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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-10

whose exhibition for five string aver Ege of 12O to total 600, was unsur- passable. Second prize went to Walter Clark, with 5e3 and third money to Malia, with 590. The stand ing were as follows:
 Cole Malia, 59O; Ward Ferry, 515; John Chauvell, SIS; Walter Clark, E93; Russell Williams, AT! Ray Mattson, 454: Richard Grenier, 495; g. we Boroway, 547; Bobby Great orix, 600; MacJ McQuarrie, $40; Joe Brfightwood, 519; Buddy DeGostin. AT; Fred McLelland, 417; Phil Fisherman, 539; William Brennan, 581; Charlie Maxwell, 584; Eddie Powell, 446; Fred Stevens, 579; Wal ter Buel, 503; Bill Williams, SIS; Winnie Buxton, 54l; Cecil Buxton, L''; Mayard Buxton, 532; Homer Labraque, 483; Bunny O,Rourke, 55;8 Arnold Keith, 556; Danny Burns 5l0; Frank Donnelly, 445.
 Mardi Gras Planned
 At the meeting Of the Casper s. Davis, American Legion post, at Fra ternity hall last evening, 1t was vot- ed to hold a mardi gras from May IA to May 9, inclusive. It was also voted that the annual banquet of the post will be held early in April, the date and place will be nar1ed later.
 An additional vote awarded the proceeds from the bingo and card party held a week ago, which amounted to $25, to the Red Cross for the flood sufferers. This amount was $10 in excess of the actual realization from the party.
 Sidney Henchel, assistant pur- chasing agent of the Buy Right Sell Right Stores, Inc, is confined to his home on Thomaston avenue, having suffered 8 foot injury from a rusty nail. He has received in- oculations agains. tetanus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-10

The All-Watervillc Bowling sweep stakes were run off Sunday after noon at the Waterville alleys. First prize went to Bobby Greatorex,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-10

A months mind mass will be cele- .rated Saturday morning at 8 O. clock at St. Michael's church for Mrs. William Maxwell.
 Board Meeting Friday
 The Casper s. Davis, American Legion auxiliary, will hold a com- mittee board meeting, Friday eve- ming at 7:30 o'clock and 8 regular business meeting at o'clock. Fol- lowing the meetings social hour will be held, bingo will be played and as a special feature Mrs. Ruth Rooney, Americanisn chairman, will give appropriate patriotic readings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-10

The Epworth League will hold a regular meeting this evening at 7:45 o'clock at the Grace Methodist church. The meeting will be in the for-1 of 8 devotional service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-10
Food Sale Tomorrow

CVOu OosC AVAuUiAVW
 The Ladies Aid society of St. Michaels church will hold a food sale Thursday at Kramer Brothers market on Thomeston avenue.
Evening star., 1937-02-05
COMPLETE OVERHAULINC
OF JUDICIARY PROPOSED
IN NOTE TO CONGRESS
Message on Judiciary
Speedier Justice Objective in Suggestion OF
President for Larger Personnel in
Federal Courts.

duties of the Congress constantly
to maintain the effective function
ing of the Federal judiciary.
The judiciary has often found
itself handicapped by insufficient
personnel with which to meet a
growing and more complex busi-
ness. 1t is true that the physical
facilities of conducting the business
of the courts have been greatly
improved in recent years through
the erection of suitable quarters,
the provision of adequate libraries
and the addition of subordinate
court officers. But in many ways
these are merely the trappings OF
judicial Office. They play minor
part in the processes of justice.
Since the earliest days Of the Re-
public the problem of the personnel
Of the courts has needed the atten-
ton of the Congress. For example,
from the beginning, over repeated
protests to President Washington,
the justices of the Supreme Court
were required to ride circuit" and,
as circuit justices, to hold trials
throughout the length and breadth
of the land-a practice which en-
dured over century.
In almost every decade since 1889
changes have been made by the
Congress whereby the numbers of
judges and the duties Of judges in
(Continued on Page 4. Column 81
Evening star., 1937-02-05
MERCURY EXPECTED
TO REACH 18 HERE
Colder Forecast Tonight-Heav.
lest Snow of Year Causes
No Damage.

