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Fine Typewriter
Line Handled By
DavenportFn

The Davenport Typewriter Ex-
change, Inc. carries a full line OF
the T.. G. Smith products. quality
machines which have gained an
enriable reputation through many
years OF efficient and satisfactory
service 70 the American public. The
exchange stocks the Smith stand
ards and the excellent line OF Smith
portables which includes the Smith
Corona CLIENT" portable. This ma
chime Is considered bv all who have
used 1t the last word" in portables.
The Exchange also sells and ser
wees the entire Remington Line
which includes the new Remington
NoiseleSS, the latest standards and
pcrtables also Remington portable
adding machines and Dalton adding
machines. Portables Of all makes
are stocked and Serviced by the
Exchange.
The firm makes a speciality Of
service or typewriter and adding
machine ribbons. Quality ribbons
are delivered 70 the firms patrons
ara are placed IN perfect position
on the machines BY an experienced
mechanic. This is a service which
has proved popular with business
offices here as 1t cuts ribbon delay
10 & minimum. and employees do no.
have TO be bothered with what they
usually find to be a messy job"
The repair department OF the
finn IS one OF the most complete IN
South Texas. A large stock Of parts
is carried and the repair equipment
j. the best available. The repair
work IS done by Mr.. J. I. Smith, a
mechanic who has had many years
Vt experience in this line.
Adding machines and cash reg
iSters also are repaired. and a fea-
ture OF all the repair work Is that
q definite guarantee covering a
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Specification
Are important
In Contracting

Detailed specifications are high
" essential on any construction Job,
and hcme builders in particular
should insist on full specifications
according TO Blythe g. Stats, vel
known Valley contracting firm
The specifications are contained
IN a written document designed To
ampltfy these drawings, and it is i'm
portant that they be very complete
and specific. AL operations and ma
terials involved in the building pro-
TESS which r not accurately N
dicated on the plans should be in
Cluded- In addition, they will cover
the terms and conditions OF the
agreement upon which the construc-
ton viii be based The contractor
VIII receive the working drawings
and Specifications, and must base
his bids on these documents alone.
More accurate costs can be set up
on complete documents, and il is 10
the owners interest rC be familiar
with the items which should be COW
cred.
The general conditions or the
Specifications should include the
contract. which contains the agree
menr between owner and contractor.
covering the terms and conditions OF
the complete building process, Is
well aS all labor and materials, based
on the plans and specifications, and
the method OF payment. II states the
responsibility OF the contractor In
supplying samples OF building ma
terials for the owners inspection and
approval, and the type OF materials
70 be used BY him throughout the
structure. L. e., new or, in isolated
cases. secondhand materials. II de-
fines the contractors responsibility
ON royalties and patents. surveys.
permits. and building regulations.
and the methods he is to employ in
protecting the work and the prop
erry.
II includes specific instructions n
respect TO inspection Of the work.
changes made by the cwner during
the building process. termination Of
contracts. payments, liability, fire
insurance. and both the contractors
and architects status. It Is impor-
tant that 1t include a provision for
protecting the owner from liens BY
some method. usually the s~tiplation
that the owner need not pay the con-
tractor until the latter has delivered
90 the owner releases OF all liens
and receipts In full from all labor.
subcontractors. and persons or firms
supplying materials for the building.
III further provides for arbitration
on diSagreements between the own-
CT and contractor as &c the intent of
the contract or the progress OF the
work Some provision for the con-
tractors duties in cleaning I'D the
premises shruld be added.
The remainder OF the specifica-
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Golf Course Is
Expected Toad
San Benito Hotel

