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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26

up a third of the new hats women are wearing--or all of them if you like.
 T think this program would stimulate employment immensely, but do not profess that it gets down to the fundamental problem, which is too many people. As in industry and agriculture we have been unable to prevent the over- production of men and women, so no wonder there aren't enough jobs. What this country needs is a great big pestilence!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26

Silence is golden is a maxim that all school children learn at some time or other. Judge Harry B. Anderson preached it in the fed eral court of New York recently. And well. too. Annoyed by the chatter of law yers and defendants in the courtroom he an- nouneed fine of fifty cents per whisper There were no further whispers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26

Northward the course of fashion takes it's way Last winter girls in northern Ontario were wearing silk stockings to school. The next Arctic expedition will discover Eskimo women shivering around in sheer, flesh colored hose.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26

Henry Ford has made wonderful spot of the Wayside Inn at Sudbury Mass. made famous by Henry Longfellow's Tales of Wsyside Inn. Ever since Mir Ford acquired
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26
Personal Health Service
 (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene. not disease diagnosis or treatment. will be answered by Dr Brady Address him, care Of the Democrat sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26

High tide at Milford. Thursday, August 27. l2:08 a. m. (daylight time); low tide, 5:57 a. m. (daylight time).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 806 Daylight saving time) tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26

Holding fish and frogs heads in the mouths of children suffering from whooping cough is an old "cure" still practiccd among peas antry of western Ireland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26

The average girl of today is taller. broader in shoulders, nar- rower in hips, and heavier than her mother was at the same age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26

Good evening.
 o-O-o
 MARIA Maria wuz so sweet she hurt An gce She wuz the aw'flest
 flirt That ever wore a knee short
 Maria. She wuZnt lean an wuzn't fat; She wuZnt dove nor yet cat: She wuz a dern sight wussn
 that
 Maria. She took our presents like pome An crammed 'em down or hid em
 home, Then blew us fur an wide like 
 foam
 Maria. She grew up like a lily fair An nights CT porch was free from
 air; Tn hull blamed town wuz settin
 Maria. We all proposed an groaned our
 groans. When off she went with Farmer
 Jones; Him seventy an full O. bones
 Maria. I'm waitin' fer is end an she But Farmer Jones is ninety three 1 guess there ain't much chan c
 Or Maria.
 As.
 O-O-~o It's safe to entrust a secret to a Scotchman: it's instinctive that he should keep it to himself.
 O-O--o
 Now that Al Capone Is re- ported to be broke perhaps he would revise the old slogan to rcad-"Nothing reccdes like success
 Capablanca. chess champion, has been named to d government post in Cuba. It Is expected he will take his time in making moves.
 O--O--O .. WASN'T TT so? Mary was making her trOusseau! The rumOr 1t grew and 1t grew SO, Till 1t was free as the air. Each Jane told 1t to Sue, SO There was really nothing to do, so She smiled, "It's true, SO why carc?"
 O--O-o x-kaiser Wilhelm. it is report cd, still signs himself Imperator Rex, but for the rest of the world he is just plain Impcrator-Ex.
 o--O-o
 Disappointed snlpers are rumorcd To have labeled Legs" Diamond. "Od Iron sides"
 A German scientist says rocket rides will be common in the fu- ture. But will the business be run then by rocketeers or racketeers? TWAS EVER THUS. With his stcnog one Joseph Bogg Sat in his office cooling, While something, hon, that wasn't Out at his home was brewing.
 o--O--O The pilot who funked penman- ship as a schoolboy now draws q fancy salary at sky writing.
 o--O--o They do say t:'at the round-' the-wOrld flight of Post and Gatty was successful Simply because Gatty stuck to his Post. O~-O-O Embarrassing moments-Wil. bur Glenn Uhe world is flat Vo- liva trying to explain the round the world flight of Post and Gatty. O-O--O LAST LINES To-day, along The heavenly route
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26

Why don't radio announcers lay off the only God can make tree poem for while and tell men how to cut off limb without spelling the job?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26

The most talkative character n ali of Shakespeare's works is Ham, let. who has 16s9 lines e speak.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26

England's largest mountain Is Ben Nevis. 4.406 feet; Everest, the highest mountain in the world, Is nearly seven times that height.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26
LAST LINES
To-day, along
 The heavenly route They clasp the hand He shO,il1.a held out.

