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Evening star., 1939-10-01

never hoped to know again.
''He must have been a butler said
Mr.. Ledbury. at was lucky day for
us when Annette got him"
1--WE might get him striped coat"
dreamed Mrs. Ledbury, "later on -
he wouldn't mind"
He didn't mind anything. He was
invaluable. There was nothing he
wouldn't do - except answer the
front doorbell When the doorbell rang
he seemed to suffer a crisis of nerves.
and got under the table.
Hes got something on his mind"
said Mrs. Ledbury.
Never mind what's on his mind
said Mr. Ledbury. "If he wants to get
under the table let him get under the
table Let him 60 anywhere he likes,
as long as he stays. That omelette of
his -"
Yet he, also, had his doubts about
the little man. For one Sunday even
ing he caught him standing on the
hearthrug, the duster still tied over
his front. behaving very oddly. He
had the shovel in one hand, its end
tucked under his chin, and with the
poker he was solemnly making move
ments that resembled fiddling. Been
drinking" thought MIR. Ledbury, and
was intrigued, wondering what. He
could never find anything in the place
himself.
Donald picked up smattering of
English, in time, but it always hung
oddly together, and never got beyond
the cat-and-mat stage. When excited
or aroused he burst into his native
tongue, and sometimes, down in the
basement, he could be heard emitting
a moony song. Probably his national
anthem, thought MIR. Ledbury. per
haps he'll stay forever" he dreamed
hopefully.
Nonsense" said Mrs. Ledbury.
who had a strong pessimistic strain.
"Some day someone will come for him
- you'll see" Experience had taught
her that nothing good lasts forever.
1t is only disaster that sits faithfully
on the doorstep.
whats more. we'll probably get
into hot water for harboring him." she
said. I'm sure l can't think why
there haven't been inquiries before
this. Why, he might turn out to be
anybody
Summer came. The days went by.
and no one found out about Donald.
No one asked questions. In the end it
looked as if Annette was going to be
the one who made the trouble, who
butted in where angels feared to tread
- who wrecked Utopia.
I'm going to try and find out
about him." she said. tits not fair to
keep him like this. We could get him
papers, and chance to 60 to America
or somewhere later on"
MIR. Ledbury drew Kissing breath.
What do you want to do thing
like that for? Isn't he all right here?
You go letting on about him, and we'll
probably be in for packet of trouble"
I'm going to ask Crispin." she said.
Hes lawyer He'll be able to tell us
what we ought to do, After all, he's a
missing refugee. and for all know we
might get into trouble"
Mrs. Ledbury's knitting needles
clicked faster and faster, when Annette
had gone. Her bosom rose and fell.
"She's going to see Crispin. 1t might
be the turning point. dear. They
haven't met for years. Perhaps it just
needed something to bring them to-
gether. I've thought lately Annette's
improved. She's been much nicer to
me. Softer"
Mr.. Ledbury had calling idea.
you don't think she's in love with
this little foreign chap. do you? Oh.
we'll, don't shout at me. Girls do such
queer things nowadays, you never
know"
If that came right, everything
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
LITHUANIAN DAY
 PLANNED AT FAIR
Senior St. Joseph's Choir to Send Delegation to
 N. Y. September 10

Tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock will be the deadline for members of St. Joseph's senior choir to register for overnight accommodations al the Worlds Fair September g and 10.
 Lithuanian Day will be observed at the World of Tomorrow Septem- Der 10, but the local delegation will leave here the previous morning. De- tails for the trip were outlined at a meeting of the choir last evening.
 Aleksis On Committee
 Professor Alexander Aleksis has been named chairman of the en- tertainment committee for the all- day outing of the International Mu- sical Festival of Waterbury which will be held at Charley DeBisschop's farm Sunday, September r.
 Miss Filomena Sirica, one of the organizers of the movement, is gen. eral chairlady. There will be sing ing, dancing, sports and refresh ments. The outing will be open to all groups interested.
 Marijona Baronaite Here
 Miss Marijona Baronaite of Lith- uania, noted dance instructor, will be in this city next Monday night to conduct the final rehearsal of the Lithuanian group for their part in the Worlds Fair Day program Sep tember 10. Lithuanian delegates to the choir convention in Maspeth, L.. I. Septmber II, will be elected at a later date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
l2 DEPUTIES ON
 DUTY AT TRIAL

