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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18
Judge Simpson Has
Ruled Against Leary

does not apply here, however. "1his
action Is for statutory penalty. the
penalty Il fixed BY the legislature 70
Insure 10 the City OF waterbury the
proper administration Of financial
affairs"
city Could Waive Penalty
ITO say that enforcement OF Q
penaity Is discretionary with the
ordinary city authorities simply
means that ordinary city authorities
could waive the penalty" says Judge
Simpson. "This they cannot do. All
acts OF the board Of aldermen N Q
city, In violation or contrary TO the
provisions Of the charter are ultra
wires and void" Judge simpson
says that the aldermen simply pig.
con. holed the motion which was
made TO sue Leary. I'm other wordS
they did nothing" he says.
"The question Of whether the COLI
lection Of the penalty Is the proper
act Of the taxpayers Is OF more mo.
raent than any other question raised
In the demurrer" In the opinion o.
Judge simpson.
Not Brought BY City
He comments that the action was
not brought In the name OF the city
As It might have been. Despite this,
however, he says, ITO give force 70
the defendants claim would leave
the city remedies whether the re-
fusai Of the authorities TO act was
due 10 political complexion OF the
board OF aldermen or TO Its friend
illness 10 the named defendant.
Regarding the defense claim that
the plaintiff should have appealed
from the acts Of the board Of alder
men, Judge Simpson says, This
refers to any personal grievance OF
any party or person. The plaintiffs
have no personal grievance as such.
He continues that the board Of
aldermen only tabled the resolution
calling for suit, therefore, there was
no act that could be successfully
appealed from"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18
Great Britain Lets
Germany Take Trade
CONTINUED from Page y

thousand British soldiers, equipped
for battle, laid siege today TO the
old city Of Jerusalem, where Arab
rebels were running rampant be-
hind the protection Of Its 18th CEN
tury walls.
The troops took up positions In
high buildings In the modern city
where they could see .over the walls
and command the rooftops OF the
congeSted area within them.
Rebels had barricaded the gates
from the inside, burned the police
station and apparently were In con-
troll. The troops could reach them
only by storming the walls built In
1917 by Selim ] OF Turkey after he
had taken the city from the Egyp-
tians.
City Hard Pressed
The modern city, built up outside
the walls after 1858, was hard
pressed. Although the troops were
In command. rebels were encamped
In the desert and rocky hills on ali
sides and were In ambush along all
the roads. Even IN the modern Sec
ton OF the city. q curfew had been
established between the hours OF IL
D. m. and 5 q. m, and all persons
were warned that II they ventured
on the streets between those hours,
they might be shot without warning.
Sporadic gunfire was heard
throughout the city. A volley OF
rife shots inside tibet walls would
be answered by burst OF machine
gun fire from the troops, looking
down on the old city from the tops
OF modern buildings.
The situation inside the walls, and
the number Of casualties, however.
were unknown. An Armenian wo-
man and a child In the modern city
were wounded by stray bullets.
m Rebels Get Arms
Rebels were prowling through the
new city. They were reported to
have delivered q large supply Of
bandoliers and rifles to Arabs in
side the walls last night by lowering
them with ropes. They were concern
trated In the vicinity Of the Sprawl
ing Mosque of Omar. British troops
hard entered the Mosque several
days ago without removing their
boots and as @ result Arabs de-
clared a general strike protesting
this violation Of their temple.
In addition to the perils within
the city, military authorities feared
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18
INJURIES PROVE
FATAL TO ORSINI
Bellevue Street Man Dies
in Hospital; Medical Ex.
aminer Investigating

steafno orslnl, 40, Of "a Bellevue
street, died at st. MaSy's hospital
today Of injuries suffered Friday.
The circumstances surrounding the
receiving Of the fatal injuries were
not clear and were 10 be investt.
gated this afternoon by Or. Edward
II. Kirschbaurn, medical examiner.
st. Mary's hospital said It had
been informed when the man was
admitted that he had been injured
In q fall from q porch at his home.
The Colasanto funeral home report
cd that he suffered the injuries
while at work ct the American Brass
90.
Mr.. Orsini Is survived by his wife
MRS. Vlncenza Osini: I'VE sons, An
gelo, Frank, william, Louis, Albert:
ave daughters, Mary, Ada, Dolores
Jennie, Josephine; three brothers
Pasquale and Joseph, all Of Water
bury, and Louis, Of New York city;
five sisters, Lucrezin, fnnocenta,
Josephine, Margaret and Antoinette,
all Of italy.
The funeal will be held from the
Colasanto funeral home, o34 Bank
street. Time and other arrange
ments will be announced later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18

