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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
Hearing Scheduled
 On Jail Farm Bill
Judiciary Committees in Joint Session Tuesday at
 Hartford Considerable Testimony Expected

One of the major pieces of legis- lation proposed by Governor Wil- bur l.. Cross in the 1887 session of the legislature has been set down for hearing next Tuesday after non before the judiciary committee. Two bills, one introduced by 6ena- tor Raymond Devlin, democrat, and Representative Stanley Mead, re- publican. establishing Q central jail farm will be heard by the judici- ary committees of both branches of the general assembly.
 Two years ago the bill eStab- fishing a state farm proved to be one of the most controversial pieces of legislation introduced and dis cussed at the 1895 session. Governor Gross plan for a central farm was defeated, however, by the over- whelming republican majority tn the house and the g. 0. p.-socialist alliance m the senate.
 c. o. F. Divided
 However, the republican side of the house is split this year on the merits of the jail farm and the democrats ill the lower branch of the general assembly are Solidly for the bill. The democratic majority
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
CATHOLIC SCHOOL HONORS 44PUPILS
Rev. Joseph Donnelly Issues List For Second
 Marking Period

The honor roll for the second marking period at St. Thomas Parochial school was announced this morning by Rev. Joseph F. Donnelly, principal. It follows:
 Grade 8-Irene Mongrandi, Mary Mongrandi, Vincent Pappaianni Antoinette Pappaianni, Anna Ru- zinkovic.
 Grade 7--Elizabetl1 Roy, Shirley Fallon, Mary Santora, John Sciullo John Breen, Margaret Coughlin Margaret Giannini.
 Grade 6-Helen Guiliano, Mary Jane White, John McManainy Elizabeth Ann Huber, Teresa Nor. mand.
 Grade 5-Barbara Egan, Jear Farrell. Anthony Gerace, Elizabeth LHeureux, Marjorie Lockwood James Marron, Thomas Theriault.
 Grade 4-Mary fitzpatrick, Sally Begley, Catherine Santosiero, Pris- cilla Devoti, Jane Daley, Joseph Purcara, Doris Rubino, Marion Coughlin, Rumay Smith Joseph Sherritt Joseph Mccarthy. Grade 3 = Bartholomew Daly Ronald Nardozzi, George Thibault John Vastola, Margaret Egan Marcelline Morrissey, Bernardint O,Donnell, Marie Rolly, Catherin, Stolfi. r~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11

served.
 Members of the committee in charge are Mrs. Louis DiZinno. Mary Martino, Anthony Vitareln, Ambrose Maggi, Anthony Ficeto, Anthony DiAngelo, Mrs. F. Dantino, Mrs. A. DiAaria. Connie DiAngelo and Paul. inc Brucato.
 Title Games Tonight
 The first round championship of the Brooklyn Y. M. c. A. tnter-club basketball league will be determined tonight in the main attraction which will feature the Duces and Eagles, both of whom deadlocked for the crown in last weeks contests. The preliminary game at 7:30 o'clock will show the Paramounts and Cavaliers as opponents, the losing team to be sole occupant of last position in the league.
 Since the main attraction of the evening will be followed by dancing, director Mel Kelley expects 8 capa- city crowd. In accordance with the usual procedure ladies will be ad- mitted free. DiZinno's orchestra will be fetaured for dancing and Frank Berardi will officiate during the basketball tits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11

in the senate is sure to pass the bill
 Representative John D. Thoms oi this city, minority leader and a member of the house judiciary com- mittee which will hear arguments for and against the bill next Tues day afternoon, is heartily in accord with the governors plan.
 Joint Session
 The judiciary committees of the upper and lower branches of the legislature will sit jointly 50 as to expide the handling of the Dev- din and Mead bills. The hearing is expected to bring to the Capatol leading authorities on jail work a& well as attorneys and welfare workers from all parts of the Connecticut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
Riddle Revue To Be { Given At Mt. Carmel
Children of Mary Plan Event February zI = St. JO- sephs Choir Plans For Lithuanian Independence Day
BROOKLYN NEWS

