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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-18
OBITUARY

| ABBENANTE-Mrs Amelia Ab- benante, age 47 years, wife of Dom chic Abbenante of 1S9 Walnut street died this morning after a brief ill., ness. She was native of Italy and came to this country 34 years ago. For the first four years she lived in l New York and resided here for the past 30 years. She was well known and highly respected among the Italian residents of the city.
 Besides her husband, she leaves, three sons. Anthony, Charles and Adolph Abbenante; one daughter, | Mrs John Carbone of this city. one brother, Domenic Cielone of this city and three sisters, Mrs Raffaele Ce- rielIo of New Haven. Mrs Vincenzo Ceriello and Mrs Raffaele Arfano of Italy.
 The funeral will be held on We'd nesday morning from her home to Our Lady of Lourdes church where a solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at time to be an- nounced later. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 | MERRIAM-Everet B. Merriam, age 26 years, of First avenue, died Saturday shortly after midnight He was born in Newton Center. Mass, September 2S. 1904. the son of Mrs Florence S. Merriam and the late | Clarence M. Merriam. He was a member of the sales department of the American Metal Hose Co.
 Mir Merriam leaves his mother of this city and one sister, Mrs Robert R. Baker of Swampscott. Mass: also his grandparents. MT and | Mrs Joshua K. Smith of this city. The body was removed to the Alder son funeral home, 70 Central ave- nue from. where the funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon with serv- ices at Trinity Episcopal church at 2 o'clock, Rev Henry Baldwin Todd officiating. Burial will be in River side cemetery.
 STEVENS-Howard Stevens. age 16 years, son of MT and Mrs Fred l erick A stevens of Al Myrtle ave- nue, died yesterday afternoon at , the Waterbury hospital. He at tended Park road school from which he was to graduate in June. He leaves besides his parents, one brother. Frederick J. Stevens.
 The body was removed to the Al derson funeral home. 70 Central avenue from where the funeral will be held Wednesday morning at $50 o'clock to the Blessed Sacrament | church at o'clock. Burial will be | in Watertown. Friends may call at | the funeral home this evening and | tomorrow evening.
 DOYLE-William M. Doyle. age 80 years. died early to-day at St. Mary's
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KILLED SUNDAY

Cheshire, Conn, May IS -- UP) - Carl E. Nordstrom, Al. of Ham, den, was killed Sunday when struck by an automobile driven by John O'Brien, Cheshire Reformatory guard.
 O'Brien said he was unable to see Nordstrom in the heavy rain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-18
J. K. PUTNAM SPEAKER
 AT THE CIVITAN CLUB

J. R. Putnam, mechanical super intendent of the Waterbury Clock Company. spoke at the meeting of the Civitan club today on the topic, "Vibrations." Nominations sche- duled for today were put over until next week. At that time, new slate of officers will be brought in.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-18
IN SAME SHOT

Brockton, Mass, May IS - (UP) - Less than two months ago, Ed ward Owens, 16, was killed by an automobile. His grandfather, Will liam March, 75, died yesterday of in- juries suffered when he was hit by an automobile at the same spot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-18
FRENCH RAILWAY MEN

Boston. May IS (UP) - A group of French railway officials here to study American transporta- tion methods arrived in Boston from Montreal today to inspect facilities and operation of the Boston x Maine railroad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-18
CARD OF TUANKs,

We wish to thank our many friends, relatives, and neighbors and lcspecially the office employees of the Waterbury Button company for their lsympathy and kindness during our recent bereavement. the death of our beloved wife and mother. Mrs Jere- miah Shugrue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-18

