davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1935-09-28
FIRST ON D. {.
INSURANCE

The first institution in the
District of Columbia to become
insured under the Federal Saw
ings and Loan Insurance Corpora
tion, the Columbia Building Asso-
citation, yesterday received it's
ceived it's certificate of insurance,
under which each of its 2,400
shareholder members is now pro-
tected against loss up to $4,000
by the Insurance Corporation.
In this step, the Columbia Asso-
citation joins some $50 similar
institutions of the building and
loan type, in Al different States,
which have previously been in
sured, safeguarding over 100000
investors against loss, the In
surance Corporation having been
established by Congress in June,
1884. Such insurance of savings
is wholly distinct from the in
surance of mortgage loans un-
der the Federal Housing Admin
istration.
Organized in 1907, the Colum-
bia Building Association as of
August 81 reported total resources
of $3,388,730, an increase of
$4,000 since June 30, and at
present has 2,432 shareholder
members. The Columbia Build
ing Association attracted atten-
ton two months ago as the
pioneer building and loan asso-
citation in Washington to make
variable interest rates, of per
cent, 51a per cent and 6 per
cent, available to it's home-owner
borrowers, the rate depending
upon the quality of the security
offered.
The Washington times., 1935-09-28

@. How can 1 remove mildew
on a surface which is to be
repainted?
A. Wash the surface with a
strong soap solution to which
household ammonia has been
added. Flush the surface with
clean water and allow several
days for it to dry. Some paints
resist mildew better than others
Investigate the types of paint be-
forehand.
Q.-HOw many coats of alum
inum paint will cover a stained
or diScolOred surface?
A.-The number Of coats OF
aluminium paint to be used will de.
pend on the quality of the paint
and the degree of stain or diScol
Grafton on the surface to be
painted.
One coat of first-quality alumi
mum paint may cover satisfactor.
lily, but in many cases two coats
will produce a more lasting metal
lie surface.
@. The inside wall surface
and floors of my house show
signs of sweating" Can I pre-
vent this?
A. If there is no sign of leak
age, the moisture on your walls
and floor is probably caused by
condensation. This varies with
the temperature Of the wall OF
floor as related to the room tenn
perature, the humidity, and the
flow of air currents. In a room
containing warm, moist air, con
densation may occur if the inner
wall or floor surfaces are cooler
than the air. Remedy this either
by Turing out the inner wall OF
by placing insulation between the
inner and outer walls. In the
case of the floors lay an addi
tional floor over the present one
raising it sufficiently to allow all
to circulate below it.
Q.-I should like to use the
space in my bathroom now
occupied by a radiator for a
linen cabinet. Are there space
saving radiators available for
bathrooms?
A.-There are several types ot
radiators that are very well suited
The Washington times., 1935-09-28

for use in bathrooms and other
rooms where space is at a pre-.
MUM. You may use the con.
cealed or recessed type of radia.
tor. Your heating contractor will
be glad to explain to you how
the concealed type of radiator
may be set in the wall of the
bathroom where it will be en-,
tirely out of the way. If you do
not wish to have the radiator
set in the wall, you have the op'
ton of choosing one of the small
free-standing radiators which
comes in a variety of sizes. Still
another alternative is to use a
very thin wall-type radiator.
Q.-What is the most salts
factory method for calking ex-
terror window. and door frames
on an old house?
A. - AS q rule, the calking
material is applied with flat
tool known as a caulking tool. If
it is applied under pressure, a
special gun is used. Often the
latter method is used on old
houses, for it forces the compound
well into the cracks.
Q.-The location Of my hot
water tank seems to cause the
water to cool in a very short
time. Can I remedy this?
A.-Hot water will remain hot
for long periods in a tank Gov
cred with an insulating jacket,
and fuel will be saved.
The insulation should not be
dense, for it will have little value,
1t should be porous and contain
air spaces. Ready-made jackets OF
sizes to fit standard tanks are
available.
A jacket can be made of ordi.
nary corrugated board. This is
wrapped tightly around the tank
in number of layers, adjoining
layers being pasted together. The
top is covered with disks to fit
The outside can be covered with
muslin and painted.
The Washington times., 1935-09-28
Cold Wafer Paint
Best for Firep|aCes

