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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01
WOMAN,S REALM :
Household Hints
"Slackers- in Stacks" Loaf As Great Britain's War Industries Plead For More Workers
I.WeII-Off Women Show "CoIIous Disregard"
BY ROSETTE HARGROVE NEA Service Staff Correspondent

bx hOSE1IE hAtSNkSONE
 NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 London-It was fun while it last ed-but the helpless, party loving little cutie-pie is about as welcome as an incendiary bomb on the Eng fish scene today.
 "Good-time Girls" they call them or "Slackers in Stacks"
 Minister of Labor Bevin may have been thinking of them-the thous- ands of perfectly healthy English women shirking their war respon- sibility-when he issued his drastci decree drafting male and female labor alike for Britain's defense needs.
 You can see them in any of the smarter sheltered areas, wearing either expensive tweeds or perfectly tailored Slacks, bright polo sweaters matching the ubiquitous turban and riding gloves. The Good-time Girl seldom walks, sometimes rides a brand-new bicycle, but usually drives her car into the marketplace or down the High Street, when she doesn't desultorily shop for a lip stick or the Illustrated papers as- tride a horse, cigarette dangling from her lips.
 SHOW CALLOUS
 DISREGARD
 Swapping bomb risks in "blitz" zones for golf, followed by cocktail parties, bridge and an evening at the local pub" playing darts, the war scarcely exists for the Good time Girl, save perhaps for her pres ence at some charity do" where To- cal celebrities meet.
 While only an infinitesimal num- Der of women have responded to the country's call for women workers, these self-styled evacueeS are by now most unwelcome guests, wheth- CT they are staying in expensive ho- tels or have rented large country mansions, in hundreds of provincial towns and country districts. A well fare worker recently returned from a tour of the more expensive evacua- tion districts stated that there are still thousands of women showing a callous disregard and indifference to the war effort. They are making no sacrifices.
 "OVERALLS,
 NOT SLACKS"
 'Yet other girls in the same areas have offered their services voluntar- fly, going out night after night, some after hard days work" Such slogans as Go To It or Get Out" and "Overalls, Not Stacks" are be- ginning to be heard, concurrent with renewed appeals for A. R. P. volunteers, ambulance drivers, nurs- eS and first-aid squads.
 The only alternative looks like conscription of female labor in some form or other, which will absorb some, if not all, of these "teaparty evacuees."
 Opportunities are not lacking in London for women who want to work. Shorthand typists and eff cient secretaries and good clerks of all sorts are at premium today. The advertisement columns of the newspapers have long lists of vacan- cies. Many employers are offering, not only substantially increased sa- laries, but such enticements as shorter working hours and some times even transportation to and from the office. Office cleaners are being tempted with the bait of bed and breakfast in the firms under ground shelter for 48-hour week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01
MONDAYS MENU

BREAKFAST: Half grape fruit. scalp of the sizings por- ridge, buttered raisin toast, cof- fee, milk.
 LUNCHEON: Black bean soup with sliced hard-cooked eggs and lemon, crisp rye rolls, cup cus- tard, tea, milk.
 DINNER: Broiled chopped round steak, fried onion rings, baked creamed potatoes, lima beans, fresh fruit cup, cup cakes. coffee, milk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01
Q. Is pokeweed ediblbe?

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 A. Only the greens are edible, but roots and seeds are poisonous and may cause severe illness or even death. Young shoots should be cooked thoroughly before eating, and the cooking water should not be used. Call a physician If the roots or seeds of the plant have been eaten.
 @. Please give a receipe for cot tage cheese stuffing for celery.
 A. Cheese IF cups. 2 tablespoons cream, IA teaspoon salt, celery, dash of paprika. 2 teaspoons onion juice, IA cup finely chopped green peppers. Combine all ingredients except celery. Clean celery stalks and fill cavity with mixture. Cut in 2 inch pieces and serve.
 o. What is the best height for the heel of a shoe to be worn on feet with weak arches?
 A. About IF inches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01

Professional mourners engaged to chant dirges at funerals in country districts Of Greece are if1 great de- mand because Of the war.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01
America Could UseTme Women Fritter Away
BY RUTH MILLETT

