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The Washington times., 1931-07-03
Claude G.. Bowers on American Wages

, unions are fighting all at
tempts to put wages down be-
cause Of the depression. The
labor leaders know that were
prosperity to return tomorrow
the wages, in most industries,
would stay down; and that the
only way to get them up again
would be by fighting.
The other day there was a
rise in the market, and we be-
gan to hear right away that
everything is all right now.
And yet that rise in the market
did not get a job for a single
one of the millions who are
on the streets.
There is a type which would
assume, were the stock market
to boom tomorrow, that we
have nothing more to do about
the millions out Of jobs. The
job Of this country is not over
until these men are back to
work.
Thinking In the
Darkness
Some people think better in
the darkness. During the last
few months some Of the great
est and wisest industrialists
and business men agreed, and
said, that our social system will
not be on solid ground until a
way is found for every man
who wants to work to have a
job.
They said something more:
that these men in jobs must
have reason to believe that
they may not lose them on the
morrow.
Some of them said something
more: that in days of pros
perity, when enormous div
idendS are being paid by great
industries, more of the profits
should be spread among the
men in the factory who make
these dividends possible.
But the moment the market
begins to rise a bit, we hear
nothing more of that. The old
days. have returned. But have
they? And will they?
It Is amazing how little the
American people know of what
is geing on in America. One of
the newspapers this week has
given us the pictures Of a
young man and woman who
are here from the coal fields
of Pennsylvania to tell us about
the conditions of the miners.
Most Of us have forgotten that
there are miners in Pennsyl-
vania.
But it seems that many
families live on herbs picked in
the woods and black bread and
coffee" And yet we heard
something about these miners
some months ago when Sena'
tor Wagner's committee made
q tour Of inspection, and made
some discoveries. The rise in
the market did not give these
families white bread and Q
little sugar.
The Washington times., 1931-07-03
Night Sleepers in Our City
Parks Kindly Treated

Park policemen Of Washington treat kindly the night sepers
In this cy parks and do not moles those who behave them
selves. ......,...
Down in Judiciary Square, where many down and outs
spend their nights under the stars the police do awaken the
pressntabe for the daily rush Of humanity about to start
Il but proper that the drwood of life should Spruce
at the beginning Of days activities
In the nights Of there many night seepers
in most Of the parks and they make interesting pictures Some
Of them buns and 'vags without nickel and glad
take advantage of the evenings freshness in the parks to
rest and sleep Others do have and homes but find
them hot and trying.
Hams Point in East Potomac Park is the favore spot
FOR what park policemen call heatdodgers, women
and children who find their oppressive exceed
ingy nights They nod in their machines spread auto
cushions blankets the grass and take things Some
spend the whole night other 60 to their homes in the early
morning hours.
Decent conduct all that park policemen demand from
night sleepers anywhere and is but seldom that there
acts calling for arrests Our many parks indeed blessings
in many ways.
The Washington times., 1931-07-03
DR.. Wilbur's Surgical Skill

News dispatches record that President Hoovers Secretary
knife on Colorado citizen in an emergency appendcs
operation in the Mesa Verde National Park of Colorado
Secretary Wilbur is among the noted physicians and
surgeons Of the country promoting the researches of the
Committee the Cost Of Medical Care located in Washing
ton and which four years ago started fveyear program Of
factndng the cost of medical in this country
This committee has sought and seeking all adequate facts
that promise remedial for the problems confronting
The medical world and sufferers from diseases not financially
prepared to pay cash for medical care.
Dr. Wilbur has described these problems as massive and
vital They involve form of organized machinery as
expressed it, to make available all that medical science
has offer to all people desiring scientific medical care
The Washington times., 1931-07-03

