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La gaceta., 1938-06-17
Fiesta del Club Chers Anass

Fiesta del Club CheTs Ans
Ell martes por la noche, en- Ro
cky Point, a la luz de la luna, Ct
lebr6 una fiesta eli Club Cheers
Amis, compuesto por distingui-
dos j6venes latinos y america
nos. Fue una noche deliciosa )
sc hicieron juegos de salon.
Refrescos Sc s%irvieron y la
juventud sali6 satisfecha
Ali estaban las Srtas. Palmi-
IA Martinez, Lola Garcia, Nina
Roberts, Lucille Lopez, Carmen
Moreno, Antoniette Italiano,
Iule Belle Roberts, Elvira Fer
nandez, Matilde Martinez, Eve
Qyn Fernandez, Eulaiia Fernan-
DEE, Cora Gonzalez, Aurelia Gar
cha, Zoila Fernando, Rosa Gre
co y Mary Mendez
J6venes: Bill Roberts, Sexton
Valenti, Andres Martinez, Mike
Clement, Sam Marietta, Arse
Mo Sanchez, Amado Pedrazas,
Rolando Manteiga, Gregorio
Martfnez, Bob Roberts, Nelson
Italiano y Luis Pasetti.
Felicitamos a los j6venes del
Cheers Amis por SUI fiesta y la
intelligence labor social que reali
zan.
La gaceta., 1938-06-17
De VacdciOneS

LC ' NIttCtNftNc
Recordamos a las familias va
cacioniStas que aqui estamos pa
ra dar cuenta de su sactivida-
dies lejos de Tampa, con ell fin
de mantener informados a sus
amigos y amigos.
Ell peri6dico Sc 10 podemos
mandar al sitio que escojan,
previa una clara direction.
Las playas predilectas de las
familias latinas son Pass-a-
Grille, Clearwater, Rocky Point
y Ana Maria.
MuchaS caraS conocidas sc
ven va EN- esas playas.
La gaceta., 1938-06-17

ne en- Puerto Rico. Y hasta, con
cierto acuciado y sutil desvelo,
SUI misma manera de hablar.
oCmo rasgo caracteristico es
harto dudoso y puede declarar-
sc impossible que Lope de Rueda
inventaSe este e~nreveaamiento,
81 de alguna manera no hubiese
podido captarlo antes en- la rea-
lidad. Invent6, sin duda, los mo-
dismos y los vocablos, pero res
pondiendo a una verdad idioma-
tica de origen portugues que
como la del vizcaino, que tan
Ito aprovech6 tambien, all igual
que mas tarde el propio Cervan-
ties era para 81 observation co
tidiana. Sobre este hecho cons
truy6 acertadamente una rea-
lidad, mas real que 10 real, y lie
go a dar al lenguaje de la negra
una vivacidad escenica capaz de
Triumph en- la vida y de circu-
lar por ella
Esta captaci6n de la realidad,
lque apunta en- Lope de Rueda,
Iha de acentuarse CAST con es-
cr1pulo rigoriSta. Y es curioso
adelantar que siempre presen-
ia, en- tales casos I'm SAILOR anti
llano. Por este convene sulbra-
yarlo va en- la incipiencia de Lo-
pc de Rueda, SGuiomar es a pc
sar de 10 dicho. ell trasunto esce-
nico de una negra antillana?
A este respecto, en- un estudio
sobre ell lenguaje de los negros
eurros, 81 DR., Fernando Ortiz
nos procura algunas precisiones
que son ahora rnuy del case; d.
ce, por eiemplo: 10 que distin-
gufa Ell lenguaje acurrado era Ia
sistematica alteration fonetica
de ciertas woes del idioma cas-
tellano mas ALA de como va ha-
bian sid9 variadas en- eli ambien
tie crioao, de I'm medo general,
y ell uso frecuente de alguna que
otra palabreja de germanfa in
diana. iNo parecen en- cleric
modo aplieables estas palabras,
a la jerga de nueatra amiga la
negra Guiomar?
7 en- euanto a su especial
prurito de scrisolar de ponde-
RADIO modo su orfgen y su range
y de poner cierto vanidoso en-
psne en- la limpidez de su prosa-
pia, oigase tambien 10 que dice
Ell DR.. Ortiz: "Uno de los earae-
teres mas particulars de los ne
gros curros habaneros era el len
guaJe especial que ellos hablan.
Este Sc caraoteriza principal.
mente por cieFtas deformacio-
mes del lenglIaje castellano a.
mantenidas con ell mis-
mo prop6sito de jactancia v vac
tan destacado en- 81 negro
La gaceta., 1938-06-17
Fiesta en- Honor de
Dos SeIoTitaS

