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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-26
OBITUARY


 of 348 Frost Road died early this morning. He was born in Bridgeport on December g, 1870 and had been a resident of this city for fifty years. He was a machinist by trade. MT. Larkin was a member of Mill Plain church and was also a member of Townsend lodge of Odd Fellows.
 He is survived by his wife, Mabel B. Cove.
 Funeral services will be held on Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. Matthew Mad den officiating. Burial will be in Mountain Grove cemetery. Bridge port.
 CARDINAL - Raymond Edward Cardinal, infant son of Frank and Rose (Boisvert) Cardinal died sud- denly yesterday afternoon at his home 580 Frost road. Dr. Edward H. Kirschbaum, medical examiner, said death was due to natural | causes.
 The child is survived by his par ents; four brothers, Elmer, Philip, Lawrence and William Cardinal; 8 sister, Shirley Cardinal; his grandmother, Mrs. Rose Demars, of New York City and his grand father, Napoleon Boisvert of Wa terbury.
 Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Ar thur J. Lunny Funeral Home. 25 Central avenue. Burial was in Call vary cemetery.
 WHEELER - Mrs. Emma Alice Wheeler, 67, widow of Frank B. Wheeler, died at her home, 79 Sheffield street, yesterday afternoon. A native of Westport, she had lived in Waterbury for 40 years, most of that time in the Waterville sec- tion.
 Survivors include three cousins, Mrs. Frank Slover, Mrs. Charles Worthley and Mrs. Martin Ben- nett, all of Trenton, N. J.; and a sister-in-law, Mrs. George Jones, of Bakerville.
 The funeral will be held tomor- row at 2:30 p. m. at the Clark Funeral Home, 20 State street, with Rev. Frederick Sawyer, formerly of Waterville, officiating. Burial will be in Waterville cemetery.
 DIEDRICH-Miss Marie A. Died rich, A, former Waterbury resident, died yesterday in a New York city hospital where she had been a pa tient five weeks. She was a graduate of the Hopeville grammar and Crosby high schools. She was born here and moved to St. Albans, L. l., five years ago.
 Survivors include her parents, MT. and Mrs. Frank Diedrich, of St. AL bans, an uncle and an aunt, MT. and Mrs. Theodore Weber, of this city.
 Funeral services will be held Sum- day evening at 8 o'clock at the Rouse funeral home, 19102 Linden boulevard, St. Albans. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the funeral home with burial in St. Albans.
 ANTONIO - Elsie Antonio, two and one half year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Frank Antonio of 62 Ayers street died this morning at St. Mary's hospital after a brief illness.
 She is survived by her parents; two brothers, Lionel and George; and five sisters, Fora, Francine, Hil- da. Ida Marie and Elizabeth An tonic.
 The body was removed to the La Porta funeral home, 67 Holmes ave- nue. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
 LARROW-Ralph William Lar TOW, IT, son of MT. and Mrs. Henry c. Larrow of g Pearl Lake road died this morning at St. Mary's hospital. He was a native of this city and had resided here all of his life.
 Besides his parents he leaves one brother, George H. Larrow; five sis- A. =
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.utsSM gF AFFIRMATION
 This is to give notice that l. 0afviiis, H Wstersown, VI ''s Conn. as'i hsvc Ss:, filed an application dated May ia, te3e, with tho Liquor Control Com. mission for q Package Beer Permit for the sale cf alcoholic liquor on the premisss, ss7 payie si.. oakviile, Wntertewn. Conn. The business il fwssa Dsss sy chsrss osy,s saeesEs Wa,..or St ss' ceai., and wifi '' Do conducted ba ghIafina xaccnrin of e35 Davis Et. vehyiiis, Watertown, Conn. an per-
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BORN

OvIATT--At St. Mary's hospital May 22, q son, Robert Joseph, 10 Mir. and Mrs. Eugene oviatt. of 226 Tracy Ave.
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DIED

