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Show UTAH LEHI FREE PRESS. LEHI. m the Scenes anil Persons THE QUEEN MARY MAKES ITS BOW of Proves That Day Have Come to Stay. British Ship, With French Normanli Super-Line- r WILLIAM C. UTLEY By h ce n the installation into ni wct la ear. of Xorinandir al arri the nil) !t Mary, following ru re. i!a:itic is !ci.tntt n tlie Xor;li age of the super-line- r n No longer is the oh! time docript "foatiiig pa'aoe adequate ..... . i lit .11 c He than that, for ,i for these aquatic giant. Tin y arc far indeed floating cities, and a pa-- - T.Lier c: n oaid either n r lavs with-i- t s v. Inch out missing a single one of the column c or fill his daily life tteam-hold Crossing the Atlantic in four ami their .hah lined giants, each of more than Sn,ix) n.i " X TYYW i ' i ' -- own for some time lu come against Hit'' transatlantic air liner, due to arnu' in the near future. Not "lily has the crossing time hem shortened to hardly more than the time required to cross the United States liy rail a year ago, bnt so many are tlie lnteiesting activities which await the voyager, the few days are made to slip by so quickly the traveler Is often sorry they are over. Ln describing a ship the sie of the Queen Mary It Is hard to decide Just where to begin. Might begin just as you would if you were aboard tier, waking In the morning after a night at ea. I'robably you would want to si art brisk "constitutional" to absorb with Borne of that exhilarating salt air. Tak Ing the promenade deck for a walk around ship, you would find yourself lit for quite a hike about a ball" mile, as a matter of fact, for i ;re Queen Mary is 1,018 feet long, wiih a beam Cf 118 feet. -- Makes 32 Knott. The great liner, uitli l.er 12 decks, towers 2154 feet from keel to masthead, 335 feet from keel to top of super Structure. Waving farewell from the deck at her bow to friends below, you would find yourself live or six stories above the dock. Owe out at sea the great ship is capable of traveling 32 knot an hour. A knot if 1.151 miles, which means that you would actually be going nearly 3? miles an hour. There are many commercial concern triune automobiles are fan roi.iii- null generator rooms. proM Her shafts aft and fo ward engine rooms aial general car- -' ind there is run some of the Quern rooms, Mars below uhiih is Dm Jones' v tlmt the alnass between Iim ker. ih, utile bottom, arty cargo and The 2.ii7." passengeis who can ride aboard the ship at one time are cared for with a luxury thai certainly would have sounded fantastic in the days when tlie first predecessor of the Queen .Mary, the I'.ritannic, went into passenger service with her 1.1", Imi- - and -- "7 feet of length, propelled hy wooden paddle w heels. Widely Air Conditioned. Three looms where tin- greatest crowds will gather are air eoinli; ioiied : these are the main restaurant ("the largest room alloal") the main lounge, which is frequently converted into a theater, and the tourist restaurant. The I - ; .2 gov-erne- TT,-- Current News Jill MJI)l,.l Trails-Atlanti- c heme on I i. rare paneling is beautiful licit i. Included Iti the rare wo.ls in this paneling are pcti.hi. inakore. tiger .nk, pa brano. Lulling . poinla and h!acS,ht-atitap. Four Giant Prope Per.. Vnler for entertainment of those travel, ng tourist c!as is ihe t..uiis lounge, v liie'i is si I .y 7o feet. Tli. i.y 2s feet, dance Uoor in parquc; is ami the stage 2n hy s with a pro-veI S ni feet high. Changing color lighting, a tlood lighted Wide feet 27 Hill by 1C i All .A.-,- V silver curtain and decorative cartoons by Margot (Jilliert are the principal features id this room's elaborate bronze propellers, gargantuan feet from tip to tip. ill lie the Quern Mary through the hem iest seas. II eighing '.ft Ions each, they are the Itir lies! eter cast lor am ship, set so delicate ly are they balanced, they mas be turned a touch of the hand. Some powerful machinery is required lo propel a ship that weighs S0.77.", Ions. The Oueen Mary's four sets of engines are more than 200 feet long ami develop some 2IHI.IMIII horsepower; ' - i 7'w 31 T- - ,mt lour each I'll this compares favorably with the capucily of the greatest electric steam generating power plant unit in the world. Like the engines of modern! automobiles, those of tlie Oueen Mary are 'cushioned " ; in order to eliminate vibration further, the foundations of the engine room are sprung rattier V 3 hi lS( ene in the S,k United States a