Colder weather was in prospect to-
day. following the heaviest snowfall
of the Winter.
This afternoon and evening will
be fair, the forecaster said, with the
mercury expected to drop to about l8
degrees during the night. Tomorrow
also is due to be clear and mot quite
so cold"
Although last nights snow meas
ured only 1T inches, it was the first
real snow here this year. A fall Of
half an inch was recorded December
10 and there were other f1urries.
Except for some overcrowding at
missions, as transients sought relief
from the cold, the snow was Of little
consequence.
The temperature dropped to 20 at
Sis am. today and was still holding
that level four hours later. Yesser-
days high" was IS.
The snow was general in this area.
mans. Ss,ns FsD0rt1 as far south as Rich
Evening star., 1937-02-05
PONTIFF REPORTED
NOTABLY IMPROVED
Vatican Paper Issues Report on
Eve Of Anniversary of
Election.

VATICAN CITY, February S (R-
A notable" improvement in the con-
dition of Pope Plus XI was announced
today in an official bulletin in the
Vatican Newspaper Osservatore Ro-
mano, commemorating the coming
fifteenth anniversary of the Pope's
election.
The bulletin said:
"On the eve of the fortunate ami
versary of the elevation of his holiness
to the pontifical throne we are glad
to announce that the conditions Of his
holiness health are notably improved" 4"
Conditions traceable to the Pope's
heart, the bulletin added. "have pro-
ceeded gradually toward normal, both
with regard to the disturbance of the
rhythm and in that which regards
myocardiac (relating to the muscular
wall of the heart) efficiency.
Even trophic disturbances in in
ferior members have improved and
continue appreciably to improve with
almost total cicatrization Of ulcera-
tions which have been the cause Of so
much suffering"
(This medical terminology meant
the 79-year-old holy fathers heart
action had improved. Lagging circu-
lation had resulted in partial inability
to use his legs during his two months
illness. The reference to "cicatriza-
ton of ulcerations" meant that open
sores on his left leg had nearly
healed.)
Evening star., 1937-02-05

The text of President Roosevelt
to Congress on judiciary re
forms follows:
To the Congress of the United
States:
have recently called the atten-
ton of the Congress to the clear
need for a comprehensive program
to reorganize the administrative
machinery of the executive branch
of our Government. I now make
similar recommendation to the
Congress in regard to the judicial
branch of the Government. in order
that it also may function in accord
with modern necessities.
The Constitution provides that
the President shall from time to
time give the Congress information
of the state of the Union and rec
ommend to their consideration such
measures as he shall judge neces-
sary and expedient." No one else
is given a similar mandate. 1t is
therefore the duty Of the President
to advise the Congress in regard to
the Judiciary whenever he deems
such information or recommended
ton necessary.
I address you for the further rea-
son that the Constitution vests in
the Congress direct responsibility in
the creation of courts and judicial
Offices and in the formulation OF
rules of practice and procedure. 1t
is, therefore, one of the definite
Evening star., 1937-02-05
M and H0mesick for Italy,
Mother Dies; Note Is Found

I street, when he heard a shot up
stairs. He ran up and found the door
to his wife's room locked.
Trucci and his son burst in the
door with their combined weight. They
found Mrs. Trucci lying dead on the
floor beside .38-caliber revolver that
Trucci had brought from Italy years
ago.
Mrs. Trucci had written a note In
italian which said, do not lock any
body up for this. I cannot stand this
illness any longer. My brain is about
to 60 out. I want to die"
When the police arrived, Trucci was
sitting on the floor with the body Of
his wife clasped in his arms.
Father and son .sobbed forth the
story In italian and broken English
with the aid Of italian friends who
acted IS interpreters.
Mrs. Trucci's body was removed to
the morgue.
The death was investigated by po-
lice Of the first precinct and Head
quarters Detectives Henry Iett and
Mike Dowd
Evening star., 1937-02-05
SENATE APPROVES
|. RED RIDER REPEAL
Wheeler Measure Passes
Without Debate-House
Action Awaited.

Without a word Of debate the SEN
ate today unanimously passed the
Wheeler bill to repeal the red rider,
which prohibits the teaching or ad-
vocating of Communism in District
public schools.
A similar bill has been reported
from the House District Committee
and is likely to come up in the House
on the next District day. probably
Monday.
The bill was reached on the call of
the unanimous consent calendar In
the Senate and in the absence of any
objection from the floor the presiding
oficer declared the measure passed.
Last year the bill was reported favor
ably, but died on the Senate calendar.
1t was approved again by the Edu-
cation and Labor Committee Wednes-
day. Senator Lee, Democrat, of
Oklahoma, was designated to report
the measure.
Tackled on the District appropria-
ton act while the measure was in
conference in 1885, the red rider has
been the subject of a constant con-
troversy since that time. The rider
was in the form of a limitation on
the expenditure of funds providing
that no money should be paid to any
one who taught or advocated COM
munism in the schools, and shortly
after it was enacted the controller
generals Office ruled that all teachers
and other school employees would
have to state they have not taught or
advocated communism before they
can receive their pay checks.
Evening star., 1937-02-05
25 NEW BUSES
T0COMBAT GASES
Greater AcceIeration Also
Hoped For-Number of
Vehicles to Be Cut.