They're having trouble over
in Italy, between the Fascist
government and the Catholic
Church. And in Russia, there's
trouble between the Soviet
government and the church.
Indeed, ever since men banded
together in tribes and began
making institutions for them
selves, there has been this
trouble. But you can't kill re-
ligiol1.
You can't kill religion, be-
cause it isn't rooted in churches
or creeds but il the very heart
of every man. You can drive
out the old forms and put in
new ones but, in the long run,
it will amount to the same
thing. For religion is an ex-
preston of the hunger and
hope of the human heart, and
that hunger and hope go on
forever.
A Sorry Job
The Communists tried to kill
religion. They said it was a bad
thing for people, spiritual
narcotic" So they looted the
affairs and wrecked the mosques,
burned. the. crosses, broke the
ikons, scattered the sacred
bones of the saints in the
street. Then, in place Of the
crosses, they erected red flags.
In place Of a creed, they
drew up a five-year plan. And
they have something to take
the place of those scattered
saints. A dead man, carefully
embalmed, lying under, glass in
a room, lighted by candles and
hung with red like a shrine.
Dead Lenin. Smiling in his
sleep. Smiling perhaps, because
he has discovered how futile
it. is to try to kill religion.
Reds Are Religious
For. in spite of all their ef-
forts, religion isn't dead in Rus
Sia. It is thriving as never be-
fore flaming in the heart
of every student and worker.
They don't call it religion" OF
course. They call it loyalty to
Soviet principles" But they
rally just as furiously and &C.
statically around the red flags
as they ever did around the
crosses - they bend as, rever-
entity over the dead Lenin as
they did before the saints.
The Washington times., 1931-07-03
Hearst Papers Advocate

Honest friendship Nth all nations e''0"0e'"0 00"ceS
NTH nonc"-George Washington . go. .. -
representation IN the Unfted StGtes senate no
- h"n. less Than t,po Senator's Legislation to enforce
nrompt constitutional reapportionmnet IN the House OF
SSnnTGs Gepartents of Ary OF the NGvv and OF the
AZ Forces ali united Secretary OF National DEFENSE
Federal action to limit of FederGI poces TO GOoSH
iIueracv under q Secretary OF Education ~
TnStaaon of the President the first OF January o1o1
ino the November election , ..,.., - ,u.-,
can citizenship and American needs , -. ,.,
Depcrtation undesirable aliens ana eTteno" 0 c'Se"
ship period to 10 years. - . 1900. -. .u.
Complete publicity for income tGTeS 70 WeV OV ~"
dodgers from escaping tGrGttoT . , ,,,. ... ..1
Modification VolsteGd act TO permit Hgh W'TeS o"
beers under Federal regulation.
The Washington times., 1931-07-03
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

And they pour into their
"Soviet loyalty" all that they
have of honesty and decency,
hard work, sacrifice, unSelfiSh-
ness, ambition, love and intelli'
gence and also all they
have of bigotry, SuperStitic-l,
cruelty, intolerance conceit and
general cuSsedness. For that is
the way with every religion
it expresses the secret springs
of the heart, and the springs
are muddy as we'll as crystal
clear.
You can't. drive religion out
Of human life. It is as much
a part of their spirits as their
bones are a part of their bodies.
Always there is something in
a man that cannot be con-
tent with material returns.
-. that forever dreams and
rebels and yearns. . that must
burn a candle and fight for
a cause and bend before a
shrine.
All Are Religious
Study every man whom you
meet and you will find that
this Is true. Every man has
a religion-every man WorshipS
something, Sometimes it is
only himSelf-but he'll wor.
ship himself with as much
enthusiasm as though he were
a dozen gods.
Don't try to destroy the re-
ligious impulse within yourself.
Don't think it's silly to want
to pray. Don't say it's chill
ish to reach out for a hand in
the dark. Don't Sneer at those
strange visions and faint calls
that come and go in your
heart. Accept your own re-
ligious nature and build upon
it, for it is the most impor-
tant thing in your life.
You may have clever hands
and a Shrewd brain, but they
will not determine your sue
cess or failure. You will be
made-or marred - by tn a t
haunting hunger and hope in
your own heart. You will be
as great as your own religion.
AS GREAT AS THE DEPTH
OF YOUR HUNGER AND
THE HEIGHT OF YOUR
HOPE.
fCopyriEht, 1881. King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1931-07-03
Autograph Telegrams

