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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01
ANTIQUES FILL TWO HOMES

Cincinnati, Q. (UP) - Antiques have so over-crowded the home of Harry Vorbroker, that he had to buy q new home to take care of the overflow. He has everything from glassware to sleights in his collec- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01
Do You Know As Much As Kieran!

THE amazing extremely varied
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01

The giamorous mystery of pearl culture will Dc shown on Treasure Island, where q half million pearl oysters transported from Japan to the 1889 California Worlds Fair, will be "at work"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01

Treasure Island has been open to the public since April 2 to allow the public to preview the 1889 Golden Gate international Exposition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01

American s Editorial on Franco Challenged By Local Priest Suffering by Rev Joseph Don nelly Remarks ier Consratuates of Thousands of er
 Spanish Situation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01
NEWsHAWK DIX

For the first time since his bril- liant work in "Cimarron," Richard Dix appears as newspaperman in his current RKO Radio picture, Twelve Crowded Hours" Lucille Ball plays the feminine lead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01

they found them below specifica- tons which they had set and were not merchantable. The defendants, 1t is claimed, refused to deliver an- other carload or refund their $200 deposit. Profit of 35 cents per tree plus the deposit is asked.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Moscow
Continued From First Page.)

the middle of the Baltic was one
of the most vital under considera-
tion.
The Finnish delegation was un-
derstood to be awaiting more def
mite instructions from Helsinki be-
fore resuming negotiations.
Neutral diplomatic circles de-
scribed the Finnish attitude as firm
but reasonable" The fact that
Finland has the sympathy and back
ing of the Scandinavian states as
we'll as the moral support of the
United States was believed by OBJ
servers here as undoubtedly
strengthening her hand in Krem-
lin negotiations.
Well-informed German circles
continued to insist that it was un-
likely Germany was seeking mill
tary aid from the Soviets. These
quarters emphasized it was eco
nomic help that the Germans, who
have trade delegation here, want
to get
Foreign circles, however, were
doubtful that Russia was in a posi-
ton to supply Germany any large
or varied quantities of raw mate.
rials since she is unable to fill hel
own needs in many commoditie.
which Germany wants.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Royal Oak
fContinued From First Page.)

ceive air protection which may ex-
tend hundreds OF miles out to sea-"
The announcement said also that
e. the Royal Air Force hunt for Ger
man submarines continued during
the past week despite bad weather.
It added:
whenever, a U-boat was sighted
the hunter became the quarry, being
Immediately bombed by the aircraft.
Ships Of the naval escort also dashed
to the spot indicated by the pilot
and dropped further depth charges. "
The announcement said that "un-
der the protection of air anti-sub-
marine patrols and naval escorts,
thousands of tons of vital supplies
were shipped safely to these shores.
Merchant Ships Armed.
A number of big merchant vessels
are being fitted out as merchant
cruisers to form new defensive
squadron for the navy. One of the
squadron is a 15,000-ton liner
launched recently and now COM
pleting transformation into an
armed cruiser.
From her sides point barrels of
powerful guns. Two cargo holds
have been converted into ammuni-
ton magazines and range finder and
fire direction apparatus have been
set up.
To lessen the danger of sinking
10000 alright drums and 1,100 tons
of wood have been placed on board
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Royal Oak Loss Puts
U.S. NaWFirstin
Capital Ships
Great Britain Still Has
II BottIeships, Three
Bio Bottle Cruisers