Preparations for Q Riddle Revue to, be presented by the children of Our Lady of Mount Carmel church
 at the parish hall Sunday, February 21, were discussed last night at { meeting of the general committee at the community center. The group decided to plan an entertain ment different than any previously offered. Preparations were made for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
BADGE 328.. ." Treasured By Late William Keenan, Son of Old Dublin Street-Athlete, Fireman-Kids'
 Hero of By-GOne Years

comprised the pole" outfit for the nicely decorated hose cart, which they and the other members hauled through all the streets of the parade. These four stood with in the nicely braided white rope, provided for the occasion. their manly breasts leaning steadily against the attractively polished pole, holding the rope, and thus helping materially in dragging along the heavily loaded hose reel. such as assigned to each volun- teer fire company in those days.
 Oh. what days for those of us Out East. School was out for the aftegnoon. and we were in front of the old fire station at 1 o'clock, ready to walk beside some favor ite fireman, or carry the bouquet that some admirer had presented to him.
 We generally walked at the side of Bill Keenan or Eddie Cum mings. We even remember Bills badge number, 308. Every year, just before the parade, he had 1t touched up at the old spoon shop, so that 1t would sparkle and shine as he passed the crowd that turned out for fire parades in those won- derful days of the so-called Gay Nineties."
 CalIman
 And later, when call force was organized in the Fire Dept. Bill retired as volunteer, and was duly made callman. He was attached to the old Chemical con- pany in Leavenworth street under Captain Wm. Dodds. His badge number was then changed from the original 308 to No. 10. He kept both badges. he used to say.
 Bill was an active figure in all of the important fires of old, that is he was worker at all of them, including the overdiscussed 1902 fire, the Arcade fire of 1894, and the Platt block fire of the same year and the Reid & Hughs Bldg. fire in 1893.
 No man out here had more friends than Bill Keenan. He was always friendly, kind and gener- ous. He liked to do things for others, and this he certainly did, in his hey-day of years ago. A real smoker, 1t was seldom Bill Keenan was ever seen in the old Brass City station. or in the Leav- enworth street station without a nicely favored cigar in his mouth.
 His death takes away another member of the original families comprising the Sacred Heart church, at its organization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
Compensation Agreements

The following agreements in which payment will be made week. ly during the period of total dis ability were filed and approved at the office of the compensation today.
 Blake and Johnson, Waterville, and Ferris Williams, 7S Pearl street, strained back, $6.70 be- ginning January 2l.
 Farrell Birmingham Co.,, Ansonia and GuStave Orazietti, Shelton, strained back, $l2.30 beginning January IS.
 Watert0wn Undergarment Corp. and Anna Acquarelh 209 Wash- ington street, finger injury, $6.49 beginning Jan. IA.
 ing of George L. Coopage and Ben- jamin N. Brown. safety directors The directors voted to have the rec ords of the new members taken first. Later, similar records will be filed for the veteran policemen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
TAX LIEN

Charlotte H. Hartley and Arthur L. Shipman, trustees under the will of Jane E. Graves are named de- fendants in tax lien foreclosure filed by the city of Waterbury today in the court of common pleas. The property involved is on Meriden road, and is assessed at $2,3O0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
POLICEMEN FINGERPRINTED

Wilmir gton. Del.-(UP)--All Wil- mington policemen must be photo graphed and f1ngerprinted, accord
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11

FOUR M.D!s SIDE BY SIDE
 Cleveland = (UP) Residents of suburban Lakewood who live on Clarence avenue have no difficulty in finding a doctor in case of enler- gency. Four physicians live side by side.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-26

wallet on the chiffonier at home. He
pulled out the black and white scarf
with savage jerk and after scanning
it groaned. ooh lord, boy, how could
you have done this"
Ian Gray dropped his battered head
between his hands and groaned. A
thousand internal voices shrieked that
his best friend, whom he trusted as
himself, had undoubtedly betrayed
both self and friend. Soul sick, the
man before the fire lifted a haggard
face to stare into the sleepily winking
Goals in the CRATE before him. Why?
What had driven gay, .carefree Leo
nard to this criminal and fatal step?
From the scarf in his lap arose a
faint scent--Orchidees Noires? Now
he remembered Moonlight and Orchi-
dees Noire-Lolita's innocent appear
ing face lifted to his. What was
it d'Armonot had said about Lolita Won
Waldeck? "My government keeps
track of such people," or something
like that. In his chair Ian straighten-
ed, so it was not for nothing that all
of Lolita's victims had been, in some
degree, diplomats.
To be continued
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-26

