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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29

first four months of 1888 had net railway operating income which was at an annual rate of return on their property investment of less than one-nalf of one per cent. Property investment is the value of road and equipment as shown by the books of the railways including materials, supplies and cash. The net railway operating income is what is left after payment of op- erating expenses, taxes and equip ment rentals but before interest and other fixed charges.
 Loading of revenue freight in re- cent weeks has been running more than a quarter of million cars per week or about 30 per cent below the loadings of the corresponding week last yeas, and about 40 per cent below the same week in 1880.
 The financial circumstances are preventing the railroads from spending what they normally would expend for equipment and other improvements, and this in turn hits the industries, and their employees, from whom purchases would be made. Railway buying is closely fol- lowing the trend of net operating income, which was 87 per cent less in the first quarter of 1888 than in the same quarter of 1887. Total buy ing of equipment and materials was $95, ,024,000 in the first quarter of 1888 as compared with SPIT 100000 in the first quarter of 1887, decline of 66 per cent. On June l, this year the railroads had 4,484 new freight cars on order. On the same date In 1937, there were more than ten times that many on order. New steam locomotives on order on that date totaled 56 compared with 329 on May l, last year. The railroads had six new electric and Diesel To- comotives on order as compared with 30 year ago.
 State Loses
 Last year, the railroads spent in Connecticut $10,305, 1898 for pur- chases of materials, supplies and equipment, which cannot be re- peated this year under present cir curastances and teh decline in which will affect the 95 communi- ties in the state which shared in the 1887 outlays of the railroads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29
CITIZENS HEALTH
 GUARDED BY LABS
Disease Epidemics Few Today-Sewage Sam-
 pies Diagnosed

Working tirelessly day by day examining disease specimens sent in by physicians and milk, water and sewage samples sent in by local health officers a trained corps of experts at the State Department of Health Laboratory assist local com- munities in protecting the health of their people according to Earle K. Borman, assistant director Of the Bureau of Laboratories.
 Whereas, formerly, epidemics of disease were of frequent occurrence in Connecticut, through the present cooperative efforts of physicians and health officers in promptly sub hitting samples to the laboratory for examination to determine the type of organism responsible for disease conditions, control measures the spread of the disease at the source. In discussing laboratory as- sistance in control of typhoid fever, MT. Borman stated that the labora- tory ca nobtain results to indicate the efficiency of sewage treatment, plants which eliminate or reduce the pollution load of our waterways and shores, and can determine whether persons who handle milk, shellfish and other food are free from organisms that may infect food.
 MT. Borman said that the labora- tory is constantly striving to pre- vent disease but, when an infectious disease strikes, the laboratory aids the physician in making or con- firming a diagnosis, in many cases helping to determine the manner and efficiency of treatment and in certain cases determining when a convalescent can again talk his place in society without danger to others. These are the daily contributions of the laboratory to the essential services rendered the community by the health department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29
New Rector Named

A parish meeting was held last evening by the All Saints church members, for the purpose of select ing a rector to succeed the late Rev. A. Nugent SamWell. Rev. Ed ward R. Merrill, assistant rector at St. Johns church in Bridgeport, was unanimously elected rector.
 A committee of the parish which was named several weeks ago to seek a clergyman for the parish pre- sented Rev. MT. Merrill's name. The meeting was presided over by Will fam Flisher, senior warden, and Frank Stoddard, clerk. The commit tee named was: Mrs. Raymond Beach, William Flisher, Reid Hoff- man and Charles Fenn.
 The decision of the parish will be referred to the bishop.
 Rev. MT. Merrill studied at the General Theological seminary in New York and was classmate of Rev. Leonard Flisher of this town.
 It is expected he will assume his duties here Friday, but will not move his family here at once, however as the rectory will be renovated. For the present MT. Merrill's family will continue to live at Monroe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29
DRAMATIC CLUB
 MEETS TONIGHT
Election of Officers to Fea- ture Mount Carmel
 Gathering

Election of officers will feature the meeting of Mount Carmel Dra- matic club in the community hall this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 The club will meet but once a month during July and August and regular fall activities will be re- sumed in September.
 Rocco Ciampi, manager, will be ir charge of the esssion tonight. Other officers of the club are Anthony Colucci, assistant manager; Angela Marciano, secretary; Pasqualle Rus so, treasurer; and Angelo Miro, di- rector of publicity.
 Marciano Laurino is director of the group and Anthony Rossi is prompter.
 Club Picks Name
 The Town Plot Girls Recreation club will be known as the Den Mewr club, it was voted at meeting last evening in the Greenmount quart CTS. Den Mewr is the original name of Town Plot. Anne Augelli is president of the group which is conducting a membership drive at present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29
Railroad Decline
 Hurts Communities
Expenditures of SlO3O5, ,S9S in State Last Year Not
 to Be Repeated This Year

