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Smyrna times., 1935-01-31

our public debt might reach
"a billion dollars by 1885. 1t
is only $3.50 per capita, while
France today owes nearly
$500 per capita, and Great
Britain owes nearly 5000 per
capita. Owing $3.50 apiece to
ourselves can be taken care of
without serious worry in this
great and rich country.-Ex-
change. But why pile up such
a huge debt?
Smyrna times., 1935-01-31

"All together for the long
pull and the strong pull that
takes us up the hill again y
Daily Sentinel, Fairmont, Min
nesota.
Smyrna times., 1935-01-31

Most people have found out
lately that life's hardest ups
and downs have been keeping
up appearances while holding
down expenses.
Smyrna times., 1935-01-31

The fellow that thinks the
world owes him a living seems
unable to find a collector who
will take the job on commits
sion.
Smyrna times., 1935-01-31

So many government offic-
ials are on the air with an
equal number of solutions for
what is supposed to all us
that the old radio is getting
confused.
Smyrna times., 1935-01-31

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Subscription price. s1.50 per year. strictly
in advance.
Smyrna times., 1935-01-31

Published Every Thursday Morning. BY
r. ID. HOFFECKER- Proprietor.
Founded by Robert D. Hoffecker. July S.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907
Smyrna times., 1935-01-31

Advertising makes a good
business better.
Smyrna times., 1935-01-31

nesota.
The Washington times., 1935-12-17
VOTING HEAVY
IN MICHIGAN

CONTINUED from Page ~
would be unusually heavy for a
congressional race.
Main, the Republican who
adopted the Townsend plan
somewhat to the CONSERVATION
of conservative republican
leaders, was confident of victory
today, he said. The candidate
estimated that his supporters
would include 5000 "Towsend
voters" who otherwise would have
stayed at home.
Included in the 5000 were
many aged persons who were
lured out by the Townsend plan
promises of a $200-a-month
pension for all persons more
than so years of age.
The third candidate IS E. G..
Keifer. "a dry cleaner and
laundryman in the village of
Homer who was nominated by
the Farmer-Labor party.
Needs G. o. P. Aid
II Main wins out in the bal
loting today, old-guard Repub-
licans will persist in hailing it
as a reputation Of the national
Democratic administration. II
Cavanagh IS elected, the Demo
cratic leaders will be joyful,
claiming a victory for President
Roosevelt, but Cavanagh's cleo
tion can come only with the aid
Of conservative Republicans.
The district IS as rock-ribbed
Republican as the State of Maine.
Even in 1882, when Mr.. Roose-
velt was swept into the White
House on a landslide vote, 1t
gave Herbert Hoover a popular
majority. Then, approximately
SO, 900 votes of the registered 12O,-
600 ballots were cast. The popula-
ton of the district, comprising
five counties, is about 100000.
The Washington times., 1935-12-17
BRITISH OFFER
PET NAVY PLAN

LONDON, Dec. II U.N.S0.-In
an attempt to obviate contro-
versy over the japanese parity
demand which has deadlocked
the naval conference, the United
States and British delegations
conferred informally today prior
to the regular conference Ses-
sion.
With the japanese demand for
a common upper limit of naval
tonnage temporarily Shelved. the
British and American representa-
tiveS took up Britain'S pet pro
posal for a statement Of build
ing programs over q period OF
years in various naval cate
gorieS.
The British, particularly, hope
this scheme will open a path for
agreement with the Japanese, who
are determined to keep their COM
mon upper limit plan alive.
The British favor top tonnage
for each power of not more than
planned requirements, and the
United States delegates are in
clined to a similar view.
The japanese. however, are op-
posed to this idea. pointing out
their navy is more modern and
thus would suffer under such
scheme. Japan's representatives
suspect the British plan is merely
the old $50 ratio. to which they
are unalterably opposed, in an
other form.
The Washington times., 1935-12-17
NURSE PLEADS
NOT GUILTY IN
MERCY DEATH