When the British battleship Royal
Oak went down, the United States
took first place in the world rank
ing in the number and tonnage of
capital ships, which include battle
ships, heavy cruisers and pocket bat
tleships.
The authoritative James Fighting
Ships Registry lists Britain's
strength in capital ships at IS, to-
falling 473,700 tons, which is reduced
to IA and 444,550 by the loss of the
29,150-ton Royal Oak.
The United States strength is re-
ported at IS capital ships of 1885,
800 tons.
The British fleet now has II bat
tleships and three big battle cruis-
ers. -Four or five newer and faster
battleships of the King George v
class are expected to Join the fleet
possibly next year.
While Germany has only two new
battleships and three 10000 ton
heavily-armed and armored pocket
battleships," experts consider this
force definite threat to the British
blockade in connection with subma-
rine and aerial attacks. At sea, they
could play havoc with allied COM
merce and outspeed and outgun any
but five fast new British and French
vessels. Already the pocket battle
ship Admiral Scheer Is believed to be
operating in South American waters.
Naval experts here were as much
interested in the manner in which
the 29.l50-ton battleship was sunk
as in the loss itself.
A battleship at sea normally is
safeguarded by protective screen
OF light cruisers and destroyers as
well as b yher own armor and
anti-torpedo "blisters" along the
hull Additional protection is pro-
vided by alert scouting planes.
Whether a U-boat actually sank
the $4,000 900 battleship as indi-
Gated by the British admiralty,
and whether torpedoes were fired
when the ship was at sea or at
anchor were questions of import
ance to the United States along
with all navies which consider the
battleship the backbone of a fleet.
The sinking underscored official
testimony given to Congress last
year that a battleship is not in
vulnerable. Admiral William D..
Leahy, then chief of operations,
noted a battleship could be sunk
by torpedoes. armor- piercing shells
or aerial bombs-"under conditions
favorable to the attack and pro-
vided it is hit often enough and in
the right place"
Aside from its protective screen
of other ships. it depends for safety
on armor, watertight subdivisions
and well organized fire control
parties" trained to cope with dam
age quickly.
In the World War Britain lost two
dreadnaughts of the same general
type as those now in service and
eleven battleships of a pre-dread-
naught type, aside from three bat
tlecruisers and scores of lighter
cruisers and destroyers. Torpedoes
accounted for many, mines and
explosions caused other losses.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
New U-Boot Technique Hinted
In Sinking of Royal Oak
Continued From First Page.)
carriers moving at normal oper-
ating speeds.

carriers moving at normal Oper-
ating speeds.
In consideration of all these lin
itations, it was not surprising that
the experience of the last war in
dicated, despite a number of spec
tacular coups, that the submarine
was still only a weapon of oppor-
tunity when employed against war
ships, and had far wider range Of
usefulness as commerce destroyer.
While this general statement prob
ably still holds good, the loss of the
Royal Oak and the Courageous
opens up certain lines Of speculation
which it may be interesting to pur-
sue.
First of all, it is apparent that
there is very little worth in the
claims made by sensational writer's
before the war to the effect that the
British Navy possessed some new
revolutionary and infallible anti
submarine device.
there has not been a degree of over
confidence at the admiralty in the
efficacy of their anti-submarine
preparations. In the absence of de-
tails it is perhaps too much to say
that there has been carelessness in
the dispositions that resulted in
these two disasters. It is easy enough
to understand how the Courageous
might have been employed on de-
tached service in the North Sea con-
Quoting an aerial patrol; it is less
easy to understand the necessity
for the presence Of the Royal Oak,
an old and comparatively slow bat
tleship In an area-the exact loca-
ton is as yet unknown-and under
conditions which exposed her to
submarine attack.
Why Exposed to Attack?
There Is today no German battle
fleet in the sense in which there was
one IN 1914; there are only few
fast, armored vessels which might
possibly break to sea as commerce
raiders, but which could not hope to
fight the British home fleet in line
OF battle. The escape of such ships
into the Atlantic is not a problem
which could successfully be dealt
with by ship of the Royal Oaks
type, and 1t is fair question, there
fore, to ask why she was exposed tc
attack, and, being so, why not better
protected by screening operations.
One may also wonder whether the
Germans are not developing a new
and, for the future, highly significant
method of cooperation between
submarines and aircraft. Given gooc
tWo-way radio communication be.
tween U-boat and plane, the latter
could locate the target and direct
the U-boat to it. Indeed, it Nigh,
thus be possible for the U-boat tt
achieve its best chance of success
which comes when it can take up {
predetermined position and lie il
wait for its prey. Its limitations O.
vision and speed might thus b,
partially compensated for by tn,
vision and speed of the co-operatin,
aircraft.
If the Germans have indeed
worked out some such system it may
Evening star., 1939-10-15
"A. P. Wirephoto.

