Valley Morning Star from Harlingen, Texas • Page 10

i jl a A ft Friday, September 29 Valley Morning Star every morning, except Mondiv by IME MARLING Eli STAR PUBLISHING ht 126 North A street, Harlingen, HENRY If HENOR Entered us second ci I'ul at Hi March. Ih79. By earner, By mad, in Te fS tj.iiii. I. RIPTION ICATK per $7.00 year.

a.1*, JlLOti THF. STAR STANDS TOR Prohibiting Importation ui from Other States. I Permane nt Organization of Valley i armers. Deep aier Port and Intracoastal Carife! System. I jj i 1 ed Fre ight Kates.

RACKETEERS In jwaking ol health racketeers, Dr. John VV. Brown, state health ci I in no method hit tin below I belt than by holding out tal: promises to incurables. 1 hie fact, does not in th jH 1 er hi tin.scnipulous who thus ht prey npou thousands ol un- tortu nates Iim jji in hopeless slitte of illners. Thousands of dollars are i xt annually from individuals whohe i Kins direct ht ir hopes to the pi omises by the tifu gentry who claim to have beaten the untiring researchers ol endowed laboratories to tor cancer, intt ibeiculo 1 epilepsy, pellagra, gnu othei st'i'ioUh ciiiiditions.

iliunately, it is words rather tnan deeds that creates miracle. miracle hich, instead 01 being re- io cure, is Iv associated with tfie transfer oi large sums of troin iniioci'iit persons too those whose rest in hralth and htalth matters stops at the cash register. tiie sad and killing fact that in addition to incurables, there are thouvaiios believing who become ot this type of reck- aid thus through und self real ment, postpone a real in- their ailments until the i-; reached. 1 main rules should be followed bit his ctiunt ction first is to have ,11 annual physical examination by a repute! 1 physician. In this way inc conti it ion can discovered f.ud proper treatment the disease an frequently be conquered.

The second rub is to mistrust all high promising nts of discov- it MAKI. ELF-LIQUIDATING IMPROVEMENTS NOW Detii ite lient fits to the public will result tiom the government's program to loan communitit money on self- tiquidating Bridgt are being built, sewage dis- oesal nt that will save contamination oi rivei are to be constructed, aliti lowns and cities are siig better lire through idtlition ot badlv nettled lire New York Day by Day By O. O. McIntyre SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Sept.

29 high-porched nestling snugly in the Adirondack foothills owes rauch of its more 1 ecent tame to its local Mark Twain, rank EHitorii liai TELEPHONES il 11 di lie 124 ere Satt Be Phone Ar 1V 1 1 fie uftoi 1 the character. one reputation of any person, firm or uiat may appear in any esue tif of 1 tut 11 1 cheerfullycorrected In iiiirli Mi to 1 attention the publisher. Mill he So frequently has he through his farcical eds there uld be a Ivan Square. aiatoga is a one-street, ff month town, whose ion during the me thi. becomingly venet drafty ami creaky are shut for five week yearly.

i in its year, () McIntyre of consequence hiffh-eeilinged verandas on curb lined with and elms, Business is cliieilv tourist hops. Life centers around it 3 beaut i- ute, a 15 walk. Once Saratoga was most fa.vhionab!e watering e. I ii the corona of eclipse, the old grandeur through. of jthe best families to Sat a toga during eaon.

Hut mostly it a horsey, blue-shiited crowd, touts, rail- and the looking-wise boys in wake of ponies whelever they go. Few summer gath- eiiiigs are so lygiot. In a leading tavern past season a New York gangster watt enthroned with his body- guani of eight plug-ugiif across corridor from a 1 amour fa 111 il of fportameli, high in society. There are no barriere. Gambling wide 11 cn -troni olii lashioned hircnomus to more baeaiat.