WOONSOCKET, r. l., Dec. II
U.N.SO. - Newspaper clippings
concerning the deaths Of her par
ents, found among her belongings,
today led police to the possible
theory that Miss Marie Simone
Sevigny, 26, unregistered nurse
and confessed mercy killer" Of a
woman patient, may have been
a second Jane Toppan.
The latter, Massachusetts
nurse, was convicted at Nashua,
N. H., in 1901, after allegedly
killing 81 of her patients in Rhode
Island, Massachusetts, and New
Hampshire while morbidly insane.
Pleads "NOt Guilty"
Reclining on a couch in an ante
room of Twelfth District Court,
Miss Sevigny today was formally
charged with the ammonia mercy
killing" Of Mrs. j. Valmore Nor
mandin, As, wife Of an auditor OF
the Division of Intoxicating Bever-
ages.
Asked to plead, the defendant
moved her lips with the words
mot guilty." She sank into the
arms of a police matron,. Mrs.
Lydia Young.
Miss Sevigny was taken to the
State Institutions at CranSton'
after the arraignment, there to be
examined by alienists to determine
her sanity.
want to Die"
Earlier in the day she had
screamed from her cell in police
headquarters:
II can't stand it. I can't stand
1t. I want to die. Be merciful to
me. Why don't you let me die. Be
merciful to me-"
One of her sisters is an inmate
of the State Hospital at Concord.
N. H., and another sister died
three years ago. Miss Sevigny is
q native Of st. JohnSbury, VT.
The Washington times., 1935-12-17
RELIEF BUDGET
2,5OO MILLION

President Roosevelt yesterday
outlined to his fiscal and relief
experts how much he wants ap-
propriated for relief and public
works in the new budget.
For more than two hours in his
executive office, he presided over
q conference on the emergency
budget. There was no announce
ment.
$500 Million Maximum
When they emerged, Secretary
IckeS, who also is Public Works
Administrator, and others said
the "job isn't finished yet"
Those familiar with the Ad-
ministration's fiscal policies be-
neve he wants the relief and pub
lie works funds held to about
1000 or $500 million dollars. as
against 1880 millions appropri-
ated by the last Congress.
Among those present yesterday
were Treasury Secretary Morgen-
GIldus 0uuScI OAACNIOA OCA'
Works Progress Administrator
Hopkins: and Rural Relief Ad-
ministrator Tugwell.
Biggest Problem
With organized business de-
manding that the Government
quit relief entirely, decision as to
how much to spend on it during
the fiscal year starting next July
is the biggest problem confront
ing the Government.
Roosevelt has announced that
he wants expenditures cut to the
minimum. He has said, however,
that mo one will Starve," indi-
eating direct relief will be con-
tinued wherever he thinks it neces-
Sary.
In many places demonstrations
have been staged against cutting
off of Federal relief funds.
It has been hinted that Roose-
welt will submit the regular
budget in January and hold up
the emergency budget until he
sees how the present 1880 million
dollar relief fund is being used.
The regular budget will be about
the SAM } as last year or less.
The Washington times., 1935-12-17
Collins Not Married
Before, Wife Ayers

NEW YORK, Dec. II U.N.S0.
Mrs. Anna Downey Collins has
faith in her husband of a week,
sentenced to die next month for
a murder. John Collins denies
he ever knew or married Ruby
Munsel Schwartz of New Orleans.
Anna, an expectant mother,
stands by him. Its not true"
sobbed the bride of a week when
questioned.
The Washington times., 1935-12-17
Man Orders a Drink,
Then Takes Own Life

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 17.-Wil-
liam Herbs, about IS, walked
into a confectionery store in
City Hall Avenue yesterday,
bought a soft drink, then blew
out his brains with revolver.
He has a wife and daughter in
Hudson, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1935-12-17

Or n rocker II
you wish. Very
st tur d lily con-
structed. Webb
Seat.
The Washington times., 1935-12-17

Has ndy book
trough! Attrac-
tive rich walnut
finish.
The Washington times., 1935-12-17

A smart serviceable chair
that fits nicely into any
room. Give it for Christ
mas. and be assured of
a welcome acceptance.
Sturdy hardwood frame
in walnut finish. Attrac-
lively upholstered in rust
or green.
Evening star., 1935-11-04
Car,,ett Warns Crime Lawyers
against 4 ppeal Filing Delay

Lawyers handling criminal cases
were put on notice today by United
States Attorney Leslie c. Garnest they
must comply with rules of the court
regarding appeals or face the .likeli-
hood of having their appeals dis
missed on technicality.
A year ago last June rule was
adopted requiring bills Of exceptions
to be signed within 30 days after ver-
diets or extensions obtained within
that time. Little heed was paid to
this regulation, however. Garnett de-
clared, and a number Of cases were
allowed to slip through to the Court
Evening star., 1935-11-04

