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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-02

making calls in the district sur rounding the larger cities. For bus mess houses, special arrangements have been made to eliminate cash transactions and to ficil.tate reser- vations. identification, and use of the automobile.
 At the time of purchasing ticket, patrons of the plan will obtain a standard receipt for railroad fare, which will be evidence of transpor- tat.on over the railroad. Cost of reservation telegram up to 35 cents will be credited to the rental charge. Passengers will be transported with out charge between railroad station and Hortz garage, with the ex- ception of New York where the Hortz Operator is located on the west side of Grand Central Term inal.
 Hortz Operators in the following cities on the New Haven Railroad are cooperating in this plan:
 Boston, Providence, Worcester, Hartford, Springfield, New Haven, Bridgeport, South Norwalk and New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-02
RAIL-AUTO TRAVEL PLAN COORDINATED
N. H. Road Introduces Type of Transportation
 in Connecticut :.

A coordinated Rail-Auto Travel Plan, whereby passengers will ride trains to cover longer distances and drive automobiles to cover torri- tories around important cities on the New Haven Railroad. was an- nounced today by F. J. Wall, vice. president of the New Haven Rail- road.
 MT. Wall stated the plan would be in effect between the railroad and licensed Hortz Operators in nine key cities on the New Haven sys- tenn. It will provide the more com fortable and econmical train travel for longer distances with flexible automobile transportation in the area surrounding the cities involved. Under this plan, special reduced mileage rates on the Hertz cars is provided. While thi sservice is available to every passenger on the New Haven Railroad arriving at the city within AS hours of purchasing ticket, 1t has been particularly planned to appeal to companies having travelling men on the road,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-02

clared. So hirsute adornments were applied to about 300 extras in con-
 formity with the edict of long ago
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-02

other reforms after the passage ot the 1913 law, the organization led a desultory existence as the Con- necticut Civic Association until the inception of the present organiza- tion.
 Tn 1936 the association was re. vived under the able leadership of Horace P. Taft, brother of the late President William H. Taft, and be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-02
CORONER FREES HUGH MURPHY, JR
Local Youth Held Blame less in Connection With
 Mans Death

Hugh Murphy, Jr., of this city, is exonerated of any responsibility for the death of Ebert L. Howe, 66, of Pennington, in a finding filed by Coroner Frank E. Healy at Hart ford. Howe was fatally injured when struck by Murphy's car in Farming ton June g.
 Coroner Healy says in his finding that Howe walked directly into the path of the car driven by Murphy and that the latter could not avoid hitting him. Murphy, the finding states, was operating his car at 8 reasonable speed and witt due care.
 Several witnesses were questioned at the inquest conducted into the elderly mans death.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-02

came the Connecticut Merit syster Association. From a nucleus of Isl members of the Civic group it haf expended until today there are 300 members throughout Connecticut This organization was instruments, in the 1897 passage of state Merit System law and organized the 1937 Waterbury Merit System petition campaign which indirectly revealed the Waterbury corruption.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-02
PROBATE JUDGE
 CLARK RETIRES

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 2-(UP)- Judge of probate for the past r years, Walter H. Clark said today he would not be candidate for renomination when his term ex- pires in January
 Recent illness has so impaired my strength that am convinced" ," he said, that should make way for a successor better able to bear the serious responsibilities and ex- actions of the office"
 Judge Clark is 67 and for many years had been indorsed by both major parties
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-02
Defendant

wounded, has been recovering rapid 1y and is to leave St. Mary's hospital.
 Judge Theobald E Conway con- tinued the case against Mrs. Harris for week, and fixed bonds at $500.
 The husband, James Harris, was stabbed while in a doorway at 200 Bishop street. He ran to the inter- section of Pearl and Hopkins street before he collapsed Police rushed Harris to the hospital and began an immediate search for his wife. The woman was picked up about an hour later and held without bond as coroner's prisoner
 Coroner John T Monzani yielded custody of the woman yesterday when informed that her husband is recovering, and the police charges were placed against her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-02

 control room at its midsummer meeting on Thursday. The research will be extended to the municipal . hangars, national guard hangars, and two commercial hangars and many of the 200 engineers in the in- spection party will make a short airplane flight.
 Brainard Field
 The Brainard Field plant of APO acres, under construction since the flood of 193S, with its $33,000 WPA system of A border lights, flood lights for the runways and revol- wing beacon, and the $80,00O ad- ministration building, together with the $375 ,000 WPA 43d division avia- tion, CNG building, form the chief Connecticut aviation unit.
 The sewage treatment plant ser- wing the metropolitan population of Hartford, Wethersfield, West Hart
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-02
Italian Women Preparing For Political Tilt