Fred II. Scheer. manager Of the
Stonewall Jackson Hotel, IS looking
forward to successful tourist sea-
sons In the future due to the COM
pletion Ct the local municipal golf
course by Pat OBrien the well
known professional.
1t will be possible in the future
for tourists TO enjoy the hospitable
accommodations available at the
Stonewall Jackson Hotel and II the
same time enjoy playing on the
nearby course. Mr.. Scheer said. San
Benito has felt the need Of a course
for a long time and the hotel man
feels that it will add much TO the
attractivenesS OF San Benito as a
winter resort. Tourists have shown
a preference 70 local hotel accom-
mcdations in the past but have miss
ed having a golf course available.
The favor that the Stonewall
Jackson Hotel enjoys in the eyes Of
all alike is easily explained by the
comfortable. airy rooms with all
modern fixtures and the friendly
service given all guests. The guests
are made to feel at home away from
home and that c a great deal.
Mr. Scheer believes.
This knowing what a person ex-
poets in the way of hotel service Is
not a mere accident. The knowledge
was acquired through years Of ex-
perience in catering to the comforts
Of the traveller and Mr.. Scheer be-
lieves that he knows what it takes
to make a visitor feel at home.
One Of the best ways to appeal to
anycne. stranger or otherwise Is
through his stomach and Mr.. Scheer
has given especial study to the cat
ering division Of hotels. The kitchen
is regarded by Mr. Scheer as one
Of the most important parts CT tH~
Intel end he has spent many years
catering TO the ~aDpetities OF men.
women and children away from
home whether fer one meal or a sea-
son.
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Seesaw In Garden

"A seesaw for small children may
be built for the garden for a srsu
cost.
A sturdy two By eight inch plank,
ten OF more feet in length can be
fastened TO a triangular framework
OF four inch posts.
The posts should be dug deep into
the earth, II it is too soft TO hold
them well, concrete may be poured
about them.
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Quality Foods,
Drinks Handled
By Houston Bar

Quality foods and drinks, excel
lent and courteous service and good
music are to be found at the Hous-
ron Bar, situated Just across the
Gateway bridge.
This establishment, through years
OF fair dealing with the American
trade. has gained the complete
confidence Of the public. It's pat
ronage is largely from family groups
who enjoy quality foods ~excellently
prepared, courteous service and the
fine music OF the noted marimba
hand. This band IS one Of the best
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stated period Of time Is given with
each job.
The Exchange also carries Mar
chant CalculatorS, and rebuilt type
writer's Of all makes are available
there.
The Exchange Is owned and op-
Grated BY Nj. and Mrs. j. L. Smith
with Mrs. Smith conducting the
Office, and Nj. Smith doing the
repair work. Outside contacts and
SaleS r handled by Mr.. w. G.
Davenport who founded the buSi-
ness here some ten years ago.
The Exchange IS situated at 1854
Elizabeth street.
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TOING ahead with the Valley,
seeing new opportunities for a
bigger and greater Valley as each
day brings new developments.
The year 1885 is the turning point
in the Valleys comeback after the
depression, so these firms believe.
Join with them and pull for in
creased prosperity.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
BOAT
ENDS SEASON

The canopied barge from which
the National Symphony Orches-
ira gave it's first outdoor concerts
this summer was moored securely
to it's winter berth today after be-
ing lowed from the watergate at
the east end of the Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge. ,
A tug from the Navy Yard
pulled the barge from its summer
headquarters. The tug was re-
lieved at the entrance to the Ana
costa River by two river boats OF
the N, tional Capital Parks dl-
vision of the Interior Department.
The tugs brought the barge up
the Anacostia River to a point
between the Pennsylvania Avenue
bridge and the Eleventh Street
bridg where it was anchord 60
feet from shore. There it will re-
main until next spring when it
will be brought back to the water
gate for summer concerts.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
EMPRESS ENDS
TO-DAY FAST

Adds ABABA, Aug. 26 GIN.
S.)-Weak and thin, her face pale
and drawn, Empress Waizeru to-
day emerged from a Today fast
for peace with a fervent plea that
women all over the world join
her in prayers to keep the gather
ing Italian legions from warning
on Ethiopia.
If her homeland is invaded, she
firmly announced, however, she
will do all Ethiopian women are
expected to do-stand by the side
of their men in battle.
For 16 days I have tasted and
prayed fervently for peace" the
empress said in the reception
hall of the Imperial Palace, while
warriors outside awkwardly went
through unfamiliar formation
drills.
"NOw, I should like to appeal
to women the world over to join
In my prayer"
Indicating the italian legations
readiness for quick flight in an
emergency, the express train to
Djibouti today carried a carload
of cases and trunks belonging to
the italian officials.
The same train carried to the
French Somaliland seaport many
families of Italian subjects, in
Guiding expatriates from the
Dodecanese Islands.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
RELAT| IVES
FIGHT FOR
HERES, 8
F a mile S Open Tilt
For Custody After
Father Is Slain

