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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

And our cities up and down the
main road continue their school
building programs. Rio Grande
City. on a right rapid march OF
progress is contemplating the con
struction OF two new buildings.
Mercedes has let the contract for
n new senior high school. Harlin-
gen recently dedicated a new high
school and San Benito has COM
pleted the first lap Of a most an
bilious school building project.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
TIDE TABLE

HIRh and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal metenrc-
logical conditions:
High -...l ~ a- TT. 5.34 a. m.
Low g-45 a. m- 1903 p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

Now Is the psychological time 10
strike. The demand for the re-
moval. couched as a request. as an
emergency measure, should be fol-
lowed by a renewed offensive 10
knock the said differential of al
together.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

And personally It does this col
umn lots Of good TO see the Valley
setting out 10 knock the chip off
the other fellows shoulder. rather
than sitting back and e~ndeavoring
TO protect its own chip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

The maintenance OF cordial re-
lations between the Valley and
Mexico Is becoming more and more
a matter of paramount Importance.
Right now the International Water
Commission is about TO resume its
labors looking toward an equitable
division OF the waters OF the Rio
Grande.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

Future development OF the Val
ley will depend 10 a large extent
upon the success OF this commission
in reaching an understanding agree
able to both Mexico and the United
States. and this understanding viii
be the more easily reached II the
people Of Mexico know and Ike
the people OF the Valley and II the
people OF the Valley know and
like the people of Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

The price OF bonds may be a
little below normal. but SO Is the
cost OF construction. and tAoSe IN
the know estimate that by build
ing now, from Is 70 ~ Ger ce>.
Is saved as compared 10 the cost
OF construction a couple OF years
ago and as compared TO what the
cost Of construction will be when
the rest OF the country hits its
stride and catches up with the
Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

Our leading football coaches will
tell the world that the best defense
is a crackerjaek offense. a theory
which has been held by many a
military genius IN days gone by.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

Few Of us realize how close we
are to one OF the greatest sections
Of the southern republic. and few
OF US realize what the development
Of the Monterrey section means to
the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
The Washington times., 1931-11-18

in these trying times, ought to
go down on the knees of his
golf knickers or his evening
trousers or his overalls, and
thank Heaven for having
handed him the rarest and
most precious gift of life.
A woman may coddle and
cater and COO to a man, while
the money is flowing in and he
is stringing her with pearls
and wrapping her in ermine,
until he thinks her "just the
greatest little girl on earth"
But, when the tide turns and
the only things that come in
are bills, and she has to do her
own kitchen-work or pawn a
few of her diamonds, a poor
sport can crouch and whimper
and make her man feel like a
worm. While he is Straining
and struggling, to keep his head
above water, she can fill him
with an inferiority complex that
will send him down for the
third time.
Or she can force him to keep
her at an expensive hotel,
where he can run bills, sign
dinner checks, and lie awake
nights, wondering how he is
going to keep out Of Jail, until
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
Nuisance Enforcement

Our chief of police takes office with the declaration that
his first job will be to sell the police department to Wash
ington.''
Improve the respect which the city holds for the department.
In fact he will be taking long step in his selling campaign
he will simply change the attitude of his subordnates in the
matter of enforcing minor traffic regulations
Everyone will agree that the regulations which make for the
safety of life and limb should be rgdy enforced But police
men seem to be placing undue Importance upon certain minor
regulations.
There element of fanaticism the manner in which
officers harass motorists who inadvertently park few
moments longer than allowed Only few days ago certain pre-
nCts started vigorous campaign to punish those who park
automobiles on nclines without turning their wheels to the
curb.
treatment Of motorists will promote both safety and
the respect of the police But that respect will decrease the
officers make nuisance of themselves by peserng citizens for
inconsequential acts.
There plenty serious violations of the traffic regulations
and other laws which well occupy the attention of
partment
The Washington times., 1931-11-18