So that the organization may participate in the preparations preliminary to the approaching state campaign, members of the board of directors, past and pres- ent, of the Italian Womens Dem- ocratic Club will hold a special meeting Friday evening at g o'clock in the City Hall it was announced today by Miss Doris Jacaruso, chairman. AS in former years the directors will formulate a program of activities and submit 1t to the club for approval and action.
 The present staff includes; Miss Lucia Matarazzo, president; Miss Doris Jacaruso, vice-president; Mrs. Armand Marcanthony, secre- tary and Mrs. Rose Guerrero, treasurer; Mrs. Louis Walker, di- rector of publicity; Mrs. Isabelle Iacovino, Mrs. Marie Senior; Mrs. Fred Hadden, Mrs. Joseph Perna- tozzi, Mrs. Domenic Altieri, Mrs. Linda Falzone, Mrs: Minnie Mar inacco.
 1937's staff of officers included: Miss Matazaraazo, Miss Jacaruso, Mrs. Marcanthony and Mrs Domenic Altieri, as treasurer. The board of directors: Mrs. Frank Dario, Mrs. Louise Brugiglio, Mrs. Robert Bosco, chairman ex-offi- cio; Mrs. Charles Sciullo, Mrs. Isabelle Pasquarello, Mrs. Charles Barber and Mrs. Capella.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-02
MOUsTACHEs NECESSARY

Extras in gay uniforms for the opera sequence in "The Great Waltz" were lined up, inspected by Captain Richard Won Opel, tech nical adviser, and hustled to the makeup department. In the year 1850, in the period dealt with in Metro Goldwyn-Mayer's story of the life of Johann Strauss. every officer and man in the Austrian army was compelled to wear a moustache, the technical expert de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-02
Engineers Approve
 Hartford Airport
Midsummer Meeting of Connecticut Society Arranged
 for Thursday-MayOr to Welcome Members

New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. 2-The Connecticut Society of Civil Engin- eers will put the seal of critical but kindly inspection on the new Hart ford Municipal Airport, including the administration building, field control tower and electric lighting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-02
WOMAN HELD ON
 ASSAULT CHARGE
Mrs. Melissa Harris Ac= cused of Using Knife
 on Husband

Mrs. Melissa Harris, 30, colored, of 92 Pearl street, who was arrested July 27 after she had allegedly stabbed her husband with a bread knife, was arraigned in city court today on charges of assault and breach of the peace. More serious charges were originally to be brought but her husband, who was seriously
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
WATER SUPPLY.
BEFORE VOTERS
At NORTH BEACH
Sewage Disposal Battle
Decision Tomorrow

