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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
Mechanical Troops In
 Furious Drive Ahead
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the town of Stoeren was cut oil.
 Thus the Allied position in Gen. fral Norway appeared to be ap- proaching an extremely critical phase. with the battle for Dombaas likely to decide whether the British and French can maintain their foot hold south of Trondheim. If they can get sufficient endorsements and supplies into that sector despite the constant German bombing attacks they may be in a position to fight back against the swift but still thinly-spread German columns. Ii they fail to bring up men and ma terials rapidly the German rein forecements moving up from the Oslo sector may arrive in time to consolidate their positions in the mountains and thus take over all of the strategic railroad and other communications lines.
 Pertinent Question
 In that event, the question would arise-it has already been mention ed by military sources in London of whether the Allied Expeditionary forces would have to be withdrawn from Central Norway and concen- trate their efforts on the front north of Trondheim.
 North of Trondheim, the Allied forces still were digging ia on a front near Steinkjer and were ex- 4pecting a German attack.
 In the far north, the position of Allied forces which surrounded Ger mans in the Narvik zone appeared to be unchanged, but in the south the Germans continued to advance from Bergen against Norwegian troops which were pushed back to a point somewhere near Godvalen, on the Sognefjord.
 Further naval loses were announc- ed by the British, who said two sub marines-the Tarpon and the Ster- let-carrying almost 100 men were long overdue and presumably lost In Berlin, Nazis said that a total of IS British submarines had been sunk in the Skagerrak, between Denmark and Norway, where the Allied forces have been attempting to cut German sea lines to OSlof- jord.
 Allies At NamsOS
 Allied Headquarters, NamsoS, Nor way, April 30.-(UP)-Allied anti aircraft guns, newly arrived at the Namsos base, are proving effective in keeping German raiding planes at high attitudes, but persistent Ger man reconnaissance flights were be- heved to foretell a big scale German aerial attack intended to cripple operations here.
 German planes bombed Namsos four times yesterday. After the raids the streets were found filtered with une3ploded demolition and incen- Adiary bombs, and with strange look ing balls containing an orange-red powder believed to be a new Ger
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which hung neatly, though partly burned, on their hangers.
 Seeking Cause of Fire

burned, on their hangers.
 Seeking Cause of Fire
 At press time, Fire Marshal Den- his J. Lahey, his aide, Lieut.. Eu- gene A. Legge, and Trooper Charles Flanagan, of the state fire mar shal's staff, were looking about, try ing to determine a cause. Marshal Lahey would not estimate the dam- age, until complete investigation and inventory is made.
 Employees of the store were gath cred in huddled groups inside the dripping shop looking at the ruins.
 Hose lines were laid from both Brook and South Main street and water played on the flames from below and above during the height of the fire. Chief Thomas F. Cav- anaugh directed the men.
 Captain William Duggan, head of the accident prevention bureau of the police department, was one of the first officers at the scene, di- recting traffic and keeping the more avid fans under control. He was joined by Sergt. Patrick Hillborg Sergt. Edward Nolan, Sergt. Edward Aston, Sergt. Walter Ahearn, Sergt. George Chatfield, Patrolmen Ed ward Sullivan, James Overton, Ed ward Cass, Leo McKenna, James Wagner, Alfred Overton and Mich ael Hartnett.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30

Canals already constructed in connection with the great Ghaf- faf Dam project in Iraq are mak- ing Ss1ming possible on thousands of acres,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30

votes in the Democratic National Convention. It is suggested that Ii a truce were worked out, there probably would be some Roosevelt men on the delegation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30