Hearn and l. Dolphus Short. The
building committee is holding meet
ings each day. Large quantities Of
building materials have been ordered
and in a short time the cherished
dream of every progressive resident of
Milford community will be realized.
The building committee would apprec-
late checks from those who are in ar
rears on their pledges, in order that
the obligations of the new hospital
may be discharged when due.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-26
CHAPTER 5

After bathing the bruised knuckles
of his right hand and otherwise re-
moving certain traces of the brief, but
significant struggle, Ian Gray conduct
ed a systematic search for the infat-
uated young man who had now placed
him in an extremely difficult if not
dangerous position. AS the conviction
grew that the dark browed Colonel
Sobeloff had meant every word of his
threat, the invisible frown on Ian's
brow grew deeper. He searched all
the rooms filled with the brilliant and
colorful throng of guests, but caught
no glimpse of Leonard Hollis hand
some head. AS completely absent was
the fragile blonde beauty of Countess
Lolita Won Waldeck; there was not
trace of her who had cast this bomb
into the ordinary, tranquil routine Of
diplomatic life, though the jovial pink
faced Count Won Branenee was yet oc-
cupied in a mild filtration with Seno-
rita Martela.
He felt sense of sharp alarm in
wade his being. It was unthinkable
Leonard should so flout public opinion
as to dash off with the intriguing
Countess Won Waldeck. Strange, dis
loyalty had never appeared in Leon
ards made-up before, yet curiously
enough at the same time he was be-
ginning to understand. He was him.
self astounded, almost appalled,, to
find how much Lolita attracted him.He
could not seem to forget the placid
depths of her eyes, the quick reac-
lions betrayed on her soft red lips.
Being essentially practical, Ian dis
missed the matter from his mind as
well as he might and took up the ar
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-26

duous task of being nice to number
of unimportant people in important
positions.
AS the evening dragged on he was
vaguely troubled not to see the dark
visaged Bulgarian again. Obviously,
Colonel Sobeloff had made his excuses
to disappear quickly after that absurd
ly melodramatic recontre in the con-
servatory.
At last Baron Won Satzmar's YER
sailles mantel clock chimed two o'clock
and, by twos and threes the glittering
assemblage commenced to break up.
It was while he sought for change in
anticipation of the taxi ride home that
he was annoyed to discover the loss
of his key ring of his apartment. He
cursed beneath his breath on recalling
that the concierge and his innumerable
family were off on visit and so could
not admit him as usual. They had CIV
en- him the key to the downstairs and
now he had lost it.
He stood moment in thought, nod
ded an absent-minded goodnight to
Captain d'Armonot who, discreetly
triumphant, wa squirting vivacious
Rumanian minor princess whose dark
eyes limited at bright moments in
dark corners. AS a solution it occur
red to Ian that he might get a dupli-
cate key that customarily lay in his
drawer at the Ministry. So saying,
he borrowed key to the offices from
Peter Baskerville, an under secretary.
"Give it back to you in the morning
he smiled. "Damn stupid of me to
lose mine."
"Oh, that's all right. But say,
Leonard's in luck. We all lost some
thing when the Won Waldeck girl left
us flat. By heaven she's neat eye
full"
appears to be-" and Ian nodded
shortly, then made his way to the con-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-26

servatory, but found no trace Of the
keys. He rather wondered If the Bull
garian had found them and if So
we'll, he wouldn't mind catching that
troublesome fire-eater burglarizing his
apartment. He hadn't much use for
love sick fools who wanted to kill wo-
men that had enough sense to avoid
them. Kill Lolita? The bloody swine!
Plunged in thoughts which were ting
ed with the darker shades of gray,
Ian gave the address of the Ministry
and settled absently back on the worn
leather cushions of the putting little
cab. The night air was fresh and full
of life, as only spring air can be, and
the stars above the batteries Of lazily
smoking chimneys were very bright
and friendly. AS the cab sped thru
wide empty streets tenanted only by
street cleaners and policemen, he fell
to picturing Lolita as he had first
seen her. How unearthly beautiful
she had looked framed by palm fronds
and revealed by the soft moonlight!
He was shaken from his feverie by
an agonized squeal of brakes and CLAN
ced up, startled to see the cream-col-
ored facade of the Ministry looming
above him.
"Warten sie," he instructed the
sleepy walrus-moutached chauffeur
and, after crossing the sidewalk UNI
locked the front door. In the hall
the usual dim light was burning, MAX
ing the familiar offices look huge and
ghostly. He had begun to climb the
stairs when he stiffened. On the floor
above there had sounded subdued
noise. He smiled in the darkness
probably mouse in wastebasket or
maybe a charwoman at work.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-26
"RlACK oRcNlDe"4y M zHXz4 81