If the bricks surrounding a fire.
place have damaged surfaces or
do not agree in color with a
rooms decorative scheme, they
may be coated with a casein or
cold water paint. This Stimulates
the old-time treatment discovered
in old houses where the fireplace
brickwork was often painted
white.
The Washington times., 1935-09-28
Realty
FLASHES
By LOU PEDLAR, Jr.
Real Estate Editor


Now that practically every.
body is back from vacation, Re.
atty RowerS are plunging furi'
ously into the exciting business
of cleaning up on the building
boom. While other cities (and
Fortune Magazine) are predict
ing a boom. Washington is in
the midst of as pretty a build
ing and buying spree as we've
ever seen. And maybe, as Cap
tain Henry says: cts only the
beginning, folks, only the begin
ning!"
Our nose for news suffered a
touch of sinus this week, but
we managed to CLEAN a few
items here and there.
Frances Luchs had a trouble
some appendix removed on
Thursday. but is recovering
Splendidly and expects to be
back on the job in a short time.
4 4
Congratulations are in order
for E. H. Croxton in view Of his
recent election to the presidency
Of Realty Associates.
L. T. Breuninger, who ring
sided at the Baer-LouiS farewell
party, insists that the breeze Of
a Louis swing is enough to drop
anyone for the count.
Walter e. Simpson, of Boss
and Phelps Sales Department,
has entirely recuperated from
his long illness, and Is back on
the job. very optimistic about
the business outlook.
X
Mary A. Shaw, of Shannon
and Luchs Mortgage Depart
ment, boarded a week of her
summer vacation and is nov
touring. through the hills and
dales Of good old New England.
We cart think of a better place
to be at this time of year.
New York is still on top Of
the league in building conStruc-
tion permits for August. 1928
permits were issued. and the
estimated cost is $14,364,433.
Washington, a good second with
$50 permits issued and an esti-
mated cost of $12,195,882, is
millions ahead of the next near
est city. which happens to be
Los Angeles with an estimated
building cost of $3,238,211. Los
Angeles had three times as
many building permits issued,
however. which might be ex-
planned by the fact that an
eagle would have a tough time
spanning the Los Angeles city
limits in a single day with a tail
wind to boot. We always aiked
the gag Of some dizzy member
of a convention, who, after leav-
ing Los Angeles. went on to
Honolulu. On some far-flung
point of the islands he planted
a sign which is well known to
tourists who have been fire.
quently startled by its message
while dashing through the MO
jave Desert and other remote
places. It read: YOU ARE
NOW LEAVING THE LOS AN
GELES CITY LIMITS.
The Washington times., 1935-09-28
Storage Closet Handy

A fire proof, well-ventilated,
cleaning equipment storage closet
should be added in the kitchen
and in the second floor of the
house. Oil mops, waxed polishing
cloths, ETC., are fire hazards AID
should be properly stored.
The Washington times., 1935-09-28
Bay Window Comfortable

A bay window added on the
sunniest side of the living -'rom
will increase the glass area and
greatly aid in Frightening a dark
room. A window seat with cush-
ions in light colors will make this
room more ENJOYABLE.
The Washington times., 1935-09-28

than that for 1894 which was
approximately II, 10000
bushels. The 1884 crop in turn,
was half again larger than that
of 1893"
The Washington times., 1935-09-28
Pastel Harmonizes

Almost any combination of col.
ors becomes harmonious when the
lighter values or pastel shades are
used.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-31
COMMUNITY SPIRIT

THERE was a football game in Chicago
L Thursday night and more than $4,000
persons witnessed that game.
That one or the other team naturally won
the game is Of no moment to US in Indian
apolis now, but the 10000 persons who at
tended the game give this city a striking ex-
ample Of community spirit.
Faced with traffic difficulties Il a pour
ing rain those $4,000 persons stayed to see the
finish Of the game, played for charitable pur-
poses under the sponsorship of The Chicago
Tribune.
Such support Of a public enterprise is
amazing. Not more than three weeks ago
the same number Of people witnessed the
Chicagoland music festival. true supporters of
a need Of greater musical spirit in this nation.
If those things can be done in Chicago GER
tainly they can be accomplished on a smaller
scale in Indi' ,apolis.
To see { Of those outpourings of Chicago
residents for public affairs and demonstra-
tons is to show indianapolis the way to the
building Of a real community, backed by the
spirit Of its people.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-31
SHINING MARK OF HONESTY

