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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-26
Congregational Churches

The Call to Worship, Invocation,
Lords Prayer.
Anthem-"very Early In The
Morning" ............ stevenson
Responsive Reading-47.
Gloria Patri
The Scripture Reading
Gospel Of st John, Chapter II
Prayer
Soprano Solo
IT Know That My Redeemer
I.iveth from 1.-THE Messiah.
................ Handel
offertory-"Hosanna" -. Granier
Doxology-
The Children's Sermon
Great Brook in Waterbury"
Hymn 17s (The Hymn Of Con-
Children in the kindergarten
department may now leave for the
room.
"a Mighty Fortress Is Our God"
For those In the Gallery, Hymn
1872 In Red Book and Hymn 249
in Green Book. For those In the
Chapel, Hymn 437.
Sermon--"Lazarus Laughed"
An Easter Meditation on I'M
mortality
Text: III in this life only we have
hope In Christ, we are OF all
men most miserable"
.,...... Corinthians 1910
Prayer
Hallelujah: for the Lord God
Omnipotent reigneth.
The kingdom Of this world Is be-
come the kingdom Of our Christ;
And He shall reign forever and
ever.
King of Kings. and Lord of Lords.
Hallelujah!
Benediction--
Postlude-"Cristo Trionfante"
............... ION
Forum
Easter Sunday, 1880 p. m.
Mendelssohn Male Chorus.
q. Loring Burwell, Condustor.
Frank C. Hill. Organist.
Recital---The Organ 49,. Mr. Hill
Hymn Of Glory ........ Yon
oh. the Lifting springtime -.
Steppins
From the Land of the Sky
Blue Water ........ Cadman
Gloria-Twelfth Mass Gn Latin)
o salutaris TN Latin) -. .Gounod
Sanctus (for mthe mass Of
Saint Cecilia) '........ Gounod
The Mendelssohn Male Chorus
Scripture
Professional ............. David
Marjorie soper Nuhn
The Omnfpotence $50. Schubert
Mendelssohn Male Chorus.
incidental solo by
Marjorie Soper Nuhn
Hymn
Behold; I show You
Hallelujah! Christ Is Risen z
$500. -. 1890: Spinney
Mendelssohn Male Chorus
Responsibility and Tenderly
Thompson
(by request) Male Chorus
Ofertory--
The Good Shepherd -. BARR
In the Garden .......... Miles
Mendelssohn Male Chorus
Benediction--
Now The Day Is Over -. .Nevin
(by request) Male Chorus
'Postlude--''Toccata" from the
Fifth Symphony" ..... Widor
THIRD CONGREGATIONAL
+ CHURCH
$3.50 a. m.-Union Sunrise al
Chase park.
a. m.-Easter breakfast at the
parish hall.
1880 a. m.--Morning worship.
Organ prelude-"Meditation" =
Sturges.
Professional - Welcome Hap.
by Morning"-Cholr.
Call to worship: Seeing that W.
hava n great hinh lariasf that 4.
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TRINITY EPISCOPAL

"Ressurrectlon Morn
................... Johnston
"Jubilate Deo' ....... Silver
Morning." ........ Hymn 169
"Come Ye Faithful, Raise the
strain" ............ Hymn ITO
Introit Anthem--"As 1t Began to
Dawn" 49,. foster
Sequence-"At the Lambs High
Feast We Sing 500. Hymn 11S
Mass ,....... Mlssa de Angels
Sermon, 1.-THE Strife Is Ger, the
Battle Done" ........ Hymn 17S
Offertorium, Jesus Christ Is Risen
To-day" ............... Gaul
Post Communion-"Laudate Do
minum" 49,. Cathedral Chants
Recessional, Jesus Lives!" ...:.:
Hymn IT'S
Postlude, "Hallelujah Chorus
From "Tha Messiah" -. Handel
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Morning


