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Evening star., 1938-07-16

IIls zap IKE r1pe pIums, and It
would be folly to risk the lives of
too many of his soldiers to pre-
cipitate a victory which will be
his in any case.
The truth is that the German
government is interested in keep
ing the Spanish kettle boiling as
long as possible. 1t gives the
Reich a tremendous chance of
having its own way in Central
Ellrnne Mifhnllt riSkinn On arrnad
Evening star., 1938-07-16

A tiny flower from the Rocky
Mountains was exhibited at a London
garden show.
Evening star., 1938-07-16
FINLAND Will GET
1910 GAMES OFFER
Notice to Be Sent as Soon as
Japan's Notification of
Cancellation Arrives.

SoASSAAoe4S 90 WV
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 16-Count Henri de
Baillet-Latour, president of the Inter
national Olympic Committee, said to-
day the committees secretary had
been ordered to forward the official
offer of the 1910 Olympic games to
Finland as soon as Japan's formal
notification of cancellation arrives.
Finland has been informed to this
effect, the president said, because a
decision reached at an International
Olympic Committee meeting in Cairo
last spring provided the games would
be held in Finland should Japan can
eel the plans for Toxic. The japanese
cabinet decided yesterday against en-
tering the 1910 games.
Finland is now taking steps to deter
mine prospects of financing the games,
the count asserted.
japanese Games Official Ill.
TOXIC, July 16 (P.-Prince Iye-
sato, chairman of the Olympic Or
ganizing Committee, is seriously i'll
and has not been informed of Japan's
cancellation of the 1910 Olympic
games.
The 75-year-old prince, who was
president of the House of Peers from
1908 to 1888, was stricken while on
trip to Canada in June and now is
confined to his home.
Evening star., 1938-07-16
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

IS A ND 80 we GO to the people
n in this campaign asking
~ them to give us a Con-
4 a gress that will cooperate
with Franklin d. Roosevelt, Congress
that will enable him to complete the
work for which they have given him
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18

iscne Beobachter," the particular newspaper of Dr. Joseph Goeb- belS, to say:
 "Lies and hate, murder and ter TOT, attended the birth of the Czechoslovakian state and have never left it during its short life The internal terror has driven tens of thousands of human be- ings into an early death, destroy ed hundreds of thousands of ex- istences and condemned millions to hunger"
 One Cezll paper, remembering the Nazi jails and concentration camps, the famous purge of Nazi victims and the attacks on Jews Socialists, Catholics and indepen- dent Protestant preachers, replied that all one had to do was to take the passage from Goebbels' paper and substitute "Nazi state" for "Czechoslovakian state" to get the truth.
 The Nazimasters say that wher- ever there are Germans, Germany is interested. Germany is ready to heed their call. Germany is ready to aid them. Hence the hullabaloo about the sad case of the Sudeten Germans.
 But not a word has ever been uttered by the Nazis about the 350.000 Tyroleans in that part of South Tyrol annexed to Italy They, too are Germans. .-'
 The Germans of Czechoslovakia are allowed to have their political parties and their own candidates for office. They duly elect quite bunch of them to the national Parliament. They have their Ger man newspapers, their German schools, their German societies.
 In the Italian Tyrol every effort is made to Italianize the German speaking Tyroleans. They are not allowed one-tenth the privileges the Sudeten Germans have in Czechoslovakia. But there is nc excited German press and propa- ganda campaign against Italy.
 Italy is strong. Czechoslovakia is small and weak.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18

Czechoslovakiaare Nazis, of course. A large proportion of them support their democratic government and are members of the Leftist parties.
 But Konrad Henlein leads good part of Czechoslovakia's 3,500,000 Germans and they have for long been special pets of the Reich's press and radio propagandists.
 Czechoslovakia's Nazi Germans have been told-and believe-th< are abused" Not long ago, one of the Sudeten Germans sent a tele- gram to a friend and wound up with "Heil Henlein." The postoffice notified the sender that the tele- gram would not be forwarded be- cause of this greeting. The imme- diate result was enormous indigna- tion in the German Nazi press, which calmly turned blind eye to the fact nobody inside Germany would have been allowed to send a telegram winding up with, say, "Heil Braum"- being one of the former leaders of the German Socialist party. The German of Czechcoslovakia was merely told his wire would not be sent. A German in Germany "heiling" Braun would probably have been sent to a con- centration camp.
 Czech police recently found 1t necessary to use their clubs in dispensing a crowd that had gath cred at a political meeting of Su- deten Germans-Which had been forbidden. This led the "Voelk-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18
IO.O.F. To Witness
 Jewel Presentation
Two Distinguished Members of Rebekaf Assembly
 Chosen for Honors- s-High Officers Coming

