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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Palazzi took place at S:30 o'clock this morning from the LaPorta funeral parlors, 29l South Main street. to St. Partick's church where services were conducted at g o'clock by Rev. William Wirkus. Interment took place in Calvary cemetery with Father Wirkus reading the commit tai prayers. The pallbearers were ael u arfg tn arfg tharfgthar tht Joseph Reno, Joseph Falcone, Michael DiRita, Arthur Sweeney and Raymond and Ernest Massi- cote.
 The funeral of Mrs. Louis Row. chak was held this morning at o'clock from the home 61 Hill street to St. Mary's Russian Greek Orthc- dox church at 8:30 with Rev. Peter Dzubay ofaciating. Burial was in St. Mary's Russian Greek Orthodox cemetery. The bearers. all members of the church, were John Spak, John Presnowski. Joseph Weretelnik, Gre gory Obuch, Samuel Kopchak and Michael Barilach.
 ne funeral of Mrs. Lydia (Stortz) Litschauer was held this afternoon at o'clock from the home, 330 ChipIna:l street extension. Burial vas in old Pine Grove cemetery. Funeral services for Wilfred Pi. e,rd Will be held tomorrow morn in< at 8:30 o'clock from the Belle vile funeral home, 68 East Clay street. to St. Ann,s church at g o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call this fternoon and evening.
 1ae funeral of Frederick U. Hig- gins was held this afternoon at z c home. 24 Windsor street, at 2 o'clock with Rev. Dr. John C.. Walker officiating. Burial was in w nx Springs cemetery, Marion.
 The funeral of Edison w. Pratt
 sS held this afternoon at 4 o. cl' ok at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. Dr. John c. Walker, pastor of the Second Con- gregational church, ofilciating. Bur- ial was in Evergreen cemetery, Wa tertosn.
 Tie funeral of Mrs. Annie Irwin
 as he.4 this afternoon at 2 o'clock at tE Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue. Rev. Dr.. John N. Lewis, rector of the St. Johns EpiS- c church. ofilciated.
 Funeral services for F. Edwin
 ivers. of Hamden. will be held this evening at 8 o'clock from the !."sL -ureral home. 14S Elizabeth .,'eet, Derby. Burial will be in Stannington cemetery at the con. ..nience If the family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14

Nine provinces in China are to be connected by telephone service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
WITHDREW $l,OOO
 SUIT TODAY

Daniel E. Butler today withdrew his $1,000 action against the R. K. Brown company from the court of common pleas. It has been report ed settled but the terms were not anfnounced.
 Butler, minor, sought damages in the suit brought through his wife, Amy J. Butler. He claims he entered the Brown building, op- erated by the defendant company, January q, 1887, and was, injured in a fall caused by slippery, wet stairs. Attorney William P. Vert heiner appeared for the plaintiff,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
DIED

HALLEN DORG-In this city, April 18th, 1887, Carl l.. Hallenborg. of S4 Wood St. Funeral tomorrow art Lutheran Church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14

STOCKING-Tn this city. April 18th. 1. 1887, Mrs. Mary Reid Stocking. of this city. Funeral tomorrow aft ernoon, at 2:0O o'clock, to Trinity Episcopal Church. Burial In River. side cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
OBITUARY

HALLENBORG- Carl L. Hallen- borg, 77, of S4 Wood street, died yesterday at his home. He was born in sweden and has been Q resident of this city for the past 50 years. He was a mail carrier for g years up to the time of his retirement IA years ago. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church where he was an honorary deacon.
 Surviving are his wife, Betty M. Oaurin) Hallenborg; two sons, Carl Phillip of Bridgeport and John Ernest of this city; three daughters, Mrs. A. L. Patch of New Haven and Mrs. E. R. Allard and Mrs. Robert Feest, both of Waterbury. He is also survived by five grand children and three brothers and one sister in Sweden.
 Funeral services will be held to- morrow afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the Zion Lutheran Church with Rev. William Frenberg of Naugatuck officiating. Friends may call at the Alderson funeral home from 4:30 to 5:30 and 2 to g o'clock today.
 GRETTER-Word has been re- ceiyed here of the death of w. Hummer Gretter, a former resident of this city, in Boston yesterday He was born in Richmond, Va, and moved with his family to Waterbury at an early age, residing here un- til eight years ago when he moved to Boston.
 Survivors include a daughter Mrs. Nancy Juggins, of Boston; three sisters, Mrs. William E. Fielding of Pine street, and Mrs Robert Barber, both of this city and Mrs. Margaret Fourquin o1 New York; and several nieces.
 Funeral arrangements are in. complete.
 STOCKING-Mrs. Mary Reid Stocking passed away last night after long illness. She was born in Portland. the daughter of the late Sarah and William Reid.
 Mrs. Stocking is survived by two sons, Louis H.. and Anson R. Stock ing; granddaughter, Beverly; two grandsons, Sidney D., and Anson G Stocking, all of this city; a sister Mrs. E. Watson Jones, of Burling- ton, Vt.; and a brother, James w Reid, of Flushing, L. I.
 Funeral services will be held to, morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at tn, Trinity Episcopal church, of which she was a lifelong member. Rev Roger B. T. Anderson, rector of thu ! churchs will ofnciate. Burial will bt in Riverside cemetery. Friends art requested to omit flowers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
POLICE BAFFLED