OF Appeals where attorneys had not
complied.
This morning Garnett went into the
appellate court. called attention to
the rule and asked dismissal Of two
cases because exceptions had not been
filed on time. One Of the cases in
volved q second degree murder charge
and the other robbery charge.
In three other cases he agreed to
waive the rule because OF the impor-
tance of the matters concerned. Two
were first-degree murder cases and
Evening star., 1935-11-04
Aid thew were doing their duty in pre.

said they we're doing their duty In pre-
serving order and protecting property.
None Of the students, who were
clubbed about the head, were serious
ly hurt. although one boy spent the
night in the hospital and was re-
leased yesterday.
The meeting at the Commonwealth
Club heard the testimony OF more
than 80 witnesses to the clash. All
united in condemning the action Of
the police and all laid responsibility
for the fracas at the door Of Col.
CrutchinS.
Richard Ballschmider, 10. of She
boygan, Wis, Georgetown student,
was the student released from the
hospital yesterday. Two other stu
dents were treated for less serious
hurts.
They were George Reid, 81, Of
Washington, and George Drew, 20, Of
South Orange. N. J. Reid attends
Georgetown. while Drew Is q student
at Richmond University.
Evening star., 1935-11-04
CITIZENS ALLEGE
POLICE BRUTALITY
Goal Post Fracas Brings
Protest From Richmond
Committee.
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND. November "A COM
nittee Of 10 representative citizens OF
Richmond planned to call on Mayor
J. Fulmer Bright today to protest what
they called brutality on the part OF
police during an after-touchdown fra
cas- at Richmond Stadium Saturday.
Georgetown University rooters, from
Washington. swarmed onto the field
after the final whistle on their TO
victory over Richmond and attempted
the traditional gesture of tearing down
the goal posts of the vanquished team.
A Gordon Of police fought them of
with clubs and sent three students to
the hospital for treatment.
Yesterday a meeting was held at
the Commonwealth Club here, at
which witnesses of the affair charged
the officers with brutality and laid the
responsibility at the door of Col. John
A. Cutchins, director of public safety.
Crutchins said he instructed the
police to protect the goal posts and
Evening star., 1935-11-04

one had to do with q final determine
ton of whether numbers game oper-
ators may be prosecuted under exist
ing gaming statutes.
Chief Justice George Martin Of the
Court of Appeals permitted contin-
uance until tomorrow of arguments on
the appeal Of Sam Beard and the IL
other defendants in the gambling con-
spiracy case which was tried in Dis
trict Supreme Court last Spring.
Evening star., 1935-11-04
COUNTIES GET $218,35O
FOR BUILDING OF ROADS

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HEATHSVILLE, Va, November 1.
The sum Of s2l8,35O has been ten
tatively allotted to the five counties
of the Northern Neck out of w. P. A.
Federal funds for construction of
primary and secondary roads in these
counties.
The aIiotments, by counties. follow:
King George, s25.129: Lancaster. S48.-
497: Richmond. $33,6l7; Northumber-
land. s6s.050; Westmoreland. s43.057.
Evening star., 1935-11-04
New Dahlias.

Twenty-one new varieties OF
dahlias. recognized this year by the
National Dahlia Society Of England
at the annual show in London. bring
the total of recognized varieties to
20 900.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
PAINT AS FIRE
CURB URGED

When flames have driven you
from your home and you stand
helpless watching your priced pos
sessions going up in smoke, there
is little you can do but grit your
teeth until the fire department
comes.
To lose home and worldly
goods is a major tragedy that
every year takes a tremendous
toll in lives and property. Fire
underwriters place this total at
$3.50, 100000 and 10000 lives.
There are few fires, the under.
writer's estimate, that could not
have been prevented if precautions
had been taken. One Of the main
things to do, they tell us, is to
keep our houSes-from cellar to
garret-free Of trash.
Faulty wiring is another great
hazard. The fire insurance indus
try is particularly interested in
the value of paint from a fire pro-
lection standpoint.
In an official publication, the
National Board of Fire Under
writer's sets forth this thought:
Unprotected wood has a
tendency to weather and dry
out until IL becomes like finder.
Paint, however, keeps wood in
good condition, so that a wooden
building, well-painted, is less
likely to take fire than one that
is unpainted."
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
Homes Need
Spacious
Closets

