davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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served against discoloration and stains.
Furthermore, when a structural ma
terial absorbs moisture it not only
mars the surface, but tends to de-
stroy the material itself as well. A
coating of this type, therefore, will
add to your homes life expectancy
and will insure you against the havoc
sometimes wrought by the elements.
Penetrates Surface.
We have referred to the waterproof
ing as a coating, but don't think that
it builds up surface coating. Quite
the contrary, it penetrates deeply into
the pores of the brick, stone stucco,
or even plaster on the inside, thereby
shutting out the moisture.
The preferred method Of applying
the solution is by compressed air paint
spray so that a complete coating of
all the pores is assured. However,
the home modernizer can easily put
it on with an ordinary brush If ex-
treme care Is taken to see that each
and every portion Of the surface is
thoroughly saturated.
Taking a tip from the galley of a
yacht or the kitchen Of trailer, a
clever manufacturer has brought out
a small kitchen, which is entirely en-
closed in one compact cabinet, and
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electric toaster for a breakfast snack.
you should investigate this ingenious
combination affair. Then again, II
you happen to be married and living
in a small apartment, with only a
meager supply of cooking facilities,
you will be gladdened by the posi-
bilities of the cabinet kitchen.
Complete With Stove.
Believe it or not, housed in the
cabinet you not only have complete
modern gas or electric stove with four
burners and an oven, an electric re-
frigerator, a one-piece metal sink and
drain board and a tremendous quaint
ity of cupboard and storage space. The
whole outfit is made of automobile
steel, welded to strong, rigid frame,
with the doors heavily insulated, and
full-length piano hinges on them for
perfect alignment at all times. The
doors, the drawers and the cabinet
can be shipped or moved around at
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h percentages the total dollar volume
Of permits issued for each year from
1920 with 1929 building, which is
the year used by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics in its construction
indices. Each month of 1886 is COM
pared with the same month in 1929.
In charting Washington building
from 1920 to January, 1887, there
were two construction peaks. one in
1925 and another in 1928, since
which time construction has been
considerably less than during 1929.
In the 17-year period covered by
Lusk's figures. building was normal
or above for years. Seven of
the nine years below TIE base line
have been since 1880.
8 Conditions Compared.
" Calling attention to the difference
In building conditions here and in
Baltimore, the Review says:
While at the present time our
residential construction is running
shout IS per cent more than in 1929,
IN tne nelgnborlng city OF Baltimore
during 1896 house building was only
o third of what it was in 1929. A
Comparison of construction in the two
cities in percentages, which is about
the only way it can be done, and
leaving out the fact that Baltimore
is much larger city, shows that
residential building is almost six
times greater in the Capital than in
the Monumental City. The peak, or
plateau, is here; 40 miles away resi-
dental building Is still in the valley"
: The following table shows the total
volume Of construction in Washington
from 1920 through January, 1887. to-
gether with the index number for each
year and for months from January,
1895, to January, 1887:
Evening star., 1937-02-20
Pictures on Furniture.

Decalcomania or transfer pictures
Tor decorating furniture can be ap-
Piled quickly and easily. Saturate
them in water about 80 seconds, place
transfer in the position it Is to occupy
on the piece Of furniture, then slip
the paper of, leaving the picture upon
the surface. Press down with a blot
ter or soft cloth until dry. After the
transfer has thoroughly dried, apply
a coat Of shellac or varnish.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
F. H. A. FIGURES SHOW
BUILDING ACTIVITY
50 Per Cent of Total Amount of
Mortgages insured Is on
New Homes,

During the last six months Of 1885.
SO per cent Of the total amount Of
mortgages insured by the Federal
Housing Administration was for new
homes. OF this figure, 40 per cent
was on property accepted before the
completion Of construction and 13
per cent on new homes accepted after
completion.
OF the total number of MORTGAGES
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Building

Continued From First Page.)
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Group Plumbing.

