The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 23, Ed. 2 Thursday, July 29, 1937 Page: 4 of 12
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Reports Reach Us That an Impartial Analysis of Womans Intuition Would Repeal That Its at Least Three-Fourths Suspicion
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Thursday July 29 1937
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THINK NEUTRAL TOO TO
KEEP OUT OF WAR
There is new the gravest chance of wax between
Japan and China. That war might nvclve Russia
Which might involve Gern^ny which might involve
Vtance which might—
The possibilities that lie in every brush between
Japanese and Chinese sentries around Pieping are
almost too awful to think about. Yet we must think
about them and think hard.
Ninety-five per cent erf the American people are
absolutely against having any part of either the Span-
ish or any Asiatic war. Regardless of personal sym-
pathies in either case it is clear that almost all Amere
leans agree that the first duty of the President and
of Congress is to keep us out of these slaughterhouses
that have claimed too many lives in Spain and will
claim many millions in Asia once the mad dega of war
are unchained there.
Every citizen must remember this: there is no law
and there can be no law that will insure our keeping
out of these wars. Certain laws may help may make
It easier but there is only one guarantee that offers
any hope whatever:
That is an un&hakeabie resolution on the part of a
Mg majority of Americans that we will not become
Involved that we want and will have no part of It.
We are not so likely to become involved through
"neutral shipping rights'* or “freedom of the seas” as
we were in 1914. Those excellent and civilised prin-
ciples have been murdered by the kind of war that is
waged today. For today all articles of trade are con-
traband because anything that is of any use to anybody
Is of use in war today.
It is loss of American life that is most likely to start
the war fury burning. The most vital difference be-
tween British and German trampling on American
rights during the World War is that the German
trampling cost life the British cost only money and
Inconvenience.
Thus the first step Is to see that American dtlsens
are kept out of war and danger zones or at least that
they go or stay there at their own risk.
The next and most Important step is for every in-
tUvidua! to think neutral and not to yield to propa-
ganda that* in the case of Spain has already begun
and. with the start .of an Asiatic war. will aim at show-
ing America that this war is different that country A
or faction B is pure and the defender of civilization.
While country C or faction D b the barbarous defiler
of all that Is good.
And the atrocity stories. Whenever you read an
atrocity story today think of the Crucified Canadian
and the Handless Baby of 1914. Twenty years after-
ward. we found that they didn't exist never had exist-
ed. To every atrocity story you read today add three
large pinches of salt.
Ask yourself two questions every time any one ap-
peals for sympathy in these wars: Just what is my
stake in this? and Am I willing to die for it?
TIME OUT FOR RULES
and national lawmakers call far actions which baffle
the non-potttloal observer. Stopping the dock to
oonfarat with a set adjournment tine la the com-
monest example. Ohio demonstrated another on a
recent holiday whan two members of the legislature
Government students could offer any number of
plausible rsaaons for this. The intention of course
la to provide a aafety cheek. Without strict rulaa the
theory goes a. laghiattsw body mlgnt run wild over
custom and constitutional authority.
There la no denying that the principle Is sound
But like any other good thing. It can be carried too
far. Rules which are meticulously obaarved merely
ss a concaarion to "form" could very nicely be trim-
med out. Than tbs legislators would have more time
for really serious business.
Family Doctor
By DM MORRIS nSHBKlN
Editor. Journal sf the Smsrtssa MsMcul
I seeds Hsu sad ef Bygefa.
LACK OF VITAMIN B AND SOME PROTEINS
IS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSE OF PELLAGRA
(This is the third in a series of 11 articles dealing
with deficiency diseases and their relation to the
lack of certain vitamins In the body.)
Considered formerly a disease largely limited to
the southern portions of the United States pel-
lagra has now been found In Minnesota Illinois
and indeed occasionally cases are found in every
state of the Union.
The condition was first described by a Span-
iard in 1735 Later it was seen in Italy. Now it is
seen all over the world. It may affect people of
any age although the majority of the cases ap-
pear in people of about 30 to 40 years of age.
Women have it more oYten than men.
In 1915 more than 10.000 people died of this
disease in the United States and it has been be-
lieved in the past that hundreds of thousands
were affected.
The symptoms of pellagra usually come out in
the spring and new cases are rarely seen In the fall
or winter. While the cause of pellagra has not
been completely established. It is now rather gen-
erally accepted that a lack of vitamin B2 is the
factor.
