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Evening star., 1936-08-01
ByCalvin Fraser.

A CCORDlNG 10 the estimate OF
~ an English meteorologist, DR..
~ C. E. P. Brooks about 16.-
4 4 100000 thunderstorms occur
on the globe every year, or $4,000 a
day. Assuming an average duration
of one hour. he concludes that, at
any one moment, there are in prog
ress about 1900 thunderstorms in
different parts of the world. Finally,
averaging certain records of the num-
Der of lightning flashes in single
storms. he tells us that there are
about $4,000 flashes over the whole
globe every hour, or an average OF
100 a second.
All such figures are, Of course, the
toughest sort of approximations. This
is especially the case when it comes
to estimating the total number OF
lightning flashes, since while some
thunderstorms produce only a few
discharges of lightning-say, one to
a dozen-there are others that pro-
duce thousands. In one Alpine storm
an Austrian meteorologiSt counted
$500 lightning flashes in an hour
and three-quarters.
Even so, it remains undeniable that
the observation of lightning is an
extremely common experience oi
mankind. Opportunities for witness
ing celestial fireworks have, moreover,
been multiplied within generation
by the coming of the automobile
which has made Summer outdoor ex.
cursions popular. More recently the
airplane has provided a new coigr
of vantage for observing natures
electrical displays.
The world has been slow in learn
ing that lightning assumes a large
number of different forms. AS re-
Gently as the middle of the nineteenth
century, the leading scientific au.
thority on lightning-the French
physicist Arago-recognized only three
varieties of lightning, and his lis
found its way into text books in all
countries. Strange to say, of the three
kinds enumerated by this authority
one-zigzag lightning-certainy does
not exist, and the existence of thu
two others-sheet lightning and bal
lightning-is somewhat doubtful!
The motion picture industry seem'
at last to have fully awakened to tht
fact that lightning. however much i
may twist and meander in its patti
across the sky, never turns sharI
angles. Zigzag lightning was formerl!
the rule rather than the exception
Evening star., 1936-08-01
CITY GRAVES CLEANLINESS
Ranks Near Top Throughout Country in Laundry Spending
Enterprise, Highly Efficient and Largely Mechanical En-
ploys $500 Here-Trade Has Its Griefs.

holder is careless about counting
what is sent. Although the sender
is notified at once of any errors in
her figures, she Is likely to remain
doubtful.
The laundry. dealing with the
laundered, must use diplomacy as
well as soap. Recently a distin-
guished legislator. whose two chill
dren had scarlet fever, was extremely
wroth when his laundryman refused
to take his bundle.
Just when the household is upset
you make things worse" he protested.
But the laundry was adamant. After
the children we're we'll the legislator
called the president of the firm, an
nouncing that the company truck
need never call at his back door again
and that he had found a laundry
that would wash his linens even when
the house was quarantined.
The laundry president phoned later,
saying, How do you know that the
laundry you are patronizing is not
accepting bedding from quarantined
home at the moment" The legis-
lator changed back to his old laundry
Today the American Institute of
Laundering at Joliet, ILL.,, section
of the Laundrymen's Association de-
voted to improving laundry methods,
has under consideration a plan for
fool-proof special handling of wash
ing from homes with quarantinable
diseases-washing which most States
do not permit laundries to handle.
FOLLOWING a bundle of laundry
from the truck that picks it UP
soiled to the same truck that returns
it pure convinces one that, although
the washmen of Washington may
make occasional errors, every pre-
caution Is being used to prevent dis.
asters.
One hears the picturesque pattel
of the trade, and needs an interpreter
to explain the language Of laundry
dom.
Lady Clothes" body clothes,
shirt stations" "go backs and sour
blues" are living phrases rolling from
the professional tongue. Body clothe!
are underwear, sleeping garments ant
socks. Lady clothes are the fral
undertakings women wear and sour
blue is a final rinse. A go-back Is
piece of fiat work emerging tmper'
fectly ironed from the presses ant
returned for another whirl.
The plant IS dotted with assembling
stations, sheet, shirt and lady clothe
stations.
Trained girls reign in private com
partments where nothing can dis
tract their attention as they checl
each garment received in your laun
dry bundle, weighing it if it Is solt
by weight, and marking pieces visibl
or invisbly that have not beel
stamped before. Skilled operator
determine by what method each piec
should be washed, and OIL everything
goes on a conveyor belt.
Contents of the bundle are usual,
separated into different piles TO
washing, body clothes, towels an
linens going into different nets. Sill
for an example, is washed with snk
Eleven waters are used on eac
load in the huge rocking washers,
good deal more than the most fasti
dious housewife bothers about, tn
laundrymen point out. To the mrs
four waters are added liquid soal
CONTINUED on Page B-eo
Evening star., 1936-08-01