B. Klein, Torrington.
 The cast for the ceremony fol- lows:
 Brig. Gen. J. William Johnson, Naugatuck; department aide, Lieut. Col. Randall c. Frink, Waterbury; department adjutant. Capt. Edwin R. Anderson, Naugatuck; depart ment chaplain, Capt. Warren D Abel, Naugatuck; headquarters guard. Capt. Frederick c. Montrose Naugatuck; captain of Canton Lieut.. Col. Floyd E. Cady Water bury; lieutenant of Canton, Capt Alfred E. Wiener, Waterbury; sen- tinel, Capt. J. O. Kanny, Water bury.
 Escort to candidates, Lady Let tie Flood, Waterbury; officer of the guard, Capt. William w. Wood, Wa terbury; first lady, Lady Martha Cady, Waterbury; second lady Lady Grace Weaving, Waterbury thirc lady, Lady Louise Clarke, Water bury; fourth lady, Lady Lillian Johnson, Naugatuck; lady of honor Lady Grace Richard, Waterbury flower bearer, Lady Grace Nield Waterbury; sword bearer, Lady Ella Anderson, Waterbury; jewel bearer Lady Frances Owens, Waterbury department bugler, Captain John H Morrow, Waterbury.
 Music
 Musical director, Lady Mabe Bachmann, Waterbury; musicians Captain Ferdinand Bachman, Chev' alters William Maton and Wolf, Wa terbury; soloist, Lady Alta Meisin ger, Waterbury; color sergeant Sergeant Edmund Eldredge, Water bury; escorts, Lady Cora Kanny Waterbury, Lady Catherine Woot Waterbury, Lady Eleanor Johnson Naugatuck, Lady Clara Dibble Naugatuck, Lady Lurella Newman Naugatuck, Lady May Price, Naug atuck; degree master, Lieutenan Colonel F. E. Cady; property man Captain F. c. Montrose. ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18
LETTER CARRIERS
 DANCE A SUCCESS

The fifth anniversary of the opening of the new post office office building was celebrated last night by 125 persons last night in Patsy Browns Silver Chalet. The affair was sponsored by the Water bury chapter, National Association of Letter Carriers.
 William Clasby, John Mahaney and Patrick Lyons entertained with songs and Bill Kiedels orches- tra played for dancing.
 Among the guests at the affair were Arthur Daly, state president of the association, and Mrs. Daly, of Bridgeport; MT. and Mrs. M. R. Sepples of Watertown; MT. and Mrs. Edward Coyle of Bridgeport; MT. and Mrs. Thom- as Phelan and MT. and Mrs. Skeets Carroll of Waterbury.
 The committee included John Flaherty, Joseph Brophy. William Ghent, Charles Dunn, John Wall and Paul Strafstrom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18

Brig, General J. William Johnson of Naugatuck and his staff will pre- side at odd Fellows hall Monday night at ceremonies in which the decoration of chivalry will be con- ferred on two women. Recipients of the decorations will be Mary A.. Fowler, Rebekah assembly of Con- necticut vice-president, and Mary F. Johnson, past president of the as Sembly.
 Active Workers
 The two women have been ac- tive for years in advancing Odd Fellowship in the state. Miss John- son, who was state secretary for some years, will be presented jew el identical with one given a few years ago to her mother, the late Mary Johnson of Torrington.
 Arthur G. Adams, of Ithaca, N. Y, general commander of Patriarchs Militant, will be guest of honor to- gether with heads of all Connecti- cut branches of the order and their staffs. Among the guests will be Carl E. Weeks, of Putnam, grand master; Fred A. Avery, Williman- tic, grand patriarch; Sabra $. Stoughton, Willimantic, president of the Rebekah assembly; Frederick L. Phelps, Middletown, special deputy grand sire; Josephine A. Kuhl, past president of the assembly. Junior lodges and the Theta Rho girls will be represented.
 Reception
 Gen. and Mrs. Adams will be guests of the local Odd Fellows at a reception to precede the ceremony at The Elton. On the reception committee are Brig. Gen. and Mrs J. William Johnson, of Naugatuck; Lieut.. Col. and, Mrs. Randall C. Frink, Watertown; Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Frederick L. Phelps, Middle town: Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Walter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18

