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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

ton. He submitted the question to Hitler. No reply came, and this re- mained to be clarified.
 Situation Is Angry One
 The Italian French situation con- tinued to be an angry one.
 A thousand students paraded the streets of Toulouse last night, de- manding that France acquire Italian Sicily, Sardinia and Tripoli-a re- tort to the Italian cries for French territory.
 It was necessary to call police re- serves to keep the students from demonstrating in front of the Italian consulate.
 Alsatian students paraded similar ly at Strasbourg, up near the Ger man frontier, singin gthe Marseillaise and shouting i've want Sardinia ] We want Siciiy!"
 Daladier intended to start debate in parliament on the governments general policies at once, and to seek vote of confidence befre the weekend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08
Tax Delinquency
 Expose Falls Short
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against those whom it has attempt ed to persecute throughout the years. Out of the more than g. 100000 owed the city in back taxes, the Republican-American has found about $18,000" which it al- leges fin some cases some of these taxes have been paid and the lien has not been discharged or its discharge has not been recorded"
 Lawyers Fees FiascO
 Thus, the policy of the Republi- can-American in its publication of the list of lawyers furnished by Controller Rowland as debtors" to the city court, the attempt at cir culation building by publication of names of Waterbury citizens in an effort to create questionable atmos- phere, continued today without regard for the general aspect of the tax situation.
 With fine disregard for failure of its campaign against Waterbury at torneys who later were shown to be creditors of the city to amounts variously estimated at from SIG, 900 to $20,OOO due to overpayments of city court fees, the Republican American undertakes another campaign" to collect" the taxes due the city.
 At the same time, it continues at tacks on members of the finance board and Griffenhagen & Asso- ciates in the matter of the budget, overlooking the tax collection cam- paign of the finance board and Tax Collector William A. Ennis which has been more than $300,000 in back taxes collected between Jan. l, 1888 and Oct. 31, 1888. the only ac- curate available figures.
 How Many Arc Taxpayers
 Many of the staff of the Repubi- American are not taxpayers in Waterbury, however,, and even the publisher lives in Woodbury. The city hall reporter who has been Controller Rowland's "secret" advi- sor in the attack program lives in Thomaston; MT. Pape's radio editor lives in Cheshire, as does the busi- ness manager, MT. Darcey; many of the staff have residence in other places, pay no taxes in this city.
 Some months ago the Republican, American published lists of assess ments of Waterbury property owners and ever since that time the 'inaccu- racies of the listing have caused protest among hundreds of these property owners who cannot under stand the discrepancies for which the RepubIcan-American is respon- sible, discrepancies between the right, amount and the amount pub lished in MT. Pape's papers. After a volume of protest resulted at the Republican American, the papers finally had to publish corrections of their lists, the editors and reporters attempting to heal the errors of another attack program.
 Advice of Critics Not Obeyed
 In the instance of Controller Rowland and his holdover account ant, James P. Purcell, whose "re- leases" concerning city affairs have been basis for some part of the Republican, -American's ballyhoo-ing, practically none of the allegedly salutory procedures recommend ed" by the Republican-American have been found either practical or sensible by either Griffenhagen & Associates or the finance board. This fact was remarked today as once cause of the repeated attempts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08
ITALIAN TROOPS MASS NEAR SPAIN
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 ward from Pampelona and vitoria, coincident with a sudden shutting of the border, strengthened the be- lief that important developments in the civil war may be at hand.
 There was no clue to where the nationalists would strike. It was thought the offensive might be against Madrid; an attempt on the vital life line between Madrid and Valencia, or drive eastwardr from Lerida towardrs Barcelona.
 The nationalists are keeping their plans highly secret and the purpose in closing the frontier-just as it has been shut for a few days be- fore every major offensive in the past-is to prevent spies from leav- ing nationalist Spain to carry in- formation to Barcelona.
 Army Corps In Reserve
 The presence of two army corps in reserve behind Lerida and Fraga for more than three weeks lends support to the theory that Gener- alissimo Francisco Franco will per- sonally lead an offensive against the Catalonian army of Gen. Vicente Rojo, defender of Madrid" and chief of the general staff of the Loyalist army.
 In preparation for the expected offensive, Franco's aviation has been engaged in intense air bombing of the whole Catalonian rear area.
 It is believed the drive may be dictated by political necessary, in- as much as the powers have refused to grant belligerent rights to Fran co which would enable him to clamp a naval blockade on the east coast.
 For months Franco had withheld action and contented himself with fighting the long-drawn battle of the Ebro to use up Rojo's reserves, while his allies, Hitler and Mussolini, sought to get him belligerent recog- milton which would enable him to blockade the Loyalists.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