Ust eonvet, , , . I Mtau Ma.iat. visional President Harnet 111 Havana. on the bonus nanv stamping the otlic al seals , I 'tevel ind Ohio where Norman 'i nomas was noniinate.i .or Pre. 1. letit of the 'in ( ,u.Illml Ilie ehair. accepting the transfer of o.li, e . m , tlie burt.au of engraving and printing in .11 . - Paving Homage to the Conquerors Kiwanians Make Plans for 20th jjmja MtM'till v.. tvyS SO"s, N 4 k y K'-- , Harper (la: ton of Madisonvilie, International, Kiwanis of president who will preside at all sessions of the ' wf not to exceed a speed of less than that. f There ore more than four and days of continual wonders to be Been ln a tour of the ship from stem to stern. Directly behind the first stack are the sports decks, with even tennis courts for the guests' enjoyment. Forward of the stack are the oflicers' quarters, the bridge, wheel room and chart room and other spots where you mustn't come uninvited. Next deck below Is the "sun deck," with more officers' rooms, a grill, squash-racquet- s courts, a niovlnR picture theater, the wireless rooms, and a few de luxe suites and staterooms. that Is the promenade deck, where the stroller may browse In a real metropolitan shopping center. Also to be found on this deck are the writing lounge, the great ballroom and a children's playroom. What Many Deck Contain. Most of the tourist accommodations are found on the "main" deck, one deck below, reached by stairs or one of the 111 elevators aboard ship. There are more writing rooms, a tourist lounge and a library here. "A" deck has an- - 4 s;xt one-lial- i A V Billowing smoke from her funnels, the Queen Mary leaves the dock at South, Brittania's ampton for her maiden voyage to New York, prestige on the waves. Queen Mary Is said to have made greater use of air conditioning than any other vessel on the seas. Fresh air is mechanically forced into every stateroom and cabin, and passengers are able to regulate the supply to their Individual quarters as they will. Klectricity cooks all the meals aboard the ship except for the steaks which are broiled on the charcoal grill. It also furnishes the power for cleaning up after meals, for a gigantic machine, referred to by the new as "Mechanical Molly," washes, rinses, polishes and sterilizes thousands of dishes In an hour and is gentle as a kitten l with even the most fragile china. machines also slice bacon, make bread, make coffee, burnish silver, measure tea, mix dough, break ice, cut butter, polish ranges and ovens, press ducks, mold dough, grind coffee, clarify fat and cut foods. He-lo- F.lec-triea- 1 I s n t r A f N I rs, I -s '- Fcen dogs live lives of ease on the Queen Mary. They have a "hotel" on the sports deck. The pups are treated to individual sanitary kennels, raised from tlie floor. Each kennel has hot and cold running water, steam heal and air condition ing. The doiis even have their oun prom enatle deck. s .V . . There are altogether 2.1 public rooms throughout the ship. (Ireatest of all. of course, is the main restaurant, which extends the entire US foot whirl! of the Queen Mary. It is ICO feet long and covers 18,72(1 square feet. At one time S1.1 persons can be comfortably seated. , Floating Broadcasting Station. Another large room Is the main hall, which Is 111 feet hy TO feet. Its shopping center, which advertises its wares in show windows along the promenade other tourist lounge and- more state- deck, includes a haberdashery and rooms and suites. Forward and di- clothing shop, book shop and telephone rectly below the bridge are hairdressers' conversations. booths for establishments, another lounge and the The passengers need never be out of rope stores and forecastle. The purser's touch with friends or relatives ashore, ollice is on this deck, too. as anyone who listened to the broadNext deck below, or "!'