One of the most ironic things about the weather is our habit of calling 9 heat spell Il wave.
 O-O---O
 The fellow who rides the rods thinks he'll get better service If the l. C. q. grants the railroads higher freight rates.
 O--O--O Then there's the plumber who consulted the heart specialist to get some dope on repairing leaky valves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26
Good evening.
 o-O-O MARIA

Maria wuz SO sweet she hurt An gee! She wuz the aw fest flirt That ever wore knee short skirt
 Maria
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26
WASN'T TT so?

Mary was making her trOusseau! The rumOr 1t grew and 1t grew so, Till 1t was free as the air. Each Jane told 1t to Sue, SO There was really nothing to do, so She smiled, "It's true, so why
 carc?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-27
CAPITOL BILLS
 THE FLOOD AS
 SUNDAYS PLAY
Sins of Children Will Be Shown for Last Times
 This Evening

With Sins of the Children" star ring Louis Mann, showing for the last times tonight, ''The Flood,' with Eleanor Boardman in the leading role, will be presented to- morrow, beginning at the afternoon matinee, at the Capitol theatre.
 The Flood" answers the ques- tion that many a prospective bride has anxiously asked herself or her best friend .: Shall I tell my sband everything about my past?" Sometimes the past" con- sists of more or less innocent pee cadillos-a few stolen kisses-a lit- tie innocuous petting-a reckless escapade or two. But in these modern, unconventional times it is frequently more serious.
 Depends Upon Husband
 Then nobody can consientiously give a direct answer to this inn portant question, since so much de- pends upon the individual husband his temperament, his viewpoint, and the unselfishness of his love, Therefore every case can best be decided by it's own peculiar circum- stances.
 An example of the trouble that results from the concealment of a past episode in girls life is seen in Columbia's feature, "The Flood"
 The story tells of the adventures of pretty Joan Marshall who inno- gently becomes involved in an epi- sode and is forced to leave home because of small town gossip.
 Welded to Engineer
 She goes to a nearby city and there marries an engineer. To her dismay, her husband is ordered to her home town to stem threat ened break in the Mississippi levee.
 Malicious tongues again wag and many dramatic complications arise. The story mounts to a climax when the waters of the Mississippi break through the levees and inundate the country
 Role of Heroine
 Eleanor Boardman has the role of Joan Marshall, the heroine. Monte Blue is the upstanding hero. David Newell portrays Randolph Bannister, a philanderer. Other members of the cast are Frank Sheridan, William V. Mong, Ethel Wales, Arthur Hoyt and Vio- let Barlowe. James Tinling di- rected.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-27
AT THE HOTELS

, GASTINEAU-Mr. and Mrs. Horne, Seattle.
 ALASKAN John Turkovich, Jun eau; H. Mclean, Wrangell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-27
By FRANK I. WELLER "A. P Farm Editor)

WASHINGTON, D. O., June 27.- Another world price -slashing orgy is feared by some American experts if the Canadian plan to cut the freight rate on export wheat is re- flected in quotations to foreign buyers.
 Prime Minister Bennett has pro. posed that the government absorb five cents a bushe1 in the trans portation charge. That is, public carriers would haul export wheat to the seaboard for five cents a bushel less than the usual rate and the government would refund the difference.
 Theoretically the exporter would add the saving in freight to the price he paid for wheat He no doubt would if there were scar city of wheat in the world market and consumer countries we're bid ding for grain. s
 There is, however, an overabun- dance of wheat, and every exporter in the world is fighting for q sale Rather than add his freight saving to the purchase price the Canadian exporter naturally might be ex- pected to deduct it from his sell ing price.
 Recall U s. Experience
 It is recalled that a year ago, when President Hoover persuaded the American railroads to. lower the rate to the seaboard 71a cents to alleviate the domestic emergen- cy, the lower transportation cost was reflected in export quotations and the general world price of wheat dropped 10 cents a bushel under furious competition among other nations to meet American prices.
 Dr. J. w. T. Duvel, chief of the U. s. Grain futures administration, says that any attempt to offer Canadian wheat to the world at a lower price undoubtedly would bring instant reductions in Rus sia and Argentine grain and, if the United States were to stay in t the export market, comparable 1 decrease in American quotations.
 Set-Up Awaited
 It seems to be the general inn pression in Canada that parlia- ment will provide a set-up by which the producer will get the benefit of the lower freight rate.
 Nevertheless, econo om ists say there is always a question who gets the benefit of a cut in freight rates; whether the producer if the market is hungry, or the consumer if the market is glutted.
 Since TO per cent of Canada's wheat goes into export any ar rangement whereby foreign con :
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-27
FLAME SONC' COMES SUNDAY
 TO COLISEUM
Notable Cast of Vocalists Appe ar in Screen
 Version of Operetta