Dos Se1oritaS
Las Srtas. Mary Mendez y 10
la Garcia, que 81 microbes fue-
ron agasajadas tambien en- el do
micilio de Ia Srta. Antoniette
Italiano, en- la avenida Lisbon,
en- Palma Celia. Las dos sc gra-
duaron r~ecientemente.
Todos los que aSistieron son
graduates del Hillsboroug High
School. He aqui los nombres:
Marion Italiano, Mary Gug-
gino, Mary Mendez, Palmira
MARTINEZ, Matilde Martinez,
Carmen Moreno, Antoniette
1taliano, la duena de la casa +;
La gaceta., 1938-06-17
NOTAS SOCIALN

Lola Garcia, Nina Roberts y
Lucille Lopez.
Caballeros Jose Greco, Mike
Clement, Andres Martinez,
Bill Roberts, Rolando Mantei-
"a, Amado Pedrazas, Emilio
Garcia, Sexton Valenti, Sam
Marietta y Arsenic Sanchez.
Sc bail6 y la Srta. Italiano OBJ
sequi6 a todos los presentes, con
s0 acostumbfada gentibeza,
La gaceta., 1938-06-17

Los Dos Djas Especiales
Empezaron hoy los dos dias
especiales, en- Ybor City, orga-
nizados por Ia Camara de Co
mercio y ell Bur6 de Comercian-
ties. Las gangaS son legitimas,
La gaceta., 1938-06-17
La V0be1ed

La Verbend
Listos va todos los preparati-
vos para la Verbena del saba
do, en- la pista de galpos de Sui
ehur Springs.
La Secci6n de Recreo, presi-
dida Dor el amable Jose Hevia.
Sc propone batir marcas ante
niores y 10 conseguira.
Sc an fiajdo los precios mas
razonabIes que es possible fijar
en- fiestas de esta clase. Tocaran
las orquestas la Sonora" y
Don Francisco
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12
BRAZIL REVOLT
 TO BRING DEATH
Nv DAVID I. WILSON

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Rio de Janeiro. May 12-(UP)-- More than 600 men, implicated in an abortive revolt of Fascist green shirts, faced possible trial for their lives today as the government be- gan a purge of subversive elements Loyalist forces, under personal di- rection of President Getolio Vargas. backed by the stern provisions of his new constitution, were in com- plete domination and the country was quiet. It was estimated unoffi- cially that 40 men, preponderantly rebels, were killed during the brief uprising which authorities described as of purely Fascist nature--a fit- ting answer, they said, to reports that Vargas himself aimed at Fas- sist regime
 Foreigners In It
 Authorities said they had no knowledge that foreign elements whose political activities recently were forbidden, took part. The news paper Diario da Noite, however. as- serted that a group speaking a for eign language attacked the tele- phone station during the uprising. killed two guards and severed tele- phonic communication in the presi- dential palace area where the pres- ident personally defended himself and his family with his revolver.
 President Vargas, answering 6 series of questions submitted r. the United Press by telephone from
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12

relations between the Bridgeport affair and possible results of the grand jury investigation. Waterburians were especially inter- ested. Arguments which will be presented by counsel for MT. Kemp will be similar to those which were heard in the Waterbury Superior Court by Judge Ernest A. Inglis be- fore the Waterbury probe actually started. Judge Inglis summarily dismissed the motions. which were designed to halt the Waterbury probe, as presented by Attorney Josiah H. Peck, counsel for former Controller Daniel J. Leary.
 Supreme Court Case
 It seems inevitable that should Judge Wynne dismiss the motions to quash as presented for Kemp, the question of legality of the Merritt Parkway Grand Jury will be heard by the states Supreme Court of Errors, and possibly the U. S.. Supreme Court. As Kemp's question as to the legality of the jury which indicted him are those which were brought up by Attorney Peck at the start of the Waterbury probe, the one ruling by the high court, will cover both jury inquisitions and their validity.
 What Kemp Claims
 Kemp claims the Bridgeport jury was illegally impanelled. as it was selected by Judge Foster instead of by the High Sheriff, who usually performs such duties. Kemp also claims that grand jury proceedings preclude the presence of the prose- cutting attorney and any stenog- rapher.
 These same questions were pre-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12
WILLOW STREET
 HAD $3,00O FIRE
Blaze Started in Cellar of Building, Corner Hillside
 Avenue, Willow Street