wv $500 professional laundry
workers busy daily.
These figures do not include laun-
dresses who hire out by the day, do
mestic servants whose duties include
doing all or part of the family wash,
nor, of course. that rapidly diminish
ing band of District housewives who
still have reason to refer to Monday
as blue"
The rivers of liquid soap, hot water,
bluing and sizing" rinses required an
nually to keep Capital stiff shirts and
Summer suits proud before a critical
world would, if dumped onto Connect
cut avenue at one time, produce a
veritable flood.
In that sudsy deluge there might be
o frothy drowning or so, and certainly
hotel lobbies and gown shops would
be forced to close their doors to the
public until the last iridescent soap
bubbles were hosed from walls and up
holstery.
Washington is an exceedingly we'll
washed town, according to Fred w.
Mckenzie, president of local laun-
dry. There are probably more and
better laundries here than in any
other city of the United States, in pro-
portion to population. he says.
While We toll at trade and govern
ment, smearing our cuffs with air.
conditioned dust, thousands of hands
are purging our clothing of yesterdays
CRIME.
While we relax from commerce and
Congress, splashing juices on shirt
bosons and shirt waists at cocktail
lounges and teas, thousands of ma
chimes are revolving madly so that we
will be tidy once more tomorrow.
While We rumple pillow slips with
sleepless heads, earnestly planning
next days labor, flatwork presses stand
idle, waiting to roll out smooth linen
for another night of slumber.
The average man, woman or child in
Washington pays $1276 annually to
have "body clothes" bed clothes and
table linen washed by experts, higher
average than any State in the Union
Other cities, however, exceed this pei
capita figure, notably Jersey City, San
Francisco and Miami.
CalifornianS, the greatest LAUNDRY
patrons of any State, spend $95t
yearly per Californian keeping then
collars rigid and their napkins fresh
THE growth of the laundry industry
Is astonishing, according tt
George N. Walker of the Laundry-Dr!
Cleaning Owners Association. 1t nov
ranks twelfth among the industries
with an increase Of more than SO pei
cent every five years since 1909.
The power laundry of the presen
day is an institution of infinite detail
It is operated in much the same man
ner as highly systematized factory
a far cry from the steaming caldron
in the kitchens and back yards of tn
last century. The laundry bundl
travels steadily through the plant, op
Grafton by operation.
And laundries do not tear of but
tons.
The trade is firm and slightly wist
ful about its button breaking reputa
ton. In q modern plant no carmen
ever leaves with so much as an absen
button. The button-tearing-of iok
Evening star., 1936-08-01
By HOward p. Bailey.