"A. torpedo, functioning under
water, shares the limitation of the
depth bomb in being able to scatter
its effective force only in an upward
direction. Modern ships have taken
cognizance of this factor by putting
'blisters on their hulls. These &C
tually are a kind of outer bulwark.
Modern submarines can fire tor
pedo that will explode under ship
and break it in two. 1t does not need
to hit the ship at all, and blisters on
the bottom of the hull will not save
it. BGsters on the side force the tor
pedo to blow its force in the air
alongside the ship, or at best along
the outer skin. But a charge ex-
ploding under a ship will blow up
through whatever is there-and
what is there is not air or outer
skin. but the ship itself.
Evening star., 1939-10-15

can be little compensating advan-
tage.
If the Royal Oak proves to have
been lost in the North Sea, her loss
may be laid in part, at least, to
disregard of these principles. If
off the coast of Spain, as one un-
confirmed report has it, then there
must almost certainly have been
carelessness in the protective meas
ures taken, a supposition which the
loss of two-thirds of her compile
ment, as now reported, would seem
to confirm if it turns out to be true.
May Have New Torpedo.
The fact that in the case Of both
the Royal Oak and the Courageous
the torpedo attack resulted in the
sinking OF the ship in question,
causes one to wonder whether the
Germans may not have developed a
new type Of torpedo of greater de-
structive qualities than those hither-
to employed. The underwater pro-
lection of the Royal Oak was very
complete, she having been entirely
rebuilt in this respect in 1895; that
of the Courageous was somewhat
less thorough. but she was fitted
with protective bulges.- A single
torpedo hit, especially on the Royal
Oak, should not have suficed to
sink the ship. OF course, all Ger
man submarines, except the very
smallest type, carry four bow tor
pedo tubes and it is quite possible
that there was more than one tor
pedo fired; indeed a German sub
marine commander who found him.
self in position to attack a battle
ship would be sure to make the
most OF his opportunity by letting
60 every torpedo that he had ready.
Copyright, 1889, by New York Tribune,
Evening star., 1939-10-15
target without striking it.

target without striking it.
Modern torpedoes." he said, "are
engines of destruction, weighing
about a ton apiece and travelling
approximately so miles an hour. '''
In the old days, a ship could detect
torpedo by its white, bubbling
wake, and, while the ship could not
outspeed it, it could outmaneuver it.
The torpedo still lacks maneuver-
ability. The most that can be done
is to have the torpedo alter its course
at right angles. through gyroscopic
control, after it has started on its
course Thus, on the score of foot
work, the ship has the upper hand.
But the modern torpedo leaves no
wake. 1t travels silently and in
visibly beneath the surface of the
sea. You can't outnaneuver what
YOU can't see.
Evening star., 1939-10-15

prove dangerous both to the British
fleet and to British merchant ship
ping. 1t would require, of course,
the closest sort of cooperation be-
tween navy and air force. There is
some reason to believe that this CO.
operation is more likely to be real
lied by the Germans than by the
British.
Reluctant to Weigh Advice
There has been a noticeable re-
luctance on the part of the ad-
miralty to give weight to the advice
and suggestions of the staff of the
royal air force. The latter, in
this writer's opinion, is one of the
most efficient, progressive and clear
thinking staffs in the world. Its
views have, however, not always
been acceptable to the more con-
servative viewpoints prevailing at
the admiralty.
1t should be kept in mind by
American readers, however, that
while it is always dangerous for
capital ships to operate in coastal
waters within reach of enemy SUBJ
marines and shore-based aircraft
this does not apply to oceanic op-
erations. Once clear of the re-
strictions and dangers of coastal wa
tiers, the value of the submarine OF
the bombing plane as against the
capital ship tends rapidly to di-
minish.
From the American point o1
view the battleship is, and will re-
main for the foreseeable future, the
foundation of our sea power. Tc
some extent this is true also Of
Great Britain, but it is becoming in
creasingly clear that undue risks
must not be taken with these valu-
able and irreplaceable fighting units
under circumstances where there
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Hit-ond-Run Driver
Kills Salisbury Boy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
SALISBURY, Md, Oct. ID. -
Neighbors who saw 4-year-old Philip
Townsend lying on the edge of his
yard today thought he was asleep
and went to awaken him, fearing
he would catch cold.
They found him dead, struck by
a hit-run driver. His playthings
were scattered around him.
Police Chief N. H. Holland said
there were no witnesses to the &C.
cident but that he had the de-
scription Of q car seen nearby a few
minutes earlier.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Engines of Destruction.