"4A !" v - @AA4A EASAO hOUAMDOM
everyone expects I am going to
make good in a big way Yet
inside I'm mess. If I had
my way I'd be a regular
tramp. I'm lazy-the very sight
Of work gives me a pain. I'm
naturally a liar and a thug.
Now what would you do with a
combination like that?"
I'd do just what I am doing,
young Jim. For I am a combina-
ton like that.
theoretically, have a con-
tempt for lazy people. I look
with stern disapproval at their
shiftless ways. What's more,
practice what I preach. 1 work
incessantly-literally never have
an idle moment.
AND ALL THE TIME I'M EN-
WING TRAMPS: EVERY RE-
BELLIOUS NERVE IN MY
BUSTING BODY WANTS TO
LOAF!
Tell the Truth!
Liars-how I deteSt them!
How I despise their Shiny ways.
Truth-it's a beautiful, brave
thing. I'm always advising peo-
pie to tell the truth, no matter
what it costs. I always try to
tell the truth myself-particu-
larly if there's a liar looking on.
And yet
HOW I LOVE LYING! IT'S
THE EASIEST THING TO DO.
IT'S MY BEST AND FAVOR
ITE TALENT.
outlaws? I haven't words
strong enough to express my
disapproval of outlaws. Rats!
Wolves! Contemplate prowl-
ers! AS a respectable citizen, I
take a furious stand against
them.
YET ALL THE TIME I'D
GIVE MY EYE-TEETH TO BE
ONE OF THEM! WHAT
GRAND, EXCITING TIMES
THEY HAVE! WHAT FUN TO
BE AN OUTLAW
Yes, you can 60 right dAwn
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
Back to the Garret
With Bloody Shirt
BY Claude G. BQUers-

from the South. jefferson.
Washington, Madison, Mason,
MonrOe-the greater portion
of the constructive founders
were from the South. MANY
of the ablest men in House
and Senate today are from
the South. The question of
ability is not involved TODAY.
1t is only a matter of policy.
The South will have a ma
jority Of the chairmanships
and ought to have them. The
Speaker Of the House will be
Jack Garner of Texas, an
able, popular man, who will
make a great presiding Off
GER; he will have no opposi-
tion.
Now, who shall the floor
leader be? There are men in
the South amply able to lead
who deserve we'll of their
party and would make
strong leaders. But in view
of the fact that the majority
of the chairmanships will 60
to the South under the rule
of seniority, and the Speaker
by unanimous choice will
come from the South, had
we arbitrary power we
would find an able Demo-
crat in the North for the
leadership. This as matter
of policy. We would like
to see the Southerners them
selves sponsor the plan.
A Speaker from the South;
a leader from the North-a
national party.
That is something impos-
sible under the Republican
domination in the House.
This is no time for petty
quarrels over comparatively
minor matters and House
patronage; just a little way
ahead looms a great Demo
cratic triumph - unless the
Democrats themselves de-
stroy their chances by fac
tionaliSm.
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
LISTEN, WORLD!
By Elsie Robinson

; the line of vices, and my reac-
ton is the same to every one of
them-I'M LINED UP WITH
THE SAINTS, BUT GOSH,
HOW I ENVY THE SINNERS!
Is this confession of my in
dividual depravity? No-it's
the story of all men. It is your
story, stranger, as we'll as mine.
TT IS THE STORY OF CIVILI-
,ZATION.
Every normal human creature
wants to be lazy, dishonest, law
less. cowardly, because that was
its natural condition as a brute.
And we are still so near the
brutes-so near that a very
slight shove will send most Of us
back into the jungle
Urge Toward Decency
But just as there is a brute
under every human hide, so is
there something that isn't brute
in every man hearts,
strange but certain urge toward
decency. toward or derliness
and honesty.
Where does it come from?
Why should this divine thing
be in us, side by side with all
the brutal things? We do not
know. Your guess is as good as
mine, friend. But there they
are. the two urges, always in
conflict. And out of that
struggle has come CIVILIZA-
TION.
Do not be Mortified or dis.
couraged if you see that Stuggle
going on in yourself or in your
children. Do not feel that you
are abnormal. or fear lest you
have a secret, shameful Other
Self. OF course you have!
Everyone has. That's human
life.
Human life is-AN APE
STRUGGLING WITH A GOD.
The Strong Ape Influence
Sometimes the ape in you
will be so strong that you will
feel its matted, hairy hide and
hear the gnashing Of its yellow
fangS.
But sometimes, for a lovely
Instant, the ape will suddenly
fall back, and there, tall white
and shining, will stand a god!
Acknowledge the ape within
you. Don't despair when you
feel him shambling around.
You're not to blame for that
ape. You were born with him
in you. But you were also born
with something in you that
can fight him-a God. THE
MORE YOU BELIEVE IN THE
GOD, THE LESS YOU'LL
HAVE TO FIGHT THE APE.
Copyright. 1881, King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1931-11-18

