TO sixteen members and two guests.
MeSdames w. 8. Franks and T.. w.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-22
WILD FLOWERS FORM
LOVELY DECORATIONS

Lovely yellow and lavender wild
flowers were used for decorations
when Mrs. G. T.. Hudson entertain
ed the members or the Silk Stock
inR club Thursday.
Following luncheon az the Stone
wall Jackson Hotel the members
assembled at the country home OF
their hostess where the color theme
OF lavender and yellow was further
carried out in the accessories for
the bridge games.
Mrs. Harry Fpehner held high
when the games ended and Mrs.
Ted Stephens second high. Guests
ere Mrs. Stephens and Mrs. J. IL.
Bates.
Mrs. Gorden Llewellyn will en-
terrain the club next.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-22
JOINT SESSION HELD
BY SOCIETY AND CLASS

Circle one Of the Methodist Mis-
sionary society met OF the church
Wednesday afternoon in joint IS
sion with the Dorcas Sunday Schaal
class. Mrs H. A. Davis led the de-
votional. Mrs. NJ. A. Young was in
charge OF Mesdames J. w. Allbrit-
ten and j. B. Funk. The George
Washington theme was used III
recorations and refreshments. Mes
danes j. ID. Funk and wv. f. Ander-
sen served refreshments to 10 men,
bers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-22
w-ASHTNGTON's 7 n
is PARTY THEME

Mrs. j. w. A. Jackson and Mrs
r. A. Woodbridge entertained Tues
day In honor OF Mrs. Ellen Nc
Murtry and their husbands j. w.
a. Jackson and r.. "A. Woolridge.
the occasion being their birthdays.
The Woodbridge home on La Palo-
ma Avenue was the scene Of the
pretty party. George WashinEton's
birthday furnished the theme for
the affair. players for the game of
AZ being matched with miniature
red hatchets with the name Of the
contestants written ON them.
Six tables of players enjoyed the
games until a late hour when a de-
lcious refreshment course was
served by the joint hostesses.
Those invited included: Messrs.
and Mesdames j. w. Haynes. Rurl
Hollon, Jack Freshour. j. ID. Raw,
Eph Caffal, NJ. G. Nixon, Mrs. G
Mase. Mrs. Ellen McMurtry, Jack
Sisk. Jerry Head. Miss Lois Clark.
Miss Ruth McMurtry, Mrs. w. z
Shaver. Forrest Beene, Mrs. John
ME Fowler. r.. A. Woodbridge, y. w.
a. Jackson. Charles Oleson. Rex
George, Jim Lewis. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayne Lewis or San Benito.
Mrs. Lewis was formerly Miss Dor
Is Clendenning and resided at Rio
Hondo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-22
RECENT BRIDE HONOREE
OF SEATED TEA

Mrs. Walton Donnie Hood. Jr., q
recent bride, was named honoree by
Mrs. James D. Ward and Mrs. Rob-
ert G. Alexander at the latters home
on South Sam Houston with a
seated tea, the early part OF the
week.
The bridal theme was featured In
the appointments for the tea. Love-
" orange blossoms also emphasized
the bridal theme.
Guests who enjoyed the tea were
Mrs. Howard Adamson. Mrs. Paul
Bruce, Miss Mary Frances March
banks, Miss Hazel Wade. Miss Ruth
Brown. Miss Eleanor Mae Smith,
Miss Dorothy Booth. Miss Eleanor
Watson and Miss Gladys Hood Of
Rio Hondo and Mrs. Thomas Bru-
ton Of Weslaco.