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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03
A Daily Story
Real Life.

difference. Lers drink a toast to
the futureT
Again the telephone rang.
Larry appealed to her. TELL tnat
sill fool I'm out. Tell her I'm IN
China. Tell her anything"
Alice did not move. Her manner
was suddenly serious. The phone
rang again and then was still.
Larry, did you ever want some
thing awfully bad and then sud-
denly realize what you really
wanted you already had and didn't
know it,"
Larry downed a straight drink
"Say It again." he ordered.
Sounds like a good riddle. But
I'm In no mood for riddles. You
answer simple question for me:
Twill you go to Europe with little
Larry? I'm sailing in three days"
LARRY, you're Just as impulsive
as you used to be. I suppose II
said yes could get divorce and
be all set to marry you in two
days, Ell? 2" she laughed genuinely.
She suddenly felt very secure and
satisfied.
NOW don't go New England on
me, darling" he leased. Little
Larry isn't marrying again
ever. 1t might hurt my box office
value. But we could have a. swell
time, honey. Remember how we
used to talk about trip to Eu-
roper"
II remember lots Of things" she
said, and got to her feet.
mot going? Why, you Just got
here" he protested.
"But 7 told you am going to
a matinee and then to dinner witt
my husband. just dropped in for
a little chat"
Larry staggered to his feet.
"Let's pretend we're back in
vaudeville" he suggested. IRE
member our opening line-'Whats
your hurry little girl?'"
Alice held out her hand.
"Good-by, Larry. I'm afraid
I've forgotten how to pretend. You
know I've been Mrs Tom Martin.
housewife for almost six years.
And I like SO well being myself,
why pretend I'm some one else?"
The phone rang.
Better answer It this time,
Larry. I'll see you in the movies"
said Alice as she closed the door
THE END.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03
FEET OF CLAY

Sweet little Alice. Remember when
you used to call me Ben Bolt7
Come here and give us a nice kiss.
for old times sake"
The telephone rang.
Muttering imprecations, Larry
his whole manner changed as he
issued a mellow "hello' Into the
receiver. Now, he was Larry
Adair, movie star.
"I'm very sorry, Millicent, dear"
he was saying. But I'm busy
right now. OF course I do, my dear
child -. Naturally, there is no
other girl. Yes, my dear, shall
Good by for now, darling"
Larry made q gesture of disgust
as he replaced the phone. THAT
kid will run me ragged. Her dads
got the say about me and IL don't
handle her with kid gloves, there
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03


didn't notice When you first opened
the door,"
You're not looking badly your
self" he said. But aren't you
putting on a little weight?"
"Am I? It's the lazy life I
lead"
''How's friend husband?"
Lets talk about you, Larry.
You've done 80 magnihcently.
You've beaten the world. I'm
proud Of you."
Larry beamed. ''Let me pour
you drink" he replied.
AS he reached to, pick up the
cut-glass decanter, Alice noticed
that he was far from steady on
his feet.
mot going Hollywood, are you.
"sure," he grinned. 1t wasn't
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03

Gossiping. Jack Dillon, Holy Cross senior
had his guest this aoeek Alv Seenaon of Mil,0au
Eee Wisconsin,, has roommate at college. Midyedr ca
ans and senior holiday allowed the boys to trek doWn
from Worcester. Eddie ODOnmeU, former Crosby
basketball star member of the Purple freshman
team also sojourned IN this city for the holiday as did
Jim Laclor former Crosby baseball captain, Bill and
Andy Monaghan, and Jim Henebry Irving Harrl-
sons muras at the Hamilton Park dance hall came IN
for many complimentary remarks during the course OF
che Presidents birthday ball Tuesday night. Ac-
cording to the Waterbury Republican there were 70
cops at the dance hall to handle the traffic for the
Presidents birthday party; only go autos parked near
the hall; and LOO people IN attendance. That meant
20 the Republican cop per What about the Is
dancers per auto?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03

