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The Washington times., 1931-05-26
ONCE-OVERS
Are You Self-Critical?

Are You SeIf-Cr1tlcal?
In a way it is unfortunate
that you cannot see yourself as
others do.
It is easy to overlook your
own deficiencies and empha-
size those of other people.
If someone who knows you
intimately would criticize you
honestly you might be surprised
at the displeaSing traits you
display at home.
Your study of people has not
included yourself.
The greatest students Of hui
manity must severely criticize
themselves.
You have been a biased critic
and biased in your own favor.
You may know those from
whom you seldom hear a word
of praise for others
What sort of folk are they?
Nothing worth Dragging
about, these self-appointed
critics of men.
The man who knows him.
self as he really is and is
willing to admit it to himself,
is more charitable in his criti-
cism of others.
He knows how easy it Is to
err in judgment or in action.
He is willing to make liberal
allowances for human frailties
and he seeks to protect others,
not to denounce them.
Copyright, 1881. International
Features Service, lncO
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
More Joy Among Motorists

Traffic officials of the District Building give automobile
owners of Washington Joy by further parking
sCons in all parts of the CITY, restrictions explained largely
on ground that the named too narrow to
permit parking and rapid flow Of traffic.
beginning to learn that Streets advertised to the
world for years as unusually wide and beautiful
wide after ALL Our traffic and parking laws and regulations
must be modelled after cities that do have streets
We continue widening streets at much cost to tax
payers and plans for further widening processes being
made Apparently the central idea is that fine, wide streets
shoud become peedways for fast moving vehicles and that
parked will interfere with the boys having good time
speeding
That may be exactly the official thought but the policies
will certainly encourage rapid movements and the idea that
there must be interference with fast grow with
certainty that there will be increases in casualties.
The Washington times., 1931-05-26

He starts his letter by an
nouncing that he's IAN excep-
tional case"
I'm a coward and know it,"
says he-and dares you to con-
tradict him. I'm afraid of
life, afraid of other people,
afraid of myself. I long for
life, yet shun it. ] feel made
quate, shy, inferior, yet I'm
usually considered conceited
stuck-up because I don't mix.
I'm sensitive, easily diScour-
aged and given to self-pity,
for I am always misunder-
stood. Yet 7 can do wonders
if anyone will love and praise
me.
"I admit I'm temperamental
and suffer agonieS of moodi-
ness and sulkineSs. I like to
make excuses and put off do
ing things. It is hard for me
to make up my mind to do
things. Altogether, I am in a
hopeless muddle. My life is a
failure. Can anyone whose
life is such a peculiar mixture
of weakness ever amount to
anything?"
Recognize these symptoms?
Sound vaguely familiar, don't
they? Sure they do. You've
heard them-perhaps you've re-
ported them yourself-a thou
sand times. Yet this young
man honestly believes that he
"ts an exceptional case"
Of course he isn't. Every
body's like that. Everybody's
sensitive, easily discouraged,
given to fits of pouts and self
pity. Everyone is misunder-
stood. Everyone has sinking
spells of MISUNDERSTANDING
with snooty spells of superiority.
Everyone likes to make excuses
and put things off.
Truth Is Revealed
But what of it? Is that any
reason for passing up life? None
at all. And most of uS-after
being plenty swatted for max
ing nuiSances of ourselves
learn this wholesome truth in
time and settle down and get
busy.
There are, however, an increas-
ing number of Human Hang
nails who go right on insisting
that they're Different and there
fore exempt from all the regu.
lar rules and bylaws. In fact,
they make a profession of
Being Different. OF course they
The Washington times., 1931-05-26

of hunor He painted religious pictures did all
great artists of his day. and in his pictures of Heaven and
He'll he inserted portraits of his wife, whom he much
devoted He wanted to be to meet her again. matter
where he might go after death.
heriting, Italians do the marvellous strength of the
Roman people, Titan painting admirable pictures when
lat so years of age the plague and killed him.
Because of dim eyesgh his later pictures lack certain
bancy of color Otherwise they among his best works
In addition to the two self portraits above only three por
traits of himself painted by Tan known exist These
two discovered by experts of them in the collection
the Earl of Ashbunham the other among the pictures
the Earl of Darnley
The portraits had been hanging in the collections of these
nobemen for many years. nobody knew what they
took the trouble find out Each nobeman had inherited the
pictures and looked at them carefully
There is no doubt to their authenticity
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
Examining Boards
Criticised