It seems also to be obvious that in some cases
the lack of vitamin B is due to Inability to absorb
the vitamin as in certain cases In which prolonged
consumption of whisky has interfered with the
taking of food. There are also conditions affect-
ing the stomach and the digestion which make
the absorption of the vitamin B difficult
In addition to a lack of vitamin B. it is possible
that the diet is deficient in certain proteins. The
work of the celebrated Joseph Goldberger of the
United States Public Health Service seemed to
establish quite definitely that pellagra does not
develop In people who take a mixed well-balanced
and varied diet.
During periods of depression when some peo-
ple find It difficult to secure sufficient amounts of
food of the right kinds the Incidence of pellagra
rises.
Among the chief symptoms of pellagra are
thorn affecting the skin the digestion and the ner-
vous system. The eruption on the skin resembles
ordinary sunburn and is usually seen first on the
backs of the hands later involving the neck the
forehead and the feet. Damage to the skin may
result ultimately In scarring.
Since the Inflammation of the skin appears
chiefly on those sections which are exposed to
sunlight this is also believed to be a factor.
The mouth frequently la Inflamed and sore
and there Is also a persistent diarrhea in about 75
per cent of the cases. This diarrhea is. of course
responsible for the loss of fluid from the body and
for the elimination of much of the food before It
has been digested and before the body has been
able to get Its full value.
Along with the bowel disturbances these people
suffer with headache dizziness nausea sleepless-
ness and sometimes with complete mental disturb-
ance.
Pellagra should apparently not be difficult
either to prevent or to cure.
NEXT: Prevention and treatment of pellagra.
Scott’s Scrapbook-by R.J. Scott
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fROBW».Y MtVea^CESX ****fi^w.
A BOUT THE BUSIEST MEN IN
n Cameron county In these swel-
tering summer days am our tax col-
lectors. •
The fifty-seven varieties of tax
collecting bodies have about come
to the conclusion that under the
new state law allowing twenty
months time la which to clear tax
obligations there Is no reason why
the delinquents should not be ask-
ed to pay up.
Else suffer tea additional ex-
pense of costs that attach them-
selves whenever the courts are ask-
ed to pass judgment.
The day of the tax moratorium
is over officials will assure the
delinquents. If titles am to be kept
in shape and if normalcy in the
operations of government here is
to return and if cfflcials am to
obey their oaths of office action
must be taken.
• • •
THE DECISION CP THE TAX
collector of Cameron county
the collectors of thi Brownsville
school and navigation districts to
operate under the new tax legis-
lation h already operative.
Interest is being shown by pay-
ments in full by partial payments
and the signing of contracts to pay
off within twenty months. Hun-
dreds are taking advantage of the
concessions.
Now San Benito and Harlingen
tax unite are entering the picture.
The San Benito city commission
Wednesday afternoon decided to
adopt the twenty-month instalment
payment plan. And authorised the
city attorney to continue filing
suits against delinquents already
notified of such intent.
September 1 was fixed as the
deadline after which suits in volume
will be filed.
to to to
AT HARLINGEN THE CITY
commission announced Wed-
nesday eight that Its • tax adjust-
ment board will begin sessions Aug-
ust 10 and will continue readjust-
ment of protested valuations up to
September 15.
After tost date delinquents who
have not made arrangements for
the payment of their back taxes
will face suits filed by the city.
Thus in every section of the
county complete action it being
taken by taxing bodies to reduce
obligations as far as possible to the
point where taxes may be paid
without undue hardship.
Taxpayers should take note of
the fact that lawyers are not alto-
gether certain of the constitution-
ality of the legislative act permit-
ting tax adjustments and partial
(•yments.
The thing may be challenged
jomewhere along the line but
those who have their receipts for
payments will of course be In the
clear it is pointed out.
• • •
LIARLINGEN IS ABOUT TO OB-
taln Is first public "bus** ser-
vice.
The city commission has grant-
ed a franchise to C. C. Harrison
and Charles Nichols to operate such
a line.
When It goes into operation It
will be the first local transporta-
tion system In any Valley city out-
side of Brownsville.
Public buses have been operating
in BrowrsvlUe for years and bus
lines connecting this city with Ma-
t amor os handle hundreds of pass-
engers dally.