For economy in building all the
plumbing in the house should be
grouped together if possible. In one
story houses the kitchen sink should
back against the bath room wall. In
two-story houses the bath room should
be over the kitchen.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
STEEL SESSION JUNE %
Delegates From Many Countries
to Meet in New York.

to Meet in New York.
The American Institute of Steel
Construction will be hosts to dele
gates from all the steel-producing
countries of the world at the Sixth
International Congress for Steel De-
Velopment to be held in New York
City June % to July 3. The purpose
Of the conference is to facilitate ex-
change of information regarding i'm
proved methods of applying steel to
construction and other uses. Dele
gates from Belgium. France, Ger.
many, England, Italy, Netherlands,
Poland, Rumania and Czechosloyakia
are expected to be present.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
s f&%$sS581 &s5${;;!;7;58!

includes everything from the stove
down to the well-known kitchen sink.
If you are bachelor reading
through this column for want of any
thing else to do, although you have
no home to modernize, not even an
Evening star., 1937-02-20
BED ROOM STUDIO
White Walls and Navy Blue Rug
Attractive.

ATTRACTIVE.
An attractive bed room fitted up as
a studio room in the daytime has
white painted walls and a navy blue
rug. At the windows are attractive
blue and white plaid curtains. The
white Venetian blinds have cherry
colored tapes, and the cherry tone is
repeated in various accessories of
the room. The treatment of the
studio couch bed is particularly inter-
esting. An underskirt which reaches
to the floor is of the same plaid fabric
as the curtains, while the scalloped
overcover (Which reveals 10 or IL
inches of the plaid) is of navy blue.
The furniture is Of pine,
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insured during this period. 4s per
cent was for new homes, with IS per
cent representing the number insured
before completion Of construction and
II per cent after completion.
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Splash Blocks Valuable

: Do not let doWnspouts or leaders
empty directly on the ground; pro-
vide splash blocks at least 3 feet long
Under the spouts to carry the water
away from the house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
VISITING TROUPE
in ANTI-WAR PLAY
Stamford Theater Group
to Present BURY the
Dead" Friday Night

The protest Of youth against the
needless butchery Of war will be
pointedly and realistically portrayed
for Waterburians on Friday even
ing at the Waterbury women's club
when Irwin Shaw's one-act play.
Bury the Dead" will be presented
by the Little Theater Group Of
Stamford. The presentation will
be heard for one night and is be-
ing sponsored by the Waterbury
Council for Peace Action and the
New Group.
The plot, which Is necessarily
grim and bitter, deals with four
young men In the army who arc
killed but who naturally want to
live. The playwright uses the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
MAYOR RECEPTION
COMMITTEE HEAD
Hayes to Welcome Irish
Americans Guests at
Elton March ii

Mayor T. Frank Hayes, honorary
chairman of the Irish-American
Social clubs st. Patrick,s day cele-
bration. has accepted the invitation
of the general committee to well
come guests at the reception and
banquet at the Elton hotel Sunday
afternoon and evening March IA,
at which time Judge John F. Nc
Grath will be one of the guest
speakers.
Further arrangements for the
banquet and for an entertainment
and dance at Buckingham hall on
March II, will be discussed at a
joint meeting and social tonight at
the v. r. w. hall ON Bank street.
The meeting will begin at o'clock
with Thomas J. Reidy presiding.
Members of the committee In
charge have announced that the
entertainment to take place after
ward will feature Eddie Bowling
and his Irish orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

imaginative leeway offered by the
drama ct this point and the young
men refuse to be buried, protesting
that It Is their desire to wander
about the world preaching against
the brutality and futiiity Of war.
The play was highly successful In
New York last year. having run for
05 days. The author, Irwin Shaw, Is
only ~ years old.
Edward H. Davis Is chairman Of
the committee in charge Of the pre-
sentation and Is being assisted by
the following members Of the COM
mittee: Mrs. Richard Mueller, Mrs.
Paul Thorell, Miss Marjorie Farley,
James F1rness, Chase Kimball, Ray
nond Leopold, Clyde Linhard, Fred
eric Smedley and Paul Thorell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
'KRAKAUCKAS Held
FOR old OEFENSE
Arrested While on Way for
Peace Conference With
Prosecutor

One of Waterbury's wandering
sons returned to the city recently
and was arrested this morning in
the corridor Of the City Hall just
outside the doors Of to the city
court room by Detective Joseph
Bender. Peter Kralaushas, ~, alias
California Pete" Is being held at
police headquarters and will be ar
raigned N court tomorrow morning
for theft. The warrant for the
youths arrest was issued on last
september 10th after he is alleged
to have slugged Joseph Tomkus,
proprietor Of the Veterans Tavern
In Brooklyn and removed $50 from
his person.
Upon learning Of his possible
Identification by the victim Of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

assault, KralEauskas told detectives
that he left the city and had spent
some time In the city Of Detroit.
Krakauskas Is said to have ar
rived back Tn the city several days
ago and has been an outcast from
his usual haunts. He said that he
entered the City Hall this morning
to speak TO prosecutor Charles
Summa In regards to Strengthening
out the matter and having the
charges facing him dropped.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
DISCECTS
BULLTTT SPEECH