NN3NMANAaeNAN%3
stand on the economy suggestions:
ITO DR., Thomas ]. Condor ana
the Honorable Board OF
Education:
"NGadam and Gentlemen:
1T Is with o profound sense @
gratitude that the entire body OF
the teaching profession recognizes
and acknowledges the intelligent
manner with which the members
OF the Board Of Education have
received, analysed and pronounced
Judgment upon he recommended
lions Of Qriffenhagen 81 Assoc
ciates' suggested economies IN the
School Department.
because this teaching body Is
so inextricably bound UP with the
human eiement-infantile, adde's.
cent, and adult, IL naturally places
the human lives far above the
financial, since association with
growing human lives imposes o
proper sense Of real values.
"This body, therefore, appre.
ciates the foresightedness Of the
Honorable Board, which cannot
permit Of q program which, at the
moment, seems feasible from an
economic standpoint but which,
from q longtime view, would be
disastrous for the advancement OF
the ultimate goal Of our profes.
sion--that Of giving to the citi-
Gems Of waterbury, the right TO
provide, for their children, an
education which will promote
happy, successful lives. This goal
can be attained only when those
who govern the educational field
are endowed with the proper In
sight which enables them TO stand
steadfastly for the present high
standard Of administration. super.
vision, and instruction; and for O
teaching morale unbroken by un.
certainty and an imposed non.
recognition Of permanent values.
I'VE stand as one In our &C.
clamation Of the convictions OK.
pressed In the letter TO the Econ.
oray Committee Of the Board Of
Finance as presented and signed
by your Honorable Board.
"In appreciation and approba.
ton we beg 10 submit the above.
principals, Supervisors ana
Teachers Of the waterbury
Schools,
October ii, 1888
"signed,
DAISY LORD,
President Of the
Teachers Association,
LoRETTo PITT PATRICK,
President Of the
Principals Association"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18

CONTINUED from Page ID
the end, in Adolf Hitler's eyes, o.
the C1echoslovak crisis during
which he confronted the grea'
democratic powers Of Europe WITH
his cor else" demands--and wor
without the firing Of q shot.
Reservists as they gathered tc
leave for their homes and theil
Jobs, decorated their uniforms ano
caps with flowers or green leaves
They were assured Of a warm well
come, In their home towns, not only
by their families but by their en-
uloyers and fellow workers who, IN
industries that are operating ut tor
speed, have needed them sorely.
Retained on emergency duty were
scores Of thousands OF men drafted
from the labor corps.
They were working on the ln-
completed sections Of the Siegfried
line Of Notifications bordering on
France.
II was in early July that 1t first
became apparent that something
unusual was happening In Ger
many, coincident with the ever IN"
creaslng bitterness of inspired news
t,aper articles concerning the
Czechoslovak minority situation.
FIRST came the disclosure that
thousands OF men were being draft
ed 10 work on the Seigfried line
forts, an answer TO Frances Maginot
line. Final estimates took the num-
Der Of men involved into the hun
dreds OF thousands. d..
Next came the quiet PRONUNCIATION
of laws extending thu arrny'S power
TO reauisItion goods and materials
from private persons.
Late In July 1t was disclosed that
large numbers of reservists would
be called UP for maneuvers, "iil
keeping with plans made several
months ago.
Troop movements In many parts
of Germany during the second week
OF August caused excited reports
in foreign capitals OF plans for &C
ton In the Czechoslovak crisis
These reports were denied as fan
tastic.
Army authorities began requisi-
tioning horses and motorized equip
ment.
On August IS came the ofiicial
start OF the "maneuvcr" period u
last until August 3. 1t was soon ap-
parent that Germany was niobil-
iziag the most formidable army IN
Europe. Estimates at first took the
total Of men under arms, exclusive
Of the~air corps, TO 100000 men
The final estimate was i,600 900.
Today, six weeks later, the de-
mobilization really started.
The demobilized men included
some world war veterans and some
men vino had received training
either In the Versailles treaty army
Of 100, 900 longsteYiII volunteers. OF
Ia the FIRST stages OF the new CON-
pulsory service system. Had wal
come they would have formed the
reserve units for the men who now
have completed two full years with
the coicrs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18
FRED SULLIVAN
TO COACH Team
Immaculate Conception
CYO Basketballers to
Drill Tomorrow