Why Of course, honey. What
a silly question"
II was just wondering"
Don't you ever wonder about
anything SO ridiculous. Got to. run
the door,"
This was their daily ritual. He
kissed her and hurried down the
steps. Having reached the walk,
he paused to call out:
W you do go to town, how
about dinner?"
"I'll call you."
Wild excitement ran through
| her veins as she prepared for her
trip to town. She would go to see
Larry. How much had happened
stage when they parted! But Larry
would remember. Larry, about
whom thousands Of women made
fools of themselves each year. Gay
careless Larry. Drifting along,
casually enjoying life to the full.
| How she would adore such an
existence. Lights, crowds, photog-
raphers. Her husband was de-
voted to his work. She was going
back to hers.
Finally dressed, she glanced at
herself approvingly In the pier
glass. She had managed to retain
most of the youthful charm of six
years before. Tom said she was
even more beautiful. True, sha had
put on a few pounds but they were
not noticeable.
Upon arriving in Grand Central
| Terminal, Alice called a friend in
the publicity department of Lar
rvs company. From her she
learned that he was stopping at
the Kent, a fashionable east side
hotel.
With heart humping, she quick
ly called the number. A feverish
ache filled her throat as she heard
the telephone ring, once twice.
"Hello," came Larrys we'll re-
membered voice singing over the
wires.
Larry! This is Alice Il. Alice
Grayson. How are you, big shot?"
Alice my God! The one
person want to see. Where the
heck are your"
"Only few blocks away"
COME RIGHT OVER,
YOU MONKEY"
AS the smartly appointed eleva-
tor whizzed her aloft to his tower
suite, Alice adjusted her hat for
the umpty umpth time. Larry was
one man who noticed every detail
of a girls "trappings," as he used
to call them.
His floor. His apartment door.
Hardly had she knocked when it
was flung open and she was swept
into Larry's strong embrace.
For long delicious moment he
held her close. Old dreams, long
dormant, stirred strongly within
her.
He ficked up her chin with a
| familiar gesture and suddenly
kissed her. She drew back, puZ-
zled. There was something dis
tinctly unpleasant about his kiss.
She smiled as she looked into his
eyes. She was silly, of course. A
great deal had happened since
their last meeting. Naturally kiss
wound seem different.
He still held her firmly. She
disengaged herself by running her
hands down his arms and clasping
his hands. There was nothing
shabby about his arms now. They
were encased in shining yellow
satin. Larry was in lounging
pajamas and dressing gown of the
same material.
! "How perfectly grand you look,"
she said as she surveyed him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03

Garden operations in the spring
are governed more by calendar
than by the thermometer; and rain
Is more q deterrent than frost in
delaying things.
Many seeds can be sown just as
soon as the ground is dry enough
to work, once the deep fros Is out
Of the soil. Spinach. radishes, on
ions. beets, carrots, lettuce are all
hardy vegetables which pay small
attention to frost. A hard freeze
may destroy seeding plants, IL q
warm spell coaxes them up, and Is
followed by a cold wave which
freezes the ground again. Many
eager gardeners willingly assume
this risk in order to gain the adj
vatnage which early planting gives
when everything goes well.
Those WHO wish to minimize the
risk may do SO by inquiring of
their local weather bureau, what
was the date of the latest killing
frost ever recorded in their local
ity. Experience has shown that
through most Of the United States,
the last killing frost in an average
spring is about thirty days earlier
than the record late freeze, which
Is OF course a rare phenomenon.
Figure on an average spring and
SOW your seed three or four weeks
ahead Of the late freeze record.
and you will seldom have any
trouble with hardy vegetables or
flowers.
There are some hardy ones
which cold soil nnya rot, even when
temperature does not injure them.
The wrinkled peas are the most
important In this class. II you
wish I'd plant peas when you put
In your first hardy seeds, use the
smooth seeded varieties, as they
risist rot better.
Plants OF hardy vegetables which
have been started indoors are
likely to be more tender than OUT
door seedlings. Cabbage, cauli-
flower and head lettuce plants are
commonly so started, and should
not be set outdoors until the like
llhodo OF severe frost has passed.
SeedliAgs may sometimes be OBJ
tained which have been started
outdoors south Of your locality
where spring In earlier, ana which
have been hardened by Hight froats.
But the advantage Of early setting
out OF plants N not NO great ~
early seed sowing; tho plants con.
tinuo to crow indoors without risk
while you wait for safe weather.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03