Paris, Feb. 23.-(UP)-Leading
French political commentators
sought today to read into a speech
by Ambassador william G. Built
an important American pronounce
ment on foreign affairs possibly
fore shadowing American coopera-
ton in a new effort to effect dis
armament and international econ
omic cooperation.
Bullitt said, speaking last night at
a George Washington birthday din
ner, that the United States would
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

Attorney John L. Gaffney was
principal speaker at the oflcial
opening Of the st. Francis Xavier
Holy Name Society drive for men,
bers, at the parish hall last night.
Almost 100 men, who will assist in
the bringing Of new and old members
Of the organization back to active
participation in its works, met and
were given contact cards and terri
tory to wo;.s In.
Attorney Gaffney based his talk,
which was highly inspiring, on the
work of Washington in bringing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

stay out Of any war go long e. Cod
permits" He thus admitted the
possibility tilaht the United States
might be forced into war.
He urged limitation Of arna-
ments and called attention to Presi-
dent Roosevelts announcements on
the necessity for 1t.
The French political commenta-
tors made the basis for articles sug-
costing that President Roosevelt
had approved the speech, that part
Of 1t might be based on q report
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
POTATOES LIKE MAMMA

Arcadia. Cal. (UP)-D. p. Connolly
acquired his winters potato sup
ply In a manner somewhat analog-
Gus to the Biblical mama from
Heaven" A truck. ladden with po-
tatoes. making quick turn on the
highway behind him. left his car
completely ladden with flying spuds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

b. American Ambassador Wlll|an
n. Dodd At Berlin and that new
American cooperation, II not IN
actual initiative. n the international
iield might be expected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

Niles, N. Y, CUP)-Theft Of .
lotion steam shovel has been re-
ported to staet police by town off
cials Of Niles. The shovel, owned
by the town, disappeared from .
gravel bank near New Hope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
Membership Campaign
Officially Launched
Attorney John l. Gaffney Guest Speaker at St. Francis
Xavier Meeting-Gve Address on Washington
WASHINGTON HILL NEWS

an all star team composed from
members Of the senior league. Frank
Kelly Is arranging the fracas.
In q preliminary, Felix Wasakau-
skas, who has been demonstrating
his skill as q long shot artist be-
tween periods will show his team
against Tony the BARRIERS close
shaves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
Guest Speaker

respondent soldiers to activity by
his work during the Revolutionary
War. The talk was appropriate in
two senses, that it was Washing
tons birthday, and the opening of
the membership drive. Chairman
Joseph Carolan spoke briefly as did
President Thomas Scadden and Rev
David M. O'Keefe, chaplain Of the
society. aa ... it'd.
The two captains Of opposing
teams, John I'itzmaurice of the
West Sides and Dennis Curtis Of the
East Sides delivered pep talks, not
alone to their own workers, but to
al the participants. Said MIR. Fitz-
maurice, II don't care II Curtis
gets more members than I do, as
long as they're all members of the
society" Mr.. Curtis retaliated by
saying he would defeat Fitzmaurice
anyway, no matter how he felt
about 1t.
The drive officially opened last
night, and teams will begin active
campaigning today.
Basketball ta
a five way tie for first place in
tho senior league Of the community
house was created by the Gents Of
the Hill last night as they convince
ingly defeated the Welles A. G. 90
16. Joe G, vanaugh was welcomed
back to the fold as he displayed a
fin3 brand of ball, extensively and
defensively. In the other game the
Hill Juniors defeated the Robins
1920 as Ike Cirello and Ike Block
called their shots for 81 points be-
tween them.
Feature Game
The Winsted Catholic Club will
appear at the community house to-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
ALARM ONLY CLOCK

Providence, r. l., (uP)-Carl
Berg, a druggist. called police early
one morning when he heard .
burglar alarm" ringing in Tolchin-
sky;s fur shop. With drawn guns
police surrounded the store only to
find the alarm was q clock that
had been mistakenly set for 1880.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

Foul Shooting
Foul shooting applicants are TAX
ing their turns at qualifying In the
community house tournament. Sew
eral have already qualified and the
matches are conducted daily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