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, Aug.
26 G.N.SO.-A court fight was
threatened today for the custody
of little 8-year-old Maora Thomp-
son, whose wealthy father was
shot to death Friday night.
Her father and mother had
previously been divorced. She Is
heir to a million-dollar fortune.
Too young fully to comprehend
the import of her fathers absence,
Maora goes on playing with her
dolls on the spacious dude ranch
80 miles from here.
The childs father, Edwin De-
groot Thompson, former Cleve-
land playboy, was shot to death
Friday night by j. Bryson Cor
bett, local insurance man, be-
cause, Corbett declared, "he broke
up my home"
Meanwhile Hugh H. Mechan,
claiming to be Maora's grand
father, is expected to file claim
for custody of the child.
Relatives of the girls slain
father, member of a wealthy and
socially prominent Cleveland fam
lily, also are seeking custody Of
the child,
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
; LOST, 10 HURT
IN WELL BLAST

CHICAGO, Aug. 26 G.N.SO.
Three workmen were missing and
believed dead and another was
expected to die from burns after
a terrific explosion of accumu-
lated gas far below the water
line today partly wrecked the
Dever Crib, nearly three miles
out in Lake Michigan off Oak
Street.
Ten survivors we're rushed to
the Passavant Hospital by Coast
Guardsmen who sped to the crib
after the blast. All were injured,
but only one was expected to die.
He was unidentified.
One of the men missing was
Thomas Clary, reported by his
companions to have been blown
into the lake.
The crib is one of the largest OF
the stations along the lake front
where lake water free of pollution
is pumped through pipes leading
to city water mains. Built to re-
place the old Carter E. Harrison
crib, three-quarters of mile away,
the Dever crib is just being
completed.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
Il DUCE HAS
119 SHIPS;
BIG AIR
FORCE
London Silent on New
Complication; Crisis
Grows Critical

LONDON, Aug. 20 G.N.s).
War scare-heads, featuring Pre-
mier Mussolini's latest threat
that whoever applies sanctions
against Italy will be met with
armed hostility" chilled Britain
today as naval observers, taking
stock of the situation, found Italy
confronts Britain's As ships of the
Mediterranean fleet with 119 mod
ern italian war vessels and a pow
erful air force.
Britain's three battleshipS, seven
cruisers, ~ flotilla leaders and de-
stroyers, and seven submarines
were ordered speedily moved into
q fan formation to protect the
Suez Canal and keep out Of dis
lance of Italian bombing planes.
The airplane carrier Glorious left
Gibraltar for Malta to join the
fleet.
A report from Gibraltar said
the departure of the Glorious was
sudden and unexpected, and that
naval patrols had to comb cafes
and other amusement places to
summon members Of the crew
back to the ship. The destroyerS
Searcher and Woolwich also sailed
for Malta.
Against Britain's deploying fleet,
italy has % cruisers, all modern
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ED'B0R|NG'
T0N0SC0W
BuIIitt Cites Violation
OF Pledges Made to
Gain Recognition
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
International News Service

Severance of diplomatic rela-
tions with Soviet Russia stood
out as distinct possibility today.
While Administration officials
deprecated such speculation, it
was conceded that unless Moscow
is able to satisfy the United
States that it is not fostering and
encouraging Communistic disor-
derS in this country-a difficult
task in view of the record-the
American Government will have
no other course than to send the
Soviet ambassador home and re-
call Ambassador Bullitt from Mos
COW.
An American note of protest,
which Ambassador Bullitt deliv-
cred to the Soviet foreign office,
called forceful attention to Soviet
promises when recognition was &C
corded in November, 1888, and
used the phrase most serious
consequences" as certain to follow
unless the Stain government
takes necessary steps to stop its
MoScow-inspired BORING from
within" tactics in the United
States.
Strong Language
In diplomatic parlance, that
most serious consequences"
phrase usually means something.
There is no stronger phrase in
the language of diplomacy. 1t
was used once by Japanese Am
bassador to the United States, M.
Hanihara, in protesting against
the Japanese exclusion act being
passed by Congress, and the
United States froced the recall of
Hanihara because of 1t.
Most serious consequences" has
been used to cloak the threat of
war in diplomatic correspondence.
And while no one considers that
even most remote possibility be-
tween the United States and
Soviet Russia. nevertheless its en-
ployment in this instance carries
with it the strong implication
that unless the SOVletS begln 10
live up to their promises OF 1888
there is little use of continuing
the relationship now existing.
Points to Pledge
In his note of protest, Ambassa.
dor Bullitt called particular atten-
ton to paragraph four Of the
Litvinoff letter to Presi dent
Roosevelt at the time recognition
was granted.
In this paragraph, the Soviet
Commissar for Foreign Affairs
pledged his government:
"Not to permit the formation
or residence on its territory Of
any organization or group-and
to prevent the activity on its
territory of any organization or
group, or of representatives or
officials of any organization or
group-which has as an aim the
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RHEBA CRAWFORD
SPLIVAL0
MAN ATTACKS
A|MEE'S AIDE