~ OWN of Solomons Island,
riding high out of the water,
lies Uncle Sans s40,000,000
- insurance policy anchored in
the PatuXent River.
This policy. like all others, Is not
worth a nickel unless the principal
is collected, costs only $1,000 a month,
which is a cheap premium for so
much insurance.
Four great ocean liners. almost every
one in this vicinity knows, stand mo-
tionleSs in the river about so feet off,
shore and clutter up the scenery for
no apparent purpose. Lacking IN
formation concerning the reason for
keeping these ships there. any passing
person would be justified in charging
the retention of these ships to gov
ernmental folly and waste.
The preservation of these four ships,
the Mount Vernon, the Monticello,
The George Washington and the
America, is not an instance Of ex-
travagant disregard of the peoples
money. however. AS matter of fact,
the ships play an important part in
the defense plans of the Army and
Navy. 1t is in accordance with the
wishes of these two departments that
the Shipping Board, which has con-
troll of the liners, anchors them of
Solomons Island.
The ships, painted a dull, blush
gray with relocated superstructure,
give all the appearance of rust and
decay. Seldom is any sign Of life
visible aboard the vessels from shore
or river, unless one notices an occa-
sional whisp of smoke curling skyward
from pipe on the afterdeck Of the
Mount Vernon or catches a rare
glimpse of figure moving along a
deck.
This impression Of inactivity. of
corrosion and decay, is quite inaccu-
rate.
In reality, every bit of machinery
on each of the four ships is ready
to go, and is operated at stated in
tervals.
INSTEAD of deserted hulks, the
ships are in such condition that
two of them could put to sea in about
80 days and the others in so days.
Forty-eight men are now at work In
the engine rooms, among the boilers
and wherever machinery is located.
Chief Engineer F. C. Bailey, who
IS in charge of the boats, is proud
of the fact that the crew under his
command has carried on a mainte-
nance job which has kept these ships
in first-class condition during the
four or five years they have been
anchored In the Patuxent.
Before getting into the matter OF
the condition of the ships, however,
the statement in the opening para
graph about the $40,000,000 insurance
policy should be amplifled.
The boats, as most readers probably
recall, were used as troop transports
during the World War. Many WASH
| ingtonians no doubt went to France
aboard one of them. In fact, while
discussing the Mount Vernon in a
group at Patuxent Beach 1t was re-
yealed that two of those present
crossed on her on the same trip, one
rs a Marine flyer and one as men,
Der of the National Army. Neither
was aware Of that fact before
Evening star., 1936-08-01

~ OWN off Solomons Island,
riding high out of the water,
lies Uncle Sans s40000000
- insurance policy anchored in
Evening star., 1936-08-01

Continued on Page B-6.)
Evening star., 1936-08-01
By Tesfa Cummings.

w WASHING Washington shirts
IA and sheets keeps some
wv $500 professional laundry
rorEorc b1lSy TajIy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss.
 PROBATE COURT, January goth,
 A. D. lQ30. ESTATE of CATER
 INA also called KATHERINE also
 called CATHERINE ROCCO, late
 of tho Town of Waterbury In said
 District, deceased.
 The Executor, having exhibited his account with said estate to this Court for allowance, it iB
 ORDERHD, That 2lth day of Jan- uary A. D. 1036, at 2;30 o'clock, in the afternoon, standard time, at the Probate office in Waterbury. be and the same is, assigned for a hearing on the allowance of said account. and tho Court directs the Bxecutor. to give notice thereof, by publish ing this order In some newspaper having Q circulation in said Dis- trict, and. by leaving with, or by mailing in registered letters ad- dresaed to each of tho persons in- terested, and residing without the Probate District of Waterbury, q copy of this order, all nt least thrOe days before said day of hearing.
 MARouERITr M. EAHY.. 1.21-it Asst. Clerk,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
STATE DAIRYMEN
 IN CONVENTION