Song of Flame coming to the Coliseum Theatre, tomorrow is an operetta, adapted from the famous stage production of the same name by Arthur Hammerstein. Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach wrote the lyrics, wh ile George Gershwin and Herbert Stothart composed the music.
 Good Intentions" starring Ed mund Lowe, will be shown the last times tonight.
 Song of the Flame" has to do with the love affair of a girl leader of the Russian revolutionists and an aristocratic Polish soldier, who, naturally, is on the other side of the political fence.
 Bernice Claire portrays the girl, whereas Alexander Gray is the Loyalist officer.
 Noah Beery is leader of the revo- lution.
 Additional Music Supplied
 In transferring the operetta to the screen, additional music was found necessary. The new melo- dies were written by Grant Clark, Harry Akst and Eddie Ward, staff composers at the First National Studio, where the all-Technicolor film was produced.
 The hit number is Song of the Flame" which is taken from the stage version. This is the stirring national song which is sung by Miss Claire and Gray, and a huge chorus. "The Cossack Love Song" and Wander Away" are other numbers retained from the stage version. The first is sung by Gray and Miss Claire and the second by Alice Gentle, grand opera star.
 Clark and Akst
 Clark and Akst were responsible for such additional numbers as Liberty The Goose Hangs High and "Petrograd" Ward and Clark wrote the Love Duet" sung by Miss Claire and Gray.
 A balalaika orchestra, composed of p pieces, three -stringed Russian instruments, was used during most of the orchestral numbers. The famous Grooney singers also ap- pear Native Russians comprise the string orchestra and a majority of the Grooney group. A regular orchestra of 50 pieces was used in other scenes as well as a military band of 20 pieces. The dance en- ssmbles were staged by Jack Has kell, who was dance director for the original New York production Nearly 800 dancers of all types have a part in the film.
 Baritone and Soprano
 Of the two romantic leads, Alex ander Gray is baritone and Der nice Claire a coloratura soprano Noah Beery. the heavy" is bass and Alice Gentle, is a soprano. Inez Courtney, popular Broadway come dienne, is a eontralto
 Some of the songs were Russian folk songs sung in Russian. Some were Russian translated into Eng fish, and some were purely English in theme and construction.
 Ernest Grooney was in charge of the singing choruses and was aided by Norman Spencer, First Nation al song writer. Leo FOrbStein, head of the First National music department and conductor of the Vitaphone orchestra, was in com plete charge of the instrumental music.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-27
MEN
 HERE TONIGHT
Delegation from Oregon Metropolis Aboard
 Prin. Charlotte

A delegation from the Portland Chamber of Commerce is aboard the Princess Charlotte due in port this evening. The party will be meet by representatives of the Ju- neau Chamber of Commerce.
 Passengers aboard the Princess Charlotte, booked from the south for Juneau, are:
 Lee Dolan, Mrs. Bertha Dolan, James Nealey, Mrs. Bertha Nealey, Pete Kassen, Rev. w. G. LeVas- ssur, Mrs. Marija Kadunovich, Will liam Gibbon and Edward Gibbon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-27

sandlotters at Houston, Tex, are having difficulty collecting enough from spectators to pay the umpire, The ump draws $5.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-27
PETERSBURG MAN FINED
 ON ASSAULT CHARGE

Charles Lynch, Petersburg, was arrested yesterday on a charge of assault and battery by Deputy Marshal Hans Wick, according to advices received by U. s. Mar shal Albert White He pleaded guilty in United States Commis- sioner's Court an- sentenced by Judge Clause to serve three months in jail and pay fine of $100
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-27

Old papers at The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-27
DEAN RICE OFF
 ON CHURCH TOUR

Dean c. E. Rice will be a pass enger on the Alameda for visit to Skagway and Chilkoot Barracks. He expects to return on the Dorothy Alexander next Wednesday. There will be no service at Trinity Cath edral in Juneau or St. Luke's in Douglas tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-27
ARTHUR w. NELSON,
 MISS WESTON WED