one of the Sudeten Garman depu- ties rose in the Czech parliament and warned the government that it would some day have to pay for it's abuses" of the German minority.
 During the general rejoicing that swept Nazi breasts throughout Eu- rope when the anschluss of Austria had been conSummated, Konrad Henlein, learned of the Czechoslova- kian branch of the Brown shirts, made a speech in which he declared that victory is certain"
 Such taunting statements are not made by dignitaries of the tightly controlled Nazi organization without official sanction. They signify that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18

the Drang Mach Osten-the March to the East-will continue, and, if anything will be accelerated.
 The Nazi bible. Hitler's "Mein Krmpf," outlines both the route and goal of this march to the east. Rus sia's granary, the Ukraine, is one goal, Austria and Czechoslovakia, Way-stations. And Austria has al- ready fallen.
 CzechoSlovakia is not idle. Her armed forces have been greatly strengthened. And she has power full friends in France and Soviet Russia.
 Not all the German minority in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18
TESTIMONY HEARD
 IN MEDICAL CASE
Hearing Adjourned to Next Tuesday; Administrator
 Suing Local Doctor


 Trial of the $10,000 superior court action of Carmine Petrocca of Wa tertoWn against Dr. Edmund Spicer which opened yesterday before Judge Frank P. McEvoy and jury has been adjourned until Tuesday morning. The plaintiff is admin istrator of the estate of Giuseppina Petrocca. Dr. Spicer was retained February 6, 1880 by Mrs. Petrocca, who was to give childbirth. Mrs. Petrocca died, and the plaintiff claims Dr Spicer failed to use proper care ir attending her. The plaintiff is represented by Attorney Edward Mascolo and At torney James E. Mcknight. The de- fendant is represented by Day Berry & Howard of Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18
GEORGIA HALTS FELONS' TERMS
 ON CHAIN GANG
Penal Reform Movement Centers Around New
 Tattnall Prison

Atlanta, Ga., March 18.-(UP)- Substitution of a modern prison with immaculate cells for chain gangs with their sweat boxes" and cages for living quarters today marked the movement to reform Georgia's penal system.
 By legislative action, abolition of all Georgia chain gangs has been ordered. In place of the rue, road side camps, modern penal system is being formed. centering around the new Tattnall penitentiary with every modern convenience of AL catraz and capable of housing more than 5000 prisoners.
 One county in the northern part of the state has opened 8 new prison camp constructed of marble. The county sold its antiquated cages which had housed convicts for years when the marble halls" were opened.
 Some counties continue to use cages and shackles, but the new state board of penal administration is attempting to change these con- ditions as rapidly as incorrigible" prisoners can ge transferred to the "big house" at Tattnau.
 Reform Started Last Fall
 The penal reform movement be- gan in the fall of 1897 when Gov. E. D. Rivers of Georgia and Gov. James Hurley of Massachusetts were exchanging charges and coun- ter-charges concerning Georgia chain gangs.
 When the Georgia legislature met in special session i'll Novem- Der, Rivers asked for general prison reform. The legislative program was completed by February and a new state board of penal admins tration began the task of "human- izing" the prison system.
 All state courts were notified that the term "chain gang" was stricken from Georgia statutes and in the future, all convicts would be sentenced either to public works camp" or Tattnau prison.
 County works camps wardenS were instructed to discontinue the use of chains and shackles on all prisoners. Plans were made to im- prison most of the incorrigibles at Tattnalli, sending the worst prison- CTS to a rock quarry which will serve as the Devils Island" of the Georgia prison system.
 To Have "Clearing House"
 State officials said the towering concrete Tattnall penitentiary which will serve as a clearing house" for all prisoners, twill end 50 years of islander against the Georgia penal system"
 Georgia's penal population today is approximately 5000 persons. Most of these are men who have been confined in chain gangs. Some Of the prisoners have served years without ever wearing chains, while others have memories of torturous hours spent in cramped sweat boxes." Both chains and sweat boxes have been banned.
 The old penitentiary at Milledg- vile is being renovated for deten- ton of women prisoners.
 Under new parole and probation laws which remove clemency pow CTS from the governors office, ex- cept in capital offenses. the prison administration hopes to lower the penal population by release of de- serving prisoners after they have served reasonable parts of their sentences.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18

