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The Washington times., 1933-12-18
BY JOHN E. TAYLOR

Local units of government
counties-should be based on
population and not on county
lines, John w. Rust, attorney
and State Senator from Fairfax,
said today.
Mr.. Rust recommended that at
least 10000 population be the
basis for a unit of local govern
ment.
He pointed to Craig County
Va, with $500 population, and
its own county government which
the taxpayers cannot hope to
support.
Fairfax Near Minimum
Fairfax, he said, with its 25,-
900 population has "just about a
chance" to pay its way. Coun-
ties with less population than
that can't hope to make ends
meet, he declared.
The Senator has been studying
the question of consolidation of
county units for a number OF
years and is heartily in favor OF
reducing the number of govern"
ment units in his State. He
said:
"The Washington Times is
doing a public service by call
ing the peoples attention to
what they can save in cash
and efficiency by eliminating
a number of their county gov
ernments.
"There is great interest in
this question and once the peO-
pie get behind it, it will not
take long to accomplish this
mOney-Saving reform"
Craig County, with it's popula-
ton Of 1852, spent $57,027 Al
during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1880. Of this sum, $14,-
. 1O4.63 was spent for general
county purposes; $11,297.43 for
roads and bridges; $29, ,19O.76 for
schools, and $2,434.59 was treas
urer's commissions.
County Spends $72,8S8
During the fiscal years 1929
and 1880, the county collected
$72,S88.41 in local property taxes
and the State contributed $34,-
170.48 during the same period.
The county's total receipts during
that time were $129,375.19.
Savings in the cost of local gov
ernments by consolidation Of
township and county governmental
units is recommended by Nils A.
Olsen, chief of the Bureau of
Agricultural Economics, Depart
ment of Agriculture, in his report
to the Secretary of Agriculture.
See 20 Per Cent Saving
AS a result of studies of farm
taxation made by the Bureau, Mr..
Olsen states, it is estimated that
a possible 10 per cent saving in
county government in some states,
and a reduction of as much as 20
per cent in farm levies, could be
accomplished by substituting a
county-unit school system in place
of a district system, by transferr-
ing all local road work to a CO.. ~
and by amalgamating townships.
His study was on national
basis and some of the reforms he
suggests have been instituted in
Virginia, particularly those relat-
ing to roads, which now are han
died by the State in al but four OF
the counties under the Byrd road
plan.
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
30 Suits of Clothes
Stolen From Store

Alexandria police are without a
clue to the robbers who early yes
terday morning broke the glass in
the front door of the store Of
Thomas M. Jones, SIT Prince St.,
and stole 80 suits of clothes, val
ued at $500.
B. j. Brown, who lives across
the street, told police he heard
the window being broken and
thought it was an auto accident.
He went to the window in time
to see a man get into car with
District tags and drive away.
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
STATE SENATOR RUST BACKS MOVE TO MERGE COUNTE
Gov. Pollard to Move toD.C.
After Belated Honeymoon

mediately after George c. Peery,
former member Of Congress, be-
comes governor January IT.
Pollard expects to be in Wash
ington about February / to assume
his new duties as chairman Of the
Federal Board Of Veterans APP
peals. Mrs. Pollard has been help
ing in his office to get his affairs
in such shape as to enable him
to leave no accumulation Of work
in the governors office when
Peery takes charge.
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
300 Prince Georges
Men Get CWA Work

Three hundred unemployed Of
Prince Georges county have been
sent to the Civilian Conservation
Camp at Muirkirk. t. aid in the
clearing of wooded land. Work
at the camp is a Federal project
under the CWA.
The men are paid $3.50 a
week. They work 80 hours.
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
Reb0 Barrett Body
Will Hold MeetinU

Reba Barrett Circle, Of the Flor
ence Crittenden Mission, will hold
a meeting Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock, at the home of Mrs. David
Griffith, 5000 block of Maple
Street, Takoma Park.
Following the business meeting,
a program Of sketches and music
will be presented by Mrs. w. c.
Allard.
The Washington times., 1933-12-18

Lost or Found? Many articles are
lost daily and the greatest percentage
Of them are advertised by the loser
lend a helping hand. If you've found
something, read the Lost and Found
columns Of the WANT AID SECTION
of this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
PRINCE ALBERT
THE NATIONAL JOY SMOKE

