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The Washington times., 1931-03-04
ONCE-OVERS

Buy Wisely!
Stored away in your attic you
may have many articles that
have been discarded after hav.
ing been used a short time.
At some time they took your
fancy and you believed them
necessary to the general good
of your family.
Soon they were laid away.
The amounts you have in
vested in this way from time to
time would have purchased
things Of real and lasting value.
There are things that you
would like to purchase at the
present time that would be Of
practical and artistic use in
your home.
But you cannot have them
because Of financial reasons.
Too often you have been
guided by fancy and not by SEN
sible reasons in making your
purchases.
You have followed your child
hood inclination in selection.
Later you have realized the
foolish qualification it was-not
useful.
Scores Of times you have in.
vested unwisely to the end that
your garret is stocked with un-
used, unstable articles, just so
much money thrown away.
(Copyright. 1881. International
Features Service, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
The Marry-GO-ROund
BY Helen Rowland

Men wanted intelligent COM
panionship-and, now, they've
GOT it. The last Eyes, dear"
wife is probably being stuffed
for the Museum of Natural His
tory at this moment, Home is
a forum, and the lVing-room
rug is a roStrum.
EVERYTHING is discussed,
talked about, argued out and
wrangled over, from the tenn
perature Of the baby's milk to
the WickerSham Report; from
the price of gin to the morals
Of the younger generation;
from our 1ipsticks to our COM
plexeS.
There are no secrets, no more
mysteries, no more Silences be-
tween a man and a woman.
He knows just what brand Of
makeup she uses, which of her
teeth are on a bridge, and
exactly why she married him
instead Of the other fellow.
And SHE knows just how
hard or how little he works at
the office; just how much Of
his success is due to his bril-
liant mind, and how much is
due to luck and an efficient
stenographer; just when it's his
indigestion or his tooth or his
conscience that is bothering
him, and just how much pad
ding there is in his shoulders.
There are two sets of opin-
ions in every household on
every matter from birth-control
and prohibition to golf and
spinach. And never the two
shall meet! And, where silence
once drove a man to sleep or
the club, continuous TALK now
drives him to insomnia, a
blonde, or Reno.
Copyright. 1881, King Features Syn
dicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
Business as Usual

Thanks to the Government.

Who says you can't get justice in this country?
Four Coast Guardsmen the destroyer Jouet at Boston,
were sent the brig recently by Captain William Wheeler
chief disciplinary inspector The charges: Selling liquor
The action taken after group of charlesown Mass
booteggers complaint to Washington They wrote to
on their business The letter not signed but it referred
to the senders body Of legitimate liquor dealers
So Uncle Sam stepped in The Coast Guard competuon
has been eliminated partially least and the booeggers
happy With thethanks to the Governmentits once more
business usual
The Washington times., 1931-03-04

Are American workmen more
careless than workers Of foreign
birth? Less interested in their
jobs. caring little for the trade
itself and mainly for the money
they can get out Of it?
The garage boss thought they
were. He was an American boss
of American workingmen-yet,
watching one of them kick a
fine wrench carelessly aside, he
said:
"And then they wonder why
they don't get a raise? What's
a. wrench to them? They've no
feeling for tools, or for their
lob or their shop. All they
want is to get the job done as
quickly as possible and they
haven't a spark Of pride in quail
ity Of performance"
Was that true? We won
dered, Printed his comment
and spent days opening the
flood of answers. A few OF
those answers agreed-most OF
them we're mad as hops. HOW
dared we-how DARED we
criticize American workers?
But there was one answer
that stood out. Amazingly, the
writer agreed with that boss
eyes," wrote George Ullman,
of Los Angeles, "he's right
BUT THERE'S A REASON.
"The American youngsters
certainly are careless. They
learn to be that way from the
examples set by their fathers
who also are careless to
very great degree. But this
carelessness has come to be a
part of the very nature OF
the American worker and it is
something for which he is not
entirely responsible.
"THE AMERICAN INDUS
TRIAL SYSTEM, ITSELF, IS
THE MOST POTENT FACTOR
IN THE WORKMAN'S DELIN-
QUENCY.
"The American worker diff
fers from the European worker
in this respect. The European
worker is given sufficient time
to learn his trade carefully
and to turn out an article
Of which he can be justly
proud. His honor as an in
dividual and his pride as a
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
Drawn by Hal Coffman.