New York motorists paid . recrd high of $61 ,841 900 last year in gasoline taxes to the state-an in ;rease of 11.2 per cent over 1886. 7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

Court was adjourned at 4:45 yesterday, about IS minutes earlier than usual. The last venireman questioned during the day, Lee Usher of West Haven. was ex- cused by the state. The other members of the panel had a few minutes before being dismissed for the day and ordered to report again this morning.
 Selection of MT. Darlington as a member of the jury was made just as it appeared that another court day would end without any additions to the jury being made. He was accepted by state and de- fense shortly before 4:3O p. m.
 The fact that spectators to date have been at a minimum is no surprise to those acquainted with court procedure. Jury selections seldom draw much attention. From indications, however, the first few weeks of the trial will be equally as dry and uneventful as the jury polling has been. Ac- countants are expected to be called upon to identify exhibits during that time.
 Defense counsel will make no immediate move for a recess dur ing the Christmas holiday. It is understood, however, that they are dissatisfied with the plan under consideration by Judge Inglis to simply recess for. the regular week end, Friday, December 23 to Tues day, December 27. It is expected that some move will be made later in the month toward 8 Iengthier recess.
 Few women have been among the spectators at the hearings. This Is surprising in view of the fact that women are now eligible
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

There were 49 veniremen pres- ent at the opening of court today. Fifty were scheduled to appear, but Mrs. Little's excuse caused the reduction of one.
 A new record for speed was set yesterday, as IS veniremen were questioned. Previously the most to come before the court in a single day was IT.
 Mrs. A. Irene WhaIen of New Haven and Mrs. Phyllis McLay of East Haven, who were dismissed from the panel by the state yes- terday, remained in the court room to view the proceedings which followed their questioning. They were manifestly interested, and admittedly disappointed at being disqualified.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

Judge Inglis used his power of disqualification in only one in- stance yesterday, making a total of 19 for the six days which were completed at 4:45 o'clock. The de- fense has disqualified 36 and the state 29 at that time. At the start of today's session, the defense still had available 14O challenges and the state, 147.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08
LOTTERY MEN TO
 GET RELEASES

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

Few women have been among the spectators at the hearings. This Is surprising in view of the fact that women are now eligible for jury service and have been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

Comedy Mrs. Edith Perelmutter, 'blues singer" was without a doubt the outstanding personality of the trial thus far, when she was ex- amined as a prospective juror yes- terday. She was dismissed by the state, but the defense would have challenged had it been their selec- tiOn.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
MILWAUKEE, IN
LEAGUE OPENING

The Old Milwaukee Brewers
and the O'Donnell's Sea Grill
diamonders are all set for the
opening Of the Industrial Hard
Ball League tomorrow at $50 p.
m, on the Ellipse.
Judge Curran is slated to be on
hand to toss out the first ball.
Wash. B. Williams and Tom
O'Donnell sponsors of the two
clubs will be present to see their
teams clash. Walter johnson is
also expected on be on hand.
Bill jenkins, manager of the
Brewers, has announced that Big
Jim Murphy will be on the mound
for his aggregation, while Henry
Gichner Will 90 the receiving.
Bill Etheridge, O'Donnell's man
ager, has selected Prince as the
starting pitcher and Schwab will
do the catching.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
SEEK SUNDAY GAME

Bailey's Cross Roads team is
without game for Sunday, May
8, and is anxious to schedule the
Anacostia Eagles on the latter'S
field.
-VoTF EnP auEEpAcr Tounppow
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
REGAIN
WINNING FORM

Maryland's baseball team re.
turned to the form it flashed
against Georgetown, when it de,
teated Lafayette College of Easton,
Pa, on the College Park diamond
yesterday afternoon, 10.
Smokey George Wood, a bean.
pole portsider, pitched masterful
ball throughout for the Terps. and
except for two costly errors on the
part of his mates, would have
scored a shutout Up to the seventh
frame, Wood limited the LeopardS
to two Squeaky bingleS.
Lafayette scored its three runs
in the seventh frame.
Maryland counted for two runs
in each the first, third and fifth
frame and added a single marker
in the fifth.
Lafayette will meet Georgetown
tomorrow afternoon on the Medi-
cal School field. The Terrapins
journey to CheStertown, Md, for a
clash with Washington College.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
Ice Show
International ShOW
at ShOreh1n1