Among who smoke pipes "roll their own, Prince
Albert smoking tobacco is known the national joy
smoke special takes every hint of harshness
"bite "leaves P. A. COOL sowburning and mellow No
wonder that smoke Prince Albert than any other
brand The onepound glass humdoS and onepound tins
suitably packaged for the Christmas season.
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
BUREAU chief
ALSO POINTS
To SAVINGS
Population Basis for Local
Governments Urged to
Ease Tax Burden

The tenth of q series OF articles
on county government in Virginia,
suggesting the economy and et-
ticiency to be gained by conSolt-
dating the governmental tunc-
tions of a number of the 100
counties of the State.
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
SII " - SDS. made from
finer, more exbenSiUe tOb0ccOS

Recognized everywhere being made from finer MORE
EXPENSIVE tobaccos than any other popular brand Cames
naturally suggest themselves the gift for any smoker
Cames get the tire the TASTE The smoker
whom you give Cames will appreciate the mdness and
satisfying flavor of those coster tobaccos So to give pleas
give Camelsnow display gay Christmas packages
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-26
Oval Room in the
White House Is
Conference Site
Roosevelt and Foreign
Statesmen Occupy Old
Couch for Talks
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Apr. 2G (UP).
An old-fashioned worn black
leather couch has replaced the
historic Rapidan log used by for
mcr President Hoover, as the
scene Of President ROosevcIt's
momen.ous economic ConvcrSa-
lions with foreign statesmen.
Herbert Hoover cnose a wood
land glen deep in the Blue Ridge
mountains and fellcd log for a
seat when he conferred on dis
armament problems Il few years
ago with Ramsay Macdonald, the
British prime minister.
With a now adminiStra ion in
power and MIR. Macdonald back
for conversations Of even greater
international importance Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt has preferred a
couch in the oval room at the
White House.
1t is in corner Of he room
that Mr.. Euo>ryclt uses for his
study and library and is big
cnonrh TO comfortably seat -four
peryons The president has taken
his srot nj the RIGHT, with Mr..
Macdonald mex TO him. then cane
Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British
,r,Los,.dcr and Secretary Of
Sfato Hull
This Same couch will serve also
e.. tbo riaco If mcctinr between
NJ Pons"vcIt and former Premier
iini,,inf IF Tr"ncc, Prime Minis
iar po,rntt Of Canada thc Italian
w, 'r,',., dcIoma.ion and Other
rorninn ronrnsnntativcs who will
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-26

studied art, and finally had won
a New York scholarship. Here
the pair met, and stumbled on
commission to build an elk for
fraternal convention. That gave
them the big idea, and they went
into business together. Damon
knew anatomy, and was deft
sculptor. MesSmOre, in turn,
knew how to give the models life
like motion.
Since then they have created
almost every sort of exhibit, from
huge models of insects to whole
herds of primal beasts. Depart
.ment stores all over the country
rent their Santa Clauses and rein
deer. Theaters and movie COM
panies order gorillas, dinosaurs
that will pick up young ladies in
their mouths. stage elephants and
such. The worlds fair show was
the product of a bunch that .mu-
seums would be a lot more inter-
esting if the stuffed animals were
equipped with motion and sound.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-26
NEW TEXTBOOK.
BATTLE AHEAD
Lines Tighten for One of
Bitterest Fights of En-
tire Session
The 'rimcs-Ncws Bureau
~. NTFT4 II-tal

Slr waiter iiOltl
RALEIGH, April 26.-Wi.h the
house scheduled to reach the bills
within a few days to abolish the
present two school textbook COM
missions and prohibit any new
adoption of textbooks for ten
years or to change he present
method of adoI ting and distribute
ing textbooks, lines are being
drawn tighter and tighter for one
of the bittereSt battles for the en-
tire session. This battle has been
going underneath the surface for
weeks as the textbook trust lo1-
byists. aided and abetted by the
school forces and their lobbyists,
have sought to smother all these
bills in committee.
But Representative Tam C..
Bowie of Ashc county has already
succeeded in getting his bill to
abolish the textbook commission
and prohibit any new textbook
adoptions for ZEN years placed on
the calendar, in spite Of an unIa-
vorable report. The bill finally re-
ported out by the house education
committee when many of the
members were absent, giving tn"
school hook forces control, is con-
ceded to be no hing more than 7
white-washing bill that will retain
the present system Of selecting
and adopting textbooks and make
no changes whatever in the meth
Cd Of distributing them. 1t was
drawn by Representative Martin
of BuncOmbc county and is re-
garded as conforming to the
wishes of the textbook publishers,
the Alfred Williams company
here, which has led the fight
agains+ making any changes in the
method of distributing textbooks,
and State Superintendent A. T..
Allen and Attorney General Den
mis- G. Brummitt, all Of whom have
bitterly opposed making any
changes in the present system Of
adopting and distributing text
books.
According to the only figures
available here, taken from the re-
port of the school book commits
sion and published by the state
department of public instruction,
the state school book depository,
which is almost identical with the
Alfred Williams company, collects
a profit Of approximately $4,000
a year on the school books sold in
the state, since it is understood
that it collects a profit of 10 per
cent on the $9S0,OO0 worth Of
books sold each year in the state.
A substitute bill for the Martin
bill. prepared by a subcommittee,
will be offered for it, however.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-26
THOUGHTS OF
A FISHERMAN
By Ike Walton, Redivivus