Twelve deputy sheriffs were on duty today at the trial, according to Deputy Christ Olsen, who is in charge, under the direction of Chief Deputy Daniel Callahan.
 In addition to remaining on duty in the courtroom, deputies were as- signed outside the courthouse. Two, Joseph Callahan and Edward P. Nancy, were assigned to an alley way directly beneath the west win- dows of the jury room.
 This, of course, was to eliminate the possibility of anyone attempting to listen from the alleyway. The windows of the juryroom are open because of the summer heat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
FUNERALS

Six members of the Waterbury Police Department acted as pall- bearers at the funeral of Mrs. Min nie Bigelow, former matron at the local police station, which was held this morning at 8:3O o'clock from the Bergin Funeral Home, 290 East Main Street to the Immaculate Concep- tion Church where mass of requi- em was celebrated at 9 o'clock by Rev. Phillip Hussey. Seated in the sanctuary were Rev. James Broderick and Rev. David OKeefe. Burial was in old St. Joseph's cem- etery with committal services by Father Hussey. The pallbearers were: Patrolmen James E. Stack, Timothy E. Keane, Jeremiah P. Kenney, Joseph J. and Albert Der eskevice and George R. Flavin.
 The funeral of Miss Mary T. Healy was held this morning at g o'clock from the Lunny funeral home, 25 Central avenue, to St. Margaret's church, where a solemn mass of requier was celebrated py Rev. Joseph Htaley, nephew of the deceased, assisted by Rev. Sydney Hannon and Rev. John Kelley, all of St. Joseph's Cathedral in Hartford. Burial was in the family plot in Holy Sepulchre cemetery, New Rochelle, N. Y, with committal services by Father Healey. The pall- bears were: John Healy, David Healy, Thomas Healey, Roy Healey, Lester Lonergan and Richard Bald win, Jr.
 The funeral of Joseph Lucas was held this morning at 9:15 o'clock from the Lunny Funeral Home, 25 Central avenue to the Immaculate Conception Church where 8 mass of requiem was celebrated at 10 O. clock by Rev. Donald O'Leary. Burial was in new St. Joseph's cemetery with committal services by Father OLeary. The pallbearers were: Fran cis Conway, William Briggs, Leo Bwins, Richard Brothers, Norman Smith and Allan Reid.
 The funeral of Albert Francis Shea was held this morning at 8:15 o'clock from the Lunny Funeral Home, 25 Central avenue to the Sa- cred Heart Church where 8 solemn mass of requiem was celebrated at g o'clock by Rev. Albert Callahan assisted by Rev. William Wirkas and Rev. Henry Quinn. A musical pro- gram was rendered by the children's choir under the direction of Miss Georgianna Wolff and Margaret
 Shea Maloney was soloist. Burial was in old St. Joseph's cemetery with committal services by Rev. Albert Callahan. The pallbearers were John Kelly, William Blair, George Mancey
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
Thomas Brennan, Joseph Kelly and John Barry.

