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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-26
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Secretary American Bridge League "A hand which seemed very trou- blesome to duplicate players eoc- cured recently in the Seventh Annual Conneaut Lake Tourna- ment, held at Conneaut Lake, Pa. Of 12 North and South pairs who played tho hand, all, but one ars rived at contract of four spades.
 The Bidding
 Tn each case South opened with one spade, North assisted the suit, and South re-bid to four. This ap- peared to be perfectly normal bid- ding; and. the hand seemed {. well suited for play at spades, with five in one hand and four in the other.
 & The Play
 However, the four spade contract could be defeated by an almost routine defense. West opened his fourth best heart, which was ducked in the dummy, and East won with the king, He returned q heart to dumrny's ace -ands went up with the ace of spades immedi- ately when small spade was res turned from dummy. es'A
 He must now find some way to get his partner in the lead to give him a heart ruff, and selected "a club as offering the best possibility. West won with the ace of clubs and returned axsmall heart allow ing East to make his three of spades and defeating the contract one trick.
 Only one pair arrived at three no trump, which was the correct contract and could easily be made lin fact, the hand was played with North as declarer. and he slc<
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-26

The 18th annual reunion of the
 Staffans was held recently with MT
 and Mrs Herman Johnson of
 Naugatuck as host and hostess. Following the service. at the Swed- ish Lutheran church where the
 Staffans male chorus sang. all gathered at the home of MT and
 Mrs Emil Anderson where dinner
 was served. Over 40 guests attend ed, including thoso from this vii cinity and out of state. A short business meeting was held with Charles A. Johnson. the president, presiding. Hymn singing was fea- tured and a history of the organ ization was read: One new mem-
 Der, Mrs Walter Johnson of this city was received into the society
 and new officers were elected.
 They include president, Charles
 Johnson; vice-president, Victor
 Rohs; secretary, Emil Rohs; treas urer, Arvid Lund; auditors, Mrs w. Peterson and Arvid Swanson; exec
 utive committee, Emil Anderson of
 Naugatuck; Martin Lund of Bridgeport; Samuel Anderson of this city, Victor Swanson of New York and Rev Lund of Washing ton, D. G.; program committee, Arvid Lund, Victor Rohs, Mrs Vic tor Swanson, Mrs Herman John son. Refreshments were served
 after the meeting and the group adjourned to Grove cemetery where a tribute was given at the grave of J. E. Rohs. the former I ce-president. In the evening sup per was served. Among those at I Mrc ViNfnr Swanson off New York, MT and Mrs Arvid Lund, Carol. Martin and Arthur Lund, MT and Mrs Joseph Anderson of Bridgeport, MT and Mrs Samuel Anderson, MT and Mrs Victor Johnson, Henry, Arthur and
 Viola Johnson, MT and Mrs Wal
 ter Johnson, MT and Mrs Arvid
 Swanson, Arnold and Theodore
 Swanson, MT and Mrs Herman
 Johnson. Elmer and Robert. John
 son of this. city, MT and Mrs
 Charles Johnson, Emil Rohs, MT
 and Mrs Victor Rohs, Eldon and
 Conrad Rohs, MT and Mrs Emil
 Anderson, Howard and Vernon An
 derson, MT and Mrs Willis Peter
 son, and Carl Peterson of Nauga- tuck and MT and Mrs Carl Johnson
 of this city,.
 Mrs Clement Lynch, of Clematiss
 street, Mrs R. Irving Betts and
 MT and Mrs Harold Beaulac CT
 Willow street have been regis
 tered at Chalfonte- Haddon Hall at
 Atlantic City for a few days. 4 | Miss Eunice A. Kjellerstedt of
 this city is cruising on the Great. Lakes aboard the steamship Juni-
 ata.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-26

