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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
HOW TO "OPEN UP" NOSE THAT CLOGS AT BEDTIME

HOW MUCH BETTER you feel-how much easier you breathe when you clear your nose of transient congestion with . few drops of Vicks Va-tro-noli It helps pave the way to refreshing sleep. RieRT AWAY you feel it hit the spot and spread a film of comfort over your irTitated nasal membranes.
 WEEP vATRo-NoL handy. ready for use the moment your nose feels irritated, dried out or clogged. Then the nasal comfort you'll enjoy will make you realize why Vicks Va-tro-nol is Amer ica's most used nasal medication.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28

ligerents would cause the U. s. mer- chant marine large losses.
 Fleet owners have pointed out that the bill would cut of ocean trade with possessions of belligerent na- tions, even those in the western hemisphere.
 Tried to Crash In
 As the committee members dis- c,lssed the situation in private, Laura Ingalls,, noted woman flyer, and Catherine Curtis, chairman of a women's national committee to keep the United States out of war, tried to crash the closed meeting. They were barred by committee attaches and capitol policemen. Miss Ingalls, protested vigorously against the "dic- tatorship" of the private committee session and demanded that public hearings be held on the neutrality issue,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28

the famous Carlisle Indian team with Jim Thorpe.
 He returned to ' work in 1909 becoming associate director of phy- sical training at the Bedford Branch Y in Brooklyn, N. Y. From there he came to this city in 1910 as phy- sical director, post he held for six years. He left then to do welfare work in 8 local industry and saw war service at Camp Hancock and Camp Wheeler in Georgia.
 Returned Here I'm Fl
 In March, 1921, he returned to the local Y as physical director and continued in that capacity until November 1, 1925. when the new Y building was erected.
 MT. velte organized the local Tn. dustrial Basketball League in 1911 and laid out the athletic track at Hamilton Park in 1912. He con- ducted the first Industrial track and field meet there July 4th of that year, 10000 people turning out for the event. He was the first to start teaching swimming on the whole sale plan, for boys, girls, men and women. Over TOO registered the first year in 1912, and he installed the first chlorination equipment ir Y pool in the country.
 Started Indoor Circuses
 He conducted the first of five in- door circuses in 1911, an event which is still remembered by old time Y members. He organized the City basketball league in 1914 to take the place of the Industrial cir- cult. Those were the days of Henry Littlejoln, Beef Edwards, Richard Ely, George Kingston, Bill Shea, Ferdinand Tuero, Roy Maltbie, Tommy Ryan. Jack Birch, Joseph Kleinman and many others.
 Velte believes in a well rounded program of physical activities and was himself a good gymnast and athlete. Since changing over to membership work MT. Velte became handball enthusiast. He is still in the proverbial pink of condition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28

ing the resignation of Mir. Crary, demanded that the entire personnel of the town committee resign. The town committee took the stand that changes were undoubtedly necessary but that they should not be dic- tated by State Chairman J. Francis Smith, leader of the reorganiza- tion forces.
 Four other resignations beside that of MT. Crary were forthcom- ing, but then a stalemate was reach- ed. The impasse threatened to re- main indefinitely, but neutral par ties took a hand in the proceedings,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28

airplanes or to name any vessel in the North Sea fleet.
 The Isle of May, near the Firth of Forth, where the Nazis reported their planes had attacked British heavy cruiser, is near the important British naval base at Rosyth.
 It was understood in connection with the North Sea aerial-naval bat- tie that the British officials had not heard of the Nazi attack until 1t was broadcast by the Berlin ra- dio. Fifteen minutes later the first message from Sir Chirles Forbes, commander-in-chief of the fleet, are rived at the admiralty.
 That was due, officials said, to the fact that Forbes regarded the attack merely as an "episode," since the Nazis failed to register a hit.
 The admiralty announced that the Union of South Africa had agreed to return to the British navy the monitor Erebus, which had been lent for defense of Cape Town. Other arrangements were made for defenses there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
PwA FUNDS COMING

Hartford, Conn. Sept. 2S.-(UP)- State Finance Commissioner Olin Glenn Saxon said today the federal public works administration has promised to pay the state $l60, 900 as its share of the land purchases for the new institution for the feeble minded at Southbury. The PWA donation marks 45 per cent of the cost of the land purchases. A total of 1900 acres was bought.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
BLOOD TEST IS
 GIVEN MOTORIST