The evening idler thaws you into casual convti iation is us- uail.v a lunner some easy money propo- fcition. Native range from a fuzzy fizz with i lit bone ted bite to a sulphunous gu-'h that the lingei ing tahte and fi agra nee of a forgotten egg. all tree and they biing jugs and hi ttics. Some drink a gallon or two a Plump ladies come year after year in I tituiless war on double chins. Night capers center around three pretentious load houses The Brook.

Piping Hock and the Arrow Heart. Such entertainers as Helen Mor- tfat and Harry Hichman were offered the Those desiring a dip into the seamier side may tuin up a noisy side street, Congress, where a Harlem blooms with hi-de-ho singers and sepia sirens calling Sweet ftly from ground floor windows. Much in the manner of the infamc us old cribs in New Oi leans. As indication of the sporting octaves, one sets the sleek and extravagantly press-agent- ed Nick the Greek ambling the same promenade that reveals the socially eligible young sportsman, Jock Whitney. Oddlv.

one of the chaims of the resort is stuffed-s'jla tackiness ol hotels, rhey are stalled chiefly with Negro help, waiters with snowy frizzes and a obse- quity. Rambling dining rooms, suggesting rinoiines and eyes behind a tan, are still American plan and the buildings circle huge courts vcsth r.i« onlit fimlens, like the Coronado at nado Beach, Cal, 'I totting beneath the spreading trees and getting much tourist cab are Gay ui 1 with fiingod canopies. Weather-beaten jehus, with knees above heads, offer a comic touch, but in larkish spirits them. Washington Irving Daniel Web- nal relaxation here. And Lafayette and Louis Bonaparte went away ased.

1 tailed a Mark Twainish who sold penny cups at one the springs, the only man ever known beat the races. W. Gates him bel $100 on a certain loo to 1 shot 20 years ago. If he lost would reimburse. The horse won, and hi pro tits are 111 government bonds.

Or so said. And a gullible fellow. opyright 1 McNaught Syndicate, Inc). TOONKKV1LLE FOLKS NO ONE WIUL BELIEVE CYNTHIA STATEMENT THAT SHE ACTUALLY SAW MICKEY (HIMSELF) McGUIRE CRYING Ii I FACTS BY LESLIE A. BOONE SILVER SLA VF.

PROHIBITION CONTRADICTION Tomorrow holds in its Hands All tht You Will Ever Know or Have Suggested ('ode For Consumers JN THE WAKE of all heavals. as the World War, comes a demand foi a general economic and sociai realignment. tvwj pha es come nearer effecting and in turn affecting the individual, than all el.e. entire economic is forced out of its former posi- and made to accept war- measure standards. When the war has ended, it is for those thus afacted, to return to the.r former -tatus, for the social structure upon which the economic stand: ha- aLo been disrupte 1.

It becomes, a-; it is, a triangle. Each one of the three hunting its cor- ject corner, and in so doing, dis- 1 upting all others. There is orderly procedure in moving a thing out of natural place. But when we to put it back, is always the inevitable ex plo: ion anti Gun-powder is made by putting in their coi unit places chemicals. long as no one trie- to reconvert them, they are harmless.

A spark of lire, a jolt, or any disturbing factor like a war, brings chaos and requires time for realignment. IF THE ECONOMIC field were of this older, it would a lather simple matter. And if our life consisted only the social, it would be another simple and rect problem. We forget that the economic ituation is by any unbalance in the social statu; of the people, and not only vice versa, but each by oi other motivating and energizing situations. OF THE TWO, that which nearer to the very life of the nation, is, of course, the economic.

For as the economic efiects us, we in turn are regulated unto the social. A family ot independent wealth will live differently from the same family left destitute by a storm. Yet, each will fin! a social commensurate to the situation. THE DISTl economic factor of our city and rural life, has been most pronounced within the few years. The former rural family of yesterday is today callcnl upon live under new condition Heretofore, an occasional visit to town was sufficient to supply all staple demand of the household.

