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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
CHAPTER XIII

loans feeling of terror gradually left her as she thought of her father, He'd know how to handle this Mo- thing had ever stopped him.
 That's an awful lot of money" she said, "He --- he doesn't have that much" she added almost des- perately
 Big Ed smiled crookedly. "Whatre you tryin' to hand us, sister? The old guy can raise four times that much in an hour and you know it. He knows who he's dealin' with"
 Dan looked at her curiously. What did he mean by thatp
 Ed grinned with satisfaction "we got quite a reputation. Guys who know us never doubt our in- tegrity, as they say in the papers hey Rocco?"
 Big Ed spread his hands. "Now that everybody understands every body else, we're gonna get along, hey?"
 And then, more curtly: "Rocco, you go back into town. Keep low but keep your eyes and ears open. got a hunch her old man will come bustin' in" He turned to Joan. Tt ain't gonna do him a damn bit of good, though.
 Sam, see what that other kid has in his pockets that he shouldn't. Incidentally, what's your name, kid?" he asked Dan after Rocco had left.
 Dan told him. Sam tossed his wallet to Ed who looked through 1t hastily and tossed 1t back.
 Here you can keep it."
 Thanks" Dan said sarcastically.
 Ed looked at him bleakly. Don't be c fresh punk, now. You ain't supposed to be in this party, you know" His face grew hard "Mebbe we shoulda dumped you out somewhere, at that. You'll only be in the way.
 "As long as you kids behave yourselves we'll let you be a little bit free. One bad move and we'll keep you tied up like a bundle of groceries"
 Mind If we look around a bit?" Joan asked.
 He grinned. Sure, go ahead. But don't go far"
 It was 8 plain, one-story house with an unfinished garret. Appar- ently no one had lived there for more than 6 year. The furnish- angs were poor with just bare ne- cessities in evidence.
 Yours is the blue room, Big Ed called to Joan. Right over there"
 She opened the door across from the small bathroom and grimaced at the sight of the rickety bed and straight, hard chair. The single window was boarded up securely on the outside.
 Hardly the Ritz Carlton" she murmured.
 There was a scene of wild com- motion at the Alpha Nu house when Joan failed to show up for dinner. Keith's car had been found deserted on the stadium road. No one could explain 1t.
 Bill Slocum had ragged when Dan failed to report for practice, but things took on serious aspect when both Joan and Dan were still missing at 8 o'clock.
 It took J. G. Johnson, escorted by a police inspector, to turn some light on the problem.
 J. G. burst upon the Alpha Nu house with the full fury of a northern gale. It had taken him just two and a half hours to get from New York in a chartered
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
MARGARET STOKES
 PLANS MARRIAGE
Local Girl Announces En- gagement to Urban Mil.
 Ter Keane
MIDDLEBURY Correspondent: Eleanor Read
 Telephone 5-O932

Mrs. John K. Max of Yale avenue, has announced the engagement of her sister, Miss Margaret Elizabeth Stokes of Middlebury also. to- Urban Miller Keane, son C: Mrs. Edmund J. Keane and the late MT. Keane of Cole street. Miss Stokes is the daughter of the late Mir. and Mrs. Anthony J. Stokes of Watertown. No date has been set for the wedding.
 Miss Elberta Grace Rich, daughter of William D. Rich, became the bride of Clarence A. June, son of MT. and Mrs. c. B. June of Stam- ford at the home of the brides father Saturday noon. Rev. William H. McCance ofiiciated at the cere- mony. A reception followed at the old Hundred inn in 3outhbury.
 After December l. the couple will make their home in Stamford.
 Friday night guests at the home of Mir. and Mrs. William D. Rich were: Miss Clarissa Walsh, of New York city: Miss Mary Steele of stratford; Miss Margaret Fay and William Fay, Ilion, N. F. Miss Esther M. Oliver, Honesdale, Penn and Miss June Sieg- fried of Allentown, Pa. A dinner party was held at the Rich home that evening.
 Election of officers will be held at fhe Grange meeting tomorrow night At SIS o'clock in the town hall. 4 large attendance is anticipated. Mas 1ex Marvin atsxxY will preside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
CR RANlUM CRACKERS
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Everyone who does the family shopping now and then should re- fresh himself occasionally on units of weight and measure, In the groups listed below. the figures rep resent units of weight or measure. Can you tell what they are?
 1. Units of length: (a) 1760 yards; (b) l6is feet: Co 36 inches.
 2. Units of area: (a) 43560 square feet; (b) IA inches; (c) 27,- 878, 400 square feet.
 3. Units of volume: (a) 27 cubic feet; (b) 1728 cubic inches; (c) 46,656 cubic inches.
 {. Units of capacity, liquid measure: (a) four fluid ounces; (b) eight pints: Co eight gills.
 5. Units of capacity, dry measure: (a) 32 quarts; (b) l6 pints; Co four pecks.
 Answers on Comic Pake)
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CAST OF CHARACTERS