Oxford, Mass, April l4.-(UP)- Police were as baffled as ever today as to the fate of Etta Riel, 20- year old unwed mother who dfsao- peared November p. 1884. A grave in North cemetery where rumor has persisted the body of the attrac- tive State Teachers college coed was secreted was opened by State Detective Edward J. Mccarthy yes- terday, but no clue was found.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14

Funeral services for F. Edwin ''ivers, of Hamden. will be held this evening at 8 o'clock from the .v."..L .uEeral home. l48 Elizabeth .teet, Derby. Burial will be in Stonnington cemetery at the con. , ,.nience If the family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
LATE REALTY NEWS
Warranty Deed

W8tE1Mgy UeeW Emil Digniani to Margherita Rin- ali. property, west side of North Main street.
 Quit Claim Deed Thomaston Savings Bank to Anna Mendillo Pauline, property, West Grove street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14

Frank Clark, who has risked his neck in more films than any other Hollywood s.Snt flyer, will supply the air thrilG ill "All Is Confusion, ' Joe E. Browns l...ccoes starring ve- hicle for David Loew Productions and RKO Radio release.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14

J0l1n e. Clask, member e tho British parliament. who was once lion tanner, has written Q book of "reminiscences. entitled Circus
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
MAN SHOT DOWN
 ON LONELY ROAD
Statewide Search for As= sailant; Wounded Man
 Critical

Stafford Springs, Conn, May B. (UP).-State police teletypes flashed a Connecticut-wide warning today for arrest of a man who shot and critically wounded Chelsea, Mass, man at Ellington last night and left him lying on a lonely road.
 State officers met all queries on the case with mo information One officer indicated, however. a break was not imminent.
 The wounded man was Walter Miller, 37, (43 Lambert avenue) Chelsea, Mass. Johnson Memorial hospital authorities reported a bull let passed through his back and came out his chest, just above ms heart. His condition was critical.
 Police sought the driver of 1854 Massachusetts buick coupe after hearing Miller's story.
 Miller told police he was riding in the car with a man who was a stranger to him. At Ellington, he said the man stopped the autonlo- bile and invited him to drive. Just as he stepped off the running board, Miller went on, he was shot down. The car sped away toward Hart ford.
 The wounded man staggered to a nearby gas station where f1rst aid was administered and police were called.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03