time of the Crusaders.
 Rev John N. Lewis, D. D. deliver ed a sermon of welcome. A special musical program was prese nted.
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India has ordered four new ten passenger planes for its government lines,
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DOYLE-William M. Doyle, age 80 years, died early to-day at St. Mary's
Evening star., 1931-12-28
PAY WITH COLONIES,
EUROPE IS ADVISED.
McFadden Calls on France
and England to Cede Pos
sessions to u. S.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December pa sug-
gestion that England and France pay
part of their debts to the United States
by ceding to this country their colonial
possessions "in waters that wash our
coast" was made yesterday by Repre-
sentative Louis T. McFadden, Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania.
McFadden, the Representative whose
moratorium views recently brought him
into conflict with President Hoover, de-
bated war debts with Norman Thomas,
socialist leader, who took the position
that all such debts should be wiped out
and that their cancellation should be
accompanied by general disarmament.
This, said Thomas, lis the way OF con-
struction and peace"
McFadden said that Britain'S 10000
square miles of colonial possessions and
the $4,000 square miles that belong to
France should be prOtfered "in partial
payment" of the debts.
The people of the United States !"
he said. have already proved their
willingness to help England and France;
it is time for those countries to demon
strate their willingness " recognize
our past helpfulneSS and to relieve the
United States of the presence of foreign
naval bases in our home waters. We
have no territorial ambitions in Eu-
rope"
He criticized President Hoover for
pledging congressional leaders to sup
port the moratorium in advance. assert
ing that "a dangerous precedent was
set" and adding that Congress would
Evening star., 1931-12-28
ADJUSTMENTS
Gayety Show

Gayety Show
Is Good and Lively.
WANDA DE Won, the vivacious red
w head, held over for the second
week, is again charming the multitude
at the Gayety this week with her pc
culiar style of making whoopee. AS
usual, the demands for her reappear-
ance outnumber the encores. Along
with this popular girl are presented a
bevy of feminine artists who seem de-
termined not to be outdone by the
guest star. RitZie Phillips, jeanette
Allabasi, Anna Fink, Sally Van and
Millie Rose all are seen at their best.
Ritzie Phillips and jeanette Allabasi,
with Millie Rose, would easily be the
making of any peppy show. Each is a
prime favorite in her own style Of
dancing Millie especially deserves
credit for her interpretative dancing in
Minnie the Moocher."
Jack La Mont and Jack Erickson, the
comedy team, have brand Of fun diff
ferent from the usual run, and Allan
Forth, Irving Witt and Al Murray
measure up well in support while the
chorus. individually and collectively,
supplies all the requirements Of fast
moving burlesque. F. L. c.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
Small Towns Held
lust as Wicked as
BiggerCommunities
SocioIogist's Three-Year
Study Indicates Only Diff
ference Is i'm Rusticity.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 28.-Folks in
the small towns are just as wicked as
they are in the big cities, in the ex-
pressed opinion Of Albert Blumenthal
OF the faculty of the University OF
Chicago.
After three years of study as a So
ciologist he says he has come to the
conclusion that the only way the moral
ity Of the small town differs from the
congested areas is in its rusticity.
This was revealed in preview Of a
thesis to be published January under
the title Small Town Stuff"
Among other things, the writer says
the village maiden no longer wears a
starched petticoat and blush, and
she is more likely to be found In a road
house on Sunday evenings dancing to
the tune of big city orchestra brought
in by radio than she is to be present
at church meeting
Evening star., 1931-12-28


Other WISE Man" has been taken
by Denis Connell for five years. Mr..
Connen is also co-director with Miss
SChreiner. Irving Koch, who plays
ArJaban's father, has held his part
since the beginning, as has Judith
Lycth. the Parthian slave girl. Some
of the children. who have grown too
large to be children any more, have
handed down their places to younger
brothers and sisters. The whole
group. called the Chapel Players,
Though a fluid organization, collected
from many groups and many sects,
has a homogeneity that is surprising
ard convincing. 1t is from such a
beginning that the festival at
Oherammergau sprang.
In acting, Mr.. Connen Surpasses
the rest. He is particularly strong
when he hands his second treasure
to the Roman captain to save the
young Hebrew baby from death and
falls down then in repentant prayer.
An atmosphere is created as one
enters the church by the presence OF
usherS in white robes with bright
colored head shawls. The tableau
appears in the choir gallery. Katherine
Riggs, who plays the part of tradl-
tional minstrel knitS the drama to-
gether with alternate recitative and
playing upon her harp. The picture
Evening star., 1931-12-28
Music and Musicians
Reviews and News of Capitals Programs.