Prelude-Easter Morn on Mt Ru-
bidoux 90. ....... Harvey Gaul
Choir---victory--old Alastian Eas-
ter Carol Carr by Harvey GauD
Choir---Easter Song 80. Fehrman
Edited by Diokinson)
Junior Choir
Break the Joyful Easter Dawn
Traditional German Melody
Angels Holy Flemish Tune
Postlude--Alle1uia ...... Dubois
Evening
Prelude-Priere A Notre Dame :.
................ Boellman
Anthem
Father Into Thy Hands Dubois
(Tenor solo with chorus from the
Seven Last Words)
Anthem
Savious We All Adore Thee Dubois
prayer from the Seven Last
Words)
Baptismal Service
Postlude--
Easter March .,...... Merkel
Service OF Meditation
There will be service Of prayer
Y. p. U. Sunday evening March 81,
db GlOCh, III thS JuHioE isOoHt'
Members and friends of the church
are earnestly invited to share with
us this brief period which Is set
aside for the enrichment of our
spirits.
ST FRANCIS XAVIER'S CHURCH
Vidi Aquam ......... Chant
Kyrie ...... Mozart's 18th Mass
Gloria ...... Mozart's 18th Mass
Credo ........ Mozart's 18th Mass
1ntroit---Allelullah ...... Grainer
Miss Helen Shea
OHcrt0ry
Terra Tremuit ....... Lambilotu
Sanctus ...... Mozart's 18th Mass
Imfiamatus ............. Gounod
Miss Anna Grant
Benedictus -. Mozarts 18th Mass,
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Grainer

Hosanna Grainer
Miss Mae jBabin
Agnus Del -. Mozart's 18th Mass
Robert r. Brit, organist- director.
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|
Hymn-"Christ the Lord Is Ris.
on To-day"-from Lyra Davidica.
A general Thanksgiving with
Lords Prayer (unison).
| intentionally the minister.
Hymn-"The Strife IL Ger
Arr. from Palestrina.
Responsibility Te Deum Lau-
damus'.
Gloria Patri-by choir and con-
gregation.
Scripture lesson - st Luke
24:1-32.
Choral response-"Tho Lord Be
with You"
Pastoral prayer.
Response by the choir.
| The offertory-An Easter canta-
Ia "The Glory Of the Garden"-by
Adam Geibel.
Prelude Unstrumenta) Media.
ton" Easter Even"
Chorus--"Tis Eventide."
Recitative for baritone: Now
upon the first day Of the week..
| Chorus of women: who Shall
Break the Seal?"
Chorus--Tenors and BASES
"And When They Looked"
Chorus-"Come Forth; where
o Death is Thy sting"
Recitative for baritone--"And
When the Women Entered the
Sepulcher".
chorue-"seek No More Among
the Dead"
Alto recitative and solo-"But
Mary Watching Stood"
Finale: II am the Resurrection
Now Is Christ Risen"
Reception Of new members.
Hymn-"Crown Him with Many
Crowns
Sacrament Of the Lords Supper
Hymn-"Blest Be the Tie That
Binds.
Benediction.
Organ postlude Easter
lThoughts"--by L. l.. Ashford.
10 noon--The Sunday school.
News OF the Week
Monday, 8 D. m.-Get Together
club.
Tuesday, 1880 p. m,--Girl Scouts
Wednesday, 2:30 y. m.-Ladies
Aid society.
Thursday, 8 p. m.-Benevolen'
card party at parish hall.
Friday. s p. m.-Regular choii
kSHSaiods
Bunker Hill Congregational Church
10 a. m.--Church school ant
Pastoral class
II a. m.-Morning worship: Ser
mon, Turning Points In the Life
Of Jesus" Into Thy Hearts" Turn
Ing to the Heavenly Father"
1915 p. m.--Young Mems Dis
cussion club. Leader Richard G
Fisher.
$3.50 p. m.-Christian Endeavol
| Notices for the Week
Monday, 1880 p. m.-Cub meeting
Pack s; 1880 p. m. Senior Cir
Scouts, Troop "A.
Tuesday. $3.50 p. m.-Girps Jun
Tor Achievement club; p. m
Church Y gymnasium class TO
boys to II; 1880 p. m. Men,
gymnasium class.
wednesday, p. m.--Junior Cir
Scouts. Troop 7B; 1880 p. m. Bo!
Scouts, Troop IL; 1880 p. m. Sigma
/ Alpha Phi; s p. m. Lenten circl'
meeting.
Thursday. p. m.-choir rehear
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ST CECILIA'S CHURCH
FfiRh Mass 10 n. m.