The present financial plight of the New Haven Railroad which has been operating at a deficit after chargei of approximately $l,200, 900 per month since the first of the year, and of its sister Glass I car- riers in the United States, and the manner in which this situation ad- versely affects general conditions is depicted in data compiled by the As- sociation of American Railroads in recent weeks.
 Revenue Drops
 The situation is held by rail ex- ecutives to be due largely to heavy decrease in traffic and a reduction in the average revenue received for carrying a ton of freight one mile which has been reduced nearly 27 per cent since 1921 Because of these factors, the railroads during the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29
BROOMS USED TO
 CLEAN UP FISH

Lynn, Mass, June 29-UP)- Armed with brooms and shovels, firemen sought to push thousands of cod, smelt and herring back into the ocean today after they were left stranded in shoal waters by a fast receding tide.
 Waterfront dwellers who hurried to Breeds wharf with pails and baskets to seize the fish were dis appointed when they discovered most of them coated with oil
 It was believed that the fish were washed in by the three-day storm and that oily harbor waters had affected their swimming pow CTS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29

THIS is the season for vacation ! tours. and every such tour in- cludes many pictures, both of your vacation group and of the scenes you visit.
 These tour pictures should tell a complete story of your vacation trip. They should outline the route, show the type of road and country, over- night stops, the points of interest and historical spots you visited. Often some of these pictures are neglected, and in consequence the tour story seems incomplete.
 One of the important points in making tour record complete is to picture the historical markers, signs, place names. road markers, and similar Identification points" you pass. These pictures, placed in your vacation album in proper se-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29
POLICE SEEK TO
 PREVENT RIOTING

Kaunas, Lithuania, June 29- CUP)-Authorities guarded the Ger man passenger ship Hansestadt Danzig in Memel harbor today to prevent a recurrence of last nights clash between German-speaking pro-Nazis and Lithuanian customs official named Gontautas was. killed and at least 12 persons were in jured in a fight between the dem onstrators and police. Shots were fired and the demonstrators threw stones at the police.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29
DIES OF sENILITY

Lowell, Mass, June 29-(UP)- Pitian Badros who celebrated what he said was his forth birthday a week ago died of senility at a hos pital today. A native of Armenia, he came here 65 years ago. He leaves a great-granddaughter, Mrs. An toinnette Zelinska, with whom he lived.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29

campaigning that Czechoslovakia, with 15,O0O,OOO people, has 65 per cen Czechs and their kinsmen the Slovaks, ruling over the balance composed in part of g per cent Germans, 5.5 per cent Hungarians and considerable numbers of Poles and Ruthenians. Statesmen friendly to Czechoslovakia have been at pains to point out to Po- fish authorities that Poland is a land in which 69 per cent of the people are Poles, ruling over a minority of 31 per cent, composed of 1,250,000 Germans, 3,000,c00 Jews, 5,000,000 Ukrainians and still other racial elements.
 Second: Despite the 10-year non aggression pact between Po-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29

quence with the other pictures, pro- vide valuable information for the friends who see your album, and help keep your own memory fresh.
 The camera is especially useful for preserving long historical in- scriptions. It is much quicker than using a notebook, and pictures of unusual markers (such as the one above) are far superior to a mere notebook text.
 On this years vacation tour, try to keep comprehensive picture story. Remember that if you miss a picture your record may not be com. plete. A half-made record is better than none, but a full one, that really tells the vacation story, provides for memories that are far richer and more satisfying.
 John. van Guilder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29
MUNITIONS FACTORIES?

