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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-29
LAUNCH LINER
 AMERICA WED. Merchant Marine Queen Will Be Christened By
 Mrs. Roosevelt
By CHILES COLEMAN United Press Staff Correspondent) )


 Newport News, Va, Aug. 29-(UP) The luxurious new $15, ,750, ,000 pas senger liner America, designed by the U. s. Maritime Commission to compete with other great passenger ships in the North Atlantic trade will be launched and christened here Aug. 31.
 The big ship, which will accom- modate 1,200 passengers and a crew of 639, is the largest merchant ship ever built in U. s. shipyard. It is expected to go into service on the North Atlantic route between New York and Southampton, Havre and Hamburg in the late spring or early summer of 1940.
 Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will christen the ship at the launching ceremonies at the yards of the New port News Shipbuilding and Dry dock Company, where the America has been under construction since Aug. g, 1888.
 Equipped with the most modern accommodations and with every known safety device, the America will have an approximate speed of g knots. It will be a companion ship of the Manhattan and the Washington passenger ships of the U. s. Lines, but will be slightly larger than either of them.
 Successor to Leviathan
 The America replaces the an- cient Leviathan, which has been junked. It is one of the chief hopes of the U. s. Maritime Com mission in its program to reestablist the American merchant marine.
 The liner is being constructed a. as cabin class, twin-ScreW, turbine. propelled vessel. It will be 723 feet in length, with a breadth of g. feet, a promenade deck depth of 75 feet and a load-draft displace- ment of about 34,O0O tons.
 The America was planned as a comfort ship. It is not expected to compete for Atlantic speer blue ribbons but rather it is hoped by the. operators that it will attract pdtloiidSC Uy oiiiOOul OPCldtloii, modern equipment and accommoda- tions, and safety features.
 U. s. Lines to Buy Vessel
 The American was designed and built under supervision of the mari- time commission as result of an agreement with U. s. Lines. The commission agreed to built the ves- sel and U. s. lines agreed to buy it at the commissions estimate of the cost of construction in a foreign shipward. The agreement was made when the commossion granted per- mission for scrapping the Leviathan The America will be sold to the U. s. Lines for $10,500,000, or $5,- 25O.000 less than the actual construc- tion cost.
 Passenger accommodations on the new ship will be of three classes. A large, all-year swimming pool, com- pletely enclosed swimming pool, lounge. library, cocktail foyer, re- ception room and ball room will be available to cabin passengers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-29

Nearly $1,0O0,00O worth of tooth brushes were shipped into Africa in the last 12 months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-29
Walter Willc1leu On BrOadzcny
Trade Regsteredl Copyright Daily Mirror Inc

after they hit him below the belt with baseball bat they ask him: Who got you to do that murder wasn't 1t Lepke? So the poor bum doesn't want to get him again with 8 bat. so he says what they want him to say, and he says Lepke'."
 He paused to puff on his cigar and continued: Why don't you, MT. Johnny Hoover, find out the real people? The people who are sup posed to be so respectable and have such big friends in power?" |. MT. Hoover looked grimly at the neWspaperman in the car "See?" he said, Remember what told you the other night? Come on Lepke, tell me who you mean. You mean MT. (the libel laws, dear reader, prohibit) and you mean MT. (there go those libel laws, again)-don't you, Lepke?" .. That's all right" Lepke pouted, I'm not saying" We know them," assured Hoover, "and you're a fool to take the rap alone. When you were riding high, Lepke, 1t was wonderful wasn't 1t? Where are all those pals and friends now? People change, Lepke."
 We learned later that Lepke felt very sorry for himself He re- alized that the bail jumping nearly three years ago was a blunder :. T know my big mistake" he told the Federal men, "if I had pleaded guilty then, I'd have got the same as Gurrah-two years and 10 G's. I'd be out now!"
 But, of course, he wouldn't I. . The G-Men allege that the nar- cotics charges alone mean a long, long stretch if found guilty |. It is possible that he might draw 168 years on all charges if 8 jury believes them The local district attorneys office argues that they should get Lepke because they can give him 800 years When you are. in a prison cell there is ab- solutely no difference between 168 years and 500.
 The one big impression we took away from the exciting assignment was this: Now we know why the underworld is usually SO successful Such as big haul on the order of the $427 ,000 Rubel Ice rob- bery, and this and that murder, etc. When they do a job their big gest and most reliable weapon is a clock or watch Punctuality is The Big Idea When they say: "Be there at 8 o'clock" they don't mean 7:59 You will get a call at a. m. Be there" You can look at the phone and back at your watch but it won't ring You can shake hell out of it because your nerves are shaking hell out of you, but nothing happens And so you sigh again, and sit down again, and count the second hand as it limps along Then promptly at o'clock the phone bell bangs like thunder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-29
WORLD CINEMA
 FAIR SEPT. 1-20
Best Films of Nations Participating to Get
 French Grand Prix

