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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-03

cage into his own berth. At least,
he had one of them.
Laughingstock, that's what he'd
be in the morning. Grins. Glares.
And the King woman going clear to
Los Angeles! Would Miss Love take
the same route as he? Hollywood?
1t was possible. Odd that he, about
to be married to another girl, should
wish it. Recalling her amusement at
the recent high links, he couldn't
help wishing Rhoda had keener
sense of humor.
He liked sleeping on train. But
that couldn't be the second gong
for breakfast! Rhoda's curtains
were closed, but Peace's berth was
empty.
He asked the porter if he had
seen the child. "She amt around
here, Mistah. Mos likely she's
having her breakfas' in the diner"
She was. Denny found her at a
table with a youngish, weary
mother, who held fat baby wrig-
Cling on her lap. A small boy and
two little girls, all between 3 and
z, he estimated, were busilys COB
bling tableful of inviting dishes.
"She invited u.s." declared the
matron, who looked as If she'd
been caught stealing jam. "She
said you said we could order any,
thing we wanted for breakfast"
"Uh-huh, Uncle Denny" Peace
nodded. you said no lobsta salud
for supper, but anything you want
for breakfast, and I wanted them"
It'd oughta known better than
to take the word Of child like
her. We was doing all right with
our pancakes" The woman stared
appalled, at the check waiter
handed her.
They were doing all right with
raspberries and cream, small
steaks, French fried potatoes,
mullins, toast, marmalade, ana,
believe it and orange ice cream
Denny appropriated the check. Gee,
it would jolt his bankroll.
II wouldn't eat those pickles,
honey, if I were you"
At that instant he spied a mag
nified turtle, futilely swimming in
the waterbottle, and practically
forgave her. mot bad idea! How
ever did you get Darby into the
neck of that bottle"
"Oh, that's Joan! And had to
squeeze her some. Uncle Denny,
can we take the bottle with us to
Grandmother's, If can't get her
out?"
Denny tried a fork. Then a
spoon. A waiter suggested he take
it to the kitchen. In a flash it &C.
Cured him that Peace had
found the way out Turtles were
amphibiouS. He'd buy the water
bottle and stick the other one in
My, what relief! Pets for Peace
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NEA eERVIcE. INC.

and peace for them. Even Rhoda
couldn't object.
Denny's order came. He saw the
mother packing leftover food in
one of the baby's clean unmen-
tionables.
"A lot of trouble travelling with
children she beamed at him
"Your little girl is an angel"
Denny doubted it. Mercy, she'd
be i'll. Peace, I positively forbid
you to eat any more of that choco-
late cake for breakfast. There's a
limit"
"Ill say!" Mrs. King swept re-
gally past, her head held high. In
her wake came Carole Love. A,
his table she stopped to pick up
the waterbottle. Whats this?
Safety first?' Her eyes twinkled
as she moved on to her seat. Ano
presently when the family of guests
rose to go, he heard her reply to q
sibilant hiss, "He couldn't have
kidnapped all of them"
Denny glanced at the door, won
dering where Rhoda was. Sleeping
still, no doubt, though they'd agreed
to meet in the diner at the seconc
gong. This was his chance. peace
you mustn't invite any more people
without asking me first" he began
not Grossly. Then in lowered
tone: What did Miss Love say tc
you last night, when you took the
turtles for a swim?"
Peace raised round blue eyes
'Carole said, was you my really
Daddy"
And you said no. And she
said-?'
And she said, was you not my
Daddy, but play Uncle, where
was you taking me-"
"And what did you say them"
you was taking me away. ]
told her. She said, am / afraid,
little girl?" Her voice rose to a
shrill treble.
And you said-?"
And I said, me don't like her!
Don't let her kill poor little"
"Ssssh" He looked up to en-
counter Mrs. Kings frosty stare.
Ito Be Continued
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YMCA Notes