Miss Margaret Preusser of Bos- ton, formerly of this city, and daughter of MT and Mrs Henry E. Preusser of Lexington avenue. is on several weeks trip through the Middle West. Miss Preusser has been attending the Worlds Fair at Chicago, Ill, and will visit in Wisconsin and Missouri in the interest of the Pi Omicron sorority before returning home after Labor Day. 4:'ts &~t
 MT and Mrs Gus Reihl of Ledgeside avenue have, returned from Milwaukee, Wis, where they visited Mrs Reihl's uncle and aunt, Mir and Mrs John Gohs. They also visited at the. Worlds Fair. .t'sss'. >s. x Miss Jean Northrop, daughter of MT and Mrs Clifford Northrop of Beecher avenue has returned from Brewster, Mass.,s where she spent the summer at Sea Pines camp
 Miss Mary stango of Adams street entertained the members of the Tertulia Sewing Circle at her home on Thursday evening. Fol lowing the meeting a delicious luncheon was served. The mem bers included: Misses Lena 4Cipri- ami, Augusta Kuhn, Rena Mon- tesi, Laura MonzolH, Carolyn and Catherine Nido and. Mary Stango. The next meeting will be held < at the home of Miss Augusta Kuhn of Ward street on Thursday evening.
 Mrs. L. H. Golfer of this, city is cruising, the Great Lakes aboard the Steamship Juniata. w
 Announcement is made of the birth of a daughter, Gloria Char lotte, on Tuesday to MT and Mrs Carruth Chapin of Portland. Maine. Mrs Chapin was formely Miss May Delay of this city.
 Mrs John Murphy and daughter Margaret, of Fairmont street, Mrs Edward Loughman of Alder street and Mrs Thomas Turley of South Leonard street were recent guests of Mrs John Calvin of Bayview.
 Mrs Mary Martin of Porter street has returned after spending two weeks as the guest of her neice, Mrs A. Hamel of Terryviile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-26

l Gala plans are being made for the fancy dress ball to be given in
 the Madison Country club next
 Friday night under the direction of
 Mrs F'. D. Redfern. Guests will ap- pear in costume, and the dance | will be given for members of the
 club, their children and friends.
 Those under 14 years will dance from & until 9:3O and from 9:30 until 12 there will be dancing for the junior members and other guests. To add to the gaiety of the
 affair there wifi be prizes awarded
 for the funniest, prettiest and most
 original costumes. Assisting Mrs Redfern with the arrangements are Mrs Barton Chapin, Miss Alice i Cooper, Mrs Richard Lewis, Mrs
 Julius B. Smith. Miss Florence Smith, Mrs James Strong, Mrs
 Samuel F. Williams, Jr., and Mrs Thomas w. Swann.
 There is interest here in the marriage of Miss Alice B. Cook, daughter of MT and Mrs James w.
 Cook of Stamford. who will be
 married today to E.. Bartlett
 Barnes, son: of Mir and Mrs Ar thur s. Barnes of Bristol. The ceremony will be performed in
 theS Union Memorial church, Glen
 brook. fE
 The matron of honor will be Mrs Frederick J. Thomas of
 Stamford and the bridesmaids will be Miss Mary Agnes Holbrook, of Newton Center, Mass: Miss Lysbeth Muncy of Providence. F..
 l.; and Miss Elizabeth Barnes of Bristol, sister of MT Barnes. The best man will be Clarkson s. Barnes of Bristol, brother of
 the bridegroom; and the ushers
 will include Alan F. Boles of West Hartford; Herbert Rits of Port ! Chester, N. Y.; Norman K. Par
 sells of Springfield. Ohio; Howard Ward of Darien; Arthur E. Blaser, Jr., of Cleveland, and William A. Dunbar of New York.
 The bride was graduated from Vassar college and has been an Greenwich. Mir Barnes was grad uated from Yale university and is on the advertising staff of the Stamford Advocate.
 Mir and Mrs James Lawry of, New York are the guests of Mrs
 Margaret McGuire of South Elm street. @
 Miss Lillian Jaffc, a student nurse at Mt Sinai hospital in New York. arrived today to spend a month with her mother Mrs Ida Jaffe of South Elm street.
 Mrs Belinda Tracy of Alma street is spending a weeks vaca-
 ton at Pond Point Beach. She will have as her guest for the week end, Miss Rita, Corlery of White street.
 Mrs Constance Stokes has re- i turned from a vacation spent in Wilkesbarre. Penn, as the guest of Mir and Mrs John Lizdas and all. so visited Dr and Mrs Frank
 Weiksher of Hudson Heights, N:
 J. x
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-26