The old joke about mother refusing to believe that tee-
gram is from her son isn't in sons handwriting will
soon have to laid aside Announcement made that by
new process called photogram" the original message
be reproduced exactly written.
The innovation brought about because Of the difficulty
times ranslag Japanese messages and while the large
eeoaph and cable equipped for such work. the
smaller ones cannot keep staff Of interpreters hand
~ thu s nrocess translation isn't necessary In fact the
eeSranh operator will worry about decpherng
leeible English chirography. He will merely transmit
COPY of the message and leave the receiver to
By the phOtOgram method too the possibility Of error in
narativey but it appears good that it will likely become
very popular in time.
The Washington times., 1931-07-03

Sir Joshua Stump, the Eng
lishnar1, and some French eco
nomistS have figured 1t all out
the trouble with the world
today is that wages must come
down because Of the unemploy-
ment.
When there are high wages
there is unemployment; and
when there are low wages there
is employment. If these Scien-
tific gentleman are correct. 1t
follows that it is best to have
low wages all the time SO that
we may have unemployment
none of the time.
There is another slant to the
reasoning Of those who are bent
on taking advantage Of the un-
employment to drive wages
downward.
These say that the natural
law of supply and demand
should do that. And that Of
course is getting back to the
old savage theory that labor is
a commodity.
Protested "AnarchiStic
Tendencies"
When, during the Wilson
Administration, we wrote for
the first time into law that
labor is not a commodity, q
large portion Of the "wise and
good" lined up defenstvely
against the "anarchistic ten
dencies" of the Administration.
But history shows that when
wages go down they are not
voluntarily put up by the man
The Washington times., 1931-07-03
TIMES TEST

Do you know what is the next
line: %-e
1. "Cast thy bread upon the
waters?"
2. Earth gets its price for
what earth gives uS?"
3. "For the colonel's lady and
Judy O'Grady?"
4. Some are born great,
some achieve greatneSs?"
5. Drink to me only with
thine eyes?"
Fill each blank:
6. The largest city in the
Southern Hempisphere Is
2. Was founded chief
" as q resort for poor debtors.
8, The lira is a coin Of
9. The character squeers is
the book
10. Copra is valued for
II. Singapore is on the
Peninsula.
IL. what the first
college for women in q. s.
13. The longest river in the
New England States is
IA. Creos sote comes from
IS. The most populous de-
pendency Of Great Britain Is
tAnsWers On Magazine Pagel.
The Washington times., 1931-07-03

They used to tell the miners
in Indiana and Ohio in cam
paign years that the tariff put
their wages up; but they never
explained why the same tariff
did not put up the wages of
the miners in these other
States. But the miners knew.
Between 6 and Z
Million Out of Jobs
There are between six and
seven million men out Of jobs
in America today but labor
The Washington times., 1931-07-03

who pays the wages. For some
generations we have heard the
silly assertion that the tariff
has put wages up in America;
but the record shows that it
was labor that put wages up.
They put wages up through
their organizations, and through
fighting: and they have had to
fight many a battle.
The tariff never helped the
miners in Kentucky, Tennessee
and West Virginia where they
are unorganized.
The Washington times., 1931-07-03
People Forget and Forgive

After Sinclair Lewis had ridiculed Main Street in his
famous novel predicted that the people Of his old home
would forgive him. He back to Sauk Center
recently and welcomed and dned The Ladies Aid Society
the Literary Circle and the boys in the drug store overlooked
everything causing critic to remark The appetite of
Americans for hearing themselves abused may well rank ss
the eighth wonder Of the world"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25
BILL wins
CHI NOMINATION
Circus Antics Get the Votes
In Primary Elec-
ton