straight line not always the shortest path between two
points The ease way will not always get you there the
quickest The broadst and soothest road not always the
best.
It depends where you going.
you heading for disaster the route to take the one
ahead-the route marked Gambling, Booze, Dope.
your destination is Success HEALTH Prosperity then take
the Common You may not have much company
on the way but you will reach the end Of your trip many
hours ahead of those that stick to the broad highway
The Washington times., 1931-03-04

In the history Of radio activ-
ity and the discovery of radlar
active substance, so much popu-
lar attention has been devoted
to such figures as Becquerel'
the Curies and Sir j. j. Thom-
son, that the work of other very
important investigators has been
somewhat obscured. Among
these investigators is Sir Will
liam Crookes, the inventor Of
the Crookes tube which was pr1-
marily instrumental in afford
ing as much of the knowledge
we now have of radio-activity.
This somewhat neglected sci
enlist was a close observer, and
one who, by insight and patient
reflection, was able to interpret
the significance Of phenomena
which just happened to come
under his observation in the
course Of seeking something
else.
A Great Saying
One of his memorable say
ings is:
Residual phenomena are
hints which may lead the man
of disciplined mind and OF
finished manipulative skill to
the discovery of new elements,
of new laws, possibly Of even
forces; upon undrilled men
these possibilities are simply
thrown away. The unframed
physicist or chemist fails to
catch these suggestive gl1mpses.
IF they appear under his hands,
he ignores them, as the miners
Of old did the ores Of cobalt
and nickel"
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
The New Louisiana Avenue

The new Louisiana Avenue arranged by Congress connect
with the eastern part of Constitution Avenue street
win fifty represent historic State from which it will derive
its name. ,,
Though the new Louisiana Avenue will be short thorough
fare figure many great events of the future because OF
s proximity to the Capitol and its connection with Constltu
on Avenue and Avenue Its eastern beginning
will he from the circle Of Union Station.
The Louisiana Purchase brought 13 States to this nation and
with it. the good of That purchase has never been
commemorated by any public act Of the Government WIN
the eventual wping out of the existing LOUISIANA Avenue
new avenue for great State and the territory discovered
and named by La Sale
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
District Farms Disappearing

With the rapid dividing of suburban areas OF the Dcs nt
construction purposes District farms are rapidly oSapps
ing In 20 more years few if any, will remain ~. ~;
Census figures show that in 1880 there still renamed LUZ O
trio farms as against 204 in 1920. ILL.,. ~
The area of the District large spreading cities 60
and will not be years until nte osn
round remains for building purposes That OF course means
he continued development Of the metropolitan areas around
The District that are now identified with the Greater Wash
ington.
Whatever loss of farming there may be here VIII De
made up by large cultivation Of farms in nearby ano
Virginia Before the advent Of the automobile truck farmers
resided within reasonable distance Of this city Country Pro
duce now comes here gooy quantities from counties OF the
eastern Shore of Maryland from far out in Virginia from
Delaware New Jersey and North Carolina In the winter we
get by rail- fresh vegetables from as tar away as
and Texas.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04

theory of overproduction and
resolutely set their faces to rigid
economy, sacrifice, apple-Selling
and starvation.
A recent writer in the Satur-
day Evening Post says that the
practical application Of the
study of economics to the
science Of business is younger
than the application of mete-
orology to safety at sea and to
the business Of agriculture, and
concludes his thesis with the
prediction that the same sc1en-
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
Struggling With
This Old World

Editor, Times:
Man comes into the world
without his consent, and he
departs likewise. During the
stay on earth he experiences
a continued round of misunder-
standings. In his infancy, he is
an angel; in boyhood days, he
is a rascal: in his manhood. he
is everything from a lizard up.
If he raises a family, he is a
chump; if he raises a check,
he is thief; if poor man, he
has no sense: if rich, he is
considered smart; If in politics,
he is a CRATER; if out Of
politics, he is supposed to be
honest. Upon entering the world,
everybody wants to kiss him;
before going out, they all want
to kick him. If he dies young,
there was a great future before
him: if here to a ripe old age,
he is in the way and only liv-
ing to save funeral expenses.
Life is a funny proposition
after all while struggling with
the world for a $3.50 break.
OTIS A. McKELVIE.
Huntington Park, Calf.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04

tific principles will be applied to
business. It requires no sc1en-
tific instruments of precision to
give timely warning of panlcs,
if they must occur, so that each
citizen can get his house In
order and be spared, If possible,
the spectacle of bread lines and
public sales.
All that is required Of our
public officials and bankers is
simple everyday honesty, and
then we, the economically disin.
herited, will have no fear OF
The Washington times., 1931-03-04