Sam" | told my financial ad-
wiser, 81 made a thousand dollars
on the rise in corn last week. /
bought Tom Powers crop so he
could move because | wanted TO
get rid of him and his dogs, at
3Oc a buyhcl last fall, and ] sold
il at 75c, so | have some money
that ! do not know what to do
WITH"
Ike, you are in as bad a fix
as Barney Baruch. He has ten
million in gold, and he can't ship
it to France, and he docs not
know what to invest it in, and
Franklin wont tell him what he
is going to do next, so he does
not know how the stock exchange
is going TO jump
"Ncycr mind about Barney,
Sam: surely you can tell me how
to place one grand. Won't You
Just handle it for me-"
"Not on your life, Ike. That
is one favor | can't extend. |
never handle other meas money.
I suppose that is why | still have
some Of my own.
"Lock hr.c. Ike. You cant be
sure Of banks until Carter GlaS'
bill %"ts through, if then. The
portoClic" interest rate is low,
and man ought to make some
thing out Of GOOD money these
days. Land is cheap, but YOU
have more now than YOU are
using wisely. Town taxes de
stroy town property. You can't
Tell which way stocks are going,
and bund; are still dubious and
rates too low. Commodities ought
To- be good buy but prefer TO
wit till congress adiournS and
Franklin shows his hand.
"Gcncrally speaking, living
things which increase by repro
duction are the most profitable Of
all honest investments --. cattle,
hogs, fowls, sheep, dogs, trees,
crops, if you can get decent
price, but they cat their heads
off now. It's a tough problem,
Ike.
Glow about lending it out on
mortgage, Sam?
And have to sell out your man
and be cusscd and hated, Ike?
Too risky, too.
what do you do with your
money Sam? You have lots, ]
know.
THAT would he telling, Ike;
still ! don't mind saying to you
that I put most of it in life in
surancc the annuity types chief
ly. and I am also buying silver
and copper and storing both
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-26
EDNEYVILLE D. c. c.
CLUB MEETS FRIDAY

The Edneyville Chapter of d.
c. c. will hold its regular month
" meeting on Friday night, April
IS, at the home of Miss Ethen
Presley. All members are urged
to be present. w. f. Lowrance
- prr.i1Cnt
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-26

Each tray of CHESTERFlELOS from
the cigarette making machines passes
under The watchful eyes of inspectors,
trained by long practice to see flaws such
as an end of torn paper, or poorly filled
cigarette.
And there's still another safeguard
-. two Electric detectives" on each pack.
aging machine. Electric fingers 'feel'
each end of every cigarette, and throw
out every imperfect package.
Open your pack of Chesterields, and
look at them. It's no accident that every
cigarette is round, firm and full. Some
body's been on the job every minute to
give you what you want -. cigarette
that's made right in every way and that's
mildcr and tastes better.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-26

to buy anything from an ovis-poIi
skin to a dinosaur egg, rushed
out and purchased a prize Hol-
stein. For the next six weeks
Stella was a studio guest while
craftsmen studied her and made
an exact, jointed model replete
with motors, a milk reservoir and
a mooing apparatus. Stella had
to be MIXED twice a day, and a
line of poor kids always on hand
to fill pitchers and bottles. Most
of them never had seen cow be-
fore, and they grew very fond Of
Stella.
But the time came when she
had to be slain so that her hide
could be stretched over the
model. Messmore and Damon
felt badly enough about that, but
they just couldn't bear to tell the
Youngsters that Stella was dead.
So they bought milk from a dairy
company and continued to por-
ton it out as usual.
Even so, word got around
among the kids that a dark deed
had been committed. Their suS-
picions were allayed, however,
when they were allowed to see
Stella's mechanical effigy stand
ing in hay-Strewn corner and
peacefully switching its tail.
MIX ART WITH SCIENCE
Twenty-fOur years ago George
Messmore, originally from De
troit. was a back-stage mechanic
at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Joseph Damon had worked in a
St. Louis butcher shop while he
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-26