The Catholic Youth organization
at the Church OF the Immaculate
Conception became q reality at q
meeting In the church basement last
evening presided over BY Rev. Phil
llp Hussey,
Fred Sullivan, star Of the West
side Speedhoys basketball team and
former wildly High School athlete,
was elected coach Of the hoop squad
which viii hold Its initial workout
tomorrow evening at the Croft
School gym from Z 10 Q o'clock.
Several Junior basketball teams
are also contemplated. For youths
not interested In this sport 1t Is
hoped TO arrange . schedule Of soft
bali and volley ball games and SWIM
ming meets.
The advisory board appointed by
Father Hussey Includes John
O'Brien, Francis ponnelly, Fred
sullivan, John Bedell ana william
ponahue.
The organization will be governed
by four council members chosen
from the organization every four
months,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18

we're getting out OF hand. TWc
thousand British troops laid siege
TO the walled. old city Of Jerusalem
The Arabs had barricaded them
selves within the old city and APP
parently were In control o 1T.
Large-scale sniping was In progress
even In the ney city, where troops
were In control.
Rebels were stationed IN the des'
ert and the rocky hills on all sides
OF the city and lying In ambush
along the roads. The situation was
such that troop achievements were
being hurried UP from India, Egypt
and the British Isles.
Another potential worry to the
British government arose In Ire
land, Premier canon de Valera OF
Fire was understood to be planning
a campaign 10 unite Northern Ire.
aind with Fire. which would divorce
Ulster from Britain and make Il
@ part OF the former free state.
In Austria repressive measures
were In progress against Catholics
and Jews also were attacked. Au-
thorities banned all Catholic serv-
ices involving street professions, and
most special services. Six priests
were understood 10 have been ar.
rested IN Vienna and It was believed
large numbers Of others were under
arrest elsewhere In Austria.
Jews Are Attacked
Jews were attacked all over Wen.
ma. Tabernacles were burned and
Jewish religious objects destroyed
The Jews were In terror and the
was not known until they dared 70
full extent Of last nights attacks
come out Of hiding.
Czechs In Vienna came In for
their share Of attention. Many Of
them complained 70 the consulate
that they had been visited by uni.
Identified persons and ordered to
leave the city within "a hours to one
week.
In the orient, Generalissimc
Chang Kai-Shek took personal
charge Of the defense Of Canton IN
the south. as well as Hankow on
the Yangtse river front. The i'm
portant commercial city Of Canton
was hard pressed. The Japanese
asserted that they were approaching
the city rapidly from two sides and
were only about IS TO so miles away.
Jerusalem Battle
Jerusalem, Oct. 18-(UP)-Two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18

Continued from Page -
at might prove the experiment"
he said, "they saved the freedom
Of men and women Of a great
nation"
Mr.. Hoover's address, entitled
Undermining Representative Gov
eminent" was a bitter indictment Of
new deal methods. He said five
"evil products" Of the new deal
were:
Evil Products He Names
/. Degeneration Of our political
morals TO the lowest ebb Of our
history"
2. '"The malignant growth Of per-
sonal power In this Republican"
3. "The heart-breaking growth Of
hate, class division, and disunity In
the most classics country in the
world"
4. 1.-THE creeping collectivism that
is steadily eating away the vitalities
Of free enterprise"
5. 1.-THE fifth Is that after six years
Of these policies we have 1900, 900
people out Of Jobs. Farm prices,
reckoned In old gold values, are low
er than ever in our history. We
have before us 20 billions increase
in national debt"
The opposition party, Mr.. Hoover
said. must perform the following
duties:
Need Emancipation
I'VE must have emancipation from
the threat Of q controlled judiciary.
We must free congress from It's
subjugation. We must have regener-
alton of political morals. We must
end the creation Of hate and group
conflict. We must txtirpate the whole
spoils system. We must have honesty
In government. We must have free
and honest ballot.
I'VE must have expenditures con-
trolled by congress. We must have a
balanced budget. We must have q
currency convertible into gold as
the only way to get 1t out Of per-
sonal dictation. We must have a
credit system independent Of per-
sonal control and sccialistic meth
DDS"
These, and other reforms, Mr..
Hoover said, were the only means
I'VE may decrease the ill-fed, the
ill-clad, the ill-housed."
''Mr. Roosevelt" the former presi-
dent said. NOW challenges the ma
ton to line itself into what he
calls the liberal party and what he
calls the conservative party"
He Gets His laugh
He brought roars from the audi
ence when he said: Mr.. Roosevelt
has right TO make himself into q
party all by himself II he likes"
whether uarties Or men are lib
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18