NORTH BEACH. Nd, Sept %,
Climaxing a two-year fight, per.
manent residents of North Beach,
Nd, tomorrow will make a final
bid for installation of an adequate
water supply and sewage disposal
system. At a town referendum.
the voters will decide on a proposal
to refit the town with an up-to
date system to replace the drain
age system now in use.
INSPECTED BY STATE
The referendum was called by
the city council and mayor sew
eral months ago after an 1nspec'
tion by the Maryland State De
partment of Health had revealed
that the sewage conditions were
not only inadequate but dangerous
to health. The report of the health
authorities stated: "It appears that
it is impossible to maintain salts
factory sanitary conditions within
the town unless public sewerage
system is installed to remove the
sewage from individual properties
and a sewage treatment plant
constructed to dispose Of the sew
age adequately.
"Our investigations h ave
shown the soil is incapable Of
absorbing the effluent from sep
tic tanks and there are a num-
ber of overflowing ceSSpoolS and
sink drains discharging into the
cutters"
WILL CUT FIRE RATES
DR.. George W. Calver, attending
physician of Congress, who main
tains a residence at North Beach
and is a leader in the fight for the
improved water and sewerage sys-
tenn, has reported that fire tnsur-
ance companies estimate a de-
crease of from 30 to 80 per cent
in fire rates after an adequate
water supply is installed. DR.. Cal
yer points out that such a saving
in fire rates would almost pay the
cost of the installation Of the
water system over a 1O-year pc
Tlod.
Principal opponents to the plan
are said to be concesSioners and
property owners who maintain q
resident in North Beach but who
live there only during the summer.
Thesfeeling over the issue has be-
come so high during the past week
that the opposing factions have
placed large signs over the roads
advertising. their cause and 1nd1-
vidual homeowners are displaying
cards showing their preference in
the, fight,
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
Miss Murphy Wins
Legal Scholarship

Anne G. Murphy, employe Of
the U. S. Veterans Administra-
ton, has been awarded a three
year scholarship at the National
University Law School, granted
by the international Legal Soro-
rity, Kappa Beta Pi. Miss Muir
ply is the daughter of Mrs. M.
T. Murphy, New Britain, Conn.,,
and a former school teacher there.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
CAN REGISTER
Montgomery Voters
Get Chance to List

ROCKVILLE, Md, Sept. %.
Residents of Montgomery county
who have not registered their in
tentien to vote in the general cleo
ton, November 8, can do so. begin
ming today, at the Board of Elec-
ton Supervisors in the courthouse
until october 8.
October IL will be general regis
tration day all over the county.
Voters will be able to register at
any one of the IS polling places
for that day only.
New ballot boxes have been or
dered for the November 8 election.
Ballot boxes used in the primary
election must remain sealed until
four months have passed.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-06-10

days he grew breathless with the de-
sire to kiss her. One part of him
knew that he would never love her
as he could have loved Denise; but
that was another year. Felicia was
his good companion. She was lovely,
and in her odd modern way, gallant.
There would be laughter in their life,
and tenderness.
On Monday morning he put her in
to the car and started down the road
toward the highway before he asked
her: "Mind made up?"
eyes, Keith. I'll tell Eustace as
soon as l get home. Are you glad 2"
every glad, Felicia"
"Reno, and all that I'll be glad
when that parts finished"
He turned into the empty highway.
eyes. Bend you head over and kiss
me, Felicia"
He bent his head down.
Around a curve, that did not seem
very sharp curve, came a truck
travelling south very fast.
Continued next week
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-06-10

Though l never suspected any
ioblike qualities in myself, it appears
| have them. Shall l call at four?"
Eyes" How warm her voice was!
No reason the faint echo of another
voice should trouble him. 1t did not,
really, any more.
His father said, when he hung up
the receiver: "She's not happy with
her husband, is she? Pity! She's a
beautiful girl. Well, the worlds
moved on, Keith. Everyone has to
live his own life" And with that
oblique comment, he was silent.
In the successor to the roadster in
which he'd used to drive Denise, they
started out.
"Where, Keith"
can inn in Virginia, by the sea-"
Sounds nice as Bermuda"
"In it's way"
There was just the stupid business
of registering to embarrass them.
Keith wrote, "Mr. and Mrs. Keith
Sheldie," because if Felicia decided
to go on with him, it would be her
name soon, and if she decided not,
there would probably be no other Mrs.
Keith Sheldie.
They had suite of rooms overlook
ing the sea. There was a moon. 1t
was rather like Bermuda. They were
very gay.
He did not trouble her with kisses,
though toward the end of their three
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-06-10
"Lei/urg{e:: re-, + 70 9cR[!s&{2 Repent,

