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Evening star., 1940-10-05
Chalk Walls Distinctive

The charm of classicism is evi-
denced in a living room done by a
noted decorator. The walls. which
have been paneled in plaster. are
painted chalk white and so is the
mantel. This makes a delicate back
ground for the chairs and couches
which, for the most part, are cov-
cred in blue leather slightly paler
than robins egg color. Some of the
pieces, however, are done in white
The wood used in the furniture is
sanded cak. Above the mantel is a
large mirror, framed simply in a
gilded classic key pattern. Two
screens. decorated in clear yellows.
deep reds purples and blues, add to
the effect of remarkable beauty.
Evening star., 1940-10-05
Gay Color Scheme

A living room treated in the mod
ern manner has a color scheme
drawn from the Chinese chintz win
dow draperies of gray, fame, shrimp
pink and green. The walls, except
for one Of glass brick, are painted
pale gray and the ceiling shrimp
pink. The fireplace mantel and
window valances are made of gun
metal mirror. There is a large
chair of flame color and also a Sec
tional couch of flame and white.
One sofa is covered with the same
chintz used for the curtains. There
are white Venetian blinds.
Evening star., 1940-10-05
Offices Doll Up'

Businessmen are becoming more
and more aware Of the Importance
of attractive surroundings. Now
with the spreading interest in
murals, this type of art is no longer
confined to important public build
ings, but is finding its way into the
Offices of corporations.
Evening star., 1940-10-05
Dark Walls Soak Up Liqht

Dark walls soak up light just as a
sponge soaks up water. A dark
walled room which is not eXcep-
tionally well Illuminated by daylight
is bound to require more electric
light in the evening. With dull, dark
walls light is dim and struggling.
With clean light walls both electric
bulbs and daylight spread their
radiance in full strength.
Evening star., 1940-10-05

During the rice shortage at
Shanghai, China. importers tried to
keep secret the arrival of the grain
in order to maintain prices, but the
news leaked out and prices nose
dived.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
One "COLD STAR"
MOTHER COMPLETES
Is For CONSUMPTION Bill
Against Nine Workers
On Picket Duty

Washington, Aug. %. = (UP) -
Nine American mothers who are
holding death watch" in a Sen
ate reception room as a protest
against the CONSUMPTION bill had
competition today-a gold star
woman campaign for the bill.
The death watch" mothers,
wearing mourning clothes, have been
sitting just outside the Senate
chamber for more than a week.
Yesterday Mrs. w. Walter Williams,
10, of New Bedford, Mass, past
president of the National Gold Star
Mothers-mothers who lost sons in
the last war-visited the Capitol and
opened her campaign.
Asked whether she planned to
confer with the mourning mothers
who hanged Sen. Claude Pepper
D., Fla, in effigy to maple tree
on the Capitol lawn last week, Mrs
Williams replied
well, I do not kuow. VII are
they wearing mourning? Do any Of
them have sons that IougI, ~. w.,
last world warp"
Mrs. Rose Farber, of Detroit
leader of the mourners, said en-
phatically that "our group will moi
ask Mrs. Williams for conf@ra'- .
If she wants to see us, she will have
to initiate the move. We were here
| first"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28

New York, Aug. pa program for
helping Latin American countries
dispose of much of their export sur
pluses and improve their economic
conditions without further burden
ing the American taxpayer or at
fecting the markets of our own far
mers will be presented tomorrow in
the September issue of Fortune
magazine.
In an article on Pan American
economic problems and their rela-
ton to our defense program, the $40
a-year magazine of management
will declare:
Even at the cost of angering
powerful sectional interests at
home, Congress should Immediately
haul out the tariff schedules and
re-examine them in the light OF
hemisphere values. Many LatinS in
sist that the pressure OF the sur
pluses could be greatly relieved at
once if the U. S. would make up its
mind to admit certain commodities
on a quota and preferential tariff
system, like that now given Cuban
sugar.
Chilean Yarmouth
There are many small items -
such as Chilean vermouth. which
could replace French and Italian -
that could be admitted without in
Jury to domestic industry. And the
most important, in terms OF con-
tinental diplomacy, is Argentine
meat.
1.-THE Argentines say that if we
took from them only 2 per cent OF
our total meat consumption 1t would
provide a market for one-third OF
their meat exports and go long
way toward easing their difficulties.
1.-The U. S. market for Latin
American agricultural and pastoral
products has not been entirely ex-
hausted," Fortune will also state.
Consider Cacao. important in the
export trade of Latin America.
I'VE take from this region about
$40 .OOO, 900 worth annually. The rest,
costing about $8.000,000, We get
mostly from the African Gold Coast,
which produces a cheaper grade. II
we diverted practically all OF our
cacao buying to Latin America, we
could take the entire production -
instead of the present two-thirds -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
HIRAM JOHNSON
IS SUCCESSFUL
Aged Senator Swept Pri-
maries OF Three Major
Parties Yesterday