President Herbert Hoover and Sem ator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Wis consin. Fifty persons stood when the name of Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio was called.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
Fire Ruins eDress
 Shop, 87 South Main
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Columns and clouds of smoke pour ed forth from every opening at the sides and roof of the building drawing hundreds of spectators to the scene both on South Main and Brook streets. The fire escape of the Poli theater, directly across from the Brook street entrance, was a vantage point which drew scores. Roofs and windows of nearby dwellings also served as lookouts for the early morning fans.
 More than an hour was required to bring the blaze under control. The height of the fire witnessed about ten firemen on the Brook street end of the roof chopping holes and demolishing skylight in order to get at the flames Several naked" and partly-clad models or dummies were rescued" by the firemen and lay in grotesque pos- lures on the roof and in adjoining alleyWay. Store In Ruins
 When the smoke cleared, the Rose shop which used to feature modernistic furniture decorations and other modern effects was reduc- ed to ruins. Water dripped on the pulpy, blackened remains of wo- mems chic frocks and dresses; the furniture was for the most part turned into completely or partly charred blocks of wood.
 A check-up after the fire was ex- tinguished revealed that the north side of the shop was the one hard est hit by the flames and water. Virtually nothing remained on this end, except pile of indistinguish- able, worthless stock and splinters. The south side was not so tad, all though the children's frocks stored on this end were scorched and wet. A police guard was required to keep the curious from pouring in through the gaping rear door, or the de- sTous from stealing the clothes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
CITIZENSHIP MORE PRIZED

Philadelphia (UP)-Naturalization records here show a 25 per cent increase in the number of per- sons naturalized this year in the Philadelphia district. Immigration officials said that 11,000 aliens were naturalized last year but this years number was expected to reach 1S,- 750.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
ANGRY DEBATE
 IN COMMONS

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. pie that "all Germans are as vile as the Nazi leaders"
 Several members interrupted, crying: And so they are!"
 Chamberlain made no comment.
 Both Chamberlain and Oliver Stanley, war secretary, refused to answer numerous questions about the war in Norway on the grounds that their replies would not at pres ent be in the public interest.
 The government leaders, who had been sharply criticized in the press as result of setbacks in the Nor wegian campaign, were bombarded with questions, especially regarding equipment and supplies for the British troops who had been re- ported heavily bombed from the air because of lack of anti-aircraft de- lenses.
 Get Good Equipment
 Stanley said that the troops sent to Norway were ill possession of the full and approved war equipment.
 Asked if he would increase the number of machine guns per unit in order to provide protection against low-fying German air at- tacks, Stanley said: "The equip- ment of a modern battalion com prises a large number of Bren guns"
 Seymour Cocks, Laborite, asked for information regarding the Brit iSh Sherwood Foresters, whom the German high command claimed had been attacked at Lillehammer where some were taken prisoners and the rest driven back.
 Stanley declined to answer.
 Chamberlain, asked similar ques- tions, said that he did not think "it would be in the public interest to make any such statement at the moment"
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BRITISH ADMIT
 ALLIES IN DANGER

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DEMOCRATS TRY
 TO EFFECT TRUCE

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Evening star., 1940-02-03
Total
Forced Down
By Weather
Permits Valued
At Only $1,413,000
Issued in Month

Hampered by weather conditions
that held construction at virtual
standstill for the entire month,
private building in the District
reached the lowest point in two
years in January as the Office Of
Building Inspector John w. Och
mann approved permits valued at
only $1,413,000.
Real estate brokers in the city,
however, reported that sales were
remarkably good during the month
when the handicaps brought on by
the cold and snowy weather are
taken into consideration. A number
OF offices mo lie sales at brisk pace
during Jan ,ry, and real estate men
are opti' VIC that the spring
market =. be unusually good. They
anticipate backlog of orders for
both new and old properties when
the weather breaks.
Valuation OFF Sharply.
The building valuation for jan
uary was million dollars under
December, and more than two mil
lion dollars below the total for the
corresponding month of last year.
OF the total construction volume
for last month, 81 ,121 ,820 was repre-
sented by new building, and $751;
1886 by additions, alterations and
repairs to existing structures.
Permits for 81 one-family homes,
estimated to cost $400,920 were ap-
proved last month. This is COM
pared to 16l new homes approved
in December and 1874 included in
the permits of January of 1899.
More Apartment Building.
New apartment construction Jared
better by comparison. Last month,
permits were issued for 38 multi
family structures, having a capacity
OF 238 families. These buildings are
estimated to cost s486,00O. Valua-
ton Of apartment buildings for
January of 1889 was $392, 900. During
December, permits for 40 apart
ments, valued at s6e7 900, were ap-
proved.
New building last month by Sec
t1ons Of the city follows: Northeast.
$183, ,060; Southeast, $3.50, 500: North :
west, $672 1850, and Southwest, s30.-
600. Repair work by sections ::
Northeast. $4,000; Southeast, s31,-
$50; Northwest, $214,6O5, and South
west, $205OO.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Building Of Life House
To Start Here Soon