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26.-Rush-
ing from behind the wings to the
platform of Mrs. Aimee Semple
McPherson's Angelus Temple here
last night, an unidentified man
struck Mrs. Rheba Crawford Spill
valo, assistant pastor, as the 5000
in the congregation sang Justify.
She was known in New York as
the "Angel of Broadway"
The man struck several blows
at the assistant pastor and her
cries for help were drowned out
by the voices of her congregation.
Finally, a bandsman in the pit
realized the situation and jumped
to the platform. He grabbed Mrs.
Splivalo's assailant and showered
him with blows.
The audience continued singing
as the police were called and the
man was arrested.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
international News Service


Southern Senators and Repre-
sentatives sought an end to the
cotton-wheat impasse holding
Congress here today in off-floor
conferences.
The Senate was convened at
noon, but in less than two min
utes had recessed until 5 p. M,
when it will reconvene.
Word Immediately emanated
from the White House that a
group of Senators, led by Demo
cratic Leader Robinson Of Arkan'
sas, would confer shortly with
President Roosevelt in an effort
to untangle the adjournment
snarl. The meeting was arranged
during a telephone conversation
between the President and Sena-
tor Robinson.
Quit Until 5 p. M.
The Congressional Record car
ried only Il words for the open
ing. There was no debate. At
noon less than a dozen Senators
were in their seats. AS the Vice
Presidents gavel fell, signaling
the beginning of the session, Sena-
tor Robinson arose. He said:
"Mr. President, I move that
the Senate recess until 5
o'clock"
There were no objections, and
this was done.
Earlier, Senator Robinson said
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The Washington times., 1935-08-26
King George Spurns
Offer Of New Yacht

LONDON, Aug. 26 G.N.SO-Be.
cause of his sentimental attach
ment for the black, old Britannia,
the yacht he has sailed for most
of his Is years reign, King George
will give up yachting, the Daily
Express said today.
The Britannia, although st1l
able to give some of the fleet new
yachts a good run, is to be retired.
The king was offered another
boat, but said:
"The Britannia was good
enough for me. ] shall not sail
another"
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
Sen. Couzens Leaves
Mayo Hospital Soon

ROCHESTER, Mimi, Aug. 26
GN.SO.-Senator James A. Couz-
ems of Michigan, who recently
underwent a serious operation at
the Mayo clinic here, was reported
resting easily today.
Favorable reports on the Sen
ator's condition were made by his
physicians, who added that he
would be released from the hos
pital within a few days if his con.
dition continues, improving.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
Shipyard Strikers
Accept Peace Plan

CAMDEN, N. j., Aug. 26 I.N.S).
Settlement of the strike of 4,600
workers at the New York Ship
building Corporation plant here
today depended on company &C.
ceptance of President Roosevelt's
peace formula.
The workers voted almost unani-
mously at a mass meeting to re-
turn to work Wednesday if the
company agrees to the Presidents
arbitration proposal. The COM
pany's board of directors was
scheduled to meet today in New
York to consider the plan.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
Engine Room Blast
Laid 10 Time Bomb

BENTON, ILL.,, Aug. 26 GN.SO.
The engine room of the Waller
Coal Company mine, seven miles
from here, was leveled by an ex-
plosion early today. Authorities
expressed opinion that the blast
was a. bombing, when an alarm
clock, believed to have been part
of a time-bomb apparatus, was
found in the wreckage.
No one was injured.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
By ]. G. OEsTREICHER
Foreign Editor, international News Ser