But, commodity' of the farm has been converted from the long crop staple, that couli be by storage, to that of a crop that requires an almost immediate turnover, and in exchange a home ami farm replacement of bought items for food, dress end operation. farmer of yesterday who brought his ergs to town, is today to town his eggs. very food of the average far minhabitant, has been reversetl. This also applies to operation of the farm. Instead of raising and storing the long staple crops, he must now go to town for gas ami in many cases food for the horses, cows and hogs that he has about the place.

NOW IF THIS Economic ation was effective and reflective upon the farm alone, it could be handled in a quick and effecient manner. hen, however, you dis- you the entire nation. For the taxable valuation for all civic directly or indirectly upon the faini and products in terms of financial returns. The town votes bonds for a new school. It gives its direct mortgage as security.

But, the security is no greater than the returns that come from the farms surrounding the town. have falsely placed our values in unproductive assets. And America cannot come out of this depression and rightly readjust If until the farms of this nation become more desirable than bonds, highways, railways and such collateral. For, that which has done more to our economic life than ail else, is the that has been exerted against the farm and rural life, in order to l.uild up a of paper values in trading Blindly all of our desired values, largely went into paper hohiings of this and that. The farm was I not only deserted, but the value of the farm as a home and a place of substance became iather a col- lateral to be exchanged for some I Just in a few words: Ameri- I ea is not going to re-establist her If until the farm becoms again her chiefest IT IS, THAT following fast 011 of came the great in the social Formerly a social and financial position wa recognized on the basis of his ability to and hold the areas of the country.

This gave to him a solidarity in social standings. He was assessed of a thing that gave him lating and standing in his community. He was the unit of a recognizable value. Consequently, he and his family could set a standard, and others adhered thereto. But, when solid were taken away and man began to put hi-' standing am! social value to the community in terms of collateral for something' that was removed where had his home, there was no direct connection and no platform upon which to demand and build.

A man cannot own and operate and direct a thousand acre farm, and hide the fact. Fact is the man who owns such a farm and operates it successfully, becomes an asset and a community When we changed fio.n that former condition to the present, and put economic value on a ba- of indirect relations, we left the field open for false entry. For an with a few bonds could proclaim himself so and so, without any direct demand of proof, set about establish a social standard. IN THE FIELD of economics, the nation must go back to its positive The values of tomprow must be the tilings that can sustain and continue life. We must economically desert the false paper value, and come back the positive earth value.

When this is done the social status and demands will also become positive. And our society wil be stabilized because the able to do certain positive things, for the simple reason that have positive value uml ntit paper values. 71 if Ii COTbUKE POOD SURPLUS uARO'cR CLOTKMG, STREET CARS, F-URMVT RE. WHlCiA VJiLL WEAR Out UkADER INCREASED VitlGiAT- THAT Gives UrtRGEH PiPPETVTe OM. PUBLIC FORUM The Vailey Morning Star welcomes communications, and by their publication, must not be construed as setting forth the policy of this newspaper.

Communications must be properly signed, and the name must of necessity be published. the 11 we Lowilowaa BAI MAI.LON WASli.XGTON, Sept. 28 The business picture is not as bad nllationists have painted it. is it good as the admini tra- tion expected. The NRA i working, slowly, imperfectly, but still working, in the right direction.

The Public Works program is not. These deductions obvious in the monthly busine: char i A balanced collection of statistics which our officials use to tell wheie we stand and where we are going. A SQL INI AT the figures will shew employment and pay folk ire gomjr up while production is off. That is the work of the NRA. But a careful analysis will also disclose that payrolls have a iong to go before a ry purcnasing powei is established.

Consider the last months and will get the idea. In July was absolutely 1101 mal. (The government economists consider the seasonal average of 19ti5 as normal.) But employment was then only TO 1 per cent normal and payrolls -I 9 In August a more even keel wa' maintained. Production fell to 02 while employment went up to 73 3 pay roils to 7 1 September estimates sug- production has now fallen to about 86 while is around 75. No satisfactory estimates can pay rolls Al'o the employment figure largely' expert guesswoik.

