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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-27

The building will be used as a permanent home by the Diocesan Bureau and the organization af' filiated with it, the Water bury Council of Catholic Women Terms of the sale were not dis closed. Y "t
 Purchase Important
 Catholic leaders said today tha, the purchase is not only important in that it will afford more adequate accommodation for the Diocesan Bureau but in the fact that 1t will afford a central headquarters foI various groups interested in Cath olic action. Such groups can meet there and plan toward broader and more comprehensive field of, social service in Waterbury.
 One of Landmarks
 The Bronson home is one of the city,s landmarks. J. Hobart Bron- son came from an illustrious Wa terbury family al 1 was one of the city's most prominent citizens. He was president of the Citizens Ma tional Bank, secretary of Water bury Hospital, one-time manager o' the Oakville Pin Company, and ac- tive in several fraternal organiza- tions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-27
POLICE PROTECT

New Haven, Conn.,, May 27-(UP)-A squad of DO. lice protected truck drivers of the Dextone Co.,, plant today from being mOlested by strikers.
 The drivers were carting stone from the plant when pickets gathered at the gate entrance late last night and violence was feared.
 No trouble was reported after arrival of. the uolice.
 {
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-27
Late Nelus Flashes
CHIEF DIES

Manchester, Conn.,, May 27-(UP) = Funeral ar- engagements were being made today for Harlowe w. Willis, 40, fire department chief, who died. of a heart attack last night while eating in a Hartford res- taurant.
 He leaves his widow, a son and daughter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-27
DISTRICT COURT
 BILL DEFEATED
Senate H a'd Adopted It : Earlier-HOuse Licked
 Bill 157 to 94

Hartford, Conn, May N.-(UP) The senate-approved district court bill, which principally extended the terms of all minor court judges from two to four years, was defeated ln the republican, controlled house to- day on a roll call vote, 157 to 94.
 The bill was approved last week in the senate and would, in its major phases, establish every bor- ough, municipal or town court as a district court and make appointment of judges for four instead of two years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-27
Diocesan Board Makes Purchase Of Historic Home
Property at 56 Church Street Was Obtained From Mrs. Edith Terry Bronson Permanent Home
 For the Diocesan Bureau

The Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation today purchased the historic Bronson homestead and property 56 Church street from Mrs. Edith Terry Bron son widow of J. Hobart Bronson Completion of negotia tons for the purchase announced by Rev. Dr. Eugene
 Cryne pastor of St. Patrcks church and director of the Waterbury office the Diocesan Bureau of Social Service
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-27

Washington, May 27-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through May 25th, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $6,742,691,836.80 $6,465,306, ,S7S.65
 Receipts
 $4,3S3,904,178.51 $3,559, 1888, ,11S.28
 Deficits
 $2.s5S,7S7,65s.29 $2.sO5,41s,755.s7 $1,712.s1s,sO4.ss s2,s571s1. .ss77s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-27
The Weather

Showers Tonight, Clear
 ing on Friday FnIl Weather Rsp6Ft Pare 2.
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Evening star., 1937-10-17
The Travellers Notebook
Europe Buries November as "Suicide Month" for
American Travellers Who Insist on
Happy Days, and Get Them.

fair for two days at Beaune, France.
November l5-Interrational tennis
championship at Geneva and Zu-
rich, Switzerland.
National colonial fair at Paris.
Hiring and pleasure fair at
Aberystwyth, Wales.
November 16-State visit of King OF
Belgians to London. England.
November l7-Kipling memorial BAN
quet at London, England.
November 21-International military
steeplechase at Lyon. France.
Fair of st. Roman, Rouen,
France.
Festival Of Madonna della Salute
at Venice Italy.
November 23-Dance festival at South
port, England, for four days.
November 27-International horse
show at Geneva, Switzerland, opens
Hamburger Dom," Christmas folk
festival and market, opens at Ham,
burg, Germany, last Of this month
and continues into December.
VISITORS who know not too much
Of horses are apt to complain that
artists who fashioned Austria's eques-
trian statues were 2 bit grotesque and
needed to brush up on their horse
nanship. Some of the postures of
the animals are difficult and odd. But
they are authentic, taken from life;
the studies Of the sculptors profound.
The creators of these statues had
visited Viennas superb Spanish Rid
ing School," which has existed for
more than 200 years as an academy
where man and beast learn the intri-
cacies OF high" riding.
Thrills await both lay and expert
hOrseman at the Sunday morning show
in the great hall within the gates OF
Vienna's former imperial castle, the
Hofburg. For here they see the splendid
white stations Of the Lippizaner pedi-
gree-based centuries ago on Spanish
stock-perform with grace the bold
maneuvers, gaits and leaps OF "higlt'
riding. The exhibition, with riders ir
scarlet tailcoats, white breeches anc
black boots. is staged every Sunday al
10 o'clock except during January
February July and August.
Starting with routine maneuyers
the show moves toward a spectacular
climax. Comes the 'pirouette, IL
which the horses gallop in their tracks
hardly moving from their places. Al
Evening star., 1937-10-17
ROAD HAZARDS AVOIDED
Shipping Autos to Southern Re
sorts Seen as Gaining.