Ottawa, Ont, June 29-UP)-A proposal to turn idle Canadian na- tional railway shops into munitions factories was being considered by the dominion government today. Ian Mackenzie, minister of na- tional defense, said inspectors would be sent to inspect several shops where c. N. R. employees have been laid of. If equipment in the shops Is suitable and war supplies can be turned out in these shops, they should be, Mackenzie said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29

During the critical days of late May, when it appeared that the Germans might act to protect" the Sudeten Germans, Hitler's generals are believed to have been informed that if war started, Poland would march her troops into Silesia-thus bringing them in hostile position to the flank and the rear of Ger man armies seeking to invade Czechoslovakia.
 If Poland really has taken the stand attributed to her, the fol- lowing are the probable causes:
 First: The Polish government realizes that every German ar gument that Czechoslovakia is a ramshackle and unnatural state applies with same force to Poland itself. The Germans have been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29
By MILTON BRONNER NEA Service Staff Correspondent

London June 29-Dplomatic circles in London are gv- ing Poland credit for hatingor at least postponng-a German grab of Czechosovakia
 authorities reported have let Berlin know that their neutral France and Great Britain come
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29

Bengston, Mrs. Howard Laire, Mrs T. Webersinn, Mrs. George Austin Mrs. Raymond Beach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29
CHATFIELD NAMED
 BY THOMASLODCE
Odd Fellows Elect Herbert Spencer Vice=Grand at
 Meeting Monday
CHESHIRE NEWS
Hubert Rigney Cheshire Phone 334

Cheshire, June 29-At the meet ing of L. A. Thomas Lodge, odd Fellows, Monday evening in Odd Fellows hall the following officers were elected: Noble Grand, Edward Chatf1eld; vice-grand, Herbert Spen- cer; recording secretary, Robert Owen; treasurer, Edward s. Bald win.
 Appointive officers will be named prior to the installation ceremonies. It was voted to omit the next meet ing, July 4th, because of the holi- day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Lester Herbert Evans, .27 Bald win street, Watert0wn and Ingrid Lillian Anderson, 25 Pennington avenue, Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29
ColIins, Entertain

Collins Entertain MT. and Mrs. Wesley c. Collins of Maple avenue have as their guest, Milton Shuster, Jr, of Philadelphia, Pa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29

Wesley Curuon is confined to his home in South Cheshire by illness.
 Reunion Tonight
 The Lewis High School Alumni Association will hold its 47th annual reunion this evning at 8:30 p. m. in American Legion Hall, South ington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29

A supper and dance will be con- ducted by the Hovey Post Country Club at the club home Saturday evening. A social event has been conducted by the club each year prior to Independence Day along with the holiday golfing activities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29
Food Sale Friday

W Food Sale Friday
 Friday, members of the Senior Aid society of the Methodist church will conduct their supper and food sale in the afternoon and evening. Supper will be served at 5:30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29

NEW YORK CURB
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-29

The birth of son Sunday at St. Mary's hospital is announced by MT. and Mrs. Anthony Swiazodowski of Meriden Road.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-22
CHAPTER XVIII

Neither TAFT nor Feeley saw any
humor In the fact that they were
qulte as much In the dark as the
unfortunate taxi driver. Certain
that the wounded man could en-.
tighten them no further they left
the General Hospital disconsolate
pair n ever there was one.
On the steps Of the hospital
Feeley looked at Bob TAFT II know
a good beer tavern near here"
lead me TO IT," said TAFT wear
ilS -.
Within the next five minutes
they were seated In a back booth
of beer parlor, q stein before each
of them and q heRping bowl OF
popcorn between the stems, sup
pose" said Dannie Feeley, that
you start talking, You hire q taxi
to take you on n foolhardly trip In
TO the Millbay district, The driver
gets knitted and thinks he heard q
cat meowing. And you ask me II
I ever heard OF the cats meawp"
~ mean the song" grinned TAFT,
ct told you about that song, II you
paid any attention to swing music
you'd know that song. The one
that Lud Dombey was supposed TO
have written--and didn't"
Feeley nodded. "The one that
was written by George Weeks. I
remember"
"Yeah. So there's the chance
that the guy who wanted to cut me
up was our erratic friend, the
unknown musician" TAFT took O
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-22
. STORIES
IN STAMPS
Death Of the Worlds
Most Fomous Seaman