A quarter of a century ago street
car rails were laid In Brownsville
by Colonel Sam Robertson.
Gasoline propelled street cars
were purchased and operated for a
time but not successfully. They
were soot abandoned.
When the Browne family acquired
the Rio Grande railway the street
car line was included In the deal.
The Browne's electrified the line
operated it several years until
buses outmoded It. as they did In
most other small cities throughout
the nation.
• • •
yHE VALLEY WILL HAVE A
Valley -wide organisation to
tackle problems of concern to the
Valley as a whole.
It will not be a Valley chamber
of commerce.
Rather it will be a federation of
chambers of commerce with its
membership consisting of secreta-
ries of chambers and one other
representative from each dty or
tows in the Valley.
No funds will be sought was the
decision Problems will be discuss-
ed jointly and as each problem
arises men will be named to take
them up who art experienced in
those particular problems.
For example. If a frleght traffic
bureau is found to be needed ship-
pers and those using the various
transportation lanes will be called
together to consider the problem
And so on.
It’s about time for the annual la-
bor turnover among garden store
employes wno mailed the castor bean
seeds in envelopes marked "snap-
dragons. "
Talk about this year's 4-btHlon-
dollar "crop** takes the fond mother
back to that tragic day whan little
OoMla ted ter locks trimmed •
_’ECONOMY IS THE WATCHWORD I*
! J
Letters
To the Editor
Th* Brown*rule Haraid welcomes
oomm uni cation* on matter* at pub*
ilc interest. reserving th* customary
rtgbt to reject sucb communication*
as an Ubaloua or uamaiiabie. Ah
soBununlcauon* mint be signed but
tba Dams at the writer wUi ba with-
bald on request. naaaa ba brief. ba
wurtaoual
8AT8 KEEP SHIPS COMING
To The Herald:
The Heraid o! July 30. earned an
article regarding the poeetbUlty of
the Mooremack Gulf Linea discon-
tinuing their service to the Valley If
they lost the beer accounts to the
railroads due to a reduction of rail
rates.
When the first Mooremack Gulf
Line boat docked during the cele-
bration of port opening at Browns-
ville It brought to the Valley a ship-
ment of Regal beer. Before that time
shipments of this same brand of beer
were handled by the same steamship '
company through the port at Port
Isabel. That Is quite s long time I
ago.
Why did not tha railroads try to
have their rate* reduced before
Brownsville gave us e port and the
Mooremack Gulf Lines a reasonable
rate? Do the railroads contemplate
meeting the water rate? The answer
la. no.
The writer having received as
much beer through our two porta as
anyone In this line of business has
been informed by one of the rail-
roads serving the Valley as to their
contemplated rates. These rates are
being kept a little higher than the
water rate. Why? So that the
railroads may sell us on the idea of
quick delivery and still gouge us for
a few more dollars?
Let's keep our Mooremack Lines
coming to Brownsville. Let's keep
our longshoremen checkers truck-
ers. office workers and watchmen
working. When the boats stop run-
ning. these men stop working and
the payrolls go to some other port.
Let's keep them for Brownsville.
JIMMIE MORGAN.
Mercedes.
LAUDS VALLEY EDITOR
To The Herald:
Some time back I saw where H. R
Hudson had purchased three Rio
Orande Valley newspapers and had
appointed Carl C. Magee editor In
chief of the three effctlve June 1st.
Please tend me a copy of your
paper. It is my intention to sub-
scribe for your paper since Carl C i
Magee is editor..
When he (Carl C Mages) was edi-
tor of the Albuquerque Tribune Al-
buquerque N. M- and Oklahoma
City News. Oklahoma City. Okla.
I took his papers because of his own
stand policy and writings—editori-
als.
I know all about his battles In the
Teapot Dome matter; the Albert B
Pall scandal; and always have end
do now and yet take off my hat
with a bow. to him. He fought a
good fight ran a good race and I
enjoy and take pleasure in bestow -
ing upon him his well-earned crown
In this righteous battle.
X grew up in the sticks In East
Texas where you cant hold a eat by
the tall and hear It squall and dont
know anything.
K. K RUNNELS
Texlco. N. M
A new mineral detector said to
eliminate errors In locating ore. will
go into mass production when they
find out how to apply It to a touchy
f»U tatay.