Cannes, France, Aug. 29. (UP)- World cinema interest will be fo- cused on this city Sept. when the first International Cinema Festival will be inaugurated by Minister of Education Jean Fay
 Thirteen nations have signified their intention to join the show which will be patterned very much along the lines of the now pres tige- battered Venice Biennial. They are France, United States, Great Britain, Argentina, Mexico, Belgium Sweden, Poland Egypt Holland, Ru- mania Japan and even Soviet Rus sia. Germany and Italy have de- clined, making Japan the only rep resentative of the axis bloc.
 The show, lasting from Sept. l. 20, has replaced the Venice Bi- ennial both in interest and impor- tance. Venice held undisputed claim to the title of the most important film fair until last year, when sev-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-29

ham, said that there seemed to be no follow-up in positions held by the older men, he added. Then, he concluded, there were no colored firemen, no colored policemen and no colored people in the civil serv- ice.
 E. B. Lynch, national officer of the I. B. P. o. E. w. and resident of New Bedford, Mass, was called upon for remarks. He was delighted to hear the intelligent remarks of young Petteway and wished that he, after graduation, would take to heart the progress of the race and work for it. He also advised organizing.
 He was followed by Mrs. Rosa L. Weller, who said that she would be glad to cooperate in any way for the advancement of her people. J. E. Hatcher next followed and spoke on the critical days in which we were living; declared that negroes should put behind them the past and get together and organize. They should not expect to be recognized as other groups were, if they were not or ganized. He was glad that Rev. MT. Weller had come to reside among them, he said, and that he was looking for a new day.
 Rev. MT. Weller called for the election of president for the mems forum recently formed. J. B. Las sitter, secretary, proposed MT Hatcher and he was elected unani- mously. Rev. MT. Weller, after thanking those who had come out (and he called attention to the fact that this was the fourth time he had tried to get the group together) stated that in due time other officers of the forum would be elected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-29
GEORGE BERNARD
 SHAW IS TALKING
Hopes to Be an Amusing Target for German War;
 ships If War Comes

London, Aug. 29.-CUP)-George Bernard Shaw said today that if war comes he intends to go to the east coast in the hope of providing an amusing" target for German warships.
 During the World war, he recalled some elderly gentleman like myself was enjoying soup in the Scarbor- ough Hotel and he was in the act of putting the spoon in his mouth when shell knocked it from his hand.
 T may be able to provide similar amusement if the German fleet comes my way. Anyhow, they are going to make the east coast their front line if war turns up."
 Shaw said he could not under stand why people were upset over the German Russian non-aggression pact. Instead, he said, they should have illuminated the town and re- joiced."
 Hitler, he said, now was under the powerful thumb of Stalin, whose in- terest for peace was overwhelming. Any influence Stalin has, Shaw said, would be restraining one because he is a man without suspicion in the matter of peace.
 Shaw said it was unpleasant to have Stalin laughing at Britain, but that in his position he had right to make the pact with Berlin. After all" he concluded, mo- body can be surprised that pact was not made with us. We have been blackguarding Russia for the past 25 years, and I see that the dean of St. Pauls reportedly described Stall in as Judas.
 If Stalin is Judas, who is sup posed to be Christi"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-29
Mutual Opportunity
 For All ToBe Aim Of
 Welfare Movement
Mrs. Leila Alexander Urges Generalization of Efforts Rev. S. w. Weller Calls on Race to Strive for
 Recognition as Group

The need for some sort of organi- ration to bring the colored people of Waterbury together was stressed by Mrs. Leila T. Alexander, direct ress of the Pearl Street Neighbor- hood House, in an informal talk in tile auditorium of the Mount Olive A. M. E. Zion Church Sunday after noon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-29
Late Realty
 Neus
The following deeds have been filed with the town clerk:

The following deeds have been filed with the town clerk:
 Mortgage Deeds
 Zygmunt PrzybylOski to Jane Zawielinski, property on the east ern side of Taylor street, $2,000. Meta Shmeski to the Waterbury Building & Loan Association, prop erty on North Main street, $2,5OO. Ralph BruscinO to the First Federal Savings & Loan AssOcia- tion, property on Bouley Manor, $3,400.
 Mortgage Releases
 Evergreen Cemetery Association of Watertown, release of a mort gage from Friend M. Nichols to Carter, and JenEs, assigned to the Board of Trustees of the associa- tion, property on the south side of Pearl Lake Road
 William Hodgkinson to Clinton L. and Margaret A. Cooke, mort gage recorded in volume 442 of the records.
 Veronica Zanavice to- John Kas- xenski.
 Partial Mortgage Release Trustees of Evergreen Cemetery Association. to Annie E. Nichols, that portion dealing with property on the south side of Pearl Lake Road.
 Release of Judgment Lien Charles A. Robillnrd, Co A. M. German, a lien dated July l2. 1889.
 Executors Deed
 Frederick 0. Bauby and Marie Bauby Buckley, to Lucia Bonacas. slo. property on Waterbury Ter race.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-29
2 FORECLOSURES
 REPLIED TODAY

Two foreclosure actions were filed in the court of common pleas today.
 The Watertown Library Associa- ciation. Inc, brought suit against the Citizens and Manufacturers Ma tional Bank and others, seeking foreclosure of property on East Main street.
 The Watertown Trust Company brought suit against Annie Koslow- ski and others, asking foreclosure of property on Greenwood street, Wa tertown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-29
AMERICAN FILM DEBuT

Anna Neagle, foremost screen star of Great Britain who won praise for her work in Victoria the Great, and Queen of Destiny" makes her American film debut in the title role of RKO Radios Nurse Edith Ca- vell,'
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-05-12
Planting Fish by Plane
Successful in Montana

HELENA, MONT. Planting fish
by airplane might sound as feasible
as shooting rockets to Mars, but
this method has proved successful
in Montana.
Three galvanized metal cylinders,
three feet long, pointed at one end
and open at the other, we're filed
with 1000 rainbow and native trout
ranging from two to three inches
long.
Flying from 100 to 400 feet heights
over isolated lakes, the containers
were tossed from the plane. They
burst when they struck the water.
Only SO fish. it is estimated, were
killed.
John Schofeld, superintendent of
Montana Fish Hatcheries, was de-
lighted with the experiments.
'I'm sure that fish can be planted
cheaper and faster by plane than
by pack train IN isolated lakes, %
Schofield said.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-05-12
Rag Sorters Find Many
Valuables In Old buds

"It's in the bag!" is an expression
which has literal meaning TO
workers in the Yorkshire town of
Dewsbury, center of the rag trade.
Rags from all over the world find
their way here. They come to be
sorted, graded, reduced by machin-
cry to threads, and then rewoven
into new cloth, says London An
swers Magazine.
The job of rag-sorting in the
warehouses is one that is full of
surprises. Go into any big rag
warehouse in Dewsbury, you'll hear
of, and see some of the things they
find Sin the bag" The offices of
some of these businesses are regu-
lar museums.
One of them numbers among its
collection of curious things found
among the rags dead rats and rab-
bits. These, needless to say, are
not retained for exhibition purposes.
Coins are often found in the
pockets of old suits and loose among
the contents of the ragbags. If the
coins are discovered before the rags
60 through the machinery, then the
sorters are so much better off finan-
cially; if not, the coins are usually
damaged and eventually find their
way to the banks and go into ''re-
tirement.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-05-12
Maine Was Painted Red
By Prehistoric indians