Thirty summer members of the
Central Y. M. C. A. enjoyed day at
the Y NJ c. A. camp in WATERFOWL
Tuesday The group enjoyed pro-
gram of games. baseball. volleyball,
archery swimming and boating. The
trip to camp is weekly event for
the summer members. Those who
made the trip are Carlton Gensler,
Floyd Gensler. William Welsh, Char
les Gouvin, Walter Ahern, James
Walker, Pete Tchakirides, Henry
Schuster. William Heonegger, Vim
cent Brown, Francis Gordon, Steve
Vedeskis, Bernard Sherwill, Francis
Murphy, Walter Scanlon, Hugh
McLennan. John Muccino. Bill
Walsh. Edward Walsh, Spanky Bar
ton, Bill Barton, Tom carton, Bill
Schaeffer, Ronald Sheron. Robert
Sheron, Edward Thomas, Bill Pond,
Alfred Lynch. Arnold Goldstein,
and Lucian Cantin, leader of the
group.
Wednesday evening the boys will
observe father and sons night at
which time the boys will invite their
dads for games and swimming In
the boys lobby and the swimming
pool. ,
Friday evening sound movies will
be shown to all boy members In the
boys lobby. The title of the picture
Is STORY of the Coast Guard"
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OeeVAOAAO 49, S~OSs- SS@@ n ~~@SS 49,
The board voted to empower Git
Engineer Charles A. Root to instruc
the Connecticut Railway and Light.
ing Company to remove trolley
tracks on Watertown avenue, which
is ssoon to be paved. The company
will also be asked to remove trolley
rails on West Main street.
COMFORT Station
Mayor Scully was authorized tt
sign a contract with the Genera
Service Company for pay toilets al
the city comfort station. The city
will receive 80 per cent of all rev.
enues, and the company agrees tt
furnish new equipment at no cost te
the city.
After public hearings, the board
voted to levy sewer assessments on
Primrose, Ray and Glenwood streets
A sewer assessment for Valentine
avenue. which has been delayed
was also voted.
July Is was set as the date fol
hearings on sewer assessments FOL
Adelaide avenue, Dwight street
Evans street, harrington avenue
Russell street, Rose street, Mont
gomery street and Huntington ave-
nue..
Supt. Of Streets Herbert Scott
Smith was given permission tt
make alterations to frame buildings
at the city yards.
After requests for sanitary sewers
on several streets, the sewer com.
mittee reported that efforts are be.
ing made to have them listed as
WPA projects. Among the streets
are Dixie avenue and Stone street
Sidewalk Petitions
Attorney Edward Sweeney ap.
peared for group Of citizens tt
ask that a sidewalk be built or
Madison street There Is q gap Of
about $50 feet between present side.
walks, he said.
A complaint by Rev. Jacob Kauf-
man, of 100 South Elm street, that
his water bill is excessive was re.
ferred to the water committee. A
delegation appeared to ask for adj
ditional street lights on Chase park
way.
william Mccarthy and George
Belury appeared to complain of ex-
pense incurred because of the freez-
ing of a water main at Baldwin
and TEMPLE streets.
The water committee was asked
to study a request by M. E. Coyle
for an extension Of the water mains
on Prospect road. He said he plans
to develop a residential section COW
ering 30 acres. 8a
The same committee reported that
nothing could be done to give better
water service to Grand avenue
whose residents have complained
about low pressure and discoloreo
water. Commissioner Henry ]. Dowl-
ing said that pressure in the main
is insufficient, and Supt. Scott.
Smith said that even a larger mar,
would not help. The board at the
same time received another request
for an extension Of the Grand ave.
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nue., so that 1t will reach . SNW
real estate development.
Water Mains
A request by Attorney MAJ FRAU
rig for extension OF water mains in
the Stephana lane section was re-
ferred to committee. The same ac-
ton was taken on request by Ter
ence Murphy for water main
extension to Ferndale avenue.
Residents of Vail street, appear
ing to ask for water service, were
told that a WPA project will soor
be begun there
The board fixed July 16 for q
hearing to correct an erroneou.
sewer assessment against M. j. Law.
lor.
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Betsy Ross, heroine of one of
the most picturesque legends
which has grown up around the
origin Of the American flag, was
born in Philadelphia, Pa, jan
uary /, 1852. She married John
Ross, whose brother General
George Ross, was one of the
signers of the Declaration of In
dependence.
The several versions of the flag
story as told by her defendants,
agree in the following main
points: Washington, accompanied
by Robert Morris and General
George Ross, called at the little
upholstery shop in Arch Street,
where she was carrying on the
business in which she and her
husband had been engaged, and
asked If she could make flag.
She said that she had never
made one but that she could try.
Thereupon they showed her a
design, drawn rather roughly.
She examined 1t and noticed
that the stars were six-pointed,
suggested that they should be
made with five points, The gen.
tlemen agreed that five points
would look better. but contended
that the six-pointed stars would
be easier to make. She then
showed them how f1ve-pointed
star could be made with a single
clip of the scissors. Washington
then and there changed the
sketch and the three gentlemen
left. Soon after new design was
sent to her. colored by William
Barrett, a painter Of some note.
Whereupon she set to work to
make the famous flag, which
was soon completed and approx
ed.
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Mrs. King Gets a Fright
CAST OF CHARACTERS