CHICAGO. Feb 15.-iFi-Aiayor
William Hale Thompson. postmaster
of the spectacular m politics was on
top OF the political heap I'D Chicago
temporarily at least today.
Big Bill sometimes referred ~
as The Builder ChicagOS Cow
boy Mayor." with hat tilted A. 4
rakish angle. rode 70 victory through
a tornado ar political fireworks III
yesterday republican primary for
the mayoraitv nomination. crushing
Judge John II. Lyle. "Eangster Ne
mesis' and other opponents.
When 1887 precincts had reported
unofficially the master Snowman,
who used aviation, talking pictures
and a jackass parade 70 bolster his
campaign. had q total OF 296.242
votes compared 70 22540l for Judge
LYLE. who had promised the voters
Ne would make things % not for ths
%eanasfef6 III he was elected mayor
that thes would all be glad 10 Set
out Of town. On the basis OF the
same tabulation Alderman Al IT Al
bert had 99.E06. q X Schmidt. IL
223. and Eugene Mccartney, 9l3.
These figures gave the man who
once said ne would bust King
George III England on the Sn0ot" a
plurality 0f 81 .84l over judge Lyle.
The latter was silent about the re-
suit. but promised "A statement later.
whereas Big Bill was III 4 happy
frame of mind. declaring he won On
his principals-"drive international
ism and prohibition out of the re-
publican party"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25
Teachers Council
Held Monday Night

The monthly teachers council of
the Central Christian church was
held Monday night at the church.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. r. Dennis and
Mrs. M. H. Butts we're hosts Of the
occasion. Twenty-Five people. in
Guiding a few guests enjoyed the
evening meal, after which a bust
ness meeting presided over by Shsr-
wood Bishop. superintendent Of the
Bible School was held.
Reports from all the teachers and
superintendents OF departments we're
called for, which reports showed the
school 70 be in q good condition.
Some Of the class reports showed
considerable increase Miss Matte
Gentry IS chairman Of the educa-
tional committee. which committee
has done c~ommendable work since
the occupancy Of the new building.
The work Of reorFani7ing the
whole school on a thoroughly grad
cd basis and fitting 1T into the new
building has been the work Of the
educational committee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25
VALLEY C. O.P.
HOLD MEETING
Hundred Republicans Meet
Az Pharr Monday
Evening

PHARR, Feb. ga meeting OF
valley republicans was held in
Pharr Monday evening Ct Kiwanis
Hail, with county chairman J. u.
Grossman. Mission, presiding.
Nearly 100 members Of the party
were present, and the meeting. held
primarily to honor George Wash
ington's memory. was said TO be
one Of the most enthusiastic ever
held in Hidalgo county.
Mrs. II. z. Hagar of Mercedes
sang several numbers. accompanied
az the piano by Mrs. L. NJ. Vigness
of La Feria.
Carlos Watson. assistant district
attorney. Brownsville, gave a talk
on Washington, the Man which
covered many angles In the life Or
the famous president.
VIM. s. West. another Browns
vile attorney prominent In repu-
blIcan circles, and state committee
nan for this district. spoke in
place Of r.. B. Creager who was
confined to his bed Monday. Mr..
West outlined the policies and the
objects OF the party and pointed
cut the Importance of having two
state parties.
Women OF the party served n
light luncheon as the meeting adj
jcurned.
The next gathering Is 20 convene
March % at the same place, IL was
decided.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25
Damage Suit Follows
Alleged Assault

EDINBURG, Feb. 25-A damage
suit. growing out Of the alleged as
sault OF w. r. Sober BY r. +. Nix.
Friday. was filed In the 93rd dis
trict court late Tuesday by Sober,
asking for damages or $4,000.
Soccer and Nix. both residents Of
Bexar county. were discussing "a
partnership vegetable crop about
three and a half miles north OF
McCook's store, northwest of Edin-
lurg. when Sober alleges the at
tack took place.
Nix is charged BY Sober as strik-
ing him across the head with 4
revolver and as threatening to XIII
Inn. The plaintiff also alleges that
Nix's conduct was uniustified and
that he acted with malice.
$1,000 actual damages and 5000
exemplary damages are asked by
the plaintiff
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25
Chas. Parsons,
Noted Runner,
Dies Tuesday