The annual Follies will be given at the Madison Beach Yacht club today. Mrs. J.. E. Muhlfield. assist ed by Miss Eleanor Dow is the general chairman. John l.. flaw. kinson is in charge of the stage setting and MT. Richard Eckart is stage manager. Mrs. Robert Wilson is in charge of the costumes and Mrs. c. B. Fisher is in charge of the wigs for the show. In addition to the dances there will be a Fashion Show put on by Miss Les lie Allen of Hartford.
 Those who will take place in the Ballet are: Misses Helen Smith, Barbara Day, Betty Whately. Jean Northup, Mary and Ann Murtha, Henriette Phillips, Leonie Will liaEas, Frances Brockenbsough, Besie Phillips, Jean Pfeiffer, Bar barI Shaw. Mary Flagg. Ann Be- win, True Compton, Minnie Garvan, Frances Garvan, Caroline Schu- mann, Catherine Stubbs, Barbara Jane Fisher Patrick, and Lorraine Dow. The girls who take, the part of soys in the Raggetty Ann num- Der are: Misses Mary Louise Goss, Ann Bevin, Betty Whately, Fran ces Brockenbrough, Marietta Bill lingston,. Sue Hart, Frances Gar van and Jane Fisher Patrick. The following are taking the girls parts in the Raggetty Ann num- Der: Misses, Alice Hemingway. Jean Phillips, Julia Spencer. Lor- raine Dow. Jean Northup, Jane Wilson, Harriette Phillips, Emily Wayne, and Martha Smith. In the Soldiers Dance, Misses Jean North up, Beebe Phillips, Jean Phillips, Jane Wilson, Julia Spencer, Emily Wayne, Martha Smith, Alice Henl- ingyyay, Lorraine Dow and Barbara Day will dance the boys part, while the Misses Mary Louise Goss, Nancy Day. Marietta Billing ston, Helen Smith, Jane Fisher Patrick. Frances Garvan, Leonie Williams, Barbara Costello. Fran ces Brock kenbrough, and Rosemary Costello will do the part .of the girls. The. music vii be furnished by the Bolton-C Cipriaflo orchestra.
 The Junior Sports were held yes. terday and today at the Madison heats for the swimming and wa LGT SpOIl5 WCLO9OH AAupy a%AkA rehAS finals at 8 p. m. today. The prelifn- mary heats for the field events will be held at 10 in the morning on Friday and tire finals will be held on Saturday at 10. The events are open to eligible children of club members. Prize cups will be presented to the winners of first places, and the old chail1pionship cups will go to the Seniors (1Q' to 17 years ofd) and to the Juniors s(6 to 10 years) who win champion ship events. Judge H. NV. Goddard who will be the chief judge will be assisted by Messrs. R. B. Lewis, H. w. Thompson, Jr., F. w. Cooper, Warren Betterly, and D. c. Muhle- man, J. B. Smith will referee the boxing contests. Moses King will act as starter and announcer and J. B. Wallace will be the clerk.
 Miss Mollie Breen of Indianapolis is visiting her mother, Mrs Bridget Breen of State street.
 William D. Breen of, State street has completed his summer course at William and Mary. College in Virginia. .4,,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-26

Lutheran wedding o'clock Kelsey daughter of ofciate bride bridesmaids Rudolph Klein Edgar will act as best for his brother setting of ferns and of win the background special nupal will be solois rendering Promise Me-" the altar marriage
 
 
 with mousselne
 
 
 blue model styled with tight bodice and straight skirt in noseve will be of corresponding shade and
 
 chalk model
  They also will bouquets Butterfly mother will be attred
  of will gardenias of 70 following Out Poughkeepsie decorated whferns and garden flowers in keeping white color scheme. -e wedding trip to the Worlds with Mrs Werner Dr Werner is Werner Elizabeth of will black travel cosum
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-26