of the white-robed girl at her golden
instrument, high up amid midnight
blue curtains, is a beautiful one. The
music is sometimes alone, sometimes
an accompaniment to the action TAX
ing place below her. There was an
admiring hush over the huge audi
ence while she played Borodin's
"Reverie" and Chopin's Prelude in
c Minor"
Each year some new interlude is
introduced. This time, between the
first two scenes, three wise men are
heard singing We Three Kings" in
the back of the church. They ad-
vance slowly up the aisles, following
the bright star in the east, lay their
presents at the altar and retire.
Their voices are good and therefore
impressive.
One of the most beautiful moments
is the singing Of Hebrew lullaby
by Alice Sherrer, the young Hebrew
mother Miss S'herrer has a rich
contralto and does her part we'll
Charlotte Hartman, who is well
known in Washington, has done the
part in alternate years and will come
from New York to act for the re-
naming performances of the season.
A dubious listener is shaken from
his apathy by the obvious sincerity
and good will Of all the actors. Great
credit must be given toMiss Schreiner,
who has instilled this religious spirit.
D. c.
Christmas Music
To Be Given by Tuesday Club.
A PROGRAM Of Christmas music
will be given tomorrow by the
Tuesday Evening Music Club at the
American Association of University
Women The concert will begin at
$50 o'clock. Mrs. Florence Howard
is director of the club, and tomor-
row nights hostess will be Mrs.
Selden M Ely. assisted by Mrs. Will
liam e. Chamberlain.
Evening star., 1931-12-28

have voted against ratification had
they not been pledged last June"
In submitting the moratorium pro-
posaI to Congress, said McFadden.
President Hoover said not word about
subsequent changes" though it had
been modified by an agreement with
France on July and by London
protocol signed August II. He assert
ed that under these amendments the
moratorium has mot lightened the
absolute burdens of Germany; it has
made them heavier"
ut cannot be said, therefore, that
the final agreement has improved con-
ditions in Europe" he added
The debate was broadcast by WOR,
Newark.
Evening star., 1931-12-28

come one OF the
eminently sue
ccssful t + a d i
tiOnS Of this
city. 1t has had
aS many as five
er ( or manceS
this season. Most
of the actors
and the cast is
large-are also
traditional. They
love their parts
and it is through
this unified spirit
of theirs that
the play becomes
a living thing
for the audience.
The ch .ef char
Evening star., 1931-12-28
NAVY ASKS FUNDS CUT
But Only for Estimated Saving of
S24, OH on Recruits Clothing.

Although the Navy has been COM
planning heatedly of the lack of funds
for ships and personnel, it now wants
Congress to pass law that will lop
nearly $25, 900 off next years appro-
priation, through savings in allowances
for recruits.
Speaker Garner has received a let
ter from Secretary Adams advising him
that the clothing allowance is 500.
Now a recruits outfit can be purchased
for S98.27. The Navy figures If 1894
recruits enter the service there will be
S2407l saved. Secretary Adams is ask
ing for the necessary legislation.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
Elevator Operator
Going to England
For His BarOnetcy

BY the Associated Press.
WATERLOO, Iowa, December
28.-Sir Reginald Wolseley is 60
ing back to England, leaving
someone else to run the elevator
in the Blackhawk Building.
He has been an elevator oper-
ator for 13 years, saying that he
preferred this to living as a
baronet in England. Sir Regi-
nald and his former wife. Lady
Wolseley, were divorced last Sep
tember, but she recently returned
to Waterloo. Plans to have the
decree set aside were announced.
Evening star., 1931-12-28

JACOBY (SOUTH).
SIX J3
HI 5
DIX J87
C.-K @ 1O8
The bidding:
East. South. West Ncrth.
Pass / diamond / heart Douple
CLUBS Double All pass
Jacoby led the king of clubs.
BRITISH TEAM To PLAY IL c
Evening star., 1931-12-28
DANCE TO RAISE FUNDS
I. o. o. z. and Rebekahs Plan
Benefit New Year Eve.

A New Year eve dance and enter
tainment will be given Thursday by the
Washington Odd Fellows and Sisters OF
Rebekahs at the Washington Audi
torium for the benefit Of the Home for
the Aged. operated at 3233 N street by
the two organizations.
A large number of tickets has been
sold by the orders, WHICH have engaged
the Jan CARRIER Band OF New YORK
and the Edith Reed Entertainers to ap-
near at the celebration.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
BRITISH TEAM TO PLAY U. S.
Culbertson Invited TO Arrange Bridge
Game Probably for April.