Combination gasoline ne-electric motor
buses will be placed in the service of
the Capital Transit Co.. under permis-
sion granted today by the Public Util-
tiles Commission. in the hope they
may reduce obnoxious gases and pro-
vide greater acceleration.
The four new type busses will be
included among IS due to be delivered
here by May IS. all of which are to be
used as requirements for existing old
rolling stock. The total cost was
placed at $284, 800.
The gasoline-electric buses, which
will be an innovation in Washington
transportation service, consist of q
gasoline motor which generates elec-
trio power used in bus operation.
The company advised the commits
sion such types of busses have been
used in Baltimore and Brooklyn and
said its investigation showed their
operation to be satisfactory.
Describing the type to the commits
sion, Fred A. Sager, commission chief
engineer, said:
While the bus costs $500 more
than the straight gas bus and weighs
1000 pounds more. recommend ap-
proval of this purchase.
The use of the gas-electric bus
(See BUSES, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-02-05

Disillusionment and finally death
we're what Mrs. Bernardino Trucci
found when she left her native Italy
to begin a new life in the land OF
opportunity" across the sea.
For seven years Mrs. Trucci waited
in Mola, Italy, while her husband
worked and saved in America to get
passage money for herself and their
son.
It was a long wait. She was so
years old and her son Frank. jr., was
II when the long participated day ar
rived. The husband met them in New
York and brought them to their new
home in Washington.
That was two months ago. Mrs.
Trucci found she missed the home
land. Neither she nor her son could
speak much English.
Recently Mrs. Trucci complained OF
headaches and of homesickness Tor
Italy. Her husband, however, had be-
come an American citizen in 1929, and
his work lay here.
This morning Trucci was in. .
downstairs apartment at his home t8
Evening star., 1937-02-05
REPORT ANA[YzES
FISCAL RELATIONS
Fine Arts Body Advises u. S.
Supply Needed Funds
Each Year.

The Fine Arts Commission, in its
twelfth report made public today,
indicated the true solution OF the
fiscal relations problem here is for
Congress to appropriate annually the
necessary sum Ito provide for thor
oughly adequate support and develop
ment of our National Capital, leaving
to be raised by taxation such amounts
as in fairness the property owners
within the District should pay"
Pointing out that Washington as
the Capital City, belongs to the peo-
pie of the United States" the report
said:
1T seems necessary to lay stress
on this question of constitutional jul
risdiction because of antagonisms
which in recent years have repeated
ly flared up vigorously between Con-
greSs and that nebulous entity, the
District of Columbia 1t is often as
sumed that the Government is a sort
of tenant-at-will in the present 7
miles square and has the right to
command improvements for its COM
fort, convenience and enjoyment at
the expense of the District. Is not
the statement true that Congress,
acting for the people of the United
States, is the sole responsible ruler
of the seat of government and is
accountable to the people for the
administration of its affairs, and also
for its development as the seat Of
government of a great and powerful
Nation?
For administrative purposes, Con-
gress has created a municipal govern
ment, as it has created a Department
of State or the Treasury. Congress
holds the purse strings and specifies
the powers to be exercised by the local
administrative officers. Also Congress
provides for raising the revenues for
its support. In the case Of private
property, should not revenues be based
on the protection given and privi-
leges accorded to those who elect to
live within the jurisdiction exercised
by Congress?
mo other theory is consistent with
the continued development Of Wash
ington along the lines predestined
from the beginning. Those lines were
marked out by Washington and JET
ferson, who provided for the Federal
City a plan so comprehensive and 30
(See FISCAL, Page A.51
Evening star., 1937-02-05
TROTZKY ADDRESS
IS RULED LAWFUL
No Regulation to Prevent Speech
by Telephone to New York,
Is Finding.
Sy the Associated Press.