San Francisco, Aug. 2s.-(UP)-
Senator Hiram Johnson, Republican
insurgent and isolationist, .sweppt teh
primaries Of three major parties yes
terday and assured his reelection
without waiting for the November
election, returns showed today.
johnson overwhelmingly won the
senatorial nominations of the Re
publican, Democratic and the Pro-
gressive parties. His only opposition
In November will be the nominees
of the Communist, Prohimition par
ties and they have no chance.
johnson, formally entering him
self in all three contests, made three
radio speeches from Washington
That was his only campaigning and
the only issue he presented as the
general one that he would work I'M
ceasingly to keep America out OF
war.
He has been in the senate con-
tinuously since 1917.
Supervisor John Arson Ford was
his principal opponent on both the
Republican and Democratic tick
cts.
Returns from 10,O11 of the states
1880 precincts gave:
Republican: johnson, 1886 ,699;
state assemblyman Sam Ycrty, a.
TAT.
Democrat: johnson, 33S.41O; Pat
terson, 1929; Ford, 99,292; Yorty,
1885; James Meredith, 1888;
Richard Otto, 1O,939.
Progressive: johnson, 2,203; Otto
497.
Ford is a Roosevelt New Dealer.
Patterson is also a Democrat and
a New Dealer.
When johnson was reelected last
time, he had the support OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt. This time. Mr..
Roosevelt said johnson was no long
er "a true liberal, and this state
ment was used against him by his
opponents. Mr. Roosevelt and the
veteran isolationist have diverged in
the last four years, particularly on
foreign policy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
Eye Witness Account OF Raid By Lone Plane
Shows English Still Gaily Muddling Through

evening at revue were caught by the raid.
These people, at 4 in the morning. sometime after
the all clear signal had been sounded, were walking
the streets or sitting in restaurants. They had
missed the last train home. Three hundred people
were dancing in the ballroom of the Savoy Hotel
as the warning siren sounded. When the orchestra
stopped everyone clamored for music. They got it.
But 10 minutes LATER when anti-aircraft bat
teries in central London and the Thames be-
gan sending up terrific barrage, the orchestra
leader announced dancing would be continued in
the basement aid raid shelter
Taking their champagne bottles and drinks
everyone filed down to the shelter and continued
dancing for the next two hours in the midst of
sandbags and 1000 feet of reinforced steel tubing
Up on the roof, in the company of two air raid
wardens followed the path of the raider by anti
aircraft fire
Some 20 miles down the Thames Estuary little
flashes of gunfire could be distinguished in the
darkness.
AS the plane moved up the river the flashes be-
came bigger as new fires started up.
The climax came when the pilot reached the cen
ter of London and after dropping flare SO daz-
cling in brilliance that more than one square mile
was lighted up. released giant bomb for a dead
hit warehouse
Flames leaped skyward and ST. Paurs Cathedral
a few blocks away bathed in reflected rec
glow.
Fire engines screamed through streets and fol
the rest of the night remen struggled to control the
blaze which had spread to two adjoining buildings
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
DON'T Be RUSHED
INTO MARRIAGE

New York, August 20. - Cup =
A warning to the unmarried women
Of American to avoid being rushed
into marriage by potential sdraftees
went out today from q new organ
ization known as the streamlined
Date Club.
/, Don't be rushed into marriage
because Of the impending draft Law"
warned the club. There Is one d.
vorce for every six marriages today
and the Divorce Reform Leagues
statistics show more than 90 per cent
Of all marriages are unhappy ones.
"Confuclous said: Man, know
thyself.' We say: Women, know
thy man before marrying him."
ways 20 know . man befoge mar
rying him suggested By the club In
clude having him Tor breakfast,
when q man 10 at his worst. having
him teach you something like dFiv-
Ing car. and spending & day IA the
outdoors with him. when he needs =
shave and wears old clothes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
PRESIDENT BACK
FOR A DAY REST
Will Leave Hyde Park On
Sunday For Two Labor
Day Addresses