The original spreaders of red
paint In Maine were q tribe Of In
dams who fourished centuries be-
fore Columbus was born and whose
habitat was along the Penobscot
river, according to a Bangor
(Maine) correspondent in the New
York Times.
There once lived in Maine a mys-
ferrous people, mysterious to us, for
our knowledge of them is meager,
this writer says.
Seemingly they were gone even
before the coming of those Indian
tribes who were occupying Maine
when the first Europeans visited our
shores.
The little known of them has been
CLEANED mostly by a study of their
ancient cemeteries and the endur-
ing objects buried in them.
This scanty and somewhat indef-
mite knowledge may be stated as
follows:
That the human beings who have
been termed the Red Paint Peo-
pie" were here many centuries ago.
That finely powdered hematite
cred ocher) was placed in all their
cemeteries and this red ocher gave
them their name.
That they produced fire by cutting
hard stones together and that they
believed in a life after death.
That they were far from primitive
as workers of stone and that their
many fine edged tools imply con-
siderable experience in wood work
ing.
Red Paint cemeteries in Maine
include the ones at Rowland, Ed
dington, Hampden, Milford. Swan
vile, Bucksport, Orland, Warren.
Union, Ellsworth, Bluehill, Bristol.
and Sullivan falls on FrenchmaR' S
bay.
All Red Paint cemeteries discov-
cred are near water navigable for
small boats. A few are so close to
streams that crumbling banks have
revealed them.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-05-12
Combining jacket
BEING Modernized

The fussy combining jacket" that
mother used to wear has been super
seded by a trim rubber cape which
has many other uses besides keep
ing stray hairs from settling on a
clean dress or blouse. Slipped on
and off in a jiffy, it is ideal for re-
pairing compilations and for wash
ing up at odd moments when there
isn't time to disrobe.
One OF the newest makeup capes
on the market has little pocket in
the form of flower for holding hair
pins, powder puff, or comb. The
soft rubberized fabric takes to soap
and water Like a dish cloth, thus
making it possible to keep its deli
cate pastel colors fiower-fresh.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-05-12
Fashion DESIGNERS
Turn LilQc-Minded

Each season this flower or that
flower is especially featured. Paris
milliners have turned llac-minded
this spring, either trimming with Ii
lac clusters or in some instances
making toques and even tiny sailor
hats Of them. Wear lilac spray
on your dark or light coat, it is one
of the popular flowers of the moment
in fashions realm. Carnations are
also worn.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-05-12
Meaning of Wet. Dry Bulb

The United States Weather bu-
reau says: when we speak of the
temperature of the air, the dry bulb
temperature is referred to; in other
words, the dry bulb is the ordinary
thermometer. BY the wet bulb
temperature is meant the temporal
ture as shown by a thermometer,
the bulb of which has been covered
with piece of muslin wet with
water and from which the water
has been permitted to evaporate at
a rapid rate so that the lowest tenn
perature is registered. That is, the
evaporating water cools the bulb
of the thermometer. With these
two temperature readings and with
the. aid of a set of tables called
psychrometric tables, the relative
humidity and the temperature Of
the dewpoint. are computed. Rela-
tive humidities and dewpoint tenn
peratures have wide application in
various fields"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-05-12

Much doubt exists as 70 the origin
OF diamonds. The French geolo-
gist. De Launay, argued that dia-
monds came UP from the bowels Of
the earth. This view seems TO be
supported by the fact that their oc-
currence Is apparently independent
OF inclosing rock, whether It is the
carbonaceous shale found at the
surface, or the underlying diabese
and quartzite. The conditions nee
essary to the Capitalization of car
bon N the form Of a diamond seems
to be intense heat and great pres
sure such as exist during the form
ing Of igneous rocks.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-05-12
Police Dogs Must Be Trained

A dog of any breed is a police
dog when trained for police work.
The German shepherd, long used
for police work in Europe, is COM
monty known as the police dog in
spite of the fact that the Labrador
retriever has been proved by the
only tests ever conducted on a prac-
teal and extensive basis to be the
best breed for police work. For
some reason black German shep-
herds are commonly referred to i'm
properly as Belgian shepherds.
There is, however, a Belgian sheep
dog which Is rarely seen in this
country. 1t may be black, but not
necessarily SO, and either long
haired or short-haired. It is a
smaller dog than the German shep-
herd.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-05-12