With real leadership the women of America could play any role the government would like to have them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01

least three clubs and organizations.
 But go to one of those club or organization meetings, and youu see what time and energy wasters women are when they find them selves in a group.
 WAYS IN WHICH
 THEY WASTE TIME
 They will spend an hour dis cussing money matter that won't make two dollars difference one way or the other.
 They lose precious time trying to appease each other. In the typical woman's club no member dares give her opinion without apologizing for it first, and with out admitting, at great length, that the opposite view might be the better one after all.
 And then they always have to eat. That would be all right II they would go to a restaurant and order something the way men do - but they have to spend the morning before a luncheon meeting cooking the food, take time to serve it in the fanciest way they know how, and then wash dishes afterward.
 LIKE TO EARN"
 MONEY FOR CHARITIES
 When money is needed, instead of pledging small amount apiece, they decide they must learn it. and so they cook up elaborate schemes and wear themselves out earning" the money. If course. each woman spends just as much earning" the money. Of course, donating it-by the time she gives her share of the food, uses the fam fly car and her own time.
 But women seem to feel more noble if they learn" their money They really enjoy doing things the hard way.
 They're available - the women of America - ready and willing to take part in any scheme Uncle Sam thinks up for them. But to make use of woman-power, Uncle Sam is going to have to provide same capable, go-ahead leaders, and give women a blueprint of what they are to do.
 Otherwise, they'll meet to eat, and national defense can wait un- til the dishes are done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01

WE, THE WOMEN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

the beach were caught up in the great brass
arms of the mythical robot and carried to
great fire Still holding them tightly, the
brass robot walked into the flames and calmly
seated himself Held in a metallic grip, the
unwanted visitors of Crete were burned to
death. Then the brass robot rose up I'M
harmed from the flames and continued his
ceaseless patrol.
In our modern age anyone can turn on a
photograph and listen to musical compost
lions coming through a loudspeaker. Every
instrument of the orchestra is reproduced with
clear sharp fidelity; violins. celos, trumpets
and flutes. But it has only been since Edisons
time that the methods of recording and re-
production nave made this feat possible.
In the past the only way to produce the
sound of musical instrument to have
the robot play that instrument.
Most famous of all such musician robots
was the flute player fashioned by the
Frenchman jacques de Vaucanson.
In Vaucansons day one of the most famous
pieces of sculpture in Paris was the figure
of flute player on one of the palaces. Vau-
canson decided to construct a duplicate of
this figure and have him actually play his
flute.
For four years he worked secretly. Only
his valet was acquainted with his work When
he finally completed his masterpiece and
musical notes actually issued from the robots
flute, ii is said that the valet fell at the feet
of his master convinced that he was indeed
standing in the presence of a superman.
After this success Vaucanson built other
automatic one was a duck which moved its
wings. drank water, swallowed corn and
could even digest its food. 1t did just about
everything but lay eggs.
Vaucanson exhibited his automata through
md huO
expositions. Visitors especially, were skep-
teal about the robot qualities of his famed
flute player, so one day Vaucanson decided to
reveal the secrets of its construction.
He placed the automaton before the Acad-
envy of Sciences in Paris After a careful
study of the mechanism the Academy issued
a certificate signed by the greatest SCIENTISTS
of that day praising the work and saying
that the mechanism exactly duplicated the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16
By DIR. ARTHUR r. HASS
Professor of Physics,
University of Notre Dame.

-w HE housewife who casually flips switch
ana sets in motion electrical slaves" to
do ner washing. the ironing, the cleaning,
and supply musical and vocal entertainment,
perhap1 does not realize it but men have spent
whole wears Of their lives trying to produce
robot men and automaton figures to rival
humans and do feats equalling human skill.
Fads and fashions change in science and
technology Nowadays we ask only that
machine save us labor regardless of how it
looks In the old days some of the best brains
in science sought to create human-like mocha
nisms that would talk write play musical in
struments and make gestures just as living
persons do But these androides as they
we're known, were made mostly TO please the
kings and the wealthy as would an intricate
toy: their utility rudimentary. Eventu-
ally common people saw them
Nevertheless. modern science still admires
and can still learn ingenious mechanical tricks
by studying the robot men which thrilled the
courts of Europe in the 1700's.
In the museum at Neuchatel, in Switzer-
land. are preserved the three masterpieces of
robot construction which were born in 1913
from the ingenious brains and nimble fingers
of the celebrated Jacquet-Droz, father and son.
These figures now restored to perfect
working order. arc the writer the artist and
the girl musician
The writer writes arbitrary sentences
with fine penmanship. Occasionally he dips
his pen into the nearby inkwell and even wipes
his hands to avoid ink spots.
Even more ingenious is the artist robot
that draws on a large sheet of paper with
pencil, his eyes following his work all the
while At intervals the right hand opens and
removes supposed dust and then takes up its
work
Two of the favorite portraits by the robot
artist include a picture of George III of
England and his Queen.
But what the crowds liked most among
the robots of the Jacquet-Droz was the girl
musician. a beautiful maiden seated at
clavichord Her robot fingers executed musi-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16