Stars of international note will
appear in the Shoreham ice show
to be conducted on $500 feet of
artificial ice in the blue room
Monday night.
Outstanding among them will
be Paul Won GaSsner, Hungarian
national champion and runner-up
for the world title, who appeared
in the second annual North Ameri-
can winter sports show and ski
meet at Madison Square Garden
in December.
His partner, Marguerite Verdon,
VienneSe figure-skating champion,
will also appear, as will Russ
Jones, of the Hershey Club;
Irmgard Merkel, Swiss skating
champion; Peggy Fahy, comedy
skater, and Grace Harvey, aero
batic and adagio specialist.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE TOMORROW
Jacksonville OPEN
Davidsonville MD A. C. has
open dates every Sunday in May
and is challenging unlimited base
ball teams. Phone West River
,2l3-F-23.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
HANDICAP JINx
TOO MUCH FOR
II. DETTWEILER

Old jinx high handicap caught
UP with Helen Dettweiler, Congress
sional Country Club golfer, in hel
attempt to attain the almost i'm
possible feat of winning two con
secutive handicap tournaments
yesterday at Chevy Chase Club
where Mrs. Thomas ]. Johnson
Army and Navy Club champion
captured the Keefer Cup tourna
ment with a 36-hole total of 155.
Helen went into yesterdays
final round a stroke in front OF
her field. She had just recently
won the annual Phyllis Keller Mil
Ter Memorial tournament. 1t ap.
peared Miss Dettweiler, who holds
both the District and Maryland
State titles, was we'll on the road
to fulfilling the impossible.
But the old jinx caught UP with
the blonde Congressional star and,
as it turned out, she finished down
in fifth place among the net
scorers and was the low gross win
ner with a score of 1874.
Mrs. johnson, who last year was
the winner of the Star Cup tour.
nament, and who is a member of
Army and Navy Clubs entry in
the Women'S District Golf AsSo-
citation e a m championship,
finished yesterdays rounds with
an 81 to add to her previous score
of 80 and was aided by a handi-
cap allowance of IL strokes per
round.
When the Army and Navy
Country Club golfers were through
playing, the results looked like a
service tournament instead of one
sponsored by the Women's District
Golf Association. The second place
award went to another Army and
Navy Club representative, Mrs. Joe
Ludewig, who posted a total Of
1853 to barely exc out a one stroke
margin over the tying third place
players, Mrs. C. P. Medley, Indian
Spring and Louise Clayton, Chevy
Chase. .
Mrs. Medley won by the toss Of
a coin the third-place award and
Miss Clayton automatically became
the fourth-place winner. Mrs. L..
G. Pray, Manor Club; Mrs. George
Hussey, another Army and Navy
Club player, and Mrs. ]. w. Beller,
Chevy Chase, were the remaining
prize winners.
This tournament Is the last one
until the Washington Herald Cup
is played June 2, at Washington
Golf and Country Club. The only
events listed on the Women'S
schedule for May are the team
match with Baltimore at Indian
Spring, May 10, and the second
and third team matches, May 81.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
d. C. DOG SHOW
LISTS FOREMOST
U. S. FANCIERS

Blue-blooded dogs owned By
Jimmy Walker, former New York
mayor; Charlie Ruggles, screen
comedian, and others of the c. I'M
try's foremost canine fancierS will
be among the 901 entries in the
National Capital Kennel Clubs
ninth annual dog show opening
here tomorrow.
From 10 o'clock in the morn
ing until late in the evening 100
pups will be judged at the clubs
new show site, the Packard Audi
forum at Twenty-fourth and M
Streets Northwest. A number Of
Canadian entries are numbered
among the competitors also drawn
from all parts of the country. Pro
ceeds are to go to the National
mfantile Paralysis Foundation.
The show. which has more than
a quarter of a century of tradi-
ton behind it, having been OPP
Grated by the Washington Kennel
Club until nine years ago, will
present the largest terrier entry
seen in this vicinity. A total Of
234 terriers will compete.
SCOTTISH ENTRIES
OF particular interest to Wash
ington followers are the Scottish
deerhound entries of John Herrick,
Department of Interior official,
who is president of the United
States Scottish Deerhound Club.
He is one of the country's few
specialists in this breed.
A galaxy of the country's blue
ribbon winners are entered, in
Guiding the No. / fox terrier Of
the United States, Champion Nor.
way Saddler of the WiSSaboo Ken
nels, WeStbury, L. 1. The Canadian
entries will feature cairn terriers.
Standing out on the program
are the trained poodles entered by
Mrs. Sherman Hoyt, of Katonah,
N. Y; Mrs. Julian CRIES., of Ham,
ilton, lass, and Mrs. Whitehouse
Walker, of New York city. Five
Irish terriers shown by Miss
Laura F. Delano, relative Of
President Roosevelt, of Rhine
beck, N. Y, are setting a high
standard in their class.
RARE BREED
Mrs. Jere Mackle, secretary of
the club, announces that the show
will present for the first time in
the washington area, a kuvasz, the
rare Austrian breed now being
raised by Massachusetts, fancier.
The final group judging starts
at 8 p. m. Many of the more
familiar breeds such as the BoS-
ton terriers. Doberman pinschers.
beagles, Boston bulls and irish
settlers will be judged at 2 .. m.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
Injured Back