PEACE WARREN - a 6-year-
old traveller en- route from BOs-
ton to Los Angeles.
WAYNE DENNIS - agreed to
deliver Peace safely - larger
! order than he expected.
RHODA LOWELL Wayne's
1iancee, thinks Peace nuisance.
! Doesn't like crossing the cOun-
try to get married, either.
CAROLE LOVE - a movie star.
DARBY and Joan - Peace's pet
turtles.
YESTERDAY: With Mrs. King
determined she has discovered a
kidnapping and RhOda complain
ing about Peace, Denny Is miser-
able. Then he sees CarOle Love,
the movie star. At dinner one Of
Peace's turtles turns up in
Rhoda's salad and the dining car
Is In an uprOar. Denny is just
about asleep when a scream
echoes through the car.
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Betsy Ross
Maker OF First American Flag
PATRICIA DUBBER, STAFF WRITER
Waterbury Democrats Washington Service Bureau

This story was first presented
by william J. Candy, grandson
Of Betsy Ross, in a paper read
in 1870 before the Historical
Society of Pennsylvania, and it
was verified by other descend
ants Of the family who remem-
bered the story as frequently
told them. No other contempor.
airy documentary evidence has
ever been found to support the
story nor, on the other hand,
has any document been found
which gives the honor to anyone
else. All that has been verified
is, that there was a Mrs. Betsy
Ross living IN Philadelphia at
the time Of the. flags adoption,
and that she was an upholster-
er and flagmaker by trade. She
died at Philadelphia, January
80, 1886.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-03
VERANDA FIRE ON
LINCOLN STREET

A fire at PAL Lincoln street was
confined Ca partition on the rear
porch by the fire department last
night. The cause Of the blaze was
not determined.
The partitions were ripped out
In order to extinguish the flames
with a small hose. Acting Deputy
Chief Joseph Kelley was in charge
of firemen.
Joseph A. Famiglietti and Samuel
Kelman occupy the building, which
Is owned by the Lomas & Nettleton
company.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-03
CHAPTER III

Only half awake, Denny jerked
up so suddenly that he struck his
head and nearly knocked himself
out. "What'sa matter?"
The scream was followed by an
other, terrified, high-pitched, STAG
cato. 1t overtoned the eerie whis-
tie of the train.
Groggily, Denny stuck his head
between the curtains. Other heads
were popping into the dimly lit
corridor. In the middle of the
aisle a stout figure, grotesque in
flaming orchid pajamas, staggered
to keep its balance while clawing
frantically at its middle.
"Doing your daily dozen?"
yelled a male voice. GO on back
to your nightmare and let fell
low Sleep
"Help! Porter! Somebody! My
my backl" Despite the chinstrap
and snood, substituting for hair
net, and the general get-up. Denny
knew the raucus tones and beady
eyes belonged to Mrs. King.
May I be of serviceP What
seems?"
MY back!? It's crawling down
my - E-e-e-e-e-e!" Frantically she
brushed herself and jumped up
and down. A porter came hurry
ing, goggle-eyed, not knowing
what was expected of him.
Even Denny hesitated. This was
no job for a shy, young bachelor.
If only Rhoda, or some woman -
If that woman didn't stop tearing
at her pajamas they'd come off!
Don't be scaredl It's only -
there it is! Stop jumping. It's out.
See? Step back, Madam" And
he pounced on a rapidly scuttling
round green shell, just as the con-
ductor came Striding up.
"What's going on here?"
Mrs. King pointed. "Th-that
creature! III found it crawling
on me, conductor" With safety
assured, her quivering tongue flew
faster. animals - baggage car!
.-scandalous! - kidnaper Snakes
and turtles in ones bed!-Presi-
dent of the road - Los Angeles!"
Neither the conductor nor Den
ny could get a word in edgewise for
a full minute. Denny displayed the
offending Darby. Little girls pet
got loose. Won't happen again,
Conductor" He scarcely heard the
official TRADE, but caught the &C
companying wink. Down the line he
could see tiers of amused faces.
Carole Love was smiling from
her curtains in an upper berth. He
was too perturbed at the time to
wonder why a famous film star
was travelling without a drawing
room.
But Rhoda wasn't smiling. "That
settles it. Wayne Dennis! Twice is
enough. Remember? warned
you. Now throw that nasty thing
out the window before the kid
wakes up" She withdrew, only
to pop out again, adding, And the
other one, too"
He was hanged if he would,
But the other one! Suppose it too.
began its peregrinations along
Mrs. Kings vertebrate? Or Rho
da's2 Holy mackerel, where was
that COMPOUNDED ! cornpopper
Peace, he was thankful to see, was
still sleeping like a cherub in the
berth beneath Rhoda's. The corn
pepper must have fallen from the
window onto her blanket, releas-
ing both wildly paving pests
Denny plunked his turtle inside
and fastened the catch securely.
For some time he fumbled around,
searching for Joan or was it
Darby? Then he took the small
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Preliminary Phases for Construction Of New Baldwin
st. Bridge to Be Undertaken at Once, Mayor Says

