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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
SlOeetbriars Group
Plans Card Party

The semi-monthly meeting Of the
Sweetbriars sorority was held on
Sunday at the home OF Miss Ida
Yannetty D; Baldwin street. Election
Of officers was held. Miss Bertha Pa
olini was elected president and
Miss Rae Bisconti was chosen secre-
tary and treasurer. The sorority also
entertained with birthday party
In honor Of one Of its members, Miss
Marie Leon, who celebrated her
birthday.
Arrangements for the annual card
party which will take place in March
were completed. Those in attend
ance were Misses Bertha Paolini, Rae
Bisconti, Ida Yannetti, Anna Pal
onics, Marie Leon and Dolores
Paoloni.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26

round finesse dangerous.
South's best play was to lead q
low diamond to the ace and return
a low diamond to the king. In to-
days hand, since the jack fell on
the second round, there was no fur
ther guess, and South now could
lead low diamond to the nine and
win the remaining tricks, after the
queen Of diamonds was taken by
West.
Had South chosen a first round
finesse Of the nine in dummy, the
hand would have been defeated.
Copyright, 1887, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
Sorority Arranges Dinner
Dance For January 20

Among the prominent semi form
al dinner dances to be given by q
sorority this year will be that Of
the Pi Omega Sigma Tau, of Post
College, which will take place at
Wright's Inn, Plainville, Friday
evening, January 20. Numerous So
cial activities have been sponsored
In the past by this group, but from
early indications offered by sorority
members this dinner dance will be
recognized as the outstanding So
cial achievement Of the organiza-
ton.
General arrangements have been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
Miss Mary Donnelly
Is Shotver Guest

Miss Mary Donnelly who Is to be
married on February 4th to John
Sullivan was guest Of honor at q
shower given at the home of Mrs.
Joseph Pendy Of Wolcott street.
Those attending were: Mary DON
nelly. Edna Englehart, Lucy Miller
lex, Mildred McLanc, Patricia Pen
dy, Ann Grimm. Patricia Sullivan,
Mrs. r. Moore, Mrs. John Gilmore,
Mrs. Walter Dothery, Mrs. Dick
Rethancourt, Mrs. Donald Strack-
en-, Mrs. Edward Kenny, Mrs. Cath
crime Sullivan, Mrs. Harry Dunn,
Mrs. Thomas Cronin, Mrs. Latham
Malone, Mrs. Roger Conner, Mrs.
Charles Mackay, Mrs. Thomas Paw
loski and Mrs. Joseph Pcndy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
Memorial Meeting To
Be Held Tomorrow

The Waterbury Hebrew Ladies Aid
association, the Daughters of Beth
Israel Waterbury Hadassah Chapter
Sisterhood of Beth Israel and the
Jewish Home for the aged are to be
the sponsors of a memorial meeting
being held tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock at the Hebrew Institute. The
meeting Is In honor Of the late Sec
rotary, Mrs. Meta Ginsburg. Rabbi
Moses d. Sheinkopf will deliver the
memorial address
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
FaretUeH Party Given
For O'DonneH Couple

A surprise farewell party was
given TO Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Tied"
O,Donnell at their Edison Avenue
HON last night by employees Of
the Boys Club with whom Mr..
O'Donnell will soon relinquish his
duties for similar position in
Springfield, Mass.
The party was in charge Of Mrs.
Ann Gould. Guests to the affair
were as follows: Mrs. Sue Schley,
Mrs. Il. Ostrom, Mrs. Ann Gould,
Miss r. Wheeler, Miss Loretta Der
mody, Miss Catherine Finnemore,
John Smith. Robert Roberts. AM
thony Ciofani. and Mrs. and Mxz.
A. J. O'Donnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Christian Of
| Willow street are spending several
days with relatives In Springfield.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
nominees NAMES
SENT TO SENATE
Group of 100 Dispatched
by Roosevelt Is First
of Session.