Sy the Associated Press.
The State Department disclosed to-
day 1t had made inquiries concerning
Leon Trotzky's proposed telephone
address to New York next Tuesday
and found that this Government had
no law to prevent it.
The department acted after receipt
of news that arrangements had been
made for the exiled Bolshevik leader
to address an anti-Stalinist meeting
in New York for one hour over the
telephone from Mexico City.
In what was described as a routine
step, officials asked legal experts of
the Communications Commission if
Trotzky's speech would violate any ex-
listing law. They were told by COM
mission representatives that it would
not.
1t was stated officially that this
Government considers the matter
strictly domestic affair of the Mexi-
can government SO far as Trotzky's
actual speech was concerned and that
the State Department contemplates
no communication to Mexico City on
<the subject. =
Evening star., 1937-02-05
Star Will Receive Funds for
Red Cross Flood Relief

Evening American Red Cross
the immense fund necessary to for the thousands OF sick and
homeless in the Ohio-Missspp flood oreo.
Although Columbia has for exceeded its quota
of $4,000 the National Headquarters has made this announce
"lmpossbe final goal for funds only limit Red
generosity American people;
promptly largest possible onount"
will and acknowledge in its columns con-
butons Wosinoonion Make checks poyobe to District
Chopte American Red Cross for flood relief Bring oi them
the cashier, The Evening stor.
Those who submit their contributions directly to the
Ameeon Red Cross send deliver Gosh or checks to the
District Chapter, American Red Cross l730 street.
Evening star., 1937-02-05
Members of Parliament
Try to Prevent Rite BY
Funds Halt.
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, February 5-Informed
sources said today individual men,
bers of Parliament are attempting to
prevent the marriage of the Duke of
Windsor and Mrs Wallis Simpson by
marshaling opposition to a proposed
s125,000 annual allowance to former
King Edward.
One observer described the men,
bers' attitude this way:
If the duke holds to his decision
to wed the American woman, for love
of whom he renounced the throne, he
must support her from his own funds
without help from the British treas
ury."
The opposition has grown to the
(See PENSION, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1937-02-05
No Words Are
Minced on
Justices.
DRAFT OF BILL
SENT CAPITOL
Two Alternatives
Held of Dubious
Wisdom.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