Oame fTODaDly Tor April.
NEW YORK, December % CP).-An
International contract bridge match
will be held here probably in April, be-
tween an English team of four and a
team Of leading American players, it
was announced today by Ely Culbertson.
Mr.. Culbertson, now engaged in a
150-rubber match with Sidney S. Lenz,
said he had accepted a cablegram in
vitation from a committee in London
asking him TO organize an American
team to meet the British one. The
London committee included Col. G. G.
j. Walshe. bridge editor Of the London
Times, and Capt. Jack Dalton, a well
known British bridge authority.
Mr.. CulbcrtSCn hopes TO select rep
resentative American team, but indica-
tons were nc would have hard time
making his selections generally accept
abb.
George Reith. chairman Of the Card
Committee Of the Knickerbocker Whist
Club, expressed the opinion that no
team chosen by single man would be
accorded general recognition as the best
American team. He suggested that
such a team should be selected by COM
petition, and that the Eastern Cham
pionship Tournament set for February
26 might be used for the trials. Mr.
CuibCrtsCn will not be playing mem
ber Of the tee m, he said. He recently
announced his intention of retiring
frcm competition 1t the close OF his
match with Mr.. LenZ.
Among the players whom he said he
would invite to be on the team are his
wife. Mrs. Josephine Culbertson; Wal
demar Won ZedtwitZ, Theodore A.
Lightner and Oswald Jacoby. The Eng
ish team may include George Nor
ris Sir Guy Domville and Capt. Ken
meth Hogg and possibly Col. H. M.
Beasley.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
SPANISH FLYERS REST

Rodriguez and Haya to Return
From Guinea in Five Hops.
MADRID, December % (P).-The
Spanish flyers, Cipriano Rodriguez and
Carlos Haya, who few from Seville to
Spanish Guinea last week will rest a
week and return in five hops, dis
patches from Bata said today.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
THE Other Wise Man"
Has Successful Presentation.
-T%HE seventh

TIME seventh annual presenta-.
ton of The Other Wise Man
was given yesterday afternoon
4 in the Luther Place Memorial
Church. This religious play,
arranged from the Henry Van Dyck
story by Bess Davis Schreiner, who
is also the director, has already be-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-21

IT'S ALL HIS
He. May I have the pleasure Of
The next dance?
She: You may. I know ! won't
set any pleasure out Of It. Path
finder.
ENOUGH!
How did the detectives discover
that the g~angster was disguised a. a
woman?
He passed a milliners' window
without looking n."-Pathfinder.
Poet-1'1 be thought better of when
I'm dead and gone.
Editor-That'S SO: you won't be
writing any more then.
Which train is your wife coming
in on?"
1T must be the one on track q:
that's the only one that isn't on time"
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FIXING IT UP

Il say you might do Schmidt a good
turn and lend him $25. His creditor
Is pressing him very hard"
ooh, to whom does he 1--WE the
money!"
ITO me."-Lustige Blaetter, Berlin.
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Father: You can't kiss my Gaugh-
ter and get away with it!
Suitor: But I'm not trying to get
away. I came back for more.-An-
SWers.
Anti-Pride goeth before a fall.
Toxin-Nonsense. I "a not in the
least proud Of the Icy sidewalk in
front of my house.-The Pathfinder.
Pearl-Several Of the men whom ]
refused when I married you are rich
err than you are now.
XerxeS-That's why.
Joax-I had a fall last night which
rendered me unconscious for eight
hours.
Hoax-Really? Where did you fall?
Joax-I fell alseep.-Pathfinder.
Mrs. Flubb-Has your new neigh
Dor, Mrs. Funkbaugh. entertained any
of you informally yet?
Mrs. Dubb-Often. Only yesterday
she and her husband had a row on
the back porch.-The Pathfinder.
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THE REAL LAW

Everybody must bow to the law"
"I know people who scorn the au-
thority of the law
Who are they?"
wives of policemen - Pages
Gales, Yverdon.
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NOW YOU TELL ONE
PLEASANTRIES