7 EFT US hope that the recording angel, ever
Il alert for the good deeds in a naughty
world, failed not to record the singular virtue
recently displayed by the municipality of Gill
roy, Cal.
Gllroy undertook to install a public i'm
Notwithstanding having to do with
waterworks-and got a $4,000 advance from
the w for the purpose. Contracts were let
and workmen we're hired; and when every
thing was finished, Gilroy discovered that the
work had been done for about 5 per cent less
than the estimated cost-and the surplus was
sent back to the Federal authorities.
PWA officials themselves say that Gilroy
is the only city in the country which actu-
ally finished a PWA job for less than estimates
and returned the savings to Uncle Sam. At a
time when most cities look on Uncle Sam as
Santa Claus grandfather, this example of
municipal honesty ought not to go unnoticed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-31

ter-the sweet potato7 What politician would
dare spurn the yam?
So long as the AAA experts we're in COM
mand. basic crops we're basic crops. But to
the politicians who have muscled in, votes are
votes. whether they come from cotton fields or
wheat ranges or truck gardens.
Even in regard to such a basic crop as cot
ton. the original idea has been perverted. The
AAA started out to rationalize the surplus
ridden cotton industry by bringing production
into balance with demand. But the cotton
Senator's stepped in with l2-cent government
loans, raising the price so high it suffocated
demand. and unloading about a third Of a
years crop on the taxpayers.
What originated as an effort to recon-
struct the purchasing power Of farmers as a
whole class has been turned into a scramble
TO give individual groups Of farmers and pro-
duce spectators chisels to use on taxpayers
and consumers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-31
TALK NOT ALWAYS CHEAP

WE take with a grain Of salt Majority
w Leader Robinson's promise to do some
thing about the Senate rules TO make impos-
sible hereafter a hlibuster such as that with
which Huey Long adjourned Congress. Similar
promises have been made before and nothing
done about it, though perhaps no living SEN
ator can recall another instance when the
provocation was as great.
The privilege of hlibustering is a powerful
weapon Of debate in the Senate, and it has
been used to defeat both bad legislation and
good.
But the parliamentary right Of a Senator to
talk as long as he chooses on any subject he
chooses presuppoSes that all Senators are gen.
tlemen. And when one or more Senators will
fully and repeatedly abuse this privilege, the
legislative machinery breaks down. The prob
lens with which Congress is required to cope
are far too complex and too pressing to be
left to the vhim of any one man.
The opposite of complete freedom Of de-
bate is the gag rule procedure so often en-
ployed in the lower House, not only to keep
members from speaking on, but very often to
prevent them from even voting on, vital issues.
Being a small body, the Senate does not need
drastic cloture to operate with high degree
Of efficiency. But it does need rules that will
maintain sane procedure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-31
FATTED CALVES FOR JIMMY

Jimmy WALKER, according to all the signs,
" viii presently be coming back to New York.
The Federal governments experts have an
nomced that they can not prosecute him on
charges Of income tax evasion. and word
seems to have gone out that if all is not for
given 1t IS at least largely forgotten.
So Jimmy gets his mouth fixed to return;
and Broadway, which can be depended upon
TO make a spectacle Of itself at such times.
prepares to welcome its ~tavorite. The man
who ran away when the going got tough will
doubtless find a whole tablefuI Of fatted calves
awaiting him.
All this is more or less interesting to those
OF US who DO not happen to dwell in New
York. But there is, after all. nothing we can
Go about it. Jimmy Walker wasn't our
Mayor. If he is coming back. that is some
thing for New York to worry about. New York
Will have 10 bear its cross alone.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-31
SATURDAY. AUG 81 1885
THE RACE WITH WINTER