WHEELER-In this city, May 25, 1889. Mrs. Emma Alice Wheeler of 79 Sheffield St. Funeral tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from Clark funeral home, 20 State St. Burial in Waterville cemetery. LARROW--In this city, May 26, 1899. Ralph William Larrow of 23 Pearl Lake road. Funeral Monday after ternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial in Crockett cemetery.
 LARKIN-In this city, June 26, 1889. Herbert Hopkins Larkin of Frost Rd. Funeral Monday afternoon at l:30 o'clock, from Alderson funeral home. Burial in Mountain Grove cemetery, Bridgeport.
 CARD OF THANKS
 We wish to thank our many rela- tlves. friends and neighbors, espe- cially the Waterbury Clock Co, the Ingraham Clock Co.,, of Bristol, and the Faculty and T. C., A. Society of Leavenworth High School for the beautiful floral tributes, and the kindness and sympathy shown us during our recent bereavement, the death of our beloved Mother. Mary Malley Tangney.
 Signed:
 THE FAMILY OF
 MARY M. TANGNEY.
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LARROW-Ralph William Lar TOW, IT, son of MT. and Mrs. Henry 0. Larrow of g Pearl Lake road died this morning at St. Mary's hospital. He was a native of this city and had resided here all of his life.
 Besides his parents he leaves one brother, George H. Larrow; five sis ters, Mrs. Harry Major, Mrs. Henry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11
FRANKFURTER IS AGAIN ATTACKED
Mrs. Elizabeth Dilling Is Bitter in Her Charges
 Against Him

Washington, Jan. 11.-(UP)-Mrs. Elizabeth Dilling, author of the bank "The Red Network" asked a senate judiciary subcommittee to- day to reject the nomination of Prof. Felix Frankfurter to the su- preme court and charged he has been a principal aide to revolution ary movement in the United States
 MT. Dilling, who described herself as an "anti-red worker" said that Frankfurter is disqualified for the supreme court because of his con- nections with the American Civil Liberties Union.
 Opening the second day of hear ings on the Harvard Law school professors nomination, Mrs. Dilling said her book once twas used as a basis for barring (from a court easel the American Civil Liberties Union, of which Felix Frankfurter long has been a leader" ...
 Seditious Organization
 The Civil Liberties. Union, she said, is a "seditious organization"
 Mrs. billings book listed numer- ous state and federal government officers as alleged sympathizers with Communist objectives. It also list ed Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 Mrs. Dilling testified that Frank furter has, regardless of. fee, worked in conjunction with and in behalf of leadin. red revolutienaries and has published propaganda for them, working directly with the. Commu- mist party"
 ''Frankfurter is unqualified not only for the supreme court bench but as a lawyer" she said.
 She criticized an article written by Frankfurter on the Sacco-Vanzetti verdict in which 'Frankfurter said "the jury was specially selected by the sheriff's deputies" The state ment, she said, implied falsely that the Sacco-vanzetti jury was a picked" one.
 Defends All Murderers
 'Frankfurter belongs to a section of society which defends all mur- derers-if they are reds"
 Sen. George w. Norris, Ind, Neb. observed that MT. Dilling has &C., cused many well known citizens of being reds"
 'I'll be glad to go into your rec ord, if you wish, senator" she an-
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TOM MOONEY NOT
 VERY RESENTFUL
Bears No Malice Toward Men Who Framed; He
 Registers as Democrat

San Francisco, January Il. - (UP) - Marveling at the freedom he says he yet finds "strange-and very beautiful, Thomas J. Mooney went to specialist today to get an intimation of his health after g years imprisonment. Mooney cele- brater the return of his full civil rights by Governor Culbert Olson Saturday by registering as a Dem- ocrat and making two speeches yes terday.
 In one, over a nationwide broad cast he said he bore no malice to- ward the men he contended framed" him and Warren K. Bill ings for the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day tragedy.
 .4oathes Conditions
 He added, however, that T loathe and despise the conditions which could make such thing possible. shall do everything possible with what is left of my life to better those conditions. How much, is left to me I do not know. Those long years in prison have taken their toll of my health. But in spite of that my spirit is younger than my age"
 Tt is strange to be here tonight" Mooney said. Strange to realize that when l awake tomorrow morn- ing I will see not the four walls of the cell. out a room with curtains at the windows instead of bars. It is strange to realize that IA can walk out of that room into the sum light free. Strange and very
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STABS HIMSELF IN
 FIT OF JEALOUSY

Boston, Jan. 11-(UP)-Barbara Harris, "A, blonde divorcee and, beauty shop operator, was wakened early today by an estranged suitor bursting into her room, shouting:
 "I've bought plenty of flowers for you. now it's your turn to buy some for me-"
 Leonard Mistratti, g. then drew a stiletto and plunged it thrice in to his chest, she told police. Then he fled from the East Boston house to his automobile and sped away.
 The attractive blonde said she had been going with him" about two years. but stopped seeing him recently because of his jealousy. She said she had spurned attempts at reconciliation.
 Police still were searching for him several hour later.
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Fibre Massucci Under $1O, ,OOO Bond For Trial
Hearing Before United States Commissioner KrasOw-AcCused Made No Defense