~&SSSS4SSS
Editor, Times:
In line with the recent un-
fortunate tragdy, enacted by
young Montgomery, whom I
knew over a period of several
years, this tragedy was due
to no direct fault Of his own.
This young man, of excellent
family, a good reputation, and
more than the average in &C
quiring the art of his profes-
sion, came to an untimely end
because of the standards as
set forth by a group of men
representing a District board
of examiners.
It may be mighty interest
ing for your newspaper if it
would secure some of the re-
suits of the various boards of
the District. The number that
are usually permitted to pass
represents a small percentage
of those taking these examina-
tions, and 1 refer to all the
professional board, as law, C.
P. A., dentistry, medicine. You
will note that it is almost the
same percentage passes each
time, and if one is unfor-
tunate to fail it usually re-
quires a number of appear
ances before one is able TO
pass. Compare the number to
the other States of the Union,
and with one or two eXcep-
tions, the District board re-
suits are about the lowest.
LEE F.. WELSH
Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
. TIMES TEST

Mark each statement as "True"
or False:
/. Thomas Edison was once a
telegraph operator.
2. The heroine of Hamlet"
is DeSdemona.
3. Avocado is a kind Of apple.
4. Territorial waters of a
State go out IL miles.
5: The most delicate part OF
Achilles was his toe.
6. Washington's first Cabinet
consisted of four men.
Z. Avignon is famous as the
fourteenth century home of the
PopeS.
8. Forgery means assuming
another persons name.
9. Zero hour means noon
time.
10. The five-pointed star is
associated with the Jewish re-
ligion.
Match correctly:
II. Zurich Jugo-Slavia
IL. Belgrade Australia
13. Oporto Japan
IA. Osaka Switzerland
Is. Adelaide Portugal
ANSWERS on Magazine Page)
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
Letters to the Editor From Readers of The Times

shudders up the spine. These
shudders are the only means
which the human mechanism
has of warning us Of the dan
ger from the deadly poison,
which is colorless and odor-
less.
Medical authorities assure us
that the affinity of the mon
oxide for the haemoglobin of
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
Good News About Crabs

From the crab of Maryland, Crsfeld, the
news that this is going to be great year for crabs with
profitable business for those in that industry and pleasure
for those who enjoy crab meat.
The past winter mild partly accounting for the unusual
number of crabs already in Chesapeake Bay and the lower
Potomac but the increase in crabs mainly due to
ton laws and their enforcement by Maryland and Virginia
Both these States several years ago enacted stringent laws
against the destruction Of sponge or mother crabs
The Washington times., 1931-05-26

ing Just across the street, the
hotel forms a perfect air
pocket which serves to retain
and concentrate the monoxide
gas from the motor eXhausts.
It has often been my ex.
perience. and perhaps others
have noticed it, too, that a
few shifts of this poison are
enough to send involuntary
The Washington times., 1931-05-26

It now is universally admitted
that literary ability is general
ability.-Dickey.
There is a canon of common
sense which should rule IN
everything g-Starkey,
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
The Titanic Memorial

The memorial in honor Of brave and unselfish manhood
erected through the efforts of American for the heroic
men disaster the Titanic in 1872 will add
more to historic monuments in this National City,
The tragic of the Ttantc will fade from memory but
the message the memorial will always be inspiration for
the story of courageous American manhood making the
last sacrifices women and children might be saved
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

A fool cannot look nor stand
nor walk like a man of sense.
La Bruyere.
Good temper, like a sunny
day, sheds a brightness over
everything. Irving.
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
Cites Danger Spot"
In Fifteenth Street

Editor, Times:
This letter is written only
after considerable thought has
been spent on the matter. 1t
is a subject which I believe
vitally affects the health OF
many Washingtonians.
I refer to the habit Of idling
the motors of cabs by the
taxi drivers operating along
side the Washington Hotel. To
gether with the Treasury Build
The Washington times., 1931-05-26

the blood is IL times greater
than that of oxygen, the life
giving gas. Moreover, mon
oxide from the motors forms
very stable compound with
the haemoglobin. and there is
nothing that doctors or chem
lists can contrive which will
undo the damage.
1t is nobody's fault that
wind is usually lacking to blow
this particular part of Fiji
teenth Street clear of poison,
but it is somebody's respon-
sibilty to see that the concen-
tration of the gas is reduced
or eliminated.
Under present conditions, one
actually undergoes agony while
traveriSng the block.
DAVID G. BRINING.
Fruits of "Noble
Experiment"
Editor, Times:
May I ask the good prohi-
bitioniSts what they think of
their noble experiment" now?
Look at the last few days in
Washington-the embassy Of a
friendly power is raided by
criminals looking for liquor and
a diplomat beaten.
A wealthy young man
emptieS his flask in fashion
able night club. then shoots the
manager, a policeman and him.
self. In his room in an ex-
elusive club are found two
gallons of liquor.
A gambler is shot in a
speakeasy, and beer runner
is shot. Scores of drunks are
locked up.
How about this great law
that was to rid our Nation of
crime and empty our jails?
AS Andy says. Use requested.
LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-16
GREEN FRUIT SHIPMENT
RUMORS BRANDED FALSE
(By Staff CorreSpondent)