No Skating
We hope there Is no more cold
weather for II there is there will
be more than one disappointed kid
If he goes to Washington Park to
attempt 20 skate. The water at the
rink was drained Off yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
Basketball

Feature Game
The Winsted Catholic Club will
appear at the community house to-
morrow night to match goals with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

Soviet Russia harvested 212, 900, 900
acres Of grain In 1885.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
All Kinds of Radios

S14.5O TABLE RADIO - Slightly scratched, but
this table model Is certainly going @R AZ
to be a swell buy for someone at :. @Vs3
s24.5o CONSOLE RADIO-You won't believe 1t
until you see it, but we're actually co QR
going to sell this console radio for spVeOV
$3.50 CONSOLE RADIO-Heres your chance to
get regular $49.50 Floor Sample Radio
which we want to get rid Of @9G *
$4,000 CONSOLE RADIO-This radio has occu-
pied space on our floor long enough and now
i ior t. can have IT. $43.94
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
Stoves and Heaters

SAYS PORTABLE HEATERS-In pretty poor
shape, but considering the price &c on
reduction it's swell buy epVeV3
S44.5O CIRCULATING HEATER--Jt was dandy
once but it's been showed around coo OF
the floor so now it's going out at spAAsOA
$50. BUNGALOW RANGE-A combination range
finished in green and ivory porcelain but we're
ready to part Gao GE
Sl19 DUAL OVEN RANGE-Who wants 1t? It's
been on the floor long enough-but it's a fine
D pssss '....................... $66.87
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

2O-5O% Off February Sale!
Washing Machines

$4,000 ELECTRIC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. seems to
pass this one up SO now we're going to get
RID 5oe of IT tomorrow $24.65
$3.50 WASHER--It has been showed around on
the floor so that It's scratched coo az
but someone will take 1t for :. epOOsOA
S79.9s WASHER-Now is the time to pick up a
real buy in floor sample wash Gao GO
er which we're giving away at. ep1OeVO
$1Oe.5o ELECTRIC WAsHER-Here's the tops in
washers but we have this one floor sample
someone's going to get eco 20
for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. eVVOoA ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
Floor Coverings

FELT BASE REMNANTS-We want to clear out
all of our felt base remnants-some 900
sell for SOC So I'd. Going at :. So. yd. AA~
INLAID REMNANTs-some pieces up to room
sizes but we want you to Ken
have them at .............. SO. yd. WV
GOLD SEAL CONGOLEUM RUGS - They're
genuine Gold Seal Congoleum. ca DO
Room size rugs-for two days 80. @3sAA
Sle.5o INLAID LINOLEUM RUGS-Mostly one
Of kind room size inlaid rugs, O3 &c
but they're yours at .............. ~ sVV
Evening star., 1937-07-02
2 DROWN AS AUTO
PLUNGES OFF SPAN
Two Others Rescued From South
River After Car Sideswipes
Truck on Bridge.

~ the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 1.-Two col
ored women, Grace Smothers, IS, and
Ruth johnson, 20, both of Camp
Parole. droyned in the plunge Of their
automobile from a narrow bridge at
Riva Beach into 18 feet Of water in
South River.
Two other colored people in the car,
Wayman Reese, 81, the driver, of An
napolis, and his wife, Helen Reese,
were saved by three youths who rushed
to the scene after the automobile side
swiped q truck and trailer on the mar
row bridge and crashed through the
guard rail.
Thomas Seward, William Miller and
Charles Wilson helped Reese Chamber
from the car and freed his wife from
the machine. She was revived after
IS minutes. The other women were
trapped in the car and were dead when
removed
An inquest was set for 8 o'clock to-
night.
Evening star., 1937-07-02
CARR APPOINTED
ENVOY ATPRACUE
Assistant Secretary Of State
Since "a Made Minister
in Surprise Move.