NORFOLK, Va, october l6-Sea-
board Air Line Railway passenger de-
partment officials are predicting that
the number Of automobiles shipped to
Florida and intermediate resort CEN
ters in the Carolinas and Georgia this
Fall and Winter by passengers will ex-
ceed the large number sent in that
manner last year.
Careful drivers have found that it
requires at least three days to drive
from Washington to southern Florida,
and the convenience OF not having to
contend with storms, bad road condi-
tions and accidents is having its effect
on more and more travellers. Access
sories may be left In the car, the gas
oline tanks need not be drained and
stop-overs can be arranged, the auto
being ready for driving away as soon
as the freight car door is opened. II
a car is shipped a few days before the
train travellers departure, his car will
be waiting for him upon his arrival,
it was said.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
FESTIVAL PLANNED
BY down UNDER"
Australia, Which Enjoys
Summer in U. S. Winter,
to Mark Founding.

SYDNEY, October 16.-Australia,
the land down under, where the
ancient believed that men walked up
side down. is now preparing to cele-
brete its first $50 years Of settlement
A great pageant. an exhibition, the
empire games, horse racing big
fishing contest and innumerable social
events are now scheduled, festivities
opening January 26. Substitution Of
Australia for China and Japan in
world cruise itineraries also is focusing
attention on this continent. Like
South America. which Is rapidly be-
coming a mecca Of Winter travellers,
Australia enjoys year just the re-
verse of the North American one, its
Summer coming during our Winter.
The festive year will open with a
historical pageant depicting the ar
rival in 1888 of Capt. Phillip Of the
lst Fleet, the planting Of the British
flag and the foundation Of Australia
Both this and the anniversary regatta,
to be held the same day. will have
incompatible Sydney Harbor as a
background. Pleasure city Of the
Southern Hemisphere. Sydney. with
its l.250,0c0 population, will turn out
that day as parade of floats showing
its march TO nationhood moves
through its principal streets.
This will be. however only the open
ing of festive program which will
extend to April 25
Proud of its big game fishing, Aus
tralia will hold as part of the celebra-
tions a fishing contest. For prizes
$4,000 has been set aside. with $1,000
as that for the largest shark and SIPS
for the heaviest trout. The contest
will open January l and continue
until May %.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
Exhibition Center Completed.

KENSINGTON, october 16.-Earls
Court, Kensington. claimed to be the
worlds largest exhibition and enter
tainment center. is now complete
The building covers l8 acres and cost
s4,500.000 There are 100000 square
feet Of floor space available for exhi-
bitions.
the center Of the arena looks. at
first sight, like plain floor, but by
means Of lever it can be transformed
into q great indoor swimming pool
Another pull on the lever and the pool
disappears, a stage or platform taking
its place.
Evening star., 1937-10-17

With an hours difference, midnight
IS nearing, but has not yet arrived.
Or the traveller can lose day, or gain
one, by crossing the international
date line in the Pacific. Holland
possesses the rare popularity Of az
fording the December visitors a chance
to have two Christmas season gift
days. There the season is three
weeks ahead, and st. Nicholas day,
attended by the traditional nocturnal
visit Of the gift-bearing saint the
previous evening, is observed Decem.
Der 6. A jump across the border and
wait brings the Christmas gifts Of
December 25.
Evening star., 1937-10-17