will be hell to pay. You've no
idea, Alice, sweet, how those blast
ed debs wear me out!"
IT can imagine" said Alice soft
1y. Looking at him, she suddenly
noticed that Larry's eyes were
puffy underntath. He was losing
his looks.
"You always understood me,
Alice. How about throwing in with
me? You could keep these dizzy
DANES away from me-"
Are you quite sure you want
them kept away?" Alice heard
herself saying.
Larry looked hurt. s"Now Alice"
he pleaded. "You know there
never was any woman but you.
Come here and kiss me, DEAR"
LARRY, YOU FORGET
THAT I'M MARRIED"
LARRY, you forget I'm q mar
ried lady. can't go around kiss-
ing anybody" She tried to keep
her voice light.
"Well, I'm not Just anybody, am
I? You kissed me when you came
in. Couple more won't make any
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03

BETTY Barnes signed to star in
Stepping High she read aloud.
"a. I. & 7. UP two points,"
from Tom.
Alice creased the page to the
CARRYING in New York" column.
And then Larry's name suddenly
leaped at her from the ample list
of celebrities.
Larry Adair was arriving in
New York from the Coast r.. that
same morning! She hadn't seen
Larry since the night they had sat
on an old battered trunk back
stage at a Brooklyn vaudeville
house and decided to call it a day.
At least she had decided to call
1t day. Larry had insisted she
was a fool. They were a great
team. Had swell routine. Why
did she have to go and call quits
Just when break was sure to
come along?
Alice greeted his objections with
q bitter laugh. Larry" she said,
we've been waiting for that break
for two years and where are we?
Four day in grind houses and
nothing better ahead. Tom Martin
represents something that has
grown pretty sweet to me during
these past months of coffee and
cake. Security, Larry. That's
something every woman needs"
"Try it a bit longer, Honey.
We're bound to get break, Maybe
a chance in pictures. We've both
got the looks and personality" he
added, modestly.
Alice had remained firm. No
more overnight jumps. No more
cheap rooming houses. No more
stalling of persistent landladies.
Security!
Larry had said. "some day I'll
be in the money. Yop'll see. Then
I'm going to steal you back. Be
ready to fly"
LARRY MADE GOOD
CALL 1T A FLUKE
Larry had made good. Call it
q fluke, lucky break or what
have-yau, Larry Adair had some
how gotten into pictures and
clicked. He had married and d.
vorced a prominent movie actress.
Now he was single again and in
New York.
The newspaper item had set
Alice's thoughts racing through
her head madly. If she had stayed
with him she might now also be a
big star. Alice Grayson might
have been q box-office name. In
stead she was just Mrs. Tom Mar
tin, housewife.
"Gosh, you're beautiful, honey"
Tom said as he poured second
cup of coffee. "You get lovelier
every day. l often wonder what
1 ever did to deserve a peach like
you. When you look at that old
theatrical page SO eagerly 1t makes
me thing you're getting bored
with me. Are you sorry you left
the stage?"
There was no need to answer
Toms question. He was so kind.
How could girl hurt man who
was as nice as Tom? If only he
could be more demonstrative, she
reflected. No denying the fact
that he was handsome. But he
had no imagination. His compli-
ments had all the warmth of a
phone girls "thank you.
When Alice had tried to interest
her husband in the drama he had
told her bluntly that he was too
busy with the actual facts Of life
to get any kick out of pretending.
II like being myself SO why go
around pretending I'm some one
else?" he had said, "Tm perfectly
satisfied to be plain Tom Martin,
especially since I've had you," he
added.
Tom liked being himself. Alice
liked to be heaps of other people
Glittering, glamorous people
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03
EZEKIEL STEPS OUT
Good Evening.