Hyde Park, N. Y, Aug. 28-(UP)-
President Roosevelt came back to his
home today for four day stay.
Leaving here Sunday, he will ar
rive at Chattanooga, Tenn, Monday
to deliver Labor day addresses at
Chickamauga dam and at New Found
Gap, high in the mountains of the
Great Smoky National park.
White House officials, however, ex-
pected Mr.. Roosevelt to sign the
national guard mobilization bill,
while here.
Approved by Congress, the bill is
undergoing departmental check be-
fore going to the president for his
signature.
He is expected to make use of his
new authority at once by calling
about $1,000 men-four divisions of
guardsmen and several national
guard anti-aircraft regiments into
active service for one year of train
ing. More guardsmen will be called
later.
Before leaving Washington last
night, Mr.. Roosevelt said he would
announce a new postmaster general
within few days. Postmaster Cen
eral James A. Farley is stepping out
of the cabinet August 81.
1t was reported reliably that Far
ley's successor might be the presi-
dents close friend, Frank G. Walker
of Pennsylvania. Walker is former
treasurer of the Democratic national
committee and once served as di-
rector of the national emergency
council.
Before leaving Washington, Mr..
Roosevelt dispatched Senator Scott
Lucas, D., Ill, to Chicago to take
command of the Democratic drive to
capture the 10 farm belt states in the
November election.
Lucas, after reviewing the situa-
ton with the president, declared that
the midwest probably will represent
the deciding factor in the election.
He will open midwestern regional
headquarters for the Democratic ma
tional committee early next week at
the Stevens hotel in Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
|FINGERPRINTS!
Aliens Manifest 'Nerv-
business in Submit
ting to Official
I ests.

Among the various aliens on
which the fingerprinting staff at
the post Office had to practice
their skill today were one man
with only one arm, one whose
left hand was so badly crippled
that no print could be secured,
one woman whose hand trembled
al through the process, and thus
rendered the print very poor, and
one man whose prints had to be
taken twice.
The majority of the applicants
s.sOV some nervousness at the
process of fingerprinting, but
this can usually be allayed suffi-
GENTLY to secure a good print.
However, one woman reported for
printing, who simply was unable
to keep her hand still. and after
some very poor prints were OBJ
tanned, was allowed to leave, her
hand still trembling.
One of the men reacted the OPP
posite way, and held his hand so
rigid that it could not be rotated
N the proper way. The staff had
70 dc everything except hit him
on the head to make him relax.
They rubbed his hand, and shook
it and then had to retake the
prints.
Several of the aliens have one
or two fingers missing, according
70 members of the fingerprinting
staff. This. Of course, makes the
Job Just so much easier, and COM
pensates for the task Of taking
some OF the prints twice.
BY the end OF this week, the
employees who do the fingerprint-
ing think they should have ac-
auired enough experience TO meet
any situation that may arise dur
ing the whole project, unless some
allen with no arms at all shows
tp,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
BARRIERS Meet

A delegation Of Waterbury
BARRIERS IS expected to attend
the seth annual convention Of
the State Journeymen BARRIERS
Protective Association at the
Hotel Taft, New Haven, Sunday
and Monday. /.
Among the speakers will be
William C. Birthright, an off,
cial Of the Journeyman BARRIERS
International Union Of America,
who will speak Sunday night,
and Joseph N. DePaOlo, Of Meri-
den, state barber commissioner.
The convention is expected to
60 on record in favor Of estah-
fishing minimum prices for bar
bershop services in Connecticut
by state legislature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
EDMUND MCCRATH
WILL BE HONORED

Edmund Upper" McGraht, prom
inent Washington Hill resident who
will be married to Miss Lillian Dee
gan of Ward street, Naugatuck,
next Sunday morning in Naugatuck,
will be honored at testimonial
bachelor party tomorrow evening
at McGrath's Pine Room on Bald
win street.
James Gibbons and Frank Tam
many are co-chairmen Of the ar
rangements committee. ably assist
ed by Nelson Squires, David Nc
earthly, Joseph Pomponio, Phil
Ryan, Robert Tracy, John Shiel,
Maurice Kelly, Charles Brown
Frank Hogan and Thomas McGrath.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
Variety In Fires

"A tree fire on properly owned
by Louis r. Schick, los Fiske
street, was extinguished by the
fire department yesterday after
noon. The fire was one Of four
put out by firemen yesterday.
Other blazes:
On q New Haven" railroad
trestle, rear Of 1l44 South Main
street.
In the cellar Of . three story
frame building at II Luke street.
In a motorcycle owned by
Henry Iacoviell0, in front Of IS
Ross street. Blamed ON q short
circuit, the blaze caused consid-
cradle damage to the machine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28