a BOUT six months ago President Roose-
"a velt announced his purpose to take
100000 employable jobless in 4s states of
the dole.
Relief Administrator Harry Hopkins cele-
brates the approach Of Labor Day by an
n%ouncing that the government has just
closed down the Federal dole in two states,
Alabama and Wyoming.
Mr.. Hopkins schedules Nov. as the dead
line for providing work for all Of the
ploys5le jobless Of the other IS states. To
complete this undertaking. the Administra-
ton Will have to move many times faster
in the next two months than it has in the
last six months. So far only 100000 job
less. not counting the 465. 900 CCC boys at work
in the forests. are working under the great
fou-r-bllion-donar program. More than four
times the total number now working must
be given jobs in a third Of the time it has
taken so far. approximately three-quarters
Of the fund has been a.located. Therefore.
the task is not so much one Of selection as
Of administration
Here is the Administration biggest do
nestle Job. Congress has gone. Most Of
the appointments under the new reform serv-
ices have been made. Politics can wait until
next year. The Administrations home work
In these autumnal months is cut out for it.
Compared with the business Of getting these
$500 900 men into constructive Jobs all other
duties pale in importance. That duty is i'm
portant not only for salvaging the morale Of
the jobless families. It is important to the
very success Of the New Deal government.
JOB relief is the keystone to its recovery struc-
ture.
Before the leaves are of the trees these
jobless must have Jobs. Otherwise the Presi-
dents pledge Will fail. He is in a race with
winter. We hope he wins.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-31
A GAME OF BLUFF

TINE international poker game will probably
l. go on and on until at last one or another
of the players decides to call somebody's bluff.
It is hard to avoid the feeling that every
body concerned has been doing a tremendous
amount of bluf11ng of late. So far, few i'm
portant bluffs have been called. The inter-
esting question is what will happen when
some one shoves a stack of blue chips out to
the middle of the table and demands a look
at the hands.
You might say that Adolf Hitler set the
style when he announced that Germany was
through with the military clauses of the
Versailles treaty and would arm henceforth
to suit herself. This was a bluff, pure and
simple; Hitler wasn't ready to fight. But no.
body had quite nerve enough to call him..
Germany today is rearming as the result of
having defied the world on a pair of jacks.
Then We come to the Japanese in the Far
East. Japan announced that she was going
to take over Manchuria and as much of China
as she wished. and added that she would
build as big a feet as she pleased.
Everybody looked at the ceiling, scratched
his head = and tossed in his cards. Maybe
Japan was blufing, maybe not; nobody tried
to find out.
Next in line is Signor Mussolini. With
many flourshes he declares that Italy is 60
ing TO overrun Ethiopia. Will any European
nations try to stop him.? Then, he says, he
will fight, no matter who his enemy may be.
This sounds more like a bluff than either
Of the other two cases. Italy's ability to
finance a colonial expedition in Africa is in
doubt; how much more doubtful must be
ne ability to finance a major European war!
L IS hard to escape the conclusion that II
Duce is running a magnificent bluff.
Lastly there is Great Britain: and if Mus
solini' war-like attitude looks like a bluff, so.
1t must be admitted. does the arched-back
pose Of the British lion. Italian naval and
air strength in the Mediterranean is greater
than England's; furthermore, it has not for
more than a century been England's custom
TO fight a major European W without first
inning up one or two husky allies.
What can come out of a poker game of
this kline is beyond guessing. The one in
escapable conclusion seems to be that if YOU
talk tough enough and act as if you had EN-.
the world powers of today will believe you.
statesmen are nervous and uncertain -
and any poker player will tell you that a man
IN that shape is fairly begging to be bluffed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-31
y. S. and the S0Uiets

ing anything against the New
Deal.
If Mr.. Roosevelt thinks that Mr..
Browder, the American Commu-
mist who spoke his piece at Mos
COW, has a copyright on wishing
for overthrow of government he
certainly is wrong.
1t seems a foregone conclusion
that the present system can't last
forever and that there must be
changes. Mr.. Roosevelt said SO
himself. He should, as long as he
is determined to be funny, write
himself a letter of stern reproof.
Mr.. Roosevelt ought to let his
friend. William Randolph Hearst,
in on the whole letter business
and tell him that the letter was
written in a moment Of laughing
abandon. Mr.. Hearst takes the
thing seriously.
The terrible danger is that Rus
STA might take the letter serious
ly, because the Soviet is a vast
and powerful nation which may
in the near future control the
balance of power in the world.
Maybe the Soviet won't want to
recognize the United States!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-31
R~EGINIENTING THE SPUD