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 2i-(UP)- Tho Connecticut Dairyrnen's associ- ation opened It's 66th annual con- vention today for . three-day ses- sion.
 Addresses were scheduled by State Commissioner of Agriculture Olcott ?. King; pr. J. A. Keenan, Wiscon- sin Alumni Research Foundation; I s. I. Bechdei. research director of Pennsylvania State College; c. !. Tucker, chief of research of New York state agricultural experiment station: A. N. Jorgensen, president of Connecticut State College, and others. Directors were to be chosen from Litchneld. Holland, Fairfield and Middlesex counties, and officers elected. President ]. c. Schwink presided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
LrnunR PnnArIr

trsd r'd payIno, sf Of SS 'iS Eounsbury Ave, Waterbury, Conn, have filed m ap- piication dated Jan. 13th,, 1030, with the Liquor Control Commission for . Package Store for Beer only for ps:ss s: s.: os 'cSaSllH casSvew asGs I %a VI t9: bury, Conn. The business Is owned by Carl Fred Davlno, of b6 Louns. bury Ave. Waterbury, Conn, and wifi be conducted by Carl Fred Dayino, of sb Lounsbury Ave, Wa. terbury, Conn.,, as permlttee;
 pAted Jan. 18th, l03e. l-1A.2l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
srATn Of coNNEcrIcuT, pIs

STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIs- bHTE HIII SoUhT. s mNtg1' JsasaTy 'lsth, ;s lSss: IEBTATn of ANNIE FINETTE LYNCH, lato of the town of Wa terbury, In said district, deceased. The Court of Probate for the Dis. trict of Waterbury, hath limited date horeof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly ate tested, within said time, will bo de- barred recovery. All persons in. debted to said estate aro requested to make immediate payment to
 The CITIZENS & MANUFACTU ERs
 NATIONAL BANK,
 Executor.
 By THOMAS r. MOORE, t.20-3t Trust Officer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
LIQUOR PERMIT

This is to give notice that I, Sam .Farb. of 90 Bank st., Waterbury. Conn, have filed m application dated January 18th, l93e, with the Liquor Control Commission for . Rostaurant Permit for. the sale of cgeoe "n st auWST oa rHe onn Ths business is owned by The Raymond Cafeterla, Restaurant Bar and Grill, Inc, of 20 Bank St, Waterbury, Conn, and will be conducted by Sam Farb. of 20, Bank St., Waterbury. Conn, as permittee.
 Dated Jan. 18th, 1888. 1-Si-2s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
HOME OWNERS LOAN CORPORA.

HOME OWNERS LOAN CORPORA wipow, TtSS HEIRS vsc;nnDrroRs and
 EIIAM ii, FRIaNcM. late of wa.
 terbury, decenBed.
 ORDER or NOTICE. STATE of CONNECTICUT, NEW
 HAVEN COUNTY. ss. WATER.
 HPbNy' TMS ThhSaSS aGSSoMP5hAfRSr R "a of 'yiS; tSc said HOME oWNDRS LOAN coit. pORATiON praying for reasons thePeln set forth for a foreclosure of .a certain mortgage made return. able to tho Superior Court ln and for New Hayen County Ut Wnter- bury, to Do hold on tho first Tues- day of February, A. D., 1036, it Ap- pehring to and being found by the HubscrIbing authority that the said defondantS arc unknown and are of parts unknown, therefore,
 ORDERED, That notice of tho pondency of said complaint Do given by publishing this order Of notice In the Waterbury Democrat, q newspaper printed in said Water- bury. threo days auccoBhively. .com- mencifg, on or before the 2ist day of January, 1888, hll by sofne proper officer, who with his doingB thereon shall mako due return.
 GEORGE 1T. FREEMAN,
 Cierk of said Superior Court for
 New Havon County at Waterbury. 1.2i.3t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
A THRIFT HABIT IS THE WANT AID HABIT
 READ THEM AND USE THEM FOR PROFIT
LegaL NOtices
LTQUOR PnNMIT ueRWTfyrI 6DW AppLTCATInM

This is to give notice that I, st., Watertown, Conn, have filed an application dated Jan. nth, 1eS6. wth ths Lgor sHrs EUtrSI psrs CSTglsSiSn gnr ,Ss sale of alcoholic liquor on the prom- ises, Main st., Watertown, Conn. The business 10 owned by The Full ton Markotg, Incy of 2s6 East will be conducted by Gerard Joseph cordett, of Main St. Watertown, oO"iiE GiiERAlsD JOSEPH coRDETT.
 Dated Jan. i1th, 19S0. l-i4-sl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