Simon Lake, who has contributed
probably more than any other per-
son to the modern submarine, ex-
planned in an article in The Evening
Star last Monday that the modern
torpedo can be directed from a dis
tance of S or miles, travels entirely
under water without leaving a wake
and can be exploded beneath the
Evening star., 1939-10-15

ans Christian Temperance Union,
at Clarendon Methodist Church.
Thursday at pm. Mrs. Amy
Weech, State president of the W. c.
T. U. will speak on the program.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Windridee to Speak

Fred N. Windridge, Republican
candidate for the county board
will speak at a luncheon meeting
of Clarendon (Va) Branch, Wom-
Evening star., 1939-10-15

TRAGIC FUTURE OF ROYAL OAK
moving picture Toredoed
the heavy
tragic fate Of that bleshp
by U-boat
ef the striking
Evening star., 1939-10-20
so House Members Join
Drouuht-F|ood Aid Drive
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
Sixty House members from flood
end drought States voted Yesterday
to join in Senate campaign for
Federal funds to relieve distressed
farm families.
Called by Speaker Bankhead, the
meeting authorized a five member
committee to work with Senators
for Federal assistance in every pos
sible way to relieve the farm situa-
ton in those sections of the country
affected by floods and draughts or
other unusual causes
A flve-man Senate committee was
named last week after II Senators
agreed to ask a $50,000OOO appro-
priation at this session of Congress.
Neither an appropriation nor spe-
CHIC remedy was proposed in
resolution adopted by the House
members.
Maps prepared by Federal agencies
showed there were 33 drought
States, three flood States and two
affected by both floods and drouehts.
1t has been estimated 10000 farm
tamilles were affected.
Mr.. Bankhead said he would name
the committee today.
Evening star., 1939-10-20
Pope Plus Expected
To Issue His First
Encyc|iea| Oct. 29
Holy Father to Inveigh
Against Spread Of
Atheistic Doctrine
BY JOHN T. WHITAKER.


Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
ROME, Oct 2O.-The first encycli-
cal Of Pope Plus XII will inveigh
against the spread of atheism and is
entitled Against the Ruinous Doc
trines of Our Times" it is reported
today in Vatican quarters.
The holy father has already COM
pleted the draft and is expected to
issue it October 20, the feast day of
Christ the King.
After fruitless efforts to preserve
the peace Of nations, which Adolf
Hitler broke with his invasion of
Catholic Poland. the Pope is ex-
pected to castigate atheistic doc
trines, which inspire both Com
murism and National Socialism.
The Pope's first encyclical is ex-
pected to avoid politics except, OF
course. as his fervent prayers for
peace and his adherence of neo-
paganism carry certain implications.
Opening with the Latin words,
"Contrivi Dominus baculum i'm
piorum, virgam dominantium'-
words of Isaiah, The Lord has
broken the rod of the impious and
the scepter of the rulers"-the en-
cyclical should be known as the
"Contrivi Dominus."
Copyright 1899, by Chicago Daily
News, Inc)
Evening star., 1939-10-20
Program Is Announced
For HEARING Week

The Washington Society for the
Hard of Hearing yesterday an
nounced its program of events for
National Hearing Week, which
opens Monday.
The public is invited to the open
Ing event on Monday at 8 pm. at
the society's headquarters, 11l6 Ver-
mont avenue NV At this time lip
reading classes will be held. followed
by a movie, Life Begins Anew"
On Wednesday and Thursday
night. a "Gadget Show which in
cludes all mechanical helps for
those with defective hearing, will
be on display at the headquarters.
on Friday at 8 pm, DR.. Letitia
Raubicheck, director of speech i'm
provement, New York City Board
of Education, will lecture at Barker
Hall, Y. w. c. A.
Evening star., 1939-10-20
Man Gored by Steer
At PooIesviIIe, Nd.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
POOLESVILLE, Md, Oct. 20
Robert Dayhoff, 38, of Dickerson,
was gored by steer and suffered an
eve injury yesterday which may cost
him his sight in one eye. The acci-
dent occurred while he was deliver
ing some cattle to the Isaac Fyffe
Farm here.
DR.. E. w. White gave first-aid
treatment and sent Mr.. Dayhoff to
the Episcopal Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat Hospital in Washington. He
also treated Elmira Jones, colored,
for an abdominal wound received
while attempting to rope the ami
NAL. The latter's condition is not
believed to be serious
Evening star., 1939-10-20
6. u. Panel Discussion
Leaders Announced