Among those who have made reservations for the 1Iadison Fol lies tonight are: The Misses Elean- , or, and Lorraine Dow, Charles Presby, Mir and Mrs Richard J..
 Echart, Mrs Spencer, MT and Mrs
 Stewart, James T. Smith, Mir and
 Mrs E. Ravens Hemingway, Sr., MT | and. Mrs Brockenbrough, Benjamin Scrans Q, Mrs John Garvan. Mrs
 Kings ", Mrs Crowley, Mrs T. A. D. Jones. ST., D. F. Morss, Mrs Williams, Mrs Glenn H. Wayne.
 John E. Muhlfeld, F. J. Platt, -J. i Meyer, Jr., J. w.. Russell, Mir and
 Mrs Clifford Hollister, General William Wright Harts, Mrs Rob-
 ert Wilson, Mrs Greer, Mrs Fran
 ces. Hatch. Mrs Hawkinson, Mrs Chapman. Mrs Leander H. Conk-
 Mrs F. P. Williams. Leleano ley, Mrs H. F.. Phillips, J. B.
 Fisher, 3rd, A. D. Muller, A. D.
 Wilcox. Jr., Mrs J. Williams, Mrs Livingston, MT McKeon, Jane Pat trick. Mrs Conovcr and Philip Conklin.
 MT and Mrs James Webster Holt
 of West Medford, Mass, announce
 the engagement of their daughter
 Mrs Louise Holt Hilton, to John Otis Wilson of Bangor, Me. Mrs
 Hilton attended the Haskell School
 of Cambridge and after graduation ffrom Saint Margaret's school in 1928, studied at the American Col 5lege for Woman in Turkey. Mir Wilson was graduated from the Hotchkiss school at Lakeville and from Havard college in the class of 1928. No date for the marriage
 has been set but 1t is expected to take place in the early fall.
 Miss Dorothy Bedrick, who. was
 given a farewell party by friends Thursday evening at the home of
 Miss. Marion Cohen of Fulton Park avenue, is leaving for Jersey City to-day after being the guests of her. aunt and uncle, Mir and Mrs
 Max Silverman Of Fulton Park
 avenue. Those attending Thursday
 were: Barbara Rosenzweig, Le-
 nora Bronbergs Ann Rubin. Ma
 rions Cohen and Dorothy Bedrick. MT and Mrs Herbert de Witt Juicy or Water1Or0 announce the engagement of their daughter,
 Elizabeth. Utley to William Pollard
 Lamb &of .Simsbury, son of Mrs WillianlssP. Ut1cy swas graduated from Connecticut college in 1929.
 Mir Lamb attended the Loomis school and was graduated l. from Yale university He is now asso-
 ciated with the Connecticut River Banking Co. <, His parents resided
 in this city several years ago. Miss Elizabeth Irving Chase of Hose Hill and her sister, Mrs Thom-
 as Ewing, Jr,i of New York took
 part in the Point Judith Country club tennis singles and doubles championship tournament this
 week.
 | Sister Angela Marie, the former
 Miss Grace Copes of Giles street
 has returned te Hartford after spending a week at the Sacred
 Heart convent. @
 Fred l.. Benjamin of Melrose avenue has been visiting in Ridge field, with MT and Mrs Charles W. Bentamin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-26

, Tentative plans for the 18th an- niversary celebration to be given by Lady McAlpin lodge, Daughters of Scotia were discussed at the meeting of the lodge held last night, with Mrs William Hallinan presiding. A definite time and place for the event will be decided on at the meeting of the enter tainment committee to be held at the home of Mrs Catherine Will Hams of Central avenue on Monday evening. It was also announced at the meeting that the meetings would be again held twice a month as previously, the next one occurring September II.
 Miss Jacqueline Spearo of Plaza avenue is the guest of Miss Nina Haven of Havana, Cuba, who is summering at Madison. Among Miss Haven's other guests is Miss Helen King of New York city, for merly of Waterbury.
 Miss Hilda Bloom of Woodside avenue has returned after a visit at Speculator, N. Y., at Camp of the Woods.
 MT and Mrs Fred Ensminger and son, John, of Cooke street, with their daughter, Mrs Raymond Bergamo and MT ,Bergamo of Wales street have returned from a two weeks trip to the Worlds Fair at Chicago, III. The party also visited with friends and relatives
 in Chicago, Waterloo and Mar shalltown, Iowa.
 K James Southworth and daughter, Miss Winifred Southworth, have returned to their home in New ark. N. J.. after a visit with MT and Mrs Leon E. Freeman of Woodruff street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-26