JOAN JOHNSON - mysterious
 coed. glamor girl of the Tech
 campus. KEITH RHODES - Techs star
 halfback, headed for All-Amer-
 iCa hOnOrs.
 DAN WEBER - the blocking
 back who clears Keith's way; a
 steady, industrious student.
 YESTERDAY: Joan and Dan are kidnapped, driven to a country hideout. Joan is ordered to write her father, giving instructions for payment of $5O,OOO ransom "And tell him." the gangster snarls, "that if that dough ain't picked up by Saturday, they'll find you floating in the river" Joan knows he means what he says.
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Answers on Comic Page)
Evening star., 1939-04-01
Years Bring About
American Style
0fArchitecture
Development Of New
Nation Accompanied
By Many Types

The growth of the United States
In the last $50 years has been
one of the great achievements in
human history, says an announce
ment of the 18th International
Congress of Architects, which is to
be held in Washington September
24-30 with the United States Gov
ernment and the American Insti-
tute of Architects as hosts to
delegates from many foreign coun-
tries.
ITO those travelling through the
country there unfolds dramatically
the story of its growth, one that
has been ever engroSsing to the
student of human affairs the an
nouncement continues. Something
of this story is told by United
States architecture. Here is a CEN
tury and a half, due to special
conditions, architecture has run the
gamut that Europe spent centuries
evolving. The architects of this
country have improvised or have
borrowed from the old styles.
WlQe variety ntSUito.
"The result has been a great
mass of structure, presenting inf
mite variety-just what might be
expected from an energetic and
virile people-a people unhampered
by tradition or historic precedent.
unlimited by spacial conditions,
unencumbered by lack of resources,
forced by necessity to build rapidly,
but aided withal by the tremendous
advances of science.
"The cities of the United States
have grown mostly without prede-
termined plan, and until recently
there has been little restriction
affecting either the materials or
the structure of buildings. This
has given the builders the widest
latitude. Today. the old and the
new stand side by side.
'The Colonial village of 1850, with
its elm framed common, discloses a
type of architecture wherein the de-
signers used native materials. simple
plans, studied economy and re-
strained ornament. 1t offers strik-
ing contrast to the steel and con-
crete of the modern metropolis in
whose shadow it stands. In both in
stances something was borrowed
from the Old World, but its archl-
lecture was not too closely copied.
Old World Influence Felt.
an the years following the Co.
lonial period the architecture OF the
Old World began to make its i'm
preston more strongly upon the
new. The Greek revival began. fol-
lowing rather closely the architec-
ture from which it was derived;
temples then made their appearance.
Then step by step the designs
passed along through the history of
the older world. from the classic to
the Victorian, with a mingling of
the old English half timber, Dutch,
Flemish. Mansard. Arabic and
Egyptian. Under the intense pres
sure of production the architect
found it easier at first to borrow
than to create.
Following the dark period of re-
construction, after the War Between
the States IN the middle of the last
Evening star., 1939-04-01
Successful Paint Job
Depends on Good Brush