Webu popur ApC ale ausrte! hes been asked report at tho night part In tho amateur show which weekly feature Fred Aliens Town Hsn TOnght Pictured first tenor; Dick second enor Henry auhier beritone Wllfred GteenblatG bass The notified by yesterday afternoon hasi a Rsdle City Wednesday night The guares number will he special aFrapgeent of that swing fevcte Tiger Rag TenighV The program carried In ths section by WTIC First
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

Enroute from New York to Hollywood, Sam Hearn was be. sleged on the train by auto. graph hunters who remembered him from broadcasts they at- tended at Radio City. His popular schlepperman chsrac. ter is again . feature of Jack Benny's weekly NEG program. Sam has received two picture offers since he arrived In Holly- woOds In addition to being the Ukelele Lady, May Slnghi Breen is also the gardenia lsdy of radio, She always wears . corsage of fresh gardenias when she broadcasts over NEG.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

the other night for . guest appear ance on the MTG and His Girls show at NBCs Radio City studios all warmed up and as impatient to 90 on with the show as if they had been in rehearsal for an hour. They had attended the Dutch Treat Din- ner at the Hotel Ambassadors where they met Mrs. Franklin D. Roose- welt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
Legal Notices

STATE of coNNEcTIcuT, DIS
 icSTATB of BRipGlsT 4. Mo:
 CORMACK, late of the town of
 Waterbury, in said distriot' ds-
 Tho Court Of Probate for tho Dis: snS sr,Gs aowwVS wS'erSur "s %on,hs Ra'h from sSs date c 6orocs for tho creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly at- tested, within said time. will Do de. barred 2 recovery. All persons rssi,. in, nS to make immediate payment to-
 CATHERINE T. MCCORMACK,
 1s2Os3t AdminIatrAtrIx.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

James Dunn end Sally Miiers, one Of Hnllywcods most famous co-star- ging teams, and pinky Tomiin will present inicrophone preview of tlieig new picture. Don't Oct Per- s0ral,v during Dick Powell's "Ezol. 1ywoOd Hotel" hrcadcast over the coast. .to-coast WABO- Columbia net. work on Friday, January 24, from 0io0 to l0:00 p. m.
 This will be Dunn's first visit to "Hollywood Hotel" and, though Gal- ly Eilers has been on the program before, she will command edded ita- tsrest by performing with her run. ming mate in the team that won popularity in . polarization of Vina Delmers famous story, Fad 0irl."
 Wen call him NFr. Drewn, and
 he's Kind of prominent on the
 air right nov as . master of
 dialect. Ills versatile vocal
 choEds have Che ability to mi.
 mic these of most oe the na-
 tlen's political and theatrical
 leaAef& Because of this fact,
 hae fame has been reached. Nc
 hes one trouble, though. Eve-
 ningy when he is not on the air,
 he Alna eg likes ta hit Che bct-
 tle . bit, much Co the annoy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

Vy aesle, Johnny Sulinapu's vocal. 1gt, is an expert pianlgt, performing aia this capacity o1a JphnsoEi's Sun. day noon 1lDC Slaaw. She alse datleet exeeiIenslV and ig g gTaud atm9cT. wl, however, 1eolg that ehe.d Ike some other artistic eutIets and @ slie e currently taking leasoms on the harp. Dorothy kamOur. the NEG romantic songsttess, observes that q 1agge pert Of her uaail cones from married men sfid women, proving ttet rorneticedoes not dc after 1nar- xiage. Lou Hring, whose magic 1s heard from Menhattati's axcih- slye tluh ~The Moliae Og Morgat5," ," has been informed by his former hi6t school that his name has been added to the jiet Of members of hie eeaiDe CiaSB who have made good. The head of the committee is tho 1seuIty member who gave Lou the cnly Aurking sTade hs ever gCt ih Sctool.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