In the spring of 1882 MES. Meek.
ley injured her back seriously in
the swank Bennington, VT, invita-
tio1 tournament and was laid up
an, out of the running for 81 solid
months. She is no alibi artist and
dislikes admitting that it is still
necessary for her to wear a polo
beiI when she plays in tourna-
ments even today. During her
golfing tricks about the country
she sometimes sleeps on hard hotel
floors when she has forgotten to
bring along her hospital board or
when the hotel management is
unable to provide one, as does the
thoughtful manager at White Sui
phur.
Even if Mrs. Meckley were an
alibier, which she is not, she would
merely be wasting her breath. For
he, tournament record since her
accident has been better than be-
fore. She won the Maryland State
tournament in 1885 and 1896: she
holes the Middle Atlantic cham
pionShip, which she has won
twice, and she has won the Dis.
trict championship twice since the
accident. This year she will play
in the Mason-Dixon tourney, the
Maryland State, the District, and
she hopes, the national.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
Scores II
Federation Golf Won
Blu Hart

With q brilliant round of 70,
Jerry Hart, former Arkansas
State champion, won the National
Federation of Federal Employees
Tournament at Indian Spring yes
terday. Hart had a handicap of
S strokes, giving him a net score
of 81. He represented the Gen
eral Accounting office team and
played in the first division opened
to golfers with handicaps of 2
to IL.
s. w. Crosthwait. of the Vet
Grams Bureau, won in the second
division open to players with
handicaps of IL to 10 with a gross
score of IS and handicap of Is
to make net total of IS. In the
third division, open to golfers with
handicaps Of 10 to 80, ]. Mullikin,
of Navy Yard, posted gross card
of IS with a handicap of 80 for
a net of IS.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
-NUTE FUH 8UFFHA6E IUMURRDW-
NET PLAY GETS
3 PREP STARS

Thirty-two entries were ready to
vie for honors in the annual Prep
School Tennis tournament, which
gets under way with the first
round at the Georgetown Prep
courts at Garrett Park at 3 o'clock,
First and second rounds are ex.
pected to be run off today and
tomorrow, with the semifinals and
championship round next week.
end.
Jim meyer, of Friends
School, who won the title last
year, has graduated. Thus a new
champion is certain to be crowned.
Newmeyer defeated Harold Titus
of Georgetown Prep in the finals
last year. Titus, however, is on
hand for the play starting today.
Seeded players of the six inSti-
tutionS represented in the play
include Titus, of Georgetown Prep;
F. Smith, of Gonzaga; Bunnag, of
Friends; Dorian, of Landon: Jas
see, of Dewitt, and Ogus Of st.
johns.
Pairings for the opening round
follow:
TOP BRACKET
Titus &C. P.) VS.. D. Walsh CGonz J;
Bennett (Dev.) VS.. Williams (FriendsI
Lincoln dandy VS.. Graham &c. P.);
Murdoch (Land) vs. Mullvihill est. j.;
Amusfen Land) VS.. Bravo (Friends)
Maulding (St. j. VS.. Marland (Friends)
Cover &c. PD VS.. Dorian (Land0.
LOWER BRACKET
Bunnag (Friends) VS.. Goldstein
dew; McCadden &c. PD VS.. Sheehan
(Gonz); StOnestreet Dand) VS.. Hughes
(St J0; Jones (Friends) VS.. Perkins
(Land); Jassee Dew VS.. Dumas
&c. P0; Sabin est. j. vs.. G. P. No. s
Player; J. Walsh (Gonz.) VS.. Adams
Uand); Tompkins (Friends) VS.. Ogus
est. j..
The Washington times., 1938-04-29

only I i v 9
times t is
y e a r her
scores in tour
nament play
so far have
been remark
ably good. In
he Phyllis
K e e ] e r
Miller Tour
nament last
W e e k she
crossed 83 at
the Washing
ton Golf and
Country Club,
n nOIIrco thof
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
Coast and GeOdetic
Win at SOftball