." deck, con- casts from the Queen Mary on her tains more hairdressers, another chil- maiden trip will realize. dren's playroom, more staterooms and Kvery facility for broadcasting to bedrooms. "("' deck bouses the tour- shore lias been Installed in the ship. ists' dining salon, the baker's shop, kit- Concerts or speeches can lie broadcast chens, a grill and the china pantry. from nearly every public room. The Forward are the main restaurant and ship makes use of .'52 wavelengths, private dining rooms. "1" deck has which permits American and UriMsli room for more of the crew, the fruit shore stations to pick up the broadcasts ripening room, lee cream pantry, vege- and relay them. table and salad room, butcher shop, Probably no ship, with the possible exprocery store and ship's hospital, be- ception of the Trench Line's ormandie, tween the forward and second stuck has otjered so much entertainment to on this deck Is the mammoth swimming passengers. The main lounge may he pool; there Is a tourist swimming pool turned into a legitimate or cinema theaon "F" deck, below. T." deck has ter capable of sealing 4lK In the ballroom, use of color has quarters for more of the crew and been made which Is so new that it Is cabins. many third-clas- s liesldes a swimming pool. "F" deck, virtually unknown on land. Tones of pretty well down Ik the ship, contains the color lighting system are controlled the tourist baggage room, garages, automatically by a microphone In front mall room, linen stores and all the ele- of the orchestra stand. The tone color vator wells. (Jeneral baggage and mall is directly and automatically affected are stored deep, deep down lo "(!'' by the pitch of the musiial notes; a deck, but you can ro still farther down, high note produces a Hash of brilliant If the crew will let you, to the dock lighting, while soft music antotnati ally that nobis all the machinery, the boiler produces soft light. The ef.'eet of the Commodore Sir Edgar Britten, captain of the Queen Mary. He was former-lcommander of the Berangaria. than being riveted directly to the plating. Facts and Figures. Statistics about the Queen Mary could he quoted for hours and never cease to he amazing. Mere are a few: The great funnels are 100 feet in circumference. In the various kitchens there are 200.000 pieces of crockery, and 100.000 pieces of tableware. Tlie ship is insured for about service organization's twentieth annual convention to be held in Washington June 21 to 25. Delegates from every state ln the Union and from foreign countries will be present at the convention which will be addressed by nationally known speakers. Led by their aged chieftain, these conquered Ethiopian natives awkward attempt at the Fascist salute as they greet the smartly garbed Ilodolfo Graziani, leader of II Duce's southern armies in Ethiopia. "Wall Paper' Stocks Come Back "Gold Kin-- " give an general, of the Philippines Visits Washington John V. IIauss?rmann. "Gold King" of the Philippines, rived in Washington from Manila. ;2o.( loo.ooo. Among the linen requirements ar 210.000 towels. .'S1.000 pillow slips, sheets, trj.oop serviettes. 12, IOC arDe- - l0,-00- PS.? k'C-- 'SaftfSft,- -. W thai ;,- if- - A4 .& t&tJVt. - 1 - s I - V ' .J i i ft. X V X- - y awealth com world. is the richest country in the hope the Mr. Ilaussennann expressed that the United States government the would be liberal and helpful .luring daring that the island Stock certilicates which had .lepreeiated to tlie point where they were good only as wall paper and which were used as such in the "Million-DollaRoom" of the Fnion League clul, ,,f Chicago, are being removed from the wall and returned to their donors, since some have "come b:nk'' in value. first years of the conimonwci Mi. - Commemorative Exereises on Dewey's Flagship The 150 tons of anchor chain cables for the Queen Mary. Each link weighs 225 pounds pantry cloths and hosts of other items, making Khhhmi articles in all Hut one of the pMcntinls to a truly ureal ocean liner is safely. I he Queen 1urv has 24 lifeboats. liiiri 2d iir made lo carry I l"t passengers each. AH lifeboats are of steel, operated by liieset engines, lath carries complete wireless eipiipmenl. In uthlition. for the safety oj in emergency, cadi bunt car;iiiriti'n ries : Two pounds of biscuits per passen- ger, a quart of water per passenger, one pound tin of condensed milk per passenger, one tin red distress Hares, one oil lamp to burn eight hours, one tin of oil for the lamp, one box of matches in soldered tin. one gallon tin of lish oil. one canvas bag and line for distributing oil on troubled waters, one canvas sea anchor, drag line and tripping line, two axes, one compass with lamp, one set of oars and two spares, one and a half sets of row locks, bueket, one bailer, one mooring rope o: painter, and two bilge pumps. ( num. (T Wrjlon Nt'st-r 'I I l'litlii,l,a,,l.l t.. r... ,,,n m ",0 r ':i no ceremonies flJ. ::vm.iiioii-.. .oifc.-M- u, . : I: I ?W I that wat.hed the rnmt)io.,w,i-i-..- i "u .i. ' i , ""rty ' eigntt) . yL , i'uu mso jouieu in me anniversary of the battle of Manila J . ab..r. - buy. the |