The funeral of Mrs. Bridget CMc- DonnelD Murphy, widow of John Murphy, will be held from the home on Straitsville road, Prospect on Fri day morning at 8:30 o'clock to St. Anthony's Church in Prospect where solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at g o'clock. Burial will be in old St. Joseph's cemetery in this city. The funeral will be the first to be held in the new Prospect Church.
 The funeral of Ralph D. Garth wait, local manufacturers was held this morning at 8:30 o'clock from he home, 978 Woodtick road to SS. Peter and Paul church where a solemn mass of requiem was cele- brated at 9 o'clock by Rev. Francis Murphy assisted by Rev. Lawrence Skelly and Rev. Michael F. Keat- ing. A musical program was rem dered with Mrs. Mildred Roche Lezotte, soloist, rendering "oie Jesu" and Charles Abbenante, 'cellist, rem dered "Traumerei' after mass and Abide With Me" at the recessional Burial was in Calvary cemetery with committal services by Father Mur- phy The pallbearers were: Roy Munson, Jesse Barrett, Robert Brown, Benjamin Pratt, William McArle and Arthur Bergen.
 The funeral of Rosario Lantieri was held this morning at 10:15 o'clock from the home 326 South Main street to Our Lady of Lourdes church where a solemn mass of re- quiem was celebrated at 10:45 o'clock. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
FEDERAL AGENTS.
 AT TRIAL TODAY.
Members of Income Tax Staff Hear Judges
 Final Charge

Federal men were in prominence at the Waterbury conspiracy trial today, as, at 10:13, the jury com- menced its deliberations.
 At least three representatives of the income tax investigation depart ment of the United States govern ment, were seated in the courtroom Since the trial opened, almost a year ago, more than dozen oper- atives have been assigned to this area, with particular reference to the accused in the trial.
 No comments concerning possible prosecution against the members of the accused, on income tax violation counts, can be obtained from the investigators, however. Many of the accused have been questioned by the investigators, who have head quarters in the post office here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
Drum Pageant To Be Given In Bay State
Over 100 Crops to Participate in V. F. w. Event in X in Harvard Stadium August 30

With more than 100 drum corps
 from all parts of the United States
 entered. the pageant of drums to Se
 held Wednesday, August 30, in Har-
 yard stadium, during the 10th na-
 tional encampment of the Veterans
 of Foreign Wars, will provide not
 alone plenty of music and rhythm
 but also provides the setting unex-
 pectedly for the staging of a real feud, one not at all pre-arranged, and one very much on the ievel.
 Cocksure and confident the mem- Der: of the Royal Oak drum corps come marching into Boston from their Michigan home prepared not alone to defend their title as nat:on- al champions won last year at the V. F. w. convention in Columbus, Ohio, but likewise to hurl open de- fiance at the more or less famed Marlboro drum corps of the Ameri- can Legion.
 The Marlboro corps has been al- most unanimously acclaimed na- tional champs by the organiza ton of which it is a member. Now comes the Royal Oak corps to challenge the claim to national honors. And just to make 1t more interesting and more acrid, other drum corps com- ing to take part in the eVterans of Foreign Wars competition have re- fused even to accept the self confi- dent claim of last years V. F. w. winners or to concede to them vic- tory again this year. However, upon one point all are agreed, that is whatever team or corps wins the Veterans of Foreign Wars pageant competition this yeas it is much to be desired that the Marlboro corps be present and that as a fitting cli- max to day filled with excitement, a duel between the two corps for worlds championship be staged. In other words real world series drum corps contest is in the of1ing and the Veterans of Foreign Wars have even offered to post a special prize of $500 for the winner or to make this in the form of side bet, winner to take all.
 For the pageant of drums more than $7,500 in cash prizes in addi- tion to valuable trophies, has been set aside as prizes and the corps competing from all corners of the nation will thus have 8 real incen- tive toward winning honors.
 Judges in the pageant of drums will be men wholly unknown to any of the corps. They will be selected by the National Association of Bands and Drum Corps and their identity will be unknown to any except the officers conducting the pageant Martin F. Ford of Brighton is local chairman of the Pageant of Drums and has declared that already 1t is evident more than 100 corps will compete. The preliminaries begin at 8 o'clock in the forenoon, Wednes- day, August 30 and the competition continues throughout the entire day uI.t1 the finals are disposed of well toward midnight. The defending chaonpions, the Royal Oaks, are not required to enter the preliminaries. Ten corps are finally selected to go into the finals and from this select group the national champion for 1899 will chosen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