fairs of his family. He had not plan
ned to take her, because extreme cold
weather sometimes made her ill. Her
trip to New Mexico had been ges-
ture before he started his journeys
north There were, upon her return,
succession of bitterly cold days in
New York. She had slight attack
of influence, and recovering, sailed
to Bermuda.
"Check from grandfather-in-law,'
she told Keith cheerfully.
It was entirely accidental that, the
evening of her departure, Keith Shell
die, Senior, said to his son: Couldn't
we take trip, out of this weather!
I've never been to Bermuda. II
sounds pleasant-buggies and things
"They call them victorias, mostly
"Would you go with me?"
Keith hesitated, and laughed al
himself. No reason why not, surely
No good and no harm would come OF
it. "Of course"
They sailed two days later. He
wired Felicia, and she met them at the
dock. His father took the most enor-
nous fancy to her.
"I've practiced in the correct man
ner," Felicia told him, "with my
randfather-in-law." That bit of i'm
pudence sent the elder Keith Sheldie's
laughter booming across the harbor'
Felicia had sublet cottage. The
house which Keith's father liked best
was no more than three minutes
walks from hers. After expending
all his energy climbing in and out OF
-bottomed boats, and down and
up caves, the older man went to bed
after dinner.
Then Keith and Felicia went dane
ing, or driving about through the
scented dark; or they sat on her We
randa above the harbor and talked.
One night she said: 81 feel that my
whole life has paused. There was
yesterday; there will be all the to-
morrows. Between, there's this ir-
relevant episode, meaningless, lovely,
not exigent."
He did not answer.
Between the dance-tunes, between
moonrise and moonset, and the turn
ings of their carriage-wheels along
the white roads, they told each other
things they had told no other per-
son. Because we want nothing Of each
other" she said.
A terrible unsureness was grow
ing in him as to that. He told her
of his mother, of his first hearing of
that old story, of all his childhood.
She told him the whole story of her
love for Duane Fenton. Then he was
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-06-10

able to talk to her of Denise at last,
certain of her understanding.
There was a night of bright moon
light that cast deep shadows. The
palm tree in her garden stirred IN
the night breeze softly. The harbor
below was silver and deep dark,
substance between water and FLUID
light. He and she were two light
voices, two shadowy outlines in long
chairs.
His voice, laughing, said: "Magic!"
or all the world beyond us is sha-
dow world. The edges of reality blur
I am no more than a tranquil sha-
dow for this minute, while I don't
move to see if there's anything be-
yond."
His voice, laughing, aid: Magic!
Well, then, this corner of the world
is ALL"
Her voice said dreamily: II re-
member once 1 was bitter, proud
woman who loved and minded so
dreadfully losing Duane"
His voice said: "Long ago, far a.
way. He will never come back"
Then he knew why ne said those
words. He stood up, flung his arms
out to the unregarding sky. "She
won't ever come back. I was fool
to dream she would"
Felicia said: "No, she never will"
The world steadied. He was a man,
and she was beautiful woman, on a
veranda where the moonlight flung
odd shadows.
He said: "You and remain"
She lifted her face, which was very
pale in the moonlight, when he put
his arms around her. She kissed him
twice. Her voice was calm as his as
she said:
$50 all our tomorrows are upon
us, Keith"
eyes, and what shall we do with
them?"
"Waste them, suppose. It would
be in character"
Tonight too, Felicia ?"
eyes, let's waste tonight, in honor
Of"
"Of something or other"
"You sound unflatteringly cheer
full about it, Keith"
Being a gentleman in spite of ALL"
"You are fun, you know"
"You too."
'This is going to be very, very thin
ice."
"Fun to skate on, Felicia"
"I know" she sighed. "Don't Kiss
me often"
every seldom, or practically all
the time.Does it occur to you we're
being very adult. I begin to have
great respect for u.s."
"That1l be a novelty. Kiss me
goodnight, briefly, and go home"
"No, I couldn't-briefly. I'll go
home without, if you don't mind"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-06-10
"But I do mind"