ST CECILIA'S CHURCH
High Mass 10 q. m.
Vidi Aquam $1,000. Gregorian
Kyrie, 18th Mass ........ Mozart
Gloria, End Mass ........ Ganss
Credo, End Mass -. 49,. Ganss
Offertory, Regina Coeli -. Melyil
Sanctus Ganss
Agnus Del, End Mass -. Haydn
German Choral ..... Grosser Colt
Solists
Soprano: Miss Frances Besen-
bruch, Mrs Timothy Garren.
Alto: Stephanie Heringer, Emily
Franek.
Tenor: Robert s. Herr, William
O'Brien. t
Bass: Emil Mark, Alto Schell.
Organist: Miss Marie A. Heringer.
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ST MARGARETS CHURCH.
(willow STREET.

(Willow street,
High mass at 1900 a. m.
Sermon preached by Rev Rich
ard Bowling, 81.
organist and Choirmaster. John
l.. Bonn.
Vidi Aquam ...... John l.. Bonn
Kyrie (Mass In Honor Of the
Sacred Heart) ........ Gounod
Gloria ............ HouHou
Gradual-Haec Dies
Credo (Sacred Hearty ...Gounod
Sanctus (Sacred Hearty ..Gounod
Offertory, Christus Resurrexit
................ Pietro fon
Benedictus (Solemn mass In
Honor Of st Cecilia) ..Gounod
Agnus Del (Sacred Hearty Gounod
Reeessionai ..,..;..:..:. organ
The Kyrie, Gloria, Credor Sane
tus and Agnus Del OF Gounod's
mass In honor Of the Sacred Heart
to be sung by the st Margaret
choir has been liturgically ar
ranged by the organist and choir
master, John L. Bonn.
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THIRD CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH

$3.50 a. m.-Union Sunrise at
Chase park.
a. m.-Easter breakfast at the
parish hall.
1890 a. m.--Morning worship.
Organ prelude-"Meditation" -
Sturges.
Professional - Welcome Hap
by Morning"-Cholr.
Call to worship: Seeing that we
have a great high priest that is
passed into the heavens, Jesus, the
Son of God. let US therefore come
boldly into the throne OF grace,
that we may obtain mercy and find
Evening star., 1932-07-10
Play Bridge for Fun only

it is most needed-in slam bidding and in close
doubles of opponents bids.
Third, imagination. Great liberty is al
lowed to each partner in defensive bidding and
play. Such matters as opening leads are
with us, decided by judgment rather than
automatic rules. In constructive bidding. too,
our methods allow scope for imagination in the
bidding OF difficult hands, as we keep the bid
ding low in its early stages and so are en-
abled to make more bids. giving fuller informa-
ton, before we reach the danger zone than are
the exponents of systems which call for the i'm
mediate bidding of the so-called full value of
the hand"
rs interest in bridge growing?" inquired
'Emphatically, yes. / would estimate that
there are now 100000 more players in the
United States than there were in 1924. The
competitive aspects of the game have had
much to do with its growth. I mean the
clash of theories and systems, the interest
shown by the public and the press in the big
tournaments, and the spread of local tourna-
ments in States, cities, clubs and even homes.
Bridge tournaments are now front-page news
They have definitely taken their r@htful place
as sporting events of the highest order"
Mr.. Sims attributes his success in tourna-
ment play to two factors: first, the welding of
partnership rather than individual, play to a
point never before reached in any card game;
and second, the habit of never emitting
thorough going analysis and criticism of the
results obtained
After making diagnosis of a weak point
in his methods Mr.. Sims invariably devises
means by which such errors be avoided
In future when similar situation recurs
Copyright 1882.
Evening star., 1932-07-10