In his most sensational mes
sage to Congress. President
Roosevelt today proposed enact
ment of a law which would per-
nit an increase up to IS members
in the size of the Supreme Court
of the United States.
The Presidents appeal to Con-
greSS was for a complete reor-
ganization of the judiciary-as
he has recently proposed a re-
organization of the executive
branch of the Government.
Primarily, the President based
his plea on the need of better
and more speedy justice. Un-
derlying and entirely apparent
was the Presidents determina-
ton to obtain what he asked for
in his annual message to Con-
gress-more liberal interpreta-
ton of the Constitution by the
judiciary.
The President did not mince words
In speaking OF superannuated judges.
Sees Two Alternatives.
The alternatives, he indicated, if the
law he asked we're not enacted, were
either amendments to the Constltu-
ton or measures curtailing the power
of the courts, changes which involve
consequences so far-reaching as to
cause uncertainty as to the wisdom
OF such course"
Mr.. Roosevelt sent to Congress the
draft of a bill embodying his ideas
of judiciary reorganization, and also
letter from Attorney General Cum
mings, setting forth the great need
for additional Federal judges. The
bill, the President said at his press
conference today, was intended only
as a suggestion to the legislators,
who would have to put it into final
shape.
Before sending his message to Con-
gress, the President went over it with
the chairmen of the Senate and House
Judiciary Committees and other
leaders.
Not since the Presidents we'll re-
membered press conference after the
invalidation by the Supreme Court
of the national recovery act when
he likened the courts Interpretation
of the Constitution to horse and
buggy days" has he hit out so dras-
tically at the judiciary.
Included in the Presidents recon-
mendations also was more speedy
reference of cases involving the con-
stitutionality of laws to the Supreme
Court.
The first paragraph of the draft
sent to Congress provides that when
any judge of a court of the United
States has attained the age of 70
years and has held a commission as
judge for at least 10 years, and with
in six months thereafter, has not re-
signed or retired, the President shall
appoint an additional judge to that
court.
The second paragraph limits the
number OF such additional appoint
ments, so the Supreme Court would
not exceed Is members.
The total number of Federal judges
so appointed is limited to So Not
more than two additional judges may
be so appointed to Circuit Court of
Appeals, the Court of Claims, the
United States Court of Customs and
Patent Appeals, or the Customs Court
and not more than twice the number
Continued on Page 4, Column -
Evening star., 1937-02-05
WRIT GIVEN G. NJ. c.
TO EV|CT STRIKERS;
GUARDS A|DASKED
Sheriff Wants Troops to
Help Make Arrests, Firm
Announces.
ZERO HOUR UNCERTAIN
AFTER ORDER is SIGNED
Soldiers Press Aide Says There
Will Be No physical Attempt"
at Enforcement at Present.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FLINT, Mich, February 5.-Gen-
eral Motors attorneys obtained a
court writ today ordering the arrest
of strikers occupying two Fisher body
plants here and announced that
Sheriff Thomas w. Wolcott had re-
quested the aid of the National
Guard in enforcing the order.
That announcement came from
Ralph Gault of counsel for General
Motors here. He said the request was
made by telephone to Gov. Frank
Murphy in Detroit.
Col. Joseph H. Lewis, National
Guard commander in the Flint area,
said he had received no instructions
from the Governor to order the troops
into action.
Goes to Read Writ at Plant.
Capt. Phil Pack, press representative
of the National Guard, who partici-
pated in a conference at which the
writs of attachment were issued, said
the sheriff had gone to Fisher plant
No. to read the order to approx
mately 200 "stay-in" strikers. Capt
Pack said there would be no physical
attempt to enforce the writ "for the
present"
The No. 2 Fisher plant is within q
military zone established around the
Chevrolet Motor Co. plant, where
violence occurred last Monday. There
are no troops in the vicinity oi
Fisher plant No. /, occupied by ap.
proximately 1,400 strikers.
Yesterday it was indicated the com.
pany would not take definite steps
for forcible election of the strikers
pending the outcome of peace con.
ferences in progress in Detroit.
Roy E. Brownell Of local counsel fol
General Motors. said then he believed
the union would ask its men to leave
peaceably.
Writs Given at IL AM.
Gault. law partner of Brownell, left
the court Of Judge Paul v. Gadola
with the writs shortly after IL am
today.
The writs, addressed to the sheriff
say: You are commanded to attach
the bodies of all the occupants Of
Fisher Body Plants No. l and O.
Armed as if for war, but hoping nc
need for action would arise, Flint
awaited the next move.
The city, worn by tension, nearly a
fourth of its population idle, with
more than 5000 National Guards.
Evening star., 1937-02-05
Windsor May Wed April 27;
Pension Fight On in London
Ceremony to Be Held
at Enzesfeld or in
Vienna.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VIENNA, February 5.-The Duke OF
Windsor plans to marry Mrs. Wallis
Simpson on April AZ, at either the
Enzesfeld Castle of Baron Eugene
Rothschild or in Vienna. a usually
reliable source disclosed today.
This Is the exact date on which
Mrs Simpsons divorce decree from
Ernest Aldrich Simpson supposedly
will become final. The former British
monarch wants his fiancee to arrive
in Vienna April "a.
The informant added the wedding
probably will be held at Enzesfeld be-
cause the expenses there would be less
than in the Austrian capital, land
the duke must watch his pennies" !"
(See WEDDING. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1937-02-05
CASH FORTUNE FOUND
IN HOVEL OVER $4,000
Last $5, 900 Discovered by Detec-
tive-Self-Starv Widow
in Hospital.

By the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, February 5.-The
fortune in currency found in hidden
cans and shoe boxes in the hovel of
Mrs. Anna Miller mounted above $780,
900 today while the self-starved widow
was cared for in q hospital psyche
pathic ward.
The last $4,000 was found by a de-
tective, who peered through cobwebs
into the back corner of a cupboard IN
the three-room home the aged widow
shared with chickens and cats. Oh-
GERS said hidden recesses Of the dirty
cottage propably contain more hoard
ed money.
Evening star., 1937-02-05
BOND IS REFUSED
TRADERS WIDOW
Samuel LeiboWitz Enters
Case, Offering to Defend
Stockton Woman.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SNOW HILL, Md, February S.
Judge James M. Crockett refused Mrs.
Jeannette Trader freedom under bond
today and remanded her to the
Worcester County Jail to await trial
on charge of numbering her husband,
Clarence ]. Trader, wealthy Stockton
utilities operator.
Pale and flaggard, the 37.year-old
widow came into court to enter a
plea of not guilty at her arraignment.
Sheriff Ernest West brought her into
the court room from the jail and
she took her seat between her at
torneys. John L. Sanford, jr.. of Ber-
lin, and Godfrey Child of Pocomoke
City.
She wore q brown coat and black
hat and appeared worn and tired.
Samuel Liebowitz, noted New York
attorney, today entered the case. Mrs.
Trader accepted Lebowitz's offer of
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