To obtain q successful paint job.
1t is just as important to use q good
brush as 1t is to use good material.
inexpensive brushes are usually
made of inferior bristle. There is a
satisfactory test to determine
whether bristle paint brushes are
loaded with horsehair-a poor sub
stitute. First, cut out a small tuft
OF hair from the inside of a brush
and soak 1t in water for 10 minutes,
then place between two blotters. The
horsehair will curl into a crooked
Evening star., 1939-04-01

of the old and the extremely mod
ern, blended to meet the tastes Of
the country. And towering above
all these styles. from the Greek to
the ultramodern, stand the great
skyscrapers-the design of which is
one of the outstanding original con-
tributions of the United States to
architecture.
I'm these massive structures the
visitor from abroad will find clearly
and vigorously expressed one of the
important phases of American ar
chitecture. The skyscraper is the
Evening star., 1939-04-01

"S" or corkscrew turn. Another test
is to smell brush which has been
soaked under q hot-water faucet-as
horsehair has characteristic scent.
A third test is to remove q hristle
from the brush and roll 1t between
foref1nger and thumb. A horsehair
will remain stationary, whereas a
bristle will slide between your
fingers.
Evening star., 1939-04-01

century, revival of building began.
Inspired by the Columbian Exposi-
ton in Chicago in 1898, literal
renaissance of classic inspiration
was started. In public buildings the
classic tradition became the vogue,
while in the residential field the ar
chitecture of the Colonial period
predominated Architects began to
adjust and adapt the new needs of
a growing Nation within the walls
of these old historic forms.
American Style Emerges.
'In the past few years styles have
emerged which are essentially Amer
ican-a compilation and adaptation
Evening star., 1939-04-01
Newton Descendant Dies

A descendant Of Sir Isaac Newton
who was well known as q lecturer on
the work Of his famous ancestor,
has died in Southport, England.
Evening star., 1939-04-01

Traffic lights protect you. Watch
them.
Evening star., 1939-04-01

shape Of things to come-the symbol
of young civilization moving into
the new and uncharted paths Of the
future"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-21
SLUM BUILDINGS ELIMINATED
BY USHA HOUSING PROGRAM

Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-Indi-
cation that real progress in eradica-
tion of American slums is being made
by the low rent housing program of
the United States Housing Authority
is given by statistics just issued which
show that approximately 10000 SUBJ
standard structures had been elimin-
ated in 26 cities as of December l.
In issuing the statistics, USHA
Administrator Nathan Straus called
to attention that they represent only
36 USHA-aided projects concerning
which the local authorities have made
formal reports on the progress of
their slum clearance work.
A large additional number Of sub
standard dwellings, also have been
eliminated throughout the country, he
said, in connection with construction
now under way on more than 125 low
rent projects, but the data have not
yet been officially reported and ap-
proved.
The United States Housing Act re-
quires that substandard dwellings,
equivalent to the dwelling units pro-
vided by an USHA project must be
demolished, effectively closed, or rem
dered safe and sanitary for human
habltation.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-21
CHRISTMAS 1889

\ holy day with worldwide message in 1889
4 marks the natal day of the great teacher
whose lifes mission was to interpret the mystery
of life. He tried to make men understand the i'm
portance of living for the development of the spirit
our capacity to appreciate the higher powers Of
human beings and to strive for contact with high
er levels of life. He urged that appreciate the
good in others and make our relations with all a
power appealing to their better selves. Life is
essentially conflict between human desires for
comforts and personal gains, and spiritual desires
for capacity to live with goodwill toward all and
doing good toward all. Between spiritual ideals
and material ideals there is irreconcable conflict.
AS the Master said He brought not peace but the
sword-a weapon against the foes of the spirit
All the world is in conflict. In some countries
it is a conflict of ideals-those who seek power
against those who seek freedom, and the appeal
is to love Of fellow men and justice In other coun-
tries the conflict is between armed forces, and the
appeal is to hatred and destruction of life We in
the Western Hemisphere are fortunate in that his
torcal forces do not lead to policies of territorial
aggression and that we plan for commerce and
peaceful relations with other countries without
desire to control them. Our desire and opportunity
for developing procedures of democracy and for
realizing the possibilities of human freedom, are
the most precious possessions of the nations of
the New World. The foes of these possessions
against which we must be armed with the sword,
are within our domain. The maintenance OF free
dom and democracy requires more than passive
possession and there are rights which must be eX-
ercised and ideals that must be steadily advanced
The battle which counts for most in human well
fare is the battle for ideals, and this battle can
be won only by giving the ideals reality through
our lives and getting the cooperation OF others
through conference and agreement.
May every member of the American Fedora
tion of Labor be ready for his opportunities and
his responsibilities in the coming year. Upon each
of us depends the progress to be made for human
welfare and freedom.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-21