No More '"Yes-Dear" Wives
Home used to be the place
where we went for quiet and
rest-that peaceful, soothing
silence, after the clamor and
clatter and hustle Of the busi-
ness office.
e. Now, it is the place where we
20 to listen to the radio, gabble
over the telephone, scrap over
the car, and settle the problems
OF the nation and the family
with argument and battle.
Wnere the children are heard
(Iike a fire alarm but seldom
seen; where the hum Of the
refrigerator vies with the buzz
OF the vacuum-cleaner; where
the cooking and dusting are
done to the grooming Of tenors
and the blaring Of jazz, and
the family resembles a debating
society.
Once upon a time it was not
their arguments and quarrelS
that made husbands and wives
wonder why they ever married
each other, but those long,
deadly Silences, when they could
think Of nothing to say to each
other.
Men were bored-bored to
tears with women who could
only sit by the lamp and knit
or sew, and say, Eyes, dear"
Husbands sighed for mental
companionship - and went
promptly to sleep with their
mouths open) after dinner.
They did not know how well
off they were with those Eyes
dear" button sewing, stitch
counting wives. Those placid,
dull, uninspiring = but vastly
soothing-wives, who tiptoed
around their tempers, and kept
cautiously off the edges Of their
nerves.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
DO YOU KNOW THAT

Railway traffic regulations in
Germany permit a speed Of
more than 100 kilon: eters (62.13
mileS) per hour only in very eX-
ceptional cases. The country's
fastest train averages 55.71
miles an hour. Railway acci-
dents are said to be less fire.
Quent in Germany than in
many other countries.
Europe has IS reigning mon
ArchS and il presidents.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04

A railroad, only 600 feet long,
is being built in Vatican City
for the Pope. The station, for
its size, will be one Of the most
Sumptuous and beautiful in the
world. It is 180 feet long and
has a central hall of go feet
long, which will be used as the
reception room for august visi-
tors.
Venezuela Is building its first
civil aviation field.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
Letters to the Editor From Readers of The Times

major depressions or epidemics
because, with confidence in our
institutions, we will be morally
and physically fortified.
WALTER A. LANDRY
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
Blind, Works Way to College Honors;
Faces Life CheerfuHy and Unafraid

forward to more education. He was
strong and well. At the New York
Institute for the Education Of the
Blind he studied piano tuning
and repairing In 1925 ne went 10
work as a Elano tuner. within him
burning the desire to 60 TO college
There was no money. His family
couldn't help. He saved. for two
long years. In us spare time he
studied more. He learned 10 move
swift fingers over raised letters on
a printed Iage-the Brallle system
of reading.
In the fall Of 1927 he entered
Columbia. His progress was amaz-
ing. He earned money by tutoring
and piano tuning. At the Queens
boro organization for the blind he
worked He pays tribute 70 Mrs.
Dora Lang the executive director
who helped. him 50 much.
The Braille system was made
quate. he wanted to know more
more. His hungry mind sought more
food. He was regular. His friends
read 10 him. books. newspapers,
everything. He remembered.
Finds Joy In Life
IN close contact with his profess
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26

sors. he was a fine student. He was
awarded the Seth Low scholarship.
four scholarships from the college
and another from the American
Foundation. He wrote his examin-
ations on a typewriter.
He went to the football. basket
ball and baseball games. His vivid
Imagination pictured athletes in
action-from the cheers, the thud
OF bodies. the swift rush Of move
ment. He enjoyed 1t. His lack OF
sight didn't spoil college life for
him.
Thirty-one out OF 40 IN the
college Of liberal arts were elected
to Phi Beta Kappa. His record put
him near the head Of the group. He
intends 10 get a doctors degree. He
will.
He recognizes his friends BY their
knocks. Tap-tap. Hello Gilbert.
Busy Just now. Come back IN a
little while"
His expert hands and his acute
mind nullify the handicap Of blind
ness. He Is ready-to meet the
world.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
TRADER HORN
dies; CHILL
! PROVESFATAL
Picturesque Explorer
OF Dark Continent
Passes On