Offering no evidence in his own behalf, Fibre Massucci, 29, of 55 Catherine avenue, was ordered held today Tor trial in the United States District Court on charge of att tempting to extort $5.000 from Mayor Frank Hayes.
 Massucci was arraigned this morning before U. s. Commissioner Harry Krasow. In default of bonds of $1O,0OO he was removed immed- lately to the New Haven County jail to await formal appearance before Judge Edw,r Thomas or Judge Carroll c. Hincks on February l4th. He was taken to jail by Assistant U. s. Marshal Stephen LoPresto, who figured very prominently re- gently in the famous Coster case. He was at the home of F. Donald Coster, president of the McKesson & Robbins company, when he shot and killed himself to escape arrest.
 ArreSte0 Dec. SV
 Massucci, 8 WPA worker, was ar- rested here on the night of Decem- Der 30th. He had written threaten ing letters, SO the authorities claim, to Mayor Hayes demanding the pay ment of $5,O00. Following directions contained in a letter Mayor Hayes driving his own car dropped a bundle near the corner of Gather inc avenue and Wall street. As Mas succi picked up the supposed pay off" in money he found himself sur- rounded by police. The entire neigh borhood was practically under po- lice surveillance with plainsclothes men, detectives, motor patrol cars, placed in various spots" about the scene where the mayor was to de- liver the money.
 Only Slips of Paper
 The bundle containing slips of paper as well as the alleged threat ening letters are now in the hands of the federal authorities. They will prosecute the charge. Massucci has been held prisoner here since his arrest, being unable to raise bonds. He continues to protest his inno- cence and claims he was working for strange man, who had hired him to pick up the bundle.
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Five women and 20 men. were examined and disqualified from service today. None of the 20 was considered by counsel for both sides as eligible to serve on the jury in the event any of the 12 regulars selected hertofor should become physically incapable.
 Sixth Panel Reports
 The sixth panel reported for ser- vice this morning and augmented the fifth group which was com pletely exhausted early in the morn ing. With the 25 disqualified this morning. however, only 65 remained available for questioning from the sixth venire list.
 The morning was only enlivened by one clash between Attorney Ben- jamin Slade and Special Prosecutor Alcorn, and the knowledge that the states attorney has subpoenaed more than 25 witnesses to appear in court tomorrow.
 The clash developed during the questioning of Victor Boardman of Prospect by Slade. Boardman who said he was disgusted with the situ- ation, apparently failed to hear all of the questions propounded by Slade and Slade asired him if he was hard of hearing" Special Prosecutor Alcorn sug- gested that the defense counsel keep his voice up"
 During the. questioning of the same venireman, Mir. Alcorn failed to hear one of Shades questions, and Slade asked him about his hearing.
 Don't worry about my hearing" :" roared MT. Alcorn.
 I'm worrying about you from any angle, hearing or anything else, re- turned Slade.
 MT. Alcorn indicated during the questioning of one venireman that his case might be concluded by April. If you were reasonably cer- tain of being finished by April, would you be able to take time from your work to serve" he rs.-ed George E. Clark of Orange. The man replied, "Yes," and Alcorn accepted him as 8 juror. But the defenso challenged.
 Thomas J. Fleming and Michael E. Slavin, who are absent from the proceedings by sanction of the Tt, and agreement of counsel, are re- ported to be better" today. Their counsel, Attorney Patrick Healey said that reports of their condition were favorable"
 Indications that tomorrow'S =eS- sion of court will be especially well attended arise from the number of state subpoenas which have heen served. No announcements have been made from any source as to the identity of those sumronsed by the state, but it has been learned that the following. in addition to those named yesterday, have been orCered to be in court tomorrow at 10 O. clock:
 Harry A. Hanigan, who was cen- srlred by the grand jury's report. He is associated with MT. Leary as an official of a local beverage con- cern.
 Mrs. Peter Pomponio. secretary to Attorney Ralph Coppeto, one of the defendants; Bernadine Lawlor, for. mer employe of the controllers office: Harry Frank, city hall mes- senger, and Joseph F. Geghan. All (Continued on Page 4l
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Democratic Revolt In Senate Started Gossip
Corridors of Capitol Heard Many Comments About Action Today-Revision of State Election
 Laws in Bill Passed in House