Los ANGELES. Feb 15.-F-
Charlie Parsons. az. "a quarter OF a
century ago Americas foremost
Splinter, died of heart disease last
nicht.
Parsons died Just four days before
his son. Charlie Parsons, Dr.. was 10
make mis- debut on the cinder path
for the University or Southern Cali
fornia. for which his father ran.
Parsons was credited with "a q 4-5
second mark i'm the iO0-vard dash
against Archie Hahn. and Won both
the 100 and 220-vard dashes at the
Worlds Fair I'm ST. Louis i'm 1904. de-
feating Nick Carfmell He ran the
40 I'm "a seconds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25
ABUSIVE WORDS
LEAD TO COURT

Indignantly claiming her neiEhbo-
had Piled her with abusive language,
a woman filed q complaint bescre
Justice OF The Peace Fred KowaS1i
Equally indignant. the ether
woman filed a similar complaint
against the first woman before
Justice OF the Peace Geo. Krausse.
Monday afternoon the pair re-
paired 10 Judge Kowalski's court
and the defendant was fined 81 and
costs.
They then went into Judge
Krausse's court and the other
woman was fined 81 and costs.
The women then repaired home
with soothed feelings but flattened
pocketb0oks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25

continued from page ID
son-in-law, John Young; five neph-
ews, Ma. Arthur S. Thayer. Fort
Leavenworth. Kans., Lieut. 3. g.
Thayer. Fort Riley. Francis Thayer,
New YORK. and Charles and Edward
5tarck, of the Valley. one niece,
Miss Cora Thayer: and numerous
grandchildren All survivors are
from Brownsville, unless otherwise
named.
Father Lewis Or the Catholic
church y q conduct funeral cere-
monies
Active pail bearers are . ".
Gotke. Antonio Tamayo. Oscar Sue
ter, Alfred Putegnat, r. p CreaEer,
,. S. Graham, Cleve Tandy. and T..
X. Goodrich.
Honorary ~pallbearers are VIM ID
Linton. Gordon Street. Frank Brown,
Louis Brulay, Dean s. "A. Caldwell
ID. y. Young, b. l.. Kowalski, VIM,
Neale. Or. N. Y. Dutro. Or. e. Fl.
Thorne, Sam Robertson, DR.. r. J,
Combe. Burt Hinkley. Manuel Bcs-
teiro. Chas. N. Hill, G. r Barreda,
J. X. Wells, ~ L. Cain. George
Krausse. Grover q Wagner, Joseph
webb. Jim Lsndrum. j Il Batsell,
Antonio Barreda. Wilbur bennett,
Dick Morris, al Cueto. Jr.. BascQm
Cox, Judge Oscar @. Dancy. Fl. ID.
Seago. j. y. Fox, j. r.. Canales. Limo
Perez. w. Shears, Bert M. CromacE,
j. w. Burns. George Putegnat. Oliver
Hicks. Ike BoIlack. Joe Bollack, ST.
mon Benavides, Elmore s. Order,
A. K. Mnnday. William Cabler. DR..
w. +. Spivey, Emmett Dodd. J. W.
Irvine. +. G. Dodd. John Gregg. F.
J. Tucker. Benito LonRoria. Joe Ce-
laya, J. e. Fernandez. II. Davenport,
Judge JAS. A. Graham. DIR. %. VI.
Lawrence. Jesse bennett. Ben Proc
tor. Ike Dudley. Sherwood Bishop. w
r. McDavitt. r.. r.. Jefferds, w. Will
man. Aaron Turk. "A. Asheim. Elmer
Dodd. George Murphy. Leon Hink-
ley. Harry Walker. Ben Frueden-
stein. Robin Pate. JUNE Cobolini. a
A. Browne, w. T.. Dodson. DR.. a
Calderoni. A. 5. Gimhle. RalD,,
Schmelliag. Fl. l.. Fitch. John Klei-
her. Sam Bell. Henry Bell. DR.
George Toland. Fred Rusteberq, n
Sethman4 Robert Dalzell. w. p
Clint. and Wayne Wood.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25
DEATH TAKES ELSA MAN