|of experts to study and make recommendations for
the duration of the European war. 1t is obvious
THAT the interests of democracy should turn the
|attention of our Government and our people to
the South. We have common interests in main
taining the institutions of peace and of democracy
|Our economic organization must follow the di-
rection indicated by our political and cultural in
lterests
In the light of these substantial developments,
the wisdom of the Cincinnati convention, directing
revival of contacts with labor movements of South
American democracies, becomes obvious. The
|basis for free commerce between our country and
these Republics must be assured by minimum la
|bor standards as the floor of fair competition.
Minimum labor standards are the guarantee of
|social welfare. Maintenance of uniform labor
standards is possible only through free organza-
ltion of workers in unions to perform their part
lin the program. Free workers of unions neces-
|sary to the maintenance Of political democracy as
well social progress. A strong Pan-American
Federation of Labor is necessary that the develop
|ment of continental policies and procedures be
democratic in scope and in spirit, for Labor is
|sponsbe for the welfare of the masses in each of
the American Republics.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-21
INTER R-AMERICAN CONFERENCES

SlNCE the outbreak OF the European war In the
~ early autumn, we in the Western Hemisphere
have come to realize more clearly than ever before
how fundamental are the differences implied in the
terms "New World and "Old World The whole
basis of livng-socia, political and economic
literally rests on new ground in the American con-
tinents and vast stretches of ocean separate us
from the lands of our forefathers controlled by
historical forces very different in nature from
what have developed here.
European boundary lines and balance of power
are realize, European questions which we can
neither determine nor police. We feel that fedora
tion of European countries is their essential basis
for lasting peace-but we realize responsibility
rests with Europe. Our problem and responsibility
is to strengthen the foundations of democracy in
the Western Hemisphere and to organize our eco
nomic and human resources to facilitate a demo-
cratic way of living. In accord with the general
purposes the Governments of American Republics
sent their representatives to conference held in
Panama September 23-October B. 1889, for con-
sutatlon as provided under agreements adopted
by the er-Amercan Conference for the Main
tenance of Peace (Buenos Aires, 1866 and the
Eighth international Conference of American
States U4ma, 1889 This conference created an
Inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory
Committee consisting of an economic expert from
each of the Il American Republics, to be installed
in Washington by November Is. This committee
is to consider any problem of monetary relation
ships, foreign exchange, management or balance
of international payments presented by any one
of the governments; to consider the possibility OF
promoting new industries and new treaties facili-
tating the exchange of raw materials; to study
the possibility of silver as medium of internati-
onal exchange. The committee Is also charged
with recommending ways and means to increase
shipping services for passengers and cargoes be-
tween American countries and to make recon-.
mendations to facilitate Inter American com
merce.
The Conference adopted Joint declaration OF
Continental Solidarity and of Neutrality of the
American Republics and provided for committee
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-21
Industry and Social Responsibilities

Washington, D. C.-Speaking in a
program, "Youth in Crisis" presented
by the National Youth Administration,
in cooperation with the National
Broadcasting Company, Matthew Woll
expressed the opinion there are many
industries today who really feel their
social responsibilities in the matter
Of unemployment and other matters.
Asked if private industry realizes it
has any obligation to provide youth
with jobs, Mr.. Woll said:
81 think that industry today is more
conscious of its social obligations and
responsibilities than it has been in
some years past. There was time
when industry was concerned only
with finances"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-21
Strain Continues Minimum Pay Quiz