Over 800 people are expected to
attend the fifth Sunday singing
convention which will bo held in
the Pennsylvania county court
house here Sunday, April 30.
Glasses from BunCombe, Hen
dcrSon. Pennsylvania, Greenville
and PickenS county are expected
10 be- in attendance, according to
W. i. Lew'a of BOSNIAN, presi-
dent OF the association. The pro-
gram will begin at 10 o'clock
Sunday morning, lasting until
1890 with an hour recess for
lunch and reconvene at ! 80.
USE THE WANT ADS.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-26

Mr.. Damon, who knows where
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-26
Pennsylvania
9Th Sunday Sing
AT Courthouse

BREVARD, April 2G. Especially.
metals. But in your case, with
Onlv a thousand dollars to invest
let me see; I'll think over it,
and tell YOU tomorrow. | believe
| can help lou out"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-26

zone, the surrender of the German
high seas fleet at Scapa Flow,
Scotland. and the destroyer upon
which he went to France in 1918.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
COUNTY ADOPTS
RUM CONTROL

Plans by incorporated towns to
demand split in the county
license fee for hard liquor sellers
was nipped in the bud by the
Democratic members of the Prince
Georges delegation last night in
agreeing on county plan provid-
ing for "off sales" only.
The plan would establish pri.
vately owned stores for sale OF
hard liquors in original packages,
instead of the wide-open sale by
the drink, as in the case of beer.
Fears that incorporated towns
would demand a split have been
expressed by members of the dele
CATION, while State Senator L. G.
Sasscer said the demand would
have been an embarrassing one to
refuse.
The plan limits the sale to
those not handling beer and
wines, and places the license fee
at 5000. Wine, with alcoholic
content of IL per cent, may be
sold with beer, however, and
drank on the premises.
Enforcement of the plan is left
to the county police and one
attorney a. 5000 a year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
DISPUTE DELAYS
AID To WOMEN
By JULIA BONWIT

Work for unemployed women
IN the District is being held up
pending settlement of a question
Of Jurisdiction of the nature of
projects to which women will be
assigned, it was revealed today.
This information was disclosed
after considerable comment over
the delay in the appointment Of
o director of women's work re-
lief for the District of Columbia.
It was pointed out that officials
are awaiting a decision as to
whether the women's work relief
will fall under the Federal Emerg-
ency Relief Administration or the
new Civil Works Administration.
Because of the nature Of work
10 which women must of necessity
be assigned, the question of juris-
diction, it was revealed, has
caused considerable debate be-
tween FERA and CWA officials.
AS soon as a decision is made
relative to the jurisdiction in this
matter, an appointment of a
woman to head the work relief
here will be made, it was said.
Mrs. Ellen S. Woodward, Fed
eral director Of women's work re-
lief, has already approved the ap-
pointment of women heads in IA
States. She had originally an
nounced that the local appoint
ment would be made about two
weeks ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
CONTEST ENDS TONIGHT
Best Crayon CoIorings
Will Win Prizes
for Competitors

