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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16
Women's Club Plans
 Supper Wednesday
WOLCOTT
Correspondent: Mrs Claude V. Badger-TeI. 5-0569

Wolcott, April 16--The Women's Club met at the home of Mrs. Ed ward Garthwaite Wednesday after noon.
 At the business meeting plans were completed for the clubs an- nual supper at the Woodtick chapel Wednesday, April q at 6:30 o'clock. This supper is given annually for club members and their husbands or escorts.
 The committee appointed were menu and preparation: Mrs. Frank German, Mrs. Earl Snyder, Mrs. Leland Smith, Mrs. Charles Winter; table, Mrs. Louis Moss, Mrs. ChaS. Tyrell, Mrs. Walter Smith; solicit ing, Mrs. c. V. Badger, Mrs. Ed ward Garthwaite, Mrs. Chas, Coles Mrs, Maurice Goodon; dishes, Mrs Henry Perkins, Mrs. Carl A. Peter son, Mrs. John Wester, Mrs. Frank Kerger; entertainment, Mrs. Wm Dumschott.
 It was also voted to hold a food sale at date to be decided upon at later meeting.
 At the close of the business meet ing, bingo and pinochle were play ed.
 At pinochle highest scores were held by Mrs. Charles Winter and Mrs. Leland Smith. In bingo prizes went to Mrs. Louis Moss and Mrs Alfred Medina.
 Those present were Mrs. Louis Moss, Mrs. Maurice Goodson, Mrs Frank Kregcr, Mrs. Edward Garth waite. Mrs. Claude Badger, Mrs Henry Perkins, Mrs. Carl Peterson, Mrs. John Wester, Mrs. Charles Winter, Mrs. Walter Mcfarland, Mrs. Charles Coles, Mrs. Walter Smith, Mrs. Leland Smith, Mrs. Frank German, Mrs. Charles Tyrell, Mrs. Alfred Medina, Miss Marjorie Peterson.
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Chairman

ment and Florio Post of Italian American World War Veterans, the Italian Legion Post, and most of the Italian American Mems and La dies societies in the city. Among the long list of speakers were men prom inent in political and civic activi- ties in the city and state. John de Pastino acted as toastmaster for the event.
 Those present included: Mrs. Jos eph Jannetty, Joseph Mastandre, a Giovanni Carlozzi, Modesto Volza, Umberto Santopietro, Michael Gior- danp, John Deschino, Peter DiLeo, John SforZa, John Ianitto, Rather inc Muccino, John Muccino, Mrs. Antoinette Lanese, MT. and Mrs. Adolph Muccino, Mrs. Mary Seacco, Mrs. Assunta Basile, Antonio Gal uppo, Joseph Jannetty, John zam- pino, Louis Basile, John Muccino, Francis Ciarcia, Louis DiVito, MT. and Mrs. Nicholas Nave, Anna Di Vito. Miss M. P. De Matteo, Mrs. Michael Tacinelli, Mrs. Edmund Santopietro, Nicholas Iacovino, MT. and Mrs. Rocco Longo, Miss Lucia A. Matarazzo, John DeNardis, Mary Briglia, Mrs. N. J. Muccino, Joseph Jannetty, Michael J. Galullo. Daniel Morelli, Victor Lanese, Nicola Gug- liotti, Lorenzo Gugliotti.
 Also, Dr. Randolph A. Damiani Luigi Rinaldi, Stephen Barbieri, An geline Machiarello, J. Petroccione G. Genua, Nicola Beccia, MT. and Mrs. Armand Marcanthony, Mary Jacovino, Miss Julia Iannitto, Miss Sylvia Perillo, Hugo Ianitto, Dom- chick Barbieri, Mrs. John Mariana Miss Marion Sinkus, Joseph Rossi Matilda Mastroianni, Nicholas Zap pone, Joseph Cicchello, Nicola Gal uppo, Mrs. Julia Capocchi, Ferdi- nando Richezza, Miss Mary Cicchit- to, Miss Mary Mattalini, Joseph A DeLuca, John DePastino, Miss Laura DeBellis, MT. and Mrs. Michael D Primio. MT. and Mrs, Samuel De- Bellis, Sebastiano Faraci, Edmune Santopietro, Salvatore EspoSito, An geline Carlucci, Agostino Agostini MT. and Mrs. Nicholas Muccino Michael JAnthony, Pasquale M Perriello, Frank Varanelli, George J. Crocicchia, Thomas Lepore, Fred erick w. Palomba, Louis A. Craldi Mrs. Thomas Gizze,
 Mrs. Frank Delprete, Mrs. Jerry Cesariello, N. J. Muccino, Domenit Cicchitto, Leonard Mecca, Mrs. Isa- blele Iacoyino, Albina Cicchetto Joseph Sforza, Alessandro Mariani John Lanase, Anthony DitilloS An. gelo Posseinato, Pasquale DeCicce and Gerardo Greco.
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FORECLOSURES