Fire which broks out in the cellar of a building at Hillside avenue and Willow street did damage estimated at about $3,000 this morning. Traffic on Willow street during the early morning rush had to be-routed by police for more than half an hour as firemen directed by Chief Thomas Cavanaugh battled the blaze.
 The building, owned by Mrs. John L. Bonn. Is occupied by four families and also houses store of Frank Cruess & Sons. Firemen confined damage mainly to the cellar and first floor of the dwelling portion of the building. The store suffered only slight smoke damage.
 The alarm was rung in at TIA this morning by Gloria Spadola, 9, one of the occupants of the house. who had been awakened by smoke Altering up from the cellar. The denseness of the smoke hampered firemen when they arrived on the scene. Several occupants had to flee in nightclothing after the fire had been discovered.
 The cause of the fire is believed to have been a defective power oil burner, attached to furnace in the cellar. Fire Marshal Den Lahey, however, who investigated with his staff, said his probe had not been
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12
Inventory List of Street,
 Water, Sewer Depts. In Hands of Jury
SECOND PROBE OF
 CITY PUBLIC WORKS
Eighth Appearance Today of Frankie Burns-Stays
 Only Twenty Minutes

Supplied with a complete list of all equipment at the disposal of the Municipal Street, Water and Sewer De- partments, the Waterbury Extraordinary Grand Jury today delved further into the workings of the departments which are headed by Superin- tendent Thomas Fleming. The inventory list was sup piled the jury by Thomas P. Kelly, executive secretary to Mayor Frank Hayes. when the Jury's emissaries, Edward J. Hickey and George L. Greer made request for 1t late this morning.
 That the jury IS probing the work ings of the street, water and sewer departments was made clear earlier in the day. however, when Super intendent Fleming and his assistant, Thomas Wagner were called. MT. Fleming has appeared previously. but 1t was the first call for MT. Wagner.
 Second Probe Made
 This is the second specific in- stance in which the jury has taken the public works department under It's investigation. Just about a month ago. large number of city yard employees were called before the jury as witnesses when 1t be- came known that records pertaining
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12
ROOSEVELT HAS
 REVISION BILL
Congress Sends Five Bil- lion Dollar Measure to
 White House Today

Washington, May l2.-UP) Con- gress sent the administrators $5,- 330,000,000 tax revision bill to the White House today for President Roosevelt's signature.
 The conference report on the bill. giving big and little business some of the tax relief they have demand ed for more than year, was ap- proved. PAP to 89, by the house late yesterday afternoon. Only an hour of partisan debate preceded the vote. It had been approved by the senate in five minutes Monday.
 Final debate on the report was devoted to discussion of the skel- eton mdistibuted profits tax, re- tained in conference after complete elimination by the senate finance committee.
 Republicans Complain
 Republicans complained that 1t was mistake to retain even a Skel- eton profits tax and that although the proposed changes are R Hong step toward sanity" insufficient re- lief is being provided for business.
 Administration leaders retaliated with criticism of the minority for
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12
Elliott Roosevelt Offers
 To Whip Fathers Lnsulter

Lexington, Ky, May 12--(UP) - Elliott Roosevelt, 29-year-old son of the president. challenged an un- identified man who made deroga- tory remark about his father to a fist fight in Louisville Saturday night, 1t was disclosed today.
 Roosevelt, who once said tits awfully tough to be the son of n President" and his wife, were guests of MT. and Mrs. Gilmour Nunn at the Kentucky Derby and that evening accompanied them to party at the Louisville Country Club.
 Nunn. president of the American Broadcasting Co., which operates station WLAP here. and former publisher of the Lexington Herald, related the incident.
 As the Nunn automobile drove onto the country club grounds. he said man in a parked car 'be- smirchcd the Presidents name.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12
 Genedella Co. of Milford, Mass. Was Concern That
 Completed Work B. A. GARDETTO WAS
 BEFORE JURY TODAY He Is Son of Late Head of Firm That Erected
 the Sewer