tBy stair correspondent
HARLINGEN, Sept. 16.-Rumors
that quantities Of green fruit are
being shipped from the Valley were
branded false by green fruit law
officials here this morning. No
Valley fruit has passed the official
tests, enforcement chiefs declared.
w. A. Canon. state market divi-
sion chief. said that present re-
quirements are taking care Of the
situation and that no green fruit
is leaving the Valley.
He declared that a better quality
Of fruit will leave the Valley this
year than ever before, due in part
to more stringent regulations.
Canon also took a shot at Valley
shippers who have in previous
years sent bulletins and letters to
Texas dealers. warning them Of
green fruit shipped from the VAL
ley. The practice. Cannon said. re-
suits only In giving Valley citrus
fruit a bad reputation. II Is al
right. he continued. for such bull
letins TO be given Valley growers,
but they should not be circulated
outside the Va.4ey
Green fruit shipments from the
Valley also arc curtailed because Of
the lateness OF the Florida season
and little competition TO Valley
growers in state sales.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-16

NEW YORK. Sept. is. AFFECTION
opened steady at an advance of J to 5
points on trade buying and covering
influences by relatively firm Liverpool
cables
December sold up to 6.a3 and March
20 T.22 on the initial demandings which
seemed TO come partly from Wall
street sources. This was sufficient 20
ease the market. as the demand taper
ed off after the opening and December
sold down 20 684 with the market
showing net losses OF about 2 TO :
points at the end OF the first half
hour.
Liverpool cables attributed the earlv
decline n that market I hedging and
liquidation with rallies following on
covering and foreign buying. They also
reported improved cloth inquiry from
China n South America.
The weekly report OF the weather bu-
reau was generally characterized as
very unfavorahie and brought in a little
selling. h appeared to be quite readi-
~ absorbed. however. and the market
later In the morning was quiet and
steady with prices AZ midday holding
around 6s7 for December. or about net
unchanged TO 2 points lower.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-16
Schools Open
At Rio Crande City

RIO GRANDE CITY, Sept. 16.-
The city and three rural schools
opened here Monday. with lighter
enrolment than in former years as
many families are out OF the county
picking cotton.
The city schools opened in the old
quarters but expect TO move to the
two new buildings now under con-
struction by Jan. 1.
Teachers In the Rio Grande City
system are:
Supt. Oscar T. Vale: Principal
high school. r.. r. Swofford: prin-
cipal. primary schools, Mrs. Olive
Waller Hinojosa and r. p. Swofford,
Miriam Vale. John Hinojosa. Her.
man Contreras: Miss Cleotilde Fall
con. Mrs. Emma Selis. Miss Blanch
Stephens, Miss Rita McSweeney.
Miss Annie Kinnehan. Mrs. Concha
Gutierrez and J. p. Parks, r. II.
BToSig.
Mrs. Florence j. Scott Is county
superintendent with supervision over
Fl schools. three OF which opened
Sept. IA. The remaining schools will
open In October.
Miss Louise Byrne returns to the
county for the second year as in
structor in home economics. Franz
Haney has recently been employee
as instructor In agriculture.
Others teachers are: Roma school
principal. Miss Grace Taylor: Mise:
Marie A. Dyson. Margaret Rutte-
Florence Curley and Mrs. Miro:
Gibbons. Brulla school, pricipal
Lloyd Wylie: Misses Mildred Judy
Mabel Galloway. Mayme Galloway
Grace Richeson and Mrs. Lloyd wy
lie. San Isidro school, principal. Mis-,
Ninfa G. Flores: Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
Huser; Misses Louise Thompson and
Goldie Lacy
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-16

MISSION, Sept. 16-Local rims
had ginned 2,260 bales OF cotton up
to Monday.
There are but few more to come
In. and very little ginning will De
done this week.
Citrus growers are jubilant over
the wet spell which has meant much
70 the crop. Duncan grapefruit are
rapidly approaching the ripeniny
season. Navel oranges also are of
excellent taste and maturing rapidly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-16
EARLY CITRUS
SALES FLAYED
tBy Staff Correspondent