But could logically expect another I. point increase in pay rolls this month. 1 hat would make the scale? more even. They would then be: Production 86 Employment 75. Pay rolls 60.

already too fat for ordinary newspaper columns. Contracts awarded in August about 25 percent of normal. 1 lie value of projects involved was $106,000,000. That is 1 moiuy than was in August year when $134,000,000 of new contract! were awarded. Breaking that total down to the Ickes public works program you find that the government awarded contracts amounting to $32,000,000 in August.

Hoover ai- ministration awarded $57,000,000 the same month a year ONSTRUCTION contracts awarded in August elo show an of over July when only $83,000,000 were involved. roads ami waterworks contiacts represented moce than the increase. About $14,000,001 was awarded for roads and 12 0 0,000 for water works, a totai of $26,000,000. shows clearly that the Public Works program is a slow motion nicture. More than a bil lion dollars has been authorized to be spent but only was actually being spent in Au tfu-t.

Some men were employed but nothing the number generally asserted. CONSTRUCTION figures had 10 be left out because the chart is Bll FAR MURE important than that is the stagnation of the building industry. It is lagging further behind than anv oth er. hile industrial productmr ran around per cent normal buildii was 25 normal, with public works program included. Government operations will stimulate it measureably withit the next r-ix months.

Byr 'piing the dreams ot Interior Sec refary Ickes will probably come true. But something more will have to be for private builders. the Hon. John Shary, Chief, Grande Rehabilitation Mission, Texas. Sir: In regarei to relief work for citius grow'crs of this Valley fering from the recent leel that certain cardinal points.

which there has much confusion, should be clearly defined. To wit; citrus grower, want no or charity as compensation for erops lost in the recent hur- ricane. As tax-payers, we are strongly 1 against making our government responsible for what are commonly termed of What with hurricanes in Florida, ear th- I quakes in California, twisters in Kansas, floeids on Mississippi uml drought on plains National treasury would be speedily bankrupt. Only those who are perpetually destitute favor such a course they have nothing to lose by it. We have faith in reives, in our and in ability to recuperate; and so: only ask for a reasonable loan, on a business-like basis, i Lacked by sound security.

I This loan should be made long enough to allow us to recuperate our losses (over a term not than five years), ami with inter- I est low enough not to eat up our profit (not over 4 per cent). We offer as security, our rus crops, until paid. This is a better security than either cotton or wheat, on which credit and loans have been advanceei in the I past by sound business houses and conservative banks. The amount I of the loan should be large enough to include and fLat-rate for the ensueing year, reasonable living expenses (on a sliding scale, according to size the family), cost of orchard maintenance for the ensueing year (on a sliding based on age trees ami harvests past). We ask that this loan, if granted, be repayable in ments a lump sum, according the convenience of the individual grower.

loans on this years crop automatically added onto and consolidated with the ltian we now ask, ami not subtracted or collected from same. To deny loans to growers having government loans on this crops, because of inability to pay off this crop loans lue to the huri icane, would to That problem is still under con' sidei at ion. DEPARTMENT store sales are not as rosey as look. Tney ire based dollar value and not on volume. The economists believe department store prices were up about 3 1-2 per cent of September 1 (compared with August 1.) That means the increased prices were for about half of the per cent totai improvement of August.

The September drop is estimated on the basis of New York it', figures for the first half of the month. They show the dollar volume is 6 1-2 per cent than September a year ago. prices are now supposed to be up about 12 per cent. 1 hat means the increased purchasing power is not being felt in the face of higher prices. However the eomlition is not aiaiming.

With pay 1 oils and employment going up, the department stores ate due for increased volume 'hortly. There aie indications that better trend suited during the hall of this monui. ive these growers into bankruptcy. For the to follow such a policy, then would 111 rely be placing those growers in a position from whence could never hope to repay the government in otner word both would lose. Then av to curtail the amount of this future by amount boiorwed, would be merely to curtail ability by that much, to make a crop; and hence ability to repay.