But 90 nina.
He remembered, too, that first time
they danced at the Savoy. They
both laughed. He kissed her and
went home.
The every thin ice" held surprising
ly, through February and through
March in the North.
Felicia said: "The trouble is we
aren't despicable, any more than we're
admirable"
"My sweet, like all women, you try
to define too many things. We are
just butterflies dancing in the sun
light and careless of tomorrow. Will
that stop you?"
every quickly, Keith"
Eustace came home tired, bored
with bad weather and somewhat ex-
asperated with a wife who seemed
only casually pleased to see him. Like
most men who are in love, and fairly
conscious that they are not very much
loved in return, he had occasional
moods of: "Women are taken too SER
iously. Most of their emotions are
inconsequential. Best to ignore them.
For the moods duration, he was
rather heavy-minded. Felicia had
been through the phase before, had
shrugged her shoulders. This time
it was more difficult.
Rescue came in the form of an in
vitation to him for masculine rid
ing weekend in Maryland. His taxi
was no more than out of sight on its
way to the station when Felicia tele-
phoned Keith. His father answered
sounded rather pathetically glad to
hear her voice, and after long con-
versation about the state of her health
called Keith to the phone.
She thought: ooh, dear, I'me being
obvious" Then she said that, aloud:
"Why not? . Keith" she said over
the phone, "would you like to have us
to make up our minds"
"Mine's made up, when yours is.''
She laughed: otis April, my dear.
Springs around the corner"
"It's practically in the Park, this
morning."
"Horrid place, the Park. Bride
paths, and people hacking about"
He remembered other things about
it. Bright autumn leaves drifting
down in the sunlight, a girl with her
shoulder touching his. The lights of
cars on the curved dark-shining au-
tomobile roads at night, that girl with
her head against his chest, and his
heart pounding.
"What long silence, Keith!"
"No. Difficult" His father was at
the other end of the library, politely
absorbed in a newspaper.
81 have three whole days free"
when shall I call for you?"
"But not under false pretenses.
Want to spend them with you from
breakfast until evening. Then by
Monday I'd be sure"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-06-10
CHAPTER Z

They went into the Savoy and choSe
q table far from the music. He was
suddenly completely aware of some
thing he had sensed vaguely before
that Felicia disliked him. So, ne
would get no more information from
her than she decided to give.
He said slowly, making conversa-
ton: "I'm we'll enough. I've been a
bit tied down with Father"
eyes; sorry to hear he was ILL., was
GLAD when I heard he was better.
Her voice was so completely indltter-
ent that he laughed; and she smlled
a little maliciously.
"Tll tell you everything you want
to know in two sentences, Keith: we
all feel Denise has made an excel
lent marriage, that it will last, and is
the best thing she could have done
that Gilbert will take good care OF
her: her letters sound completely hap
py. They plan to stay abroad year.
and are, at present in Cairo"
"Of course, 1 don't know whether
to believe one word of it, except that
they're in Egypt. I've no reason to
doubt that"
A small dimple showed at the cor
ner of her pretty mouth. "Dance with
me Keith. AS I remember, you dance
superbly."
AS they started to dance, he said:
"Don't treat me like gigolo, Felicia.
may even dance as we'll as your kind
words imply, but I'm man Of sub
stance. Came into money lately"
"How nice for you! l hadn't heard
that your father was in his dotage."
He didn't answer. She danced like
a dream-he remembered, but he
wouldn't say so!
Back at their table an idea came
to him: Felicia how much did you
have to do with Denise's marriage?"
"a great DEAL"
He thought definitely that he had
never hated anyone so much in his
life.
"Why did you?
Her voice was suddenly gentle; she
put lovely hand on his sleeve. Don't
look murderous. I wanted Denise to
be always safe. She couldn't have
been, with you."
But his anger only lessened lit
tie.
"That's what you married for too,
isn't it,"
"Shot in the dark, Keith. I sha'n't
tell you if it landed"
"Not interested"
"No, I don't suppose so. You
wouldn't have made Denise a good
husband, all the same"
; "Why are you so sure?"
want what you want just till you
have it. I knew some one else like
YOU. That's why Pm Mrs. Eustace
Gardiner Dayne."
"Poor Eustace! Let's dance again.
Your dancing's better than your con-
versation."
:. "Thanks."
Moving slowly about the crowded
flood, he said: 81 think l shall go
abroad and take Denise away from
her highly reputable husband. She
and 1 belong; and you don't know
what you are talking about"
81 shall go to your father"