MISSION, Sept. 16.-"Be sure your
fruit passes the test. then eat 1t
yourself. and II found palatable.
then 1t Is ready 10 ship" reads a
bulletin addressed to members OF
the Texas Citrus Fruit Growers
Exchange this week.
The advisory board OF the ex-
change was unanimous at its recent
meeting that no fruit should b.
shipped prior to Oct. l and then only
fruit well advanced, to avoid d.
moralization Of the markets caused
by early shipments Of partially ma
tured fruit remaining unstable on
hands Of distributors, the bulletin
reads.
This early shipping has annually
cost the growers OF this Valley thou
sands of dollars, and Is a disaster
that only the grower can control
John Shary. president OF the ex~
change. supplemented the letter with
a statement Wednesday saying BE
organization could not force the
grower TO refrain from shipping bu-
hoped that he would not.
If the exchange finds II Necessary
TO handle fruit before Oct. ! 1t prob
ably would be concentrated at a
central plant such as the one at va.
Verde.
When growers believe their fruit
IS ready to pass tests they should
notify the nearest zone state IN
spector, the bulletin advises.
AT the first meeting OF the new
advisory board recently. Sha-y re-
ported on his visit to the trade auc
meeting Of t. agricultural COM
mittee Of the U. S. Chsmhe- II COM
merce 10 which he was q ,oinfe1
last sprin~
Two slogans were adopted. Every
member add a member and Con-
troll the output and double -eturn5-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-16
PIT. A. Entertains

PHARR, Sept. 16.-The Parent
association of Pharr entertained
teachers and parents Of the Pharr
grammar school Friday night on the
campus lawn.
A committee consisting OF Ms.
VIII Bacon. Mrs. c. B. Fleming. Mrs.
Chas- Hahn and Mrs. ID. u. Bucknes
was appointed 70 make arrange
ments. The welcome address was
given bv Supt. j. Lee Stambaugh.
A review or the work OF the past
and activity for the future was out
lined Nv Mrs. Chas. Hahn. Music
and other entertainment was given
by Misses Thelma Slocum and Eliza
beth Britton and Hugh Butler.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-16
City Briefs

We have a number OF nice cot
tages with and without shower
baths and inside toilets ready for
occupancy at Del Mar on the Gulf
shore twenty-five miles east OF
BROWNSVILLE. Adv.
Dallas visitors in the city are
Kingston Pickford, Otto Kirch-
mer and Fl. B. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Cook OF
Houston arrived in Brownsville
Tuesday.
II. L. Goodwin OF Three Rivers
Is a local caller.
a caller from Galveston is +. A.
Frommer.
r. w. Stone Of Tampico Is in the
city.
Visitors from San Antonio in
clude s. G. Gardner. @. +. Crook,
A. Z. Cline and Max Mazer.
H. Z. Field OF Chicago arrived
In Brownsville Tuesday.
S. A. Perkins of San Marcos is
a local caller.
r. Ramirez and Jesse Trevino OF
Laredo, J. M. Tercero and d. Echa-
varria also OF that city are IN
Brownsville.
H. M. Pitcher and A. l.. Parker
OF San Antonio are spending sew
eral days in the city.
Frank w. Nichols and Robert
- --.--
Pa. are visitors here for a short
while.
A.. j. Rife OF Dallas is a local
caller.
Phil Hoffman Of New York City
is in Brownsville.
Arthur Seybolt OF Oneonta. N.
Y. arrived in the city Tuesday,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-16
Texas Senate Faoors One-Fourth Cotton Acreage Slash OUer Olsen Plan

orator. Oliver Pacquette. ne disap-
peared from the worlds notice
Aug. 3. when me took of from Ler-
wick IN the Shetland Islands for
Bergen and Copenhagen
Taking or almost unnoticed and
certainly unheralded. Cramer
reached Angmagsalik. Greenland,
without attracting attention. His
successful crossing OF the Ice cap,
the most hazardous jump or hls
trip. was believed to have placed
behind him pertls Of the flight
Flying I'm easy stages from AnH.
marsalik 70 ReykjavIk. Iceland. -
from there 10 the Farce Islands,
Cramer and Pacquette were ready
to nv to Bergen. They were forced
down on the sea once. but return
W. ard 4nok NY again. time
never returning TO human sight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-16
NEW nRLFANS n