Can't you find anything pleasant
to say about the members OF my fam
ily?" he demanded, hotly.
Eyes" returned his wife in a cold
soothing tone, 81 can remember n
thing. They were all opposed to our
marriage."-Pele Mele, Paris.
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Scathing Words
 of Judge Baldwin
(Continued from Page 1)

tCOntlHueQ rom rage ID You have been defended by coun- |sel and any accused person, no mat ter how low, how vicious, how de- spicablc his offense may be, is en- titled to defense by counseI-is en- titled to be represented in court and defended, and is not to be regarded as guilty until he shall have had a fair and full trial, and a fair and full trial contemplates defense by counsel.
 This each of you have had. I can imagine, to defend cases of the char acter of your cases, that it must be Ia difficult and disagreeab1e under taking by counsel. I am not at all surprised at the cross currents that have come into the trial of these cases, both through the accused and through witnesses other than your selves, which, when we find an of- fense of this character as I have described, of a low, cowardly, de- spicable character has been com mitted by low, cowardly, despicable members of society and when they join in the commission of a crime and. get into court, it is a common experience to find those cross cur rents appear in the testimony that comes into the case.
 Now, there can be no doubt of the guilt of Sullivan as charged in the information. There is no doubt at all in my mind that Sullivan is possessed of the mental qualities
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were stunned. Torkomian broke into the judge's sentences to say some- thing. The judge stopped him.
 Baron's Last Words.
 On their way to the cell block in the court house basement. one of the sheriffs, curious to know what York omian wanted to say to the judge asked him. What did you want to say?" Torkomian answered, "I wanted to tell the judge, I hope to God you die for believing these men!' M
 Sullivan Displeased.
 Sullivan recovered from his tenn porary shock when he was placed in the cell block down stairs. He be- gan to shout that he did not get a break" and that the judge should have treated him more leniently be- cause he had admitted so much on the stand. "I must be crazy to tell so much on the stand" he said. He went on to tell his listeners that his confinement at the prison would put the state at much expense because he had to have certain treatment and medicines that the prison did not have. Why didn't the judge be- lieve all of my story if he believed part of it ?" he asked, as he supple mented his remarks with quotations from law to prove he was not as guilty as held by the court.
 Dfstefano Satisfied.
 Distefano accepted his sentence in a stoical manner apparently resigned to his fate. 'I'll only be 38 when I get out and that's not so bad, he said. He stated he would try to get a job driving one of the cars at the prison and would go out for the baseball and football teams in the prison, calling attention to his ath- letic record in this city. Distefano was formerly a fullback on the South. End Bearcat A. c. and was consid-
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Sees Danger Of
 Revolts Abroad
Frank S Smons Declares War Unlikely, But Fears for
 Civil Strife From Within

New York.-There is no chance of 8 new war in Europe for some years to come. But there is danger of rev. olution.
 So declares Frank H. Simonds, leading American authority on for eign affairs. Mir Simonds spent the winter in Germany and Poland; re- gently he went to Geneva and France. @a'
 War is now out of the question, MT Simonds writes in the curernt Review of Reviews, because all Eu- rope. with the possible exception of France. is too poor. Moreover, no people, beginning with the French, desires war or could be depended uopn to march to battle.
 Not war, but internal revolution as result of the economic depres- sion is the fear which besets Euro pean leaders, MT Simonds says.
 When I left America months ago." he writes, opinion was domin- ated by the impression created by the various explosion, of nationalism, of which the most typical were
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cred good player.
 Torkomian was silent and refused to be bothered. He paced back and forth in his cell with hands showed in his pockets and assumed a med.- tative mood.
 They Kidded the Baron.
 The three prisoners were taken to the local police station where they were "mugged" (pictures taken) and finger printed. During these pro- ceeding, Torkomian. as has heen4 the case all the time. was the object of much kidding by Sullivan and Diste- fano. They were taken from the court house to Wethersfield in Deputy Sheriff John L. Grays sedan accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Jo- seph Bauby. When they neared the gates, Sheriff Gray asked Torkomian whether he knew an inmate named As they drove through the gates, the Harrington referred to by Gray turned to the prisoners and recognizing Torkomian said, Hello Baron" Harrington is a guard cap- tain at the prison.
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Mussolini's speeches and Hitler's program. On the basis of these symptoms there was a growing fear that Europe was on the threshold of a new war, which would again be general rather than local. Even when I came to Berlin and Warsaw, I found not a few evidences of the universal adherence to purposes which could hardly fail in the end to lead to, collision. .9a
 Nevertheless, once one comes in touch with a widersand more general European opinion, Lit is clear that while many peoples are indulging in national tirades which seem to fore cast international conflict, the real shadow which is darkening the minds of the wisest and most rea- sonable Europeans is the fear not of foreign but of domestic strife. For eign ministers, prime ministers, public orators and newspaper edit ors are warning and threatening their opposite numbers across iron. tiers, but they :, are looking with gravest attention .e'to dangers at