In cooperation with the National
Association of Real Estate Boards,
leading department stores and local
builders, Life Magazine announces
the launching Of Nation wide pro-
gram of home building in which
more than 68 Life houses" will be
under construction within the next
two weeks.
In Washington the campaign will
be supported by the Palais Royal
Department Store and. Waverly
Taylor, prominent builder and
chairman of the Real Estate Boards
Committee, cooperating with the
magazine. Construction of house
here also will begin in two weeks.
The program will feature a range
of eight architectural designs which
will be available in the low and me-
dium price brackets. Plans and
photographs of the houses as &C
tually constructed will be published
in spring issue of the magazine.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
IHow to Reach
| Star Home
| By Auto

The Silver Star Home at 1901
Upshur street NV, which will be
open to the public for the first time
tomorrow, may be reached by driv-
ing out Sixteenth street across the
bridge near Spring road to Upshur.
Turn left on Upshur three blocks
to the home.
This dwelling is part Of the new
Crestwood section, and is almost
surrounded by Rock Creek Park.
The lot is large and the entire COM
munity is dotted with trees. The
new drive connecting Sixteenth
street with Blagden avenue at the
park forms the north boundary of
The Star home property.
Built by Paul P. Stone and Avon
Shockey, the home has been fur
nished throughout by the Major
Furniture Co. It was designed by
James S. Baldwin.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Huge Old Trees Aid
In Dignifying Setting
OF Historic Estate
Massive PopIors Of
Evergreen Could Be
Seen From Vessel

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. "a late
resident of West River saw this Sec
ton of Anne Arundel County
through the eyes of poet and es-
sayist when he wrote of its rare
old trees in Colonial settings. He
was convinced there was no Sec
ton of the county more beautiful,
lying as it does toward the south
eastern portion which overlooks
Chesapeake Bay. It Is a country
of steep hills and wooded ridges
and meadows garlanded with will
low and alder which bend lovingly
over the streams that run to Traceys
Greek.
At the foot of the hills one may
mark ravines where the raspberry,
honeysuckle, greenbrier and the
wild grape weave a tapestry Of
beauty that adds to the charm of
the rolling country. The slope is
gradual to that vast level plain 10
cally known as "the swamp" form
ing the western shore of Chesa-
peake Bay.
Years ago the great house" on
the hill held the same relation
to the plantation as the court
house now holds to the county. It
was, in days before the Civil War,
the asylum, the refuge, the hos
pital and the judgment seat. The
aged servitor found peace in his
declining years in its comfort and
in its bounty.
The Old Fenwick Place.
There are still few of these old
manors In Southern Anne Arundel.
There is one such place in the
more sparsely settled section that
is appealing in its picturesque set
ting. It is has been known as
Evergreen" since 1t was purchased
in 1916 by DR.. Martin Fenwick, a
prominent planter and physician of
the ante bellum days. This prop
erty remained in the Fenwick fam
lily until 1887, when DR.. Charles
G. Fenwick, writer and lecturer, sold
it to Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Brooke. Prior to 1916 it was known
as Parsons Hills" having been
surveyed in 1868 for Thomas Par
sons.
The rambling white frame house
is fairly surrounded by old ever
greens such as English and Buxus
sempervirens box, hemlock, spruce
and Japanese cryptomaria trees.
Standing on the front lawn and
looking over the beautiful country
toward the bay, one is impressed by
the two poplars that stand by the
roadside to the left of the entrance
at the edge of the sweeping yard.
They are indeed the Damon and
Pythias of tree life, for the years
have bound them together and their
(see TREES, Page B-5l
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Struus Will Address
Building Congress

Nathan Straus, administrator OF
the United States Housing Author
ity, will address the February lunch
con meeting of the Washington
Building Congress on Monday in the
auditorium of the National Press
Club. Mr.. Straus was the special
housing commissioner of New York
City and a member of the New York
Housing Authority prior to his ap-
pointment to the Federal post.
AS housing commissioner of New
York, Mr.. Straus made study in
European countries of their low
rent housing projects and his report
to Mayor La Guardia has been rec
ognized as a handbook on low-rent
housing. Mr.. Straus has been re-
porter and publisher and New York
State Senator in addition to being
the author of several works on
housing, slum clearance, parks and
motor vehicle accident prevention
and COMPENSATION.
Evening star., 1940-02-03