Ezekiel Perkins, sixty-eight,
Decided to step out before too late.
Country born and country bred,
Said Zeke, ''I'll be long time dead,
I've saved considerable it'd be pity
To die before I've seen the city,"
Though Zeke was rube he knew thing
or two
About the big bad wolf and city slickers
too.
So he packed his grip and dropped his hoe
And off to New York City he did go.
It's nobody's business what he did in that
town
He even bought derby, one that was
brown.
The sights, the stores, Radio City, the Zoo
Not darned sight did Ezekiel eschew-
Restaurants, night clubs, hotel bars,
Prize fights, horse shows, rides in hired
cars.
Day followed day and Zeke was still going
With no thought of Podunk or the spring
hoeing.
Time was passing as well as his bank roll
Before he gave thought of going back to
his hoe.
New York amt so bad, can't see no harm,
It's nice just the same to be back on the
farm"
Said Ezekiel Perkins, sixty-eight
Who saw life in the city before it was too
late.
EN-. EN-.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03
Rx Harry N. BLAIR

G0TOSS the theatrical page, please Alice Martin
requested of her husband AS she watched him separate
it from the of the paper she forced to admit that
Tom certainly good looking Too bad he ncuraby
No.
"St have hankering after the bright lights, haven't
you, honey?
He was right, Alice admitted to herself. She did still
have hankerng a1rer tne DrgnC ngnIs ~ was August
come Toms wife. Funny how deeply stage life got
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03
Alona Bunk street CANYON.

Along Bank street canyon. Ma Blrenbdum,
nell noav proprietor of the Lorraine dress shop has
left for sunny Florida Mrs james F. Harrison Of
South Elm street is patient at St Marys hospital
Evelyn Ansley and Elizabeth Goddard OF Cheshire
speqdinq the ndyear recess at home. Helen Bray Of
the same toon is recuperatg from recent operation
Niagara UniversHy's varsity basketball team,
,aaaged By Tony Ross local boU has not been deteated
ON their home court IN 26 games. Joe Br0phy, CnD
Amateur League baseball prery has gone IN for forty
five playing big aoay Aler McDonald IS recer-
ina visitors at St. MarDs hospital utter adergo'nG
the surgeom's blade recently. Loretta OBrsen, one
Of the most pleasant children of the Plaza avenue neigh
borhood celebrated her thirteenth birthday ThnrsdGg
Betieve 10 or not, but today is Charles LdYdberghs
and Georqie Dilons birthday, tomorrow Is Harold T.
Dilons and Monday is Neil Malonev's. The boys.n
the Dem composing room came near sendIng IN IRE
alarm YESTERDAY on noticing volumes Of smoke coming
from the serotype ROOM bit then discovered IL nus
Jininv Gladnev breottn0 IN d new pipe secured with
oe cigarette certificates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03

ieuss--seysrnI ~ tins local
taverns were checked By M
nipfptOFa, They were soDklaR
over Che vino permits, Will
ilie hsiNuesifDN HAT lIfes ~
ieetific1 II not n proper iofnt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03

'sTake the Witness recent
book treats of lawyers, good
bad and indifferent. The chief
character is supposed to re-
present Earl Rogers, who was
the Bill FaIlon of the west
coast. Patrick Calhoun, a sue
cessful politician, is said to
have once offered Rogers
100000 a year retainer, with
the prOviso that ROgcrs would
cease drinking. Rogers reply
to the offer was '.HeIl'', do YOU
want to have me lose my inde- !
pendence?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03

the grin she remembered from the
old days. 1t was a weak sort of
expression almost O smirk.
larry :. +. :" she began inn
pulsively.
"Now," he interrupted her.
Don't, for heavens sake, start
lecturing me. Don't say you ex-
pected better things Of me. When
I'm pleasantly inebriated I'm my
self. You know, I'm other people
80 darn much I sometimes forget
just who Z really am. But when I
drink, KNOW. See? And know
who you are, too. You're Alice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03