The following foreclosure judg- ments were entered by judges in the local courts today. By Judge P. B. O'Sullivan in superior court:
 Waterbury Savings Bank against John F. Reisinger and others. debt, 7.O0, law day, June 22. 1897.
 HOLC against Domenico Lucia and others, debt $8,523.04, law day, June 22, 1887.
 Waterbury Savings Bank against Frank Rosa and others, debt, A. O4l.93, law day, June 1 1887.
 Judgments filed in the court ot common pleas by Judge Miles r, McNiff:,
 HoI,C against Starr w. Older shaw, debt $5.7i5.4S. law day June 22.
 HOLC against william HI. Step- |ney. debt. $4,l61.s4, law day, May lS.
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ling out the back legs. But it was Johnny who discovered how to tip the blackboard surface up to write on. Soon they managed to break both leg supports of the easel by standing on them.
 How do you like the little girl?" the Woods twins were asked. They preferred not to say. Later Joan said: They're not twins. Johnny is bigger. Johnny has dimples. That's the way to tell them apart. Jimmy talks more, but I like John- ny best"
 "Even when he showed you off the chair and sat down hinSelf?"
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JOHNNY HAS TWO DEFENDERS

One comrade defended Johnny So did one little girl-my daughter, A stranger to the twins-who paid a call on them at the Washington Heights Nursery School where Miss K. w. Burton, supervisor, turned the Woods boys loose for our ben eft.
 Turned loose is the right word Very loose, and in a spot very fas- cinating to five-year-olds, namely Miss Burton's own desk.
 Well, Johnny, after dabbing a rubber stamp on the ink-pad planted it emphatically in the front center of Joan's rose-colored pull over (washable). Then Jimmy poured the ink out of the bottle onto a blotter-and the desk-ano wrapped the blotter around loans wrist (also washable).
 fever had Joan encountered sucf inyentiveness, such splendid anc reckless imagination applied te grown-up don't-touchables like ink pens, and blotters. When Joan is pleased. she laughs from the diaph- rafm, up and out. The room re- echoed. Don't laugh" the Woods twins protested. They themselves wese involved in whirling, spin- mining intensity of action. They were moving with the rapidity o1 kittens from one preposterous performance to the next.
 Afterward, loans primness as- serted itself. They're funny" sht said. Their games are funny. don't like their games"
 MAKING MOST
 OE RARE PRIVILEGE
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plained, T wouldn't let them be- have like this. The children aren't allowed in my office. really don't believe in too much freedom. But today I'm letting them run little, for your benefit"
 So she watched the twins bat ter pen to pieces, strew rubber bands around the room after snap ping them across their own eyes (which Joan ilnitated), scribble on the correspondence, accomplish an almost miraculous mess on the desk. She interfered only when the fear less Johnny climbed onto table and tried to pat Fluffy, the biggest
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sary of MT. Duhaime's parents. MT. and Mrs. Alfred Duhaime.
 A daughter, Josephine Eleanor, born Sunday to MT. and Mrs. Charles Stango of Waterbury, is the grand daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Wester ard Mir. and Mrs. Stango of Woodtick road.
 Mrs. George Payne of Middlebury was a guest of Mrs. Maurice Good son of West street Monday.
 Week Ends Here
 Miss Ruth Wester of Greenwich spent the weekend with her par ents MT. and Mrs. John lWester of the Woodtick road.
 Earl R. Snyder and sons Robert and Earl were guests of Mir. and Mrs. Edward Floss of White Plains. Sunday. M
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tabbycat in Washington Heights, who was asleep on the mantlepiece. Fluffy is nine years old, she explain ed, and getting a little crotchety.
 Jimmy can write. He borrowed the interviewer's pencil and wrote the letters O T A. Then he sys- tematically destroyed the pencil. Johnny took a pen, dipped the wrong end in the ink, and began painting.
 A blackboard on an easel attract ed them. They called for chalk. C"They say 'Salk, Joan comment ed) Jimmy solved the problem of standing the easel upright by pull
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Market Continues Ln NarrouU Range Today
Dealings Win Very Light Changes in Major Groups
 Rest of List Did Not Show Material Strength