ME had hoped that some good would flow
w inadvertently from defeat Of the th!-d
deficiency bill; that. for instance. being With
out a specific appropriation, the Agricultural
Adjustment Administrator could not carry
out the new potato control law.
To the credit Of AAA officials. it must be
said that they have embarked on this SEEM
ingly impossible task with reluctance. The
potato control law Is not the New Deals handi-
WORK. Administration spokesman and brain
trusters from the top to the bottom op-
posed it as uncomfortable. but it was showed
through by a coalition Of New Deal critics. in
GLIDING Senator Bailey ID. N. c. and two
Republican presidential possibilities, Borah
OF Idaho and Vandenberg of Michigan. Po-
litical pressure from the votes at home makes
strange converts to the cause OF regimenta-
ton.
The AAA's original objective was to re-
build the stricken economics of the basic Amer
ican farm crops-cotton. wheat. tobacco and
corn hogs. VINO could have foreseen that the
tran would lead through the rice marshes, the
sugar cane country. the sugar beet valleys.
the peanut patches and into the potato fields?
AND who can say where it will end? If those
who raise the lowly spud can invoke the in
terstate commerce power to regularize mar
kets. then why can't the growers OF spinach
greens, cabbage heads and horse radishes7
Indeed. why not 90 something for Irish's sis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-31

Judaism, Christianism! Nothing is
more clearly shown in Old and New
Testaments, Genesis to Jude, than
the failure and insuficiency of
theocracy and (or) monarch; or than
the need, desire and effort of the
people to religiously overthrow theoc-
racy or monarchy, and to establish
those liberal" institutions and
psychology which they called THE
Kingdom of God" but which we, by
common consent, call democracy,
as the sole possible substitute. See
Exodus" Judges" and kings
q, 2, 8, A., especially, for demo
cratic" nature of progressive events.
If such facts are not vitality re-
ligious, why are they so definitely
retained in every Bible version?
Hitler need not abandon the main
exis of human development, nor x
ercise his vain imaginings." We
have a right to object if he does
so, just as we have to reject Mus
soIini's obnoxious orthodox ways
and Russia's bob-tailed treatment
of religion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-31

divert attention by starting a red
scare"
This recent note was so obviously
written for political purposes that
I wonder the President had nerve
enough to pull it. On top Of that,
the government was taking a chance
that might have put this country
IN a serious diplomatic spot.
The whole Communist business is
just a tempest in a teapot. There
probably aren't more than 100 1000
reds in the whole country and they
aren't nearly as clever and tricky
as Mr.. Hearst would have people
believe.
While the poor reds have never
come close to winning an election,
and while they have had a hard
enough time recruiting morons to
their ranks, such stodgy organiza-
tions as the American Legion con-
tinue to pass resolutions viewing
the Communists with alarm.
Russia seemed tactful enough in
her note of reply. After all they
can hardly be held accountable for
a speech made by an American
citizen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-31
HE'D SUCCESS GIVING
PLENTY OF ROPE

By r. H. stone.
When I was a boy in a small
Hoosier town I belonged to the RIB.
NV dad was the preacher Il tried
to be one but my ornery nature
kept busting out Of the frock, so
I gave it up). We organized the
RIB around an old WORKOUT hand
propelled washing machine. Now
that the sacred order Of RIB is
dead it won't do any harm to tell
what the three letters stood for.
And, I forgot to say these mys-
terious letters were on a coffin lid,
which was the shape Of our pins.
You know, the great issue which
nearly broke up our powerful group
was whether a fellows girl could be
given his pin to ear. Finally, the
serious question was settled. The
over-zealous members consented TO
letting the mighty he-men pamper
their girl friends for a month at
a time with the privilege Of wear
ing the skull and cross bones coffin
lid shaped pin.
It's funny how ever grown men
viii get excited in their organiza-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-31
ATTACKS MARTIAL RULE
IN TERRE HAUTE
By Terre Haute Reader

By Terre Haute Reader
I live in Terre Haute and I want
to say that I didn't know what was
going on down here until I read it
in the indianapolis papers, espe-
ciaIy The Times.
the press here has been bridled
by somebody or else they aren't W
on their toes. The stories here have
shown only the side Of the military
authorities.
After hearing about Norman
Thomas speech and Mr.. Hapgood's
description of the treatment he re-
ceivec in the Vigo Jail, I have
changed my mind about military
rule. There is no reason for such
treatment as that.
I am a staunch Democrat, but I
don't care who did it. The estab-
lishment of martial rule in Terre
Haute and the maintenance Of it
after its use expired. is unjust and
unnecessary, and probably illegal.