Coast and Geodetic Survey won
from the Flashlights in the Com
merce Department softball league.
A double and a home run by
Beale led the attack for the win.
nera.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
WOMEN'S
RIGHTS
and LETS
BY Lillian Ri:rey-

A lady golfer who hasn't yet
hit her stride this season is tall.
dark Betty Meckley, Of Indian
Spring. But considering the
fact that she has played around
The Washington times., 1938-04-29

is as much. if not more, hill and
dale as the up-and-down Co.
lumbia links; and yesterday
in the Mrs. Frank Roger
Keefer two.day handicap, she
turned in a gross card
of "a and 80. Particularly IS
her lack of practice noticeable
in her approach shots; her
drives are clean and true, but
practice alone can give golfer
authority with the short irons.
Mrs. Meckley is one of the bet
ter dressers on the links; her
tweed skirts flare with a we'll
tailored cut and her pullover
sweater is generally becomingly
set off with a colorful silk scarf.
She always wears a simple Dob
bish-looking felt. Her manner on
the links is as conservative as
her mode of dress; she's not very
laxative at golf. Best Of all she
likes to play around with young
Mrs. Jack Scott. former Colo
RADIO State champion. who
moved to Washington four years
ago with her lawyer-husband
when he became attached to the
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
Prefers Garden
Mr.. Scott is no golfing widower,
for his wife refuses to let golf
monopolize her away from her
new house and garden. Right
now, rather than spend 81 on a
tournament entry Mrs. Scott
would prefer to buy a begonia
bush for her back yard. Al
though she has been and can be
again one of the topflight play
ers, as for golf, she can take it
or leave it.
Mrs. Meckley has not always
been golfer; it took her some
time to find the sport she does
the best. When she was Is and
lived at Big Stone Gap in south
west Virginia, she made the
rounds of small horse shows and
fairs with her grandfatherS' en-
tries. She remembers showing
in the same classes with that
grand old trouper, Mrs. Allan
Potts, of Richmond, who
shocked the Southern gentry
with her painted cheeks, yet
pleased them with her insiStence
that no lady should ride astride.
Mrs. Meckley gave up the show
ring before she had a chance
to acquire that haunted horsy
look which afflicts some of our
female followers to hounds.
Fourteen years ago Mrs. Meek
ley married young attorney for
the General Electric Company
snc went to live in Schenectady.
The beauties of Lake George in
spired her to enter the local
swimming meets, so for three or
four years she concentrated on
high-diving at 80 feet and long
distance swimming, until she
could crawl three miles without
gasping for breath. Then her
husband took UP golf with a
vengeance at the Mohawk Club
in Schenectady. And Betty took
lessons from that bra Scots
man, James K. Thompson, and
in = very short while was play
ing tournament golf. She quail
flied for national rating and
won the Northeastern cham
pionship. When her husband
died eight years ago, Mrs. Meek
ley moved to WASHINGTON.
Evening star., 1938-10-06
ADVERTISEMENT.
ADVERTlSEMENT.
SORE FEET
To His Soldiers Napoleon
Sale, "OIL YOUR FEET'

Sore, aching. burning feet probably
cause more misery-more distress
more bad temper and cursing, than
most other human ailments.
"Oil your feet" ordered Napoleon to
his soldiers before battle or long
march-he was a clever man.
Many a time-overnight-you can
take out the sting-the soreness-the
burning and aching from your poor
distressed feet by giving them a good
rubbing with penetrating medicated
OMEGA OIL.
So don't worry-"Oil your feet" with
Omega Oil tonight, walk more briskly
and joyfully to work tomorrow-35ca at
your druggist.
Evening star., 1938-10-06
material nomination II Lehman had

material nomination II Lehman had
declined to accept 1t.
And Wagner would have taken 1t,
too, am sure" he added.
The chairman admitted that close
fights were ahead of the Democrats
in Michigan. Ohio, Pennsylvania and
Iowa. He insisted that the Repub-
licans would not pick up more than Is
seats and doubted they would make
any such gains. In Pennsylvania he
said Gov. Earle was having tough,
fight for Senator against Senator
James j. Davis.
Il believe that the Democratic ticket
in Pennsylvania will be good deal
stronger in Pennsylvania the day of
election than 1t is now," he continued.
Business is improving everywhere and
that will have its effect Also the
Presidents move for world peace while
the German-Czech controversy was
going on will have its effect on the
election"
He was asked if he was going into
Pennsylvania to help the ticket, but
replied that he had no plans for such
an invasion at present.