SteeIs Led Way For Broad Increase Gains Ranged
To Over Points Volume Increased

Kodak 128 ga up / "a.
Automobile equipment and tire is
sues were higher. Aircrafts firmed
under lead Of Douglas, which rose ..
point. Coppers were up fractions to
point in American Smelling. Mont
gomery Ward was up /. Railroad and
utility issues were better. Oils were
steady to firm. Smaller advances
were made by United Aircraft, Re-
public Steel Electric Auto-Lite, Va.
nadiun, Standard Oil (New Jersey,
and Socony- Vacuum.
Insignificant losses were made by
Union Carbide, ]. G. Penney, Gem
eral Electric and Pennsylvania Rail.
road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
LATIN BUREAUS
TO SPUR TRADE
IN U. S. SOUGHT
Coffee Market Receives
Stress By Official
OF Nicaragua
BY GEORGE McCADDEN
United Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED Press Sta1I Correspondents!
San Francisco, Aug. % - (UP)-
Juan Jose Martinez--Lacayo, Mic
araguan consul-general in San
Francisco, has proposed creation
of a Latin American Chamber OF
Commerce to promote and expand
markets for coffee and otner
products in the United States.
THE chief function OF such a
chamber" Martinez-Lacayo SAID
would be to operate as a sale
promotion organization for coffee
and other goods. 1t would be sup
ported by all Latin American
countries. 1t would have offices IN
San Francisco and New YORK
The prorated cost might bear a
relation to each nations exports
to the United States.
1.-THE war has nearly obllterateo
European markets for coffee ano
7pset trade in all lines of indus
trv. Therefore, now more than
ever, Latin America looks to the
United States for greatly eX-
banded market"
Double Advantage Stressed
Martinez-Lacayo said his pro-
posed chamber not only Woulo
stimulate Latin America trade ou'
also would act as a clearing house
for information on Latin America
products and on United states
products needed south OF the Rio
Grande.
The specific functions OF this
chamber" the consul-general SAID
would be outlined in It's organic
charter. E ach of its offices IL
San Fancisco and New York
would have a full line Of samples
of coffee and other Latin Amerl-
can products - as well as samples
of products that we might be in
terested in. Prices, methods OF
clearance and shipment and al
other essential information Woulo
be in order, easily available ano
kept up to the minute.
s.The offices would be under the
direct operation and supervision
of the Latin American consular
corps in San Francisco and New
York. Such operation anG super
vision would be effected through
a board of directors consisting OF
consular officials elected for spe-
cific terms. Each board woulo
appoint the necessary admins
trative staffs.
Activity to be Stressed
Board meetings would be helo
at least once month. Attend
ance by Latin American consul
generals and consuls would be
compulsory under penalty OF fine.
Il believe such chamber even
tually would prove of the greatest
value in expanding our trade-tc
say nothing of effectively main
tanning and developing goodwill
between Latin America and the
United States"
The United States is Latin
Americas best coffee customer
During the 1889 fiscal year il
imported 14,893,O00 bags of coffee
or 1858 $4,000 pounds. OF this
total 1,324,O00 bags or 174,778OO(
pounds entered through Sar
Francisco.
The movement of coffee into
the United States for the fiscal
year 1883 follows:
- q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
WhOops I!

Waterbury had one case of lobar
pneumonia as its only instance of
communicable disease last week,
according to the weekly bulletin
of the state department of health.
The only outbreak Of any kind
was at New Haven, where "a cases
of whooping cought were listed.
Litchfield County reported no
cases of communicable disease.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
BY ELMER C. WALLER
Preaa Financial Editor

New York, Aug. 28-(UP)-steel
shares led q broad recovery on the
stock market today. Gains ranged
to more than 2 points and volume
increased.
Bethlehem Steel reached 70 IA up
3 and held most Of tn egain. q. s
Steel held a point to q rise of ] IA
Westinghouse Electric was at 100 up
2 La around noon; Chrysler T3 7-S
up ! J-8; Johns Manville 81 Ia up
2l-2; Gypsum II up 8; and Eastman
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
Continued Cold!