thick veil Of smoke completely concealng the dgbe from
the enemy.
The upper picture shows the smoke starting the
swift arplane going two hundred miles hour begin
ming the curtain The second picture shows the dgbe
Of sight, behind the veil of smoke.
bigger veil would be required for the giant Akron just
by the Goodyear Company Of Ohio thanks to wise
mral Moffatt and that of Mr. Ltchfed president Of the
Goodyear Company
These smoke screens protect drgbe and other air
craft they have already been used to protect bateshps
the waters surface would be necessary only in the big
ship should come close to the earth.
Ordinarily would fly high to be out of sight giving
the first of its by the exploding Of bombs upon
the earth surface.
is difficult for experts to imagine what the next
will be to imagine its horrors even family.
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
Hoover Struggling
With His Message

With the Democrats en-
crossed in matters Of organi-
zation for a fight-for we
assume it is to be a fight
and not a kissing contest
Mr.. Hoover is struggling
with his message. This is
not an easy task. There is
so much to report on the
state of the union that will
be CLOSED over. To gloss
over these matters without
making them more conspicu-
Gus by the gloss will require
great art, and even his most
ardent idolators will not in
sist that Mr.. Hoover is an
artist in the use Of words.
The public will be inter
ested in seeing whether he
will have anything to say
about a plan to transfer the
debts from the backs of
those who owe them to the
backs of American taxpay-
ers.
And interested in noting
whether even now he is con-
tent with the tariff as it
stands.
And interested in observ-
ing whether he recommends
a weakening of the fabric Of
the Federal Reserve System
in the interest Of unsuccess-
full gamblers.
The Washington times., 1931-11-18

These two pictures give you idea of war as it will be
fought when the next real war comes.'
And it will be VERY REAL Let hope that this
country will realize facts and know just what kind of war
1t will be before it arrives.
These two pictures show the beginning and completion Of
important experiment. made above New York. airane
laying down smoke hide the big drigible Los
Angeles from the sight of the enemy.
You to suppose that the Los Angeles ready to drop
enough explosive bombs and poisonous gases to wreck
city in the world and destroy its inhabitants has started its
killing errand.
As it approaches the danger zone where anrcraf
would seek to destroy it, smaller heavier thanair ship
accompanying the drgibe lays down the Smoke screen
The Washington times., 1931-11-18

THREE years ago the Re-
l. publicans were almost
tender in their affection for
the South. We remembered
the long years of the "bloody
shirt" and later of the force
bills, and wondered. That
the "bloody shirt" and the
old spirit of sectionalism
would return we had no
doubt and now it is back
again.
With the practical GER
tainty that the Republicans
cannot carry some of the
usually reliable Republican
States in the North, there is
now no hope in the South.
This makes it safe to bring
back the "bloody shirt y
and it began to wave the day
after the last election. Be-
cause the rule Of seniority,
which is a congressional and
not a partisan rule, means
that more Southerners will
have committee chairman
ships in the House than
Northerners, the "bloody
shirt" is given to the breeze
again. One of the journal
istic ministers without port
folio in the Hoover regime
has gone to great pains to
show that more Southerners
than Northerners will have
chairmanships in a Demo-
cratic House.
Well, what of it?
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
Factory Migration
Alarming Workers

DR.. julius Klein, the Ad-
ministration's exotic and
amusing economist, who
added to the festivity of ma
tions not long ago by some
stupid theories on the effect
of the tariff on foreign
trade, attempts, in an article
in the New York Herald
Tribune, to convince our
manufacturers that they
should not move their fac
tories or, rather, build
branches beyond our pro-
hibitive tariff walls. The
tremendous migration in
this direction is alarming
to American workingmen. 1t
began when, in retaliation
against our prohibition Of
foreign trade, other nations
began to legislate the pro
ducts of our factories from
their markets.
But DIR. Klein, who has the
Administrations lack of
frankness, ignores all this.
He knows how to write Ham
let with Hamlet left out. A
more labored and sophisti-
Gated article we have never
read.
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
ONCE-OVERS

tract bills that you could not
possibly pay from your income,
and you count on your winning
by gambling for money to bal
ance.
Some of your legitimate bills
you cannot pay because you
have lost money in gambling.
Then are you not more pune
tual in paying your gambling
debts than you are in paying
honest debts for neceSSiares?
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
Rule of Seniority
Ever Embarrasses