Street and sewer construc- tion work done by the City of Waterbury during the pres ent administration was being investigated still further by the Extraordinary Grand Jury this afternoon. The only new witness called this after noon was B. A. Gardetto, son of the late head of the Gene della Company, of Milford, Mass. The firm is now said to be out of existence. Earlier in the day the jury had summoned Thomas J. Fleming, superintendent of streets and water, and his as siatant, Thomas Wagner. MT. Elem inS left the jury room, after having apparently been excused, but MT. Wagner was still at the courthouse this afternoon, and 1t was presum- cd that he had been told he would be called on again for testimony.
 Issue In Politics
 The cost of installation of trunk sewer along the Naugatuck river by the Cenedella Go. was an issue in local politics for several years. It was reported that Mir. Gardetta, who testified this afternoon. had been summoned from Vermont.
 The grand jury, judging from the witnesses called today, has resumed it's probe into the street and water department. About a month ago, numerous witnesses were called as tho jurors and Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn pursued this same line of inquiry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12
JUDGE WILL NOT NEED WITNESSES

Boston, May 12-(UP) Refusing to hear testimony of "expert" witt nesses for the defendant, municipal Judge Joseph Riley today took un- der advisement the test case of a newsdealer who sold q copy of Life magazine containing pictures of "The birth of baby.
 Judge Riley said he would an- nounce his decision probably Satur- day.
 Tn refusing to hear defense witt nesses, the judge said he believed he should decide the case himself rather than listen to the opinions of others, mo matter how exper- fenced"
 The defendant, Morris Baratz, 34, was free in $200 bail after pleading not guilty to @ charge of selling a magazine that "inanifestiy tends to corrupt the morals of youth"
 Among defense witnesses ready to testify were President Karl T. Compton of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and President Gladys Jones of Garland (Finishing) school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12

Elliott, Nunn said. jumped from the car, invited the detractor from his automobile and offered to fight him with bare knuckleS.
 Other occupants of the car apolo- giZed to Roosevelt and restrained the man who had made the arous- ing remark, Nunn said. Later, inside the club, several members approach ed the Roosevelt table and added their apologies for the incident, Nunn said.
 It was not the first time that Elliott defended his father: In 1886 He said that statement by An thony Fokker, German airplane maker, allegedly involving the sale of airplanes to Soviet Russia. was obviously to smear my father" The
 Presidents second son since has severed his connection with airplane activities. He is president ano General Manager of Hearst Radio Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12
WILSON BOUND
 OVER FOR TRIAL
Bonds of $l0,0O0 Remain in Case of Slayer of
 Edward J. MahOney

Arraignment in superior court next month faces Montgomery Wilson. colored, father of nine chil- dren and confessed slayer of Edward J. Mahoney. g. of IA Lafayette street. Arraigned before Judge John F. McGrath in city court today, Wilson waived examination and was bound over to the next criminal term of superior court. The court fixed bonds at $l0,000, refusing a plea for lower bail.
 Also bound over today was Edward Jenkins, 35, colored, who waived ex- animation on charge of obstruct- ing justice. Bonds in his care were fixed at 5000.
 Confessed Last Week
 Wilson confessed last week to po- lice that he had fired the shot which fatally wounded young Ma honey at a. m. April 28. He said he fired the gun from the window of his tenement. which is at the same address as the Mahoncy home He did not mean to hit anyone, he said, but fired only to scare away someone who was causing a dis turbance in the street. Mahoneys body was found on railroad en- bankment near his home i've hours after he had been shot. An internal hemorrhage had caused his death.
 Detective = IieutenantS Connie Shanahan and Joseph Bender ar rested Wilson May 8. He had been questioned previously but insisted he knew nothing of the shooting. Last week, however. he broke down under questioning and admitted firing the fatal shot.
 Detectives Get Gun
 The detectives recovered the gun at the home of friend Of Wilson.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12
TWELVE HELD IN
 COUNTERFEITING

Hartford. Conn. May l2.--(UP)- The number of persons held in con- nection with an alleged counterfeit ing money ring rose to l2 today with the arrest of John Cassinelli, East Hartford. Cassinelli was charged with pass ing spurious bills at Manchester and East Hartford.
 Federal agents and local police arrested Il others Tuesday in con- nection with activities of the alleged ring, said to have operated through the ncrtheasteyn states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12
GREAT BRITAIN
 DEMANDS HER PAY