OF the three, two lead nations
still in a state Of flux and turmoil.
Stain, silent and brooding in the
shadow of Lenin, and Hitler, who
has remade a nation and angered
the world, are figures of mystery,
their foundations still shifting on
the sands of unrest, their objec-
tives clouded by the smoke of
violence and degraded by the reek
of human persecution.
Of Benito Juarez Mussolini 1t
can at least be said that he has
made Of his dictatorship a success:
that he has rebuilt his nation, has
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
Boat Blast Hurts
Consul 10 Cuba

HAVANA, Aug. 26 G.N.SO.
Donald Edgar, United States con-
sui, was in hospital today re-
covering from burns received in
an explosion aboard a fishing
yacht yesterday in Havana harbor.
The fire was extinguished by
chemicals and the yacht beached.
Others aboard were not injured.
They were Thomas Snow, British
minister to Cuba; Charles Cook,
Chicago sportsman; Mrs. Edgar
and Grant Mason, owner of the
yacht.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
Lost Alaskan Plane
Search Is Continued

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 26
GN.SO.-Search for Pilot Arthur
F.. Hines and three passengers in
his plane, missing since last Mon
day, continued today.
Search centered in the Yukon
Valley mountain area. Pilot
Hines took off from Dawson last
Monday for. Fairbanks, a four
hour trip, with Mr.. and Mrs. John
F. Lonzo and Alton Nordale, all
of Fairbanks.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
Slayer Captured

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26 Il.
N.SO.-Norman Peacock, %, con-
fessed slayer Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ris Hockfield in Cincinnati during
a shoe1store holdup in February,
was en- route to Cincinnati today
under heavy guard to face trial on
a double murder CHARGE
The Washington times., 1935-08-26

won unconditional support from
his people and still marches un-
swerving on a path he has charted
as a road Of Italian glory.
In this one thing he has been
consistent to the ultimate degree.
In strategy and method of ap.
proach he has changed like a
chameleon. and justified it on the
grounds of expediency. Long a
pacifist, he became a militarist,
for he saw in the Great War the
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Hollywood Director
Robbed Of $4,000

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 26 G.N.SJ.
Thieves had struck at the film
colony here again today, looting
the home of Director Jack Conway
of jewels, silverware and clothing
valued at $4,000.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
Mrs. Miller S Death
Suicide, Is Verdict
SneciaI to The Washington Times

Special to The Washington Times
WAYNESBORO, Pa, Aug. rs.
Coroner c. E. Heard, of Washing.
ton county, Md, gave verdict OF
suicide in the death OF Mrs.
Beatrice Miller, SO, widow Of
Jacob H. Miller, of this place.
Mrs. Miller was found on the
floor of a gas-filled kitchen at the
home of c. A. Shank in HagerS-
town, with typewriter note Civ
ing itemized funeral costs and
burial instructions pinned to her
dress,
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
Disabled Vets Back
Rebuke 10 Russia
international News Service

CH11SGUIOHuH
Vigorous support by the Dis
abled American Veterans of the
action of the State Department in
rebuking Soviet Russia, was prom
Used today by Marvin A. Harlan,
national commander, in a letter
to Secretary of State Hull.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
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.0TT0NR0W
IS TAKEN TO
PRESIDENT
Lay Fight
On 12-Cent Loans
Before Executive
international News Service

international News Service
Moving for a showdown with
the Senate in the cotton and
wheat loan fight, the House to-
day voted to adjourn sine die
by midnight after Speaker
Byrns referred the third de-
ficiency bill to the ApprOpria-
tiOns Committee. The action
put the issue squarely up to the
Senate.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26

9 Conditioned Trains daily to Rich
mond. $3.50 round trip, $3.50 one way.
R. F. & P. RmR.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
War CEucible Nodded
MuSsOlini Destiny.
Writer Finds

this articles DISTINGUISHED riter Of foreign
affairs beams Beno MuSSoin
relief By the north African adventure which
material herein
largely original but the writings of Mussoli and his
been consulted freely.
attempt
to vO tascisn pro forth
the blucksmthS ItGlyS modern
By ]. G. OEsTREICHER
Foreign Editor International News Service
(world International
In crucbe of war; heated by the flames to which ouworn
systems of and human relationships
the Twentieth Century has nodded few of stature and
destiny
They are those whose daily the lips of all who
speak, regardless tongue and before the eyes all who read
They in the dctators Staln Her-and Mus
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
1T. the New Caesar, His Life and Career ST
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Fair tonight and Tuesday With slight
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