Our fighting presidents. Our fighting presidents are every schooboy of the nation TOT Wno mas not heard of the bravery of Washington Jackson Grant and many others who took part in the wars Of our our country? Few, however, know that John Adams our second president fought U. s. Marine Presl- dent Adams was of letters, more given to dplo- matic or legislative affairs than to armed conflict Ills keen mind and political insight led to his appointment to many important missions during our strugge for moe pendence Fate led to his taking up arms when he was aboard the Boston, bound for France on diplomatic mission in 778 for Captain Tucker of the Boston could not resist the temptation to give battle when he encoun tered the heavly-armed British ship Martha When the ships neared other the British vessel fired
 broadside while the marines on the Boston reallated with rifle fire shattered yardarm knocked Captain Tucker to the deck and the smoke from the British guns rolled away, he amazed to see John Adams calmly sighting his musket at the enemy AS the sea duel became imminent the future president had bor- rowed musket and had quietly taken his post neside M the sea soldiers The skipper immediately protested He could not afford to endanger the life of his distinguished passenger by permitting him to join the action Com plying with the captains protests Mr. Adams reluctantly feinquished his post the deck and went below just as the British ship lowered her colors as signal Of su render His only plea q ought to do my share ot
 the fighting" Log of the U s. Marines
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18

Left: Premier Mi Ian Hodza of Che chOSlovakia. Right a general view of Prague, beautiful and historic Cze- choslOvakian cap ital. Below: "A battery of mech anized CZechOSlo- vakian artillery during recent war maneuverS n c ar the German from tier.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18

Radio, it seems, has advanced to it's present inn proved state faster than other inventions such the telephone and electricity radio sales promotion ager says it took sixty years to telephone equip 125OO
 900 homes 57 years to wire p 900 hoes but it has taken radio only IT years to into 900 homes There right only 37OO000O radio sets 5000 900 of these in autos and 6000000 in homes with extra cevers In other words the radio S it safe to say the the poor and the poorer. You will find that will part with most of his worldly goods lose his job, ad i-
 nitum and what not but he hangs onto his radio And do you blame him?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18

Cleaning a cuff John A. Coe, American Brass orexv. will discuss Business Mans Philosophy of Eife' before the Southngt Painvle Foremen's Club seats for the ice show in New Haven Saturday. The little fellow cuts mean figure himself when he steps out on tubulars Jack Prestage of Watertown has been named to revise the rules of the Horse Show Association Mrs. Clarence Shader and Mrs. Clair HolIister will be hostesses at the Missionary Society's all day sewing meeting at the Bunker Hill Congregational church next Wednesday,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18

ticate and Waterburys pride and joy steps forth to add further note on the well.groomed woman A we'll known house puts out perfume to be worn with furs an intriguing scent which strangely becomes different on individual personalities; lovely glowing scent to be worn with chiffons, and alurng per fume to be only with black Miss Russell states that once each perfume is used with it's proper costume furs. chiffon, black, again be with out it's complement in perfume without seeming incomplete.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18
AUXILIARY PLAN
 ANNUAL EVENT
Lithuanian C. of C. Mem= bers Donate to Marian=
 apOlis College Fund
BROOKLYN

The Lithuanian c. of c. and it's auxiliary at their last meeting made plans for their second annual ban quet to honor Lithuanian gradaes of local high schools and colleges. The Auxiliary donated $10 to the building fund of the boys dormitory of Marionapolis college.
 Meetings from now on will be on the third Monday of each month. The next will be April IS, at 8:3O at 48 Green street. The auxiliary will meet Monday, April II, at 8 o'clock at K. of L. rooms. Mrs. Ed DigemaS and Mrs. Matthew Bra zauskas will be guest speakers at a round table social.
 The c. of c. radio program at 1:45 this Sunday will feature Miss B. Basins and her vocal varieties. Mrs. E. Kaliss who has been a librarian at St. Johns Prep. school and asst librarian at St. Johns uni versity. Her subject will be Books to Read and Why" The two Travel CTS, and Community news and activ- ities will also be heard.
 The Holy Name Society of St. Patrick's church was host to a large group last night in the parish hall, at the presentation of their annual celebration and dance in honor of St. Patrick. Rev. William Wirkus, chaplain of the society, was hon orary chairman and Thomas FitZ- maurice was active chairman of the arrangements committee.
 A group composed of Maureen Hanrahan, Margaret Honan, Mede- lise Dzinsky, Elaine Golden, Ann Wethered and Mrs. Ryan danced "The Irish Lilt;;" Carmela Mecca sang 'Macushla" and Charlotte Leventz gave an acrobatic dance. A group composed of Dolores Col gota, Miss Wethered, Miss Dzin- sky, Miss Honan, Miss Hanrahan, Mary Ryan and Miss Golden danced "The Blue Danube.' An accordion duet was given by Michael Devino and Mark De Corpo and a vocal solo by Louis Rizzuti.
 Assisting Father Wirkus and MT. Fitzmaurice on the committee were James Barrett, Henry oDno- van, Joseph Bowen, Michael Kitch- ell, Francis Fitzgerald, John Gu donis, Francis Mitchell, William Powers, Oscar Teubner, Francis Hardy, Edward Loftus and William DWyer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18
JEWISH AUXILIARY
 SPONSORS BENEFIT