But it all comes back to the fact that behind it all is a ranking desire of the Veterans of For eign Wars corps to disprove the claim to world champion ship honors of the Marlboro corps of the American Legion. And the heat of the controversy may be gathered from the statement of a Royal Oaks drummer that, what that Marlboro bunch beat usl Why say, we can come into the pageant with one hand tied behind our backs and with washtub for drum and still trim that outfit"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
300 JAPANESE
 SOLDIERS DEAD

London, August 16. - (UP) - A Daily Herald Hong Kong dispatch said today that at least 300 Japanese soldiers were believed to have been killed when a 4,500 ton transport, taking achievements from Formosa to Canton, struck mine near Wangmoon and sank before life boats could be launched.
 The dispatch said survivors suf- fered terrible casualties when, as they landed, Chinese guerrillas con- cealed on the shore attacked them. They escaped annihilation only be- cause a Japanese destroyer arrived and took them off, 1t was said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
No Traffic Deaths
 Here Since April 6
Waterbury Leads Largest Communities of State in
 Number of DeathIess Days; Achievement Recorded

Holding an enviable lead over other large cities of the state. Wa terbury yesterday completed its 131st day without a traffic fatality, kept the record almost spotless with only three deaths in the 227 days of the current year. The last death was recorded April 6.
 Figures released by the Depart ment of Motor Vehicles as of August 1 place Waterbury first in 8 group of cities with populations of 50,000 and up, with Stamford in second place.
 Connecticut's other large cities were not even close to Waterbury's record. Hartford had scored thirty six days, New Haven nine and Bridgeport eight. During the first six months of the year, Hartford, Bridgeport and New Haven had sev. eral reasonably long runs of death less days" but none approached the current achievement of Waterbury.
 46 For Bridgeport
 Bridgeport,s longest mo fatality" LuLl Wdo AOl lIy"SlA Qdyo, HUH May 22nd to July 9th without death in traffic. Hartford scored fifty seven days from January 31st to March 30th without reporting a traffic death while New Haven re- ported fifty-two days from January 11th to March 5th and then went on for fifty-two days more before recording another traffic fatality. Waterbury, however, was ahead from the start. Not traffic fatal- ity was recorded in Waterbury this year until March 9th. It was twen- ty-three days before another death was reported, six before the third fatality was charged and from April 9th up-to-date the score sheet is without further notation.
 Of the thirty-three cities in the "congested area" group Derby rolled
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
TO TOUCH UP ENGINEER

Boston. Aug. 16-tUP)-Sergeant Chester Henchey gazed out a police station window and saw a man sit- ting on the inbound tracks of the New Haven railroad last night.
 A patrolman brought the rail sit- ter to the sergeants' desk.
 Hit was locked up for drunkeness after he gave this explanation:
 T was waiting for the New York train to come along. I know the en- gineer. I was going to hail him and ask him to lend me a few bucks"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
BEACH RESIDENT
 TAKES HIS LIFE

Fairfield, Conn.,, Aug. 16. (UP)- Harry W. Hustis, 50, Park Circle, Scarsdale, N. r., summer beach resident, committed suicide by in- haling carbon monoxide gas fumes while seated in his automobile in . barricaded garage early today, ac- cording to police.
 Mrs. Hustis said she awoke short- ly after midnight to find her hus- band had left the house. When she was unable to open the garage she called a neighbor who forced the door.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
OBITUARY

the United States Rubber Company for 31 years having been retired for the past 16 years. He was a mem- Der of the Ulanow Society.
 MT. Krulikowski is survived by his wife, Julia; two sons, Henry of Ansonia and Alexander Krulikowski of Union City and two grandchil- dren.
 The funeral will be held from the home on Saturday morning, time and arrangements to be announced later. Friends may call at the home after 12 o'clock noon tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