The engineering bureau is ready to begin pipe work
necessary before construction work the Baldwin
street bridge can start Mayor Vincent A. Scuy told the
Board Of Public Works last night Hearings on charges
Of ayous and grades at the site Of the new bridge will be
proposed at the boards next meeting in two weeks the
mayor said Plans for the bridge he told the board have
been completed by the engineering staff but the specf
0v,r.o ofo1ri Iifo dv (,
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BUILDING PERMITS

The following permits have been
issued at the oiiice Of Building
Inspector John =. Hartley;
NmnxiO Levegnale and Pasquale
Delcl0ppo. 10 erect addition ~ 70
Ash street, $500.
Wendell Cross, 70 erect addition
ri lloi Hamilton avenae, SEQ.
Mrs. sophie O'Brisn. 70 erect
addition 10 garage ~ as5 mili
street, ESQ.
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Moslem in Libya are being con-
verified from shepherds into farmers.
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GOLF WIDOW NOW STAR PLAY

Topeka. Kas. (UP)-Mrh. Mar
kliall Becker OF Topeka, Fllnnersup
Tor the Women'k slate self eiianls
pi0nshlp began playing the game
10 keep froll being "Nelf widow"
70 Nas either learn the game ~
klt NJ hoale Wilt inY husband
played" eiie explained 'aiid ihfn
hear him play he game over after
ie came lapme,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-20
GATHERED GLORY AND
ARMFUL OF SPEARS

At this point. Arnold Won Win
kelreid sacrificed his life to give
his fellow-Swiss break. 'I'll
open up a path here" he yelled.
Take care of the wife and kid
diesm
He made a dash to the grim line
of Austrian spears, grabbed dou-
BILE armful OF them as they ran
through his body, and fell, drag
ging dozen spearmen down with
him as he died.
The Swiss with a yodel-or may
be just plain yell-plunged into
this opening in the disarmed Aus
trian ranks, fought like fiends,
hand-to-hand. and they hacked
down 200 of the Austrisns, in
Guiding Duke Leopold. Swiss
losses were only about 100 of their
own men.
The independence won by the
Swiss at Sempach has never been
surrendered. Those who respect
Swiss neutrality today remember
how the Swiss freemen fought
against "dictators" who wanted TO
enslsve them.
NEXT: stubborn Dutchmen
beat the flower Of the Spanish
army.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-20
Old Clock Still
Doing Its Duty

OWOSSO, Mich. - Geo. Smiths
103-year-old Massachusetts made
clock still keeps good time. The
clocks works are made of wood
and it is operated by balances and
weights and wooden clapper.
Smiths family acquired it in
Massachusetts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-20

Morey Weisfield (above), man.
ager Of the Tacoma store of Weis-
field & Goldberg, who is leaving
Saturday for an extended vaca-
ton, his first Is 40 years. He will
go to California
Bruno Studio Photo
~
To visit friends and relatives in
Los Angeles. Palm Springs, Holly
wood and San Francisco, Morey
Weisfield is leaving for California
Saturday evening 1t will be his
first vacation in 40 years. Weis-
field is manager of the Tacoma
store of Weisfield & Goldberg,
which has grown at tremendous
rate since he assumed charge in
1882.
Eight years ago the local store
had seven employees; now there are
80 on the payroll. The past year
showed the greatest business
volume in the stores history, and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-20
HERE'S MORE ABOU T
THIRD TERM MOVES
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