. finale, . series Of leaps Is executed,
with the legs held In different posi-
tions, capped by the "capriole," in
which the horse kicks vigorously back
ward at the ceiling" Of his Jump.
CELEBRATING two deaths Of the
old year and two births of the
new Is one of the feasible oddities in
sections of the United States; the
world for that matter. Living near
the junction of two time belts-East-
ern and Central, for instance-it is
possible to hail infant 1898, travel
westward across the time line to a
neighboring town and celebrate anew.
Evening star., 1937-10-17

first hand that came up the expert
passed. Second hand bid a heart.
The weak player held
Spades Qxxx
Hearts
Diamonds A Qxxx y
Clubs KQxx
and bid two diamonds. The expert.
who held four spads to the king Jack,
the king of diamonds and the jack
of clubs, passed, as did every one else,
and the lay-down spade game was
missed.
A little while later, with both sides
vulnerable, the expert opened with
one heart. His weak partner was
again void of hearts. holding
Spades OK xxx
Hearts ----
Diamonds Qxxx
Clubs Qxxx
and responded with one no-trump.
Again spade game was missed.
In the first case. the poor players
natural bid was to double the one
heart, since he was prepared for a
response by his partner in any other
suit. However. his excuse for not
doubling was that he was afraid his
partner would mark him with greater
high-card strength than he actually
had. One the second hand his nat
ural response was, of course. one
spade; but here his excuse was that
he was afraid his partner would mark
him with better spades. There is no
doubt that our weak player has some
slight justification for his fears; after
all, there is no way perfection can be
achieved in the bidding at contract,
since. even if you and your partner
could see all each others cards, you
would still be the victims of freak
distribution in your opponents hands.
However. as actually happened. the
poor player had cost his side two
games. and our experience has shown
that for every time the natural bid
hurts one, there are 90 instances
when the unnatural bid will be even
more costly.
(Copyrieht, 1879
Evening star., 1937-10-17
MAYANS INVENTED.
THRIVING SPORT.
But Today's Basket Ball Is
Sissy by Comparison,
With No Sayings.

This is the second OF series of
stories The Star trapel page mill run
on oddities encountered by William
La Varre, tello,O OF the Royal Geo.
graphic Society, in knocking about
the World. "Sceiug's belicuing" is
this globe trottcr's aaSlccr to stay
ot-home doubterS, and he has pic
lures to support his ,oords.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
BY JACQUES FUTRELLE. JR.

D1 JhN4OES r AEAAE, IN.
~ OLD TIME travellers in Eu-
rope-and old time IL = rela-
~ tive term meaning pre-war-
~ perhaps recall that Novem-
ber prelude 70 Winter was not always
gay. In fact, Edwin Robert Petre, au-
thor and traveller, points out that the
old world, with century after century
laying new strata Of gloom on ancient
festivals and holidays, had reduced
Europeans to the state of mind that
November was suicide month";
The American tourist changed all
that. Having long reputation as
spender, the Yankee tourists demanded
show for their money, and Europe
began to give it. Pageants were dug
from their dreary graves. polished and
garnished; half-forgotten customs in
spired new and merry celebrations;
national life was dramatized Loving
the new show, many Americans re-
turn now to Europe each Fall.
The first two days Of November
used to fix the theme in Europe's
mind. Even now, the dead are re-
membered in impressive rituals. Po-
land gives over All Saints day and All
Souls day to mourning; on November
2. Italy observes I'll Giorno del Morti";
and Sacristans' bells help beg offer
ings for the dead; Jour des Morts" is
held in France: English children in
Cheshire, Stafrordshire and Shropshire
go from house to house "souling" for
pennies. But, in these modern tourist
times. the scmbre entr'act is torn from
the calendar, and happy days lie ahead,
with toy fairs heralding the Christ
mas season in the offing.
H1EF attractions during November
overseas are as follows:
November Exhibition Of works OF
Swiss women artists at Berne,
Switzerland.
Free Market Folf Festival opens
at Bremen. Germany.
Exhibition of works of Van Gogh
at Paris, France
Horse races at Auteuil, Paris. also
on the 4, T. IA, 18. 81, 25 and %.
Gastronomic Fair at Dion.
France, till the 14th.
Kirmess with peasant costumes
at Piekary. Poland
November 2-International Hunting
Exposition at Berlin, Germany, till
the 81.
Horse races at st. Cloud, Paris.
France: also on the 9Th.
Traditional Fair at Perugia, Italy,
for week
November 3-Autumn Flower Show at
Brighton, England
November 4-Chrysa millennium Show
at Horticultural Hall, London, Eng
land.
Toy Show till December at Zurich,
Switzerland.
! November Guy Fawkes celebrations
with bonfires and fireworks, Eng
land
November 6-Historic Leonardo rides
at Bad Toelz and other places in
Germany
Fete of st. Hubert hunting cele-
brations at Compiegne, Senlis and
Versailles. France, with blessing Of
the dogs.
Ramazan fetes at Moslem towns
in Yugoslavia.
November Z International horse
races at Friedenau, Vienna. Austria.
October revolution parades at
LeninTrad ond Moscow. Russia
Archers' festival at Wise, Belgium;
also on l4th.
November 9-Lord Mayors chow and
| procession, London.
November 10-Inventions exhibit for
10 days at Leeds, England
ST Martins children's professions
at Dusseldorf, Coblenz and Erfurt,
Germany.
November 11-Armistice day celebra-
tions in many lands.
Independence day celebrated
| throughout Poland
November l2-Lapp market at Skibot-
ten. Norway.
November l3-Rohert Louis Stevenson
dinner at Edinbure, Scotland.
| Vine culture and wine makers
Evening star., 1937-10-17