brilliant young Admiral
- Lord Nelson had already
given an eye and an arm and suf-
fered many painful wounds In the
service OF the British navy when
he stepped on the deck OF the
Victory, Oct. 81, 1908, and gave
the order to attack the French of
Cadiz.
England expects that every man
will do his duty" he signaled as
the feet moved into line, and n
few seconds later the great COM
mander walked his deck In the
thick OF his last and most impor.
tant engagement. The Victory
had Just engaged two French
ships In the ensuing hour when
Nelson WINS struck by bullet
fred by q Sharpshooter. His
spine was broken, and he was car.
rled below In intense agony.
But Nelson hung grimly on.
inquirIng about the progress OF
the battle OF Trafalgar even as life
ebbed away. Toward the end, he
asked Thomas Hardy, his flag
captain, TO kiss him. "Now," said
Nelson, " am satisfied. Thank
God I have done my duty"
The triumph ut Trafalgar was
one OF the great naval achieves
ments Of oil time, a tactical mas
terpiece. II sealed the admirai's
fame. But Nelson was more than
q brilliant tactician. British naval
history ranks him as an cxcep-
tionai leader OF men, brotherly,
humane. No officer under Nelson
ever went into action without
knowing the commanders full
plans. A monument 10 Nelson Is
shown here on Barbados stamp
OF 1908, marking the centenary OF
his victory ut Trafalgar.
U'opyrIght. 1888. NEA Sert lee. ine.p
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CRANlUM
CRACKERS

Once there was an riisogynist
who lived at the mouth OF the Tigris
river and whose nose, according 70
gossip, had become hypertrophied
because he was always poking II
into other peoples affairs.
What was the man, on what body
OF water did he live mot O river),
and what had happened TO his
nose?
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figure out with the help OF that
Alienlst, Doctor Daryl Mattise,"
"Just the same It's q theory"
"sure. And here's another one.
Harris Rogers wanted to get even
with you for doing him out OF q
soft lob - with plenty OF side
PICK UP GALLEY Two :, -,
money - and he figures 10 throw
you of by making q noise like o
cat. And the reason he does Il Is
lust because he thinks you'it cook
up a fancy idea like the one you've
been retailing TO me-"
II agree with you, Dannie. That's
another possibility, and probably
It's q better one than mine, But
what about that perfumeS"
Feeley sighed, "You would bring
that up. Are you sure you smelled
that stun outside the Claremont
Apartments where Anne Lester and
Myrna Dombey roomed together2"
''If you'd seen the blond, Dan.
ME, you'd remember II perfectly,
II was In the entrance Of tho
Claremont and Il came from the
blond. II isn't the kind Of per-
fume that Myrna would choose"
reeley regarded the younger man
oddly. II see. Then we've got TO
consider the possibility that the
person who wanted 10 bleed you TO
death was the blond"
1--WE have"
"And that she also was the girl
who knocked Dombey Off"
eyes"
Feeley shook his head. 1--WE had
Mike Dunphy making the rounds
OF the names we got from DOM
bey's papers, But there was moth
Ing doing. AT least half Of them
were blends, too"
TAFT glanced toward the win
dow. The first streaks Of dawn
were breaking into the all-night
beer tavern. "What do you say we
60 back down to the Millbay dis
trict and have o look at that fac
tory building now?"
There's two things I'd rather
do" said Feeley. zone Is sleep,
and the other Is drink o third glass
Of beer. But when see my
(To BE Continued
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-22
HOTCHKISS ROLLS
HIGH SINGLE 1877
Princes Capture High
Team Total in Thomas.
ton Mems League

Thomaston, Oct. 22.-Hotchkiss
garnered high single Of 1877 In the
game rolled Thursday night In the
Young Mems club league, He also
rolled high three Of $3.50. The prin-
cas won high team total with iS4i,
The scores;
YOUNG MEMS CLUB LEAGUE
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Answers on Back Page.
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CAST or CRGRACrERs

ARYRNA DONBEY - heroine.
wife Of the sensational swing
band leader
ROBERT TAFT - hero. News.
paper observation-disclosures.
ANNE LESTER - NEyrnAs clos.
eat friend.
DANNIE FEELEY - Ollcer rs.
signed 10 investigate Ludden
Dombey's murder.
Yesterdays Eeeley and TAFT are
unable 70 identify the attacker,
but che tax driver remembers
cat meOwlng rs he fell. TAFT re-
calls che Dombey song success,
~The Cats Meow
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-22

Reyiying custom after 800 years.
m orchestra will play In the eal-
lery q the church In Essex. Eng
Evening star., 1938-01-16