The Washington Times-R-K-O-
Keith's Little. Women" contest
closes tonight. All entries must
be mailed by midnight to the Lit
tie Women" Contest Editor, Room
$40, The Washington Times.
Awards will be made to contest
ants sending in the best 33 crayon
colorings of an outline picture OF
scene from Little Women"
which was printed in The Times
last Thursday and Friday.
The outline drawing is to be filled
out with colored crayons and the
most beautifully and artistically
colored ones will win prizes.
$40 Is First Prize
The movie version OF Little
Women" Louisa Alcott's famous
book, is now playing at the R-K-O-
Keith's Theater.
Prizes to be awarded by R-K-O-
Keith's are the first prize Of $40
and two guest tickets to see "Lit-
tie Women" second prize SIS and
two guest tickets, and the third
prize of $40 and two tickets. Five
additional prizes of 81 each and
one guest ticket and then to the
20 next best drawings one box of
Faber mongol drawing pencils will
be awarded, and also five other
prizes of two guest tickets each.
Judges of the contest are Felix
Mahoney, well-known washington
artist and teach; j. J. Fitzpatrick,
managing editor of The Times,
and Hardie Meakin, managing di'
rector of R-K-O-Keith's. They
will select the best 80 crayon col
oringS.
Merchants Participate
Dealers participating in the
contest, who will award the boxes
of F'aber Mongol drawing pencils,
are the E. M. Bryan Company
Inc, 813 Thirteenth st. N. w.;
E. Morrison Paper Company, 1908
Pennsylvania Ave. N. W.: Charles
G. Stott & Co., Inc, 1910 New
York Ave. N. w., and the R. p
Andrews Paper Company, 724
Thirteenth st. N. w.
Although the outline drawing
must be filled out in colors using
colored pencils, it is not neces
sary to use Mongol colored pen
ellis.
Besides the prizes mentioned
the first prize winner will have
an opportunity to enter a ma
tional contest being conducted by
the Aberhard Faber Pencil Com
pany in which 80 national prizes
are to be awarded as follows:
First prize, $25; second prize
SIS; third prize, $40; five add
tional prizes of S. each and Is
other prizes of 81 each.
The national contest closes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
Longer Eligibility
Asked for Workers

Harry B. Mitchell, president of
the Civil Service Commission,
yesterday was requested to con-
tinue indefinitely the eligibility
of economy act victims for reem-
ployment. He expressed SYM
pathy with the idea, but made
no commitment.
Spokesman for the Civil Serv-
ice Reinstatement League in
formed Mitchell the organization
recently adopted resolutions COM
planning of the practice of re-
moving the names of economy
act victims from the reemploy-
ment register because the time
limit had expired.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
NeUly Perfected Ink
Lasts for Centuries

An ink that will not deteriorate
paper and will last for hundreds
Of years has been revealed by
tests conducted at the Bureau of
Standards by E. w. Zimmerman
Of the organic section.
The ink, known as ammonium
ammonium oxyferreyollate, does
not contain acids of ordinary
writing inks that will eat through
the paper in a hundred years or
more.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
PRIESTS TALK
BRINGS BOOS'
FOR SMITH

NEW YORK, Nov. % GNSO.
With the applause Of thousands
Of New Workers ringing in his
ears for his stand in defense OF
President Roosevelt's monetary
policies, the Rev. Charles E.
Coughlin, famed radio priest" OF
Detroit, today was preparing to re-
turn home, leaving behind him a
savage attack on the enemies OF
the Administration and a charge
that the attacks on the Roosevelt
program were part Of plot to
groom Ogden Mills for the pres!-
dency in 1886.
5000 Cheer Speech
Whipping an audience Of 5000
persons, who crammed every avail
able at of space in the Hippo,
drome, into cheers and prolonged
applause, Father Coughlin vlgor-
ously supported the Roosevelt
monetary policies, warned the ma
ton it must support Roosevelt
or take the road to ruin," and
launched a biting attack on AL.
fred E. Smith, j. P. Morgan, ana
the "barons of Wall Street." who
he charged seek to ruin Roose-
welt and build up Ogden Mills for
President in 1886"
New Workers saw the almost
unprecedented spectacle of an
audience here booing Alfred E.
Smith as the crusading cleric
Jumped Smith, Morgan and Dean
Acheson, former UnderSecretary
Of the Treasury, into a group
who he claimed supported an
economic theory which if con-
Einued for two years would leave
0 nation of carcasses."
Hits 1926 Prosperity
Laundering applause mingled
with vociferouS "boos" as Father
Coughlin declared:
'In 1925 we had 100 cents
I'm the dollar and we had the
ratio of two and a half to one
Of paper currency. The moment
President Roosevelt attempts
to restore that prosperity he's
damned as a crackpOt"
Although he had not men,
toned Smiths name, the refer
ence to the former New York
governors statement of last
week, in which he declared him.
self persuaded the Democratic
party was not necessarily a ref
uge for "greenbackers, infla-
tionists, and crackpots," was OBJ
vious and the crowd accepted
the reference
"How About Smith"
"How about Smith," cried a
voice from the gallery and there
was a deep collective "boo" from
the packed auditorium.
Declaring he was not an in
flationist, Father Coughlin de-
elared:
'Inflation is a trick word to
scare us. It's a hObgOblin. No
one wants it. All we want is
the naturalization of the gold
dollar"