ceeded in making five no trump. East, opened q diamond, which was won in the South with the queen. declarer wishing to give the i'm
 pression that he was taking, a finesse. s8s ss.
 5 Anticipating pofssiblei difficulty with. entries, he elected to unblock the club suit at once; and led the king s,of clubs from dummy. West won with the ace and returned n diamond, as the declarer, hoped he would. From this point. the oppo- nents could take only the ace of spades, and the, declarer took four spades. three diamonds, three clubS and the ace of hearts, scoring five no Trump. l,.fss & tcopyrlght SIsss,s NEA Service Inc)
The Washington times., 1933-04-18
CONTROL SEEN
INTRODUCTION

Economic advisers of President
Roosevelt are considering an at
tempt to link partial control of in.
dustrial production with the Black
30-hour week bill.
The subject has not only been
given careful consideration by
Secretary Of Labor Frances Per.
kins, but members Of Congress
have been informed that other
important figures in the Admin
iStration believe the step must be
taken.
The SO-hour week bill. now ex.
clusively before the House as a
result of the Senate's refusal to
reconsider it, thus may be ex.
panded into the most far-reach-
ing measure Of the present ses-
sion.
Controlled or planned indus
trial production, congressional
students of the labor question
said today. is consistent with the
views publicly expressed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Chairman Connery CD Massa-
chuseets, of the Labor Committee,
has called a meeting for tomorrow
to consider a report on the Black
measure.
Embargo Fight Due
Although Connery says he will
fight the bill on the floor unless
it contains an embargo on i'm
portation of foreign. goods not
produced on the short work week,
Administration leaders say the
bill may pass without this pro.
vision.
The Washington times., 1933-04-18
BATTLE
DUE ON RULES

The fight to change the liberal
Garner rules in the House will
come to a. head on the floor
Thursday.
The House Rules Committee to-
day reported a special rule to
change the House procedure by
requiring the signature of half the
House membership in order to dis
charge a committee from con-
sideration of legislation and to
bring it before the House for a
vote. Present rules require sigma
lures of only 145 members-one-
third of the membership.
Several representatives appeared
before the committee to urge lib
eral debate on changing the rule.
This was informally agreed to,
three or four hours being set
aside.
The delegation appeared after
nearly 40 Democrats held a rump
caucus disapproving the projected
change in the petition rule.
During discussion, Secretary of
the Treasury Woodin was attacked
by Representative Randolph Car
penter CD Of Nebraska as being
"whole-heartedly in sympathy with
Wall Street." He was applauded.
The Washington times., 1933-04-18
Weyerbacher Says Akron
Was Finely Constructed

The dirigible Akron was better
built and constructed than any
similar craft in the world. the
Navy's. airship design expert
Comdr. Ralph D. Weyerbacher.
told the board of inquiry investi.
eating the disaster here today.
He said the big airship, which
crashed off Barnegat Light April
4 with the loss of 7S lives, came
successfully through the most
rigid inspection after her COM
pletion in 1881.
He said he was detailed to
inspect tt, ship by the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Ernest
Jahncke and went over the air
giantress from stem to stern.
Traced Every RumOr
He said:
'I found no faulty workman
ship that had passed Govern
ment inspection. There were
a few minor cases of faulty
workmanship but these sections
of the ship had not Deen
submitted to inspection"
The design expert said the in"
spection of the Akron was re-
uuested by the Navy after two
employees of the Goodyear zep-
pelin Corporation, which built
the ship, had charged 1t was
constructed of faulty materials.
The two employees he identified
as a Mr.. Underwood, and Lieut..
Col. E. C. Macdonald, an Army
reserve officer now Of Wash
ington.
1--WE traced every rumOr but
we found nothing to Substan-
tiate any claims Of faulty con-
structiOn."
FOLLOWED THE ALLOY
The designer revealed that in
addition to inspecting Navy ships
he was in charge of design and
Continued on Page 2. Column ~
The Washington times., 1933-04-18
Russian Spy Case to Jury;
Early Verdict Is Due