'SA "ua >JVNb"uSS "S ~S~s''N
Columbus, 0. (OLNS).--Hearings
being conducted by Director George
A. Strain, Ohio Department of Indus
trial Relations, to determine fair
minimum wage in the beauty parlor
industry, were continued this week in
Lima and Canton.
A strong sentiment in favor of es-
tablishment of minimum wage in
that industry under the minimum
wage law has been found in Akron,
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Dayton
and Youngstown, where previous hear
ings have been held.
The survey is being conducted on
the petition of Beauticians' Local
1O5-A, Akron, whose secretary, Miss
Dolly Phillips, has been assigned by
w. C. Birthright, secretary-treasurer
of the BARRIERS and Beauticians' In
ternational Union, to represent that
organization at the hearings. Di-
rector Strain is being assisted in con-
Quoting the hearings by Nelson
Hovey, assistant director, and James
P. Walsh, superintendent of the
minimum wage division.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-21
COMMENT ON WORLD
EVENTS

The British navel blockade of Ger
many is beginning to pinch. High
German officials are even admitting
that there is blockade and that it
is having some unfavorable results. 1t
is interesting that the complaint is
not so much that Germany is not get
ting sufficient food for her people but
rather that Germany is not able to
export the products of her mills and
fields to foreign ports.
This admission and complaint of the
German officials recalls the prophetic
words of Adolf Hitler-"Germany
must export or die" Reducing that to
syllogism we could say that Ger
many admittedly is not exporting and
therefore admittedly Germany is dy-
ing. Wars, however, are not settled
on the syllogistic twist of a statement
and recent admission.
1t is important to consider the by
product Of this prophesy of Hitler's
and the admission that Germany is
losing it's export trade. The German
people will remember Hitler's words
and the German people some day will
put two and two together. What they
will do when they put two and two
together will be question for history
to answer.
Little heard from since it's own civil
war and highly important in the pres
ent war, Spain together with Italy
holds the key to the Mediterranean
Spain could, if Italy would not, help
Germany with her export problem
Possibly Spain could hold most of Ger
many's South American trade.
The rub to that little deal lies in
Italy. Mussolini is not so sure that
he wants to go all the way in aid to
Germany. Mussolini might have a
hankering for the trade that Hitler
would lose. And it is also highly pos
sible that Mussolini is not so sure
just what side of the opposing forces
he will occupy when the war has
definitely jelled.
Spain is more closely tied to the
Italian end of the axis than to the
German.
Spain cannot afford to go against
the wishes of Mussolini. AS Italy
goes, so shall Spain, unless the de.
mocracies could offer more than Italy
and right now the democracies are toe
busy to be able to fulfill any new
promises.
William Green in an address to a
mass meeting in New York's Madison
Square Garden sponsored by the
American Jewish Congress put his
finger on one of the necessary require.
ments for our democracy. Castigatine
the PHILOSOPHERS of the relationships
he reminded his audience that as
firm believers in democracy and al
that democracy stands for it is most
important that we not only "knov
what we hate" but we must alst
"know what we stand for"
We cannot defend democrac!
against the attacks of destroying
ideologies unless we know and expert
ence the nature and essence of democ
racy. You can't defend will-o-wisl
any more than you can attack fog
Our knowledge Of democracy must bt
practical and constructive. We mus
know democracy thoroughly.
When we fully understand what W.
are fighting for and what we are fight
ing against we need no prodding tt
carry on the fight.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-21
Raleigh Cigarette Sales Jump

Washington, D. C.-Reports from
all over the nation show that holiday
buying is bringing largely increased
sales of union-made Raleigh Gig
arettes, manufactured by the Brown
and Williamson Tobacco Company,
Raleigh cigarettes are being extensive
ly featured in attractive Christmas
gift boxes at tobacconists, who report
the boxes in great demand.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-21
BAKERS WIN SEVEN SHOPS

Dallas, TeXas.-The Bakery Work
ers' Union, Local Ill, achieved an
other record of progress in the con-
summation of union agreements with
the seven largest bakeries in this city.
Union shop contracts were signed with
the Taystee Bakery, Mrs. Baird's
Bakery, Goldman's Bakery and Cliff
Made Bakery to bring the total to
seven.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-21
WHAT NEXT?

Radio users need never again
be annoyed by noise from nearby
powerlines. After ten years of re-
search Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing mpany en-
gineers have developed a method
of glazing insuiators in such
manner as to prevent the arcing,
or leakage of current, which pro-
duced the interference. The new
insulator is marketed as stand
ard product, at no increase in
price over ordinary types.