-. MARY. Queen of Scots"
the small town, girl who married
q millionaire loads of them.
One got tired Of being plain Mrs.
Martin.
TON, / think I'll run In to town
and see O matinee today"
"Sure. Why not? Do you good"
Tom answered absently.
'Tom," suddenly.
Eyes, honey?'
"rom, you love me very much,
don't you?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03

Detective Reynolds of the
New Haven police department
was In town during the week.
He was the center Of nm inter-
csting group, which was hav-
Ing an animated discussion as
to whether or not detectives
should have q college educa-
ton. "TIiey c0uId have all the
shcepskins I'm the country "hc
said, but they wOaid ret mo-
where n they did not have
courage. Reynolds n mot only
q. good officer hut q most like
able fellow. Tiiurber Chatfleid,
y former WatcrbuFiaD, II n
candidate for tho postmaster.
ship ~ washington, Conn. II
n naid that DO has q good
chance OF landing. some OF Inc
boys ut north square, aro COM
l,etinK In n bFidm0 tournament
III hfOOaFtlix's drug store. They
01nlnl they know tIle ihnt word
iii WillsIii,g - l}iieeai houflF "a
fhnn IL n back ssuniDnFs al
illguRh y. n. lernls rnnk Als'es
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03

"Come, bring your own music"
Is an expression often heard. Jim
my O'Rourke did one night during
the week. Jimmy the lord mayor of
Scovill st. is one OF the city's finest
citizens. His only extravaganza Is
bowling at the Elks club. He never
imbibes, but often buys. You know
he is the uncle of the Mulyille boys
John and Joe. AS noise makers,
while bowling, they have no super
Tors except the members of Tony
Pepe's team. Jimmy realizes this.
The O'Rourke team was very much
in need of a few games last Mon
day night. The sage of Scovill
street knew that the Mulville
brothers, Francis Feeiey and Pad
dy Cronin would be outshouted by
the Pope Primers. Jimmy without
letting anyone in on the plan,
hired three musicians and brought
them to the club on Monday night.
Everytime any of the opposition
Bowled, they would listen to the
strains of a bagpipe, an accordion
or a saxophone. OF course the
Pepes and the Cavanaughs We're
much disconnected, and as q result
they lost three games out Of four.
Jimmy's band made a real hit at
the club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03
This, That, And The Other
By The Man Around 7own

They tell a good story about
Jack Frenzy the Berry Wall Of
Waterbury. j. r. for years has
been noted for his immaculate
dress. One night he was in a poker
game and as the last pot was play
ed, a latecomer arrived. The late
conner had not seen John in a long
time. "Hello, Jack "he exclaimed"
"How are Your,
"How am T. replied Jackie. "Just
the way the LORD made me, clean.
Mayor Hayes has been wear
ing u broad smile the past few
days. Well. he has reason to
feel good. The birthday ball of
the President was a huge suc-
cess, due to the manner in
which the Mayor supervised 1T
But that is not the principal
reason. He IL delighted to know
that Waterbury's financial
standing is par excellence in
the eyes of the bond houses.
That. In itself would be
source OF pleasure, 1t is all the
more gratifying to him because
much of the credit goes to
comptroller Dan Ieary, who
for years has been the right
bower of the Mayor.
Ed Fitzgerald, the well known
clothier, was also one of the pro-
minent members of the Algonquin
club. Fitz was the kingpin among
the, rummy players and he had
quite chuckle when he would go
out on the first round. Incidently
he has lost none of that school boy
complexion, which brought him
the honor Of being the most hand
some boy in his class, when he
graduated from Crosby in 1906.
For years he has been associated
with the Upscon-Singleton & Co.,
but Is now going to embark in
business for himself. He has the
we'll wishes of many, many friends
in this city and surrounding towns.
Bill McGinnis, one Of the Brooklyn
family, Is another member of the
old club that Is making good in the
business world. SO is Frank Tobin
OF the Hamilton avenue Tobins.
Yes the Algonquins were quite a
tribe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03