bilities of the charwoman being at
work. On tiptoe he advanced, after
turning up his overcoat collar lest the
CLEAN of his white waistcoat and shirt
front betray him.
All at once he heard a shrill squeak
ing and tiny scuffle and smiled rath-
er sheepishly in the gloom. A mouse
after all. He relaxed and his hand
closed over the door knob of the door
of the main office. There was switch
inside.
He swung open the glass topped
portal and reached for the light lever,
but his hand never got there, for a
cloth, strong and warm, dropped over
his throat and he was jerked violently
backwards. He felt himself topping
hopelessly off baalnce and then he
saw more light than he had since Cha
teau Thierry. After that Ian Gray
lay very still with his crushed opera
hat beside him, for in falling his head
had struck the corner of an extreme
ly solid oak desk.
The first thing that impinged upon
his returning senses was the fact that
his head ached most abnormally land
second that the scent of very subtle
and delicate perfume was in his nos
trils. Ian, somewhat Of connoisseur
in perfumes identified the tantalizing
elusive scent as that of an expensive
and uncommon variety known as
Orchidees Noires, and was surprised
to find that it arose from a mans
black and white silk scarf that lay
coiled like shapeless snake across
his rumpled shirt bosom.
"Well may I be hanged-he did a
neat job! What busy little evening
we're having"
With the sensation Of hitherto care
free wanderer who has become lost in
a morass and who, in seeking to ex-
tricate himself, merely mires himself
more securely, Ian pulled off the
scented scarf, got up and snapped on
the lights. To his amazement every
thing appeared quite as it should be.
The desks were untouched and the
safe was shut as usual.
Certainly was a nasty crack" he
thought, while his fingers tested
lump that promised to soon exceed
the conventional pigeons egg in size.
There was blood, too, on his finger
tips. He blinked. Those red stains
somehow collected his scattered reac-
lions. "Let's see if anything's been
touched"
Lips set in a tight mirthless smile
he crossed to his desk and from it ex-
tricated his duplicate house keys.
Damned nuisance to lose those
keys"
His remaining self possession was
further shaken as he recalled that the
key for his particular compartment in
the safe had been on that ring. Good
thing the key was useless without
knowledge of the combination to the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-26

safes outer door. Well, he would get
new lock put on in the morning.
Lucky he had come up. If the text
of the new Magyar-American Trade
Treaty regarding Soviet goods got in
to the wrong hands there'd be assorted
kinds of hell popping. The State De-
partment would have some tall explain
ing to do and if there was anything
the State Department liked less than
explaining Ian had no idea what that
was.
In an effort to clear his head he lit
a cigarette and was about to go home
when with a trickle of ice water circula
ting through his heart he noticed that
the dial of the safe was set at the last
mineral of the opening combination.
Chilled with a sudden presentment Of
disaster, he gripped the locks nickel
arm and wa sickened to find that the
door swung open without the least eff
fort. Greater grew his fear when he
knelt, peered inside, and beheld the
lid of the steel box in his compartment
wide open.
With trembling fingers, but with
eyes that were steady, he ran over
the contents of that small bright steel
container. All at once it seemed that
a mail-clad fist cold as the box in his
hands had seized his heart and was
squeezing the life blood out of it.
Stupidity, incredulously, he stared at
the fat sheaf of typewriter pages.
Lying sedately in it's place was the
second half of Trade Treaty X-2, but
the first half had completely disap-
peared.
For the second time that night, my
Rad lights swan before Ian Gray's
staring and now horror-stricken eyes
as he came to realize the magnitude
Of the catastrophe which had befall-
en- him. Great heavens! State secrets
entrusted to him had been lost! In
his minds eye he could foresee the
ANAOA1 viz OuVNAy WOuAu NC IdIS0u
in half of Europe's chancelleries. The
fact that the first section was prac-
tically useless without the second,
made no difference; there was enough
in it to convince those shrewd, clear
sighted and unforgiving autocrats in
Moscow that America had dealt them
yet another singing rebuff.
Feeling as he had that time a Prus-
sian guardsman had driven a rifle butt
into his solar plexus, Ian Gray re-
utterly devoid of motion. Then
great beads of perspiration commenc-
ed to form on his brow as he realized
that he was now liable to not only dis
honorable dismissal from the Foreign
Service, but prosecution for criminal,
if not reasonable, carelessness. That
he had been the victim of a series of
accidents over which he had no control
would make not a whit of difference
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-26
to those grim old men back in Wash