The Rev. DR.. Robert j. White,
dean of the Catholic University law
school. yesterday announced the
leaders of the panel discussion in
the advanced course in the new
Federal laws and civil procedure
to meet at $40 pm. today at the
university.
Presiding will be Henry G. Fisher
of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The leaders will be
Prof. James F. Dawson. Edwin E.
Ferguson, Prof. Charles A. Keigwin,
Lawrence Koenigsberger, Christo-
pher NJ jerks, James A. Pike and
John w. Willis.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-30
2 Detectives
.Conuicted OF
Bru ia lity

DETROIT. Sept. 2s-Two white
detectives, Jack Chew Tobacco
Jones and Joseph Conatser. were
convicted by an all-white jury OF
eight women and four men We'd
nesday OF assault and battery.
The complainant against the two
officers was Frank L. Robertson,
who charged that the two officers
beat and kicked him while he was
prisoner in Garfield station
July H.
The two detectives. through their
attorney, Thomas F. Chawke, filed
a motion for a new trial. The mo-
ton will be argued this week. In
the meantime the detectives, al
ready under suspension, were re-
leased on personal bond by Judge
Arthur f. Gordon, before whom the
trial was heard.
Principal witness TO testify in the
trial was Judge W. Mckay Skill.
man of Recorders court. He tolc
OF Roberson's appearance in hi:
court room on July IT, and how or
the following day Robertson APP
peared with an injury above his
eye. The jurist also added that
Robertson had an injury on his leg
The judge read a letter received
from Robertson dated July l, in
which Robertson accused the police
and Atty. Samuel BINeifer OF try
ing to shake him down for some
money he had won playing the
numbers.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-30
ROBERT CHICK LEWIS, Editor
ROBERT STANTON, Sports Editor
Memphis Druggists
Form Organization

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Sept 29-The
Race druggists of Memphis have
felt the need OF unity and organized
themselves into an association Last
Friday they met at the South Mem
phis drug store as guests OF DR.. J
B. Martin, druggist and baseball
magnate and organized the=ceieEed
Druggist association. ( Dr..
Purpose IS 10 promote goodwill
among Race druggist, their Gus
toners and TO keep abreast Of the
new laws governing the dispensing
OF drugs as well as, the modern
operation OF drug stores.
Members OF the association are
Drs. ]. B Martin, J. C Bowman.
Glenn c, Fowkles, F. R. Stroller,
E. j. Miller, c. S Jones, c F. Lloyd.
F. E. Jackson and ]. P. Walker.
Officers are DR.. ]. c. Bowman,
president; DR., F. R. Stroller. vice
president; Dr. J. p. Walker. treas
urer; and Miss F. E, jackson. secrc.
tary.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-30
Dining Car
Employees to
Meet Oct. 24

LOS ANGELES, Calf. Sept. 20
Employees OF the Union Pacific
dining car service recently an
nounced the second biennial gen.
eraI convention which witt be held
here October "a, 25. 26 and 81.
The announcement was made by
John E Hargrove. chairman Of the
Los Angeles district. Organized in
to Local 465 Of the Protective Or
der OF Dining Car Employees are
Union Pacific Employees OF Omaha.
Nebr.; Denver. Colo; Ogden. Utah;
Portland. Ore; Oakland and Los
Angles.
The Ladies' auxiliary will meet
jointly with Local ass. Representa-
tives from all districts as well as
the general officers will attend the
convention. Widespread public in
terest is expected in the meeting
because OF the outstanding progress
OF the Dining Car unions. An open
session to the general public will
be held on Tuesday Oct. "a.