Arthur w. Nelson and Miss Der tha Weston, both well-known young people of Juneau, were quietly mar ried this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Lutheran Parsonage by the Rev. Erling K. Olafson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-27

Let's hope they hurry up on get ting these new-fangled television machines into general use for who would want to miss seeing Dorothy Knapp (above), official "television girl' for the National Broadcast ing Co.,, at every opportunity? Dorothy, noted stage beauty, ought to take the static out of any pro- gram over the ether.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-27
Canadian Wheat PIm May
 No,o Open War Of Prices

sumption of the prairie product could be stimulated without lower ing the price to the producer would be considered of vast importance
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-27

The Rev W. G. LeVasseur, of the Catholic Church of the Nativ- ity, who has been attending a conference in Victoria, B. C., is a returning passenger a b oard the Princess Charlotte due at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-04
WHAT A MAN!

Before we were married you used to call me your angel"
 Yes, l remember" | Now you call me nothing" That Show my self control."- ] Vart Hem. Stockholm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-04
PRIVATE BANKS IN GERMANY ARE
 AGAIN OPENED
Resumed Normal Business This Morning After Having Three Weeks of Vacation
BY FREDERICK KUH United Press Stan Correspondent

Berlin, Aug. 4.-(UP).--All pri- vate banks at 9 a. m. to-day re- sumed transfers on a normal busi- ness basis after three weeks enforced bank holiday. The various emergency mora . tOrium measures adopted by Presi- dent Paul Won Hindenburg grad ually have been relaxed and the re- opening of the banks was regarded as long step toward resumption of
 normal economic life in Germany
 torn by financial uncertainty. | Private depositors and corpora tions began withdrawing from cer- tain banks and transferring de-
 posits to others in which they had
 more confidence.
 bank balances will be recom-
 menced tomorrow. the government indicated. when the paying count CTS reopen.
 Interest to-day. however, center ed in observing from which banks funds were being taken and to which they are transferred, as well as the extent of these transfers. The outcome of to-day's trans fers. 1t was emphasized, will be a barometer of the financial nervous ness or confidence of the general public after three weeks of intense strain.
 Early advices indicated no unex- pected heavy runs on any banks. The heaviest withdrawals were re ported on the Danat and the Dresd ner banks, both affected by the recent crisis.
 The bank holiday was decreed by the government three weeks ago in order to give the country breath ling spelr' and permit the people to regain waning confidence in the countrys national and private banking houses.
 International cooperation in the extension of large comparatively 1onger-term credits to Germany in the meantime has tended to stabiI- ize the situation and the govern ment has relaxed It's grip on the banks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-04

| the other ship, as they usually do What if the pilot does not get there fin time and while trying to get there he gots shot in the at- tempt. 1 think that you should have one-seater pursuit planes" The youngster revealed to Kelly Field officers that he plans to come down there soon and learn more about this flying business.
 "Oh, boy! he said, "I hardly can wait until l am at least 17 and one-half years old. I guess l can start then, can't I?'
 The young alrplane enthusiast fairly pleaded with the officers tc reply to his letter, closing his mes. sage in this manner:
 "Please send me an answer. am waiting. Please send me any kind of an answer. My mother laughs every time tel lher I'm going to be an aviator. Well SC long. supper's ready. Goodbye" Then, in order to impress upon the officers further his desire for q reply. the boy added postscript which read:
 Don't forget to send me an an- swer what you're going to do Watch what my mother'll do when you send me letter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-04

pelins and who was brought here from Germany for this purpose, designed the Akron to the navys specifications.
 With the first appropriation to- ward the $S.OOO.0O0 which is to pay for this and q later sister ship, the Goodyear Zeppelin Cor poration, builder of the Akron, built the largest airship dock In the world. It is q huge single room without an interior support, nearly 1.200 feet long, 325 feet wide and 200 feet high, big enough to accommodate not only the immense Akron. but another airship of 1,000,000 cubic foot size and q few odd balloons, blImps and airplanes besides.
 This is the dock at the muni- cipal airport here, in which the Akron has been constructed. Fol lowing the Akron will be a sec ond ship of the same size to be built for the Navy, and then will come commercial ships. perhaps of greater size. which the Good year corporation hopes to make the nucleus of a great trans- oceanic air service. NEXT: The thousands of tests of every detail in design and con- structiOn, showing the thorough ness with which American cngi- nccrs built the worlds biggest Zeppelin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-04