4 mortgages against the land. be taken er and refinanced by eminent at a low rate of interest. Growers, with notes of early maturity, banking on this crop to pay of fall, or part, of hi now on account of hurricane, find themselves unable to pay of part of the notes, and even interest on same, and are in imminent of losing their landed investments. some steps be taken immediately to alleviate the labor situation. The wage scale ejf Mexican peon labor has been automatically raised by RFC to an unheardof and ruinous level at very time -oredy in need of labor to repair our losses, an i our ability to pay a high wage is most severely Tht price labor is now entirely out of reach the impoverished grower.

W'e suggest that instead of the RFC helping Mexican peon labor avoid work for the greater part of week by paying them a whole wage for two days labor, that either wage be dueed to that pertaining in the community I fore the RFC continue hiring peons. Charity logins at homt, and ourselves in dire distress at the present time. action taken our is urgent. The citrus like every agriculturist, reaches the end ol his financial rope just when harvest begins, (in the strength oi money be realized from harvest, he contracts new debts, making down payments, and in other ways depletes his bank aeeoonf. He expects to be reimbursed im- mediatcly from the 1 harwsi An occurs, his crop i wiped out just as it is ready to harvest.

The is, that substantial groweis are ntnv existing on salt, pork and dried beans and their supply of even these is not unlimited. Trusting that you may be able 1 to get action, instead of promises, i lrom in authority. Res fully, Wr. R. GWATHMEV, Sec.

Texas Citru League. Donna, Texas. Supplies Rushed To Stricken Peasantry NANKING, China, Sept. 28. ft the swollen Yellow 1 in July and August the deaths of 50,000 Chinese and rcduced 1 000,000 others to starvation.

These estimates were made today after a survvy by aviators an i oiii- cials ol a relief commission, which now -U trying te rush supplies to 1 stricken peasantry. to Travis county court which hehl the 1 to confirm definitely eliminated Denison. was given the support of his commission W. P. Elyr Abilene ami D.

K. Martin of San Antonio, 111 his quest for confirmation. Although the appointments confirmed in executive session, the grapevine that usually conveys news of the closed meetings was silent far as any con est confirmation was concerned. Backed by active support of Ely and Martin, it was generaly understood confirmation went through without a hitch. new chairman has shown a desire for hearty cooperation with Martin and Ely since assuming his duties in June.

In a statement issued shortly after his appointment was confirmed! he expressed the hope that future activities of the eommis- son would be characterized by that same spirit of cooperation and pledged himself to aid in bringing it about. have never an office, nor have I ever asked tor an office by appointment, until January 17 of this Wrood have nevei had any dealings with a contractor nor any interest in a road contract. 1 have never any dealings with Material men whose business it is furnish material for road contracts, construction and maintenance in xas. that with this record I can repeat the statement at my first meeting of the commission which was: have no friends to reward, nor have 1 any enemies to my complete endorse- menl of the Texas senate and my hort official record, I am frank say that I feel perfect freedom is mine to start with and my plans are to always The final sentence of the statement regarded as significant, vvas: the future as in the pa my official conduct wifi be guided solely by my of duty to the MEDITATIONS By i. P.

Alley CAPITAL CHATTER LucY Pont OLL oc JE S' couLPH' Pick out A NAJHuT By CHARLES K. SIMONS Sept. who expected the tranquility of the highway commis- on confirmation John Woeid of 1 i imi'Son as chairman may disappointed. ho as governor 1 A. as chairman of the was confirmed by the lout opposition, This marked contrast to I the struggle over the confirmation of the appointment of Frank i L.

Denison Temple as highway commission chairman eaily in the regular session. Denison was twice refused confirmation by the sen- ate and the controversy appealed i Mir- choice board, enate with- (Copyright, 1 3 by TU flyadicsu.