Springfield, Mass. Sept. 28 - (U. P) = Dorval E. Viger, 45, of Hamp- den was fined $50 in district court yesterday after demanding a blood test to determine whether he was under the influence of alcohol while operating an automobile.
 A state police chemist said the alcoholic content of Vigers blood specimen indicated he was under the influence of liquor in a legal sense though not drunk.
 It was the first such test here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
SPECIALIST DIES

Chicago, Sept. 2e-(UP)-Dr. Le- roy Luce, 59, Boston nerve special. ist, who came here recently to treat Frederick B. Snite, Jr, infantile paralysis victim who has spent three years in an iron ling. died yester- day in . suburban hospital from . heart ailment. He had been i'll three weeks. He leaves his mother, Mrs Emma J. Luce, Randolph, Vt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
Louis Knew
 His Own Cigars

Boston, Sept. 2S-(UP)-Cigar salesman Louis Prasin stepped up to the counter of a South Boston store and bought two cigars. A few moments later he returned with a policeman who seized the store4 keeper for questioning after Pra- sin said the cigars came from 27 boxes of samples stolen from his automobile Tuesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
WOODWARD HEADS
 FOOD, DRUG ASSN.

Hartford, Conn.,, Sept. 28.-(UP) Connecticut Food and Drug Ad- ministrator Edwin G. Woodward to- day held the presidency of the as- sociation of food and drug officials of the United States following his election at the 43rd annual confer ence of the group here late yester- day.
 State Water Commissioner San- ford H. Wadhams, attacked the en- actment in the past few years of "a myriad of state laws setting up bar riers to free trade between states"
 The conference will continue to- day and tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28

, with the ultimate result being the decisions arrived at informally to- day.
 Public announcement of a united front and a reorganized party will be made if the present plans go through as scheduled tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
Where Are Those
 Football Suits?

Boston, Sept. 28-UP)-Police today were on the lookout for a football team equipped with Green Jerseys and gold pants. Twelve complete Roxbury Memorial high school uniforms were stolen yes- terday from . locker room at Franklin field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
Vegetarians Just
 For One Evening

Boston, Sept. 28-(UP)-Mem- bers of 40 Brighton and Brookline families became vegetarians tenn porarily last night after a truck which contained their supper meat orders was stolen while Driver James Mahoney was making a de- livery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
that Germans would formally oc. cupy the city Friday.

that Germans would formally oc- cupy the city Friday.
 (Warsaw's radio. which since Sept. 8 had daily and nightly kept the world informed of the city heroic defense against the surround ing army that blasted, burned and starved its 100000 troops and 1,000,- 900 civilians into submission, was silent last night. The last broadcast, heard in London at 6 p. m. yester- day, (Noon EST) said that half the city was in ruins, the waterworks, electric plant and other public util- ity services destroyed. and that 'mil- itary authorities had decided that these disasters, coupled with an acute shortage of ammunition and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
7,99O AT HARVARD

Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 25.-CUP) A total of 7,990 students have reg istered in Harvard University for the current academic year, 1t was an- nounced today. Last year the cor- responding time the total was 8,133, and late entrants brought final en- rollment to 8,583.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
CHARLES J. VELTE
 TO END Y WORK

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28

Germany has inaugurated a new shipping line to Spain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
ARK ROYAL MAY
 HAVE BEEN HIT

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
DEBATE BLOCKS
 SENATE ACTION

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-07
{ isfmas Greens Cannot
b Taken From Roadside

Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Dec Its against the
christmas greens. or other
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-07

State Forester J. S. Holmes warned
today
So those who want Yule decora-
tons had best restrain their en-
thusiasm a trifle, he said
He pointed to Chapter 81 Of the
Consolidated Statutes of 1924 which
makes il unlawful, without consent
OF the owner. any damage, injury,
or Spoilation to or upon any tree.
wood, underwood. timber, garden,
crops. vegetables. lands, springs, or
any other matter or thing growing or
being thereon. within 100 yards OF
any public road or highway.
Some individuals persist in violat-
ing this statute, Holmes said. despite
the fact that there is a growing pub
lie appreciation Of public and private
rights in the preservation OF North
Cardinals natural beauties.
The State highway patrol has been
active IN enforcing the law for pro-
lection Of rOadsides, and this force
is being added to by local officials
who are becoming more and more
anxious and willing to cooperate in
preserving the natural beauty of the
State Tor the benefit Of all the people
North Cardinals roadsides are the
show windows Of the State, and any
acts which detract from their. at
forgiveness deprives the great ma
JOrlty OF the people from their full
enjoyment" Mr. Holmes declared
beautiful rOadsides add to the pleas
ure OF living in our great state and
are an attraction to our visitors. Once
robbed OF their natural attractions.
TINS asset cannot be replaced within
many years"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-07