When adding a new wardrobe,
carefully plan it to accommodate
all clothing and accessories with
out crowding.
Clothes need plenty Of air.
Long, shallow closets properly
ventilated are more efficient and
convenient than deep closets.
Twenty inches Is q minimum
depth.
To keep clothing from being
crowded. place small wooden
spacers on the pole between each
hanger.
For articles which must be laid
flat use shallow drawers. A deep
drawer is not convenient, for the
articles must lie on top of one an.
other, crushing and mussing those
below.
Shoes set up from the floor on
a shelf will not get as dusty as if
they were placed on the floor.
The closet floor is also much
easier to clean.
A long, shallow hat-Shelf, prefer
ably enclosed, and provided with
hat stands. will keep hats properly.
Special compartments for small
accessories also are convenient.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
a House
Has lis PreIiminaries

When a paint-Starved, neglected
house, in the last stages Of "di-
lapidosis," finally finds itself face
to face with a brush and a can of
paint, the chances are that a lot
of preliminary work will be neces-
sary to make it weathertight
again.
If, for instance, some of the old
wood is so rotten that it needs to
be replaced, the new wood added
should be carefully primed. Be
sure to go over all caves, weather
caps and doorSills, where weather
might obtain entrance, and see
that they are thoroughly tight
ened UP by the carpenter before
the paint is applied. This will
save you much trouble and make
a satisfactory job possible.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
Gdiety Is Essential
For ChiId's Room

Gay walls for a child'S room
can be achieved with stencils and
various shades Of paint. One
seen recently had the lower third
of the wall enameled a medium
shade Of green. (This made it
easy to wipe off stick marks left
by the tiny fingerprint expert.)
The upper two-thirdS of the wall
had been flat-painted pale green
and against this lighter surface
gay balloons of red, blue, green
and yellow had been stenciled. On
the door had been painted a
trained seal, balancing a ball on
his nose.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05

recently have been creaSoted or
treated with other preservative
material. This will bleed through
the whitewash and will not make
a satisfactory finish.
@. What should 1 do to get
the heating plant ready for the
winter firing season?
A. 1t would be well worth while
for you to have q reliable heat
ting contractor go over your heat
ing equipment to see that every
thing is in good condition.
Frequently an experienced con-
tractor will be able to suggest
improvements that will result In
substantial operating economies.
It is particularly important that
the boiler be thoroughly clean
and that all hampers and con-
trolls are operating easily. If you
have an oil or gas-fired boiler, a
special check on the thermostatic
controls is advisable.
Q.-WOuld it be advisable for
me to inSulate the roof of my
house before winter, and what
type should l use?
AIN the ordinary house,
about one-fifth Of the heat lost
in winter will be through the
roof, while during the summer
outside heat will enter the upper
part Of the house.
Adequate insulation will over
come both Of these difficulties.
The kind Of insulation to be
used as well as the method of
application will depend on the
design Of the house and the roof.
When an attic is open and usa-
Bile as storage space but need
not have a finished surface, insu.
lation can be placed betv cen the
rafterS or supported by a wire
network, depending on the type
used. For a finished room, plaS-
ter board or wall board may be
nailed to the under edges Of the
rafterS and loose insulation
poured or packed into this space,
or insulated wall board used.
If the attic is not used, insulat-
ing material can be laid between
the floor beams.
There are many different types
on the market, and you will read
lily be able to determine the best
for your particular condition. Con.
corning the cost, you may take
competitive bids and make final
choices from the lowest and de-
pendahle bidder.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
PAINT ADVISED
FOR STUCC0

Paint stucco? OF course. It has
q rough, porous surface. 1t can't
help catching SCOT, dirt and mois-
ture. That means staining, drab-
ness and deterioration.
But just because a Stucco build
ing gets dingy is no reason why it
should remain so. Good paint.
properly applied, gives stucco walls
new beauty and new color.
Speaking Of color on stucco, the
Southwest and Florida are miles
ahead Of the rest Of the country
when 1t comes to recognizing the
beauty that is possible to stucco
houses. Down Miami way and out
on the West Coast, there are
countless stucco houses painted in
soft coral Shades-in pale blue
sea green-fawn tan-dusty rose
and a host of other tints and
shades that are as delightful as
they are varied.
Against these colorful back.
grounds, unique trim colors for
shutters and doors are not only
suitable, but desirable.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
GYPSUM USED
IN BUILDING