skilled instrument maker undertook the task
and after Is months of work put the robot
back in working order The task of restora-
ton was almost great as the original job
for there was no plan of the robot: only the
samples of the finished drawings and writings
it could make.
When the mechanic completed his job he
dressed the figure as quaint little old lady
instead of the original boy An electric motor
has now replaced the original spring action
as the driving power.
Visitors at the museum can amuse them
selves for an hour with the robot before it
completes all its drawings and verses.
Modern calculating machines solve mathe-
NAUTICAL problems in engineering which would
take the human mind years TO accomplish by
ordinary advanced mathematical methods as
taught in college. Most of the labor-saving
modern inventions, too can be classed as
robot slaves of mankind The only difference
now is that mankind does not demand that
machine which can duplicate improve on
human work shall have the exterior form
of human being In the modern world they
pay off on what a machine can do and not
what it may look like.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

long time was it discovered that in the base
of the robot could be concealed tiny Grip
pied Polish nobleman who was fabulous
chess player. 1t was he who controlled the
moves made by the automaton and who could
watch the progress of the game from care
fully hidden openings. The famed Turkish
robot chess player later came to America and
is said to have been destroyed by fire in 1s4s
at Philadelphia. Diagrams at the bottom of
this page show how the dwarf was concealed
in the base
In the 1905 in America another robot
gained wide fame as a whist player. 1t was
called Psyche and was built by Clark and
Maskelyne. Like the Turkish chess player 1t
was really no robot but concealed skilled
whist player
P. T. Barnum in his museum showed many
of the famous androides of his time but like
most of his other treasures they were lost in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

completely of mech
anism, fellows and
clock-works no sound
disturbed the musical
notes.
Vaucanson's famous
automata h ave not
been preserved. They
mysteriously d lisa p
peared. In 1853. at
the peak of his fame.
Vaucanson journeyed
to Russia with his an
droides. On the way,
at Nuremb erg, he
seems to have been
temporarily in financial
straits and mortgaged
his precious human
like robots. They were
then sold at auction
and brought 5000
forms, about $1,000 at
modern prices. The
buyer was a speculator
who made money by
ibiting I h e m
throughout Germany.
Finally they vanished
from a barn in Berlin.
Perhaps t h e m ost
famous of all automa-
tons was the wonder
full Turkish c h e s s
player created by the
Austrian u arnn do
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

operations of a real person when playing
the flute.
The fute-player could perform numerous
compositions by blowing air, issuing from its
mouth, into the flute while at the same time
the robots fingers opened and closed the
holes in the flute. The figure stood five and
a half feet high pedestal which concealed
its operating mechanism. In spite of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

Kempelen. About the time the American
Colonists were fighting for their independence
this robot chess player was the rage of
Europe Even Napoleon played against the
mechanical master and ~ like everyone else
was defeated
The secret of this chess playing automaton
was hidden for many years. Only after
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

the fire which destroyed
his New York exhibit
ton hall.
The modern world
has its robots too, but
for other reasons than
to gain notoriety for
the inventor or bring
him a fortune by ex-
hibiting them.
One of tn e few
old automatons in the
United States, now in
working condition. is
the little old lady" of
The Franklin Institute
in Philadelphia. Origi-
nally built by the
Frenchman M. Maillar-
Diet in 1888 it is shown
on this page. 1t was
first a little boy. down
on one knee. who drew
three ingenious pic
lures skilfully and
wrote French and Eng
lish verses.
Burned Dy fire, the
almost countless gears,
wheels and cogs were
shipped TO Philadelphia
and for years lay idle.
No one, it seemed.
could put them back
together.
Finally, however. a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

The Little Old Lady" of The Franklin
y Institute, Philadelphia, Is One of the
Few Early Robots in the United
States. Built by the Frenchman Mall
lardet In 1888, the Figure Was De-
stroyed in a Fire, But Has Been Restored
to Working Order After 18 Months of
Labor The Robot Draws Three Ingenious
Scenes, One of Which Is Shown, and
Writes Three Verses in Dainty Hand.
cal pieces with precision while her eyes
scanned the musical notes to follow the COM
position
At the end of her concert she half turned
and made a charming little bow as If en-
couraging the audience to ask for an encore
Here was an early example Of our modern
mechanical pianos and which. for looks,
was as pleasing as anything now offered
for sale.
A year before the French Revolution in
1889 the robots were sold-just year before
the father, Jacquet-Droz. died and two years
before the death of his son.
Through the whole of the 10th century the
robot writer, the artist and their beautiful
girl friend who played the clavichord jour
neyed over Europe. Finally in 1906 they
settled down in the Museum of the Historical
Society of the Swiss Canton Neuchatel. Even
though 1913 years old at the time they still
brought the equivalent of $4,000 when sold
to that scientific body.
Ancient Greek legends tell of the famous
robot of the island of Crete who fabulousy
patrolled the shores of this island and guarded
it from strangers. Persons who landed on
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-02
TWO RAIDS, NIGHT, DAY
 HIT FRANCE
Powerful RAE Units Sweep Across Channel-E
 pIosions Heard