oecoratlons. from within one hun
area yards OF any public road or high
way unless permission to do so is
granted by the owner of the land.
Evening star., 1939-07-30
Western Canada Boasts
Many Dude Ranches

CALGARY. July 29.-Canada is
learning of the steadily growing in
terest on the part OF the vacation
seeking public in the so-called dude
ranch.
One Of the dude ranches in the
Canadian Rockies which may be
reached by railroad is the Stampede
Ranch in the beautiful Eden Valley
on the Highwood River in the foot
hills, go miles southwest of Calgary.
This is the original dude ranch of
the Canadian Northwest, splendidly
located and offering excellent IA
cilities.
Another ranch Is Fred Brewster's
Rocky Mountain Camps in Jasper
National Park, Alberta, 6 miles from
Brule Station. 1t is located in Solo,
mon Greek Valley between the foot
hills and the main range of the
Canadian Rocky Mountains. with
Solomon Creek running through the
ranch. A third ranch is that of
Hargreaves brothers, half mile
from Mount Robson Station, Al
berta. 1t is but 5 miles from the
base OF Mount Robson, IS miles to
Berg Lake and only | mile to the
Fraser River Canyon. Berg Lake
Is l8 miles from Mount Robson
Ranch by pack horse.
A fourth such center Is the Halt
Diamond M Ranch, miles from the
railroad station of Tete Jaune
British Columbia, and but l mile
from the Fraser River. A fifth area
is the Bare Guest Ranch nea,
Kamloops, British Columbia. sta.
ton. This ranch is located at Cherr,
Creek, nesting in a beautiful val.
ley. backed by timbered mountain
and fronted by clear sagebrusf
ranges. A sixth is the Flying-I
Guest Ranch, 10 miles from Ash
croft, British Columbia, guests be-
ing met by the ranch car. Here i
a center where vacationists may en-
JOY healthful ranch life at an alti
tude OF $500 feet on the great Carl
boo Plateau. The Flying-U Il
located on the shore of Green Lake
Evening star., 1939-07-30
which is 20 miles long and 2 mile,

which is 20 miles long and 2 miles
wide.
A seventh dude ranch is the 100
Mile House, 81 miles north of the
station at Ashcroft, British Colum-
bia, daily stage operating over the
main Cariboo road to the ranch.
This place is situated in an undu-
lating park country with timbered
ridges and open valleys and hill
sides. 1t is dotted with countless
lakes and there are several trout
filled creess.
Evening star., 1939-07-30

cheap day return tickets make the
tours ideal for those whose legs are
in better condition than their
pocketbooks. The return need not be
from the same point or by the same
railway.
Evening star., 1939-07-30
Sweetheart Madonna

POMPEII.-Twenty minutes walk
from Pompeii is little Vale di Pom
ped, a village unknown to most
tourists, but which is visited by thou
sands OF Italians annually. There is
found the Sweetheart's Madonna,
who answers prayers for man and
maid seeking those to love them.
Evening star., 1939-07-30
SCRIBBLTNGS.
By JACQUES FuTRELLE. Jr.

BY JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr.
The home of Americas most fa-
nous seamstress. Betsy Ross, is open
free to Philadelphia visitors each
day from 9 am. to pm. Located
at 239 Arch street, it flies an orig
inal' flag and looks as it did in the
days of 1777. Admission to, Car
penter's Hall, where the first Con-
Evening star., 1939-07-30
Advertises Hikes