President Roosevelt today sent to the
Senate his first batch Of nominations
since Congress convened. This list Of
nominations today contained about 100
names and most were nominations Of
ofncers who had been appointed to
ofice since the time Congress ad-
journed last June.
The more important nominations
were those Of William Phillips of
Massachusetts,, to be Ambassador to
Italy; William C. Bullitt Of Pennsyl-
vania, to be Ambassador to France, and
Joseph E. Davies Of this city, to be
Ambassador to Soviet Russia.
The list included q number of pro-
motions In the Army, the major ones
being the nominations of the following
origadier generals to be major generals: !:
John H. Hughes, David L. Stone,
John L. Dewitt and Harry E. knight.
The list included also the appoint
ment OF Lawrence w. Cramer Of New
York to be Governor of the Virgin
Islands; Milburn L. Wilson Of Mon.
tana to be Undersecretary of Agri-
culture. succeeding DR.. Rex Tugwell:
Harry L Brown of Georgia to be
Assistant Secretary Of Agriculture:
Paul H. Nystrom Of New York to be .
member Of the Federal Board for
Vocational Education; Edwin s. Smith
OF Massachusetts,, reappointment As
a member Of the National Labor Re-
lations Board; Justin Miller of North
Carolina to be a member of the Board
Of Tax Appeals; Fred w. Catlett of
Washington to be = member of the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
RAILS ASK BOOST
IN FREIGHT RATE
Increase to Permit Purchase
OF Adequate Rolling
Stock Sought.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
The Nations railroads urged the
Interstate Commerce Commission yes
terday to allow increased freight
charges so they could replace what
they said was inadequate and obsolete
rolling stock.
Emergency surcharges expired Jan
uary /. The commission now Is hold
ing hearings on application for rate
structure revision.
J. M. Symes, vice president of the
Association of American Railroads, in
charge Of operation and maintenance,
testified the number of cars and loco
motives was the lowest since before
the World War, due principally to
the roads lack Of purchasing power.
Symes said expenditures for mai,l-
tenance this year, while exceeding each
year since 1880, was only about half
rs much as the average year from
1928 through 1929.
A per cent increase in traffic ir
1887 would require about $4,000 addl-
tional cars and 800 locomotives, Whlle
IS per cent increase would require
10000 additional cars and 2,40o new
locomotives, he said.
Shippers, opposed to the rate in
crease, are awaiting their turn 70
testify.
Evening star., 1937-01-08

price,"
Boy, Is that lot Of sinkers?
MENUS.
THERE appears to be need for CO.
ordination between one newspaper
man and his wife on the subject Of
food
Not infrequently he arrives home
for dinner to find the same main dish
awaiting that he had ut lunch.
This week started ominously. Tues
day he had salmon croquettes and
pumpkin pie for lunch, certainly not
usual combination. For dinner he
had salmon croquettes and pumpkin
pie.
Wednesday he had liver and onions
and rice pudding for lunch. At dinner
his wife served liver saute and mush-
rooms Gan excellent dish, incidentally
with steamed rice and spinach.
Thursday he decided to take no
chances and called home to inquire
about the dinner plans and once more
he found that the two meals were
destined to be similar, 30 for lunch he
avoided his usual selection and took
Goldfish cakes instead.
PRAYER.
p UTH ANN PARKER, 4 years old
is saying a special prayer these
days which must be proving pretty
startling to her recording angel.
"Give me strength" Ruth asks.
What for?" neighbor asked Ruth
the other day when she was told about
the odd prayer.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
PORTS ARE OPENED.
Mexico to Cooperate With U. s. on
Neutrality Policy.

Mexico to Cooperate With U. 8. on
Neutrality Policy.
MEXICO CITY, January 8 R.-
Mexico opened her ports today for re-
Shipment of United States arms to
Spain.
Ernest Hidalgo, acting secretary Of
state, said recent events caused the
Mexican government to modify its
policy prohibiting such reshipments.
"This government has gone out OF
its way to cooperate with the United
States In its neutrality policy. and
will continue to do so." the Mexican
oflcial said.
I'VE can not. of course, impede
shipments of arms for which the
United States has given its approval.
We can only hold shipments when
the Government Of the country Of
their origin disapproves."
A licensed shipment Of $4,507, 900
Of war supplies would be permitted
through Mexico Ell route to Spain.
Hidalgo said, IF the license is not
cancelled before the arms enter
Mexico"
(The license for export Of the arma-
ments from the United States was
granted to Richard Dineley, San
Francisco munitions broker.)
Evening star., 1937-01-08
REICHSTAG CALLED