4. It's radio equipment has fa- cilities for secret transmission n
 1. It's radio equipment has fa- cilities for secret transmission and reception of messages, by tele- graph and facsimile reproduction, over distances at least one third the way around the earth.
 5. It has q capacity. if com mercialized. for 100 passengers, and 8 crew of 50. Under com mercIal conditions. it's interior would be as luxurious as a hotel,
 11,OOO Miles on Trip
 6. It's range at cruising speed of 57 miles an hour. of 11,000 miles without refucling- nearly twice that of the Graf Zep- pelin. nearly three times that of the Los Angeles and over twice that of the British R-1OO.
 z. It's huge size of $500. 900 cubic feet, nearly three times tho capacity of the Los Angeles, twice that of the Graf Zeppelin and far greater in size, power, speed and range than the British R-1O0. All this is the accomplishment of over q decade of planning and testing. before even the first of the 6,500.000 Tivets in the Akron was squeezed" into the first joint.
 The war was hardly over when the U. $. Navy began planning for this airshlp. Dr Karl Arnstein. who has built more than 70 Zep-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-04
RUSSIAN AUTHOR
 GOES BACK HOME WELL WISED-UP
Came Over to Instruct Hollywood How to Pro- duce Russian Films But Hollywood Knew It First

New York. Aug. 4-(UP)-Boris Pllnyak, Russian author who came here to give Hollywood directors advice In making Russian films and found they knew all about 1t al- ready, departed these shores last night with impressions enough to i'll book, and with three Holly wood phrases in his vocabulary.
 The expressions are "Oh Yeah?" "Okay," and "Whoopee." Pilnyak interprets "Whoopee" as represent in 'thc soul in rejoicing"
 Over in the land of the five-ycar- plan, where the prOletarlan Is in- terested in his emotions "even If he has nothing to eat and no shoes to wear" Pilnyak is known as an au- thor of best sellers, interested In antiques, a man whose income is 20 times that of Dictator Josef Stalin.
 In this country he is best re- membered as the guest for whom they held that dinner at which Theodore Dreiser slapped Sinclair
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-04

Lewis.
 Pilnyak arrived at Hollywood and found the movie about which he was to give advice had been filmed.
 They showed eucalyptus trees growing in Siberia" he said, "so why did they need me?" So. Pilnyak related through an interpreter. he bought a small car and proceeded across the United States to observe its cities, customs, and women. | Washington is the only Euro pean city in America, but 1t is Iiv- ing in the 18th century" Pilnyak opined.
 Boston is representative of the ,,17th century, New York of the 21st | America has taken the most vital and fiashy things from Euro pean culture and developed them to the last possible limit.
 "I would like to take to Russia the beautiful women. the healthy men, and the technical improve ments---but not the cooking" Pil- nyak indicated he would rather eat shaslik on any collective farm in Russia than meal in the best Am. erican hotsl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-04

shaped hatchway. Moreover, 1t will have a car. suspended from Q long cable, by which an ob- server can be lowered to spy on the land below while the airship remains hidden above the clouds The observer will be in communi- cation with his ship by phone.
 In addition, there are emplace- ments for sixteen 50-ealiber, high pressure, rapid fire rifles, each capable of firing 500 bullets q minute.
 The great airship could be struck by numerous bullets since 1t has 12 separate and distinct gas bags of non-inflamma ble helium, and the gas leakage from small holes, for short periods, would be ihconsequcntial.
 The Akron will also have complete radio and photo- graphic outfits. including ma- chimes for the rapid facsimile transmission of photographs by which a. picture of enemy terri tory can be flashed back to it's base. Those are only the major innovations in airship construc- ton that mark the Akron as unique. Also important are such facts as:
 1. It's duralumin skeleton Is only one third the weight of a soft steel of equal strength.
 2. It has eight engines. to- taling nearly 4,500 horsepower, three more than the Los Angeles or Graf Zeppelin.
 g. It's helium cells are half of a new rubberiZed fabric, the other half of gelatinous latex, both of which types have been thorough ly tested in the U. $. s. Los An geles.