-Scotlands railways
advertise and arrange walking tours
known as "Out by Rail-Hike Across
Country-Return by Rail" Very
Evening star., 1939-02-23
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Latin often is called "a dead Ian
guage," because there is no nation
nowadays which uses it in every
day speech. Yet it is not really
dead-it lives in its children. The
people of France, Spain, Portugal,
Italy and Rumania speak languages
which grew out of Latin.
The English language is not the
same kind of child, but it contains
thousands and thousands of words
with Latin roots. English grew out
of several languages, coming chiefly
from German, Latin and French.
Sanskrit holds much the same
place as Latin but goes farther
back in history. 1t was either the
mother of Latin or a close relative
OF the mother. It also is related to
the German language and to Greek.
For thousands of years Sanskrit
has been the sacred language of
} India. Early Hindu books were
written in Sanskrit.
There is good reason to believe
that many of our famous fables
and fairy stories came from San
Skirt. Most of us know such fables
as those about the Lion and the
Mouse, the Hare and the Tortoise,
the Fox, and the Grapes. An olden
Greek named AeSop has been given
credit for making them up, but it
seems almost certain that some,
If not all, of "Aesops Fables" came
from the folk lore of the Orient,
mainly from. India. Stories of the
Evening star., 1939-02-23
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

david Bruce Burnstone Merwin D. Maier
Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken
worlds leading team -of-four inventors
of the system that has beaten every
other system in existenceD
Evening star., 1939-02-23

We do not approve of South's
opening tWo-spade bid. He does
have fine hand, of course, but If
he wished to open with a two-bid,
we believe he should have bid two
clubs. However, it will be noted that
he got out of trouble by bidding and
rebidding clubs even after his part
ner had raised spades, with the re-
suit that his partner, with four clubs
and three spades, realized there was
something shaky about the spade
suit and finally contracted for the
slam in clubs.
Of course, if spades had broken
80, the slam would have also devel-
oped in that suit. But bridge is
game of percentages. Obviously clubs
was a better suit for the slam than
spades. although, strangely enough,
in spite of South's two-suiter, the
best contract was really six no trump,
which would make if either black
suit broke.
Yesterday you held:
AAxXx
10
<AXXx
&XXXX
Your partner Oswald Jacoby)
dealt and bid six hearts. What do
you bid?
AnsWer-The correct bid is to pass.
If Mr.. Jacoby were interested in
information about the spade or dia-
mond ace. he would have started
with two hearts. The fact that he
has opened with six indicates an
extraordinarily freak hand, probably
with two void suits, and where he
may even have a loser in trumps.
Score 100 per cent for pass, 60 per
cent for seven hearts (after all, if
his loser is in clubs and you get
spade or diamond opening, he can
discard; or it's even quite likely that
your heart nine will be an entry).
Question No. Ga.
Both sides are vulnerable. MerWin
Maier is your partner and you have
go on score. Mr.. Maier opens the
Evening star., 1939-02-23

sams sort have been found written
down. in the ancient Sanskrit
language.
arabian Nights" Tales.
India seems also to have been the
place where many of the ARABIAN
Nights" stories were invented. These
stories have other titles, Including
THE Thousand and One Nights" I"
The Arabs of 1000 years ago trav-
eled widely. They heard odd tales
and put them together. Persia and
India seem to have supplied most
of the Arabian Nights" It is
quite likely that we should never
have heard of Aladdin and His
Evening star., 1939-02-23
and Poems

Wonderful Lamp or of Ali Baba
and the Forty Thieves if it had not
been for the story makers of olden
India.
Poets of India have produced some
Of the worlds great poems. Great
est of all Hindu poems is the
"Ramayana" 1t contains $4,000
lines and fills seven sanskrit
books!
Hero of India.
The "Ramayana" tells the life of
Rama, a mighty hero of Indian lore.
1t tells how he fell in love with the
lovely Sita and married her.
One important Hindu poet was
named Kalidasa and liver about
l,500 years ago. He wrote the
CLOUD Messenger" The hero of
this poem was in the sky and used
cloud to take message to his be-
loved on earth.
tFor History or Travel section of your
IL you want free copy of the
illustrated leaflet, "Your Body at
Work" send me a cent
stamped, return envelope in care.
Of The Evening Star.
T~e&< Rad
TOMORROW: A Famous Temple.
Copyright. 1939D
Evening star., 1939-02-23
BY Fontoine Fox