MOSCOW, April 18 G.N.S0.
The case of six British engineers
and II Russians accused of espio-
mage, bribery and sabotage in the
Metropolitan-Vickers spy trial
went to the Jury" today. The
jury consists of three grave-faced
judges who have presided for the
last week over one of the most
sensational cases in the annals Of
Soviet Jurisprudence.
They went to their chambers
with the last statements of the
accused ringing in their ears.
When counsel for the defense had
concluded their arguments, each
of the defendants was called upon
to stand and say whatever he
might in his own behalf.
Macdonald Repeats Guilt
William Lionel Macdonald, who
freely admitted his guilt and then
attempted to repudiate his con-
fession at the outset of the pro-
The Washington times., 1933-04-18
JAP BOMBS HIT
NEAR j. s. AREA

TUNGCHOW, China, April 1S
GN.S0.-Three japanese bomb
ing planes today carried out an
aerial raid on the area around
Tungshow, less than 20 miles
from Peiping. The area has a
large American mission popula-
tion. It was the first time Sino-
Japanese hoStilities had ap-
preached so close to the ancient
former capital of China.
A school is maintained in
Tungchow by the American Mis-
sion Board. Some 200 American
boys and girls of high-school
age. are students at the school.
PEIPING, April 1s G.N.s0.-
Americans in the Peiping-Tien-
tsln area prepared to flee today
as the Japanese -Manchukuo ad-
vance south of the Great Wall
threatened to over-run the dis
trict.
Consul Gen. Frank Lockhart
was empowered to advise Amer
leans to leave the war zone, scene
of extensive British and Amer
ican interests.
The main force of invaders
swept southwark along the Peip-
ing -Mukden railway line, conyerg-
ing with columns 9Ea
Tuan 1,vr L.,i sefZinr additfona1
towns ana villages.
The Washington times., 1933-04-18
GEN. SIMMONS
DEAD HERE

The War Department today an
nounced the death of Brig. Gen.
Benjamin T. Simmons, retired, at
Walter Reed Hospital, yesterday.
General Simmons was born in
Fairfield, N. G. August 81, 1871,
and was retired for disability in
line of duty July 3, 1922.
During the World War Gen
eral Simmons served as a mem
ber Of the General Staff Corps.
Previously he had been awarded
the Silver Star Citation for gal
lantry in action during the siege
of Santiago in the Spanish
American War.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. EStelle Simmons, who resides
in the 2400 block Sixteenth St.
N. w., a son, and two sisters.
Interment will be made in Fair.
field, N. c., his birthplace.
The Washington times., 1933-04-18

ceedingS, made a new confession,
abject in its brevity. He told the
court:
"I have said that am guilty.
have nothing to add"
But Allan Monkhouse, Russian
manager for Metropolitan-Vickers,
Ltd, gave voice to many things
which were left unSaid during the
course of the trial, challenging
the court to show why he-aS a
British engineer and employe OF
the firm-should wreck the in
dustry his organization was build
ing up for its own financial gain.
Innocent, Says Thornton
w, H. Thornton, another de-
fendant, insisted upon his inno-
cence,. saying:
"T pleaded mot guilty and I
still plead not guilty. I assert
that the evidence brought
against me is unreliable. That
is ALL"
Each of the IL Russians ad-
dressed the court briefly, reaf-
firming and regretting their guilt
and promising to work for the
best interests of Soviet Russia if
accorded leniency.
Ten hours are expected to
elapse before the verdict is an
nounced.
LONDON, April IS Q.N.S0
The British cabinet met at 10
Downing Street today to con-
slider the case of six BritonS on
trial in Moscow as spies and
wreckers. The gravity of the
situation arising from the trials
was clearly reflected in the faces
of the ministers as they gathered
for the meeting.