1 nationalists radio messages, inter- cepted at Bilbao, appealed for re- Inducements.
 An Italian prisoner captured early in the leyalist counter-drive was quoted as saying that there were 5000 Italians on the Bermeo front under Command of Gen. Sandro Piassoni of the Italian army. This prisoner, 1t was alleged, said that he and his companions thought they were on their way to Ethiopia. | A factor in the situation at Bil- bao was a loyalist drive on Burgos, the important Nationalist base 75 miles southwest of Bilbao. Loyalists claimed some progress in this drive, intended to relieve pressure on Bil- bao and it was believed not impos- sible that the nationalists might have to send endorsements there. Plans to evacuate refugees were advanced when the Basque govern ment considered taking over the old Spanish transatlantic liner Hahana to aid in sending women and children to France
 At Salamanca, the nationalist capital, it was insisted that the bat tleship Espana, sunk by leylist air. plane bombs, really struck mine. It was said that four seamen and an engineer were killed by the ex= plosion of the mine" but that the rest were saved.
 | (TTpN -Einfai6H Secretary Anthony Eden informed the house of commons today that despite the Spanish insurgent gov- ernment's rejection of the British women and children from Bilbao, "his majesty's government intends to give the assistance which 1t al- ready has announced"
 London, May 3.-(UP)-Evacua- tion of refugees from the Bilbao area of Spain will be begun "almost im- mediately" in merchant ships under the protection of British Warships, it was understood today.
 Five thousand women and chil- dren will make up the first contin- gent.
 Merchant ships will take the re- fugees from the Basque coast. As soon as they reach the three mile limit they will be under the pro lection of British warships which have orders to fire on any Spanish nationalist warsflip that challenges them.
 Dispatches from Paris said the joint French-Rritish evacuation would start tomorrow and that French like British warships would give their protection.
 Nationalist authorities had pro- tested, against the warship protec- tion and had refused bluntly to give requested safe conduct for refugee ships. Hence the evacuation will be one in which the British and French ships have but one way to respond to any nationalist challenge-battle.
 Merchant ships carrying refugees will fly hospital flags.
 The British consul at Bilbao, R. 0. Stevenson, will see that there is no political discrimination in se- lecting refugees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
CUNMEN SPREAD
 TERROR IN INN

New Haven, Conn, May 3.-CUP). Warrants charging assault with intent to murder were out today for two men who terrorized patrons of the Top Hat Apizza late Saturday night in what police said was ~an attempt to kill Albert Demeola, 29, a tavern keeper.
 The two gunmen, police said first went to Demeola's tavern and asked for the proprietor. Finding him out, the pair went to the Top Hat where they spotted their intended victim, authorities said.
 The men opened fire on Demeola immediately, the police story went but he escaped unhurt. Guglielmo Fappiano, 35, patron, was struck in the cheek by a bullet, and Clar- ence Peters, 34, a waiter, was hit In the hand.
 Demeola was arrested as a ma terial witness after police said he was engaged in a feud with the two grnmen, one of whom WIS known as "Sawdust."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03

Only a skeleton picket crew re- mained at the gates Sunday, when work was suspended on most sets over the weekend.
 The striking unions held point meeting Sunday and issued state- ment denouncing Pat Casey, labor coerdinater for the Association of Motion Picture producers, for re- fusing to recognize a union shop. Casey had insisted that the pro- ducers were willing to recognize unions as collective bargaining agencies for their members, but would not grant them 8 closed shop until the unions submitted wage scale and other demands that they had in mind.
 Studio officials insisted the strike would not hamper production. Me- tro- Goldwyn-Mayer said only three employees of the makeup department struck. Other producers said not more than 200 employees had quit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
3PLEAD GUILTY IN KIDNAP CASE
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(Contlnued from Page D Burton B. Turkus for Weiss and Schlossman, and by Alexander Ber- Der for Bleefeld. With Irwin N. Will pon, another defense lawyer, they left the courtroom and District At torney John J. Quinn began his opening statement for the govern ment.
 Weiss, Schlossman and Bleefeld are expected to testify for the gov ernment against the Parkers, whom they charged with engineering the plot to kidnap Wendell. Weiss and Schlossman are serving terms of from 20 years to life imprisonment in Sing Sing prison for the kidnap- ing on conviction in New York state. Bleefeld pleaded guilty but has not been sentenced.
 The guilty pleas were entered after a jury of eight women and four men had been sworn in and two alternates chosen.
 Judge Clark told the jurors they would have the right to question any witnesses or any member of coun- sel during the trial.
 That is one way of getting at the truth" he said.
 Wendell was kidnapped February IA, 1886, and held prisoner in Brook lyn where he was alleged to have been forced to sign false statement duplicating" himself in the Lind bergh Kidnapping.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
NORMAL SERVICE
 IN R. l. HOTELS
Providence Strike Settled With Concessions to
 Employees