(AnSWer tomorrow
copyright. 1889, by The Four Aces.)
The Four Aces will be pleased to
answer letters from readers II
stamped t3-cent), self addressed en-
veiope is lnclosed with each communi-
cation addressed to The Four Aces.
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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-09

y Young friend of mine came to me
the other day all agog. She is going
to her first big party and, to make it
even more exciting, she is going with
an Older boy He's finished school
and has his first job. But the thrill
and excitement is bit overshadowed
by the fear that she might not measure
up-that she might seem too young
ana unsophisticated and awkward.
What must she do? Mentally she is
counting how many boys she will know
there and of that number how MANY
VIII dance with her. She is figuring
OUT what all the other girls will wear
and Is panicky lest they outshine her.
NO slight reassurances will do. She
wants a well-ordered routine of how
she must look and act from the time
Slle starts dressing until she saws good
night And since, with the Christmas
mondays coming ON, many of YOU are
III l9e same predicament, | thought you
might be interested in the advice I
gave her '>'
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-09

Attest style reports bring the
~ interesting news that lace, that
artful f1atterer of womankind, has
gone into partnership with fabric.
You'll love the new dresses that are
now being fashioned part of lace
and part of fabric. You will be
amazed at the multitudinous ways
in which this idea is being worked
out. In fact designers have seized
the opportunity to create fashions
along this line with such keen en-
thusiasm the movement has become
of tremendous influence throughout
costume design.
Women who aspire to dress be-
comingly and in perfect taste with
out show or ostentation will find that
any one of the three lace-with-fab-
ric gowns pictured will prove exact
ly to their liking. The model shown
conferred in the picture combines
lace with sheer wool. The lace
yoke Grapes softly to meet the "
line of the wide corselet inset mid
riff to give the new narrowed-in
waistline. The gored skirt and far
ing hemline give fashions pet sill
houette.
The soft graceful lines of the dress
to the left in the group have a de-
ightful knack of slimming the fig
ure. Lace is used around the neck
line and up on the new below-elbow
sleeves. Cleaning buttons set off
the shirred bodice. Here is the sort
of dress that "prettifys" you every
time you wear it. Being conserva-
lively styled it is not too dressy for
daytime affairs yet it is dressy
enough to tune to occasion of after
noon tea, bridge party or the
matinee.
In the charming gown to the right
the popular contrast-bodice-and-skirt
theme is carried out beautifully with
silk crepe for the skirt and lace for
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-09

trlmmlngs-throw away the out-moded
tmselrlbbon and vari-colored fancy
balls! Simplicity is the keynote in
modern tree decoration and nothing is
smarter than to use a single color
scheme for your tree trimmings. For
instance, last year | chose blue. All the
tree lights were blue and covered with
white snOwballs, and the tree was
trimmed with silver and blue tinsel
lclcles, large blue tree balls, a white
snowman perched at the top of the
tree-all this enveloped in spun angel
HAIR (Which incidentally gives a fairy
land effect i. This year I shall
choose red as my tree color. If YOU
live in a small city apartment that
doesn't boast enough room for a tree.
don't think You must be conventional
and have one. Instead heap your fire
place with fir bOughs and get stack of
glttering tree balls and pile them on
the CRATE. On the mantel piece place
row if those fat, squatty red glasses
that may be bought at the candle
counters of most five and tens. These
make very effective and inexpensive
wlndow-sill treatments, too.
What with Christmas coming over
the weekend this year, there will be such
an influx of "eggnog parties" that you
should be different in your mode of
entertaining, Why not start off the
festivities by giving Crunch" Sunday
morning. These brunch parties usually
start at noon but you still serve break
fast fare. Serve buffet style-have
several pitchers of various fruit Juices,
scrambled eggs and sausages, hot
breads and mullins, homemade pre-
serves and jellies, loads of hot coffee
with rich cream, and hot chocolate. But
I'm getting into "Elisabeth's" sphere
so I'll close advising you to shop early,
wrap well, and thank heaven YOU
aren't a Post Office clerk
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-09
Ornate Sweaters
For Evening Wear

Very fashionable is the formal
two-piece evening dress that tops a
floor-length skirt of black velvet or
stiff silk with a sweater sparkling
with sequin or crystal embroidery
or with basque jacket of rich
brocade or sumptuous metal cloth.
The sweaters may be as simple or
as elaborate as you wish. Some are
fashioned with low decollete neck
lines, others button up close to the
throat, They may glitter all over
with sequin embroidery and such,
or they are made to take on the
formal look via a row of brilliant
rhinestone buttons that fasten close
up to the neckline where they are
met with cunning little turnover
collar made all of sequins and rhine
stone and metal threads.