million share mark. Prices held around the opening levels in the leading issues.
 There was nothing in the news to influence the market. Traders con tinued cautious awaiting a definite indication of the trend.
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One of the largest group of rep rescntative persons present at any gathering held within the last few years attended the testimonial din- ner given by the Montaganese so- ciety and its Auxiliary in honor of Antonio Iannitto, past president of the Montaganese society at Suozzo's grill last night.
 The testimonial was given in recognition for his services as presi- dent of the society for 12 years Mrs. Assunta Basile, president of the Ladies' Auxiliary presented MT
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Guest or Honor
 Iahnitto. Major Michael J. Galullo. honorary members of the society was chairman of the committee and Mrs. Assunta Basile co-chairman Others on the committee were, John Muccino, president of the society, Nicholas J. Muccino, Mrs. Madeline M. Muccino, Umberto Santopietro, John De Pastino, Atty. Carmlne C.. Cipriano, Louis Ursini, John A. Ian- nitto, Mrs. Albina V. Cicchitto, Mrs John A. Iannitto,, Louis Basile.
 Organizations represented includ- ed the National and State Depart
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Firemen Plan Carnival

Extensive plans are being made by the members of Volunteer Fire Department for the annual car nival July 12-17 inclusive. New im- provements are being continually added to the company's equipment to make it as modern as possible
 This week . portable electric light ing plant will be installed on the fire truck. v
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Meeting Tuesday

The Center Home Economic group will hold membership meeting at the Beecher Memorial hall, Tuesday April 20 at 10:30 a. m.
 Mrs. William Libolt and Miss Esther Bronson will demonstrate a kit of household measures. A "Pot Luck dinner will be served at noon. The meeting will be held under the direction of the leader, Mrs. Charles c. Rogers.
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Conference Planned

VUHItIEMCC TIdHMCU
 At the meeting of the Land Owners Protectiv Association at the club rooms Tuesday night it was voted to hold a conference on their recently purchased land on Thurs day, April 27 from 5-7 p. m.
 This conference will be for the purpose of deciding upon a location for the erection of a club house and a road leading to the building.
 The land which consists of twen- ty-two acres is located on the East Bristol road. Clifford Willard pre- sided at the meeting.
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"Yes," said Joan. It was a dis tinctly feminine reaction. Dim- pies apart, Johnny is the hand somer. Or was it because of his famous conditioning?
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WHAT SCHOOLMATES SAY ABOUT THEM

As, their fifth birthday hears, there's little to choose between the Woods twins. Jimmy seems to have generally overhauled his cul- tivated brother. In leadership, speech, and performance at school he excelS Johnny.
 Johnny hollers and runs away
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Goodson at Banquet

George Goodson, son of MT. and Mrs. Maurice Goodson of West street, 8 student of the Northeastern University at Boston, attended the Junior Prom of the college on Fri day and Saturday attended the ban quet for members of the Deans list.
 MT. Goodson has been an honor student all through his attendance at the university.
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Hike Planned