We have never been un-
mindful of the frequent en-
barrassments to all parties
in the rule of seniority.
This means simply this: A
Congressman is put upon a
committee. If he remains
many years he advances to-
ward the top Of the commit
tee through the elimination
of his seniors on the commit
tee by death or defeat. In
time he is the oldest men,
ber of his committee in his
party. And when that party
gains control Of the House
he moves automatically to
the Craftsmanship. This is
sometimes bad. The most
mediocre member must have
a committee assignment, and
when, in time, he becomes
the senior member and is
entitled to a Craftsmanship it
is unfortunate. But no one,
Democrat or Republican, has
been able to devise a more
workable plan.
But the "bloody shirt" is
being waved, not because of
the unfitness of men, but be-
cause of the section from
which they come. The South
is Democratic and it has the
good sense to continue its
men in office year after
year.
New England acts SINH
larly, and that is the reason
that when the Republicans
have the House, New Eng
land has important chair
manships entirely out Of pro-
portion to the population.
That is the reason the South
will have more chairman
Ships than the North in the
new House.
But-when the Republic-
ands have the House ALL
the chairmanships go to the
North, for they have a sec
tional, and never have had
a national party, and all
their strength comes from
the North. If the rule of
seniority is followed this
December it is said the
South will have 81 chair
manships and the North 16.
How much falrer JnlS Cnan
for the North to have At
chairmanships and the South
none!
What, then, is all the yell
ing about? In the spirit of
the drowning man grasping
at straws, the party in pow
er, thoroughly discredited in
the midst of the wreckage it
has wrought, is merely get
ting the bloody shirt" out
of the garret where Nc
Kinley tried to assign it
years ago, and seek to raise
the uuestiOn of sectiOnalism,
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
Disturbing a Senator

That crane out at the Zoo accused of disturbing United
States Senator hasn't been resident of the city very long
he would have known better.
Bona de residents have learned that they disturb august
legislators at their peril.
The will probably be banshed from his run as punish
ment for his temerty citizens had created much dis
turbance they probably would have been given model piece
Of legislation at least congressional Investigation
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
There have been good-sp

wives, who have married men
who are studying law or medi-
cine or engineering; and who
have put their little shoulders
to the wheel and brought in
the bacon, until Hubby got
where he was going and could
afford to bring in the pate-de-
foiS-gras.
And there are good-sport
wives, who shut their eyes and
grit their teeth, and pretend
never to see or to mind a
flirtatious husbands philander-
ing. Who hide their hurt
vanity under gay smiles.
The Washington times., 1931-11-18

suspect 1t to
look at him.
S p l e n d d
cd y, hand
S o m e f a C e,
fine bra i n,
G Cd pros
pc C ts, nice
family
eyes, that's
] u S t t h e
trouble, p" says
young il m.
Ct We g o t
erV t hing
that a fellow
is supposed to
b a We. And
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
A Good Sport

A GOOu Sport
You want to be known as a
good sport.
Often you bet on the outcome
Of some contest, knowing that
if you lose you will be unable
to pay certain bills you owe.
You expect to win, but give
little heed to what would be
the consequences if you should
lose.
Again, you 60 ahead and con-
The Washington times., 1931-11-18

An Ape And a God
Young Jim's been telling me
about himself. He thinks he
is a bad lot. You'd hardly
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland

things take a turn for the
better" A poor sport may make
a good dance partner, but she
makes a rotten life-partner.
A good-sport wife, on the
other hand, faces the situation
with a cheerful smile and says,
"Oh, well, life is just a see-saw
and anyway we've got EACH
OTHER! So, what else mat
ters?"
Then, she pitches in and goes
back to the kitchen or to her
old job at the office, and
spends her evenings jerking her
husband out Of the glooms and
telling him what a brilliant,
capable man he is and how
she always did prefer the top
Of a bus to motor-car, and
a good moving picture to an
expensive night club.
She "takes it on the chin
and LIKES it!
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
Assumption Of Ability
Is Called Impudence