Providence, R. l., May 3.-(UP). Normal service was restored 1n this city's three largest hotels to- day at 800 employees returned to their posts after three-day strike that won them a shorter work week, 10 to 20 per cent pay increases and union recognition.
 Settlement, reached at a confer ence between hotel men and rep resentatives of the Hotel and Res taurant Works Union, an Ameri- can Federation of Labor affiliate was ratified by strikers, 203 to 30, late yesterday.
 The walkout of cooks, walters, waitresses, bellhops, busboys, cham bermaids, hostesses, kitchen helpers and elevator operators crippled service in the Biltmore, Narragan-- sett and Crown hotels at the start of the Narragansett park horse racing season. Turf followers had either entrained for Boston, 5o miles distant, or roomed in lodging houses and small hotels not affect ed.
 Hotel owners generally agreed to a six-day week, 54 hours for men and 48 for women, and union recog- milton.
 Salary minimums included: Hos tesses, SIS; bell captains, SIS; chambermaids, $14; waitresses $6:50 walters, $10; busboys. $8.
 Cooks and kitchen help will re- ceive IS per cent increase. Amount of increase for bellrops, porters lnousemen, elevator operators and other employees will be fixed at fur tler conferences.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
MOVIE STRIKE
 IS SPREADING
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any one of the 50 pictures now be- ing made, but it was believed that the work might be impeded seri- ously.
 Eleven technicians' unions are on strike, demanding a "closed" shop. Sunday, eight more unions poined the original three which walked out. Seven other unions, which to- gether with the eight on strike com- prise the Federated Motion Picture crafts, were debating strike action today.
 The Actors guild is committed to the federation but has not become affiliated to it.
 Many of the high-salaried actors sympathized with the strikers. The guild left it to their discretion whether they pass through the lines of pickets that were expected to swell to more than a thousand by the time the studios open.
 Saturday, with the three unions picketing studios, actors reported for work as usual. Most of them were expected to return to their sets again today.
 The actors massed last night at the Hollywood Legion stadium. Among them were stars whose sal- aries run to $200,000 year, and ex-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
40-42 NORTH MAIN STREET

 tras who are happy to earn $5 day. Robert Montgomery, the guild presi- dent, was late. Elissa Landi forgot her card and had to be identified. Scouts greeted James Cagney, an outstanding champion of the guild movement, Robert Young, Bill Rob- inson, Francis Lederer, Oliva de Haviland, Frederic March, Pat o. Brien, Leslie Howard and Ralph Bellamy.
 It was learned that one faction wanted to strike immediately. The executive board announced that un- der the bylaws, an affirmative vote by 75 per cent of the 12000 senior guild members was necessary. The vote would have to be conducted by mailed ballot. It would have been impossible to call strike ira- mediately.
 Another movement favored rati- flying the constitution of the Fed erated Motion Picture crafts, to which the strikers belong. This also was defeated.
 The actors were not deliberating a sympathy strike. They had de- mands o. their own, including recog- nition, and improved working condi- tions, especially for minor players. They want steadied work and more pay for the extras.
 Aubrey Blair, secretary of the junior guild, said the guild had been promised that producers would appoint a committee to confer with the guild board not later than Wed- nesday night. The board will report back to the annual guild meeting next Sunday night, and then it will be decided whether to call for a strike vote.
 The guild decided last night how- ever, that any member who en-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
Mrs. Simpson Is
 Free To Marry
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tiere, near London, and went 70 France while he fought for the right to make her his queen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03

sinps1n obtained her decree nisi, the newspapers rushed out special editions to tell oi the decree ahso- lrite. Soon after the hearing, peo- pie tia the streets were reading the stnries splashed oyer first pages. Pic tIres of Mrs, Simpson appeared with the stories which pushed news of the bus strike aside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
40 Rebels Buried As Dwan1ited
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United Press dispatches from Bil- bao quoted leyalist headquarters as asserting that the nationalists, in cluding Italians, were thrown back in retreat that at points was dis orderly, and that tanks and motor trucks were taken.
 Dispatches from the nationalist side told 9 conflicting story of new gains particularly in the Bermeo area but indicated that General Emilio Mela, the nationalist com- mander in chief, had slowed up the attack in preparation for final as- sault.
 While nationalist planes attacked Bilbao the new loyalist planes raked the nationalist battle lines with bomb and machine gun.
 From the sea, in the Bermeo area, newly arrived loyalist Warships CO., operated with the land and air forces in a heavy bomhardment.
 Detailed dispatches from the loy- alist side indicated that the nation alists might at some points have ad- vanced too fast in what had been a triumphant march for weeks. Apparently the loyalist defenders had consolidated themselves on a strong line of defense. A United Press correspondent who visited the Amorbieta front yesterday reported that the loyalists attacked after an intense artillery, machine gun and rifle fire and that fighting was vi- cieuS.
 Loyalists asserted that the na- tionalists were in dangerous posi- tion at portions of the batle line.
 They claimed numerous prisoners, including Italians, serving with the nationalists. They arrested also that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
NATIONAL DEBT NEARING LIMIT Roosevelt Figure May Even Be Surpassed;
 Revenue Below
By LYLE Q. WILSON