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 10. tAP)-Cot-
ton had rather a firm opening today
as Liverpool cables were decidedly better
than due. First trades he showed gains
OF 8 to Q points. The market o cas-
ed. however. as considerable hedge
selling developed.
While october dropped TO $40 down
only five points. December eased off
TO 675. down IL points from the open
ing.
Near h end OF the first hour the
market was quiet and barely steady.
anticipating a very favorable weather
map and also a favorable weekly weather
report.
The cotton market ruled very quiet
all morning with prices fluctuating
narrowly but easing off az times ow-
ing to some hedge selling which car
ried October dow 70 664. or III points
below the early highs. December did
not break through It's previous low.
trading at 6S7, or ten points below
the early highs. At these levels prices
were ? to 4 points Under yesterdays
close. Traders appeared 20 be waiting
on developments in the Texas legisla-
ture.
Near mid-session the market was quiet
and steady and near the lows.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-16


WESLACO. Cept. Is. 49, Another
strawberry meetip- has been set for
8 p. m Friday at the Stephen r.
Austin school. IN Weslaco, BY the
chamber Of commerce.
G. w. V~andervort. Edcouch. Scott
u. Stambaugh. Adams Gardens and
J. ". Meyers of the Missouri-Paci
fic are expected to be present at
this meeting. j. M. Ticknor, mana
ger Of a Brow ssville citrus packing
plant and a n ,mer from the
strawberry section Of Florida also
is TO be prese-:t.
V~andervort a recognized au-
thority on fertilizer and viii give
growers the L-1efit of his knowl-
edge and exp .nce with fertilizers
IN the Valley.
Mulch will be discussed. It Is
used under foliage Of plants to
keep sand out OF the berries and
conserve moisture. Leaves or drop
pings Of Athel hedges. burrs from
cotton gins. damaged hay and cot
ton seed hulls are considered good
for mulch.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-16
new LAND SALE
PLAN DRAFTED

DONNA. Sept. 16-At . meeting OF
Hidalgo county tax collectors held
Tuesday night. a committee was ap-
pointed to draft a law permitting
land on which taxes are delinquent
to be sold for whatever IL will bring
the money to be prorated among
various tax offices holding delin-
Quent taxes.
At present the law provides that
a tax suit must bring full amount OF
all delinquent taxes and there are
many Hidalgo county land owners
who refuse TO pay taxes. knowing
that tneir land could not be sold for
enough to pay total delinquent
taxes.
j. w. Osborn. business manager Cf
Donna Independent school district,
issued invitations TO tax collectors
OF Hidalgo county 10 attend ths
meeting over which he presided. He
stated that the proposed law would
benefit the land owners and that ~
would be permitted 10 bid on the
sale Of his own land and then clear
the tax against ii.
among those present we're K. (
Couch. Weslaco. county Judge: ID
G. Hogan OF the county attorney.
office. A. A. All-ich OF Edinburg
Mayor ID. C.. Abney. Edirburr: II
Tarpley. County tax collector o,
Edinburg: J. II. MARCEL. Mission
school district; c. G.. Brown. Alamo,
;. Rucking. San Juan irrigation
district: M. E. Stone. McAllen schoo
district and c. O. Sheldon OF the
Donna school board.
Other county tax collectors an.
dorsed the plan but were unable Il
attend. Mr.. Hogan. RI. Tarpley. a
A. Aldrich and Mayor Abney were
appointed as a committee to draft
the proposal law which will be re-
ported at a meeting OF tax collectors
tuesday. Sept. p az the office u
the San Juan irrigation district.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-16
Firemen To
Present Program

PHARR, Sept. 16.-The Pharr
volunteer fire department will pre-
sent a program at the Pharr-San
Juan-Alamo high school auditorium
Friday night, to consist OF q woman
less wedding. a minstrel, and musi-
cal numbers
A committee from the department
composed of ]. A. Slaughter; Merle
Kelley. and Bert Coates was appoint
ed to make arrangements for a prac-
tice night.
J. A. Slaughter OF Pharr Is chief
of the volunteer fire department.
Funds derived from the entertain
ment will be used to help defray
expenses OF the department.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-16
HEARING SET
in SHOOTING
(By Staff Corresponding

HARLINGEN, Sept. l6-Prelim-
mary trial Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. r.
Johnson, charged jointly with as
sault with intent TO murder in the
shotgun shooting Of w. II. Red
wine, Jr., at a filling station yes
terday afternoon, will be held late
today before Justice OF the Peace
viii G.. Field. il was announced
here this morning.
Condition Of Redwine, confined
to the hospital with a bird shot
charge back Of the hips. was re-
ported unchanged at the hospital
this morning. Attendants have
made no direct statement on his
condition, other than 1t may or
may not be serious.
Redwine was charged in justice
court shortly before the shooting
yesterday wiz using abusive
language.
According 10 witnesses the shoot
ing followed a scuffle between
Redwine. and johnson at the fill
ing station. johnson called Red
wine e TO his a and an
argument ensued, witnesses de-
clared.