The assumption that all
ability is in the North is
sheer impudence and igno-
rance. 1t just so happens
that the nations greatest
statesmen and constructive
political thinkers have come
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
GOOd-SpOrt Wives

GOOd-SpOrt Wives
Altogether too much is said
and written about blondes"
and "brunettes" and "flappers"
and "cuties"-and altogether
too little about that typically
modern woman, the good sport.
Any man who is lucky enough
to be married to a good sport,
The Washington times., 1931-11-18

The ball is passed right to his hands,
But that is not quite where it lands;
Our player seems inclined to trip,
And let the chance for scoring slip.
The Washington times., 1931-11-18

And others are alert to see
The golden opportunity;
In case of fumbling, they won't fall,
When there's chance to grab the ball.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12

New Haven. Conn. June IF The penbody Museum of Yale University today opened for exhibition Bron- tosaurus, known as the Thunder saurian." a huge dinosaur nearly seventy feel long and sixteen feet hfnh. the skeleton of which weighs six and one-half tons. One of the \ largest reptiles the world has ever seen, It's age Is estimated at iSv,- OO0. GOO years. The American Muse su moi Natural History has the only otl1er mounted Brontosaurus, one which Professor Richard s. Luli, d. rector of the Peabody Museum, helped to collect in 1899. The Yaie specifnen is from a quarter to tnird heavier. It's estimated weight when alive is between thirty-seven ana forty tons.
 sYale's Thunder saurian' was ouadrupeda1, plant-feedtng dinosaur nearly 70 feet in length and l6 m < h~irht at the hips" Professor Hull said. Tt is among the largest ami ulais the world has ever seen, except for d few of the greatest of modern whales. This huge weight, together with the massive limb bones Wltn their roughtened ends, and the su- DerIative lightness of constructor of the vertebral column, leads one Rto suppose that the creature In lire was largely water-borne, wader rather than an efficient swimmer, as the hippopotamus is today. Ins X with spoon shaped teeth in front which together with the single claw borne on each forefoot, must have been used for detaching and secur- ing the large masses of some very abundant water plants that flour. ished In the sub-tropical climate or that time. .,,. it, consisted of low-lying lands inter. spersed by streams and oayons oi sluggish water in which dwelt "Bron- sfosaurus., "Camrasauru," and other aruphibious dinosaurs. while the gro- tasuue sStegosaurus," which stands 1T, the hall nearby. together with ssCaunptosaurus," lightly built bi- pedal form, and the carnivoro Al losaurus" and others roamed the lands. 'tBrontosaurus" may nave come ashore occasionally, but IL could not have been frequent habit. A miniature habitat group m this hall depicts the scene"
 Dinosaurs, after a hundred million xrassrs nY evolution. died without fur fher issue at the close of the Age oI Reptiles. Among the creatures now alive. their next of kin are crocodfies, on the one hand, and birds on the other.
 na,yne wears ago. especial thought was niyen to this stupendous beast, ana She Great Hall was constructed niainly as a future habitat of this one animal, with it's lesser relatives grouped around it in the form or ! facilities. This entailed not only adeuuate dimensions and lighting, but structural strength sufficiently dfSpesed to carry the great weight of me mounted specimen.
 In the year 1868, the late Profes- < sor Cthniel c. Marsh. of Yale, is raid to have made the first discovery
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12

ana formed an impressive exhibit.
 Lack Of space prevented the erec-
 tion of the rest of the skeleton, which remained in storsge. With the re moyal of the collections from the old Museum this mounting was scrapped in anticipation of the erection ot the entire animal in the new hall. About three years ago, the Museums head preparator, Hugh Gibb. began anew the preparation of the bones Tor mounting, for 1t was found that the old glue joints had weakened and that certain errors of interpretation had crept into the earlier work. due | to the intricacy of the indiyidua vertebrae and the crudenees of held technique.
 Then began the actual assembling and bracing of the ponderous bul fragile sketleton. More men wers called upon to assist MT Gibb qs tht work progressed, under the cclstaIlt supervision of the two vertebrate I paleontologists of. the Museum staff
 who have been responsible for the
 scientific accuracy and the main de sign of the supporting fabric. Ths entire weight of the specimen, as | now stands, Is six and a half tons The entire weight of the specimen