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 11-CUP)- The General Assembly, its organi- zation furry concluded, settled down today to the business of receiving bills, a cataloguing ordeal which will extend to Jan. 20, a self-imposed time limit.
 Predictions were a record number of bills would be introduced this session. Doubt was expressed the session could be concluded before the first week in June, the statu- tory closing date.
 Republicans dominated all the committees which soon will begin hearings. Democrats in both House and Senate grumbled over what they felt was inadequate represen- tation, but accepted the inevitable.
 Chief Comment
 Chief comment in the, corridors concerned the -evolt of three Demo- cratic senators against their party leadership on the question of the adoption of joint rules. It appeared Sen. Gorge T. Culhane was moving into a position where he would head a minority group in his party op- posed to the leadership of State Choirman J. Francis Smith and U. s. Sen. Francis T. Maloney. With him in the Senate was Sen. Samuel Malkan, New Haven. Sen. Thomas F. Stammers, Torrington, also voted with Culhane and Malkan. but de- nied he was rebel" Rep. Ben jamin Tonkonow, Meriden, defeated candidate for House Democratic leader, also was reported rebelious against party leadership.
 c. o. F. Almost Unanimous
 Republicans, on the surface, were harmonious, except. for brief stand by Sen. John S. Thronhill, Brook field, against a bill extending ap- pointment of local judges from the sixth Wednesday of the General As sembly to July l. He said this was dangerous precedent Sen. Cl- hane agreed with him.
 The judiciary committee. most powerful of all the committees, or gani2ed immediately after am nouncement of its personnel. Judge
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REBEL ARMIES OF
 SPAIN ADVANCE
On Way to Barcelona in Series of Drives; Loyal=
 ists Claim Victories

Burgos, Spain, Jan. Il = (UP) = Nationalist armies reported new ad- vances on the southern Catalan front today with occupation of the heights dominating Montblanch and seizure of the town of Gratpolls, just north of Falset. Montblanch and Falset are important highway points in the Loyalist defense of Tarragona.
 The gains announced by Nation alist headquarters indicated that two main columns of troops were closing in on Tarragona, Mediterra- mean seaport which is the last out standing objective of the insurgents before Barcelona.
 Montblanch is g miles north of Tarragona and Falset is about the same distance westward. Both points are strongly defended by the Loyalists but are the object of Ma tionalist encircling movements.
 The announcement at Gen. Fran cisco Franco,s headquarters said that the Navarrese troops which
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HARRY HOPKINS
 DEFENDS SELF
Political Economic Be- liefs Given Hearing Be-
 fore Senate Committee
BY RONALD G. VAN TINE United Press Staff COrreSpOndentl

United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 Washington, Jan. 11.-CUP).- Harry L. Hopkins defended his polit- ical and economics beliefs and his record as administrator of the New Deals relief program today before senators who are considering his nomination as secretary of com- merce.
 In the crowded marble senate caucus chamber, he met barrage of questions, most of them from Senator Arthur H. vandenberg, R.. Michigan. The highlights of this testimony were:
 Highlights of Story
 1. He did not recall having ever registered as a member of the So- cialist party, but refused to make 8 categorical denial that he had ever so registered.
 3. He denied ever making the re- mark attributed to him by news paper commentators that well spend and spend, tax and tax and elect and elect" He sand he did not agree with the philosophy of the remarks.
 3. He declared he knew nothing of newspaper reports President Roosevelt had asked him to try to heal the breach between the Amer ican Federation of Labor and the congress of industrial organizations oy,l to co,,y,d 0,,% b,,c;y,aec of raxy;eiN,, of the Wagner Act. The White House also denied the report.
 4. He declared the record of the works progress administration was ''an open book" and asserted he did everything I could to keep petty politics" out of the program.
 5. He said he believed he could do 8 good job as secretary of com merce and said there was no ground for any major conflict between business and government. "The government seeks a meeting of minds on points of conflict" Hop- kinS said.
 Much Interest
 Interest in his appearance was heightened by newspaper report that he has been assgined by Pres ident Roosevelt to the task of seek ing reconciliation of the warning American Federation of Labor and congress of industrial organizations. Ordinarily well-informed labor cir cles professed ignorance of this development and the White House asserted that MT. Roosevelt knows nothing" of the report.
 White House Secretary Stephen T. Early declared categorically that "the first the president saw of it (the Hopkins labor report) was a story in this mornings paper" Early asserted he also had checked the report with Hopkins and that the commerce secretary-degisnate de- clared it was news to him and de- nied he had discussed such mat ter with MT. Roosevelt.
 Hopkins was accompanied to the committee room by chairman Jes- SC Jones of the Reconstruction Fi- nance COrDOratiOn.
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Hartford Insurance Clerk Is Held For Embezzlement