Wilbur J. Carr. Assistant Secretary
Of State since 1924 and for more than
40 years in the State Department, to-
day was appointed Minister to Czecho-
slovakia by President Roosevelt.
At the same time George S. Messer-
smith, Minister to Austria, was nomi-
mated by the President to be an As
sistant Secretary of State.
Carr, who will replace J. Butler
Wright at Prague, entered the Depart
ment as a clerk in 1892. Announce
ment of his transfer came as a sur
prise and neither the White House nor
the State Department would comment
on the changes.
Carr has been generally regarded
as the general manager" of the for
eign service for several decades, his
work having been confined exclusively
to personnel and administrative mat
ters. He has been the State Depart
ment's chief administrative officer for
more than 20 years.
He has been credited with building
up the career service in the depart
ment, having been longtime advo-
cate of placing the American foreign
service on q competitive, merit basis
instead of making its personnel polit-
ical appointments.
Messersmith, who is 54, is q career
man of long service and has been
Minister to Austria since 1884. Prior
to that assignment he was Consul
General at Berlin.
Wright recently was nominated to
be Ambassador to Cuba.
Secretary Hull said later at his
press conference that the new ap-
pointments were without any special
significance. He characterized Carr
as "one of the Ablest and most
capable Assistant Secretaries in 20
years"
He added, however, that the time
has now been reached when it is
entirely agreeable with him to take
. mission in the field The transfer
was made by mutual agreement in
every way"
Carr, who is 66 years of age, was
not at his office today His aides said
he had gone to hospital for treat
ment Of minor, recurring ailment.
Under his new appointment Carr
will receive an increase in salary from
$4,000 to $4,000 annually.
Evening star., 1937-07-02
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

Police methods of preserving the
peace and protecting property in Chi
cago were displayed graphically to
the Senate Civil Liberties Committee
today as hitherto-suppressed news
reel showing the killing of 10 steel
strikers and the wounding of nearly
100 more Republic Steel Corp. strikers
last May 80 was exhibited.
1t was the first motion picture evil
dence ever introduced into congress
sional investigation.
Lasting less than 10 minutes and.
according to the camera man who
took the pictures, missing less than
seven seconds of the hostilities. the
film showed members of the strike
crowd falling like rows of grain at
the first burst of gas and gun fire
from the police.
Immediately some Of the officers
ranged themselves about the fallen
heap Of men and women. clubbing
them back to the ground as they
sought to rise.
In scattered spots, groups Of officer.
took similar precautions against "vio.
lence" by strikers already prone.
During the seven-second interval
while he changed lenses, Paramount
News Cameraman Orlando Upper
had told the committee earlier, some
missiles new toward the police from
the rear ranks of the crowd. and "2(
or so" demonstrators were pushed
into the police line by persons hurry.
ing up from behind.
The first sequence of the crowd pic.
ICao uEADTNC De-.
Evening star., 1937-07-02
SCOUTS REJECT
WAR VOTE PLAN
Council Refuses to Indorse
observation-disclosures
at SIS Favored.
A Full Page of Boy Scout Jam
boree Neus Appears on Page AS.

The Boy Scouts of America today
voted disapproval Of resolution which
would have put the organization on
record as favoring popular referen-
dun before this country could 90 to
war.
The refusal to indorse this plan was
registered at the tWenty-seventh an
nual meeting Of the National Council
Of the organization in a large audi
torium tent at headquarters of the
Scout jamboree near the Monument.
At the meeting the council formally
approved a retirement plan under
which salaried employees of national,
State and local councils of the Boy
Scouts will be pensioned after reach
ing the age of 65.
Resolutions to substitute pledge
or promise" for the Scout oath, in def
erence to the attitude of some re-
ligious organizations against oaths
recommending adoption of a more
popular Scout hat and of long trousers
for senior Scouts: urging conservation
OF wilderness areas and opposing use
of narcotics were referred to special
committees for further study.
Cooperation Appreciated.
BY unanimous consent the council
adopted a series of resolutions ex.
pressing appreciation to President
Roosevelt, other Federal officials. the
District Commissioners. Washington
citizens and organizations and many
other individuals and groups for theil
cooperation in arranging the jam.
boree.
The Resolutions Committee, after 8
study of the war referendum resolu.
ton this morning. told the council Il
could not approve the measure because
bylaws of the Scout organization pre-.
vent Scouts, as an organized group
from taking any action tending te
influence politics or legislation.
All but two or three of the 365 dele
gates loudly voiced their approval o1
the committees stand.
On recommendation of Col. Theo'
dore Roosevelt, chairman of the Nom
nations Committee, the Council
quickly reelected all its honorary anc
regular officers and also reelected
members Of the Executive Board
whose terms would have expired thil
year.
The honorary officers are: President
Franklin D. Roosevelt; vice presidents
(see SCOUTS, Page A-4)