London, May l2-UP) - Great Britain. dispatched to Mexico today a note asking immediate payment of 370,962, Pesos ($88, ,l03 indemnity for losses in Mexican revolutions be- tween November, 1910, and May 1920.
 The note said that similar Mex ican debt to the United States was discharged punctually' and that the British government was at loss to understand apparently diserimina- tory treatment between two govern ments with equal title.
 The note recalled that the first two installments of the bill were paid promptly and reminded the Mexican government that specia claims were to be met in Mexican National currency in Ii installmcrlts beginning Jan. 1, 1886.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12
Citizens Are Banking More Money This Year
Gain of l2l,925.52 in Savings Banks of City During Last Month -N No Comment Coming
 From Chamber of Commerce

Gain of $l2l, ,925.52 in savings in Waterbury banks during last month was reported today in the monthly business service of the Chamber of Commerce. Further, this increase over March was surpassed by the Increase of April savings deposits over April, 1887. For in April 1887, there was deposited $2l5,0l6.80 less than was deposited by Waterburians in their local savings accounts last month.
 While trend of Waterburians to the savings banks was shown, the bank clearings, too, showed in- crease in April over March with $88,9 300 reported in excess. But the clearings for April. $6.43l, TOO, were $1,53l 300 less than in April, l937.
 No Comment Made
 No comment was forthcoming from Chamber of Commerce Off1- cials but observers pointed to the volume of money going into savings banks and remarked that citizens must Ue CCiloLrlCJcu III CllCil tlVblilhl course of buying because of grand jury proceedings and the uncertain ties which have lowered over the Waterbury picture ruring recent months. Amusement was expressed that the volume of money should be greater than last month,3 that $2l5, 1925 more was deposited in sav- ing accounts last month than in April, 1887. when business condi- lions were reportedly far better.
 Another Factor E
 Another factor appeared strange, the comment was, and this was that the eight largest factories re- ported decrease of l60 persons cm- ployed in the month of April, as compared with March. There was a decrease Of 5,833, however. from April, 1887.
 Ill cercantilc establishments, manufacturing and utilities con
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12
ETHIOPIA MAKES
 HER LAST APPEAL
Emperor Halle Selassie Went Before League of
 Nations in Vain Fight

Geneva, May 12-CUP) Emperor Halle Selassie. making last vain fight to prevent world recognition of the conquest of Ethiopia. said today that whatever the world might do, his people would fight on until they forced Italy from their country or themselves exterminated.
 III. despairing, he appeared before a cold and hostile League of Nations council. He was too weak to make his speech himself, and 1t was read for him by his chief delegate. He knew that his plea was made to deaf ears he wanted to put before the world his case.
 It was learned at Paris. also, that he had pledged his life to resist Italy and that he was preparing to organize his countrymen for guer- rilla warfare. League Has Failed
 The League had tried to save Ethiopia and failed. Young Italy rising on the long cold ruins of the Roman Empire, had overwhelmed and empire whose towering moun- tains, torrid sun and fierce warriors had turned back the legions of the Caesars 20 centuries ago,
 Now, two years to the day since Italian delegates left the League chambers because of penalties im- posed by the League for their country's aggression, the great powers wanted to recognize the con- quest.
 Snubbed by statesmen and League officials alike, knowing that he was unwelcome, knowing that the great powers had written the death war rant of his empire. he faced the League councillors defiantly. Anger.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12
NAZI RELATIONS
 MUCH STRAINED
Recent Developments to U. s. Have Served 10 Create
 Some Anxiety
BY HOBART C. MONTEE United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent) American relations with Germany appeared today to be entering a diff ficult period. Diplomats who re- viewed events of the past few days, noticed three developments which were sources of irritation here and in Germany. They were
 1. An emphatic protest filed ny American Ambassador Hugh R. Wilson with the German foreign office criticizing decree that com pels all Jews, whether of German or foreign nationality, to register personal property held In Germany If valued at more than 5000 marks.
 q The refusal of the American government to approve the sale to Germany of sufficient helium to operate the new dirigible now near ing completion at Friedrichshafen.
 8. Plans for a conference of representatives of more than 30 na- tions at Eyians, France, on July 6, 70 form an international committee to facilitate the emigration of political
 
 refugees from Germany.
 View With Distaste
 Officials here have viewed with distaste the decree requiring regis tration of Jewish property and the declaration of the decree that such property might be used by the gov ernment for any purpose "in har- mony with the requirements of Ger man economy"
 Wilson's protest, filed at the di- rection of Secretary of State Cordcll Hull, informed the German foreign office that this government con siders that the application of the measures of the nature indicated to the property Of American citizens of the Jewish race would violate
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