Charles e. Mack was one OF
the TWO BLACK CROWS.
comedians. PRINCETON was
the only unbeaten, united ma
Tor football team in 1888. The
American flag of Is stars and
Is stripes was in official use for
3lyears. from 1795 to 1918.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03

Sinclair Lewis recent book gives
4 wonderful insight to the hotel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03

business. The first half is much
more interesting than the second
part of the novel. Myron and Ore
are couple of brothers, the form.
er the hotelman and the latter q
poet. One night Ora is driving
through a wesern town with a girl
by his side. "Ora, you take your
hand off my knee and keep it on
the wheel" says the female. They
eventually arrive at a hotel and
are about to check in. Ora decides
to take a look at the lobby. Peek
ing through the door, he sees his
brother Myron behind the desk
He hurries back to the girl and
says 1--WE better go along further,
don't like the looks of that place.
Fire Marshal Lahey insists
ON calling Hamilton Park Pro-
prietOrs Common. Or another,
still maintains that the Pavil-
ion is situated at PrOprietOrs'
Common. rather than in Ham,
iltOn Park. The marshal was
q member or the committee
that arranged the Presidents
ball, and PrOprietOrs' Com
mon was printed conspicuous
ly on the committee badges. 1t
s. was undoubtedly at the sug-
gcstion of Foxy CUTLER. Some
years ago jerome Sykes play
ed Waterbury in "FOxy Quill
ler". Lahey at that time was
very prominent i'm the. news
paper profession and after the
performance OF Mr.. Sykes,
some of his associates gave
him the nickname which stay
ed with him for years. In
cidently is 1t said that the
knights of Columbus will give
ball at Hamilton Park ON
Easter Monday night. In by
gone days their dances were
something to talk about.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-03

their friends in the hallway and later slipped away to drive to the country home of friends for their honeymoon.
 They will make their home at the Assembly Apartments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-03

Just prior to the southbound sail
 ing of the Alaska Steamship Com
 pany vessel from Ketchikan next week, the couple will be married in Ketchikan and proceed south for their honeymoon. Capt. Davis, who is now in Seattle, will meet the couple in the Puget Sound city and see them off on a months wedding trip through Pacific Coast States. At the conclusion of their honey moon the young couple plan to locate temporarily in Seattle where Mir Ramsay will be in the Alaska Steamship Company offices until next March to study methods of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-03

through both legs by a five-year- old companion who was handling a 22 caliber rifle. ' E1 fe
 Bobby will recover, an attending physician said today. but expressed an opinion that the boy was lucky not to have been hit in a more vital spot.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-03
Sister-m-Law of Col.
 Lindbergh Passes Away

PASADENA, Cal, Dec. 3.-Mrs. Audrey N Morgan, daughter of the late Dwight w. Morrow, and sister in-law of Col Charles A. Lind bergh, died here today. She was operated upon for appendicitis On November 10 and pneumonia set in later
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-03
MISS GRACE DAVIS
 AND DAVID RAMSAY ! TO BE WED SOON

Miss Grace Vivian Davis. daugh- ter of Capt. J. V. Davis of this city and her fiance. David Ramsay, whose engagement announcement of several months ago was of great interest to their friends, leave this afternon on the steamer Alaska for Ketchikan where they will visit Mir. Ramsay's sister, Mrs. Ralph Wright for the next week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-03
[ s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WEATHER BUREAU
 The Weather
(By the U. s. Weather Bureau

Forecast for Juneau and vicinity beginning pm, Partly cloudy tonight Tuesday moderate southeast