ELSA. Feb. 25.-Every heart of
this community was made sad Fri
day morning. Feb. goth, when death
claimed Ward Merriman. age "a
years. He had been III several
days in the Mercedes hospital with
pneumonia. II will be remembered
that his father. Frank Merriman.
died only a few weeks ago with the
same malady. Ward is survived by
his widowed mother and two young
er brothers. The entire commun-
ity extends their sympathy to the
bereaved mother and brothers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25
Thrip Is Damaging
Valley Grapefruit

II never rains but 10 pours. and on
top OF the Rio Grande Potato Grow
ers associations warning 70 farmers
that their crops we're being destroyed
by blight comes a second warning.
this one 10 citrus growers, that a
small insect known as the "Trip was
doing material damage TO orchards.
The :itrus warning was sounded
by w. d. Googe. local marketing
news expert. who said Tuesday that
the thrip laid minute eggs IN buds.
which caused them TO fall off.
According 70 information this
morning. the damage has been seri-
ous IN the upper Valley. and Is
spreading rapidly" Mr.. Googe said.
The countryside Is blooming with
wild flowers. and this aids thrip i'm
spreading"
He recommends immediate spray
ing of trees.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25
MARKETS



NEW YORK. Feb. 25-F)-wIde
irr~egularity characterized the ear
lier stock trading today. Losses Of
about ] to ) points during the first
half hour Of heavy profit-taking
were either cancelled or reduced In
a vigorous upturn led by the mer-
chandising issues. but the higher
prices induced further selling ana
numerous specialcies dipped below
their previous lows OF the morning.
Allied Chemical and Eastman
Kodak we're heavy, losing about ),
vhiB Worthington Pump and BY
ers dropped more than 3. U. 8.
Steel eased az the opening, snapped
back 20 duplicate yesterdays high
OF $50 1-2 and then eaSed again.
American Can sank about a point
under tuesdays close. Extreme
gains or ! to ? points in r. RI.
Macy. Sears Roebuck. Simmons.
Montgomery Ward and Safeway
stores were modified. Westinghouse
Electric Auto Lite and American
a. Foreign Power sagged 2 TO 2l-2.
Call money renewed at / 1-2 per
cent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25
STABBING CASE
TRIAL MONDAY
Rodriguez Held I'm Fatal
Stabbing To Be Tried
BY Grand Jury

Charges have been filed against
one man now held in the Cameron
county jail I'm connection with the
fatal stabblng Or Pedro Rodriguez
Al Naranio Sunday night. 1t was
indicated that this case wShld be
taken directly before the grand
jury when II goes into session again
here wednesday.
Charges also have been filed
against Guadalupe Garcia In con-
nection with the stabbinR OF Call
ixtro Saldivar here Sunday night.
Jesus ROcha- who was arrested
with Garcia, Is being held a. "a
witness.
Saldivars condition Is said 90 be-
painful. but IL lie believed that he
viii recover.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25
Cubs Get AT IL

AVALON. Calf. FEB. 25.-P-
Practice for the Chicago Cubs was
put on q production basis today.
with the entire squad assembled and
ready for work. The members OF the
second squad. infielders and out
fielders. reached Catalina Island
Yesterday, but we're not ordered 10
work BY Manager Hornsby. who left
them watch the Gabby Hartnetts
beat the Pat Malones. 8 to 2. IN a
short contest
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25
Rockies On Spot

PASO ROBLFS. Calf. Feb Is
R-Manager Jewel Ems or the
Pittsburgh Pirates intends 70 find
out as quickly as possible what his
rockies can 90. With this end III
view. Ems plans 70 inject into the
early drills both infield and out
field work. Pitcher Steve Swetonic.
who has been complaining OF a
sore arm, Is In the hands Of a
specialist