Ernie Host the maestro win sUan be IeaAlng hls own 0Fches- tsn in Fiorl1A while Peui habuc- ei conducts FAm Kfnld Hoist Or- cheetfa" in New Yerk. 10th oe tlleDe bands wiIl he on the alr, and tils situatlDn Will give IE0lst Che disslmetion es being the only s.laeDtko With two orchestras on the air from different parts of the ceqntry. , Kd Wolfe, whe guides the reaio destlnieS Of AzeIesses m yanuery, the O,NelIis, Mary Small end tho Westerners, recently celebrated 2 hlrth6sy, and All ef the sfere- mentioned stsrs did their bit to Haeke tho psTty . success. In fact, e successful wes t thst . New Fork radio editor who at. tended reviewed it in his column es she besk air show he ever witnessed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

snce of hIs wife. Stuck for an aIibI one evening which he In. tended to spend with the ''boys", he decided to adopt one of his Representations Co tell hls bet- ter half that he was wanted at an ell-nlght rehearsal. Conf. dent, he ssrOde to the 'phOno hooth and using sll Of his te- lents of inlmlCry, talents that have made him . big air name, remember, he called his home and explained tho situation Co Che maid who answered the 'phone. After tei, minutes of explanation in the adopted voice, the maid said "Vcry we'll, I'll tell your wife you called MT. Dr0wn!" "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

'iSSI SS$ $5s$ 3sSss@S f$$ iSss of tho town of Waterbury, in said district deceased.
 The Court of Probate for tho. Dis. trlct of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date tate to exhibit their claims for sst- tiement. Those who neglect to preHent their accounts, properly et. tested, within said time, Will Do dee barred recovery. Ali persons inc dehted tO said estate are requested to make imilsdigte .paxm2nt to
 MARY CASEY DOLAN,
 ROBERT F. RAuBEL,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
Raalo .ApgAsasus

BARGAINS IN IJsND RADIO sT'Ts = Replacement parts, MoEoAnp Radio Exchange, @ BEook ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
Employment
Msn Wanted

HoWLAND.HUQHEs will place, 2 well recommended men over 2i yrs. of age in established profitable position. Opportunity for promo ton. Experience unnecessary. Oar required. Apply Personal Desk," Wednesday i0:30 c. m. sharp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

It looks like Denver Week in the Hollywood NEG studies on Thurs. day when the Bing Crosby program gets together. Announcer Don Wil- son came from the Colorado City, aa did Kay Weber and three members ps Jimmy DorBey's bend. Tom Howard and George Shelton arrived
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

'Ta$s $IsaF a $5S $ '$ s;s S3$
 i1STATE of dioVXNNf IAGo.
 late of the town of Waterbury,
 In said district, deceased.
 Tho Court Of Probate for tho Dis. t.iet Of Waterbury. hath limited I.,l and allowed six monthn, iH,,dro from the .s date . tate to exhibit their claims for sst- tiement. ThoH0 who neglect 10 present thsiy accounts. properly at- tested, within said time, wiif bo des barred . recovery. All persons in. debted tO snid estate are requested
 PETER LA0O, i-sO.st IixsCutor,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

SANDWICH MAN--Nights, must be experienced, with references. Ray- mond Cafeteria, 20 Bank St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
Maeassssss

YALE MATTRESS co. MattreaseA Pillows c Box Gpfines Renovated i-uay eerv, Dial SA0sSO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
Musical Instruments
Business Service

Sl Dusinsss Service Rendered
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
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Manv have attacked daylight and have been the victims
of astwokng pferers admitting into their homes be-
thew did not give thought to the seriousness of this bit
strangers
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21

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strangers. You have no
way of knowing their
worth or worthlessness.