Of the city treasury" continues the
decision. '"This being 70. as I'D.
mltted By the demurrer, Il would
seem that he Is liable 10 the city on
the penalty TO the extent Of the paid
or overdrawn excuses.
ut Is true that In certain actions
for unliuuidated damages q judg-
ment or verdict for an urconscion-
able amount will be sustained"
Judge Simpson says that this rule
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18

Arrested In June NJ
He was arrested last June 10 after
a bloody battle In the West End
with Patrolman Joseph Dryer, when
the latter charged him with intoXi-
cation and being bothersome to ped
estrians. Patrolman Dwyer was the
first witness TO take the stand to-
day.
In connection with the trial, Pro-
secutor william J. Larkin, Jr., read
the riot act to q sheriff who was
supposed to have subpienaed police
men for appearance In court for the
hearing. "There's going to be q
change" he said. IF they won't
serve the subpoena right, I'll give
It TO somebody who will" Attorney
Larkin's outburst resulted when he
was informed that police witnesses
were not present because they had
not been properly subpoenaed. d" o..
Motion Denied
Another verbal joust resulted
when Defense Counsel Joseph @.
Guiifoile made motion TO examine
the police blotter" which was
brought to court by Deputy Supt.
Daniel J. Carson, under subpoena.
Judge Edward Finn, presiding ct
the hearing, declined to grant the
motion.
Prosecutor Larkin stated that
there are several matters Of record
other than the Caulfield case In
the book. He continued that Deputy
Carson would answer oil questions
with reference TO the book when he
Is called to the stand.
The trial Is expected to last all
day. Fines which were imposed on
Caulfield In the city court totalle6l
more than 500.
List OF Jurors
The complete jury list includes:
Paul DeSana Of Waterbury; Walter
Welton Of Prospect, Edward Garth
waite OF Wolcott; Harold Hicock and
Elliott Bradley OF southbury; Susan
Kelly Of Oxford: Leo Halstead OF
Middlebury; James. 8. Dawson OF
Woodbury., Charles Olson Of Water.
town; Michael Madden OF Thomas
ton: Lawrence r. Bates and Eugene
H. Alley Of Plymouth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18

CONTINUED from Page u
manded to know why he had had
no news for so long o time and added
that "he hoped nothing had had
between he and l."
II answered." the witness said,
"that II contact was 10 DO resumed
I would have to receive assurances
Of financial support OF some sort, for
! was In Strengthened circum-
stances"
And Sanders replied, he said, that
because Of the financial question
I had raised he would have TO take
up the question with the war min
istry."
Two Of those named In the indict.
ment are high members OF the Ger.
man war ministry-Lieut Comman.
der Ugo Won BONN and Lieut.. Com.
mander Hermann Mcneil.
Description Of Plot
The plot, as described by United
States Attorney Lamar Hardy, con-
tanned such fantastic schemes as
forging President Roosevelt's sigma
ture to O letter asking military au-
thorities for specifications OF the
new aircraft carrier Enterprise, and
trying 10 lure Col. Henry w. T. Elgin,
commander Of Fort Totten, TO o ho-
tel room with secret mobilization
plans, so that q spy could subdue
him with gas from o bomb canaou.
fiaegd as 0 fountain pen, and steal
the plans.
The spies, Hardy said, were naive
enough TO submit to their superiors
such things as the army drill man.
ual, which every army recruit Is CIV.
en-, and the names Of army units sta
toned In Panama, which every tour.
ist knows.
But their boldness Offset their bun.
Cling, Hardy said, and they sue.
ceeded In getting photographs OF
vital parts Of an experimental naval
bombing plane; o copy Of the ~
signal code used In communications
between army planes and their bases
information about o new subma.
rine periscope and O copy Of O con-
fidential contract between the Beth
lehem Steel Co.. and the Amtorg
Corp, relating TO ornaments for
Soviet Russia.
Stewards on Ships
Five Of the 10 named In the es-
pionage indictment were stewards on
ships OF the North German Lloyd
Line, one OF these, Karl Shcluetter,
rihed the mail aboard one OF the
ships and got photostatic copies OF
the ornaments contracts, Hardy
said.
Those on trial were Johanna Hof-
mann, hairdresser on the German
liner Europa, alleged transatlantic
courier for the spiese; Erich Closer.
former private In the army air corps
at Mitchell Field, and Otto Voss, air.
plane mechanic.
Rumrich, born In Chicago in 1911,
son Of the Austrian consul there,
was reared In Austria and Czecho-
slovakia, returned TO the United
States and became q citizen.
His Army Career
He Joined the army, became q SER
geant and deserted IN 1885. He was
washing dishes in q New York ca
feteria for sl2 q week when he read
a book in the public library written
by q Col. Nicolai on German war
time espionage. He wrote Col. Nico-
lai, asking how he could become O
German spy, and enclosed the letter
In another to the Voelkischer Beo-
bachter, Adolf Hitler's newspaper. In
three weeks he had o reply from a
man named Sanders In Hamburg,
making him q spy ct salary Of $50
q month, he said. His first assign
ment was to find out what army
units were In Panama. He wrote
them from memory, having once
been stationed there.
His narrative was only partly
completed at adjournment yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18