BERLIN, January 3 @.-The Ger
man Reichstag (Parliament) has been
summoned to meet January 30, the
beginning Of the NTH year of national
socialism In Germany, reliable sources
reported today.
The reports could not be confirmed
In ofllcial quarters.
Reichstag officiab said they had no
knowledge Of the convocation and that
no call had been issued to the members.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
PRESIDENT ASKS
NUISANCE TAXES.
Calls for Continuance of 10
Levies Scheduled to Die
in Summer,
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's budget mes
sage today called for continuance Of
10 so-called nuisance" taxes sched-
uled to expire in June and July.
1t estimated that termination of
these miscellaneous levieS would trim
next years revenues by $452. $50, 900.
In addition, Mr.. Roosevelt requested
continuance at their present rate of q
group of levies which otherwise would
be automatically reduced before next
July 81.
The Chief Executive asked extern
sion of the following levies, giving in
dividual estimates of the income they
will provide next year:
Manufacturers excise taxes:
Lubricating oils, $31 1850, 600.
Brewers wort, malt, ETC.. $500, 900.
Matches, $6.840,G00.
Gasoline. $190.180,000.
Electrical energy, $34,060,000.
Tires and inner tubes, $29, 100000.
Toilet preparations, etc.. $14,470, 900.
Articles made Of fur, $6,750,000.
Automobile trucks, $6,700,O0O.
Passenger cars and motor cycles,
$4S,30O,00
Automobile parts or accessories,
s7,sOO00
Radios, monographs, etc, $780,
00O
Mechanical refrigerators, $3.50, 900.
Sporting goods, cameras, etc,
$7.460,00O.
Firearms, shells and cartridges,
s2.94O,0O0.
Chewing gum. s8SO,o0O.
, Telephone, telegraph. radio and
cable facilities, s24 10000.
Oil transportation by pipe line,
. slO.22O, 900.
Stamp taxes, bond transfers and
deeds of conveyance, $12, 100000
Total, $452, $50, 900.
Ievies suggested for retention at
present rates, and estimated revenues:
Stamp taxes:
Issue Of securities. $9,400,000.
Stock transfers, S17, 100000.
Sales OF produce for future delivery,
81 $4,000.
Admissions, SIS 100000.
Total, $44,070,000.
. Grand total s4s6, ,65o,o0o.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
here that I have had . financial
interest in these articles.

mere tnaG l nave mad D nnanclal
interest in these articles.
Last thing I want Is to deny
long friendship with you, but Paris
Soir daily captions 'Newbold Noyes,
Cousin Of Mrs. Simpson Dead
weight to this impression Of flnan-
cial gain. Truly sorry this situa-
tion had to arise between you and
me. but sale Of articles to Euro
pean papers has forced me unwil-
tngly to protect my position.
wallis Simpson"
Mr.. Noyes' Reply
New York. January Z (about
$50 p.m.) Have tried three times
to reach you or Herman by tele.
phone since your cable of last night,
but operator advises both refuse to
talk to me. I repeat that the signed
Introduction to which you refer was
definitely stipulated as being for .
magazine article and that the au-
thorization for Newspaper articles
lay in the specific request on the
part of both of you that I write
such articles upon my return to
America.
AS regards your quoted claim
that promised not to say I had
even seen any one else,' you neglect
to recall that the flrst sentence Of
my partially quoted cable Of De-
cember II said: Please say Wallis
no promise Of breadth indicated
asked or given. I was asked by
both to correct unfavorable picture
here and to this end have been
dedicating my every effort
"You say that neither Of you
dreamed that would bring his
name into your story. I ask you
in seriousness whether I brought
his name into your story. Sale
Of articles to European news
papers entirely up to syndicate to
which I sold them In order to get
hest American distribution. I re-
mind you I advised you December
Is continental newspapers would
publish. Regret preposterous eanard
that you have prohted finan-
cially myv articles, but In al
frankness ennot thereby justify to
myself youR repudiation a them
- - 0D1n80
Evening star., 1937-01-08
College Moves
For Tax Refund
On Game Tickets
William, and Mary Not
to Pay U. S. Levy
in Future.
the Associated Preaa.