OLD TIME travellers in Eu-
rope-and old time il = rela-
tive term meaning pre-war-
Evening star., 1937-10-17

Responses.
N RESPONDING with weak hand
(H. C. V. Of 6i4 or less-less
than "a quick tricks of a bal
anced or semi-balanced nature,
you have four responses at your
disposal:
/. Pass.
2. One-over-
3. Single raise in partners suit.
4. One no trump.
The following rules will govern you
A. With H. c. V. of less than 3 Qess
than one quick trick pass.
B. With H. C. v. of or 3la q quick
trick, make any one of the four re-
sponses. depending on the exact nature
of your holding.
c. With H. c. V. of more than 3l2
(more than l quick trick), never pass.
Having decided not to pass, you now
select your response as follows:
With any biddable suit which you
can bid at the level of one, respond
one-over-one irrespective of the
strength Of the suit.
Example A:
xxxxx
vAxx
<Kx
Example B:
4 A 10xx
VxXx
xxx
4xxx
Respond with one spade to partners
opening bid Of one in any other suit.
With no suit biddable at the level
of one (a) four or more cards in part
ner's suit or (b) three cards in part
ner's suit headed by the Jack or better
and an unprotected doubleton. or (c)
any three cards in partners suit and a
singleton-give partner a single raise
With other hands, respond with one no
trump.
1t must be borne in mind that the
preceding rules do not apply to freak
unbalanced hands. Here, and in all
other instances in bidding, the principle
Of making the natural bid should
apply. This principle may be stated
as follows: Successful bidding at con-
tract can be achieved only through
simplicity, and accordingly. when in
doubt, make your natural bid.
We recall recent instance in which
a great expert was playing with a
rather weak partner The weak part
ner was scared to death and on the
Evening star., 1937-10-17
Norwav's Mile Long,

OSLO, October l6.-One Norwegian
mile is equivalent to seven American
miles. The Norwegian mile Is the
longest in the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-02

eign volunteers be withdrawn.
In turn Britain and France firm
ly opposed the German Italian
counter proposals, which, in addi-
ton to belligerent status, embodied
suggestions for abolition of sea
control, maintenance of non in
terVention and retention of land
control.
With things thus at a deadlock,
the committee adjourned.
The German Italian proposals
were outlined in a joint statement
issued by the two powers during
the meeting, which was in secret
The statement rejected the Fran
co-British proposal for dual control
of the Spanish coast, saying:
1.-The main reason is that the
equality of treatment Of the two
parties in Spain which was grant
ed under the four-power scheme
has been disturbed in favor of one
party in Spain. The two govern
ments are conscious of the real
difficulties of the situation and
think that all the more it is the
duty of all to seek new ways to
make non-intervention as effective
as possible"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-02
SOVIET BACKS DOWN
IN FAR EAST FIGHT
Is REPORT IN JAPAN

TOKYO, Friday, July 2. UP
Soyeit troops, faced by mobiliza-
tion of 10000 Japanese -Manchu
troops in Manchukuo, are with
drawing from the Amur river is
lands, according to unconfirmed re-
ports today from Hsinking, Man
chukuo capital.
The reports said that the Soviet
Far Eastern army; warned by Japan
that force might, be used to retain
control of two Amur river islands
which she claims for her own, be-
gan removing thousands of troops
from the disputed region to avert
war.
The Sennufu and Bolshoi islands
were the scene of a clash between
Japanese -Manchu and Russian gun
beats earlier this week in which two
Russians were killed.
The Russians were reported to
have backed down, despite the fact
that they have 100000 highly train
ed troops in the Far East, in face
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-02
Transamerica Sends
Out rs Cent Dividends