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 11.-(UP)
 This staid insurance center of the world" was startled today by the arrest of a $25-a- week clerk or charges of extensive entertainments from the Aetna Casualty and Surety company. Edward A. Crocker, 29, Windsor, father of four-year old child, was held in Hartford county jail on the charge of embedding more than $22,800 from the insur- ance firm over a period of five years. Crocker was clerk in the claims department. The states att torney's office continued an investi- gation into the case and said there may be another arrest. It was the first such scandal here in many years and surprised the community.
 Crocker allegedly indorsed cheeks and drafts of the company under
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11
JACK
 BENNY INDICTED
Tried in Federal Court on January 25 for Smug-
 gling in Jewelry
By JOSEPH L. MYLER

Limited Press Stan COrreSp0ndent)
 New York, Jan. 1isrtE Jack Benny left his f1ngerprints and pho- tograph. without autograph, at the United States marshal'S office today and packed up to return to Holly wood, a sobered comedian under in- dictment charged with having smuggled $2,131, worth of jewery from Europe.
 He is due back Jan. A for trial in federal court. If convicted, he could be imprisoned six years and fined $15,000, which is little more than he earns in a week on the radio.
 Unlike his fellow comedian, George Burns, who pleaded guilty to the same charges, Benny said he was not guilty and that he was utterly amazed" that he should have been accused.
 They, and Mrs. Edgar J. Lauer, wife of a justice of the New York supreme court, all have been charged with dealings with Albert N. Cha perau, a dapper ex-convict and cos mopolite, who piled the Atlantic car- rying diplomatic papers from the Nicaraguan consul general which ex- empted him from customs inspec- tion, and who allegedly had his trunks packed with costly European clothes and jewels which he peddled to wealthy persons in the United States.
 Benny Admits, Denies
 Benny did not deny that he had received from Chaperau two gold, diamond-studded clips and one gold diamond-studded bracelet, which he presumably presented his wife and partner in comedy, Mary Living stone. He did deny that he had knowingly committed any wrong,' or that he was guilty of any crim- inal intent"
 This defense was made in a type written statement handed out by Walter N. Thayer, III, one of his lawyers. Benny himself said little
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BOSTON STRIKE
 ENDED TODAY
Gov. Saltonstall Appealed to Workers; 5000 Men
 Return to Work at Once

Boston, Jan. 11.-(UP)-After 2 1-2 hours of wrangling climaxed by a personal appeal from Governor Leverett Saltonstall, Boston truck drivers ratified a compromise pay proposal this afternoon and ended their week long, million dollar strike. ..s... ..-..-.-..
 Four hundred employers ratified the compromise, calling for a $2-a- week pay increase, early this morn ing.
 Officials of the teamsters union, an affiliate of the American Fedora tion of Labor, said the 5000 strikers would return to work immediately after employers sign agreements embodying the compromise. Many drivers reported to their garages to await word of the signing.
 The settlement was expected to release millions of pounds of strike bound foodstuffs and other mer- chandise, sorely needed throughout central and northern New England
 Informed of the settlement, Sal- tonstall exclaimed:
 Good! What else can I say?"
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the name IS. B. Strang" and placed the funds in a local bank where he had an account under that name. One day, authorities said, he allegedly made an eror In indorsement. An investigation fol- lowed. Crocker, who has only one arm, was taken into custody. He was held under $5,000 bond, but unable to raise it, he was remand ed to county jail.
 Luman K. Babcock, secretary of the Aetna Casualty and Surety O.. said the loss was covered by in Surance.
 Crocker was born at winthrop, Mass, and grew up at Springfield. Mass. He lost his arm in 8 mill accident at Holyoke, Mass. more than ten years ago. He has been with the Aetna concern ten years.