A charity bridge given by the aux Hilary of David Fannick post, Jewish War Veterans, was held last night at Heissler's restaurant. The proceeds of the bridge will go into the aux iliary's charity fund, and will be used to aid the needy.
 Mrs. Minnie Bloch was chairman of the committee in charge of ar- engagements. Twenty tables were in play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18
Smoker Tonight

Smoker Tonight
 The Lithuanian Political Club will hold a smoker this evening at 7:30 o'clock at 103 Green street, featur- ing St. Joseph's Fife and Drum Corps, Joseph ErbyS, New York singer and comedian, Hellman trio, Leo B. Sokoloski, Naugatuck singer, and Fritz Klambt and his Nauga- tuck Y acrobatic team.
 Ernest Mazaika will be master of ceremonies. Michael Lisauskas is chairman of the committee on ar engagements, assisted by Peter Kru- gelis, Albert Valonis and Anthony Lazdauskas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18

Purely personal. .. Mrs Carmella Mastrianna, Lena Mastranna and Pat Basta returned last night from St. Petersburg Florida. Three weeks vacation went by like three days for this trio. Lieutenant Doug las c. McCrea left for Portland Maine yesterday, to address the officers at Forts William and Mckinley of the 5h U S. Infantry His subject will be Coast Defense and Preparedness in Peace Time ManeuveurS. He's a former member of both outfits and served for several years in the Panama Canal Zone. Mrs John LaVallee of South Elm street was badly burned Sunday when pot of boiling water tipped over on her. Mrs Wilbur H. Allen and Mrs William E. Van TasSe will be hoSteSses at the Baptist Womans Missionary and Social Union meeting next Wednesday afternoon at o'clock News paper clippings of events in Mosem lands will be exchanged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18
3,5OO,OOO Germans In Czechoslovakia Give Hitler "Head Start'' There, Too
Events In Austria Stir Czech Nazs to New Boldness
BY MILTON BRONNER NEA Service Staff Correspondent

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 London, March 18-Czechoslova- kia, like Austria, has within her confines an invisible but none-the- less real Trojan horse.
 Just as Austria's Trojan horse, in the form of a strong Austrian Nazi party, spilled forth fascist sympathizers at a propitious mo- ment to hand over the nation to Adolf Hitler, so does Czechoslova- kia's Trojan horse, made up of over 3,OO0,OoO Sudeten Germans, stand ready to support 8 further German Nazi invasion.
 During the agitated weeks that preceded Hitler's seizure of Austria,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18

Helpful Hattie says she feels load off her mind now that her income tax is paid. She finds monitory matters confusing and will be glad for change, to confne herself to the pursual of the latest mystery story, for she is better defective than accounting upstart
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18

Editor, Tall Tower Topics. was walking through Brooklyn the other night and it's darn shame to of those guys down there. The way they hang around those pool parlors and taverns is pretty awful Of it's not any of my business, but geo. girl can't walk by there without them pass ing crack of some sort Some of the fellows aren't really so bad, but you can't help getting the wrong impression when you see them hanging around like that. don't mean to take up your whole column put something ought to be done about it. Some of the little fellows range from nine to 16 years of age and they're doing the same thing. know you can do something since I've resided in Waterbury, which isn't very long time. Thanks kindly MT. Editor. Rose G.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18
BoLERo
BY THE MAN IN THE TowEF

(Allegro Animato) Ladies in boleros Like nobody'S biz. Picturesque as senoritas From old Cadiz. Snappy and dashing, A suggestion of Spain, Skirts full and flaring Like an old refrain. Ladies in boleros, Quite, quite Hispano, That's what femmes are wearing Today and manana.
 FEM EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18

Snakes will not swallow a spoiled egg. They can tell the good ones from the bad ones by touching the shells with their tongues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18
To days Answers fo
 cRANIUM CRACKERS
Problem on Comic Page

Beever should recover from Ank- eny the $25 ,OOO balance due him ul- der the contract, less. however, nom- inal damages for failure to carry out exactly the terms of the con- tract. Ankeny should not be per- mitted to recover the amount that it would cost to change the plumb ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18
Dance TOngiht

Several hundred are expected to attend a St. Patrick's dance this evening at the Mount Carmel Com munity hall given by the Town Plot A. c. Michael Purcaro is presi- dent of the sponsoring group.