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2. UP)-
Transamerica corporation directors
today declared semi annual div
idend OF rs cents share payable
July 81.
They also approved, subject to
approval of stockholders, a pro-
posed distribution of Bank OF Am
erica stock.
The dividend increased the regu-
lar annual dividend to SO cents a
share from the 40 cent rate in
force since July /, 1886.
This cash dividend" the direc-
tors announced, lis equivalent to
a rate of 81 per annum after the
present shares W TranSamerica
corporation are reclassified.
Stockholders of TranSamerica
corporation will hereafter receive
dividends declared on their Trans
america shares and dividends de-
clared on their shares of Bank OF
America N. r. & S. A. as well as
dividends declared to them as an
extra dividend"
Tfansamerica owns and operates
Bank of America.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-02
WHEAT CLIMBS
TO TOP PRICE

CHICAGO, July l. WR)-The price
of a bushel of wheat climbed five
to eight cents today while grain
traders rushed about the wheat pit
of the board of trade buying futures
wherever offered.
In scenes approaching pande-
monium, brokers scrambled to Sc
cure supplies as reports of extensive
damage to crops in Iowa, Nebras-
ka, Indiana and the Dakotas at
tracted the attention of every spec
ulator.
July futures, which represent the
first of the 1887 crop to move to
market scared to $l.26 7-8 a bushel,
up cents, and closed at $l26 a
bushel, The July futures. being in
the current month, are allowed an
8 cent limit up and down in one
days trading and today's high was
at the full advance.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-02
GOV. MERRIAM
SIGNS BILLS

SACRAMENTO, Cal, July 2. U,P)
Wealthy persons who wish to
avoid payment of the California
state income tax may find it easier
to escape the tax as a result of a
bill signed today by Gov. Frank
F.. Merriam.
The bill, ALB 1914, by McMurray
and Williamson, amends numerous
sections of the income tax act and
redefines the term resident" as
being one residing in the state
more than nine months" instead
of six months as provided in the
previous law.
The governor worked steadily on
bills which must be signed by mid
night or be automatically pocket
vetoed.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-02
Compromise on
Court Plan Seen
Continued From Page One)
he poIIrt tn IL members.


the court to 13 members.
Robinson, in a statement present.
ed with his bill, declared that
his measure would allow President
Roosevelt to appoint two justices
to the supreme court before Jan.
/, 1898, and one during the year
beginning January l.
The appointment of three justices
in a period of about six months
would be possible because OF the
vacancy now existing on the high
bench due to the resignation or
Justice Willis Van Devanter.
Under the compromise the pres
ident could fill the Van Devanter
vacancy, name one new justice for
the calendar year 1887, and an
other for the calendar year 1898.
-Four justices now on the su-
preme court are over rs. They are
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes,
James c. McReynolds, Louis D..
Brandeis and George Sutherland.
1.-THE substitute for the court re-
organization bill presented by Sen
ators Logan, Hatch and Ashurst
authorizes increases in the member
ship of the supreme court by the
appointment of one additional JUS
tice in each calendar year where
justices of the court have reached.
the age of rs years" Robinson said.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-02
CHAIR CLAIMS
FULL LPENALTY
FROM BAD EGG

OSSINING, N. Y, July |. W.P)-
Tough Tony Garlaus, who repeated
ly boasted to police that he could
take it," died tonight in the cleo
trio chair at Sing Sing prison for
the murder of Isaac Shain, 55-year-
old delicatessen dealer.
Two accomplices-Harry Fisen-
berg, AZ, and Watson Edwards, rs,
also paid with their lives for the
cold -blooded shooting of Shain dur
ing a Brooklyn bar room holdup
ON November 8, 1886.
Raymond Norton, %, a first Of
fender, who participated in the rob-
berry, was granted a last minute
commutation by Gov. Herbert H.
Lehman tonight, He will remain in
prison for life.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-02
TeamsterS Union
Ties Up Editions

SEATTLE, Wash, July 2. Up)-
The teamsters' union prevented
street circulation of the first two
editions of the Seattle Star today
and repeatedly served notice on the
Post 1ntelligencer that it would not
allow distribution of its papers to-
night unless district circulation men
quit the American Newspaper Guild
and join the TeamSters.
The Star stacked its papers in
the mailing room. outside, Team
sters' pickets stood by empty cir
culation trucks.
E. w. Scripps and j. G.. Scripps,
owners of the Star and the Scripps
League of Newspapers, met with
union leaders.
The tie-up was another result of
the nationwide battle between the
A. F.. of l.. and the C. |. 0.
The TeamsterS are a strong A. F..
of l.. unit. The guild at its recent
national convention voted to affi-
late with the C. I. o.