WHITSTABLE, Kent. England.
June 26-P- Alfred Aloysius
Smith, known as Trader Horn"
died today at a nursing home In
Tankerton after a brief illness. He
was a young man Of 50" IN his
own words.
He was stricken with a chill a.
the home OF his sister several days
ago and did not rally. With a
sparkling eye and a great white
be&d he maintained until his
deaf 5ed the happy. breezy man.
nef Nat had accompanied a career
OF adventure.
Trader Horn" came out OF the
jungles OF the dark continent 70
take a place In the spotlight OF the
worlds literary capitals. He wrote
Trader Horn" and entertained
England and America With fasci-
mating tales OF his experiences with
African natives.
HIS travels began IN 1871 when
he left Lancashire for the ivory
coast or west Africa on behalf OF
a Liverpool steamship company.
Among HIS dAhANAtftS NtAE oAAIDt-
ing elephants and lions. Prospect
ing in the Kalahari desert OF
South Africa. diamond trading In
Rand, washing gold at Cherry
Creek. painting pictures IN the
southern part OF the United States.
and helping salvage bullion from
the wrecked steamship Empress OF
India.
He came 70 England at the out
break OF the World War and tried
unsuccessfullv 10 enter the British
army. declaring he was 20 years
younger than his age.
Trader Horn" was facile in es-
tablishinr himself with the black
races and though sometimes In
danger he was usually on the best
OF terms with natives. He did not
hesitate 70 describe cannibals as
his blood brothers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
BY DEXTER H TEED
NEA Servlce Writer

NEW YORK-Bnnd he faces the
future unafra.d In a world IN the
throes OF depression. he strides
confidently from college halls out
into the stark reality of lie. smil-
ing. happy. undaunted He is ready.
WnIIe thousands Of other uni
versity graduates timldly wonder
whether they will be able 70 get
any kind Of a position. Olaf l. Lar
sen, like the hardy NorSemen who
were his ancestors. embarks bravely
on the high sea Of life. certain that
the rushing twentieth century can
not thwart him.
He has just graduated from COL
umbia University. He was given
highest scholastic rewards, a Phi
Beta Kappa key and general honors
IN two subjects
He worked his vav through col
lege He did all the things that
others with sight might have done
He Is an athlete Wrestling and
swimming have been his diversions
His cheeks are ruddv
4 FhpEAL w G4AAEFQ nc SAYS
that lack Of sight is ln%convenient,
but not a handicap Life Is an equa-
ton. receiving and taking I'll get
along. There Is nothing 10 fear
He is tall. He Is blonde He has
the gift of quick Wit He enjoys
life, as many with hight cannot Op-
timism. eXuberance, couuage-they
are his qualities.
Plans To Teach
II will teach history and sociol-
oEy the subjects IN which 7 major
ed. II NAV be diiflcult, getting a
position. but III get one.
Determination His record proves
he has Il. He IS q scholar. re talks
with authority on most any SUB
leot He is a philosopher his mcm-
ory IS remarkable.
He sits In class and hears 4 lee
ture. then goes 20 ms room and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26

typewrites II almost word for
word" They say that at Columbia
For years he worked TO be able
to 60 to college. He tuned pianos
He tutored He worked IN schools
for the blind.
Before the blind decide 10 60 to
college they should be sure they
have the ability TO do the work
without grinding every moment,
he saws.
He is keenly aware Of the prob
lens that confront the world AS
he IS a student Of history. he has
ideas about history repeating it
self.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
Plans To Teach
Air Marker Painted
On Rio Hondo Roof

RIO HONDO. June 26-The first
indication Of the ArrOvo City be-
coming air minded occurred here
this week with the painting of the
word lRo Hondo' on the roof Of
the Jones Hardware building.
The sign is twelve feet high and
covers a space 90 feet and is said
10 be legible at a height OF 5000
feet.
The sign vas sponsored by the
American Legion Of RIO Hondo who
was IN charge Of the work. but was
financed by the merchants Of this
CITY.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
Services For Dillon
Held In Fl. Worth
CBy Staff Correspondent

SAN BENITO. June 26.-Funeral
services were held Thursday for s
S. Dillon. father Of Mrs. Louis $.
Witte of san Benito. according 70
word received here by friends. Mr..
Dillon died in Fl. Worth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dillon have visited
their daughter frequently in San
Benito.
Mr.. and Mrs. witte left several
weeks ago for Jacksonville where
MI. witte was engaged in the
tomato deal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
Regina Courts Now
Open To Tourists
CBv staff COrrespondent)