Washington, May 3-tUP)-Mov- ing steadily upward as the govern ment continues it's gold purchases, the national debt is approaching the approximate limit of $S5, ,026, COG, ,06o proposed by President Roosevelt and Withi na fortnight may surprass that figure.
 Mr. Roosevelt estimated last Jall- uary that the national debt would increase by $1, ,248, DOG, 900 during the current fiscal year and reach $35,- 026, 100000 when the year ends next June 30. He said he expected the national debt to remain lat about the same amount" during the ensu- ing fiscal year.
 Two factors contribute to the un- foreseet1 upward movement of the national debt. Treasury revenue has fallen below estimates and the gov ernment has undertaken recent large expenditures to sterilize gold flowing here from foreign ports. Both factors have compelled the government to choose between bor- rowing additional funds or drawing more heavily upon the treasury working balance to pay current bills.
 The week end treasury statement reported the national debt as of April 29 to be $34,939, ,0e7, ,625 com pared with $S1, ,429, ,275, ,761 one year ago. It has increased more than S14, ,000, ,0O0, ,880 since Mir. Roosevelt was inaugurated on March 1. 1893.
 Current treasury policies assure a continued upward movement, preb- ably for the next six weeks. Secre- tary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., announced last month a pro- gram of borrowing $50,000,000 weekly on short term securities. The first of this weekly series was issued April 19 and another the following week. A third is announced for to- day and fourth is practically as- sured for next week. The $50,000,- GOO issues mature in September and may be retired then if the govern ment has cash available.
 The fourth of these series of $50,- 100000 short term borrowings will raise the national debt to $35, ,040,- 100000, approximately $14,0oo, 900 be- yond the figure proposed tentatively last January by MT. Roosevelt as the top debt limit.
 Some of these borrowed millions go directly for foreign gold pur- chased by the treasury at the $35 an ounce price established by the Roosevelt administra tion. Until last December the inflow of foreign gold was absorbed without increasing the national debt.
 The treasury simply issued gold certificates to the federal reserve system but that practice was aban- doned in favor of a sterilization" program under which the treasury borrows from the public to pay for the gold. The inflowing gold, by that method, is segregated from the gen. eral gold stocks of the country and therefore does not increase the po- tential base for credit imitation, a development which recently has been disturbing MT. Roosevelt.
 For every $35 borrowed to pur- chase gold the treasury puts away an ounce of the metal so that all debts for gold purchase ultimately can be discharged by selling the gold, provided the price remains at $35.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
TWO NEW ENGLAND
 MEN ARE KILLED

Albany, May 3.-(UP)-Two New England men were killed and two others were injured in weekend ae- Cidents near here.
 w. Thomas Kennedy, 21, Sher- man, Conn, was killed when his automobile left the highway near pittsfleld, Mass.
 Lawrence Grant. 34, North Adams, Mass, was fatally hurt when his Far crashed off the highway near Petersburg. N. Y.
 Marsh P. Carroll, New Milford, ppnn., driving the Kennedy car, and Samuel Mitchell, North Adams, op- erating the Grant machine, were iI- ,'ired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
I gagged in strike-breaking activity
 would lose his membership.

gagged in strike-breaking activity would lose his membership.
 Not all Hollywood's technicians are on strike. Those still working belong to unions parties to the old studio basic wage agreement, in- cluding the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage employees, which is affiliated with the American Fed- eration of Labor, and which recently signed a new agreement with movie producers in New York. Camera men, projectionists and photogra- phers belong to it.
 There are about 5000 on strike in the following unions: Painters, scenic artists, makeup men, sta- tionary engineers, machinists and boilermakers, plumbers, costumes, rneulders, cooks, welders and utility workers or laborers.
 Studio executives increased their private police to guard against violance.