LONDON, July 2-The Royal Air Force sent powerful units across the Channel to northern France, the German occupied sections, again to- day in daylight raid following an extensive attack last night.
 The German base at Brest was given a terrific bombing and bombs fell on a German battleship being repaired there.
 Watchers on the English south coast said early this afternoon there is very great activity" across the channel. Many British squadrons of planes in wave after wave. swept often SO high that they could only be heard, but subsequently, there was distant but distinct rumble of ex- plosions, indicating the RATS tar- gets, all inland, were being hit.
 Not only Brest but also the docks of Cherbourg were bombed in last nights air raid
 The British Air Ministry announc- ed two planes were lost last night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-02
Gen. Wave|I
 Transferred
 ToEasf India
Taken from Command of Middle Edsi, Replaced
 by Gen. AuehinIelk :

LONDON, July 2.-Gen. Sir Archi- bald Wavell has been suddenly transferred to Middle East India and Britons speculated on the possibil- ity that the Government foresaw a German victory in Russia and sub- sequent Na1 drive on the Ganges.
 The transfer switches the com- mand of the Middle East Indian and Middle East, Gen. Auchinleck, 57 year old Scot. moving up to the Middle East. He was named com mander of the Indian campaign last January after distinguishing him. self in directing the British attack at Narvik and organizing the Eng fish coastal defense.
 Prime Minister Churchill refused to make a1ny statement today why commands were changed and giving no reason.
 It is also announced that Capt. Oliver Tyttleton. Minister of State and member of the War Cabinet. will represent the Cabinet in the Middle East, possibly making his headquarters at Cairo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-02
DIM0ND REPLIES
 TO CHAMBER ON
 REPRESENTATION
DeIegdte's $ Letter and New Answer from Chamber
 Program Tomorrow

Delegate Anthony J. Dimond has replied in a lengthy and caustic letter to the protest of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce against his bill to increase the membership of the Legislature and provide for proportional representation in AL aska, it was disclosed today by Chamber officials.
 Reading of the letter will be a special order of business at to- morrow's Chamber luncheon. The Chambers answer to the Delegates reply will also be read, 1t was an nounced.
 Visitors invited to the meeting tomorrow include Winston Jones Traffic Manager of the Alaska Transportation Company, and Oli- yer Gaudy, new Juneau Assistan; Agent for the Alaska Steamship Company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-02
SALMON PACK
 3o,ooo CASES
 AHEAD OF 40

The total pack of canned salmon for the week ending June 28 was 221 ,52O cases. GA comparison for this time last year shows 191, ,189 cases packed). This pack was produced by all the salmon canneries oper- ating in Alaska and has been com piled by the Fish and Wildlife Serv- ice from individual pack reports from the various plants.
 One cannery, located at Port Mol Ter, is the only one heard from in the Western District as the season in Bristol Bay did not open unti June 25. All the canneries in the Central District are in operation al present with the exception of those in Prince William Sound where the season has not yet opened. Canned salmon produced in Southeast AL aska, except in the Yakutat District has been packed from fish caught ir Icy Strait District, Taku Inlet and the Stikine District as none of the other districts in Southeast Alaska are open to commercial fishing al this time.
 The pack by Districts, with last years comparative figure in paren- thesis, is as follows:
 Southeast Alaska Wrangell. Petersburg 1922 d,589); Eastern 25O6 (3,76D; Western 6,225 t3,822) Icy Strait 5,447 d3,506); Yakutat 4,813 t6,532); total 2O,813 (29,216).
 Central Alaska-Copper River 35,- 6O4 35,593); Cook Inlet 28,876 (24,- 9s3) Kodiak 23,560 (none because of strike); Chignik 29,258 d4,083) Alaska Peninsula 82,469 (85,079) total 199,767 d59,738).
 Western Alaska-Port Moller 94t @ ,226) :; Total 24O (2.226), k
 Alaska Total A. 221,5 ,520 tl91, ,180J
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-02
KNOX GOES ON PAN IN
 NEWS QUIZ
Navy Secretary Discusses Patrol Work, Fights Con-
 voy Interrogafions

WASHINGTON. July D. Secre- tary of Navy Frank Knox flatiy stated today no American vessels m the Atlantic patrols engaged in con- VOWS have become involved in com bat or suffered any loss of life of members or crews or any loss Of equipment.
 The question of patrol operation was raised at a conference with newsmen at which the Navy Secre- tary was also interrogated about criticism on his demand this week, in speech at Boston, that the United States should seize the pres- ent moment to sweep the German menace" from the seas.
 Repeatedly the Secretary declined to reply regarding criticisms or say whether his speech which he made was on demand of the President or with the Cabinets approval.