Answers to Questions
•1 FREDERIC J. BASKIN
A reader can get me umi tc any
qut*Uoe of fact by arming n»c
Brown*viu« Herald Information Bu-
reau. Frederic J. Haakin. three vor.
WaabiDgton. D. C. PImm ancioee taros
<Z> cent* far reply
Q Who was John Henry? T.K.
A. John Henry is a legenda.-y
character of a Negro giant worker
Some years ago Roark Bradford
wrote a book entitled -John Henry."
This book was an account of the
legends In conrection with his life
Q- DU President Roosevelt sell
land for a right-of-way across his
Georgia property? F. L. C.
A. The President has donated a
300-foot right - of - way through a
portion of his land to the State
Park System of Georgia to be used
as part of the Scenic Highway along
the ridge of Pine Mountain. This
donation totals several acres.
Q. Where do parrots lay their
eggs? M. L. W.
A. Parrots lay their eggs In holes
in trees and rocks or on the ground
Some of the smaller species of par-
rot breed while In confinement
Q. Has the Bank of England
underground vaults similar to tbooe
of the Bank of France? E. 3L
A The Bank of England Is now
building deep bomb and siege-proof
vaults in which to keep Its gold In
case of war.
Q. Are Chinee# marriages follow-
ed by honeymoons? V.W R.
A. It is not customary for Cht-
nese newlyweds to go away for a
honeymoon. On the day of the mar-
riage the groom with friends be-
takes himself to his bride’s home
where the wedding Is solemnized
In the evening he returns with his
bride to solemn procession to his
own house.
Q What are the mast pepwiar
breeds of dob*? M. L G.
A- As shown by the ltM rsglstrm-
tkm of dogs by the American Ksn-
nel dub cocker m lit
number with Boston terriers sec-
ond and Soottlah terriers third.
Q. Hew many taxis are there In
Louden? W.H.
A. The city hae over t.000 taxis
How to raw trot
Hoose AiU
Hsvt you discovered aats msvIIbi
about your kitchen? Hava you found
beds of them in your lawat n »s. send
•o our Washington Information Burmw
I* a copy of the booklet. HO USB Aim.
which has been prepared by govern-
ment expert. Mid thoroughly town
the subject of sou Mid their eon tret.
It la illustrated with picture* of var-
ious kinds of anu and gtvos helpful
Instruction! concerning their habits and
how to control and destroy them. Order
ywur copy^tocUy^jma.3ee neo cents so
Bridge •••by McKenney
By WM. E. McKENNEY
Secretary. American Bridge Leagwe
This is the tenth of a aeries of
articles based on the “Standardised
Code of Contract Bridge Bidding."
written by P. Dudley Courtenay and
sponsored by nearly 100 leading
bridge writers and experts.
Standardized practice has tight-
ened up the requirements for an
opening forcing bid of two in a
suit. Only average players or be-
ginner any longer consider quick
trick* alone a sufficient basis for
the bid. The experts when they
use this very rare bid convey a
message something like this:
"Partner I have almost enough
to assure came In my own hand.
If you have anything then our
goal should be a slam not a mere
game."
Modem practice demands a game
(10 sure winners If a major and 11
if a minor) where no choice of suits
is available. If there Is a choice of
suits or no trump then the require-
ment is far one trick less than game
Today’s Contract Problem
South's opening bid of one
heart was overcalled by West
with one spade. North bid
three dubs then cue bid dia-
monds over three hearts and
jumped to six hearts over
South's cue bid of four spades.
Can South find another bid or.
his J Vi-trick hand?
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Opening lead—V Q. M
Honor tricks are of secondary im-
portance except of course there
must be ten to assure control of
the run of suits.
South's opening two Md quah-
fVm tag the most rigid standards. Ha
has 10 apparently sure tricks with
control of throe suite. North's re-
sponse of three spades le eonsirue-
ttae end when South reMds with
four no trump this Md Is convan
tional end s requirement for North
to show any aor he may hold by bid-
ding that suit.
North
clubs b
six spades North rtabtly
Red he held either the heart or
diamond king be might mlely hats
gone to seven.