Continued cool, rainy weather
was the forecast today for tonight
and tomorrow, although tempera-
lures indicated a steady rise
from the record cold experienced
last weekend.
The low during the night was
81 degrees, while the high -yester-
day was 70, the first day the mer-
curry passed the 10 mark in several
days.
Rain today, however. kept the
mercury below the 70's, 81 being
recorded at noon. ~.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
Compensation
Agreements

Alex Stokes was awarded COM
pensatiOn of SLABS a week
by Compensation Commissioner
James M. Lynch in the compen-
Sation court this morning against
the Waterbury Farrell Foundry
and Machine Co.
He suffered q toe bruise. Pay
ments are to start as Of Aug. IL
and last during incapacity.
Edward Holland as the result
of a sprained right hip suffered
while at his work was awarded
S12.63 against the Ap0thecaries
Hall Co. Payments are to last dur
ing his incapacity.
Carl A. Carlson Of Bridgeport
was awarded S16.73 week against
the Old England Brewing Co. of
Bridgeport. He suffered q burned
face and arms. Payments are to
start rs Of Aug. 8 and last during
incanacity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28

uldke Wlue C1IClS, CllcA IcGuILl
to the river and drop his deadly
explosive.
Flying with accuracy which
indicated complete familiarity
With London, probably gained as
crew member during peacetime
on the old German Always run
into Croydon, this pilot sailed
serenely through searchlights and
anti-aircraft fire to his objective.
Clouds floating across a bril-
liant three-quarter moon partly
obscured the plane and only
occasionally when a searchlight
stabbed the bomber was it pos
sible to follow the flight.
The sirens began wailing the
third time that day for London
Manning
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
Spotigl,ting
Brass City News
And a Good Time, Etc.

A great many children from all
over the city enjoyed the outing
given for them yesterday by
Borck & Stevens and the. park
department at Lakewood park.
The program, postponed from
Monday because of unpleasant
weather, included all sorts of
games and contests, with prizes
lavishly bestowed on the winners.
In addition there were free door
prizes, free ice cream and soda,
and everything to make the chill
dren's day complete.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
Continued

Anthony Baranuk, 43, of 70;
Hill street, accused of keeping
liquor with intent to sell, was
granted a stay until Sept. II in
city court today.
Vice squad men made the ar
rest yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
COMMITTEE CALLS
SPECIAL MEETING

A meeting of the general commit
tee supervising the campaign to
have the City Of Waterbury adopt a
uniform system Of refuse and ash
collection will be held tomorrow
evening at the Washington Park
Community Club. The COMMITTEES
includes representatives Of the var
ious Community Clubs Of the city
Interested In the campaign. AL
members are urged 10 attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28

Just as in New York and in Paducah, Saturday
night is the big night in London. This vivid eye
witness story portrays the reaction of the big town
to bomb attack on its night for fun-having.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
RANCE BELGIUM
ANZAC ENLIsTs

sydney. N. 8. w. (UP)-A a.
saf-old sydney youth named Sykes
las for Christian names "Franee
Belgium Afizse," Now that he has
Unlisted, he "a just q number.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
BY PAUL MANNING
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

London, Aug. 28-London was bombed Saturday
night
A German raider flying at 10000 feet scored
burs-eye on London warehouse with bomb.
From the roof of the Savoy Hotel overlooking the
Thames 1 saw this lone bomber head up the river,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28

BYINGTON IN sLADDTEs

. Spring Byington, the screens
most popular mother, who win be
remembered in the zones family"
series, Is currently seen In RKO Ra-
dos "Laddie" playing Tim Holt,s
mother In the heart-warming Gene
Stratton Porter classic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28

VIimli, Man. (up)-Icelanders Of
wSspNn Canada and the northwest
ern Ems Of the United States
have pledged themselves ITO help
Britain and Canada win the war
for freedom"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28

Commercial campaigns in Brazil
now earn an average Of approx
mately $l8 q month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28

ers and drove everyone to the air raid shelters
Theaters in the west end were Just breaking and
thousands of people in from the suburbs for an
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-31
SPLITS RULING
IN TWO CASES

Following hearings on two ap-
peals from rulings of the state
department of social security af-
fecting Tacomans in connection
with old age assistance. Superior
Judge e. d. Hodge late Monday
held in favor of the state in one
case and ruled against it in the
other.
In the first action, the court
held with the state in denial OF
an old age pension for John
Thomas on grounds the mans wife
possessed stock which had an in
come of approximately SIS month
ly and that she also owned prop
erty, which had been decided to her
by her husband some years ago.
An application for a pension was
denied Thomas by the county well
fare department in March. 1888.
Judge Hodges ordered the state
to pay Sauna Duer Adams a
monthly pension of $27 after
hearing testimony in connection
with her case. She sought to
have the $14 monthly allowance
approved by the county welfare
department increased on grounds
she was entitled to the additional
funds under state regulations.