HSRIrNGEN. June 26.-Regina
CouI on the Monterrey-Lared0
high ay. no. are ready for tourists.
according to a letter received by the
chamber OF commerce from l.. D.
Martinez. manager.
Heretofore tourist camp facilities
at Monterrey have been limited.
AL modern oonvenienoes are pro-
yided.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
4

EDINBURG. June ia WIN ~
Injunction was issued 20 r. F. Hooks
and r. B Waite OF Donna, executors
81 the estate Of T. j. Hooks. de-
leased. late yesterday by Judge Char
les E. Thompson. The injunction was
against Mrs Donna II. Fletcher and
the Corticelli Silk company.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
Train Sche les
>ussouri Pacific Lines

Missouri PACIFIC Lines
No ia-To Houston. San Antonio.
No 1910 Houston. San Antonio.
No l5-From st. Louis. San Antonio.
Houston. 7.3o Q. m.
No 1i-From San Antonio q
Houston. 9:55 p. m
southern Pacific Lines
No. 3le-From Houston, san An
ohio. Sis q. n.
No. 32O-To Houston, San Antonio.
eI5 p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
Hopeful For Future

History IS really made UP OF
the acts and thoughts OF human
beings. Put IN the same situations
they viii respond in the same way
again. History should be interpre-
tative
In the light Of his studies and his
thinking, he contemplates the bust
ness depression he must face in
starting a career
we have had crises before We
have always managed TO muddle
through. There has been no plan
ing no industrial organization
Prosperity is determined by our ex-
port trade. Now Il Is dwindling
High tariffs have created ill-will
between America and the rest Of
the world. I advocate a moderate
tariff.
Inventions have kept us pros
porous The automobile came 70
the rescue once Millions were en-
ployed 70 manufacture II. The radio
was invented. creating employment
Other inventions did similar things
Let rs hope something else comes
along.
He Will be rs wears old In Sep
TENDER As a youth he went west
70 work IN fhe wheatfields His
eyes troubled him He came back.
was treated in a hospital He walk
ed out in l920-blind.
Worked and Saved
Having graduated from grammar
school in Jamaica. L. l.. he looked
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26

FOLLOWING is the schedule for the
American Air Mail 70 Cristobal. PanA-
ma Canal Zone:
Leave Brownsville ..-....... 2 - q. n.
(oa Monday and Thursday
Arrive gristobal ........ $50 ?. m
0OnA-ednesday Inc Saturday.
RetugN ZIP:
Arrive Brownsville Ills p. m
TUESDAY and Friday.J
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
Air Mail Schedules

The schedule for the mail oetVeen
srounsville and Dallas is announced
~ the postoffice department as FOL
yows.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
PoSTAL RATFs

fUSlAL Nails
The United States air mall postage
rate is 5 cents for the first unc and
IN cents for each additional ounce or
traction thereof. Letters mailed II
re United States for the points n
MEXICO take this rate.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
SUCH CHANGES COME UPON US sUBTLY

Few of us stop to consider how motoring habits have
changed To-day, women drive much do
our wives and daughters spend much time behind the
wheels as we do Yet few of think of giving them the
accident insurance protection that would not be
without ourselves.
The Travellers offers special accident policy for
This policy covers every kind of accden-not only the
highway but also in the home WHERE strange it may
SEEM the greatest number of accidents women
The cost of this policy ng Yet it pays for the crush
ing bills that even minor injuries bring.
If an accident should occur the policy will let you give
your wife daughter the kind of attention and you
want her to have without financial sacrifice
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
Mickey Mouse Invites
Children to Get.
in the Contest

Here's a lot of fun for every
boy and girl in this vicinity
And some nice cash prizes for
Christmas for those that can
draw Mickey Mouse or his Flap
per playmate, Minnie Mouse
And there are a whole lot of
guest tickets for the R-K-O Keith
Theater when Mickey comes
there next week.
Get yourself some paper and
pencil right now. Notice how
Artist Perlmann makes his out
lines. Anyone can do just the
same. It is very easy when you
have a good sketch to follow.
Use Your Own Ideas
The rules are very simple and
drawing Mickey is lots Of fun
He scampers through life bring
ing laughs to everyone who sees
him.
Use your own ideas-drav
Mickey doing anything you want
him to-your drawing will be
judged on the originality of your
idea. Use the sketch here fol