KRUEIKOwsKT-I this city. Aug. 18th, 1889, Casper KrulikowHkI, of 50 City Hill St.. Union City, Fun ernl saturday morning, time Inter. from 60 City Hili Bt.s Union City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

up the highest score with 584 mo traffic fatality" days as of August 1st. Putnam was close second with STA days While it is obvious that no comparison can be made be- tween Derby with a population in excess of 10000 and Hartford with an estimated census of more than 175,000 there is also a comparable difference in traffic facilities, traf- fic control, etc.
 Various Groups
 Arranged in their respective groups according to the "deathless days" records, are the cities and towns list ed in the "congested area" group:
 (50,000 Population And Up)
 Last Fatality
 As of Aug. 1st Waterbury. ry.......,.A April 9th, 1889 Stamford. ........... April 21st, 1939 New Britain. ....... June 18th, 1889 Hartford. rd........J June 18th, l939 New Haven. ........ July 22nd, 1889 Bridgeport. t......... July 23rd, 1889
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

BARTOLOMEO-In thIs city, Aug. 18th, 1889. Mrs. Vita crescenzia Bartolomeo. of 80 Ward St. Funeral LaPorta Funeral Home, e7 Holmes Ave, to st. Lucy's Church. Burial in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

STONE - In this city. Aug. 18th. 1888, Joseph N. Stone, of 19y Park Road. Funeral Friday morning, at 8:i5 o'clock, from Mulville Funeral Home, 27O West Main St.. to Bless ed Sacrament Church. Burial In Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
DIED

GIOVANNIELLO-I this city, Aug. 18th, 1889, Mrs. Grazia Giovanniel- To, of 1183 North Main St. Funeral Friday morning, at s:00 o'clock. Lucy's Church. Burial in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

KRULIKOWSKI - Casper Kuli- kowski, 79, of 50 City Hill Street, Union City, died this morning at his home after a brief illness. He was one of Union City's oldest resi- dents, having come from Poland to this country and Union City 55 years ago. He was employed by
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Examine their features. Check their
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since price is necessarily a component Of v0lne,
Evening star., 1939-08-24
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Evening star., 1939-08-24

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Evening star., 1939-06-25

larger part of their crews were
quartered on shore.
Boarding Ships Secondary.
During the succeeding years the
art of shipbuilding made steady
progress, as did the fabrication and
use of cannon. With these i'm
provements the tactics of war on the
sea were radically changed. Board
ing became the coup de grace In
stead of being the primary means
of offense in a naval engagement,
and the guns were relied on to de-
eide the issue whenever possible.
To this end ships were built to
carry more and still more guns in
an effort to achieve superiority in
volume Of fire. At first these guns
were comparatively small, and re-
lance was placed on quantity rather
than quality.
In 1885 the British brought out
the Victory, an 800-ton ship, which
carried 400 small guns of assorted
types. The size of her crew is not
stated, but to man the guns of only
the engaged side, allowing four men
to q gun, would have required 800
men in addition to those necessary
for handling the ship.
Approximately q century later
there was another victory-1 ,029
tons, 80 guns and crew Of $50 men.
BY this time ordnance had been
perfected to a degree which re-
manned more or less standard for
another century Or 20.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

both ancient and medieval, carried
enormous crews for vessels of their
size. Such ships are reputed to
have required 300 oarsmen and an
other 100 to 200 fighting men. Very
little in the way of creature COM
forts could have existed on q
crowded craft of that type.
When sails eventually replaced
oars as the primary means of pro-
pulsion, crews continued to be large
because ships were merely convey
ances for the armed men who waged
war by boarding opponents vessels
and fighting hand to hand. With
the advent of cannon afloat, crews
became still larger, as this weapon,
although then considered only an
auxiliary arm, required men. The
French ship Marie de Cordeliere,
circa 1912, Is said to have carried
200 soldiers and a crew of 900.
This description, however, must
refer to some special mission in
which the ship was engaged, because
the biggest ships of that time were
so small that 200 men could scarce
ly have found standing room on
one of them, and many contem-
porary records ascribe crews of 500
to TOO to ships about 130 feet long
and 40 feet In beam. Even so, as
these ships were fragile affairs,
which rarely put to sea in other
than fine weather and usually did
not make voyages of any length, 1t
Is probable that when In port the