If fair weather prevails Sunday. Rev. Orin Dice plans hike and an out of door picnic for the members of the Young Peoples group Sunday.
 They will leave the Woodtick chapel at 3 p. m. Returning they will have picnic supper at the par sonage. The regular Sunday evening meeting will be held following the supper.
 MT. and Mrs. Philip Duhaime re- turned Tuesday from a trip to De- troit, Micll.. where Sunday they att tended the 50th wedding anniyer-
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MAKING MOST OF RARE PRIVILEGE
 Ordinarily" Miss K. w. Burton supervisor of the school, had ex-
Evening star., 1937-05-06
Workers
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fed employees be blanketed into civil
service by non-competitive examina-
tions. The department representa-
tives particularly assert that open COM
petitive examinations might seriously
handicap the Federal service for some
time because it would be possible for
inexperienced employees to replace
those with experience.
To prevent such situation, the
committee tentatively agreed to write
into the bill provision which would
give unclassified employees . credit Of
2 points for each year Of service in the
competitive examination. The maxi
mum would be 20 points.
These credits would not be given,
however, unless the employe made an
average Of 10, the passing mark, In the
examination.
Ramspeck explained that after the
two-year limit in which unclassified
employees would be given an opportu-
nifty to qualify, the committee proposed
to permit those who had not qualified
to be blanketed into the civil service
unless their positions were filed in the
meantime by civil service employe.
The committee also proposed to stop
the present practice Of sending Fed
eral employees In the field service to
various sections of the country with a
provision forbidding the appointment
OF person who is not legal or voting
resident Of the area Of the oface to
which he would be appointed at the
time Of the appointment.
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huge red crosses on her sides and
new the Red Cross flag.
Meanwhile, insurgent All. raids
against the capital increased in num-
Der, II not in intensity. Four times
before noon sirens walled and sent
the population scurrying to shelters,
but the bombs dropped at the out
skirts of the city.
The Almirante Cervera apparently
tried to cross the Habana's bows and
slow her down, but the Royal Oaks
skipper, realizing what was up put
his battleship between the insurgent
cruiser and the liner.
Meanwhile, some Of the children
had explored the lower regions of the
boat, singing and shouting and run
ming up and down the companionways.
Exasperated nurses finally herded
them all on deck, where many fell
asleep
There was virtually no food aboard,
for there was little that Bilbao could
offer. Huge cans Of milk, however,
were set on the decks and the nurses
ladled out cupfuls for the little boys
and girls.
Tonight the French liner Calamare
is due from Bordeaux to take out an
other contingent.
The woman refugees who left today
carried meager household possessions
aboard ship.
Some toted bales of bed linen and
pictures on their heads as they stag
gered up the gangplank.
One old lady. weeping, carried a
faded wedding dress under one arm.
Steadfast under a hail of bombs
and machine-gun fire, sturdy Basque
"gudaris."t or militia men, frightened
their grip on the entrapped insur-
gents, who, with their backs to the
sea, faced slow starvation unless the
siege within siege was cracked
The beleaguered insurgents, re-
ported to be Italian units of the broad
offensive Gen. Emilio Mola has thrust
toward Bilbao, were isolated on the
Bay of Biscay Coast, near Bermeo,
is miles northeast of Bilbao. Their
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food supplies were dwindling swiftly.
This defense success, together with
general halt in the insurgent drive
along a semi-circular front east of
the Basque capital, gave Bilbao a
breathing spell in its efforts to re-
duce population swollen to about
350,ooo, approximately twice normal.
by men, women and children who fed
into the city ahead of the insurgents.
Basque authorities declared an
Italian destroyer" had Joined seven
lnsurgent ships. The insurgent high
command has refused approval of any
evacuation on the ground it would
strengthen the resistance to Mola S
campaign
The insurgents near Bermeo were
isolated from the main body of Nola S
troops Sunday after they had driven
rapidly along the Biscay coast toward
the Basque, capital
While Mola's airmen blasted at the
Basques' encircling line of steel yes
terday two insurgent trawlers at
tempted to help the beleaguered force
from the sea. The Basques turned ar
tillery on the boats and they scurried
seaward while 6-inch shells geysered
the water around them.
Between Bermo and Bilbao an In
surgent force was apparently nearly
ready to strike at the Basque capitals
fortiflcations, which insurgent scouts
said consisted of four lines Of trenches
with many concrete machine guns
nests and parapets.)
Government reports said Basque
and Asturian troops captured Anetxu
Hill in Guipuzcoa Province, east of
Bilbao, and launched series of at
tacks on nsurgent positions.
To the west, near Santander, in
surgents in the Town of Bricia were
reported In a precarious position after
the government seized control of routes
over which they received supplies.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
ALIENATION SUIT
DEFENDANT FA|NTS
Miss Laura Strittmatter Collapses.
Trial Postponed After Love
Letters Are Read.
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, May 6-MIiss Laura
strittmatter, defendant in a 100000
alienation of affections suit, COL
lapsed today in the Recorders Court
building before the opening of today's
session of the trial, which then was
adjourned for the day
DR.. Edward J, Agni Of Receiving
Hospital after examining the &C.
year-old woman, said she was on
the verge of a nervous breakdown
Recorders Judge John v. Brennan
did not tell the cause of the post
ponement in informing the jury, which
is hearing the case brought by the
wife of Charles H. Cullinan, former
junior auditor in the Home Owners
Loan Corps Detroit Office
Culiinan's love letters calling Miss
Strittmatter My sweet dream girl"
were read at the trial.
Soon you will be crushed with
kisses. God knows I could not touch
another's lips Cullinan wrote from
Washington in March, 1885.
The letters were admitted in evi-
dence by Judge Brennan over strong
protest by attorneys for Mrs Halle
Cullinan
The Washington woman charges
that Miss Strittmatter clerk in the
Home Owners Loan Corps Detroit
ONCE, stole her husbands love while
he was transferred here for a short
time in 1885 as junior auditor.
Il have my doubts about your love-"
one of the II letters written by Cul-
linan said. Since you called me
liar and hypocrite on the phone, I
have felt low"
In another letter. Cullinan said:
Il am not married. am Just q
victim Of circumstances"
Miss Strittmatter. who married Cul-
linan on June l, 1885, but had the
marriage annulled year later, had
testified earlier that Cullinan repre-
sented himself as divorced.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
NEUTRALITY RULES
ISSUED BY HULL
Persons Soliciting Spanish
Relief Funds Must Regis.
ter With Government,
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Secretary Hull issued new neutrality
regulations yesterday requiring persons
and organizations desiring to solicit
funds for the relief Of war sufferers
in Spain to register with the State
Department.
The recently enacted neutrality law
ssipulates that those identified with
either side in the Spanish civil strife
cannot make such collections.
Applicants for registration will be
required to state how they propose 10
seek contributions, the purposes for
which they are intended and the
names and addresses OF agencies to
which they ultimately are to be sent.
Statements Required.
Registrants also will be required to
submit monthly sworn statements Of
the amount Of contributions received
and their disposition. The Secretary of
State Is empowered to revoke any
registration for failure to comply with
the law
A few hours before the regulations
we're issued four members of CONGRESS
made public letter they addressed to
Secretary Hull calling upon him to
invoke the neutrality act against italy
and Germany on the ground that they
ARE waging war against the legitimate
and friendly Spanish government"
The signers were Representatives
OConnell. Democrat, Of Montana;
Coffee, Democrat, of Washington;
Teigan, Farmer-Labor, OF Minnesota,
and Bernard, Farmer-Labor, of Min
nesota.
THE evidence conv,cting the
Italian and German governments of
unprecedented barbarism is overwhelm-
ing, they declared. I'VE call upon
the Secretary OF State to recognize
officially what is known to the world"
Restrictions Declared Threatened.
Asserting that "the so-called neu-
trality law threatens to place arbi-
trary restrictions upon millions of
Americans who wish to continue send
ing sorely needed medical aid, food
and clothing to the hard-pressed
people of SPAIN" the Representa-
tives expressed belief this government
should heed the wishes of the great
majority Of our people, rather than
be Influenced by the bullies Of
Fascism."
Evening star., 1937-05-06