dent II there was a first-ballot
convention swing to him. Nom
inally, Ohio will be for Favorite-
Son Vic Donahey for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination.
The promises and predictions Of
Kelly, Pepper and Limbach are
not 100 per cent political legal ten
der and neither are 124 out of
LOO delegates votes conclusive.
But they point a trend which now
has become a loud and vigorous
movement to keep Roosevelt in
the White House.
If he cannot say today that the
delegates of those states are I'M
questionably his, it is equally true
that he appears now to have a
greater claim there and in many
other states than has any other
democratic statesman.
All OF this has not altered
generally held conviction
that Roosevelt has not made
up his mind whether to run
again. The alternative seems
10 be discovery of a man who
can be nominated and who,
at the same time, would be
satisfactory to New Dealers
and conservatives and also
possess yote-getting ability.
A situation is developing in
which Roosevelt appears to be let
ting his supporters beat the third
term drum, so that If circum-
stances require he can take the
nomination himself, rather than
permit the party to name some
one he would not support fully
Party leaders would be in a bad
spot if they successfully opposed
him, too, because it commonly is
agreed that this years Demo-
cratic nomination would not be
worth much unless the president
supports the nominee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-20

Employment calls for the past
four months have been more
numerous than in any previous
period during seven years OF train
ing and placing young people, said
Lyle Lemiey, president of the Ia
coma Secretarial school. today.
Lemley expressed the opinion
that this is Indicative of improv-
ing business conditions. which in
turn viii mean even more employ
ment opportunities in the coming
year.
The Tacoma Secretarial school.
located in the Medical Arts build
ing, Is continuing its past policies
Of limiting enrolment to so stu
dents. The school has teaching
staff of five. This plan has made
II possible to have smaller classes,
with the result that students have
had a more thorough training. and
maximum in individual help.
The faculty of the school in
ciudes beside Lemley, Mrs. Jessie
Langstaff. Mrs. Florence Lee, Mrs.
Russell Peterson and Miss Mar
guerite Lebert.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-20
RACINES PLANS
INDIVIDUAL AID

Racine's Western Institute spe-
cializes in developing the course
each individual student needs and
desires. Due to the many classes
available and the wide variety of
subjects offered, any student may
obtain just exactly what he would
like to have.
This plan of individualized plan
ming of work has proved very
popular with the young people
whose ambition Is to secure prac-
teal training to enable them to
secure office employment.
That the plan is practical from
the employers viewpoint is evil
denced by the steadily increasing
number of employment calls at
Racine's. In 1899 its employment
department calls showed an in
crease Of so per cent over 1888,
and the first Is days of January,
1910, the school received over twice
the NUMBER OF calls from employ
ers than In the first Is days of
January, 1899
The school is under the direc-
ton and management of Robert T
Knight, c. P. A., resident partner
and Mrs. Winifred K. Richmond
The able teaching staff includes
Mr.. Knight and Howard H. Waite
in the accounting; D. H. Scherer
craftsmanship; Miss Helen Sarantis,
bookkeeping; Mrs. Richmond, Miss
Alta T. Nuttall, Mrs. Mildred Otis
and John Dreibelbis, secretarial.
The school occupies modern
quarters on the third floor of the
Washington building. 18th and
Pacific ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-20
PIC. EXPECTS
BIG ENROLMENT

Anticipating a considerable IN
crease In student enrolment, Pa
cific Lutheran college administra-
tors announce Monday, Jan. 20. a.
the registration date for the spring
semester. Actual classes will begin
for both old and new students on
Jan. 30.
For the first time In its history,
Pacific Lutheran college now Of
fers a four-year course. Conse-
quently. June viii see several
graduates from this program re-
ceive B. A. degrees.
In addition TO the regular col
lege work. the Falkland college
this year has added several extern
sion courses to its curriculum
Meeting on Wednesday evening
and on Saturday morning, these
sessions are drawing q considerable
number Of students, SO that last
years record-breaking enrolment
Of 414 Ii likely to be exceeded.
with the $50 mark anticipated.
One of the highlights Of this
semester's extension program il
the offering Of class by Eugene
Linden. conductor Of the Tacoma
Philharmonic orchestra. Mr.. Lin
den, one Of Americas youngest
and most able symphony directors,
has chosen to call his course Tn
depreciation in Theory and In
Practice" The only prerequisite
TO this course In at least average
musicianship," stated Gunnar j.
Malmin, head Of the music depart
ment at Pacific Lutheran college.
To those graduating from high
school in mid-year, the college Of
fers an opportunity to enroll In
its regular college courses.