The campaign is designed to unite
the efforts of real estate boards and
the distributing units in the depart
ment store field in bringing about
lower construction costs.
The Life houses" range In
character from modern to Colonial
and in price from $500 to 312 900.
They have been designed for Fed
eral housing financing, and partici-
patton in the program is not limited
to members of the National Associa-
ton of Real Estate Boards.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Wall Cabinets
Best Housing
IFor Miniatures

Whether Gulliver brought back
our interest in tiny things, or
whether the passion for collecting
Of all kinds which has
broken out like measles all over the
country brought Gulliver to mind,
is hard to figure out, but the little
things are here, and we must pro-
vide a place for them. "What-nots"
loaded with small objects that must
be washed and busted continually
do not At in with the type of life
we live today. Yet we know that
there is decorative charm in many
of these things, and to announce
to the family thou shall not col
lect," would be met only with loud
chorus Of "boos."
Wall cabinets designed purposely
for miniature collections may be
decorative as well as house the treas
ures safely. One Of the loveliest
living rooms in Washington has the
Evening star., 1940-02-03

walls lined with shallow cabinets
in which dwell a priceless collec-
tion of portrait dolls. Their faces
and colorful costumes stand out
against black velvet background,
and they are Illuminated effectively
by indirect lighting from con-
cealed source.
In a new house these cabinets
might be set in between the stud
ding as interesting decorative units
in hall, up stairway, or to bright
en- a dull corner in a living room.
They may be fitted with a glass
door, lighted cleverly and arranged
so that your hobby becomes part
of the room arrangement just as
much as your furniture and your
pictures.
Evening star., 1940-02-03

Beall & Howard represented both
the Stern Co., sellers, and the Aristo
Co. in the transaction.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
First Star Home
Of 1910 Opens
Tomorrow
Located in Crestwood ,
Three Blocks From
Sixteenth Street

A Colonial home of the Georgian
type will be open to the public to-
morrow at 1901 Upshur street NV,
Crestwood, as the first in the 1910
series of Silver Star Homes. 1t will
remain open to visitors through
Sunday, February Is.
The new dwelling is an attractive,
natural brick structure, and con-
tains nine rooms and three baths.
1t was built by Paul P. Stone and
Avon Shockey, prominent Capital
developers for years, and occupies
q large lot in their wooded Crest
wood section. The neighborhood Is
three blocks from Sixteenth street,
borders Rock Greek Park, and is
nearer downtown than any other
undeveloped ground for higher
priced homes within the District.
The house was designed by James
S. Baldwin, and has been furnished
by Major Masterpieces.
Unanimous approval Of members
of the Silver Star Homes Commit
tee was given the Crestwood home.
This committee is composed of five
housing experts who work in CO.
operation with The Star in present.
ing to the public outstanding homes
in various price groups erected dur
ing the year by local builders. They
examined thoroughly the Upshur
street structure.
Committee Pleased.
The Star committee is headed by
James S. Taylor of the Federal
Housing Administration as chair
man. Other members are Edwin H.
Rosengarten, builder, member of the
firm of Davis, Wick & Rosen-
garten; Fred A. Smith, president
of the Washington Real Estate
Board; Irwin Porter, prominent
architect, and John Nolen, jr.,
director of planning of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
While they thought the builders
had accomplished good job in
designing and planning the home,
committee members were especially
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struction. They reported that ex-
cellent materials were handled well
throughout the structure. The bricks
are set in Flemish bond. The walls
are all furred and, in addition, they
are insulated with a blanket of
balsam wool, something unusual in
home building. A highly efficient
type of metal insulation was used
over the second-floor ceiling. Floors
in the home are of clear white oak
Random width, Colonial flooring,
pegged and layed with "V' joint,
was used throughout the first floor.
The entrance to the house has
ornamental cast-iron work around
it that is reminiscent of New Or
leans. Immediately, upon entering
the front door, one is impressed with
the spaciousness and convenience of
the room arrangement. The STEP
down living room to the right of
the entrance is 231a feet long and
(see STAR HOME, Page B-30
Evening star., 1940-02-03
'Reudy-Mode' Saves Gosh