about amonth and then she will join
her husband at Nashville. Tenn,
where he was recently transferred by
the War Department.
Park Commissioner Shaw and his
brother, Mr.. Thomas E. Shaw Of Silver
Spring, left the early part Of the week
for Miami, Fla. Commissioner Shaw
plans to spend several weeks there,
but his brother, who has been IN Ill
health, will remain in Florida until
spring.
Mrs. Marshall Davis
Hostess Thursday.
Mrs. Marshall Davis entertained at
bridge Thursday evening at her home
in Wynnewood Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donnell s. Mason
gave q dinner party last night at their
home In Silver Spring, with the
guests playing Tripoli later in the eve-
ming. Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. E. L. Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. c. Ingram Of Washington, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall B. Van Wagner, Mr..
and Mrs. Melvin T. Allpress and Mr..
and Mrs. D. w. Bowie Of Silver Spring.
Miss Mary Ann Klinge, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest F. Klinge OF
Wynnewood Park, left for Williams
burg, Va, where she is spending the
week end at William and Mary Col
lege with her sister. Miss Edna Louise
Klinge, who Is student there.
Mrs. S. J. Solomon entertained at
luncheon and bridge Friday afternoon
at her home in Seven Oaks Manor.
Mr.. William E. Perry gave a stag
party Wednesday evening at his home
in Silver Spring for the officers Of the
Silver Spring Masonic Lodge. The
guests included Mr.. Dixon w. Hall,
Mr.. Lawrence L. Swindell, Mr.. Joseph
A. Griffith. Mr.. Martin H. Kinsinger,
Rev. Ralph D. Smith, Mr.. Marshall
B. Van Wagner, Mr.. George A. Bill
lings, Mr.. Harrison r. Moseley, Mr..
James E. Richards, Mr.. Walter B. Cros-
san and Mr.. Ernest E. Sayer.
Mrs. Henry P. Alden entertained at
q dessert bridge party Thursday after
noon at her home in Silver Spring.
The guests were Mrs Frank Neumann.
Mrs. Lewis Burdick. Mrs. Marshall
Van Wagner, Mrs. William Kelley,
Mrs. S. M. Difflnbaugh, Mrs. John
Compton and Mrs. Herbert Eek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald
Hosts at Bridge Party.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Mcdonald
were hosts at bridge last evening at
their home in Woodside Among the
Evening star., 1938-01-16

Childs. Mrs. Clifford Waller, Miss
Louise Engel, Miss Mildred Getty. Mr..
Graham Getty, Miss Mildred Page,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford Fox, Miss Mar
garet Fox. Mrs. y. Z. Benedict, jr., and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Buckingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Clark Of North
Hills Of Sligo will leave this week for
New York to attend tho Boat Show and
from there will sail for Puerto Rico.
Mr.. Randolph Belfield will return
today from New Orleans. La, where he
spent the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Dolan gave q
surprise party Monday night at their
home in Woodside Park for their
daughter, Miss Helen Dolan, who cele-
brated her birthday anniversary. The
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. George Den-
ton of Bethesda, Nd; Mr.. and Mrs.
Rupert Dodson Of Washington, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J. Mehserle, Mr..
and Mrs. William e. Bowman, DR.. Gus
tave Schulze, Miss Hazel Miller, Mr..
and Mrs. Roger Prichard and Miss
Louise Gallahorn Of Silver Spring and
Woodside.
Mr.. Walter B. Crossan Of Wosdside
Park will leave Tuesday for Miami,
Fla, for a weeks stay. While there he
will attend the managers convention
Of the Acacia Life Insurance Co.
Miss Mary Louise Blake, who Is at
tending school at Overland, Nd, Is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. William
A. Turton Of Silver Spring for a week.
Mrs. George Harmon entertained at
bridge Tuesday night at her home In
Silver Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon F. Kummel
will move shortly to Cleveland, Ohio,
where they plan to make their home.
Evening star., 1938-01-16
Silver Spring Society
Notes of the Week
Mrs. Bartram F. Stiff1er Gives
Luncheon at Woodside in Honor
Of Her,MOther and Aunts.

BARTRAM sTIFFLER entertained at luncheon Tues
N day home in Wooddc Nd in Of her mother
H. c. Kite Of Cupeper Va who celebrated her BIRTH
day anniversary aunts Mrs B. Madison Va
j. r. Clore Of Crgersve Va Among the guests
Mrs Howard Grfh and Mrs Townley Gamble Silver
Spring and Mrs. CANDLES motherinaw Mrs. Robert Allen
Gamble Of Petersburg Va.
Another guest who feed during the past
Shelton williams Of Atlanta Ga who has been
visiting daughter Mrs Raymond Peck of Woodsd Mr. and
Beck Woodsde dinner party Sunday comp
ment Mrs Williams; Mrs Joseph w. Mitchell entertained at
luncheon Wednesday in her honor and Saturday. January
Mrs. their Woodsde
williams left Thursday for her home Atlanta
copaned by daughter Mrs Peck and her grandson
Willard Shelton Mrs Peck plans to mother for