to those grim old men back in Wash
ington.
For several dazed minutes, he sat
slumped in a swivel chair, hopelessly
bewildered by the gathering avalanche
of i'll fortune that had overwhelmed
him since the cocktail hour. He sud-
denly sat bolt upright. Alert and
clear-headed once more.
"The only thing to do" he told him
self as he got up methodically, re-
turned his compartment to its place
and then twirled the combination of
the safe sis to get home and get some
black coffee and reason this thing
out-logically."
He retrieved from the floor his bat
tered opera hat, busted it and WINGED
when it's brim encountered that bump
on the back of his head.
"May as we'll take this scarf along
clue. Wish to heaven there was one
of those blasted dime novel detectives
aroutld-might be able TO tell all
about the crime from his scarf"
AS i'll luck would have it, he was in
the act of shutting the Ministry's pom
derous front door when Baskerville,
the attache from whom he had bor-
rowed the key, came sauntering by,
homeward bound.
"Hell," he greeted with brief nod.
"You must have been upstairs quite
a while. Thought you were home and
in the feathers long ago. Nice taxi
bill you'll have"
Ian had hard work to force smile
to his lips. That treaty!
eyes, but you know how it is-saw
some unfinished work on my desk and,
for no good reason, stopped to finish
it up. Forgot all about this Internal
taxi. See you in the morning."
The explanation sounded thin he real
lied that very we'll, and guessed that
Baskerville, who was nobody''s fool,
was looking after him with a puzzled
expression.
"The devil with him!" he said saw
agely. "Let him think"
On regaining his flat, Ian slipped
out of his clothes and into a dressing
gown, then bathed his wounded head.
After that he dropped into an arm
chair before the CRATE and started to
think. The more he thought, the less
happy he became. Obviously the theft
had been committed by someone who
was perfectly familiar with the en-
bassy who knew the combination to
the afe's outer door, who had found
his-Ian's- and who knew that
the key to the strong box was among
them. Ergo, it must be an employee
of the ministry. Well, who would
be likely to know about his keys? Into
his face came the blank and Mortified
look of man who, having just caught
a train, recalls he has left tickets and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-26

In the Ministry, as in most old
houses built before Edison's day, the
electrical system was badly planned,
for instance, there was no switch down
stairs to turn on the lights on the sec
ond floor where the majority of
official offices were located.
To Ian's great surprise, he found
no light going on the second floor
which Immediately removed any posi-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-26
FOUNDATION LAID FOR
MILFORD HOSPITAL

The concrete foundation for the new
Milford Memorial Hospital is COM
pleted and brick work is scheduled to
be started the first of next week.
Sussex County Levy Courtman Capt.
Herman D. Johnson has been appoint
ed acting superintendent by the build
ing committee, which is composed of
George Fl. Draper, Jr., Louder N.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-26

With this firmly fastened layer of lubri-
cant always maintained on cylinders, bear
ings and other parts, it stands to reason
that friction never finds them naked. They
remain all covered constantly with slippy
Officiating, as though they were built
with it on. It's on, every time you start
the engine, because Oil-Plating can't run
down ''between times" And it's on
throughout your hardest run, because Oil
Plating isn't liable to the usual squeeze
out, scrape-off and burn-up.' None of
those worries any more, as you change to
Conoco Germ Processed oi1-and Oil
Plating economies. Continental Oil Co.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-26

All the other 'tserious stuff is out, if you
take just one thing seriously about your
engine oil ). In selecting it-for 81
model or anything else-be guided by
things you really know for yourself.
You know that plating on metal can
not come off like any mere liquid. Thus
Officiating, formed in your engine by
Conoco Germ Processed oil, cannot come
off the working parts like any mere film of
oil. Though the patented Germ Process
puts abnormal strength into the so-called
movable oil film, it goes much farther and
gives you exclusive Officiating.