east portals There, high above the valley,
they up to signal each other before pass
ing down to meet outside. But the Brother
Gods were watching. In their wrath at the
unfaithfulness of the two, they struck them
where they stood with their uplifted ears of
corn Turned them to stone, as you can see
a warming to all in the future"
When he finished the old chieftain drew his
arm in an arc and pointed to the huge, solemn,
silent figures on the east portals. He con-
tinued:
There they stand, unable to move. They
stand-because they disobeyed. Let it be a
warning to you. have spoken"
Facing Paul, he continued: 1.-THE Brother
Gods have seen favor in you; they have sent
you from the skies to mate with the Antelope.
None other would be a fit mate for her. Do
not disobey hem-listen-take heed"
With the conclusion he turned abruptly from
them and entered his house.
Sadly, Paul turned away. Anita clutched his
sleeve.
stay here, remain with us-you SEE she
pleaded.
"Oh bosh" He was recovering from the
strain. Anita that's all poppycock. No white
man would believe all that crap Come away
with me-"
Tearfully she removed her hand from his
arm, walked slowly after the Indian.
Whats eatin' you now?" asked Nose as
Paul thrust himself into the house.
Then Paul told Nose about the legend, the
Indians idea of creator; Anitas refusal to
leave with him. 1T means I'm sewed up here
forever; I can't leave her"
Suit yourself, but I'm not stayin' by
heluva sight" retorted Nose. 'I aim to light
out as soon as I can get straight. You better
forget the girl an beat it with me-"
I'm going" replied Paul slowly, IAN I'm
taking Anita with me-"
Evening star., 1932-07-10

Turing the evening few Gays later, Paul
- and Anita again took their customary walk
toward the upper reaches of the canyon. Sit
ting by the leaping, sparkling waterfall, they
talked and argued. In the end love found its
way
Underneath the waterfall Anita led him,
stepping lightly over the slippery, wet stones.
There, hidden by the spray. she pointed path
way out, that led outside toward the snow
capped mountains to the west.
During the following week they completed
their plans. On their walks to the waterfall
they carried each time hidden from sight some
article that would be necessary on the long,
dangerous trip. hid them in secret cache.
And sometimes at night, when the village
was sleeping Paul carried the precious air
mail. sack by sack, air pilots first response
blity, as far out on the desert, through the
secret pathway, as he could go, and hid 1t there
under pile Of stones
Midsummer came before Nose assured Paul
his leg was as good as ever and he was ready
Thoughtfully the boys measured their chances
of successfully negotiating the ranges to the
west. They packed leather bags with supplies
of food Others they filled with water. In
the dark of the moon they went past the
houses of the silent, sleeping Indians, met
Anita under the waterfall and followed her up
the pathway
None saw them leave; they had been trusted
by the entire village. Gathering up the sup
plies at the cache they attacked the long hard
donl-from the age-old legends of the Valley
of Ancient Men.
In Los Angeles, at the Offices of the mail
transport company, hope had been given up of
ever finding again the plane, lost in the Win
ter's snowstorm- Pilots passing from Salt Lake
Evening star., 1932-07-10
Continued from Fifth Page


possibility of making the hand was by a
squeeze play.
The squeeze play must be thought out
during the early stages of the play and it is
necessary to time the attack so to be in
the right hand at the crucial trick. With this
hand, plans for the squeezing began after the
play of the second trick, and the success Of
the play was dependent on the position of the
club king
~ A RE women better players than men?"
was my next question.
THE very best man players, those IN the
championship class, consider definitely supe-
rior to the best woman players. But as gen.
eral average the women's standard is believe,
higher than that of the men. Probably they
spend more time at the bridge table Ii the ag
gregate; but besides this. feel that they
more receptive to instruction and study the
methods of the recognized authorities, through
lessons or books, to greater extent than do
men, who seem more inclined to rely on their
own ideas and experience to improve their
bidding and play"
What briefly are the outstanding char
acteristcs of your system of contract bidding?"
First soundness. very rigid standard of
primary trick valuation for opening bids,
mated with extremely careful response proce-
dure, protects us from serious penalties in mis-
fit hands and from overbidding or misbidding
big hands in the slam zone.
Second precision. The policy of having a
trifle in reserve when bidding constructively,
rather than strafning to bid. In conjunction
with our strict primary trick valuations, this
gives us remarkable precision, especially where
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-15
HONOR FOCARTY
AT BROADCAST