the Valencia government today in q
move to reunite all of Republican
Spain against the Fascist insurgents.
The decision Of the Valencia ad-
ministration-the highest authority
in the government-held portions Of
Spain-to intervene in hitherto au-
tonomous Catalonia was followed by
an Official announcement that anar-
chist rebels against the Catalan
regime had been brought under con-
troll in Barcelona.
The Valencia administration re-
moved Gen. Jose Roldan from COM
mand Of Catalonia's army, which has
been battling Gen. Francisco frances
insurgents in Northeastern Spain.
Although President Luis Companys
Of Catalonia was reported to have
recalled some troops from the war
front to suppress the anarchist out
break, Valencia officials declared the
government had not suffered.
Valencia's Intervention In Catalonia,
the government said, was taken under
the Catalan autonomy statute, which
left only loose ties between the BARGE
Iona administration and the central
government, then at Madrid.
INSURGENTS CLAIM ADVANCE.
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Criminal Justice
Continued From First PaRe.)

up the criminal courts were the two
trials Of Fred B. Rhodes on a forgery
charge, both resulting in hung juries;
the blackmail trial of Mrs. Mary
Krieger and Samuel L. Frooks, a Sc
curities act case that lasted two weeks,
and the trials of Zebulon Hodges and
James J. Laughlin, each lasting two
weeks.
Conclusions in the report of the
association were criticized in the House
late yesterday by Representative
Hobbs, Democrat, Of Alabama as both
unfair and unjustifiable.
Just few minutes before the House
adjourned Hobbs took the floor to
point out the commissions findings
had been based on fundamental
fallacies." He was given permission
to extend his remarks in the Con-
gressional Record.
Hobbs Later told newspaper men he
appreciated the work of the commits
sion and was not "sore," but he be.
lieved Its report did an injustice to
e4lC low CuAoi CCAlCIO Aliu pl plUcCSutlOIl
machinery Of the District. He had
reference particularly to the charge
that only about one-tenth of the
serious crimes reported in the Dis
trict last year resulted in convictions
A former Circuit Court Judge in
Alabama, Hobbs declared that state
ment was based on the fundamental
fallacy that every charge of crime is
true"
The charge that the Police De-
partment is inefficient" he said. like
wise Is based on a ornamental fall
lacy. The truth is the police can
materially change the conditions, but
not by themselves.
THE situation is due to the guilt
bility Of jurors, the skill of criminal
lawyers and the peculiar handicap
Of the District courts due to Wash
ington's changing population