Houses of gypsum to meet the
growing need for better dwellings
at lower costs are promised
through research, according TO
Industrial and Engineering
Chemistry" journal of the Amer.
lean Chemical Society. Clarke F.
Davis, of the American Cyanamid
and Chemical Corporation, New
York, says:
Recent developments in the
use Of gypsum products for
home building give indication
that gypsum is due to find an
important place as a building
material for private homes, just
rs it has already become i'm
pOrtant as q building material
which meets many industrial
building requirements"
TEST HOUSE BUILT
A testing program being car
ried out by the Corporation in
volved the erection of an extreme
ly complicated eight-room house
at Montclair Heights, N. j. Con-
Struction has extended over a
period of many months so that
severe practical tests could be
made under varying conditions Of
weather.
This house was constructed by
a typical, small-house builder.
All Of the gypsum units were fur.
niShed to the job in standard
sizes. They were cut and erected
by ordinary carpenters who had
never seen the material before.
Every effort was made to dupli.
cate the usual small-house opera
tion.
Where Overhead Went
With the change in market con-
ditions which followed the crash
of 1929, the gypsum industry
found that a large percentage Of
overhead went to cover the extra
cost of manufacturing, selling
and erecting what were essen
TALLY "tailor-made" or speciality
products.
1t became apparent that, to
compete for volume business un-
der the new order, a line of
products was required which
could be manufactured in stand
ard units, sold by the usual mer-
chandising methods, and erected
by the usual run Of labor found
on any job.
More than six million tons Of
gypsum were mined in or i'm.
ported into this country in 1929.
The value of the finished product
was in excess of 40 million dollars.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
mdriamS
Form Loan
Company

Announcement of the organiza'
ton of the First Federal Savings
and Loan Association Of Alexan'
dria was made yesterday by the
associations officers.
Shareholders in the new ven,
ture are protected against loss
up to $1,000 by the Federal Saw
ings and Loan Insurance Cor
poration, established by Congress
in June, 1884.
Officers elected at the organi'
zation meeting are: Wallace N,
Lindsey, president: c. T. Nichol'
son, vice president; Albert A.
Smoot, secretary John G.
Graham. treasurer.
Directors of the association,
elected to serve until the first
regular annual meeting in Jan
uary, are: Dr.. M. D. Delaney.
Lewis DeMoll, c. K. Gilchrist, Of
Washington; John G. Graham,
A. Keefer, John G. Kiger, Wal
lace N. LindSe. Vernon Lynch.
Beverley May, c. T. Nicholson.
Eugene Olmi, Albert A. Smoot,
and Henry P. Thomas.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
.ELD|NGB00S7
PREDICTED

A big advance in the use of
in the building industry
is predicted by william Spraragen
of the welding research committee
Of the Engineering Foundation
in a report to the American
Chemical Society. He says:
"The full possibilities have
probably not advanced beyond
25 per cent of the distance Of
what may be expected during
the next two or three decades.
Undoubtedly the home of to-
morrow will be radically differ
ent from preSent-day cOnStruc-
tiOn. Air conditioning Of homes,
at present . luxury, will be con-
Sidered as standard equipment
In much the same way that me
chanical refrigeration is today.
To provide homes that may be
economically heated in winter
and cooled in summer, advan-
tage will be taken of develop
mentS in modern methods Of in
sulatiOn. It semes probable that
steel frames, and especially
rolled steel members, will, in a
large measure, supplement pres
ent materials Of construction.
These predictions should not
be considered as indicating q
type Of home which will lack
either beauty or individuality.
The steel construction will be
fire-resiStant, insulated as to
sound, vermin-prOof and free
from expensive maintenance
due to cracks Of plaster, settling
Of foundations, etc. One Of the
largest steel frame houses re-
Gently built is q 12-rOOm dwell.
ing in the Ottawa Hills reSiden-
tial section Of Toledo, Ohio, and
is welded throughout"