New York

Montana friends Of John Fogar-
ty, NBC tenor who halls from that
state, will present him with ten
gallon hat during a special broad
cast tomorrow afternoon over a
coast-to-coast network of. the Ma
tional Broadcasting company.
The program. which has been
titled Ten Gallot Hat for John
Fogarty," will be broadcast at $3.50
to 5:45 a. m. EST, over an NBC-
WIZ network.
The huge sombrero bears the sig
nature of Governor J. Z. Erickson
of Montana, and the names Of all
members of the legislature Of that
state. as well as signatures Of hum
dreds of Fogarty's friends In the
West and in New York.
The presentation will be made
by Nick Kenny, radio editor OF the
New York Daily Mirror. a friend
and booster Of Fogarty.
Fogarty will reply to Kenny's. re-
marks with a speech and by sing
ing several lyrics popular with
his friends In Montana.
Ann Lester, winner Of the Paul
Whiteman addition In Brooklyn,
and long a protege Of Kenny. viii
sing two numbers during the Fo-
garty program, which will be
broadcast by several western radio
stations to insure reception In Fo-
garty's home state.
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FINAL OPERA TO
. BE BROADCAST

The first series of operas ever
broadcast from the Metropolitan
Opera House in New York will
end tomorrow afternoon, when the
last two acts of Wagner's music
drama, "Tannhauser" are heard
over a nationwide network Of the
National Broadcasting company at
8 O'clock, e. s. T.
"Tannhauser," with Lawrence
Tibbett, Lauritz Melchior and
Elisabeth Rethberg in leading
roles, will represent the 25th per-
formance Of the Metropolitan
Opera company to reach the radio
audience over coast-to-coast NBC
facilities sincet he Inauguration of
broadcasting from. the famous
opera house. The production of
nHansel and Gretel' on Christmas
day 1891 opened the broadcast.
During the season more than
10000 letters from listeners in all
parts Of the United States and in
Foreign countries testified to the
popularity Of grand opera on the
air. Comment from localities in
which opera previously was un-
available left little doubt that the
metropolitan Opera company at its
saturday afternoon performances
- playing to the largest opera
.audience in the world.
Among outstanding perform
Assess heard by radio listeners were
the music dramas of the Annual
Metropolitan Opera Wagner Mat
1noo Cycle. including the Ring des
41gfbe1ungen": Giuseppe verdi's
>s1Ulmon Boccanegra." which the
metropolitan Opera company per-
formed for the first time in the
United States; Leo Delibes' opera
lsIakme," which the Metropolitan
revived especially for the Lily Pons.
'yonng French coloratura soprano;
ne American. composer. Deems
T1yIor,s opera. "Peter Ibbetson";
ana the annual Good Friday per-
fofmance Of Wagner's religious
onora ssParsifaI."
Deems Taylor. composer and
critic, who has served Is narrator
through the. series, will serve In a
similar capacity for the broadcast
u '-Tannl1auser" over NBc-WEAF
1917 t-~F
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asa WE AZ $50
Meters vvAHA KilocyCles
New York

s:00-Preventing Mouth Troubles
Marley Sherris.
5:15-Skippy--Sketch.
5:30-Dolly Connolly, songs.
5:45-To be announced.
6:00-Sert Room orchestra.
6:30-Mountaineer music.
6:45-Funk orchestra.
6:55-Unemployment - Jessica
Dragonette.
7:e0-Salon Singers.
7:15-Robert Simmons, tenor;
Lanin orchestra.
7:30-Alice Joy, contralto; Van
Loans orchestra.
7:A5-The Goldbergs-Sketch.
S:00-Concert orchestra; Cava-
liers quartet; Jessica Drag
onette, soprano.
9:0o-Eskimo orchestra; male
quartet.
9:30-Reisman orchestra; Irene
Bordoni, songs.
10:00-Sannella orchestra; Fred
Hufsmith, tenor.
10:30-To be announced.
11:00-Russ Columbo, songs.
orchestra.
12:00-Ralph Kirbery, songs.
1906 a. m.-Hamp orchestra.
12:30-Denny orchestra.
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., :ss WIZ x,,o go