Arrested on suspicion Of kidnap-
Ing and attempting TO murder,
Martin (''Nfoe") Snyder, right, d.
vorced husband Of Ruth Etting,
famous songstress, was held BY
Los Angeles police following the
shooting In her Hollywood home
Of Meryl Alderman, whom she
married secretly two months ago.
Above. the one time queen OF
blue singers Ia shown In the hos
pltal ut the bedside Of her hus-
band, who was badly wounded In
the abdomen. She said Snyder
kidnapped her husband. and forced
him 10 70 to the Ettlng home,
where they found Miss Etting and
Snyder's daughter Edith. The
singer said Snyder threatened to
kill them all. and, when she defied,
him, shot Alderman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18
COOL WEATHER
IN NEW ENGLAND

Boston, Oct 10 - Cup - Cool
weather settled over New England
today after an autumn heat wave
that sent the temperature soaring
into the eos.
Yesterday was the hottest October
day In 81 years In Boston, where
se-degree heat prompted city ON
cyials TO reopen lighthouses.
Joseph st. Angelo, Jr, eight,
drowned In Neponset river when he
fell from q canoe. Several prostra-
tons were reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18

erals or conservatives does not de-
pend either on slogans or on Mr..
Roosevelt's definitions"
I'VE must not" Mr.. Hoover con-
tinued, Confuse genuine liberal re-
forms with the rise Of personal
government and its economic system
of coercion.
Constant reform directed to pre-
vent business abuses is q necessity
of q progressive nation We have
been doing it for so years and vii
need to keep at 1t forever, because
free men vii always produce change
through new inventions and new
ideas. They will invent new ideas
of wickedness.
Whatever the new deal has con-
structively accomplished In thot d.
rection Is right.
But we do not need to pull down
the temple Of liberty 70 catch o
few cockroaches In the basement.
1.-THE new deal methods Of adj
vancing these long established ideals
are not always right. Certainly IL Is
not necessary to have personal gov
eminent % bring them about. And
strangling the productivity Of the
nation In the sure defeat Of all hopes
of youth and old age"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18
Woman Serving On
\ Criminal Jury Here
Mrs. Susan Kelly Of Oxford Makes History By Pres
ence-C auieId's Appeal Now Being Heard

For the first time in the history Of the Waterbury
courts woman was included on jury panel nearing q
criminal matter In the court Of common pleas tooay Inc
woman is Mrs Susan Kelly Of Oxford The trial is tnat
Of Charles Caulheld of State street. appealing from CITY
court convictions charges Of ntoxcation breach OF the
peace and resistance He served five days in jail before
filing the appeal from the heavy fines imposed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-18

The follow.
ing - tn Q
history OF
the case Of
rs. II v I h
II as she
We IL 10
m 0 on tn Q
day that she
received h err
FIRST ire a 4.
m q n I. II
have doctor.
ed with four
doctors, each
OF whom at
trlbuted my
condition and
n o nv business
en- naAmAnaasRA