Ey the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, January 8.-Tiie
College Of William and Mary formally
notified the Internal Revenue Bureau
here today that it would seek a refund
Of taxes paid on gate receipts from
athletic events for the last four years
and would refuse to pay such taxes in
the future.
Charles J. Duke. jr., bursar OF the
old State-supported college, said
If the Government persisted in its at
tempt to collect the admission tax. the
college would seek an injunction In
Federal Court.
The school denied the right Of the
Government to compel an institution
Of the State of Virginia to collect
taxes" and the right OF the Govern
ment to levy and collect taxes from
State institution at any time"
Dukes notice to N. B. Early. jr.,
internal revenue collector at Rich
mond. said. in part:
THE College OF william and Mary
hereby formally makes claim for. and
demands refund Of. all monies in the
nature Of taxes collected by 1t and
pemitted under compukion to your
bureau, said taxes being levied on ad-
missions to athletic contests during the
preceding four years.
The College Of william and Mary,
to preserve its legal rights in such
matters, protests the future collection
Of similar taxes"
Off1cials of other State schools-the
University Of Virginia. Virginia Mill
tary Institute and Virginia Polytechnic
Institute-said they were pursuing a
course Of "watchful waiting" pending
the outcome Of william and Mary's ac-
tion.
Capt Norton Pritchett, Virginia ath-
letic director, said he believed it
doubtful that q refund could be Sc
cured of taxes already collected and
paid by colleges.
Virginia Tech authorities said that
its taxes had been paid to date and
that no immediate action was antici-
pated.
Duke did not reveal how much had
been collected by the Government from
the college in the four-year period, but
indicated that 1t was . considerable
sum.
Collector Early. In the meantime,
said that he would proceed in the usual
manner to collect the gate receipts
tax unless he received contrary orders
from Washington or from . Federal
Court.
Federal Judge E. Marvin Underwood
enjoined the Government from col
lecting such taxes on admissions to
foot ball games from the University of
Georgia and Georgia Tech at Atlanta
Wednesday. Several other colleges
have test cases pending.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
NICE RECEIVES LETTER.
VIII Pass II On to legislature without
Comment.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, January 8 R.-
Gov. Harry w. Nice today received
q letter from President Roosevelt urg-,
ing that ratification Of the proposed
child labor amendment to the Federal
Constitution be made q major item
Of the Maryland legislative program.
The Governor said he would trans
NIT the Presidents letter to the Gem
eral Assembly when it reconvenes,
without comment. The Legislature
has consistently defeated State rati-
fcation Of the amendment whenever
1t was proposed in past sessions.
Maryland now has . child labor
law which applies to all children be-
tween II and 16 years. who must pass
an educational test and q physical
examination made by physicians con-
nected with the commissioner of labor
and statistics before receiving employ
ment certificates. The commissioner
also enforces the States child labor
law.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
BAROMETER.

BAROMETER.
TfIERE are all sorts Of business
barometerS in this world, but
the simplest one ever discov-
a cred by q Wayside operative
Is a fountain pen on the desk of q
philosophic professional.
This pen," the owner explains, 'is
a perfect reflection Of my professional
life. First I used it with black ink;
later with red. Now I don't need any
ink in it because I just use it to stir
my Scotch and soda while I sit here
musing on how prosperous every one
else Is"
His fathers business. however, re-
mains good so you don't have to worry
about the poor fellow.
DIZZY.
George BarroUs' nomination for
the neatest trick OF the week is an
incident inUoluing quite prom
inent parsonage and his equally
prominent Dite.
In a sWank hotel Pautre soir,
they became separated at the ele-
Udtor. The wite took one car and
the husband, unaD1re OF her de-
lection, took another. Discovering
his loss, he returned to the lobby.
Not finding her there, he decided
she must haze gone to their suite.
No sooner had he started up again,
than she came down. In the be-
,Oilderment that opertakes epen the
most intelligent humans under
such circumstances, they went
through the ,ohole performance
t,Do more times before a tip from
an obserpant hotel employe re-
suited in a lobby reunion.
SINKERS.
WHEN lead prices started rising re-
w Gently. = local sporting goods
merchant nearly died laughing. In
his laughter. which Is the reason we
are reporting on it, lies q clue to the
extent to which Washington is = fish,
ing center.
Boy. am I lucky?" he asks him.
self. Am glad already laid in
three and one-half tons of sinkers fol
Evening star., 1937-01-08
Neutrality

Continued From First Page)
other foreign country for trans-ship-
ment to Spain, for use Of either of the
opposing forces in Spain"
War Implements Defined.
implements Of war" are defined
as all commodities listed by the
President in his proclamation Of
April 10. 1896, forbidding munitions
shipments for use In the Italo-Eth-
iopian conflict. Military and non-mili-
tary planes and parts are listed as
such commodities in the proclama-
ton.
The embargo will continue until Gin
the Judgment of the President the con-
ditions described in this resolution has
ceased to exist"
Customs collectors we're notified i'm
mediately to enforce the new law.
Both houses approved the resolution
Wednesday in an almost unprecedent-
ed burst Of legislative speed. But be-
cause Of Q parliamentary oversight
failure to authorize Garner to sign
with the Senate in recess-it could not
60 to the White House until today.
Expected to Stop Shipment.
The emergency measure was not en-
acted in time to stop the first arms
shipment to Spain by Robert Cuse.
Jersey City exporter, but 1t WAS ex-
pected to head of q bigger shipment
Of s4,507 900 by Richard L. Dineley OF
San Francisco.
Shortly before the measure was dis
patched to the White House. Mr..
Roosevelt said at his press confer
ence that the State Department and
customs collectors were ready to carry
out its provisions.
Asked at his press conference If any
consideration had been given to plac-
i ing . similar restriction on ship
ments of war implements to China,
the President said that raised the
question again over the definition Of q
civil war, but that he had given no
thought to any other troubled area
| except Spain.
Meanwhile. Mexico moved to reopen
its ports to the arms trade.
Ernesto Hidalgo. Mexico's secretary
of state. said events of the last week
caused his government to alter its
policy prohibiting reshipment OF
United States arms to Spain.
He indicated six airplanes Of Amer
ican make now at Vera Cruz would
be shipped to SPANS Loyalist forces.
Recruiting Probed.
Under orders from Attorney General
Cummings to investigate thoroughly"
Justice Department agents dug, mean
while, into stories Of recruiting in this
country Of men to fight In Spain.
Cummings said complaints filed with
Federal district attorneys In New York
and San Francisco charged violation
Of q law forbidding enlistments for
foreign service.
In New York the Socialist party an
nounced it would continue organizing
volunteers to night for the Spanish So
cialist government after legal advice
that it was not breaking the law.
There have been proposals In Con-
| gress, one by Senator Borah, Repub-
lican, of Idaho, that Americans who 60
abroad to fight in . war in which this
country Is not engaged. be deprived of
their citizenship.
PORTS ARE OPENED.
Evening star., 1937-01-08