According to the Producers Coun-
Gil the home builders dollar will 60
much further today than in the So
called normal year of 1926 because,
among other things, many materials
are now built at the factories. These
include ready-made door and win
dow frames, kitchen and other cabi-
net assemblies and modern building
products of many kinds that come
in planned units for speedy, labor
saving assembly.
Evening star., 1940-02-03

(See TREES, Page B-5)
Evening star., 1940-02-03
To Enlarge Plant

Ground has been purchased on
South Capitol street near M by
Aristo Cleaners, who will erect an
addition to their present plant at a
cost of approximately $4,000, it
was announced today. E. E. Carney
of the real estate firm of Bradley,
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Lund Kept in Family

In ancient Mesopotamia, $500
years ago, it was against the law to
sell piece of property to any one
outside the family. Lawyers got
around this by having clients legally
adopted into families that wished
to dispose of land.
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-15
The Questions

l. What was Edward Payson
Weston's best record for days
walk?
2. Is there such a thing as an
original etching on paper?
3. Who are the Beef Eaters?
4. Was John Smithsonian, found
er of the Smithsonian Institution,
an American?
5. Are albino horses bred sue
cessfully on American ranches?
6. What is the origin Of the
Firms?
z. What family is called the
''royal family of the United
States?
8. Is there school in Florida
where students have some classes
under water?
8. When and by whom was the
Grand Canyon of Arizona discov-
cred?
10. How many posts composed
entirely of women has the Amer
lean Legion?
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-15

Connie and Lonnie are each u
years old. Both have been high
lights in competitive sport for over
50 years. Both 90 well back into
the eighties for their start, so far
back that only a fading few today
remember the period that happened
to start them OF and away on the
long, long trail.
about Connie Mack
The amazing point concerning
Connie Mack is the youthful spirit
and the youthful keenness he still
holds about his job Of managing a
ball club.
On this spring trip to Anaheim,
Calf, he gives you the impression
Of q young manager anxious tc
make good. Yet Connie Mack has
won at least nine American league
pennants, and he has packed away
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-15

CTUFFED toys of oil cloth or
- waterproof bath curtain mate
rial are somethi. !, mothers have
been dreaming about. Just wipe
them off with a damp cloth to keep
them fresh and clean.
The Easter bunny shown here is
IL inches long. He is white, hand
stitched in heavy pink thread and
has pink bead or button. eyes.
Make your own pattern for him
by following the diagram. Rule
paper into 1-inch squares; num-
Der them; then draw the pattern
outlines. Cut two body pieces;
four ear pieces and a Pinch strip
to be used between the two sides
Of the body. Interline the ears
to make them stand up. Join all
raw edges, as shown, leaving an
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-15
.Qy6fE} g
THE SOLUTION
entinei Faure'

6" EFT the people 60 to work and We
~ need have no fear as to the solu.
ton of all our other ills. Keep people
out of work for another decade or less
and we shall have no democracy; but
we shall have demoralized and chaotic
people; and we shall indeed have lost
our priceless heritage Of life, liberty,
and the pursuit Of happiness" S.
Representative James c. Oliver.
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-15
The Ansuers

1. Eighty-two miles, in 1867,
made on a walk from Portland,
Maine, to Chicago. Weston was
% years old at the time.
2. No. An etching is drawn di-
rectly on a metal plate.
3. Beef Eaters is the popular
name for yeomen of the guard in
stituted by the English royal
household in 14e5, and still in
service.
4. No, he was an Englishman
and had never visited the United
States.
S. Yes. Unlike all other ami
mails, these animals are foaled
white.
6. The Firms are descended prin-
cipally from the Mongols, though
now of varying degrees of mixture.
z. On account of their great
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-15

wealth and generous benefactions,
this reference is to the DuPonts.
8. At the University of Miami,
students of marine biology have
laboratory work under water.
Their attire consists of bathing
suits and shoes and diving he'll
NETS.
9. In 1540, by Garcia Lopez de
Cardenas.
10. The American Legion now
has SO posts composed entirely OF
women.