millinery scene this spring. The
hat without a veil is the exception
rather than the rule. In arranging
wells you are supposed to do just as
fancy dictates, the more whimsical,
the more erratic, the more altogeth-
er adorably irresponsible so far as
following form and conventions, the
smarter.
Navy is classic for spring suits,
coats and dresses. The navy blue
hat of chic peach-basket variety
shown below to the left in the pic
ture is topped off with a cluster of
soft pink ribbon bows nestled in
side the top of the crown. A sheer
navy veil is draped around the
crown with ends flying in the back.
This model is also available in other
fashionable color combinations.
Black hats with colorful accents
are an accepted mode for dressy
spring wear. The crown of the
black felt Wateau, shown above to
the right, is sprightly decked with
chartreuse and fuchsia flowers. The
big bow at the back is of stiff char
treuse yelling.
With her black lace afternoon
dress Hildegarde, glamorous Amer
lean radio songstress, wears black
felt turban with bright Tuscan straw
brim as pictured below to the right
in the group.
The newer shallow-crowned bre-
tons stress forward moving slightly
rolled brims higher at the back than
front as pictured in the inset below.
This charming model is a Pixie
green felt with contrasting veil and
ribbon band in navy. 1t is also
seen In various other color combina-
tionS.
G Western Newspaper Union.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-05-12

MILLINERY has indeed come
A'A into its own this spring. The
new hats are everything a spring
hat should be-the most refreshing
~ springlike hats that have graced
fashions stage for many season.
In them romance in millinery has
been recaptured.
The very ecstasy of spring
breathes through the flowers that
bedeck the pretty straws and
through the ribbons and fantastic
scarf trimmings on colorful felts
and suedes, likewise through the
dainty lace and immaculate lingerie
trims, new this season, and through
the gloriied spring colorings and
beyond all the final touch of charm
is achieved via mists of frivolous
whimsical yelling that swirls and
whirls and cuts pretty capers
throughout the entire picture.
You can be as choosy as you like
in selecting your spring bonnet.
Whether you decide on one of the
very new and amusing elfish tall
crowns that style the latest models
or whether you declare in favor of
a crownless type, whether your hat
be huge of brim or have no brim
at all Glover toQues with pert bon
bon colored wells are quite the rage)
whether it be a breton or Gibson
girl sailor you choose, or if you are
ultra enough to want one of the
very smart Paris-inspired bonnet
types that tie under the chin, no mat
ter in what direction fancy leads
you, you can't go wrong in fashions
eyes.
New in crowns is the position.
See il pictured in the group to the
left above. This model in miniature
blue Ian attractive blue featured
this season. felt is trimmed with
contrasting plaid taffeta ribbon and
an allover crisp blue veil. Plaids
and stripes have invaded the mil
linery world with great display. Hat
and bag sets OF striking plaids or
stripes are among the fetching con-
ceits that tune to the enthusiasm
shown for high color.
Veilings galore are enlivening the
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-05-12
Tallest of All Dogs

The Irish wolfhound is the tallRst
Of all dogs. Really Irish, the dogs
were most valued hunters in early
centuries. Legend has it two an
cient rulers of Ireland waged a
mighty battle over a wolfhound. One
Of the kings offered 5000 cows for
him; the offer was refused. The
dogs live up to the old proverb about
them: Gentle when stroked, fierce
when provoked"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-05-12
WY Pesv,e Are Uutrufhful /;


Lars are developed, not boSn,
psychologists say. Nobody b bonn
WIN Q tendency 10 lie. Lying results
rom some sort Of mental or emo
tional unbalance, asserts a writer IN
Pearson's London Weekly. Peorle
lie when they lack the courage 10
ten the truth. Inferiority complezes
often make people lie to ma ie
themselves appear greater thin
they are. Others lie to make then
selves succeed, only to find that, il
makes them less successful. THIS
bad habit is acquired. It is not
born with any of us. We are all
born capable of becoming liars, gut
II is our own selves that allow the
habit to develop.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-05-12
Forced 10 Live on Boats

The Tanka of China are the only
people, so far as is known, who
were ever forbidden to own or to
live on the land of their country.
Until the downfall of the monarchy
in 1912, observes Golfers Weekly,
they were made to live on boats or
in pile dwellings on the waterways
IN and around Canton. They were
also prohibited from intermarrying
with land people and attending land
schools.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-05-12
Rridged CITY on So islands

1t Is difficult to imagine why any
one should have selected the pres
ent site Of Amsterdam for a metrop-
oils. In the beginning the dam on
which Gysbrecht II, Lord of Am
stel, built his castle. was a dixie
almost entirely surrounded by gray
ooze slashed with tidal rivulets.
Now Amsterdam stands on 80 is
lands, connected by about 800
bridges, and separated by innum-
cradle canals which are handicapped
and regulated with all the exquisite
perfection Of the waterways of ex-
hibition grounds.