-ggregating $685., ,Ss1, 900 constituted
the previous peace-time high in ap-
preparations asked from Congress
Actual appropriations for that period,
however. amounted to $s16. 6.347.391.
Navy Estimate Increased.
President Roosevelt said in his bud
get message the increase Is ito pro-
vide for the increased strength of the
Army as directed by Congress and to
provide for replacement of naval ves-
sels in accordance with existing au-
thorizations."
To start work on the two battleships
the keels OF which he ordered laid only
q short time before transmitting his
budget message. the President in
creased to s5S7,3o2,600 the original
Navy Department estimate for 1888
Of s563, ,s96,35s.
He thus matched the action of Great
Britain, which began construction OF
two battleships few hours after the
expiration Of the Washington and Lon
don naval limitation treaties on De-
cember 81. Congress authorized the
President to order new battleship
building If he thought it justified by
the activity Of any other naval power.
The floating 35,000-ton fortresses,
costing about $50 1000. 900 each, are to
be used as requirements for obsolete
vessels now in service, the President
said. They will be the first to be
hl1i1f hu tho TInffaI -
$49,500,000 for Air Force.
The budget, besides providing sums
necessary for carrying out the Nays
regular building program, designed to
expand the fleet to full allotted
strength by 1912, proposed an outlay
of $49,500,000 for the Bureau of Aero
nautics, $10,0o0,o00 increase over
1896.
OF this sum, $4,000, 900 would be
used to purchase about 400 new air.
planes, compared with $27. 7.000, 900 au-
thorized for that purpose this year.
For strictly military activity Of the
War Department the President recon-
mended expenditure of $393, ,460, 400.
compared with 1887 estimates of $377,-
601,ooo and actual appropriations Of
$685., ,633,1s2.
Non-military activities, not includ-
ing q $143.322,101 special appropria-
ton for rivers and harbors and food
control projects under the public
works program, called for an addi-
tional $52.794,154.
$37,435,261 for New Planes.
OF the sum for military needs, $37,-
435,261 would be set aside for new air.
craft. including $10, ,462, 900 contract
authorization for advance purchases
from 1889 funds, compared with $685.
S4S,798 made available for this year.
A minimum of $50 new aircraft has
been set for 1888 in Army plans, about
the same number bought from this
years money.
Increases of about 5000, 900 each to
meet ordnance requirements were
recommended for both Army and
Navy, while authorized expansion Of
enlisted personnel in the two branches
evoked q request for wider increases
IN total pay allowances.
The President proposed that Navy
Marine pay be boosted from $20l,-
2ls,452 for 1887 to $2l4, ,es7, 900 to care
for additional recruits required by the
commissioning Of new ships, and that
total Army pay be raised from $l54..
323,560 to $162, 2,34s, 100 to cover similar
authorized enlargement Of enlisted
etfenRfh
Evening star., 1937-01-08
HONOR TO COLLADAY
To Be Luncheon Guest-Votes for

To Be Luncheon Guest-Votes for
D. c. to Be Discussed.
Edward F. Colladay, Republican ma
tional committeeman for the District,
will be the guest Of honor at luncheon
meeting of the Democratic League Of
the District at the Burlington Hotel at
1870 pm. tomorrow.
Paul E. Lesh will be the chief speaker
and the subject will be National Rep
resentation for the District Of Colum-
bia."
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman. Demo-
cratic national committeewoman, also
will be q guest Of honor. Arthur
Clarendon Smith, president, announced
that the meeting will be open to the
public.