E.lS-Stokes' orchestra.
s.3o-The Singing Lady.
s:ls-Little Orphan Annie.
e:oO--Raising Junior.
e:16-Sannella orchestra.
e:s0--Artz orchestral; Ward Will
son, impersonati0ns
k:46-Topics in Brief--Lowell
Thomas.
9:00--Amos m Andy.
7:15-Elsie Janis, songs;
Salter's orchestra.
4:so-stebbins Boys-sketch.
g:46-Billy Jones and Ernie Hare
Songs.
S:e0-Joy's orchestra; George
Meader, tenor.
e:S0-Rolfe orchestra,
e:z5-Sisters of the Skillet.
s:00-Friendship Town-Sketch.
e:30-Irvin s. Cobb. speaker;
Shields orchestra; Edna
Kellogg, soprano.
1880 - Whiteman's orchestra;
Mildred Bailey, songs; Jack
Fulton, tenor; Red McKen.
zie, baritone.
1D:30-Arden's orchestra; Tom
Brown, tenor.
10:45-Jane Froman, songs.
1a:00-Slumber music.
11.30-Studior ensemble.
11:S6-Dornberger orchestra.
12:00-Calloway orchestra; Ada
Ward, songs.
1915 a. m.--Stoess orchestra.
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1fors than 500 old favorite and
1I1esIe v4ltses make up z sw9 \,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27
The Non-Aggression
 Polish Soviet Pact
Signing or Refusal of Same Stands Between Approach
 or Retreat of Bolshevism on Western Civilization

states-Sweden and Poland-were responsible for the frontiers of Europe with Russia. The Russian frontier stretching between the Arctic ocean and the Black Sea, a distance of roughly 1500 miles, was composed politically of two sec- tions-the northern and the south ern. Swedish possessions bordered on the northern extremity of Rus sia. and on the southern sector Poland.
 For as long as the two states did not quarrel between themselves they were strong enough to keep Russia out of Europe. When, in the seventeenth century, the wars purely dynastic controversies on the succession to the throne had exhausted the two countries, the long frontier became too weak to withstand Russian pressure and the Moscow rulers succeeded in gaining foothold on the shores of the Baltic and of the Vistula. Moscow had opened her window to Europe, and since then when- ever there was in Europe a strug- gle between autocracy and democ- racy, the Russian star sent hOrdes of his Cossacks to defend European autocracy and European reaction.
 It was only the World war and events connected with it that pushed Russia away from the Bal tic shore and practically reestab- lished her Western frontier more or less in the position where it had been in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. But, to-day to the west of the frontier, instead of two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27

Information that an arson ring has been operating in Waterbury and vicinity over a two year period during which insurance companies were swindled out of more tha n $10,00O was disclosed with the sentencing. in superior court yes- terday of Antonio and Charles Vernale, father and son, to states prison terms. The elder Vernale was given a three to five year term and the younger to year in jail.
 Two bench warrants were issued yesterday for the arrest of man and woman alleged to have been members of the ring and third warrant was issued over a month ago for a man who has been miss ing since. The woman, Mrs Bruna' Blekis, 27, of GA Ayers street, was arrestsed yesterday by State Policeman Maurice Purtell and Detective John Calvin of the local bureau. She is being held at the county jail at New Haven under bonds of s10,000.
 Police have been unable to To- cate the other two men whc are said to have been active members of the ring.
 The Vernales were sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to arson charges arising from a fire on Gates avenue on October 9th. It was their intention to collect the insurance of about $1,50O on the furniture. The owner of the house was alleged to have been in on the scheme wherein he was to collect on the insurance on the house.
 Police link the Vernales with two other fires where insurance was collected totaling almost $7,000. The first fire happened in 1929 on Ayers street property where Mrs Blekis is said to have collected $4,80O in insurance. The second fire about last September. occurred in Oakville, where Mrs Blekis and family occupied the first floor and Charles Vernale lived on the second floor.
 Mrs .Blekis is reported to have collected about $1,200 for furni- ture on the first floor and Charles