Xn the play even six required
careful handling. South had ID find
sufficient trump entries tox enable
him to aatahliah North's fifth dak
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On Broadway *
. with
_Winchell_j f
You might MTV bollovo it Sit I
phfid om of tho chief htatailral
rata* hi tho building of modv*
Konnoha X woo. you might my. e
oort of o Dunle] Bourn of tho •mo-
motile ago. *
XU mtv forget that Summv
when I asked one of tho city fathers
for a Job. Ho put me to wort with
a street gang that wao rounding off
tho square corner* of tho curfeu go
that tho boaear auto* in our town
oould turn without bumping orar
tho rtdewalk.
That's history la tho making.
I may haw* made history m Ken -
osha but my chief bid for famo In
thorn days 1 remember so well was
the mte-htetory that 1 seed to recite
at the Columbus and Frank pads
schools. Napoleon never made much J
of an unpramlop on me with his *
wan. and even Cleopatra and the
Queen of Sheba wore only namea
I never dreamed of acting then
I didn't even alng/I was just a punk
youngster who thought Kenosha wee
a mighty grand place and X still do.
I wish X could corns back far a few
weeks and chat with all of you who
orias for me. I'd like to have yon
meet Honor* and our two youngsters
Donnie and Ronnie and maybe awes
Sheila. Sheila’s my Irish Setter
and a mighty good dag.
By Oeorge. X am goirg to coma
back one of three days and my beta.
A man cant get very far away from
the earth where he wee born and
grew up. without feeling a longing at
times for the old haunts.
Probably 1 would have coma back
long ego If I hadn't found the folks
In Hollywood just as fine end human
as those in Kenosha or anywhere.
Far haps like most of us before we
oome hero you've always thought of
Bollywood as a city of glamour and
bright lights—with a lot of tinael and
artificiality and a streak of intently.
That’s the Bollywood that they
■how some oi the visitors but it*
not the Hollywood whore thdueeada
work as hard as you work and
dream much as you dream and live
much the same lives as you do.
The real Hollywood Is so warmly
human that I wish you could too II
for just a moment
While weYc sitting around on the
arts waiting to go before the cam-
era. we talk about this and that just
as some of us used to gather at the
corner drug store back In Kenosha
or moot at the noon hour In some
cafe near the automobile factory.
Xxuotta Young chats about bar kU
sister just as any young woman
would who was wrapped up In aa
11-year-old. Warner Baxttr waxes
enthusiastic about the last batch of
chile con came that he cooked him-
self. Alice Faye takes time out to
•cribble a note to her boy friend.
Shirley Temple falls down gstg a
black eye. and runs around telling m
everyone about tt. She thinks HI "
funny
Ty Power and Son ja Henle stop at
a drug store for some Ice cream.
Adolphe Ifsnjou takes a few min-
utes to talk with Wafner Otand
about some new books Joan Her-
teolt gets a tetter from Dr. Dafeo
and reada It to everyone.
Eddie Cantor Is “joshed" about hte
family of five girls and no bovs. June
Lang te married—and they throw
rice. Dixie Dunbar tails about what
fun she had at a dance the night
before.
Why. It's just the same as bask in
Kenosha Just change the namee
and youU see bow all of this Hie
some of your beat friends.
Oh the Troeadero and the Cocoa-
nut Qrove may be a little swankier
than any night club in Kenoaha. The
stars may ssom to be s tittle more
glamorous titan your girl friend but.
heneetly at heart they're just like
you and me
This may wound rather surprising
what with the stories that haw been
told about the movie city but «fwo
the studtee are pretty aentoble places
They look somewhat like our tae-
tortes do *n Kenosha. and they're
run like factories. We have la re-
port for work by 7:10 or 0 la the
morning and we don't quit until •
o’clock or later at night. Dees that
sound as though Hollywood won a
madhouse!
My boss. Dsxryl F. Zooms** to
just as sensible as any esetMtlm yon
and 1tharough p0T[£JrJucto 1 ^**!
m— that ho himself g'iidee gutsy
movto SOth Century-Foa makes right
through from the day tho story to
lint suggested until to to ftoahod an
a*
ntoed tot. ton Kt
tones 1 was cue of you fir so umm
won. perhaps you’d Bit to know ±
now kind Hull) wood has been to ms.
aunt happy ro heap of doOtoi to
the world wilt rtono lor
kind of motto roles rw always weal-
ed to play sad I*w found hi thm
craftsman whether he’s a woodk
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